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Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11

- n A recent number of Every
body's Magazine there was an
hR article on books by ]. b, Ker-
aA- foot, and In the course OF his
bQ&MSoE remarks the following para
49, graph appeared:
"A great deal of fun has been poked. first
and last, at the man who, brought face to
face with any form of art expression,
says, I don't know anything about that;
1 only know what I like and what l don't
The fun is legitimate enough. Its legiti-
macy is made manifest and It's essence ex-
pressed in the famous retort that the
monkeys in the zoo know that And yet
there is no man, though he be now critic
or connoisseur, who has not, in the begin
ming, found himself thus limited in knowl-
edge. The difference lies in ones attitude
toward the discovery and in ones recogni-
ton OF two facts, namely. that the begin
nings of understanding as we'll as it's re-
wards, come from within us, and that the
first step from the simian toward the
human aestheticism is the self-propounded
question, Why do l like this and not
that?'"
This is the festival of Easter. Today
the thought of resurrection will be empha-
sized from pulpit and chancel. Immortality
and eternal life will be held forth, and the
old, old story win be told. In various ways,
and sung by choirs. while the tongues of
the organs which were silent during the
last days of holy week. will peal forth,
mighty in power. and noble in volume.
In the days of our childhood we heard,
many times, Of the necessity Of being pre-
pared for death, but somehow that has
been changed. The thought of eternal
life is more often presented than the
thought of death. Prepare TO meet thy
God has given place to Prepare for
eternal life"
Eternal life means eternal progress. The
way one used TO think of It, it seemed
more like eternal stagnation, or eternal
idleness. 1t was like the poor old Irish
servant who wanted to go to heaven where
thank God there would be no more dishes
to wash"
And so. the paragraph which opened this
column today serves perhaps for an Easter
tide reflection as well as any other.
II the Kingdom OF Heaven" is within
you, then IL follows Sthat eternal life be-
gins here; II eternal life begins here, it
begins with a question mark.
And that little question, why do l like
this and not that7' is the beginning of
the development of ones eternal powers.
This little question" says Mr.. Kerfoot,
lis the pass-key TO an unknown world.
II opens all doors, even the padlocks Of
our prejudices and superstitions.
II there Is anything In the world that we
really need today, 1t is the opening Of the
"padlocks OF our prejudices and supersti-
tions." Bvermore the Pharisees are seeing
TO Il, that the sepulcher is being
made sure. and that the stone is sealed.
Evermore the spirit of ignorance and
superstition and prejudice and resistance to
a new truth. or TO the better presentment
of an old truth. is pady TO cruelty the
bearer OF the good news.
Let US then grasp, with the most fervent
hope, any aid 70 roll the stone from the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11

Jolly week in Omaha was marked
|" II at all by n lack Of activity
at the theaters. The Boyd had
-. one attraction that was valuable
Hk*1HkAH chiefly for the purpose OF show
3QEAW ing those who attended that they
had not seen the worst; the Krug observed
BY presenting its last attractions OF the
season, its boards being now given over
TO the uses Of the biograph. while at the
Burwood the feature was the closing week
for Mr. Grew and Mr.. and Mrs. Bacon,
The Orpheum continued its money-losing
business, due to the fact that the lower
floor hasn't about 300 more seats. At least
that many more could be sold each time
the house opens it's doors. But the real
feature of the week was the commence
ment of final work on the excavation for
the new Brandeis theater. The graders
are now busily at work putting down the
hole in the ground needed or the founda-
tion and the underneath workings, and 1t is
hoped that by the time they have finished
the contracts for the superstructure will
have been let and the builders will be
ready. Messrs. Brandeis and Woodward
q Burgess are eager to have the house
open on January 1 next, and attractions
are now being booked in New York for
the house.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11

