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18 •< TWfcATWr I'll a rail n ? list Robert Dna !>• la “Tbr l.lai. 'rhar.day \lii) ilirpf Onaalßß la •‘illrhard. >.• Hrarlrd.* 1 Friday Malit, and mtardat Mai larr ami MaUl—tharlra 11. Hanford la “PHrnli' John Allan ” Aft*r a rrk of repertoire at fw>pular f)tl,-a It la pleasant to thr theater -gorr who de<* not .are to a< no m i h but to aa Mtni'l' Ini good that ih* ■ <,m,-.g •o’* ha* In innpa'l two auih atlrmtluns ax Rohr it Downing and Char It* I; Han ford It ha* b"®n savaral ysar* Mr liownlng i> *an In Savannah. i. tin ha* not hccn *■ ting but ha* ' Hurting a dramatic school In Dmi.V i suburb of Washington city, wliafa ha h hid a homo for yaara. Mr Downing h to give two play* from hi* o.d rapartotr , TTa™nrriln!or." which >lll ha lha nia'l ow bill, la probably Mr ltowntng'a be-1 me, thouKh ha I,a* tarn *. • n hvrr "Richard, the Uon llcarla<l‘' to flha tf fart llr. running Is said to carry it strong aupportuur <ominitiy, atronirar. In (act. than ha cur had during hi* palmy starring days This must ha so. for Mr Downing ts charging gI.BO for tha hi r mats, ahi In la r.cvar tot mors than tl far ths haal sal In the house when I. has visited bavar.ti.ih heretofore. Mr Hanford hits tie's! In Savannah with aorne of tho bart'itwntMnlaa and produo- i Moms playing thu logttimnte drama, lie m (iHHi iiH h. impoßn. wmn a ro-xUir in ih* M<tor-Han ford Company. which aava such a majr nlflrcnt produrlhm ©f *'A Winter's TaN*” liUM M>aM>n Mr. Hanford'© n*-w plav, ••Piivato John AUen,” haa tuk*n of vary kindly by tii© crilica who have witnrwaad 11. "2a*m." probab.y tha vtronaap* and car ta Inly tha ma! nurraMfal of tha many ttramaa David ha* written, waa prwaanlact at tha Theater yaafarday after noon aid iaal night to *xhl house* "Zaaa" haw l>en wrn her© before. and tha play haa been wrrlttan ami Milk©*! about ao much that most every one know a tha plot or ha* mwi* the play. The atory la natural ami life-like, though. of ooure*, many who are It doubt thii*. but thla la only twvauaa that |>hae of Ufa haa not coma under their observation Th©r© Is somethin ir of a us: ration In the play, but there is nothin* of eoaraenree or vulgar ity. and the f*lv crtulil hanlly be hurtful to a person wr|*h a healthy mind. Mias Ulan 'be Hall, wrlio was "Rasa.” was not quite no pond In the rot© a* Mlaa Mabel Howard. Who* played It ao effectively iaal Meson. Nk It would be hypercritical to cavil at her portrayal Mr f>onlt Mac- Donald was Kood aa Bernard Dufrena. Mr Andrewa. Mr Morrison. Mr. r*>v©ell and Mtaa Amy Muller had tha other prin- Ml** MARIKS PRORVAa clpal roles, arid tha auiiiorUn* comiwny averatad wed. In "Richard, tha Uon- If carted,” A. D Hail rt. ■ ■ dents Interpolated by Sir waiter ticott. has built a drama displaying both th© bravo and tender acts of Kin* Richard of England which are pass'd over by most historians. The play open* in tha hut of Kriar Tuck where Richard. diagul- l as a knight, ha# sough* refuge from hU enemies, u >n splracy having b*en formed hv Mow bray to murder him and weisa th* throne Tha Princes* Herengarla of Navarre, dlsfukM il as otic of her own m.ilds and on tha way to her eS|>ouaa2 with Richard, Is rescued by hdin from a hand of outlaw* They fall In 1 >vs without penetrating each other's disguise In the next net thev meet again under true colors and renew thalr tryst. At the solicitation of Heren garla Itichard jwirdons all of tlia politi cal prison*-is on their oath to follow him In a crusade to rescue the tomb of the Saviour from the Moslem*. Richard's tert on the day of battle is next shown, he raving with *t fever and fit-ah disorders having broken out t home. In th© fourth act he is found In prison deprive) of all power tn hls life’s mission While betnoanlox Ms fate the nobi* King Is % rescued bj his faithful Stance, Reran guru. who, dt-u •■>l a a boy, passaa the guards, reli*- and hands him a sword. Hfbf from the prison gates he encoun ters Mowb> y, who. after a struggle, Is slain and 11 throne