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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-25
NEW CAMP OF SONS OF VETERANS

The embryo camp of Sons of Veterans OF Harlem
will soon be reality. Already twenty-five sons Of
veterans OF the Civil War have signed the charter
application and paid their tion
blanks for charter members will he found at the
pharmacy OF Conrad Hassel Second avenue and
l2ith street, and the home OF j. T. Suite No
$50 Cauldwell avenue, The Bronx.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-25
OUGHT TO KNOW HOW.

The animal trainer having been taken suddenly
III his wife reported Tor duty In his
Have YOU ever had experience I'm this line
asked the owner OF the circus and menagerie with
some doubt. '
Not just exactly I'm this line" she said. s.but
hep $50 "'7" :
He certainly does"
Well; you ought to see how easy 1 can mana go
him. London Opinion s
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and the young Prince was charmed.
The next year she went to England and
made her London debut as Amina In
La Somnambula," at Covent Garden
Theater. After that metropolitan ap-
pearance the young sopranos fame was
assured The next morning all Europe
rang with praises for the new prima
donna from America. For the next
| twenty years she remained abroad,
singing in England. France and Russia.
While abroad Patti made her first
matrimonial venture. In 1868 she was
married to the Marquis de Caux. but
continued her operatic career. She took
St Petersburg by storm, and the Rus
slams took up subscription of 100
rubles and presented her with a dia-
mond necklace. She purchased her
magnificent estate in Wales, Craig-y-
Nos, in 1873, after she separated from
the Marquis. She obtained a divorce
in 1885 and the following year married
Ernest Nicolini, the tenor singer whose
very pleasant voice was much marred
by an insistent tremolo. Nfcolini died
in January, 1898, and in January, 1899
Madame Patti made her third venture
in matrimony, this time being united
to the Baron Cederstrom, a young Swe
dish nobleman who had become nat
uralfzed Englishman and whose years
at that time were exactly half those Of
his bride.
PATHS castle at Crafg-yNos is ont
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are just the one person In the world l
am dying to see.'
professionally, MADAME asked, as
she tapped me on the hand with pom
derous playfulness.
"No, no, you naughty thing; I was
Just telling these ladies about Philip
Hartness marrying cowboy, or some
thing of that kind, out in Texas
"But that you said It," l murmured
family, 81 wouldn't have believed it
possible. OF course we all know that
the Texas law Is effete and weakened
except in the matter of horse dealing;
still"
'Oh you horrid creature" Mrs. Gray
cried again, tapping me with her fan.
''Now, do be good boy and tell us just
how 1t happened, for ! know you were
there and assisted at the orgy, or rite,
or whatever they call such functions.
Is she pretty, for l suppose that, after
ali, In this case the cowboy Is she"
/ looked hopelessly around, saw no
means of escape, and then | thought of
my friend and his young wife, and re-
membered that these women held her
social destiny in their hand. Mrs. Gray
herself was not unkindly, and in the
faces turned toward me was one in
whose deep, dark eyes | read under
standing and sympathy.
Dear madam" l said, your requests
are commands To begin with, Dolores
lit is a sad little name isn't it?-is
something more than pretty. Her moth
er was Mexican. You needn't your
shoulders. She comes of one of the old
Aztec families, and | assure you they
Sc n our best blood as something en-
tirely too much of yesterday to be seri.
ously considered, and her people raised
q pretty row when Dolores mother fell
In love with an Englishman and per.
sisted In marrying him. Poor thing
she didn't live long enough to fulfil
their prophesieS and regret it, but she
hequeathed Dolores the finest eyes yor
ever saw--deep, dark, lustrous, with 1
tuNul huNh III NAA'b NOt
remember them when you have forgot
ten how perfect is the oval of her face
and how blood red the scarlet line O.
her mouth. She was a sensation II
Paris"
'What! PARISH" in ineredulous cho
rus from my audience.
"Yes," answered quietly. "She wa
educated In Paris, You see, her fathe
owns the cattle on thousand hills, o
whatever Is the modern equivalent t
that, and he worships Dolores. Sh
never had what you would call goo
breeding. She lived alone with he
father at their hacienda until one tim
she chanced to so with him to the cit
'Ns cattle. Some women locke
made slightin
appearance
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United States not at all during one
stretch of two decades.

