Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-11-10
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.
The ElectiOns-The Grain Movemen,
-Extravagance- Music and the Music
Vrade--Th6 tker-Amusements 8


CHICAGO, Oct, 80, 1Se9.-Nothlng is talked of
in the city just now ous the election to come
off next Tuesday At fairs and festivals. in
the street cars ard on the streets, in stores
and factories, N saloons and hotels the great
burden of talk Is politics. There has been
bitterness about this contest unusu Il even in
political warfares. If one we're to believe the
charges of each party against the others
candidates, q worse set of officers could hard
ly have been selected from the most dishon-
est class OF society than the men presented
for the suffrages of the voters. Doubtless
after election, these singers of vile epithets
will regret the hard words they have spoken.
But 1t will not be easy for some of the
malgned candidates-especiallyt the defeated
ones-to forget the accusations made against
them. I am glad that the contest is to be
80 soon ended, for these personalities are dis
tasteful to me-
THE GRAIN MOVEMENT.
The receipts of whe-t are still largely in
excess of-almost double-the shipments,
and there is not likely to be very active
movement of wheat to the seaboard till there
is rise in the price of it in the eastern mar
kets. With gold and United States bonds
lower, and No 2 spring wheat at 949 cts. in this
market, there Is not much lnducement for
owners of wheat to sell it, if they are able to
hold it,.
EXTRAvAGANCE.
have come into the possession of wealth are
more anxious to display it, than in Chicago.
Nor is this passion peculiar to either sex.
was reminded of this on seeing half column
notice of the private residence of a superin
tendent of one of the citv railway companies
here. His house cost 100000 and his barn
S1S 900. In this republican country, where
the property does not descend by law to the
eldest son, but is divided equally among the
heirs, such an establishment seldom remains
in the family. For if man has half he or
thodox, or scriptural number of children, he
ls seldom able to leave enough to each of
them to keep up such an establishment, and
it has to be sold, at his death, at great sac
rlice. 1t almost never is tran emitted, in the
family line, TO the third generation. And
while men sre at liberty to indulge in all the
extravag alec they can pay for, yet those who
ape the feudal aristocracy are not doing their
own generation or posterity the best service
by such use of 5heir wealth, and deserve
criticism rather than praise.
MUSIC AND THE MUSIC TRADE.
One Of the marked signs of progress in the
northwest is the Improvement of the people
IN aesthetic taste and culture, as shown not
only In the greatly improved condition of their
bu ldings, household appointments, modes of
living. schools and churches, but in their cul-
tivation and aDprl citation of the divine art of
music. And this is one of the most hopefu,
signs. For the refining, elevating and puri
mated. And no intelligent ahd iudlcious pa
rent will ever srrudge the expense If musical
education for his sons and daughters The
exchange of a little material wealth for that
which becomes part of the soul, and there
fore immortal. impressing itself in enduring
and happy influences upon the character for
ever, and making it the imperishable her
itage of his children, is a sure and profitable
investment. If it is not laying up
treasure in heaven, it is laying up
that which neither moth nor rust can corrupt
and which thieves cannot break through nor
steal. And to the enterprise, good taste and
tirelsss energy of the music dealers of Chi
cago-the Head Center of the Northwest-is
the general diffusion of musical instruments
and the culture IF musical taste in great
measure due. There is one fact which pur-
chasers Of pian0s and other musical instru-
nents Will do well to remember. There are
Improvements constantly being made III the
various kinds before the public so tn At some
which formerly had the 6rst-class no longer
retain their pre-enainence, ard others for
merly indifferent now are equal to the best in
the fine qualities of clearness, depth of tone
and power. 1t is not so much the name as
the quality of the instrument that should be
considered; for the name is valuable only as
it represents quality. The yearly sale of mu-
slcal instruments IN Chicago exceeds million
of dollars and is constantly increasing. And
chief among it's music dealers, like Saul
among his brethren, stands
Wv. KIMBALL, So WASHINGTON STREET.
The largest, and one of the Oldest music
dealers of the west, whose capacious store,
in the Opera House, is filed with musical in
struments. On ente ring this immense estab-
lishment I noticed, among many others,
some splendid Lights Il Co. pianos, Hallet,
Davis u Co.s planos-wnich received the sill
yer medal first premium, at the recent Min
nesota State fair, and created quite sensa-
ton, having all the modern improvements
and taking front rank among the best pianos
and the justly celebrated Smith's American
Organs-which also carried off in triumph
two silver medals as first premiums at this
fair-hundreds OF which can be seen ready
for shipment to customers.
THE WEATHER
has been remarkably cold tie past week, with
the exception of two days, but is little
milder to day. We have had no rain of con-
sequence for weeks, and the ground is
exceedingly dry to great depth.
ADJUSTMENTS.
The English Opera will be continued at
Crosbys Opera House next week.
woods Museum las been christened
"Alkeu's Museum in honor of the proprietor
and king of managers, Frank E. Aiken, who
has added to 1T some new wonders among
them Chang, the Chinese giant, and his wife
Sing-Hoo, marvel of Chinese beauty Sig.
Canlo, the Aztec chiid-the last of his race
it is said-will appear Monday, November Sth
Matinees, Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons, which are always crowded.
At McVicker's, Mrs. D. P. Bowers, the beet
American actress on ths stage, plays her
farewell tonight in MARY Stuart" Next
ment with his dog Schneider +" He is a.
great actor, and 'sdraws" if any one can.