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Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-05

"Schiller's Robbers" made known on
the English stage by the great Fechter,
gave Ernst Won POssart his first big
salary-$2,5OO per year-but not until he had
nearly died Of hunger, waiting for the part
Of FRANC Moor.
This he was to create at the Munich
Court theater. He came to Munich from
Hamburg without a change OF clothes and
with a stomach yearning for food but the
reception he got from the royal manager
was more than Fleeing.
Possart told the story the other day at
the Holland house, New York
AT that time" he said, II was the re-
verse OF presentable In appearance, yet the
management gave me a show as per con
tract, probably hoping the quicker to get
rid OF me-
Il had not eaten for thIrty-six hours
when stepped upon the stage in the big,
strange house, before an audience that had
never seen me or heard of me.
still l won out, as is evident from the
fact that after the performance a theatrical
restaurant-keeper hesitated not 10 provide
me with food and drink on credit
The next day the royal intendant sent
for me. I promised you 1000 guldons
$1,000, he said, but l find that I can't
make a contract with you at that rate
Then my performance did not please
you? / faltered.
1t pleased me immensely cried the
royal manager. Hence / ask you TO accent
800 guldsns instead OF the promised 2OO0
During the next week or two l nearly
killed myself eating to make up for the
numerous meals l lost" concluded Herr
Possart.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-05

Faul Armstrong, the playwright who II
tall, muscular and strenuous individual.
has been sued by James Young, the actor
and former husband OF Rida johnson
Young, who Is small and delicate, for S5OOOO
damages, the plaintiff alleging that Arm
strong kicked him In the stomach ana dis
abled him for earning his living as an
actor. The violence was committed some
time ago while Going Some" In which
Armstrong had the collaboration OF Rex
Beach, was IN rehearsal, and the injury
was inflicted after Young had resented
some insulting remarks about his ability.
which Armstrong voiced IN his hearing.
Beach is also accused OF an indirect share
In the aSsault. Public sympathy is largely
with Young on account Of the disparity In
the size and strength OF the two men
Henry B. Harris has purchased from
George BrOadhurst the rights OF the latter's
new play, The Price" This piece has been
selected for Helen Wares starring medium
next season. The Price" probably will be
the opening attraction Of the Hudson the
alter In the fall.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-05

great many smaller bills give an
aggregate of large sum asked for, and
for almost every institution there is asked
an increase in the support fund. Bills to
increase the compensation of many state
and county officers are pending and a
goodly number Of bills for special claims.
pending bill for diverting part Of the
automobile tax to the road fund would be
equal to an appropriation Of perhaps 100000
The amount appropriated two years ago
was $i,121, 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-05

The Zebra" winds up its career at the
Garrick theater. New York tonight. adding
another to the already long list Of the sea-
sons wrecks. It was built on the entirely
novel theses OF two gentlemen" under
taking to fool their wives, and the women
folks getting even by a little flirtatious
conduct OF their own. How sad
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-05

The Forepaugh Stock company Of Gin
einnati, which was one OF the standard
institutions OF the country, has yielded
20 the inevitable and Is no more. The
managers announced that lack OF support
rendered it impossible TO go on with the
undertaking.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
ARROWS THAT CARRY FLAME
Method Of Starting Fires in Which
Mlsereant Can Escape Without
Detection.

Arrows bearing box Of matches
and an ignited cloth. and which are
shot from rice fields and dark alleys,
are now known to be the means by
which the firebugs responsible for sew.
eral CONGREGATIONS during the last
week have accomplished their aims.
A strange feature of the present cpl
demic Of incendiarism In Manila has
been the utter inability Of anyone to
catch the firebugs in the act Of firing
houses. and although the police and
private citizens have been on the look
out for these vandals only one charge
Of arson has been filed so far.
The police had a theory the work
was doneSwith arrows and that their
theory was correct was proved by the
discovery yesterday afternoon Of an
arrow which had been shot at 241
Gale Singalong. The arrow was about
8M inches long and about one cent?
meter in diameter.
To 1t was tied a full box Of matches
wrapped with a piece OF canvas which
had been saturated with petroleum.
The arrow was designed so that being
fixed in the bow, or when ready to be
thrown, the canvas was ignited and
the arrow hurled al. the house intend
ed for destruction. BY the time II
reached its destination the cloth would
be burned sufficiently to ignite the
matches and an explosion would oc
cur. setting fire to the surrounding
nipa or bamboo. Standing OFF at 8
convenient distanee in a paddy field
or dark street the miscreant would
be able to ignite and FIRE his arrow
and then escape without detection
Manila Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
CLAIMS KISS is DETEsTABLE
Or. John N. eodson. in Lecture De
eiarss oscuIatory Greeting Causes
Spread Of Diseases.

