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young workman, by Harold Brighouee.
author OF ''iobson's Choice" coming from
the A. c. McClurg Company, OF Chicago, win
will be found the words, Produced for
the first time by Miss Horniman's company
at the Gaiety Theater. Manchester" They
are both characteristic products OF that
theater. which has created school OF
drama new 90 England.
There are four pieces in each OF the
two volumes called The Symphony Play"
(ChRrles Scribner's Sons. New York;. and
-Four Plays from the French OF Emile
Aug'er (Alfred A. Knop, Now York; but
the Continental dramas are flll-nedged
and famous pieces, while those making up
Jeanette Lees volume are only one
acters. But hers are very far from the
usual casual playlets, because she has
schemed them out In spirit and mean
ing as consecutive series bearing n
relation TO each other similar to the move-
ments OF symphony, This Jeanette Leo
explains entertainingly IN a preface. For
Augier's volume there In not only an in
PRODUCTION by the translator. Barratt II.
Clark, but also preface by the French
playwright, Brieux.
Soon Laurette Taylor will bring 10 the
Broad new play by her husband. Hart
ley Manners, who wrote Peg o. My
Heart" Meanwhile you may find In his
play on the drug habit. .''wreckage" (Dodd.
Mead q Co., New York;, a singular con-
trast to the early comedy.
play of similar feeling Is Punish
ment." by Louise Burleigh and Edward
Hale Bierstadt II is a drama on prison
reform which has ELECTED n warm intro
ductory commentator from Thomas Mott
Osborne. IL has humor as well as power.
From the Century Company New York.
comes a book OF plays for School Chill
dren," by Anne w. Leutkenhaus and Mar
garet Knox. II should prove n useful sug-
gestlon not only TO teachers, but likewise
20 mothers who wish 70 find something 10
occupy their children's creative energies
outside school hours
From b. w. Huebsch. OF New York. we
get Criminals" n one-dct play by Georke
Middleton. dealing bravely and sagek
with one aspect OF marriage.
The Fred A. Stokes Company has is
sued in Bernard Shaw the Twentieth
Century Molare." a very thorough and
scholarly study of Englands greatest
playwright, written by the French trans
lator Of his plays, Augustin Hamon. Fol
American or English eyes there is n gooC
deal of obviousness in the volume. but
there Is also the spice OF another races
point of view.
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A Book About the Theater

BY BrAndsr Matthews. Charles scrbners Sons.
New York.
Professor Brander Matthews, OF the Co
iumbia's chair OF the drama. has gathered
his papers and essays on various phases OF
the play and amusements In general into
portly and somewhat self-important vol.
ume "a Book About the Theater." The
book is not at all recondite; in fact. II is a
collection OF popular presentations of enter
tanning items about entertainments Din a
large sense) written obviously In the main
for magazine readers consumption and
hence predlgested and not making any ex-
tensive demands on the thinking faculties
Yet the work rescues from oblivion many
quaint and curious facts and fanoies and
ranges over a wide field of interests There
are papers on puppets, the dance, the opera
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-21
Representative English Plays

