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The Washington times., 1907-03-24

as Scarpia. in "TosCa-" He is TO be
heard in Faust" during the coming en-
gasement. Scott is not only a fine
singer and, judged by exacting histrionic
standards. a remarkable actor, but also
a man of distinguished presence and per-
sOTal attractions he was born in Ma
pies, and even as a child showed predis-
positions TO become a singer His pa
rents, however. little dreamt as they
heard him hunming Italian melodies In
his home that q great career lay before
him. After receiving the customary
Italian education he was for a time put
in commercial pursuits But when he
should have been porting over his ledger
too often he was singing the romanzas
oE the day or trying to recall scraps OF
operas which he had heard overnight.
His friends strongly advised him to
study music. and enc day he was told
by a teacher that he had a wonderful
tenor. He himself had until then been
under the iunression that he was a bari
tone.
To decide the question he went to
another professor, an ex-singer. Nine.
Trifari-Paganini, intending, II she found
he was really & tenor, to work seriously
at his art, as he knew that tenors made
, money easily. but also resolved TO take
matters more lightly if he was only a
baritone. Nine. Trifari-P aganini, whom
he regards as his true teacher, assured
him lie had an exceptionally good bari
tone and urged him TO cultivate it He
at last yielded. though with little hope
of ever becoming an artist. He seems
to believe that his love Of art came nat
uraIly and without much thought on his
part. After studying for four years, at
the age of twerty-three he made his de-
but at the TeatrO Reale, in Malta, as
Amonasro. in Aida" singing later at
that house in nine other roles. He did
not become prominent until his subse-
Quent engagement at the TeatrO Man
zoni, in Milan, a small but aristocratic
theater There he scored distinct sue
cesses in "Puritini." Ia Favorita."
and ''Ernaui." He sang in turn in many
of the great theaters of Italy and filled
six seasons in South America, adding
constantly to his laurels. An engage
ment at the Teatro ReaIe, Madrid, and
other engagements in St Petersburg.
Moscow, Warsaw, ard Odessa, establish
ed his reputation. Chen returning to
Italy, he appeared as Hans Sachs and
FaIstaT at the Scala, where he was
heard by Mr.. Higgins. OF Covent Garden.
and engaged for six performances in
London His London debut WAS made as
Don Giovanni under the management
Of the late Mr. Grau. who at once en-
gagged him for the Metropolitan. Since
that time he has been a constant visitor
to America. where he has won fame in
many parts. notably as Don Giovanni.
Scarpia, Ronip, Valentin, and Amonasro.
Journet a Concert Singer.
Marcel Gourmet is one of the best
known singers in Mr.. COnried's COM
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NoNCOMMTTTAL.
uiltv 81 not guiltv p

Guilty or not guilty2f
Yes" responded the man at the bar.
Whats that?' queried the court,
sharply.
You asked whether ! was guilty or
not guilty. and, of course. 7 am. of the
two conditions ] could not well escape
both
But which are you?"
'Aw. go on. judge. What's the jury
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Washington times., 1907-03-24
Soiourn of the Wards.

Lady Mar Ward was in town las
week with her husband the Hon. Bobby
Ward. and has been the recipient o.;
no end Of attention on the part Of the
fashionable set. Lady Mary, who is e
particularly attractive woman. is z
daughter Of Lord and Lady GOsford
and a sister therefore Of that Lore
Acheson. who is such a frequent visitor
to this country so well known in New
York society. and discussed as a suitoI
in turn Of Miss Gladys Vanderbilt and
Miss Beatrice Mills. Lady Mary is E
granddaughter Of the Duchess Of Devon.
shire by her first marriage TO the Duke
of Manchester. is a niece therefore OF
Consuelo. Duchess Of Manchester. and {
first cousin OF the present duke OF thai
ilk
The Washington times., 1907-03-24

