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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-01
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO


The following is taken from the
book, "Missourians One Hundred
Years Ago." written By Walter B,
Stevens, Of Columbia;
can old settler. r. E. Canland, of
Minneola Springs, remembers when
he and his brother were chased out
of a field by deer because they ven
tured too near the fawns. In his
boyhood he built traps to catch quails,
which he sold at Is cents a dozen.
81 recall in those days we killed
out hogs III the woods, where they
were fattening Oh acorns, and we
could have all The honey we wanted
BY going into the timber and cut
ting down bee tree. And just think
Of 1t! There was a rise ii the price
of wheat, and it GOT to be worth
three bits (S7 ~ cents) a bushel,
struck measure. Good horses were
worth $40 to $24, and oxen SIS to-
800 a yoke; milk cows from 81 to
$50 each, The kind Of rails Abe
Lincoln made cost 81 1-2 cents per
that was the price for maxi
ing them. "A negro would hire BY
the year for $40 for twelve months
and two suits Of cotton Or lined cloth
ing and two blankets. The best
class Of work hands got SO month,
and the common ones SO to S4 a
month. All Of our shoes and cloth
ing were handmade, and yet these
we're our happiest days, even if we did
not have biscuits only once week
and that on Sunday morning. Ven
ison and wild turkey, with old-fash-
toned Johnny cWSe and trimmings
were good enough for us and made
life worth living. Elk.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-01
GERMAN FIRM ADVERTIsES
PAPER FOR VARIED USES

An advertisement in a Berlin news
paper, reported BY the Information
Belges," shows some Of the many
uses to which paper - being put in
Germany
Paper stuff for dresses and
aprons.
@Paper stuff for business suits.
paper stuff for manufacture Of
suits.
Paper stuff for upholstery and tap
estry.
paper stuff for trunks and bags.
paper stuff for bags, pilIowcases
and mattresses.
"Splendidly assorted lot for sale.n
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-01
FROM THE GULN COAST
r,Ilf Coast. Miss. july q

Gulf Coast, Miss, July a.
MI. Editor Everything is going on
nice Ii the yards, and everyone seems
~ M bent On building ships II
"A quite 4 sight to see something like
Gao men all busy as bees, saving,
chopping, boring holes AID drawing
hollis. Once in while t ~ get a
Stacker but he does not &c BY with
# long. They say that if you don't
want to work, you had better stay
awav from the shipyards. VIII try
Is send vou picture at an early date
IA the ship that was launched here.
we would like to see homefolks, but
4se are needed here, SO goodbye Tor
while
Two Upton COUNTY BOYS
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-01

1T have taught the sous-officers at
the fort to play baseball so that they
in turn could teach their men" writes
a Y. NJ. C. A. secretary with the
French army. II wish / could have
had a Cub or Giant reporter to write
up the first game; it was funnier
than a circus. One Of the officers,
after batting the ball. ran and picked
it up and carried It to first base with
him sd that the opposing team could
not put him out. They are fascinated
with the game, and play it wherever
they can.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-01
HUSBAND AND WIFE

Mrs. Frank P. Wood, Box 18,RF.D.
2, Morrill,, Me-, writes: Foley Kidney
Pills helped me SO much. My husband
also has received much benefit from
them. He was 50 lame he could not
stoop oaer, and now he feels no pain. !"
Lame back, sore muscles, stiff joints,
rheumatic aches and pains quickly
conquered by Foley Kidney Pills. !
Union Drug Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-01

Surgeons agree that in cases Of
cuts. burns. bruises and wounds, the
first treatment is most important.
When an efficient antiseptic is applied
promptly there IS no danger Of in
lection and the wound begins to heal
at once. For use on man or beast,
Borozone Is the ideal antiseptic and
healing agent. Buy it now and be-
ready fer an emergency. Price 25c,
50c. sf00 and $150 Sold by Alex
ander Drug Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-01
ITS IN THE AIR

Windblown pollen, carrying the
germs that cause hay fever, is abroad
in the land. One remedy is known
to give relief and comfort from chok-
ing, gasping asthma and tormenting
hay fever. Foley's Honey and Tar
spreads healing coating on the in
famed membranes. stops coughs and
colds. Union Drug Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-01

Mrs. Hop Ports and daughter,
Miss Grace, who have been visiting
relatives here, left Wednesday eve
ming for Bruins, Ark, which place
will be their home in future.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-01
CAUGHT COLD AT PALM BEACH

