10 THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1892.

AMUSEMENTS.compensation or a dntifal and efficientTrorkman. If railway wAges are found to

EMPIRE THEATEROne Week, Commencing Sept 10.

Monday Matinee. '

consisting of an interior vfew of a mill,with two great, hamming circnlar-saw- s infull operation. Ben Moone. a lover of thewoman who pauses all the trouble, believesthe mill-own- er his rival. They quarrel,and Uoone knocks his victim senseless. Hethen places bini upon tbe carriage of thesaw and starts tbe machinery.' The uncon-scious man is carried slowly 'toward tbeswiftly-revolvin- g steel, but is rescued fromhis perilous position by his wife when heis within a couple of inches of tbe buzzingteeth of tbe murderous-lookin- g paw.All ' through the play real thingsare -- employed; genuine dough isued In making broad. A child isdis.robed upon thestage.and the villagers danceaud disport themselves just an village pic-nickers would naturally. The play through-out is odd, full of surprises, audit makesan evening's entertainment that is partic-ularly refreshing. The company is select-ed with 'considerable care and containssome of tbe best of last season's cast.

There is only one company now en tonr,and the one that will ' play in New Yorkcity for six weeks, at the Fourteenth-stree- tTheater, where it made its phenomenalrnn of Zi'ti performances, is the one thatvisits Indianapolis. Prominent among itsmembers is Miss Jennie Goldthwaite, awell-know- n young lady of this city, who isnow playing the part of tbe adventuress,Sue Lrdaley. and has made a decided hitin it She will meet with a very kindly re-ception lrom her friends here.

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COMEDY DRAMA.

ONE OFTHE BRAVESTSUPPORTED BY THE GREAT AND ONTjY

WILLIAM CRONIIsT,And a carefully selected company ot artists, lntroduclng'slr beautiful snow-whit- e Arabian TTors es.the trick pony. "Prince;" the aciing do:, "Jack;" a real Fire Engine, a Hoso Carriage, and two ofthe Cleverest Children on the American Stage, presenting r

Ono of the Most Bealistic Firo Scenes Ever Fioducedin this Country.

HEAUTTFTJI MUSIC!REFINED SPECIALTIES!

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of tbe funds, bat the former irenerally took poodcare to use the prtdorulDatlnK Influence theypossessed.

You are at liberty to ue this information inany way you please. Yours faithfully,

JEbwn. UAttroHD.General Secretary, Amalgamated eoclety of

Kailway Servants.The reader will observe that the two

clashes of railway men to whom Mr. Har-ford refers as those who occasionally liverent free in houses provided by the com-panies are cot included' in the wage tablegiven above, the reason for their omissionbeing that on some account tbey areomitted frotr? the Keturn. out of winch ourtable was constructed. Tlins tbe figureswegivemnst.be allowed to. stand withscarcely any modification, and we maysurely leave them without further com-ment to tell their own story and to teach toAmerican workers tbeirownstriking lesson.

IlKXRY Tuckley.

OFFEUINGS OF THE riTS.At Twillcht.

When tbe golden glimmerDimmer grows and dimmer.And a shadow's tremor

Shifts across tbe wall.Touch tho old chords brightlyLet them tremble slightlyInto tune, and lightly

Tender themes recall.

Then thy soul surrenderTo the soulful splendorOf tho tnuslo tender.

One with thee to be,Binding smiles togetherWith an airy tether.Love's enchanted weather.

Pain's euthanssy.

Let your dark eyes leaningUp to mine their meaning,Diviner glory gleaning

From tbe seraph strain.Search mine own, revealingFaslon's dewy feeling.Droop while I am kneeling.

Draining them again.

Ab, tbe strain is dying.And I bear you sighing.And your band is lying

Softly in my balr,And your Hps are bendingOn mine own and lendingEcstasy transcending.

Aught I know or care.

Now the purple glimmerDimmer grows and dimmer.And tbe shadow grimmer

Spreading o'er the wall;Iluched the music's beating,Boul's in kisses meeting,Love and love repeating,

While the plovers calLJohn Myers O' liars,

Christ or the VrorlCLr

nail KeaVs painting in last Koyal Academy.Two figures, that Is all

A fair glri tempted, the tempter,And looking down In pity from the wall,

A face of Christ, beseeching.

