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I in looks to me as tho pollytical enthusyasni was dyi n' out in this counthry," said Mr. Hennessy.. "Oh, I don't know," said Mr. Dooley* "Ye nivir can tell. It's almost too arly to begin throwin' bricks. Annyhow, if nobody else is en thusyastic th' candydates f'r vice prisidint ar-re. They ar-re th* willin' wurrukers. No grass grows, undher th' feet. They're a lesson to their supeer yors. Th' candydates f'r prisidint stays at home thryin' to say nawthin' that will incriminate thim. Tiddy Rosenfelt has put in a'n application to jine th' Quaker church. has burned his suit iv khaky an' beaten his soord into a plowshare. Visit ors who call on him art Oysther Bay, find him r-readin' th' lives iv th' saints. His fav'rite saint is wan iv th' arly martyrs who thanked a lion.fr bitin'him. is thryi n' to live down his past. Not so with th' Sage iv Esoopus. has .no past to live down. is thryi n' to live up to his fu ture. Ivry time he opins his mouth, Hill puts his foot into it. Hill has retired fr'm pollytics. has gone up an alley to wait till th' polis get by. But *v He Goes Out on the Seashore Hymns f'r an Hour. BILLS OF THE WEEK, At the Metropolitan"Under Southern Skies.' At the Bijou"Our New Minister." At the Lyceum"The Runaway Wife." At the DeweySam Devere 's Burlesquers. Metropolitan"Under Southern Skie s" Lottie Blair Parker 'a charming story, Under Southern Skies,'' will be the of fering of the Metropolitan for the week opening tomorrow night with matinees on Wednesday and Saturday. I has been said by those who have made a careful study of dramatic litera ture, that no play can mate a popular success that has not a good love story at its foundation. Dramatists have found this so true, that whatever theme may appeal to their artistic sense as novel or instructive material for the basis of a play, it isjsut aside as not likely to meet the "taste of the ma jority of theatergoers and some varia tion of the old but never wornout theme of love is again and again written for that public which is always demanding it. It is, no doubt, the strength and interest of the love story in "Under Southern Skies" that has given it a stronghold upon the public. "Under MISS LILY 'Under Southern Skies," at. AS an' Sings AT THE THEATERS Southern Skies" is now in its fourth year of success, playing to crowded houses wherever it has appeared. The strong story showing the broken life and hearts of a man and a woman, and the almost wrecked happiness of a young girl, has never failed to hold an audience fascinated from the opening of the play to the final curtain. In bringing out this absorbing story, the author has followed the same meth od of work which made her other play, Way Down East,'' so delightful. She has made each of the twenty-seven char acters a distinct individual as found in the south. The impulsive colonel of flowery speech the cool, impressive col onel who is "quick on the trigger the courtly major, who covers a sad heart with smiles of cordial hospitality the young hot-headed suitors for the love of the heroinethese are all men of the south in the years following the rebell ion the women too, dainty, airy, full of SINCLAIR, the Metropolitan Tomorrow Night. all is silence at Oysther Bay an' Esoopus. Whin th' hayro iv San Joon Hill wants to relieve bis pint-* up emotions, he goes out on th' seashore far fr'm human habytation an' sings hymns 'f'r an hour. Sicrity Cortillyoo authorizes me to deny th' in famyous rayport that th' prisidint was iver at San Joon Hill. A th' time iv this gloryous an' lamint able performance, th' good man was down with measles conthracted at th' internaytional peace convintion. A day at Oysther Bay passes like a dhream. Th' prisidint arises arly an' afther prayers, partakes iv a light breakfast iv Quaker oats. thin retires to his oratory an' spinds th' mornin' in miditation an' prayer. Afther lunchin' with his pastor, he visits th' Dorcas s'ciety iv which he is hon'rary prisidint. Rayturnin' home, he devotes a few hours to archery an' bean bag, at both of which games he has become expert. His supper con sists iv a bag iv popcorn an' a dish iv tea. Th' short avenin' is spint in readin' aloud th' wurruks iv Hinnery Wadsworth Longfellow, an' afther fam 'ly prayers Thaydoor Rosenfelt retires to a well arnd slumber. is not well at prisint, th' smell iv gunpowdher on th' Foorth iv July havin' disagree ably affected him. (Wall Sthreet Journal please copy.) /'J^&^i^ f'r th' Sage iv Esoopus, he doesn't wa nt to be prisidint. is a farmer, not a pollytician. An' he's not ashamed iv it. Why shud anny man fear to avow that he follows a calling upon which rests th' very foundation iv our liberties, fellow citizens'? Not much. Arly in