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Assisting the Horses up the Steep Incline.

Of q Russian marine officer, who had
followed her husband all the way from st.
Petersburg to be ready to nurse him If
necessary. and to make herself generally
useful in lending aid to the sick and
wounded. A very sweet resolve, and here
she was, with her bright, cherry face.
trying to tighten the sufferings of the
poor, Whfmpering creatures around her.
My man, Icould gee. wanted prompt
| surgical attention, SO l did not requisition
her services, but went up to young Sand
with, one Of the most capable Of Macke1-
| lars lot.
| Look here" said I, there is a case
which Is most interesting-a bad smash
of the head, and yet the fellow can walk"
'Wait minute said Sandwich, as he
quickly bound lint and rag round man
who had been shot In the stomach. Its
no use probing for that bullet. he must
take his chance, poor fellow said the
| surgeon to me.
I could see that ominous pallor and
sweat which portend death in the
wounded mans face as he looked be-
seemingly towards all those round him. as
If asking: Shall I live? Please save
mol"
held tho basin while Sandwich sponged
my patients face, and, the mud and
clot disappeared, the front part Of his
head seemed to fall in two. I never saw
anything quite SO appalling, for one could
see the pulsations within. Yet, under the
swift and sure touches of the young sur
geon, in a twinkling the ragged parts Of
the shell-torn bone were trimmed the
flesh sewn together, and the man. who
had been calmly seated with hands
clasped and without emitting the slight
est groan, stood up without help. After
pouring a ration Of brandy down his
throat I gave him cigarette. which he
quietly puffed as he walked away.
At Sarbanovao I was able to get fair
ly square meal after my long fasting, and
was thereby prinned for further roughinG
1t. With budget Of interesting sketches
I returned the way I had come, and for
warded by the next English mail a fat.
{ red envelope to my paper. And all I saw
in its pages Of the trying vicissitudes
had passed thru was that half-page block.
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Russian officers generally are somewhat
superstitious. They carry amulets and
charms hung round their necks to ward
Off ill-luck or disaster, and there was
hardly a Russian soldier of any grade in
those days who did not possess about his
person some silver disc, cross, or comfort
Of this kind. During the days which fol-
lowed after the Russian reverses at Plev-
na the Turkish bazaars in Adrianople and
Stamboul We're doing brisk trade in
these curios, stripped from the Russians
slain by Tcherkess and bashi-bazouks, the
thieves and cut-throats of the Turkish
army.
Acting as aide-de-camp to the Russian
general was smart young Englshman
named Salisbury, who had come out to
see some fighting. and had; at first, Joined
the Servian cavalry legion raised by that
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Gus the other night, and I was thinking
Of all the nice things like about myself
as I came off, wearing my usual suit
Of tin armor Just as T passed group
Of idle chorus girls I had arrived at the
conclusion that I was most Of the show
and some more, but the bubble Of self
satisfaction was due for puncture For
one of the girls, following me with her
eyes, remarked to her companions, and
| there was not trace Of malice in her
voice: Well, there is the finest canned
lobster on the marketl'" 49,
George AIDE, slang fablist and comic
opera Hbrettist, reached New York Last
week and went to Wa1lack's Theater to
see how Henry w. Savage was producing
Peggy from Paris" the book Of which
| Mr.. AIDE wrote.
| 1t was his first sight Of the metropolitan
production Of the piece, but he was reluc-
tant to talk about 1t, because in the past he
has said things about his own works
which Mr.. Savage thought unwise.
In fact, Mr.. AIDE might have expressed
himself-altho he did not-something in
! this fashion: ~.
Once upon a time there was a Modest
Lobster who thought that Everything he
Did was the Limit Of Punkness and who
did not Hesitate to so Express himself
Y when questioned concerning the Premises.
1t SO TRANSFERRED that once he became
I1eO up IN the WORKS OF mis- Brain, as II
were, with another Person who had sun
dry Financial interests in the Same, and
this Sordid Creature, having learned of
the Propensity of the Modest Lobster to
roast Himself, proceeded to Call him
Down.