Southern climate is no protection
against summer colds. Helen r. Saun-
ders, 626 End Az. w. Palm Beach,
Fla, writes: Ny severe cold on the
chest was relieved by Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound" This fine old
family remedy can be depended upon
TO relieve summer colds, hay fever.
asthma and Group Sold BY Union
Irug Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-01

About so subsistence inspectors Of
the army attended school of one
week recently held at Washington,
D. c., to receive instruction in meth
DDS to standardize the inspection Of
food.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
Christmas To Be
Observe d at Stage
~ 0nnen'S s Serpicc H0use

Let it never be said that actresses
do not rise earlyl
The boys with rooms at the Stage
Women's War Relief Service House,
who have 6 o'clock calls to duty on
Christmas morning will find actresses
waiting to wish them merry Christ
mas undaunted by the early hour.
Well filed stockings will be hanging
from the spacious mantel with such de-
srable gifts as neckties, silk socks and
other "mufti" accessories.
The hostesses, who include Chrystal
Herne Margaret Dale, Daisy Hum
phreys, Virginia Fox 8rookes, Biiou
Fernandez, George Caine, Hope
Latham Kemper, Lillian Albortson,
Helen Tyler and Florence Gerrish, will
then preside at the Christmas breakfast
and distribute $1,000 worth of tickets
they have purchased for matinee and
evening performances. Not only the
early birds" but late risers will enioy
the same festivities.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
Worshipring With Zieg5etd
AZ the Shrine of Urboz,

But both win their way by a simple
quality of directness and precision.
Visitors to the revival of "Oberon."
which the "Met" will shortly make,
ought to see a new Urban, an Urban
Of more startling effects because Of
simpler means. q write from view
If the skctches.) And when Thomas
Dixon's production Of "The Invisible
Foe" finally reaches Broadway we shall
see there a solid, handsome real
ism touched with spiritual beauty
which is also new. But any night the
crowded Globe bears testimony in "The
CANARY" to the way in which the Ur-
ban color-applied in the broken spots
and ribbons Of "pointilage'-ca make
fiat canvas take on the soldity of great
walls, and enrich with marvellous deli
cacy garden and landscape
The scene painters and managers Of
Broadway have learned the lesson Of
Urban-to a certain blessed extent.
The Metropolitan is now open to the
new scenic men, though musical com
y continues Vic SuSJ JOfildD VI tlHNHl-
nation in the regular theatres outside
the occasional productions of Hop
kins and Ames. The scene painters
themselves rolled up their muddy back
grounds and their pink and blue wings,
and now "broken color" enlivens even
the Winter Garden shows But inter-
esting as men like Watson Barratt can
make their work by adopting this sim
pie technical means-and a little dar-
ing-they still lag miles behind in
composition. They can build walls that
stand up, but they cannot group them
with the beauty of the born architect.
Yet one memory Of the dull atroc-
tiles that ruled the American stage Of
five seasons ago damns such criticism
as captious, just as it calls aloud for
the annual festival Of praise and
Thanksgiving to the spirit of beauty
which has wrought the Transformation.
Or, perhaps, it should be Roman
triumph, with Unit and Wickes. Dodge
and Castle, Gates and MoNnge, Robert
Law, John Young and Lee LASH choined
10 the chariot.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
'Aftoboy'' Soldier Sho,u.
With Frank 1'igsney, Is
Coming TO Lexington

"Attaboy," the big soldier show pro-
cuced by the boys at the Aberdeen
proving ground, Maryland, with Cap
tain Frank Tinney as its bright par
ticular star, will begin an engagement
at the Lexington Theatre tomorrow
night. "Attaboy" was given a prelim-
mary tour, playing in Philadelphia.
Baltimore and Washington, where it
was received with the warmest praise.
Captain Tinney-the same Frank of
many musical production and of
vaudeville-is funnier than ever in
"Attaboy." The play is so constructed
that 1t affords him vide scope for
his personality and humor. There are
elghty-tive men participating in the en-
tertainment, as we'll as an army or
chestra and an army band. At least ten
of the men in the cast are profession
ais. There are twenty musical num-
bers, calling for twelve changes of
costume. These costumes, by the way.
are worthy of Broadway's biggest mu-
steal production, and the music and
lyrics are said to be the best that have
come to light this season.
The profits of the "Attabov" tour
Will go to the Soldiers Welfare Fund Of
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
-Four Little Var Refugees
Appear IN sThe Cf.ozcded Hnu..

