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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08

". L. Geary. Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Pres
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. klodt, Mr. and Mrs.
W. II. Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Ever
sole, Mr. and Mrs. H. Jacobson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sigmund Aronson. Mr.. and Mrs John
w. Hanna, Mr. and Mrs. 8. p. Weston.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer F. Norton, Mr.. and
Mrs. James d. Hoge. jr.: Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred II. Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Pingree, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Il. NacDougall,
Mr.. and Mrs. 8, Harris. Mr.. and Mrs. 8.
s. Bailey. Mr.. and Mrs. Harwood Morgan.
Mrs. l.. s. J. Hunt, Mrs Erastus Brainerd.
Mrs. s. G. Simpson, Mrs. A. Smith ard
Mrs. ]. c. Haines, Miss Graves. Miss Eve
iyn Graves. Miss Kellogg. Miss Bessie
Hammons. Miss Strive. Miss Irene Simp-
son. Miss Elaine Hanford Miss Freder-
icks, Miss Hagan, Miss Frauenthai. Miss
Munday. Miss Compton, Miss Belle Jaffe.
Miss Walker. Miss Hall, Miss Mckin-
ney, Miss Whittier, Miss Rumsey. Miss
Laura Rumsey. Miss Minnie Mize. Miss
Gottstein, Miss Dorothy Smith. Miss Grace
Allen. Miss Wood. Miss Noble. Miss An
ME MacEachern and Miss Ayres. Mr.. Ed
ward Herald, Mr.. Nancy b. Haynes. Mr..
Lester Turner. Mr.. Charles Wurtele, Mr..
j. A. T. Evans- Mr.. w. ]. Grambs, Mr..
Charles Clary. Mr.. Charles F. Munday.
Mr.. II. v. Turner, Mr.. Richard Cox, Mr..
Theodore p. Christian. Mr.. +. b. Wells.
Mr.. Harold Smith, Mr.. VIII Ingils. Mr..
John q. Pacey. Mr.. I. +. Taylor. Mr.. w.
i. Hammons. DIR. A r. Kibbe. Mr.. VIII
A. Steel, Mr.. II. G. Steel. DIR. J. Il. Gentle.
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vasre aud ii. fnterrretatton Of tho exact
ing role was only marred by hiD indtner-
ent acting. Campanari made superb
0erunouf, and In many places divided the
scene with Nelua- Hi voice - rich ano
Of I sympathetic quality. and his singing
Of the roman1A, Di Provinxa Mar,
won him q storm OF applause II was
beautiful in It's ballad-l;ke simplicity. The
remaining members Of the great cast were
good. The chorus was small. but sang
with precision and fine effect. and the
0rchestratson was superb.
The stage settings and scenery OF the
theater were employed in the production.
the company furnishing but one important
set piece The cossuming was rich and
appropriate and the groupings showed
careful stage management Al the end of
the first act Melha. Salignac and Campan-
ari were given i've curtain calls. AT the
end of the second act there were seven
calls, the last four being for Melha alone.
The end OF the third act and its splendid
finale brought demonstration from the
audience that rang the curtain up on Mel
ba. Van Causeren. Saiignac. campanari.
viviani. Carbone and Van Hoose Seven
times more was the curtain raised. the
last six being acknowledged by Melba
alone. She knew that the audience want
ed her to sing The Star Spangled Ban
ner" as she did In San Francisco. but IS
neither she nor the orchestra had the nu-
sic she laughingly shook her head and
held out her hands IN mock helplessness
that only brought more cheers.
At the close CT the last act the curtain
was again rung up and then the audience
found its way out into the street and
scattered over the city. Melba's magnifi-
cent Violetta and the whole ex-
quisite rendition OF the old-fash-
Toned but beautiful LA Trav!ata''
were only matters Of memory.
The house where the air had rung with It's
music was darkened ana the stage hands
hurried away the baggage and the prop
critics of the company. A carriage at the
stage door received the diva and she was
driven rapidly away 10 her private car.
that is trimmed in smoky green plush and
silk. with its dainty piano and the vases
OF flowers.
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Washington State University" Pxste-
Caar.eS +. Reeves. Of the ass-vsrsity. -
State School Laws" Prof J u
Tina Columbian ArsshmeSic,'' prsf !
