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TC Nraw.Q.tmntMAT N mm v APIIII , an inftn * VN/s/s > X /ji * > S * + mt * * * + * fr/y htBW5S55SSS55$5 * > V > WS SWWi * ' > * WMji on Singing III. Faults to Be Corrected i By ENRICO CARUSO COPYlUCiiT , JDOO , BY AMfctUCAN PUESS ASSOCIATION ) HAVE previously mentioned mez-1 I zn vwc nnil will now say word j on thlH subject , for the artistic UHO of the "hnlf voice" Is u very vnlunblo adjunct in nil singing. It may bo dunned almply us the natural voice produced Hoftly. but with rfn ex tra HtreiiKth of breath. It la this breathy quality , however which one must be careful never to exaggerate or the tone will not carry that gives that velvety effect to the tone that Is no delightful. Mezza voce Is Just a concentration of the full voice , and it requires , after oil , as much breath support. A soft note which Is taken with the "hcjd voice" without being supported by a breath taken from the diaphragm Is a lielplctis sort of thing. It does not car ry and Is Inaudible at any distance , whereas the soft note which does possess the deep breath support Is penetrating , concentrated and most expressive. Another Important point IB that , with n "piano" note properly taken In the register which Is proper to It , there is no danger of having to change the po sition of the throat and consequently the real character of the note when making a crescendo and again dimin ishing it. It will be the same note con tinuing to sound. On the other hand , with a soft note taken in a register foreign to it , as soon as its strength Is augmented the reg ister must suddenly bo changed , and the result is like a Tyrolean yodel. 80 remember in a mozza voce to BCO that the register Is right and to use double breath strength. I speak of the matter of register here for the benefit of those who must keep this constantly In mind. I myself have been blessed with what is called a nat urally placed voice and never had trou ble with the inezza voce. The majority of Italian singers come to it easily. There are a number of wrong sorts of voices which should be mentioned to be shunned the "white" voice , the "throaty" voice , the "nasal" voice and the "bleat. " The nasal quality Is the most difficult to correct. Many teach crs , especially the French , make a point of placing the voice in the nasal cavity on the pretext of strengthening it , and this nasal quality , partly on tic count of the sound of many of the French words , is only too prevalent. The voice , however , can only be strengthened by legitimate means ; gtu- erwlsc It can easily bo ruined. One can breathe through the nose , but never Attack or sing through it. ' The "white voice" ( voce bluuca ) Is u bead voice without deep support and CoiiHoquuntly without color ; hence its Wpellntlon. One can learn to avoid It by practicing with the mouth closed Vnd by taking care to breathe through the nose , which forces the respiration to descend to the abdomen. I I'lio "throaty" voice comes from sing ing with the throat Insufficiently open ed , so that the breath does not pass easily through the nose and head cavi ties and , again , from not attacking the tone deeply enough. ' To cure oneself of this throaty qual ity attack your notes from the abdo men , the mouth well open , standing hi front of a mirror. The force of the inspiration will keep the tongue deS - S > re&ied and the throat Will remain free. 1 As for the fault of nasality , it Is , us 1 have mild , the most difficult to got rid of. Sometimes one never docs lose It. The only remedy Is what I have previously indicated to attack from the abdomen , with the throat open , and carry the voice over the soft palate , for if the voice Is placed in the nose It indicates that one Is singing too fur forward , which la against the rules of song. If the student has a tendency to slug in this way it is well to prac tlcc In vowel sounds ah-eh-ee only ( - - or la-lay-lee , etc. ) In order to be cured of this serious fault. After all , however , those who have practiced the art of right breathing need have none of the defects men tioned above. | The "bleat" or goat voice , a partic ular fault of French singers , proceeds from the habit of forcing the voice , which , when it Is of small volume , can not stand the consequent fatigue of the larynx. Many singers with voices suitable only for light opera are con stantly trying to branch out Into big