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THE OMATTA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 0, 1003.
ABOUT PLAYS PLAYERS AND PLAYHOUSES
Cans tni-u out, j ni-e uJ-rnbli!.K.
, , j minheil
theaters are Uli.g rclt und garnished,
and everything point t6 the early opening
of what Dromlwi to Ue liveliest winter
season In the history of tuo amusement
world. Borne few expnsslons have been
gathered from ths munxgers, and they are
all optimistic. One little gulver or appre
hension Is due to Ihe upneaval In Wall
street, bnscd on the fear that the disturb
ance there may 'spread to the country nt
large. Nothing sulTers quite so quickly dur
ing times of depression as the theater, and
at present any Interruption of the splen
didly prosperous course of the country
would mean ruin for the managers. More
money Is Invested In amusement enterprises
now than ever before, and the peculiar na
ture of the Investment manes It haxnrdous
beyond anything else. Bhould any circum
stance, arise to keep the people from at
tending the theater this winter ss numer
ously as they did last, tne financial loss
to the men who have put their money Into
the various attractions that are to be of
fered would be Immediate and Irretrievable.
It can be easily understood, then, that no
one was more concerned than the theatri
cal manager when he heard the echo of
the crash In Wall street. He has gone too
far to turn back now, anfl the only thing
he could do would be to stop further loss.
Happily the Wall street condition has been
confined to that peculiar section of the
Lord's vineyard, and the great mass of the
American people, on whom the theater de
pends, has been entirely unaffected by the
shrinkage In stock values. In fact, the
people will have the more money to spend
for theater tickets for the reason that they
i have not been Involved In Wall street oper
' fttlons.
Omaha Is certain to shere In the good
things the amusement promoters have de
signed for the coming winter. The open-
Ing of a new theater here Is bound to In
! crease the Importance of the Gate City As
an amusement center, and as managers like
to go where they are sure of getting the
money, the busines done here for the last
two seasons will act as a great magnet to
draw attractions for Omaha houses. Up to
date Messrs. Hudson & Judah have made
no announcement of what they wlll( offer
at the Krug, beyond the general statement
that It will Include the best or the popular
attractions under the general direction of
Btoir & Havlln, and probably some of the
"Independent" attractions. These latter are
, really few In number, although of real Im
portance. Mrs. Fluke and Miss Croaman
are easily the leaders. Miss Crosman Is to
occupy the Manhattan theater In New Tork
during the winter,' while Mrs. Flske Is on
tour with "Marta of the Lowlands" and
"Mary of Magdala." It will ha well worth
while if this great actress can be secured
for an Omaha engagement. James K.
Hackett Is another of the "Independent"
attractions, and he, too, may be seen at the
new house. A glance over some of the con
tracts already signed for me Boyd war
rants the prediction that the brilliance of
the coming season at that house will not
Buffer any by comparison with the last two
seasons, which have been easily the most
notable In Omaha's historic annals. Before
Mr. Burgess left for New Tork on Thurs
day he said he would close a contract with
Messrs. Llebler & Co. for the appearance
cf the elder Balvlnl In Omaha again it
money could secure the engagement. - The
limit placed on the number of appearances
Slgnor Balvlnl will consent to make , in,
America renders it' very doubtful If Omaha
can get one. It may be, though, that the
double attraction of the Willis Wood at
Kansas City and the' Boyd at Omaha will
be potent enough to bring the great Italian
tar back to the Missouri valley. His, en
gagement In Omaha thirteen years ago Is
well remembered by all who then saw him,
and was one of the most successful in all
ways of his entire American tour.
Just before starting for New Tork on
Thursday Manager W. J. Burgess of the
Boyd told one on himself. He mentioned
the fact that Joe Jefferson Is to play in
Omaha during tho coming season, and then
reverted to the engagement Mr. Jefferson
played several years ago at the Craighton,
when that house was under the manage
ment of Paxton Burgess. It struck Mr.
Burgess that It would add much to the
Interest In the engagement if It were an
nounced as Mr. Jefferson's farewell trip,
and accordingly the press man. of the
Cretghton boomed the "last visit" feature.
