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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-09
Beautiful For0e and Rest Place For Journalists

~ NatterSon have agreed TO edit this
work for the good or the cause. and
James S. Mccartney is the general
manager, with Offices al sl1 Walnut
street. Philadelphia
Many theatrical managers. realizing
that their success is largely due 10 the
press, have offered TO give benefits for
the home. The women's press clubs
viii give entertainments. besides con-
tributing their individual Efforts To-
ward the promotion OF the home. for
women as well as men viii find their
club home here. and the women jour
naiists need rest from the strenuous life
OF press work quite as much as do the
men.
The first offer made through the wo-
mems department is that OF Mrs. Ane-
liza Weed Hoibrook. a we'll known au-
thor and dramatist. who. in collabora-
ton with Kate Douglas wiggin. has
dramatized her BIRDS Christmas Car
OF and offers TO give four matinees
about holiday time in New York city
for the benent OF the home.
Among other prominent men and vo-
men in the newspaper and magazine
world who have become ardent workers
for the home are NJ. 2. Currsn Of Bos-
ton. the president Of the league: Colonel
James EMERSON. Jr.. Thomas ]. keenan,.
Jr. NJ II. peYouns. Clark Howell.
Louis n Nesergse. Harry D. Weight.
Joseph Howard, Jr.; p. c. Boyle and
John 81. Carter. Jr.. ex-presidents: VIII
liam Cullen Bryant. John A. Hennss-
sey. ]. c. Hcmph!n Charles Emory
Smith. c. Frank Rice. George II Rowe.
Fred E. Litchhcld Franklin p Stoy,
Elizabeth A. Reed. Mrs. William King,
Rose A. Colby. Frances r. Owens. Or.
Alice SeabrOok. Caroline 4 Hulins
Jennie Van Allen. Hannah 3. Sperry.
Harriet Hayden Finck. Mrs. = Moffatt
Tying. Jarey Al. Coard. Mrs. Juiiette Al
Babbitt. Mrs Ada Gable. Mrs. sara
White Lee. George II. Hoffman. Mrs z.
T. Weatherred. Lewis G. Early. Walter
Scott. Z. F. Sibiey, J. c Macdonald.
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until some unexpected development
shall serve as the basis of a reasonably
precise opinion.
The total area OF the Bad Lands
which are scattered through North and
South Dakota. Nebraska. Colorado, Wy
oming. New Mexico and Arizona. runs
up into the tens of thousands of square
miles. It was TO the country, stretching
north for about $50 miles from Fort
Rerthold. on the Northern Pacific rail-
road. that the French voysgers under
Lewis and Clark first gave the name
Mauvaises Terres Pour Traverser
meaning bad lands 20 traverse. But
this appellation was too elaborate for
the hustling spirits who followed, and
they soon contracted II 70 Pad Lands.
at the same time extending the term 10
all tracts of generally similar conhgura-
ton. no matter where found
II must not be supposed, however. that
the Bad Lands are valueless FOR ali pur-
poses. There are comparatively large
tracts upon which some OF the finest
cattle in the world are fattened. and the
GASES. which are 20 be found here and
there. are verItable garden spots
Ar authority says OF The Bad Lands.
the peculiar formation CT the Bad
Lands undoubtedly dates hack 70 the
glacial period for 70 no other cause
can scientists attribute the immense
huttes and wonderful 6spressions that
are the salient features OF the country.
The bGttes or hills OF which the Bad
Lands are mainly composed ere OF r.
regular size. varying from one acre 90
,. 900 acres on the summit and from le3
10 $50 feet n height. The tops Of these
buttes are on q Level With the prairie 20
the east and west Eere the SOIL IS
good and the grass excellent. but along
the sides and IL che Gepressions the SEA
is mixture OF clay and sand Wita cc-
cssional outrr0pptngs q soft sand
stone
There IS very llttle ra!ngaI in any u
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-09
MusIc sox IN YouR cHEsT.

