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The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
TIPPING IN JAPAN.
Grntuities Always Expected at the
Teahouses.

Clyde Witner. in the Denver Times
Every little Japanese railway station
possesses its uuaint-looking teahouse
These teahouses correspond to our Amer
lean lunch counters. where visitors halt
for hut Il short time to rest and part AXE
of light refreshments. Oftentines the
managers of these native teahouses will
attend TO the checking of your luggage
and even the purchase oc your railway
ticket.
The most conscientious service is af-
forded the traveller. But in every in
stanc" Srltuity is expected. The Gus
tom of tipping prevails in Japan Just as
in any other country. If, therefore, you
will secure the most willing and prompt
service, you must produce the "chadai''
or ten money tip.
The larger and more frequently you
present the "chadai'' the better the ex-
ira service which will be rendered to
you. The "chadai'' varies with the
amount OF service which is rendered to
you by the Japanese host and his serv-
ants
shaped eyes of the smiling Japs open
wide with amazement with a one or a
two-yen tip $50 cents or SD.
Many of tine higher-class teahouses de-
wise the most unique design in their
printed bill Of fare. You can, IL you
wish to carry 1t away as a souvenir.
have your japanese host write your
name at the head Of one of his pic
turesque menu cards, and he will take
great pains to give you the very best
skill his PARTING and lettering art can
produce. This type Of souvenir has Late
ly become very popular with tourists.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
THE WAY OF ACTORS
LIFE IS THORNY

The old proverb that an actor is q
In the case of William H. Thomson.
the character star at Chase's this week.
lie is the owner of a pretty home on
Nantucket Island, but neither he nor
MS charming wife, Isabel Irving as she
| Is professionally known, has caught mora
i than heeting glimpse Of 1t or of each
other during the past two seasons
Just to show you what wanderers we
arc said Mr.. Thompson recently, Il
parted from my wife in December 1910
She Joined John Drew, and l went West
in vaudeville In June, 1911, six months
afterward, We met in Spokane. We were
together just twenty-four hours, and
then she went East and j left for Seat
tie Then We did not meet for another
ten months when we had one week to-
gether in our Nantucket home When
l was in Omaha last fall and she was
In Salt Lake, going in opposite direc-
tions, as usual, kyrle Bellew, whom she
was supporting, died, and the company
closed ! wired her to join me at once.
Just as she was about to step on the
train for Omaha she was handed a tele-
gram from Charles Frohman telling her
TO take the first train for New York.
Hence We missed each other. Then she
went on a Western tour with THE Con-
cert" but by that time was far East.
and our paths will not cross until next
summer. Maybe that's why my wife and
are such good pals" Mr.. Thompson
remarked with quiet twinkle in his
eyes.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
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The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
WeHape Been Overplaying
The Play This Season

convent, where four years Of careful
training had taught her how to do her
hair, wear her clothes. and talk on "sub-
jects." ..
Then the district attorney receives q
message on black paper, the symbol OF
his doom. He is now running for Gov
ernor The disclosure of his wife's past
oh, yes, he has married the little waif
by this time-will ruin him. The hour
has come to strike. Everything IL In
readiness. The master mind" has tri-
umphed in everything appertaining to
and connected with the plot-by stretch
ing out his hand he can reap q revenge
as complete as ever fed the vengeful
soul of a Dick Turpin or a Jesse James.
What happens?
The master mind himself falls in
love. His heart softens, and his plot
dissolves into mush.
The role of the butler. in whom the
| master mind" was concealed was
played by Edmund Breeze. While he was
not entirely uninteresting. he effected a
monotonous method. as II he were try
ing to appear the spirit of revenge in
carnate. which rather cloyed on the in
telligence OF the audience.
Elliott Dexter. as CORTLAND VAIN
wright, the district attorney. was. on the
whole. quite acceptable. Katherine La
Sale. was the little street waif, gentle
and sweet, and she won for herself
world of sympathy. No one really blamed
the district attorney for falling in love
with her. Morgan Conan, as the boy.
| seemed to think that dashing madly back
and forth through the doors constituted
the ace OF dramatic realism. Edward
Gillespie, as the detective, was not guilty
of any real faults and William Riley
Hatch and Dorothy Rossmore as the
fictitious parents Of the weif. enacted
their roles very creditably-that is, II
you like crook characters.
THE Master Mind will not add to the
popularity of the crook play.
The Irish Players.
The Irish Players began their second
weeks engagement at Wallack's Thea
ter Monday night, with Lady Gregorys
'Damer's Gold"
This is the story of an old miser who
has a hoard of gold.
His relatives come to take 1t from
him. by theft II necessary They are
thwarted on their first attempt. And when
they return they find that a nephew Of
the old man has won all his money by
tossing coins. Then the nephew and the
miser decide to divide the money and
venture out into the world to see the
sights.
While the play is billed as a comedy
II is not a comedy in the usual sense
The lines are more humorous in their
implication than in their actual con-
structiOn- But the piece offers these
excellent players another opportunity to
exhibit their wonderful ability in char
acter portrayal
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
BY EMORY b. CALVERT.

