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18 PLAYS fIJiD PLfIYERS OPENIXG OF THE SEASON AT BOTH OPERA HOI ; SES THIS EVEN ING. ALABAMA" OF ENDURING FAME WILL. BE THE INITIAL PRODI'C TIOX AT THE METROPOLI TAN. B. GRATTAN DOSXELLY'S PLAY, "Tin- Woman in Illufk." nl the Grand — Uohhlp of the Theatrical World. The season at the Metropolitan will «pen tonight with the Clement Bain bridge company, in Augustus Thomas' great play "Alabama." Few plays have met with the success which has been achieved by "Alabama." The re- AXXA CUMBERLAND. suit is scarcely surprising when its truth, its poetry, its tenderness and its humor are taken into considera tion. They are of a character that will always make "Alabama" appeal to the best feelings and impulses of human nature. Its simplicity, its naturalness, its faithfulness to the character of the people and section it represents, do certainly deserve the appellation of greatness. It is more than a pleasure to know that the work of an American dramatist has met with such a phe nomenal success. "Alabama" is broad, sincere and hu man. The characters are all original, the women are charming, the dialogue captivating, the story tender and the plot intensely interesting. The scene Is an old plantation in Alabama near the picturesque town of Talladega. The central figure, Col. Preston, is an old planter, a southern gentleman of the old school. When the play opens, pome eighteen years have passed since Sherman's troops, riding southward to the sea, worked havoc in the homes of Talladega. Among the men who suffered most from the northern sol dlery was Col. Preston. He not only lost his farm and his gold, but his son Harry. Young Preston joined the North, believing the cause of the Union to bo just and holy. For this his father could never forgive him; but when the news came that "the desert er." as the old man regarded him, had diod on the field, he mourned him in deed, but as one faithless. At the out break of the war Harry had loved his cousin Mildred. Old Preston objected to the match, the lovers parted, and each ere long married. Mildred Page is a widow when the play begins. Har ry's wife died In childbirth, leaving a daughter Carey, whom Mrs. Preston has brought up as a true Southerner. She is a veritable blossom, pure, guile less, innocent, and is entwined closely around the lattices of .her grand father's heart. Harry has nevei learned of his fatherhood. The breach between himself and his father is too wide to be bridged over. So he has pushed his own way in the North, and among his friends has acquired wealth and influence. He has adopted the name of a Union officer who died in his arms on the field, and is known as Capt. Davenport, "the railroad " but his heart ptill yearns for his old borne. Cor his old love and for his old father. He longs to see thorn, and when a railroad scheme, in which he Is Interested, gives him the chance, he yes to visit Talladega. He has grown gray and is heavily bearded, and his father does not know him. But an old darkey who waited on him years before is keoner. "Ghosts, ghosts, suah," he cries when he first beholds his former master. Capt. Dav enport's companion loses his heart to pretty Carey, Capt. Davenport's daughter. She loves him also, but the host's prejudice is deep and strong against his grandchild's Northern lov qr, and the love affair of Carey and AMUSEMENTS. GE>7il\Y'|"\ OPENS TONIGHT! \^L Mm A!■ i M Ml £1111 UfCCIf Matinees Tuesday (Instead of *»■ A »i» «-^ Wi rULL WfctK Wednesday) aud Saturday. First Presentation of Jacob Litt's Immense Production, « I THE WOMANI » BfM IN DI ATI/ c ™ The Great Cast Includes: Magnificent Scenery, Samuel Edwards, Agnes Herndon, ~>- „ „ .. Lena Mervillc, llorbort Cawthorne Theflreat MadiMH Square Scevt, L. R. WiHiard. Mildred St. Pierre IS* L Yy Gr *f *V -. « Anna Cumberland, A. A. Andruw ' JJ c " on »V* J°*» C«»c Gus I'lslev. Susie Forrester, T ?S}fV? . i. Si n .T JJ Coo^r, Jule- Kitsel 100 People itthe Prod»ctio«. MeCready, Harry HtrfTmrna. "Next Wart-TOWN TOPICS. young Armstrong does not progrress smoothly. Very touchlngly the father comes to know his boy and takes him back to his heart, and all ends prop erly, with "Harry Davenport" re united to his first love, Mildred. "The Woman in Black," a new melo drama, dealing