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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-17
HOW OPERAS ARE COMPOSED.
GOunOd. Meyerbeer. Ro.sini. Auber. AID OF
renbAeh Seen at Work.

Composers differ ns much as authors In
their manner OF working. VI. Gounod Is one OF
those whom composition throws into very
fever. and who can benr no interruption OF do
mestio sounds about them while tines sit nj the
piano. humping the keyboard with one hand
and noting down their score with the other.
Poor MFisms uounod once drove him wild los
coming in 10 ask him for her thimble while ia
WIS endeHvorinR y link two phrases 81 M arm.
Meyerheer used 70 compose methodlcAlly. sit
ting down 20 his plano ~ a business man To
his dcss. and never showing the least Irritation
II called away from work, which he seemed
able 10 take up and drop with the utmost ease.
Rossinl composed best lying on his back in
bed and II once he was m rsiHs h" would lie
abed all day. humming HIS airs 20 himself until
he had learned them by heart. and scoring
down whole Act at u time after no had
hummad and rvhummed tito his Satisfaction.
His musical memory was pro!igions bat his
voice was So untunetul thnt once an Italian Inn
keeper, In whose house he once hummed for
three whole days al stretch, ran NJ 70 bog him
that he would dcsist. for that ms " noise" could
be heard through the open window and dls-
turbed some English tourists dining alJresco
Auber. even up 10 an advanced ago used 10
derive musical inspiration from glass or two
Of champagne; and Wagner can only compose
with the assistance Of suits Of satin clothes Of
divers culors, which he tnns and puts On no.
cording to The style OF thing at which he il
working For instance when spinning or "A
pastoral duet he will array himself in primrose
satin: when no comes 10 martial chorus. quick
he bolts oil 20 his dressing room Ia don n pair
OF scarlet satin Dant3loons. with tunlc and emp
10 match. SThese delightful antics We're made
known tn the public through the very distress
Ing circumstance that tho author OF the Tam
hhuser" was sued by his milliner for IN" cost
OF his composing Nestmenis, and was made 10
pay an extremely long bill.
Among those whom we may call minor com.
posers W. Lecocq IL the most happily endowed.
for he can forge solos and choruses anywhere
and at any time-in trains, In a hot bath on the
top OF bus. In the rain. or IN a dentists
drawing room while Whiting 10 have q 10th
drawn. NJ. NaSscur composer Of ~ Ia Iimhale
d'Argant" who il nm orgnnist 10y profession.
contryes his liveliest melodies by allowing his
fingers to run wild over the KEYS Of his large
organ. and he too. Is q fertile workman. VI.
Onenbach. on the contrary. though he has COM
posed SO much. Is only prolific during the
spring time OF the year. and while residing by
the sensible. II he tries TO compose elsewhere.
and NJ other times of the year. his works are
worth little. according To his own testimony.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-17
NORTH CARoLINA's WARY SPRINGS.
Girls Who Make Nothing OF Walking hare.
foot Over the Rocky Roads.

