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The Washington times., 1914-02-21
Copyright 1914. by the Press Publishing Coz
And They Took a Walk.

- AUDE GRANGER tells a story
Nu of the late Edwin ThOrne.
F Thorne had long speech in
the first act of which the pot
was to be disclosed TO the audience. But
or this august occasion there was no
disclosure, for the very simple reason
that the actor had entirely forgotten
his lines. He was ''up against II" and
kI CIV it: but. determining to make the
best of it. he said to the man with
W wEom he had the scene:
Good evening; eT-eT-won't you have
a ciEar?'
The other saw at once what the trou-
BILE was, and in an effort to help his as
srciste. said to Thorne:
Il believe you have a long story to
tell me. Proceed. and l will listen"
Yes" said Thorne. II have. ] will
tell it to you as we walk along"
The Washington times., 1914-02-21

Jan kubelik. the violinist, will be
| heard In concert at the National Thea
| ter tomorrow evening at s:l5 o'clock.
The occasion Is of the greatest I'm
portanee in the Capital music world.
kubelik has been appearing in Ameri
Ice this season In concert with Nine.
Melba, but his appearance here will be
without that artist. The concert will
embrace the following numbers: Con-
certo No. 4, d minor. Nieuxtefnps:
Praeludum, air. and gavotte, Bach;
concerto in ID major. Pagan nj: Rondo
, Capriccioso, Saint-Saens: and Souvenir
de Moscow. weiniawski. Gabriel
Lapierre will accompany at the plano.
The last concert Of the Philadelphia
Orchestra IN this city will be given at
the New National Theatsr next Tues
day afternoon. when M,scha Elman. the
celebrated Russian violinist. Will b.
heard as the soloist, in Saint-Saens
third concerto in B minor.
The orchestral numbers which M.
Stokowskl has selected for his final con-
cert will include the overture. nocturne
and scherzo from the incidental music
which Mendelssohn wrote for "A Mid
summer Nights Dream at the request
of the King OF Prussia.
The symphony will be the sixth one Of
Tschaikowsky in Il minor. This work
was first produced al 81. Pete rsDmrg in
October 1893 At the rencarsals I made
no particular lmpr" ssirn on the players.
and Tschaikowsky was despondent as to
the outcome of the performance.
Arrangements have been made for Il
series OF three pcrtDrmnnces by the
Philadelphia Orchestra next season on
dates during December. January. and
February. Importan. soioists viii ap-
pear at these concerts.
The Friday Morning Music club will
meet at the Raleigh Hotel next Friday
morning. The chorus will be heard in
a new work of HoTatio Parker, entitled
Seven Greek Pastoral Scenes" Incl
dental soprano so.Os by Mrs. SELDOM
ridge. The text OF this work is taken
from several of the ancient Greek poets
The assisting artist on this occasion
will be the young Russian violorce.list
Sara Gurowitsch.
Since coming to America Miss euro
witsch has appeared as solo.st with the
New York symphony and the Russian
Symphony orchtstras. as well as in re-
c!ta!s and musicnles. Her reputation as
violohcellist of high ability was first
established by winning the Felix Men
de ssohn Ba'tholdy prize at Rerlin AMI
while in that city she played the Eugan
dAlbert concerto for viCloncello Deing
accompanied at the piano by the cori-
poser, who highly praised her rendering
OF his work.
The Washington times., 1914-02-21

A Brooklyn man claims to have dis
covered the fruit of toll" He says his
earnings go toward making his wife a
''peach.
The Washington times., 1914-02-21
Hits From Sharp Wits

No wonder tangoers are complaining
of nervous dissolution. For what is the
latest step. the "Cortez.' but an adapta-
ton OF the familiar old breakdown"
The Washington times., 1914-02-21

ground. and the White Rose was no
more. but Just as the last petal fell
White Rose gave me one dying cry.
The south wind Is the lover of Red
Rose" she called out. and the secret Of
Red Rose was a secret no longer
Her lover was the south wind. and
he came each night to caress her and
breath warmth and sweetness into her
heart.
The Washington times., 1914-02-21

Man who received n couple of blark
ewes for dancing the "one-step" with
naval officers wife. SHOULD be thankful
that 1t wasn't the ''two-step." At that
rate of interest he would not have had
enough eyes for the occasion.
The Washington times., 1914-02-21

The man who boasts that he is a
king pin seldom is of the safety"
variety.
The Washington times., 1914-02-21

Owing to the continued Illness of Mrs.
Gawler Mr.. Wr!ghtson's invitation
Thursday morning musical, which was
The Washington times., 1914-02-21

william Faversham wanted to re-
turn to Broadway, and. rather than
t.v out any of the new available
PLAYS. turned TO the Cd reliable
Shakespeare for his vehicle. He re-
vived "Othelio.' Notwithstanding the
fact that the famous English actor.
Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson. used
he play a few weeks before, Farer-
sham put on the tragedy with pre-
tentious supporting company of stars
end en- ensemble of 100. and the ven-
ture met with instant success. Fa-
~ rsharn followed the illustriCus ex-
Gmp'e of the late Sir Henry Irving,
aid played Iago. He lid not at
Tempt othello. as did Forbes-Robert-
son. and thereby won the praise of
the critics. Few. if any actors. have
ever been able to make anything of
the eccentric Moor. an Oriental char
Gcter. that AnsTo-Saxons cannot por-
tray with understanding.
The Washington times., 1914-02-21

Even new sketches in vaudeville
are few and far between these days.
and several stars from the legitimate
stage. returning 10 vaudeville to re-
plsnish the excheuuer. have had re-
course TO revivals.
Tsnte." in which Ethel Barry
more scored Z hit In NeE York. was
!eceived with indifference. and the
actress is preparing to abandon the
plav. and will return TO vaudeville
at the Palace Theater here III her
old success. Barrie's The Twelve
Pound Look"
Blanche Bates. after a spell and
natrimony. domesticity aud mother
hood. as the wife of George Creel of
d. snver. returned to the stage. She
msde her re-entry by way Of vaude-
vile. but tried nothing new She re-
vfved Barrie Half an Hour"
which Vas first used as a playlet by
Grace George earlier in the season.
Louis Mann. failing In a new play,
children of Today" returned to
rsudeville in a condensation OF his
success Of two seasons ago.
The Manhattan Opera House has
ALLEN into line with the rcvivaIists,
ringing back The Whip" which
sn there all last season. The pres
ut season has reached its zenith.
here has been a noticeable scarcity
"' new productions In the last fort
Eht- Notwithstanding the proud
f.fa4 4-s= 49, h..
mas. that 1t least sixty prcmieres
were scheduled before the end OF
the season. in May
There's A scandal at the Court
heater where Laurette Taylor has
.ad such large run IN Oliver Mo-
'os"o's Peg o Ny Heart. Mike
's in bad. Mike is the dog that
lays star part in the production
0ext in Importance to Peg herself,
1iss Taylor admitted with regret the
"th"r day that her chief support has
been sailing under false colors and
has no right 70 be called Mike at all.
A. Il. Woods, the manager. is
Ereat stickler for realism In his plays
especially on religious matters. n
Hichael MortDn's yellow Ticket -
he Russian meIudrama which has
scored such success at the Eltinse
Thester, there was originally moth
ing to indicate that the American
newspaper man. played my Jack
barrymore is n Hebrew. But the
hero married Marya the Jewess
heroine Woods thought the audi
"nces might qu,bble about the Jew
ess marrying a Gentle. So he made
the correspondent a Jew by adding
two lines. To the surprise Of the
audiences. who have noticed nothing
HebraiC about the hero, Corrigan,
the police officer says: Remember
hat II let you go. you must leave
the country and never attempt TO
return 20 Russia. Remember you
are Jew barrymore replies: II
have never denied it"
In Potash and Perlmutter," Woods
made similar change TO make the
1lav orthodox. In the original play
Perlmutter marries Ruth Snyder.
Woods changed her name to Ruth
Goldman
The Washington times., 1914-02-21
TINES BEDTIME STORY
Red Roses Lover.

ED ROSE bloomed In a garden
with many other flowers and
! other roses. too. but she did
not have much to say to any
The Washington times., 1914-02-21
COMING MUSICAL EVENTS

scheduled for next Thursday, will be
postponed until Thursday March 19.
The Washington times., 1914-02-21
Old Time Actors aleS
He Kept the Key.

and. taking his friends arm, he leis-
uTelv stroiled off the stage.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11
ECZEMA lTcHED AND BURNED

r. F. D. No. 2. Seymour, Mo.--My
scalp broke out with fine pimples at
the start. They itched and burned so
much that was compelled to scratch
them and they would tester and come
to q head and break out again. The
trouble was attended by such burning
and itching I could not sleep. also
when I sweat 1t burned the same.
My hair fell out gradually and the
scalp kept rough and dry with itching
and burning. After about two years
the pimples broke out between my
shoulders. My clothing irritated them.
I was troubled with that eczema five
or six years.
II tried everything that was recon-
mended without any benefit until I
used the Cuticura Soap and Ointment
according to directions. and Cuticura
Soap and Ointment cured me sound
and well in two weeks" (Signed) s..
l. Killian. Nov. %. 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura. Dept. L. Boston."-Adv.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11
Tho American Farmer.

All things recalled, wouldn't It be
the part of statesmanship to do con-
occasionally for the American farmer?
He's one-fourth of your population,
and the nations best hope. The
American merchant borrows at five
per cent. The American stock gam
bier. producing nothing. accomplish
ing nothing, a merest leech living by
the toll Of others, borrows for even
less. The American farmer. with all
that can be said to his good and solv-
emit advantage. must and does pay 81
per cent
And all the time the savings and
postal banks are bullying with billions.
II the government would make two
blades of grass grow where but one
has grown beforehand publicly 1t
would pay--the wide-flung chance lies
open. Let It model action on French
or German lines, and place the farmer
on borrowing par with the merchant.
the manufacturer and the stock job
Der. Let 1t evolve system Of. farm
loans which shall put those savings
and postal bank billions at per cent
within the farmers borrowing reach.
-Hearst's Magazine.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11
PARADISE FOR THE BIRDS
Providence Seems to Have Provided
Temperate Zone for the Feathered
Friends Of Man.

Up in the far country where the
timber fails. the calendar is respect
cd. There is no summer before the
official day set for 1t. The ground is
held fast by frost until June Is well
started. There are fiurries of snow.
wild. bitter winds. sky that has no
mercy. And then, suddenly. the wind
shifts and comes out Of the south. 1t
10 summer then with leap.
The interest OF the temperate zone
In the northland is that 1t Is there
that have gone great many of the
migrating birds which paid us few
days visit and passed on. For all Its
inhospitality to man. that country in
summer Is paradise for birds. It's
marshes are safe refugees from two
and fourfooted enemies. There is ex-
haustless material for nests. And out
Of the pools come myriads of insects.
food that does not fail until the time
for the southwark bird movement ar
rives.
Some man has said that there II
no God north Of latitude SO. He did
not inquire as to what the birds
might have thought Of that.-Toledo
Blade.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11

Fact 10 Shown BY Mana Eassrnsss 70
Escape From Congestion Of
f\g the Crowded City.

Why IL It that railway magnates.
presidents Of banks and heads OF great
enterprises who must perforce DO
business in cities. almost all try to
have homes on farms in the country.
where they develop soils. plant crops
and breed animalsf II IL because there
IL wearisome monotony In piled up
brick and stone. There 10 confusion
in crowded streets and changing troll
ley cars and hot smoky railways.
These things man has made. and they
are needful. but they are not life, much
as the farm boy may imagine them to
be.
Life is in the open country. Life ID
in the growing grass. the waving fields
Of wheat. the springing corn. Life 10
In the trees and birds. life 10 In the
developing animals of the farm.
ANY man who works with the land,
who feeds field and watches the re-
suit. gains q real fundamental know
ledge OF the underlying foundation on
which rests all our civilization. 1t
makes him sober man, thoughtful
man, reverent man. and II he expert
ments wisely hopeful optimist. Life
is where things are born and live and
grow. On the farm IL real life.--Breed-
er's Gazette.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11
HAD THE PICTURES MEANING
What Famous Painting Rep
resented.

Two men stood before painting in
a store the other day gazing wonder
ingly at picture of an equestrian
statue Of General Lafayette. The IA
nous Frenchman was represented on
a prancing steed. Over his arm he
carried robe. At, his feet stood an
allegorical figure of Victory extend
Ing sword toward him as mark
OF homage. II wonder what that pic
ture means?" said one of the men. Il
don't know" replied the other Il
was just trying to make out what sea-
son of the year It was when a woman
could go around with 80 little clothing
while man was dressed up In a
heavy suit like that" "Oh. l see what
1t is now" cried the first one. You
see the soldier stole the woman's
cloak and when he took It from her
he dropped his sword and now the
woman Is trying to trade him bach
the sword for her clothes"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11

walk the floor. could not lie down q
sit still sometimes for q day and l nigh1
at time. Twas nervous, and had vegY
little appetite, no ambition, melancholy.
and often felt a. though had not .
friend In the world. After ! had tris6
most every female remedy without 30
cess, my mother-in-law advised mo -
take Lydia E. Pinkham's vegetabls
Compound. did 20 and gained =
strength every day. I have now no trss-
BILE in any way and highly praise ycW
medicine. It advertises itself. "--Mrl.
s. T. HURLEY, Eldon, Missouri
Remember, the remedy which a.
this was Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetabls
Compound. For sale everywhere.
II has helped Thousands Of wcmeo
who have been troubled with displacs-
ments, inflammation, liberation, tumors
irregularities, periodic pains, baclkaeha
that bearing down feeling, indigestieuv
and nervous prostration, after all otAse
means have failed. Why don't you ~
1T Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine c.,
Lynn. Mass.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11
Tho Way Of Progress.

A dog barking at a passing automo-
bile is generally supposed to be as tell
Ing symbol Of futile objection to the
march of progress as could well be
imagined. In almost the same category.
however, belongs the strike of the
stevedores In New Orleans against the
introduction of the electric truck to
transport freight between vessels and
warehouses. The wonder is that this
Improvement has been 30 long delayed
instead Of only now appearing-and
then as source Of new labor diff
Guilty. One cannot have much SYM
pathy for opposition in this particular
instance. The motor vehicle in all Of
its forms has come to stay. and the
rest Of the world has been rather rap
idly adjusting itself to the new condt
tion.-Engineering Record.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11
Makes, Jobs for Detectives.

Probably the only people to benefit
by recent suffragette outrages are
private detectives, many of whom
are doing little else just now but
guarding pictures and other treasures
Of well-known hosts and hostesses
from attacks at social functions. the
London Globe states.
The head of one private detective
agency told me the other day. says
"The Carpenter" in the Express, that
he had been obliged to engage spe-
cial star for this work. and that to
some receptions he has sent as many
as a dozen faultlessly attired guests
to look after the pictures and chino
OF the host.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11
WESTERN CANADA'S
NATURAL RESOURCES
PETROLEUM, NATURAL Gas, COAL
AND FARM LANDS.

The developments that have taken
place recently In the oil and gas fields
Of Western Canada have but added
another to the many previous evil
dences that have been produced.
showing the great wealth that has
been an Unknown asset for 30 many
generations.
The latest reports from the oil
fields at Calgary show that there 10 Q
production there that would appear
to equal the best paying fields ON the
continent. Experts have been on the
ground for some time. It Is said that
one Of the wells is able to produce
1000 gallons an hour. II this IL 80
there are but about q dozen wells In
the world Of greater production. Dur.
ing the past week discoveries Of sur
face Indications have been made which
show that oil exists over a consider
able portion Of Alberta and Saskatche.
wan, while In Manitoba there have al.
90 been showings. At Battleford.
Saskatchewan, q few days ago discov.
cries were made which led to the fl
ing for leases on twenty thousand
acres of land, all having strong sur
face indications. Companies were
formed to carry on immediate work.
and In couple Of months, or probably
less, the story will be told whether oil
exists In paying quantities. [-N
But there are also the coal deposits
and the natural gas deposits that are
helping to make of Western Canada
one of the wealthiest portions Of the
continent.
With the grain fields covering these
hidden riches 1t Is no wonder that q
continued range Of optimism Is to be
seen everywhere. Early reports Of
seeding Of all grains being successful
ly completed all over the country are
followed by reports Of excellent and
strong growth everywhere. During
the first week In June most of the
wheat had reached growth of from
twelve to twenty inches. with the most
even appearance. almost universally.
that has been seen for years. Oats
appeared equally well. and covered the
ground In a way that brought the
broadcast kind of q grin TO overspread
the farmers countenance.
Barley, favorite with the hog rails
ers, had taken good root, and was
crowding oats for first place. as to
length Of shoot. Cultivated fodder
grasses are getting great attention.
a. q consequence Of the inclination to
60 more largely into mixed farming.
and the raising of hogs, cattle and
horses. The weather Is reported fine.
just what is. needed. and II present
favorable conditions continue, the
grain crop Of Western Canada for 1914
will be the largest average in the his
tory Of the country.-Advertise
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11
Searching Criticism.

Ffve-year-old Herbert, scion of q
boolkish family. had learned to read
30 early and 90 readily that his first
glimpses OF storyland were growing
hazy in his memory. One day he con-
fided to his mother. 'Ruthie showed
me her new book today. and It's the
Queerest thing you ever saw! Why,
1t Just says, is 1t dog? 1t is a dog.
Can the dog rum and a lot Of things
like that! Course I<was too polite to
say SO. but 1t didn't seem to me the
style was q bit juicy!-Lippincott's.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11
New Modern Dancing

TIE leading Expert and Instructor in Now York
CITY, writes; "Dear sir;--I have used ALLxN's
yooI.nAsH, the antiseptc powder 70 be SHAKEN into
the Shoes for the past ten years. Its pleasing 70
all who are compelled 70 be on their feet ! dance
TooT-nAsn keeps my feet cool, takes the friction
from ths shoe prevents coms and 6ors, Aching fsee
Irecommsnd IL 70 all my pupilsw ".
Oigned) . n gLHTCHER HALLAMORH
sample TREn. Address Allen 8. Olmstsd. L. hoy, NE
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11
RUBBING Il In.

why does that lady grin SO every
time she sees your"
"She knows I'm only getting $40 q
week"
But why the GRIM
II was engaged to her once and
broke 1t on. and she afterward mar
ried a millionaire"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11
Hard 20 ExpIaln.

Henry, how does 1t happen that you
came in at four o'clock this morningf"
my dear. don't ask me how any
thing happened after IL o'clock last
night, because don't know"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11

Many a man makes a strenuous ef-
fort to recognize his duty SO that he
will be in a position to dodge 1t.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11

Weakne66. F0e co
years ! could -
stand ION my feet
long at q time anA I
could not walk tn
blocks without -
during cutting an1
drawing pains dswn
my right side whlch
incre ased every
month. I have besa
at that time purple
In the face andWouA
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11
rhe pIav's Not The ThInu.

First New Yorker-Was the play
poor?
Second New Yorker-Randall stole
home after the first act Imagine pre-
ferring home!
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11
RetroaressIon.

II only ask you to care for me a
little"
81 do. Every day care for you less
and less"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11

A small boy never wants to use the
hose on the front sidewalk until he
sees lot OF people passing.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11
Unusual Modesty.

"Dobbs Is an extraordinary man."
''In what respectY
Some years ago he spent two weeks
In Mexico, yet he doesn't pretend to
know all about the present situation
down there"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11

why are you watching that ny 90
intsntly?"
Il was just wondering II men win
ever be able to tango up and down
the walls like that. Wouldn't II be
nei'Pittsbursh Post.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11

A healthy horse eats nine times its
weight in food In year; q healthy
sheep six times.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11

II you think you can't do q thing
well, you know the answer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11

A faf voman's idea Of NO gentleman
4. Apy mutt who asks her how much
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11

India is badly in need of female doc
tors.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11

xoyE 2wF DFgc2g y g, y ~! III E5Itk y.s cS
AZ Sss'' csnss ;s = ssSs s q; Ssi =
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11

Better . woman with rosy chss1n
than man with rosy nose. y
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11
WOMEN CAN
HARDLY BELIEVE.
How Mrs. Hurley Was Re-
stored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Eldon, Mo. -"I was troubled WIN
displacement inflammation and female
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11
But Not roothless

CAL on your dogs Tot gooonAn1
sake!"
mo use; he's deal" lie Rirs.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-11

WHO ID the principal charactgr -
this musical comedy :"
Little Bo-Peep who lost her shssA
According to the newspaper. she 60
lost breach of promise suit"