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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-01-16
BY NIxoLA GREELEY-sMITH.

By NIxoLA GREELEY-sMITH.
This is the story of a haunted vio-
lin. A Stradivarius of rare tone and
price, once the property Of the great
violinist Joachim, which, after the
death Of the master, passed from one
famous fiddler to another, who, in his
turn, sold it because he could get no
music from it.
You may not believe the story;
may not. But perhaps we have sor-
did souls.
At any rate, to Mischa Elman, the
eighteen-year-old Russian boy who,
after his first appearance here last
week, was hailed by the New York
critics as the greatest violinist since
Joachim, it is gospel truth-and he
ought to know something about the
matter, for he owns the violin.
He told me all about it at the Hotel
Knickerbocker, where I found him.
It's shame to let out scandal on
such lively hostelry-but he really
was playing chess.
Young Elman, a middle-sized chunky
boy with pale blue, seemingly near
sighted eyes, high forehead and a
formidable pompadour of chestnut
hair, was flanked by musical man.
agers-suave, oily managers brought
from the other side, and brusque, fur
coated American products-all intent
on seeing that the boy acquitted him.
self properly at his first interview.
And, by the merest accident, he did
so.
It happened in this way:
On the mantelpiece of the Knicker-
booker were four photographs, all Of
the same person. No, you'll never
guess of whom they were. Why, how
clever of you! Yes, they were all of
Mr.. Elman. And in one of them he
was pictured with a violin.
"That violin has story" he said,
when mentioned the picture. And
forsaking his chess game he moved
toward the mantelpiece impetuously
and brought back the photograph.
Eyes, it once belonged to Joachim,
nut not since the master died had It
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-01-16
Mink Farm In Oregon.

Tom Staten has established farm
for the raising Of mink at Rattlesnake
Point, on the upper klamath lake.
About a hundred Of the animals are
housed in cages or cabinets, and seem
to do well, and thrive. in captivity, as
they are all fat and sleek looking.
The animals are SO tame that they
will take food from the hand, although
ono has to be careful In handling
them, as tho mink is treacherous and
has very sharp teeth. As mink in
this county increase about FIVE fold.
Mr.. Staten expects to have something
over 500 in his cages next year. Tho
value Of their fur alone will aggre-
gate about $4,000, but live female
minks sell for = much higher figure
han their hide alone II worth.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-01-16
The Patient Was lmprovinu.

The following was told Of the pa
tient of well known New York ply
sician:
The patient, an elderly gentleman.
became quite i'll while the doctor was
absent upon vacation, the indisposi-
ton being the result of too freouent
potations. A female nurse was at
once engaged to care for him in his
hotel.
A lady, residing in the same hotel
became aware Of his illness, and in
terested herself to the extent Of one
morning 1nquiring concerning his con-
dition Of the chambermaid.
shure, ma'am," replied Maggie.
"an' I think he do be gettin' along
very well. The nurse was sittin' m
his lap this mornin'!!"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-01-16

are more organizations of this sort in
Chicago than in any other American
city. Over fifty women's clubs alone
are federated, and each year the fed.
GRAFTON purchases some worthy work
of Chicago artist.
Since the federation of the Chicago
Art association with the Municipal
Art league in 1901 art in Chicago has
received even greater encouragement
than before. No city in American has
given its painters so many walls to
decorate, thus producing condition
favorable to arts development along
the lines of mural painting and bring
ing forward many artists of execution.
al ability and some real genius. in
whose work appears perhaps one of
the strongest impresses of Chicago's
genius loci.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-01-16

horribly ''tired'' and afraid she
couldn't make good. q However, DR..
Fox insisted and pushed her off from
the earth-earthy as he Slowly counted
fifteen.
Miss Monroe was asked to de-
scribe man known 10 some of the
party present, but unknown to both
DR.. Fox and herself.
With considerable difficulty she
finally located the gentleman on "a
street with houses on both sides of
it." So far, so good-It sounded rea-
sonable. Asked to describe him, she
allowed he was "of medium height
and medium weight, with regular fea-
lures" All that she could discover
in the way of wearing apparel was
what looked to her to be "a black
derby" Shocked, the reporter. refused
to press for further details.
Then the reporter ssuggested that
Miss Monroe tell lsar how much
money she had in herEpurse. The re-
porter had the monthly rent con-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-01-16

