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TWO WAYS TO LOOK AT IT
If Customer Was in Luck in Getting
Hat to Fit Him, How About the
Shop Keeper?
After playing a matinee perform
ance recently in Omaha, relates a
popular actor, I discovered my hat
was missing from my dressing room.
This was really a serious loss, for,
being possessed of an exceptionally
largs head, it is not unusually neces
sary for me to visit every hat shop in
the tcwn before I can find a hat to fit.
Finally, after a lot of effort and deter
mination, I found a bat shop where
they tad just one hat- that vould fit
me. I inquired the price of it, and the
shop keeper answered with an en
couraging smile that it was five dol
lars. It struck me that the hat wasn't
worth that, being somewhat out of
date, I offered him two and a half.
“Two and a half!” he exclaimed,
shrugging his shoulders. “Why, you
ought to be mighty glad to get that
even for five dollars. Where will you
be able to find a hat large enough to
fit your head?”
“That may be true,” I answered,
“but where will you be able to find a
head large enough to fit your hat?”
I got the hat for two and a half.
Corpuscles in Battle.
Battle in human blood between
white corpuscles and disease germs
have been photographed with the mo
tion-picture camera by two French
scientists.
Its Qualities.
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THE REAL LESSON OF THE DAY
*_p^°
■■ TRONIC
TouRNicA
it is meet that today we should turn aside from our ordinary vocations
and from the pursuit of earthly things to give thanks to the Giver of all
good.
TALES OFACTORS
Prominent Men and Women of
the Stage Reminiscent Over
Thanksgivings.
Not Usually a Cay of Great Rejoicing
for Them, But They Tell of Past
Experiences Which Have
Lingered in the
Memory.
TO THE actor Thanksgiving day
usually means only a day of
harder work than usual—a day
when there are special mati
nees and when luncheon and
dinner are hurried through so as to be
at the theater in time to make up and
play the part that the public, paying
for especial amusement cu this day,
demands.
Of course, a picturesque Thanksgiv
ing story dealing with theatrical peo
ple would tell of driving snowstorms,
long cold walking of railroad ties, per
formances that were not prefaced by
dinners, and with the hope of unearth
ing some such sad tales the interview
er hunted out a group of players anu
asked them for "experiences.”
Thanksgiving Tragedy.
First, there was Miss Grace Huff,
who was requested to tell her Thanks
giving memories, grave or gay.
The charming leading lady laughed.
“Well,” she said, “my funniest mem
ory was a tragedy at the time, for the
first turkey I ever cooked was on a
Thanksgiving day. I did not know that
there was to be company, but my
mother had invited some friends to
dinner, and you may imagine my hor
ror when I realized that some one out
side of the family was coming to test
my first attempt at cooking the nation
al bird. I have had stage fright many
times in my life, but I never, never
had the stage fright equal to that I ex
perienced when that turkey was
brought to the table—and I didn't
know how it was going to be.
“Another Thanksgiving that stands
out vividly in my memory was one that
I spent in a little town out West. On
the veranda where I was sitting was
a poor cripple boy playing with a ball.
I was watching him and reflecting
that while I wasn’t in the happiest
surroundings, I had a lot for which to
be thankful, because I didn’t happen to
be deformed, like the poor boy.
“I felt very sorry for that boy and
very kindly toward him, so that when
his ball rolled away and down a hill I
started after it for him. Just imagine
my surprise when, suddenly, he threw
away his crutch and swore violently zt
me, telling me in no uncertain terms
to ’keep away from his ball.’ That
knocked a great deal of the Thanks
giving spirit out of me, 1 can assure
you, for it was such a shock to find
that the poor little cripple for whom I
felt so very, very sorry was only a
fake.”
Tale of Too Much Turkey.
Miss Huff's narrative stopped amid
a ripple of laughter, and some one sug
gested that "Lowell” tell about his
Thanksgiving. Mr. Sherman, the
handsome leading man, looked gloom
ily into space and, of course, it was
expected that he had some beautifully
romantic experiences to relate—some
thing that would thrill the matinee
girls.
But alas and alack for ideals!
“I remember one Thanksgiving,” he
announced after a bit, "that stands out
in my memory as the saddest I have
ever spent. I had been ill for two
weeks before—under the doctor's care
and had him at my side all the time
at home and in the theater. I hadn't
eaten a mouthful of solid food for two
weeks, when suddenly the day of
Thanksgiving I felt myself again.
"Naturally I wanted to celebrate my
recovery, so I planned a Thanksgiving
dinner that was really a dinner—every
thing from soup to nuts! Ho.w I did en
joy that dinner!
“But it proved my undoing, for in
half an hour I was again under the
doctor’s care, and while he diagnosed
my illness as a “plain case of overeat
ing,’ I wasn't able to get out of bed
again for over a week.”
After telling of this time when he
smashed the ideal of the matinee girl,
who never, never will believe that her
hero could overeat, Mr. Sherman con
tinued :
"The actor doesn't usually have a
very jolly time of it on holidays, you
know. All he does is work, and be has
to eat in a hurry. Last Thanksgiving
I ate my dinner alone in Rector's, New
York, and I was so lonely that I had
one of their table telephones brought
to me and I called up nearly everyone
I knew and talked to them—just to
hear the sound of a friendly voice.”
