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EVENING LEDGERPHILADELPHIA, THUE&DAY, .JUKE 1, 1916.
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9"6e SON OF TARZAN
By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
Author of the Tnrzan Tales
OHAPTEB XVII Continued
AT LAST she reached the opposite trees.
jn. An Instant she paused to. l6ok toward
the great Hon, and. at the name moment
she saw the huge beast rise slowly to his
full height. A low roar betokened that he
was ready.
Merlem loosened her knife and leaped to
the ground. A quick run brought her to
the, side of the kid. Numa saw her. He
lashed his tall against his tawny sldcB. He
roared terribly! but for an Instant ho re
mained where he stood surprised Into Inac
tion, doubtless, by the strange apparition
that had sprung so unexpectedly from the
jungle.
Other eyes were upon Merlem. too eyes
In which were no less surprise than that re
flected In the yellow-green orbB of tho car
nivore. A whlto man, hiding In a thorn
boma, half rose as .the young girl leaped
Into the clearing and dashed toward the
kid.
He saw Numa hesitate. He raised hla
rifle and covered the beast's breast. The
girl reached the kid's side. Her knife
flashed, and the little prisoner was free.
With a parting bleat It dashed oft Into the
Jungle.
Then tho girl turned to retreat toward
tho safetyof tho tree from which she had
dropped so suddenly and unexpectedly Into
the surprised view of the lion, tho kid and
the strange white man.
An ho turned th6 girl's face waB turned
toward the hunter. His eyes wont wide as
ho saw her features. Ho gave a little gasp
of surprise ; but now the Hon demanded alt
his attention tho baffled, angry beaBt was
charging.
Ills breast was still covered by tho mo
tionless rlflo. The man could have fired
and stopped the charge at onco ; but for
somo rcaBon, slnco he had seen tho girl's
face, he hesitated. Could it be that ho did
not care to save her? Or did ho prefer.
If poBslblo, to remain unseen by her?
It must have been tho latter causo which
kept the trigger-finger of the steady hand
from exerting the llttlo pressure that would
have brought tho great beast at least to a
temporary pause.
' Like an eagle tho man watched tho race
for life the girl was making. A second or
two measured tho tlmo which tho whole
exciting event consumed from the moment
that tho Hon broko Into his charge. Nor
onco did tho ride sights fall to cover tho
broad breast or the tawny sldo as the lion's
course took him a little to tho man's left.
Onco, at the very last moment, when es
cape seemed impossible, tho hunter's finger
tightened ever so little upon the trigger;
but almoBt colncldentally the girl leaped
for an overhanging branch but the lion
leaped, too 1
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CHAPTER XVIII
The Hon. Morrison
BUT the nimble Merlem had swung her
self beyond tho lion's reach without a
second or an Inch to spare.
The man breathed a sigh of relief as he
lowered his rlflo. He saw the girl fling a
grlmaco at tho angry, roaring, man-eater
beneath her, and then, laughing, speed away
Into the forest. For an hour tho Hon re
mained about tho water hole. A hundred
times could the hunter have bagged his
prey, "Why did ho fall to do so? Was
he afraid that tho shot might attract the
girl and cause her to return?
At last Numa, still roaring angrily,
strode majestically Into the Jungle. The
hunter crawled from his boma, and half an
hour lator was entering a little camp snugly
hidden In the forest. A handful of black
followers greeted his return with sullen In
difference. Ho was a great bearded man,
a huge, yellow-bearded giant, when ho en
tered his font. Half an hour later he
emerged smooth shavon.
His blacks looked at Mm In astonish
ment. "Would you know me?" he asked,
"The hyena that bore you would not
know you, Bwana," replied one.
The man aimed a heavy flat at the black's
face! but long experience In dodging similar
blows saved the presumptuous one.
Merlem returned slowly toward thb tree
In which she had left her skirt, shoes and
stockings. She was singing blithely; but
her song came to a sudden stop when sho
came within sight of the tree, for there,
disporting themselves with glee, and pulling
and hauling upon her belongings, were a
number of baboons.
When they saw her they showed no signs
of terror. Instead, they bared their fangs
and' growled at her. What was there to
fear In a single she-Tarmanganl? Nothing,
absolutely nothing.
In tho open plain beyond the forest the
hunters were returning from the day's
sport They were widely separated, hoping
to ralso a wandering lion on tho homeward
Journey across the plain. Tho Hon. Morlson
Baynes rod closest to tho forest. As his
eyes wnndered back and forth across the
undulating, shrub-sprinkled ground they
fell upon the form of a creature close be
side tho thick Jungle where It terminated
abruptly at the plain's edge.
