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THE OREGON SUNDAY JQURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY. MORNING, DECEMBER " 31, 191L
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kXJCCINI'S pranrt opera, "The Girl
of the Golden Went." Is to be pre
iented In Portland In English this
Beauon. The engnement will In
clude three evening performances
and a matinee, beginning Monday, Jan
uary 22. It will be Portland's greates
V ' musical treat of the season, and will be
furnished by the Savage Grand Opera
company.
The announcement that no doubt will
be received with Intense enthusiasm was
made yesterday by W. H.. -Wright, gen
eral representative for Henry W. Sav
age, the New York producer, who Is
here making the preliminary arrange
ments. The opera will be produced at i
the Heillg. The company carries five
casts of principals, all of them of about
equal merit, and four of these will have
. opportunity to appear In this city. The
fact that Portland will hava four per
formances is strongly Indicative of the
Impresarios realizing that Portland is
rapidly developing as a city Interested
In good musical attractions.
The organisation consists of a whole
tralnload of singers and musicians, the
orchestra numbering 60 pieces, under
the direction . of Giorgio Polacco, of
Venice and Milan, who is said to be a
close personal friend of Puccini. Po
lacco Is credited with having discovered
Tetnunlnl wtfen she was singing In an
obscure opera company. He has two
assistants.
"The company left New York October
17," said Mr. Wright, "on a continental
trip of more than 10,000 miles. The
most of the big cities will get but one
performance. We carry carloads of
scenery, electrical effects and parapher
' nalla necessary for the proper produc
tion of an opera on such grand scale.
"Among the principals are Ameri
cans, English, French, Italians, Scan
dinavians and Germans,' but all sing
In English. These singers were col
lected by Mr. Savage and his agents
Xter critically Inspecting the perform
ances In the leading opera houses of
continental Europe.
"Mr. Savage, as Is well known to
muslo-lovers, has been absent from the
ranks of tha producers of grand opera
for, several seasons. Himself the pio
neer In the field of grand opera repre
sentations In English, of which the pub
lio retain such delightful memories, as
witness his production of 'Parsifal,'
'Madam Butterfly" and T1 Walkeure,'
he felt that after the sensational suc
cess of 'The Girl of the Golden , West'
In New Tork last winter that It would
, . bo even a greater triumph If rendered In
the English tongue. The story, the
characters, the atmosphere, is Ameri-
can, and to truly Interpret the wonder
- ful score and preserve Its dramatic
' values the English text must be used.
"Not the least attractive feature of
this tralnload of grand opera Is tha
. chorus a chorus which can sing o
J acted with great care from musical
colleges and conservatories In all parts
or America. The gold miners are rep
resented by 60 big. broad-shouldered,
deep-chested men, whose full rich voices
blended together lend a peculiar charm
to the atmosphere of the golden state
ao faithfully portrayed."
Many favorable comments are heard
about the music rendered Christmas at
the solemn high mass at 10:30 a. m. at
the new Church of the Madeline, Ir
vlngtotu The choir having been or-
Kanlsed but a very short time, few re
hearsals had been held. The solos In
the mass, Marco's Fifth, were sung by
Miss jsona mwler, soprano, Mrs. Tuck
et and Miss Gleason, contraltos, Frank
Barett, Arthur Harbaugh, tenors, and
Vic Cullan, basso. Mrs. John Paly sang
"O Holy Night." by Adam, at the offer-
tory, and Miss Evelyn Calbreath sang
tne "Elen splrltum" in the "Creado." At
the benediction which followed the mass
Mr. Harbaugh aang an "O Salutaris" and
Miss Lawler aang Lurzl'a "Ave Maria.
Miss Ruth McGuIness presided at the
organ and Miss Calbreath directed the
Jarge chorus.
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Mrs. J. Curtys Simmons, soprano, will
aing campion s "The Ninety and Nine'
at the offertory this evening at the
ounnysiae Methodist Episcopal church,
cast injrty-nrin ana xamhlll streets.
