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considerations. But the role of Parsi
fal, sometimes heavily indicted for it's
lack of humanness, held last night a.
weight OF tears, trembling note of
grief that brought 1t pitifully into the
human comedy
Small wonder was it that in the Cir
cean scene, the Kundry, half maternal.
nal1-siren, should accent the mother
note. But Mr. Burgstaller, as he is a
hero, is also an artist of the first rank
Perhaps he will never again get the
piercing note Of sympathy that his
voice held last night, but 1t is a voice
sufficient to the last demand for the
role, smooth. resonant, flexible and
spiend1dly dramatic. Perhaps Mr. Burg
staller will never again get quite the
same divine uplift in his acting Of the
Wagner Messiah as he got last night
but there is evident strong dramatic
temperament and personality singu-
larly fortunate in the suggestion of the
innocence and purity of the character.
He, like Van Dyck, is tremendously
tall and broad in build, and should be
an ideal Lohengrin.
Nordica was the Kundry. and all her
old brilliant, radiant self. have
never heard her sing better than she
sang last night, and I've heard a
Brunnhilde or two in my time In the
temptation of Parsifal the singer
lacks suppleness, lacks insinuation.
lacks what they say Fremstad has in
high degree, the regnant deviItry of
the character. She is not for a mo-
ment the Rose of He'll as Wagner
calls her, only as she sings; never for
moment the Lilith woman. the
Herodias. the conquering strange
woman of all time. She is in fact
rather a motherly sort of BODY b,,t
magnificent looking at that, in auburn
locks and shimmering silver gown.
Her first act, when Kundry comes In
clothed in skins, sullen and fiery, was
again splendidly conceived and acted.
and throughout the part was brilliant
ly sung.
After the temptation scene the re-
calls were too numerous to count. The
audience went crazy in good old Tfvoli
fashion, and shouted and stamped nm
til it brought Mr.. Hertz, delightfully
awkward, but apparently very much
pleased with the attention.
Van Rooy was another among the
new singers. and handsomely notable.
His Amfortas was as near like life as
1t was possible to make 1t, and most
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formance the like Of which one will
never hear again. One wondered at
first just what was the matter, for the
play had the luck of the bad begin
ming. The trumpets at o'clock sum-
moned a crowd sleepy after the siren
uous opening of the evening before-it
is anyway difficult hour for enthusi-
asms. Then the audience was sheep
ishly conscious as to its gowning Not
few care to see "Parsifap as a spe-
cial Lenten function. Neck k-high these
were gowned both afternoon and even
ing, and the rest thought they ought
to have been. Then there was the in
evitable sag after the expectancy of
the largely, lengthily heralded thing,
and the first feeling Of "Parsifal" was
something akin to disappointment
Mr.. Alfred Hertz, who made his debut
as conductor here yesterday, at first
had evidently not gripped his men
They came lazily to the beat. The
brass happened in politely after the
strings, the strings in turn fluttered in
after the woodwind, and the rhythm
was not. Conductor and men were evil
IDENTIFY at odds, and one audaciously
wondered at the Hertz reputation.
Then came Mr.. Blass, magnificent in
poise and dignity as Gurnemanz, chief
knight of the Grail. Van Rooy, noble
basso, came next, as Amfortas, the
wounded king. Followed then an in
tense moment at Nordica's entrance
as Kundry, the orchestra treading more
surely with each measure. And then
came Alois Burgstaller, and with him,
the Parsifal, the reason for the agita-
tion and uncertainty of the perform
ance so far.
L do not wish to hear another per-
formance of "Parsifal" like Mr.. Burg
staller's last night. 1 never expect to
hear one Perhaps in the circum-
stances the tenor could not have sung
in any other role. Perhaps, and the
greater the heroism, any other role
would have been preferable. For, as
Kundry sang to the "Parsifal," His
mother grieves no more. for she is
dead" she sang to the one who only
an hour or so before had learned that
his mother would indeed grieve no
more.
1t is difficult coolly to consider a
performance in such circumstances.
The simple heroism of the thing over
shadows for the moment any technical
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OPERA IS UIEUED
FROM THE BOXES
Prominent Society Folk See
Initial Production of
"Parsifal."