When Mr. Jefferson reached Omaha he
made a bee line for the office of the local
manager. "Who's responsible for this?"
he demanded, exhibiting one of the "last
Tlslt" announcements. "I am," answered
Mr. uurgess, with some diffidence. "Who
In h qualified you to say that, this will
my iasi visit to umahaT" the star
asked, and then went on to explain that
even he himself couldn't tell how many
more times he would play here. He has
been here once since, playing at the Boyd
lnS98 under Mr. Burgess' management.
While telling stories, here is a oroD from
tho press .agents, some of which are not
bad, but all show the extremity to which
the publicity men have been pushed during
the "silly season" now coming to a happy
ndlng. Tou may tie "em, but It's an
dds-on proposition that you can't beat
'em:
Walter Jones Is to be a real live star next
season, appearing; In a piece called "The
filt,Py,K,!"r 7,"ll'y 'or this reason
they arc i beginning to write stories con-
i?rnJn"k.h,m- At. I"5'" h is summering
at Muufctnoc, and one afternoon last week
I?" frPodnts say, he whs sluing on
thi i hotel veranda when a bund of strolling
musicians halted not fur from him an
b88?.!r11"' nx verv rorl.v. such airs
as The tongo i,nve Son;." "Hiawatha."
etc. Mr. Jones ws ai.noyed, but as tho
ether guests seemed pleused he suld noth-
whore ho could havo nulut.
Finally the niuslo reared, and the leader
of the music-Inns pusned among the guests,
soliciting contrlhutlo!.s. At lenath he
reached Mr. Jones. 8 "
"Well, what do you want?" -
"I have come for a small contribution.
Sir," was the answer.
"Indetd?" said Jones, "I thought you had
come to apologise."
Mr. Walker Whiteside, who is to mako
an elaborate production ntxt season ot
" Ale King," a lit w play from the pen
KadSuft, his. daring experience, being fired
of malaria, while traveling through iheitrom cannon attached to his monster
""d "''. vuutlon.d to be
very particular as to the purity of his
drinking water.
In one sinull town of the south he whs
tin-thle to obtain any minerxl wator and
the waiter brought him a tdiss of water
that w furnished by the hotel.
Mr. Vhltetde held up the gUss. and as
It wjis anything but char ho asked:
"Welter, where does this wuter come
from?"
"From ds rlhber, suh."
"Whnt river?;'
"De TenneiaV sah."
"It looks muddy. Is It pure?"
"It am sah."
"Hut It cannot be pure. Look at It. It's
discolored. What's In the river?"
"Nuthm' but tributaries, sah."
Henrv M. Blossom pHld a visit to an Enii.
llh tailor In Bond stret-t while on his visit
to London leccnllv. Mr El inon I might a
suit of clnthrs whVh be considered dis
tinctly Fnslnh. and he spteired In B-o-id-way
with Ihrm ''lie diy -it n Tlvv
were gurgooua r',oihe. rTiv cf h" and
cross-barred la a pnwerfir chek Blossom
met many friends on Ihe G't While Wnv.
all of whom nr:.nlaU-n him nn h's
stylish "ret-m.'! , He ( the height '
Hi S'itlY iM-n. "-ri. rr-hlrg lowsrd
Mm, In Broadway. Mi fma1"ed c.if" rled
on a colored mvu weiring cl -thin the evid
rouitrri-srt of h's cn wt! u li-ge
rlacksrd hone in trv-t f h'm snouniing
hat a rertl rnirl-r'uo fth"r to he
seen on Die Rust fide. In which all the
coiukIMiim worn clothes "llk theiw." Bh
eon turned snd.fle1 with a howl of itlsmsv
onlv ! learn, when h" r"irne1 to Kirk
Lii-SI-.elle's office, that the colored mtu and
1 " plicri were a joke lo.iouej by sjnio
1' " ingenious members ff the malt,
I ,,,,,., YonUon-made clothe will be
I ,orn by Thomas V. Moss In the titie role
! In "Checkers." Ulossum would not put
them on again for a "It'-pun note."
There are a few mosquitoes at Kirk La
Rhelic's summer home on Long Island,
Heliport, but many of his friends are suf
ferers from the pestiferous Insect. Ho
Mulled a friend ai a village some miles
from Heliport nnd found that the mos
qunoes Here numerous ami active In what
would otherwise be a veritable Arcadia.
vhat would you do If you lived here,
Klrke? " asked his friend, as the two snt
on the porch smokln hard to keep the
enemy at bay. ' I know you have an Idea
which Is well spoken of."
