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SICHFS ACTORS IN REPOSE
JUST 4 Happy FAMILY FOUND
a BEHIND THE SCENES.
Contrast From the Passion shown Before
tho F00tlights-Mm AguBlia and
4 tho Others Defend Their Methods
-It,a Ricilfan Nfe They Picture.

Contrast From the Passion shown Before
tho FOOtlights-Mne. AguBlia and
N tho Others Defend Their Methods
vi Its sicilian Life They Picture.
! sThey eat 'em alive. they eat 'em alive'
Z is che graphic way a New Yorker with
B spirited vocabulary and terse methods
describes the Sicilian actors at the Broad
way Theatre. STILL" he continues re-
nsctively. IF you want TO assassinste an
evening and commit justifable homicide
; on q few hours spare time you can't do
better than TO see them
They are milder when you see them
behind the scenes. Some one has said that
they had TO have Mount Etna in action.
otherwise they couldn't play. Anyway
the first thing you notice is that the scene
as set shows Mount Etna and they lean
up against 1t in very friendly and sym
pathetio manner as one by one they are
brought up and introduced.
0f course first Of all is Nine. Aguglia,
whose name you pronounce as IL you
were eafgling for a sore throat As she
responds 10 your efforts you conclude
that you have the right method Of pro-
gnunciation at least.
Nine, Aguglia Is rather small. and in
her coTsetless gown. whose proportions
little later allow her to perform every
kind OF calisthenics when she depicts
the combination of abortive passions and
nerve collapse, she certainly does not
appear at her best She looks enough like
Nine. Nazimova to be her sister. There
is the same short oval face, the same deep
lustrous eyes that seem sometimes like
burning GOALS and then are almost ey-
presaionlesa. the same creamy pallor of
eizin. the abort. thick, curly hair and ap-
proximately the same proportions Of
hauEe. She is a few years the junior of
Nine. Nazimova and does not look more
than the twenty-five years given her in
stage annals,
She throws an arm about young
woman who is never far away from her
when they are of the stage and who
responds to her opened arm with look
10 which admiration and affection are
nicely blended. You do not need any
Interpreter TO put it into English; it is the
look one sister gives another when moth
ing has come to tear apart the thousand
threads OF habit, early affection and mu-
tual dependence.
Itis quite true that the audiences who
We the sisters hating each other because
They cannot both have the same man
may be 90 impressed with the reality of
The sentiment represented that such a
Doptgast as Is shown behind the scenes
would be difficult to believe. That view
y voiced by one young woman who as
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skin Of blacksnake worn around the waist
or a lizard with two tails. The latter is
irresistible.
Throughout southern Italy women and
children wear a red coral necklace as a
charm against evil. II they sell the neck
lace they retain ono bead, which they re-
gard as magical. A charm made of
coral is supposed TO avert the evil eye.
1t lis in the shape Of hand with the thumb,
third and fourth fingers folded down
over the palm and the index and little
finger extended. Coral is taken inter-
nally in powder mixed with wine to cure
gravel. and by some negroes in the South
is hung upon fruit trees to insure fertility
or protect from hail or biting winds.
Even to this day many American mothers
place strings Of coral or amber beads
around their ohiidren's neclrs as specific
or charm against the diseases Of child
hood.
According to the Hindu belief the ocean
is the final home OF the sainted dead,
hence corals coming from the ocean
are considered powerful amulets, and
burned corals form an important part in
native medicines.
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THE FAMOUS SWAN DINNER,
Given by the Fathersln-Law Of the New
German Ambassador.

