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The Hartford republican., 1913-09-05
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WORK OF CYCLONE
ACts as Matchmaker and Reu-
mites Lovers After Many
Years Of MISUNDERSTANDING.
: BY JOHN ALWAYNE.

why don't you an the Widow Will
son git hitched?" his cronies would
ask of William Yoakum at the village
store And Yoakum, with a sudden
fash of anger in his blue eyes, would
answer:
Il don't go courtin' no women. When
they want me let em send for me-"
All OF which would duly f1nd It's
way to the Widow Wilson's ears
tors of Yoakum's ultimatum.
Nevertheless 1t did seem strange
that two old friends should live In
chilly isolation upon neighboring
ranches True the ranches we're quar-
ter sections, and at least half a mile
lay between the two houses. But they
were the nearest neighbors of one an
other, and they had known each other
since childhood. Yoakum was a man
of fifty, and the widow might have
been forty-hve-though she did not
look anywhere near 1t.
There were few residents Of the lit
tie Kansas settlement who remem-
DeTeO tne tine Wien IL udo pcch q
frontier outpost. But everybody knew
that old man Farley and old man
Yoakum had migrated together and
fought Indians together. The children
had grown up together and everybody
had expected them to get married.
Then Wilson had come along and
snatched Adeline Farley out of Yoak-
um's hand-almost literally, for the
bans had been announced when the
startling news came from Kansas City
that the pair were man and wife. Old
Farley forgave his daughter and took
her home when Wilson deserted his
young bride; but Yoakum never got
over It. He went to California and
was not heard of for five and twenty
years. Then he drifted back to take
up land in the town Of his birth, to
find all his old friends scattered or
dead, and Adeline Wilson, q widow.
farming her fathers land.
Yoakum had never married. Cos
sips averred that he and the widow
would soon come together, even
The Hartford republican., 1913-09-05
OF Course.

A New York dramatic writer tells
of an actress of great popularity who
is just beginning to be obsessed with
the notion that the public holds her
to be older than she really is.
The writer was assigned to inter-
view this player. He wished to OBJ
tain her views with reference to the
state of the drama, a topic whereon
the actress did not seem particularly
anxious to decant.
1T does not seem to me-" gently
suggested the interviewer, with a
smile. "that l am really ascertaining
your opinion. You ought to be frank.
since your eyes are gray and"
"Prematurely SO, my dear boy, pre-
maturely So" the actress fastened to
assure him.-Judge. .'.g
The Hartford republican., 1913-09-05

though a bitter enmity seemed to
rage between them. But Yoakum was
proud as well as shy. Thus, when he
was twitted. he returned the answer
given above.
II should think, Adeline. that COM
paratively young woman like you
would think of marrying again." her
friends would say, thinking Of her
neighbor.
"If it's VIII Yoakum you're think
ing Of" Mrs. Wilson answered, you're
all dead wrong. When a man wants
to come counting me. let him come
and ask me. don't go out of the
way to invite any man into my home"
I'll never enter her home until she
asks me-" was Yoakum's answer. and
the two stood pat. Inwardly both re-
gretted the position they had taken.
Each had secret romantic remem-
brances Of that period when they
were sweethearts, but the widows
will was as inAexible as his.
They were not enemies; when they
met they would bow and sometimes
speak, but their spoken words acted
as barrier between them. Thus
matters ran along for a year after
Yoakum's return.
March came, snowy and clustering.
The winds were incessant. Yoakum
was Harvesting his horse for the first
plowing one day when he felt vio-
lent blow on the back of the head. He
turned to defend himself, but every
thing swan before his eyes. and. with
the sense of being carried away on
swift river, he lapsed into uncon-
sciousness.
He opened his eyes ages later, as
II seemed, and the first thing they lit
upon was the Widow Wilson.
He was lying in bed in a darkened
room, and she sat by his side. Her
eyes were red from crying. Yoakum
endeavored to sit up.
"Hush!" she said. gently pressing
him backward. you have been very
i'll You must lie still"
The widow, in his house! Yoakum
had often pictured the possibility OF
such an occurrence, but now, TO his
surprise, his sensation was one Of
shame. He looked at her as well rs
he could in the obscurity of the room.
The Hartford republican., 1913-09-05
Walking at Billiards.