Jasper Dean MacFall, musical direct
or at the Sunnyslde Methodist Episcopal
church, will present next Sundav even
ing the sacred cantata, "The Prince of
i'eace. There will also be given a pre-
imuuarr program precddintr the can
tata when the vested choir of fifty chfl-
aren wm participate, assisting the adult
cnoir.
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Dr. and Mrs. Emll Enna entertained
the Enna Juniors Thursday evening at
meir uume on iunretia street. Dr. En
na gave a recital after which followed
dancing and light refreshments. About
lorty young people took part in the
evening's pleasure. The Enna Amateurs
will give a recital January 17.
At the Holy Rosary church devotional
music added much to the Joyful piety
of all. At the 8. 8:30 and 9 o'clock
MABHes, Miss Elizabeth Hoben presided
at the organ, with violin accompanying,
by her brother. Jack Peak Hoben, of
Iwlston, Idaho.
Philip Pels and his concert orchestra
appearing next Sunday afternoon, Jan
ary 7. at the Heillg theatre will pre-
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Scene from Puccini's Grand Qpera,
which Is to be produced at the
company.
sent Olga Steeb as soloist in the Grieg
A minor piano concerto. This will be
Miss Steeb s first performance of this
concerto in America, although she has
played it on varloua occasions In Eu
rope and It was always one of her most
successful orchestral numbers. Espe
cially at Berlin was she sucoessful when
she played it with the Philharmonic or
chestra at the Slngakademle, the sev
enteenth of last March, on which occa
sion the critics commented on the orig
inality of her reading and her remark
able tone work.
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At the meeting of the Monti-Choral
club, held during the week under the di
rection of John Claire Monteith, Miss
Verna Smith, contralto, was soloist. Her
numbers were: "The Gay Gltana" (Har
rison), "Mellsande in the Wood" (Goets)
and "Der Asra" (Rubensteln), and they
were sung with ease and good musical
Interpretation. Following the solo
numbers the regular choral work was
done.
The Christmas cantata entitled, "The
Story of Bethlehem" (W. R. Spence),
which was sung by tha choir of the
First Unitarian church last Sunday
morning unuer tne direction ox John
Claire Monteith, was sung for the first
time in Portland. It Is a pleasing com
position of Christmas music.
The Portland Symphony orchestra is
preparing for the third concert to be
given January 21, a program which
further Illustrates the great variety and
scope of orchestral music. The principal
offering this time will be one that Is
dear to the heart of every musio lover,
Mozart's celebrated G minor symphony.
Of more than 40 symphonies which he
wrote, three remain in the modern con
cert repertory the E flat, C major and
the G minor. The last named Is prob
ably the best known. It displays Mozart
to his best " advantage, and is music In
all its purity.
Profdssor Field gave a Liszt recital
at his studio in Grants Pass Friday
evenlnJ at which a number of the fa
mous ccknposer's works were Interpreted.
Preceding the musical program a brief
address hp the life of Liszt waB deliv
ered by Htev. F. M. Brooke. Miss Mil
dred Churchill read a paper describing
the vaisous numbers on the program, so
that tliox should be better understood.
RIccardo Martin, who is to create the
leading tenor role In "Mona," the Par
ker-Hooker opera which won the Met
ropolitan Opera company's 110,000 prize,
says that the character offers many
fine opportunities.
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Wllhelm Bachaus, the English pian
ist who calls from Europe shortly to
make his first tour of this country, will
be heard with many or the principal
symphony orchestras In addition to giv
ing numerous piano recitals.
Before the current season is finished
New York will have spent more than
$5,000,000 for Its opera and concert mu
sic. It Is estimated that the country
at large will expend considerably above
that amount, for musical entertainment
is growing every year.
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Paulo Gruppe, the Dutch cellist. Just
home from the other side, has brought
a rare instrument with him, the gift of
wealthy admirer In England. Though
Gruppe is not yet of age, ho will appear
n United States and Canadian cities
100 times .before spring.
The giant Czech tenor, Leo Slczak. Is
preparing for his departure from Aus
ria for New York, where he begins his
season with a song recital early In Jan-.
uary. Slezak la to sing several con
certs before rejoining the Metropolitan
Opera company, where he is one of the
principal tenors.
