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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-23
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NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-The great
auditorium OF the Metropolitan opera
house doomed dark and empty. II
was later afternoon. The dust cur
tains covered the seats. Two or three
cleaning women we're still at work
In one OF the balconies.
The stage was set for the first act
OF Siegfried II was dimly Illuminated
by an electric light burning here and
there In the wings. Half dozen OF
| the mechanical force were busy with
odd jobs. when a group OF 10 or IL
men walked on from oSe side, and
went down TO the footlights. One oil
| them took his seat at piano In the
orchestra pit and struck chord.
| In the center OF the group stood q
| boy with a great bush Of dark hair
and q mustache that was little more
than a shadow. He wore a shabby
velvet jacket, threadbare. frayed
trousers and broken shoes. In his
hands he nervously crumpled a soft
hat. But his eyes were full Of an
eager light, as they peered out into
the amphitheater before him.
He pointed up to the topmost OF
the Ave galleries. Il sat there" he
said. Ito hear Carusol"
| Among those who surrounded the
youth were Giulio Gattt Casazza, gen.
eral manager Of the opera house;
Giuseppe Sturani. conductor; +. Z.
!, Coppicus, head OF The concert depart
ment, and Pasquale Amato. baritone.
Willy Tyroler, an assistant con-
ductor, was at the plano. To his &C
compartment, the boy sang an aria
from la Boheme," then one from i
Pagliacci." with his first notes every
man and woman at work within sound
of his voice stopped work and listened.
Try-outs OF voices are common at the
Metropolitan. But not such voices as
this one.
When he had finished, the critics
were agreed that one Of the richest
and most beautiful tenor voices known
to musical history had been displayed.
Amato offered to give the boy two
months lessons, free. Gatti and the
others will not lose sight OF him.
So begins a new chapter in the life
of Theodore Kiitay. who, "a hours
before. had been singing on Fffth-ave.
for such contributions as might be de-
posted In his hat A newspaper re-
porter heard him, recognized the won
derful quality OF his voice and intro
duced him to the Metropolitan author.
1 ties.
Kittay Is % years old. He was
born In Russia, and studied music Ave
years In the Imperial conservatory OF
st. Petersburg. He is q pianist as
well as a singer, and has been trying
for three years to earn his living as
a musician in this country. He lives
with his mother and three sisters In
tenement in Avenue B, but II the ex-
pectations OF thSs Sc who have heard
him are fulflled. the Kittay family Is
destined to see ;uore prosperous days
before another opera season has
drawn TO q close.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-23
DON'T DESPAIRi-THERE ARE
ADVANTA GES IN ADVERSELY

Don't despair.
Hard conditions desperate circumstances trials and hardshp
have ever developed giants of the human
II Lincoln born in Fhave mansion and had gone
through college probably would have been heard Of
was struggle with conditions that developed the
giant in him.
Compare average PANTY aracerless stainless na
tve boy sturdy poor who feels that he must
redeem himself from poverty and to make
place himself in the world
One 5 WEAKLNG; the other GIANT
Most themselves, discover their real
strength until they with opposition or failure.
power hes deep within that ordinary
it,
We do not per-
Bonal estates
We with the larger part of ourselves undiscovered.
failure the hot furnace adversity
cumb Of secOmpacency and releases the precious
his general Massena that he showed
his the wounded and the dead falling him
lion him aroused and he fought like demon
motive great enough emergency large enough
spony heavy to call the hidden
latent energies spring forth which astonsh
almost everything their handicap which has
been their perpetual worry and their perpetual
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-23
Brute

Mary" he pleaded, will you please
quit talking for few minutesf I'm
trying TO think"
II can talk and think" she peevish-
ly replied. II can't understand why
you are not able to listen to me and
think"
Il can. Only the things I think
while I'm listening to you don't get
me anything. Chicago Record-Her-
aid.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-23
Not Bound

why wouldn't that post autograph
this volume Of his earlier poems for
your
HE said he was willing 10 acknowl.
edge the authorship verbally, but not
In writing. "-Louisyf1l CourierJour
nal.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-23
Nothing

