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Supreme Court Digest.
fReported by los T. seawelID

(Reported by JOS l.. Seawell)
Granville. Error.
Non-observance Of the United State.
statute requiring a revenue stamp upor
promlssory note does not affect the
validity of the instrument when Offered
III evidence in State court.
PARKER vs.. A. c. L. RAILROAD co.
petitioner. From Wayne. Petition dis
missed.
y common carrier cannot. even by eX
press stipulation. exempt itself from loss
caused by its own negligence.
The burden Of the issue Did defendant
exercise due diligence under all the cir
eumstances to avoid delay in delivering
the plaintiff mclons?" was uDon the de-
PENDANT
In an action against a railroad COM
p2ny TO recover damages caused by delay
IN carrying and delivering freight. il is
immaterial under the present Code sys-
ten. whether the action is i'll assumpsit
upon Il breach of contract. in case. for
violation of a common law duty, or on a
tort based on contract.
Provisions in bill of lading limiting
the liability OF the carrier, being in dero-
CATION of common law, are strictly con
Strued. and are never enforced unless
shown TO be reasonable
a provision in Il bill OF lading that the
freight (Which was perishable matter)
was to De shipped. subject to delay" is
void where there was no reduction OF
freight or other consideration for such
provision.
Where IN an action for damages for
=
delay OF the carrier in delivering freight
there was an agreement between counsel
that either party may introduce in evi
dence, without further proof than the
production OF the paper such copies as
they may desire of the paper known as
The Producers Price Current. upon the
question Of the condition of the market
and market value it was within the
terms of the agreement TO permit the
plaintiff 70 introduce an extract from
said paper as evidence OF negligence on
the part of the defendant.
Section 1861 of The Code which makes
IT obligatory on all railroad companies
to accept freight offered Tor shipment
Under penalty OF fifty dollars per arti-
Gle, ETC., and section 1867 imposing pen
atty for freight unshipped for five days
are rot intended TO limit the common law
LIABILITY of carriers. but these sections
have reference only TO the penalties i'm
posed
Where there is proof of delay in deliv-
erlus freight, a prima facie case Is made
out against the carrier who must then
assume the burden of proof that the de-
lay was from a cause for which 1t was
not responsible. And where the carrier
attempts to excuse the delay by evidence
Of strike among its employees, similar
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The Baptist Orphanage
Through Dark Days to Bright Ones--C ares For 265
ChiIdren--Property Valued at
Sl5OOOO.