Charles W. Clark, the American bari
tone, is busy with his recital and or-
hestral appearances in England and
France, and will depart to commence his
tour of this country shortly after the
New Tear.
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a uernn puonsning nouse offers a
prize of 312o0 for the best opera text
ubmitted before April 1, 1912. The
contest is International in scope. Mu
leal Journals say that It Is hoped to
at last, and by this means, discover a
really good opera librettist.
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From Chicago comes the report that
Ludwig Wullner, who recently appeared
In vaudeville, has returned to the scene
of his former triumphs, the concert
stage, his most recent appearance being
at the Studebaker theatre, presenting
a. program of wide range. It was par
ticularly strong in Schubert, Schumann,
Wolf and Brahms, together with Strauss
and some examplara of the new and
older schools. The mannerisms that
hung about th gaunt and grlxxled ex
pressionist, who was the sensation of
two seasons ago, have rather intensified
than diminished. The voice has not in
creased In beauty, However, his inter
pretations still have a deep drift and
wonderful power.
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Mrs, Rase Bloch-Bauer was the solo
wnm ! iii mMwc&mti" i
"The Girl of the Golden West,"
Heillg by the Savage Grand Opera
1st Thursday afternoon at the eleventh
annual convention of the western divi
sion of the Oregon State Teachers' asso
ciation at the Lincoln high school. Mrs.
Bauer sang "To You," by Nutting;
"Love's Rhapsody." by De Hardelot. and
"At Parting," by Rodgers, 'the latter
number for an encore. Mrs. W. A.
Slussher was the accompanist
Mrs. Delphlne Marx, contralto, was
one of the soloists at the spectacular
production, "America," at the Heillg
Thursday evening for the benefit of the
Child Welfare movement. Mrs. Marx
sang "Dixie."
For Ermann Wolf Ferrari's Le Donne
Curlose." soon to have its premiere at
the Metropolitan, Slgnor Gattl-Caaazza
has chosen these principals: Geraldfna
Farrar, Rita Fornla, Herman Jadlowker,
Antonio 8cotti, Adamo Dldur, Antonio
Plnl Corel, Andrea de Segurola, etc In
Leo Blech's one act opera, "Versiegelt,"
also an early novelty at the Metropoli
tan, the singers will be: Herman Weil
Herman Jadlowker, Otto Gorltz, Johanna
Gadskl, Bella Alten nd Marie Jlatt
feld. WW
The Wednesday Afternoon Women's
club, under the direction of J. William
Belcher, held ita regular meeting last
week. Mrs. J. Langguth-Link, dra
matic soprano, sang, "Good-bya," by
Tostl, and "Fear Not, Ye. O Israel," by
Buck, and Mrs. K. Keller sang "Hark as
the Twilight Pale," by Metcalf, and
"May Day Mom," by Slater.
The soloists for the next meeting of
me Aionaay Night Male Chorus, J. Wil
liam Belcher, director, will be Everett
Knott, bass-baritone, and A. J. Campbell,
tenor.
Saturday afternoon, December 23, Mrs.
Dorothy K. Palmer entertained her
music class with a musical program
and Christmas tree. The following were
present: Bertha Hauser, Margaret Bo
land, Lillian Hoekstra, lone Forte, Ha
zel Thomas, Laverta Bohna, Ruth Rey
nolds, Leland Swan, Laveme and Leona
Donaldson, Ruth Rogers, Katharine
Freeman, Myrtle Hummel, Margaret Ba
ker, Marie Knecht, Bertha Taylor, Lur
line Soper, Vivien Jullen. Nettie Rodg
ers, Theodore, Otto and Louie Hauser,
Corl Hawkins, Albert Mason, Leon Bis
choff and Paul Bradford. Mrs. Palmer
will present Katharine Freeman In re
cital in January.
