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the fourth act. at dawn in the courtyard
OF the ruined mill Dominique appears,
disguised so as to pass the sentries. Ner-
ticr, who is under penalty Of death, failing
the recapture Of Dominique. makes the
lovers believe the penalty has been re-
mitted and sends dominique on to bring
French troops to the rescue. When he
returns with the victorious company it
Is TO find that the devoted miller has
been shot in his stead.
1t will be seen that the operatic version
OF this story Offers variety OF incident
without much development OF character.
Every one that survives the perils OF war
comes out Of the ordeal psychologically
unaffected. There 10 no real progress
or movement. no growth or inner change
whose lives this chapter Is taken. Every
one In fact does exactly what could have
been predicted beforehand. Moreover,
the Intrusion into the opera libretto OF
Mdrcetitne was an artistic blunder.
There is nothing in this score OF Bru-
neaus to raise controversy. ~L'AttaQue
du Moulin" is an early work, having been
produced at the Opera ComiQue Ncvem-
Ter ~, 1903, two years after the COM
Poser's setting Of lie Reve" had begun
his noteworthy artistic partnership with
fant- Roi," -La Faute de L 'kbbe Mouret"
and Nails Nlcoulin" came later. and New
York has yet to make their acquaintance
Bruneau was greatly infiuenced by ZOla,
and he has even grown so resemble his
late colleague in physical aspect.
Musically -L'Attaque du Moulin"
despite its dallianoe with representative
themes. may be said TO wear the Mas
senet uniform. Bruneau was a pupil
OF Massenet and he studied to good effect.
There Is a modest amount Of invention
In Bruneau's themes and some ingenious
orchestration, but 1t would be hard to
tnd half dozen bars OF consecutive
melody breathing the note Of passion
and intensity.
Fragments OF Dopai,tiqHes scene with
FTuncotse in the room where he was kept
a prisoner and q phrase or two OF the
music sung by old Meriter came nearest
to attaining musical vitality. MdrceIiines
preachments rarely rose above the mus-
oally commonplace. and the applause
that greeted them last night was tribute
to the voice and art Of Nine. Delna. There
Is little Of interest in the music of Frdn-
eotse, and Mime. Noria who sang the part,
did not contribute much to heighten its
potency Choral writing for the be-
trothai festival in the frst act was not
Ineffective. and the chorus OF German
soldiers mou rning their dead comrade.
at the end Of Act Ill, called forth the
heartiest applause Of the evening.
The performance went smoothly and
especial honors fell to Mr.. Clement and
Nine. Delna, both Of whom, by the way
were in the original cast of 1898 at the
Opera Comique. Mr., Gilly as the old
miller was likable figure and sang. ad-
mirably. Mime. Noria acted the mlller's g
daughter with q good deal of energy, and
Mr.. Regis's singing OF the SeRtiHsPs music
was commentaries.
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GUS EDWARDS GONE BROKE,
with Mrs. Gus and the Gus Edwards
Nusic Publishing Company.

Petitions in bankruptcy were hled yes
terday against Gus Edwards. composer
al popular songs and theatrical producer.
the Gus Edwards Music Publishing Com
pany. publisher OF popular sheet music.
and the wife OF Gus Edwards. Lillian A,
Edwards, manager OF vaudeville acts,
ali OF 1881 Broadway. Stern, Singer d
Barr, attorneys for various creditors,
fled the petitions and Judge Holt ep-
the Gus Edwards Music Publishing Com
pany With a bond OF 81 900. The petit
aoning creditors OF Lillian A. Edwards
are Emanuel Weingreen. $500 Tor mer-
money loaned, and Harry Rapp. si01 for
Commission. Stern, Singer 4 Barr said
that the liabilities OF the company are
about 10000 and the assets probably
a. 900. The Sheriff recently received
executions for sss1 against Mr.. and Mrs
Edwards, who IL is said have indorsed
notes for the company.
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,pera was as follows:
NEXT W EEE's OPERAS.
Oscar Hsmmerstein o give New AmerI-
can Tenor Chance.


