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Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-07-25

recorded during the week: At Flag stan, the maximum temperature was s4 degrees, on the IIth; the minimum was 4a degrees on tho llth; a, Phoe. nix the maximum temperature was l07 degrees on the 18th. the minimum temperature was 75 degrees on the 10th; at Yuma the maximum tcmpera ture was li0 degrees on the 18th. the minimum temperature was 7s degrees on the 10th.
 Yavapai County.
 Columbia There were thunder. storms on each day of the week. but no prcc ipitation occurred, except on Tues. day, when light rain fell for about i5 minutes. The thunderstorms wer. followed by marked falls in tempera ture. There Is great need of rain.-M. !. Nolan.
 Walnut Grove The week was cloudy, threatening and stormy, with heavy showers. High temperature. prevailed until Friday; Saturday and Sunday were cool. Q. Carter.
 Yarnell- The summer rains still con tinue, accompanied by numerous thun. derstorms. The total precipitation was o.s7 inch. The days were warm and sultry. the nights were comfort. ably cool. There is . plentiful supply of water.--L. Walloth.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-07-25
FATAL MINE EXPLOSION.

BLUEFTELD, W. Va, July 10 As the result of an explosion in the Dixon mine at Humor, at 8 o'clock tonight, four miners are dead; Ernest Jones. Palmer Harris, Robert Harris, and John Gilmore.
 Bill Grouse and Lsngdon whitsside will die from burns and the shock.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-07-25

The Journal. Ninsr stsnds up for P'sssota aud Yavspai sosssy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-25

a story has been told in this room Of insult,
neglect and indifference displayed in pri-
vate houses in New York toward world
famed artists whose presence in Europe
would be considered IN honor.
"A very we'll known pianist stopped in
the midst of his recital a few winters ago In
one of the mansions uptown and said dis
tinctly, When the ladies' and gentlemen
get through talking l will go on Thousands
of dollars had been paid him for that one
appearance, and his name is celebrated
throughout the world, but Notwithstanding,
the chatter of the audience kept up.
Il nave often been asked to describe the
artistic hand, andI should say that the hand
varies as much as the temperament itself.
There is no such thing really as the artistic
hand.
THE hand of List was long with taper
ing fingers, and probably came as near the
ideal that is intended by that description
as any | can recall. The hand Of Rubin
stein, on the contrary, was large and feshy,
and 1t is quite noticeable that the hands
of many pianists spread out at the finger
ends into regular hammers, the cause for
which is very evident.
What becomes of the great artists who
drop out? The artists only drop out so far
as we are concerned. Over there" waving
an expansive hand in the direction Of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-25
IN MUSICAL
LIONS

critical and more just in our criticisms than
any other country.
take, for example, the case of Berlin.
There is a city that gives sometimes 300
concerts a season, and the participants get
good press notices and are always loudly
applauded. I know for a fact that II many
OF these same concerts were given in
America the people would rise and leave
the place. They would not be bored by
mediocre talent Of that kind for q moment.
Even in London the celebrated ballad
concerts that are one Of the features of the
season could not succeed with lis unless
they put more Of the real thing in them As
they are now, at every concert there are
thirty or so numbers and perhaps one or
two stars at the most.
"Many Of the singers and instrument alists
are never heard Of again. Where they come
from, where they &c to nobody knows or
cares, but what is heart rending is the fact
that the majority Of the participants are
allowed to bore people who love music and
should have the best, especially at places
like that. There is too much m%ediocrity
In art; what we need is a wedding outl
Il believe the foreign press is to blame
for much Of this so-called talent. 1t is the
truth that a musical agent cannot depend
at all on the press notices of a foreign
country. As a general thing they are full
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-25

