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romance 70 all who remembered that not
many years ago the Russian father Of the
three gifted Hamburg boys was brought
into court on the ground that he had NAL
treated Mark and had not supplied him
with sufficient food. in addition to com-
peling him to play for the support Of the
family. Hamburg no longer shows any
signs. OF I~malnutrition and has become the
husband of a barOnet's daughter. so his
career has not lacked the elements Of con-
trast.
Mrs. Hamburg is here with her husband.
and she added a social glamour TO his stay
in Canada which few pianists enjoy. She
has red hair and brown eyes. which makes
her color scheme much the same as that Of
her husband.
Mrs. Holman is dark and was born in
New Orleans. Of creole stock. which shows
in her appearance. She is some years the
senior Of her husband.
Perhaps of all the artists who have come
recently to his country nOne was ever
more admired by women than Kubelik
unless it be PaderewsLd. Kubelik. with his
slim. childish figure and his girIish. difident
manner was always able to arouse his
women hearers to a high degree OF enthus-
iasm. and the crowd that gathered about the
stage Of Carnegie Hall after one Of his re-
citals responded most sympathetiCally TO
his pusic.
He was a contra fiction OF the theory that
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would be better once the artist had been
touched by affection and that il would
need only love to impart to his perform
ances the poetic and glowing element they
lacked. There seemed, however, very
little probability that he would ever marry.
as he had been wholly indifferent to women's
charms.
So when Mrs. Eustis went TO Europe
during the summer following HOfmann's
visit here and announcement OF their mar
rage came from France the pianist's
friends were az much surprised as those, of
his wife. The sequel to the marriage was
the litigation and struggle for the possess
sion of Mrs. HOfmann's first child. made
necessary by he claims Of his father to
his possession. Now MF. and Mrs. Hof-
mann nave a child Of their own. born last
year at Potsdam. Mrs. Holman was
not herself a musician. although her sister.
Lydia Eustis. was a singer until her re-
tirement two years & 60 marry a French
man.
Of these new wives Mrs. Hamburg
alone is a musician. She il a vioInist.
although she has now given up all idea Of
playing in public. She was Miss Dolly
Mackenzie. daughter Of Sir Muir Mackenzie
of Edinburgh and London. and she met
her husband while studying the violin at
Liege under Ysaye.
The marriage Of Mark Hamburg TO the
daughter of a man Of title had elements Of
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WHO'LL PLAY SHAKESPEARE ?
TEE MANAGER LANENTS THE
LACk OF SKILLED .ACTORS.
And the Lack Of Modern PlsywTIghts Who
Can FIT the Modern play ers- Easy. He
Declares. for Any One 10 Get a d caring
plays Now Must suit the Players.

Admitting for the sake OF argument
and wouldn't admit it for any other sake
that p~laygoers. the bulk Of ~playgUers, in
New York or anywhere else really want this
S~hakespearian revival that we hear SO
much talk about. where would the actors
he got for a Shakespearian revival'' said
a theatrical manager recently. I'D like to
nave an answer to that question from some
Of these persistent boosters OF the Shake
speaftan revival. low many actors COM
petent to play Shakespeare are there nova
days7 Mighty few actors who ever figured
In any kind of n Shakespearian production
are now in the game.
when you stop TO think Of it. about 40
per cent. u not more of the folks who go 10
the theatres nowadays are folks who never
saw Mccullough or Barrett or Booth. and
the present generation Of th~eatregoeTs
would have to be built up TO the Shake
spears idea. But that. as I say. isn't the
main difficulty. The big job would be to
get players h could play the Shake
speaIian parts. Few actors or actresses Of
this day know anything about elocution.
They ant emit blank verse inteligently or
inteliigibly. They don't m how to be
sonorous or impressive with hat il called
the big stun At a so-called poetic traR-
edyFecently given in New York only n
member Of the cast. and that one playing
q comparatively u~nimportant part, knew
how 10 read the ira tc lines. The rest OF the
peopIe in the cast mumbled and shouted.
and what they said didn't matter. because
nob0dy could understand a word OF il.
