Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 9, 1903, Page 12

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, ABOUT PLAYS PLAYE asoemabling. garnished, theaters are | & Ewept end and everything poinis to.the early opening of what promises 1o e (ae rtvellest winter season In the history of tne amusement world Some few expressions have been gathered from the managers, and they are all optimistic. One !lttle yulver of appre- henslon Is due to the upneaval In Wall street, based on the fear that the disturb- ance there may ‘spread to the country at Jarge. Nothing suffers quite so quickly dur- ing Hmes of depresalon as the theater, and at present any Interruption of the splen- didly prosperous course of the country would mean ruin for the mmnagers. More money is invested in amusement enterprises now than ever before, and the pecullar na- ture of the investment maxes it hazardous beyond anything else. Should any clrcum- stance arise to keep the people from at- tending the theater this winter as numer- ously as they did last, tne financlal loss to the men who have put their money Into the varfous 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 erash ih Wall street. He has gone too | far to turn back now, an@ the only thing | he could do would be to stop further loss | Happlly the Wall street condition has been lconfined to that pecullar 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 have not been involved in Wall street oper- atlons. Omaha Is certain to shere In the good things the amusement promoters have de- gned for the coming winter. The open- ing of a new theater here !s 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 o grent magnet to draw attractions for Omaha houses. Up to date Messrs. Hudson & Juaah have made no announcement of what they will ofter at the Krug, beyond the general statement that it will include the best or the pepular attractions under the general direction of Stair & Havlin, and probably some of the “independent” attractions. These latter are really few In number, although of real im- portance. Mrs. Fiske and Miss Crosman are easily the leaders. Miss Crosman is to occupy the Manhattan theater in New York during the winter, while Mrs. Fiske i8 on tour with “Marta of the Lowlands” and “Mary of Magdala.” It will b well worth while If this great actress can be secured for an Omaha engagement, James K Hackett s 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 wne Boyd war- rants the prediction that the brilllance of the coming season at that house will not suffer any by comparison with the last two seasons, which have been easily the most notable in Omaha's historic annals. Before Mr. Burgess legt for New York on Thurs- dey he said he would close a contract with Mesars. Liebler & Co. for the appearance of the elder Salvini In Omaha again If money could secure the engagement. The Mmit placed on the number of appearances Bignor Salvint America renders it'very doubtful if Omaha can get one. It may be, though, that the double attraction of the Willils Wood at Kansas Clty and ‘the Boyd at Omata will be potent enough to bring the great Itallan star back to the Missour! valley. His, en- Bagement In Omaha thirteen vears 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 York on Thursday Maneger W. J. Burgess of the Boyd told one on himself. He mentioned the fact that Joe Jefferson s to play in Omaha during the coming season, and then reverted to the engagement Mr. Jefferson played several years ago at the Creighton, 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- s tarewell trip, and accordingly the man. of the Creighton boomed the “last visit" feature. When Mr. Jefterson reached Omaha he made a boe line for the office of the local manager. “Who's responsible for this? he demanded, exhibiting one of the “last visit" announcements. ‘I am,” answered Mr. Burgess, with some diffidence. “Who in h— quglified you to say that, this will be my Jast visit to Omaha?’ the star asked, and then went on to explain that even ho himself couldn't tell how. many more times he would play here. He has been here once since, playing at the Boyd in J6% under Mr. Burge ‘While telling stories, here is a crop from the 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 ending. You may tle 'em, but it's an ,fldl-on broposition that you can't beat em Walter Jones 18 to be a real live star next ?uon, lnneu”rln In a plece called ‘“The King. Possibly for this reason they are beginning to write stories con- cerning him. t present he Is summering at Maokinac, and one afternoon last week, the correspondents say, he was sitting on the hotel veranda when a band of strollin musicla halted not far from him an began pllzln o nd very poorly, such airs &8 “The Congo Love Song,' “Hiawatha," etc. Mr. Jones was annoyed, but as the other guests seemed pleased he hore ho could have auist Finally the music aged, and the lead of the musicians p: among the s“:,,"‘{ iting _contriby p el e ed’ Mr. Jones. Well, what do you want? T have come for a small " was the answer Indeed " sald Jo come to apologize.” onis, contribution, “I thought you had Mr. Walker Whiteside, who Is to make ! elaborate production 'We Are King,' a new play from the pen of Lieuteénant rdon Kean of England, had suffered severely once from an atta of malarla, while traveling through 1he south, and had L . cautioned to be very 'particular &s to the purity of drinking water. . In one small town of th unable ‘to obtaln any mi the walter brought him a that was furnished by the Mr. Whiteside held up it _was anythirg but clea: “y where does next season of o e 8outh he was oral water and hotel. he asked rom de ribber, sah." “What rivery’ “De Tenness™®. sah." t looks muddy. Is it pure?” t am sah.' "Byt {t cannot be pure. Look at it. discolored. What's in the river?" ‘Nothin' but tributaries, sah.' Henrv M. Blossom paid a visit to an Eng- MUeh taflor in Bond strect while on his visit to London recently. ‘Mr_Blossom hought 1 sult’ of clothes which he constdered dis tinctly English, and he appeare way with them cne day Inst week gorgeous ciothien. sy of hne cross-barred In a powerfy' check met many friends on the Great White Way, all of whom ganesitulaied him an h 'lel-lg."A him, "t Braadmar, vis him, AT on a colared ulzn“ w'&' oounterrgry of Plackard hun hat & certhin Hurlewrue show was 1o seen on the Eust Sid comedidns wora clathes “like these." £om turned and fied with & howl of dtsmay LasShalle’ Thay marshing % ¢ e own. h a will consent - to make. In, sald noth- | |'ngérund felt 100 lazy to go to his room, | his | glass of water | e glass, and as this water come It's ! and popular in the in Broad- and | Blossom his ©.was #t the helght of toward nrrified gaze rasted thes the qzast . rge in froat of Bim announding he in which all the Rlos- when he returned to " that the colored man and RS AND PLAYHOUSES 1is placard were a joke coacocied by some \ne ingenious members of the siaff. | Lilossom’s _London-made clothes will _be | worn by Thomas W. Hoss in the titie role !in “Checkers.” Blossom would not put them on again for a "fi'-pun note.” There are a few mosquitoes at Kirk La Shelie's summer home on Long 1sland, | Bellport, but many of his friends are suf- | ferers from the pestiferous Insect. He | visited_a friend ac a viliage some miles from Bellport and found that the mos- quitoes were numerous and active in what would otherwise be a veritable Arcadia. What would you do If you lived here, Kirke?' asked his friend, as the two sat on the porch smoking hard to keep the | enemy at bay. “I know you have an idea { which is well spoken of." La Shelle smoked for a minute before he | replied: “Have you tried coal oil?" Yes; gallons of it.” “Citronella?" yroyal?" “Ammonta?"’ Yes."! “Bereens " “They get inside.” A smile brightened the manager's coun- tenance as he said: ‘“Then there is onl one thing 1 can recommend. You s: 1 the mosquitoes get inside your screens? “Yes. Confound them.” .Then." said La Shelle, “why don't you keep outside the screens and fool them?" One of the most difficult men in the theatrical business to see is A. L. Erlanger of the irm of Klaw & Brlanger. He is one of the busiest and almost unapproachable. Just before Klaw & Brlanger moved into Ltheir new apartments in the New Amster- dam_theater bullding, New York, an old actor wandered into the structure, got by the watchman and up stairs. Here he was met by another watchman “What do you want,” asked the man in charge. - “1 want to go Into Mr. Brlanger's office,” replied the actor. “But he hasn't' even moved into It," ex- plained the man, “I know that," sald the actor. "I also 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 T would like to be able to say that I have been in Erlanger's office. This 18 my solitary chance.” He went (n, breathed a sigh, smiled satisfled smile, and came out. Adelalde Manola s to take the part of Heline in the Harrlgan company. There are few who know just how Adelaide came to be an actr er mother is Marion Ma. nola, a well-known artiste, who had long and’ determinedly induiged the fond hope that Adelalde should never adopt the pro- foseion she had herself chosen, and which, although successful, she had found not to be all her fancy had painted it. So she immured Adelaide in an eastern convent and declared that she should never, never hear anything about the stage. Oneé fall about six yoars ago Marion and ‘‘Jack" Mason were about to appear in a Chicago house In a vaudeville sketch they had pre- ared, one which was redolent with prom- se~so promising, In fact, that some local organization had' contracfed for the entire house_fof the opening night, and at a lib- eral price, Unfortunately, on the day of the performance, Marion took suddenly ill. 