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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-20

STF HERE are what to be ghosts; yet. IN the
accepted sense OF the term they not ghosts.
Many people have unquestionably seen appar.
tons: yet what they not spiritual appari-
TONS Houses there are which unquestionaby
hauned-yet the figures that appear, the chains that
rattle. do not come from spirit realms.
Ghosts due to material causes; supernatural
manifestations are no more inexplicable unset.
entihc than the phonograph.
Thus declares Mrs. Florence L. Barclay. the famous
English novelist author OF 1.-THE Rosary and e num-
Der OF other successes. The entire history OF super.
natural manifestations OF haunted houses and ghost
lore is not based as many suppose superstitious
Vaccinations; nor, as bona nde ghosts do the things
that. appear have any personal reality. Mrs. Bar
clays theory-which would negative many Of the
findings OF the psychic research societiesis pure
iy mateTiastic one-an explanation OF cause ana et'
feet as simple and logical as that OF the moving
picture the monograph.
The explanation of appartions is very simple to
mes" declared Mrs Barclay. "All nature is book
wherein are recorded the actions and thoughts OF
mankind l believe there are houses where apparent
apparitons appear, where people imagine they hear
the rattle or chains. But do not believe actual
spirits manifest themselves.
once was in Leipzig. and in an old musical shoo
old Violoncello. ~ one hundred and
Hfy years old. was unaccountably attracted to'it,
and / bought Il. paying els H75) for g.
l took the cello with me on my return One day-it
the first OF last August seized by desire
TO play the cello. was in Keswick at the time,
took II out of the and as placed my fingers on
the strings felt an intense urge to play The music
hand placed It upon the strings and lost myself in
the music that spontaneously came from beneath my
fingers.
And then. within my own mind. saw vision. II
the vision later described in my book. saw.
mentally. young man playing the 'cello-he was
seated in old Forentine chair-the duplicate OF
antique chair that had bought. ] saw his face.
his long black hair. the sash his breast. the
buckles glistsning on his shoes. Then saw a woman
approach him. saw her lift knife in the air-I felt
indomitabe impulse to draw the cello up over my
breast in instinct OF selfproection. knew at the
time that the vision more than mere imagination
That evening, as was travelling from Keswick TO
Herttord Heath in the train with two friends got
thinking about the vision. My publishers had asked
write a Christmas book. and 1t suddenly came
TO me that the vision formed the basis for striking
story. I spoke 10 my friends about II. Then. as my
mind wandered on, II 20 me that the young man
~ vision have drawn the cello up over his
chest-that the knife descended into II and that he
had been saved. My cello In its case then.
"The next morning, at my home In HEREFORD Heath,
felt a certain curiosity about the cello took It
from the case. Then. imagine my amazement. when
found that into the left side OF the yioonceo there
had deftiy inserted obong piece OF wood The
Instrument had unQuestionabiy been punctured and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-20
By Lady Duff Gordon
("IUcILE")

THE wilderness Of the new skirts
necessitates more ample and
more decorated petticoats. In
one or two amusing cases trousers are
worn with skating and sport skirts, but
this is only q fad, and will soon give
place to the normal 'knickers."
Greater care and more time must be
spent on the choosing Of boots. This
Winter has seen many different kinds
OF Russian Tor Cossack) boots. while
the Autumn had very high, tight boots
OF Kid, suede and sometimes satin, laced
In front. behind. inside. outside and
goodness only knows where else.
With Palm Beach and the Spring in
NieW' one wonders exactly what will be
the new note In footgear. II the boot
makers were to ask my advice should
certainly say that the little low boots
OF the victorian period would be more
appropriate than anything ! can think
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-20

