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The Detroit times., 1910-04-09

TO show considerable class The pro-
duction t. an elaborate one in every
respect. There Will be matinee sat
urday
The Turning Point" q new play by
Preston Gibson. Washington society
dramatist. VIII be offered In the Car
rick theatcr the week OF April IS. Tho
company Includes Miss Grace FiIkins.
Cuylcr Hastings, Edna Archer Craw-
ford. Edward See Charles GOtthOld.
Charles Greene. Amelia Mayborn and
Bcrnice Golden Mr. GibSuu's play is
described as a modern comedy drama IN
three acR dealing with novel phases
In Wall-St. and political and social &C
tivities OF American life. The play
comes fresh from it's triumph In the
HaCkett theater. Now York.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-09
DETROIT OPERA HOUSE.

The big musical comedy company
that Manager Dillingham; has as
70 R,c s5Sp9oF! aI s M make It's
initial bow In the first public perform,
ance of The Echo, a new musical
Tsyior, in the Detroit opera house. next
Monday evening The production mas
been designed especially TO run an
i fR &C Chicago, following the prac-
tice Instituted by the manager IN ,otner
seasons with the vehicles OF Fritz
and Frank LaIor. Montgomery and
Stone. and other Dillingham; musical
stars.
OF the biggest musical comedy events
OF the season. Certainly the company
assembled by Mr.. Dillingham; 10 IN
acgurate his direction OF Comedian
Gales fortunes, is one calculated to
make the most seasoned patron or
musical comedy sit up and take notice.
are noted the names OF Mrs. Annie Yea
mans, the grand old woman or the
stage" Kinzie Higgins, an able char
ecter comedian; Douglas stevenson,
lyrical baritone, who was formerly 4
leading support of the Weber a Fields
productions, George Drew Mendum. OF
Eva Fallon. George White, and Ben
Ryan, a duo of famous dancers; Joseph
Herbert. Jr Flossie Hope, Claire Gren-
There will be scores OF typical Dill
bingham feminine choristers and dane
ers and number OF dNerttng novel
ties. Including Toots Paka, a Hawaiian
dancer, accompanied by a Hawaiian
band Rose and Jennie Dolly. a duo OF
feminine eccentrics from Budapest. and
others.
Comedian earle himself needs no In
PRODUCTION. His laugh successes,
Spring Chicken" The Tenderfoot
'.The Mayor of Toxic" The Storks.
and other mediums are well remem-
bered.
"The Echo" will be repeated Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings. No matinee
will be given.
~ j. E. Dodson will be seen in the De-
troit opera house the week OF April *
In his new play. The House Next
Door" The play IS said TO be full Of
good lines. and the situations are such
as to create hearty laughter II has
been a pronounced success in all the
large cities, including New York Bos-
ton. Philadelphia and Chicago. and re-
turn engagements have been played IN
some of these cities.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-18

HE UNITED STATES is a large
country with an abundance Of
fertile. rich soil The trouble
with the cost is tine people. not
the country. There Is so much
land wasted. For instance. a
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-18

vive and have been adapted to the faith
Of TODAY
In wales and many other countries. the
belief is strong that n the nistetoe is worn
about tho person. no 900 luck can come.
At one period I'm early ages. mistlctoc
was extensively used for church decora
ton. but this has been more or less
abandoned because the young person oi
today finds IL hard 90 forget the right thar
a man has Of kissing Eirl who happens
20 BE- caught under the mistletoe.
OF course. the Christmas tree IS with ms
again That holds It's own year In and yeai
out-pine. fir. balsam and spruce. They
supply this year leaves nothing 20 be de-
sired. and the price will bring some sort
81 tree within the reach Of almost every
one.
There are the usual new decorations. and
the lavish man who wishes can give his
child a tree. which. with the electric de-
vices. can be made 70 cost as much a.
five hundred dollars.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-18
The GREENS OF CHRISTMAS
Typical Custom of Season Older Than
Any Other.
SYMBOLIC OF EVENT OBSERVED
Natures own Way OF Heralding =
New Birth-Variety Offered
for Decoration Of the
Home.

