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The sun., 1906-12-31
NINE. NELBAHEREPLUSJEVELS
HALF A MILLIONS WORTH, SAID A
VOICE TO THE POLICE

And Two Extra Detectives Were ON Hand
TO watch the Handbag when the
CarOnIa DOcked I'm klish Omcer Ful.
OF Hands Across the Sea Sentiment.
Nine. Melba arrived here yesterday on
the Cunard steamship Caronia, very glad
to get back to America, where she has not
sung for three years. She was up early,
but the fog delayed the ships coming up
the bay and it was almost noon before
she was greeted by Oscar Hammerstein,
two detectives from the Central Office
and several friends.
The night before the ship arrived some
one telephoned to the police that Nine.
Melba was coming with half . million dol
lars worth Of jewelry. which she habitually
carried in an ordinary handbag and that
1t would be we'll for the regular sleuths on
the dock to be reinforced.
When the gangplank was let down and
most Of the passengers had come ashore
Mr.. Hammerstein ran up and began a
search for the singer. After a while he
found her on the forward deck just as she
was about to go down the plank with the
jewel bag in her hand. She heard Mr..
Hammersten's voice and stopped.
"Hello!" cried the impresario.
How are you?' returned Nine. Melba,
and they shook hands. Then at a word
from the impresario the two detectives
took their places and the perilous journey
down the plank was begun. No one stole
the jewels.
Nine. Melba will be heard here first on
Wednesday evening in La Traviata,
when she will sing the role OF Viotetfd. The
costumes of the period of ls40 will be used.
The publicity bureau OF the Manhattan
promises that the entire half million dollars
worth OF jewels will be on view in the ball
room scene.
Another passenger on the Caronia was
Capt Kincaid Smith, NJ. p, OF the Ninth
Lancers, who is over on a short leave Of
absence. He went in strong for the Anglo
American idea and said that the most popu-
lar man in the world with the English. next,
Of course to King Edward VII. was Theo-
dore Roosevelt. He thought that the best
thing that could happen for all concerned
was for Mr.. Roosevelt and the King to
make arrangements for a meeting.
He spoke in glowing terms Of the recently
appointed Ambassador, Mr.. Bryce.
-The highest praise that can give him
is to say that he is in the clasp with your
Mr.. Choate," said Capt. Smith.
Sir Aston Webb, r. A.. cam9 to attend
the meeting of the American Institute OF
Architects which will be held in Washington
January 7 TO O. At that time he will receive
the society's medal. Cass Gilbert Of this
city will give Sir Aston a dinner at the
Union Club on Friday evening
The sun., 1906-12-31

stretching their wings rose from the water
and flew to the eastward. The brakes made
a clumsy attempt TO follow but found they
were not adapted for high sailing.
The mallards were probably guided by
instinct, for they headed for the reservoir
short distance away and spent the day
there in catching small fish, which was a
welcome variation in their diet. They
were back in the old quarters the next day.
IL was now up to Director Smith to do
something TO bring peace. There was
trouble there last spring when less than
one hundred ducks were on the lake. AT
that time the brakes were in the ma jon ity
and killed each other. To stop the saugh-
ter the director caused thirty Of the war
riors to be transferred to the pond in the
lower part OF the park. After the wedding
out there was peace.
When the reports of the strife came to
him last week he thought it would be a good
plan to return some of the exiles. Under
his orders Headkeeper Snyder and Keepers
Cunningham and Cochran caught a dozen
of the brakes and took them to the upper
arm Of the lake.
Since then the keeper Of the water fowl
says there has been very little fighting among
his charges. 1t is thought that dozen more
brakes will induce perfect harmony.
The sun., 1906-12-31
IN MEMORY OF MRS. BOTTOME.
Service in Honor OF the Founder OF the
Kings Daughters.

Memorial services were held yesterday
in honor OF the late Mrs. Margaret Bot
tome, the organizer and president Of the
Order Of Kings Daughters and Sons, in
the Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church. at Sixtieth street and Madison
avenue The speakers were men and
women with whom Mrs. Bottome had been
associated in her religious and philanthropic
work.
Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson, editor OF
the Silper Cross, a magazine published
by the order, gave an account OF Mrs.
Bottome's life from the time of the or
ganization Of the society. The drawing
room talks which at one time led to her
being called the Apostle OF the Rich"
were described by Mrs. Mary Fiske Park.
II was said that when some one called Mrs.
Bottome by this name she exclaimed, -Oh,
would that l could bel Who need IL 80
much as the poor RICH"
The society which Mrs. Bottome founded
has during the twenty years of its existence
grown to q membership Of several hundred
thousand and has extended all over the
world. II has established or supported
nearly 100 charitable institutions.
The sun., 1906-12-31
WINDOW TO MRS. GILBERT.
Church Memorial 10 the Actress Unveiled
Before q Large Audience.

