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be considered. For
two weeks ! went unsupported, and
then Il newspaper man said pleasantly
to my mother:
"'You ought to see Lillian Russell,
that English girl who is playing down
at rastor's.'
Gar you see me in a cold sweat?
My mother went down to the perform
ance. | hurried home and reached
there before she did; then | waited in
terror until she arrived. She came in,
looked me V and said. We'll, l think
you can afford to pay for your own
music lessons And after that l had
to.
II got $50 Il week, and my first
weeks wage was advanced to get me
the gown l wanted, and I paid it back
$40 each week. Now. when my salary
is-wcll. quite some, as they say in
Brooklyn-1 haven't any more left"
"My first part was lilly, the slavey
in THE Hoop Of Gold,'" May Robson
said recently.
"When l began no one had ever told
me anything about grease paint. l
made up with water colOrs. 1t took
me IN hour and Il half every night.
When l smiled my face would crack"
In his "Recollections Of n Player j.
H. Stoldart of 'The Bonnie Brier
Bush" fame tells of an incident that
happened in Glasgow when he was a
young actor. One George Frederick
Cooke was to play Richard with the
assistance Of a young man cast for
Ratcliif. At the end of the great speech
in the tent scene this namcless perform
err came on to anSwcr Richards shout
Of inquiry with these words: "Ratcliif,
my lord, it's l. The early village cock
hath twice done salutation to the morn.
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America Il few years ago ut Weber 4
Fields theater. 1t was a lucky day for
him when he was cast for the part Of
Tige. To play the role Of a dog, and
especially such a knowing one as the
protector of Buster Brown. requires a
great deal of initiative faculty and a
strong sense of the humorous, even If
not the histrionic talent Of Il Booth or
an Irving. Sometimes a person will
say that he feels like a dog. but he
doesn't really lee it. Ali. however,
does try to feel like a dog. and that. he
thinks. is the secret of his success. He
tries to put himself in the dogs place
and studies to get the dogs idea of
things. The role of the dog is by no
means ar easy one. The actor who
takes it. says Mr.. Ali. leads Il dogs
life.
Like Ernest Thompson Seton. Mr..
Ali might write Il book on wild Ami
mails l Have Known" only most of his
animal friends have not been very wild.
He has usually been content with cul-
tivating the acquaintance Of harmless
beasts like k%angaroOs and donkeys and
impersonating such roles. He made his
first pronounced hit in England as Il
jackass and has been a parrot and even
an eel. but he never before had so diff
cult a part as that Of Tige. AS Buster
Browns ever ready friend he makes up
to look like an English bulldog, but is
about the size Of Il st. Bernard. With
twelve pieces of Irvine arranged in
Tige's fore legs he manipulatcs the
eyes. ears and other features as he
trots around the stage. and the express
',ions he gets in this way give Tige
such a look of intelligence and sagaci-
t. that it is hard to believe him only a
make believe.
The Tige Of the play is Il big dog.
larger than a dog of his breed in real
life. but the Buster Brown of drama
is about the size one would expect,
and the contrast between small young
ster and big dog forms one of the COM
ic effects of the piece. The part of
Buster Brown is played by Master
Gabriel. who is old enough to be an
actor, but small enough to look as if
just emerging from infancy. He is
just old enough to vote. but can make
up to look like n ~ive-year-old without
shrinking q bit. The hooks in his dress
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chances Of advance
ment lay in the op-
erative branch Of
the railway service
and therefore ut his
" request was
made a conductor.
He served five years
taking tickets on
trains before being
made a station mas
ter. From this posi-
ton he rose through
various grades of
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can come nearer to it's height than any
body here
"'IIow high would you reckon it is?'
asked the sledge hammer artist, who,
after a lot of conversation. had put up
the hundred with Gamble.
"'Oh.' said Gamble. I'll take it at
thirty inches
"'Oh. no. replied the other man.;
You are wrong. I'll bet it is less than
twenty-nine.'
"They measured. and it was twenty
eight and a half. Gamble hasn't smil-
ed since that day"
Governor Edward Wallace Hoch of
Kansas. who vas swept into Office last
fall by the tide of popular sentiment
and in spite of the opposition of many
politicians in his party. is the editor
Of Il country paper. Two years ago
he sought the office of state printer.
and the circumstances of his defeat for
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the sleek cigarette
smoking villain. is
finally tied to the
railroad track.
"My ~charactcr."
said the comedian in
telling the story re-
Gently. was that Of
n brave section hand.
and. if | remember
rightly, the heroine
was the daughter of
the village boarding
hnnsn l,nnrnr M.
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audience, which had already appre-
c1atcd the wonderful resemblance, ap-
plaudcd and laughed. That was Il
great evening. l met Colonel Carr
a~fterward. 1t seems that his son had
inveigled him into coming to New York
Just to have him sec and meet me, and
the colonel was as much %astonished by
my appearance as l was by his. We
have since become good friends. and I
have visited his home in Charleston.
w. Va"
"Now. when l am drawing the lar
geSt salary l have ever had. it seems
odd to remember that for my first ap-
pcarance l drew $50 a week." Lillian
Russell said recently. ut was Mr..
Tony Pastor who met me ut Il friends
house and to whom l confided my de-
sire to go on the stage. He said he'd
give me Il position at once. Then l
thought of my mothers disapproval.
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III ANn0Wnl cOun-
ty. W. Va. Colonel
Bob Carr is one of
the most lovable
and picturesque rep-
r%esentatives of the
old time southern
%aristocrat. of which
there are so few
left. Well, l gazed
and gazed in aston
ishment. and when
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Tn to Date.

