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Into the affections OF those who see
her in the flesh, just as she does in
the story of the brothers Grimm.
Then there are the six maids OF
honor who attend the Princess Snow
White. all beautiful children, who are
anxious servitors Of their princess.
Their pranks and their childish nat
uralness form one OF the beauties of
the play. Witch Hex, whose machina-
lions help the wicked Queen in her at
tcmpts--unSuccessful Rttempts-to de-
stroy Snow White; bumptious, self
important and wholly funny Sir Dan
plies. is pomposity itself Prince Flori-
mond, the Prince Charming of the
story. gallant youth who remains
true to his lady fair: the Princes VAL
entine and Vivian, comrades OF Prince
Florimond; Berthold, the chief hunts
man to Queen Drangomar, who is
forced to take Snow White TO the
woods. through threat that his own
children Will be murdered unless he
does. but who refuses to murder Snow
White as the Queen has requested;
Fiddle. the black cat who gives po-
tency to the lamentations OF witch Hex
when she Is brewing her murderous
miaturea,-all Of these characters will
DO shown and acted by competent peo-
Pile.
Finally. there are the seven dwarfs
miniature men. all Of An age SO great
that mono can remainder how old ne is
But they are all kindly. and when they
discover Snow White. lost In the for
est, but led to their hut by n kindly
brown bird. trundled in one OF their
little beds--but why take all the story
away from You? The seven dwarfs
will be revelation. just as tho produc-
ton OF Snow White" will be the most
wonderful play witnessed in Richmond
'or many years. Without INDUCING In
go great a flow of superlatives. II can
bo fairly stated that Snow White"
has all of the appeal Of Peter Pam;
much of the poetry of THE Blue Bird"
and all OF the heart interest OF Gin
derella." 10 Is Far and away the most
pretentious play that has ever been
offered by a stock company anywhere
and Stage Director Berthelet deserves
oceans of praise for the manner In
which he has labored over 1t, while
Dorothy Chesmond. who has had charge
of the dances that will be presented
as we'll as the dances that she herself
will interpolate. has accomplished won
ders. -
1t Is rather pretentious task to tell
all Of the beauties Of Snow White"
The author of the play has written
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Instead of Snow Whites; this made the
Queen very vengeful
Scene Eive-The House OF the Seven
bwaris.-The witch sends Tie Queen dis
guiset as an Old peddier woman. to tho
housa OF the Seven Dwarfs with poisoned
comb. which she instructs her TO sell TO
snow White. The princess takes the comb,
but IT does not Kill her. she only faints.
.. pieman. She glves Snow White an apple
dies. $50
Scene Six-The Throne Room.-The seven
Dwaris. sick with grief, lay Snow White out
~ a "rystai comm. which they set In secret
glade near their house but so encirclcd by
great trees "a TO be hidden from every side.
here Tor nearly a yenr they watched over
to the glade. swearing vengeance on the
the body OF Snow whitS to the palace. While
carrying the body OF little Snow White to
the palace. one OF the dwarfs stumbles
J2rring the piece OF apple from the throat
q, snow White. and she recovers Prince
Fiorimond, who has always been in love
bride The bad Queen. at the wedding of
Snow White and the prince. grows so angry
over the fact that ahe Is not dead. that sh Q
smashes the magic mirror. and is turned
into an ugly old bag. Prince Florlmond
and Princess Snow White are married
and they 1--we happily over afterward.
1t VIII be gala week for the little
folk. and 1t Will be week of rejuvena-
ton and pleasure for the grown-ups.
There will be matinees. as already men
toned. every day, with the exception
of tomorrow afternoon. The enor-
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makeup of all successful comedians.