He reined hl3 mount In the direction of
his discovery. It was yet too far away for
hit untrained eyes to recognize It; but as he
camo closer ho saw that It was a horse, and
was about to resume tho original direction
of his way when ho thought that he dis
cerned a saddle upon tho beast's back.
He rode a llttlo closer. Yes, tho animal
was Baddlod. The Hon. Morlson approached
yet nearer, and as ho did so his eyes ox
pressed a pleasurable emotion of anticipa
tion, for they had now recognized the pony
as tho especial favorite of Merlem.
He galloped to the animal's side. Morlem
must bo within the wood I
Tho man shuddered a little at the thought
of an unprotected girl alone In tho Jungle
that was still, to htm, a fearful place of
terrors and stealthily stalking death. He
dismounted and loft his horse besldo Mer
lem's. On foot ha entered the Jungle. Ho
know that sho was probably safe enough,
and he wished to surprise ner by coming
suddenly upon her.
Ho had gone but a short distance Into
the wood when ho heard' a great Jabbering
In a near-by tree. Coming closer, ho saw
a band of baboons snarling over something
Looking Intently, he saw that one of them
hold a woman's riding skirt and that othors
had shoes and stockings.
Hla henrt almost ceased to beat as he
riulto naturally placed tho most direful ex
planation upon the scene. The baboons had
killed Merlem and stripped this clothing
from her body! Morlson shuddered.
He was about to call aloud In the hope
that after nil the girl still lived, when he
saw her In a tree cIobo beside that occupied
by the baboons, nnd now he saw that they
were snarling and Jabbering at her. To hlB
amazement he saw the girl swing, apelike,
Into the tree below the huge beasts. Ho
saw her pause upon a branch but a few
feet from tho nearest baboon.
He waB raising his rlflo to put a bullet
through the hideous creature that seemed
about to leap upon her, when ho heard the
girl speak. He almost dropped, his rillo
from surprise as a strange jabbering. Identi
cal with that of tho apes, broko from
Merlem's lips.
Tho baboons stopped their snarling and
listened. It was quite evident that they
were as much surprised ns tho Hon. Morl
son Baynes. Slowly, and one by one they
approached the girl.
She gave not tho slightest evldenco of
fear of them. They quite surrounded her
now, so that Baynes could not have fired
without endangering the girl's life; but he
no longer desired to fire. He was consumed
with curiosity.
For several minutes the girl carried on
what could be nothing less than a conver
sation with the baboons, and then, with
seeming alacrity, every article of her np
parel In their possession was handed over,
to her. The baboons still crowded eagerly
about her as she donned them. They chat
tered to her and she chaptered back.
The Hon. Morlson Baynes sat down at
the foot of a tree and mopped his persplflng
brow. Then he rose and made his cautious
woy back td his mount.
When Mortem emerged from the forest
a few minutes, later sho found him there.
and ho eyed her with wide eyes In which
were both wonder and a sort of terror.
"I saw your horse here," he explained,
"and thought that I would wait and ride
home with you you do not mind?"
"Of course not," sho replied. "It will be
lovely."
As they made their way stirrup to stir
rup across the plain, tho Hon. Morlson
caught himself many times watching the
girl's regular profile and wondering If his
eyes had deceived him, or If, In truth, he
really had seen this lovely creature con
sorting with grotesque baboons and con
versing with them as fluently as sho con
versed with him.
The thing was uncanny Impossible; yet
he had seen It with his own eyesl
And ns ho watched her another thought
persisted In obtruding Itself Into his mind.
She was most beautiful and very desirable ;
but what did ho know of her? Was Bhe not
altogether Impossible? Was the scone that
he had Just wltnossed not sufficient proof
of her Impossibility? A woman who climbed
trees nnd conversed with the baboons of
the Jungte I It was horrlblo I
Again tho Hon. Morlson mopped hla brow.
Morlem glanced toward htm.
"You aro warm," sho said. "Now that
the sun 1b setting I Arid It quite cool. Why
do you perspire now?"
Ho had not Intended to let her know
that ho had seen her with the baboons ; but
suddenly, boforo he realized wliat ho was
saying, ho had blurted it out.
"I persplro from emotion," ho said. "I
went into tho Junglo when I discovered your
pony. I wanted to surprise you ; but It was
I who was surprised. I saw you In tho
trees with th'o baboons."
"Yes?" Bhe said, qute unemotionally, as
though It was a matter df llttlo moment
that a young girl Bhould be upon Intimate
terms with savago Junglo beasts.
"It was horrible I" ejaculated tho Hon.
Morlson.
"Horrible?" repeated Morlem, puckering
her brows In bewilderment. "What was
horrlblo about It? They aro my friends.
Ib It horrlblo to talk with one's friends?"
