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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08

AGAIN the country is on the eve
"a OF grand opera Song birds
A flock In the fall. They are at
n - their best when tho snow Is
on the ground or when there are eager
and nipping airs IN the long winter
nights.
The story OF opera In the United
States begins at New York city-neces-
sarily. because that was the first ac-
cessible landing place in the country
for the songsters. But after the hrst
few seasons in the metropolis the
country grew and other localities also
got in tune And now there are sea-
sons Of opera and have been for many
years, in Boston. Philadelphia, Balti-
more. Washington and Pittsburg In
the east, Cincinnati and Chicago IN the
middle west and San Francisco on the
Pacific coast, with intermediate cities
for short seasons. In New orleans
there Is an opera house (tho only one
OF the kind in the United States) where
French opera is given exclusively in
French II has been in existence for
more than half century
The public is tolerably conversant
with the vicissitudos and tribulations
that encompass a season OF opera and
follow In its wake The path OF the
impresario has been more cactus lined
than strewn with rosebuds. But the
public is music mad and has been ever
since a lot OF the F1orentine nobility
got together at the end of the sixteenth
century and resolved 20 free dramatic
music from its turmoils.
An appreciation OF the growth and
spread of grand opera i'm this country
can be had only by hurried review Of
its initiative in New York city.
The first home Of Italian opera In the
metropolis was the Park theater In
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08
The New French and Italian Schools Have
Supplanted the Classical FavOrites-GrOWth
of the Art In This Country.

thoiess, at the close OF the first season
the loss was 100000 a loss Ia busl-
ness in grand opera does not within
Itself mean that the public has failed
90 patronizc. Bad management shat
tcrs the most liberal patronage.
ln spite Of the fact that Abbey lost,
he did much 10 fortify grand opera in
the United States out OF twenty
four promised operas for the season
he gave nineteen IN New York city,
and, besides, he gave outside OF the
city hfty-eight performances In Brook
Ign. Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago,
Cincinnati 81. Louis, Washington and
Baltimore.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08
prlson TeIephone rrIek..

While some prisoners in Helsingfors
ltiniand) jail were engaged in eyecut-
ing work on the prison roof one OF
them. professional electrician, noticed
that telephone wires passed close bv
the windows OF his cell Obtaining.
nobody knows how, a telephone appa-
ratus, he managed TO make a junction
with the wires and obtained "a locnl
telephone directory. He commenced
calling up on the telephone an his
friends and acquaintance. When
these chats al last tired him he began
to "eall" the entire prison administra-
ton. up 20 the governor. The tele-
phone worked for about a fortnight.
but was finally accidentally discovered
by WARRIOR and remoYod.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08
Porto Rico's New Governor
Colonel George X. Cotton, Business Man. Soldier
and Former Official In the Philippines,
Takes Charge Nov.

While Porto Rico has been under the
control Of the United States ever since
the treaty Of Paris was signed in 1898,
the relations existing between the is
land and this government may have
been forgotten by the new generation
at least Following the establishment
Of a civil government there in 1900
elections were held for the choice of
commissioner TO Washington and
members of the house of delegates OF
the Porto Rico legislature. While II is
not up TO the status OF a territory. the
Inhabitants are declared to be citizens
OF the United States and as such en-
titled TO the protection OF the United
States. The governor is appointed for
four years by the president OF the
United States by and with the advice
and consent Of the senate The gov
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08

