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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-27
BROUGHT BACK To LIFE
ON DISSECTING TABLE
Experience of Man VINO Heard ClOds
Fall on His Coffin.

Because George Hayward. manufac-
turing ieweler had once beer buried
alive after apparently dying. his body
was held for a long time when he did
die in independence, Kan. 1t was only
after the fact that he was dead was in
disputable that his body was put in
grave UnuI then it was kept In an
undertaker's establishment Mr.. Hay
ward was eighty-two when he died. and
only twenty-three when he seemingly
died and was buried.
This man. for whom d second burial
was necessary. frequently told the story
of his first death" The tine of a
pitchfork penetrated his sls6il while he
was at work in Marshville county Of
Gloucester. England. and the doctors
disputed whether the resulting paralysis
was the result of the injury or Of pleu-
risy After two weeks the man found
himself unable to move. although his
eyes were half open and he could see
everything about him. He could hear
keenly, too. but could not so much as
witch a muscle. The doctors declared
him dead. he was dressed for the grave.
and suffered great agony in the con-
seriousness that he was TO be buried
alive
He was placed In coffin and buried.
He heard the clods fall on the lid. and
even the weeping of women above
ground. Then a sweet, dreamy sensa-
ton came over him, and he lost con-
seriousness, probably as a result of APP
preaching suffocation. Il was aroused.
he SAID, by the sound of spades on the
coffin and presently found myself on
dissecting table. the doctors having
concluded 20 dissect me in order 10 de-
termine what had KILLED me. l could see
them with their knives, and as one was
about TO cut into my head l was able
TO move an eyelid.
You fool, he's aliver was the signal
for my escape from death under the
knife New York Press
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-27
LOVE AND DEATH.

Love is blessing. and death is no
less
That which we call the common lot is
the rarest lot. Love and loss and grief
are for all
OF two men, one who loves and one
who has loved and lost, the second Is
the richer. God has given him the bet
ter part-he holds both Of earth and
heaven.
The love that has known no loss is
wholly selfish and human. Death alone
sanctifes.
Who has not lain down at night say
ing unto himself, Now is the solemn
hour when my own shall come back to
me'-has not sounded the shoreless sea
of love.
l believe in life. and believe not less
profoundly in death.
/ believe in a resurrection and a res
toration-we can not lose our own.
No man has ever yet found tongue to
tell the things that death has taught
him. No man Cares reveal them fully
It's covenant with silence.
A power that strikes us TO our knees
with infinite sorrow and yearning that
would reach beyond the grave, must be
a power benign.
Life divides and estranges. death re-
unites and reconciles. Blessed be
death,
have seen my old father weep in re-
calling the death of child he had lost
fifty years before.
or other children who mad grown to
adult age and passed away, he could
speak with dry eyes and quiet resigna-
ton.
But the memory of the beloved child
lost in his youth so long before. fell like
a beam OF sunlight across the winter
of his age, melting il TO tears
o life and death. what mystery is
here!-Papyrus.
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Maud Powell and Mr.. Gourmet.

Miss Maud Powell, who returns to her
native city after an absence abroad
in which she has added untold triumphs
TO her former ones. will undoubtedly be
warmly welcomed here. Miss Powell
was daughter of the former superin-
teudent OF public schools. Major Powell
and has hosts of friends and admirers
in Washington. All over Europe, where
she travelled as soloist of Mr.. Sousa' 5
band, her marvellous playing has been
eNtolled. Her technique, power Of eX-
preston. accurate stopping. and high
musical Intelligence have combined TO
place her in the foremost rank OF violin
lists of the day.
Marcel Journet, the basso, now sing
ing in the opera in New York. win make
his temperance at this concert.
Mr.. JOurnet viii be remembered as
having scored a signal success as
Jupiter, in Philemon ct Baucis," last
winter. when Washington had it's only
glimpse of grand opera.
Mr.. Journet also distinguished himself
by his singing at the White House a
short time after
Mr.. Gourmet is a Frenchman. OF fine
physique and high intelligence-his voice
Is singularly sweet resonant. and pow
erful. He viii sing some Of his prin-
cipal operate ariaz. Mr.. Gourmet is one
OF the singers in the production OF Par
sifaI' at the opera. i'm New York.
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CA NARIES IN LONDON
BRING WEIGHT IN GOLD
Seventy Pounds Recently Paid for a
Pair of Yellow-Feathered Songsters-

