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! 'MESSAGE FROM MARS' WAS PPRESENED AT GRAND BY LOCAL TALENT, Amateur Production of This Strong Play Uelighted a' Large Audience w=Entire Production Given With a Polished Touch. When the eurtain dropped for the last tune at the Grasd on sight, in the play, "A From presented by local talent, pure upateur, the had reason for giving the members of the company three curtain ealls, for the work of evervone in the caste was well deserving of the praise in stowed upon them. Thix is the play which will be entered in the compet) tion, at Ottawa, for the prize offered by his Royal Highness, the Duke of Connaught for the best duetion, The different members their parts in a very able manper, and gave a true version of the message to Fuesday essage AULT "rery hearty amateur pro be eonvesed in thir strong play. The} Ringstontans carried off honors, should. make a strong bid for much-coveted prize, "Hl was presented in a most pleasing vithed a fine treat. The start of the play is too known to; require introduction centres around the life of one, Parker, who lives simply for seli, with no though: whatever of the comiort of others--a man who had ever that riches could buy, and who not "care a button" about the fare of others. His one hobin that of the study iL was not until be had n drenm and received the mes Mars, the lips of the special messenger, that he was sble to oe shold be Lis true hile, and that he for the welfare of others, and not be thinking of. self all the time Siig up the entire production, rf erence should be made to the clear nd distinct which all the lines were It' had the polished tonch to it, sufi us would character ieee a company of professionals The work of Capt. Philip Pridenux, as "Horace Parker," was especially good, and sharing homors with him wero Mrs. Prideaux as "Minnie Temp lar," with whom he falls in love dur ing the story; Prof. W. Greaves, ax "The Mesgenger,"" and Mrs. Colville "Mrs. Parker" (Aunt Martha) Th work of Prof. Gummer, us the tramp, aluo calls for special mention The transformation scene when Ho woe Parker was relieved of hi clothes and turned into rags, to vat in his joutney to dearn the lesson from the with fine effect. « Following is the full list of charact Orsi Horace deavux; fireaves; Mr. nod the manner and thing did artronoms age from fromm w hint purpose, in manner mn spoken good messenger, was given Parker, The Lhe Dicey, Capt.. Philip Pri Messenger, I'rof Ww tramp, Prof. Gumoer A Major Sears; policeman Lieut. Laughlin Hughes; paper. Hos Master Winthrop Sears; ower gn (Minnie), Miss Marjorie Campheil; Del Ia, Miss Hazel Haycock: Mrs, Clavencs Miss Christine Cochrany; Miss Parker (Aunt Martha), Mas. Colville; Minnie Tumplar, Mrs. Prideaus. Assisted by Prof. Colville, Mr. Don eelly, Lo Corp, Kirby, Staff Servet tray, Private Box and Misc Tilda Kent and Miss Madeline Higgins Bancroft in "The New Boy." C. James Bancroft will traction at the Grand next matinee and wight, in Arthur Law's famous farce; "The New Dov." My Bancroft has just made a suceessiud trip to the Pacific 'coast with "The Private Secretary," and his return in "The New Boy" will be welcome news to the theatregoers that love good clear' comedy. In Archibald Rennick, in "The New Boy," Mr. Bancroft has one of the best parts that he has ever played and the press in the where he has produced "The New Boy" claim 1 an equal to "The Private Se eretary." Mr. Banerolt prides himsell on always having n elean show, and those that have seen him will vouch for that, find whenever you the name of CC. James Bancroft on the hill boards or in the newspapers vou can always depend an getting a firs class performance and a good clean attraetion. be the at Saturday cities Hon A girl's kisses ave like pickles in a bottle--the frst is hard to get, hut the resi come easy, undertook | Horace should caged start I INCREASE IN TELEPHONES. Kingston. line 'with the city will, when those on | been installed, thirty-five or cent within the past few years hecping in all over Canada, vhones 'in the the expansion! number of tel i have m- | order huve forty pe A coud ple of gangs of men have born buasy®in the city during the past few months, | and the new 'phones are being install-| ed just as quickly asx the cables and] fines dre being erected. The storm on] Monday, evening did quite a lon jof | damage in the and which kept the repair men busy for a | couple of days { The ought i%. imereasing, creased about erty rural lines, increased demand for "Central" | another sign that business and the city i= on the yerge of that long-wnanted boom to b Raproves on Nature's Handiwork. father Burbank, in Christian Herald I have hetrd of thornless blackber ries having been discovered in North tarolma and along the eastern coast, } but unfortunately, the berries were not of any use for food. I have so-called, but not by am means thornless, ones forty years ago Electricity was also known for thou {sands of years, but it worthless Lumtil developed. Steam was also use. i less as an aid in performing the labor {of mankind until made it useful. It is the same with the thorn | less blackberry. It is now productive, delicious to ea:, large and in {way valuable for food and absolutels