The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
The Nonpareil Man
Casually Obseryed.

Casually" "Observed.
The saloon is the poor mans club He
uses it on his wife,
A solemn gentleman named Professor Gutt-
RE with strong accent on the professor
has discovered that the lack OF gaiety in the
American character drives our citizens to
drink, and he is reported as recommending
farce comedy and humorous plays as a cure
for the aiquor habit. The farce comedy that
has been seen OF late years has been the sa-
looms best assistant.
The mayor Of Chicago has ordered the
music halls on the North Side to close.
From what has been said OF them thew
ought to close on the othersth sides, too.
Burke O'Brien, who tipped the gamblers re-
garding an impending raid, will have to pay
his fne-unless he can persuade the supreme
court that 1t is in error.
Russia has just made a proposal to control
the trusts. The czar must have been putting
In his coal ~ =
Japan is willing to buy the Philippines If
Uncle Sam wants to sell. If they are dis
posed off by all means let us throw in the
Moros and couple OF revolutions for good
measure T. --..t Is 5-' - @ss !.
5 A ST. Paul child fell three stories TO a
board sidewalk without breaking anything.
The sidewalk inspector decided not to bring
suit for damages. .~-.
Two Wisconsin stalwarts met in milwaukee,
yesterday and agreed that if they could find
the 'NMick that threw the Brick" they would
have him arrested. ~ -
do not know when a more exciting and
thrilling melodrama has torn and wracked
the galleries than the blood curdling Lost in
Nebraska, now holding the boards at the
Emp1rian. Fannie Carries conception Of the
character OF Lady Agnes who comes from her
ancestral estates of Cedarcroft Manor House
in England to take up 16O acres In the wilds
of Nebraska, is everything that one could ask
In it's thrilling intensity. Mention was made
In this column yesterday Of the cyclone
scene, showing how the high born lady could
adapt herself to circumstances. -
The play opens with Lady Agnes: leaving
Omaha in the dead Of winter for her: claim
As the roads are showed under the heroine
Duys an Ice yacht with skis for runners,
loads 1t with her goods and starts off over
the prairie at a rattling pace amid the cheers
OF the people. AS she disappears III the dis
tance the notes of her grand piano are heard
To relieve the tedium of the long iceboat trip
across snowy Nebraska, Lady Agnes has TN
packed her instrument and set it up on the
iceboat. IL ''7 i, -
Arrived at Broken Bow, the lady finds that
Rainbow Pete, the King of the Bad Lands,
holds her claim in adverse possession and has
no intention of giving it up: The delicate
and diplomatic way in which the lady handles
the cowboy is delightfully."- brought out by
Miss. Carries conception of Lady Agnes char
acter. And when she shoots the bowie knife
from between his teeth and entangles him
In his own lariat while the lord high chan
cellor of England, who has come out to visit
his old flame in her new home, stands aghast
In the doorway, the gallery rises to the occa-
sion with "a loud whoop of Joy. Afterwards
when Rainbow, Pete turns loose the Indians
on the heroine Of Broken Bow, and the
cyclone carries her away Just, in time to
escape from their savage clutches, the in
terest becomes intense. = .
When the cyclone drops the party on Mr..
Bryans farm, the four part song sung by
Lady Agnes, Soprano; the Lord High Chan
cellor, basso; Mr.. Bryan and DR.. Bixby, tenor
and harytone respectively, with full orches-
trail accompaniment and full chorus, is a very
taking feature. 'Lost In Nebraska. runs the
rest OF the week at popular prices. Next
week, 1.-THE Song Of the Sparrow, or The
Siwash's Revenge" -