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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-12-02
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The cylinder graphophonc pos
sc-ses one element which
It's constant populariiy-thc iacil-
ity with which records may be
made by anyone. The publica-
ton OF frequent additions to the
list Of professionally prepared
records. representing the worlds
best vocal and instrumental artists,
offers an uncnding stream OF ever
new entertainment. But the pleas
ure Of hearing the most brilliant
aud famous artists II u common
place enjoyment when compared
with the amount Of mcrrimont and
satisfaction that attends the maxi
Ing OF amateur records. What the
camera does In depicting features
OF place or face. the eraphophonc
does ia making captive and perm
ancntly storing up the voices Of
family and friends. The compare
son IL inapt In other respects.
because amateur photography.
which has fascinated millions the
world over Is more complex, cx-
pcnsivc aud dinicult pastimc than
the collection Of phonograms or
cylinders containing fam iii
voice or other sounds. NO chcmi-
Gals or dark rooms are necessary,
and there 4, nO expense Of doycl-
opmcnt. printing or technical
fittings to he borne.
A blank cylinder, the cost Of
whish Is insignificant. and a record.
ing diaphragm (which il included
without charge In the equipment
Of most cylinder graphophonc- aud
which will last Tor years., arc all
that are needed In addition to the
machine. The person or persons
to be ''phonogrammcd" talk, sing
or play into the funnel, the dust l.
blown away, the reproducing
diaphragm Is brought into use,
and, presto! the sound Is Inn
mcdiatcly repeated with startling
reality aud llfelikc faithiulness to
detail. Every tone, every inject
ion, every meditation OF voice or
instrument is there the laughter,
the cry, the quaver, the shout, the
very whisper comes back with WV
idness that charms while II amazcs.
The record may be kept and re-
produced AZ often as wished, or 1t
may be ''shaved" and the cylinder
made blank again for use at
another time.
We know Of families where
records of each child's voice have
been kept from infaucy-thc EARL
lest cry, the first hating word, the
later baby prattle, and the boy or
girl chatter progressive memorials
OF child development for which the
parents would not take their
weight In gold. There are instan-
ces without number Of children
who have obtained records Of their
parents voices, and have had
occasion, all too soon, to feel
grateful that though robbed Of the
earthly presence Of the dearest
possession OF life, It was still left
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-12-02

.,Ii Tho local cmplOymnnt con-
dltions Indicate anything" said
IN, hcnd Of one Of the Springfield
enploymcnt agencies the other
day. o.it is safe To say that South
west Missouri never knew o
prospcrous times. There are Jobs
for everybody. The supply OF
labor,rr, skilled. and unskillcd, il
not .on,l To the demand. Espcc-
an. 49, .,n,,, a, ho,s. ,,r,s
"'s Wv ''pp'y
snort we gc' Ten o'ae's Nncr'
we have only u application'
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-12-02

In Tho manufacture or word ru'p
lors n ~ nt' placed In a s'rurc O. m
Der aud uorr subjected tu tho nH'ln
~ surorhcafHi team urtl %" Na'er
IN every cci' ls converted into r,Hlo-
siyc rns The chamber N then Open
ed aud the log csplodes, converting
itself instantly luio wood powdor.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-12-02
Final Settlement.

>oiir. I, hereby given tha III. undersigned
administrator VI tho estate 81
JONAH GRAVES, DECEASED.
will NJ the next regular term Of the Probate
Court VI Montgomery county, Missouri, Ia he
begun and held ut the court house Ia the city
~ Montgomery. In said county, IN tho third
Monday In January nosL 1905, make u tinal
settlement ~ said estate.
". X. ANDERSON, Administrator
Estate Of Jonah braves, deceased.
I'cc. 2nd, TWIST.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-12-02
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 2, 1901.

