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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-02

Honor" are being negotiated for by w.
N. Lawrence.
Ada Rehan win sail for Europe on
June 20 and will spend the summer at
her country place in Ireland She will
not return to America until late in Sep
TENDER, and will then go on tour with
a new play.
The Bostonians will continue under.
the direction Of Klaw & Erlanger next
season and will make two IMPORTANT
productions, which will be presented in
connection with their present repertory
Mary Mannering has settled the burn
ing question as to what play she would
make her first appearance in as a star.
It is a romantic drama in four acts by
Victor MapeS and Mrs. Allen Arthur,
called "A Durward Ladye"
Edward s. Willard who has been off
the stage for two seasons, will come to
America next season, opening in Boston
in November. He will present THE
Middleman," The Professors Love
Story David GarTick'' and two new
| pieces not yet named.
The report is that Flora. FairchiId,
sister OF Julia Arthur, is to come into
! the possession of Miss Arthur's plays.
! costumes and scenery, and, with their
| aid, is to star next year The repertory
| includes More Than Queen Romeo
and Juliet" and 'AS You Like IT,
| Judging by newspaper clippings. re-
/ ceiXed, the young California actress,
| Nance -O'Neii, has. met with a cordial
| popular reception ana much critical
praise in Australia. She has been play
ing ''AIagda,,'' Peg Wellington" and
Masks and Faces Mckee Rankin is
1 managing her tour.
It has been given out that Christie
/ Macdonald will take the position of
| prima donna soubrette in Francis Will
sons company next season, following
| Lulu CHASER.
I Charles Frohman has bought the
American rights to the English adap-
tation of Edmond Rostand's Roman
esques y He will present it with Miss
Elaine Terriss as Sylvette and Seymour
! Hicks as Straforel. Mrs. Patrick Camp
/ bell, who will present the piece in Lon
don under the title of THE Fantas-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-02

statute Of limitations made and provid-
ed by managerial aedict, she will be off
with the old and on with the new char
acter next fall.
Marion Crawford's story in the Pal
ace of the King was written for the
express purpose of being dramatized for
Miss Aliens use, thus reversing the US
ual order of literary events, which is to
write with reference to the novel alone
and then dramatic it as a sort of side
issue. Mr. Crawford was not at home
in play writing, although an exeprienc-
ed fictionist. and thus-after the man
ner of the doctor, who was a specialist
in fits and therefore threw all his pa
TENTS into that creepy distemper in or
der to place them within the scope of his
curative powers-he transformed his
dramatic notions into the form of q
novel, and now it is hoped everything
will turn out lovely, a perfect fit, so to
speak, particularly as Lorimer Stoddard
is assistant doctor and dramatic tailor
extraordinary for this particular occa-
sion.
Mr.. Crawford is particularly familiar
with the modern Latin atmosphere, and
as this story is a romance of life and
love in old Madrid there is scope enough
in the theme for fine atmospheric eff
fects and picturesque character sketch
es to say nothing of such complications
as become love story of the olden
/ times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-02
THE COWBOYS PROOF.
[From the penver Times.l

from the O6uNeE 4lIn0SI
Jack Vance a cowboy from the
ranch of the Butte Creek Cattle com
pany was on trial a. Alliance, Neb., on
a charge of shooting at a brakeman on
the Burlington railroad with intent to
kill him. He had received his pay
/ few days before and was engaged at the
time of the shooting in the picturesque
pastime of painting the county red.
Vance vehemently denied any intent
to perforate the brakeman. He told the
court that. while it was true that he did
take out his revolver and shoot after the
brakeman had pushed him off the train.
he was merely giving a prearranged
signal He and friend mad Deen down
the road few miles and wanted to ride
back to the nearest station to the ranch,
Realizing that if they were found by
any of the train crew they would be
put off. they had arranged that if one
was put off the train he should notify
his partner by firing his revolver once.
The trainman, with visions of what
he firmly believed was narrow escape
| from death, shook his head, and the
| judge looked unbelieving. Vance's cow
| boy friend corroborated the story, but
seeing that his tale failed to receive
credence, the defendant asked the court
to please step outside. The judge asked
what for.
"Pn prove my innocence, your honor"
Vance said.
! The court was curious and went out
side. So did the sheriff. lawyers and
spectators Vance pulled out his revol-
yer, and, holding a postage stamp be-
| tween the finers of his left handi, clip
ped off each corner in succession. Next
| he asked a spectator to suspend a hick-
| DRY nut from a thread. Walking off 80
| feet he wheeled and at the first shot
! cut the thread. Taking six tacks he
| placed them loosely in a, piece of wood.
! This he placed against a post 25 yards
away. Borrowing a watch from a by
stander, he opened the case for a mir
ror, shot with his back to the mark, and
drove each tack into the wood without a
miss
| The brakeman had been looking on in
| open mouthed wonder. AS Vance con-
! Guided the brakeman stepped up to the
judge, and, tapping him on the arm,
said:
Yes, yer honor. I guess I was mis-
taken. That man wasn't shooting at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-02
A QUESTION OF BABIES.