| opera lovers have long been familiar
| with the work of this prima donna.
there are few who are acquainted with
/ the facts Of her personal and stage his
/ tory.
! Emma Eames was born in Shanghai.
( on August 13, 1867. Her father was a
( lawyer Of distinction. practicing in the
Z international courts at Shanghai The
/ first five years Of her life were spent
there. after which she came with her
mother to America. and lived with her
/ grandmother at Bath, Maine, her moth
er's birthplace On the 18th of March,
/ 1889. she made her debut al the Paris
! grand opera. Her success was imme-
date. Next day the managers OF the
Paris Opera House spontaneously
doubled her salary and confirmed her
engagement for two years.
| Shortly after this she established her
! self even more firmly in the favor of the
public by her representation Of Mar
/ guerite in Faust" When the opera
/ Of "Ascanio' was first produced, Nine.
I Eames was oh osen by the composer,
| Saint-Saens. to fill the role o. Colombo.
and later on she created the title role
I in De la Nuxs opera. "Zara" and
! scored a great personal success.
On the LIST of August. 1891, in the pic
turesque old church of Bray, Nine.
| Eames was married to Julian Story, the
well-known painter. son of the dis
tinguished poet-sculptor, who for so
many years had made his home in
Rome. and grandson Of the great Ameri-
can turist and judge of the Supreme
Court. Joseph Story.
Homer a Pittsburg Girl.
Louise Homer, who will be heard in
| Madame Butterfly and Aida" Is one
of the most charming and justly popu-
lar members of the Metropolitan com
pany She is the wife of Sidney Homer.
the song composer. and was born in
Pittsburg.
In June 1898. she made her debut in
grand opera in La Favorita," at Vichv.
before a select audience of the most no
table musicians and critics of France
During that summer she sang in Sam
son and Delilah, >" in lie Roi d'Ys.' as
Ortrude in "Lohengrin," and as the
Queen in Hamlet" The following win
ter she sang for. the season at Anglers
which is noted for It's music-loving pub
lie. Here she added Aida" and Hero
diad!e'' to her roles. and created the role
OF Katelyne in 'Blockxs."
Greatest of All Tenors.
Enrico Caruso is probably the most
widely known grand opera tenor in the
world today. During the Washington
engagement he will sing in Madame
Butterfly" and in Aida
It would be necessary to go back fifty
years to find a parallel for the extraor-
binary voice of Enrico Caruso, who is
now recognized the world over as the
most tuneful of living tenors.
Caruso has many tales TO tell about
the difficulties which beset him some ten
years ago at the outset of his career.
In one of the italian cities where he
had been engaged to sing he was
The Washington times., 1907-03-24

Of the Union League at dinner, and or
Tuesday or Wednesday the ambassa
dorial party viii leave for Ottawa
where they viii be the guests Of tbs
Governor General and Lady Grey The
Inequalities there will. however. be o
an extremely quiet cha-acter. as tbs
Greys are in deep mourning for the re
cent death, at Rideau Hall, Of thei
daughter, Lady Victoria GrenfeH
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ssundly Kissed. An unhappy tenor who
succeeded him soon after however. they
treated even more cruelty, and on Ca
Tuso's again venturing 10 appear before
the public which had rejected him. he
was enthusiastically applauded. This.
Of course, only proves that in critical
Italy even a fine voice is not considered
sufficient to atone for defects of art,
and at that time Caruso's art was, as
he admits himself, imperfect. His first
successes were scored about eight years
ago. and from that time on his reputa-
ton has grown with amazing rapidity.
Caruso is now little more than thirty
years Of age.
His repertoire, which is unusually eX-
tensive. includes the chief lyric tenor
parts in the Italian repertory, among
them. Radames in Aida" the duke in
"Rigoletto.'' Canio in ''Pagliacci," Man
rico in "Trovatore, ROdolfO in Ia
Boheme." and the heroes in Don Pas
quaIe. I Puritani." ''Tosca,' Madame
Butterfly. "L'Africaine,' Carmen" and
''Aianon Lescaut" One of his most
pronounced triumphs was scored last
season Q905-O6) as Faust, a role in
which. for the first time, he sang
r TE0Cn MS mar tAOuS NtltC - AAScAA "A
to rare advantage in the Puccini roles
and in ''L'Africaine."
Plan cons Regular Visits.
There Is very likely no greater popular
favorite in the long list OF grand opera
bills than Gounod's Faust" and again
there is hardly a more acceptable Ne
phistopheIes than Pol Plancon. He
was born in a small French town named
FJ1rav Gin the Ardennes) and studied in
Paris at the EcOle Duprez, then rival
Ia the conservatory. He made his OPP
cratic debut at the Grand Theater Ly-
ous. as St. Bris. in Les Huguenots,"
and after singing there for about two
years was engaged as concert sOlOist by
the late Charles LamOureuX, who was
organizing his famous orchestra and
chorus at the Theatre du Chateau-d' Eau,
in Paris. Under NJ. Lamoureux's direc-
ton he soon after sang the part of the
King in 'Lohengrin'' at a recital in that
opera. On the strength of the successes
which he had already won he was next
engag ed for the Paris Grand Opera
House. His debut in that theater was
made as MephistOpheles, in Faust,
which he interpreted there over a hun
dred times. During his stay at the
Paris GTaLd Opera House he sang all
the great basso parts in the repertory,
except BeTtram in Robert le Diable. -
Twelve years ago NJ Plancon left Paris
TO fulfill his first American enga cement
az the Metropolitan, and, except for one
season, has since revisited this country
regularly, deepening with each visit the
profound impression he had made on the
occasion of his debut here. His favorite
role is Mephistopheles In Faust" One
of his latest successes was scored as
MephistOpheles in the Domination de
Faust of Berlioz.
Scotti's Personal Attractions.
The Washington times., 1907-03-24

