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I er 10 a certain diet and by extending 10 her
certain treatment-that - giving her the
advantage of wholesome and pleasant sur
roundings. of everything liable TO influence
her for good and for intellectual, physical
and moral advancement
This provided. the mother Is not a pas
sive nature. for. lest the mother take an
active part in the development. the father
(or the state. assuming his duues) may
work in vain on the lines alluded TO.
Above all. It Is necessary that the ex-
pectart mother be treated with the utmost
kindness. and that she be. or try 10 be.
kind of heart herself. II she feels guilty
of any evil tendencies OF temperament. or
otherwise, let IL be her ardent wish that
such should not be impaired TO her on
spring. that the child she bears does not
inherit the stigma As TO the father. II Is
his solemn duty to see TO II that nothing
rouses his wife's undesirable traits. He
must try to forget them and II they DO
crop up. must smooth over any threaten
ing difficulty. even at the expense of sac
rihcing a self-made principle or cherished
notion Let both parents remember that
the new life Is extremely susceptible to i'm
pressions. good and evfl, and that the char
scteristics forming will govern the little
ones future.
KIND-HEARTEDNESS
AND LOVE OF HOME
Kind heartedness Is easily implanted In
the unborn child. Ny own experiment-I
hope / may say II without fear of being
charged with boastfulness-my own expert
ence proves it I am generally rated q
good fellow by my associates and friends,
and my wife is of a most loving disposition.
OF course. we have our faults. some OF
which one or another of our six boys IN
herted 10 a greater or lesser extent. but
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themselves. to society and future genera

themselves. to society and future genera
tons
While the mothers responsibility for the
child she bears never ceases, the father :
influence upon the young life that is FORM
ing burst not be underestimate. Il is his
solemn duty TO provide a happy environ
ment, TO keep the mOthsr j3yous-hearted
and contented. guarded from care and free
from excessive work and worry
When he is unable 10 do so-whenever the
mother-to-be is outside of the pale of rea-
sonable comfort and moral. refining infiu-
ences and subject TO trying circumstances.
there the state must step in for the sake
OF the child to be born. as well as for the
good of society.
SCIENCE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT
FOOD INFLUENCES CHARACTER.
That food Influences character. 10 a GER
tain extent. at least, IS beyond dispute
Science long ago acknowledged the fact
that, for instance, the larvae Of bees can be
made TO grow either into workers" or
queens by being fed In a certain. differ
ent manner All bee larvae receive similar
food for the first three days of their exist
ence; but. II II IS intended to develop any
OF them into queens, the bees tendng them
supply such larvae with a different. more
stimulating food. after which certain of
their organs become fully developed. while
those of the larvae which are TO grow into
workers remain imperfect and rudimentary
and at the same time they acquire habits
and traits which 1T them TO carry on their
life as
Applying this recognized principle 10 the
human race, 1 hold that the unborn child's
destiny a. to character and traits. talents
and general usefulness. as wei as the sex
the parents wish ii to have. may be de-
termtned BY subjecting the expectant moth
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Next the practical side must be con=id-
ered-those mental powefa that Impart on
SIrsy 10 man and determination TO women.
I'en when parents intend 10 have a fe-
male child. such practical faculties are of
.ne greatest importance as. nowadays girls
IKE boys. must stand their ground in the
nSnt Tor bread Perseverance. the quality
that eompess success. Is akin Of strength and
endurance To impart these qualities
TO her offspring. the mother must lead a
hysienic life. must exercise-or retrench-
her muscular system Any physician can
advise her how to keep her heart and d.
sestive organs In condition-how 10
strengthen them The heart must be made
10 do its appointed work excelentIy Wei.
and. indeed. better thar under ordinary
conditions for q strong blood circulation
must BE developed IN both mother anu
chiia: such. welded TO a pure. active and
We'll fntentfoned mind. means nothing less
than a successful man or woman-to-be.