Edited by John 8, p. TatlocN and Robert Mar
tin. Century Company New York.
Representative English Plays" (Ths
Century Company ia the only volume In
the language giving a view with examples.
Of the progress OF the native drama from
the moralities and mysteries TO the comedies
OF Oscar Wilde. taking In the spacious days
OF the buxom Bess and the equally buxom
Restoration drama.
The selections have been made by John
s. =. Tatiock, OF Leland Stanford Univer-
slty. and Robert q. Martin OF Northwestern
University who have also supplied intro
ductions to the various periods and brief
analyses Of each play and playwright. There
is also TO their credit n considerable body
Of notes, explaining moot points of text or
obscure illusions Credit Is given TO the
specialists who have restored various texts
authoritatively, though the editors have not
hesitated 20 make their own collations from
the best available editions The critical ap-
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ltbretto. collaborated plays dramatized
novels. negro minstrelsy's decline. scene
painting crcuses and what not. Many OF
the papers, written years back, have been
brought to date by supplemental notes
The proofreadlng has not been performed
thoroughly. Thus In the chapter THE
Book OF the Opera" concerning two lbrettos
drawn from Victor Hugo. we learn that
"Ernani' was taken from ''Hernanl"
though II was Hermann which started the
romantic movement In France In the early
thrties Of the last century. There is n dts
parity also in the piece about puppets on
page 80. ''Pocock" Is given one OF the
practitioners OF this art. and on the plate
facing page ~ tho name is given as POL
lock"
The book has the merit OF clear writing
and entertaining qualities. The chapter on
why Five Acts" Is comprehensive and
authoritative and easily the most valuable
In tho volume
Symons In Cornwall
BY Arthur synons. John Lane. New York,
Since the vogue of Maseheld's Tragedy
OF Nan" with its Cornish dialect and vivid
tragedy, several writer's have looked north
for the fame of inspiration. Arthur Sy-
mons. one of the few really POLITICALLY
minded authors left over from Victoras
| days. has laid the first OF his Tragedies
in that locality. II, Is called ''The Harvest
erS, ana II a nne II rhtnef lciHurely piece
of work. Single lines, like II have wept all
the water of my eyes" leap at you from
| the page, and the blank verse in which II
| is written is generally sound and melllnu-
| ous The two other Dramas in the book
are OF an older day and are reminiscent OF
| Mr. Symons's earlier efforts in their cloy-
| ing, erotic tone.
More Plays
Among other printed plays which missed
| the round-ups may be mentioned Percy
MacKayes elaborate and beautiful masque
OF "Caliban" doubleday. Page 4 Co, Gar
den City. n. W. performed last summer In
| New York tercentenary commemoration
| OF Shakespeare. The Macmillan Company
| has brought out two volumes of collected
l plays and poems by Mr.. MacKRye which
embody his best and most representative
| work.
The Macmillan Company likewise Issues
n new play by Jack London. "The Acorn
Planter" largely written In verse
| In two new plays. Jane Ciegg" fine
| piece OF work by st. John @. Ervine. pub
| lished by Henry Holt q CO., OF New York.
and "Garside's Career" n study of a rising
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-21

ENGLAND SUBLIMATES
JOURNALISM ONCE MORE
Gilbert Murray's "Stoic PHI
losophy" Another Popular
Masterpiece in Long Line

ny GILBERT Murray. a. p. putnsn'r sons. ~
York.
For more than centr,ry England has
developed public men OF letters and men %
public letters A singular faculty for think
Ing lucidiy and simply about the blRrcr
things OF ilfe-politics. philosophy, bioioGy
has descended on the writer's OF tho Brit
ish Isles There technical knowledge Il COM
bined with n rare faculty for expression.
And the result q sublimated Journalism
which brings home 20 the average man deep
matters that the writer's OF other nations
too often cloud In n welter OF literary Oh
scurity.
such an expositor IL Prof Gilbert Murray
In this reprint OF lecture on THE Stoic
Philosophy" No better advice can be kiven
the average man. contemptuous OF phiioso-
ply as he has become by sts muddicd OBJ
scurity. than to buy thus little book and
enter a new world where old truths ana
their modern APPLICATION become one.
A University at Home
LAND. by w. Anson fhillips. .foLirIf;xE
r. 81 william EboSS 3 bsSs.on The nrss v''ss ns.
fGlS1s sSrS aois e Esss' sn raJp University Library
Professor Murray happens also to be one
OF the editors OF series Of small popular
volumes by some of the greatest OF present.
day Englishmen. the Home University
Library. For this collection OF the present
Noftu , hioWleukes Mabeuoiu mas Wfittcu on
Shakespeare. Hilaire Belloc on the French
Revolution. Hobson. ]. R. Macdonald Hob
house on politics and economies. Chester
ton and George Moore on English iItera>
ture, Professor Murray himself ON 0recce.
To these high lights among some eighty
authors are now added William l. David
son on the utilitarian economists OF Eng
land from Bentham 10 Mill, w. Alison
Phillips on embattled Poland and Jefferson
Butler Fletcher on the Poet Dante. II 10
only pity that among the thousand evils
OF war has been the slowing down In the
number OF these books issued each year.
Men Of the Old Stone Age
BY Henry Falrnsld Osborn. Charles scribnerss
Sons, New York.
Unfortunately this spirit Of sublimated
Journalism seldom gets across the water.
Here, for instance. we have n fascinating
book ON n fascinating subject. yet book
that must be read with the deepest de-
termination TO master it's "scientinc'' pres
entaton. II gathers together an Immense
amount of comparative knowledge on the
men who lived on this globe thousands and
hundreds Of thousands OF years ago And
Il is filled with photographs. cuts and charts
reconstructing the life Of the past.
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The Literary" Method

