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Evening journal., 1910-05-23
MTKADO'S STORY
AS GIVEN BY ELKS
Details Of the Quaint and
Whimsical Plot of the
Famous Opera
AT THE GARRICK
WEEK OF JUNE 6

Practically all persons of middle age
living at the present timo are acquainted
with the quaint and whimsical plot Of
Gilbert and Sullivan's famous opera. The
Mikado, or King Of Japan. But for those
Of the younger generation It will no doubt
be interesting TO read the story Of the
play which the Wilmington Lodge of
Elks proposes giving at the Garrick The
atre for the week of June the sixth, us
ing male characters only and having the
assistance of their young friends in the
chorus. The synopsis Of the story Of the
Opera Is as follows
THE great Mikado Of Japan desiring
to steady the young men Of his kingdom.
established a law reading that all men
caught flirting, unless "connubially link
ed" should be beheaded. The inhabi-
tants of the town of Titipu. the scene Of
the opera became much alarmed and de-
cided TO save themselves by releasing a
convict from Jail selecting a cheap tall
or named ISoko who was already con-
demed to death for flirting, making him
the Lord High Executioner arguing that
as official headsman he would have to cut
off his own head before beheading 9TH
ers he being already under sentence of
death. Koko has a bantiful ward nam
ed Yum Yum who has been to school,
whose inexperience the guardian has
taken advantage of and engaged himself
to her in marriage and who is about to
visit the court for the frst time.
AT the palace Of the king, or Mikado, a
maiden lady named Katisha remarkable
principally for her bad tongue and un-
prepossessing looks. has Influenced the
Mikado to grant her desire to be welded
to his son Nank Poo which fact drives
the heir apparent from his fathers
household and disguised as a minstrel
he wanders around the Mkado's king
dom seeking pleasure and excitement
while thus disguised he meets Yum
Yum near her school and it Is love al
first sight. When he learns that she IS
engaged TO her guardian Koko he quit
the town I'm dispair Learning that Koko
has been condemned to death for flirting
he follows Yum Yum to the town of Tit
ipu and there learns from Pooh Bah and
others of the Court that Koko has been
reprleved and raised to the rank of Lord
High Executioner. Nanh Poo is really
heart broken and plans suicide. While
in the height of enjoyment Of his sudden
elevation to the rank of "a man Of high
degree" the Mikado sends notice 10
Koko that in as much as there has been
no public execution in the town of Tit
ipu for a year, he orders that unless
some one is beheaded in a month the
rank of Lord High Executioner VIII be
Evening journal., 1910-05-23
NEW ORLEANS AFTER
BIG EXPOSITION

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW ORLEANS, La, May 2S.-The
entire Louisiana legislature now in ses-
sion adjourns on Tuesday to go to
Washington in a body. joining the ex-
position delegation headed by Governor
Sanders, the lieutenant governor,
speaker Of the house, the mayor of
New Orleans, Republican and Demo-
cratic national committeeman, also a
delegation from Atlanta, sNicksburg,
Mobile, Chattanooga; and other south
ern cities to present New Orleans
claim as a logical point for the Worlds
Panama Exposition to the House COM
mittee on foreign affairs on Thursday
and the Senate committee on exposi-
tions on Friday.
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:-:WOMANKlND:-:
Hats are Worn Lower
During Present Season

Hats are very picturesque in spite Of
the fact that they are worn so low.
They are original looking, in shape at
least. With the shape that suggests
he poke bonnet. any one wearing such
a hat Is bound 70 look quaint and at
tractive. The human head has shown
that Is Is capable Of wonderful adapta-
tions, and after IA while the woman who
has worn even a grotesque shape really
becomes Il quite well.
Trimming has now moved around al
most 70 the back, where It will prob
ably remain for the season.
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the bearing down. / recommended lt
to some friends and two of them have
been greatly benefited by it" - Mrs.
MAE MCKNIGHT. OronOgo, Mo.
Another Grateful Woman.
st. Louis, Mo. ~ was bothered
terribly with a female weakness and
had backache, bearing down pains and
pains in lower parts. / began taking
Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound regularly and used the Sanative
Wash and now have no more troubles
that way" Mrs. AL. HERzoG, 57z2
Prescott Ave, st. Louis, Mo.
Because your case is difficult one,
doctors having done you no good,
do not continue to suffer without
giving Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound a trial. 1t surely has cured
many cases of female ills, such as in
flammation, liberation, displacements,
fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic
pains, backache. that bearing-dOwn
feeling, Indigestion, dlzZlness. and ner-
vous prostration. 1t costs but q tnfie
to try it, and the result is worth mil
lions to many suffering women
Evening journal., 1910-05-23
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY
HERE THIS WEEK

