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Show TRUTH THE SENATOR IS PUZZLED. Wan time, phen I was a bye, said the senator as he took a large portion of the bacon and spinach that formed the piece de resistance of his morning meal, I was towld th sthory av Skilly Twas a wondherful an Karibdish. yarn, too, an I niver could undher- stan it until Father Grogan Informed me twas somethin like th divil an th deep sea; Thin I tumbled. At first I tought Skilly was a Corkonian an Karibdish a Cousin Jack an that th pair av thim was in cahoots to do anny wan who come along, but phen th explan ashun was given me, I comBut prehended, as Cog would sa-aas to to used down cases, they gettin y in the school fer developin th laws av chanst up at th Park, tis me-si- lf as is bechune Skilly an th other wan mesilf. Tis too bad, too, continued the senator, taking some more of the bacon and spinach, because twas mesilf as had matthers all figured out right. y. sa-a- J Phen this felly Dewboys av Idaho kem down an towld me he was goin to cause to be inserted in th av th Jimmycrats a declara-shu- n to th effect that th Marmons was not as good as they shud be, twas mesilf as towld him to lather on; that th Saints had no frinds. I tought av th brethren an th sistern could be given phats cornin to thim wanst at th hans av th dislyal opposishun, twould be nuts fer me own side av th house an that in th tidal wave av that would folly Id ride back inty th sinlt on th crist av th wave. Yerra, said the senator, checking himself up, as he handed his plate another installment of bacon and spinach, thats not a bad bit av retor-Ic- . Lll minshun to Joe as scon as he gets Perry out av offis. Ive seen r, so I worse nor that in th have. But just as I gets me plans laid nicely an has th opcsin parthy all ribbed up to raise all kinds av hell an th divil wan av thim holy claims s strikes thim amidships; they sta-at- e convenshun nawthin in th here, nor does nawthin an right on th top av that condishun av inoculated desooitude comes th informa-shu-n that all h wimmin av th coun-thr- y has jined in a memorial to th committee on resolushuns av me own aggregashun, axin it to take action similar to that proposed by mesilf, an that this little felly, Garge Sutherland is th man phats got to stop it, if anny wan can. plat-for-r-r- m pa-ape- sa-ay- 'Tis a good job Garge has, av th news is correct, said the senator, as he homesteaded another section of bacon and spinach, an wan that I dont envy him at all at all. Av he dont stop it Id not like to be in his place phen he comes home an tells th larads at th head av Brigham street phy he didnt. Th questions axed him ll be pinted wans. Yerra, but Garge will be up agin it fer fair. So will owld Churtliff an Bullen an th big gazabo frm Provo an Snyder avick. An Id like to see phat AnderAv that plank son ll have to sa-ais grafted inty th platform theres six min elicted fer a long ramble trough th timber. Yis, sivin, th last wan bein mesilf. Nawthin can save us ex-dthat th Dimmycrats sees us an wid th goes wan betther an to here sint frm diligashun be Heavins Saint Looie may th his bed theres little chanst fer that, . y. pt fer th half dozen omadhouns will have our worruk fer a patthern an ll steer clear av snags. Arramusha, contin- ued the senator, eneregtically attacking another section of the bacon and spinach, phat th Scotchman bad scran to him said about th best laid wire pullin' av men an mice gets th whey knocked out av it, is thrue, ivery word av it. t Im havin a dale av thrubble wid Perry, too, said the senator, as he carved another hunk off the bacon and speared another forkful of spinach, an by th same token its me that fears hes goin to cost me some more coin. Sure but Ive been conned an conned a plinty. I tought phen Hanna shunted him aff onty me I could shunt him onty some wan else phen th time came, but yerra, he has me phere Ill have to dance to a chune av his own playin an all th notes on Peerys staff is dollar marks, an his favorite pieces is gran operas, which wanst stharted, never seem to stop. But .hell have to go; hell have to go, because tis not mesilf as can make good wid him in command. Its Perry at th head? Divil a con. I must have Joe there in his pla-acJoe th Conner, th jool who knaws how to use th oil can. And having finished his morning meal, the senator telephoned his attorneys he would be down to look over the papers in the suit of Kearns ex rel, vs. Heath, as soon as his jauntin ca-a- r was hooked to the horse. e; o Edna Wallace Hoppers vaudeville debut in Boston in a scenic idyl called The March of Time was attended with great success. The Man From China, by Paul West and John W. Bratton, was produced at the Majestic Theater, New York, last week, with great success. Clyde Fitch is to write a society play for Blanche Walsh, to be completed