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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-26
DIED.

POFER. AT the residence Of hen al,
ter, Mrs. II. j, Cook, In Mn Cress
Oct. Is, 1906, Sarah J Pofer. Tife OF ia
late william Pofer OF the Seventeenth
ward, this. city. aged "a years Natlys
Of England.
Funeral services Saturday at Inn
from the funeral chapel Of Undsrtshsr
Jos. WIN. Taylor, q south West Temnis
street this city. Friends are Invited IA
attend. Interment In city cemetery,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-26

the stringency from the north will be
relieved.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09

parts Of the country-here in New York even,
the most cosmopolitan OF any city-and
just as long as it remains. just 80 long will
the development Of art he stunted in its
growth. In my own personal experience
l have suffered enough.
do | believe in the Continental sunday?
Yes; the Continental Sunday of freedom.
not Of icense--freedom for the man and
woman to follow their need; 10 go 10 an
art gallery, a museum. a theatre, a concert,
If they desire. Nothing could be more
horrible than the English S~unday-the
further we get W from that the better.
Take Ireland as an example. Just 40
long as the hand of oppression has been
held close, Just 10 that extent has her art
suffered, suffered severely, almost to er-
tinction."
MIR. Herbert gets mp from his chair and
walks restles5ly about the library.
Il am an American by adoption, he goes
on, a | am a musician by profession but
at heart | am an 1rishman. and when | watch
my native land lifting itself. "a il is doing
to-day, from the slough Of despond | cannot
cypress my delight. The members Of the
Gaelic League have worked diligently and
in the face of great d~iscoura cement.
They have practically revived the Ian
guage, and in reviving that nave resurrected
national pride and national ambition. To-
day you can send a letter written and ad-
dressed in Gaelic, and every week ] receive
a further evidence Of progress in the musical
path from a publishing house which is
bringing out volumes Of themes Of the old
folk songs for orchestration, that have
never been published and which were sup
posed to have died out in the memories Of
the past generation.
There IL no more beautiful music in the
world than these songs, ballads, lyrics, &c.
i hope the time will come, and it almost
seems ripe for it. that all the good musical
comedies We don't write ourselves will Dome
by way Of the Emerald Isle.
T h English comedy hat we get is pad.
Our own musical Comedies are fever in
number than they should be, with such an
appreciative audience to work for. They
are too frequently the production Of merely
one finger compOsers-men who are not
properly trained in the groundwo rk Of
technique. who keep n hand on the piano
all the time--as n matter ~ fact, a musical
composer does not need a piano at all.
"A musical composer could no more
give his orchestration 10 another TO do
for him than "A painter could expect that
a brother artist would DE able 10 finish q
landscape that he had begun in the manner
he had planned. He must know himself
whether there j. too much yellow or not
enough, he must be dble 10 rub ont and
put in again until all is right"
Mr., Norbert has the stage Instinct in re-
gard TO the value of properties. He ~eiZes
a huge bottle Of ink.
Il use about three OF these "A year and, y
seizing an armful Of sheets, here h the
demonstration for my latest production
that took me three months to do and will
a the orchestra just n half hour to
play"
characterization IL terrific work. hard on
brain and eye and hand, bat two composers
would not work the same musical idea out
IN the same way any more than two artists
would paint the same landscape with
equal fidelity"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09

