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THE BCBAirrON TBIBU1H5 SATURDAY JIOMONG, SEFTEMBER 7. 1835.
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Facts of Interest
To" Womeh Readers.
Symposium of
Partly Gossipy
The coming of the greatest living ro
tor. Sir Henry lrvinu, to this country
has called up the question. Is there a
luady Irving? This question la satis
factorily answered toy a London cor
respondent. Klwyn A. Itarron, who
writes: "It may ho news to many
' people across the Atlantic that he has
wife living, but lAtly Irving Is not
only alive, but very much alive. She
has a cottage in Pelham row, where
Bhe spends most of her time, only leav
ing iLondon In the winter. She is af
flicted with pulmonary troubles and Is
forced to spend the trying months of
the year in Italy. A slender, good
looking but melancholy lady is the
wife of the great actor. If the truth
must be told, she has not been without
occasion for grief. The London public
knows little about her and cures less.
If it knew It would cure no more. Hut
people who have an Intimute knowledge
of many concerns say that Lady Irv
ing has borne a 'heavy burden for many
years. She was married to Irving
tyenty-six or twenty-seven years ago.
when he was an Inconsiderable player.
Qier maiden name was O'Callughan,
and she was the daughter of a regi
mental surgeon of the British army In
India. She was a woman of Imperious,
even violent temper, and she and Irv
ing did not enjoy a long period of felici
ty. Two children were born to them.
They ward named Henry and Lau
rence. "When Laurence Irving was 2 weeks
old and Henry 2 years, Mr. and Mrs.
Irving separated. The actor loft the
house and never returned. Except for
chance encounters the two never have
met since that day. His friends as
serted that she wan Insanely jealous;
her friends that he was careless of her.
He had the stronger side, but her fami
ly and relatives by marriage have con
stantly reiterated their faith In her.
(Her sister. Mrs. Morgan, wife of a
member of the firm of Ashburne &
Co.. of Calcutta, and her mother have
persistently urged her cause and she
has had the constant support of Mrs.
Kendal, the actress, and of other
friends. lA reconciliation was impossi
ble between two such natures. Mrs.
Irving maintained an attitude of hos
tility; Irving is very proud, and his
natural indisposition to making over
tures was increased by the favors
showered upon him from all sides. It
was not in him to bend. Friends like
the iKaronesa BuruVtt-Coutta were dis
posed to believe that he was a much
ufferlng monument of domestic pa
tience, and the man even actor who
. can resist the role of martyr has not
been burn in this world.
In the absence of her husband Mrs.
Irving lived with her mother. A num
ber of years ago proceedings for separ
ate maintenance were rumored. I don't
know that a suit was actually brought,
but Mr. Irving promptly settled upon
his wife for life an annuity of $1,000.
I am In a position to know that Mrs.
Irving has never used a penny of It on
her own account, but that all the
money has been devoted to the care
and education of the sons. For these
Doys Mr Henry has a strong affection,
yet, strangely enough, he has seen them
nut seldom. .When they were little fel
lows they went to him once a year. He
took them to supper after the play,
snoweretf them with gifts and sent
them home. Unless he ran upon them
by accident, he did not see them again
for another year. Mrs. Irving, who is
possessed by a mild aversion for the
stage as a career, did her utmost to
prevent them from following their
rainers avocation. But the blood In.
herltance was too strong. Henry Irv.
ing, jr., became 'an actor, and his
mother. In . spite of her feeling, was
moved to go to the west of Kngland to
see his debut. The other son, Lau
rence, Is a barrister. A good example
vi me it-eunK Between Husband and
wife was afforded when Edwin Booth
came to this countrv. Xt
Information to the curious concerning
i"" iciiDon ior me separation. Mrs.
Irving wrote to 'Booth. sHklnir fnr tint.
eta of admission to a performance of
JHamlet." "I would like." she said,
..-.c u.cnu Buna oi rienry irving
; 'Wrs. Balllngton 'Booth's sermon In
New Tork last Sunday, on "The Now
oman," was a healthful dissemina
tion of sound sense. "If, I could get
hold a new woman, or the so-called
new woman," she said, "I would make
her change her dress the first thing.
I would take her big sleeves and make
them into dresses for tho children
!. rtum8, 1 am sure a K1 many
little dresses could be made out of those
- sleeves.; As for some of her other gar
ments which I will not mention here I
would take them away and give them
to the sex to which they belong." The
men In the audience clapped so wildly
at this sentiment that the fair speaker
had to heg them to be quiet. "The
next thing I would do" she continued.
would be to collect the books that the
Jew woman reads books that any Ood
fearing, right feeling woman would
blush to have about her. I would pile
these books up all together and burn
them burn them along with her cig
arettes and chewing gum." The speaker
went on to say that the next step in
her plan for the reformation of the new
woman, or the preverted woman, as
she called her, would be to Induce
her to come to the Salvation Army
meetings and learn what it was to get
rid of herself, to help the poor, the sick,
the lost and the outcast and forever
abandon her vain self seeking.