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 caught the marked Tesemblance to the mother in the girl's face and form on the instant, saw the lines of worry on her brow and gleam of ambition in her eye, and an ldea struck him—and at that evening's . Initial pre- sentation of the vaudeville sketch Adelaide played 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 the “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 J 1 ried and enjoy a brief honeymoon. Kathryn Osterman, who will be Miss Petticoats in George T. Richardson’s five- act play of that name, had a funny ex- ence in her rlem hom t'w other night. The ‘weathér was warm and as the cool alr was plentiful in the Osterman abode, her sister, Anna Belmont, Who was Yisjtinig 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, who was on the side nearest the window, got u to open it in the dark. ‘After locating ft #he tugged away for some time, but finall remarked: “This thing is stuck fast. 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 glass. I hope you'll have alr enough ngw.” To which' Miss Belmont replied: ~“Oh, yes, that's ever so much better now. I couldn o to sleep without proper ventilation. £2 (he morning, however, the window was tly el but'the glass door of the wardrobe in the corner was shattered. What is a surprise party? “In the good old summer time" a sur- ! prise party was a party wherein the sur- prised” person knew nothing of what was 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 Chicago and Miss | Loulse Gardner finds she is “indeed sur- | prised.” This 1s the tale Members of “Fhe Tenderfoot” company are given to emall celebrations be- hina enes Saturday after the matinee several mem- bers of the chorus, all friends of Ml Gardner, planned to initlate her into their idea of w “eurprise” party, and this is the way they did It hen the curtain had fallen on the last act of the Carle musical comedy M'ss Gardner walked into her drawing room and there encountered a score of hor friends seated betore a dainty luncheon. All sat down and enjoyed themselv Last evening when Miss Gardner a | peared for the night performance she glven the real “surprise’ when a_caterer presented her with a blll for the food de- voured by her friends. Miss Gardner says she will be revenged. Coming Events. A gala week of amusements and diversi- | fled pleasure 1s 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- :Im-al past two weeks' engagement has been 8o successful that Manager Cole has recognized the demands of his thousands | of patrons for a longer engagement of their | tavorite 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 Cinetnnatl. It was only through extreme | | speclal inducements that he consented to re- | main and render his delightful cornet solos {In conjunction with Huster's concert band, | appearing every afternoon at 2 and § o'clock | and evening at 8:3 and 10 o'clock. Patron sensationally Inclined never tire of, encour- aging & repetition of J. Waldort Hall's bal- loon experiments; therefore, today at 6 o'clock sharp, Prof. Hall will attempt to | repeat his daring experfence, being fired | from a cannon attached to his monster 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 of to- | day's ascension, as 1t wil probably never | be seen again. Beginning Wednesday, Au- | Bust 12 and continuing untii August 16, the Milard Rifles havo arranged & military | tournament and p 1ze ¢r'll contest, after the | tashlon which has become so fascinating far eastern citles. This | experiment, if succeseful, will become a | permanent practice and be offered each | Year in the future There will be sham | batties, exhibiticn drills, notable addresses, mUitary religlo s servie United States in- | epections of the ra fonsl guard, band con- tests and o regulir army detachment from Fort Crook. Many prominent military and pelitical speakers wiil deliver chosen ad- dresses every afternvon and evgning during the five days' tournament. Krug park is an ideal rpot and a glorious spectacle ma. be anticipated v Gosslp of Stageland, Irene Bentley s t - ol B # be featured In “The re. Langtry will return ¢ scason and will play “Mre Deering’s ‘Bl | that is to be | Colorado state vorce. man. Annle Irish will play the role of Iras in “Ben Hur' next season. Last night the 282d performance of * Wizard of Oz" was given in New York Rayniond Hitchcock js hard at work on his part in the new Savage plece, 'The Yankee Consul.” Isadore Rush has signed with Plsher & Ryley to play the. leading role in '"“The Medal and the Maid.” Sadie Martinot has been trapped by Jules Murry and added to his collection of stars. 