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THE SCRAXTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1901.
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THE AMERICAN
MEDITERRANEAN
SIGHTS VISIBLE ALONG THE
GULP OF MEXICO.
Mobile a Splendid Instnnco of the
Old South Touched by New Enter
prises Charming Pleasure Resorts
Dotting the Itlnemry fiom Mobile
to New Orleans and Full of His
toric and Scientific Interest.
Written for TV 1 rlbuno
LEAVING lViimti'iilii uostunicl Mo
bile. Aln., Is tho next city of tin
poituiup on the linilii lino of tin
I.oulscvllle unci Nntiln llle toad, a tun nf
102 miles. PciiHRcnlii lylliK on the Rtilf,
tbp trnlii iuiih nortliwaicl, puling
clsht Htatlons for forty-one mile to
rinnintnn Junction Mi-Mwnnl wlxtv-one
miles thiniiRli live Mtntlnns, Mobile,
stloel the "Queen of tho Gulf," Ih
rem hod. Hcforo entering tho city
twenty miles out, we cross flint tho
Alabama tloi, then tho Mobile, botb
wide navigable' stteams, that empt
Into Mobile bn, foi mini; a Junction
Juxt below tho c utilities of tho tlt
Mobile N 141 miles fiom Now Ot leans
(I.BjI from Now Yoik), and now a
close rlwil to New Orleans as u cotton
malt, Is the onl seaport of Alabama.
Hcforo tbc elll war It nn tbo ki enlist
cotton poit In the woild, chawing as
It did, the "wblto fields" of sooial
states, and ontlchliiK Its people by Its
enoimous tiade, but tho unt left It
stianded and almost mined. Of late
tbo old and Indolent tow a has mine to
tbe ft out with other Indtistiles within
hot own boideis, In the wnj of manu
faitotles of atlous kinds, besides
drawing for bundteds of miles baeU an
enormous production of cotton, tlmbei,
ot cs and othei mlnoials.
Locution of Mobile.
The faorable location of Mobile as
to comtneiie, is vein b a Blame at the
map of tbo filllf states Situated on
the west bank nf Mobile tler and on
tbe notth (-hoie of Mobile has, a beau
tiful sheet ot water extending to the
Mexican Ktttf. a dlHtaiue of tbiit)
miles, wltlt a width of ftom ten to
twent.-slc miles and a i hattnel the en
tile letiBth. twonty-fom feet deep bv
2n feet In width, with six miles of iioi
ftontiiRP, rIps the elt) mipeilor cotn
luenlal fat llltles. The Mobile ilei Is
lonned b the union of thop two Rteat
stiennts, the Alabninn and ToinblKbei
twentx miles nboe tho cit, anil Is
easlh anesslble to all ocean unit
dtawiitK twont-rVitii feet of watet, and
the lit) leaihcs tlnotiRh these ti.n li
able wateis a tonltoiy stietihliiK ".00
miles to Hie notth, ilih in i o.il, timhci,
rue anil finlts, arid tmla pi otitic hiK
cotton oiioiikIi, as alio s.t.ss "to build a
bteistwnik aiounil tbo entile state of
Alabama."
I'nliko most of tiff i Itles in the o
tietne sniith, whli h mi inn to the lnw
surfaie aie oiy delli lent in all sani
tary frit tut ps. Mobile, has oMollent f.i
i llltles for dialniiRc, the land ilslnp
fiom the bay hack to the suburbs
icaclilner an elevation of two buiidiid
and foit feet In seven miles, offeilnir,
too, LomniandliiK view of the count! ,
city and harboi to those ipsIiIIiir In
outhliip distiicts. It 1m i onsti uclod
alroad a svstem of sewets extending
slxty-tliree miles anil acquired possess
Ion of one of the two wnterwotks svs-
tenis and built a new one loveiini; inn
miles with a ton million leseivolr and
two sl million gallon pumps
Mobile's History.
Mobile Is one of tho oldest towns in
the south Santa Ke, Ponsaiola and St
Augustine only outiauking it in e,us
It was founded in 170.' named fiom a
small ttilie of Indians known as Mati
blll.is and until 172 ! was the capital
of the Louisiana colony. The eflect
of such colonization Is seen even todn.
