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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-05-20
FERRIS.

Jay Fulford is assisting with the
work at the Riverside Brick and Tile
Co.'S plant
A. NJ. Douglass barn was raised
Tuesday without accident
Miss Cora Hunt and Mrs Joe Klees
were caught by the rain in Crystal
Tuesday evening and were obliged to
remain over night.
DR.. LarapEy. of Edmore. made a
professional call at the home OF Joseph
Klees one day last week
Mrs Mary Stearns Mrs. Myrtle
Harvey, Miss Daisy Duffield and Lew
Stearns were Crystal callers Friday.
George Clark arrived Friday for an
extended visit with old friends and
relatives of this place.
Mrs. Jennie Stearns left Saturday
for visit with relatives in Eureka.
Jno. and John Klees were selling
potatoes in Vestaburg last week.
j. W. Johnson, of Riverdale, had
business in tbs vicinity Saturday.
Peter Klees. Sr. and Uncle Ben
Fowler have been under the weather
during the pasts.week
VIM. Seaman lost fifteen sheep on
account of bad weather.
Resolved, That bachelor can be
a successful farmer. - This will be
the subject of debate at the next
meeting of the Sumner Grange. Ii
should really be interesting.
A party was given Friday evening
in honor of Maude Ried at her home.
All spent pleasant evening.
Otto Flanders, of Saginaw. is visit
ing with his mother, Mrs. Hill.
William Post was In Carson City
Wednesday on business.
Maude Reid and Pearl Osterhout
left Monday morning for Big Rapids
Mrs. NJ. e. Jolley and George Hol-
land were in the grip of influenza
during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Joseph of
Alma. spent Sunday with relatives
here, Mrs. Joseph rem aiming two or
three days later
The Sumner Rural Telephone Com
pany's line is now completed.
}. p. Warren and f. l.. Osterhout
attended an l. o. O. r. meeting at
Crystal Saturday evening
A meeting will be held at Sumner
Tuesday evening for the purpose of
discussing the proposed new constitu-
ton of Michigan.
The Sumner and O. T. NJ. NJ
will hold memorial services Jointly at
the hall D. m in the afternoon May
3ist.
The Summer Grange will hold
memorial exercises during the evening
of May Both
The Douglass graduation exercises
will be held at the school house on
the evening of Nav 21st. The grad
yates are Jesse L. Ross. George HoI-
land. George Common and Loyal Wood
ard. E. S. Wager. of Edmore will
deliver the address,
Friday was Harry Marvin's severn
teenth birthday and his parents gave
a party in his honor which was at
tended by about thirty of his friends.
Rev. Moses Hoonderich. of Saginaw,
who held meetings at the Spencer
church few weeks in April has re-
turned and is holding meetings at
Pine Grove. beginning Sunday.
George Griffin, a respected citizen
Of this place, passed away at the home
Of his sister, Permelia Griffin, We'd
nesday evening. Old age Is thought
to have been the chief cause of his
Heath. He was born May 2s, 1880,
md was seventy-eight years of age at
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-05-20
GRATOT HAPPENINGS
WEST PINE RIVER

VIM Lanshaw and wife visited his
aunt in Newark over Sunday.
Miss Eleanor Fleming is home on a
vacation.
Geo. Taylor is moving his barn.
G. X. Wright and wife, of Mt.
Pleasant visited here last week
Mrs G. F Johnson spent few days
of last week In Summerton.
Mrs. VIM. Adams and children are
visiting in Ohio this week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-05-20
Valued Same as cold

b. @. Stewart merchant of Cedar
View. Miss. says; Il tell nv custom
ers when they buy box of Dr.
Kings New Life Pills they get the
worth of that.much gold in weight. If
afflicted with constipation, malaria or
biliousness. " Sold under guarantee at
George Sharrar's drug store, 25c.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-05-20
ARCADIA CENTER

During the electric storm last Mon.
day George Irish's house was struck
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
STORIES OF THE OPERA.
"The Mikado."