8he will be seen in a new play this fall The opening performance of “Miss Bob White,” in which Ethel Dovey of Platts- mouth has a solo, presages success for the plece. Maud Fealy's Denver friends are urging that she be made the model for the statne laced on the dome of the ouse. Mary Mannerin Paul Arthur will be her leading ‘he will try veral plays durin, her road tour. One is by Leo Dietrichsen, oge by Ramsay Morris and one by Justin Huntly McCarthy. Charlotte Tittel, a sister of Minnie Tittel- Brune, is to be given the Marlowe part when "“The Cavaller' is taken on the road. She will not be “starr just “featured.’ It 18 positively announced by Liebler & Co. that Mme. Duse will not_visit America during the coming season. We'll have to worry along without any of D'Annunzio’s stuff as best we may. It has been definitely decided that '‘The ‘Wizard of Oz" will not be taken to Lon- don. One can eflllly understand why, after seeing t! Wigard” and some of the pleces that pass for musical comedy in dear old Lunnon. Two pictures, each labeled ‘‘Mabel Ea- " appear in the New York Dramatie maha 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 in musical comedy during the coming season, with May De Sousa, 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 the actor-author Alexander Ri- minl and a capable company of farceurs, under the management of Arthur F. Warde, son of the distinguished tragedian. Cissle Loftus' dash Into vaudeville, where- b{ she got $3,000 for a week's appearance 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 Ophella, Cissie hasn't overlooked a bet yet. Now and then it is pleasing to note that a theatrical man has broken Into the news er business. This modification of the or of the day is announced from Montana, where John McGuire has re- signed as manager for Nance O'Neill to become editor of the Missoula Journal Janet Melville and Evie Stetson, who have been together as the funniest team of women in the vaudeville stage for fifteen | years, have dissolved. Miss Stetson has ed with Weber & Fileld to play the role of a country girl in one of their produc- tions, and Miss Melville will, after due plrfipannon. take up & single act in vaude- Ville, Henry W. Savage has a campalgn laid out for himselt for the coming season that looks rather formidable. He will have twelve big enlerfirllel under his direction, including ten light musical companies, one grand opera company and one comedy com- any. urlnE the latter part of the season e may make productions of three new musical comedies. “Under Two Flags," which comes to Omaha again this season, Is now ready. Q. D, Woodward has given his personal di- rection to the retouching of the scenery, which he purchased from Charles Froh- man, and every detall of this production is ready for the opening In Brooklyn August 2. Miss 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- t‘l'nnkn glven at the Victoria theater, New ork. Jim Corbett varied his training for the iittle seance he will hold next Friday night with Champion Jim Jeftries by appearing in an al fresco performance of “As You Like It" as Charles the Wrestler. The joune man who took the part of Orlando ad & couple of days rehearsal with Jim at his tralning quariers, and the wrestling bout is said to have been the most reallstic ever. Nance O'Nelll was the Rosalind of the cast. ¢ 5 ! Mrs. Flske is rehearsing “Marta’ of the Lowlands,” and will prepare it for her road tour. During her brief autumn en- gagement {n New York she will play "Hedda Gabler” and “Mary of Magdala,” reserving the new plece for the road. 