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The Ely miner., 1909-12-10
One of the Best in the State

The manual training shop at the
High School has been rernodeled
this year and also enlarged. An
extra teacher has been added to the
department and work is now more
thoroughly done on a larger scale.
The old gesoline engine has been
replaced with a new 20 H. P. cleo
trio motor and the machine room
has been remodeled and a planer
and jointer added making it one of
the best manual training shops in
the state. The bench room has
also been remodeled making it
more convenient, giving more
room and neater appearance.
The classes up to the High
School are doing work in wood
construction. The first year High
School, furniture; second year,
wood turning and pattern making;
third and fourth years, work in
steel and brass.
All the High School classes take
mechanical drawing in connection
with their shop work giving the
boys in addition to their book
work a line of work that is going
to be helpful to them in later life;
work that is along the practical
line and which awakens in them
the spirit of industry.
The superintendent of schools
report for the month of November
shows an enrolment of l ,225 with
an average percentage of attend
ance for the month of SO. Ten
rooms report SO per cent of attend
ance or better. Miss Wood S room
has the highest, 99.7. SS5 pupils
were neither absent nor tardy dur
ing the month and there were only
81 pupils in the entire district that
failed in their grade.
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10
More Train Service

A change in freight trains went
into effect on the Duluth & Iron
Range Monday and furnishes Tower
and Ely with a night accommodation
train.
There is one train leaving Endion
at 1880 p. m. daily, handling only
through preference freight for the
Mesaba range, Tower and Ely.
This train has a coach and carries
passengers. The train will lay up
at Tower Junction and leave that
point for Duluth at 7 p. m. daily.
A train will connect at Tower
Junction leaving there about 8:15
a. nj. for here.
1t is claimed that the commercial
travellers were instrumental in
securing this train that it is great
accommodation to them by which
they can make better connections
between the range points.
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10
DULUTH BUSINESS
UNIVERSITY
Will Open for the New Year
Monday, Jan. 3rd.

The modern, progressive, busi-
ness training school of the North
west.
Who has not heard of the Duluth
Business University? What am
bilious young man or woman who
aims to make the very best of his
or her conditions has not thought
of this noted school and the advan-
tages to be had from its course of
training. The demand for gradu-
ates of this school is always far in
excess of the supply. Its graduates
are found holding responsible.
lucrative positions in almost every
city in the country. During the
school year just about to close
nearly 800 young people were re-
commended to excellent paying
positions and almost every day
found applications for graduates
that could not be supplied. Young
people go there from almost every
state in the Union.
The school stands for the very
best commercial education, and
attaches as much importance to
placing its students in worthy
positions as it does in trying to get
them tojoin its classes. Our young
people who havein past attended this
school have only good words for it.
Many others could and should take
advantage of its excellent courses
of training.
Duluth is now booming. The
next few years will see its popula-
tion more than doubled. There is
no better city in the country for
young people to get start in than
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10
BARCELONA A BLOODY CITY.

Barcelona, Spain, where serious
rioting recently took place, was the
scene in 1912 of a fierce republican
revclt. An army, under the COM
mand of Gen. van Halen, was sent
to subdue the town, but the presence
of the troops only added fuel to the
flame. "The Catalan capital" !"
writes Maj. Martin Hume, Seemed
suddenly stricken with ungovern-
able fury. From every balcony and
housetop missiles, projectiles, boil
ing oil and burning combustibles
were, poured down upon the heads
of the government troops" The up
rising proved abortive, however, and
at the threat Of bombardment the
city capitulated.
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10
ENTERTAINING NOT A DUTY
No More Obligatory for a Woman
Than Swapping Horses Is for
Man,

have no sympathy with the tired
murmur of the straining women
who speak of entertaining as ga duty
to society" We all have duties tc
society, but entertaining is not one
OF them. There is no more obliga,
ton for a woman to entertain than
there is for man to swap horses
with a neighbor. The conditions as
they now exist are identical. The
neighbor may desire to swap his
horse, but no man feels bound on
that account to exchange his own
for it against his wish. Since 1 have
recognized the market value of my
own horse and how much 1 am al.
ways expected to give ''to boot"
never swap.
The real, and usually neglected
duty to society is hospitality, and
that has an important distinction
from entertaining. 1t is hospitality
only when the entertainment is
without hope Of reward. The mo.
ment the host hopes to receive in ex.
change even a good opinion, little
affection or admiration, it ceases to
be hospitality and becomes enter.
tanning. The foundation of hospi.
tality must be perfect unselfishness,
The question left us to solve in
individual cases is, which will give
the most satisfaction as society is
now organized ?-Ethel Davis, "Dis-
honesty and Caste.
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
ROSE BLUMENsON. BESSIE TONKIN
Editors.