with New York life, written by H. Grattan Donnelly and produced by Manager Jacob Litt, will be given its first production in this city at the Grand tonight. It was given a trial production in Brooklyn last spring, and according to all reports was well received. The seen* of th« play is laid in one of the most thickly populated districts of New York, and it has to do with interesting phases of life in the nation's metropolis. Life in a great city is full of material for the diligent and observing dramatist. There is always something new for the man whose observation is keen, and it may be said that no melodramas are more popular than those which deal with the busy lives of the people who inhabit the great cities. In "The Woman In Black," Mr. Donnelly is said to have written a powerful play' of contem poraneous interest, introducing a va riety of types of character and several thrilling scenos. It skims along the edge of politics, but does not dip in too deeply. The hypnotic influence of a woman called Zenda has a material bf-aring on the story, and the love in terest is said to be sufficiently strong to almost dominate the play. The villain and the hero are rival candi dates for congress. One of the unique types of character Introduced is Krant zer, a district boss, a typical bully of the East side, drawn from life. Crane, ar. ambitious but unscrupulous million aire, is aided in his political aspir ations by Krantzer and his gang. Mans field, his opponent, represents the re spectable wing of the same party, and is in love with Crane's niece. Crane has designed his niece for his son Jack, in older to cover up his appropriations of the niece's patrimony. The power of Zenda is used to influence the niece so that this marriage will be consummated. This scheme aad others which are formed by, Krantzer for the purpose of defeating Mansfield are all foiled in the end. One scene of unusual magnitude is a torch-light procession down Broadway on the night of election, Madison square and tbe Hoffman house are shown. The election returns are thrown on one of the adjacent buildings by the aid of a stereoptieon in the presence of an im mense crowd. Mansfield's election and Crane's defeat are finally announced, and shortly afterward a torchlight pro cession, headed by a brass band, moves down the street amid the cheers of the multitude and the noise of fireworks. Like all of Mr. Lett's productions, the melodrama will be effectively staged. Agnes Herndon. Lena Merville and Samuel Edwards are in the cast. Otis Skinner will open his coming engage ment in St. Paul at the Metropolitan opera house on Monday evening, Sept. 7. Of the younger actors now playing Shakespearean repertory, there Is no greater favorite than Otis Skinner. The plays which he will pre sent during the coming week are "Hamlet," "The Merchant of Venice," "The Taming of the Shrew." "Romeo and Juliet." "The Lady of Lyons" and "Richard lll."— an extensive repertory, and one well calculated to test the actor's versatility. The company which he brings with him is said to be adequate. It includes Fred C. Mosley, Frank L. Sylvester John Weeks. W. J. Constantine, Guy C. Post J. Lane Connor, Paul Gerson, A. L. McCor mack, F. C. O'Brien, Maud Durbin, Mary Breyers, Eda Aber!e. Amy Roberts and others. • • » "Town Topics," a farce comedy of consid erable pretension, will follow "The Woman in Black" at the Grand next Sunday night. The company Includes W. H. Mack, John Queen. W. H. Kellar, John Ten Broeck, Phil Ott Beatrice Norman, Nellie Sennett and others. "Charley's Aunt" Is booked for an early ap pearance at the Grand this season. ♦ * * Joseph Hart, In the "Gay Old Boy" com pany, will leave Xew York Tuesday, Aug. 25 and will travel direct to Dallas, Tex., where they open the season Aug. 2S. They will play at Fort Worth, Waco, Austin, where they will open the new opera house; San Antonio, Houston, Galveston. An engagement at ihe Graud opera house, New Orleans, follows. * # * Jeff De Angelis has probably never been ac cused of having been a great popular favorife on account of his good looks, but he has an eighteen-year-old son with rosy cheeks, who makes ud considerable of the comedian's shortage in this respect. He is associated with the business staff of Manager Nat Roth. A few days ago a