Since 1871 the population of the Ger
man Empire has increased from 40,O00-
900 to nearly 56,00O0,0OO, which is about
100000 more than the United King
dom and 100000 more than France
Emigration has now sunk to insignif-
icant proportions. and the annual ex-
cess of births over deaths in Germany
is $4,000. as against 49, 900 in the Uni
ted Kingdom, and only $4,000 in France
This stupendous contrast between the
recundity of Germany and France af-
fords the clue to that change of French
foreign and military policy to which we
have constantly called attention It is
essentially question of babies-one
French baby cannot be expected to
fight 2f German babies. of whom all the
males become soldiers. 1t is safer, there
fore. to challenge u British babies. of
whom hardly any become soldiers
National Review.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-02
SOME THINKING BY DOGS.

[From the London Chronic1e.1
Do dogs think? Yes, replied Herr
Steiner-Brunner, the landlord of the
Hotel du Glacier at Meiden, in the
Turtmannthal- Herr Drummer left his
mountain hotel during the last winter
under the guardianship of a watchman,
whose only companions were a couple
of dogs-a French ''griffon'' and a little
"spitz." A month ago the Waterman
was cutting wood in the neighborhood
of the hotel, when he was suddenly
overwhelmed by an avalanche. The two
dogs were with their master, and must
have seen him thus buried by the fallen
mass Of snow Unable to get at him for
his release, his two canine friends,
either with or without holding counsel
together, rushed down the mountain
(Which stands at the height of $500
metres above the sea IeveD and made
their way to Herr Burners house in
the valley. There, by snorting, barking
and other signs OF excitement, they
made the landlord understand that
something extraordinary had occurred
at the summit. The host. with three
men and two dogs, assembled TO the
Hotel du Glacier, a Journey which &C.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-02
THEATRICAL news
De Wolf Hopper AbandOns the
Comic Opera Stage.
Gives Up an Independent Career
For Vaudeville.
ACTION A SURPRISE.
Players and Public at a Loss to
Account For the Move.
VIII Be Seen Next Season With
theWeber & Field Company.

No more surprising announcement
has ever been made in the theatrical
world than that of De Wolf Hopper's
intention to abandon an Independent
career as a comic opera. star and join
the Weber & Field vaudeville company
of New York. The contract which
makes the comedian one of the Weber
& Field stars for two years has been
signed, and it is said that he is looking
forward to very pleasant engage
ment as a vaudeville entertainer.
Just why De Wolf Hopper should de-
eide to give up comic opera is a ques-
ton which probably Mr.. Hopper is
alone able to answer satisfactorily. For
years the elongated star has disputed
with Francis Wilson the distinction OF
being the cleverest operate comedian
on the American stage. Audiences all
over the country have looked forward
to his visits with interest and laughed
at his grotesque DISCUSSES and inimita-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-02