The appointment of Count John Bern
stoff as German Ambassador to. this
country recalls the famous swan dinner
which was given at Delmonioo's in the
early sos by the late Mr.. Luokemeyer.
his father-in-law.
This gentleman was wealthy i'm
porter and he received from the United
States Government the sum OF $4,000
as a refund OF excessive duties exacted
from him on importations.
He dedicated this sum to a gastro-
nomic monument, and never In the history
OF New York restaurants. says Topn and
Country. has such q gorgeous enter
tainment for limited number of guests
been rivalled.
, Seventy two friends were asked. There
was one table covered with flowers,
excepting space in the centre, left for
lake, and border around the, table
for the plates. This lake was an oval
pond, thirty feet in length by nearly the
width OF the table, enclosed by delicate
golden wire network reaching from table
to ceiling, making the whole one grand
cage.
from Central Park, surrounded by high
banks OF flowers. which prevented them
from splashing the water on the table.
Golden cages with canaries were hung
from the ceiling and the entire room was
one mass OF flowers. II was a dinner
at which all the most fashionable women
OF that day were present
The menu was done In gold and was
long and elaborate. after the fashion Of
that peroid. The hors d'puvre was
timbale q la Conde. sno there were tNo
soups. a reeve, three entrees, a sorbet,
truffied chickens and saddle OF muuon
for the roasts. two vegetables. number
OF sweets and Ices.
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eye from their gardens. In western
Pennsylvania it is believed that q frog 8
foot at the entrance of a house will stop
witohcraft. In China an image Of cat
on the roof Of a house is supposed to
protect il from all evil
An excrescence Is sometimes found on
the head Of the jackal, consisting OF small
horny cone about half an inch in length,
and concealed by a tuft OF hair. The
Singhalese and Tamils regard it as tails
man and believe that the fortunate pos
SCISSOR can command by its instrumen-
tality the realization OF every wish, and
that il stolen or lost by him 1t will in
variably. return OF it's own accord. An
other popular belief is that the disooverer
Of q jackals horn becomes thereby in
vincible in every lawsuit.
The Honduras Indian keeps the bones
Of the deer which he kills in his hut; other
wise he would not be able TO kill any more.
Our Western Indians believe that the
sinews Of the deer bring good luck. The
natives OF Eastern Island make con-
juring waad, broad paddle about thirty
inches long, from the bone OF whale,
and believe that withit the shaman can
bring speedy death upon whomsoever he
porpoise he will out of Its tail and tie IL
to the masthead for good luck. The skin
Of q white faced otter Is lucky. The an
clients believed that the skin OF seal
would protect the wearer from thunder
and lightning, and II is said that the En-
peror Augustus always carried one about
with him. The ancients also made drink
ing horns, or cups, from the horns OF the
rhinooeros and the tusks Of the narwhai.
as 1t was believed that they counteraoted
the fatal effects Of noison.
The conch shell is highly prised in India.
In many Of the temples they are blown
daily TO scare away malignant spirits
while the god receives his daily meal.
A conch with the spiral twistings to the
right instead Of TO the left is supposed to
be worth its weight In gold, Some years
ago conch Of that description was Of
fered for sale in Calcutta, with n reserve
price of a lash Of rupees placed on 1t.
It was eventually bought in for s2o,u0o
IT ia said tiat to wear tied about the
leg blue ribbon which is studded with
shells OF gray snails allays the heat
of the gout. LORD Bacon says a band Of
green periwinkles tied about the calf
OF the leg, or wearing on the finger nngs
made OF seahorse teeth will cure cramps
In central Africa some Of the natives take
no medicine, but clip their nails, and tying
then &c the back OF a crawfish throw the
orustacean over their shoulder into the
river, without looking at II, believing the
disease will go with the nails.
Gamblers haYe many charms to insure
good luck when playing. Among these
are a fine catskin hung from the neck, a
human knee bone or toe bone. an owls
heart, a small red feather, a mole's foot,
q rabbits foot, the tail OF lizard, the
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when they searched the ashes they found
nothing but a tooth.
Inside the temple at the head Of flight
OF steps is curious round tower in which
behind strong iron grating is to be seen
a miniature Buddhist pagoda about three
feet high and made Of gold. In this
BuddhRs tooth is preserved. A kind Of
altar In front of the iron grating is COW
cred day and night with red Mogra bios
SONS, which are mostly brought by women
as sacrifices.
The sacred relic is well guarded from
profane eyes even here. A rectangular
box about fifteen inches long and seven
or eight inches broad made OF gold and
all set around with uncut rubies of con-
siderable size contains another smaller
box, which is ornamented with the largest
and perhaps the finest pearls found in
former centuries on the Ceylon coast.
Inside this Is still another box covered
with profusion Of uncut gems-sapphires
ribies, emeralds, dc. and in this is an
immense sapphire followed out like q
cup in which upon golden lotus leaf
rests the tooth Of Buddha.
ne pDOtl may bS CNpoScu ohCt
every hundred years except when some
great calamity is 10 be averted-for in
stance. in times Of great drought or pes
thence. Then it is exposed with great
pomp in front Of the temple.
The strange part OF this alteration
however, is that the tooth, which is about
five inches in length. is not that Of Buddhs
at all. according to a naturalist who was
fortunate enough TO see it some years ago
but is the side tusk of Wild boar II
il supposed that during the course Of
the numerous bloody wars which have
ragged betw cen Ceylon and India during
the last two thousand years over the pos
session OF this sacred relic the original
tootn was lost or destroy eo ana the priests
substituted the tusk
The tongues Of animals have been and
are still favorite amulets. The tongue OF
the vuture plucked out with iron and hung
about mans neck in new cloth will
bring him what he desires A tongue
cut from living fox will ward OF dis
ease Of all kinds, but as the person carry
ing one will surely die IL he happens 70
meet fox at any crossroads the charm
is seldom used. Some Indians believe
that il they do not bite of the tip Of the
tongue OF any wild animal they kin they
will not have good luck In hunting. Mum.
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will see Just as much fashion as at Rome
and at Naples. just as you will see there
the restraint and reserve that come from
the effacing conditions Of the metropolis.
In Malta we represent the life of the
peasant. his home and-his habits. and 1
don't know, but l imagine. that in Amer
ica, as in most countries Of the world.
when you get near the soil In the smaller
places you get also nearer to the elemen-
tai feelings. lis 1t not sou
The speaker holds in her hand a news
paper that shb laughingly refuses to let
the Others see, although they piayfully
try TO snatch 1t from her. wait q mo-
ment,' abe says and they wait. some
of them sewing on bits Of lace. others
sitting quietly. hands in laps, and others
flirting in a rather lackadaisical manner
with the male members Of the troupe.
Mint Agugfia is at that moment on
the stage, with her back turned TO the
audience. It Is q wonderful back. 1t
writhes and moves and twists like an
inch worm. She curses too, in q round
warm way that sends cold chills up and
down, the spines of her audience, and
she exhibits symptoms that would seem
to call for the immediate attention OF q
hospital ambulance and the sending Of
a third alarm to the nearest alienist.
She comes of the stage gleefully. as
Il she had been having a nice little game
with her dolls. and snatches the paper
held out to her with jesting word and
ripping laugh. The paper devotes a
double column 10 caricature Of her, at
which she laughs immoderately. In out
line it resembles u jack-o'-lantern made
from a good sized pumpkin, and in ex-
an advertisement Of tooth
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LUCK CHARMS FROM ANIMALS
TEETH or MANY KINDS TO
WARD AWAY EVIL SPIRITS.
Queer superstitions Among Savage and
Ceyfiized Races-The Tongue Potent
Part-Feathers Too Much Used
Snake Amulets Are Quite Common.

