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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11

Marie Cahu and Nancy Brown have
proved one Of the hits OF the New York
bly, continue in New York all summer
Charles Frohman has obtained the rights
of Sidney Grundy5S new four act play,
.'Gipsy." Miss Fay Davis viii be featured
in the niece next season in this country.
Mrs Langtry, who had hoped to get
back to England IN time for the derby.
her business continues to be 50 large IN
this country.
Georgia Cayvan. who has been in a New
York sanitorium for a year OF more, : re-
ported to be vastly improved IN health Of
late, but the physicians say it IS only reIn-
porary-
A comic ooera. with the title The Rovo-
lutionists." dealing with the South Aueri-
ca republics has just been completed ny
season attractions
Boyd Putnam who is now playing in
The Resurrection IN New YORK agreed
last Wednesday with klaW and ETlanser
10 support Nat Goodwin IN a Midsummer
Nights Dream
A three-act farcica1 comedy. entitled
His Friend the Liar" by Ashley KILLER.
was given its first presentation on any
stage at the Bush Temple theater, Chica-
funny.
Joseph Wheelock- jr. IS about to return
east from Colorado. where he has been
has improved of late. but It is feared that
he Will have TO return west IL very short
while
The Belle Of Avenue A. IS the title OF
a musical comedy IN which Blanche Ring
viii make her appearance as q star Ia New
York about the middle OF May Inc DOOR
lyrics and music are by Harry =. Smith
and GustaVe kerker-
Broadhurst & Currie viii produce In
New York April IA q new comedy by Geo
Broadhurst entitled a Fool a15d Ills
Money Among those engaged for the
cast are Jameson Lee FIDneys sidney E1@r-
bert and Arnold Daily.
Charles B. Hanford is now playing on
the Pacific slope after a highly prosperous
week in san Francisco. where the neHs~
papers declared him one Of the most ef11-
Gent interpreters OF Snakespearean come
dy that the country had ever seen
Although not positively stated. it IS al
most assured that Cecilia Lotus VIII be
among next seasons stars under the man
agement Of Daniel F7rohT-an- Robert Lo-
raire OF London viii be her leading man.
/ Laurence irving son OF Henry Irving, VIII
I furnish the play
I George Beban, who has done 50 well with
I Marie CahiH in Nancy Brown, has sign
ed a contract with the manager CT thai
piece. Daniel Arthur. covering a period OF
three Years Beban was q great IaTofire
in variety only a year ago and his advares
has been rapid
William A Brady IS reported 70 be one
Of the happIest men IN New ok just nov
/ over the TACT thar his wife. Grace George,
I in Pretty Peggy. has demonstrated rns
I fact that she can draw 800 a night at the
] Herald Square theata-- Il IS the reward
/ OF perseverance aE1 pluck
4 great many travelling companies are
7 beginning TO get their notices OF an ap-
/ Usually early spring IS the general reason
giveE by managers. Who tss- % loee u 2
lew hot weeks what they have Eohed 81
hard for ali winter
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500 a night, giving the author some
thing like 500 a week NO novelist can
earn so much. however great his vogue
as acerues to a popular dramatist.
Fifteen years ago a young man APP
Piled to the editor of the Philadelphia
Press for a position. He came we'll rec
commended and was engaged on the rep
ortorial staff. His first assignment was
a fire. send the cub to cover it, said
the editor. but it may be just as we'll
to let an experienced man go with him,
for he is likely 10 fall down on his first
assignment" It was a stormy night
when the cub" and the experienced re-
porter started out 10 write the story
The cub looked at the fire a minute
and said Wei, I guess I've seen
enough of it. I'll get cold If I stay here
any longer" Huh" cried his com
rade. you'll get bounced If you don
stay here and write the story
oh" said the cub 4 can write
the story easy enough. and I am going
TO the nearest hotel to do it, And away
he went, seated himself IN the reading
room of a hosiery. lighted cigar and
began TO write the story of the FIRE, not
as it was, but as he believed II ought
TO be. Meanwhile. the experienced re
porter hustled. waded through slush
and smoke interviewed everybody. Sc
cured all the names and incidents and
wrote q half column bristling with
facts Next morning the edltor-ln-cil
of the Philadelphia Press sent for his
cftv editor. who wrote that story on
the fire last night2' "Wen, you see,
said the city editor. I thought the cub
would make q bIunder Of it, 50 I sent
another man along with him; but the
cubs story was so magnificent tnaI
printed il, and let the other chaps 60
/ Il should think So said the managing
/ editor. There is no other man in Phil
adelphia who can write like that Bu'
who is the cub2'
"A new reporter we took on yester-
5av His nan1eis Davis-Richard Hard
ing Davis
Since that time ..the cub has pro
crossed. Newspaper work was his step
ping stone to the magazine and 70 noE
writing His stories excited the 49,
Of men. the admiration Of women Ina'
was no bad thing, for We have httie
time to read. where our sisters are
great folk for literature Of all sorts
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Slept
Very Little Because
Of Srnoflaering
Spells, Palpit alton
and Heart Pains.
To DR.. Niles Heart Cure
Owe Ny Life.

