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Dante's Inferno" 1t contains con-
trasting moods of extreme intensity for
which this Russian composer is noted.
From most pathetic and amorous
melody to the fiercest swirl of Satanic
intensity he paints in the most vivid
tone-colors by means Of his orchestra
ticn, and with such infinitely detailed
contrasts that even Wagner seems
calm beside him.
The final number was the overture
to "Tannhauser' by Wagner, which
was given with perfection of balance
anG contrast.
This overture opens with the very
impressive theme of the pilgrim
Chorus" and contains a noble melody
for trombone accompanied by the vio-
Inns in a rhythm that makes one feel
the palpitating energy of intense life;
the whole closing with a magnificent
climax in which the two contendine
forces in the opera seem to become
united in a triumph of spiritual beau
ty over the merely sensuous. Sin
cerely,
/. ]. COGSWELL.
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here Just now by Mantel, Frohman
Drew and Crane. Nordica and Tetraz-
zini have appeared in concert, but
many of your readers have had the
pleasure of hearing these noted sing
ers in Spokane
The Chocolate Soldier by Strauss
!! (not Richard the Second) as played
by the Whitney company at the Am
erican Music hall, while not in any
, way very remarkable production, is
uniformly good in caste, drill-work,
chorus and solo. This opera, which
seems to BE- accepted as a standard
favorite by the public, is bright. and
tuneful throughout. The libretto
might have been curtailed somewhat,
to advantage, | think. Many of the
themes possess the Sullivan flavor and
rhythm in their initiative but by hap
ply turn of dequence is wrought in
to an apparently original melodic idea.
The chorus was good in attack but
rather weak in bases. Of the soloists,
Bessie Lyons as "Nadina" made much
of her clear vibrant soprano voice
and Mildred Rogers contralto voice
in the part of Amelia" was peculiarly
pleasing in quality
Purall, as the chocolate man, was
less satisfactory. His voice, pleasing
enough in quality, was weak in lower
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register and his articulation was poor
The orchestra at times was too con
spicuous, covering the voice. The
music of the opera has merit enough t.
assure it long life on the stage
and at no time does it lose it's holt
upon the interest of the audience
The Hero Song" provided an ambiti
Gus moment for Miss Lyons and she
sustained the climax to the satisfac-
ton of the audience. Later this hero
theme is given to "Alexus" as if in
Lewiston of "Nadina" and again the
theme is made the motive of an anti
climatic chorus where it proves to be
! very telling" This air might easily
be used, and effectively, for national
song.
An important musical event in this
city was the concert by the London
Symphony Orchestra conducted by
Arthur Nikisch, given on the evening
of April Is at the Auditorium
This organization is making an Am
erican tour of 81 concerts under the
patronage of the King of England and
the Governor-general of Canada and
the Duchess of Cornaught.
certs at Querris hall in London, con-
Quoted by Sir Henry Wood, and also
heard Nikisch, who is regarded as the
greatest living conductor, conduct
Wagner's opera of "Siegfried" and
Gotterdammerung'' in Leipzig, but was
glad to have the opportunity of seeing
him with this organization which
claims to be one of.the few great orch
estras of the world.
This orchestra numbers one hundred
strong of which about sixty-five com
prise the body of strings. They made
fine appearance upon the stage
many of them wearing decorations
showing their court positions or royal
favors. Nikisch conducts entirely
from memory and he holds his men
under firm and sympathetic control.
The prices of seats ranged from
81 to $3.50 and boxes at $40. The
theatre was not entirely filled, but at
that in SO large a place as the Audi
torium meant very complimentary
which was very enthusiastic |
in it's reception Of our English ''cous-
ms" and their EIunparian (Maovar) |
leader Three times they persisted |
with applause until Nikisch babe his |
men rise to receive their share of the
approval. One lady only in the com
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pany, the harpist, Miss Timothy, who
with other members, belongs to king
Georges private orchestra.

Ipahy, the harpist, Miss Timothy, who
with other members, belongs to king
Georges private orchestra.
The program given here was:
'Leonora" Overture No. by Beethov.
en-. Leonora" sometimes calleS
"Ffdellio," Beethoven's only opera, is
acknowledge to be unsurpassed in no
bility and sincerity of conception and
musical workmanship. Beethoven
wrote four overtures for this opera
in order that he might not fail to givd
true exposition of the spirit and mo
tive of the work as a whole
This number three is regarded as
the finest, and suffers nothing in com
parison with the works of Brahms,
Wagner and Tschaikowski Cater COM
posers of the modern type) which APP
peared upon the program
Brahms first symphony, in minor,
came next and is the most difficult
of Interpretation and comprehension of
his four symphonies, but seemed, to
the musicians, to be the greatest work
on the program.
Francisco da Rimini" by the ia
nous Tschaikowski, is a tone-picture
based on the subject of canto from
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The Daily Star-Mirror carries the Uni
ted Press Associations Service.
TUESDAY, APRIL %, 1912.
HIGH SCHOOLS AND NEWSPAPERS

