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mot1oned to the executioner to halt
and 1mprovised; the purport of which
was that he was not afraid to die bIlt
that ne wanted freedom to soar high
upward toward the skies and pour
GOWN sweet harmony from the cloud.
In those days when Japan was preg-
mating the idea of the west, seven stu
oents. matters of foreigners, murdered
British consul, wherefore some of
them were condemned to death. They
were ordered to commit "harakiri'' The
hrst condemned man said to the second
one, Il will not close my eyes in
death; l shall frown upon katogin'
foreigner)." Upon his words, he star
ed at the British officers, who We're
witnessing the "harakiri," after he had
severed his abdomen, and when his
lie was extinct, he was still glazing
at them. The second one said, .1 will
lnf1ict some injuries to the English
whom l hate When he stabbed him
self, he hurled at the English spec
tators the matter out of his bowel. Not
long ago a wounded soldier vigorously
protested against the taking of ether
for the operation. 81 want to see if
you do the work right said he to the
surgeon; and while he was being OPP
Grated upon, was writing letter to
his sister.
The Japanese, by some, have been
called "fatalists." They are not fatalists;
they do not believe in that false doc
tr1ne of predestination. They are, new
ertheless, fatalists in this sense, that
they take things as they come without
murmur. 1t a Jap boy falls over a
stone, he does not cry, because the
fault is his and crying would do him
no good. To illustrate this phase of
Yamato-Damashu, I will quote the
story of Okansan. She was once a
beautiful woman, with luxurious black
hair coal back eyes and dimpled
cheeks, but is now old and shrunken,
having married man who might serve
as talisman against contagious dis
ease, for he is homely beyond descrip-
ton. Okansan, some half a century
ago, met noble man in the imperial
park, with whom she fell in love. Her
wishes were promptly fulfilled by her
indulgent parents, who made arrange
ments for her wedding. In the mean
time, the wedding ceremony was per-
formed. But, woe unto the bride! In
stead of the noble youth to whom she
had given her virgin heart. size found
another man, when the veil was re-
moved from his face. He was twenty
years her senior, with the features that
would make the god of Ugly to shed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24


starred in a three-act expansion of
their sketch, 1.-TWO Georgia Minstrels."
William Farnum, who PLAYED the titIa
role in Ben Hur" several seasons ago.
was painfully injured during a per-
formance of Barbara Frietchie'' in
Buffalo last week
When Mrs. Fiske revives Becky
Sharp" next season, Robert r. Ferp,,.
son will again be seen as Sir Pitt
CraWley, w. L. Branscombe as the
butler Bowles, and, Mary Madden as
the fearful Briggs. The parts were
created by the three.
"A statement was printed last week
| in New York that Maurice BARRYMORE
was at the point of DEATH This caused
a delegation of his friends from the
Lambs club to visit the sanitarium
I'LL
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THE 81. PAIL GLOBE. SUNDAY. july "a 1904

years of age, and had been leading
man Tor Clara Norris and dozen other
actresses OF ability: that he had had
companies of his soWn. and much money.
but that money. friends and caste had
been lost years ago.
WHAT'S your name?' ne was asked
Are these gentlemen newspaper
men?" he asked.
Yes, said the sergeant.
MY name IS John Doe" said the old
man. linen he became so weak the po-
freeman had to help him to a chair.
When the ambulance arrived the sur
geon SAID the old man was starving,
out would be all right in a week or so.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24
JOHN DREW's NEW PLAY


John Drew is to play Capt Robert
MarshalHs new comedy, THE Duke of
Killicrankie," the coming season What
ever the fate of the play in this coun-
try, it has behind it an undeniable Lon
| don success. Moreover, the name of
the author is one to give American au-
diences a sense of pleasant anticipa-
ton, for it is he who wrote the win
ming Royal Family" with which An
| ME Russell delighted every one few
seasons ago, says the Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Capt Marshall at his best possesses
a charming drollery with which he
mixes enough satire to give excep-
tional wit and keenness to the COM
pound. In Royal Family he made
fun of the courts and courtiers, yet so
good naturally that he amused the
world at large, including the world of
courts.
Mr.. Drew has not been so lucky in
the last two seasons as not to need a
really brilliant play to set him right
with his admirers once more. His OPP
portunity in 1.-THE Duke of KILL
crankie'' will be one of pure comedy.
The duke in the case is a man who
has the unusual experience-for dukes
of falling in love with a young wom-
an who will not fall in love with him.
Neither he nor his strawberry leaves
attracts her. So he steals her, though
the day is the present and the land is
England.
In the good old fashioned manner he
has band of retainers capture her and
transport her to his Highland castle
This sounds like a melodrama. But it
isn't. The duke provides a chaperon
for the young woman, and except that
he will not let her escape, he gives her
the post of hostess in his castle.
He meantime adopts the attitude of
Whimsical sutton, making a formal
proposal at regular intervals. At the
end of a week she has not changed
her mind. Then he changes his tao
tics. He tells her that the continued
sight of her as she she .is-and it has
not been a good tempered sight-has
cured him of his love and that she is at
liberty to depart. Then it is her turn
to see things in a new way. She dis
covers that she wants to stay. And
she does.
A good deal of the humor of the
piece, according to the London view
point, is provided by the chaperon, who
is the widow of glue manufacturer
and dissatisfied with widows state.
Her own love affair glides along be-
hind that of the dukes.
In describing the advantages Of
wealth made in glue she signs, GLUE
is so difficult to forget. 1t is $3.50
hard to get away FROM
When her own lover tells her that he
is in the prime of life she replies, 1.-The
prime of life is exactly five years ahead
of wherever you are
In telling of one of the lovers of her
youth, an artist, she says, "Ah, how I
loved that artist! And he left me- The
blow was lessened when / discovered
that he was variety artist"
It's something to marry duke"
says one of the characters
Yes" replies another, but it is such
an American habit
ACQUIRED ELoouENcE
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