A program will be given at the next
meeting of the Tuesday Afternoon club,
under Rose Coursen-Heed's direction, by
Miss Delta Chambreau, Miss Hazel
Koontz, Miss Helen Stribllng, Miss Dor
othy Lewis, Miss Cleo Nlckerson, Miss
Maurene Campbell and Miss Ellen Dri
ver.
Franz Lohar, composer of "The Merry
wiuow, is now a millionaire, his for
tune being estimated at $2,500,000.
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uregon conservatory ot Music. All
munches taught by staff of teachers.
Mrs. Susie F. Pipes, of this: city, who
nas attracted much favorable com
ment as a violinist. Mrs. Pipes
was one of tho soloists at the
recent concert givpn by John
Hutchison at the WWta Templo
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IF YOU DON'T LIKE
YOUR HUBBY LIKE
HIM BEST YOU CAN
Make Most of Him, Says Club-
Woman; Don't Worry Him,
Because You Might Get a
vyorse One.
Niw lo. Doc 30. Make the most
of your husband." epitomizes the ad
dress of Mrs. Mildred Manly Easton.
that Is ringing today' in the ears of 300
or mora club women who attended the
meeting of Life as a Fine Art club,
held at the' Hotel As tor.
Mrs. Easton is the founder of th
club which has for Its aim human
happiness and she summed up her rftr
marks on marital happiness with a
happy injunction that "to be happy Is
to make the best of what you already
hava" Among other things, Mrs. Eas
ton said:
ir you are dissatisfied with
a you are aissatisnea with vnnn""" "" -"'" mhuuhu hv-
husband. don't ni.n hn tn o.t -I
him. Make the most of him
"If your husband drlnka, endeavor to
rerorm mm.
"Don't be chani h...h.n. -ir..
mlght get one much worse than the one
you nave now. iu uo nppuea iu wie great, cngiisn
"If you feel your husband baa his ' "enera1' or J WU expressed the pop
limitations." she continued, "remember ' ular ,de ,n the mlnd country,
also that he has latent possibilities I men of tne ternness of Wellingtftn's
which it la your duty to develop until chwae' v . .
you bring him up to your standard of Wellington showed tha iron element
ideals. But to be helDful to him Ann- ot hls nature in almost everything in
be aggressive. If your husbajid has hi.
faults It la your duty to correct them,
noi cast mm aside for another who
may have greater faults."
Decries Extravagance.
Mrs. Easton warned tha womon
against their growing extravagant
"Don't run your husband into debt buy
ing fine rugs and bric-a-brac to en
hance your personality. Polish up your
personality by right thinking, ao that
your friends will see only you and not
your furnitura
"The reason for many old maids and
bachelors is the lack of love thoughts
they should send forth. When
criticise men you build up a stone wall.
Most women who marry, marry tha man
they want because they send forth the
kind of love thoughts that are reein-
rocated. Remember, we are never too
old to transform ourselves.
"Cultivate an attractive personality
if you want to be happy. Not the kind
of personality that tries to get all they
can out of everybody they meet, but
the kind that will attract friends. love
and wealth. No one is born with a
personality. It almply arrives through
development ot thinking, whether bad
or good."
In the belief of Mrs. Easton the spin
ster is getting ahead of her married sis
ter m the ambition to reach the goal of
happiness.
In speaking of this, she save: "T
don't mean .that husbands are behaving
wavse or that the life of the wife la
zaore undesirable, but that tha spinster is
making her life more carefree and hap
pier every day. It is due to her right
thinking that she has found the great
secret of happiness in making a fine
art of life."
Yew Type of Spinster.
Mrs. Easton declares that the crankv
vinegary type of old maid of 60 years
ago no longer exists, and that the wo
man SO years "young" has taken her
place. -
"There are no longer any old women,
Mrs. Easton says. "The woman 80
years young has come to take her place.
This new creation of which Ellen Terry
and Sarah Bernhardt are shining ex
amples, are happy from having lived
lire Deautiruuy:
Madame de Thebes Calls 1912
"Black Year" for All Eu
ropean Nations.
(Br the Intent tlorul rtttr Herric.
Pasts, Dec. 30. Every year Mme, de
Thebes Issues an almanac which usually
contains some disconcerting forecasts.
