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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-01-27

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North Bay, Ont.-Dcath in all it's
most terrible forms blotted out the
lives of at least a score and perhaps
two score people when four cars of
a Canadian passenger train, On the
500 branch, loaped from the tracks,
and tearing down a steep embank-
ment, plunged through the ice covered
surface of the Spanish river.
Some were drowned, others were
crushed to death in grinding timbers.
Most terrible of all, manned and in
jured, caught in the wreckage of one
of the cars. were burned to death.
The exact number of dead and in.
jured was still unknown here at a late
hour last night as telegraphic COM
munication has not yet been establish
ed with the scene of the wreck, but
according to stories told by injured
passengers brought to Sudbury, it was
one of the worst catastrophes in the
history of Canadian railroads.
The train wrecked was known as
No. Z, en- route from Montreal to Sault
Ste. Marie and Minneapolis. An Off
cial statement given out here says
that 1t was probably due to a broken
rail. The engine, baggabe, express
and mail cars and one second class
coach remained on the rails while
n second class, n first class, a
dining car and a sleeper went down
the embankment.
The first class car and diner went
into the river. The sleeper and sec
ond class car stopped on the embank.
ment, the second class car catching
fire. The wreck occurred about 81
miles west of Sudbury, where the
tracks cut into the side of a steep
hill. The forward part of the train
passed over the break, whatever II
was, in safety. The day coach, which
was the fourth from the end of the
train, was the first to leave the rails.
The train was running at the rate Of
about 40 miles an hour and the NOM
entum carried the car down the hill
in a terrible plunge. About % passen-
gers were in this car, and 1t is prac-
tically certain hat none escaped.
Two minutes after the first crash
only the roof of the day coach showed
above the floating ice in the river.
The second class car, the next car,
smashed against the end of a culvert
and was crushed like an eggshell.
Some of the passengers were killed
outright, but others caught in the
wreckage which almost Immediately
broke into flames, were roasted to
death before they could be rescued.
The sleeper turned over on it's side
the embankment.
Physicians we're hurried to the scene
Sudbury as soon as word was
received and a wrecking train with
General Supt. Gutulius made record
time from North Bay. Arrangements
made to bring a diver on a spe-
cial train from Sault Ste. Marie to
recover the bodies from the submerged
car and he Is now at the wreck with
4 diving outfit.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-01-27

Moving pictures taken to show the
meeting between Prince Ito and the
Russian minister reveal every detail
of the tragedy of his assassination,
and will be used in the trial of the as
sassin. This striking departure In
criminal trials. which will take place
In the east and not In the progressive
west, opens up a new field in the con-
duct OF the courts. Already they are
crowded by the seekers after sensa-
tional life dramas. They will enter
into serious competition with the
theaters as free moving picture shows.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-30

been observed that the English value him pri
mary a comic philosopher, and this view
is probably shared by most of those who know
him simply from the stuff OF his plays; but to
come to close quarters with him is quickly to
feel his significance a stage craftsman. and
to put it rather crudely, as a public entertainer
The rather blasting designation which Steven
bestowed upon the novelist is derOgatory
only in proportion ignoble motive deter
mines the piper who pipes that others may
dance. MOliere lived to amuse He loses moth
ing of his greatness, but on the contrary be-
comes as an historical figure only the more Iumi-
nous and impressive as he is comprehended in
the role Of a Jealous fun maker watching his
public. turning current ideas over in his mind
carrying on his theatrical business with an al
most modern shrewdness, and in short, prac-
tising all the arts of skilled and wide-awake
journeyman. What journeyman he was,
The career here unfOIded by Mr. Matthews is
of absorbing interest in the spectacle it pre-
sents of industry spurred by ambition. while
masterfnl personality gives to both a rare and
brilliant color. 1t was Mo6re's wont, espe-
Cially in his earlier period to draw upon Span
ish and Italian sources for the form of his
work, but his biOgrapher lays stress upon the
originality with which he handled stock con-
ventiOns. 1t was, in measure. the originality
Of nimble mind, investing dialogue with wit
and action with very human meaning, but
one dscernS also something which can only be
described as a kind of theatrical energy the
native force of the actor playwright, driving
with preternatural insight at the sayings and
points which will move audience. With
out his distinction of soul. without his genius
he might have fallen upon mere Clap-trap. He
could raise farce to higher power because in
New-York tribune., 1910-10-30

