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The Meeker herald., 1907-06-15

lIfe.saving apparatus and with maya
zine in which will be high explosives
In sunlcient quantities to blow hall
the battle ships In the world out Of
the sea. The gunpowder and dyna
mite, however. will not be spent u
destroy life. but to save 1t.
The ships that she will attack are
those that have outlived their usseul
ness and have passed from the serves
Of civilization. to the class Of humAn
enemies. The half.sunken derelk'ta
that f,oat silently mp and down and
across the paths Of commerce. claim
ing ~ victims the finest ships. wth
their crews and passengers. win be ths
prey Of No. II, and no mercy will b
shown when these mysterious foef
are found. It ID expected that In lie
saving work the new revenue cutfei
will prove ~ valuable ~ In the more
Sensational and noisy pursuit Of dee
licts.
Her field Of operations will be com
paratiyely restricted. with Nova SEQ
tia ON the north. the Bahamas ON ths
south and the mid-Atlantic on TIE
east. Her duty will be to keep the
paths Of ocean commerce clear. ana
the field il large enough to occupy
all the time of her swift engines. TIT
other side OF the ocean will be Pc
trolled by the ships Of Great Britas
or the powers OF the continent.
When storms along the seaboard I'M
peril passenger ships or there is othef
work cut out for lifesavers. revenue
cutter II WIN be summoned by wire
less II she is at sea. and ~ land wire
II in port, and will hasten to the scene
That she will give n good account OF
herself in every emergency the reve
nue. cutter onicials feel certain. ane
are concerned now only in expeditini
the construction Of the sadly needed
ship.
The Meeker herald., 1907-06-15
THE HERALD.
COLORADO.
4 Great. ossd Charity.
MEEKER.

a Great. DEED Charity.
TAs Istest charitable enterprise q
Helen Gould IL notabls not only In It.
ssif. ~ for IL Suggestion Of way
II which the city slums may be meas
srabiy cleared Of large class OF per.
sons who. helpless there. might in .
1t8ersnt environment become indus
triots and Independent. Miss Gould
has purchased near Greeley. in Colora-
q, tract Of 100000 acres. She 10
ready to expend $780, 900 for imple-
meats. ssed and fencing. The land 10
to b sold in small tracts. and the
buyers who prove Themselves worthy
will 10 allowed easy terms Of pay
nent They viii haye the advantage
Of distraction. with sccess to library.
and the sanitation Of the tract will be
superintended by skilled and practical
directors. Early In the operation the
shiftless will be weeded out. No bet
ter choice Of location could have been
made, The town Of Greeley was set
tied many years ago by colonists
from the east inspired by the advice
Of Horace Greeley. From the begin
ming. says Philadelphia Ledger. 1t has
been conducted in as orderly fash
Ion - any New England village. No
liquor has ever been sold there: no
'opSh characters ever found 1t con-
genial. It has developed into q pros
porous and beautiful little city Of we'll
Kept streets and neat and luxurious
homes. It is In the midst Of 2 vast
stretch Of fertile land adapted to
grains and fruits. and absolutely I'M
squaied for the quality and yield Of
liz potatoes.
The Meeker herald., 1907-06-15

There IL NO preservstive Of love in
married life 10 sure a. good house
keeping; nd there 10 no profession 90
absorbina. and demanding preparation
and skill. ~ that of the housewife.
When young woman marries she ~
really, enters upon the practice Of q
life profession ~ does young man
wheu he Il admitted to the bar. or
graduates . physician. after three Or
foar years spent in preparation. The
mAn 10 willing to equip himself fully
for his part Of the partnership. Does
It seem buslnesslike and good faith.
asks New York Weekly. for . woman
to take the place Of the second part.
ner with most Indifferent training.
or none at allf
The Meeker herald., 1907-06-15
SAYS POTATOES HAVE SOULS.
Mystic Baetsrlinek's Announcement
Olives vsgstarIans eralnstorm.


