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ually at the bright side. The first step
is 70 reach the mouth Of the Shika
River, which is about eight miles dis
tant, as nearly as I can Judge. Unfortu-
nately. TO get there we must pass three
OF the settlements, commencing with
Middle Kara but we can do so in com
parative safety by making a circuit Let
US strike across the valley from here, so
as to avoid the Kara River and the set
Elements. and then follow the ridge
southwark That will bring US to the
Shilka, and BY tracing It for a short dis
lance we shall come TO the house where
lies the boat AS yet the snow is not
deep. and II We travel rapidly we can
cover the distance by o'clock in the
morning. The danger OF pursuit during
that period Of our escape is slight. for
The snow VIII obIiterate our footsteps
before the Cossacks can trace us to this
point. The chief danger lies in our track
being discovered by proving squads"
And that is very improbable" said
Sandon. 1T need not cause US much
uneasiness. Your plan is a good one.
Shamarin. Let US lose no time in carry
ing # outl'
We can start at once" exclaimed
Vera. Wait until l get my things"
She led the way 20 the top Of the
blum. and showed them the spot that
had served her as a hiding place for the
past twenty-fOur hOurs-a dry, sheltered
nook among rocks and dense bushes.
shamarin took the bundle that con-
tanned Lrr suDplies-sandoff assuming
charge Of the other package-and then
al their top speed the little party OF
three crossed the Kara by the bridge OF
stepping stones, ana headed cue east
across the valley It's level surface
barely two miles wide-was crossed in
safety. and after ascending the range OF
low foothills the fugitIves turned TO the
south ard followed the line Of the ridge
The wisdom OF Shamarin's plan now he
came apparent. for bat little snow had
forced its way through the young tim
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Mr. Ersser,s Apprentieeship.