OF all the features associated with
Christmas. greens are probably the oldest.
santa Claus. the Christmas tree. the
Christmas turkey. are all Of compare
lively modern origin but the use Of greens
to typify the Christmas spirit goes back
To the very DAYS OF Christ.
The greens Of Christmas are q natural
symbol. natures way Of heralding a new
birth The fall months come and go and
the foliage dies from the trees. leaving
them naked. bleak and brown
Then in the dead Of winter, when the
forests seem wrapped in gloom. the won
drous green tints Of dozen winter greens
begin to show. The holly. cypress. fir,
fern. nistIetoe. laurel and moss start into
life The forests have been transformed,
life has sprung from death.
II is the same symbolism as that Of the
Christian faith.
The world was old, dead. when a new
friend Of mankind appeared to give It life
Hence, It Is a fitting custom that the COM
ing Of a Savior for the world-the birth
OF a hope should be typified by the use
OF greens for decorations.
The Christmas tree may appropriately
be termed the child's holiday Joy, the
green is more for the adult There are
thousands Of homes In which there viii
be no Christmas trees. but not many thai
will be without green's on the greates
holiday OF the year.
They will hang from window curtains
/ will take places over mantelpieces and
doorways, on pictures on walls. on Ia
| bles and in a dozen unlocked for places
/ that will suggest to deft women the pos
/ sibilities Of a decorative effect in keeping
with the holiday spirit.
Ten thousand alert men the country ove
have searched the swamps for holly
/ laurel. moss. cypress and ivy
| These were carried into the big cities b!
| the armload, wheelbarrow. wagon or trail
| load. according TO the means OF the var
] ious merchants who had them on sal
| in every market, street corner and place
where people come to lay in the holida!
! good cheer The "sprig Of Christmas a.
/ Sam Weller remarked.
Where all are so popular it takes judg
ment to give the preference to any o
these greens.
Green and Red.
Green moss shaped into wreaths, ant
| given a touch OF brightness by the add
ton OF a few rich red berries, will al
ways rank among the leaders. and moth
| ing makes a prettier decoration for
| window. This combination is now mad
! up in the most elaborate designs with tn
red berries fashioned TO spell ''Merr
Christmas" and other appropriate sent
| ments.
So, too, holly, which symbolizes peace,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-18

and tired and lays complaining I'LL az
last she thinks she IS ill and will waste
in many WAYS As the doctor and help.
She should teach each member 90 do some
thing and make GO a pleasure 90 do just
as if they were all playing house. This
would save. be pleasant and teach them.
The dreless cooker is saving.
can only take Americans as an ex-
ample Of the high cost OF living. Foreign
ers look upon us as a wealthy. wasteful
and extravagaut race which is really about
right The American mother does so Ike
20 set a good and abundant table that she
often has great deal left over that has
TO be thrown away. She gets a new winter
suit but when the next winter comes
around she simply must have another one
for although the old one is perfectly good.
30 Is out OF style and the same story can
be told over concerning dresses and hats.
And then there are these neckues that
father has. Every conceivable shade and
color overflows the rack and yet he buys
more for he continues 10 see a pretty one
In the shop window that he thinks would
be Just the thing for his newest shirt
Big brother at college is continually over
running his allowance and writing home
Tor more while generous Dad" signs
but sends the money. he writes home
that he can't be tight or the fellows
won't ike him and he has 20 buy all the
new fads that come along. or his friends
will look down on him as being cheap
sister goes to dancing school this winter
and she would be disgraced' II she
didn't have at least three different dresses
10 wear OF course, Iuxuries are nice
everybody likes them but there is no need
in buying every thing we admire and get
ting things we don't need. just because We
think they are pretty and that we some
times need them. We don't need 20 put
such a scimpy amount Of food on the
table. that there is not quite enough TO
90 around or we don't need to dress In
ugly cheap clothes. We shouldn't attempt
TO dress like our Weather neighbors and
to try to keep up Appearances as so
many families do by living beyond their
means. The American father and mother
are usually seif-sacrincing and generous
to a fault with their children because they
are ambitious for them and want them to
have things just as nice as their friends
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-18
THE MERRY TINE.


