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, 1880-04-16

datcss, mora tha,, aii Of tGsm combined md PIT
Ssss, e 9nsi anse as nS D tsGrs t'aS o @s 5
nnAKr WILL BR NOMINATED
tat i,ow tx I'll tic ~. Presienoy ] @ % af Tic % Titled
Aenases sate ' H. to ossr ts 0t1s: s;s's.
,s ;sas ,s s: y IL ,c;s ss ;sss ;sss
@ @%I!ssc!! # i; iS!!es RI sNe' Se s u S sSt
trr'' Hn1w wsr ,9 I'LL III or @ My q
Or statc TINT l,eca,,te Il min Is ativ.catcd BY
Sssa men TINT "tllors must opposo th9 you
Ito trn,Dfc IT, 1t Il always cnsy to understand!
this. The uinoslty al,snys think tlorc aro rings
an1 running Tug tnnel.ie, e. they enll T. Why?
80. tt.uHRhterl Now, there arp no rings run
Mug lnraat: thoro 10 nj ,acil,nu running Urant;
a a tsy fsv asS a % "tSa h9 shst w| be
draw bcf orr tho Convention. Let mo pn.
your sou1s to rest; / ray 10 these men,
M N VT o BE- @s tba@ fRp'Sca fc. iii III not ons e
Il. lie u not coward, and he ls not supported
n sMnff =. f1s G1 spR1as1,q p xa xo 10 h
iirst, ant, t'.at you eannot do. tI.oud and con.
'S Nov, kr. kE!pi presidcnt in conclusion, for hnvc
was vnry. weak this evening, and III! not expect
,s1- ttm.u eIacs o. - to nn. Il tes Ies1ro % say
IT,; wS hnys tss , gra .ac eotr wth SraGr c
nre @ young, vlgoruus, ,c'erRctie, and growing.
nn for, ~. Tno VII Eixe us to ErsniSst caatac!Gr b.
sho,,,.i ~ n@ pFHua u. ngr Gtase! itts ttt
e,, .,, ~ ,o'bt IT,. ~ 1t , s r.
FRI S, put cVery Mcnuicah N inc cate o5
i ~. :, it y tiI Hne h - suly ~
au ~ @ as r.r e, ti 10 .ne
81 t,. ~. & mssp - .,a naoesn I.n!cs' a.1s
~ 1,d n.ct r. >" 1 an1 ~ ~
H,.i a,!s, n Hhn As t n1l III. ~ Sno
tS'shi!zsu tSct H. c"1cs sr"1'ueF HUN VIZ o'asf
ttt tnat .I nsGs I1.uas' ~ ihtons " y
III LIZ 1s rassn. -. ,cs pt.HE o"Isat ~ nusa e.,
~, mer IGfMnfa ~. 70 dnny, llere y gur eiL!kc1;
,Ga 1no S y n,n n u
otnar -, ou1ten coming nno sm5lns ~ prescnt
YOUR own ets1cn 70 yoi. iilahoss' and ash you 70
snnPort ~ httn: .. coHhtrynen' let us hafo soh1o
Pf1ue ~ nonle' -........,
LET Us HAVE BONE i'R1pH
Of our own people, mud of our great men In this
country, Win TINT pride, lot ,s 10 forward
a1lti Instead or warfare pon httu, lei Us striku
hards nnd say, " No arc ill proud, Hepublicnns
md Democrats" EycrybUiy shottid suy,
HWg nrt, proud Of u. 4. Grant as n
citizen If illinois, tho Erandcst citizen
thut the Mutton to-day kuuNY." [ApplnuBp.1 My
et,,ls1try,nCl1. Gruut will 10 nominated Grant
will be cIectcd, TApptntlst,.1 Grant will rlyo
1,encp TO this country. Hr1int viii brcnk tho
t0ii,i Houth. tAupniIse,1 Grnnt wifi reatOro
, 1880-04-16
e. 4, ETOHRS.
A KIND WORD FOR THE AUDIENCE.

