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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

deal of fun in the veriest routine of
their profession. Richard earle, who
wrote 1.-THE Tenderfoot" and 1.-THE
Maid and Mummy" said not long ago
that a Chicago chorus would learn
more in one weeks rehearsal than a
New York chorus in three. The New
York girls he said, were always tired );
they took no interest in their tasks;
they had to be driven like so many un-
willing slaves, and they always had
tears and designations on tap.
In one of the recent musical COM
edies there was a finale in which
many-cOlored paper ribbons were
flung down from the flies among the
dancing chorus girls and others of the
company. AS the curtain fell, and rose
and fell again, the audience saw the
entire aggregation of players en-
tangled in these ribbons, and the spirit
in which this finale was given sent the
spectators away in much better humor
than the play as a whole ever JUS
titled. The secret of it was that the
chorus girls regarded this finishing
scene as the finest kind of sport. They
had not got the ennui of Broadway,
they were children still, and the ex-
element of the ribbon-tangled dance
caught their youthful fancy as If they
had been children tripping round the
May pole on some village green.
TRY to think of seasoned chorus
girls acting like that" said a man
ager one night. I'm going west for
my next chorus. sure
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
Adamantine Cheek.

Gen. W. w. Blackmar, the new COM
mander-in-chief of the G. A. R., was talk
ing to group Of soldiers in Boston when
a fal1ir came up and held out for inspec-
ton a rusty old sword.
Look at it, gents,'' he said, examine
it close. 1t is the sword that Lee sur
rendered to Grant. You can have it for
five dollars
go along with you,'' said one of the
soldiers sternly. go along with you.
You can't fool u.s.
The fakir hurried away, and General
Blackmar said:
THAT was indeed an impudent fraud,
wasn't it? It reminds me of the frauds
that were practiced in the old relic shows
that used to be feature of the country
fairs.
'4At the country fair in my youth there
was a show devoted almost wholly to Bib
lical relics. I wish you could have seen
the faded cloth, the dusty nails, and the
brass jewels that did duty severally for a,
piece of Solomon's robe, earring of
the Queen of Sheba, Absalom's hairpin,
David's sling and so on. In the place of
honor hung sword, and the Snowman
said:
% This is the sword that BaaIam was
going to kill his ass with
But I interposed, I thought that
BaalaIn had no sword. I thought he only
You're right said the Snowman, this
is the sword he wished for San An
tonic Express.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

covers that his old chun, Raffles, is
the celebrated craftsman that all Scot
land Yard has searched for in vain, and
asks why he has led the life, Raffles
replies:
Why do steal? Do you think I have
not asked that question a thousand
times? It's the faint in the blood, the
one little bit of skull pressing in that
ought to be removed. Good blood, good
family, good everything gone wrong,
somehow. The love of the game was
born in me. never followed it for
profit, but because it beats any other
game in the world for excitement, for
sensation, for sport.
The gentler Raffles, the paradoxical
Raffles, who charms when he should
repel is shown in this sentence, spoken
to Bunny by RaffleS when he knows
that Bunny loves the same woman he
does:
Il have never stolen a woman's love.
have never stolen a. mans hope of
salvation-that's what the love of a,
good woman Isl"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

highest salary paid to any member of the
opera orchestra is $500 crowns. or $720.
This makes average of less than 81
per day. The Hofburg theater pays its
musicians So crowns per month, or about
90 cents per day. The Karl theater pays
100 crowns monthly, $50, and the Jentsch
theater pays 90 crowns, SIS. No orchestra
player at any theater in New York earns
less than $40 per week.
The infant prodigy nuisance seems to
be on the increase, especially in Germany.
In Berlin not long ago whole family of
prodigies appeared at once. The name,
Czernia wsky, indicates that they are Rus
slams. The 8-year-old Michael played the
cello, the 19-year-old JAM the piano, while
the violins were in the hands of Leo and
Gregor, aged respectively IL and Is.
One of the most famous of German
tenors was originally a cabman. And now
Koblenz has tenor who not long ago was
roadmaSter. He made a sensation as
Manrico. His name is Heinrich Schmitz
In a recently exhumed letter of Mo-
zart's not contained in any printed vol
ume that great but unfortunate composer
wrote to a friend: "Ach Gotti If 1 were
a great noble would speak thus: Mozart,
write for me anything you like and as
good as you can. You will not get a cop
per from me till you have finished some
thing. Afterward I will buy all your
manuscripts, and there shall be no need
for you to hawk them about like trades
man " Similar wishes were expressed
by Schubert in his diary and by Wagner
in his letters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