II. Lawrence prof. Lawrence was = -
asr % the old board OF education. ~
adopted the miserable textbook. ana ~
rsnarks wsce appropriately fac~tss,s1
'fTae Next Meeting OF the State ScAs.s
masters Association City Saperinsess-l
J. l.. TAFT. OF Tacoma; How DO<s \
Bachelor Escape the Shares OF Ma
menys" Dr.. Thaddeus L. Bottom, at ~
University Of Wash.ngton tDr. Boltan i
a confirmed bachelor. aad as such was -
si3erc5s well qualified TO speak on the - |
teetl; The Difficulties OF Trans orfart,n :
State Superintendent Frank ]. Rra.s1
,rrof. Browne was one OF a party OF ~
who were delayed IN setting I'd the mer}
ing by an accident 10 their hoau, sy,.s]
man Schoolmassers' Clubs" Prot Ma
OF the Tacoma high school: .TescAes4
Institutes City Superintendent W.
Meredith, of Seattle, our Coun;rrsI
Right or Wrong. Our Country" Pr
Edmond 3. Meany. OF the State UniysA
sity. The dinner wound up in harst
patriotic enthusiasm. let our by IN
Meany's remarks.
These gentlemen were present e 4
meeting and the dinner afterwards:
". e. Ransom. Snohomish. .. G. Ja...
Denny school. city; Thsddeus l.. Bette
University CT Washington; r. ]. Rarsns
iscper.ntsndea Seattle city schools.
NJ. Raine, Seattle; ~ III. Reals. Basse.
j. NJ. W-dner. University OF washsns~
Seattle: Edmond 5. Meaiy. Unisersi:y 7
Washington; III. NJ Moss, w. +. Rshs,sI
SON and o. \. Yowsh. Seattle high scAol
r. r. F'riars, county superintendent -
homish county. Charles r. Reeves, Cob
bia city: II. r. Wegener. principal 81
coma high school: w. C.. Orr, Tacona
q. u. Hines. Van. ASSET: Henry c. NyssI
University of Washington; %. A. Sfanlrs
Normal Training School. Tacoma: H. 81
Garretson, pf-ncipa. Sheridan school, n
ward Hamilton. ID. ID. Universsfy &
Washington: +. II. Stafford. snperintfs]
dent Ballard schools; .. +. Daubt. j. AL
len Smith. University OF Washington: Al
s. Bingham, sup Finfendent OF Taconul
schools. II. L. Storey. principal Mcfsf,
school, s. A. Deckey, principal OF Nts]
castle school; w. T. Bailey. principal n
Falkland school: G. q. L.insenfeiter. SOM!
Park: A.. NJ. Lngenfelter. Sunnyda,e
Charles Hi. University OF WashingssE
w. c. Mccarthy, South schaol: w III
Gerard. principal Rainier school; Chi
Manlch, Tacoma, j. NJ. Hit. Port TuuWI
end. j. NJ Shields. Mount Vernon: ]. n
Lewis, Tacoma: W. L. Malone. Fern HhsI
David q. Fenton. Columbia school: c. Al
Tayler. South school. w. q. Hartman
Seattle. Charles Pagan. Rainier sea
o. c. Whitney and C. n. Young. Tacoma,|
W. ]. Meredith, county superintendsgI
King county; Il. W. Johnson. Seattle; n
q. Laurence. Columbia City: John cI
Keith. Seattle: Isaac r. Rich. SAimsI
Bay: Charles w. I.stnem. West SeatskI
w. f. Babcock. Minor school, SeastlsI
Pref. Mitch. OF Tacoma: State SupersAI
tenaent. r. J. Browne. OF Olympia: J. ~
TAFT. OF Tacoma; J. "a. Hawes, Of obnI
pia.