Our High School is equipped
with wonderfully large supply of
reading matter for the reading
tables, the following list is for the
use of the teachers, pupils and
public in general and may be found
at the library at any time. Maga-
zines may be taken from the school
over night and Sunday, if they are
returned soon:--" World Today"
Technical World, School Edu.
cation, American School Board
Journal, Review of Reviews"
Country Life in America, Gar
den Farming, Boston Cooking
School,, Good Housekeeping"
Home Needlework", st. Mic
ho1as", "McClures", The Crafts
man.. American Boy, Little
Folks, Worlds Chronical"
The Delineator" Outlook
Worlds Work., Literary Di-
gest", Scientific American"
Scientific American Supplement"
Youths Companion" Current
Events" Ladies Home Journal"
Manual Training Magazine"
Machinery, Word Work., and
Western Builder.
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10
dixie AND THE WATERMAN.

Sir Charles Dixie, the English
statesman, is still one of the best
oarsmen to be found. He is very
popular at the riverside at Walton
and Shepperton and there is one
waterman who never forgets his
birthday. Regularly on the fourth
of September he manages to meet
Sir Charles somewhere or other and
wish him many happy returns of the
day. Sir Charles Dixie asked him
once how he came to have such a
wonderful memory for dates. The
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10
GOSPEL OF THE POOR MAN
Make Haste To Sing and Laugh and
Continue to DeIude
Yourself.

Mine is lonely life, you know,
and often I am forced to bawl my
song, "The jolly Life I Lead" for
fear l should hear the undercurrent
of misgiving and listen for moth
ing else. So, like Figaro, l make
haste to laugh, and thus continue to
delude myself, until by and by the
mood passes and I can look up at
the stars or the open sky and know
that / am in tune with them.
That's great business of ours, /
assure you, to make a harmony. Lis
ten to the music of the spheres and
screw up to the pitch they keep.
There's our art for the conversion
of the world, for we all aim at that
no less and / am with the rest.
You know my gospel and won't take
it amiss for being somewhat musty.
Poverty, poverty, poverty! That's
the cry if you would be rich, 0 son
of man. But now, when I crave the
treasure of your golden heart, my
saint, and sigh sometimes that l
may have to go without it, amt /
the very inconsistent poor devil I
complain Of my next-door neighbor
for being? Of course, I am. Yet
oh, for the deep draught of your
eyes I lately had! Oh, to read the
great trust in your long gaze! Oh,
for the assurance of your thrilled
voice, and oh, for the touch of your
hand! Pm a recreant, [ see. Fare
well, nchia.-Maurice Hewlett,
in Putnam's.
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10

Duluth and no better way to pre-
pare for that start than by taking a
course at this school. Commercial,
Stenographic, English and Penman
ship courses are taught. Thorough
ness is the keynote of the institu-
ton. Satisfaction is guaranteed in
all its departments. For full par
ticulars address Duluth Business
University, Christie Building, Du-
luth, Mimi.
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10
JOHN COOK DEAD
Died Today After Illness OF
Four Years

John E. Cook, after four year
Hines, succumbed at noon today.
The cause of his demise was tuber-
culosis of the bones with which he
became affected while employed at
the Chandler mine four years ago.
Mr.. Cook was born in Cornwall,
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10

man grinned., Eight years ago, sir,
when it was your birthday you gave
me shilling to get drink with, SO
l made note of it on the kitchen
mantelpiece, and" added the man
refectively, "now / come to think of
it, you have done the same thing
ever since"
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10
August Lindgren Dead

Word was received here today
that August Lindgren, formerly a
resident here, was killed by a train
at Rice, Mimi, where the family
now reside on a farm. No details
have been given. Mr.. and Mrs.
David Berglund will leave at once
for Rice, Mrs. Berglund being a
daughter of the unfortunate man.
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10
INNER CONSCIOUSNESS.

