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tailorshop nr the lifting of heavy beams.
 At last Bruce grew old enough to work, and his father started to teach him how to run the mill. After trying for week Bruce said he did not like 1t one single bit, for the flour got on his clothes and made his hands dirty, and that he did not believe in any kind of work anyway for he wanted
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As soon as the boys were old enough to
 work the miller tried to teach them the busi
 ness. The eldest son tried 1t for time. but he said the flour got In his nose and made him sneeze, and that he did not like that kind of work anyway, so he came blacksmith. The next son said the flour got into his eyes and made him sleepy, and that he could not
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with books. q don't know how to read, and what it more, will never learn."
 He kept his word, and to this day dogs cannot even say their A, B, C's If you do not believe 1t, just get your dog to try It.
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Once upon a time there was miller who had four sons who could not be persuaded to work in their fathers mill. The old mil Ter felt very bad about this, for he loved his work and was very proud of the amount of flour he could grind In one day. He wanted all of his sons to help him, so that Se could grind still more flour, for he wished to he known as having the largest mill in that country.
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THE REASON WHY.

Hewitt-Gruet borrowed some clothes or me to get married in and he has never re- turned them. married again.
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WHEN H DOCTOR TOLD HER SHE WOULD DIE
FROM LOSS Of FLESH THE AUDIENCE LEANED bAckM
THEIR SEATS AND ROARED WITH. 4. AuoHTFPH

to make oath that they would not sing or
whistle the tune until after the first per-
Torrance.
'TROVATORE."
In 1853 ''Trovatore" was Produced at the
Apollo Theater. Rome. / have since pub
licly admitted that the libretto is "a chef
d'oeuvre Of insanity and density OF ex-
preston" At the time the Ttber hal over
flowed its banks. and the people could get
to tire theater only in barges. but that di6
not diminish the interest or keep the
crowds away. for when the doors Of the
theater opened at . o'clock in the morning
the multitude stood knee deep in the water.
fighting it's way to the box Office.
Like the rest of the world. / had come.
while a young man in Paris. under the
magic spell of Ia Dame aux Camelias."
Now / ordered Ffava. the librettist. to
write q book on the lines Of this story. and
so anxious was / to set the libretto TO NH
sic that / finished the score within forty
days. 1 called the opera la Traviata."
After the first performance teiegraphed
to a friend: Traviata' was a fiasco; time
will tell whether the fault is mine or the
singers"
Nine. Dcnateln. who played the .consump-
i've uctO&Ht. was ~ duu idASC. - sAat
when the doctor told her she would die
from loss of flesh the audience leaned back
in the seats and roared with laughter.
Again. the costuming was modern. giving
the work the appearance OF a "drsme de
Cocottes." Only a year later the costume
Of the Louis XIII period was introduced.
and after that the opera made a ~triumphal
tour of Italy. of Europe and the whole
world.
In 1855 the 'Sicilian vespers' was done 1t
the Theater Lyrique. in Paris. but before
II appeared on the Italian boards the IL
bretto had to be rewritten, and the story
changed. I'm BsIio in Maschera."
my next work. was produced in RSme. The
authorities of Naples interdicted the per-
Torrance and a riot was the result
AIDA"
aida" was written by order Of Ismail
Pasha, the Khedive Of Egypt. who also fur
nished the libretto. / received a hundred
francs for it.
The great Paris Exhibition Of 1861 intro
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TO THE QUEEN.

