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few mornings ago. The spec
tacle was not that of accus-
toned revelry by night. 1t
was ii am. and the perspec-
tive of the mise en- scene was
abruptly shut off at the back
OF the stage by the brick
wall forming the rear of the
building. The scenery was
stacked up in the wings,
wrong side out; a palpably
bogus palanquin lent bit OF
color to the background and
ordinary kitchen chairs were
scattered here and there for
the accommodation Of the
performers. A number of
men. mostly in flannel shirts
and sack coats, and Young
women IN summer hats and
ribbons stood about in groups
and talked chaff on profess
sional topics. They formed
the cast Of the opera. In the
Enclosure for the orchestra
sat a saturnine-looking per-
son with all the aspect Of a
musical genius, lightly paw
ing the keys OF an upright
merely suggestive OF melo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-21

severe electric storm, accompanied by
much rain and heavy winds, prevailed last
night In northeastern Kansas and western Mis-
souri,
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hearsals and lead the orchestra at the
performances! The man chosen for mu-
seal director at the beginning must know
all the operas by heart that are to be given.
Performers. too. are selected in large measure
for the knowledge they have of the parts to be
takeE-both principals and chorus
Though players III summer opera get less
pay they have better time in many WAYS than
during the winter season. Discipline is much
less strict. Ii, as Is very likely, they know all
their parts III the operas pretty well. having
played them IN winter. their work is easy and
they are not scolded very hard if they are late
a rehCarsals
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VI eIeNSu week III " ASH
ington. Each Monday
a new opera is presented
and none is repeated
after its week is up with
the exception of the
ever-popular "Ermi-
ME-" Monday of each
week a new opera is re-
hearsed for the first
time. the company keep
ing always three operas
ahead of its perform
ances. Just imagine the
difficulty of remember
ing SO many parts and
figure to yourself, if you
can, the task of the
musical director, who
must held in his mind
the entire score of ten
or eleven operas Mt
once. guide the re-
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SUMNER 0PERAPRANKS
Scenes at the Rehearsal of a Funny
Song Play.
MORNING AT THE THEATER.
How n summer Opera IL Organized and
Conducted-A New One Each Week.
How the r. hearsing IL DOne-PIaying
to n star Writer.

PERA in rehearsal is
ladicrously diff erent
from its performance
on the stage as the pub
lie sees and hears it
more especially summer
opera. which has its
own methods of man
agement distinguishing
il from the winter sort.
To begin with, the
people who sing in
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AT A REHEARSAL.

Speaking of rehearsals-and that was the
subject to which this story referred at the be-
ginning-,-a STAR reporter was permitted to wit
ness one gone through by the summer opera
company referred TO at Aibaugh's Theater a
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Presently the stage manager cried: Every
body ready and clapped his hands. The
young women in the bright hats and rib
bons dropped conversation at once and came
forward to the front of the stage forming as
they did so in an arc-shape the width of the
foothghts- The musical director at the piano
sounded few chords with his left hand and
beat time with u baton in his right hand while
the girls burst into the melOdious strains of the
opening chorus OF the opera. Nearly all of
them were aoticeably pretty, but of course it
Is a part OF their business to be attractive At
all events the summer dudes in town would not
patronize the show if they were not The men
OF the chorus, who had followed the young
women TO the footlights and joined in after the
first few notes did not look so beautiful in
their flannel shirts, sack coats and straw mats.
THE SECOND LOVER
The chorus sung; there entered large man
Who was evidently suffering from the heat in
. flannel shirt. with black pot hat on the bacL
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NEW YORK NOTES.
Echoes Of the Week From the Great
Metropolis

WHAT rs BEING DONE TO cLEAx TIE CRY
srREErs-oABLE ROADS AND uSDERSRoUSp
RAPID TRANsIr-RULrs AGAINST PHOTOGRAPH
ING IN THE PARKS
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OF his head IL Was ex-
planned by the man at the
piano in q side WHISPER
that this was the second
lover" whose duty il was
IN the opera to play a sub
amstOry part with the SIS
ter OF the chief heroine.
A conversation followed
between the second lover
and certain members Of
the chorus, which sounded
30 like the multiplication
table repeated very rap
idly and indistinctly that
u was impossible TO make
out what they were talk
ing about. This, il would
seem, is the usual method
Of rehearsing the talk part
OF an opera, the object
being simply to make sure
that the words are men,
orlz ID. IL vas the same
way with the two come
dams who presently came
on and jabbered a few.
words at one another in Q
monotone without the
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.-What are You

