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The San Francisco call., 1910-11-13

= INCE Miriam led her ladies on the
shores of the Red sea in their
dance Of triumph for the benefit
Of her brothers and their hosts.
dancing has been instinct with
the race. The death dance Of
the Egyptians 5000 years ago was a re-
ug.ous rite and the Greeks developed
the dance into pantomime. Lucian said
that music and dancing are a married
pair"
The origin Of the dance is shrouded
ia as much mystery as the origin Of
man. The two have been contempt
raneous always But unhappily the
dance Is the easiest Of the arts TO de-
hauch. So prone 10 become Pyrrhic It
is that SaIomes come in every genera
tion. We have had so much Of the
freak" in our dancing fare lately that
the exhibition Of the pure art Of the
dance came last sunday at the Orpheum
as revelation. The Russian dancers
brought q message from the czar which
atones for his defeat al the hands of
the mikado. Little Legia mot Lydia)
Lopokova became the prophecies of
Terpsichore and she with her compan-
ions. Theodor Lopokov who is her
brother. and Alexander Volinine cor
Iected our false Impressions Of the art
Of dancing as perverted by countess
without her CLOTHES
] hastened to meet J. Mandelkern.
who is impresario for the trio and re-
-sEonsible for their appearance in
America. He in turn introduced me
10 little Legia. who. womanlike. has
already learned 70 speak English,
though she has been in this country
only since last August, and her. brother,
Theodor. who can not speak English at
all. but makes wonderfully compre-
hensive gestures, and Alexander VoIi-
nine. who is even more mfmetic than
Theodor.
Legia told me that she loved Amer
lea because there was so much money
here. Her brother and her partner in
the dance, Nolinine, with many bows
and transisted felicitous phrases. as
sured me that though their dancing at
the Orpheum might be over the heads
of some, my expressions Of thanks were
worth more than money to them.
which was a nice thing 70 say and
sounded sincere.
The fact is that the trio of dancers
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st\T ToU see.' said Mr. Mandelkern.
the ballet is now an institution
In Russia. Reservations in the
opera houses of Moscow and st. Peters
burg are hereditary. There are no
seats sold save only in the balcony and
gallery. Seats downstairs are inherited.
The ballet is the Russian pride and the
ballerina is an idol In Moscow. whence
comes Volinine. there are now Geltzer
ana Bolashowa- They are the baller-
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Is unhappy. They have been accus-
toned to big support Of symphony
players, many, many rehearsals. and
an environment that does not include
the regulation vaudeville stunts. They
are trying to adjust their art to new
lfhem unhappiness, as well it might.
Tor they, like all interpretative art
lists. are cursed with temperaments-
CHAT is. all but Legia. who is too young
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1910-08-01

When the summit had been
such a spectacle to beSo Tl lfa
was once a two-story franz ,
was now a living infernn 'e 4 qTa
and swapping flames. On Il u I'
around the burning house VIC VIC gfll
tered chairs, mattresses sn IVfF \
utensils that had been ha st& CO. .
out by the owners. The fani i'l
there. They stood apart "J fuse. y
crowd OF countrymen that enp.!
the quickly crumbling bu;ld rnSfi
gazed with sad and 6elplese
sion at their ruined home 4 exp
pitiful sight and one that will ! Iva v
main in the minds Of er g.s
present. "0g
The fire was a matter 81
minutes, and when it was notb;. y
a mass of glowing embers, tba :.
mobilists returned to their m,t
to await the coming of their 4 rs'.
They had not long to wait. i f.,
buzz of his electric horn co VII
heard in the distance, and IN
time than it takes to tell, he ann,
with the necessary repairs. 'F'
Within three-quarters Of an
after the coming of the frst.,ii
the-auto, the street lamps of P9f,
came i'll sight and everyone IN
unfortunate car felt that at ba
haven of rest had been read
After all, there is no place like bo
July II, 1910.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1910-08-01
All In One Day
By CHARLES THOMAS LOGAN. Jr.
For The Palisadian.


