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Willmar tribune., 1900-11-14
GREAT NORTHERN WRECK.
Two Seriously Injured and Others
., Cut and Bruised.

Pipestone. Mimi, Nov. 8.-A bal
wreck occurred on the Great N orthern
about two miles south of this city last
evening. Two coaches and q baggage
car went into the ditch. The wreck is
supposed to have been caused BY the
spreading of thu rails. The train ran
almost twice its length on the ties be-
fore going over, Both coaches were
we'll filed. =. .s.e.f,. -...is vi" ~.
Mrs. W. 81. Folich of Hull was
seriously. bruised and lacerated; J. b.
Bacon, travelling freight agent for the
Great Northern, was badly shaken up
and sustained several injuries. Other
passengers were slightly cut and
bruised, but none seriously. /. The in
jured were at once brought here and
are being cared for in the best possi-
BILE manner. E@s.. x
Pipestone, Minn., Nov. 10.-Dr. John
Wright, the we'll known Episcopal
rector and biblical scholar of St. Paul, !,
who was seriously injured last Wednes-
day in q railroad wreck near this
town, was able to leave his bed to-day.
He will probably recover, unless his
internal injuries prove more severe
than they are supposed to be. He
sustained a concussion of the brain and
remained unconscious nearly twenty
four hours.
His cheek was bruised beneath the
left eye. His lower lip was deeply cut.
He still complains of pains in his
chest and across his back. He is now
under the care of DR.. Louis M. Benepe
of St. Paul, who arrived here this
evening. The doctor and his patient
will leave Monday in special car
over the Great Northern railway.
When they reach St. Paul DR.. Wright
will be taken to St. Luke's hospital.
The coach in which DR.. Wright was
riding was thrown bottom side up.
The occupants we're buried together at
the forward end amid bags bundles,
broken glass and loose car seats. DR..
Wright, who was brought here with
the other injured passengers, was taken
to the Calumet hotel. There he has
received every attention from local
surgeons.
At the Calumet also is another of
the injured men, Jens Johnson, of 2424
Ninth street south, Minneapolis. He
is travelling passenger agenr in the
employ of the Great Northern company.
His right foot was bruised and his
system was severely shocked. His
injuries, however, are less serious
than those of DR.. Wright Mr.. John
son is still confined to his bed, but
he expects to start for Minneapolis
Monday. .-,
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-14

e)neio q the Japanese pstients q the
Frost hospital died ecentl of phoid
fever. The rena ms were INFERRED s.
!Fairview eemet terl 81
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-14

Voters Registered and Votes Cast.
The following table shows the num-
ber of voters who registered, and the
number of votes cast and counted in
Kandiyohi county Nov. 6, 1900:
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-14

Litchfeld . now city hall has been
erected % . cost 81 sl2, ,OOO. 2
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-14

w. ". Knight Is having building
erected for himself on MonongaliA.
avenue, west Of the scotton property.
Willmar tribune., 1900-11-14

Paulson is here from Topeka,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-04
WRITTEN FOR TIE SUNDAY REPrBLIc.

I ones heard William Jennings Bryan re-
late a story in the smoking-room Of the
Paxton Hotel, Omaha. which l will ne:er
forget. Although that was before Mr.. Bryan
ssptred to political honors. the moral I'm
piled might well be written in the diary OF
every politician. Thu story made such an
impression on me tina. ! can even yet re
call 1t, word for word. ] think.
The conversation had turned upon the an
noyance caused by petty, everyday yeXa-
tons and disappoIntments. That reminds
me" said Mr.. Bryan. referring TO Il story
related 10y General Agent Ritchie Of the
Northwestern line, "of u simple old man I
once met out IN Washington. who lived his
simple life through with but one ambition,
which was never gratiied. And yet, my ex-
pertence with that old gentleman taught me
q lesson IN contentmeat which I will never
forget Whenever l meet with q bitter dia-
appointment nowadays I find myself repeat
Ing the words Of the venerable pioneer: 7
did not go TO Huntington; l could not go
TO Huntingdon and rejecting on these and
the line OF thought they inspire, I am con-
soled.
The 'gold-mlning fever comes at least
once. 1 think, 10 every healthy American.
II came to me several years ago, and I
shouldered a sixty-five-pound pack sack and
headed for the unknown wilderness between
Puget Sound and the ocean. in far.off
Washington, intent on finding 4 fortune in
gold quartz. I discovered several things up
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-04
The Terrible Ordeal Of
Having the Voice Tried.