VANS Papas,. at Powers. in Chicago.
that many actors who have reached,
the topmost rung of the professional
ladder have never been remarkable for
evolutionary excellence, but the re-
verse. John Kemble suffered from an
asthmatic cough; Edmund Kean could:
not speak half dozen lines without
temporarily losing his voice. On the.
occasion of his first appearance as
Shylock at Drury Lane in 1914 he was
chased by the stage manager from the
stage to his dressing room with con-
tinual supplies of oranges, fears being
entertained that the marvellous success
which was then being achieved would
be marred by complete loss of voice
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24
ONE PLAYERS EXIT

There are pathetic scenes and to
spare in the theater world unaccom-
panied by a blizzard of cut paper or a
stereopticon desert storm.
Not long since an old man was taken
in charge by a policeman on Fifth ave-
nue., New York. The officer was passing
the Holland house when he saw the
man. apparently very i'll. leaning on
the ratings. When asked what was the
matter, the old man said he was sick
and would like to go to the hospital.
The policeman summoned an ambu-
lance.
The stranger said that he was sixty
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24
"A SOCIAL HIGHWAYMAN"

For the week following EAST
Lynne" at the Grand the Fawcett COM
apany will present the well known So
ciety drama, 1.-The Social Highway
man. This piece has not been pre-
sented here in long time The play
contains strong love story and the
many escapades of the gentleman rob-
Der In society afford ample opportuni-
ties for clever acting. This play will
run the entire week, including matinees
Wednesday and Saturday
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24

Keats, "tbe more find in him all that
l need. 1t has been said of Wagner
that mas greatness was due to the fact
lnat he knew no Latin Perhans
Shakespeare's little Latin and small
Greek also saved him from a steriliz-
ing bondage to dead classics. How
ever that may be, his genius tram
Scended all schools and all the limita-
tlons OF lotteries. He is our supreme
national asset. If we We're asked the
question whether We would be with
out India or Shakespeare, is there one
true Englishman who would not saw
with Carlyle, India or no India, we
cannot give up our Shakespeare ?"-
London News.
A great many people have asked how
Eddie Foy, the grotesque comedian Of
Plff, Paff, Pouf," at the Casino. in
the sand man scene,> manages to keen
his eyes open and talk while the
bucket of sand is put on the top of his
mead upside down and the contents al
loWed TO run down over his face for
fully half minute, says the New York
Globe: During this procedure Foy is
shouting at the top of his voice. and
both his eyes and mouth are wide
open. Here is the secret: In the sand
man scene his makeup is as near the
color of sand as it possibly can be
ven OF very fine mesh of the same
color as his makeup. which fits closely
TO his face and is virtually invisible to
the audience. This veil acts as a
screen and protects his eyes and mouth
from filling with sand.
Through official vigilance, which
seems to be carried to the extreme,
Chicago theatergoers are not permitted
to forget the 1roquois holocaust. saws
the Cincinnati Enquirer. In every the
alter between each act you are remind
ed of 1t. The strictest watch is kept
on every exit and aisle, and firemen
continually patrol the theaters. watch
ing every move. The instant an act
closes the regular drop curtain comes
down, and then a few seconds after it,
with slow roll that casts shadow
over the audience down comes a big
steel curtain with the words fire proof
prominently displayed upon it. Every
time this curtain is lowered a constant
reminder of the Iroquois disaster is In
evidence. You feel it in every audience
there, and though these precautions
are very we'll in their way it seems a
pity that ones evening is partly
marred by these slow rolling remind
ers of the sad affair. 1t seems far bet
ter II an asbestos curtain, fittingly dec
Grated, could be used, and while serv-
ing the same purpose the solemn evil
dence of the need of precaution is not
on view with every succeeding act to
alright the souls of those who have
come to be entertained and feel safe
enough at the outset. The continual
agitation of the fire and it's subsequent
developments continue to hurt bust
ness in the Windy City to some ex-
tent, and though fairly well provided
with suitable summer attractions the
houses that are open are not enjoying
any striking success.
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be- all right and able to carry out his
intention of producing new play in
September.
Mr.. Barrett's death is distinct loss
to the stage, as he was not only an
actor of conspicuous merit, but dram
atist of more than ordinary ability.
His religious drama. THE Sign of the
Cross" is perhaps the strongest and
most dignified English play of the last
decade
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24