Plans for the theafer call for something
that Is Just a little ahead Of anything in
the west. not excepting Chicago. Whether
the dream OF the architect will be fully
realized in steel, marble, mosaic and tap
estry is not yet fully determined, but the
prospectus is wonderfully attractive Be
ginning on Seventeenth street, the first
three stories of the new building will be
designed especially for the front of a
theater. A port cochere will extend almost
the entire length of the front of the build
ing, built Of iron and glass, with the new
est ideas In light effects. A deep vestibule
will give entrance to the lobby of the theater,
where the box office will be located, and
from the lobby progress will attain the
the foyer, which is to be one OF the
features Of the theater. 1t is spacious in
design, with high vaulted ceiling and fin
ished In marble and mosaic. On one side
will be the ladies' parlor and on the other
a smoking room for men. A roomy prone
made inside runs back of the seats and
provides accommodations for visiting be-
tween acts. Six boxes flank the prosce-
MUM on either side, roomy and elegant in
design. The feature of the construction
inside will be the immense marble pillars
rising at either side Of the proscenium
from floor to ceiling. These will be the
only columns, as the balcony and gallery,
will be supported on the cantilever princi-
pie. The walls are to be hung in tapestry
and other interior finishing is in keeping,
The mural decorations contemplate an
deliberately simple display, which will
make the general effect of the auditorium
richly beautiful. All the appointments are
to be on a similar scale and the whole will
make the Brandeis the handsomest theater
in the west and one of the most beautiful
in the country. The final acceptance of the
plans awaits the coming of Mr.. Emil
Brandeis, who is now in the east, but is
expected home shortly. When the plans
are fully determined the work of prepGr-
Ing the specifications will be taken up and
It is hoped that bids can be invited early
in NAV.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11

Marie Prescott was the last of the women
lagos in this city. She acted the role with
her husband when he came here from his
Virginia farm to give a series of Shakes
pearian plays. Several years ago Helene
Mora, whip was popular then as a singer
OF sentimental mother ditties in the music
halls. decided that she wanted to attempt
the melancholy one and her music hall
public in those days was large enough to
enable her to have her way with the
managers. So she acted the closet scene
at Hyde & Behman's so acceptably that
1t was scarcely possible to sit through It,
Those who went to scott remained to lawn.
Less than two years ago Adelaide Keim
tested the loyalty of her stock company
clientele in Harlem by appearing there for
a week as Hamlet and escaped violence
which may show that her friends had
learned to love her or that, like Helene
Mora, she was competent. These later
efforts il will be seen, or preserved for
the outlying theaters. They never pene-
trate the heart of the theatrical district.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11
play the leading part in the l. G. Mourer
company next season.

Ben Teal, the famous stage director, and
CharleS ronman nave parted company.
IneLf contract mas expired ana wni noe ne
renewed. fOr years real was the general
stage director OF the b'ronman productions.
IN a fortnight he VIII 30 aolpdu to as
sumo cnarSe of a new production, and wnl
return To this country IN the fan.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11

the role. In later years the number of
these gifted women grows ever smaller.
Charlotte Cushman will ever remain the
most notable of the American actresses
who played seriously the parts of men, for
in that category are not to be included the
list that appeared in THE French Spy"
Jack Sheppard" and other plays to which
II had become a theatrical convention to
assign women.
Adele Belgrade used to play Hamlet, and
hat was not more than a score of years
ago. Her most successful predecessor by
only a few years was Mrs. Daniel Band
mann. who played the same character all
over England until a comparatively re-
cent period. Mrs. Emma Waller used to
act that role. as we'll as Iago to the
opposite characters played by her husband,
Mrs. Waller, who was a survival of the
tragedy queens, lived for years after her
retirement over in West Thirtieth street
and taught the young theatrical idea to
shoot in a direction hat there is not the
least demand for today.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11

When the student begins TO ask this
a~ll-important little question he has begun
to study the eternal things. "The beginning
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11

Forbes Robertson and Gertrude Elliott
Win tour this country next season in
jerome *. Jerome's The Passing of the
Third Floor Back'-a play which has some
similarity to The Servant in the House."
They will start with an engagement at
Sister MaXine's New York theater.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11

Mrs. Carter-Payne is considering seri-
ously the Availability of casting in her
fortunes with the Shuberts. "Kassa," the
romantic drama by John Luther Long, in
which she appeared lately, has been shelved
for the present, but may be seen on tour
in a few weeks. For the summer the ac-
tress will head a st. Louis stock company
in REVEALS of her own worcestershire
Heart of Maryland" 'Zaza,' "Du Barry"
and La Tosca.'
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11

Y A recent number of Every
body's Magazine there was an
article on books by j. B. Ker-
foot, and in the course OF his
remarks the following para
graph appeared:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11