musically speaking. and its people do not
have to travel to great centres, or il unable
TO do that suffer from having that part OF
their nature starved. This is true OF Italy
as well and Of France.
Think for q moment what that principle
Of substituting has meant, not only to Ger
many but to the whole world as well, the
opportunities that IL has provided, the at
mosphere il has created sven in out OF the
way places.
There are hundreds. I might safely
say thousands. of American girls over
there who have taken advantage Of these
opportunities and for merely nominal sums
have obtained the finest musical education;
but there is a reverse side of the medal
as we'll. What hope is there OF their return
TO help in forming the art atmosphere that
should be established here, to crafty the
desire that is in every human breast TO
come back to the native land?
TO put il commercially, they are sing
ing for marks, lire, francs, instead Of for
dollars and cents, as they should be, and
they will continue to do that until there
are musical opportunities outside of New
York and Boston, where a woman who has
won her laurels in Europe can feel that
she is not lessening her triumph in accept
ing.
Il hope the time will come when We may
read In the morning papers that Miss Brown.
who made her success in Dresden, or in
Rerlln, or wherever 10 may have been, san
at the Oshkosh Opera House. and that the
most captious critic will see no reason
for a laugh in that announcement.
For years we have heard on all sides
the statement that the climate or some
thing else equally vague Is responsible for
the Lack OF American voices; that one must
be born in Italy or Germany 70 possess
the right lung capacity and the necessary
vocal cords. Nonsense. Olive Fremstad,
Edythe Walker and Geraldine Farrar are
American girls who have disproved this
statement in the last year or two, not to
mention equally noteworthy examples like
Nine. Eames and Nine. Nordica.
There would be plenty more il the chsnoe
were only given them. The Metropolitan
Opera House cannot furnish opportunity
10 all. more is the pity.
The millionstres need 70 be awakened
70 their duty. They are the royalty Of the
New World. Let them play the part of the
royalty OF the Old World and subsidize the
NlptIdS anu thoaueb huD ~ uUO tnd mlll-
i~onairesl That il where the hope OF the future
lies.
But having brought artists here, it is not
enough to go to hear them simply because
they have cost money and you are curious
10 know whether they are worth it. You
have got to meet them on the ground of APP
probation. and in order TO appreciate you
ave got to forget the commercial aspect;
and you have got, besides, TO fight the spirit
of Puritsnism that has been bequeathed
to you by thoee early English hypocrites
who brought it over and left it as a burden
some legacy for their descendants.
"Puritanism il rampant to-day in many
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
TRUST THEIR FELLOW MEN.
Members OF the Don Worry Club and Their
Rags on street Cars.

The stranger in the city, or the city
dweller not much accustomed to travelling
boarding a street car with a travelling bag
is likely to look after it there verv care
fully. He may put the bag on the floor
in front OF him. n there put his legs over
il. 40 that nobody could move it without
his knowing It. The stranger may take
the extra precaution of setting the bag
up on the seat beside him and resting his
arm uponit But neither takes any chances.
No such anxiety is betrayed by those
travellers on the cars who are accustomed
to carrying things about on them. Some
of them leave things out on the platform
with a cool reliance on their security.
This last, however, ia a state of mind
that is arrived at only after a considerable
experience of the safety Of things i'm the
city. The boy, or for that matter. the
man, not much experienced in this way,
is likely when he Leave something outside
TO get a seat if he can by a window at tina;
end. where be can keep his stuff outside
under his we. But if he kee ps on CARRYING
things in this way he is likely to grow easier
about them.
Men carrying sample cases. and accus-
toned to carrying them, plunge aboard the
car at the front platform and straight over
TO the far side of it and slam their cases
down there and go into the car without
n further thought Of them. Messenger boys
plant boxes or bundles there in the same
way.
NasheTwomen, or women carrying mar
ket baskets. put their baskets down there
quite as a matter Of course and don't worry
ovc them. while one accustomed to carry
ing a basket about would carry il inside the
car and there perhaps hold it for safety on
his knees. Messenger girls accustomed 10
this way show the same confidence that
marks the messenger boys.
Here. for instance, was q girl ca irving a
big oblong box from some dressmsker'A
establishment, this boz with the broa,i
leather strap around il, 10 keen IL closed
and by which 20 carry IL.
The girl sets this box mp or the frou5 plat-
form preps ratory 10 stepping up herself.
and ihe motODUan has tlmg - reach down
and pick the box mp by IL strap and set il
over himself ~ the f"r cpd Of the platform
while The girl IL entering the cor.
So the stranger IN the city. NOT familiar
with its ways, and the city DIV eller, d. well
not accustomed TO carrying things about
" apt in the street car TO keep his bags and
bundles by him and to watch them closely;
but there are many, accustomed to the
other way. WHO can leave things out on the
platform without seeming 70 worry over
them unduly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09