Oscar Hammerstein will give the public
a chance to hear orville Harold. the young
American tenor. week from next Friday
at the Manhattan Opera House. Only
a short time ago he was appearing in
vaudeville. but will go next month to
Paris to study with Jean de Reszke. Mr..
Hammerstein has great confidence in
his future and will take him into his oom-
pany ON his return next year from Paris
He will sing Cdnio in -Pagliacci.- with
Nine. Cavalieri and NM. Sammarco.
Crabbe and Venturini "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana" on the same night will be sung by
Mines. Melis and Duchene and NM.
Mccormack, Crabbe and Sammarco.
la Traviata" will be sung on Monday
by Nine. Tetrazzini and NM. McCor-
mack and Sammaroo. -Elektra" will be
given on Wednesday with the regular
cast. -Lucia di Lannmerm oor" viii be
sung at the Saturday matinee. with Mime.
Tetrayzini and NM Mccormack and
San,maroo in the leading roles. At the
popular priced saturday evening per
formance Carmen" will be sung by
Mines. Cavalier and Donalda and NM
Dalmores, Dufranne and Gilbert. DR..
W6llner will appear at the Sunday con-
cert.
aMadama Butterfly will open the week
at the Metropolitan Opera House on Mon
day, with Mines. Farrar and Fornia and
/ NM Martin and Scott in the cast
-Strsdella, with NM. Slezak, Goritz and
Reiss and Alma CLICK in the cast, will be
sung on Tuesday evening for the benefit
OF the German Press Club. The opera
will be followed by the performance OF
-Wiener Walzer' in it's entirety. aFaI-
stan" will be sung on Wednesday by
Mines. Destinn, Aida, Homer aud Ma1-
bourR and MN. SCOTT, Clement, Bada
Reiss, Pini-Corsi and Didur. ILohen.
grin on Thursday win be sung by Mines.
Gadsi and Homer and NM JAdlowker.
Hinckley and Farrell. On Friday "IaiRo.
letto" will be given. with NM. Caruso and
Amato and Mmes, Lpkowska and Melt
schick in the leading roles. -Tosca' will
be the matinee opera on Saturday. 20 be
sung by Mmes Farrar and Wickham and
NM. Bonci, Scott and Gianoli Oailetti
In the evening Tristan und Isolde will
be sung by Mines. Gadski and Homer and
NM. Burrian, AmAto and BIass.
Mischa Elman will play at the Sunday
concert.
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OLD FROHM4N INDICTMENT.


nan Given Two Years After Case
Against other Men was Dropped.
Charles Frohman surrendered himself
yesterday In the Criminal Branch OF the
Supreme Court on an indictment found
on January 81, 1907, charging him with
oonspiracy. The others indicted at the
same time were Marc Klaw. Abraham
Rrlangsr. Samuel Nixon, J. Fred
Zimmerman and AL Hayman. They were
CHARGED with securing control OF various
playhouses throughout the country to
the exclusion Of others engaged In the
theatrical business. The agreement was
said TO have been entered into on August
The indictments against Marc Klaw and
Abraham Erlanger were dropped on June
10, 1907.
Daniel Frohman went on tho q, 900 bond
for his brother. He put up his house. at
$50 West Seventy ninth strest. which
be said he bought IN 1859 for $4,000.
Charles Frohman gave his address Al the
Hotel Knicksrbocker.
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Mrs. TAFT Hears Miss wilson sing.

WASHINGTON. Feb. s.-Mrs. Taft. ac-
compenied by her sister. Mrs Laughlin
Of Pittsburg. and Mr.. and Mrs. A. Gordon
Cumming. occupied box at the National
Theatre this afternoon for the concert
Of the Philadelphia Orchestra. with the
Cabinet primo donns, Miss Flora Wileon,
here az q concert singer last winter.
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MISS REPPLIER To LECTURE.
Her Talk and the Rev. Anna shaw's Reply
TO Aid Manhattan Trade schoeI.

to Aid Manhattan Trade schoeI.
n Agnes Repplisr will deliver her address
on -Women at Work. at the Hudson
Theatre at I O'Clock Monday afternoon,
March T.. under the auspices Of the stu
dents aid COMMITTEES. Of the Manhattan
Virginia Potter In president. Miss Rep
plier will be introduced by Ida TarbelI
and her address will be answered by the
Rev. Anna Shaw on the subject OF votes
for women. Mrs Richard Aldrich will
preside.
Tickets may be obtained from Mrs.
Richard Irwin OF I West Thirty-ninth
street, Mira. Hsnry Munroe OF 81 East
Thirty-eighth street. Mrs. Schuyler War
zen OF slf Lexington avenue. Mrs. harold
Dc RaaslcH Of Al. Park avepue and Mrs.
Walker Smith of 50 East Fifty-fourth
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INSTRUCTION

PUBLIC SpEAKING-Best instruction Ia
rraded les.ons In book form at TWEEN eth cost
course; s.. TUCKER CO.. boA
ARA Boston,
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Advertisements for THE Sun and TIVE
EVENING Sun may be left at any Anaeri-
cAn. Distrios Messenger once In the city.
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FRENCH. German. spanish. Italian quickly 80
OILS Building. N. Y.
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A number OF Mr.. Austin Dobson's 9
friends presented him with handsome
silver gift on the occasion Of his seventeen
birthday, which occurred recently. The
letter OF congratulation which accom-
panied the gift was addressed to -The
brilliant lyrical poet and the fastidious
writer OF prose-"
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HOOKS AND AUTHORS.