friend of the comedian was introduced to the son. Detecting a family resemblance, he said to the young man: "You look a good deal like your father." "Don't you cast any slurs on me." was the boy's prompt and unfiiial reply. * • • Al Hart, the elongated comedian with the big bass voice, who has been playing "Wang" for the past three seasons, was one of the Clipper quartette when they were with Thatcher. Primrose & West's minstrels, and D. W. Truss was the business manager. THE SAINT PAUL GLOBE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 1896. JTHE METROPOLITAN. OTT f~T^ ~ 1 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT { TONIGHT! || r A D Ac . . c . ... 1 i PRICES: i * -.,.. « . < G - A « **• an< l State Fair Week. oc _ ft -. o ttl |i And All the Week. <! Q{j hi] ThfJuS |~. | THE CLEMENT BAINBRIDGE COMPANY L^ J ■ j Wednesday I Will Present Augustus Thomas' Qrcat Play, THE COMPAWYs i; »o— < : Clement Bainbridge. I i 1 jHHH KB sfli am SS SSI Sfli mB Hj L. i . HICK. American in treatment. Finrenfe f rnshv i ■ A STORY OP THE SOUTH. Kate DoS American m character. Produced with the Same Be^t^, Effects designed for the original pro , American in location .duction at A. M. Palmer's Theater, New York City. a play that makes you ~» feel that you are in the Written by an American p UNTAT lONI ON MELOWES gy m Q UARTETTE ZZJ^Z^ For Americans. *~ '~~~~>*~~-s~>~^~ ,*~*~>~>~ playwriter's imagination , ' • ; NEXT WEEK-OTIS SKINNER IN LEGITIMATE REPERTORY, Afterward, when Truss became a manager on his own account, and secured control of the popular opera, he discovered that tall, clever singing comedians were scarce. He recalled the tall young man who sang in the minstrel company. He knew he could sing, and felt that he had comedy ability if he had an opportunity of showing it. Hart was en gaged and his success in the role has more than justified his old manager's opinion of hia ability. Charles H. Hoyt traveled to San Francisco once with one of his companies. Most of the members of the company got up early one morning to see the magnificent scenery while passing across the great mountains of the West. Mr. Hoyt was not up. One of the young women became enthusiastic over the gorgeous spectacle, and ran excitedly to the door of Mr. Hoyt's stateroom and thumped on it vigorously. •'What's the trouble?" inquired the dram atist. "Come out, Mr. Hoyt, come out!" she shouted, "and see the beautiful scanery." •'I don't want to see it." replied Hoyt, "I'm paying excess baggage now on a good deal of it in the front car. That's enough for me." Manager Frank L. Perley has received a letter from Henry Clay Barnabee, of the Bostonians, In which he requests Mr. Per ley to try and secure Charles R. Bacon for his understudy. Though Mr. Bacon has heretofore been known only through his as sociatfon with the business management of various attractions. Mr. Bam&bee says that he has a fine barytone .V9te4;and will be Just the man to replace him in case anything happens. Even if Mr. Bacon does not have a chance to sing and act it will be a pleas ure to have such a scholarly gentleman traveling with the company. During the summer months Mr. Bacon has been run ning the Hotel Porcupine at Bar Harbor, Me., and the long, refreshing rest which he has had has put him In prime condition for the important position which Mr. Barnabee desires to give him. Mr. Barnabee returns to America Aug. 26. and doubtless more will be heard of the matter. A most effective example of what can be accomplished in the direction of melodama is furnished by "Under the Polar Star," at the Academy.saysthe New York World, written by Americans, Clay M. Greene and David Belaco. it is one of the best pieces of its exciting kind witnessed here in a long time. Its story of Arctic adventure would thrill the most serious minded, while to W. A. Brady's liberality and Belasco's stage knowledge credit is due for a series of superb stago illusions, such as have never been equaled on the metropolitan boards. The company, too, is one of uniform excel lence, particularly good work being done by Charles Kent, Cuyler Hastings, Leo Dietrich stein, Theodore Babcock, W. H. ThompsDn and Grace Henderson. "Under the Polar star is in for a long and prosperous run It deserves it, too. The season of 1595-96 was a