Eugene Walter is writing an antithesis
to THE Easiest Way" which he will call
Way" The play will probably
be used as a vehicle for his wife, Miss
Charlotte Walker. He has just completed
a melodrama of the bulky. undisguised
kind, which will he called THE Last Mus
and which Will probably be produced
late in the spring or early in the fall.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11

do you recognize the perfession?" an
old darby asked at the box office window
of the New Amsterdam theater on the night
OF Mr.. Mantell's Lear"
'"Why, what branch of the profession do
you belong to, uncle?' the affiable ticket
seller asked.
Use on Mr.. Frank McKee's fo'ces, sab, ."
said uncle. 81 got full charge O. cleanin'
out his offices"
He got by.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11

performances Sunday afternoon and even
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11

Sarah Bernhard has returned to Paris
after a five months tour which included
Cairo and St. Petersburg in the itinerary,
and is now playing "L"Aiglon." She is
contemplating a production of "Cyrano de
the Gascon. Nothing seems to be beyond
this amazing artist.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11

According to reports from Pittsburg
James X. Hackett has found a play re-
markedly well suited to him in "A Son Of
the South by c. 7. Darcy. A trial per-
Torrance was given during the Pittsburg
engagement and marked favor greeted the
offering. Mr.. HaCkett will not present the
play again this season, but VIII hold II In
reserve and use it as his medium next fall.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11

Walker Whiteside. He Is only IS. He was
a star at II. His first role was that OF
Hamlet.
He scored heavily as the boy Hamlet, 4"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11

sepulcher that entombs the good, or to
break the seal which bears the impress Of
ignorance in high places, and let us seize
the key which will unlock the 'padlocks
of our prejudlces and superstitions."
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11

John Galsworthy's new three-act play,
which deals with the interminable
Of labor and capital. and which
las just been produced with marked sue
in London, is to be given an American
next season.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11

Porter Emerson Browne takes the prize
in the "Playwrights' Opening Night Speech"
contest. his entry was Iiled the other
Was brought Robert Hilliard forward as
a star actor at the Liberty theater, New
York. Mr.. Brownies remarks were brief
and pointed and his example might he fol-
lowed with profit by other members of
his profession. His speech follows I'm fun:
"Playwr!ghts should be seen and not
heard" Hear! Hear!
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-02-04
STILL ANOTHER INDoRsER.

Owassa, Ala, Dec. II, 1908.
Thomas E. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
Dear Sir: I have been wanting to
write you every since the election,
but have been down with fever. /
went in the rain to the election and
whooped up Watson all day. The
vote went: Taft /, Bryan 2, Watson
10. This county would have gone
for you if we had been organized, |
endorse DR.. J. w. Clark IS plan to or
ganize for the Initiative, Referendum
and Recall. The people would come
to us on that and the money question,
when it was fully explained to them.
You will please explain in your
paper the Initiative, Referendum and
Recall. What is it? I, like a great
many others, do not fully understand
them.
Mr.. Watson, l want you to stay in
the hight, as the whole thing would
be dead without you. And when you
make a call for a conference, then
call for money to defray the ex-
penses, and will chip in all I can.
I want to propose plan to double
the subscription of your Jeffersonian
paper, say by the 18th of January
or LIST of February, which is this:
For every reader of your paper to
set resolution that he was going to
get one subscriber by that time if Ne
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ANOTHER OF SAME VIEW.

Centuria, Wis, Dec. IA, 1908.
Editor Jeffersonian:
The article by DR.. J. w. Clark, in
the Jeffersonian Of December 10th,
strikes a responsive chord in my bo-
som, for / have been saying for at
least ten years that the Peoples
Party ought to drop every question
but the Initiative, Referendum and
Recall, and make their fight upon
these issues. Without the power these
principles give the people they are
powerless to accomplish anything Of
benefit to themselves; with them,
time will work out all reforms and
break up party spirit, and the people
will become more intelligent on econo-
mic questions, or questions that relate
to their well-being, outside Of party
ascendency. Personally, / am in full
sympathy with the principles of the
Peoples party, but since coming to
Wisconsin have affiliated with the
Prohibition party, but would at once
put the Outlook in line with every
thought of new movement on these
lines. Issue an address to the coun-
try for the formation of such move
ment, and it will receive hearty APP
proval from thousands, for they can
not help seeing the necessity for it.
Yours truly,
J. r. Lowe.
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MAJORITY FEARED PARTY
LASH.

