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The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

7 IS rot supposed that q singer
shan be an actress Few are. The
ability 10 sing presupposes an in
ability, usually. 10 do anything else
human. and the grand opera tenor
Is Sufficient evidence Yet. according
1o lilly Koenen, there Is nothing more
reasonable IN the world than that 2
real singer should be able 10 act. This
IS the reason says the famous Dutch
contralto- a song is an emotional
message. Il consists no less of the
music thsn II The words. The poetry
IS as much an element Of the presen-
tstIon as the melody. There are three
factors in a great song. and each OF
tie factors IS Of equal Importance.
one is the melody. the other is the ac-
compartment and Tie other IS The
poem How can a singer interpret
poem which she does not comprehend
You might as ven 1ry 10 have three
scar old girl play Sehuberrs serenade
IS 10 give = Goethe poem 10 q singer
who does not understand the meaning
II the verses The fac5 thar singer
IS able 10 hit ali Of the notes IN 3 song
is no sign that he or she can give the
uoet z fair chance. For the real in
depreciation of q song you must listen
the poem and not 70 the music. The
-s-odv may be sung very well, in
ed. the accompaniment may be played
win great technical accomplishment.
fut i q poem is not made plain there
IS no song. and The musical setting 10
The verses is merely q frame which is
of 10 value without picture
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

interpreter has the dual task of sing
ing them and reading them. My
teacher taught me first to read them.
When i take up a song for the first
time ] ignore the melody and the har-
monic accompaniment All / pay at
tention TO is the words. If. after a
week or two on the poem l do not dis
cern any possible melodic suggestion,
/ put the song aside. If. on the other
hand. 1 find that the poem lends itself
to musical treatment, / read the mel
ody and listen to its foundational har-
mony- If the melody and harmony
that / find lIas been given TO the song
do not meet with my preeoneeived
notions as to what they should be, I
put the song aside 1t may be a good
song, but it isn't good for me. When
1 ind, after reading the poem, that the
musical setting is in accordance with
my own notions OF what it should be,
then 1 put the number in my roper
toire and nothing can ever shake it out
of my programs
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

ISS KOENEN was born in Java.
Her father was q Dutch general
Of cavalry and was governor Of
zhe province. Her. mother was child
Of 2 soldier. Van Thielen. The wen
known lighting general.
We left Java SAID Miss Koenen.
when 7 was stin a child Ny father
came back 10 the homeland with a
fever and died soon afterward.
Ny mother wanted me 10 be a plan
- was no wonder child When I
H,as u years old my mother sent me 10
1ae Amsterdam conservatory 10 take up
The study Of singing There corneIe
Van zanten paid me some attention
and took me under her particular and
special care.
Nine. Van zanten was first con-
1rslto in the Hamburg opera when
Nine. schumann-H -Heink was second
oontralto. she was also the instructor
81 Nine. schumsnn-H -Heink and they
were great friends
Have you ever heard Nine. schu-
rssnn-H -Heink singg~ ! asked
No.~ said she. 7 never have. How
ever she sent me flowers when made
my American debut. and sent her
flowers nhen she sang 4 few nights
later in New York"
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

"a ISS KOENEN told me that she is
Nl in some favor at the Dutch court.
One of the first things she did was
to show me picture of the queen and
her very welcome baby. One OF her
most cherished memories is concerned
with the time when Queen Wilhelmina
decorated her in the presence of the
full court and many foreign guests.
The decoration granted Miss Koenen
was that of the premier order of the
kingdom. the house order of Orange
for art and science
Il am particularly proud OF this
said Miss Koenen. because I am the
first woman who has ever been SINH
larry honored in the history of the
order
I said. The order, no doubt. is very
fine. but / think the honor that you
have won with the people of being
singer extraordinary is greater still''
Thanks" said Miss Koenen.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

