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The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-19
Sembrich to Quit.

It was announced Sunday that Mme Sembrich, who will have her twenty fifth anniversary this year as a mem ber of the company at the Metropoli- tan opera House, Is to make her last appearance in opera at the close of her engagement in the spring During the first week in February the singer will say goodbye to the local operatic stage and make this farewell in the theater which has witnessed SO many of her triumphs
 Mime Sembrich made her first ap- oearance In opera at the Metropolitan m Wednesday, october 24, lSSS when Henry F. Abbey was the manager. She sang Lucia at the second performance n the first season. The other member If that company still in the public eye lere is Cleofonte Campanini, now the conductor of the Manhattan Opera House,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-19
CECILIA OpERETTA co.
Gives Very Pleasing Entertainment
 in College Street Hall.

The Cecilia Oporetta company gave a Very pleasing entertainment and playette in College street hall before large audience.
 Part Of the program consisted or songs by the four members of inc on- eretta company, Miss Annie r., Hollis soprano; Miss Edith M Woods con tralto; Robert Hall, tenor. and Ed ward A. Osgood, bass. The musical director was Charles r. Scott. The payette was about the King dom of Spain, IL was a pretty love story, ending as such should. with an engagement The acting was done without the aid of scenery and was very effective,
 The program was as follows:
 Part First. l. Quartet-"Tally Ho",.,.... .Luders ?. Solo-"Border Ballad"- ,.,.,.,.....,.,...F r. II. Cowen
 Mr. Osgood. 3. Solo--"Lovely Summer"-- .',.''.,,,..,.,.,,, Dell ACqua
 Mrs. Hollis 4. Duet--"Misercre" Gl Trovatore) )- '''t'.'''''.''''.'.'',,,,.,.,,, Verdi
 Mrs, Woods and Mr. Hall D SoIo--"Time's Mirror" Nichols
 MT. Hall, (. S1lo-"Tho Cuckoo" Liza Lehman
 Mrs. Woods [, Trio--"Waves of the Sea ''''''',,',.,.,,,, Anderton Mrs. Hollis Mrs. Woods and MT. Hall.
 Part second.
 1.-THE SLEEPING QUEEN" Words by Fl B. Farnie. Music by NJ, W. Balfe
 Cast of Characters, Marie Dolores, queen of Loon-- .,,,,.,,.,...,,,.,,., Mrs, Hollis Dona Agnes, a Maid of Honor ,,',,,,,,.,,.,,e,, Mrs. Woods Philippe D'Aguilar, a Young Exile '''.''.'.'',.,,t.,, Mir Hall His Excellency, the Regent '''',,',,.,,,,r,., MT. Osgood
 Musical Synopsis. 1. Aria--"The Prime Minister" CI'm
 the RegentD g. Duet-."I Crave Boon" g. Trio--"She is Heartess" l. Ballad--"Only a Ribbon"-- ,,.,,.,..,,,.,.,,,,,..,C ?. Scott ,. Duet-"Thc Treaty." ( Soronade--"The Noontide Dream" r. Ballad--"W Witn You Dear ,,,..,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,.,,C P, Scott $, Trio" Most Awful Sight, 9. Quartet--"F Fondy Drcamed.'
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-19

The following letter Is self-eXplana- tory.
 The City Mission House.
 POI Orange Street To the Editor of the Journal-Courier:
 Dear Sir-Desiring to be as helpful as possible to the many families under our mission care, and especially to those known to Us as lacking the common comforts of life unless brought by the helping hand of others. the City Missionary association makes itS Thanksgiving call upon the gen erous people of New Haven for food or funds to be shared with those less favored than themselves
 We all know conditions are improv- ins, but all do not know that they are not vet right, Families and persona living alone still have need of aid they have never received before. We will mention privately one or more of them to those who wish the happiness of personally helping others The help of the schools Of New Haven has en- ahled us to be more generous in pro- viding Thanksgiving dinners than would otherwise have been possible Supplies If any kind suitable for dts- ributlon Will be welcome from grocors and marketmen any time before Thanksgiving day cur friends among the farmers in neighhoring towns will find our mission storeroom ready for the vegetables or fruit they will surely willingly send
 Shall we open the doors of few of our New Haven homes? In one fam fly little girl of ten needs plenty of good milk and fresh eggs every day 10 keep her from threatened sickness, but would also enjoy a good Manufacturing dinner With tho rest of the family. Here in another family a little boy. seven years old, Is just recovering from the scarlet fever and should have the best of nourishing food from day to day, but how can his mother a widow. shut mp alone with him. week after week know when Manufacturing day comes unless others think of her and tho sick boy when they are thank ful that such sickness has not come 10 their own home Up on the third floor of this next block is working main hardly able to move in hls bed
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-19
AT THE GRAND.
"FalI of Jerusalem"

