The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, December 16, 1900, Page 8, Image 8
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MAKING A PLAY FOR MARKET.
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IVrlurmaifr*-*!! Demand* In lit
l.l ln(o
( nni|iliHl, flit* Moon. nnl llir Mnu
a#*r—4 |(tint %r* Arlrclt tl l* (he
A uii••**•• iiml hy lll** M#i-
M||r—l Ur %•lor-'IM n n u, #• r ii lll**
Mpiim rinu 'I %§*—No I*
*isi (n llr for (hr ilngr U lilcli lln*
Not \lr*Ml* Brett Mude I Miaillifar
to |hr I’iiliHi*—Mr. II *ru frltl nnl
liar Hr II util of (#ll Ti*#lla.
Co|>rs*fht. •• > it •\ Horn nNd. Au
tin r of "A Ca##,\* “The Club
F , • M IliulM* <1 < ar l * * Th.
I’aft i rhi* Whit# Hot*# Tav
i rii," 'The SMSjPjdn# ftone,” E(c.
N• Vi* I*• I*.—W hat makes a
meet* >ful pl-iy?
It is 4 trite aayliMf in fh* theatrical
fomtnur l:> t i* a min <* ui*l make hi*
f iruini f h* oiM f'nl'4?tit(*n the
t#r-mna#er on this till Important point.
Hy succ**i“*-fu| 1 in* an finar.rial.y re mu.
irrAtiv* . c me .*t ha.** aald that no suh
jeift 1 rip* for the flag* tirHII it has
hern f xt* ted in every other form of
1 tmiure This, so far a* It concern*
parlous subject#, atn*ar> to be unftartu*
rmtely true. Occasionally, In the farce
nr burletqua word. a man wHh a fw*
tile imagination like W 8 Gilbert has
Ml*ort unity to exploit thing- for the
first time In dr .-am .(tic form and *lth
"market** #ucc#?** Rut It fm* yet to Is*
shown, at least 1u (he Eitflfth latigu.ijro.
that a hold. origir.nl and earnest thinker
has mad* i box ofTie* #uc< **#•* by first
White Forty y Frock.
a*klresdng his public through the staff*.
It In lh<* n<* r|Wfince >f this ihry
that ha# ndU'***d SO many of our main*
gera recently to place upon their boards
dramatisation# of popular novels Wry
often the** b**ok-| Isys *r** the very w**rat
form of drama! 1 art Th** workmanship
la of the crud'St. but the draw -in# qua .ty
I** there, If i’ * the novel tat has supplied
the trademark.
1 was Inter viewed the other day a a
to my <■. In on novel-dramas at I
whether 11 -<*v hod mm* to stay. It seem
ed very * Mir to me that the wile of the
novel Itself !• the prime fa t*r. The novel
that bos i t achieved that subtle some
thing kn* wn as *‘fhe voir tie" la not of
Itself a valuable thing to the theater.
However clever a atr>. unless by It*
enortn us sale ft his attracted the general
public, the resulting ploy would depend
entirely upon its oaii merit, which Is
not the <*a-“ whore the drawing* quality
has been previously mtppllsd by the read
ing public. I remerolwT when "Trilby'' was
tirst brought u as a piay The novel had
hud a wonderfu rim The play wa very
unlike th novel Without going Into 1 *
merits a* a drew I may venture to ob
serve that tie hypnotic theme which It
exploited would never have been granted
|y the theater*jroftng public but for the
novel A* It wra*. the play was a huge
success. Let the critics and • Ido th* n#* lv.-
how good or how poor a play “Richard
Carvel"' Is. The public Is attracted to the
thewt- r for reasons already explained. The
same appltei* to "David Harurn.” But very
much better pin vs than either h ive been
pronouti'ud failures, thouffh they were
derived from much better atorlea.
The playwright wh< takes a book that
has won the adventitious aid of a hun
dred edition# to make It a success?' jl
play is very much like the able-bodied
man Who * npph If h wh P
the cripple It* gets* no credit, and If the
cripple whip* him he I* everlastingly de
gree* and The late Mr Mteeb Mackaye. th**
author of "H.ixel Klrke." and In his day
as well known a dramatist inventor as
any who ever wrote for the stage, once
projected th< aphorism that pbtys ar**
net written—they are r**wrr.ten This 1h
true to a very' large extern, for In no
other form of Mei.rture are cause and
effect so experimental.
ft Is astonishing haw *n apparently
trifling incident can make or mr the
financial value of the p ay. The ringing
down <f the curtain an tnatam too *-*n
or an Instant too kite has many a tinv
decided the iu< •s* or failure of a pro
duction. The late I>lon Houctcaulc, a rec
ognli. 1 master .f stager-raft. has fumy
a time waited st the wings on the first
r.lght of his play, and when th* pub t
enthusiasm ran highest at the climax
of a certain oct, has ram self had tin* r
-taot rung down with the noise of ap
plause echoing through the thc.itre anl
the actors bewildered by having their
superflous line# out without warning Bug
lie felt that he ha 1 caught the public at
that moment and could not take any
< ban* •*# of I sing them Of course, the
ejcpungcd Hites were deetned unimpor
tant compare*] to the nal climax which
had been sdected by th** audience.