Friend-Going to dress for the cere-
mony after you get to the church! Why.
I never heard of such Il thing.
Miss Bullion-But. you see, on the
way to the church I'm going to wear q
special OvcrgOwn so arranged that
when the mob attack the carriage they
easily tear off pieces of lace and ribbon.
Brooklyn Life.
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Your friends are up
and buckle on their
armor." But me Rat
cliff was SO unnerv-
ell that he could on
ly Stammcr. "ris I,
my lord; the early
village cock And,
making another eff
fort, he repeated this
amazing declaration.
Poor Cooke was hope
less and enraged and
blurted forth. "'Then
why the devil don't
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-15

main props. He is quite Il fighter, but
has a capacity for making friends ven
when fighting. One day during his first
campaign for congress he ran into a
neighborhood row. The hogs of one
farmer had rooted up Il field Of corn be-
longing to a neighbor. The hogs had
crawled through a division fence own
ed by both men. The man with the
corr handed out his grievances to Bur
kett just about the time Burkett got
busy with his heart to heart talk.
Around the corn man We're half a doz.
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johnny

Johnny-Ma, l don't think pas very
smart.
Mamma.-Why, Johnny, I'm sur
prised!
Johnny-Well, he amt. He told you
he got downtown without getting his
feet wet, and I got mine wet before I'd
got out O. the yard, and l had ar'tics
on ut t~hat.-Roston Transcript.
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time he was charged
with gross immoral
fty and at another
with forgery. but in
neither case e
the charges proved.
Though a man of
marked ability him.
self. he owes much
of his success to his
late wife, who was
one of the c~leverest
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-15

A Romance.
A buttonhole with mournful voice
Bewailed his empty life;
A button just across the way
He wanted for a wife.
He loved her pretty. nodding head.
Her never ending charms,
And when by happy chance they met
He held her In his arms.
But life hung only by n thread:
She went despite his pains.
Twas months ago-the buttonhOle
A WidOwer remains.
,AlcLandburgh Wilson In ~Lippincott's
Magazine.
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struck Luck.

Flfm-Did Bangs strike any rich
veins when lie was gold hunting?
Flum-Well. rather. They were blue
blooded veins. He married the daugh-
ter Of Il man that owned all of the
mines in that section of Alaska.-De-
trOit Free Press.
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ing room are ar
ranged only three
feet from the floor.
Master Gabriel's
birthplace is New
York city. He weigh
ed fifteen ounces
when first put on
the scales. and Mt
four he was still
"little, but. oh. my!"
He could then read.
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conditions and those
in the country desire
only the ownership
of the land. They
desire continuance
of the %autOcratic
monarchy, he says.
as the best safe
guard against the
nobility and landed
a~ristocracy. Never,
he thinks. will there
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Gossip About
The People
Of Sta9eIand
ZZ.g;I.SsZZZZZlEORGE

~
" h O plays
Tige, the dog
in "B II g t e r
Brown" at the
Majestic thea
ter, New York,
is said to be the
%cleverest ami
NAL actOrin III
world. He Is 4
Frenchman and
made his first
OnnCO ro in
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-15
Al the Billville Hall.