The recent sale in London of a pair
of tcanaries for &70 has directed public
attention to the boom nov raging IN
these diminutive pets
Since King Edward took up the hobby
OF canary breeding prices have been
steadily rising and in many instances
birds have changed hands for four times
their weight in gold
The most expensive variety are those
with crests. or topknOts, Of feathers.
Perfect-crested canaries are very diff
cult TO breed. and they are subject TO
blindness. the crest being cultivated 10
such an extent that IL grows right over
the eyes and hides even the beak
Prices for good ''crests" range from rs
20 $40.
Norwich plainhead canaries are far
more popular. but do not realize such
high prices AT Huddersfield show re-
Gently a young bird, in its first season.
was sold by auction for els les MeSsrs-
Mackley Brothers. of Norwich. whose
last consignment of canaries to New
York numbered 5000. have sold several
plainheads at prices ranging from els
to e25 apiece.
Plainhead Norwiches are bred almost
exclusively for color properties. the
most mghly cOlOred specimen invariably
heading the list For the purpose OF
enhancing the natural color large guam
titles Of cayenne and other peppers are
imported from Spain and given to the
birds in preparation of egg food.
For first-class Yorkshire canaries there
is a strong demand, but prices are not
SO remarkable. the highest reported be-
ing $50 for a sprightly young yellow ex-
hibited at the recent Manchester show
London Mail
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employees SPOTTED
BY THEIR PICTURES
Public Service Corporation Will Try
Thus to Weed Out Dishonest Men.

In an effort TO protect itself from dis
honest employees. the Public Service
Corporation, Of Newark. n. j.. will es-
tablish in a few days a gallery contain
ing the pictures of all the men in it's
employ. Then. when man Is dis
charged for cause his photograph viii
be filed away, and unemployment Will
be refused him.
Already the new scheme Of the big cor
Poration has caused a lot Of adverse
comment. and the conductors and mo-
tormen are asking each other if their
mugs have been taken for the new
rogues' gallery" The present disposition
seems to be one of resentment that the
vast majority of honest men should be
obliged TO hanc in their photographs.
and ii is promised the company will hear
something more about that "rogues' gal
lery"
The officials of the company-which
controls all the trolley lines in this part
OF the State, and several lines in South
Jersey-say they have suffered severely
from the small populations OF some OF
their employees. These men have been
cred at holding cut fares but often
they have been re-employed by man
ayers of branch lines who were in ignor-
anCe of their discharge for cause
Their game is an easy one" said an
official Of the Public Service Corpora
ton tonight When discharged from
one place for cause-which usually is dis
honesty-all they have TO do is TO 90 TO
another aud apply for a position under
al assumed name. AS this company en-
pioys more than 1900 conductors and
motormen. it is impossible to know them
all, and the result is they get back al
once-someimes on the very same day.
1 must confess that most II not all OF
them are skilled men. and as there al
ways is demand for such. they soon
are in a position TO repeat their little
tricks"
The new orders. il is believed will 20
into effect in a few days. when all en-
ployes Of the corporation will be in
structed TO leave with the officials two
copies of their photographs. which must
have been taken recently. As they hand
them in. the photographs will be COM
pared with the originals, and even II a
mhstache has been shaved OFF. or any
alteration in the appearance of the en-
plOye Is observable. II Is said Of
fetal photographer viii do the rest.
When the new rule goes into effect the
company will establish a headquarters
where all men will be hired. This prob
ably will be in No. p Hudson Place.
Hoboken. where the so-called 'rogues
gallery will be kept. 1t is reported
the Public Service Corporation. as soon
as the new plan is in working order.
will offer to exchange photographs of
all discharged employees with other large
trolley companies in this part of the
country. Although the employees have
only learned of this unofficiany as vet,
they are talking in a quiet way. and say
such a scheme Of interchange means
nothing more than a blacklist" extend
ing the country over and will work
much harm 10 honest employees who
have been discharged through no fault
Of their owsi. or on trumped-up charges
by spoilers. New York Press
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ment has arranged TO give series of
recitals at the Columbia Theater on
Sunday evenings. beginning on Sunday
next
Popular prices will be charged. rang
ing from 50 cents to S1-51. The program
for the first concert Will include LISTS
Hungarian Fantasy for piano AMI
orchestra. with S NJ. Fabian the we'll
known pianist and il is expected that
his playing Of this extraordinary piece
VIII produce sensation. In the second
part Of the program Mr Fabian viii
play berceuse a waltz and the ceie-
brated polonaise In A fiat iOr BIZ
Chopin
The orchestra under the direction OF
Reginald De koren viii give al over
ture. The Village Fair by Arthur ~
White, for the first time: the ''LOreIei"
d paraphrase by Nesvadba, the entr-acte
from "Mignon, by Thomas. and the
prelude to the second act Of .'Lohen-
grim by Wagner; the '-TOrchiight
Dance. and the Dance OF the Baya-
deres." part OF the ballet music from the
opera Of "Feramors." by Rubinstein:
"Old Folks at Home" arranged for
string orchestra by Carl Busch. a waltz
by Mr. De kOven. Magnolia Blossoms -
and the march from '-Tanuhauser."
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Mrs. Burnett's New Play.