Doctor Ito Mrs. j., whose husband
Is very il)-Has ne had any lucid In
tervals?
Mrs. J.-E's 'ad nothing except
what you ordered, doctor.-Lppin'
colts Magazine.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-23

There are several points In the
United States where the average
hourly velocity OF the wind IL greater
than that OF Chicago. which is known
ss the WINDY City" but Chicago has
a maximum record which has been ex-
ceeded but once.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-23

.'what II the meaning Of economy 9
ECONOMY. my non, b going with
out something you do want IN case
some day you should want sometnins
whtch you probably won't want
New YORK American
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-23

The dog problem In hotels In likely
to be overcome soon by kennel suitss.
for the animals In connection with
their owners room.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-23

ryh,caeo fortune tellers are said TO
have . secret union and scale OF
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-23

Pennsylvania savings banks hold
1917. 025,116 In deposits.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-23

don't know nuthin about yer books
An don't much know 'em,
I'm scarcely wise to a novels looks,
An never has read poem.
Them written things is Greek to me-
I'm nightly shy learpn',
But know the woods. an the wind that's free
An the smell OF the wood fires burnin
know the call OF the matln' bird
An the trail of the stag to water
An the ways OF the wild things, winged an furred
That all of you wise" folks slaughter.
l know the song OF the wind at night
In the pine trees softly stirrin,r
An know the cry OF the ducks In flight
An the sound OF the wings a-whirrin'.
When there amt friend beside your
Do you know the way to pack an camp
Kin you keep yer route an all-day's tramp
With never a trail to guide you?
You can't? Well. mebbe, I'm quite chump
To you an yer learned brothers.
But let tell you. sir, plain an plump
There certainly some others!
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-23

Los Angeles has now SIX clergymen
enrolled az special police officers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-23

See tomorrows Times for announcement Of the
NEXT article in this great series
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-02-27
THE RECORDS BELL PHONE
100
CALL OFTEN
THE EDITORS CHANCE.

1t was the usual editorial privilege
in the good old days gone by to be-
gin treatise on either the tariff or
matrimony with the oft-used phrase
Il now take my pen in my hand,
etc." but in these days of modern
progress the editor usually bangs
his effusions out on typewriter.
The editor of The LAMBERTvILLE
RECORD is doing neither. Instead,
he is taking his stick" in his hand
to tell you that this issue marks an
epoch in the history of THE RECORD.
This editorial is set in new type, in
a new composing stick and loaded
with new leads.
This style of type is known as
Century Expanded and is one of the
most beautiful products of the
worlds greatest type foundry, the
American Type Founders Company.
Thanks to the perfection of that
great organization, they were able
to place in our Lambertville office a
complete new dress of type within
twenty hours of the giving of the
order, and in spite of the fact that
the material had to be shipped from
both Philadelphia and Jersey City.
The editor set his first type on
The Clinton Democrat in 1889, and,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-02-27

although duly proud of that fact, he
feels an even greater pride in this
event, as it is not often these days
that he has the opportunity to set
up in type his editorial writings.
Since coming into possession OF
THE RECORD we have been obliged
to omit many good news items sole
ly through lack of material with
which to set them up, but this will
not happen in the future through
that fault.
The improvements already made
to THE RECORD are but a forerun-
ner of those we have in comtempla-
ton.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-02-27

Brother Killgore's editorials in the
Hunterdon County Democrat are
written by somebody in Clinton.
This statement may not be correct,
but when we turned to the editorial
page last week we found it filled
with personals from that borough,
and that is our only guide.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-02-27

Somebody up in Clinton section
goes on the warpath for the Hunter
don Democrat for speaking of "A
bunch of old fashioned Hunterdon
County farmers but we think it's
compliment. There's 80 many
new fashioned people of doubtful
habits that to be classed as old
fashioned" in these strenuous days is
something to be proud of.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-02-27

The Trenton Times-Advertiser, on
Sunday, headed an article Trenton
Couple Enjoy Midwinter Bathing. "
Just as we were wondering what
particular freak of nature it was en-
joyed chloride of lime bath, we
discovered that the Trentonians in
question were at Palm Beach, Florida
where the water is innocent of de-
od0rizers.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-02-27