Heart pains. palPltstio1s smothering spells
ahortncss of breath, weak and hungry spells
and general debility, indicate weak heart
The longer these symptoms exist the more
serious they become They represent con
ditio1s OF heart weakness which must Re
cSive aid from the outside A weak heart
cannot cure itself, no mater how slight the
affection Unless speedily treated Il viii
grow worse, slowly bat szrely. A perfect
cure has been found n Dr.. Niles Heart
Cure which removes the cause 50 that the
diszgreeable symptoms soon disappear
1T gives ne great pleasure 70 add ny tes-
timcnial to the hundreds Of others who have
testified to the merits OF Dr. Miles Heart
Cure, as Il nay be the means Of helping
another sufferer 70 ny Il I an sure that
owe my hfe and health to Dr.. Niles Heart
Cure ! had suffered Ter SIX yezrs with pal
pitaticn and pan II my heart I could not
lie on ny lefs side, I was very weak, and
slept very little because Of smothering spells.
I tried every thing l could think of but got
no relief until I began the use OF Dr. Miles
Heart Cure 1 am now vel and able to do
my work and although It IS three years since
I FIRST used the remedy I have no sign of
heart trouble. I took n all SIX bottles Of
Heart Cure and think i the grandest medi-
cine IN the world, and II gives me pleasure
at ali times to recommend mas H
HoLLISGswoRTIE Aedford, Oregon
All druggists sell and guarantee first bottle
Dr. Miles Remedies Send for free book
On Nervous and Heart Diseases Address
Or. Miles Medical Co.. Elkhart. Ind
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IF you are willing to give US that
much OF your time we shall be glad II
listen was the gracious speech Of Vic
tor.a.
Miss Suyth sat down at the piano and
began the somber tones of her most DIFF
ficult composition In a short time she
became engrossed and lost all thoughN
of her ROYAL audience. AS is her habit
she began singing the parts allotted to
the Instruments. and in her preoccuDa
ton actually played and sang some
thirty minutes before she came back to
herself. Far from being bored, the two
queens. one reisning, the other de-
thrOned. gave her the heartiest applause
and warmest congratulations
Her career as a. composer dates some
ten years back. Her essays were songs,
and these proved SO successful that she
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11

for the purpose of hurrying to a little
midnight supper which was given in his
honor at q select club. He jumped out
OF the vehicle hastily and struck that
portion of his anatomy vulgarly term
ed a shin upon a convenient hydrant
before which the cabby had stopped.
D'Orsay entered the club muttering
something about stup4d cabmen. and
forgot the incident for the time being.
Later in the evening the limb began
to pain him slightly. and he turned 10
the gentleman at his left.
DO YOU know. old chap" said
DsOrsay. Il have bruised my leg a tribe
and il pains me like the deuce. What
do you think I should do for it2''
The gentleman addressed, who
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11


