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But a. the hard. working stahs maid
In the Koenisskindcr' no one wants me
because wickham, tho Inn Keepers
daughter, treats mo shamefully and
knocks tho teeth out OF my mouth.
We'll ] had to part from all those
good husbands to become the poor
widow Brows m Gear und thinner
man,
~, A.. p.,.
~
70 como 70 my greatest prde-my
oniidren' Tho youngest y but six
months old ana oh. so He never
even moves In his cradle. always say.
USh! ushV to him and when Minnie
Asks after him. ! a Ugh. ugh and
smear the rest OF the cream cake on
his Wooden mouth.
MY next youngest child Is also q III.
tie boy. his name 10 Jcbbel. and I, his
mother. Lene Armuth. have much trou-
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There 10 . daughter of whom I am
indeed p~roud-Desann- She has developed
Into a model OF a girl. my Marie In The
Bartered Bride She would not be sold
to one she did not love. but married
lIans dorm. the mar of her choice, and
now I have also a son-in-law of whom
1 can be proud. But she also married
my son. Caruso. called Loewe In Ger
mania.' and changes from q loving
daughter Into a most desirable daughter
in-law. But nobody would believe how
good-hearted I am. 80 I must tell you.
l a adopted three different daugh-
tiers. Hidalxo. Iipkowska and Sem
brich. and they all turned out to be
sodnnambul.sts. But Bonci awakened
them all with his high c. and finally
asked me II 1 would accept him as a
son-in-law.
Her Brothers and Sisters.
How many brothers and sisters have
!? II would be a difficult task to name
them all. Eight OF my sisters are Pc
culiar characters. half goddess, half
human And instead OF addressing me
politely. Good morning. Siesrune, will
you Join us on a trip over the mountain
| tops2' they shout from afar, 'Ho-yo-to
tho! Ilo-yo-to-ho" ] wonder how any
creatures can be capable o; producing
ouch a volume OF sound? Why. even the
mountains seem to shake. Then there
are my Brunnhilde sisters, klafski,
Tremstadt. LIN Lehman, Gadski. Nor
lie and Weidt. Others that are q little
more refined and speak In a lower voice
wre my Waltraute sisters-Schumann-
lIelnk and Homer. Some Of my young
er siSters-Sparkes, Homer. Alten-pre-
fer swimming 10 any other amusement.
Every time we happen to meet IN tina,
beautiful country bordering on the riveq
Rhine they insist on spending the en-
tire time in the water.
There u still another, the youngest od
all. who treats me an " l were a stupid
boy. but when she tesses me TOO much
] show her that ! wear the trousers By
giving her a spank that can be heard
IN the last scat OF the top gallery,
! Well ! can't help Il! We make II w
afterward. n that dear little sister
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about Joyce In st. AngA ~ Z matter
Of fact and IN certain quarters thsrs 10
. good deal. For this girl-w1ts and BE-
rssvsd mother has, on the night sftsr
the burial Of her bsoy. Mt her bus.
band's homo. gone straAohs 10 ~ house
whore John CASTOR has lived alone and
remained there ever since. IN the face
Of conventions which can reach even
to q decayed lumber camp.
It II true that Jude Lauzoon Is a
brute to whom Joyce never should have
been married. that he has dragged her
steadily down ever since her wedding
day; tina he has abused her by word
and blow; that on the night OF their
| parting he has smashed in his wrath
all the little tribes, pictures and what
nots that were her pitlful domestic
idols. But, after all. the minister has
said tho wedding words. And who is to
believe that Castor. an outsider. with
q past unknown 10 st. Ange, has taken
the girl as a special charge, holding
her sacred as q sister at his hearth
side?
The town remembers only a night
when a delegation. going 10 investigate
the tale told by the drunken jude. has
seen Joyce In Gaston's doorway. Gas
tons arm about her. ana has heard the
man ask them what they are going to
do about II.
What Is done thereafter forms the
! substance CT Harriet Comstock's story.
Joyce OF tho North Woods Double
day. Page & Coz. The tale Involves the
awakening of Joyce. partly through her
discovery OF Gaston's real name and
history and partly through the coming
to 81. AnEe OF the other woman who
might have made the mans life 4 diff
fsrent thing. But more important yet.
as affecting tho destiny of Joyce and
the outcome OF the story. there is the
sudden revelation to CASTOR of his W
heart. inst at tho moment when passion
f. rcrcely threatening the barriers he
has set up for the girl wlfe's safety.
II would be easy to have such a story
end In tragedy. Mrs. Comstock chooses
a happier way. As for Jude Lauzoon.
no harm can be done In telling rtSht
here that he frsssss to dsstA.
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BY RA WILING,