The one man who oould read the lines
had n Shakespearian training. l under
stand, back in the provinces, as We say.
Take the best crew Of actors on the stage
to-day, the people making good in modern
plays, and stack them up against a play
Of Shakespeare and they'd make a most
dismal hash OF it. The teachers are gone.
The standards are o The traditions
have passed from US.
NO, the Shakespearisn revival isn't
possible, so far as I can see, and l have
addressed myself 70 a lot Of consideration
OF that problem. The thing will W. TO
10 Fought out some other way. Failures
are pilink upon failures. OF course; but
managors who permit failures wholly TO
dishearten them are rs good as down and
out. The things hat have failed this year
have. as a rule merited failure; but the
failures were the best material TO DO had.
The play gcing public scarcely appreciates
tho enormous difficulty Of securing present
able plays. That's the most serious thing
IN ssnnection with the stage Of to-day.
It's been harped on a good deal, too. but the
dificulty simply could not be exaggerated
or ov~erestimated.
For several months last spring and
summer I for one simply ransacked
Europe for producible plays. Needless TO
say Ihestv 4 dEbaxs x:etMllx &tzeBla4htk
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ALFONSO'S ISLAND PALACE.
wedding Present I'm tho Bay ~ Aresa 20 Ne
tho site OF Royal summer HOmse.

wedding Present IN the Bay pg Aresa tp Ne
tho site OF Royal Summer HOmse.
King Alfonso OF Spain Is preparing 20
enjoy next summer the odd wedding PRES
ent that some wealthy Spanish nobIemen
bestowed on him and Queen Victoria. He
is having a palace built on the island OF
Cortegada in the Bay Of Arosa, opposite the
port. Of Carril and the summer resort OF
Villagaroia, famous for its sulphur baths.
The villa at San Sebastian, at which he has
heretofore spent a good deal OF time each
summer, is the property Of his mother, and
the new summer home 10 designed to give
the youthful couple a place where they can
entertain guests independently.
The island il about three miles and a hall
In clrcumEerence Il is diversified in sur
face n beautifully wooded, while in all
directions IL receives cooling breezes and
commands splendid views, varying from
the broad Atlantic to the picturesque shores
OF the bay: Previously to its purchase for
fisher folk, who inhabited eighteen dwell
ings. They sold out their rights to the in
tending donors, sharing ths desire OF the
latter, ~ they put It, 10 please their sov-
eretgn, upon the n condition that the
Chapel OF the Incarnation, a, far famed
shrine 70 which pilgrims from all the fish
ing villages OF the coast resorEed, should
remain untouched and should be algay.
accessible TO pilgrims.
The King has placed the building OF his
palace and the beautifyin9 OF the island
Madrid architect, Scnor Ripoilss. The
building 10 TO be Of senni-Arab design, fol-
loving the general lines OF some In the maes
famous parts Of the AIhambra. The har-
Dor q aAe 10 be developed so that the King
can N 4arasAp sports. :, 80
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FATES OF MATINEE IDOLS
MUSICIANS nov ABLE no BRING
THEIR WIVES HERE.

Once American Women Had a Prejudice
Against Married VIrtuOsOS-Then wives
or VISITING ViOllnIsts and PranIsts HId
-PaderewskI ITcgIns New Regime.
A uni heavily yelled and lodging
the light that came from the greae hotels
wandered up Fifth avenue one winter
evening several years ago. She kept as
much as possible in the shadow. although
IL would not have been possible for her TO
BE- recognized. shielded as she was by the
thick veil.
After half an hour she returned 10 the
hotel in which she was stopping. slipped
into the elevator md disappeared a few
minutes later into her room. The next
morning when she was walking through
the hall Of the hotel a friend from her native
Germany met her. and before she could
dodEs stopped to greet her.
