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Losses and Di8appointmentS.

1t is no secret that in her theatri-
cal ventures, since the time of her
last appearance in this country. Miss
Terry (or Mrs. E. A Wardwell. as
she is known in private life) has
sometimes been. unprosperous be-
cause injudicious, and has had to
bear considerable financial losses.
For that reason, as well as because
OF an impulse Of affectionate hom-
age toward a great actress whose
genius and beauty have hallowed life
for thousands, and who has now
come TO the Indian summer, if not
the autumn, of her days. it has been
determined to hold a festival in her
honor and for her benefit. The COM
pletion Of her fiftieth year on the
stage she so has honored makes this
peculiarly fitting and timely. Both
London and New York are to see
banquets and special performances to
this end. Across the water such men
as Sir Charles Wyndham, George
Alexander, Arthur Bourchier, Beer
bohm Tree. and Cyril Maude are to
the forefront of the movement. Here
one reads Of Richard Mansfield. Da-
vfd Belasco, William Winter. and
George Harvey busying themselves
TO the same good e d.
At the time of the actress recent
success with e-Sit-By-the-Ffre
she had hoped this celebration of her
semi-centenary behind the footIights
might be neld with her in the Amer
lea she so greatly loves. She had set
her heart upon touring "the States"
with Mr.. Barrie's play. and she felt
dreadfully when the title role was
given over to Miss Barrymore. Il
doubt If I shall now ever again 20
10 your country" she wrote soon af-
ter the decision, to a Boston friend.
II is so hard for a woman of my
age to get hold of a good stage vehi-
Gle. l had it in e-Sit-By-the-
Fire and l am sure America wuld
have liked me better in that than
anything 1 have played in a long,
long time. But, alas! the fates were
against me-"
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have a moment TO spare for talk as
she went TO her carriage; would the
caller please wait in the parlor? But
some detention came up. and when
the actress appeared before the wait
ing reporter it was merely TO say
she was late as it was. and could
could not stop an instant But, if
you like, ride over in the coupe with
with me and we can talk on the
way"
That was zone. the talk. while
brief. being pointed and most salts
factory. and then the house of the
friend was reached. Now, I'll not
be long" said Miss Terry, as she
alighted, won't you wait for me?"
Would she? Nothing under heaven
could have driven away that already
devoted little reporter lady. And
when the actress reappeared it was
to order coachy to drive out through
the park, during the whole of which
treat she talked on just as charm
ingly as Ellen Terry so we'll knows
how to do-and then, at the end of
it all, what must be done but drive
around to the newspaper offices, that
the actress might see Just where and
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The MQQic of Genius

Among the many men and women
of the stage who have come to Amer
lea to act within the past fifty years
not one has so completely charmed
and captured the playgoing public
as Miss Terry-one may say from
her very first performance here
08S3) as Henrietta Maria. 1t never
has been possible to define the magic
Of genius, any more than it has been
TO explain the sweetness of the rose
or the motion and beauty of the,
birds wing in flight Miss Terry'ss
acting has always borne an indefin-
able charm. The buoyancy Of her
step. the betwitchment of her smile,
the exquisite melody of her speech.
the gracious splendor of her pres
ence-those and other lovely at
tributes could be named; but the
total effect of her art was so to daz-
zle. even as it charmed, that one can
only say as fnis Its Ellen Terry"
Yet one certain hold which her
personality ever exerted can be
named with defniteness. An Eng
lishman has called it her "lovable
human-ness." and the phrase is as
apt as another. A uondrous artist
she was and IS, yet has she never
lost the childlike in the larger
mind" She is delightfully."- human.
One case in point Miss Terry, be-
sides being avowedly fond of books
and drawing, and even passionately
devoted to yachting. is possessed of
two foibles not so much spoken Of
The new, the bizarre, invariably at
tracts her, while, for count number
two, she seldom if ever is without a
much-worn leather handbag, into
which everything is slowed away,
from gold pieces to scraps Of sam
pies. During her last visit to this
country, and while staying at a
Detroit hotel, the actress herself
opened her room door one afternoon
when the boy with fresh ice for the
pitchers was making mis- usual
rounds.
Instanter was Miss Terry charmed
with the brass pail in his hand, and
he was sent at once back to the of
flee to ask if the house would sell
such pail. and for how much. Nat
urally enough, the wise clerk sent up
the best he could find, with the pro-
prietor's compliments. and for at
least the rest of her stay in that city
the actress carried that little brass
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CLOSING THE GATE OF PEKIN