larger than a library income
George Du Maurier earned $751; 900
from --Trilby'' in book form, while Paul
Potter's dramatization OF the novel paid
in royalties 10 its author the consider
able sum Of $4,000 From The Little
Minister as a book J. NJ Barrie reeeiv-
ed SEC, 600, as q play 100000 Alexandra
Dumas sold his story OF La Dame Ca
melIias'' for $500: if he were alive at
present his entire receipts from Ca
Mile would amount TO $1,000, 0OO.
Shenandoah" as novel might have
paid its author $4,000: as melodrama
Bronson Howard received from it s2o0.-
o0e As a novelist Clyde Fitch might
earn $4,000 a year. for he is a fecund
writer; as a playmaker his income aD-
proximates 500. 600. Mr.. Davis has been
a popular author. especially with semi
nary girls, and from his stories he has
earned an average Of $4,000 a year. II
he makes q hit IN play writing he
should earn at least S3e. 600 a year A
dramatist earns on an average 10 per
cent of the gross receipts. which, with
fairly good play, amount TO about 81
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CHANGED to be one of the best known
surgeons il New York, suggested some
simple remedy.
Thanks awfuIIy. old chap. said
D'Orsay. and thought no more about his
appeal for advice He was reminded
club messenger brought to the theater
during the matinee an envelope ad-
dressed to The Earl of Pawtucket,s
and containing a bill demanding $50
for medical advice.
D'Orsay was walking I'D Broadway
after the matinee, when he met an at
torney. who had been at the supper
What the deuce do you think of this
old chap" D'Orsay asked. exhibiting
the bill.
Il think you had better pay it, - said
the other. who promptly hurried to his
club and sent D'Orsay a bill for 800
for legal advice.
The next day D'Orsay appeared at
the club with blood in his eye, pre-
pared to surrender his visiting card
with all of the scornfu1 dignity of a
host Of q few evenings before, who also
CHANGED 10 be u member OF the house
committee The American was the
quicker of the two, however and start
ed in to tell the actor that he had heard
s. 4rIes which impugned his so1vency.
The actor was TOO amazed TO reply IN
til he heard q suspicious chuckle com
ing from behind a tapestry where the
surgeon and the attorney had conceal
ed themselves.
More blawsted American huuaw. .
said D'Orsay, as the situation dawned
upon him. and he ordered q case of
wine; but. by Joxe. Thomas was right
when he said that ChawleS Dickens
couldn't understand YOU
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began to extend her sphere ana tal-e II
the more advanced forms of compost
ton Several numbers for the piano
We're followed by part OF a mass. and
then finally the entire mass was corr
plered and produced to the enthusiastic
acclaim OF London critics
It lad always been the height Of her
ambition to write opera, and embold-
ened by her success she made her firse
essay at a style of composition that mas
daunted even the greatest of male mu-
sicians. The idea for Der Wald'' ac-
cording TO Miss Smyth, was suggested
by H B. Brewster, an American, now
living in Paris.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11

ing telegram from san Antonio, Texas:
VIII you accept position as interlocu-
tor. West Minstrel. next season Salary
eight hundred Answer. Sanford
Rfcaby-" Owing to other engagements
which Miss Dressler has made for next
season she was obliged to decline the
offer A big minstrel company in
which she would be featured as inter
1ocutor would undoubtedly create A
sensation The idea Is certainly an
original one and opens up a field for
clever women. It would be an innova-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11

but II was not until
after it was all
over that he knew
they were Spool
ing 10 use the
term which Angus
tus Thomas has in
troduced to New
Workers via The
Earl of P a W
tucket. "
D'Orsay had Ia
ken a cab at the
Manhattan theat
Manhattan theater
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class opera house Women nave writ
ten some good songs, and IN rare in
stances strumentaI music OF merit.
bur in the 200 years that have elapsed
art. they have 10 their credit but ohs
successful opera This is the one COM
posed by Miss SUyth-
Prior TO the New york premiere, Der
Waidn had already been given IN Der
lin and London and had survived the
fest Of critical consideration Of those
cities Everywhere II was given Il was
well received. and the composer was
given credit for having created a work
Of deIicacy. finish and uus1cIanSh1p-
Miss SrnEth IS intensely modern she
believes that the musician should be MS
own poet and, like Wagner, she writes
all her own Ebrettz. The book OF Der
valid" is clever enough to give her :
reputation OF Itself. but when II IS taken
into consideration that she also wrote
the music. It VIII be seen that she IS 4
woman Of more than ordinary parts
Although Miss STnyth is comparative
" unknown IN the United States. size
has quite a following IN England. and
has for years had a recognized place
among the serious creative musicians Of
Britain She enjoyed the friendship O.
Queen Victoria and frequently had the
honor Of playing her own compositions
for her majesty at Windsor castle
In connection with her friendship for
the queen a pretty little incident is re-
lated During one Of these uausicales
the queen had as a guest the Empress
to play something from her oW-n com
positions, addin- that she would most
prefer to hear the Gloria from her
beautiful mass
But" pointed out Miss Snyth. SO
play that would take twelve minutes"
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permanent orchestra he eagerly adopt
ed the idea OF course. he was then =
man with an International reputation
but today. thanks TO the opportunity
ne seized twelve Years ago. his fane. has
outsrrip3ed that Of other leaders, and
he possesses an orchestra envied not
only IN every art center of our own
country, but in every capital Of Europr
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is the first unaided
efforts of Richard
Harding Davis at
playnaking In his
first attempt al dra-
matte authorship he
was assisted by E H
Sothern, in his second
by Robert Hillard, in
ibis third by Augustus
Thomas. From his
fourth and first indi-
vidual comedy Mr..
Davis takes all the
authors royalties. IN
case OF success a
- l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11
THE BILLS CAME FAST. :