Six boxes Of the twelve in the, Grand
Opera-house are held by various thea
ter parties throughout the grand opera
season. In the lower left hand box
nearest the stage were: Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. H de Young, Miss Helen de Young
and Miss Deane, Miss Constance de
Young and DR.. Stewart. In the box
beside them were Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
]. de Saba, Leon de Saba and Mr.. and
Mrs. Clement.
On the right OF the house nearest the
stage were Mr.. and Mrs. Busch, Miss
Alexa Busch OF Berlin and Mr.. Peter
schrttler Of Chicago. In the next box
were Mr. and Mrs. James Flood and
party. On the left hand middle tier
nearest the stage were Madame Goelitz,
MI Muhlmann and Mr. Hoemer.
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COnunucQ from rage i, Column s.
chiffon and white lace over pale green
taffeta-
Miss Marie Wilson, pale pink taffeta
and white lace ruf11es.
Miss Emily Wilson, pale yellow silk
and narrow black lace insertion.
Miss de Fremery, black lace gown
with pearls and opals.
Mrs. Herman Wicker, creme crepe
gown with black satin opera coat.
Miss Virginia Jolliffe, blue chiffon
cloth gown and white straw hat.
Mrs. j. G. Kennedy, green chiffon
gown and blue hat.
!. Mrs. ]. H. Pierce, black jetted lace
gown and blue hat.
Mrs. George Law Smith, white lace
robe.
Miss Maude Smith, blue tulle gown.
ruffied and trimmed with pink roses. :.
Among those present In attractingly
beautiful gowns were the following:
Mrs. Russell ]. Wilson. pale blue
taffeta, with overdress of white lace
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II must be lots OF fun to be 50 rich
you don't have to spend a cent 70
prove II.
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MUSICAL
MUSICAL.
NORDICA To THE
EVERETT PIANO Co.

The EVERETT PIANOS you have
from time to time so kindly placed at
my disposal need not extol- They
are too great to require my indorse-
ment and commend themselves by
their most delightful action. noble
tone and the wonderful singing or sus-
tanning quality, which supports the
voice beyond any point have known
LILLIAN NORDICA.
CLARK WISE & CO.,
126 Geary Street
Exclusive Agents.
We are still selling the balance OF
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'PARSlFAL" FINDS
GREAT FAVOR WITH
WESTERN AUDIENCE

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The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-30
FRANKFORT. KY.