II figure out" said one of the bill
lard experts playing in the champion
ship games, that walk three miles
when play 400 points. or course,
sometimes ! do less than that. pro-
vided my average runs by nursing are
larger. When | can keep the balls
closely together for good run. that
lessons the distance | have to walk "
This cue artist said he once made
100 points and did not circle the table
half a dozen times. More amazing
stiTl was the assertion that he had
seen the late Jacob Schaefer run $50
points without going even once entire
ly around the table,
The Hartford republican., 1913-09-05
NOT PEPPERMINT BUT STRONG
iIIiterste Man Was Not to Be Con-
vInced That He Had Really
smeIt Nothing.

At a certain northern Chautauqua
gathering last summer a lecturer, at
the opening Of his address, came to
the front of the platform and took a
small vial from his pocket.
my friends" he said, before I be
gin my address, ] wish to test the ven
tilation Of this auditorium. ] am 60
ing to pour out this oil of peppermint
When the odor reaches you, raise your
hands, 80 that ] may see how rapidly
1t travels"
He emptied the vial, and almost in
stantly several hands on the front
benches went up; then farther back
the hands began to go up by the
dozens, until at last the people In the
last seats caught the odor, and raised
their hands.
The lecturer thanked his auditors,
and went on with his address. When
he had almost finished, and was speak
ing of the effect of the imagination on
our senses, he paused, and said with a
smile that 1t was only clear water he
had poured out of his vial.
The audience had been caught so
neatly that even those who had held
up their hands Joined in the laugh.
But one illiterate fellow, whose hand
had gone up more promptly and en-
phatically than any other, did not quite
understand.
what they laughin' att" he asked,
audibly, of the man sitting beside him.
why" explained the man, you did
not smell peppermint at all; 1t was
only imagination"
WELL" said the other, 'T knowed 1t
was somethin' that smelled mighty
strong Companion.
The Hartford republican., 1913-09-05
Quite Correct.

During the army maneuvers two Of
ficers OF the Royal artillery were dis
putting about the classification of a
tree. One said II was birch tree, ard
the other an oak tree. They could not
agree, SO they called a gunner who
was sitting near by and asked him II
he could tell them what kind Of tree
IL was.
The gunner looked up and down the
tree, walked all round it.. drew his
sword, and began cutting 1t. The
officers asked him what he meant by
this behaviour. when he looked up at
them and answered:
81 am trying TO discover what kind
of tree 1t is"
Inspecting the cash he had made,
with the air of a sage the gunner
at length delivered his long-expected
verdict:
ITS wooden one, sirs!"
The Hartford republican., 1913-09-05
uNMovED BY GOOD FORTUNE
John Meciuskey Evidently Possessed
Of Al the WeiLknown calnness
Of the Scotch Mature.

1t was said Of John McCluskey
when he visited the states that he
was the calmest man In the world.
Throughout his sixty years he had
been q farm laborer in Scotland.
Some months previously his brother
James died and left fortune of sev-
eral hundred thousand dollars to the
brother he had not seen since they
bade each other good-by in the heath
er forty years before.
A lawyer was appointed the ad-
ministrator. 1t was his duty to find
the lucky brother.
He was slicing turnips for the
sheep on his employers farm, up
among the mist-clad hills of Scot
land" said the man of law, when l
found him. had traced his life from
the old farm on which he was born
step by step through the forty years
of illpaid and often most unpleasant
labor, before found him. 1t was not
difficult, for he had held but few po-
sitions in all those years. Everyone
In the countryside knew him.
Are you John McCluskey" !
asked.
"I am said he. without taking his
eyes from the turnips and the knife.
Your brother James is dead in
New York. said
"'Aweel, aweel, all men must cen
de- he said, slicing away.
"'He left YOU q good fortune said
!. 4 want you to come to the house
with me, SO that can establish your
identity and arrange for you to enter
into possession Of the estate
"Tll talk to ye at sax O'Clock,
young man. said he. I'll be busy till
then. The fortune will keep, but the
turnips will not"
The Hartford republican., 1913-09-05
LITTLE KNOWN OF HEREDITY
Much Talk on the Subject, But World
stIIi Awaits . Satisfactory
Explanation.