something besides musical talent, he must
have the experience and the knowledge OF
life that produce temperament. If these
qualities are demanded in geniuses, 1t is
very evident that when the talent is of the
mediocre variety, they are absolutely es-
sential.
In engaging stars, many things have
to be taken into account. An artists per-
sonal appearance goes for a great deal.
"He must know how to come on a stage,
how to leave, for he must appeal. If he
sets his audience on edge in the beginning,
no matter how well he plays or sings, he
will be a failure. l have had that expert
ence over and over.
Engaging stars is q gamble. You have
absolutely nothing to work on. You cam
not depend on press notices, you cannot
depend on hearsay, you cannot even depend
on the audiences of the past, for they are
VIGOROUSLY tickle. l have made many
blunders, not so many now as l used to,
but when l was more inexperienced took
greater chances.
"One thing that has to be taken into &C.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-25

some, superlative n nauseating in their
praise. and their denunciations are equally
mistaken.
I'm America you do not have that con-
dition Of affairs. There is no musical critic
whom you could buy II you wanted to,
and especially in the larger cities criticisms
are Just and based on thorough knowledge
of the arts.
sThe ordinary artist thinks he is as good.
as anybody else and usually better, A
young woman just returned from London
tells OF an experience she had there at the
house OF a well known American lady whose
entertainment are celebrated and whose
good nature Is continually imposed on by
people who want to sing or play there, beng
sure of q first class audience.
"She had becn invited to sing. and was
standing in the ante.room with a number
OF the artists. Among them a long haired
vocolist attracted a good deal Of attention
Every once In a while he would run his
fingers through his name Of black hair and
glance at his watch, which he held all the
time open in his hand.
Mein Colt, Get ess too long, he would
say, Get ess a shame.'
"The last criticism he made Of this kind
was regarding a sweet young girl who re-
sponded to the applause by giving a short
encore that did not take more than se even
minutes.
when the long haired baritone had his
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-25

@But at the last moment, in one Of the
big Western towns, ScaIchi fell i'll and
Fremstad had to take her place. Her
success was assured then, and any one
who heard her that night, as I did, could
not be surprised at n future fame that
comes her way.
"One OF the great fay orites at social
entertainments is Josef Hoffman,. OF that
part Of his career the public at large hears
little, although he has made Il fortune
\ out OF it. For some reason he Is u great
social f~avorite apart from his musical
ability.
The late William @. Whitney engaged
him constantly. Mr.. Whitney's place as a
patron of the arts has never been filed,
and probably never will be. He Is one
OF the very few whose names are associated
with private musicales that really knew
when talent was good and loved 1t for its
own sake, not because it was celebrated
or high priced.
One Of his fads was that the public
should not know about these wonderful
affairs. 1t Is safe to say that the best
musicales ever given in a private house
In America were given in his music room,
with its nous organ, and no one except
the few guests knew bout them. The
artists themselves were requested not to
talk about them. He was more fond OF
instrumental than vocal music, by the
way.
People have to pay for the luxury OF
getting stars to their houses. Musicians
are not at all DESTROYS of these ngage-
ments, and will only go at phenomenal
prices. The reason for this is found partly
in the attitude of the givers Of these en-
tertainments and their guests.
in Europe artists of every profession
have better standing than with us, Many
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-25
PIPE COLD AIR FROM WELLS.
Montana Town With a Cheap and EFT ectiys
House Cooling system.

HELENA7 Mon.I March 22.-The town OF
Thompson Falls, in Missoula countyJ has
a strange system of cold storage. In the
hottest days in summer it is possible to
keep living rooms at a temperature Of S.
degrees, and butter; eggs and meat are
kept cool and fresh without the least trouble.
The best part Of the cold storage system
3 that it costs absolutely nothing after
the plant has been installed.
Thompson Falls has a large number OF
wells that furnish cold; fresh air, which
PUSHES upward all summer long. The
wells are dug for wateri but the supply OF
cold air is fully as important.
The wells Of Thompson Falls are a little
moro tina sixty feet in depth. The water
veins are found in a gravel formation and
are doubtless fed by the mountain SHOWS
at some distant lace. The gravel is porous
enough to admit of a freely moving current
of air; which during the summer time
PUSHES upward in currents strong enough
to SNUFF out q match held over the wells.
The utility of the cold air currents was
first observed in 1884; when the Thompson
Falls Mercantile Company used the cool
air to keep butter; eggs and meat in large
quantities. The air can be piped in sum
mer to rooms of houses. The wells are
covered over tightly at the top; and large
pipes tap the current a few feet below the
surface OF the ground. These pipes con.
duct the air to different rooms in nearby
buildings.
For cold storage plants; a house is bulIl
above the well and the air rushes upward
continuously keeping the temperature
at an unvarying point.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-25