La Shtile smoked for a minute before he
replied: "Have you tried coal oil?"
"Ves; gallons of It."
"Cltronella?"
"Yes."
"Pennyroyal?" ijj,!
"Ties."
"Ammonia?" I i ' i ,
"Yes. "
"Screens?"
"They get Inside."
A smile brightened the manager's coun
tenance as he said: "Then there Is only
one thing I can recommend. Tou say all
the mosiiultoes get Inside your screens?"
"Yes. Confound them."
"Then," said La Shelle, "why don't you
keep outside the screens and foot them?"
One of the most difficult men In the
theatrlral business to see la A. L. Erlanger
of the firm of Klaw A Erlanger. He Is one
of the busiest and almost unapproachable.
Just before Klaw St Urianger moved Into
their new apartments In the New Amster
dam theater building, New York, an old
actor wandered Into the structure, got by
the watchman end up stairs. Here he woe
met by another watchman.
"What do you want," asked the man In
charge. ,
"I want to go Into Mr. Brlanger'a office,"
replied the actor.
"But he hasn't even moved into it," ex
plained the man.
I Know mat, ssia tne actor, -i aiso
know that his desk Is not there, and I
know, too, that the office is absolutely
empty.
"You may not understand." replied the
actor, sadly, "'but I would like to be able
to say that I have been In Krlanger's office.
This Is my solitary chance."
He went In, breathed a sigh, smiled a
satisfied smile, and came out.
Adelaide Manola Is to take the part of
Hellne In the Harrlgan company. There are
few who know Just how Adelaide came to
be an actress. Her mother is Marlon Ma
nola, a well-known artiste, who had long
and determinedly Indulged the fond hope
that Adelaide should never adopt the pro
fession she bed herself chosen, and which,
although successful, she had found not to
be all her fancy had painted It. Bo she
Immured Adelaide In an eastern convent
and declared that she should never, never
hear anything about the stage. One fall
about six years ago Marlon and "Jack"
Mason were about to appear in a Chicago
house In a vaudeville sketch they had pre
pared, one which wa redolent with prom
iseso promising, In fact, that some local
organization had contracted for the entire
house for the opening night, and at a lib
eral price.' Unfortunately, on the day of
the performance, Marlon took suddenly 111.
Fortunately, however, within an hour
afterwards, Adelaide "blew In" at the hotel
where her mother was staying, fresh from
the convent and heartily tired of convent
life. Mason's eagle eye oaught the marked
resemblance to the mother In the girl's
face and form on the instant, saw tho
lines of worry on her brow and gleam of
ambition In her eye, and an Idea struck
him nnd at that evening's . initial pre
sentation ot the vaudeville sketch Adelaide
plaved the mother's role, and played It so
admirably that both "star" and sketch
made a pronounced hit, and the papers In
the morning raved over tbe "genius of ex
perience" which had told so admirably in
the evening's work. The true story of that
evening's emergency experiment has never
been told until now but it settled convent
life and the choice of a profession for
Adelaide, for she secured an engagement
that very evening, and has never quit
since, only Just long enough to get mar
ried and enjoy a brief honeymoon.
Kathryn Osterman, who will be Miss
Petticoats in Oeorge T. Richardson's flve-
rst nliv nt that nam had a funny ex
perience In her- Harlem home the other
night. The weather was warm and as the
cool air was plentiful in the Osterman
abode, her sister, Anna Belmont, who was
visiting her, decided to remain all night.
After retiring the women discovered that
the bedroom windows were closed. The
room was totally dark, and matches were
hard to find, out Miss osterman, wno was
on the side nearest the window, got up
tn nnan it in the dark. After locating 11
she tugged away for some time, but finally
remarked: "This . thing Is stuck fast. I
can't open It."
"You must," cried Miss Belmont, "or we'll
suffocate before morning." The next thing
there was a crash, and Miss Osterman
cried.: "There, I've broken the glnas. I
hope you'll have air enough now." To
which Miss Belmont reDlled: "Oh. yes,
that's ever so much better now. I couldn't
ro to sleen without croDer ventilation
In the mornlnsr. however, the window was
found tightly closed, but the glass door of
the wararooe in tne corner was snauercu.
What Is a surprise party?