Last year Cambridge had a first annua
Charles Lamb dinner. and second take:
place tomorrow. Lambs birthday Mr..
4. V. Lucas. author OF the Life Of
Lamb. is to be the guest of the evening
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The first two volumes OF the new Me-
mortal Edition" OF George Meredith's
works published in January were The
Shaving OF Shagpat' and The Ordeal ol
Richard Feverel.' In February the two
volumes OF -sandra BelIoni' will b<
brought out, and in March -Rhoda Flem-
ing and Evan Harrington viii appear
In the last volume along with a complets
biblIography there will be data indicating
the various changes alterations. excisions
and so on made by Meredith in successive
editions Of his works. The illustrations
include portraits OF the novelist. repro
ductions Of some OF the original drawings
made for his fiction and views Of houses
or scenes associated with his career
Among the important books TO be pub
lished in February are the first two
volumes OF a series called The Epochs
of Philosophy This series. which ID
edited by John Grier Hibben. Phi. D.,
professor OF logic at Princeton. will con-
sist OF ten or twelve volumes written by
the most distinguished authorities in the
United States and Great Britain and
will cover the chief periods in the history
OF philosophy. Among these authors
will be Professor Woodbridge Of Columbia
Professor Royce OF Harvard, DR.. Bussell
Of Oxford and Others, Tho first two
volumes will be -The Stole and Epicurean.
by r.. d. Hicks OF Cambridge. England,
and the Philosophy of Enlightenment
by Or. HibbeM
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I.ouigi Bertelli (Vambap. whose book
on "A Prince and His Ants" is to be issued
next month, is a FlOrentine humorist,
naturalist and journalist. He has found
a translator who understands him in
Miss Sarah +. Woodruff, while his Amer
ican edition has received the approval
of no less an authority than Prof. Vernon
l.. Kellogg. author OF Insect Stories :"
The story OF a boy who became an ant,
with its elaborate illustrations and col
orsd plates, will he of interest to natural
lists, both old aud young
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is 10 pay his penalty, 80 he quickly returns
10 the mill and surrenders Just as MerlieT.
dignifed and resigned. is TO. be shot.
The Prlsslans again oner freedom TO the
Young Belgian Il he will conduct them
70 Montredon. Franeotse raises beseeoh-
ing hands to him, but Dominique is reso-
lutte. And at that instant the augmented
French troops are seen running toward
the mill.
The Prussian commander does one
against the wall he orders the firing
squad to shoot. and Franeotse's betrOthed
talls pierced by twelve bullets. Old
MerRer himself Is killed by a spent bullet.
and when the now ruined mill is retaken
oy the French FrGneotse is found crouch
ing by the, two corpses. IL il the young
French officers first successful fight
IN all the disastrous campaign. And
seeing Frdncoise he, gallantly salutes her
tory"
Some OF the atmosphere Of ZoIa's story
has been carried over into the opera
libretto, and the characters, especially
old MerLieT. have been portrayed with
closer detsa than in the original. The
addition Oi the contralto role OF Nor
1ettine. the mlller's faithful old house
keeper, is OF more musical than dramatic
significance, for she exercises no direct
influence upon events. and confines her
sell mainly TO wise or sentimental utter
ances bewailing the horrors OF war. In
the opera the betrothal feast occupies
the lrst act. while the attempted defence
Of the mill by the French provides the
second act with a good deal OF sharp gun
hre and several genuine thrills.
In the third act the librettist contrives
70 give the Prussian Sentinet the centre
u the stage, from which point OF vantage
he sings OF home and sweetheart and
holds pious discourse with sympathetic
MdTeeIIins. This SentiNeL is the Victim oi
the escaping Dominique, who 10 liberated
by Fruneotse, and this adds q touch OF
pathos to the work. At the opening oI
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Mr.. William lie Quex's new novel,
Treasure of Israel is based upon a
curious discovery. In it is revealed
by means OF a remarkable cipher in the
original Book OF Ezekiel. the existence
Of which was recently discovered by a
professor at the University Of Abo in
Finland, a mystery which has remained
unsolved since the destruction OF Jerusa-
lem by Nebuchadnezzar.
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in the work and the pride in the re-
suits. Ii there is still a doubt ask
any of the teachers if they would like
to give it up. One and all are most
emphatic in their approval, claiming
for the system not only an actual
knowledge of gardening and the bodily
benefit gained from working with the
soil out of doors, but moral effect as
WELL
Give a child something to manage
that is, give him authority, respon-
sibility, and whatever is honorable and
manly in him responds instantly. No
matter how careless and slipshod boy
may be by nature, when he can see
with his own eyes how inferior his
work is to some one else's that boy
will soon begin to sit up and take
notice. No boy or girl wants to have
a weed grown bed and poor vegetables
when the row next is weedless and
promising a great crop. If you fail
in your lessons, well, that kind of
slip is unnoticed, but everybody, even
your father and mother, If overcome
by annoying curiosity, can take walk
along by the garden and see your row,
the worst in the lot Such a disgrace
is not to be risked. Besides. it has
been found, after long experience, that
there is some hidden connection be-
tween character and manual work
Give the children something to do with
their hands and discipline will be
easier. Give them authority, within
limits, and it is even easier. Give them
exercise and fresh air, and it is easier
yet. No wonder, then, that the open
air garden is blessed by the school
fortunate enough to have it, for 1t
combines all three-work with the
hands, responsibility and exercise in
the open.
1t is a great pity that all the schools
in the city can not have the advantages
of the Sutro school. But in time, per-
haps, matters will be so arranged that
even If all can not have 150x24O feet
of real earth, each will have a space
where the children can get back to
the soil" even If there is only a square
foot apiece.
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REAL VEGETABLES GROWN BY SCHOOL lnDREN