page is shown a little lady wearing a
green velvet hunting coat, trimmed
with lynx fur. The boots are of velvet
and bordered with lynx. She wears no
hat, but a hood. easily drawn over the
head, takes its place. This unique gar
ment has a style all its own, and nils
the place OF coat and dress at the
same time.
The lady who is turning her back TO
US is wearing q pair OF military Rus
sian boots of patent leather and buck
skin, with a perforated design around
the top in bright Russian reds and
green's. These colors are repeated in
the waist belt Of the little serge walk.
ing suit, whose high craVat ia tied at
the back OF the neck with long ends.
High Russian boots of gray suede are
worn by the lady whose picture is
shown in the centre. These are a little
more shapely than the others, having a
short length OF the ankle laced on the
inside OF the leg for a distance Of about
six inches. Just tightening the soft
leather over the narrow top and letting
It wrinkle more fully above. Her suit
is OF chestnutcolored ratine, with fac
ings OF velvet.
The sleeves have buttons OF bright
bone on the wrists, and the front OF
the coat shows buttons high up TO the
throat. The hat is OF orange velvet
and skunk fur. with touches Of orange
fur in the pipings Of the /chestnut-cOl.
ored satin lining.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-20

Military Boots Of Patent
Leather and Buekskin, Whose
Bright colored ToPs
Match the Reds and Greens In
the Waist Belt
Of This Serge Walking Suit
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-25

Mexico S. F. G R.R.
Time Card
No. 1 (Freight)
Leaves Mexico 7, A. M.
Santa Fe, $3.50 A. M.
" Mexico, 1880 P. M.
Santa Fe, 4:3O P. M.
No. 2 (Passenger)
Leaves Santa Fe, 1915, A. M.
" Mexico, $50, A. M.
Santa Fe, 1900 A. M.
Mexico, 4:3O P. M.
All trips carry passengers.
". w. Bolts, Sec.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-25
BOSS GORAN.

We are pleased 10 quote the fol-
lowing from the Jonesburg Journal:
w. F. Taylor arrived Saturday
from Vandalia to spend a few
days with home folks. Will is stop
ping with U. s. Goran, candidate for
Shelf of Audrain county, and he
says Mr. Goran has many friends in
the county who think he has SPLEEN
did chance for the nomination,
to an election. Boss Goran, as he
was called here, is a fine fellow, hon
est and square, and will make an Of
ficer the people of Audrain would be
proud of. He lived here several
years and made many warm friends
who would be pleased to learn that
he was winner in the primary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-25
MOLINO LETTER.

Mrs. j. H.Baker and Miss Ella Ba-
ker were guests of Mrs. Martin.
Mrs. Amelia Malinkradt of St.
Charles visited Mr. and Mrs. CT.
Schaeffer and Mr.. julius Malinkradt
during the past week.
Mrs. Alice Asberry visited Miss Eu-
nice Duncan Wednesday. Miss Eunice
is gaining in health sufficient to be
alberto be about again.
Rev. Hardesty of Middletown
preached at Berea Saturday and Sun
day. There will be preaching at the
same place the 3rd Sunday in June
by Rev. G. E. Higdon of Kansas City.
Mr.and Mrs. John Rodgers of San
ia Fe visited Mr.. schaeffer and at
tended preaching at Berea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jet Settles and Miss
Winnie of Rowena were at Berea also.
Mrs. Milt Roberts was hostess Sun
day with Homer Roberts family
Dick Creed's family and Bob Mundys
families as guests.
The j. d. Worley family of Moline
were guests of Oscar Martins Sunday.
Mr.. P, r. Cauthorn was called to
the bedside of his sister, Mrs Martha
Eubanks, Friday. She was paralyzed
falling from her chair. Previously she
had light stroke, but took worse
that day and is now no better.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-25
Discussing The
School System
BY Prof. Herbert Pryor.

