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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 30, 1910. in ( AMERICAS WIVES CUVASSED Woman's Woi a Feature of the English Election. SOME OF THE RECENT WORKERS In porta n( Part Taken by (he Kasjlliih Woman In rollttea- Amerleaa ' Wives of Kngllaantea 4alck to Adopt the Cnatora. LONDON, Jan. 18. -One of the Interesting futures of tlie recent political campaign In Oreat Britain , was the part women played In It. Not only were there om 80.0(0 suffragists and suffragettesttpeaklng and working for their cause regardless of all others, but there were thousands of Other women who canvassed for votes from door to door so as to aid husband, brother, father or friend to gain a scat In Purlia tnent. London was a social desert owing to the absorption of women In politics. Shops.' dressmakers' establishments and milliners' howrooms were empty. The English woman laid down her rolsof hostess and housewife and took up that of public speaker and canvasser. Instead of dis pensing tea In her drawing roomnd chat ting about the latest play, she tramped from house to house to discuss with the butcher and the baker f Irs. Hutclier'ond Mrs. Baker the merits or eXlls of-free trade, of land taxes, eto. She supplied herself with figures and sta tistics. 8he was prepared to meet any question, and If a voter appeared to be wavering In his views she would argue with him a skilfully and convincingly as the candidate himself. Canvassing In England has Tieen reduced to a science. There Is -a. certain . constitu ency to be contested and perhaps three men are running, a liberal, a conservative and a labor candidate.' At the headquarters of each party there are election agents who take charge of the canvassers. They pro vide every voluntary , worker for their party with books containing the names and addresses of all the residents In the nelgh , borhood. Each canvasser has a certain number of these residents apportioned to her to visit. If she finds that some of them are of her own party she merely marks them as such and Just chats with them about the prob able outcome of the election, their own af fair, etc. If they are of one of the oppos ing parties she marks them according to their, .convictions and does her best to change their opinions, but It la when a voter Is Indifferent or undecided that she has her opportunity. She marshals her1 statistics and state her arguments. Sometimes she accom plishes a great deal, sometimes she makes little Impression. In any case she marks dcwn that voter as possible, and, from that time till the election takes place the! puoBioiB one receive more attention uian he ever had before. He receives calls jfJl day and half the night. His home v becomes a hunting ground of the various political partlea As a matter of fact ho generally enjoys this very much. It is In' rujral districts that the woman earvasser Is most useful because men workers of this kind are scarce there. The men may be anxious to help but have only evenings at their disposal,' and can vassing In these lonely parts must be done In the daytime. The farmer must be seen When he Is In his fields working, or better till, testing at noonday or tealime. The woman canvasser trudges through the field In search of htm, and If she under strnds Hodge and his little way and can Interest him In her arguments she Is a valuable asset to the local agents. Perhaps nothing shows the adapta bility of the American woman better than the way she accepts this feature of Eng lish 'life. In her own country she,'(akes a small- and very rarely a personal Inter est In the political situation. She marries an Englishman who contests a constitu ency and she is as willing and able to help him as are the English wives of candi dates who have been born and bred In this atmosphere of political struggle. In the recent canvass there were more American political workers than ever before. They laid aside all other Interests and spent their time , visiting electors or their wives, discussing political ques tions with them and pointing out the best way to vote making addresses and appearing with tfielr husbands on the plat forms at political meetings, always deeply and Intelligently interested, always charm ingly dressed and always a great factor in the situation. This year Waldorf Astor ran for Parlla- COMFORT Because of its