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would have to wear. It was a reputable frm of managers, and there was the pros pect ef rsakingaeonmtract fmimediarccly, se it seemed to hitu that whatever the amount night be he would acceps it

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weeks,’ answered the manager. ‘‘ You are certain cf euployment throuch all that time, and you krow our reputa tion’’—here ba smiled grimly—‘‘and vou

ate not likely to lose your time in working for us.””

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THE DAILY EXAMINFR, CIVARLOTTETOWN, JULY 22.

OUNOOK, DUGG Kas sure. Liere were the wife and the haky, and there wasa living forthem out of that sum. Other offers Might not core, and they might be no better when they did come. These retlee tions passed rapid}y throagh his mind, and he decided quickly.

“Come in tomerrow to sign the con- tract,’ said the manager, “and I'll be sble to tell you then about the rehearsals. We'll probably have four weeks of it here."’

The actor theught of this with a pang, but it disappeured in the satisfuction of having settled kis plans for the winter. It was true that the resuls had not been brilliant. It had taken unusual physical endowments to get the place, and his abil- ity im his profession had been established, else he would never been asked ta coine to that manag: ‘eo and talk business.

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Claim that the salaries of actors are not so large as they were several years ago, in spite of the stories frequent'y heard of popular leading men who receive such suis as $300 a week, popular comedians who get equally large rewards, and other faverite performers who are paid in the

suine proportion. That these stories are eXuggerated has often been believed, but if was never thought that there had been any such diminution in pay as recent cases indicate.

“When Laura Keene paid William Blake, a popular actor of old men’s parts, $100 a week, and George Jordan, called the hand somest man on the stage at that time, $120 a week, the newspspers spoke of those fig- ures as very high. ‘They were indeed for that time,’’ said an old actor to a Sun re-

orter. “The salaries generally ranged (rum $40 to &60 for the best of the actors

f that period, but these figures were larger for that time than the high salaries of to- day are. The cost of living was very much cheaper. The year’s engagements were longer. Atthe most a month’s holiday was given to the actors, and sometimes they were not idle for more than two weeks. Now the longest period of work thatan actor can get under any circum- stances ism season of 34 weeks. During the other 18 be is compelled to live on what he can save in the season. The sal- aries paid do not afford much surplus for that. The average actor’s salary today is not so much as $10 a week. It is, in fact, considerably under that sum. In the past actors would live with their families in the town in which they were acting. Now they must pay the expenses of their fami- lies as well as their own when traveling. Years ago I got $60 a week in Chicago and was able to save money, besides support- ing my wife and child, but if I had been compelled to travel as well as pay the ad- vanced prices of living of today I never could have done so.

“The actor's pay has not advanced in Proportion to the compensation paid to ether employees. Ia many cases it has de- clined. The sume paid to leading men, Biy, 15 years ago were larger than any paid today. Charles Thorne received be- tween $175 and $200 during his greatest popularity at the old Union. Square thea- ter, and Mentague got $200 et Wallack’s. Now, one of the best known leading actors got last season $125, another receives $75, and a third gets $100. net they are in ex- actly the places occupied by the men who in the past received salaries nearly twice es large. The same change has taken place all the way down the line, and, while the salaries paid to young men may not actually be smaller in amount, they sre im result, for prices are everywhere much higher. I know from my own ex- perience that two-fifths of the actors on the stage today are dependent for their support during the summer on relatives or friends. This is not the resuls of improvi- dence in many cases, but is due to the fact that salaries have been reduced to a figure which makes eny saving, even. with econ- omy, outof the question. There are, of course, exceptions to this rule, but they include a very few people, while what I say is true of the rank and file of the pro- fession.’’—New York Sun.

