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operate distinction is really ready 10
shine as a star. the public is pretty
quickly apprised o: the fact.
Both grand opera and light opera i'm
pressarios, it should be added, such
men as Mr.. Hermann Conriad and Mr..
H. W. Savage. are constantly on the
lookout for marked talent, and with
them the record of a European appear
arce is no longer the only indication of
ability. Indeed, the latter of these
musical managers regularly puts for
ward a special claim for popular inter-
est in his operate companies in the
fact that his singers are American
trained and use the English language.
Bimboni, at various times orchestra
leader at the Royal Opera Houses Of
| Vienna, Rome, Berlin. Madrid and Lon
don, has become very - husiastic over
American students, and particularly
over women students. The American
soprano, English alto. Slavonic basso,
and Italian tenor-that is his idea Of
the hightst racial capacity in music.
His acquaintance with the American
voice is not so recent. either. In the
course of a tour made through the
United States some years ago, as di-
rector OF the orchestra of the Grau-
Mapleson Company. Signor Bimboni
made a study of the musial possibili-
ties of the different sections, and came
TO appreciate particularly the voices of
people brought up in the mountainous
regions of the West. Southerners he
has found to be. as a rule, also good
candidates for the operate stage, SYM
pathetic in temperament, and inclined
contrary to the popular impression
to do hard work: although their vocal
equipment is not so Invariably good as
that of the young men and women who
have always breathed the air of the Far
West. Touching the reasons why a
certain percentage of the Americans
who enter the opera school do not con-
tinue, Sgnor Bimboni. whose English
is still mainly gesticulatory. points sig
nificantly to the throat and then to the
skull.
And probably most OF the aspirants
who are ambitious TO become singers
in grand opera do not realize what lies
ahead of them in the way Of striving
and effort before their ambitions can
in any way be accomplished; but that s
the case with students OF any art. They
merely know that the great singers get
from $500 TO $1,000 a night for their
work: what that work has involved
they cannot understand until they have
tried il on for themselves. Nordica.
who is one of the graduates OF the
New England Conservatory of Music,
spent about ten years in severe study
before she began her operate career.
Again. Media once wrote: DO we ap-
preciate the enormous expenditure OF
time and effort, the long, laborious.
Uninterrupted training which the sing
ers must go through with before au-
diences will listen to them. This spe-
cies OF training. too. demands the
sternest and most conscientious per-
sonal sacrifice. There must often be a
Spartan regimen, great forfeiture Of So
eIal pleasures. daily and unceasinR
study and practice, no matter al what
cost Of WEAKNESS and often srksome
labor All this must be accomplished
while the golden hours OF youth are
heeting, and without the sure promise
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-29

church, reminded me of Vane; his eyes.
also"
But the odor?"
That was familiar, sir; I noticed
it almost from the first 1t was what
led me to be kind 10 him, TO think he
might possibly be my husband. for it
even, sometimes. outweighed with me
the fact of his dark hair
But you did not speak of it."
mo, sir. / did not speak Of It,
could not compel myself TO until il
seemed as if il would be wrong to
withhold the fact any longer l did
not even speak of it to Mrs. Fry
Mrs. Hamilton thought of the time
she had been almost overwhelmed by
a sense of this odor when Mrs. Fry
had opened his trunk, but she did not
speak of it. 1t had been so familiar
as to cause her great agitation, though
to no one else would any scent have
teen recognizable.
There is no good reason for your
hesitation, as you must own, Mrs.
Hamilton, when you view the matter
dispassionately. The sense of smelling
is a noble one. II most people possess
II in a small degree, ii is because we
DO not need ii so much, perhaps, as
the other senses. No doubt it could be
cultivated
You are very kind" said Constance,
simply, land / think you are right.
Still, to ordinary people the matter
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-29
Making American Opera Singers
How Young People Learn Grand Opera RoesSevey Of the
Training Demanded.

