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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
MASCAGNI NOVELTY
NEXT WEEKS OPERA
"Lodoletta" Will Be Sung at
Metropolitan With Caruso
and Easton

The second operatic novelty OF the sea-
son will be presented at the Metropoll-
tan on next Tuesday evening, when Mas
cagni's 'Lodoetta" will be the bill The
libretto of this work is derived from
Ouida's charming tale. Two Little
Wooden Shoes" and the scenes of the
music drama. as those of the original
story, are laid In Holland. Richard
Ordynski Is responsible for the pictorial
effectiveness. which is said to be particu-
larly potent. Mr.. Gatti-Casazza will
send over one of the finest casts at his
command. Among the principals will be
Caruso. whose role is said to be admir-
ably suited to both his histrionic and
vocal equipments; Florence Easton, the
gifted Canadian soprano. who scored so
deserved hit in THE Legend of St.
Elizabeth. Arden, Amato. Dldur and
Malatesta. Roberto Moranzoni will con-
duct.
"Lodoletta" will be the fourth Mas
cagni opera to be given in this city. Its
predecessors were the undying "Caval-
leria Rusticana," "L'Amico Fritz IA
netto" and Iris"
Following its last western tour, the
Philadelphia Orchestra will present a
at its concerts on next Friday afternoon
and Saturday evening-Max Rosen, an
American youth who recently made his
debut in New York after n course OF
study with Leopold Auer in Christiania.
where the noted pedagogue Is now living.
Young Roseu's art aroused the most en-
thusiastic comment when he made his
New York debut recently and it was
predicted that he would take rank with
that group Of distinguished violinists
pupils Of Auer. who for the last decade
have held high place in the regard
of American audiences.
Max Rosen is a product of New York's
East Side. Six years ago he was dis
covered by a New York business man
who was also a music lover and who in
troduced the lad to Edward de Coppet.
the generous patron of art and the
founder of the Flonzaley Quartet.
Through the generosity of de Coppet it
was arranged that the talented boy
should go to Petrograd to study with
Leopold Auer. but on account of the
boys religion 1t was found impossible
for him to gain admittance to the coun-
try. Auer therefore arranged to come
periodically to Berlin to give him les-
sons, and when, several years ago. Auer
changed his place Of residence to Chris
tiania, Rosen also went to that city
to live. He has given concerts in the
important Scandinavian cities and has
been acclaimed as an artist of the first
rank. He will play the Brahms con-
certo here.
The orchestral feature OF the program
will he the fourth symphony OF Tschai-
kowsky. The concerts will open with
the overture TO "rhe Mastersingers of
Nurnberg." by Wagner.
Hunter Welsh, the American pianist,
to appear with the Philharmonic So
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
WITH the revocation Of the j
w fuel administrator closing

fueI admIhIstratIOns clOsInEl
order the theatre schedule ins
Philadelphia returns to normality.'
Beginning next week, the regular
Tuesday night performances will
be resumed and all the playhouses
will be open every evening except
Sunday. The extra Monday
matinees which the high-priced
theatres gave during the opera
ton of the coal ruling will be
abandoned. q
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
Quartet Concert Postponed

Owing TO the absence from the city
OF the Philadelphia Orchestra. OF which
organization the Schmidt Quartet are
members. the quartet concert scheduled
to take place In witherspoon Hail We'd
the auspices OF the University Extension
Society. will be postponed to date 70
be announced later on.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16

Hunter Welsh, the American pianist
to appear with the Philharmonic So
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-06
Most Cosn,opoIitan CITY,

Cairo, which Is the meeting place OF
the East and the West, Is popularity
supposed to offer more varied types
than any other city In the world, hut
even Cairo is not so cosmopolitan ns
jerusalem. People come here from
everywhere on earth as they go to
Cairo, but they do not become fused
with the other races. The Bokharan
Jew is easily distinguished by MS
strikingly Mongolian features, and the
Yeman Jew learns no language nut
Arabic, while his brother from Russia
often speaks Yiddish, and the men who
come from Portugal and Spain cling to
their respective languages. customs
and costumes, having only Hebrew be-
liefs that make them Jews of COM
mon stock, The same thing Is true or
most of the other people from Europe.
Nations have their respective quarters
and their inhabitants do not mins'e
with the people of other nations to any
degree The same thing Is true OF the
religionists. America has been calleu
the "melting pot" of the nations, ana
1t is true that over there all the nations
are being fused, In Jerusalem, ns IN
no other place, they never fuse, ana
remain always the same.-EXchange
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-06
DADDYSEV[NLN(
ARY TALL 03
% MARY GpAHA.llN..l. A.llN..l.Rl BONNER ; QsN,IlNr!E
TRIP FOR ANT THRUSHES.