BY SPL VESTER IA WILING.
an EL1GHTED! You shall ask
me about my relatives"
said Marie MattSeld. the
versatile contralto OF the Mstropoli.
tan Opera House. when the writer
approached her for a talk for pub.
lication. They are 90 numerous that
can scarcely count them" she
went on.
For instance: OF fathers ana moth
ers | have a plenty. and thsre 10 not
even n mother-in-iaw among them to
disturb tho peace. l have been mar.
rled very often, and my dear husbs nds
are every ono OF them alive, thank
Cod And ! also have q great many
children and grandchildren. Of whom
/ am Tremendously proud.
Now. listen: Some OF my fathers
Emil Fischer. Van Rooy, whitehili and
Soomer-call themselves by one name,
Wotan. and they all think that ], their
daughter Slegrune. am somewhat stunt.
Cd In growth. Then I have q father,
Peter. also called Gorits. who makes
me very unhappy. because he some
times. as Peter, drinks too much. lie
claims that ] am a boy and that my
name Is Haensel. As for Emile Fischer,
when he was Rocco and in good humor.
he called me Marzeliins and wanted
me TO marry Fidelio CKlafsky).
Most remarkable to relate. I dh not
have as many mothers as fathers and
not one of them a step-mother. There
were Weed and Kashowska and now
there Is Wiokham. each one has pressed
mo TO her bosom and called me her
darling Haensci boy.
A Host Of Sweethearts.
Now let me tell you Of my sweet.
hearts and admirers. There were two
Marceis--Ameto and Scott, whom I.
the gay Musette. loved dearly. How
could It be otherwise with their spark
ling black syesf And when I. a. all.
ihquisiuve Elsas DO. asked Baron Ber-
thold his name. how surprised I was
TO find II Iohensrin. A. Eva I could
not resist Aivary. for no was the hand
soonest Walter / ever laid eyes on.
Even Caruso courted mo as Martha
eiiah ''@Nfi us Ups W thO hibN Ao1o "
summer that l gave him. But. do you
know. l doubt now tho sincerity Of all
those red devils who fsttered me,
Martha Schwertlein. by their atten.
tlons-Plancon, Didur, ROthier. Leo
Ra~ins-though At tho timo I believed
they cared. Albert Relss. my smallest
admirer. as DAVID really loved me. his
Magdalena. even when the master
singers ridiculed him and. in the first
scene. / always CAV him sweets. be-
cause his former observation-disclosures
He!nk-had done likewise and he VAS
sufficiently clever to mention II. SO
much for my admire rs, those ! did not
marry.
Husbands A-Plenty.
Nov for my husbands. Each ono,
young and old. and each equally at
tractive, allowed me to cast him aside
without a word OF objection. As Mar
celllna, In Figaro I celebrated my
wedding. In The Bartered Bride
the honor OF having mo (Kath!nka) foI
wife. Robert Blass took matters some.
what coclly. but Witherspoon was NJ In
earnest that he always calls me WHEY.
Billy J%ackrabbitt. tho haif-breed. In
The Girl Of the Golden West wooed me
Des,inu) was ~dreadfully shocked wher
she found we had never been married
and SO to please her we went to church
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DEcEIvE .
YOURSELF

II you feel exhausted and weak or tire
easily. don't try to brace up on liquor or
some patent medicine that will produce
the same effect.
1t is only temporary. andthe reaction
leaves you in worse shape than before.
What you want is more strength. Fa-
thcr Johns Medicine is a pure foodmedi.
cine; its ingredients are nourishing and
Strengthening. Nothing equals it as a
tonic and body builder for all throat and
lung troubles.
Contains no alcohol or injurious drugs.
Get n bottle to-day; it will make you
strong. Remember. it has been Muse
fifty years.
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JOSEF HOFFMAN, PLAYS
WITH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

