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New-York tribune., 1903-11-22

he resided However unselfish his action IN so
doing. the story did not please Roberts. our
publisher for the reason that II was largely
composed OF an attack on one Of Roberts's near
est and dearest friends He called the proof
reader down for this. and. as a result, on Fri
day evening Wilkes. the proofreader, was full
o. anger and whiskey. In an evil moment Rob-
erts walked into the editorial rooms and asked
each man in turn TO have a special story for
early copy on Sunday. When it came his turn
70 address Wilkes you could have heard q pin
drop.
NJ. Wilkes. can you give US a good Bulge
vile story for early copyy asked Roberts. ap-
parently ignorant OF any i'll will No snapped
wilkes III never write another story for this
paper You dO1't appreciate anything that is
done for you And then he went on for five
minutes more, and gave Roberts such an insight
into his character as seen by Others as is sell
dom granted TO any man.
Roberts retreated hastily and, as each man
had a grievance against Roberts, the entire
staff adjourned TO a friendly cafe as soon as
work was over and an all night session ensued
Being on the water wagon at the time acted
as shepherd. and at O'Clock in the morning
finally managed to get the boys started for
home Imagine our horror when, on suddenly
turning a corner we almost ran into Roberts
himself chatting with a friend, but, fortunate
ly. standing with his back toward US. All the
bravery OF the married men. who could not af
ford TO lose their positions. vanished into thin
air. their terror affected the bachelors, and a
hasty il somewhat wabbly retreat was made be-
to say, Wilkes did not return to read proof any
more
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sons with whom we do not happen to be Ter-
sonaIly acquainted When my friends heard
that I was going into the theatrical business.
did they all pat me on the back, wish me good
luck and ask when they could buy tickets fcr
the opening night? Not a bit Of it They merely
smiled with anticipated JOY. and said that now
they would be able to go to the theatre without
having to pay.
MY aversion to deadheads was increased by
an occurrence at Bridgeport last season. That's
a funny town, and. although had good snow.
which was a money maker, il was not pulling
the dollars in at Bridgeport. The business was
so bad that night that " hen went in to take a
look at the house fresh usher said: My.
how you frightened We thought you had i
ticket Just before the rise Of the curtain a
big red automobile swept UP in front of the
theatre, a distinguished looking man in evening
clothes and wearing fur lined Overcoat stepped
out, escorted his wife, also gorgeously gowned.
into the lobby and left the red devil in charge
of the chauffeur. L see 81 for two box seats.
whispered TO the local manager. Then. with III
concealed joy. / watched that splendid indi-
yiduai go to the box office window. put his hand
In his trousers pocket and haul out Hthograph
ticket for two 75 cent seats?
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evening by chorus men. played out tragedians
supers and SO on, and the first thing knew
was giving professional matinee every night
/ Then 1 shut down.
'Out in Scranton the other night I was ex-
peCting an important telegram from New-YOrk
At o'clock called up the telegraph office, stu
ated in the railroad station. and inquired if any
message had arrived for me. 1 was told that
there was something for me. but that they
would not be able to send a boy up with it for
half hour As did not desire to receive il
over the telephone 1 set out in the rain and
walked eight blccks to the railroad station,
the streetcars seeTed to have gone strike
To my disgust the message, instead of being
important New-York telegram. was nothing
more less than a. request from the baggage
agent who was to arrange our transportation
for two seats for the evening performance
81 was pretty hot under the collar by this time.
but wrote out the pass and trudged back to the
hotel. But when the baggage agent, with his
best girl on his arm, marched up and presented
his pass I stepped forward and courteousIy in
formed him that the pass was good for the gall
lery only. He was stunned. as 1 hoped he would
be. and stammered a protest about taking his
lady friend up in tie gallery 1 was firm. and
intirnated that he could obtain orchestra seats
by paying the difference But he was real
deadhead, and the only money he ever spent on
the theatre was the carfare. After some de-
liberation the baggage agent and his girl went
away, and then felt mean and small for hav-
ing disappointed the girl. who was not bad look
ing. My conscience was fully relieved, however.
when Just as the last strains of the overture
were being butchered by the local musicians my
deadhead friend. painting and exhausted. rushed
into the theatre. accompanied not by his girl
this time but by his brother and both men
scrambled up the gallery stairs in record time
for fear Of missing moment of the show.
Some persons seem TO think that we produce
plays for our own qualification. and that We
only charge admission TO those unfortunate per-
New-York tribune., 1903-11-22
SPOILED HIS OWN BLEACHING.