New York, Feb. 22.-Any theatrical
manager in New York, except a Few
disgruntled ones, or any well versed nrst
nighter, will tell you that there are more
successful plays now running IN TINS
city than can be shown on the records
for any previous season. With the eiml-
nation of the word successful, the
statement is correct The fact tnat
play is having a long run in New YORK
does not Necessarily mean that II Is
making money, except In the inuieSt
way on the managers hypothesis that
long run in New York insures a proht-
able career on the road. 10 count the
Broadway plays that are rolling up
profit at the present time one would not
require more than the figures on one
hand The trouble is we have been over
playing the play this season. There has
been too much of good thing.
1.-THE Master Mind"
But here is an example of too much
of a bad thing THE Master Mind" is
another crook play. There are only two
characters in the whole show who dare
refer to their past
1t seems that the managers will never
learn that a mere crook, as such, it not
the most interesting creature in the
world. That there have been geniuses
in crime none will deny, but 1t takes a
genius of a playwright which Daniel Car
ter, the perpetrator of the present affair.
is not, TO create a genius of any kind,
be he crook or priest
The Master Mind was opened Mon
day night in the very heart of our most
popular crook belt at the Harris Theater.
But the play did not prove to be popu-
lar There are so many more interesting
crooks clustered around Forty-seconu
street and Broadway, that people resent
having to be shut up in stuffy theater
u watch the antics of a bunch of maud
lin rasCals of third and fourth rate IN
telligenCe.
The story of the present play swings
about the Vaccinations of master
mind which is working out terriDle
and subtle revenge or a certain district
attorney. The masterful one brings a
herd Of crooks to New York and sets
them up as family in a fine mouse IN
an aristocratic part Of town. He Is In
the family as butler.
With the stage prepared. so to speak,
he begins To harry the district attorney
with messages written on white paper.
Indicating that ne is on the official $
trail Then the messages are sent on red
paper. meaning that he is getting closer
and closer and the hour to strike is ap-
preaching.
In the meantime the district attorney
IS introduced into this precious family.
and he promptly falls in love with the
little CroOkess. as sweet a little Waif as
ever grew up on the streets of Chicago.
But the master mind had prepared her
for her role. II" had sent her to a
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
NEARER THE PERFECT MAN.
Six Years Added to Life, Too, Say,
DIR. WainwriRht.
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
Man is hanosomer, better housed, FED
and clothed, more charitable and is more
rarely assailed with gout than in ''ye
olden times, according to DR.. John W
Wainwright In the American Practi-
toner. In fact, man has had on an aver
age of six years added to his life in the
last century.
mo doubt the stress and strain OF
life to-day are conducive TO nervous
complaints says DR.. Wainwright, "as
well as to arterial, cardiac and CASTRO
intestinal disturbances. And yet with
all of this hurry one is amazed at the
outward calm, the poise, of the man of
affairs to-day.
1--WE read that man is old and worn
out at sixty, but statistics prove that the
average length of life is between six
and seven years longer than a century
ago.
wives and children are better cared
for, better educated. dressed. enter
tained. are healthier. happier. more
beautiful than in the history of the world
as We know it, the writer asserts.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
Cur Greatest Producer.

Who is the really great theatrical
producer" to-day. now that the field
is so thickly crowded with so many Mr..
and even Mrs Nobodies presenting
Something Leading to Nowhere" The
question was lately put to Charles
FrOhman, who answered in all serious
ness, Not he who buys, but he who
sells the really great plays. The greater
the number of managers. the greater
the demand for plays. The plays the
thing to-day more than it ever was; and
the good playwright is the only great
theatrical producer"
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
Musical Comedy Being Written for
Roy AtvelI.

