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Evening star., 1909-06-13
"Wanted-A Man"

From Success Magazine.
Never before was the opportunity Of the
educated man so great as today. Never
trained man. the man who can do a thing
superbly we'll. At the door Of every voca-
ton is a sign out. ''Wanted-a Man" No
matter how many millions are out of en-
ployment, the whole world is hunting for
a man who can do things: a trained
thinker who can do whatever he under
takes little better than 1t has ever be-
Gated man, the man whose natural abil-
ity has been enlarged. enhanced one hun
dredfold by superior training. that is
wanted.
On all sides we see men with small
minds. but well trained. pushing ahead of
those who have greater capabilities, but
are only half trained. A one-talent man,
superbly trained. often gets the place
when a man with many unframed or half
trained talents loses 1t. Never was igno-
rance placed as such a disadvantage as
today.
While the opportunities awaiting the
entrance into practical life were never be-
fore so great and so numerous as today.
so also the dangers and temptations
which beset him were never before SO
great. so numerous and SO insidious.
There is nothing else. perhaps. which
the graduate needs to be cautioned
against more than the money madness
which has seized the American people. for
nothing else Is more fatal to the develop
ment of the higher. finer instincts and
nobler desires
Evening star., 1909-06-13
The Shuberts' New Venture.

The Messrs Shubert have made another
innovation in the art OF theatrical man
agement by the formation of a new pro-
ducing company which is to play for a
special season of eight weeks at the Be-
iasco Theater in this city, beginning Mon
day evening. June Il This company will
offer a change OF bill weekly, and will
present only entirely new dramatic offer
inss, never before seen on any stage
The Belasco Theater Company is the
name selected for the organization. The
venture is in no sense a stock company" :"
but an organization OF prominent players
especially engaged for the initial pro
duction of dramatic attractions which the
Shuberts intend to offer regular pres
entations under their management mex,
season. They will have at least sixty
companies directly under their own man
agement next season. and IL is expected
this producing company will aid In the
great work of preparation.
Z F. BostwiCk has been engaged &c
stage the ne@ plays offered by the Be
la SEQ Thea.er Company. Six evening per-
formances and matinees Wednesdays and
Saturdays will be given each week
The actors and actresses engaged for
the company constitute a notable organi-
Zation OF players. Among them are no
less than five recognized leading men and
an equal number of leading women. The
company includes Frederick Perry Ed
ward Emery A. H. Van Buren, George
Howell. Frederick Burton, Willis Martin
Charles d. Pitt. Ogden Stevens. Paul
Taylor. John Emerson. Beatrice Morgan.
I4aurette Taylor. Virginia Pearson. Elsie
Esmond. Marion Ballou. Ina Goldsmith
Caroline Locke. Fola La Toilette. Alice
FTemyear, Agnes Marc and Miss Adams
Evening star., 1909-06-13
"The Man on the Box"

''The Man on the Box" in which Henry
E. Dixey made one of his most notable
trlumphs. will follow My Wife" the
attraction al the Columbia Theater next
week. 1t is 3 three-act play by Harold
McGrath and Grace Livingston Furniss,
and was produced at the Madison Square
Theater, New York. where it ran for over
a year 10 crowded houses.
The Man on the Box" should furnish
Julia Dean and Orme Caldara with ex-
ceptional opportunities. for Miss Dean
will have the role formerly played by
Charlotte Nelson in the Madison Square
production. while Mr.. Caldara will have
that immortalized by Dixey. In talent,
physique and experience Mr.. Caldara
seems 10 be we'll equipped for the role.
while Miss Deans previous work this
season gives promise Of even better things
TO come.
Evening star., 1909-06-13
Stories of Buried Treasures.
From the London Globe.


The actual prosaic instances of treas
ure trove and the old world ceremonial
involving "crowners quest law TO de-
eide the legal rights are to be found in
any text book on the subject. More in
terestlng, with certain fascination Of
romance, is the reflection that even in
our own country there are probably nu-
merous buried boards. One cannot al
ways ignore traditions, and throughout
the length and breadth of the land are to
be found old legends of hidden treasure.
sometimes guarded by curse. sometimes
by a special warder. There is probability
almost amounting to certainty that val
uables were hidden by the Romans. and
even more probably by the Romano
Britons. The treasures of the incas and
of pirates. such as Kidd, are still existent
in theory; the buried wealth of India Ia
among the rudimentary facts known to
all students of the east. But perhaps the
most startling and alluring OF all is the
theory that among the treasure trove
to be at some time recovered from Per-
sian sands or ruins are the sacred
breastplate and the mysterious Urim and
Thummim Of the Jewish priesthood.
Evening star., 1909-06-13
"Florodora."