He did so in a somewhat Savage way,
quothing: IT would have You bethink, my
verdant Lad that self-depreciation goes
not Far in the village Of Manhattan, and
that If You say you are No Good you will
Find many Legions to agree with you
while None will deny.
Moreover. I have some Doings in these
same Proceedings, and I would advise
You that If you can't Boost, do not
Knock
The Moral Of which Is (Mr AIDE might
have added, but did not) that have Moth.
ing to say about the Production of Peggy
from Paris" in New York. except that II
is the Finest Ever.
They are telling story on John
! stapleton stage manager Of Checkers
Il that is good enough to be true, even
If 1t isn't. The yarn is spun by friend
Of stapleton's, who says:
John ran up against a new wrinkle II
the super line. recently. It was on the
stage of the New National theater, II
Washington. had gone down few day:
before, and among other things had fore.
( gathered $50 men to swell the regular
l members Of the Checkers" company IL
the big betting ring scene. I simply toli
9 the super captain to procure that mum
), Der for me. promising him an honorariun
If he secured a good-looking lot OF chaps
: Possibly I should have told him Of tn,
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laughter when he said he was the king.
The angel, sitting in disguise upon the
throne, ordered that Robert wear the cap
and bells Of the court fool. A long time
Robert was passionate and proud, even in
his motley dress, and would not, as the
angel meant he should. acknowledge his
weakness in the presence of greater
power. But at last he yielded, bowed his
head and pleaded to be sent to some
clustered school Of penitence. Then the
angel vanished, and Robert stood robed
In his errnine, the king once more.
Joseph Haworth. who died recently,
had a play built upon this theme. He
read passages from 1t to certain of his
friends, who were deeply impressed with
its beauty, and with Haworth's fitness
for the part. But he never found oppor-
tunity to produce 1t.
Walker whiteside used a play on tho
same theme several seasons ago.
Half Of New York is laughing over the
bon mots in "Whoop De Doo," which
had it's delayed premier at Weber &
Fields last week. A few Of the good
| things follow: ...
Weber Dit you say this was the Insane
River?
Fields-Yes Same as in America we have
the Missisdippy. -z. -. T.. E,
IAN 1dea," observes Fields philosophically,
"is sort Of dream. only you don't wake up
! IAN octobus," says Weber, SIS a man who
charges you SO and tells you your eyes are
| bad" -.-. .. T.. -G.
mo, no." cries Mann, AN octebus is 4 pisos
of the year-Augustus, septobus, octobus.'
| Weber-why am an insect7
| Fields-Because wherever you are you are q
nuisance.
Fields has invested some Of weber's money on
| the wrong horse.
Wherever you put my money in," observe.
| Weber, "you dit It good 1t didn't come out. u
ga liar is a man whose inside thinking doe.
not agree with his outside speaking"
Here's another:
"a friend is man who knows you are ne
good, but who il able to forget IT.
Pete Daley says:
''There two kinds of sports-the fellow
who drinks and does not buy, and the fellow
who buys and doesn't drink"
Weber-when I was young I was stuck 0,
my voice.
4 Fields-wen, you were stuck bad.
:. Mann.Is your friend Of suspicious nature
golden opportunity with acid.
Here is a story which David G. Mont
..n.rery Is telling on himself. Montgom
is the tin woodman" in 'The Wiz
| s.:.d Of o. which has been in New Yor]
practically ever since it was last see
t in Minneapolis.
/ ''Takes chorus girl to remove tn
/ starch from a chesty principals concei1
: sometimes says Montgomery.