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 Manhatian during the season for her revival of “As You Like It."" Amo! the players recently engaged b ‘Wagenhals and {(emper for the tour D’; Blanche Walsh in ‘Resurrection” are Al- exander Von Mitzel, who will play the lead- ing role of Dimitrl, Willlam Wadsworth, Charles Macdonald, Mrs. Henry Vanden- hoff, Mies Zenalde Willla Forrest Flood, Mjss May Warde and Miss Laura Linden. The great scent of Wagenhals and Kem- r's production of “Alexander the Great,” n which Louls 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 utilizinz a recent electrical invention it 1s 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. represented New Bathing Establishment Ladies, Omahd can now boast of having one of the most completely equipped and elegant- ly appointed ladies' toflet and bathing es- tablishments west of New York. The Re- gent Ladies' Toflet Parlors and Ladl Baths, located on the second floor of the Ramge bullding, will this week be ready to open for business, and will fill a long- felt want on the part of the ladies of this city and vielnity for such an establish- ment, which, by the way, is the only place in the city where lndles may receive up- to-date modern bathing facilities and service. Besides the hair dressing, sham- pooing, manicure and chiropody depart- ments, there s the dermatologioal operat- ing room, and a most complete arrange- ment existing In the bath department,. con- sisting of hot alr, 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 slesta after the bath. One impor- tant feature of the new place is spectal arrangements for administering “The In- ternal Bath," so highly recommended by eminent physiclans. The gentlemen's an- nex is arranged to meet the requirements of the sterner sex, and is handled entirely eparate from the ladies’ departments. The owners of the new Regent Baths are Mrs. M. M. Nichol and Dr. D. Rhodes, the well- known dermatologist, who has enjoyegd over sixteen years of succéssful practice In this line ofbusiness, and under whose personal advice and care the fair patrons of the | Regent Baths will be able to cure in Omahea the advantages which have hereto- fore required a visit to the east. Omaha is becoming metropolitan in this as well as many other respects. The ladies who visit the new baths will be pleased with the es- tablishment. Carriages vs. Autos in Omaha. When a large automobile s 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, t -looking car- riages and harness. Even the talk or the thought of the horse show has given an fncentive to prettier and higher grade equipages than ever. You will notice the lovers of a live, living, lively horse most any evening on the houlevards—the park drives, at the ry. or Field clubs. You will also stice the following well- known citizgens comfortably seated in brand new carrisges or bugsie ses of the last two or three week the well-known ire name plate’ of Drum- mond Carriage Co. Arihur Remington, F. Peck, C. 8. Hayward, Dr. 8. Cowglll, F. P. C. C. Allison, AMUSEMENTS, In the Sterling &6 Drama Pure Water at Kursaal and Pavilion. elebrated Band 35 pieces. SAM MURPHY on a Balloon. A Daring Act, in the West. 100 OTHER AMUSEMENT FEATURES COVALTS Will Bicycle to the Clouds Best Picnic Grounds Fishing & Boating Today at the Casino the 1 DON C. HALL STOCK COMPANY RUDOLPH THE CRIPPLE” BATHING It's the Rage This Weather REFRESHMENTS TO ONE ANOTH SHE TURN HEAD FOREMOST DIVE To HANDS aeuanine waen o nvina ~ ™= B performing 4 4 s THE SENSATTONAL %,va fi RPYAYING BALL WITH A HUMAN BASE BALL THROWING ONE OF THE LADY PERFORMERS BACH AND FORWARD TWISTS ETc., WHILE IN THE AIR MIGH ABOVE AMUSEMENTS. Unparalleled Offerings This Week at the Two Favorite Resorts i LAKE MANAWA [COURTLAND BEACH Opening Today the World’'s Famous BICKETT The Greatest Four Women— ONIDDIM 4O dOL WOMS Mmo138 1IN OL BAIG 130W380s Gvan Crystal Walter FAMILY Aerialists in the Profession—One Man and Never Their Like Seen Here. BATHING REFRESHMENTS at Cafe and Pavilion. Balloon Ascensions The Celebrated Switchback Railway Ferris Whesl Merry-Go-Round NORDIN’S m‘fl&flfimm Celebrated Orchestra. Military Band. UNXLD PRIVATE PICNIC GROUNDS Scores of all kinds of Park Amusements In accordance with the general run o things in this column, in these torrid months, here beginneth 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 proverblal whale which swallowed the subject of our sketch, whose other name was Jonah. This assumes the title of a ‘‘Meditation, upon the gentle art of being a Jonah." We hear the phrase continually used: “He I8 a Jonah,” and in the parlance of & gomlc opera, we are consclentiously advised fo “look out for our buttons.” But there is another and, methinks, & deeper mean- ing to the old allegory, than that. The ““Jonah" is supposed to be a Kind or specles of “hoodoo,” and as such, we give vent to our theorles 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 