THE WASHINGTON HERALD TUESDAY APRIL 30 1907 t

THE STATE OF LOUISIANA

BY FREDERIC J HASKIN

baa been one ot the State otthe JQ4rican Union yeaz today havng been admitted Oft II

BIrthday ot the States are notgenerally oberyed California being asignal exception September Ad-

mlsaon Day a Jepl holtdy in thatState It has been suggsated by a famouspubltc school educator that these auntverajes Of the admtaon ot the severatStates be devoted to pvlng the chlldnmi-hltory ctauee a short review of thestory ot a State Should this plan begenerally adopted the children wouldrarel3r hear a more thrilling and romantictale than that to be told on the birthdayof Louleaana-

Do Soto flrst and after a hundredLa Salle discovered the great MII-

iallJPPt River which flows Into the Gutof Mexico In what now the State orLouisiana After La Salle came Btenvillefather ot LouisianA and founder ot New

and the SIrE permanent settlements were made Scrcely had thestouthearted French ptoneelll made ahome for themselves when their countrywas made the or one of the greatestspeculative and Itnanotal fraudsthe world has ever known John Lawa Scotchman with persuaded theFrench government through Philip ofOrleans to found a bank and lMue bondsbased upon the exploltaUOn of this greatcountry of Loutelana on the banks ofthe Father ot Waters called In

the River Colbert This was tMcelebrated Bubble thebursting of which Europe throughand through and worked Injuryto Continental European enterprise luthe New World

While the bubble was at brlrhtest and Re colors dastling the eyesor the whole world the city or New

was founded In February 1il1 byBlenvln newly appointed governor Itwas In honor of John chiefpatron Philip of regent orFrance The older settlements of Port

on the banks or the Mobile thendropped Into secondary importance Itwas round that some ships could rome upthrough the delta or the Mississippi AndBlenvllo protested against the Law Com-pany sending an the up the MobileWhen New Orleans was live years old aroyal French engineer M Pauger madea report to the Xing tog the III8Ie8-1ppt was open to navigation from theGulf and Teeommending a of jet-ties to deepen the channels Just such asystem of jetties was successfully PUt Inby James Q Kads a century and II halflater under United States supervision

John lAw was not to be the Jut todream or an empire In Louisiana Theweak and dissolute Louts XV made asecret In 17f1 and gave Loulsl-

na then comprising territory fromWhich have beencarved to kinsman Charles III or-fopaln The colORlsta did not know thatthey had been by their

mother country until two yearslater There was bitter resentmentfor these Louisianians were gOOdFrenchmen and hot patriots theirlove of country had been greatlystrengthened at that very time becauseof the Influx ot exiled AcadIans whowere driven from their Northern homesby the cruelties ot tile So Itcame about that the of Loutelana dreamed ot an Indepent

and there was aSpanish were strong enough to put Itdown Immediately and the Spanishgovernor BloodY ORellly caused thepatriots to be

When the patriots or the ngliehcolonies to the East rese In rebellionIn 1775 the FrenchAmericans ot NswOrleans sympathized wIththe Louisiana merchants sent supplleiof arms and ammunition to Washing

army Not aU the Spanish guyWere or the or Bloody

OReilly for the gallant young DonDernardo de Oahea who became gov-ernor of Louisiana at twentyone yearsot age and died In Mexico as viceroywhen he was thirty has lett an illustrious name In 1781 when theAmerican troops under Waahlngton-wir winning the victory In the warfor independence Galvu defeated theBritish at Pensacola aad the Flortdaswere restored to Spain

Rtrugets from English whosouKht Louisiana for safety were caredfor Galvez and given permission tofound a new cOlony They built a townand named it In honor of young

Town ROW the GalYelton which Ic the pride of Texae Itwas Galvez who gave Louisiana theright to share In the glory of the

mfrlcan arms In the Revolutionarywar by his campaign against the

In Florida

But Louisiana wes cot yet through withits destiny as a foundaUon for dreamsot empire Don Estevan Mire came to begovernor of Louisiana In 1131 The UnitedStates were among themselvesunder the operation of the InadequateArticles of Confederation Mire thoughtthe country go to piece and thathe might get some of It for Spain Sohe made triends with the pioneers whowere pushing Into Ohio Kentucky andTennessee They depended on the