The above named institution was or
ganized in 1854. The first orphan was re-
ceiyed Nov. 1st. 1885. During the eigh-
teen years of lis operations the number
has increased 10 265.
In that period $40 orphans have shared
il benefits Among those going out are
10 printers. some OF whom command good
wages. There are TWO fairly good drug
gists. one good machinist: three boys ant
four girls further prosecuting their educa
ton IL colleges and high schools. Sever
al of our girls have been teaching in pub
lie schools. Some OF them have married
well and are presiding over good homes
We nov have four boys ia the PRINTING
Office, four in the shoe shop and three
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in the wood shop Many of our girls can
cat and fit dresses fairly well; q goodly
number are right good cooks; and very
many OF them can do good house cleaning.
The first building put up was the Mitch
I'll house built Of means furnished by Dr.
John Mitchell in 1885 and the match to
it, consisting OF coOk-room, dining
provision-room and sewing built by
w. w. Mitchell. q brother-in-law OF Dr.
Mitchell, in 1886.
built by Noah Biggs in 1886.
The third building was built by john
Watson in 1886, and it's match by his wiIe
Mrs. J. ". Watson.
The fourth building was built by the
FIRST church in Durham and its match by
the Mt. Zion Association in 1856. The
inirmary was built by Mrs. R. D. Elem
ing in 1890
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the number OF orphans was 100, now the
number IS 265. Then the property value
of the plant was $25 900, now including
the endowment it is $4,000 Then there
were about 2,000 subscribers to Charity
and Children. now, there are over 5000.
Then we had no shops: now we have be-
sides the printing Office, siIoe-shops and
carpenter shops and expect ere long to
have a coaeh-shop.. The Lord has done
great things for us whereof we are glad"
We have great. cause for Thanksgiving
ard the Lord has made the orphans
homes in the State fire objects for the
expression OF Thanksgiving. Many have
seen it ana used it to their JOY And it
is to be hoped that myriads may in them
learn that cit IS more blessed to give
than 20 receive"
J. u. BOONE.
Thomasvile. y. C., Nov. 90.
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Witty in memory of his daughter. Miss
! Rowena Witty. who died at the age OF
Il.
These buildings have gone up under re-
markable and peculiar circumstances. It
has not been all plain sailing. In the
outset when the proposition was submit
ted 10 the convention 1t was rejected. on
the ground that many of our brethren
were of the opinion that we had as many
objects 10 raise money for as we could
manage. But the ardent friends of the
enterprise went ahead, organized an Or
phanage Association and started the work.
and put j. II. Mills in charge But in n
short while the convention discovered
their mistake and opened their arms ana
gladly embraced the new enterprise But
there were dark days for those who were
trying to carry forward the work. 1t was
q time when money was hard to get Not
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fhe summons nursery was built in 1882
ny Dennis Summons. The printing office
mas built bv James II. Lassiter in 1889
The Fleming nursery (girls) was built m
1898 BY money LETT in the will OF Or. f.
u. FIemng supplemented by his widow
Inc mothers, built by j. \. Durham in
nonor Of his mother in 1907.
The Fannie Miller building was built
~ Miss Fannie Miller az q work house
or girls.
The foregoing buildings were built by
ndlTlduais except the Durham house BE
ides these the central school building,
nc general managers house and n Mill,
lemorial building have been built by gen
raj subscriptions
new building. the Witty building. /,
hearing completion, being built by j. c.
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This smiled the fond young wife as
she passed plate Of dessert to her nus
band. is cottage pudding / made it
myself"
The man tasted OF it,
ia have known il was cottage pud-
ding" he asserted.
You would?" she asked, delighted.
Yes. / can taste the plaster and the
wallpaper.N What did you do with the
shingles and the bricks for the chimney"
Judge
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It's risky; don't buy unknown extracts.
get Blue Ribbon lemon or vanilla. Best
ever made
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Carolina Portland Cement COmDaOY. Charleston.


Cement Building
appnnon standard Brands carload
at
e"por va Norfolk Va,
Orleans Galveston. and
fo GU picea
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S0EeRn2EneS CuEt0S

Que la Association Josefna", STEM
pre- entusiasta por las glorias de su
Excelso Patrono, establecida canonica.
mente en- la Iglesia de San Jose, de es-
ia capital, lie dedca ell presente afIo de
1903, seg1n ell siguiente programa:
Dia 10, al toque de oraciones Sc reza-
ra ell Santo Rosario al que seguira Ia
Letanf cantada por un coro de sefiori-
tas, acompaf1adas por la orquesta. Acto
seguido comerzara la Novena del San
10 Patriarca, cantandose en- los interme-
dios algunos motetes. Terminada esta
comenzara ell Sermon, sigui ndo luego
"a Salve Solemne y terminandose con
los gozos del Santo.
Todos los detnas dias del Novenario,
Sc hara como queda indicado. Sirva
este de invtacion todas las asociadas
Jose6nas y demas devotos de San lose.
El dfa Io fiesta del Santo. A las de
la mafiana tendra lugar la Communion
General de las Asocladas Tosefinas v
demas fieles en- su propio Altar, q las
81 la Misa Solemne en- la que papegi-
rizara las glorias del Santo ell muy
Iltre. Sr. Gooernador Eclesiastico Rdo.
p. Berries.
Sc suplica Ia asistencia con la media
LA de la Asociacion. Todos los dfas Sc
repartiran unas hojitas con lecturas
muy curiosas.
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Gel Pr0fetsa -
Colmo del periodismo