Josef Holman was the soioist of the
symphony society's concert at the New
Theatre yesterday afternoon In tho Ru-
binstein piano concerto in d minor. His
pla ying was as exquisite as II was DAG
sling. the Individual notes flowing under
his hands In a pellucid. liquid quality
OF ~surpassing beauty. His whole inter-
p~rstation breathed poetry and sentiment
without any loss of masterfulness. He
was recalled many times by a delighted
audience. which included the gifted lad,
Leo Ornstein. who himself may hope
some day. II he fulnlls his present pom
iss. to take rank with the great artists
Of the plano.
Walter Damrosoh's programme began
with tho frst and third movement II
Wasner's symphony in G major. writ
ten whom he was only nineteen. followed
by the Good Friday Spell from Par
sifal." composed when the master had
reached the zenith OF his powers. At
the end came B~eethoven's FIRST sym
phony In c major.
Mr.. Damrosch, in n OF his char
actsristtcaliy happy speeches. pointed
out that in the early Wagner work
there were slight suggestions only OF
the greatness OF which he vas pos
sessed. while B~eethoven's composition
pointed surely to the Titan that he was
20 becoms. The orchestra played ex-
ceedingly well.
The programme will be repeated to-
morrow afternoon and will end the
society's regular season. A week from
tomorrow afternoon. however. the Or
chestra Pension Fund concert will be
given. Johanna Gadskl has graciously
consented TO sing and tho programme
will consist of cheerful music from
the masters. ranging from Bach to
The evening world., 1911-04-01
Can't Breatk Cab stand Lease.

Tue Appellate Term OF the Supreme
Court decided yesterday that the United
States Motor Cab Company must con-
ttnus to pay rent to tho Abbaye. a res
taurant In Thirty-ninth street. for It's
taxicab stand. Tho cab company main
taAnsd that a. the all-night license held
- the AhbAys had been revoked by
Mayor GAynor n the profitable busi-
ness which II obtained from early
morning fares had been cut on. It's lease
came TO an end.
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BARBARA OF THE SHOWS,


aVVnv MAJ - vanl Himself.
-
YA3Hs I~VANo ostnAWDo susv'
~DAsoaSN OF the Snow" Mohat.
4 Yasd 4 Oo.l does non begin
nPunadv.
W~- -o-n ~. ,s,n WI.
S.e~.S 49,. ,n.,s.Suw 90 con.
rr.u.' -.
- wins" ufay'o3u' "'e"'
tSen 0ray1ord. who mas raised MS zane
- Il to strike. fails 10 the noor with
h6ood oozing from the wound IN his
forehead. where A heavy match receiver
h.a .trnck. aurg iv stodda rd,s hand
'. go q. .. a. a.. "a
~ -" -
~. o'no' 80 iut'"Ne' anu wa" vac
nssnt OF e~toodAra' VINO 'eaVes pe"'N1
h*m . quarter OF a million dollars and
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NAN WITH THE BLACK
CORD.
Muvdsr, Mystsry ana . Hlddle-Agsd
Detective Attend Him.

Detective Attend Him.
PPARENTLY there 10 . monvtsr
n at dreadful work IN In~zersdorf.
4 Mystery follows mystery. Therc
arc murder. robbery. assault. and al
ways tho story OF a gigantic figure
bounding away IN terrific strides. ieav-
Ing huge, shapeless footprints as he
goes. Events eliminate IN tho disap-
peRrance OF Leopold Erlach. a wealthy
old bachelor. who vanishes by night
from his bedroom In the Green
House." leaving his doors locked on
the inside.
Tho constables called from Lies!ng can
make nothing OF the matter. 1t is not
until Joseph Muller comes into tho case
from nearby Vienna-a special detective
commissioned by tho missing mans
nephew. Lieut.. Paul E~rlach-that rev.
elations begin In Augusta Groner's
story, The Man with the Black Cord"
Dufield u Coz Lieut.. Erlach Is his
uncle's heir. II the old man Is dead tho
nephew Will get the fortune at once and
can marry Nellie Won Feldern, II tho
mystery remains unsolved the young
man must walt thirty years for his In
hegitanco, Yet It is not In a way wholly
heartless that PAU goes to meet the
issue.
As for Joseph Muller. he d a detective
vi n species rare IN notion. tie Is mid
dle-sged, mild, readily moved TO sym
pathy, and his emotions affect frequent
ly both his face and HIS manner. No
sphinN-!ike HawAshaw he, yet keen OF
mind n eye, clever In disguise and
handy with pistol and electric lantern,
In addition. he has money OF his own
ana takes cases because they interes,
him.
DtasutsSd - Robert Hartmann, N,
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Marie MattfeldS Legion of Relatives
Includes Several Husbands, AHAhUe

