Life — June 26, 1902 — page 20: what you’re looking at

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waa AN QUO Wet} Gus-DIRKS~H ESCAPE OP A CATTLE TINEP ON TUE CATERPILLAR RANCI. Life’s Dictionary of Interna- tional Biography. Unal- phabetically Arranged. ELLEN M. STONE. N evidence of true greatness is the manner in which it surmounts obstacles hitherto sup- posed to be impossible. To have been born an American would seem to have made it out of the question to achieve prominence as a foreign lecturer, yet Miss Stone succeeded in obtaining enough Bulgarian atmosphere, and by ng it over with her, accomplished what so many others have failed at. Even when she was only a missionary, it is now evident that all the germs of her future career on the stage must have been active. Only the opportunity was needed, and when it came, she dashed before the footlights as if this had been the occupation of her lifetime. It is not too much, viewing her career, to say that her whole previous life was a preparation for hee début. From a child the youthful Ellen had leaned toward the stage, and though kept in abeyance by the uncongenial atmosphere of the Church, she needed only the long- sought opportunity to burst the bounds. Some natures hide their lights under a bushel for half a lifetime before finding their true vocation, brin, Miss Stone, as a Bulgarian star per- former, has found her own at last. Major Pond is but an incident in her career. A manager by any other name would have done as well. Ellen M. Stone was born in the Bible House, eighth floor, room eighteen and one- half, some time after the war, and while play- ingin the back yard met Judson Smith, des- tined to have such an effect upon her future. Together they journeyed to Boston; this giving them a sense of power, Miss Stone soon conceived the idea of being a foreign missionary, believing that this career offered greater possibilities as a preparation for the stage than that of having her diamonds stolen. He+ companion, meantime having estab- lished the Board of Foreign Missions, put up the capital and several preliminary years passed in preparation. Those were dark days. No one men- tioned their names, and personal columns might have been searched in vain for their whereabouts. At last, however, the Spanish war being over, naval heroes having subsided. and ‘Teddy Roosevelt and Ruddy Kipling lulled lence, the chief of the Bulgarian brig- ands was cabled to, a date set, Major Pond ordered on deck, Pain’s fireworks bought and a promising lecture tour arranged. The rest is known, Next year Russell Sage has arranged to borrow enough money from Miss Stone to tide him over, and hot- house bouquets are being raised all along the line of march. Miss Stone's favorite occupations are co- tillions, ping-pong, being interviewed, sit- ting for photographs, cutting coupons, wear- ing precious stones and reading proof. Principal Works: ‘‘ Business and Bul- garia,” ‘ Brigands I Have Smiled With,” “Stepping Stageward,” ‘‘ Notoriety as a Fine Art,” ‘How to Gull the Public,” “Conversions and Hard Cash,” etc. ‘7 T’S an ill trade-wind that blows the United States no goods. Truths and Truisms. bi ‘HE American occupation of the Philippines is the act of God,” says Bishop Thoburn. Naturally. Such of us as attribute omnipotence to God are not used to thinking that aught save His will ever comes t6 pass. « Whatever is, is,” declared the old Schoolmen, quite seriously. We are pretty well agreed that the School- men’s dictum was hot air; perhaps it is too soon to judge finally of the bishop's. comicbooks.com