Roy Atwell, the comedian in The
Fircfly," which is now being presented
under the management Of Arthur Ham
Inerstein at the Casino, will star in 4
musical comedy now being written for
him by Otto Hauerbach and Rudolf
Friml. Mr.. Hammerstein has signed a
contract with the comedian for a num-
Der of years and, after The Firefiy'' re-
turns from its tour to the Pacific Coast
next season, Mr.. Atwell will begin re-
hearsing his new piece.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
Another Classic Revival

A G. Delamater announces that he has
signed a long term contract with Tyrone
Power TO head an all-star cast in a big
Shakespearean revival to be produced
Immediately after Easter. From now on
Mr.. Power will devote his time to
Shakespeare exclusively and will be seen
in a large repertoire of plays.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23

Viola Knott. a talented daughter of
ROsolle Knott, one of the best known
dramatic actresses of decade ago, is
starring in special company presenting
''Frecklcs through Canada
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
Detrimental Suggestiveness.

Prom Judge.
Il see you have disposed of that fine
horse you brought from the city,
Yes" replied the regretful milkman !:
''he hurt my business. He had been used
for pulling a sprinkling cart, and stopped
at every hydrant."
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23

Edward Fielding. who is just at pres
clI' appearing with Nine. Nazmova in
"BcIIa Donna" is to appear in his for
rnrr rOi" of Jean with OLGA Nethersole
when that actress returns to the United
States for a tour in ''Sapho." In Lon
don Mr Fielding played this role more
than ~ times.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23

In less than a week more. Little
Women. now playing at William a.
Rrady's Playhouse in New York, will
have passed its moth performance.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23

Henry Mortimer has Joined Edna
Goodrich in vaudeville, appearing as
leading man i'll her dramatic sketch.
''The Awakening of Minerva"
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23

There is strong likelihood that Whit
ford Kane. the English character actor,
now playing in 'Hindle Wakes" may he
seen in a revival Of The Pigeons" Mr..
Kane, originated the role of the lovable
old artist when the play was originally
done at the Royalty Theatcr. London.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23

Florence Rockwell, who is Robert Man
tells leading woman this year, Is to
play Juliet to his Romeo before the con-
CIusium Of tn" season. II was as Juliet
that Miss Rockwell achieved her first
national distinction.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23

The cast to be seen in support of An
drew Mack and Chrystal Herne in AT
Bay an original play by George Scar
borough. will include Phyllis Young.
Robert Lowe. George Rarnum. Edwin
Mordant. Mario Majeroni, S. Z. Illness,
Charles Mason, Harry 5. Hadtield, John
Herne and George Drury Hart.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23

Presdent-cleCt Woodrow Wilson and
Mrs. Wilson saw Years Of Discretion"
at the Belasco Theater last Friday even
ing the guests of Col. +. NJ. House.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23

4 new melodrama, under the man
agement of William 4. Brady. will be
produced at McVicker's Theater. Chi
Cago. Easter Sunday. The production
is as yet without title. the name to be
announced later by Mr.. Brady.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

Anne Meredith has been engaged for
the cast of The Love Leash"
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23

Robert b. Mantell will he seen shortly
under the management of William A
Brady. in an elaborate revival of a fam
Gus classic Further than this. and to
announce that, he will be supported by
a famous American woman star. Mr.
Brady declines to reveal his plans
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23

DIR. c G: Crane. Of Brooklya. smpioss amnins-
N An@thetic.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-10-16
STOMACH TROUBLE
 FOR FIVE YEARS

taking other medicines. decided to take his advice, although l did not have any confidence in t.
 l have now been taking Black -Draugtt for three months, and 1t has cured me haven't had those awful sick headaches since began using it.
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The Mena weekly star., 1913-10-16

all calls is forwarded every evening to central and"
 That proves nothing!" declared Grace. Nothing at all Oh, it's a pret- ty trick you're playing, Miss Kelly A very pretty trick. But it will fail You build it all on the statement that some one called up the house of Governor Robertson. Fifty people call up our house every day. And on the strength of that, his wife is to be involved in a story of low intrigue-Oh, it's out rageous!"
 Will MT. Standish explain to your husband why he called you up?"
 He didn't call me up. MT. Standsh could have had nothing to say to me. He'll deny every charge you make. And my word will be believed ahead of blacbmailing phone girls need simply say you tried to gain my help by means of threats to-"
 "You need simply say it? Will you swear. to it?"
 "Yes!" flashed Grace of the need arises A woman's reputation isn't de stroyed so easily as you seem to think. Miss Kelly"
 And the country hotel proprietor?" asked Wanda. T forgot to say they've sent for him. He can identify the Woman who was registered as Mrs. Fowler lie"
 Do you suppose, for one moment, '' said Grace, white to the lips, that my husband would subject me to the in dignity of being looked over like a common criminal? I need only tell the truth-deny the whole malicious lie-and-"
 "Oh!" broke in Wanda, with reluct- ant admiration, you're brave, Mrs. Robertson! As brave as they make them. You're putting up a glorious fight. And cant help liking you for it. Because l know-behind the brave front-youre sick with fear"
 You think-?'
 q know it. And-believe me or not you've got ne sized up all wrong. I'm not going to marry your broth er But l don't want to see his sister get into this mess. Why don't you trust me?"
 Really"
 "The machinel" rushed on Wanda Its got the brains of all the men that are in it. And none Of the heart Ii burns up everything that gets in it path. And now it reeds a womalt good name and happiness to keep ii in fuel. It's only square that ycu should be the Woman. It's let them see how other people have felt when the machine crushed them-how my father felt when he came home tha horrible day, with death written in his eyes, and said to my mother: Molly
The Mena weekly star., 1913-10-16

