PAGE TWO ' ".r-T, - .TyVn jTHE -WILMINGTON DISPATCH. FRiDAV AFTERNOON. DECEMBER 28. 191 7-i r.. THEATRE , crfel?-; i; M" " Academy. ofMusic, ; WlKim t v i--:-! : where ;You Want t A . J, .r.l-.V i ' l' i .1 , i . 1-fl.tl . l4 1 4W it 4 I f "! ( 1 T .f.l fit IK I r, it ill t 7 f . ' -.TIM ;6 'V ft J -, b v: 1! f i is ,15 i. f t . 'ill fi t i i Ji M U". t- 1 ' 1 1 "I vm m t 4 M -I ii,-. 3 'j MM f 1,h tf S I ' ' l' J I', a f'M. If' 1 ' i 3 I I .f tr r. ! . ii I It n I r 'S! nl ,i. ,y (til i IN t( i v ii It - I ft J 3'- . i ; 1 t " X j Pi ii I I i i f H ;!1 IP H. .it a i i -1 ii i.H .i i I ; 8! ' TWO-STARS. ' Two interesting personalties will be seen on the screen on the Herbert Brenon production or "The Lone Wolf" for Selznick Pictures at the Grant! Mondnv. In the leading feminine role Hazel Dawn, one of the handsomest! or ihg youug ynjuut; ctaio, to the "shadow stage after an absence of a vear. Since, that time si:e has . i . . . .-.tn. it-1 1 1 votnm b;en fi irt ins with her first love, mu sical comedy, and in the galaxy cf stars under the Dillmghani-ZiegfeM irnnagenienl at the Century Theatro she was one of fhe greatest fvorite.3 She heard the call of the camera af;ain this spring. Jjowever, -when an opportunity arone to appear in a pic ture directed by Herbert Brenou, and vas euaraged for "The Lone Wolf." The opposite role is played by Bert ,teli. who makes his picture debut! 1 in tli ir. production. He is a youn; ieau nnrr tit s-n v;hn won his sduts on the Pa cific Cca?t. under the management of j Frederick Eelasco, brother of the fa mous David. For several years he has received flattering offers, but BelasiD induced hi.n to remain in California. loo. was lured by the opportunity to anpear under the Brenon direction, j and ciu-.o East for this purpose. THE "SMARTER SET." "iV Poodle" is the title of this sea son's offering of the "Smarter Set" and conies to the Academy of Music next Tuesday, January 1st. With comedians like Salem Tutt Whitney and J. Homer Tutt, to thrill and de light them, lovers of the best in mu sical comedy are certain to attend in ; goodly numbers as to refute com pletely the oft-repeated, statements of lato years that there Is no longer any demand for good singing, bril liant and clean comedy. It is report ed that ovations have been accorded the "Smarter et." wherever they have appo.red this season. "A Good for Nothing Husband." At a time when our thoughts are of the average as to leave nothing'to be Reserve Corps. Dr. Warren is a na o very serious" nature, and we are desired in the way of stage settings. tive of orange county and has boen daily 'brought face to face with great In supplying such a long felt want practicing medicine in Hillsboro for worries, thp seeker after amusement as this charming comedy the man- years' liV w's will wnt something that will re- agement have won the gratitude of U ree ears' or 10ur ears n- w';' ifeve the tension anS keep . onla . mind their audiences and th. popularity en- a student at the University ot :,orth off the darker side of the conditions joyed by this show 'so far this sea- Carolina and for two years at Tulane tint surround us all son shows that the average specta- University, receiving his degree in it is with this thought, that the tor believes in the old adage "Laugh medicine at Tulane in 1915 He will j DKf cv,np oriri trmw fat " ejiter upon his duties as nealth crlscer well knov.-n producer Robert Sher- and grow rat. T.o.- -i . man offers his new comedy "A Good for. Nothing Husband," a play of the day with a real plot, and funny sit uations' erough to furnish one con- T 1 Till 3.1 IclUdl ' There are plenty of comedies, but , this one has the great advantage of , having a story that amuses, and also ; holds the spectators attention at all ,n times and lends to him a genuine thrill that serves to help build unjf,! the comedy situation without tiring o:; boring the., audience and giving j this unusual play the slight touch of i Melo Drama that Is always needed to keen up the interest of the beholder. . civen the play an excellent acting ! company including some very lovely ladies and eood looking men, and a scenic production that is so far above Hoa) a Girl Worked GIRL who has her way to work throuch college is doing it by her ing it by knnck Wb.cn of keeping children amused, the question of meeting the expense Gt her education arose the ni seemed to have no way of earn ing her. money as she had no bent or training. One day as her small nephews h-jr. entranced on a fairy tale she repeating, tbs idea of story-tell-for-profit came to her. From child hood she had possessed the power to keep children happy. Tiie college the girl attended is in a city where she had but few