is once mors saved by s wmn.ii, Plays if the romantic type art *t4li In th© ascendant and im% first call on the amusement -locking public Kings and queens, duels, hair-breadth escapee, er mine aid cardinal renal scandal and princely love-making wrlll continue to be th© prime factors of the drama for many ytar- to come A more thrilling pl*y than #, RI hard, the J.km-Heartad** seldom •omen to the local stage. The appearance of Mr. Pharles B. Han ford Is always an event of Interest In Sa vannah, and theatergoers this ycer will have on opportunity to eee him In what le practically the first production of anew play "Private John Allesi" had a short prellnUiuuy season la Washington, such as would Insure It against any of the crudities which so frequently la-sat the tlrst night Tha company which he has esparialy engaged ha* been undar con slant rehearsal for a long time, *o th.it the aml it* m e win not tie waked to make allowances. but simply to render a frank end candid verdict on tho merits of the play and the performance. Mr. Hanford ha* been © long and *o favorably known n an exponent of the legitimate drama In tho moat exalted sense of the phrase that hla appearance In a m-iderri comcdy-druma I* a matt- r ■if much IntereM and comment throughout the country. ll I* thought that he must have found In "Private John Allen” a remarkable piece of dramatic property, slu e he allow* It to t< mpt him from a In of work In which he has been so emt r* ntly approved, both from a critical and ■ popular |otnl of view. The play Is one of Southern life. It tell* a story of love nnd politics It is from the pen of I-ce Ar thur. a Southern man who load made a re. or l with "We'un* of Tennessee” be fore he produced "Private John Allen.” He u now engaged on a play In collalwvn tlort with I>av!d Retaseo. Miss Marie Diofnah, who is well known for her work In legitimate lire*. I* Ihe leading lady. She ha* appear. .I during various seasons In eomp.tt to* in which Mr. Hanford was co star and has Invariably attracted enthu siastic attention. The c-.xt Include* Hand Dudley. Frank Young. Daniel Murphy, Harry Burnett, Thomas Solan. William A IsrVellr, John W Hank*on. Elsa Van Braham. Mae Mil ler and Clara Baker Owing to ttie rum her of character part* In the east, the se ll. lon of n company ha* l>ecn n matter of ♦■anient study w-lth Mr. Hanford and lie expresses himself as perfectly ■ rWw-nt with Ihe organisation which he has tiw perfected with a view to producing this single play Hla own psrf. the title role, gives him abundant opportunity for the fine declamatory talent* which have been j so much praised In the past a* well na for ihe scholarly repose which often make* a point more effective than vehemence could po*#lbly do Especial scenery has been painted and built for this produc tion. none of the theater's regular scen ery being used—which will be not only modern tn theme, bui acridly -np-tojate In the matter of stage accessories. The Invincible "hoes-trader” of Home vllle. N Y lias giv< r so many hundreds of thousand* of readers a loud and long lauirh over hi* sly humor and foxy way that It t not surprlring to find him - much a success behind the footlights a* on his native heath While the dramati zation of Edward Westcotl's story Is not In Itself regarded n* of any drnmitlc merit, the humor of ihe original tale and the talents of Mr. W. H. Cram- could r ot well do otherwise than render the play. ROBERT DOWNING which wa, given In Ihe Oarrlik Theater last week, an eminent popular success Mr Norman Hapsood, tb. critic of th * Commercial-Advertiser of New York make, the following comment niqihc play: “Thene I* about n much plot In Iho drama a* there ia In the lok The plot In ihe tiovel I* obviously constructed aa from' •o tiold Ihe philosopher and the o:h*r vital character* of llOMTlllt. m there need h* •to objection to the substitution of a eU>ry deemed more aullubte to th- -rage. Mary Ulake. made the ward of Oen Wol,ey. loarrr* that the general. who h.ie made tier believe