The society has suggested as test
that oranges be rolled from a bag be-
hind the mediums back and offered
the reward if her "spirit' control can
count them as they spill.
DR.. FoX's two psychic entities
seemed so knocked out last night that
1t looked as though it would be a pity
to waste the price of a bag Of oran-
ges. The exhibition, therefore, was
limited to descriptions of apartments
that the mediums had never visited
and personalities that they had never
encountered
The hall at No. 215 West Forty-sec-
ond street was dim, mysterious and
vaguely redolent of vegetable soup as
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-01-16
CENTER OF OUR POPULATION.
Its Migration Westward Remarkably
Uniform In Rate and Direction.

Its Migration Westward Remarkably
Uniform In Rate and Direction.
The Center of population in 1900
was In the State Of Indiana In 1890
tho center was twenty-three miles
east of Baltimore, in the State of
Maryland, or virtually on the Atlantic
shore line.
Its migration has been slow and re-
markedly uniform, both in rate and in
direction It has lowered for 10
years along the s9th parallel of lati-
tude, and its total variation in lati-
tude has been less than one-third of
one degree.
The westward movement has aver
aged less than degree in a decade,
Notwithstanding the incredibly swift
occupation Of q vacant continent by a
movement of population westward,
The easterly position Of the center of
population is in part duo to the fact
that the eastern part Of the continent
was first settled and was settled from
the east The easterly position of the
center Of population is also due to
the moro evenly distributed and more
abundant resources Of tho eastern
half Of the United States.
It should not be forgotten that tho
geographical center OF the United
States lies some hundreds of miles
west Of the Mississippi river. The
eastern half of the country therefore
embraces tho Atlantic lowlands. the
prairies and Great Lake plains. tho
Gulf lowlands and the forests and
minerals of the Appalachian Noun
tains and Appalachian plateaux. Over
against these are the arid and noun
famous areas Of tho West.
Certain areas will be reclaimed to
incredible productiveness, and the
mineral wealth Is vast; but tho cen
ter Of population may be expected to
remain permanently to the eastward
Of the geographical center OF the
land. B. z ,9r7 -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-01-16

inject their own experiences, their
own emotions, into their playing. But
these things hamper rather than help
their art
Would Be Calamity.
"Then you will never fall in love
for arts sake?"
Never" replied the young man,
frankly. II should regard falling in
love as great catastrophe. I am not
a woman hater, of course. + admire
especially American women, and
most of my women friends in London,
where live, are American girls. But
I'll admit frankly that don't want
my violin to be haunted by any live
woman any more than by dead
ghost"
And so saying Mr.. Elman hoped
back to his chessboard and called sud-
denly: "Check!"
Now, I wonder if he spoke only to
the chessboard or If he felt that he
had checkmated the hopes Of senti-
mental young women as we'll.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-01-16
A Compromise.

This little three-year-old hungry
American was with his mother at the
home OF neighbor. The neighbours
little boy was eating piece of chick.
en-. Hubert wanted a piece, but It
was all they had. He then asked for
bite, but the other little fellow OBJ
jected. The two mothers then took q
hand, and amidst many ..yes's" and
NOS" on their part, Hubert silenced
the whole business by saying: "Wel1.
Just let me smell the bone" The
bone was handed to him, and he very
soberly took long, delicious smell
and handed it back.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-01-16
FIRST CATCH YOUR COON,
Then Cook II After Tom Murrey's
Recipe and Rejoice.


