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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
A Wholesale Opera Buyer.

Oscar Hammerstcin has returned
from abroad with eight new operas
which he viii produce at his new Man
haitian Opera House next winter. He
paid for them tremendous sum, he
says, and he also announces that he
will spend 100000 In presenting them,
together with reylvals, next season. He
has re-engagcd most of his former
singers and brought back with him a
big batch of contracts with vocalists
who nave proved successful abroad, hut
who have never been heard in this
country
Mr. HammPrstcu seemed quite dis
posed to be communicative on his re-
turn, and he issued The following an
nOuncemcnt:
The new operas which | will produce
and which are from mystical and dra-
matte standpoint among the most im-
pressive Of modern works have, by pur-
chase. become my shlo property so far
as the American production is concerned
Ihe Spanish opera "DOlorea,' which Will
he one OF the first Produced at the Man
haitian, Is the work Of the Madrid COM
poser Breton, Il is worthy counterpart
10 carmen 70 give 10 IL proper mu-
steal expression on my stage I have en-
gagged the artists who created. the princi-
pal roles. They are; Tenor Carlo Albani;
soprano. Camille Borello: eontratn, Ger
vie Reaches baBao Pletro Mendoza.
engaged twenty-four Spanish dancers in
Madrid 10 participate IN this opera,
Another opera, Louise" by Charpen-
tier which has held the boards Of The
opera Comique IN Paris for six years 1
WIZ aiSo hiring io the United States for
me iirst time The difficulty of IT'S pro-
ductlon is,gi sater than I'm any other opera
IN preparation for my season, The char
acter OF the role Of Louise Is portrayed
by our countrywoman Mary Garden the
laol of the opera goers of Paris No less
man twenty-five important parts are 10
be filed aud the scenic effects of the
lhlrd act depicting Paris by night on
Iete dny with Its grand professions ana
nrew"rls require most expensive and ar
ilsilc tree lment For this I have been
onnp'llrd 10 engage the master electri-
'"Nh ana The principal scenic artist OF the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
Didn't Like His Behavior.

A Scotchman and his four children
entered fine fashionable restaurant
in London. Sandy ordered bottle Of
lemonade and five tumblers. The wait
er brought them and stood some dis
tance away to watch the proceedings.
Sandy, poured little lemonade into
each glass and then produced a large
bag of pastries and gave each of the
children one. The waiter did not like
to see this behavior in high class res
taurant and called the manager, who
addressed Sandy thus:
'Do YOU know who ami"
"Na," replied Sandy.
I'm the manager"
"Oh, are your said Sandy. "Then
why the dickens is the ban no play
ing?"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
sYaHE Germans can. al

KNHE Germans can, after all, II
must be acknowledged. give
the Americans. Englishmcn
Frenchmen and Canadians
lessons in one branch of true sports
manship and international courtesy.
The act OF the German emperor in
causing to be sent to this country fun
particulars as to the currents, winds.
tides. etc. affecting the course at EieI
over which the American yachts win
compete against the German craft i'm
the sonderl<lasse was so unusual that
the American racers were astoundcd.
Actually here was rival who wanted
every competitor to start on terms as
nearly equal as possible Here was a
rival who was not content to take an
advantage that from time immcmoriH
had been considered perfectly legiti-
mate
As rule 1t is the nabit Of yachts
men who race TO leave opponents who
come into their waters to their own de-
vices in gathering the much needed in
formation about local peculiarities Of
tide, wind current. etc. The less the
visitors find out the better are the
home sharps pleased, for many and
many race has been won through su-
perior knowledge OF the waters over
which it was sailed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27

almost everything else, on the other
hand, French and English authors in
general show a tendency TO place ac-
tion secondary TO conservative natural
ness. Possibly the restless, mpetuous,
action craving American temperament
Is responsible for the difference.
Plainly there Is good reason to be-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
Breezy Stage Talk American and English Plays Compared
lFrom Our New York Dramatic Corre-
spondentl