Tho promise Of Colonel Ed But
Ter that he has stolen his last
election for the st. Louis demo.
Gratis l. entitled 10 all the respect
that Colonel Buffers high charac-
ter naturally inspires. - Globe
Democrat.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-12-02

The term OF the governor Of
Massachusc;t. il only one year.
Mr.. Douglass will have to develop
statcsman-hip very fast II he
makes y record that will go re-
sounding down the corridors of
time.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-12-02

Much uso rs made In tho vire.1ri,
NJ Alrorla NJ sulphat' ut "copper":
moro than 200 IoHH we're Impaired last
year from tho United stntcs.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-12-02
Mt. II. c. Kercns has more than

Mr.. Il. &. Kcrcns has more than
one qualification which entities
him to aspire t. represent Missouri
In the United States Senate. Mr..
Kcrcn- has made an honorable
and unqualified success In life, he
Is u known quantity, his friends
love him, and his opponents ad-
mirc him because he u "A strong,
wholesome man OF the sort that
always does n mans part in bust =
ness, politics and In the religious
and social life. lie II the sort Of
man that rises to the top by sheer
force OF his own personal merit.
lie started In life n poor boy. he
IL now a rich man; he ranks high
In the national councils Of his par
~, the men who do things In the
management OF the nations affairs
seek his counsel and follow his
advice, aud II he IL elected to the
great uiline OF United States scna-
tor he will have every requirement
because he measures up to the high
standard oi American ideals, OF
honesty, capabili,y, thrift and
generosity.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-12-02

J. NJ. Davidson, real estate agent,
Bcllnower. Nc. Parties desiring
to buy or sell farms OF town prop
crty, address as above. ii-i2-Ot
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-12-02

Capt. Ira ". Cory, one Of the hcrVcs
Of the second days battle n, Gettys.
burg, Is dead at Morrlstown. n. J..
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-12-02

nomination. second what, n my opln'
Ion, were the prospects OF his elect
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-12-02

'ah conduct. charge mn WIN a lack I,
OF proper party spirit. In that he has
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-14

ton against the modern way of stag
ing his masterpieces,
The performance was undoubtedly
MS interesting an experiment for Mr..
Robertson and his fellow actors as 1t
was for the unusually distinguished
audience that saw &C. The department
some time ago had invited Mr.. Robert,
son To Sive Hamlet under these con.
dtttcns but Il had been planned origi
nally that the performance would not
take place until sometime next winter
Recently, however, the actor decided TO
play Hamlet during the present season
aud arrangements were made, almost
at a moments notice, for the perform.
ances Just given, Harvard already
had an Eisahethan stage, which had
been used In 1925 for a revival OF Ben
lohnsops The silent Woman and
again year later for the performance
Of an Elisahethau play Raleigh In
Guiana by Professor Barrett Wendell,
Since this stage was constructed sew.
eral additions had been made to the
departments knowledge OF the ar.
rangoments OF an early English theater
among them, for example, the use
Of the threosided curtain that figured
So importantly in the changes from
one scene TO another in Hamlet and
It was decided Ly Professor Baker OF
the English department and PROBES,
Sor Warren of the architectural de,
partment and Professor Warren OF the
architectural department, not only TO
incorporate these additions hut 70 re-,
huad an Eli2ahethan theater as nearly
as possible from the plans and spect,
iications still preserved In builders
contracts Of theatcrs long ago fallen
to dust Part OF the architectural
work was done by students &c the uni.
yerstty and the result has shown for
the trst time To n modern audience the
actual conditions fer which Shake.
Smear, wrote and the actual effect of
Shakespoartan play produced under
them
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-14
Shakespeare Staged as
When Shakespeare Lived
Harvard Department of English Literature Constructs
Veritable Ezabethan Theater for Forbes Robertsons
Hamlet Interesting Details Studied from Ancient Doc
ments A Unique Performance