Paris-What are the vegetarians to
eat now?
They abhor flesh because they re-
fuse to slaughter pensive beeves. play.
full lambs and Joyous calves. Now
Maurice .Materiinck has carried con-
sternatiop into the vegetarian camp
and has greatly disturbed their diges.
lions by his book ON the intelligence
OF plant life.
Maeterlinck thinks he proves that
plants are as purposeful. as reason
able, Is conscientious a. most hu.
mans. even az most ve8etarians. In
general the vegetarians are mystics
and 10 they worship Maeterlinck.
What are they to eat If, ~ he insists.
cereals have souls. green peas have a
purpose in life and potatoes have
white sweet souls?
Prince Troubetskoi, the sculptor,
who IL q vegetarian, had talk with
Maeterlinck on this pushing subject
ut the salon. Troubetskoi has sincere
scruplss against tasting meat, against
Staying sentient beings to levour their
fesh. His distress was almost tragic
q he questioned Maeterlinck. who
could console him only with:
Never fear. prince. He who lives
must eat"
But he did not say what, 10 the
princely sculptor II at his wits end
to choose food which will sustain
life. but which gives up NO life In be-
coming food.
The Meeker herald., 1907-06-15
NEW Brand OF DEsrRoyER
sulLolNo FOR ATLANTIC.
Revenue Gutter No. II viii y A.
signed 70 Sink Those Floating
Hulks Which Are Men
zee 70 Navigation.

Washington omcials Of the reve-
nue. cutter service are looking forward
to the completion Of the new derefict
destroyer. revenue cutter II, with high
expectations of her usefulness. She
will be the nrst craft Of her kind to
bscoins part OF the service. and when
completed, some time next year. the
ability Of the Watchdog branch Of
the treasury department TO, cope with
dangers and emergencies that now
serious1y strain the bureau will be
largely increased.
At present all the work that will tall
The Meeker herald., 1907-06-15

The war department has ordered IN
army oficer to ride horseback from
Portland. Ore, to New York. Perhaps
this 10 gentle hint to the transcooti.
mental railroads which send In such
l.ngth- accident repor
The Meeker herald., 1907-06-15

appointed Of Jamaica e
s Asx.nd sstt:nha sr" Y s chs e.
acting BtIeh Honduras In tesese ~ was
sbne the West india royal eclanlsl
treaties bshaif Of tbs
Nest nd ian colon
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-17

the admiring friends Of the actress have
given her
The all-round women'S understudy OF
the ManteH company. Miss Josephine
McCallum, is a former Washington sirI
ana acted here in amateur theat.iCaI Is
DeIoIe she went on the stage Her hus-
Dand' VINO gave up the practice of Ia w
IN order 70 indulge his fOndness for the
theaJer, IS also member OF the ElanteIl
Campbell He roo fc
well known here In legal circles.
Seven generations OF the JeTerso7s
nave been on the stage. joseph and
William. who are 10 be seen bcre in
= FIaying the Game" and Thomas who
mas won distinction as Rip Van Vril'-Ie
are the nfth. and the two succ aeiing
generations who have appeared before
the tootlightS are a daughter az the
latter and his srandniece.
Richard Mansfield will close his Dres-
ent season April y, and wiz Immediately
go to England TO spend the summer
he has several splendid plans for new
plays to be presented next season.
Expediency is mans wisdom; doing
right is God's,'' is one Of the expressions
in THE Hypocrites." which has caused
more comment than any other line. in
the eaure play. The New York papers
nave declared this play TO be the mas
'eFp'ece OF henry Arthur Jones.
One feels almost inclined 10 rejoice
that w. II. Crane and -ElIis JeHreys
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-17