The doctor hears some curious noises
when he places the stethosCope against
your chest. When the lungs are in a
healthy condition. the medical gentle
man hears pleasant. breezy sound,
soft in tone. as you draw in the breath
and expel a. should the instrument
convey 70 his ear a gurgiing or hub
bling sound he makes a mental note of
the fact thss you ere IN what IS known
as the moist stage Of bronchitis. IN the
dry stage OF TIE same complaint thu
sound is a whis1iins. wheczy enc.
one 81 the signs 81 pneumonia Is the
cracking note that comes through the
stethoscope. Il IS not unlike the sound
that can &c heard when your anger and
thumb have touched a sticky substance
and you nrst place them together and
then part them. holding ,hsm close TO
your ear
Doctors occasionally hear dripping
sound. and that indicates THAR air ana
water have SO: into some part OF the
chest where they have no right 10 De.
Blow across u bottle. and you win pro-
duce sound which Is actually 50 hs
heard in your chest. u is caused IN the
same way-that is. by sir passing ever
a cavity
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was born in 1863 but profits on any
thing sold for home consumption II
Italy are small, and the worthy knead-
er of dough had all he could do to earn
sufficient money 10 enable his family tc
present the appearances which they con
sidered that their antecedents demand
ed of them. So Mascagni did not reach
his present eminenee via a rose strewn
path.
His father had decided that Pietro
should be a lawyer, and, though every
habit of thought Of the youth indicated
his total undtness for the bar the par
ent was obdurate. But the father had
brother who was well TO do and sympa-
thetic He took interest in the boys mu-
steal aspirations and presented him a
pianoforte which cost 20 francs-about
Sl4 Of our money. The rudiments Of his
art young Mascagni had acquired at a
free school in Livorno. His father
knew nothing of this. and it is related
that hts establishment was great when
he accidentally learned that his son
was a fair performer on the piano. And.
by the way, it is interesting to know
that while the erstwhile free pupil is
now generally recognized as the fore
must EOlltiiOctf VI ltl- Jay tic iAbA2C
school at which he received his first in
struction has also grown in fame. being
now known in the musical circles Of two
continents as the Cherubin School Of
Music.
Pietro's instructor at this time was
Sofredini the most thorough mas
ter perhaps of the latter half Of the
last century 1t is therefore not sur
prising that the Youngsters ground
work was of a substantial character
At the age Of eighteen Mascagni had
his first operetta performed. Then he
went to Milan and was fortunate
enough TO win first class with an
Ave Maria" and a "Pater Noster."
His first operetta la Filanda," was
followed by a eantata. ALA Gioja,"
composed to libretto by Mafei, a man
of considerable repute who even then
predicted great things for the youthful
composer.
Then came an-event which threatened
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completely restored skeleton may be all
the greater.
So far at least as this country is con-
cerned the Princeton dinosaur is unique.
Cor while the Yale restoration is the re-
suit of the skillful putting together of
fossils found in Connecticut sandstone
formations and others picked up in the
Bad Lands regions of Montana and the
Dakotas, every portion of the Farr di-
nosaur was found in the Bad Lands
within reasonably short distances of
each other. This fact to the enthusiast
tic scientist greatly enhances the value
Of the specimen.
And what a veritable fossil store
house these Bad Lands are IN an
hours walk, with no better implement
for digging than an ordinary large Jack
knife. one may unearth enough prehis-
toric specimens to form the nucleus OF
a respectable private collection. Fos-
silized turtles OF a species strange to
modern times may be picked UP by the
score, often being found on the tops OF
the queer little mounds with which GER
tain portions Of the Bad Lands abound.
Scientists have not satisfactorily de-
ciGed what causes conspired 10 make
this section such q mine OF prehistoric
relics. Many theories have been ad-
vanced. one OF these IS to the effect that
every section OF this country at some
time contained just as many fossils as
the Bad lands but that the peculiar
formation OF the latter prevented the
bones from sinking 10 q great depths
as in most localities. Thus mag BE ex-
planned the nsarness Of the remains to
the surface. the fossilizing being ac-
counted for. II course. upon thoroughly
Ineligible and tenable hypothesis II
should be mentioned. however. that the
theory alluded 20 finds few supporters
among the highest grade OF scientists.