"In the good old summer time" a iur
prise party was a party wherein the sur
nrlsed nerson knew nofhlna of what wai
coming and not Infrequently found him or
herself surrounded by a. score of friends.
They have revised the old saw at the
Dearborn theater in cnicago ana xaiss
Louise Gardner finds she Is "indeed sur-nrlm-d."
This Is the tale:
Members of "The Tenderfoot" company
are much given to small celebrations be
hind the scenes.
Saturday after the matinee several men
bers of the chorus, all friends of Miss
Gardner, planned to Initiate her Into their
idea of a "surprise" party, and this Is the
wnv they did iti
When the curtain had fallen on the last
act of the Carle musical comedy M sa
Gardner walked Into her drawing room
and there encountered a score of h?r
friends seated before a dainty luncheon.
All sat down and enjoyed themselves.
Last evening when Miss Gardner ap
peared for the night performance she was
given the real "surprise" when a caterer
presented her with a bill for the food de
voured by her friends. Miss Oardner says
she will be revenged.
Cowing Brents.
A gala week of amusements and diversi
fied pleasure is the announcement for the
people's popular park and Omaha's polite
resort, Krug park, to begin today and con
tinue through the current week. The Bell
stedt's past two weeks' engagement has
been so successful that Manager Cole has
recognised the demand of his thousands
of patrons for a longer engagement of their
favorite bandmaster, and the engagement
has been extended for another week, but
this will positively be the last, as other
business demands his attention at his home
In Cincinnati. It was only through extreme
special Inducements that he consented to re
main and render his delightful cornet solos
In conjunction with Huster'a concert band,
appearing every afternoon at 3 and 5 o'clock
and evening at 8:30 and 10 o'clock. Patrons
sensationally Inclined never tire of. encour
aging a repetition of J. Waldorf Hall s bal
loon experiments; therefore, today at 6
o clock sharp, Prof. Hall will attempt to
balloon when two miles In the air. All who
balloon when two miles In the air. All who
have witnessed this death-defying perform
ance are ready to pronounce It the most
wonderful venture ever seen in Omaha,
and those who have not. can well afford
the time spent In taking advantage ef to
day's ascension, as It wl I probably never
oe seen again. Beginning Wednesday, Au
gust 1 and continuing until August 18. the
Ml lard F.llles hsva arranged a military
tournament and p lie Ct II content, after the
fathlon whlcn has become so fascinating
and popular la tho far eastern cities. This
experiment, If successful, will become a
permanent practice and be offered each
year In the future. There will be sham
battles, exhlbitlm drills, notable sddresses,
mi liary reMglo .s services. United 8t.ites in
spections of the ra lonul fuard. band con
tests and a rr6u ir army detachment from
Fort Crook. Many prominent military and
pciltlcal speakers lil deliver rhoen ad
drtstei every afternoon and evjnlrg during
the five days' tournament. Krug park la
an Ideal rpot and a glorious spectacle may
be anticipated.
Gossip of atageUad.
Irene Bent lev Is to be featured In "Tin
Girl from Dixie" "urea in TUe
Mrs.
L"irtrT..w'V r".u.r.n to Amsrloa this
and will play "Mrs. Dsurlng Dl-
season
vorce." Paul Arthur will be her leading
man.
Annie Irish will play the role of Iras In
"Ben Hur" next season.
Last night the 232d performance of "The
Wlsard of Os" was given In New York.
Raymond Hltchcoi k Is hard at work on
his part In the new Savage piece, "The
Yankee Consul."
Isadore Rush has slirned with Fisher
Ryley to plfiv the, lexding role In "The
Medal and the Maid."
Badle Mnrtlnot has been trapped by Jules
Murry and added to his collection of stars.
Bhe will be seen In a new play this fall.
The opening performance of "Miss Bob
White." In wlilch Kthel Iovey of Platts
mouth has a solo, presages success for the
piece.
Aiaud Fealy's Denver friends are urging
that she be made the model for the statue
that Is to be placed on the dome of the
Colorado state house.
Mary Mannerlng will try several plays
dining her road tour. One Is by Leo
LMetrlchsen. one by Ramsay Morris and
one by Justin Huntly McCarthy.
Charlotte Tlltel, a sister of Minnie Tlttol
Brune, Is to be given the Marlowe pnrt
when "The Cavalier" is taken on the road.