=. Is KOENEN talked TO me for a
Al long time Al 1he -. Francis hotel
FA She was q most instructive hostess
First she told me. referring 10 q story
thar was written IN one of the daily
papers. that she paid very little atten-
lion 10 critics
why should ] listen To eriticsgr she
asked me frankly. DO they know a.
much about singing ss j doe Do they
spend az much time in the analysis Of q
song ss / spend2 When / get up TO
sing is there anybody in the audience
who has deroted a. much time as 1
have 10 the song Immediately at hand2
certainly not
] agreed with her al once
First.~ said Miss Koenen. Il take
the poem I read 1t over many times
and digest d. Try 10 find out what
the poet meant when he wrote it I
rnemorize the verses before i 1nemorize
The melody / Go not work Up my
gestures before q mirror. but merely
trv 10 get the spirit Of the poem.
become an elocutionist and then ! try
10 dt the sentiment Of The words 10 the
melodic line. Shades Of meaning are
often made vivid by the skill Of the
composer. and try 10 make the
instrumental exposition Of the poem as
iutrinsically interesting as The words
The simple fact is that real song
is Z triplicated affair There is the
poem, the melody and the accompani-
u1ent out OF the poem comes acting,
ont OF the melody comes singing. and
out Of the accompaniment comes musi-
cianship- The singer Of the song
should be an eiocutionist first. q 70
oalist next and musician al the
time
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

,Ow that we are on the subject of
M honors, let me tell you that Miss
Koenen boasts Of gifts of jewels
from the emperor of Austria, the en-
peror and empress of Germany. the
Archduchess Maria Josefa of Austria.
mo wonder you have SO beautiful a
voice. said Kaiser Wilhelm when he
learned that she was born in Java,
..you come from the home of Indian
nightingales..
which was rather beautiful COM
pliment most creditable to Indian
nightingale
Still another crowned head which has
recognized Tilly Koenens talents is the
queen of Naples. sister of thesempress
of Austria, whose guest Miss Koenen
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-23
FOR wy" ASKS THE DUKE
Customer Indignant at Treatment Ae.
corded Him When He Visited
Swell Barber Shop.

The duke of Essex came to Franks
bootblack stand in front of the Essex
market court yesterday, asking:
IVY is it swell barber is so
fresh?"
The stand inquired to know, the
New York Sun says.
To-day / have been by one to get
me a shave and haircut. Which was
all l wanted-no more. No sooner do
/ get in the chair comfortable and
feeling slick than he grabs my cheek
by two fingers and looks awful at It.
'Wass isst?' said l. For Wy do you
look like that at my face? Watts de
matter Wit it? Ain'd it a good face?'
Oh. meestair,' says he you need q
mass-arge.' Nix on that say l, I
don'd need nothin' more expensive
than shave and haircut l nearly
was shampooed and had to fight on q
boy that would shine my shoes, a rat
haired swell manicures, and whisk
broom kid. And besides it cost me 40
cents and five cents for the barber.
Wy is it?"
Its business ventured Able Sol
peek
Business not" snorted the duke.
"Ven a man comes to my Office an
says 4 want my will drawn do 1 say
to him. Sure, but you also want to
get a divorce from your old woman
and a warrant for de little boy of
your neighbour? Ven / go to buy a
hat does the man say to me, We have
hats dat'll fit you, but II you let us
hammer down your head a little 1t
would help some Or go to buy a
necktie an do dey try to sell me a
rocking horse and "a barrel of her.
rings and den say, If you take our
swell choking treatment your neck
ties will look bedderY / guess not!
BARRIERS" said the duke, depart.
ing. lis anudder word for rascals. I
wish had not given de swell barber
dat nicktie"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-23

say. This is our working day; when
the night comes at last, may our good
deeds be our protective armor against
all the host of devils on the night
shores that we shall pass through"
you believe we have to pass
through some place of purgation?" ]
asked.
We'll have to clean up somehow. in
this life or the next" he answered
I'VE can't get into heaven with dirty
finger-nails."
So. on this occasion, I forebore to
question him when we got home. Brod
sky went to closet where he kept
many relics of his earlier life, and
came out with a small Union Jack I'D
on a moldering staff.
"The flag Of the vessel that bore
me from Poland, where the Cars
emissaries were seeking my life," he
said sadly. ITO what better use can
1t be putt"
Then he explained the mystery.
1T is a fetish" he said filling his
pipe and putting at 1t slowly. 1T is
exactly similar, in every particular,
to the idols of the West Africans
or, for that matter, to any idol The
savage makes some dreadful idol to
worship. sacrifices to it until the thing
becomes instinct with life and filled
with all the passions of the worship
pers; then a devil has been called in
to existence whose evil influence is
incalculable. I tell you, it was no
mythical devil that the early Christi
an missionaries had to face, nor those
of to-day.
After death the pure spirit flies
to its appointed resting place, leav-
ing its two bodies molSering behind
it. One is that earthly body that we
all know; the other is the soul body,
the body of desires, semi-conscious
force that survives for months or
years. according to the condition of
the dead being. Do not mistake me;
this is not Nelson. That great ad-
miral is unconscious of this replica
of his there in the Waxworks theater.
1t is group of emotions such as pos
sessed Nelson. man of strong feel
ings, yet not necessarily his. The
warm enthusiasm of the crowds that
have visited that place have focused
these emotions. much as the burning
glass focuses the rays of the sun. Re-
member. as yet this creature is only
half conscious. II vaguely, as in
dream, feels this life within intself;
it is rising toward a conscious ex-
istence. And that fool Margotson is
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-23