th' mornin' befure th' first comityman has shook off th' god iv slumber, e'er yet th' arly rayporther puts on his spectacles, th' simple-hearted judge may be found sthrollin' among th' long rows iv canned as paragus, or studyin' th' pickled onions he planted as long ago as las' July whin he beat th' nommynation to th' farm. I is with unfeigned impatience th at he tears open with his teeth a tillygram fr'm th' chairman iv Ulster- county suggistin' that iv a lit tle iv th' coin cud be disthributed th' prospects wud be brighter f'r all consarned. Afther a simple P^Smmrm^m Saturda Evening SUP S THE JNONNEAPOEBS J0UE^NAI1 sSeptembe^'^ A! I a light-hearted gaiety, are the women of the south, not yet ingrained with the stem lesson of work and necessity which is the birthright of the New Eng land woman. These characters, set against a background of beautiful scen ery and stately old southern homes, move lightly and gaily thru the scenes, the story and its tragedy growing stronger until the climax of the third act finds the audience tense and breath less. A novel scene introduced is a Hal loween celebration, the like of which has never before been done upon the stageHalloween tricks are performed and a pumpkin dance follows. The di version is so natural and is entered into with so much spirit that it rouses the audience to the highest pitch of laugh ter and enjoyment. "Under Southern Skies" is said to be the most original, diverting and unhackneyed play of southern life ever written. Bijou"Our New Minister." At the Bijou next week, commencing with a matinee tomorrow, "Out New Minister," a character play by Den man Thompson and George W. Byer, authors of ''The Old Homestead," will have its first presentation. New Eng land has furnished the locale of many plays, but in "Our New Minister" th'e authors have entered upon an untrod den bit of meadowland. There is an atmosphere of rustic simplicity, quaintness and unconventionality about "Our New Minister" which forcibly impresses an audience. Yankee humor .trickles thru its lines and enlivens many of the situations, but side by side with it there runs a Vein of pathos. The press is a unit in pronouncing it a great play. Its strength lies in the distinctive ness of its characters, every one of which stands out prominently and dis tinctly. It would be difficult to find on the stage today more distinctive char acters than Thaddeus Strong, the new minister Lem Ransom, the reformed convict Darius Startle, the country de tective Curt Ho'ten, "on the fence" Obadiah Blurton, with settled opinions Sylvanus Bartlett, the storekeeper, ani Skeezicks, an up-to-date New York lad. These alone would serve as a basis for a dozen dramas, and all are drawn with great care.and skill. The other charac ters are Hanibal Chapman, a pretend er Calvin Abdal, the old minister Jack Frasier, an escaped convict Nance Ransom, Lem's daughter, a fine emo tional character Dorcas Tattleby, name and nature alike, and Esther Strong, the new minister's sister. They are all strong originals. The various parts are fitted to the actors in an ad mirable manner, their portrayals are so utterly untheatrical and artistic, so true in every tone and gesture and poBe, that the total effect is startlingly real. Scenically, "Our New Minister" is a constant delight. The first act shows the front of the general store and post office, the lower floor, with its store, the upper one utilized as a lodgeroom by the Odd Fellows, and the two steps in front running the width of the porch which shades the front windows. To the left of the store is the lane leading to the depot, with a view in the dis tance of the tavern and rocky soil of Hardscrabble, "where the stones grow faster than the yaps can pick 'em up.'' This picture, with its bright reds, gol den yellows and marvelous browns, is a masterwork of stagecraft. The sec ond act shows the home of Thaddeus Strong, the new minister, with its olH fashioned bay window, from which, across the common'' is seen the gen eral store and postoffice. The third act shows the home of Lem Ransom, the reformed convict. It represents an old New England kitchen and is a fine ex ample of fidelity in color and detail. "Our New Minister" will be pre sented by the original New York all-1 JSK MR DOOLEY Om THE iPROGRESSOF^ THE CAMPAIGN^By T^HP Ztax*e COPYRIGHT, 1904, BY MCCUURE, PHILLIPS A CO. Afther a Simple Counthry Breakfast He Takes Off His Coat and Goes Out to Be Photygraphed. counthry breakfast iv corned beef hash, johnny cake, spare ribs, mince pie, butthermilk an' cider, he takes off his coat an' goes out to be photy-* graphed. spinds th' day in hard labor on th' forty-acre meadow an' does not speak except in th' avenin' whin he delivers himself iv a message that thrills ivry heart in th' New York Avenin' Post. His las' utthrance that nearly caused me a fit an' is still ringin' in me ears was as follows: I regard th' owners iv large quantities iv th' goold stand hard iv this counthry as irrevocably fixed.' N so passes these peaceful autumn days at Esoopus an' Oysther Bay. I will not dignify with denial th' crool story that our beloved prisidint has a tunnel into his chapel an' that afther th' fam'ly have gone to bed he secretly lets in James J. Jeffries with th' full rayports.iv th' Jap'nese war or that befure returnin' to his couch he rassles a stuffed figure iv th' Impror Willum on th' flure an' pounds it with a baseball bat. An' I will not stoop to conthradict th' story that ivry night August Bilmont calls on Sage Parker an' th' two iv thim discuss how. much iv.th' goold standard shud be irrevocably fixed in irrevocably fixin' Indyanny. No, Hinnissy, I will not deny these foul slandhers. I will not discuss thim. I will not aven belief thim-yet. T'S far different with th' two vice prisidintial candydates. They ar-re th' boys f'r wurruk. Thim two hot-headed an' impechoos la-ads have bur-rst fr'm all resthraint an' ar-re makin' th' counthry r-ring with their utthranoes. Divvle th' bit do they care. They have nawthi n' to lose but votes an' their voices. Th' on'rable Chick Fair banks has stumped New England an' th' frost is on th' punkin an' th' corn is in th' shock. Ivrywhere he goes he is rayceived with a shiver iv delight. His oration again, th' decision iv th' Sjage iv Esoopus in th' cillybrated vJJajgfO^ay^..case" turned Vermont fr'm what was a?t^^pPcaA ilhronghold into what is now a rayp^blican ^ithronghold -A new feature has been inthrajooeed-ailto--th.' campaign be me frind, star cast, the strongest-ever seen in any American play, and includes Ernest Hastings, Joseph Conyers. John Barker, M. H. Harriman, Louis Fierce, John P. Brawn, Fred Clarke, W. C. Tanner, J. H.. Lawrence, .Frank Stoddard, A. G. Andrews, Gertrude. Perry, Alice Wash burn and Phila, May. Lyceum"The Bunaway Wife.'' The scene of "The Runaway Wife," which opens at the Lyceum tomorrow evening, is laid in New. York and Eng land. The play, will run the-week with matinees on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The play tells of the strug gles of Arthur Eastman, a poor artist in New York who has married above his .station and in. trying to keep his wife in society becomes blind thru over work. He is thrown on the generosity of his sister, who dislikes his wife, and little son, Arthur Hester Eastman. The sister, with her bitter tongue, drives Lady Alice away. She goes to England and is engaged as a nurse. After four teen years she fails to hear from her husband, thinks him dead and consents to a marriage with Talbut Yane, an old time lover and the man who caused Eastman to get in debt. The third act shows the reception being held in honor of Vane. Eastman and his son are invited to the reception without the knowledge of Lady Alice, who on the instant recognizes her husband and faints. The fourth act is in the studio of Arthur Vere in New York. There is a fine comedy scene between Alice and Eastman and it is also the scene of the reconciliation of the two. Arthur mar ries an English court lady, Lillian Hayes. The cast: W G th' long wan. Instead iv cheerin' an* clappin' their hands, th' audjeenees applaud with chatterin' teeth. Th' effect is said to be irresistible. Afther th' meet in's th' people r-rush out into th' night air where they take off coats, hate ^an.' furs., in their en~ thusyasm. "An' young Gassaway. There's th' boy. Rash, maybe, imprudent, perhaps, but thim are qualities iv youth. Ye might-jus' as well expect to hitch up a yearlin' colt in an express wagon as to expiet Gass to be quiet. Let him have fling, says I. He'll settle down in time. Is he r-runnin' well4? think he is. Or, p'raps I'd betther say he's bein' wheeled well. His speeches have put great life into th' campaign. I don't see how Rosenfelt can resist his attack on th' Alyen an' Sedition law an' th' Missoury compromise. Did ye hear what th' la-ad said whin th' news was rayceived fr'm Vermont? 'Vermont says he. 'That mus' have been admitted to th' union since my time,' he says. Oh, th' broth iv a bay, is Gassaway Davis. May he live to ray mimber with pleasure th' frolies iv his youth." 0 wan," said Mr. Hennessy. "It's th' dullest campaign I iver see/' "Cheer up," said Mr. Dooley. Twill, be lively yet. to this time th' issue has been measures, not men. Th' raypublicans ar-re ashamed iv all their measures an' th' dimmycrats have no measures th at fit. Wait till we get down to men, not Rosenfelt an' Parker, but th' nachral differences between American citizens. Who knows what makes a raypublican or a dimmyorat What makes a man on wan side iv a river a German an' on th' other side a Fr-rinchman? Raypublicans ar-re raypubli cans because they ar-re raypublicans, an' dimmy crats ar-re dimmycrats because raypublicans ar-re what they ar-re. A prisint I go to sleep whin ye an' McKenna begin a pollytical conthroversy. Ye find manny pints in Rosenfelt's charakter to admire an' McKenna thinks Parker is a safe, consarvitive man that'll get manny raypublican votes. Not his, but manny. But in a month fr'm now, McKenna will remark th at th' stoop at Esoopus is not all it is Arthur Eastman, an American artist Ben Johnson Hon. Talbut Vane, afterward Lord Charnley W. H. Murdoch "Sir Lancelot Trarers, In very good form Leslie Morosco Arthur Vane Lewis Stone Little Arthur ....Clark Marshall Dr. Prescott Charles Burnham David Arnold Oscar Grey Briggs Bob Johnson Lawrence Barbour Greason Arjioll Ernest Fisher Lillian Hayes Leslie Shaw Hester Eastman Laurette Allen Lady Yawn Claudia Lucas Lady Golightly Jane Wellington Lady Alico Grace Hayward DeweySam Devere's Burlesquers. Whether Sam Devere is one of nature's favorite sons or was born un der a lucky star he has never been able to explain. But the fact remains that he has the executive ability and hustle to locate something entirely new. This accounts, in the main, for his success in the show business. His company this year is one of the best organized troops on the "wheel" circuit. It is composed of the best burlesque and musical talent in the market, and this fact will be proved at the Dewey theater next week. In Larry Smith and Joe J. Sullivan and Miss Champion he has a trio of fun makers hard to duplicate. Outside of their efforts in the two musical skits. "Everything Upside Down," and "Down on the Pike," they appear in a sketch called "The New Father," by Charles Horowitz, an adroit burlesque on that ubiquitous but entertaining youngster. Buster Brown. Gertie Le Claire and her three picka ninies gave an act far from *he ordinary. The "picks" know how to sing and dance. Miss LeClaire is an CHARLES STEDMAN AND GERTRUDE *ERft in. "Oiip New Minister," at tho Bijou N'xt Week. I shud ipp^i able performer herself, and has drilled her colored charges with much skill. The "Great Zara Trio" are three gymnasts -^ho do seemingly imposible things in a manner that is mystifying as well as amusing. As a climax one of the team rides a wheel from a steep incline over the audience, doing a peril ous somersault and landing on his feet between the seats. It is one of the most dangerous acts ever performed, and puzzles an audience with the bold ness and jeopardy of its execution. The New York Newsboys Quartet are singers with rare sweet voices, who know how to act, too. Last, but not least, comes the "Only Sam Devere," who never seems to grow old. He is just as evergreen as when he emerged into the limelight thirty eight years ago. His strong, sweet voice is as resonant as of yore and his fingers have not lost their deftness in manipulating the banjo. Sam has a budget of songs, new, and of his own composition, and stories as breezy and fresh as new mown hay. F00TLIGHT FLASHES. Jchn 0. Fisher and Thomas W. Ryley, produc ers of "Floradora," wUl present at the Metro politan for the half-week commencing Sept. 25, the charming comedienne, Isadora Bush, In the great comedy success, "Glittering Gloria," pro nounced on Its presentation at ualy's theater. New York, one of the most laughable and con sistent pieces of tho kind seen in years. Ethel Barrymore, according to the critics, scored the greatest success of her four dears' starring tour in "Cousin Kate." the Hubert Henry Davies comedy, in which she is to appear berc at the Metropolitan for three nights and matinee, beginning Sept. 29. Henry Miller's new play, "Joseph Entangled," is being received with much favor thruout the' middle west. Mr. Mttler will be seen at the Metropolitan in this play the half-week opening Oct. 6. Cbannlng Pollock'novel, in dramatic Norris7 ,J y^i,:.^%jc version" of Frank celebrated "Th Pit, will be given at the Metropolitan for four nights and matinee, beginning Oct. 9, with Wilton Lackaye In the leading role. Glen MacDoDough's new comedy, "Bird Cen- ter." will be the offering at the Metropolitan for three nights and matinee, commencing Oct. 13. De Wolf Hopper in "Wang," William Morris In the comedy, "Who's Brown,'.' Arthur Dunn In "The Runaways," Henry W. Savage's gorge ous production of "Woodland," and Blanche Ring In "Vivian's Papas," iire among the book ings of the Metropolitan for October. What could be more thrilling than to see a powerful blacksmith grapple With a team of spirited runaway horses and bythe mainwstrength bring thems tBrother's their haunches? This is seen Fo Hi Crlme, ne Blane melodrama, Which comes to the Bijou shortly. "Two Little Waifs" wUl be seen at the Bijou soon. The story Is one of heart-interest and appeals to the better nature of wives, husbands, mothers and fathers, daughters, sweethearts and children. Nat M. WUls, the funny comedian, supported by a splendid company of comedians, musical artists and singers, will be seen at the Bijou shortly his new musical comedy,- "A Son of Rest." In the melodrama, "Queen of the Highway," which comes to the Bijou soon, the entire action is supposed to take place in a day and a night. Harry Clay Blaney will again present his suc cessful melodrama, "Across the Pacific," at the Bijou shortly. The popularity of a play has never been better shown than In the demands for time for Rose Melville in her pretty pastoral play, "Sis Hop- kins," In which she has been appearing for some years past. "Monte Oristo," which follows "The Run away Wife," will receive a heavy presentation by -the Ferris stock company, at the Lyceum. "Arizona," a great treat to Lyceum patrons, wUl receive an excellent presentation at the hands of the Ferris stock company. Dick Ferris wiU return to the Ferris cast at the Lyceum In the great comedy drama, "Fight ing Bob." A partial lilt of the plays which will be pre sented at the Lyceum in the near future in cludes "OamlUe," "DAlse," "Leah," "Shamus O'Brien," Captain of the Nonesuch" and "The Man From Mexico." See Stockwell soonThat life insur ance)The Penn Mutual, Andrus bldg. There They Axe, All in season now. Frairie chickens, grouse, wild duck, wild goose,snipe. Now is the time to do your shooting when the weather is fine and pleasant. The best of the hunting grounds are to be found along the Boo Line. Low rates for Get the hunting booklets at the ticket office, 119 Third street S. f-1*"3 painted an* I'll hear a roar iv.'What's that?' fr'm ye' er corner, an' I'll have to play th' angel iv peace with a bung-starter. I about a month ye'11 r-read fr'm Esoopus th at Judge Parker denounces as a craven lie worthy iv its Long Island soorce th' story that he is th' adopted son iv Jawn D. Rockyfellar an' fr'm Long Island will come wurrud that th' prisi dint has invited th' dastard (or sage) who has in vinted th' calumny that he was not on San Joon Hill to come to Oysther Bay an' bring his wurruds with him f'r lunch. No, sir, I wudden't advise anny man to retire fr'm the brick business on account iv th' Jf gin'ral appearance iv apathy. He'll find a market f'r his ammynition befure Novimber." "What's Bryan doin"?" asked Mr. Hennessy. Vj "Willum Jennings Bryan," said Mr. Dooley, "got so hoarse cheerin' f'r Parker th at he has been obliged to cancel all engagements to speak. Ye didn't hear him cheerin'? sleeve." 4 was cheerin' in his Th' Hon'rable Chick Fairbanks Has Stumped New" England. PEOPLE'S PULPIT G. L. MORRILL. A Live Wire.", Life struck hard on death and made sharp lightning. In its flash I saw a sad picture. Little Arthur lay with his eyes closed in dreamless slumber, and his busy hands folded in rest. His pet dog stood near the coffin and won dered why his master did not speak. Eight playmates sat still, with faces as white as the flowers in their hands. Sad friends and neighbors filled the house where laughter had held sway. The broken-hearted family were alone in their grief, which none but He of Gethsemane could comfort. Only a few hours before, while play ing, the little fellow had picked up a wire which was in his way. It looked harmless^ but it was a live wire, and a live wire had made a dead boy. Sadder than this picture was the one I saw on the street that nighta pic ture of young men and women stricken, with a living death. They were born of a mother's pain and baptized with a father's tears: yet it seemed it had! been better had they never lived, of had died in infancy. City life is full of wires of dissipa* tion. The strange companion, lass 05 wine, or game of cards, look innocent, enough, but sometimes they are in con* tact with a heavily charged wire con* nected with the devil's dynamo. Let not tha illusion of thy senses Betray thee to deadly offenses. Be strong, be good, be pure =l The!right only shall endure All things else are but false pretenoes, "There is a way which seemeth right, unto a'man, but the end thereof axe/, the ways of death." Albany and return I...*...,...$S8.2(X Boston and return 45.90,1 New York and return 41.9ft Buffalo and return 25.9(1 Montreal and return 33.00. Portland and return- 43.50. Return limit October 31st, 1904. Get| reservation at the ticket offlee, llStl. A&a1 Third street S. 'V MAMIE CHAMPION, "With theSam Devere Company at the|| Dewey Next Week. :',V^?4.8|. i^^^^^m^^m^^^SSm 1*: 1 Only a Tew More Days Of these low round^trip rates to the Xf