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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-05-03
HIGH SCHOOL PLAY
COMING NEXT WEEK
SENIORS WILL GIVE GALL, THE
COMFORTS OF HOME" ON
THURSDAY, MAY II.
INTEREST SHOWN IN PLAY FORE
CASTS A WELL-CROWDED
HOUSE.

Ihursday, May eleventh, has finally
been set as the date for the appearance
OF the Senior Glass Play, "Al1 the Com
forts OF Home,'' at the Turner Hall
theatre. From present Indications
the interest taken in it by the school
population and the advance sale of
tickets, there will be a record crowd
in attendance that night, and the S. r.
%. signs may be called into service. The
play itself merits the most hearty SUD-
port. 1t is of kind that will appeal to
the greatest number of people, being
modern, full of action, and within the
capabilities of high school actors: and
the public always prefers a good comedy
we'll acted, than attempted assault and
battery on one of Ibsen's problem plays
The acting has improved steadily
under the able direction of Miss Pierce
who is coaching the Senior Thespians in
this production, and with the same con-
slstent rate of progress, Thursday night
will see finished piece of work. The
work OF Clara Epple in the role of
Josephine Bender, and Ellen Schoch in
the role of Fiji Oritanski, dancer from
the Opera Comique, deserves special
credit. Their impersonation of their
respective characters seems to go fairly
beyond conscious acting, and they seem
to live rather than represent their parts.
Leo Berg plays the leading role in the
character of Alfred Hastings, while
Walter Pullman takes the part of his
lnseparable chum, Tom Mellow. The
two form a well-balanced team through
all the complications resulting from their
inspiration to give call the comforts of
home" in borrowed apartments. ~'l-1
The action takes place in the drawing
room of a private house in London. The
time is the present. The plot starts
when MIR. Egbert Pettibone, peculiarly
Jealous man, decides to flee the premises
when he thinks he has proof of his wife's
alienated affections. In his absence,
Alfred Hastings and Tom Mellow form
conspiracy by which they expect to
reap the profits from Mr. Petitioners ill
advised move. The story results from
this conspiracy. Part of it happens the
first morning; part the second; little
more a few mornings after; and the
climax on another pleasant morning.
pleasant except for those concerned
And through every complication and
denoument, Tom Mellow "gits half.''
The cast of characters is as follows.
Alfred Hastings BERG
Tom Mellow. .... Walter Pullman
Theodore Bender. Arthur Miller
Josephine Bender. =. Marguerite Vogel
Evangeline Bender. Clara Epple
Mr.. Egbert Pettibone :. Reuben Moe
Rosabelle Pettibone Naomi Mueller
Emily Pettibone. Gretchen Winkelmann
Christopher Dabney. Sherburn Beecher
Judson Langhorne. :. Hilton Durbahn
Fiji Oritanski. Ellen Schoch
Augustus McSnath. Ben Alvin
Victor Smythe. w Thomas Pfaender
thompson. George MAYER
Katy Ruth Olson
Gretchen .............W inona Alvin
The Balllf. ....... Herbert Wandersee
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05
A MERRY LITTLE FELLOW

merry time this winter. If they were
not beyond my reach l would have to
do to them as I do to the little boys
and girls"
"And what is that?" asked Mother
Nature.
I'D pinch their toes and nip their
noses until they'd cry for mercy"
"I'Il guard my little ones, but you
Wind to spread blanket over them.
They, like all babies, need warmth to
make them grow"
"Whoop-lal I'll do my best" cried
Jack and with a swish of his arms he
sped along decorating all the fences
and trees with frost.
A few weeks passed but Jack Frost
did not again appear. "Ah me-" sighed
the Mother, II wish it would snow.
Little Jack has forgotten me and his
promise My babies will not thrive"
That very day the North Wind and
the West Wind met in the center of
the road as Jack was turning the
corner, and he remembered his prom
Use to Mother Nature.
well met" he cried, Twill you help
me?" and he told the wind what he
needed of them.
''W--e-eee-e- W--iii-iil-l-ll!"
shrieked the winds and they twirled
their arms around each other and they
blew and they blew, until big black
clouds gathered in the sky to see what
was the matter, and the Sun hid be-
hind them in fear.
Then tiny flakes began to fall; and
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THE WISE OLD PIG

hold its food and tear it like dog.
