THE SUNDAY OBEGONLATS, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 18, 1904.
FAMOUS CHARACTERS IN FRONTIER ANNALS
Romantic Story of Jim 'Bridger's Capture by Indians and His
Release by Handsome Squaw Whom He Married
jL
THIS is the romantic story of Jim
Bridgor, pioneer, drawn from old
documents within the keeping of the
Cregon Historical Society, and furnished
ti George H- Elmos, secretary of that
c-ganisation. Bridger died in '81, and ro
cc.?ly a monument was unveiled over Ms
g-ae at Kansas City, "as a mark to a
t5rl"al nd famous character in frontier
annals."
loliowing is the inscription carved on
-e ?tone botew a bas-relief portrait of
the old trawr ana scout:
JAMBS BRIDGER.
ISM
18S1
CELKBRATBO AS A HUNTER,
TUAPPEK. FUR-THADBR AND
r.l'IDB. DISCOVERED GREAT SALT
LAKES 182: THE SOUTH PASS 1827;
VISITKD YELLOWSTONE LAKES
AND OBTSERS 1SS0; FOUNDED
T RT BRIDGER 1843; OPENED
VK.RLAND ROUTE BT BRIDGER'S
TASS TO GREAT SALT LAKE; WAS
j:JDB FOR U. S. EXPLORING
RMY IN 1SB7. AND G. 31. DODGE
IN" V. P. SURVEYS AND INDIAN
AMPAIGNS 18SC-80.
THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED AS
A TRIJWTB TO HIS PIONEER
WORK BY MAJ.-QEN. G. M. DODGE.
A peculiar romantic pathos attaches to
t o career f the famous frontiersman. It
It expressed by Colonel Frank Trlplett.
r-.-thr pioneer who wrote, "Conquering
Vz Wilderaeae":
The bttrly borderor know no fear and
c rays fought with a recklessness that
t -Tgrts the idoa that he was thus en
Ct j,-, fing to expiate some sin, or efface
f hp stain from his name. Not that he.
1 if lf. had over brokon faith or deserted
c "lrade he was a? true as steel, but the
c ' fame of his brother seemed constantly
I resent to him, and he fought to banish it.
ho brother had perished in a drunken
trawl in a brothel of malodorous notori
c;. kept in an early day in St Louis,
b-. the infamous 'Captain Jack.' "
Colonel Trlplett says that Bridger came
of an Illinois family, "reported to be far
frm respectable,' and who were also
"rry poor."
Another authority (W. A. Carter, of
Pert Brklger). says that "Jim" was born
New Cjork Patronizes Light Dramas
Theater-Goers of Metropolis Seek Amusement, Not Instruction.
NEW TOR.K. Dec. 12. (Special Cor
respondence.) We are fairly In
the middle of the dramatic sea
f n and we are beginning to realize
2 at with the exception of Mrs. Pat
mphell's season, there has boon noth
iS that could possibly be regarded as a
s nsatlonal success in the dramatic line.
I' was dtefloctly proved that Rejane was
" i accepted In the same spirit that Sarah
T ihardt is. since she did not create
rarl? the iatorcst outside of the French
speaking people as does the other great
v. man wtoo Is of keenest Intorest to ev
c body, whether understanding the lan
gigr or not. This does not mean that
Npw York is suffering for good plays,
? -r-e all of the popular theaters offer
c .ugh entertainment to pass tho evening
agreeably, if that 16 all theaiergoors seek,
aid. unfortunately, it is all they seem to
viTf for.
The more thoroughly one understands
h sit ua Men the easier it is to realize
wr New York needs light, frothy frivol
LUt. There is no one who lives here
that does not require something to let
down the fearful strain under which ev--rvbody
lives. For this reason such prob
lem plays as draw upon deep thought and
1-jgh intellectuality are not for New York
ers, not that they cannot appreciate them,
vut It is relaxation and not study which
t .eir systems need. Those who live in
in-aller cities and in the country who
rad from cover to cover of magazines
lw the details of everything that is of
I-terest on the two continents; indeed, it
is net saying too much that, proportion
ately, there ai;e many more Intellectual
people out of New York than in It, exclud
ing, of course, all-around such people as
ar using their intellects In a professional
war The mad whirl is not alone con
fined to people in business life, nor even
t' the comparatively few people who con
stitute what the outer world knows as
New York society. The strain and the
strenuousness reach all classes collective
ly and individually, and If they ever have
time for anything outside of living through
this strain they must employ those few
moments in letting down the tension; but.
citside of New York the theatrical con
d'tions should be very different from what
they are.