Several Hunterdon County people
have made purchases of lands at
"Brookfield," new building tract
near Trenton, an advertisement of
which appears elsewhere in this issue.
The whole Pennington Road is build
ing up, and those whose business
requires them to be nearer Trenton
than what Lambertville is will do
we'll to look into this suburban pro-
position.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-02-27

the same basis as members of AS
sembly are elected. This would have
qiven the big counties majority of
the delegates. The small counties
fearing that this would result in the
election of Senators on a basis of
population, formed combination
AGAINST the bill and would have de-
feated it.
AT the Democratic conference
with Governor Wilson yesterday it
was agreed that the question of leg
islative representation should be left
to the convention to decide by a
vote of county units, each county
having one vote. This will insure a
continuance of the present unfair
system of representation.
This is a surrender on the part
of the large counties, but it leaves
all of the field open except as to the
one matter of Senatorial representa-
ton, and there are so many things
really needed that this one may be
sacrificed to gain the others. 1t is
understood that this change removes
all opposition.
Suppose that the rural counties
sought to take away from the urban
counties their representation in the
Legislature, would there not be
howl, that could be heard all the way
from Maine to California? Yet, we
feel absolutely safe in making the
statement that we could pick out
blindfolded from a Hunterdon
County voters list complement of
men who would equal in statesman
ship and ability anything in the way
of a delegation that has ever been
sent from Essex, Hudson, Passaic or
Bergen Counties. And we feel still
more confident in predicting that
they would give fairer attention
to the needs of the above named
counties than any Essex-Hudson de-
legation would give to the needs of
Hunterdon County.
During the past week an attempt
has been made to gold-brick the ru-
raj Senators by putting in the call
for Constitutional Convention the
agreement that no delegate would
vote to decrease the Senatorial rep
resentation from the rural counties.
This is about on a par with the in
telligence of the Essex-Hudson fac
tons. They regard us rural people
as a lot of mutton-heads 3" who
think that gas lights are to be blown
out and that electric lights are pink
halrpinS stuck in glass goblets, and
this sop to the rural Senators is but
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-02-27

Editor Killgore, of the Hunterdon
County Democrat, was all wrought
up last week over the story sent
out by E. Nief concerning the mac
adam road from Pennington to
Frenchtown. The Record did not
use the story as comparatively few
of it's readers were interested in the
matter, and we. did not have the
time to put it in type.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-02-27
Stealing Of a State
The Attempt to "Cold Brick the
Rural Members Of Legislature.

The LdmDeIlNtltC
against the piracy of State has not
gone unnoticed. The Trenton Times
has even published a couple OF lady
like editorials on the subject, and
aimed a slap or two at the wrists OF
those who would be responsible Tor
the steal.
A prominent citizen of the State
probably one of the best known
writes the editor under date Of Feb
ruary 10: You are indeed working
along the right lines. Keep it up.
Your defense of the present constl-
tuition is most commendable and
your unique method of putting it
before the people must attract IA
vorable attention
We have not found a single word
in the rural papers, though, concern
ing this matter, except a few stray
clippings from city dailies. Just
when the editors expect to awake
and start the fight we do not know,
but we are not going to await the
awakening either.
When the Lambertville Record
announced that it would be indepen-
dent, it meant it. While the attemp-
ted piracy of the State is being
conducted largely by Democratic
members of the Legislature, we do
not believe that the good Democrats
of the State-and especially of the
rural counties-will sanction the &C
ton a bit more than the Republi-
cans.
We are not sure that the Repub-
licans, from a political standpoint.
would not offer less opposition to
the Constitutional Convention scheme
than rural Democrats, as its pass
age would mean sure and certain
election of a Republican Governor
next Fall. But we are quite GER
tam that every good man in both
parties will fight the scheme to the
utmost when he is once alive to its
meaning, and the schemers, whether
Democrat or Republican, will get
the grand razoo" in things poll
teal.
LIBERTY IMPAIR.
The Jersey City Journal. with
that characteristic disregard Of rn.
raj rights which marks all the Hud.
son and Essex schemes, has the fol.
lowing
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-02-27
LIBERTY UNFAIR.