Camhrjdge Mass. April 10 Shakes
peare'S Hamlet. given in playhouse
environment that approached closely
q the conditions of the stage in Queen
Ehzaheth'S time as modern research
could effect, has been seen in Sanders
Thcater this past week 1t was given
by Forbes Robertson aud his com
papN OF players under the auspices
oS the Harvard department of English
literature, The performances will
doubtless long remain unique for the
combination OF playhouse end players
is unlikely to be duplicated Mr.
rolertsoNS Hamlet, ON the one hand,
hHs been called by many dramatic
critics the greatest since that of Ed.
win Booth, and the Harvard depart,
mrnt If English has on the other hand
had valuable preliminary experience
in reproducing the picturesque char
aCteristicS Of Il typical Ei2abethau
thcater
In this case furthermore, the depart.
mont has outdone all previous efforts
An EEzahcthau apprentice wandering
into Sanders Theater last Tuesday
night mignt perhaps have expressed
surprise at some OF the properties
Tor an absolutely correct reproduction
al every oae Of the details buried I'M.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-14

which n modern theater full OF people
would greet Hamlet in frock coat and
striped trousers
Allowing, however for the strange.
ness oi the almost bare stage this
unique performance Of Shakespeare
famous tragedy was something of n
revelation 10 those who saw IT, The
the First Folio. the stage version that
the great dramatst Is believed Ia have
made after his work had already boon
published partly rewritten and under
gone several changes in the difcTeat
auafto editions Of which later day
cludcd, SO far as possible the entire
interior Of the little Cambridge thcaicr,
whose octagonaI shape and compare
tive smallness were important factors
IN perleCting the portrait The Octa.
g0na galleries Of Sanders had already
much Of the architectural character
/ that probably marked "A typical Eliza.
bethan play house, which was I'M.
doubleday far more imposing than
modern authorities fer "A long time be.
ilieyed probable. and with little i'm.
aginatlon the audience might easily
have been pictured az transferred
from the present day to the time wheI
Shakespeare himself acted the Ghost
in Hamlet
So much has been said already Of
Mr. Robertson's lmpersenatlon OF
kaf lat. tn,
portant side of the performance seems
hardly necessary Ordinarily the
play Is the thing but In this case In.
terest centered less In how the actor
would play the part than in how the
play would 20 off under such unfamil.
far conditions. To an audience ac.
customed 10 the scenic excellence Of
modern Shakespearlan performances
with each setting a marvel of the scene
painters craft and the most minor
shakespearians discourse so learnedly
The movement OF the play. uninter
rtpted by the long intermissions made
necessary by the stage settings II the
modern stage. went forward with a
surprising qnickness Modern perform.
ances, owing 10 the exigencies Of these
remarkable and complicated scienlc
pictureg usually demand a sacrifice Of
much that Shakespeare wrote simply
10 allow time for the scene shutters,
while % the Harvard performance this
loss ~ time was ohyiated And. what
was more to the point. the play appar.
entity told It's story certainly com.
plicated enough thoroughly TO test the
simplicity OF the stage as back.
ground for an ineligible dramatic Of.
fort-quite as clearly as II each scene
had been pictorially indicated. Those
who saw the performance came away
with wider understanding Of Shake
speare. even II that understanding Is
not likely to involve any marked reac-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-14