She will not be "starred;" Just "featured."
It Is positively announced by Llebler &
Co. that Mme. JJuse will not vlHlt America
during the coming season. We ll have to
worry along without any of D'Annunelo's
stuff as best we may.
It has been definitely decided that "The
Wizard of Os" will not he taken to Lon
don. One can easily understand why, after
seeing the "Wlsard and some of the pieces
that pass for musical comedy in dear old
Lunnon.
Two pictures, each labeled "Mabel Ea
ton." appear In the New York Dramallo
News. Omaha friends of the young woman
have the option of deciding on either, al
though candor compels the statement that
neither resembles her.
Nebraska will be very well represented
In musical comedy during the coining
season, with May Dt Bousa, Grace Cam
eron, Mabel Eaton. Ethel Dovey and May
Naudain all singing in one or the other of
the new and big successes.
"Our Wife" Is the title of a new farcical
comedy to be presented on the road this
season by tho actor-author Alexander Kl
mlnl and a capable company of farceurs,
under the management of Arthur F. Warde,
son of the distinguished tragedian.
Clssle Loftus' dash Into vaudeville, where
by she got $3,00o for a week's appearunce
at a Chicago roof garden, Is getting her
talked about at a rate that Is worth sev
eral times the money to her. From her
wink down to her Ophelia, Clssle hasn't
overlooked a bet yet.
Now and then It Is pleasing to note that
a theatrical man has broken Into the
newspaper business. This modification of
the order of the day Is announced from
Montana, where John McOuIre has re
signed as manager for Nance O'Neill to
become editor of the Missoula Journal
Janet Melville and Evle Stetson, who
have been together as the funniest tejim of
women In the vaudeville stage for fifteen
years, have dissolved. Miss Stetson has
signed with Weber & Field to play the role
of a country girl In one of their produc
tions, and Miss Melville will, after due
preparation, take up a single act in vaude
ville. Henry W. Savage has a campaign laid out
for himself for the coming season that
looks rather formidable. lie will have
twelve big enterprises under his direction,
Including ten light musical companies, one
grand opera company and one comedy com
pany. During the latter part of the season
he may make productions of three new
musical comedies.
"Under Two Flags," which comes to
Omaha again this season. Is now ready.
O. D. Woodward has given his personal di
rection to the retouching of the scenery,
which he purchased from Charles Froh
man. and every detail of this production
Is ready for the opening In Brooklyn
August 29. MIrb Jane Kennark will again
be starred as Cigarette.
Managers Wagenhals and Kemper an
nounce that they have arranged for
Blanche Walsh's engagement In New York
In a new play beginning early In February.
Until that time she will be seen on tour
In the principal cities with Tolstoy's "Res
urrection," which will be presented with
the complete and elaborate scenic produc
tion as given at the Victoria theater, New
York.
Jim Corbett varied his training for the
little seance he will hold next Friday night
with Champion Jim Jeffries by appearing
In an al fresco performance of As You
Like It" as Charles the Wrestler. The
young man who took the part of Orlando
had a couple of days rehearsal with Jim
at his training quarters, and the wrestling
bout is said to have been the most realistic
ever. Nance O'Neill was the Rosalind of
the east, . . . ' ,
Mrs. Flske Is rehearsing "Marta of the
Lowlands," and will ' prepare It for her
road tour. During her brief autumn en
gagement in New York she will play
"Heddft Gabler" and "Mary of Magdala'
reserving the new piece for the roael After
a short engagement at the Manhattan she
will tour the country, and will not return
to New York for a year. Miss Crosman
Is to have the Manhattan during the season
for her revival of "As You Like It."
Among the players recently engaged by
Wagenhals and Kemper for the tour of
Blanche Walsh tn "Resurrection" are Al
exander Von Mltsel. who will play the lead
ing role of Dlmitrl, William Wadsworth,
Charles Macdonald. Mrs. Henry Vanden
hoff, Mies Zenalda Williams, Forrest Flood,
Miss May Warde and Miss Laura Linden.
The great scent of Wagenhals and Kem
per's production of "Alexander the Great,"
In which Louis James and Frederick Warde
will appear the coming season, will repre
sent an encampment of the army among
the mountain peaks above the clouds. One
of the effects to be Introduced is a terrify
ing electric storm. By utlllzlnx a recent
eluctrical invention it la said that an Imita
tion of a war of the elements will be ob
tained which will excel all precedent in
the way of stage realism.