raising of prices after a successful first
performance; that fewer free tickets
will be given out, and that the circuses
will do the bulk of their advertising in
newspapers instead of on billboards and
barns.
Tody Hamilton, Barnum & BaileysS
representative. said:
1.-The day of the fiaring circus poster
is about Over in. the circus business In
one way this is to be larnented. because
people, especially in the west have
come to look upon the three sheets as
a sort Of curtain raiser or free show
But it's real value is an advertising
medium is doubtful. Hereafter the
newspapers will get more and dead
walls less. This also means that we will
not have to give out anywhere near as
many free tickets as we had to in the
past.
1.-The circuses have been guilty of
raising prices at second performance
when they saw the people become cir
Gus hungry. We have agreed to cut that
out. The routes of the circuses are to
be so mapped out that Barnum & Ball
ey can be doing one circuit while the
Ringlings are travelling another There
will be no more conflicts in territory.
and altogether the public will be the
gamer by the arrangement"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
COMING TO THE THEATERs.

Something i'm Brief About the Plays
for the Coming Week.
AT THE CRAWFORD.
'Everyman" Wednesday,
why Girls Leave Home" Thursday.
SANDY Bottom Friday.
THE Village Parson" Saturday.
''Everyman," by a road company,
comes to the Crawford Wednesday,
Why Girls Leave Home" a melo-
drama, comes again after several pre-
vious visits.
1.-The Village Parson," which has been
drama comes Thursday.
Sandy Bottoms" a southern melo-
in Topeka several times before, comes
again Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

The Austro-H Hungarian Musical Journal
tells some interesting things about the
salaries of orchestral players in Vienna.
We read that the symphony orchestra of
the Austrian apital pay their members
from four to seven crowns per concert A
crown is 20 cents in American money;
four crowns is so cents, and seven crowns
is S1.40. The players at the royal opera
house are engaged by the year and play
almost every evening in the year. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
Doesn,t Respect Old Ace

It's shameful when youth fails to show
proper respect for old age, but just the
Life Pills They cut off maladies no mat
ter how severe and irrespective of old
age Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Fever, Consti-
patton ali yield to this perfect pill. 25c
at the Arnold Drug Co., S21 N. Kansas av.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

Nine Modjeska denies that she is yoin.
into vaudeville, although she was offered
large sum weekly to give a scene from
Macbeth"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

Blanche Walsh will present for the first
time in Chicago Jacob Gordins "Kreut-
ger Sonata at McVicker's theater next
Sunday night. In her company are George
Fawcett, Alexander Won Mitzel, William
WadSworth and Miss Helen Ware.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

Under the head of a musical satire" a
burlesque of George AIDES successful
comedy, 1.-The College Widow" will short
ly be put on at the Weber Music hall in
New York city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
SAVE MONEY
AND
PITT TT no WORK

PUT 1T TO WORK
Where it will work for you night and
day earning you to per cent ac-
cording to time.
The Caption Building and Loan Associafn
Send for Booklet. 534 Kansas Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

Virginia Harmed will begin her season
in Philadelphia Christmas week, when she
will appear in a new romantic drama en-
titled 1.-THE Lady Shore" Mrs. Harry B.
Smith and Mrs. Vance Thompson are an
nounced as the authors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

Ida Greeley Smith, a granddaughter {
Horace Greeley, the editor and daughte
of Col Nicholas Smith, is playing the rol
of Maggie in Augustus Thomas coined!
1.-THE Other Girl"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