sessions last Saturday with a delightful
picnic at Garfield park Over seyenty-fve
generosity of Mr.. Patton. were taken to
the park in private car free of charge.
THE school has had a very successful
year of work; for two years the same lit
tie girls have met every Saturday after
noon with their faithful teachers, who
taught them to sew and perform various
household tasks, meanwhile encouraging
them to make gardens and assist in keep
ing their homes clean and beautiful The
capacity of the club is limited: it is with
out funds and a place of its own in
which to meet, but in spite of every dis
advantage, much has been accomplished.
The behavior and personal appearance of
the children are wonderfully improved, as
Mrs. Thorpe and Mrs. J. F. Daniels
have had charge of the school and many
could in the way of teaching. The Young
Women's Christian association has given
the use of its gymnasium for meetings.
Although this school has been the par
tieular work of the club there are other
departments busy as we'll The Art and
Literature department has held regular
meetings. the chief topics. during the past
season have been, Greek Art and the
New Congressional Library at Washing
ton" with Mrs. NJ. L. Chamberlain, lead
"A prison library has been started for
the special benefit of the boys, girls and
women In Mrs. Thorpe's charge. Plans
are being discussed of seating the State
House grounds, also of work which will
be continued during the summer In con-
nection with the park commissioners and
the Commercial club.
ION the second Tuesday of each month
| occurs the regular monthly meeting of the
club. which is always at the home of the
president; interesting programs, including
reports of the club work, musical and
| literary features are given. Visitors are
always welcome and new members de-
| sired. There is work in every department
remaining undone for the lack of help.
| Personal work is what IS needed; money
| and gifts do not pay the largest divi-
dends. Names may be sent to the secre-
tary. Mrs. w A. Dickinson, 1906 West
| al
1.-The Womans club hopes to have a
| home of its own next fall Plain sewing,
| cutting and fitting will be taught, and
| homework as far as possible. A free dis
| pensary for women will be carried on by
| the women physicians of the city.
| ITO the kind friends, who, by their en-
| enlargement and help in any way, have
| with the hope that next season, when new
! avenues are open. they will not fail"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-02

BILE humor. 1t is true that his latest
opera The Charlatan" did not original
~ make hit in New York, and that
because of the disturbance in South
Africa his London season was not as
financially successful as it might have
been. But neither of these facts con-
stitute a sufficient reason for abandon
ing comic opera, for after an unusually
satisfactory tour on the road The
Charlatan" was returned TO New York
to be received with marked favor and
scant receipts IN London were general
with all theatrical attractions.
Hopper has been seen in Topeka sew
eral times, always by capacity
audiences" His last appearance here
was in Sousa'S opera Eel Captain" at
the Grand Opera House. This was the
first of the famous bandmaster's OPP
eras, and in it the comedian had bet
ter character than that of "Demidoff"
in THE Charlatan-" His abandonment
of comic opera is particularly to be
wondered at from the fact that Sousa
recently completed the music for new
opera under the title of General Gam
ma" the libretto of which was con-
structed with Hopper's style of humOr
especially in mind by Charles Klein and
Grant Stewart.
AS a member of the Weber & Field
company the comedian Will have the
place made vacant by the resignation
Of Peter F. Daley. A special part viii
be written for him in the new burlesque
now being put together by Harry b.
Smith, Edgar Smith and John StrOm
berg, and he viii be with the company
at the opening of the Weber & Field
music hall on Broadway next season.
1t is somewhat difficult for those who
have seen De Wolf Hopper OF the stage
to believe that he comes of Quaker
stock. But in spite Of their drab habill-
ments, both his grandfather and father
possessed a keen sense of humOr Per-
haps Hopper himself never gave a more
vivid display of this quality than on the
day when he walked into Mr.. Hafrigan s
theatcr and informed the actor man
ager that he wanted to be his leading
man. This was in the days when
Long" Hopper, as he was called, was
knocking about the country picking up
anything he could get.
Hopper is q comedian whose entire
anatomy is permeated with fun. Dur
ing a performance he works with a
vigOr that brings out the perspiration
on the coolest nights. And his reward
is the constant laughter of his audi
ences during the entire performance.
There is a story told of Mr.. Hopper's
own appreciation of this fact. He was
riding one night in a stage from the
railroad station to the hotel He had
a good many fellow passengers, and a
man opposite Hopper complained that
he was being incOmmOded by the come
dams knees. Your COMPOUNDED legs
fill the whole omnibus he growled
rndeIy.
That's nothing" was Hopper's cheer
full rejoinder. THEY frequently fill the
whole house"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-02