United States not at all during one
stretch of two decades.
Adelina Patti is so truly a remark
able woman and artist that she actu-
ally rises superior to criticism. She
is, in fact, parsonage. There may
have been greater sopranos In the last
fifty years-indeed capable critics nave
said so-but the names of these great
ones are known principally to the elect,
while Patti remains 1.-THE queen OF
song" Singing at prices which would
impoverish an Indian prince, Patti be-
came a popular idol. Those who paid
the money to hear her always insisted
it was worth the money; those who
could not afford to do so took their re-
venge in saying smart things about the
Diva, even unfavorably criticising her.
Although she was born in Madrid
and raised in New York, Patti has al
ways been an Italian. She speaks with
equal facility Italian, French, Spanish,
German, Russian and English-no
small accomplishment in itself. The
Italian tongue is her favorite. Once In
describing her cosmopolitan sympa'
thies she remarked, II love the Italian
language, the American people, the En-
glish country and my Welsh home"
Born in 1S43, Patti came, with hei
parents, her half-brothers and her sis
ters, to New York while she was still
q very little girl. Even then she had 6
remarkable voice. 1t was about this
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-22
TWO FROM WASHINGTON.
Horse Trading at the White House
Trials of Mr.. Carr.

Horse Trading at the White House
Trials of Mr.. Carr.
The President was talking about the
miserable White House stable, which Is
built on low ground behind the White
House, is antiquated and so damp that
the horses kept in it are affected. He
said that the condition of the stable
is SO bad that he does not keep his own
riding horses there at all, but boards
them at private stable.
'.You see," said the President, "the
place Is damp and unhealthy. My horse
Wyoming caught cold there and died.
The stable has had bad effect on every
horse kept there. They all get the
heaves horse but one," almost
shouted the President. Think Of that y
"How many horses are there in the
stable, Mr.. President?" somebody
| asked.
why, don't know, but I'll find
OUT and the president punched but
ton for Secretary Loeb.
Loeb" he said, as the secretary
came in, how many horses are there
| in the stables now|
Twelve" said Loeb, explaining that
two of them are work horses and two
some other kind, and going through the
list.
How many of them have the
heaves?" continued the president.
zone has the heaves," Loeb replied.
"Why, Loeb" said the president, u
have been telling these men that everS
horse there but one has the heaves, anC
now you come in here and say only one
of them has the heaves. How do yor
explain that?"
"But, Mr.. President" said the thrifty
Loeb, II traded off all those with tn,
heaves for healthy ones"
The president laughed.
"Well," he said, Il guess after th:'
nobody can say this administration Il
not run OH business principles"
Wilbur J. Carr, of the State depart
ment had occasion to call at the hous'
of a neighbor late at night. He ran;
the doorbell. After long wait heai
was pokeG out Of second floor win
dow.
who's there?' asked voice.
"Mr. Carr" was the reply.
"Well," said the voice as the windov
banged shut, "what do 1 care If yo
missed a car. Why don't you wall
and not wake up people to tell then
about it?"-New York World.
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RAIN IN THE WOODS.