and Manor" Miss Garden has made
decided successes Of these three. OF
which only "Manon' has been heard
on this side.
There is every reason TO believe that
the Actors Fund Fair, which is TO be
held at the Metropolitan Opera House
the week beginning May G. viii be the
Ereat success IL certainly deserves TO
be- The executive committee OF the
fair comprises Daniel Frohman. Charles
Beronham. Joseph Brooks Joseph Girls
mer and Clay Greene. This means that
II will be managed as a fair has rarely
been managed. President Roosevelt viii
press the button which opens the fai-
and every actor and actress who IS
within reaching distance of New York
viii take an active part in the work,
The public should and doubtless viii
give the enterprise the fullest measure
Of success The Actors Fund IS doing
q GOOD work The care OF the sick
the burial Of the dead and the s1-nDorr
Of the Actors Fund Home in staten
Island cost II over $4,000 n wear TSfa
actor is the first volunteer IN the time
OF fire famine food or cart 1011ai-a
or TO help special charities Now ne
as tie public 70 help him care for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-17
The Spoilers the Weeks OnIB
NOVELTY on BToadWaU-ShaW
Boom WaninG-BattIe of the
ImDTeSarioS-LeSlie Garter
and Some Oilers.

If ne can induce the Historian Maestro
10 fum!gate. eEpurgate, and otherwise
make the theme less repuISive 20 the
moral sense of the American people,
perhaps he may be able 70 make il 90.
Meanwhile there is no longer any pos.
sibiIity Of casting a doubt upon the
fact that oscar Hammcrsteln has got
away with his unexampled Individual
undertaking Of establishing grand opera
I'm New. York. where the metropolitan
company was thought 10 be SC firmly
entreuched as 10 make dislodgemeut ar
impossiuiIity. MI Hammerstein' sea
son hes grown with surprising rapidiry,
until there are very few performances
In the magnificent Manhattan Opera
House where it is possible 70 secure
sitting room without bespeaking IL days
in advance Another significant point il
evidence IS the constant presence Of
large numbers OF music patrons who
have hitherto been among the leading
supporters Of the Metropolitan opera
Ii Is easily evident that next season
AIr. Hammerstein will have public
subscription of amply sufficient volume
% Uf- the burden Of financial response
biHty wholly from his shoulders
Also DE has got some very big names
Bouci says he is going 20 sing for Con
RED next season EammersteIu says NJ
isn't And the courts VIII probably have
10 decide But Hammersteiu says that
anyhow ne has signed for next season
brard-new italian tenor. VINO has
never been over here. and who Is WAY
raureI 20 make either Bonci or CarusO
look like SD cents His staff of bari
tones for next season VIII include Re
maud. Saumarco. peric-. and Ancona.
And as Cor the vvomvu-weu he's simply
raLi1E them il. Media. of course. re
turns for him. Nordica viii sing with
his company. Schumann-Heiurk IS praC-
ticaIlv signed and Calve IS not only 10
sing at tho Manhattan next winter, but
she is coming over 10 take Nfe-ba's place
for the rest Of This seasCu-ouaUs q week
from N0uday IN Carmen Others with
the Ha-mersrein forces next season are
10 be Mines de Cisueros. TrentinI. and
GIaCOrIa, and NLessrs- Bassi. DaiUO-ss,
Gilbert. and Erimondl The newcomers
announced are Mary Garden and Messrs.
Perier Didu-. and ZeuoteiIo-
Miss Garden. Pcrier. and AbralamO
Didur. the great Polish baritone. are
engaged particularly for the opera CO.
miCUe, which IS 70 be q feature OF the
NauhattGu's program next season Miss
Garden. though an American. has never
sang in America She has. however,
been q prime fEv0rIte az the paris opera
opera c0migue company. which IS lc le
entirely apart from his grand opera
company. IIammerStein proposes 70 pro-
---e Louise" "Pciias and NelisaDde,'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-17