nako-up OF all successful comedians
The man and his gifts enter largely
INTO the success OF his different plays
tie Ia the possessor of a soothing and
musical voice OF peculiar quality,
which is noticeable when no speaks
lust e.s 1t Is when he sings.
Those voca1ists who hav- method.
Guided upon years 81 scale singing
might maintain that Mr. Wilson is no
Caruso. but If they will look over his
audiences they Will always find gentle
faced old women and quick sensed
children who listen with shining eyes
when this unpretentious comedian sings
or speaks, and a man with such a gift
g wealthy In his own right.
Whom OLD New York Was Dutch" is
laid In and near the city Of New
Amsterdam Cnow New York; in 1864,
after the expedition OF Eneland's King
had forclbly taken possession OF the
Dutch territory. They are stirring
scenes. too, yet they flnd place for
the ever-domlnant love element, which
Is presented In picturesque simplicity
and with appealing grace. But the
master factor In tho unraveling OF the
plot Is Mr.. Wilson. who, in his rollick
Ing way. conquers the hearts OF the
stage heroine and his audience alike.
His quaint Dutch accent Ia borne out
ey his inimitable acting. and his songs
add that touch OF piQuancy that one
expects from the sort or an adventurer
Mr.. Wilson portrays. To the elaborate
scenery required for the production
Manager Ellis has provided several ad :
ditioRal sets entirely new, and Mr.
Wilson has several new songs that In :
clude When I First Met You" Moon,
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Noon. Moon" when tho Rosos I'm
Spring Bloom Again" and "Mr. Bear"
LYRIC OPENS NEW YEAR
WITH "lIIDNIEHE MATIIlrur .,


The dawn Of the New Year Ia to h.
Lshered In auspiciously at tho Lyric
Theatre with midnight matinee on
which tho curtain will rise at 1890
O'Clock Thursday night. New Years
week Will be made memorable by Man.
aEer Rex, who has secured n list OF at
fractions selected by himself from big
time" acts. all from the METROPOLITAN
circuit OF tho United Booking Orices
time" Hence there may be expected
two vaudeville shows Of exceptional
to-morrow's matinee.
Tho midnight matinee Thursday
will not Interfere with the regular
schedule OF night shows. which will be
given as usual.
Several OF the features coming arc
among the classlest in vaudeville For
instance, stellar act is promised In
the performances to be given by James
Kyle MCurdy and Company. appearing
In tho political comedy, PUT on Your
Old Gray Bonnet" James Kyle, TCrrdy
was last seen in Richmond some years
ago with the Augustin Daily Players
ut the Academy of Music in "a Night
on" He was brought from the Pa
cifc Coast by Mr.. Daily to play John
Drew's original role In that comedy.
Subsequently he starred In several
plays written by himself, notably "Thc
Old Clothes Man." In which he played
tho first-class theatres exclusively.
tContinued On Fourth Page)
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Snow White ana
Tie aia5 0AS7U

nous advance sale has made this neces-
sary.
| at the Wednesday matinee Miss Scott
! Will hold n special reception for her
young friends. Every kiddie In Rodh
mond. that Is. as many as can come
TO the matinee, Will be received by
| Miss Scott and given IL right royal
welcome.
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Al. II. WILSON UsHERS
IN THE YEAR AT ACADEMY

AL. II. Wilson. the singing German
dialect comedian, will present a re-
vival of when Old New York Was
Dutch" at the Academy OF Music on
New Years Day. matinee and night.
1t does not appear that there Ia any
great amount Of philosophy underlying
the endeavots OF this comedian, other
than the commendable desire to maxi
friends with the public, yet he is al
ways able to establish himself on n
kind of old-fnshioned basis with his
>udience-an essential factor In the
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57or~> nLIaxke ana
THE Divert
-:-Weekay Calemdar-:-

ACADEMY Or>aIUsIC.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Players In "Her
Past"
Friday. matinee and niRht-Al. II.
WILSON In "W'hen Old New York w.s
f1hteh.r
BIJOU THEATRE.
All the week, with matinee every
Pay except Monday-Grace scott Com
bany In @snov White and the Seven
buarfs."
LYRIC THEATRE.
All the week, with daily mntinees--
Popular vaudeville.
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Ladies' and Gentlemen Of Queen Brangomar' 5
Court.
Synopsis OF Scenes.
Scene First-The Throne Room In Queen
snsoniars iPslace.-Once upon time in a
great palace there lived little fairy
princess. whose lips were red ms blood and
skin aH white as snow and hair as bright
az gold She wns called Princess Snow
White.
Scene Second-ln the Forest.-Because the
Jealous Queens mirror told her that III :
tie Princess Snow White was more beauti-
full than she the Queen ordered her hunts
man to take Snow White into the forest
and kill her.
Scene ThIee-The House OF the Seven
Dwarfs.-But the hunter had children OF
his own and; he was too ten:er- heartee TO
do the Queens bidding Instead he let Snow
White run away. and she followed a little
brown birds. who led her TO the house OF
ture In the forest.
Scene Four-Where the Witch Lives.-The
wicked Queen. thinking that Snow White
was dead. brought what she thought TO be
her little red heart to the old Witch Hex
but the witch discovered that the hunts
man had given the Queen q little Pig heart
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STRAND THEATRE.
All the week, continuous perfor-
dances from re o'clock until II o'clock
Pt NiKht-Featurc motion pictures.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-03-05

