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proved as strong an attraction as any
thing seen there this season.
AS so often occurs in real life a woman
is at the bottom Of the trouble in the
other play. She is Jim's erring wife un-
til she is obliging enough to die and
leave him to marry pretty, well pre-
sented Kate Taggart, whom he courts
with all the enterprise of Clyde Fitch
character while Mr. Jim is still alive
and kicking. "Jim," of course. Is so
good and honorable that he can do this
without seeming the least bit wrong.
Things happen with melodramatic
recklessness throughout four acts, but
the crudeness of the story is frequently
forgotten in the wholesome picturesque
ness of the types presented.
Robert Hilliard again proves his versa
tility and actual cleverness by trans
ferring himself to the genuinely rough
character of the hero "Jim." Elizabeth
Tyree continues to charm large audi
ences IN "Gretna Green" at the Madison
Square theater during the last week of
here engagement there.
"The Billionaire" at Daly's continues
to I'LL the theater nightly. Although
comic interest predominates the piece,
there Is so much in It that is a response
to the artistic, especially in the scenery
and costumes and in several Of the more
important musical numbers. Klaw &
Erlanger display a very happy faculty
for getting together a comic show that
is artistic In the highest sense and hu-
morous without resort to horseplay and
low buffoonery. Their great success in
this line Of productions is unquestionably
due to the fact that they appeal to re-
fined people and present such attractions
in a manner acceptable to them
Julia Marlowe can stay only three
weeks longer at the Criterion theater
She will take the Cavalier" on a tour
of the ten principal cities. closing in Chi
cago in May. Her season IN New York
has been eminently successful-in fact
the most successful she has ever played
Louis Mann n making a great success
in his new comedy, '"The Consul" at the
Princess theater. The play is of an
original character and contains num-
Der Of new and clever ideas excellently
represented by the Shubert Bros.
The Herald Square theater is crowded
nightly to see De Wolf Hopper in his
successful attempt to portray 'Mr. Pick
wick" The transition Of Mr.. Hooper
from comic opera to real comedy is an
interesting one and his role fits him ex-
cellently.
Digby Bell portrays the Sam Weller
Of the Papers in an excellently accurate
way.
Mr.. Hopper is really study in good
comedy and carries out his part with an
entire freedom from bombast or exag-
gerated methods. Louise Cunning is a
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.Npba Gam Chapter
Beta GbeGa Pi