Not less uneasy are her predictions for
191Z, which she calls "the black year'
pierced, however, Dy rays or light
Mercury will be the dominant planet.
Dut subjected to tne planet of Mars.
Military men will be moat In the public
eye; that is to say, there may be trouble.
The chances of peace and war are about
equal, but If a cataclysm occurs, not
only r;urope, but other continents, and
particularly Asia, will, be upset Trou
ble is promised at Brest, Toulon and at
Paris, where conspiracies, epidemics and
floods will occur, and we are told that
if "men of good do not unite, the capi
tal win ne a rum.
Paris Will Stand Trials.
In spite of these terrible happenings,
the dally life of the city will not be
interrupted. There will be the usual
contingents of dramas and adventures.
Though for the moment paralvzpd art
and letters will furnish their contribu
tions to glory.
An actress, having'ehaneed her con
dition by marriage, will play an import
ant roie rrora a political and social
point of view. A second actress, who Is
applauded on the boulevards, will aim.
mu suiciae alter having murdered some
one. Foreign countries will not be immnn.
irom irouDies. jnjspaln there will bo
a conspiracy and fusillading In the
streets, but the monarchy will be savjd.
Germany In Danger.
Mme. de Thebes' forecast regarding
Germany may well Inspire all good Ger
mans with fear. "There will neither be
nonenzoiiern nor Prussian domination "
, she says. "That is what Germany will
; gain by her violence and barbarous pol
1 icy. I have said, and I reoeat it. that
the daye of the emperor are numbered,
and that after him everything will be
changed In Germany. I mean his days
of reigning, not his days of living."
As for England, she Is menaced with
a bad destiny. There are signs of death
wounding and fires. "And It in th
same everywhere," aha adds.. "It la the
black year." ' "
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Born in
Ihiblin,
May 1, 1769.
FIRST DUKE OF WELLINGTON
I CELEBRATED BRITISH SOLDIER AKD STATESMAN .
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T was an odd circumstance which
gave to Arthur Wellesley, the duke
of Wellington, the nickname of
"Tha Iron Duke." Like Prince Bis.
mnrck's "Blood and Iron" speech
AKtir.ll him his w.1f.lr.Mm& . V. ...t. I fe
' ting his character, the duke of Welling-
ton obtained his through an Iron steam-
I Bh,p wn,ch was named "The Duka of
neiiiuiua, uui wuicn came 10 oe
called for short "The Iron Duke." Fin-
1 alIy tnd nickna 'or tha vessel came
hich he engaged, but his whole life is
so closely' associated with the English
arms of his period, that It is practical
ly as a soldier alone that he is ad
mired, la referred to and reflected upon.
It was the wonderful generalship of
Wellington which finally encompassed
the defeat of the great Napoleon, after
the greatest soldiers of Europe had been
matched against him. In the wonderful
Peninsular campaigns seven of Napol
eon's marshals were foiled or defeated
by the "Iron Duke." The last of this
great series of encounters was fought
between Wellington and Soult at Tou
louse, April 10, 1814, and was won by
the former.
When Napoleon returned from Elba
Wellington, on account of his previous
remarkable success, was appointed to
command the army of British, Hano
varians, and Belgians, gathered In' the
Netherlands to help annihilate the
French emperor. The field of Water
loo was the final struggle.
At Waterloo Soult said of the Eng
lish: "They will die on the ground upon 1
which they stand before they will lose
It" That Wellington said, at a critical ;
moment of the battle, as asserted by
Alison. "Up guard and at them," is not
discredited; but Victor Hugo states in 1
"Les Miserables" that at 5 o'clock Wel
lington drew out his watch and was
heard to murmur, "Blucher or night"
Upon one occasion when Wellington '
was asked by : a lady to describe the
battle of Waterloo, he modestly replied: I
"We pummelled them, and they pummel- '
led us, and I suppose we pummelled the
hardest and won the day."
In a dispatch In 1816 Wellington made
use of the remark, which has become
celebrated, "nothing except a battle lost
can be half as melancboliy as a battle
won."