Chicago.-'Kiss and make up" will
be no longer the favorite method Of
reconciliation between sweethearts
who have had falling out If the ad-
vice OF DR.. John NJ. Dodson given at
lecture the other night in the Public
Library is followed.
kissing" said DIR. Dodson, ''is de-
testable practice and most dangerous
From 1t believe the extraordinary
spread Of diseases in our public
schools is directly traceable, especial
ly at the beginning of the year when
the natural exuberance Of childhood
leads the children to greet each other
in an osculatory manner and by the
communication of discharge from nose
and mouth spreading the infection.
II think 1t is the function of parents
to discourage these outbreaks in their
very inception. Every parent should
be his own health Officer"
Cease to scrub and spoil the child"
was another piece of advice the lectur.
er gave to parents. You can't teach
child good habits too early" he
said. Bathing is the very best one
with which to begin. Battle the child
every day and see that the practice
is kept up when 1t gets old enough
to care for itself. The bathtub and
the tooth brush are two things the
English ard the Americans have In
common, though they may differ in
other respects.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
MAN SHOULD EAT FOOD RAW
Only Animal on Face Of Earth That
Destroys Value by cookino-Raw
Peas Are Delicious.

London.-"Man Is the only animal
on the face Of the earth who cooks
his food and therefore destroys It's
value" DR.. Robert Bell said in lee
ture on Mans Natural Diet" deliv-
cred at the Caxton hall In connection
with the Simple Life exhibition.
III only we would take q lesson
from wild animals by adopting the
diet which nature has provided for US
We should have a better. healthier and
longer life."
But Doctor Bell does not advocate
that mere man should initiate the
tiger in the manner OF his meals. "All
flesh diet should be banned" he says.
''and our food should consist entirely
of vegetables. fruits. cereals and these
cooked as little as possible"
Doctor Bell would have children
brought up In this way. He believes
that children would be satisfied with
wholesome bread, raw vegetables and
fruit for their dinner and never crave
for any other food If they were In.
formed that 1t is good for their health
and conducive to a green old age.
Doctor Bell strongly recommends
raw peas as delicious and healthy
dish. But he does not believe that
nature intends man to eat grass; his
teeth are not adapted to 1t. 81
The lecturer added that every hu.
man being ought to attain an age OF
at least One hundred and twenty-eight
years. THAT there are SO few cen
tenarians among u.s." he said. ',can
certainly be attributed to our going
against natures DEGREES.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
SO Declares Or. Owen. American, Who
Ia Digging Diligently In Mud Of
River Wye for Secret.

Cherstow, England.-Dr. Orville w.
Owen. who is digging diligently in
the mud of the River Wye for manu-
scripts which he believes were hidden
there by Lord Francis Bacon, is after
bigger game than has been supposed.
The American declares that the cipher
which is guiding his operation reveals
that Bacon killed Shakespeare and
buried the bard of Avon's head in the
box which Is being reclaimed from the
river bottom.
The top OF what the American
thinks is the hidden cache was
reached by the sounding rods, but
there is considerable layer of clay
to be removed before the logs or
planking forming the cover can be
removed.
Despite the contention of archaeolo-
gists that Doctor Owen is only exca-
waiting a structure used as founda-
ton for a Roman bridge. the inyesti-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
peprixatlon, cau.e pl,ea.a,

II from capricious appetite or depriv-
atoms certain constituents of food are
left out. certain diseases will be sure
to follow. To illustrate: The abb
sence of iron, vegetables, salts, as
phosphates of lime and soda will cause
scurvy. Arctic sailors suffer from this
disease. Anaemia, common among
girls at puberty. is due from an abb
normal appetite for slate pencils and
pickles for steady diet Softening Of
bones. known as ricketts,. seen In the
bow-legged, is caused by a lack OF the
necessary salts. In health 80 per cent
of the tissues of the body are water
Hence the first consideration is to
have plenty of pure water, and to
give the patient all he wants in order
to keep up the average.
To appease this demand for liquids
and at the same time supply nourish-
ment, we can give koumyss. gruels.
brothsI milk, matted milk. orange or
lemonade. If not forbidden. Keep to
the liquid diet If patient is at all
feverish.-Woman's World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
United States Issues From John a.
Stanton Collection Cause Lively
Competition In Gotham.