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"Then," she said, "If that plan failed,
. I should get her a strong willed, loving
husband, that she might come to recog-
- nlze that there Is something great and
strong and noble In the other sex. Tho
.tendency of the so called new woman Is
J belittle man.' She craves emancipa
tion, progression, she says, and !n he
mad rush after these Idols she means
to crush and mangle man beneath l.r
chariot wheels. We women of the Sal
. . Vtition Army, who ourselves have been
teimcd new women, say to this rapul
s;ve, revolting creature, whose Ideas
and aspirations I hope have been cx
agerated, 'We don't want you among
u",' our Ideal new woman rises to man's
side, and In turn ralBns him higher.
The prevailing Idea of the new woman
as she is commonly pictured Is not the
, advanced woman of the ago, with whom
I am heart and soul in sympathy. . The
so called new woman Is a very poor
' copy of a mock man. She Is a course,
unfeminlne creature,' from whom men
. - and women alike turn with aversion.
She Imitate the garb and manner of a
not over nice type of man even while
she belittles man in the abstract. She
doesmore;shecomes forward to trample
on the traditions of our mothers of the
'. mother who kissed her in the cradle
- and made a woman of her.
"This abnormal woman professes
to acorn wifehood and have aspira
tions above motherhood. She openly
confesses that she abhors children, and
refers to them in contemptuous tones
a brats. For her there is no Sweet
ness, no glimpse of heaven In Innocent
baby eyes, no music in the prattle of
childish lips,- no grace In pattering
feet. She abhors these infant darlings
and wastes all of her love and atten
ttonon a miserable ugly little pug nosed
'flog. I am sure that if not utterly given
v over to selfishness and blind to every
thing good, a happy marriage would
convert such a women, for If she
felt the touch of childish lips, had
ehildlsh arms about her neck and a fair
little il pillowed on her breast she
J i I k outrage hr weir, .woman
Information, Partly Grave,
and Partly Gay.
liness by giving vent to sentiments
such as these. I say let the new woman
be educated as much as possible; let
her go to the bar, and study medicine,
and preach from the pulpit as much
as she likes, but by all means let her
not neglect her heart It seems to mo
now thut many women treat their
hearts as the Chinese do their feet
cramp und cripple and debase them.
Let the new woman ride her wheel."
she went on in conclusion, "and swim
and drive, do anything which will per
fect her physically, so that she may
stand forth and be a power In the na
tion, but, I repeat, let her not do all
these things and forauke her womunlt
ncss forget that she has a heart."
THE WIFE AND THE PURS'3:
One thing l cortnln. Tho wife who does
her duty, mamnjcs her houwhold with
eounomy. ami by her lntell. Felice ami In
dustry helps aiive the fumily money. Is
us much entitled to a voice In Its expendi
ture ns ii sue mm actually einuM it una
had It u, li. to her haiwlj. Ami n decent
husband will ncknowleilKe the claim. As
a rule, woiveii, however, do not put for-
wnru uny man claims un'cy they lire
really oppressed or are frivolous und
think themselves entitled to Kpen.l more
man uiey can ufToru. Cleveland World.
THE CULINARY DEPARTMENT:
To can string benns, first string the
Deans una cut tnem in several pieces,
throw Into bulllntr Water, boil runlclly 111'-
teen minutes, littvo the Jars ready tillud
with warm water to oHKhtly heat. Kiniity
and 1111 quickly with the beans. Lurgo
Inouth glass. Jars, with von-efuin-ltiieil or
glass tops, ehoulde used. They should be
thoroughly healed before tilling. A silver
spoon handle should ia passed around, the
inside of the Jar to break any air bubbles
that may be there, und the tops screwed
on without iluhiy. Stand Jar, while 1)11-
liur, on a folded towel to prevent brousaze,
Aftrtr sealing, staaid the Jars In a warm
place over nlKht. In (he morning lighten
the covers, and put them in a cool, darn
fjlace. In a week examine each Jar care
fully witnout snuiung or disturbing more
thaii neoossury. If you find the lids
slightly indented, the contents free from
ulr bubbles and the liquid settled, you
may rct assured they will Keep well.
One of the nicest ways of serving a sand
wich Is to roll It. When made up In this
way less or the surraoe or tne Dread w ex.
Hosed and there is less dancer of the sand.
kh drying on the outside. Spread the
ellcee of meat, ptunto or forcemeat on a
sllea of buttered bread. Only tender.
home made bread fully twenty-four hours
old, will roll properly, uegin very care
fully and turn the bread gently; then roll
rather firmly. Pin them up one by one In
a piece of napkin, and set them aside for
several hours under a slight weight, that
they may retain their ehope. All sand
wiches should ba carefully covered up) In
rrapkins as soon as mey are, made aim
should be served soon as possible to
prevent their becoming dry on the out
side. But II carefully piled and covered
up they will keep moist: or several hours,
E?g tfembales are exceptionally nice as a
course ior a summer lunoneon. neai six
eggs well and add half a teanpoonful of
salt, a pinch of pepper, one teaspoonful
of chopped parsley, and a very little onion
Juice; add three-quarters of a pint of nrUk
and mix well; butter eight medium sized
tlmbale molds and fill with the mixture;
put the molds into a deep pan containing
hot water almost no to 'the too of them:
place In a moderate oven and cook until
firm In the center; turn out on a warm
dish and pour tomato or cream sauce
around tnem. - -
A dainty luncheon without meat consists
of macaroni croquettes served with a
cream sauce coii'talninir Krated cheese.
green pens, a sajad of watercress with
wafers, and fruit: brown and white bread.
with too, coffee, or cocoa, complete the
menu. A nutritious and very satisfying
dinner without meat may consist of puree
of ipeas, stuffed eggs with cream sauce,
new baked potatoes, string beans, lettuce
salad w:m waters ana cream cneese.
fruits and nuts.