"I remmber," says Emerson, to have I
heard Mr. Samuel Rogers In London j
relate, among other anecdotes of the !
Duke of Wellington, that a lady, having j
expressed in hi presence a passionate ,
wish to witness a great victory, to which
Wellington replied, "Madame there Is
nothing so terrible as a great victory
except a great defeat."
In after years when Wellington was I
ambassador to Paris, Louis VIII apol- 1
oglzed to him because the French mar
shals turned their backs upon their
former antagonists and retired from j
the king's levee. "Don't distress your-j
self, sire," replied Wellington, "it Is not ,
the first time they have turned their J
backs upon me."
Wellington never lost his iron nerve
under any circumstances. Upon one
occasion, during a storm at sea, he was
told that It would soon be all over with
them. It was bed time and he was
getting ready to retire. To this he
coldly remarked: "Very well, then I
shall not take off my boots."
The Iron Duke'a great power of en
durance was most astonishing to his
officer A biographer relates an in
cident of his starting at seven o'clock
one morning on horseback for the Castle
Rodrlgues, 28 miles distant, and upon
his arrival he received General Cole s
division and was back at his starting
point again in time for dinner between
four and five o'clock In the afternoon.
A few days later, hearing of the dam
age to the pontoon train at sabugai,
off he galloped. 26 miles and back to
satisfy his own eyes aa to what was
necessary. Two days later ne roae to
the front and inspected a light divi
sion under General Anson, gave a
large dinner in the evening and next
morning rode 18. miles to Trlexada to
Inspect the cavalry division. It was
this marvelous union of resolution and
physical energy which rendered ao fe
licitous and so imperishable the sobri
quet applied to Wellington, "The . Iron
Duke." .
His dally routine, though liable to
be Interrupted by the enemy's move
ments, remained the same throughout
his campaigns. Arising each morning
t six o'clock he used to write until
nine, when he had breakfast The fore
noon he spent with the quartermasters
and adjutant generals and other, heads
of departments,! business. wlch gener
Ily lasted until two or three in the
afternoon. Then be would mount and
ride until six o'clock, return to dinner
and write, again from nine o'clock until
midnight, which was his regular hour
for going to bed.
As an example of the "Iron Duke'a
coolness In danger it Is told that Just
before the siege of Rodiigo, when the
proximity of the allies to Marmont's
army placed them in considerable dan-'
ger by reason of the non-arrival of their
flank divisions, a Spanish general waa
astonished to find the English com
mander lying on the ground In front
of his troops, serenely and imperturb
ably awaiting the issue of the peril.
Well, general," said the Spaniard,
'you are here with two weak, dlvl-
lons, and you seem to be quite at
your ease; It la enough to put one
In a fever." "I have done the best"
the duke replied, "that could be done
aocordlng to my own judgment, and
hence it is that I don't disturb my
self, either about the enemy ' in my
front, or' about what they may itr
in England,"
Like Ceasar, who is said to haye
written an essay on Latin rhetoric as
he was crossing . tha Alps, Wellln gton
passed the night previous to one of his
battles devising a scheme for a Portu
guese bank. ; '';' ,'
The Duke of Wellington, In the Penin
sular campaign, waa alttlng at breakfast
with Picton and other officers lust be
fore an engagement. Orderlies were rid
ing up to the tent every few minutes
with mwl nf llii itiil .,n.v.
enemy. Tha duke said and did nothing, I H,
Died at
Walmer Castle,
Sept. 14, 1852.
but by the knitting of his brows was
supposed to be In deep thought Pres
ently ha turned to his companion and
asked. "Waa your egg well cooked, Pic
tonT Mine waa abominable." The "Iron
Duke" was not careless of the Issue of
the battle about to he fought, but had
made his arrangements long before, and
he knoew exactly how the enemy would
advance, and what he should do to
counteract them. . ..
The following lnoldent is related bf
the great self control of the "Iron
Duke." "I am Apollyon," said a crank
who Invaded the library of the duke:
"I am sent to kill you." "Kill met Very
odd." "I am Apollyon, and must put
you to aeatn." -obliged to do it to
dayr "I am not told the day or the
hour, nut I must do my mission."