NEW YORK. March 16-
u is not more than once year that
Monday night brings just one novelty
to Broadway. but tLat is what happened
this week The Spoilers dramatized
from Rex Beach's stirring Alaskan
novel of the same name. Is the one new
thing on Broadway. II is one Of Daniel
Froamau's productions. though being
pure melodrama, Il is rather out of Dan
ieIs usual line II details the uachina-
tions Of n gang to steal q great mine AZ
Nome. and at the same time 10 ALLEVIATE
the affections Of the girl who Is loved by
the real owner Of the mine. Il IS full OF
action. dramatic episode. and cIimaxes
that stir the blood There are some good
people IN The company, though the lead
ing lady has not made much Of a hit
On the whole. il is the sort of thing that
would take better on the road than on
because OF the opinion just enuuria-ed.
but because IL IS The policy OF the New
York TLe5te- 20 book only short engage
ueuts- Its place next week VIII De
taken 10y FayerEnam and The SguaW
Man. already We'll known and popular
ca the Great White Way
Signs are not lacking that the Rer-
uarG Shaw fad IS abatuE. and this de-
spite the fact that several o. the Irish
pIaywrisLfs productions are stsu on the
boards We have had within the past
three years. an opportunity OF seeing a
round dozen Of Shaw's plays in New
York. some good. some bad. and some
worse. and have therefore been able 70
form pretty accurate idea OF the versa
uity and genius OF this most prolific OF
modern T,aywriEhts.
Ia the beginning IL looked as though
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-17
Odd Bits of Gossip From
Behind the Fo0tIights

one of the best comedy sketches from
the pen Of George A. Bentley. of this
city. will be offered at the BeIasco Then
ter on the evening Of Thursday, April
4, under the authors personal direction.
The title OF this musical burlesque. as
II is so styled, is Honor Avenged and
II tells the story Of a young SCULPTOR
who arrives at Narragansett Pier with
the hope of selling his latest piece of
work. 4 beautiful marble statue repre-
senting two French noblemen engaged in
n duel of honor. Having made arrange
ments with a wealthy English lady Tor
the sale OF his statue he learns that
IL has been broken in shipping and he
has TO resort 10 using two German
friends who are t. mount the pedestal in
the moonlit garden. After this Mr.
Bentley has given the sketch an original
unexpected climax which brings it to
a satisfactory concl- sion.
Since Julia Sanderson. the pretty lit
tie vaudeville artist. has introduced her
Teddy Bear song, Bessie and Her
Little Brown Bear" into her singing and
dancing sketch. she has become a de-
voted worshiper at the shrine Of Ted
dy." being about as hard bit by this
latest fad as anyone can be. In her
New York home, Miss Sanderson has
what she calls a Teddy Kennel" IT
consists Of a large room filled with TED
dy bears Of all eolors and sizes which
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-17

ors somewhat of humbuE. and IL might
wisely be- dropped. As an actor
Mr.. Greet Possesses the advantages of
considerable theatrical experience com
commonplace talent. and those equip
mcntS are enforced in him uy some
what exceptional CamniaCeucE Of self
assertion. His tone. from the first has
been that of CundcsCcusIOu and patron
age, alike OF Our stage and OF our press.
Several OF his performances which have
been seen I'm this city. were $50 made
Gvate as 20 cause feeling OF astoni~..-
ment al his temerity in presenting
them
Ar MantsH had the uncommon dis
tinction "a week ago today of appearing
before the Harvard undergrad bcGv
as the guest of L.a Phillips Brooks
House Association More than one ac-
tor of distinction has been the guest of
the college NJ routine or special func-
lions I'm its calendar but Ar NautcI Is
unique I'm having been asked 20 take
part in the Sunday exercises I'm Philips
Brooks House. where very little of the
secular is permitted TO enter into. the
activities Of Jl- students. Forbes Rob
ertson has been tn, UuiversiJy's
guest. and has acted Hamlet" I'm the
Sanders ThCateI. and Ben Greet has
given some OF his sccncry-less Shake
speare in th= same auditorium.
Mr. MautcU had been requested by the
Phillips Brooks House committee To give
a reading from one of the PLAYS in which
he Is acting lie preferred. no explained.
20 read from a play in which be has
not been acting. so as not 20 feel ham
pered an expression by the absence of
the scenic surroundings TO which he is
accustomed. The committee replied
that. of course. Mr.. Mantcll was the
better judge Of what he felt he best
could do. but that Nj Greet had begged
them, when he appeared in Sanders
ThCater, To learn 10 supply their own
scenic ill sion-in their minds eye of
course. Nj ManteH yielded the point.
but requested that Frederick Donaghey.
his personal manager. be permitted to
speak previously 20 his appearance. Mr..
Donaghey paid his respects TO the Ben
Greet idea as follows:
Mr.. Greet is making what may best
he termed an archaeological blum He
sets mis- stage, lac tells you, in TeprCduc-
ton Of the stage of the Middle Temple.
as Shakespeare did Now. as 4 matter
Of fact, Shakespearc's plays were not
acted in the Middle Templc-that is, not
IN ShakeSpeare's time. 1t is true that
Shakespeare had no scenery. as we
know the term; but he did the best he
could Were he alive now, he would,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-17