THE Mikado," Gilbert & Sullivan's two
act comic opera classic, has for Its locale
a rather uncertain place in Japan, known
as the town of Titipu. The action Of the
entire opera takes place in this town
NankEPoo. the son of the MlKado Oh
japan, disguised as minstrel. has raj
len in love with Yum-Yum, the ward OF
a tailor Ko-Ko, who has been raised by
the Mikado to the rank OF lord hlgh
executioner Ko-Ko intends to marry MS
ward himself, and proceeds to make ar
rangements for his wedding, when an Or
der from the mikado demands puonc
execution within month or MS desra-
dalton will be the result.
Nanki-Poo consents to be the VICTIM
so that Ko-ko can have his position as
sured But Nanki-Poo stipulates that he
must be allowed YumYum for his wife
if he submits to the execution. This IS
agreed to. and preparations for the we'd
ding go on.
An old law is discovered. under which,
when a native is beheaded, his wife must
suffer the death of being buried alive
This discovery cools the love OF Yum UNI
somewhat, and she is reticent about mar
rying Nanki-Poo The affairs are now
generally complicated.
Finally it is agreed to swear to false
statement regarding the execution OF
Nanki-Poo. This is done.
The mikado arrives and is given the
statement He discovers that Nanki-Poo
is the heir apparent to the throne and
tells of the punishment that will have to
follow for destroying the life of Nanki-
Poo. In order to mend matters and bring
Nank-Poo to life Ko-Ko is obliged to
marry katisha, a woman he detests, thus
leaving Yum-Yum for Nanki-Poo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
Great FUN at Glen Echo
Rappahannock sriver to load lumber
ST-CLASS ADJUSTMENTS.
Take st. cars marked Glen Echo"
ivf-tf

Rappahannock >river to load lumber;
schooners Mary E. H. G. Dow and Gen.
E. H. Greedy at Boothbay, Me-. loading
ice for this city.
The tug D. NJ Key of the Taylor fleet
is lying at Benefits boatyard. having
her decks caulked and other repair work
done. The tug will be ready to return to
active service during the week.
The big four-masted schooner Brian P.
Pendleton was locked at Alexandria yes
terday to unload cargo of about 1900
tons of Maine ice. The schooner Young
Brothers. which unloaded ice at Alexan-
dra, sailed yesterday for Norfolk to load
coal for New England port. The four
masted schooner ]. Manchester Haynes
passed in the capes Of the Chesapeake
Friday last. and is expected to arrive here
today, in tow of the tug William H
Yerkes. Jr.. of the Taylod feet. The
Haynes has aboard about 1900 tons OF
Maine ice.
The big seagoing barge Patuxent has
been taken to Occoquan and will load sew
eral hundred cords of poplar wood at Oc-
coquan for a northern port Several
barges and sailing vessels are at river
points loading pulp wood for paper max
ing. They will 60 to Elkton, Md; Phila-
delphia and other ports.
The steamer Estelle Randall was tenn
porarily off her route, yesterday, while
some repair work was being done to her
air pump. The steamer Wakefield made
the trip in her place. The Randall will
return to service this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
Glen Echo Park.

While the officials of the weather bu-
reau have been busy making predictions
for a hot Sunday" L. D. Shaw, pro-
prietor of Glen Echo Park. has been
right on the job preparing to counter
act all atmospheric influences at his park
today Glen Echo Park, on account of its
Typographical situation, is unusually cool
at ali times. Mr.. Shaw will assist nature
with a little extra. current tomorrow.
Boating has been a particularly popular
diversion of late. The management has
large number of craft moored to a dock
at the canal. and from there large num-
bers boat" morning, afternoon and night.
Children find much amusement in the
great playground of the park. where base
ball and all manner OF games are in
duiged in. The male grownups are taking
great deal of interest in the bowling
which is afforded at the west end of the
park. Some interesting scores have been
made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
Coming Attractions,
"The Mikado.'