River for commerce and Miredominated the river

Mlro grew so popular in the Westernpart or the United States that the wholevalley ot the Cumberland River wasnamed for him the Wlro or Mere Illsrid The mastery of theRiver a burning issue whenWashinjton was President CltIwn Genetappeared in Philadelphia and the Spanlab Intrigue wu born JacobinIn Kentucky were of strong proSpanlabproclivities The Eastern States caredlittle or nothing for the settlementsor the Alleghenies whiLe the pioneerslooked on Mire as their friend Thesedreams of a Mlssiselppt Valley empirefrom mountain chain to mountain chainwere not to be realised But the plotting went on even after Mire WIIl1am-Dlount first Senator from Tennessee W8-tx lIed from the Senate on the chargeuf having treasonable correspondence withLouisiana Spaniards

Napoleon arose and overshadowed Europe Re too dreamed of an Americanempire and induced Charles IV of Spainto cede to him Louisiana In the year lOOJefferson wanted Louisianahe wantedthe Mississippi he wanted the great val-ley and he bought It from NapoleonCongress listened for weeks to thespeeches of those who said the purchasemeant the end ot tM republic but Itvoted the money on December innthe French flag was taken down theStars and Stripec flew over New Orleans

Now It appeared that Louisiana was to-

ret It Americas soil and a part ofthe American nation But there was stillanother dreamer who looked upon New

as the future capital or a fanciedempire and he was Aaron Burr VicePresident of the United States whenLouisiana became American territoryBurr and his Illfated conspiracy for aMississippI Valley empire make the last I

chapter In the unsuccessfulto exploit Louisiana as an

jempire Tic Napoleon whose

European rumhled Into dUstproved to 0 tlful Imperial

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forti independ-eflt great

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t In Louisiana for he said when lieturned the territory over to the UnitedStates that Itt had given England a rivalfur tM mastery among

C Co Clafborn a young Ylrgluten was sent Jeffersonto be the tirat governor of LouisianaTerritory New Orleans then had aboutseoo people and tIM whole vest territoryhad about not the IndiansNext year the great territory was di-vided and the southern becamethe Territory ot Orleans Claibornewas first govetnor of Orleans EIghtyears thereafter the people adopted aconstitution and were admitted to theUnion They eleeted Claiborne the fleet

or the State Of Clai-borne was only twentyeight or agewhen he first the Territorial goveminent In 18W and on accoust or hisyouth he may be pardoned for havingattempted to Americanize the French

once He established a Court of Pleassuck as he had known In Virginia Thelawyers were gretly dUlifted with thestrange forms Of law and especially

to the Introduction ot the Engllllhlanguage A compromise wu effectedand Brown and Morseu Usletwere appointed to draw up a styli codeThis as revised In the Utle ofthe Civil Code of Louisiana thatadmixture Of the Reman civil law and

neuona-

Wlitfainby President

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governor Louisianayears

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OLD CLOTHES AND NEWBY FRANK H SWEET

They were aU up In Aunt Claras roompacking the box when Jessie Boyd camein at 4 oeJoak to ask Oarrt what she wugoing to w1 that evening to the

Jessie went upstairs caremany was Carrie most intimatefriend

Oh there OU Carrie whOwu sitting on the toot of bed with apile or clothing on Ive beenwondering aU afternoon what had become Of Were packing the box t-oo to mothers cousin In West HoldenAunt Clara

Wheres the bottle of beualner askedAgnes interrupting You bad It lasttarrts

Look on the shelf In JIQ closet aidCarrie What are you to dO Withthe bensine

Clean the fpots off that tan cloth capeIm to wi It It Is

IOk you needt e to sendanything Aunt Clara who wu onher knees before Uae somenewspaper over u bottomJIG poor theyll be glad Of nomatter how old You havent time toclean oft spots

can do It for themselves saidcarrie Here auntie Wnt you betterput these old white skirts In ftrwtr

Seems to me Carrie you could wearthat white skirt with tM yourself

litre Brandon who was pullingover the conteltltl ot a trunkdragged In from the hail It doesnt lookat warn