A Philosopher Sized up.-"What are you
bordering about Charlie"
ooh, old Proser has been holding forth 70
me on the 'Superstitions Of the Dark Ages
'.Indeed; did you notice that his boots we're
muddy"
yes"
''That came from walking in the gutter this
morning 10 avoid going under . ladder!'-
Puck
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EVERYBODY READY"

'h''s 'ihi-- ing the keys OF an
piano in a manner merely suggestive oil
dies unexpressed.
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Farmer:
The Sub-Treasury Plan.
HrNnEDcnN N n Anil {

HENDERSON, N. c., April %, 80.
Mr.. EDIToR:-In view of the inter-
est aroused blythe demand of the Far
mers' Alliance for the government to
increase the circulating medium and
the adoption Of what is called the
''Sub-Treasury Plan"
1t will possibly surprise some to be
told that under the proprietary gov
eminent Of North Carolina l663 to
1929 plan similar in principle was
in successful operation and that 1T
was adopted in Pennsylvania and
other of the provinces, and it was
recommended by Gov. Rownal, who
had presided over Massachusettsand
New Jersey to the mother country
for establishment in all the colonies
The want Of circulating medium
in the operations of trade was very
sensibly felt at very early period
and about 1713 the assembly Q
North Carolina issued what was call
ed s.bills Of credit" The act simpl.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-08-22
Who Paws the Duties,

The Republican papers throughout
the country are again producing
their old campaign cry that the
European manufacturer is the man
who pays the tariff tax, and not the
consumer. The Chicago Globe, how
ever, gets right at the gist of the
matter and in the following concise
way, shows plainly just where the
burden falls:
1.-The European manufacturer pays
the tariff tax" This is an assertion
that cannot be proved. The manu-
facturer gets his price, and the same
price, no matter whether the tariff is
20 or so per cent. The process OF
reasoning is much like the famous
house that Jack built.
The man at Lyons made the silk
and got his price, no more, no less.
The man in New York bought the
silk and paid that price, no more, no
less.
A brigand in blue coat and brass
buttons met the ship which brought
the goods and took the goods and
put them in robbers cave, called a
warehouse. and he said to the mer-
chant, PAY me my little tribute
money"
And the merchant wel,t down into
his little money bag and he handed
over the little tribute, and the brig
and put it away into a safe hiding
place, called a sub-treasury.
Then a trader came to see the mer
chant and wanted to buy these very
goods, and he asked the prices. Ano
the merchant said: 81 must have
the price l paid that man at Lyons
and | must have back my tribute
money, and | must have a fair profit
on the whole"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-08-22

for 1,161 alliances up to Aug. LIST
whereas we had communications
from alliances OF higher number weeks
ago! How about this loose bust
ness?
Ii these things are to continue, let
us reOrganize under the Industrial
Union," by townships and counties,
and shake off the political sharks
who have followed the organization.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-08-22

construction, and jobs of many kinds
admittedly existed. Yet in spite OF
this they have proved eminently sue
cessful, and have surmounted every
obstacle They return on .pital ex-
pended a profit of four and quarter
per cent, and this although fares
and freights are low, the State
having no object in making unneces-
sary profits out of it's own citizens.
The profits that are made have gone
not into the pockets OF directors and
stockholders, but have beer convert
ed into means for tightening the
load upon the farmers, and permit
ting graziers at a great distance to
supply Melbourne with beef at a low
price. School children and students
are carried free, city workmen are al
lowed cheap rates to the country
No wonder that Australians believe
in State railroads. The United
State is copying the Australian Bal
lot system when will she copy the
Australian State Railway?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-08-22