0ueoP ouDer8utiOnS Among savage ana
civilized Races-The Tongue Potent
Part-Feathers Too Much Used
Snake Amulets Are Quite Common.
Animal teeth as amulets have been
popular from the earliest ages. The
natives living on Torres Strait take a
'crocodile's tooth, paint it red and place
In the hollow part certain strong scented
vegetable drugs and then smear it all over
with fat from a corpse. In the South
Sea Islands many natives regard the
teeth OF the sperm whale with reverence,
and it was the custom at one time for the
chiefs 70 wear them not only as charms
but also as an insignia OF their rank, and
tine whalers used TO make considerable
profit at times by extracting these from
the whales killed and bartering them to
the chiefs. The people of Ceylon and
Afalai1ar used to worship the teeth OF ele-
phants and monkeys. The people OF
Benin, West Africa, believe elephants
teeth hiring good luck,
To cure rheumatism one should carry
the hast double tooth from the jawbone
{ OF a hog in the pocket. The mountein In
dians OF Labrador believe that they can
cure th- toothache by fixing n bears
tooth 10 the aching molsr attached some
times to pair of scissors. In upper
Egypt the teeth of the hyenp are highly
esteemed and are used as amuets for
young and old. The belief that r. badgers
tooth sewn within the waistcoat brings
~ : ~: asrds is quite ancient. The rodent
saefh OF the beaver are regarded by the
,rtrna1s as pot ant charms.
In Handy. the capital Of Ceylon. is to be
seen magnificent temple, the -Maligawa
Dslada" ttemple Of the tooth. which is
one Of the wonders of the island. Accord
ing 10 The old tradition, When Buddha
felt hiss end approaching he commanded
his disciples n erect a large funeral pyre
and cremate his body. but afterward they
should doarefullysearch the ashes. in which
theysgoVld find some relic of him which
they were 90 preserve. Whatever nation
had possession Of this relic would prosper
20 the end Of time. Buddhas body was
faithfully crenated by the twelve. and
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NEW YORK ACTORS IN PARIS.
They Are From the Yiddish Theatres and
Play In the Gtette,