Once on a railroad train bound for the
West, a man who needed a haircut n
wore a loud and boisterous manner entered
the car going to Chicago and demanded
With a shrek we're ess my seat?' Some
body helped him to find his place,
This accomplished, he made further
demands, one for air, another for a time
table, another for a newspaper. Some of
the demands were acceded to, others were
not, and when this happened the atmosphere
was shattered by an explosion.
A short period Of peace was followed,
after the train got under way, by his light
ing a spirit lamp and making a cup of cocoa
which he drank with gusto, still ignoring
the sensibilities Of the other passengers.
Near him sat a young man who watched
him with interest. Finally the young
mar leaned over and said to a smooth
browed woman who also seemed Interested:
sDon't mind him, madam, that is Remenyi,
the famous violinist.'
mind him. she retorted, ignoring the
explanation Of his idiosyncrasies. II don't
mind him at all. 1 ave been matron Of a
h1natic asylum for twenty years and this
lie the first time it has seemed like home
since i started
This story was related by Henry Wolfsohn
In the Office of his musical bureau, when
he was asked to tell something about the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-25
"SILk TENTS" NOT OF SILK.
A Trade Name for Those Woven OF Fine
Egyptian Cotton.

silk tentsy as they are calledj' said a
dealer in camp ~outftsD ARE not really made
Of silk but of the finest of Egyptian cotton
woven into a fabric which bears the trade
name Of silk and which is known also as
balloon silk and as parachute cloth. 1t is
a fine1 thin, sheer material that Is like silk
to the touch and whiohJ as we prepare it
for tent manufacturer is absolutely water
proof and serviceable.
Speaking generality a silk tent costs
twice as much as a canvass tent but it's
weight Is only half as much or less; a silk
tent would not weigh a quarter as much as
q tent Of the same size Of the heaviest duck,
and folded it would occupy a correspond
ingly smaller space. Silk tents are esre-
cially desirable for explorers and scientific
men and prospectors and travellers in rough
or mountainous regions, where t~ransporta-
ton facilities are limited and where every
inch of space and every pound of weight
counts. We have supplied many silk tents
for such uses.
But weren't those gorgeous and Won
derful tents that we see pictures Of in the
story books, the marvellous tents Of Eastern
princes and ~potentates and Arab chiefs and
that sort of thing, really made of silk? NoI
j tnlnk not, pTODdDiy NOT any Oh tneElI
that is as to the actual tent itself, For,
even II we v no thought whate r to
it's COST silk is not a good tent material.
The walls Of these tents wereV more likelyy
made Of the skins OF animals sewn togetherI
while the roof, with its broad stripes, was
made OF cloths woven perhaps from camel's
hair and dyed in bright colors. Around in
side the outer wall of this tent might have
hung an inner wall Of fine rugs, or a wall of
silk: deoorativeJ highlyJ and also walling
off an air space between it and the outer
wall; a fine thing in q hot country.
we do now produce a tent that Is made
OF silki this being a tent for mountain
climbers: not a tent to shed rain, but one
made TO protect the climber from the chill
ing air that sweeps down lofty mountain
sides at night. A tent Of this sort big
enough to afford a shield for two men
weighs but four ounces
Why do people carrying tents carry
jointed tent poles or any other sort Of tent
polesi for that matter? Why couldn't they
cut tent poles where they wanted to set UP
their tent? Well o would scarcely find
anything to cut for tent poles on the prairiea
or on the plainsi and the same would hold
true On bare mountains. And you might
find yourself in many wooded regions where
tent poles would not be easy to get. You
would be all right where there was hemlock
or spruce or white birch or ash: but oak,
for instance; Of slow growth gets too big for
tent poles before II gets high enough; and
you might find trouble getting tent poles;
too in q pine country
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-25
Fish Cheap in Florida and Cuba.