James r. keenan,, proprietor of
YOung's Hotel and former proprietor
OF the Hotel Gordon, OF Washington,
died here during the week.
The Washington times., 1907-03-24

NJ. A Cobb. a Washington business
man, Is spending a few days at the
shore. He is registered at YOung's Ho-
tel.
The Washington times., 1907-03-24
Notes and Personals.

Washington has two teams in the
annual national bowling match which
opens at YOung's Pier on Monday even
ing. There are only 20 teams of I'VE
men each entered, and this is a great
appointment, for 1t was confidently
expected that Greater New York alone
would send a greater number than that
Baltimore has entered four teams. The
largest representation is had by Phila-
deIphia, with forty-two teams.
The Washington times., 1907-03-24

Benjamin Micau, first assistant to the
chief in the Bureau of Labor and Sta
tistics. of washington, is spending a
couple Of weeks at the resort He is
quartered at the Hotel IroquOis.
The Washington times., 1907-03-24

George Bean, of Washington, is
L,enten visitor at the Marlboro Blen-
helm.
The Washington times., 1907-03-24
Scottfs Personal Attractions.

Washington audiences will be glad to
welcome Antonio Scott, whose work is
always interesting. His last engagement
here was NOTABLY successful, particularly
The Washington times., 1907-03-24
The Ideal Marguerite"

In Nine. Emma Eames music lovers
of the Capital will welcome a singer
who has long been regarded as the ideal
Marguerite" a role which she will
sing here. and which will show her
marvelously beautiful voice to the ut
most advantage. II will be Nine
Games only appearance in Washing
ton during the engagement, While many
The Washington times., 1907-03-24

Former Senator L. Z. p. Dennis OF
Maryland Is among the visitors az the
Hotel Raymond. He is accompanied by
Mrs. Raymond and expects to stay at
the shore for several weeks
The Washington times., 1907-03-24

Prof and Mrs. A. J. Phillips, of Wash
ington, are at the Hotel New England
for over Easter
The Washington times., 1907-03-24

Miss Blanche c. Hewlett, of Wash
ington, is enjoying a sOjourn at the
shore She IS staying at the Hotel St.
Regis.
The Washington times., 1907-03-24

Mr.. and Mrs John H Walker and
son, Mr. and Mrs. II. B. Burch. and
among the we'll known residents of
Washington at the Hotel ChaIfonte.
The Washington times., 1907-03-24

Col. Arthur Hubbub, of Fairfax, Va,
accompanied by his wife and daughter,
Miss Florence Hubbub, is a visitor at
the Hotel St. Charles. They will make
quite q lengthy stay at the resort.
The Washington times., 1907-03-24
DIRECTOR CONRIED
WILL BRING FULL
ORGANIZATION
Miss Farrar Will Show
New Ideas in
Costumes.

Interest in the forthcoming engage
ment of the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany OF New York is running high, and
Washington is promised the greatest
musical treat Of the season In the com
pany's performances in the Belasco The
ater- The personnel Of the various casts
which are TO interpret the three operas
in Holy Week includes the principal
singers in Mr.. Conried's company and
viii bring again to Washington a few
of the singers whose names have long
stood for the highest in operate art.
Also. IL viii introduce TO the local pub
lie young singer, Geraldine FaTrar.
who, for several years, has been a pop
ular favorite of the Royal Opera at
Berlin, and whose other successes on
the continent have been signal and re-
markable. especially in view of Miss
Farrar's youth.
The Washington times., 1907-03-24
Journet a Concert Singer.

known singers in Mr.. Conried's COM
pany, and is particularly well liked IL
Washington, where he has appeared
The Washington times., 1907-03-24

Mrs. W. NJ. Postelwaite, prominent in
the social circles of the National Cap
ital, is spending a couple OF weeks at
the shore. She is making her seashore
home al the Hotel Shelburne. Mrs
Charles Schafer and Miss Margaret
SChafer. of Washington. are also spend
ing some time at the Shelburne.
The Washington times., 1907-03-24
Miss Farrar's Career.