der the dust Of centuries is obviously
impossible And he would doubtless
have maryelled as much to see Hamlet
clad in the sables with which tho
modern playgoer is familiar ms we of
the present day would wonder TO behold
The melancholy prince clad in the con
temporary Elizabethan costume worn
by all players at the time when Shakes
pcare was writing his tragedies. But,
except for some few inCOngruities, II
is safe &c say that the interior of Sand.
cr4 Theater was very like the play
house of the late 18th and early 18th
centuries Many of the points in.
VOWED In the reproduction are the re-
suit Of recent discoveries in theatrical
literature; and the stage itself was
built by Professor II LangfGrd War
rea. OF the Harvard architectural de.
partment, from contracts that were
made for the building Of now vanished
and almost forgotten London theaters.
What the distinguished audience a
term that may here be applied with
very exact nicety-s saw when il gather.
ca III Sanders last Tuesday night was
a rush strewn platform extending well
into the pit, or orchestra as We should
now call il. fanked by stage boxes and
affording room for auditors on three
Sides Partly over this stage extended
a roof supported by pillars al the sides
and topped Ivy a small tOwerlikc struc.
turc from which a trumpcteer stepp, 4
forth to announce the beginning u the
play These pillars. or corner posts
1t must be understood were not at the
extreme sides of the stage and between
them hung curtains which thus en-
closed a part Of the platform leaving
the front and sides for the use Of the
players In olc scene while the few &C.
ccss0rIes 81 another. chairs, tables,
etc we're being arranged behind the
curtains The drawing OF the curtains
Therefore revealed second scene.
while yet q third place for the action
of tbe play was provided By balcony
al the back Of The stage Practically
there were three stages for In the old
Elzabethan theater this balcony at
the back YVES used for various scenes,
more or less In the air 80 10 speak,
such As the balcony in Romeo and
juliet The ramparts ~ castle. or the
stage within 4 etage on which. as IN
the players scene In Hamlet. a second.
AIRY performance play within the
Gx.s No
benefit only Of the persons on the
stage In the tower above was stored
machinery for the operation Of vari.
Gus stage devices. for the Elizabethan
stage. although bare Of scenery In our
modern sense. was nevertheless can
able 81 producing many effects which
we now class as spectacular.
This arrangement. as II has been
worked out BY the Harvard authorl.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-14
BIG MAPLE-5UoAR SEASON.
Vermont Farmers Anticipate the Larg.
est Yield in Many Years,

Randolph, VT, April 10.-Vermont
farmers are securing their sap pals.
whiting spigots. cleaning evaporators
and preparing for the biggest maple.
sugar season in two decades, and with
in fortnight every man owning a
sugar tree VIII bc making money fast
cr than al any other inc in the twelve
months
For the p..t tea years the maple.
sdgar crop h.s been steadily falling
Il because Of III winters Ii will
not be the csse this spring Warm
days and freezing nights arc what the
sugar makers look for. and these condi
tions are sure to prevail this year
As the frost lies six and seven feet
deep in the ground the season will lie
long one.
Sugar will not only be more plentl-
FIJI this year, but it will he of better
quality. The days of boiling in a
soap kettle ever a bonfire have passed
and this season more farmers than
ever before will use the improved
steel eyaporators which have made
Vermont maple sugar famous the
world ever, BY the new process the
sap Is fed into one end OF twenty.
foot steel pan placed over long fire.
arch and divided every few inches by a
partition As the water eyaporates
the sap passes toward the foot Of the
pan whore Il comes out a clear and
highly Favored syrup. The best prod.
uct Is about the color Of the Hghtest
grade Of brown sugar The product
made from the first run Of sap-this
4 sugar de luxa--will sell at % cents
a pound. but later good sugar may be
had at IL cents. Syrup viii sell al
from 81 10 $3.50 a gallon
Some Of the largest orchards where
several thousand trees are tapped will
yield several tons There IA not
section Of the state where naples do
not thrive and the industry is rapidly
growing In extent Many farmers
are planting orchards Of young trees
70 replace the older monarchs. and 1t
Is expected that within ten years the
yield will be 100 per cent greater than
now. II the season Is all that Is ex.
pected the gross receipts will be be.
tween 100000 and 5000 900
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-14
Augustus

diyIduals of art WORKS some OF which
have seldom or never been publicly
exhibited before
An annex for sculpture designed by
Professor Paul WaIlot, the architect
eff the imperial parliament houses in
Berlin. has been erected in accordance
the grouping of different schools and
periods and with a gallery conneetine
ii with the main building Professor
Lehrs has collected examples of the
art of engraving in a large graphic de
partment, while art industries will be
found in a department under Professor
Gross direction. In the large central
hall water will play from the jets of
the gigantic Marcolini fountain eX-
eCuted by Matielli, of which a cast is
at hand a Renaissance of the
horescence of Dresden art in the 18th
century.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-14