That's all that's the matter with 1t
| Look"
He switched on an electric ligh,
upon the wall behind him, and for the
first time I saw clearly the face OF
the great English hero There were
the irregular, thin; homely features
lit by fame of patriotic enthusiasm
Yet, admirably as the artist had
caught the inspiration of the painting
from which he modelled it, there seem
ed to be something more, some hardly
defined vein of cruelty, of caprice, that
actually gave the face the property
of seeming to reflect a certain change
of emotions, an instability of mind as
| though the thing possessed some con
scious life. And the skin-surely that
was the skin of man, with the blood
mantling in the flesh beneath. Du.
puy started back with a wild cry.
Look at him! Look! / swear !
never put that smile upon his face
he screamed. Hes changing. He's
changing, l tell you. Lord preserve
us all! Get rid Of it, Mr. Margotson."
IF you hand me out any more of
that nonsense I'll fire you on the
spot" shouted the enraged proprietor.
You're going daffy, Dupuy, that's
what's the matter with you. He's
always had that smile. Examine the
wax, gentlemen; it's hardened, that's
ALL"
With horror and repulsion i laid
my finger on the smooth surface of
the cheek So life-like did it appear
that / could have sworn the blood
faded out of the arterioles beneath
the pressure, blanching the surface
was not flesh and blood. But flesh and
blood differed less from it than it
differed from the unreal and waxen
figures around it. 1t stopped half
forward, it seemed instinct with slow
ly dawning vitality. And surely it's
expression had changed; it had not
smiled thus, with the cold malevo-
lence of a conqueror, when first had
seen it.
Then suddenly Margotson seemed
transformed. AS though he adapted
his mood to suit his mind, he burst
into a wild peal of laughter.
Good old Nelson" he shouted and
the sounds re-echoed from the roof
and rang through the hall, while for
one dreadful moment l could have
sworn than an answering emotion fit
ted across that waxen face-'good
boy. Nelson. A miracle of art, Dupuy.
| can't tear myself away from watch
ing him. I'll raise your salary. He
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-23
Is YEARS OF SKIN DISEASE

For sixteen long years have been
suffering with bad case of skin dis
ease. While child there broke out q
red sore on the legs just in back Of
my knees. 1t waxed from bad to worse,
and at last l saw l had a bad skin
disease. l tried many widely known
doctors in different cities but to no
satisfactory result. The plague both
cred me more in warm weather than
in winter and being on my leg joints
1t made 1t impossible for me to walk.
and was forced to stay indoors in the
warmest weather. My hopes of recov-
cry were by this time spent. Sleepless
nights and restless days made life an
unbearable burden. At last 1 was
advised to try the Cuticura remedies
[Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills1
and / did not need more than a trial
to convince me that was on the road
of success this time. l bought two
sets Of the Cuticura Remedies and
after these were gone l was a differ
ent man entirely. am now the hap
piest man that there is at least one
true care for skin diseases. Leonard
A. Hawtof. II Nostrand Ave-, Brook
Ign. N ~, July 80 and Aug. 8. '09."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-23
Oriuin Of Binccle,