Geraldine FaTrar has just been added
to the company OF the Metropolitan
Opera House She is the daughter OF A
well-known athlete and was born in
Boston, but lived for years in Philadel-
pfia, where her father was popular as
baseball star" From her childhood
days she gave evidence of her musical
ability, but friends who often called to
hear the little girl sing popular ballads
little suspected that she would later on
become one Of the most envied and
brilliant Of grand opera stars. She has
sung leading soprano parts. notably
those of "ManOn," Mimi ''Marguer-
tie" 'Juliette," and Eliza beth" Her
voice is said to be Of unusually sweet
quality and admirably trained, while
her facial expression and histrionic
powers have been praised repeatedly
and in the most glowing terms Row
atty itself, has in Berlin swelled the
chorus Of admiration sung in honor OF
the ''zleine Amerikanerin." Like Nine
Eames. Miss Farrar has her own ideas
as TO the costuming of some parts in
her repertoire Recently she caused a
cCmmOton by substituting a high mod
ern coiffure for the traditional plaits of
Marguerite. Miss Farrar will sing the
title role in Madame Butterfly the
opening bill, on Thursday evening,
March IS
The Washington times., 1907-03-24

Hugh McRea, of Washington, is spend
ing q couple Of weeks at the Hotel CheI-
The Washington times., 1907-03-24

Mr. and Mrs Charles King and fam
lily, Of Washington, are among the Wis
itors from the District of Columbia at
the Hotel wiltshire
The Washington times., 1907-03-24

The Hon. F. II. StoTer. of Washing
ton. is a visitor at the Hotel ChalfOnte.
The Washington times., 1907-03-24

~ de Varona Quesada, brother of the
present representative from Cuba TO
the United States. and a former incum-
bent Of the same position. is spending
a few days at the resort He is staying
at the Hotel WeusborO. Mr.. QUeSada
is the official Interpreter for the Penn
sylvauia railroad.
The Washington times., 1907-03-24

Col. Charles H. Heyl. of the United
States ARM, is spending a few days
here He is making his headquarters
at the Hotel Dennis.
The Washington times., 1907-03-24

r. C. DuvaI, a well-known Washing
ton business man. is spending a week
at the shore. He is registered at the
Hotel Dennis
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yet so small as the capitals In this col
umn, but Of a sizable medium somewhere
between
Now close your left eye, holding IL
ught with your haud If necessary. Then
hold the paper OF say eighteen inches
from he open right eye. Look only at
the letter 4. But "out Of the corner OF
your eye" as we say, you VIII catch a
glimpse OF the letter !. Now slowly
move the paper closer 20 the eye, keeping
that eye peeled on the r all the while
When the paper IS about six inchs from
the eye the L viii disappear. You have
ceased 10 see II out OF the corner That
is, you have apparently ceased 60 see It.
Move the paper closer yet TO your eye.
and the / will reappear. II has simply
passed the blind spot I'm your organ of
vision.
We hear n great deal about the heart
strings-those famous eart-strings which
the theater press agent promises as shall
be played upon by his drama You SIT in
your seat before the play. turning the
leaves Of your programme, and you hit
upon the announcement OF the next at
traction. II Is sure 70 say that this pow
erful attraction will reach the heart
strings. Now most OF us have held those
heart-strings to be but a figure of speech
Poor lay fools that we are. we know
not thar they have a place in physiology
and very large part IN everyday life
The heart without heart-strings doesn't
work that's all
We all know that between the auricle
and VentriCle are valves But these won
derful automatic valves are not stout
enough in their own tissue TO hold back
the pressure that the heart imparts 10 the
flow Of blood at each Of its beats. And
nature, with her wonderful provision for
everything, has fitted TO those valves
complete sets Of tiny guy wires which
stifen them 10 their work. Of course,
they are not Of wire; they arc tendons,
but they do very WELL considering the
double duty they performN Co to the.
Bowdoin Square and learn for yourself
the extras they are called upon to per-
form.
Truly, harmonious nature has her ca
PRECIOUS moments and dearly loves a feat
a paradox, u bit of sport.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
INVENTOR of the Boomerapr.