HIGH SCHOOLS AND NEWSPAPERS.
The principal of the San Francisco
normal school has been criticised or
ridiculed for taking the position that
high school graduates should not be
wholly ignorant of current affairs, and
for announcing that henceforth his in
stitution will examine not on history
alone, but on topics of the day as well.
Why should high school graduates,
asks this principal, know more about
Brutus and Casius than about Diaz and
La Toilette and Taft or Roosevelt?
Some of his critics answer that it is
the business of school to teach history
elementary science, geography, ETC.,
but not current politics or current in
dustrial and economic doctrines. The
answer is sound enough in the main.
but high school boys are old enough to
read newspapers and popular maya
zines intelligently, and their studies
leave them sufficient time for a reason
able amount of such useful educational
reading.
In Europe high school boys are not
ignorant of current affairs; why.should
ignorance be deemed a virtue here?
Why should not teachers discuss cur
rent questions with pupils, encourage
proper reading of newspapers, show
how to get at real facts and issues? Is
there no mental discipline in this, no
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Keen This Straight.

The Star-Mirror dishes are worth
$14 at any store in the country. And
they are worth that money. But to
make it an object for people to pay
UP their subscriptions in advance they
are, upon the payment of 81 in addi-
ton to the price of the paper, given
set of dishes. Add 81 to the price of
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training in method and logical think
ing?
Moreover, such cultivation of current
issues, and such reading can be maze
interesting, refreshing and stimulating.
1t need not mean an additional task
Are not educators demanding the vital
izing of studies?
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Announcement.

1 desire to announce to the public
that l will be a candidate for nomina-
ton as county commissioner of Latah
the will of the republican primary cleo
ton.
stiff A. B. MINTIRE.
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WRITES OF
CHICAGO MUSIC

CHICAGO, April 1S.-Editor Star
Mirror, Moscow, Idaho. Dear Sir:
Perhaps you would like to know that
arrived safe in this city-by-the-in-
land-sea and that already l am ia
king in some of the things musical
that | desire to hear
Beside the drama being expounded
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the paper and you have the cost of
the daily one year with a set of dishes.
In other words, you get the paper
year and a set of dishes for about
the value of the dishes alone.
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Notice to WOOdmen.

All Modern Woodmen are requested
to attend the funeral of the late Will
lam Barbour, which will be held at II
o'clock Tuesday morning at the Steltz
chapel.
w. N. ELLIOTT,
rs Counsel
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APIECE Dinner Set

in the beautiful Royal Flow Blue Finish, and
latest imported shapes, to every subscriber to
the Daily..5tar- Mirror who pays the subscription
price in advance for one year, and $4.OO for
the dishes.
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Safe deposit boxes for rent. Thomp-
son Bros. x
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Chose the Finest Product of the Most Skilled Ameri
English Clay for its Premium

No home can afford to be without Dainty China.
None can afford to be without the Daily Star
Mirror We offer
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The number of sets we have is limited.
Phone 100 at once and our agent will
call and show youthe dishes. You must
act quickly if you would take advantage
of this gene1 Gus offer.
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This Dinner Set sells, as Special bargain in
Spokane stores, at $l4 90 per set. In short we
offer it at practically half price with
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The Daily Star-Mirror

thrown in free Or the Star Mirror and the
dishes together for no more than you would paw
for Spokane daily alone.
No woman can afford to be without good china
while this offer stands
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! The number of sets we have is limited
Phone 100 at once and our agent will
call and show you the dishes You must
act quickly if you would take advantage
of this generous offer.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-05-23
THE HUMAN FOOT
Il 10 Said to Be Changing and In Time
May Become Teeless.


A London physician. DR.. r. Clement
Lucas. says that II man keeps on wear
Ing shoes and living under the present
conditions he may eventually develop
into a one toed animal. or. more prop
erly speaking, toeless one.
A number Of years ago DR.. Lucas
pointed out that the gradual disappear
ance Of the little toe was getting ahead
Of the textbook. for while 1t had al
ready lost one OF its extensor tendons
in quite an appreciable percentage Of
cases. one Of its fexor tendons was
absent also. On the other hand, the
great toe had undergone extraordi-
nary developments because the inner
side of the foot was the first TO catch
the center OF gravity in transferring
the weight Of the body from one foot
to the other In walking.
The horse. which was once a five
toed animal. now moves about solely
on the nail Of its big toe or consolidat-
ed toes. There is no doubt that mans
internal organism has been much mod
flied since he left off living with ma
ture and began living on it, Intestines
have changed notlceably. The foot It,
self has also changed. 1t is more COM
pactly built now, for the toes of the
savage races are widely separated and
stuck out on different angles, the big
toe especially being thrown far out
and resembling the great toes of a
aboon.-Exchange
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-05-23
CULTIVATE SIDE VISION.
II Viii Enable You to See In Several
Directions at Once.