Within the ptesent coipor.tto limits of
six squill miles of tenitoiy are fiO.nnn
population ttulv cosmopolitan in its
composition for the sons of Sliem, Hani
and Japhet and all tho nations of llu
lope and Canada, the vniinus counttles
of Cenli. il and South Amiiiia and of
fai Eastern Asia, aie lepresonted anil
oicaslonallv the noble led man is seen.
Mobile Is a i lt of homes. T he
bouses of the well-to-do aie for the
most pait built upon wide deep lots,
the iiiehltectute being peilili.il to the
south, and somewhat nftet the stylo
of New Orleans, with wide sp u ions
hallways, tho looms Immense and high
as to celling, the windows opening to
tho tloor and many of them with two-
story galleries (plit77,is) these scieened
b lattice work oi blinds. to
keep out the sun In summer while the
Inmates enjoy the open air In lestfnl
- tetlieinent We were charmed with
the dilvo along Its shndy avenues,
passed many of tho 'venerable mansions
of the last century on which the dig
nity of age gratefully tests, and Into
the eiy suburbs fai enough to git a
piep at genuine plantations
Mail) of the streets hip bonleied with
the mammoth live oak trees what
maivelous tries.'
As to climate, tho Gulf of Mexico
has often been likened to the Medltei
raueau sen Like that great bodv of
water, the Gulf Is situated In the mid
dle of n vast body of land. The Medlt
ciiaiieau has a beneficial effect on tho
eliniate of Emope, here, the gulf niod
ciates the heat ot summer, the told of
winter and piovldes for sufficient mols
tuie In the air, thousands of Invalids
flock annually to the shines of the
Meclltcuanenii In senith of health and
recreation, and thousands seek and
And both heie on tho gulf coast. AVhat
Is wanted for tho Invalid Is a dry
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BREAKS UP
COLDS
A cold taken at this time of tho ear,
Unless "bioken up" mny "hang on" all
winter, and Is apt to lun Into Gilp,
Catanh or Bronchitis, nnci possibly
break down the health of a lifetime.
Nothing tan bo more Impoitnnt than
the cure of a fall cold, It means so
much. "77" Is tho jemedy and the tmo
taken at tho beginning, tho cold never
leaches the second stage, vvhllo Its
tonicity sustains tho system during
tho attack.
"77" Is a small vial of pleasant pellets
that Just fits the vest pocket,
At all druggists 25 cents, or mulled
Dn receipt of pike, Doctor's Hook
mailed fiee.
Ilumrlirfjt' llomcopjllilo Medicine Co, Cor.
(er William and John ttucli, .New otk.
sandy soli and a mild southern sea
breeze. These icnulsltcs are found at
Mobile to a greater extent than on
the shoics of the Mediterranean.
Public Institutions.
Like all live and piogresslvc cities
Mobile has Its (Vmunerclnl club, Cot
ton Exchange, Chamber of Commerce,
etc., and to them Mobile Is Indebted for
Its Industrial enterprises, too numerous
to mention. The last year was one of
cxtraordlnnty expansion of commerce
and bulldlntr booms. The tiansporta
tlon facilities or Mobile oip grent. The
llvpr system Is composed of eleven
rivers, that nffoid 2.000 miles of navig
able wateis. the Tennessee, the Ala
bama, the Toinblgbeo, with the Ulaek
Warrior and other llveis drain four
fifths of the stnte of Alabama, mid
portions of Georgia and Mississippi.
This system Is Inhabited bv a million
people engaged In agriculture, mining,
saw-mllllng and tuipeiitlnp distilling,
and, inanufai tilling gnu-tally, and Mo
bile Is Its most Important ter
minus The Louisville and Nosb
vllle rallio.id and Its branches
i each fiom Mobile to New Or
leans, Montgomei), Hltinlnghani, Nnsh
vllle, Louisville. Cincinnati, St. Louis,
Memphis, Pensainla and other places
of less note It Is termed the "back
bone of the middle south " With one
foot upon New Oi leans and tho other
upon riorlda. It has Just about lain
down on Alabama, the best pot lion of
Tennessee and the c holt est of Ken-
tuckv, testing Its head upon Cincin
nati and reaching St. Louis with one
hand and Memphis with the other." It
will thus n noticed the spinal lolunin
of this giait ttttiik line Is no Insignifi
cant factor In the gtonth support and
piospoilty of this great section of the
south tefetred to and ttlbutaiy to the
road, and what marvelous, possibilities
lie In the ftttuie of ihls io.ul'
Tbo most Impoitnnt branch of Mo
bile's e minuet to Is the lumber and tim
ber trade which Is steadily growing.