Still success. the quality of taking care OF
ones material welfare, Is not all. though
a good beginning. The robust. weIl-mean-
ing mother may inadvertently SOW the seeds
OF recklessness in her child II she does not
euiuyate economy, does not keep order in
her affairs. personal and as regards the
household over which she presldes There
Is many a spendthrift dlsgracing himself
and his family. who has an excellent moth
er.' according to general understanding
pui tnst motner may nave been the reverse
OF a good hoCsekeeper in the early years
OF her marriage In these endeaVors the
father must extend full assistance. He
should make II his business TO f~orestall an
ger. undue pride. morbidness. discomfort
ment and fits Of passion. extreme sensitive
ness. bashfulness and selfcOnsciousness on
the mothers part. Some of these qualities
are Intensified by the condition OF mother
hood-the more reason to guard against
TRANSMITTING them to the child.
Before ! 20 into the matter OF parental
influence as an agency for producing talents
or professional traits. let me recall a fact
often mentioned In general conversation II
is quite common TO hear II said OF a child
who Is a clever performer On the piano. "She
gets that from her mother. who was a fine
player" What Is II that the child inherits
from her mother? Is IL merely the natural
aptitude 20 learn piano-piaying. or Is IL the
ability TO play. acquired by the mother ar
the expensesof years Of practice?
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"a to kfndliness they certainly excel. though
/ say II myself. II / had ten times my in
come. the boys would spend II all in char
ity.
They cannot pass by q besgar. or a poor
box without putting their hand In their or
rather. my pocket II a begEar calls at the
door while we SIT at the table. they scram-
bic over each other to OFFER their plate to
the poor brother Why? Because my wife
made IL 4 point to cultivate charity. self
abnigation and benevolence to the limit of
our resources We were pretty poor then
/ dropped into literature. but of late years
and TO follow out our experiment which.
| indeed. was near 10 her heart. the good
mother Of my children became aimoneer Tor
| several rich society ladies who rejoaced at
the opportunity OF getting rid of bother
some detail. Poor women. the did not
know what their children missed In the
same manner we inoculated in our children
certain social faculties so essential 10 hap
piness. Ny wife went out and received up
to the day she was brought to bed. enjoy
ing all the time the society OF her frienos
and acQuaintances. For similar reasons. the
children OF popular parents are generally
capable OF attracting and holding FRIENDS
A woman ~disinclined to sociabiity. Is very
apt to shut herself up at certain PERIODS
reason enough WHY her offspring should
turn out a dissatisfied recluse- III. now
ever. the mother continues an Intelligent IN
terest In her home and kitchen. her garden
and household pets. her child viii be =
home lover. fond alike OF man and animal.
attracted by pretty things and cherishins
kindly thoughts 10 all
The mother who would delight In a loving
child must love II before II sees the light
IL she waits until II Is born she may have
little control over its Affections: the love
she Graves for should be implanted In the
unborn child That love viii be always
with the mother. II viii endure and strew
flowers on her grave many. many years
after she is gone
And thus a woman may mar. or make.
her son or daughter. in a moral sense II
she is not eager TO impart good traits TO
her child. she Is very liable to transmit un-
desirable Qualities. peevishness. upcharita-
bleness. passions. disloyaity and others ina,
hurt a person in the esteem of his fellow
beings. make the world sadder and lie
harder TO bear.
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York His knowledge OF ~seamanship. COM
hired with his faciie. lyrical ~attainments.
soon gained for him the position Of ira
n attic and literary critic on a Chicago news
paper. and II Is a notable fact that within
a very short time Of his assumption of this
cfhce Chicago vrestcd the laurels Of letters
from the bulgent brow Of Boston and her
self became the literary center OF the Uni
ted States
The late Eugene Field sprang into prom
inence as a poet. James Russell Lowell was
invited 10 lecture at the stock yards. Gov
ernor Altgeid's essays ranked with those Of
Macaulay and Erasmus; the novels Of the
Lake school secured a reader appreciation
everywhere: Professor Henry B. Euler
picked up the fallen robes Of Carlyle as a
PHILOSOPHER trenchant TO the verge Of dys-
pepsia; the Honorable Billie Mason doomed
hixh as a historian. and the articles Of
Doctor Swoboda began to appear 10 all the
magazines Of the land. Whether this nais-
xance. not to call II a renaissance. was due
to Mr.. Smiths literary criticism or TO the
tremendous energy Of n community that got
IT. beef tea fresh from the pump. it Is. OF
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Helping Nature Students. ;

Members OF the Natural Science conanift-
tee Of the Associate of the Nprrnai
College of New York City feel that asSfsar
Injustice has been done them by asstsee-
ment which held them responsible fon fhe
determination Of native plants, and aceuDed
them OF robbing q certain bog OF ana
pitcher plants s1o,s
The president Of the Natural Scierce rsw-
mittee of the Associate Alumnae, Of he
Normal College. Doctor Elizabeth Jarrett.