When on the leaves the rain insists,
And every gust brings showers down:
When all the woodland smokes with mists,
| take the old road out of town
Into the hills through which Il twists.
! find the vale where catnip grows,
Where boneset blooms, with wetness
bowed;
The vale through which the red creek
flows
Turbid with hill-washed clay. and loud
As some strange horn wildman blows.
Like knots upon the gray-barksd trees
The lichen-colored moths are pressed;
And wedged in hollow blooms, the bees
Seem clotted pollen; in its nest
The hornet creeps and lies at ease.
The butterfly and forest bird
Are huddIed on the same gnarled bough,
From which, like some rain-voweled word
That dampness hoarsely utters now,
The tree toad's voice is vaguely heard.
] crouch and listen; and again
The woods are filed for me with
forms
Weird, elfn shapes in train on train
Arise and now feel the arms
Around me of the wraiths of rain.
O. wraiths Of rain! o, trailing mist!
Still fold me, hold me, and pursue
Still let my lips by yours be kissed,
Still draw me with your hands OF dew
Unto the tryst; the dripping tryst!
Atlantic.
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him, and he opened conscious eyes upon
the world again.
"'Dolores,' heard him say, fee 5ly,
and she took his hands in hers ano be-
gan covering them with kisses, and then
| slipped out of the room. What fol-
lowed was not for you or me to know,
only, as you say, Mrs. Gray, l stayed
on for the wedding"
The deep eyes l had looked to for
sympathy were humid with unshed
tears, and even Mrs. Gray's fat hand
was not quite steady as she passed her
CUP back for more tea.
"You make romance of 1t" she
said; "but does the Mexican aloe bear
transplantIng to our cold England? Will
your Dolores be happy among us|
"Qulen sabe," l answered, with a
shrug; "the mystery of love is past
finding out. t."-Illustrated Bits.
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kaiser Gives warming.

The kalsers keen eye for military
matters is Illustrated by an incident
which occurred near Metz few days
ago during rifle practice. While the
men were firing at long range the EN-
peror threw himself fiat on the ground
and crawled behind the firing line look
ing for mistakes. He found one man
aiming without having correctly ad'
iusted the sight, and creeping still
closer to him unobserved, shouted in hi:
ear: "You will be imprisoned for al
least three days for that mistake i
any officer sees it." The soldier, great
lv alarmed to find the imperial com
mander-in-chief had detected his negli
eence, quickly remedied the error, ant
the emperor proceeded on his tour Of
,nsnection along the ground.-Brooklyr
| Citizen.
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stituents to the value of $3.50, but
declined to receive it, saying that
was the duty Of every man, especial
of every representative of the peop
to contribute by every means with
his power to the welfare of his count
without expecting pecuniary reward
On first entering Congress he W
appointed by the Legislature to rept
to that body a set of instructions
which the conduct of that body W
to be guided He was one of the 70
most leaders in the Congress in espol
ing defensive measures as against I
British aggressions.
In 1775 he drew up a rousing re
to that message of Governor Penn
deprecated any defensive measures
the part of the colonies. He was
author Of the pamphlet that urged
immediate placing of the city of Pl
adelphia in the state of defense.
Ross was afterward appointed jul
of the State of Pennsylvania. Throu
out his term of Office he was dist
guished for his kindness and falrn,
particularly toward the Indians.
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a VoICE
WQRTH
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When announcement is made that
Patti, whom her admirers acclaim as
"the Diva of the world" is about to
retire, to take her farewell of the con-
cert room, it is instantly met with an
incredulous smile. There Is an inclina-
tion also to illustrate the smile by re
telling the fable of the boy and the
wolf. But this time, assurance comes
from England, the great soprano really
intends to retire from public life.
Thousands of persons in both hemi-
spheres have heard the Diva sing, and
they have paid millions of dollars for
the privilege. A rough and perhaps in
adequate estimate of PATHS earnings
during the last half century credits her
with having realized about $3,500,000.
In this connection it is significant to
note that the soprano has not been
heard in public every year, and in the
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annals OF opera. 1t was also agreed
that the diva should be paid at z
o'clock of the day she was to sing.
During the last twenty-five years
Patti has never sung in public for less
than $4,000 a night, paid in advance.
One matinee concern in Boston netted
her $S,395, and her share for three per-
formances in one week was $20,S9o. No
story of PATHS career is complete with
out reference to the financial side. Her
story is one Balzac would have delight
ed to have written, because 1t deals
so largely with vast sums Of money
But In his day it would have been diff
ficult for even his lively Imagination to
conceive of a singer actually acquiring
by her voice so great sum as $3,5OO,
GOO. He would have felt it an exagger
alton so obvious as to be impossible
even to fictionist.
Patti made her first regular appear
ance on the stage as Lucia In Donizet
it's opera, in New York, on Nov. "A
1858. She was then only 16 years old
Her voice at that time was described
as fiute-like, flexible soprano, which
she delivered with purity and managed
with great skill and taste. Her capa
bilities were at once recognized, ant
the great future promised her by hel
critics has been amply fulfilled
King Edward VII, as Prince o.
Wales, always one of her most devoted
admirers, first heard her sing in th'
Academy of Music in this city, In th'
fall of 1860. The opera was Martha
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
~O00OON0~O