IT o this day the great gates in the
walls Of Pekin are closed ev-
cry evening with the queer Ger
emonies that have been observed for
centuries past. says the Pekin and
Tfcntsin News. The daily perform
ance Is marked with due ceremony
which is quaint aud full Of interest to
the intelligent OrIoOker. as the closing
by no means signifies the mere bring
ing together of the heavy wooden doors
and the barring of the Emperor's high
way against all con- RS
At the appointed time a preliminary
signal is given by large gong or
iron shield being struck with a big
;ron bar fifty times in such quick SEN
cession as. almost 10 fy calculation.
and this is followed by 100 double
strokes. commencing slowly and dream
lily for the first half and gradually in
creasing TO ha1f hurricane rapidity.
and this set of leo blows is repeated in
precisely the SANE fashion three times
When the third and last cycle Of gong
strokes is entered on a number of old
and. at this season, very much bewad-
ded and mufied an old charles start q
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series Of discordant yells 10 all and
sundry to hasten or they will be shut
out and this combination Of signals IS
followed by a 1OstIinE stream Of peO-
pie from both directions
Presently the rush slaCl<ens until
only a solitary pedestrian or possibly
4 man on a donkey. fun tilt, belated
ricksha or a heavily laden cart strag-
giles through. Then a movement is
made with the gates, yelling bursts
out afresh and another rush ensues. the
gates being meanwhile half closed and
occasionally opened a little way again
until. the OutgOers having meanwhile
ceased. there is a final scrimmage to
get into the city and the process Of
closing which has taken some half
hour in all is concluded
Then the huge irOn-plated doors hav-
ing changed 10. monster iron pole is
dra gged up and placed across them on
iron supports being retained in posi-
tiOn by a paddock of enormous propor-
tions and of the well-knoRn Chinese
type There are in all in the city OF
Pekin some nineteen gates and the
same ceremony is observed at each but
at such a thoroughfare as the Hatamen
there is naturally more traffic and the
process is probably prOportiOnately
longer.
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pail with her everywhere. for once
allowing the handbag its needed rest
Homaqe in the HiqhIands

Endowed with a human lovabla-
ness" such as this. the woman is
held in as true affection from Aber-
deem to Milwaukee, as is the actress
in keenest admiration. Aberdeen to
Milwaukee, asks some one2 There
is 4 canny Scot in the one town and
q clever reporter IN the other who
may at any time be summoned to
the witness stand in Miss Terry's
defense.
Murray the Miller" as Aberdeen
knows him, once fixed up, on some
country land OF his, a summer studio
for London artist at work in the
Highlands. Now, this painter and
Ellen Terry were old friends, and
when she visited the Scotch city
she announced that she must C'of
cOurse') come out and call at the
studiO-an affair. it should be said,
little more than a frame shack, set
hp OAA a AAuuuy Ddlih CuL luAO a ulli-
side, and surrounded by a barbed-
wire fence to keep out wandering
and curious cattle Murray heard of
the intended visit only late the night
before, but almost at sunup next
morning he was on the spot, armed
with lumber, hammer and nails, and
saw.
Il heard of the guild leddy's vesit.
mon," said he. AN the lazy lads l.
toon wilma COON DOT to wark so
early. I'll be at tn expense O. it
meself, mon. | ha' long admired her
mooch at a distance, an she'll go
into yon hut wi no trouble if Muir
ray can feex it's
Whereupon the brawny and wealthy
miller rugged up a gangway and en-
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Her Edrig Romance

