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The tempter appears to this great calph
in the guise of a repulsive Giaour, and
offers him a reward for a certain hideous
crime. the prize being possession of the
palace of subterranean fire, where reposes
Soliman Ben Daoud, surrounded by the
talismans that control the world. After
many terrible adventures, the caiph,
with Princess Nouronihar, approaches the
great hall of Eblis. There vast throngs
restlessly pass, roaming eeaselessly as
though driven by an inward agony, each
with his right hand pressed upon his
heart, forever avoiding one another, or
needless of everything, rapt to absorp-
ton in the exquisite pain that consumes
them all. There the newcomers approach
the great Soliman, aloft on his throne.
who also. like the others, presses his
heart with his right hand, and listens to
the Sullen roar of vast cataract which
is the only sound that booms through
the pain-enthralled silence of Ebls Soil
man tells them of his doom, ending with
this ray of consolation:
g In consideration of the piety of my
early youth, my woes shall come to am
end when this cataract shall forever cease
to flow; till then | am in torments. ineffa-
BILE tormentsl an unrelenting fire preys
on my heart
Having uttered this exclamation Soil
man raised his hands towards heaven.
in token of supplication, and the caliph
discerned through his bosom. which was
transparent as crystal, his heart envel-
oped in flames. At a sight so fun of hor-
ror Nouronihar fell back like one petrifed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14
Glass Hog House in Kansas

Pigs need sunshine. consequently
more than a thousand panes Of glass
We're used by J. G. Arbuthnot. a Kansas
farmer in building hog house After
using it for four years he says that il lte
had II to build over again he would stiIl
use the glass SAYS vinton V Detwiler
in the Country Gentleman
The first criticism most persons mako
on the glass hog house is that having
so many windows. IT Will become cold
as soon as the temperature becomes low
outside. Mr.. Arbuthnot gives his as
surance that it never gets cold enough
in his building to freeze water. No ar
tilicial heating is employed. The con
structlon OF the windows Is rsely re-
sponsible for the evenness OF the tenn
perature All the windows are made of
double glass, with IA dead air space be-
tween--an arrangement which to very
great extent prevents the radis lion OF
heat from the glass
In 1905 Mr.. Arbuthnot began planning
his hog house. In 1905 he raised S2p
hogs. which sold for s12s5a The next
year he built the new house. Before
the roof was ON. the building was oc-
Supitu py % SoWS anu AZ nl-S. lic
raised l5l7 hogs that year which sold
for $19,S09. The first three years the
new house was in use he averaged 1928
head a Year. at s1S.7ts.
Tile floor space is divided into c2
6xs pens Each of these pens is con-
nected by sliding gate with an s-foot
alley extending the length of the build
ing. These gates may be partly lifted.
allowing the little pigs the liberty of
the long, roomy alley
Each of Mr. Arbuthnots brood sows
has an individual mark and NUMBER
When sow is put into one OF these
pens a record is made showing where
she has been put. When the pigs are
born the number of pigs in the litter is
added to the record. If any of the pigs
in the litter are not strong and healthy
a note is made of that fact. Before the
pigs are allowed to leave the pen they
are marked with their mothers mark.
Later the record is revised to show how
many strong, thrifty pigs are with the
mother at weaving time. AT the end OF
the season MIR. Arbuthnot has a family
history of every one of his numerous
hog family.
The house Of glass cost less than
$4,000.
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when he or his friend and comrade
came back MANNED and mutilated from
the battlefields of the civil war.
Here is the item:
A government now engaged in war;
advertises in German paper for 5000
artificial legs. They are wanted to re-
place those torn off by shrapnel and
shell or smashed by rifle bullet or rid
den over by artillery wheels or the
terrible hoofs of charging cavalry
Three thousand artificial legs! Think
of the aggregate of misery they repre-
sent,
Once there were 5000 natural legs
which bore their possessors proudly to
war. They marched away from home
just as you and |, reader, leave our
own homes to go to our daily toll
They bore men strong and glorious in
the pride of manhood, fired with the
zeal of patriotism that knew no thought
of loss of life or limb.