ahe own* n fortune, ha* been altruistically lying to her and ahe p-nmpi ty run® away to Homey life t • teach echoot and rarry on a love affair wlh John I-g-nox. The aetieral come* after her, amt tries to ret her hack. John'* specula tion In pork I, put Into the ttrst act. an 1 Its outcome enables him to pul bl* a-m ,round Mary In the iaal The deacon and the horse that would stand without Mich tnr sre the loncl episode of the first set, and the Widow ('ullom of Ihe last The fare at Ihe Eagle Hotel. Aunt roly’s visit to Ihe theater, the utility of tt-a* In the niotai universe of a dote, the Chrtalma* dinner. Ihe surprise of laxnox In havlntr bis roods moved to David’* house, the counterfeit banknotes, and other promi nent feature* of the novel were more or lee touched uion A|>art from faUlnit lo till out I>avid Harum’a humor and Imag:- natlon. Mr Trane’s moat d.-ttnile depar ture was tn removln* hi.* surface crust snd naaklnr him obviously genial The Clark, who give* the Widow Ctrl lorn pa thos Without mush, aid Ingenuousness and Fcnsltlvsnesa with an easy and defies touch.” Much Is bet nr written concemtnr the failure of ’The Hoae of Kerala." the op era by Sir Arthur Sullivan snd llaall ||ood The fart, however, la only a con - -tent one, for * oft as Charles Frohman ha* dabbled In musical attractions he has met with fa!luro* It mint odd that so shrewd a manager of theatrical affair* should not be successful It' ils branch of the business, but It I* tru, nevertheless It ts a noticeable point. Indlcattnr the present trend of theatrical lasles. that Ihe only farce which has aroused any •*- rlmia nament concerning Us decency la "The lltiahanda of I-eonllnr," produced In New York by I’mliman * Comedians, and which ts one of (he few failures among the new offering*. Augustus Thomas’ royalties on “Aid son*" this season will amount to about I":>, It I* said In addition tn this play throe other drimas from his i*n are le. Ing played, and If they do half so well it will prove a profitable season, Indeed, for this particular dramatist. Jessie Mvrkaye. the letdiog comedienne of the Jefferson de Ang* Its force*, sprain ed her ankle during n recent performance of 'The Royal Rogue" at Italllmore. Al though the accident occurred In the first act. Mis* Mackaye plny.d lo the end hut she fell to the floor al the final cur tain What would have occurred to the opera If the nimble Mr I>* Angells should sprain one of his nether aairemlllea Is left to tha imagination. To preaenl "In (he Palace of the King” Miss Viola Alien’s company number* over Sixty people, mor# than double the num ber reriulred for her old sneces*. '’The Christian." From a’t eomunt* Mis* Allen haa been enjoying an enormous business In the cities stars she has so far appear ed. Refer# the formal opening In Wash ington on the 3<th ult., Mis* Allen sp- THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1900. | peered In a week of one-night aland* and ] established several house records at top ; notch prices The advance sals for her I wen-k In WnxMngion was more than dou ! bie that of "The Christian," and her 1 week's receipt* the best sht had played at the ('aidiai City Her advance sale for Baltimore was the largest known In the hlMory of the town, and the opening on Monday evening last was to tha abso lute raist My of Ford's Theater Tile play is said to be one of great romantic Intens ity. and acoolcaliy very beautiful. James A Heme has settled down for a . New York run tn his new play, "dag liar nor,” at llamro< rrieln's new theater Some of the critics who have taken eev ■ ere I good looks at the play say It Is real ly a rewritten edit lon ol tils nr*t cleat sue.