Il didn't know that you had came here with
our husband, said the other woman. Il
saw that he a a great success the other
night at his first recital. Where have you
kept yourself all the time'"
Then the wife Of the virtuOso. after be-
seeching her friend not to mention that
she had seen her, told of her agreeable
s%oiouri in New York.
Her husbands manager had put into
his contract with the pianist a stipulation
that his wife must stay at home. He said
that american women did not like 20 go to
concerts when the pianist was a married
man. Matinee idols had to be single.
These terms we're accepted. At the last
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women like strongly viriIe types There
was never any suggestion Of virility 8boua
Kubelik. but he fascinated the women OF
his audience even more than Kreisler. HoHA
mann or Gerardy. who we're handsomer
men and might be expected to make q
stronger appeal. >t
Kubelik was always more popular with
the women. however. and nov that he 10
married there will be a test Of his popuS
larity such al he never underwent before.
He brings his wife with him. She was q
Bohemian, Countess C~zaky-SzelI, befora
their marriage, and during their v years
OF married life they hRye accumulated q
family which includes twins.
When Kubelik made his last visit TO this
country he came alone, as Mime. Kubelik
was at that time in delicate health-it was
indeed during his American tour that the
famous twins were born. OF all the
~virtuOsos' wives Mime. Kubelik is the hand
soonest Like one or two of the others.
she Ia also somewhat the senior Of her
husband. Mime. Kubelik has accompanied
her husband on most OF his European trips.
Both Mrs. Kreisler and Mrs. Schelling
are Americans. Mrs. Kreisler, who WasNa
Miss Lees Of this city. met her husband
while he was making a conceft tour in this
country. Later he came out here to marry
her.
Ernest Schelling married Miss Julia
Draper. an heireSs. who lived with her
mother n brother at her home ON Fifth
venue between Forty-eighth, and EaxfE.
ninth. streets. After her marriage 20, khs
young American pianist the two went
abroad to live. and for n long time MIR.
Schelling was prevented by neuritis from
appearing in public.
As he devoted that time 20 composition
however. IL a not lost. Several Of hts
works composed during this period have
been produced with great success abroad.
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TWO SIDES TO HOLIDAYS
SOME EMPLOYERS AGREE WITH
THE LATE RUSSELL SAGE.
That Men in Genera Are Better on without
Vacations Was Hls Opinion - Instances
Of the mad Effects Or Holiday -Opin-
Ions OF Doctors Harmful Celebration.

The late Russell sage's expression of
opinion that: men in general are better OT
without vacations Of any sort excited some
derision when il was made public. but there
are plenty Of employers. business men and
business women too, and physicians who
agree with him. Thus a boss plumber
was led the other day into giving his views
on the subject.
Next to the last day of August a couple
Of plumbers and the inevitable dirty faced
boy attendant arrived according to sched-
ule at n certain private house. The enant
beamed on them. Three OF four days at
the most. he nae been led 10 believe, would
finish the plumbing job. Until il was fin
ished the work of settling the household
machinery could not go on.
The tenant wife hopefully laid her plans
to agree with the plumbers departure.
quite forgetting that the first Monday in
September is a holiday.
Labor Day came. So did not the plumb
ers. The next day came n e and
still no plumbers.
Tears in her voice. the mistress Of the
house called up the boss plumber on the
telephone and got a vague excuse in reply.
with a promise Of better things the next
day. The next morning the two plumbers
and the boy walked in. and with hope re-
vived she started on a long shopping tour.
primarily TO get away from the noise Of
hammering lead pipes.
Returning at $50. she found her husband
and the boss plumber in consultation and
the workmen gone. The report given to
her husband by the maid as soon as he
reached home had caused a hurry call TO
the boss plumber. who Obeyed the sum-
mons at ono and gazed with an under
standing eye at a big glass jar leaning
against a section OF dislocated lead nipe.