These frankly admit their bewii6erment
BY the contradictory symptoms" as
they might be cziie5. and prefer 70 Raf.
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technical knowledge 81 stageoraft.
any rate this piece 81 appa ent folly
roved TO be the making ~ the man.
HIS two act opera dedicated % Count
ie Lardarel was completed. but whgo
waiting and hoping for its production
things Vent from bad 20 worse with
Mascagni and he was IN desperate
straits. having meanwhile married.
when a friend asked him WIS he dsd
not send this work which he had
named "CnVallcria Rusticana.n 20 the
annual competition held By the most
prominent musical publishing house n
Italy. He replied that 81 vas ineligible
because OF the fact that nothing bur one
act operas would be considered Ths
friend then suggested that an inteTmez-
20 % written. The time FOR the sub
mission Of scores expired the next
morning and Mascagnl impressed BY
his friends enthusiasm and catching its
spirit. vent home and worked an night
upon the intermezzo. When fha dawn
showed itself through TIE grimy glasses
Of his humble home, MaseaRni was nen-
ming the nnsi notes az the internIezza
which Vas destined 90 make MS nsms
famous throughout the civilized world.
His work WAS accepted. and he rest -
Co Fritz. Iris" "Ratciide and 4
Rantxau" followed and were ali sue
cersful.
IL has been contended that even wifh-
cut the intermezxo "Cav8nerls Rustic
ana WOULD have been success. and.
while that may Be trur. 90 Is equally
certain that u never would have ere.
ated The furore which caused offers q
work % pour IN upon The Young com-
poser from every portion ~ the globe
a friend has suggested that a iiSrstto
ased upon Mascagnfs oNu experiences
asuid form theme which rouis cali
OF th1 best efforts Of TIRE composer IN
~ writing q The score Ana with lis
cart ln the work. what an opera IL
you'd make pa; Sc MascaEni g. not
Inclined n EXPLOIT his early troubles n
not likely that this work ofI ever ..
written
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town council 10 levy z tax On cats.
The municip aliSy already imposes fha
sum Of - shliiines yer annEm Of a dog
bar hitherto cats have beer exempt
fspTer an eiafhaut that ccui5 play
THE organ. drum and cymbzis hzs died
az Yarmouth. England from tropzv
TIE animal. witch vas I've vssrs ca
wss values AZ s2519
Great veins % ore containing from .
% 50 per cezt q iron have been discov-
erea IN TIE nsighborhood % valso.
Norway.
The National museum a. BesgTa1s
has CONE into possession % co.1ectfoa
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HERE AND THERE.

Forty-one and q quarter inches is the
circumference ana nine inches the
length Of the stem OF a big mushroom
which has been picked at Holdenby.
Northampton. England
IN some German towns children are
allowed 10 travel free On the local tram
way cars il they are under 8 certain
height, which is marked on the doors Of
the vehicle.
In Spain a man who works on q farm
receives about 25 cents. IN the vine
wards wages range from Il cents day
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for unsldlled men and 70 - or Sc cents
Tor those upon whose skill the whole
responsibility OF the rsisiR crop rests
Electricity IS invading every domain
There Is 81 Kingston-on-T Thames q
laundry wholly worked hy electricity.
Ventilation and drying are accom-
piished b. electrically driven fans. and
even the irons s-e heated by a. cleo
trio current
japanese cotton mills have no sdvan-
tage over American Eiils. despite TIE
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his cratic conduct toward societies
which have sought TO do him honor, it
cannot-be denied that the man is a gen
ius and that the music lovers of every
city thus far visited by him in this
country have recognized that fact by
exhibitions of approval as enthusiastic
as have ever been seen in this country
in connection with any sort of theatrical
entertainment.