The eighth week of the Aborn Opera
Company's season at the New National
Theater. beginning Monday night. June
81, will bring a revival OF "Florodora."
conceded to be one of the most delightful
of all the musical importations that have
come from London. Following It's long
run at the Casino and the New York
Theater, it established high-water marks
in box Offices all over America. The
great success of the piece was due mainly
ITO Leslie Stuart's tuneful score. contain
ing the famous double sextet. Tell Me.
Pretty Maiden THE Shade of the Palm, "
1.-The Queen of the Philippine Islands"
"Tact," when I Leave Town. 'Gallop-
ing Somebody THE Fellow Who
Might "Phrenology." The Millionaire =
i've An Inklng," Il Want to Be a Mil
ttary Man and many other gems. The
book by Owen Hall, combines romantic
story clean comedy. humor of high
standard and entertaining characters. To
give a correct reproduction of the orig
inal ''Florodora'' the Messrs. Aborn have
engaged Mace Bonville, formerly stage
manager with the production under the
Fisher & Ryley management. and who
put the piece on here year ago. to again
direct the rehearsals ard staging. The
cast, which is practically the same as last
summer. includes members OF former
casts OF "Florodora" in the original and
H Ryley Hallen Mostyn. Mace Bonville.
Agnes Finley Willard Curtis and many
OF those who are already established IA
vorites here, including Fritzi Won Busing.
Forrest Huff, Blanche Morrison and 9TH
ers
Evening star., 1909-06-13
Colonial.

Among the strong feature acts in ad-
vanced vaudeville to be presented this
week are Herman Wolf the musical
comedian: Zoubolulakis. novelty magician.
and Oracle Nav. formerly soubrette of
George NJ. Cohans Little Johnny Jones
Other good acts and a double show of
moving pictures changed daily, will COM
plete the bill. A special concert VIII be
given tonight
Evening star., 1909-06-13
Lyceunn.

Beginning with a matinee tomorrow
the attraction at the Lyceum VII oe
Morning, Noon and Night" which was
presented here early in the season, Win
new burlesques. scenery and costumes,
The same company has been presenting
high-class shows at the Lyceum for the
past few weeks. headed by Arna Deck,
with Teddy Burns, William Patton. Nir-
ginia Ware. sol Abrahams. Cooper and
Zeitler and big chorus.
Tuesday evening the chorus girls con-
test will occur and Friday the amateurs
will contest for cash prize. Both con-
tests are given after the regular perform
ance, and amusement for all is assured
Evening star., 1909-06-13
Glen Echo Park,

At Glen Echo Park this afternoon and
evening the management will entertain
!ts patrons with free representation or
the Passion Play. The full production
will be given in the park hippodrome be-
ginning at o'clock.
The picnic grounds OF Glen Echo are
again in good condition and many Or
ganizations which have booked excur-
sions for the present week will find them
equipped to meet all the needs OF an
outing.
Evening star., 1909-06-13
A Girls Secret.
the Yonkers Statesman.

From the Yonkers Statesman.
THE average girl can keep her engage
ment a secret" remarked the Observer of
Events and Things. Just about as long
As she can the fact that she's been eating
onions"
Evening star., 1909-06-13

In addition to these players It is likely
that several dramatic stars under the
Shubert management will visit Washing
ton to appear with the company in GER
tain productions
Evening star., 1909-06-13
Painters Collie.

From the Yonkers Statesman.
Mamma-"What's the matter with
Fido?'
Tommie-"Oh, / was playing with my
soldiers and he came in and insisted upon
ucking the whole army"
Evening star., 1909-06-13

Tommy-Pop. what is the Office that
seeks the man?
Tommy's Pop-The tax ONCE, my SON.
Philadelphia Record.
Evening star., 1909-06-13

Nobody realizes the immensity of
space"
Except the man who has to fill daily
half-column with alleged humor."-Louis-
vile Courier journal.
Evening star., 1909-06-13

Overlooked an Opportunity.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Why did Roosevelt go to Africa to get
big game? Over one hundred tigers have
been discovered in Atlanta, and they are
all blind Curiously enough. they have
been found very difficult to kill.
Evening star., 1909-06-13