W. A. Fraser, whose novel Thorough
breds" is meeting with deserved sue
cess, had q long struggle for reeogni-
ton as a writer Of fiction II Is said
Of him that he bombarded the editor Of
an American paper until ere day he
sent In an animal story which proved TO
be the exception to tho rule and aid not
come back 70 him The editor became
interested. CORE sponded with Mr.. Fraser
and suggested magazine writing. and
success followed his efforts in course Of
time. The Canadian author has had ex-
perience in all parts Of the world. in
GLIDING islands unknown to the reading
public.
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~ into the boat. Another instant and
the two men had pushed 1t free OF the
edge. springing safely in as IL settled
deep in tie black water. Each seized q
boathOOk. and as they prOdded and
lunged at the great ice cakes that struck
the little craft on all sides, and threat
ened to grind IL 70 fragments, the door
or the cabin opened and a man appeared
on the threshold-a frowsy looking peas
ant, only half clad. His dog. a small,
noisy cur. slipped between his legs and
ran down to the shore. where 1t stood
and barked hoarsely at the retreating
boat
The man stopped and picked up the
coin. but at first he did not comprehend
what had taken place. When his dull
faculties finally grasped the truth he
ran down to look into the shed, and
then began 20 shout loudly, gazing out
upon the river. Evidently the money
did no: console him for the loss OF his
boat
Meanwhile the strong current was
bearing the fugitives rapidly down
stream at imminent risk OF an upset, for
the boat swIrled In every direction. now
sinking deep in the water. now rising
high on the drifting ice cakes.
That noisy fellow and his dog will
prove our ruin" muttered Shamarin.
Their cries can be heard at Ust Kara -
Courage. courage." whispered San
doh. We will soon be out Of sight and
reach Careful. now. my friendl Below
US the river narrows and flows close to
rugged hills Then We shall be likely
TO encounter a swifter and more dan
gerous current"
AS they skillfuIly guided the boat on
ward. striving to keep it headed with
the tide. both heard distinctly above the
roar Of the water and the grinding of
the ice a quick. dull noise strangely like
the galloping Of horses.
Vera heard IT. too. and started from
her seat in alarm All three forgot for
a moment he nearer and more imminent
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BERLIOZ'S The Damnation Of Faust"
will be sung by the Philadelphia Choral
Society at its first subscription concert,
December 3. The scIoists engaged are
Ellison Van Hcose. tenor; Marie Kunkel
Zimmerman. soprano. and Max Heinrich.
bass. An extra concert will be given
by the society Christmas week. when.
by request. The Messiah" VIII be sung
II. OCAiIROFF. q bohemian baritone
almost unknown IN this country. will
sing in New York for the first time
"Wednesday afternoon. December 3. in
Mendelssohn Hall. Oumiroff came to
America last summer on a pleasure trip
and was Immediately patroniZed by the
ultra fashionable set az Newport and
Bar Harbor. His song recital in New
York may be followed by appearances
In other cities.
ETHEL KNIGHT MOLLISON, a pleas
ing young actress, who was Richard
Mansneld's leading woman last season.
Is 20 go 10 Australia TO play the chief
feminine role in Secret Service" which
is soon to have It's hrst performance il
Melbourne.
CLYDE FITCH's latest pIay-and the
rapidly with which this young drama
list turns out his pieces makes It some
what hard 10 keep track OF hts latest"
is called The Bird in the Cage II
had it's first presentation at Boston Mon
day night and the critics OF the Hub
seem 10 like Il uncommonly we'll The
chief part Is sustained by sandol MILL
ken, a young woman who has been with
". Il. Crane. The Liberty Bellies" and
several other prominent theatrical or
ganiZatlons during her stage career.
She plays the bird" IN the comedy.
Another member OF the company is ed
ward Harrigan. formerly OF the theatri-
cal firm OF Harrigan & Hart. who plays
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Der, and they were able 10 ira vel rapidly.
The successive settlements were passed
at a distance. Twice the crisp air bore
10 the fugitives the mufied tramp OF
hoofs. but the sounds remained at a dis
lance and finally faded away
At length about o'clock In the morn
Ing, as near as could be guessed. the
lights OF Ust Kara. the settlement near
est 10 the mouth Of the river. showed
them that the frat stage OF their journey
was nearly at an end. They felt no IA
tigue. Even Vera had Indignantly re-
fused her brothers offer OF assistance,
and in spite Of the bitter cold they were
ali fairly warm from the brisk speed at
which they had been travelling.
Presently the ridge began TO slope
downward until they were on level
ground; and after crossing a belt OF pine
forest. less than half a mile wide. they
emerged on a low BLUM and the River
Shilka was below them. For a moment
they contemplated the scene in silence,
and not without some dread, for the pale
be elogged With huge cakes OF ice, whirl-
ing down stream with a great grinding
and crushing. while each shore was
frozen solidly for a distance OF some
yards from the bank.
1t will be perilous work" muttered
shamarin to himself, "perilous work."
Then he said aloud. We'll. now for the
next step In what direction is that TO
be? Up steam or down."
Down. think" replied Vera. We
are hardly a mile from the Kara as yet.
The house Iaust be close at hand,
though"
Down II is. hen" said shamarin. He
led the way 10 the beach and thence
along the snow covered pebbles, until.
on rounding a sharp bluff. the fugitives
caught sight OF q tiny cabin standing
near the waters edge, In the shadow OF
a clump OF pine trees.
Shamarin crept forward alone to in
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vestigate. ard presently came back with
joyful face.
All right" he announced; no one
is stirring IN the cabin. and have
found the boat. Follow me with as lit
tie noise as possible"
The boat was lying in e rude covered
shed within a yard or two OF the river,
and had not been used for so long a time
that its keel was frozen tight The
united efforts OF the two men freed IT.
and then they began to drag It over the
ly and cautiously. for the cabin was not
ten yards away. When they got 1t on
the belt OF firm ice It moved more easily.
and they pushed It forward. sounding
each step OF the way until Il vas almost
on the edge OF the whirling black water.
The boat was apparently IN good condi-
tion, and had three seats, one in the
middle and one at each end The own
er had probably used It 70 ferry passen-
gers across the river
Then Sandofi went back to the shed.
and returned with two long iron pointed
boathooks. and a pair OF paddles
Now get IN, Vera" said her brother.
and sandofr and l Will push the boat
into the water and make a leap for 1t. -
But the girl drew back and took q
shining gold coin from her pocket.
Wait Just q moment" she entreated
Il want to give this to the poor man
who owns the boat. We may be taking
away his only means Of livelihood Per-
haps we shall need the money. but il is
better that he SHOULD have It."
Without waiting fer a reply she sped
swiftly over the ice aud up the beach
The two anxious watchers saw her reach
the cabin and stoop n front of the door
She rose and started back. but before
she could take three steps a dog began
to bark furiously from within. The
brute had scented the presence OF an in
truder.
Vera came swiftly down the beach.
and bounding over the ice sprang light
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The spIrff of Miss Jerdoct.