smooth like the twig of an apple tree, Ihere are seedless apples in existence, not fit for human food, The bush was to-day, but nome of them are of commercial value. There once a vo-called stoneless plum, but it an ill-shaped thorny one and the fruit not larger than a large bean and was absolutely useless. Now there are, growing on my farms splendid prunes and plums which are stoneless. Nature gives us a hint it is man's business to carn work to produce results also | grown was sone one every nny was was and out tl A-------- Centenary of the Moscow Campa One hundred vears ago Napoleon set out on his campaign to Moscow, and it is perhaps only uatural that Mos cow and Russin generally should in eager to celebrate the centenary of campaign which was so disastrooe the invaders. Alresdy preparation are being made in Moscow to open the 1912 museum. and an immense of ohjects relating to the have been collec ted. The | has already been celebrated by a cert, which revived the marches military airs of both armies. and som: of these, according to the Debats, ar most interestimg and carious. Mare linteresting still, as likely to recall the events of that vear, will be the visite that are to be paid to the bhatilelicld and the that take place there Westminster flaretts ninmbey campaign cenlenag Con ceremonies are to The Late Mes. McConville, Ann Mel onville, aged seventy widow of the lute Thomas McUonville died, on Monday evening, at the House of rovidencr The the result of old ag M ville ig survived by three sons, \n drew, in the Bernard, Water town, NY. and ©, J. McConville, 0 this city Lhe tuners! will take place on Thursday. irom the home of CC. 1 MeConville, Earl to Rt. Mary' cemetery vears, death wa MeCon west street, Provisional School Closed, Ihe provisions! school closed at the armouries, Tuesday During the eventhe the instructor, Sergt.-Ma} Harms was with a pipes by the the Mai. Kav. who the antl who heen attending a stall RMS will Thursday. ovem resented case of officers taking class conducted conrse, has course at the leave for London, Ont. His Kye Severely Injured. Thomas Vanhorn. while working at blacksmith siruck mn hot was the forge in his shop on the cinder, Proek street, was eve with a piece of blown irom the fire. He taken to th veneral hospital. where Dr. Kk. O'Connor found it injured eve, necessary | re move the Coughs: Will Lose His Eye. Selbvville, Ind. April 17 ax-vear-Old son of Mr. aml Mrs. Sam wel Doggett, living near St. Paul, will | tose the sight of one of his eyes, a re sult of whooping eough, A viplent conghing spell eauged a blood vepsel in the vetinn of the eve to burst Paul. the fof the of her wrecked, a abroad, saw his bride placed mn THE DAILY BRITISH WIG, a See THE TITANIC DISASTER od from {Coatinued from Page 1.) : Bravery of the Men. ww. Yors, Apnl 17 Ite Titanic icenere Ys now known to { Cothifion with an head-on ern while the lina way it httle less thant her best} speed, she was a whead schedule, and it is considered bable that an grord-hreal ing have been a that vec proceeding day of her} attemjd to vOovipge wg crew when she entered the ice fil dl, ! Her forward plates were completely | gaping wo 4 water Line and cpening be | isting th | forward comparincats the lifeboats them were the women could hold. Ihiese offi while the vas vel some | hope of holding the Titauic | til her wireless messages © low her water to her In the meantime manned and as many of ns they werg } flare children hodt « wito and were put afloat un. | ould bring | and more tell of great bravery on part f the men passengers a nlilmum of disorder \stor, with Jas turving from their compreherse e sayes Lhere was | John Jacob! bride long who was re hones moos a hfeboats and safely tor was, drowned. The work of away, the work of allaying the of the great crowd of passencers much as possible, the work of keeji: the pumps in operation the en gines throbbing--these {asks countless others were directed by ( tain "with, the ¥ of the Titarle, poiutment Olympic. nerhuman in the aster, away Colonel As getting the lifibonts fears and i una ap | commander | who before his ap was the commander of th! He displayed almost su | power of mind breed world's most hort'ble sen dis. venerable wed nt Sending of Danger Signal. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1912, London, April 17 Lhe Mareoni com pans explain how the! « would be deait 'N00 ~" offiein.s here AN AT shades of chiffon, ably beautiful effect in t} chiffon soft, dove bodice tunic aq the dove weighted wv half-inch wide edzed with silver in ALLE wor sleeve, Val lace, dyad in the gray Fitanie's ery of disire with when the first came to thrill the night-<hirt the operating-room on dreary Race. - They say that the Pinal was "Cop" h used to speak of it as "(Come quickly, danger they phrase for the new they speak of it as "Save our souls the "C.QD." signal was abandoned ceanse it was possible to confuse it with the other general decided to which in ihe thre three dashes and iheee dots. There ie noth ng else like il in all the code, and the ape Race operator omme reial danger signal wo man in ' 4; Capo wray and ur id d oid danger shade and the operat aug a slash Now have g a 'new UNOS message COFFEE PRICES HIGH. Owuilook is Highe