delicate, emollient, sanative, antisep tic properties derived from Cuticura, united with the purest of saponaceous in gredients and most refresh ing of-flower odours, Cuti cura Soap is unrivaled for shampooing, bathing, shav ing and for every use in preserving the hair and skin. Asslstecftby Cuticura, it allays itching" and irritation and tends to prevent clog ging of the pores, a frequent . cause ot racial eruptions. r CbarurbutiM ttl . fuH. 10. Rim d t th.uiiH B. a f.ul. Calculi. Cbiw. Hons Komi Dru l ; i ttt47cn Town, tit : V H A. Pottw Dru Cbam. Own . Sw Piw. IH ColuiaktM An , Ituatoe. ee-Il-p" OiUrura Book. pn-frw a oaide Is M Btrt Cars sue Iroatawl t sua sae So. runt as conservative candidate for Plym outh. Hb did not have much fi-mlnlne help, for MrsA stor was too Inexperienced to be ot much aid In -anvaslng ard Mrs. Spenduf Clay (Miss Astor) was hard at work among the Kentish voters for her husband. Captain Ppendnr Clay, who was conservative candidate for Tunbrldge Wells. This was Mrs. Cray's first experience of the kind. Though In the beginning she found It difficult, she quickly got Into the spirit of It and seems to have made a favorable Impression. Lady Gilbert Parker (Mlxs Van Tine, New York) Is as deeply Interested In her husband's political work as she has always been In his Jfterary career and sho was of great assistance to him In his campaign. Blr Gilbert was conservative candidate tot Graveeend. and Lady Parker, who Is an ac compllHhed horsewoman, drove all around his constituency, calling upon electors and trying to Interest them In Imperial politics. Her gentle dignity of manner made a great Impression upon the women, while her knowledge of the .issues at stake won many listeners among the men. Lady Wliloughny De Eresby (Miss Ureese, New York) Is another American who as sisted a conservative husband. She can vassed very vigorously In Lincolnshire, where Kir Wllloughby was rumiing. As president of the Conserva-Women's Sut frage association she has had some expert, ence In public Rpeaklnir and can make a very good election address. Sh has a quick, bright way of arguing with obstinate voters or urging women to Influence their men folks In the right direction, which she assured them was the preservation of the House of Lords and tariff reform. Lady De Eresby says she very much enjoys the work and does not In the least mind an occasional rebuff from radical or socialistic householders. 1 On the liberal side there were even more American women canvassers. There was first and foremost the popular. Mrs. Lulu Haroourt (Miss Burns, New York) whose husband was candidate for the Rossendale division of Lancashire. Mrs. Harcourt's energy and perseverance are unfailing, and this season though she is In poor health she worked hard to defeat the conservative candidate. She pressed numerous pretty feminine friends into service and Rossendale was dazzled every day by motor cars dashing about filled with fashionably dressed women who were anxious to discuss the government policy, old age pensions, the budget and the taxes with the housewife or her husband If only they could get' a hearing. Sir Francis Channing, who was liberal candidate for Wellingborough, was born In America, but Is a naturalized English man. He has an American wife, who was formerly Elizabeth Bryant Bacon of Bos ton. Sir Francis has represented his con stituency seven years and Is very popular,' so Lady Channng merely called on his adherents and took an interest In their welfare. She rarely talked politics with them. Sir Francis la a believer In woman suffrage, but Lady Channing, while not an active antl-suffraglst, is quite uncon vinced of woman's capacity to wield the vote. Lady Evans, who was Miss Blanche Rule of Cincinnati, was an Invaluable aid to her husband, Sir Samuel Evans, who has represented Glamorganshire and was running again. He Is In the unpleasant po sition Of being the man who talked out the first woman suffrage bill under the present government, so all Lady' Evans' tact and discretion were needed ty counter act suffragette canvassing in her district. Lafly Evans was well fitted for the tak. Sihe has imperturbable good nature, a sense of humor and a western breezlness which makes lifer meet the stolid "I don't hold with that" of the rustic British voter with a Jolly laugh which disarms his obstinacy. Mrs. A. H. Scott Is another