The evening world. Newspaper, April 17, 1903, Page 13

WHERE HYMNS AND ANTHEMS ARE “SUNG” MEN OF TO-DAY WHO MAKE THE WORLD LAUGH. BY A CHOIR OF SILENT WORSHIPPERS: Interviews with Famous Humorisits—Written by Roy L, McCardeli and Lilustrated by the Cavricaturist, Gene Carr. 5-—OPIE READ. ou . elf, except tt be Col. Bill Visscher. You know Col. Bill {a @ newspaper man, a “The Starbucks’ Author Has Brought to New York a Large) mytell, Por ws Teiow, and I know you enjoyed hia playing af the part of the ies—So! f The Bea he 1903] wneedting 014 negro, Kinchin, in “The Starbucks.’ Assortment lf Aisa Ld rkia til ashe i) “Did I ever tell you how Bill Visscher and Capt. Jack Crawford, the poet! Brand, While Others Were Past Their Youth in 1836. scout, got acquainted? “Well, tt was years ago. Capt. Jack was a prominent oftizen of Coffeyville, ¥ ‘ : Kan, He was hospitable to a fault, In fact, he would not be dented in matters, i {7 AST Saturday afternoon Ople Read, of Chicago, Arkansaw and Tennesses,| o¢ spiritous couteny. And stories went ely thet Capt. Jack hed even per- walked into the Waldorf-Astoria and hong his hat on the hyphen. suaded people with a pistol to drink with him. ‘ Binge then the Waldorf-Astoria has been the storm centre for big, breezy ‘Col. Visscher steuck Coffeyville in dire financial straits, He was both hun-. men who wear slouch hats, frock coats and say “suh” to each other at cour sry and thirsty, but mostly he was thirsty. eous intervals. i had heard about Capt. Jack's enforced hospitality. He wont to the most If “The Starbucks," playing at Duly’s, did nothing more than to bring Ople| siegant cafe in the town, where he was informed Capt. Jack was sure to be. Read to New York we shouid rejoice and wax exceedingly ged. For it ts a! “Btriding into the ballroom he exclaimed, ‘Woe unto those who drink rum! it ‘he al-| treat to meet Opie Read, It doesn’t matter whethér it ts your treat:or tis ‘he al-) Maeevohiite tne ial” {ways insists tt shall be his), it 1 a treat. Imagine a great, good-natured, rublound giant, with the face of © Western “At these words Capt. Jack Crawford approached with ‘Ms artillery unlim- Judge and the shoulders of a stockman, a merry blue eye, a mellow voice and a| bered. ‘Do you object to rum, sun? he asked. jentle manner, and that is as near us you can come to a ‘word ploture of Opie “I do, suh,’ said Col. Visscher. }Reaa. “You must take @ drink with me, sult!’ paid Capt. Jack. “Ym glad to meet you all," he sad suavely, when the interviewer and his| ‘Col, Visscher almost forgot his lines at these words, and clapped his hands Plotorial accomplice were introduced. Evidently he did not catch Carr's name,| over tis mouth just in time to prevent hmeelf saying, ‘With pleasure, sun!’ }for he added, “‘a fine boy. He'll be a great help to you when he grows up.” “When he could command himself he shook ‘his head and groaned and sald, ‘We did not venture to contradict him, but proceeded to congratulate him| ‘I have been a temperate man for @ long time, subi’ (which was true, but through about his play, “The Starbucks.” no fault of Visscher’s). “J do hope it will take,” sald Mr. Read. ‘You will excuse me speaking of {t} ‘You shall make up for ft, euh!’ eat? Capt. Jack. ‘Bartender, put five MR OPIE READ, OF CHICAGO, ARKAN SAW AND : TENNESSEE . The Deaf Mute Congregation of Sti Ann’ 's Episcopal Church) *me instances the words and Meas coincide, ~ R ; ‘ In singing ‘Nearer, My God, to Thee,” the congregation sass Erebe =| ‘aise a Noiseless Paean of Praise, and fingers alert gives expression to the song in motion, No pe i By «| ever accompanies the silent singing of hymns, and there ts no relative . Ment corresponding with eny note of the scale. The singing of deaf mutes &@ EW YORK is the home of many religions and sects; worshippers give ex-| On!Y the eloquent pantomime conveying ideas. ‘‘Nesrer’' {s ¢7 pression to thelr religious emotions in a diversity of ways, but in all| ¢ hands together, the palm of ithe right to the back of ‘the left, at th Manhattan there