Boston, May 2s.-"Carmen," calls
Chevalier Bimboni and they all gather
again upon the stage-one to play the
piano, and others to take their parts,
uncostumed but enthusiastic, in the
scene that finally gives Escamillo, the
young baritone from Iowa, the oppor-
tunity to sing from behind the scenes
that thrilling "To-re-ador, en- CARBIDE!
Toreador! Toreador!"
And through it all runs Bizet's
catchy music, while among the young
people the energetic but kindly Italian
leader circulates, now exulting in a
pupils success, now despairing, now
frantically beating out the music with
both hands to enforce better phras-
ing from Done Jose, lately of Kansas
City, whose dash and brilliancy are
tempered with a certain lack of thor
oughness. or stopping the whole per-
Torrance to criticise the acting of
Micaela, a teacher of music in Bos-
ton school, who is only too liable to
hurt the effect of her really fine So
prano voice by her Bostonese stiffness
OF carriage. Everybody is so earnest,
and yet so jolly during the Thursday
afternoon practice work. OF course
there are bitches and interruptions,
as at all rehearsals. but the scene goes
through to its gruelling finish. with
everybody on the stage so absorbed
that no one has heard, floating
through the window, that other less
musical chorus from the ball grounds
a quarter of mile distant where the
Beaneaters are taking a fall out Of a
club from another city
Then comes selections from Aida
and "Rigoletto'' and Faust" with the
girl from Idaho carrying off all the
honors. She has a voice, Astounding
vitality, originality of conception and
an utter ness-characteristic
Signor Bimboni has discovered in so
many of the Westerners who come
East to study music. She can act.
furthermore, as we'll as sing, as she
shows in the garden scene of 'Riogo-
letto,' which she carried through by
dlnt of her own hard work. Open
air life on a ranch has endowed her
with that magnifcence of physique
which so distinguishes most of the
great opera singers. Prolonged train
ing Is doing the rest. She has now
been studying for the operate stage
Tor nearly two years, to say nothing
OF half a dozen years OF general musi-
cal study before she came TO Boston
IN a short time she will be ready, so
slgnor Bimboni thinks, to make her
start and try 70 please the public ever
anxious for new favorites. for a new
note IN music. She does so well IN
these Thursday afternoon exercises. and
has done 50 well at the conservatory
e0eratic recitals. that the master right
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-29

to Rome. to study the great operate
classics are beginning to remain on
this side.
There are many reasons why. All the
authorities in the various arts-music,
painting, sculpture and the rest-agree
that the foundations of an art educa-
ton should be laid in ones own native
land. Europe is all well enough to Wis
II subsequently for comparison and in
spiration. In Boston, still the center
Of musical education in the United
States despite the growth Of schools
and conservatories in other cities, there
are as good accessories for operate
training as in any European center.
with gradual accumulation Of these
and other advantages the necessity Of
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-29

| turning to Europe for operate train
ing has about disappeared.
Besides, to go abroad and to study
there for the grand opera continues to
be an expensive undertaking. All
Americans who visit Europe are sup
posed to be made of money. The pu-
pills al a foreign musical center must
be prepared to pay out in fees to cele-
brated masters anywhere from $1,000
to $500 annually. The conditions. fur
thermore, of study are usually unfa-
vorable and often exaspeTating.
Then. finally, after years of hard
work and frequent discoura cement,
there comes up for the American young
man or young woman the question of
an initial performance, of an opportu-
nifty to get before the public and chal-
lenge it's judgment upon the quality of
voice and power of Interpretation that
summers and winters of unstinted eff
fort have given. This, too. costs money,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-29

would appear strange, absurd"
I'VE shall not speak of it, nor make
il any part of our case, unless similar
circumstances can be discovered to
throw light upon yours
Il think you are right" and Mrs.
Hamilton arose from her seat and
soon after quietly left the office.
Which does she favor. Mr.. Ste
vens?" said Morley. facing square
around and leaning forward a little
in his interest.
"Edes." replied his partner, promptly.
You are right undoubtedly; and the
reason she has just given US"
well, 1t is a strange case. Mark
my words, Mr.. Morley, if it ever comes
TO trial it will create a greater sensa-
ton than anything since the celebrated
Tichborne claimant trial"
why. that was nothing to thisi"
Granted. We shall certainly gain
notoriety, If not the case" said Nor
ley, laughing. Mrs. Hamilton is
smart woman"
Deep. rather than smart. The way
she influenced US to accept the case
was mastery"
but she was right. Both sides are
Of interest 70 her.
We'll, they are about even. though
! did think No. 2 hadn't the ghost of
chance
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-29
COACHING OPERA STUDENTS.