e. b. Rice is famous in theatrical
annals for the "Amazonian marches. -
Which he featured in his various at
fractions. One night there was great
connection behind the scenes, and MI.
Rice went back to investigate. He
found a scared youth in peril of rough
usage at the hands of an indignant
mob of scene shutters.
Now, what is the trouble?" demand
ed the manager, after effecting heroic
rescue.
Il was only peeping into one of
the dressing rooms" gasped the terri
fled youth
"Humph!" commented the manager,
who perceived that the offender had
been sufficiently punished. 'T will make
you out a pass for a seat in the par
quet- You will have a better view
there"
Contracts have been signed between
Nathaniel Roth and Sam S. Shubert
for the appearance of Miss Della Fox
at the Princess theater late next Sep
TENDER in musical comedy entitled
1.-THE West Point Cadet
The return of Miss Fox to the stage
under her old manager will be a matter
of much interest. Ever since the early
days of Wang" she has been a great
favorite not only in New York, but
throughout the country.
The West Point Cadet" by Paul
Bilhaud and Albert Barre, was known
in the French as eta Ta-To To-" The
American adaptation has been made by
M. Norden and the complete musical
score is by Alfred Muller Norden.
Miss Ellen Terry will appear next
season under the management of Mr..
Charles Frohnan in London and the
United States.
Mr.. ]. M Barrie is writing a modern
comedy in which Miss Terry will be
seen, and the author is greatly delight
ed that the part of his new heroine
will be created by the distinguished
actress.
This puts an end to the rumors that
an arrangement was being made by
which Sir Henry Irving and Miss Terry
were to again appear together.
The more I read Shakespeare" said
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24
Absurd

Tess-The men among the Quakers
always wear their hats in church.
Jess-How ridiculous! AS if any one
would be interested in mems hats
Philadelphia Press.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24
DRAMATIC GOSSIP

Maude Hoffman remains the leading
woman of b. S. Wizards company for
next season.
This is the last season Mcintyre and
Heath Will appear at the vaudeville
tneaters- The association of these two
PACK FACE comedians dates back to
1914. Next season they are to be
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24

English caught fire few days ago, but
fortunately the costly scenery was
saved. While Walter Burridge, general
scenic artist for Mr.. Savage, was
watching the firemen fight the flames a
small urchin pulled Mr.. Burridge's coat
and said:
Say, mister, it's little early to roast
your show, amt it?''
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24
WILSON BARRETT DEAD

Wilson Barrett, the actor, died last
Friday morning in London. He under
went an operation for cancer July 20,
and the doctors thereafter said that
after few weeks rest Barrett would
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24

Macready, with his jerky, disjointed
mode of utterance, was not a model of
elocution. These and others succeeded,
in spite of this defect, by the sheer
force of genius and brains.''
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24

Andrew Robson has been engaged by
Artnur Z. Aston and j. Emmett Bax-
ter to play the leading role of David
Garrick in Pretty Peggy" by Frances
Aymar Mathews. in which Jane Cor
eoran will star. next season. Mr.. Rob-
son appeared during the. past two sea-
sons in Richard Carvel," and previ-
ously in THE Royal Box" for like
period.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24
SOME NEW ONES


There are" said Thomas Taggart,
the Democratic leader in Indiana,
three rules of department. which
should be the guiding stars of all poll
ticians.::
"First-Never take drink, for fear
of promoting intemperance.
"Second-Neyer refuse drink, for
fear of making bad friends.
"Third--Never worry about what
happens-unless it happens to you. -
New York World.
There are not many hotels in Louis
vile, and when the delegates to the
Democratic state convention began to
arrive in town they found Knights of
Columbus convention, with most of the
choice rooms pre- empted.
The hotel clerks did the best they
could. In many cases delegates had
to sleep four and six in room. At 10
o'clock last Tuesday night an excited
man came down to the desk in the
Gait house and said to the clerk:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24