The Warm Springs are situated In Madi-
son County n. C.. in the western section OF the
state. and are surrounded BY various spurs 81
tho mountains. known In the INN ediate section
as the Warm Spring Mountains. On every side
from the springs rise activities Of various
shapes and beauty-wondarful peaks cut on
either side by. deep ravlnes from which In
early morning largo sQuadrons Of clouds font
m 10 the adjoining peaks and gradually vanish
The springs are themselves a centre OF trade
for the mountaineers OF the surrounding coun-
try whore they come to exchange their produce
In the way OF corn meal corn on the cob and
sheled. raw hides. skins OF sheep. bear, and
deer, together with chickens. squirrels. pheas-
ants. and other game for the luxuries Of coffee,
sugar. salt. calico. cloth. powder and shot. and
other things that they cannot themselves OBTAIN
NJ home. The stores here ltwol deal only for
trade or cash payments making discount Of IL
10 10 per cent for cash. The parties dealing here
come from ton to twenty miles. or more, and
tlous bargaining. but all seems satisfactory In
the end. Chickens. and tender young chickens.
ranted sound bring from 10 u cents a dozon
butter, with good fair complexion. from 10 10 is
cents pound phes as nSmiSnaily 10 cents
ness OF the boarders' nppetites: squirrels are
dropped from the LOTT, trees ut cents apiece.
and chestnuts or "childrens fruit" rs some
people call them. are denlt out at from to
cents quart. Everything ese here Ia In pro-
portion. but the parties bringing this produce
charged for them. They arc truly n study.
They generally come in pairs. threes, fours or
on horseback, In wagons drawn By horses. or. rs
10 more usually the case. by that primitive and
Scriptufal vohicle the OK team. There can
often lie aeen here \ single OK hnrnessed 10 u
cart or wagon with regular horse harness and
straw collar. OF under saddle.
The women and men come together. each
having their packages. which they trade sepa-
rately: There Is peeullarity too, about the
mountain girls they are not at all laxative.
but come down TO the two plain facts OF yes or
no. They ARE more hardy than the men. and
when your correspondent attempted TO express
sympathy for couple Of dAmsels that had
trudRed fifteen miles barefooted over the rocky
roads to reach this place. venerable noun;
them rookie at all. bur they maxi, the sparks fly
outen the Hints. you pct" The gals here. as
elsewhere. are fond OF candy but they only look
at 1t with longing. and buy coffee. OF the nsn
odd Uncle Joe" n regular in the mountains,
and calling himself 08 years OF age. walked
here twelve lies stretch with two bushels
OF potatoes ON his shoulder. and bargained for
a pair OF boots to hunt bears in. When you
tack a bar" Joe says. you must 20 for him
and never let up till YOU have hum. II you do"
says he. hes, got you. or else your legs is
bettern's hisn."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-17
THEE MISSIONARIES EATEN UP.
fify or More Cannibais kuled and Many of
Their Towns Destroyed.


Intelligence has been received from tho
island of New Britain Of the massacre. on April
~. Of three native Wesleyan mission agents
who were set upon and murdered and their
bodies eaten by the mountain tribes.
The Wesleyan church in Australia directs
and supports evangclistic operations in the
Friendly Islands, tho now colony Of Fiji
Samoa. the lonp island Of Ro,umah. and the
group ~ islands Of which New Britain and
New Ireland are tho largest Tho mission Is
under the charge Of the Rev. George Brown,
who resides himself on one OF the Duke Of
York group OF islands.
Eight Of the teachers had expressed their
wish aud determination To visit tho interior
tribes Of New Britain. They divided into two
bands. in order 20 cross the island at different
parts, -Four Of them started from Blanche Bay,
and tho other four made the northern side n
the island their point OF departure. The
Blanche Bay party returned next day to their
point of departure.
Tho other four teachers also reached tho
plateau in safety. interviewed the natives and
towns. A chief named Talli. who lived on the
low land. but who had influence in tho interior.
tunate teachers were lodcrd for the night. he
s"eching the tribe to kill them. When the
doomed mon leit the village the next morning
the people followed. and. calling upon all whom
they met working in the plantations by the way
10 Join them in the deed Of blood. at length fell
upon tho unarmed. uuSusp.clous teachers. and
slew them In savage fashion.
Tho bodies were cut up. and the places sent
here and there Ia tho different towns where
they were cooked and eaten with cannibal cere-
mony and delight Tho object 81 thus distrib-
uting tho bodies WAS 10 implcntc u large
number Of towns in the mRssacrN-a customary
device OF savages. The Rev. Mr.. Brown. on
hearing OF the massacre. adopted very severe
reprsals. the character Of which on the pnrt Of
IN Missionary have been variously commented
ON by TIE Australian press. An expedition WAS
forthwith organized, and the result 81 the re-
the cannibals were killed. aud many OF tho towns
and plantations were destroyed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-17
SHARK RIVER.
Sharks by the Thousnnd-Not n DesirabIs
Place to he AT Anchor In.
Eron ne Fv'H psd Ssroin