"Our friend Solomon Wheeze In
sists that he has wonderful sense
of humor."
eyes," answered Miss Cayenne,
che is what should call subjec'
tive humorist. He thinks he is fun.
ny regardless of what the impress
sions of others may be. Washing.
ton Star.
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10

The Senior Class in English has
given some of its annual book-re-
view reports. Each student is
required to make one report thru
out the year. The following have
been given already;-'Mill on the
Floss, by Hazel Barto; In the
Palace of the King, by Rose
Blumenson; Last Days of POM
peii'', by Callista Coffey; and Rob
Roy, by Edith Ellefsen. They
were interestingly given Vanity
Fair" and "Rasselas" are presented
by chapters each day, each student
reporting on two chapters.
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10
ABOUT DUE.

'Not going to write letters during
your last day at the beach,"
sI must finish this one" declared
the girl. '"This is the letter | start
ed to my fance last June"
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10

The chemistry class is making
use of its new apparatus. Each
student is supplied with full out
fit for descriptive chemical use of
TASKS, beakers, tubes, etc.
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10

The Sophomore Cooking class is
planning a series of luncheons.
Each girl is to take her turn, and
prepare a luncheon for the people
from dollar, teaching the girls
economy in buying eatables. The
money is to be raised by selling
tickets to any one for ten cents.
The Sewing classes are busy making
the gymnasium suits. The suits
are made of blue serge, with a
blouse and blooiners. The b1ouses
are set off with blue ties. The
suits Oh the whole will display a
fine lot of machine and hand sew
ing. After the suits are completed
the girls are allowed to make some
thing for their own use as waists
and dresses.
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10

The High School Orchestra is
busily practicing every Wednesday
and Friday night. The orchestra
is under the instruction of Mr.. J.
A. Wilson. The orchestra has re-
ceived some new music and it In
tends to give an entertainment IN
school Just before the Christmas
holidays.
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10

The Literary Clubs are organized.
The Clubs are divided into three
classes, the Seniors and Juniors
together, Sophomores and Fresh
men. A meeting was called to
elect officers. Arthur Knutson was
elected temporary chairman. A
committee consisting of Edith FL
lefsen, Florence Kurvinen, Helena
Horowitz and Richard Williams
was appointed to arrange for a
program to be given before the
holidays.
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10

The High School pupils draw out
and turn in library books on Friday.
Each school has it's day for library
books.
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10

We are saving our laughing
spells" for L. B. Wickershanl,
the great humorist who appears
Friday night, Dec. 10th, in the
High School Auditorium. 1t is
said he makes one laugh until he
cries with joy.
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10

The High School Glee Club does
not practice this week and probably
will not until after the holidays.
Thus far, it has shown good work.
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10

The Seniors have sent for samples
of class pins. They are anxiously
waiting for an answer.
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10

The Art Class is doing consider
able good work in stencilling ar
ticles as laundry bags, pillows
table runners and curtains, and
the various shapes of pottery are
vases and tiles. 1t will display a
fine exhibit at the close ofthe term.
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10
ON THE RlALTO.

"It will be tough to halter 60
back to the chorus this fall"
"I should say so, after starring ~
summer in the press notices."
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10

New books on science have also
been received.
The Ely miner., 1909-12-10

The attendance this month is
much better, showing great in
crease. The enrolment of the
high school is at present one hum
dred.
The various basket ball teams
will begin practicing after Chistinas
vacation. The suits are rapidly
being finished. The gymnasium is
now in good shape. The teams
and gymnasium work will be under
the supervision of Miss Edith
Know1ton. More spirit is shown
in athletic sports by both the girls
and boys.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
INSTITUTE oE MUSICAL ART.

The competition for the four free scholar
ships for operate sir ging established at
the Institute OF Musical Art by some OF
the directors of the Metropolitan Opera
House. TO signalize the advent OF the dra-
as teacher III that school, has resulted in
the selection OF these four young women
Miss Edna Showalter, Miss Virginia Root
Miss Etelka Gerster Liddle and Mrs
Robert Hosea. In addition to these
scholarship students, Fraulein Ternina will
teach eight or ten of the regular students
Of the institute who are sufficiently gifted
to receive training in operate singing.
The institute opened last Monday with a
larger enrolment than ever before. Mr.
Giraudet, the French teacher of operate
singing, has returned to the institute, and
will prepare talented students for the
operate stage. and Nine. Won Niessen-
Stone, of the Metropolitan Opera House,
has also resumed her work with a large
class of students.
In the piano department, in addition to
Mr.. StOjowski and Mrs. Thomas Taper,
there have been added a number OF teach
ers. among them Nathan Fryer.
The department OF stringed instruments
remains as it was last year. with Franz
Kneisel at its head, and Percy Goetchius
presides as heretofore over the department
of theory and composition. The institute
offers a number OF free scholarships for
orchestral wind instruments, application
for which must be made Immediately.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
AT THE MANHATTAN
Regular Grand Opera Season
to Open Neat Week.