"Sally. will you dance this dance with
me!"
mo. Bill. l promised Jim"
"Thatll be all right. Somebody stole
his razor and spiked his shotgun
Atlanta Constitution.
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Was It an Insult !
what is the
bearded lady
crying about"
THE living
skeleton said
She was no gen.
tleman."
lmpetuous

lmpetuous.
He could smell the smoke Of battle
Down the valley far away;
When he heard the cannon rattle,
He could hardly brook delay
He was So dead keen to skip
The other way.
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ness of their person
alities. Like Mr..
Bryan again. Sena-
tor Burkett is Il
~forceful speaker,
though he has won
his reputation in
t j e
through hard work
than oratory. He is
Il member Of the
appropriations COM
mittee and is one Of
Tro1n lon (s0nnnrsc
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and had Il career V stranger than
her husbands. At sixteen she per-
suaGeu Il famous priest. the Able Con-
slant, to break his VOWS Of celibacy for
her sake. He was communicated.
She deserted him after two years and,
turning her attention to sculpture, be-
came famous in that art. She also won
popularity as Il novelist. She was a
favorite of Emperor Napoleon ILL.,. her
of scandal. AS Il correspondent in the
chamber of deputies she became ac-
quainted with NJ. Rouvier, whose polit-
ical advancement she aided by her
writings. The death Of the ex-abbe
enabled her to marry the rising French
statesman. AS Nine. Rouvier she be-
came a leading figure in the life of the
French capital.
Representative John Sharp Williams.
whose leadership of the Democratic
minority in the house Is being hotly
contested, tells more anecdotes a week
than any statesman in Washington.
"There was Il sure thing gambler
down in Mississippi named GAMBLE
Mr.. Williams said the other day. "He
never made Il bet unless he was sure
he would win. He was out ut Il coun-
try fair. staying ut Il hotel. One morn
ing a man who was in the sporting
line himself got up early and looked
out of the window. He saw Gamble
carefully measuring with Il tapeline
the hitching post in front Of the hotel.
He knew something was up, and when
Gamble went out to the fair he went
out and measured the hitching post
himself. Then he took a sledge ham,
n,o, on1 1rnV,n tho
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-15
Short That Way.

Art Is long, some say. not knowing
Just exactly what they mean.
But, alas. 1t isn't always
What the slangists call long green.
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Qualified

"She thinks nothing is too good for
her husband"
"Nothing except his Wife"
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Why He Objected,

II don't like p@recocious Children
II didn't know You We're counting q
girl"
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Tough on Them

Tough on Them.
"DO you think fish have feeling"
II should hope not. considering some
Of the men they have to associate WITH"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-15
Folk Who Are
In the limen6ht
Of Publicity
? MPEROR NICHOLAS II. OF

~ PEROR NICHOLAS II. of
Russia likes to be called the
~ little father" by his people, but
it is sometimes said that the
real little father Of the Russians is
Count Leo N~ikolaievitch Tolstoi be-
cause of his moral and intellectual pow-
er over them and his lifelong work for
the betterment Of their social and
spiritual condition. According to a dis
patch t. the New York World, Count
Tolstoi does not sympathize with the
efforts recently made to bring about re-
forms in the Russian government
through resort to force. He says the
Russian people do not desire revolu-
ton; that those in the cities desire
only opportunity to work under honest
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-15

Maclyn Arbuckle, who plays the
country lawyer and party leader in
"The County Chairman" has n quaint
makeup and one which was copied
from an old tintype Of himself when
he was an attorney in Texas and ran
for justice Of the peace. His defeat
for that office led to his going OH the
stage. lie had an amusing experience
II evening when playing the role of
the eccentric but good hearted politi-
clan. lust before the curtain went
up" says the actor, II ventured to peep
out. and there in a box e the stage
sat an exact duplicate of myself
in the person Of a real county chair
man. Ii well known southern gentle
man, Il Democrat. who rules things
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-15

The men in charge Of the train were
o~verzealOus and without waiting un-
til the all necessary AK was secured
started the train. Eight day coaches
and a baggage car passed Over me. to
say nothing of the pasteboard engine,
vet l was ready in the next act to deal
II deferred retribution to that deep
dyed villain"
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Paying Old Scores.