IL 1.-THE applause was particularly gener
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the heavens this time, but from a Moslen
battery over towards the town, Of
Zaitchar. 49,:
Boom! boom! boom! came the echo
from our guns in the hills. The serv1an
army had left its watery bivouac, and
was trudging up the sloppy road over the
hill towards their objective Mackellars
surgeons Immediately occupied with their
ambulance the driest= spots Of this camp
ing ground, and prepared to receive the
wounded. Forbes had fortunately sue
ceeded in procuring. a horse. / was not
so lucky. While myFcomrade joined the
general and his staff trudged with the
troops on foot. ~ - ~ q
AS far as could gather Of the DISPOSE
ton Of our forces, MedYidovskis chief Of
the staff, Captain Graft Won Keller, a
young Prussian officer Of great promise,
had arranged the mode of attack. He,
with a large contingent, was up in the
hills on our southeast, and had just made
feint on the Zaitchar position, coming
down from the almost inaccessible coun-
try on the Turkish left flank to mask the
real attack, which was to come from us.
Keller was then to joint and assist us to
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FooTLIGHT FLASHES,

Sye% Id acks English Ssto has sPsd
,, The h Wizard Of o., viii close its New York
Toyland.'
aadG has ssen SsS y cbses sodl S
for early production on this side.
y. katherine Grey has been engaged by Charles
trohman for the production of 1.-THE Best Of
Friends at the Academy of Music.
Colonel F. c. Hoyt Of the United States army
has been secured by F. Ziegfeld, ,Jr,. to drill
Heds 1 feaeuSs of Miss Anna
Joseph Wheelock. who has been absent from
now in New York. has been engaged by Charles
1.-The Best Of Friends
E. H. Sothern's new play, 1.-The Light That
Wfs in h Es she fS6
in Washington this week, does not appear to be
Of sufficient candle power to attract much at
tention. .- ',
Roses Daughter a Decentralization Of Mrs.
waa y stsndng In Villain iH
! leigh, Louise Drew, Ida Waterman, Lolita Lin
| thicum and others.
Haddon Chambers four act comedy, ''The
week with Violet Yanbrugh in the leading role.
The play abounds in original scenes and many
1t won instant favor.
Written Msi!lle os RsT ' eonposed
s Is
applauded to the echo
ter and Kirke La Shelle, from Mr. Wisters novel
Of Of the same name, had its first performance at
remembered for his triumph as Denton in "Ari
IONA" played the title role
Aubrey Boncieault, who has just returned
| Paris stage has a single big success at the
present time This means that we must per
not be such catastrophe. after all.
.ertba Galland has begun her starring toul
in Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hail. Mis-
Galland is supported by George lie Soir as thu
court jester; William Levers as her gallan
lover; May Robson In an elaborate characte
sketch Of Queen Elizabeth, and other good play
ers.
of being matinee actor altho he has latel,
been making specially of stage lovers Petrn
of the most ardent type, who scorn all diff
culties In securing an audience for their tende
declarations.
Hobart Boswcrth, who is playing Flavius il
MARY Of Magdala," will be transferred fror
Mrs; Fiske's company to Marta Of the Low
IN pe Mr RoSWor T aye tn
appear as Ellert Lovborg in Mrs. Fiske's produc
ton OF Ibsen's 'Hedda Gabler.''
David Belasco has received letter from va
Japan and America in which he sites that tn
Japanese sentiments and sense OF honor are cor
and that the play would be as acceptable on til
Japanese stage in its present form as it is i
America
stach, Poly si Primrose, being certainty AIDE
laide Thurston Is already planning her lon
!, be a production to prepare or q new role t
study She says she wants to build cottage i
roughing tho the recollection Of her past summe
| In Europe lures her to another trip abroad.
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and the result was that in a month or
two Gilmore had lot of Gibbs money.
One day the negro cook in the Gibbs
household came to Gibbs in great dis
tress. One Of her children had died.
Mr.. Gibbs was sympathetic. He gave the
cook $50 to help along with the funeral
expenses.
Then he asked, when will you have
the funeral Mary?"
Mary thought the funeral would be
held on Sunday. Gibbs made some eau
tious inquiries and discovered that the
cook lived on one of the cross streets
near the Brunswick
Nov, Mary" he said, II would like to
see that funeral. Suppose you have it
Fifth avenue. I shall be at the Bruns-
wick HOTEL
On Sunday afternoon Gibbs watched
until the funeral was well started. Then
he strolled into the Brunswick hotel and
said to Gilmore, 'I'll take upstreet this
afternoon
''All right" said Gilmore.