81 am not a pessiTaist in my view OF stage
life. and particularly Of life in the chorus.
There are mary advantages to it even after
we leave out OF consideration the faSctna-
ton that shimmeEs around an existence be-
fore the footlightS I have become used 20
most OF the things that SO TO make Up the
troubles Of the chorus woman, and accept
them as a matter Of course. But one thing
I have not got used TO. What IS It? Nothing
moro nor less han having MY voice tried.
Il is a simple thing. seemingly. All there .
TO Il IS to get up before the manager and
the musical director ard sing a song and
run the scales. But. oh. the torture Of do
the feeling that the director and the mana
ger are sxecutioners who are eagerly await
ing a false note or a wrong phrase or any
of the other mistakes that all singers make
as an excuse to chop my head or. l would
rather rehearse all day than have my voice
tried for Ave minutes. There Is something
uncan1y about it-soInething simply terror
szipg.
But We viii suppose that the beginner
has passed safely through the ordeal Of
having her voice tried; that the manager
has engaged her for the chorus, and that
she has gone through the prelifninaries OF
rehearsing-that is. that she has taken her
book and studied IL and committed the
words and music TO memory. The changes
are that she will be so completely self
conscious that she will have to do It all
over again That Is a great deterrent factor
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-04
Touching Story of an Old r1an's Life
Long

In that rugged country. but no gold. l found
mult!tudes Of elk. deer. bear and trout. But
what l remember more distinctly than any
thing else. is the old pioneer. l found him
IN the heart OF the mountains. about TWEEN
ty-eight miles from where the fussy little
steamer lowered a boat and set me ashore,
IN the shadow OF the great, blue frs, which
reached In a solid front, right down to the
hish-tidc line.
II had been prospecting for more than a
month, with absolutely no success, and at
last gave UP and started for the town OF
Huntingdon. where I expected TO begin the
trip home by rail. One evening IN the latter
part of August I arrived at what appeared
to be the hut of an ordinary settler, whittier
l stopped to inquire the way to Huntingdon.
a p!rasant-faced woman met ME ut the
door and Informed me. much TO my surprise,
that It was still n good days journey dis
tant. AN n mighty bad trail ct Is she
added, shaking her head.
Already the suns rays were dying and
the mountain mists were dinrling the
peaks and valleys with their purple haze,
and / was tired and hungry. 1 asked per-
mission OF the lady to remain over night,
and was greeted with the ready hospitality
characteristic of the pioneer and informed
that their very best was at my disposal.
"The family consisted Of a typical pioneer.
drea and an old man whose lettering steps
and feeble gestures indicated extreme Old
age. After the evening meal q desultory
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-04

over and over again,

over. and that the opera IS ready to go on
The chorus people 20 to their dressing
rooms and dress for The first act. As a rule.
the women are left to attend to their own
makeup 10 & large extent; for all women
are considered quite proficient in the art Of
applying paint. powder and patches They
also generally take care Of their own cos
tunes; FOR while there is a wardrobe WORT
IN. she usually has oil she can attend TO
with the men. and. besides. most girls prefer
to keep their own dresses. This is some
thing that takes up considerable time; for
| while the company furnishes the costumes
It doesn't guarantee a fit. I am about the
size OF Yvonne de Trevil:e. and 1t Is no un-
| common thing for me to get a costume that
| would generously ft MISC Norwood. Needle
and thread are the only recourse: one cam
not-absolutely c~annot-depcnd upon pins.
| The makeup must 10 completed in time,
| for no stage manager will tolerate tar!i-
ness.
When tho call comes. the chorus Deo-
| pls rush upstairs and take their positions.
| They must keep quiet; otherwise, they VIII
start on at the wrong time. AT the proper
moment they begin to sing or 70 march on
| the Representatives both. And then they
are before the public.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-04

tremor OF his palsIed hands. his high,
cracked voice mourned: I did not go to
Huntingdon: l could not go to Huntingdon
Hero Mr.. Bryan paused, apparently lost in
reflection. After drumming Idly with his
fingers for a moment he continued:
We'll. to mako Il long story short. l final
ly determined to take the pioneer with ms
to Huntingdon. II the son would lend me an
extra horse and agree 10 come for him in a
day or two. The very thought OF seeing the
did fellow realize the all-absOrbing passion
of his life seemed sufficient reward for the
trouble it would put me to, and, besides, /
had tasted of the bitterness of d~isappoInt-
ment and hope long deferred myself. ard
was actuated by sympathy. The matter was
finally arranged and the old man retired to
his humble couch. filed with joy at the pros
pect OF at last accomplishing his hearts de-
sire.
But that night he died"
ARTHUR 5. JENNINGS.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-04