$500 each from Augustus Pitou and
Chauncey Olcott, Frank w. Sanger,
Rich and Harris, Klaw and Erlanger,
Henry Irving, John Drew, Nat Good
win, Tony Pastor, William A. Brady,
Nixon and Zimmerman, Denman
Thompson, E. H. Sothern. A. H. Hum
mel, Eugene Tompkins; $3.50 each from
Joseph R. Grismer, Henry Miller, w. j.
Hammerstein Amusement company, and
the GreenWau Theatrical circuit, while
sums of from 500 to $3.50 were contrib
uteG by Lillian Russell, Amelia Bing-
ham, James K. Hackett, Roland Reed,
Annie Russell Olga Nethersole, May
Irwin, Mrs. Leslie Carter, David Belas-
co, w. J. Ferguson. and other celebri-
ties. In five days $35, 62O.25 were raised.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-02
MR.. RICHARD MANSFIELD,
THE GREATEST THING
IN THE WORLD.
MoDJEsKA's FAREWELL.
Actress Will Be Seen in an Elaborate
Revival of " King John.n


Revival of King john"
Wagenhals & Kemper, who will CON
tinue the management of Louis James
and Miss Kathryn Kidder next season
in "A Midsummer Nights Dream" will
also direct the farewell tour of Nine.
Modjesl1a, and expect to make it one Of
the most memorable in the career Of
the great Polish actress. They will pre-
sent her in a fine revival of King
John" play that has rot been given
on the American stage in many years,
but which was recently revived in Lon
don by BeerbOhm Tree with great sue
cess.
Modjeska. of course. will be seen as
Constance, a part she has much de-
sired to play fer many years. The part
Of King John, it is promised, will be
played by one of the best legitimate
actors in this country, and that of
Prince Arthur by distinguished
woman. The version of the play to be
used for this tour has been especially
arranged by the distinguished Shakes
psarean scholar. William Winter, dra-
matte editor Of the New York Tribune.
The production will be on a par with
the fine revival of The Winters Tale .
arranged for Louis James and KATHRYN
Kidder by Wagenhals & Kemper the
past season. It Will not be a long sea-
son, being but twenty-five weeks in
duration. probably not beginning until
after the presidential election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-02
HOME FOR INFIRM ACTORS.
Al Hayman Starts the Movement and
Actors Subscribe Literally.

Last week, through the New York
Herald, Al Hayman offered $4,000 as a
subscription for a home for aged and
infirm actors, which 1t is proposed to
erect in New York. This was contingent
upon other actors and managers donat=
ing $50, O00 Within a few days nearly
the entire sum required was raised, some
Of the leading subscriptions being as
follows:
Charles Frohman, IS, 900; 81 900 each
from Maurice Grau,W W. H Crane, Joseph
Jefferson, Francis Wilson, Jacob Lit,
Daniel Frohman, and William Gillette;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-02

cupied them nine hours. When they
arrived at the spot where the accident
had happened, lit was as clearly indi-
Gated by the conduct of the two dogs
as if they had said in words, This is
the place." The Waterman was soon
excavated from his snowy grave, and
quickly recovered himself. AS he could
give the exact time at which the
avalanche had fallen, it was calculated
that the two dogs had made their down.
ward journey of Is kilometres in little
more than an hour, and during a heavy
snowfall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-02
GIN THE PALACE OF THE KING"
Viola Allen Will Be Seen in Dram
atization of Crawford Novel.

Miss Viola Allen is looking forward
with great interest to the production of
her new play. which has been in the
course of preparation for months past,
says a Chicago exchange. But of course
she must be off with the old love,
meaning THE Christian" before she
can be on with the new. which is de-
nominated I'm the Palace of the King. :"
The old love being her first since she
was raised to the dignity of a stellar
condition. naturally dies hard, the more
so in consequence of the highly agree
able fact that the public cannot get
enough of GLORY Quayle." But by the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-02
GOOD OF HUMANITY.
What One Woman's Club Is Doing to
Uplift Others.