Fifteen minutes later the funeral came
up the street, and as IS was the bet for
each individual Gibbs collected nearly
$500 from Gilmore on the spot
William A. Brady. under whose direc-
ton Wilton Lackaye Is to star in 1.-THE
Pn, and Charming Pollock, who adapted
the play from Frank Norris novel, an
nounce the receipt OF the following self.
explanatory letter: II have Just finished
| reading your drama Of The Pit and botr
Mrs. Frank Morris and myself, his mother
are immensely pleased with the characte
| of Jadwin. It is faithful to the origina
In the book and faithful to the origina
mantle character was drawn from life
think the closing scene of the first act
where Corthell discovers the scattere,
rose leaves, very good, and the whole piec
Is as striking dramatlzation as I hav
ever seen. Both Mrs. Frank Norris an,
myself wish for a box the first night O
The Pits presentation in Chicago.-Ger
| trude G. Norris -
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Two were evidently beyond hope of sue
cor The third was sitting bolt upright.
He was badly hurt about the head and
face, which was so black with mud and
gore that he might have been a Kaffir.
Knowing that he could not reach the
ambulance before night if he remained
in that cart, I persuaded him to leave
the vehicle, and walked beside him over
the fields by short cut to the base ambu-
lance. After many halts at last arrived
with my burden. The red cross flag was
breezily flying over the English section.
and the surgeons were busy. Straw and
thatch from the houses was strewn over
the muddy field to make filters for the
wretched wounded awaiting their turn at
the surgeons hands. Assisting the doc
tors was smart young woman, the wife
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Of beauty and melody. The scenery is
a realization Of an artists dream. The
many gorgeous sights around Dawson
City, the magnificent panoramic view of
the Chilicothe pass and the realistic and
romantic scene ION the Yu-Con" are
master works Of stageland's most promi-
nent artists. The costuming Is elaborate
In every detail
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SIGNIFICANT announcement
IA was made in New York city
~ this week, when David Belasco
~ made the statement that he
4 IA had established his own book
ing bureau and that his at
fractions would no longer be
booked by the trust. He added that he
had not Joined the organization Of 'Tnde-
pendents" Of which Harrison Grey Fiske
is the head, but that he had decided to
'go 1t alone" He also said that his at
fractions would play In houses controlled
by the trust, provided they were not
barred out and sufficient inducements
were offered to make the trust house as
desirable as its neighbors.
However, MIR. Belasco well knows that
every theatrical manager not utterly sub
servient to the trust, Is held by trust
magnates to be "agin'" them; and so his
move Is very much in the nature of
def. The trust, be it remembered con-
trolls the local situation, SO it may be that
Mr.. Belasco's stars, Blanche Bates, Mrs
Leslie Carter and David Warfield, will not
be seen here for some time.
"King Dodo"; Bijou, "Aoross the Pacific;
Lyceum, "At Valley Forge; Dewey, Bow
cry extravaganza.
Miss Maxine Elliott blossomed out as
star in New York this week in the first
ClyQc FltCn pay OF the season.. 'F1er
Own Way" Miss Elliotts part is that
of bright, vivacious and attractive
young woman beset by two lovers, and
undecided at first which she prefers. But
her heart soon decides for her, and she
falls in love with a dashing young lieu
tenant when she learns that he has been
ordered to the Philippines. His rival a
young western millionaire, resorts to I'M
scrupulous methods to win the girl he
adores. but when he finds his efforts In
vain his better nature asserts itself. The
girl In the case is determined to have
her own way, even in her love affairs
While the man she loves Is on the other
side OF the world, Georgiana Carley is in
the midst of difficulties, but by having
her own way everything works out salts
factorily. The scenes are laid In New
der the personal direction OF Mr.. Fitch.
b. H. sothern's new play, 1.-THE PROUD
Prince" with which he opened his sea.
son in Detroit this week, was suggested
by Longfelow's poem, King Robert O.