embarked on ventures early in the sea-
son that proved disastrous. since ii
made possible the really remarkable re-
NNdl OI "Sne SJCOps 10 Conquer.
which is 10 open at the Columbia on
April 1, with an all-star company that
really is all stars. ASIDE from Mr..
Crane and Miss Jcnreys, it includes
George Giddehs said to be the best
Tony Lumpl1in- extant; Marguerite Dale,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-17

doubtless refrain from riding horseback
from New York tp Boston. IN his own
DAY le was compelled TO. lacking --ll-
way service. There were no heefeaters
ON the stage OF the Globe Tfcater and
that stage was. lU sheer acreage larger
by many square feet than the average
stage of O. modern rlu.tn- Wherever
scenic illusion could us created with the
materials OF the Gay. it was created
This i5 NOT % case ~ my saying sen and
Mr. GrcCts saying something else. but
or fact. II you wish the proof of 10. 20
20 a Midsgmue- Nights Dream turn
20 the last act. and read the tragedy OF
uranus ana tGaEae-. Shakespeare
therein made fuu OF tho crude scenery
OF the A-leEian mcnlar'caIs I'm tho
SNUG belief that his own productions
were very much klaw 81 Erlaucer."
Mr. Donaghey ended hv saying That
ihe difference between Shakespeare .r
Greet does il and as MuutcU does It ls
the monetary difference between fue-
enough scenery that may Doe cqrrieG
free from place TO place i'm a handbag
and the cost of carrying scenery I'm five
6N-foot baggage cars, at 10 cents Del. car
per mile
Mr.. Manteu then gave three scenes
from "OthclIo''-the lIoore's defense OF
the wooiuE of DcsdCm0na before the sem
ate of Venice and the two big scenes for
Otheilo and lagc. Both roles are IN
Mr.. Manteu's active repertoire. he being
the first player Of note to undertake the
two characters since Booth and Barrett
were wont TO alternate as the Moor and
r. ancient An outcome Of the after
moons visit 10 Harvard was an invi-
tation TO appear in the Stadium there.
when two years hence Mr.. AIanteH
makes his promised production Of the
King Ocdlpus' Of S0phOcles.
On the whole 1t appears TO be mat
ter for conEratulauon that WASHINGTON
is to have its 'Shakespearean festival
as Mr. Manten plays it. rather than .'as
shakespeare wrote it NJ. Med.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-17