The great trouble is that people and
cities ape New York and New Yorkera
far beyond the pulnt where it is healthy.
The fact should always be borne in mind
that Now York is unique and stands alone.
The great distances, the enormity of its
population and the cosmopolitanism of this
population all serve to make it that which
1 Is and wnlch no other city could be nor
should hope to be, for It is very self- cen-
X&rrtL narrow where it should be broad
and perhaps broad whore it should be
!rrutnspect; too busy to be anything but
superficial, too superficial to be anything
ut busy.
It is individuality which should be the
am of every city, just as it should be
the aim of every person, and under those
conditions tho drama might be permitted
t.- expand in this country without being
amped down to fit the needs of a city
tvat must have frivolity instead of seri
cosness. It is perfectly true that tho
Etage Is the greatest possible educator and
It would seem as though people might need
It as much as they require their daily
rrwspapor. tit was either Zaiigwill or
Bernard Shaw who made this same re
ir.ark ) But thoy do not. It is usually a
3iesuon of what society ddes in the mat
tir of making a poor play popular or
kiting a good one, and when people be-
sr.oan the fact that we have no longer
s'U'-h actess and actresses as Booth, fiar
rctt. Sheridan, Janueschek and Modjeska.
It should be remembered that the plays
which the peqple of today want offer no
such opportunities for the actors to com
bine high thought and keen lntollect with
histrionic representations.
Several new plays opened this week,
among which it Is probable that "It Hap
pened in Nordland." by Victor Herbert
rd Glen McDonough. and "Brother
Jacques," Annie Russell's new sentiment
al comedy, will be the most likely to hold
It Is not necessary to say very much of
Victor Herbert's talent to write catchy
music. He has shown his ability many
times, and so long as the plot Is woll
righ unnecessary, the linos around which
Mr. Herbert's music is written furnish
ample opportunity for a dainty, delight-i-
bit of amusement with which Lew
Field's now theater opened. The opening
right. Indeed, was quite a gala occasion,
t hen evory seat was filled and the stand
ees took themselves and the situation
trod-naturedly. The cast Includes Marie
ahlll. who is always a, host in herself.
This talented actress Is a good example
r what huge success an actress may en
jov without being a stage beauty, for it
is certain that Miss Cahlll Is very far from
?;sat. but she can laugh and sing and
dance and her world comes pretty near
ding all those things with her. When I
said that Marie Cahill could sing, I didn't
zncan really and truly singing, . but only
the kind Marie Gahill can do, which makes
1 . mrm
JA3IES BRIDGER.
in Richmond, Va.. and "while he was
very small his parents emigrated to St
LouIb, Mo., where thoy died shortly after
their arrival, of an epidemic."
Boy Becomes a Trapper.
"Having no one to care for him," con
tinues Carter, "the boy .engaged to ac
you forget that she cannot sing. Julius
Steger can sing and very wclL Of this
fact, however, no one Is fo fully persuad
ed as Mr. Steger himself, but he must
be forgiven In point of the faet that thero .
are so many who labor under a similar
delusion for which there arc no grounds.
Other members injthe cast of Mr. Fields'
company are: Lew Fields, Harry Daven
port, Joseph Herbert, Harry Fisher, Jo
seph Carroll, May Robson, Bessie 'Clay
ton, Charles Gotthold, "Billie" Morton,
William Burrcse, Rosemary GIosz, Frank
O'Neill and Pauline Frederick.