The expoits of pine fot the car 1100
was 126 Rll, (11 superficial feet and for
pine tlmbei, hewn and sawed, 10,918 301
supeillelal feet besides other woods
oak, Cottonwood, poplar, walnut, etc.,
27,100 pickets, one million staves and
one million shingles These lefoi to ex
ports to foielgn countries, while ship
mint b vessels to domestic pints
amounted to If. OlfltiM feet of pine lum
ber nlono. There were also 2in,ono b lies
of cotton lilppeil woith $R,n00,n00 also
300,000 tons of coal, cblellv to Mexlian
and Centtal Ameilcnn potts.
Tiade in Tropical Fruits.
Another important inane b of the
tiaelo of Mobile is the linpoi tatlon of
tioptcal fruit on the Mexican Gulf and
also Centi.il Ameilc.i some 3,000,000
bunches of bananas, 4 000,000 toioanuts
and largo quantities of oranges and
pineapples, etc Seveinl lines of steani
ei s are engaged In this tiade (leclp
loial Undo) with the Central American
states Of the !M0 vessels that ni
tlved heie In 1W0 from foieign ports,
S'O wete steamships belonging to arl
eais lines The same phenomenal de
velopment of tbe ft lilt and grain trade
has i bniae teibed the vegetable trade
and the ovstet trade, the lattct
amounting last vear to a half million
dollais. An inteiestlng sight Is a visit
to the iiuav, to see the unloading of the
gloat ships laden with foielgn filllts
from the tropics.
.Mobile hns four dally papers and
three weeklv The venerable Heglster
Is now In Its elghty-sccoiul j,enr.
Among Its hotels tho Hattle House and
the Ilienville aie the Hist i lass. Mo
bile Is Justlv noted for the splendoi
of her annual Mnrdl-gias carnival
and is called the "Mother of Mj sties."
The prevnlng ai of Mobile Is one of
loutentmeut iitthei than bustle most
eveijbody goes slow heie. Strikes
lately occut, tbe emplojer and the em
ploje are on most ft lentil) tonus and
violence and mob t tilt ate seldom
Known VVIioovei loves to muse ov or
tbo past can find heie a fascinating
field Theie nio many old landmarks
i ounce tod with the oath lilstoiv of the
colony, besides those of the eh II win,
of the Confederate eaithwoiks that
nearlv sui rounded the city, petitions
still leinnin. Pniragut's fleet, they
sty, made teulblo destitution heie.
Potts Moigau and Gaines still gu.iuls
the entrance to the ba.v. Magnolia
1 1 mote i y, about a mile outside of the
city. Is an inteiestlng pluco to visit,
especially the I'liion and Confederate
divisions, The foiinei was established
In lSti'i and some Sb'i Intel incuts have
been made, lit of whom nio unknown.
Confederate Monument.
In the Confederate division Is u
monument of gi.inlle snurmounted b
a soldier with bowed head, his hands
icsllng on the Mock of his musket with
tho mii77lp pointing ilowuwaid and
lestlng on the pedestal, Indicative of
submission to the inevitable In a plot
of ground elevated some fix feet, about
sKtten feet septate, lie tho i cumins of
General Braxton l!i iggs benpath a
heavy granite nbe Theie was said
to oe l.'.O'iO Confederate dead but lid
hen who are sleeping thli last shop
in a 'lost cause "
Pii in Mobile to New Oilcans ill
miles, is one of the most delightful
lldcs In the lounti.v.' wlieio one can
lealle the i lull m of sunnv nones m
sunnv I mils In wlntei The loute lies
along tho gulf, and thioiigh a seiles of
winter icsoits ns Stanton, Pasiagou
la, Oiean Spiings, Hllnxl Mississippi
Cit, Gulf Poit, Pass Cluistlan and
Bav of St. Louis These ate on the line
of the Louisville and Nashville rail
way. Th? recollections of this Joiunev
call to mind baliuj woods sighing
pines, soft winds pi i) ing among the
mammoth live oiks icstfiil villages
fronting the blue wateis of tbe gulf,
white .sandy benches bin bins and bnvs
whose coasts aie peitectlj safe for
boating and bathing and even wheeling
nnd rambling. The coast on this route
is full of Inlets and Indentations, of
projections and point0, and the shoio
gently Inclined. We cioss long nestles
miles In extent.