"And sometimes" he added, when
there is a lot of food in the trough, 1
just put my foot into it through habit"
After telling all this he walked around
and asked the animals if that was not
something to know and if they did not
think he was something of an owl.
you do know one thing" the fox
agreed, "But wish you would tell us
why, when a storm comes up, you run
around with straws in your mouth;
that looks very foolish to me-"
"That is from habit, too" replied
Mr.. Porkus. "Wild pigs often build
nest of twigs and branches to pro-
tect themselves from the storms and
tame pigs try to do the same, but by
the time they have gathered one
mouthful of straw, they forget what
it is for, so they just drop 1t and go
into their pen to get out of the wet.
And now" he said, Knowing all this:
don't you think I am quite as wise an
an owl?'
mot quite" replied the fox, FOR
an owl knows how to build It's nest
and if it didn't. don't think it would
tell about it,"
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moral, Z; Gallant, 8.
Now, all Gallant had to do was to
hold Balmoral for little over two min
utes more. Could they do it?
Dean was placed at right-half and
the end was instructed to take just as
much of the work off him as possible.
Balmoral, of course, received the
kickoff, and straightway attempted a
forward-p pass. 1t carried, too, for
forty yards before the runner was
downed. Then began series Of plays
upon Dean. The Balmoral quarter
back seemed to sense the fact that
Dean was woefully weak defensive
player.
Three times they plunged through
him for big gains. Another lightning
forward-pass and the ball reposed on
Gallant's ten-yard line. Professor
Spillman was actually calling Dean
out-though the substitute he had
ready was scarcely any better-when
Balmoral launched another play at
Dean.
Then, something strange--strange
at least to Dean-happened; he felt
something well up inside Of him that
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. FlOM A STUMP s.

silly humans put it," replied Mr..
/ Squirrel
Anne gazed at him blankly.
The Squirrel twitched one whisker
and then twitched another 81 was
just giving you little bit of what you
call slang" he grinned 81 may be
only a squirrel, and you just bet I
like nuts-I gather them every fall
and store them away for winter use
but 1 can tell you I don't relish be-
/ ing a symbol of what you all call a
nut'-meaning a foolish or a queer
looking person, L gather. I hear peo-
pie talking when they come into the
woodland it makes me sick!"
| Now you seem to be a nice looking
! little girl SO far as your face is con-
cerned-and L like your hair especial
| ly because it is the color of a chest
nut-but, cross my heart, never saw
such crazy--I mean 'nutty'-clothes!"
And Mr.. Squirrel chuckled and
laughed and held on to his fat sides
at his joke.
Anne stamped her foot. "They
aren't my clothes! I never saw them
before! And-and I guess you are
rightly the symbol of 'nut'-though
my Mamma never lets me use slang
and L wouldn't have her hear me for
anythingi"
Mr. Squirrel looked at her in amaze
ment. WHAT" he exclaimed "You
never saw those clothes before? Well
then-well, I'm certain now you are
'nutty'"
"You-you are very disagreeable
person! said Anne sharply. "And I
hope some hunter comes along and
and-no. don't wish that either be-
cause 1 hate to see anything killed.
But, all the same, you are very, very
rudel"
| Now, the moment Anne said the
word hunter Mr.. Squirrel had looked
quickly around on all sides, and it was
| evident he was scared. But, seeing no
one, he forced a smile and, bending
down, picked up a chestnut from the
stump on which he sat. He popped
it into his mouth There" he said,
overwhelmingly, 'T'll bet you can't do
thatl It's gone-I've swallowed it..
Now-look! Here it is again!"
Anne stared at him a moment.
''Humh!" she said presently, "You
certainly are crazy-but you can't fool
me. I happen to know that you didn't
swallow that chestnut at all-you
simply put it into your pouch and
and
Bang!
No, it wasn't the gun of hunter,
though Mr.. Squirrel did suddenly
vanish, stump and all, from Anne's
sight. 1t wasn't that.
But it was the big album-over
which Anne had fallen asleep-slip-
ping from her fingers and falling to
the floor.
Anne woke up, wide-eyed. "My
My!" she exclaimed. She found her
self in Papa's big, easy chair, with
the album containing pictures Of
Mamma and Aunt Martha in child
hood on the floor before her
She looked down at her dress and,
10 and behold, it wasn't the queer old
fashioned costume in which she had
seen herself when having that foolish
talk with Mr. Squirrel. She had on
one of her own nice clean frocks.
