The times., March 09, 1912, Image 3

THE TIMES
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Qot seld o m a tta c k s b u rly m in e rs who,
th e A m erican M ag aziu e:
"S o little th a t 1« ren lly e x r ltlu g or fo r th a t reaso n , r e fu s e to w o rk alo n e
w o rth w h ile h a i h ap p en ed lh m y life In d is ta n t d rift* . I n C h in a th e very
th a t I a m g re a tly In te re s te d in J im a n d re fin e m e n t o f to r tu r e Is to confine a
D an A y ers, who ru n a r e s t a u r a n t In th e co n d em n ed c rim in a l In a p la c e w h e re
to w n w h e re I l ir e
S o m e th in g really so u n d c a n n o t re a c h him a n d o v e r th e
h a p p e n e d to th em o n ce u p o n a tim e, p la u k to w h ich b e la h o u n d to place
a n d w h en 1 go to th e ir r e s ta u r a n t I e n ­ a vessel o f w a te r, so re g u la te d t h a t
once ev ery few m o m e n ts a sin g le d ro p
jo y h e a r in g th e m tell a b o u t It.
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a f a rm in V irg in ia. 1 h a v e h e a rd th em lig h t a u d uo so u n d to d is tr a c t h is at-
sa y th e ir postofflee w a s S udley S p rin g s I te n tio n . a n d tb e th o u g h ts o f th e poor
O n e S u n d a y m o rn iu g th e ir f a th e r s t a r t ­ w retch becom e so c o n c e n tra te d o n th e
ed th e m to S u n d ay school, an d . a f te r e x p e c ta tio n o f th e n e x t d ro p o f w a te r
th e y hud lo itere d alo u g th e w ay a m ile th a t w h en It f a lls i t se em s t o s trik e
o r tw o . J im A y ers re m a rk e d a com m o­ h im w ith th e Im p a c t o f a bo m b , an d
tio n o v e r b ey o n d w h a t th ey ca lle d th e reaso n c a n n o t lo n g w ith s ta n d th e
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“ I t w a s g e ttin g la te by th is tim e, an d c a m e to u n d e r s ta n d t h e s tr a n g e d re a d
D a n rep lied :
o f sile n c e th ro u g h a n e x p e rie n c e In a
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ry u p a n d g et to 8 u n d a y school o r w e’ll
F iv e h u n d re d fe e t In to t h e c r u s t o f
g e t a w h ip p iu g .’
th e e a r th 1 w e n t a n d fe lt n o n e w se n ­
“ T h e n th ey h u rrie d on, b u t th e co m ­ s a tio n s e x c e p t o n e o f d is a p p o in tm e n t
m o tio n o v er b ey o n d th e Big W oods a s th e s h a f t ech o ed w ith m y fo o tste p s
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u n u su a l, a n d J im sto p p e d a n d listen ed . b o tto m o f th e m ine.
H e h a d n e v e r h e a rd a n y th in g like It be­
B u t a s I sto o d th e r e a cre e p y feelin g
fo re. a lth o u g h he w as a big boy tw e lv e ca m e o v e r m e. W h a t w a s th is co n ­
y e a r s old. an d . a f t e r liste n in g aw b ile, sc io u sn e ss t h a t s u d d e n ly o p p re sse d me
h e s a id :
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“ 'I ’m g o in g o v e r th e re .’
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“ ‘B e tte r n o t,’ D a n said . ‘You know c a n d le g a v e b u t a fe e b le g lim m e r, a u d
f a t h e r w h ip s h a rd .’
I fo u n d m y se lf p e e rin g f u rtiv e ly Into
“ B u t th e s tr a n g e co m m o tio n c o n tin ­ th e sh a d o w s w ith a fe e lin g a lm o st ak in
u ed . so J im s a id h e w a s going, w h ip ­ to d re a d . All a t o n c e I k n ew . I t w a s
p in g o r n o w h ip p in g . D an follow ed, tb e silen ce—th e Im m e n se, o p p ressiv e
b u t k e p t s a v in g th e y w ould c a tc h It silen ce.