peculiarly dis astrous one. Almost every manager in the country was hard hit, says the New York world. Few of them will acknowledge it; they nearly all made money if you will be lieve their talk about their pleasant doings between autumn and spring and the agree able places in which their lines were cast. But the cold, solid fact is that there is hardly a. manager in New York who Is not either in absolute financial difficulties or whose bank account is not unusually low, and the season is hurried on by some of them for to*hnH^? th ?M ?!" ce * itors h^ve been induced wh.Vh .? ? nM }h c new p!ays are Produced. obl£tlon S dePended ° D t0 meet lon « oV6rdue meMfnT r^nf * * am^ talkin g about and could fht »«■> v d amount s. But what is <rm ih L would only hasten int ° hopeless difflculties those who by skillful financiering managed to cl 9 se their houses at the end of " """f 1 ;, w . lth » show of proprietorship instead of having the sheriff put up the shut ters for them, who have had an anxious summer and whose reopening is for some of them the last play of the game, which means in plain English success or ruin The public owe them a great, deal. To be sure, they inflict on us at times plays which are unutterably stupid, operas which are anything but soothing to our more or less savage breasts, but they cater to the best of their ability for our entertainment and now and again give us genuine delight in their productions. They never knowingly go against public opinion; their errors are unintentional \o manager is in the business for his health or for the fun of the thing. His first desire is to please the public and Increase his bank account, and his one aim is to produce that which the people desire and will most gladly patronize. It is all more or less of a gamble whether a play is to be a success or a failure, and if the manager makes a miss instead of a hit he is the real sufferer. So, to return to our muttons, there is no use in mentioning names of managers who are very serious. Let us all give them a hand, hope that we shall be pleased by the season's offerings, wish them and ourselves the best of good luck and ring up the curtain of 1896-7. • • • The Lyceum season in New York city be gins Sept. 1. when Mr. E. H. Sothern appears in "An Enemy to the King." a four-ac drama, by Mr. R. N. Stephens. It contains incidents such as abound in the chronicles of the latter part of the sixteenth century in France, a period made exciting by civf wars between the Leaguers and the Hugue nots. The Huguenots are flocking to Henry of Navarre, in Guienne. and it is one o his followers on whose head a price is set that Mr. Sothern wiil impersonate. The Mcdi ci-like pan adopted by the governor of the province of Berri to capture this young Huguenot captain develops a love story the incidents of which lend excitement to the play and bring about a conclusion which i 3 unexpected. A pair of ambitious youngsters who will probably attract more than passing: notice this season are Mathews and Bulger. These young men ■will burst forth in an entirely new com edy called "At G-av Coney Island." which they describe as "a polite comic play." Something diverting should be the result. Charles E. Blarney's latest play, "A Boy Wanted," contains two shows In one — a play and a vaudeville performance comprising fourteen specialty acts. Mr. Blarney ta the author of "A Railroad Ticket," "A Baggage Check" and Ward and Vokea' big success. "A Run on the Bank." • • • The Herald Square theater In New York opens »a Stpt. 2L with tnos* oM partners in fun, Evans and Hoey, who will produce "The Parlor Match," or rather will use the old title to cover a lot of new and merry nonsense, in the thick of which they will be, from the rising of the curtain to the fall thereof. They will introduce a number of •"specialties," chief of which will be the songs of Mile. Anna Held, an exceedingly pretty young woman, whose highly successful career in Paris and London la well known. On the same evening, by the way, Mr. Oscar Hammerstein's latest musical inspiration, "Santa Maria." will be wafted across the footlights of Olympia and given a gorgeous stage setting. * * • It has been pointed out more than once in this journal, saya the New York Evening Post, that the chief ambition of almost all the