Anita and Gertie Barreto, the two lit
tie Spanish dancers now with the Aborn
Opera Company. will appear in vaude-
vile next season in a 'sster act de-
picting scenes in the Bohemian quarters
Of Madrid. Both the Barreto girls are
clever dancers and will give the peculiar
terpschorean feats Of their mother coun-
try.
Evening star., 1909-06-13

Frank keenan,. who was co-star with
Charlotte Walker in THE Warrens Of
Virginia" under the Belasco management.
has been enrolled In the Henry B. Harris
Evening star., 1909-06-13

Herman Hirshberg, especially engaged
by the Aborns for the revival of 1T Hap
pened In Nordland," was with the com
pany at the New National hast season.
appearing in The Fortune Teller" Har-
ry Fishers role of the Baron Sparta will
be played by George w. Leslie. The com
plete cast for 1t Happened in Nordland
is said to be one of the strongest ever
assembled BY the Aborns In Washington
Evening star., 1909-06-13

Robinson Newbold, late of 1.-THE Rogers
Brothers in Panama" comes to the New
National Theater tomorrow night to ap-
pear in his original role in 1T Happened
in Nordland'
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-12-01
BOOK MADE TOWNS.

Holiday Resorts That Owe Their
Popularity to Authors.
The most remarkable example of q
book made town is Biskra, the oasis in
the Sahara that Robert Kitchens ideal
lied under the name Of Benz Mora in
his novel Of 'aThe Garden of Allah"
Biskra, quite unknown in the past, is
now, thanks to Mr.. Kitchens. a fash
ionable winter resort. 1t is rather odd
that all the world should know that
Biskra was meant by Benz Mora in
1.-The Garden of Allah" There is a
Benz Mora near Biskra, a kind of
swamp, with a few clay huts and a
palm or two sticking up out of the
mud, but Biskra itself is never men,
toned in the book.
Ilfracombe. the north Devon water
ing place. owes its renown to Charles
Kingsley. who in his novel of "West-
ward Hov' praises it.
Two other Devon watering places.
Lynton and Lynmouth, are book made.
Blackmore's novel Of Lorna Doone"
first drew the public to them.
Pierri Lott in "Pecheur dIslande"
described very beautifully the Breton
seaport Of Paimpol. Many persons in
consequence have visited Paimpol in
the hope Of passing the summer there.
Vain hope: Paimpol. with its muddy,
smelly tidal river, is not quite an ideal
holiday resort.-Exchange.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-12-01
Bamboo Shoots a. Food.

The bamboo shoots that are eaten
are not yet branched. Of a conical form
and sheathed in an envelope generally
covered by small. prickly bristles.
These young shoots emerge very Wig
orously from the soil at the foot of the
bamboo tufts. The Chinese and Japa-
nese. it appears. consume large quaint
ties of them. They use them as sea-
soning with pork and chicken. The
first thing in their preparation natu-
rally is to rid the sprouts Of their dis
agreeable sheath. They are then cut
either lengthwise or in slices and are
placed in boiling water. The water is
renewed once or twice. and after add
ing salt a vegetable is obtained which
reminds one strongly Of the root Of the
nrtichoke. The Japanese also eat them
preserved in brine or vinegar. The
gathering of the young bamboo shoots.
during which one must be careful of
the prickly envelope, takes place in
June and November In Tonkin. The
November shoots are the better appre-
ciated.-New York Herald's Paris Edi-
ton.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-12-01
OBESITY CURED.
A Remedy That Il Not Liable to Attain
Wide Popularity.

A Remedy That is Not Liable to Attain
Wide Popularity.
Peter the Great was once travelling
tncognito in a part Of Finland. when
he met a very tat man who told him
that he was going to st. Petersburg.
"What fQr?' asked the car.
ITO consult q doctor about being SO
tat, which has become very oppress-
tve.'
"Do you know any doctor there?'
no"
''Then l will give you a line to my
friend. Prince Menschikoff. and he will
introduce you to one Of the emperor's
physicians"
The traveller went to the princes
house with a note. The answer was
not delayed. The next day. tied hands
and feet, the poor man was dragged of
on cart to the mines.
Two years after Peter the Great was
visiting the mines. He had forgotten
the incident of the fat man, when sud-
denly a miner threw down his pick.
rushed up to him and fell at his feet
crying:
"Grace. grace. what is 1t I have
done?"
Peter looked at him, astonished, until
he remembered the story.
"Oh, so that is your he said. 81
hope you are pleased with me. Stand
up! How thin and slight you have be-
come! Go. and remember that work il
the best cure for your complaint
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-12-01
EXPENSIVE STEAK.