And while on the sub)* et of the audi
ence, It 1 remarkable, as th* late Frank
Mayo, "Cf *• observed, 'i**s jealous an hu*
ilienoe u of Its own part in a perform
ance I must be taken Into every sc*
cret with th* dramatist. lie. the drama
tist, may confute, bewilder and mystify
the character** In th* play as much as
he pleases, but the auditor must b* “In
the kf> w ull the time And It Is a nb e
point to a ju * how mb*w to leave to the
Hiiuithn o? an audience and how much
to explain In detail. Many a tin** point
has b*n spoiled by studious marginal
n *t. aa it were, which a quick wltted
auditor has rewtHal, while on the other
many a wvuU-uj subtlety haa tnlas
ed tire rd iron, “over in* Ihmili'' of an
an.llano* It t, in* part tha. th* audl
ri < has t> play which must he consld
> * 1 hj th* author a* much an that
nut'h h* assign* to th* actor
It rnuat to o aut>| s.d that In rsmov .
try th* element of myatsry from my pia.
I for*iro th* element of -.tisir-nsr Lat
ne t natrai*. I wrote a . roc one* In a
I*l .av, ope ..f my earliest effort* amt sub
mitted la to on* of th* trw actor* limit*
Am* r* tn th* annals of th* at a a*, tit tr
*,i l to think how f*w reman of tha*
re.l-1* *l,i , t th* lat* Lester \\ shark
Itoughlv, ah* scene which ■ m<rrn*.l th*
heart affair" of t..e hero an t h*r*.n* *■*■
t. la* bronchi to a sudden ant 'rag
close hy lit* une*pc.-tr<l rntrara'* of th**
vll.aln who ws* tn *t.tb ah. hero I’ wot
hrouht home to m* afn-r a few min
utes' talk with Mr \\ all * k that I hai
not provided a tart ft* my audie-c„
(Thai w a not tt. w,t\ of n
tluit la th* rxpliit.it *.n I r>* * nvi In tn*
lUht of th* lou r i*i ri. it*' > Tn* a * t
*ne* wa* ho* t*fc;*.tr *-■ 1 (<tr tlw* xtullen
• ntrv of th* vll an. an*l h* very utux
|*cl<*tr*> of t .* ftnirh a th* .Irteet.
Thl* t* h.* th* r<n atmuhl tiav* ti**ti
ton hit* *. t Ar. tat l* r entranc* .if th*
vl.lain. onkte*wri to h* ro ami heroin*.
atimi I ! *v* inf* *tri*l tla* ami one* *f til •
pt* *l*l* lie h< u!*l h.avt ore **al. tl hlm
,u *i -t * * would iiwo hav, bun
1,, i* t t*. -a i* ii-* k* wi** it a **at.i“i ri-it’i*
to he impr n* I liter When the tletiounc*-
nent arrive.| It uM have carried with
It ail th* fori** and driinattc Mriiikth of
t well ronamir'ttl ami lud 1 eltuailofi
Th* ufiexpt ett and ;n a tliarua t** a <|.t ***-
on* factor to i M with W ill* rh*r* may
In*. In fact oucht to t *tirrpri** In every
play they mutt '■* knowinttljr tle.i t with
the aiitllfhc* aufth leii.ly eon unit of th.
pr* tunatory piai * *. y* t aulliciarxtly tn th*
dark aa to the eventual outcome to h*
held at-ell-bouml on the prlrn-l|>ie of th*
cojuror who la* u ttr.-at trick "up hi**
rlet-vc," and allow** Ida rpeti.itora to ert
Joy h a ('..nfldenc* durln* tlie varloua
ililta of f*ro(.*ro.
wtna* MoonllaM to Ontcr.
The actor*m maker of earlier day*
aet'tna now to lx* entirely repkead hy the
huiitnens man- #er I can not help regrett
ing this It derma to me Ilk** running a
magazine with a publisher only and with
out an editor Th# conitilrmtloi' of the
two derma to be an essential In (he the
tcr aa In the n wapm*er office. The te
Bartley Camplrell, wh< ae early atrugglea
to get on** of hla play a accepted ne hwa
h ins* If r • ount* *1 many und many a
(Imo before the tide of Ida fortune* wa*
turtle*! by th** great aucceaa of "My
lartn**r." on- day give hla xinience
\ ith the no-1 ailed manager# then ex
ploiting Nlbk'd Garden in New Y’ork
They had lnatltuted a i**nson of melo
dratnw at th.it beautiful playhouse alumt
ed on Broadway near Houston atr*et.
ond Bartley had made nn appointment to
read th*tn hla play *r. a carta n forenoon.
Arriving at ttie* (heater promptly on
time. Hartley found only one of the part
ner* h> hand—Mr. O who eat on the
high stool In the ticket office with his
feet on the ledge of the window, chew
in# an unlit cigar
"Fire away," said M O , as Bartley
with fear and trembling unfolded his
manust rlpt He heg.iii (<• read He r*ad
well, lie luid much enthtkdl.tMvn and a
good knowledge of th# neeli of the
theater.