A large number Of theatrical folk went
10 the Bloomingdale Reformed Church,
Broadway and 106th street, yesterday after
noon TO attend the services at the unveiling
of the memorial window in honor Of the
late Mrs. George Henry Gilbert, the actress !!
who died about a year ago.
Mrs Gilbert, who for nearly seventy
years had been on the stage, was a member
OF the Bloomingdale Reformed Church for
twenty years. The stage friends OF the
late actress were greatly outnumbered by
those OF the congregation that knew her
apart from her profession. At the services
yesterday the Rev. DR.. William G, Stinson,
pastor OF the church, referred to Mrs. Gil
bert as the sweetest and saintliest old
lady of the theatrical profession
Shortly after Mrs. Gilbert's death a num-
ber Of her friends on the stage and in private
life started a movement to place some
permanent memorial to her The window
was suggested by a committee consisting
of DIR. Stinson, Charles Frohman. Daniel
Frohman, Mrs. George J. Gould, who az
Edith KingG1n had played with Mrs. Gilbert:
Mrs. Charles +. Terhune, Mrs. Albert War
rem Kelsey, Runyon Pyatt and John Drew.
This committee decided to place window
in the facade of the new Bloomingdale
Reformed Church.
The window is the work of John La Fargo.
1t Is in the front OF the church, which faces
To the east, and it's beauty is greatly en-
phasized when Illuminated by the morning
sun. The lower part of the window shows
Mary and the angel at the tomb, with the
ascending Christ above.
The services at the church yesterday
afternoon were opened with an organ pre-
lude, Remembrance" played by Organist
p. +. del Campiglio, who composed it es-
pecially for the occasion and dedicated it to
the memory of Mrs. Gilbert. Three OF the
late actresses favorite hymns were sung by
the congregation. They are Nearer, My
God, to Thee, Abide With Me" and Now
the Day Is Over" At the close Of the service
an organ postlude, Anniversary March,"
written 10y Mr.. del Campiglio in honor Of
Mrs. Gilbert at the time OF her eighty-third
birthday, was played.
DR.. Stinson i'm his address said that the
memorial would ever show the church's
Endorsement of a sanity life in the theatre
cal profession and that it would stand as q
tribute 10 the actresses and actors of the
time
DR.. Stinson told Of the long life that Mrs
Gilbert had had on the stage and how she
never had become q star until the closing
year of her life, when play, Granny, was
especially written for her by Clyde Fitch.
1t SO happened" said DR.. Stinson, that
on her way to be an angel Mrs. Gilbert
stopped 10 be a star"
At the morning service in the church
another handsome window was unveiled
This has been placed in the edifice in mem
ory of the parents of Mr.. and Mrs. Runyon
Pyatt, members of the congregation.
The sun., 1906-12-31
"WHOS VINO" OF BROADWAY.
Turned Out to Hear Maurice Lewis Band
at Its First Concert.