friends. Th she had were immediately written to, and their influence solicit ed. One, a teacher in a large private srhoo!. introduced her to a number of the patrons, who were only too glad to have -their little ones amused for a hcur or f in the afternoon. "Another friend lived in an apart ment house and had often been sor ry for 'the lonely lives lived by many of the children in it after school hours ivere over. he spoke to a number of the mothers about the girl's project, and a story-telling i' . was ar ranged for three afternoons a week. The children were collected in a room, and were kept happy for an hour and a half at a time with stor ies. So successful was the plan that A Good FROM the Rockies comes a story about three vultures that attacked an eagle in his nest on a mountain peak. Although attacked from three . points, the king oXbirds gallantly held his own and slew two of the vultures. 'The manner in which the eagle did . this was ; eculiar. Singling out one of the attacking birds, he grasped it tightly by the neck, burying his fal ons deeply in the flesh, and then ris ing air: jst perpendicularly for about Trees Guarded by Ants ANT defenders ot plants and trees are one of nature's marvels. The " cecropia adenopus is a remarkable U Jree of South Brazil, widely distrib- ' -c uted through the tropics. Its slender V; trunk is crowned with long leaves at 7 the eTTcTrof the branches. '. A few active ants run continually ' " ' vvi along the branches, and the leaves, "v: but if the tree is shaken 6lightly an . - " - iarrriy oi ants rush out through small ' apertures 'ready for a savage assault 'l'la''ilie intruder. The arit is theter - r , iA M-ible sruafdiaft that the tree has re - nrf tA protect Itself from its most! which the ant enters is alwava ivsmltiU ?iwmyf:tc tef .cvtut wtlat this spot, , , - . . -, iWl Mir! m b ii A Scene From "Good For Nothing Husband," Academy of Music Tomorrow M A Good for Nothing Hushana will be seen at the Academy of Music to- morrov matinee and night. The mat- iness prices are 25 cents for children l 11 UX VXILO 1V1 uvau.vi . - in the theatre. Tickets are now sell ing at Elvingtons. DR. A. J. WARREN, :d Health Officer of Rowan, Re- ievinq Dr. Smith. (Special to The Dispatch) jaieigh. N. C. Dec. 27. Dri Aiulre V juckscn Warren, of Hillsboro, has been Tainted health efficer by th-? olate olieve Dr. L. J. Smith, who has been transferred to Wilson county to re- Braswell, Jr.. recently Hove Dr. J. C. commissioned in the Officers' Mmlical Her Way Through College the girl soon had all her leisure hours employed. She sold all her spare time and made no attempt to collect the chil dren or see that they were safely- re turned to their homes. The stones told were of all kinds. Many were tales from history. Noted bits of fiction were adapted to child ish language. There were fairy tales, mythology, the child stories of Kip ling, Thompson-Seton, Stevenson and the old-time -favorites of Sophie May, the Prudy Books and the Gipsy Ben ton series were told to a new genera tion. Much good poetry is now recited over and over again, until the chil dren grow to know and love it; nor are the tales of adventure and Bible stories omitted. There is little attempt at discipline. The girl's theory is that children must be interested, 3 -t forced to in terest. Sometimes the little ones grow restless but usually they are clamorous for more when the hour is through. Such an occupation requires a knack that is not possessed by all women. There must be a real love for children, besides a happy gift of putting things in picturesque lan guage. Bird Story one hundred feet allowed his prison er, then pretty welT choked, to drop on the rocks below in a stunned con dition. Two falls served to Jcill the first victim, but three were" required to knock out the second.' The survivor, seeing the fate of his companions turned tail and flew down the mountain : side, uttering shrill cries as it went!.; ' u The defenders rarely leave their re treat, where they live on small whit ish egg-shaped bodies about. om- twetfth of an inch long, known as Mueller s corpuscles. These are formed of delicate tissue, rich in oro leias ana on, as rations lor the tnr. . . j . . . - risoriof -defender ants to .feed upon. Just -above 'the point of insertion ozeacn leat extends a superficial groove at tne end of which i : i i 1 rounded depression. There the tis Sue.? is Jthin, Jike a diaohraetn in a .jtabe; and'it alsp is soft ' The hole by - -. . -1 x. Br. Warren has been o-jservm the past week the county health wo k in operation in : in Nash county under Dr. Speight. This week he goes to uaviason vnere lie win opserve simil ar work under Dr. E. F. Long, in th county