dramatic arias. Such performances are assuredly distressing to hear and are certainly disastrous for the voices con cerned. It la no wonder that these people are often ill , for one cannot make such efforts without Injuring the health. I realize that they often do It to please their directors and to be obliging In an emergency , but when they are down and out others will taslly replace them and they are heard from no more. ' To keep the voice fresh for the longest possible time one should not only never overstep his vocal "means , " but should limit their output as he does the expenses of his purse. There Is only one way to cure a blcaty voice , and that Is to cultivate ni absolute rest , theni on taking up sing Ing again , to use the "closed mouth' method until the time the strength of respiration shall be such that one can open his mouth and let the re- Btofrd voice take Its course. A few words on practicing with closed mouth may here be appropriate This method of study Is really all that Is necessary to place certain voices but Is bad for others. It all depends on the formation of the mouth and throat. For example , n singer trou bled with the fault of closing the throat too much should never work with the mouth closed. When ono can do It safely , however , It Is a most ex cellent resource for preparatory exer cises | in respiration. Since , as 1 have already explained , breathing through the nose with closed mouth throws back the respiration.to the abdomen. It Is best to do the exercise seated in a comfortable , natural posltlou. Vocal work with closed mouth is also a powerful auxiliary to vocal agil ity. Many great artists perform their dally vocal exercises with the mouth shut , nnd I can personally testify to the excellency of this practice. It most certainly strengthens the breathIng - Ing powers and at the same time rests the voice. But ono should know how to do it properly. I know of many badly fatigued voices that have been restored to their normal condition In this way. Singers , of all musicians , have the reputation of displaying the least re gard for time. In operatic work , how ever , with an orchestra to. follow or be followed , it Is especially essential to observe n sane respect for the prop er tempo. Otherwise one is liable to get Into Immediate trouble with the conductor. Of course I do not mean that one should sing in a mechanical way nnd give nothing of one's own personality. This would naturally rob the music of nil charm. There are many singers who cannot or will not count the time properly. There arc those who sing without method , who do not fit their breathing , which lb really the regulator of vocal perform ance , to the right periods and who consequently are never in time. They make nil kinds of rnllcntandos where they nre not necessary to gain time to recover the breath that they have not taken when they should. It is not enough to give the- notes their ful value. The rests , above all , should be carefully observed In order to have sufficient opportunity to get n good breath and prepare for the next phrase. It Is this exactitude that gives certainty to one's rendition nnd authority in singing something mnnj artists do not possess. A sjnger may make all the efforts he desires nnd still keep the time , and ho must keep it. Those who roar most loudly rarely sing in time. They give every thought to the volume of toue they are produc ing nnd do not bother thernselvM about anything else. The right ac cents In music depend very much on the exact time. Tone artists , while still making nil their desired "effects" in apparent freedom of style-and deliv ery , nevertheless do not ever lose sight of the time. Those who do are usual ly apt to be amateurs and are not to bo imitated. A Caruso Story. A fussy middle aged woman wholn I maintains nn establishment In WashIngton - Ington for the reduction of the obesity'tl 1 of fashionable persons naively called upon Caruso one afternoon during his stay In that city with the view of getsi ting his name down on her list by glv-1 ing him absent treatment or some such thing while ho continued his tour. Now , New York doesn't have to be told- that Caruso isn't fat. He's just a bit chubby , nnd as yet tendency to take on flesh Isn't bothering him A little bit. Fie Isn't even sensitive over the , fact that he Is developing something peril ously like a double chin. Caruso isn't sensitive over anything , for the matter of that , ns be clearly shows when he draws the ridiculous caricatures of himself. Caruso received the woman who cures the fat getting habit , nnd she stated her business to him after a long foreword on the dangers lurking in the acquirement of too much tissue. "But , " replied Caruso benignly In hla floundering English , "It Is my desire , slgnora , to become fat big huge im mense , " and be made a wide hoop of his arms to show how enormous he wished to become. "It is one of my ambitions. I seek fat. I train for It. I long for it. I welcome it. Every ad ditional ounce gained transports me. It Is my dear hope to become in time the fattest of nil men. " Although Caruso seethed serious enough , the fussy woman with the fat cure had a vague Idea that she was be ing guyed ; but , of course , she couldn't accuse Caruso of attempting to "string" her. her."A "A famous tenor wishes to become monstrously fat ? " she exclaimed , whol ly at a loss to under ? land the smiling ! Italian singer. "How can that bel j Why should you desire" "Slgnorn , " gravely Interrupted Caru so , "there is n part that I nm keenly anxious to sing the Falstnff of the maestro Verdi. Is It not well , then ' ' that I should grow to look the pan t when my hour to Hlng it arrives ? ' The fussy woman with the fat cure Went away from there with a diminish cd Idea of the good sense of Italian Blngluc persons. Doaa Heat. A schoolmaster whu Is In the habl of selecting extracts from his moruliL iiewspuper\for dictation uxurrl.si n-ud the other dfc - a passagihi whldi oc currcd the term "dead heat. " "Jones. " saidv he , addressing an in attentive pupil , v'what do you mca by 'dead heat4\ "Please , sir , " the youngster repllei "It's the bent of the- place bad peopl KO to when they're dead. " Loudo Schoolmaster. BEAT.THE JUDGE TO IT , City Jail Prisoners May "Getaway" Be fore Elseley Is "On the Job. " Police Judge C. F ISlseloy doesn't get up early enough In the morning. Ho thumbs his desk during the long weary day tip in the city hall and waits for poltco business that never comes. Two or three cases a month is about ill that ho gets. This week fin had Doiilu Burns , n soiled dove wliobO plu mage had been singed by the red Ights nnd who had created a dlstnr banco down at the Junction. He lined lor $5 and costs. That Bnmo day seven men are said to have been released from the city Jail. At least two drunks got out without trials yesterday morning while the Judge thinks no lost some more business today. It has been suggested that / If Judge Elseley la to bo "im the job" ho ought to get down to the city hall before daylight. West Point News. West Point , Nob. , April 24. Special to The News : Dr. George W. Crofts pastor of the Congregational church at West Point , 1ms accepted an invl tatlon to preach the baccalaureate sermon for the 1909 graduating class at Gates academy , Nellght , on Juno 13 Mr. and Mrs. Herman HelUman old time residents of West Point , have left the city and moved to Omaha whore Mr. Heltzman will embark in the Jewelry trade. He has been for some years a prominent contractor and builder of this county. STATE ASSOCIATION TO REPLY State Bankers Association Reiterates It's Not In Fight. H. E. Cheney of Crelghton tele phones The News to correct a list o ; committees . as given to The News by him following the annual convention of the Northeast Nebraska bankers Mr. Cheney , in confusing two lists gave the resolutions committee ns : C. E. Burnham , Ed. Latta , W.illls Me Bride , and C. L. Wattles. This was the list , he says , of the .nomination committee. The names that should have been given as the resolutions committee were : E. A. Wlltse , George eymour , D. Mathewson , W. E. Tay lor and E. A. Anthony. Mr. Burnham , In discussing the matter tor , explained that he was anxious to be set right , since as president of , the state association , he and other of- ( fleers have been accused of initiating a fight on the new guaranty law in the name of the state organization. He has attended several bankers meetings of late for the express pur pose of seeing to it that the state association should not be in any way mixed up , as an organization , with the fight on the law. He was with the resolutions committee at Crelghton when the paragraphs condemning the law were drawn up , but he was not a member of the committee. H. A. Oierlch of Butte has lust is sued a circular letter