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New-York tribune., 1908-12-27

first prima donna. the great Malibran. and OF
a distinguished son. His ministratlons DelohS
to the season Of 1886. 1t is said that they
were prompted by Domnick Lynch. wine Her-
chant of this city. They were pursued under
rather difficult circumstances Mr. krenoisi
cites from the late Richard Grant White a curl
Gus picture of the old Park Theatre, IN winch
the first Italian opera company made itS Do"
to our crandfathers The house was crude
and shabby affair, in which comfort, to say
nothing of luxury, merely unthinkabe we
were not quite ready for opera in the 2Os- The
Signorina Garcia, who as Madame Maloran
was by and by to take the European world Dy
storm. was at the outset of her career content
to earn her living by singing in a Bowery thea-
tre and on Sundays in the choir of Grace
Church.
Yet even in those early days there were ardent
believers in the destiny of opera on our seal
Garcia himself plunged into his undertaking
with plenty Of zeal and confidence. Mr.. Kreh-
biel has a pretty story of the meeting between
him and Lorenzo da Ponte, that Hbrettlst OF
MoZart's who after many wanderings, had set
tied in New York. He called on the tmpresar1o
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development of operate fortunes, but the wide
spread enthusiasm which is also Indispensable
will endure only in proportion to the cultivation
of sound ideals of taste. Nowhere else in the
sphere of art is there ever greater need for the
determination of a right perspective To the
working out of such a perspective Mr.. Krehbiel
makes a useful contribution. He is routine
annalist, dOggedly setting forth names and dates
This historian is also a critic, and, BE- it said,
one Of admirable catholicity. He holds to his
convictions, as, it may be noted in passing. in
his observations on "Salome'' and divers other
recent productions; but there is no partisanship
operate administrations which have passed in
New York. In his estimates of what has been
achieved by this or that mana cement you rec
ognize both good judgment and a dispassOnate
reading of the facts Incidentally the author
has lightened his narrative by introducing many
an anecdOte bit of personal recollection. His
book. which is invaluable for purposes of ref
erence, is also a really readable addition to the
literature of music.
One fact, taCity enforced on every one of
these pages should especially commend itself
to those commentators, native and foreign. who
inclined to date the making of history from
their own awakening to operatc affairs There
were great men before Agamemnon For city
with so many things to do of a practical and
if you like, purely material nature, New York
entered very early into the field of music and
has labored there with prodigious assduity
The mpresario, that fearful wild fowl has been
with for a long time. He known in a
modest fashion by the middle Of the eighteenth
century, and his proceedings were well under
way before the middle of the nineteenth. The
first of the tribe seriously discussed by Mr.
Krehbiel is Manuel Garcia, the father of our
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the moment the latter had arrived The histo-
rian continues: He introduced himself the
author of Don Giovanni and Garcia, clipping
the old man in his arm, danced around the
room like child in gIee, singing Fin ch'hdH ddI
riHO the while. After that the inclusion Of
Mozart's masterpiece in Garcia's repertOry was
a matter of course. with only this embarrass-
ment, that there was no singer in the company
capable of singing the music of Don Ottavio
This was overcome by Da Ponte going to his
pupils for money enough to pay extra singer
for the part"
The eager Lorenzo was to have further and
even more exciting adventures in opera before
he died. It was partly through his efforts that
number of New Workers got together and built
an opera house at Church and Leonard streets.
a place of positive gorgeousness compared with
the building with which Garcia had had to be
satisfied. The leaders of society took sub
stantiaI interest in the venture. The boxes were
sold for $4,000 and there is a tale of man,
suddenly endowed with great riches, who. hav-
ing taken Il lady to the opera, only to find that
no seat was available save in a private box
promptly paid his $4,000 for the one that hap
pened to be free Mr.. Krehbel constantly notes
the attitude of the public toward the opera an
attitude that soon became one of sympathetic
appreciation, and so remained but he has, nee
essarily, more to say about the individuals who
have followed another in the costIiest of all
business speculations. Some of them have ter
ribiy burned their fingers. There was Ferdinand
PalmO the clever cook, who made a fortune in
a restaurant in Broadway. He took over stop
pants Arcade Baths in Chambers street
turned it into opera house, and bravely
opened in February. 1914. with ''I Puritani."
His story is briefly told. Pamo. as Mr. Kreh-
biel says, had to return to his pots and kettles
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27