Directions at Once.
One of the most useful gifts one can
have is a good side vision. By side
vision Is meant literally ability to
see In several directions at once and
to know what is going on In other di-
rections besides that upon which the
gaze may be fixed at the moment.
Just try the next time you are read
Ing your paper in the train, for in
stance, and you will understand clear
ly what is meant.
You can with little effort and while
still reading follow the movements of
those sitting opposite you and even
those at your side.
With a little practice the range of
your side vision can be extended be-
hind you In each direction to an angle
of forty-five degrees, and you can see
clearly every movement that takes
place on both sides simultaneously.
Now, just think what this means.
The man in possession of a good side
vision is not an easy one to take by
surprise. In business he finds 1t a
valuable asset, especially when talking
with more than one person at time.
He can guard against dangers from
unexpected sources, and when crossing
a roadway he can clearly see the traf-
fic coming from either direction while
still looking straight ahead.--London
Answers.
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contained irrigated areas Of between
20 700 and $1,000 8eres
The county IN which irrigated lard
formed the highest percentage Of the
total area was Baker, where So per
cent Of the land area was irrigated. In
only four other counties Harvey, Hood
River, Union ard Wallowa-Was the
proportion.as high as two per cent.
There has been little utilization Of
underground water for irrigation up to
this. time The data shows 81 flowing
wells. which irrigated Sos acres, and g2
pumped wells. which irrigated s05
acres. All bat six of the flowing wells
are in Harvey and klamath counties,
while more than two-thirds of the
pumped wells are in jackson, jose
phine, Umatilla and Union counties.
klamath county has the largest acre
age irrigated by flowing wells-5O0
acres while Umatilla has the largest
acreage supplied from pumped wells
1893 acres Pumping from wells, lakes
or streams is but little practiced as
yet, the total acreage supplied with
pumped water being only 5,2ll acres
in 1903.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-05-23
Odd TramwaN Literature.

The Liverpool tramway authorities
have furnished two quaint additions
to the literature of notices Some years
ago this notice was posted in the Liv-
erpooi cars: Passengers are request
ed TO pay no more pennies than the
conductor in their presence punches
holes in their tickets for" This was
criticised, and another effort was made
and posted: Passengers are request
ed to pay no more pennies than for
which the conductor In their presence
punches holes in their tickets" This,
too, was pronounced a failure, and the
officials concluded that language had
not yet been invented which would
express what they felt. But don't you
know exactly what the official notice
ant?-London Standard.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-05-23
Maqdalen Islands,

In the center Of the gulf Of st. Law
renee the small group of Magdalen is
lands are populated by 1900 or 1900
lineal descendants of the Acadians un-
der Champlain and De Monts, who
were driven out of New France, Nova
Scotia, by the English. Since the first
settlement in 1868 generations of the
same families have raised scanty crops
in the valleys and fed sheep and cat
tie on the high conical hills which con
stitute a prominent feature Of an in
sular landscape. Year after year men
have gone out on the waters of the
gulf In search of the cod, mackerel and
Holsters on which livelihood depends
They are simple, primitive people.
these natives Of the Magdaens, labor
ing all the while under circumstances
that are most dlscouraging. The arch
ipelago contains twelve or thirteen dis
tinct islands, including several grim
rocks which are not inhabited and nev-
er will be.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-05-23
YAKIMA CHANGES
GRADING RULES

