WfAINE DE 8ELLSK
Fmm»B8 Coatnlto With Boston £ng<
Ush Opero Companr Gltes IVnrn'
ing to Vocal Stadentij
There are few people in the country
today more qualified from a stand
point of experience to advise arahi-
tious vocal students, particularly
with operatic aspirutioiis, than ElaiiK'
D« Si'llem, the leading contralto of
The Boston English Opera Company
which comes to White’s Theatre Wea-
nesday exening February 17th, in a
aiagniriccnt production of Verdr*;
famous opera “111 Trovatore.’’ Miss
De Sellom says: "The pity of it. I
i«ave beon requested to explain why
with so many engaged in vocal stu-'y
—so few attain anything like success
Studios are filled with aspirants, wh.>
spend time and money to say nothing
•£ nervous energy, in striving for Ui3
artistic goal and the question arises
Tfhy so few succeed. I’ll tell you in
«ue sentence—not ten percent of stu
dents have any just reason for as
piring to vocal eminence and ten per
tent is ii liberal estimate—and hero
iM another reason. It may seem liii:-
(ul but it is a deplorable fact~not ‘J~>
pervent of those who give vocal 1"-
Ktruction are qualified to teach tin-
art forreclly. There is more chioati-
i^ry and humbug in voice teachiiii^
iban in all the other departments of
(he profession combined; it is tor this
reason that there ought to be laws pvo
uDiiting the incompetent from ru;j*-
ing voices and blasting hopes. Not
a week passes, but what I hear a miiu-
i>er of girls sing, wiio arc studing for
liie oijcraiii' stage, most oC them cou’<l
nut beconie art inis if tlioy utiidicil
lifl' III!'!'.
> 111 r:in luakf a
-ii. ' nn.vl liii'.g if you iKiM'P ai'.il c;i-
SUiijiiits lo llallc-r tiu'ir vaiii'y
,rt L'ivni soiiKs ami opoi'alii’ (Xn'rii'is
v,hr-n thev cannot ,'<ing five tones -f
'h- fifab' with cvi'U proiluctioii ail
(iriiiuiin vocal ciihir. They ari' iiiii
iipi'ii rei ilal to interpret music tliit
Oi-y can neither vocalize nor iiitc:'-
111.T!. An instrunieiitalist rec()i;ni'' ‘s
111- tiilinioal limitations; wliat li'
I aii't I'xcruti' lie realizes Ik- caiiiHt
pia>. but a vocalist—there is ii)
jimiiatioM to bis or b<M‘ as.-inraiu--'.
Th-> will tackle aiiydiiiiK (in.' Iiii;h
.^r n ;iiies tile bi'tier. anil wiio.-i' fauii
).■ I. that these jioor (ieliiileil aspir!
11.!s are led througli iiiiiiassable patlii^
i.!ie. iiuerniiiiable windings to t'md u!
..laiaiely that tbeir hil)r)f lia.-^ Iie.-n in
»a‘.u .iiiil tlieir hopes blasteil, lo s.i/'
notbing ol the money uselessly spent
The fault lies with the incomptent
and unscrupulous teacher.
I persume what I have said w’ll
cause excitement in the vocal habitat,
but it is the truth nevertheless. If
you don’t believe it, listen at some ot
the vocal studio doors and hear some
of the wailing that is supposed to
eventuate in vocal supremacy, but
which is certain lo eventuate in fin
ancial and vocal disaster. I can only
add in the words of the poet—‘pity
’tis—’tis true.-’
XfUKO KILLKD KV TK.ll>
Asleep >car Truck When Train JSlirkrs
Ills Head.
i-arly Sunday morning XorfolK
Southern train No. 4 struck and kill
ed a negro man, Moses William.',
whose home is thought to be in Wil
son. It Is not known exactly how
the accident happened. From the
position of tile body and the wound
on the negro it is believed he was
lying or sitting on the end of the
cross ties, probably drunk and asleep
when the train came by and struck
liim as he raised up to get out of the
way. The train was stoppi'd as soon
as the accident was discovered aui.
held until a doctor liad been summon
ed. The train was allowed to pro
ceed after a short investigation ani
finding (liat the negro was dead.