IN actual numbers about rs, in noise
fully 500, In enthusiasm whole regi-
ment OF boys, armed with shovels,
kitchen and garden variety, broom
handles spiked with nails, rakes and
pickaxes, started out at O'clock last
Wednesday from the Sutro school to at
tack the debris on the land that is to
be their new nature study field Each
soldier pushed before him, or hauled
behind him, or even carried in his
arms, the vehicle designed for the dead
enemy. From a large. coffin shaped
affair on wheels, that once did duty
on a newspaper route, down through
wheelbarrows, much too large for the
human horse attached, regulation
coasters, soap boxes, nailed between
sticks and carried like sedan chairs,
every possible machine for holding tin
cans, old paper, scraps Of stoves, wire
mattresses, and, as one small boy ex-
planned with most expressive gestures,
dead cats, every convenience within
blocks Of Twelfth avenue and Clement
was in use
This tremendous display of energy
was the result of a recent gift from
the board of education to the sSutro
school of a piece of land $50 by 240
feet, also an appropriation of $500 for
fencing it and piping in the water. But
before this can be DONE the lot, which
has been used as a dumping ground
since the fire. must be cleaned, 1eveled
and fertilized for planting. The park
commissioners have offered to level,
scrape and manure. but it rests with
the children to clear away the rubbish.
II enthusiasm is of any value, that lot
will be the cleanest piece of earth in
the city. OF course tidying up ones
own back yard is work, very tiresome
work. but getting off an hour from
lessons in a school room, getting out
into the country, for that is what it is
almost like, with soft, salty wind
blowing in from the bay over the green,
sweet hills. that is just fun. The girls
thought so, too. and were quite ready
to help. only when it came right down
to the point, so few of them were able
to get wagons. owing, no doubt, to the
eagerness of brothers, that these few
lost their courage.
This enthusiasm of the children of
the Sutro school is not the usual ex-
citement at something new, for they
know perfectly well the work they are
in for Practical nature study, plant
ing and growing vegetables and flowers
have been going on here for three years
In the comparatively small back yard
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duke did so and the young fellow en-
tered the service of one of the greatest
princes of his time.
When he was only 16 a Lyonese gen
tleman gave great tournament in
honor of the king. The page, Bayard,
was determined to be there, but he had
no horse, no arms and no money to buy
them. boy friend of his advised him
to go to his uncle. The uncle was good
natured and sent the two boys to his
own "furnisher," with a note that he
should do whatever they asked The
boys did not spare. They spent 400
crowns each. But the money was well
spent, for both OF them made a great
success, Bayard winning the approval
and highest praise of the king himself.
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the crops and carrying the produce
home. The children have always had
exclusive rights in their own products
and many dinner in the Richmond
district has been partly composed of
Sutro school vegetables.
The wonderful benefit of this work
out of doors is so Self-eyident that it
needs no commentary. If by any chance
there are those who think this growing
things is fad, one of the new tangled
fads unheard of in the good old days
of reading. writing and arithmetic. let
them take the car as quickly as possible
to Twelfth avenue and Clement street
and watch proceedings for an hour or
so. Let them look at the bright eyes
and the pink cheeks, the interest shown
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CLEARING THE LOT FOR PLANTING