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1fuAcaoysng and fashionable seassis
eurred out en- masss last aighs and wor-
sh,Da6 ~ the sarsne OF art. Nothing APP
DssGdkzng In musical knpastanes Mei5a's
apDoaxance has ever been chtcEIrsee IN fhs
Doa1de Eorshwess. ard now snst the event
has become part o. the brief history OF
the iecal sage IL sniy remains 30 caronieis
= suocs0. artistic N every sense Of the
word Eoosssy. w!sa its sssrus offerings.
last nsghs prcasratss ;fs1ir before too
Ecdeen Of serg II was 1ot sisne fhe
ev<nt OF the season bass Of ali seascss
that have passed ard the failure Holds ssas
sight hope mat fhe hsisiaatscy Of the ocea-
don WIN De ecflpses There ss nosisssg
contemporary III mssslc shse Is esasssd
with The aIrnas, perfect FenxissSaa Of grand
~~psrA that the ifbsrai arrangement q "a
Diva Meiba ~ giving. ard Il was 3 priv
Isgs 70 be aI!oxe1 10 SIT az tsas first tassss
Of tbs nausss ARA fsast wifh TIE rest ct
the artistic world Eartajstng o: the same
harmonic vsands ana drinking In tas same
.santoxscatng melody shas has en;rsneed
East ara west alike
Ie wss a Brilliant searls that was pro-
scented ct taa s@agtle taeAaer iast night.
,yehs show In tue hoay or ahe house chsi-
sasnesng that which passed before the fo0t-
lights uader the peosesnixn arch. TSefe
was . brave talrn-osti 81 well known people
of the city and znharsx ana every shaded
aorasr OF the pretty piay house sent ouf
. thousand sctatiIating flsahss from the
enst!y gems on parade Under the glare
~ the cl,andsitTs tile sheen Of sllks and
oatins, mingled with the aomhre coats OF
mo men. gave a Kaleidoscope effect that
was enhanced sy the glare Of another for
suns Of iewe.s .IintInz into All parts Of
shs auditorium their rass Of changing
Hight.
II was such Display a. society. that
produced II. VIII long dwell upon In loving
remembrance OF Eself I'm its best efforts
90 outao ali previous affairs Tor which IL
has partly STOOD ssaosazsas. There were
gowns and flowers ard saofa gowns and
nowars and over the riot OF color and
1doiafrous love Of fashion hung an atsnos-
Ehere heavy With the perfume OF blossoms.
Melba has come and gose. Size charmed
Geattie with her glorious voice. and when
cha went away siie followed The old Greek
custom OF hanging garlands upon the cits's
door pnsx: but her rnFianas we've fhose OF
remembrance; Of IHarsy notes thar trenl-
0led upon her lits sat IN the soft. warm
goid OF q language CT the South
The great audience was subdu%d when
che orchestra, under the direction Of Ban
eont began the overture TO tefii's la
Trav5ata.' the passionate. languorous
etraiAs signing themselves with seductive
ansaares into the waiting souls OF that
particular element that understood and
soved music for its own sake and husiiug
the rest fer the very fact tina; IL could not
IusderStAnd or appreciate.
The story ahout which Verdi we've his
music II the aarns that III told In Dumas
Camille" II is an opportunity for dra-
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/ NEN PUGET SOUND CLUB.
SIXTY sCHOOLMEx MEET AND RE-
ORGANIxE-RANQUE FOLLOWS.
They VIII Watch school Intcrests
for the Benefit of tho Taxpayers
OF the State-Fine Addresses and

Sixty prominent pedagogues. al of them
ex-members OF the old Puget Sound
Schoolmasters' Club. whicn dropped peace
fully out of existence about three years
ago. met yesterday morning in the rooms
OF the board OF education and effected
reorganization OF the club. They CANA
from all parts OF the Sound country. pre-
pared TO revive an organization which.
Il actively engaged In. will prove not only
biennial social center for themselves.
but sort of educational vigilance COM
mIttee for the baneit OF the tax-paying
public al large inasmuch as II is Intended
by the members OF the club to work for
the correction OF the several untowara
school laws which now obtain within the
state
The programme carried out at the meet
Ing was composed Of four addresses and
the business of reorganization. The ad-
dresses were: THE Bachelor Pedagogue's
Need" by Pref. r. E. Friars, city SUPER
intendent OF the public SCHOOLS OF Suoho-
mish: Political Economy in the Iigh
school, by Pref Fl. F. Wegener, princi-
pal OF the Tacoma high school; THE Re-
j. Allen Smith. holding the chair of poll
teal economy in the University Of Wash
ingtolA and What the Schoogmasters'
Club Can Do" by City superintendent +.
j. Barnard. OF Seattle.
Prof. j. Ne. Hit. of Tacoma. was chosen
chairman pro TEN. of the meeting, and
Prof. j. NJ. Shields. OF Mt. Vernon, secre-
;ary pro tenn. Prof. Hit was later elected
president OF the club anu Prof. Shields
a<oy- and ira pavf
will be held in Tacoma on the second
Saturday of October.