$50 she fell in love with the critic"
mo; she is just going to marry him
to dictate what he shall say about the
other actresses"
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-09-07

Monticello. Miss. Sept 4 Especially
Lawrence County II almost daily IN
receipt o. fresh evidence that q surs
cure for all kidney Troubles has A.
last been found. and that cure Ia
Dodd's Kidney Pulls.
Among those Who have reason 10
bless the Great American Kidney Rem.
edy IL Mrs 7. y RsEgctt o. lhis place
Mrs. Baggett had dropsy. Dodd's KID.
ney Pills cured her
I waa troubled with my kidneys.
Mrs nagEeit says in recommending
Dodd's kidney Pills 20 her frionds.
~my urine would hardly pass. The
Doctors said I had nropsy. I have
taken Dodd'S kidney pills as directed
and an nov a well Noman
nodd's kidney pills earo the hid.
ness. Cured kidneys strata al the
impurities out Of The blood That
means pure blood and q SQUAD. ener.
Eelie body nodds kidney Pills are
ths greatest torle The world has ever
known.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-09-07
Ms. Bessie AinsLey

lydia r. Pinkhams Vegetable COMPOUND
made me q well woman. and I feel % CRATE
ful that am glad % write and tel you Of
my marvellous recnvery Il brought me
heHlth, neW lie and Vitality
What Lydia X. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound did for Mrs. Ainsley IL will
do for every woman who Is in poor
health aud ailing.
It's benefits begin when its use begins
II gives strength and vigor from the
start, and surely makes sick women
we'll and robust.
Remember Lydia = Pinkhsm's Vege-
table Compound holds the record for
the greatest number Of actual cures OF
woman's Ills. This fact is attested 70
by the thousands Of letters from CRATE
fui women which IN on hle in the
Pinkham laboratory. Merit alone can
produce such results.
Women should remember that a cure
for all female diseases actually exists
and that cure is Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. Take M subst-
tute.
II you have symptoms you don't
understand write 10 Mrs Pinkham,
Lynn. Mass for special advice-it Is
free and always helpful
,Ound SUoc-eds Where Others FAIL
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-09-07

cHICAGO-The total assessed val
uauou Of Chicago real estate. as re
turned by a board OF review for 1905.
% S2g5.5i2.i23. an increase Of t4.IS2,
6s6 over the reviewers figures foi
the previous year. This means an In.
creas In the last year OF s20.si2s3C
In Chicago real estate. fun cash valuh.
ton. which Is five times the assessed
valuation. The increase Is due mainly
90 building Improvements in the opin
ion OF The hoard Of review.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-09-07

Somebody SAYS that the new sum.
mer girl is all starchless. lacy. and
clIngy."
Something likc an ancient linen col
lar on an especially humid day
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mm BrpwnLf snppose yUar son y
taking a very thorough course in col.
iege.
Ms Jones-Ah. yes. indeed He if
really too considerations This is his
fourth year IN the freshman class. and
they tell me there is a great real there
that he can learn DECENTRALIZATION
Life.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-09-07

Every housekeeper should know
that II they VIII buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
viii Eave not only time. because it
sticks 10 the iron. but because
each package contains I6 oz-one full
pouna-Whlie al other Cold Water
stsrches are put Up in Z pound pack
ages, and the price IS the sane. 10
ents Theu again because Defiance
Starch Is free from al injurious chem
icals II your grocer tries 10 sell you
a 1904 package Il Is because be has
q stock on hand which be wishes to
dispose Of before be puts in Defiance
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
tiers and figures -1s oss- Demand De
hsnce and . +, much time and money
and the annoyance Of the iroR stick
Ing. Defiance eve sticks
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-09-07
A Naval staten euarsntInsd.