hlf. Emery q. ct0fr3 WIS next cAllcu upont
and addressed tho meeting ss follows:
cat ,ay xbo the desas e o..
thss M i hss nsSeT Ssea io.ssaeS %
mo19 " ~ p9nt ann o. n r.
M ahu ha-q na 'ag
ga.nGfoa s net" IT, ~ ~ ~ WI
fef 9e5 aEi!aasy S5 aa i parIese sa,sase q
sd anG ho
fse ss IN az "a t tS pr
ifiInos EHa 's from IN mpenns M sss.no % aud
i iGsiua apnssse;i Il i & Fl as'5|onss
o1',non ma,i: y; H.. audience net ..1t frotn
~ oyer tna tn's sttg, MUsety s 70 tostl3y
% ia II seae e essea % ho a
pa!lsol. and the pEoAq. proved men OF faleaFoi
fa havg "h an pero n % aa nnG f n9cat
anti most rcEnant c,ty q &c worry. ~ Billing nKe M
aey z sts npGsss t1 0s s
m1ninanonr r q ~ = HsT; d1aa nppstams
ING Cncngo. ar: MI ucRRGa R
r. r.,:. ~ l. mown Uat trnmnf r. 4tn nrn.. -
r snea oaG q IN adversary: tArpaasel Tho ctty of
WIZ has eaTyed eut @ of tha GontInent and 4,
WA9tHTn
nf twenfy.flyn yoars. an ou1ttrl thu
hIS coaIrso p0 shines nnon: '1 IN ompire
the be like az Which lie a,ndopcIIlont scratchcr"
nnvGr .irrun,eti of. f1,al1utitcr and npulat1ss.1
Vic m is ;hts man That has called III thls y'.ss a,i!
dir,xo fnrcthnrf Utterly untltfod. uncrownet,
All ,,nnitin. III hnjtia no niticS: ho wIolls nd
patronage; ID nlatll!ges no bureau, lLail9hter.l
henrts & H'ftr forsy. a oRat millions of poopio Loud
%Iss'ssi 's ssis do tSo fi'itonan scsios II bomcsa'
oy !aqkherfais s9 h6s tno p9SiI"fa1 p'Sn rG.
st Ha1',s stmtah9r @ ajanwsrI@bofo Is no Iunn to
ptos. re E9 h' r. ati nxodsof e. tbs aat
spv"s sro.l ~ ~ thts v,.ot ot;zen ' wtshnut
% sneMkiuR tr"a IF tae " Issn',blIcan party might as
!t ottonmg sd ,b bt to,Kiug sisa',t r. Hoplh.
mpnnt Mrant "ins .,'a sshaors ~ Wpn'. y,
'c nts .1s ~ 1.aIbus nsnboo4 su bnyo bonn ND
@ aehU w. ,,n,,,,r ~ th.t n"rty. "tat,sMrt
~" ~ tho "e 4tas,t Ind @ stn,Murt uoT NV M.
" ho v,ost,es,,;;cuiae Iu ~ r,n,roT. lh X,
t'..u1su!' 1! rniti 1ntn IL. vorv inrnr,,net
ilovang ~ H. 10 !n, aata Hor .o t5o doi T ,nt f331n
~ y son.i ts hns ann
- ste" $1,000, ~ ~ tta wa1h";nr aa ~ ths
t"is ttas ~ - th". rar. In n.r+w
tuHHts1. tasH s"H Asan* vi ~ -nxs,
, 1880-04-16
SENATOR LOGAN,