THAT Man and l." Mrs. Frances
Hodgson Burnett's latest play. which
Frank L. Perley is going TO produce
about the middle Of January with Rob-
ert billiard in the stellar role, is not a
decentralization of the successful novel,
In Connection With the De Willoughby
Claim" On the other hand. Mrs. Bur
nett has taken several of the characters
and some Of the incSients of the book
and utilized them for stage purposes
The scenes of the play are laid in the
mountains of North Carolina. The story
is said to TEEN with a love and devotion
that is as pure as a mountain stream.
Everything is being done by Mr.. Perley
in order to continue the record estab-
lished by her past Contributions TO the
drama. Maude Feaiy= has been selected
as Mr. billiards. 1eading woman. II.
Reeves Smith has Seeu brought from
England to play le,ding business in
support OF Mr.. billiard. and the rest
of the cast is said TO he strong.
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SOMNAM BULIST DOES
SOME SINGULAR TRICKS
Waiting Passenger at Colorado Station
Furnishes Employees With
Amusement.

Thomas Wagner, a cattleman of st.
Francis. Kan. furnished the passengers
waiting in the Union Depot at Pueblo,
Col, one night with no end Of amuse-
ment, and gave the employees Of the
place a fright.
Mr. Wagner had been visiting a
brother at AlamOsa. and was on his way
home. He reached Pueblo on the Den
yer and Rio Grande train shortly after
midnight He concluded that he would
take a Santa Fe train for La Junta and
visit friends there for a while before
starting Tor Kansas. He was obliged
TO wait several hours for his train to the
East. and fell asleep in one OF ne seats
in the depot.
About thirty other passengers were in
the depot awaiting trains. Wagner
had been asleep about half an hour when
he arose and, with his eyes staring
wide open in a decidedly uncanuy fash
ion, walked over to the ticket Office and
secured a map of the dorado and
Southern Railroad. He thrust IL into
his cap and walked outside the station
still sound asleep
He approached the porter and several
other employees of the station and acted
in such manner that they thought
they were dealing with a crazy man.
ana aNOLUed MIN, Wnlle they Kept their
eyes upon every move he made Sew
eral of the Passengers who had seen
Wagner asleep were evidently aware
that he was in a somnambulistic state,
and hugely enjoyed the joke
When once outside the buildins Wag-
ner made for the gate which l,-ads TO
the tracks, but instead of going through
it. climbed straight on top OF the gate
mans shed, where he sat conJentedly
for a long time. The porter shouted
at him to come down, and the station
policeman ordered him in his sternest
tones. but Wagner gave not the least
wink of an eye 10 show that he heard
them
Finally he concluded, through what
ever secret influence moves a sOmn2m-
bulist. 10 come down. and without paus-
ing for an instant after he had descend
ed he passed through the gate out on TO
the tracks and made straight for the
South Union Avenue viaduct. when he
reached the stone abUtments Of the
structure his passage was not hindered
in the least The stone piling is very
rough, but it made no difference to
Wagner. for he sealed it with the agility
of a monkey When he had nearly
reached the top he paused for a minute.
and. taking the time table from his
hat placed il on the rocks and turned
about and descended. returning straight
way TO his seat in the waiting room IN
the Station
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this kind OF work and do it carefully.
So he systerlatized the tasks. thought
over them. developed his jingles into
consistent comic opera lyrics. wovs
threads of plot around them. and finally
accumulated mass of material. which
gives him today possibly the best stocl
Of trade possessed by any librettist ir
this country. How valuable all his ac-
cumulations of operate trifles in the
way of plots, lines, lyrics. and situa
tions are. may be indicated by the fact
that today his annual income is a SHADE
more than that enjoyed by the President
of the United States. And yet you
could pack all that stock of trade in
half the compass of the ordinary thea
ter trunk. 1t consists of tattered sheets
Of typewriting. scraps of envelopes, and
such like odds and ends. scrubbed over
with verses. scenarios, suggestions for
situations, and some neatly prepared
manuscripts containing finished works.
This is Carries gold mine. and he is
constantly adding to it. as well as con-
stantly extracting pay-ore from it.
One of his notions is that a common
school geography, judiciously studied, is
the comic opera librettist's best friend.
In his work, it's the hardest kind of
a job to find location. The location is
the salvation Of The TenderfOot" The
frontier has only been used once before
Tor comic opera purposes. and that was
in piece called Westward Ho." Some
thing new and still something pictur-
esque in the way of a background is
what all librettists seek for. imaginary
islands in the tropics and a French
chateau won't do any more. They are
played out. His next work will have for
background a Western mining camp,
because with that environment he will
not only get reality of scene and types.
like in THE Tenderfoot" but some
thing the public is getting &c like more
and mOre-a picturesquenesS and sharp
contrast Of scene and costumes. He
considers the prime requisite of mod
ern musical play 10 be novelty novelty
in locale first, novelty in construction
second. and novelty in characterization
next Recently. when asked what he
considered his first definite move when
he sat down to work. he replied. in a
tone which implied that an answer ought
to be perfectly obvious:
why. / set out TO see how different
/ can be-"
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Miss GiIIen's Concert.