Recipe and Rejoice.
TON sMurrey, who could cook any
thing and cook it q little better than
almost any chef I ever new" said an
epicurean New Yorker, used to say
that II you don't know how to cook
coon about all you'll get out Of it
If you try to cook one will bs q big
lot Of grease and q bad smell.
'Tom :Murrey's recipe insists that
you first catch your coon. The coon
is rowing. reckless, rollicking free
booter, whose range covers miles OF
woods and thicket and swamp and
cid. There is excitement and toll and
trouble, skill against skill, cunning
endurance against endurance, when
you have caught him you will be in
proper mood to eat him.
zone mistake that the ordinary
cook makes is assuming that the more
Of the coon's fat is left upon it the
better, and that the coon should be
roasted whole in the oven. As a coon
in good condition is covered an inch
or more thick with fat, the greasiest
kind Of fat, the result of such man.
| ner TO cooking may be imagined.
when Tom Murrey cooked a coon
he cut off all the fat he could. Then
you cut the coon into pieces, cover
ing them with cold water, made
strong with salt. This is to draw out
| the blood. which is hot and SUPER
| abundant in all alternating animals.
when the blood has been extracted
pour off the water and cover the parts
| with fresh water to which handful Of
saleratus has been added. Lot the
| meat remain in this water not less
than one hour nor more than two
hours, then remove it to fresh water
| and boil it until tho meat is we'll cook.
ed through.
"Have ready frying pan, with plen.
ty of butter melted In it. favored with
onion. Fry the coon in that until it
is nicely Drowned. It Is then ready
| to serve, and it is almost az good cold
| as it is hot.
That's the way to cook q coon.
And when this mis1udged provider Of
something more than good to eat is
thus prepared the eater of it will have
regular oliver Twist look Of eager
expectancy on his face as he passes
up his plate for more. Even the still
more despised woodchuck, treated &C.
cording to this same recipe may be
transformed into a dish that no fried
chicken that ever was, will be asham.
ed to have mistaken for ITSELF"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-01-16
Trance Medium and DR.. Fox
Making Exhibition Test of Powers


DR.. Fox, STAFF artist, and the reporter
entered. An interval elapsed while a
search was made for the key of Miss
Monroe's bed room. , .....
The key found, the seance collected
itself and adjourned to Miss Monroe's
apartment, which proved to be hall
room on the first floor front. Two
chairs, one bed and one wash stand
constituted the furniture. The medi-
ums sat on the bed, and DR.. Fox
awaited himself of one of the chairs
opposite them. The staff artist, after
the proper polite protests, arranged
himself in the other chair near the
window where the lights from the
street lamp could fall on his paper.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-01-16

The reporter sat upon the floor, tailor
fashion.
Mrs. Marx was the first subject. DR..
Fox told her to place her hands upon
his knees, look into his eyes and-no
NOT say "Goo-goo!"- before he
could count fifteen she would be fast
asleep. Sure enough, before he had
begun to count at all she looked rep
rehensively drowsy and by the time
DR.. Fox said fourteen Mrs. Marx
was to all appearances dead to the
world.'
"Now," said DR.. Fox to Mrs. Marx,
"try to lift your arms"
Ensu I'd a Salome dance of the fun
ny bones by Mrs. Marx, but no Gift"
DR.. Fox regarded the assembled
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-01-16
crocodiles AIono the Nile.

At the sound Of the shot the whole
of this bank of the river, over the en-
tent OF at least quarter OF a mile,
sprang into hideous life, and my COM
panions and saw hundreds of croco-
dies, OF all sorts and sizes. rushing
madly into the Nile. whose waters
along the line Of the shore were lash.
ed into white foam, exactly a. though
a heavy wave had broken.
It could DO no sxaggeration to say
that at least . thousand Of these
saurians had been disturbed &C q
single shot
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-01-16

BY ETHEL LLYoD PATTERSON.
DIR. Alfred Fox would sell "ghost
walks at the rate Of $4,000 per walk,
but he came down in his price last
night and gave one away.
DR.. Fox lives at No. 1874 West One
Hundred and Thirty-second street,
New York, and is a graduate of the
College Of Physicians and Surgeons.
He was also connected for time
with the Manhattan State hospital.
Just now, with the aid of Mrs. Mar
garet Marx and Miss Minnie Monroe,
both of No. a215 West Forty-second
street, as mediums, he is angling for
The $4,000 prize offered by the Met
Upolitan Psychic society.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-01-16
But 1t Found Itself.

BUT II FOuno lISelT.
"Fanciful people said it was haunt
ed, or that it's sweetness had gone
with Joachim and that it mourned it's
master. Even when I bought it in
London some months ago I discovered
that there was something the matter,
and never until Thursday night would
it give me any satisfaction. wanted
to use it for my American debut, how
ever, but I had made up my mind to
sell it if it failed me then. Well, the
very first note I played at Carnegie
hall I realized that my Stradivarius
had found itself, and it gave me a
wonderful confidence. I notice one Of
the critics said my manner was POM
pous. Well, I know what can do,
and why I should act as though I
didn't? But I haven't what I under
stand you to call in America the
swollen head"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-01-16
Mouse Stopped Golf Match.