One feature of the rules for grade
nd pack adopted by the committee of
the Yakima Valley Fruit Growers as
s0ciation this year, is a practical re-
yersal Of the practice heretofore in
vogue in this valley as to the size Of
apples that may be packed in the diff
ferent grades.
In the past the rule has been that
the lower the grade the smaller the
apples admitted. Hereafter the asso-
citation will permit smaller apples in
the extra fancy than in the fancy, and
smaller in the fancy than in choice.
No count greater than 1863 will be per-
mitted in the latter. In fancy grade
no greater pack than us will be per-
mitted excepting In the case Of Wine
saps or Missouri Pippins, which shall
be accepted up to and including 200 /;
while 225 Winesaps or Missouri Pippins
can be packed for extra fancy, sizes
of other varieties smaller than 200 to
the box to be excluded.
The &C" grade shall be made up of
all merchantable apples not included
in No. and No. grades. These ap-
pies mustsbe free from all insect pests,
wormholes and scale, but will include
mishappen apples or apples having a
limb rub or other defects. Apples of
this grade may also contain two worm
stings, perfectly healed over without
and not exceeding l-l6 inch
in diameter, or may show slight
bruises. Each apple must be wrapped.
The extra fancy grade is to consist
Of well formed apples only, free from
all defects all red varieties must have
rs per cent Of color: Ben Davis, Rome
Beauty, Baldwin, Wagner, and other
varieties Of similar color must show
red color Of so per cent; Red Cheek |
Pippns and Winter Bananas must
show a red cheek.
The only deviation from the above
as to fancy grade is that slight limb
rub or like defects not exceeding T.
nch in diameter will be permitted, ]
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-05-23

while all red apples admitted must
show 25 per cent color
In the grading Of peaches il is pro
yided that none less than inches IN
diameter shall be packed for shipment
and q inches is the minimum fixed for
Elbertas. No over-ripe, under-sized,
immature. misshapen. diseased, wormy
or otherwise defective fruit shall be
packed. except that over-ripes and un-
der-sized'may be packed for special
purposes provided the boxes are plain
~ so marked.
Each box Of Bartlett Winter Nellis,
Comice and like varieties of pears
shall weigh not less than 50 pounds
gross, while Flemish Beauty, d'Anjou,
Beurre Clairgeau. Fall Butter and
similar varieties shall weigh not less
than 4s pounds gross. The first grade
shall consist of pears not less than 2t
inches in diameter Except Winter Mel
lis. which shall not be less than II
inches), shall be free from worms,
scale, all bruises and defects, limb
rubs or missapen. No pears without
stems will be accepted 10 this grade.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-05-23

comprising Baker and Union counties
showed ah increase Of S9i farms
1he irrigated aeIssFs IS taken from
speeial schedules filed out by agents
from information obtained from owners
OF officials Of irrigation enterprises
and, IN some instances. from public
records. The acreage thus obtained IS
considerably larger than the irrigated
acreage reported on the supplemental
| schedules filled out by the farm enum-
orators. This difference is due in a
measure to the fact that the special
agents found enterprises which were
not reported on any schedules returned
/ by the enumerators, indicating that the
acreage reported on the supplemental
schedules is to some extent under the
| true figure. There is. however. a
! natural tendency for the officials Of
enterprises 60 report as irrigated the
entire area of farms of which only a
part was irrigated Furthermore,
some farms are so situated as 10 re-
ceiVe water from more than one enter
prise, and may be reported as iruga-
/ ted by each, which reUslts IN duplica-
tion. Owing to the two causes last
enumerated, II is probable that the
acreage irrigated as shown IN this bul-
/ letin is somewhat excessive, but the
extent of this excess cannot be deter
mined. 1t is believed, however, to be
less than 10 per cent tor the state Of
! Oregon.
The total acreage as reported irri-
gated in 1909 was 686, l29 acres, as
against 1888, 80 acces in 1899 and and
IN, 944 acres in 1889. The per centage
Of increase from 1889 to 1899 was 1852
and that from 1899 to 1909, 76.7. The
absolute increase during the later de-
cade was, however, 297, ,8l9 acres, while
that during the earlier decade was only
2l0, 366 acres.
The per centage Of increase between
1899 and 1909 in the acreage irriagted
was considerably higher than the per
centage of increase in the number Of
farms irriagted. This indicates that
there was an increase in the acreage
irrigated per farm, the average being
1929 acres in 1909, as compared with
1913 acres in 1899. As decrease from
28l acres to 1858 acres in the average
size of the farms Of the state was re-
ported for the same period, it is prob
able that farmers are lrrigating larger
parts Of their holdings than formerly. I
1t is not possible, however, to deter |
mine how far this is actually the ease,
as the higher average size shown tor
1900 was due to a considerable extent .
to the inclusion of the entire acreage T
of an Indian reservation in Crook .
county that was not included in the re-
turns for 1910. The percentage which
the irrigated area represented Of the
total improved farm acreage was III
per cent in. 1899, wilhelm 1909 it was
1911 per cent.
The percentage Of the total land area
Of the state irriagted in 1909 was IL,
with 0.6 per cent in 1899 and
D. 3 per cent in 1889.
The county for which the largest
area of irrigated land was reported in
1909 was Baker, swith an irrigated
acreage of 9,673. Harney county,
which in 1899 ranked first in area of ir- {
'igated land, was second in 1909 with
29, 1876 acres. In three other counties {
he area of irrigated land in 1909 ex /
eeded $4,000 acres, swhile five counties i