shorthand once. and thought I would prac-
tice by taking down the conversation OF the
girls while they were waiting. But l didn't
do Il. 1t was impossible. My notes were
about as Ineligible as q photograph record
CT q universal debate in Chinatown. But
while the glr!s talk, they do not SIT Idly
around. Few are without some bit OF nee
dlaworit, or q book. or paints and brushes.
Many G. dainty set OF table linen-many a
by nimble fingers between calls in the
dressing-room.
Chorus people Co not get much oppor-
tun:ty 10 see the opera as q production
They are parts of the picture. and there
fore lose the artistic effects that the spec
tators catch: they are hurrying to get
ready for the next scene. while off the
stage: and while or the stage are constant
~ on the match for the time to begin and
the time to quit singing or walking or
dancing. Now and then they find time TO
! stop in the wings for a moment and listen
to a solo or 4 duet or a. quartet by the
principals; but as Il rule they are too busy
with their own work to watch that of any,
body else.
IN such work as that which the Castle
Square chorus has. there is plenty Of va
| ricty, and TO necessity for any one be-
| coming ennuied. At least three. and some
times half a dozen, operas are being bro
ken IN all the ~tin1e-that Is. the next opera
IS being carefully Tehearsec. while the fol-
| lowing three or four are being gone over
In places, and q general acquaintance with
| them is being acquired. on the road. where
| one company plays one thing all the season
through. the work gets Interestingly mo
Notwithstanding. speaking and singing in
the same way and b. the same notes night
after night. In such work one loses amb!-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-04

w91TrrS FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
..Tha tsins which most inpresses one who
has been on the operate stage for some
time. and Who can look back calmly TO the
beginning Of her ovn career. IS the hoFF4'ia
nerve of the amateur"
Thus does Miss Ada Mansfield. chorus
woman or experience, summarize her opin-
ION Of at leas; one phase Of lie on the
boards. Miss Mansfield was not railing
araiust the amateur. She was not saying
tina. she should be barred from tho stage.
She was telling a Sunday Republic man u
few things about the chorus girls Of q hiS
onsra company. And just now tho chorus
girl IS very much III. evidence in -. LOUIS;
sor the Castle Square opera Company is
preparing for its second season here. And
what would Director LeiseEans's 'enseTn-
Bile" and Stage Manager HageraaE's stage
pictures" he without the chorus S;riF
..rhe amateur regards stage work as
inlay. and TIE stage. rs d playground, con-
t;uled Miss Mansfield. and shs has me
most superb confidence in her abHity 10
sing and act a well Us any body csc ever
oiJ-and perhaps a Nttle better, 10 Aer'
ouch things rs hard Work. experience, prac-
tice until the throat Is dry, and the
muscles ache. and stu3r-stGay-StCty-AFe
s,mrlv warnings against hcbE9tlf!s posted
by jealous professionals in order 70 f:iehten
really talented :. rsCns and keep them from
entering the RANKS. The amateur has seen
all that Is done or the stage; she has heard
the principals sing. and seen the chorus
people march and dance, and heard the
orchestra play: and II all iriTresses her as
very simple. She can do any Of it-and IS
blardly willing 10 show the stage manager
or anybody else that she can do It.
But the amateur soon begins II evolve
into the professional. After a few weeks Of
rehearsigg in the morning, studying in the
afternoon. appearing on the stage in the
evening and then meUainS torn dresses, re
volvtng IN her mind the pointed criticisms Of
the stage manager and the director. ard
sleeping a bit before she goes to rehearsal
egain, she begins to think that perhaps,
after all, the route TO success on the stage
does not lie over j path Of thorniess roses.
Long. long after this she shudders when she
recalls the early days OF her career and
thinks what a fool she would have made Of
herself il it had NOT been that some one
with more sense refused to give her the op-
poTtunity.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-04

but the brsgs over tn Calgry he'd fallen,
an so lie he'd 10 keel a pie an back trail
aSfn. An agin. when l was =, but tibet
time his horse took lame an he tinully had
10 come back. At 30, er Whereabouts, ne
took down With a fever, an war In his bed
fer more'n a year. Then he war too old
an too poorly 10 go alone. an ct seems as
eff I never he'd time to take him thar.
an So concluded the son, "he jes wan
ders round tn place. day after day. q tell
In hts troublnes to emmy one tibet passes
while at night he dreams @ Seem TIL place,
l think. fer he oltn wakes up an keeps say
In over an over ngIn. in a nournfuI kind o
way: II did not 20 to Huntingdon. I could
not go to Huntingdon" But. alasi I'm
afeard he Will never see tn place now and
the son sighed feeiirgiy. At the repetition
OF the word Huntington tho old man gazed
at me wiki pathetic eyes. and with tears
running down his furrowed checks and a
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-04

