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THERE WAS IA BABY Sa ~ Efss
, \ N BORN$5IN BETHLEHEM;

There was Il a baby born tn Bet lehem;
fblg2f5 r knoWath hey say rs gS
Tint this md that's In doubt md Sfor.
THAT learned men who surely should best
Explain how myths creep ! and "a low
" ers tales confuse the truth
know 81 but u a nywa y, q. 38
There was a baby born II, Bethleheln ~
Who lived, ~ and grew. n al nd as owed ,ss ana
i3$ Healed, 5 and taught, n IS IS &
And died, \ but not ito me; &.
a rise, III 81 Is tSi
The gentle, the &compn ssionate, the wise:
.NYtpin 81 enrth' s tears away, still nglS re r
strife, II ay 81 4 ia
calling s,.S path@is peace. my wa Z. sl 8
/ Selected by Lo lIIsE DAY.
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8BESSlB''S STRANGE CHRISTMAS Gift
u prlae story WRITTEN ma 1l1sttuea ~

ssS Bessie Clifford was Sa thoughtful child.
She was mitch Impressed tYth Miss ~ n
MES ak to hers elias IS about Christmas,
and seemed TO take gnll Iii. lierS mother
overheard Her falling the hoi,sekeepef.
'tChrlstinnss is Jesus n birthday. Il Mary, and
Miss Annie told us we ought ito give hin
"a present. He waits us to give him
our hearts, and Il To- 4 brii,g ssones oneFt o
Him. MARY, will you let me bring So,iY'"'
S3l' Darling I, Mary ho4cs s he belongs to
Him alreidy.'.'
s'' i anS glad, but. oh !sl would Vi ! Ike 10
carry some one toll I'M to-ii1urrows ~
5{8rhatSn!ght She dreamed about Christ
mas. The bell was ringing when Ees--3
Isle started fore church next morning She
sw,isllRte Sbccnusc she@hndE II examine her
new treasures, and taste hcrs Christmas
5dnlnties. AS She turned the corneiAshe
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room and got whnt they wanted ,8s 9 ne f'
',iayi% Santa Claus cal ed Johnnie $ls
Hthe8 little boy name ho5 had tolt,ieSta;
see lin HhlmSand lie told I'M thnt ~
of them were goli ig las Ind he scou y
guS II he wanted 10. johnnie said 5'' y Z
will stay here Il IL $lS,i y AZ
AZ So they S,Sr.ppe y up and Just afore3
they started \ Santa Claus gave him the
l,eysb bit c told him NO
one room. iS Il 5i " t5 s,S ~ =
# He wen \ ill over t,es house. eating
What se wnntel &nnd Ent last, he came to
sthisSioom. liz "a ID Will Just s. m {
tlle&locl iand st,eep in.' "
Just as lie put the key In tho 7! cls$th1to q
door flow open. He ST ped ii M he'll
lie felt l,insselr falling and fall ga w
gut once samc one shouted Vi IL bis .cA +, VI
i..t\vukc Up n wake upl " II, lis Christniis}
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saw a q shabbily dressed mar, leaning
against the 4lanlpDost who looked weary
and sad. BESSIE went up loser 70 S,.itii.S
and said timidly, Mister & are YOU. .
swanderel?''s 5} KS 3I.tt r. ii u #
sS5g,Y es." said he. i5 tS8l4 5s 2
Bessie asked anxiously NM 4, you 5t a.
sinner" ~ }5sl Il. III I, n
38,,85t'Yes. little one said he, boxing at
her clrlousy, NJ s2i N, a VI 3l5
>s'Oh! lam so glad I found YOU, I want
I to give a present to Jesus, and Miss
Annie says he loves wanderers and sim
ners.. ii will take you TO Him now She
caught him by the hand and drew him
/ on. The organ was sounding when Bes--3
Sic, holding the tramp by the hand \ en-
tered the church. She walked straight up
TO Miss Annie''s pew, x and 4swhispered,s
This is my present "a Him, you know
ana gllded into her fathers pew. II ow5
happy Bessie was when Miss Annie told
her afterwards the tramp was her own
lost brother. who now intended leading
a new life,5nnd kissing her8l title scholar L,
#tenderly, she, thanked her for her strange
christmas gift. a sjiij Il 5aa5 ill
555 oBERT b. BR UcE, r.,
!. No. 4oa 1-2 North Eighth Street, Rich
jlnlond VA u
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A VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS,