NV " W. o
Commissioner George W. Bowers Of the
Bureau OF Fisheries returned yesterday
from Florida and Cuba, where he went TO
study the culture OF sponges and the market.
ing OF fish In that community.
Il have always held" said Mr.. Bowers.
that the old woman who raised chickens
and the Bureau of Fisheries were the greatest
benefactors Of mankind. AZ long as chickens
and fish are TO be had all the beef trusts In the
world cannot run the meat market up unrea-
sonably. because the masses OF people viii
then eat chickens and FISH,"
Mr.. Bowers stated that the flsh markets of
Havana were a model Of efficiency and thor
oughness. This condition II probably due
10 the large number OF Catholics, who are
heavy consumers of fish.
in Florida Mr.. Bowers found that fish were
generally eaten and were remarkably cheap,
The negro, fishermen, bringing in shad and
other fish from the ST. John River and other
streams, where they are plentiful. sell them
to the dealers at 3 cents each, and the con-
to i've pounds each for ran a nicIeaini ME 1 ass, Two
the poor people an abundance Of cheap food. :
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-25
Cellar Excavation Bccome a Coal Mine.

From The Pitisburq Post.
With two GOAL strikes threatening and
coal prices soaring into the luxury class.
Allegheny comes to the rescue. Coal can
be had on the Northside for 81 a ton. There
Is 5000 tons Of the precious fuel and as
fast as II is mined it is being ca gerly bought
up by families in the Nunnery Hill, Conserva-
tory Hill and East street, or butchers Run
districts. The mine is at the bottom OF an
excavation for the Twelfth ward school
building. Fairview avenue.
Murphy Bros, the general contractors
on the Job, in excayating for the cellar
OF the building reached a FIVE foot vein of
coal at the depth they intended to complete
on the advice OF Architect William T.
Snaman the contractors started TO build
the foundation over the mine. Supt. Ellis.
worth Murphy OF the Allegheny bureau Of
building inspection ordered that the coal
be taken out first,
The contractors then began digging ont
the coal, and they are selling it at 81 per ton.
The coal burns well in stoves, and II the con-
tractors succeed in dlsposing Of the. product
al 81 per ton they will be well paid for the
eStrn excavation they have 10 make.
The size OF the excavation is l50Xi50 feet,
and az the vein Is FIVE feet thick the excava-
ton will produce about 1928 o bushels Of
coal. or about 5000 tons
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-25
THE MANAGE RS MISTAKE.

Europe, they are still in the public eye.
"Sarasate, that master of sweet tones,
travels about a great deal giving concerts .
HI is very wealthy and can study now his
own convenience, which does not bring
him to this side of the water.
"Josefy teaches mostly, except for an
occasional appearance. Joachim is the head
of a big music school. Richter, who is now
very old, has a very lucrative position in
England, for which he gets SIS 900 or $4,000
a year.
I'm fact. the director positions and the
quiet life Of teaching ambitious Americans
occupy most of them. Like the stars them
selves, their positions are assured. As
directors of opera houses. their word is
law, and in addition to good salaries they
nave a certain prestige and social vogue
which is absolutely unknown here"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-25
II Was a Close Shave for Bede.

from Ne C7ercTdnd Leader,
Congressma Bede of MINI esota still LOOKS
BACK with horror to an experience he had
with a Scandinavian audien ce in his state
last campaign. 1t WAS up In the pine woods
and the other orator of the evening WAS a
stalwart Norseman who was to speak in hS
native tongue. This man failed to arrive,
and the committeeman asked Bede -"
you speak Norwegian still2" Bedr uutljnh-
ingly replied in the Affirmative, thotEi IL"
knew only a few phrases. When h. i..,|.
me audience of about 200 big, blue ry"9
chaps Of the Ole and ,Nels class he %dctenoln'a
so he said As many of you as %'aniot
understand English stand up. AZ wa
and not a man moved. All right, my friends
said Bede. as it makes me hoarse g. ralh
Norwegian for any length of time, I'll ut
q '"Nss you in English, which you oil know
a.. NH appreclate as WE'LL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-25
Uncle Joe Declines With Thanks,