The twenty-sixth anniversary service
of the Woman's Auxiliary Of the diocese
of Delaware will be held in St. An
drews Church on Thursday. The SER
vices will be in charge Of the rector
of the parish and of Bishop Kinsman.
A corporate communion will be held at
10 a. m. following which addresses will
be made by Miss Julia c. Emory, and
the Bishop Of the diocese. Luncheon
will be served at about one o'clock. and
at two O'Clock the regular business
meeting will be held.
Evening journal., 1910-05-23

abolished and the town reduced to the
rank Of a village. koko and the author
tiles are thoroughly alarmed. Pooh Bah
and Pish Tush, two noblemen, decide
that unless Koko can find a substitute.
he must carry out the sentence against
himself and cut on his own head. Deep
ly troubled Koko happens to come across
Nank Poo making love to his ward Yum
Yum. Nand Poo confesses his love and
his determination TO die. Koke sees in
the minstrel a substitute and endeav-
ors to induce him to die by the hands OF
the Public Executoner by promising him
bands and hrewarks at his death.
Nanki seeing chance to enjoy himself
in a short honeymoon offers to be the
substitute If Koko will let him marry
Yum Yum for a month. Koko reDels
against this but for fear OF having to die
himself he overcomes his repugnance to
giving up his intended bride for month
and consents. Another obstacle presents
itself when Yum Yum learns that accord
ingt to the Mikado's law that when C man
is beheaded his wife is buried alive. Koko
is determined that nothing however. shall
interfere with his plans and he at last
overcomes the scruples OF Yum Yum by
bribing Pooh Bah. who occupies evex7
other office in the town OF Titi6u-. grg.s E
afiidavit, that the execution has fsto,-
place. the victim bein- Nanki Poo
wandering minstrel. Nanki Poo and Yum
Yum are sent Off to be married. with or
ders never to return again and just IN
time for word is received that the AIika-
do is approaching the town Pooh Bah.
Petit Sing and Koko tell the Mikado
that his decree has been carried 4 IT. with
narrowing details and handed n the
certificate of death. The Mika in
forms him that he came upon totally
different matter and is in search of his
son who ran away from him disguis-
ed as a second trombone and demands
that Koko produce HIM. Koko and his
followers are terror stricken. They have
told the Mikado that his own son has
been decaptitated Katisha who has been
reading the certificate Of death announc-
es this fact with howl Of race and the
Mikado sentences them to death for COM
passing the death Of the heir apparent
the method 20 be boiling oil. He wants
his hihcheon first, however. and asks
them to wait. Pooh Bah explains to Koxo
that their only hope lies in the possihil-
ity Of his inducing Katisha to accent his
love and plead for their safety. Koko
debates between the choice. consents to
make the sacrifice He succeeds and
Katisha consents to plead their cause.
When the Mikado Is about to pardon
them Nanki Poo and Yum Yum pass
through on their way to their honey
moon and Nanki recognizes his father
and bows and introduces his bride.
Katisha is about 10 kill Koko when the
Mlkado demands and explanation. Koko
with ready wit says. when your Majecty
says let a thing be done its as good as
done. practically it IS done because your
Majesty's will Is law. Your Majesty
says. kill a gentleman and a gentleman
is told off to be killed. Consequently
that gentleman is as good as dead. prac-
tically he is dead and If he is dead why
not say so?" The Mikado is pleased.
forgives his son, accepts his daughter
in-iaw elected. induces Katisha to ao-
cept Koko and peace reigns in Titip4.
Evening journal., 1910-05-23
erow strawberrles WhoIe Year Rour

Grow Strawberries Whole Year Round
Strawberries all tho year round"
sounds delightful, but until lately such
thing has been regarded as almost
an impossibliity.
This year, and last. however, the
Vicar Of Claygnto, in Surrey, England,
ana his wife have been growing straw
berries out-of-doors all the year round
with apparent case.
Most people know that it is the fresh
air that gives 20 this fruit its delicious
flavor and color, so that from June
to November Mr.. and Mrs. Barratt
grow their berries out-of-doors and
from November to June the plants are
kept IN n specially constructed green
house, into which air can be admitted
at every portion OF the roof and sides
while on every mild ray the whole IS
open 20 the air. 90 that the plants are,
10 all intents and purposes, in he open
air.
Evening journal., 1910-05-23
lroninn shlrtwnlnts.

when ironing a shirtwaist double the
sleeves SO that the hems can be ironed
easily. Next iron the cuffs. Now fn-
ish ironing the sleeves. II one has a
sleeve board. that may simplify the
work.
Next iron the collar or band. Now
lay tho under-arm portion OF the waist
over tho small end Of the ironing board
In this way you can get that part OF
the waist perfectly smooth Now ut the
shoulder over the same part Of the
board. This will enable you 10 iron all
tho upper part Of the waist and also
oil around tho sleeve. After this is
done the rest is quite easy.
Evening journal., 1910-05-23
MeddIna Rlna slnna.

