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New-York tribune., 1916-02-20
Victor Jacobi Finds Most of Broadwa''
Musical Plays Quite Delightful Iho"s"
Designed to Dazzle the Eye Ratnef
than Charm the Ear.

"rniauation, That is it. A COMPOSE -" -,
be infatuated with his subject .,r.
enough TO turn ou, so many pages -
script. The story must be ABSORBED n
about with one constantly-and lo''o
course. many stories possessing drarna"' f
sih;l;ties would not lend themselves 70 'D' e..
treatment. The most suitable story mus
be decided upon. Then It must re',,~ IN.
most in the mind of the composer 9" ~. ,,us
ne is at work upon his opereua' :, g.,
never set it aside, never let II oe'0"''
ondary importance. 80,
.Tbis method necessarily involves ~
r.r;od Of concentrated work, and II Is ". 4,
sibl. for European composers 70 '"'" AZ,
~u,,,;,v ~ material which the America" y
noser can. For my part, have pee" F',p
ing a musical comedy on an aVe,Ss' -, his
evecy two years. Some require 's'' III nj, 70
br, few I am sure, would hnd 1t p0''" .ss,
cornl.,e = piece in less than SIX 0'
months. ,,
"Of course. with tire American 'ype .,sdy
s;csl comedy 10 such degree oi Wv, OS,,,,oosss
and elaboration is required. A snow w.. .,ough
Of comedy musical numbers and JUS, ' e,n n
Oio, 70 hold the performance together %, -" q.
turned ou, in very short time' !. - maxim
signed to conform to rules Of art ana c.nnO, MO" b
NO nretensions to be what II ISL .,,y sub
sa;d 70 fall short OF any ideal. Ns'1'' ,rey %
.,D.s of nousical comedy. depending s' 10
.'o, svr.r6oial estimation, cannot ,al
afneve aS,aH ebarm s They do not create any a.s
o,n0.ohere o,rso nor have they within th'n'''
anv germs of permanence .r,y Az
And SO. in his own way VIM Of his'
names or assuming a susse'uO" r..,ous'
mightness, Mr.. Jacob answered -, 49,, ruse'l
Why must we so abroad tor o.. ..G oieces sO'
comedy and Why do the 'mp0''''
10y the longest runs
New-York tribune., 1916-02-20
SOLDIERS ARE EVERYWHERE.

One observes the man in khaki at every rail-
wsv bridge and tunnel, at every canal LOCK- al
every elevator with its stock Of precious food,
at every industrial plant where the twenty
million shells are being made. Port Arthur
has its training camp at the head OF Lake
Superior: Manitoba has its 1000 men encamp-
ed on the plains; Alberta at the Sarcee Camp
near Calgary, where Cree and Blackfeet once
,yarred and roamed the prairies unchecked. In
the mountains, too, the soldiers OF the empire
arc found and as one reached Canadas Daoy
city OF Prince Rupert within sight OF the
Alaskan boundary, a youthful sentinel rihe
over his shoulder. was doing his sentry-go and
helping TO guard the wharves and the new
two r,ilon-dollar shipbuilding plant
Truly Canada is at war. From many remote
corners of this empire-dominion are the hight
ers coming. battalion is being raised IN the
Peace River district, hundreds Of miles north
Of Edmonton; the last great West IT is
called. But recruits have emerged from lar
more distant points. Prospectors have
"nusbed" their wearsome way from Yukon
and Mackenzie and Hudson's Bay. Poet Ser
vice is driving an ambulance car at the western
front. and his is the tale Of many sour dough
~ whom ne wrote in more peaceful days. Many
= man has travelled from FIVE TO six thousand
miles 70 reach the firing line for his king
An English girl drove seventy-hve miles 70
the Edmonton market. Are you alone IN your
New-York tribune., 1916-02-20
A road making lesson In camp.
Members of American Battalion, En-
listing at Toronto. Take Oath of
Allegiance for Duration of War.