n C. COnybear. the manager OF Sir Thomas
LlItoHs Chicago packing house, told. at the
eiE-1er given IN Boston to the HonOurable Ar
Iiery Company Of London, an amusing story
about a UlIIiaman
his mIliiiaman." he said, was a captain
ne 1sed 10 drill his troop every Saturday after
noon on a green In the centre Of his village,
Dut sometimes the green would be quite COW
eea with linen bleaching IA the sun. and an
NOAf or two would be wasted while the owner Of
tlr -ien Eas looked Up and hidden to remove
hE goods
TIE captain, therefore. issued a general order
'la' on Saturdays no linen was TO be bIeached
upon the green
well this rams rage was great when. the
'eig next saturday. ne marched W at the head
VI VI ms troop 10 find the grass altogether hidden
elll-ti d shcSY spread of baby clothes napkins,
eAeels and pillow cases
We teach these disObedient people a
-a'A, men. ne said. And he marched his
---i'any on TO the green and drilled them on
- NI-lie and custly linen Just as though there
Aac been nothing there
ne hnen IN little while was blackened
- - TOM. and al 'he end OF the drill II was
~ rr''-ii6 but a draggied heap Of dirty rags
tapfaln Was about 10 dLsband the comma ny
.--.A ms Own ulaloseryant rushed toward hin,
"ilnging her hands
Gracaous. master. she cried. pointing 20 the
S1'ea LAbrlcs, what viii the Lnissus say when
she sees al thlsY" ~
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town. we are not only expected to give away a
bunch Of seats every night. but to do so as
though the recipients were comforting favor on
US by assisting to fill the house 1 gave pro-
fessional matinee on a Thursday afternoon some
three weeks ago. and let it be known well in ad-
vance that every Thespian of high and low de-
gree would be taken care of on that day But
that didn't keep the deadheads away from the
Monday to Wednesday performances Of that
week On the contrary, 1 was mobbed each
New-York tribune., 1903-11-22
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

The County Ch-i-man," George Ade's first
vertGle into the field OF legitimate drama, will
Be shown II Wa.arks Theatre on Tuesday even
ing next. Mlclyn A-buCkle VIII play the title
part The drama has been shown with great
New-York tribune., 1903-11-22
HIS FAUX PAS.

They were uttering the tender nonsense that
succeeds the great question
And" said the girl, bravely. "if poverty
comes, we will face 1t together"
"Ah, dearest" he replied. the mere sight OF
your fac, would scare the wolf away
And ever since ne has wondered why she
turned the ring.
New-York tribune., 1903-11-22
ON DE4DHE4DS.
Remarks Let Fall by a Theatrical
Manager.
Manager.

This is 4 great year for deadheads" re-
marked a theatrical manager sadly last week
what with general bad business and an army
Of unemployed actors and advance agents in
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popular success in Chicago. and is said 10 be
hlec with that species Of dialogue which has
ho- T1ary readers for Mr AGe.
A. the Manhattan Theatre on Tuesday. Thurs
Gay and Friday afternoons q series Of perfor-
n.a-..s a1 one act musical dramas are now being
given los Homer Lind and many assistant artists.
Or December al the Bijou Theatre Miss Alice
tisrt.- and her company viii appear in a new
iarge. called what's the Matter with Susan? ,"
BY LEO J.tr4eIstein.
Miss Marie Tempest in The Marriage OF
Kitty VIII soon appear at the new Hudson
Theatre
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-20