The only break in Miss Terry's
stage career. since the night of that
debut in sc, came with her marri-
age TO the late artist George Fred
erick Watts, when. for nearly eight
years. she presided over his home.
She was seventeen at the time Of
the wedding, high-spirited and wholly
fascinating, but by no means in per-
feet sympathy with the sedate, poetic.
hard-laboTing man, thirty-One years
her senior. whose name she had TAX
en-. The incident which finally
brought the separation, which her
friends had come TO regard as in
evitable. had to do with Watts now
famous painting of Shakespeare's
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how this little sister worked. The
word got about soon enough as to
who the visitor was. and more than
one of the men then on duty found
excuses 10 go into the city room
with their coats on,). Miss Terry
met them all-in her long tan, coat
and blue veil, standing among them
with the easy grace OF genuine feI-
lOwship-and ended by writing a
good score of autographs.
Thoroughly nice, of course. Also
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thoroughly Characteristic For which
good reason Saturdays banquets and
benefits will have but one story to
tell of her public's devotion to this
splendid actress and true woman,
who is now, before long, 10 leave for
ever the boards she has trod with
honor for fifty years, to go back 10
the books and flowers and drawing
pads which await her at Tower Cot
tage, Winchelsea, Sussex
WARWICK JAMES PRICE.
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trance such as the Queen herself
might have trod without discomfort.
Let it be added that the note which
Miss Terry sent him in acknowledg
ment of this courtesy (fOr his native
modesty would not suffer him to
stay and meet the expected guest,
whom he had so admired .'moOch
at distance'D was promptly framed
and hung up with other clan heir
looms.
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True Royalty UncroWned

The Milwaukee story tells how the
actress was visited at her hotel one
morning during an engagement in
that city by a newspaper woman not
long in the calling and obviously
somewhat overwhelmed at the mere
thought of this lady's greatness. The
message that had come back in an
swer TO her card was that Miss
Terry was just about to leave for a
visit tC friend, but that she would
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On Saturday America Is to Join the Mother
Country III Banquet and Benefit in Honor
Of the SeRCentennidI of Ellen Terry S
First Appearance The Old Romance Of
Her First Marriage dnd Some New Stories
Of the Actress ''LOvdbe F1unaRReSs

Ariel" His wife had posed for the
sprite. and one evening. while he was
showing the yet unfinished canvas
to some intimates, she suddenly ap-
peared in a balcony LOOKING over the
studio, nude, save for the fairy
wings on her shoulders. The di-
vorce came not long after this sure
ly startling happening, both princi-
pals later remarrying.
The name of Ellen "Olivia-Portia-
Beatrice" Terry-thought of so often,
too, as one with Nance Oldfeld or
Lady Macbeth-is indeIibly associ-
ated with that of Sir Henry Irving,
with whom she played so many
brilliant years, and with London's
Lyceum, where she first appeared (as
Ophelia) on December 80, 1873. Few
actresses have made their own SO
many notable parts. The Terry
Pauline to Irving's Claude Melnotte
is considered one OF the triumphs of
British dramatic history. though Miss
Terry's greatest personal success was
probably her Lady Macbeth. Merely
a partial list of those plays which
have been aided by her genius is i'm
posing: The Lady of Lyons" The
Merchant of Venice" "Iolanthe,"
The Cup" The Hunchback,"
'Othello." Romeo and Juliet"
Much Ado About Nothing" Rob
ert Macaire,' Twelfth Night"
OLIVIA Werner 1.-The Dead
Heart" Henry VIII" Ravens
wood King Lear" Beckett"
King Arthur" "Cymbeline, Pc
ter the Great" Madame Sans Gene"
"Coriolanus. and "Robespierre."
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Ellen TERRYS FAMOUS PLAYS

celebrated English has created notable roles in the
following productions during her long on the stage
"The Lady of Lyons The Merchant of Venice, "olanth
"The Cup" "rne Huncbac" "Othello Romeo and Juliet
'uch Ado About Nothing Robert Macaie Twelfth Night"
OLIVIA Werner" THE Dead Heart" Henry VII Ravens
wood king Lear" "Becket King Arthur, Cymbeline, "Pe
the Great Madame Sans Gene "Coroanus and Robes
pierre
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ned the quantity unassuming pro-
grams of the period, they might
have read second in the cast of char
acters 'MamiIlus, son of the King
of Stella, Ellen Alice Terry" This
they may have dOne-but more prob
ably not "A Winters Tale" was be-
ing put on in style that must then
have seemed sumptuous, indeed
(though the present-day stage would
smile at the pIainness and duIIness
o. fifty years ago., with Mrs. Charles
Kean herself managing it, and scant
was the interest attaching to this
eight-year-oId 1.-THE girl, rendering
the trifiing part of the tyrant's child.
Yet that was the Ellen Terry. who,
during the half-century since, has
so charmed and won the theater-go-
ing world. And on Saturday next
England and America are to join
hands in her honor and for her as
sistance.
The Washington times., 1906-04-22