No. 1 West One Hundred and First street.
would Ike TO call the attention OF the Eep-
erar public. and particularly those iptefest-
ed In natural fora. to the real work or THIS
committee AZ
Doctor Jarrett says. The Natural, Sci
ence Committee OF the Associate pma
Is led by women who are much Interested
In arousing In the children and teachex4 OK
the great city an interest In nature ,stpdy.
For many years they have worked esypfst-
" to this end. and with the happiest p
suits. 60
In their search for material for teachers
and children they have been greatly atQfd
by the Central Park authorities and bys ne
Junior Naturalist League Of CORNELL Thy
are scientific women. and as such are per
fectiy aware Of the dangers attending ne
ruthless and wholesale u~proot.ng of FAfhve
plants There Is not one On the whole com
mitfee who IS not perfectly alive 10 tthis
phase of the problem of providing tho
schools with suitable nature study snh-
teriaL
las &c. the .vfping out OF existence pfsAu
the pitcher plants In a bog / am the psrRe-
traitor Of that wicked deed, and II you SffR
go with me to the old cranberry bog IN
North Plymouth. Mass. / Will show YOU
thousands of the plants still 1ourishipG IN
spite OF my ruthless work OF destructfon-
at was ms pleasure to distribute these
pitchers and 20 hear later from many ok
the recipients OF the intense pleasure ittese
growing plants had given to hundredsao o
little ones" Sf-
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ancient Greeks recognized the valuss %
this. In Athens the favorfte promensjG
of married women was the Parthen5p.
where the principal objects of ciassic1 Et
were displayed. filing eye and mind With
pictures of beauty and symmetry. henee
the classic Greek type. the standard sof
beauty 20 this very day But, II VIZ Re
argued, not every parent knows what -
make OF children, even after they at>
tanned the age of maturity L admit ,
nkewise that the choice Is difficult at best.
But there are talents and qualities Of miad
that NJ all future conditions. that wti!tSe
an sc in every profession and traaes
TALENTS AND QUALITIES
THAT FIT ALL CONDITIONS 50
To mention one In place OF nan There
Is memory. Memory Is a wonderful stfrna-
liant to success. The mother can impart .
good memory to her child by cultivatins her
own, by memorizing dates. recalling distane
events. faces. pieces OF poetry or speeches
Again 1 hear an objection: b great ma
5or.ty Of women are averse 10 Study That
Is undoubtdeGly true. Let the mother, then
put her reasoning power to work on mstr
,eFs Of everyday he Book knowledge 10
only part of the mental equipment fhzf
makes for success. and those averse -
theory are. fortunately. the more inclined
for practical activity Let the unoookish
woman instiu IN her child habits OF system
and order, the power OF concentrarSrs
method and punctualiIy. and. above au-es
her not worry about her own or her has
bands shortcomings All will be well z
she tries honestly. earnestly and p4r4se-
entity. To sum up: 1 advocate the revival
OF the fttest qualities in parents. the
arousirg Of the best thoughts. intentions
and ideas. and the suppression-the abso'uss
suppression-of all evil tendencies II It
L. wrong 10 have weak. imperfect childrsp.
II IS a crime to have offspring married Lar
life BY the parents neglect. ignorance or III
VIII. Hence. it Is Incumbent upon tbs
State to AXE care of prospective mothers
living In surroundings that do not promise
wen for the character and attainments Of
their children .s.1T
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WhTa the scientific world Is still rent asup-
der over this question, the popular mind
rs the saying referred to proves-has al
ready decided in favor OF my theory Of pre-
natal Influence.