than things we desire A very sound
bit of ancient reasoning, and especial
ly applicable to a Palisade automobile
party that recently went touring i'll
northern New Jersey Sober and
amusing events followed SO closely
upon each others heels that the little
coterie of friends were at a loss to
know what would happen next. The
incidents deserve recording, for rare
ly in a lifetime does fortune favor
such circumstances.
The machine was moving along
smoothly and the occupants of the
car, consisting of a chaperon, two
young ladies and two young men,
were pleasantly conversing about the
scenery. Tire trouble was the last
thought to enter any of their heads,
when uddenly-BANG!
My, how you frightened me!
thought you were shooting at me-
This remark came from a gray
haired, clean-shaven farmer who was
approaching the machine, as it lay
disabled by the roadside.
81 thought you were shooting at
US commented one of the young
ladies from the tonneau.
Nov, that would be quite out of
keeping with my garb would it not?
Although farmers in this neighbour
hood are all bachelors, | am sure they
have not become SO desperate as to
go cunning for young ladies in auto
mobile parties SO you are perfectly
safe from molestation by the humble
tillers of the soil; at any rate, in this
vicinity"
1t is a wonder that the newly-made
acquaintance did not become embar-
raised, for simultaneously the eyes of
every one were turned upon him in
amazement at his beautiful flow of
language and courtly manner of adj
dress. But he was apparently uncon-
cerned and went on talking about the
pleasures of touring and how, by geo.
logical survey, the surrounding coun-
try had been pronounced the most
beautiful east of the Rockies.
ITO prove this in a measure" he
said, Il will get the ladies some of
the coolest and most superior we'll
water they ever tasted
After a short absence he returned
with a pitcher of sparkling, clear
water which the company proclaimed
very refreshing AS he stood, pitcher
in hand, listening to the young men
discussing ways ana means OF SelllllS
assistance, he volunteered this infor
nation:
There is no telephone within two
miles of here and even if you did sue
coed in using it, | doubt if you would
be able to reach a garage within eight
miles. Now there is a German up. the
road named Hans, who very often
helps people under similar circum
stances. l should be only too glad to
show you the way"
One of the young men thanked him
and up the road they started. The
walk was full of surprises. The young
man found his companion a person
of extraordinary culture and refine
ment 1t came out during their con-
versation that five years ago he had
retired from business in the city with
the idea in view of spending the rest
of his days next to nature; hence, his
purchase of the little farm.
He had become tired of the metrop
CHS and all its phases of life. For
years before he left he had been
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1910-08-01

tent. | am at liberty to dress the way
want; to eat the simple foods God
intended man should eat, without the
unwholesome dressings and gravies
concocted in the city. Occasionally
| have my friends out for the day,
and we have most enjoyable time
in a simple way: They come for the
purpose of roughing it, and style is
thrown to the four winds"
"At present | have some very dear
musical friends stopping with me for
few days. Herr Fisher, of the Met
ropolitan Opera House, and his wife,
both very talented vocalists. No
doubt we shall hear them singing as
we pass the cottage"
Ere the words were out of his
mouth, the hermitage hove in sight
and with the vision came the sound of
wonderfully blended voices in a duet
from a well-known opera.
The situation was so singular that
the young mans blood fairly tingled
with the enjoyment of the experience.
Here he was out in the wilds, so to
speak, talking with a man in shirt
sleeves and overalls who possessed
exceptional accomplishments, and at
the same time, was the attentive audi
NIlNS VI al NouNCIl VI
marked quality. His position was
unique as we'll as pleasurable
The strains of music died in the dis
lance as the lowly dwelling of Hans,
the rural mechanic, was approached
Hans was a TYPICAL large, sandy
haired, raw boned German agriculture
list, and as he came forward to be in
troduced a "Home Run" perfecto
shfted-its position from one corner
of his mouth to the other.
After brief but thorough discus
sion of automobiles in general, the
stranger was escorted to Hans's work
shop. The description of this shop
should have fallen to the lot of a
Dickens or an Irving but since that
is impossible, it is sufficient to say
that it was nothing more than a con-
verified chicken house.
Inside, rusty files and sledge ham
mers of huge dimensions were strewn
over the work bench. A pondrous
old-fashioned vice bolted to a massive
stump tried to hide itself in the dark
recess of corner. Near the one Win
dow in the room stood smithy's
forge, and close by an anvil. The
bellows, a fan-like device, enclosed in
a crude covering of cigar boxes, was
turned by a belt from bicycle wheel
When asked how he happened to rig
up such a clever contrivance, Hans
replied:
We'll, you see, needed bellows
purity bad Won day und not wanting
to make a long treep to der city,
contraploned dot 1t runs purity goot
considerin' how queek l made it"
Although necessity had been the
mother of invention in his case, yet
Hans had used his crude implements
to good advantage and true to his
words, it worked purity goot."
Having procured the necessities
for repairing the damaged tire, the
well-disposed farmer and young man
set out for the anxiously waiting
tourists. On the way another inter
esting colloquy was begun in which
different side of the retired business
man became evident. He had trav-
eled extensively over several CONT
nents and discussed their separate
styles of architecture with perfect
ease and fami1iaritV The VOunp man
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1910-08-01
PALISADIAN