If a cim of hot coffee Is all that a hur
rled man or woman has the appetite or
time for these hot summer mornings, it
may bo made nourishing and still keep Its
kocm! flavor if a freah ecg Is well beaten
In the cup, a little cream added, then the
sivar. and liaStly the coffee poured In
gradually. When adding the coffee stir
or 'Deat constantly wttn a.mau egg Dealer
or a spoon, or use a shaker as In making
lemonade.
A new salad Is a mixture of ripe to
matoes, hiinl boiled eggs, lettuce and
caviare. The Ingredients are mixed In the
fiillowlnir oroDortlon: Two small firm to.
matoes to one hurd boiled egg, and the
small head that forms the head of a
heart of lettuce. Slice the tomatoes, then
the ckkh and lay them on a bed of lettuce.
For this quantity use a teasponful of
caviare. Put It on, top of the salad, cover
with a French dreslng and serve very coin.
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GREAT DEFECTS:
One great trouble In this country Is that
the American woman as a rule, who Is
able to afford a $5 hat, I twists on having
one that costs J10. Anil similarly the man
who can afford to smoke a cob pipe In
sists on smoking 10-cent cigars. Minne
apolis Times.
SCARCITY OF PURE FOOD.
Thomas Martlndale, the Philadel
phia grocer, says, apropos of the new
"pure food law" lately enacted at Har
rlsburg: "No first-class grocer wants
to handle goods that are injurious to the
health of the public. If the goods are
adulterated even with harmless mix
tures, and the customer buys them
knowingly, and the price Is In accord
ance with the quality of the article
sold, no harm could come of it. Take,
for instance, Coleman's mustard, which
Is the standard mustard tieed In this
country. It Is an adulterated article
under the new law, Inasmuch as it con
tains flour; otherwise it would not keep.
If a label Is placed In the package stat
ing that the article Is a compound and
contains so many parts of pure mustard
and so many parts of flour, the public
will buy It, Just the same, and they will
know exactly what they are purchas
ing. This same thing holds good In
many other cases which are .too num
erous to mention. It Is Impossible to
sell strictly pure goods. They do not
necessarily need to be adulterated with
Injurious compounds; but a harmless
adulteration is necessary. Inasmuch as
poor people oould not afford to buy
strictly straight goods. All cheap
coffees contain a fair percentage of
chicory. This la not injurious if not
used to excess.
"Pepper Is another of the many class
of goods which are adulterated. Pure
spices are very high In price, and a
large number of housekeepers will not
buy the pure article on this account.
Pepper Is frequently adulterated with
bread roasted brown and ground, and
also with some kinds of flour also
browned. This Is not Injurious; but In
the future the purchaser will, know
what he la getting. I have no doubt
unscrupulous dealers well adulterated
articles of this kind for pure, and In
the future It will be a misdemeanor pun
ishable by law. Catsups, pickles and a
great number of canned goods contain
salicylic acid to keep them from spoil
ing. Thin acid la dangerous to the
health and our Arm In the future will
not handle goods In which sallcyllo or
like acids are used. Other grocers will
do likewise, and In this way as In many
other cases the public will be benefited.
A large catsup manufacturer Informed
ua the other day that they had a
method of making catsup without acids
by a German process which Is a secret.
but In which sterilisation plays a prom
inent part.
If the Jelly to pure article, composed
of currant Juloe and sugar, It may be
called 'currant Jelly. If the article con
tains, as an cheap leiiits do. a mixture
of ourrant Juice, apple Juice, which Is
ebeaper, and gluooaa, UffiUft be lalwlled i
'currant Jelly compound and the for
mula printed on the label, eyrups, I
understand, will In the future be la
belled a compound, for nearly all syrups
except pure molasses, contain foreign
substances such as glucose, etc. The
law Is a good one if my Interpretation
of it Is correct and If the proper officials,
who will have the matter in charge, as
have before stated, enforce It Judi
ciously and not maliciously.
THE MISSIONS PROBLEM.
Eugene Field. In Chicago Record.
The derision now expressed by the
Chinese toward Christian missionaries
and their work reminds us of what we
have heard It. L. Garner tell of his ob
servation of missionary work in Africa,
liarner visited the western coast of
Africa for the purpose of pursuing cer
tain scientitlc researches; his work
brought him necessarily In contact with
the natives, so he hud an excellent op
portunity to learn from the heathen
themselves their views of the actual
condition of missionary work In the
midst of them.
"Undoubtedly," says Mr. Garner,
"there are conversions which are gen
uine, but the number of these Is ab
surdly smnll when compared with the
number of those conversions which are
professed simply for the purKse of
temporal protit. Let me give you au
illustration of the way In which those
Africans play the missionary folk. A
irative lad has been taken In hand by a
missionary, who treats him kindly und
by degrees educates him, as he fondly
imagines, up to a point where he Is
capable of understanding certain fun
damental religious truths. The mis
sionary then suggests that he be bap
tized, to which proposition the lad ad
mits he would gladly accede were It not
for a certain sense of shame he feels
when he thinks of appearing at the
ceremony in the wretched rags which
serve as his only wearing apparel. The
missionary respects this feeling and
provides against It by giving the fellow
some decent clothing, a strip of linen,
a suit of panjamas or a bolt of print
calico, as the case may be. His mental
reservations 'having been overcome In
this way, the . lad Is baptised
and his case Is recorded among those
other conversions which will duly be
reported to the missionary society
across the ocean.