bottom, with masonry instead Of dump
ing in earth. The court decided In
favor of the contractor.
This incident is mentioned merely to
call attention to the importance OF
showing a little common sense in the
different parts Of the building, from
the foundation to the roof 1t is not
always best to stick hard and fast to
every provision Of the contract, espe-
cially when some accident arises that
calls for the exercise OF judgment. OF
course man does not want to be run
over by anyone. Everyone in business
finds out early in life that he must
stand up for his rights or have them
taken away from him. The old Bible
admonition which instructed every
man to accept whack on both cheeks
will not work In this country as so
ciety is organized at present,
One thing the owner needs to have
an eye on is the excavation for founda-
ton and drains. The workmen are
not interested In the little details the
same as the owner. and the health Of
the workmen and their families is not
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-03-05
GOOD Time FOR
MAKING CRATES
Convenient ReceptacIes for Fruit
and Other Farm Products
are Easily Made.
by S. h. HARTMAN

Winter days make a good time to
nail up crates. whether for fruit or
farm use. Where elm or other good
crate timber Is plenty and a mill to
cut II into crate material handy the
timber can be got out at trifling cost
and nailed up when other work is not
pressing
| know OF one man who put In his
spare time making crates Of common
lath and t2x4) hardwood The latter
was cut into triangular pieces with a
rip saw for corners and the lath nailed
to them quite closely together This
makes a light but not very durable
crate.
Store box material, especially orange
or lemon boxes. can be used for crates.
by cutting handholes in the ends OF
the orange boxes and mailing the
states more firmly, they will make
fairly good crates Just as they are: or
the Stats may be knocked off, the mid.
die PARTON taken out and the Stats
sawed to proper length aud renailed
to ends. making fairly good crate.
II zinc or tin strips be nailed over
the ends OF stats to prevent nails
drawing out. good light crnte will be
made at a frifiing cncs
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-03-05

the rats End mice of the community
1t has set up q new kind of electric rat
trap. especially invented for the pur-
pose of exterminating the thousands
OF rats which infest the city wharves.
Mr.. William Hall, dock superin-
tendent of Tacoma, and Mr.. Harry T.
Abbott, city electrician, are the Joint
inventors OF the new municipal rat
trap, which they have refused to have
patented because they think that =.
should be on the market at as low a
price as possible, so that other munich.
palities may use it for the extermina.
ton OF their wharf rats. 1t is of the
greatest Importance that the rats
around the docks should be extermi.
mated. because Of their disease carry
ing powers. One object of the city OF.
hcials OF Tacoma in the installation Of
the new traps is to stop up one more
avenue whereby bubonic plague may
enter the port.
The trap consists OF a metal plate
about ten inches in diameter, to which
are attached two-inch uprights for
holding the bait The plate is raised
above the floor level. and the rat rises
on It's hind feet and places its fore.
paws on the plate. This tips the Mate
the tipping turns on the electricity and
the rat is shocked to death.
The trap is placed below the floor
on the wooden girders, which are the
favorite hunting grounds Of the rat.
In the baggage room above stairs q
light burns when the trap is set. When
Mr.. Rat himself makes the connection
which turns on the electricity which
shocks him to death there is a little
click in this upper room which shows
that the deed has been done. 1t is nov
possible for the rat to get away wit6
the bait or even to touch II without
putting its paws on the plate. and II,
death is absolutely sure to follow n,
attempt to possess itself Of the odor.
GUS rat dainties that are placed on tn.
metal spikes.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-03-05