Daddy had heard of curious fam.
lily of birds that had been found and
put In the bird section of zoo. The
children naturally wanted to hear
about the queer old birds so they asked
Daddy to begin his story right away.
Dear me-" said Daddy. $50 l must
begin at once, must I? Well, enjoy
telling stories to two little people who
seem to want to hear them so much.
"Once upon a time man was look
Ing in far off lands for queer kinds of
birds'~~hirds that We're rare and Won
derful. The usual kinds he passed by
without noticing them at all. This
made some of them rather angry But
when he passed before Mr.. Ant Thrush
and saw how strange he was, he stop
ped right off, and said:
"'Will you come and live In our land
In big zoo where people and people
and people viii stand before you every
day and say how wonderful you
arer
sand the ant thrush said he would
II he could bring his wife along too.
Mr.. Ant Thrush had just been mar.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-06
Mai.teIlo Tower.

A martcllO tower Is Il round stfnc-
ture, usually Of stone, about 90 seet
IN height, with walls of great thick
ness and strength, and situated on
beach or on the bank of a river. II IL
so called from the Italian towers Dullt
as Il protection against the pirates VINO
infested the Mediterranean In ancient
times and during the middle ages
Warning of the approach OF pirates
or other enemies was given by the gar'
rison on guard IN the tower by striking
bell with hammer. or martello,
Hence the towers were called In ltal-
ian TORT da Martello." Several very
fine Murlellu towers formed part OF the
old stone Notifications of Kingston,
Ont, Of which Fort Henry was the
principal work. OF course, the stone
works are now obsolete as fortifica-
tions against modern guns, but sew
eral of the towers, both there and ht
quebec, have been preserved and put
in a state Of repair. They add Il pic
turesque element to Kingston's beau
tiful lake front.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-06
Fiske's High Opinion Of Huxley.

In the biography of John Fiske it Is
related that on his visits to England
he formed hearty friendship with
Huxley. In one of his letters home he
thus wrote Of him: II am quite wild
over Huxley. lie is as handsome ms
an Apollo. His photograph doesn't
begin to do him justice. | never be-
fore saw such magnificent eyes. They
are black, nnd his face expresses an
eager burning intensity and there Is
none Of that self-satisfcd Smirk that
has crcpt into his picture. He seems
earnest--immensely in carneSt-nnd
thoroughly frank and cordial and mod,
est. And, by Jove, what n pleasure
it Is to meet such clean-cut mind.
1t Is like Saladin's sword, which cut
through the cushion. After
tea, Huxley and | retired to his study,
which is the cosiest | have seen In
England, and had smoke and the
very best talk | have ever had. Words
can't describe what glorious fellow
he Is"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-06
Robbery by Kissing.

Mr.. Labouchcre used to relate,
among his "reminiscences Of his life as
Il member Of the British embassy At
Petrograd, the story of the robbery
from the picture of the Virgin in the
Iberian chapel outside the kremlin at
Moscow. This picture, which is Byzan.
tine is Cor was until recently covered
with gold and splendid jewels, and
was brought from Il monastery nen
Mount Athos. One day a large diamond
of great value was missed. 1t was
traced by the police to the palace of u
certain princess, who was known tc
have visited the shrine on the day OF
the loss. According to Mr.. Labouchere.
it turned out that the ingenious prin'
cess, In the course Of her worship of
the picture, had managed to pick out
the diamond with her teeth while she
was kissing It,. She was sent forth
with to Siberia.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-06
Now Pyramids Were Built.

In looking ut pictures Of the pyra.
mids and the Sphinx every one has
wondered how these great monuments
could be built in an age when there
was no such thing as n steam derrick
Discussion upon the point has run
through the centuries. An English en-.
gineer has hit upon what appears to
be the true explanation. His opinions
are supported by the evidence of an.
cient Inscriptions upon tomhs and
temples. This engineer states that in
building a pyramid the Egyptians con.
structed an inclined roadway to the
level Of which the work had reached
AS the pyramid grew taller, the angle
of the road constantly grew sleeper
and It's length greater. Up this road.
way passed all the material required
in building the pyramid, hauled by
slaves and pack animals.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-06
Why People Marry,