+, The Jersey City Journal, with
that characteristic disregard of ru.
raj rights which marks all the Hud-
son and Essex schemes, has the fol.
lowing
New Jersey has outgrown its
Constitution and the only effective
means n for securing new one is
through 70, a constitutional convention.
Assemblyman Hennessv introdm
ced "a bill providing for the election
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-06-04
Notice Of Contest.

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon.
TO Joseph Mqurcy, of Teton, Mcntans, con-
You are hereby notified that
JOHN WHITTAL.
who gives Fort ~ nton, Mont. az his postohfce
address, did on May z, 1918, ole in this office his
duly corroborated application to contest and
sWA NEk. sen NWk, EM swh and
sEh section 8; township Is north. range 9 east,
he alleges that you have wholly abandonei the
plac for more. than six months last past, and
that you have failed to comply with the home.
lou ere. therefore,, further notified that the
said allegations will be taken by this Office ss
having Mg}, been en- confessed s.nss,ss BY you, and your said en-.
further right to be heard therein, either before
this ONCE GO, or on appeal, II you fail to ole IN THE
o onS' e. within =, Twenty ,s;i days after the FOURTn
answer, under oath. specifically meeting and re-.
spending to These allegations of contest, or If
you fail within that time to nle in this office due
swer on the saio contestant either in person or
by registered mail. IT this service 10 made by
the delivery Of . copy Of your answer to the con.
either the said contestants written acknowledg.
men: Of lis receipt Of he copy. :howing the dste
%h iss F the d.i, Ss the ws st1 %sSs : Of the R %S:o .S BY
where the copy was delivered: If made by yegis.
tered mail, proof of such service must consist Of
the affidavit OF the person BY whom the copy was
it was mailed, and this afndavit must be accom-.
panied by the postmaster's receipt for the letter.
You should state IN your answer the name Of
to be sent to you.
- R n. suTHsRI!s. Register.
Date OF first publication June 4. 1918.
Date of second publication June II, 1913.
Date Of third publication June ls, 1918:
Date of fourth publication June Is. 1918.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-06-04
A Special PRIVILEGE.

There came Il time in a certain cam-
paign when the managers on n side
needed $4,000 and turned to u cor
poration source of supply.
The need was explained by a banker
who was interested in politics. The
money man Of the corporation listened
and said: well. I'll give you 10000,
but l don't want to make a check for
It or a draft. Just set aside $4,000 in
your bank and I'll get the currency in
Z few days and hand it in"
That was satisfactory. In about
eleven days the money man of the cor
poration walked into the bank with the
$4,000 in cash. turned it in and start
ed away.
Hold on" said the banker. There's
q little matter of SOS interest"
whats that?" roared the corpora.
ton man.
"There's $fS interest due on that"
The corporation man put his hand tt
his forehead and gasped: Great Cae
sar, this is the limit! Here you get !;
contribution of $4,000 from us ant
then want us to pay SOS for the privi
lege of contributing it." Saturda!
Evening Post.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-06-04
What They Got Besides.

DR.. Aked was one of the late General
Booths firmest supporters. Once dur
ing a very severe winter DIR. Aked APP
pealed to his congregation for funds to
provide poor children with breakfasts.
A considerable sun was subscribed.
and DR.. .Aked arranged that some thou
sands of free meals should be provided
at the Salvation Army barracks to the
children in the neighboring slums. Aft
er Il little complaints began to reach
DR.. Aked. I'VE provide the money"
somebody grumbled. land the Saliva
ton Army gets all the credit"
"They may get the credit" retorted
DR.. Aked. but they also get the tleas!
If you want the first in this cast you've
got to take the second"
After this there was no more grum-
bling.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-06-04
COMING ABOARD IN STATE.
Jack Was SubIimeIy Happy In His Role
Of Admiral.