Annie Russell, who is always one of the
favorite players in this city, has a new
play which, to judge from its first pres
entation, should be among those- trans
planted frop France which have nothing
to shock the moral sensibilities of the
American theater-goer. Whether this will
be in its favor or against it remains to
be found out. For the present, however.
it seems to strike the public as chic, en
tertaining, sentimental and clean. The
company is not the strongest that might
be assembled and with the exception of
Miss Rus&ell, Oswald York and Joseph
Whceloek, Jr., thero are not rpany in the
cast of distinctive ability.
-
Every now and then someone else de
cides upon a Shakespeare revival, which
attempt runs for perhaps a week, in very
rare cases beyond that. This time it was
Robert Mantell. The Shakeapoare situa
tion Is always a questionable onein.New
York and opinions are divided as to
whether Ben Greefs ideas of Elizabethan
severity are to be accepted or whether it
shall be the over-staged, over-elaborate
productions of such performances as were
recently given by Sothern and Julia Mar
lowe. It seems beyond question that
Shakespeare himself stands for little;
therefore, a remarkably small attendance
has been the fate of Mr. Mantell, who had
no further reason for presenting Shake
speare except his desire to play Richard
IIL We are not-far enough away from
those who made that role great to accept
Mr. Mantell's performance uncomplain
ingly and, notwithstanding many points
of real merit, the question resolves itself
into what's the use?
Nance O'Nell In New York is always a
person of Interest to the Western con
stituency of this city, where she Is not
accorded the recognition that she receives
in the Western cities and in Boston. One
thing, however, must be conceded to tills
ambitious actress and it is that her selec
tions alwaS's compel interest, notwith
standing the fact that they are usually of
too intellectual an 6rder to attract large
audiences.
Miss O'Nell opened at Daly's Theater on
Monday night In "Judith of Bethulia," by
Thomas Bally Aldrich. This poetic work
is one of the most beautiful that has been
presented la a very long time and under
all ordinary circumstances it should be
received with ruch cordiality and apprecia
tion as are due an American masterpiece
of breadth, poise and literary worth. It
must be admitted, however, that it Is not
compatible with the requirements of the
modern play-goer as described In the early
part of this article, since literary worth 1s
at far less importance than stage scenery
and the personality of the star is of far
greater moment than the nobility of her
characterizations. The audience at Daly's
was notably small and the company was
not In sympathy with the play or not able
to conceive of its depth.
Vaudeville is fast becoming legitimate
drama with a few specialties between the
acts to entertain the audience instead of
the 10 or 15-minute waitsvto which we
have been accustomed heretofore. That
this is the case may be realised from the
names of those actors and actresses who
have accepted engagements in the Proctor
Theaters, the last of which was no le3s a
personage than Isabel Irving, who made
her debut in vaudeville in a little act of
Israel Zangwill. Miss Irving, as might
have been expected; drew great -audiences,
not only through her prestige and person
ality, but through the actual merits of her
art. The most startling announcement that
has over been made, however, is that Hen
rietta Crosman and the entire company
will open on Monday in "Sweet Kitty
Bellalrs." with exactly the same cast and
stage effects as seen for two seasons at
the Belasco Theater.
The great musical event of this week
was the debut of Ysaye with the Boston
Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall orr
Thursday night. Contrary to the usual
custom of playing one concerto, M. Ysaye
was placed upon the programme twice and
both times he played with such command
power and charm as to earn at least 12
recalls after each number. For a time -it
looked as though there was an organized
plan to break Mr. Gerlcke's determination
to allow no encores, but the great con
ductor was firm, notwithstanding the de
lay of the performance. Ysaye played the
great Bach concerto in E flat major with
a complement of orchestra and organ, and.
me aecona concerto or jurucn.
In Brooklyn he played the Beethoven
Concerto and in all three he showed
astounding qualities, the greatest of all
company a party of trappers who were
then fitting out for a trip to 'the Rocky
Mountains.
"Entirely devoid of even the rudiments
of education, ho crossed the then wholly
Unknown and trackless plains and
plunged into the pathless mountains.