Parisians have learned to their sur
prise that there has existed for some time
in the ghetto Of the French. capital Yid-
dish theatre in full swing. Here actors
and dramatists from New York and Lon
don have transplanted the methods and
the roles OF the Yiddish theatre to what ia
regarded as the centre Of dramatic art.
1t is possible that the troubles that have
affected the Yiddisi drama in this city
have had an indirect influence upon this
sudden outburst Of the Yiddish dramatic
activity in Paris. II will be interesting
to oSsee how far the methods of Jewish
acting, with Its freedom from oonven-
tionality and rough realism. win attract
the Partisan critics, as they did thoee of
New York when these latter first dIa-
covered the possibilities Of tho Yidd,sn
theatre.
Meanwhile. says the American he
breu. the capitals Of three great Statls
are provided with Yiddish theatres and
the effect upon this form Of the drama
will be interesting 70 observe
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a Monster Loaf.
From he Bakers Weetiy.

Bakers in Germany are fond of making
odd experiments. the following being
reported from Duisburg in Westphsia.
At n chiidren's party recently held in that
town there was exhibited. and afterward
cut up and distributed among the young
sters present. bread twist which for size
At least has surely rarely been equalled
weighing no less than $50 pounds, 1t had
a breadth Of 20 meters and a length OF
TO supply q satisfactory afternoon cola.
ton to as many as FIVE hundred boys and
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CIergymen Are Scarce.
From he Nineteenth Centurv

The reluctance OF men TO take holy
orders in the Church Of England. which
is 10 noticeable feature at the preaent
time. il a matter OF more than eccleei-
astical interest. II affects not only the
existing clergy but also the laity; and
not the church laity alone but the nation
as whole.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-28

The two latest petitionersi for Dem,
ocratic honors beiorelthe primary are
Hon Jas. n. Sharp, for Representa-
tive and James X. Kelso, for Judge
OF the south district.
j. E Dowell, editor OF the Adrian
Journal, and his son, George Dowell,
editor of the Rich Hill Tribune, were
pleasant callers at THE TIMES office
on Saturday. They were in town
closing up a land trade.
Mrs. 81. l.. Harvey, OF Oakesdale,
Washington, is visiting relatives and
old friends In Bates county, paid
The TINES an appreciated visit while
in Butler the last OF the week, the
guest OF Mrs. W. F. jackson.
NJ. Armengaud, a clever French
scientist. has invented machine by
the aid OF which it Is hoped that II
will be possible to see across the
Atlantic. We speak for the first look
at Anna and the Prince.
County Highway Engineer Boron
informs US that the Baker Manu-
featuring Company, OF Chicago, will
make a public demonstration OF q
new, two.horse road grader, at But
Ter on next Monday, June LIST 1908
The case against Arch Lipe charg
ed with petit larceny, Was dismissed
In Squire Argenbright's court Mon.
day on account OF the failure OF the
prosecuting witness, Mr.. Ennis, to
put In an appearance.
The many friends OF Mr.. Chris Hirni
who has been so low with dropsy will
be gladly surprised to hear that he
is improving and hopes are enter
tanned for his recovery Appleton
City Journal.
Straws show which way the wind
blows. A straw ballot taken by ex-
Representative Dorsett, Of Cass coun-
ty, on a Missouri Pacific train last
week, on the senatorial preference,
showed Sc votes for Stone and four
votes for Folk out OF q total OF 70
cast. OF course, these votes don't
count now, but they will In Novem.
Der.
j. Y. Whitsett and two sons, Ray
and Roy, will leave for Oklahoma
City on Saturday, where they are Of
fered employment at their trade az
carpenters at 40 and As cents pei
hour. Mr.. Whitsett is q good car.
penter, and has been living In Butler
for seventeen years.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-28
Particular
Points