Gee Whiz
What a sunny time Christmas is.
What season OF June On winter
when the roses OF cheer bloom hu-nt
Along the way
OF the merry da4.
And the earth Is dressed In white.
on. say.
tt Amt the dav
That makes as CAV.
It's us that makes tho dnt.
And it's up to ms Go scratch matcn
For those who need the hight,
And N We will
We can do a. an
! The whole darn world is bright
/ Bv gum.
santa claus win be going some
] M an Of as VIII only do
/ Tho very best we can
I To get up close Co the day
/ BY getting close 20 man.
I Ny scat
I Where arc YOU at
Come out OF the shadow. set into the sum.
| This Is no time Tor folks 90 feel blue;
/ No matter what
You have or have not.
/ Cheer somebody up and that will cheer you.
Gee whiz.
/ What q sunny time Christmas IT,
/ II you want it TO be.
See
w J hampton.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-18
WHEN SUSAN ANTHONY VOTED
Fine Imposed by the United states
Court. but tt was Never
Paid.

Miss Lucy f. Anthony OF Moylan, "a a
niece OF Susan b. Anthony. read paper
before the Woman Suffrage society OF
Philadelphia at the New Century guild on
The Illegal Trial OF Susan B. Anthony for
Voting"
Miss Anthony said that Susan b. An
thony claimed the right TO vote in the
state OF New York At a general election In
November, 1872 She maintained before the
registration judges that she was entitled
70 the ballot under the constitution Of the
United States and was allowed to register.
"On election day" continued the speaker,
Susan B. Anthony voted. The next day
she was summoned to appear before the
United States commissioner She ignored
the summons and then received a call from
the United States marshal. who took her
before the commissioner. She was indicted
for illegal voting.
AT the trial in the United States court
IL was admitted that she had voted. Judge
Ward Hunt who sat at the trial. declared
that the matter at issue was entirely a
question OF law He declared that Miss
Anthony was not protected in voting by
the fourteenth amendment to the constitu-
ton and directed the jury to return a
verdict OF guilty.
When Miss Antho-.y was asked II she
had anything to say as to why sentence
should not be pronounced she declared that
she was being denied the right to life
liberty and the pursuit OF happiness and
vigorously protested until made to desist
by the court.
Judge Hunt sentenced her to pay a
fine Of 500 and costs Of prosecution. This
she declared she would never pay, but
was released when bond was furnished by
her counsel. She never did pay it. but
she lived thirty-four years under the SEN
tence. "-Philadelphia Ledger
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-18
COMPLETE HOME OUTFIT BUYERS

VIII find In this sale great and wonderful OppOr
unity to save almost one-haf on their home outfit
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-18
Ballad of the NIisfits.

Poor sister Ann. aged sixty-two,
Received by post from unknown Eleho
A motor veil OF gorgeous hue
That with her mourning VIII not DieHu
And little Joe, aged ten, could reno
The Omar which his aunt beheNeu
His youthful culture would commend.
What misfit gifts we have received!
Athletic Bob and stalwart Lou
Who all rough, outdoor sports deIehd
Received a ping-pong game in lieu
OF footballs cousin said she's send.
Bedridden Jane, whose limbs won't bend,
JTnpacks a box. with face az
And finds that skates its sides dist end
W hat insists we nave receiver.
The furnace man dress suit drew
The ebOn cook Of massive tend
An opera hat Of baby blue,
Meath which her hours at church she Il
spend.
The babys gift, I apprehend
From packages I've just received,
VIII be a gun that will unbend.
What misfit gifts we have received!
LEnvoi
Oh, Santa Claus I pray you mend
This careless giving we've achieved,
That this sad cry may shortly end.
What misfit gifts we have received!'
Harvey Pealxe-
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-18

a most fitting Christmas decoration. and
lends itself TO many effective combina-
lions
cypress would be more popular. except
for the fact that some persons are prone
20 associate 70 with funerals. which nat
urally takes a bit Of the edge of when
Il is suggested as the proper thing for a
yuletide wreath. This prejudice is not
widespread. however. and the cypress
hold its own ss a steady and consistent
seller
The same objections might be applied
20 ivy and laurel. but they never arc.
The Ivy Is one Of the most appropriate
and Characteristic Of Christmas greens. FOR
in ancient mythology f. is dedicated to
the god Of winter
The laurel IS the green Of victory. From
the time that warriors first won battles
maidens fashioned from laurel wreaths, to
be placed on their brows when they re-
turned victorious. Christmas. the most
triumphant Of all victories. judged by
what Christianity has achieved for the
worlds good, can not more appropriately
be celebrated than by the lavish use Of
laurel.
But while each OF the greens already
enumerated has It's point OF recommenda-
ton. the jolliest OF all is the mistletoe.
This is the most conducive TO mirth and
melody.
EmbOIdened by MistietOe's Presence
Under the mistletoe' legions OF men
have suddenly been made bold. and have
stolen the kiss that otherwise they would
not have dared take.
Alstletoe Is probably the oldest Of the
greens that attain their greatest glory at
l sHmua
/ Of Scandinavian lore. when Freya, the
beautiful goddess OF youth, love and
beauty. all but lost her favorite son,
Balder. because she had not counted the
mistletoe sufficiently important plant to
I be included in her prayer that nothing
would injure her son.
/ kissing under the mistletoe Is a survival
Of the days Of the Roman saturnaha, when
I riot and license ran loose.
| The Druids Of old. that awesome sect
/ that lived In England and Of which Stone
| henge remains a monument, held the mis-
/ tletoe in deepest reverence. To them Il
was the symbol OF every virtue. and in the
/ winter solstice, when the moon was young
| these strange woodland worshipers wen
| out into the forests, and sought the oakI
| to gather the parasite mistletoe CROWNS
| on the trunks and branches OF the kinl
| OF the forests.
The Gods Approval.
] II the mistletoe was there. the DTuidf
hailed II as proof that the gods had looked
with favor on their deeds OF the past year
and sent the mistletoe in token OF this ap
prOval. Then were held services OF thanks
giving. which included sacrifices OF cattle
and sometimes even human beings.
When the mistletOe was absent they helC
/ it 8 portent Of danger. and each mar
looked into his conscience. and sought for
! giveness, while the priests begged the god
look with tolerance and forgiveness on thei
people.
When the mistletoe was plentiful the!
! cut It up, each man, woman and chilt
took piece and kept it as a token o.
| coming good.
Thus. centuries before the coming OF tn,
Christian era, customs were born that sur
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-18

Studying the Vocation of Women.
The Woman's Municipal league OF Bos-
ton, Of which Mrs Richard 4. Cabot is
the chairman Of the educational depart
ment has begun a study OF the vocation
Of women. the idea being to find out by
systematic research what the opportunities
for women are in each vocation.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-18

High school girls have their own ideas.
apparently, about the world and its ways.
the world problems and their solution
Their opinion as 20 the causes Of the "hiE.
cost Of living" are effectively set forth g..
the following document Mise Neva
Turner, domestic Ecierce teacher at the
Ugh school, recently asked the girls of
one of her classes 20 write out what they
considered the causes OF the high cost Of
living These opinions were written then
IN class and without any previous discus
sion. and 80 express the girls own IDEAS
The compilation was read recently at the
meeting OF the household economic depart
ment Of the WOmans club. when Miss
Turner spoke to the club women on phases
OF the economic question.
The following includes excerpts from va
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-18

A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE
SENSIBLE, USEFUL, LASTING XMAS GIFTS.
There Is gift that you make that viii please
the recipient that Will last long article of fur
nitur Goods stored free OF charge until Christmas If
sired
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21
OTTAWA RUNAwAYs RETURN.
Family Is Divided After Woman Gets
Home From Topeka.

Ottawa. Kan, July Eli am not
to blame for all our trouble" was Mrs.
Mary Cox's explanation of the affairs
which have considerably split up the
Cox family in the last few days. Mrs.
Cox and the children and Fred Hook
enberry returned last night from To-
peka where they had driven Saturday
and Sunday.
my husband told me when he was
mad at me that he would sell the fur
niture in the house and follow me if
/ left. I told him that I'd go to my
mothers and he told Hazel that he'd
meet us at every jump in the road.
The result of the escapade of Mrs.
Cox and Hockenberry is that the
Coxes will not live together. That is
the present arrangement. The wife
met Mr.. Cox's demand for the children,
with the offer to let the children de-
eide for themselves, except the BABY,
whom she avows she will not part
with. So Hazel Cox will live with her
father in North Ottawa, Mrs. Cox and
the baby will take rooms on the South
side and Fred and the burro are yet
to make their choice. And as for
Hockenberry, he will not board with
the family. He is not considered in
the moving plans of the family-for
the family fully expects to move In
short time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21
DIoGENEs' IDEAL A KANsAN.
Leavenworth Man Paying Fathers
Debts After 20 Years.

LeavenWorth, Kan, July 21.-A
story sent out several days ago by the
Associated Press relative to the finding
of the man whom Diogenes spent years
in looking for. did not mention an i'm
portant fact locally. The story is that
of a man, who after twenty years
time, is now paying the debts of his
father, with interest in full.
This man, left ractically without
This man, left practically without
his fathers death, is Fred Tench, a
member of the firm of Terry & Tench,
possibly the leading contractors for
structural iron and steel work in the
United States.
And this firm was organized in Leav-
enworth. 1t was in the year 1892 that
the terminal bridge was completed by
the Union Bridge company. That
company had an immense corps of en-
ployes in Leavenworth for over a year
and they were under the direction of
Fred Tench, business representative,
and Mr.. Terry, the other firm member
then superintendent.
The firm built the Manhattan bridge
across East river and now is at work
on the SOL, 100000 Pennsylvania
terminals in New York.
AS the firm prospered shortly after
its organization and Tench used his
share of the profits to pay his fathers
debts. with Interest in full for the
time since 1888. The debts have more
than doubled but they are being paid
Tench is still advertising for any per-
son who NAV have a bill against the
former firm of Tench & Son.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21
THIS TOWN GROWS
Pen0kee, in Graham County,
Has Station Agent.
Union Pacific Ticket Office First
There in Is Years.
ROOM FOR BUSINESS.
Advent of Blacksmith Would
Be Satisfying.
ROOM FOR BUSINESS
L. p. MillirOns Is Postmaster.
Mayor and Tradesman.

Penokee, Kan, July 21.-This era
ham county town has been growing
so rapidly the last two years that the
Union Pacific is putting in a station
agent, the first one for Is years. The
original name of the town was Reford,
and why the name of Penokee was
substituted instead the people can not
recall. 1t was a trading point in the
days of Reford, and no boom hit it
and the business and buildings moved
away. The same conditions hit many
towns in northwest Kansas.
In April, 1905, L. P. Millirons en-
gagged in business here. Besides hand
ling hardware and implements, he is
manager of the only elevator here, and
takes care of the postoffice as we'll.
He also has been given the title of
mayor of Penokee, but this he denies.
The people here already with one
accord will heartily welcome every
legitimate business enterprise wishing
to locate in Penokee. They all say a
blacksmith will do we'll here.
One of the big enterprises for the
town is the starting up of lumber
yard Collins Brothers, successful
sheds and put in a stock of lumber
and all kinds of building material at
a cost of about 81 5000.
There was marketed at the Penokee
station last year of both wheat and
corn about 100000 bushels, of which
amount about one-half was wheat. The
wheat in this vicinity is better than a
wear ago, and the chances now are
that the shipments will be one-third
larger if not more.
According to C. T. Draper, a mer-
chant, who has been living in Graham
county for Is months, and was born
and raised in Missouri, he preferred to
live and do business here because there
is more money in this section than
there is in Missouri.
other business men in Penokee are
J. w. Green and D. Shiveley. The
country is populating rapidly, and the
farmers are making money.