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New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

thenIes and other drills. Then comes din
ner at noon. with more drill in the after
noon, and parade for half an hour just be-
fore supper, at 8 o'clock. He is generally
free in the evenings. though he must re-
port for check rollcan at II O'Clock unless
ne has pass 70 be absent later. The bar
racks are fitted with library. pool and card
tables etc, for the use OF the men
Before he has been doing all these things
very long he will discover, of course. that
his company commander conducts regularly
a school for instruction in the rudiments Of
ordinary and military education, and
though attendance AT this school is eon-
puIsory for nOn-commissioned officers only.
your boy. with his eye On advancement, will
attend every meeting of the school, BY so
improving his opportunities. and studying
at night or his own hook. an ordinarily
bright private may be Promoted 10 corporal
within year from his enlistment. and this
FIRST OF promotions will gain him an in
crease in salary Of Sc a month
As a corporal your boy will hold an I'M
portant place in the army organization. as
he is the direct officer in command Of seven
privates, the eight being known as the
squad" which IS the basis o. our entire
military system. He viii be relieved of the
manual labor of taking care OF the bar
racks and grounds. and In parades and
company drills win always take his place
as leader OF his squad. He posts and re-
lieves the sentries on guard duty and sees
that his particular followers are instructed
in their duties.
The next promotion will be to sergeant
at $50 a month. The duties here are largely
an ampliication OF those that fall TO . cor
poral only the sergeant is the direct COM
manding officer of two or three squads.
known as a section"
Finally. and within the three year period
of his first enlistment. your boy may reach
the important post, OF flrst sergeant. the
highest non-comnniSsionsd officer in tho
company. Here he will be the direct rep
resentatlve nf the captain ON all occasions
and directly responsible 10 him alone. lie
attends TO the rollcalls. looks after the dis
cipline OF the men. sees that company re-
ports are properly made out. o. ks the
payroll. and does or sets done all the de-
tails Of company management The pay Of
first sergeants is SiJ mcnth.
All non-commissioned officers are re-
CURED TO attend school for an hour every
day for instruction In their particular
duties, which include guard duty. minor
tactics and elementary Spanish. and TO
listen 10 lectures by company officers.
The government permits those who have
served for two years and are still under
thirty 20 take the examination for second
lieutenant. even though they are stili pri-
Yates. IL is by no means unusual for pri-
Yates to reach this post within two or three
years from their enlistment. but in most
such cases the men have had good educa-
tions before enlisting. The examination is
not particularly agduous. except In the
physical. the requirements bein. about
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

Nlzs Mabel TaliaferTo appearing IN Mary
AIoerso-'s most beloved role. and for the
Len"r and glory OF Abraham Lincoln
Nhst Z combilation We have here. Yet
O. the afternoon of December 80 in the Lib
e7ir Thea Ire viii take place one Of the
most noteworthy dramatic affairs that New
York has Witnessed this season when the
Winning little heroine Of 'Springtime' will
- Psrthenia in the stately old drama
'lneomar." The performance Is 10 be given
as q bc4efi. 70 raise funds for the Lincoln
memorial hall. now almost completed, on
ths site n Lincoln's birthplace al Hodgen-
vile. X. and as this Lincoln Farm As
soc.ation through whose cndeaTors the me-
Horial has been built is composed Of many
q Americas best known and most infiuen-
tal persons. the audience that viii witness
TIN prodUction viii be an inspiring oae for
yOgng actress TO confront.
On tie board OF trustees under whose
TStronage the benefit is 10 be given are
President TAFT Joseph II. Choate. August
Eelmont Henry Watterson. Governor
Hughes. Samuel Clemens Lyman J. Gage
Fl0race Porter and many other notable per-
sons, while on the New York committee are
Mrs. Astor. Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay' Mrs'
Vanderbilt and Mrs. J. =. Morgan.
belorv Elch an auoience az vi" ~
fhere." sad Miss Taliaferro 10 a representa-
tive of The Tribune, zone may well hesitate
70 play any Of the old standard parts Even
uncer tic best circumstances New YORK %
ihe hardest city IN the world 70 please, TIE
HOS unimpulsiye, the most blase' pu' az
nis performance OF Tngonar' ! will' per
haps. stand before New YoriCs most blase
audience. Wien ] get alone in my room
a night sometimes trenble 10 think OF IT,
Ara yet 90 .ou know she added "lili4-
sioaly. 4 purpose TO make II one Oh i'.y
rep@rtory parts IL l succeed on that one al
tsTuOoa"
Can .ou tell IN iust one performance
"hether YOU are succeeding or not sn9
Ess asked
can tell - she cried. Don't you tnih 4 Z
ior minEte that won't know. bu' ;
hope ] can sucoeel. Oh. how hope iof y.
want TO establish myself IN uie feaN.
artistic things. Popular pieces so-caiie"'
can d. later en- II I wish"
0" don't agree. then, with MISS NJ
fheff broke in some one who was hs'e1-
z. that there is no hope FOR Az apii'
cisiicn ~ Amar.es.'
An appreciation ,iepends o. what .eD'
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
HAS $4,000 CANDLE POWER.