adjoining his new work. Tlis j'i:st work will be medical school in spection including the treatment of -Infective school children, and quarauriue voik. Other units called for in tho plan of county health work preven tion of soil pollution, life extension v. ork, anti-typhoid work, and general educational health work will be taken up in the spring and summer. three - year plan arranged for only ten counties ,in the State by the State Ecard of Health and the International Health Board. THE APPLE AS A An Omen of Lack n2 Charm to Ward off INHERE is a mine of quaint and su A. perstitious customs connected with the apple which would make capita! reading jf all the instances on record could be gathered between the covers of a volume The apple in times past has been used as an omen of luck good and bad success in love and marriage, and in some cases to ward off disease. In times past the apple has played a prominent part in the traditions of Scotland, and even now in the' High lands the peeling of an apple to re veal the letter of a young girl's fu ture husband's name is regarded with superstitious awe. The r romantic maiden procures a large apple and proceeds to pare it. If the peel breaks then there, is a calamity ahead and an interrupted love. If it breaks twice, once while being pared, and again while being thrown, then "it means more disaster, for the twice- THE GAME OF WHIF-WHAF A Trial of Skill for the Evenings at Home HERE is a game which our girls will declare just the thing, for you are fanning yourself allthe time you are playing it. Irshoujd become tremendously popular anion g' young oiks, as it is one of the most grace ul games to watch, that can be: im agined, and requires nothing that is not ready at hand. A player may become so.rexpert that he or she will rahicw!jfeciV tennis player and beat all 'who take the Other side, while two gOO-playV ers may contest a long time without either scoring a point. This game is called whif-whaf be cause it is played with fans, and as the fans fly through the air, first this way, and then that, they go whif- whaf-whif-whaf from side to side. - All ycu need is an ordinary table two fans several books, and a piece? &f The Pipcession of the Holy Carpet EVERY Mohammedan in'ust under take once at least in his life, a pil grimage to Mecca, on the opposite side ofthe Red Sea from CCairo, from which lt is a distance of 800 miles as the crow flies. " The object of vthis pilgrimage is to visitUhe kaaba. ' i. This building which-is rectangular. contains the famous black stone. &t vmsTf puijr. m . tao softfneastern TOMORROW ROBERT 5;SH:ERMAI Presents The SreamiHg Comedy-Drama Brimming With Laughter and. ' Human Interest Nljjht BCc, 75c, and $1.00. Blatinee Children 25c, Adults '30c. TICKETS AT EL.VINGTONS WXW4U4.;tUl.i.l fJUMI' OF -.MUSIC TUESDAY, JAN. 1 Matinee and Night America's Greatest Colored Show lilt SMARTER SET Headed By Salem Tutt Whitney- And J. Homer Tutt Presenting MY PEOPLE IN MUCX AND MIRTH OF A RACE Every New nn'd Ahead cf the Times Ha'f of lower floor only reserved for white people PRICES, Matinee 50 and 75c. Night 50c, 75c and $1.00 parted peel means twice-parted love. But if the peel be safely taken from the apple, safely tossed around the head three times, and safely thrown to the ground so that it makes a let ter on the floor, then it becomes an agent of fate, and as such will help the girl in deciphering the first letter of her future lover's name. More generally known, and at the same time more weirdlike and fear ful in character, is the celebrated spell of eating an apple before a looking-glass with a view to discov ering the inquirer's future husband, who, it is believed, will be seen peep ing over her shoulder. Many of the traditions which were taken so seriously by our ancestors have developed in this enlightened age into pastime ffor merry social gatherings. Some of the old Hal lowe'en customs which are still be lieved in some parts of the country, tissue paper. The books you lay in a row across the table. The piece of paper should be about four inches square. Bind a fine thread tightly about the middle of the paper and then spread out the ends till, they re semble the ends of a bow of ribbon. Get your fans, stand at one end of the table while your opptnent stands facing you at the other end, and"you are ready to begin. You toss the bit of paper or the "fly" in tht air, and by a sudden i'whif" of : your' fan just beneath it blow over the line, of books and on your .opponent's side of the table. You must not blow it off the table, But so that if she lets it alone it will fall on the table. She makes a vigor ous "whaf" with her farrT trying to blow the "fly" back to you again. If she