IFrom our New York Dramatic Corrc-
spondentl
BKSHERE is one American man
ager anyway who believes
there is no necessity for going
10 London TO procure plays for
Presentation over here The Froh-
mans, Liebler e. Co, Klaw & Erlanger.
Henry w. Savage and other leading,
American managers each year make
point of going abroad or Of sending
representatives abroad to look over the
foreign market for likely productions.
In other words, they go TO London,
Paris and elsewhere on shopping trips.
They as eagerly patronize foreign play
bargain counters as women flock to the
department stores during marked
down carnivals.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
A Great ADVANTAGE,

For instance, in almost every body
OF water the tide during certain stages
and conditions runs swifter in some
parts than in others. The skipper who
knows just whore the current or tide
runs swiftest and puts his craft there
Is the one who will probably win the
race. At any rate. the advantage he
gains will he a big aid.
have in mind race in Maine wa
ters in which the two leading craft
were beCalmed within a couple Of hum
dred yards of the finish line. one
skipper had kept his boat TO the north
ward. directly in the steamboat chan
mel where the tide was running swift
~ His boat drifted in with the tide,
her sails Tapping uselessly, and hoated
across the line a winner leaving his
rival practically stationary.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27

An incompetent servant had been
discharged by her employer
VERY well, num-" she said. "I'll
go. But I'll be askn' for a reference" !"
"A references" echoed the lady.
what reference can I honestly give
such a worthless girl as you?"
Bridget bridled.
ITS civil thing I'm askin'," she re-
turned. "You kin say lived wild you
four months. Thatll be reference
enough, mum."-New Orleans Times.
Democrat.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
Always on Her Mind.

Dick-~You didn't take the pretty
halrdresser out rowing this afternoon?
,lack-'No. She talks too much shop.
Dick-Shop! How is that?
Jack-Why, when / told her how
glorious the waves looked the other
evening she said they looked Just like
marcel aves.-Chlcago News.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27

licye that many American managers
viii 70 tho end of time go to London
and Paris for plays. They do not
harm American authors by so doing
because for one reason, the American
demand for good plays is far In ex-
cess Of thc supply. The long list of
failures each season and the long
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
What Dillingham; SAYS.

The manager in question who be-
lieves that American plays are good
enough for him and perhaps better
than many Of those of foreign make is
Charles Dillingham;. Mr. Dillingham;
recently announced an outline of his
plans for next fall and said:
London is dead so far as furnishing
material for the American stage is
concerned. l can get what / want at
home as regards plays and, with one
ar two exceptions, as regards players
Zoo. I did not go abroad at all this
year and do not expect % go over ever
again for the pGrpose OF getting plays
or players"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
Home ornmn Ionic.

ut seems queer" remarked the
thoughtful thinker, that hammocks
are used only in the summer"
whats queer about IT." querled the
dense person.
"The experience of the average man
would lead him TO believe they were
built for the fall" explained the
thoughtful thlnker.--st. Louis Post
Dispatch
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27

original cast of principal singers which
have made this opera world famous.
They are Mary Garden, Mile. SeegTis, the
tenor pcricr the baritone Dufranne and
The busso Nieulle.
FREDERICK TREGELLES.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
Just tho Other Way.

"Well, thank goodness. you've never
seen me run after people who bad
money! said one man to another.
mo. hut I've seen people run after
you because You hadn't moneyr was
the reply.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27

vice to- real men. advice that never
reaches the ears OF the real men in
question; but, even SO, he is the real
goods when 1t comes to real sports
manship
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27

Opera Comiquc Of Paris Thc opera tells
the story of tho lowly In Paris at the
present tines great mclodrama set to
music.
For the opera "Pclcas and Mellsando" !
have been so fortunate as To secure tho
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27

familiar with the kiel course as though
they had sailed over 1t all their lives
Tho German kaiser may, il Is true,
have peculiar ideas about doing some
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27

ably will have, how long they usually
last, how they usually vary and shift
They told of the courses pcCuliaritics
at high and low water and reproduced
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
Old Crusade Against Foreien Plays.