"The native then goes out among his
people, and they immediately notice
that he Is better dressed than they are.
Tho first question is: 'Where did you
HEWS OF TIE GREEK ROOM AND FOYER.
Some of the More Important Doings of the Early
Theatrical Season.
That thrilling drama, "The Stowa
way," which will be seen at the Acad
emy tonight, deal s with a son of
wealthy parents who has been cast off
by his father. Is supposed to be dead
and is about to be replaced, in nis in.
herltance, by his cousin, the villain of
the piece. His identity among tne ire
quenters of the gin-mill Is discovered
by the cousin, who schemes to deprive
him of his rights. There is a Dickens
like atmosphere to the play, which, In
itself, Is an evidence of unusual merit,
but "The Ctowaway" has so many
other things to commend it to the at
tention of the average playgoer mat us
wonderful success is not surprising.
In the company, besides the ex-burglars
Hennessey and McCoy, are some
very clever players,
"Outcasts of a Great City." with Its
tremendous scenio effects and big and
brilliant company, headed by Dan I A.
Kelly, will be one of this season's
strongest novelties at the Academy of
'Music, September 9, lu and It. Popular
prices.
The parade of George Thatcher and
Carroll Johnson's minstrels on the day
of the visit of this company in this city
should not be missed, for Judging from
the report It Is one of the most elegant
street demonstrations that has ever
appeared upon our streets. A novel
feature of the parade will be the ap
pearance of the ladles of the company
upon bicycles, arrayed in tne very
latest Idea in bloomer costumes. Lady
cyclists of this city will no doubt be
Interested in this feature or tne parade.
The company will be seen at the Acad
emy of aiuslc Thursday evening.
An American syndicate of theatrical
managers has successfully negotiated
for a number of French and uncnsn
plays to be produced In this country
next season. IMIncr's 'Fifth Avenue
theater will be eastern headquarters,
and McVlcker's, in Chicago, western
headquarters, no attempt being mndo
to cover the territory west of the Mis
sissippi. iManugers in twelve other
large cities are also interested In the
pool as partners with Mr. (Miner and
Mr. Olcvlcker. They represent Hoston,
Philadelphia, Baltimore. Washington.
Pittsburg, Detroit, Buffalo, Cleveland,
Bt. Louts, Louisville and Cincinnati,
It unquestionably will be a severe blow
to the star system, for the poll will
make all Its productions by stock com
panies. A dramatic company will be
organized containing an extraordinary
number of people that will be able to
present "any piny that can be written
by anybody," as Mr. Miner puts It.
"Where tho "heroes" are this season:
Harry Miller with the Empire stock
company, Herbert Keleey with the
Lyceum stock company. Wilton Lack-
aye with "Trilby," J. Katcllffo with
The Hportlng Duchess." Nathaniel
Hartwig with iFarle Walnwrlght, Mel
bourne iMoDowell with Fanny Daven
port, Edwin Arden with W. H. Crane,
Hugo Toland with K. .M. ond Joseph
Holland, Kyrle Bellew with "The
Queen's Necklace." F. C. Mosley with
Robert Downing. HalM Thompson
with James O'Neill. W. 3. Hart with
iModJeska, Byron Douglas with "A
Great Diamond Robbery," William
Htach with Joseph Jefferson, Maurice
Barrymore with "Sowing the Wind,"
C. Brommann with 'Mrs. Langtry, Ed
win iMIUon Royle with "In Mexico,"
Fred. Terry with John Hare, George
Fawcett with Nat C. Goodwin,
Tn summing up the comls opera sit
uation, Nym Crinkle ays in the New
York world: "It Is a clear case of
glut. Of fifty librettos examined forty
dealt with mythical Inlands, where a
carload of chorus girls were ship
wrecked, and the other ten were still
being examined with a view of finding
out what It was they dealt with aside
from the costumes. To call these Jing
ling pu recessions operas is very much
like calling Mark Twain's Inimitable
smartness criticism. The women In
comic opera sing with their slippers
and act with their petticoats. The
men who go to see them hear with their
eyes and Judge with their appetites."
James L. Ford, a well-known the
atrical writer, author of "Literary
ShoD." has written a novel, to be pub
lished next month, called "Dolly Dll
lenbeck." It deals with the adven
tures of a young man who finds him
self at 21 with half a million dollars to
spend. He becomes the backer of an
actress, and theatrical life Is treated
with humor by one who knows all
about It.
The fates are against Miss Delia Fox.
Bhe cannot apeak above a whisper, and,
of course, cannot sing, in conse
quence. Palmer's theater has closed.
Her physician says mat miss fox nas
temporary paralysis of the vocal chords
brought on by overexertion.
CHATTER AMONG1 THE TARS:
Alexander Dumas Is 71 years old.