Continued from last week.
One very noticeable point at which
changes have been made is in the pri-
mary school. Here the emphasis is
placed on the guidance and direction
of the activities of the children. Per-
sonal experience is broadened and self
control acquired. The individual
child is carefully studied by the
teacher with the idea of helping him
master his own difficulties in the best
way possible. The effort us made
to train him to go forward at his own
rate of speed without too much re-
gard for what others are doing. To
do this the children of a grade are
divided into small groups of more or
less equal ability and training for the
kind of work that is done. The work
of the different groups does not diff
fer greatly in quantity or amount, so
that a child may easily shift from one
group to another that is working
more rapidly or more slowly as the
need may be. This emphasis on free
dom to shift pupils to the type of
work that they can do to best adj
vantage is one of the most significant
points in modern education. 1t is a
crime against childhood to permit a
boy to remain many weeks working
with a group where he must drag
along at a rate below that of the 9TH
er members of the group. Discour-
agement is certain to follow. 1t is
likewise a crime to permit child to
work very long with a group of chill
dren that cannot work as rapidly or
as skillfully as he can, Even if hab-
us Oh ludllSnllOu anu lh1SuA oNy w
not develop, much valuable time is
lost because the child is doing less
than his best. II the child has the
ability to finish the twelve grades
of the public school in ten or eleven
years, it should be his right to do so.
Careful experiments have repeatedly
shown that in the large majority of
cases the rapid workers are at the
same time the most thoro and the
most accurate. In other words,
child will lose in both thoroness and
accuracy by being required to work
At less than the rate OF sbeer at
which his ability and training have
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-25
HIGH HILL LETTER.

Oats and garden fine. Corn yellow
Some not thru planting.
Mrs. Laura Barnes of Texas is here
guest of W.D. Barnes for the summer.
Lee Miller lost twin colts recently.
Lightning burned the telephone
line the distance of three poles for
the Sam Pulls and Lakenan lines.
Lee Miller made business trip to
Mexico Saturday.
BIZ. Pulls entertained Ell and fam
lily Sunday. Jesse Pulls visited at
Rowena. Bob Palmer and wife visit
ed at E.P Pulls Sunday. Leonard Pal
mer spent the weekend with Carl Pu-
lis. ]. d. Pulls, mail carrier at
Thompson has a new auto.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-25

prepared him to work. This very
important fact of child psychology
is habitually ignored by the majority
of parents and teachers. In my judg-
ment one of the most important prob
lens comforting students of educa-
ton is how to change the courses of
study, the methods of teaching and
the plan of organization of our city
schools in such a manner that the
individual differences of children may
be taken care of.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-25

The Sims, 10, Edgar and Roy,
spent Sunday with Jeff Jerman's
William Greer lost his barn by
fire recently.
J.R.Daniels was a helpful visitor at
the home of Mrs. Lee Miller this week
The daughters of ]. o.sims hav a
new piano.
Mr.. Duffy delivered hogs to Contra
last week. C. E. Sellers essayed to
take the old men of the neighborhood
for an auto ride Sunday.
Wm.Wilmot and family, Henry
Wilmot and family, Nellie Edwards
and wife attended service at Salt Riv-
er Sunday and were guests of Lee
Miller and family.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-25

The Message is invited to the Sun
set-to-Sunrise Cabaret" to be given
by the Press Club in st. Louis, at
Delmar Garden, June IA, We are to
gambol with the newspaper boys and
watch the Venetian Carnival at the
Pool, see the Globe-Democrat film
and the Randolph" Coon Clubs Reel.
Cecil M. Basket, formerly of Mexico,
is secretary of the Club. All this will
be the first night of the National
Democratic Convention, when therell
be nothin' dom. Cecil M, good fell
low, we hope to meet you there.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-25
POWELL FoRD.