Jack Was subIimeIy Happy In His Role
Of Admiral.
Rear Admiral w. H. Brownson told
with much amusement an incident of
his last year Of sea duty, when the
squadron Of armored cruisers of which
he was in command was in the Medi.
%terranean. At the Piraeus, the port of
Athens. shore liberty was given to all
the crews.
The most m piece of money in
Greece is the drachma. 1t is of the
value of the French franc or the Ital-
ian Ira. but it is almost always of pa
per, like the old wartime "shinplaster."
The scrip circulates extensively. Of
course, and remains in use until it ac-
cun1ulates an almost incredible amount
of dirt. Nowhere else in the world can
there be found anything in the way of
germ laden Grecian drachma.
The morning before the ships were
to sail away a typical old 'salt," one
Of the few remaining man-of-war's
men of the old days. found himself at
the landing at Phaleron bay about a
half hour late for his ships boat. He
had enjoyed Athens, no doubt, and was
in a happy mood.
Hailing a native boatman who spoke
English. Jack asked him what he
would charge to take him of. Zone
drachma," was the prompt reply. Jack
ordered him to bring his boat to the
landing and then began to search him.
self for the price. He drew forth a
one drachma note, filthy and dirty, and
then another and another, till he held
in his hands ten pieces of soiled paper
money.
He looked at the stuff with utter dis
gust, and then he ordered the native to
call another boat. That ranged along
side. and then he ordered a third. The
Greeks could not understand why he
wanted more than one boat, but Jack
kept on till he had ten of them in line.
"Now." he said. "shove off and head
for the Maryland. Keep in single COL
umn If you want to get your money.
I'll bring up the real to see that you
do 1t right"
Away they went over a sea as
smooth as glass, Jack giving stento-
rian orders now and then through his
boatman, who interpreted for the 9TH
ers. On nearing the Maryland, Jack
took his position at the head Of the
column and as he stepped aboard the
gangway was heard to say:
There! BY George, I've been the
admiral Of a fleet for once! Here's
your 10 drachmas for your ten boats.
Take the dirty stuff. I've got no use for
it. So long."-Youth's Companion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-06-04

NJ" . ih1 AAN'' palace and sent
his card in to Lord Knollys. the kings
secretary.
Lord Knollys. much astonished. came
out. Good morning. lord" said the
cub. "How's the king?"
Whereupon Lord Knollys told the
cub exactly how the king was and
gave him a lot of interesting and in
portant news about the royal patient.
which was cxpeditiously cabled to the
United States and back again to Lon
don. greatly to the CONSERVATION of the
other news associations and the Eng
lish newspaper men. and the cub didn't
know. until the shocked Englishmeu
told him. just how many immortal and
immemorial precedents he and Lord
Knollys had smashed between them.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-06-04
Notice Of Hearing.


In the district court of the Twelfth judicial
district of the state of Montana, in and for the
county of Chouteau.
In the matter of the estate Of Mary E. Coneld,
deceased.
Notice lie hereby given, that the will of Mary
E.. Codsld. deceased, has been produced and 1led
herein; that the petition of Charles Cofeld, of
Hawarden, Montana, for the probate of said
will has been filed herein; that Saturday, the
l4th day Of June, A.. D. 1918, at 10 o'clock :. M,
Of said court as the time for hearing said petit.
ton by the said court or Judge, at the court room
Of said court, In the court house at Fort Benton,
Montana.
That said notice of said hearing is given by
said clerk by publication of the same In the
Daily River Press, q daily newspaper, printed
and published at Fort Benton, in said county and
state, for at least ten different days of publica
ton coneecutively.
Dated June 3, A. D.. 1918.
GEO. D. PATTERSON,
Clerk of the District Court.
First publication Jane 3. 1918.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-06-04

way, was very
proud Of his young masters prowess
in the athletic arena. assured him that
he would make no mistake.
Now. it happened that by some un-
lucky chance the watch stopped at the
precise moment in which he started to
run. Having put his best effort into
the race. the athlete finished almost
exhausted.
1.-The time. Pat!" he shouted breath.
lessly.
Pat Immediately held up the watch,
and. on looking at it for the first time
since the start. al expression Of sur
prise. mingled with pride. overspread
his features.
"Begob. sir" he answered. you're a
wonder. You have beaten all records,
for you have done 1t in no time"