Greatly attracted by the novelty of the
being his masterful musicianship and hi?
wonderful tone. More noble playing than
that of Ysaye dn these occasions has not
been heard in New York In a decade, per
haps never. It Is well at this moment to
say calmly and deliberately that there
were many technical slips and there were
several times when his intonation was far
from perfect, but when everything was so
supremely artistic such shortcomings can
not be regarded in any other light except
as the flaws inherent to everything done
by the hand of man or created by Nature.
The sooner people are able to recognize
this fact, the greater enjoyment they will
get out of art. because no one looks for
perfection except those who do not know
that they will nevor find Jt The orches
tral numbers included the Brahms Sym
phony No. 3, which was a masterpiece of
orchestra work, as well as of orchestral
writing, Berlioz' overture to King Lsar
and Liszt's "Sermon of St. Francis of
Assist to the Birds,' orchestrated by
Felix Mottl, rounded out this superb pro
gramme. On Saturday afternoon the soloist was
Miss Olive Fremstad. who, by the way.
has risen into more than ordinary promi
nence through her characterization of Car
.men. Mrs. Fremstad sang a recitative
and rondo from Mozart's Titus and also
three Scotch songs by Beethoven. Tho
orchestral numbers were Schumann's
Symphony No. 3, Goldmarck's overture to
Sappho and Tschaikottsky's Italian
Caprice.
Before leaving the matter of Ysaye with
the Boston Symphony, I must not omit to
speak of something which will show how
Ysaye felt toward hl3 previous visit in
this country. After the concert he said to
me: "Do you know, the moment I stepped
on this stage to play the Bach number I
recalled my debut !n this country .and it
brought back remembrances of poor Seidl
and I never ceased feeling him one mo
ment." M. Ysaye had not played with
the Boston Sj'mphony for at least ten
years and he, as all artists who have the
"TILE USURPER." BY MRS. HELEN P. -CATCH, ONE OF THE -PICTURES ACCEPTED BY NEW YORK SALON.
, The accompanying illustration is a reproduction of the beautiful picture. "The Usurper." by Mrs. Helen Plummer Gatch,
of Salem. Or, Mrs. Gatch was one of th e five Oregon contributors to the American salon in New York. -Two of her pic
tures. "The Usurper" and "Agnes" were accepted by the salon Jury. All Oregon contributors are represented with prints,
seven pictures from this state belns among the number exhibited In New York. Mrs. Gatch enjoys the reputation of belnj?
among the foremost photographers in the United States, having the distinction of having had accepted pictures at the Royal
Exhibit in London last year.
spqjt, at that time -quite profitable, he
entered eagerly upon tho business; being
naturally shrewd and possessing a keen
faculty for observation, he carefully
studied the habits of the beaver, and
profiting by knowledge obtained from the
Indians with whom he chleny associated,
and with whom he became a great fa
honor of appearing with this organization,
was glowing in his appreciation of its
great art
EMILIE FRANCES BAUER.
What Little 8aul Got Christmas.
James Whltcomb Riley, n Christmas Cosmo
politan. Us. parents mostly thinks our own's
Th smartest children out!
But Wlddcr Shelton's little Saul
- Beats all I know about!
He's -weakly-like in p'Int o health.
But strong in word and deed '
And heart and head, and snap and spunk.
And alius in the lead!
Come honest by it. fer his Pn
Afore h passed away .
He was a leader (Lord. I'd like .
"To hear him preach today?)
Ho led his flock; he led in prayer
Fer .spread o' Peace and when
Nothln but War could spread It, e
Was first to lead ui then!
So little Saul hac grit to take
Things Jest as they occur;
And .Sister Shelton's proud o him
As he Is proud o' her! -And
when she "sot up" Jes fer hlra
And little playmates all
A- Chrlsmus-tree they everyone
Was there but little Saul.
Pore little chap waa sick In bed "
Nexb room; and. Doc was there." -
And said the chlldrenjnltrht file paat.
But 50 right back -to where
Tho tree was. in the settln'-roora.
And Saul jes laid .and smiled
Ner couIdnH nod, ner wave his hand.
It hurt so Blesa the child!
And so they left him there with Doc
And warm tear of his Ma's.