criticising the' ' state association officers for action which they were reported to have taken in Omaha recently in a move ment to test the law's constitutional- icy. He asks where the officers got authority to take such action. Mr. Burnham has denied that the state association , us such , took any such action , pointing out that he and others at that meeting merely voiced their individual sentiments. A letter Is being prepared in Omaha by Secretary Hughes , of the stnto as sociation , which is intended to clear he skirts of the state association. Involved in Litigation * Vermillion. S. D. , April 24. The respects ar that the Clay Creek drain- go ditch , which is being constructed n Yankton and Clay counties , will be he means of much litigation before Is completion and acceptance. Al- cady one case is in court , with an ther to follow. Arrested for Desertion. Mfller , S. D. , April 24. As the case gainst Wm. W. Kratzer , charged with lorsesteallng , was about to be called n court here , two soldiers from Ft. ilcKlnier , Mo. , appeared on the scene and arrested hfm on the charge of do- ertlon from the regular army a year and a half ago. "Market Days. " Proving Successful. Pierre , S. D. , April 24. The trial of "market days , " a new plan for > oosting business by towns west of the illssourl , seems to be a success. The ivo town of PhflJIp drew over 1,000 people from the surrounding country at their first effort. - Colonel Geddes Elected. Hot Springs , S. D. , April 44. At a meeting of the State Soldiers' Home board Colonel J. B. Geddes was un anlraously elected as commandant of : he homo to succeed the late Colonel Dudley. Colonel < Gcddes has been president of the homo board for the last two years. Requisition for Blakford. Aberdeen , S. D. , April 24. Sheriff Anderson has applied to Governor Vessey for a requisition for R. Blck-t ford , charged with robbing a school mate. To Advertise South Dakota. Pierre , S. D. , April 24. Members of Che executive and financial committees of the State Federation of Commer cial clubs are holding a meeting with Governor Vessey hero to attempt to formulate n plan for raising funds to advertise the state , such action bolnt desired on account of the failure of the legislature to provide for an im migration department. Begins Sale of Land. Pierre , S. D. , April 24. State Land t'ommlaslonor Dokkon and other mem hers of the force of that dopartmon Blurt next Monday to make sales o state land in the counties in the oast- crn part of the state. Under the law the state Is required to offer 00,000 acres of state land every year. Bankers Close Convention. Huron , S. D. , April 21. Group No. 8 of the South Dakota Bankers' asso ciation closed their first annual con vention. Huron was chosen us the ilnco for the next annual gathering. Funeral of Mrs. Ewlng. West Point , Neb. , April 21. The funeral of Mrs. O. F , Ewlng , hold hero rcstertiny ' , was one of the most largely attended that has over taken place In West Point. The death of Mrs. Ewlng ms cast a gloom over the entire com munity , in which she was during her Irlhood days so prominent. Mrs. Ewlng was a highly accomplished musician. ' Ex-Mayor to Move. Aberdeen , S. D. , April 24. Dlghton McGlnchlln , an early settler nnd for merly mayor of Aberdeen , is closing up'his affairs preparatory to movln , to Pine Bluff , N. C. Odd Fellows at Vienna , S. D. Sioux Falls , S. D. , April 24. Special to The News : Ruel E. Dann , grand master of the Odd Fellows of South Da kota , on May 14 will visit Vienna for the purpose of Instituting a now Odd Fellows lodge nt that place. It Is ex pected the new lodge will -itart out with a charter membership of at leart twenty-five , and It may greatly exceed this number. Desirable quarters will be secured for lodge purposes nnd will bo used pending the erection u : some future date of a fine lodge hall build Ing. Dakota Boy's Spine Is Bad. Sioux Falls , S. D. , April 24. Special to The News : Mr. and Mrs. L. V Cochrane , well known residents of the little town of Gary , are the parents of a three-year-old child who is the vtc tlm of a mysterious nnd peculiar mal ady , which is somewhat in the nature of paralysis of the spinal nerve. When the little boy attemps to walk ho goes forward with a tottering and uncertain motion , and when he stops he falls backward , appearing to have no con trol whatever over his muscles. The attending physicians express