The following, from the "Advo-
cate,'' OF Topeka, Kansas, is COM
mended to the careful consideration
of the alliances OF Minnesota-es-
pecially that part which refers to the
solicitude of the party press:
THE TWO ALLIANCES.
"The Abilene Reflector considers it
very unfortunate that the Kansas al
liances should have attached them
selves to the southern rather than
the northern alliance; and in this
opinion the entire partisan press OF
Kansas will undoubtedly coincide.
The wonderful sympathy OF these
journals for the alliance OF course
accounts for this extreme solicitude.
They have so much anxiety for the
success of the alliance and it's prin-
ciples that it is perfectly natural that
they should manifest their interest
in it's welfare by so many friendly (?)
demonstrations.
It is unquestionably unfortunate
for the demagogues and shysters
that have manipulated the politics o
the country in the past that not only
Kansas but Dakota have united will
the southern alliance, and that in al
probability the others will do SO il
The near future. This union OF tn
northern and southern alliances
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-08-22

The records of Marion county show
the plating of many thousand acres
OF land in small tracts of from five to
ten acres.
Capital City fruit farms OF $40
acres, Sunnyside number 1920, north
Sunnyside number 2-14O acres, Sun
nyside number $500 acres, and a
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-08-22
State Ownership of Railways!

1t is with pleasure that we quote
the following from the Nationalist
journal, The Dawn In this coun-
try we have a lot Of demagogues-
sustained by demagogical newspa-
pers, who prate and lie, and discolor,
and misrepresentation to sustain par
ty. The parties are owned by the
plutocrats, the n ew one not excepted,
and the only way to get such matters
as the state ownership of railways be-
fore the people honestly, is to force
facts upon them:
''In America, man who advo-
Gates State railroads is called a So
cialist; in Australia, as man said tc
us the other day, he is chestnut ,
No one in Australia now advocates
private ownership in railways; the
reason is that they have tried state
ownership. Sir Charles Dilke's valua
BILE Problems of Greater Britain,
gives strong testimony to the favor
able working of the railways. At thu
first there were several private lines
but they could not compete with tn
state roads, and already the major
ity of them have been bought by tn
colonial governments. Blots upol
the system, at first apparent, hav
disappeared. Weak ministries uset
them for long time to serve thei
political ends. Log-rolling in thei
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-08-22