Her lover holds ber bands.Fbe willing, yet unwilling, sore distressed;

With maddened eyes she gazea as she stands,Up to the Christ, imploring.

You cannot know ber choice;The canvas shows the battle, not tbe end;

Yet you can pray that she obeyed stern duty'svoice.

And knelt before the Christ, adoring:.1 avid Biddle Williams.

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ENTIRE WEEK, Commencing MONDAY, OCTOBER 3.

Grand Spectacular Pantomime,

BENA. Tale of

Arranged in person by GENERAL

INDIANAPOLIS

Two Hundred and Fifty Characters,ASSUMED ENTIRELY BY WELL-KNOW- N HOME SOCIETY PEOPLE.

BRILLIANT STAGE EFFECTS!

MAGNIFICENT NEW SCENERY! ATTRACTIVE DANCES!

fanuu bitfh. the conclasion from this factrill La f Avornliln to Kn7lih workn i n

ccDcral, lor it will raise the presumption(bat none of them may be ho very baalyOtl. even though some are lower down iutbo scale of pay thao others; and, of coarse,In that case all-ron- na coasratalations willbe in order. If. boweTt-r- , it shall transpirothat, spite of their apparent contentment,and notwithstanding the testinionieiquoted above, railway servants are paidonly a low wage, the conclusions to vrnichwe shall te led.-- and the feelings whichmast result therefrom, will inevitably boof a ditlerent Kind.

We were delighted to find here such anorganization as the Amalgamated Societyof Kailway bervants. Within a few weeksSt baa absorbed the Scottish branch, so thatit represents now the entire United King-dom. Its membership, increased last yearby 3.4G0. aggregates at present about 30.C0J.and it has sinews of war safely invested tothe amount of over From thesefacts the reader will get some idea, both ofthe standing of the society itself, ana ofthe inilnence and general reliability of itssecretary, Mr. Edward Harford. With thisgentleman we enjojed apleassnt and pro tit-ab- le

interview, and one of the first ques-tions we asked was a question which badoccurred to as after reading in ono of theEnglish papers a prize essay on "Which Isthe Beat Kailway in Great Britain!" The"writer we found, had dodged the mainpoint. There were fonr. he said, each ofwnicb excelled in some particular thing,but all of which, considered generally,were about equal the London & .North-wester- n,

the Midland, the Great Northernand the Great Western. Upon tbe point oftow these great corporations treated theirmen, the essayist had nothing to say, andon that account his production, to one inpur frame of mind, was a disappointment.What we had desired to know was. whichpf the English railway companies pays thevest wages, and this was the questionwhich wo pat squarely at Mr. Harford.Jtut that gentleman found it to be a poser,le could only say in reply that the best

rveraae wages were paid by the greattbe lines singled out for spe-

cial praise in the prize essay we had read.WAGES ON FOUR LINES.

Between these fonr controlling lines therewas, he assured ns, little or no choice. TheLondon &. Northwestern had the reputa-tion for paying its signal men a little bet-ter than some of the others, but its shuntersand brakemen it paid worse than others.Perhaps, too, the Great Western might bomentioned, be said, as affording tbe beatpay to conductors of freight trains. Theseare called here goods guards, and what weeougbt at once to find out was whattbe best English pay for this classof railway men amounted to, and wewere told that it was tnirty-tw- o shillings

nd sixpence &a week, uakinff it fallft little below iS. But this whole questionpf compensation, Mr. Harford observed,bad been treated folly by his society in arlocument entitled. "Return of the Hourstf Duty and Kates of Wages Paid to Kail-Wa- y

berrants on the Principal Lines inGreat Britain in Operation May, 1591." andsv copy of this document be placed at ourrllsoosal. Tbis was just what we wanted,and we are vain enough to think that thetable we furnish below, tbe figures ofwhich are taken from this source, will be

canned by tbe American public just atthis time with tbe most eager curiosity.