Anne, you see. had been dreaming
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they fell down over the brown earth
which covered the seeds as they slept,
and before night large white blanket
spread over the ground.
"Ho-o--ho, ho!" laughed the
merry little fellow. THAT ought to
satisfy her. Now I'm off to see how
my little friends, the boys and girls
are going to enjoy the snow"
Did you boys and girls think the
snow fell only for your pleasure. and
that the JOY Of skating and shedding
was it's main purpose? The snow is as
necessary to the health of the plant
as the Sun is to your growth. Think
Of that next time merry little Jack
Frost spreads the ground with snow.
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made him forget everything-every-
thing except that that play must be
stopped! No matter what happened,
no matter if they tore him limb from
limb, that play had to be stopped!
All fear of being hurt. all distaste
for the impact Of rushing. pounding
bodies against his own had fed. He
Observation-Disclosures
And he did! He pulled the runner
down in his tracks!
Then, the whistle blew! The game
was over-Gallant had won!
They picked Dean up, unconscious,
and bore him to the sidelines. A few
skilful ministrations from the Doctor
and he "came to-" He had been
knocked out; but also, something had
been knocked into him-the love of
the game, the love of the fierce scrim-
mage, the love of the fight!
Thus began the making of the
greatest quarter back that Gallant
ever had. Not all at once, of course,
but gradually; and toward the end of
the season, Dean was the most reck
less player on the team and, of course,
far and away its best kicker.
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- HE Gallant School for Boys al

- HE Gallant School for Boys al
~ ways had good football teams.
III And to win a place on an
w. eleven" there meant that the
lucky boy-be he ten or fourteen
years of age or even older-had
earned it. The Professor in charge of
athletics played no favorites; literally,
he made each boy stand upon his
own feet"
Though Dean Dodge had been in
the school but a few weeks he was
already casting longing eyes toward a
place on 1.-The eleven" He was on
the field every afternoon for practice;
but even he had to admit that he
didn't seem to be making much prog
ress.
Now, to understand the situation
one should go back a little with Dean
before he entered Gallant. He had
lived in the country, ol~a farm, and
had found but scant opportunity to
few boys in his neighborhood and
most of them had no time for foot
ball.
A regular "scrimmage" with eleven
men on each side was impossible; SO
Dean was compelled to confine his
football activities to kicking the ball.
He had rugged up an impromptu goal
post down at one end of the back pas
ture, and there, on afternoons, he and
one or at most two, of his playmates
would take turns trying to kick the
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A GOAL, FROM THE FIELD

! dropped back and, stretched out on
the ground, held the ball for Dean
to try goals from placement And,
over and over again, Dean sent the
ball squarely between the uprights,
from various distances and from diff
cult angles.
With but two minutes left to play
and the score Gallant, 8; Balmora1,
7. defeat seemed certain-and to have
Balmoral, Gallant's greatest rival,
triumph was a bitter pill to swallow.
The game had been bitterly con-
tested one. Gallant, getting the jump
on her rivals, had scored a touchdown
early in the first quarter; but Morri-
son had failed to kick the goal, thus
leaving the score at when it should
have been z. Then, at the beginning
of the second half. Balmoral had
scored touchdown by steady line
plunges, long end-run and a cleverly
and luckily executed forward-pass.
And-worse and more Of 1.-THE
Balmoral kicker had kicked the goal.
making the score Balmoral, Z; Gal
liant, 6. And that seemed to be the
final score, with but three minutes to
play, only one more down" left to
go, and the ball in Gallant's possess
sion on BalmoraPs twenty-yard line!
All during the game Dean had sat
on the sideline with the other substi-
tutes, wrapped in his blanket and
half-hoping, half-fearing that he
would get into the game
"Dodgel Dodge!" It was Professor
Spillman calling his name.
Eyes, sir" answered Dean, Jumping
to his feet and throwing off his
blanket.
you go in there, my boy" said
| the Professor in quiet, yet tense
voice, "and put that ball over the
bar. 1t means victory If you do. Now
do it!'
Dean, trifie dazed by the rapidity
with which he had been summoned
trotted out onto the field, reported to
the official and took the place of Hart
the half-back for whom he had been
substituted.