Tomorrow night. at the New National
Theater. the Aborn Company will revive
Gilbert and Sullivan's tuneful comic opera
classic. The Mikado," as the offering for
the twelfth successful week of the sum-
mer season.
1.-The Mikado" was one of the big hits of
last years repertoire at this same theater
and for the revival this week all of the
their former roles.
The Aborn organizations have given
this excellent old masterpiece twice dur
ing their FORMER seasons, and that its
popularity has not been lessened by repe-
tition is strikingly demonstrated in the
large number who expressed a desire to
see it staged again. The Messrs. Aborn
have arranged to present the same ele-
CANT equipment of scenery and costumes
used in giving this opera last year with
a number of the same cast while the
entire list of artists announced are estab-
lished favoriteS at the New National
George B. rockingham whose inimita BILE
style of humor has made him a comic
opera idol throughout America, will re-
main for another week for the quaint role
of the Mikado of Japan; and Charles w.
Meyer. who has also won an enviable rep
utdIlOQ mere as a cOIll6Qldn. Will nave the
central role of ko-ko. lord high execu-
toner. Another droll and laugh-provoking
role will be portrayed by Huntington May
as Pooh-Bah. lord high everything else :;
and a fourth comedy part, which goes to
make up an irresistible quartet OF fun
makers. will be assumed by Hattie
Arnold. who is cast for the ridiculous.
love-lorn katisha. Other familiar and
welcome faces in the array will be Harold
Flake as Nanki-Poo Grace Orr Myers as
Yum Yum. Edith Bradford as Pitti-Sing c.
w. Phillips as Pish-Tush and Mile Muir
ray as Peep-Bo. 1t is by the revival, on
a worthy and completely satisfying scale,
of such splendid old operas as The
Mikado," that the Aborns have written
their name high among musical purveyors
for these masterpieces are seldom seen
except when given by their companies
Such operas as THE Mikado." with its
memorable musical gems, The Flowers
That Bloom in the Spring "Titwilow, .
The Wandering Minstrel" Three Little
Maids From School, the madrigal the
moon song. Hearts Do Not Break" I've
Got Him on My List MY Object All
Sublime. the harmonious trios. quartets
and concerted numbers have been neg
lected in recent years. and a larger ma
jority of the younger generation of theater
goers have never witnessed the good old
operas of this class, while the older
amusement seekers are ready and anxious
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
Luna Park.

At Luna Park this week will be seen a
fine vaudeville show in addition to the
many other attractions which make the
park an ideal spot for recreation and
amusement And the director of the
American Regimental Band OF fifty pieces
has arranged a special program for this
afternoon and evening, comprising selec-
tons from great operas, with both instru-
mental and vocal solos
For the vaudeville one of the principal
offerings will be Press Eldredge who
needs no introduction to the Washington
theatergoing public. Mr.. Eldredge Is
called the conamander-in-ch chief of the army
of fun, and has monologue Astounding in
the material Of which laughs are made
and some dandy songs Another good
feature is D'Alma's Circus, an aggrega-
ton of perfectly trained animals tina,
never fails to find favor with any audience
Also the great Renos, sensational comedy
acrobats, and Tom Dempsey and Miss
Marie Laurent, singer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
"The Bohemian Girl"

The thirteenth week of the summer
opera season at the New National, begin
ming Monday night of next week, will
witness the revival of Balfe's tuneful.
romantic opera classic. The Bohemian
Girl with the same cast of favoriteS
seen and heard in this opera last year.
Wednesday night of the Bohemian
Girl' week the Aborn Opera Company
will have reached the Tooth performance
of the summer season, for which event
special souvenir programs will be given
away free to all present.
of the popular classics and it's ex-
ceiling popularity is due to it's richness in
melody and the variety and expressive
ness of it's entire score. as we'll as the
human interest and romance of it's story.
Such numbers as The Heart Bowed
Down" Il Dreamt 1 Dwelt in Marble
Halls The Gypsy Bride" THE Fair
Land of Poland" Then You'll Remem-
Der Me-" Bliss Forever Past the gypsy
quartet in the second act, and many other
in the warmest spot in the heart Of every
music lover. 1t happens that nearly all
Of the caste seen and heard in THE
Bohemian Girl at the New National a
year ago are available for the coming
week, which augurs we'll for its adequate
rendition. Grace Orr Myers will again be
seen in the prima donna role of Airline,
one of her most memorable interpretations
of last summer; Harold Blake will have
the leading tenor part as Traddeus. the
Polish lover of Airline; Huntington May
will assume the basso-buffe role of Devils
hoof, the reckless leader of the gypsy
band. in which he has been successful be-
fore in nearly every city of the Aborn
circuit; Forrest Huff, baritone. will again
be heard to advantage as the Count
Edith Bradford will have one Of her most
pleasing characters as the vengeful Gypsy
Queen, with its great vocal and histrionic
possibilities; Charles Vaughan will Join
the Aborn forces for the comedy role OF
Florestein; c. w. Phillips will be the
Captain of the Guard, and Mile Murray
will appear as Buda.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
National Union Notes.