The return itself consists of twenty-nin- e

closely-printedpage- s, and affords etatisticsthe linea indicated of some thirtyElongrailway companies. As, however,

we deem it only fair to put English'railway wages before the American readerin their best light, and as Mr Harford hadassured ns that tbe best average pay wasafforded byj tbe four great corpora,tions already mentioned, we omit what isaaid of the others and confine our table toaucb statistics as are afforded with respectto these. We also omit, for convenience,any statistical exhibit of the hours ofwork. Glanoing over the figures aflbrdedon this subject, tbe conclusion to which weare led is that the time reckoned for an or-dinary day will average on all the roads,taken together, about eleven hours. Somework twelve, somo twelve and a half; andIf we are to believe what has been said be-fore tbe Royal Commission of Labor, somefourteen and fifteen, at times, with a mostwoeful discrepancy between theory andpractice all along the line. But we arewriting by the book, and wo put the aver-age at eleven hours.

THE IOWEST AND HIGHEST.In regard to wages, the rate is given at

various leading stations on the line, and wenote here and there a slight variation. Tobe strictly fair, therefore, we have givenTor each class of workmen the low-est wage and tbe highest wace paid ontach of the four railways. The difference.It will be seen, is not very groat, thoughthe reader should know that to strike alair average many more must be classed intbe lower than in the higher grades.Engine drivers and firemen, we find, arepat together. This is becanse in thiscountry every fireman is a sort of learnertinder the engineer, and is suppoMe.d to bein tbo'line of promotion to that place. Theinference is. of course, that tbe highestwage given in this column is the highestthe driver Tecelves. and the lowest, thebottom sum paid to the tiremen. Whatcomes between these figures we have nomeans of learning, bat with the exceptionof that one item the table which we sub-mit Is quite clear, and to those who knowwbatthesame men get in the United Stateit will speak, we are inclined to think, iuno uncertain tones.

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LITTLE HKLl FROM THE COMPANIES.After diving into the figures out of which

tho above table has been evolved.it oc-

curred to us that the wages paid to Englishrailway men might be helped out a littleby some arrangement in regard to freehouse rent or some old-ag- e pension scheme.Accordingly we wroto to Mr. Harford uponthese points, and bis reply, which he per-mits ns to publish, is as follows:

Auc "O 1992.Dear Sir Tn reply to the two questions you

put to me, I beg to say:1. That tho waves of railway employes are

not helped to auy great extent by residence labouses belonging to the railway companies,fcoiue station luattrs, gate-keepe- rs and a fewothers li-- e rent free, but that fact is taken intoaccount lu fixing thereto of wazc. that Is toay, that but for living rent free tLe wages would

be o much higher.The others reside in cottages provided by tho 1

companies lor wnica a Used weekly rental Ischarted, always auillcieut to pay a yearly Inter-est of 3 to S per cent, ou the cot of their erec-tion. In my opinion, tho benefit of such anarrangement Is of a questionable ch.rictcr. Insome instance, more coiumodiouscottaccs. withPetter sanitary arrangements, are obtaluablofroin rrivato house-owner- s, at the same rent. !

alien, again, for an employing corporation tohave Its workpeople a tenants, is lmp)y apower the more iu its baud, and au Immense dan-ir- e

r to freedom of action ot the employed, ayt dis-missal not only mean lot of employment, butbein turned out of house and home as well.

'2. Borne few railways hive pension fundswhich are raised by contribution irom the menand asAUted by grants from tbe companies. Themen are not petierally enamorcl with suchschemes. They are nupposed to be etablilieXen the voluntary principle, but when lormed. ifa man ohjected to join, ho found Lu had not tbesame chance of promotion a tLote who did.even if Mxue excuse could not be found for dis--

JnMrigvlth.hlrervlee altogether. Then, forthe management of

such funds wai Tested lu committees composedci tho chic! ociclais and a tow selected membera

Mr. Nat. C. Goodwin, a comedian whonow stands deservedly at the bead cf hisprofession, with Joseph Jefferson, willbegin a week's engagement at English's to-

morrow night with the presentation ot aDew comedy, in which he has scored a de-

cided success, entitled "A Gilded Fool."Its author, Henry Guy Carleton, as Is wellknown, is a clever journalist, dramatistand humorist, and it is Baid be has suc-ceeded in providing Mr. Goodwin with aremarkably brilliant comedy, tbe best behas ever had. It is written, it is claimed,on genial and humorous lines. Its fun isquiet, but effective. Its dialogue is snappyand witty, while touches of pathos andsentiment add to the interest and ex-

hibit Mr. Goodwin's varied talents.There is no denying the remarkable influ- -

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Xat C. Goolii:tti.