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RamUsvortas Gassipoced by A plosives,

Recent experimests in {‘yria on the breaking up of bailsterims by the firing of guns have met with remarkable suc- cess. M. A. Stiger, beromacter of the city of Windisch-Feistiits and propri- etor of extensive vineyards, having re- plunted a part of his Jand on the ‘chmitaberg, took the following pre- cautions to preserve the young plants from bailstor:ns, to which this region is exposed: Over an extent of about six kilometers (8.7 miles), at elevated poluts, he built six iron structures, each holding ten large mortars. At some distance from each of the structures he located a hut to be usedus a powder MagAzINe,

M. Stiger then organized a body of Volunteers composed of the inhabitants of the neighborhood, so that each post could in case of necessity be manned by Six persous. In the course of last sum- mer the residents of Windisch-Feistritg | were able to make their first experi- ment.. Masses of black and threatening clouds approached from the neighbor- ing mountains. Ata given signal the discharge of the 60 mortars began. Aft- er some minutes the clouds could be Seen to pause, break up and disperse Without. letting down either hail or rain on the protected region The ex- periment was repeated in the course of

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A Vienna Mother.

A medical weekly paper published in the city of Vienna says that Mrs. Mar- ianna Hehbn, the wife of a spinner of that city, though only 40 years of age,

26 sons and 6 daughters. These chil- dren were born as follows: Four, three, four, two, three, two, three, three, two, three and three, or 11 birthsinall. The mother has nursed the whole of her chil- dren, and they are still alive. Mrs. Hehn was herself one of four children, born together, aad her mother had 38 children. It is a remarkable circum- Stance thiut this woman from her fif- teenth year to the present time has suf- fered almost every week from an attack of epilepsy, but none of the children up to the present time has been aftlicted with the disease.

Far, Far Away.

**Once upon a time,’’ says the Boston Herald, ‘‘Senator Cameron called upon President Lincoln at the White House in behalf of an applicant for a consulate who was a particularly pestiferous per- son to him. ‘Where do you want to have him sent?’ asked the president. There was a large globe in the room. The Pennsylvania senator put one arm xround it as far as he could reach and said, “I do not know what my finger is on, but send him there.’ And he was sent. ”

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MonrreaL, July 20.—A_ sensation has been caused in political circles here by a letter received from ex-Mayor Beaugrand, in which Sir Wifrid Laurier’s course in Eugland is held up to ridicuie, Mr. Beaugrand saying that Laurier’s platitudes would never have been attempted by a conservative, aod he adds that the liberal! party appears fated to be conducted by weak men.

Vancouver, July 20.—As a result of Dominion negiect to place customs officers at the passes inte the Canadian Yukon, big quantilies of produce are beiag *mported tree from the States, instead of being bought in Canada. Thepurchasing agent of the British Yukon Company, to which the Dominion lately gave a very valuable charter, is thus buying steres in Seattle, and Canada’s trade and revenue are suffer- ing severelv, asaresult of this Govern- ment procrastination. It undoubtedly represents a free trade policy, but an un- sanctioned one.

The Montreal Star remarks that the United States Senate having decided to impose a duty of $2 per thonsand teet on pine lumber, we imagine the Canaaian Government will lose no time in imposing an export duty on logs. One of the last and best things Parliament did last session was to authorize the Governor-Genera)-inu- Council to impose on pine Douglas fir, spruce fir, balsam cedar, elm and hemlock logs and pulpwood an export duty not exceeding $3 per thousand board measure. Under the present circumstances, even the Cobden Clnb cuuld scarcely object to the power beirg exerciced.

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Da.ed this sixteenth day of June, 1897. | JOHN J. McQUAID, ' Assignee. » 139 —dy 13 4wks—wky4wks. dy pat 2 4-

Falling Walls at Fires.

Mr. Charles T. Hill contributes to St. Nicholas an article on “The Perils of a Fireman's Life,’’ in the course of which he says:

There are several kinds of falling walls, and the fireman of experience knows them well and what to expect fromeach. There is one kind that breaks first at the bottom and comes down almost straight, some- what like a curtain. This makes a big noise, but is not very much to be dreaded. Lhen there is another that bulges or ‘‘buckies’’ in the middle at first and makes a sort of curve as it descends. This isa little more serious than, the first and has caused many fatalities. Then there is one that breaks at the bottom and comes Straight out, reaching clear acress the strect and remaining almost solid until it strikes, and, as an old time fireman once remarked, ‘That's the kind you want tc dodge,’’

Vhis kind of ‘‘falling wall’’ has caused more of the deaths in the department than khy Other danger the firemen have to con- tend with. It has killed horses as well as men and destroyed apparatus, and ijt is £0 rapid in its descent and covers so much space that to escape it the men have to be guick indeed.

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