{. &. b u ! l. r. r. Is +
i, A little hoy saved md saved Ills money
because lie wanted to visit Santa Claus.
Al last he had money enough to so, SO
,ho got on the train and went as far as
lie could 90. Then he got on the boat
Whan he got off he was IN q cold, ley
region. lie saw q large. white house
and he went and knocked at the door,
a little boy came to tho door and asked
what he wanted.
"Does Santa Claus live here2 n
Yes. am Santas little boy. Come
right In 1,3 Ri
Z Then they went upstairs and Santa
claus's little boy told Santa Claus that
this little boy had come from way down
South. s-s III
NJ y know YOU, have brought you a lot
of things every Christmas, said Santa
'Clnus 5 KS
They went all overtime house. In ave; y
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~
achayc Christmas things SIX on j put hem
i, a bag ana Il Will tako hem along and
drop them somewhere so they cannot get
back. &butgwiII3 ind IL homo or 8 tnrve.
Agreed, Z said his vi 81.
y Next morning old Tab and II tens were
cnug 1t, crowded into ba 9. n nd ria ced8
in thc9w1Lg OIL. .5s 81; VI
On they Travelled until r$unkind ma g So
3terS drew rein and emp tiedGt the s1nlrmiilll's
contents Of the bag Y pom tire frozen ri
ground SE sS 8 WI III. I'll;
TAB and family looked III appealtngly,
bus in5vain. Tho wa gon rat tied q lcax-;5
Ing cnt and kittens alone a moment .
l,hought-Tnb decided to seek new home
5fcr& liersele Il and little oncs. 80 pr they
'trotte down the rold. 1 sometimes stopping
to warm their toes, when Tab would 1 ems 4
courage them With &a cheerful m !s
soon they came to AZ beautif ul nome
wlrSre lived 81 n md NJ RI. Robert Son8 am
.thetrglttle daughter, AIabel sssFFsss43 s5
Ma belEwas 81. ting latstlle vino ow wal ch-sss
Ing & for her couein who wis to spend 1
tChristmas With hers. hut Instead Q fshfrS
cousin she "a " The hnlf frozen ca "a i',--
slaOh,1'mann, / here s. ones a cat With
three denrE lttlesk kittens! How cold tl'eys
must be ss3 3s5l " n! !, vs.
TAB and Kittens wc,:s taken intoSstt be-
kitchen, glven5bread and mi liz 5anf IL Wn rIns
bed. IKE s js !, .. KS
.treoff for them. 4 Brown, the title terrier
cnught mice for u It. &4 So grntc FIJI v'ere
Tah78and l,eq, little ones for their new,
friends that u hey became honest nnt \
good cats, and ever q fter we'd e lla PIP yss
and useful lives " Sc s,5 s33
MARY owe Alb aAEIANIs, s.
n .i5 Sklnquarter, Va
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other girls that was nothing: hat VIVA
s!lc would get would he nlcer5 than 5es-