In discussion on marriage. in the
opinion held by on" anxious to enter
into matrimony, the principal reason
why people marry as the laudnhlc de.
sire to preserve the human family,
which otherwise might become extinct.
Is this true? People marry because
'it is not good for man (and also WON.
any to he alone" and not for the rca-
son adduced Buddha said that there
are four kinds of beings who fear when
there is no danger: Worms, that fear
to eat too much, lest they should "N-
hnuSt the earth; The hluoiHy, THAT
hatch"s its eggs with its feet upward.
that IL the sky should fail it might hp
ready Ia support 1t: TIL" curfeW, that
threatens with all g"ntlvn"SS, lest ii
should shake the EARTH and the man
who seeks wife, lest his race should
become extinct.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-06
Whv Zinc Ia "Jack"

Have you often wondered why zinc
Is called "jack" and Joplin Is called
the "town that Jack built?" SO have
we. Here is the answer, from the
American Lead and Zinc Journal: The
question Is asked why zinc blende Is
called "jack" in the Joplin region. Old
time miners of this region first called
1t "jack" In derision in the early days
of lead mining, when dark substance,
which was unknown to them, was
found In large q, antilles in connection
with lead which they were then min
Ing in the camps Of Joplin, CRANKY and
Galena. This dark substance was an
mpediment to the mining Of lead and
was much desp'sed by the early min
ers, who did not appreciate its value
and did not know 1t was zinc blende of
a high grade. 1t was then called
Jack" or "blacs jack" and the name
Jack" has cluns to every kind Of zinc
blends ever since.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-06
keepinu Promises,

1t IL high praise when one can say
Of n person that he Is man Of his
word. One knows what to expect OF
such n man. He Is a valuable citizen,
n good neighbOr, true friend. one
with whom II Is satisfying to deal.
He does not make promises without
knowing he will keep them. Having
made one. he will. If need be, fulfill it
at an Inconvenience or n personal loss.
We all know those who, on the con.
trary, promise anything readily. ION,
yes, | will be there" they say, and fall
to appear at the appointed time or
place. "Yes. will give so much" they
declare. or 81 will do such n piece OF
work." but fail to give the matter an.
other thought.
Such people have convenient forget.
ters. When asked to fulfill their prom
ises, they have forgotten them entire
ly, or "other matters have INTERVIEWED"
or nov It Is too late" A few expert
cnccs with this kind Of promlser make
one value above rubies and diamonds
the man who keeps his word.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-06
Father Of Rivers.

The Amazon. which flows through
Brazil from west to east, Is the might
est river In the world II rises In the
Andes and It's course to the Atlantic Is
over 1900 miles. II has more than
LOO tributaries, the chief being the
Madeira which Is | 500 miles long, and
the Rio Negro 1850 miles long. The
extent of the waters of this majestic
river is the largest in the world. over
2J,0OO miles of its surface being OF u
navigablc nature. 1t drains nearly
100000 square miles of territory
There are something like l 200 different
kinds of birds which are exclusive tn
the valley of this wonderful river, and
thousands of varieties Of animal life
which are unknown in any other part
Of the world. The soil of the basin ot
the Amazon il so rich that for every
hushcl of maize planted ii is estimated
that 800 can be harvested.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-06
Cultivate Self-hastery,

Obedience to known laws makes
possible new products. TIL" law of
lupnlv and demand shows the market
md fixes the price. The lfc'S best self
nttuncd tG the worlds notes of rrog
reSS responds with truth And t''s
rrows. It's development reacts upon
he whole nature anl the result Is Il
better man. And in proportion to
growth and fitness does onnurtunty
nntn the way to lasting success When
the gates are once opened toward The
end of the rainbow there is no telling
to what honor yon may hasten. The
truth within You becomes the only lin
II to your power and sclf-maStcry. And
Self-mastery means guaranteed sue.
cess.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-06
llnd'ey Murray.

Lindley Murray was a noted Anglo
American gramI1arian, who lived from
1745 to 1926. He was born at Swa,
tara, Pa. In 1884, at the age Of thirty.
nine years, he settled in England and
1t was there that he complied and pub
lished his Engl sh grammar and Eng
lish spelling book that gave him con-
siderable prominence in his own time
and for which he Is remembered today.
For many years these we're the text.
books used in thr majority of English
schools. His Eoglish nome was at
Holdgate about mile from the city
of York, and 1t was there that he did
his literary work His grammar has
been severely criticize! 70" its obscur-
ity, blunders and detice ent presentation
Of etymology, but 1t made his name
household word in every country where
the English langu lgr Is spoken. His
later years were te, oted to the study
of botany.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-06
United States National Parks.