the belief that in time he may outgrow the trouble. Hay Is Scarce Rock County Leader : The last two or three weeks has seen an active de mand for baled hay from eastern as well as western markets , the result be- ng that Rock county will bo entirely cleaned of its stored surplus. It is claimed that there are but 500 or GOO .ons of baled hay in the vicinity of Basaett and about 3,000 tons in the vicinity of Newport. This will be sold within the next ten days or two weeks. Many farmers who sold earlj n the season are now short , as the severe wlntei we have had and the ate spring , took more hay than they anticipated it would. Happy is the my man who filled his barna to ful storage capacity last fall when hay vaa cheap , also the smile that won't come off Is seen on the farmer who las held this hay off of the market and is now receiving from two to hree times as much for hla hay as the man who sold last fall. Deputy Sheriff Almost Scalped. Pierre , S. D. , April 24. Deputy sheriff Joe 0. Wallace was almost scalped ( n a runaway accident las evening , the team starting when ono side of the pole broke loose from the > uggy and , running into an automo bile standing ( n the street , Wallace was thrown over tne machine striking on the top of Ma bead and cutting gashes to the bone. Pleaded Guiltto Murder. Hot Springs , S. D' . , April 24. James R. Barton pleaded gnflty before the court yesterday afternoon upon the charge of murdering ftiff father-in-law Stohen D. Tucker , near Edgemont March 29 , and was sentenced to life mprisonmcnt by judge McGee. Colton In Tennis Club. Sioux Falls , S. D. , April 24 Special ? ; o The News : The members of the .ennis club at Colton , near Sioux i'alls , at their annual meeting have8 elected the following officers for the coming year : President Rev J. A Musser ( re-elected ) ; vice prepldent , H D. Senstrand ; secretary , A. W. Milne ; treasurer , C. L. Peterson. Tfto jnem bership of the club is limited to tiigl een. The courts of the club have beer placed In first class condition and som rare sport Is expected during the com ing season. New Railroad Rumor. Long Pine Journal : Mrs. McKnlgh received a letter from her daughter Mrs. McLeran of Sprlngvew on Tues day of this week , stating that Mr. Me Leran would at once begin surveying a profile for the Northwestern ral road from Sprlngvlow to Long Pine A gang of surveyors are now engaged In mapping out a route for the com pany from Dallas to Sprlngvlow. Fo some time different officers of th above company have been seen "drap ping" off the trains at Long Pine an . taking overland trips between thl town and Dallas. The matter ha been kept very quiet , but It Is rejiorte that on Thursday a Ja/go amount o supplies , tools and surveying Instru ments of different kinds wore receive at the depot. Many nro of the oplnlo that the pcopl oln this vicinity nr laboring under a "false impression , but nevertheless the railroad compan Is making preparations for some larg building operation In this vicinity. Prairie Fire Near Long Pine. Long Pine J9urnal : A bad pralrl fire northeast of town last Sunday a tcrnoon caused considerable excite ment for the people of the vicinity. I s reported that the fire started from n motion engine which was on Its way o Long Pino. The fire passed over bout two square miles and did con- Idorabir damage. At the homo of Ir. Kelly , his barn containing hay , larncss and seed corn was destroyed. Considerable damage was also done to llchaol Kcrnan's young orchard and or a time It looked ns though the fire \ould reach his hotmo and other build- igs. Every team in the livery barns vas used in carrying the town people o the scene , where nil gave what as- Istanco they could. Mr. Kelly , who re- olved the most damage , IB a now omer in this vicinity and ho has ho sympathy of everyone in his bad uck , SATURDAY SIFTING. J. D. Sturgeon was In Madison Frl- ay afternoon. Will Zutz was down from Gregory , S. D. , over Arbor day. Editor Blackmail bf the Madison Jhronlcle waa In Norfolk Saturday on uislncss. Algrod Bohlnnder of Wlnsldo was a Norfolk visitor Friday. < W. M. Ralnbolt , who attended the relghton cbnventlon , Is In Norfolk fern n visit over Sunday. , Miss Mamie Ward returned this week from Minneapolis , whcr she has , ieen for the post two months' . Attorneys E. M. Corbett and F. L. Ferris of Sioux City and J. J. Me- arty of Ponca appeared before Referee E. P. Weatherby