-ess In this line. "Hearts of Oak. ' Whatever the play I*. Mr. Hern* and his -tnpany have caught on. In her memoir* of tie Davenport-Wal la k Company, whl h are Interesting con liihu'lons to tho Mirror. Hooe Eytlnge tcli* the following amusing Incident Illus trative of Davenport's ready wtt: "On® night we were playing I 'loo Bouct | cault’s 'I-orid on Assurance,’ Wallack act ing Dazzle, Davenport Sir Harcourt court | ley. and I I-idy Oay Spanker. In ths ' scene between Sir Harcourt snd Dady Hay. when she asks him II her agitation renders tier unlit ie re-enler Ihe ballroom. Dovenport, Instead of replying according ; to the teat, said: •' 'Your beauty Is only (lightened by a Itose-Bytlnge'—pronouncing It 'Roay • Ige ' The house look the pun Instantly, and I made my exit amid a storm of applause and laughter." Frank Tannehlll. 8r„ the well-known a f i u - at the point of death In New Yotk illy. He la suffering from Bright's disease, and. owing to hla *g®~ llng well Into the sixties—little Ivope tor hla recovery I* entertained. I.ady Hope fMny Yohe) sailed last Sat urday for I-onrton because she was Bred of the gossips. Now comes a little story of the gossipy kind that says May went back home because a kindly old bachelor friend of her tilled husband had written him concerning May's constant attend ance at lata suppers In the restaurants of N. w York In the company of the *am>- young man. He come* from Ohio, by th way. find saw service In the army dur the late war, The old bachelor told ,i friend, the friend told May, and she li ed away. Frank Kenan recently played "A Poor Relation” In Nw Orclcane. and the critics of that city say he scored an artistic suc cess In the role. The Keenan Company Is touring the South "Dave” Foy one of the old-ttme min strel men. Is reported to be at death's door In a Philadelphia hospital. Foy Is 43 year* old and a graduate of Harvard Col lege. Asa young men he wanted to be an actor, but drifted Into minstrelsy and held various positions w'th all the Mg companies of hi* day. He wa* last seen tn Philadelphia with Dumont's Minstrels, which are a permanent fixture in the Quaker City. Early Ixwsdon cobles soy that Hoyt'* "A Parlor Match," which wa* seen there for the first time last week, scored pro nounced hit. The drollery of the situations appealed forcibly to the British audletice and the American play nnd players are sure to become favorite*. Innes’ Hand will he in Savannah for two concerts, matinee and night, Saturday. Nov 10 The present tour of Innes and his hand tn company with grand opera sing* rs Includes every rlty of the first, second and third class between New York and Denver, and t'tnelnnati and New Or leans I‘ubllc eneourag: mrnt has hitherto met every deiwrture from precedent that Innes ha* made, and his latest Idea In •■resenting scenes from grand opera (sol In costume) by grand opera artists. In conjunct lon with the fifty-five players of his nationally famous hand, promise* lo elicit the most grateful approval he has ever received. In bringing grand opera music lo everybody’s door. Innes un doubtedly' fills a crying need Thers are some people Who do not .mil mu sic popular music It Is a mistake not to do so. It la the most popular music. The Huvannah Music Club which lakes a high rank In music circles Is lending Its endorsement and support to the Inner concert*. JtMKS M’.h .l. lif OIL. Savannah Actor—Manager In a Fair Way to Berome a Baron. Mr James Neill, the young Bavannah i lan who ha, achieved a wide reputation on the Raelflr slope as an and the-* atrloat manager Is now In th* field as a capitalist In fact, he may soon become an oil baron • The I-oe Angeles Capital say* of the actor-manager s enterprise: "James Nelli Is In oil. He Is the presi dent of the 'James Neill fill Comostiy.