Speeding Southwnul.
After leaving Mobile, in forty uiIIph
we pass nine stations of more oi ipss
importance nnd le.uh Puanton Miss,
a county seat and n live, promising
town of 1.C00 peimaucnt lesldents it
seems to me moie given to business
th in most coast towns, nnd well sup.
piled ivlth accommodations foi a lnigo
number nf winter tourists and other
vlsitois. This Is one of the greatest
lumber inanufnctmlng tlistilcth In tho
south, the rivets coming In heio from
tho heart ot the great southern pine
belt 150 miles up In the Interior, touch
ing manv lumber towns, one of which,
Moss Point, contains nine largo saw
mills. Scr.iuton also does a laige busi
ness In tanning ojstois nnd shrimp
nnd shipping fish and oysters to north
ern markets In all seasons, tho gulf
waters being llterallv alive with llsh
and tho shallow sections lined with
oyster hedH. The astonishingly low
price of fish heie suggests the abuud
nnco of tho supply. Think of It! The
famous red snupper, the mackerel,
trout and pompano being wild for a
cent a pound and even less. Imagine
the spoil of catching them In wattrt
where tbe fish crowd eneh other to
Hinb the coming hook.
Just across -tho liver (ChltktiMiwha)
from Scranton Is Pnscngoula, blng
more upon the gulf, and therefore the
seaport for most of the shipping of
nearby towns. In the das before the
wnr, Pnscngoula wus one of tho most
noted summer resort In the south,
where It Is said the wealth nnd beauty
of the aristocratic planters' families
from all the gulf states paid homage
to the ltrlne ot fashion. Hero was a
hotel, now gone to decay, fronting the
sea, with a capacity for more than u
thousand guests. The changed condi
tions of life In the cotton stntes have
made It moip fashionable to spend the
summer at northern icsoits, but fa
mous old Pnscagouln, now but a
eiunlnt, slumbering village by the sea,
still presents the charm of a beautiful
location on tho llvc-onk shnded shores
of the gulf the broad expansp of blue
water. Jotted with Islands before It
nnd the wide river winding Its way to
the ocean. Ago has given this locality
a hoary nspeet, its typified In tho
woods, gtoves nnd Individual tiees,
gray grown with hanging moss, ns one
sns, "the mourning drapery for a
pnst, dead nnd almost foi gotten."
Ocean Springs.
