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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-09-22

Great Britain. the governing power
From the human standpoint 1t IL one
Of the great dramas in real life that
are more interesting than any bookA
After l have gone through Turkey
and Persia, am due In India
Chlha's Port0ntous Turnlnos.
The giant among nations. whose
awaking has long been . source Of
speculation to statesmen, philosophers
and novelists, IL at last unmistAkably
awake and girding herself for . now
place in the history Of the world. II
her incredible bulk Of more than -four
hundred million human beings wofe
to be unloosed with hostile intent up
on America. Europe or Asia, the 70
suit would be an unparalleled ava
lanche-a real ArmAGeddon. Her soil
holds minerals enough to upset all the
calculations OF the financial districts
OF the world. Her industrial poten
TALLY could turn the labor market up
side down. AS military force she
has possibility which one shrinks
from contemplating.
Anything IL possible In the China
OF tomorrow, because by government
edict. and by the impulse Of the peo-
pie at large, she has definitely turned
her face toward the west and turned
her back upon the past that made the
old China. Moreover, she seems to be
seeking the tutelage of America and
whether the youngest Of the great ma
tons shall become the teacher of the
oldest is Of more interest and impor-
lance than the question of the tariff
A Great Human Drama.
Roughly sketched, the foregoing lie
the field to which l have addressed
myself In the present series OF inveB
legations which l am now making In
Asia. Although l have spent several
months In Europe, working on the
subject, shall confine myself to the
Oldest nations. for, alongside of the
peoples of Asia, the antiquity OF
Europe Is modern. l shall deal less
with the political aspects of the case
than with the human conditions which
go to make this wonderful waking q
fact In the life Of the everyday man
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-09-22
How Edward Everett Gave Receipts
From Writing and Lecturing to
Fund for Securing Washing
toms Home and Tomb.

Either by the aid of congress, or
through private subscriptions. the es-
tate of Mount Vernon upon the Po-
tomac, upon which stand the home
and tomb of Washington and his wife.
will soon be improved and the whole
estate redeemed from the evidences
Of decentralization which of late years
have characterized it.
The attempt to restore Mount Yer
non and to perfect it. according to
the plans of the Mount Vernon asso-
citation. will bring to the minds OF
many persons now well along in years
the manner in which Mount Verron.
tuity by the Ladies Mount Vernon
association, organized in the midtif
ties with intent to secure, preserve
and hold in trust, as a place OF ma
tional interest. the home and tomb OF
Washington
The late Robert Bonner. at one time
the proprietor Of what was the most
successful periodical published in the
United States. was once asked II II
we're true that the largest amount he
ever paid for single contribution
was the $4,000 which he gave Charles
Dickens for a short story.
Il paid Edward Everett $4,000 for
a weekly article which was to run
one year; that was at the rate OF
little under 5000 an article" said MIR
Bonner MI Everett was to write
Upon whatever topic he chose. and I
lidn't limit him as to the number of
words. The articles averaged a little
1nder a column.
When II was announced that Ed
ward Everett. one of the most bril-
liant orators of his time. who had
been governor of Massachusetts. min
ster to England. secretary of state
or Fillmore. United States senator
and president OF Harvard. was to
write series of article for the Led
ger. a good deal of surprise was ex-
Jressed. but it speedily became
;nown that Mr.. Everett had prom
sed to turn over the entire $4,000
o the association which had been or
'anized to preserve the estate OF
iount Vernon for the American peo-
lie. Then the interest in his literary
york was greatly increased, and this
announcement Gid as much as any one
hing to secure for the Mount Vernon
ssociation the money needed to buy
bat estate.
1T should be a source of some graft
cation to American writer's" MIR.
;onner continued, that Washington's
,ome ard tomb nave been preserved
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-09-22
ltaly's Car ital.