Ten Pounds Of Beef That Sold For
$48 Pound.
The highest price ever paid for beef
steak 50 far as is known was at Circle
City. Alaska. The first beefsteak that
ever reached that town sold for SIS a
pound. according to the newspapers of
the time.
There were ten pounds of the steak,
which was shipped 250 miles to Circle
City.
When the owner of the precious bit
Of meat reached the camp the miners
turned out in a body to see It. 1t was
placed on exhibition and attracted as
much attention as an elephant. Every-
body wanted a piece of 1t. and the
pe1ces offered were such as would have
resulted In a mining camp quarrel If it
had not been decided to rattle the
steak of for the benefit of a hospital
which Bishop Rowe was trying to es-
tablish for the miners at Circle CITY,
Bids were started at S. pound and
rose briskly to $35. Finally in order to
avoid complications it was decided to
sell tickets at prices from so cents to
$3.50 for the privilege of drawing for
a slice. After $3.50 worth of tickets
had been sold the drawing began. and
to the relief of those in charge Of the
sale no trouble resulted.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-12-01
THE PRINCES PRESENT.
Il Was Given In Exchange For . Mag
nifiesnt Carpet. "

Il Was Given In Exchange For Mag
nifiesnt Carpet. "a
while I was In Damascus" said q
globe trotter the other day. "some
royal highness or other potentate
passed through that ancient city, and
the governor of the town delivered an
address Of welcome. 1t was in verse.
and everybody who knew of the &C.
currence felt sure that the governor
had been richly rewarded by the prince
for his effort That afternoon, 50 the
story goes, the governor called on q
dealer in rugs with whom he had been
chanering for a long time over a mag
nificent carpet which he coveted for
his palace. After several cups of coffee
the rug merchant offered the governor
the carpet in exchange for the present
the prince had given him for his po-
etc welcome to Damascus. The gov
ernor after q little hesitation agreed.
and the carpet was rolled up and de-
ivered to an attendant. who started
for the governors palace.
Thank you,' said the governor as
he arose gracefully to his feet.
"'But the princes present" demand
ed the rug merchant.
"'You have it, said the governor.
All he gave me was '"Thank you" and
this have given you for your car
pet New York Press.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-12-01
THE PRIME MINISTER.
A Foreign Sovereign Responsible Fes
This English Official.

A Foreign Sovereign Responsible Fer
This English Official.
So long Us the sovereign himself pre-.
sided at the meetings Of the cabinet
there was no obvious necessity for CIV
ing any member Of it precedence over
the others. But from the accession Of
the house of Hanover the king ceased
to take part in the deliberations Of the
cabinet. 1t has been said. indeed. by q
modern statesman that, with doubt
full exception in the time Of George
I'LL, no sovereign has been present at
a meeting of the cabinet since Anne"
The change. like so many other mod
ifications which have been introduced
into the British constitution. was the
result Of a purely accidental circum-
stance. George l. could not speak the
English language. 1t was clearly use
less for a monarch to be present at the
meetings of his councillors when he
did not understand the language In
which their deliberations were carried
on. But when the sovereign was thus
necessarily and habitually absent from
the cabinet 1t became requisite that
some minister should be chosen who
should preside at the meetings and
report its decisions to the king. Thus
the accession Of a foreigner who could
not converse in English led to one of
the most momentous changes In the
constitution. The act of settlement
had given England a foreign sover-
eign; the presence of foreign sover-
eign gave England prime minister
From Essays Political and Biograph-
ical." by Sir Spencer Walpole.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-12-01
A CURIOUS FLY.
This Waspliks New Zealand Insect
Feeds on Spiders.

This Waspliks New Zealand lnsset
Feeds on Spiders.
New Zealand boasts of a fly that
feeds on spiders.
This fly is black and wasplike and,
like the wasp, lives In q nest Of clay
built in crevice. preferably In the up
per folds Of heavy window curtains.
This Is one of the great annoyances Of
the tidy housekeeper in New Zealand.
Try as she will, it Is almost impossible
for her to keep these fies from setting
up their homes at the tops Of her cur
tains.
These nests Of clay are made up of .
series Of separate cells. usually from
five to eight in number. When the nest
Is built the 6y goes after spiders.
1t has no trouble in conquering the
spinners Of silky webs. They succumb
more easily than do the American flies
which are so unfortunate as to get tan
gled in spiders weaving.
The fly carries the spiders to its
home and imprisons each one In a cell.
Here the fly lays a single egg. and
when the grub matches out It eats the
spider that has been provided for II.
When its food Is all gone the mother
fly goes out and catches another spi-
der, and she keeps this up until the
young fly is old enough to catch spi-
ders for itself.-New York Telegram.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-12-01
The Carbuncle.

