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The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-07
The New Idea, in Opera.

When Heinrich Conried was prepar-
ing to occupy the impressarial throne,
then Just vacated by Maurice Grau,
Conried made it known that he was
going to break either himself OF the
tyranny of the stars. He meant to
give them all they were entitled to and
also to give the public a plenty of high
grade singing, but he didn't mean to
let the stars be the whole thing. Such
of the singing aristocracy as would
accept the prices he could afford to
pay them would be retained, the others
would have to be spared" Moreover,
as he made it perfectly clear, he
couldn't afford to pay some of them
the prices they had extorted from Mr..
Grau.
It was Conried's plan to rely more on
the general excellence of the perform
ance than Grau ever had and to i'm
prove the scenic resources of the house
till they equaled the best in the world.
These things, he knew, would cost lots
of money, but he believed them more
important by far than practically "all
star casts.
There were some who agreed with
him, but there were more who did not.
Mr.. Conrieds first season has now
progressed far enough to make it GER
tain that he was right. He has a very
fine company of excellent singers with
most of the Grau eXtortionists left out,
and he is making money for himself
and his stockholders very fast.
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stars Not the whoIe Show.

Milka Ternina, who sang Kundry in
"Parsifal," under Wagner's own di-
rection, is the most celebrated woman
singer in the company, barring Calve
and Sembrich certainly, and natural
ly, most of those who plan to hear
"ParsifaP' would prefer to do so when
she is in the cast.
But-and here another old notion is
disproved, at the same time one of
Conrieds new ones is substantiated-
despite the general anxiety to hear
Ternina in the role of Kundry, the
house is just as crowded when Marion
Weed, the young woman from Roches-
ter, sings the role as when Ternina
appears. 1t may be, indeed, that Ter
nina's work is broader, more finished,
more powerful and more generally eff
fective than Miss Weeds, but the gen.
eral excellence of the whole perform
ance is on so high a level and Miss
Weeds own work so far removed from
being inefficient, that there is no drop
in the receipts when she is the Kun
dry
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-07

Lot No. ISIS. $50, $3.50, fAfF ~A
Mems Fine overcoats now @IU u0l
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-07

Wall street and Anti-Trust Bills.
Wall street is in a state Of perplexity
over the maneuvering at Washington
for an amendment to the Interstate
Commerce and Sherman antitrust
bills. The conclusion was jumped to
that Senator Foraker was acting for
the administration in the presentation
of his bill amendatory of the existing
laws on these subjects. Senator For
aker's recent activity as the admins
trations representative in Ohio gave
apparent warrant to the conclusion that
he would not take such an important
step without White House consultation,
and 1t was accepted almost without
question that his bill had the Presi-
dents approval in advance of its in
PRODUCTION. Prompt reputation by At
torney General Knox has therefore
been more or less disquieting In the
financial district, and has inspired fresh
discussion as to what the Presidents
attitude and purposes on the trust
question may be.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-07
The Bucket shop Failures.

A number of bucket shop failures has
startled the cotton trade during the
last ten days, no section of the country
being exempt. Some weeks ago !
sounded warning of this possibility, in
timations OF weakness in the bucket
shop quarter having beeneheard in Wall
street. Many of these concerns that
made large sums of money during the
slump in the stock market have paid
their profits back and more in the as
tonishng advance in cotton prices. One
bucket shop hacker with headquarters
In Boston. New York and Chicago is
said to have lost over 100000 and
to have saved himself from utter fail
ure by suddenly cutting short his re-
sponsibilities and taking passage for
Europe. II a change for the better
takes place in his fortunes he may re-
turn in time to take his usual active
part in sporting events, his special hob
by being the elevation of the standard
of the horse. There are others besides
this turf celebrity who have gone on
the shoals by reason OF their connac-
ton with bucket shop financing, but
they are keeping as far in the back
ground as possible.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-07

I md that among people having
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all, even If they did spell it with
capital P. His name was Powers, but
he hadn't any influence; he was shorn
as clean as Samson!
On this liberty-loving sphere the
bitter is often mingled with the sweet;
naturally, then, it was no strange
thing that the Powers family found
aloes in plenty stuffed into their pa
triotic dessert.
No criticisms were forthcoming con-
cerning the celebration, for that was
a success both in attendance and en-
thusiasm; and the dinner and fire.
works were simply elegant" with
weather to match. But when the gos-
sips found time to manipulate the
wires 1t went out that the presidents
family instituted the new departure on
purpose to air their attainments and
show of Margaret's beau; and not be-
cause they were any more patriotic
than other folks.
1t was at this juncture that Erastus
Powers changed his mind on the ques-
ton of predestination, and declared to
his wife that IL was nothing but a
sleek scheme OF the devil, to reflect on
him officially. And he swore within
himself, and by himself, that mo mora
golden opportunities should make a
fool Of him,"
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THE OTHER SIDE OF JORDAN.