The following interesting conun-
drum i, handed down to us by the
Fergus Falls Journal:
"THE GREAT VESTS EXPOSURE.
We have never taken any stock in
that wild and woody paper, The
GREAT WEST. 1t has been and is
still filled with the widest and most
unheard OF ideas, stirring up the farm
ing community by making false
and exaggerated statements about
their depressed condition and the
prosperous condition of every one
else. It's utterances are like foam on
the muddy water-of very little &C
count. Such movements as this ALI
ance movement always bring to the
surface a lot of rabid, wild-eyed
sharpers who take advantage OF the
people whom they have stirred up.
Why sensible farmers will be intiuenc-
ed by such men instead Of listening
to the advice of men whom they know
and respect, is more than we can
understand. This GREAT WEST,
which is the organ of the alliance
and whose editor lacked but a few
votes OF being made secretary and
thus manager Of the state alliance,
has had a disagreement with some OF
the officials, and is now telling ''se-
crets" about how the secretary has
been spending the hard earned money
sent in by farmers as dnes to the
state alliance
Now we are sorry we uttered wild
woolly and exaggerated state
ments! If the Journal would please
to come up from the handsome little
village on the roaring Red-Pelican-
Otter-Tail River, and point out some
of our exaggerations! On statistics
we have quoted well-known authori
ties-on finances the Pub. Docs.-or
railroad cost, sworn papers are in oul
office-on wheat commerce, all figures
were furnished by Chas. Pillsbury
Now, sweet Journal, bend thy juicy
lips to our capacious ear, and let the
divine whisper reverberate. W.
await thee!
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number of Others have been placed on
the records by the Oregon Land Com
pany of Salem, Oregon.
This company is also doing bust
ness in Portland and Albany, and
has for sale numerous other small
tracts. The great advantage OF this
plan is that it brings together in one
community the class of people who
are all engaged in the same business
viz: fruit growing, consequently there
spring up large Drying and Canning
establishments similar to those in
the city of Salem, which advantages
make profitable market for the pro
ducts OF these fruit farms.
Consult your interests by buying O
the Oregon Land Company of Salem
Portland or ALBANY.
Brons. Strains Review:
The Alliance State Central Com.
mittee is composed of good men, and
nearly all of them have endorsed
Governor Merriam's administration
Some OF them have gone so far as tc
say that he is the best governor this
state has ever had.
Must be good men! And yet
farmers don't like to give up that
they are sold out! We can pick out
four or five who fit the above. One
of them $D2aoxopqo=s so! Yes
sir, and he ought to pay it back
too! Another declared loudly in the
convention against the Independent
action, and said Bill was ''the best
governor for the farmers Minnesota
ever hadP' Hall simply traded Mer
riam off for Scheffer, of course La
throp tagged Hall. Hodgson hao
already betrayed him as his term o
office nearly expired-(one OF those
delightful Wheat Inspectors -an6
Sprague sent Mr.. Merriam word that
che could depend on him'-anc YET
that $4,000 year from Scheffe1
looks suspicious! Oh no-the Ali
ance is not sold out! Oh, no-thert
is no history back of this supreme
fraud!
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The Morris Tribune, in criticisi:g
John Lathrop's methods OF doing
work, says: John Lathrop. secre-
tary of the state alliance, gives no.
tice in the Farm, Stock and Home
that ON receipt of request gned
by at least seven farmers, and &C
companied by 81, he will send a
charter for subordinate alliance
Well now, now, isn,t that nice way
toform political party! just think
of the ''Father of Democracy,
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, An
drew Jackson, James Madison, Henry
Clay, Daniel Webster and other old
federalists, democrats and wings,
being engaged in sending out char
tiers on the receipt of 50, giving per-
mission to seven democrats or wings
to form a subordinate whig or demo-
cratic organization, prescribing that
none but a certain class should be
eligible to become members"
This criticism is fair in one respect,
for alliances are not formed in that
way. But otherwise it is exceedingly
unfair. The party" and the alliance
are two different things.
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ance is not sold out! Oh, no-there
is no history back OF this supreme
fraud!
Review:
How are Gov. Merriam's enemies
going to bring about his defeat?
Certainly not by depriving him OF
the Alliance vote. Some OF his best
and trusted friends are among the
leaders OF that party.
This means Hall and Mr.. Caring
ton Phelps. We repeat that Mr..
Phelps has our respect. But gentle
men, in this office, tell us that he
came down to the March Meeting a
strong Merriam man, and stood in
with the Merriam men of his county
until the Convention, and had been
in communication with W. R. Mer-
riam during Halls monkeying with
the Governor. Now this is not abuse
upon our part. 1t is either true or
false. We aver nothing but the fact
of the statement. This journal is ac-
cused of being a Merriam Organ"
by a lot of lying scamps on the Com
mittee with Mr.. Phelps-now we
want to know whether this is a blind
or not? We understand that Eric
Olson spoke against Merriam out in
the state! Is this so? Merriam is
bad enough, but to think that Eric
Olson should 60 for him!
Morris Tribune: John Lathrop,
secretary of the state alliance, gives
notice in the Farm, Stock and Home
that "On receipt of request, signed
by at least seven farmers, and ac-
companied by 80, he will send a char
ter for subordinate alliance Well,
now, isn't that a nice way to form a
political party! just think of the
feather of Democracy" Thomas
Jefferson, John Adams, Andrew Jack
son. James Madison, Henry Clay,
Daniel Webster, and other old fed
eralists, democrats and wings being
engaged in sending out charters, on
the receipt OF -, giving permission
to seven democrats or wings to form
a subordinate whig or democratic
organization, prescribing that none
but a certain class should be eligible
to become members.
Isn't Sec'y Lathrop a little crazy
anyway? We trust that the Farm,
Stock and Home does not endorse
such a statement. It has stood by
Lathrop "and his friends" all through
the troubled season, but we hardly
think it will endure such a harum.
scarum invitation to Tom, Dick and
Bi!ly-goat as this. The only way tc
get a charter for an alliance is to
hold meeting, organize, elect tenn
porary officers, adopt the state con
stitution as governing system; put
in a constitution agreeable thereunto
and have seven members subscrib'
thereunto. The constitution is fire
quently not presented by the com
mittee until the following week afte
charter is sent for. Certain fees ar
, to be paid in preliminary to organ
nation, and the Secretary has Mt
power to remit such fees. A nam
e is to be adopted, and a dozen item
! of a formula to be gone through
= If a man can take a paper aroue
and get seven to sign it requesting
a charter-then that man send
$500 bill to John Lathrop and ge
v the documents back by mail, why
s is no wonder that he has 1900 all
o ances Observation-Disclosures we coul
only account for about thousan
0 at this Office! But does not Mr.. L;
h throp hold himself responsible to tt
l. State Alliance for the 5000 collecte
a OF these men? He only accounte
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-08-22
The Great Excursion Line