A. The command of tho stage manager
"a tights amounting 10 g76.oco candle power
-tbe equivalent % l7.25e lamps such as arc
,-s,nsrilv used in Offices and houses. One
Of the methods Of Illuminating is by the
Use OF border lights" which are sus-
,s,ssd from bridges over the stage. The
is-,os are ..iineolights'' inclosed in a frame
stx---six feet long and two feet vide
There are eight border lights on the stage
eser one Of which contains 5S2 hneolights
a sixteen candle power strength. The bor-
Ger lights are divided into three sections,
tweniy-tTo feet long. each Of which may
be raised or lowered or pitched in any
direction. either separately or in conjunc-
ron with the other two. The front border
light weighs nine thousand pounds and the
others weigh seven thousand pounds.
IN border light there are four color
oircui;s-red. blue, dark amber and strsr-.
These colors alternate. One circuit may be
turned On 70 get one Of the colors men
toned. or all may be turned on at once.
By means OF q DINNER apparatus any
one or all Of these colors may be turned on
ard held az FIVE different points, giving, Of
course Eve different gradations OF the
color OF colors desired. When effects can
not BE- obtained n this way the lineolights
are covered With a gelatinous envelope. of
which there are sixteen different shades OF
every known color. when these fail TO
produce the effects desired the lienolights
are dipped IN oolIodIon coiors of the proper
shade Not al OF the light on the stage
comes from the border lights. Besides
these the1e are spot lights, food lights.
strip lights, foot lights and lightning, both
Intermittent and zigzag.
TIE strip lights are like the border lights.
only they are dragged about on the stage
20 any point desired. They are from four
20 sixteen feet long. ana produce any color
desired. They may be placed at the side or
hack or on tie stage proper 70 throw a
lEht in any direction
An ingenious device is used for making
The connection for these lights. Distributed
orsr the 1oor al intervals are incandescent
and arc pockets 10 which connection may
be made at any point by drawing UP cables
hfty feet long. These cables are dragged
10 any point. and after they have done
tne-r work they are dragged back, and in
stead q being coiled UP on the stage, where
heT would be in the way, they drop Of
their own weight down hole, where they
hang suspended in the air. When the stage
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