" u HEN the London fash
~ ionables of 1856,
W seated in the old Prin-
cess Theater on the
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INDIAN ARROWS.

why Thcre Are Always Three
Grooves cot On the sbnr.
In making the Indian arrow three
email undulnting grooves are cut on tho
shaft. running down to the head from
tho lower end of the feathers. This has
attracted ia" attention of some of the
othnologists. who gave the matter con
siderable study and wisely concluded
mat the little lines were made for tho
blood 10 run through ar that they rep.
resented lightning An old Omaha whu
had the reputation OF being very skill.
ful In cutting the grooves ~ arrow
shifts was called by the chief To di
that work for him on some arrows h,
was making. Tho chief himself was n
fine arrow maker. but he recognized
the skill of tho old man in this particu
lnr line. While the work was in prog.
ross The chiefs son. who Ind reached
the inqulsitivc nEc and wns looking on
with wide eyed interest. Suddenly ask.
cd, Venerable man. why arc You max.
Ing those crooked lines?" The chief
gave hearty laugh and said. "Fntier.
tell him. for he will bc making arrows
himself some day. and he should know"
Every sanlinC," answered the old man,
out Of which the arrow is made ha1
some defect. however fnultless il may
appear TO hc Tho good arrow maker
takes great deal of pnips to smooth
rut and straigbtcn the imperfcctions by
oillnS and heating. but tho wood In
time will spring hnck because of its in.
herent defects unless these grooves n ra
cut In tho shaft soon after son soninc
and Strengthening. = Southern Work.
mnn
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Magistrate 5ti,h most strongly denied
any criminal intent in his actions an |
told the court that if the rule against
him was dismissed he will never again
cause the court or court officials any
trouble
After hearing the evidence and the
statements of the attorney. Judge
Blackstone rendered his decision.
Resign or he Removed
.ludg" blackstone said he hated very
much la hav" tn remove an officer.
hu, he felt that the evidence showed
that tn" transactions Of Magistrate
Stiih were questionable mt least "
In order that no rcco.d may be made
in the court Of removal" said Judge
Blackstone. II will dismiss this rule,
provided Magistrate Stiih hands me
his resignation which I will accept -
When would the court desire the
rcsignation?" asked Judge Montague.
the attorney for the accused Justice
Immediately" was tho stern reply
of tho court
Judge Montague then asked To 10
given - few minutes in which to- con.
suit with his client
May Take an Appeal.
Returning To the court room Judge
Montagr" inquired at the court rs Ia
what would he tn" decision if Just lee
Siilh refused to hand in his r"si.na.
ton.
"Th"n will simply enter an order
removing him from office" said the
court
AS your honor we'll knows" began
Judge Montague. this Is most Scri-
GUS charge against my client. and
would like to ask the court to allow ~
until Monday morning tn decide To tho
courts suggestion Personally. Judge
Montague continued" | shall a,lvis" my
client Ia resign. but If he docs not dc
sire In do So. I guess we will DO on
tilted to an appeal tr the higher
court
Judge Blackstone consented to ici
the ease drop until tomorrow and I'M
loss the resignation Of The magistrate
is given him tho order OF dismissal
viii be entered on record.
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clerks Mistake Her C,ip.

handsomely gowned woman en-
tered an uptown store where u special
ty is mad" Of laccs. Approaching n
pale. nervous looking clerk. she said
impcriously:
You remember selling me several
yards Of lace II fow days ago? It was
81 ~ ~ yard. | want to get six more
yards lust like it
Tho clerk leaned over the counter md
said in n half whisper: Madam.
made fearful mistake about that lace.
1t is worth $40 u yard. If you will 70
turn me what I sold YOU will gladly
pay YOU 81 a yard for il. and il will
cave me my position"
The woman tossed her head impa-
tiently. 1T Is utterly impossible" she
said. "Tho lace IS now on my new
dress. People who make mistakes
must bear The results will have ia
scc whnt ! can do TO match that which
| bought. Ten dollars yard; Why.
| wouldn't dream of paying that sum
for IT," And tho naughty woman walk
ell out with tho mir Of one who has been
grieyously offended. Neu York Press.
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HEAD HUNTING.
Reasons For THIS Barbnrous Custom
of tue DyaLs.