AA-~A ~. - $50" -
At the conclusion Of the 1rlu1lc the Chair
man stopped forward and said
ta . ar;y ANp ncs'e ENf bSt k,o nM vn @
~ be pleased TO listen TO- thswords n 9t .ln, tno
iio' in J9: 4aaa - ,a;sg p;ga' "{o "iH Ao" auoscss
sor; 1, tafeat a. noise. s.sJo, ..p, n.,,,oa o,,+
few notes from his pocket, anu proceeded as
fo,1o"S; s'o po,arnnxr. 1,.n!xa Az, an.r,.,xz,.
boon cxpntucd by yonr S prcaije.fs Thcrc is be- be-
1"fS vs. o T. " eGsa by tho Ito
~t,,o .,,.-, ~ r,r- -sv..,n,,n.nr,,vr ~
of tSis grrat 1 oraanznton n % ~ t,,crtv n thu
s , hxo nee1
.a tn1 cazo oi
cyidoaucs @ Of faint annroynii. X Snd Win tboir
consent. Tho natne of tho third ono has been
presented BY tho voice OF tho Republicans In
different pnrts Ut this country but Tonight,
nnslo 10 10 10 tho candidate 6oftfc Tho Convention
s,ss name ' q do s!aat'est III @ s!tiss, t5at sEs
multuous applause. rcto"bi.d at Intervals, With
q running ncconpan!nesa: # chccrs and stamp
"& Gs faow VIZ t fsa 9' Is ffsss fsse;
Of tho nomination and election ct y. 8. 1rant to
tho Presidency. fApplnuA}1 And WILL tell
~ ' Tt1,sr. % u1a rxnso.x, INTEGRITY
bos nevor 1,con n,,ostionrr1 hy any r,nn in anv
COL ooantry. % (App,ausoj stond, his sd quaiitici- ali leu
n9ary aa so oes ana a has q
ftght ,o,,ntght to @ eompin hs fth1aess " to
n.svmn ns Gtry Il II h, Inc nna,oT whennvsr ua thjs
eou'stry i called Upon thIs ms coming ,tIuo @
9 ow9r m r.. waks fs ne ~ qys
sa sncn no a. az wS @ ana
, 1880-04-16

t1nngnr TINT has confronted him [npplnusc1;
WIN IA resolution incur11nt8; whnso cn,irMRD md
nblltty nrs known tn oil the world to t1o equal Il,
nvery emergency, md therefore 1t Ia that nr,
here tn might nitcdly to urge tho nomination Ut
Ucnt Grant. tChccrsl
, 1880-04-16

And the very time when you can
see more styles, and better styles,
displayed for Men andjBoys than
you may see again until we have
our next Seni-Annual Opening.
, 1880-04-16
PRICE 3 s; CENTS.