Other girls that was othing: So hat what
she would get would be IN Ger than Iaess:-
sizes. "a AI33 q . y, , lt
So they continued to say spitcful things
EOf each other and did mot speak. 4 heir
mothers tried "a to d ma Ike & zen &c .stoet Wech
them, bit hslittle9 success al CHRIST
mas each expected to Guido he Gth {, r.L,
Christmas morning came ana I. B E, ~. 9
got ~ gold rins. doll and 81 sorls @, OF
h beautiful silk handkerch'efs
8 She was wondering Wha u Clara go but
would mot speak to hcr. ASK 3.s f5ls, 4 Z,
$& Christmas morning her l LOOK ner
Stoechurch; was so me c.lolr
sang ace on cart GOOD VIII toward q
men, 10 slz Bs sS5f iS \, ll &
s1 Bessie asked her mother what that
meant, and she told Bess!e that ~ mean Z
that we must be at pcace wlblf o l1i a. 2 I
other si 3 u " !. 81 3!8s gS $f . .tsa,
Taking one Of the handserchlefs5 and g
Christmas card. on which was VIZ item
"Rence on Garth good w III to ward SMeD,
SHE went over to sec Clara. 3.
S8Curl came 10 I no dOor,.s " hel \ BESSIE
saw her she said: ION. Clara, j have
Gene ono 70 !, bring yoa prese,'t ana g
cnrn as 90 glaD t9sok |, her he !, By
MI The presents and yc her
n book. 3s8iS{ ~ 5f t s ,2
So these little girls became frienla agall
s sart sa sosd WIZ VIII tawara HI ny a
Y. 'or's'nn k6 siHsy9r DS ALE N. 4.
Al M 81 81 { h Y's3 Islchmond. Yn,sSl
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GRACIE's CHRISTMAS TREE

"a
Mamma. don't you wish there. were
fairics?i
why. my chjd?" a
."rause. may be they'd bring me a
,Tllsmns tree" AZ Y * }
ciracie's longlngs for a tree nlfde M S.,
tirath's heart sad -sad because she was
too poor to make merry Ch.istmS 81
for her children.
The question was how to spTna tho
small sum she had earned to get enough
to eat and n tree. too,
She started out after dark She bought
a4little milk and neal, IL few pptatocs
ana some crackers. niade8,in nn'nsii
shapes. She couldn't afford butter. buts
she sill had some molasss for tba
bread, such was to be Tho cslri5tm3s
dinner, IA
! She had allttle money | Il, She made
Gracie's heart 30 flipnlty-ilop by walking
toward tho Christmas tree, Shr asked
tho prices and counted her money. fhn5
hadn't enough for even a very little tree.
The man peered her t!sappointelS
| face, and his heart soltenel. lie gave
| her a tree for tho money she had ana
she carried il home, Oracle fairly Jump
| Ing along at aler side, A tree without
trinkets WASH, festive! What could "a
| do2 Out Of old papers she cut tl5li b n
! string OF little girls holding hands AM
| one 4of little boys {. nSt pIar a y, ~
der cap. u little boat, some chains ma
some fringe. Out of "A patato sEa MADE
a pig With matches for legs. All these
| with animal crackers, she led pou Aha
/ tree }5tR5
G,a4lp aired The lay Gro nd II d
the 5'lot,ll,er sn,:iod, Afnry al. IL, ,'.l.t \,
dren Ind a IN rry lhlistm i, md { WI
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Ss9 Avc1 nudes @ha IA iic years bldiss pref
sLY,good- ttircd8 and pbet1ieiit. Her fat l1 a
cnce IL p,osrtsrDtis pla labhfnn
5had, Moved ato$ the est hero he could
increase Slyis wea Ice q Ike
tho .cs i, and every time q he thaus
her dIsul Id o,ttl,ert, hottio = md the
,sWee Z lnngnolin trees, tier. u yes woCld
Enowsdlni wilt fteurs $3i
Mrs Rhodes lG dear gentle fhd y, tried
MOTTO grleve for the old home, and tried
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PEACE ON - ARTH,
4 TO ALL GOODWILL