Anglo-Amerl-Ican canvasser and political worker. As Miss Katherlne Duncan of Kentucky she knew only about as much about politics as theVaverage southern woman, but life in England with a husband In Parliament has developed a dormant faculty and the resi dents of Ashton under Lyme are well ac quainted with Mrs. Scott's canvassing methods and always enjoy her persuasive visits to their cottages. Mrs. R. C. Lehmann (Miss Alice Marie Davis, New York) was very busy witl her political work in-her husband's constit uency, the Harborough division' of Lei cester. , She never made public speeches, but she canvassed diligently and she Is an earnest believer In the efficacy of women as political helpers. Mrs. C. 8. Hjsnry (Miss Lewtaohn, New York whose husband was a liberal candi date for the Wellington division of Shrop shire, haa not hitherto done very much canvassing, but this campaign she Joined her husband and worked as hard as any on else to shake the conservative voter In his conviction, to strengthen the liberal In his and to win over the doubtful ones. Mrs. Joel Seaverns was one of the most successful of the American women In this political campaign. She Is a systematic and Intelligent canvasser and did very good work In her husband's constituency. Mr. Seaverns was born In the United States, but became an English citizen many years ago, and his wife, who was" a Miss Brown of Portland, Me., has lived In England for a very Ions time, but has not lost her Americanism. She la a clever political debater and spares neither time nor trouble in trying to convince the elec tors of their duties. TRAINING FOR SPRING HATS Flower Massed Headgear Trying to the Face. ROSES, TANSIES .AND AMELIAS Lotions of t ra wherries narf (ireea Salads fftrennons Arm Kmer- rls Are Needed to Match ' the Complexion. r NEW YORK, Jan. 29. "My. Easter hats are hre from Paris and they Hre made of flowers, ' said pretty woman smiling at herself in the grass and nipping her al ready pink cheeks with her finger tips, Japanese fashion. "I read the other day that one- of the smart hats of the season would be trimmed wltn purple and yellow pansios swathed In smoky gray tiille Well, that accurately describes Mc color snhcnv of one of mv best hats. "You know that some sailors are more trying than others, slid the flower tones are particularly bad for the woman who has been housed up all winter , and has dored her complexion with cosmetics In ttead of fresh air. In the spring, when such a woman attempts to put on a flower hat, she Is In trouble. s "My benuty assistant warned mc a few weeks ago that J must begin to -prepare for spring. 'And especially for purple,' said she. This spring we must get ready for pansy, heliotrope and all the dark as well as light purples. S. i "The artist who advised the veiling of pansles with smoky gray understood the situation. Yet I think the beauty specialist could give a bettor hint to womi.-n whose skins are not quite ready for gray. The hint would be, 'Don't. "There Is a great dress specialist lr Paris who will not allow a woman over SO to wear gray. 'It makes you look too ashen,' he says. And so he keeps his cus tomer In special tints until such time as ho can melt her complexion io that It harmon ises or at least poes well with gray. "There Is another dross artist, not a dressmaker, mind you, but a color artist, who will not let hl3 clients wear brown after ). 'Brown,' ' he says, 'brings Into relief every freckle In the skin and It helps to bring out the sallow hues that might otherwise escape unnoticed.' "This spring I am getting ready to wear purple. I am also preparing for a hat of pink camellas, and If I can get In' shape I ara going to have a hat of shaded' pink roses. Now, you cannot Imagine a more trying list of colors for a woman who is past counting' her seasons out. "Getting ready to wear violet, heliotrope and pansy colors means taking buttermilk baths. Nothing else will clear the skin as well. '-The buttermilk should be at least a day old to give It a sharp tang, which acts as an electric shock to the skin, and It should be slightly warmed to make the skin soft. "I take one pint of buttermilk and I et It on the radiator for half an hour. While It is warming I stir some powdered borax Into it. Meanwhile I steam my face with hot cloths applied over flannel pads. Then I put on the buttermilk, rubbing It over my face as though It were a salve. I ' let It dry on, finally taking It off with a cloudburst of hot water administered with a" face hose. "Women who are planning to wear the shaded rose hats should take -care. A rose hat upon the wrong head Is pathetic. My beauty specialist told me that In the mat ter of rose hats Jtas largely a question of knowing how to make up. 