Mr.. Oscar Hamrnerstein will bring to an
end this week his preliminary season OF
grand opera at popular prices. During the
week following, beginning November l. the
Manhattan Opera House will be closed. pre-
paratory to the opening OF the regular sea-
son of grand opera, beginning Monday, No
vember 8, with Massenet's ''Herodiade.
With this weeks performances there VIII
have been nine weeks Of popular priced
grand opera, during which time fifteen
operas have been presented. as follows:
"Pagliacci" eight times; "Cavalleria." eight
times; AIDA" seven times; Prophet.
six times; Carmen six times; "Hon-
MANN" six times: Louise five times;
"Jewess," three times; bohemian Girl,
four times; "Rigoletto." three times; NTos-
ca" three times; '"Trovatore," three times;
Faust" twice; Lucia" once. and Ira
viata" twice.
Italian operas have had thirty-four per-
formances. French operas twenty-eight, and
English operas four.
The repertory for the closing week OF the
season will be as follows: Monday. '"Tos-
ca Oast time). with Nine. Sylvia and NM
Carasa. Beck and Nicolay.
Tuesday and Friday evenings The Bo-
hemian Girl" will be repeated. with Mile.
Miranda and Nine. Duchene. and NM
Russo, Scott, Davies, Shields and the orig
inal cast.
On Wednesday evening the double bill
will be given-"CavalIeria Rusticana" and
"Pagliacci,'' with Nine. sylvia In both
operas and NJ. Carasa in "Cavalleria." and
Zerola, Laskin and Beck in "Pagliacci-"
"Rigoletto" will be sung on Thursday night.
At the Saturday matinee Tales of Hofr-
mann" will be given for the last time this
season, with the usual cast. including
Mines. Baron, Walter-Vills, Gentle and
Duchene and NM. Lucas. Beck. Nicolay,
Villa and Leroux.
Mr.. Tammersteln has prepared a special
programme for Saturday night, quad
ruple bill which should provide something
attractive for every taste. The evening will
begin with "Pagliacci," with Nine. sylvia
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
SYMPHONY SOCIETY OF NEW YORK

OF interest will be one OF the affairs
planned by the Symphony Society OF New
York for the celebration OF Walter Dam
rosch's twenty-flfth year as conductor. This
will be an exact reproduction OF the first
concert OF the society which Walter DAM
rosch ever conducted. and which took place
on March q, 1885. Immediately after the
death of his father, Leopold Damrosch.
The programme was as follows:
Symphony In major. Schubert
Barcarolle. for small orchestra and harp.
saint-SaSns
Coneerstnck for pianoforts. ts..,.............W Weber
Miss Fannie bloomfield.
Symphonic poem. "Die Hunnenselaeht" -. .Liszt
Mime. Fannie Bloomneld-Ze -Zeisler, then
Miss Fannie bloomfield. will again be the
soloist at this anniversary concert The
concert will be given twice, at The New
Theatre on March 13 and at Carnegie Hall
on March 10.
Since that first concert OF 1856. Walter
Damrosch has led life OF strenuous musl-
cal activity. He was thirteen years a con-
ductor OF grand opera. four of which he
had his own company. and was all this
time travelling with the New York Sym
phony Orhestra. frequently as far as San
francisco Since 1885 he has conducted no
less than seven thousand performances OF
concerts and operas.
Nine. Nordica, who is an honorary mem
Der Of the symphony Society OF New York
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
35sIs5sFEH3
GIaE3A

Nearly three generations OF Germans
have sung this song; 1t has accompanied
them literally from the cradle TO the
grave. When Lugwig Geyer. Richard Wag-
ner's stepfather. lay dying, the lad. then
seven years old. was told to play the little
piece in a room adjoining the sick cham
ber The dying man had been concerned
about the future OF the stepson. He
listened. what II he should have talent
for muster Long years after the mother
told the story, and the son, when he
became famous as composer. repeated
It In one of his photographed writings.
and told with what awe his childish eyes
had looked on the composer as he passed
by the door on the way TO ana from the
theatre.
Evil omenH pursue Agathe even on her
bridal morn. The bridesmaids are still
singing TO her when Aennchen brings q
box which she thinks contains the bridal
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24