Versatile Contralto Of The
Metropolitan Opera
Company
Cdyiy About Her Host
of ~SWeefhearts, but
Won't Tell Which Of
the Tenors Kisses the
Best.
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fugitive work. out his physical and
moral salvation. there. amid the trees
and the snows, svsnta oooapdve boz his
social rehabilitation. How that oorDss
about one may not esu. In fairness 70
the author. II v soouSh 70 spsak Of
graphic chapters IN which man hShss
man. nights trosts, nights hood. and In
which one man, who 10 Stoddard. has
a terrible midnight night with Barbara
before pursuing hamAs.
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Chase. Mr.. Freedlander seems In no
danger of being ~rvpudiated by his mas.a
ter; and he has acquired a few neat
little tricks OF his own. He he's Q
greenish-toned portrait OF George II.
Casamajor, esq, which acquaintance
OF the original pronounce a slashing
piece OF painting technically. while ar.
lists declare it to be a formidable Ike
ness. r.
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leADoRA DUNCAN Speaks
At FAREWELL APPEARANCE

Isadora Duncan. the dancer, who
made her farewell appearance At Car
negae Hall last night. assisted by Walter
Danrosoh n his symphony Orches-
ira. held the large n fashionable au-
ddence after the end Of her programme
by . graceful speech.
Miss Duncan's programme included
scenes from "rphigenae in Aulis."
dances from "Armke." three waltxes
by Brahms. The Beautiful Blue Dan
ube' and Sohube-t's "Marche Mil
taire."
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JOYCE OF THE
NORTH WOODS.
Runs from the Man she WEEDS to
Shelter with Ono IA Loves.
CeDooR little giri!' says Drew. hi.
eyes misty and his trail form
shiyerinG. How q she

oOk
LAS handsome as-well, a queen would
give her bacl, teeth TO hook like Joyce"
Elmer. Il never seen tho
likes. Head up, back as straight as a
pine saplins. eTes shining and hair like
mist with sunlight In It."
II would appear. such bsins he con-
dittons, that there need b little worry
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II NOVELS OF THE DAY TOLD IN A NUTSHELL II

In other folks business. The olsarsst
thing In all the chapters 10 that Nora
decides wrong. II 10 not at all clear
that shs should have married anybody.
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I" HE CURRENT OFFERING in the
exhibition gallery OF the Berlin
Photographic Company, No. 305
Madison avenue. is a mail group OF
portraits, figure studies. interiors and
landscape 'croquis' by Arthur r.
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TGAMSOATS.
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~ueu~A "SOsVho
was restored to
health by Lydia E.
PinkhAm's Vegeta-
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was pale, with dark
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eyes. weak and irri-
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The evening world., 1911-04-01
HE Anderson Art Galleries, al.
present leading a double life be-

present leading a double life be-
tween Off with the old at No. 70
East Forty-sixth street and on with the
new at Madison avenue and Fortleth
street. lave on view preparatory TO sal
at auction next week the paintings and
studio property OF the late Francis La
throp OF New York City.
l'athrop was a distinguished portrait
painter. and his decorative work. in as
ISOLATION with John la Fargo. in Trim
ity Church, BOSTON. as well as IN st.
Bartholomew's. in this city. is well
known. He vas also a collector OF
works OF art. and among the pictures to
be disposed OF at Anderson's are inpor-
tan examples OF Gainsborough, Richard
Wilson, Delacrolx. Corot. Rousseau,
Daublgny. Dupre, Diaz. Besna I'd, Cour-
bet, Twachtman and la Fargo.
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49,
LIS. ween' un.h anu lneiuuins "a .,uas
souI ne or n t.rans Ita,s .,pnr,roit y,
n Nobleman" but there are ANTIQUE
ormoiu, Cup,d's heads on marble bases,
and portraits attributed 10 n pupil OF
the daughter OF Tintoretto, for all.
II 1NLbSS you are ready 10 receive
~ ."e art'stlc Jolt OF your youns INC
uoh go 10 Mr. Stesilt1 fho'o-
"here post-impresslonlsm IL exposed IN
a collection of early and resent draw
ings and water colors by Pablo Picasso
OF Paris. And yet, on second thought,
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"s 49, no '"e ACCOMPLISHMENTS ue-
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put Oh 'he canvas 'ne rethenporahce Oh
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sensation. Instead OF the phys
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-HE EXTENSIVE DE sPTRIDON
Observation-Disclosures, textile. OBJ.
jsts dart and p%sintnss - d
at The Fifth Avenue Art Gal
leries, No. $40 Fifth avenu but Mr.,
silo 10 handing them down fast. The
auction sales are on every afternoon
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ANOTHER BOOK FREE.
ca 'nfntins idsteI.tys .iSry. :ntt!sa "TAs
RED Triangle" stories, "A SeeE ~
erss vsth ts-mursv's tun1AU 49,
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Gretei - Bs1ia Abbsn, and I, her SOME
time brother Haensel, am known as
Marie Mattfeld."
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UP N DOWN.
PICTURE LANE
RTHUR HoEBBR, a. tho Lou
BY Henry TyTreU