'Never,' said she, 'wear a rose hat after a sleepless night or when you have a headache. There should be no 'sacks under the eyes when roses are so close to the face and the checks should be almost as bright as the roses. "For' a sallow skin there Is one very potent remedy and that is the strawberry. Fortunately the first strawberries come Just in time for the first rose hat. It is as though there were a special Interven tion of Providence In this respect. "The day before I am to don my youth ful Im't I buy a pint of fresh strawberries and put them on to steep 4n a quart of water. In time I get a basin of sweet smelling pinky fluid. Into which I plunge my face. If my skin Is very sallow 1 make a soapsuds, using a special kind of soap that from well with my skin and a complexion brush. You would be surprised at the change In my faro. It Is necessary at the same time to blench the neck and throat a little with this same liquid. The process may be expensive, but It pays In the long run and I keep It up all the straw berry season. "itut then there are the forget-m-nol hats. It Isn't all roses, you know, In the spring. For the forget-me-not complexion I know nothing that equals the cucum ber, lettuce nnd celery bleach. It sounds like a salad, as indeed It Is. "I steep all these together and I add some lemon juice to the lotion. ,lt makes a very acid bleach, which 1 follow with a cream of shrep'H' fat. Ily this treatment I can wear blue or palo green, and I have been known to look well in bright red, the tomato color which turns us a 1 as j brown as berries. "1 wish that face bleaching were the only thing necrsasry for the perfecting of the complexion for the spring hat, but it is only on of several processes. One of the others is tho tempering of the skin. It is a miittt-r of temperature, t am begin ning to sit in a cool room. When I read I have the thermometer at 68. When 1 sew, since sewing is a form of exercise, I let the thermometer drop down to C6. But w-fien I am working, Bay, at the household tasks, I let It get much cooler. I some times open the window until the room Is down to the ' English temperature, which Is along in the fifties. "By keeping the climate of the house low you temper the skin, and when you go out into the air your face doesn't suffer. Most women are afraid of-catchlng cold In a cool room. But you don't catch colds that way. They come from hot rooms and indigestion. "Of course the state "bf the skin depends upon your food and particularly your drink. In the winter you need sugars and sweet drinks to keep you warm and rosy, but In the spring you need green things and hot drinks without sugar. "The English woman, again, has the ad vantage over other women In the matter of an out door complexion. That is because she learned to like tea in her childhood and she takes it weak and hot. ' She has a little lump of sugar In It and perhaps a dash of lemon. She takes it half a dozen times a day. "Tea" makes the American woman ner-j vous, but that is because she hasn't learned to like it- If she will put half a teaspoon of tea into ' a hot' pot and will pour almost a quart of boiling water upon it she will have a pot of tea for the whole family. It Is served for the complexion's sake at 11 o'clock in the morning at at 8 o'clock In the afternoon and again at bed time. "You can't have a good skin In the spring, so the trainers say, unless you exercise your muscles. There arc contain exercises, that make for n Easter complexion and a spring hat. One of these is the rising sun exercise. "You set your alarm clock for B a. m. At the first ring you rise and take five minutes of violent arm exercise standing! in front of ar ope-n- window. Following this there Is a hot bath and - then five minutes more of swift .arm exercise. You now return to bed and wait for the break fast tray. The breakfast tray habit makes for a fine skin. . v- "You must bleach the skin until it Is pink. "You must treat "It to keep the wrinkles and freckles, from getting Into it at the first