NOi but It rightCarrie Its too short

I despise a named peteoate-ry mother in atone Pq It You Apes

are utrafUUL I dontthat your rather about expen

are some oldBrandon I Intended to tear them

up for window clothes but Rachel mightpatch them up

Of course wilt Aunt ClaraseIning upon the night eagerly

She thoroughly enjoyed the packing otbox She always declared that ACt

matter what her were no onecould accuse her of not being generous

The trunk yielded In addition to thenight dress an old black skirtwhich had been spoiled by paintthe front porch had been given II freshcoat the previous fall a mushwore pairof shoes a black straw bonnet whichhad been in the tray forseveral pairs of hose In sad need of darnlug a gray wrapper damaged by mothsand black silk petticoat tM rum otwhich Were whipped out

You could use that silk for lining agrenadine Aunt Clara

But I dont expect have tLdine this summer rejoined her

it seems a pity not to put inthing deeentn

Welt If you had been to GeusicRachels seen bow poor they aresaid Clara youd know that anythingwould be acceptable Rachel has a zealgUt for turnIng and patching too

For my part Im glad to get rW ofmy old clothes said Carrie I votewe send Rachel box everyIts a good deal better than making bendies for the Associated Charities totribute We know just where tbe thingsare going She tossed her aunt a S-

urah waist the seams or which warefrayed I can wear the skirt

with a percale shIrtwaIt sheadded

AU time Boyd bad stoodquietly at the loot of the bed

Has your cousin any girls aboutage she asked regardingthe two faded which Aunt Clarawas folding together

me yea answered theAlice Is just and Stella

or so younger Then there are twolittle girls of ten and twelveAmyRuth I stopped over In Wtfor a day In Mre Oft lilY way

Florida and saw them all Theyrepretty girls too particularly Alice Ifelt so sorry for them I dontAlice ever had a pretty gown or cItof ribbons in her n

Then would mind Ifoould Isomething stammered Jesle HI

wouldnt want them to know ofbut I have several little thing

Oh dear child Aunt ClaraInterrupted Bring anything you chooseIll pack iL No matter how old It fathey CIU lucks USe ot It

went home at once In aboutminutes she returned with good

pasteboard box with a narrow pinkribbon tied around It On the COVer wuwritten For

You lie just hi time Im tohave Peter nail It up said Aunt Clara

Oh rm not to use what sendingmy dear child you neednt 1M-

aSlhamed of It whatever It Is forhave so little that anythingI hopeRachel will appreciate the trouble foetaken and she followed Into Car-ries room

There on the bed lay the gown heryounger niece was to wear to the

It was a cream ChIna silktrimmed with and white ribbon andbeside It Waa Ii pair of hirhheeled slippars of French kid

Youll wear your new China sIlkwaist of course Jesse said carrie asher friend slanced toward the bed

shook her head No Ive decided on my blue orxandle she answeredquietly and then bege to talk ot

elseThey were opening the box In the

sitting rOOm at West Holden when AUceBrent came In She was aslender girl soft eyes

Has It come she cried How gladI am I got here In time

Yes but we werent going to unpaCk

music-ale without

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box spreadIngThey are

everythIng

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she had

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welt said hr re-signed In

dreadfully won-der complaIns

Here night dreests saIdMrs

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Frances saIdtp grace

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tile English common law ot whIch Louislane lawyers are so proud today TheFrench language Is still the speech In

ot New OrleAns and some ruralparishes French customs are still foltowed and always wl11 obtain butJoutatana is as thoroughly American

or

Within three years after it became aState the battle of New Orloens WUfought In which Andrew Jackson gavethe English veterans of the Napoleonicwar Uk complete drubbing anAmrtean army hat ever givenfoe Jean Lafttt and HIB Baratat1anllwho had been called but Whoretu to aid the English against Amencans fought bravely in that hattie and

an end to chafPI ttplnstpatriotIsm

New Orleans advanced rapllllythe Invention of the and Atone time before rallroeda the rlyersot secondary Importance was the rivalof New York as tile btzsineeo metrOpolisof the Union the oMI wr came

with the other Southern StateSseceded and JOIned the Confederacy Tothe lost cuM gave Judah P DenjAmilt the bright stat of