meant what you said At least | trust
that you did not Whatever small aid
| have rendered you has caused me a
great deal of pleasure and enjoyment
Let us not speak of it again" Then
turning to the matron he said:
Madam, | sincerely hope that you
will meet with no further mishaps on
the road. A pleasant trip to you.
Good-bye!"
And then the car moved off with
very much abashed party, for every
one felt that a kind and chivalrous
spirit had been unwittingly wounded
AS much as everybody felt extremely
sorry over the unhappy occurance,
however, new scenes helped to divert
their attention.
Ten miles had scarcely been trav-
ersed when a hen with a brood of
chicks fluttered from the side of the
road and crossed the path of the ma
chine. How the little ones escaped
the crushing force of the wheels is
a mystery; but the fact remains that
when the car stopped the mother was
crumpled heap of feathers and the
chicks scampered away The ladies
were much shocked by the catastro-
phe, one being so affected that she
wept from sheer tenderness of heart
One Of the young men, espying a
farm woman leaning on a fence near
by, approached and tried to make rep
aration for the damage done She
would have none of it, however, say
ing that she had seen the whole affair
and it was not the fault of the driver
But when a crisp bill was placed in
her palm, her attitude changed and
she commented:
dnr't hon. T
take this here money, but if you in
sist, why I'll just give it to my son,
Willie, and see what he can do
t'wards raisin' them chicks"
SO with hearts again light at duty we'll
performed, the party was once more
on the road. The waters of the Hud-
son were soon to be seen through the
branches of the gothic-groved trees,
and beautiful willows began to edge
the road as the center of a we'll
known summer resort was neared
A dip in the COOL invigorating
water put the whole company in al
most the same bouyant spirits with
which they had started
Ready for the return trip, the
twenty-five miles that lay between
them and home seemed only five.
The start back was soon made and
for a considerable distance most
appetizing conversation was entered
upon, in which each one in turn con-
jectured what either he or she was
going to have for dinner 1t was a
very unique and deserving plan for
arousing a hungry feeling, but after
the strenuous exertions of the day, it
was quite unnecessary.
When the eleventh mile post from
home came into view, away went the
same troublesome shoe. 1t was found
that the damage was irreparable, for
hole large enough to put ones arm
through, had been blown in the rub
Der.
A telephone was obtained at an old
mansion, now tenanted by a well-to-
do farmer, and help was procured
from very generous neighbor in
Palisade, who said that he would
come to the assistance of the party
as soon as he could get his car steam
ing. No sooner had the receiver been
~, ~, Ill
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-19

locations in which those facts are
explicitly set forth.
"Nor can we agree to the propo-
sition that to admit perfectly wei
known truth implies an incorrigible
degree of moral turpitude or answers
to the constitutional definition Of
high treason. 1t is not good taste and
it Is not patriotic to decry our own
land or to exploit unnecessarily the
pauci.y of its military defense. But
we should certainly regard it as of
at least equally questionable taste
and sense to go staggering about
with a chip on our shoulder and pro-
claim our readiness to whip all crea-
tion when we know that in fact we
are unprcpared for even a small war.
There really Is, 1T seems to us, moth
ing in the question Of preparing for
war or keeping the peace which IS
incompatible with cool nerves and
common sense or which it should be
impossible to discuss WITHOUT flying
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-19