ffns ~ iHfsi 1Fa SrNtH
Entering Shark River we noticed the light
~ Or. HARRIS boat ahead. and We made fast 10
her stern. Tn" entrance" To shark River can
easily BE- found by observing the following d.
reriiDns: Northwest from north Cape Sable.
about four miles. will b" noticed heavily tim
berrd cape pToirgtinls inio ne gull r9undlng
hand. the river will he discovered As heavy
northeast gale was blowing, the Captain OF the
Doctors craft had anchored few hundred
wards from the entrance. where We We're pro-
footed from the storm by the giant lnangrovts.
We hnyr wandered considerably. and sailed
over mnuy orrnns but never saw even an APP
proach 10 tire number and size Of the sharks at
this point Their movements IN every direction
rendered the water luminous. Until we retired
for the night they We're visible here, there, and
thither with rapAity that surprised me. They
would dnr, ~" lightning and double up on their
tracks with an cuse that 0stOnishrd me- Their
movements uui size could 10 determined by
the phosph res '"nre Of the water Mullet pass
into the rivers whh tho tide and out with tho
ehh. and I, f. probable that the sharks were en-
Toying feed Of these toOthsome fish. Tho
water was eighteen feet deep and looking over
tho side OF tho boat flashes 81 light not larger
thAn the hand could bee noticed, probably pro-
o""iing from these monsters many feet below
About : r. NJ one OF the brutes struck the
bow ~ the boat Il severe blow In one Of his
PUSHES To- capture his prey aud denounced
across Florida bay in n severe gale. my hont
Al, comparatively tight, and made but little
water. For another hour | enjoyed my pipe
and watched the voracious monsters ms they
forwarded four. chased and turned corners
A. ]. VI. ] arranged my bed and stretched
myself for n snno2e. | was Just about to hid
farewell g. lhls world. and eNciaim with SAncho
laa7a. Blessed is the man who invented
sleep for IL wrappeth ono liz" cloak" when
bang rHn" one OF tho monsters against the
st..rb1ard side NJ tho boat. and the dury trem-
llei from stem "a stern. Satisfied that the boat
had received somr injury turned out. lit my
lamp and cNamined the well o. ascertain IL the
boat was leaking. made husty examination,
and iancyiug that all was right turned in.
awokc at \. NJ. with sensation 1T mostuess
about my hips and found that the boat was
leaking badly. aud TINT the water was over the
moor. | attributed ia" leak 10 the butting pro.
clIvitcs OF his sharkship, and on eNamina-
ton ~ later date developed the fact that the
blow had staTtcd plnnk.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-17
Marie Roze In state Prison.

The most noteworthy event N Marie Roze's
visit to Auburn was her appearance before the prisoners
In the STATE PRISON
Warden Wellos also invited number OF guests and at
the hour appointed the gallery allotted sDectGtOrs In
the prison chapel hrongcd with iO1 ladies' and
gentlemen Marie Roze. Alfred Pease the pianist ami
Ascent Welles occupied ~as on the platform while the
his Souvenir De Marie Roze" in which Variations on
" Home, Sweet Home occur The conyicn applauded
Vociieronsy, and then Marie ROze Jesus Lover OF
my soul and The tumultuons clappng Of hands that
followed shaved the warm appreciation of the song She
followed with Suwanee RIVER and re
Mi.a storm Of ePllause The Sweet ~ and By wax
nextgiyen, aud II seemed 10 meet with still greater ap.
probation. After brief rest she sang In conclusion
Gus DlAudita
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-17
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-17
ElOpement from saoo, Ne.

SACo. Me-, Nov. l9.-The Disappearance NJ tho
Rev Charles II Nehhtr alone would not attract unusual
attention perhaps but when girl /, known 20 have been
induced LON her fortune with his becomes very inter
esuug Nchuer was formerly regularly ordained
preacher ot the Gospel IN hc Charestown District hos
ton ami received call some imr prevous Ia 1878 10 the
cross street Free Win Baptist Society of Saco After
several years Hhorine in thV vineyard. rarsuu Wcbhcr
went INTO The insurance business He nduirer
hor'esh aud o late has been very attentive TO certain
young women, and was rumored that his business
not going rs swimmin-y as OF but nothing erin.
inal WAS traced 90 the parsons door until Tuesday On
that day he took train on the Eastern road. Ii was
soon afterwards n0od about that one Of sacos faVore
misses belonging 20 most respectable family AMI -
vi age hat taken the Tile city Marshal
started pursuit hut the train connected IN Portland
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-17
The Crass-Grown stiIe.