under this Patriotic Fund, $4,000 families s,
being cared for, and the numbers may i.r.,,,
to as many more within year.
VARIED SERVICE OFFERED.
The Canadian Army Transport Servic. ws
of necessity, called into being with ex.s-
dinary rapidity, and it is able 10 boas. taa,e.
first 100000 troops were sent overseas W.T..
out the loss OF single life. The Dominirr,
through governmental and private aid, wi
supporting. late in the fall OF 1915, 10000 bed
in sixteen hospitals in England, France. Cairo
and the Dardanelles, and since then the On.
tario government has opened l,O00bed hes
pital in England. Some Of the great Canada,
universities, such as McCll, Toronto sr:
Queens, are supporting and manning base hes
pitals. which are credited with being Of L,
highest grade Already Canada has sen. Owe
two thousand of her doctors and several hlr-
dred nurses as one OF the national contrlog.
tons.
In Canada itself internment camps are /
corollary of the contest. Thousands Of me-
bers of the enemy lands, who are under sas
picion. are coralled in large encampmeat
some of them being situated in the wlla' o.
Quebec and Ontario. where the men ere bull
ing roads and clearing land. The mea OF an
internment camp in the Rocky Mounan' &c
constructing a mountain road from Casuy@
Vancouver.
The sacrifcial spirit marks the won'n o
Canada, as might be supposed. Ihef P'''
teal activities are legion. Womens pau''c.
leagues. Red Gross auxiliaries, Daughters o.
the Empire, Women's Canadian eluOs, 'nu''A
organizations and women's political eiu'' ''
working to the one end. A popular Canaan
song is entitled KNITTING" and II IS sung "
the music Of millions OF needles. women nav
tag days, collecting bands for war funds 70.
even recruiting leagues, and now tnsy ~
organizing to release qualihed hshuns ~.
from certain occupations and 70 replace US.
by women workers. The women oi ''n'''
are al war as we'll as the men.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-20
Nothing Much, Answers Hungarian Ausnor
of "Sybil," Except That Our Composers
Devote More Energy TO Medleys than
20 Stories Set TO Music.

hands of most OF your popular composers
mere string Of songs"
But why is it" Mr.. Jacob was asked, tha'
America, with her passion for music doesn't
produce artists of the calibre OF the European
artistsP
The COMPOSER erased with gesture all the
opprobrium suggested by the question.
II am not sufficiently familiar with your
composers" he said, TO comment on the hsnt
opera they produce in other than most gen
eral way. / find much Of your popular music
charming enjoy a native Broadway show
immensely And American popular music al
yays meets with cordial reception abroad,
especially in Budapest where the songs OF
nopular American composers, like Irving Ber-
lin for instance, are quite familiar TO the pub
lie.
"I don't think there is any great fault TO be
found with the brand of musical comedy manu-
factured here. 1t serves its purpose and its
dav. That should be sufficient. And you have
one glowing exception, you know-Victor Her
bert. l could talk for hours and hours about
Victor Herbert"
Mr. Jacob still refused to say anything de
rogatory but. thus pressed, consented to elabo
rate his idea OF the underlying differences. He
stoutly maintained that he was enthusiastic
over the American school Of musical comedy,
bu, he also answered the vexing questions.
II think" he went on, that the matter OF
economies enters into the equation. In Eu-
rope, as in America, the consideration Is to
please the public. No producer. however
ardent patron Of art. would care to stage
piece for the nightly benefit of empty seats.
The public must be pleased To this extent
the conditions abroad and here in America
identical But methods differ
American producers delight in equppng
musical comedy in the most gorgeous manner
they can devise. Money is not spared The
New-York tribune., 1916-02-20

This represents heavy strain on an eight
million country. and yet it is being successfully
and cheerfully met. When the Finance Min
lister hoated per cent SSO,0oo,C0O war loan it
was over subscribed to twice that sum In ten
days time, and the other fifty millions were
retained TO assist the Imperial Government in
financing its purchases OF war supplies in Can
ada Fortunately, the national revenue is
growing while the outlay is lessening, the gov
ernment thus setting a national example OF
economy.
The country is experiencing the new sensa-
ton of war taxes on certain imports on letters
New-York tribune., 1916-02-20

in training in Canada. Sixty-five thousand
married men are in the ranks, and recruits
are coming in at an average Of thousand
dsy. Half million from an eght-million pop
ulstion is Canadas contribution. 1t Is esti-
mated that the maximum fighting force OF the
Dominion. of men who are between eighteen
and forty-hve, would number 10000; others
make the estimate million. The industrial,
commercial and agricultural interests need
men as well, and already plans are being made
for the release of fighters by workers who
cannct fight
But. in the meantime, the universal slogan
New-York tribune., 1916-02-20
NAV CANADA rs DOING HER PART IN THE WAR
Women Organize to Do Work OF
Men Who Want to BE Soldiers.
Collect Funds and Help Stir
UP Patriotism.