famous singers of the Italian and French ope*a art the present time Is to ap pear in Wagnerian roles. This is especially true of Mme. Nordica and of the De Reszke brothers, who will appear next season not only in "Lohengrin," "Tristan" and "Meis tersunger," but in "Siegfried" and "Walk ure." Mme. Emma Eames will doubtless .make a most charming SiegHnde, and she will, of course, appear also as Elsa. But the greatest surprise will be provided by Mme. Melba, who will sing, not only the role of the Forest Bird, but that of Brunnhilde in "Siegfried." The successor of Patti in the most Wagnerian role— there is a sensation for you! It is fob* regretted that Mme. Calve will not keep her promise to learn a Wagner rol«; but it- will be of interest to hear her in "Figaro," "L'Africaine," "Le Cid," or "Herodlade. 1 ' ..Altogether the season promises to be of exceptional interest. '* • • The Flying Jordans sprung a sensation on the theater-going public at Koster & Bial's, New York, last week. Their daring trapeze performance has become the talk of the town. They introduced for the first time a triple somerset and catch. It had little or no ad vance announcement, and, quite naturally, electrified the audience who saw it for the first time. A more tumultuous scene has rarely been seen in a theater than that which followed its successful execution. The princi pal in the act is a pretty, (petite brunette girl about fifteen years old. She is held by the hands- by Mrsu Jordan, who is suspended by j her feet from the trapeze at one end of the | auditorium. They swing to and fro in the air a number of times, gradually increasing the force of their momentum. When the proper point is reached the little girl is flung out into space, spins around like a ball, mak- | ing three distinct gomersaults, and, as she i comes down the last time, she darts out her j outstretched arms, and her hands are grasped i by Mr. Jordan, who is dangling by his feet i from the trapeze- suspended just above the j stage. It is a hair-raising performance, the like of which has never been seen in this country. * *' * Anticipating the welcome that New York ers will extend to Edward Haxrigan tcnior- | row night, when the famous Irish character j actor will appear in his new play, "Marty i Malone," the Herald of that city says: Edward Harrigan is sure of a genuine old j time reception when he returns to the New ; York stage on Aug. si at the Bijou. His new play. "Marty Malone," will be then pro duced and the "Old Guard" of theatrical first nighters, the familiar set who have uniformly ; attended the Harrigan 'openings thesa many years, will be on hand. \ I could almost call th*m off to you now. I venture to say that ha,rdly one will be ab sent on the occasibiv, and that when the popular actor makes 1 'his reappearance he will be met with -a cHe«3r that will make his head giddy for the moment and his heart glad for many a day. Harrigan has been missed, and his return is an agreeable inci dent of the season. Only a little less vociferous will be the rec ognition of "Dave" Braham when he issues from beneath the stage and tries to make his way quietly to the conductor's chair. But you can't do it, David, and you needn't try to; the old boys will be "on to" you before your more or less venerable head is out of the doorway half a foot, and the windy chorus of cheers will gayly blow v.-hat is left of your ; more or less venerable hair half off ', your head. Then they will settle bank in their seats and keep time to the music in the ' unconventional free-and-easy style that is j acknowledged to be the correct thing in ths ! orchestra chairs on . these occasions, while tbfl new tunes that your overture will give | us will forecast the popular songs that we ; shall hear after the curtain goes up. And I every one of them will be received up in the * gallery with the customary Comanche war I whoop of approval and the ear-piercing whistle of indorsement from the rising and I friendly generation up under the roof. * * * There is said to be plenty of new and ! catchy *nusio In Hoyt's famous comedy, "A > Mic'n'ght Bell." to be seen In this city shortly, all of which was arranged by Vis- ; tor Herbert, conductor of Gilmore's band and i composer of "Prince Ananias," "The Wizard of the Nile" and other operas. The comedy ! will be presented under the personal direc- '> tlon of Duncan B. garrison. ffe Logan Paul, who created the part of Abra- ! ham Lincoln in '"rti» fJiisign," has been re- ' engaged for that part for the coming season, j HENRY Gl'Y JCrHRLETO!