1t is not surprising TO learn from brief note
prefxed to this volume that Mr.. Matthews has
for nearly forty years been dreaming of it's
composition. For him as for any who be-
comes intimate with the plays, MOliere is eS-
sentiaIly a lovabe companiOnable creature. the
very out OF whom to make the hero of an
enthusiastic book. This latest monograph
framed in his honor is nothing if not enthusi-
astic. but the author has sought ito establish
its solidity the admitted facts and he gives
us not a dithyramb but a straightforward mar
rative which should prove of practical service
the inquirng reader.
Moliere was well Injured to hardship before
he came into his own. yet if there is one re-
Election which more than any other follows upon
the contemplation of his career it is that the
gods were kind to him. In the first place they
proyided him with a father who was not only
prosperous enough to make his childhood and
youth comfortable and give him good educa-
tion but reasonable enough TO let him have his
own way and go upon the stage at a time when
the status of an actor was still calculated to
move respectable tradesman to complacent
disdain The ardent young Poqucn eating
the scarce salted bread Of a strolling player in
the provinces had only himself to blame if
that diet ever lowered his spirits. AS matter
of fact, it does not appear that he was in the
least cast down by his long familiarity with
such bitter experiences as YOU find described in
that picturesque classic of theatrical life, the
Roman Comique," and in any case he brought
a stout heart with him when he returned to
Paris after lis wandering apprenticeship, a
stout heart and compelling gift. After ALL it
would have taken more than physical privations
to discourage man of whom of his con-
temporaries could say that he was all actor,
New-York tribune., 1910-10-30

from his feet to his head: II seemed as l'oue
he had several voices. everything IN MIN SpoAe'
and by step a smile. glance OF the eye o'
a shaking of the head he suggested more innings
than the greatest taIker could have said IN an
hour
II is 10 this intensely professional aspect Oh
MoIierc that Mr. Matthews holds fast throuSh-
out his work his sympathetic Interpretation Oh
the individual clearly gaining IN confluence Ii"i
his own attitude toward the drama in general
This is Enthusiastically the book or a man 10
whom y 1lav no matter how readable it may
he in the library is first and last thing to be
acted. and in that point Of view by itself You
have one important cIew to the secret Ot
Moliere Sans genie je suis flambe, said Bal
zac. and MoIiere might have said the same
thing. but with the addition of a phrase denot-
ing his dependence on the inspiration found In
the theatre and in the theatre alone III mas
New-York tribune., 1910-10-30
TH4CKER4YS SATIRE.
From The London Globe.

From The London Globe.
Thackeray created quite erroneous irnores-
siOns of himst f by often induIging in IRONY in
the presence OF people incapable of understand
ing II. one curious instance is this. He had
been dining at the Garrick and was talking in
the smoking room after dinner with various
CLUB acquaintance One OF them happening to
have left his cigar case at home. Thackerav.
though dISHking the man. who a notorious
tuft hunter, good naturedly offered him one Of
his cigars The man accepted the cigar but.
not finding it to his liking. had the bad taste 70
say: Il say, Thackeray, you won't mind nay
saying l don't think much of this cigar
ThaCkeray. no doubt irTitated the mans un-
STdclouSneSS. quietly responded You ought
to. my good fellow. for il given me hy
lord" Instead. however. of detecting tht. irony.
the dOlt Immediately attributed the remark 10
SnObbishncss Thackeray'S part and went
about declaring - at "Thackeray had hoastsd
that he had been given cigar By lord
New-York tribune., 1910-10-30
MOLIERE
4 Nan Of Genius in His Habit as
He LiTcd.