From the Manchester Guardian.
sfED ABDUL AZiZ. who has written an
ode to the Queen which the Times describes
as "a remarkable production" is NOT tina
hrst OF the Queens Indian subjects who ha.
thus Illustrated the possibilities of the
Urdu Language. Five years ago, when Lord
and Lady Eigin were at Hyderabad. the
Nizam presented them with a wonderful
specimen of ea~iligraphy. the work Of ore
Syed Shakir All. The whole design. which
TOOK the shape Of a tree with several birds
perched thereon. overshadowfnz carse-de-
v1site portraits of their Exceilencies. COW
cred a space OF s by 4 inches, and into this
small compass was crowded the whole Chap
ter viii of Saadi's "Gooiistan." C"Rose Gar
den,'D which usually makes forty-hve pages
Of printed matter. This present was accom-
panied by two grains OF rice. upon which
was written in the same microscopic char
acters-O The yiceroy and Lady Elein
honored Hyderabad with their august pres
ence as guests of his Highness, 18th Novem-
Der. 1895" Chis was in Urdu); O. God save
the Queen In England on one side and the
writer's name. with date. in Urdu. ON the
other.
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Pc Verdi. which is satisfaction enough for
me. A. ID. ISL"
TEACHERS.
Ny first teacher was the organist of La
Roncola. and that at some future day 1
might be proficient enough to take my
masters place in The village church was
the summit of my fathers ambition. After
three years study was declared capable
of playing the village organ. while father
had gradually grown to recognize my
greater gifts. So he took me 10 Busseto to
school. 1 didn't give up my work in the
village church, though but Cor the next
seven years, up to my eighteenth birthday,
trudged back and forth every day to per-
form my duties at mass. my salary being
SO lire per year. while by board bill at
Bnsseto amounted to 50 centesimi per day.
One night when returning TO Susseto from
a funeral. ] fell into a ditch. and being I'M
able TO swim. was in imminent danger of
drowning. when a peasant woman, espying
my violin floating in the water. jumped
after me and pulled me out.
At school / studied very hard. but held
aloof from play so that I never became
really popular with my comrades. After
two years my musical attachments attract
ed the attention of a rich grocer named
who took me into his business and
me the use Of his own piano. I
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duced my Don Carlos TO the world. Ths
success Of Aida" was followed by hat
OF my requiem in honor of Alessandro Man.
zoni. siven in San Marco. Milan. To this
performance all the musicians of Italy were
invited. The critics said II afforded another
proof of my amazing versatility" Ten
years later came "Otello." heard rimuitane-
Dusty In Milan and Venice. 1 rested after
that. and the public began to think that I
mad gone TO "sleep on my laursls." when
suddenly my "Falstafr' doomed IN. 1t Wa
done In Rome. Milan. Venice. Berlin. VII
emma and London. 1 myself selected the
original company and taught the singers
10 interpret the humor of the opera with
force and originality. "F~alstafr' broke with
all trsditions-it was an original work on
new lines. conceived at an age when man
inclines 20 conservatism.
Verdi wouldn't say whether there would
DE any musical remains.
Copyright. 1901. by Henry w. Fischer.
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which I had met Marguerite into storage
and declared to my friends that ! had given
up all dreams of honor and fame and would
retire from the world. l went to Busseto
and for a time led the life of a hermit. But
after four months the old habit stole over
me and / couldn't resist the desire to re-
turn 10 the art atmosphere Of Milan. Meet
ing Soliro. who had just Finished the libretto
of a biblical opera, I consented to read his
work. and the words appealed so strongly to
me that / sat up all night planning out the
musical accompaniment. | began to COM
pose at once. and four months later Nab
ucodonosor' was produced at the Scala
SUCCESS AND FAILURE.
The great S~treppoli sang the part of abb
gail. She fascinated me: l feI! in love with
her and married her. After the great sue
cess of "Nahccodonosor" the manager of
the Scala offered ne s.OD francs for my
next work. and in 1873 "Lombardi'' was pro-
dueed, the success of which made me the
recognized leader of the musical movement
in Italy, my only rival being Donizetti.
whose star was fast sinking. The year 1874
saw me again successful when "Ernani'
was produced at the Fenize Theater in
Venice.
My next work was II Due Foscari.' and
afterwards 1 wrote. under pressure OF
orders from Naples, Venice and Florence.
"Alzira." "Attola'' and Macbeth. The
Lombardi'' had meanwhii been produced
in Paris under the title of Jerusalem" i
myself conducting.
In 1915 ! went back to Milan to live. but
did not remain long. and a few months
later returned to the City of Light. rented
a house In Passy. and wrote The Corsair,"
using Byron's verses fer the libretto. Cor
sair'' wss nos o popular success. In 1si9 I
went to Busssto. where nsy aged father was
dying. ana acquired the estate known as
Villa SAINT Agatha. .
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* IUsEPPE VERDI. the last of the grand old men of melody. is dead in
~ this cfy-the cradle Of his genius and the scene of his first tiumphs.
The maj whose DECLINING years were as prolific of great works. rs his prime;
