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MONDAY "The Krhonl Olrl."
T113SDA V . . "The Klpn of the Crows." I
' WEDNFDAY. . . . "Tlie TpFirtrrfoot."
rjlORADAY. .'"nP Hftjali of IMwng."
v The Ust of attrartlonH at the Acftd
'ljr Is evry acceptable one, If art
- vryc notice can be dencnded on f-t
alt. The pfoflui-tlon of "Th School
Olrl." It in Mid. will the orljdnal
' 1 one m preiwntnd in Iondon, where it
; lad a run of iW nlshts- "The Hsn of
The Croi" le good play if properly
I ut'On nd the company presenting
, It la eald to lw UD to the atandn.rd.
,'; Th Tenderfoot" is one of th hrljrht-
eat, breealest mueical plays ever writ
r ' ten and the company presenting it la
aid to comp.'lie nearly TO arttota.
MtJxifiuf
s, It i pleasant intpllisrencn to the
. lor I theatre-going public that Mine
s tUftria CV111 1h to 'appear 'it (the
. Academy March 10. Hho In plnvlngthta
taeaion in "Mollv Moonehine."
How late wai the train? Chorus glrlH
""aa la well known In the theatrical pro
tection, are the very pemonllloatlon of
(' ,eneroeiiy. l a fallow member of
. 1 4ha Company meet with en accident
; , 6lt be etrl ken with 'OckneNs utnl thlv
are the very flrnt to come to thlr
'-' aid with a BUhNtHntliil rotitiihution.
, . The pretty bunch of flrls thai roni
prlte the chmiH of "The Hajj.h of
Vhona Company" are no exception to
' the rule. After a aurcewfnl run at
! ". Chicago of tw-ive ek!( they found
' thejr had eeveral weeka of one nlKht
? aADda ahead of them, nnd eonie of
,' the Jump were iecrd hicakera. C'mn-
in op from Tcx.is on a Haturdnv
, Bight, they left over The Cotton Hell
';" Ballway and the trains 'if the road
J', ', were never known to run on time:
- Judge of the Rurprlae of the company
7' the next mornlnic to And thenmelvoH
1 at their deatlndtlon exactly on time.
One of the chorus glrlH will) her umial
. .generoelty propoied they take up a
f collection and preNent it to the enel
',,'Mer, Willing hand chipped in. gen-
eroualyi one of the girl was appointed
,Ut make the con Ioush-hk ,t doing a
" jreneroua deed, ihe addreHxcd him -Mr
iXklglneer, we of the -hoiim if "The
r Kajah f Bhong (.'otnimny" w ih to
K make you a lllt' pn-aent Jual to cel
k 'brate fhe eventful day when a Cot
'f tan Belt train nrried on time. Judgn
1 f or tne surpris or tne crmte umpany
, When the engineer waived the elft a
"(,''lde faying "L-idtos, t Hpprm-iate your
kindness, but I rnnnor take your inon- ,
'. 'lr under false pr'i"nHn, this In est- ,
'- erday morning' train " The company '
!- hurried away.
One of the hunierous situations In i
fTh Heir to the Hooi-;vh," w hh h i
-mea to the Academy Monday, Feb. I. ,
'ls comprised In a long drawn out prac--s'.jtlcal
Joke put up on Hud young bv
(-", J ft and pave iMcy. The practical joke
' takes the form of a ceitaln "muldcn
-' aunt," concern ing whom in connection
, with Mr. Youngs matrimonial future
T'they onverse with such frottnncy.
"? that poor Bud comi s to a state of
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mind wherein as he puts It, every
time he ha a nightmare the "maiden
aunt" la "It". The fun. cornea when
the maiden aunt In aueatlon turn out
to be a remarkably pretty girl named
Madge Casey Just graduated from Vae
oar. Hud eeea her and hears her name,
"Hay Madge sounds pretty good to
me," he drawls, and upon being pre
sented to Mtas Casey, cheerfully ob
serves, "Say, you've got the rest of
them beat the length of the Santa
Fe Trail."