is no more devout congregation than the silent parish-| “Wing both hands toward the body. “My” is interpreted by placing the foners af St. Ann’s Protestant Episcopal Church for Deaf Mutes at Amsterdam| nd on the heart. “God” ts expressed by raising the right hand averiue and’One Hundred and Forty-eighth street. ward and at the same time raising the eyes towan heaven. “To” is soma ae, Singing hymns in silence, hearing silent sermons—these are the anomalous| >Tinsing the tips of the forefingers together, and “Thee” wy rateing the conditions which mmke'the services at the little church the most interesting. The| W@™, designating God. ah, deat and dumb enter into théir religion with a devoutness which is tntensified| The leader teaches the hymns to the deaf mutes, though thelr Interpreten, ‘by thelr seslusion from the realm of sound, and the finger prayers and songs give| Of the idea belongs to the individual. The members of St Aan's Church are to their eupplications an eloquent significance. all over twenty years of age and have graduated from some institute. The Bvery Sunday services are héld which are similar to those of any Episcopal] lating df hymns into movements ts therefore done by a universal methot. church, with the one great exception that no sound breaks the stifiness of the| French sonool of eign language is practised in America and |s as alm church, The singing of hymns (s done entirely upon the fingers. Rev. John| the English as are two different systems of shorthand. Chamberlain, pastor of St. Ann's, says that his congregation feels es much en-| "Singing without sound or must seems a strange thing to the outside ‘thusiasm in singing on thelr fingers and through gestures as do the singers who| @aid Rev. Dr. Chamberlain, “but there is real singing én the hearts ef ¢hess deat * 7 ean votce their religtous sentiment. mutes, who express their hymns through movements, and the silent congregm he + Ideas, not literal words, by the dumb hymn singers, though in devotion ts te ie ALUCKY HOLD-UP—BY E.J. WEBSTER hey The Story of a Trainman's Fight for Promotion. on ‘ (Waprright, 1903, ty Dally tory Pub. Co.) der, dealt, the engineer a terrine, blow : 7 x) of the cab, pid he. a he lay ina sues. pon. am Sled darted $0, Tom. bod Bh atc consolidation of the two railroads meant] We'll hurt that the number’ of trains on the L. nto. willie ba" fai Should he be Jose and 0, would be reduced. And Tom was raguve and one pero, When shots were heard Strom ‘3 THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE Then, Just when he end Helen were rear A third “Aemperado ‘rushed up 0 planning their future, came tha nows Ley im the back (5 5 tot ot Enel gute Sut ne called. Post spout sellers: ‘ 1) = Shi pal Rope| Salior Blouse Sls, $0 $0, . royal, brown, and ca serge, silk tie, af , ‘ oe Poyce4 picked ‘up, the reaks. Prodigisn. ete, Some up to $9, ae Br, - That was all he said, , Jn By Fee had been tS ea Russian Blouse Suits,3 to 7, a | a. ) but even that was a good deal for John 4 with ‘fcerce eee, NUM one ann tae serges, ( x? ; » Inglis, who had the reputation of being 9 08 strong, b plain ‘or \ . : | the surllest man on the Toad, 30 also he oak anehee a BAR UM Z “BAILEY Erotaerd cana og ae 1a on of del: of no r grades u Re shaceamesalten eS Cvny otra 89 tat ragi’ the Trt RETEST pol ON DN EARTH. funslin or Sillor Biowte railroad president. He felt the bones homespuns, ‘Thi : 2 2h Sa oa the Missour! express | £28P. Then camo a second, pion Toe , wat before a uttle! "When Tom opened Nis eyes be was tis 2) Norfolk Salts, plain or “teniee® {TWE TROUSERS Ceres reamed, Boyt) vane Cette, chee Pullmaaee soared away HAVE RIPPED ® Stn tly“ "8S" ‘ne Sutts, sizes 10 ei ‘dnowed almighty pluck in not ryt pe y am ; stopped See Mo sep. tan oT "Mitne,suuwrany sah * nto wi pte PRonep mee i ac case yf |THE UNFORESEEN |} aaa —— darkness, it Ine couldn't move, aid het” sald the | ————— amy & Hemming Birt wheter CON ‘TINGENCY, ) 4 NE. ARR a me Gary ee 4 fo express ear. It was| ‘Chat showed presence of mind, os well