"You were really talking with them,
then?" cried the Hon. Morlson. "You un
derstood them, nnd they understood you?"
"Cortalnly."
"But they aro hideous creatures do
graded beasts of a lower order I How
could you speak tho language of beasts?"
"Thoy nre not hideous or degraded," re
plied Merlem warmly. "Friends aro never
that. I lived among them for years before
Bwana found mo and brought me hero. I
scarce knew any other tongue than that
of the Manganl. Should I refuse to know
them now simply becauso I happen, for the
present, to live among humans?"
"For the present I" ejaculated tho Hon.
Morlson. "You cannot mean that you ex
pect to return to live among them? Come,
come, what foolishness are wo talking?
Tho very Idea 1 You are spoofing me. Miss
Merlem. You have been kind to these ba
boons here and they know you and do not
molest you; but that you once lUed among
them no, that Is preposterous I"
"But I did, though," Insisted the girl, see
ing tho real horror that tho man felt In the
presence of such nn Idea reflected In his
tone and mannor, and rather enjoying bait-,
ting him still further.
"Yes, I lived, almost naked, among the
great apes and the lesser apes. I dwelt
among the branches of tho trees. I pounced
upon tho smaller proy and devoured It
raw. With Korak and A'ht I hunted the
antelope and the boar, and I sat upon a
tree limb nnd made faces at Numa, the
FARMER SMITH'S ffSW RAINBOW CLUB
CAN A BLIND MAN SEE?
Dearest Children The other day I saw a blind man standing on tha street
and he was selling the story of his life, so I bought a copy, because it has always
been a mystery to me whether or not a blind man can see, though blind.
The one thing' which impressed mo in tho book which was written by the
blind man was tho fact that his education had been neglected when he was young.
In the book he says: "It is a sad thing that any boy or girl hates instruc
tion." I thought perhaps that this would interest you as coming from a blind man,
becauso now that the light of the beautiful sun Is shut out from his eyes he has
time to think.
Let me quote a few more sayings from his book which I hope you will all
remember.
"I would give inore than tongue can tell if now I could behold one little
flower." '
The next time you want to take a little flower and tear it all to pieces just
think of what) the blind man has said.
Take care of your eyes, and if what the blind man has written so far in his
book does not impress you, let me close with this sentence:
"If I were to get a pair of eyes today I would be willing to mortgage myself
for life and be a slave in fetters, but there is no use talking about these things,
ns I have long ago decided to make the best of my condition, and so I am looking
at the bright side of life, and it is indeed wonderful how many bright things I
have found, because I look for them without(eyes and now I am comparatively
happy and I think happier than before I lost my eyes."
J FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor, Evening Ledoeu.
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Our Postofllce Box
Isabelle McNamara, Fort Kennedy, Ta.,
deserves very much to be In the "postofllce
window," for she and her sUter Elizabeth
i . have thought of a
beautiful plan wnicn
we are gains to to
very hard to carry out.
Here It Is; On a cer
tain day of each week
the Club News Is to
print a picture ; for the
week following our
members are to write
stories about the pic
ture. The best stories
will be published. We
would like to have
opinions of Ilalnbows
on the subject of this
n..i ir.nnMv nlftn-
IblU McNammra. Anqther tdea that has
recently come from the mind of a busy
member Is thJH Italnbowa who would like
something- to do should paste up the club
news Jn scrap bobks and send them to
Children's Homes and Hospitals. Chester
Orahara Is responsible for this suggestion.
Vfa think very well of It
Buth Magill and her sister are little
"outdoor girls." They both have lovely
little gardens of their own. They ore little
"Indoor girls,''' too, for they are almost
an fond of crocheting and sewing aa they
are of gardening. Margaret Burgin, North
FalrhllJ street. Is another Industrious little
tnalden who knows how to use a, needle
well, So U Ruth Bhasslan, we think, for
her neat handwrltlnjr Indicates general
neatness and exactness In everything she
does.
Sills Williams, of South 18th street, sends
a. letter ailed with Interesting news. He
announces that hla school, the James Logan,
at 19th and Reed streets, won tho banner
and four cups a. the University of Fnnsy.
vania relay rce at Franklin Field. One
of the little girl In the school was also re
eently honored. The Daughters of the
American Revolution presented: her with
tn-dollr gold piece for bavin written the
best composition aljout aOTg,Wsbtor
ton. Three cheers tog the "Jams Logan"
an thieo mou for Uw ttUli mn who has
the spirit to sing her prai to tha world I
FARMER SMITH,
Care of The Evenino Lrdoer
I wish to become a member of your
Rainbow Club. Please send me a
beautiful Rainbow Button free. I agree
to DO A LITTLE KINDNESS EACH
AND EVERY DAY, SPREAD A LITTLE
SUNSHINE ALL ALONO THE WAY.