* owning a large Interest in a company that ; I mis very brilliant prospects. If hi* Invest ment of several thousand dollars In the ■James Neill Oil Company' doe* not make : Mm an oil haron and a hlg factor In this ! giant Industry of Houlhern California, then there Is no virtue In Indications. How Mr Neill liiesm* Interested In the oil busi ness has hern detail:*! by the dally papers of law Angeles. Kach of the dailies has treated Mr. Neill's entrance Into th* oil field a* a matter of general Interest and prime I Importance, which It Is. Neill Is a man of wealth, a conservative man. and one who THE RIGHT THING. , \ New Catarrh Cure, W hlch Is Rapid ly t aming to the Front. For several years, Eucalvptsl, Oualaeol and Hvdrastln have been recognized a, standard remedies for catarrhal troubles, but they hsve always been given separate ly and only very recently an ingenious chemist aueeedad In combining them to gether with other antiseptic. Into a pleas ant. effective tablet. Druggist, sell th# remedy under Ih* name of Btusrt’s Catarrh Tablets and j It ha, met with remarkable success In ; the cure of nasal catarrh, bronchial and throat catarrh and tn catarrh of the stomach Mr. K N. Renton, whose address Is care of Clak House. Troy. N Y., M)i: Whan I run up against anything that ts good I like lo tell people of It I have been Iron bled with catarrh mor* or less for some time. la*t winter mor* than ever Tried several ao-called cure,, but (lid not get any benefit from (hem About six week* sgo I bought a 60 cent box of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets and I am glad to say that thay have done wonder, for me and I do is t hesitate to let all my friends know that Stuart', Catarrh Tablets are the right thing. Mr Geo. J. Casanova of hotel Griffon YVswt Dll street. New Yok City writ**: I h*v* commenced using Stuart's Catarrh Tablols and already Ihey have given me better result* than any calarrh cur, I have ever tried A leading physician of Pittsburg advises the use of Stuart Catarrh Tablets In preference lo any other treatment for catarrh of the head, throat or .stomach. Ha claim* they are far superior to In haler*. salves, lotion* or powder, and are much more convenient and pleasant to : t ike and are so harmless that little J Children lake them with benefit as they | contain no opiate, cocaine or any polson- I ou* drug All druggist# sell Stusrt's Catarrh Tab let* at M cent# for full ailed package and they arc probably the safest and most rallabl, cur, far any form of catarrh. OVERCOAT WEATHER! The rush is on! The three essential elements are right—the weather, the over coats, the prices. $5, $7.50, $8.70, $lO, sl2, $13.70, sl7. $lB, S2O. What you pay for your Fall Overcoat rests with you. What you get will be more than your money s worth if you get it here. Men's FaH Suits. Stylish SllitS . ■ !*l‘[, -- ''".iS. Cv.rvthln, Ihitt U ecrr. in 111 an, f 'Jflln . for the little fellows, begite Si lm !■[ f ver , was . shown any HS of kn *t' and bottom. boys clothing house. Price, $1.75, SZSO, $3, $4, 84.50 to /\ Mr -f <£*7 CA * $7.50. ff Ufc TO 3>/.DU. BOYS’ CLOTHING MEN’S STIFF BOSOM SHIRTS. Avery handsome showing for $1 each, comprising the newest and most original ef fects yet shown, in an endless variety of colorings—blues, lavenders, purples, loud stripes and subdued figures. Dress, Walking and Riding Gloves in the newest shades. One Price looks very long before he leaps He or ganised the James N>‘l!l Oil Company af rr laivlng lught some remarkably rich land tn thu I’ia erita canyon, and lease! NO acres In Ventura county. ’’Neill acted under expert advice In pur chasing these lands and forming his rom irony, lie he* drawn lo his assistance a number of the shrewdest business and professional men In 1* Angeles In the directorate and among the stockholders of the James Neill OH Company, there Is In cluded Judge Knight, J. W Evans, Oliv er Mo rose o, and, other long-headed men •f wealth. "Neill was particularly fortunate In his purchase of the I’lacerita canyon land. It I* this canyon that the New Century Com- I■.