The advance sale of seats for tha
approaching engagement of "The
School Qirl" at the Academy Monday
night Indicates one of the largest and
moat fashionable audience of the
season. Not in years has a 'musical
attraction como so highly spoken of,
and In view of the fact that the enttr
original production will he presented
here Just ax It wa for 400 nlrht In
London, and 150 nights in New York
city, there la every reason to believe
that the event wUl be a memorable
one In local theatricals. The muaia of
"The School Olrl" Is by Leslie Stuart,
I the famous composer of "Florodora,"
I end possesses all the fragrance and
rrewhrieas, and the same elusive form
I rif orchestral coloring that character
i iKed the latter great success. The scen
' ery is by Kngland's most fa
mous scenic artist, and la pic
turesque In the extreme; the
costumes are by Messrs. Hockley
& Co., Miss Orlndley and Peter llob
InKon, London' moat exclualve- rm'
ner. while the story of the plav is
by Henry Hamilton, author of "The
Duchess of Dantalg," and ravolves
about a romantic school girl who ru'ia
away from the convent to And the
sweetheart of her school mate chum.
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Wilson Barrett's celebrated religious
.and his'orlcat drama, "The fMgn of the
Croas," will again this season be In the
lead of dramatic attractions. From Its
first production, seven years ago, when
this wonderful play produced a mot!
profound Miisutlon. "The Sign of the
Cross" In many land and In manv
language has been a truly remarkable
aucoesfl. It bus everywnere crawn
crowded audiences; audiences gather
ed from the tanks of the theatre hab
itue und from the church army;
clergy almost all the world ovur, hav
ing upheld the "Blirn of the Crostf n
a piny which every one should see. It
(ernes this season under the best pos
sible conditions. Messrs. Fred ft.
Merger and It. G. Craerin, who, by ar
rangement with Mr, William Oroe
(who made this pUy o famous bv hi
pnwpiml rompany and grand ptoduc-
Hon from lhi Lyric Theatre, iiond m)
mr,trnl the play for the United Wtates
uxl t'.inadn. They have purchased
ttie scenery and appointments of the
original Londm production and havj
retained several of Mr. Greet' foro-
most phiycrs In the roles' With whh h
their names have been eo long iden'.i
flud. In every way the high plane of
dramnilc und spectacular presentotioi.
obHvrved under Mr. (3reef manage
meiit will hi' maintained in thta
on' pei forma ru-cs under the direction
of Messrs. lierger and Craerin.
A toxna Ioi "Tlie hol CJrJ
"The Sign of the Crowr" will be an
attraction of abeorblny .Interest at the
Academy Tuesday night . Benefit of
Charlotte Council JECnlghtt of Colum
bu. It would be hard to ' find more
swinging and characteristic music
than will be heard In "The Tender
foot," ' that great ' - Western - operatic
comedy that will be the attraction at
the Academy Wednesday night, fit
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stars of .the oper ar Osfar L. "lg
mun and nuth Whit,; two plaveis
who are well known atl over the coun
try for thlr splendid work, as the stars
of "The Tenderfoot" when the blsr re
vival ot the piece w as made two seasons
ago. Flg'man has taken front rank
among the comedians of the dav bv
his portrayal of, the character of Pro
feasor Peltlbonu- in ."The, Tenderfoot."
His delightful comedy and .dancing
have been a surprise : even to
his warmest admirers.. and ' It
la said by the Chicago critics,
where The r Tenderfoot" - has ; Just
fltilnhed a rum that he Is-the best
Pettlbone that, the piece hut yet had.
Miss White has a fine soprano -voice.
and acts the -. breezy Western Klrt,
Marlon, to perfection. Other members
ot. the cast are' Jethro Warner. , JTrad
Bailey, ; J. J P." Rooney, H. jS. '.Burn.
K. H. Baldwin, George Komaln, A. W.
Hutchins Louise Brackett, Fra.tMe
Warner," SUA Lockhart, Pfenla Lock
hart, Mabel Lorena and Dolly Castle.
The chorus Is an especially large one.
he company numbering nearly 70 peo-pls,-:
The sale of seats for this attrac
tion will open Mpnday, ;
Sign of the Craw."
THE ' C1HXESE VISITORS.
Dlstlncttlahed Celestials Now 'at' Na-
, , tlonnl Capital.