wreath. All fall back In dismay when ou'
comes O funeral wreath of black. Even
Aennchen's high spirits are checked Tor 3
moment; but she finds an explanation. oIo
Cuno has tumbled from the wall second
time: but she herself assumes the blame
the nail was rusty. and she was not an
adept with the hammer.
The action now hastens to Its Close
Prince Ottokar with his retainers, Is pres
ent at the festival at which Max Is 10
iustify Cuno's choice Of him as son-ih-
law, The choice meets with the Prince
approvaI. The moment approaches for the
trial shot, and Max stands looking at the
last OF his charmed bullets. which seem 10
weigh with ominous heaviness IN his haho-
He had taken four OF the seven and CAS-
par three OF tho four he had spent three
In unnecessary shots: but he hopes that
Caspar has kept his. OF course Caspar
has done nothing of the kind.
It is suggested that Max shoot at once
not awaiting the arrival Of his betrothed'
lest the sight of her make him nervous.
The Prince points to white dove as the
mark, and Max lifts his gum At the mo-
naent Agathe rushes forward crying, do
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
pHILHARMoNIc oRcHEsraA

Tomorrow afternoon In Carnegie g,H
Gustav Mailer win face the nlu.ty-Av.
men OF his orchestra. the New York Pr
harmonic. for the first rehearsal of n.
season. In addition to the work TO bs ss,.
on the compositions FOR the opening or.
gramme. 1t Is probable that ors q ths
novelties which viii be played hers tbl.
year viii be taken Up The eonductor VII
put the musicians through thorough ts,s
IN all branches Of their work hetors n,
afternoon IS over, so that he may know ths
resources OF the organization with which
he has TO work during the next SIX rnonths
There Is much for Us 10 do" said Con
ductor Mailer yesterday. because re are
all new to one another. We must bscons
acquainted and learn that We are but parts
Of one great instrument We have before
US great work to do. and II can Be done
in only one way-the best. But. regardless
Of our individual abilities. the one sad
the only way to secure finished results Is
by constant practice That Is why ths
Philharmonic Society was put on per
manent basis. Our rehearsals viii Be held
regularly and often, and we shall sndsavur
to give the classic and best modern works
In the manner expected OF an orchestra q
the first rank"
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
Weber's "Freischutz"- the Hero Sold Him
self to the Devil-The Bridal Wreath
Song and Wagner.
Opera ylEnette No. Il, continued.

a description OF Carl Maria Won weber's
opera. Der Freischotz," ought TO begin
with study Of the overture, since that
marvellous composition has lived on and
on in the concert rooms of the world with
out loss OF popularity for nearly a century,
while the opera which IL introduces has
periodically come and gone. according 20
popular whim or the artistic convictions or
csprices Of managers in all the countries
which cultivate opera, except Germany.
why Germany forms an exception to the
rule win find al explanation when the
character Of the opera and its history come
under investigation.
The overture, notwithstanding its extraor-
dinary charm. Is only an exalted example
Of the pot pOurri class OF introductions,
though IN the classic sonata form, which
composers were in the habit OF writing
when this opera came into existence, and
which is stin initiated IN an ignoble way
by composers Of ephemeral operettas. It IS
constructed on a conventional model, and
Its thematic material is drawn from the
music OF the opera: bat, like the prelude
&c Wagner's lyric comedy, die Meister-
singer von Nurnberg." it presents the con-
tents OF the play IN the form OF what
many years after its composition came to
called a symphonic poem, and illustrates
ideal which was in Gluck's mind when.
the preface TO "Alceste," he said: "I
imagined that the overture ought to pre-
pare the audience for the action of the
piece and serve as a kind of argument
20 IT,"
The atmosphere OF +he opera is that
which pervades the sylvan lie Of Germany
Its actualities and it's mysteries, the two
slements having equal potency. Into the
peacefulness Of the woods the French
horns forest horns, the Germans cali
them) usher US at once with the hymn
which they sing after few Introductory
measures
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

Although Rachmaninoff. the Russian
composer-pianist, who Is TO make his first
appearance here with the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra on saturday afternoon,
November 1S has been compelled TO delay
his sailing so that his appearance in Bos-
ton has been postponed, he will arrive in
this country In ample time to fulfil his
engagement with the Boston Symphony in
this city. Under these unexpected condi-
tions. however. it is a question whether he
win be able TO conduct any OF his own
works owing TO lack OF time for rehearsal.
and he will probably simply appear an a
plano soloist-