Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-12

The firetraps Of Chicago have killed
46 and wounded $50 persons during
the last two years.
A 100000 tunnel is to be dug
through the mines of Cripple Greek,
Col, in order to drain them of water
Servia and Switzerland are the
only states absolutely without a navy.
Frank Deshon, late leading com
edian of "The Messenger Boy" has re-
placed Eddie" Foy in "Sally in our
Alley"
1t is sad that Leibler & Co. will
manage Ellen Terry when she comes
to this country next season independ-
ent Of Sir Henry Irving.
Franklin Fyles's dramatic version
of Tolstoi's Resurrection" may be
the first seen in America. David Bel
asco is to produce it.
The robe worn by Plus VII st the
crowning of the first Napoleon is
among the relics shown to visitors at
the church Of Notre Dame, Paris.
BerIiners are not satisfied with Is
cents as the minimum cab fare. They
want seven-cent and even three-cent
fares for shorter distances.
Specimens of four, five, six, seven,
eight and nine-leaved clovers have
been presented to Queen Alexandra
by a Welsh woman.
How the GOODNESS arose.-Mrs.
Rooney-Phats thot yer darter is
playin' ann the PLAINLY? Mrs. Riley
CANCEL hispers''-wouldn' ut move
you? Mrs. Rooney-It would-if Oh
lived near by!-Puck.
Paul Helleu, the French artist, will
shortly pay the United States a visit.
He is famous for his dry point por-
traits and is known as the Du MaurIer
of France. His daughter, Helen, now
16, is his best model.
A religious play by Laurence House
man, entitled Bethlehem has been
given at the London university, with
only moderate success. While rever-
entail in treatment Of the sacred story,
it is said not to be a convincing ma
tivity play
CLYDE Fitch's "The Girl With the
Green Eyes" with Clara Bloodgood IN
the leading role, was given its first
performance at the Savoy theater in
New York last week. 1t is aid to be
Of little consequence, though possess
ing points of excellence.
Richard Harding Davis is blossom
! ing out as a dramatist. His "The
Tanning of Helen" was given its first
performance by Henry Miller at, Roch-
ester, N. Y, Thursday night, and the
press reports say it was success. It
| is a play Of modern Bohemian life in
| London.
It is said that still another version
Of "Fransecso- da Rimini" has been
made by Signor Cesareo, a well-known
| italian dramatist. 1t is fye-act
play in verse. 1t was Cesareo that said
of stephen Phillips's ply, 'Paolo and
Francesca: :" Dante dissolved in mu-
cilage."
Sam Bernard received a letter the
other day from an unknown occupant
of Clinton prison asking for the loan
of costume for a German or Hebrew
dialect turn" to be used in a Christ
mas entertainment at the prison The
convict said he used to be a member
of N. @. GoOdwin's company.
The London Era observes: Having
dramatized all the novels, the Ameri-
can playwrights are turning their at
tention to the old songs. Sally in Our
Alley has been appropriated by
| George w. Lederer, and In Days Of
! Old When knights Were Bold is the
title of Walker Whiteside's new play.
"A bird stone" has been found near
Streator, H. It is 51a inches long
and two inches high. Such stones
were worn by Indian cOnjurors, and
also bound to the prOWs OF canoes.
| They were sometimes employed in
playing a game, and also served as
| totems of tribes and clans, as well as
talismans in some way connected with
the hunting Of water fowl.
An odd claim has been made against
! the national bank Of Belgium. An
old peasant woman had laid on the
grass a jacket containing bank-notes
of small denomination for 1900
francs in the pocket, and while she
was at work her pet nanny-goat had
got at the notes. which it had eaten.
The beast was killed, and the chewed
paner recovered from the stomach was
submitted in support Of claim for
| compensation, which the bank paid
after verifying the facts by chemical
analysis and other inquiry
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