Davis cabinet and to thearmy she P G T JJeaure

card Braxton Bragg Leonidluil Polk aladRichard Taylor

more perhaps thanany other Southern Stats during theperiod of reconstruction and It wu not

1m that home governmentpin established Since thatLouisiana hu devoted herself to oemmeree and tIM acts of peace Her danof political adventure RUt over an-tI the prosperity wtlfn rightbelongs to IU AmerIcan State

TomorrowLlaht that Pulled

parts

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put Loulslan7a

aftersteamboat

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WhenLouisiana

sheparticular Jeffer-

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until wasthee

absenjoying of

It untO You cams saM Wejust wanted to hay It aU It afamily treat to be enjoyed together

JessIes paateboa outIt on top

Something eapeda for me criedAlice Row Joy lint I wont openIt until the last Take out the otHerthings mother deer

That is all I think lIlY dears sehithe mother u placed Oft the pUs thewhite Carrie bad contributedI Win pitt cu tM things lit

examine them atare they who expect ROtbtng

for shall not lJie ttPP re-marked

Stella Mrs Brent voice ofrebuke Little Ituth to

Here look at my box RuUdesaid Alice We mueut forgot that

ProbablY IItled with sailed Ad-dlllcanied artificial flowers mutteredStahl in whose black eyes rY tearsburned

With fingers that trembled little Aliceuntied ribbon and removed thecover of the box

Oh oh said Mother lookJust and then her voice broke andtears filled her eyes

In box neatly folded awhite china silk waist with lacea pair ot perfectly new tad threedainty handkexblets and yards ofOne white lawn

There mistake said Stellathis doesnt the t at all

Probably they wilt write to have It ret-UllMd

stella dear coultinl expect themto things they could themselves

No I ziet r it usthankful L

choosers hotit to a

grateful bcaa-IJn Brest wrote a wellWGrde of

thanks to her cousinI must not neglect to tell you

said In conclusion of piecaure Inthe contents ot the box Thepretty and ftUecIher perfectly busy today maltlug Oil tU lawn which will be beitgown all summer

Aunt Clara bit betS lip laid theletter down

How ridkuJou ot to JIIIICI newthIngs Asil I wasparticular to WI wouldon K

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icy closet andmy leleure

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Some pretty little forshow the rouni In front

And a In back and a prettyvariation the mode has the dress frontIn one with the yoke givIng the prloceuepanel effect an easy fullness appears at either side and Invertedthe underarm seams The shown IsIn dotted swias with a ribbonruli headingfinishing thE yoke neck and Thedresa Is enough tot Idast ex

vy dresses smallmaidens joke

square oneof

whilepleats at

dress

sleevessimple the

at PlayhousesLastNightXailonnllIurr uJgern n Mn

steal Comedy ArkUan Bulger OM of the cleverest corn

edlau who heads musical comedies Inthis country hu at last got II vehiclethat him real opportunity In

Noahs Ark by Claire Kummer whichwas seen for the fleet In WAshing-

ton the New National Theater lastnight The piece is only about six daysold but already It has been whipped Intosuch shape that It does not take a prophetto predict that Noah Ark Is likely tobe one of the big hits of tM next tilOatricat season

It seem curious that no one has beforethought of such a theme It might beeonsMered treading on dangerous groundto take such a subject for mu-

sical comedy but It has beenhandled and the result Sa show thai isfun of good fun and that offendsthe taste nowhere

There not much of consequence aboutthe show the brat act Is top ofMt Ararat just the thesecond act some years later but thattIoe not really matter The story givesexWsc for a lot ot bully good musicsome cheerful and dancing the

or some dialogue that Is wittyanti and the thing Ja eoturned and drilled so that It Is a delightto the eyeor course In Noahs Ark Iiarzy But

P the center ur Attraction Bill theDosun he bas many opportunities for the

of fun which can Interpret bestand the dialogue which has been gIVenhim he makes the moat of It Is full ofthose plays upon which Bulger

In and so he makes all of telLand the result very funny lIe two

too that are deIkOUr In the firstact a called Mr Noah and thesetond act one called ReIncarnationBoth give ample opportunity for hits atlocal polItical and social fads sad bothwere encored so heartily that Mr Bulgerran out of Heo hu Mother goodsong with the bIg chorus In the secondact COme Along With thatmade a hit with the audience