MoIIERE. His Life ana His Works. BY BTander
Matthews, professor of dramatic l!tera ture IN
Columbia University. With portraits Svo.
pp. y. $50 Charles Scrioner's Sons.
The French have been enviably fortunate in
the survival Of documents relating to their
greatest dramatist. Against our meagre store
of Shakespeariana they can set record of
Moliere's life extraordinarily full and rich.
That in spite of this fulness and the consequent
existence of much literature on the subject
there should he published every now and then
a new biographical study is apt testimony to
Moliere's profoundly human appeal The man,
like the playwright captures the imagination.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-30
G5e 1eeaasoi21cr3s 1es 21lcr3s @ribaasae
SUNDAY. OCTOBER 20. 1910.

In its current number The Century Maga-
zine celebrates its fOrtieth anniversary,
Clancing lack in its editorial pages upon a
Ions. list of honorable achievements. These
have been secured in many fields. but If the
periodical is TO re specially congratulated on
any one phase in its development we should De
inclined to single out its dealings with Ameri-
can history and American life. The first sa-
ient series of articles in the record Is one
which surveyed The Great South" not long
after the war It foreShadOWed the memo
rahle collection of papers on the battles and
leaders of the Civil War and the Life Of
Lincoln written by Nicolay and Hay. All
through the history of The Century there
runs the wholesome thread of a serious and
fruitful interest in the topics really of con-
Germ To our own people. 1t is worth while TO
note too that this magazine played its part IN
the sphere Of reform long before the profess
>ional muck k-raker' was invented There is no
more significant passage in this retrospect than
the one stating that lin the opinion Of the
enemies of the Louisiana Lottery, the coup de
grace was given TO that nefarious organization
by Mr. Ruel's paper in The Century, for
February. 1892
New-York tribune., 1910-10-30

Some time ago we recorded the establish
ncut in London of a Poetry Society, de
voted 10 the encOura cement Of the private and
public reading Of poetry and the general as-
ssrandiZenlent Of the poetic art. Ii seemed a
Quaint project, and this impression is only
dceIened by the appearance. Il supplement
10 The Academy of The Poetical Gazette,
th,. official organ of the scheme 1t may he
that life IS to lie made Swceter for thousands
of human beings 10y this enterprise. which
looks To the creation everywhere of subsidiary
bodies pledged to stimulate poetic taste. Great
benefit may accrue 10 the reader of The Poet
ir4ll Gazette" from being told that one recent
publication is Il dainty little volume prettily
bound bIIt much of the verse is incomprehen-
ylhe" and he may he very prOfitably Stirrrd
when he comes across this passage in re-
view Of ii ladys handbook on eocution: We
could wish she had not insisted much on the
deyelopment of the abdominal muscles III
breathing without insisting equally on the inn
rortance of keeping and developing the eaS-
1icity of the upper chest walls" Doubtless.
too there is balm in the news that Il practical
article on The Bedroom Book Shelf" in the
"ladieS' pages of an English newspaper.
recommends the placing of some volumes of
poetry on that shelf 1t is obvious. the
comment on this revelation runs. that every
where we are meeting with Il greater recogni-
ton of poetry rs essential factor in life.
BEFORE announcements like these we are meek
iy dumb Aud yet, timidly, We venture t" hest
t?te Il doubt as to there being any really init
mate relation between the love of poetry and
the elasticity Of the upper chest walls
New-York tribune., 1910-10-30

In the body of The magazine there is brief
chapter. generously supplied with pictures, On
The CenturyS' progress in the art Of Illus
tration Here. TOO. the tale is worth telling
but it is precisely those who are most appre-
cialiye of the brilliant work done under the
administration of the first and present art di-
rector Mr. Alexander w. Drake, who may be
inclined TO question the continuity of the tradi-
tion he established. Not all the advantages of
the halftone and the three color process can
quite compensate for the practical disappear
:nco of that black and white school well rep
resented in the drawing of Joseph Jefferson
as Bob Acres made by Robert Blum thirty
Der 1t is true that there clever pen
craftsmen still working in The Century
and elsewhere. but on the whole their vogue
has gone and We see much more of the work
of the illustrator who prideS himself on being
a PAINTER and knows nothing of the old
charm of pure black-and-white. the old charm
of line Who would not give all Of the roman
tic portraits. printed in coOrs, of the popular
act treSSeS of the moment for drawing like
the one that Blum made Of Irving Van
derdecken or like those mastery portraits
of certain French players by Kenyon Cox.
That The Century" has not completely aban-
dnnrd its belief in pen drawings is shown by
some illustrations in this very number, but in
the group recalling the delights of The Old
Time Circus it is subject, not style, that
counts.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-30
tTTTUN " THE GiRDEr.

