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III. Faults to Be Corrected
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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.
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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
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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.
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Tekamah extended an Invitation at
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the la&t meeting. Tne principle of
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moving the convention about seems to
have been accepted by the bankers.
It is presumed , however , that the convention
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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
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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.