There are few subjects on which so
much scientific" nonsense is talked
and written as on hered1ty. Not very
much is known of It as regards
plants, less of animals, and almost
nothing as regards humanity, writes
H. Fielding. Hall in the Atlantic. To
read books on heredity, especially
those of the Eugenic society, is to read
q mass of suppositions and hazardous
inductions where most of the facts
are negative, and only the exceptions
are positive. The very meaning Of
hereditary" is not understood. II any
quality is truly hereditary, then it is
always hereditary. 1t never occurs
except as the results of heredity, and
It is constant, that IL to say, 1t in
variably follows. But there 10 nc
quality Of which this can be said
That genius is not hereditary is
known. Even talent Is not. Nor is
any aptitude. A lawyers son more
often wants to be q soldier or an art.
ist than lawyer. Notwithstanding the
environment, and it Is SO with most
professions. The exceptions seem tt
be due to training and influence. moi
to any hereditary Transmission. A
superficial likeness to parents seems
hereditary. but that 10 all that We can
assert, and that outward likeness by
NO means infers an inward likeness
There is nothing to attribute to here6
ity what is due to training or want oi
training. 1t excuses supineness in
governments and professions.
The Hartford republican., 1913-09-05

Except that she was more matronly
and that threads Of gray showed at
her temples, she might have been the
same Adeline Farley, and he might
have parted from her a few minutes
before.
"Adeline," he said timidly, ut all
seems like a dream to me-"
Adeline was silent, but he could see
that she, too, was moved.
1T seems as though we hadn't been
parted these FIVE and twenty years,
Adeline," he resumed. DO you re-
member when we went down to the
stream that night ! asked you, and
found a bunch Of wild myrtle grow
ing, and how ] put It in your hair?"
And then you told me you loved
me-" said Adeline.
And I've loved you ever SINCE" Ad-
die" he continued taking her hand.
Adeline Wilson made no resistance,
but her eyes were still downcast
why did you marry Wilson, dear?"
asked the man
For the first time she raised her
eyes. 81 guess because / was a fool,
WILL" she answered.
And you couldn't manage to care
for me Just the least bit, could you,
Addict" he asked.
The widow was tracing out the pat
tern upon the counterpane. why
wouldn't you come to see me?' she
asked suddenly.
Il guess for the same reason that
you married Wilson," he answered.
I'm stubborn, as you are. But I'm
sorry And when thinh that it was
you who gave in and came to me, II
just makes me feel cheap. Did they
get the robbers?"
Robbers? What robbers?" asked
Adeline, looking at him curiously.
"The men who struck me down.
Slick fellows they must have been,
too. There was |, sitting beside my
plow in broad daylight when they got
me and never SO much as saw or
heard them"
Where do you think you are. Willy"
inquired the Widow Wilson.
why, at home, Of course" he an
swered. Where else should ] be?
But ! see you've changed the furni-
ture round, haven't your"
The Widow Wilson was laughing
and crying Historically. Yoakum look
ed at her in wonder.
Don't you know that when ou-'
fathers built their homes they made
them both the same and got the same
kind Of furniture?" she asked when
she had recovered her self-possession.
you mean-that I'm in your house,
Adder" he cried. who brought me
here?" 9
you brought yourself. my dear. yes
terday morning. There weren't any
robbers, Will, it was a cyclone. Pick.
ed you up from your plow and carried
you nicely through the air and plank.
ed you down beside me on q bed OF
hay Id pulled down for Bessie and
her calf II that plow hadn't toppled
over on your head"
But the Widow Wilson did not have
a chance to finish just then for viii
liam Yoakum had caught her in his
arms with surprising strength for q
sick man to show; and you can't talk
whensySa are being kissed. they say
The Washington times., 1913-04-06
COLUMBIA PLAYERS |
OPEN NEXT WEEK
A. H. Van Buren, and Everett
Butterfield Among the For
mer Favorites Returning.

