\ UK NORFOLK WKKKLY NKW.S-.IOHKNAU K1MDAY , KKItlll'AKY ! J , 1011. \ On The Sun "The Golden Girl" ComlnQ. When the authors wrote "Tho Gold- fln Girl , " they carved another nlcho In the ladder of fame. Not that they "bavo wanted for fume. Not that at jJl for It was they who wcro Inspired and wrote "The Prince of Tonight , " "Tho Flirting Princess , " "Mlsa Nobody - body Prom Starland" and a score inoro whoso titles are a byword where- ' oTor good musical plays are known. In the production that comes to the Auditorium Wednesday , February 8 , Mort H. Slngor has done himself much credit for "Tho Golden Girl" far Kiirpasses any other ot his well known productions In stupendousness , elab orateness and expensive detail. Much of the success of the Slngor produc tions arc duo to the fact that the mnallor cities are never given "No , 2" companies. It Is Mr. Singer's Idea that the best Is none too good and' ' t BO , when playgoers see a Singer show bdvcrtlscd , they may purchase tickets with confidence that they are going to eo the original and first class produc tion. tion.Mr Mr , Slngor selects his players with careful observation. The star of "Tho Golden Girl" Is Miss Leona Watson , the beautiful and talented llttlo wo man who Jumped Into stardom over night when she created the leading female role In the original production of "The Climax , " in Now York City. Miss Watson will be supported by a opoclally selected cast which Includes Zoko Colvln , Lionel Lawrence , Harry Joynor , Lawrence Bock , Addle Do igh- rty , Clyde Hall , Earl Mountain , John Barry and a large company of splendid players bucked by a beauty chorus of two Hcore. This * i < lay ran for 350 performances in Chicago at Mort H. Singer's theater and was pronounced by critics of that city the , most gorgeous of the season , "NEW YORK DRAMATIC LETTER. New York , Jan. 28. Edmund Breeso , as paradoxical as it may seem , is proving a very attractive devil at the Garrlck theater , .where he has the leading role In "The Scarecrow. " The first act la an especially fine one and Invariably gets a grip upon the audience that Is retained until the curtain goes down in the final scene. The play Is ono of symbolism and Its author Is Corey Mackaye. Alice Fischer and Frank Relcher are excellent , lent supports for Mr. Breese. Blanche Bates has lost yye of her popularity since she assuuu. the comedy - ody part which dominates "Nobody's Widow , " at the Hudson theater. Her performance in the lighter role gives new evidence of her versatility. Henry Miller has entered the third week of his season at the Bijou the- nter In "The Havoc. " The familiar triangle Is present in the play , but by making the husband and his rival change places and developing the con sequences the author has constructed rvn arraignment of divorce. Elslo Janls in Charles Dlllingham's new musical comedy production , "The Slim Princess , " continues her mer ry reign at the Globe theater. "The Slim Princess" has established a very popular court with Joseph Cawthorn as her chief jester. It is a profession til Joke that Miss Janis , the "Slim Princess" has the "fattest" role of hot career. Incidentally she does a few imitations , Including one of Bern bftrdt "A tense and Interesting drama' Is what the critics call "Judith Za raine , " the new play In which Miss Lena Ashwell Is appearing at the As tor theater. This is the first time thai Broadway has seen Miss Ashwell ir five years. The drama , by C. M. S McClellan , has Us scenes laid it Mlnotown , Pa. , which may be taker as a typo of the localities in which th ( labor situation is most acute. Tin play Is one of labor troubles , with i crushing Industrial trust causing al sorts of trouble. Miss Ashwell ii supported by Charles Waldron and i capable company. "Pomander Walk , " the quaint llttli play of England In 1805 at Wallack'i theater , Is the season's theatrical nov elty. The scene which shows the lit tie crescent of Queen Anne cottage "out Chlswick way" Is unique , am the play has been declared charmlni by both reviewers and the public. William Faversham has entered th second week of his four-weeks' en gagement at Daly's theater , where h is presenting "The Faun. " The pla ; is by Edward Knoblauch and th theme around which he has woven hi story is unique. He has introduce' ' as a central character a faun , the go < of the shepherd , the faun wanderln ; Into London society , where he meet and mingles with all classes , endea\ ors to reform them all and cause trouble by his blunt and outspoke comment. He straightens out thing in the end , however , a hopelessly et tangled love story being Include among