*’ ha* It* remarkable well, a spouter whbh produce* oil that Is worth $4 a barrel. The oil expert* and the newspa per* unite In declaring this *lrlke of the New Century people to be the most note worthy yet made In all the sensational development of the Industry during the last two years. "Jsmea Neill’s land 1* on the same vein a* that of the New Century Company, within two miles of the New Century gusher, aral adjoining the land of the lola oil Company whose first well |* just be ng completed with every Indication of making a yield of 200 barrels per day. “The James N*lll Company’s land In Ventura county I* near the Pacific Coast Company’s pipe line and on Hopper can yon. one of the rlehest oil spot* on the map. Not the least likely feature of these two tracts thai are controlled hy the Nelli oil Company Is tha abundance of water :.nd timber on hoth tracts. ’The officer* of the company are Jam** Neill, president; J. W. Kvan*. vice presi dent: Oliver Morosoo, treasurer; R. H. Knight, director arid attorney; Kdylhe Chapman, (Mr* James Nelli) director. Drilling I* to ho begun al once on the com pany’s land In Plocerlta canyon, and sen satlonal developments may be expected In a few week* " “TARIS AYD Till; KXIMSITIOI." The Fleet of the Savannah Hectare Coarse on Tneedny Alight. The first lecture of th* Savannah I/r --lure Course will be given at the Ouards' Hall Tueaday night. "Paris and Ihe Ex position" Is the title. George H. P. Hervlss. Ihe lecturer, romes to Savannah hearing high rwommer.dailon* Daniel Krohman nay* of him. "Mr IWvl**' lec ture* have been regarded b yall who at tended them (as I have myseiri a* the beat, the most Intelligent and Ihe most ably delivered scries of Mereoptlron lec ture# on places of Interest that wo have ever had tn Ihl* city (New Y'ork )" The management request* that subserlh ere be prompt In attendance so that the lecture can begin at * SO. and If the ladle* will kindly remove their hai* ib-y wld make the lecture far mor* enjoyable to those who have rear seals. OPBSIKO OF THE KINDERGARTENS. Three of Baldwin System In Opera tion After November 1. go mnny question, have been asked a* to th# exact scope of the Kate Baldwin Free Kindergarten work that the superin tendent has deemed It proper tv make a statement concerning It. There will bs three kindergartens In op eration after Nor. 1: No. I, on Ann street, near Indian; No. I. at No. VJ Park ave nue, west; and the Phttbrlck Kindergarten at No, 902 Hall street, east. The first two arc free, nnd the last Is under the same management, but for pay pupils. In order to Interest In Iho free work w large num ber of person* hy mean* of the education of their own children, nnd also to provide a n*w class of experiences for Ihe stu dents of the training class. "It Is often thought, and very errone ously." said Miss Backus, "that there I* no opportunity given to outsider* to help In the kindergarten work, or to show their Interest substantially, but us it matter of fact, th* dally lunch of bread and milk In the two free kindergartens Is entirely dependent on outside contribution,, and any money sent for the purpose la most welcome. Clothing Is also a very eagerly sought-after aid from the public, as no one knows Ihe poor of her district belter than the kindergarten worker." At present there 1* great need of some pieces of standing furniture, which the management does not feel able to buy. Bookcases, a washsland. cheat, drawers, tables, chair,, a wicker tllvau, a cradle. jk . irwk * flp % (v V 7 ' — where th* sleepiest babies may take a nap; garden tool* and other thing* of thla nature would be gratefully received, while dolls In a good state of preservation, toys, picture liooks. and. especially, pot plant, of a hardy klml would be most welcome. Cut floweia are a rare treat and It Is beautiful to watch the delight of the | children over them. Many of the mer chant* and other business firm* have been j kind and thoughtful In the matier of presents or discount*, notably Gustave Kckstaln * Cos., Kirby’s Ten-Cent Htore, M. A I> A. Byck. William Nichols, Daniel & Carswell, Insurance agents; the Southern Express Company. Edison Klec irlce Illuminating Company, Cornwell & Chlpman. and others. The things that a public-minded clllsen ran do to aid the work of the kindergar ten are almost Innumerable, and when ona consider* that It Is a work as broadly ed ucational a* It I* philanthropic, as up lifting Spiritually a* It Is efficient In min istering to material needs. It seem* a* If no one could