Yesterday the coroner, i>r. ,1.
Greene, held an iiKiuest over tlie body
and after a full investigation which
was concluded this morning rtecide.l
that the killing was accidental.
The .iason t^cl'' \r( ( ar«o.
l.oiiilon, l-'cl). 1^ Tlie I'. S. I'.il
liel’ ,1a«oli In I'.-ach I''. -
toilay, aiiil wil! .-.lil ;-lmrliy ini
.\liierii'U!i laileii willi an olijeets froM
l-'ran<-e ami IJelgiuni inr tlie I'aiKiiiia-
I'aeitie l-:.\posit ion .
.Iiiilijing Field TriaK for INtinti-rs
I!al\ersliel(l, Calif., l-'eb. Kob- I'l
IC. Annstroiig of liarber .lunctioii, .\.
began today ilie jiid^iiig of tiie
pointers and setters in tlii- field wh;-'i
pelied lieri>, 'I'lie wiiinins' (ioi;s w^ll
lie view at tile l-:xpositioii.
STIflV TAhI.W ri’.
Otl(' wliite ‘ilioat, no niarliS. A\ei.;li-
ed about :!o poiiiuls wlii-n taiieii ii|i
alioiit Xov. L’l'. Owner can get saiu ■
li\' paying expenses. Ifi-iiry MeI.av
liorii, (Iritneslaiiil. I! L‘. Ilox
li-i;-ttil-:!lw.
ttlBS
Free! - Free!!
We will give to the first customer buying
$10,00 worth of merchandise a $3.00 pair of
W, L, Douglas Shoes. At the close of the
sale wo will also give a suit or coat suit valu •
(‘(1 at $15.00 to the custonnor making tlu;
J;irg(‘st ])iurlia8f‘S during the sale.
Goods will be sold like
you sell Cotton now.
We are forced to sell our
goods as you are forced
to sell cotton.
Fanners Saving Sale
BEGINNING
Friday, February 19th, am
Look! listen to our tale of woe.
The entire stock of goods must go.
The almighty dollar is what we trust.
And that is the thing we must have or bust.
At Five Points in Greenville, there we be
Oui* big stock of goods we invite you to see.
Dress Goods, Underwear, we must sell or lose.
Shoes, Hats, Cloaks, Overcoats, all been reduced.
On everything you buy 25"« you’ll save.
Regardless ot who speak, or others say.
B. G. & J. R. Ab-e-you-nis
ioi{ svi.i:
One second hanil stationary ('oliiir.-
biis gasoline l-.'ngiiie lo )io»‘i",
in good ciuiilition will S'-ll at a bar
gain lo (luiek buyer, .f. II. Cob!).
Greenville, N. C. L'-It-otil-eo'l.
GUNS PISTOLS
and CARTRIDGES
We are headquarters (or die best make ol fire ams suck as
the Fanoas L. C. Smith, Fox, Ithaca ami Wiacbaster shot
gans. Remington Marlin Winchester and Savage Rifle, Smith
&c Wesson Bolts and Harrington and Richardson Pistok.
We are also headquarters (or all kinds o( gun Shells and
MilnKc Cartridges. We sell all size gim sheik, 44 G^KImI
20 Gtge, 16 Cage and 12 Gage. Come to sea vs.
J. R. & J. G Moye
.( Il{\ Mi nU l'KV IS
hii.i.i n \r
• 'oMcoril, l-’eli. II .1 Ira MehaHey, ,i
ralesiiian with (1. W I’attirs^nii
wholesale’ grote-r lii're, was iiistant-y
Idlleil tliis iiiorning aliout 1 o’< !o' k
wlien an automobile in whii-ii .Mehaf-
t'ey, Victor \V. Wideniioiise aid
Wright TucUcr were riding istriick t'l.-
concrete .stpes leading into the street
in front of the residence of .1. V'.