DR.. Mary z. Stewart, the president of
the Woman's club, which is actively en-
gagged in philanthropic work, has many
interesting things to tell of the work be-
ing done by the club, the most important
of which is the supported the Industrial
School.
DR.. Stewart says: 1.-THE Industrial
school, which has been conducted by the
philanthropy and reform department of
the Woman's club of Topeka, closed its
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-02
MANsFIELD's NEW PLAY.
It Gives the Washington Post Oppor-
tunitY to Poke Fun at the Actor.

tunity to Poke Fun at the Actor.
The authors of "The Greatest Thing
in the World Harriet Ford and
Beatrice De Mile, have been commits
stoned by that eminent actor, Mr.. Mans
field. to write him a new play for next
season. This enables the Washington
Post to declare that it may be Il most
excellent play but it a burning, blister
drama could not have been reserved for
his own special offering. 1t would have
been a most cheering and gratifying
spectacle to see the eminent actor
standing in rapt contemplation before
a billboard beaming with smiling and
complacent admiration at / by Z
stand in pink. green, purple and yellow,
announcing:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-02

To remove grease stains take one pint of
boiling water, half an ounce of powdered
borax and quarter of an ounce of gum
camphor- Stir all together. then put in a
bottle. It is excellent to rub on greasy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-02
Theatrical Notes.

The dramatic rights TO Cyrus Town
send Brady's novel, The Grip of
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
No. u. PAIRING KNIVES.
No. -. EMERY KNIFE SHARPENER.

One complete different pairing he
blade enameled
sent receipt postage stamp "MoLs'
from the face u xxx coffee Srappcrs
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
Selling CrOps.


A communication from the Vermont
Experiment Station says: An old adj
age hath it that closing the barn door
after the theft of the horse is not the
best method Of preventing burglary.
Yet it is held to be worth while as a
discourager of further pilfering.
The dairyman who within the past
few weeks has seen his cows shrinking
and his creamery checks dwlndling
feels inclined to shut the barn door
and stop the loss. How may he do this
best? If he has planted soiling crops
like peas and oats, Hungarian millet,
and the like and has been supplement-
ing the dying pastures with green feed
in the barn or yard, he has closed the
door before rather than after the theft
has prevented rather than cured.
Moreover, the necessity for the sum
sened. If he has TO recourse to soil
ing crops, nothing but buying grain
can lessen the shrinkage. The YER
mont experiment station has for many
years experimental with sundry soil
ing crops, and as a result of its work
recommends to Vermont dairymen the
large use of summer silage and of oats
and peas sown at weekly intervals and
fed during July and August.
Silage is probably the cheaper food;
oats and peas somewhat the better. If
the former is contemplated as steady
summer diet for years, it would be
well to consider the erection of a spe-
cial summer silo, preferably round,
with a small! feeding area, a small
diameter and a relatively great depth.
Silage spread over a large surface in
summer, spoils rapidly and loses large
ly in feeding value. If oats and peas
be chosen they should be sown in sue
cessive lots at weekly intervals, the
two sown separately, the peas first
rather deeply and narrowed in; the
oats two or three days later and
pushed in. A better catch is likely to
be secured in this way than if sown
together. The crop may be either fed
green, hayed or put in the silo. Let
those whose July and August milk
yields prove disappointing try silage
or oats and peas next year. They may
not be panaceas, but they will help
greatly to overcome that tired feel
ing" which afIiicts so many Vermont
dairymen when midsummer creamery
returns come in.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

All farm animals relish succulent
foods, and different forms of vegetable
roots have long been fed more or less
to sheep and cattle as desirable addi-
tions to dry winter rations. Pigs,
however. in winter have usually had
10 be content with grain or mill feed
and water, or, perhaps, skim milk.
Succuient food has not been thought OF
for them, excepting in a few cases.
Some experiments on the suitability of
siiage as pig feed have been conducted,
but with most unsatisfactory returns.
1t was not found to be desirable pig
food Roots, however, offer a more
appetizing substance for piss, and here
and there is found farmer who has
fed sugar beets or artichokes to swine
with results that have called forth his
approval. Mangel wurzels furnish
the farmer with large amount of
succulent winter food in the form OF
roots. Very great yields have been
reported by various cultivators, where
in it has been shown that the cost per
ton for production is comparatively
light. In 1898, at this station, as high
as 25A tons Of mangels were produced
per acre, at cost of only So cents per
ton harvested.-C. S. Plumb, Indiana
Experiment Station.