AprOpoS of another anniversary Which is
stimulating writers everywhere just now. the
hundredth anniversary of the birth Of Poe there
is printed in the January number of 'Scribner's
Magazine fine example of the kind Of writ
ing which is welcome on such occasions In q
piece Of exhaustive and very just analysis Mr..
W. c. Brownell surveys the work of our Ameri-
can classic as Il classic should be SURVEYED with
a wholesome contempt for conventional enthu-
slams. In these studies of his of American
authors the sanest of our critics. the one who is
most at pains TO see his subject in the drv light
of universal principles, gives lis always a de-
HShtful impression of caring only for the truth
Speaking Of Poe'S criticisms he says that they
contrast refre3hingly with the general ruD of
literary praise and blame N his day-and in
curS-in being specific, pointed and competent
and avoiding the vague, the sentimental and the
c0mmonplaCeS Of mOraliSing" Thus Mr.
BrownelFs own criticisms might be described
We delight in the candOr of his essay on Poe
The truth is" he remarks, "it is idle to en-
deavor to make 4 great writer of Poe because
whatever his merits as a literary artist, his
writings lack the elements not only of great
but of real, literature. They lack substance"
All through the essay meet with similarly
frank judgments. They should we'll serve to
counteract the flood of amabIe pla:itudes which
will presently be upon us.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
Gbe Neaoi2lorls 0ribmtqs
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1908.

highly desirable consequence of the recent
Milton celebrations in England will be, it is sup
posed, an awakening interest among the people
in the works of that great poet 1t appears That
too many readers of his race have been content
to know that he was great-and to let 1t go at
that This view has some support in the anec-
dOte told by Sir Frederick Bridge concerning
the gentleman who, at the Milton meeting OF the
British Academy, whispered to his neighbor,
what was ComusT' And this by the way, re-
minds a London critic of the young lady about
to listen TO a lecture on the author of "Endym-
ion" VINO inquired, what are KeatF' The
critic goes on to declare his belief that the
present generation does not read Milton at least
after its school days are ended. In truth. 1t
seems to be an accepted fact that not much po-
etry is read nowadays in any country wherein
the English language rules. If this be true
and we are not at all certain that it iS-one
reason. we believe, may be found in the impos-
tion of school tasks in poetry. For young peo-
pie a mental exercise of this sort can never be
made Il racy pleasure and with such draw
back poetry too often becomes a mechanical
thing to be avoided in after life. Dose an imma-
ture mind with the verse it does not understand
and cannot appreciate and dislike is sure to fol-
low. Why not leave immortal verse to be a
thrilling discovery? The present writer, to give
a personal testimony, did not really feel the
noble beauty of Millions work until the passage
of years had dimmed early "parsng' expert
enceS in Paradise Lost"
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OPERA IN NEW YORK
Mr.. KrehbiePs Historical and 1nec-
dOtic Surrey.

CHAPTERS OF OPERA. Being Historical and
Critical Observations and Records ConcernI.ihs; !;
the Lyric Drama in New York from It's Earliest
DAYS Down to the Present Time. By, 1ehry
Edward KTehbiel- With over seventy 1Ins'rd
The appearance of this volume is well timed
Writing in a measure, apropos of the twenty
fifth anniversary of the opening OF the metro
politan Opera House. Mr.. Krehbiel has produced
a work surveying the whole history of what
America has done to foster a great form of art.
Public interest in his subject is lively. to say
the least and in view of existing conditions 1t Is
peculiarly desirable that critic of authority
should throw upon present events some hSht
drawn from the past The permanent success
of two opera houses must rest upon sincerity
and knowledge among the people who support
them. Fashion will always play its part in the
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27