Edwin A. Rejkms All-Star Yiddish company, headed by four of the most prominent Yiddlsh players and singers, Mr, Jacob silbcrt Mmo, Anna Simon, Mir. Noah J. simon and Mime Liza SlIbert, will appear for the first time in this city tonight only at the Grand Opera House,
 The play to be produced here will be the new and most Interesting historical and Biblical YIddIsh operetta, "Thc Fall of Jcrusalem,' which was written by the noted Yiddish playwright, Pro lessor Jacobi from London The piece has been elaborately staged and mounted and will he seen here with the same cast as was given in New York city where 1t ran for over BOO consecu- tive nights.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-19
DANIELS MAKES FUN
In Wonderful Pair of Taft Trousers He Convulses a
 Large Audience.

Hook of Holland with Frank Dan iels and many more, took New Haven
 as much of it as could be packed
 into the Hyperion-hy storm of cheers and laughter last night Frank Daniels was his most uproarious self; it would be tautology 10 say the play was funny In response to the customary curtain call Mir Daniels stepped ont under tic raised curtain, and delivered n curtain speech in character, also in tho fear- fully and wonderfully made Taft pan taloons, which affected his speech fully as much as they had his previous act ing dlotrihe on the "palaont1loEicAl cosmos Of tho lndchnahle mtcrosmogny fna,'y lodged in a hidden trousers pocket and ln an effort to pun ont inc thread of his thought he pulled him self clean off the stage to the voclfer. ous delight of the audience.
 Wholly aside from the work of Frank Daniels the eXcruclating. the comedy Was marked by some clever and unus. ual musical numbers Mss Christie Macdonald as Sally Hook, was pleas ing, Fiossin Hope, as Gretchen, the lispIag suffering manageress Of the Hook dlstillery, was quaint, but Adele Rowland, as Nina, maid and coquettc. was most popular in her songe She awakened gallery and pit together in her catchy wltehlng pcttlcoat song, A Fink Petty from Peter Color schemes oi black red and white, and brown green and Dutch-chocse pink formed lhe background upon which Frank Danlels and VIII Danforth, as simon Sinks. 2 oafer. played for their ef- tects- incidentally Danforth played on 2 big pass drum to Hooks baton for tho funniest scene of the evening. 1T the fun bordered little on tho old slap-stlck type al times lt was quickly rescued and make keen and wholesome oy Flank DnnIeIs sense of the funnY.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-19
AT THE HYPERION.
"rhe Girl Behind the Counter"

Not in many seasons has there been so great demand for theater tickets as is being experienced at the present for the engagement of that famous comedian, Lew Fields, and his com~ pany who are to present the con spicuous musical comedy success, 'Tho Girl Behind the Counter, at the Fly perlon Friday and Saturday nights. This play comes here with the aston lshing record of having played for nearly fifty weeks at the Lew Fields Herald Square theater, New York and with six weeks in Chicago, and four weeks in Boston just ended. Leaving here 1t returns to New York for an- other protracted run
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-19
Girl fishers In Philadelphia,

The engagement of ushers for the Hammerstein Opera House in Philadel- phia was concluded Sunday afternoon, and many a heartache remains among the 200 girls who were rejected.
 When the announcement was made that young women were to be employ, ed, there was much excitement amons musical students, Applications poured into the opera house a week ago, Fifty of the applicants, attractive in personal appearance and Of good bearing and manners, were chosen as el'gibles Many of them were college girls. From these thirty-two were picked out.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-19
STAGE NOTES.
Mabel Tellafcro III.