The company back of Ruleer It Anone There Miss sme FWt

ere pretty of theymake them and with a voles that unusual In qualities Ii charm Her liretsong Down by the Se ot the

ot the show but her ascend songooly Very Own is more than tobe one of the popular tuneof next summer It wu delightful

Clever work was done In both eta byMr Stanley Fords who the part ot-

Xr Noah He has stageand a haryton voice ot quality sothat hiS Noah and My Castle Inthe Air were markedly MaldaSnyder also mnie very elevsr workHer song UOn o wu very

4ary Corns Inthe second act Indeed Nocb Ark IsaIled with and music It funny throughout tuneful pieturewiue There ta a large welldrilled and brllllantl costumed

the show one that provides anentertainment of high character and liesigned to lighten the burdens ofNoah Ark wIU be the bill at tM

National aU the week and K shouldcure many people of the blues

The Columbia The GlnKerbredMan au Old Favorite

fteft a-

b4 lie

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10 warbled of JaThe xu attile Columbia Theater lass sight UI If

wise man In the audience were atin the same the only

remedy which could Insure athe show would be to adopt

the second expedient of the tabledIud scratch theM In Ia the

whole thing is framed for direst appealto the ocular trotft JIG other

COUld substantial pleasurearise

As a holiday for children It IssatIsfactory with a lavish GWpGuaeeof brilliant costuming plentyof extravagant fun all the familiar

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A PRETTY DEVELOPMENT FOR TUB FABRICS

perienced to fashion and admirably suitedto any of the tub fabrie and to frequenttubbing It may be much or as littleadorned as the fashioner may wish andworn for or but For the medium stse 2 yards of aIneh materialare needed Sizes 1 2 4 and C years

A this be obtained byinclosing 10 cents In stamps and addresstag Patteri The

734 street northw08tgiving number 5l and lIle wanted

as

everyday

Mpattrrnof may

Dcpnrtment Vanhlngto-IIruId FIfteenth

old Mother Goose rhymes worked JII

Viewed In any other light than that ot K

Pleasing entertainment Cor juveniles uda credspeilea for adults seekingatone It would have to pm

absently inaneThere Is no plot oPty Simple

Dew Jack Horner oUte SunOld Fudge Wondrous WIse Ute GoodFairy the FIery Dragon the GingerbreadMan and the oUter mytblcl personages of childhoods lItture Inprocession nomtlmeejoking with an occasional resort tMlight tatttasttc and there you have tMwhole thing In a nutshell

The comedians carry by tar the greaterpart of the burden Eddie Itedwaythe Gingerbread Man W II Mack asWondrous Wise Willie SimpleSimon and lifter Snow as the Good Fairyare all equal abettors In the tunmakingthe latter being particularly ridiculous Intights and tarlatan accentuated by atadlll makeup hlgbl1 suggestive of thelost youth so frequently associated withthe female Impersonators of such

There Is a long list or musicalnumbers the most effective beIng Mazie by Mao Phelps and chorus JohnDough by Eddie Redway Old Ramess by Gus Wlenberg and Do YouBelieve In Santa Claus NellieLynch Two pretty songs of the tentlmenial variety were Moon MoonMoon with a striking scene effect by

Phelps and QueeR Mywhich Is set down on the programmefor Fudge but wee finely renderedlast night a young gentleman of thechorus whose identity was not clearlydisclosed

A seture of the performance Is thetattled dragon of tsIrydom and forkedtall sad moutH belching lire and a greatspectacular effect wu produced by the

gracefully reclining In the orescent moon being wafted across Jhe JiUthrough a maze of drifting clouds