ence Goodwin always exerts over his au-dience, lfis bearing is Inimitable, whilehis careless doportment, ease and freedom,with a disregard of all stage conventional-ity are rare and delightful. He is rapidlytaking his proper place in , the foremostranks of his profession! He was acceptetjin London as a comedian' of infinite re-sources, and. unusually gifted. In thiscountry he has long been recognized as amost felicitous interpreter of character.Indeed, it is doubtful if he has ever had anequal in bis particular line. ' Mr. Goodwinfirst produced "A Gilded Fool" iu Provi-dence three weeks ago, and it has achievedsuch a success that be is giving it almostcontinuously. In response to a popular de.niand he will appear in "The Nominee'1next Friday, and Saturday evenings andSaturday matinee. Ills company is an un-usually strong one. Miss Mabel Amber isstill his leading lady, and new acquisitionsare Miss Mernie Dupree. tbe ingenue, AudMr. T. T. Frawley, who made a bit last sea-son in The Senator." The costumes wornm "A Gilded Fool" are said to be particu-larly rich and elegant.

fat Goodwin's Story About Irving'.Mr. Nat Goodwin tells an interesting,

story about Henry Irving, illustrating thetime-honor- ed privilege the London pltjclaims of expressing its dissent as well asapproval of the artistio spreads set beforeit. "When I was in London last summer,"says Mr. Goodwin, "Mr. Irving, whom 1 re-

gard as the greatest character living, ap-

peared before a great audience in his owntheater in a new play. The character as-sumed by him was a bad one, and heplayed it wretchedly, to be frank. At theend of the piece he was called before tbecurtain, and something transpired whichwould have astonished and humiliated anartist in America to tbe last degree. Hewas first roundly applauded, and then be-fore the echoes had scarcely died away agreat his9 went np from all parts oftbe house, but with espeoial andunmistakablo force from the pit. Irv-ing stood qnietly in bis place, notruttied or displeased in the slightestHe understood perfectly well what theseemingly contradictory demonstrationsmeant. The "pitdesiied to express ns ap-preciation of Mr. Irvine's general eilortsin presenting anew play and undertakingto entertain them, and, at tbe same time,they wished to manifest their censure ofbis unsuccessful assumption of tbe char-acter. An American would have construedthe hisses as n personal rebuke and an in-sult, but the Englishman knew that tbedispleasure of tbe audience referred solelyto his artistic efforts. He was just as se-cure in their favor and affection after tbehisses as before. With perfeot composureand case Irving thanked the audienco forits kindlv sentiments, and expressed hisregret that'he had been nnablo to enter-tain them. We cannot have dramatic artbrought to the perfect state in tbis coun-try which it occupies in London till tbepublic here becomes as nuciring in itsjudgment as the London pit. aud realizesits own rights as completely."

"Blue Jeans" at the Grand.The announcement that "Blue Jeans"

Joseph Arthur's successful play, is to visitIndianapolis again ns a fair-wee- k attrac-tion, will be received with pleasurable an-ticipation by many. It is essentially a com-edy drama, but its scenes aro in Indiana'and its subject and characters are, like itsauthor, Indianians. This fact in itselfwould not be sufficient were it not knownthat tbe play has received the highest en--

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comiums In New York. Chicago and othermetropolitan cities, and that its patronageevery where, has been something phenom-enal. To commence with, its first and chiefattribute is a delightful story, tersely andtritely told, and then fts beautiful love in-terest, its cbarmint; scenes and itsmany novel and amusing feat-ures. The attractions of the playare not tho dramatic situationsand developments, but tbe remarkablerealism and sensationalism introduced con-stantly. "Blue Jeans'1 runs tbe gamut fromdrama to farce. Its story is replote withepisodes both pathetic and humorous, andit is told in a direct way, picturing ruralvillage. scenes and reflecting Indiana life inthe "blue leans' district of tas HoosierState. Its love is of the lovable, constantkind, 'manly and womanly, always believ-ing and trusting in tbe face of odds calcu-lated to shake tho most steadfast faith. Itsvillainy is repugnant and arouses the ire ofthe audience as much us its sympathy isprovoked in behalf of the schemer's vic-tims, whose domestic life is wrecked by tbepersistent effort of a base woman. Theplot of "Blue Jeans" is well worked out.and tbe introduction of many real-istic thincs bestow a uniquenessaud freshness that makes the comedyte-- new and unconventional, andat the e inio time full of human interest, itis homely and rustic, but there is the ringof true metal in it always. A triumph oftaat realism U introduced m Uio third ftoL'