/, Recruits Wantedp Bilboards and stream
ers Asunt the MESSAGE war pictures fill the
naper, and windows. battalions advertise IN
the daily press, page at time, for additions
20 their ranks as they send their brothers over
seas-Princess Patricias. Pals battaions that
belong 10 a certain city or county. regiments
from the west from the east. Many nave
characteristic nicknames, such as the Little
Black Devils of Winnipeg and the west,
whose glory at Ypres shall not soon tade.
An American battalion is in process OF Tor
nation in Toronto, the members OF which are
taking the oath of allegiance for the duration
Of the war. 1t is interesting to recall that
$4,000 Canadians enlisted in tho American Civl
War. among whom there were $4,000 casual
ties.
WAR COSTS MONEY.
War. like some other luxuries. comes high,
and war is costing Canada many millions. The
governments wa. expenditure had nearly
reached the Sl5O.0OO,OOO mark at the opening
of 1916. and 1t may cost two hundred million
a year while il lasts. The national debt In
crease during 1915 represented nearly Si39'-
900 600. while the total stands at the tidy sum
OF half billion.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-20
Furnishing Half a Million Fighters
Dominion Is Recruiting Them at
the Rate of Thousand a Day.

military city, as it was in the SOS. when the
old-line British regiments added a note OF gay
life TO the town. Parks, university campus
and avenues are being used as drilling grounds
and the strdent and imperative voice OF Ser
geant Whats-his-name is heard above the roar
of the street traffic. So in Montreal and Win
nipeg, so in every city from Sydney TO Vic
toria, so in the far-hung outpost towns of the
West.
The Press., 1916-04-19
OUR VANISHING DEER.
The Most Graceful and Most Hunted ot

The Most Graceful and Most Hunted ot
 All Our Animals.
 No animal on the North American continent has been hunted so relent- lessly as the deer That's why he is getting scarcer every. year, and you'll have to look in a park or go into the mountains to find one today.
 For convenience in distinguishing this animal from other members of the family scattered over the earth, we call him he common American deer" He is also referred to at times as the roebuck, the jumping deer and the long tailed deer. He is small, compared with others of his family, like the moose and elk, and his color is brown in summer and gray-brown in winter. He weighs between 100 and POO pounds
 The ll.a!e deer carries a pair of horns, which he sheds each year after the breeding season. Then he grows new pair, their size increasing as the deer grows older The female deer, called the doe, has no horns.
 They are veSetaTianS and live most of the year on shrubs, grass and the buds of trees Sometimes they become bolder and visit farmers corn or wheat fcl.l. They also like berries.
 The American deer is one of the most graceful animals on the continent, speeds over the open ground or through the forest with equal ease. It harms no one. vet it is the most hunted of ani- malls. The reason is that the animals flesh is most delicious. If you have ever tasted venison you'll see why men hunt the deer so relentlessly.-Phila- delphia North American.
The Press., 1916-04-19
A WOMAN'S OPINION.
It Went on Record as Decision of the
 Supreme Court.

0Ine SoOiSs
 "All the justices of the supreme court wear gowns of black silk,' says Francis E. Leupp in Walks About Washington John Jay, the first chief justice. relieved the somber mo notony of his by adding collar bound with scarlet. but the precedent was not followed The court has sometimes been styled the most dignified judicial tribunal in the world, and doubtless it deserves the compliment.
 '"The arguments made before it are confined to calm, international reason ing The pleaders do not raise their voices or forget their manners or in dulge ill personalities or oratory while debating. and the opinions of the court are recited with a quietness almost conversational. These opinions are very carefully guarded up to the mo ment they are read from the bench, but now and then. after decision has be- come history. there leaks out an enter taining story of how it came to be ren dered
 Such an instance was in the case of an imported delicacy which might have been classed either as a prepara tion of fish or as d havoring sauce. The GUS toms officers had levied duty on it as d sauce. and an importer had appealed. The justices. when they came to com pare notes. confessed themselves sore ly puzzled. and one of them suggested that since the technical arguments were so well balanced it might be wise to fall back upon common sense. That evening he carried a sample of the dis puted substance home to his wife, who was an expert in culinary matters.
 "'Thcre. my dear said he. is sauce for you to try
 With one look at the contents of the package. which she evidently rec ogniZed, she exclaimed: 'Pshaw, That's no sauce: that's fish. Didn't yon know it?'
 "The next day the court met again for consultation and on the following Monday handed down decision over ruling the customs officers and sustain ing the importers appeal"
The Press., 1916-04-19
k.ouu Tea Is Named

In India and Ceylon teas are named according 10 the different leaves of the plant. The two small leaves at the tir of the shoot produce, as rule, tile hest tea. known as "fowery" and ''or- ange' pckne. Pekoe without an ad- io' tive QitC rally ''White down'O is made from the leaf immediately below thosr of the o"an~e and tlowery. Next in the descending scale is the leaf of the >'Ome%lEI tOlrSer SouchOng C'littlp sprouts'o. and lower still are larger leaves yielding cOngou Qaborer'>' te:. oi tea on which much labor is required 60 make it fit for the market and Bohca. Blended tea is now often de ''ci'ibeI as ''congOu.' Originally the name Bohea was applied to am kind of black tea, it being assumed that il all cane from Wui Oronounced by the Chinese BuD.--London Chronicle
The Press., 1916-04-19
SOMERS.