Prot. Barnard. in his address on What
the Schoolmasters' Club Can Do made
the following practical suggestions:
That the club watch vigiiantly fbe erec-
ton of al public school buildings for the
purpose of securing better systems OF ven
tilation and sanitation.
That an effort be made TO procure the
revision of the present regulation of teach
ers examinations to the effect that teach
ers who have successfully passed examin-
alton In any special branch be not COM
PEELED TO snbrait TO further examination
in the same.
That the club actively combat the pres
ent order by which uniform text books
are kept in use IN an The schools for the
period OF five years. and
Finally, that the club by careful watch
fulness and uniform effort could and
should exert a powerful Influence for
the protection OF the tax paying public at
large and the bstterment of all school
conditions.
A committee OF three was appointed TO
receive Prof. Barnard's suggestions and
devise means for carrying them into eff
feet.
After the closing OF the meeting at 80
o'clock the members OF the club adjourned
to the plymouth Congregational church.
where bounsiful dinner had been pre-
pared. and went Immediately into social
session. The following toasts were pro-
posed by the tuastmaster, Pref. n. S.
Bingham. and appropriately responded to:
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Mr.. J. A. Bail.argeon. Mr.. James Murray.
Mr.. J. +. Dore, Mr.. r. v. Ankeny, Mr..
J. II. Ramsay and Mr.. D. Hahne.
Box A was occupied by the following
party: Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Dsckin-
son, Mrs. Charles Dickinson. Mrs d.
Perks. of Spokane. and Miss Wood
In Box B were Mr. and Mrs. Edgar b.
Piper, Miss Pratt. Miss Hayden and Mr.
Fred Piper.
In Box d were the following: Mr. and
Mrs. Livingstone b. Stcdman, Mr. and
Mrs. E. A. Strout and Mr.. and Mrs J. D.
Lowman.
The east Of la TraTiata'' was as fol-
lows:
n9oietia .....-:.-..--..s ..-...., Nine. Meiba
fiora siI1e Van Cauteren
Annlna ...-.......-... t..... Mime. Matted
hlfftdo .--,..,...-.-. s.-......--.M NJ. Sal&gnac
1ermsnt -...-...--......-.. Sig. Campanari
baFone ............. Sig. biviant
lSottare -...--.a-... Sig. Carbone
Gastone Van Hcose
Marcnese Mr.. Rains
The first act settled the question of Mel
bu's conquest and Seattle capitulated The
magnificent scene between Violetta and
Alfredo. beginning, "Ah. fors lui," called
forth all OF the exquisite beauty Of her
voice. The rouJades- and tri,ls and figured
passages were rendered as Seattle never
heard before; as no other singer today can
render them.s The beauty and charm OF
everything that followed was due to the
diya's fine vocalization.
Salignac, the Alfredo. has a splendid
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GEORGINA.

The little lady shakes her head.
And vows that she will never wed:
But even while the tale abe tells.
There comes sound Of wedding-bellol
Oh, you may trust the tickle vane
That only points TO veer again.
But not the dainty little head
That shakes to saw she VIII not wed
Charles Henry Webb, In the II
Scribner's-
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BE A POUND WISE AND A PENNY
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WHY :sn't theatrical company cnarit-
able when Il plays to poor house?
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THE PASSING THRoNG.

Among those who came to the city yester-
day 10 hear Melba we're Miss l.. Hart
nagle, Miss NJ. Marrack. Mrs. Henry
Croft. Mrs. Dunsmuir. Miss Dunsmuir.
Miss Prior. Mrs. Loewen. Mss
Loewen. Mrs. Waitxer. Major A.
w. Jones. G. A. Kirk. j. s.
Murray. s. Kirschberg. all OF Victoria. b.
c.. Mrs. Darling and Mrs. L. A. Garriger.
Of Port Townsend.
Judge Hanford returned to the city yes
terday from Waiia Waila where he had
been holding two weeks session OF Fed
eral court. Clerk Of the Court Hopkins
will return on Monday. Judge Hanford
said the sessicnNat Wala Walla had been
unusually light.
Arthur Gamwell, who some time ago
chartered tho steamer North Pacific.
which he has been using in the Alaskan
passenger trade. is in the city on BUSH
ness.
