The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-12-11

the right place, kind but firm, and appears to
be most ably supported by the members of his
family and assistants.
HARLEY NEwCoMB's CoNCERT.-Last even
ing concert was given in this city which mer-
tied one of the best and largest audiences that
Portland could assemble, for it possessed great
attractions. Miss Aide Topp has fairly earn
ed the right to be considered one Of the great
est living pianlsts. Her playing is magnifi-
cent, her touch is wondrous delicate where soft,
delicate expression is required, and firm and
powerful where forte passages demand inter-
probation. Her great achievement last night
was in the performance of LISTS ''Rapbsodie
Hungreise," without notes, which has been
aptly styled feat that required wonderful
memory, when you consider the labyrinth of
combination and movement, and which was
gone through with by her in manner that
displayed exactness and expression that was
remarkable. In response to an encore she
gave "Home, Sweet Home"
Mr.. Listeman is master of his instrument,
and his selections, "The Witches Dance" and
a fantasia of Ole Bulls stamped him as an
artist of the first rank. Both Miss Bull and
Miss Beebe, the one possessing very charm
ing mezzo soprano, and the other pleasing
sympathetic soprano voice, jumped into favor
at once, and Miss Bull sang that grand old
ballad, "Robin Adair" SO sweetly and with so
much grace that all were delighted 1t was a
delightful concert, and the only thing to re-
greet is the most important one that when Mr..
Newcomb had placed such an enjoyable enter
tainment before the Portland public, at such
Ia, 1~at< rtodh Inv
them. We hope to hear these artists again be-
fore the winter is out, and trust their next ven
ture may be more profitable one.
BRIEF JoTTrNGs-"The man who laughs
is the fellow who patronizes Cogia Hassan.
He can't help it, his goods are so cheap,
that he thinks Cogia has made mistake in
the price.
Let me kiss you for your MOTHER
For your sster--cousin--au
Or for somebody or other
Whom long to kiss but can't.
could wish my love beside me.
As I've you beside me now;
But the pleasure is denied me,
50 I'll kiss you anyhow.
There is no truth in the report that divorce
is to be prayed for by we'll known citizen
upon the ground that he and his wife cannot
agree upon the question of putting saleratus
in "fapjacks. "-Smythe in his medical stud
les, having come to skin disorders, propounds
the following: Why are Portland firemen like
warts? Because they are always on hand
While two tipsy fellows were bowling along
along last evening, one said to the other, be-
tween the spasms of hiccough, "Say, Jim
my, did ye iver do anything wrong?"-We
understand that the Legislature will 60 10 for
woman suffrage by granting the ballot to all
,conaen over torty.-Any one who smokes six
cigars a day at fifteen cents apiece can save
1928 80 year or $685. in ten years without
reckoning the interest that would accrue
A menagerie of beauty: the Bee-be and the
BuN.-One drunk at the station house last
night.-A top that set all the young mems
heads spinning last evening: Aida Topp.-
Splendid moonlight evening last night.-Ther-
mometer 23o in the shade yesterday.-The
fine weather yesterday filled the streets with
sleighing parties.