On Kfllermont golf course, near
Glasgow, field mouse settled a match
which had been carried to the nine.
)teenth green by getting in the way of
the putt. The player at first thought
his ball had struck dead leaf, but the
mouse, which has been partially stun
ned, was captured, exhibited as eyi.
dence Of the veracity Of the players
and dismissed.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-01-16

There is one thing I want to know,
Mr.. Elman," I interrupted. How is
1t that so young a man can interpret
so many and such deep emotions.
You are only eighteen years old"
There is no sentimentality in nv
playing" replied the youth. Il play
music for beauty, not for sentiment.
People often interpret music in a
very different spirit from that in
which it was written. Violinists even
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-01-16

as he never played before on the won
derful Stradivarius. And each found,
when he walked on the stage for a
recital, that there was something the
matter. The violin would not sing for
him, no matter how much he coaxed
it. It produced sounds, Of course, but
they lacked the depth and sweetness
Of tone which had made it so precious
among violins. So, of course, each
discouraged violinist sold it again.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-01-16
MISCHA ELMAN TELLS STRANGE
STORY OF A HAUNTED VIOLIN
Once Owned by the Great Joachim but to Four Successive
Artists 1t Refused to Give Forth Music.

spoken until one night when I played
at the Russian symphony. Four great
violinists have owned it since Joa-
chin, but none of them could get
from it the tone which had made it
Joachim's most precious possession.
Baurmeister and Hugo Herman were
the latest owners before I gave $751;
900 for it in London a few months
ago.
Every purchaser expected to play
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-01-16

cealed therein, and sh calculated to
make a splash" by flashing it. To
her undying humiliation, iss onroe
summed her up at ST..
AT this point Miss Monroe showed
signs of the strain, and the party
implored DR.. Fox not to take her fur
Their.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29

Game today-Peck Langdon at 18th and n
streets northeast, at $50 O'Clock
The Bethany Baptist team won a game
In the Sunday School League yesterday
at the expense of the Hamline Methodist
aggregation that went but six and one
half innings. The score was II to a.
Ellis served them up for Manager
Stokes crew, and he held the Methodist
nine to four scattered hits He struck
out four. but was generous in allowing
the Hamline batters to walk as he gave
five free tickets to the initial sack. Birch
opposed him and twirled good ball TOR
the first three innings. allowing but three
hits, but the six TALES of the Baptist
aggregation which came in the first three
sessions were due to the loose PLAYING
of the Methodist team. After the third
Birch was hit hard Six runs and nine
safeties were made off him in the final
three innings
An unassisted double play by Benson
In the fourth inning, with first and Sec
ond bases occupied and one out, probably
kept the Bethany team from piling up q
much larger score than it did In this
inning the Baptists were hitting the ball
to all corners of the lot.
Spaulding led his team with the stick,
getting a homer and single. Jacks
single, which came in the fifth inning.
was a rare hit. He hunted and the bali
rolled inside of the line not more than
foot. His home-run clout was a ter
rife drive. the ball landing on 18th street
The official score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29

SOluHDld oIcAIWOO0.
Before fully two thousand persons yes
terday afternoon at the Capital City Park
the Columbia Athletic Club. last years
champions, got revenge on its old-time
rivals, the Brentwoods. by whipping them
by the close score of to T. Umpire Set
ley had to call the battle at the close of
the eighth round on account Of darkness
Gallagher was on the firing line for the
winners. Although Bernie was touched
up for one moro hit than his two oppos-
ing siabnren, he kept his. we'll scattered.
He was in rare form, having good speed,
and was steady as a clock, letting one
man, Hessler. in the fourth, reach first
on balls. He and Sanders had the same
number Of strike-outs, four each. 1t was
Bernies first game since June II, when
he beat the Brookland nine by the score
of 4 to.3
Manager Cornell sent upon the rubber
his shining star, Jimmie Sanders, but it
sure must have been his cloudy day. 1t
was the first time this year that Jimmie
has been taken out of the box during a
game. He was wild, as four drew passes
and he hit two.
Jimmie Kerr relieved Sanders and
pitched a fair inning. Kerr hit the first
batter to face him and allowed one hit
during the short time he off1ciated The
score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
BASE BALL NOTES.