Then suddent-llke high over all
Their laughture and applause
They heerd: "I don't care what you git
On yer old Chrls'mus-tree,
'Cause I'm got somepln' you all halnt.
I'm not the pleurisy!"
Susan Maud Reflects.
I don't believe in .Santa Claus;
I don't think there Is any.
How could he visit all us kids?
He can't! Thcr are top many.
But all the same. I gueJ that though
I know there's none so clearly.
I won't say It out loud, you know.
For fear that he might hear me.
voritehe soon became one of the most
expert trappers and hunters in the moun
tains. Eager to satisfy his curiosity, a
natural fondness for mountain scenery,
and- a. roving disposition, be traversed the
country in every direction, sometimes in
company with Indians,- but oftlmcs
alone he familiarized himself with every
Society's Eyes on Congress
Washington Interested in New Legislators and Their Entrance Into Capital's Society Life
w
ASHINGTON. Dec 12. (Special
Correspopdence.) The assembling
of- the second session of the 5Sth
Congress was the event around which all
social and official affairs of the week re
volved. Reunions, with congratulations
or Condolanccs as tho chief topic of con
versation, were tho order of the day, with
a wedding or debutante reception to re
llove the monotony. Echoes of the recent
election are perhaps more frequently
heard here than In the States, for the suc
cess or failure of the husband in politics
usually measures the success or failure
of the wife in official .society at the Na
tional capital.
Of course there are exceptions, but the
majority proves the rule, and only a few
of the recently fortunate legislators, by
taking a third-story apartment in a build
ing .without an elevator, announce to tho
interested public that thoy do not intend
to entertain nor do they wish to be enter
tained. Of the four new Cabinet officers, Hon.
Victor H. Metcalf alone has not taken a
house. H1b sons arc both away, one at
college In California, and the other at the
Naval Academy at Annapolis, so he and
Mrs. Mctealf will remain in the apart
ments at the Arlington which they occupied-while
members of tho Congressional
circle.
Senator and Mrs. Aldrich, Senator and
Mrs. O. H. Piatt. Senator Allison, Repre
sentative Olmstead, Hon. John W. Dwlght
and Mrs, Henry C. Payne, widow of the
late Postmaster-General, are among their
neighbors under the same roof.
Senator and Mrs. Thomas C. Piatt, who
for years have mado their Winter- resi
dence In this "lobby of the White House,"
are at the New Wiliard. whero Mrs. Piatt
will observe Senatorial day after tho new
year. Senator and Mrs. Spooner, whose
former home will soon give way to the
new building for the United States Hall
of Records, have taken a house for the
season on Sixteenth street, not far from
"Boundary Castle," where lives Mrs.
mountain peak, every, gorge, every hill
and every landmark- in the country. He
pursued his trapping expeditions north to
the British 'possessions, south to Mexico
and west to the Pacific Ocean. In this
way he became acquainted with all the
tribes of Indians in the country, and by
long intercourse with them, learned their
languages and became familiar with all
their signs. He adopted their habits, con
formed to their customs: became imbued
with all their superstitions, and at length
excelled them in strategy."
Chastises Two Sayages.
Says Colonel Trlplett:
"During a truce with tho Blackfeet who
were camped within a few miles of the
blockhouse, which the trappers had con
structed, Bridger found it necessary to
chastise the insolence of two of the sav
ages,, who, finding him alone in their
village, proceeded to abuse him roundly.
For a few minutes Bridger bore with
them, but at last, becoming infuriated
at their unbearable insults, he pitched
into the two in regular rough-and-tumble
style, and battered them up terribly. Se
lecting a -number of their friends, thoy
surrounded the trapper unawares and
made him prisoner.
"He was bound and conveyed to a lodge
on. the outskirts of the village, and left
there, while a consultation was being
held to decldo his fate. Night came and
still the discussion went on. Some ar
gued Bridger'6 offense deserved death,
and that ho should be carried to tho
mountains and tortured; while others
were for more pacific measures, and
showed what advantages would accrue to
them from a continuation of their friend
ly relations with the trappers.
"At last the faction for revenge tri
umphed, and a guard was sent to the
lodge to bring the captive to tho council
that he might hear his fate. Arriving at
the impromptu prison, they were sur
prised to find it deserted. The bird had
flown. A hurried alarm was given, but
Bridger reached his camp in safety, and
the Blackfeet, fearing the vengeance of
the trappers for the breach of faith,
made their travols, packed up their goods
and fled.
Released by Handsome Squaw.
"It was afterward told that Bridger's
visit to the village had been made for tho
Spooncr's classmate and friend, the wife
of ex-Senator J. B. Henderson, of Mis
souri. Senators Millard of Nebraska, Scott of
Maryland, Penrose of Pennsylvania and
Warren of Wyoming have joined ex-Senator
Faulkner, Mrs. Faulkner and Miss
Faulkner in a Senatorial coterie at the
New Wiliard, where Miss Faulkner and
Miss Warren divided the honors of belle
dom during the last session of Congress.
Most of the Southern contingent in the
National Legislature have home's of their
own, and as they keep open house in a
quiet way, are seldom without house J
guests.
Senator John W. Daniel, tho silver
tongued orator of Virginia, is perhaps the
most picturesque figure on the floor of the
Senate, where his brilliant speech and
clear-cut features are suggestive of one
who would fain be there. I refer to the
Hon. W. Jennings Bryan, who twice was
the indirect cause of his party's failure at
the polls, and in consequence will fail to
succeed Hon. Charles H. Dietrich as Sen
ator from Nebraska. Mr. Daniel has re
moved from his former home, and is now
on Columbia Road, with Representatives
Smith and Pnnce, of Illinois, as near
neighbors.
Senator Francis M. Cockrell, the veteran
Senator from Missouri, much In the pub
lic eye because of his recent defeat for
re-election after an honorable service of
30 years in the Senate, and his probable
appointment by the President to a dis
tinguished Commissionershlp, has re
opened his home on R street, though his
young daugher. Miss Anna Ewing Cock
rell, will spend the Winter In Paris with
Miss Wilson, the daughter of the Secre
tary of Agriculture, and Miss Walsh, the
daughter of Thomas F. Walsh. Miss
Cockrell succeeded her sister, Mrs. E. M.
Gallaudet, as the ljgad of her father's
household, and with the exception of Miss
Catherine Ridgely, daughter of the Con
troller of the Treasury, was the youngest
hostess in official society last season. She
is a pretty blonde and more than usually
popular with the younger set. The last
entertainment she gave before leaving
Washington was a luncheon in honor ot
tho Misses Stone, daughters of her fath
er's colleague in the Senate from Missouri.
Besides her social duties. Miss Ridgely
is deeply interested in philanthropy, the
object of her especial attention being-the
National Junior Republic, founded for the
benefit of homeless boys and girls of Bal
timore and Washington. As president of
the Junior League, she is busily prepar
ing for a ball to be given at the New
Wiliard, December 16, for the Republic.
The committee on arrangements includes
Mrs. Oliver Cromwell. Miss Emllie FIrch.
Miss Edith Miller, Miss Anita Poor and
Miss Harriet Southerland. Mrs. Fair
banks and "Mrs. Archibald Hopkins will
receive the guests, vhlle the patronesses
are Lady Durand, Madame Juserand,
Baroness Sternberg. Baroness Mayor des
Planches, Madame. d'AzpIroz, the ladles
of the Cabinet, 3Irs. John R. McLean.
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, Mrs. Herbert
Wadsworth and other well-known society
women.
Mrs. Cromwell, Mrs. William EIroy Cur
tis, Miss Fitch and Miss RIdgeley are
among those who will entertain at dinner
on the evening of the 16th, with a view
to attending the ball later.
The first, large ball of the season was
given on Wednesday of this week, by the
board of lady managers of the Georgo
Washington University Hospital, better
known as Columbian Hospital. The ball
room at the New Wiliard, which was at
tractively decorated for the occasion, Is
the largest and best equipped room of
the kind south of New York and makes
a charming setting for the dancers.