The book and lyrics of the play are byFreeS RankeR lid the music by A BaldWin the latter being rendered underthe direction of Frank Robs The settip are sttgective and tMbrilliant while a large and vocally corn

chorus figures In the numerous

Wolf Hopler in n neyhnl of1IallR at the llelasoo

That the fascination of Wang remainsundIeIlelIed was proved by the heartInessof the welcome De Wolf Hopperlast night at the Belaico TheaterWang snted the Mikado PIns

tote and RobIn Hood moreyears ago than would care to countUP which that It ever green In

the affectionate memory ofOf course a comedian uplOdate-De Wolf Hopper would never athreadbare or revival ofWang and It hu been UP

not only but In a musicaland a comical welL

Mr Hoppers witticisms plentifullysprinkled through the plot and ho hasthe audience In an uproar of laughtermost ot the time Of course lieobliged to make a beforthetooubspeech without which no Hopper pertorlUDCe would seem Takencli In the of Mr Hopper

quite satisfactory a character studyIt In what are popularly supposed

to the palmy days of the opera andIt a positive relief after the ottrivial tWC through which the theater

bad to this put seasone W the brtPt lines arid tuneful

of Wang It a pity thatUte Wooleon Morse was taken In theheight of career We could certainly

grateful for more music or thie charactor nowadays

Mr Hoppers company the sameORe that appeared with him earlier

U season la Happyland wl operaby the way billed for the tatter partof the present weeltJUI why being notapprent In view of the great of

Wang rite Clark Malayano attempt to follow the famouswho have played the part but

an individual Interpretation to thesongs She a better acue than singerbut Is mightily satisfactory and daintyIn the put Wallel Wilbur Gilettedisplayed a voice of fine quality and Ada

as La Veuve Frtmouse is athoroughly amusing partner for the starA burlesque ot Pantat wee given by Miss Beeves and MrHopper and also or The Dance of the

from Salome Will Danforth and Guy Dartbit iii Pepet to say nothing of theRoyal made distinctiVe hits

OA Mr Hopper whois well mown to be one Of the greatest

of liAr time will eatertam the Nationals cad tile Athletic andthere to be rare sport duntng the performance

Talk on Arizona PanRY Rice unitBlnard Co ntTIt Illustrated travel talk the tp-

IM so popular by ElmendorfBurton Hot and has been put

vaudeville At Chases this weekthere Is an act coiled Kemp Tat ofUte WUd It to be art excellenttwtJaalnUe lecture on Art lIOn withrrkable colored views showing theWonderful landecapee for which StateIs noted The color are reproducedwith nat and vividness Theact cleMI with a motion picture reprouetJot1 of the famous un dance of theNavaho Indians The talk Is by

Mrs Kempwhosedelivery is In naturetne andtheseby lessee ItS The plctar however show great skill at colorlug are WOrth seeIng

RIce Is also on the btU and givesvery mtmlcrtea of famous

both of the world and of thestags

EdMlId Davis Co appear In a cleveronot tragedy wrttten Mr Dishimself Richard nr andth or Bosworth Field are workedhue the playlet In novel fashion to carryout the theme

The Onlaw Trio work the changes OftUte everlasting ot human strengthagainst the laws of sravttaUon There

oUter act on the bill deserving of apedel praise Chris Bruno and Mabel fluesell wOrk hard In their skit The laseraces Agent but they cannot expect tobe amusing such poor material TheOtto Brothers to be German dietact COMedians It they had confined their

rtortB to dancing would have beenThey ROt funny

Tbe UnjcllthThc Kathryn PurneilStock

Kathryn Purcell and her clever comwon fresh laurels yesterday when

they began the fourth WeeksIn Hal Relds drama of Virginia floenoke ltd S Alien a wellknown Washngton actor was a member ot Ute cut

Although he essayed a ceniparativelysmall role he succeeded In making agood Impression W S James as theznlsonly Eaeklel Morse gave an excellentpiece Of character work and wasapplauded Clarence Chase Edmund Ab-bey Jeff W Murphy anCt Nick Judelswere cast In the remainder of the

roles and gave very creditable support Mis flick Haltom arid Florence HIll gave R good account or themSeea In dIfferent feminine Parts