Cannon on N'orth Union street. Thj
tnacbino was driven by Wideniiouae
and was earning south toward the
public stfuare when the driver for
some reason tost control of the ma
chine and it left the street and ra i
into the gutter for some distance be-
t'ore striking the concrete steps;. Wid-
enUouse eStiaped injury but Tucker
received a cut on the heail. Mehaf-
fcy’s neck was broken. Tiie uiaehinj
was damolistied and turned on its sidi
It is said that Wldenhouse vras drin'^-
ing and tiiat, thje otHers were tryi tg
to get him home when the accideT>,t
occurred.
Mehat'fey Ss snrvived by his racther
and a sister, Miss Hattie .Vlehaffe^
both of Concord.
PnOFtSSl(».\L CAKD.S
th<
H. W. m. d.
Ftftctlcc limited to Olaeaaai ot
Ije, Ear, Nane nd tluoM
—and.—
The lltUacr «f Qlassea
oace wlOi Dr. Q. U. JAmei, •re«B
miOl. K ^ «varr 1b«at7.
Com* OAce. WaHhlnston, N. ■
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{WANT ADS
I>|{ I'AI i. MT/(.I I! Vl.l»
-DKM’IST
..Odire o»er Fnink \Vil»-oii\ Slore
GreenrlUe N. t’. — Vhoue 1SJ
SEE E. K. ETAXi!! FOB ElECXSIG
frona, Ucaters, Llghta and fiztnrw
Proctor Hotel Bulldlnx- tO-St-tt
J. r. TBi«rEN
Tetenurr Suveen
Offlce: Winslow’s Stables
PktMt BIT 11 NlftHT S81.J.
QwBoi nmfk
Dr. Annie L. Joyner, Osteopath'c
Pliyaiciav. Phoae 298-J. Office Dlckln*
saa Avenne (a tka Browa Balldine-
04ca ^«ra 1* a- a. ta 4 p, n. and
AB7 aieBBO
anil Siiaaa Streeta
Saar Mid Nikiit
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AUUtN BVNN
Atfaiaer at Law
Oflea iB Shelton Bnildiag, Third St
Practices wherever his services ars
desired.
Braeavllle North Carolina
D. H. CLARIt
Attorney at Law
Land and Drainage Cases a Specialty
In offlce formerly occupied by
F. G. James & Son.
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19, m. mm^UB,rn
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s. J. GTBBETT
Attanwf At Law
IB Bdwards BaliiUac oa the Court
S««ara.
■IWOIC * FIBSCS
Lawrars
Practiclag in all the Courts
OSce in 'Wooten Buildlag on Third
atraet, fronting Court Hoase.
H. BEWTLET HABRISS
^ Still With
^ “OLB RELIABLE”
The Mataal lifa lasarance Ce.
0t Haw Tark.
OMm «#. Mpit U$r Fnik
alani
lannwM
i.Ain ,sTi;\o(iiJVi‘iiKK i»e-
sircs position in fireenville after
-March 1st. Address “Stenographci*, *
eare Itefiector. tf
HAYE YOi; LA>U FQR SALE, Wi
subdivide land into town lots, or
large farms into small tracts an 1
sell at auction. If you w^ant tu
convert your property into cash
and interest bearing notes, write or
wire us. Southern Iloalty and Auc
tion Co., K. M. Andrew?, Manager,
(Ireensboro, N. C. 2-4-4 ;3
E.41t.«EKS TAKE XOTIt'K. AFTER
February 20th we will gin cotton only
on Tuesday and lYiday al our ginnery
near (Jreenville.
FarniTille Oil A I’lMiili/rr To
2-lL’-tf
r.4l{\ATI0\'S, WIM issrs MiN«( Het-
tie Warren Phone 250-J. 2 10 4t
WANTEU TO TUAIIK 4 lllf«:i
grade piano wortii {450.00 for a P'orl
Koadster automobile, if slightly uae;!
not damaged would be considered aeft
Jefferson Furniture Co., Washington,
C. 2-13-;*.!:d
Owen & Murphy
Plumbers
•18 4th. Street Phoae
If joa have plauhiag werk ta b® doaa
and wBBt the best warfc eaU
Oar tanas ara raMaBabla. (Ut% ^
m Majt aa yaw nfigr wa^ ap# wa
will aasara ya« saM#i*tfaB
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