Next week will be Homecoming
| week at the Columbia Theater, when
the fifth annual season Of the Column
bia Players will be marked by the re-
turn to the fold of some of the most
popular of the artists who have strayed
into other pastures upon the strength
of their Columbia achievements. Among
those returning will be found A. H. Van
Buren. Everett Butterfield. Jessie Glen
dinning. Dorothy Bernard and Airline
Pretty. Contrary to the general i'm
preston, Mr.. Van Buren, has been under
contract with the Columbia company
for many months past, and was only
loaned temporarily to the company with
which he has been appearing.
OF the organization as II was last
year constituted. George W. Barber.
Stanley James, Arthur Ritchie. John NJ.
Kline, willard Robertson. John Ellis,
Edwin III. Curtis, Carrie Thatcher.
Marie Drofnah, and little Miss Helen
years lineup.
Among the newcomers interest will
naturally center in the new leading
ldOy. f1Sitn fOilncS mas Deen Slg0eu
for that position. and in her managers
Metzerott and Berger. firmly believe
they have an artist who will prove more
popular than any Of her predecessors.
In the parlance of the race track, she
might readily be called ringer" In
that nothing is announced as to her
previous history.
Manager Berger, II will be recalled,
brought Julia Dean and Frances Nell
son to this city as unknowns. and. wita
his experience and knowledge Of the
kind of personality desired. 1t ID con-
fidently believed that in Miss Holmes
he has secured one who will prove pop
ular. Frances Young. as character
woman; Ollie Cooper, and Charles
Sauires, in charge of the scenic de-
partment, complete the list.
The first play to be presented will b
Clothes in which Grace George made
her biggest New York hit. The stage
settings will be luxuriously elaborate,
and the wardrobe such as will incite
envy in breast of the best dressed
women in the land.
The Washington times., 1913-04-06
GARDEN OF ALLAH"
COMES TO NATIONAL
Accounted The Largest and
Most Costly Play Before the
American Public.

THE Garden of Allah" which comes
accounted the biggest and most costly
entertainment now before. the Ameri-
can public. Its stage settings, its tre-
mendous illusions. quite as much as its
dramatic contribution of inanimate OBJ
jects and thrilling story, combine to
make it milestone in stage history
The story has to do with a Trapplst
monk. who. firing Of life in a monas-
terry, runs away and meets with an
other wanderer like himself, but this
time a woman, young and attractive.
The love affair that develops from this
meeting, their marriage, the discovery
OF the monks identity. the renuncia-
ton by the wife and finally the return
OF the monk TO the monastery form
the story, which has for its locale the
North OF Africa and its environs, the
desert.
There are ten scenes of wondrous
beauty and supersede in ambitious eff
fort and far-reaching staging anything
habitants OF that portion OF Africa
with which the play deals-Arabs
French soldiers. Armenians. Turks.
Africans, are introduced not by imita-
tons by American players but by the
very Inhabitants of that country itself.
Real Arabs of the desert and all that
motley crowd have much to do with
the atmosphere that envelops play and
players.
1t is announced that the unusually
large stage Of the National will amply
accommodate the production exactly as
1t was presented in New York and
Chicago.
The Washington times., 1913-04-06
New Nixon Theater
For Atlantic City