Extensive plans for building i'm
provement and Identification in Rome
are being developed In connection
with the proposed reorganization of
finances in the Italian capital Rome
has for years staggered under the
h.'dvy dsbt-as money goes in Italy
of thirty million dollars for a com
munity of 100000 people The gov
crnment has now consented to come
to the rescue of the embarrassed mu-
nicipality. and a bill defining the
terms of the agreement between state
and municipality is being discussed
The government is not to interfere
directly in the management of rnu-
nicipal affairs and will content Itself
with partial financial censorship
The Cit cedes TO the state a number
Of sites for public buildings. and the
government proposes TO erect at least
four department, buildings. a court
OF accounts, an institute Of artistic
industry. and additions to existing
museums and picture galleries The
city. In surn. oblig ties itself to spend
the sum of s25.000,000 on elementary
and secondary schools. markets ana
sanitation
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-09-22
Helped Save Mt. Vernon

chiefly through tho contributions
made by literary men and women be-
tween 1855 and 1860 Almost every
author OF note contributed something
Mr.. Everett himself delivered a lee
ture on Washington at least 100 times
and turned the entire receipts over to
the Mount Vernon association My
recollection is that the receipts
amounted to about $4,000. II they did.
then be contributed. by his pen and
his lecture. 100000 to the Mount Yer
non fund
Mr.. Everett. | know. was very
proud of his success as an orator
and writer In aid of the Mount Yer
non fund. do not know whether
there is any visible memorial to Mr.
Everett. and to the others who assist
ed In raising the needed money. but
1t has always seemed to me that it
would be appropriate in some visible
way to make acknowledgment OF this
service"
Copyright. 1911. by e. j. Edwards. All
Fights Reserved.)
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-09-22

receive votes enough to prevent the
election OF Lewis Cass and secure the
election OF Zachary Taylor
The young fellows in our printing
ONCE were told that Il they would hur-
r.. up with their work they would be
permitted to go to Herkimer and see
and hear Prince John. and that tick
cts would be given to them for that
purpose.
Several hundred of the citizens of
Utica went to Herkimer. Democrats
from all the surrounding districts
poured into the town. There were SO
many OF them. In fact. that is was
found necessary to abandon the hall
which had been hired for the address
and permission was obtained to use
the great railroad freight house for
the meeting. That enormous build.
ing was speedily filled within a few
moments after the doors were opened.
Prince John Van Buren, was escorted
into the building. and he asked that
they find some quiet place for him,
If they could. while the meeting was
being organized
THE best they could do was to show
him into remote corner He sat
down upon a bench. and, having TAX
en- the manuscript Of his speech from
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-09-22
Bad One on Brown.

Brown is travelling man who lives
In West Philadelphia. He has a little
three-year-old who has just learned to
say her prayers. Every Sunday Brown
gets home for few hours, but
this Is about all the time he has with
his family.
Consequently, the little girl is not
as we'll acquainted, perhaps, as she
might be with his relation to the fam
lily, although she thinks him very nice
because OF the candy and presents he
brings to her.
Mrs. Brown. in teaching the child
It's prayers, of course, taught her to
ask blessing for papa" along with
mamma" and grandma" and grand
pa" and the other persons the child
knows well. She was much surprised
the other night when the child at the
end OF Now / lay me-" recited the
remainder of the prayer like this:
God bless papa, mamma, grandma,
grandpa, Willie and that man who
comes to see mamma every Sunday
and brings me such nice things"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-09-22
"PrInce" John Van Buren's Famous
HerkImer Address That Resulted
In the Election Of Zachary
Taylor a. President.

In 1S4s General Lewis Case was the
regular Democratic nominee for the
presidency. Zacharay Taylor was the
nomine. Of the Wings. The Free
Soil Democracy. composed OF that
element in the Democratic party
which was opposed to the extension
OF slavery In the territories. had made
ar Informal organization In l847 The
hope was that the Free Soil move
ment would be so nouriShed that its
growth you'd justify an orga nization
which would nominate a Free Soil
Democrat as candidate for president.
The expectation was that II this could
DO done exPresident Martin Van
Buren, would be the candidate.
The first important and formal step
taken by Free Sellers in New York
state TO perfect an organization was
the calling of great mass meeting to
be held In the village of Herkimer. a
lew miles east of Utica The an
nouncement was made that Prince"
John Van Buren,. Martin Van Buren's
son, one Of the most brilliant OF cam
paign orators. had consented to make
he chief speech at this meeting.
called specifically for the purpose of
organizing boiling movement against
the regular Democratic nomination
made at the state convention of that
summer
Il remember very well the excite
ment which was caused by the an
nouncement that Prince John Van
Buren, was to speak at a great boiling
mass meeting at Herkimer." said DR..
K. Prentiss Bailey. editor of the Utica
Observer. with which he has been in
continuous service for over sixty
years. Prince John was the idol
OF the younger Democracy at that
time, and he was certain always to
obtain a large audience wherever he
appeared to make a political speech.
But 1t was well know that at this
Herkimer meeting Prince John would
sound the bugle call to which Free
Soil Democrats, it was expected, would
Instantly respond, and in such mum
bers that 1t would be practicable to
nominate Martin Van Buren, for pres
fdent few months later. or course
1t was known that If Martin Van Blu
rem were nominated he would probably
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-09-22