Farmers very busy, tho the rains
last week and Sunday made the
ground too wet to pillow.
VIM. Mason delivered sheep Mon
day. viii Schultz, just north of
this neighborhood, shipped his sheep,
getting $1,000 a hundred for them.
Some who planted corn early are
having to plant it over again,
F. B. Cook has fine lot of straw
berries; and Milford Berry has nice
patch OF oyerbearing strawberries.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-25

G. w. Gorrell, north of Mexico,
called at Message headquarters a
few days ago. He says things on
the farm look good. The wheat is
coming out some. He hopes to get
his seed back and biscuits for year
besides.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-25

f. T. Smith has a valuable cow
which he purchased in 1907 for $40,
says the Santa Fe Progress. She
raised him nine calves, seven of
which sold for an average of $25
each. He has a yearling heifer, the
cows offspring, worth $40. She now
has a male calf by her side that
weighed 105 pounds at birth. The
cow is a grade Shorthorn and weighs
about 1850 or 1900 pounds at this
time, when sucking a calf. The COW
is valuable and her record hard to
beat.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-25

Here are two stalks of corn" re-
marked Sam Jordon as he talked, to
the fair school boys last year, both
grew in the same hill. One has a fine
well developed ear, the other grew a
nubbin. Now. would you keep the
good ear for seed?" Many of the
boys, admiring the fine ear displayed
asserted that it would be added to
their corn but little fellow piped up,
Il wouldn't have that ear, mister, i"
he said. "Why?" shot back Sam, point
ing long finger at tile young grow
er. Because it grew in the hill with
the nubbin," answered the boy, land
might produce nubbins instead of
seed corn" Right you are," said Sam
as grin spread over his face. "You
can't grow prize winning corn when
the parent ear has had worthless as
sociates and prize winning chaps here
must keep out Of bad company If you
expect to become topnotch men. Get
the point, fellowsa"
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-25

Corn root lice suck the juices from
the roots of corn, grasses and weeds.
They depend on colonies or small
brown ants for protection and trans
portation and may be controlled by
crop rotation, fall blowing and early
spring cultivation to destroy weeds
and grasses.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-25
Established I'm 1899. Audrain COun,
TVS FavOrite Newspaper.

The boys of the Central School
have formed an Organization for the
protection of birds. They will build
bird houses and baths and feed and
protect their feathered friends. in
stead of plundering them and break
ing up their nests.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-25
MExICo GTRL HoNoREn.

Miss Myrtle Moore, daughter Of
Mrs. Belle Moore of Mexico, has been
chosen to compete in contest for the
annual prize on Sociology at the Uni
versity of Missouri. Miss Moore is a
hard student and one OF the bright
graduates of Mcmillan.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-25
Notice Of Primary Election.

Notice Of Primary Election.
In accordance with Section 1857,
ms, Mo-, 1909, notice is hereby given
that the following are the offices for
which candidates are to be nominated
at the primary election to be held in
Audrain County, Missouri, the first
TUESDAY in August august -,
1916.
Senator in Congress for Missouri.
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary of State.
State Auditor.
State Treasurer.
Attorney General.
Judge of Supreme Court, Division
No. One.
Judge of Supreme Court, Division
No. Two, (Unexpired Term).
Judge st. Louis Court of Appeals.
Representative in Congress for
Ninth District.
State Senator for Eleventh District.
Judge of the Circuit Court of the
Eleventh Judicial Circuit (Unexpired
TERM.
Judge of the Circuit Court of the
Eleventh Judicial Circuit Irregular
Term).
Member of the House of Repre-
sentatives of Audrain County.
County Judge of the Eastern Dis
trict.
County Judge of the Western Dis
trict.
Sheriff of Audrain County.
Prosecuting Attorney of Audrain
County.
Treasurer of Audrain County.
Assessor of Audrain County.
Recorder of Deeds of Audrain
County (Unexpired Term).
Surveyor of Audrain County.
Coroner.
Public Administrator.
Two Committeeman, Cuivre Town
ship.
One Committeeman, Loutre Town
ship.
One Committeeman, Linn Township
One Committeeman, Prairie Town
ship.
One Committeeman, Salt River
Township.
One Committeeman, from each
Ward of Mexico.
One Committeeman, Wilson Town
ship.
One Committeeman, Sailing Town
ship.
Constable of Salt River Township
Constable of Cuivre Township.
Constable of Loutre Township.
Constable of Linn Township.
Constable Of Prairie Township.
Constable of Wilson Township.
Constable of Sailing Township.
Justice of the Peace of Wilson
Township (Unexpired Term).
Justice of the Peace of Linn Town
ship (Unexpired Term).
Justice of the Peace of Prairie
Township (Unexpired Term).
Given under My hand and Official
seal at the City of Mexico, Missouri,
this, the 9Th day of May, 1916.
r. b. CauthOrn,
Clerk of the County Court.
(sEAL)
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-25
FARM and STOCK.