WASHINGTON. d. C-Captain Rob
ert NJ Berry. commandant of the ma.
val station at Pensacola. Fla-. has in.
formed the Navy department that
there are four cases Of yellow fever
in that city and recommended a guar.
sntine al the naval station against
the city.
The Navy department has authorized
the commandment to restrict communi
cation between Pensacola and the na.
val station aud 10 prepare buildings
Tor isolating cases.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-09-07
Fever Situation Much Improved.

NEW oRLEANS-Signed state.
ments 81 all the leaders Ia the fevey
fight indicate that the crisis has
passed and that the campaign OF
science Is meeting with unbounded
success. Statements that the fever
viii De practically forgotten by fros,
are being priated here.
Tho day Is clear AMI warm, with
no marked ohAnge IN the yellow fever
situation. There Is a normal repor,
Of new cases and deaths
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-09-07
a EarIy seanalnavIsn Aareenent.

COPENHAGEN-It is believed tha,
the negotiations between Norway and
Sweden viii soon result in a full agree
ment on the subject Of the dissolu.
ton Of the union. Well informed per
sons presume that Sweden viii give
up its claim for the razing OF the fort.
resses on the Norwegian frontier. II
viii be satisfied II the forts are not
armed. but il is not considered that
the Riksdsg will accept the Norwe-
giAn offer Of about $4,000 yearly as
an allowance for the eventual king.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-09-07

cHIcAGo-wlllam H. Moody. the
Attorney General. arrived here Fri.
day to hurry along the prosecution Of
the beef trust The Attorney General
will spend several days looking over
the ground. He viii examine the Law
and the evidence and confer with the
district attorney. Charles B. Morrison
and the assistant attorney general
Oliver W. Pagin.
7 am here 70 try TO expedite the
prosecution Of the indictments against
the packers. said Mr. Moody. 4 will
make a thorough personal examination
into every phase Of the case. I am
well satisfied with the conduct Of the
ease by Mr.. Morrison. but there are
many. many questions on which il is
desirable that we confer"
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-09-07

ToNOPAH. NEY-A man who was
known here as r. D. Russell shot and
Instantly killed Miss Allie Watson
here. He was infatuated with the
woman and is supposed 20 have been
Jealous 81 her. After killing her he
shot himself In the head and viii die,
He left a note saying his real name
was Russell D. Chase and ne HAD a
wife and son living IN Chicago Chase
and the oma he killed came here
from Oklahoma.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-09-07

PHILADELPHIA. PA-Tho IVES
Jersey a Shore lire express. golns
a. sixty miles an hour. crashed into
an automobile AZ the Aboscon cross,
ms. George Groves OF Giyndon. MT.
jumped and landed IN a marsh unin.
iured s IT, Hack, jr.. OF Glyndon
was tossed In The air with the auto
and later dug nom under the machine
and taken to Atlantic City, His IN.
jnries viii Be fatal
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-09-07
Mana 49,, EInht.

RICHMOND. NA-Eight italians IL
n lumber camp were killed by dyna.
mite Ia the G~reenbriar valley near
nartow station, The belief is that a
Is a Malta kiillng, Two men Whc
talked about the Malta and are known
20 have bought dynamite have disap
pearol
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-09-07

SANTA FE n. M-Joee Martinez
and Hndo7o Romeo were Instantly
killed hero Friday by tho explosion
OF a box % 600 pounds OF giant pow
der. detonated by 4 shot fired With
a rife BY enc Of the boys.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-09-07

EAST ST. LOUIS. u.I.-AR old can.
non. SIN loaded. exploded IN a junk
yard here recently when struck With
a sledge hammer by George Jones
Jones vas badly injured and may die
His sight Is probably destroyed
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-09-07

said a very rich girl al Des Moines
In wediock no man l. will ONES
Lest l marry for rank
So o count. though = crank.
Came along and annexed ali her
conieA
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-09-07

II a woman refuses 10 SO away for a
weeks visit Il isn't because she's
afraid her husband vn be lonesome
but because che lie afraid be woat
ba.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-09-07

A Paris automobile building firm IA
iast about completing a i~0hoTsepowoF
gasoline submarine boat for the
French navy.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-09-07
100" 8. .. g. @. Thsmpson's Eye Wafer

Some men are 90 lucky that when
they lose their purses there vas never
anything Ia them.