All the folks in the Actors Boarding
House simply bolted their cold ham hur-
riedly at sundown last evening and hurried
up to the Hippodrome to give Maurice Levi
a flying start as a bandmaster. Herr Levi, il
will be remembered, invented the practice
OF leading the whistling gallery gods back
in the early days when the Rogers Brothers
burst into Weberfieldian legit from vode-
vile. For a couple of seasons he has been
leading the orchestra and composing the
rat-tat-tat for Choe Weber. but now he
intends 10 raise black whiskers and 20 into
the Baton business.
All the girls were in the house, which
was filed 30 far as the orchestra and bal
cony were concerned. Topsy Siegrist came
early with Edna Wallace Hopper. George
Cohan came all the way from Boston to
whoop 'er up and sat in G2. extreme right +.
Ethel Levey sat withsome Of her own friends
over in OF, 100. Lillian Russell wore that
black velvet outfit with the shoulder straps
of Jet. and Dorothy sat beside her.
The next number was the entrance of
Daniel '. Arthur and his wife Marie Cahill
with Roy Atwell Of the Marrying Mary"
carrying the fan. Gertie and Edith Meyer
had a box. Twenty members Of the Fan
tana' roadsters trooped in and probably
worked the door al Ray Comstock, who with
Morris Gest ran the concert, owns the road
rights TO "Fantana.' In the horseshoe
sat Mr.. Eddie Burke in a wide white dress
shirt, accompanied by Mr.. julius KauE-
mann, the prominent wine agent. Mr.
George Considine was adjacent. 1t was
said that Mrs. Aimee Angeles Considin Q
was to have come also, but some one had
to stay home to mind the house.
Marie Dressler had two or three seats
in a box in the centre OF the horseshoe, and
IA she leaned on the brass railing that
separated the boxes and talked in her i'm
pulsive way with Senator Pat McCarren
the pair suggested the we'll known Gibson
picture. Far above Marie in the gallery
were two colored persons that some thought
were Williams and Walker, but this could
not be verified.
The next number was the advent Of
Cecilia LeftlIs. Bonnie Maginn, Jimmie
Powers and three OF the Hippodrome In
dians in war paint, who work the door on
Sunday nights no matter who is playing.
When Press Agent Will Page saw the Fan
tana" group he sent for Miss Omena and
gave her the omnibus box, with instric-
which was done.
There was also a concert
Until three weeks ago the Organization
was known as Sousas Band, and about
that time Herr Levi got hold OF IL and
whipped out any kinks that John Philip
had left IN 1t. lt was a good band.
That Quartet" was loaned for the ooca-
sion by Willie Hammerstein, and Elfie Fay
broke up the last number by giving an imi-
taton OF Maurice Levi and Sousa all rolled
into one Herbert l.. Clarke, soloist with
Sousa for many years, played the cornet
bers we're made up Of some Leslie Stuart
some Strauss and all the rest was Levi
There were two encores to every number
and four encores to each encore.
The sun., 1906-12-31
TO BIZ UNBOSSRD PREACHER.
MADISON PETERS CALLS PULPIT
"a COWARDS CASTLE"

And for That Reason He ssys He Has Leased
the Majestic Theatre Tor sunday Ser
vices-Tired. NE Says. OF Being Private
Chaplain or the Privileged Glasses"
DIR. Madison c. Peters preached his fare
we'll sermon last evening as pastor OF the
Epiphany Baptist Church and will begin
next Sunday morning his peoples meetings
in the Majestic Theatre. He explained
that he was 70 become a minister for all
who needed him, instead Of a private
chaplain Of the privileged classes Other
things he said follow:
Every one who knows the emptiness OF
the pews in nearly all the Protestant
churches in New York knows that so far
as Propestants are concerned New Workers.
have ceased to be a churchgoing people.
The failure of the Church to reach the peo-
pie IL not only numerical failure numbers
do not always represent power and infiu-
ence--but it is failure Of quality as well
as quantity; by far the vast majority OF the
people of this city never enter Protestant
church except possibly to attend a funeral
or witness a wedding.
Among those outside Of the churches
are a class OF men and women who type
and embody the higher forces which are
working for good or evil in American society.
The nonchurched masses are not antago-
nistic TO religion and they often set a good
example TO professors themselves.
Beyond the mere superfices Christianity
has not as yet been taught in the churches,
and therefore II cannot be truthfully said
that Christianity in New York Ia q failure,
because IL has never been given q fair trial.
Il am not leaving the Church; arm simply
seeking to accomplish the mission OF Jesus.
and I believe as conditions exist In New
York to-day can do 40 better outside q
church building than in one. In the theatre
have leased there will be a common meet
ing ground for all the people. irrespective
OF poverty or riches.
In the church the preacher is expected
20 conserve the heritage Of the past; be-
lieve the preacher should be a prophet,
not a parrot, and should contribute both
with pen and voice to the moulding OF the
future. Christianity Ii animat ted by social
spirit, but IL is a fact Of history that the
churches for full fifteen hundred years,
as a whole, have been the allies OF the
classes.
Il enter upon this new work because l
long for freedom which no man can enjoy
in a pulpit where few men pay his salary
and practically dictate what he shall say.
The pulpit in America with here and there
a notable exception, Is a towards castle.
With my pen and my platform work can,
il necessary, preach for the love OF 1t, and
l emphaticallv say that there will never
be in any pulpit in America free expression
of honest opinion as long as the conscences
of the preachers are held in bondage and
thraldom by a paid salary"
The sun., 1906-12-31
THE METROPOLITAN CONCERT.
RosenthaI the Pianist Makes His Second
and Last Appearance.