n Katz galleries. No. 100 Yves;
Seventy-fourth street. stands
with reluctant feet where the
brook and river meet. That 10 70
say. he hesitates between the good old
greenish-gray style OF the "Barnstable
Marshes" which got him into the Acad-
envy, and the new~fangied frivolity OF
bright blue impressionism. which is get
ting so many OF the independents out.
II is Hoeber's inne-most conviction that
this impressionistic bus Is the boil
weevii OF art-and yet one must keep
up with the changing fashions. So.
after a self-struggle. he goes u and
paints "Joei's> Hill' red. puts q Cain
simmer on The Dunes and does all
sorts OF chromatio stunts. The odds. at
present writing. are IA to 2 on the I'm
pressioniSt.
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this week, until and including Saturday.
Every one may not be buying silk Nous
soul rugs or a Frans Halls Portrait OF
n Nobleman." but there are antique
ormolu. Cupid's heads on marble bases,
n portraits attributed 20 n pupil OF
the daughter OF Tintoretto, for all.
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
NEW JERSEY.
BEAUTIFUL HOME.

BEAUTIFUL HOME.
M 0 II T, N. J.
Only one house left; model home. : rooms. all
fmp!o' omeuts; situated l. miles from New York
City, IN beautiful suburb; lot large enough tor
chicken, and NeEt'aDle ratsing; II the house does
not suit We VIII bull one 10 suit purcha ser; small
pa mrut down uniy exceptional opportunity for
house.
GILpIS PARK REALTY CO..
116 Bpadway, rooms 1901. New York.
Phone 49, Cortland.
SACRiFICE-2 lots at Dumont. n. T.: sal
cheap II taken this week. ELLIOTT, IFS
nroadHay. nonms 1isn.2l, nhons 4sl2 Cortland..
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ORA SHERWOOD has TO hear
" from the lips OF the man who Is
' her first love how tho wife ne
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Prof. Samuel A. Baldwin will give his
usual free organ rec!tals at the City
College on tomorrow and Wednesday
afternoons at 4 O'Clock.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-22
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT SUN
DAY.

Sunday afternoon at the corner OF
Salem avenue and w. Liberty street
an automobile accident occurred
which would have proved serious had
the cars OF either party been going at
any but slow rate Of speed. The
car of Mr.. Isaac Schwartz ran into
that of Mr.. Ferd Levi, innicting a Sc
we're jolting upon the parties in both
cars aud throwing Miss Schwartz out
and cutting cash on her nose and
the side of her face, while at the same
time damaging Mr.. Lewis car con-
siderably.
IL seems from what can be learned
Of the accident that Mr.. Schwartz's
car. which was run by his son, com
ing east on Liberty street, ran into
MIR. Lewis car which was run by
himself and was going south on Sa-
lem avenue. Miss Gertrude Schwartz
who was riding in the car. was thrown
out and her face was cut, though not
seriously, on the fender OF the car
which was broken In her fall. Mrs.
Lew tainted and a doctor had to be
summoned to revive her, though she
tainted once or twice after being re-
Vived.
Llttle damage was done to Mr..
Schwartzs car, except the breaking OF
the wind shield. while Mr.. Lewis car
had the steering gear badly damaged,
the step and guard on one side were
smashed ard the wind shield was al