John D. Oikbart will be with "Ths Pass
ing Show" this Mison. ,
Anal OfSmtt will be William H. Crane's
will be William H. Crane's
IttMaa.
?W land Ifrf. Thomas
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wad mar uar tats
Rmjp
ateai those clothesV I didn't steal
them. the baptized lad aays; they were
given to tne.' 'Who gave them to you?
the others ask. and he tells them the
missionary. 'But what for? they de
mand, for, like all primitive people, they
can conceive of nothing that does not
Involve the principle of selfishness.
Then the reported convert tells them
that he got the suit of clothes simply
for being baptised, and he explains
that baptism is a ceremony which con
sists of merely sprinkling a little water
on a person's head 'If that hi the
truth,' say the ofher natives, 'we shall
go to be baptliedT And so they do go,
exercising a god Ueal of craft about it
too, for they are cunning enough to
know that the booty they ure after can
be comprehended only by the practice
of a certain amount of dissimulation."
A young missionary came back from
Africa not Ions. ago to build up his
health, which hud been grevlously shat
tered by a three years' residence in the
coast country. Uurlng those three
years he. had lived continually among
the natives; had nut seen or talked with
a white man. He was asked what
practical good he had accomplished.
"Well." said he, after a moment's re
flection, " 1 left a 16-year-old boy over
there whose thoughts, 1 am satisfied,
have been directed to such a point that
he will Boon recognize und accept re
ligious truths." Yet, broken in health
and having but ono convert prospect
ively, the missionary was fully deter
mined to return to Africa as soon as
his health was restored to him. Said
he: "It la not true for me to Judge
either by, or of, results; it is my part
to simply keep doing what I believe
to be my duty!"
A nobler Incentive never Inspired In
those lives of heroism with which the
history of humanity Is illumined. We
see thlsh motive shining in the life of
Francis Xavier. who, in the full glory of
his youthful beauty, put wealth and
flattery and all the allurements of
a courtly age behind him and set
out alone, clad In a robe of serge
and penniless, to bear to heathen
fishermen In plague-ridden India the
promises, the teachings and the Con
solution of his fu.lt h. And this same
sense of duty has wrought every other
shining example to which we look with
reverence; upon the battlefield. In the
market place, in the monustery, at the
fireside in every place and walk
known to humanity we find it a Duty,
pre-eminent and beautiful, the bulwark
of faith, the bulwark of hope and the
bulwark of charity.
Barry will be members of Augustln Daly's
company this season.
Mr. and Mrst Tabor will produce
"Henry IV" during the coming season.
Hovlo's "Christ at Puj-im" has been
translated into French, and by an Italian.
Joseph Jefferson begins his season in
October at the Garden theater, New York.
The French theaters are obliged to con.
ttrlbute 10 per cent, of the gross receipts
to the poor.
Cunvllle d'Arvtlle will send out two com
panies this season, one of which she pro
pose to head.
"Hamlet" will be the chief feature in
Alexander SalvlnL's repertoire during the
coming season.
Madame Modjeska has two new plays
this seuson, "Hrln;s Ueorge" and "The
Ladle' Battles." ,
John Mason, Nannie Craddock and Ag
nes Ulller will be in tho cast at the Gar
rick thoater, London.
"A Modem Mephluto" Is the title oT a
new play in which Helen Mora Is now
starring with success.
Imro Fox, th comic conjuror, who Is a
favorite in this city. In a member of "The
Rainmakers" company.
Louis James will produce a new play
called "Marmion." It is an adaptation of
air Walter Scott's poem.
English newspapers announce that
George Alexander will make a tour of the
United States next year.
Richard Hurlow, the "Daisy Queen of
Spain," has returned from Paris with a
choice assortment of gowns.
Creston Clarke will commence an en
gagement of six nights and two matinees
at the Chestnut Street theater Sept. 3d.
Manager J. C. Duff Is thinking of pro
ducing Smetano's Bohemian operetta,
"The Bartered Bride," on an elaborate
scale.
Charles H. Hoyt's new base ball play Is
to be known as "A Runaway Colt. Cap
tain Anson will be the bright particular
feature.
Minnie Palmer will begin hpr American
tour in Rochester, on Dee. 23, In "The
School Girl," supported by an American
company.
"A Black Sheep," one of Hoyt's latest
comedies. In reported as having been
miK h Improved since Its last appearance
In this city.
Thomas Keeno will, whllo playing Rich
ard this season, wear a suit of mall for
merly worn by Gustavus Brooke, the Eng
lish tragedian.
Nat C. Goodwin has engaged Annie Rus
sell for leading business this season. It
Is said there Is a part in Henry Guy Carle
ton's new play specially suited to Miss
Russell.
Elwyn A. Barron Is at work on a dra
matlstiit'on of George Eliot's "Romoln,"
In which Mrs. Tuber Is to play the title
role and Mr. Taber will appear as Tito
Milema. (
The opening performance will be an
elalxmiti! production of "llnmlet," and we
have no doubt that Mr. Clarke's numerous
friends will attend in great numbers to
welcome him.
There Is a song called "Tom T!t" In tho
If rent London success, "Tho Shop Girl,'-'
which It Is predicted will be a great hit
In. this country. Tha show comes to
America this season.
