this the7 hall ‘reer roua' time ‘
migfiflesha are.
1, an Ulirletmes Put an condos I
A W the nomad sport~slok 'hn on the
”mom knows she doesn‘t intow where
A. mind. an’ when as lmys goes out
“I’m the grocery cart on“ we all hook
Ill». Matinee. when the grocery man is
r wormed and cross.
lumber at me with his whip and lamps
and; 1 it‘ll h u or. ‘
: e ‘ 'o e : " . ou never
' team In?!" ”a ' y
”aggro Christmas I‘m as good II I
, have» says she hopes that w hell i wit to be
. ‘ - ' luau
_ I’ll be”: mluionerer like her olden" brother
u.
Anne at. up by the cannib'la that lives in
1011's isle.
Where every prospect pleases an' only man
is rtlei
nut gren'me she had never been to see a Wild
, West show.
. Olued the life or Daniel Boone. or else 1
‘ Knees she'd know "
That Builalo Bill an‘ cowboys in good omiugh
f‘r me-— ’
[joey jes' ‘fore Christmas. when i'tn good
. II I kin bei
Then 01‘ Sport he hangs around. so sollum
like and still—
His eyes they seem e-seyln‘: "What‘s or
matter, little Bill!"
The cat she sneaks down oil her perch. e-
wonderin‘ what's become
UV them two enemies in born that used to-
meke things hum!
But 13:,” perllte and stick no earnest like
a.
That mother sex to father: "How improved
P3 our Willie is 2"
hifather. lurin' been a boy himself. suspi-
cions me,
When. jes' ‘rors Christmas. l'm as good as
. I hit: be!
tot Christmas. with its lots an' lots uv cen-
diee. cakes en‘ toys,
e. they say. i'r proper kids. an‘ not
1' naughty boys!
E! wash yer face. end bresh yer hair. and
mind per p's en‘ q's.
‘don't bust out yer pautaloons. nn‘ don‘t
.—-6
. N wear out yer shoes;
n , Say yessum to the ladies and ycsuir to the
men.
An‘ when they‘s company don't pass yer
plate f'r pie again:
But, thinkin' uv the things you'd like to see
upon that tree,
Jea‘ 'forevhristtnas he as good as you kill he!
Eugene Field in Ladien‘ llotnequrnel.
. A MISFIT DINNER.
What can one say that‘s non nl...m t‘hrist-
rues Day?
The mini-«- pie-«i are Prt'l‘le‘ll in tho obi. old-
fenhinnmi way.
‘ ,l'he lurkoy'a brown on t‘t'r'r. thu- building Is
the same.
Yet one who writes of thine-A like these
must lltlil unto his fann-
I'll simply any ('hrbittmw. or holidays not
lrmt.
Adds to a starvrilng its inn-.t nia-llghtful
fen-it.
Provide-d he ran get it. and nb me. “tin wry
nit-e:
Yet he- «lugs without his aiium-r. for ill-did
nut iill\t‘ Ilu‘ prior. .V. \' \Vuritl.
s
[Driving a Horse.
In dealing with horses. mm. .’| writer
ill the .‘lilauth- Monthly. tiwro‘ are two
thinue to in- ilutiv, First. to I't'alriilll and
mtg-oi tiwui: 'li‘i’illlliiy, to ~t Ilillliiili' auil
”(your-age tin-m toilo their but, Fora
amen men who can do tho tint, you will
find only lilil‘ who Pull (in the Nt‘i‘lllltl.
Bometlmm this faculty rrnps out in
unexpected plan's. I was Ulll’l‘ riding on
the back wut of an open earring» drawn
"twit liil)‘ liorwmi. ”it that Hunt. may“.
halide the iifih‘l', not a Methodist minia-
mg. . etllrltlli‘iul'eill person. with a long.
end except that his upper lip mm «haven,
lftlll heard. ill! was (Irr‘sni‘ll lu black
clothes, and altogether looked in very
unlpmles of a honey illibfl.