Beta Theta Phi is one of the oldest
college fraternities, having been founded
at Miami university, Ohio, in 1S39 1t is
one Of the progressive fraternities, and
has had steady growth from the time
of its foundation. 1t now has sixty-five
active chapters, scattered throughout
twenty-eight states, with a membership
of 1927, placing it second in numbers
in this country.
The Alpha Tau chapter of Beta Theta
Pi was established in the University of
Nebraska in 1888, there being only two
fraternities located here at that time
The fraternity has had a very prosper
Gus existence while here and is now
pleasantly located at 1880 G street. A
move is on foot to build chapter house
somewhere near the campus, and the
chapter expects to be in a house of their
own in the near future
The following is the active member
ship: Frank A. Buckstaff. L. H. McKil-
lup. JEFF. H. Broadly, J. n. Bell, o. T.
Swan, Clark E. Bell. Jesse Culbertson.
Gray Norval, W. l. Green, Ben p. Baily.
Guy Tfnkum. Roy @. Hazen. Fred Sails
bury, Henry Eames, Ned Huchins. G. r.
Carpenter, W. L. Mudra, C. E. Taylor
Frank Dayton. Pledged: Bruce Mont
gomery and R. J. Abbott.
The members of the L. NJ n. gave
bowling party Thursday evening. Eight
couples were present. Punch and waters
were served. The club will meet with
Miss Herminghaus, 412 South Tenth
street, on Thursday, February twenty
sixth.
church-Do you believe that misery
loves company?
Gotham-Well, I believe it loves the
New York Elevated Railroad Company.
4 4 4
Insurance Agent-Now that Won have ,
wife. don't you think you ought to take
out life policy?
Newwed-Oh, I guess not I don't
think she is going to prove dangerous
x 4 =
Jane-Charley Snow a dangerous cb.r
acter? Why he wouldn't look at wom-
an?
Lydia-Not in the street-car If be bod
seat and she didn't have one.
A minister said to policeman ssyVbot
a number of burglars there are about,
Why don't you constables arrest tbemo,,
The policeman regarded the minister SOL
emnly, Sir" he replied, there are tbou.
sands OF people going to hell everv dav
Why don't you ministers stop them D.,
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pretty and charming Arabella She has
a voice so pure i'm quality and sings so
well that II is genuine pleasure to
listen to her.
The presentation is another Shubert
success.
At the Manhattan Mrs. Fiske con-
tinues to lure by her magnificent acting.
For Home and Honor" a new comedy
drama by Lem. B. Parker, is the attrac-
tion at the American Theater stock COM
pany at the American. 1t is an excep-
tionally interesting play that deals with
"A tortured woman who falls under the
wiles of particularly despicable villain,
who marries her, and deceives her into
believing the marriage is not legal
Heading the most attractive bill which
Mr.. Keith has offered in a long time is
Papinta Papinta, with new and improved
light effects and with yet more gorgeous
costumes. Papinta, absent so long as to
be almost stranger in New York, re-
turning to produce an even greater SEN
satfon than was won on her first ap-
pearance. Papinta, who has won the
plaudits of the world and of whom Frank
L. Stanton Of the Atlanta Constitution
wrote:
This way she danced,
That way she danced
And when her twinkling footsteps glanced
The soul of music seemed entranced-
And rosy May met Winter;
And at the falling Of her feet
chorus chimed, in music sweet
Papinta!' still Papinta,'"
HERBERT E. CLAMP.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-02-19
HoNoRs FOR MISS ANTHONY.
Preparations for Celeb rating Her
Eighty.third Birthday on the 18TH
inst

Rochester, i. Y, dispatch 1.-The
SD birthday OF Miss Susan b. Autn-
ony is 10 be celegrated quite generally
this year 1t falls on Feb. 10. Al the last
annual meeting of the National SUI.
trage association it was suggested that
Miss Anthuny's birthday be observed
by clubs throughout the country and
the suggestion has been accepted by
many
Or. Anna Shaw is expected to be
present al the celebration here and aid
In receiving at a reception in Miss
Anthonys honor Or. Shaw is to speak
here on Feb 10 and she Is expected
a few days in advance in order ~ Mid
in the celebration.
There is financial object TO be at
tanned by the celebration of Aunt
Susau's' birthday An effort will be
made to raise money for the work in
New Hampshire. where there Is soon
to be vote on a Constitutional
amendment recognizing woman SUI.
fragc Miss Anthony is rather san
guiue of success in the New Hamp,
shire campaign. although past diSap
poiutmCnts have led her 20 look for
the worst In any state campaign OF the
kind She said when asked for an eX.
preston of views
You cant tell anything about what
will happen. For one thing. the news.
papers have been very fair. and Carrie
Chapman Gait, who is president OF the
national association, reports q very
favorable outlook She has Just open.
ed headquarters at Concord the CAPT.
tai OF that state. and she has entered
upon vigorous campaign | shouldn't
think il would be difficult to make a
( thorough canvass. | should not BE-
much surprised II We won. after all.
Miss Anthony hopes that there will
be large sum realized for the New
Z Hampshire campaign some gen eror $
I contributions have already been made
I One OF tho largest celebrations is u
/ be In Brooklyn where the Kings Couu.
| y Political Equality league is TO give
/ a dinner at the Clarendon hotel Il Is
announced as a Susan q. Anthony din.
ner
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-02-19
SHE SAW TuE SENATE
Woman Got Into Members Floor in
Spite of the Rules.