R 5. Bugbee has been confined to his home by illness for several days.
 Mrs. Exford Pendletou of Preston was a recent guest of her daughter. Miss Marcia A. Pendleton.
 MT and Mrs. Archie Dimock of Thompsonville spent Sunday with their parents, MT. and Mrs. Arthur Dimock.
 Miss Evalene L. Smith of Willi mantle normal school has returned to Willimantic after spending a few days with her parents, MT. and Mrs A. Vail Smith
 The last of the union meetings be. tween the Somers and Somersville churches was held in Somersville Con : greg gational church Sunday. Mrs. Marion Woodbury, who is field secre- tary of the American missionary association, was the speaker.
The Press., 1916-04-19
THE FIRST EASTER. Copyright 1916 by
 FELIX I. DWELL.

How brightly men were hoping When angels sang at morn And spread the gladsome tidings That Christ the Lord was born. The fondest Hope of nations Would set His people free. The hills and wales resounded With joy from sea to sea. How darkly men were hoping, What tears all eyes did fill, To see the worlds Redeemer Transfixed upon the hill.
 When He, the Hope nf nations, Hung lifeless on the tree The hills and wales resounded With grief from sea to sea. How darkly men were hoping, That dismal day of gloom, To see the Hope of nations Locked up within the tomb. Behind the guarded portal No power could set Him free. The hills and wales resounded With grief from sea to sea. How brightly men were hoping, How vanished was the gloom, When golden Sabbath sunbeams Lit up the vacant tomb.
 "He is risen," quoth the angel, And gone to Galilee. "
 The hills and wales resounded With joy from sea to sea.
The Press., 1916-04-19
HOLLAND.

The schools in town closed Friday for a weeks vacation.
 David E. Price of Colum bia is the guest of his brother, Lewis B. Price.
 Miss Ruth May Williams of Sum- init, R. l., has been spending a week with her aunt, Mrs. John Rhodes
 There will be a food sale Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Marian Agard Baker. The proceeds are to go towards the support of Mrs. Griggs.
 The Misses Ethel and Ada Luhrsen, who teach in Willimantio, are home for their vacation with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Luhrsen.
 Mrs. L. Ernest Hall gave surprise party Saturday afternoon in honor of her daughter Alice's tenth birth day Fourteen little girls were present and enjoyed a fine time.
 The Lee Methodist church will give a reception Thursday evening in the church in honor of their new pastor, Rev. N. B. Cook. The Congregational people are invited to attend.
 The Union Mission Study class will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Marian Agard Baker to pack a box of old linen, cards, ribbons, etc., for the leper colony in South America,
 Mi. and Mrs. William B. Ludlow and children, Bessie and Billy Lud- low and Harriett Bartlett are spend ing a week in Hollis, N. H., the guests of Rev. and Mrs. R. M. French.
 The Boys club gave a minstrel show in the town hall Friday even- ing. The audience were pleased with the boys get-ups and their singing. Much credit is due MT. Ludlow and Mrs. Bartlett in training the boys.
 The regular prayer meeting of the Congregational church which is usually held Thursday evening will be held Friday evening on account of the reception to be given to Rev. and Mrs. N. B. Cook of the Methodist church.
 The Ladies' Aid of the Lee Metho- dist church gave a, supper in the parsonage last Wednesday. The pastor arrived that day, so it gave him a nice chance to meet his parishioners. Mrs. Cook and daughter, Miss Cook, did not arrive until Friday.
 Mrs Tilden Jeuett teacher in the grammar grade of the Hicks me- morial school gave her school party Friday afternoon because they had received the banner and inter-town banner this last month This makes the fourth time they have received the banner this year. . The children played games and had a jolly good time and refreshments were served.
 The home of Lewis B. Price was discovered to be on fire at 12. 15 o'clock Tuesday of last week. Mrs. Frederick Metcalf notified Mr. and Mrs. Price, and with the assistance of the telephone, neig hbors were summoned. The fire was extingu ished with water and the fire extinguishers in a short time after burning two large holes Tn the roof of the ell of the house and breaking the clustering in the kitchen. The origin of the fire is not known, but it is supposed it caught from a spark from the chimney.
The Press., 1916-04-19
LAW AND JUSTICE.
The Old Squire Could Strike Nice
 Balance Between the Two.