The four French children in "The
Crowded Hour" at the Selwyn Theatre
who play the part of war orphans,
about to leave their home, which is be-
ing bombarded by the Germans, are
repeating nightly events which they
have actually passed through. They
are natives of Compiegne, whose par
ents were killed in 1914, but who them
selves escaped and reached Paris.
They were sent for by an uncle, living
in America. When they reached here
Ahe uncle was not to. be found, and
they were looked after by the French
Home, which eventually placed them
in the hands of French family. Mr..
Selwyn heard of them through friends
Of the family and decided to secure
them for the play. Their case has been
put into official hands, and it is ex
pected that trace of the uncle will soon
be ascertained
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
jacques Copeog1 s Mission

A new and vital force was added
to the theatrical life of the town when
the troupe from the Veux Colombier
Theatre, of Paris, migrated to Amerl-
ca. Now for over a year New York
has enjoyed the advantages Of per
manent French theatre. Week after
week a cosmopolitan audience is at
tracted to the little theatre in Thirty
fifth Street, where English French,
Russian and Italian may be heard be-
tween the acts
When M. Copcau arrived here he
found that with the ground already
broken by other companies he had also
Inherited suspicion that his inten-
tions were chiefly mercenary. This
suspicion was induced by pretcntious
predecessors who, while proclaiming
themselves high priests of the inner
most shrine OF French drama, de-
pended upon one or two experienced
members IN 4 company to offset the
defects Of other poorly paid actors,
and trusted to the Imagination of au-
diences to supply the deficiencies of
crude stage settings.
"All this distrust has been very
painful for me-" said NJ. Copeau the
other day, as he forsook the direction
of rehearsal and poured out his
troubles in the confidential at
mosphere of a darkened auditorium
"You see, | came to America on a
mission; not to make money, but to
present the finest French plays at the
request of the French government as
kind of French propaganda. 1t was
very difficult to make beginning here
Now we are better known, but still
our financial troubles are not over.
The American public is not like the
French. Here one gets a warm well
come, but one is as quickly forgotten
In France it takes the public long
time to recognize a new undertaking.
but when once Interested it is very
loyal"
Here was indeed rara avis man
ager who was not only sensitive to
public opinion, but almost apologctic
about his work. And when ali is said
and done, in spite of the old-fash-
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22

Ioned' who carp at his use of the
multiple stage, this fact remains: Few
visiting producers have kept their
ideals brighter or displayed more hon
esty of purpose.
The vicux Colombier represents
much moro than a mere shrewd busi-
ness venture. Ever since Copeau was
a boy ON the Ic-de-F France his chief
interest in life lay in books and plays.
He dreamed of theatre evolved from
his own brain which would be neither
wholly symbolic nor ultra-realistic
stlll less home for the cheap drama
of the boulevards He believed that
the literary drama should be the back
bone of the theatre. While acting as
the superintendent Of a factory in he
Ardennes he wrote magazine articles.
In 1907 Jacques Rouch6, editor of the
Grand Revue" gave him the post Of
dramatic critic. Then Copeau began
TO free his mind. His writing attracted
the attention Of Andre Glide, Of Charles
Louis-Philippe, of Paul Claudel and Of
Peguy. These men were wholly in
sympathy. Together they founded a
radical magazine, LA Nouvelle Revue
Francaise." This was the background
ii the Theatre du Vieux Colombier.
In 1913 Copeau found an old dingv
hall in tho Rue du Vieux Colombier.
near Saint Sulpice. While some Of
his artist friends transformed the in-
terror Copeau received prospective
candidates for his troupe in garret.
When he had made his choice he took
the players to lie Limon, little viii
lage on the Marne, where for two
months they rehearsed five hours a
day. Then they went to Paris. In
the one season they gave before the
war fourteen productions were made.
these included Shakespeare's "Twelfth
Night" and NJ. Copeau's remarkable
dramatization of Dostoievsky's "Frares
KaramazoH"
In his search for company Copeau
made two discoveries. One was Charles
Dublin, the othcr Louis Jouvey. Dublin
ran away from a chateau in Savoy to
be reciter in the cabarets Of Mont
martre. Jouvey was a druggist with
diploma, but with small theatre in.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
VoutIcUiIIe