The entertainment and dance by the
children and young women Of St.
Stephens Sunday school. under the di-
rection OF Miss Eleanor Gillen. Organist
I'm that church, viii take place in Ma
ti0nal Rifles Hail 10 morrow. Much In
terest is being manifested in this enter
tainment Those who vii participate
have been working conscientiously, and
a delightful evening is assured. The
feature Of the entertainment viii be a
cantata. entitled Fairies Of the Sea-
sons" for which Miss Gillen has
trained about sixty girls. Miss Gillen
has had the assistance OF Miss Minnie
Hawke in directing the march i'm the
cantata The other numbers on the
program Will be a female chorus Of
fifty voices: Thomas Trodden. the black
face comedian; group dance by pupils Of
Miss Hawke. Miss Cora Trodden I'm con-
tralto solo. Charlemagne Koehler IN
recitations. and the male quartet Of
ST. Stephens choir. composed Of
Messrs. Battle. Fitzgerald. Clabaugh.
and ca ss.
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The Messiah.
Familiar Oratorio to Be Presented
Splendidly.

Splendldly.
The sale Of seats for the Choral
Societys annual performance Of THE
Messiah" at Chase's Theater this
evening indicates full measure of pub
lie appreciation of the new departure
of the society for it's twenty-first sea-
son. The Washington Symphony Or
chestra proves its greaS value TO the ar
tistic interests Of Washington by ready
acceptance Of an engagement to accom-
pany the society in it's seventeenth per
Torrance of this great work. A re-
hearsal of the orchestra under Mr. Kas-
par on Tuesday demonstrated it's ability
to do the work in the fine style re-
quired. and the rehearsal on Sunday
afternoon Of chorus. soloists. and or
chestra will place the cooperative
forces in a position to give Sunday
evening the best local presentation OF
the work for many years In order 10
make the production ia all respects
memorable. the society has engaged
soloists who have established their
right 10 interpret IT. Miss Anita Rio
has sung = with many Of the largest
choral organizations in the country, in
Guiding particularly the Handel and
Haydn Society. of Boston. Mass. Janet
Spencer. already known neI5' in concert.
is TO sing next week in the New York
Oratorio Society's production DR.. Ion
Jackson has sung with the Choral So
ciety here already. and Ericsson Bush
nell Is known all over the country as
one of the best Interpreters OF the great
bass part.
The chorus has this year been greatly
improved. Many of the singers are IA
mniar with the work through its many
previous presentations mere. and the
many new voices of this year have
Joined the society after a examination
by Mr.. KasDar. the conductor. so exact
ing that about forty 40 Tsr cent Of the
applicants have been rejected. There
viii be about $50 singers. comprising
many of the best known musicians Of
the city. II is a great pleasure to real
lie that the work can nov be adequate
~ presented in an auditorium best
fitted for a cOmL'ete and impressive
rendition In acctr danCe with the
sacred character OF the work. the au-
dience is asked 10 refrain from all ap-
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Georgian Atmosphere.
Obtainable Without Vulgar Situations
and Indecent Dialogue.