and other towns In which be b.. -.
opera houses and where he has rivsn
grand opera successfully II grand
opera had not expanded in tho s,a,u
try. II is a question in the nina, :,
many whether there would have ~ "
two great opera houses in New w..
city. V'A
While grand opera has exn.,a.,
gradually in the United states y.
most rec success is due 10 the ~. ~.
school. The manager who produces.
old time classical opera now docs i
more for the purpose Of exploiting "A.
voice OF some particular star than 4.
cause Of any demand on the no., y,
the public to hear tho opera r..
Wagner is no longer rated as mo-
ern.
It does not detract from the glory a,
grand opera that pleased the father,
TO say that the new school has M,
with the requirements Of this cornr,er'
cial age and contributed to the an
enlargement OF present dav man.
ayers.
In French opera the great nights are
those In which are heard such pro.
ductions as "Pelleas ct Melisapde 4" hv
Debussey: Louise" by Charpentisr
"rhais" and "Herodiode," by Massenet
and Samson ct Della" by Saint.
Saens.
In italian opera among the produe
tions that draw critical and apprecla.
tive audiences and add TO the succe-,
Of the management by subscription
and box office receipts are "Cavalerl
Rusucana,' by MascaRni and IA
Boheme," "Tosca" and Madame But.
terfiy." by Pucclni
Even American opera Is family max.
ing its way toward popular apprecia.
ton. as has been shown by recent
productions. FRANK II. BROOKS
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08
GEORGE r. COTTON, GOVERNOR OF PORTO RICO

onora salary is $4,000 "a year There
rs an executive council of eleven mem
beers, hvo of whom must bc natives of
Porto Rico The council is appointed
IN the same manner as the governor.
The legislature consists of the council
as am upper chamber and "a house OF
delegates popularity elected for two
years
Tho judges OF the supreme aud dis
trict courts are appointed by the prcsi-
dent of the United States. and the at
torney general is similarly appointed.
REUBEN KAY.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08

ury department. He served through
the administrations of Lincoln. John.
son and Grant He resigned IN lsis
and was succeeded by John c New.
Charles II. Treat. who steps aside
for Lee McClung, was appointed treas.
urer In 1905 II was Treat who sec.
onded the nomination Of Levi p Nor.
ton for vice president in 1886 N
Treat was born in Maine and becans
interested In politics after he removed
to Delaware. Later he removed 10
New York and took part in organlz-
ing the Republican club Of New YORK
city. He was collector Of internal rev.
enue for the second district OF New
York from 1897 TO 1905.
FRANK WORRIES
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08

pc IN New York city. II remained
} resting place for song for thirty
! Yrs But tho drift OF population was
"a town. This led TO the Metropolitan.
S cioty fen in with the idea for many
r. sons. one OF which was that IL
w. ptcd private boxes, and these the
old Academy never had. Any mention
Of the old Academy that failed 20 re-
call that II was there that Patti made
her first appearance IN grand opera In
this country would be fatal 20 a writer
She had previously sung In concert In
Triplcr han I'm 1852.
Birth OF the Metropolitan.
The Metropolitans first director was
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08
Paris, Naaro LAWYER.

Hector Apollinalre is the name Of a
negro who was admitted TO the bar N
Paris a few weeks ago. He IS ma
tive Of Guadeloupe, about thirty years
old, tan and muscular and very black
He enjoys the distinction OF being the
only one Of his race among the recog-
nized lawyers of Paris
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08

Workers. and opera was produced there
for five years. The house held $500
people The management had spirited
rivalry from the Castle Garden ir Bat
terry park and from Niblos Garden. on
one occasion while the Astor Place
was closed its rivals got possession OF
It and utilized f. for a dog show. The
scheme worked. 1t killed the house
for opera
SO il was a dog show that led 10 the
building OF the Academy OF Music, in
which the Prince of Wales once
danced. The structure cost S335,0O0 1t
opened in October. 1854, and Norma"
was the opera. Her for a generation
opera seemed to have a permanent
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08
Cooking by the Clock.

An ideal alarm clock has been IN
vented in Berlin. II has kettle,
saucepan. teapot and spirit lamp at
tached. which starts boiling the Kettle
at an appointed time. The clock does
not ring untll the kettle Is boiled Then
1t does not stop ringing until IFS owner
gets out Of bed aud finally pour; not
water into the teapot
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08
More Rain Nov In Envpt.

