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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1910)
A CONVENT AND STAGE Many Prominent Figures Before Foot lights Have Had Religious Training to the church. In (act, tho rlrst theat rical performances of which history has an authentic record nro those given by priests of tho church In ordor to carry to thoso who could not read tho great truths of tho faith. Nowadays It Is nothing uncommon for ministers of the gospel to come for ward as playwrights. A number of successful dramas havo been written by men of the cloth. Rev. Walter Dcntloy, a well-known Episcopal clergyman, and president of tho Actors' Church alllanco, was for morly an actor, and a good ono. Otis Bkinncr, ono of tho best known actors on tho American stago, cor talttly ono who docs much to maintain tho grcnt traditions of tho days when the classics reigned supremo, Is tho PRAISES BIQ PHILANTHROPY Julia Marlowe, Mrs. Fiske, Ethel Barrymore, Margaret Anglin, and Dorothy Donnelly J.tfrSlSJ: Are Instances Ojs Skinner, One of the Best Kno n American Actors, Is Son of a Minister the N EW YORK. Hard as it Is to think of tho nltar as a recruiting place for tho stage, It Is a fact that many of thd most success ful American nctrossos spent their young lives In tho ecstasy of religious preparation. Spending their -young lives in tho convent and expecting to dovoto tho fu ture to rollglous work, they foil under tho luro of tho 'ootllehts and took up tho profosslon of Thespls. Not loss than five women holding Im portant places on our stago como un der this classification. Miss Dorothy Donnolly, long before she had a chanco to show hor powers In George Bernard Shaw's "Candida," and beforo tho author of "Tho Lion and tho Mouse" had oven put a pen to paper, was confined within tho walls of a convent It had been her choice ns a young girl, nnd even after leaving the qulot home of hor childhood and bidding farewell to tho sisters, she had maintained such on affection for the Academy of tho Sacred Heart that every time her engagements bring her to Now York she spends a consider able part of her time at the beautiful convent. While Miss Donnelly waB going to this school of religious instruction In great roles for women havo their sourco In tho devotion of tho charac ters; Here Miss Marlowo Is supreme ly at home. As Jcanno d'Arc, for exam ple, Eho had a matchless chance, and all who havo seen that beautiful por trait of the dreamy, thoughtful, patrl otic French maiden who finally goes to martyrdom, will bear witness to its truthfulness. Mnudo Adams, another of tho most are many sons and daughters of men of tho cloth. Flora Zabollo Is a clergyman's daugh ter; In fact, tho list could bo extended Indefinitely Undoubtedly tho Increasing number of nmatour dramatic organizations have dono much , to forward tho im provement of relations betweon tho church and tho stago. Many churches havo dramatic organ lzations ns a sort of adjunct, a part of tho social Ufa of tho church body. These organizations produce ono or two plays a winter. Tho members re hearse most carefully. Thoy attain often a remarkable proficiency, nnd as thoy do tho work entirely for tho lovo of It they find a plcasuro In turning over to tho church whatever proceeds may accrue. Through these and other means that old-tlmo.cbasm between stage nnd tho church, which formerly seemed to popular actresses, progressed from tho quiet, thoughtful lifo of tho convent to tho flash and glitter of thb footlights. Ab a youngster sho was frail, and hor j bo Impassable, Is being bridged. health was bo poor that It was feared that hor chances of maturing to robust womanhood were meager. Even now no ono who saw tho actress In "Peter Pan," for instance, would accuse nor WET DAY FOR GEN. EDWARDS of being nn amazon, but sho hns the enduranco to withstand tho rigors of long tours, and of tho Jumps from ono ono night gtnnd to another, without discomfort, bo It can bo said that sho has no serious complaint on tho sub ject of health. Mrs. Flsko Convent Bred. To seo Mrs. Flske in any of tho In tellectual roles that make up her repor toire no ono would lmaglno that this exponent of tho ultra modern In tho dramatic art was another of the gradu ates from nltar to tho stage.! Since her meteoric return to tho stago after a period of absence from It. Newspaper Correspondents Seized Op portunity to Participate In tho Soldier's Favorite Drink. ft 1 Now