"Hold on," a*d Mr G . suddenly In
terrupting him. "Have you got a moon
tn this piece?" A pause—with Bartley
somewhat perturbed
"Why?" be faltered
"Tht last moon made n bl# hit In our
theater," saptefKly replied Mr O.
With the su kien Instinct of self
preservatlon Bartley’s quick mind In
st.imly contrlvwl to have i*n<* of his com
ing scenes take place at midnight In
stead of noonday, and answered "Yea.
We *an have ti moon all right."
"Go on," observed Mr O , shifting his
cigar to the other ide of his mouth with
'a sliow of addHlonal Interest.
For a half hour Mr Campbell read on.
The play was In f< ur acts He finished
the second act At tills juncture the part-
I tier of Mr. G —hi* brother In art.
Mr. It —oanw* Into the box office. Instant
ly Mr. G sprung up with a great sense
Of relief
* Bartley," he cried. *lApp'>W? the su
it hor encouragingly <*n the shoulder, "rewd
j the other twe acts to B." Then to his
partner: "The first two act# were bully,*
met he walked *im of the c fit with a
sense of having done hi* share <f the
i w ik mm became good and dutiful
partner.
Bie*le Mack aye was one day In conver
sation with Maurice Barrymore, the well
known leading rn*n, an), additionally, a
n *ii of great wit and adroitness, and
Mr. Mackaye with the authority of one
who had given grave study to his art
undertook to critic!*** Mr Barrymore’s
gifts as an actor In the following words:
"My dear Barry, what you need be
fore you bee ime a truly great artist Is
some deep sorrow and disappointment/*
Mr. Barrymore was silent and apparent
ly impressed fer a few moments and then
did brlefl>:
"Write me a r**>' ”
When the laugh hnd suhsl.bd, at
tendant tutor, the ob*.!*mih .nf r tu**. the
drama (Ist c*'inpHmeiitel th- ictor on bl*
wit and returned to h!s original premises.
IIU own sorrow and -4ii*!>io;nu its
had taught him hi* profession, as It lias
tm#:t the be*t of us; and "heart in
tree(." that one desideratum that Is de
manded of us who write f**r the theater.
U obtained too ofter only by th# coin
lr# of one's own grief.
ritoosdnic a I nkliiK lira malic Theme.
There are a g * t many things to eon
•ftdOT to the writing of a p'*>. big t
most vital I* the *d*etlon of a tlwme
The market value, prirna facia, lies tn
Ui# them#. It Is listoUahLo# Low t#w
THE MOKMNG JNEWS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16. UKXI
autijeem lend tuem**lv** to the wrlttnpt
of a marketable play Knowl*4*e *f con
atructiofi can b* acrjutrrd, arid It la In
[ ter*tin to ruat* th* varlou* methods of
! omat ruction mplityotl tty different r
'<■ yoiled itrar latiata till' H e clavereet
1 conetim tiott ti llw world will not draw
ih* public to *** a play that tinea not
deal with a auhjrct that appeal* to It
1,,.* aut.Jrci li* often of th* mo*' Printl
ine nature ami Ihuatratoa th* premia**
i with which I a*t out—that noth.n* l
rip* for th* atak.* Until It naa teen **-
i acted In • irery othat fortst .f lltaiwtuie*
If I were to take to a manakcr two pity*,
on* Hi* very yem* of raflamahitke *kl I
hut deallnir with an urif.im.ltt.rr Miltjet't,
ar.t tlu taker looaely thrown ttie*l.ter,
baaed on promt*** trratttabl* hy th* put>-
Ilr trafttl Wlttitn lit* midi.ten*'* *‘f th*
mom ordinary. It* would not haoltato a
rnomti.t In cho "ink the latlrr.
Of ooura*. itt th* many year* of my
Ilf* which I haw* devoted to *up iytn*
material **f \nrioua kind* and deacrlp*
lien* to tn* theaters, 1 have h**n ap
proached by men who wiah to try their
twnd at pia> mltm* w.ta rerjucsr* to
t llahorait A* I am a way* tn . arch
of thr rluatve, mark, tal l* them* I iv*
■ Wllllnii ear t. thoae who oouk l I*
singular wl.at attune* id* as trie Inex
perienced h.tv* hs tr. the m*i't-r.al <tf
which ptava cart tw mat*- A y**ar .igti
.11 rrithualaailc youn* writer coiled on n*
und lirrught nl'h him what h* tailed a
*<-. narlo It u< not *cen.irlo In the
exact aena. of th* word. f*r It was laid
out 111 S tt.es an.l char ter*, but It wa
t wiiim*!* il Jumhb from which I ex
tram.tl the followinn atory;
A marr *tl w.imaii vialt* her dentlai
go* la ytmne and lieeutlfui. Th** dentlai
tail* In lov. w.ih her ll* fllla her t.-cth
ll* nils them with gold. In <he mugnam
miry of hi* t"i*ion hw hll* tliem free of
hark* Always with K< M. Oh* day a
tie Is tteotlr>rc over her whlstarrtnii burn*
,nk words ,h bt-r ear and atlll ftlling h. r
with gold, th* husband enter* There ta
a scene of !a m aid panic The bus
huntl ***** hi* wtf* by lb* Italr. drain
the gold til.mg from her teeth und th ow*
It at Hi* fee* of the Infamous and titlal,
ry.ng; "I owe you nothing,*'
I am ait 111 atriiKkllr g with lliat th.-me
and wottl*rtnw h-.w t , ue* It and lil.u
ink 'h <li< ;-k of convlntir.k the ro w
.linmailM that h tnuat not take him
self too seriously.