AeAS1 S01S 4os
" -.
represented, n V 70 promise Of frcedom to
a tas psFty ths W. ts9 s90 aaonai s
l9roror attcI s. sly .ehos,!tl ho oxt!rpnted front
ocanna 1mp s1a q fo ~, whGm @ aeoHgeu nat o.!
fcrc shnttT 2 = itiznns t,f tTn I1nitn,t atntna.
wh,uh nj . : cd Ia MI cltizens co,,nIItv
az cfvII' noiit,eni nrtvii1ncs
%p'e ',,r osgs ss;lSns s %s. Ss;:s
rm md secure tho National hqor and nd crc'iit. %
M checrs Il Il ihat % nSrty VII %ch, e! sace.s eot,y os
nrm,Ies Of lie Frcncb Etnn5re sho,f M, t,,,rs,,n s
their schcmcs Of conquest elsewhere thn's, s Mpon
srhitrntinn au W 'a' OF pe"cotat
rowprt,rn 7ur nn,r,uu oovvoyxr.-
coM'hlLap tn. h;tF.s't s,,, uoshaNnEHF
danaees Inflicted !,pan o!!r commerce by ReSol
cr,aiscrH lifted ont in their ports. Its that
execution of III our constitutional glinrantooa
Il ta m ,ho sa s1 the eanst ana
tcrI,orisi aiia irand: It y tlat party which ilas
cst culture, md tho loftlcst atatcainaHshlp 20, Of
crnmnnt. md lil In antIs1c sst d nnh9 oso
II ISok viii prio o., iii tSat ihe Hcn,b)icnn Ss
strsHiir wt c,tcs t stt,I tld tuhitrts esaHm; th;
+. s1it f. ss s 4, see s we
ln f Tia oid chann,on, ma IT, re ~ ~ frons tme
don'.' wv ''3 'A1'p''''' N3 'A'' y 10 u 1f''"
son and a asseeaaaat q Abr.hah IineoIa. whosy
nattot'o = hSnrt: % [CheeTsl I seq hero to-nsht
!no soI e. tnat 4 sFsas phtrot statesman stephen
esst putty % tas viaas staed i|ke roek Tor % shs
i311s iH3mto1' anu o'o" Win pAtf'oIo "ofds upon hls
ups ,oo,- NJ .,a mi, T., o,,,,o, ..,.,. ..,.
il hssd ns@s %heh we 81 ;ieissbs Ito to soaol lon
VIE in sounsel, PROMPT n action. earnest @ tn
insexty Mo for ~ ncerty tWcn' vcars
tnneti re h1nor or our sate IN tho councils Of
~ oi..te anss npG1nk9 anI 1Eecuo, "ho
Amcrican natno and chnrno,cr abroatf. mi, Who
as Minister to Frasieo during tho % terrible bic sicgo
satherng ia safcty ier lis c"untrys = t!aE ts p ths
Of is sbcIicri1'g '1 fotlsmElit1 % i. Wpsbbu1na
[Long. continued applausc.j ''''''>'' @'o'
TO iG ame en ice shS name Of the pcsr
tr,Ic man, tia tirm fr.on tho staI,ynrt sanntnrs @
tho atniter of trcasor, either open nr disguised,
n o. ho rdf
eloquent words, which are still ringing in ollr
viz eo tas anS Of s fs a a5 a1
sl,ccess Ut the Republican purity Will be best
Ulysses T. Grnnt as President OF the United
btntes. Looking still further, I find Etlmuuds
Of Vermont, conk!ins OF New York, boutwell,
consin, ali uttering the same belief, The Mil.
ions Of
,.n,,n s'n. - nash..u, ~, go A'p 1. 1hN"o!.@Ep ;
nepn,ni@leahs S,! @ OF INC So1tn' White nnd black,
I.s4't .aoso inenEl propose i2 ntaeh nyself and
no y ,o @ II n1 1. e. 1a 20 3nG = le
c1ntesS that nln not independent Or tnuso
censuefauohs; nava nnl ac,.!et ana slinl! not.
aepi & 10 schle, d 'nosu t d1xzy , h'Fh.a from wheh
rcn1atn II tho valleys, where antl such con--
nany ns nave halncG, Esthor Inan 70 seek thoso
arcarler a1d couor II loftlGr mountain peaks to
which thnt select fow aspiru. WIN profess to 500
H. ne nomination nna cicction OF Hc,,. 0rnnt aa
the wisdom and patriotism Of the country nre
not no, anse to pGfccise. Indeed who ain !. to SGT
, 1880-04-16
:, APRIL 1G, 18sO-TWELvE PAGES.
PRESIDENTIAL,

PRESIDENTIAL.
First Gun Of the Third-Term
Campaign in This
State.
The Grant Mass-Moeting at
Central Music-Hall Last
Evening.
Grand Rally Of Government Em-
ployos and Advocates Of
the Third Term.
Senator Logan Saws the Air
and Outrages the En-
g1ish Language.
An Absolutely Verbatim Report
Of the Terrible Linguistic
Conflict.
Emery A. Storrs, Leonard SWEET,
and StcpheneA. Douglas as
Special 1,leadcrs.
Adoption Of Resolutions Of Flattery With
out Stint and Pledges Without
. Limit.
An tt-Thfrd-Term Delegation Chosen
by tho Massachusetts Republican
C0nTenti0n.
Action Of the National Republican
League in Philadelphia in 0p-
position to Grant,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-08

Of Gluclsborg twho the 26th Of May. 1912. had
married tine Danish Princess LOulse) heir 70 the
crown under the title of Prince Christian OF Den
mark and on the 10Th Il November, 1858, he
assembled the throne. simultaneously, Prussia ana
Austria invaded Denmark. aud finally robbed the
country of the three duchies, li0stein, Lauenburg
and Siesyig. At that time tho King was extremely
unpopular so much that he was actually III;
suited in the streets but acting on his motto ail
Danish Kings on ascending the throne have to
choose n motto). "By the aid of God, FOR my honor
and my rights" he weathercd the storID, has grail
ually known how to earn the love, and above all
the genuine respect OF his subjects and is qndoqDti
cdly the most POPULAR King. Denmark has had
since Christian w, who died two hundred and
thirty years ago. 49,,
The King has the happy gift Of always being
ready with an answer, even at awkward moments
Being once told by p'ain-spcaking peasant that
After all he was German prince" tho King ~
once replied that he born in Slesylg, ana was
sorry to hear Dane call Slesyig German coun-
tyy The Kings conduct during the first very trying
years of his Government was above all praise,
Ioyal unselfsh, and thoroughly constitutional; and
the nickname flor the Danes continue the Ola
fashion of giving their Kings sobrqncts by which
he will go down to poSterIty Is - den r1dd1Hge
HongeD ct Mcknight"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-08
4 DRAWING AND ANECDOTE BY THICK
ERAY