York another now famous actress was following a similar courso In Philadelphia, only a hundred miles away. This girl bore a name honored In American stage annnls. She was Ethel Uarryinoro, daughter of Maurice Barry moro and Qoorgle Drew Barrymore. On hor mother's side she had tho blood of tho famous Drew family. Mrs. John Drew wqa, her grandmother, John and. Sidney Drew her uncles. It had boon about determined by the family that this ono girl should not fol low tho traditions of tho family. But Miss Barrymore developed such marked talenjs that It was Impossible to deny the trend of tho Drew blood, and Ethel went on tho Btago to become ono of Its ornaments. Julia Marlowe'o Early Life. Similarly another actress famed for bor charm and the extent of hor study spent her lifo in early devotion -Miss Julia Marlpwo. When this beautiful young actress first mndo her appoaranco thoro was general astonishment at tho extent of her resources. Sho not only had all tho charm that goes with youth, but sho had evidently delved deeply Into hiBtory nnd literature while making hor preparation for delineating the great characters of Shakcgpcaro nnd other classical characters. Thero was nothing raw, Immature or unfinished about hor work. While still a young, girl Bho camo to the front a finished actress from her first appear ance. Folks,. w.QMcjr$( Uut tno ai-Bwer was simple. Miss Marlowo had spent her cntiro youth as a student. It Is true that hor researches hna not been directed to tho laro of the stago. Sho was, In fact, another dweller In a con vent. But In Its qulot walls sho had learned tho hnblt of thinking deoply and of knowing how to get to the truths of history. In many roleu nn actress la com pelled to show religious fceung. for many of iio great emotions of the Brig. Gen. Claronco Edwards, chief of tho bureau of Insular affairs and In tlmato friend of President Tnft, is ono of tho most popular men In public lifo In Washington. When General Edwards was at Hot Springs, Va., some of tho natives In troduccd him to a very excellent drink. tho principal Ingredient of which was champagne: Tho general sampled It and found It to his liking. Ho told nowspnper correspondent about it and proposed that thoy try It. Tho Invitation was intended only for that particular correspondent, but, bo Ing nn unselfish person, ho wished to let his friends in on tho sampling proposition. "Edwards is trolnir to introduce mo to a new kind of drink," ho informed tho fellow-workers. "Wo arc now on tho way to tho bar. Pass the word along tho lino nnd round tho boyfi up. I'll hold him until you arrive." ' Tho general and tho correspondent walked into tho bar and gave their or ders. Pretty soon the rest of the cor respondents, dropped ,nto tho ropm in a careless sort of manner. All of them took occasion to walk over and say "Howdy" to tho general. 'Join us," said tho genoral to tho first two who arrived. They did. A couplo moro arrived. "Join us," said tho genoral. Thoy did, nnd as they Joined thero' was a stream of pencil-pushers crowd ing through tho doors with moro out side waiting for a chanco to get In. The general looked them over, gazed reproachfully at tho man who waB In tended to bo his only guest, and then remarked to tho bartender. "Mako enough of thoso concoctions for every newspaper man In Hot Springs. I seem to be up against it." Washington Times. President Schurman of Cornell Thinks Well of Rockefeller Foun dation, Ithaca. John D. Rockefeller's phi lanthroplc schemo, which tho Rocke feller foundation bill, now. pending In congress, proposes to Incorporate was commended by President Jacob 0. Schurman In an address beforo tho Cor- noil congress Friday night In sum ming up an cxhauBtlvo discussion of the measure, President Schurman said: I rccognlzo that section No. 2 of tho bill, which defines tho object of tho Rockefeller foundation, authorizes nnd crrowors that foundation to do any thing nnd everything which may pro moto nnd ndvanco human civilization, that Is to say, morals and religion, art and Bclcnco, manners and social Inter course, nnd all that concerns tho po litical, economic, and material well being of individuals and communities. This Is n vast field for tho exerclso of philanthropy. "But Mr. Rockefeller hns concolvod r vast schemo of philanthropy, for tho benefit of his fellow citizons nnd man kind. Ills chnractor, ability and or ganizing Bklll nro adequate guarantees that ho will carry out his