Hew Bathing; establishment
for
Ladles.
Omahi can now boast of having one of
the most completely equipped and elegant
ly appointed ladles' toilet and bathing es
tablishments west of New Tork. The Re
gent Ladles' Toilet Parlors and Ladles'
Baths, located on the second floor of the
Ramge building, will this week be ready
to open for business, and will fill a long
felt want on the part of the ladles of this
city and vicinity for such an establish
ment, which, by the way. Is the only place
In the city where ladies may receive up-to-date
modern bathing facilities and
service. Besides the hair dressing, sham
pooing, manicure and chiropody depart
ments, there Is the dermatologlcal operat
ing room, and a most complete arrange
ment existing In the bath department,, con
sisting of hot air, vapor, steam, massage,
electric shower and needle spray bath
rooms, as well as a number of cozy private
dressing and resting rooms, where one may
enjoy a siesta after the bath. One Impor
tant feature of the new place Is special
arrangements for administering "The In
ternal Bath," so highly recommended .by
eminent physicians. The gentlemen's an
nex Is arranged to meet the requirements
of the sterner sex, and Is handled entirely
separate from the ladles' departments. The
owners of the new Regent Baths are Mrs.
M. M. Nlchol and Dr. D. Rhodes, the well
known dermatologist, who has enjoyed over
sixteen years of successful practice In this
line oP1)uines, and under whose personal
advice and care the fair patrons of the
Recent Baths will be able to recure In
Omaha the advantages which have hereto
fore required a vNit to the eut. Omaha
Is becoming metropolitan In tlilj ss well as
".any other respects. Te ladle, who visit
tn new baths will be pleased with the es-
tabllshment.
Carriages vs. Autos In Omaha.
When a large automobile is sold In
Omaha everybody knows it In two days
after, and also hears It. sees it and smells
it, both coming and going.
Very many of our business men are pur
chasing better horses, however. In the past
few weeks than ever before, and. of
course, are buying fine, tony-looking car
riages and harness. Even the talk or the
thought of the horse show has given nn
Incentive to prettier and higher grade
equipages than ever. Y'ou will notice the
lovers of a live, living, lively horsd most
sry evening on the loulevard tho park
drives, st the Country- or Field clubs.
You will nlvj notl:e the following well
known cltlzrr.s co-nfortahly seated In brand
new carrisfrs or tussle, purchases of the
lust two r three weeks, nnd bearing the
we'.l-known squire uurne plute of Drum
mond Carriage Co.;
Arthur reminder, F. 8. Cowal'.l. R r.
Peck. C. K. Hayftxrd. Dr. C. C. Allison.
Dr. A. F. J"nis, Dr. A. E. Peterson,
Charlts Koran, Harry V. Hayward.
Charles and Ed George, I-ouls and Art
Mets, Charles W. Hull. 8. A. Collins.
Thomas' B. Mt Phcrson and many others.
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MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
In accordance with the general run o'
things in this column, In these torrid
months, here beglnneth another "Medi
tation of the Good Old summer-time,"
which may point a moral, If It does not
adorn, or even allude to, a tale, or tall, of
the proverbial whale which swallowed the
subject of our sketch, whose other name
was Jonab.
This assumes the title of a "Meditation,
upon the gentle art of being a Jonah."
We hear the phrase continually used:
"He is a Jonah," and In the parlance of a
gomlo opera, we are conscientiously advised
to "look out for our buttons." But there
i nnnthor nnd methlnks. a deeper mean
ing to the old allegory, than that. The
"Jonah" is supposed to be a Kind or species
of "hoodoo," and as auch, we give vent to
our theorlea and superstitions, and give to
the impossible "Jonah" an impossible power,
and a mystic might, both of which are
extremely absurd.
Our "Jonahs" are our own creation, they
are the creation of our distorted visions,
and they do not exist, except in our own
imaginations. For example, a friend of
mine was married on the thirteenth day
of the month, to the thirteenth daughter
of a family whose name contained thirteen
letters, and there were, accidentally, thir
teen guesta at wedding breakfast,-thirteen
people formed the bridal procession, and
the bridal chamber in the notel they first
stopped at, was No. IS. And the happy
couple is living in glorious hope of a
blessed Immortality. Just as you and I
are, and they are absolutely happy. What
think you?