"One of the Bravest" at the Empire.The attraction week this at the New Em-

pire Theaterwill be Charles McCarthy in hisfire play, "One of the Bravest,'' which hashad a successful career. It was written by aNew York criminal lawyer, E. E. Price,and is said to contain a plot giving free-dom for strong acting. The play, besidespresenting tbe life of a New York fireman,tells a love story of its hero. "Larry How-ard." He is in love with tbe daugh-th- e

of an Irish woman, who,being opposed to the marriage becauseof her daughter's tender age, gives thehero many comical receptions. This char-acter is assumed by William Cronin, whohas a good reputstion for such wore.In the first not a spectacular scene is pre-

sented in the explosion of a vessel onwhich a wealthy New Yorker is a pas-senger. The ship is blown np by twoenemies of the wealthy man, who hope tokidnap his child and hold her for a valu-able ransom. Their plans are defeated bytbe rescue of the father, but who survivesbut a few minutes. The ruffians next at-tempt to force from the widow valuablepapers, but are surprised by the hero, whomthey strike unconscious, steal the child-an-

fire the house.. The conflagrationscene is said to be vivid and realistio and'ends with tbe rescue of the widow by thehero. In tbis scene a fire steamerand hose-cart- , drawn by six whitehorses, is utilized with effect and thescenery is reported to be striking. In thethird act the hero is disguised as a Chi-nese, and the act ends with tbe arrest oftbe conspirators, tbe reunion of motherand child and the happy termination ofthe courtship of the hero. The play con-tains good comedy and melodramatic ele-ments, and in point of scenic appointmentsis well equipped. .

' 'The children's parts are taken by. two

little actors whose performances have won.plaudits elsewhere. One is Master La' Mar-tin- e,

and the other is little Helen, both sixyears of age, and their part is extensive,fbe play will open to-morro- w afternoon,and two performances will be given dailythe rest of the week.

Melodrama at the Iark Theater.The Park Theater will have what its

managers consider the strongest attraction,thus far this season, this week. That is,Dore Davidson and Miss Ramie Austen, in"Dangers of a Great City," and "GuiltyWithout Crime," two of - tbe best melo-dramas of the type which are so popularwith patrons of tbis class of theaters.Mr. Davidson is one of the best knowncharacter actors in the profession, and MissAusten it a pretty and clever woman, whoplays widely varying parts excellently."Dangers of a Great City," termed a com-edy drama, ia from the pen of OliverNortb.and boasts of a plot that while followingtbe old conventional lines, gives amplechance for thrilling situations and dramaticrealism and incident It will be given atat both performances to-morro- w, Tuesdayand Wednesday. The last three davs of theweek. "Guilty Without Crime"' will begiven. It is a dramatization of Mrs.M. E. Braddon-'- s famous novel, "AuroraFloyd." Although Miss Braddon's novelforms the groundwork of the play, yet theadapters have shown their merits as play-wrights in introdncing various situationsand climaxes which materially heightenthe plot The story is a pathetic one andmakes a very strong drama. Both of theseplays will be given with special scenic ap-pointments. In "Dangers of a Great City"Miss Austen plays a triple part RuthFielding, a New York girl; Meg Casey, thetoughest girl in the "Bend." and SisterAlice, a Sister of Charity. Mr. Davidson J

also plays a triple part Ed Vaughn, theCentral office detective; Marco Moiine, anItalian counterfeiter, and' Slippery Isaacs,a Hebrew peddler.. They have a strongsupporting eompany.