The reception committee consisted of
Mrs. Adna R. Chaffee. Mrs. Henry Kirke
Porter. Mrs. Oliver Cromwell, Mrs.
Needham, Mrs. Richardson. Mrs. Charley
J. Bell and Mrs. H. C. Yarrow.
Among the gentlemen of the floor com
mittee were Alexander Britton, Arthur
Lee, Stanton C. Peele, Dr. Hardin, Count
F. Hoyos, Professor Vance and Profes
sor Earnest. Tho list-of patronesses, the
longest as well as the most distinguished
ever given to any similar undertaking, in
cluded all the ladles of the Cabinet, the
wives of Ambassadors and Ministers
Plenipotentiary, the wives of prominent
army and navy officers, Mrs. Thomas
Nelson Page. Mrs. H. St. George Tucker.
Miss CannonMrs. Dalzell. and scores of
others equally prominent in official and
social life.
The guests entertained at a young
people's dinner at the White House ou
Saturday evening were Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Goelet, Miss Roosevelt. Miss War
der. Miss Josephine Boardman. Miss Mac
Veigh. Hon. Nicholas Longworth,
Viscount de Chambrun. Lieutenant U. S.
Grant III, and William HItt. After din
ner there wa3 a small musical at which
"Le Cantorl Napolitana" sang and
played. Mile. Nuola, the soloist. Is a New
Orleans girl, who has chosen as her pro
fessional nom de plume the first syllable
of her natlce city and state. In reality,
mademoiselle Is Miss Jeanne Effingham
Lawrence, a. former society girl. who.
never appeared .to better advantage than
3hc docs In the quaint costumes In which
sho .sings tho Neapolitan songs arranged
sake of a bright-eyed and handsome
young squaw, who had returned with in
terest the sudden affection of the young
white trapper. "When he was taken cap
tive to the lodge, she determined to ef
fect his release. Making her way noise
lessly toward the lodge, she discovered a.
sentinel posted at its door. Crouching,
she- crept away, and from another quarter
crawled to the back of the lodge, where,
after satisfying herself that she had not
been seen or heard, she cut a long slit
in the buffalo-skin curtain, and entered
the lodge. Here, she found Bridger tug
ging away at his bonds, and placing her
hand over his mouth to prevent an ex
clamation, she cut the rawhide thongs,
and motioned him to follow her.
"Silently emerging, they stole away
from the village, and here, after some
counsel, she left him. Before parting,
however, she. agree'd,' whether there were
peace or war between her people and his.
she would met him in a certain grove' of
pinons, at the base of a distant peak
which he pointed out.
" 'After one hundred moons I will meet
you there,' she said.
"So they parted. As Fall drew on,
Bridger's brother-trappers noticed that
he seemed to be looking ahead to 3ome
important event, and keeping a notch
stick with unusual assiduity; and at last,
when this was pretty nearly filled with
cuts, Bridger saddled his horse, and,
-leading another, set out toward the
mountains, bearing for a towerlike peak
that loomed above its fellows like Saul
among the Israelites. On the fifth, day
following. Bridger returned with his
LBlackfoot bride, his horses evidently
having seen quite a hard time, "but the
young couple looking radiant and happy."
Builds Fort Erldg'er.
Colonol Trlplett recounts several other
remarkable exploits of Jim Bridger, and
concludes thus:
"After the closing Of the fur trade
along the Missouri, Bridger built the post
and fort named after him, Fort Bridger.
Hero he enjoyed a prosperous trade, and
accumulated a large amount of property.
The place became greatly noted as a
halting-place for Salt Lake and Califor
nia trains, and also for the 'pilgrims' who
crossed the plains to the distant terri
tories or to the Pacific slope.
"Bridger remained true to his Blackfoot
wife, and he lived to a good old age,
like most of the early trappers."
for her by Miss Mary Alsop Cryder, and
accompanied by a mandolin quartette.
Miss Maria Uhschuld. pianist to the
Queen of Roumania, is aiding in fulfilling
an educational mission In Washington by
giving under the auspices of the Board
of Education, a series of young people's
matinees for the pupils 'of the public
schools of the district. Tho board has
arranged for her to give them Wednes
day afternoons during the session.