Sicily" one Of the beautiful "Tales Of
Wayside Inn" It recounts how Kint
Robert at vespers, hearing the priest!
chant over and over again the words
HE has put down the mighty from thei
seat, and has exalted them Of low de.
gree" declared there was no power coult
push him from his throne
Then he fell asleep, and while he slep
an angel came and took his place, an,
when he awoke he was all alone and Il
rags Rushing to the banquet room of tn
kings palace he was greeted only wit
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Local bills next week: Metropolitan,
"King Dodo"; Bijou, "Across the Pacific;
Lyceum, "At Valley Forge; Dewey, Bow
cry extravaganza.
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I,-THAT HALF PAGE BLOCK.

NE meagre, insignificant half
page Of the Graphic. and that
on the last leaf facing the adj
vertising columns. was grudg-
ingly spared mo by the famous
promoter and editor Of that IL
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IAN idea," observes Fields phi1osophically,
is a sort Of dream, only you don't wake up q,
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SIGNIFICANT announcement
was made in New York city
this week, when David Belasco
made the statement that he
had established his own book
ing bureau and that his at
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In the Great Desert.

The population the American Desert, shown
by the late census about ia to the
This made possible by the building OF rail-
across miles OF railway in the
region including Of the desert which lies in Mexico
The great must remain almost entirely
productive that falls it and the
tains adjacent would if gathered be sufficient to sustain
vegetation its The rainfall
twenty-five acres enough to rrigate
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WHAT RUzzLEs NE.

ssss WHAT PUZZLES NE.
There's something I'm aWfully anxious to know.
s think it's important it can be- $50;
'Spose it had happened beforehand, so
That somebody else but me!
Then some other boy would be your little boy,
And love you more than tongue can tell
wonder would he be his .muyver's JOY
And smooth your headaches to make EN- well z.
Cause think it's funny as it can be,
That you is you, an me is me!
I've worried an bothered for most a day,
'Termining what should ever do 5z s;sS=.:.,5.-.
If things should be ranged in diff rent way, 49,
An you should be somebody else but you.
You'd live in some mother place but here
Far away, maybe-but, anyhow,
= I m perfectly positive, mother. dear,
I'd love you 'zactly much as now.
But I think it's funny it can be,
That you is you, an me is me! (
If you somebody else but you,
. P'raps we'd meet in the street some day.
An, I'd be plite an say t.How- de-doo?, 4I
AM what nice little boy! you'd say. .~T--,
Then we'd walk for almost block before
I'd tell you just who was-an' then &
You wouldn't be somebody else any more,
An ID be your little boy again!
An I think it's funny as it can be,
That you is YOU an is mel -
Burgess Johnson in Leslie's Weekly
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printed provided neither prize winner
mention" Only one Junior button
and this sent without application The new year began
September 8, 1902. =. ~,
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An Honor Button is awarded to Junior who
papers printed which neither
These must be claimed by the winner
ing dates publication. :.
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Any number Honor Buttons may won.
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All Of these except Honor awarded three
printed sent out the Monday evening following
all notices of failure them must
editor within the week following publication
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These contests for writers in above the ninth
Two prizes SIS and $3.50 for pictures books
school are awarded every three months to the two high
The first prize Of SIS may be won but during the
school year. 80
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No school in minneapolis and no town the northwest
will be given than credit week At least -four
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sidered there must be at least twelve
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A Journal prize for the high
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In the Russian Court.

English taking the place Of French
language circles The czarina speaks
English constantly like to express himself
the tongue.
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one Kind Of Bed.

One day the teacher told Irish boy to spell
and define said the bed but could not tell what
spelled the teacher asked What did sleep on last
nght?'
sheepskin-"
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An Enviable Requirement.
Men Of Tomorrow.

= I w
Johnny--I Tommy Jones.
Mot1er-why? stronger than he is, have
a better home, more toys pocket money.
ST. Johnny--Yes, know. but he can wiggle his ears