Name
Address
Age
School I attend .
Sunday Afternoon In Country
By Florence Newth, Walnut street.
Alice, Margaret and John were going to
the country, They said that they would
pick flowers and have a Jolly time. So they
boarded a train and started. When they
got there they were ready to run right away
to pick flowers. They started on a road
which was a very long one, When they
came to the end of the r?ad they sat down
to rest. John started to walk on, when he
stepped on something long and slender. He
looked down to the ground and screaked,
for It was a snake.
Then the three went on. Alice found some
flowers and started to pick them, when
there was a rustle and a little hare ran out.
They went on and came to a, dogwood tree.
They could not reach the dogwood, so they
got a stick and pulled a limb down and
began to pick the flowers. They soon became
tired holding the JImb. They all began to pull
down on tlje branch. Soon there was a loud
noise and the branch fell down. They all
went to the ground, but did not hurt them
selves. They picked all the flowers and
then they started .to find more. They came
to a little creek. In which they washed their
newer and hands. John said it was fresh
spring water and drank It,
Alter while they grew very tired and
started home. They all agreed they had
had lovriy djr and that ntffht they
area4 It m o,Tr Mala.
MR. AND MRS. PANTSLEG
By Farmer Smith
Willie Hop Toad was lying In bed, the
snow-white covers tucked about his throat.
Suddenly he Jumped up nnd shouted, "Yes!"
"What Is the matter?" asked his mother
kindly. Us sho put down her sewing and
looked at him.
"I guess I must have been dreaming,"
said Willie, as he Bank back on the soft
pillow.
In a little while ho heard the funniest
voices he had ever listened to before, and
they came from the foot of his bed:
"I wish to goodness you would get off of
me."
"I am sure I did not put myself across
you that way, Mr. Pantslcg. I think It was
that boy Willie," said the Chair.
Willie Hop Toad looked first at the Chair
and then at his Pair of little Pants.
Well," said Mr. Pantsleg, "I .will for
give you this time, but do not let It happen
again."
"I am sure I do not like to be left on the
floor with the chair leg crushing me. Both
my wife and myself like to be hung up
where there la plenty of air. When we
get wrinkles, people say we are getting
old, and I am almost new, A little Hop
Toad, like you, wants to have pants badly,
but when he gets them, he does not take
care of them."
"Ouch I Can't you keep still, Mr. Chair?"
said Mr. Pantsleg.
"I am doing the best I can," answered
the Chair.
"What aro you folks talking about, any
way?" asked the Carpet. "That fellow
WIIHe rubs my back the wrong way. He
shuffles his feet every time he comes Into
the room. I wonder If he thinks I like
that?"
Just then Willie Hop Toad awoke sud
denly, and In the dim morning light he saw
his Pants under the Chair,
"Excuse me) Excuse me I I am very
sorry, Mr. Pantsleg," he said. "I will not
do It again If you can forgive me. I know
that If I will take care of you that some
day I may grow to be a real man with
Long Pants."
The Question Box
Dear Farmer Smith Could you suggest
some nice color that will go with purple?
We ' are planning special colors for the
"Rainbow Violet Hearts."
ESSIE WYMAN.
Gold or a pretty shade of yellow will go
beautifully with purple. Another color
combination might be purple with a tiny
bit of green, the shade pf the green leaves
of the violet plant. This latter would be a
symbol of the real violet
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Things to Know and Do
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word. There are 8 letters altogether, five
in the drat word and three in the second.
My total Is a kind of paper. My 67$ Is
a hat My 1231 is a person who Is too
brainy My till U not hot What am X?
Z. Your Editor was, In. "Washington. D,
a, recently. There h, viewed "Ten men,
saw T mount on high."
Take, the letters In .the quotation and
nwj out wojk ypw jsaiuors saw.
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lion, and threw sticks at him And annoyed
him until he roared so terribly In his rage
that the earth shook.
"And korftk built me a talr high among
the branches of n mighty tree. He brought
me fruits and flesh. He fought for me and
was kind to me until I came to Bwana
and My Dear I do not recall thnt any other
than Korak was ever kind to me."
There was a wistful note In the girl's
voice" now, and she had forgotten that she
was bantering the Hon. Morlsort. Sho was
thinking of Korak. She had not though of
him n great deal of late.
For a time both were silently absorbed
In their own reflections as they rode on
toward the bungalow of their host. Tho
girl was thinking of a godlike figure, n
leopard skin half concealing his smooth
brown hide as he leaped nimbly through
tho trees to lay an offering of food before
her on his return from a successful hunt.