schemo wisely nnd successfully, with Incal culable benefit nnd-blesslng to man kind. It Is In the Interest of tho na tion that ho bo given a free hand In tho exercise of his colossal benefi cence, so long as no is acuvo or nis Influence remains It would be wlso and safe to glvo tho foundation tho sort of organization ho desires. Neith er now nor hereafter docs it seem nec essary to limit tho scope of his boncfl cenco, which is cooxtcnslvo with tho efforts of mankind to attain a higher civilization. "Tho only chnngo I would doslro to bco in the proposed bill Ib tho total or partial elimination of tho method of selecting trustees by co operation. Tho organization might well be left a closo corporation, if Mr. Rockefeller so de sires, for a generation. But nftor that tlmo I am confident that It would lnuro both to tho efficiency of tho foundation nnd to the public welfare to say noth Ing of tho satisfaction of tho Bentlmcnt of a democracy -If tho majority of, tho trustees were nppolnted by tho prcsl dent of tho United States, with thb advtco and consent of tho senate, or selected by some other high abiding, governmental agencies that may fairly be regarded as representing tho peo plo of tho United States, whose wol faro 13 the primary object of tho im menso and glorious bencfactlbn." SCARCITY OF DESIRABLE STOCKERS AND FEEDERS Important Feature of Cattle Trado In These Days Is Lack of Cattle of Right Kind In Many Western States- Value of Feeding Ensilage Is Clearly Shown. A prominent feature of tho trado In stockcrs and feeders theso days Is tho scarcity of doslrablo kinds and tbo oor quality of tho rank and fllo offer ngs. Qcnornl complaint Is mndo by prospective buyers that thoy aro un able to socuro nnywhero near tho num ber of elthor stacker or foodor cattlo of a doslrablo class, although thoy Boom willing to pay tho prevailing prices for thorn. And thoro Bccms to bo no relief from this condition in tho near future Tho run of westorn hay feds for this season Is nonr an end. Many states that aro usually sellers at this tlmo of tho year nro buyors now. Tho shortage scorns most pronouncrj with light feeding of concontrates at first, and incrcaso thorn an tholr condi tion will Indicate. Thirty pounds o( silage per day is about right for younh cattlo growing rapidly, nnd for rough,; ago corn fodder nnd hay, with silage morning nnd night It is Btiggosted by . good feeders thnt whllo thero is a considerable amount of corn in silage,, it Is still necessary to feed somo grain along with it, for wo must remember that tho grain In tho Bllngo is not con centrated, ns In tho caso of tho ma ture corn. ' Glvo tho animals tho samo amount of clover hny and whatovor roughness In tho form of stover or corn fodder they will consume In tho beginning , y mpivur...r ' . . wwniuiuui mimtwi-- I.. i. Angus Steer, Black Rock. HOT WAVE IN NEWFOUNDLAND Mrs. Flske has taken a dominating place as perhaps tho most modern of all our nctresEcs. Sho was called tho ' "American Du8o" when tho noted Italian was Just building up her fame In this country nnd the title has steadily clung to her, ana deservedly. Mrs. Flske got her first Ideas of lifo in the quiet convent. Perhaps she couldn't have gono right on the stago as an actress of tho great modern parts, as eoqn ns Bho camo into the world ngaln from tho walls of her place of retreat. It took somo llttl time, somo getting Into tho current. But the actress says that tho contem plntlve atmosphoro of the convent is tho right placo to get tho ideas prop erly fixed so that In mature contact with any art problem It is possible to follow tho right Ideas, first exerting tho intellect to get tno right concep tion, then following the direction to which -that conception points. As the life of tho convent toadies'' above all things cbedlenco, the actress who imbibed her early ideas there Is pliable not only to tho will of other teachers, who know, but also to tho artistic dictates of her own conscience. Margaret Anglin never In her youth figured thnt lifo would lend her tho way of tho stage, Sho was most de voutly religious, and remains most de voutly religious, and though some of the roles sho has enacted would indi cate n marked doparturo from the linos laid out by tho teaching of a convent, nevertheless Miss Anglin hns never abated ono Jot tho religious regime that she grow up to. The Church and. the Stage, Theso are n fow Instances thnt give an Idea of how tno church nnd the