Now the legs lie rotting on Balkan
battlefields with the bodies of thou
sands who, perhaps more mercifully,
have been spared the pain and perils of
continued lives with limbs Topped off
AS careless boys, unheeding of in
sects' pain, twist and pull off parts
of insects. so these limbs of men have
been twisted and torn off to crafty
the warmakers, the lusters after ter
ritory, the proud and ambitious.
Think of those 5000 artificial limbs i.
Was sherman right in his charactefi-
zation of war?
Put Ir. 81 IL l,
ers say. 1T is made by the statesmen
who do not send men to death and
wounds unless there issno other way
open"
The other way is opening. 1t leads
men along the path of international
arbitration. of discussion of differences
In this high and most honorable of
national and International pursuits our
own government is leader.
Statesmen and kings and govern
ments do not nowadays make war. 1t
is waged by the people themselves, and
theirs is the final decision in the mo-
mentous question. "war or peace?"
If the voice of the ma ation is unmistals- :
ably opposed to war no president, king
or emperor will coerce it into the ways
of slaughter of fellow men. only the
people themselves can take that road
In the cause of international peace
all can help.
All can aid in averting the frightful
I, sacrifice of men and their limbs such
as is represented by that call for 5000
artificial limbs.
| II throughout the world the people
of hamlet and village and town and
city join with one voice in denounc'ng
war there will be no more war.
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and Kisses overwhelmed him. Rotten eggs
and decayed vegetables were hurled at
him. Voices cried out, Down with the
English hog" Remember how Forrest
was used in London" The play dragged
on until the curtain rose upon the third
act and Macready came on the stage.
Then the tornado of uproar was worse
than ever. A chair was hurled from the
gallery and smashed into fragments at
Macreadys feet Then another chair fell
near him with a loud noise. Ladies hur-
ried from the house. And amidst the
widest pandemonium another chair crash
ed at Maebeth's feet, and the curtain
fell for the night, while hundreds of men
howled themselves hoarse.
The next night the theatre was dark,
and on Wednesday night Mr.. Hackett
gave Sir Jack in the Merry wives Of
Windsor. BY this time Macreadys friends
lad persuaded him to try public sentiment
again, and so he consented to play Mac
beth ON Thursday night. May 10th 1t
was a great error to ask him, and it was
a greater one that the actor made when
he consented to do so. Mr. Forrest play
ed Sparticus that night at the Broadway.
The friends of Forrest considered Mac
readys determination to appear again
as an insult, and began to prepare for
his reception, while Macreadys followers
made preparations for the protection OF
their favorite They gave away tickets
in great numbers to Macready's friends
and tried to pack the theatre that
Forests admirers should be crowded out
When the doors were opened a rush was
made and in few minutes the house wa
full. The complaint was made that none
could enter except with tickets marked
by the Maeready party. The house being
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TITS, the loneliest place in the world
says a Canadian novelist speaking of
one OF the stations of a great fur
trading company up near the Great
Bear lake. For six months you do
not see a human face or hear q human
voice" And he tells of the perils OF
madness In the land of snow and ice,
with no companionship to cheer the
terrible hours OF solitude.
The,1oneliest place in the world?
Perhaps. But there are manp per-
sons who will tell you that the lone
liest place is not where the soughine.
of the winds in the great pines is the
only sound and where the only signs
of life are the tracks of animals iii
the snow.
They will say that the loneliest place
is in the midst of great crowds of
persons.
Do you know the 'feel OF solitude
in a great city? Yoy are, let us say, a
stranger, permanently in the city for
business reasons or temporarily So
journing there. The time comes when
the tie of pleasure or business is Ioos-
alone in great cityt" It sounds
like the title of an old time melodrama.
but 1t is the statement of living.
ghastly fact.
You are encompassed by walls II
humanity, which recede az you APP
proach them. You are afloas in sea
of persons, but none OF them touches
you. You see them pass and repass.
each with his interesting story of life
behind his serious or smiling face. BuL
you cannot read the tale 1t is for
his friends. is.acquaintances. his kin.
not for you, literally "a stranger in a
strange land"
You must be chary of making ad
vances. The city views such with sus-
picions born of painful experiences with
confidence men. with sellers of alliir-
ing goods that shall make the buyer
rich and the seller poor-perhaps.