Lawrence D'Orsay the Butt of Some
Practical Jokes
Lawrence D'Orsay thought at the
time it all happened that man who
would carry his business instincts into
the sanctity of club was not in the
least chubby in any sense Of the word
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Oilers have tired 70
emulate her IN the
same C h a r a c ter
since that time.
but have met with
little success. \
woman must pos
sess a keen sense
Of humor. wit and
repartee TO success
fully fill such q
position Such wo-
men are very rare
A few days ago
Miss DressIer re-
1aTx-a7 r1D foTfr.-4--
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Dosers. an opera By a woman was pro- I

~ - go - " - -
duced. 1t was
named Der Wald"
and its creator is
Miss Z tn Ell NJ.
Smyth.
Never before in
the history of tia
tenl-le Of music
had such an event
occurred. and with
the exception Of the
IateAugus taHolmes
Miss Smyth IS tns
only woman who
ever composed an
opera and had it
2rOducedin any first
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r FAIR OFFER


Implicit confidence IN the
with this the
heard OF or used kOdOi akeths
fed We know there
who they only
s'b
ony Isto
would
hundred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11
A WOMAN AS INTERLoCUToR'

Miss Marie Dressler offered the Po-
sition With West at $500 a Week
The sensational hit which Miss Marie
r,rsssler made as interlocutor in the
minstrel show given at the Dehels -
dered to Sherry Matthews at tne Hros'1-
way last year has not been 1orsolssli-
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ton, and with the proper person might
prove TO be a very profitable expert
ment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11
R Il. DAvIs-PLAYwRIeHr.
Chances Are That He May Trebl.
His Income as a Novelist.

On Monday night Henry Miller went
back to New York and introduced at
the Savoy his new play. The Tanning
of Helen q work of more Importance
than its intrinsic merits. because this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11
woMAN IN 4 NEW ROLE.

Miss Ethel b. smyth the First to
Write Grand Opera
The Metropolitan opera house was the
scene of an event Of unusual interest a
few days ago On its classic stage. sa-
cred to the works Of the greatest COM
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-11-04
AFTER-DINNER COFFEE.
1t VIII Hurt Nobody, if Taken in Form
of Jelly.

OF jelly.
Coffee is very commonly drunk after
dinner, a custom which, perhaps, is justi
fed, particularly when Wine drinking ac-
companies the meal, for coffee is an anti
dOte to alcohol. A hot draught of eOf
fee is undoubtedly a powerful stimulaut,
enabling both mental and physical IA
tlgue to be borne. On the other hand, a
cup of hot coffee disa g1ees with many
persons, their digestion is disturbed ratf-
.er than aided, there is interference with
the normal chemistry of the digestive
process, and the dyspeptic must eschew
hGt strong coffee. as well as tea. The
excessive drinking Of coffee is, in any
case, an evil.
But it is often forgotten that coffee
can be taken in other ways, and in none
better than in the form of jelly. A clear
coffee jelly after dinner is every bit as
good as the hot infusion, While it is free
from some Of the drawbacks of the lat
ter Coffee, unlike alcohol, diminishes
organic waste. rouses the muscular en-
ergy without the collapse which follows
alcoholic imbibation. and gelatine in the
form of Jelly is cooling, assuages thirst
is soothing and has tendency to absorb
any excessive acidit,y of the stomach
Gelatine is what is known as ''proteid
sparer' that is, it saves the destruction
Of proteld, such as albumen
Having regard to these facts. therefore,
coffee jelly should form a very suitable
sequel to DINNER and an excellent sub
stitute for the infusion. Moreover. the
astringent principles of coffee, which,
however, are different in kind and degree
from those present in tea, are nullified
by the gelatine. In short. jelly is an ex-
cellent vehicle for coffee, but, as is neces-
sary in making the infusion, the quaint
ty of coffee in the jelly should not be
stinted. Coffee serves an admirable pur-
pose in dietetics, and those with whom
it disagrees when taken in the form of Il
hot infusion will very probably find the
jelly quite satisfactory. Lancet
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-11-04
Left Handed People in ItaIv