Sydnev R* .senf*l 1
NATIONAI. t AI'ITAL SOI IET.
Teat Drinking I# More Popular.
Changes of the Seoaoo.
Washington, liec. 15.—To* drinking I*
more than ever itopular In Washington it
I* it >t confined to the him* drawing-room
but entice* fashionable women to a verw,
well known restaurant* wte.ee tea rooms
have bes-ome famoua as afternoon meet
ing plat *a for the vtelt-maktng popula
tion. There l* no city equal o Washing
ton for the numtter of afternoon call*
made during the season, and after the
fatigue of a tloaeti or more visit*, tt ta
a dtatlnct rvllcf. and also tlie. correct
living, to drop into the tea rviom for re
rreaumeM. Rooecht-r* ta. |wrh*i>s, the
most popular resort of this sort, and
from Its windows <aie v.*w ttie fa-h. -n
el.le Cofineoilcut wvenu* throtc The
Tie-Cup Inn I* another center tint bl *
lair to become exoe-ulmgly popu r la
- the clone of ttie atuuion. n* tt is t~i
irontked by the Army and Navy set and
1* tun l.y two enterprising young women
who will cater to th* artistic as w.l. as
the gastronomic phase of woman's nature,
Dinner-giving become* a higher art
every year. The perfection of cookery,
the magnificent -table epecta le and the
(teraonnel of the guests ranks far aif id
of the number of yourse* served. While
there ta not as mut-h to eat. ten roiir-e
--tielug th, extreme limit, there Is no cur
lailnvnt In the quantity of wine serve:
at Washington dinner# In this tvi-rno
lonian oociety of people from many It .1.
women evince ti capacity for wine ih tt
1- nearly equal to the men. They a ea ■-
r.ua:omed to the Itefore-llnner c,-cktal ,
the four kind* of wine that accompany
the dinner, the eoidtal or brandy taken
ttpon Its conclusion anti the high-tall that
Is served Invariably before th, ca.line
of the carriage*. Kiery large house has
now tt* Tttrkl h room, to which It I rus
roman to adjourn directly after dinner
More the men smoke and the majority O'
women accept cigarettes- It t* sometMtu!
to which one has to lie educat..! this fa I
of women smoking The foreigner* arc
no doubt responsible for introducing th
•tistotn. and it bis not taken Ametlean
women long to follow their example.
The very latest agony for refreshment
at afternoon reception* I* a punch m .de
of equal portions of champagne and da et
Th famous Washington army punch al
ways ha* a foamy surface of beaten
white of egg and next week egg-new i!
nuike Us appearance at every fash lot .ah e
funotton. a* this Is Ih# Southern cheer
of t’hrtatmaa time.
The death of Mrs Washington M Dean
remove* from aoclety this winter three
families of note Th*y are the John It
Mrl/sm. whose home boats of the flue"'
dining room In Washington; the Dewey
and the Ludlow* The McLeans arc it
Customcd to glvw re.eptlons at which
Out nil Opera celebrities entertain their
guest*, and .\lr Ludlow, formerly Mr*
■Higher. I* also a social k-ader. while Mrs
IVewey wa* expected to make a reeor-l In
society this winter, a* th<- Admlt-al of Ih.
„avy is known for hla hospitable Instincts
The Walshe* of Colorado will probably
eclipse all oghera tn the number of their
entertainment*, as they are Itack from
I’art-t with a reputation for ho#pit*llly
that Win have to be unstained. Senator
Depew, also, will be among the season's
brilliant entertainer*, and the Lclters are
prepared to make up for time loe; In In*
dta. where the Lelter girls were very |op
ular as guest* of the Viceroy and Lady
Curxon. _
Two Chlneae stories.
From the lamdon Chronicle
When Chinese affairs became Inteeeat
tng the editor of the New York de
cided to employ a Chinaman to give an
account of passing events In Chinese for
the benefit of hi* countrymen In the
United States. The yellow writer was a
rather costly addition to the staff, bu
hl* contribution* were looked forward to
with much Interest tn *ll ptri* wnere
Celestial* congregate. Th Chinese were
delighted with what they read, and It
was some time before the "foreign devils,
who also looked upon the strange char
acter* with curiosity, were able o learn
the meaning of them. The llrst article
began "If th.se Ine* m. el the eye of
one of our brother Chinamen let him ac
cept the salutation of the author, and .et
him receive the blessing* of the ninety
seven gods. If a .log of a Christian ask*
him ahout the present article h. should
reply that tt refer* to gr.tt laUte-. ruin
ous and bloody, between the Japanese
and Chinese. This Journal belongs to u
cursed Christian, an.l Is not t-ven worthy
to he spat upon by n self-respecting Chi
naman " The ye low scribe ha* -eased to
write article* for the New York .
