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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12
The Greatest Opera Singers
and the Greatest Auditorium


10 To make up the movable boxes
frightened. Each side of the house be
gan moving toward the center, slowly
but surely. the ends OF l.ie boxes near.
er me stage movln2 IN graceful
curves, the end further from the stage
remaining stationary. Where the proce
mum sides were i'm place the specta.
tors realized that instead OF sitting in
one end of a big convention hall they
were sitting in a theater, with the
stage while looking small. yet having
1t has been remarked that there is
a p~roscenium opening of sixty feet and
a depth in proportion.
o a poor seat in the entire building,
and this was demonstrated last night,
for go where won would in the house
not an echo was discernible; he
softest notes of the orchestra reached
every ear.
With such singers and such a theateT
of the Northwest are sending in mail
orders for the entire season. Mrs,
Nettie Snyder, the local manager, re-
ports the largest out-oftown mail
orders of any operate event ever pro
duced in the city. She says: 1t seems
as though the whole country was com
ing in to hear the operas. There will
be a special train from Winnipeg and
points in the northern part of the
state and many people are coming
from Winona and Southern Minnesota.
Mrs. Snyder's address is "The Fred.
ric," st. Paul, and mail orders should
be addressed there.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12
Essence From ORANGE Leaves.

One OF the industries OF Paraguay
IL the preparation Of sence OF orange
leaves. More than $50 years & the
Jesuit priests who then ruled that
secluded country imported orange
seeds and planted groves. which have
now become immense forests. hilsd
with small establishments for extract.
ing the essence, This u exported To
France and the united States for use
u eoap and psrfumesJ mAkis&
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12

Nine. Farrar's philosophy is, Have
your career, and get it over with, if
your voice goes, and have time for
something else" She says she has
made her mother promise to poison
her if she cannot keep her off the
stage by any other means when she
grows old.
Her Debut in Boston.
Geraldine Farrar, when she sang
Marguerite in the Metropolitan Opera
Company's opening performance of
Faust" at the Boston Theater, drew
a greater crowd than even Patti in the
zenith of her career was ever able to
attract. The excitement attending
the Melrose sopranos first appearance
here. since she went abroad to study
seven years ago, and the royal well
come she received, are unprecedented
in the annals of music and the drama
In this city.
As early as six o'clock in the morn
ing people began to form in line, to
wait a whole day for the sale of ad-
mission tickets in the evening. There
was no hope of securing seats. but
such was the eagerness of the crowds
to hear Miss Farrar that they were
willing to expose themselves to the
degree of exhaustion to attain
their desire. The theater has a seat.
ing capacity of 3,172, but 1t was es-
timated that there were $500 people
inside after the curtain rose and that
two and three thousand were
away.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12

The audience did not recognize Miss
Farrar when she appeared in the Wis
ion to Faust, but an overwhelming
outburst of applause greeted her when
she unostentatiously joined the village
people in the Kermess, and after the
garden scene she received a still
greater ovation and a profusion OF
floral gifts.
THE voice proved to be somewhat
light but of excellent carrying quail
ity," writer's Louis C. Elson in the
Advertiser. "The Jewel Song was
not given with Melba's coloratura,
but there was a freshness and
sympathetic quality to all Miss Far
rar's work that gave it an indescriba-
BILE charm, a charm of purity and sim
plicity that n very seldom gets in an
operate performance. Her acting was
wonderfully genuine. Her Boston de-
but vas a triumph"
To Be Sung in st. Paul.
"Tannhauser." Tuesday night. April
%: Burgstaller as Tannhauser. Nine.
Eames as Elizabeth and Olive Frem-
stad as Venus.
'Hansel und Gretel' and "PagIacci"
Wednesday (April 24) matinee: Nine.
hatfield and Herr Goritz in the first:
Scott and Geraldine Farrar in the
second.
La Boheme," the gem of the ope.
ratio season. Wednesday (April pa
night; Caruso as Rudolfo and Nine.
Bessie Abbott as Mimi
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12

London actresses are indignant AT a
recent judicial decision which means
that any photographer can use the
head OF an actress Ia Juxtaposition
with any kind OF u body and sell the
resulting picture To the public. The
complainant vas q Miss Gertie Miller.
who objected To be represented in de-
cidedly scanty attire and ~ creeping
out II m eggshsll. But the Judge held
that this Ii = decollste age and that
the lady must put up with tho carica-
tuTe - heat she may.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12

using Doan's Kidney Pills I suffered
everything from kidney troubles for a
year and a half. l had pain in the
back and head, and almost continuous
In the loins and felt weary all the
time. A few doses OF Doan's kidney
Pills brought great relief, and / kept
ON taking them until in a short time
] was cured. / think Doan's Kidney
Pills are wonderful"
For sale by all dealers. so cents a
box. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12
A Collection of Good Luck Pieces.