HIS pocket, began to read rapidly and
IL an under tone some extracts from
It to his friends Prince John had q
remarkable power If sarcasm and vitu-
peration. In his speech he had TO
cussed that power upon the so-called
Albany regency which was the CEN
trail body of the regular Democratic
organization
Having read one Of the paragraphs
humor. Prince John was asked by his
friends to read It over again. He was
willing to do that, being pleased that
the paragraph should have so stronH
ly appealed to his friends.
When he finished one Of the little
audience said % him: Mr.. Van Blu
rem, that paragraph ought to be in
italics
by heaven, sir, the whole speech
Is In italics, and is intended to be-
Van Buren, replied 1t will make OF
freak the Free Soil Democracy
THE sreech served to stimulate In
to intense enthusiasm the Free Soil
Democracy OF New York. It made the
rufYalo convention. which nominated
Martin Van Buren, for president and
Charles Francis Adams for vice-presi-
dent. possible. 1t served to create the
national Free Soil Democracy. and II
was the vote Of this party which do
feated Cass for president"
Copyright 1911. by e. j. Edwards. AID
Rights Reservsd)
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-09-22

soluble conundrums with q growing
and menacing insistence to the peo-
pies and rulers of all countries; and
incredible inventions and discoveries
have revolutionized our conceptions
Of matter and deeply affected our
daily scheme OF life"
Egypt In the Llme-Llght.
Thanks to the assistance of Mr..
Roosevelt, the case of Egypt is fair
ly familiar to the public That a ire
mendous crisis has come in the land
of the pharoahs, after the sleep of
centuries, is now doubted by no one.
The people as a whole are CLAIMANT
for all the rights and prerogatives of
self-governing nation. Their emer-
gence Ia one of the spectacular pho
nomena Of recent history. The end
OF the story has not yet been written.
l shall shortly be In Egypt to study
the case on the spot.
1t Is in Asia that this new wave Of
nationalism assumes the most amaz-
ing proportions. Turkey, as | shall
show in my next article, has executed
volte face. There are changes I'M
der way there which will have I'M
predictable consequences to Europe
For anybody to whom life has become
blase trip to Turkey and a study
of Its transformation is recommended
as sufficient tonic. The civiliza-
tons OF the past three thousand years
have Powered and died on the soil
of Turkey. The holy places OF the
two most potent religions of man.
kind are within that empire. Most of
the ruins that link the present with
the past may be dug up only by per-
mission from Constantinople. A
strange assortment of nations and
colors and creeds converge their prob
lens upon the capital, to which Con-
stantine. the first Christian emperor.
gave his name 10 centuries ago.
India and China are the two other
great nations whose awalfng concerns
all who see things In the large and who
perceive the INTERROGATION Of human
history. The case of India is politically
OF concern chiefly to india herself and
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-09-22
Martyred Presidents First Running
Mate Was Not Acquainted With
Him Until After They Had
Been Nominated.

Hannibal Hamlin, four times United
States senator from Maine, once gov
ernor of that state, and vice-president
during Lincolns first administration.
told me in the winter of 1891 the story
of his first personal meeting with
Abraham Lincoln; and the words he
used then to describe that meeting
were practically the last | heard him
speak | never saw him again, his
death occurring few months later
when he was in his eighty-third year
| had asked Mr. Hamlin if he had
ever seen Mr. Lincoln prior to 1861.
Yes" was the answer. Mr. Lincoln
and | were in congress at the same
time. When he was serving his only
term in the house, | finished my clos
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-09-22
Pure Food and Fresh Air.

Cleanliness and pure. nourishing
food are indispensable factorr In II
development of the child who Is to y
healthy and intelligent. Medical au-
thorities place particular stress upon
the care of the milk bottles. Teach
the children the value of fresh air
and quantities Of pure water and put
your instructions into practice daily
You will be surprised at the results
In child or adult i'll health saps vita
ity-and neither can afford tlo
tailed sacrifice of youth ard re-l
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-09-22
On His Own Account.