Bowersville, Ca, Nov. 81, 1908.
Dear Mr.. Watson: The election is
over, and the Democrats claim you are
short of votes, but it seems from the
election reports they are going back
wards to the tune of thousands upon
thousands.
Just think, for a moment, that all
of the big dailies and very nearly all
of the weeklies were crying out in
every home in Georgia to stand by the
nominees of the Democratic party!
What an influence they have over the
minds Of the average voter. Suppose
that you, Mr.. Watson, had been back
ed up by just half of those papers,
you would have carried this State
over both of them, for the majority
of the voters were inclined towards
your election, but feared the party
lash
I honestly believe if every true
friend to you, and just cause that
you represent, will see to it that three
or four of his neighbors, who have
never read the Jeffersonian, read it
for the next twelve months, the re-
suit will be wonderful. Let us take
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had to go down in his pocket for the
$10O. I will do it. Now all of you
do the same, and do not call for any
commission, as Mr.. Watson has done
enough for us for nothing. | have
sent in several subscribers, but [ do
not want any commission. And |
never destroy any Of Watson's pa
pers and magazines, but mail and
hand them out to others, and tell them
to read Watson and learn something.
I have been talking to several Of the
old Pops, and told them that Watson
was going to call conference for the
purpose Of recognizing; that the
Pops were coming to stay, and all are
anxious for it. I have talked Watson
so much that great many people call
me Watson. [ tell them that / could
not be honored any more highly than
to be called after as great man as
Tom Watson. [ am such fool about
Watson that one Of my daughters has
named her baby boy Tom Watson.
Your friend,
M. Johnston.
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LIKES DR.. CLARKE'S SUCCESS
TON.

Jeddo, Ala, Dec. 20, 1908.
Editor Jeffersonian:
By all means let's have confer
ence, and let it be conference OF
the right sort. By conference OF
the right sort, / mean one that has IN
view a purpose to unite all reformers
under one banner.
All who have read Dr. Clark's COM
munication in the Jeffersonian OF De-
cember 10th will agree with me, L
think, in saying that he hit the key
note of success when he proposed that
we adopt new name and contne our
platform to single plank: Direct
legislation. Every one can see that
it is a wide, strong, oak plank that
could accommodate Populists, Social
lists Prohibitionists, and lndepend-
ents. and all others who have tried to
get reforms through the old parties
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VOICE FROM THE WEST.
M. Johnston.
Boise, Idaho, Jan. 4, 1909.

Boise, Idaho, Jan. 4, 1909.
Hon Thomas E. Watson.
Dear Sir: waited for voice from
the West No one has said a word
about the West, and [ propose to say
it, and if what say don't suit the
West, I dare them deny it.
We must organize, and | think we
will have to change the party name.
If we do have to drop the name Popu-
list, call it National Reform party, or
Jeffersonian party, or Peoples indie
pendent party, or call it anything,
just SO you don't use the word Demo
cratic. My experience is that very
few men in the North and West will
ever associate with a party called
Democratic. Almost all who believe in
the Populist principles voted with the
Republicans, or did not vote at all.
l am taking the Weekly Jefferso
MAN, the grandest paper in America.
[ will renew soon and get some one
else to take it.
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Let's unite our strength, thereby
not only giving, greater power, but
also making fewer opponents.
j suggest that the first conference
be held between Watson, Hearst,
Debs, Vardaman, Folk, and Lafolett.
lette. Then, if an agreement is reach
ed, a joint conference of all reformers
can be called to arrange the details
and prepare for thorough organiza-
ton.
Let's hear from others in regard to
this.
w. G. Kyle.
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Jno. w. Clark.
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.

j. R. Barham, 1O16 10th ST., Biz
mingham, Ala. ........$ .25
j. T. Coleman, Graymont, Ca. LOO
j. S. Chapman, Crawfordville,
Ga. Observation-Disclosures. 100
F. c. Chapman, Crawfordville,
Ga. Observation-Disclosures. 30
D. P. Henry Crawfordville, Ga. so
j. R. Heggie, Walden, Miss. -. 1856
j. R. Campbell, Utica, Mimi. !. 100
J. S. Mason, Milford, Ca, R. F.
D. No. 1. 100
Amos Stambaugh, Van, Mo-. 1.75
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A PROFITABLE GUEST.