IAN illustration of the ballad of Little
Bilee" drawn by Mr. Thackerays Quaint pencil In his
most delightful fashion brightens page OF the late
Shirley Brookss album aud has been transferred TO The
.E1jtor,s Bor Upon the deck stands Little Billee.
meekest of meek small boys and cutchng his collar In
either hand large and atrociOus OF sailor Is
gloating over the general tenderness OF BIilee Under
meath tho drawing Is the following characteristic
anecdote" in the small aud dalDtlly neat handwriting
of the great authorl
ANECDoTE.--A welknown author, writer OF
many worldly books aud idle stories, was saunter-
ing about F0lkestOne last Sabbath morning, smOk-
ing a cigar, on a day when lie should have been en-
ployed very diferentty
worthy gentleman stepped mp to him and said
traetf 1t may do you good" .,,.
The Smoker took the tract IT bore the titl T
of one of his own most Cicked and dooiatndoe pal
lads His curiosity was aroused lie glanced az
the paper at first with scorn and increduhty' then
with areater interest That interest deepened as he
read He was in the public garden OF the hotel.
Ashamed, perhaps, to exhibit his emotion to ali the
world he retired with his little tract.
The THREE ENGLISH SAILORS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-08
JEROME BONAPARTE'S SCHOOL,
From Gdttgndnt.


There exists, slowed away in Southern Paris, a
street called the Rue de la Clef situated not far
from the Sante-Pelagie Prison. Ii must not how
ever be thought that the street takes It's name from
the place of detention. The origin of Its present
title arose from the proximity of 0cksmit.I- shop,
with ITS sign, and before II became the Rue de In
Clef it used 10 be called the Rue Courtose. Tho
street in question has great university" Teputa-
tion q number of men who attained q celebrity hav-
ing studied at q very old institution IN lt->am0ng
whom may mention such names as those OF Gay
Lus,ac the Generals GrOuchy, DelacIuse, Sllyestrc
de Sacy. etc. and last but not least. Jerome Bona
parte. Attached to the latter name there In
rious story. In March, 1895 yellow coupe of no
great pretensODs stopped at the door of the estab
hshment 10 which we have referred and from the
vehicle descended little man, pale aud yellow
looking with long locks of dark haIr floating over
bis shoulders. Addressing the owner OF the school
he said, 81 am General BOnaparte | have been
looking all over Paris tor an educational establish
ment where can place relative. The facts are
these | have brother, aged twelve years who il
backward, and come TO ask you TO make man OF
him. have been appointed General-in Chief Of the
army of Italy, and II you will send me every ten
days reports OF my brothers progress, | will find
The schoomaster assented 10 the proposal. and o
few days later, the future Emperor, accompanied by
Josephine Tascher de la Pagere, whom he had just
During his absence in Italy General Bonaparte en-
trusted BaIras, one Of the Members Of the Direc-
tory with the supervision of his brother and bet
ter guide might have been chosen. Bauas often
made his young charge pay him visits of several
days duration at the Luxembourg, where the King
of West phalia in future a participant In and
a witness of scenes that were not calculated TO benz
eft him. Jerome's preceptor naturally became ln-
dlgnaDt at his pupils constant derelieton OF his
scholastic duties and wrote 10 Barras to remon-
strate, whereul,on the latter immediately removed
the boy establishments at St. German-en-
Lave Napoleon knew nothing OF the step thai
had been taken until his return from Egypt, and
when it to his ears, expressed hs strong dis
pleasure. IL as about this time may add, thar
Jerome entered the navy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-08
KING CNAISTI4N or DENMARK.
From The Whitehall RcrieT.