tOhrNtuai Uahrb Hlt bctOtRu
and Last Appearance.
Despite the bad weather there was a
very large audience at the fifth of the Sun
day night concerts at the Metropolitan
Opera House last evening. Moriz Rosen-
thai, the pianist, made his second and last
appearance at these concerts and his play
ing " as the occasion of a great demonstra-
tion ON the part Of his listeners. His first
number was Scharwenka's scherzo from
the piano concerto in b fiat and the pianist
had TO come out aga in and again TO bow
his acknowledgment TO the audience.
Later he played the Sohubert-Liszt Lin
donbaum" and his own fantasy on The
Beautiful Blue Danube"
Another prime favorite was Nine. Lima
Cavalieri, the Italian soprano, who sam
the gavotte from Massenet's -Manon"
with great skill and beauty Of tone. Her
other numbers we're songs by Trindelli and
Barthelemy. Marcel Journet, the French
basso, gave ia Caunnia" from Rossinis
The Barber Of Seville" in a manner that
pleased the audience greatly, and jacques
Bars sang the aria 20, Paradise" from
-L'Africaine." Nine. Josephine Jacoby sang
-Habanera" from Carmen" and Sullivan's
The Lost Chord"
The orchestra was In fine trim, and under
the direction OF Nahan Franko played the
overture OF Tampa" Liszt's Rhapsody .
and the overture from Webers Der
FreischuetZ."
The sun., 1906-12-31
HammersteIn Opera Concert

Although an announcement on the pro-
gramme Of the concert last night at Ham
merstein's Manhattan Opera House posi-
lively forbade encores every artist was
forced by an enthusiastic audience to ap-
pear a second time. The orchestra. under
the direction of Fernando Tanara, was
applauded vociferously after it played the
prelude OF act three Of "Lohengrin" and
had 10 give it again. The fsingers were
Nine. Bresslar- Gianoli and Paolo Seveilhac
Gaetano Merola presided at the piano.
The sun., 1906-12-31
BABY RHINO FOR THE BRONX.
Lived on Condensed Milk on His Way Over
the Atlantic.

A baby rhinoceros only S months old
and said to be the youngest in captivity
arrived here yesterday on the steamship
Cedric from Naples. The baby came
from the Victoria Nyanza Lake, and they
had 10 shoot his mother before they capt
ured him. The little one at present weighs
only 400 pounds. He is going to the Bronx
ZOO.
On the ship coming over he had the free
dom Of the main deck and romped about
with the steerage passengers as playful as
a kitten. No one was allowed 20 feed him
except his keeper, who gave him q couple Of
cana Of copdensed milk DAY.. - -
The sun., 1906-12-31
CnraDer Light for Morrlstovn,

MoRRIsTowN. N. j., Dec. 3O.-As a result
of the indignation meeting held in Associa-
ton Hall to protest against the lighting
furnished the city the Morristown Gas Light
Company has reduced the price OF gas from
81 rs to 81. 50 per thousand feet. Robert ID.
Foot, president OF the company and a
resident, says that all consumers will be
notified OF the change. The company will
also do away with the meter rent which was
charged whether gas was used or not.
The sun., 1906-12-31
PRESIDENTS QUIET SUNDAY.
Goes 60 Morning Service and Spends After.
noon Before Big Log Fire at Home.

CHARLoTTEsvILLE, Va, Dec. s0.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt spent Sunday quietly with
his family.
The President, accompanied by Mrs.
Roosevelt and the young women; this
morning attended Christ Church, Glen
dover, a short walk from Pine Knot.
big log fire dispelled the fog and gloom
of the day from the big hall at Pine Knot,
where the family assembled for the after
noon.
Late in the evening the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt took a short walk in the
woods.
The President expects to return to WASH
inRton tomorrow.
The sun., 1906-12-31
New Building for Mon tcIaIr AItruIsts.

MoNTcLAIR, N. j., Dec. 3O.-Montclair's
leading charitable organization, the Al
TRUST Society, has planned 10 erect sub
ita work on broader Ines,S - :.
The sun., 1906-12-31
DIR. Car Muck Wen Again.

BosToN. Dec. S).-Dr. Carl Muck has
practically recovered from his recent attack
Of tonsilitis. Tonight he conducted the
benefit Ok the Symphony Pension Fund.
The sun., 1906-12-31
Lakes Form In New Mexico After Earth
A. auakes.