Mrs Frederic Thompson, the actress whose stage name Is Mabel Taliatero' was stricken with appendicitis during the concluding performance Friday night of her engagement at the Acad- emy in Baltimore in Polly of the Cir GUS saturday afternoon Dr, Frank Martin performed an operation upon her. she is reported as resting com fortaby. pr, Martin says she will re- cover
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-19

On Wednesday afternoon, November ], Klaw x Erlanger will give special erformance of Little Memo" for tho ntertainment of Adellne Genec the ancer. Miss Genee will be in phila- elphia during that week and her sual afternoon performance will b. bandoned to permit her to come to few York and return to Philadelphia time for the night performance of The Soul Kiss
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-19

. Shakespeare doesn't go any more"
 That's because the managers won't dopt modern ideas.
 What would you suggest
 Well I'd play Hamlet for instance, iith four Hamlets and a double sex ,t Washington Herald,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-19
Divers DOinvs,

William Gillette has sent to Charles 7rohman the scenario of new play, he first he has undertaken since "Sc- ret Service" It will probably he pro iuced before the close of the present eason.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-19

cry day of the week Grateful either personallyor ny mall will be promptly made by Yours truly,
 w, D MOSSMAN,
 Missionary Pastor. New Haven, Nov IS, 1908
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-19

A novelty called "The Dance Cham lagne" was introduced last night as eature of "Marcelle," the attraction at he Casino.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-19

Young Dc Peysters match with that girl who SO unexpectedly fell into fortune was a brilliant stroke
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-19

Tn what way?"
 He made Q luck hit with a lucky miss. '-- Baltimore American.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-19

of Duchess de Chunes In America through cable dispatch from her father Fho married Paris the duke
 wedding The Chateau Dmpe and the fortune his mother will receive from her parents
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-19
THAN NKSGlVING CALL
City Mission Wishes Contribu- tions for Many Needy
 Families.
PITIABLE CASES HERE
some Families Lack Accessories of Iifc-hithcr Supplies or Money
 Will Be Welcome.
The GIN MIssIon Ilonse.

The following letter Is self-explana-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-04-17
Ex.eu,Iro : peath aenteroe.

Prince Urussov writes in his "Me
moirs Of n Russian Governor Of ar
acquaintance. one Won Rohren, a very
kindly man, who liked to tell some
times of his presence OF mind and hii
police ability as demonstrated on one
occasion at his former post He was
once called upon to be present at the
execution OF a Jewish criminal. The
condemned man hung the required
number of minutes and was taken
down from the gallows, when the ply
stefan was supposed to confirm his
death. But 1t appeared that they had
forgotten to cut off the Jews long,
thick beard. thanks to which, although
the moose had deprived the man OF
consciousness, 1t had not killed him.
"Imaglne yourself In my position"
said Rohren. 1.-The doctor told me the
Jew would come back to life in five
minutes. What was to do? To hang
him second time held to be impos-
slble. and yet | had to execute the
death sentence" But what did you
do them" | asked and received the
memorable answer. ~ had him buried
quickly before he regained conscious
ness"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-04-17
Two Clever AnavNars.

A pretty southern girl recently show
ed herself match for the curious
minded women in her boarding house
who were bent on knowing what her
fathers business was.
As matter Of fact. he was an I'M
dertaker, but the girl was a bit sensi-
tive on this point. SO she made up her
mind not to crafty their curiosity.
When unduly pressed on the point she
answered.
Hes a southern planter"
This was quite within the bounds of
truth and completely threw the inquis-
tive one off the track.
The retort of a well known actress to
a similar question about the occupation
Of her father. who was a letter carrier
in her old home. was not inferior In
finesse to that of the Dixie girl.
II was when she first began playing
in London. Some one asking what
business her father was engaged in.
she sweetly replied that he was "a man
Of letters."-Pittsburg Leader.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-04-17
At 4 In the Morning.

The hour of a. m. has something
mysterious about It. Cocks crow, peo-
pie on the brink Of death give up the
ghost, every one who is asleep sleeps
sounder, and even the watchful sentry
can't always keep his eyes open. AT
this hour people are in their weakest
state, and If life is just on the flicker
It Is not surprising that 1t goes out.
Many n mans life has been saved by a
spoonful Of ammonia administered just
when the clock strikes T. The period
Of deepest sleep varies from 3 to 8
o'clock. An hour or two after going
to bed you sleep very soundly, then
your slumber grows gradually lighter,
and 1t is easy enough to waken you at
/ or 2 o'clock. But when 4 o'clock
comes you are in such a state of SON.
Violence that you would take no notice
of the end of the world.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-04-17
5aka & Unntpa11y
Pennsylvania Ave and Seventh St,
WASHINGTON, ID. C.
Mems Suits
at 1915, 1913 and $40.