Thllteen mllps westwatd and llft
seven miles from Mobile. Is Ocean
Sptlngs, whli h Is not on tho oiean at
all, as Its name would Indicate, but
It has some line mineral sptlngs to
give It chaiaitei nnd restoie the ln
vnlld to henlth It Is on tho most elo
vnted site nlong the Mississippi coast
uul has n fi outage on tbo gulf of tlnee
miles A fine shell load nnd iMvewnv
extends the entile disunite In full view
of the sound nnd lionlereel with tiiiiin
motli live oaks Oh, what oaks' This
live o-ik of tho extieme south Is a re
markable tleo of tollgho't tlble nnd
plcttttosoue model, svrnmotilcal In nut-
lino, but full of liicgulailtlcs The
branches tun In zigzag fashion and mo
of enormous 70. Tbo top l usuall
ovil tho lower limbs extend hot lon
tally fott and fifty foot fiom tbe
trunk and not moie than ten or twelve
feet from the giound The trunk, there
foie, I short The wonder Is that
these binnihe, laige enough to be
ttoes themselves, do not bend a.ud
dtoop towanl tho paith from their own
heaviness Thcte Is one heie that hns
120 foot spiead There Is an old oak
neir Mobile whoso bi am lies cover an
acre of ground and measure 170 feet
fiom tip to tip
All along this entlto ill How. i In
Ocean -Spiings, on one side onl, and
ftontlng the water ate the fine homes
of people fiom New Oi leans and othei
cities who come here for tbe stimniei
Many of the houses nip colonial In
istvle with spacious grounds nnd abun
dant shade A peculiar feattuc Is that
ea b house owner owns to the ile-"p ot
navigable, water In fiont of bis lot, the
water being vei shallow Inshoie, and
neatlv ei ery home has Its elevated
boaid walk out to tli sbaunel for
boitlng nnd bathing when tho tide is
low This walk Is laid upon posts ten
to fifteen feet high with hand railing
foi safet.v. Theie ate seats along at
Intervals for testing and at the ex
tieme end a small shed oi p tgoda foi
Inthers, with steps for descending to
tho watei The t nth e WMtei space in
fiont of the town thus has the ap
pearance nf being grldiioned with
thpse bund walks or pleis which ex
tend out Into the ba about the length
of n eltv block, more or less, with a
little house perehe'd on the farthei end
The water fiont thus piesents a scene
novel nnd striking, unlike anything
seen befoto on oui travels Winter
visitors will find at Ocean Spiings.
restfulness and eiuietude o eondutlve
to longevity and happiness
Biloxi.
Just icioss the bay. four miles is
Rllovl. veiy odd In name, novel In Its
char.uti. and one of the oldest town"
In the I'lilted State. It was settled
In K'tl, and was the Hist udoiiv plant
ed bv the Piench Heie Is found the
old (tvllljrnllnn In the nairow old
streets the old fashioned houses witn
snnll windows nnd pines, and the new
In elegint modi in villas and mansions
of the wp.ilthv losidents of tbe Cies
icent Oltv with line new chut (lie and
business bloiks hotels with everv inn
onlneo and tin miles of slull mad
along the biv Like Ocean Spiings
these summer lesldenies f.ue the wa
ter along the bi load with hit go
gi minds. Immense live oaks and mag
nolias, flowers ami shrubb?i v that give
an air of wealth and culture. The biv
hoi Is also giidlroned with the elevat
ed bontil walks or pleis out to deep
water So numerous aie tliee pints
and so closely pliced, the biv has the
appearance of being eineied with
flooring "taking a w ilk on stilts " The
Hllovi ilvei inns Into the bav bote and
at Its mouth Is a lighthouse The mild
illm.itp and oppoi utilities foi fishing
and hunting make It a dimming place
to spend the wlntei. ovei 1 000 tmnlsts
visited hen last winter The people of
small means can come heio because of
iheapue.ss of living and convenient
rallio.nl travel
Beauvolr.
In five miles Iteauvolr Is i cached
nnnihoi icsoit made famous as the
summer home of Jefletson DavKwhose
villa Is plalnl seen fiom tbo train
nestling among live oaks and mag
nolias, hs laige v illiquid euciiding
back a long dletmicp It i a tjpli.il
southern mansion of the colonial st.vle,
one stniy nnd basement, with a veran
da suppoitpcl bv latge septate pillars,
cti tiding mound the building These
old fashioned homes aie noted fot their
comfort nnd even Iiimio Here the
noted president nf the southern Con
federal v leslded foi several eais nf
tei the will, and heio ho dlecl.
Mississippi Clt Is the next Impoitnnt
station located right on the biv. only
four miles distant It cnJos the ills
tine tinn of being the ' half wa house."
eiiil-dlslant between Mobile and New
Oileans. Heie the slime s lined with
pietty tottngs and handsome villas,
thi climate Is delightful nnd locality
dmi nilug Heie Is the same gt hi
ll oned wnter fiont The average torn
peintuie Is about fii degtees In wlnPr
nnd K1 degiees In siimmei
rifty-elght miles fiom New Oileans,
on the Loulsv Hie and Nashv llle, Is Pass
Chilstlnn, said to be the gem of the
collection of lesnits, the most preten
tious of them all anil the most famiuiH
nnd fashlonnble summer and winter
lesort on all tho southern coast An
odd and original name The place is
not a "pas.s. ' nor do tlw numoious
chut cites stniup It ns moip than ordln
nrily "roveient nnd Ciod-fenilng " On
me contrary, lueie is khii to no a
manifest splilt of woildly inlndedness.