They and the postmaster-{ But (he Will Go substitute code is HR ALS VMthough « Liheot anes gx that gr Hore would suspend all mnmediately, the signal spelled out and dashes, He would immediately, en deavor to get into touch with an possible rescuers ret thee The mess sould probabl wand miles. The the 5 Noh oW. cots, ahout five hur i he Alte 5 Diisiness its dot wiitle sent out by the Titanic travel abdut one thou ship was iitted with' range of miles, but ut ni with a tem > trtntlment ? avgs vould travel ' . twice this distance, es ray aed ihe frmane n Letters Lost, April 17. Hoeven ¥yic New York, Morgan staied I ner Htanic of ma'ls. It is hat the mails lurng the few 'nat<d h re Postinaster that the White Star: had on board 3.500 likely, he saved, not Were sad, because that the into the hours vessel ufter running teehee must hase been an exciting the and n th serambl lisabled lifet:onts, As? the standard ocean hold about 2,000 letrers, it i that mm all matte among those on hoard Ener to launch mad bags = e=timat about 7.000.000 pieces of mail have been lost ---- Flags at Half Mast, April 17.--The crowds gaih red the White Star nereased in density throughout (he the iter The tho end London, Soh Frith round oflices have' § set moment | (hut total abo held by bie vhile i "04) 000 morning. lLires of an 'omobiles and carriages containing in (Hers are so aded that have unable to in several Frail the late bats ce hiv le t trade more comers been get with offices On all the steamships' offices and on many public if halt mpai biocks of the buildings flags are tlving cfenthe nd thers Wide Beith. London, April 16.--The White line, in consequence of reports of ice' 4 uilal 1, in the sea, has agreed with other lines J, what {to cross longitude 17 in latitude 10.10 on epstbound 4 to-day. and io eross longitude 17 in latitude 1, on April 25th. To Give lee 1 prroximatel Niar The owners they ond as pr commens the 1ext Bradal they are incl ther one westhound, commencing dvantaos Cling to Raft New York, April 13 that is clung to bv White Star offi met . cials came from a deduction that the .¢ s share lao e toed Titanic drifted some thirty-four miles! "hold between the time she struck the ice $ berg snd the time she sank on all eoffce exported There was a chance that some of the! (08 900 bass in lifeboats or life rafts that were low-'roasters ered the first might bave drifted away ry sc and not reached by the | puthia. Although admittedly only a in was clung to by those having rela The tives whose names were not included in the Ist of survivors which was sent to this ety, Hope, ne scant hope | der export. dwt of 18, In net, the mers of the Win eXUeRy one year and con the onl i not benefit In ones sn to be been Car- judy #iry who do frisest In straw, h prices real, not the imaginan ills of life are the ones we should pay atten fiom 10 To Stop Record-Breaking. ! London, April 17 --Svdnes oss. PRUNING the president of the board of trade, was! asked in the House of Commons, Tues | .- day sfternoon, ii he would take steps] : A endix to prevent liners proceeding to New | York from taking the northern route route for the purpose of hreaking re-| What thousands of peaple are rush- ing records, and whether he could! od to the hospitals these davs with state the number of lifeboats carried [ihe idea that pruning the appendix on hoard the Titanic as compared { oi!l rid them of the cause and effect with the number of passengers. Mr. |.¢ wrong habit: af eating and living Bastor said he must have notice of | We eat too much, such questions. outdoor exercise, breathe impure air, h and when the system gets loaded with \ Government Investigation, lou! impurities, which irritate the di Washington, April 17.-A quick re igestive system and set up inflamma- from the White Star line on the ition, we are told that the operating pumber of lifeboats and life rafts car table is the only place for us. ried be the Titanic has bem tele; Why "not prevent appendicitis, as aphed for by Supervising Inspector | well as acute indigestion, peritonitis Uhler, of the government steamboat | and Bright's disease of the kidneys, by Himspection service. | keeping the liver active aml the bow a . lels regular. Dr. Chase's Kidnev-Liver Let amusement Bll up the chinks oi Pills cleanse the digestive system of your existence, but not the great foul ippurities more quickly than any spaces of. {treatment you can obtain, The When a bachelor is landed by a leap awaken the fiver and ensare the jyear girl, he can imagine how a fish { healthful action of the kiflneyve and ont of water feels, bowels, HOME GOWN one ahove the other pre Coan dainty at home gown, rpeath ax rimmed with p silver of the parrow fi shade is Death of take too little} FOR THE B indeserii. outer fall hiffor Nhe braid motifs iy tunic is heavily graceful sash is alse Appeals on Lae hodlee, The pale yellow ind-made . 3 below the The uliar, | flounes fringe used on the a a . THE TOWN Of GANANOQUE. Mrs, BB. IL Former Bouevan, a Teacher, " Whi Westport n aliness BAN ON FLIRTIN Farmers' Danghters Can No Birakemen, Kansas ( Anril 13 {3s be Saluied by iret ols. frevg be Took nde il injury, tie nivired gr time 1s Foster's Trip to Australia. 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