Brother or sister citysdwellei. this to
you:
Are you a home occupyer in the city.
DO you know the joys of your own
fireside, the happiness of possessing
family and friends?
From your store of content can YOU
not spare little for the dweller with
in your gates? II there is in your city
or town no association. no movement.
FOR extending the hand of cheer and
good fellowship TO the man or woman
brayely trying to overcome the loneli-
ness OF city. viii you not form one ?
If there is one already within your
Reach, will you not give. to it a little
of-your time and energy?
Many man has gone down in the
vortex of shame and sin. many = wo-
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into the arms of Nathek who cried out in
a eonvulsive sob;
30 Giaour whittier hast thou brought
US? Allow us to depart, and | will reln-
quish all thou hast promised. o Mahom-
ct, remains there no more mercy2
:" None, None!' replied the malicious
Dive. Know, miserable prince. thou art
now in the abode of vengeance and de-
spair; thy heart also will he kinded. like
those of the other vo.aries of Eblis. A
few days are allotted thee previous TO
this fatal period; employ them as thou
mand the Internal Potentates; range at
thy pleasure through these immense sub
terranean domains; no barrier shall he
shut against them: as for me. / have full
filled my mission; / now leave thee to
thyselfH At these words he vanished
Such is the story of Nathek 1t seems
to bear the same relation to the life of its
author as the Book of Ecclesiastes is
made to bear to that of Solomon Beck
ford knew Eblis, or he could not have
described It, For the chambers of
death" are a common experience rather
than poets dream.
Mr.. More considers the figure Of those
throngs. restlessly moving. with hand
pressed upon the incandescent heart. "the
essential type and image of the romantic
life and literature" For is not restless
ness, driven as hy consuming fire OF
pain, the prime characteristic of our pre-
tentious and egotistical age Arc not
these signs the very revelation OF those
baeili which consume our souls?
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invites the court to the play, Mr.. Mac
ieauy the royal cortege. wavlng Il pocket
handkerchief, while executing a sort OF
waltz around the stage. This decidedly
ludicrous exhibition of madness in philo-
sophie gentlemen of mature years. which
MIR. Forrest humorously designated as
pas de mouchoir, undoubtedly excited mis-
imagination, and he, unguardedly, gave
vent to his disapprobation in half-stified
hiss. Probably it would have been wiser
in the American to have allowed the
iree-born Britain to have capered in per-
feet silence, for the over Jealous friends
of Macready misconstrued both the intent
and the extent of his ndiscreton, and
and breadth OF the land that Forrest had
had the presumption to hiss Macready.
Immediately the press became violent in
assailins Forrest and wherever he at
tempted to play thereafter lie found APP
parently organized bands of men engaged
to hiss him. Yet. before he left Eng
land for his native Shores he had COM
PEELED many of the first literary people
of that country to recognize his eminent
abilities. much to the chagrin OF Mac
ready. The assaults of the English press
were resented by American newspapers,
and the bitter feeling engendered became
International
After all this Macready visited this
country. He played in Philadelphia. For
rests native city, where Forrest was
personally and professionally exceeding
ly popular. An unorganized effort was
made on the first night of Macready's ap-
pearance to drive him from the stage.
At the conclusion of the play the English
actor attempted an address, in which he
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A MOST kindly and orthodox friend
~ has introduced me to the Essays
\ of Paul Elmer More, excellently
suggestive writings, which run to no fewer
than eight series, and are called the Shell
burne Essays. Here is a man with brains.
good classical studiousness, and a mes
sage to all who will be willing to drink
something less like intellectual ginger
pop than what the Saturday Evening
Post weekly siphons off to "more than
a million readers" 1t is indeed enc OF the
rare pleasures of life to meet people who
read this page of The Age-Herald, and to
hear from their own lips that they do not
ask for Intellectual ginger-pop or coca
cola, but for the real juice of the grape,
and are thankful that they find it here,
however disguised. Much more will these
loyal and patient readers be glad to be
referred to such a writer as Mr.. More,
and through him to be set to work plant
ing vineyards and expressing juices for
themselves and, like Mr. Bryan, boast
that they care for nothing stronger than
such grape Juice, undisguised. But this
is parable, not an essay in dietetics.