Washington Post. " ,
The , Chinese commission appointed
by the Emporor of China to make a
personal, study of' various conditions
in this country and of the, American
government and methods arrived in
Washington yesterday morning. '
, The two dletlngnlshed commissioners
are among the most abla and most cul
tured men ot China, and tha mission
, here Is cited as "exceptionally import
ant to una country, as well as China,
- Tat Hung Cht is the head- of tha
commteston, ranking higher officially
than' bis fellow-envoy. Ha Is vice-president
of the ooard of revenue of China
and an imperial official. , He is also
one of the foremost scholar in the
land.i 'j.' (V,1 ', , t,fW,.,
- The t other envoy, Tuang (Pang, ' 1
Viceroy of the provinces of Fauklen
and Cheklng, two of the most Import'
tint- province of' China, with a tots!
population of f 2,000,000 people. . '"
Neither of the distinguished visitors
speaks English, although a majority of
ths others ot tha Imperial suits . speak
the language fluently. 1 -
- Tsi Hang Cht, the head ot the com
missions is a hea vly built man, ot me
dium height. ' He has " the - typical
Chinese round, -tat.taca,. void of anv
lines or wrinkles, .and has a small
bristly, black moustache.
The other official, tha Vlaeory, is a
much older man and like moat vice
orys. wears the long shapeless, chin
whiskers and the targed Mm eye-glasses.,
in looks ha. bears close resemV
biaoce to the noted Lt Hung Chang,
who-' visited this country about , ten
years aso J ' ' 1 i , ' '
The envoys wore similar headgear,
with the red tops and ths long hair tas
sel, but their costumes wers different
in color. Tel Hung Chi was arrayed in
a black silk jacket and . a yellowish
grensktrt. while the Victory wore a
black jacket, with a purple-blue skirt
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i, i i Cliinese i.
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.'.(is,! t.o work.
L.- was al o a member of tinj Chinesa
dek nation to the first !..., uj Confer
ence, and is tenerally lo 1 vX upnn as
one of tl,s corslng strong tt on of China
He wl.t do the. greater pnrt of the
erS W.I 1" i WiKS nI.-Ai'.n . it.- . -.J. -
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has 'ver had who - has been a dls-'
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reviewer-has thought fit thus to no
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C3USCLES
1 There Is no suffering so
ezpenencca its enmsz, pains,
? Rheumatism is the result
Wood 'distributes, tothe, different muscles; jberVes1, sinews and
demon of pain takes. possession, Of the system." ,lhe disease does not affect all alike; .Some ,
have it in the inflammatory form, rnaiiif ested by a red, feverish condition of the'skin; while the: ' ,
flesh' becomes puffy,fsore and tender, to the slightest, touch; 'With others 1 the . disdase . is ' , " )
mngcular, the muscles becoming drawn and stiff, and while the pain is not so constant, as '
that produced by the inflammatory form, the . For ww t0 yearg Vnfmd .xorioiatiak pains m th
disease IS really deeper seated, and because - hotadsrs.ea-assdbytnttsenlarThsnmatlsm 'Iksptnslaav.-
A linimsnts all tha time, bnt ths pains oontinusd to inor eass. '; ..'
Vk luc euucucu wawawu w mc
ligaments, IS VerV. inconvenient tO-the SUI- bottles bad no xaore psin. To make sura, however, I con
u . ' tinned td nsa vmr msdinlnn fni nwhlla AffAf k11 avm-ntatni
lerer. ; jsut tne worst rorm 01 tne disease is
known as , Articular . Rheumatism." , The
brms iitid lointa bepofnft ftfeeted. arid etrerv
movement ' sends Excruciating kpaina shooting -through the body; "and where , "the acid
poison-is allowed to remain thcijomts ; become xoated,' with ;ehalk-like- deposits and as' ih
disease progresses theyof ten become locked and useless,,; ?ltV V '7''rfff tV $ ',;
VWhen Rheumatismi.beconies intrenched in the system it so completely dominates it that; -the
"sufferer's life is almost" literally controlled by the disease; ,'. Cold and: dampness being "
exciting causes they must 'govern ther every action with regard to the .condition of, the
weather, confining themselves to the house, knowing that the least exposure will bring on an
attack- Indigestion is another predisposing 'cause,- and fearing the pain, and discomfort y
sufferers of ten try to avoid it by depriving themselves of thpse articles, of diet of which-they ; .
are most fond. A great many people have, an "idea that? because sudden changes, in the
weather or imprudence of theappetite bring on an attack of Rheumatism that it is a disease
which is easily, controlled. ' So when a speU comes on they begin to use plasters, liniments,
lotions, etc.,, expecting'to drive, out the pain and iriflanimationy-aiid thus cure the -disease.
This treatment terall right to ease the pain and'make the sufferer more comfortable, but
can, never; cure Rheumatism, nor prevent its return, because it' does not reach1, the real
cause of the trouble, which is in the blood. - t 'y?' ''pvh hHhV , .
