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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-01-11
Installation of C. A. r. and w. r. c.
Officers.

The officers of Baxter Post G. A. r
and Woman's Relief Corps elected
Dec. 7 were installed at the Post
rooms in the Odd Fellows block, Jan.
4. An oyster supper was served at
6 o'clock. After the installation a
memorial service was held for COM
rades deceased during the past year ::
viz, Henry Campbell, whose eulogy
was delivered by Col. z. M. Mansur,
Capt. A. w. Davis, of whose life and
army record Com. Ara Miller spoke,
and Simon Moranville, whose eulogy
was read by Mrs. A. C. Sleeper. Re-
marks were also made by Elk. Gov.
Josiah Grout AMI Rev. C. D. Lance.
Following is list of officers installed
by the Post. Commander, Asa c..
Sleeper; sen. vice CON-, Z. Edwards
jun. vice com, Mr.. Gorham; Officer
of the. day Chas. Moulton ;-quartermas-
Hoibrook chaplain. z. M. Mansur ;
Putney. The officers of W. R. C. are
president. Mrs. Lillis Ward sen vice.
Mrs. Rosetta Edwards; jun. vice,
Mrs. Ben. Mosher; secretary, Mrs.
Nellie Drown; treasurer, Mrs. Harri-
ct Sleeper; chap, Mrs. May Morrill,
conductor, Mrs. Maybell Randall F.;
assistant cond., Mrs. Anna Magoon );
guard, Mrs. Mary Lacourse assistant
guard, Mrs. Mary Grow; 1st color
bearer, Mrs. Gertrude Adams; Sec
ond, Mrs. Eva Lathe; third, Amelia
Heath; fourth Mrs. Lynda Honsing-
ton. Patriotic instructor. Mrs. Ro-
setta Edwards press correspondent.
Mrs. Nina Martin.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-13

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Evidences a Popular Endorsement of it's
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23
IN THE SHOW WORLD
BY HOMER CROY

And here is peculiar thing about stage
talk: 1t IS not altogether confined to the
stage. The sporting world shares a great
many phrases with the stage. And many of
the twists in speech come up to the circus
and vaudeville from the yegg and tramp.
Any strongarm man would know what it
meant to "Crab" an act. That is one of the
phrases that limited the Introductory con-
versatlon to vaudeville, although "tryout"
in itself was sufficient "Crab" is not in
good use among "legits,' and, while you
may crab vaudeville act, you legitimately
can "crab" only show.
Nearly everyone is familiar with the diff
ferent lines of dramatic work,-the heavy,
the character actor, the straight the light
comedian, and SO on. In the same way the
public is used to any movement on the stage
being spoken of as business
Now as to dressing. You dress three
things, the part, the stage, and the house.
You dress the part with your costume, the
stage is dressed by keeping the balance in
the stage picture; for the rules of perspective
and composition behind the proscenium are
used as artistically as in any other picture
frame. When one actor crosses or passes
another, the other sometimes moves in the
opposite direction, thus restoring the bal
ance. In this way he supports the others
cross. The house is dressed by the man in
the boxoffice. He scatters the people through
the rows SO that the theater will seem larger
or fuller as it is viewed from the stage or the
back of the theater This requires skilful
and practised hand.
When an actor forgets or becomes con-
fused in his lines, he is said to ego up"
When he proves incompetent, or, as is some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23
HELLO! Are you decent?"
- "YeS. come i'm

"Say, I've got some scandal. They're 60
ing to can the heavy. He goes up in his
lines every performance. He can't remem-
Der the business, and it's Grabbing the act
How can you expect to keep the stage
dressed when a man doesn't know enough
to support a cross? He's sore because they
passed him on at the tryout and are giving
him his notice now. But they told him that
he had fallen down in the part, and he has
to bow out. A ham that can't handle a
three-sde bit had better get out of the bust
ness, anyhow"
No, this is not Chinese; but the great
American language as it is handled by people
back of the wings. To any member of the
profession this is kind of theatrical short
hand. An actor could tell you from reading
this that the conversation took place in the
dressing room of a vaudeville theater be-
tween two members of the cast of dra-
matte sketch.
The first sentence lays the scene definite
ly; for it is the stereotyped question that is
the password of the dressing rooms and it
means, "Are you dressed so that can come
in?' And what other word could you use,
except, perhaps, "ft" and the old meaning
of decent was fit:
The decent church that topped the neighbour
plain.
Scandal" is the small talk, or news. 1t
is often used, of course, in the proper sense;
but the usual happy go lucky meaning is
small talk or gossip. Any college man and
many in other walks of life can tell you that
to can" is to discharge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23