Now in my garden. r.hcrc sat Of late
And sang fond praise of Summers spiendih
state.
Comes Autumn: touches with soft carcss
The leaves. and sends them tiutterinS t" their
fate
Alas, that death should reach these once 50 gay
Tbpv fail thay whrl, they dance themselves
away,
And little voices chanting N the rain.
This is he end of all things" seem to say.
But | know Wrll that in my garden place.
When time hath moved him ON 4 little space
Fresh dear delights shall meet my waking eyes
And my heart leap at Springs delicious lace
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17
Venus Up to Date

Prof. w. Lyons Phelps of Yale re-
marked before class of graduate Eng
fish students lately:
IF you could take the 20 best formed
and best looking women you can find to-
day and stand them up beside Grecian
woman of old, the, former would look like
caricatures."
'Caricatures, indeedg' quoth some of
New York's professional Venuses when
asked what they thought of the genial
professor well, what do you think?
and photos and measurements accentu-
ated the words.
The newest arrival among the Venuses
is Miss Hazel NJ. Cox, and she was not
in the least averse to having her portrait
and proportions printed alongside those OF
the Venus de Milo when asked about 1t.
Miss Cox, who is barely % years old, has
been selected by Henry B. Harris as the
most perfect woman he could find to play
the part OF Venus in his forthcoming
"Skylark," and is a decided blonde.
II don't think people measure beauty
by the old Grecian standards any more,
said Miss Cox, but If they did l would
not be afraid of having my measurements
compared with theirs"
Here are her proportions:
Height, 5 feet S1a inches.
Weight, 154 pounds.
Neck, 1874 inches.
Bust, 80 inches.
Waist "A inches.
Hips, Al inches.
Thighs, 241a inches.
Calf. IA inches.
Ankle, inches.
Wrist, inches.)
Another is Miss Bertha Bernstein, who
is posing as a perfect woman in the
Columbia theatre Her father is Hebrew
and her mother Spanish, and 1t is to this
fact that Miss Bernstein attributes her
perfect figure. Her proportions follow:
Height. feet 10 inches.
Weight. 10 pounds
Neck. IA inches.
Bust. 40 inches.
Waist 26 inches. ,
Hips, 46 inches.
Thighs. 26 inches.
Calf, 10 inches.
Ankle, 8 inches.
Wrist. 6 inches.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17
Calls Blonde Lemon

Surrounded by twelve women, one man
and an assemblage of skulls which looked
so interested in the proceedings that 1t
seemed unsociable on the part of the
management to have shut them up in
glass case, Miss Jessie Allen Fowler,
phrenologist and president of the Charac-
ter club of New York city, gave talk
recently on alkali characters and acid
characters, winding up by reading the
bumps of the one man, a plump woman
and a skull
you're a lemon said Miss Fowler,
fixing her eyes on blonde girl in the
front row.
The blonde girl was polite, and did not
retort but she looked so hurt that Miss
Fowler FASTENED to explain.
IL don't mean that you are sour" she
said, but you bsiong to the vital type
which has acid qualities in its blood, as
distinguished from the alkali. or motive.
type. I can tell that you are acid by your
light hair and your plumpness. and if you
took your hat off 1 am sure we would
see that development of the top of the
head which denotes the hopefulness that
goes with the vital character.
1.-THE alkalis are tremendously effec-
tive" she continued. "They are generally
brunettes and their colors are orange and
red
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17
In the Sewing Room