guests at wedding breakfast, thirteen people formed the bridal procession, and the bridal chamber in the notel they first stopped at, was No. 13. And ‘the happy couple is living in glorious hope of a blessed immortality, just ss you and I are, and they are absolutely happy. What think you? But that s not of this meditation. After the manner of the clergy, T would call your respectful attention, this morning for a few minutes, to the following words, and 1 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 Amittai, saying, arise, o unto Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it." “But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish, from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa." This message 18 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 ‘nclined to think. “How much better could I do there, at that place, where there is an artistlc atmosphere, where I would be- appreciated, where the environment is satistactory.” That was Jonah. He did not want to go to Nineveh, where he would be continually misunderstood, where his motives would be undervalued, where he would be treated as one who wi secking some private gain, some free ad- vertising, or some self-renown. He would much prefer Joppa would be surrounded by his friends, where he would be feted, honored, and perchance, would be exaltel to the highest ranks, in other words, might be- come_the “fad” or the soctal favorite of the day At Joppa, he would be In a sympathetio atmosphere, and he would be sure of & distinet appreciation the subject where he personal The allegory is beautitur, and it points a moral far out-reaching that one whic in the progress of the story, proves that even whales have a disposition towards dyspepsia! When the dyspeptic whale threw Jonah clear out of it, a moral was born, and that birth was the announcement that if a man Boes out of his ephere, to which God has called him, nature will do the 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 upparatus, and therefore, he be- came a disagreeable element, and the whale Dr. A. F. Joms, 1 A Charles Koran, Harry Charles and Ed George, Louls and Art Metz, Charles W. Hull, 8. A. Collins, Thomad B, McPherson and many others. Long live the horse! E. Peterson, V. Hayward, suffered from nervous dyspepsia. History records nothing further, In regard to the whale, 80, 1t Is to be presumed that the whale got along all righs, but Jonah got into all kinds of trouble. Aye you dissatisfied with yeur lot, my | Joppa, where the “atmosphere” Is, where brother? the sky Do you feel some times, when is dark, and the clouds look threatening, that you are not being appreciated? Do you feel that you would like to glve 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 declded to run away from his 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 for 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 dlsobedlent to ‘the volce, If you stick to Nineveh while you yearn for Joppa, you will come out all right. T doubt if there is any minister of music, who is especlally satisfied with his ap- pointment. We all are inclined to think that we could do so much better elsewhere. Are you, am 1, doing the best we can where we are? If we are, rest assured when we have converted Nineveh, there will be a Joppa awalting us. Joppa, entleing spot! ‘Where we will find the charming compan- fons, the artistic atmdsphere, the congenial souls! | Let us do the best we can with the Nineveh we have got, and the Joppa will be ready for us, when we are ready for it. For you, and for me, the rond to Joppa, lies by way of Nineveh. Are you prepared to do your part? Do not try to run away from your Nine- vah, Do you feel the volce telling you to stay there? Then stay. “How can I tell the voice when I hear It,” you say. Very eas- tly. 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 belleve that you have a miseion In that place? | Ask yourself these questions honestly, se- cretly, quietly, i the silence, and walt for the answer, In resigned honesty. You will get it. Sure, you will. And when the call does come—as come | it will, to all those who work faithtully, 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 anotheér. The laborer is worthy of Nis hire, and he will get it. But he must labor where he is sent. Geography 1s man-made. The Great Master knows no such thing as geography. He says: “Go, work in my vineyard,” and his vineyard s without bounds. We are all too much inclined to think that there aré ‘better grapes somewhere else. In tho | meantime we are letting the weeds grow, and