Within this range of prices we offer YOU
range of styles i'm garments and of
fabrics we'll calculated to win
approval.
They're not al "one mans IDEAS" but
are the assembled style IDEAS of all our
designers, some of whom are cleverest
at cutting conservative coat-others
indulge in extremes-whiles still others
are moderates- the best work of
each is brought together in these lines.
The fabrics. of course, embrace everv-
thing in color and weave you can
demand.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-04-17
Criminals In New South w.I...


New South Wales has novel system
Of dealing with habitual criminals. A
man Is sentenced to term for his par
tlcular offense and to an indeterminate
term because he Is an "habitual."
When he has served the definite term,
IL he is well behaved, he can rise from
grade to grade, each step being accom-
panied by various concessions. One
feature Is that he may earn wages.
which may be sent to his family, spent
on luxurles or credited to him for the
day of release. A committee examines
his progress from time to time. advls-
ing the minister when he may be re-
leased. No release Is absolute till after
years probation under modified re-
straint
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-04-17
curio,itle, In weddino Rjno..

Among the curlosities of wedding
rings 1t Is on record that In the early
days rings were made Of. rushes. Per.
haps the most curious material used
for rings required on an emergency is
the case of one being hurriedly made
by cutting 1t out of the finger of q
glove and another cut out Of visiting
card Many cases are on record OF
rings made Of brass and iron being
used, as also curtain rings and dool
keys being pressed into service at wed
dings
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-04-17

His Mother-What are you moping
about the house for. Tommy? Why
don't you go over and play with Char
ley Pinafore? Tommy-'Cause | play
ed with Charley Pinafore yesterday,
and don't s'pose he's well enough
vet
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-04-17
Moro at Home.

A young fellow being asked by re-
cruiting sergeant II he wished to enlist
In a Scottish regiment. replied:
mot likely. I'd rather go to lunatic
asylum than enlist in a Scottish regl-
ment"
"Ah. weel," said the sergeant, i've
nae dout yed feel malr at hame there"
Dundee Advertiser.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-04-17
The Wise Boy.

"What is the best place in which to
keep fresh milk In hot weather. ask
ed the teacher.
please, teacher, in the cow" an
swered the small boy who had just re-
turned from a country holiday.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-04-17
OF Course.

sand am the very first you have
loved, Bertha?"
"Of course you are. How tedious
you men are! You all ask the ga he
question. "-I.ondon Opinion.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-04-17

Wild Eyed Mani want some sooth-
Ing strip quick Drugglst-What sized
bottle? Wild Eyed Man Bottle? 1
want cask. It's twins.-I illustrated
Bits.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-03-12
feat in engineering throughout. 10 ne,z.

feat In engineering throughout, Is neaSs
ing completion. according to informa-
ton received from Mobridge, s. D..
where the structure spans the Missous.
river. The bridge is one of the prin-
cipal connecting links between the main
line of the st. Paul Road and the new
coast division. The town of Mobridge
is expected to be one of the most i'm
portant on the road. Its name is made
of the abbreviation NO. meaning Mis-
souri,, and bridge"
Thousands of HOmestendn Open.
oWhere in the United States under
like conditions. upon a like solid area
of plowable. black loan, in a like csaace
OF time. will SO vast Il number of honso-
seekers be accommodated. yet a CORE
spondent, having finished n drive Of
800 miles or more along the extension
between Marmarth. n. d.. on the Little
Missouri. and the Musselshell River,
in the heart of northern Montana, says
that there remain within five to twenty
miles of this new line to the Pacific
Coast thousands of lomestcads we'll
worth while to look Mt. and which will
be occupied within the coming twelve
month.
AS Il result of successful dry farming
during the past eighteen months, on
the Beach flats Just north of the extern
sion along the Montana-Dakota line.
there is Il bright side track a
wear ago. To-day it boasts of improve
ments of 100000 for the past year;
among these, Il 1:1-barrcl roller mill.
four elevators. with n capacity of 100.
COO bushels. three hardware and imple-
ment stores. Tie last named sold with
in the year $50 wagons, GO sclf-binders
and 100 mowers. Everywhere now men
are awakening to the fact that where
sage brush two to three feet in height
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-03-12
St. Paul Roads Pacific Coast Exten.
sion Gives Entrance to Rich
New Country.
WHERE THINGS MOVE QUICKLY.
Claims Being Rapidly TAX, and
Towns Are Building Along Route
Big Railroad Bridge.