the gloves which cased tho fingers of z. l.
Davenport In The King OF the Commons"
the kerChief worn by Rose IIytinGc US Nam
cy Sykes in "O.!ver Twist the hunch
strapped to Danny Mann on the occasion
OF the first production of BouCicauit'S The
Colleen Bdwn," and the belt which S!rdtd
that great Falstaff-the elder Hackett.
Around tho top OF a battered bed post il
clasped the paste necklace that adorned tho
throat OF Agnes Booth on the evening OF
Linco!n's assassination at Ford's Theater
IL Washington.
Souvenirs Of the past Of present-day IA
vOrites there are in plenty. Across u collar
purchased for Fritz" Emmett's famous
dog the observer is certain to notice Il satin
slipper. Clement says that this belonged 10
one Of the Irwin sisters, q song and dance
team, though whether to Flo or May he
has not been able to discover. Neither
could wear it now, even though she emu
lated Ctnderella's wicked relative and had
her feet sliced down.
The collector is quite happy over a bag OF
ducats given to him by Sir Henry Irving.
who had carried them in The Merchant OF
Venice and over the glass from which
Richard Mansfield drank when he played
Baron Chevrial In "a Partisan Romance
ut the Union Square. Then, too. he has the
Joe Miller's Joke Book" which was prone
to set Thomas Q. Seabrooke roaring in
iiD isi' VI -AHilAi'-''' anu Nll- Iii't'-
graph of Svengali which used to hypnotize
Edith Crane in "Trilhy." The joke book
really is a volume Of a forgotten novel.
Tie Charity Walf.' and the photograph
represents Fanny Ward as Cupid in a Hen
derson extravaganza. More interesting, If
not so amusing. are a fan behind which
Viola Alien blushed when she was Lydia
Languish in Joseph Jefferson's production
of THE Rivals a pair of slippers af-
fected by Dennan Thompson before THE
Old Homestead" had quilted the variety
houses. a memorandum book utilized by Il.
S. Willard in Jim. the Penman,'' a hat
which graded or d.sgraeed Nat Goodwin
IN Turned Up" and a cigarette partially
smoked by Della Fox during her rendering
Of her song in wang
Many OF these latter trifies were present.
ed to Clement by the celebrities, whose
property they were. The old fe!low OWLS
three champagne corks sent to him by
Anna Held, who. IN the accom- 1anying let
ter. explained that one was drawn by .JuGlc
in la Femme a Papa one by Lolita in
"Ma'n'selle N~itouche," and one by herself
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-04
In the Chorus Last Year
Now Singing d Principal Part.

\ apt Illustration OK this fict is found
in tie case Il q s. LOUIS girI. Miss Ida
Bruesel. Last fill She was an amateur IN
the Castle Square chorus. Size lad a rich.
strong 1gzz1-so.r=tU1 ard went to WORK at
the start. Sic Not only learned her parts,
bat also the parts o. the principal mezzo.
She worked al through the season in the
chorus: and .Isn IN the summer entered tie
chorus at UhTiE's Cave. About the middle
OF the season one of the PRINCIPALS was
taken III, and o.: four hours notice Miss
Brutgel sang the part. with some cruGeness.
bu: general success. After that she re-
sumed her place in the chorus; ana early IN
the fall Joined Il travelling company. Soon
the principal raczzo left the company and
Miss BrCcSel was engaged to take her
place. She Is In the West now, and doing
remarkably wall.
Il have found that there Is comparatively
little Jealousy ar-c:s chorus people; they
are as Il rule glad when one Of their number
secures promotion.
Chorus people do not wear tights be-
cause they want to DO so. In fact. tights
are about the most uncomfortable things a
person can put on. Not one woman In a
hundred likes to wear them. OF course. We
do not have much Of this kind OF costumins
III grand opera; but now and then there is
some Of it-like the pages In .Lohergrir.'
for Instance. When tie opera calls for
fights, however, or for short dresses, or for
! boys clothes, the chorus people must wear
them y they want TO retain their places.
Il Is merely q matter Of business. the stage
manager knows. and the people know. that
there are always Il dozen people waiting to
jump into q vacancy, and the stage man
ager IS not worried. But stage managers
are no: the hard-f.edrted lot that they ara
sometimes made out to be. IL a girl does
not want to wear tights, and will tell the
stage manager so In the proper way. there
Is a good chance that he VII respect her
scruples, and either cast her for another
part or allow her to lay OF for a week
without losing her regular placs.
"Ths 'aasher Is more a creation OF the
comic Journals than a reality IN the green
! room or ct the stage door. Most conf
pariss are very strict IN this respect: and
besides. few girls who are real chorus girls
have the time for attending to .mashers.'
even Il they have the inclination.
'Ths chorus girl is not a butterfy-she
can't be and hold her position. she Is q
! hard w0rker-perhaps not from choice. but
because she has to be. She IS OF various
| degrees of beauty-which IS something that
the public knows full well. She IL often In
:elligent. sometimes wise. and frequently
foolish-which is human nature. She Is not
guilty Of many OF the shortcomings that
the public charges her with. and she pos
sesses many virtues which the same public
/ does not suspect. Take her altosether.-s-s
Is something OF 2 mystery TO the public, in
spite Of all that has been written of her
And there is Il glamour about a mystery,
and there is money-for stage people-in a
! glamour"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-04
COLLECTING STAGE PROPERTIES
~ THE FAD OF A THEATRICAL MAN
Stars Of the Past and Present Are Represented in
Clements Museum.