Russell will be the
Xmas headliner. Homer ID. Mason
and Marguerite Keeler Will present
"a Travesty on the Eternal Trian-
GLE by Porter Emerson Browne.
George Macfarlane, the celebrated
barytone, the Avon Comedy Four,
Mosconi Brothers and Mr.. and Mrs.
Jimmie Barry are also on the bill.
ALEXANDRIA Eddie Leonard and his
minstrel show heads the bill. The
Marmein Sisters win offer new
pantomime and dancing act. Others
on the programme are Jean Sothern
in descriptive song programme,
Cole, Russell and Davis in a skit and
Karl Emmy and his pets.
ROYAL - Gertrude Hoffman, heads a
bin that includes Lyons and Yosco.
Italian comedians; Muriel Window,
in songs; Janette MARITIME and Con
Conrad, Jane Courthopc, Mabel Oar
rell and Jack Edwards and Harry
Masters and Jack Kraft.
RIVERSIDE-Blanche Ring, Trixie
Friganza, Frisco, Henry Lewis and
Kamar and Brown are the particular
features Of the bill. The supporting
bill includes Marie and Ann Clark,
Espe and Dutton and Raymond Will
bert.
COLONlAL-George White, the Avon
Comedy Four and Belle Baker will
be the triple headliners of the bill.
Others on the supporting bill are
Walter De Leon and Mary Davies,
Maude Earle and company, Roy Rice
and Mary Werner, Harry Krantz and
Bob La Sale and Josie O'Meers.
LOEW'S AMERICAN-The first part of
the week the Royal Uyena Japs, and
Muriel Hudson and Dave Jones. pop
ular musical comedy stars will be
the headliners Constance Talmadge
in "A Lady's Name will be the picture
feature. The last part of the week
the Eight Dominoes will head the
vaudeville bill. Geraldine Farrar in
"rhe He'll Cat' VIII be the picture
feature
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
Success You'd Then Be assured

Gustave Frohman attended the Sat
urday matinee performance of "Home
Again" at the Playhouse. The play
closed that night. Mr.. Frohman was
highly enthusiastic over "Home Again"
In the lobby as he came out he ran into
William A. Brady and commenced to
tell him how much he thought of it.
ITS beautiful, Bill. It's clean and
wholesome. lots of humor-everything
l think it's great. 1t ought to be a
huge success. If you could only get
the pcople"--
"If l could only get the police" in
terrupted Mr.. Brady.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
AT the One-W eek Houses

sTANDARD-"The Riviera Girl9 is
this weeks attraction.
SHUBERT RlVIFRA-Thc Drews will
be seen here in keep Her Smiling"
LOEW's SEVENTH AVENUE-willam
Faversham and Maxine Elliott start
transcontinental tour with a weeks
engagement here They will play no
matinee on Christmas Day.
BRONX OPERA HoUsE-"The Man
Who Came Back is the Christmas
week attraction.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
''Forerer Affer'' Wiz
More TO the PiayJ,ouse

After celebrating her l25th perform
ance at the Central Theatre Alice
Brady on Monday viii move to the
Playhouse, where she will continue her
successful run in Forever After"
Miss Brady will inaugurate her ten
ancy Of the Playhouse by giving three
matinee performances Christmas week,
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
Hello, An,erica'" VIII BE at
Columbia Christmas ETook,

The Christmas week attraction at the
Columbia Theatre is Hello, America!"
the burlesQue production that occupied
the stage of this theatre all last sum
mer. The performance has been fresh
ened by the Introduction of practically
all new musical numbers.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
Neav Plays This Week

MONDAY the Theatre will present Will
lam Gillette in James Barrs OF
new comedy is the chance live their lives
that mortals long for rdeny. The
his play their
what they make Of it, The title
CpSar
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
Brooklyn

MONTAUK-"Penrod," Edward Roses
play from the Harrington stories, is
this weeks play.
MAJESTlC-Guy Bates Post viii ap-
pear in "The Masquerader."
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
"A A<<t1le 1oe<x~@~ >xo1a <.~.4a
erS

eao of 81 si. afa now with the
}i-uX Colombi6r.
81 try to give not only French plays,
but pieces by Shakespeare and Ibsen.
to show that a French company is
quite capable Of staging the works OF
both. But mon Dicu," said this down
trodden manager with patient shrug,
people are never contented. l get
letters from every direction telling me
that the public does not wish to be
educated but amused Why do I not
play pieces that are really French, all
about the human triangle?"
Surely, NJ. Copeau deserves support.
1t will be a calamity if he decides to
return to Paris. K W.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22