around for its regular pressing. He
evidently don't want to lose it, and
as it has no apparent beauty or util
ity, it must be good luck
This penny dated 1888 has been in
one of my customers clothes for two
years. One day my curiosity got the
upper hand and | laid it aside and
didn't return it with his clothes. The
very next day he came in at the
giving the date and describing a mi.
croscopic scratch that | had not no.
ticed. | handed him the penny and
in a burst of confidence he told me
the why of its preciousness. One
day 1t was up to him to decide a deal
quickly. He was up against it
didn't know what was advisable.
Should he sell or buy? He struggled
with his indecision and in desperation
he Tipped the penny an6 it said sell.
He scld and cleared a good margin.
That 1888 penny wanders from one
suit to another, but it is never lost.
1 suppose that similar stories would
explain the most of these buttons, bits
of metal, knotted rubber bands and all
the other pocket junk you see here.
They are amulets. Yet we make sport
Of the ignorant heathen."
In the pile were: A brass button
from a soldiers uniform, a horse
chestnut, a dozen coins, a baby's
tooth. a dried bug, several pebbles and
shells, an empty brass revolver cart
ridge, a safety pin, a leaden bullet, a
glass bottle stopper. several rings, a
brass screw, three horseshoe nails, a
shoe button, a woman's broken
brooch, a medal and a tiny gold cross.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12

Senator Tillman was attacking m
offender who had pleaded a hypocriti.
cal aud false excuse.
"Why." he cried. "the man Is worse
than the rich coal dealer who said 10
hlo weigh clerk during y blizzard:
elm. make that ton Of coal for
Nrs. Smith 25O pounds short. She ~
: poor delicate widow and she Will
aeve 10 carry al u Il W two steep
1lrAts of stairs. d0n't want her 10
ovortax her strsngfh.'"-Washlnxson
oloy.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12
PATENTS.

List of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern inventors.
Reported by Lothrop & Johnson,
building, st. Paul, Mimi: Adolph w.
Benson, Minneapolis, Mimi, lumber
cart; Frederick Conrath, st. Paul,
Mimi, lamp-jack; John X. Flynn, Du-
luth, Mimi, grapple; Robert r.. How
oil, Minneapolis, Mimi, wind-stacker;
John E. Nilsson, Sioux Falls, S. d..
horse detacher; Josiah B. Scovell, Du-
luth, Mimi, churn drill; Jesse Tro-
manhauser, Minneapolis, Mimi, stor-
age bin; Chester V~ersteeg, Ashton, S.
D., Indicator.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12

t0Sf &Ss OuA VI
Il causes backachc,
headaches. dizziness,
z and distress
ing urinary troubles.
Keep the d n q y s
well and all these suf-
ferings will be saved
you. Mrs. s. A. Moore,
proprietor OF a res.
taurant at Waterv:Me,
Mo-, SAYS: Before
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12

Misery gave the fireman who saved
bis life when his house was on fire SO
cents for carrying him down the lad.
der"
Did the fireman take it?"
Partly. He gave Misery 90 cents
change"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12
Of Ointments for Catarrh
chat Contain Mercury.

= mercury VIII surely destroy the sense Of smell
end cOmpletely derange the whole system when
entering Il through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on prescrip.
1tone from reputable physicians, as the damage they
Tin do II ten fold TO the good you can possibly de-
nvo from them. Halle Catarrh Cure, manufactured
By r. y. Cheney d Co., Toledo, o., contains no mer.
GUY, and u taken internally, acting directly upon
tae blood and mucous surfaces OF tbs system, In
buying Halrs Catarrh Cure be sure you get the
aenuine. II q taken internally and made In Toledo,
Ohio, ~ !. J. Cheney = Co. Testimonials free. i
Sold By Druggists. Price, 1Sc. per bottle.
Take Aaufs Family Pulls for constipation.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12

Cow hides are worth loo 10 lie per 10.
horse hides S. to 81 each. sheep pelts SOC
To 100, as to size. Furs are very high,
especially Mink and Mlskrat. To get ali
theN are worth, ship TO the old. reliable
n. w. Hide K Fur Co, Minneapolis. Mimi.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12
Politeness Pays.