stngo have boon gradually brought to gether, In spite of the Idea permitted to survive In the minds of many that they havo virtually nothing In common. improving Americans. "Nothing is fixed but tho certainty of change," Eaid Gootho, nnd wo know thnt tho futuro American will repre sent n change Ho may Ijo taller or shorter or thinner or fatter thnn tho American of today, but there is noth ing In tho exlstlug state of society and wo uso society in Its broad sense to indicate that ho will not bo bettor in many ways. Confidence in this io based largely on the evident determi nation of tho American of today to leavo our Institutions and our ideals better than ho found them,. Every American native or foreign born- wants his children to havo a better education than it was poBsiblo for him to secure. He wants to havo1 his shlldren live in a community of higher standards and Ideals than he has; ho wants betterment In local, state and national conditions; and the result of the want will be Improvement, and a demand by his children for still great er Improvement. St -Paul Plonuor Press. The Fishing Otter. The otter used by Scottish poachers is ono of tho most deadly fishing In struments known. In somo waters It is far more effectlvo than a net. It may bo described as a water klto, which Bcrves to take out over tho water a lino bearing 50 or moro fileB Tho otter Itself Is a floating pleco of board loaded along ono sldo to keep It upright. Tho poacher walks along tho sldo of tho loch or river, letting out tho fly-decorated lino ns ho goes tho otter board gradually working out toward tho center, An enormous nroa of -water Is fished at opo tlmo and numbers of fish aro killed. Illu'stra' ted Sunduy Magazine. Necessary Delay. "Why did you postpono your At vorco proceedings?" "It was absolutely necessary to do so." replied Mrs. Fllmgllt. "until As a mnttcr of fact they woro united ' could consult with my photographer, so many centuries ago that tho theater I haven't a picture that I would bo may be said to owe its very existence willing to seo in print" Temperature Reaches 85 Degrees In Shade Where Freezing Weather Usually Prevails This Time. St Johns, N. F.. Record-break ing temperatures havo accompanied hot wavo that has boon or perlenccd on tho west coast of New foundland for the last fow days. At points whero tho usual tempera' turo nt this Boason of tho year would bo below freezing tho thermometers havo registered as high as 85 degrees In the shade. Theso figures aro unprecedented in tho history of tho colony. in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Dakota, tho states that usually ship many thin cat tle to the Chicago market. Advices from South St Paul, Sioux City, Kan- sns City and Omaha aro to tho effect .that tho desirable stockcrs and feeders nro also comparatively scarco thoro. Bulk of tho thin cattlo coming to Chi cago consist mostly of common, light stockcrs from the dniry and othor dis tricts. Purduo university has shown very clenrly tho valuo of sllngo in feeding beef cnttio, and Indiana hns becomo noted for its beef cattlo growers with part corn sllngo. During tho winter censon tho cattlo In addition to sllngo should havo two parts of cottonseed meal and ono of corn. Comtnenco It Is bettor to feed a larger proportion, of cqttonsocd men), say perhaps nt the rate of two-thirds cottonseed moal and. one-third corn or corn nnd cob meal. 1 As tho season advances theso pro portions should bo rovcrscd. Kcop tho nnlmnla growing for the first throo months of tho feeding period nnd dur ing tho last two or throo months finish them. If wo attempt to feed corn straight from tho beginning thoy will not grow ob wall, nor will thoy gain ns rapidly ns if fed a larger nmount of a concentrate rich In protein and a smaller amount of corn. Tho Angus steer shown In tho illus tration was ono of tho grand cham pions nt tho Chicago International Llvo Stock show. Ho was fed and ex hibited by tho Iowa State collego. INDIVIDUAL HOUSE FOR HOGS SHIPS COLLIDE, ONE SINKS Two Schooners Crash In the Night Off Fortune Bay, N. F., and One Founders Crew Saved. North Sydney, N. S. A 'col- llslon In tho nlBht oft Fortune Bay, N. F of two Newfoundland schoon ers, tho Edna Carter and tho Vlctorln, by which tho 'former vessel was sunk, was reported. For two hours tho two vessels hung together with tholr rig ging entangled, and il was feared both would founder. After they were cut apart, tho Edna Cnrtcr wont