The word binocle is spelled in many
different ways, all of which are, how
ever. phonetic equivalents of the cor
rect one. The word is evidently the
Latin binus, double. and oculus, an
eye, and was probably adopted on ac-
count of the Importance of the double
combinations which are the chief
counting element of the game. In all
German works on card games, and &C.
ccrding to Hoyle, the name is spelled
as we give it; but the pronunciation
of the initial "b" in German is so
near that of "p' that "pinochle" is
nearer the correct spelling than any
other form. There is no authority for
the introduction of the ''h," which has
led some persons to think the word a
compound of IBIS" and "knockle," and
has given rise to the forms, binochle,
pinochle, pinuchle. pinucle, penucle,
penuchle. penuckle anil pinuckel, all Of
which may be found in various works
on card games.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-23

makes me feel 80 good He wants me
to do something for him and I'll find
out what it is and do it,
you've given him a body and he's
getting your reason, my friend" said
Brodsky, somewhat shaken by this I'M
expected outburst.
Come away, come away, gentle
men," cried the Frenchman, pulling
us by the arms. He's mad, God help
him. should have told you he'd
been acting queer, but last night.
when he laughed at me so much,
thought that it was only overwork
He's as mad as loon"
We did not need to be urged, nor
was there necessity Of excuses. Mar
sotson had already forgotten us and
was standing before the statue alter
nately capering and grimacing.
Now, I'll give you my advice and
shortly, and you can follow it or not
at your peril" said Brodsky. Get
your employer home in safety and
then slip back and chop the thing to
pieces before a tragedy supervenes.
No, that's all I've got to say to you
except just this: Give up your trade
and learn something that won't bring
you into conflict with all these vital
forces that hang round such places"
And with these words he fairly
hurled himself out of the place, leav-
ing me to follow him as best / could.
/ think / mentioned once how SEN
sitive the doctor always was to the
morbid things of life. Perhaps it was
a certain sensibility to those invisible
influences which accompany moods and
invest those places where any violent
emotions have been at play. At any
rate, having seen so much of the dark
er side of life, Brodsky was strenu-
ously insistent upon cleanliness and
wholesomeness.
We've got to leave such things
alone and work in the sum-" he used to
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-23

But the proprietor seemed still more
confused than his assistant. He came
forward sheepishly, and a mask
seemed to have descended upon his
blank face and blotted out some curl
GUS emotions which had thought that
| read there.
Mr.. Margotson-these are two gen.
tlemen who are interested in what |
told you about the statue Dupuy
stammered.
Margotson's face grew black with
rage.
Newspaper writer's, eh?" he shout
ed. Come to write up my museum,
| suppose! | don't want your sdver-
Using; I've got all the customers |
want and you can't do me no good.
Damn your curiosity; this FOOLS been
telling you some of his silly yarns
about the Nelson statue, | supposed"
This rage appeared so abnormal
that my medical training induced me
TO examine Margotson from the patho-
logical standpoint. But Brodsky look
ed into his face steadily and laid his
hand upon his shoulder. Margotson's
anger seemed suddenly to evaporate.
They're only interested in the
statues turning into flesh and blood,
sir" said the Frenchman.
Unluckily these words brought
about return of Margotsons frenzy.
Flesh and blood? Rubbish" he
shouted. "Arrant nonsense, that
what you're talking, Dupuy. What's
the matter with the statue? It's a
very good statue, one of the best
you've made. It's new wax-green
wax, we call it in the trade-and it
ought to have had time to mature,
only the public were so crazed over
the naval officers / didn't have time
to let it lie. That's why it's harden
ing-because of the fumes from the
leather factory across the street. They
drift in here something terrible.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-23