Works Of Robert Brownlng, q poet
Life Of Robert BrOwning. ny Cadwaliader
Life Of Cadwaiiader Caper, the man who
wrote the life OF Robert Brownins. By
Life. Of Eugenla Jlbber. who wrote the
life % cedwallader Caper. who wrote the
rsspoaasnss s % % b.syssn Il. yisbs9s s snS eas the
Capsrs, ali edited ey Bills ssheid Kerhopsrton.
tho eorrespondenes bstwsen-ete, ets and
who In this work. eeppleted aurlls his Last
nurse nurse named MIS- TsSsl BsStieiear'' "a'"ea
Life Of Miss Mabel BedtIcker. the trained
who-tand 80 ON I'D innnituml,
-Landon Opinion.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-06-16
MISS VOLTA RUDOLPH TO
TAKE COURSE In MUSIC

Miss VOLTA Rudolph joined a
party of music teachers and
students passing through here
Monday night en- route to Gin
cinnati for a summer course in
music at the Cincinnati Conser-
vatory of Music. This little lady,
age is, will, in all probability,
be the youngest student enrolled
for the summer course of study
in the conservatory. 1t is un-
usual for a child to be accepted
by the artist faculty. Her
repertoire work will be with
Marcian Thalberg and Wilhelm
Kraupner. Her normal work
will be with Mrs. Stillman.
Kelley.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-06-16
HASTINGSFAMILY
REUNION SUNDAY

Celebrating the eightieth birth
day of F M. Hastings. a family
reunion was held Sunday at his
home seven miles southeast of
Paris, which was attended by
about Is members of the family.
Others would have been in at
tendance had the rain not pre-
vented.
Dinner and supper, with a big
barbecue, were served and all of
those present enjoyed the occas,
ion vely much. In the afternoon
there was singing. Despite his
age, Mr., Hastings is still hale
and hearty and comes to Paris
almost every week, sometimes
several times each week.
Among those attending the re
union were Prof. and Mrs. DaviC
Hastings, of Crosett, Ark, Mr.
and Mrs. Gus Steele, Paducah
KY, Mrs. Bud Lewis, Mrs. Henry
Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. ]. P. Irior
and Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Cree
and two children, Paris.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-06-16
Carrier Pigeons
Loosed By Agent
DonneU at Paris

Friday morning 7. E. Donnell,
local express agent, released
twenty carrier pigeons that had
been shipped to him from Colum-
bus, Ohio. The pigeons were
sent out by the Columbus Homing
Club and Mr.. Donnell was in
structed to release them Friday
about 4::30 o'clock, which he did.
All of the pigeons took wing and
left Immediately after being re-
leased from the cage in which
they were shippd.
The object of the club in ship
ping the birds to Paris and hav-
ing them let loose was to see
how many of them would return
to Columbus.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-06-16
COLORED POPULACE IS
AROUSEDAT DISCOVERY
OF DEAD NEGROES BODY
Coroner's Jury Decides That
Coon Hudson Was Dragged
To Death By Cow
NEIGHBORS FIND BODY In
FIELD NEAR NEGROES HOME
Many Wild Rumors Circulated
AS To Cause Of the Unex-
pected Death

For several days the colored
populace of the county has been
in a state of excitement as a
result of the finding of the dead
body of Coon Hudson, a negro,
in Cas- leagues field, near
Mansfield early this week. The
negro was a peculiar character,
it seems, and this caused more
rumors when his death became
known.
In the field where Hudson's
body was found, according to
the best information obtainable,
his cow was later found with a
rope about her horns, and it was
this that led the coroners's jury,
which was soon empanelled, to
come to the conclusion that the
negro was dragged to death by
the animal, as it was known that
she was vicious and dangerous.
Another theory is that the ex-
element and exertion occasioned
by his attempts to catch the ami,
NAL caused the negro's death, as
it is said he had suffered from
heart trouble.
Hudson lived alone on his
farm, which adjoined that of
league, and was last seen alive
on the night before he was
found dead the following day.
Some negroes passed his home
and saw him eating supper short
Iy after nightfall on that occa-
sion.
The coroner's jury investigat-
ed the case Monday and in the
meantime all kinds of wild ru.
mors of murder, suicide, ETC.,
were spread over the county.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-06-16
OPENS
CAMPAIGN IN MADISON
Candidate for Congress Speaks
AtMercer---Posi tion On
National Issues