Tho "I'nss" has n water frontage of
six mllen, with a bioad shell-paved
avenue extending tho entire distance,
bordered with magnificent live oaks
nnd lofty magnollns Tho land hoio
Uses to a height of ten to fifteen feet
above the sea level Tha water near
theshoro Is deeper heio and the elevat
ed hoard walk Is less In evidence. Tho
Rummer populntlem of "Pass Philstlan"
la 4,(100, chiefly New Oileans people.
The resort In called the iNcwpoit of tho
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soiitheinet In iiinmoi and ot tha
northonei In wlntei
Bay St. Louis.
.lust acioss nn aim of the Milf and in
sight of the -I'iiss' Is h.ij St Louis
six tulles distant which liiuv be pi.u
tlc.tllv leg.uded a.s a subiiih of New
Orleans, lieing onlv llftv miles ftom the
dtv, an hoiii s rail llde Its suinni I
population ot s 000 or more Is laigdv
made up of people from the c'lisient
fltv, while Its 1.000 in wlntei lu ludi
people ftom all sections of the noith
Like die othei gulf tesorfs the bav
has Its long shell ion) upon th w.ttei
fiont boulev ifd.s among tin statelv
nuignollas and inks. Life at the Hav '
takes on gie.it aetlvit.v and mote nov
elty It is a popular icsoit fot tin
e'li'-olo population of New Oileans an I
fiequent escutflons fiom tbe i Itv give
the streets an appeal am o leinliidttil of
the Kiench eiuutets of that dtv In
fact, the "n.l" Is often i tiled ' Little
Pails' fiom the I'n nebv tistoms mil
ornaments witnessed heio
The luteiv.tls between these tainous
gulf ipsorfs, ilesiiibed above lintii Mo.
bile to New Oi leans Is thioiigh cotton
and siigai cane fields and gieat folds
of hanging moss and foiests of hug-
tiie.s and link vegetation singing
blnls of splendid pltimagi mil along
plllltatloUH wlicie the ciibin ot the
negio Is as pli ttiicsipip as tin mansion
of the pl.iiitei
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THEATRICAL NEWS.
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Bon Ton Stock Company.
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sink , mi in in. I ii.II l I nun i limit n u ill
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Rnmbleis Builcbque Company.
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Cuius ilnlikil ilTuK .mil niiLlnli" tit i
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h li.iiillful puuiiilar llr-1 pin. i niiinklinc
frttt innuilv iml i nuiiiiiioili liiiili.nui ni
titlnl, ' sm Vlfiir," tlirniiKlmui win. li nuiiv
w II kmwii i niilcviillaiis will cipuipi llu hi
lc of tho ij(fi
I In iiliill uf ill is 't irl sioi, Hi Ihwii Ii
Inir In null, lioe filr like fi itiirot line wu
niuili liluilull.ni Siiiilm unil stivrlH I no
unioil) cliiii, wlinsi" UTort i nuile for Uiulimi;
piilpu-ci onlj , tho Illjou 1 1 mcil lour a quir
trtli Uul coiuhino liirnion vsitli romiili,
llulnrf Maik, tin utintiie ruiniJim, .Innim 1,
I'luiiktlt, llu ilancor. Mill in IaIIh.v, the I inn
of huiloa.quo, tin llrotbrr I.utos, mtiojuiint;
hunt i l.ntrs. tin nurvil nf the lurntktli
iintiii), jihI J lie solilku jnl their bttlo an In
IlljUatli
STAGE NOTES.