H ith e r to w h e n I b a d been
w h e n th e y r e tu rn e d hom e.
d o w n In t h e m in e th e r e b a d a lw a y s
“T h e y w a lk e d a n d w a lk e d a n d w a lk ­ b een th e r e g u la r b e a tin g o f th e h a m ­
ed. All th e tim e th e c o m m o tio n o v er m e rs o n tb e d rills . N ow th e r e w as
beyo n d th e B ig W oods b ec a m e m ore n o th in g b u t th ic k , v e lv e ty silen ce.
p ro n o u n ced , b u t th e y c o u ld n ’t tell w h a t
T h en a su d d e n so u n d , lik e tb e crack
it w as. T h ey fo rd e d s tr e a m s a n d w ere o f a sto c k w h ip , p u t e v e ry s e n s e on th e
c h a s e d by s tr a n g e dogs, b u t k e p t on a l e r t W a s I n o t alo n e , th e n , a f t e r all?
fro m 10 o 'clo ck in th e m o rn in g u n til 3 In a m o m e n t tb e I n s tin c t o f s e lf p re s­
o'clo ck In t h e a fte rn o o n .
T h e y h ad e rv a tio n re m in d e d m e t h a t 1 w a s u n ­
n o th in g to e a t, a n d th e y d id n 't know a rm ed . W h o could b e d o w n h e re a t
t h a t th e y co u ld e v e r find th e ir w ay th is h o u r, a n d w h a t co u ld b e h is o b ­
b a c k , b e c a u s e th e y w e re In a c o u n try je c t? H a d I been fo llo w ed ? W ith o u t
s tr a n g e to th e m . B u t th ey k e p t on. a w eap o n I w a s a t tb e m ercy o f an y
a n d a little a f t e r 3 o'clock, a s a re w a rd ruffian. All th is ru sh e d th ro u g h my
fo r t h e i r p e rse v e ra n c e , th e y w a lk e d b ra in In a m o m en t, a n d a s I tr ie d to
in to th e b a ttle o f B ull R un. I n ev er p ie rc e t b e sh a d o w s m y c a n d le only
b e fo re b e a rd o f bo y s g o in g a n y w h e re se rv e d to m a k e th e d a r k n e s s v isible.
a n d fin d in g a n y th in g n s g r e a t a s th ey A n o th e r c ra c k , a lm o st like a pistol
e x p e c te d ."
sh o t, a n d th e n e n lig h te n m e n t a n d re­
lie f flash ed upon m e. It w a s n o th in g
E y e s G e t t h e F i r s t A tte n tio n .
b u t a d ro p o f w a te r fa llin g fro m th e
T h e re Is n o su c h d isg u ise a s th a t of h a n g in g w a ll In th e sn m p b elow , y et
th e ey es. I f w e w a n t to g e t a n Im ­ In th is d re a d sile n c e i t s tr u c k w ith a l ­
p re ss io n o f a p e rso n 's fa c e w e h a v e to m o st th e n o ise o f a f u lm in a tin g cap .
look a t th e eyes. You will find th is
In a n y r a ilw a y c a r r ia g e o r p u b lic con­
v ey an ce .
You a r e In te re s te d In a
R E F O R M E D BY A SONG.
fa c e ; y o u fix y o u r ey e s on th e o p p o site
eyes. I f th e ey e s m e e t b o th fa ll; th e
N e rd ic e S a v e d H e r J e w e l« a n d M a d e a
e y e s d ro p a p o lo g e tic a lly , fo r th e in ­
T h i e f a n H o n e s t M en.
q u iry is to o In tim a te . T h e tw o people
Mme. L illian N o rd tca, th e sin g e r,
k now w ell e n o u g h , th o u g h n e ith e r m ay
once u p o n re tu rn in g fro m a c o n c e rt
be a n a r tis t, t h a t y o u c a n n o t g e t a n im ­
to u r d ecid ed to go s tr a ig h t to h e r villa
p ressio n o f t h e fa c e by lo o k in g a t tb e
in F ra n c e , acco m p a n ie d o n ly b y h er
c h in o r th e fo re h e a d o r th e nose. You
m aid . S h e k n e w th e r e w e re no s e rv ­
m u st look s t r a i g h t a t th e ey e s—th e
a n ts th e r e a t th e tim e , h u t f e lt no
w in d o w o f th e so u l—a n d th e fa c e b e ­
alarm . T h e y n rriv e d In th e e a rly e v e n ­
com es a re c o g n iz a b le u n it. T b e b est
in g a n d e n jo y e d b ein g h o m e ag ain .
d isg u ise, a s b u rg ln rs a n d g ro w n u p c h il­
A t n e a rly m id n ig h t th e y s a t so ftly
d re n k n o w , is th e m ask t h a t c o v e rs th e
ta lk in g to g e th e r, w ith o n ly t h e m ellow
ey e s o n ly .—L o n d o n S ta n d a rd .
m o o n lig h t flooding th e room s, w hen
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The brilliant musical play suc­
cess, “ Alma, Where Do You
Live?” will be the attraction at
the Heilig Theatre, 7th and Taylor
Sts., for three nights, beginning
Thursday, March 14th. Special-
price matinee Saturday.