o. the other side o. Jordan may be bright
as bright kin be.
But I amt a-faultin' this old world; she's
bright enough fer mel
You've got to be a swimmer when you
strike that jasper sea.
Yonder. on the other side o. Jordan
I make no doubt the country Is a country
out o. sight.
With all them helds O. Twin green an
rivers o. delight:
But jest amt In no hurry fer to rise an
take my flight
Yonder. on the other side o. Jordani
I know. the time they're havin' IN the
sweet old by an by.
Must set the stars TO dancin' In the blue
bend o. the sky:
But I'm Jest no good at fyin'-an' n angels
got to fly
Yonder. on the other side o. Jordan,
o. no matter what the troubls-an' no mat
ter where / roam.
This world to me IL sweeser than its sweet
est h0neycomb.
An never shall resign Il TIL they holler:
Come on homer
I Yonder. on the other side o. Jordani
r. l. Stanton. In Atlanta Constitution.
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Surely there was more patriotism in
Northfield than Mrs. Powers dreamed
Of
But Nevins, who admired the presi-
dent as the sun of their cluster, was
ready with the climax.
"Our chief here can read the Declara-
ton OF Independence, and we-the rest
of us-will consider ourselves a COM
mittee of the whole on decoration, fire.
works and other things"
The chief" felt a great and mos.
uncomfortable lump under his collar
and firmly declined.
Well" said Nevins, determining to
get the honor fixed as near the central
orb as possible, Miss Margie has a
fine voice and we'll put her down for
the reading"
President Powers swallowed the
lump in his throat. This was plainly
mitted.
In due time Nevins waited on Miss
Margie and she sweetly consented to dc
the reading. And Mrs. Powers was
asked to kindly make out the pro-
gramme for that weeks issue of the
Mortified Palladium"
Rastus," she exclaimed as soon as
Nevins' coattails disappeared around
the corner, this certainly is getting to
be a family affair in spite of youl
qualms.
ITO make it sure, I'll sandwich Ber
and Rena in for their song and l will
head the table committee"
The president of Mortified put OF
his hat and went out in the garden t.
think. He was only figure-head aftel
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ness. as citizens of these United
States"
Her husband struck an attitude wor-
thy of his position and replied: IF
the people coincide. Matilda. Now IL
/ were a mayor instead of a president.
things would move"
Isn't a president bigger than q
mayor?" she asked.
mo; i rather think not when il
comes to saying what's to be done"
well, 'Rastus, why don't they say
umphant This was a poser for the
chief executive of Mortified and he
pretended not to hear.
"Pshawl" continued Mrs. Powers,
noticing her husbands brown study,
who cares, so you don't forget the
celebration; a real old timer where
they read the Declaration of Inde-
pendence all solemn like to remind peo-
pie of their obligations. You won't let
the opportunity slip. will you, dear?''
she pleaded, the matter of precedence
in authority forgotten altogether.
Have the Declaration read, too: the
rising generation don't know anything
about the foundation of Liberty; nor
with what struggling 1t came into ex-
istence, nor even who signed it, per
haps."
1.-THE Declaration of Independence. "
observed Mr.. Powers. carefully
doesn't make Fourth, no more than
a spring chicken makes a whole pic
mic. And, after all, l can't imagine
who would read it, now that the pro-
fessor is away"
THE professor!" snorted Mrs. 'Ras.
tus; why can't the minister read it,
He reads the Thanksgiving proclama
tions, and guess the grand old docu.
ment is as readable any day as they
are, not rejecting on the head Of the
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nation, at all. But" and she cOgitat-
ed moment-"our Margie can read 1t,
for that matter; and Ben and Rena
can sing the Star-Spangled Banner
beautifully Then there's their
cousins, over at Phelps; they own the
string band. Well get them, and your
Fourth's assured, 'Rastus"
President Powers felt in his bones
that the matter was really settling. but
the drift of the partial outline struck
him as being a monopoly.
1T might be Objectionable" he ven-
turned, "to make the programme q
family affair."" Matilda"
"Humph!" she returned, warming up,
"why should they object? We've waited
a dozen years for the rest to move.
Mercy / don't believe the people here