‘ The team were plodding slowly along.
with beads and tails down. when, at his
mum, the reins were bomb-«l over to
u. ”mm. As soon as b» itmi taken
than, and had uttered mm tiliii'i word of
command. the nag» rerun-d to be electri-
M: up wontiheir heads and tails: teii
ymsllppml of! their lurks: and away
. Met-nod at an via-tic twelve-mile»
when: sull-
m home not only olwyml tho min-
W, they took pleasure in obeying him.
It would he hard to say what, in the
Wu! this porn-r. but. i iloltiit if It. in
my found In any man not pun-eased of
“hastmngwili suila fol-ling for «limb
sat-isle.
the at the misu- Wrong.
She had attended the ambulance plea»
“and obtained the certificate. The aims
Wt all. hell earnestly longed for
m place. A man had broken his leg.
3.. milscetui the walking mic-k of p
, by and broke it in thrn-u pim-m. {m
"tints. iihetors up her shirt i... band.
' Will"! all WM mmtplviml elm gum.
Woo-h and took her patient to the
sags-i. ,
u ,1” blind”!!! "Ill limb my hymn”
H ' inquired the stints-mt.
did.” she himhlngiy framing].
”Well, it. is most. beautifully 4mm
warmly done; but you but" math]
, “one little mistake. You imvo immi-
ths 1"!va "amino Francisco
mi“ , mm
' I The: tinting ”mists.
I "aum ’lwt, It'll a" ’0‘“. Mimi
.’ ‘ . “i‘ in, .ziflit'M‘d‘m”; “m”
41“!“ WW? him! “in "Fry manual
“I ha wormwlflmu Dinettes.
r"
Me Reina it going upon the reed.
Adair not handsome but she, is a good
«on». and has been obscured from
American public gen for a year or two.
during which time she has played in Lon-
don, and is t usto be consoled by an IM-
gy of hens in cold metal.which hashes:
triJsrsing the States as an advertisement
for enterprising dry 3 in houses. The
Montana statue of silver asretired ow
that the model is here. ”Twelfth Night."
was staged at. Daly's Metropolitan Tho
atre,'I*'eb. 22, 1893, and was extremely suc-
cessful. Since then London and its big-
wigs set the seal of their approval upon
the Daly production and now it is back
for a temporary run.
“Twelfth Night” nevcr had a more
lovely or poetic setting. The exquisite
scenery was never gaudy, but. the color-
ing was a feast. to the eye, and every de-
tail was the perfection of gum! taste. The
no roast of IIIyrla, the [lake’s palace,
Olivia’s house, and Olivia's garden bv
the lake, gave pleasure to every lover of
art. and the musical features were as de-
lightful as ever. It. Is no use saying that
Shakespeare needs no such sumptuous
ADA “KHAN.
letting: that. the Bard of Avon speaks for
himself. People read their Sliakesprares
today and stay away from thothcatres
that interprets the works of the master,
unless the play he presented with a lavish
beauty Illu- that which characterizes this
“Twelfth Night.” Mimi lichnu was en.
thuslasticaily welcomed when «he made
her appearance on the stage as Viola.
Her art has not changed; her methods
are the name as of yore; hor Voice is as
musical. her presence as nmuiwtii', The
Chicagoan who clubbed her “the rhrysen-
themum of dramatic art" was not
wrong. .ininm Lewis was tin-Sir Toby
Belch: .‘Iiss i‘arlisle. Olivia; Midi Percy
llasweIIJIuria; Herbert. Gresham. Ag-
uei'lieelt: Mr, (Yarllslv. ilrsino, and Henry
E. ”Hwy. Malvolio.
Mr. i'hnrios Frohman hit upon a novel
plan of natiuiyingthe illlrlflrlllillllt'ii of a
number of friends when lit‘ prmlllt'i’d
“’l‘be Mountiermlers.” .\"'ill‘iV‘ all the
theatrical managers have innumerable
applications from arquuiniiuiws and
irieuds who wish to put il‘tpirJl“ young
women on the stage. lti New York the
opportunity to act in a lirnl-i'ilus theatre
In almost entirely a question of influence
with the manager. There are no miniser-
vatorirn or schools from whirl: young
wnmi-ti urn regularly griuiuah-il to the
stage. and the difficulty is to swore the
ear of a manager and fume hint to act
aside immi- tried and t‘xprt‘lnllrml ai'tresn
in favor of n ticwcumcr. Ilruin-uit- aspiA
rents who have been I‘Pl'tlllllllt'iitit'd by
prominent pornouagv-s, from Senators of
the United States to Police i'oniminnion-
era In Mulberry Street, have born on Mr.