his danger, pulled him out so quickly
that his clothes were torn, and he was
badly scratched by the rocks. But he
stayed above ground only long enough
to adjust his clothes, light a torch and
load his gun with nine buckshot. Then
he descended a second time. When he
drew nearer than before, the wolf. as
suming still more fierce appearance,
bowling, rolling her eyes. swapping
her teeth, and dropping her head be-
tween her legs, was evidently ready
to spring at him. At the critical mo-
ment he leyeled and fired at her head.
Stunned with the shock and suffocated
with smoke, he was drawn out of the
cave. But having refreshed himself,
he went down again. Once more he
came In sight of the wolf, who, appear
ing very passive, he applied the torch
to her nose, and seeing she was dead,
he took hold of her ears, and then
kicking the rope, he and the wolf were
dragged out together.
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. Napoleon the First

Napoleon tells TINS story of himself.
| remember the mischance-which be-
fell me and the punishment / received.
We had some fig trees in a vineyard we
used to climb them; we might meet
with fall and accidents; our mother
forbade us to go near them without her
knowledge. One day, however, when
1 was idle and at loss for something
to do, took it into my head to long
for some of those figs. They were ripe;
no one saw me or could know anything
of the matter. l made my escape. ran
to the tree and gathered the whole. NV
appetite satisfied / was providing for
the future by filing my pockets, when
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RALPH ALLESTREE

One day Ralph was out on Lake Su-
perior. There had been a heavy storm
and a haze still hung over the horizon.
The boat was going 10 or Is miles an
hour. All of n sudden Ralph heard a
loud scream from a woman forward
Without moments hesitation he
jumped up, threw the stool he was
sitting on overheard. ran to the stern
of the boat and jumped head first into
the foaming white trail of the boat.
The next moment he rose not 20 feet
away from the little boy who had
fallen in. The latter was just going
down for the second time when Ralph
reached him. Holding the boy, Ralph
got to the floating stool and held on.
In five minutes they were both safe on
board again-two lives saved by the
boys ability to think quickly and act
braYely.
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Think Before You Act

Elizabeth her frock has torn,
And pricked her finger, too;
Why did she NEEDLE with the thorn,
Until Its use she knew?
Because Elizabeth will touch
Whateer comes in her way;
I've seen her suffer quite as much
dozen times a day.
Yet, though so oft she feels the pain,
The habit is so strong,
That all our caution is In vain
And seldom needed long.
/ should not wonder if at last
she met some dreadful fate;
And then, perhaps, regret the past
When sorrow comes too late.
Mary Elliot.
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an unlucky vineyard keeper came in
sight. | was half dead with fear and
remained fixed on the branch of the
tree. He wished to seize and take me
to my mother Despair made me elo-
duent. / told him of my distress and
promised to keep away from the tree.
He seemed satisfied. congratulated
myself and thought that no one would
ever hear of II. But the next day some
figs were wanted and / was sent to get
them. There were none to be found.
| had taken them all The exposure
followed
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PUPILS OF sUTRo SCHOOL ON THEIR WAY TO THE GARDEN

successive crops of lettuce, radishes,
beetS, potatoes, caulihowers and spin
ach have been grown. If that has been
done in back yard, what will they
not be able to do in space that
really is a space?
The whole thing will be under the
direction of Miss Karatar, who has
always had charge of the gardening.
Miss Karatar will have general super
vision, instructing the teachers, who
will have, immediate charge of the
classes. The lot will be sectioned off
into class divisions, each child having
a row about four feet long. Two
periods a week will be given to the
work, planting, watering, wedding,
and then one proud day. harvesting
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Israel Putnam

The following story illustrates the
kind of courage that has made Israel
Putnam known to every American boy
and girl. IL is an account of how he
captured a wolf,
Startled at the sight of fire, she
gnashed her teeth and gave sullen
srowi AS soon as he had made the
necessary discovery, he kicked the
rope as signal for pulling him out.
Those waiting outside, frightened at
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TRe Chevalier Bayard

When Bayard was only 1S he was pre-
septed to Charles. duke of Savoy, the
ancestor of the present king of italy
The king was pleased with the boy and
made him one of his pages. He was
in company with the duke when they
met the king of France. This king
liked him also and asked the duke TO
give Bayard TO him, just as he would
have asked for dog or a parrot. The