Il seems that the chief duty of the plumb
ers' boy that day had been rushing the
GROWER and that animated conversation
had taken the place of hammering.
Those men are discharged" the boss
plumber said, -and tomorrow l will send
other men and the work will be rushed
It was three days later befone a plumber
appeared. simply because the boss plumber
had no men TO send, and II va about them
that he aired his views on the question Of
holidays. Said he:
After a holiday the men arc no good
for nearly a week.. II generally takes them
two or three days 90 settle down.
For my parsF1 wish spring and fall
holidays were wiped on the calendar.
Now take Labor Day. IL falls at n time
OF year whom every mechanic. artisan and
tradesman b humping for all he's worth
% get his contracts somewhere near done
by October I. the great renting time and
moving day in this city.
ITS bad enough to have TO shut down
on that ono day; but o might worry aloug
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-04-05
Preparing To Spray.

IF we are to spray as late in spring for
buds or foliage (and the later the applica-
ton before the buds swell the more effective,
it is claimed), we should have everything
in readiness, as it will be busy season.
The pruning should be as thorough as
the good of the tree will allow, so as to
lessen the amount of surface to spray and
open up the top SO one can get to all parts
of the tree in spraying. If the tree is
very high the pruning shonld be such as to
gradually bring down the top SO it can be
reached conveniently with the spray; other
wise some of the scale will be left on the
top limbs to repopulate the tree.
Another necessary and paying operation
is to scrape the trunks and large branches
of old trees. Such have rough and scaly
bark which harbor many insect pests. It
is we'll nigh impossible to hit scales which
are under the lower edge of fakes trough
bark. Even the scraping will destroy
many of the scales.
One should see to it beforehand that all
apparatus is in readiness and spraying ma
terials at hand. The pump may need over
hauling; new valves, hose, or washers pro-
vided; platform made that will enable
one to get into the tops of the trees; kettles
or steamcooking apparatus provided; a
strainer, with fine mesh of copper wire
for Bordeaux mixture, or with iron wire
for lime sulphur wash make. All these
things take valuable time when the season
is ripe and help is at hand.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-04-05
Oat Smut.

Oat smut is one of the worst enemies of
the oat crop; it frequently causes losses of
5 or 10 per cent. of the crop. The in
vestigations in the various State expert
ment stations and in the United States
Department of Agriculture indicate that
the loss may even be greater than this.
Many do not seem to realize the deadly
work of this pest, while some are doing
what they can to combat its ravages.
Oat smut is fungus parasitic disease
that is perpetuated by minute spores.
These spores live from harvest until seed
ing time underneath the grain hull. When
the oats are planted, the spores germinate
along with the seed and send their hairlike
threads up through the stalk until they
reach the head. AS the fungus develops
in the head, it either destroys the grain or
renders it unfit for use. The spores do
not live from season to season in the
ground, but are held underneath the hull
of the grain, where the spores have lodged
as blown about by the wind at harvest
time; hence they can be destroyed by
treating the seed. A large amount of
investigation work by the experiment sta
tions and the treatment of oats for smut
on many farms has demonstrated this to
be entirely possible.
Of the various methods devised for
treating oat smut, formaldehyde is as ef-
fective and perhaps more easily applied
than the others. The formalin solution
applied to the oats prevent the termination
Of the spores that form the smut in the
plant, To treat the oats proceed as follows:
Secure enough formalin for the seasons
crop-one pound is sufficient for 25 or 80
bushels. A solution of one pound of for
malin to 36 gallons of water is used. This
may be made up in any barrel or tank of
proper size.