In lower Egypt rain formerly zen
very seldom. During the French occi.
patton. about 1889. it did not rain fof
sixteen months, but since Mahomei Al
and Ibrahlm Pasha completed their
vast plantation--the former alone
planted more than 2o.000.O0O olive o..
cotton. acacia. plane trees, eic,--thers
now falls a good deal Of rain.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08

the Metropolitan, but It occurred when
oscar Hammerstein erected the Man
haitian In a part Of the city that had
never seen up to that time a fashion
able audience by night The Manhat-
tan cost S2.O0C,000 Il opened in De-
cember 1906 1t was intimated in
some quarters that the erection Of the
Manhattan opera House was the out
come of prejudice and some petty
spite. The success of the Manhattan
since it opened Is an answer to that
statement Prejudice and spite are
short lived II 1t were otherwise there
would have been no occasion for Ham
merstein 10 go tc other cities, IS he
has to Boston. Philadelphia. Chicago
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08

prisoners were accused OF bewitching
young children, a great point for the
prosecution being that out OF the
blankets of an infant sucked by one
Of them a great toad had fallen and
exploded in the fire like gunpowder
Immediately after the witch was found
at home scorched and manned. In
spite OF unsatisfactory evidence the
two were convicted, whereupon the
children's health at once began to i'm
prove
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08
London's School For Mothers.

There u IN London school for
mothers. one poor woman was dis
solved IN tears when her baby was un-
dressed at the hospital and its wasted
limbs revealed Shc ingeniously ex-
planned her grief by SAYING that 1T
was a beautiful child last time % was
undressed"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08

According 10 Mcssrs. Honrlet and
Eonyssy ozone Is produced by the al
ira violet rass. of the sun 90 the upper
atmosphere ana the amount contained
In the air near the ground Increases
when the air currents descend from the
upper regions
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08

put Il on its feet for short season
Tho story of grand opera at tho
Metropolitan since Abbcy's time need
not be repeated here II includes the
names Of Damrosch Scidl. Grau. Con-
ricd and--now. Dipped
II was at the Metropolitan, too. that
Savage went. In 1900, with his English
opera which he organized In Boston.
He made tho arrangement with Grau.
and the season lasted from oct l TO
Dec. IS.
II Is already stated elsewhere IN this
article that patronage OF grand opera
does not imply fortune TO the man
agement II is recalled that under the
directorate Of Maurice Grau who was
considered IN his time a master IA
managerial work. he got from the pub
lie Sl50O.O00 for one OF his most sue
cessful seasons. but his profit was only
$4,000 Tut his management and .hat
Of those who followed IN his steps
showed that grand opera was no longer
a venture In this country.
Hammerstein's Entry.
Twenty fivc years ago IL would have
been madness for any one 20 predict
that the time would come IN the pres
cnt generation when grand opera IN
New York city would demand another
house commensurate IN magnincence
and in the scope Of productions with
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08

Signor vianesi. The house was under
the management OF Henry +. Abbey.
The first performance was in October.
1883. Mapleson was yet hanging on to
the old Academy. and the original
great war of managers occurred while
Abbey and Mapleson were rival man.
ayers. Mapleson had Patti and Ger
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08

A pulse counting watch has been in-
vented for the use Of physicians and
nurses in London The watch ind
Gates without mental calculation ne
number OF beats OF the pulse In mn'
ute.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08

scar. ana Abbey had Christine Nilsson.
AS showing how the demand for
grand opera was Increasing In Now
York and in tho country ~ Is only
necessary 20 state that the cost Of the
new home. the Metropolitan. including
the real estate. was Si.7s2.97S. Never
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08
Test Eor Neurasthenia.

According TO an English court. a test
for neurasthenia is 10 make man
stand up, with head erect and eyes
closed, and whistle. A neurasthenic
subject ii is said, cannot do this.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08

With The losses OF Abbey at the Met
ropolitan tho knell OF the old Academy
was rung. and another company. the
American that had attempted to make
a place for itself went to pieces. About
the same time. in the eighties. German
opera got foothold in the Thalla the
alter, In the Bowery. Gustav Amberg
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08

Australians government savings banks
have S2o4.Stl,a24 on deposit, equal 90
$3.50 per capita of the total population
of the commonwealth Tho accounts
average flG215 each
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08

Germany holds the worlds record
for gloNoInaking She las 100 glove
factories. of which 1000 make Md
gloves exclusively.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08
Vaaaries Of climates.