who at ~ talked as confidently of his next opera as il he had just pro
"Trovatore" or "Traviata" instad of "Faktan-Nerdi has received
III last proofs of that universal admiration the Italian people always had FOR
him.
Great crowds. all sorts and conditions o men ant women, are ockng to
In composersh house: the bulletin boards a newspaper offices IN in store win
dows report his DEATH
His bed, o a bier stands in IN immense apartment o the
round foorw which is usually ful of light IN air. flooding through high win
dows. The room is crammed with objects q art. hut "a invariably in grat
disorder as Verdi pulled chairs and tables TO wherever he wanted them. having
them streun with papTs.b books masterpieces.
In thar apartment. his favone lkfngroon. Ia told me the story of hiss uenu-
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Gus life during the many long evenings
] spent with the invalid in the last
months of the waning century. II seems
ike carrying out a dying persons last
beduest TO recall Nerdrs informal auto
biography at this solemn moment-that
these jottings may correct prevailing err
rors as to his career-error that always
very much annoyed him-that they may
prove a help and inspiration TO all mu-
sic-lovers and art students was the mas
ter's earnest wish.
vERDTs ACCOUNT OF HIS CAREER.
My parents lived in the little village OF
La Roncola. where they kept an oysteria
and grocery store. Incorrect is the state
ment by some of my biographers that I
saw the light in the little town OF Busseto.
an error, by the way. shared by the late
King when. on the occasion of the first per-
formance Of .Falstaff," he offered TO ennoble
me under the name and style of Marquis
of Busseto. October 3. 1873, was my birth
day
At that time the Russians and Austrians
were fighting Napoleon in Italy. and it hap
pened that a regiment of French troops
was camping in our village. when the en-
envy fell upon them. The Russians. TO drive
out the French. set the place aire at all
ends. and naturally, in the widest alarm.
the mothers caught up their children and
rushed into the church for protection. The
soldiers. however. respected the sanctuary
no more than the stables. and began she'll
ing it. setting it on fire. Six women and
many children were burned TO death, hut
my mother. who. with me in her arms, had
climbed up into the steeple. escaped I'M
hurt. as the fire was extinsuished before it
reached SO high.
CHILDHOOD.
According to all reports 1 was exceedingly
quiet and tractable as a child. but so abb
normally serious that the ord women of the
village used to shake their heads when they
met me and whisper to one another. ~Ah.
he won't live long. poor Giuseppe, he thinks
TOO much"
The only way TO liven me up was TO play
on some instrument, when l would go half
mad with delight. Therefore my parents.
though ignorant people, obtained permission
for me to play on the organ in the village
church. and there. perched upon a little
wooden bench. and with feet hardly able
TO touch the pedals OF the instrument, 1
SpeHS ny happtest MUS, reproducing by
ear the anthems and melodies / had heard
at Sunday mass. /
FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.
At last my father bought me an old spin |
net. 1t had no cover and to keep out the
dust we had to put a blanket over it. The
spinnet is now at my Santa Agata villa
On the inside there is an inscription that
reads as follows:
II. Stefano Cayalerte. have repaired this
spinnet and put its pedal in order, doing ,
so without hope of receiving payment; / old
it. because ! recognized the talent Of Giusep- !
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While resting there the manager of the
Naples Theater asked me to write an opera
for him, selecting a motive from Schillers
Love and Cabai." X was named Louisa
Miller" after the heroine. The first opera
/ did for Naples. "Alzira." having failed.
IL was popularity believed that a local musi-
clan with an evil eye had caused the mis-
fortune. Ny friends determined that there
should be no hoodoo this time. so they rail-
lied about me as "A sort OF bodyguard when
i came to conduct the rehearsals of Louisa
Miller their object being to keep the evil
eyed" musician from approaching. They
were entirely successful. and the opera.
when produced, created "A profound impress
sion. This work Is an example OF my sec
ond period of artistic endeavor.' In which
the expression of passion is clear-cut, indi-
viGual and true to nature, as opposed to the
first or earlier period. when was given
somewhat to bombast and verbosity.
HIS MOST FAMOUS WORKS..
The three works upon which my fame
principally rests. "Rigoletio.' 'Ircvatore'
and "Iraviata." followed in quick success
sion.
Tine first. the nbretto of which is based
on Victor Hugo's Ia Roi S'Amuse.' was
confiscated by the censor of Venice. l was
enamored OF the plot, and refused to alter
IL. and a stirring controversy ensued. until.
at last. opposition was withdrawn. But
much valuable time had been wasted in |
the struggle. and there were only six weeks
In which to do the score. l succeeded in
completing the opera In forty days: yet
another obstacle arose. The principal singer
to become IN unless I enriched
his tthe singer's) part by a great aria. He /
had to be appeased. and the most popular
song in the opera. LA Donna a Mobila.'
the result. I myself was so impressed
with 1t that demanded all the performers
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-11-20