Barnum & Bailey and Ringing Bros.
have entered into an agreement which
ends the Is years of fighting between
the big circuses, The agreement pro-
vides that hereafter there will be no
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

importance is attached to this branch
of the order of knighthood by the Eng
ish Masons. They deem it one of the
finest in the Masonic system.
Right Eminent Sir John G. Postleth-
waite, grand commander, and Mrs. Pos
tlethwaite. and v. E. Sir Bester Brown,
deputy grand commander, will be pres
ent.
The following named grand commans
ders and associate officers will establish
headquarters at the Copeland hotel:
E. Sir Thomas G. Fitch, E. Sir Edgar
r. Fulton, E. Sir David B. Fuller, z.
Sir Marvin L. TRULY, E. Sir John Nc
Cullah, E. Sir Joseph d. Fell, E. Sir
William f. March, E. Sir John NJ Kin
KEEL, E. Sir Alex. A. Sharp, r. E. Sir
Samuel r. Peters, r. E. Sir Perry NJ.
Hoisington, r. E. Sir Edward w. Well
ington, r. E. Sir Will c. Chaffee, r.
E. Sir Thomas L. Bond
The banquet at the close of the cere-
monies will be an elaborate affair The
Ad Astra quartette will provide the
music for the entire evening.
The twentieth annual reunion of ST.
loan lodge No 225, A. F. &. A. M, will
take place in the temple on the even
ing of December 10. The sublime de-
gree of Master Mason will be conferred
in full Oriental dramatic form.
Shawnee camp No. $500 NJ. w. of A.,
initiated a number of candidates on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

Fay Templeton has been devoting the
week to studying Nine. Rejane 'Zena. -
She will initiate her in the new musical
comedy at the Liberty theater in New
York 1t will be worth the seeing, that s
certain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

Rep-oached by some italian journals for
undertaking to compose music to French
book Masca gni invited the librettiSts
among his countrymen to send him spec
linens of their wares. He received no
fewer than 2S3
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

Alexandra Guilmant. the French organ
list composer, sailed for home last Thurs
day As one New York critic remarks
''he takes with him many American dol
lars and a new sheaf of laurels.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
THEATRICAL NOTES.

NJ. Coquelin is acting in Cairo and Al
exandria.
Love and the Man. is the title of the
new play which H. V. Esmond has writ
ten for Forbes Robertson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

Mascagni, the author of "Cavallerfa
Rusticana,'' is the latest to go into pol
itics. He is a candidate at Pesaro, Italy,
for the chamber of IDENTITIES.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

Shawnee camp No. $500 NJ. w. of A.,
initiated a number of candidates on
Thursday evening and held the annual
election of officers. Refreshments were
served.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
CIRCUS WAR ENDS.

The Big Shows Will Live Peacefully
and Happily Hereafter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

Mrs. Patrick Campbell returns to Lon
don in the spring, having made an ar
rangement with Sarah Bernhard to give
jointly with her so performances through
the English provinces and afterward play
with her in Paris. These two stars play
ed together last spring in London, giving
four special performances, Mrs. Campbell
playing in French. ~ Vs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
MUSICAL NOTES.

Puccini, who has been in London to su-
perintend some of his operas in the Ital-
ian season there, told newspaper man
there that he was thinking of writing an
opera based on Victor Hugo's ''Notre
Dame" and that he was trying to get
Maxine Gorky also to write him a Ii
bretto.
Nine Emma Earaes appeared in an
Italian performance of s'Tosca'' at the
Opera Comique, Paris, last Monday night
and is said to have made a profound i'm
preston by the powerful acting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

Mr.. Beerbohm Tree has become the
possessor of Agatha a play by Mrs.
Humphrey Ward and Mr. Louis N. Parker
which already has been played in this
country, and will soon produce it insorder
have an opportunity of showing what she
can do with a strong emotional charac-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

Blanch Walsh begins her annual en-
gagement in New York early In January,
appearing in THE Woman in the Case"
a new 81 ciety drama by Clyde Fitch.
]. H. Stoddart is said to be thinking of
making a special tour across the country
in a revival of plays in which he won re-
nown, such as Saints and Sinners" THE
Long Strike and Alabama"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-04
MRS. MAVERICK FRUSTRATED
las Been Compelled to Alter the
Plans for Her American Trip
BesieEed BY Reporters.