When the West Was Woolly.
Miss Georgie Woodthorpe went back
to her childhood days for her reminis
cence, to the time when the West was
really wild and woolly.
“I was very young,” she explained,
"and was playing w hat we called juve
niles then, but which are now known
as ingenue roles. 1 remember I was
on the boat that went up the Snake
river to Dalles, Wash., and on that
boat was the governor of Oregon, who
was going up to see the great Indian
chief, Homelli, about some treaty or
other, the details of which I forget, ex
cepting that it concerned two other
chiefs that were being held prisoners
for their friendship to the whites.
"This Thanksgiving day always
stands out in my memory and I shall
never forget the interest I felt in
seeing this big Indian invited into the
cabin where we had our Thanksgiving
dinner, and sitting down to the table
with his blankets wrapped around him
I scarcely ate any dinner, but just sat
and watched Chief Homelli enjoy the
turkey and wines that were served.
"It was on this trip that I heard the
first phonograph—and that was long
before the day of Edison. 1 remembei
my amazement at hearing a voice
come from this little box—a box
scarcely any larger than my make-up
box here. At first we thought there
was a ventriloquist in the room, but
after a while we were convinced that
we were listening to a real talking ma
chine. I don't know who invented this
—all I remember about it is that it con
tained a little qvlinder that turned as
the voice proceeded.
“And that,” concluded Miss Wood
thorpe. “is one of the most interesting
Thanksgiving experiences I have evei
had—my first view of a talking ma-’
chine, and a dinner with an Indian
chief.”
POOR OUTLOOK
“Why, what’s the matter, sent"
“Boo hoo! You’d cry, too, if it was
Thauksgivin' an’ your folks was vege
tarians.”
Thanksgiving Poem.
Thanks be to God for His* wonderful love'
Praise ye His name for the gifts from
above!
Anthems of gladness peal forth on the
breeze.
Echo His gTeatness o’er land and o’er
seas.
Praise Him, ye sons of the blessed and
good!
Praise Him. ye mountains, and valleys,
and flood!
Praise Him. ye daughters and children
of men!
Praise Him from hilltop and forest and
glen!
Thanks for the gift of His only dear Son!
Thanks for His goodness life’s journey
to run!
Thanks for the summers and winters be
tween! '
Thanks for the autumn and spring ever
green!
Thanks for the air, and for winds, and
for sky!
Thanks for the sun. and for the stars up
on high!
Thanks for the moon and for day and for
night!
Thank Him for dew, and for rain, and
for light!
Praise His great name! let the nations
adore;
Redeemer and Savior. God evermore;
Enthroned with the angels, blessed above!
Praise Him, O earth, for His wonderful
love!
Praise Him, ye smallest and greatest of
all!
Praise Him. ye kindred that rise from
/the fall!
Praise Him. ye children of weakness and
death!
: Praise Him. O praise Him, all ye that
I have breath!
—George D. Emerson.
WINTER ROAD WORK NEEDED
Many Little Improvements That Can
Be Made Which Will Combine
to Improve Conditions.
American farmers seem to lose sight
of the fact that our roads are trav
eled and cut up by man and beast and
washed full of ditches by the elements
for twelve months every season, while
the period during which there is any
improvement along the highways
covers but one-half that length of time
—perhaps less than that.
Is it any wonder that our road sys
tem improves so slowly under such
conditions? Winter road work is of
vital importance. Of*course we can
not get out and dig. plow, scrape and
grade in sections where the ground is
frozen, hut there are many little im
provements that can be made which
will combine to establish more favor
able conditions, both during the winter
and when the time comes for more
active work next season.
sometimes it is a strip or brusn or
shrubbery along the fence that ought
to be removed, but in any event they
must be got rid of, hence they, in
addition to the above detriment, prove
a nuisance to the traveling public in
the summer, by shutting off the air
when the days grow sweltering. Then,
too, the drying effect of the sun and
wind is shut out from the roadbed and
this also wields a most detrimental in
fluence on the condition of the roads
But one must exercise good judg
ment in the disposition of brush grow
ing along the road. If the drain ditch
on each side of the track is somewhat
deep, toss the brush into it till it is
the proper depth for good drainage,
and to prevent further wash; then
throw in no more.
If the ditch is about the right depth
at the start, keep all the brush out of
it so that ample drainage is certain.
Bear in mind that correct drainage is
the most important factor to be. con
sidered in the maintenance of good
roads. A firm, compact roadbed can
not exist where water settles on the
surface or soaks into the soil and re
maiRS there.
Then, many bridges get in bad re
pair during the winter months. A
board or two may be loosened or a
treacherous hole may be just right
for one or both of the horses to step
a foot into it and break a bone. By
keeping an eye on these places, one
will be enabled to repair them just
before they become dangerous, which
will help to distribute the road work
through the whole year, instead of
only six months at a time, as well as
arranging so that all of the labor may
be as nearly cleaned up as possible
when the spring comes. Then real im
provement of the road may be carried
on at once, without any preparatory
or repair work being done.