the st. Joseph hospital bazaar for com
plying with the request OF the mer-
chants not to hold their bazaar In the
month OF December, agreeing to en-.
der the ladies' Of the bazaar substan.
tial aid.
A special illustrated talk will he
given to ladies'. at the Highland Meth.
odlst Episcopal church. tomorrow ar
ternoon at 3 o'clock. by Miss Mary A.
Clifton. under the auspices Of the Al.
%buquerque Viavi company, and the la.
dies are earnestly desired to be pres.
ent. No admission. Subject, The
Way To Health"
The Roy Crawford Comedy compa.
ny will give two more performances.
The play tonight will be the laughing
success, For u Million" A sofa will
be given away tonight to the person
holding the lucky number. New and
pleasing s~pccialties will be introduced
between acts.
Fred Raymer. the base ball player,
and wife. who have been here since
the recent Territorial fair, expect to
leave In Il lew days for southern Cali
fornia, where Mr.. Raymer will play
ball for n OF the teams down there
during the balance OF the winter
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DAILY CITIZEN
WEDNESDAY. NOV. 20.

GENTLEMEN
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winter samples. comprising ali the
fashionable goods for geptlemen's
cuttings, fancy vestings, o~vercoats and
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CITY NEWS.

E%conomize by trading at the Econ,
omist.
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OUR JACKET SALE WILL BE
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WEEK. ROSENWALD BROS.
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Embroidery lessons. Hours from 2
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West Railroad avenue
SHUT OUT THE COLD AIR
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Ladies dress skirts and walking
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Gun leadei-Home made mixed
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Fresh and frequently ~replenished
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FISH FOR OUR STREAMS.
Black and Strawberry Bass, Rainbow
Trout and Sun Fish,