The seven battles with the White Sox
should be interesting. Outside the pitch
ers they have nothing on the Nationals.
The two teams always play close games
and as the Washington fans" enjoy
these sort of battles good turnout can
be looked for.
Tomorrow will be ladies' day at the
park, which means crush in the grand
stand If not in the pavilions or bleachers
Three OF the first ten men in base
stealing in the American League are on
the Detroit club-Cobb. Moriarity and
Bush.
About this time last year Mike Donlin
was hitting in the neighborhood OF $40
and leading the National League in bat
ting.
The California State League is glad TO
see the last OF Danny Shay. He was the
prize rOugh-houser. In a recent game he
took the jumps mask off and punched
him.
Comiskey got word from Hughey Duffy
the other day that Dreyfuss was still plot
ting to get hold of Russell Blackburn.
Continued on Fifteenth Pagel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
AFTER TOM KIRBY.
Clever Foot Ball Coach May
Take Charge of g. W. Team.

Since the management of the
George Washington University
foot ball team was assured that
Coach Nelson would not coach the
team this year efforts have been
made to secure other coaches, but
as yet no one has been given the
position. Manager Summers, who
has been endeavoring to secure a
director for the team. has been
dickering with Tom Kirby, the old
Georgetown player.
The local university will make
good strike if it is able to secure
the Washington boy. as he is con-
sidered one of the best coaches
ever developed in this city. Kirby
was in charge of the squad al the
University of Georgia last season.
and developed one of the best
teams that has ever gone on the
Sridiron from that institution. AL
though he was never great play
er while at Georgetown, because
OF his light weight. he knows the
game from A to z. 1t was Kirby
VINO, several years ago. picked out
technicality in the playing rules.
after the experts on the game of
this country had drafted them, and
thus taught the Western High
School team many tricks which en-
abled the Red and White to down
the much heavier teams of the local
schools.
Kirby is now in Washington, and,
1t is stated, has received offers from
several of the minor colleges to
coach their teams this fall, among
which is the University of Georgia,
but as yet lie has not signed with
any of them. 1t surely will be a
feather in the cap of George Wash
ington if he is secured for the
team this season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
Two New Ones for the Cubs.

GUTHRIE. Okla, July 2a.-An-
nouncement was made yesterday of
the sale of Floyd Willis and Clyde
Geist, the two star pitchers of the
Guthrie team of the Western As
ISOLATION, to the Chicago Nationals.
Comiskey of the Chicago Americans
was also bidding for both men.
Willis, who is cousin of Vic
Willis of Pittsburg, has won six
teen out of nineteen games pitched
this season. Geist is one of the
hardest hitters in the league in
addition to being a winning pitcher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
RAILROAD LEAGUE.
How the Clubs Stand.
Romp for Station Boys.

Graham proved easy for the heavy-hit-
ting Union Station team in the Railroad
League yesterday. and the Adams team
never had look-in after the first round.
The game was full of good plays. In the
seventh. when the Adams outfit looked
particularly dangerous, Pitcher Rupert
pulled off neat play that probably
saved a batting rally and at least three
runs. There were three men on bases and
none out. and Barnes was playing away off
the initial sack. Rupert suddenly whip
ped the ball over and caught him mapping.
Barron, meanwhile starting home from
third. First Baseman Mcknight threw TO
the plate and Flynn declared Barron out,
although the play was close. Score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
SUBURBAN LEAGUE.
Woodburn Shuts Out Leaders

Parkview received quite setback in
the Suburban League yesterday when
WOODBURY. shut them out, to O. in a
seven-inning game. Brightwood won a
game from Takoma by forfeit, and the
day play makes the race closer than ever
The winners made all of their runs in the
third and fourth sessions by a spasmodic
attack on koehler's curves. Score.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29
MARQUETTE LEAGUE.
How the Clubs Stand.
Battled to g. Tie.

Tanglewood tried mighty hard to break
the three-cornered tie in the Marquette
League yesterday, but the best the boys
from across the creek could do was to
hold Manager Robbins charges to tie
game, 6 to 6. Both clubs played loose
ball, eleven errors being made by the two
teams. Score: