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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-11-05
War Notes.

Gable specials say it is reported that the Rus
slams are forming an army Of 10000 mep, with
which it is designed to cross the Balkans and
advance upon Adrlanople, without waiting for
the fall of Plevpa
The Porte has issued TO the popalace an
official assurance that Pevna is amply pro-
vIs'oped and can hold ont for months.
Tue Russians who were Advancing from Olti
to Turu EIzeroum were compelled to retire by
a snOwstorm
A desp .tch to the Times from st Petersburg
says an idea has been rapidly gaining ground
here that perhaps the war may he finished this
year. Certainly great effort will be made.
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Bank Statement.
Gloucester Fish Market.

GLOUCESTER. Mass, Nov. B.
gloucester Fish market and arrivals for the week
ending Oct. 81:
Ninety-three fishing arrivals have been reported,
q from Georges, aggregaiug 100000 lbs Goldfish, IL
from Grand Banks with 10000 lbs Goldfish and 100,
% OF Halibut: 80 from off shore mackerelIng with
about 2a00 bbls MackeIe and % from Bay of st.
Lawrence with $3.50 bbs. There is a better feeling
in the Mackerel market, and good lots found quick
sales at prices quoted; extras very much wanted. but
these sold only with rs anu 2's. We quote shore
rs. 2s and 3s at SIG 90, $40 90 and 81 70 per bbl
extra mess $780, Bays rs. 2s and 3s at $I6 co. $40 20
and 81 10 p Dbl; extra large S2s 90. The catch of
Shore Hherrings has been very light and stock all
disposed of. There has been a good demand for
Georges Cod and prices have advanced to rs a so
per OIL. market closing firm at 50 and stock very
light; Grand Bank in better demand ana curers not
anxious at quotations OF Al ~ OIL Habe at ! so P
qt; Pollock for salt at 80 for slack sated Cusk
575i Haddock at 8 90; round Herring IS y Dbl;
Labrador splits 20; Napes and Fins at 50 Halibut
Fins at Il Haibut Heals 8 80; Tongues and Sounds
at o.; picked Sword fish at 90; picked Toneues
at at 8. pick ed Haddock 10; picked Cod at 5 80:
Smoked Haibut Z; prepared and homeless Goldfish 5
to 7sc 9 10, as to quality. Last sales of Bank Hal
hut were at 81 q sic per lb for White and Grey
Fresh Cod &c ID; Haddock 2lc: Hake aud Pollock
13c p b; Cusk II % fb Medicinal oil at 10 per gal ;
tanners oil 5Cc per gal; porgie oil at 4Sc.
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Capt Chisholm, agent for Liverpool under
writers, who has been in Peru adjusting the
losses to British vessels occssioned by the It'd al
waves and earthquakes of the memorable 9th
of May, has returned to England via Panama.
The aggregate loss TO the insurance companies
was about e70,000 sterling
The American ship Louisiana sailed from
Callao recently and left eight men of her crew
coufined in prison for mutinous conduct
A mut'ny on the British ship Westfeld
from Callao for Point Labos, resulted in the
killing of black sailor and badly wounding
three others.
An alarming shock of earthquake was felt
October 9th at Lima, Callao, Plsco, lea and
Chincha.
Election riots occurred in Callao and Gquique
Several men were killed and wounded.
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Foreign Notes.

England and Russia are. about coming into
collision over Japanese matters. England asks
for an eqIal share in Japan's gains from the
opening of Corea, to which Japan objects; and
Russia says that she will support Japan to the
utmost, il that country will abandon her claim
to a northern port and take southern port.
A Paris correspondent says tnat President
MacMabon is willing to see if it is not possible
to arrive at some kind of plan by which the
Left of the Chamber and the Right CeDtre of
the Senate may be represented in the cabinet,
thereby establishing harmony between the two
houses
The English forces at Capetown have attack
ed the Galekas and defeated them. Kjeli, their
chief, been defeated and is suing for peace.
A petition has been lodged against the return
of Mr.. Burbeau, member elect of the Domin.
ion Parliament for Athabaska The charges
alleged are undue influence, bribery and COR
ruptiOn.
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Chicago Cntiie Marker.

CHICAGO, Nov. 3.-Cattle-receipts 1900 head ;ship-
ments $500 head; receipts Z the week 1900 head
shipments for the week 5000 hepd; native Shipping
steers nominal at 40 a So; Colorad0s nominal:
through Texas hrm and active at 60 as 621 native
butchers steady and fairly active; % al 60;
bulls 225 a SO.
Hogs-receipts 100 head; shipments 22O0 head !;
receipts for the week 900 head shipments for the
week 1900 head: market opened strong at yestsr-
days prices; Philadelphia nominal at 5 10 q 20;
65; some sales at IS q so; light so q IS, all
sid.
stS5 head shipments for the week 300 head; ship
ping grades sIeady sales at 40 q 425; butche rs
weaker at 2 rs g 1928.
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Severe Earthquake Shock.

NEW YORK, Nov A seyere eartbonake
was felt at o'clock this morning at Ogdens-
burg, Cape Vincent Platsburg Port Henry.
Ausable Forks and Schuylervllle in this state
and doubtless through the entire Adirondack
region. The shock passed from west to east
and lasted over a minute. A rumbng noise
followed by the shaking of buildings, ETC., was
beard. No serious damage is reported. The
shock was also felt at Montreal.
BOSTON, Nov "A severe earthquake, last
ing 40 minutes, was felt throughout northern
Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and
some portions of Connecticut at 2 o'clock this
morning. No damage reported.
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0en. Grant ON Vanderbilt md Senator
Merton.

NEW YORK, Nov. "a Paris desp atch saws
that Gen. Grant states emphaticaiiy that the
interview published in the London World, in
which he was represented as casting reflections
on Vanderbilt is wholly false. He never made
nse OF an expression in any way disparagiDg
Vanderbilt to any person. On the Contrary
be ever entertained feelings of respect ard
friendship for the VaDderbilts father and son,
and had invariably expressed himself tn thai
effect whenever he had occasion to say anything
of them. s
The General expressed deep feeling at the
news of Senator Morson's death He said thai
morton was one vt the worthiest and most
ilustrious Americans of recent times and
spoke 10 terms of the highest praise of the en-
ergy, activity and ability he displayed during
the conntry's trials. But for Morton's i'll health
ne said he would have appointed him Chef
Justice after Mr.. Conkling declined the appoint
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Shocking Tragedies.

TROY, Nov 3-The wife of Stephen Way of
Mechanicsvlle, N Y, stole out of the house
while her husband was sleeping, threw her
four children into deep, swift running creek
10 the rear of the house and jumped in herself.
The eldest child, nine years OF age, reached the
shore and gave the alarm. The mother and
one child were rescued alive. Two of the
children were drowned.
CHICAGO, Nov. Sat Sparta, ILL.,, Thursday
uight, Mrs. VIM Won Voorhees,, deserted by
her husband, poisoned herself and three youne
children, and set fire to the house. All were
found dead and bacly burned, but life was evil
IDENTITY extinct before the flames reached the
bodies
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Havana Market.

HAVANA. Nov. 3.-Sugar-The Sugar market is
devoid of sales except one lot Muscovado at reals
P arrobe, closing with a downward tendency at en-
tire nominal prices Stocks in the in the ware
houses at Havana and Matanzas 10000 boxes, 95.-
900 bags, and $4,000 hhds; exports during the week
wre 1915 boxes, 900 bags $500 hhds, including
$3.50 boxes. 100 bags and hhds the United States
receipts for the week were 700 boxes 100 bags and
coo hbds
Freights quite neglected. Tobacco repressed; re-
ceipts from thu interior we've large for the United
with Fatido and Remedies an d sold 1t 50 a so Gold
P qtl.
Spanish Gold 219i q 2lsa. Exchange is frm-on
United States sixty days currency 2t92B prem short
sight at 81 q prem; 60 days gold at Al a prem
on Paris at IL a prem.
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FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGED

Ar at Rio Janero Oct 4th, barque S Thompson,
Potter. London; 9th, ship N Blanchard, Loring,
Cardiff; baroue David Babcock, Cocord Brunswick.
Sid Oct 8, ship Louis Walsh White Callao; 9th,
baroue Eva H Fisk Brown, st Thomas.
Ar at Stettin Oct 81, brig Mary Fink. Spencer, I'm
New York.
Ar at Bristol E. Isl inst, Darque Esther, Bepja min,
New York,
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MASSACHUSETTS,,

Jesse Pomeroy Attempts 10 Escape from
Prison.
BOSTON, Nov. 4.-Jesse Pomeroy, the bow
murderer, serving life sentence at the Charles
town state prison, was detected this evening ia
an attempt 10 cut his way out of the cell. He
had moved large stone several inches, and
to effect his egress.
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DIED.

In New Gloucester. Nov. 8, Willie D.. son of Her.
aad Annie Weber, aged Is years months.
At White Rock, (Gorham) Oct 81, Mrs. Ellen, wife
of Daniel Wescott aged Al years months.
In Harpswell, Oct. g. Mr.. Nathan Wilson, aged
20 years.
In Topsham, Oct. 90, Mrs. Hannah Mcintosh aged
68 years.
In San Francisco Sept 25, Frank W. Damrell, only
child OF Daniel and Sarah Daniel, aged p years and
months, formerly of Portland.
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Brig Geo Gilchrist. from Pensacola for Greytown,
before reported abandoned at sea- has been picked up
and was lowed to New Orleans 10th.
Sch Star, Haskell, from Bluehill for New York put
into Newport inst with loss OF flying b and fore
sail split.
ry-See general news columns for other reports
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Providence pr,u. Cloths Market.

PROVIDENCE. r. l., Nov. 3-The Printing cloth
market closed steady to day with prices pretty well
maintained at3s "a l116c or 56 COS; reported sales
of the week 81, 900 pieces.
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SOUFH AMERICA.
Funeral of Henry Meiggs-Damages by
the Tidal Waye-Earihquaike Shocks,

PANAMA, Nov. 3.-The funeral of Henry
Meiggs at Lima was great affair. The popu-
lace carried the casket containing the remains
of the deceased on their shoulders for nearly
half mile. Two hundred carriages and
twenty thousand persons on foot followed the
remains to the cemetery. Mr. Meiggs's will
has been made public. A fixed statement of
bis property is made, but he directs that after
the payment of all debts the remainder to go to
his children, who are enjoned to carry on the
works that he initiated
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The grocery of Louis Harmon in Hobokep.
and building occupied as a cabinet makers
e on0p were s burned Sunday morning Loss S12,-
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For New II ngIand ,


PORTLAND. Nov. 4.-Indictments have boon
ionnd BY the U. S. grand jury of Idaho terri
tory agsinst 80 Indians, principals and accesso.
RES in the morders of white people In Gomez
ton with the Neg Perces outbreak.
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MARRIED..

In this city, Nov. 2, by Rev. Geo. W. Bcknell
Fred d. Foss and Miss Belle Goodwin, both of Fair
field.
In this city, Nov. 2, by Rev. c. S. Perkins, VIM. F.
Pinkham and Miss Lotttie E. Flagg, both of Port
land.
In this city, by Rev. c. j. Clark, Frederick H. Nc
Donald and Miss Alice Coolbroth, both of Portland.
In Deering, Oct. 81, by Rev. A. IL. Wright, Arthu.
Bailey and Miss Alice K. Rowe, both of Deering.
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METEOROLOGICAL.

INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TwENTY.zorrp
HOURS.
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHEF SIaNALl
OFFICER, Washington, DC,
Nov. 5. Il A. NJ
For New England.
warmer, clear weather. followed nv increas-
LnR SIouolness and rain areas, portbwesterly
s winos, pscklpg to southeasterly, Stationary,
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EOREEGN PORTS.

Sid fm Yokohama Oct 4, ship Charter Oak, Staples.
Hong Hong.
Sid TN Singapore Sept 15 ship Leenora, Griffin, for
London.
Ar at Beyrout prev to list inst, brig David Owen
Cbadbourne, New York.
Ar at Bordeaux Oct 80. sch Gibson, Emery,
Baltimore.
Ar al Trieste Oct g, ship C Hazeltine, Gllkey,
New York.
Sid I'm zante Oct 2, brig L Munson. Huntley, for
Philadelphia.
Sid FIN Liverpool ID inst, Olive Southland, Walk
er, New Orleans.
AT Sandy Point Straits of Magelan) Sept 10, brig
Gipsy Queen. Morgan, for Montevideo ldg timber.
Ar at Rio Janeiro Oct 2, barque Ada Gray, Plum
mer, Compana.
Sid Sept 90 sch j d Robinson. Glover. New York.
In port Oct 6, ship Rosie Welt, Welt, for United
States, ready; Thomas, Norton, and Alert Park,
une; Darque Chamette. Chadbourne; q Nj Tucker,
Raymond: Estella, Poole, and Saml T. Spring Bacon
une brig Sullivan, Yeaton. for Baltimore; sch Wal
demar. Parker. do; and others.
Sid finn Port Spain Oct Ii, brig Houston, Griffin,
Navassa and Baltimore.
AT yacmel Oct l6. sch Nellie Grant, Herrick for
New York.
AR at Kingston, j. Oct Il, sch Seth M Todd, Nor
wood, New York, (and sid 18th for Pensacola.
In port Oct %, schs Olive Crosby, Hutchinson and
Henrietta. Hill from New York, ar 24tb.
Ar at Caibarien Oct is, sch NJ Moseley, Higgins,
New York.
Cid at windsor, Ms, Oct goth, schs Carrie Walker,
Walton, Baltimore; Both, Henry. Ross New York.
AR at st John. NIB, LIST inst sch Mary A Holt
Stanwood, Philadelphia; I'd, Bonetta. Clark, Port
land.
Cid 1st schs Albion Mills, Castino; Ida May, Lam
SON. Jonesport; I'd. brig Jos Clark Stabl, Cork, for
orders; sch Lizzie Brewster, Flynn, Eastport.
SPOKEN.
Oct s. lat 81 46 N. lon 40 10 W, ship Ocean King
Freeman, from New York for San francisco
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saless at Auction.
N-~ Nork stocs and nan.r nrsrL.,.

NEwYORK, Nov. SIP. 80 P. M.-Money "a per
cent q Id lU2a. Sterling Exchange 81 81 for long
sight and 81 S55 for shott sight Government secur-
tiles are firm State bonds. are quiet. Stocks duller
with fractional advance.
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Boston Sferk Market.

CARDENAS. Schr Addie Jordan-6Se2 box sbooh
1888 hoops 200 bbs potatoes, 800 shocks and heads
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Messrs Hobart g. Pettenglll, of Pembroke, have
just launched fine barque OF 906 tons, Carpenters
measure) named Gleneids. owned by the builders
Capt q Corning (who is to com mand herr together
with parties in Dennysville, Portland and elsewhere
Length of keel. 1888 feet; breadth, "a feet inches
hold, ~ feet; between decks, feet.
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Daily Domestic Receipts.


By water conyeyance-10oO bush corn meal to
True 81 Co.
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PORT OF Portland.
saturday, Nov. 3.

saturday, Nov. 3.
ARRIVED.
Steamship Franconia Bragg, New York-pBssen-
gers and mdse to Henry Fox.
Barque MATHEW Baird. Greeuleaf, New York.
Brig H Jennings. Maboney Bermuda
Sch Emeline, Roberts, Wiscasset-headiDg to Phin-
ney u jackson.
Sch Albert, Davis, Calais for Boston.
CLEARED.
Sch Addie Jordan. Leavitt, Cardenas-Geo S Hunt
& Co. and Isaac Emery.
Sch David TOrrev, SOue. Bluehil to load stone for
Washington-E Freeman.
Sch Three Sisters, Bckmore Friendship-master.
Sch Mary Elizabeth. Dunton. Boothbay-D Choate
Sch Arrival. Farneam. Boothbay-D Choate.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

Clearing House Transactions.
PORTLAND, Nov. 3.
The Clearing House Of the Portland Banks report
the transaction of business as follows yesterday:
GROSS exchanges. S15S, 844 OF
Net Balances. ...... ..........."...".. 24,114 20
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Sales at the Brokers Board, Nov. 81
$1,000 Union Pacific Railroad Gold SIS INA,
10 Boston q Maine Railroad. ..........,,.,. az
n Eactaru RairOad -
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Sec0n1 Call,
$4,000 Eastern Railroad sas.,.....,..,,,, -, sea
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-15
I" TIE MTsTLETOE BoUGH.v
How the Scenes OF the w cfuI Old Ballad were
Given In Pantomine at the Academy.

There was large audience In the Academy
OF Music last evening to witness a fine amateur
representation in pantomime OF the old English
ballad. The Mistletoe Bough." The enter
tainment was for the benefit of the Mount YER
non Endowment Fund. The costumes worn by
the ladies' and gentlemen on the stage were
magnificent. Tho first tableau showed
baronial hall of the olden time, and a yule
feast in tho north of England. The mstetoe
bough hung on high. The bride OF the ballad.
represented by beautiful young lady and her
intended husband. Lowell. entered to the music
of tho Wedding March," A health TO tho
bride was drunk. and then was danced tho
stately minuct. after tho ancient fashion in
Mcrrie England Suddenly. the bride broke
hide from Lord Lowell Tho curtain went
dowp WIN the brid, standing upon the thrcsh-
on OF inc harunial hnll. looking back at her
friends as though dcfying them to follow and
SEEK her in her hiding place.
d, lno second thleau WIS n representation Of
w tower room In remote corner OF the castle.
lhe bride entered in playful fear that her pur-
ing into the dusty room. showing Old furniture
moth-eaien tapestry. armor. &c. After trying
several hiding places TIE bride discovered an
placed herself within the chest and the lid shut
down with a bang.
It closed with a spring and her bridal bloom
Lay whitening there IN ahVing tomb.
Tahloau number thrcc represented the haro-
NAL hall again. Lord Lovcliand his guests had
searched long and in vain for the hidden bride.
The grief OF Lowell was wildly depicted by the
young man who sustained that character. The
baron. with his heart weighed down in sorrow.
,ucit"d the dc"p sympathy of the audience. The
baroness, overcome with grief was carried from
me nall fllty years were supposed to clapsc
between the third and fourth tablcaus. Tho
next scene represented a May day Of tho oldcn
time. There was u May polo dance. Lowell,
now an old man 81 seventy, watched the games.
The young girl who played the May Queen re-
minded him of the bride he lost MY years be-
fore; II EUcd ipndly upon the May Queen. but
suddenly he realized that she was not his lost
bride, and he sadly turned away
The hith and last tabcau showed thu tower
room again. with The housekeeper and her as-
si~ianis putting things to rights. Some old
rusty KEYS were found and one Of them un-
locked the oakcn chest. The lid was raised
and TIA" skeleton of the bride. with the bridal
yen and " thorci wreath were dis 'overed. The
horror ul tho huu~rkceper and her assistants ut
thc terrible discovery were well depicted in
lautumimc.
The cnt"rtainmentla lasted three hours yet the
audience was unwenried To- the last. lady
sang the ballad. Mstctoc Bough" in a man
nor which won applause and a large basket vi
EoWcrs was presented Ia her
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coming more drlcult Of full and satisfactory

coming more difficult Of full and satisfactory
embodiment upon the stage.
The reason for this Is found In tho steady
nte at which tho world goes on discovering
the possibilities OF these characters-and the in
ability Of tho players to keep pace with tho
world in their use OF the possibilities.
by no human effort can the stage be made to
keep abreast OF the intellectually outside Of it.
Well you will ask. why should it2 That
spirit is an inquisitivc. doubtful restless sci6n-
tinc one. 1t is spirit opposed to illusions. and
the simple faith OF mankind that cings TO its
dreams and its pictures; n myth destroying,
imagc-brcaking spirit. skeptical OF shows.
doubtful Of demonstration questioning the cx-
pcdioncy Of passion and supprcssing the mani
festation OF il.
And you are right. But the theatre can keep
open for MS the vista of romance. II it cannot
present us the actual. it can stu show us in
airy colors the higher and nobcr outlines OF the
possible If it cannot seize the intellectual. it
can hold fast at the ideal.
With such young actors as Mccullough and
Thorne nohy equipped with high health and
the jocund voice Of fresh ondcayor. why should
we not hope for our stagc2
No reason. certainly. II these coming mon do
not choose to sit down and adjust their bays
and account themselves gcniuses at the first
heat.
At every corner runous Tattcry, with chap
let's in her hand, will meet them and declare
that they have rolled out OF the Sicrras perfect
as Minerva was perfect or come ny from the
provinces to awaken the belief in miracles.
o mush and madncssl Work IL what we
want Sincerity. humility. honesty Of purpose.
and less pother about genius Then We may
have Il theatre. NYM CRINKLE.
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The Same can be said Of fiction, Of journalism.
OF pulpit oratory, 81 poetry. OF medical juris,,
supnr We by these that heyR ana
in America, and II they were not suited to their
public they would not pay.
piled TO opera in America II also will begin to
In the little opera. which hope soon 10 offer
TO the public. / have ondeayored TO comply Will
tho following conditions:
1, TO present an opera which shall DO decent.
and not necessarily dull.
2. One on subject familiar and dear 10 all
church-gong. Bible reading people.
scope Of amateur vocal talent. il sung with
choruscs in uuisono. yet difficult enough for
artists when sung in parts.
, 4. One in which speaking parts will relieve
8. One whore the nudnces OF dynamlcs need
be given only to the orchestra.
g. Ono in which all the sects can take equal
interest. be they Jews. Turks. iniides. hcretics.
T. one in which there arc no perplexing con-
certed numbers; and. lastly.
<. One which shall requir" no more than two
orchestral rchearslls at most.
| have been rchukcd for introducing tho
voice Of the Lord cursng Eli II has been
cann an is p precedcn De sng Dic
thovon is n good enough authority for me. II
he were not should hc called ,prcsumptuous."
proper place for The Lord To this may re-
ply that il is poor logirto blame the theatre. be-
cause the Lord is not there, while you do all you
can to keep him out We are told that God Is
everywhere" Should any one be afraid to LIT
Him consrcratc art. rs II" can consecrate every
other noble agent in mans moral eleVation2
In conclusion. LET mo not hc understood az at
tempting H. forosial the public verdict on my
little sacred opera. ] may fail. as hundreds III
others have failcd | have. however hero at
tempted u distinctive musical design Let not
my friends regard itas IL it wore an entirely dit
frrsnt design. True. when one asks for a fish,
he does not want q" stpnc:' but when one onl .
promises To- give stone. he should not he
blamed for mot he-tOwing a fish. MycOat should
not he abused h.caus" 1t cannot do duty us a
stoNcpipe hat Yours Obediently.
JEROME HOPKINS