Houdini was in Toledo last week. his
second and lastA Thence he goes TO
Columbus for the present week. and
after that here. beginning March %.
Challenges are beginning to pile I'D for
him at Chase's.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-17

the demand for Shaw was without limLt
and it was no unusual thing 10 see
three or four Shaw plays running here
at the same time, and TO the capacity
houses. The interest now seems on the
" ne. however, and while we viii in
all probability have Shaw with us for
some time 20 come. il is probable that
it viii be in homeopathic doses. Tho
latter works Of Shaw indicate that
he is running dry. He has not Of
late days produced anything nearly so
good as Candida MAN and Super
man." and You Never Can Tell"
Doubtless encouraged by the fact that
the police had not stopped the prOdUc-
ton of Mrs. Warren's Profession" Herr
Conried announces that he will pro
duce ''Salome', next season Richard
Strauss, composer Of the OPERA. Will be
with Us next year. and Herr Director
hopes and believes that the fact that
Strauss will personally direct the per-
formance viii make It now paIatabIe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-03

part of the entire mechanism. and it brings a
fixed image Of the sun into laboratory ut the
end Of the tube. where il is observed with large
spcctroscopes and other apparatus mounted on
piers.
To learn the past and future of the sun is the
prime function OF the Carnegie solar oh
servatOry. Those little bright eyed sphinXe7.
the stars and nebuhe. hold the answer 70 this
riddle, and no telescope on earth can reach one
third as near TO them viii the enormous in
strument to be equipped with the lO)-nch re
Hector. OF course. our sun is only a star, and
all stars are suns. 1t seems probable that many
OF these bodies have their planets revolving
about them as in the case OF our sun but these
planets are invisible because. like earth and its
sister planets. they are not incaniescent n I
burning The nebuhR represent the crudeSt raw
material out Of which the was made
The little three foot reflector of the Lick OBJ
servatory surpl Used astronomers by determining
at least one hundred thousand Of these luminous,
patches. the majority of spiral form.
How many more the i00-nCh reflector Will re
veal can only be guessed At. Suffice II 10 repeat
that it will carry the eye three times rs far into
the heavenly field il has ever been carried
before. Some astronomers think that these far
distant nebuEE are changing pcrceptibly from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-03
-Blaek ana White

heavenly bodies have not In the last quarter
century been increased much in power where
lens telescopes are used But the new rejecting
telescopes can be so devised that the image can.
by travelling mirrors. be reflected into a sta
tonary laboratory where the measuring and
Photographic instruments can have their full
power Thus the little spectroscopes now at
tached to lens telescopes can be Increased until
80 feet long. If need be. for attachment TO re-
decting telescopes.
Another great reflector. 60 inches in diameter.
IS being constructed for this Carnegie soar OBJ
serVatory Mount Wilson This has been
nearly completed by Professor G. w Ritchey.
WHO viii direct the manufacture OF the great
iO0-inch cOncaVe mirror
For studying the rather than the stars
what is known the Snow telescope is al
ready stationed upon Mount Wilson This late
ly purchased from the Yerl1es observatory. is of
the reflector class. although Of much less power
than the new telescopes TO use the G0-inch and
1gO-inch refectors- With this Snow telescope
daily photogl apis OF the suns image be-
ing made on Mount Wilson It's long tube. covered
by a white she'd is laid horizontally north and
south upon the ground and the suns image is
reflected into IL by a plane mirror driven by
clockwork- The mirror Is thus the only moving
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-03
Illustrated LONDON Ne~>
Illustrated London News

generation to generation and it has been pro-
dicted that a series OF photographs made Gf
them with the new 1O0-inoh reflector will show
changes at least within lifetime
1t is IS though were 10 pass through an
oak forest and seek to learn the development OF
the trees says Professor George f. Hale. who
resigned director of the great YeTkes OBJ
servatory to assume charge OF this one on
Mount Wilson. During the period OF his stay
in the forest no apparent change would occur
But he would have before him trees OF the same
species in every stage of growth-the acorn. the
sapling the oak in its prime and the dying treo
repre- senting the last stage in the evOutiOaaI
process By observing these the evolution OF a
single tree could be understood, Thus. in the
stars. while their changes are too slow to be OBJ
served. similar opportunity exists of tracing
their life history
JOHN EIFRETH WATKINS .