breeze. "You must Jacclimato It by degrees so that the spring air will not spoil the tone. "You must diet for roses and lilies if you want to see them bloom in your face. "And you must study out your own color scheme If yomare going to work out your salvation in the choosing of your flower hat for spring." , Hi Grand Opera and Omaha i ; : Coming of the Lambardi Company and Some Thoughts as to the "Com mercial" Aspects of Music Why Foreign Artists Furnish Americans with Music, While the Native Bora Go Abroad for '.Recognition. T HE visit of the Lambardi Grand Opera company to Omaha for a short season at Boyd theater Is attracting much attention. Since the Savage productions of grand opera have been displaced by the Savage k'Merry Widow" and other pro ductions of similar nature, towne like Omaha have suffered for the lack: of grand opera. v The last time we had a company here there was some excitement and an extra scene which was not. on the program. There was a financial screw loosa some where, and the "waits" between the acts became very long, as though the next scene would be a most elaborate one. And the tired listeners sat and wondered. This continued untif 13. o'clock midnight, which was the beginning of the Sabbath day, and, therefore, an Illegal time to1 serve a docu ment. The audience, that time, got home, as Harry Laudor would say, "on Satur- - day night, about 1 o'clock Sunday morn ing." . , . But thla Is another matter. The Lambardi Grand Opera company Is spoken of very highly by Mr. Woodward of Boyd theater, who says thaL.he has had to take out two rowa of seats In order to make room for the orchestra. The com pany la said to be a very strong one, and Omaha will doubtless respond, In Its usual enthuslastio manner, to the announcement that a veritable season ofgrand opera will really be In existence. The offerings are billed "as follows: Thursday night, Feb ruary S, "La .--Boheme;" Friday night, "Faust;" Saturday matinee, "Lucia,", and Saturday night, "II Trovatore." , K very welcome foot-Jiote appears on the prospectus which reads as follows: "Posi tively no one seated during the acts." This Is a very commendable position to take, and It is to be hoped that the manage ment will have the courage to carry It out. Sailormen Ashore Enjoy Life .... r " .-t-N. " " 'I, ' ' ' , " ' TMW"- "f""; ' '" '; ' S. a : '-tZ'Z-"--" 'V T - - , ! "' .. . mi : 0 V'- -r,- : :',..V. FLASHLIGHT PHOTO MADS AT THE DANCE GIVEN BY THE ROD ANDjUN CLVB MEMBERS. Miller, Stewart iv Beaton, 413-1G-17 South lCtiTi Street Sale of Sample and Odd Pieces of Furniture - r- IS. L - . t; 1 :H:vn.;-.- ..;'.. -r Tomorrow is the last day of our GREAT nijjf JANUARY CLEARING SALE. Wc have gathered together a large assortment of sample and odd pieces of furniture which we offer, for clear ance onv this final day of our clearance sale at prices far below the cost of r production. We are taking a loss on nearly every article, but our opjecX is to close out the entire lot. "We quote prices of onlv a few of the many articles which are offered at these greatly reduced prices. I -is Ti "" $17.50 Golden Oak China Cabinet, swell ends, straight glass doors, like lllua., sale price $10 $17 Solid Mahogany Rocker Sale price 11.00 $18.50 Solid Mahogany Chair Sale price $11.00 $80 Mahogany Dressing Table Sale price $50.00 $30.00 Mahogany Storage Chiffonier Sale Pr,ce $18.00 $46.00 Curley Birch Dresser Sale price $23.00 $43 Curley Birch Chiffonier Sale price $21.50 $25.50 Natural Mahoganv Dresser Sale Prlce 17.50 $31.00 Golden Oak Dreswer Sale price $17.00 $28.00 GoIdenOak Chiffonier Sale price $16.00 $27.00 Hall Seat, golden oak Sale price $10.50 1 $18. 50 Mahogany Library Table, very nice article. d substantially made Sale price $11.00 $7.25 Hall Tree, golden oak Sale price ..$5.00 $31.00 Bookcase, golden oak Sale price $20.00 $50 Mahogany China Cablnt Sale price $30.00 $60.00 Mahogany Buffett Sale price ..$4o!o0 $61 Mahogany China Cabinet Sale price $38.00 $47 Mahogany China Cabinet SaHfprice $30.00 $75.00Mahogany Buffett Sale price ....