0 man Is versatile and does a lot Of work l
don't believe he has time to sit around and
sentimenhlize about the conditions under
which some special production was COM
posed. he does his work and then he turns
10 some more, and so il goes, until after about
twenty vars OF this kind of life if anybody
asks him suddenly which of his productions
he considsrs his masterpiece it's one chance
10 ten tina. he could not tell"
MIR. Hsbert laughs, a hearty laugh that
started in Dublin and has gained a few
intonstioR on its way through Italy and
Germany before it reached America.
And yoIr complete work to the present.
For ansver he goes to a bookcase filed
with books, manuscripts and scattered
sheets.
Here ire sixteen operas" he answers.
taking a bundle in his arms. a this. of
course, merely supplements the work /
have doB for orchestras and in them, as |
came fut to America as a soloist. The
first oneF
He pi&s a book out of the heap, and,
notwithstanding his previous statement,
his hands nave a certain caressing touch
as they hush some imaginary dust from
the covers
This is Prince Ananias.' Yes, the title
did help it, popularity in New York. but !
believe I an not too egotistic in asserting
that it has other merit. This was written
for the B~stonians in the days of II. Clay
B~arnabee. whose benefit | am To assist at
next week"
The reprter asked Mr.. Herbert what
he thought of the taste of the public in
musical matters.
IT You can only make a thing popular"
ne replied, your path is easy, and to make
anything popular you must study the popu-
lar need.
In regard to music We only love what
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
FONES TREATED KINDLY.
Maine Farmers Fine There Is More Money
In Selling Than In Killing Them.

DEDRANf, Me, Dec. S.-Within the last
t, two years the practice OF digging young
foxes from their dens in the spring and
rearing them in captivity until the fol-
| lowing autumn aud then selling them to
owners Of preserves and large country
| estates has developed into a profitable
industry.
At the start the business was conducted
by taxidermists, who received az much as
SO or $50 for a pair of healthy young foxes.
They were able TO buy the foxes for from
81 10 81. 80.
The taNidermi SIS were able 70 make
from 500 to 900 per cent. profit at the
business until October. 1906, when THE
Sun published an account Of the fox breed
ing establishment OF Elijah Norton of
Foxcroft, Me-, in which it WAS stated that
Mr.. Norton was filing orders for the young
Of common red foxes at the rate Of $40
and sz5 a pair. and that he had orders booked
for three years ahead.
Since then there has been a great change
in the sentiments of the country people
who live among foxes. In northern
Hancock county, where big and ruddv
foxes have been abundant for years, and
where men with trained hounds have been
able to earn good incomes from hunting
foxes for their pelts, the announcement
led to the abandonment OF hunting with
dogs and the adoption of conciliatory
measures toward the wild foxes. az IL the
people had received a sudden awakening.
n a farmer sees a fox lurking about his
hen pens in the early morning he no longer
rushes indoors for his dogs and gun. in
stead he hunts UP old meat and scraps
Of food and strews them about the premises
for the purpose of toling Reynard nearer
to the home.
One result ia that nearly all the hens and
turkeys Of Dedham which have been per-
mitted to roam at large have been gathered
in by foxes, and many back fields and
pasture lots are strewn with feathers from
the unfortunate birds. Instead OF bewail-
ing their misfortunes and asking the Legis-
lature to place heavy bounties upon the
heads Of all foxes found at large the losers
seem contented and are planning to get
their money back next spring, when they
shall 90 forth with spades and picks and
dig the precious young foxes from under
the frozen ground OF the woodlands and
pastures.
As a result of developing the new industry
the ~npighbors have become jealous and
watchful Of one another, every man sus-
pecting his rival OF knowing the location
Of more fox burrows than he is willing TO
admit. Owners Of wooded and unproduc-
tive tracts where foxes are presumed 70
have dug holes have posted their holdings
with notices warning all and sundry con-
corning the legal penalties which may be
invoked in case foxes are sought on the
premises.
The man or boy who discovers an in
habited fox hole in the woods or in a crevice
of a hillside ledge preserves his secret "a
closely "a II ne had opened a new gold
mine. Three boys who reside in the town
nave earned enough money TO buy their
winter clothing by selling the secrets OF new
fox burrows to the hunters.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
WANTS AMERICAN ORDERS.
Suggestion That Uncle sam Reward Ser
Vice WIN Decorations.