The most important thing that must
be kept constantly in mind is that of
dragging the roads whenever practica
ble In winter. Of course we cannot
make use of the drag every day. but
there are days when the slight thaw
ing again begins to freeze on the sur
face of the earth, the dirt is brittle
enough to be moved and yet it will
not roll or clog up on the drag. This
is when the road reaches its worst
stage through being cut up by travel
and if it is left in this condition it
freezes that way, making it rough,and
rutty till it thaws out the following
day.
Working down with the drag will
brush off and crush the clods and the
high places, filling up low- and rutty
spots, leaving the roadbed smooth and
more compact. The ground then
freezes up before it is cut up much
more by travel, and thus the track will
be smoother and easier than if allowed
to freeze up just ^s the whole day’s
travel left it.
Any snow or rain that falls on a
stretch of road thus treated with the
drag will have no ruts and low places
to retain the water and make the
roadbed soft, yielding and difficult to
drain or dry off.
Furnish Green Stuff.
Good succulent green stuff should
be on hand at all times. It should
form a good part of the daily ration
for chicks need bulk as well as nour
Ishment.
Best Dairy Farming.
The best kind of dairy farming
keeps the skim milk on the farm and
markets it as young stock, pork and
poultry products.
Age of a Fowl.
The age of a fowl is always dis
closed by the condition of its legs. If
the skin is hard and rough be sure
it is an old on© The delicacy of the
skin of the face indicates youth.
Excellent Insurance.
A grain bin on a farm is excellent
insurance against forced sale at low
price.
Tax Keenly Felt.
Poor roads impose a tax never more
keenly felt than at grain-hauling time.
Treat the Cow Right.
A cow is a very nervous animal
and any mistreatment will quickly
show its ill effects. It pays in dollars
and cents to treat a cow right. A
person who cannot control his temper
is as much out of place in a dairy
as anywhere else.
The Value of Birds.
The two great natural checks to in
sects are the predaceous insects and
insectivorous birds. There is a trian
gular relation between insects, birds
and man worthy of careful inquiry.
NEW KRUPP GUNS FOR KAISER’S FLEET
Thi3 is one of the latest Krupp guns, several of which, it is said, have been mounted on the German battle
ships.
SINKING OF FOUR GERMAN DESTROYERS
•-"•jgrrr-T— .— — •• -• mf- .i ■• .„»'i
Remarkable photograph of the sinking of four German destroyers in the North sea, taken by a British officer
on a boat that went to the rescue of the floating survivors.
GERMAN TOWN DESTROYED BY RUSSIANS 1
.
This photograph of Xeidenburg, East Prussia, was made just after the
Russians had left the city. Though unfortified and undefended, it was shelled
for two hours and the hospital, the church and many other buildings were
destroyed.
MADAME PATTI VISITS THE WOUNDED
Madame Patti, the famous singer, visiting the wounded Belgians in the
Patti ward of the Swansea hospital. She sang at a concert in London in aid
of the Belgian relief fund.
FIRING AT A TAUBE
British aircraft gun firing at a Ger
man Taube aeroplane from an ar
mored train in Belgium. The first pic
ture to be shown of this gun.
Officer Makes Coward Brave.
Paris.—Nothing better illustrates
the relations between French officers
and privates than the fallowing inci
dent related by a wounded soldier:
“One day under the peppering of
mitrailleuse fire,” he said, "a soldier
fighting in the first rank was ever
come by panic and turned to the rear.
The captain seized him by the arm,
led him back to his post and remained
beside him until he quieted. Shortly
after we charged bayonet, and do you
know who led? It was the very man
who wanted to fly. The captain had
inoculated him with his own cour
age.”
HOW A SOLDIER REALLY FEELS IN BATTLE
London.—An unidentified Russian
private, writing from East Prussia,
says:
"Yesterday, after an infernal shrap
nel and rifle fire, we suddenly found
ourselves in a German village, where
1 am now sitting at a pretty writing
table, drinking red wine and scrib
bling to you.
“One talks of hell-fire on the battle
field, but I assure you it makes no
thnore impression on me now than the
tooting of n^itors. Habit is every
thing, especially in war, where all
the logic and psychology of one’s ac
tion ara the exact reverse of civil
ians. I remember the first battle at
Stallupoenen. Our company took up
its position and dug itself in. You
may be in an intrenchment, but once
you fall asleep thousands of shrapnels
may thunder around and you won't
' move' a muscle.
The sensation of fear is atrophied.
You can no more live with fear in
war than ia peace without a heart
To murdar is sometimes necessary,
sometimes glorious—never a crime.
Things like regular sleep, proper food
or hygiene one looks upon as crazy
anomalies.
-We seek other forms of beauty and
delights in the exploits of Cossacks in
the beauty the dark sky shot
through along the whole horizon with
tongues of flame. One seeks new har
monies in the booming of the cannon
: and the crackling of rifles.”