London, July Silt is learned that
Mrs. Florence Maybrick has been
obliged to alter the plans for her
American trip, in consequence of nerv-
GUS prostration, from which she suf-
fered since her release. 1t is not like
ly that Mrs. Maybrick will be able to
start before the end of August, if then.
She has been ordered perfect rest, and
is in no condition yet personally to
acknowledge the very many letters and
kilograms of congratulation, which
have been greatly appreciated. Her
mothers house, at Rouen, France, is
literally besieged by reporters, who at
tempted in various ways to force an
entrance into the grounds. The police
have been requested to suppress the
nuisance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-04
BITS BY Fl WAY.

In the last few weeks since the plant
Ing Of trees on the government forest
reserve in the Diamond river valley in
Nebraska began, 900, 900 trees have been
planted.
The largest station for wireless te-
legraphy is being placed near Pisa, TIA
ly. On its completion, by the end of
this year, 1t Is expected to afford direct
communication with all countries Of
Europe, as well as the United States and
Canada. and with all vessels on the
Mediterranean, Indian and Atlantic
oceans.
The immense success of the shade
grown tobacco in Connecticut and else
where induced experimenters to apply
the same principle to the growing Of gar
den vegetables In the hope Of securing
better results. In this, however, they
have been disappointed, as numerous
test plants protected by cheesecloth in
closures failed to show any advantage
over similar truck grown in the open.
1t is asserted that practically the only
benefit has been In securing tenderer
vegetables, though the yield is not as
great, and the individual specimens do
not attain as large an average size.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-04
JOINT AUTUMN MANEUvERS.
All the Arrangements COMPLETED
FOR the Joint Army M~aneuvcrs
to BE Held in September.

New York, July 31.-Maj.-Gen. Henry
c. Corbin, commanding the Atlantic
division, has completed all the arrange.
ments for the joint maneuvers in Vir-
ginia to be held September 5 to 10 next,
and in which a force of 81 1000 regu-
lar and national guard troops will par
ticipate.
The force will be organized into two
divisions, with corps headquarters at
Gainesville, Ga. The first division will
be in command of Brighten. Fred D.
Grant, and its camp will be heal Ma
nassas, Va. The second division will
be in command of Brig.-Gen. Franklin
Bell, and will go into camp near
Thoroughfare, Vt.
Gen. Corbin directs that no ammuni-
ton of any kind be taken to the camp
by either officers or enlisted men. This
will be supplied at the camps. En-
training and d%etraining will be consid-
cred as part Of the instruction.
The problems to be worked out by
the troops have not yet been made
public, but it is understood that the
two camps will be maintained as hos
tile forces, and will attempt to surprise
and ~outmaneuver each other. The field
includes so square miles of territory.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-04
.SAYS QUALITY OF
WATER IS IMPROVED
Final Report on Drainage Canal By
Illinois Board of Health.
WATER OF ILLINOIS RIVER PURE
Report Says Increased Flow of Lake
Michigan Water Through the Ca
nnl Has Improved Quality
of Illinois River Water.

Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 1.-The state
board of health has made public the
third and final report of its investiga-
tion of the waters of the Illinois, the
Mississippi and the Illinois rivers re-
garding their condition before and af-
ter the Chicago drainage canal was
opened.
Owing to great opposition to that
canal which existed among people
along the drainage basin of the Illinois
river, and especially among the people
of st. Louis, DR.. Egan, secretary of the
state board of health, decided to con-
duct a thorough investigation of the
sanitary conditions along the Illinois
river. Results of these Investigations
were set forth in a report published in
1899. Shortly after the drainage canal
was opened, another investigation was
made of not only the Illinois river and
its tributaries, but also of the Missis-
sippi river above and below the outlet
of the Illinois river. This report was
issued by the board in 1901. Further
Investigations were made in 1901 and
1902 after the drainage canal had been
opened for some time, and these inves-
LEGATIONS are reported on now, the re-
port having been delayed until after
all testimony had been taken in the
Missouri and Illinois controversy in
courts regarding the alleged contain
1nation of waters by the drainage ca
nal.
This last report shows that the wa
ter supply of st. Louis is taken almost
altogether from the Missouri river, in
stead of the Mississippi; that the ILL
nois river is much purer than the Mis-
souri, river; that the increased flow Of
Lake Michigan water, in addition to
sewage coming through the drainage
canal, has improved the quality of the
water of the Desplaines and the Illi-
nois river through farm, village and
city drainage, and sewage from COM
mercial enterprises is probably greater
than from the drainage canal under
present conditions.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-04
DIAZ MAY VISIT THE U. S.
Is DESTROYS of Interesting American
Capital in MexicO's Wonder
full Resources.