succeeds you return it, and it is fanned back : and forth ' until one corner. It is said to have fallen' from Paradise t& earth with Adam. "The procession of pilgrims is-headed by the "Holy Carpet" or Mahmal, which is a kind of litter in the form of a baldacchino borne on a 'richly caparisoned. cameL There is nothing inside the 3ilahmal,but two CopTes of the Koran are attached, to the outside 6f it,- ,Whch the 'Mahmal reafh'es the ODD FOR NOTHlfc 2 I II I I j rilll TO.UOKItOW I j I NEW BILL TODAY ' if 7 J Ij II By Ijf ' S Trtans't Ticturcs Present j il rye uemnv III ROY STEWART Ii I WIBS II UHE 80H M" I L HI In a Thrilling: Story of the West B II E'fLLY VAN ALLEN fif "THE IWEDlGINE I m i RAN: I BANKS $& MiM9i - I; And ij! m jl THAT JAZZ TRIO gig Afso a nl Triangle .Corned? H rnUvL o iibtnli! British Official Advises Allies to Hold a Stiff , Upper ' : : LipN " :'- : . '- (By Associated Press). - - fxndon, Dec. 28. A" statement pur porting to give in broad outline the view taken in high. British political circles of the German peace terms is printed by the Daily Express. It sayg that two things are -' knowm here, first, that Germany does" not want a separate peace with Russia but a gen eral ' peace, and, second, that" Ger- many fears Bolshevik influence, being - j -a !i. xej. ik r airaia 01 ils eiitsui. uu wc ueiuiau I working classes. i "A stiff upper lip is the attitude in this country at present," the state ment declares. "The peace terms are not sufficient to lead us to lay down our arms. We must be watchful. It nr v Germany to snow that she sincere. ! Great Meeting of Scientists .PittsbursU.' Pa., Dec. 28. More than ! 1,000 prominent scientists, members of the American Association for the Ad vancement of Science and its numer ous affiliated scjentmc organizations, have pith -red in Pittsburg for the as sociation's coveutieth annus I meein'. , the F.ossicii3 of v.rhich will continue' i through the n:t four days. Lawmakers Join Lhe Colors Jackson, Miss.,-- iec. 28. So many j members of the Mis-r-ipni Legisla j turp have recigned their seat"; in order , to enier norne branch , of th? national 'service that Governor Bilbo- has call ed special elections to be held next Monday in all tht ' districts whero cancics exist. va FETIS Disease. are turned into forms of popular amusement. A notable example of the custom is hanging a stick hori zontally by a string from the ceiling, and putting a candle on one end and an apple on the other. This stick be ing made to twirl 'rapidly, the merry makers in succession leap up and snatch at the apple with their teeth, no hands being allowed, but it fre quently happens that the candle comes round before they are aware and scorches them in the face or smothers them with grease. A more serious and recent custom, however, consists of a bowl of water, wth a number of apples floating about. Fond mothers have to drop forks into the water from a distance of about four feet 'ith the hope of piercing an apple. If this is done suc cessfully it is said to protect their children from catching cold. player misses it or until it is blown off the table. If a player -hits the "fly" with her fan her opponent scores just as if the "fly" had been driven off the table or missed altogether. One player serves, then the Other, as in tennis'. The most important rule of all is that one player must not fan or try to fan the "fly" while it is on her op ponent's side of'the table. But while it is just above the line of books and between the two sides, both players may fan all they like, and that very spot is where the hottest battle takes place v .--V This is not .exclusively a girl's game by any means. Boys will find it just as much fun as their sisters, but the girls .will probably beat them badly at it, for a fan is a girl's natural weapon. ' citadel of Cairo it Is saluted with twelve guns. - So integral and so highly revered a part' is the holy carpet procession in the scheme of Egyptian life that the government suppliesan escort of 'be tween "200 a'n' 300 men including some cavalry and a detachment ot ar tillery with two". Krupp guns and a Maxim, xr.' " - '. H r , - ,r 11 ' ' IS ! ' - ----iiiFCTiiMBSMii -I j , mmrA it wiiiDav to asi, fn, m 1 ' - f xr - n -t - c , -.9-in 1 -paw " ev . . . - " v 1 i mmWMmm m7J mmimm standard oil company 1 mm mmBm .. ssgrw 1 mwmm c& a I E I f jk fill t . luwuaoBO, va. UUrieton. S. C!. f KBWvt ' m m mmtm n ail is.' - j ; SEABOARD A!fl Lift RAILWAY The ProrreasiTe Rallwvy of the eiooth. Effective Not. 12Ui. 1916. DEPARTURE OF TRAIN'S FEOM No. 133:55 P. ai. Train f or'Cbarlctte and WILMINGTON. intermediate Poinrw PinLiMAN ' LOH OAR, WILMINGTON TO CHAR- 1 LOTTE. . ! No. 19 5:00 A. M. Train Tor Charlotte itid ; Intermediate Points. SLEEPING CAR i BETWEEN WILMINGTON AND CHAR- LTTE. Ooen at 10:00 P. M. for Paasen rers. (KRii'ii t T? live r lni.MivfiTnv No. .34 12':-10 r. il. Train from diariott nn JntermeULit'! Points. PULLMAN PAULOii CAR BKTWElIN CHARLOTTE AND WILMINGTON. Vo. 2(112:10 A. M.