Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-16

satile gift in the creative field that aug
urs will for her future. She writes mo-
only good verse for little folks, but mos
| delightful stories about children. fol
grown ups-stories of real natural, up
to-date children. with the most charm
| ing humor and refreshing satire run
ming thru them.
Her latest is a volume of short
ness of Phillip gives title to the bur
lesque on kindergarten methods.
Her Fables for the Fair is Il dainty
little book containing twenty-five short
fables for women and about women.
The humor is of the wholesome sort
without Il touch of malice of cynicism,
but bright, cheerful. sparkling: spring
ing from a pure, joyous heart in love
with and enjoying life immensely; and
infinitely superior to George AIDES in
tcrminable and obscure slang.
Here is specimen from Fables for
the Fair:
There was once q woman who had
never learned how to swim. altho she
went in bathing every day in summer.
She had a friend VINO had acquired
this art with some trouble. and was
very proud OF her proficiency in it.
1T is absurd said this friend, ito
live near the water and not swim. 1t
makes you very attractive to good
swimmers if you can go out with them.
and they do not feel that you are a
drag on their pleasures. What would
you do in case you fell off the pier?
Now. watch mel"
With these words she dived off into
the water and swan about by her
self
1T is a good thing to have woman
swim so WELL" said one of the men near
by. Now. if any of the children fall
into the water she can rescue them"
Just then the women who could not
help herself uttered q scream and fell
into the sea. Instantly five men leaped
in to rescue her, and spent the rest of
the day resuscitating her and inquiring
how she was, leaving the swimmer to
dive by herself.
This teaches us that nothing succeeds
like distress"
1T is not an unfrequent occurrence
for q mans mouth to get it's owner into
difficulty. But it is rare indeed to hear
of ones nose leading to trouble. and yet
this is just what has happened to
noted F'renchman.
1t has come to light that the big nose
of Cyrano de Bergerac, does not belong
to Cyrano at all, but was stolen from
the Merchant Prince of Cornville," by
the French pirate. Edmond Rostand.
The author of The Merchant Prince
of Cornville," and father of the big
nose is just a plain citizen of Chicago,
one Samuel Eberly Gross. In other
worsd, Judge kohlsaat. of Chicago,
grants to Capt. Gross. perpetual in
junction against further performance
of Rostand's play, "Cyrano de Berger
ac." on the ground OF a pilfered nose.
In addition, the court ruled that Capt.
Gross was entitled to the profits of the
play, but the generous captain who it
seems. has money to burn. wived his
right and accepted 81 worth of satisfac-
ton.
Mr. Mansfield, when questioned re-
garding the decision, replied:
The decision of Judge Kohlsaat can
have no effect on the presentation of
'Cyrano de Bergerac' beyond the fact
that Mr.. Cross will receive royalties in
future instead of NJ. Rostand. What eff
feet it will have in France is an entirely
different matter, but it may probably
result in the Theater Francois and the
great American and European artists
overwhelming Mr.. Gross with orders for
plays, and Chicago in future, may be
the center of another industry"
Who would have II
With the perfection of the French
irama, French artist has had to steal
american thunder! and Chicago thun-
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