to raise this country to musical importance
equal to that of Europe.
OF course at the same time it is a question
just what one may mean when he speaks OF
Americans in this great country, with its
millions of population, and its big percentage
of american citizens of foreign birth. In
New York city alone there are six hundred
thousand Italians. There is no doubt that,
If sufficient interest were taken to inspire the
discovery of opera talent here, one would
be just as likely to find another Caruso
among this country S vast Italian population
as he would be to find him in Italy. Talent
does not choose its birthplace.
After serious consideration given to the
practicability of opera sung in English am
free to say that the English language lends
itself better to singing than does either the
French or the German; but it must be sung
in a particular fashion. distinct, and to a
certain degree with exaggerated pronuncia-
ton.
The argument against the English Ian
guage for singing purposes is that it contains
too many novels, because it is too mono
syllable, and because quantities of words end
with consonants. In reality the English lam
guage contains more open novels than
French. Nlonosyllables are of great service
in music that is to be acclaimed. AS for
melodies, we know that monosyllables are
often vocalized, even in the Italian language,
which is so rich in polysylabic words.
AS the English language does lend itself
to singing, why is it that America compels,
largely through fashion l suppose, its young
singers to mispronounce foreign languages
in place of learning their mother tongue?
Why does she prefer them to become Italian,
French, and German parrots, instead of
American nightingales?
To understand the words of a singer is one
of my greatest enjoyments of the opera, and
the fact that a number of foreign singers
have defective diction is not a fact that
proves that the words are of no importance.
Words are of vast Importance in singing 1t
IS the words that have most often fired the
creative brain of the composer to set down
the beautiful music he has given us.
America has her great actresses. She has
produced some great singers. Granted,
then, that the American girl can act, and
that she can sing, the one great stumbling
block in her way to greater SUGGESTIVE al
most futile attempt to master the European
language should be removed. Such i'm
pediment put in her way to check her am
bition to win artistic success should be con-
sidered in adapting the American singer to
the environment of the English language.
If opera sung in English is made beautiful,
it is because the singer knows her language,
knows how to enunciate properly, and knows
how to translate the role with the soul and
the voice of a musician and not with the
soul of a poet and the handicap of a strange
language.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23

teach the way you have been taught We
shall have to begin all over again. =. :.
Nevertheless, these singers may have
good voices.
But alas for any fulfilment of an operate
career! They have no more dramatic talent
than a wax figure. That they should for one
instant imagine they could interpret great
emotional roles with their lack of dramatic
temperament, for one thing in itself really
Illustrates the false ideas of the American
student abroad.
The popular opinion exists, particularly
with the American students in Paris, that
three or four years study will make them fin
ished artists. At the end of this time, when
/ they finally realize that it cannot be done,
| they are disappointed of course, and it fire.
quently happens that they lay the blame all
on their instructors
The singer is thoroughly disheartened be-
cause she is not finding the path to success in
grand opera circles. AS she begins to consid-
er the time and money spent, she also begins
to wonder what road is next best to travel to
bring about the desired results. She hears of
wonderful professor in Berlin. So she de-
cides to go to Berlin. In company with other
students, perhaps, who also are determined
to try another musical atmosphere, they go
to Berlin, and study for, say, another year.
They work diligently. They live cheaply
during this last painful part of their student
Pcareer; sometimes so cheaply, in fact, that
they ruin their health. They try and try.
1t is pathetic! But success does not come.
And as their encouragement mounts their
funds grow small. But the illusion remains.
Against any encouragement from their in
structors they at last try for the opera. And
certain it is that until they do try they can
little realize how sharp edged is competition.
In perhaps no other thing where art calls to
ambition, is competition greater today than
among candidates for the operate stage.
As thousands of American artists have
Travelled the same route to failure, marked
by illusions, faulty diction and lack of tenn
permanent, and perhaps voice, so new army
constantly recruited from America keeps the
field large one and filled with its pathos of
blasted ambition. Later, perhaps, the road
leads to Milan. Here at last in Milan Fate
speaks to these misguided artists, and speaks
for the last time in no uncertain voice.
While everything should be done to en-
courage rather than discourage talent, the
only way, to my mind, to save these artists
from themselves is to establish here in this
country an American Conservatory of
Opera, and at the same time further the
present popular movement to give opera in
English. This would give this country
national opera, and it would take these
young forces scattered and lost throughout
Europe, and give them an opportunity to
make something OF their talents here in their
own language, in their own country, and
among their own people, and it would help
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23
AWoman Refused to
Marry a Man