Edgar Carpenter, Cooper Co., lost
s head of cattle, value $780,, and the
remainder of the herd are sick. The
cattle were fed clover chaff; this is
supposed to have caused the malady.
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THE SCREEN PLAYS.

The Knickerbocker Theatre
will show to-day "Hell's Hinges"
There will also be a Keystone
knockabout and the musical feat
ures which have just been added
to these entertainments.
The Strand Theatre will have
Anna Held in Mime. la Presi-
dente," and. as il she were not a
liberal education whenever she
appears, there will be educational
pictures and music.
Fanny Ward, who was the
heroine Of mime. la Presidente"
in the flesh, will represent the
heroine of "Tcnnessee's Pard-
ner," which will be deliberately
produced at the Broadway Thea
tire. There will also be comic
films and music.
Merely Mary Ann" in which
Eleanor Robson made such a sue
cess will be seen this week at the
Academy Of Music. Vivian Mar
tin will be the little slsvey and
Harry billiard will play the
hero's role.
The Park Theatre Is still show
ing exciting war pictures, which
are this time called "Europe's
Reign Of Terror" 4
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THE PLAYS THAT LAST

The plays that continue in New
York. are "Our Mrs. McChesney"
at the Lyceum Theatre, "Cock o.
the Walk" at the Conan Theatre,
"Hobson's Choice" at the Comedy
Theatre, 1.-The Little Minister
at the Empire Theatre, "The
Boomerang" at the Belasco
Theatre, Common Clay" at
the Republic Theatre, "The
Pride Of Race" at the Max
inc Elliott Theatre, "Sadie
Love" at the Harris Theatre,
"Just a Woman" at the Forty
eighth Street Theatre, 1.-THE Gin
derella Man"at the Hudson Thea
tire, "Major Barbara" at the Play
house, Treasure Island" at the
Punch and Judy Theatre, 1.-THE
Weavers" at the Garden Theatre,
1.-THE Great Lover" at the Long
acre Theatre, "Erstwhile Susan"
at the Gaiety Theatre, Fair and
Warmer" at the Eltinge Theatre,
"Abe and Mawruss" at the Lyric
Theatre, Margaret Schiller" ut
the New Amsterdam Theatre.
1.-THE Unchastened Woman" at
the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre
and the Washington Square Play
ers at the Bandbox Theatre.
The musical plays are every
Good Eddie" at the Princess The
atre, "Alone at Last" at the Shu-
bert Theatre, 1.-THE Blue Para
disc" at the Casino Theatre,
"Sybil" at the Liberty Theatre,
"Stop! Look! Listen!" at the
Globe Theatre, clown Topics" at
the Winter Garden" and "Ka-
tinka" at the Forty-fourth Street
Theatre.
The Hippodromc is open with
Sousa's Band, Hip Hip Hooray"
and Flirting at st. Moritz," Q
big .spectacplar Offering,
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MT. trINlln. me hG projection room
- 20 be clear FOR ms word al . Z o'clock
he sHgEesttd Il certain kind OF hang
Ing for MS renaissance drawing room.
and so thar KIND VIII he found a. all
costS-Mr. friftlth saw II in rehearsal
ana let II 20 through +" II must he
an flsH'' lhhtS a piece or nus ness
'hat Mr' fr'NIth suggested ana II
makes the scene Mr. 'iFhlIlh shld
l." u" there at y sharp and you KNOW
ne mustn't he kept waiting.
Tho listening visitor becomes pos
sossei 10y tn" conviction tina this in
visible director is a. least tive mon.
How else = such %uhiqui;y posS .Il""
We stand among the quiet WATCHERS
behind IN" battery Of cameras. Here
are directors and assistant directors,
operators and their assistants, pl ayers
off duty or waiting for their entrance
into the scene,
Occasionally a bit OF vigorous, hicl
pitched dialogue from a s"t marks
sharply the recording of some intense
moment in a play where the use q:
speech VIII help the players to an aC-
c%cntuation of dramatic values. but for
the most part voices are subdued to
ordinary conversational M
There is none Of the traditional
shouting Of dircctnrs-no fine frenzy
at all. These are Griffith directors.
They use speech during the actual TAX
ing of "A scene about as much as the
leader of a symphony orchestra at a
final rehearsal.
\ director is arguing with a some
what selt-ass"rtive player.
well, o KNOW, Mr.. 'r!nith liked
/, better d"n" mat way he says and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-06
GRIFFITH AT WORK.
Methods Of the Prod Of Ris
Movie Shove.