Johnny, can you name . city In
Alaskan"
mix"
"You should BE- more respectful.
Jimmy. can your"
MN"
KAN Observation-Disclosures Herald.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12
An Exclamation.

Cholly-Er-really, | cawn't under.
stand why some fellows get rich and /
always stay so poor"
Miss Slick-Perhaps it's because SC
many people amuse themselves at your
expense.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12

Garfield Tea-the indispensable la xative!
lake 1t IN the Spring; it p~urities the blood,
cleanses the system, eradicates disease. 1t
is made wholly of simple Herbs. Guaran-
teed under the Pure Food and Drugs Law.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12

The man who is drowning in drink
usually hopes to save himself by catch
ing at a straw.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12
Had Heard the Sound Before.

Mrs. Knicker-Weren't you frightened
when the bull beloved at you on ac-
count of your new dress?
Mrs. Bocker-No; 1t was exactly the
way Henry behaved when he got the
bill.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12

Fruit acids will not stain goods dyed
with PUTNAM FADELESS DIES. and
the colors are bright and fast.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12

A man does not pick up sane by
licking the dust.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12

Un-eoph-lsticated.
ss0een yer!" cried the smart aleck,
when he caught them kissing at the
oolloge ball.
sNo. cir, Frsshman!" retorted the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12

The kidneys have a great work to
DO In keeping the blood pure. When
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12
A Mean Retort.

"iie said he would die for me-"
He must be dead easy" -- Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children tcetling. softens the gums, reduces In
Illumination si,sys pain cures wind collie. 2e a bottle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12

There never is much good in good
enough"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-26

no RHEUMATISM OR KIDNEY
SUFFERERS SHOULD LEAVE
1T UNTRIED.

That the readers OF this paper APP
preciate advice when given in good
faith Is plainly demonstrated by the
TACT that one well-known local phar-
macy supplied the ingredients for the
vegetable prescription" many times
within tho past TWO weeks. The an
nouncemcnt OF this simple, harm
less mixture has certainly accom-
plished much in reducing the great
many cases Of kidney complaint and
rheumatism here. relieving pain and
misery. especially among the older
population. who are always suffer
Ing more or less with bladder and
urinary troubles. backache and par
lcularly rheumatism.
Another well known druggist asks
us,to continue the announcement OF
The prescription. 1t is doing SO much
real good here. he continues, that 1t
would b a crime not to do so. 1t
can not be repeated too often and
further states many cases of remark
able cures wrought.
Tho following is the prescription.
Of simple ingredients, making a
harmless inexpensive compound.
which any person can prepare by
shaking well in a bottle: Fluid Elk
tract Dandelion, one-half ounce;
Compound Kargon, one ounce; Com
pound Syrup Sarsaparllla. three
ounces. Any first-class drug store
will sell this small amount OF each
ingredient, and tho dose for adults
IS one teaspoonful to be taken after
each meal and again ut bedtime.
There is enough here to last for one
week. If taken according to direc-
tons. Good results will be apparent
from the first few doses.
But unless you go to the trouble
to ask the druggist for the Dandelion
and Sarsaparilla separately, and
then buy one ounce Kargon Com
pound. in an original (unopened)
package, plainly printed, Guaran-
tesd No los under National Drug
Law. and mix the Kargon with the
other ingredients at your home. you
had better not use this effective pre-
scrption at all. 1t may be worse
than useless, perhaps even harmful,
and your money wasted. Under no
circumstances accept the prescrip-
ton all ready prepared, nor accept
any excuse for offering it TO you that
gon Compound, No. los Guarantee,
as explained above. and mix these
three ingredients at home yourself,
or don't use at all.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-26
WATCHES NEEDED NO WINDING.
Wonderful Timepleces Made by .
Master Of the Art.