nlonths-that Is 10 say q proportion OF 6 for
every 100000 inhabitants or these more than
half were withdrawn and the entire number
OF separations granted by the courts in 1901
amounted TO as. which is an average of one
these 72S separations 444 were arranged by
mutual consent between husband and WIFE
while less than 100 were based on infdelity and
cesertion- Figures such as these are far more
convincing than any words could be as TO the
lack OF any popular desire in Italy for the en-
actIuent of divorce laws. The statistics show a
similar condition OF affairs in Spain and I'm
Portugal, the only other countries in the world
where laws Of divorce do not exist The aver
age Of demands for separation and the pro-
portion OF the latter 10 the number Of marriages
is pretty much the same in Spain and Portugal
as in Italy. and when one compares these re-
turns with the appalling quantity OF divorces
that are granted each year in the United States
every divorce meaning the destruction Of a
home one is forced TO come to the conclusion
that, after all. the Italians, the Spaniards and
the Portuguese are wise in declining to adopt a
series Of laws which tend to impair the family
principle, which is the elementary basis of pa
tTiotism-
This absence Of any law Of divorce from the
statute books OF Italy, Spain and Portugal is a
point 10 which the attention Of every American
woman marrying a citizen Of one or another of
these countries should be drawn before she con-
fers upon him her hand For. once welded, there
Is no release Of legal character save death
unless, indeed. the husband. willing to concede
his American wife's request for the dissolution
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-20

q the marriage, consents to abandon his nation
Atty and TO secure letters Of naturalization IN
France, England, the United States or some
other country where divorce laws exist There
have been one or Two instances such as these;
but in the majority Of marriages OF this kind
that have resulted in unhappiness the foreign
husband has turned a deaf ear to his wifes
pleas and by refusing 10 surrender the citizen
ship Of the land Of his birth has effectuaIly
barred her from obtaining any release from her
bonds save mere judicial separation Of an ex-
cee5iuEly limited character. For on marrying
she assumes her husbands nationality and, los
Ing her own, Is crenable IN matters matrimonial
solely and exclusively 10 the jurisdiction OF the
courts Of her adopted country. No American
tribunal can grant her relief that would be re-
gardad Is valid IN the Old World, and divorces
obtained n the United States by American
women who have married foreigners and made
their homes abroad are OF 10 legal account on
the other side OF the Atlantic.
II Austria a very curious state Of affairs
exists with regard to divorces. The laws pro
vi5iug for the latter are Of extremely re-
stricted nature. as they only permit the courts
10 grant divorces TO PTO-es-ants and Jews
Roman Catholics as such have no legal redress
II the nature Of divorce either in Austria or in
Hungary. and if q Roman Catholic couple
wish for divorce they must both Of them be-
come converts either 10 1IDNCS ldl-L-SLl VI 70
Judaism before the courts viii declare them
selves competent TO deal with their cases and to
grant them a fun hedged divorce
u Russia il is the Holy Synod which deter
mines all cases Of divorce presented by members
OF the Orthodox Church. and so greet Is the
difficulty experienced in securing decree, and
50 reluctant is the synod to grant the dissolu-
ton Of a marriage. that divorces are exceeding
" rare in Russia even among the rich. who
alone can afford the heavy fees demanded by
the ecclesiastical authorities, while among the
masses they are entirely unknown In fact the
only three instances that I can recall at the
Present moment Of divorces granted by the Holy
Synod at St Petersburg are those of Prince
and Princess Constantine Gortchakoff. the
prince being q son Of the famous chancellor.
and the princess. who makes her home at Paris,
daughter Of Michael Stourdza, who reigned as
hospodar over Rumania; the morganatic wife Of
the late Prince Nicholas of Leuchtenberg, who
obtained q divorce from her first husband an
Infantry captain, in order TO marry this mem
Der of the imperial House Of Romanon: and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-20