Most Americans especially players
and playwrights, are delighted with
Mr., Dillinghams vRw. There has long
been q crusade I'm some respects
against the favoring of foreign au-
thors and players by producing man
ayers OF this country. Some people
say that American plays and players
are the best in the world, OF course
they don't know what they are talking
about when they express such sent-
snents. American plays from a View
point Df what constitutes good play
writing are not better than English
plays. AS a general rule, take two
plays Of the same class, one American
and the other English compare them
critically and the English play win be
found TO rank above the other OF
course there are exceptions. The liter
ayy workmanship of English writer's
kor the stage Is better than that ~
most American stage authors But. on
the other hand, American plays are in
NafiabIy better staged than those Of
HlnRland and France, Also American
plays arc more interesting than those
Df any European country because dra-
InRtic action IS generally sought above
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27

charts showing the latest soundlngs.
All this material was sent to the
American crews. They thus became
before leaving America almost as
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27

things connected with his own govern
mCnt that would be done far differently
by large number Of people who have
little else to do but give gratutous adj
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
WARD STEVENS. AMERICAN COMPOSER, WHO HAS ATTRACT
ED ATTENTION ABROAD

Ward Stovena although Is
n andha of
with of
Navti Mascnt made
debut the
month lie in and
Gently he decided composition
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-27
MARIE sTUDHoLME ENGLISH ACTRESS WHO WILL AGAIN
PLAY IN AMERICA

Marie sudhme country several years ago and win again
come oyer next l SHE young
named Porleous h
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-11-07
somg INTERESTING RELICS

Shown st the Jamestown Exposition.
Among the very interesting relics
wkieh are shswn q. the jamestown FL.
petition win be fsund two old Digs Of
iron made at Providence Forge, New
Kent County. Virginia They are
embossed p. C. 1874" and b. c. f740,''
respectively. q. c." meaning British
Colsay. The Law At that time fer
babe the working Of trsn In the cob
cay beyond the pig irsn state, ard re-
CURED same TO be marked b. c" ard
shipped to England In exchange for
articles OF utility.
After the war the armor plate Of
the famous MsrFimae Or Virginia,
which rsveIatIonized naval warfara
If the famous battle in Hampton
Roads. March s. 1867. was eold "a
the Old Dominion Iron and Nail
Works. Richmond. Va. The armor
plate was removed by divers and pur-
chased BY the Old Belle Isle company.
and worked up into horse shoes and
other useful articles. A piece of thia
armer plate. which was struck b. L
bail. is On exhibit. at jamestown Expo
sitlon. and sene Of It has been worked
Up int handsome souvenirs. sueh as
miniature hsrse shees and anchors.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-11-07
Autos Benefit Agriculturists.

At last is the farmer coming to a
realization of the fact that the auto
mobile benefits rather than Injuries
him. In fact, he may be said to have
awakened, If the significant action Of
the Farmers Union OF Floyd County,
Georgia, may be taken as a criterion.
More severely restrictive measures
than have ever been seriously counte-
nanced in other States have been
pending before the Georgia Legisla-
ture, and this body of farmers has
gone On record as opposed to any leg
islation prohibiting automobiles from
running on Georgia highways, on the
ground that no factor has been or will
be so important in the development
of good roads as the automobile. It
has come at last, though long while
on the way. The excellent example
thus afforded may well be patterned
after by other farming communities.
It may be that there are several
American makers who have the idea
in mind, but 1. is known that one has
conceived something which will cause
the farmer to sit up and take notice
when the farm utility car appears
The Automobile.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-11-07
Working the Tiahways.

AS commonly done in almost all
Of the States, working the high
ways isa very unsatisfactory and
improbable expenditure OF labor.
Not that the farmer and his teams do
not do enough work, but it is often
unwisely managed. Seldom do two
men in the district have the same
idea of how road should be made
or mended. A pathmaster or over
seer may be elected one year who will
fix the road according to his ideas.
Next year some one else may be put
in Office who will proceed to undo
what has been done by doing things
his way The result is that we have
merely been mending instead Of max
ing highways, and there are thou
sands of miles Of road that are very
little better than the trails and paths
followed by our forefathers. Pay
ment of the highway tax in money
will put and keep the highways in
better shape, If there are not too
many of1ceholders to support. Next
to this, what is needed most Is a
systematic plan Of building permanent
roads, such as followed by New Jer-
sey, Massachusetts. New York and
some other States.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-11-07
BOOKKEEPING
YELLOW CLOVER,