'teeNohs FOR Thts tnrbnrous Custom
Of the DyaLs.
The principal reasons for which heads
are taken may bc summed M in n few
words-tirs,. as n sign Of yalor and
token of manhood. and. second. rs n
ready mrthod Of keeping the score in n
blood f"ud. Some of my readers may
lie surprised that | stop short at two
reasons. for il is II common belief in
England that the wild Dyak Of Borneo
is in the habit OF prowling around with
large knife. lik" the lion of Scripture
seeking whom he may devour," and
also that hc collects heads in much the
same way aS his white brother collects
postage stamps or butterflies. This.
however is far from being the case
and the na;ivc of the far interior is in
reality very mild savage whose prin-
cipal vice Is The habit of becoming ey-
trcmcly intoxicated on II fermcntrd
drink which he makes from II far too
large portion of his rice crop.
We will briefly nnalyzc the first of
the two reasons given above for which
the young buck" snIicS forth ON n
head hunt. Uudouhtctlly in days gone
by the possession of II head impliod
that The owner or. rather. the new
owner, had successfully met and con
nucrod an cucmy. The Young brave
staggered home with his newly nc
CURED trophy. f""lin. that he had at
last donn"d the toga viriis and was
entitled to marry II wife aud ioin in
The councils of the men Festivities
hnlI ,,;-
rice wincl wcrc consumed and tho
hero of III" hour having taken posses
son Of room in tho married" por-
ton of tho long house that shelters tho
Who'll" of n Oval; village and found n
ln,ns"l to Shar" il. would proceed to
hang M tho hcad - proudly as his
English brother hangs NJ his first
sporting trophy.
Times have tlctoriornt"d since These
good old days. and to find the reason
II faut cherChor In femme The Young
| matron who's" husband had three heads
hanging before his room would sneer
~ tho woman whose Spouse could
boast bat two. and the batter was prob
ably na2gc1 nj and bndCcrcd for wo-
men are alike tho world ovcrI till he
went ont ana procured another. And
so by slow degrees the first question
asked 10y prospective fnther-i in. In W
Of slitor for his daughters hand
| came To no not How much brnssware
have you:' hut How many hends
have you"' and 10 self respecting girl
would look nj man who could not
boast his two or three We'll knowing
this, the ardent lover would take good
care TO provide himself will, the uocas
sary number As time went on sue
r"sSivr generations became loss partic-
ular rs TO the way the heads were pro.
cured. till ut tho present day head is
merely head. no matter what the GO
or soy of tn" original owner. Verb sap.
a. Cavcndish in Chambers Journal.
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SOURCE OF THE MISSOURI.
six Hirers Joined Together Form Its
Actual Hcad

ssy Hirers Joined Together Form Itq
Actual Hcnd.
The actual head of the Missouri river
or what should he known as such had
It been intclligontly named is Do I.acy's
or Shoshone lake. in the National park.
This lake, n considerable body of wa
TOR Is the source of the Madison river
and forms with the river tho drnuaCc
outlet for most Of tho water of that
portion of TIE National park. The Cal.
latin. or lot source Of the Missouri Is
formed by two streams. the East AM,
West Gallatin. which unite ah0u, n
mile above itG junction with the Mis-
souri, Tho Madison and Gailn;in are
both somewhat smaller than the .Jcffer
son
Had Lewis and Clark assembled the
Madison instead Of the Jefferson. which.
becoming the larger stream. they natu
rally miStook for the continuation OF
The Missouri. they would have discov.
cred Tho famous ccYsers in Firehnle ba-
sin. Shoehonc lake and all the country
which Is now incorporated within the
limits Of the National park. The Big
Role and the Beaverhead rivers flow
into the jefferson at Twin Bridges q
few miles from the confluence OF tho
Jefferson with tho Missouri. so that in
reality there are six considerable riv-
ers. al joining ono another within ra
dius OF few miles. which unite to
form the longest river in the world.
measured from the gulf to the Rocky
mountains.
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