Unchanged amid a world Of change.
Il stand, with Stubborn kindness fast
which raugm from memory can esuangs-
A land mark Of the precious past;
Where shade was sought and ums was lost
And gossi9s met 10 chat awhile.
And many step. now silent, crossed
The aEcient grassgrown stls.
Trimmed IL the grand ola wood endeAred.
Trimmed the low hedge that ragged grew.
The brooks wild banks precisely sheared,
And even The bridge that spans 81 new;
newer path winds In and out
Through many green and lsafy mile.
And mAkesA stadied swerYe to nout
The poor old Srassgrown stile.
But stu the shadows come and 90.
Ana forestscents are softly blown.
And towering ercepers to and fro
Swing. pendulous DER the steps Of stone;
t. the BROOKS brink. with thirsty haste.
The long whteIhroated sunbeams nls.
Yet fAlter ere the wave they taste
Below the grassgrown sulS.
Here pious folk on sabbaths met
A.loitering on their way from church;
Tie schoolboy here his satchol set.
Mindless alike u book or birch,
And here the swain forgot 10 sing.
And rhymes forsOok for Jest and smile.
A the bAtho milkmad, esrolling.
Trpped DER the grassgrown snls.
Ard here fond lovers made their tTyst.
To LIST the tale. forever new.
And mingled signs, the while they kissed,
And bic ssed the sweststolen interview
Untu, as minutes ia psed 10 hours.
And roster grew the impassionee smile.
II seemed an altar. strcwn with flowers.
The dear old grassgro~n suisi
All aleTt now. and lorn and gray.
No more 10 heard the rustte's rhyme.
Nor lovers sound, nor r0undelay,
Nor any step save that Of Time
Whose haunting FOOT no prayer could stay,
Nor any tale Of love beguils.
A.. henr ~ hour. and day by day.
He, tee. passed Ger the stiie.
GAfnAH D. uAHIh
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-17
The spider.


From he Afiinhe A,dliE
Spinner u the sllken snare.
fall Araehne ia your lair,
Tell me. II your powers can tell,
How you do your work ~ WE'LL
Weaving on. In light and dark,
Segment ami cuncvnlric arc.
LAce-like. EossameT designs,
Strict 20 geometTie lines,
Perfect 10 the utmost part,
Occult exquisite VI art,
How are al these wonders bred
In your atom Of headi
Propositions here involved
Wit Of man has never solved;
Demonstrations hard 10 md
Are us crystal to your mind.
How, in deepest dungeon glooms,
DO your Liliputian looms
Work such miracles ~ these-
faultless, fairy nligressi
Careless fies that hither nit
Come 10 die, Gut there you yt.
Feeling with your fingers nne
Each vibrating, pulse-like hnsi
Eager TO anticipate
Hourly me sSages Of fate
Funeral kilograms that saw,
Here IL ieasung one more dAyn
Spider, only He can tell
How you do your work so well.
Who In lile's my terious ways
Knows ths method 0fthS mare.
u. 3. CORNWALL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-17
Finy Cent. for so Li,us = One,

Elrod, Treasurer OF Macauley's Theatre. says
the most Interesting people he among the eu
nine portion OF the lnaunse audiences Not long age .
woman came 10 the box ONCE In company with child
about 10 years VI axe,
want elm dieLstn said the woman.
FIFTY cents" replied the affable Elrod
You dond sharEe anydings Tor dsss shild"
"ies'm-nfty centsn
watt Ior leeue dings like dotfn
That's the rule"
''Ya-Gtl Feefty cents for little ding like dot vat
Ain'd got no sense ~
Elrod Saysit required all his TO refuse pasL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-17

rum Nf hsfffhN HfFNWs
A suSnrcr preached last sunday.
AMI crowds " people came
ToheAr u two hours sermon
With harhgrOus sounding name;
Twas all about some heather
Thousands VI mites atar,
who lived IN a land uf darkness,
Called BorrrobOola Cha
So well their wants he pictured
That when the plate was passed,
Each listener felt his pocket,
And goUdly sums were cast;
For all must lend y shoulder
To- push the rolling car
That earned hight aud comfort
To borrrobOola Qua.
That nisht their wants and sorrows
Lay heavy on nv soul,
AMI in deep meditation
tnuk my morning stroll.
TIL something caught NV mantle
with eager grasp AMI wild.
And looking down with wonder,
saw u little ehild'
A pale and nuny creature
In dirt aud rags furlurn;
what could he want. | que STONED,
lmpAtlrut 10 he gone.
with trembling voice she answered,
I'VE 1--we iu.t down the street,
Ami mamma she's dyin'.
And we've nothing LETT to eat"
Down in a wrctched basement,
With mould upon the walls.
Through whose hali-huried windows
Gni : sunshine never falls.
Where cold. and want. ami hunger
Cfoufhed near her as she lay,
found fellow creature
Gasping her life away.
A chair, broken table,
A bed OF dirty straw.
A hearth all dark AMI iirelen-
Hut those | scarcely saw,
For The mourniul sight before me,
Tie sad and slckening show
Oh, never hal pictured
A scene so full Ut woe
The famished and the naked.
The babes that pine Tor bread.
The sQuald group that huddled'
Around the dying brd:
All this distress and sorrow
should be IN lands altar.
Was suddenly trAnsplanted
To borrroboola Chat
Az, no the poor and wretched
Were close be side my door,
And had passed them needless
A thousand times before.
Alas for the cold and hungry
That met me every day,
While all my tears were given
To the suffering far away.
There's work enough for Christians
In distant lands we know
Our Lord commands his seFvanta
Through all the world 10 go.
M OHlg Ia The hsdfhfn
This was his charge 20 them
"GO, preach the word, beginning
HtN Mt Jerusalem ~
o Christian, God has promised
MhOe'er 10 thee has gwen
A cup OF pure cold water
Shall md reward In heaven.
Would you. secure the blessing,
You need not seek IL tar;
90. md IN yOndeT hovel
A BoTTroboOlA Cha.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-17