Georgetown Council. No. 1O11. National
Union. held its regular meeting Tuesday
evening. Remarks relative to the cele-
bration of National Union day at Luna
Park, July Is, were made by Elmer John
son. Thomas B. Lear. F. A. Strickrott and
j. r. Newman.
The regular meeting Of Interior Council
was held in its room at Pythian Temple
Wednesday evening. One new member
was admitted.
Census and Post Office Councils held
their regular meetings Thursday evening
at Schniid's Hall and Oppenheimer's Hall.
respectively.
National Capital Council held its regu-
lar meeting Thursday evening. Refresh
ments were served after the transaction
of regular business.
The National Union Club degree team
was present at a meeting of Washington
Council Friday evening and conferred
the degrees on one candidate. Addresses
were made by Jesse B. X. Lee, ]. E. Col
ton and Elmer Johnson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

Reports coming from points along the
Potomac state that the growing crops
have had rains in plenty and that fruits
and vegetables are growing well and in
the greatest abundance.
Steamers from points along the river
are bringing apples and plums In abund-
ance. and a few peaches. The outlook is
for one of the biggest crops of fruit ever
known on the Potomac.
Within the next two or three weeks
peaches from orchards along the river in
Maryland and Virginia will be coming
into market here and should be plentiful
and cheap. The rains have come just
right for the growing tomatoes The
crop will be large.
The present spell Of dry weather seems
to be confined to Washington and the
country around within few miles. The
truck farms about Giesboro and at
Oxon Hill, opposite Alexandria. are suffer-
ing severely for want of rain. At Gies-
boro growing vegetables are burning up
in the fields.
A large majority of the power launch
owners of this city take advantage of the
Saturday half holiday to make long trips
on the Potomac.
Washington is aquatically inclined. 1t
is safe to say that more men of moderate
means own pleasure boats here than at
any lake or coast city Of the same size
in the country.
Ten years ago there were not twenty
five power boats on the river. Today
there are fifteen times that number and
they are constantly ADDED to.
Yesterday afternoon a large proportion
of the pleasure craft left the city for
cruises over today on the river. Some of
the larger boats will run down as far as
Colonial Beach and other points on the
river.
All the boats have parties aboard them
out for twenty-four hours of pleasure on
the water. The few boats left in the har-
Dor last night will sail today on river
trips.
Arrived: Schooner Brina Pendleton, ice
from Maine for the Mutual Ice Company
at Alexandria,: schooner Levin Woolford.
lumber from Potomac point for the deal
ers here: schooner Cunningham. cord wood
from the lower Potomac for this market;
Of the river: scow Blanchard, wood from
a river point for the James creek dealers
launch Rock. crabs from the Yeocomico
river; tug Capt. Toby. with tow of sand
and gravel laden lighters from down
river point: tug Rosalie. with tow OF
lighters from Piscataway creek
Sailed-Schooner Young Brothers. light
from Alexandria for Norfolk. to load coal !:
schooner VIM. H. MCGUIRE. light. for
Potomac point, to load back to this
city: bugeye Eleanor Russell. light, for
the lower river to load for Washington
tug Minerva, with a tow Of light scows
for sand dredging grounds below Mox-
leys point.
Memoir Whiting is locked
at the nth street wharf to unload white
sand: schooner Sidonia Curley has been
chartered to load lumber on the Kappa
hammock for this city; schooner e. A.
Scribner will go to Norfolk to load coal to
q North Carolina point: barge Potomac.
pulp wood from the Potomac at Balti-
more; schooner Urbanna, light, for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
AMONG THE CLUBS

Mrs. STEELE Marie Stutenroth, president
of the South Dakota Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs; editor of the Daughters Of
Dakota department in the new Dacotah
Magazine. published at WATERFOWL, s. D.,
and representative of that state in the
League of American Penwomen, is at the
Normandie Hotel for a day or two. en-
route to her home from the recent con-
vention of the National Federation of
Women's Clubs at Boston. Mass.
At the home of the new president, c.
Lewis Gable. in Petworth. the Freon Club
Thursday evening held the ceremony OF
installation OF the officers of the club
Refreshments were served by Mrs. Gable
and the club members and ladies then
went to Luna Park 1t was not long be.
fore the dancing pavilion held the greater
number of the Freons, and their guests
who are keeping in practice for the dances
to be given by the club the coming winter
The L. and Club held it's final meeting
of the season last night at the home OF
the president, Mrs. E. L. Butler. Refresh
ments were served and a program of d.
versified interest was given by the mem
bers and their friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12