Watch making is no longer what 1t
ased 10 be-" said a collector. where
will you ind to-day artists making and
selling readily watches worth 81, 800
apiece?
"B-equet was the greatest watch.
maker the world has ever seen. lie
WAS u Swiss, but he lived in France
The watch collector who hasn't n Bre-
gust timepiece has a sadly incomplete
collection.
"Breguet watches were the acme o.
beauty, of originality and OF accurs ~.
One played tune every hour, another
lad on its dial little figures that
danced, a third was = self-windsr.
They were very ingenious, those
SreSust ssltwiuding watches. They
worked on the pedometer prinei! ,e
The motion OF the body in walking
kept them wound
u have a Brequet self-winder and
sometimes, ont OF curiosity. | carry
1t for q week OF two. My stride viii Ia
1t; it never runs down. and II keeps.
after Ill these years. fairly good time :"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-26
LOUISE IJCAS'S NAME WITH
DRAWN FROM DOLL CONTEST
Card

Being the father of the leading
contestant on retail basis when the
tick t vc,es were counted and the
only one probably who would profit
by injury to chances Of Mr.. Wilson's
child in the Doll contest, wish to
set before both he and the public
the matter as sec 1t.
am informed by Mr.. Reynolds
that Mr.. Wilson secured $50 worth
OF cigarottes about three weeks ago
at a lower price than the retail price
and also received Doll votes thereon.
The lower price was not publicly adj
vertised at the time nor until y2ster-
day on card sign so for as | can
learn. I have found no other parent
whose child entered who knew of
this or who thought TO ASK retail
or for job price and Doll votes in
the cont So or who entered with the
understanding It was permissible
the news stand being in the retail
business
/ feel The children having no OPP
portunty to jcN goods are thereby
dcpTlv = Of any possible chance OF
winning he baby by their efforts.
later accidentally overheard Mr. Will
son debating address of a Ripple
mead merchant. which Mr.. Reynolds
was writing down and says was for
address 90 De used on cigarettes from
his stand ana that another address
was similarly furnished him, both OF
which be wro.e down. but did not
use and subsequently returned to
Mr.. Wi ON for him to Rhip himself.
As I believe wholesaling Of goods
and O.ll votes AGAINST my baby not
i'm The spirit or the contest and only
holding disappointment for her
have withdrawn her name. after try-
ing to have this feature discontinued.
Rorretting The disappointment al
ready expressed by her commercial
friends whom wish especially to
thank for support given and pledged
and assuring you She would probably
have won I'm "a retail confess as she
had moro popular votes both cast
and issued than all othcr contestants
combined when tho vote was count
ed, and nearly trunk full now. hav-
ing earned majority Of them by her
own efforts
Very respectfully.
+. d. LUCAS.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-26
NixoN'S QUESTION.

Some young brides take the mar
ried state seriously enough, and little
Mrs. Nixon Is Of this ~order.
She was not good cook, and she
knew it; but after marriage she stud.
led at a cookery class with such good
effect that in due course she carried
OF a diploma
Yes" she said, enthusiastically,
that evening I've got the loyeliest
diploma. It's on sheepsliln parchment,
with big rcd seal. And Just in hor or
of the occasion ! cooked that dilh
you're eating now. It's my own idea
entirely. Now. just You guess what
Il is"
Nixon went on with his meal in 81.
lence for n moment Then he looked
up with n wry grin.
Il don't know" he said Eesitating
~ rs it--er--Is 1t the diploma 2"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-26
BRAKEMAN LOSES LEGS.

East Ra1ford. Va. Nov e.
Charlie Collins. a Norfolk and West
ern Railway brakeman on the East
Eadford yard, fell under freight
train yesterday morning and had
both legs fearfully mangled. He
was taken to Valley View hospital
where he was operated on by Drs
Cowan and Fuqua. one leg was
taken off above che knee and the
other above the ankle Young Col
Inns was climbing the ladder on a
box car when the handle by which he
was holding broke. precipitating him
under the car SO far he is doing
nicely.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-26
Fishnawk cfves Up prey.

Aleck CaGoya brought three-pound
trout TO the Record Office the othe'
morning and gave very inter
e5ting description of the mamie.
in which IL was caught His soy
Frank observed big nshhSwS
swoop down on the fish near
Bar Creek. about n mile and a hall
north OF town, and noted that the
fish was Of very respectable Size. He
watched the bls bird Until it lowered
almost overhead, but within close
range, ard he picked up a stone and
with splendid accuracy hurled the
missile al the hawk, striking it, The
bird dropped the trout and Frank
ran forward and took charge Of It
The head was iorn open, but the body
was uninjurod except for the pune.
tnrss made Ivy the taloas OF the
hawk
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-26
WILLIAMS
KIDNEY PILLS

Have you neglected your Kidneys?
Have You overlooked your nervous
system aud caused trouble with your
kidneys and bladder? Have you
pains In !niDs. side. back, groins and
bladder? Have you a flabby appear
ance az tho face, especially under
the eyes. Too frequently desire
to pass urine? II so, Williams Kid
ney Pill will cure you.
Price 60C,
For sale by The White Pharmacy.
Cor. Rlsud street and Princeton ave
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-26
Only Thind Left.