To buy the wedding ring on Monday
means a bustling life, full OF excite
mcnt.
on Tuesday, an easy life, contented
and free.
on "Wednesday, a partner gay and
fond OF pleasure.
on Thursday you win gain what
ever you wish.
on Friday, you will SOW with toll.
but reap a good harvest.
And II purchased on Saturday you
Will always have cause to rejoice.
Evening journal., 1910-05-23

Hats are as low on the head without
a bandeau as they can become.s
Up TO a few months ago a small
bandeau was used by the woman who
did not wish her chapeau to have too
beaten an effect. but this season this
very mashed-down air is sought by
fashionable elegants, and the less ones
ure.
Tn very fiat coiffure allows the head
gear TO rest upon It without holding Il
out in the lest, and aH crowns OF hats
are immense, as a consequence the hat
will envelope as much as possible.
Evening journal., 1910-05-23
Anderson Won From Nichols.

Willie Anderson, professional TO the
Philadelphia Cricket Club. and Gilbert
Nichols. professional to the Wilmington
Country Club, and open champion Of
Philadelphia, played an interesting
match on the Philadelphia Cricket
Clubs links at st. Martins on Sat
urday. The rather good scores Of 75
by Anedson and 7e by Nichols were
made.
Evening journal., 1910-05-23
A clear brain and

A clear brain and
Steady, dependable nerves
Can win wealth and fame
For their owner.
Clear-headedness and a
Strong, healthy body
Depend largely on the
Right elements in
Regular food and drink.
Coffee contains caffeine
A poisonous drug.
Postum is rich in the
Gluten and phosphate shat
Furnish the vital enc y
That puts "ginger" and hustle"
Into body and brain.
There's a Reason"
Evening journal., 1910-05-23

the uOOT VIII no uJ
my heart futtering
and / couldnot even
receive a letter.
Every month l had
such a bearing down
sensation, as if the
lower parts would
fall out. Lydia L.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound has
done my nerves a
great deal of good
and has alsOrelieved
Evening journal., 1910-05-23
All Sezu1s Allowed

All Seau1H Allowed
A good design for the mgfntweisf1t
wooIeus. as well as pomgEe and the
healvy washable matsFfaIas is shown i'm
Ehiz smart model Deep pIafts eaeh side
of the front give a gHzeeful frI1nezE that
is SOFTLY gathered into Tine beIh- Tiha
sleeveE @re IN reEulatinms EuriSt style
The pattern is I'm Rizas--aR To a inehess
hurst ruezsmre- Fur S-mGh bust tins
waist VIII reqiufre 4 yardz of mEnteKiszl "a
fuci1es wbze. a5z yards "a incfpss wister "a
yards q INCHES whae, "A yards IS inches
wide. or 1sS Wards AZ irehes Wide
PRICE OF pattern 10 cents
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Ordained 70 Priesthood.

John Lynch of this city. was or
dained to the priesthood at Rome on
Saturday. Father Lynch was a stu
dent at the American College at Rome.
Evening journal., 1910-05-23
MORE
PINKHAM
CURES
Added to the Long List due
to This Famous Remedy.

Oronogo, MOI was simply ner-
vous wreck. l could not walk across
Evening journal., 1910-05-23

To obtain this pattern or any of
the others heretofore described In
THE JOURNAL, I'LL out the follow
cents in an envelope addressed to the
Fashion Editor. THE EVENING
JOURNAL. Fourth and Shipley SITS.
Evening journal., 1910-05-23

The above pattern and other Paris Pat
terms described in THE JOURNAL and
all OF the patterns made by the Paris
Modes Co. can be obtained for 10 cents
trem
CROSBY 8 HILL G o.
6o5-eo7 -6oo Market st.
WILMINGTON, DEL
Evening journal., 1910-05-23

Wilmington, Delaware.
To the Fashion Editor,
THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Wilmington. Del
Inclosed fnd 10 cents, fer which
send me
Pattern No. -...s.....
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Date published .........................
Name -ss.s.............-......
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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10