successive acts OF Parliament divorce was
brought within the reach of the masses and
ceased TO be restricted to the wealthy, public
opinion which until then had supported the
queen IN the stand which she had taken be-
came more lax, and even took the ground that
since divorce was authorized by the law of the
land, it should be recognized and tolerated as
such by both the Church and the Crown.
II was IN Difference to this sentiment that the
Queen toward the last became more Ienient
toward divorces. several of whom were re-
ceiyed at court. while others still were admit
ted to the honors of private presentation. This
naturally helped to still further remove the
prejudice against divorce, and to-day there re-
mains but little of the old time rigor formerly
manifested toward women who had figured in
divorce cases. 1t is the same in Germany in
France. in Scandinavia and in Switzerland On
the Continent, indeed. divorces are so frequent
among the reigning houses that it would be
almost a matter of inpossibility to adhere to
any rule of barring divorces from court or to
maintain the social ostraCism to which Divorces
were formerly subjected. OF course it may be
said that in this royalty has merely drifted along
with the tide of popular sentiment. But it is
impossible to refrain from the belief that if the
rulers Of the Old World had adhered to their
former principles and set their faces against
those who had courted publicity and aired their
matrimonial woes in the courts. divorce would
be less fashionable and. in consequence thereof,
less frequent than it is nowadays in all the
monarchical countries of the Old World save
those which I have mentioned above as free
from this danger-nanely, Spain. Portugal and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-20
THE SILENT NAN.

like to think OF old Bismarck, as he sat By
the window that opens the windy park OF
Friedrchsruh. in an old gray shooting jacket
rug over his knees. pipe in his hand-simpIs
as North German farmer. this man who had
almost held Europe in fee.
A NewYork publisher thought he might
cure the papers in which Bismarck had told the
real story Of the birth of the German Empire.
It was on this mission that I sailed for Ham
burg. I had two letters for Bismarck. I sent
the letters on from Hamburg and followed the
next day.
On the table at his elbow as he sat by the
window I noticed my letters. The valet who had
placed chair for me took his stand By the door.
/ said what I had to say. 1t was (perllit me
to affirm IT'D an admirable speech. For ten days
and nights 1 had rehearsed it as 1 paced the
deck of the stormy liner; so-in tolerabIe Ger
mani acclaimed it 1t was dignifed; it was
diplomatic.
When I had finished Bismarck took the pips
from his lips, said "Nein." and put the pipe
back again.
Twas the shortest answer ever had in my
life. 1 waited for moment. The old man
smoked and stared out into the park 1 got up
and bowed; I had rehearsed that bow and did
not intend to waste it; I bowed 20 his old hair
less head, the fabby yellow jowls and big mus
tache to the old gray jacket and the pipe; it
like salaaming to a stone wall. Then the valet
led me out.-(Vance Thompson, in Success
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-20
NOTES OF THE ST1GE.

At the West End Theatre on Monday Mr.. saw
ages English Grand Opera Company begins an
engagement of five weeks. Verdis "OtheIIo" viii
be one of the novelties of the repertoire,
Arnold DAILY gives matinees of CANDIDA. on
the first three afternoons of this week at the
Madison Square Theatre. His performance and
that Of his company is quite adequate, and afr
fords opportunity 10 witness piquanL play,
altogether out OF the rut of the seasons offer.
tngs.
The Runaways' comes to the Grand this
week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-20

the norganatic wife Of the Grand Duke Paul Of
Russia, who married him after being divorced
by her first husband. Colonel Baron PistoIkors
In England, during all the earlier part of the
reign Of Queen Victoria, divorces were far more
difficult to obtain than they are to-day. In
fact. the dissolution of marriage entaiIed SO
much trouble and. above all, so much expense
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-20

that it was only the very rich who could afford
to indulge in such a luxury. And these were IN
a measure discouraged therefrom by the atti-
tude Of Queen Victoria, who UP to ten or fifteen
years before her death resolutely declined to
receive at court any woman who had figured In
a divorce case even In the role Of an innocent
and Ill used plaintiff But when by means Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-20