la empezado a publicarse en- Lon
dres un periodico, titniado "El Profeta'
que Sc dedicara, Ell una de sus secciones,
a vaticinar successes nacionales polfticos
internacionales.
El redactor de esta seccion, Mr.. Viii
liam Heal, Sc apoyara para su diffcil y
delldada mission en- la nueva ciencia, la
"cromoscopia.
El primer ntimero predice, para el
mes de Febrero, que Russia en- los Dar-
danelos y un acto de locura de un So
berano ex'ranjero pondran de nuevo
sobre ell tapete Ia question de Oriente.
Mister Heald dice tambien que los
dfas % y 23 de Febfero seran muy fa-
vorables para la constitution de COM
pafifas finarcieraS.
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"Voz de Alarma'',

es Ell titulo de nuestro 1ibrito que des-
cribe esos males. Escriban por 81, in
cluyendo una estampa de &c para pos
tage reciban lista de crestiones para
un sistema perfecto de tratamiento de
casa. Miles son curados en- su casa
por correspondence Consultation IL
bre. Nuestra opinion honesta STEM
pre- dada, y una buena honesta, cuida-
dos3 tratamiento dado a todos los pa
cientes. Cuando nos escriban escri-
banos en- Ingles 81 es possible, pero 81
no pueden escrfbanos en- Espafiol.
Dirfjanse al
DR.. w. H. SAUNDERS.
Dept Englewood Station.
A. 1920 Chicago, Ill, U S, A
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Y MUJERES;
ESTEN FUERTES
VENGAN A N0SOTR0S

Nosotros curamos los peores casos
de nerviosidad, Sangre, Cuts, Enfer-
medades Orinarias y Sexual de embos
hombres y mujeres; no importa que
tan 1anguida, peligrosa 8 severa. No
experimentos. 26 af1os de experien-
cia.
HOMBRES JOVENES, crlpab1es
de pecados en- su juventud y molesta-
dos con Debilidad Seminal, Debilidad
Nerviosa, Perdida de Memoria, Desa-
1iento, Aversion la Sociedad, males
de los Rifiones, Gonorrea, Gotta Mill
tar, Estrechez, Stiles, 6 cualquiera
enfermedad de los Organos Orinarios
pueden hal1ar una safa y violenta cura.
Curas GarantizadaS.
VARICOCELE, ALMORRANAS y
VENAS NUDOSAS de las piernas,
etc, curadas de una vez. $500 sin
fa1ta.
HOMBRES DE MEDIA EDAD,
Aquf hay miles de ustedes que han
cometido ofensas en- contra la ley de su
naturaleza, y ahora estan pagando por
clio. ESas debi1idades, dolores de ra-
badilla, Perdida de poder Sexual, Fa1-
ia 6 Perdida de Vita1idad, Frecuertes
6 Dolorosas EvacuacioneS de la Beii-
ga, acompafiado por mas 6 menos ar
dores y escapes de particulas de al
bumen en- la orina con sedimiento,
todo apunta la. decadencia de su
masculinidad. Hay miles que NUE.
rem de esta di6cultad, ignorantes de
la causa. Los doctores garantiZaran
una cura perfecta en- todos estos casos
una restauracion sa1udable de los
Organos Orinarios.
LOS DOCTORES EMINENTES
de esta institution han estado sanando
a los afigidos por arriba de un cuarto
de centenar. Ellos son graduados de
los mejores colegios medicales de dos
continentes. SIT experienced ha sido
ancha y buscada. Su destreza es fue-
ra de disputa. Su integridad es in
questionable. Su reputation como me-
dicos y cirujanos es arriba de repro
cheS.
ELLOS SON LOS ANTAGONIS-
TAS de la enfermedad. LOS ENEMI-
Cos del dolor. GRANDES. Y So
BERANOS AMOS de todas cr6nicas
y otras indispos1c- Y curan las 81
gu1enteS:
Insomnia Hysterl,.
ParaliSiS Scrofula
Tisis Intermediates del hi
gado.
Hernia Enfermedad de las Tri.
pas.
Seiatica Enfermedad Owaria.
Deformidad Tumores y Crecimien-
tos AbnormaleS.
Disenteria Enfermedad Spinal.
Asthma Bronquitis.
Catarro Neuralgia
Dyspepsia Enfermedad- del Cora
zon.
Malaria Reumatismo
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BR.etOnes
(Notas escritas para el BoLETIN.)