OF Mascagni's personality the general
public knows little. The impression
prevails that he is a churlish fellow
with an undue appreciation of his own
ability. which he is inclined to set as a
standard when comparing it with the
works of composers like Verdi Wagner
ard Beethoven. Mascagnis intimates
aver that he is the most rnaligned man
II the world and that, SO far from ever
having attempted TO disparage Verdi
attachments. he has had frequent vio-
lent arguments with acquaintance who
have dared 10 insinuate that Verdi was
not one of the really great composers of
the last century Indeed. Masca gnis
estimate of Verdi is believed to be an
unduly exalted one. This Is perhaps not
unnatural since Verdi was one of the
Earliest o. the PROMINENT tluSiCdl du-
thorities TO recognize and seek TO en-
courage the power of his young fellow
COuntrvman.
Mascagni is of medium heirht and, so
far as appearances go. is good for forty
years more Of activity. He is rather
stocky of build and his manner in con
versatien would not lead one 10 suspect
him of being a musical genius He
looks as though he might be the son of
q prosperous baker, as indeed he is.
His father did an excellent business at
his little shop in Livorno. where Pietro
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fact Chat the average daily waEas FOR
men IS 5 cents ard women 20 cea1s
We-nsn II various parts ~ the coun-
Try. With headqusrters II Washington.
are Kissing money TO erect q monument
% General Spinner. the first nan ~ al
NIT Eomen IN The treasury department,
al Washington
The biggest mai order business iu.
the world last year did 81. 90 GO bust
ness II vas Uncle Sans posfofnce
business that accomplished IL
The chairman OF the Berlin Society
Fer the Prevention Of Cruelty &c Ant
mas is trying . persuade TIE Berlin
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JAMES S. MCCARTNEY.

league home fund committee TO raise
the balance by the publication Of Bohe-
mia, magazine of great artistic and
literary merit Brilliant men and We
men who have achieved distinction in
various fields of public endeavOr have
promised 20 make their contributions TO
this unique magazine, besides which
there will be original creations from
painters and artists of international
fame. Alexander X. Mcclure and Hen
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Negiey d. Cochran. Daniel l. Hart
John -. Haxiett. Marian LongfeloW.
Belva Lockwood Mary Lockwood. Eve
iyn Clark Morgan. William c. Ruch.
Mrs c. ". Alden. A. $. l. Shields. Gen
eral Charles II. Taylor stephen
O'Aeara. General Curtis Guild. Fred e
Whiting. and Edward Henry Clement.
HARRIET POTTER NOURSE
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e.. ME Journalists home
:. s.. !. !. !. !. i. !. !. !.
ieeiissEs' lyy the project of the In
& e terna tionaI League O.
~, .I..,s Press Clubs, an organ
ization &C prominent
-sssIsA|:: men and women jour
YIN <<;::. nalists whose best eff
forts for the past ten
years have been given 10 the work OF
promoting this home. James S. Nc
CARNEY business manager of the Phil
adelphia Record, was the originator Of
the idea and is still chairman and treas
urer of the home fund of the league.
Mrs Harriet Potter Nourse of the
New York Women's Press club is man
ager of the women's department, her
work being the promotion of interest IN
the home among the many women's
press clubs Of the country. Her offices
are at 290 Broadway New York city.
The home is to be on the style of the
best winter and summer hotels, with
sanitarium for those who are Ill or IN
need of rest and especial care. It vii
be situated at New Orange, n. J., where
the New Orange Industrial association
has donated eight acres Of land, with
the promise Of more if necessary. 1t IS
a beautiful location and easy of access
being within less than thirty minutes
ride from the famous Newspaper row c
New York city.
The hotel itself viii be Of the fines
modern type and built of the best ma
teriaL 1t viii have iron and steel con
struction, with fire escapes, and viii be
furnished not luxuriously, but with ev-
cry modern comfort and convenience. /
1t will have a finely selected library. /
open both TO invalids and guests. The
purpose of the home will be something /
more than purely charitable and viii |
have an educational value not lightly to |
be regarded in this progressive age
The hospital proper viii be in a re-
mote quarter of the grounds. where sick |
or disabled journalists will be received |
free If they are unable to pay. A small /
weekly charge will secure additional |
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- HE recent announce
ment of Professor
Marcus F. Farr of the
department of geology
~ of Princeton universe
f.zr-.sszssszz--zs ~ of the eXtraordina-
sSs-ys - ~ success Of last sum-
: 81 mers expedition 10 the
tsz-<zzszzsz.Srsz~4 Bad Lands OF Mon
tana, coupled with the information that
the hind legs and feet of dinosaur had
been found. is especially interesting in
view of the fact that during the pre-
vious summer the head and anterior
portions OF the prehistoric monster had
been discovered. This latest find VIII
make possible the complete restoration
of the dinosaur. II is not generally
known that there are but two complete
specimens Of the dinosaur in existence.