4 ISIS JOSEPHINE JERLCCT OF Paterson n. j.. is the
M sort girl wort allow any under the
place her a disadvantage before folk. She was
married saturday night. but her prom
husband failed appear Immediately Miss Jerdoct
rugged stuffed and placed him the head
the table the wedding when her friends
they all fun with the dummy dis
appointed leading TIE sport There's pluck you
almost pity Jerdoc- isn't spirit.
trouble-no girl tilt indomitabe
man. while men, other hand shver the thought
strenuous Of this type.
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Subscription Rates to Out of Town Points.

fate of drowning while remaining as
dry as dust. This sort of excitement
is cheap and unsatisfactory.
The divers life is rOmantic-in
books. But what in the name Of COM
mon sense is romantic about getting
into a car and being corked up like a
bottle thrown into. the sea, and carted
along the bed of the Mississippi River
in an atmosphere Il peanut shells and
bad tobacco, giggles and slang-the
ordinary atmosphere Of an excursion
car? II is too much for the magma
ton TO perceive.
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The Solution of The Strike Problem

me Solution Of the Strike Problem
The Chicago school strike is said to
have been settled out of court. and in
a way which will meet the entire ap-
proval Of most parents and all teach
ers. II was settled by means of the
parental slipper. Sometimes it hap
pens that when both theory and ira
dition fail. common. ordinary sense
comes into play win gratifying re-
suits.
Thus it was in this case. Theoreti-
cally, Of course, there can be no good
government without the consent of
the governed. TraditionaIly. the
teacher of a school should be able 20
keep that school in order. But this
was a case in which neither rule
worked The teachers could not go
personally into the street and collect
fifty Children nor could the children
establish a republic without the con-
sent Of the school board. 1t was a
time for original methods and short
cuts; and the methods were As origi-
nal as Ewes when she first took Cain
across her knee and re5uked him for
following in the footsteps If his dis
obedient parents.
The movement seems to have been
due simply to primitive public senti-
ment, for there was no deliberate con-
certed action about it; no sneeches.
and no mass meetings. In one school
where a strike was threatened, indeed.
the principal did make a speech. He
sent for the parents of the unruIy
pupils and stated that as he was for
hidden by law TO chastise them. he
would suggest that the parents do as
they saw fit. The result was that the
offenders were convinced of the error
OF their ways then, there, and lmme-
diately. In the case Of the other
schools the argument took place a.
home, but seems to have been quite as
effective. In fine. the parents Of Chi
cago seem to have decided that they.
and not their children, have the right
to say whether or not those children
shall go to school and behave them
selves.
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HOLMAN Dar,s sforfes OF naIne.

An cd sehooImate Of Holman Day. the
Maine SuthOr. says that his stories and
poems Of zine Tree characters are al
most all founded on fact, and are pOr-
trayals OF real people in the town where
be ard Mr. Day were brought up One
Of these characters. a deacon, who re-
fuses to trade horses on Sunday. but dOes
not refuse TO accept the price OF his
horse, slipped into his hand at time
when he is not looking, is said TO DO
drawn from Ed Wright. well known
years ago in Bassalborough. Ne.
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years was made IN Becky Sharp" with
Mrs. Fiske. This season, Mr.. Ferguson
has been playing with one of the guar
tet OF Proctor stock companies.
SUZANNE ADAMS has been engaged
10 sing the soprano solos in the New
York Oratorto Society's performance OF
The Messiah which will be given on
the Afternoon Of December 26 and the
evening of December "a
PADEREwsRI gave his only concert
OF the season In London recently. The
lights were not turned on for the first
part OF the program. which was played
in the twilight Paderewski is as solicit
tous In the matter Of lights at his re-
citals as OF his plano. In the half light.
which he always demands. a weird. al
most uncanny, atmosphere Is produced
Under 10 circumstances viii he permit
full stage lights.
RICHARD MANSFIELD will give
Gotham its first view OF his elaborate
production OF Julius Caesar" at the
Herald Square Theater. Monday night
next. Five cities have already passed
favorable judgment upon the perform
ance. and Mr.. Mansfield is not concern
ing himself greatly Es TO the manner in
which al most important work of late
years will be received by the theater-
goers OF the metropolis.
MAUD MCCARTHY, the Irish VIC
linist, Is only nineteen years old She
made her first appearance at the age OF
ten Under the patronage OF the Duke
and Duchess OF York and since that tine
has occupied a prominent position
among leading concert musicians Of Eu-
rope. Miss MacCarthy made her Amer
lean debut last week with the Boston
Symphony Orchestra and Immediately
won the approval Of the audience.
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It's Never Any Other Way.