Mexico City, Aug. Thomas N. Nc,
Cauley, a New York financier, has been
presented to President Diaz and vice
president elect Coral by American Am
bassador Clayton. In the course Of a
long interview, President Diaz spoke
of Mexico's desire to encourage the in
vestment of American capital. Mr..
McCauley expressed the opinion that
if President Diaz woull visit the Unit
ed States, it would greatly enthuse
American interest in Mexico.
In response, President Diaz said
that he may visit the United States
during the coming winter. The re-
mark Is taken that Gen. Diaz intends
to take relief from executive duties
soon after the installation of Senior
Corral in the vice-presidency.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-04
THE RUPTURE is COMPLETE
The Differences Between France and
the Vatican Are Unreconclable.
IN French Charge At the Vatican
Ordered to a and the PapaI
Nuncio in Paris VIII Follow.

Paris, July 31.-Although no official
announcement has yet been made, it
can be positively affirmed that the rup-
ture between France and the vatican
is complete. The holy sees lengthy
reply to the French note, though most
courteously worded, merely amountD to
a polite statement that the pope does
not intend to infringe the stipulations
Of the concordat and will not with
draw the letters calling the bishops
Of Dion and Laval to Rome.
Diplomatic courtesy forbids the pub
LEGATION of the French answer until the
pope is notified, but French Minister
Delcasse has sent M. DeCourcel, the
French charge d'affaires at the vatican,
two notes, one for the papal secretary
of state announcing the rupture. and
the second a personal note instructing
the charge d'affaires and the others
Of the staff of the embassy to return
to Paris Immediately after his mission
is accomplished. When M. DeCourcel's
advices reach French Minister Delcasse
the latter will Immediately request the
papal nuncio here to leave France.
1t is not expected that the rupture
will have any immediate consequences
beyond the mutual withdrawal of the
representatives Of France and the vat
lean, and the suppression of the EN-.
bassy and nurciature, as the denuncia-
ton Of the %concordat requires parlia-
mentary sanction. Consequently, fresh
developments are improbable until the
appointment Of the new bishops come
up. Well-informed persons do not be-
lieve that the vatican will retaliate
by Withdrawing Frances protectorate
oYer the eastern Catholics
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-04

II is said the United States has de-
cided to demand full pay from Russia
for American goods destroyed by the
sinking of the steamer Knight Com
mander.
The strike conditions at Ziegler, Ill,
are not relaxed, both sides watching
developments with utmost vigilance.
President Roosevelt was formally
notified, on the 9th, of his nomination
for president by the republican nation
al convention.
The body of F. Kent Loomis was
put aboard the American liner St. Paul,
which sailed for New York on the 9th.
Minister Leishman has cabled the
state department from Constantinople
that he had a long interview with the
sultan IN the 29th. No details were
given, but it is assumed by the officials
that the interview was satisfactory.
He has been trying many months to
gain personal access to the sultan, so
he has made substantial progress.
The Pacific mail steamship Mongolia
sailed from San Francisco for Japan,
on the 18th, via Honolulu and Midway
islands. She carried about six thou
sand tons of general freight, consisting
mainly of flour, sugar, canned meats,
lumber and iron, together with a large
number of sealed packages supposed to
contain machinery.
Reports received by the Kansas state
board of agriculture indicate a great
improvement in corr conditions, ex-
perts predicting half a crop, Or APP
proximately 100, 0OO, 900 bushels.
Gov. Dockery of Missouri, on the
goth, issued a proclamation offering a
reward of 5000 each for the u~nidenti-
fed murderers of William Coll, in
Lawrence county, June rs.