Behind him, shaggy and powerful, swung
a hugh anthropoid opo, while she, Merlem,
laughing and shouting her welcome, swung
upon a swaying limb before the entrnnco
to her sylvan bower.
It was a pretty picture as She recalled (t.
Tho other side seldom obtruded Itself upon
her memory the long, black nights tho
chill, terrible Jungle nights the cold nnd
damp and discomfort of the rnlny season
the hideous mouthlngs of tho savage car
nlvorn ns they prowled through tho Stygian
darkness benoath tho constant menace of
Sheeta, the panther, and Hlsta, the snake
tho stinging Insects tho loathsome vermin
For, In truth, all thcBO had been outweighed
by the happiness of tho sunny days, tha
freedom of It all, nnd, most, tho companion
ship of Korak.
Tho man's thoughts wero rather Jum
bled. Ho had suddenly realized that ho had
come mightily near falling In love with thlH
girl of whom he had known nothing up to
the previous moment when sho had volun
tarily revealed a portion of her past to him.
The moro ho thought upon tho matter tho
moro evident It became to him that ho had
given her his love that ho had been upon
tho verge of offering her his honornblo
name.
Ho trembled a little at the narrowness of
his escape. Yet he still loved her. There
was no objection to that according to tho
ethic? of tho Hon. Morlson BayncB nnd his
kind. Sho was of meaner clay than ho.
Ho could no more havo taken her In mar
riage than he could have taken ono of her
baboon friends; nor would she, of course,
expect such nn offer from him. To havo
his lovo would be Bufllclont honor for her
his name he would, naturally, bestow upon
ono In his own elovatcd social sphere.
A girl who had consorted with apes, who.
according to her own admission, had lived
almost naked among them, could have no
considerable sense of tho flnod qualities of
virtue. The love that ho would offer her,
then, would, far from offending her, prob
ably cover nil that she might desire or
expect
Tho more the Hon. Morlson BayneB
thought upon tho subject tho more fully
convinced he became that ho was contem
plating a most chivalrous and unselfish act.
Europeans will better understand his point
of view than Americans poor, benighted
provincials, who are denied n true apprecia
tion of caste and of tho fact that "the King
can do no wrong."
He did not even have to argue tho point
that she would be much happier amid the
luxuries of a London apartment fortified
as she would be by both his love and his
bank account, than lawfully wed. to suoh a
one ns her social position warranted. There
was one question, howovor, which ho wished
to havo definitely nnswerod before he com
mitted himself oven to the program ho was
considering.
"Who wore Korak and A'ht?" ho asked.
"A'ht was a Manganl," replied Merlem,
"and Korak a Tarmanganl."
"And what, pray, might a Manganl be,
and a Tarmanganl?"
Tho girl laughed.
"You are a Tarmanganl," she replied.
"The Manganl are covered with hair you
would call thorn apes."
"Then Korak was a white man?" he
asked.
"Yes." ,
"And ho was ah your er your " Ho
paused, for ho found It rather difficult to
go on with that line of questioning whllo
tho girl's clear, beautlfuleyos were looking
straigni inco nw. ,
"My what?" Insisted Merlem, far too un
sophisticated In her unspoiled Innocence to
guess what tho Hon. Morlson was driving
at.
"Why ah your brother?" he stumbled.
"No, Korak was not my brother," she
replied.
"Was he your husband, then?" he finally
blurted.
"My husband 1" she cried. "Why, how old
do you think I am? I am too young to
have a hUBband. I had never thought of
such a thing. Korak was why " and
now she hesitated, too; for she never be
fore had attempted to analyze the relation
ship between herself and Korak. "Why,
Korak was Just Korak," and ngnln Bho
broke Into a gay laugh, as sho realized tho
Illuminating quality of her description,
Looking at her and listening to her, the
man beside her could not bellevo that de
pravity of any sort or degree entered Into
the girl's nature, yet he wanted to believe
that she had not been virtuous, for the Hon.
Morlson was not entirely without con
science. For several days the Hon. Morlson made
no appreciable progress toward the con
summation of his scheme. Sometimes he
almost abandoned It, for he found himself
time and again wondering how slight might
be the provocation necessary to trick him
Into making a bona fldo oner of marriage
to Meriem, If he permitted himself to fall
moro deeply In love with her, and It was
difficult to see her dally and not love her.
There was a quality about her which, all
unknown to the Hon. Morlson, was making
his task an extremely difficult one. It was
that quality of Innate goodness and clean
ness which Is a good girl's stoutest bul
wark and protection an Impregnable bar
rier that only degeneracy has the affrontery
to assail.
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MISS MERCEDES HAY
Elected "Goddess of Liberty" for
Collingswood, N. J., carnival.