Italy and, in a minor degree, Austria Hungary
and Russia EX-ATTACHE.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-06

were no shoes on the animals feet,
but the soldiers frequently pressed
the plains horses into service and
there was no reason to suspect any,
thing out of the ordinary from a mere
horses track.
But, as the reader knows, Ham
mersley was beset by one of the most
unscrupulous villains of the plains.
The trapper had only used ordinary
care on his trip from home, while
Follett had been on the scent like q
hungry wolf Although compelled to
go long distances out of his way on
account of being mounted, to get
around the numerous walls of rim
rocks, he had gotten the trapper's
course and was determined to head
him off ere he should reach the fort,
and kill him to prevent the Lord of
The Desert from receiving aid. He
had no hatred for Hammersley, but
he would have sacrificed a bosom
friend to crafty his revengeful spirit
He had already discovered the trap
per's approach and had preceded him
to point near the fort where he ex-
pected to hide among the boulders
and stop the trapper forever from the
desert trail. Hiding his horse in
gulch in the background he secreted
himself near the trail and waited the
approach of the trapper.
When he was within a few PAGES
Follett leveled his revolver and when
the trapper approached within a few
feet of him the scoundrel pulled the
trigger. But fortunately the percus-
sion cap did not explode. Drawing
his knife hurriedly the would-be as
sassin rushed upon his intended vic
tim from behind like AN infuriated
tiger. The noise of the hammer of the
revolver had aroused the trapper from
his meditation and when Follett
rushed upon him he dropped the
bundle from his shoulder and turning
received his assailant in an unexpect-
ed manner. He seized the half-breed
by the updrawn wrist with one hand
and by the throat with the other and
then hand to hand struggle between
two of the most determined men of
the desert followed.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-06
LORD OF THE DESERT

By PAUL de LANEY.

tate moral means and ends. He was
naturally inclined the other way. His
spirit for revenge knew no bounds.
He had already determined his course
should the Lord delay settlement
longer.
He had not been asleep all of
these years, either, in regard to the
Lords affairs. He went straight to
the hiding place of Lyle's treasury
and helped himself. Ten thousand
dollars in gold and bank notes he
took and secured safely in belt al
ready prepared next to his body.
Then like coyote he skulked away,
passing through the guard of exult
ant warriors, grown careless with
confidence in superior numbers, and
stealing one of their best horses
rode away in the darkness. AS their
bloodthirsty war-whoops chimed in
about the Stone House, he glanced
back through the darkness and said:
"Devour them, Lord of The Desert
and all, hungry pack, I will see that
you are not molested in your work.
Before Hammersley reaches the fort
his tongue will be silenced forever.
and Dan Follett, the half-breed, will
be we'll on his way to-where he will
live the remainder of his days In
luxury"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-06
The Rabbit Tells the Boy.

The Rabbit Tells the Boy.
You should understand" began the
rabbit, as he ceased hopping about and
sat down in front of the boy, s.that a
rabbit is not a hare, although many
people speak of him as such. A hare
is much larger than a rabbit and has
longer ears and legs in proportion. The
two differ also in what they like to
eat. And you should know that the
American rabbit differs from the Eng
lish and Australian rabbit, being small
er in size, far more active, and pre-
ferring home in a hollow log to a
burrow in the EARTH
rabbits hind legs were the longest -
said the boy as the rabbit paused.
''Well, 1 will tell you. The rabbit
is no fighter. He is runner instead
He can bite you hard enough If you
take hold of him, as his teeth are
sharp and strong, but he won't stop to
bite If he can get away. His long hind
legs not only enable him to outrun
most dogs, but to spring over logs and
brush heaps and whatsoever else may
be in the way. And there's another
thing. The rabbit has so many enc
mics that he must always be on his
guard, and his long hind legs permit
him to get his head above the grass
and look around. His eyesight Is very
sharp, and his hearing is acute, and