afford to disregard Its claim* or to fall to respond to Ils itppe il to all that altruism stands for. Visitor, are cordially welcome al all time,. ■q m I PRESIDENTIAL STATISTICS. Mothers of the Men Who Have Been Heads of the Nation. The majority of th# Presidents of the Polled Urates, from Washington to Mc- Kinley, have been Kin* of farmers and planters, that I, fourteen out of twenty four. Th* father of one only, President Mc- Kinley. was a manufacturer. Of only one, William Henry Harrison, Is It recorded that he was a statesman. One was a tan ner and one a sexton, tho father, of Grant and Johnson. Buchanan and Hayes were aons of merchants—but not typical ones. Arthur and Cleveland were son# of clergymen. Law claimed the father of Tyler and John Quincy Adam* Two president* only were firmer- or planters—Washington, who wa* also a surveyor, and Lincoln, who soon abandon ed the farm for the law office. Eighteen president*, more than two-thirds of the whole number, lived ami thrived on Ihe law. Of thee*, four began life ae tench ers—Adams. Garfield, Arthur and Cleve land-one only was a doctor—William Henry Harrleon. One began life ae a tan ner. Grant; two as tailors. Fillmore and Johnson, the former later joining Ihe ranks of lawyer*. Jackson and Taylor were soldiers a* was sl*o Grant. Fifteen of Ihe presidents were college men.five received Ihelr education at public schools, three were self-taught and Grant wns th only West Point man Regarding Ihe ancestry of our presi dent* onwlnlrd. or eighth, claim Bench and Bcotch-lrlsh descent; one. Madison, wa* a Welshman or of Welsh ani-es’ry sod V,n Huren of Dutch. Ihe remainder, or fourteen, had English forbear* Elisabeth has teen the favorite n :me for the mother, of presidents Let all Elisabeth* with Mins make note of this. There was Kllaalieth Jones, the mother of Monroe; Ellxslwth Hutchinson, mother of Jackson; Elisabeth Baaaelt, mother id the first Harrison: Elisabeth Biwer. mother of Buchanan, and Elisabeth Irwin, mother of Benjamin Harrison The name Mar)’ l also well represented, bcglnnuig wlh Mary Ball. Washington’s mother; then there Is Mary Hue# Ihe mother of Van Buren; Mary Armstead. Tyler's mot'er; snd Mary McDonough, the mother cf Johnson Of Jane’#, there arc Iwo-Jano Randolph, mother of Jefferson, nnd Jane Knox, mother of Polk. Of Naro'* ■‘h** two. Nany Hanks mother of Lincoln, and Nancy Allison, mother of McKinley. The president* all marrie I American born woman except John Quincy Alim-, whose wife, laiuls.t C. Johnson, mw born In I,ondon, England, where ihey were married. While Virginia cLiim* moat of the men who have been at the head of Ihe na tion. the ladles of the YYhile House have preferred New Y'ork a* a birth state, six claiming It. Virginia and Ohio each gave four President wives. Eight other slates are r*presented-New llamtahlre. Mass achusetts. New Jersey. Maryland. North Carolina. Kentucky. Tennessee and Miss ouri. There ha been only one bachelor President. Buchsnan. It seems that not even In Ihe good old limes of 109 year* ago. wa* II the fashion to have large families. Wellington and Madison had no children, nor had Polk Tyler carried off th# palm In the way of olive branches with thirteen. Th* first Harrison eogies next with ten. and Have, follow, with eight Four cbillrea bav* been the presidential average number, be ginning with John Quincy Adams, wno had four, so had Van Uuren, Taylor, Lin coln, Grant and (T*ve.and Two 1* the next favorite of the number of < hlldren bom to Monroe Fillmore, Arthur. Harri son and McKinley. Jackson and Plerc# • ach hail three. John Adam*. Johnson and Garfield had five, and Jefferson six. all girls. Cleveland and Harrison are Ihe only ex- Prealdent, living None lived to the al lotted three-score and ten years, the first Harrison coming near to that age. or 6x Grant died at 49 years, and Pierce at 4V Washington at 07, and the otner* a: age, var> lug from a2. Lincoln * aw- lo to. Natural decline was assigned as Ihe cause of death of three—John Adams, who was only SI, Madison, who was 57. snd Monroe. 