EW WORKERS get deal Of enjoyment Of
N life, they have rather best of
being the first enjoy the spectacle
marriages in a This the in the
or circus features. and Harry Horn
Therese Berg the pioneers principals the hed
They husband and wife before tremendous
show St. Nicholas Garden recently and
the in which they stood also perously full Of
lions In telling the however the newspapers
statement which is entirely superhuous and lacking
element. They declare that the bridegroom
frightened nervous bride quite
self possessed Why this is always the case
lions or no onsl
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THEY'RE COMING BACK.

They're coming back again. the long
gone years.
With all their joys and sorrows. smiles
and tears,
The old, old faces and familiar scenes,
The farm. the meadows OF my boyhood
dreams
They're coming back
They're coming back. the days that Used
to be.
Past youthful faneies that would faIn
decree
Unlock the food gates OF the yesterdays,
Let in old memories. that my heart may
say:
They're coming back
Exert Border Hermann
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the part OF a champion of labor who
never labors himself out is continually
deuouncing everybody and everything
connected with capit4L This is the frat
experience OF the one-;lme famous Irish
comedian on the legitimate stage since
the New York public showed by It's in
difference 70 his offerings that Il no lon
ger cared for his comic plays that had
brought wealth and fame to the Harri-
gan & Hart playhouse.
MAUD POWELL. the talented Amer
success In England. She participated in
three important concerts recently. At
the drst Sunday night concert in Queens
Hall. London, she played Tsehaikowsky's
violin concerto and It was received with
appreciation
DANIEL FROHMAN gave a concert In
Newark Monday evening. II was similar
to those comprising his series at the
Metropolitan House. ossip Gs5rilo-
witsch. the Russian pianist. was the So
loist. and played In conjunction with
the Walter Damrosch Orchestra.
-
sCHUMANN- HEINR has been en-
gagged as solOlst with the Mendelssohn
Club OF Philadelphia upon the occasion
OF It's first concert Of the season at the
Academy OF Music December Is. She
will sing the solo par; in an important
Brahms composition written for male
chorus and contralto solo.
ROBERT V. FERGUSON. a character
actor Of more than ordinary attain
ments, is TO be placed at the head OF his
own company In the near future. play
ing Eccles IN a revival Of Caste" Mr.
Ferguson has made number Of success
es in important productions One OF his
most notable achievements OF recent
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Made a Good Starr.

u GORGE BLESSING his company of amateur actors
from York Pa. doubtless feel deeply chagrtned be-
their audiences peItet them over
ripe vegetables and Yet the that
they be vastly encouraged They
donaI and tmehonored hstrionic beginning and from
such they hope reach the very pinnacle Of
Old eggs moldy vegetables are so es-
sentiay property
familiar with them poorly grounded
is the writer who doesn't know smell printers
JACQUES OF ARDEN
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They VIII Become Good Americans.

- EDAGOGUE DRAWBACK who is the principal q
= SteeItOn, Pa. evidently feels
OF Tower OF Babel assignment duty % far
confusion of in his school is
claim that there repre-
scented the pupils under his direction than other
public school IN the State pointing that, the fifty
the rolls foreigners the
five Americans is Nevertheless the good teacher
right prdefuly tackng job confronting him With
Uncle Sans assistance Americans of
the entire OUTFIT just has been done with many millions
befors his
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of Making Manp Books
There Is No End F."

land In duodeeimo; socially. II Is stri-
ated with ala the yariegated hues Of
beautiful cOsmopOlitanism. and. famil-
iarly. IL is Monte Carlo. You may meet
there kings. outlaws. deml-reps. pro-
fessionai beauties. cheap trippers, and
Spanish grandees-
In the air is a smell OF vitriol and
violets. Of vice. patented. prodigai. and
perfumed- There is not an old-fash-
Toned virtue IN the place. There are
tears. though. rivers OF them. height
ened BY the click OF the ball on the
roulette table. the call Of the dealers at
trente-et-Quarante the music and mo-
nOtony OF Rien ne va plus People 20
mad there Others kin themselves
Some fall n love-
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Eugene Bruins Sense of DRY.