Friday in connection with disputed claims In the voluntary bankruptcy proceedings filed by George Gllbertson of Knox county. Work has started on the new house which I. M. Macy la having built on Madison and South Eleventh street. A 'meeting of the Norfolk high school alumni association will be held Monday evening at the home of Miss Edith Vleio. The membership committee of the projected country club had fifty slgna tures on the charter membership list at noon today. The Right Reverend Arthur L. Wll- Hams , D. D. , will be at Trinity church tomorrow. Ho will be celebrant at the 8 a. m. service. It Is quite possible that the opening ball game $ t the local season may be between nines representing the U. C T. and the new country club. W. W. De Hart has bought a lot on Eleventh street next to the W. H Blakeman property and has let the contract . for a new residence , which he will occupy. . . The open season for ice cream drinks arrived Saturday morning in Norfolk. Local soda fountains have Seen closed since last fall but will all be in operation next week. Extensive work Is being done on ' Koenlgsteln avenue , at the expense of the property owners along that street j , and when finished the thoroughm , , fare will be the unsurpassed in the city. C. R. Haggard , formerly expresa agent in this city but later stationed in Sioux City for the past two ar three years , has , according to word received In Norfolk , been compelled to exn change his city work for ranch life. Ray Hayes has sold two lots of his property on Eleventh street and New jraska' avenue , Mrs. J. W. Kidder buyto ng a lot facing Nebraska avenue and Mrs. Stewart a lot facing North 8 Eleventh street. It is understood that they will build houses. The Eastern Star lodge of this city lias elected the following officers : Mrs. George B. Chfrstop&r worthy matron ; Dr. R. C. Simmons1 , worthy patron ; Mrs. J. L. Lynda ; assistant matron ; Mrs. A. H. Vlele. secretary ; Mrs. A. M. Leach , treasurer ; Mrs R C. Simmons , conductress : Mrs George R. Burton , associate conduc tress. c AD informal gathering1 of the friends e of Mrs. Napper , sr. , who is very soon to leave for Chicago was held at the home of Mrs. L. B. Musaelman on Friday evening. Light refreshments w were sorved. Before leaving the table the guest of honor was presenttl ed ' with a beautiful boquet of flowers n by the friends present. Mrs. Musselm man was assisted by Mrs. C. J. Linst strom nnd Mrs. E. A. Kuhlman. bl Rev. Edwin Booth , chairman of the > Commercial club's chautauqua com A mlttee , regards it as settled that the rr chautauqna will be held this year. Arir rangements have been made to secure 01 the mill park again. All of the requirevl ments made by Manager Holladay of ir the chautanqua bureau are readyto ei be met. The general details of the u second chautauqua have not been ir known pending the arrival of Mr. HoiBI loday in Norfolk. b W. P. Mohr , a prominent real estate man of Spencer , and C. N. Wolfe , a Gregory citizen , passed through Nor folk Saturday noon from Sioux Falls " where they had been with Anson Wagar during hla trial. Mr. Mohr re ceived a telegram here from Wagar V telling of the acqultal. "Wagar dlt nothing that was criminally wrong , ' said Mr. Mohr. "Ho was merely care leas. Ho was given a fair trial and the Cl Instructions of the court wore clean ° .cut. The Jury found according to the instructions. tl Dr. Scheme ! of Hosktns was In Nor " folk yesterday. Among the day's out-of-town visitors in Norfolk wore : E. Burr , Dallas , S D. ; James Wood , Bonestcel , S. D. ; C G. Thompson , St. Edward ; J. O. Jaml son , Jamison ; William L. Dillon , New port ; L. C. Chappce , Dallas , 8. D. District court convenes at Madison of the nineteenth of next month. is Wayne Democrat : Fred Zlome plead guilty last Thursday to assault frig Aug Deck at Hosklns and paid a fine of ? 