] No one but senator's and congressman
and few authorized persons are al
lowed on the floor of the senate. New
members leave their photographs with
the sergeant-at-arms, and these the
ioorkeepers are required to study, in
order not to make mistakes about those
whom they admit or refuse. This fact
Is not generally known. and the door
keeper always has the best OF the joke
when some smart fellow comes along
and, pretending that he is member OF
the house, seeks to gain entrance 10 the
senate. II is very seldom that the door
keepers arc fooled. Recently two con-
gressmen entered the senate floor, ac-
,ompanied by two friends, whom they
introduced to the doorkeeper as newly
alected members whose photos had not
/ arrived.
The exclusion of visitors from the
! floor of the senate has had the curious
effect of making some people all the
more persistent in their efforts to gain
admission. Not long ago man and
woman presented themselves at the door
| Of the senate and asked permission TO
enter The doorkeeper explained that
this was out of the question. The wom-
an undertook TO argue the matter. She
said she merely wanted to take look
at what was going on within, and would
return at once. Just then a telegram
arrived for one Of the senators, and the
/ doorkeeper left his post to hand il to a
page within. AS he did so. the woman
! following close upon his heels, passed
! through both doors, and was at his back
when he turned to go out. She looked
| burriedTv IN RIGHT and Iaft ond tban
with the exclamation Well, made up
my mind I'd see what was in here and
I've done it," turned. ran through both
doors. rejoined her escort, and walked
! rapidly away before the doorkeeper had
| time to recover from his establishment
at her audacity. Washington Post.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-02-19
UNIFORM DIVORCE LAWS.
Organized Movement Among Relig-
ious Denominations.

In the matter of uniform marriage
and divorce laws a strong church
movement is well under way. Commit
tees have been appointed representing
the Protestant Episcopal, Presbyterian
and Methodist organizations. These
have already held a meeting in this
city. II is hoped to interest the other
Protestant denominations and the Ro-
man Catholics as well. though the
church of Rome does not as yet recog-
niZe divorce.
While the churches will exert a DOW
erful influence &c v ard the end in view.
the establishment of uniform laws
must inevitably tend toward the fur
Their seeularization of the marriage rite
mand marriage licenses, only half Of
them forbid marriages of whites and
negroes. in three states and a territory
tAriZonal whites and Indians cannot
we'd and in four states and the same
territory the union OF whites and Chi
nese is forbidden Differing bars of
blood relationship are raised in differ
ent states and the lawful age for mar
riage likewise differs.
Most of these restrictions and reg1-
lations have bearings on the divorce
question. The differences must be re-
conciled by statues firm enough TO hold
everywhere yet so wisely drawn as TO
discourage the legitimate marriage in
tent nowhere.-New York World.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-02-19
CLEANS BOTTLES EASILY.

is said. can be quickly and easily
cleaned.
The device consists of rod, which,
by means Of hinge is divided into
three parts OF unequal length. The
longest part corresponds to the length
of an ordinary bottle, and the two
other parts correspond, respectively, to
the diameter Of bottle at the bottom
and to the length Of the neck. The three
parts are covered with rubber, and. as
they are hinged, they can be moved in
any direction.
When bottle Is to be cleaned it is
first partly filled with water. then the
rod Is thrust into 1t, and as soon as it
reaches the bottom the lower part
spreads out, and thus reaches any sedi-
ment or other dirt that may have gath
cred there. Meanwhile the middle part
of the rod has also spread out so as to
cover the rest of the bottle and now all
that remains is to turn the rod few
times and then to pour out the water
and dirt.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-02-19
THE GALE PATH.