Another baby in the Nixon family.
The latest addition to the now popular
group Of theaters is the New Nixon in
Atlantic City, situated at st. Charles
place and the boardwalk. 1t will open
about July and will seat upwards of
2,500
The lease of the new house has just
been closed and 1t will be operated in
conjunction with the Nixon Theater.
Pittsburgh: Nixon's Grand Opera
House. Philadelphia; the Nixon Theater,
West Philadelphia: Nixons Colonial
Theater, Germantown: the New Dixon
Theater now in course Of construction
at Baltimore. and Nixon's Apollo Thea
ter, Atlantic City.
Samuel F.. Nixon, who was in Balti-
more yesterday, comforting with his rep
resentative there. Manager Tunis F.
Dean, will personally supervise the
management of the new house, as he
spends most of his time at his seashore
home.
The Washington times., 1913-04-06
MRS. HEMM|CK TO
GIVE ENJOYS PLAY
"Remaking Of the RaIeighs,"
by A. F. Pezet, to Have
Columbia Presentation.

On Friday, April IS, at O'Clock. 1T
the Columbia Theater, Mrs. Christian
Hemmick will present The Remaking
of the Raleighs," an original play by
-AlfonZo Washington Pezet, of the Pc
ruvian legation This play is to BE-
enacted professionally in New York next
winter. The same time, the Bernard
Shaw play, How he Lied To Her
Husband" will be given. These two
plays are given for the benefit of the
Social Department of Ne!ghbOrhood
House. After April II, seats will he
on sale at T. Arthur Smiths ticket
agency and at the Dox office of the
Belasco Theater.
Several hundred music lovers attend
ed the recital of the Rubcnstein Club
in the Raleigh ballroom last Wednes-
day morning Mrs. A. NJ. Blair conduct
I'd in her usually mastery fashion and
under her leadership the club added
new honors to the long list already to
its credit.
Morning by Victor Harris, was the
opening number. II contains numerous
passages where the smooth legato
phrasing and remarkable breath con-
troll Of the singers called forth the ap-
plause of musiC-wise audience. Two
other numbers were given by the club.
Voices of the Woods" by Rubenstein,
and "Mammys Lullaby arranged
from Dvorak's 'Humoresque,' by
Charles Gilbert Spross: In the lullaby.
the cello-like quality of tone of the deep
altos was in pleasing contrast to the
soprano voices. as each in turn sustain
ed the soporific melody.
Mrs. Vera Murray Covert gave
group of Chopin numbers with artistic
Interpretation. This is Mrs. Covert's
second appearance with the Rubenstein
Club, which has a reputation for pre-
senting only leading artists, Mrs W.
w. Burdette at the piano added rnatcrl-
ally to the entertainment by her SYM
pathetic accompaniments. The incident
al solos in Henry Hadley's "Nighting-
ale and the Rose"were given by Mrs.
Dayelle Ttylor Welsch. Her bird-like
voice stood out in clear relief against
the throbbinS melody from the club
This number was remarkable for its
purity of tone and coloring.
The meditation from "Thais," played
as a violin solo by Chris ATth. with
orchestral accOmpa niment: Herberts
Wizard Of the Nile selections: Won
berceuse (Cradlc Song: Auclife's new
Nights OF Gladness'' waltZes, and TWO
rag novelties, "Daly's Reel and Os-
borne's American Tango" will he
some Of the features of the musical pro- |
gram TO be played by the Cosmos Sym /
phonic Orchestra at the Cosmos Theat"r /
which begin at o'clock this {.
and continue until 1880 /
o clock tonight.
Charles Anthony. of the younger gen |
Grafton of American pianists. will be !
the soloist at the next concert of the |
Washington symphony Orchestra. This |
performance, to he given at the CO. |
lumbia Theater on Tuesday afternoon. |
April Is marks the close of the most |
season In the history of this |
organization.
America has In Mr.. Anthony a pianist |
who stands for what is inassertive and. |
agreeable. lie is an artist !
revealing a noble tone. well balanced /
and intelligent musicianship. Mr.. An
thony will display his well-pollshed |
technique IN the Grieg Concerto.
The Washington times., 1913-04-06
Miss WiIde's Pupils
In Studio Recital