7 HAVE always contended that a 8
o'clock tea is no place for man,
and even yet marvel that | should
have been inveigled into responding to
Mrs. Allerton's bit Of pasteboard In per-
son.
You always know quite well what to
eXpeet-a room so dark you stumble
over things, and a confused and irri-
tating cackle of many women talking at
once, and the necessity of swallowing
lot of stuff that Is reproach to your
lunch and an insult to your forthcom-
Ing dinner.
/ must say Mrs. Allerton does things
better than most, and it Is really pre-
cious privilege to inspect her cups, but
as | opened the door confused muir
mur of voices met me, and in moment
more found myself In the thick of the
hubbub, making my bow over Mrs.
Gray's fat hand.
"Oh! DOCTOR" she said, moving aside
her draperies and waving me into a
seat beside her. don't you know, you
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The Retort Bitter.

"Why, how dye do?" said the ba
to his one-time customer.
"Howdy," snapped the latter.
You're a stranger. l haven't
your face for long time"
That's odd. l left most of II
your razor the last time l was in
shop Standard and I'll
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The voyage of the Canadian govern
mpnt cru ser Arctic to the far north
suggests for consideration the question
of the ownership of some far northern
lands. For many years explorers of
various ationalties-British, Ameri-
can, Scandinavian and others-hays
venlured into the frozen wilderness ly-
ing between the Dominion of Canada
ald the north pole and have there dis
covered lands hitherto unknown and
have named them and planted flags
uoon them. There has been much in
ternational rivalry in the work of ella
borating the arctic map and of push
ine on toward the pole.
But there has been little thought IN
the minds of the adventurers or In that
of the public of the delimitation of In
ternational boundaries in the realms
OF paleocrystic Ice and eternal snow
But now the Canadian government
brings that thought to mind in the In
| tination that the dominion extent Is
clear to the north pole and that all the
laads which have been discovered an.
exllored in those regions, no matter
by whom, are under the British flag.
ACCIDENTALLY the question is some
what complicated and might form thu
/ sublect of interminable argument
Taere are those who hold that discov
arv give title to new lands, while other
insist that title is not perfected with
out actual occupation and permanel
settlement. But how if the lands il
question are not fit for or susceptib'
of settlement?-Ncw York Tribune
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at a very early ae
He was appoints
by the commlssit
that assembled, 6
ter the dissoluti'
Of the proprieta
government, to pl
pare a declarati'
of rights for t
colony. Ross W
elected to the fiji
general congress
P b / | a d e lphla
1774.
He was tender
se4 IL.
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Southern Farm values.

1t is computed that farm proper
in the eleven states that once sece
from the Union have risen in v;
more than $1,000,000,000 in two We
The average yield Of these lands s.
this century began is $2O0,000.0O'
year greater than it was in the
ceding six years.
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Then See.