One day through the primeval wood.
a calf walked home as good calves should
But made trail all bent askew,
a crooked trail as all calves do
Since then two hundred years have fed,
And. / infer the calf is dead
But still ne left behind his trail
And hereby hangs my mortal tale.
The trail was taken up neXr day
By lone dog that passed that way
And then "a wiseIb ell-wether sheep
Pursued the trail Ger vale and steep.
And drew the flock behind him. too,
AS good bel-wethers always do.
And from that day. DER hill and glade.
Through those old woods a path was made
And many men wound In and out
And lodged and turned and bent about,
And uttered words Of righteous wrath
Because twas such a crooked path.
And still they followed. do not laugh,
The first migrationS of that calf.
This first path became a lane
That bent and turned and turned again.
This crooked lane became a road
Where many a poor horse with his load
Tolied on beneath the burning sun
Ana travelled some three miles In one.
And thus a century and half
They rod the first steps Of that calf.
The years passed ON in swiftness fleet,
The road became village street.
And this before men were aware
A city's crowded thoroughfare.
And men two centuries and a half
Trod in the footsteps Of that calf
And DER this crooked journey went
The traffic OF a continent
Sam Floss In the Enocker.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-02-19
THEY HUNT FOR PARE.
People Who Make Money By Finding
Things Which Others Lose.

That is a parcel hunter said a
ioor walker in one of the big stores.
lie nodded his head toward woman
redging her way along the crowded
isle. scanning the floor assGuously as
| he went.
They are an odd class" he explain
u With the advent of the gift buy
ng season which has already set in.
'ome a small army Of people who make
IN annual practice of searching the big
itores and streets for parcels and mon
~ that are dropped by shoppers. Pc
iestrians also have hobby of looking
or things, and motormen have long
ollowed the practice in the business
districts.
You would hardly believe it, but
light out of every hundred women who
20 shopping lose something in the way
,f money or valuables before they get
lone. The average of carelessness in
men is about one-{Iaf OF l per cent
presumably on account of the advan-
ages of numerous pockets and the in
lerent masculine aversion to carrying
Kings in their hands. When you con-
iider the thousands that invade the big
stores each day you can realize that
hundreds of articles are Lost Some one
inds them
"A number of the parcels turn up at
he lost and found counters of the va
iouS stores, but the vast majority Of
Kings picked up range from kid
dove to a well filed pocketboo4l. Often
ines costly packages of silks and furs
ire found
THE motorman is also often reward
ID by profitable finds. He knows by ex-
)erience that women getting on and off
he cars with packages in their hands
are more or less agitated That's when
hey drop things. At this season Of the
ear every day at the car barns you can
hear the motormen talk of their finds
Is tn ey come in from their trips"
A talk with a motorman at the Ridge
avenue car barn revealed the truth OF
he fioorwalker's assertion: He said:
There are even more things found in
he street than on the sidewalk. Money
and parcels dropped in the street are
likely to remain undisturbed longer
han il dropped on the sidewalks. SO
he motorman has the field practically
70 himself. The biggest find 1 ever
made was pocketboolt containing SIS
The owners name was in it, and when
{ returned it he gave me 80 cents. An
other time | found diamond breast
Din at Tenth and Arch streets, which
sold for S12."-Philadelphia Press.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-02-19

Graves of Alaska shamen or medi-
cine men, are seldom seen by the aver
age traveller in that country. A typical
burial place of this mysterious and
fraudulent parsonage was found recent
~ az an old abandoned settlement of
the Haida Indians. called kliquan To-
Gated on the Prince OF Wales Island.
southeast Alaska.
Here. In former times, entirely iso-
lStcd from all contact with the whites.
lived a band Of Haidas, who practiced
all their ancient customs. The shaman
was powerful and conspicuous man
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-02-19

These mirrors were made in 1872 and
were the property of George Ross, a
signer OF the declaration of depend
nece. They were found in his descend
ants house in Lancaster, Pa, by
Charles n. Barr, the famous antigua
rian OF that place, the man who dis
covered the John Paul Letters" said
TO have become the property OF Mr.. ].
Pierpont Morgan for the sum of ST.
600
Mr.. Barr values the mirrors at $500,
because they are "Girandoli lndepend-
ence' mirrors, and as such are very
valuable
The curious part about them is that
the mirrors instead of being fiat, like
all ordinary mirrors, are convex, and
yet are so scientifically made that they
do not distort like the convex mirrors
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-02-19

traordinary patience. It also consists in
writing few letters or numbers with
the hand and foot. but in this case the
letters are to be written in the normal
direction by the hand and in the OPP
posite direction or backward by the
foot, and it is precisely herein that
the great difficulty lies.
Those who desire to try this expert
ment need not use either pen nor pen
ell. Just let them draw letters of large
size on two sheets of paper and then
see If they can move hand and foot
over the lines simultaneously but in
opposite directions.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-02-19
DIFFICULTY WRITING.