About four years ago Trifolium
aquarium, yellow or hop clover. fBri..
ton & Brown appeared on my farm.
Since then 1t has spread over my
meadows, though not appearing In
my pastures. 1t grows sparingIy along
the lanes, possibly due to the cattle
n1pping it. Please tell me how this
plant Is regarded. Is II considered as
a weed or fodder plant?-Charles
M. Grouse. ct can hardly be regard.
ed as a weed: but neither is It gener
ally considered as Of much agrfcul
tural value, though 1t may be of some
jervice as nitrogen gatherer. and
consequently as a soil fertilizer. and
as pasture plant, at least whom
young. It's small size and the dry
hard texture Of its stems are AGAINST
1t as fodder plant. though IL ia
sometimes cut and utilized as a sheen
fodder. Other ciovers, such as the
red, mammoth and aisike. are far
preferable TO it, both il productive
ness and feeding quality. Possibly
your meadows are falling In fertility
insufficient fertilizer having been an.
piled to make up for the heavy drain
OF the removal CT the hay, year hy
year. The prevalence Of Interior
grasses and clovers over hetier va
rieties ID sometimes q svnptcgn OF thsr
condition Country Gentleman.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-11-07


Tna s1aa Of uslng rs finger print
svsssra g. o aethod Of idenaseataoa
In ths bsnking business kas been sta~
cnzsea In dEAncIai circles q haliE
x,ore. owsnw 10 the problem rreScas
ea whea Business /. transacted VIE
foreigners unable to slgn tasar names
In English. Fer years Americas eAnx-
erx have had much trcns'e satisfying
themselves about signatures OF fer
e4wners. and to add 70 that the fer
s.xn patrons seldom know any enc TO
identify them.
Believing the problem could be
solved By the system used in con-
neetion with the Eertillon bureau OF
the Police Department. two employees
of n LEGAL savings bank called upon
Lieutenant John 4. Cosey recent
". and discussed the plan with
him. They admitted they had deep
personal interest in finger prints ana
that they had made a few expert
ments. but that their experiments
were not successful. as the Ink used
sneared despite the fact that the
impressions were lightly made.
Lieutenant Casey discussed the SUB.
isct with them At great length. for he
.s an enthusiast on the system and
he knows something Of Its history.
II felt certain II would not be long
before tho Baltimore banks would
have to take 1t up" he said, for Ii Is
the easiest and safest manner In the
world to identify a person. "-Balti'
more Sun
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-11-07
Pay Tax i'm Money.

Working the highways as common
iy done In many States Is very I'M
profitable expenditure of labor. Not
that the farmer and his teams do not
do enough work, but it is often I'M
wisely managed. Seldom do two men
in the district have the same ideas
of how the roads should be made or
mended. A pathmaster or oVerseer
may be elected one year who will fix
the road according to his ideas. Next
year some one else may be put in
Office who will proceed to undo what
has been done by doing things his
way. The result is that we have
merely been mending instead Of max
ing highways, and there are thou
sands of miles of road that are very
little better than the trails and paths
followed by our forefathers. Pay
ment of the highway tax in money
will put and keep the HIGHWAYS in
better shape, il there are not too
many Office holders to support.-New
York Sun.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-11-07
HER "BEST FRIEND"
A Woman Thus Speaks of Postum.

We usually consider our best
friends those who treat US best.
Some persons think coffee a real
friend, but watch 1t carefully awhile
and observe that 1t is one Of the
meanest of oil enemies, for 1t stabs
one while protesting friendship.
Coffee contains poisonous drug
caffeine-which Injuries the delicate
nervous system and frequently sets
up disease in one or more organs OF
the body II its use is persisted in.
I had heart palpitation and ner-
vousRess for four years, and the doc
tor told ne the trouble was caused by
coffee. He advised me to leave it OF.
but l thought could not" writes a
Wis. lady.
"On the advice of a friend I tried
Postum Food Coffee. and it SO salts
fed me did not care for coffee after
few days trial of Postum.
AS weeks went by and continued
to use Postum my weight increased
from SO to 11S pounds, and the heart
trouble left ne. have used it a year
now and am stronger than 7 ever vas.
I can hustle up stairs without any
heart palpitation, and am cured of
nervousness
MY children are very fond Of Pos
tum, and It agrees with them My
sister liked it when she drank il at
my house, but not when she made It
at her own home. Now she has
learned to make it right, boil it &C.
cording to directions, and has become
very fond of it. You may use my
name II you wish. as I am not
ashamed of praising my best friend
Postum
: Name given by Postum Co., Battic
Creek, Mich Read ''The Road to
MELVILLE, IN pkgs. There's q Rea-
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-11-07
-~vyN A1N
I'll - - 100 sas~ -
GOOD r.
s N1MI04;
sT~~ Vy
Rad Coansry fsoa<is.