coward. He was allowed to go.
The charge was a desperate one
hand to hand fighting = sword
against lance - horse and rider
mixed in one confused melee.
After the battle, the lad was found
dead on the field, with a Mexican
lance piercing through his breast
and transfixed to the ground.
In this desperate battle Capt.
Milam's life was saved by Hum
phrey Evans, of this city, who shot
and killed, with his pistol, Mex
lean whose lance was uplifted and
ready to be plunged into Capt.
Milam's side, whilst his attention
was drawn elsewhere.
Marshall's regiment of cavalry.
in which Milan and Tom Marshall
had companies, also embraced COM
panies from Madison, under Cassius
M. Clay; from Lexington, under
Capt. D. Z. Beard; from Harrison,
under Capt. Jos. Shawhan, and
others from other counties. Clay
and Marshall were bitter enemies,
and duel between them was mar
rowly averted at Camargo, Mexico.
Marshall, in drilling his men,
trenched upon Clay's ground. The
latter came out of his tent, with
sword buckled on and pistol in
hand, and ordered him off. Mar
shall obeyed, but sent Clay chal-
lenge to duel, which was accepted,
with terms arranged to fight on
horseback, with broadswords.
Happily the matter was amicably
arranged.
1t is also said that Marshall, with
his company, was crossing a diff
cult river, in fiat boat. Clay was
standing on the opposite bank to
assist in the passage. The bank
was precipitous and as the boat
struck it with force, whilst swing
ing round, Marshall was thrown
into the river. He was quickly
pulled back into the boat, and when
on his feet, he loudly exclaimed:
Il am saved-saved; but sno one
heard me cry-'Help me, Cassius,
or L sink. 1t illustrated a sense
of humor that was with him irresist-
IDLE and imperishable. S. r. S.
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of the eyes of the foe, and each
picked his man, after the fashion
of Indian warfare.
There were stirring times in
Frankfort, when the call for volun-
teers was made, to go to the fields
of Mexico. The heroic spirit was
aroused, under the inspiration of
patriotic impulse, and desperate
desire vengeance sent the hot
blood surging through the veins,
when the bloody story of the mas
sacre at the Alamo, where Crockett
and Bowie fell. was recited with
trembling lips at thousands of fire.
sides.
Capt. Ben G. Milan had raised a
company of cavalry, and marched
to the rendezvous at Louisville,
preparatory to embarking for Mex
leo. OF that company there are
now only two living representatives
MIR. Ben Utterback, of this city,
and Mr.. John H. Reddish, of Orms-
by, Oldham county.
A company of cavalry was raised
in Woodford county by Thos. +.
Marshall, of which company Mr..
John E. Miles, of this city, was a
member. En- route to Louisville
this company of about one hundred
men, marched down Main street.
and were halted in front of the
Mansion House, which was then a
hotel. They were drawn up in line
under the command, by the re-
verse flank = form tours ON the
right into line-march."
The tactics of the present day is
a stranger to such commands, hav-
ing been revised and reconstructed,
both as to cavalry and infantry.
OF Capt. Marshall's company only
five men are now living.
A young lad of sixteen, from near
Shelbyville, applied to Capt. Milan
to join his company. On account
of his tender age and slight build,
he was at first refused, but, on his
insistance that he had his mothers
consent, and his persistent request
to be allowed to join, he was finally
accepted. At the battle of Buena
Vista, when the regiment was or
deIed to charge the Mexican lam
GERS, Capt. Milan ordered the lad
to stay back and not enter the
charge. "You are too light, and
your horse is too light for the
charge" he said. The boy began
crying, and begged for permission
to go with the others; said he haG
come all the way to Mexico to fight
and didn't want to be considered &
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(For the Roundabout.)
OLD TINES IN FRANKFORT.
No. IL.

The reproduction of facts con-
corning the personages and events
constituting the story of old times
in Frankfort can not we'll be q con-
secutive narrative or recital, but
rather a collection of incidents
from the pages of memory-coming
in changing, sometimes fantastic,
figures - like the mirage of the
desert. AS they are either told by
the old resident, or recalled by
memories of the long ago, they,
largely, acquire interest because of
the links of attachment that bind
them to the changed conditions of
the present day, or because Of our
knowledge of the peIsonages who
were actors in the drama that is
being reproduced.
The fact that scenes in other and
distant lands are revived as part of
the detached story of other days
does not detract from the interest
elected. In this line was the state
ment made, one day at RUSSELL s
Mills, IN this county, to a citizen
yet living, but then boy, by An
derson Powers, surviving soldier,
concerning the demand made by
the British, at the battle of New
Orleans, for the surrender of the
American forces. The American
troops lay behind their cotton
breastworks, awaiting the onset,
and the British were drawn up in
battle array in great force. Powers
stated that, just before the crash OF
conflict began, an officer, with es-
cort, bearing white flag, rode out
from the British lines and made a
verbal, but formal demand for SIR
render. He said: You have no
alternative but to yield-our forces
outnumbeI yours and we have
Lord CORVALLIS, and Lord We'll
lington,'' and other Lords whom
he named, ION our side" To this
naughty summons, the American
officer, in reply, Indignantly ex-
claimed: "We care nothing for your
Lords, for we have the Lord God
Almighty, the Lord Jesus Christ
and General Jackson on our side,
and we decline to surrender
The battle was fought and victory
rested with the deadly aim of the
squirrel rifles of the Western hunt
ers. who reserved their fire till, al
ordered, they could see the whites
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-30
BUYS SMALL FARM.