"Very inconvenient," said the duke,
"very busy, great many letters to
write. Call again and write me word,
rii De reaay ror you."
The duke went on with his corres
pondence. The maniac was arroalled
and calmed by the matter-of-fact oool
ness of the stern. Immovable old man.
and backed out of tha room.
When Arthur Wellesley completed his
military career In 1815, with the title
of duke, and a multitude of other marks
or the public gratitude, he was only 46
years of age. The great character of
the English generals stands untarnished
by ambition, by avarice, or any low pas
sion. Though a man of powerful Indi
viduality, he yet displayed a great va
riety of endowment The-' equal of Na
poleon in generalship, he was as prompt
vigorous and daring as Clive, as wise
a statesman as Cromwell; and as pure
and high minded as Washington. The
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WILL BE THE SOLOIST PLAYING THE
Grieg A Minor Piano Concerto
WITH
PIUP
AND HIS
Concert Orchestra
2:30 SUNDAY AFTERNOON
JANUARY 7-12
POPULAR, PRICES
v Admission $1, 75c, 50c, 35c, 25c; Box Seat $1.50
PHILIP PELZ was musical conductor for the
Czar at his palace, and has been decorated by the
Czar, the Kaiser of Germany, the Sultan of Turkey
and the Prince of Montenegro, from each of whom
he has the warmest personal Indorsement. Mr. Pelz
.was a highly favored pupil of . Tschaikowsky. X,
OLGA STEEB xwill use "The Cluckering Piano; ,
Chickering, Sohmer, Hazelton, Decker & Sons1 and "
30 other strictly high-grade pianos ,are;handled ex
clusively by Eilers Music House, Aldir "St. at 7th.: ,
great Wellington left behind him an en-
duilng reputation, founded on toilsome
campaigns won Dy BKuuui comDination,
by fortitude whlch nothing could sx
haust. -by sublime daring, and perhaps
ho aitlll .nt,1l.. ..II.... .
MODELS SUGGESTED
Chicago, ; Dec. . SO. -'"Make the county
poor farms ', t ha, model arms, of every
county -where the lessons of good seed,
good fertilising and good methods shall
be taught," this is the slogan soon to be
proclaimed by a committee seeking' a
practical plan of soil conservation and
general agricultural education. .
The need for some nation-wide, nrac-
tical method of arousing farmers to tha
immediate profit of building un Instead
Of depleting their farms waa given new
Impetus by the speech of James J. Hill
at the opening of the great land slww
in Chicago recently. "If American re
sources are to be conserved the farmer
must be' eduoated on his own ground
and in a practical way," said Mr. Hill.
Practically all of the so-called expert
or praotical Information on farming dis
seminated by our colleges today is too
tecnnicai to ne understood by the farm
er. It goes over his head. If the farm
er is to be made to understand the value
of the soil and how to replace its fer
tility, he will have to be met. on his
land and shown how to do it there. He
doesn't pay any attention to present
methods for conserving the soil. He is
going; ahead In tha same way that farm
era have done through all the centurieA.
The same thing waa done years ago inV
Morocco and in the days of Roma At
one time In the world's history Sicily
produced 1Z.O00.000 bushels of wheat and
now. It produces only 1,000,000. The
farmer worked the soil as long as he
could without thought of fertilisation."
AUTO SPEEDER SLEEPS;
CAR MOVES PHONE POLE
Ventura, Deo. 30. Falling asleup at
the wheel while his machine was trav
eling at a high speed down the Ocean
View road. Henry Maulhaudt. a well-to-do
rancher had a narrow escape from
death when his car went crashing into
a telephone pole in front of the Olds
ranch.
So hard did the machine hit the pole
that the pole was moved 11 Inches from
its position and broken. Wires, also,
wereb roken and all lights in the sec
tion extinguished.
The machine was demolished. Maul
hardt was fished out from beneath the
oar by Charles Olds and his condition
was decided not necessarily serious.
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