There sa much complaint CT nad
roads il tbs COUNTRY. partsralariy q
those maintained By the townships.
The reason has been Ysrg unkaForzols
10 the maintenance OF dirt reads In
good condition Yet much CT ths
trouble Il due to improper methods
The amount expended In the repair
OF ths dirt reads OF this and otnsr
counties annually IL enormous Il l.
chiefly wasted. Even under the nsw
Law that requires the payment OF
road tar In cash aud authorizes main
tsnance By contract the old mstho61
prevail. 4 few men and seams are
employed TO throw up frssi dirt hers
and there, and the heavy rains simply
wash the dirt away again. Some
places there In q weak imitation or
making roads with stone. In these
experiments the wrong kind OF stone
il frequently used and IL Ia improper
Iy applied This sort Of road making
Is expensive. and 10 In found, where
II Is tried. the appropriation Il insult
ficient to 60 around. This leaves
some roads with no repair.
II townships would learn the les
sons that are free they might fare bet
ter. In the West a method has been
employed to great advantage that La
cheapness personifisd. 1t Is simply
TO drag over the road split stick"
after each rain. The stick IL bolted
together in the form of a triangle,
and Is dragged down one side OF the
road and dragged up the other side.
This gives the roadway a fine convex
top that sheds water and prevents
washing of ruts. In the populous dis
tricts of Pennsylvania, where cash
tax is available, this simple method
could easily be supplemented with a
sprinkling OF oil. The result would
be a road much better than the aver
age found by the Glidden tourists.
The cost ought to be less than the I'M
scientific methods OF making bad
roads now employed. An oiled road
of the proper form will stand stress
of weather and of traffic better than
loose stone road, because 1t has bet
ter roof" If the better methods
were generally used the townships
could save enough money to gradu-
ally construct paved roads out Of the
same tax now levied.-Pittsburg Dis.
patch.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-11-07
She Did Not Fear Death.

An old lady On her seventy-third
birthday once said. Il do not mind get
ting old, and | do not fear death. but
| live In constant dread Of paraly sis"
For some time | have been want
Ing to tell you Of the great good your
wonderful Sloan's Liniment Is doing
here" writes Mr.. James f. Aber-
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an fact, all your remedies are doing
noble work, but your liniment beats
all. In my eight years experience
with medicine | find none to go ahead
of it, having tried it In very many
cases. | know of enc young man, q
brick mason, who suffered from q
partial, yes, almost complete, paraly-
sis of one arm. | got him to use
your Eminent, and now he can do as
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-11-07
SKIN CURED M A WEEK
After Suffering Six Months With Dis.
figuring Red Spots and Pimples-
Cleared Away by Cuticura.

"Cuticura Soap and Ointment are tie
greatest remedies for skin diseases or
earth. / have suffered six months from !.
disease which cannot describe. but will
tell you the symptoms. My skin was full
OF red spots and my face was full Of red
pimpies. 1t made life miserable for ne
and | was discouraged with everything
l went to several doctors, but it was use
less. resolved 10 try the Cuticura Rene
dies, and after using them for about one
week became new man. The pimu1ea
and the red spots have disappeared and
they made my skin as soft AZ velvet.
Albert eastman, Bedford Station. n. Y,
Nov. 20. 1895"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-11-07
TouchY.

There are few families In NAich
there Is not a moral pincuahion, ana
the people who are forced to h.7
with them are the only ones capao'o
Of telling just how aggravatlng tAesS
self-made martyrs are, for the nof1i
pincushion Is usually person ea'SH
up with self-consciousuess. This type
of woman gets wrinkles around "S.
eyes. has her mouth drawn down a.
the corners and her forehead pucA,
cred with heavy lines. the result y,
deep study as TO how each VIC
speech could be meant for her -
Crown.