Not so many years ago the western
borderland of Missouri. Iowa, Mime
sofa and Nebraska presented a ragged
fringe of newly made farms, thrust
Into what then seemed Il %boundless, in
~eXhaustible expanse of %unoccupied.
black soil-prairie lands. Sons Of the
farmers of that time, needing land, sim
ply moved out ten or twenty miles upon
the newly surveyed areas, choosing and
occupying homestead claims, almost I'M
disturbed by competing land hunters.
During TIE sos. though. something
happened. \ fierce "land-hunger'' re-
placed this creeping of settlement, this
normal expansion. The Dakotas in
little more than half a dozen years saw
more than 100000 entrymen settle with
in their borders. and 100000 pioneers
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-03-12

added to the population OF their newly
christened towns and villages.
To the extension of the Chicago. Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railways numer-
GUS feeders in these States, perhaps
more than to any other factor, did this
movement owe it's existence. 1t drew
to this prairie country not only farmers
but thousands of men and women from
every known occupation, drew them
and made possible their successful oc-
cupation and upbuilding of these vast
commonwealth as we see them to-day.
The record of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and st. Paul Railway, in building
Its Pacific Coast extension, has never
been equaled in the matter of time by
any similar undertaking. Track has
been laid at the rate Of five miles per
day, and trains over the new trans
continental line will soon be operated
from Chicago to Butte. Mont, and to
Seattle and Tacoma, Wash, in about
a year.
The big bridge Of this Pacific Coast
extension, the construction of which
has attracted attention as a remarkable
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-03-12
WOMEN sUFFRAGlsTs
IN ANNUAL STUNT

Washington, March 6.-The advocates
OF female suffrage We're today given
their annual opportunity to present
pleas to congress, the presentation to
the Senate being made before the COM
mlttee on woman suffrage and to the
House before the judiciary committee.
Beiore the Senate committee Rev. Anna
shaw. as the president of the National
Female Suffrage association.
the speakers. the first of whom was
Mrs. Belva Lockwood. who expressed
confidence in the support of her
by the committee. Mrs. Fannie Fer
nald. president of the Main Woman's
Suffrage association. made an nue.
plea for "a voice in government which
controls every interest we hold dear"
The house hearing was in charge of
mrs. harriet Taylor Upton. of Ohio.
and the speakers included Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait. Senator owen Of Okla
homa. Miss Rose Sullivan of Utah. and
Miss Kate Gordon Of Louisiana,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-03-12
PAY MORE THAN $1,000
FOd RARE I'D STAMPS

Philadelphia, March 6.-More than $1,000
was spent for stamps at public auction,
at Samuel L. Freeman's, Twelfth and
Walnu streets. TIL prices ranged from
10 cents to $50, the latter amount being
paid for a rare st. Vincent 6-shilling
stamp, valued at SIS.
From the viewpoint OF collectors, st.
Vincent stamps are rare. Those sold were
uniformly in good condition. marred only
by Il light cancellation. The $50 specimen
bore a crown. beneath which was a figure
of a woman about to crown a kneeling
man. TIL next highest price was $3S,
paid for a sixpence ST. Vincent, the size
Of a United States stamp and bearing the
head of a goddess.
A United States stamp. issue of 1876,
brought S.15, one of the next issue going
for $3.50.
All the Hawaiian stamps were purchased
by Herbert Dole. of New York, a nephew
OF ex-President Dole. of the Hawaiian
islands. In the collection were % stamps.
A lo-cent vermillion. issue of 1882. brought
A. cents. An uncanceled scent blue, of
1888, was also sold. The entire collection
brought $40.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-03-12

grows. densely lu%Xuriant, unirrigated.
rye, speltz. and particularly wheat, will
grow, If the simple methods of cultiya-
ton. now no longer experimental but
proven. are employed. These gray
green sage brush uplands are to be the
grain fields of the near future.
Montana has an abundance of coal.
from Ignite to the best steam fuel
known. 1t is doubtful whether any
other section of the United States ia
more plentifully supplied with coal
which can he so easily developed and
utilized by the settler, as eastern Mon
tana. At the first crossing of the yell
lowstone, there is, in plain view of the
approach. a black band along the bluff
to tie north two or three miles in
length, ten to twenty feet thick. of
solid Ignite coal of the finest quality.
Never again will Uncle Sam offer such
princely domains for the entryman's
choice. Throughout this entire coun-
try the government surveys will soon
be practically complete, and before the
end OF the year the claim shanty will
be everywhere in evidence.