Mr. More's volume on "The Drift of
Romanticism' is WORTH while. Today it
serves to introduce us once again to Will
liam Beckford. who died in 1914 and was
very famous figure for large part of his
life. He was born in October 176o, and
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previously known her thought OF her only
as dead, among whom was her broken
hearted husband, who had long ago given
up his family as among those who had
perished at Fort Minis. He had settled
at Mobile sad and broken-hearted man,
and sought diversion of his sorrow in bus
mess. One day while he was laboring on
the wharf at Mobile, there was suddenly
ushered into his presence his entire group
still rinbroken. He stared at them as
though they had strayed from the land
of the dead. He stood fixed like a statue,
with his face as eNpressonless as the
surface of lake lie was dumb. This
was followed by nervousness that made
him shake as with an ague. lie stared
till he realized the truth of their deliv-
erance, when he burst into uncomfortable
weeping and wept till he no more had
power to weep.
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made an effort to defend himself against
the charge of hostility towards Mr.. For
rest. This defense was met with Kisses,
confusion, loud noises and great uproar,
although the Englishman was compi-
mented by the presence of many of his
own countrymen and some Americans
who admired his acting.
The next morning card from Mr.. For
rest appeared in the newspapers of Phila-
delphia, in which he denounced Mr.. Mac
ready as a liar, in saying. "Up to this
time l have never entertained towards
that actor (Mr. ForresD a feeling of un-
Kindness and then the writer of the
card rehearsed Macready's conduct in
England when Forrest was at the Prn-
cess theatre, in London, and at other
times. Macready threatened a suit for
libel. but never sued. Feeling ran high
all over the country, and reached its eli
max on the night of the riot in New York
city,
on the night of. May T. 1919. Macready
appeared at the Astor Place opera house
in the character of Macbeth At the same
time Forrest played at the Broadway the
atre. also as Macbeth. The announcement
that Macready was to play in New York
was received with serious forebodings by
the better class of the people, and with
mischievous delight by hundreds of others,
for no one among these latter dreamed of
what serious things would follow. The
box office of the opera house had sold
more tickets than the house could accom-
modate, but the mass of those present
We're Forests friends. The rising of the
curtain was the signal for stamping, cat
calls whistling. and all manner of noises;
but when Macbeth entered the uproar was
deafening. A perfect cataract Of groans
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the mob, because OF the policemen that
were imprisoned among the rioters; so
was it with the second volley The moo
becoming only the more violent the final
order to fire" was given by Colonel Dur
you. Here let me quote
THE instant glare lit up a sea OF angry
faces on the Astor Place. of human forms
clustered in the windows and on the roofs
Of the adjacent buildings: the tattered
and broken lamps in front for a moment
We're seen clear and distinct, the shat
tered windows of the theatre itself were
for a twinkling visible, and then again
all was darkness while the blue, sui
phurous smoke rolled outward among the
crowd, or curled In dim eddies among the
guards themselves. And thus ended the
Astor Place riot. The mob soon broke
and fled, for they knew now that the
authorities were terribly in earnest. The
obnoxious player was vanqnished and
driven out"
The number of persons slain, according
to Mr.. Lawrence Barrett's aecount-but
| here quote his words "Of the rioters
1874 were killed outright. and 100 wounded,
the remainder dispersed in the darkness
Mr.. Barrett, in his account of the affair
says that "at the end of the play, in
disguise, Mr. Macready was hurried out
of the front door, not recognized by the
crowd and barely escaped with his life.
Mir. Macready never came to this coun-
try again, and after two years he re-
tired from the stage and spent the ie-
naming years of his life in quietly per-
forming deeds of philanthrophy. always
regretting the horror of the Astor Place
riot. He died in 1873 MIR. Forrest had
preceded him to the grave by only about
four months
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TN this, the final contribution OF this
immediate series, l shall relate one
Il of the most exciting incidents that
ever occurred in connection with the
stage and theatrical matters. l refer to
the Forrest McReady riot, which took
place In New York city, May Z, 1919.