ANNIE RUSSELL i ME AND bes Binh rent bad Naot oe A) * 1203 + i the mon Weil! we, will He needn't Car RION TRATES. & fre any more, ‘him ‘en engine of CH ARTES HAWTREY. & 4 Fuom we TREY. atom sates : ahead It tae Mf tt wore @ vaccination, but st {t doesn’t take {t will bee sore wpot for me, | giaewes of whiskey on the ; , covering Col, Viescher press car, W fhe company tan't eo bad, after all «ge: Tlika New York and X want New York to like my play. T've bean Jn ihe] he artery, aed oe earth conten SoS you wins qv | S2f-0% from the rent of che train. Surly m to Halen Draper “Altnough atl! |NEW SAVOW THEATRE. Ha oar aD war, (,RAND-STUAR STUART vetty many times before, as a writer, @ lecturer and a visitor, would itke tol al! five drinks, sub, by the time I have counted twenty, sub, or the fteworks wil | fers from the despatchor. He certainly Sy tor ho vwas Tale it ‘tetouen sti| HENRY MILLE: en PAs TA Pil ori Serta es me noose oo, «| asin a aeons Sia nd ro Oa a | yg ra, MENRY MULLER, SP Sa" | BA STO RS. , sub" jemen wi ve and| "Gol, Visscher hed them Doel : DEN ‘0 ring me some liquor. You have liquor hére, haven't you?" “SOW, wah? OA Cope, Faeke ware coe conquered your antmontty te good p/h Bd Mean eS ta tie BENG: | faded, “inmt' wer ought te. sont ‘na Hig Wea ER | parer witout p “Yes, air,” said the walter. ‘"Whet kind of liqueur do you want—Benedictine,| Nquor, aunt a robbers an ivitation to the wed: | THE ler CENTURY “EVERYFAN Doutanry ate neRa’ BIL Serpaoe, Chartrowee 7” ae ie cs eg be * "Yes, uh," sald Col. Viescher, ‘T have; and tf you will eet ‘em up again I “te, teat, aeeaT ee be Me, pent, of apis eereee DRAWES. fe Mr, , suaveiy. net want that Kind juer, ink 1 can over the ISON TI RAT! PRINCESS Tuma’ ¥ Uttle plain or cooking Whiskey will do for mi Seiesn Weak Wak," ccmelicoes nn’ mens. “ine Caden Sent the Caneaelt har har picking uo Ail OG DAL FEIND SO C0") BA UDIODST From he Cons) BA BEODSE, . Pi ta tn ie ay opt ad etd TO, Last Mallane Saturday, ‘aa I was saying, suh,” he continued, “I Uke New York. tike tt very mwuch.| een as brothers, ROY L. M’CARDBLL, FOOL at? MONEY |. Yes! mle A » paca vane ® Citisen of the world es we!l as of the Bouth, and I Mile everyth.ag about Amusements. Amusements, a cn Wala Tee, Mae te Ata | TRY PROCTOR D $9 "Boa, EMcemORROnar a VEST] Ge fe ey ey ee 6a ME alle Plttus Ltt, | ae Te wot, Ber.tee | za Miners MR, BLUE BEARD ei eee eae Gai ro Hi STE | a as cote AEROS Ae see SULTAN: 2 SULU ‘hve (a= wane WIFE? PERI ! IRCLE Wane b SRih $i In in Old Ke Kentucky. |’ 1 baie ae Fe re ber town, gantet that hanna cone praeyd to ibaa dress. I am like my CASTORII IA of Opie Ben@/s Good Stories, Though Not of the Vimtage ef 1908, yon’ $ ‘Hde bad got out of the hatit of wearing bis Gress clothes, when te was in- The Ta ld You nd You ian ‘Always Br Bought Bas vited to an inaugural bail, His wife insisted he should go. So he put on his worn them, » Beers “ure enough, when he got in the ballroomhe bucked ageinst the wall and wlarted making wignals of Miptrees, D * 2 Powder evening togs with many forebodtngs, Tor he had grown stouter since he last had “Wheat Ae dt, *\auked his wife, ‘It's just as I told you,’ was the rapiy,. ‘The wousers have 3 Used N (OH TROUPE, JOCKEY CLUB, * "I've provided for Just such @ contingency,’ said his wife. ‘I have a needle! Amusements, iS lush Otner AieBiar A6te fats. Mee. “Wed, There, tt STARBUCK: a) Cody ee. is s Mttle dressing-room that's deserted right outside. 1°11 VICTORIA fea.ia, Ses, 4CAD. & Irving PL Wath §.{ Pity (feimpay roxans — Z xt fe ian Kemble, 0 Mate Wed. & Sat, 210. “Bo the Judke ee backed out sideways and into the Metle tom, Hore tt ty wo! WA ve i itis SAF = The SUBURBAN | Oh ise ls Ba BETTY PR Glscovered that the damage was extensive and that. ft would be necessary to re- 90 HORSES—900 PROPLE— ‘move the scouts, This was done, and no sooner done than the Voloss of ladies WALSH Prices, 25.50.76.41. Mats Wel. & bat Bv.8-18, SRerRA DW 2 ul Pu OF wilsin "e Se aaa a LITTLE LOeD. FAUNTLERO — ICAN ; BIJOU./MARIE “CAHILL, me tii cai a