V iitxc an 1 ileanl anliitno fsiw tlio Klnc
praniatk toinniM in Jooph Uthur't ' llluo
.loan'," at the caiteiuj lj-t iilshl lor the
matlnoo lojj), a crind prniluctlon of " Ward
nf I rjuu" nlll ln the Mil. The (.lory dials
with I lie uili ilijs oi f ouUlani. lunlulit tho
rimdinont tome to a tloso, when tho cirr
poputji Uunu, "The Octoroon," will ho the
nth i Ins
"V secret Wjrrmt" is tho plav announml (or
this iiftirnoon anil night at tho I.uumi thoatrr,
ami W1IIU (.ranifcr, tho Irillhnt joiini; mtor,
will bo win in tho role ot Louis. Po lloaumont,
amUlccl lo a laiiso rompiny of clever acton, caio
full) KlcitcJ li) Jl. W. Ihnlcy fc Son, under
wha-o able ilnivtlon tho tour U nuiuk't'l.
nciijimln llowaid liai retired fiom tho role of
Port John of Austria in MIm Mola, Mlrii'n play,
"In the li!in of the Klnc," and Monday cMie
Ini; at tho oprului; ot tin' Iloslon iniraccnient
ho wan ro plaint bj II I'anoc, an aitor orlnl.
nally ulrrnuously tnuj;ht for tho pait, but owlni?
to iliinnnljnus lin Mcrvtcra could iml, at tint
time, be Focurrd the htmlJard I rawmrd roiu.n.
tic ilrann will bo at tho 1 loll I strut lliealrr for
four w oi U
The inltlil aipoaianco of Mm Sinh fowoll lo
Mn)no In her now pin, "I ho Hut IHnhi.-i nf
MarllioroiiEt-," ccvunod at the 'lijlor Open
limine, at Tuntoii, X, .1, on Mnndiy rvrnlni;.
Hip linie waji piiKod tf oirtfinwlns and thire
urre all the cildrneee manlfoit that arn Mip.
nicd to mark rntluulantlo approtal nf a now
prndiitlli n. If "The lluihoni nl Mirlborniich"
dues licit I'toic ciuu vt the! nuikvd tuicic u(
First Issue Out Tomorrow
Built on the Motto
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I
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We have been unusually co leful and painstaking in select
ing our Fall Stock, and as a result we have gathered together a
stock never before excelled in this city. We have hundreds of
M
Heie, all handsomely made and finished by Union Tailors.
The immense variety and extra values at
$7.50, $8.00, $10 and $12
Will give you an excellent
what we can do for you at
Overcoats
In Overcoats we aie equally well prepared to meet the
demands of the most fastidious dresser, and can give you
the very best values possible at ptices ranging from
$6.50 to $25.00
Men's Furnishings
Our Leader in This Department is Our Wonderful 50c Shirt.
These Shirts are well made, of stylish, exclusive patterns and fast colors, and are
equal to the average one dollar shut. If you don't think so, call and be convinced,
Our line of Hats, Underwear, etc., is large and in keeping with the rest of the es
tablishment. You know what that means.
Richards & Wirth
326 Lackawanna Avenue.
I
the fcaon, thu funi of amucnienl latorom will
certainly bo Krcally curprUid This In llu third
pla) they luo had wiittcn for Mr Ii Muj i k
within tho )car, and tho fart tint I.hblir K
("impiny luio conoludod to opon tho 8ijion with
tho Thirlcs Ilniry Jleluor pla) i.i tiiilonic In
aliundanoo tint thoy bdluc it to lie the bit of
them all, and thorouhsly adiiiuilp to all il,
niiiid'. Tlio rroiluillon h a tn a ut I fill ino and
tho e i-t ii (tron.' tliroucln ut
Mr. Keilo llillcw liae loi.-uilnl to p.r-. iuIIi
direct the staging of "A Ceiitlrniiii e( fiaiui "
This imam much to the now pla), for Kwli Ilil
l.w U i inancl In this cort nf work, and no nu.ro
couipetint man cur Miporinltudtd n proiluilim
than tliU talented I iikIUK uitor, who hie wuii
fjmo in all pott loin cf tho iliilirul globe,
Archie llo)d is nhiarsliii; the new rnuudy .li -turo
cf Nnv I'niilaiiil life, "Wituont," in whlrli
ho li to ttar, mowing icjorU aie uiado nf tula
now pli), wlih 1 1 l from the pin if ( haile
llainanl, koirctary nf tho uiiriian Drain ilUla'
i lull. It l jul lo bo it rliiMui; unit pli iiirni.U0
ii ilillinalk n nf Now I iikland ruiual 1) iha an
.Iiiiioh llrrne'ie '"is llaibor" wa nf Maine
i h iricttrlstli i.; and, li tho wae, no nun on the
iniili ju hi ise Is belter iiuilil.i.l In till tho plaoo
nf that liiiirnloil in lm' uuili.ir than Anlilo llojil,
who l .ns a lrillii: poikoual io,omblance to
Homo, and ha plain) all tho (ami. m p.nU ireat
rd b) Heme, including Lrulo .Nit In "i-hoie
Auri "
Uwtn MurrUvii'a llitl pcifoiiiiauie, of MephUto
Men's Clothing
IISUKD tt U"0i'V O
iS
K
idea
of
wWim
$15 and Up
upi n Ins leiuin to the klairo after an abem nf
two i u, whli h lino briu fpuit in iftlrrun nl,
tunl, pin i at Halifax N s, tl.lt wool,, an 1 de
lutulr.itcd lint tho runout MiphUto lm lout
none nf his Id power and nililote. which line
been ili.plJM.l for twrntt ovons pat and Inado
theiiiiut if MnriUonaul I'auat n) noi) inoui, fhe
ilniili il md pirntiiliulril ilUplij of the fam
ous I trui k t n nine and i new ftuili proloRiic wa.