There are two methods of applying this
solution to the oats-by dipping and by
sprinkling. The former is preferred be-
cause it is more thorough; in the sprink-
ling the solution does not succeed in pene-
trating to all the spores. In the dipping
the oats are placed in gunnysack, dipped
into the solution for 10 minutes and then
drained and spread on the floor In layer
two inches thick to dry. A block and
tackle is very convenient to suspend the
sack of oats while they are draining; in
this way one man can handle the sacks
and have one bag soaking while the other
is draining into the same tank. The oats
should be stirred occasionally to assist in
drying. Sufficient drying for sowing
should not require more than "a hours.
IF treated some time before sowing, special
care is needed in drying to prevent heating
of the oats; in this case make a germina
ton test before planting to be sure
the vitality of the oats has not been i'm
paired If too strong solution of forma-
lin is used, the terminating power of the
oats may be weakened.
Practically all losses can be prevented
by this treatment when properly carried
out One treatment may be sufficient for
several seasons. No one can afford to
suffer any damage from this pest Of the
oat crop.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-04-05
Farm Notes.

Troublesome small ants may be driven
from the food closets by scrubbing the
shelves with strong carbolic soap, then
sprinkle red pepper in the crevices.
Unless of cancerous nature the follow
ing mixture will cure ulcers of every kind:
Mix we'll together one drachm of chlorate
of potash, one drachm of wine of opium
and three ounces of tar water. Set at
once in cool place. Put teaspoonful
of this mixture in wineglass of fresh wa
ter and apply to the ulcer with a soft,
thoroughly clean sponge or swab made Of
old linen strips. Repeat this treatment
three or four times day and use tea
spoonful of this medicine for every ulcer
until healed.
More than one farm heifer has been in
jured by the absence Of proper milking
STOOL Sitting on ones toes becomes tire
some after time and in case Of heifer
whose undeveloped udder renders the job
of milking her rather tedious one, the
last end of the milking is pretty sure to get
sighted unless the mixer is in fairly
comfortable position. That means spoiled
cow presently. By the way, did you ever
think how much unnecessary weight from
the arm is thrown upon the cows udder
by using that ridiculously low stool? Just
try higher one and see if it is not great
deal easier upon the arms, then ask old
Brin what she thinks about it.
A Washington poultry dealer has made
the discovery that it is. a dangerous prac-
tice to carry eggs intended for Matching on
electric cars without taking precautions to
prevent the electric current from killing
the germs. Experience has shown that
where the receptacle is allowed to rest on
the floor of the car 80 per cent. of the
eggs are sskilled. Moral: Garry the
basket on your lap.
An egg that has been subjected to a
temperature of less than 400 for any
length of time is Of no value in incubation.
During the cold days of spring the eggs
intended for Matching should be gathered
several times day and kept at temper
ature of from 45o to 50o.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-04-05
Devons A Neglected Breed.

The Devons have been doomed the least
of any breed of the present time. They
never have gone into the hands Of wealthy
fanciers or of men who have forced them
for record; but have always been in the
hands of farmers who were obliged tomake
the dollars count, and with such they have
maintained steady popularity.
Many farmer has been blinded by big
records, only to find that his conditions
and his methods of feeding apparently were
entirely wrong. He had the rare plant
for which he had paid big money, but had
not the hothouse in which to raise it, and
his pocketbook was not large enough to
continue the forcing to which it had been
accustomed.
The Devon is great forager, and will
pick up living under the most adverse
conditions, but she is not averse to good
living, and will quickly respond to it. |
do not believe, however, that as breed
they can be forced as some others. 1t
would not do to feed half bushel or more
of grain per day, and as much succulent
feed as they will take, as has been done
in some herds. They would have reached
their capacity in production long before
they had begun to assimilate any such
feed. Best returns for the least money is
the motto of the Devon and of her breed
ers.
The cow Christine was bred by us and
sold to the Rhode Island Agricultural Col
lege. In bulletin from that institution
can be found her years record, compared
with various other breeds In several re-
spects she stood at the front, and in cost
of production she showed the truth of the
claim of Devon breeders that the Devon
will produce more on less amount than
any other breed.