To Miss Purnell er course goes thehonors of the performance She is cast In

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AMUSEMENTS I AMUSEMEtUS

The Masonic Fair of 1907 Will CloseWith a Grand Promenade

ConcertTo Be Given

fliursday Evening May 2

At Convention HalLlhe management of the Board of Control for the benefit of the

New Masonic Temple Building Fund Fifty Pieces of

Tickets Admitting Gentleman and One Lady 100Additional Ladies 50 cents each

Doors Open at 8 oClock Dancing 9 to 12 oClock

TWO NIGHTS MORE OFTHE GREAT MASONIC FAIR

I Season TIckets 100 I At CONVENTION HALL stipe 25c i

and dancing each evening Merchandise and other valu

able donations aggregating 15000 in value to be disposed of each

evening at ridiculously low prices

Season tickets will be good during the three extra nights

and Ball

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ENTIRE HEW YORK STAR CASTAND

BRUNETTE CHORUS OF BEAUTIES

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NEXT 8tSUAY

POP CONCERT andMOTION PICTURES

LosES TONIGHTFifteenth and H Streets N E

THE GREAT ADAM

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SELLS BROSCBIGGEST SHOW IN THE WORLD

FIGHTING THE FLAMES

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WORLDS FOREMOST CIRCUS

TIlE GnE TEST A EXI-CPKrtRES FIVE CONTINENTSlilCGItST 1FXfERIE OX IIAItTH

Three herds of Elephants Giant hippopotiiius Tallest GIraffe Alive IoreCages than liefore

One Ticket admits to allChildren under 1 halfprice

Two Exhibitions at and 8Doors open 1 hour earlier

Reserved seats and nllmhillion tick-ets cnn be on ilays at

Pharmacy 13th and PennaylRuIn avenue nt the same prices

charged at the

a seedemotIonal role In the portrayingof the character of Roapoke Peyton andfrequent applause from the different partsof the house attested the approval Mt Purcell whose personalityIs often pompred that of CharlotteWalker and demur has establishect herself In the hearts or theaterper and Manager Fitzgerald eneour

by the suceese or thethinking of extending the titus of the

present engagement

The LyceumThe New Century GIrlsCompany

The New Century Girls are the aUraolion the New Lyceum this week Thetwo farces The Preach UaJr and TheScandal In the Bug Family are merlto-rtoUIi and besIdes the usual queta of

a shapely chorus wellcontained who stAg and dance In anagreeable manner

The do WIIS medtoere and containedspecialties Nellie Sylvester

and Lelir Torn Barrett Heels Mitchell and Fritzhew and Crawford and Manning

BUILDING NOTES

A M POYtlton the plans andJ M Clrtrtotly build at 31 to 318a street tour

houses at an estimated oust or-

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James Knox Taylor supervisingare 1teet or the has adver

for bid for the construction or-

an addition feet toat Georgetown The additional

wilt rot new toilet roomsand The Improvementwm cost not to LNI

William P Lipscomb 8 Co wiltfor Owen F tldls n threestory brickaddition to the property at 1847 Conneetfcut avenue northwest TQeprepared by Horubtower Marshallarchitects provide for brick and terracotta work sheet metal cornice Unroof and wiring andwith a hotwater heating system The

of he Improvement will be 1404i0 Mr Aldis J a resld nt of Ch-icago antI is fitting up the Washingtonhouse as a fOr his motherAIr Aldie and family spent thereatcrpart ot the wInter in Florida

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PHILADELPHIAaplStt MAY 1 1

ASTER GERMAN PAINTINGS

Corcoran Gullery have Contesn-IJornneoulI Exhibit

If the plans of the director of theGaUftQ of Art are carried out

Washington will soon be treated to one orthe most Interesting and valuable exhibi-tions of ptttntlnljS that has been dieplayed In that building rrmgementare being made to the collection ofGerman contemporary paintings now atIndianapolis moved here If the collectionIs obtained It wilt be exhibited In the galtorys

In the selection or the pictures the com-mittee in charge ot the exhibit visitedgalleries in aU the large cIties Inwhich contained German paintings In anendeavor to select II truly representativecollection The pictures are largely of

portrait and genre but areto be the best ot their kind inthe

CREDIT FOR ALL WASHINGTON

When OpenAn Account

HereThere is no red to gothrough no notes to sign noinquiries about you from youremployers or acquaintancesnothing but just saying thatyou want your purchasescharged and how much youwilt pay each week or monthOur cash prices are emphatically tile lowest in the city andthere is very little differencebetween our cash and creditprices so little that you cangenerally buy here on creditcheaper than can buy any-where else for cash

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