Frances Aymar Matthews is receiving
considerable praise throughout the
country for having succeeded in giving
TO Pretty Peggy" the play in which
Grace George shortly is TO be seen in
this city. the desirable amount of at
mosphere without any of the vulgarity
so prevalent in the time of which she
has written.
The day of Peg Wellington, who is the
heroine of the new piece, was "a day of
unbridled license, particularly IN social
and artistic circles. That this license
was reflected in the middle classes Is
shown in Hummel's 'Newspa pers OF
the Eighteenth Century" QuGt,tt,gns
from accounts of abductiors ana like
outrages are frequent in this book. espe-
cially at a popular resort known as
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Feast of st. Stephens.

The patronaI feast day will be cele-
brated in ST. Stephens Church today.
Solemn pontifical mass will be sung at
II o'clock. Bishop Van de Vyver, Of
Richmond. pontifcating; Archbishop
FalconiO. the papal delegate. viii as
sist In cope and inter. The Rev.
Francis r. Mccarthy. Of Gonzaga Col
lege. will preach the panegyric, and a
number OF visiting clergymen viii as
sist in the ceremonies. A choir of
thirty voices. with full orchestral ac-
compartment. Will sing the following
program: Professional. 'Adeste FL
deles, NovellO; Haydn's First Mass in
3 Hat; 'Neni Creator" quartet Vie
gand; OffertOry. Noel soprano solo
and chorus. Adams; occasional. Pro
cessional March,. KaHerts. The mem
beers Of the quartet are Miss A. Mae
Rogers. Mrs. Virginia Wetzel Maher. Jo-
seph L. Battle, and William Clabaugh
Miss Eleanor Ginen. director and or
ganist
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at it, the other never soiled. Whoever
will bring them back to their owners
shall receive five thousand pounds. with
thanks"
George Anne Bellamy, the actress. who
is one of the characters in Pretty Peg
gy, complains in her memoirs II an alb
duction. the offender in this case be-
ing no less a person tlan Lord Byron.
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RAIAH BURNS WIDOWS.

In Bali. in the Dutch East Indies,
there dwells a rajah who imbued with
the spirit OF Mr.. Weller. ST., causes
widows to be burned with their dead
husbands bodies. The Dutch. having
asked him to abolish these ceremonies.
and receiving no answer. except the
rather abrupt remark that 1T was the
Bali custom are now fitting out a pun
tive expedition against the misogy-
mist They naturally regard this treat-
ment OF the old Dutch as an unfriend-
~ act.-London Globe.
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vauxhan. familiar to all readers of
Valentine VoX."
Some of these quotations, while show
ing the moral responsibility of the
period. are not without humor. as wit
ness the following advertisement from
the London Gazette Lost, in the dark
hall at NauXhall last week. two female
regulations; one had "A small speck on
account of some dirt previously thrown
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Special Musical Service.

The quartet choir. composed of Miss
Matte Gray, contralto; Miss Elizabeth
Wahly, soprano; A. P. Tasker. organ
list; Herbert d. Lawson, bass. and Perry
y. Turpin, tenor and director. has pre-
pared the following program of Christ
mas music for the services today at the
Metropolitan Memorial NJ e Church.
corner Four-and-a-half Street and John
Marshall Place:
Nazareth by GOunod- Buck; There
Were Shepherds" by Spence; 20. Holy
Child of Bethlehem by Chadwick
Angels from the Realm of Glory" by
Lansing; Behold, He Cometh," by Ket-
elbey; Still Is the Night in Bethlehem, -
oy Spence; Come Hither Ye Faithful
by Chadwick; Behold. l Bring You
Good Tidings." by Homer Bartlett
''Hark. the Herald Angels" by SchilI-
ing. and 20, Little Town OF BethIe-
hem" by Lutlxin
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Popular Sunday Concerts.

On Sunday night. January 3. at the
Columbia Theater al SIS D. m. the
Washington symphony Orchestra viii
begin a series Of popular Sunday con-
certs. The regular Symphony concerts
take place at such an nour that il IS
impossible for great part Of the pub
lie to hear them. and in addition. there
IS a strong and general desire TO hear
this admirable orchestra in music OF
light. brilliant and fetching character.
Recognizing this desire. the manage