know even how many signed that won
derful paper fixing the Fourth for all
time"
We'll, Matilda" he answered, wear
lily, ''it seems to me you are dead gone
on the Declaration"
Don't be blasphemous, 'Rastus," she
| interpolated, you're the president of
Northfield-"
-DAnd," went on her husband, deaf
! to the interlude, III bet you $40 TO
a penny, If you dare, that not one coun-
Gilman can tell whether 1t was signed
at all or not"
His wife fairly gasped with surprise
and disdain. DO you mean to say
that Mortified has retrograded like
that, Erastus Powers? Surely the
reari"
Il was speaking of the town coun-
ell, only" he answered as If pronounc-
ing sentence.
We'll, you tell them it was signed
by Sc of the biggest Fourth o. July
men on earth at that time; our first
congressman. too"
And Mrs. Powers swept up and down
the apartment, very Goddess oi
Liberty.
The town council met that evening
and the president was commissioned
by the powers behind the throne to
''see to it" Very ably did he "sug-
gest," and mention the NATTER" and
before he was aware they were all
wonderfully enthused.
He could almost hear Ben and
Rena's 20, Say Can You See," etc, as
he drummed thoughtfully on his desk
I'VE must have an orator of tn.
day." broke in Houseman, the man oi
energy, "and I've been thinking thai
young Lawyer Foote, OF Phelps, woull
be the one to wake up Northfield; and
we are able to pay him handsomely fo'
the speech"
The presidents face blanched. bu
he was diplomat enough to hold hi,
tongue. The proposed orator wa.
Margie's best beau, and that pro
gramme was again edging toward 4
monopoly. But if this was of Provi
dence he was not the one to gainsay
it,; so Foote was booked for the ora
ton, IF they could get him.
Get him," mentally unused Powers
"Of course. He'd break his neck t,
show of before Margie." But anothe
was speaking.
And as to music" he was saying
there's the Phelps string band. The
can come right along with the orato
of the day and Phelps and Northfielt
can celebrate together"
Shades of the hydra-headed combine
The scheme was moving Matilda's wa.
FAST
That's the checker!" cried Dumfey
the most influential OF the lot. 81 vii
write at once and do the inviting
Wen give them a good dinner and Sc
TO the rest"
How this thing was growing; wha
magnitude this Fourth" had alread
assumed, and 1t was only in embryo
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brushing it up in the next room. Hiek-
erson tried it ON and went to the mir.
Tor.
"Cornwallis or Burgoyne, Ell 2" he ex-
claimed. What does she know about
the revolution, 10 like to know"
The next day he appeared on the
streets with the flaming garments. ~
he walked down to the headquarters o3
the parade to get his horse he was ths
observed Of all observers.
Spicertown was filling up, 90 were
some of its citizens.
What's that over yonder?" cried a
man on the opposite side of the street
from Hickerson. What rascally Eng
lishman wants to insult q free-born
people with that uniform7 Here, boysi
here's a real Britisher."
Hickerson saw half q dozen fellows
street.
Take it off!" cried the leader.
Take what off? I'm a free-born
American and the grand"
You're nothing of the kind. This
is the glorious Fourth of July and We
don't allow any Britisher on the
streets. We don't"
But, gentlemen, I'm Samuel Kicker
son. and I've been appointed"
Put no one but Americans on
guard said Washington" was the in
terruption This is Freedoms day"
Samuel" said Mrs. Hickerson Q few
minutes later as she held up the torn
uniform, "the doctor says you stood
the stitching very well, quite like an
old soldier. The cuts on your head
aren't very deep, and your arm isn't
broken. They're going past the house
now."
Let 'em go, Mary. / wish King
George had conquered this blasted
country after all. And that uniformf
Don't wait for a tramp to come for it
Throw 1t in the ash-bin."
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Powers was elected president of the
village his wife suddenly developed
into very Spartan of enthusiasm, and
determined to celebrate.
Now, 'Rastus." she began, your
one golden opportunity of adorning
your Office and honoring your forefa-
theirs lies before you. Have a real old
fashioned Fourth o. July celebration:
make a new departure and convince all
Northfield Of their ungrateful shiftless-
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Papa Got IT.