' "Spooks at Temlinson HaltIf tho promises of tbe bills and the ad-

vance agents are to be believed, there willbe more spirits to be seen at TomlinsonHall, next Wednesday and Thursday even-ings, than were everthere before, except ata Democratic convention. There is a dissim-ilarity in kind, however. These that areto be seen are ethereal, those of which therewere very palpable, outward and visiblesigns were rlaids, to tell it iu another way.Professor Ellintrton and Miss Cook, twomediums, who have beeii giving very mys-terious performances in various 'othercities, will give exhibitions of their pow-ers, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, atTomlinson. Hall. It is said for them thatthev have been long associated in London,England, with William Bntton. F. K. S..Professor Wallace. Sargeant, Cox, andother celebrities, from whom they havetestimonials as to their abilities. Amongother performances which they promise togive are materialization in the light, thedematenalization of a person, held by acommittee from the audience, tables float-ing through the air. the production of spiritbrads, hamis. etc. They Also give exhibitionsof secoud sight or mind-readin- g. Altogether,a very mystify nig performance is promised.

Gttsalp of the Stage.In "Dangers of a Great City" Dore

Davidson and Miss Ramie Austen eachplay three characters.

Joseph Arthnr will probably produce bisnew play, "Tbe Corncracker," later tbisseason. Like "Blue Jeans." it is a story ofIndiana life.

There will be various theater parties atthe Grand this week, in honor of MissJennie joldthwaite, who is now playingSue Eudaley in "Blue Jeans."

Hilda Thomas was married to FrankBarry at Denver. Sept 5. Her second hus-band. Blakely. died a year ago aud shewas divorced from her first in lSti.

Herbert Winslow, the anthor of Hallenand Hart's new auecess. "The Idea." hasjust completed two acts of a play, whichhave been accented by Daniel Frobman.

It issaid that Stnart Robson will this sea-son revive "Our Bachelors." in which heand Crane won such success years ago, andalso Bnckstone's comedy, "Married Life."

Joseph Arthnr has a gold mine iu "BlueJeans." For two whole years tbe play hascoined money for ttie lucky author, and itis to-da- y as powerful an attraction as ever.

Joseph Wheelock, a well-know- n andhigh salaried actor, has been engaged byManager A. F. Hartz for an important partin "Friends." This completes tbe castwhich will be found to be of unusual ex-cellence.

A one-ac- t play by Mr. Espy Wi.liams. aresident of Now Orleans, has been acceptedby Mr. Robert MantelU It is called "Parr-hasius- ."

and is in blank verse. The storytreats of events in Greece prior to theChristian era.

Edwin Booth made his professional debutn Boston just forty-thre- e years ago yester-

day, Mr. Booth is far from being a wellman physically, and it is probable that hewill be seen on the stage but iufrequcntlyhereafter, it at all.

In "The Scarlet Letter." which Mr. Mansfield played at Daly's Theater last Monday j

night, he appeared as Arthur Dunmsdale,the peecant clergyman, and Miss Cameronundertook the role of Heater. "The ScarletLetter" is ia four toti mUi a ecsao to cich

NFW DANCES!BETTEK AND BRIGHTER THAN EVER!

Rthe Christ.LEW WALLACE. Benefit of tho

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the same modesty of opinion as regards thelayman. In the theater alono' does tbeman who knows it all discourse most gliblyon ethic in plays and their constructivedrawback, when he knows not even theA. B. C'sof dramatic workmanship Thedramatic critic's post is fast becoming asinecure, for he writes for people whoknew it all before the critio did."

Lotta, who two or three years ago an-nounced her intention of retiring from tbestage, has chanced her mind, and will be-gin a new season's work at Toronto Oct. 3 ina new musical comedy entitled "Clrthie."She will visit all the large cities of theUnited tates, from New York to San Fran-cisco, during her forty weeks' trip. Hercompany will include J. J. Hackett.Ckarles Cowles. Will Mandeville, T. A.Ball. II ii dion Luton. Maud Hosford, tiarahMcVicker and Dick Martinez.

Fanny Davenport will onlr play twentyweeks tbe coming sesson. She will not gowest of Chicago, and ber tour will simplyinclude the leading Eastern cities, with,two weeks in New Orleans during MardlGras time. Miss Davenport writes in Walesthat she has entirely recovered her formergood health, and tbat she has received aletter from Sardon complimenting her onher great receipts of last season from"Cleopatra," and saying that be would bepleased to write a new play for her for theaeason ot 1&93-- 4.