the difficulties. At the Lyric theater Paul Arn strong and Wilson Mlznor's drama c the Now York underworld , known a "Tho Deep Purple , " Is on view. Ricl ard Bennett , Jameson Leo Finney , M J. Ferguson , Enunett Corrigan , Ad Dwyer and Catherine Calvert head splendid cast. "The Gamblers" continues Its ver Euccessful run at Maxlno Elliott's thi ator. Charles Klein's gripping dram of bank manipulation stands well i the hond of this season's serious plays and will undoubtedly remain for HOV- oral months. The repertoire at the Now Theater this week Includes "Vanity Pair , " " " " " The "SlHter Beatrice" and "Don. management of the New Theater has received many letters of commenda tion for Inviting Miss Marie Tempest to appear as guest artist In special productions of "Vanity Pair. " Ethel Darrymoro has entered on her fourth week in Plncrc's delightful comedietta , "Trelawney of the 'Wells , ' " at the Empire theater. The play is perhaps Plncrc's greatest and it is well acted. Miss Barrymore Is supported by a distinguished com pany ot players. "Rebecca of Sunuybrook Farm" Is enjoying u prosperous career at the Republic theater. It Is a simple , clear story. Edith Tallfcrlo has the name part. The Now Amsterdam theater still has the musical play "Madame Sher ry" for a tenant. The play has pass- cd Its 250th performance and there Is no abatement In Its popularity. Emmy Wohlen , the fascinating lit- Viennese , has become the fashion at the Casino where "Marriage a la Carlo" Is the offering. Her singing and acting do much to enhance the popularity of this English play. The Hippodrome Is now in the mid dle of Its prosperity with the three spectacles , "The Ballet of Niagara , " "The International Cup" and "The Earthquake. " In addition there is a circus consisting of twelve features which would make a complete after noon or evening's entertainment with out the spectacles , and vice versa. "Alma , Where Do You Live ? " Joe Weber's lively musical comedy of Par isian life , Is nearing Its 150th performance - ' ance , with Truly Shattuck and Joe ' McCloskey continuing as the dramatic I and vocal features. Mine. Marietta Oily , late star of "The Whirlwind , " and "Madame Trou badour" heads flic vaudeville program at the Plaza Music Hall , appearing as "Helene" In a one-act dramatic play let by Henry Bernstein. Her support includes John Emerson and Hardee Kirkland. Nana , the Persian dancer , Is also on the bill , with twenty other good acts. WIFE A BUSINESS PARTNER. Give Married Woman Equal Chance to Earn , Prof. Zueblln Says. New York , Jan. 28. Suppose you are a man with a thousand dollar in- como. And suppose your wife Is a woman with a million dollar personality. What are you going to do about It ? That's the question being asked by Prof. Charles Zueblin , formerly of the University of Chicago , at present a lecturer and writer on social and ec onomic topics , who has just brought out a book here called "Democracy and the Overman. " i Professor Zueblin has a solution , "The woman should simply be given i an equal chance with the man to earn I the money her intellectual and social possibilities may require , " he asserted I "Children , church and kitchen nc longer monopolize the energies of the modern healthy woman. There Is nol enough domestic work for all of wo man's time , any more than there is agricultural work for man. 1 "Wives now have no claim upon anj definite sum ; they are dependent upor the generosity of their husbands There are millions of women whose capacity Is never tested , because thej are the recipients of charity. Th ( 1 charity may be disguised by the lov ( . of a devoted husband , but they an ' j still stunted by a patriarchal admlnis tratlon. "There is no question but that thi i average woman is the inferior of th < . ' average man In development. Bu 1 1 that Is the woman's misfortune , no i ] her fault. She must bo given tin j same control of her life as man en joys. She must receive her wages. "The majority of women have ti marry , " declared Professor Zuoblln "Most of them , happily , wish mar rlage , but there is no opportunity fo deliberate choice. "Women should not be forced ti marry a financial lord and master , bu their marriage should mean enterini a business partnership. Then rein tlous after marriage would be indefl a j initoly more pleasant. There Is Httli 1 fellowship between many marriei 5 couples. This is primarily due to th husband's monopoly of the pockel book. The beginnings of marital in rest are in the concealment of a man' thoughts , due to his conviction tha the dependent domestic creature wh shores his home has had no tralnin