Miss Carrie Turner, the nctress, was
seized with a cramp while bathing in the
surf nt Stamford, Conn., on last Sunday
afternoon nnd was saved from drowning
by Robert IS. Mantell.
Richard Mansfield nnnounces an entire
ly new repertoire for this season. It will
include his new plays, "Tho Hon of Don
Juan." "The House of tho Wolf" ond "A
Society Highwayman."
Sol Smith Russell nnd his company are
In Toronto, where they are actively re
hearsing "The Rivals," In which Mr. Rus
sell will play the part of Bob Acres for
the first time on Sept. 2.
It Isn't every actor purchases the home
of a urcsdent of tne united tstntes.
Thomas Keeno, however, has Just become
the owner or the house that president Ty
lor lived In on Etaten Island.
A band of royal batrpipe-r will be a fea.
ture In the coming production of Sidney R
Ell's' romantic dm ma, "Bonnie Scotland.'
under the leadership of Professor Rob'
ert Ireland, of Glasgow, Scotland.
Maida Cralgen has been engaged for
upnoua ror wanter vnnen:ue s engage
ment In "Hamlet," at the Herald Squars
theater. New York. Miss Craigon will
play all of the star's lending female roles
on tour.
Frank Bush w!ll begin his starring tour
In "Girl Wanted," the new farce comedy
by R. N. Stephens, In Montreal, Sept. 16.
In this piece Mr. Buwh personates a man
who arsumes six different dlsguisoB, two
being feminine.
Edward J. Bell, long identified with A.
M. Palmer's famous stock company. Is an
inmate of a retreat for the insane In Hart
ford, Conn. Mr. Bell Is raid to be slowly
improving, but there seems to be little
hope of his ever recovering his reason.
Thle autumn Mrs. D. P. Bowers will
cedebraite her fiftieth year of active pro
fessional work. A.- M. Palmer, who hu
been Mrs. Bowers' manager on and off for
several years, has an idea of organ sinor
a totg testimonial Jn the actress' honor.
Harry Lee, the American actor who got
tired of struggling for success In tha levlt.
(mate drnma, and went Into the music
iMUis ut liondon, introducing an entirely
new style of entertainment, has ioim to
South Africa with Manager Zimmerman
at a salary of $600 a week.
Mrs. Langtry has been eomoelled by the
advice of her physician to abandon her
forthcoming tour in thla country. The
sole cause of this decision to the state of
her health, tier tnedloal advisers having
Imperatively forbldeen her to incur the
fsiluea aad dlscomforfa attendant on m.
fMjMtactl tour durina- wUnsrtcaa wuv-
Men of Renown in"
European Affairs.
Interesting Reminiscences Concerning the
"Second Disraeli," Joseph Chamberlain.
From the TItnes-IIerald.
, London, Aug. 21. iNo man tn the
house of commons excites so much
speculation among his colleagues or has
so much attention from the strangers'
gallery as the new secretary of state
for the colonies, Joseph Chamberlain.
A leading Journalist has Just dubbed
him tne ".Second Disraeli." He has
some points of contact with this cele
brated Jew.
Air. Chamberlain Is now 50 years of
age. It la not eay to believe this when
one studies his youthful exterior, his
air of Jaunty and almost aggressive
boyishness as he moves about the house
and Mbby. Neat even to spruceness
and fastidious even to his well-manicured
finger tips, ho does not at llrst
suggest the stubborn quality that is In
him or his unmatched powers of perfect
seLf-poases.sion under attack and his
faculty of assuming an aspect of cynic
al lntertist mingled with pity when his
foes are hurling upon him the malig
nant Javelins of fierce invective.
The fact is, Mr. Chamberlain's dtto
nair personality has always been a sort
of high crime und misdemeanor In the
eyes of those who do not curry their
years so well, while the readiness of his
retorts and the composure with whli'h
he greets articulate or inarticulate in
terruptions exasperates his opponents
even worse than what they choose to
call his political treason. In a high de
gree he has what Is called "Bhe house
of commonH manner," something hard
to describe, but easy to recognize even
from the gallery.
Has .Mndo Many Kucmlcs.
It has been his fortune or misfortune
to make many enemies. Xo Kngllsh
statesman of the period has made so
many and seemed so Indifferent to the
making. Yet he has Warm friends.
Mr. Balfour Is one; Sir Charles Dilke Is
another; t'he late Lord Randolph
Churchill was a third. To the Irish na
tionalist he Is the most detestable of
men. They see In him, rightly or
wrongly, the force which balked their
aspirations in the lust two Gladstone
administrations, and Dhelr estimate of
his acts und character Is summed up In
the oft-applied epithet of "Judas."
It Is a singular fact, and one not often
recalled, that the tamo abominated
"Judas" Chamberlain was, prior to ISSo,
much In advance of his liberal col
leagues of that day on all questions
pertaining to Ireland. The difference
between him and them Is that they
pushed forward, will He he maintained
his own original stutuB quo.
Although by birth a Londoner, It was
In Birmingham that his large wealth
and his political reputation wad gained.
Mayor of that city from 1874 to 1870, his
period ut office was connected with
many important municipal improve
ments; and when a parliamentary va
cancy occurred in the borough It was
natural chat he should be chosen to
fill It. His ascendancy In that city h'as
from tlvat day steadily Increased; and
he has now an influence in Birmingham
and the Midland counties which could
not be much greater were' he a local
pope.