Stranger-"I want room as low
down as you can spare
CIerk-"Give him 976, top story.
Acknowledgements"
Stranger-"I want to be low down,
SO as to be handy to the barroom.''
Clerk" Front! Show the gentle
man to parlor C."-N. Y. Weekly.
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F. S. Taylor.
CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME.
Atoka, Tenn.

AUOKd, 1cuH.
Hon. Thos. E. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
Dear Sir: / must commend you IN
the stand you have taken in answer
to VIM. A. Green, of Oglethorpe, Ga.
You are right, charity begins at home.
The ways Of man are not the ways
of God. You are looking at the mat
ter with truth, knowledge and love.
It matters not what man s doctrine or
creeds say, the present way Of carry
ing the Gospel to the heather is man
invention.
Well, I read the answer in the
Jeffersonian to "By What Right, "
and am glad that God has got men
planted in the world that will speak
the sentiments Of their heart as you
have done.
Yours truly,
Ton TH n1o~1r
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DEVOTED TO PRINCIPLES.
Spread, Ga, Dec. 10, 1908.

Spread, Ga, Dec. 10, 1908.
Hon. Thos E. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
Dear Sir: Although the election is
over and you are suffering the after
math of defeat, still we are glad that
it can be truly said that old Warren
county clogged the wheels Of defeat
as far as she is concerned-sh stood
firm, as usual, for our fearless
Hero Judging from the past, War
rem county would stand for Watson,
the man, if she stood alone on the
field. She stands for principle, and
not for party or number of votes.
Principle is the drawing card in all
great reforms of which we have any
account in the past history of our
country and this great nation of
which we are all so proud. Any reform
of Church or State had its pioneers"
bold and fearless, who dared to stand,
if alone And the pioneer spirit is
that which lighted the torch Cat the
stake) in old England which has never
been extinguished, and the principle
for which the Populist party stands
today is that which our posterity will
honor and look upon, even in the goth
century, as the golden age of their
liberty Never before has it been true
when so-called Democrats would vote
the Republican ticket rather than for
their own filial party, But it seems
that times are changing, and with
times people are also changing 1--WE
trust for the better). We will stand
firm as the rocks of Gibraltar, talk,
write, trust, and work for the right
principles for which the Pops
stand, not only for the next four
years, but so long as life shall last.
Till death shall overtake us, if the
party should forever be annihilated,
even then we would stand at death
upon the immortal principle, because
of its justice and its righteous founda-
ton. The principles are right, un-
furnished, immovable, and abide for
ever. The opposing faction realize
the truth of this-they are fast fall
ing in line-by embracing and fran
ing measures by the "Old Populists"
timepiece, though they won't own the
origin. They are like the old woman
who said "she liked mutton, but
couldn' stand sheep, because she got
the wool in her teeth
Respectfully,
NErc e I. Grimes
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HOLD FAST TO PRINCIPLES.
Hucal. Texas, Dec. 81, 1908.

Hucal, Texas, Dec. 2l, 1908.
Thos. E. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
Dear Sir: In regard to the con-
ference, would say make the call as
soon as convenient. Invite all re-
formers and all dissatisfied old party
men. But let the conference be strict
ly under the control of the Populists.
Hold fast to the name Populist and
all of the Populist principles. We
have nothing to barter for success,
or anything else. Might as well ask
Tom Watson to change his name and
convictions for the sake Of Office as
to ask the Populists to change their
name and drop two-thirds of their
platform for the sake Of success as a
party.
p & Tavlor.
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A DOUBTFUL FUTURE.

"Bliggins has developed a habit of
saying rude and sarcastic things"
Yes, F" answered Miss Cayenne.
:" | am waiting to see whether he is
going to be recognized as a great bore
or social lion. Washington Star.
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LETTERS IRON THE PEOPLE

courage and renewed energy and
march onward to victory.
A friend of yours and justice,
w. J. Glover.