The praises Of the great poet delivered in
prose at the tercentenary meetings were worthy
of him and of his work; but what can We say
of Mr.. George Merediths poem? Poem it was
not, save in the arrangements of the lines with
beginning capitals. We need not quarrel with
the veteran noyelist's ideas, though they are
obvious enough-but alas for the majestic music
which such a theme should inspire! We do not
find it here 1t may be said that there is no
living man in England who could utter III verse
adequate invocation to the shade of Milton
Perhaps not Let US see what Wordsworth did !:
Milton, thou shouldst be living at this hour:
England hath need of thee: she is a fen
OF stagnant waters altar sword, and pen,
EireSide. the heroic wealth of hall and bower
Have forfeited their ancient English dover
OF inward happiness. We are selfish men;
O raise up. return to again,
And give us manners virtue, freedom power!
Thy soul was like a Star, and dwet apart;
Thou hadst a voice whose sound was like
the sea:
Pure as the naked heavens majestic free
So didst thou travel iife's common way
In cheerful gOdlness; and yet thy heart
The lowliest duties on herself did lay.
Compare this with these lines in the coDclu-
sion of Mr.. Merediths poem:
We need him now
This latest Age in repetition cries:
For BeIial the adroit is in our midst
MdmmOn, more SWon to squeeze the slaVish
sweat
From hopeless toll: and overwhelmingly
(AggrandiZed mOnstrOus in his grinnng mask
OF hypocritical Peace, inveterate Mooch
Remains the great example.
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THE STiTUE OF 4 KING.

BY LIONEL JOHNSON.
COmely and calm, he rides
Hard by his own whitehall:
Only the night wind gltdes:
40 crowds, nor rebels, brawi.
cone. toe. his Court; and yet,
The stars his C0urtierS are;
Stars in their stations set,
And every wandering star.
Alone he rides. alone,
Tie fair and fatal king;
Dark night is all his own,
That strange and solemn thing.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-03-13

The LBS will meet with Mrs. II. G
Mclaughlin next week WEDNESDAY
afternoon. Plenty of work.
Alice and Edna Livingston have beel
here the past two weeks arranging Il
move here sometime soon, from Baden
Ont.
The "barn dances" of our youngerday
when father marked time with TRUNK
strap were not so popular as the variet,
now current.
Mrs. Ii. A. Granger has been quite sicl
for over week at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. j. A. Menzies. DIR. Pollock il
attending her.
The blues of the Nj. +. church will
hold coffee at Mrs. John Holden's OF
Mechanic street Tuesday afternoon
March II. Everybody come.
Rev. +. II. Douglass, assisted by Rev
+. III. Bradfield, of Cass City, are con
Quoting a series of successful meetings
in the Presbyterian church this week.
Eddie Chambers dray has received a
brand new coat of paint, and now all
Eddie has to do is drive up and down
Main street, with grin on from year to
year.
j. b. Weymouth moved his household
furniture to Marlette on Monday and
Will Bryce on Wednesday moved into
the Rolls house vacated by Mr.. Wey-
mouth.
Mrs. Geo. Cork, of Yale, who has been
taking care of her neice, Mrs Dobbyn
received word on Tuesday that her hus-
band was sick. She left for her home on
Wednesday.-Belle River cor. to Capac
Journal.
Jas. |. Vincent, who has been a civil
engineer for bridge company in New
York city for some time, is expected
home tomorrow to visit for few days
before sailing for India, March %, where
he has fine position.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Vincent are con-
templating moving to Chicago in the
course of few weeks. As soon as they
sell their home on North Main street
they will start for that city. We are
sorry to hear that we are to lose them
from our midst.
Several of Yale's residents are doing
a good work by having the poplar trees
around their homes cut down. These
trees certainly make better wood, than
they do shade. III. +. Beard, Geo. Nc
Intyre and Richard Houghton have
started the good work.
VIM. Knowles has purchased the
Wark house on Mary street. Richard
Houghton has bought the Gustin house
on Kennehck and North streets. lie
has made a big improvement by cut
ting down the poplar trees, which were
and useless. James Sterling
has bought Edward Newell's house on
Jones ST.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-03-13
FOR CITY TREASURER.