COLLINGSWOOD MAKES
READY FOR CARNIVAL
More Than 1000 Boys and Girls
Rehearsing Miss Mercedes
Hay Goddess of Liberty
Moro than 1000 boys nnd girls who will
tako pnrt In tho carnlvnl to be held In
Collingswood, N. J., on Juno 17 start re
hearsing their parts today. Mrs. T. J,
Bailey Is head of tho Committee on Ar
rangements, and tho fete this year, It Is
expected, will far outBhlno any In previous
years In tho number of participants and
In gorgoousness and variety of features.
Miss Mercedes Hay, who was elected God
dess of Liberty last week by the largest
voto over polled In Collingswood In the
annual contest for carnival honors. Is tho
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hay
and granddaughter of tho late Malcolm Hay,
Assistant Postmaster General under Presi
dent Cleveland, and will be tho principal
flguro In the sppctacular pageant which will
be hold In Knight's Park on tho afternoon
of tho carnlvnl.
Other carnival honorn were bestowed
upon llttlo Dorothy Rogers, who will flguro
as Queen, and Miss Betty Miller as Maid
of Honor. "Billy" Balloy, who wilt lead
the procession and herald tho events, was
probably tho most popular winner In this
year's contest.
Fully 25,000 people, Judging from the
stzo of the gatherings at former carnivals,
aro expected to turn out for tho one this
year. The proceeds of tho election conftst,
obtained by the sale of tho votes, as In
past years, will bo given to the Collings
wood Free Llbrnry.
TOOT OF P. R.R. ENGINES
WONT ACCOMPANY 'ADDA'
Will Divert Freight Traffic to
Obviate Steam Whistle Obli
gate to Franklin Field Opera
MISS MORGAN HITS DEMOCRATS
Declines tor Become Member of Wood
row Wilson Club
ST. LOUIS, June 1. Miss Anne Morgan,
daughter of the late J. Plerpont Morgan,
has selected the Missouri Woman's Wood
row Wilson Democratic Club as the medium
through which to make known her opposi
tion to the principles of the Democratic party
and to the renomlnatlon of President Wil
son. In a letter dated New York, May 16, Miss
Morgan declines to become an honorary
member of the club, because "her political
opinions neither support President Wilson
nor the Democratic party, and accepting
membership in the club would place her In
an anomalous position."
The members of the club were greatly
surprised at the declination from the leader
of the woman's selection of the national
movement for preparedness, as the minutes
of the secretary, It Is said, do not show that
Mtsa Morgan was made an honorary mem
ber, Export Tax on Diamonds
CAPETOWN, June 1- The Committee on
Ways and Means of the South African
Assembly has adopted a measure for an
export tax on diamonds. It would range
from, H to 5 per cent
"NOTHTKO BUT EPtSONO'
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Industry, typified by tho Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, has bowed to art in the
form of the production of the great open
air performance of "Alda," to be given
under the auspices of the University of
Pennsylvania on Franklin Field on tho eve
ning of Tuesday, June 6.
Much of tho freight traffic or tho railroad
crossing the Schuylkill River passes Imme
diately along the side of the field. This has
been much discussed among the members
of the faculty having chargo of tho arrange
ments for the production. It was feared
that the noises Incident to heavy trafllo
would Interfere with tho performance. As
a sort of vain hope a committee was ap
pointed to wait upon tho railroad authori
ties and ask If anything could be done to
bring about a cessation of this traffic during
the performance. To the pleased astonish
ment of the collegians the railroad men
Immediately consented to remedy the condi
tion. On the night of the performance all
traffla on lines adjacent to tho field wjll be
diverted to a point at which It can cross
the river a mile south of that at which It
Is usually sent. Aa George E. Nltzsche,
recorder of tho University, remarked con
cerning the concession:
"It is actually a case of industry bowing
to art"
WEDDING SURPRISES SEAFORD
Miss Helen Harris Married to Walter
P. Culver in Baltimore
SEAFORD, Del., June 1. Seaford was
surprised to learn this morning of the mar
riage in Baltimore of Miss Helen Harris to
Walter P. Culver In that city Tuesday eve
nlng, Mr, and Mrs. Culver are known
socially throughout Delaware.
Mr, Culver graduates today from the
BUsa Electrical School In Washington, later
leaving for Chicago, where he will take a
position aa electrical engineer
Aged Woman Dies in a Rocking Chair
Mrs. Sarah B. Weeks, n gray-haired
woman of 75, died this morning at her
home. 2338 Blair Btreet, from heart failure.
Her husband found her sitting In her
favorite rocking chair. She was the mother
of Joseph Weeks, police chief at Somera
Point. N, J.