Johnnys father is lawyer. but
Johnny means to be either a prize
hghter or an engineer. Said the
shocked visitor who believes that
children should not possess personal
opinions:
File fe. sonny! Don't you want to
follow in your fathers footsteps?"
NO" was the lads unabashed ana.
wer. I'D rather make tracks of my
own"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-09-22

and woman. 1t is altering the ba
zaars of the Orient into shops for the
sale Of western products, and is put.
ting American sewing machines into
the homes of the people and American
agricultural implements into their
fields. In all the world there is moth
ing quite SO interesting as the life and
labors and hopes of men and women
Copyright. 1911, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-15
New York's Newest Enchantment

cellars and storerOOms are cut ont
of the solid rcck beneath the street
and alleys The space directly be-
meath the auditorium is given over TO
two Louis Seize dressing rooms. bath
rooms, barber shop, manicures, Wallets
and other comforts CT club or MOTEL.
The FoIies BergcTe Will % Il Ger din
ner at p. m. During dinner mahlo-
lin and guitar players. viOlinists, sing
ers and dancers from Madrid, Vienna
Paris and Buda-Pesth, will go from ia
ole to table giving tabloid shows full
of nerve and sensation. At Sis
when the diners nave reached their
coffee and cigarets, the curtain will go
up on a revue which viii be follow
ed by ballet and then by another re
vue. At Il p. III. the first show Of the
evening viii be over and at HIS
there VIII begin supper and the cabar
et show made up Of sensational novel
ties from Europe IL which pretty wom-
Ell will predominant. This Will run
until l q. N. The second or cabaret
show has nothing 70 do with the first
entertainment and TO see both il will
be necessary to purchase two sets of
coupons. Prices viii range from 81
10 $3.50 az the early show, and 81 to
$50 at the second. One may buy for
either or for both. There viii be the
fullest possible service at all times
and smoking will be permitted ali
over the house. II is expected. how
ever. that during the actual progress
OF the first show hat dinner will be
over and only slight refreshments be
called for until the supper hour ar
riyes. There win be matinees on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday al,
which ladies' teas, will be special
feature.
The Folies Bergere will be a conser-
vatOry for the orchids of enteri ain
menJ II viii have broad promen-
ade, bars on every floor and a big
gold champagne bar for the promen-
aders. There viii be a luxurious
greenrcOm, flower shops. information
bureau, 40 telephone stations, sbecia.
taXicabs. girl pages in costume and
novelties in every feature of the
house the entertainment and the poi
icy. Money is being expended with
out stint TO make the Folies Bergere
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-15
THE SEVEN SISTERS.

Powers theatre. Chicago, will have
noteworthy Offering, beginning next
Monday night when Daniel Frohman
will present Charles Cherry, Miss Lau-
Tette Taylor and the Lyceum Theatre
company in the rOllicking domestic
farce, The Seven Sisters" by the IA
nous Hungarian, Ferenoz Herezog,
the adapta ton of which was made by
Edith Ellis from a translation by
Ferika Boros The scene of the play
is a Hungarian garrison town and the
story devolves on the troubles of the
widow of a military officer in marry
ing of her seven daughters. The
most attractive of the girls is Mici,
the fourth daughter. whose return
home Unexpectedly from the convent
from which she has been expelled on
account of some mischievOus behavior,
seriously upsets affairs. A handsome
young count. Lieutenant Horkey, and
Mici scheme to marry off the eldest
daughters. which furnishes amusing
and exciting complications in which
the romantic and comedy elements
are happily blended. Charles Cherry
is the daring and dashing young OH
Ger. Laurette Taylor as the mischiev-
Gus Mici, a type of the fun loving, in
nocent young girl, has won success
that has fully justified the brilliant
prophecies made for her by Chicago
critics a year ago The Lyceum The
atre company in support of Mr.. Cher !
~ and Miss Taylor includes Wilfred
Shelley Hull, CASTOR Bell, I
John B. Hollis. Joseph Attention, Alice
John, CarlOtta oDty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-15