It has been generally understood that
it is a misfortune to be left-handed, but
few of us are ready to be told that the
disqualification is a moral one The
peasantry of northern Italy have been
accustomed, however, to use the phrase
to describe untrustWorthiness and ac-
cording to their distinguished country
man, DIR. Cesare Lombroso, they have
only blundered in their popular speech
into one of the latest of his own scientific
discoveries. AS DR.. Lombroso puts the
case, we may, with a good deal of safety,
assume that n left-handed man will be
bad man. There is much larger per-
centage of people who are not right
handed among criminals than among
honest men; and if our Investigators fig
ures are to be trusted, left-handed wom-
en- are in yet more evil case. Swindlers
are asserted to show the largest proper
ton Of left-handedness among admitted
criminals. 1t would be curious to in
quire whether there are other races be-
sides the Lombards and Tuscans in
which the exceptional proneness Of left
handed persons to vice has passed into
a proverb. One would certainly desire
evidence from a wider induction CT facts
than seem to be yet available, before ac-
cepting DR.. Lombrosos startling gen.
eralization.-London Globe.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-11-04
ITALY'S CORK FORESTS.
Almost Completely Destroyed-Spai the
Worlds Chief Resource.

The cork industry, which is quite an
important one, viii receive fresh I'M
peIus, new process having been dlScOV-
ered by which large pieces can be made
out of small ones, SO that cork waste can
De utilized IN large quantities. IhlS IS all
Inc more important, as the price OF cork
increases steadily, both on account Of the
growing demand and the lessened supply
OF the raw material.
Formerly Italy was large producer Of
CORK, Dut great part OF the splendid
cork-oak forests has already been des-
troyed- In some provinces-as, for in
stance, III Calabria-the trees have been
1elled and used for charcoal making; in
other provinces they have been cut down
on account of their high potash contents.
Larger forests Of cork oak trees are exist
ing IN Spain, Portugal, France, Algeria
ana 1unls. None are found in Asia Minor
and only rarely in Greece and European
turkey, although the climates seem to be
favorable for their growth. The area
covered by these forests is estimated ut
oVO,OOO hectares (741,000 acres in POr-
ee.l2al, 10000 hectares {617,75O acres II
SPAN, 2S0,OOO hectares (691 $50 acres
IN Algeria and only $4,000 hectares
la, 800 acres remain in Italy.
Whlle Spain still furnishes 32,SOO tons
OF cork annually, the production of Italy
mas mas decreased to 1000 tons. The value of
ea = .5poHIsd exports OF CORK amount TO
SSoS:Uo0,OUO per year, against less than
S25O,00O for italy. Only Sicily and Sar-
dlnla are still producing cork to any con-
sldera bic extent III Italy, while the for
Iner great oak forests Of Calabria are al
most totally destroyed. 1t seems incom-
prehenslble that this destruction has
been permitted The trees easily reach
an an age OF 200 years. They yield cork in
theIr thirtleth year and continue to do so
every seven years. Seventy-fve years
ago the English demand for cork was
supplied. exclusively from Italy. The
destruction Of the remaining forests goes
on uninterruptedly, and nobody seems to
Try TO prevent it or to plant new forests.
IA spite of the fact that Italy possesses
the most favorable climate and soil for
the cork oak, the most favorable condi-
uons for its growth being found ia the
volcanic soil of the peninsula
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-11-04
THE THANKFUL FRESHMAN

Thanksgiving day had never had
For me, calloW college lad,
meaning worth a moments thought.
My father 4 millionaire:
| never knew a day of care
EWaS hardly strange my thanks were rare
For what Fate, ever kind, had brought.
My golden hair (some, call. it rcd
sN as hanging down my back. and led
Me to select a mission high.
Yearned to win undFing fame
In some Thanksgiving football game.
At last the fateTul moment came
My hair was there, and SO was l.
By bruisers on the other side
My form was very promptly pied:
They walked and waltZed~upon my neck,
They damned me till they shed my blood.
They slammed down with sick ming
thud.
They damned nee deep in seas of mud,
Uatil I-seemed and was 4 wreck,
With tireess zeal throughout the game
They jumped and bumped upon my frame,
They sought my legs ;and arms to rive;
And when the doctors set me free,
Thanksgiving day had come to be
4 day of fervent thanks to me
| thanked my stars was alive.
--Harpers Magazine.