The schoOlmaster WAS trying 10
teach his class composition, and lie
was having great difficulty. Said he:
IT | should ask, What have / in my
handH the answer should be, You
have an apple in your hand Now.
suppose should ask. What have I
on my fcet?' what should you say?"
Shoes" was the FIRST reply. stock.
mss" replied another boy. NO. said
the teacher impatiently. both Of you
are wrong. Remember what ! M =
jgst said Tor moment no one seem
ed anxious 90 try TO answer tie quca.
ton; but at last a lad raised his hac1
with an air which said quite plainly
that he was perfectly sure OF his
knowledge. "Cornsi' he shouted ri.
umphantly
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-26
Sadness le Penalty OF Humor.

All The great humorists arc sad
Cervantcs. Moliere. Swift. Stcrne.
HelnC. Richter. Balzac Dickcns--ror
sadness is the penalty which nature
has annexed to that deep. search nc
knowledge OF life we call humor
Hence is the tragedy OF literature
II the man did not weep sometimes
we would cease to laugh at his tests
in the end he weeps too much, and
then We talk of the failure OF art
Michael Monahan in Papyrus.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-26
Angelic Lingerie.

Charlie had just returned from Sun.
day school. when nc asked his dotiag
parent an astonishing question.
Mamma, what kind of underclOthts
do angels wear?' he inquired sobcry.
Angels underciothcs, What in the
world DO you mean" Even Charles
mother. Injured TO startling queries,
was stunned. "Wcll' murmured the
little chap, evidently puzzled, teacher
said that Abraham entertained The
angels underwear"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-26
rs NOT "MISTRESS"
PRESIDENTS WIFE HAS FEW Dill
TIES OR RESPONSIBILITIES.
Social Functions at the White House
Are in no Way Under Her Control
Does Net Even Select
Guests.


The death of Mrs. Mckinley, apart
from its painful pathetic circum-
stances, had the social interest that
Is necessarily attached 10 lady who
was once the mistress of the White
House"
This is phrase in very general use,
but it has little if any of the signifi-
canoe usually attached to it In the
popular mind. The wife OF the presi
dent OF the United States is not the
mistress OF the White House in the
sense that any other lady Is the mis-
tress of hnr own home or the head OF
It's social activities She has neither
the duties nor the responsibilities that
would be hers in private life. and she
does not concern herself at all with
the social functions that are the usual
lot of those less highly placed.
All these activities so far as the
White House is concerned, are so ar.
ranged as 10 exclude all feminine In
Huence or control. They are placed iii.
rectly under the management OF one
or more young officers OF the army
and navy, who direct all the social ma
chincry OF tho White House, and the
reality and scope OF this direction
would ne n surprise TO n good many
who attach a real social meaning to
the position Of mistress OF the White
House" The wife Of the president.
10" example. has nothing TO do with
the selection of ordinary guests. This
is q matter that is left entirely to the
discretion OF the young officers in
question. She has nothing to do wit
tho arrangements OF tho table or the
order OF precedence, or with the menu.
All these matters are attended to with
out her consultation.
Her sole function is 20 sit at the
head OF tho table. She Is tho wife Of
the president and that is AL She has
seither part nor lot IN any OF those
social and hosp,table functions in
which she would be supreme were she
the wife of any one else in the coun.
try. She has. o. course, her own per.
soBal friends. 10 whom sho shows such
courtesies and Eindnesses a. may be
agreeable TO her. but these are her
own personal and private conce' n.
They are not chYonicled as While
House activities. nor even heard OF ic
any public widespread way.
Tho success or presidents wife Dc
pends entirely upon The extent 90
which she is willing thu8 to ernce her.
SELF The moment she asserts herself
Or attempts rebellion against Wallcs.
tab!shel precedent she is on Danger
Gus ground and is threatened with
NascO.-Arppnaut
.t.......... ,-..
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-26
80 eade the Dreams Ct Men,

dreamed l had a mansion
In the sky.
All marbled and set with jewels.
But, OH. my.
How your mansions fade and crunihle,
Aud your castles take a tumble.
When the clock begins 10 rumble:
sun is high"
milwaukee Sentinel.