There are II national parks. viz. the
Hot Springs reservation, th" Yellow
stone national park, the Casa Grande,
he SrQuoia. the Yosemite the General
Grant. the Mount Rainier the Crater
Lake, the Wind Cave, the Plate, the
SullyS Hill the Mesa Verde. the GA
rcr. the Rocky Mountain, the Hawaii,
the LasSCn and the Mount Mckinley.
Most of these are located In the Rocky
mountain range, with one In Hawaii,
one in Arkansas. one Casa Grtlndc.
IN Arizona. and Mount Mckinley in
NASka. tn" four largest are Yellow
stone park. 1919 square miles; NJ unit
Mckinley park. 200 sQuar" miles;
Glacier park. 1854 square miles;
Rocky Mountain park, FOG square
miles. The total area of the parks
lbove named is 9,773 square miles.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-06
The Hicks Eoys' Failure,

rAiany q man sns established him.
self In II modest way In his chosen
business and by 'rugaity and indus.
try built II up to enviable proportions"
said the Old Codgtr. "And then when
ha took his sous in with him the boys
grew chesty over what they thought
they could do If the old man woUl,l
only get out Of their way, snmetines
they made good and upon other occa.
sions they didn't. AS long as the Rev.
lrI K. Hicks, manufacturer 0f plain
and fnuoy weather, was In the hur
ness, we knew exactly what to expect.
But look ut tn" Snrl Of weather we
h-re been having lately. The Hicks
bows are falling down hn':'% sine, IA,
old mpn dropped nU' '.at*,.s { =.
S.Tr.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-06

During my visit. the evening twi-
light had scarcely disappeared before
the morning twilight chased the gloom
of night away. One could read OUT
Of doors until after eleven oclorF.
These long days. with scarcely any
night, force vegetation to grow at
hothouse pace. Land and water have
no time to cool. Summer comes N
this strange land with d sudden burst
Of flowers. sunlight and birds.
Finland is land Of pine and FIR
clad hills. for only comparatively
small portion seems to be cleared.
The most Of the country is fairly level,
so that it has not the grandeur OF the
Scandinavian kingdom. In the cleared
portions stand neat little wooden cot
taees, which are usually kept freshly
painted. red being the favorite color
Surface drain bitches are made in the
cultivated fields every few rods. aud
all seems most carefully TILED.
Helsingfors, the capital Of Finland.
Is one of the interesting towns or
Europe. Water seems to surround II
on every side. II dates back to l1lo
when 1t was founded by the Swedish
king Gustavus Vasa. and the liberties
of town were Immediately conferred
upon the little hamlet as special IA
yor. From the water side II Is pro-
tected by the great fortress of Svea'
borg. which Is called the "Gibraltar of
the Baltic" and OF which one OCCASION
ally reads in the news dispatches. The
highest point in Hclsingfors Is crown
ed by a great and imposing Lutheran
church, and the majority of the Firms
are adherents OF this faith.
Scenes In Helsinefors.
Through the center Of Helsingfors
runs a great boulevard, known as the
Esplanade- -Gatan, and this Is the center
of life in summer. The schools close
for these months and everybody en-
joys one long holiday so far as pos
sible One day seems almost to melt
into another. The young women one
sees in Helsingfors are of the blue
eyed, flaxen-haired type, for the SW"d-
lsh type seems to prevail here. Young
girls. almost to the end Of their teens.
wear their hair in two flaxcn braids
that hang down the back. They have
the same social freedom as their Sis
ters on this side Of the Atlantic.
The market of Helsingfors is an "x-
cellent place to study the Films and
their characteristics. From all over
the surrounding country the peasants
drive into the towns with their pro-
duce, and sell 1t direct to the townfolk.
A small farmer may have killed
sheep or pig and may be observed
driving keen bargain for the best
cuts. Another has few tiny kegs OF
butter covered with layer of grass to
keep 1t cool. Under old cotton umbrel-
las sit the market women with highly
colored waists and black or white
handkerchiefs tied over their heads.
In a small basin are the boats of the
fishermen just in from their eaten.
The housewives or maids pass from
one stall or boat to another, inspecting
their wares. A little after noon the
fishermen and market merchants, who
have come by sea. set sail the cotton
umbrellas come down. the wagons roll
away, and the entire market disap-
pears as by magic.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-06
The Truth.