10-and costs , { 17.20. Jnck Welsh will become a member of the school board May ,3 succeeding Tom Shively , The board will meo L. Of all sad words of tongue or pen The saddest arc these : It might have been CALUMET Baking Powder Avoid the mishaps the disappoint- menu the 'bad luck * in baking , by avoiding Poor Baking Powder the cheap , or bip can kinds and the nigh- _ price TruU brands. They arc unreliable they too often fail Don't trust them. Put your faith in Calumet the only strictly hlRh.grade baking powder sold at a moderate cost. We absolutely guarantee that the results will please you. Guaranteed under all pure food laws both State nnd National. Refuse substitutes get Calumet Received Highest Awtrd World' * Pure. Food Exposition , Chicago , 1007 that night and elect officers for the coming year. Indications arc that thcro will bo plenty of land In Trlpp county loft for the August filers. The Daily Times nt Gregory states that only sixty of the 150 land wlners called Thurs day filed for homesteads. Fairfax Advertiser : John Rlssoll of Norfolk , a carpenter and painter , ar rived In Fairfax Tuesday. He will lo cate hero and bring his family from Norfolk to reside bore If ho can secure sufficient employment In his line to warrant the change. . C. P. Schlecht , living west of this city , has purchased the II. E , Fish furniture business at Donestcel , S. D. , and will take possession next Monday , moving his family to the Rosebud. Pj Mr. Fish , who is coroner of Gregory county ( , still has his store at Dallas. Don , Cameron , a former resident of Norfolk , but now a Rosebud saloon man , was the victim of burglars at Gregory last Wednesday. The saloon of Cameron & Co. was broken into and Jv the cash register relieved of about $20 in ! small change. This is said to have been Gregory's first burglary. It will bo at least 1912 before the northeast Nebraska bankers comeback inhi back to Norfolk again. The conven tion ! , held In Crelghton this year , will go ' to Nellgh in 1D10. It Is generally understood ! also that Tekamah will be the convention place In 1911 , Vice President ; Hopewell of Tekamah be coming ' president also nt that time. , Tekamah extended an Invitation at . . the la&t meeting. Tne principle of _ moving the convention about seems to have been accepted by the bankers. It is presumed , however , that the convention ItV vention ( will meet in Norfolk every few years. Many complimentary re marks have been made here relative to the banquet served at Crelghton in connection with tne convention. David Walmsley , a farme" living on itiral route No. 2 , Is so far the only farmer among the Norfolk , Trlpp coun ty land winners to have filed on a homestead , In , the Rosebud. His choice was 1415 , and he took It after Anton Hueber , also a farmer , the Norfolfc winner Just ahead of him , and declined to use choice No. 72G. Mr. Walmsley took a quarter about eleven miles south of the town of Wltten , in the west end of tile county. W. S. Payne , who registered from here , is only a mile to the west. Miss Charlotte 111- gea's claim is two miles to the north- west. The five Norfolk winners , whose names have been called since Mr. Walmsley have all declined to file. A merchant , a clerk , a newspaper man , a railroad man and an optician arc represented in this list. Tbo practical side of the Arbor day exercises in the public schools did not extend to the hlgb school yard , which Is not at this time ready to re ceive attention. The yard has only recently been leveled up and covered with a new supply of rich soil. The hlgb school fire of two years ago and the building operations of last year re moved all traces of what yard improve ments had been made. The high school grounds have been sowed to bine grass and large canua beds will u > set out a little later In the seasoa. gravel play grounds Is also to be ar ranged on the east side of the build ing. At the various grade schools on Arbor day , flowers , shrubs and vines were set out , while at the Wash ington school a few trees were plant ed. The school board has committed itself to a gradual program of improv ing the appearance of the several school yards and the work that is now being < done is along systematic lines. PASTOR BEATS THE BOXERS. "Packey" McFarland Has His Hands Full With the Rev. Mr. Wedge. Chicago , April 24. The Rev. F. R. Wedge , the pugilistic pastor of Omaha , has given the professional exponents of the manly art in Chicago the sur prise of their lives. Ho came here early In the week for the sole purpose of imparting to "Packoy" McFarland a few hints in the fine points of the pas time , and for six rounds the rival of "Battling" Nelson had his hands full. Mr. Wedge's second triumph was a friendly encounter with Harry Forbes , ox-bantam weight champion of the world , in which the parson broke more than even. Thd athletic churchman Is a strong advocate of boxing and devotes much his spare time to sociable bouts. It said that in his