Yet she loved him: she loves him today. And
it was all because she found she couldn't sit in
room with him except on sofa beside him.
But she believes she avoided the Divorce Court.
And she sees there are scores of folks, some
engaged and some married, who should do or
should have done what she did.
She feels now she has found an insurance
against divorce: she calls it "my
for divorce" 1t is point of view on marriage
that is unusual but marvelously true
1t is worth reading: this woman's story. She
tells it herself 1t is called "Why l Did Not
Marry: and Why Think Some Other Folks
Shouldn't, Either
1t is in the August LADIES HOME JOURNAL.
For IS Cents You Have II
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-21
Second and Third Prizes, $14O Each

A Graduation Scholarship Course in the Om-
aha Commercial College, comprising complete
course in Business, Shorthand, Special Banking,
Preparatory Courses, Principals of Agriculture,
Business Agriculture and Craftsmanship.
These prizes offer an education to the win
ners, and starts them in life with the necessary
knowledge to make their efforts in the business
world a success.
The management of the Omaha Commercial
College, 10Th and Farnam, will be glad to discuss
any point relative to the scholarship at any time.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-21
Eleventh and Twelfth Prizes ---$13 Each

Two full memberships in the Y. NJ c. A. for year.
psng all the membership privileges, including the gymnasium
and swimming pool These prizes uplifting and eevang to
mind and body and should be eagerly sought after by those
who wish to make place for themselves in the world Visitors
always welcome at the Y. M. G. A.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-21
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The Washington times., 1911-06-02
WASHINGTON GAS
ACTIVE AND HIGHER
ON LOCAL MARKET
Nearly 1000 Shares Sold At
8S 5-S- to 80 1-4-BondS
In Good Demand.

Washington Gas, after week or ten
days Of more or less rest and inactivity,
came to the front again this noon. The
bid price was gradually advanced, and
in doing it the buyers were forced to
take more stock than has been sold any
one day for several weeks. The opening
was at SS5s, after taking 76S shares at
this price the bid was advanced to SS%4,
and then to 1914, where more stock came
out.
The stories circulated have to do with
the proposed merger with the George
town Gas Company, the erection Of the
big plant, in time, by the latter and the
cheaper manufacture of gas so that the
demands of consumers for lower prices
may be granted and the cost so re-
duced that the profits will be even
larger. That the buying was such as 10
take $50 shares and yet hold the gain
showed that it was from good sources.
There was activity all through the
market at the same time. Capitaf-Frac-
ton attracted some attention and was
steady at 12S Railway common brought
35.
National Union Insurance, 8Ss.
United States Trust shares were firm
er, the best bid being 1l61z. the sales
being made at 1l6 to n612, and the
stock offered at the close at l9.
In the bond section Traction 5.s were
firm at 112k, Potomac Electric SIS, los,
and Steamboat SIS at 104.
The Washington times., 1911-06-02
Stocks Materially Higher Crop Repos-Goss0 of the Street
MARKET SHOWS SPLENDID TONE,
WITH SHARP ADVANCES IN
THE ENTIRE LIST.