WHERE INSTINCT IS
AHEAD OF LEARNING
II is one Of those instances where instinct
IS ahead OF learning. The masses, guided
by instinct rather than by thought and
man-made laws and regulations. feel II they
do not know, that. as one may have a cheer
full and Sood-natured child. the parents
character permitting. 50 one talented o.
gifted in certain directions Is procurable UNI
der favorable conditions. The very fact that
so many persons are born" MUSICIANS
proves this theory. For the women Of the
people il would not do 20 hope for learned
/ sons: they are too ignorant TO implant In
their offspring the love and capactty for
mental work. but they can put muse IN
their soul. the longing for musical develop
ment. and do so. Read the LIES history Of
great composers. singers, players Of both
sexes. In rine out OF ten cases they sprang
from poor stock The love for music. for
acting. was reused In the unborn child BY
the mothers liking for that sort Of enter
tainment. generally easy to obtain by Per
sons Of small go
As with music so with the other arts and
professions. Parents wishing their child TO
be equipped with the desire anu capacity
for acquiring knowledge need but exercise
their own powers in the given direction TO
predestine their son or daughter for the ca
reer of mathematician or lawyer. pianist or
landscape gardener. historian. poet. mechan-
&c or inventor.
But to inoculate their child with talents
OF q certain kind IL is not necessary that
the parents practice the desired trade or
profession: Il suffsces If they take an intel
rCaur interest IN n They must read on
the subject. must talk over II, must have
II always before their mental and. II pos
sible. their physical eye The mother es-
ptcially should concentrate her attention
upon the subject by reading and rereading
all its advanced and practical literature
II she wants her child TO be a painter or
sculptor she should visit the museums. day
by day. surround herself with objects of
art. ard watch artists at work II she can
not WELD the brush or chisel herself The
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Got his first lessons In music from the
dement's. which are strenuous In the hills of
his native State one crash OF thunder sug-
costing seven triiogies by Wagner. and a
blast from the icy north holding all the
hsrmonies Of the spheres In tabloid form
Reduced them 90 writing at the age of Z.
and with the aid Of a pair of belovp. q
piano a dozen wash boilers. suspended in
midsir. and a railway dining-room gong,
gave frequent ~recitals from this original
score TO the OBLIGATION Of his ~neighhorS
who soon began to abandon their farms.
and to the delight OF his contemporaries,
TO whom noise wac the essence OF joy.
Having early discovered his bent. he de-
voted himself to the study of the works Of
the great composers. anaiyxing the quail
ties of thef- measures. famiIiarizing him
self with their style and unconsciously as
siniiatins many bars Of their fine points
He then went abroad. and was graduated
High c. snd Master of Double Syncopafion
at Oxford Went later TO Stuttgart and
Florence. where he acquired a command OF
nusicaI "reminiscences which has never ieft
lin
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course. impossible to say. but the truth Is
that with the advent of Smiths crftiques
the flag of letters was nailed to the Chicago
nast and has fiuttered 'hsSe from that day
The dramatic improvement Of Chicago
was equally marked and instantaneous. cub
miRatfng at Mrs Carter. where IL has Stree
remained. Wearyf=g OF a profession recuir-
ing a constant outSiving and hstis intsking.
TIE young critic resigned his poSition and
began himself TO write. poems. sonDets. ly-
ricS and finally Khrettc< fer c1rsic operas
Within a year he had established the HGr-
~ E. Smith Libretto Company. employing
go hands and turning out LOCO machine
mad lfbreftos a day of 50 tine a quality
hat only an Intelligent person could tell
the difference besween them and the, hand
seEed production OF. The Gilbert Libretfo
Trust of London
The Institution thus founded. has scontin-
ued unti. now defying all csnpstition and
practically controlling the MARKET The ru-
nsor thai the Smith works have been sold
10 Mr.. J. Pisrpont Lederer and VII shortly
be merged with ~ large v Hobart
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WRITTEN o THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
When the American citizen wants some
thing 20 think about he goes TO hear a
comic opera and departs a wiser man. It
is my privilege to present this week three
leaders IN this fieId-Miss CHASER. who acts:
Mr.. Smith. who writes. and Mr.. De Ko-
ven. who composes the leading ventures of
the day in this direction. 1 have ventured
to ec0mme Miss Chaser to the German
Emperor for decoration, since size deserves
II, and the suggestion cannot POSSIBLY be
distasteful TO his Imperial Majesty. Mr..