guaranteed an amount equal TO the
governmental appropriation. The
honorary Craftsmanship of the eNecu
tive committee, which has organized
anu will control the exhibition has
been accepted by Oberburgermeister
Beutler. who has already done so
much for the civic improvement OF
Dresden Professor Gotthardt kuehl
of the Royal Academy Of Arts, whose
name people have learned to as,
socate With Dresden exhibitions, is
the first yice-chairman of the commit
tee Herr Kuehl's individuality has
been strongly impressed upon the pre-
vious art shows held in Dresden, AND
this one will, it is expected, feel the
influence of his interest in modern de,
Yelopments of the painters art.
second vice.chairman of the execu,
tive committee is the painter Hermann
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-14
DRESDEN'S GREAT
ART EXHIBITION
The Saxon Capital to Have One of Chief European
Attractions of the Summer Season--Ihe Beau
ties of the City the Ebe

not only the works of German artists
but also of the leading Italian, French,
Belgian and English painters and
sculptors. Among the German groups
may be noticed those of Dresden; oil
Munich-the Society, the Secession
and the Luitpould and Scholle groups;
of Berlin, the Society and the Seces.
sion; of Vienna, Stuttgart, Weimar,
Karlsruhe, Koenigsbers, Frankfort
Hamburg and Dusseldorf,
There will also be a retrospective
exhibition, under the special care of
Gotthard Kuehl Offering a survey OF
the art of the nineteenth century as
shown in the works of its leading rep,
resentatives. The success of this de
partment is assured by loans from the
state authorities and private in,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-14
my FAITH LOOKS up TO THEE"

And | saw aH II were u sea Of glass
with fire - Revelation XIV: q
/ VIII not question Thou dost know
The way by which my feet must go.
with thee all hope aud all desire
Must pays that sea 81 glass and fire.
| will not question. In thy hand
lay my own. Al thy command
10 tread the wilderness were sweet.
Ger burning stones, with bleeding feet.
| will not question. but fnlfill
The purposes thy heavenly will
Reveals to me, as day by day
This marvellous life unfolds its way.
| will not question. Thought II free.
And all my faith looks up to thee.
The mount OF vision shines afar.
And Ger Il CLEANS the Bethlehem start
Lillian whiting.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-14

Dresden. April 1O.-Dresden, the
capital and royal residence of Saxony,
city beautiied by works of art ana
fortunate in its environment will on
May open enc of the most important
art exhibitions OF the year 1904. II
VIII be under the patronage of King
George of Saxony, and under the
honorary presidency of Prince Johann
Georg, who is an enthusiastic lover
of art. With the sanction of parlia-
ment the Saxon government has
guaranteed sufficient money for the
undertaking and has signified its de-
sire that the exhibition be made in
every respect as comprehensive as
possible The city authorities of Ores
den, not to be outdone, have
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-14

There will also be an exhibition of
horticulture in connection with the
showing of plastic art. In the open
space enclosed by the new wings of
the exhibition palace, two gardens
have been laid out that on the left
in the Bedermeier style, after de-
sign by Graft and Bertram; that on
the right in modern style, according
TO a plan Of Kreis and Bouche
Through the open doors OF the sur
rounding exhibition buildings the
visitor will be able TO step out into
these gardens, in which examples Of
sculptor's art will appear in broao
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-14

preIl, who has been repeatedly en-,
trusted by the German emperor with
the execution OF works of monu,
mental character. The responsible
post Of first secretary is filled by
Professor Eugen Bracht. master of
German landscape painting and by
his side stands Professor Kiessling as
second secretary. Among the other
members Of the executive committee
are sculptors. like Robert Diez, ana
painters such as Otto Gussmann and
Otto jain. all men of international
reputation.
The exhibition will be open from May