e :. Is & & 3 y rf
New York.-Several record prices
for stamps were paid at the sale OF
the collection of United States stamps
forming part of the collection of John
r. Stanton. copper-mining expert Of
this city. This is expected to be the
most important stamp sale Of the pres
ent season. the collection being valued
at about $4,000.
An uncanceled five-cent st. Louis
postmaster provisional issue Of 1916
on grayish paper brought $3.50 and a
cancelled five-cent issue of 1S45 on
greenish paper $101. A two-cent blue
Annapolis, with no trace Of cancella-
ton. went for $24O, and an unlisted
five-cent red Kittaning. Pa, letter
sheet for s25.
OF the general issues used ID
cent brown and blue issue of 1887,
with the picture inverted. brought the
highest price. $235, and 1t was closely
followed by the two-cent carmine and
black Of 1901, with center inverted.
which realized $200.50. A 24-cent
green and violet issue Of 1863. picture
iAfcAleu, useu copy, AelSA0u SAo0' a
24-cent lilac, unused. issue of 1886.
sold for S142: Cancelled 30-cent or.
ange Of the same issue $105. and an
unused 90-cent blue. also Of the same
issue, 1886.
Among the other specimens Of the
general issues were strip Of three
Of the ten-cent black Of 1s47. Cancelled
In red, s46.5o; right diagonal half Of
the 12-cent Of 1876, used as six-cent
on entire original envelope. $27; three
cent red of 1851, August issue, un
used. $21; 24-cent green and violet
issue OF 1869. picture inverted, used
copy, $3.50; 30-cent blue and carmine
Of 1858, without grill, mint block Of
four. $50; a four-cent blue Of 1893
error in the color, unused copy, $3S;
six-cent brown of 1895. with water
Hark. ~. s. l. r." used copy. $50.
Among the stamps issued for the
use of the various departments al
Washington. strip of five $2o-state
| brought S205, The Carrier stamps in
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
TO PREPARE SWEETS
SOME RECIPES THAT WILL Be
FOUND OF VALUE.
Exact Ingredients for Chocolate Cake
Best Method Of Making Icing
For Good Apple Butter-Ex-
eellent Strawberry Jam.

y 4 3 Ifi 81
Chocolate cake.-Take six table
spoons ground chocolate. three table,
spoons sweet milk, three tablespoons
white sugar. stir together, set on back
of stove to scald; then cream together
half cup butter and one cup sugar:
add half a cup sweet milk, one and q
half cups flour measure before sift-
ing). one teaspoon baking powder
sifted in the, flour. yolks Of three eggs
well beaten, one tablespoon vanilla:
stir well together; add whites Of! three
eggs. well beaten. then the melted
chocolate last. Bake In moderate
oven.
leing.-Two cups white sugar, three
fourths cup sweet milk, piece of butter
size of an eggs; boil together Is min
utes or until 1t hairs from the fork;
take from the fire and whip to thick
cream; put between the layers. This
is good baked as loaf cake.
Good Apple Rutter.--Put three quarts
of pure grape juice and one cup vine
gar IN a vessel; when hot add sugar
cinnamon. allspice. cloves and nut
meg to taste (some like it very sweet
and lots of spices). generally use
ground, spices. However. II you use
the whole spices. put them into q
piece cheese cloth and Just let them
boil In the butter until favored to sui,
your taste; then you can lift the sacl
out. Peel and slice good cooking ap
pies as for sauce until you think yor
have, enough to cook nicely In YOU
Juice: then cook down until 1t suit,
your taste and seal. You can keep Il
without being sealed If you cook 4
down every once In q while. Stir oft
en-: no water is used.
4 Strawberry Jam.- Eight pounds %
strawberries; allow half pound OF su
gar to each pound Of fruit; hve cup
current juice, i've cups sugar. Plac.
the berries with four pounds Of suga
over the fire. boil one hour, then adj
the currant Juice, and when boilinl
add the Ave cups Of sugar. which hav'
been heated In the oven. Stir unit
melted and boil 20 MINUTES longer. FIJI
jelly glasses and seal as for jelly.
A Pointer for ple.-Never set q pi
on a fiat surface when removing iron
the oven. Use iatiron stand or wiz
teapot stand. This prevents steamed
soaked and soggy under pie crus'
Three table forks placed SO that tn
tines meet In one point In the cente
will let the air circulate under whe
one has not the stands.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
LONDON GIRLS RIDE AsTRIDE
Rotten Row In English Metropolis
Presents Some Odd and Striking
Costumes for Equestrlans.