iii.lln ihb, ami the ruliie prndintlnn was i rnct.
It and i labor lie cue, all the urniry belm; new
.Hid tin fcuiiinitlnv uuipany an I iliniUtus un
UMiilli ii;. die
Hum Mlllir will be hero klioilh to prn.lii.
his new plu, "It ri) rf the t.uirdi " in wlitih
he in uli mi ilnlil.il .in liiiui.-i.iii tin uuor In
sin IuihImii Mi Mlllor'n put contains moie
mill ill thin Ihu-e In whlih he has previously
bllll M. Il lllli
l M.iiiln'. moiiic and dramatic production
of "I'mln rmu'ii ( abln" will be acen at the
lAieiiui In tin mar nil uro Mr. Martin' coin
pni) carrliK all t lit i'ilal Keucry and ffliUe
liiulinl io kiii i pc.-fiit prilhictiou
nf tli! old, eior pipular pla). Tho company em
brace ono bundled people, rhoriw of wtenty
eoloied men an I women, thlrti Imrwi, punier,
burrow, ilouki)a, ncn and fifteen nun ratine
blondhouiide special train nf uu U nnplojcd
in tianpoitlnic Hie pro.liullon
Julian IdwatiU hat been
the incidental inu,-k for
mirac-ed to Mipply
"V lientlrman if
IVanct," it waj Mi, Wwardi wlici furnl'heJ
V.I
M.0
jj
tlm cipiuatinir mnic for "In the 1'ilaie of th
hinif "
Utilization of "Dittoes."
Tun m j wai muili intrrmled In bruin; lev
tho l'uit time In lm linnn.-o Irnn the nll.r
dai about pair nf Utile di 14 lll.lt tlw triclnr
eanl lm nit 'ditto" Ho- ln.i mul i uirinn
mtxfiue rf la.iinv. and Ihiilt-thilllid at loam
li e tint If ho wuii to willo "i cat," ir "fur
l "flu" in nuo line, and wautrd to ih
pi at tin -nn woidanr llmirs in the nejt line
nil he bid I ih, inMi id of wiituv the wnrdi In
nil win tu ut Hie ditto mill.., and er,i)bnlv
would know it ,i '.i ill," ir "me lm),1' ijr
"flu" (u the iao infill in) Hat wn miunt
Smie time nftrr tide 'loniui), while awa) nn i
Uit. had nrcalon to write I nine, lie tliunliflr I
the luted ta.-k b) turning Ins litrtt Kiiowlcdse o
account.
The letter lnnKed bko a litit.uy polka ibt,
")i or fither." It bowan
"1 liou )ou are wil), .
notliir U " ,
" " kMir " " .
" UuK w f
" " maiiclnn v v , t ',
" WWl J nil Willi Jiell. ' ,J
' uunihirw " I
l-lrr i
., ,. n,k . .i
" " Kiandnu " '
" " )im would kihI m Mtne mTi,
iM
j "luui httictiunate nu, Tom "
.Nvw cilt, Lcnlnj bun.