4 plea for American orders OF ohivaIry
is made by Capt. cassidy Cook in Army and
Macy Lie.
During our Colonial period says Capt.
Cook, our Government gave emblemstia
recognition Of deeds of valor and patri-
otism. In the present day, under a mis-
taken impression that decorations are NOM
archicsl and consequently undernocratic,
we no longer award such houors, but even
discourage the merited comforting of them
by foreign Governments on our distin-
guished meb.
The late Secretary OF State, the Hon.
John Hay, shortly before his death, ex-
pressed TO the writer his opinion that in
additi ion to the medal of honor and a few
other medals awarded for conspicuous
bravery in rhe service OF our country, on
gress might create eInblematic orders tn
be conferred upOn citizens of the United
States and uDon foreigners who had at
tanned distinction in art, science, litera-
ture, the learned professions and military
and naval service.
"OuT Congress has awarded medals IN
foreigners for meritorious service to ths
United States. The first recipient was
Lieut. Col. FleuTy. a French army officer,
who entered our Revolutionary army in
l777. For heroism at Stony Point, July Is;
1910, Congress voted him a silver medal.
John Paul Jones, though n foreigner;
served the Colonial Government. In 1881
Congress awarded him a gold medal in
COMMUNICATION of his capture OF the
Scraps.
Congress authorized the diplomatic
gold medal dedicated to Peace and Conn
merce,' and Intended for presentation 70
foreign diplomats assigned to our Gov
, rnment who marked their stay with us
' acts of good will. The medal was issued
I ice, 10 the Marquis de la Luzerne in
l.9l for contracting a large loan ON his own
}, possibility TO relieve the distress Of the
Continental army in l7s0, and to Count do
Monster, French Minister to our oountry
in 1897.
Medals in gold and silver we're presented
TO the officers and men OF the French. British
and Spanish ships of wal who aided n res
cuing the officers and men OF the United
states IriE So ners which was sunk in the
Gun of Mexico in 1873. Gold medals bearing
th7 portrait Of James Buchanan were given
10 IN" Japanese ENJOYS who came to tina
United States in 1890.
again in 1872 Congress gave medals Co
foreign notahles who aided our INFANT re-
pablo. Benjamin Franklin in tie same
year minted and distributed in Europe a
medal in honor Of the achievement of Amer
lean liberty. Eiehty-siX merit medals
have ! cen struck by thisG Government since
is founGati ion.
The United States is perhaps the only
great country which does not cherish the
spirit Of c~1iSalry by governmental en-
lIematic rsCo@ al, .On, the virtues Of great
learning. states rruship, religious distinc-
ton and artistic Genius. We revere the
memory Of a few of oar illustripIs dead In
the Hall Of Fame. Why may we not az n
nation appropriately recognize the great
civic, military or religious worth Of our
smipsnt lving citizsnsr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
PROSPECT PARK SQUIRRELS.
D'"k Deadeye's New Colony Near IN
Ninth Street Entrance.

Dick Deadeye's New Colony Near the
Ninth Street Entrance.
A good sized colony OF gray squirrels
y o located near the Ninth street entrance
70 Prospect Park. Previously to the CON-
ing OF this colony there were very few
squirrels in that part Of the park, and they
were so shy that 1t was not worth while TO
try to be on friendly terms with them.
location has proved to be the best
mat any Prospect Park colony Of squirrels
ever occupied, II is between 200 and 300
feet from the Ninth street gate and Is ON
the left side of the path going in.
There are several old trees t~hereabouts,
With inviting entrances 10 their hollow
trunks. There are seats along the bend
OF the path, and the place Ia q favorite
station for baby carriages from the most
select part of the Park Slope.
The first friendly squirrel TO make his
appearance there was Dick Deadeye. He
" one of The oldest and best known squirrel
inhabitants OF the Park. His name origi-
nally was Dick. Some years ago he suffered
the loss OF an eye, and since that misfortune
he has been known as DiolS Deadeye.
Until recently Dicks home W down
by the croquet grounds. He became
known down there. and HIS human friends
kept him well supplied with peanuts. II
thew had any peanuts he found them ever
il lie had to go into their pockets to get
possession OF them.
But as the game Of croquet became more
and more popular with the elderly Brooklyn
men the place became too noisy for the
squirrels TO get their midday snooze: and,
besides, few persons but the dead game
CrOQuet sports came around, and lone OF
them had peanuts in hi pockets.
When Dick first took up his quarters near
the Ninth street entrance he evidently
said nothing abort IL TO the other squirrels.
But his fine condition after a little while
INST have put them wise, for before long
several others were on the job.
Dick il more friendly now than ever
before. Experience has taught him that
there is nothing TO he feared. In the early
forenoon, when the youngsters of the neigh
borhood gather at the benches, Dick is in
his most affable mood. lie circuiates
among them with the utmOs freedom.
When a peanut is offered to hin he either
sits up and eats IL CT carries il to his store
room and returns for more. IL offerings
are not very plentiful he searches the pock-
eta Of his young friends.
One OF Dicks e~ntiCing ways is to climb
up the front OF a youngsters jacket, PIT his
nose close to the boys lips and look up at
him as il he expected TO find a peanut there.
This has the desired result II there are any
peanuts in the crowd, and Dick takes many
a peanut from the lips Of the amused
youngsters.
Did; il teaching the other squirrels fear
lessness, and many Of them will come up
on the benches to a their share from
the hand. They prefer raw peanuts, but
not do refuse the roasted ones.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09