tically switched on an electric light.
Then i perceived Margotson, his face
aflame like a madman's, thrusting at
Brodsky's with the admiral's sword
while the doctor parted him with
admirable grace and ease. Dupuy
came running up to me.
HE rushed at me-" he CRIED" with
his sword drawn, and DR.. Brodsky
snatched a sword from Paul Jones' re-
plica and met him. Look! The doc
tor wins!'
Like every Polish gentleman, Brod-
sky was an adept with the foils Ger
tainly clumsy mechanic such as
Margotson could not have expected to
overcome him. Yet, as l watched the
tense interchange of sword play I was
amazed at the skill shown by Margot-
son. 1t seemed as though the courage
and prowess of the great admiral had
descended upon him. Twice he
lunged SO fiercely that the point
grazed Brodsky's arm; then. with a
sudden twist, he sent the weapon fly
ing from the doctors hand. and
rushed-not at him, but straight to-
ward Dupuy. So swift was the i'm
petus, he was upon us before we could
STIR And then, just as the blade
seemed about to pierce the French
mans heart, something came flutter-
ing downward over his head and the
sword fell from Margotson's hand
and he stood still. his eyes fixed up
on vacancy, his body immobile, while
Dupuy released himself from the
folds of the union jack that Brodsky
had so admirably thrown over him.
"And-you think l can go back to
my job?" asked Dupuy the next morn
ing.
by all MEANS" answered the doc
tor. "Margotson will remember moth
ing whatever of his insanity. So you'd
better hurry up, or he will want to
know why you are late. You need
not fear the statue. It will have re-
sumed its natural aspect, and, in case
any remnants of it's power remain,
a small British flag in your buttonhole,
especially on holidays such as Inde-
pendence day. Yes. that's your pen
atty. Dupuy, patriot as you say you
are; the only alternative being the
destruction of the statue, which Mar.
gotson won't allow. And, when you
can, try to get another occupation"
1T was a desperate chance" con-
fided Brodsky to me afterward. still,
one can deal with these elemental
forces much as with lunatics; the
mad impulse of national hatred was
shattered instantly when it perceived
the flag of its country. When Margot-
son wakes up upon the floor of the
gallery he will think that he got drunk
the night before
But tell me-" l cried suddenly"
why did you make me wait till found
the key" Then the solution came to
me. "You knew our lives were in
danger and wished to save me from
the possibility of injury" cried.
"Pshaw!" muttered the doctor.
Just accept facts and don't put senti-
mental interpretations upon them"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-23

does not begin until he is ten years
Of age? He will be far too old
First / answer that the curse of
modern childlife in America is over
education. For the first ten years of
this, the most sensitive and delicate,
the most pliable life In the world,
would prepare it. The properly pre-
pared child will make such progress
that the difference in time of gradu-
alton is not likely to be noticeable;
but. even If 1t should be a year or
two later, what real difference would
1t make? Do we expect a normal plant
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-23
Saw Only Physical Idea.

One of his friends once asked Mr..
Darwin's gardener about his masters
health, and how he had been lately.
Obi" he said, my poor master has
been very sadly. l often wish he
had something to do. He moons about
in the garden, and l have seen him
stand doins nothing before flower
for ten minutes at time. II he only
had something to do ! really believe
he would be better"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-23
Putting In the Time.

A gentleman was engaging a gen.
eral man and telling him what he
wanted him to do. You will have to
clean the windows and the boots and
the knives and go messages. chop
wood. cut short grass. mind the horse
and pony. look after the garden and
keep the house supplied with vege-
tables and do any odd job that is re-
CURED and II suitable you win get
ten shillings a week."
us there any clay in the garden?"
asked the man.
What makes you ask that!" asked
the gentleman.
Il was thinking could make bricks
In my spare time" said the man.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-23

of contempt, and another reason is
the prevalence of "penny-in-the-slot"
machines. These mechanical devices
keep a great many one-cent pieces
out of circulation, and so increase the
demand upon the treasury for new
ones.
Various minor coins have from
time to time been issued. The copper
half-cent piece was current from 1892
to 1857, although only a small num-
Der were coined. The two-cent pieces,
authorized in 1864, were coined until
re-e and may still be seen occasion
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-23
THEY GROW
Good Humor and CheerfuIness From
Right Food and Drink.

Anything that interferes with good
health is apt to keep cheerfulness and
good humor in the background. A
Washington lady found that letting
coffee alone made things bright for
her. She writes:
-Four years ago I was practically
given up by my doctor and was not ex-
pected tc live long. My nervous sys-
TEN was in bad condition.
But I was young and did not want
to die so l began to look about for the
cause of my chronic trouble. used to
have nervous spells which would ex-
haust me and after each spell 1t would
take me days before could sit up In
chair.
Il became convinced my trouble was
caused by coffee. l decided to stop II
and bought some Postum.
THE first cup. which made accord.
ing to directions, had a soothing eft.
For a time / nearly lived on Postum
and ate little food besides. am today
a healthy woman.
My family and relatives wonder II
l am the same person was four years
ago. when could do no work on &C
count of nervousness. Now l am do
ing my own housework. take care of
two babies-one twenty the other two
months old. am so busy that hard
ly get time to write a letter, yet do
1t all with the cheerfulness and good
humor that comes from enjoying good
health.
Il tell my friends 1t is to Postum
owe my life today"
Read "The Road to MELVILLE" in
pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever read the above letterf new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true and full OF hunAn
interest.