J.. " Hill and E. n. Livermore. both
weli-known citizens OF Port Townsend, are
staying for a few days at the Hotel Stew
ems
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CUT FLOWERS. flower and vegelaHz
seeds and plants at Malmo's Flower Stcsi
9is Second avenue. near Madison.
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WHY Is tho average man so candid II \
hitting the faults of othersy
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-17
STEAMSHIPS.

artistic, but it grieved me to think that he
felt that such absurdly cheap lies were good
enough for me. l resented 1t as an insult
to my intelligence. But l can see now that
it wasn't so intended. 1t was merely mas
culine nature. If the truth would serve a
man better than a lie in his dealings with
a woman he would lie from force of habit
that is, most men would
1t s different with my husband-now.
He knows better. He was grumpy and
tired and cross one evening and said he
was going out after dinner. / asked him
where he was going, expecting to hear the
old story about man waiting for him at
club, but he merely said rather gruff1y that
he was going to the theater.
Don't you want to take me? I asked.
No, l don't he answered. i don't
want to take anybody.
You're sure you're not going to the
office to work or to the club to keep a busi-
ness engagement? i inquired.
I'm not going within mile of the
office he replied, and if 1 go to the club it
will be only to play few games of poker
/ m going out for a quiet little time by
myself, and that's all there is to it.
We'll / was so glad to hear him tell me
the truth once that L just put my arms
him / was glad he realized at last that l
had little sense. He was rather aston
ished but since then he has stopped lying
to me, although l can see that it has been
a severe struggle. 1t seems to require a
great deal of moral courage for man to
refrain from lying to his wife, or in fact
to any woman; but, as / have since ex-
wasting even lies. If he wants to tell one
he might as well give little more atten-
ton to the subject and tell one that counts
for something"
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Government Protection is Better in
Theory than in Practice.
Forum.


In the present state of the patent law,
If one can keep his process to himself, it is
undoubtedly better to do so. Most inven-
ton, however. cannot be guarded by lock
and key; and in many if not all, cases, it
becomes necessary. for self-protection, to
take out patents. One of the main difficult
ties in the way of the patentee lies in the
fact that it is not easy for the best lawyer
TO draw a patent so that his client will not
speak reproachfully of him. 1t takes a
very experienced hand to avoid defects
which will nullify the patentees proper ad-
vantage An omission is fatal; an addition
is fatal, and a vagueness is fatal. 1t has
been said again and again that patent
has no value until it has sustained a draS-
tic course of litigation: and il is true, also,
that all valuable patents are brought into
court for construction, if there is a good
fighting chance for the litigation. Perhaps
one of the most unsatisfactory features in
our patent law system is the use of the
expert A determined effort is now being
made to readjust the standing of the eX-
pert i'm medical jurisprudence; and it would
seem that at the same time a similar re-
adjustment should be made in chemical lu-
risprudence The law should provide for
boards of official experts whose findings
could be laid before judge or jury, not as
partisan evidence, but as scientific Judg-
ment on matters requiring expert teSti-
mony Thus the data could be brought into
the right perspective Cross-eXamination
has come TO be absurd in point OF length
and irrelevancy. Recently, the writer was
cross-examined for five days, to Demon
strate point that might have been settled
in less than as many minutes. This method
of excessive cross-eXamination can be cured
by agreement among the lawyers. Or, if
counsel on both sides would agree TO use
the blue pencil on the typewriter evidence,
cutting it down to the salient and essential
features much time might be saved, and
the case could then be presented to the
judge printed in something like portable
shape. Further, a great deal of annoyance
might be saved if those drawing patents
would take the trouble to consult special
lists in their particular lines. Again and
again. the writer has seen chemical patents
which a mere tyro in chemistry could have
corrected. The last instance that came to
his notice was that of strictly chemical
patent drafted by q lawyer whose exclusive
speciality was electrical inventions. pat
entee of a chemical process labors under
disadvantage that cannot be measured SO
soon as he publishes his process or product,
he tells the world how TO accomplish more
or less desirable end. If another then uses
his process the patentee has a number of
points to prove against the defendant In
return. the patent itself is attacked; the
burden being thus shifted to the patentee,
who must prove that his patent is good.
And last. the question of damages is pc
culiarly difficult of equitable adjustment.