The Paper Chase." by Charles Thomas,will have an important place in MissRosina Vokes's repertory tbe coming sea-son. This farce-comed- y, tinder Mrs. Ken-dal's auspices, was produced at Daly'sTheater, and the only detriment to it wasfound in tbe fact of the secondary impor-tance of the charncter assumed by MiesVokes. This disadvantage has been obvi-ated, and Mr. Thomas, who has been stay-ing with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Clay, attheiiplace in Devonshire, has altered the piece,and made some excellent new introduc-tions.

A Paraljrer.Detroit Free I'reis.

The roan bad brought in to the editor oftbe Weekly Corucraoker a quarter-colum- n

story and laid it on his desk.After the man had gone the editor picked

up the manuscript and began to read as f ol-lo-

"The millionaire country editor whobad "

The next instant he dropped tbe copyand rushed to the tube leading up to theforeman's room.

"John." be shouted, "throw out thatchampion snake lie yon set up this morn-ing. Pve got something down here thatparalyzes it in forty-seve- n places at once."

Then he went back to his desk and re-sumed his reading.

Has to Ciet Up Early.Yonkers Ptatesmsa.

Mrs. Yeast Is your husband an earlyriser?

Mrs. Crirnsonbesk An early riser? Well,I should say so! Whv, my . husband's gotfour grown daughters and only one pair oltn!r.?.ndcjsl

"Along; "Ways Where I Have Wept."Along the ways where I have wept,

Grass grew as green, in fields as fair.As anywhere I llgbtlier stepped.

And golden sunlight In the airTurned it co wine; at last, aright,

I see the beauty that was there.

Tbe olden sunshine still Is bright; .

Tain's sweet, alone, the years have keptAnd spilled the bitter out of sight-Al- ong

the ways where I bare wept!Frank Preston Smart.

Oliver Wendell Ifolmes.Among tbe thousands who with bail and obeerWill welcome this new year,How few have passed, as thou and I,Bo many milestones by!

We have grown old together; we have seen,Our youth and age between.Two generations leave us and to-da-y

We with the third bold way.

Loving and loved. If thought most backwardrun

To thoee who, one by one.In the great silence and the dark beyondVanished with farewells fond.

Unseen, not lost; our grateful memories stillTheir vacant places lid;And. with the full-voice- d greeting of new friends.A tenderer whisper blends.

Linked close In a pathetic brotherhoodOf mingled 111 and good.Of Joy and grief, of grandeur and ot shame.For pity more than blame

The gift Is thine the weary world to makeMore cheerful for thy sake,Footuing the earn of its Miserere pains.With the old llellenio strains.

Lighting the sullen face of discontentWith imilcs for blcsaings sent,Enough of selfish walling has been bad;Thank God! for notes more glad.

Life is indeed no holiday; thereinAre want, and woe, and sin.Death and its nameless fears, and overallOur pitying tears must fall.

Thy hand, old friend! The service of our daysIn ditlerent moo's aDd ways.May prove to those who follow In our trainNot valueless nor rain.Far off, and faint ns echoes of a dream,The songs of boyhood sewn,Ye t on our autumn bouirhs, unflown with spring.The evening thrushes sing.

The hour draws near, how'er delayed and late,When at tho Eternal GateWe leave tbe words and works we call our ownAnd lift void hands alone

For love to fill; our nakedness of soulBrings to that gate no toll;Gift'e we come to Him, who all things gives.And lire because lie lives.,

John Q. Whlttier. in September Atlantic

Rustling Corn.When the long, bright day is doneAnd the last rays of the sun

With a fartiutf ltbt the hill-to- p fair adorn.It Is sweet to rest awhile.And a moment to beguile.

In listening to the rustling of the corn.

Oh, that music soft and low.When the summer breezes blow.

Bringing back the happy scenes ot childhood'sinorn.

When through all tbe summer dayI have whllcd the hours away,

riaylng hide and seek amid the rustling corn!

Through the dim. uncertain light,I can are the phantom brlcht

Of a loved one who, lu childhood's rosy morn.From our home was called away,And ber shout and laughter guy

Seems to echo faintly through the rustling corn.