Way down East. In the Massachusetts
town OF Lynn there is q former Snowman
W.o IL indulging in a unique hobby. The
Snowman ia named Ira Clement, and hs
was stage manager at Niblo's Garden when
Jarrett ana Palmer were bringing out The
Black Crook" Some time ago this indlvid-
nai bought himself 4 cottage on the out
skirts OF L.yuH and retired from business.
He had been used TO employment, however,
and the newly found privilege of being Idle
soon pall.d upon him He had become too
feeble for real work. and 1t was not long
before tho desire to To- doing something
manifested Itself in u mania for collecting.
This maria was not strong enough to lift
the erstwhile stage manager from the rut
OF his profession" From the start his col
lections were in keeping with his calling.
First he tried programmes: mex he gath
cred seat checks; now he is completing a
marvellous asseniblaGe of theatrical prop
critics.
Originally these acquisitions found space
In Clements sleeping chamber. The store
was added to so rapidly, however, that the
entire house came to be occupied. In every
room the walls are covered, tables are
laden. mantclpieCc3 are hidden, and even
chairs aud sofas are filled with. the curios.
Despite the seeming disorder they are care
fully arranged. and, upon its arrival. each is
80
has been made wholly for the pleasure of
tn. collector. Very few OF the denizers of
Lynn know OF the veritdble museum so near
them.
Sentiment aside. many Of the effects which
the old man has COntrived to secure are far
from being valuelass. To the visitor who
loves the stage and is familiar with his
trionic history they are an inspiration. In
q cabinet of home manufacture. standing
near the front door OF the dwelling. are u
silken cord and tassel. Clement explains 10
u guest that the ornament belonged to Ed
win Booth. The most casual cannot but re-
member that the tya&edian often was criti-
cised for toying with it while mpersonatins
Hamlet. and a reverie is sure to follow. A
neignboring mautel holds a skull which
Charles Fechter was won't to handle in the
same role. Just above Is suspended an iron
cross, which Cooper the first ENGLISH actor
Of note TO come to this country. wore in
'Ricaelieu,' and above that hangs a sword
which Edwin Forrest once welded In The
Gladiator" Hard by are the dagger that
wrought mischief nightly when Charlotte
Cushman was appearing as Lady Macbeth,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-04
WILLIAM OPPOSED
TO WOMEN CYCLERS,

From the Chicago Record.
Emperor William does rot favor cycling
as Il sport among women. At the unwilling
Of the monument Of Queen Louise. which
took place at Tilsit not long ago, the in
evitable historic procession formed one OF
the principal features Of the days pro-
gTa;nms. and a section OF feminine cyclists
occupied Il prominent part In the line. They
were Young and handsome. full of life,
dressed not in olo1raerS. but In fine cos
tunes. and, in short. there was nothing
for the average mortal to object 10 as
these pretty girls passed the grand stand.
Yet the Kaiser Gisiiked the spectacle. and,
turning to the ladies about him, he re-
marked: Ladies. 1 beg you never to mount
q wheel" Just why he takes this stand is
not known; nor is it very reasonable, in
view of the fact tina; he greatly favors
horseback riding for women. The Empress
Is passionateiy fond of the saddle. Nothing
delights her more than when as Colonel
she can lead her regiment in review before
the Kaiser. The domain of women, how
ever the Kaiser one remarked, .Hs lndi-
Gated by three k's-kirchet church,. kinder
ichildren) and kuche tkitchen)."