POGO conocida es Bretafia, a no sci
por las estaciones balnearias y sitios
pintorescos que sefialan los guias dc
Boedcker y jeanne.
Lo mas ignorado es la vida 1ntima
de ese pueblo breton, que ha conserva-
do sin alteration su lengua, Sis cos
tumbres y sus inclinaciones. :.
Cleric es que cuando la revoluclon'
suprimieron las provincias y dlvldleron
Francia en- departamentos, hacienda
desaparecer al mismo tempo la costa
pintoresca la personalidad que daba
q cada pedazo de terra su lddlvldua-
1idad.
Ell basco, ell normando y ell savoyard
obligados vivir mas. 6 menos en- ell
bullicio, como ell picard, el flamenco y
el auvergnat, han olvidado POGO POGO
SuS costumbreS locales.
Ell breton siempre ha seguido slendo
breton.
Los bretones provienen de la raza
celia, mas antigua que la gaule.
No hablan I'm 'patois Sino que ha-
blan una lengua, Ia lengua celtica, ell
hablar primordial de Francia.
La terra bretona es ingrata. ell mar
muy traidor y lleno de bajos y rocas.
Todo 10 que no es breton, eS eXtran-
jero.
Para darse uno cuenta de que las
costumbres bretonas no han cambiado,
no hay mas que penetrar en- las costas
del Norte Zen Ell fondo de Finlsterre)
despues de haber visto TN tapiz del
siglo XIV y Sc encontraran las m1smas
coStumbres que en- 1890.
La vida en- Bretafia nos parece mo-
n6tona. Un duro trabajo durante la
semana y los domingos asambleas 6 oel
pardon, todo aquello que sea un pre-
texto de reunion.
La terra es POGO fertil y la cosecha
del "sarrasin", para Ia cual padre {
hijos trabajan juntos, no da mas que
un 1nfimo bene6cio.
La sidra es menos generosa que en-
Normand1a ; tres afios Sobre cuatro ell
resultado es caSi nulo. No importa; Sc
comera toda la semana galletas negras
con patatas.
El domingo es el dfa del mercado.
Sc engancha el caro-; padre e hijos
suben el y en- marcha. Van a apro-
vechar del buen tempo para olvidar
penas.
Llegados al "bourg'', Sc desengancha
el caro- la hija va vender huevos y
legumbres; los chicos van buscar a
sus amigos Ell radre marcha al cafe
4 tomar una solida "bolec' de sidra.
Las distracciones del campesino bre-
ton pueden parecer vulgares, pero elias
bastan para natura 'ezas simples.
Hace algunos dfas, ese pueblo breton
ten1a hambre, La miseria mas espan =
tosa visito sus costas, 6 mejor dicho,
la riqueza Sc retro de elias ; pues la
SARDINIA, sin ton nj son. abandono sus
playas, dejando tras 81, miles pesares
y mas lagrimas que fugitivos.
Desde entonces por todas parties Ia
miseria Sc dejaba sentir.
El hijo pedfa pan; la madre, disimu-
lando el dolor, miraba su marido, y
este, con los pufios crispados, maldecia
al mar.
Hoy en- dia, gracias la generosidad
ilimitada de esta Fraucia, donde pesar
de las desdichas. las buenss almas
abundan mas que las malas, el breton
tiene de que conner hasta que de nuevo,
la SARDINIA visite sus costas.
Paris, 10 Febrero 1903.
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C0F.re0 de
America