Buncombe county. If, indeed, the
greater part of the episode did not
SAVIOR Of much ado about nothing, it
must have been peculiarly unfortu-
nate in some of its most conspicu-
Gus aspects. Surely there was no
adequate cause for the agitation
which was displayed over the "sec-
ret" report which was at the. storm
center. SO far as can be ascertained
by painstaking scrutiny there was
really nothing in that document
which has not long been common
property in the market place of Gath
and in the streets of Askelon--or
which might not have been, had the
barbarians without the pale been suf-
ficiently curious to take notice. If
the world does not know the size and
distribution of our fortified lions, and
the contrast between our militia and
the regulars, and all the rest of it,
it must be because the world fails
to read the thousand and one pub
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-19
ABOUT WAT.


sThe secret communication reported
II have been sent to congress last
week about our unpreparedness for
war and the donation by Andrew Car
lkgie of ten million dollars to pro-
leote peace has caused our people
ID think more or less on the subject
qR war possibilities. On this subject
We take pleasure in printing a sensi-
lge editorial from the New York
Tribune:
sat must be confessed that the more
We hear about the war scare at
Washington the more does it seem
Wobable that some of the uses
Which have been made of that rather
Inelodramatic incident, and particu-
arly some n, Of IT, what we may call the
@nti-scare utterances which have
been delivered concerning it, had
4eir origin in, or at least received
their pretty direct inspiration from.
& point not altogether remote and
detached from the classic soil of
- v -
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-19
off at a tangent.

VII ot
''While we have no sympathy with
those alarmists who see a hostile
cruiser in every gull that glides along
the horizon and suspect every pack
ing case of Japanese goods to be a
wooden horse filled WITH Satsuma
braves, we can have none either with
those who affect to consider this
nation superior to the common laws
of mankind and therefore exempt
from the need of ordinary prepara-
tions for self-defense. We do not need
universal conscription nor vast
standing army. But neither can we
prudently afford to 90 without q
navy strong enough to meet any that
IS likely to be sent against us, or
Notifications at all Of our chief ports
and at both ends of our great 18TH
nian canal as nearly impregnable as
engineering skill can make them.
Our government is proceeding in a
rational and orderly manner to pro-
vide these essentials, and we have no
doubt that it will take suitable steps
to increase the efficiency of the army
in whatever degree may be necessary.
As for the rest let us be tranquil
8uncombe county, at least, is in nc
immediate danger of INVASION"
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-19
LARGE LAYING HOUSES
AT POULTRY PLANT
Are COMPLETED and Thousands of
Young Hens Are Put in Tehm.
Contract Made.

The large laying houses at the
poultry plant of Nh. Sam Jet were
completed Saturday and the thou
sands OF young hens which will be
laying IN a few weeks were put in
them. Mr.. Jett has contracted With
4 large hotel in Cincinnati for all the
eggs and broilers at fancy price.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-19
REM EN- Der

You can't take chances on Xmas pres
ents. They must be of dependable
quality. To be sure see that your
Xmas gifts come from CURRY DRY
GOODS co. 12-1S-3t
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-19
HON. CALEB POWERS
STOPS IN WINCHESTER
Is Guest Of Postmaster John G..
White, en- His Way Home From
Washington.
Washington.

Hon. Caleb Powers stopped over
in Winchester Sunday en- his way
home from Washington. While in
the city Mr.. Powers was the guest
of Postmaster John G. White.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-19

The safe place to do hurried Xmas
shopping is the all-year-round reli-
able Curry Dry Goods Co. 1t points
that way. 12-16-3t
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-19


Judging from our exchanges We
conclude that when the editors mind
is out of material he writes: Do
your Christmas shopping early.
Dispatches from Washington say
that Caleb Powers has been in
Washington trying to usurp the pre-
negatives that belong to Congress-
man Edwards until March 4, next.
Going too fast got Caleb into trouble
once and it may do so again.
Of course, every baby is beautiful,
but it is surprising how quick they
can grow out of it..
We hear no more sneers at the in
dependent voter. The time for the
yellow dog to get votes is on til,
wane. rtfa
From the way State Inspector
Todd Is turning IN money collected
from delinquent county officers we
are inclined to think that, all county
officials are not honest.
Films Olio, volume l, No. l, is be-
fore us. Emin Elm is the editor,
With headquarters at Hazel Green,
Ky. The first thing Elan says on his
editorial page Is: "If | commit sui
eide it will be the last thing | do"
it is little paper full of bright say
ings and sunshine thoughts. The
price is only 25e per year.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-19
TO ATTEND COURT
In MT. STERLING