$45.00 $49.00 Mahogany Side Table Sale price $3500 $3 2.00 Early English China Cabinet Sale Priro $15.00 $85 Fumed Oak China Cabinet Sale price $15.00 There are many other China Cabinets, which we are offering at one-half price. Special Values in Room Size Rugs Sale starts tomorrow morning and continues the entire week, of until the stock is disposed of. The saving which must accrue in purchasing during this sale makes it ex pedient to anticipate your future wants at this time. Selections made now will be held for future delivery if desired. We quote only a few of the many good values offered. $16.00 price $22.00 price $19.00 price $18.00 price $26.00 price $16.00 price "$16.00 price $25.00 price $20.00 price $21.00 Brussels Brussels Rug, 8-3x8-3 Sale Brussels Rug, 83xl0-6 Sale Rug, 8-3x8-3 Sale Rug, 8-8x11-6 Sale Rug,- 10-6x12 Sale Rug, 8x10-6 Sale Brussels Brussels Brussels $0.75 $13.75 $10.00 $10.00 $15.00 $10.50 t- i m t j r- i -$11.00 Brussels Rug, 10-6x11-3 Sale $13.00 Brussels Rug, 8x10-6 Sale S11.00 Brussels Rug, 8-3x10-6 Sale Price $10.50 $16.00 Brussels Rug, 8x10-6 Sale Pp,cV $10.50 $19.00-Brussels Rug, 8-3x113 Sale price $20.00 price $26.00 price $24.00 price $16.00 Wilton Velvet Rug, 6x7-6 Sale Brussels Brussels Brussels Rug, , Rug, Rug, 8-3x11-6 Sale 10-6x12 Sale 10-6x12 Sale nrice $15.00 Wilton Velvet Rug, 8-2x8-3 Sale $11.50 $11.50 $15.00 $15.00 $10.50 $9.50 $19.50 Wilton Velvet Rug, 8-3x8-3 Bale Price $10.75 18 Wilton Velvet Rug, 8-3x8-3, sal price $10.00 $19 Wilton Velvet Rug. 8-3x8-3, sale price $10.00 $29.00 Wilton VelveyRuV, 10-6x12-9 Sole X Price . . : .... $17.00 $29.00 Wilton Velvet RiR, 10-6x12-9 Sale Price . .--$18.00 $29.00 Wilton Velvet Rug, 10-6x12 Sale price $18.00 $27.00 Wilton Velvet Rug, 10-6x10-6 Sale . Price , $16.50 $20.00 Wilton Velvet Rug, 7-6x8-9 Sale Price ...r- $10.00 $16.00 Wilton Velvet Rug, 8-3x8-3 Sale Price --$10.00 $15.00 Wilton Velvet Rug, 6-7x7-9 Sale Price $0.25 $22.60 Wilton Velvet Rug, 8-3x12 Sale price '. . $14 00 $31.00 Wilton Velvet Rug, 10-6x11-6 Sale ' price 110 00 $21.50 Wilton Velvet Rug, 8-3x11-9 Sale ' price ....... -i $13 50 $23.00 Wilton Velvet Rug, 8-3x10-6 Sale ' Price $12.00 $28.00 Wilton Velvet Rug, 10-6x12-9 Sale price $18 "50 $32.00 Wilton Velvet Rug, 9x11-9 Sale price $20 21 $22.60 Wilton Velvet Rug, 8-9x12-6 Sale price OO $330 Wilton Velvet Rug, 10-6x12-9 Sale pfice, $18.25 ft The management will have the hearty en dorsement and complete support of the local army of the followers or music In this community if the statement Is strictly .ad hered to. Omaha Is u good field" for operatlo music. There Is no reason to doubt the truth of this statement In view of paat audiences. If the "goods" are "delivered," the Omaha people are usually found to be ready and willing to pay, or, as the commercial slang puts it, they are willing to "come across." At least, in the field of grand opera. The grand opera aentlment Is growing apace in this country, and cities are vlelng with one another in regard to maintaining and supporting their own "opera." It would be unsafe to predict that in twenty years every city of over 100,000 peo ple will not have Its own operatlo stock company. In fact, It would not be rash for a prophet to affirm that In twenty years' time every city of over 100.000 popu-1 lation will havo its own "stock opera company and "stock" orchestra. While ,the writer does not believe that "we" are the most musical people on earth, yet he believes, with good show of reason for hla belief, that we are going to be, some day, a very discriminating mu sical people. s And this' he believes for various reasons. One reason is thU "we" are very sensible people and that we do not feed on "taffy" or on the too thin coating ., "patronlca tlon," which visiting artists, etc., seem to feel that we desire and expect The Amer ican people are susceptible. It Is true, but they, are also sincere; they are "gullible" perhaps, at times, but they are guileless; they are self-complacent, if you will, now and then, but, thank heaven, they are not self-centered, although they are charged with this crime, without any warrant. ' But let the -American people awake to the fact that their susceptibility is reck oned upon and- worked," and they are ready to change the attitude and to be come, very suspicious. . Let them be treated aa though they were "gullible" and ere long they will show that they are anything but that; let them be treated as self complacent and they will soon show that they are rather self-reliant Americans are as a rule firm believers in "protection;" and Americans are begin ning to ask why It is that American sing ers must needs go to Europe to procure a reputation sufficient to make It