Montreal. with It's winters OF gr'@'
severity. is $50 miles nearer the equl'
tor than is London Montreal inde'a,
Is on the same degree Of LATITUDE "
Venice.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08

sugar exists not only in tho cane.
bcot root and maple, but in tho sap of
l61 other plants.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08
elrd, rhat Make No Nest.

About eleven species of British birds
has their eggs on the ground and make
NO nests.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08
Cd sIIvsr b eank of EnaIand.

Tho Bank of England contains silver
ingota which have lain Ia rs vaults
since 1896
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08

The vitality Of sick people is always
lower between the hours Of midnight
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08

and 6 o'clock On the morning; couse-
qucntly The greatest amount of stimu-
liant is needed during that time.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08

AGAIN the country is on the eve
"a OF grand opera. Song birds
IA flock In the fall. They are at
u their best when the snow Is
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-08

II Il Lee McClung, who has been ap-
pointed by President Taft to sue
coed c. II Treat as treasurer OF
- the United States is not a poll
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-23
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY
How to Save 81 on Cough Medi-
cine by Making 1t at Home.

Cough medicines, as a rule, are mostly
syrup To make the best syrup, take. a
warm water. and stir about 2 minutes.
Get two and one-half ounces of Pinex
go cents WORTH, put it in a clean pint
bottle. and fill up with the Granulated
Sugar Syrup. This makes a full pint Of
|unequaled cough. syrup for about 81
cents. Keeps perfectly. You couldn't buy
as much ready made cough syrup for
$3.50.
This homemade remedy is pleasant to
take, and usually stops even the most
obstinate cough, in twenty-four hours. 1t
is splendid also. for colds, whooping
cough, bronchial ailments, etc. Take a
teaspoonful every one, two or three hours
The Sugar Syrup is an excellent seda-
tive. The PineX is the most valuable con-
centrated compound of Norway White
Pine. EXTRACT rich in all the healing ele
use the real PineX itself. Your druggist
has it or can easily get it for you
the syrup and makes a very fine honey
and pine tar cough svrup.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-23
When Done at The AUGUSTA STEAM LAUNDRY.
AN INDEFINITE TERM.
Geo. w. Grover of Belmont Has a Long
Vacation Ahead.

Belfast. Me, Dec. 22.-(SpeciaD.-
On complaint of Charles r. Andrews
and Edmund Brewster. overseers of
the poor of Belmont, a few miles from
this city, George w. Grover was yes
terday committed to the Waldo county
iail for an indefinite period. For some
time past Grover is alleged to have
been calling on the town of Belmont
and other towns for help. Recently he
has been in Rockland and vicinity but
last Saturday he came to Belfast and
asked to be given lodging in the county
Jail. The oVerSeers of the poor of Bel
mont were sent for and yesterday with
Grover appeared before Police Judge
Rogers in the municipal court The
complaint was that he was person
VIGOROUSLY subject to habits of in
toXicatiOn. Judge Rogers sentenced
him to the house of correction and as
the county Jail has been 50 designated
by the commissioners, he was sent up.
His term of commitment depends on
what is done later. He can be released
upon the request of the overseers of
the poor or by two justices of the
peace. Grover is a man about So years
old and is unmarried
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-23
RELEASE TODAY
Is Probable for Edw. A,
Chase, Just Pardoned.
Has Been a Model Prisoner
While in State Prison.
Served n Years Of Life Sentence
For Killing Mrs. Stevens.