Frotiman’u list. for ivro years. In “The
Mmultlt‘hillt'l'n" are a number of scenes
which call for the apprarauu- of women
who are supposed to be of high social
position, instead of hiring "rtlipt‘rn" for
these parts Mr. Frohmau bunched all
the dramatic aspirants and amt them on
the atiigv to serve an a background for
the play, Many of the girl» are from
pronum-ut fatnlllesamziolly in Louisville,
Chicago, Washington, i'iuvinuutl and
other villi-.4. and they have all been ac-
custouwd to well to do surroundings and
know how to wear good i-lothrs. An a»
tonlnhlog amount of mom-y was orpended
on their ion-tutu", and the remit is al-
togrtln-r unusual and thoroughly suc.
ceasfui. Besides, they air all on the
It"! at last.
The movement. against tmlwvut poa-
tera and photographs advertising nude
“Home! In I'Xi'litliltg from rity to city,
and the managers of such shows dad
that their alarminabie but mstly pict.
tires are often prohibited by the authori-
ties. Every seibreapecting [whim tmnv
nected with theetriceis will rejoice in
the nitrous of this crusade
Murh attention is commando-vi. natu-
rally. by the new plays of tiw week‘
"The Mama-racists" at the Empire, “To
nemesis" at the Star. and "'l'ho- I'ottun
King" at the Academy of Mllslt', but the
older pieces are doing well too. Then
eoutinuaru'rs are “Too Miwb Johnson"
.t the Standard. “The Mauritian” at the
American. “Prince Aflliilllls" at. the
Broadway. ”Rob Roy” at the Herald
Square "The Flame" at. the liliou, “The
New Woman" at. Palmer's. "Twelfth
flight" at. Dely's, "A Woman’s 31,
lanes" uttiw Lyceum, "Jacinta" at the
fifth Avenue, "A Milli White Mag" .9,
Hoyt's. “Little Christopher" at the
Garden. and "The Brownie-s" at the
Fourteenth Htreet. Theatre.
lnizwntm,
16o (lease for Jealousy.
ilarryeuiiut, darling, you do not. “met
he with your wmitevi loyousuons. l to"
you love another.
Henleiiw—Triw. but be has no money.
You her-ii not. ii-ar to Ion-o to”. “err —
Dalton 'l'rnusvript.
mete Ans-elites.
HIM timtonfll’orb Ital Pretentimi
“in CbicsgwAh, there, been. I“
Wuiflhmwiis Joureat.
!
sail, mi mmrmmtitmhilh
tors-u individual nobleman and, new
cheats have given 51410.0(!) each. and t
poor-set citizens hers contributed small
sums. This conduct implies a s hit of
patriotism that leads to self-sac M! for
as general interest in battle and other-
IQ.
There is apparently no disposition on the
part. of individuals to forego any silvery
tags for the public good. There it no
willingness to give money or risk one’s
own life. On the contrary, Chinese odi-
cers steal the pay intended for their troops
lag the people among whom they are
quartered. When a battlels eminent
ingenuity is tasked t‘oinvent sulking.
Seven ships remained in the rear and
would not. take part. in the tight. oi! the
Yelu river. Capt. Fang tied with his ship
before the firing begun and got his head
cut off in consequence. There is general
ludiflereuce which finds expression in
cowardice. Love of China does not seem
to inspire(Illinauien—or their oi'iicern, to
bemorc i-xactato bleed and die,for the
Flowery Land.
One is led to believe that China is not.
enatlon in the ordinary sense of the
word, but only a geographical expreir
sion. There is it appears, no sentiment
of unity, mi imperial instinct. to bind
the provinces together in devotion to the
Government. if this be the (nine. China
is a ready prey for the European powers.
The war, in retooling a want of coherence
alters the situation in Eastern Aide.