But first. it may be well to say a few
things about the two great actors, and
the causes leading up to the startling
scenes of riot and murder that New York
witnessed on the night of the date just
given.
Edwin Forrest was the greatest Ameri-
can actor in the times of which I write
and before him there had been no Ameri-
can-born player to attain anything like
the distinction which he enjoyed. He was
locked upon with pride, and to many
thousands his acting was a revelation.
lie was greatest. not in romantic eharac-
ters, but in approximations that illus
trated the colossal and heroic in human
character and history His favorite repre-
sentations were King Lear, Macbeth,
Othello, Jack Cade and the like.
William c. Macready was an English
man. the son OF an actor, and himself a
player of distinguished abilities and splen-
did talents. lie was a man of unimpeach-
able uersonal integrity, but was cursed
with two weaknesses. He had an ungov-
ernable temper. and was the slave of
jealousy. He was pre-eminent in such
characters as Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello
King Lear and Richard III, the line of
characters that Forrest loved most to
play Macready had an immense public
following in England, and possessed the
friendship of many literary people. Among
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MY OLD STAGE SCRAP BOOKING By Dr. W. E.

full the doors were closed. Then those
outside began to batter down the doors.
Stones were thrown against the windows.
people inside. The play began, but the
rising of the curtain was the signal for
a storm of Kisses, for some of Forests
friends had outwtted the management
and had gone inside the theatre. The
actors could not be heard five feet from
the stage so great was the noise. A crowd
of rioters were about to spring from
the parquette to the stage. when the po-
lice from all quarters OF the house sud
the house. The doors were closed again
and again the crowds outside Numbered
at the doors and yelled like madmen.
Then the military was called out and
the infuliated mob attacked the soldiers
with stones and missiles of all descrlp-
tions, and We're driven back and scat
tered, exposed to the assaults of the
crowd Officials tried to address the riot
ers, one saying Retire to your homes.
or the order to fire will be given. This
warning was met with boots and scoffs
ana iIeSn NO1eyS OF stones. 'F1fe and
be damned cried out a rioter. Fire
il you dare" screamed another Then the
sheriff called to the policemen, who were
scattered among the assailants. to protect
themselves, For the order to fire will be
given to the military" The policemen tried
to break through the crowd to a point of
safety, but they We're attacked and their
WeapOnS were wrested from, thena x,,hila
some of them We're cut and mangled and
were prevented from see.ing safety The
terrible order to fire at last was given
This volley was shot above the heads of
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ried half-breed. Touched by the con-
dition of the off-cast Indian waif. the
good Mrs. McGirth not only fed and clad
him, but took into the home, cared for
him and reared him as her own son. The
Indian boy, Sonata grew to manhood be-
meath the McGirth roof, and shared in
common with the children of the family
the moderate comforts OF the frontier
home.
After Sonata became man, he took
leave of the home, and joined himself TO
the Creek tribe or which he was a MEM
Der. The McGirths lost sight of Sonata
Sonata of his benefactors Years with
their changes. came and went. and Sonata
was in the upper counties with his peo-
pie.
When the war began, he was one of
the braves who enlisted under Weather
ford in the campaign of determination
which led to the slaughter at Fort Minis.
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rled back TO rejoin his command. When
hostilities in the south partly subsided,
Sonata sought again his home TO see that
Mrs. McGirth was cared for
The seat of the war was transferred
from the south to the upper counties and
Weatherford was preparing to encounter
General Jackson, who was descending
from Tennessee to destroy Weatherford
and his command. Sonata had been at
home for some time. and when he felt
that 1t was his duty To re-enlist against
jackson he arranged for the flight of
Mrs. McGirth and her children, should
he fall in battle.
In the bloody conflict of Cholocco Lita-
biXee, where thousand painted war
riors met jackson in battle. only 2O0
survived Among the slaip was the CRATE
full Sonata, the news of whose death
reaching Mrs. MeGirth, she hastened with
her family to the south None who had