BY ROBERT w. "A ] ILL EN- ] r.
III Two little girls Bessie and Clara, wed
5in3Ethc$f city they had been playmat es
5S Bessie would Ster every girl about the
lovely things she would get Christina ST.
III SO when Clara heard this she told tho
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what had happened. When SAINTS big
brother heard that the King offered him
his crown and he would not take Il. he
said, "You are crazy; we could have
gotten a largoBsum Of money for that
Then little Sam said, Mother did !.
do rlght?'' at
"Yes, darling, you did exactly right
said his mother. Y ,5i is
By yIRC+IE HARRI S,
No. 34os East Marshall Street. Rich
mond, Va. i5 K. . ri
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,,8A CHRIS hlAS1 EY DR.
selfish, tile ma ID u, but 4 could hnrtliy
believe my ears len YOU ask ed sinobt to do
lsy# oJlUl)iIs.;lEt K igNN1 EIE!DY'..I

" y y y
.5
sel illa
ASKED H. ~ ~
s " II. N, III y. II i,
heer
it'o nl VIZ "
list, ~. 0
Vislt thssil1 81 helpu wv
Neet s. n
surely
-
serving ..,,,
u
s'a w M
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toon ~. y
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~. 4. Z. Z
s,eo. so.'.e o,o
the II n.
ll.d ~ III,
o'y ~ =. =. II,
y a !, u =
an q. ~, ~ -
moi Is aeILa
nurse 2caled wv. IVY
IN seWlnB 10 nlh ~ hiu nv ~
she was lend, Bessie and her grand.
mother would have 70: go ito q ne aims.
house as none OF the PEG n ne rc $ab!e "
take care of I hehl.s y urse took me out
of he cart and we SWen t In ho h ouse. 4
Bessie offered Sus a broke schai and a
three legged STOOL and slic snt on the.
ned u ana tried to smile. Nurse aald they
$crylng. when I've 3 came IA t,,#sbuts ftcrl
snnrae5 ID lked t. them & While, "a hey 81 o3-
3ncd Id trIad n ! smile. r,ir ~ snid they
hro D. ~ !, : tss Z r.c8 q "a
!, o y ! "a toid shert M
800 y, u /, 4, M, " ~ az
:. =, Z, : ~ I, = Z ~ - .s,f
y
she came BACK ne y. asked me 3 s
gto make SON one ~ to.a $heT8l
did M thefls slle toid NC y 81 Wouid deEly
myself Of some % my nice things and
u give lit them i would plea sc more tian
h Bessie and her grandmother but would
Enlan~cgtl ahyin,ir. WI osc bril-
Christmas. Oh, Santa, il y gu will Just
walt q u minutes longer and 5lat me
write a note, so5that you can give II to-
q Bessie Will be SO hap said Florrie.f
rlrht 8 but yo,F vii have toSwrite$
5fnst a. IS3 have SO !, many Il places Yet to
vIait IN, said santa. -, Il, tea rs In his dear
oid eves And this Is the mot thatfshe5
wrote 80 Sy7 sss
&&gE Dea,a r BessIe.-r have BEEN real bad
efrl5nil NO ife md n amfnlne years old
now.a MI SfT ! m, going to ia Il good girl
MI Tie ,lrne now, because Jesus was good, n
Ana IA loves me when A am good, ana He
loves yoi,. TOO. 81 none yorTwill In vc al
merry CHRISTMAS. md 4 give my love To-
g, "a mn bet, q nd wish, IA n 4 ha ppy}
~, ia maH, VS. 3
rrom 5vo,11. LOVING friend. FLORRIE. 81
s ,-s..i am coming 70 SEQ YOU to- NOR
r. D u and i,ltIrse and mot her, 100. 4, az
10 SAINT, 8 CLAUS then told Ia little girl
rt:,h M, a ! s, sh. wen rack M led A
ssh,lc hc cJi,nbe, mnNt the chimney and ~; II
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~ sea 49, o.. ~ Il ~ On "
Lester, Daisy
lynn, Mary Z
s5I-eiblger Carrie
Lenke. Lucy 3. !,
Nloser. w
May, Mary w. (:
AAlnxey, .1tois
sAlnrtctlstein. Gladys
SAlitchclly n.
9Aiclstc,. Otto
Martci,stcln. Ii
Moss - .SyV'.
/ Mcdowell. Fl. 81
Mcdowell. josie Is
i Mcf.rend G.
Neville. Marie ls
fNntH Shct'rnrd
\ o'Nifil, Donnie
:;'owally Ja
Powell Jiinlus 3. d
Paratei', " Grace n
Parnter. Frank
Plunkctt, AVE-. NJ !. /
Parsons. s. ~
Pelnberton, NJ. II
Roberts. n. K.
Roberts. G. r. \.
Roberts, w. r. Jr
eRhudy. M. +. 4
sRhudy. Rob Roy
SRhudY Jim Ted
BEDFORD I Luke
4 Sutton, F.. 5L. J
!, stnbbs. r 7.
Sherman, r. ".
4 sebrell. 6B.
overs. Gladys
Spain, Louise
! Smith. y. s. r
Thomas. 3 .@1.
,rompkins g. /.
1'ompkins. VIII. !,
Trexlar. Willie 81
Whittcts r a.
William. Mary
Bwhittet. Mary x
8yVhlttet. r. !: 4,
Wells. Bcnlah
Syyoranam. B. q
5Svc!denfeld, L.;l.
Vim. Elizabeth
5'Yartr:ougli. II
zacharias. r.
zacharias. @.
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PAGE OFCHRISTMAs STORIES By ID. q 3. MEMBERS.
Pr ZE ER5
q FOR 4 G fiR IST'lM (; s.
n nols 8 u N 8 Y 3 ONE y