58 Four died of paralysis. One. Buchanan, of gout. One of cancer. Grant, and two were assassinated Fever, asthma, dropsy and neuralgia of the heart were the other causes of death. What Is u-ually regard ed as an jnfantlle disease—membranous croup, carried off Washington. Most of the presidents are Southern twin. New England has given four presi dent*. New Y'ork. New Jersey and one of the Western states have been repre sented at the White House. Virginia claims the honor of giving seven presi dent*. Onlo has Ihe next place, with Grant. Hayes. Oarfleld. Harrison and Mc- Kinley. North Carolina claim, J,ck*on, Polk and Johnson Massachusetts. John A:tam* and his son, John Quincy Adams. New York. Van Buren and Fillmore. New Jersey. Cleveland New Hampshire, Pierce. Pennsylvania. Buchanan Ken tucky. Lincoln, and Y'ertnonl. Arthur. THE GAY YOI'KK MAN OF CUBA. He la a limited Class, lint Gives Trouble to authorities. It I* quite Ihe fashion In Cuba for the young man of a certain class to offset an oddity of some sort. If (here I, a little brown mole on hi, cheek he let, the hair grow long and silky from this single spot, and shaves Ihe scanty heard from all oth er part, of Ms face. A* a result one sometimes see* a man with two or three such odd little patches, like oases in a desert; they serve 4o attract attention, and attention please* the vanity of the Cuban young man. however It may he ob tained. 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Presenlely It grows out long, of a sickly gray, and round* al the point. Ilk: a quill, i Indeed, one hears of oasss In which the finger nail Is carefully spill on the nd and used for a pen. and a document t* shown ,t Hnvana which Is said to have been written by a government amplove i with Ik, finger nail. It Is th* young Cuban of this class ; who causes trouble In th* cYtle*. Ho hs* much dlgmty to support and an Ideu of i chivalry taken from French navels H# iis out walking of an evening, and he i meets an acquaintance on the sidewalk. | The sidewalk of Cuban cities are estceed | ingly narrow, barely wide enough for one I man 4o walk oomfortably. If two meet, j one must step off Into the street or In at a shop doorway. If. therefore, twe "blood.*’’ oftheproper timber meet neither will step out for the other. There sr* high words, then knives, then a very lit tle blood and the police. Pollc* court record* show that many of the cutting casts occur just In this way, and It I* always hard for the Americans to under stand them, so mixed up are they with Cuban "honor.” x The Diseased Rich at Haden-Badca. Lilian Bell In Woman’s Home Companion I A great deal of grandeur always make# me homesick. It Isn’t envy. I don t want to he a prince** and have the bother of winding a horn for my outriders when I want to run to the drug store for pos tage stamps, hul pomp depresses ms Everybody was strange; fore go language; ware pelting me fr>m ih# rear; noiseless llunkle, wen* carrying pampered lapdngs with crest# on their misty little embroid ered blankets, fat old women with epi lepsy and gouty oM men with scrofula reprrs.ntlrig the aristocracy at Rs best, were being half tarried to and from tables, and ihe degeneracy of noble Europe was being borne In upon mj - aoul with a sick er Ing force. The purple twilight wst turning Mack on the dislant hills and tha silent stars were slowly coming into view. (lean, health-giving Baden-Baden, in the valley of Oo*. with It, beauty and I 11, pure air, was holding out her arms 1 to all the disease and filth that degene rate riches produce. - q , —Admiral Oanevaro has been appointed by King Victor Emmanuel fll to travel to England and convey to the Court of fit James a formal announcement of that monarch's accession He will visit Queen Victoria In lh middle of November be ing Introduced hy the Italian ambassador The Admiral commanded the Italian ff*G at Crete, and. holding senior rank, had much to do with the ousting of th, Turk* from that Dlawd