private letter from the Marqulse do villa
MAnua confirms the Intelligence that She aud her nus
band will not frturu 10 the United status She cNprcssvs
deep regret that there s no prospect NJ their return and
says that they Will alwHys retain tie waruest regards
for tins country ami the friends they made here She
hdds that The war in cuba being ended there is no i'm
pOrant business Ia this country tor her husband aud
thal AMIN IN The Orleml heAlAmA his serNlcra
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-17

Peter Hooper OF 243 Wallabout street. VIII
lAmsburgh. fell OIL his knees In Justice Ducks court
yesterday moTnAg the Justice about TO sentence
hun Tor beating mis- vile Eliza OTasping his wes skirt
she descended from the witness chair Hooper begged
her 10 forgive him. She pointed TO her bandaged head
looking from hlsw wife % the Justice swore forgiven
asked the Justice % discharge her husband Hooper Was
DISCHARGED
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-09-22
AN ANCIENT CLAM.

If the early Washoes, or the progenitors of
the Washoe tribe we're of festive nature, as
is quite probable they were, they GER
tainly had opportunities for indulging in, if
they did not enjoy the juicy delcacies of the
modern clam bake. Everybody knows that
there is sand stone quarry at the Peniten-
tiary. Yesterday we saw, at Gus Lewis s
saloon a fragment of that stone within which
was embedded an unmistakabe specimen of
that peculiar bivalve known as the soft-shell
clam. CLANS being proverbially silent, of
course this one tells no tales either of its
origin or age; but that it is pioneer of the
first water there needs come no ghost from
the grave to tell u.s. When this was a great
inland sea, with the ichthyosaurus reposing
in silurian mud, lured to his sleep by the
dulect music of the Dodo; when the pHocene
raven croaked loves songs to its mate in happy
thoughtlessness of the coming day when the
sage- brush should breed crows for Democratic
diet; when the Tufa was yet unknown to an
incipient geology and the carbOniferous and
the old red sandstone eras were yet unborn
OF the WOMB Oh Cllll6, ClCIl AdS IuLS ShlcLt
clam, thinking as clans think, moved by the
motions which undulate through the soft and
oozy cerebral structure of that terebratulate
mollusk Illuminating upon the cares and joys,
hopes and ambitions, present and future OF
olamdom as then it existed within the muddy
confines of it's moist and mushy but yet inno-
cent and happy home. We're there conven-
tons where clans did congregate, with and
without proxies, then, We wonder! Did the
INSCRIPTIONS clam bulldose or otherwise dis
cumft or betowsel the trusting and confding
clammy aspirant, then? In those days was
clam arrayed against clam; and did the hard
shell wage war against the soft.shells, and the
soft-shells conspire in caucus against the hards!
Had our fossil friend here ever been defeated
at the primaries; or was he the successful
manipulator, IN his weak and viscid way of
delegations pledged and unpledged, proxies,
substitutes and alternatesl And was he happy
at high water, this ancient clam; and did he
revel in his inscrutable way at the thought Of
party triumphs, and Jolly doings done in the
name of ratification, endorsement and things
of breezy political vicissitudel The impatient
printer, hungry for copy, interrupts our cogi-
tations and is clamorous. We are growing
fustered and tempted toward the demoraliz |
ing land of puns and must give Ger.