Commencement Concert at Ardmore
The commencement concert of the stu
dents of the Lower Merlon High School,
at Ardmore, will be held tonight In the form
of a "contest of nations," in charge of Miss
Laura B. Staley, the muslo supervisor of
Lower Merlon township. Commencement
exercises will be held tomorrow night.
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REHEARSE ENJOYMENOO1 VAlpA"
ON PHONOGRAPHS AT HO
Records Provide Opportunity for. Advance Hearing
Verdi's Numbers to Be Sung Next Week at tfraniflfli
Field Some of the Newest Offerings
M
Br the Phonograph Editor
No better preparation could ba wished for
complete enjoyment of tho spectacular
open-air performance df "Alda" on June 6
ftt Franklin Field, under the auspices of the
University of Pennsylvania, than a pre
liminary rehearsal of tho Verdlan melodies
nnd Impressive choruses through the me
dium of the phonograph.
A very comprehensive list of records
brings to the homo all the Important pas
sages of tho score, Instrumental, solo nnd
concerted.
The most popular excerpt from the opera,
ono of the most bewitching melodies pen
ned by Verdi, and one that Is a test piece
for nil tenors, Is tho ' Celeste Alda" ("Heav
enly Alda"). Coming very early In tho
opera, It Is often spoiled by the entrance
of those who tnke ndvantase of tho operatlo
privilege of nrrlvlng In state but late. No
such Interruption need mar Alessandro
Bond's nrtlstlcally refined nnd golden
voiced rendition on the Edison diamond
disc of "Celeste Alda" (83003) The Victor
has It sung In Italian by Caruso (88127)
and MartlnclII (74124) and In German by
Leo Slezak (84113). Tho Cplumbla record
ings are by Constantino (A 678). Slezak, In
Itnllnhf (AB30C), Zenfttcllo (AS400), Ar
manlnl (A 1393) and Martlnei - Pattl
(A 106B), Tho Armnnlnl record contnlns
the same tenor's version of "Morlrt bo pura
o bolla" ("To Die I So Turo and Lovely")
nnd tho Pattl tho final duet of Radames
nnd Alda, "O Terra Addlo" ("O Earth
Farowell"), In which Mlgllnrdl, soprano, and
Mntrojanl, tenor, collaborate.
This touching duet Is also sung for the
Columbia by Vlllanl, Cartlea and bhorus
(A6331) and Emmy Dcstlnn nnd Zenatello
(AB399). Tho Victor often It with Oadskl
nnd Caruso (89028) and Lucy Marsh and
John McCormack (74398). Tho great quin
tet In Act I, "Su del Nllo" (Nllus Sacred
Shore") Is given admirably by a selected
cast of first rate Victor singers (88266),
Perhaps the most beautiful of the soprano
arias Is "O PatrlaMla" ("My Native Land.")
This Is sung for tho Victor by Johanna
Gadskt (88042), who has not been heard
In tho rolo In this city for somo seasons j by
Lucy Marsh (60098) by Emmy Desttnn, In
Italian (88469) nnd In Gorman as "Meln
Vntcrland (92058). Desttnn has two records
for tho Columbia, "RItorna Vlncltor" ("Re
turn a Victor") nnd "I Sacrl Noml" ("Those
Sacred Names") on tho Bamo record
(AB387). The "Return With Victory
Crowned" Is also given by a Philadelphia
favorite, Carolina Whlto (A5916), the rec
ord containing also "Oh My Beloved Land"
(AS499). Gadskl sings It for the Victor
(88137). Tho Bamo prima donna co-operates
with Amato In one of tho dramatic Nllo
BCcno arias, "Su Dunquo" ("Up then I")
(89068) and the "Fugglam gUArdorl" ("Fly
With Me") duet from tno same scene Is
done by Paul Althouse, who at ono tlmo
sang with the Philadelphia Operatlo So
ciety, and Lucy Marsh (66058).
Joso Mardones, one of tho principals at
Franklin Field, is heard with Zenatello, for
tho Columbia, In "Nune, custode o vlndlce"
("Guard Now Our Sacred Land"), choru3
accompaniment (AB426). '
Maria Gay offers two of the sensuous airs
of Amnerls In the Judgment Scene on tho
Columbia, In duot with her husband, Gio
vanni Zenatello (AB40S) and Caruso and
Lou I bo Homer nre heard on tho Victor rec-
ords (89060 and 88051).
"Alda" can bo heard In more limited com
pass in the Triumphal March by Prince's
Band, Columbia (A 6223), and Selections
(E331) by the samo band. Victor Opera
Company offers "Gems" In two parts
(35,428), Selections by Pryor's Band
(35,195) nnd Marcha Trlumfal (62,409), by
tho Garde Republlque Band.