The truth Is that something every
body wants on his side when trouble
comes. You may not be overly well
acquainted with 1t before you need
It, but that makes no difference.
Truth is the thing that lasts when 9th.
er things vanish. Those who know
claim that truth is conformity Of rep
rescntation to fact" There IS more
or less of il in the world. Its prev
alence depends upon the company you
keep. In some circles men try to keep
away from truth because they are
aiming at unjust gains. Some throt-
tie personal opinion to fawn before
reputed greatness. They are not con
cerned about what they are. It's what
they want to he that keeps them think
ing. And their thinking Is purely OF
gain. To handle money, to exercise
authority, to be looked upon as sue
cessful seems to be their chief goal.
But If they only knew It the truth Is
the best way to sttain 1t.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-06
MUFFLED KNOCKS.

81 value your opinion so highly, old
chap, that I'm going to ask you not to
waste so much of it on me. Wait till
ask you for It,"
"Yes, you've told me the story a
dozen times, Fladger, but 60 ahead;
there's sympathetic quality in your
voice that like"
Going to leave us, are you, Muff.
kins? Well, you'll be glad to know
that your dropping out won't hurt our
business bit"
81 wish could afford to buy as good
cigars as you can, old scout; I'd buy
rather better quality than you do"
Gregory, you bad boy, I've told you
a dozen times not to watch your Uncle
Cyrus when he pours his coffee out In
to his saucer!"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-06
How Do Men Break Down?

Be assured that there Is no chance
of your breaking dOwn-althOugh there
will be times when you will try to
fool yourself with this idea. This
thought Of breaking down indeed Is
one of the illusions of mediocrity. It
is the excuse which every lazy man
presents to himself. 1t Is moral astig-
matism. The great fact Is that men
do not break down from overwOrk so
much as Is commonly supposed. As
they go upward in the scale Of in
creased activity. increased RESPONSE
bilitry only acts upon them as nat
ural stimulant and carries them along.
II hard work and worry killed men 80
easily, most Of the successful business
men Of America would be dead al.
ready. No! What kills men Is due
more to what they take into theif
stomachs rather than what they take
Into their minds-1homas L. Mason
In Physical Culture.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-06
Eompanionship,

In regard to human compa4ionships
there are two words to say. We
need the communion Of men, but there
are times when 1t Is best for us to be
alone, Joy cries out to be shared /;
but sometimes between ourselves and
full appreciation alike of beauty and
of fellowship lies the need Of being
alone. The mood of solitude, then. Is
in order to the enjoyment of compan.
ionship. 1t prepares our hearers for
genial hours of shared delight. Per
haps the rarest and most precious ex,
perience is that In which friends or
lovers understand each other so com.
pletely that they can share this need.
full mood of solitude with an unspoken
sympatAy.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-06
Can See Backwards.

The hare can see objects behind as
well as in front. It's eyes are large,
prominent, and placed latcrally. Its
power of seeing things in the rear is
very noticeable in courSing, for, though
the greyhound IS mute while running,
the hare Is able to judge to picrtv
the exact moment at which it will be
best to double. The giraffe, which is
a very mild animal, is approached with
the utmost difficulty on account of its
eyes being so placed that ii can see
both ways With equal facility. This
faculty enables it to direct with great
precision the rapid storms of kicks
with which it defends Itself.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-06
Edible precioIIc Stone

There is only one edible nreciors
stone-Salt. And this is the most pre-
riouS mineral on the entire earth. IF
we were obliged to choose between it
back into the darkness of inmost earth
the diamond and all varieties Of the
rorundum, retaining only the salt.
Without salt there is no life. Salt Is
the bloom on the cheeks of fair wom
en- and the strength in the muscles of
men. Without salt there is no love;
10 struggle. Salt is as Indispensable as
he sun rays If salt We're to dSap-
Gear from the earth, mankind would
lie of salt hunger..-EXchange.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-06
a HobbIe.

Mrs. Stiles-How do you like my
new gown?
Mr.. Stiles--Reminds me of a crowd
ed theater
Mrs. Stiles-Crowded theater! How
SO?
Mr.. Stiles-There seems to be stand
ing room only.-Judge.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-06
Remedy.

This latest controversy has brought
nae altogether too much publicity"
confided the politician. what would
you advise as means Of avoiding the
spotlight"
Get married to some woman of so
cial prominence and by the time peo-
pie have left off discussing the bride
this other incident will be forgotten"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-06
Water in Cistern.

"Harry," said a mother to her little
son, II wish you would run out and
look into the cistern and see whether
there is only water in it." A few min
utes later the little fellow came back
and reported "It's full on the bottom,
mamma, but there amt any on top"