/ The Government cotton report out
this noon indicates an acreage of
104.7 per cent of last years and 87.8
per cent of normal as compared with
81 per cent in 1910 and 80.9 per cent,
the average for the last ten years.
through drought.
Stock, seemed to be very scarce.
Heavy shorts in Steel, Reading and
Union Pacific are hoping against hope
profit taking by the bulls that they
can Squirm out.
Wall Street seems to have less fear
of Washington, and its statesmen,
and is inclined TO pay more attention
to business and crop prospects. The
crop stories are encouraging. From
Kansas comes a cry for $4,000 harvest
hands. The railroads have reached an
agreement on New York Chicago
rates so that there will be no trou-
bel there.
Most of the gossip frkm inside cir
cles is favorable to the railroad shares,
the fact that Nthe railroads by the
careful control of expenses have been
able to keep expenses down so that
net earnings are gradually incrcas-
ing being one Of the factors of i'm
portance Press comment is general
ly favorable>-nd market literature is
and prices strong over there, Amer
leans being highly favored, Copper
gained Is. Smelter the same. Sugar II.
Steel opened very strong. and sold
to IS or q higher.
Union Pacific was ex-dividend 2k
per cent and recovered over u of its
dividend Reading IA up. Great
Northern moved up one and Northern
Pacific points, Lehigh Valley was
1% higher, Delaware and Hudson 2.
Chesapeake and Ohio l, and Baltimore
and Ohio q of a point.
Minor stocks shared in the improve
ment.
The market Guieted a little during the
second hour of the afternoon, but still
showed a strong undertone, and the re-
cessions from high were of the frac-
tional order.
The Washington times., 1911-06-02
Motor Cycle Dispute
Leads to Boys Arrest

Dispute over ownership of a motor
cycle resulted this morning in the ar
rest of Loucious G. White, twenty years
old, of the Oakland apartment house, as
a fugitive from the Montgomery county,
Md, authorities, who accuse him of
taking the machine without proper
authority.
According to Whites story, he sold
the motorcycle some time ago to Robert
L. Saunders, of Rockville, for $125.
Saunders, he says, paid him SIS cash.
with the promise that he would give
him 500 within a few days. White says
he failed to receive the 500, and for that
reason went to Rockville and brought
the motorcycle to Washington.
The arrest was made by Detectives
Baur and Cornwell at the request of
Sheriff Veitt, of Rockville.
The Washington times., 1911-06-02
REALTY TRANSFERS

Third and streets northeast-Patrick Hart
nett to Ellen T. Hartnett. part lot "a.
square ia, 81.
Eighth and z streets northwest-Sfmon On
penheimer ct al. TO Pearl G. Selby, one
fourth interest in part original lots u and
10, square 4O1. Same to Rebecca Young,
one-fourth interest in same property, 80.
lIs9 l. street northwest-Estelle II. Coleman
TO George G. Gertman. one-fifth interest
in lot 6, square I6l, SO
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Homes Company TO OF
way B. ZantZinger. lots q TO SO. lO2 103.
5l47 SO.
First Addition to Manor Park-Josie NJ. B.
Widdup to Robert NJ. Gray, lots 20 and Al, =
square 32Ss SO. .
Prospect street northwest, between Thirt -
fifth and Thirty-Eixth strests-Eiiza a
Johnston to president and directors ~
Georgetown College, part lot 45, square
1222, SO.
1883 Pierce place northwest-Ida V. Smi q
TO John w. and Annie e. Cromwell. 10
So. square 206, so.
Prospect Hill-Eugene T. Broadus ct u1 to
Garfield A. Pinn, lot on Sheriff rOa'I~ $40.
Barry Farm-Henrietta Coleman ct al. tS
Sarah C. Robinson. part lot l9, square 5SI2
SO. Sarah g. Robinson ct al. TO Elizabeth,
Spriggs. part same lot. SO Sarah c. RoS
inson ct al. to Henrietta Coleman, part
ST. PhiIap and Jacob-Francis ]. Shugrue
ct ux. 10 William l.. Malone, part, SO
PetW orth-M. Gertrude Frazier TO Mary A.
Dubois, lot 6, square p, SO.
Deanwood HeigbtS-Jabez Lee to Louise d
Lee. lots I6 and II. block 10. 800.
trustee. to Bernard F. Copper, lot q.
square S34, 81, SIS. -
BTightwood Park-Thomas Sumner. to Ed
ward AcAleer, lot I3. block II, 80.
The Washington times., 1911-06-02