Apropos to tho subject of schools, is
tho 100th anniversary of tho establishing
ot the public school system at the cap
ital, which is being celebrated this week.
President Thomas Jefferson contributed
the first $200 toward the proposed school
fund and became one of the Board of
Trustees.
A bust of Mr. Jefferson, chiseled by
James P. Van Voorhee3 and exhibited at
the Corcoran Gallery of Art in company
with ono of Napoleon by the same sculp
tor, is a counter-attraction, drawing at
tention to the- public life of the "Sage of
Monticello." Tho bit of marblo is of pe
culiar interest because it portrays Jeffer
son as a courtly gentleman rather fhan a
deep-thinking statesman, and the new
version, though less picturesque than the
more familiar one, is none the less ap
preciated by the admirers of Jeffersonian
simplicity.
Arrangements are being made for the
first American photographic salon, now
open in New York, to be shown here
early In January, under the auspices, of
the Camera Club. Tho exhibit consists
of 350 prints selected from 10,000 that
were sent from all parts of the world.
The artist jury included John W. Alex
ander, Konyon Cox; Edwin H. Blashfleld.
Ben Foster and Irving Wlle3.
The art colony of Washington Is di
gressing from its customary train of
thought to follow with interest the pros
pect cf one of. Its affiliated "and popular
members, becoming hostess ot the exec
utive mansion at Richmond, Va., sinco
her husband, Hon. Claude A. Swanson is
the avowed candidate to succeed Gov
ernor Montague, who wishes to come to
the United States Senate. During each
sossion of Congress Mrs. SwansOn is a
faithful student of art here and gives as
much time to her painting as her official
duties permit. Her work is clever and
has in it that quality that makes the true
artist regret that her entire time may not
be given to portraying her ideas by
means of the brush. ,
Mrs. Oliver Cromwell's card party
Saturday evening was Hamlet with
Hamlet left out, as the guest of honor,
Mrs. Moses Taylor Campbell of New
York was detained-by illness and did not
reach the cJty until two days later. Mrs.
Campbell Is the house guest ot Mrs.
Cromwell and is being much entertained
while here.
As bridge whist continues the all
absorbing recreation for the old and
young, for the sober-minded statesman
and the frivolous matron, the board of
lady managers for the Newsboys' "Home
turned It to good account by glvJng.a
bridge party on Wednesday evontfig at
the home of Mrs. Charles J. Bell. Over
300 people responded to the invitation to
plaj, and quite a number added a unique
feature by engaging four or five tables
and filling them with their friends. The
system of the tables was planned so as to
make every person who took a table to be
hostess of her own little card party, with
out progression.
Business firms contributed their quota
of interest In the cause by furnishing the
prizes, tables, chairs and refreshments.
GRACE PORTER HOPKINS.
Voice of the Loser.
Washington Star.
Missouri's gone Republican. There ain't much
more to say.
I'm waltln now to see the world turn 'round
the other way.
Considering what has happened, 'twon't eur-
prlso roe in the leant
To see the sun rLse In the west instead of m
the east.
I half expect to see the sky come down and
rain ascend
There really ain't no.tellln where the thing ti
goln to end. -
I can't find proper language for expressing my
dismay; ,
Missouri's gone Republican. There ain't'muen
more to say.
It isn't any wender that my" courage kind o'
falfe;
"Twas ward when West Virginia' went Ji-wav-
erln in the sealee.
"Twas even worse to realize the music of the
band
Took en a special meanln when It played-
"My Maryland." .
But when you . start a-tumblln. why, there
ain't no way to tell
Just when jou finally have reached the bottom
of the well. ' ...
Give 'em Tennessee an Texas to increase the
strange array;
Missouri's gone Republican. There aln't mueh
more to-say.'--
A Poster Boy Says:
"My goodness rner'affl tVlllld Begs, ""what
alls our sister there?"
"A' painter man. with violet paint, has put it
. en her halri"