a great deal of money. 1t is safe to say
that no American student can get a
chance to make a single appearance
upon a European stage to-day without
having first surrendered from $500 10
S. 900 for the privilege. and with the
strong probability that further invi-
tation to sing will never be forthcom-
ing.
Remaining in this country, the stu
dent gets OF. OF course. in the matter
Of fees. for less than one-fourth what
he must pay on the other side. and he
fnds opportunities such as are I'M
known IN Europe 70 sing before the
public in selections from The great OPP
elas. These chances cost nothing, and
may mean much, for II a candidate for
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-29

ure. and with the little oaes watch
the development. not only of the
wasp's nest. but of the children. II
will do the father and mother no harm
to refresh their own half-forgotten
knowledge of natural history.
The actual knowledge gained in
such study. while important, is
the least Of the gain. for there are also
valuable lessons in nursery govern
ment which prove that natural his
tory Is a moral factor in education.
Children who are nervous. fretful.
peevish and selfish will have their
thoughts diverted from themselves in
to more interesting channels, and they
will be quoted and better poised for
the realities of life which will follow,
individuality in Childhood.
Mothers should realize that there is
such a thing as individuality in child
hood, and that they have no right 10
disregard this fact. Give the child
some cocoons and let him raise silk
worms. He will never have a desire to
kill a worm after such an experience.
A childs education should not be
solely TO acquire knowledge. There are
other things quite as important. II
the mother gives way to fits of anger
and slaps her child for every little Of
tense. Sne can HdTulg cApcCb MN "
practice self-control. Anger, violence
and revenge will be nurtured In his
heart, and he in turn will wreak his
feelings upon his pets, and on his own
family later in life.
Self-control in moments of disap-
pointment or pain; cheerfulness in The
face Of sorrow and adversely; patience
in illness and with the weaknesses Of
others; kindness toward the weak and
helpless creatures dependent upon him
all these lessons should be taught the
child by example rather than precept.
If child is Disconnected, the mother
will not scold at him and preach con-
tentment. but, If she is wise. will make
il point 70 teach him the lesson by
showing him the surroundings OF
some child less fortunate. He will then
make his own deductions from this
lesson in contrasts, and viii not forget
il either.
A childs mental training should. OF
course. keep pace with his physical
training. and one should not be devel-
oped at the expense Of the other.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-29

ly expects great things from her. She
may even find herself within the de-
cade among the very great ones-with
Nordica and Eames and GadsK and
Suzanne Adams.
And that will be something notable
if ii comes about, for up TO within
two years no aspirant for honors in
grand opera could be completely train
ed except by going to Europe. Late
ly, however, the New England Con-
servatory of Music has established an
opera school. the first one to be estab-
lished on permanent lines in America,
and already young people, who used
to go to Paris, to Vienna, to Leipsic.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-29

be thin-"born that way" some say,
but there is healthy standard by which
a person who kno7cs himself can gauge
his good health or poor health. If for
any reason he or she is below his or her
normal weight, then it is wise TO look
out for trouble. In case the germs of
grippe, typhoid, or consumption gain an
entrance to the body they find a fertile
field and develop Immediately. We can
only compare this sudden taking on of
disease germs by the thin body, to the
fertile field which lays fallow until an
unfortunate wind carries the seeds of
some wild and worthless plant there and
they quickly root and flourish Almost
any grave change in health is at once
betrayed by the loss of flesh, which
shows most often in the face. This con-
dition almost always co-exists with i'm
poverished blood. A gain of flesh up
to certain point means rise in other
essentials of health the red corpuscles
of the blood are increased, and the color
improved. When persons find them
selves losing weight they should heed
the warning, and use the proper means
in time before disease fastens on them.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-29
Give Him a rev choice Books.