to share his economic experiences. " Back Numbers. We will pay 25 cents apiece for on copy each of the Norfolk Weekl News-Journal of the following dates October 15 , 1909 ; November 26 , 1909 August 26 , 1910. These are wanted t complete our files. The Huse Publishing Co. Sickness Near Lynch. Lynch Journal : There seems to b a great amount of sickness In this T clnity at present. Up towards Groa there are a number of cases of scark fever and a number of schools ar closed , including the Gross schoo Here in Lynch Frank Hubby wa quarantined with smallpox , being th only case , but a number of pcopl called on him and wore exposed to th disease before the case was pronoun y ed smallpox and Isolated. Howevo every precaution to prevent a spren of the disease is being made and It ! not thought that it will go farther. Round About NEW YORK New York , Jan. 28. Due honor will bo paid to a useful , if wcalthq , citi zen next Tuesday night , when some of the greatest men of the nation will Join In a birthday banquet given In honor of Nathan Straus , the Jewish philanthropist. President Taft has accepted an invitation to attend the dinner , and the committee of arrange ments Includes distinguished men In all walks of life and of all national ities and religions. Among them are Andrew Carnegie , William G. McAdoo , August Belmont , Charles M. Schwab , W. Burke Cockran , Lloyd C. Grlscoui , Charles P. Murphy , Herman Bidder and Comptroller Pendergast. The oc casion will mark the sixty-third birth day of the millionaire merchant , and will serve as a testimonial of the city's and nation's appreciation of the work ho has done In saving the lives of the poor. It may bo remarked , In passing , that this work of mercy has not been hounded by racial or relig ious lines. When San Francisco was shaken by earthquake and menaced by flames , sent up a cry for help , B. W. Brown , managing editor of the Louisville Times , and then head of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks , was the first to respond , pledging his order to a large sum which was to be expended , VNot for Elks for everybody. " In the same spirit Nathan Straus has sought to alleviate the Ills and save the lives of New York's children "Not for Jews alone , but for everybody. " Consider ing such exhibitions of broad liberal ity and wide human sympathy , the most bigoted exponent of Illiberality may discern that Jews are human , and that the Klks , although some of them have been known to drink beer , are kindly at heart. The work of supplying pure milk to the children of the tenements , first undertaken by Mr. Straus , resulted almost Immediately in the great de- I crease In the death rate among the I Infants of the east side. Despite this i fact , an influential newspaper bitter ly and persistently attacked Mr. Straus , with the result that last sum mer he announced that he would no longer take'the full responsibility for carrying on the philanthropy. Since then the matter has been taken up by a number of influential men and wo- mean , headed by Mrs. J. Borden Har- riman. At least sixty sttaions for the distribution of milk will be maintain ed next summer , and at each station physicians and nurses will be on hand to give personal advice to mothers as 1 to the care of their infants. It Is said that fifty dollars will cover the cost of giving a child pure mik , the care 1 of a physician and the supervision of a nurse for one year less money , it - Is pointed out , than it costs to bury a baby. Nathan Straus is one of three broth' ers who came to this country with 1 their parents in 1S54. All three have since attained fame and wealth. The first home of the Straus family In this country was at Talbottom , Ga The elder brother , Isidor since as sociated with Nathan In the owner ship of great department stores in Manhattan and Brooklyn returned tc Europe during the civil war to act as assistant purchasing agent of steam ers and supplies for the confederate government. Nathan Straus securet his education in a New York business college , and his first commercial ven ture was as an importer of potterj and glassware. He is a democrat am was nominated for mayor of New York In 189-1 , but declined. The younger of the brothers , Oscar Solo mon , chose the law as a profession and in 1906 entered Roosevelt's cab net as secretary of commerce and la bor. With the inauguration of Presi dent Taft he relinquished that port 'olio , but was soon afterward appoint ed ambassador to Turkey. William E. Corey's retirement a ! president of the United States Stee corporation will probably Immediate : ly follow the meeting of the board