A large number of Clark county
farmers left Monday morning for Mt
Sterling to attend the Montgomery
county count. The purpose of most
of them in going was to purchase
cattle for winter feeding.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-19

President Taft is a progressive.
His mistake was in surrounding
himself with the reactionaries and
listening to them, rather than to his
real friends.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-19
NOTICE.!

| will not pay any bills charged to
me without an order from me. b. H.
Talbot. 12-13-2w
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-19

If the Democrats could avoid d
session Of congress next December
it would be better for them in the
election the next November.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-05

Of Course. and 'ior that reason was en-
titled to particular care and attention
and to the sympathy that society ex-
tends to the unfortunate.
The picture sticks in memory. And
it is not pleasant.
But do you know there are tribes OF
humans who are inflicting upon them
selves a self tyranny and subjecting
themselves to a self abasement as com
plete as those Of this boy: They are
tying themselves TO a post!
Voluntary slavery is common.
Men are tying themselves up to bad
habits and evil practices that inter.
fere with their rational freedom rs
completely as IL they were tied to q
post.
There is a man who drinks to ex-
cess. By force Of habit he has accus
toned himself to the drink slavery
He has come to believe that this servi
tude is necessary to his life. Like the
boy. he goes voluntarily to his stake
and binds himself hand and foot.
If you seek to unite him he protests
that you are interfering with his lib
erty.
Thousands-both men and women
supposed 70 be neither childish MOI
idiotic. are daily counting such self
infliction.
Tens Of thousands tie themselves W
to the post of ignorance. They know
nothing of the freedom Of menta
emancipation and care nothing.
Others will tie themselves to the
stake of superstition. and all their
lives long are ruled by fear and appre
hension of evil.
Others rush to the post Of fashion
and bind themselves fast with its die
tates. enslaving themselves by extrav
agance.
And some bind themselves both day
and night irrevocably to the stake OF
business and so shorten their lives
Some tie up to the money stake and
some to the post of office.
Slaves all.
They are not idiotic or childish.
They arc merely foolish.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-05
Heart to Heart
Talks.
A SPENDTHRlFT WIFE,
BY EDWIN A. NYE.
COPYRIGHT. 1908. by Edwin A. Nye


Every woman In the land could read
1.-THE Spendthrift" with profit.
The book. which Is now also a popu-
lar play, contains the story of hus-
band aged and broken before his time
by the extravaganza Of a spendthrift
wife.
The woman in the case is pretty and
sweet tempered. but frivolous, willful
and selfish.
She was not like 1.-The Vampire" who
Is pictured as deliberately sucking the
likelihood Of her victim. Nevertheless
she takes all she can get from hei
man and then, like Oliver Twist, holds
up her plate for more.
She will not understand.
The husband strains every nerve to
get money. He warns his wife that
they must economize. He tells her he
is on the brink Of bankruptcy. She
sweetly promises to be more careful
and proposes that to save money they
shall take trip to Europe. where liv.
ing Is cheaper!
The woman has no conception OF the
value of money. no comprehension OF
her husbands sacrifice and strain.
And then the thoughtless creature
after trying to borrow money from a
rich old aunt. accepts loan from a
notorious society rake.
She Is not bad-only foolish.
By and by the wife comes to her
senses. She bravely accepts poverty
and through struggle learns her lesson
and comes to appreciate her husband.
But the pity Of 1t. She cannot re
store his youth and vigor. spent un.
selfishly because Of her vain and silly
extravaganza.
An exaggerated story:
No. A wife may be foolishly extrav.
agant. whatever her husbands income
whether 1t is $4,000 a year or $1,000
a year.
She knows he does not want her to
think him stingy. and when. taking
advantage OF this knowledge and OF
his love for her. she lures him into
spending more than his income she Is
leading him-and herself-into certain
ruin.
A close student Of modern marriage
and divorce says that nine-ten.hs of
domestic unhappiness in this country
Is caused by money matters.
Extravaganza Is the one special eco,
nomic and social sin OF our day.
The foolish desire To possess expen.
sive things simply because others have
them. the craze for display. the wish
to shine socially-these are at the bot.
tom OF much OF the unrest and dissat.
tsfaction Of modern married life.