Ell PAso, Tex, Dec. 30.-A special to the
Htrnh says that following the earthquakes
in New Mexico several lakes, apparently
bottomless, have come into existence. q
The sun., 1906-12-31

And for That Reason He ssys He Has Leased
the Majestic Theatre Tor Sunday Ser
vices s-Tired. ne Says. OF Being Private
Chaplain Of the Privileged Glasses -
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-08-17
Wrong Side of the Door.

At the commencement exercises of
on of our large colleges a prominent
lawyer had been asked to address the
graduates. Being very busy about
that time, he neglected to give any
thought to the subject of his dis
course. On arriving at the hall
where the exercises were held he was
still at loss for a topic In passing
through large swing door which led
into the hall itself the word push"
painted on the door happened to
catch his eye. Like fash it oc-
Cured to him that here was a text
that he could use very appropriately
When his turn came to speak he
arose and addressed the audience in
somewhat the following manner:
Young gentlemen, the subject of
my little talk with you this morning
can be expressed in one short word;
it is a thing that is especially appli-
cable to you young men, who, in one
line or another, are going out into
life to make your way. 1t is thing
without which no man is quite sure
of attaining success. Gentlemen, on
yonder door is the word | refer to. =
Every eye in the room Immediately
glanced toward the door indicated,
but on the inside the word Pull"
was plainly painted. The laughter
and applause which followed were
nearly deafening, and it was some
time before he could explain his
statement .-Lippincott's Magazine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-08-17
No Breach of Promise.

Recently there was tried in Chi
cago a breach of promise suit that
awakened much interest in legal
this conclusion: Keep a pair of
Indian clubs in your bedroom. Look
at them frequently. Exercise by
their suggestion. This may be
Christian Science method, but it
has the merit of moderation. 1t is
cird1ses~Counsel for the plaintiff had
begun to readyhat was alleged to
be the proposal of mari iAsgsge on the
part of the defendant. This ST.
called proposal appeared on a tele-
graph blank. Turning to the jury,
counsel began with MY darling
Marie" AT this juncture counsel
for the defendant interrupted his
colleague at the bar.
May it please the Court, this
document, being partly printed and
partly written, cannot, by the rules
Of evidence, be offered in part by
plaintiff. Everything on the blank
must be read"
Notwithstanding the protest of
counsel for the plaintiff that the
printed matter had no relevancy
with the case-the fact being that
the proposal was written on a tele-
graph blank by accident-the ruling
of the Court was that everything on
the blank should be read. Accord
ingly the reluctant counsel for plain
tiff was forced to read the follow
ing:
There shall be no liability on ac-
count Of this message unless the
same shall be repeated, and then
only on condition that the claim shall
be made within thirty days in writ
ing" Then after the signature fol-
lowed: Yours deyotedly, Harry, .
together with this N. B.: Read
carefully the conditions at the top. .
To the delight of counsel for the
defendant the jury gave him a YER
dict.-Harper's Weekly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-08-17

are so important to those coming
into North Carolina, whether they
be capitalists, health, pleasure or
home-seekers, or laborers, how much
more important should good roads
be to those already settled in North
Carolina! Prepared for the South
ern Division of the U. S. Office of
Public Road Inquiries, by the n.
G. Geological Survey, Joseph Hyde
Pratt, Acting State Geologist, in CO.
operation with the North Carolina
Good Roads Association.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-08-17

George M. De Waters. of New
York, a recent visitor to Havana,
says he found the only neglected
spot in Colon cemetery to be that in
which scores of our battleship
Names victims were buried.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-08-17

A dilemma the man who goes the
pace that kills is tempting fate,
while he who travels slowly may ar
rive too late.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-08-17
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-23
Pointed Paragraphs.

Chicago News.
Cupid is a great court favorite.
One cant always tell womanS age
by her store teeth
Lote of men fall in love with the
figure of an heiress-
Many a wouldbe sport follows the
horses-in a patrol wagon
It sometimes happens that ones
past is an ever.present difficulty.
a woman.s idea of picture hat is
one that reminds man of chrome
Nobody but the teacher of eIocution
expects others to have say in his af-
fairs.
When a woman drives her husband
to drink he doesn't stop at a wate-
trough
Any woman can keep a secret If she
wants to-but. the trouble is to find a
woman who wants to.
Isn't it sad that the average man
spends all mis- life looking for his ideal
woman-and then in the meantime
gets married?
We often wonder why the man who
is always Boosting Of the splendid po-
sitions offered him continues to hold
down a cheap job.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-23

Good Bread Makers know the lead
ing. -four is Pllsbury's Best Sales all
over the world show 1t.