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF
YALE
Gentlemen: Il desire to announce to
the electors of the City of Yale that L
am a candidate for the Office of City
Treasurer at the coming caucus to be
held on Tuesday, March "a. Your vote
is earnestly solicited.
Very truly yours,
Ii. MCDONALD.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-03-13

Bilious attacks, sick-headaches, indiges-
ton, constipation, dizzy spells - these
are some OF the results OF an inactive
liver. Ask your doctor il he endorses
Ayers Pills in these cases. The dose
is small, one pill az bedtime.
Made by the =. @. Aver co., Lowell. Mass--
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-03-13

Eyes tested free, and glasses fitted
properly at Grant Holden's.
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Additional Local on Page 4.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-10

Order to Show Cause WIN Order #
sele Of Real Esta<s Should Not Be
Made. >~' A''
In the Proba.e Court Of Nee p.rce
County. Id tho.
In the Matter of the Estate Of e.
Tixier. Deceased.
Katherine Farrell. the executrtx OF
the estate Of E. Tixier, having flled
In this court her petition duly veri-
ned, praying for an order Of sale of
part Of the real estate OF said A
Tixier for the purposes therein set
forth,
1t is therefore ordered that all
persons interested in said estate OF
said 3. Tixier appear before this
said Probate Court on the 18th day
OF July, 1903, at the hour of 10
O'Clock a. m. of said day, at the
courtroom Of said court at the court.
Rouss in the city Of Lewiston, coun-
ty OF Nee Perce, state of Idaho. to
show cause why an order should not
be granted to the said executrix to
Sell part OF the real estate of the
said z. Tixier and that a CODY OIL
this order be published at least four
weeks In The Evening
Teller. . newspaper printed and pub
hsasd IN asa1 city and county.
Dated NJ 1sSh dag Of June. 1905
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Private Judgs.
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ALIAS SUMMONS.


In the Justices Court of Lewiston.
Second Precinct. County of Nez
Perez, State of Idaho.
Horace w. Nelson, plaintiff, We.
]. A. Story, defendant.
The State of Idaho to ]. A. Story,
the above named defendant.
You are hereby required to ap-
pear in an action brought against
you by the above named plaintiff.
in the Justices court of Lewiston
Second precinct County Of Nez
Perce, State OF Idaho, and to an
swer the complaint filed therein.
at the time hereinafter designated.
The said action is brought to re-
cover the sum Of one hundred anil
seventy dollars ($170.00), together
with interest thereon at the rate Of
eight per cent g per cent? per an
mum from date Of May "a. 1907. al
legged to be due by you to plaintiff.
upon a certain promissery note
made and delivered by said defend
ant to said plaintiff and dated May
gath. 1907. due and payable one
year from date, at Lewiston, Idaho.
bearing interest at the rate of eight
per cent. per annum until paid;
also to recover forty dollars
($40.00) which is alleged to be a
reasonable sum to be allowed plain
tiff as attorneys fee in said cause,
and costs Of suit. as more fully ap-
nv mn, ,,1o;,& ~ G1o Loro
in to which you are hereby re-
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And YOU are hereby notified that
II YOU fail to appear and answer
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August, 1908. at 10 o'clock a. m
OF said day, the plaintiff will take
Judgment against you for the sum
Of $4,000. together with interest
thereon at the rate of eight per
cent. per annnm from date of Nav
oath. 1907, $4,000 attorneys fee,
and charges Of suit.
Given under my hand this LIST
dav of July. 1908
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Justice Of the Peace Of Said Pre-
ri-ct
T b. McKISSICK,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Residence and postoffce address,
Lewiston, Idaho.
State OF Idaho, County of Nez
Perez. -.
I, W. L. Clifford, clerk ct the dis
trict court of the Second Judicial
District Of the State OF Idaho, in
and for the County >of Nez Perce,
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no. at the date of said summons.
In witness whereof have here
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seal Of said District Court this list
day OF July 1908.
(SEAL) w. L. CLIFFORD.
Clerk of Court.
BY c. p. Montieth. Deputy.
Daily Aug I. o..
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Notice Of Meeting Of Rspubkca,
STATE Convention.