Henry &. Harris and Jesse l. Lasky
announce the opening late in April Of
their new Folies Bergere. a restaurant
music hall, more Partisan than Paris
and catering to ali the senses. which
they have built in For. sixth street
west CT Broadway. New YORK cit..
More than one million dollars is be
ing invested in the theatre and its
companies TO give New York a fresh
amusement thrill and 10 carry The
metropolis far beyond provinciaiism
into the freedom and adult delight of
the world famous music halls OF
Europe.
The house as seen from Broadway
and Forty-sixth street viii he an archi-
tectural exotic With IFS rich front Of
glazed tiles set in Louis Seize designs
and inset with an $4,000 mural paint
ing depicting the origin ard develop
Eent OF comedy from the open air
theatres Of the Greeks 10 the stage Of
the FOlios Bergere. This colOIfGl out
side viii be lit at night BY blazing gas
torches sOftened with steam.
The Folies Bercere aims TO be the
smarrest restaurant and the smartest
music hall in the world. II Will not
be a huge garish resort. It's founders
nope to achieve triumph of artistic
construction in every detail. and have
exacted Of the architect and decora-
tors plans that call for the very quin-
tessence Of beauty. charm and stud
iously refined elegance The orchestra
de luxe Of the Folies Be.gere will
have no seats as in The ordinary the
atre Instead the entire space viii
be taken up by movable tah'"s ana
chairs made in Paris iInIu exclusive
designs together with the entire res
taurant equipment. BY a patented ar
rangement all chairs and tables face
the stage and tables can instantly be
set in units for parties of any size;
thus one can dine alone at ones own
table or with any number of guests
or companions a. a private table set
as a unit and independent Of its
neighbors. There are boxes with
chairs and tables in the box circle and
behind them more restaurant room.
There are theatre seats in the balcony
and grand circle. The kitchens, wine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-15

a treasury OF beauty and delight.
There viii be three musical direc-
tors and 80 musicians in the orches
ira Paul Lincke, author of the Glow
Worm" and ''Amina' leaves the Met
ropole, Berlin, to lead in the Folies
Bergere, the revue which he composed
with Harry B. Smith as hbrettist.
Maurice Levi will lead the revue
which he has composed with Rennold
Wolf as h5rettist. while Charles Ber-
ton OF London will direct the ballets
and the cabaret show. George Mar
ion is the permanent producer for the
Folies Bergere and now has more than
$50 people in rehearsal. Signor Curt
of the Alhambra. London, is the per-
manent ballet master and with so i'm
ported dancers is rehearsing 60 Amer
lean girls for a huge ballet. "Tempta-
ton, composed by Edmond Diet OF
Paris. the foremost ballet musician of
Europe. Signor Curt has established
the Folies Bergere school for ballet
dancing and will build up a nauvely
American ballet Among those in the
cast Of revues are Ethel Levey, who
returns from four years CT success in
Europe; Martha Lenclud. the star of
La Ciagie, Paris: Janette Denarber.
the comedienne of the Paris Folies
Eersere reyaes. Britta. prima baller-
ina a. the London Alhambra: Borg
Eini. prima 5allerina at La Scala, Mi
Ian; Nootnav. the prettiest of prima
ballerinas from the Metropolitan op-
era house; Emily Lea. an American
RI ha E~a;o
mis- dancers; the Madrid quartet Oy-
Ra: Rosalita and Paz Calzado, Pillar
la Arenera company of Spanish play
ers; Otis Harlan. Laddie Cliff, kath-
leen Clifford. Ada Lewis. Taylor
Holmes. Mayme Kelso. Arthur Lipson.
Elizabeth Goodal and scores of
others. IN the cabare; show viii ap-
pear sensational European acts which
have hitherto not been seen in this
country fer the reason that there WAS
no hose Of the continental type for
them to play in. Messrs. Harris and
Lasky have pondered upon the prob
lem of the Folies Bergeres for years
and have themselves studied its Eu.
rcpcan prototypes and have had ex-
pcrts report upon them 10 the min
uteSt detail. They believe that New
York has reached such development
in luxury and the love of pleasure that
il viii welcome the Folies Bergere
which will be devoted to intensity. II
nesse, ease and poetry CT charm; bril-
liancy feverish. perhaps, but never
slangv, common. coarse or mean. The
entertainments will be electrically of
moment The exquisitely responsive
senses of a learned eXacting public
will find at the Folies Bergere an art
Of the theatre devoted to pleasure
which sparkles and kindles and has
drops of fire dripped into its music
and dancing 1t is confidently expect
ed hat visiting the Fclies Bergere
will be like crossing a frontier into
world Of light and harmony JOY and
lcveliness with the festal spirit of a
fetc ct old Versailles.