London.-In Rotten Row have ap.
peared a number of girl equestrians
who openly ride astride, costumed like
their brothers in riding breaches and
CATERS. One little horsewoman made
a pretty picture in coat. riding breech-
es and long CATERS all in nut brown,
with brown velvet jockey cap perch
ed above her hair. %
Brown and gray tweeds are now in
greater favor among horsewomen
than the black or blue cloth formerly
considered the only color for riding
habits. The orthodox bowler hat has
been completely displaced by the soft
felt hat with straight brim.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
HoBBLE SKIRT ON A LADDER
Garment Proves Its Worth TO Woman
Who 10 Inadvertently Locked In
Department Store.

Buffalo. N. Y.-The spectacle Of .
woman descending a ladder from an
upper story of big department store
provided entertainment for several hun.
dred people.
When the excitement was over .
policeman remarked:
THE hobble skirt is indicated. It's
great thing for woman on lad
der"
Patroiman Pike saw the woman at
an upper window Of the store, late in
the evening. She was crying hysteri-
cally and trying to attract the atten.
ton Of persons in the street.
A long ladder was secured near by.
The officer started to go up. but the
woman waved him back.
"I'll come down alone" she said, and
she did, the crowd cheering as she gin.
gerly picked her way down the 55-foot
ladder. She proved to be an employe
who had been Inadvertently locked in
by the Waterman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
Chow CHOW ana Had chee.e.


Green Tomato Chow chow.-One
peck green tomatoes. IL onions. quar-
ter pound mustard seed. two table
spoons cinnamon, two tablespoons
cloves, two tablespoons allspice, two
tablespoons black pepper. two table.
spoons ginger, one pound sugar: COW
er with vinegar and boil gently one
and half hours.
Head Cheese Get from the butch.
er half a hogs head; boil until SO
tender the meat leaves the bone; then
chop the meat fine and season with
plenty of black pepper and little
sage; chop little garlic. soak 1t in
water and pour water on meat. Take
a little of the water the meat has
been boiled In and pour over the meat
and boil for few minutes; then pour
in mold to cool
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31

Scald one quart of milk, beat four
eggs and four tablespoons of sugar. to-
gether and one-quarter teaspoonful Of
salt, mix one large teaspoonful of
cornstarch in little cold milk and
cook in scalded milk ten minutes.
Pour the boiling milk over the sugar
and eggs and cook five minutes. Re-
move and set in cold water, stir until
almost cold, then add one teaspoonful
OF vanilla. This custard can be used
for sliced cake or fruit.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
1hlefs DOG to Be Killed.

Paris. A dog named Phanor.
trained by it's mistress, a Paris shop
litter, to pull her skirt whenever 1t
saw policeman, is lying under SEN
tence of death for theft. The dogs
mistress was caught red-handed by a
policeman in plain clothes, whom
Phanor could not detect, and was SEN
fenced to term of imprisonment.
Phanor was ordered to be destroyed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
oyster stufflna.

& For stunning large turkey, have a
quart Of newly opened oysters and
mix with one quart of fine sifted bread
crumbs; pour of the superfluous
liquid and save to use with melted
butter for. basting; season with but
ter, pepper, salt. paprika, adding lit
tie. celery salt; fill the turkey with
this dressing and with the mixture Of
oyster liquor and butter. use for bast-
Ing. This will have nice flavor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
what sabvIonIan RuIns ReveaI.

What Babyionlan Ruins Reveal.
The German excavators Of ancient
Babylon believe that they have identi-
fled the remains of the Tower of Babel,
although there appears to be some
doubt as to which of three structures
constitute the foundation Of the real
Babel. Further excavations are to be
made, and are expected to settle the
question.
The ruins of Mountaineering pal
ace, where Belshazzar's feast took
place, and where Alexander the Great
died. have been shown to cover the re-
mains of quay walls built on the river
side by Sargon and Nebopolassar. The
enormous brick buildings constructed
by the Babylonian architects were
veneered with glazed and colored
bricks in ornamental designs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
Walnut Waters, !,

One-half pound brown sugar, one
half pound walnut meats Slightly
broken. not chopped) three even Ia
blespoons flour, one-fourth teaspoon
baking powder, one-third teaspoon
salt, two eggs. Beat the eggs, add
sugar, salt. -four and lastly walnut
meats. Drop small spoonfuls on but
tered pans and bake till brown. Re
move from pans as soon, as baked.
Butternut meats are also nice.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
spleed slrup,..