THE SOLE is made of white oak.
the best sole leather money can buy.
THE VAMP is made of selected
stock of kid. calf, or patent as the
case may be, selected by workmen
who are competent.
THE UPPER is made from the
best upper feathers procurable.
THE SHANK is steel.
THE HEEL is leather. not paper.
THE Box TOE INSoLE AND(
COUNTER are all made of abso.
lutely the same materials as the
outsole white oak. no hemiock or
union leather in them.
THE Innings are of heavy
shrunk. waterproof duck.
THE FACINGS are either of fine
kid or silk.
THE STlTCHES-s silk.
THE EYELETS-Fast colors.
THE FIT-Quarter sizes.
THE PRlCE-S3.5o, $500 and
$500.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-28

DR.. A. Z, Lyle, chairman OF the Re.
publican county central committee,
has called mass convention of shat
party at Butler, Monday, June LIST,
1908, for the purpose OF drafting
candidates for the different county
offices. So far the only Republican
announce ment rs a candidate is that
OF Charley Beard, for sheriff. The
candidates elected at the mass con.
vention are expected to allow their
names used on the primary ticket.
The same condition prevails as 80
the state republican ticket. Even
the boys who have had taste OF
office are trying TO "side step" she
inevitable defeat they know awaits
the Republican party In Missouri this
fall.
NJ, Ryan, an aged citizen OF Butler,
underwent a severe operation on
Sunday, when Dr. A E. Lyle, assist.
ed by DR.. E, n. -Chastaine amputs.
ted his right foot, Just above the
ankle. MIR. Ryan had been suffering
for several months from Cecrosis OF
the bones OF his foot. DR. Lyle was
not called until last Wednesday, and
after making thorough diagnosis
called Dr. Chastaine In consultation,
when they decided that smputation
was necessary. The patient, who Is
- years old, rasted well after the
operation and strong hopes are en-.
tertsined OF his recovery.
Louis Deffenbsugh, our popular
gardner, has filed declarations with
the county clerk OF his intention to
run for the nomination OF treasurer
on the Prohibition ticket.
Butler Is dry, drier than the great
Sahara, and she is going to stay
that way. The last OF the life saving
stations was removed Saturday
night. Winks, signs and mysterious
mods will not 20. The saloon men
themselves have accepted the result
in the right spirit and declare their
intention TO observe the law. "Blind.
sigers,' "social-clubs," "athletic as
socistions," etc will not be tolera.
ted. nor will 1t be permissible to draw
1t from special iauset at the soda
fountain. We must satisfy our crav.
ings and slske our thirst with the
various summer connections under
high sounding stiles But the people
OF Butler will not tolerate the illegal
sale OF liquors.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-28

One OF the most appropriate things
we have seen In a newspaper Tor
some time is an ode to the Missouri
Hen, In the Hume Telephone, written
by a Methodist preacher.
Mrs W. l. Hodge and Mrs. Alrie
B. Twyman, both ladies OF Paris,
Texas, came in Monday night for a
two weeks visit to their father, VIII
NJ. Arnold.
Miss Mary Cravens and Hugo Kipi,
two young people OF Spruce, were
married Sunday afternoon at the NJ.
Z. Church south parsonage by the
pastor, Rev. o. E Vivion.
The eight year old son OF Charley
Zwahlen, OF Passaic, suffered intense.
ly from q loose hair in one OF his
eyes. DR.. Foster was called Friday
and extracted It.
Miss Myrtle Hartwell returned to
st. Louis Sunday night, accompa-
MED by her niece, Miss Name Hart
we'll, who will make her home in that
city for the present.
j. X. Kelso, OF Sprague, candidate
for Judge OF the south district, was
in Butler on Monday. He was on
his way to the east and southeast
part OF the county.
Mrs. Robert Trickett and daughter,
Miss Vera, who have been visiting
relatives and friends here left Mon.
day morning for Birmingham, Ala,
to Join Mr.. Trickett, where they will
make their future home.
An Independence grocer was bitten
on the hand by q large tarantula the
other day while cutting bananas
from a stalk In his store. II was
found that she insect had a nest filed
with eggs concealed among the ba
n8nas.
REMOVAL Have m owed my
dress making establishment to my
house on West Ohio street, End house
west OF Wyatt's lumber yard. Would
be pleased to have my friends call
20 81 MISS VIOLA HARRIS.
The drillers have moved their ma.
chinery from the lot In West Butler,
to DR.. Christy's pasture, hall mile
further west They had gone down
about Ats feet In the old hole. Tn.
less they are prepared to 60 down
5000 feet. they are In our humble
judgment wasting their time.