ever heard of. / had my sailor clothes
made in the Charlestown navy yard.
sailor there measured me for them with
a piece of string and two-foot rule, but
they fitted like they had been made on
9Th avenue. / went out with the sailor
and picked out the cloth; and when the
clothes were on me and l was made up, 1t
scared me to loo in the glass. The first
time l went on with the Ideals was April
ii. 1879. in Boston. After that We toured
the country.
With the Bostonians there was always
plenty of fun. We travelled together all
those years. and l cannot remember any
serious disagreement between any of
them. We had train of tourists cars.
In one of them we put the married part
OF the chorus, in another we put the stars
and the goody-goodies; but oh my. in the
third, We put the Gamblers. as we called
them. That was the crowd that had the
times. Those times will never come
again. either. The Ganders made mat car
into the finest clubroom that ever travel
ed around the United States. We had
every comfort you could think of, and
there was not one who was not an expert
cook We would make up all kinds of
omelets, rarebits or cook a spring chick
en- to perfection
One funny thing happened one night
when We were playing The Serenade.
One of the colored porters complained be-
cause 1t was dull staying in the car while
we were up. at the theateT. so l told him
HC SouIu lOCh up HIS car ana get Tie Olfef
porters to watch it for him while he went
up and saw the show. That night when
l got back to the car the beds were all
made up. said George. didn't you go
to the show Sure, did, sah' Did you
like it" Sure 1 did; 1 laughed at
yo' somethin' scan'lous.' Well. how did
you like the second act?' oh, deed. sab,
dat was funnier dan de first Well how
about the third act? Then he looked a
little puzzled Finally he said, pulling
out a program of the opera We'll. yo'
see, il says the first acts in de noun
tains an de second acts in de convent
and de third acts same as de first, an
as l seen de first act 1 just thought I'd
better come along down and fix up the
BEDS
Mr.. rockingham said that Friar Tuck
and Gomez were written especially for
him. but that he had changed them some
what and the lines are now different in
many places from the original.
Sometimes when am playing a happy
audience takes it well, then it stays in
the part
The audiences who saw his impromptG
cartcature of the sheath skirt last week
can appreciate this.
That 'Richeleus curse in Robin
Hood was my own invention. and a great
deal of the business in Robin Hood -
Il am always glad to play in Washing
ton. and the reason is that the audiences
are brighter and appreciate the little
points that do an actors heart good. But
Will be mighty glad to get back to
Maine, where / can sit in a boat and fish
all day. Goodbye, there goes the prima
donna's song. l go on in two minutes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
END OF LoNG-FouGHT SUIT.
Yukon Government Loses Noted Con
test of Lease Rights,

VANCOUVER, B. c., July ia two
years legal contest between Mclean
Brothers. contractors OF this city. and the
Yukon government, over the validity Of a
lease of five miles of Dominion creek has
ended in victory for the local firm and
defeat for the government, which will
have to pay the costs of the long fought
suit. The property on which the suit
turned is worth several million dollars.
The government had Cancelled the lease
and Mclean Brothers Immediately
brought suit to compel the government to
restore it. They lost at the trial. but won
upon appeal to the supreme court at OF
tawa. From that decision the Yukon gov
eminent appealed to the privy council,
which yesterday dismissed the appeal with
costs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
Origin Of Courts-Martial.
From Tit-Bits.


The custom Of holding courts-marti in
our navy after every case of shipwre ok
has a curious origin. In 1741 the Wager,
one of Commodore Anson's vessels, was
wrecked off the coast Of Chile, most of
the crew being saved. The men and
some of the junior officers held that they
were no longer amenable to discipline. be-
cause their pay ceased with the wreck,
but the captain whose name was Davy
Cheap. differed. treated them as mutt
neers. and shot one Of his midshipmen.
He was then deposed and most Of the
crew made off in the boats.
Later. when 1t was proposed to proceed
against the so-called mutineers. the law
officers of the crown decided that the men
had been correct In their view. This dis
covery led to the framing Of section 81
of the articles Of war. which provides
that in case of shipwreck, destruction or
capture by the enemy ship has to be
deemed to remain in commission pending
inquiry into the circumstances by q court
martial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
WoMAN'S BODY TO BE EXHUMED
Foul Play Suspected Because Of Sus-
picious Circumstances

NEW YORK. July 11.-Buried on the
day of her death. according to the Gus
toms Of orthodox Hebrews. the body of
Mrs. Fannie Tapack at Paterson, n. j..
will be exhumed for an inquest by the
order today of the county physician Mrs.
Tapack was a widow and had $4,000 life
insurance.
1t Is alleged that the circumstances sur
rounding her death are suspicious. as the
illness. which resulted fatally lasted but
five days About three weeks ago Louis
Tapack. her son, was convicted of steal
ing silk from a local mill and sentenced
to state prison for three years