We understand, we cannot love what We
DO not understand. | mean this super
hcial statement TO refer primarily to the
great masses OF people who have only time
b their overcrowded lives to yield Occa"
kionally 10 their impulses to hear some
k-od rsasIc, and VINO cannot in those rare
PIGMENTS rise and fall to the heights and
tepths Of emotion and understanding de-
handed by great compositions like those Of
Bach, List. ct al, but who really want good
music. and respond when you give il to them
With their patronage and their applause.
They don't want cheap music, hut they
want something delicate. pretty, graceful,
%iensuouN, but not h-ypersensuous. The
masses who approach every domain of art
Unbiased by technique make that same
Demand everywhere-the light touch and
NE artls who desires to answer that need
must givA what is wanted.
That iole OF being serious is demanded
often by %ahypocritical world which mistakes
Seriousness for development, evolution, all
the thing that it IN not.
IT is tie easiest thing in the world to be
serlols. hut TO be nothing else-that Is an
anchor TO separation, q deterioration In
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09

stead Of a progress in art, too often. To
take a serious subject and 40 to adorn il
with the flower Of fancy that you attract
the most hidebound, is not that an achieve
ment9 l think so.
Shakespeare never wrote a play into
which he did not introduce a low comedy
role. Hamlet is serious enough. that no
one will dispute, and in no play is there
any greater farce than in the famous
graveyard scene of that tragedy.
Even Beethoven had moments of musical
comedy. IL he lost a penny he would sit
down n compose a rondo and call il the
Rage for a Lost Coin which in German
sounds rather appalling. Every artist rec
oGnizes the law OF contrast. which is one
OF the fundamental rules OF IMPOSITION,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09

hunter wrestled to extrioate herself from
between the cramped leafs. -It's q wig
I'm sure it's a wig-a curly, bushy, gray
wig-right therei"
Her patient instructor looked around.
AlasI she was neutrality-suspicious. at a short
Old gentleman over in the side aisle, with
long, wavy, iron-gray hair, withered cheeks,
and a benign smile that displayed his tooth
less gurns.
Then the slim woman in toe green tailored
costume fed Observation-Disclosures.
Yes, undoubtedly il was a wig.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09

whether it be literary or musical or made
with brush and canvas.
"rhe programme for one Of the popular
concerts l conducted recently is like the
for a dinner, from soup 20 nuts.
There must be contrast, something to appeal
TO every taste. You can't serve all lamb
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
PASTOR. recommendation OF s,Imulsn,.
From The Boston Herdid.

From me Boston HCTdfd.
The Rev. p. -. Henson, pastor of fremont
Temple. in speaking about being quoted
declared that never in his life was he caused
more trouble and embarrassment than in
Chicago during his passionate in the Windy
city" The embarrassment was 30 great
that he always carries a ina nuscript for th"
ncwspa peTs when he speaks In that city.
II was called upon 10 preach "a sermon
on one occasion. he said, and choosing
my own topic. | opened with the declaration
'Stimulauts are absolutely necessary Tor
daily life I could ~sP some nj my audience
gasp, but as I pro 'cedcd aud said that IL wa
urces Iary 10 stimulate the soul. the mind.
our acriOus, add slimulGs IN our religion ard
exert ourselves 10 do good, they readily say
the point. There Vas OF newspaper ma"
present Who evidently did not Know what
my point was and IN his paper in the next
edition was the HlarIpg headline. Or. Henson
says stimnlants are absolutely necessary for
That was not what faxed me. but a few
DAYS later saw the city bill boards posted
with large colored sheets, with the ADVERTISE
ment. DIR. Henson says stimnlants are abso-
lMtely necessary for daily life. Drink -
whisksy. the best stimulant on earth