tractor prefer to have an inspector
who is stranger in the neighborhood,
a man who is personally not acquaint-
ed with any man on the job. ! am not
a pessimist and have not lost faith In
humanity; but there are so many de-
tails, vital details, about the building
OF a house that no one Of them can be
overlooked with safety.
Now, here is the design OF a house
that is most pleasing one for young
couple just staring out. 1t has four
rooms and a bath. The width is ~
feet 6 inches, and the length is 36 feet,
1t has an aspect of coziness and neat
ness. and appeals to the artistic sense.
This house will cost very little; and
when it is complete, 1t will look 80
neat that all your friends will be talk
ing about 1t.
There is little porch where you
can sit out evenings, and this opens
directly into the dining room. The liv-
ing room is in the front, and immedi-
ately back is the bedroom. =
This house should be built on .
large lot; and IL it Is SO constructed.
there will be abundant opportunity for
the display Of shrubbery that will en-
nance the appearance of the place.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-03-05

| lose a good share OF the goodness Of
the manure
BY feeding cows we'll in winter, by
currying them and otherwise caring
for them properly. they may be
brought through In prime condition.
and no man need expect anything like
success If he does not get his cows
up to that condition. II turned out
skin poor they will require several
weeks. and perhaps months, to put
on the necessary fat and strength 10
enable them TO give much In the way
OF profit TO the man who owns them.
For the coming hay crop every plan
may now be made. The machines may
be oYerhauled and broken or de.
iectiye parts may be replaced. the
carriers and other tools for loading
and unloading may be put In shape
for work, hay racks may be made or
repaired. barns may be built early or
Improved where that is necessary.
The fields TO be devoted to wheat
next fall may be located way ahead
Seed grains OF all kinds and grass
seeds should always be procured
months ahead and stored in tight
place where rats and mice will not
disturb them.
Timothy and clover seed may al
most always be had at better ad.
vantage than by waiting until the last
moment and then rushing of to town
to purchase at any rate which may be
demanded.
Hired help may be engaged now II
any change is TO be made y the
working force OF the farm. Many
men make their selection months
ahead nowadays This is often wise
Get a good man whenever you can.
Keep him as long as possible.
And | am coming to believe that one
of the best ways Of solving the labor
question on the farm Is TO build houses
for the hired man and their wives to
live in, This is more like home, both
to the man who hires and The hired
man.
And, finally, II is wise TO make a
working sketch OF the farm as plot.
ted out beforehand. We can all make
little map of the farm of sufficient
clearness so that we can tell what Is
meant when the lines and figures get
cold
A brief draft Of what We hope to do
in the coming months may be pinned
to the map and laid away with 1t in
the desk. to be referred to as occa-
sion demands.
Does all this look like business :?
True. fellow farmers. il does. But
business is what We all need to get
down to. We will never be really sue.
cessful unless we do.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-03-05
END RAIL PROBE AT ONCE.
Hill Tells President Quick Action Will
Eliminate Business Uncertainty.

Observation-Disclosures J. Hill talked
with President Wilson about business
conditions and said afterwards that
the outlook for prosperity was bright
and that things were moving.
Hill vas mentioned recently as a
probable selection for the federal re-
serve board but administration off
cials said he was not being consid
cred in that connection.
1t was learned at the White House
later that Hill advocated rigid regu
lation by the government, not only OF
railway securities. but of industrial
securities. He favored also, it was
said. an early termination of pending
or proposea government investigation
of railroads so as to eliminate un
certainty ir,i the railway world as
early as possible
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-03-05

Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building. for the readers OF this
paper On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer. he
Is, without doubt, the highest authority
IN all these subjects. Address all inquiries
10 William A. Radford, No. 1877 Prairie
avenue. Chicago. ILL.,. and only enclose
!wo-cent stamp for reply.
The first important work In building
Is the excavation for the foundation
walls. All complete plans specify that
trenches shall be left with natural bot
toms. level and smooth for the recep-
ton of walls, piers. etc.
Not long ago workman In digging
trench for a center wall in large
city block misread the directions and
got the excavation a foot deeper than
The specifications called for. The con-
tractor called the owners attention to
It, as an honest man should, and Of
iered to build the wall from the bot
tom up II the owner would pay the
bare cost Of the extra material; but
this the owner refused to do. The
contractor thereupon dumped the
loose earth, the only thing he could do,
and brought the bottom up to the
depth required by the specifications.
The building was completed and &C
cepted by the owner. After lapse Of
six months the center wall settled suf-
dciently to crack the plaster on every
wall In the house clear to the third
story.
1t was a block of fats occupied by
six families. Three of the families
moved out because they thought the
building was unsafe to live in. This
led to A lawsuit between the owner
and the contractor. The contractor
was able to prove that he went to the
owner and offered to ill In from the
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-03-05
Radium Trust Gets Gateway Fields.