--Train from Charlotte t?A rt-l- VTTntAvn CAK BETW EEN (.'HAltLOT I M AND WILMINGTON. PASSKNGERS MAY K'AIN IN SLEEl'KU UNTIL T :3t A. M. ilo;.-s, cu a Ctty TieSet Agent, Ortoa I.I l warn 1 l.S, HillSfeeriv 91 II lrj"JW lill miiiiiM lirFIU' i Are You Right or Left E -EYED person uses the left eye alone in all cases where it is not necessary to use both eyes as in using a spyglass or microscope either closing the right eye, or paying no attention to what is seen by it. Fur thermore, the left-ed person, when reading with both eyes open, pays little attention to what the right eye sees. Now it may seem difficult to prove this, as both eyes usually see the same thing, but it can be proven very easily in the following way. With a sharp lead pencil punch a hole in a large card and hold the card between your face and 'the table, on which you have placed a 'small coin. Mov the ' card about rapidly in all directions until you catch sight btraight Answers to Que . Questions WHY was Moses the most wicked man on earth? Because he broke all the command ments at once. Why are - crockery-ware dealers different from other merchants? Because it wouldn't do for them to crack up their goods. ' Why is a baby like wheat? Because it is first cradled, then thrashed and Anally becomes the flower of the family. ,v On what toe does a corn never comer Mistletoe. What is the difference between a hungry man and a glutton? , . . One longs to eat and the other eats too long. ' ' ' Where lies the path of duty? Through the Custom House. Why should turtles be pitied?-. Be cause theirs is a hard case. Why should young ladies set a good example? Because young men are so apt to follow. -- v Why should the male sex avoid the letter A? ' ; Because it makes men mean.' 7 . Why must chifmiey-s'weeping be very agreeable? Because it suits soots) every one who tries it. Why is a joke less durable than a church bell? ' , - Because' after it is told Xtoll'd) a few times' it is worn out. ' '.Why i isi Ireland likely, to become the richest country: in'the : world? ;y Because its' capital is always doub- Where You Want It Buy- a lamp that is built to give meuow mckeriess light a lamp that can be lighted as easily'as a gas jet. RAYO LAMPS are not expensive but you can't buy better lamps at any price. Simple and artistic in design, easy to keep clean and re-wick, they give plenty mm oi ugnr. wnere you want it. It will, pay to ask for Ravo Lamps by name. If your loc.-.l dealer does not carry them write to ourf nearest station, Aladdin Security Oil guar antees best results from lamps, stoves and heaters. mm mm f.5 i' yi ii'i'i'l Hotel Building. , 'Phone ITS. ! It. t. !i.OU JNCMJ, T. I'. A. iOMN T. W-'. i. I' a.. Iciiv-h. 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C... of the coin through the !.o!:: :':-! hold the card till and s!:i;t then open that and shut v.): c:': : . you are right-eyed you v.iii . coin only when the right cy: r ' : - " if you are left-eyed you v.:'.'. :' . j i. only when the left eye is of,:::. test will not succeed if yea ir.ov: :.':e card very slowly (unless yov. r. blind in one eye) for you will t: " see the 'coin when the hole is in Y.:r with it and either eye, but v.I.ct y move the card quickly you c:':'1 rapid glimpse of the coin wii'.i : favorite eye, so to speak, b: r. v the other one, which you are ; -tomed to neglect. This neglect of one- eye is so co;::: so complete that many a pr ior years been nearly L-linr' eye without knowing it. Why should you never tell a to take a back seat? Because if. you do, he'll be li':f'y take affront. What would you call a yo:::.;.r who eats "all the green melons he can get? . He is what we call a painsta!;:.i.'J youngster. Wrhat is an eavesdropper. An icicle. Why is a neglected damsel 1 a fire that has gone out? Because she has not a spark kit. Why are bells used to call people to church? .Because they have an inspirc-rms influence. What is that which goes up ts hill and down the hill and yet stands still? ,The road. What becomes of the chocolate cake when your only son eats it- It vanishes into the empty heir (air)V V When is a bill like a gun? When it i$ presented and dis charged. . When does Jour and four not maw eight? V When it is 44. . . ; What is that which when it thrown you may catch without hands- A hint When are finger nails like docu ments? v When they; are filed. What . miss - is always all' ' I Itroublc?. : Mlschki, ' r -.V