OF the Northwest is, beyond all dis
pute, 1.-The Burlington" Its line
from Chicago and st. Louis to the
Twin Cities was completed about four
years ago. Since that time it has,
carried the following parties:
June, 1SSS-Delegates to National
Democratic Convention at st. Louis.
June, 1SS3-Delegates and visitors,
900 people) to National Republi
can Convention at Chicago.
June, 1SSS-Knights OF Pythias to-
Supreme Lodge at Cincinnati.
July. Minnesota Teachers to-
National Educational Meeting at
Nashville
August, 1SS9-Minnesota Edi-
torial Excursion to Chicago.
October, 18S9-Knights Templar
ofSt. Paul and Minneapolis to WASH
ingtOn.
May, 1S9O-Delegates to Mimi
State S. S. Convention at Winona.
June, 1S9O-Christian Endeavor
Societies OF Minnesota to st. Louis.
Many smaller parties have chosen
'The Burlington and all have ex-
pressed entire satisfaction. party
of hundreds, or single individual,
receives the same careful attentions,
and the most perfect accommoda-
tions. Secure your tickets by this
line from your nearest agent, or write
to w. J. c. Kenyon, Gen. Pass Agt.
G. B. 4 N. R. R., st. Paul, Mimi,
topeka Advocate:
Last week brother asked us ii, III
case of the foreclosure OF a mortgage
the property should fail to sell for
sufficient to pay the mortgage, a
Judgment would still stand against
the mortgage, and we answered that
it would. Another brother suggests
the following supplement to our an
swer: ''Not only a Judgment in this
world, but Judgment in the world
to come, if he continues to vote Will
the old parties
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-08-22
Read.

Here is a copy of the new notes pre-
pared by the Iowa Loan & Trust
company, of this city, for it's victims.
These notes are prepared under the
provisions of the new silver law, which
allows the people to discredit silver,
practically to demonetize it, by
special contract. Remember every
Republican Iowa congressman voted
| for this mOnstrOus fraud and against
free coinage:
$.........DEs MONIES, IowA,......1S9..
On the first day Of............1S9.. for
value received....... promise to pay to
the order of Iowa Loan & Trust COM
pany at it's Office in this city OF Des
Moines, Iowa, the sum of............
..............dollars, together with in
terest thereon at the rate off,. per
cent per annum from pay
able semiannually on the first day OF
........... and. in each year, until the
maturity of said note, but with inter-
est at eight per cent per annum after
maturity, or after default shall be
made in the payment of any INSTALL
| lIlCIu VI luOclcoU, d1lu cIlly I1UcIeoo
overdue shall bear interest at eight
per cent until paid; and in addition
thereto the maker hereof agrees to
pay two per cent on all past due in
terest as penalty and liquidated
damages for such default. Payable
in lawful money of the United States
other than silver or sHVercertifca ties
And ii suit be commenced to collect
this note then. to pay the
attorneys fees for collecting the
same.
The Iowa Loan & Trust company
is one Of the largest loaning institu-
tons in the country, having now
outstanding it is believed, about
| n L
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-08-22

The Iowa Loan & Trust company
is one Of the largest loaning institu-
tons in the country, having now
outstanding it is believed, about
$4,000, 1000. 1t has built on Fifth
Street in this city, one OF the finest
business blocks in the west.-Iowa
Tribune.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-08-22

rapidly wiping out the sectional
prejudice and hatred that has kept
the people of two sections divided for
so many years while legalized thieves
and robbers have plundered them Of
their substance"