Novelty Is found In two recent Victor re
cordings. These are Ethelbert Nevln's "Nar
cissus" and Moszkowskl's "Serenade," by
Charles Kellogg, "the nature singer" and
the Victor orchestra. These light classics
seem especially attractive when embellished
with Mr. Kcllogg's bird songs.
"Narclssiia," from the BUlte "Water
Scenes," la the most popular of Nevln's In
strumental writings, and (although It was
opus 13 1) It was really the number which
brought him success. Narcissus, It will be
remembered, was the Bon of the Greek god
Cephlsus. This lovely boy, when gazing
Into the limpid waters of a clear pool, tell
In love with hla own reflection, wWfc un
happy results, aa It caused him to pin awr
until he finally turned Intd the flpwetf-wltffh
Perhaps the most fjimlltnf dlrtel imeilu s' i
In the long list of compositions by-JRHlj- 1
kowski is me numcer Which has cams) to
be known ns "Serenade." It I Koftly
iimycu oy mo orcnestra, rormlng ft deimu
accompaniment to Mr, Kellogg's warbllmjr
Two Instrumental novelties are J3alvetl's
"Spanish Rhapsody" and Walter's "ESW
deantlna Waits" by the Athenian Mandolin
Quartet
Berllov wrote thus of the mandolin; 'Tha
mandolin has almost fallen into disuse t
present : and this Is a pltyf for Its quality
of tone thin and nasal Uioush It be has
something piquant and original about It.
which might occasionally be made of effect- '
lvo use."
The Instrument which Berllb described
had n compass fr6m G below the staff to "B
above. How astonished Berlioz Would be to
day could he hear the modern mandolin
with Its great compass.
Lou Chlca, "Frisco," Is a new xylophontst
who plays for tho Edison. He manipu
lates two hammers with each hand and by
using four mallets In his playing secures
the remarkable effects. The first phono
graph records of his renditions, the famous
Boxtot from "Lucia" and "Silver Threads
Among the Gold" are presented on tho Edi
son diamond disc records. Other attrac
tive numbers Included In the newest list ofL
tha Edison recreations are four operatlo
records. "Flllo dea Rols" and De l'art
splendeur immortelle" from "Benvenuto"
nre Bung by the noted Canadian baritone.
Orpheo Langevln. Otto .Gorltz sings "Als
Bubloln kloln an Der Mutter Brust," from
'The Merry Wives of Windsor," and "Der
Vogclfangor bin Ich Ja" from "The Maglo
Flute," In German. Two other German
numbers aro sung by Karl Jorn, the Wag
nerian tenor. They aro "Der Tyroler und
Bdn Kind" and "Mad'lo ruck, ruck, nick,"
Blake & Burkhart. 1102 Walnut street. Mj
wno sen "nothing but Edlsons," havo pro
vided unique accommodations for women
patrons. Thoy havo Issued Invitations open
ing to uso, free of chargo, their new reeltal
hall. This may be had, by arrangement In
advanco, any afternoon from 1 to B;30'
o'clock, excepting Saturdays, for tho next
fow months. Reservations should bo made
two weeks In advance In order to secure an
open date. Patrons may uso the room for
a social afternoon at cards, a club meeting,
a "tho dansant" or simply for a muslcale.
Tho firm will supply music in tho form ot j"
liaison aiamona aiso recoras ana inrougnMg
phonograph. Platform, tables and chairs
are provided as desired. The hall la 40 feet
by 20 feet and seats 75 persons comfort
ably. It Is away from tho business rooms
and Indeed has a separate entrance.
Devotees of the fox trot will find one to
their liking In "Brown Skin." It is a most
Inspiring fox trot, as It has the tempo and
the verve. It came from the Southland.
Prince's Band gives a rendering, and the re
cording Is excellent Bendlx's "The Butter
fly" Is gay, light and dainty.
Another good dance record is "Como
Back to Erin, Mona Darling" a medley
one-step also Issued by the Columbia.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ELDANORE. You oan obtain Stephen
Foster's American ballads for Victor, Edi
son and Columbia records. The catalogued
lists are too long to be enumerated. Alt
dealers are glad to give or send catalogues
on request
E. V. P. Clark's "Belle of Now Tork
Waltz" Is found on the Edison (60,085),
WEST PHILADELPHIA. For records
with anvil effects try tho familiar "Anyll
Chorus," from "Trovatore," and "The Forgo
In tho Forest," Mlchaells.
would be Carl Stewart's "And Then l
Laughed. 1
EMMA D. A typical Columbia Stellar
Quartet number, I Bhould say, is "Annie
Laurie." One not so familiar la "Tho
Bridge," LIndsey.
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