*. Brilliant and Remarkably Ver atlle American Pfsrywrlerht. There are many competent critics who. If asked to name the most brilliant dramatic j author in this country. -would unhesitatingly ! reply, "Henry Guy Car'.eton." This would i not mean that Carlercff Jias been the most successful or the most prolific of our play- j wrights. for he has^nofc- - His work does not j show the exact fitting in of detail for which I Bronson Howard is. noted. It does not con- ' tain the subtle dramatic carpentry of a David j Belasco, the excessive polish of an Augustus ! Thomas or the scintillant dialogue of a Syd- 1 ney Rosenfield. Carleton, however, possesaej j in a greater degrea than any one of his fel lows a combination of their strong points. Add to this the fact that he is a remarka bly quick worker, having turned out one of his best plays tn two weeks, it will be seen that the term "brilliant" is not mis placed when applied to him. Henry Guy Carleton was born at Fort Union, N. M., June H. 1855. He received the best educa tion the Pacific slope afforded, being gradu ated at Sa.au. Clara, college. Saa Ftaueiaeo. H_« b««an Ifterary -work befare be was tw."?p ty. anft •««» «Btee4 recognition by nfci Itjftot AMUSEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS. s ! «"¥ .GREAT RAILROAD COLLISIofSST] > (4 * Stupendous! WIH-HI IIIHLII UHU UULLIUI UH i ever Witnessed I HT HAZFI PARIC S ear I l « coocoo nn^rUU l r r^lVf\ f Harvester Works. V On St. Paul 6c Suburban Railway Tracks 1 Friday, September 4th, 1896-3:00 p. m. V Two 50-ton Locomotives with cars attached will collide— g running- at the rate of 40 miles an hour. \ m/IRX/ELOLJS ESCAPE OF TRAIIN CREW. verse, dramatic stories and sketches and humorous descriptions. In the early part of SBB3 he accepted the editorship of New Yi<W Life and increased both his own fame and that of the journal by his literary and managerial work. In 1884 he resigned his place in order to devote his time to dramatic labor. In 18SG he returned to Journalism and became one of the editors of the New York World. His first venture in dramatic authorship was in 1881, with "Memnon." an Egyptian tragedy, which, while never performed, is known to the reading public from selections which have become favorite quotations. It was purchased by the late John McCullough, who regarded it as one of the best tragedies HENRY GUY CARLETON. written since Shakespeare's time. His next play was "Victor Durand," a society drama, which was performed at Wallack's theater, New York, in 1884 and enjoyed a run of 12 weeks. He next wrote a historical drama, based upon the most eventful period of Vene tian history. Mr. Carleton's reputation as a humorist is largeiy based upon his sketches of the Thompson Street Poker club, which had a wide vogue aa they appeared in Life and gained a new popularity when compiled and published iv book form. Tlie accusation was once made by many of Carleton"s admirers that it was he who wrote the aide-splitting satire -with which Lew Pockstader, the minstrel, closed his enter tainments when he had his own theater In New York, but so far as is known, the genial author never accepted the honor of the pa ternity thus thrust upon him. After a considerable hiatus Mr. C&rleton's plays began to appear. "A Gilded Fool," written for Nat Goodwin, was a great suc cess, as alao was "Butterflies,'' in which John Drew and Maude Adams appeared for an en tire season. Both of these works were com edies, and Mr. Carleton's extraordinary ver satility will be recognized when it ia recol lected that he gained prominence in the field of dramatic authorship by reason of the strength of his early tragedies. • STOPPING TRAINS OK GRADES. I'sefal Contrivance in Ise In Hall way Yards at Dresden. Railroad Gazette. A number of accounts have recently ap peared in American papers concerning a so called sand track In use at the railway yard in Dresden for stopping cars on a down grade track when they were in clanger of getting beyond controK A German corre spondent sends an aeeounc of this novel track, which shows that the earlier descrip tions did not explain the striking features of the device. The yard at Dresden is about a mile and a half long, and has a uniform slope from one end to the other of one foot ia 100 feet. Thia grade enables all the switch ing of the cars In making up trains to be done by gravity, and It appears that the aand track is used not only in emergencies, but ia everyday work for the purpose of slackening the speed of cars on approaching the switch track to which they are destined. The construction of the track is vary sim ple. Strtegers are spiked to the tie* paral lel vita the z«i!