One Of these is in the Peabody museum
of Yale university and the other is in
the Public museum OF Brussels. Bel
GUM.
The Yale dinosaur is not a particu-
larry large specimen Of its kind and
yet il is a monster when any other ami
NAL OF broadly similar shape is en-
ployed as a basis Of comparison. The
length from a perpendicular drawn
from the front OF what might be called
the base Of the neck 10 the extreme tip
OF the tail is more than % feet The
height of the head from the ground is
Y feet. the tail is nearly Il feet long and
the powerful hind legs are each 81. feet
Ions. But some Of the dinosaurs. 10
!Udge from the fragmentary portions q
remains found II the Bad Lands.
must have been more than leo feet long.
with the head elevated from the ground
more than IS feet The size OF the
Princeton dinosaur has not yet been
announced. and II IS suspected that Pro
fessor FAR is keeping his facts as Sc
cret as possible in orde~ that the sur
prise 10 the scientific world when II
shall finally be permitted 10 view the
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CONCERNING slRps, Zoos

or British birds the gunlemot laws
the largest egg IN proportion 10 its sf1s
and the cuckoo the smallest. TIE gull
lemot Is about the size os The raven
but its egg is nearly Ave inches In
length.
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vacations at the home at any season of
the year. The only condition attached
10 admission viii be a recommendation
from a reputable editor or publisher.
OF course a large endowment fund
will be needed, and there have been
many offers of assistance. but the
lea que prefers 10 earn its own fund so
far as possible Half of the sum nee
essary to erect the home has been Sc
cured, and ii is the purpose OF the
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the Bad Lands sections. 49, vhen =
heavy -rai7storm dos come It's effects
are little short % marvellous. Owing %
the peculiar nature q the SOL lzrEe
mounds are swept away and others
formed n places which we're previous
level stretches Wagon paths used for
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-ETRO MASCAGNI is
travelling about this
country at the head Of
a large company pre-
senting his operas.
The young composer
has not always been
used TO the adulation
now being showeIed
ariAo
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to put an end to Mascagni's musical as
pirations. His uncle died and. having
no funds at his command. he was
obliged 10 return to the nome of his
father and. incidentally. also to his sew
enty franc pianoforte. But Sonredini.
his old master, had not forgotten the
precocious youth He sent for him and
requested permission 10 examine what
ever Mascagni considered his best work
UP to that time. Mascagni submitted
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the cantata. and Soffredini undertook
its production. It's performance brought
fame TO the composer, and. wha: was
more important 10 him at that time it
also gave him the patronage of the
wealthy Count Florestano de Lardarel
But fortune was not "on the broad
grin just then SO far as Mascagni was
concerned. He had many ups and
downs, principally downs, but through
them all he was hard at work on two
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years are frequently so1rcretsl 81 a
dsT. and not infreeT s~1fiy guie- -
considerable aifgh are cut across roads
h sUch & manner as 10 reader necessary
journey - miles aroznd g. order 20
cover Few feet II &c direction ons
wishes e travel
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comforts and pTivile; ses, although it is
not the intention TO deny to the needy
any of the necessities of each special
case. This hospital, which will be in
charge of a competent medical staff,
will have its isolated buildings for con-
tagious diseases. its disinfecting rooms
and its sun parlors. Within easy walk
ing distance will be a fine gymnasium.
free to all guests.
The primary use of the home win be
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organization.
It has been alleged that this evidence
OF want Of determSation indicates
Mascagni's lack Of try greatness. but
the composer justihes his action by say
ing that while he was beyond starva-
tion a. the conservafoire. be war very
little beyond II. and. besides. he was