The Old Squire Could Strike a Nice
 BaIanoe Between the Two.
 There is an old New England squire limited, but who has decided views as to common justice. Not long ago d certain Zed Smith was brought before him charged with larceny.
 It appeared from the evidence that Zed had rented horse from a farmer period the animal had remained ill his possession he had fed it from the own CTS stock of grain, although the agree ment was that Zed himself should sup ply tie feed. He was charged by the farmer therefore with the theft of two bushels Of oats and corn.
 ''Thc statutes made and provided" the old squire announced ponderously "say that theft is to convert to your own use the property of another. The horse is the servant of the owner, not of Zed. anl Zcd converted them oats Zed of stealth them oats. He ain't guilty of larceny"
 Zcl rose. thanked the squire and was about to leave the room when the Ol ! man called him back.
 "As said. Zed," he remarked. with q clcum of hrmor in his eye, you ain t guilty of larceny. but you shCre air guilty Of some hing, and I'm goin' to end you ;o isl for a month for it."
The Press., 1916-04-19

The school at Eagleville will close on Thursday and reopen on Monday
 Miss Clara Lindgren will spend the holidays with her parents in New Haven.
 Francis ". Chaffee, Jr., of Eagle vile was guest ssatssthe, home ,r'of his parents, MT. and Mrs. F. W. Chaffee of Stafford over Sunday.
 Harry J. Hopk ins of South Willing ton. MT. and Mrs. H, E Hopkins and son, Howard, of Mansfield Depot, and Addie o. Hopkins of Eagleville visited at the home of their mother, Mrs. Chas. Hopkins, on Sunday.
 George Schofield of Stafford, who came to Eagleville to fill the vacancy as R. F. D. carrier from Eagleyiue post office, returned to his home in Stafford on Saturday. Wm Wolfe of South Coventry is now filling the vacancy as carrier
 The Funeral services of Joseph La Porte (Dore) were held from the home of Mrs. Harley E. Thompson of Eagleville, a granddaughter of the deceased, oD Wednesday afternoon at B o'clock, Rev. Leonard Smith officiating. The body will be taken to Mystic for burial in the Elm Grove cemetery.
 Gurleyville.
 Mr. Erickson has bought the Yeomans place.
 MT. and Mrs. D. Yeomans will occupy Miss 0. N. Turner's tenement when they return from Providence A reception was given the return ing pastor Saturday evening at the conference room. An address of wei come was very ably given by Prof F. Smith. Rev. J. B. Ackley responded with a we'll given talk on some of his life work. Ice cream and cake were served.
 Merrow.
 Mrs. B. C. HalIcck was in Willimantic last Wednesday.
 Mrs. Harry Hopkins spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs Lena French.
 Miss Sadie Willard of Rockville spent the fore part of the week with her mother and brother.
 Mrs. Lena French, who has been stay ing with her sister in Rockville, has returned home.
 Mrs. Roland squires and two children of Eagleville, spent the day with Mrs. Ivan Wilcox and friends last Saturday.
 Charlie and Ester Snow and Grayland Clough are staying with their cousins, Ira and Sarah Wilcox, during their Easter vacation.
 Mrs. Francis Newcomb, who always goes by the name of Grandma Newcomb, has moved with her daughter, Carrie to Willimantic. MT. and Mrs. Ivan Wilcox took them in their auto. Grandma is ninety years old and very smart. Her many friends were very sorry to have her go, but expect to visit her in her new home.
The Press., 1916-04-19
WELLINGTON

The little daughter at Frank Joslin's has been named Gladys.
 The grange program was commended and the oyster supper much enjoyed.
 A late spring always makes busy one for the farmer and for the house keeper. Regular meeting of the Ladies' A i'd society Friday afternoon at the home of the president at g. 30. Gilbert Stansfeld and his brother, Ernest Stansfeld of Springfield are visiting Charles F. Lyon.
 There was snow enough to track a cat Friday night. Someone who has kept count says, ''That makes 43. ''
 There were four new pupils at Bible school last Sunday The membership contest will be resumed the week after Easter. At present the girls are ahead
 West Willington.
 Hazel Hansen, who has been ill, is much better.
 E. J Murphy expects to finish his logging job for Ed Dewolf the middle of this week. @"