Mr.. Graves Hancock has pur-
chased from Mr.. James Bryant and
wife a small farm of thirteen acres,
lying on he headwaters of Big Ben
son creek, for $500.
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HALF PRICE
OnChriStnaS Goods
prices On VIVA OF Christmas
Cut Glass. China, Dolls, Toys.
MedalliOnS

included will onehalf
Kentucky These the special Christmas purchashng
ford TO m NOT il la took OF
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-03-31
RESOLUTIONS.
Roswell Aerie Number 7o4, Fraternai
Order Of Eagles.
Roswell. N. NJ, Mar. 80. 1905

Roswell, N. NJ, Mar. 80. 1905.
With reference to the death of our
beloved brother and friend, L. D. Dan
enberg, the following resolutions were
passed at a special meeting of Ros-
well Aerie No 704:
Whereas, The Angel of Death hav-
ing claimed from among us on March
Goth. 1905, at Galveston, Texas, our
beloved brother in the full tide of
his usefulness in life, and
Whereas. Our Aerie, the City of Eos
well and the community at large have
| sustained an irreparable loss in the
| death of a good citizen. an honest
man and a conscientious official in
| his past service to the public, and
Whereas, With deep feeling of orr
loss in his death. we desire to pay
the tribute of respect to his memo
ry, Therefore,
Be it Resolved, by Roswell Aerie
No. 7O4. Fraternal Order of Eagles
of Roswell, n. M, that the death of
our brother. l.. D.. Danenberg, i'm
presses US with a profound sense of
loss to our Aerie and the community
at large n a bereavement in social
life.
Tha it is well for us that he lived
among us. and hat now dead, we
owe him the tribute of our gratitude.
our praise. our love, and our undying
remembrance.
That to his family, and more espe-
cially to his bereaved widow we ex-
tend our most respectful and sincere
sympathy.
And that a copy of these resolu.
tions be spread on the minutes OF
our Aerie. and that a copy be furn-
ished the family of the deceased
and for the end of publicity that the
newspapers be requested to publish
them.
Passed his the 3Oth day of March
A. D.. 1905.
F. A. MUELLER.
Worthy Secretary.
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County Commissioners in Boost
ing Needed improvements.

In response to a general feeling
that the roads into Roswell, for bust
ness reasons if for no other, should
be in as good condition as possible,
the Roswell Commercial Club is to
take up the matter of obtaining this
improvement, and has decided to as
sist the county commissioners in ev-
cry possible way and to cooperate
with them in attaining the end. The
road out East Second street is one
that is to be taken up because it is
in unusually bad condition. 1t is de-
sired to grade this road higher in the
center and then drag it by the D.
Ward King system, which has bee
adopted in Missouri and found to be
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-03-31
Evans Succeeds Barker.

Pensacola, Fla, Mar. 31-Rear Ad-
miral Rob1ey D. Evans today sue
ceeded Rear Admiral Barker as com
mander of the North Atlantic fleet.
Admiral Evans hoisted his pennant
on the battle ship Maine, which suc-
ceeds the Kearsarge as the flagship
of the fleet. The new commander was
received by the officers in full uni
form, while the crew and marines
were mustered aft. A salute of thir-
teen guns was fired by the various
ships of the fleet
Rear Admiral Barker was placed
on the retired list today, having rea-
ched the age limit of sixty-two years.
Admiral Barker is a son of Massa-
chusetts, and had not yet completed
his four years curse in the naval
academy at Annapolis when he was
ordered out to Ihe steam frigate Miss
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Notice to Contractors.