America
| Dicen de Washington que Mr.. Bo-
wen firmo ell protocolo de las reclama-
clones que hace Mexico contra la Rep1.
blica de Venezuela.
El Rey de Espafia es la persona nom-
brada por ell Gobierno MeMcano para
que sirva de arbitro, case de que Sc le-
vanten algunas diferencias entire ell Es-
tado reclamante y ell reclamado.
La indemnizacion pedida por Ia Re-
pdblica de Mexico q la de Venezuela
alcanza a 10000 pesos.
Un despacho de Constantinopla da
cuenta de que Mr.. Rulog. Consul de
Russia en- Mitrovizza, Albania, ha sido
asesinado.
Aquel consulate fue establecido Ell
afIo pasado a pesar de la persistente
oposicion de los residences en- aquella
cludad y en- la comarca de Vuchitru,
cuya oposici6n a la apertura del Con-
sulado fue tan grande, que las autorida
des tuvieron que auxiliarla con la fuer-
"a armada que hubo en- la lucha de re-
ducir a cenizas tres aldeas cercauas
La contestacion al diScurso pronun-
ciado por ell Rey Eduardo en- Ia aper-
tura del Parlamento ingles, hs sido
aceptada sin enmiendas por aquel alto
Cuerpo legislative.
En- Ell Senado de Washington fue
aprobado Ell jueves tiltimo un bill desti-
nando la cantidad de dos millones de
pests para la compra del sitio donde Sc
ha de levantar Ia nueva casa de correos
de Nueva York.
Este esta situado en- la octava aveni-
nida, entire las GALES 81 y SO, y mide un
frente de 400 pies en- la primera y $40
en- las segundas.
En- ell misno Senado Sc ha presenta-
do otro bill para proteger la vida del
Presidente y las de los vice Presidentes
que por ttrno de succession pudieran lie
gar a ocupar ell primer puesto del Es-
|tado.
Esta mocion ha quedado sobre la me-
sa y no Sc ha decidido cuando habra de
ser discutida
El teniente Won Saltzman, que Sc has
llaba destacado con las fuerzas ale;na-
mas en- China, ha salido de Tientsin a
c. ballo con direction Berlin.
FL brioso animal que monta es de la
raza australiana y acompala al Official
un antigua criado sllyo.
Espera llegar Berlin en- ell proximo
mes ue Mayo.
Un buque que acaba de llegar Mar
sela desde China, ha llevado la noticia
de que los RESIDENCES en- Canton estan
muy agitados q causa de la llegada ALI
de dos acorazados americanos con ell OBJ
jeto, seg1n rumor circulado de apode-
rarse dC la pequefla Isla de Holman,
que tiene una buena posicion estrategi-
ca para dominar a Canton.
Los chinos y parte del elemento ex-
tranjero' de aquella ciudad han dado
credito al anotado rumor.
El Presidente de la Kapt1blica cubana
Sr. Estrada Palma, ha frmado ell bill
para ell emprestito para satisfacer les
pagos al ejercito, montante la cantidad
de IS m1llones de pesos.
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En- MagsaabO

Sc arrienda una acreditada y bien
surtida farmacia 9 Sc vende por Soo8-54
valor al contado, y en- igual lorna por
$1,000, una casa deamadera y zinc, bien
snuada y muy espaliosa.
lnformara en- uicho pueblo Don Ma
teo d. Rosa y Hernandez.
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Cura de SECURE

es 10 que nsted qu:ere. NOSOTROS
lie damos usted una GARANTIA
LEGAL escrita de curarlo usted 6
devolverle su dinero. $500 por cual-
quier case aceptado y que no Sc pue-
da ct1rar,
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BELo1T's eHAUTAUoUA.
Extensive Preparations Going on foI
the July Nesting.

Beloit, July 3.-The- Calls says: ]. c..
Postlethwaite and Newton Kramer of
Jewell City the Rev E. L. Hutchins of
Clyde and E. L. Getty of Downs were
in Beloit today attending the last meet
ing of the executive committee of the
Epworth Chautauqua which opens in
this city on July is.
The committees on grounds and con-
cessions held meetings and were busy
making final arrangements to have
everything in readiness by that date.
County Surveyor J. X. Thompson, to-
gether with Messrs. Hale, Chubbic.
Brainerd and other representatives of
the committee on grounds and the Be
lott Commercial club were over at the
park today. occupied in surveying the
grounds and making a permanent plat
OF the same. They viii be laid out after
the example of the city of Washington,
the streets-of which there will be six
teen-radiating from the auditorium as
a center. Work over at the park is be-
1ng pushed rapidly. and such repairs to
the fences and the track near the river
edge, which received damage by the late
unprecedented flood. are being made as
quickly as possible and the whole will
soon be looking as good as it ever was.
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Have Slight misunderstanding
About Commissions.
GARNISHEE ACCOUNT.
Atkins & Co. Sue r. V. Myers in
Real Earnest.
Think They Have $500 Due
Which May Not Come.