This amusing trick recall* an Incident In
connection with the Chinese difficulty In
Sydney a few year* ago The gambling
dens in the Chinese quarter In L wer
George street became a great source of
trouble, for young city clerk* were tempt
ed by the novelty to visit them and many
were ruined from time to time Th.- po
lice could not locate the dubr. and when
It was suggested that a few Chinese d.-
tectlves ahou and be secured ft mi li. tic
Kong, the Itlea wa* condemned on the
ground that the government should be the
last to employ Chinese labor. However,
as the evil Increased a Yellow detective
was at last temporarily employed He
found ad the gambling den* In one day.
for on the door of si 'li was marked up—
—ln Chinese, of eoura*—"gambling done
here." The foolish white clerk* who vis
ited the places were always made famil
iar with the myntlc a gn*. but the police
passed them by unbendingly, i
THE CHRISTMAS BEARS.
By, Kdwtn J Wftntfr
**T m Wilson had a ort of a <vm
solstice ond nomo piinripiaf. *a.<l I*s
ron T•***•■• rrmln #<‘crv*iy rh#;. th** cuti
vorssilon tun **l on Ilfs in U< dsys
fora the rsilrosd Invudtd P.k# roar/j
"Though Torn had hla faults, wmo
on#* tMng he rfusd to d>. Iw* nA-\*r
wiMild hunt h* iiis durln# the Chriattnna
holidays, and I shvaya rcispeett Tom
ft>r the fitand he took
"On* wli.t-r T*3tn and I wr-nt down to
th# city tos-ther *r.d were returning home
the day bel*j*r# Chr ► mas. Torn had mad*-
a number of |>urcha.>e *jid had the things
In a bundle on he tw* k We were about
two tr.lS*-5 from h tn* and in a place
where ihe rocks riae pretty steep on both
*ldos of the road, w n-n we spied • b g
Ik.ir a!*out ten yar*J in fror?* of us. If
we ha t etopixd to m k* a close x.inina
tion of (hat bear's countenance w* pioha
blv would h.ive cr:*n ri*:hi sway tha
h* pr ti’ .(kti t m'4,on felt by h.m m-i '
t rul b*nevol* tw Hut wo didn't In
i' and wo turn'd end ran ha* k. W* h * ln‘t
s*n* but a few ai*, * w hen we enrmmt-
red a second h' .ir. evidently the female,
who wsj* M*> klriK tlie rot! in that and
- ’ on. Nettl.er of u had guru* (he *;den
Off • r •. lw iy were to*. sjte< p for **- [>*•
flait way, .ind both T*m and I thought
n*i two of the m*n who would h* m**'*!
ml in I’.ke county w r* hN'iii io
fumhh u Ghrl mu* live feast for a couple
of e*!r;-*l*eJ bears*.
"Tom dropi—d his bundle and we man
”— :p^T7i
Tom and I thought tliat two of the men. who would be mot missed In Tike county,
were al*oul to furnieh a Christni is live feast for a couple of ex;r * also l>eirf
aged to rlaminr up a little tree at one
I*l# We weren’t f**ellng any too cheer
ful over the pnos|>cot, though, and I was
• >o#ratulatiiig myself tha 1 I had always
led a righteous 1 fe. while Tom was wish
ing he conk! -wy the yaine, when our at
tention won attracted by (he actions of
he In# l*ar we had seen first. Mr Bear
.rotted down the roadway to where Tom
•ad dropped his bundle. Then he began
fumhilng at (ne covering with his paws,
nd finally t*re it oien. In the mean
im# Mrs. Bear tied come up and was
ncjplr# him with the Inspection. Present
ly both btar. 1 * up at Tom in an in
quiring manner Tom was puxated.
" ‘You're welcome to anything 1n that
,>a*'k,' said Tom as if the boars could
utslerstaiMi him, and 1f I had only
known I wa* going to m'i a pair of
such Intelligent, handsome* bears I would
have breught al n# some honey.’
"Both iH-or** grinned a* this tn a sort
f pleased n*anner Botne people may
Any K was only the natural grin of a
bear when he opens his mouth wide,
but both Tom and I w**r# certain they
understood th# substance of what h#
aid Anyway, they kept rummaging
boiH In (he bundle until finally they
feund h |w*ir of new stockings which
T rn hnd brought for his little boy. An*!
took in#* se*med to l>e what the hearts
^ —
*■
TfeMff two furry parent, stood In the road bon-tn, to Tom.
of thoee two bl* hoar, had t>rn epe
i tally eo. upon They ptiilt-l the mock
titfa out of the bundle, held them up to
the hitht In in admirtux n *y. and y"t
could ere tiny were plainly chuckling
with delight o\et tho.r find.
'• Thoae are I’lke county t-'.ire.' I re
tnarktd Cos Tom, 'bear, of year, and
Iloreton I m not surprised that the
wive of dreer reform lui.t struck t'tern
at last and tint they are no lotyter aatta
lied to k.i aterut clothed w.th only old
fashlunrsl fur e.M,s
"While the bears were certainly pleas
ed at flndlnx the sto.-k.HK*. Il was plain
they weren't quite *.it,*rifd.