on the first of January. Mr. Fitch will have four plays in operation next season. Robert Mantell is planning to revive Sardous Fedora next fall, and will appear in his original part of Loris. He will appear in New York in Hamlet Oct 5. The announcement comes from New York that Albert Bruning will replace George Arliss in the Blanche Bates production of The Darling of the Gods next season. Charles Richman, who is at present in the all-strevival of The Two Orphans, has been reading a play with the intention of starring after his present engagement. Hamlin Garlands Hesper is being dramatized for the use of William Faversham next season. Channing Pollock is doing the wcrk and its title will be For Love of Hesper. Robert Edeson, who has just concluded his season in Ransons Folly, is to present a new play of American life next season. Its first performance will occur in January. Ralph Stuart, now starring with great success in By Right of Sword, will produce a new play during his ar 11 engagement in Portland, Ore., Los Angeles and San Francisco called A Son of Bohemia. Robert Hilliard, Jr., a student at Annapolis, and son of the actor, participated in amateur theatricals at the Naval Academy last week, and is said to have shown evidence of the possession of dramatic talent John Wesley is about to sever his connection with the Proctor Stock company, of which he has been a valuable member for the past two seasons. Since his debut Mr. Westley has played more than two hundred well-know- n parts. Joseph Brooks is to produce Home Folks, a new play by the author of In Old Kentucky. 'The drama was suggested by James Whitcomb Rileys poem. Its first presentation will be at the New York theater on next Christmas day. Lillian Russel denies the report circulated that she will star next season in a comic opera called Lady Teazle, founded upon The School for Scandal. The book is by John Kendrick Bangs and the music by A. Baldwin Sloane. Charles Frohman has managed to bring Sir Charles Wyndham and his entire Londqn company for a season at the Lyric theater, New York. He will open with David Garrick, and s this will be followed by Mrs. Necklace and a new play by Henry Herbert Davis. Sarah Truax, who played In The Eternal City last season, of which at traction E. J. Morgan was the star, made a speech in Pittsburg recently in response to persistent calls from the audience, and as a result Miss Janet Woldorf will take her place in the company next season. Mr. Morgan claims he was the only one in the company who had the right to do the speechmaking. A Boston daily paper is authority for the announcement that Nance ONeil is letter perfect not only in the lines of the part of Lady Macbeth In the Shakspearean tragedy but also in those of Macbeth as well, and that she intends at some future date to play the latter role. Is there absolutely no limit to Nances ambition? Shell be doing Lear next, or perhaps doubling as Puck and Bottom. With the Gallery Gods. During a recent performance of Parsifal in Newark, the actor who played the name part, wore squeaking shoes. When he ascended or descended a high flight of stone stairs the music of his heels called forth remonstrances from the gallery: A new pair of shoes for yours! was shouted at the star. The gallery gods applauded wildly when Parsifal declaimed after the I bow the knee to no duck hunting King save one, the Redeemer. Later, he remarked: "Blessed be he who trusts in the Lord; also, Nothing can be done without the help of the Redeemer. This bit of dialogue was overheard In the foyer: What do you think of the show? Fine! Them blokes over at the Metropolitan may put up more money to see it, but, say, aint Mrs. Prinker the real thing? , Peter P. Kuhn, recently from Colorado and whose card appears elsewhere in this issue, has opened a place for business at 515 State street. Mr. Kuhns specialty is fine sign writing, frescoing and artistic house decoration. lie has a ripe experience of years in the art of which he is master. Gor-ringe- W. W. Denslow, the clever illustrator of childrens books, whose Father Goose and Wizard of Oz have been delighting the little folks for the last three or four years, has just returned to New York from his winter home in the Bermuda islands and has settled down to put the finishing touches to an extravaganza upon which he has been working Industriously for many months. He will have the assistance of Paul West, the lyric writer, and John W. Bratton, the composer of popular songs. The new piece is to be called The Pearl and the Pumpkin, and will be in three acts the first two laid in this country and the last in Bermuda. The scenes and the costumes have already been modeled, and it is expected that the first performance will take place in New York next November. o-- . 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