"6323-36i" cried the Gallant quar-
ter-back-and the team opened out In
kick formation, with the quarterback
in place to receive the ball, slap it to
the ground and hold it until Deans
toe should send 1t hurting toward the
goal post of the enemy
1t was a last, desperate attempt to
score, when carrying the ball had
proved futile or, at least, foolish In
view of the scant time remaining for
play.
The signal was given. The Gallant
center passed the ball back to his
quarter-back--a trif1e high and little
to the right. But Handy, the quarter
caught it. up ended it and slapped II
, to the ground.
! A second later, Deans Justify swung
foot caught the ball and sent it hurt
! ling over the line of scrimmage--
straight and true for the goal-post
From the stands it looked as though
the direction was all right, but would
the ball sail high enough to clear the
cross-bar?
1t did-by just few inches!
And that meant three more points
| for Gallant, making the score Bal
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birth comes Samuel Clemens, known
to US as Mark Twain. He was born
November 80, 1895. He has Brought
more mirth and laughter to the Amer
lean people than any other writer.
His Huckleberry Finn" in the terms
OF modern slang lis scream and "A
Yankee at King Arthur's Court" and
Innocence Abroad will forever re-
main masterpieces Of originality and
humor.
Who among us does not love the
memory of Robert Louis Stevenson?
He was born on November IS, 1850.
He wrote many beautiful stories and
poems, but you would know him best
for the cute children's verses, which
since have been set to music.
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and jostling when he was tackled and
thrown to earth were distasteful to
him. Not that Dean was coward
for he was not--but, you know, there
are certain boys who really love just
that roughness and others who can't
become Indifferent to 1t under any
conditions. Dean vastly preferred to
kick. And, every afternoon, he could
be found trying to kick goals from the
field both before and after the regular
practice.
Once or twice he was put In at end
but proved so hopeless at breaking up
interference and tackling the runner
that it was plainly evident he wouldn't
do. So, chiefly for the exercise. he
kept on practicing place-kicks over
the goal And though he did not know
1t, Professor Spillman watched him
now and then with speculative eye,
for Dean certainly could send the old
pigskin sailing over the bar.
One day when the regulars ana
SUBS" were scrimmaging down at one
+ end of the field and Dean was at the
other goal-post trying place-kicks, he
was surprised to hear his name called
by many voices.
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On hearing this all of the animals
were much surprised and gathered
closer.
What is it you know" queried Mr..
Fox, while the rest leaned forward to
hear what the pig would say.
II know why" he explained, look
ing very grave, why a pig puts it's
foot in the trough when it is eating"
IT thought that was just bad man
ners," laughed the fox, But since
you know why it is done, won't you
tell the rest Of us?"
Then Mr.. Porkus, looking as wise as
he could, told the other animals that
|. it was because a pig used its foot to
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HNNE found herself strollins
through a thick wood. How
she had got there she didn't
- - know, Indeed, she couldn't
even imagine. But there she was
And. strange to say, she wasn't in the
least frightened.
Presently she came to brook muir
muring merrily along over shiny peb-
bles and beds of smooth white sand
1t was clear as crystal, and she knelt
down for a drink. But she drew back
in amazement. Could that reflection
in the water really be she? Hardly
and yet-yes, it must be.
But how strange she looked. Her
eyes and hair and cunning little nose
were unmistakable; and yet she was
wearing a queer hat-such a one as
she had never before worn. 1t re-
minded her of the hats Mamma and
Aunt Martha were wearing in pictures
of themselves when they were little
girls.
Anne jumped to her feet and-why,
what queer frock she had on 1t
bulged out all around, and there was
something dreadfully stiff and awk-
ward inside it. Why, to be sure-it
was a hoop" skirt such as little girls
wore when Mamma was a juvenile.
And = mercy mel those dreadful
white things peeping down from un-
der her skirt were-were-pantalet
yes, that was what Mamma called
them-pantalettes.
Poor Anne was alarmed. She for
got all about the drink of water,
though she had been very thirsty. She
turned and ran out of the wood as
fast as she could. But presently she
found herself "out of breath" and had
to stop. But by this time, however,
she was In Clearing" with lots of
stumps sticking up from the ground.
So, being able to see in every direc-
tiorl-and seeing nothing to frighten
her-she breathed more easily.
"Humh" squeaked a funny little
voice. "Humh I guess you must be
IA mutt,
sWh-wh- what?" gasped Anne.