r AITHFULNEss to sense of duty is high quality,
r and it is evident that Eugene Brun, a Partisan
cierge, possessed this quality to exceptional de-
gree One Saturday night long he decided commit
suicide. but postponed the deed midnight in
order that he should be hand the door for late
coming the wish
them TO suffer Inconvenience Having thus performed
his duty to the last his dictated he then
proceeded to make his exit Some
how cannot help wishing that such steadfsst
might found life more to his liking
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peril. and turned for look at the spot
they had Just left The moonlight shone
brightly on the cabin and on the man
and dog standing by the shore. and then
its pale rays fell on fOaming horses and
rife barrels. green uniforms and bearded
faces. as a troop OF Cossacks spurred at
top speed around the blum s2d out on
the broad stretch Of shore
At sight OF that dread body OF horse
men they shivered and felt that hope
was indeed gone. SandOn was the first
to fling OF the Iethsrgy OF despair. His
mental eye showed him what chances
were favorable and what unfavorshle.
Besides. he would rather have died than
submit to recapture.
Don't despair he whispered sharp
" to his companions. We have a
chance yet. and good one. The country
below Us looks rugged. too rough for
the Cossacks to traverse with any speed
II the current continues as Il does now,
we shall easily distance them Help me
to get the boat toward the other shore
as far as possible. Shamarin: they may
take It into their heads to fire at US
The latter obeyed unquestioRingiy. and
with some trouble the boat was headed
obliqusly across the current Then the
terrific struggle began anew-the battle
with the waves and the impetuous ice
foes that constantly menaced the de-
struetion OF the craft and it's inmates,
only to be flung sullenly to one side by
the skilled hand OF Sandorf OF Shamarin.
Slowly the boat made Roadway toward
the desired shore, and Vera eheered the
men in their labOrs by timely words OF
encouragement.
BY this time the ferryman had given
the COsSacks all the information thew
needed, and, at the sharp word OF com
mand from their officer they spurred
down the shore. unsliaging their rifles
as they rode. until timhered bluff jut-
ting into the river stopped further
progress.
To NJ rr1k-rTN-F~rF -Oar0r.--.Nrrr ~,
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An UnNrffren Epic.

The late Frank Norris. in an article
published in the The Worlds Work. -
expressed the opinion that there is an
unwritten Had In the life OF the West
He describes the hero In vivid and pic
turesque language, such as he knew we'll
how 10 use. A part Of the description
follows:
The great figure Of our neglected
epic. the Hector OF our ignored Had. is
not, as the dime novels would have Us
believe. a lawbreaker. but a lawmaker; a
fighter II Is true. as is always the case
with epic figures, but fighter for peace.
a calm, grave, strong man who hated
the IaWbreaker as the hound hates the
wolf
He died In defense Of an ideal. an epic
hero. a legendary figure. formidsble. sad
he died facing down injustice dishOn-
esty and crime: died in his boots and
the same world that has glorifed AehiI-
,ss and forgotten Travis finds none so
poor 10 do him reverence. No literature
has sprung I'D around him-this great
character native 70 America He Is, Of
ali the world-ty9es. the one distinctive
20 us-peculia'. particular and unique. 4"
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Anofher Indiana Anfhor.

Alice Woods. the author Of whimsi-
cal little book OF Bohemia. entitled
Edges" is q native OF northern In
diana. and her experience has been much
like that OF the heroine OF her book she
has studied art in the studios OF New
York and Paris. and In the Munich gal
leries. She came 10 feel that some OF the
ideas which she had could better be eK-
pressed in writing than in painting. and
she put them into q book and had it
published.
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Do Nor Be Discouraged.

first you don't succeed again used
be taught in my early school days and I that
Miss Fannie Baker and Frank Westeryet who were
married the other Newark " j. have worked this
principle They preceding attempts the
performance occasion Westervelt
teriousy disappeared Somehow though he always
willing undertake again. and Miss Baker being deter
mined fourth proved charm This couple
" congratulated especially the young
balky uourtship attains the goal
originally aimed at