II is easy to write with the hand, and
after considerable practice one can
learn to write few letters or num-
bers with the foot Try, however, to
write two or three letters with the foot
and hand simultaneously and you will
find it extremely difficult. Yet. IL you
practice long enough. you can in time
learn to do 1t.
Here is feat which, according to
those who have tried It. Is practically
impossible, though u few admit that 1t
may be accomplished by persons of ex-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-02-19
The Red Cross Mix-Up.

While il is deeply regretted that the
Red Cross society is involved in scan
dal, no one will for a moment believe
that Clara Barton has been other than
a dupe in the discreditahle transactions
which are charged. Miss Barton is Is
years Of age, and is feeble In body and
mind. Naturally, she has fallen under
the control Of three or four men who
have handled all the funds collected for
Galveston, Martinique and elsewhere.
and have not accounted for them. The
vice president OF the Riggs National
bank, In Washington. will not longer
receive contributions or honor checks.
indianapolis Journal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-02-19

, one sees frequently in crystal maze"
They also magnify to such an extent
that one can see the texture of his coat
at a distance of 10 feet away from
them.
Glass manufacturers today say they
cannot make mirrors like them be-
eaase the manufacturing secret is un-
known and the means OF doing 1t Is a
lost art.
The mirrors are AZ inches from top
to bottom and the convex glass is Is
inches in diameter. The frame is heavy
mahogany, beautifully carved and gid
ed.
After the Declaration Of 1ndepend-
ence everything was ornamented with
the American eagle"-that's why
these are called Independence mir
rors"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-02-19
Too Much Luxury in Living.

There is great tendency in the pres
eut time toward eager pursuit Of luSu-
riouS living Every man seems strain
ing every nerve 20 Guido someone else
In snowy appearance. He builds his
house. not for comfort and convenience.
but 70 have II cost more and make
more imposing appearance than his
ueighbog Dress furnishing equipageS.
style Of living or giving OF entertain
mcuts are all based upon how they will
strike other people rather than what
will crafty ones own personal tastes
II We would nave a more real founda-
ton 90 our prosperity as q nation We
need 10 seek greater simplicity in our
lives. Milwaukee journal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-02-19

Secretary Moody. of the navy depart
ment. gave a terrible shock 10 the ul-
tra-swell element in Washington the
other day. He was seen on horseback
wearing yachting cap and he seemed
TO be enjoying his ride. too. notwith-
standing this fragrant violation of sar-
torial law one indignant observer
said 1t would be quite as appropriate.
don't you know, II he were TO be seen
on board yacht In hunting costume 4"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-02-19

among his tribe. He was able 10 drive
out evil spirits and cause sickness TO
disappear from the body; in fact. he
was supposed TO possess supernatural
powers.
A special burial custom was given
the shaman The body was removed 10
some distant and lonely spot, where
together wis his dancing paraphernalia,
the body was wrapped in a mummylike
fashion in a cedar bark mat, and placed
in boXlike Enclosure. 1t is the belief
that the bodies of medicine men do not
decay like others.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-02-19

1t is not easy TO thoroughly clean
any bottles, and especially those which
have contained beer or wine, and for
this reason new device is of timely
interest. With it bottles of any size, 1t
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-02-19

ter to I've account OF one
or, at the most, two Inn
portant scenes in his life,
because the important
scenes in any life are not
apt to number more than
two. The rest Is verbiage.
Most men are made or
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-02-19
A Lady of the SHOWS.
BY II. S CANFIELD.

Copyright, 1850. b. Authors Syndicate)
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