But that is not the subject of this
meditation.
After the manner of the clergy, I would
call your respectful attention, this morning
for a few minutes, to the following words,
and I will Incidentally promise you that
they will not be as long as the usual "few
minutes" of the average pulpit: (Selah)
"Now the word of the Lord came unto
Jonah, the son of Amlttal, saying, arise,
go unto Nineveh, that great city, and cry
against it."
But Jonah rose up to fiee unto Tarahlsh,
from the presence of the Lord, and went
down to Joppa."
This message Is directed to those persons
who are struggling In the ministry of
teaching and doing artistic things In the
places wherein they find themselves. One
Is inclined to think. "How much better
could I do there, at that place, where there
Is un artistic atmosphere, where I would
bo- appreciated,, where th environment Is
satisfactory."
That was Jonah.
He did not want to go to Nineveh, where
ho would be continual!? misunderstood,
where bis motives would be undervalued,
where he would te treated as one who wss
seeking some private gain, some free ad
vertising, or some self-renown.
He would much prefer Joppa, where he
would be surrounded by his personnl
friends, where he would he feted, honored,
and perchanre, would be exallet to the
highest ranks, In other words, might be
come the "fad" or the sons I favorite of
tho day.
At Jnppa. he mould be in a sympathetlo
atmosphere, and he would be sure of a
distinct appreciation.
The allegory la beautiful, and It points
a moral far out-reaching that one which,
1n the progress of the story, proves that
even whales have a disposition toward
dyspepsia!
When the dyspeptic whalo threw Jonah
clear out of It, a moral was born, and that
birth was ths announcement that If a man
goes out cf his sphere, to which Clod has
called him, nature will do Ihe rest, and he
will not succeed in the sphere to which
rightfully he does not belong.
Jonah .did not belong In the whale's
digestive apparatus, and therefore, he be
came a disagreeable element, and the whale
suffered from nervous dyspepsia. History
records nothing further. In regard to the
whale, so. It Is to be presumed that the
whale got along all lighs but Jonah got
Into all kinds of trouble.
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brother? Do you feel some times, when
the sky la dark, and the clouds look
threatening, that you are not being
appreciated? Do you feel that you would
like to give your services to Joppa, where
you would be appreciated? Do you think
that you are wasting your time?
Then think of the story of Jonah, and be
content,
. Jonah got into trouble the moment he
decided to run away from hla duty, and he
was not happy until he got back to It. He
was foolish. He ran away from what he
was called to do.
When he did go back to work, we are told
that even the king ordered sackcloth and
ashes lor the populace. In other words,
you make the high powers of your town
realize your prophetic strength if you
persevere and be not deaf to the call, nor
disobedient to 'the voice.
If you stick to Nineveh while you yearn
for Joppa, you will coma out all right.
I doubt If there Is any minister of music,
who is especially satisfied with his ap
pointment. .We all are inclined to think
that we could do so much better elsewhere.
Are you, am I, doing the beet we can where
we are? If we are, rest assured when we
have converted Nineveh, there will be a
Joppa awaiting us. Joppa, enticing spot!
Where we will find tho charming compan
ions, the arttstlo atmosphere, the congenial
souls!
Let us do the best we can with the
Nineveh wo have got, and the Joppa will
be ready for us, when we are ready for It.
For you, and for me, the rood to Joppa,
lies by way of Nineveh. Are you prepared
to do your part?
Do not try to run away from your Nlne
vah. Do you feel the voice telling you to stay
there? Then stay. "How enn I tell the
voice when I hear It," you say. Very eas
ily. Do' you feel that you are needed
where you are? Do you feel that you
would be greatly missed by the true dis
ciples If you left? Do you really believe
that you have a mission In that place?
Ask yourself these questions honestly, se
cretly, quietly, in" the silence, and wait
for the answer, In resigned honesty. Tou
will get it. Sure, you will.
And when the call does come as come
It will, to all those who work faithfully,
patiently and earnestly you will be ready
to answer "Present", and go to your re
ward. It matters not whether It is on
this planet (an Insignificant thing in Itself)
or In another. The laborer Is worthy of
his hire, and he will get it. But he must
labor where he is sent. -
Oeography Is man-made. The Great
Master knows no such thing as geography.