A few choice books on nature
study. OF which there are many. should
BE- ia the library OF every mother, and
these should be shared with the chill
dren When the wasp builds It's nest
under the window Sill instead of
teaching the child 20 fear the insect.
get out one Of the books. which eK-
plains the process Of wasp architect
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-29

anu ItdSVIllA6 PDWGiS.
schools the Right Thing.
In considering the mental training
of a child-the right way in which ne
should 60 so that when he is old
he shall not depart from it-schools
and books naturally should claim
places second TO none others in i'm
portance. Nevertheless, mother
has no right to think that as soon as
the child Is old enough TO go to school
the responsibility of his mental train
ing can be shifted to the teacher.
Mothers who have even ordinary in
telligence and patience are the best
supervisors OF their chiloren's mental
and moral training.
One of the delightful ways Of de-
veloping the minds of children is 70
interest them in nature study in the
springtime. when buds are bursting
and nature is awakening. This does
rot require an extraordinary output OF
time or energy, as many would sup
pose.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-29
MANY LIVES SAVED
THROUGH ALIFE-PRESERVER

n eminent physician of this
city recently said: vVery
thin people live from hand
to mouth, and have little
reserve for emergencies"
OF course we know of per-
sons whose nature il is to
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-29
THE TRAINING OF THE CHILD.
(continued from Page Twenty-two.)
school. the Right Thing.

portunity Of exercising their thinking
and reasoning powers.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-29

CONTINUED in Next Sundays News.)
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-10

Some people p'cL .ne,r company--to
pieces. -BchooImaster.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-10
SHElLFlSH LANGUAGE.
Curious Clicking Sounds Heard on
the Water mt Night.

Most seamen will tell of curious click
ing sounds heard on calm nights at sea,
and the origin Of the noise seems so al
together unaccountable that it has Of
ten created some alarm among super
stitious fishermen.
A distinguished naturalist made a
careful study Of the sounds on many
occasions and found that 1t was not a
sustained note, but made up Of multi
tude of tiny ones, each clear and dis
tinct in itself and ranging from high
treble down to a bass. When the ear
was applied to the gunwale of the boat
the sound grew more intense, and In
some places as the boat moved ON 1t
could not be heard at all.
On other occasions the sounds resem-
bled the tolling of bells, the booming of
guns and the notes of an @olian harp.
For long time he was unable to
trace the cause, but at length dlscov-
cred that the sounds were made by
shellfsh, hundreds of them opening
their shells and closing them with
sharp snaps. The noise, partly muffled
by the water, sounded indescribably
weird. He was finally led to the con-
clusion that as the shellfish made the
sounds they probably had some mean
ing and that the clicks might possibly
be warning of danger when the shall
low water was disturbed by the boat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-10
COSTLY LANTERNS.
The Fancy Lamps Tint Passenger
Conductors Used to Carry.

Modern railroading has driven the
passenger conductors lantern almost
out of use. Years ago the pride of n
passenger conductor was his lantern.
Then the cars We're not so brilliantly
Illuminated as they are now, and the
ticket taker was obliged TO carry his
light on his left arm in order to see the
pasteboards as he passed through the
dimly lighted car.
At one time the conductors INDUCED
in considerable extravaganza in the
matter of lanterns. Some of them were
gold and silver plated. The upper part
of the glass globe was colored blue, and
the name of the owner was cut i'm old
English letters. At the meetings of the
Conductors association manufacturers
would arrange great display of costly
lights at one of the hotels In the city In
which the meeting would be held
Some of the conceits i'm the lights were
unique, and the prices ranged from $25
TO ten times that figure. The glass and
plating were kept in a highly polished
state, and none dared to meddle with
this part of the ticket puncher's equip
ment.
Conductors still carry their own Ian
terns-that is, they are ON the train
ready for use-but there is nothing Il !,
the need of them that formerly existed
Chicago Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-10