o directors to be held next Tuesday. Al though it has been rumored that Mr Corey will form a copper trust , thi : report is given little credence , am and It is likely that the financier wil spend a year or two in Europe , mere , ly resting , before resuming any busl ness cares. Just how many million Mr. Corey has put away against i rainy day , such as next Tuesday prom Ises to be , is not definitely known It is unlikely , however , that the wol will do any knawing at the Corey dooi Mrs. Corey is not likely to weep eve her husband's retirement from busi ness. The former actress who sue ceeded to the affections of the stec , trust magnate , after his first wife hai been legally put away , has not foum breaking into New York society ai easy matter. Indeed , she Is as mud an outsider as on the day after sli had promised to love , honor and obe William E. Corey. Paris is not s exclusive , and Mrs. Corey owns a fin old chateau near the French capita which is a port of call for some c the very best people of Paris. James A. Parrell , the prospectlv new president of the steel trust , 1 what Is usually termed a "self-mad man. " He is now about 48 years e > t age , and began his career as a lad c 1C In a New Haven wire mill. Aftc nine years of toll in the Connectict metropolis , ho went to Plttsburg , an at the end of six years In that clt found himself general manager of th Pittsburg Wire company. Ho onto ed the employ of the steel trust 1 1903 , and helped organize the Unite States Steel Products company , bi Is coming Its president. This concor Is the general selling agency of tb trust. That was less than eight years ago. In that short period ho has gain ed the confidence of J. Plerpont Mor gan and E. H. Gary the ruling powers - ' ers of the steel trust to so great an extent that he has become the log ical choice for the biggest job In In dustrial America. Mr. Farrcll Is n dovotcd Catholic and an equally de voted husba'nd and father. Dealers In human hair arc expect ing another slump In prices next week being due to the report from China to the effect that Mr. Wu Ting-Pang expects to visit a barber on Monday next and have his queue lopped oft. Mr. WU'B queue alone , of course , could hardly affect the hair market , but thousands probably hundreds of thousands of Chinese are likely to follow his example. Hundreds of met ropolitan orientals , It is announced , will visit the barber day after tomor row and sacrifice their superfluous appendages as an offering to the spirit of progress that is now rapidly be coming the chief Joss of the Chinese. U.IO.MOND JIM" HA ( EM YCT. At a Dinner Last Night Brady Was Ablaze With $575,000 Worth. New York , Jan. 28. James B. Brady , better known as "Diamond Jim" Brady , gave a dinner last night to several of his American and Eng lish friends at the Waldorf hotel. For ' several years prior to 1908 he was the owner of a number of the speediest I I thoroughbred horses on the American turf. The first object that attracted attention as Brady entered the oak finished hull at the Waldorf was a 10-rnrat stone which blazed from a dark green tie. From this glowing searchlight one's eye naturally drop ped to n perpendicular row there were six altogether , of 5-carat stones serving as vest buttons. I "Why , Jim , you haven't a thing on today ? " observed ono of his friends as the host dropped his ponderous weight in an armchair. "No , " returned the man of dla- ' monds. "But maybe you have not seen it all. " Suiting the actor to the word , ho threw back his coat , expos ing a diamond studded chain , to one J cud of which was attached a massive gold watch , heavily set with u-carat ( stones. In a waistcoat pocket was a gold pencil , In the end of which was . sot a white stone almost as big as a , small heni'i In his cuffs were golden 'cuff links , each of which spoiled an 8-cnrut btone , four all told , i "And now , " he continued , "I'm go ing to show you something really handsome , " so he unbottoned his waistcoat and uncovered a diamond studded belt with a buckle that fair ly blazed with l-carat stones , set off in the center by a headlight that weighed ten carats. Mr. Brady likes to talk of his gems , which are his hobby. He lias eleven sets altogeth er , which have an aggregate value of $575,000. I School Notes. There have been an unusual number absent from school the past week on account of Illness. Earl Demon , Mildred - ' dred Hees , Marian Gow and Nadine Cole and Waldo Rice were among the 1 victims of the grip. Opal Dunn , who has been ill for over ' two weeks , Is much better and hopes to be In school next week. Mr. Howarth , janitor of the high school building , had to gi\e up his du- 1 ties Thursday on account of sickness , ' Ben Willej and Donald Mapes took ! his place and proved to be very efli- [ cient firemen. j Miss Foraker also was absent from , school on Thursday. ' Superintendent F. M. Hunter has ' , been in Peru the latter part of the ! week Inspecting the normal in that . place , as he is one of a state commit \ tee for seeing to it that schools thai issue state teachers' certificates fulfill all the state requirements. Mr. Bed | well , former superintendent of Norfolk I A TOWER OF SIXTY STORIES. New York , Jan. 28. With the orec tlon of the new Woolworth building on Broadway , from Barclay street tc ' Park Place , New York's skyscrapei 1 record will be broken by fifty or six . ty feet. Mr. Woolworth intends tc f have the top of the tower on his nev . building about 750 feet above tin . curb. s i The original plan called for a struc j ture about 650 feet high , forty fee 1 higher than the Singer tower , bu . still leaving the Metropolitan towei i. a margin of supremacy of fifty feet s Now that Mr. Woolworth has gainee K control of the entire block front h < , . has a site which warrants a tallei i. building , and he has determined t < f out-top them all. The main buildlni - . i will rise thirty stories. The tower r which will be either over the middli | . of the Broadway front or at the Parl . . Place corner , will have twenty-eigh ,1 or thirty additional floors. [ j Besides being the tallest In the city d' the building will also bo the larges n in point of floor area. The entire cos u' ' will be about twelve million dollars e' ' For the ground alone four and one y' half million dollars was paid , o To Cut Dakota Election Costs. Pierre , S. D. , Jan. 28. The seuat f passed the Curtis bill which has fo its purpose the reduction in electio expenses in this state. Under th present law It cost the counties eve s' ' $2,000 each for printing at the las o | election and the Curtis law provide if i for printing laws and amendments t if be voted on In pamphlet forms. Thi ir was opposed by Cone , with Curtis an it Pleeger supporting the measure , an Gandy presenting a statement thn newspaper men wanted to contlnu . the expense. After the row was over rtho bill passed easily. When the daylight saloon bill come up for action an amendment will b offe ed to make It a local option ineai ure and if that Is secured it is sat the bill will have little opposition. The Well Dressed WOMAN New York , Jan. 28. One would hardly imagine that shirred effects' ' woulel be popular with the modes so | clinging In effect , but they arc. Lines are never too attenuated to reject the shirring as a consort , The amal gamation Is always congenial , for the fashionable materials arc so sheer and soft that oven seven rows of the trimming add nothing to their bulk. Then there la no trimming more self-sufficient than is shirring. Ap propriate alike for skirt and bodice , yoke or sleeves , It is quite independent dent of any aid , unless ono really wishes to add more than one form of ornamentation to a frock. With mid summer in our midst , as far as the display of smart fabrics Is concern ed , there are several smart models just from Paris that ring in shirring as their chief decorative scheme. A notable design notable for Its simplicity as well as its chic comes from one ot the fashionable French winter resorts. * It is an afternoon dress of delicate lemon colored chiffon fen cloth built over changeable taf fetas , the foundation combining a deep orange and pale pink in its col or scheme. The skirt Is narrow , but there Is a suggestion of gauging about the waist line slightly above normal. At the knees there is a deep flounce shirred onto the upper part with a heading of doubled French net. The stitching of the shirring Is disguised by narrow folds of burnt orange vel vet , which affords a striking touch of contrast to the combination of colors. In fact , one of the distinguishing fea tures of the model is the color scheme. The bodice is out In one piece with the sleeves , reflecting the popular kimono effect and here again the bands of orange velvet appear , there being two rows running up to the bust line at the front , but down to meet the girdle at back , suggesting n row of pufllng. Suggestive decora tions , ono might call them for want of a better term , are to play an Im portant part in the ornamental scheme of spring and summer modes , After all , bands and stltchlngs of various kinds are capable of more in- flnito variety of treatment than any other decorations and their effective ness Is unquestioned. When they can