IL there he sovereign IN .thcSe prOsaic days VINO
deserves the name of being Cherdtlef sans pcnF
q sans repyoche" surely at is the King OF Denmark.
Christian TX. the father of " The Apple OF our
Eye" "The apple loes mott fall far away IRON the
old tree snys the danish proverbl OF the iutuo
Empress % ALI the Russlas, and CT the young hih@
OF Greece who has Just ltt us.
IL WAS certainly not sung at Se crade OF the
present King of the snail bat gallant ana honest
Danish nation that he should over he me FOUNDER
of two dynastics-the sDauish and the t'reck-ahl
hccomc The grandfather Of the future rulers al one
third of the civilized world. cadet OF a prlncely
INT uediatlsed family. Ills Majesty was born at
the Castle Ol Glucbsb,rg. IN Ses' ", on We St 81
Anil. lSIs his father being the Duke frcu'ficN
OF Scsyir llolscln -SUndcrbOrg Glucksh0lg, ana ms
mother the Iandgrayi inc Louise Of liesse- asse !.
Ueup n second SON not even the slight tcrritollal
Droncrfies belonging to tho ducal ihlnIy reverted
to MIN. and His Majesty could, therefore, Only look
forward III the utmost In some honorary coipnelcy
In the Danish or pruSsian army HIS Youth was
passrd like that OF most young princes III his
postion 4 couple .Ol years he spent AZ gay
student ut Bonn but, chen he was twtnly-0he,
n most militant career appeared for "a few months
lo be RESERVED Tor tlr SOnng ffhte. III was M
1870 when the bostoWal of Queen Victoria hand
\, ~ i nnsston and 10 l., dagcsay quite unknown,
or ~ All events entirely Nrgotion that the hand.
some vonug Vince ~ one timc stood very good
chance of beinu IiinCo Consent. 1900
n lien il was cV idsst that w dynasty OF Olden
buruh which hah rcgncd IN primdrh mare thal
tpur hundred wears, womb bcSolne chtlnti un TN
maxi side hy the death of the late KING Frc'ifIk
VIA bin was passed APPOINTING iIihco Chist'ai
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-08
KATE.
N fashion of the lover.

-. She common fashion of the lover,
w;Ialv swearing, there is nought above her,
~ nerfection shall not maa discover
Hi the world through-yet dearly love her
Love- as few.
qpc,eis Beauty more complete and splendid.
confess
rs,cr cr1ce =, finer issues tended
purer outlines, coi0fs sctti'er hlehded-,
Ycr would not nave her beauty mendcd
BY a tress.
rbore is wit moro brilliant, insight deeper,
Well wis
wit IN wake 10 life the dullcst sleeper,
Golden harvcSts for the knowiedse-rcapcr,
Voices honey aden-yet I'll keep her
As she Is.
There are Tempers gcnter, calmeT, sweetor,-
That know
cr;vzel hands the rod wherewlth ven beat her
RleSses for the curse whcVewith you greet her
Not for me my Kate hath temper meeter,-
Veal or woe.
yes-mv KATE love her. love her, lore her,
With my soul -
No, because there IL none else above her,
Not because IA man shall not discover
Ike uei lection but because love her
With my soul. JOHN Adds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-08
DAISY.

docs any knov rho is The author ofhts hHe poem
p,an<d tong ago in The Overland M0nhty n
Could YOU have seen the vOets
That bossomed in her eyes,
Could you have kissed that golden hair
And drank her baby signs,
You would have been her firing maid
As jOytuly as l;
Content to deck your little queen
And let the world 90 by.
Could You have seen those vlolets
Hide in their graves of snow,
Drawn all that gold along your band
While she lay. smiling so,
You would tread this weary earth
As heavily as (;
Content to clasp her little grave
And let the world 60 by.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-08

cess busy the Ppncc of Wales orculates OIL the ter
until Lord Henry Lennox by whom the arrange.
ments of tho fGte have been made. appears aud
makes way for ther ROYAL Hi0laesscs to descend 10
the GARDEN Making for the tent he'd by Mrs. Lang
try Lady Lonsdalc. and Lady Augusta Fanc. the
Prince became considerable purchaser OF flowers,
aifcial Holsters and other articles With Ms Bras
scy he laid out g u0t' aud shortly afterwards
the Royal party. who bed previously been TO VIM
blcton took their ilrDariurP.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-08
COMPENS4 TON.