Prom The London Spectator.
The boomerang is rather puzzle. One
might think that The highest laws Of
mathematics had been laid under contri-
button in the perfecting Of 1t. The con-
veXity on one side, the fiatness on
the other, and the sharp. knifelike
edge on the inside Of the convexity
have the afr Of having been care
fully thought out. Yet the people who in
vented this singular weapon cannot count
higher than five and are destitute OF all
the arts and amenities Of life. Theirs Is
perhaps the lowest plane OF human life
Some people have assumed that the BOOM
erang was the creation Of an older and
higher civilization. but for this there is
no evidence. It must be the product Of
one age-long empirical use of throwing
weapons.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
Modern Legal Maxim.

From the New Ycrk Tribune.
The old maxim that a man is presumed
to be innocent until he is proved to be
guilty has become In effect that q man is
presumed to be innocent until an IN
genious lawyer has exhausted all tho
technicalities Of the law to keep him out
q jail.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
ORIGIN OF THE CHERRY.
LucuIlus Brought the Tree Into
Europe Before Time OF Christ.

Lucullus the Roman general brought
the cherry tree into Europe after his cam
paisns in Asia in the century before
Christ. The name of this favorite fruit
comes from Cerasus. IN Pontus, the old
Asiatic kingdom south OF the Black Sea.
The peach which is "persicum nahum
(the Persian APPLE, the pheasant tfrom
the River Phasis). and jet Grom Gazas
in Asia Minor are similar instances OF
things named by the Romans from their
Oriental origin and entirely unrecognized
as Oriental to-day.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
Desperate in Battle,

In taking small towns and villages the
people all fed and the rebels would go in
and help themselves and live in the place
until the next morning. Then before Ieav-
ing they would break up everything they
could not carry away and set fire to the
houses. III battle with the soldiers who
went up to fight with them they were
desperate, and until finally when thou
sands were sent they always came off
victorious. When at last they did lose in
battle and were beginning 70 see that
they were losing, they would shoot their
own wives and then shoot themselves.
Some would climb up on the rocky
mountain sides and throw themselves
down. Others would steal away into the
rocks and finally die Of starvation. AT
one place we visited the peonle told us
that after the trouble was over two
women We're cutting firewood on the side
OF one Of these mountains when they dis
covered the remains of two rebels who
had stolen away there In time OF battle
and perhaps died of starvation. The
bodies had decayed away, leaving only
the clothes with the bones. and on these
were found silver 10 the amount Of zoo
taels
The rebels had q very hard time Of it
and would probably have gladly given M
their fighting and become law-abjding
men If they could have been assured they
would not be punished for former OF
fenses. This was proved when the Off
cials, through intrigue. got them 10 come
in and lay down their weapons Of rebel
lion. Many came. gladly giving up and
desiring peace, but fell into a trap OF the
officials and had their heads taken off
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'PhOne Main 1900 when You n.,u,n

Subscribers returning from their sum-
mer home who desire to have their paper
sent 10 their city address will please
phone Main $500
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Wandering Soldiers.

The Chinese name for these rebels is
"Iu Yung" wandering or travelling sol
dicrs. and they got this name from being
discharged soldiers about nine years ago,
when, I'm the southern part Of the prov
ince, they were discharged from service
without pay, and left to get 10 their
homes as best they could. They took up
arms against the government and created
a reign Of terror for the people, as they
robbed them to make a living for them
selves. and pressed others into service
as chair-bearers and carriers Of burdens,
&c. and carried of the women as their
wives. and became a little world unto
themselves
As the southern part was hard 10 hold,
they backed up into the northwest part.
where the mountainous region made an
ideal place for them to carry on their
rebellion and resist all Official opp0sitioS
While they had many followers. Il was
most OF it unwilling service, forced upon
them al the mUZZle Of tie rife. At the
least signs Of uuWilIiugness these were
killed. The rebels had no certain dwelling
place and when they went to battle they
took their all with them. Their wives.
horses, and cattle, chair-bearers, and
coolies. all went along, sort Of gypsy
fashion
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
National College Of Pharmacy.

SESSION BEGINS SEPT 2. 1907
Lectures and lab0ratory courses in Botany, Ma
terra Medca Toxic0,0gy. General and Analytical
Chemistry and Pharmacy and Microscopy Mer-
camille Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Jurispru-
dense. Special students received in any Of the
branches
For prospectus address the Dean. u. E. KALU-
SOWShI. SoS I e. Nv. Office hours; Daily. from
a. N. TO I p m.
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SOMENATUREFREAKS
The Paradox Of Moving Ma
chinery Explained.
SHIPS FASTER THAN THE WIND

Houses May he Heated by an lee
Furnace and Wnfer Made Service
Human Eyes and Queer Things
About the Heart Strings,