Grand Junction, Colo.-The Primos
Chemical Company OF Newmire. Colo,
purchased ten claims in radium ore
in the gateway district in Mesa coun-
ty. The Primos company has been
the largest producer of vanadium in
the United States for many years. Its
mill at Newmire. near Telluride. is
the largest in existence. The deal is
said to presage the invasion Of the
entire western slope carnotite fields
by this company, which is known AZ
the radium trust.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-03-05
confesses Aiding in Killing Family.

Pueblo. Colo.-According to inform
alton received from Wellington, Kan,
by the Pueblo police. John Kidwell. a
former resident OF Colorado, and who
served term in the Colorado peniten-
tiary for horse stealing. has confessed
to having assisted Otto McKnelly to
kill the latters father. mother and sis.
ter. in tent, at Wellington. Septem-
ber "a. 1912. Kidwell was paroled
from Canon City Sept. 13, 1912, eleven
days before the alleged killing, came
to Pueblo and remained two days.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-03-05
london's Ancient Hou.e.

one hundred years ago the custom
mouse IN London was destroyed by
hre, and immense property and v.ln
able records lost. The structure bsd
been built to replace the one onened
during the reign Of Charles L. which
was burned down In 171S. The f,rs,
cus19m house in London on a largs
scale was erected as early as the vas,
laos. A yet larger one was built soms
200 years later, and was DESTROYED =
fire In 1866 The present ediflce wa,
built after the fire Of 100 years arr
and was opened in 1917. 1t occunie,
. commanding site fronting IN.
Thames and is one OF the most i'm
posing public buildings in the BritisI
metropolis. Its total cost was abou,
N,ooo,o0O 1t was built throughou,
OF so-called fire-proof material.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-03-05

at stake afterwards. as the escape Of
q little sewer gas here and there will
not mean anything to them. You
make solid contract, and the con-
tractor may live up to 1t; but you
have no guarantee that he will do so.
and you cannot get at the underground
details after the trenches are filled. So
the only way TO know that job is
done right Ia to inspect It as the work
goes along. Or course, you can hire a
man to do this, and you usually de-
pend on such man especially II he Is
. stranger and does not know the con.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-03-05
Suffrage Society Elects.

Reno, Nev.-Miss Anne f. Martin of
Reno was reelected president of the
Nevada Equal Franchise Society at
the state convention here. Fourteen
vice presidents and other administra.
tive officers were also selected. All
the elections were by unanimous
choice.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-03-05
ELECTRICITY TO KILL RATS
City Of Tacoma Very up-to-Date In its
Efforts to Rid Itself Of
Wharf Pests.

Poetic and pictorial as the Pied P-
per method Of Kidding a city Of ro-
dents may be. Tacoma. Wash. has de-
decided that it is no longer possible
to depend on 1t, and instead of an in
spired stranger Of picturesque pres
ence who wields a strange power over
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-07-28
HELP THE BAD BOY.


Give the helping hand to the small
boy who is also bad boy. Give him
a chance. A boy isn't necessarily all
bad because he tells a flb or loots
an orchard.
Put them on their honor, these
youthful offenders, and see how they
come back. A boy is not necessarily
moral or mentally deficient because
he tells a lie First remember that
the child must have an understanding
of right and wrong.
A child may steal and still not be
defective. There is an apparent
weakness in a case of this kind, but
there are milder methods of correc-
ton.
Cigarette smoking is not stamp OF
effectiveness. It's the result of en-
vironment:
1t is a mistake, in my opinion, to
treat a minor offender as defective
because of some petty offense.
Don't makea boy believe he is bad.
A commission of alients or a so-called
psychologist may make mistake and
mank a normal child for life.-[Fal-
mouth Pendletonian.
A mans foot is the only thing that
it uglier than a woman's elbow.