Chanute, Kan, July 3.-The Blade
says;
s. A. Atkins and w. H. Mendenhall,
real estate agents. have brought suit in
Justice Farmers court against r. V.
Myers, a fellow dealer in dirt, for the
collection of $500 which they claim is
due them as a commission for assisting
Myers in. selling a piece Of land.
Specifically, the plaintiffs allege that
on the third day of June, 1903 they had
a customer for the southeast quarter of
section 23 township 2S. range Is, and at
that time defendant had said land for
sale as agent for the owner thereof.
That they entered into an agreement
with the defendant that they would fur
nish a customer for the land and the
land should be sold to him by the de-
PENDANT for $1,000. the owner thereof
having listed said land with the de-
PENDANT for the sum of 50 800: and of the
$500 for which the plaintiffs and de-
PENDANT were to sell said land, $500
thereof should be commission and COM
pensatiOn for the services Of both plain
tiffs and defendant. and it was con-
tracted and agreed by and between the
plaintiffs and defendant at the same
time that, of the $500 commission, $500
should go to the plaintiffs and 800 to
the defendant. That thereafter, and
plaintiffs customer for said land, the
defendant consummated and completed
said sale for the sum named, and that
defendant has failed. neglected and re-
fused to account to the plaintiffs for the
$500 rs aforesaid.
Flaintiffs allege that by reason of the
facts as above alleged the defendant is
indebted to them in the sum of $500, ana
they pray for a judgment for that
amount of money.
1t having come to their ears that Mr..
Myers had a snug account with the
First National bank. Messrs. Atkins and
Mendenhall, in order to make sure of
collecting the judgment, If the suit was
decided in their favor, got out garnish-
ment papers and had them served on
the bank by Constable Groome. The
affidavit is made by Mr.. Atkins, who
says he has good reason to and does
believe that the First National bank of
Chanute has property, money, goods,
ohattels, credits and effects in its hands
and under it's control belonging to the
defendant, R. V. Myers. and is indebted
to said defendant; that said defendant
Is justly indebted to the plaintiffs in the
sum of $500 over and above all legal
setoff, and that plaintiffs have good
reason to and do believe that they will
lose the same unless garnishee sum-
mons is issued to said bank.
Mr.. Myers has employed counsel and
is making all the preparations necessary
for putting up a stiff defense.
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M'KINLEY'S NIECE SIGNED.
Wife of Nephew of Operator Baer
Makes Theatrical Contract.

Chicago, ILL.,, July 3.-Mrs. Hermanus
L. Baer, who was Mabel Mckinley, and
the late presidents favorite niece, is
here en- route to San Francisco to ap-
pear in vaudeville at a salary of 81, 500
a week. She said:
Il confess that I signed and closed
the deal for the beginning of my stage
career while my husband was away
from home Now that he has failed in
diverting me from my course, he is re-
conciled."
Then Mrs. Baer gave a more interest
ing bit of information 1t was to the
effect that previous to her marriage,
three years ago, to the nephew of Geo.
Baer, now famous as Divine Right
Baer, the coal magnate, she had de-
bated whether she would take the nup-
tial vow or go on the stage.
Uncle William said Mrs. Baer, re-
ferring to the late president, always
took a great interest in my musical
education, and that is one reason, I
suppose. why I have longed to excel. 1
know that has had a great deal to do
with my ambition
1T was Uncle William that first sug-
gested that I study under Victor
Capoul. manager of the French opera
in Paris. After studying under Capoul
I studied, from Nine. Melba's sugges-
ton, under Margaret Elliott, the great
New York instructor"
Under the pseudonym of "Vivian
Gray Mrs. Baer has written many of
the classical song successes within the
past few years.