Towne-I saw Smartley's little boy
going to the hospital to-day.
Browne-I'm surprised at Smartley.
He told me he wasn't going to let the
youngster shoot of any crackers or
cannons; that he was going to do it
for him.
Towne-That's right. The boy was
following the ambulance that took
Smartley there.-Philadelphia Press.
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All 1t Had Taught Him.

Family Physician-Well, Johnny, ]
hope you will never celebrate another
glorious Fourth as you did this one.
Johnny (who had lost several of his
fingers)-You bet WON'T Next time
I'll throw de cannon cracker as soon as
1t begins to sizzle.-Chicago Tribune.
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Doing Her Share.

The Others (about to start on
Fourth of July picnic)-Why, Mrs.
Kersmith, where is your basket Of
luncheon?
Mrs. Kersmith-I didn't have time tc
pack any. But I've engaged q sur
geon- He will join us At the grouD1A
Chicago Tribune.
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A FAMILY AFFAIR
How the Powers Family Celebrated the Fourth at
Mortified.
North
BY MANDA L. CROKER.

HE American eagle had
not scream e d owe r
Mortified for, at least,
a dozen years. and when
its citizens had a pa
triotic swelling of the
heart for the national
holiday, they went else
W h ere for tn cir
Fourth"
But when Erastus
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SaPacious Bird.

On the fourth the eagle scared
High. high up toward the sun.
1t wasn't safe to fly low down,
For Johnny had his gun.
Chicago Tribune.
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For Sale.

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school and church, u cash, write for farm list
and further information VIM Fleming,
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Iaundry. in a town of 1000 population.
xorth twice the money il will take to buy 1t,
best OF reasons for selling. l.. r Fleming,
Greensburg, Ind! Jan. 20, 1904
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Philippine Scouts School.

A school of English has been Instituted
for the Philippine scouts on the reser-
walton at the worlds fair. Chaplain
John C. Granville is in charge. The
school is providing much interest to yis
ltorA
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you gave it to that maa
who came here last summer? You sat1
you didn't want to see the old thing
again"
did L? Why, that suit cost me S27."
"And you bought it the summer
I went without a bonnet You know
you did, Hickerson. You'll have -
wear something else tomorrow.
They've made you grand marshal. !
hear"
"Yes. You see the appreciation IN
which I am held by the people. Is
means future and greater honorS
and"
THE last time you wore that uni-
form Herkimer's bull calf tried to get
out of the pasture at you. Thers'a too
much red in the suit for Independence
day. Why, you'd look like CORVALLIS
in it even if you had it,
We'll, I've got to wear something
tomorrow"
Maybe the tramp will drop round IN
time and loan you the uniform"
Hickerson said nothing, but went mp
stairs and dived into the wardrobe
/ Al tuC hCcl COlucI uio manu- Oo0S0D0
something and 10! out came the nashy
| garments.
! Il thought she didn't know any.
thing about It," he said triumphantly.
Gave that suit to a tramp? Well. I
guess not. 1t is a little red," he went
on, surveying the garments. "Wasaf
made for Fourth Of July celebration,
but it'll do"
He carried the suit downstairs and
exhibited 1t to his wife.
Found 1t, did your" she said 81
thought you wouldn't go poking round
after the old thing. They'll take you
for full-fledged Britisher in that"
But a marshal Of q parade II per-
mitted to wear anything that suits
him, 1 reckon. Besides"
Whom will you impersonate, Corn
wallis or Burgoyne?"
Hickerson did not reply, but stalked
OF with the suit. She heard him
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JOHN c. HOVER,

A ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Special attention
"a given To settlement OF estates. collections
and loans Will practice I'm State and u. ;.
Courts Office. and 5, Lawrence Block.
Bellefontaine. Ohio
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Id meLAvonLrN. Ex-PrObate Judge.

A TTORNEY-AT VIII give prompt
"A attention 10 general law practice. loans.
collections. conveyancing and settlement OF
estates Pr.sbate business a speciality.
Ofice= Room L and 2. Bellefontaine Ma
tfonal Bank Building.
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WEST & WEST.

a aTTORNEY-AT-LA Collections given
"A prompt attention Partition and settle
menf Of estates a specially Practice in the
state and U s Courts once on Main street,
directly opposite front entrance Of the Court
House Bellefontaine Ohio
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DR. sALuE n CoNNER.

nsTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Register
" ed Graduate. DR. A T. Still school of
Osteopathy. EirkSvIlle. Mo- Office Chalfant
Block Residence 210 East columbus Ave
Once Telephone 572. Residence Telephone 593-
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Il. P. Runyon is having great success in
crying sales, and is prepared to answer all
call on short notice.
Rates given on application.
Address me at Degran or leave orders At
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DR.. J. h. WILSON.

"OMEOPATHIST. Special attention given
IL TO diseases of the Noe and Throat Oft..e
on South Main street. BellefOntaine. o.
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DR.. W. n. OUTLAND.

PHYSICIAN AND sURGEoN-Ofice 80
Court Street Hubbard Block; residence
s1s East Chillicothe. General practice of
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DR. OSCAR RAIsToN.

PHYSICIAN and Surgeon Office. 1e3 East
4 Columbus street Residence, 407 North
Mad River street Phone 2os-three rings for
office and two for residence.