"Yes, child, the future may S
rose-tinted and beautiful and full
joy to you now, but-wait."
"Oh, auntie! Wait for what?
me-"
"Till you get your feet into a pal
tight shoes. Houston Post.
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time Richard Grant White first saw
her. He described her as "a slender,
swarthy, brlght-eyed little girl in short
skirts, who ran into the room and
chirped at her mother, and ran out of
1t, caroling as she went through the
passageway." He asked her mother,
Madame Barili-Patti, if the little girl
promised to be singer like her sis
ters, and for answer the child, sitting
on the knee of the critic, sang little
Italian air with naivete and charm
which left an impression he never for
got. She was only years old when,
in 1850, she appeared before the public
for the first time
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The monument to President Mckil
lev unveiled at Columbus, Ohio, ma
be termed a poor mans tribute. as ha
Of the funds were secured largely
popular subscription. The Leglslatul
appropriated $4,000 Of the $4,000
that the memorial cost. Herman +.
Mcneil, a New York sculptor, did Il
work. The memorial is in the form
semi-circle in the center of whiC
Is the pedestal, surmounted by a figu
Of the late President, 8 feet 4 inch
In height. On either side are allegol
cal pieces. To the right is masculil
figure representing industry, and at b
side a boy depicting education. To Il
left end is the model Of woman tyI
flying prosperity, with a girl by h
side representing peace. These figure
with the statue, are Of bronze. Will
the memorial pedestal is of hard Ve
mont granite.
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This is what father gets in the
of recreation: When the rest OF
family go to picnic or a parade
is left at home to watch the hot
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Carnegie's wealth wouldn't begin to
pay for enough hero medals to go
around If kissing were really danger
nua
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of the show places in Wales. The house
and grounds were fitted without refer
ence to expense. A private theater is
one Of the interesting apartments in
the castle, and there the great soprano
has been heard sing even comic songs
for the entertainment of her guests.
To see Patti at home is to see the gen.
erous side of her character; to see her
demanding $1,000 for public appear.
ance is to see her undoubted business
side.
Takes Care of Voice.
The great diva's voice has been kind
" used by time. One reason for the
fact that it has remained with her 81
long is her lifelong habit-not to sins
when she is tired. Consequently, al
she has aptly put it, she is never tired
when she sings, and no abnormal straI1
is placed upon her vocal cords.
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If you want your plate filled at
ner, eat it with a woman who has
used to waiting an boys.
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Received $4,000 a Night.

After Patti returned, in 1882, from
her European triumphs, owing to the
competition of Henry Abbey, the Amer
lean impresario, Mapleson was obliged
to raise her salary from $1,000 night
to $4,000, and finally to $1,000 night.
. sum previously unheard of in the
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LeittIe Lsessons
in patriotism
N~~~~N-NNN~

George Ross, signer of the Declar
ton of independence, began his publ
career In the Pennsylvania Assemb
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Takes. Care of Voice.

A deathbed repentance is an apolog,
everyone has to accept.
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Many a man goes to the bad because
of his efforts to pose as good fellow.
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HAVE always contended that 5
o'clock tea is no place for man,
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-29

Toxic. Aug. 2s.-Some villages in
central part OF empire have been com
pletely submerged.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-29
BLACK HAND AFTER BISHOP.
Episcopal Prelste and Family Have
Been Condemned TO Death.


New York. Aug. 2S.-Rt Rev. Fred.
erick Burgess. Episcopal bishop OF the
diocese OF Long Island. and all the
members OF his family have been con.
demned 20 death by the Black Hand
society. A letter was sent the bishop
WHICH stated that his residence at
Garden City l. 10 be blown up by a
bomb. Just why Bishop Burgess Is
threatened It not yet known. No de-
mand has been made upon him for
money and there is no inkling OF the
motives of the authors
Beyond admitting that threatening
letter had been received. the bishop
would not reveal the contents. saying
Il was a private matter In which the
public Is not interested That he Is
greatly worried by the threat made
against him and his family is known,
however by his friends
Just what action the bishop has TAX.
en- 10 prevent the threat being carried
into execution IL not known In the
last few days. however. according TO
report. a special patrol Of policemen
has been assigned TO watch the See
house and the pearhy cathedral.
Bishop Burgess has had numerous
church worries In the last few months
but Il Is not believed the threats grew
out Of any OF the church troubles In
which he has figured ..
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ROPE BREAKS.
Dreadful Scene Occurs During
an Execution.

Indiana. Pa. Aug 2S.-The first
hanging in this county for more than
twenty years took place Tuesday. The
victim OF the law was carmine Ren.
20. aged forty.five years. and weighing
l65 pounds. The weight OF the man
and the drop OF five fact proved too
much for the strength OF the rope
which snapped when the trap was
sprung. precipitating Reno to the
ground. The Jail attendants hurried.
ly adjusted new rope and the man,
already half dead was carried TO the
platform and the lever was again
sprung This time the execution was
successful
Reno murdered his sweetheart BE-.
cause she refused TO marry him.