When Lester barrow, a wealthy res.
ident of Middleboro, Ohio, asked his
cook to prepare some onions for din
ner a few days ago. he did not know
that this special dish would cast him
SEQ. 1t did. however.
When six fine looking onions were
placed on the table at noon. Mr.. Oar
dow's sppetite waved keen and he
started to eat one Of them. 1t did
not exactly suit his taste and on clo,e
inspection he found that the supposed
onion was anything but one. He then
asked the cook where she had bro
cured tho onions" and she told him
she had found them In the barn.
where she had thought the gardener
had left them.
At once Mr.. barrow remembered
that he had placed In the barn six
gladiolus bulbs which he had imported
from Japan at an expense of approx
mately $40 each. and he soon discov.
cred that IT was these bulbs that the
cook had prepared for his dinner.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
ANzHZWY RRyXEZ
LOSES TROUSERS FROM TRAIN
Llcyd-George, Chancellor Of Elk
chequer, Travels Into London in
Abbreviated Attire.

London.-There is a wicked story
going the rounds about an adventure
of David Lloyd-George, chancellor of
the exchequer. the other day. He was
coming to London from a little sta
ton in South Wales and sat on the
platform ten minutes waiting for his
train. He then took a reserved COM
partment, but SOC found himself alive
with ants. in whose nest he had been
citing.
He first shook his coat out of a win
dow and then. becoming desperate.
removed his neither garments and
shock them the same way. Along
carse an express on the adjoining
track and the garment was whisked
out of his hands. The appalled, cab
meter drew all the blinds and when
the train reached the next station
shouted for the station master and
begged him to supply him with trou-
sers at any cost.
The garments couldn't be produced
on shors notice. but the official tele-
graphed ahead and when London was
reached u discreet official handed a
pair of carduroys through the window
to the minister, who soon emerged In
these plebeian toys and jumped into a
cab.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
GAME is VERY INTERESTING
Two of. Company Agree on Certain
Word and Person Guessing II
Selects a Partner.

To play this game successfully, two
O. the company must privately agree
upon a word that has several mean
ings. The two then enter into a con
versation, which Is obliged to be about
the word they have chosen, whilst the
remainder of the company listen.
When a member of the company
imagines hat he has guessed the
word, he may join in the conversation,
but If he finds he is mistaken he must
Immediately retire.
To give an illustration: Supposing
the two players who start the conve
sation decide upon the word o
They might talk about the people they
had seen at the theater and the par
ticular part of the house in which they
were sitting. They they might say
how nice it looked In a garden, and
one might mention that it grew into
big trees. Perhaps one of the com
pany might imagine that be- had guess
ed the word correctly and join In
when the conversation would be i'm
mediately changed, and the two
would begin to converse about a huge
case In which a very great number OF
things were packed away. BY this
time possibly the person who Joined
in the conversation will leave on,
completely mystiied.
II, however, the word should be
correctly guessed, the person guessing
it chooses a partner and they together
select a word and the game begins
again.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
PARROT MISTAKEN FOR MAN
Interrupts Young Woman's Bath and
Then Human Pat Rushes in,
Causing CONSERVATION.

Philadelphia.-Pat is a parrot owned
by Mr.. and Mrs. William Harrington.
The other afternoon, noticing that the
door of his cage was unfastened, Pat
made for the window and perched on
the sill of an adjoining bathroom win
dow.
Inside there was much splashing and
feminine laughter. Nora, the maid,
was giving her young mistress a bath.
Not finding the soap In its place. she
called to her husband. whose name
happened to be Pat:
Fetch the soap. Pat. and be quick
about it"
The parrot, hearing his name.
shrieked:
who wants Pat?"
Hearing the sound from the outside.
both women screamed and swooned.
thinking some n vas e~ndeavoring to
enter by the fire escape. The man Pat.
hearing the commotion, dashed into
the bathroom and made matters worse,
especially for the young woman. by
breaking into the room.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
GIRLS LACK HOMES

under sixteen. began to ccme and go
through the open door and. to my
horror, I discovered the natrre CT the
place, the only roof to which l as a
poor girl had been welcomed"
Sister Maggie holds that fescue
work is often hopeless and thar the
thing to do is to fence off the ps,eci-
pice rather than to try to save the
pieces below. She recommends that
the churches of all denominations
bind themselves together to establish
properly governed women's lodging
houses or inns. She says the Catholic
women of Belgium have accomplished
i~ncalculable good in this way.
Her idea Is that notice boards at
the railway stations and in the prin-
cipal streets should be put up telling
girls where such places are to be
found. The police, she thinks, might
be Of assistance to girls whom they
meet wandering in the streets al
night. Sister Maggie pronounces abb
solutely against the common lodging
house for women. 1T Is no place.
says she. ito which any respectable
woman can be sent"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10