The Poet sings on the plain,
The Trader tolls in the mart.
One envies the others gain.
One stares at the others Art.
Yet each one reaches his goal,
Aud the Critic sneers ~ they pass,
And each of the three in hIs soul
Believes the other an ASS!
BRET HARIE.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-22
Ancient Musical Instruments

Some years ago Captain Wilcox,
when engaged in his researches among
the supposed ruins of Babylon, found a
pipe of baked clay about three inches
long, which, by common agreement OF
antiquaries, is of Assyrian workman
ship. This little object can hardly be
less than 6O0 years old, and is proba-
bly, the most ancient musical instru-
ment in existence. 1t has two finger
holes, and when both of these are closed
and the mouth piece is blown into the
note G is produced. If only one hole is
closed the sound emitted is f. and if
both are open G is produced. Thus the
notes of this instrument produces the
tonic, the third and the fifth--that is. the
intervals of the common chord, the notes
which. sounded together, form what is
termed by musicians the harmonic
triad.
Here is at once established a certain
coincidence between our music and that
which must have existed during the
Babylonian captivity-a coincidence
which to be sure priori reasoning
might go far to establish, but never SO
convincingly to non-scieDtitic under
! standings as does the evidence OF this
insignificant pipe. The least observant
student of the art remains found mong
the ruined cities of the Assyrian and
Babylonian plains cannot fail to be
struck with the evidence which they at
ford Of strong and widely diffused
musical culture among the kindred
quent introduction in mural paintings
and bas-reliefs of instruments OF music,
the representations of concerts and long
/ nrnaaccinncs rf t,1nsioianc fhn GATED
illusions in the Bible to the musical
habits and skill of the people of Baby
Ion, all point to singular development
of the art OF music. In the opinion oi
Rawlinson, the Assyrians were superior
in musical skill, as they were in every
form of culture, to the Egypi iians them
selves, and the Assyrio- Babyloniar
music was, there is little reason to
doubt. an early and yet highly devel
oped form of the Asiatic type of music
"a type which possesses to this day
most extensive and most characteristic
developments among the slow changing
nations of Asia. If we are asked fol
more positive proofs of the advance o
music among this nation, we point tC
the umistakabe evidence afforded by
the coustructional complication of many
of their instruments We have from
among the ruins OF Nineveh countless
representations of the harp, with string
varying in number from ten TO twenty
six; of the lyre, identical in structure
though not in shape, with the lyre o
Greece; and of an instrument differing
from any known to modern musicians
1t was harp shaped. was held horizon
tally, and the strings, six 20 ten in mum
Der, were struck by plectrum held il
the right hand it has been called tn
asor, from its resemblance to the Hebrew
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instrument of that name. we ma
FREQUENT Representations of guitar
shaped instrument, and OF q douole
pipe with q single mouth. piece, and
finger-holes on each pipe. Resides these
the Assyrians had musical bells, trum- e
pets, flutes, drums, cymbals and tan :
borines. Almost every one OF these
instruments. either in its original torn
or slightly modihed, is in Use to this DAY
bv some one Asiatic or African nation.
The ancient Greeks adopted the Tyre
and the double pipe; the former is still
used by the Abyssinians under the name
of kissar (Greek, kithara.) The double
pipe the present writer has hi,nself seen
in use by the boatm en- OF the Nile, Inc
guitar of the Abyssinians is. probably
Identical with the long-necked guitar. or
tambora depicted on both Egyptian
and Assyrian monuments. and still IN
use all over the East and even in Hin
dostan. The ancient Assyrian harp IS
re arkable for not having the front
pillar" which completes. the triangle IN
the European barp, and this apparent
defect of construction is characteristic
of every sort of harp employed in Asia
at this day. On Assyrian has-reliefs we
find representations of concerts, In
which several of these instruments are
taking part. In one, for instance, we
see seven harps, two double pipes, a
drum. and the aforementioned asor.-
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