Dudley Porter, of Paris, candi-
date for congress. opened his
campaign in Madison county last
night at Mercer. In discussing
national issues he advocated
rural credit legislation, building
up the American merchant ma.
rine, taking the tariff out OF
politics by the establishment of
a non-political tariff commission,
federal aid in road building and
federal pensions for Confederate
soldiers. He stated that he ia
vored an immigration measure
which provided for a literacy
test and that if elected to con-
gress he would vote for a resolu-
ton and amendment to the
federal constitution making un-
lawful the manufacture, impor-
tation or sale of liquor in the
United States. In discussing
the question of preparedness ne
said that while of course he was
opposed to militarism in any
form he very strongly favored
reasonable and adequate prepa'
ration for national defense.
He defended the course of the
Wilson administration in the
Mexican and European matters
He said that Woodrow Wilson
possessed the rare poise anC
self-control of James Madison
and Abraham Lincoln, the bril-
liant intellect of Henry Clay o.
Kentucky and John Bell of Ten
nessee and the stamina. decision
and moral courage of Andrew
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-06-16
Justice Hughes
Nomination Just
AS He Expected

D. M. Mobiles, delegate from
this congressional district to the
national Republican convention,
returned home Sunday. express
ing himself as greatly pleased
with the nomination of Justice
Chas. E. Hughes for the presi-
dency. Mr.. Mobiles voted for
Justice Hughes on all three of
the ballots taken by the conven-
ton.
In the contest for national
committeeman for Tennessee Mr..
Mobiles supported John ]. Gore,
who was defeated by Mayor
Jesse M. Littleton, of Chatta-
nooga, by a vote of IL to 10.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-06-16
CONVENTION WILL
SELECT FLOATER

At meeting of the Demo.
cratic tioterial committee which
was held at Mckenzie on We'd
nesday, a convention was called
to be held at Mckenzie on Fri
day, July IA. for the purpose OF
nominating a candidate to repre-
sent Henry, Carroll and Weakley
counties in the next Legislature.
The county mass conventions, to
select delegates, will be held at
the county sites of the respective
counties on July 8.
I. H. Whitlock is the only an.
nounced candidate for the nom.
ination, although it is said that
the incumbent, T. K. Reynolds,
of Dresden, may seek another
term.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-06-16
DR.. ]. D. Weldon Is Elected
Captain Of Local Company
Of Militia
LARGE CROWD ATTENDS BIG
PREPAREDNESS MEET HERE
Called Meeting Will Be Held
At Court House Monday
Night.---lmportant

DIR. John D. Weldon, who
served under Gen. Pershing in
the Philippines, was elected tenn.
porary captain of the local COM
pany of national guards at the
preparedness meeting held at the
court house Tuesday night.
A large crowd was in attend.
aDce at the meeting and much
enthusiasm in favor of prepared
ness was shown.
DR.. Weldon presided at the
meeting and Col. O. c. Barton
sade an address that was much
appreciated by all of those pres
sent at the gathering.
Other officers elected by the
company were T. A. Smith, First
Lieutenant; Chas. Bostick, Sec
ond Lieutenant, Sam Johnson,
Sergeant; Jasper Rison, company
clerk. All of these are temper
airy.
A called meeting of the COM
pany will be held at the court
house Monday night, when all
are expected to be in attendance
as the meeting will be of much
Importance.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-06-16
DEMOCRATS NOW in
NATIONAL MEETING


This week the Democratic nat
ional convention is in session at
st. Louis. President Wilson will
be renominated for president by
reclamation and Vice-President
Marshall will also more than like
ly be renominated. Gen. J. W.
Lewis, of this city, and John H.
Trice, of Jackson, are the del
egates from this Congressional
district. Both are attending.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-06-16
PAST EIGHTY-FlVE AND
YET HALE AND HEARTY

]. w. Callicutt, of near Usage,
although more than eighty-fve
wears of age is still hale and
hearty, keeps we'll posted on the
issues of the day and is always
glad of an opportunity to talk
over old times with a friend. He
was married October 8, 1851 to a
Miss Walker, who is also still
living and enjoying good health.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-06-16

Jackson and Jefferson Davis.
He also predicted that Wilson,
Mcclellan, Rye, Enloe and all
other Democratic nominees would
sweep the state by large major.
tiles in the coming November
battle of ballots.
Mr.. Porter has ten appoint
ments in Madison county. He
has already made a thorough
canvass of Perry, Decatur, Hard
in, McNairy and Oh ester
counties. jackson Sun.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-06-16
CITY COUNCIL in BUSINESS MEET
INSTRUCTS RESERVOIR COVERED:
DISCUSSES PLANS FOR HOSPITAL,
Will Cronin Severely Injured
InAccident at Shops Tuesday;
Struck On Head With Sledge

Will Cronin, an employee of the
l.. & N. shops here, was severely
injured Tuesday when Frank
Stevens accidently struck him a
heavy blow upon the head with
a large sledge.
Cronin and Stevens were
working on a boiler when the
accident occurred. Stevens ham,
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-06-16
SELLS THREE CARS
in ONEDAY;