He says: "Go, work In my vineyard," and
hla vineyard is without bounds. We are
all too much Inclined to think that there
are'better grapes somewhere else, jn the
meantime we are letting the weeds grow,
and the little foxes are creeping in, which
kill the vines.
If we are placed In Nlnevah. that great
city which simply is symbolical of great
materialism let us do our missionary
work there, Instead of trying to get to
Jopra, where tbe "atmosphere" Is, where
artistic Impulse Is appreciated, where we
can be valued at our true worth (as we
conceive It), and let us, above all things,
remember that Joppa is not such a fino
place after all, but that the Inhabitants
thereof very oftsn think that It Is not
Joppa at all, but that It la Nlnevah, and
that Ihey would like to go to Joppa.
Bo, brethren, we leirn that Joppa Is i
state of mind, and not a locality.
Many persons think that they are In
Nlnevah when they are really In Joppa,
and many others think that they would
te In Joppa If they were only In what oth
ers consider Nlnevah.
Brethern! Beware of the Whale.
Ajid here endeth Its Tale,
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Next month the lodges of the city will
resume work after the summer vacation.
The Masonic lodges especially are looking
forward to great activity, and during the
regular meetings of the summer a large
number of candidates who wll supply ma
terial for work at special meetings for the
first three months of the fall have been
admitted. This Increase in the membership
of the blue lodges makes the prospect for
work In the higher degrees very bright. At
no time since the introduction of Masonry
In' the state has there been such a large
number of persons eligible for membership
In the higher degrees, nor a time when the
average master mason was so willing to
go higher. As a result of this It Is pos
sible that the Scottish Rite bodies of
Omahai will hold more than one reunion
during the coming year. There has been
some talk of a fall session this year earlier
in the season, but it has been nothing but
talk for this year.
Fidelity council. Royal Arcanum, of
Council Bluffs was host to members of the
order of Nebraska and western Iowa yes
terday at Lake Manawa, the occasion Do
ing a celebration in honor of the twenty
fifth anniversary of the founding of the
council. Friday evening there was a re
ception to Supreme Regent Robinson, who
graced the fcnnlversary celebration with
his presence. The reception was for mem
bers only and brought out a full representa
tion of the local council with a large num
ber from the councils of Omaha and South
Omaha.
At the picnic Saturday thero were twelve
contests of skill and strength In which
members of the order took part.
Union Pacific council. Royal Arcanum,
will hold Its meeting Monday night for the
first time in ita new hall, Sixteenth and
Harney streets. The formal housewarmlng
has been postponed until cooler weather,
when the new rooms will have been fur
nished. The Improved Order of Redmen will hold
their annual picnic at Courtland Beach
August 17.
Last Thursday evening. Omaha, tent No.
TS, Knights of the . Maccabees, held
another rousing, meeting at Labor
Temple. A smaller number of sir knights
was present than usual, and yet the re
view waa the moat Interesting of any held
during the year. Every member present
was desirous of securing a home for the
tent, and over $200, was raised- for that pur
pose In but a very few minutes, and the
committee was authorized to secure the hall
and the sir knights agreed to stand back
of the committee and finance Its efforts.
The report will bo taken up at tho next
review and every sir knight la urged to be
present. The regular routine of business
was completed and under the good of the
order clgtirs were passed and addresses
were made by several members.
Fire In t'oror d'.tlene,
"SPOKANE, Wash.. Aug. .-A hot fire
has been raging In Couer d'AIene, Idaho,
since about 8:3U a. m. The entire town has
turned out to light the flames and part of
Spokane's fire department was sent up by
special train. At 11 a. m. the big planing
mill nnd yards of the Couer d'AIene Lum
ber company hud been destroyed and the
fire was eating its way through heaps of
rubbish toward the company's sawmill.
The loss up to this hour is estimated at
175,000. Unless a high wind arises It Is be
lieved the town will be caved.
Tito Kseaped Coin Iris In garrnmento.
SACRAMENTO. Cal.. Aug. 8-Ray
Fahoy, ono of the escaped Fosom convicts,
was seen In the. Southern rati tic rallroud
yards In this city last night by a policeman,
who fired at him, but so far as known
mUsed him. With Fahey was a man be
lieved to be Convict Miller. Both eacaped
capture.
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