S en se of H u n g e r end T h irst.
W h e th e r th e h u n g e r se n se h a s Its se a t
In th e sto m a c h a n d th ir s t In th e th r o a t
h a s been a s u b je c t o f m u ch scien tific
c o n tro v e rsy . T h e Ita lia n p b y sic ln u . Va­
len ti. p u ts th e s e a t o f b o th th e s e em o ­
tio n s in th e g u lle t. H e fo u n d th a t n
co cain e in je c tio n In th e o e s o p h a g u s ith e
c h a n n e l fro m th e m o u th to th e sto m ­
ach) re su lte d In Im m e d ia te su p p re s ­
sion o f tb e fe e lin g o f b o th h u n g e r a n d
th irs t.
S a v a g e s h a v e lo n g k n o w n th a t th e
c h e w in g o f co ca leav es r e n d e rs th e g u l­
le t In se n s itiv e a n d d e s tro y s an y d e s ire
fo r food o r d r in k .—C h ic a g o T rib u n e .
T r o u b le In S to r e F o r H im .
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“ ALMA,” THE MUSICAL PLAY
SUCCESS AT THE HEILIG
THEATRE, MARCH 14-15-16
- P I S X - W I I >T2- T R I O
AT T H E U Y i e l C .
T h e re is a ro u g h tim e In s to r e fo r
th e little boy w h o se a n tic s h a v e led
h is d is tr a c te d p a r e n ts to th u s n p p eal
fo r a s s is ta n c e th ro u g h an a d v e r tis e ­
m e n t I d a n E n g lish p a p e r:
“ N u rse .—W a n te d , a ro b u st. G od f e a r ­
ing S cotch n u rse , w h o ca n te a c h tb e
s h o r te r c a te c h is m a n d h a s a w o rk in g
k n o w led g e o f th e b u sin e ss sid e o f a
allpp er, to ta k e c h a rg e o f a fo u r-y ear-
old boy w h o h a a a d o u b le do se o f
o rig in a l s in .”
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T h e r e A r e T im e s W h e n It M ay d e e e m e
a S o u rc e of R e e l T e r r o r .
T w t B ays W h« S tu m b led U p en On« of
Scene showing Alice Lloyd in the joyous musical gaiety, “ Little Miss Fix-It,” at the Heilig Theatre,
three nights, beginning Sunday, March 10th. Special matinee Tuesday.
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b alco n y b e in g ra ise d , a n d a n in s ta n t
l a te r s te p s w e re h e a rd In th e hall.
A lm o st p a ra ly z e d w ith f e a r —n o o n e
to help, n o w eap o n a t h a n d —th e re
flash ed o v e r th e p rlm a d o u n a u re a liz a ­
tio n o f h e r p o w e r o f song. “ I t h a s
m o v ed th o u s a n d s ." s h e th o u g h t, an d
w ith tre m b lin g n o te s s h e b e g an to sin g
w h a t h ad b een u p p e rm o st In h e r
th o u g h ts b e fo re t h e e n tr a n c e o f th e In­
tr u d e r, " H o m e , S w e e t H o m e." T h e e x ­
q u is ite voice g re w s te a d ie r, n n d i t ra n g
o u t In Its s w e e te s t, p u r e s t s tr a in s
T h e n fo llo w ed “ O ld F o lk s a t H o m e,”
b u t h e r a u d ie n c e h a d gone. T h e m aid
s a w a d a r k fig u re c re e p th r o u g h th e
w in d o w a n d s te a l n c ro ss th e la w n a n d
o u t o f th e g ate.
S om e w e e k s la te r N o rd lc a receive»!
th e fo llo w in g le tte r:
D e a r M adam e—O n th e n ig h t o f th e ----
I e n te re d y o u r hom e to relievo y ou of ell
y o u r d ia m o n d s, je w els a n d m oney, b u t an
an g el so n g r a n g o u t in th e sw eet w o rd s of
m o th e r's songs, and m y h a n d a n d h e a rt
w ere a rre s te d , a n d I vow ed never, never
a g a in to do a u g h t th a t w ould s o rro w th a t
sain te d one.
I a m now e n g ag e d In h o n e at w ork. Ued
, bleaa you!
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—L a d le s' H o m e Jo u rn a l.
E a c h O th e m e e o .