D. L. Burton, Henry county
agent for the Maxwell car,
established record Tuesday by
selling three cars. The purchas-
ers were l.. P. Barnes, DIR. R. B.
Steeley and ]. w. Thompson, all
of the old Sixteenth district.
These sales make ten Maxwell
cars owned in the old Sixteenth.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-06-16
PETE MONTENEGRO
SOLD 'SUDS'; FINED

Pete Monteverde, chief wit
ness against Judge Edgington
in the impeachment trial, was
fined $50, and bound over to the
criminal court at Memphis Tues
day afternoon on a charge of
violating the four-mlle liquor
law. Monteverde's wagon de-
livered beer to a residence and
and the driver collected for same.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-06-16
DON TRAVIS OLIVE

" Don Travis Olive, age 16
months. son of Don Olive, of
near Johnson Chapel, died at the
home of his parents on Saturday.
Funeral services were conducted
at johnson Chapel by Revs
Crump and Maynard, followed by
interment.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-06-16
FRANK HUDSON INJURED IN RUNAWAY

Frank Hudson, farmer, was
painfully bruised Tuesday after
noon when his team ran away
near the corner of Blythe and
Poplar streets, throwing him to
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-06-16
N. c. & St. L. Double Tracking
Ordinance Is Not Taken
Up At Session
PLANS FOR ESTABLISHMENT
NEW TELEPHONE EXCHANGE
Council Takes No Action In
Regard To Park or Indepen-
dent Telephone Exchange

At a busy session Tuesday
night the city council ordered
cover placed oyer the reservoir
from which Paris gets it's water
supply; heard an address from
City Superintendent of Schools
M. M. Phillips in regard to the
conditions IF the colored race
in Paris and especially with
reference to the colored school;
discussed plans for the proposed
city hospital, which were pre-
scented by Drs. G. T. Alternately
and A. A. Oliver, and plans for
an Independent telephone ex-
change for Paris, presented by
A. P. Diggs, r. M. Terry and
G. W. Howard.
All members of the council
with the exception of j. M.
Freeman were present at the
session, and although it was
expected that the ordinance
allowing the N. C. & St, L.
railway to double-track through
Paris would be taken up, the
matter was not even mentioned
at the meeting.
The main point of contention
in regard to the double-tracking
ordinance-which has been
drawn for several weeks-is the
proposed viaduct at Rison street.
The road has agreed to put in a
viaduct at Dunlap street but no
agreement has been reached
with reference to Rison street as
yet.
The railroad has been anxious
to begin work and it is for this
reason that it had been expected
that the matter would be taken
up by the council Tuesday night.
Unless there is a special called
meeting of the council in the
meantime nothing can be done
for thirty days.
Action in regard to the estab-
lishment of a local independent
telephone exchange was de-
ferred, after Messrs, Diggs,
Terry and Howard had discussed
the matter before the council.
Action was also deferred in
regard to the proposed hospital.
The Chautauqua license was
released and the police depart
ment instructed to pay particu-
lar attention to the protection of
the school buildings.
The placing of a cover over.the
city reservoir will prevent waste
getting into the water and will
make it unnecessary to have the
tank cleaned and painted so
often as has been necessary in
the past.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-06-16
BOMAR-JOHNSON

Irvine Bomar, of this city, and
Miss Georgia Mary Johnson, of
Gleason, were married Thursday
at the home of the bride. Miss
Johnson was we'll known here,
being frequent visitor in the
county. Mr.. Bomar is the son
of Jas. Bomar, prominent farmer
of this county. They will make
their home near Paris.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-06-16

the ground. Hudson was hold
ing the team when they became
frightened. Hudson's head and
face struck the earth and pain
full, although not serious, in
juries were inflicted.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-06-16

'mer struck the boiler, glanced
off and struck his fellow-work-
man. Cronin was knocked I'M
conscious, it is said, but was
later revived. A physician was
called and dressed the injury.
Cronin is resting very we'll at
this time and hopes to return to
his work shortly.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-06-16
DR.. POWERS IS CHOSEN

DIR. George L. Powers has been
chosen to represent the Tennessee
Board of Dental Examiners at the
National Dental Associationmeet-
ing next May.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-06-16
Edgington |n1peached

NASHVILLE. Thursday 4:l6 mudge Jesse Edgngton Of
Memphis mpeched the first articles of the charges against
hn this afternoon The Senate still boting the other articles
According unofficial information the vote was Is to on the first
two articles
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-06-16
STREETS BEING OILED

At last the work of oiling the
streets has commenced. For
several days the oiling has been
going on along Blythe street and
Thursday the square was reached