■■ *|t’, ■ (. food, those two
twar* want, 1 I toid Tom. 'But what par-
Heulsr •rtlcl* of attire they ar lonKin#
'or is a problem If we had only appre
ciated the Kumc we wore xolng against
we might have brought a dress suit for
Mr ltear and anew dress (or hl wife,
taut It's * little ia'e to get them now ’
"But Tom. who had been watching the
taears closely, spoke out suddenly.
" *lt's stocking* those beors are look
lng for.' he said, tn positive tone,.
■'l couldn't see what Ihe bear, would
want of any more stockings.
•• 'Anal do there hear*, apparently old
tnd respectable bear*, mean to parade
arounal Pike county In stocktnge? 1 oh-
Jecied. 'lt'e a cold winter, but I never
though, to *re the duy when a betar
would disgrace hltnx-if by euch ef
femlna-y- 1
'• 'They don't wont the Blocking" for
then selves.' aan-wared Ta>m, sort of Im
patiently "Can't yen sea- they are a
father .ind mother bear'' They probably
have some cube. and. being !tears who
i>'Y>rot*e whwt -ess' si of the year It Is,
they; have promised the cub* they, can
ban# up their stock n#s to*nl#ht A letr
can't march into a dry tors arw
nay: "Uivt ma two pair* of atorkina*.
#OOd quality, number 1 or. small
Mo, They have tAj K'* them from xocns
nai> That's t*he res* rt the* two koare
hod airan#ed thsfnrelve- o they couel
bold up sny one who I ap;*en**l al >nr
this rxmd They re aetli.f he par. of beat
hl#hwaymen. but It . tr. a food v#*ec,
atwl I can't #a> that I I nw *ham
The Ix-ar* kept nimbi Ih# ah it fhe
bundle, but CvUidn t t* • m t<* And tn>
nmre stock (a* T* m. know*ln# that
there war aradher pa.r of s<o kin## In
t.ve fa k. shout'd iewk over In that
*cher comer.'
’’The bears srarrhed in the pla*"e Toni
had pointed out. but, aor w, <• u'.dn t
And wnat they wan r *d Toth wa* he*l
them a minute lonyer Tien h* 1 be#an
to slide down (he tr.-e
"'You had tx-tier vice those b*ar?* a
wide berth,' I warned n.m 'or . pair >f
hi# b* ots and aw ♦-( memories will Im* all
tluu it left of Tom Wtlsoh-’
"Tom wss shc-eked.
"Tin surprised. Deac n.' he akt In
tiisriantly 'Tnoe* 1 lean know I’m * >tti
n# to aaslat them at;d wouldn't harm
• #e for the world '
"Sure enmuch, the hear* lid to
recite what Tom mwni to do. They
never oflered to hurt h tn. bui ''too.l up
on their hind leir*. and liowed to him.
and looked as frleially .** pie. Tom rum
vna#*d about In the bundle f >r a minute
fouiel the other pair of k ••cklnv*. nd
# .ve them to th* bee re Then he t>ok
four IP tie pieces of j*:rln# ar.*l te<l one
to a comer of each et**'k:•#*. ?*<* that
Il would be cay fr the f.iiher and
mother l**ar (o harp them up T.ilk about
KTsteftil, happy le;irs! Th' H.* two furry
fwr#*ntH stood In the road. b*iwin# to
Tom. an<l trying so smile, and gtving
him friendly little puts with their paws,
aid acting as if hi had given them the
thing they most desired In Ihe world
Tom was might ly pleased to * e th*m so
grateful for tats kindness.
" 'That * all right.' he said *J have
children myself and I know how you feel
I wish both you and the cub* a Merry
Christmas ’
"Just then the bear* noticed tturt Tom'-
bundle was lying on the ground, the
cover loro atl the contents scattered hy
their sear h for the stockings They look
ed dreadfully ashamed and t<egaii |>(ck
lng up the scattered articles and trying
to gather them Into a neat pile
'• 'Don’t mind ahout the bundle,' Tom
said a* If the bear* could understand
him.
'■ I came down from th* tree and went
over to where Tom n-l the tears were
The bear, evidently knew I was a friend
f Tom's and lo- ked at me tn the most
k ndly fashion. Then Tom picked up the
bundle and we started for home When
tve got to a turn In the road we looked
around. There were the parent bears
■till. Inspecting the M.vklrgt, as happy
and phased as bear* could be. Tom was
quite touched at the sight.
'• 'I oertatnly don't Itegrudge the stock
ings.' he said feelingly. 'You see, there
must be four cutis and that was the rea
son the old bears were so anxious to
tlnd another pair of stockings, borne,
where up In the hills to-night four iMle
t tars will hang up their stockings, and
to-morrow minting they will th.nk a Beat
Santa t'laus ha., vlstb-d them. Suppose
we track tlioa, bears to thetr den ana
see the fun?'