pursuant to the authority and by
the direction of the Republican stat.
central Committee republica y
state nominating convention win
convene at the city Of Boise. state
OF Idaho. on Tuesday, the flrs< day
OF september. 1908, at II o lock a.
No.. at which state convention a -.
publican platform Of principles will
Dc announced, a new state oant,al
committee will be elected and aan.
dfdatss will be nominated for tustic.
OF the supreme court. one member OF
congress and state onlcsrs to b.
voted for at the general election n
b held on Tuesday, November 3.
A. d. 1ses.
The various count1ss a. ths stot.
are entitled to delegate rer,ssent,-
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tor ;. nlmore 4. Fremont 81, Idaho
Is. Kootenai 10, Latah Is, Liza
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Owyhse 4. Oneida -. shosAons 1s.
Twin Falls 4, Washington >.
The county central committees
are hereby requested to perfect all
arrangements for primaries and
county eeaveAtioHs for TIE selection
of delegates 70 RiA state convention
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Notice for blication-Isolated
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department CT the Interior, United
States Land ONCE, Lewiston, Ida.
June 16, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that, as d.
rected by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, under the pro-
visions OF the act OF congress APPROX
ed June 81. 1906 GA Stats, $40,
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lit to wan. the experiment of new
end untried policies. Bryan in his
tamest mood promises to out-Roose-
welt. Roosevelt, and they cannot and
will not forget that Bryan at his
worst stands for government owner
ship of railroads and for depreci-
ated currency.
Bryan is better known than in
1906, bat he is not more favorably
known He has broadened his ac-
quaintance with the American peo-
pie without broadening his states
manship nor his grasp on economic
conditions His bitterest critics are
the brainy leaders of his own party,
both in and out of congress. how
ever much they may admire his ora
tor and his clean personal life, they
distrust his economic theories and
for self-interest will not sustain
them at the polls. Bryan then. who
cannot yet command the full vote Of
his own party and has lost the pop
ulistic and socialistic wing of his
1896 following and who must now
reckon with the Hearst indepen-
dents, has harder battle than his
Waterloo of 1896 if he wins the
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BRYAN'S STRENGTH AND
WEAKNESS.

For the third time Bryan has
been made the nominee Of his par
ty. The convention has demon
strated that his leadership among
the rank and file is unquestioned
Political leaders cast their votes for
Bryan in the ballot last night who
had it been left to their own best
Judgment, would have favored some
other candidate. They were, how
ever under instructions from the
rank and file. While forced to con
cede that BRYAN is the strongest
man in his party. they are still OF
the opinion that he is the weakest
candidate that the party could nom
iI.ate.
Bryan enters on his third presi-
Dental campaign under the handi-
cap OF two defeats on well-defined
issues. He has been termed the
apostle of discomfort, radical OF
the radicals. His first campaign
was made under the most auspici-
GUS circumstances, and he rallied to
his free silver banner all the discon-
tented elements in American poll
tics. 1t was an area of business de-
preston, of huge deficits in the ma.
tiOnal treasury, of enforced idle
ness that created great armies OF
the unemployed who marched over
the land demonstrating their dis
content. To these Bryan. by his
persuasive eloquence, held up the
panacea Of free silver and all tho
propaganda that went with the Chi
cago platform: Socialism. pOpulism
and all other isms gathered behind
his banner. The republican party
o. the entire West was split in two
and many of its present leaders
were Bryan's lieutenants. But the
conservatism of strong men COM
passed Bryan's defeat. and the rank
and file Of the republican party that
drifted into the camp OF the radicals
nave returned to republican ranks
and that party still holds the con-
servative democrats who, since
1895, have voted with the republic
cans and will continue to vote with
them 80 long as democracy is ruled
by radicalism
Bryan will appeal to the radical
republicans. saying that he more
nearly represents the policies Of
Roosevelt than Roosevelts chosen
successor. Secretary Taft. but II is
the conservatism Of Taft that has
appealed to the business world. Just
now In position not to care for
further and continued agitations and
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