NEW YORK, June 2.-Wall Street
gave an exhibition of satisfaction with
the recent developments this morn
ing when the bulls took hold of the
market in no uncertain manner, start
ing an advance that was we'll main
tanned and one that scared the army
of shorts into assisting the upward
movement through their covering.
The Street was especially satisfied and
in good humor over the defeat of
William Jennings Bryan on the free
wool proposition. AS the session en-
tered midday traders expressed salts
faction with the story told by Chair
man Gary of the Steel corporation
before the Stanley committee, an
open, frank statement that surprised
the members of the committee with
the Willingness of the Steel corpora
tion to yield to Government control.
Probably the most important factor
in giving the bull movement a more
steady appearance is the Hill financ-
ing proposition. The Hill roads have
not been much to the~fOre for the
last few years, coming into little
more prominence since the advent of
the Canadian reciprocity measure,
but no one expected any such prodig-
ious financing. The practical James
]. Hill has been very busy with his
properties, Strengthening out his
routes and putting them in good con-
6ition, saving wood and saving little
When the time was ripe, in his
judgement, he planned his gigantic
refunding and financing scheme, made
all the arrangements for the sale of
his bonds and announced the plan.
the $500, ,000,0 900 bond issue, while
other roads were doing their finan-
cling on short term notes, etc. That
the big financial interests were will
ing TO undertake the big loan on a
AZ per cent basis is an indication
of easy money conditions that are
encouraging.
The Washington times., 1911-06-02
Wholesale Produce Market
E.ggs-Nearby, fresh, l6lsc "a doz.

Eggs-Nearby, fresh. l613c per doz
Cheese-New York. new. l3al4c per H.
nat 13alIc per Ii; daisy. I3i4c per 10.
Live Poultry-Hens. l4l1c per ID. chick.
ems, large, 30c per lb.; small 2Sa5Cc per ID.
rcosters, &c per ID: geese, pluCked. SalOc per
lb.. unpluCked, l0al2c Per h.: ducks, I3c per
lb.: keats. l4c per ID.
Green Goods-Strawberries 6aIlc per box;
oranges, California, S. 25aI. 90 per box: Flor
ida, $3.5oa4 90; grapefruit. 50. 5oa5.Oo per box;
apples per bbl, Sc OOas 80: per box, 81 50
al. 25; potatoes sack. 81 55a2. 20; new. Georgia.
4. 50a5.OO per bbl.: Florida, s.. O00a5 30 per
bbl.: cucumbers. Florida, S1.50a2.25 per
basket; tomatoes. fancy. Florida s3 O0a3. 50
per crate; Norfolk spring cabbage 81 75a2 90
per crate; squash, s.. 25a1. 70 per box: celery.
75caSl.00 per doZ. bunches; eggplant. 81 90
al. IS per crate; Florida peppers, Sl25 per
crate: string beans. 81 OOa2 90: lima beans.
s.. 5oa3.JO per basket: kale, per bbl.. sI.25a
l.50; spinach, 81 00a2. 80 per bbl.; oyster plant
81 50a2.OO per doz.; asparagus. No !, 81. 5Oa3 o.
per doz.; No. ,, 75caN.o0 per doz.: rhubarb.
lha2c per bunch.
Live Stock-Calves, prime. SIC per Ib. ;
medium, 1a7Jzc per lb: common. 5a6c per ID. !:
hogs. S6.5037. so per cwt.; spring lambs
saSi4c per lb.; old sheep. sS.OOa4sO per cwt.
The Washington times., 1911-06-02
Today's Sales on
The Local Exchange

CAPITAL Traction SIS, s1,OOO9112a.
Potomac Electric, SIS S,0O04lOS2.
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat s s
Capital fraction, 2a12S. 25a12S.
Washington Railway common, &d35,
25d35 25G35. 25q35.
Washington Railway preferred-l4S9.
Washington Gas-lOdSs3s. 50qSSas. 501
SS9s. 50aSS5s. 50dSS3s, 5OdS89s. sass. .
liSSa4. 5GS83t, 25dSs7s, 13GS9, 50qS9, %
dS9, 25dS91s, 25dS91s. l00aS9l4, lc0GSSA,
25aS9I4, 5dS9I4, 25dS9h. 25aS9h.
Mergenthaler. 10m225.
United States Trust. 1O@ll6, l0dlIot2.
After call-Capital Traction, 21l2S
National Union, I00ds3s.
Capital Tractio2. 2ql2S.
The Washington times., 1911-06-02
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Promotes a luxuriant,
healthy hair srowth-Stops its
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Hays Harfina Soap is un.quaIsS
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hands and face. 25e. at DruGeists.
REFUSE ALL UBSTITUTES
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BY PEOPLES PHARMACY"
The Washington times., 1911-06-02
Kills Self on Steamer.

NEW YORK, June Jacob Reimers,
a passenger on the President Grant
from Europe, occupied himself the first
half of the voyage in weaving a rope
out of berth towals. With this rope he
hanged himself in his cabin. The body
was buried at sea