88i sss ooLD M e 2 w INT 9 u. sas
N Irst t,rl obert 1. . Bruce ~ No.
4os.s North " st,th street.
second prlre book Lewis sVar. Al
rem, Rlohn,ond, 8va. S5si IS!
q ss 81 1--we IN e DAL o oNTEs ST.
Robert w. A.lch y az soutt Pine y ll
stree, city 3ts.3si "
I ErTER Nv i! rii N g g ON -rE 8 il.
ulto, Rhudy, dspe'dct, v sll.s
v. 5a "A eOzzLE ON y ss3i I'LL
Robert sherman, Y o.s st5 4 salnbrlds'sS
street N t,c1 ester, S3
ANTE ook sc oNTE u nj
Nicholas srren, s21 South i &. hire e
Street city IL
AMI. 30 OK g ON TEs TAak>TIs St
Alien, M 81, Hughes ARE 9
81, /, I, 8 7, 81 IL $S laeftwich. Harry
IN I. =. b I n ca ~. 1.8 Fl !. ~ ig
lIS :, "a y elil Vie.s AiDric
Hagliess, ood 81 q Hartley B 4
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3FLORRIE'S~ CHRISTMAS.

LOUISE IFNE5lNlS fJL1 J9 a Is
G07 East Clay Street.
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A y CHRISTMAS II; STORY.

Fmond, Va. III
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Selected Z by LOUISE DAY.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-09

MRS. MADGE CARR COOK AS MRS. wIaGS.
MRS. Cook is meeting with enthusiastic
greetings everywhere in the leading role
OF Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch"
The play is dramatization of the pop
ular novel OF that name, combined with
''Lovey Mary by the same author.l
ances besides her own, and in the
same period she never has missed a
single performance of her own plays.
Mrs, Carriers advice to young women
who look longingly across the twin
king footlights Is as follows:
ut often is a hazardous proceeding
for one person to offer advice to an
other, Such opinions are not, as rule,
seriously desired, for in the makeup of
every one there Is that love of free
dom of thought and action that tends
to independence in coming TO important
decisions. Moreover, the risk in offer
ing such suggestions lies in the ad
wiser being forced to act from a false
premise-that is, that like conditions
are bound to bring like results. While
this is true of things, 1t equally is un
true of persons
Personal equation must be taken in
to consideration in figuring out such q
problem. The same counsel offered tC
two persons of different temperament
or surroundings would obviously bring
different results Under these clrcum
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and altogether 1900 times, 1000 OF
which were in America.
Other notable runs include:

anu dilOStlucI -,OoU tillSS, I,OoU VI
which were in America.
Other notable runs include:
"Nadjy" 1852 times; "Evangeline," $50;
THE Wife" 239: "Pique," 23S; 1.-THE
Rajah," 215; Led Astray." PA; poor
Jonathan" POS; "Ali Bahia" 206 THE
Private Secretary 200; Divorced" 2OD;
"Pinafore," 200; Men and Women" 200:
THE Charity Ball." 200; THE Mascot"
200; 1.-The Man of the World" 200; AUNT
Jack" 200: "Our Girls" 200; THE
shaughran." 1856; THE Young Mrs Win
throp," 1876; blue Jeans" 1s2; MAY
Blossom" 1870; 1.-The Two Orphans" 1S0:
1.-THE Girl 1 Left Behind Me" 175; Pete"
1853: ''The Brigands' 161; THE City Di-
rectory." 1856; Captain Swift" 1854;
Wang" 15l; 1.-The Professor" Isl; 1.-THE
Twelve Temptations" $50; "Nanon," $50;
"Squatter Sovereignty" $50; "Cordelia' )
Aspirations" 100; RIP Van Wrinkle" $50;
The Grand Duchess" $50; "Our Ameri-
can Cousin" Ii0: 1.-The Bankers Daugh-
ter" 1877; "Harbor Lights 1856; Hickory
Dickory-Dock," rs; Blue Beard, Jr.."
rs; "Rosedale." lbs: 1.-The Ticket-of-L Leave
Man" 125: "Sindbad." 122; Rose Michel"
40; "A Temperance Town." lbs; Tar and
Tartar" 119; THE Gilded Age" 119; 1.-THE
Senator" lie; "Sardanapalus," 1l3; "Shors
Acres" 113: la Cfgale," 112; "A Cele-
brated Case" Ill; "Beggar Student" 10;
Saints and Sinners" ITO; Railroad OF
Love-" 1OS "McKenna's Flirtations," 1O5;
THE Lottery Of Love-" los; Crystal
Slipper" 104; 1.-The Mighty Dollar" 1914;
''Stil Alarm" 104; Needles and Pins, "
1903: Doctor BILL" 1903; 'Frou-Frou," 1903;
'Ixion." 10e; 1.-The Passing Regiment"
l02: prince Methusalem." 102: 1.-The Vet
eran." 1O2; Saratoga" 1O1.
The sprints of way Down East, y
"Zaza" and "Ben-Hur'' are still fresh
Bates run of "Under Two Flags" with
B05 performances at the Academy OF
Music. "Florodora" ran 5O4 times and
1.-THE Wizard of Or" 300 times.
ROBERT BUTLER.
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Grazing Land for Lease

Stockmen and ranchers desiring to
lease school land can secure informa-
ton concerning terms. etc, by inquiring
of the county treasurer or writing Nor
man Jackson, chief clerk state board
of land commissioners, Boise. Idaho.
Feb 1S-Mar. IS.
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Ptckwickiap Love Letters.