It seems peculiarly fitting that the drama
offered I'm benefit OF this little Greek temple
should be one whose subject and feeling are
Greek Though some who hear the stately
swing of the old lines will no doubt near
again the almost tragic voice of Mary An
6ersOn-
Let all fancy love be but a dream.
All is n fable that adOrns our lfet
Well be n so-Parthenia wakes to duty
And now. sweet visions OF my youth. farewel'
Yet IL will be interesting 10 see n new Par
thenia, a modern Parthenia-why notf-
acting the part In comedy-sweet. serious
comedy. II that be possible. And IL Art. as
IL is found In this lyrical. oId-fashioned
drama. will appeal 10 a blase audience In
what has been called the coolest city In the
world then there is hope for the ambition
of Sweet Nell I'm Springtime."
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

switch. and the proper lights are thrown
on the stage. II border light No. l is
burning when il shouldn't be the operator
hears OF il over the telephone. and by a
hasty glance at one Of numerous switches
he sees what is the matter and remedies It.
AT the throwing OF a single Switch every
light in the theatre may be shut of When
this switch Is thrown open flash OF cleo
tricity ten feet long shoots halfway across
the room. IT makes a sound like the report
OF a cannon.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
THE PLAY OF THE SPOT LIGHT

TIE PLAY OF THE SPOT LIGHT.
one CT the most interesting OF the lights
is tie spot hight. which is used to illumi-
nate faces Or any specific point large o.
small. These lights may be thrown from
any point desired Over every border light
there are eight spot lights. and at the side
there are twenty. They are wheeled about
OF tall platforms. from which the attend
ant perates. There IS one for every actor
"a tie ordinary scene. The light does not
move the actor moves. but II is no
ticea bic that the actor gets hack into his
place soon after he moves out Of II. These
spot lights are arc lights. varying In in
tensity. but averaging 2eOO candlepower.
The light is thrown through a lense COW
cred by an envelope OF the desired color.
TO food drop or a scene the open box
light is used. This is an arc light of about
200 candlepower in intensity 1t is used
to give the effect OF midday or to picture
a sunrise. In q sunset gelatine film OF
cClors. graduating from light straw TO am
her. TO era yish blue. 10 mixed pink. 10 dark
blue, 10 black, is placed in front OF the
box light. over this IS placed a frosted
film TO diffuse the coIors. This is 70 avoid
marked differentiation Of color. BY such
means the brilliant colors OF sunset fade
into the black of night
The remaining lights Of importance are
the footlights. There are 2as OF these of
Is candlepower each. They alternate In
four colors-white. straw, dark amber and
blue. There are no reds. They are manip-
ulated in The same way that tho border
lights arc. and they give similar varis-
ticns in color. Footghts are imperfect at
the best. for they do not spread the light
evenly over the face. usually lighting up
only the chin. Their light has to be coun-
teracted by light from the side. In The
School for Scandal" for example. no foot
lights are used during half the period Of
the play. Ultimately they will he abol-
ished altogether in productions al The New
Theatre.
To produce the effect OF lightning a pow
erfuI arc light is used. This is controlled
by the stage manager from his switch
board. The intermittent flashes are pro-
duced by turning on and shutting off the
current suddenly. The zigzag lightning IS
produced by automatic rotation in front
of an arc light OF sheets OF tin punctured
with zigZag lines
To light the stage there are available arc
lights amounting 10 10000 candlepower and
incandescents to the extent Of $500 candle
power. an aggregate OF 276,g0 candle
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