not be applied In the literal sense , then ingenious dressmakers simulate them with sucli fine trimmings as pin soutache , silk veining , etc. , with an effect quite as desirable as the bands themselves. This also holds good in the case of puffings , for it Is an easy matter to group rows of braid or nar row bands of silk and velvet to give them the appearance of independent applications of puffing. In addition to the shirring the afternoon - ! ternoon frock in question lias the round neck filed in with a guimpe of bebe crochet and undersleeves of the same handwork , stitched upon a back ground of sheerest linen. There are so many ailk muslins of Inexpensive design and in splendid colorings , that ' . it is unnecessary to suggest to the women accustomed to contriving the j possibilities of reproducing this model ' i in mateiials and trimmings easily ; j within the scope of her dress allow- ance. Black which has been in demand for house frocks for functional uses , , is "coming back" for street wear , i landsome satin and silk finished cloth in black being employed for simple street frocks for morning and after noon wear. There seems to be a gen eral tendency toward gauging or a suggestion of fulness of some sort about the waist line of many spring dresses. This note is struck again In a chic design in cachmire de sole , hav lug the skirt made with a tunic which droops in a directoire point at one side and trimmed otherwise only witli an ecru guitnpe of hand embroidercei batiste. Striped and moire effects in silks are worn extensively on the Rlvora at Palm Beach , Augusta and Aiken They are trimmed with narrow folds of corded silk or very lustrous satin put on with the general idea of preserving serving the "flat" effect in the deco rative achievements of the models. Among the Inexpensive cottons , the nliarm of design and coloring is as r ubiquitour as among the more expen . sive stuffs. Much la done with the soft yellow or buff tones comblnec with white which came to the from r last season and are not only chic foi 5 spring wear , but look cool for sum mer , even when the fabric lias a lit tie wool interwoven with silk or lin en. The designers have shown a grea liking for cordure arrangements will . a band of plain color , often black next to the selvage , with flowered o other fanciful border above , and aomi especially charming things of thi character are white chiffons of slice : silky cottons with black border , am above this a deep border in jewelliki oriental tones , marvellously blendci but not in what we have been accus totned to call Persian designs. e Many of the new foulards shov narrow borders , as did the late sen son foulards last summer , and ther are some foulards and crepcllke sum mer silks woven in designs of 42-incl squares witli the border runnln around the whole square which ar stunning in color and design , bu would drive an ordinary dressmake Into green and yellow melancholj such puzzling problems do they pre it sent. Embroidered white suisbes a 0 those of white ground embroldere in dots or sprigs ot delicate color an narrowly bordered In a floral desig of the same delicate color are amen the prettiest of the bordered cottom and there are delightful striped hi tlstes with similar narrow borders. The dimities , always serviceabl and cool looking If not M > mitt IIH the voiles and mcrccrlzi'd cottons , are cer- talnly prettier than they over have been. Hosts of dainty floral deslgiiH mostly of diminutive slzu are xhown. but perhaps tlio smartest of the dim ! ties this season aio ot the striped and dotted patterns , and en en hero ono catches gllmpai's of the bordered effects In some form or other. For the woman who likes ginghams particularly for morning wear , there are peculiarly pretty green and white and violet and white effects ampng the now effects , while certain combi nations of lavender with soft blues and lavender with subdued pinks or cerise tones echo lines of coloring prominent In tlio winter frocks. Lin ens so far , show nothing new save certain colorings which were now this winter and consequently not Included In last summer's linens. There arc many of the buff , gold , tawney yellow and brown tones , and here the warmth of color of which ono hears so much In connection with the yel lows frequently is in evidence. For house gowns and lingerie de signs there arc sheer materials made up In the most lovely designs , though , bore , as in the street and evening frock , simplicity seems to bo In de mand. Quantities of lace and em broidery , the latter put on in border effects are shown upon the latest neg ligees from Paris , and no