FtCkNhckAhn Love LGtteEH.
A book on William ". recalls the
fact that the love letters produced by
Mr.. SERGEANT Buzfuz at the Pickwick-
Bardel trial were patterned after let
tiers actually used as evidence in the
suit brought by the worthless George
he was prime minister of the Sailor
King"
Three letters from Melbourne to Mrs.
Norton were discovered. They were as
follows:
will call about half past 4. Yours,
MELBOURNE.
How are you? I shall not be able to
call today. but probably shall tomorrow
MELBOURNE.
No house today. 1 will call after the
levee, about or half past. If you wish
1t later let me know. 1 shall then ex-
plain about going to Vauxhall.
MELBOURNE.
The actual comment on these alarm
ing documents by. George Nortons
counsel is not less amusing than the in.
depreciation of ''chops and tomato
sauce" by SERGEANT Buzfuz. Sir vii,
liam Follett told the jury:
These notes seem to admit much
more than the words convey. They are
written cautiously, | admit. There is
not passion in them. They are not lovs
letters. But they are not written III
the ordinary style of correspondence
usually adopted between intimate
friends"
One wonders If even an English jury
could treat this gravely
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-09

MIR. Edeson has achieved another success
In the new Richard Harding Davis play,
''Ranson's Folly" now at the Hudson
theater. New York;
in London from Dec. 90. 1892. to Dec.
10, 1896, eclipsing easily the much
Wanted London run of "Our Boys"
Miss Helyett' had 700 presentations,
and Dorothy" $50 in Paris. THE
Belle of New York" passed its six hun
dredth performance Oct. 8. 1899, at the
Shaftesbury theater, London. "La
Poupee" had 800 performances at the
Prince of Wales theater. London, clos
ing June %, 1898. The Circus Girl
closed its four hundred and seventy
ninth performance May Z, 1898, at the
Gaiety. "A Runaway Girl" was play
ed 400 times at the Gaiety. 'Our Amer
lean Cousin" was acted by E. A. Soth-
ern 496 consecutive times In London
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-09

Do you notice our war stories. They
are the best, because people tell us So!
You want the war news? Well guess
you'll have to read The Teller.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-09

Long runs for plays are by no means
modern theatrical institution, though
what was regarded as a phenomenal
engagement hundred years ago would
not come up to the requirements of to-
day. The stay of The Provoked Hus.
band at the Drury Lane theater, Lon.
don, for one month in the early part of
last century was an unprecedented
feat. A few years later "Duenna" ran
for seventy-five nights. Money" ran
from Dec. g, 1910, to March IA,
1871. Hamlet" ran at the Winter
Garden in New York for hundred per
formances. "Cyrano de Bergerac" had
the longest run on record in Paris-over
FIVE years. "Humpty Dumpty" had
4S3 performances at the old Olympic
theater, London. 1t was revived at the
same theater Aug. 81, 1871, and had
1893 performances. George L. Fox
played the role 1901 times, for it was
revived In February, 1873.
The phenomenal runs in compare
lively recent times In America are, of
course, "Rack Crook" 1.-THE Old
Homestead" "Adonis," "Erminie," "a
Trip to Chinatown" and "Charley's
Aunt" '"The Black Crook" ran for 4T5
times and "Adonis" 603. The longest
run of THE Old Homestead was at
| the Academy of Music, New York, be.
ginning Aug. 80, 1885, and ending June
/, 1880, embracing more than 300 per
! formances. The following season ii
reached 260 performances, and again
upon the succeeding season it had a
run of 236 performances. "A Trip to
Chinatown" was first acted In Septem-
Der. 1890, at Decatur Ill. On Nov. o.
1891. 1t reached Hoyts Madison Square
theater, New York. where it lasted for
900 performances. This made the origi
nal Casino New York; run of SER,
MIME" Of 1862 performances exceeding
Iy paltry.
That extraordinary English> hit
"Charleys Aunt" proceeded valiantly
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-09

and a determination to work. work,
work, always work, earnestly, devoted
ly, ceaselessly.
"A good voice, an attractive presence,
as well as physical poise, may be ac-
qured to Il large extent, but this will
count for nothing If the student be
lacking in aptitude. There is the in
born quality that so often is referred
TO as temperament that Elusive some
thing which all actors seek to possess
and which so many are denied.
with temperament, fortified by that
Wnius so aptly described as infinite
capacity for hard work. there is a
promising future for any young wom-
an upon the stage"