' ; .When 'neglected or imprpperly treated Rheumatism always becomes chronic' anl doei':"
notdepend upon climatic conditions to bring ou-an attack;' but remains ;a constant ,and
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and aches cease, the flesh becomes firm arid loses that.tender, sensitive feeling, the jo::;ts dl
work ' smoothly aain, and complete health is restored. S, S. ,S. -is the treatnJut for
Rheumatism in every form; for whether your case is acnte or chrouic the cure irut cc:r
thrcj:;h the blood. . Book on Rheumatism and any medical advice desired furnished vltlv-i
caarte.
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.The niidvU-.i. r ( ...if
is delightfully t"!l i , i' t
tlons of the Fnun j n i ! ' 1 i,
with explantory text l ,- ',,..ifi
Sharp; a remlnlscen, a. of i e t,
Joseph . Severn, by i.i, ..ard V.o.tson
Gilder,' editor of .the ma, v. .ne. e'd
a beautiful poem, "The nHi.ia .'Ht in
Water,'' '. by '.Aesocltae Editor Koberf
rjjndfrwood Johnson. -Somes of the,t
Keats portraits are very unlike what
the public ta used to, and show In the
sweet singer's face', more of the poet
than the cut, given ; in the ordinary
edition . of hie) -works. There- are also
ffwo readabl sonnets to Keats, by
Gertrude H. r'Mctffert and eien JU.
Elliott Flower's' story, :"Th" Bribe
That Went Astray, is fine enough for
Anybody. It is encouraging, to. watch
his improvement In story-telling sine
his debut in Policeman Flynn. There
ar many other excellent short to
irles,,. another ImstaJlrnecrt- ot ' Mrs,
Ward' Fewwick's Career, and a num
ber of' timely article. The ; art tea
tures are as good as usua, ' which is
enough' say, f j t , -V -"."'
" f 't f r"" I vx.
.Shakespeare's Sonnets', edited by-'W,
J. Rolfe; Amentoan Book Company,
Nw,Tork. A. convenient, well-bound
well printed edition, with a long Intro
duction and copious 'notes.- As in the
easel at' tha Bible, so , with Shakes
m kjgsis at ears-- Kr.Y yci a a
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acute as that produced by Rheumatism, as those who have
uhobdiuk piascies ana acuing
of a sour condition of the blood
liniments all tha time,
uwawita uw nnall I daoldsd to
tinned to nss your msdioiae for awhile after all symptoms
' of tne disease bad disappeared, Althoneh this was twelve
' years ago, I have nevsr been troubled sines. . '-
; Liberty Stwet, HopatostlUe, Ky. O.K. WEST. -
V . n for Rheumatism is S. S. -' This great remedy;
1 1 cleanses the circulation of all acids and irritating
. r poisonsy builds up thin, sour blood' and perma- ,
i '..xnentjy cures this
rj pP. o. possesses
y , solve and filter out
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Tlje Ftsbiij.iry American I ; - ' '
an autoir.,bile number. 1 i le;'
article, '"the Ilpa,rt of t .e v -bile,,'
by Leroy E'-ott, is a n t t
tainlng aocount of wh"t hna i. I
In tha autonmb'ie world sin-e i
law obllp-ed a man' with a r'-.i . .
walk before every r""otor ( " ' i '
ln a public place. It al' c.
complete illustrated dosoj t. i
ery 1906 pleasure car ail f
flfrures. Among the other n.
Henry Kitchen We hater's "Hie
Deal-Tvtth Children,' an accou' t ' t..
work ot Judse Hack and thc,t'...i s;
Juvenile Court a story of intent ini
man Interest. Ihe, second of, W S.
Harward'a articles . on "The Mastery "
ot the E earth." appears in this num
ber, and C, H. Ouffln oontiinues his
series with a paper on contemporane- 1
oua American painting. Tha short sto
ries of tha month are fully up to the
American' standard, Among the au
thors ars Richard " Washburn Child,
W. B. M.' Ferguson; Dorothy Canfleld,
dharles Battel! Loomis, Charles C.
Lofquest- and W., Bates Adama Mis
Cholmondeley's serial "Prlaonera," Is
a jmlv v x , . M y ' n '.
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'txries and 'JRneumatismia.1:
bnt the pains .continued to Increase
trv S fl S ' anit aftr tmr ariLl ' -
painful and distressing diseze.
soiveni propemes wmcn ais-
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