N o th in g Is o f real v a lu e In t h e w orld
ex cep t people. N ev er h u r t a p erso n by
a w ro n g th o u g h t o r b y w ord o r by act.
N ev er h u r t each o th e r
T h en go on a
big d isc o v e rin g e x p e d itio n an d find
each o th e r. N ev er sa y . " T h a t perso n
h a s n o th in g In h im ,” fo r th a t only
m ean s th a t y o u h a v e n 't fo u n d It y e t
T h en , la s t o f all, n e v e r th in k y o u a r e
th e o nly p erso n . You a r e Ju s t a p a r t
i f "eac h o th e r." You a r e n o t so m e­
body a n d th e r e s t o f u s e r e r y b o d y else
W o a r e each o th e r L ife la ea c h o th e r
! □ess. n o t ever» h o d y -elsen ess. St. Nlob
L a b o r B ills B e fo r e C e n t r e « « .
C o n g re s sm a n H e n ry o f T e x a s h a s In­
tro d u c e d II. It 14.063. a m e n d in g th e
S h e rm a n a n ti- tr u s t law . T h e bill se e k s
to a m e n d th e p re s e n t law to c o rre c t Its
d e fe c ts an d a lso to ex c lu d e c e rta in o r­
g an izatio n s. S ectio n It) o f th e hill p ro ­
vides “T h a t n o th in g In sa id s e t Is In
te n d e d , n o r s h a ll a n y p ro v isio n th e r e ­
o f h e r e a f te r be e n fo rc e d so u s to a p
ply to m e m b e rs o f o rg a n iz a tio n s o r a s ­
so c ia tio n s n o t fo r p ro fit a n d w ith o u t
c a p ita l o r to a g r ic u ltu ra l p ro d u c ts o r
liv e sto c k lu tb e b a n d s o f tb e p ro ­
d u c e rs o r r a is e r s .”
O th e r b ills In w h ich la b o r Is In te re s t
ed w ere all In tro d u c e d d u rin g th e ex
tr a se ssio n a n d r e fe rre d to a p p ro p ria te
com m ittees. T b e e ig h t h o u r hill m u m l
m nusly p asse d th e ho u se.
Scene from Rose Stahl’s famous comedy success, THE CHORUS LADY," to be played at the Baker
all next week, opening Sunday matinee. Uusual matinees Wednesday and Saturday.
N apoleon on S h ak esp eare.
N apoleon h ail a very poor op in io n of
S lia k e siie s re ’s p lays.
A cco rd in g to
T h lh a u d e a u , In bis " B o n a p a rte an d
C o n su la te ." N apoleon said o n e d a y :
"S h a k e s p e a re w a s fo rg o tte n ev en by
th e E n g lish fo r 200 y e a rs u n til Vol-
ta lr e took It In to his h ead to w rite him
up to p lease h is E n g lish frie n d s, and
ev e r sin c e p eople h a v e g o n e a b o u t re­
p e a tin g th a t S b a k e a p e a re w as tb e
g re a te s t a u th o r th a t e v e r lived.
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h a v e reed him . n nd th e r e la n o th in g
In him t h a t a p p ro a c h e s C o rn eille or
R acin e I lls p la y s a re n o t w o rth read
Ing ”
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Hofbrau
128 6th St.
Lotus
127 6th St.
Louvre
4th a n d Alder
G r a v e s In P a w n .
In tim e s o f finnni-lul d ifficu lties th e
L ooi'hooans. r e s id e n ts o f th e so u th
w e s te rn Isla n d s o f J a p a n , so m e tim e s
p a w n th e g ra v e s o f t h e i r re la tiv e s
T h ey a r e a lw a y s red eem ed , h o w ev er, j
fa ilu re to d o so m e a n in g fa m ily d ls
g race T b e t u r tl e b ack s h a p e d to m b s,
u su a lly lo cated on a h illsid e f a c in g th e
w a te r, a r e e la b o r a te a ffa irs o f sto n e
and c e m e n t, a n d th e ir c o s t a n d u p k e e p j
o ften b a n k ru p t th e fam ily .
j
Perkins
5th and Washington
Schult/
5th and Washington
H o p e le s s .
"W h y d o n 't you lu ak e u p y o u r m in d {
to c e a s e p e r m ittin g y o u r w ife to hen- |
peck you T ’
“ I h a v e m a d e It u p h a lf a dozen
tim es, h u t It d o e s n 't seem to do any
good a t all. She re fu s e s to ro re vde
th a t I h a v e a m in d .” —C h ica g o T rib
in e.
Quelle
6th and Stark
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