The undersigned will receive bids
at their Office until Wednesday, April
the 5th, at 4 p. m. for the erection
n completion of a one story frame
cottage to be erected in the city of
Roswell, for E. D. Kinsinger, accord
ing to plans and specifications now
on file in our Office.
Each bidder viii be required to ac-
company his bid with a certified
check for twenty-five ($25.0O) dol
lars. made payable to the order of
E. d. Kinsinger. as a guarantee that
they will enter into contract and
bond within ten days after being
awarded the contract.
The wner reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
26t3 J.. NJ. NELSON & co.
March 81, 1905.
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proposes 70 locate q Colony Of Polant
ders. comprising 112 families It 10 I'd
be divided into 40 and so acre tracts
and sold to individual members pf
the colony and used for the production
of small fruits and truck gardening
The Poles are noted for their thrift
and industry. Their having located in
success in so far as their development
OF it is concerned.
Roy s. Weller sold 16O acres of pa
tented land west of Lakewood this
week for $50 per acre.
Georee Harrison, of st. Joseph,
Mo-. blugtt 80 acres of land adjoin-
ing the town site, this week at $25
per acre.
l. l.. Lauderbaugh, of Jasper coun-
ty, No., purchased from Thomson &
Cook eighty acres OF land near Lake
wood last Monday. upon which he
expects to locate and make his future
home.
B.. P. Osburn, of Roswell. spent
last Tuesday in Lakewood and purch-
ased a choice business lot on Main
street.
j. w. Walters, formerly of Roswell
but now of Lakewood, added six ad-
ditional lots to his holdings here this
week.
The rapidity with which real estate
| changes hands in Lakewood was evt
denced by the manner in which IN
eighty acre tract old last Tuesday
1t was sold three different times inside
IF ten hours, and sold at a profit
each time.
Morris Hays. of Monmouth, Ill.
who recently purchased LAM near
Lakewood, has moved his furniture
and household goods to this place
land is preparing to take possession
of his new farm.
The cork artists are busy prepar
ing for their minstrel show which
they expect to put on Immediately
after Easter. Their songs and stunts
are the very latest and the rehearsals
show vigor and vim. The date vii
be announced as soon as the fna
details can be arranged.
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Lakewood. N. M. Mar. 29.-Lake-
wood has been a busy town during
the past week. The hotel accommoda-
lions have been taxed to their ut
most capacity to are o the visitors
from the north andl south who have
spent from two 20 six days in the
new town. The majority OF the visit
ors, however. were from Missouri and
Illinois, and were brought in by the
DeFreest-Draper Land Co.
The lake which borders the town
on the EAST and measures about six
miles long and one and a half miles
wide, proved an attractive feature to
the visitors and ELECTED their warm
est praise.
About three thousand acres of land
was sold in the vicinity OF Lakewood
this week. and also q large number
or town lots
A. contract was signed this week
BY Martin Cipar. OF Chicago. for
z.600 acres OF patented hand with wa
ter. located about three miles south
west or Lakewood. upon which hs
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MAY BE NO COURT HERE.
Lack of Funds Makes it a Matter of
Conjecture.-Adjcurn at CarIs-
bad Until April Seventh.

bad Until April Seventh.
There is a possibility that there
will be no April term of district court
in Chaves county this year. A lack of
money in the proper fund makes it a
matter of doubt. The adjournment of
the term has not been finally decided
upon, however. There will be a sit
ting of Federal court at the appoint
ed time, April II.
District court at Carlsbad adjourn
ed Wednesday night until April Z,
when an adjourned session will be
held. Judge Pope came up from Carls-
bad yesterday. He has a few hearings
to conduct here that will occupy most
of his time until the adjourned ses-
sion at Carlsbad.
There is a report out that the next
session of our at Portales will be
merely called to order and immediate
ly adjourned.
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issippi. He took part in the capture
of New Orleans and in the fight at
Port Hudson. where the Mississippi
was lost. After the civil war he was
assigned TO various posts until in
1889, as commander. he was given
charge of the Enterprise. n for
three years was the skipper of that
ship while a line Of deep sea sound
ings was run across the Atlantic and
Indian oceans from New Zealand to
the straits of Magellan.
He was the commander of the Phil
adelphia when that cruiser was the
flagship of Admiral Gherardi Ia the
International naval review of 893
During the Spanish American var
he commanded the protected cruiser
Newark and took a prominent part
in the battle Of Santiago.
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SERIOUS PRAIRIE FIRES.
Many Homes ard Much Hay Destroy
- Person Fatally burned.

Omaha. Neb. Mar. 31.-Reports re-
ceived from Bonesteel, S. Dakota,
and other points in the Rosebud reser
Walton tell of serious prairie fires
tina are sweeping across the reserva-
ton. Many homes and thousands of
dollars worth of hay have been de
stroyed. In one home containing eight
children one was fatally burned and
the entire family narrowly escaped
death.