curly days ho J figured In a number of real battles. BUYS STORE FOR GIFTS. Chicago Millionaire Astonishes the Board Walk By $15,000 Purchase. Atlantic City. N. J. , April 24. H. . Kramer , who is occuplng one of the most oxpesnvo suits In the Hotel Chalfonto and who Is rated hero as u Chicago millionaire- , gave the board walk habitues a Jolt when he walked Into the Gosslor art emporium , where regular auction miles nro held to dis i pose of paintings , comics and bric-a- brac , and declared that ha dldij't ' want the tiresome occupation of bidding on the articles singly. He demanded of the amazed nuc- tlonor that the entire store bo offered nt auction , and ho would bid for the entire collection of works on sale. The auctioneer gasped and sought the telephone , secured the consent of the partners in the business and , without catching his breath , ho stunned the hnlf hundred buyers with the announcement : ' 'What am I bid for the stock In the emporium , fixtures not Included ? " That was Kramer's ' cue , and prompt ly came the offer , " $2,500. " The fever seemed to bo contagious. In $1,000 bids , wnilo the auctioneer howled in his excitement , the price went up to over $15,000 , when bidding ceased. "It's -your Btoro , " said the auc tioneer to Kramer , who coolly drew his checkbook , wrote a check for the amount , which the auctioneer verified by telephone , and ordered the stock crated and shipped to his Chicago ad dress. "What do you want with It nil ? " asked JohnGosslcr , one of the Inter ested members of the firm , and the response came : "I mean to have It on hand to bo sent to my friends as Christmas pres ents. It will save me a lot of shop ping and worry around the holidays. " CENSUS JOBS AWAIT FAITHFUL. Several Hundred Persons Needed to Count Nebraskans. Washington , April 24. Several hun dred jobs will be available for the faithful In Nebraska some time after the passage of the census bill now pending In congress. The census dis tricts in Nebraska , and all other states will be marked out to > conform to the \ congressional districts. To Ncbrsaka will be allotted six census supervisors and approximately 1,000 enumerators. If the former prac tice Is adhered to the supervisors will be appointed on the recommendation of members of congress , and the enu merators will bo named by the super visors , in theory , but by the members 1n fact. Two supervisors and 650 enu merators will be named in South j Dakota. Practically all the plans for taking the next census have been completed , and Director North awaits only the passing of the bill pending in the sen ate providing the machinery and action - * tion of the measure reported by Rep- reseptattve Tawney , appropriating $10,000,000 to defray the cost of the work. The actual work of taking the cen sus will begin April 15 , 1910 , instead of June .1 , as formerly. The supervisors will be compensated at the rate of $1,500 a year. WEST POINT MEN TO CANADA. And Carpenter Goes to Omaha to Em bark In Jewelry Business. West Point , Neb. , April 24. Special to The News : Joseph H. Buechol and Herman C. Boldt , two former business men of West Point have left for Cal gary , Alberta , Canada , where they will take homesteads. They have disposed of their Interests In Cuming county and Intend to make their homes per manently In King Edward's dominions. The local post of the Grand Army of the Republic have announced that Memorial day will be celebrated hereon on Monday , May 30 , the day preceding being observed as Memorial Sunday. Mrs. J. A. Stahl , wife f the editor of the Cuming County Democrat has just safely passed through the ordeal of a serious operation performed upon her nt Wise Memomrlal hospital , Omaha , and is now convalescing . WOOD TO HEAD ARMY. Will Succeed J. Franklin Bell , who Goes to Manila. Washington , April 24. It developed today that MaJ. Gen. Leonard Wood , now in command of the military de partment of the east , with headquar ters at Governor's Island , N. Y. , will bo the next chief of staff of the army. General Wood will succeed MuJ. Gen. J. Franklin Boll , whoso reap- polntmont to his present office was an nounced Immediately auer the Inau guration of the now administration. General Boll , however , has decided to remain here but n year lojigor and some time next spring probably will ha transferred to Manila , whore ho will hove command of the troops stationed in the Philippine archipelago.