Carbuncles. to which the ancients at
tributed fantastic properties. were in
reality rubies. They served. 1t was
said. to give light to large serpents or
dragons whose sight had been en-
feebled by age. They bore them con-
stantly between their teeth and laid
them down only for eating and drink
ing. It was even claimed that the car
buncle emitted light in darkness and
that the thickest clothing could not
stop its rays. Without all the exag-
geration Of such legends it was be-
lieved for long time that rubies con-
tanned luminous rays. The truth IS
that they have double refracti0n and
send out the red rays with unequaled
brilliancy. Traversed in a vacuum by
an electric current, they are illuminat-
ed with a red fire Of extreme inten.
sity. The greatest heat does not
change their form or their color.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-12-01
ARAB FASHIONS.

Clothes the Natives Wear and tise
7a:lers Who Malee Them.
Conservative in all matters, the Arab
= especially averse to change in the
matter Of clothes. Not only do the
fashions Of the Arabs never change.
writes Graham Petrie in 'Tunis. Kai.
rouan and Carthage" but they are
very restricted. Although every Arab
wears q gandoura more or less richly
embroidered, It is always worked In
one Of three accepted patterns, from
which no deviation nor any combina.
ton Is permitted.
The only matter in which personal
taste Is allowed to show itself IS in the
choice of color. In this respect entire
freedom is permitted and taken full
advantage of, although It is curious to
note that the more delicate shades o!
pink. yellow and mauve are generally
worn by elderly men. while rich red
and brown are in favor with their jun.
Tors.
The souk-el-trouk Is the SIOUX of the
tailors in Tunis, and here in numerous
little shops the sartorial needs Of the
Arab population are fashioned and
temptingly displayed. call them shops
for want of q better word, but they
are as unlike the European shop as
anything one can imagine. They are
really recesses separated from each
other by coupled columns painted With
stripes Of red and green. which sup
port continuous corDice. richly carv-
ed and colored. There are no windows
or doors. and the shop IS raised some
four feet above the ground. To this
elevation the tailor nimbly vaults. for
there are no steps to assist him. Sit
ting crosslegged in orthodox fashion.
he there cuts out. pieces together and
embellishes the gay silk waistcoats,
gandouras and other garments beloved
Of the Arab.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-12-01
Janet's Way Of Growing Young.

Janet's Way Of Growing Young.
AS matter of fact. Janet was born
exactly two years before her brother
Fred; therefore in the natural course
Of things when he was ten she was
twelve and gl0ried in 1t. When Fred
was known to be fourteen she still con-
fessed to sixteen. When Fred boosted
eighteen years she timidly acknowl-
edged herself just over nineteen. When
Fred came home from college and had
a party in honor of his .twenty-first
birthday Janet said to her friends:
"What a boyish fellow Fred is! Who
would think he is only a year younger
than II" When Fred declared himself
twenty-five and old enough to get mar
ried Janet said to q gentleman friend:
do you know. I feel very jealous of
Fred getting married. But. then, I
suppose twins always are more at
tached to one another" And two years
later at Fred'swedding she said. with
a girlish simper to the guests: Dear
old Fred! To see him married today.
and to think when he was only i've
years old they brought him to see me.
his baby sister: I wonder If he thinks
of II n0w?"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-12-01
Arab 6uttermakinQ.

Among the Arabs an interesting de-
partment of woman's duty Is dairy
work. This, like all other operations,
Is carried out on an old fashioned and
patriarchal plan. To make butter, for
instance. q small sheepskin is filed
with milk and tied to a ring In the
wall. The woman then sits hat on the
floor and rocks it to and fro till little
balls of butter begin to form within.
These grow larger md larger and ac-
cumulate and are finally brought out
as one big lump. The remaining milk
is then boiled on the fire with bits Of
meat. The male members Of the fam
lily now come together. A large dish
Of cooked rice is placed before them
and the boiled milk poured over it.
Then. making balls Of the mixture
With bis hands, each member quickly
swallows his share and rises to wash
bis hands. This done. the girls and
mother sit down and eat what the men
are pleased to leave.