Was Considered Dangerous.
When he entered parliament In 1S76,
the conservatives looked upon him as
a dangerous portent. He spoke like
a republican; there was a clear note of
hostility to the monarchial system In
his addresses on the hustings, which
Boon secured for him the reputation of
a revolutionist. The mildest comment
ary upon his policy described It as "a
new and peculiarly ferocious variety of
radicalism. The whigs of the Hurting
ton school eyed him askance as a pos
slble conspirator against all established
order. The moderate liberals feared
him as the patentee of the American
caucus in England. This was a wea
pon they had not used and could not
understand. They stood aghast when
he referred to Lord Hartlngton as tho
"former leader of the liberal party."
By degrees, however, they came to
understand him, then to trust, and
finally to admire and to applaud. Ere
Mr. Gladstone returned to power In
1N80, Chamberlain had lived down much
of the suspicion that he was at heart a
red republican; and his Inclusion In
that cabinet was regarded as a cer
tainty. He entered It, stepping nt once
to the responsive position of president
of the board of trade. Here his care
ful municipal trnlnlng stood him In ex
cellent stead. He prove? a practical
and capable Administrator, ready to
deal with such highly technical sub
jects as the bankruptcy laws, patents
und merchant, shipping. On the floor
of the house in debate his vivacious
and vigorous oratory proved of con
stant service to the government of the
day and helped to cheer the flagging
spirits of tho ministerialists In times
of defeat.
Admitted His Leadership.
It was during this period the period
between 1880 and 1885 that shrewd
Judges of churacter and events began
to see In the man and his work the
elements of future leadership. At the
time of the Introduction of the reform
bill of 1SS, no secret was made of the
fact that Chamberlain was largely re
sponsible for several of its most sweep
ing and serviceable provisions; while
the Irish parliamentary leaders paid
open tribute in the house to his ad
mirable efforts In endeavoring to bring
about a reconciliation between that
party and Mr. Gladstone.
Then came the general election of
1885, with an official programme an.
nonnclng that the establishment of an
Independent parliament and executive
In Dublin was to be the chief concern
of liberal legislation In the new parlia
ment. To Mr.VhambeiMuIn this came
ns a total and genuine surprise. Al
though previously. In advance of Mr
Gladstone and iMr. Morlev, as the
newspaper files of that period prove by
the testimony of scores of Important
speeches In parliament and on the
hustings, ho now found himself entire
ly distanced In the effort to give to
Ireland such reforms as he regarded
necessary He refused to go the pace
nnd Issued what was called nn "unau
thorlzod programme," which greatly
of .Mr. Gladstone. This wa the begin
J ? . tll mpmor'1l rupture which
ended In the formation of the 1,"ral
unlonbU pnrty by tho late John nr Sbt
Ijnrd Hur-trncfon. now Duke of Devon
shire, and Mr; Chamberlain. "evon
Reasons for tho Rupture.
The motives which actnuted him In
breaking with his old colleagues have
been made the subjects of an astonish-
Bv some' h?hnf. r'" eL
By some he has been charged with sac
rificing them to his bitter dislike of
Hnrcourt and (Morley, who had se
cured a larger share than himself of
Mr. Gladstone's partisan confidence.
By others ho Is accused of frustrating
Mr. Gladstone's home rule project In
order to revenge himself upon the
veteran chief for having Indicated Lord
(Rosebery as his own natural suces
sor In the leadership of the liberals.
Mr.'Healy and Dr. Tanner, of the Irish
party, have never hesitated to charac
terise him aa the "arch-revenger" and
"chief of apostates." exhaust I tiff tha
vocabulary of denunciation in describ
ing what the former once styled "his
base betrayal of his political master
for the sake of the filthy lucre of the
scribes and Pharisees of an accursed
toryism." .
1 In the heated atmosphere of current
British politics It U not easy to analyse
motives; but aots are of record. And
thti facta art that, although Mr. Cham
berlain differed notoriously from Mr.
Oladitooa on tha home rule poller, M
accepted Ihe portfolio of the local gov
ernment board In the cabinet of 1885,
hoping to be able to modify the pre
mier's plans; and, even after the re
jection of the home rule bill of the com
mons and the defeat of Mr. Gladstone
at the general election of 1886, Mr.
Chamberlain's colleagues did not then
regard his estrangement as permanent,
but actually projected the famous
Round Table conference for the pur
pose of healing the breach In the lib
eral party.
Was a t.amentnblo I'alluro.
How completely that project failed,
and how fatally the failure perpetuat
ed the schism are matters of common
fame in tho United States. The prob
ability Is that there were faults on both
sides. Certainly there waa nothing of
the wise spirit of compromise on either,
Mr. Gludstone was denied the supreme
desire of his political life to give to
Ireland some large and noble meed of
rational Justice and prosperity. Mr.
Chamberlain was driven out of the
party to which he was closely allied
by the convictions of a lifetime as to
all questions but one. The largest
hearted statesman of the century went
Into retirement without the eclat of
triumph In the most humane and most
magnificent of his undertakings; and
thu mini who Is at bottom the most
thorough going of English radicals,
was forced into the camp of those who
for years were his pet aversion, but are
shrewd enough to make such conces
sions now as will enable them to utilize
his talents and his following.