Russlnor France could rtilc all China, if
itis seized. an readily as England rinles
India. . I
Polar lie-rs.
The polar bear is notasocial animal:
the two cubs generally keep together for
some time after they have left the mother,
but in later life, as a rule, each travels
by itself. About the subject of the polar
beer’s courage and ferocity, the author of
“Polar Bear Shooting” says there is a
great divergence of opinion, attributable
tojho diluent. circumstances in which it
has been met.
It happened several times during the
German expedition to the east roast. of
Greenland, in 1809-70, that the crew were
attacked by bears, and one of the men.
Horgen by name, was once dragged a cot»
siderable distance.
He had been out in the evening to read
the thermometer, which was placed on
land, and while on his way back to the
vessel was suddenly attacked by a beer.
Having no time to aim. be tried to fright.
on It such the bull'seye lantern which he
carried; but without. taking the slightest
notice of this, the boar threw biin down,
hit him In the head, and then started to
drag him away.
llia cries Were beard. and his friends
hastened to his assistance. ilii hearing
the shots Willi‘ll were tired with the in—
teution of frightening it, the bear retired
a few 'fll‘l'l‘, but returned, and selling
the man again, dragged him with him at
a gallop over the uneven ice. At lost. It
ran away for good. Borgcu mu badly
wounded, butthanks to his thick furcap,
his head «M'apod being crushed.
In other vim-s the polar Iii-sir has been
Imovvn to be easily frightened.
()ne of Doctor Kane's followers. who
was awakened by the growling of a bear
which had put its head in at the tent
door, resorted to the expedient of thrush
log a box of lighted sulphur matches
under its titwtt. 'I‘hu boar iiiaguaninmusly
forbore to avenge the insult, and took it.
self off.
The Tent.
-l’apa Arabella, do you really think
you love this man whom you are to
marry’
Arabella Uh, you, papa: he isn't at
all fli'll and his name I» l'lzvltirl. /
Another ”no".
A t-ity brml, tenement. bro-l youngster
took his first ext-union in tin- country
with a fresh air party. say-i iili' New
York 'I'rlbuue. It lilttltn‘twil in in- at the
time of the full moon
Night nib-r night the little fellow went.
out after Nipper and not upon a stone be
him! the ,lnrtnhouso. and wntvlml the
wondrous orb as it. rose lwhiml the trees.
Then his tin-wk expired. and he wont bank
to his totirxnrot district.
A year pas-NI, and as it Iiuplwnetl the
fresh air food sent the snow susceptible
boy to the mm" farmhouse, Hopper was
eaten. and bu slipped out. behind 1h.
house and umde straight for the stone in
the bark yard. lint where was tiiemoonl
He looked and looked. till finally, not In
the east, but in the wont, be diui'oveml .
slim silver prom-mt.
The tllsuppuilillm‘ilt. was too much for
him. nml ho- returned to the lmuw, weep.
lug.
"0h. It isn't the mom fuller!" he fluid.
"It isn‘t tiu- some fuller we had last
year’“
VI leery shared.
The I’nrls‘om humor is gmmraiiy a
person of wit. "no of this fraternity
In". one l’Yf'llillK. at night. o‘i‘lusrk, .
gentleman a ho was on his way to a din»
nrr party.
"Hat-o pity. mou-io-ur. and give me n
up,” said the lwggar. "for i have had no
dinner titular?“
“Get. ma!" nxulninwd tho gentlmel,
”m bail no dinner, either."
"Too bad!" answered the in. If.
"Matte it two sous. then, and we’ll in.
ingestion"
W. W V .
Chine presents acontrast to all this. -
h.
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and thus force them to live by plunder ' '
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holiday decorations, at be, worth 10c.
at 100, worth 150.
made.
male and Fancy Traps and she the Brunswick Trap which is the thirst Trap
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200 pairs Ladies’ Hand Turn, small sizes, worth 4.00, at 1.00
200_pairs Ladies’ Opera plain toobvorth 3.00 at 2.00.
200 pairs Ladies’ Opera plain toe worth,2.00 at 1.50.
100 pairs Ladles’ Patent Tip, worth 1.50, at 1.00.
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