Smith and Mr.. De koven are both too
much in evidence as rivals Of the Kaiser,
however. TO make such 4 suggestion CRATE
full TO the Emperor, 50 1 leave them with
out more ado. though neither Of them has
as yet been sufficiently honored by the pub
lie Personally. I should IKE to see them
both on the Philippine Commission gath
ering local color for a baby grand opera
to ne called "AguinaIco. the Last Ameri-
can" but since this appears 10 be impossi-
bic. / must content myself with assuring
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Evidently a Landsman

The boy who can use his eyes as shsfp1
as did the hero Of the following story H3n
the Chicago Post. sad can make "a re4f1n-
able DEDUCTION. need not mind II his tessser
calls him sobtus>: 4
The teacher In this case thought her 31ou
very stupid. and finally asked 81
do you know whether George wasAA4g-
ton was a soldier or a szilory
II was a soldier" rerlied the bog
promptly =
How do you know?
Czu I saw q picture Of him ,cr11Guf
the peiavzre-za.a any sanord know e1olTn
not TO stand ID IN his boat ~.ss4
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Vaudeville Foundry at Hoboken Is without
| continuation
Notable among the Smith Companys
products are Robin Hood" a clever YER
sion OF Alfred TenEyson's Forest L6vers
Rob Roy, a Musical Adaptation Of IN Epi-
scde In the Life of Andrew C~arnestes
The Liberty Bellies. or, Fun In Phfkadet-
rhix"; TIL Wild Rose. a Study in Des-
IN biile." and Many Others Of the. same
Sort" Has also made a gorgeous musfcai
spectacle OF great popularity, knownpAS
Reginald De koven-" 1o.-
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both Of the earnest appreciation of their
genius of
wILBERFoRcE JENKINS.
CHASER, LULU.
The Melba Of comic opera. the Calve of
musical comedy. and the Lady Sandow of
the stage Is supposed to have been born
at Allegheny. Pa. in ISa. but the date Is
not authoritatively given Proximity to
Pfttsburg required that from the begin
ming she should respirate through q screen
70 keen soft coal out OF her throat. the re-
suit Of which has been that nothing but
sterilized air has ever been breathed into
her lungs, and her voice is therefore of re-
markabie purity and OF unusual register.
Indeed II has been said that the latter Is
more Of a radiator than q register. al
though It never clicks or expresses itself
In steamy tones
Studied singing at the Homestead Con-
servstory of Music. established IN con-
nection with the Carnegie Iron Works. the
principal advantage OF which Is the steel
construction IL gives TO the chest tones and
the in-destructfbilfty II imparts TO the upper
trill- After graduating here as a r. s.
Buxom Songstress-and taking the degree
OF A M.-Almost Melba-frum the Grau
Academy of Staccato. she attended the
Francis Wilson School OF Acrobatics. there
acquiring a mastery OF comic caiisthenios.
which he's put her physically in the class
of Mrs. Leslie Carter. of the Belasco Col
lege of Physical Culture In flying ira
peze singing she is ~unequsled. and holds
the record In The high c jump. the running
bread TIN and the 1oe-bar dash. which she
has accomplished in sI7-1s seconds
Has appeared IN many roles. chiefly. how
ever. as Dolly Warden in Edmond Rostand's
comedy OF that name. with music by Mas
cagnI- Her endurance in this role wss mar
velous. edualed only by Mrs Carter in "Du
Barry" a drzmatization Of Joan of Arc. by
Mark Twain. She has fought sixteen lead
ing men to a finish and Esed up seventeen
welI-frained choruses without showing the
slightest strain
Might have been decorated by the Kaiser
for setting Prince Henry an example in en-
durance and nightly grace Cross OF the
Blue D.ckie BRO
DE KoyEN. REGINALD.
Composer. author. bandmaster. Fifth or
sixth existence. Has been at various times,
Richard Wagner. Onenbach- Verdi. Gounod.
Rossini ana others Born IN present exist
ence at Middietowu. n. H. April !. 1850.
Named Henry Louis Reginald. after Henry
Y ard Louis XVI. but dropped beth al an
early age. life in New Hampshire being srf-
6cientiy fui- Of hardships without the add
ed burden Of 50 large an autograph
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both Of the earnest appreciation Of theil
genius of
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Will the scientific world is still rent asun-
der over this question. the popular mind
rs thS saying referred to proves-has al
ready decided in favor OF m theory Of pre-
natal influence.