Thomaston, Me, Dec. 22.-Although
he was pardoned late yesterday by the
Governor and Council after serving p
years in state prison of a life sentence
eG in ignorance up to late this after
noon of the fact that within a few
hours he again will be a free man.
Word was received of the action taken,
but the prisoner was not to be notified
until the official papers were received.
These were forwarded from the State
House and expected to arrive on the
late afternoon train. He probably will
rot be allowed to leave the prison UNI
til tomorrow morning.
Chase who was sentenced Oct. l, 1888,
from Cumberland county for the muir
der Of Mrs. Ida Stevens, whom he had
tied to persuade to elope with him, has
been a model prisoner in every way
since his incarceration within the walls
OF the Maine State prison. His intelli-
gence has been far above the average
and he has been trusted with work
never previously allowed d convict,
keeping the convicts' accounts, assist
ing in the prison bookkeeping, etc.
Chase was - when committed.
Throughout his Il years confinement
his aged mother, Mrs. Mary E. Knapp
OF Llvermore Falls, has been untlrlng
in her efforts to secure his release, SIN
applications having been made to the
Governor.
Following the shooting of Mrs. Stew
ems, which took place at the Maine Cen
trail station in Portland. Chase at
tempted suicide by shooting but was
unsuccessful, although it required sew
eral months in the Maine General hos
pital to put him in shape for trial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-23

one of Augustus county officials who
is an ardent advocate of the automobile
says that the owner of one of these
vehicles is bound to have more or less
trouble with it, no matter what the
quality Of the machine may be, al
though he qualities his statement by
admitting that it is not always due to
the quality of the car The man has
owned car for about year past but
as it developed some of the eccentrici-
ties of a Western broncho he did not
enjoy it as much as he might have
otherwise. and q short time age when
he got an opportunity to exchange for
another car which he knew to have
spotless reputation, so far as buck
ing" was concerned. he did so. Last
Sunday he took the new car out for a
trial and no Pullman ever ran more
smoothly. 1t went so nicely that his
heart was filed with joy and he deter
mined to make a trip to the lake, go
ing by way of Hallowell. The road was
smooth and the car sped along with as
little noise as a sewing maching, and
there was not an incident to mar the
pleasure of the trip until he reached
the old Whiting mill when the car
stopped. There are various causes that
will stop car, and one of the simpler
remedies to apply in such cases is to
crank it, which he did. There was
no response to that trial or the many
others which followed it. and 1t is SAD
that the man got mad and said things
that would look much better printed III
Esperanto than in English. 1t is fur
ther said that when the man finally
got cooled down to the thinking point
he tried his gasoline and found IL
empty The incident ended by his tele-
ohoning to Hallowell for some gaso-
line, and while he sat in the car await
ing the arrival of the relief expedition
he came to the conclusion mentioned
above.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-23
AMUSEM ENTS,
"BreWster's Millions"

Robert ODER and company gave an
excellent performance at the Opera
mouse Wednesday evening of Smith and
anSley's version of "Brewsters Mil
lions" Naturalization of George Barr
McCutcheOn' celebrated story The.
play deals with the efforts of the hero
Monty Brewster to spend s1.000. 900
within a year. The first act introduces
the hero upon the night Of his welcome
home after being left with a fortune
Of $1,oOn,00h. On that same night he
learns that another fortune of S., 000, O0J
has been beGueathed him by his uncle
upon condition that he expend the first
million willed him 10y his grandfather
whom his uncle hated. within year
from date. The second act presents
BreWster's business offices in the Man.
haitian Bank building and developes
many amusing situations in connection
with his attempts at spending money
against time. The third act. the stage
setting Of which is elaborate and in
tenscly rea 'istic, finds tho hero on
board the auxiliary yacht glitter" AMI
Sinetl ding money with increased rock
lc:;enrss. "Monty's" endcavors at
sLt ndins the million arr crowned With
success in the last act which presents
him on the rising of the curtain just
after the auction sale of all his house.
hold effects made to satisfy q claim for
salvage during his Mediterranean
cruise.
The difficult part of the seeming
sDe ndrhrift is finely taken by Robert
Otar and that of Margaret Grey, hi;
faithful friend of the days before his
attempt at frenZied finance. is prettily
done by May Talbot. The cast of the
play is large one with "A speaking
parts and with scarcely an exception
all of these were creditably taken and
excellent support afforded the princi
pals. The only criticism that could be
made of the play is the indistinctness
with which some Of the important lines
are delivered by several of the char
acters in the thrilling scene depicting
the sailing of TIE yacht in the third
act