Into q saucepan put one-half cup Of
sugar. and one cup Of water. Let
come to boil and then simmer slow
ly until thick and sirupy. Then add q
little lemon Juice and one-fourth tea,
spoon Of cinnamon and a pinch Of
cloves. Simmer minute longer, then
pour over the baked apples and stand
away in cool place. Serve with
cream or just plain. usually omit the
cream. l often make double the
amount of strip. sometimes emitting
all spices and sometimes using gin
ger Ito taste) in place of cinnamon
and Glove.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31

niture with luke-warm water in which
there is a tablespoonful Of ammonia
to gallon of water. Dry the furni-
ture thoroughly and heat the room. II
possible. for the dampness of the
room is what causes 1t and plainly in
dicates that the room must be dried
out in some manner.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
impossible to Make

impossible to Make
Woman Give Testimony.
Suddenly she shrieked: mo, no; I
know nothing! swear 1 know moth
ing at all" Her lawyer jumped to
his feet and told the court that she
had confessed her part In the crime
to him and that she had agreed to
tell 1t on the witness stand. But the
Martinese woman was immovable.
She would not utter word except to
deny her knowledge Of the crime.
While she was protesting her In
nocence a policeman rushed to the
prisoners pen and caught Pietro Pam
pinelli, the man on trial, by the arm.
He had seen him give her the death
sign and he SO informed the court.
Subsequent attempts were made to
get the Martinese woman to confess.
but without success. Like others who
had received the sign she knew any
confession on her part would be fol-
lowed by hideous death.
OF course, there are scores of writ
ten death signs. The skull and cross
bones has been sign of death for
centuries. The Chinese have death
sign with which they mark the house
of q man selected for slaughter, and
suppose every race has some sort
Of written sign which is synonymous
with death and which has come down
from the earliest times. To this day
when an Italian is murdered his rela-
tives dip their fingers in his blood
and make cross with It, The cross,
by the way. has been the symbol Of
death in almost every cline and age.
But the death sign we are coneront-
ed with today is the quick gesture
which have described. 1t is peculiar
to the southern Italians and the
Sicilians. have never known 1t to
be employed by criminals Of any 9TH
er nationality, and In my career I
have dealt with men OF all races. It
is a serious thwarting Of Justice. but
I have no, doubt that 1t really means
death for the person who disregards
1t. While italian criminals are cow
ards when 1t comes to fighting any
one not Of their own race, the spirit
OF the vendetta Is born in them. The
fact that several witnesses who impli-
Gated their fellow countrymen in seri.
GUS crimes have been mysteriously
murdered not long afterward proves
that the death sign is dreadful,
horrible reality.--New York Sunday
World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
BACON KILLED BARD OF AVON

gator insists that everything tallies
exactly with his cipher forecast and
maintains that Bacon recognized the
adaptability Of the disused bridge
strucrare as place for the burial Of
his manuscript Doctor Owen is
working on the property of the Duke
of Beaufort, having been directed
plainly to this particular spot. he says.
by the cryptograph which Bacon left
in order to establish after his death
that he was the author Of the Shake
spearean plays and various works &C,
credited to others.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
RECORD PRICES FOR STAMPS

cluded a fine copy Of the three-cent
New York. 1912. on original cover and
cancelled in red, New York. December
"a, cts" showing that 1t was used as
two-cent stamp. $85; a block Of IL
three-cent blue, issue of 1s42, unused,
$3.50. and one-cent black envelope
stamp of Philadelphia, 1851, 500.
The sale will be continued today. 1t
is expected that the collection will re-
alize about 100000. making 1t the most
important SO far Of the present season.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
BIRDS IN A BIG CITY

voice Of the feathered singer showed
a remarkable similarity.
Especially is this true in the case
of the thrush" he declared. II have
heard them combine notes into com
plete melodic phrases. as beautiful and
as perfect as any phrase ever uttered
by the highest-paid opera singer"