From The Boston Daily Adrerisor.
Speaker Cannon sat down at his dc-n "a
found there a slip of paper asking him to- ,ai
up on the telephone, East. 1928" He vent
to the telephone, called the number, urd rs
conversation followed:
DO you want me?"
Il don't know" ,
We'll. ] haven't time to be foolinG ar".ld
way, 49,.
This is the Government hospital for ne
insane. II you think you ought 70 h" here
why. come along"
And. the homespun suit. wool socks &c.
chafed roughly as he sat down. rcal2lns
that someonethad been playing u joke on HIM
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-25

brated singers appear, and when an artist
attempts to travel on his own account he
has that competition.
Speaking Of the chances and changes
of the artist life, it is not generally known
that the first appearance OF Fremstad as
a star was a mere matter of chance. She
was engaged on a concert tour with Scalchi
by Seidl, an. tho latter was tremendously
advertised. Nobody had heard about
Fremstad; she was one Of the seconds in
the race for honors,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-25

chance he rendered a cycle Of songs that
cleared out the place.
Il should say, roughly speaking, that
there are probably 700, 600 artists in the word
clamoring for recognition, and OF these
there are not more than seven or eight that
make big money. By big money | mean
from 81 500 to 81 600 a night.
Among the latter is, yes, Josef Holman,
who has the double attraction OF being a
genius as well as one OF the few child won-
den who have really fulfilled predictions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-25

count now is the improvement in the must
cal education of the public at large, and in
consequence the difficulties Of making Sue
cessful tours with any but h very best
known talent. Nearly all cities of any
size have a series of orchestral concerts.
and for these season tickets are largely
sold. At these concerts the most oele-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-25
Studies Of the Artistic Temperament by the Manager Of Many Famous Singers and Musicians

My own experience is that the child won
der is a musical blunder.
"The trouble is that he gets his success
too o and is consequently, when the
charm OF his youth and innocence is gone,
absolutely deficient in the qualities that
go to the making Of ON artistic career. He
must have something besides technique,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-03
Advertised Letters.

List of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Wausau p o. for the week end
ing July 2, 1906 In calling for same
please say advertised ,,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-03
DEPUTY REVENUE OFFICE AB0L-
lSHED IN WAUSAU.

, The deputy revenue collectors office,
which had been located here for the
past two years and nine months, and
during that time under the able
management of r. III. Johnson, of the
Central Wisconsin, has been abolished
and on Saturday. June 30th, the books
and STAMPS, etc, were boxed up and
sent to Madison Mr.. johnson rendered
his resignation about year ago, for
the reason that there was too much
labor and responsibility for the con-
sideration paid, and the same was ac-
cepted only recently The office was a
great convenience for this part of the
district. Those in WausaI and adj
iaeent cities could secure stamps on
short notice, but now there will be
delay of several days. 1t is strange, in
asmuch as the government is about TO
enlarge its Wausau building, to provide
quarters for the u S. land Office, that
deputy collectors Office was not also in
cluded There should be such an Office
here, because there is 8 great necessity
for it.
j. j. Monahan, revenue collector for
the Second district of Wisconsin, COM
plimented Mr. johnson very highly on
the very efficient work done By him
while in charge of the Office.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-03
SEVERE BURNS.

Fred Huebner, one of the proprietors
OF the mill plant of the johnson Greek
Lbr. Co, is confined to his home in this
city in quite a serious condition. The
company owns mill few miles east
of hnowlton and lately planning mill
has been in course of erection. Satur-
day morning a smoke stack for the
latter was raised and Mr. Huebner was
assisting in the work. A hole had
been drilled into large stone for the
purpose of fastening one of the guy
wires of the stack After the end of
the wire had been placed in the hole,
Mr.. Huebner poured some moulten
babbit metal in for the purpose of
soldering it tight to the stone. Water
had been used when the hole was
drilled and the stone was therefore
damp. AS soon as the moulten metal
touched the dampness an explosion
resulted. Mr.. Huebner was badly
burned about the face and hands and
John Fackler, who was assisting, also
received serious burns. Mr.. Huebner
was brought to his home on Grand
Ave. in this city and at once received