the little foxes are creeping in, which Kill the vines, It we are placed in Ninevah, that great clty—which simply Is symbolical of great materialism~let u$ do our misslonary work there, instead of trying to get to| artistic fmpulse fs appreciated, where we can be valued at our true worth (as we concelve it), and let us, above all things, remember that Joppa s not such a fine place after all, but that the inhabit thereof very often think that it is not | Joppa at all, but that it s Ninevah, and | that they would like to go to Joppa | Bo, brethren, we learn that Joppa Is A& state of mind, and not a locality Many persons think that they Ninevah when they are really in Joppa and many others think that they would be in Joppa if they were only in what oth- ers consider Ninevah Brethern! Beware of the Whale, And here endeth its Tale, THOMAS J. KELLY. are in Low Smmmer Tourist Rates Via Chicago Great Western raliway. Round | trips to St. Paul, Minneapolis, Superior, Ashland, Duluth and other Minnesota re- sorts. Tickets on sale dally to Beptember 30. Good to return October 31, Also to Colo- rado, Utah, Black Hills, New Mexico and Texas points, with stopover privileges. For full Information apply to any Great West- ern agent, or J. P. Elmor, G. P. A, Chi- cago, Ik ECHOES OF THE ANTE ROOM ' l Next month the lodges of the clty will resume work after the summer vacation. he Masonic lodges especlally are looking orward to great activity, and during the regular meetings of the summer a large number of candldates who will supply ma- terlal for work at speclal meetings for the first three months of the fall have been admitted. This incréase 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 willlng to g0 higher. As a result of this it is pos- sible that the Scottish Rite bodies of Omaha 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 vear. Fidelity councll, Royal Arcanum, of Council Blufts was host to members of the order of Nebraska and western Iowa yes- terday at Lake Manawa, the occasion be- ing a celebration in honor of the twenty- fifth anniversary of the founding of thd council. Friday evening there was a re- ception to Supreme Regent Robinson, who graced the anniversary 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 plenic Saturday there were twelve contests of skill and strength in which members of the order took part. Unlon Pacific council, Royal Arcanum, will hold its meeting Monday night for the first time in its new hall, Sixteenth and Harney streets, The formal housewarming has been postponed until cooler weather, when the new rooms will have been fur- nished. The Improved Order of Redmen will hold thelr annual pienic at Courtland Beach August 17, Last Thursday evening, Omaha, tent No. W, 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 was the most Interesting of any held during the year. Every member present was desirous of sgcuring 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 be taken up at the next review and every sir knight is urged to be present. The regular routine of business | was completed and under the good of the | order clgars were passed and addresses were made by several members. Fire in Coeur SPOKANE, W Aug. 8.~A hot fire has been raging in Couer d'Alene, Idaho, since about 8:30 a. m. The entire town has turned out to fight the flames and part of Spokane's fire department was sent up by special train. At 11 a, m. the big planing mill and yards of the Couer d‘Alene Lum- ber company had been destroyed and the fire was eating Its way through heaps of rubblsh toward the company’s sawmill The loss up to this hour is estimated at §75,000. Unless a high wind arises it is be- lleved the town will be raved Alene, Two Escaped Convicts in Seeramento, SACRAMENTO, Cal Aug. S8.—Ray | Tahey, one of the escaped Folsom convicts, was scen In the, Bouthern Pacific railroad yards in this eity last night by a policeman, Who fired at him, but so far as know, missed him. With Fahey was a man be lleved to be Convict Miller. Both escaped capture. JAQUES THIBAUD | Coming This Season ' The Gre | French Viell OMAHA'S POLITE RESORT KRUG PARK THIRD and LAST WEEK of Once More by Popular Demand J. WALDORF HALL at 6 0'clock Sharp Today, SHOT From his monstrous balloon two miles In the ar, hug, 12-13-14-15 and 18 Gorgeous Spectacle Military Tournament, huspices Millard Rifles, Co, L, N. N. 6. EXHIBITION DRILLS, NOTABLE AD. DRESSES and Sham Battles all of the Nebraska Crack Gompanies. ' ATTENTION! | Ak-Sar«Ben Carnival Priy- ileges and Concessions for. . 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