Liko a dream those pleasures flew.With the years returned anew;

Little ones within my cottage-hom- e were born.And once more I tear the shout,&eo the running in and out.

Happy children hiding lu the rustling corn.

Many years have passed away.And my hair 1 turning grnr.

Gone are all the loved oues ol life's rosy morn.Jut I feel their presence near.Long forgotten voices hear.

While 1 listen to the rutllng ot the corn.liar.uah B. a trout. In Portland Transcript

Conventional Age of the Iiorse.,Iadlsca Farmer

A horse's ago is reckoned from the firstday of January in the year iu which hewas foaled. If he is loaled Dec. 31 he iscalled a yearling the next day. althoughhe is only twenty-fou- r hours old, aud willbe called a yearling all that year in altfairs and races. All that come betweenJan. 1 and Jim 1, are yearlings alike on tbefirst day of January after being foaled, al-though one may bo eleven months andthirty days older than the other. Theremust bo some rule that will be uniform,and this seems most natural to horsemen,although some contend that June 1 wouldbe a better starting point, but as very fewfoals are dropped from September to Jan-uary the rule adopted is preferable.

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act, and comprises Hester's pnblio pensncoon the market nlace, Dimmesdale's solitaryvigil on tbe moonlit scaffold, the scene inthe fort, and he revelation of the scar-let letter.

Henry Guy Carleton is coming to thefront as a playwright. His "A GildedFool," wnich Nat Goodwin is playinc, is anunquestioned success, so much o. in fact,that varions managers are after his othernew play, "Ye Olden Time."

T. Henry French, who now controls theBroadway, New York, says definitely thatit is his plan ultimately to devote the bouseentirely to comic opera. French Intends toreserve nil the time for Lillian Russell, theJiostouians, Francis Wilson and DeWolfHoppr.

T. 1). Frowbey. tbe young actor who madesuch a remarkable hit as the Lieutenant in j

V. II. nrn'i coiiiAdv- - "The Senator." last Jseason, is now in Nat Goodwin's company.Another prominent member of tbe company !

is Miss Minnie Dupree. the ingenue, whoseseason in "Held by ttre Enemy" was a mostdelightful performance.

Irving and the Kendals made money here,bnt Ernesto' lfossi. the greatest of Italiaaartists, was rejected, alvini's last toursubjected bis manager to heavy loss.Charles Wyndham. William Terms andMissMillward, Miss Eastlake and GeorgeBarrett also failed, despite Mansfield'splaint that foreign actors are an Americanfad.

Mr. William Gill has completed a newcomedy lor Miss Anna Pixley and calledit "Miss Hlythe. of Dulnth." It will bebrought out next month in Boston. Theincidental music is being arranged by Mr.Jessie Williams. Miss 1'ixiey has shelvrd"Polly Middles," the operetta she presentedat the Fourteenth-stree- t Theater last seasou;

J. M. Hill has engaged Henry Leoni andGeorge Mackenzie, late of the Casinoforces, and has added them to the member-ship of his new Opera Cotniqne Compenythat is soon to preeent "The Fencing Mas-ter." The comedians of the organizationare Jerome Vykes and Charles Hopper. Thelatter, it is to be hoped, for Mr. Hill's sake,will prove as entertainingly amusing as hisfamous namesake.Evans and Hoey. who have starred foment

years in "A Parlor Match." are to make theirfirst appearance at the New Y'ork llijouTheater to-morr- night in tbe ninth ver-sion of tbe piece. Their engagement is tocontinue for several weeks, and many newfeatures are to be introduced, including aconjurer's cabinet, a clever mechanicalillusion. Hoev has a new souk called "TbeMan Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo,"which be will sins at the Bijou.

Says Mr. btuart Robson: "Did it everstrike you as odd how every theater-goe- r

constitutes himself a judge and jury andsits on the merits or demerits of play andplayer? Nine out of every tn men whenasked as to the beauties of coloring in tbipicture or tbat would profess ignorance ofthe laws of pigments and modestly statethat they were not in a til position to

conscientiously. In nearly alltndge ol txt tad cf literatuxo no lind- nay (coldly) --J est ts UtUo as pc;UhlsvJ