them and see what will happen. If you haven't the courage to tell them I'll repeat your charges myself"
 Don't, Don't" implored Wanda, as the buEzer sounded once more. Don't try it, Mrs. Robertson! You can't carry it through, I tell you. They have too much proof"
 They won't apply their proof to mo - It is you who will need proofs"
 Very good!" cried Wanda, in sud den anger. Go ahead and do it. My conscience is clear. I wanted to help you and I got insulted for my pains. Go as far as you like. I'm through" |"
 You are not through yet" denied Grace furiously. Stay where you are! We'll settle this once and for all''
 She threw open the door. Matthew Standish stood waiting on the thres. hold
 Continued in next Issue.)
The Mena weekly star., 1913-10-16
RATIONAL BREVITIES.
 Davidson.

Believe in temperance, and prove you do by living such a life.
 Believe in the progress of the race of man, and that all men are equal except in degree of develop ment.
 Believe in ultimate victory and use your mistakes and failures as stepping stones to higher attain ments.
 Believe in humanity as the high est work of creation, not in its per lection, but in its perfectability through earnest effort.
 Believe in clean thinking, for every human act is the result of a thought, good or bad. Like pro- duces like. So think right if you would act right.
 Believing in the perfectability of humanity increases your love for humanity. Believing in the pro gress of man lifts you up. Believ- ing in the good of others strength ems your own character. Believing in temperance is temperance itself. Believing in success Iessens your failures. Believing in clean think ing banishes evil thoughts.
 Moral: If every man in this county really believes in good roads, every road in Polk county will be a pike.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-10-16


 Tn done for. Blake and his machine have got mel That's what be said. And he was innocent"
 But"
 That's why was going to let them get you, and break Jim Blake's vile old heart. It's the chance I've been waiting for, five endless years. To night l saw Gods justice begin to move. I saw that Blake and his crowd were working out their own damnation without any help from me. And then-Oh, I'm fool!-then, all at once I forgot the justice part of it.. And all could see was that a gang of strong, cruel, clever men were fight ing one uphappy woman. Fl guess that's why I've stayed here, even after you called me a blackmailer."
 But your past's no business of mine" she went on more quietly. "I just came to give you a warning. Take 1t or leave. It's up to you"
 q don't want your warning" said Grace sullenly. q tell you, admit nothing"
 Then I can't help you"
 q have not asked your help"
 Just as you like" sighed Wanda. But the nets closing tight around you, Mrs. Robertson. And if you count on MT. Standish to help you or to deny anything, you're making big mistake, The minute he finds himselr cornered, he'll throw you over to save his own chances. Oh, won't you drop the bluff, once and for all? Won't you let me-"
 You have had my answer. There is not one single fact on which to base this-this attack. If you try to drag my name into any unsavory scan dal. so much the worse for you. If you dare make use of my name-even indirectly-in connection with this case, shall go to my father. at once and tell him-tell him that"
 Tell him what, Mrs. Robertson?" demanded Wanda.
 That you tried to get me to help you marry Tom. And that when l re- fused you threatened to blackmail me ito brand me as the Woman he's been hunting for. r."
 A purring of the buzzer interrupted her
 We will put it to the test now!" Grace declared, turning toward the door. There are my husband and fla ther outside Afraid am I? Sick with fear?' You shall see. You shall tell them, here and now, that I'm the Woman they're trying to find. Tell
The Mena weekly star., 1913-10-16
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The Mena weekly star., 1913-10-16
The ReopIc Can Stand It.

Free sugar will cost the country S5O.OO0,0O0 year in revenue and strike down one of the most prom ising American industries. The Democratic party claims that it can fill this gap to national advantage, but what business man of experi- ence can believe it?-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
 But perhaps the people will con- sole themselves with the thought that, at a reduction of only frac- tion of a cent pound, they can keep several million dollars year in their own pockets instead of handing it over to the sugar trust, which robs indiscriminately the people and the government by un- derweighing frauds or any other means that come handy.-Ft. Smith Times Record.