It was a capital stroke of policy on
the part of Lord Salisbury to give Mr.
Chamberlain the colonial portfolio. The
post removes him more than any other
of equal dignity In the cabinet from the
personal conduct of matters especially
rich In political rancours. The colonial
minister stands a little apart from his
colleagues and his party In regard to
the controversies of the day. Indeed,
If he have any enemies of his ministry,
these are apt to be on the government
side.
A Place of Many Duties.
The work of the colonial minister
ranges from the Infinitely great to the
Infinitely little, from the conduct of
quasi diplomatic relations of alliance
and co-operations with the huge com
monwealths of Australia and Carrada to
the care of such busy communities as
Wie Virgin Islands, where they have two
policemen, and the petty anarchical
What is
n.-.,tw..,w. -- in-nn 1, ,n y-ir. - ,
Castoria Is Dr. Samuel Pitcher prescription for Infants
and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor
, ther Narcotio substance. It Is ft harmless substitute
for Parejroric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor Oil
It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years use by,.
Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys 'Worms and allays
feverishness. Castoria prevents Tomiting Sour Curd,'
cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. Castoria relieves
teething troubles, cures constipation and flatulency .'
Castoria assimilates the food, regulates the stomach :
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas ,
toria is the Children's Panaceathe Mother's Friend
v
Castoria.
" Castoria Is an excellent nadtdne for ehu
dren. Mothers have repeatedly tola me of Its
good effect upon tttelr children.'
Da. Q. 0. Osaoon,
Lowell, H
OsttorlA Is the best remedy for ehlldrea of
which I am acquainted. I hope the day Is sot
far distant when mothers will oontlder the reel
Interest of their children, and use Castoria In
stead of the varloutquack nostrums which are
destroying their lored ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents dowa their throats, thereby sending
them to premature gmree."
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Conway, Ark.
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r Ml tay'JOHN a PHELPS, Pharmtala a, Wyamlnf Ay
community of Tristan d'Acunha, where
they have no law, no property, no
crime, no immorality. In his care for
the motley people under his charge he
must for the moment set aside every
religious, social and moral proposses
sion. Jlimself a Christian, he must
for the time be the guardian of Budd
ha's tooth. In one of his territories he
Is ex-otflclo a prohibitionist; in another
he depends for his Income on gin alone.
At Malta he runs Italian opera, at
Heligoland, till the Germans got It, he
used to run opera bouffe. The duties
of a colonial minister are not too techni
cal, and their variety Is their charm.
They are Just the duties which the cun
ning tory prime minister would select
to distract from burning controversies
as far as possible the alert, combative,
am'bitious and powerful leader of the
liberal unionists In the lower bouse.
lilr. Cbamfberkiln likes them. He is
for bhe time the most conspicuous fig
ure In the colonial empire. Its very
heart and center. All colonial roads
lead to or through London. There are
more colonists In London every day of
the yeai than in Montreal amd Mel
bourne. It would never do to appoint
to the office a man with a turn for
sociology. There is no telling wQiat
eccentricities of evolution he migiht
wish to transplant to England, ilut
Mr. Chamberlailn la not troubled by
special scientific ties, and he will prove
a colonial minister who will not attract
to himself the enmity of any section of
the British colonies, but on the con
tiary, will prove a strung centralizing
and federating force.
The colonial office cannot, however,
monopolize his attention. With him
politics is not only the supreme object,
but the one dominating aim of exist
ence. To that aim everything else is
subordinated. He makes no secret o
the fact that he cares little for society,
though his American wife continues to
keep him in It. The ambition of hla
life Is to be prime minister of England.
In the Inevitable reorganization of par
ties which the next decade will witness
he may attain his deBlre. He has all
the qualifications for high office, and
as much will, courage and persistency,
aa the younger Pitt. The cartoonists
love to portray him with his monoc
ular eyeglass and buttonhole cluster of
orchids, but they recognize In him an
English statesman after the moBt ap
proved pattern of the last quarter of
the Nineteenth century first rate as a;
man of business, prompt. Inquisitive,
resourceful, appreciative of humor and
light in hand.
Into such a sketdi of the colonial aee
retary of state an Irish nationalist
would throw a number of less attrac
tive traits. But neither Mr. Chamber
lain nor the Irish nationalist Is to be1
accepted aa an authority, concerning
the other.
Distinguished.
Father (in disgust) Whydon't you tnaka
an effort and distinguish yourself?
Son-Distinguish myself? Why. father,
everybody knows I am the dumbest bay
in school. Puck.
Castoria.
-
M Castoria Is so well adapted teckfldrra thai
I recommend It aa superior to aay praecrlptioa
knows to ma."
H. A. Aaoan, It D.,
Ill 8a Oxford St, Brooklyn, N. T.
"Our physicians la the children's depart
meat have spoken highly of their experi
ence la their outside pnctlos with Castoria,
and although we only have among out
medical supplies what is known as regular;
products, yet we are free to confess that (be
merits of Castoria has woo as to look wttk
favor upon ft."
Uxitzo EosrtTAl, an Dnranusx,
AutaC. Sam, Pro.,
array Street, Raw Tork City.
22 Commoni ealti
ii Hit, Scrantan, Pl
PA.