You seldom will hud brainy man
with round head The head that
contains lots of brains either is very
long from front to back or else ir-
regular You can learn something Of
a mans mental ability by the hat he
wears. If his head is so bumpy that
It seems as If he never could get hat
to fit him he probably Is genius or
n crack-a jack in some particular line.
If his head il long from front TO back
he is clear thinker and smart MS a
whip. So II your hat costs more mon
ey than your friends hat does and
you are harder to flt he consoled by
considering that your brain is worth
more.-New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-10

Fond as Ruskin was of flowers, espe-
cially wild ones, he had his own ideas
as to what garden ought to be, and
In his practical gardening was quite a
landscapist. lie liked making paths
and contrlving pretty hooks. When he
first came to Brentwood he would have
his coppice cut no more. 1t spindled
up TO great tall steps, slender and sin
uous, promising no timber, and past
the age for all commercial use or time
honored won't Neigbbors shook their
heads, but they did not know the
pictures of Botticelli, and Ruskin had
made his coppice into an early Italian
altar piece. Then he had his espnler
of apples and little gooseberry patch
and few standard fruit trees and
some Strawberries mixed with flow
ers. In one corner there were beehives
in the old fashioned pent house trailed
over with creepers. Here and there
were little hummocks, each with its
special interest of fern or flower.-Good
Words
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-10
AUDITORS REPORT
OF THE
Finances of Jefferson County
YEAR 1908.
Treasursf'a Account.

Jefferson county for the year ending Decem-
Der 3ist, A. ID. 1908.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-10
Girls Kent In CaRes.

1t is said that the people of New
Britain have n peculiar custom Of con-
fining their girls in cages until they
reach marriageable age. These cages
are built of wood cut from the palm
tree and are inside the rude houses
Outside each house is fence of wick
erwork made of reeds. The girls are
are never allowed TO go out Of the
house, yet they seem strong and
healthy.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-10
spENcER's EAR PLUGS.
The way the Great PHILOSOPHERS Rid
Himself OF Small Talk.


Years ago." says William II. Hud.
son In the North American Review,
Herbert Spencer round that the ef-
feet of following ordinary conversation
became frequently too much for him.
But he liked to have people about him
TO watch the play of expression on their
faces, TO feel that, though he could not
himself share much In the merriment,
he was, as 1t were, n part of the nor
NAL and healthy social world. For
this reason he objected to withdrawal
into solitude and evolved plan by
which he might secure the partial iso-
latlon which he required. He had a
circular spring made TO 20 round the
back of his head, and this carried pads
which fitted firmly upon the ears, ef-
fectlvely deadenlng the noise about
him and reducing the surrounding
chatter TO a mere hum. l have often
seen him, stretched at length upon his
couch, follow with apparent interest
the gossip over the afternoon tea cups
up TO certain point and then, reach
ing under his pillow, draw forth and
adjust his instrument, thus suddenly
detaching himself from his environ
ment. The effect of this movement
with comparative strangers was al
ways to cause an instant cessation of
the conversation. But this was precise
ly what Spencer did not wish. Go on
talking he would exclaim, with a
quizzical look. 4 can't hear what you
are saving Won knowpv
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-10
A Natural Desire.

Smith, wonder what Br-wn intends
to do with all the money he got for
those historical novels he wrote.
J-n-s-IIe intends to travel. He feels
that he ought TO visit some Of the places
he wrote about just to see what they
ore like.-Life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-10
Where Three Is a Crowd.

Toni suppose you spent pleasant
evening with your best girl.
Dick-Pleasant? Huh! A fellow can't
make love to his girl In a crowd.
Tom-Oh, was there crowd there?
Dick-Yes. and the chump didn't have
sense enough to realize that he wasn't
wanted.-Chicago Tribune
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-10


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vereport
AID lsEAL1
T. sassS saaNRS [sEsIl SEAL
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-10
Perverse.

He-Won't you let me give you just
one kiss before 60?
She-Will just one satisfy you?
He-Yes, darling.
She-Then won't give 1t to you.-
atandard.