..--hs,'s the most elaborate electric play
.A,,e IN New York said an electrician at
re- Ne-r Theatre. pointing 20 the great
,.,,se'isr in the centre Of the ceiling OF
-, ,,.s;,ors,,-n. Il contains so Is-candie
- lights. arranged in three sections.
-, nav 1ae opera ted separately OF as
"a. Nv use OF the 'dimming" machine
- NAV be shut of or turned on in
.,s--s7eously or al any one of five differ
:. sneeds. A. any ore Of hve points the
lens may b held. While one section Is
-.susliv going out another ray be
--o6uaIlv lighted. \ wave Of light may
- e-or, one side ot the chandelier TO the
.,,s- Or two may come together in the
.-idsle Just before the curtain goes up
-. lights in this big chandelier and III the
---.,ls- ones at the sides Of the theatre go
-, and only THE red lights in the eEits
remain.
-. .,.,--ert for lighting The New Theatre
-. Sosa 20 81 .aoa a week. II Is 4 double
,---ice-if The current fails from e2d street
..-,sc,ion MAJ be made with separate
o,-s,,it in 6sd street. And if the electric
..r,nanv does not give satisfactory service
4. con,plete plant * already installed. 50
~ he theatre can make its own el@c-
iricity.
\, feature of The New Theatre Is more
-,-,a-lahle. perhaps. than its lighting sys-
So, Established at a cost sufficient 10
.-e~- an ordinary theatre. ii Is tie most
,,-,pl,cated and Vet the most easily con
,,oiIed Plan Of electric lighting known. At
lssst 50 i is asserted. So specific were the
asn,snds Of The New Theatre that most OF
- devices had 10 be invented by experts
% Unexpectedly difficult has been the in
-.sUs+ion II the system, with its hundreds
q thousands Of wires. that one company
hgs lost. Il is declared, a small fortune IN
INSTALLING s. so delicate are the con-
,-irsrces that the stage manager can stand
:, his switchboard and paint scene on
-. stage in almost any color.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

MIS-. A (maHciously)-Hou were such a
charming debutante. NY dear, hfteen years
ago.
Mrs. B-was Ie l only remember you
made such "a .oyely chaperon for me when
i came out.-Boston Transcript.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
A MERRY CHRISTMAS.

The greeting that we send.
No Eatter Whatsce cr 10 be
ms sacred one "A Merry Christmas
An1 Giad New Year"
Il sign and SYMBOL Cu.y
OF What Within the Sririt Gwelis
OF love. good viii and kindly Thoughts
Of maLy memories dear
That hidden lie within the depths
lt innC~ consciousness.
Ike shining strings OF pearls
e. Within SOME Wondrpus casket are.
MRS. ASSEL OPPENHETN
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

1T Is hard said the man with the in.
frequent locks. 10 teach an old dog new
tricks"
Net" replied the skeptical wife. If tas
teacher happens 70 be Young and pretty. -
Chicago RecOrd-berald
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

call. aud then clean UP his bunk before
breakfast
The forenoon is devoted largely 20 calls
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
Current Alone Costs About One Thousand Dollars a
Week-Intricate Mechanism for Its Control.

Is 20 be revolvej during the acts these
cables are brought Up f-cm below through
the centre OF the stage. This is one Of the
numerous devices of Claude L. Hagen
technical director. who has charge Of
everything pertaining 20 the physical oper-
alton OF the stage at The New Theatre
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-09
ACID
IS ENDING Of
FAMILY FUSS
Wife Takes Her Life and
Coroner Is Left to Find
II Out for Himself.

Following a quarrel with her bus
band, Mrs. Charles Hlbber. 30 years
old. drank carbollc acid ai her resi-
depee. 402 Droa0way. shortly before
s O'Clock yesterday afternoon Mrs.
Huber died at 3 o'clock this morn
Ing
The body was removed 10 Butter
worth a. Sons.
No report that the case Was one
Of suicide was made 10 Dr. J. G.
Snyder. II was only after the body
was examined az the norGue that
acid burns about the mouth
were noticed Upon investigation
Or Snyder learned that the woman
had swallowed the deadly potion
with suicidal intont. Her husband,
Charles Hibber. IS proprietor Of the
Junction saloon, Second ay. aud
Yesler way From other sources Il
waa learned that the couple en-
gagged In a slight quarrel yesterday
afternoon. and the suicide followed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-09
Rates on iron.