This game is the most ancient, per.
haps, that we know. The children
who played in the streets OF Athens
and in the Roman Forum n early
ages, knew and loved 1t. and little
children find amusement In 1t still
1t is played in this One
child hides In her hand a few beans,
nuts. or just bits of paper, and asks
her companion to guess IL they are
odd or ven
If the playfellow guesses odd and
on opening her hand the other dis
plays an odd number, she forfeits the
articles to the guesser. who hides
them in her turn. But If the guess is
odd and the number even. the guesser
pavs a forfeit and the first hider re
taius the beans, etc. The guess must
be right to win.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10

clang. The hook is wrapped round his
neck.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
The upIlft Movement.

When he left the house Saturday
morning Burton yanked at the door as
IL he would pull it of its hinges.
When he couldn't open it he started
to grumble until his wife came to his
assistance.
"What'n blueblazes is the matter
With this door," he grumbled. giving
1t another powerful yank without be-
ing able to open 1t.
"The trouble with you. John dear"
the wife ~ventured, us that you are al
ways down on everything-down in
the mouth. down on the world. Let
me try It,"
With a gentle tug upward on the
knob she easily opened the door.
John was about to sputter out a
sarcastic remark when the .orce of
his wife's logic sank in his thick
skull.
81 get it," he exclaimed. Il get the
lesson"
That afternoon when his wife Wis
tied his office she saw over his desk
q little motto with the words, me for
the Uplift.'
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
Mans Rights and Privileges.

One privilege which man exercises
is that Of being absolutely helpless
when 1T is a question of looking for
anything, and he considers It his nat
ural. inherent right to have some
woman find things for him. The aver
age feminine responds every time, for
she realizes the urgency Of the sNaa-
ton. When he tries to look for some
thing, as a rule the after-appearance
of the place would make chaos, house
cleaning and the tail of a cyclone
turn pale green at their ineficiency.
In the house his wife finds his hat,
cravat and other possessions. In fact.
II is a family tradition that great-grand-
father used to ask. ma, where's my
shirt?'r n for great-grandmother to
respond, I'm aware. Mr.. Clark, / did
not hand it to you. but l laid 1t right
beside your bed" But he asked her
next time just the same. She knew
he would.
In the Office he stands In the middle
of the room and asks where his letter
book is. That book has been always
in one spot for the past five years.
In the days of the garden of Eden
Eve had to find the apple and give it
to Adam.-Life.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
BETRAYED bx rickllno EIx.

PhiladelpEia.-Until a fly lighted on
his face, Michael Halbert, 30 years
old, seemed to be unconscious at
Cooper hospital, Camden. Shortly
after he was arrested on a ~aarge of
being drunk and d~isorderly, Halbert
made a fake effort to end his earthly
career by hanging from the iron bars
of a cell with his suspenders. He
was found by Policeman Clay, appar-
emily unconscious, and hurried to the
hospital.
Doctors were about to bring the
man to consciousness. when suddenly
he brushed a fly from his nose. the
tickling sensation having apparently
annoyed him. He was returned to jail
without further ado.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
Tact and Mo ract.

The difference between a man of
quick tact and ore of no tact at all
may be illustrated by an interview
which took place between Lord Pal
merston and Mr.. Behnes. the sculptor
Rev. E. ]. Hardy gives it in his book.
entitled How to be Happy Though
Civil"
At the last sitting which Lord Pal.
merston gave him. Behnes opened the
conversation with.
ANY news, my lord. from France!
How do we stand with Louis Napo
leon?"
The foreign secretary raised his eye.
brows for an instant. and quietly re
piled:
Really, Mr.. Behnes. / don't know
] have not seer the newspapers"
The announcement of the second
Lord Lytton's appointment as vicero-
of India, at a time when the govern.
ment was keeping it a secret, was one
of the greatest feats of Delane, the
famous editor of the Times.
Delane was sitting at dinner next
to an eminent physician. who happen
ed to mention that Lord Lytton hac
consulted him that morning as to the
fitness of his constitution to withstand
he Indian climate.
Delane wisely asked no qeustions
but drew his inference from what he
heard. and the next morning the
Times announced the appointment OF
Lord Lytton as Viceroy of India
Youths Companion.