matter how simple a model may be Its cost mounts up mountain high when an estimate is put upon the hand work embodied In the ornamentation. The only hope of the poor woman is Iml tatlon laces and machine made em broideries. News Man Visited Taal Volcano. Taal volcano Is located on the Island of Taal in the Batangas province of the Philippine Islands. The island Is located In the center of Lake Taal and about 100 miles from Manila. To a member of the Norfolk News staff , who visited the volcano on a number of occasions , it seems strange that the smoke from this volcano can bo seen from the city of Manila , owing to the fact that largo mountains ohscuro It from the metropolis ot the Islands. The eruptions must have Indeed been great that the smoke could be seen at I such a distance. I Lake Taal Is probably one of the prettiest lakes in the Philippines and Its wooded shores provide some of the I best pheasant hunting in the country J It was this game which brought The " News man to the volcanic region oil one of the occasions. The cone of the I main crater of Taal volcano rises j mountain shaped , very high In the skj and it takes about an hour's climb to reach the summit and mouth of the ' crater after an equally long march through heavy forests. The sight which presented itself to , The News man from the top of the crater on this occasion was both beau tlful and awe-inspiring. I As far as the eye could see was the great yawning crater , the pit itself ii the widest place measuring over one mile. Along the walls of this crater were beautiful color effects from the lava , which had cooled off years ago and formed into fantastic shapes. At about the center of this large pit was a smaller volcano in which could be seen the boiling lavas , and outside of this were a number of small colored lakes formed of various chemicals. Theie is a red , blue , black , green and white lake in different parts around the crater. Each colored lake was , however , visited - ited and it was found that the water in each , with the exception of the black lake , was ice cold. The water In i the black lake , which was the nearest to the small crater , was hot and was formed of lava and boiling water escaping - . caping from the small volcano. The summit of this volcano was reached ; and it was impossible to hear the i voice on account of the terrific noise made by the boiling lava. Large 1 stones were occasionally cast high in the air , and at one time the companion i of The News man was overcome by ' . the fumes fanned in his direction by the wind. ! Although it was early morning when ' the trip was made into the crater , | darkness had set in before the explorers - ' ers reached the top of the main crater , 1 where the frightened Filipinos await' ed them. It was the small \olcano within' the > large one which Saturday stalled op erations , and it is this volcano which tourists go for many miles to bee Taal volcano Is considered the pret ! tlest volcano in the world , but the inhabitants - . habitants of villages in its neighbor hood have been constantly in fear thai it would awaken after many years ol \ silence. The last eruption of this vol cano , which took place many years ago , did very much damage , covering a number of villages , killing their in j habitants and destroying much stock Today can be seen in its vlclnit\ P a marks of the last eruption , whlcl formed the beautiful lake around it. r i Sergeant John Gamble , a veteran o j the Spanish-American war , employee B as janitor in The News building , was j once a visitor to this volcano and al , . though It was not his fortune to ex plore the crater , lie lias often vlewei v the smoke coming from Its mouth ui he stood In his camp on the other sldi L- of the lake. e 1.1 After filling canteens with sufllclen ti drinking water The News man and hi g companion descended into the moutl ' e of the crater , leaving Filipino escorts it who were too frightened by the sight ti r go any further behind to guard othe r , provisions. The descent was ver ; 3easy but required over a half houi T The way to the smaller crater wa d somewhat dlfllcult. The wind whlcl d found Its way into the enormous can \ n ity brought the gaseous and sulphurl g fumes directly toward the two exploi s , ers , forcing them to retreat a numbe iof times. The paths were also ol structed by streams of lava and vltrc e ponds. SOCIETY Pleaiures of the Week. The ntimml hull of the llenovolont niul Protective Onlor of Elks , hold liiHt ulglit in the club rooms. was one * of tltc must delightful parties that the ICIks have over given. Tlio dancing room was bountifully decorated , the decorations being by the A. L. Kllllnn Co. A largo crowd attended the ( unc tion , n number of out-of-town guostii being present. In a llttlo garden , not off from the balance of the hall , lunch was nerved nt am nil tables. Vogot'a orchestra furnished mimic for the oc casion. Among the out-of-town people ple present were : Miss McDonald. Plarco ; Miss Young , Loup City , a , guest nt the F. J. Halo homo ; Mrs. LefortB , Omaha ; Woods Cones , Pierce. At their farm homo In Plerco coun * ty last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. Mueller celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary. About twenty members of the family wore present at the dinner. Many gifts of hand painted china and a largo dinner sot wcro presented to the couple. Among these present were : Mr. and Mra. J. 10. Ilnaso , H. F. Hansc and daughter , Mrs. L. Palm and children , Mrs. Mlt- teletadt , Mr. and Mrs. John Ranuch , Mr. and Mrs. Fred Braasch and fam ily , Mr. and Mrs. Uocker. Over 200 people attended the an nual ball given by the Norfolk Land- wohr Voroln in the Marquardt hall Thursday night. Vogot's orchestra furnished music and refreshments wcro served during the entertainment. Invitations had been sent to many out-of-town friends and members and Madison , Pierce , Hosklns and Hadar were represented by largo delegations. A number of new members wore en rolled , < A "birthday luncheon" was given by the Ladles Guild of Trinity church Thursday afternoon at the homo of Mrs. Bruce Raymer on North ( pvonth street. Each rnomhor furnished a slmro of the luncheon provisions and , besides , paid for the feast at the rate of one cent for each year she had lived , f On Wednesday the Ninth street neighbors of Mrs. M. A. McMillan gathered unannounced at her homo , bringing an appetizing lunch to assist In celebrating her seventy-fifth birth day. Those present thought it a hap py event , long to be remembered. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Beoler enter tained at their home at dinner Tues day evening the entire staff of em ployes of the Beeler Bros , store. A delicious four-course dinner -was served and a delightful evening's en tertainment was enjoyed. The musical social given by the Wide Awake class at the J. A. Ballentyne residence Thursday evening was a de cided success. Among the musical numbers were Miss Carrie McLcario and W. Graham , who sang a Scotch duet. TO WED INDIAN. Chicago Girl to Be Bride of Plenty Hawk , Richest of Crow Tribe. Chicago , Jan. 28. The call of the wild , of the prairies , of Indian life and western life lias taken Miss Madeline Sullivan , 820 Crescent place , an heiress - ess two years out of high school , to the land of her Indian sweetheart in the Big Horn mountains. She will marry Plenty Hawk , a fullbloodod Crow Indian , and the richest Indian In the Crow reservation. The romance of the Chicago girl , who has just become of age , and the Indian brave began last fall , when the young woman went to Sheridan. Wyom. , for a short visit. She met Plenty Hawk and decided to postpone her return to the residence of her mother , Mrs. Minnie Kirchberg Sulli van. The mother , however , went west and brought her daughter homo with her A week ago Madeline , how ever , hit the trail back to the land ot her Indian brave. GOD'S GRACE OR A FALL ? Anyway , a Yonkers Woman l Well After Years of Illness , . New York. Jan. 28. Mrs. Julius Henry Caryl , one of the wealthiest women in Yonkers. has recovered from an Illness that made her a help less Invalid several years ago. She attributes that recovery to ' 'the pow er of prayer and the grace of God. " The shock of falling when She was being lowered from the steamship Minnehaha into a lifeboat last year after the steamship struck a reef alao is credited with having played a part in her recovery. 1 Mrs. Caryl was handled so careless- j ly she fell several feet. That shock l\\ab what fiho needed , because she j scrambled to her feet and took the , place assigned to her. When the boat reached shore she stepped out without assistance notwithstanding t that prior to her fall she barely had been able to totter along with the as sistance of a cane. Now she is well. A Horse Burns. Plalnvlew Republican : A blaze which supposedly caught from the chimney and started in the upper story of Walter Gable's farm resi dence , one-quarter mile south of Co penhagen , burned the building to the ground this morning. Everything up stairs was burned but all downstairs was saved , including the fruit in the cellar. The family was at breakfast when the fire was discovered , but they wore unable to extinguish it