Mr.. Frink. of the Washington
Iron Works. threw sone light on the
subject OF freight rates on iron and
steel. The Washington Iron Works
uses raw material which must be
shipped from the east and Is a com
petitor of the steel trust
To show how the railroads dis
cfsmsnate Ia favor OF the trust. they
grant an SO-cent rate on structural
steel IN shipments Of $4,000 tons
while on raw material the rate is
s1.30 in 10000 ton lots. To secure
an S0-ccnt rate. the local firm must
order an 10000 ton lots.
Mr.. Frink further stated that only
five per cent of their business was
east OF the mountains on account Of
such conditions.
A decision is expected this after
noon ON the Astoria ease ]. N. Teal
OF Portland, counsel for the coast
shippers. viii finish by $3.50 this
afternoon and the railroads hope TO
wind their side UP before adjourn
ment tonight
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-09
SPECIALS ron MONDAY.

salmon, &c III; smelts. lbs for
zoe. hcrrins, SC 10. haIibut. thc ID. rcd
snapper, DC tb. German tod, &c III: crabs,
4 FOR zoe. i0c cnrhs oysters, 2bc pint
easiern oysters use doh. slfslmps. ~ isc
10 rock cod. lbs Tot 2Sc. sweet breads,
Be 10.
MEAT.--sprinE chickens csc ~ hens.
gsc III, domestic duck voc III. rolled rib
roast OF beef. ~ Ar and iAc III, mutton
stew. Be 10, veal stew, Sc H. hamburger
steak. 3 iba for soc. lex OF mutton, ifAsc
H.. leg OF lamb, Use III pot roast, 7isc
M veal roast. 1bC H.. French chops,
l6c hi fancy breakfast bacon, t2mr III I.
prime sirloin steak. A. We lb, shoulder
OF spring lamb. Ice H.. lamb chops, Toe
10. : corn beef, DC 10,
FRUIT. Pears and oranges, Ice dox.;
canning pears ALPS and fine Butter
pears 81 SO box, leino& poe dnz,, crab
apples. 66c box; large bahama, zoe doz
Tokay grapes. Sc III; peaches, $3.50
crate. large navel oranges sac 6oz. I;
large seedieaH lemons s5c dox.i dDz.
eating apples lbp.
BUTTER. EG1s AND CHEESE Dan
Ian process butter, a0c ID. Jersey cream
cry, state brand. ace ID cream choose.
20o ID; eggs. 90c, sse, zoe, soc and bee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-09
WESTLAkE MARKET SPECIALS

doz primost, he ~; goat cheese. foc
~. Imperial Swiss. SSe III brick cheese,
p HE fof tbc
NEGETABIEs .~--rotatees, G lbs. Tor
ice. sweet fotatees, 3 lbs for Zee or o
lbs for ahc, dry onions. S lbs. for Toe:
fancy Japan head rice. 4 lbs for use.
pearl tapioca, lbs Tor ebc ripe to-
matoes, SOC box; cahbases. &c each:
ntanhcrries, los quart Bohemian cannod
tomatoes, lbc can or for GAc. Cuttings
canned Tomatoes. ! DC Cun or ; Tor s6r
TEA AND COfHEE.--EnFiish break
tast tea. 2bc H. 6ov tea. special. aap.
soc coffee, special. sec. g. a "a eorfce.
lie 20 toc ID; German American coffee
fee, special gbc.
DEIiCArESsEN.-- Jelly pigs feet eoc
10 homo made relish, Ice pint; boiled
ham, aac III; snuer kraut, Ice quart.
chow chow, lhc pint. weinics, his for
25ci Queen olives, 25c pint. sardlnes. l0c
eau or Tor 2bo; honey. combs FOR 9Grt
A,-N.-P, doughnuts, Toe aez am pick
les, l5c do1,. potato salad. Zoe 10
loo ID sack potatoes. aAci picnic ham
lhc us fine domestic sardines, 6 cans
Tor Abet tine olives Coo gallon; laundry
soap bars for e5ci lis. good pruncs
tdriedl FOR 2Sc; dried pears, loo Ia
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-09
To HIS DEATH
FROM A WINDOW
fceneIuded.l