*, a* am «• inclose the iatier - AMUSEMENTS. | To View Parades, Day and Evening. I | Seats How on Sate Cor. Sixth mi Cedar at Box Off ie@. j I Lincoln Stand, N. E. Cor. Sixth and Cedar & q — ►) r h Sherman Stand, - S. W. Cor. Sixth and Cedar, g g Hancock Stand, - S. E. Cor. Sixth and Cedar. | Q < On top of Hoof of Building.) T J Grant Stand,. - - . 65 East S i xth Street. \ Sheridan Stand, - - 25 East Sixth Street. \ r, Built Under the Direction of the Building Inspector. il a sSS^SSu^sJ; Ei Cor ' Sixfh and Oedar - \ * In a kind of trough, which is filled with sand the depth of sand above the top of the rail' being regulated according to the speed of the cars to be stopped. The sand tracks and the regular tracks are interlaced and the cars are switched from the second to the first whenever the hand brakes on them appear insufficient to stop them at the point needed. On a gravity track of a grade like that in the Dresden yard, cars can easily acquire momentum when they are heavily loaded and a strong wind is blowing behind them, I while light cars moving in the face of a strong head wind flnd the grade none too steep to give gravity motion. The use of gravity for shifting cars in this yard has been very economical. Formerly the 2,000 cars which passed Dresden for other destina tions were held on an average of twenty-one hours before leaving. Now they remain but five hours. There are thus saved by concen tration of switching work formerly done in four different places, and by improved meth ods, sixteen hour 3 per car. The saving is thus practically equal to adding 16x2,00^-24, or 1,333 cars per day, to the total number available for traffic. COULD SOT ENJOY THE COI 'XTRY. One Gamin Who >li«sr-ri tbe Onily Vialtn of the Patrol Wagon, Philadelphia Record. That most city children thoroughly appre ciate an outing in the country is well attested by the popularity of fresh-air parties ar.d the efforts made by the children to be numbered among those taken on the trips. But there are al'vays exceptions. One exception was a member of a fresh-air party which had been sent out into the country. He sat by him self, quiet, unmoved by all the gloriea of the place — disconsolate, discontented, miserable. Blliston Perot, one of Germantown's kind citizens, who was with those in charge, de termined that these street arabs should have a good time. He noticed the little fellow and asked him why he didn't go with the rest of them and have a good time. '•Good time, nuthin'," blurted out the boy. Then brightening up as if Mr. Perot's kindness merited at least the graciousness of an ex placation. he said: "You oughter live down In our alley. Why, ther patrol wagon some time* comes live times a day." There was a volume in that speech. That boy could no more enjoy a d*y away from narrow courts and brick waits than we could the Garden of Eden if Father Adam's heir* were put In poaaessUin a^uia. Bat he was au exception. Life in tbe country Is unalloyed delight to moat city children. ____AMUSEMENTS. ill « Of 11 1 vJ Monday Evening Aug. 31, ft ft AT fJROL'NIM > Cor. University An. and Srotto St. ? 2 GGreatt t S ' ( ?. pen Air Entertainment and Fire- 9 A works spectacle Ever Produced v > 360 PERFORMERS 850 * fl r ?° Ul H««rvea Seats, 75c. N fl Michaud's Famous $50,000 Painina \ The noheminn'M Dream. I am not sad, though sadness seem To sit upon my brow; bS? f USTk ?. eßtr °y |n 8 dream, out I am better now. 1 ft«f?v?. "H* X - had bundles, wealth But that-oh. just to think:— r ™ m •? preserv « my health, l eouldn t smoke or drink. —Cleveland Leader, An Ancient Taint. Cleveland Plain Dealer •'Y«s *r*" fl * h iO * e »* )a? " "Whew! Wtafeh wason?" "