One of the tricks for making sewing
GO sier is to run hens on the machine,
covering the stitching with n line of
feather stitching.
One woman who has been the orig
inator of more than one clever idea,
nnits her own shoe laces of knitting
silk or mercerized cotton.
Use a thin, fine needle for sewing
taffeta The blunt end of a needle long
used Is liable to quicker the goods and
the stitches will not be even. A heav-
Ter needle may be used in sewing china
silk.
A firm linen such as used for center =.
pieces should be employed in making
serviettes. The edges may be scalloped
II preferred, though this entails great
amount of work Simple wreath et-
fects in solid work can be used for
nan1xins A letter or monogram is nee
essary In this design.
A beautiful Dutch collar was made
from the veriest scraps of insertion
1..ae and fine embroidery First the
= ar was cut in paper and then COW
e,.d with alternate strips of the lace
and embroidery, so that not an inca
was wasted as would have been had
the pieces been Joined before the coli
lar was cut. Besides, by the latter plan
certainly double the quantity and in
cjdentally lengths also of the mate
rial would have been required. The col
lar was finished with tiny lace frili
al around the outer edge.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17
Which

Mr.. Eames MacVeagh, social arbiter OF
Chicago and son of the Secretary of the
Treasurey, takes exception to r. Hopkin-
son Smiths opinion that Chicago men are
better hammered than New York men.
Here are some of the faults Mr.. Mac
Veagh finds with Chicago men:
They are conceited, overbearing, and
self-centered
They are unfriendly, inhospitable, and
altogether lacking in tender emotions.
They are brusque, coarse, and unre-
fined.
They are undressing, unintelligent,
and possesses no ambition to improve
their minds
They lack chivalry and all social ac-
complishments.
They are careless in their attitude to-
ward women in society, are impoite and
neglectful of the pleasures of the fair
sex
II would suggest" said Mr.. MacVeagh.
that both Chicago and New York men
read. Lord Chesterfields letters to his
son. Then, perhaps, they might learn
the value of politeness. Why, Chicago
men in the best society are SO crude
that automobiles, shows and prize fights
are their themes of conversation. / say
the New York men are no worse than men
of other cities, and that the Chicago men
are hopelessly deficient in good manners
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17
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After a thor ough investigation we
are convinced of the value of Orrine as
= remedy for inebriacy. We are con-
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17
Lolly's Dallyings
THE MUSIC FESTIVAL GIRL

I am the Music Festival Girl
VIII you please get on to
My style!
/ am wild about Tschaikowsky
And as for M. Moskowsky
am daffy in the head
Yes. all the while.
] am the Music Festival Girl
Will you please get on to
My tastei
Wagner is a dream md passion,
While Scharwenkas all the fashion,
And for them my soul and heart
Will go to waste.
] am the Music Festival Girl;
Will you please get on to
My talk
Mr.. Damrosch is adorable;
The New York Symphony's the whole
"show-able"
And at not single programme
viii I balk!
LENvOT.
She Is the Music Festival Girl;
Will you please pay heed
To mel Vt
After all her CAB and gable
Bout the classics to the rabble.
Any day you happen with her to sip
OF tea,
You will hear her singing to her
mamma:
scuddle Ccloser." or 'Yama Yama,"
And she's Just a bluff al classic music
Don't you see?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17

hang loops of black satin ribbon in jabot
effects. the ends of which are cunningly
plated. Where the loops join the band
and the wearer would ordinarily pin her
cameo is a cunning little wreath of green
leaves and pink roses. But the roses are
not made of coral as closer examina-
ton will prove. Every tiny leaf and
petal is made of ribbon. The price is
$1.50.
Outdoor roller skating becomes more
and more popular and the sport is such
heauthful one that every able-bodied
kiddis should have a pair of skates. For
the beginner, wobbly on his feet, there
are no better skates than the s9-cent ones.
For the expert skater there are ball
bearing skates at % a pair.
Wall paper Is put to new use in the
attractive paper shades that are offered
at one shop for the insignificant sum of
10 cents Morning glory and rose papers
are the favorite patterns Bands OF
heavy black cardboard resemble the metal
welding of glass shades.
A jar opener warranted to open the
stubbornest fruit jar is 10 cents 1t Will
fit both pint and quart jars