"Ho that evening Tom am! I started out
It wasn't hard finding the place where
the hear* had left the road and then w
easily could track them through the anow
Ahout half way up the side of the moun
tain we fount! tlw den where the bear
family lived. There was a full moon and
It wa* shining right Into the den, so we
could se- what u< going on. Sure enough,
there were four fat cube but they bad
been put to bed and were asleep | n the
corner, old Mr and Mrs. Hear were Just
hanging up the stocking* when we reach
ed Ihe den A bear's paw* aren't meant
for tying things and It wasn't any too
easy n Job, but t last they succeeded,
thanks to the string, which Tom hid so
thoughtfully placed on the stocking-
After the stock.ng* were up the bear
began tilling them First they pul tn a
lot of nice big nut* Then they tilled the
stockings half way up with choice bits
of m.at*. Then they put In a lot of acorn,,
and bts of fur and feathers, and other
th ng* whl h they had p.cked up In the
w<d* ond were evidently meant as play
things for the four fat cubs After the
stockings were lilted the mothr hear
placed a piece of bark directly under each
atocklng end put a big lump of honey
on each piece of bark. Then the two old
bears stood back a little and looked at
the stockings—just bubbling over with
pud*, the happiest and most contented
bears In Tike county.
*’’l scut promise never to shoot aa-
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tik< m> ath I'll never !*hoot another
ptkd county bear durln# lu* ChristitiAß
jul-wfon biml ko prevent Mr*. Hear and
the cuba frinn a merry Christ
ma.
• Just the old be.rj fhw ua and
cim** ruahlp# out of the *len. a* if
they nw ifti to tour ua to pl** • 1 was
>n #h po.n< f doin# the vjnlahln# act,
hut T<am held m* bu k
•' 'Thore b am won't lay n paw on ua
when they w* who we are,' h* said
< .tlmly.
"An*! they didn't. When the beam #ot
rear enough t rr**>#nixe Tom. they stop
tied th**lr low #r *wlinK and fairly dm ed
around him with joy. Th** ni 4 n#t b* nr
tkeann wavln# her he! towanls the In
side of the
wanted ue to * In and ace thone (*hret
ma# arrwn#**nieni. which both bewra wera
m #hty proud of Hiit Torn po nled to (he
sleepln# cub** and laid hie hn#er on hi*
Up*. Indtntlrt# that he wan afraid of
awakentn# ih*- little onee. Th# old te.ire
reco#nixd the *en.*'e of that, hut reluc
tantly. for their hear#* were eet on bavin#
both of up. but TANARUS m In particular. ee the
<’>-ktn#r. We *itood th* v re few vrdnutee.
ho’.din# a eort of ellent confab with :b*
beura anl then tTirn#*! #o #o home Aa
lon# a# we were in a # it the two old Mrw
Mtood In front >f the and *n wutchtb# ua and
fairly be aml n# with friendliness and #*-!
w*H
The next mornln# a* I trait !ea\ In# my
hoiiie I met Tom Wi;**on on hie wav to
the wood#. He was carrvln# a bl# ibi
of honey In etch hand After I had w di
ed him a Merry I a#k**l him
where tie was jeoin* with the hooey.
Tm takln# It up (*• that bear#’ In
pea con.’ a-dd Tom ewmestly. ‘After the
iovln# kindness tho#<* t-orent bears whowed
in proxidin# their cuba with Chrlatma*
atocklnira. tt a only fair the ol*l u trs
t’.emseUen ahouUl have a lid* s-uro
thln# to enjoy a Merry Chrlatma*
with.’ "
A Itrrnl (>htur)'u I'.iiilin#.
From the Baltimore Bun.
Aa only a few weika *f th# nln**teenth
century remain. It a of interrat to note
thag the twentieth (a t* le welcomed In
Parle and Haewhere with a! pr*pr a *
cenmonhe. Paris has de kled that the
A High ami fancy.
present year belong* to the nineteenth
century. and will not dismiss It without
it masked hoi Dec 31 m which eat n
participant will, by hi* I'Mtunw persottl
fy, so to speak, one of the great Inven
tion* or events of a marvellous century.
There I* to be a aerie* of festivities. but
the dance of the symbolic character* will
doubtless be the most entertaining. A
german In which the railway, automobile,
phonograph, typewriter, sewing-machine,
•treet-cnr and telephone walti through
giddy maxes with the sleamltoat. tele
graph. cot’oti gin. Itoer War. Mergen
t hr. I it's linotype, relief ~f Pelcln, ant It ox n,
aseptic aurgery. battle of Bull Hun.
Waterloo, liquid air, Sedan, the litho
graph, daguerreotype and Hoe printing
prea* would be entertaining. If not In
al motive.
The eentury now ending ha* been full
of tail events, but It has also produced
more than all prec .ling centuries to make
human life e.ta er and happier. f> scovery.
Invention, education and culture have at
the same time mu i piled the food supply
and the comforts of life for the masse * of
the Iwople, and have developed philan
thropic aentlmrnt to auch an extent that
the hard condition of former times arc
largely obsolete. Ignorance, poverty suf
fering and Imprisonment nre now miti
gated trraal'y by the Increased material
prosper,ty of most civilised race* and by
the Increna.d dlspnelt on of Individual*
and mate* to share with the unfortunate
the pro'eeb of the Increased productive
ness of labor helped by necessities.