Delegate Rodey reports that the fol
lowing deposits OF Ash have been made
through his Office by the United
States fish commission In New
Mexico:
Seventy-five black bass for stock
ing a pond near Portales, N. NJ, Cha,
yes county. William T. Roberts,
Seventy'fve black bass for stock.
ing a pond mean Portales. n NJ:
William Benson.
Seventy-hve black bass for stock
Ing n ponl mean Portales. N NJ:
Sidney ]. Boykln.
Seventy-ive black bass for stock
Ing a pon1 near Portales. N. NJ:
William q. Dunlap.
Seventy.tive black bass for stock
Ing a pond near Portales, N NJ;
w. Il. Lindsey.
Five hundred rainbow trout for
stocking n pond in Colfax county. N.
N; VIII g, Barnes.
One thousand five hundred rainbow
trout for stocking the Pecos river. in
San Miguel county, N. NJ; DIR. William
Sparks. Willis, N. NJ.
Five hundred rainbow trout for
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Five hundred rainbow trout for
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NJ.
Seventy.fve black bass for stock.
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~penitentiary.
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Notice.

Anyone knowing Of worthy fami-
lies who cannot afford Thanksgiving
DINERS, please advise the secretary
OF the Non Seutarian Benevolent so
ciety ll9 North Walter street.
New Ulm review., 1901-11-13
cRoNE BROS, .,sPEciALs.

Another lot of new sofa pillows. New
patterns and pretty designs. Feather
pillows in different sizes to fill the cush.
ions.
Some more new ladies flannel waists
with fine appicque work on them. New
colors and patterns.
Infants crochet wool jackets from csc
up higher. Little crochet booties from
15c up.
The winter is here and it you need an
overcoat you ought to buy one of oul
stylish SO, $12 or S15 overcoats. Some
of our prominent young men have pur,
chased one of these coats and they can
tell you about them.
Elgin colored shirts for fall and win
ter wear. Better values than. any other
make. See our new line. Price 81.
Flannel night robes for men and boys
at SOC, 75c and 81.
New Ulm review., 1901-11-13
COMFREY.
(From the Tines.)


The wedding of Peter J. Beckins of
Mulligan township, to Miss Lizzie Lam
pen of Bashaw, will take place at the
Church of St. John, Comfrey, Wednes-
day morning November 18th, at nine
O'clock. Rev. Smalian of Tracy, will be
the officiating minister. This will be
the first wedding to take place in the
church. High mass will be celebrated
ut the church at this occasion.
G. W. Gress and w. r. Hodges drove
over from Sleepy Eye last Monday morn
ing to be present at the mill meeting adj
vertised to take place IN the hall at two
o'clock IN the afternoon. AS result of
the meeting the matter of raising the
81 900 bonus asked for was brought be-
fore the council which met Monday ev-
ening. That bodv appointed AL. En-
merich and H. W. Eickholt, besides
themselves, soliciting committee for
the town, while it was requested that A
W. Peterson, Oscar Thor, P. j. Miller
Gus. Kline, Andrew Steinmetz, Tom Cul.
leen and Peter Quarnstrom act as com.
mittee in the same capacity to solicit the
farmers tributary to Comfrey.
New Ulm review., 1901-11-13
ESSIG AND MILFORD.

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Wan.
Heymarn on the 10th inst.
Mrs. H. Schroeder visited New Ulm
one day last week.
Mrs. G. G. Smith is visiting for a few
days at Winona and vicinity.
Miss Emma Guldan, of New UIm, is
visiting Section Foreman Reardon and
wife for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Mehmann, of New
Ulm, attended the ball on Sunday even
ing, Mr.. Lehman being member OF
the Milford orchestra, which furnished
the music.
Messrs. Martin Mueller and VIM.
Brinkman expect to depart Tuesday on
a pleasure and business trip to the north
ern part of the state. We expect a
venison stake on Mr.. Mueller's return.
The Ribbon ball, which was held in
the Essig hall Sunday evening, proved a
grand success, there being some forty
couples present, and general good time
was reported by all.
There is to be dance in Essig hall
next Saturday evening, November 16.
All are cordially invited to attend.
Mr. II. Manderfeld, who resigned his
position at the skimming station some
days ago to go on farm, has been re-
employed by the Creamery company for
the present, as good skimming station
men seem quite scarce. The station has
experienced considerable trouble during
his absence. A real creamery is what is
needed IN Essig.