On Saturday evening the pupils OF
Bessie n. Wilde were heard in a studio
recital. it being the last Of series OF
studio musicales given during the win
ter season. Pupils giving vocal selec-
tions were: Misses Louise Lowe
Estelle Wilde. Thelma Payne, Mary
Willoughby, and Messrs. Archie Davis
and c. Risdon; piano numbers were
given by Misses Louise Lowry, Geneva
wallace, Thelma Payne, Mildred FultE,
Nina Wallace. Margaret Harrington,
Matilda Senior, Clyone Wallace, and
Charles Proudley.
The Washington times., 1913-04-06
Symphonic Opera
Will Be Presented

Atlantis A symphonic opera ballet
OF the elements. by Mrs. Christian
Hemmick, music by Louie Won Gaert-
ner. the American composer, will be
given some time this spring. This on
era ballet exploits an entirely new
idea in new way and was hii.hIy rec
commended by the managers OF the
Boston Grand Opera House Mrs. Hem
nick's work will probably be produced
in London and later in Berlin. Tie
music of act ] will be performed on
Eprti 10. by the Washington Symphony
Orchestra.
The Washington times., 1913-04-06

ly. and on Monday night, April IA. the
Belasco Theater, Washington. will be
the scene of the travesty. For the un-
suspecting, clue is offered to its title
Maid in Germany"
The Washington times., 1913-04-06

Florence Bennett, leading woman n
with Sam HOwc's "Lovcmak.rs,'' first
won her large following while appear
ing in subordinate role with Irwin's
maJeStlrS. Last season she was clc-
waited to StHrdUm III The Belle of the
BOulcVardS"
The Washington times., 1913-04-06

Thurlow Icrgen. who comes 10
Washington AZ the new leading man
for tn" Poll Players next week, was
last seen III Washington as leading man
with Florence Roberts. the distinguish
cd emotional actress, who appeared at
the BClaSCO
The Washington times., 1913-04-06

The Mask and Wig Clubs new musical
production for this year, entitled Maid
in Germany" recently closed weeks
engagement at the Chestnut Street
Opera House. Philadelphia. On April Z
and s. the piece will be presented at
The Washington times., 1913-04-06

James Thatcher. manager of POli'S
Thcater, who returns to the stage this
week after having devoted mis- energies
exclusively 10 III" managerial end of
the theatrical business for two seasons,
was the original Quincy Adams Saw
yer in the play Of that name.
The Washington times., 1913-04-06

May Robson and her entire company
were maroOned IN the flood district of
ONO and had iC cancel all of the last
week engagements as a consequence.
They reopen at the Columbia Thrat. +
tomorrow night in her latest success
"A Night Out"
The Washington times., 1913-04-06

AT every matinee this week a photo-
graph of Miss IZetta Jewel, in the char
Golden West" will he given TO esch
woman in the audience.
The Washington times., 1913-04-06

George Ieck. manager of the Gayety
Theater, has returned to Washington
after having been called to New York
to discuss details of the recent merger
of the Empire, or Western burIrsGuc
wheel with the Columbia Amusement
Company.
The Washington times., 1913-04-06

Robert b. ManteIl is planning to trans
fer TO the stage one OF the most irnnrcs-
siVc characters in modern fiction. The
novel, the name of.which Mr.. ManteII is
withholding for the present, has been
dramatizcd by Il Canadian playwright.
The Washington times., 1913-04-06

The summer scale of prices goes into
effect at Polls tomorrow. The rc,luc-
ton is explained by the management as
warranted owing To the lower royalty
charges for good plays during the rCGu-
lar stock company season. The new
scale will he effective until the LIST of
October.