the hospital windows II WAS
planned 90 have screens merely 10
protect the patients from flies
To that end an ordinance was in.
troduccd In the city council by
Councilman Goddard ON June Is.
On the same day the ordinance was
referred 10 the buildings aud
grounds committee. The members
of that committee were Council.
men Goddard. Hines, Armstrong.
Conway and Way. In that commit.
tee the ordinance was killed
II WIS not until James Dale
plunged through window that
Commibsioner OF Health Crlchton
and Dr. Bourna faced the problem
of protecting irresponsible patients
nj the city hospital. The adyiBabii-
lily Of putting guarding iron bars
on the windows was discussed
fully. The matter dragged until
George Purdie leaped 10 death
the second victim Of unprotected
windows. The discussion was again
resumed. And when. early this
morning. Thomas Gond crashed TO
death on the cement sidewalk.
Commissioner of Health Crichfon
and hts corps Of physicians talked
iron bars again.
Il am willing 10 shoulder the re.
sponsibility." said Dr. Criehton. 4
never made application for protec.
ton Of city hospital windows Fly
screens were asked for. but they
we're never authorized by the city
council II the city council viii not
place proper protection ON those
windows ! will pay for them out OF
my own pocket provided | can se.
cure permission from the proper
authorities.
There are two sides 10 this mat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-09

and sell them cheaper than Seattle
and Tacoma jcbbers can in shipping
them direct. was the testimony of
5. A. Nourse, OF the West Coast
Grocery company Of Tacoma.
George Bouie. OF the Western
Hardware and Metal company. tes-
titled that the eastern limit OF the
territory. on an equal basis
with eastern competitors. was Trim
idad on the Great Northern and
Kendriek on the Northern Pacific.
That the syrup trust. the Corn
Products company. owned by The
standard on company. can sell
cheaper than they can east OF the
Cascade mountains. was the tcsti-
mOny OF r.. r. Baxter. OF the Pacific
Coast Syrup company Mr. Baxter
said irin company had attempted five
times since 1904 10 secure moro Ia
vorabie freight rates. with no sue
qaee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-09
BROTHER TO THE OK
CLEARED OF CRIME

Leaving tho sherlff's office as
stolldly as he would have gone to
the gallows, John .Iaset. The man
whom Thomas X. Horner. hts at
turney. said was living rxamrie OF
The Maa With The Hoe. was freed
from the awful charge against him
yesterday In the superior court and
allowed to go his way.
The motion to throw the rase out
of court was made by the prosecut-
ing attorney = office.
The whole proceeding Of the trial
seemed utterly embarrassing to
Jaset, and when his lawyer told him
he could 30 home he briefly grunted
an affirmative reply and left.
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ter Of guarding patients The total
lack Of padded cells IN the city jail
throws upon ~ the task Of caring
for insane patients as we'll ~ per
sons afflicted with dolirium tire.
mems. II il absolutely impossible
to watch every patient You can
never tell when a patient Is about
10 attempt suicide"
AS long ne the city hospital win.
dowH are not barred we may expect
a repetition OF the tragedy this
morning" said Or. Bonrns.
IF the windows are barred there
VIII be no more deaths by this
route. n the windows are not
barred deaths are bound 10 fol
low. One of the main objections
against iron bars Ia the effect it
has upon patients Sick persons
are sensitive and II iron bars ARE
placed upon the hospital windows
II has tendency 10 depress them.
"f3ut don't you think a human
life is OF more consequence than
human emotiona7" DR. Bourns was
asked.
Certainly" was the reply.
1T seems that the only sure pro.
lection ~ TO equip the windows
with Iron bars"
Architects from the office of Su-
perintendent Of buildings r. w
Grant were busily engaged Ia
measuring window space at the
city hospital this morning. II was
announced that they we're meas
urinK the windows 10 Immediately
install iron bars or grating
There ih no disposition on the
part of the hospital management 20
reflect discredit on any nurse or
orderly for dercliction Of duty. Sew
eral taoSRhtiess persons have
called the hospital by phone since
George Purdie was dashed 70 death
and talked roughly to them. III
those windows are not properly and
promptly barred we will quit IN a
body" said one Of the nurses this
morning.