-
'" "'''oo' VI Nv MA" VIM "'"''
The Birth or a Nation, who * II. w.
Griffith, are of great interest," to all who
loor ou,c. ui,b v,a, 10 dana q, ,,,
"''''e with N'' ''"' "S' SUM- VS.
tors were allowed IN ms theatre, ana
give this account OF what they saw
u,a.r h,. canvas nr,scrriuu ,rc,,
..I,-, 49, 49, ... 49,
WIZ" "'p' 'e '""' says '''' wv
players:
we were free 10 ana about where
We liked n Ior AZ iong as We liked
so n hs We otSyeu sluulo laws.
'hiet or these 49, Never step IN
'front.' OF a camera lhat RUE Is oneNed
even by the STUDIO dogs, OF Wh!ch there
are sure 10 De several. Most or these
logs have either TO be led on the set -
SO thorough ~ their understanding or
inc rule--or else renearseu IN the one
scene TIL they knu" they belong there.
The second law mas purely local APP
plication n IL not really a law at all,
IT Is expressed by every M in about
the same words:
Better not bother Mr.. Griffith I'M
less it's absolutely necessary. he's a
very busy man
w" conclude" that he nus be- not
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-06
Nlla Na.lll

est, as Shakespeare's precautionary an
niversary Is approaching. These art
lists give a worthy and authoritative
presentation of the poets masterpieces.
In the Shakespearian field Mr.. Hack
cttS first success was made as M,r-
onii0 in Romeo and Juliet Last
season he made "A production of
"bthe.lo" and gave a few tentative
performances Of this play. appearing
in the name role. Miss Allen is well
remembered for her approximations Of
h Shakespear!an repertoire. She has
played Viola in Twelfth Night" Hcr-
miOnr in The Winters Tale" and
imoGCH and PCrdtd.
Nothing has been LEFT uudono To-
make the production diGutfed and
artistic. The scenery 10y Josef Urban,
it is promised, will equal any Shake.
spearian mounting presented on the
English speaking stage N any period.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-06

Elsie Ferguson's method Of acting
is more like that OF the distinguished
women of the French stage in its ex-
treme finish and in the perfection of
an art which so we'll conceals art. II
is not her fault that The tense close
of the first act was not AS effective
as il might have been. The difficulty
here lies with the play itself. There
is no adequate explanation of the fiery
patriotism of tn" girl who has decided
that she Will GO to the top and remove
the highest in the land IL she is to be
of help 10 her people. 1t is not eve
emphasized az 1t should be to explain
the hystericsl oxidation Of this scene,
that her own father had been the VIC
tim OF one OF this Prime Minister'S
measures. Miss Fcrguson's heroics
we're very naturally and humanity
delivered by her. II they did not i'm
press the audience as strongly as they
should have done II was because she
was expected to create an impression
which the playwright should have es-
tablished long before. 1t should have
been her duty merely to voice a mood
that had been established previously
by the dramstist.