down. Its crew escaped to tho Victoria. BIG DAM SLOWLY BURNING Lowlands of Mississippi Below Brain erd, Minn., Are Imperiled by Fire People Desert Homes. Duluth, Minn., April 25. The low lands on the upper Mississippi river for fifty miles below Bralnerd, Minn., are Imperiled. Tho big WeycrhauBer dam, holding back Immense head water in tho height of the manufac turing season, Is slowly burning. Ita center piers wero afire when tho last word was received from thero, Tho city water plant was destroyed by fire of unknown origin. Tho city Is dark, water service paralyzed and the dtizehBfi reported panic-stricken. Residents of tbo lower quarter have deserted tholr homes, couriers report and women and children line flame-lit banks, whllo tho men fight the fire hopelessly with buckets. Tho Northwest Paper company'" pulp plant was catching afire when the Inst mounted courier left Bralnerd downstream to warn settlers to flee to tho surrounding hills. The typo of hog houso illustrated herewith Is ono of tho very best for combined winter and summer use. It Is warm In winter nnd airy in Bummor. When tho Bides nro raised as shown, excellent shndo Is furnished for tho pigs, says Amorlcan Agriculturist. It requlros somo moro Bpnco, nhol tor nnd labor to keep hogB of different ages In separate inclosurcs, but tho good results will fully Justify tho ex pondituro of tho extra larbor nnd means. When mnny of ono kind o) animals nro kept on tho farm the moro they can bo segregated thi healthier they will bo and tho bettoi gains thoy will mako on tholr foods Tho "colony plan" on tho pig and ho farm Is a good ono.. Cholera nmon hogs and cholera among poultry If less liablo to break out and spread and is moro easy to handle, with i fow animals in each of a number, o; lots than with many animals in single lot DANCERS SAVE 60 PEOPLE Men and Women In Ball Costume Arouse Occupants of Apartment House Woman' Injured. Chicago! April 25. Sixty persons wore rescued from the Cledan apart ment building, 740-40 East Forty-fifth street, by an evening dress brigade of men nnd women nttundlng a bouse party near by, when fire attacked tho big building. Ono woman, Mrs, E. E. Ballard, was burned probnbly fatally, and several others had narrow es capes from death. PLANNING FOR HOME GARDENS Procaro Well Known and Thor oughly Tontod Vuriotlco of Sot-da and Tho bo Beet Suited to LocuIUy. (Uy nESBIE U PUTNAM.) Tho selection of seeds should not be delayed until congested mails render tho delivery too Blow to ennblo ono to nlant early. For whether for homo uso or marketing, tho earlier a vege table can be secured, tho greater Its valuo tp us. If for homo uso, tho season Is thus prolonged; if for tho market, tho cash value represented is greatly jncrcased. Beforo ordering, look over- your own supply carefully, nnd note what seeds are lacking; what aro so old that vi tality may bo Impaired and replaco all doubtful ones with now seed. ao lect a rollnblo, firm. Cheap seeds nre too often a bitter disappointment If iou havo saved beans or peas and find them lilfostod with weevil, treat with carbon blsulphldo or de stroy. Nevur plant them to scatter tho insects broadcast Onion seed 1b ono of ttio most diffi oult seeds to spcuro in a fresh state. Tor early uso, tho "sets aro pre ferred; and for very early tho wlntet or "top onions" aro always wclcomo Not every ono rocognlzea tho fact that thoro nro two distinct types of lottuco, tho cabbago or hoadlng va rieties, and tho curled or loose-leaved sortB. For tho entiro senson Improved Hanson Is ono of tho best, being slow to run to seed, honco adapted to sum mer use. Beets may bo sawn in tho open ground early, but are moro fastidious. liking a rich, mellow soli. Whllo tho main crop of turnips may go Into tho corn field after tho last cultivation, a few In tho. garden for early use will bo appreciated, tho Early Whlto Snowball being ono of tho best Among parsnips, tho Long Hollow Crown is still n standard variety. Among beans, individual tasto will dlctato largely. Lightning la tho earliest of early, jOnd.- 'mT excellent green podded snap bean. Tho Yosc mlto Wax, la a giant podded sort with rich golden pods nnd boars In profusion throughout tho entire son sou. Tho Oradus Is tho beBt early pea, tho pods and their contents being al most as largo as thoso of tho later varieties. HUss' Everbearing 1b u profitable second early, and for tho main crop the Champion or England btlll heads the Hat.