The luxuries of the rich tn IWO are the
necessities of life for the poor In lIKM.
There ha* been In I his regard a large
amount of progress In the century now
ending Bo far as the happiness of life
depends upon material condition* It has
been greatly promoted. lookout back
over the changes of lot years, one can
not hut sec reason to expect further dc.
strable changes In the condition ol man
kind in tilt century to come.
W:%HY WILLIES' PAR \l>hu
Why flir lflob That llrlfta to ( tn .
tral America Never Drift* Hnek
FYotn the New Orhana Tlmea-Dem - ,
"A #ood many typical American hot*.
liiff down to Central America sa.a
olh* ial of a local baiuAfwt cotnininy, , it , j
one #ood thin# about ll is that the> nn>r
#et back a#.tin The country s* t fn to •
them up to the hilt. 1 have been wat' I.
( t r,tn.p 1 1 .* vel f t *• %. ■*
and It hua afTorded rue c<*nmd*-ri
aniuaeH)efit. Bom** of th* m *• r*i. •
••nou#h money to pay f**r *• deck
but moat of them aluw away or #o down
a roust-abouta. When tiiey larwi they
#rnera.ly drift a little die<anc #ito tie .
t t rior, and that net tie.'* It
"In Nicaragua and Coat# Blew erpec
Iy Ilf*’ la very ew*y for an abs*- bod. 1
man who hat* an aver# on b w *rkin# ..id
is not very |nirt!ru!<tr a . ut hie -uri ■
ln#r Ail he ha?* to do ia (o rnarry a nn
tlve w onion and art tie down in iom*> ..
tie banana or *'o*oniit #rov*- for th
liuUncc of hla djva. To my certain know
• l#c that 1# ex*.• Jy want ha* l**e(i *i r
by a lar#e ihhmUt of \V ary Williee from
the Unit**) BtateM 1 call to mind on* .(<***
en the aouth t ltd of tho M' i*•*-••
vat ion
‘ A thoroughbred American trump w .
looked aa if he had just Mej.jn i mu ( .f
the |u#ca of >me comic weekly. *1 -ft. i
• '.own there .iltotjg three >•
now enjoylfi# life an a landed #*re * nia
He tnaru#ed to anut-x a f.alf-L -** I w *
and with her a scraggy little ba:#ii *
grove It U not much to N..k at. bu
. mdant to aupply the imt!*- r • ♦ f
the houwhold They live in . flhhx n
tive hut; the woman 'he** all w k
the ei-tramp dre.ima the hap \ h< ir*
.may In a home-made co -m. r
ham mo* k He 1m very aolld with tb *
neghLorln# ln*lian s , who lave n rvd.b
crlnvliote respect fo r a white Mki:. ind I
► up!**'*- they corsrihute to File r
Anyhow, he confided to me, I*t ru" l
raw him. that he hadn't I *n* a II- k f
work alnee he struck th* * ante. Th •
natives make a k.nd f rum ou of w 1
ran*-, and he #e’ boll n# drunk wh.-n
--eved he fee*la I*) Inclined
"Altogether, It la an Idyllic for a
fellow who has ridden brake beam- aid
and ilged ronst.ibles throsu hout the inho#-
pliable states. By advcrlls.rm the altrac
i t.
cubus altogether."
One-Piece llarrel*.
From the New Orlcan* Tim ea-Petn *rv
A novil Industry Is about to be eslab-
Ilshed In thl* ally. It Is a factory f
m.ik i.< wltat are known a* ' o •
barrels." The proem* p* the Inv i o *
a Northern man, and turns out i
strip of wool which Is l nt Into the f '' m
of a cylinder and supp 1 and with or ltr -y
heads, hold In position by a hoop at <*'"
end. Tne holy-strip* are rut fr-un
by an exreeding'y itige: lou- machine I
ho* n s'ender tint nary bade agn*
whlrh the log la "fed" and at the am*
time riv, Ivetl. Tin- blub purr- off 1
gantic shaving, which la etKom •tlca>
notched at each end, so a- to pr-" 111 . '
necessary tap r wh< n the barrel I* I' 1
tog ther. The enterprise la bn k 1 ”
a C'hl-ogocapl all t, ami I t** year
experimental plant was er-cted at I r * r
I’otnt. Miss. 8 nee then several In '
ment* have liecn mode In th m 1
anti t I* now claimed that the pr
eir'ltciy prnct'ral. The *p Cal a<lv ' (
clelmetl for the luitrel are chcapm ■
tlglyness. Its at- glc -eim Is f
the f.undktr "tongue ami *ro v l‘ “
pb‘, ami the barrel a su'd to If * '
leak-proof. It Is cspeci lly V
holdlt g cement, which * now tr ‘
In t'lpilt'e -aiktrur Tie wool u
manufacture la poplar, hut •n '
can also lie employed, Con r *ep ' t)
being maile for a atipp’y. The P '
co-t alsaM *> ITO. and lad hand- wi
employed.
•'Twomhlcy *y* he thinks b' I 1 0 1
for yachting. He’# ntofe Ihtn
equipped already.”
"Iks* a yacht, ah?" ...
"iio. tin CvUtea. -PhlUdalpiita r-*