A storehouse near Boston contain
ing all the scenery for Henry w. Saw
ages big production of "ParsifaI' in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24
ACQUIRED ELoouENcE

ut is singular fact observes Leo
Ditrichstein. author and co-star of wi
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24

During the last four weeks the man.
ayers of the Bostonians have received
applications from eighty-six Boston
girls who wish to secure positions with
this company for next season.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24

1.-THE more I read Shakespeare" said
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24

James K Hackett has purchased a
new play by Mrs Charles A. Doremus,
called 1.-The Fortunes of the King. He
will produce it late in the season, for
his tour starts with dramatization of
1.-The Crossing
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24

A new play is now being prepared
for r. B. Mclean and Odette Tyler,
called "The Red Carnation.'' 1t will not
be staged, however, until next spring,
as Miss Tyler will remain invaudeville
during the winter.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-05-20
MARRIAGE in Canada.

w. S. HARDWOOD in The World today
for February gives the reasons for the
rareness of divorce in Canada 1t Is
serious business getting married in
Canada. To marry in Canada is to
look the future in the face. 1t is to
consider something besides affection
The future must be considered as well
as the present, the future with its man
fold perplexities, with its question
ings, and it's doubts; for to marry in
Canada means in very truth, until
death do us part" To what extent
the spread OK divorce in the United
States is due to hasty marriages would
be impossible to ascertain, so many
and so varied are the reasons assigned
for securing divorce, but 1t seems In
controvertible that if people about to
marry fully realized that they were
to be married for life; that only
narrow grave might come between
them: that it would not be possible
for them to annul the marriage con-
tract on any of the trivial grounds
which now are tenable-with such an
understanding, it is incontrovertible
that there would be far more ante
nuptial thought of the future than
there is at present.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-05-20

relied. Tonight II seems as II could
not live another moment without YOU"
Still Natalie did not speak. Then
Phil came closer, and holding out both
hands said
Natalie, darling, can you not for
give me?"
Gradually Natalie's assumed dignity
began to subside. AS Phil proceeded
she bert her head low and still lower
Her eyes seemed closed under the
droGp OF the long lasshes. Phil guessed
her thoughts He sprang TO her side.
She gave quick start and her butter-
fly bow, fEuttered to the floor. Both
stopped to pick it up NataIfe's hand
clutchGdl it first. then Pills strong
palm closed firmly over it.
Hurried footsteps and merry voices
began ascending the stairs. The mu"
sic had ceased. The reception was
over. Natalie realizing the scarcity
of time left her in which to reply to
Pills question, raised der bluShing
face, and looking her lOver in the
eyes, solemnly, yet ferveptly said
Eyes, Phil, will. "-Waverley Maya
zine.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-05-20
1os5 Miles on Snowshoes.

Nearly every camp in the Yukon ter
ritory has been visited this winter by
the Rev. John Pringle, who made the
trim of 1865 miles on snowshoes. Mr..
Pringle, who is the councillor for this
Canadian territory, reports on the new
diggings as most promising and that
II is his confirmed belief that the dis
tYict will rival the Klondike. This view
is held by many others. The mining
outlook for the territory is bright, and
miners are much more contented than
at any time since the discovery of gold
in 1896. Eight to ten thousand men
are expected to go into the new dig
eings this season.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-05-20
Wealth Out of Waste.

"The price at which the long-leaf
pine forests of the south are now held
makes it impossible for a. man of small
means to- secure a site for the manu-
faoture, OF turpentine and resin" said
A. G.. Chalmers of Atlanta "The
drawing OF the pine juice' for making
turpentine and resin has been very in
furious to- the forests under the system
formerly in vogue. but which now
believe is considered much better.
Professor HARRY of the government bu-
reau of forestry recently perfected
systm for gathering turpentine and
resin that it is believed will be the
means Of saving large number OF
trees. He used a system of cups
which are driven into, the trees to
catch the juice instead of boxing in the
trees, as was formerly the case, which
means that millions Of dollars can be
taken from the forests and still leave
them intact for lumber purposes
Even after the turpentine and resin
is extracted there remains mine of
wealth on a large portion of the terri
tory in the shape Of fat light wood
which is to be found in the limbs up
per part of the trunk which has not
been used for logs and the stumps and
roots of these trees. This light wood
is said to contain many hy-products
which can be had by first subjecting it
to a severe heat in cylindrical retort.
the opening for charging being tightly
sealed and the gases, being allowed to
escape from the top OF the retort, after
which they are condensed by the use
of copper condensing worms. The
product thus obtained is separated in
another still a1d made ready for the
market. The principal product is
about 35 gallons of turpentine from
each cord of the light wood. Tar and
grades of oil which contain valuable
medicinal properties are also Sc
cured Plants doing this work bring
thousands of dollars into the country
out of material which had been so
plentiful that it was not considered
profitable to gather for the market"