possible for them to be aoceptabU to Americana. Americans are beginning to ask why it la that the American operatlo stage must be supplied by the singers identified with the foreign "market" (to put It In a brutally commercial fanh!on), while the American "market" Is furnishing singers for the for eign stages and furnishing, people of such a high grade that they seem to be In de mand in the most musical "markets" of the aforesaid foreign countries. Americans, we repeat are beglnlng to auk these questions, and when Americans begin to ask questions, then-look out! The American man Is first and foremost a business man. And it does not seem quite right to him that Americans should have to seek a foreign market, while the home market is put to the great expense of Im porting foreigners for Its own market! It Is very strange. Is It not?) Those who have charge of the matter of engaging artists for the home market in opera, are foreigners. And so our own people, in the market, (to put It in a brut ally commercial fashion, as stated above,) are obliged to seek a foreign market,! and a most heartily welcoming market, at that, for the sale of their work, for their "out put" as It were. Now, as we said above', the- American man is essentially a business man. And sooner or later, It must appeal to him, that It Is not good business for us to export a certain commodity, which we need, and to Import at 'a very high price, the same commodity for our own use. If these commodities went "exporting" and could find no market, the matter would be different, but the facts prove that the "export" trade finds a ready market on the other side of the Atlantic. Thing of It! Then why not retain our home-grown product, and see to It, that we do not Import high priced "goods" to supply our "market" while we are sending our beBt "goods" to supply a foreign "market." This is "putting it In a brutally commer cial fashion," as before stated. And the American people, In some place, are dincusHlng this very question right now, and the result will be apparent In the future, so that it is not rah prophecy to predict that in twenty years, every city of over 100.000 will have Its own operatic stock company and Its bwn orchestra. Haa America "tken a back' seat," as the saying goes, in other matters 7 It Is thought not No more will It do so In this matter. The awakening has already come. It Is bursting out In several places. That It will be general, there can be no doubt A!l one has to do la to "wait" When Americans see something desirable they usually manage to get it, and sometimes T escape Import duties at the same time. It may take a few years, but they usually succeed In the long run. j America Is asking questions about this ' operatic business, and asking them in such a serious way, that an answer is bound to come. False answers are sure to be given, but the American is shrewd, and, he will get the right answer in due time, and when he does, he wlU act accordingly. I he operatlo question was never so much . In the public mind aa JuMt now; the mimi cal papers are full of It and it wUl be Interesting to watch developments. The constantly increasing Interest It singing, and trained ainglng at that, ti something which is going to wield a pow erful Influence on the musical America of the future, and it is moHt hopeful sign. ' THOMAS J. KELLY. M osteal Notes. Mr. Max Landow, the distinguished pianist, will play a recital of pianoforte music in Ho ton on February g. This la' noteworthy. The next program of the Tuesday Morn Ing Mun!cal club will .be gtvn at All Saints church, Twenty-sixth tureet and Iew.;y avenue, February 1, at 10:) o'clock Mr. J. H. Hlmms will give an organ recital asslat.d by Mrs. Mabelle Crawford We'o ton, contralto. Mr. Oeurge Hamlin, the. well known tenor, will appenr In recital at the Young ' "'Jen i Christian association auditorium on Thursday evening, February 10. Mr Hamlin's reputation rents on a record of' fine achievement and his popularity with the muHk-al people of Omaha has long been established. BACKACHE SIMPLY VANISHES AND OUT.OF-ORIER KIDNEYS ACT FINE A few doset will reg-ulate the Kid neys and cure the most severe Bladder misery. No man or woman here, whose kidneys are out-of-order, or who suffers from backache or bladder misery, can afford to leave Papa's Diuretic untried. 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