the Empire Theatre, Charles present VIII
over again second time
IN his play their second chance and shows has whimsical
what use they make ct it The title is
the fault, Brutus, not in our stars
ourselves that we are underlings"
Mr. Gillette viii be surrounded by that viii include San
sohern Louis Calvert Grant Stewart, pong
kemble Cooper Marie Wainwright Elisabeth Myrtle TannshM
and Helen Hayes.
At the Henry Miller Theatre. Dillingham; viii present VIII
lam LIE Baron comedy Back only thing
en d"sea about the play that the atmosphere modern NH
York the story starting in Gramery Park studio
kearney Harold Hendee and Jay Wilson
At the Central Theatre amersteia VIII present his
musical swethear whose book and lyrics as
been written by Alonz by Antonio unno
setting Of the play in modern Spain The VIII
Veronica, Arthur Klein Grenada Bernard co Chester
Sackett and a chorus forty
At the Knickerbocker Theatre John co will present lsn
Leser his third musical play Of the
Harry L. C0rt and George sOddard OH
The plot deals with the elderly colonel from lady
darb aPF nm tor 'fSSh Of promise The company includes Gertrude Van
Mae Weeks Hansford Wilson a large chorus
Ataboy the soldier Of Captain Frank
the well known COMEDIAN the bright the
Lexington Theatre
.ao.
TUESDAY, At the Vanderbilt Theatre Arthur Hopkins will present
S1eVens IN Ihe Gentle Wife play weman, author
1.-The Babarian" In the company Stevens are Powell
W. Il Thompson conoy Vera Gordon Eleanor Monel
Dennis tta Mab Mrs Ashcroft Virginia Curtis Charles Hammond
and Stanley Jessup.
oar At the George NJ cOhan Theatre cohan will pe:
0DeTf Hlnard in Was" The
comedy based on by play
FORM 0y George NJ cohan IN addition will
de Fhoebe Hunt George Parsons Ralph StaAar
un D0nney A. Andrews Wanda Carlyle E7aDe"
Dunno and Walter Brown.
i'SDAl At the Asfor Theatre IT, present "Ea
IS west comedy prologue by shpns'
ana 'ohn g. Hymer Fay BANTER nclu~
George NASH Forrest Winan Lonergan Cooper
n lnopod Martha Mayo thirty the p
Chinese girl
At the Manhattan Opera House chauncey appear 1
voice OF AcConnel comedy by George The story
me play deals with the adventures New i
society The role enables him OF rs
OF "hcn were written especially for the Among @
yers IN ms supporting Fielding Richard is
harold de Becker Constance Beauma Chpn
hehsoAN-At Winthrop Ame Little Theatre shube VII
produce new threac comedy The %
Journey Miss Crothers ia we'll "Od Lady 81
"A Mans Word and "The Three leading the ne
play va" be taken by Este Cyril Kght Other men
pers OF the company Jobyna May GS
William Mortimer and Paul Burns
erden Proving Ground which demand reservations
III designated exton
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22

Aberdeen Proving Ground, which has
been designated as = permanent camp
The engagement az ase Lexington Tn
atre is for two weeks, but, judging b
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22

the demand for seat reservations -, :.
ferm viii have to be extended II = :.
ap.ain Tinncy sa~s fhc sho# = -,
God it could play ye..r On b'0S"
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-06-19
l. V.EX. SHELTER ID BE BLOWN
 IN SHORTLY
SMOKE TO BE POURING FROM BIG STACK OF
 REDUCTION WORKS IN A
 FEW DAYS AND PLANT IS READY TO OPERATE.

JEROME, June 17.-Ten days more will probably sec smoke pour ing from the stack of the United Verde Extension shelter.
 lGeneral Manager George Kingdom expects to blow in one furnace in from one 10 two weeks. The second furnace will not be ready for about six weeks. All three of the convert CTS arc finished.
 "Ycs, we are going to have one furnace operating pretty soon now" stated Manager Kingdom this morn ing. It is not likely that we will make any copper this month, how ever.
 Some of the machinery that we need is still lacking. shipped but de ,ayed in transit. We believe, how ever, that we can run without it,
 The rated capacity of each of the two furnaces is 400 tons day. It is possible, however, that they will handle as much as 500 tons apiece when all is running smoothly.
 
 The crushing plant at the smelter was started Thursday. In the first two days 1t crushed about 1000 tons of lime rock, silica and ore Coal IS also being ground for the furnace.
 There Is plenty of silica in the Ex- tension orc; in fact there IS little too much of it in most of the ore to form perfect flux Silica is needed for converter Things, however. All of that now being ground IS from the upper levels of the Extension mine. where about a years supply for the new suclter is in sight. The Exten- sion company does not intend, how ever, to rely on its own mine for silica. It Is in the market for silicious ore right now.
 The necessary lime rock Is being imported from Puntcnney but 1t IS hoped that a nearer source of suppl, will be located.
 No blowing-in demonstration of any kind Is being planned When q man is blowing in a furnace he doesn't want any spectators around, explained Manager Kingdom.