81 said you must be nut, as you
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= below
he makes little girls say: "Oh, oh,
OH"
And he makes little boys say; "Ho,
no, hol'
"O-ooo--oh. Jack" cried Mother
Naturest \ merry little Jack Frost, as
he was rushing by one November
morning.
Jack stopped in his mad fight and
settled on the stump of tree. Whats
up, old Mother? What's doing this
cold day?"
I'm putting the little baby plants
to sleep"
"Those little things in your hand?
they don't look like plants!" laughed
Jack
s"These are the seed-cradles. the
baby plants are inside. I am now
going to put them away into my great
brown house." and as she said this she
gently put the little pods in the earth.
Mother Nature then called to the
swallows that were passing overhead:
.,Fly little birds, fly southwark, and
when it's time for my babies to wake
up, come to greet them" And to the
flowers that still bloomed she whis-
pered: "Sh-sh, go to sleep. sh-sh,
go to sleep"
Jack stood up on the stump of the
tree and bowed low to Mother Nature.
"That is right tuck them away good
and warm because I expect to have a
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Is it not?''
80 far. SO good" said the father
much interested.
"And that is two at mothers end"
continued Johnny with twinkle in
his eye.
"Well?" said the father.
"Well," answered the boy, two and
one make three. is not that correct?"
Dad looked puzzled for moment,
and then a merry twinkle came to his
eye. %
well, son." he said. III will take
this chicken. and mother will eat the
second one, there. and you may eat
the third"
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ball over the goal--drop- kicks and
goals from placement.
Wherefore, when Dean "came out
for the team" at Gallant and was in
troduced to all the mysteries of tack
ling, of running-back punts of lining
UP for scrimmage, etc, he was indeed
a stranger in a strange land. He
didn't like it, either; the impact of
his charging fellows. the rough battle
of the line of scrimmage, the thud
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- OHNNY came home from school
the other day full of words OF
wisdom that he had heard there.
~ Johnny was a Joker, SO he thought
out problem that he intended to
spring on his unsuspecting family at
the earliest opportunity.
That very evening he felt that his
time had come for the maid brought
In two nicely Drowned chickens to
tho dinner table. and placed one at
the fathers end OF the table. and the
other down in front Of the mother.
Father who was practical man made
tho way easy for Johnny by asking
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Dean, want to see what you can
do in the way of goals" said the Pro-
fessor. Get in here behind the scrub
line and we'll see if you can kick any
Dean did. too. Not one, but a
dozen. Indeed, despite the attempts
of the first team to break through the
weaker scrub-line and block the kick,
Dean missed only three out of sixteen
attempts-which was truly remark
able. Then, the scrub quarterback
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his son:
did you learn anything worth
while In school today?"
Indeed I did. Dad" replied the
youth. II was taught how to make
two count three"
Hal a- ha--" laughed the father
ut can't be done, my boy. it can't be
done"
"Will you believe it Dad, If I can
prove it to your satisfaction"
Then. and then only" answered
his Dad Proceed at once. sir"
Take these chickens began
Johnny by way of explanation, "See
this one here at your end. that is one
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animals stood around wondering at
him until Mr.. Fox came along.
What can be the matter with Mr..
Porkus?" they asked.
Maybe he thinks he is an OWL"
said the fox and when MIR. Porkus
heard him say that, he nodded his
head ever so solemnly.
What makes you think that you
are an owl?'' inquired Mr.. Fox.
Because l know something" re-
piled Mr.. Porkus.
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NJ Alcott, who was born November
%, 1882.
Alcott's stories were about children,
and were written for the entertain
ment of young folks. Little girls, in
particular, will find her books most
delightful, and will find many of her
heroines worthy of imitation. If you
have not done so already. don't fail to
read Little Women" and little
Men"
Next in order as to the year of his
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BOBBY'S COMPLAINT.
nHUVVER. don't you like your
M Bobby

nHUVVER. don't you like your
W Bobby
ANY more at all?
Cause when he used to come down
stairs
You'd stand up big and tall
And say. why. hello. little Bobby,
Howdy-do!"
Why. muvver. you 'emember that.
don't youa
Muvver, let me whisper something,
Something really true:
Now, if you want to love me nice,
just like you used to do.
Then throw me way, way up and
kiss me 'Howdy-do!"'
Now, muvver. you'll 'emember that.
won't YOU?