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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-08-31
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS
The French Advance From, lIaiduOng.

PARIS, Aug. 2S.-The French after taking
Hal uonJ pursued the Annamites three days.
They ais sez.d the village of Phutina.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-23

health incurred in the use of canned goods by
observing two simple rules. The first is to dis
card as dangerous the contents of any can If, on
opening, the inner surface of the tin be found
in any measure corroded; and the second, to
remove all the contents of the can Immediately
upon opening, placing them in glass or china
dish if not needed at once for consumption.
This is of great Importance, since corrosion OF
the metal and consequent contamination of the
food quickly follow their exposure to the air,
and at the inquest of one of the latest victims to
in-poisOnng the fact was brought out that she
had eaten the salmon after it had been standing
in the open tin day or two, while others, who
had partaken of it Immediately after opening,
had experienced no unpleasant consequences.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-23
MUSICAL NOTES.

There will be special music, with brass iu-
struments for the Christmas season, Christ Church.
Ffthave and Thirty fifth ST., under the direction Of
James Pearce.
The Christmas performance of "The Mes
siah" by the oratoro Society will take place the Acad
envy of Music Thursday evening" the usual public
hearsa will the preceding afternoon. The solo
singers VIII be Mrs f. ]. Grant, Mme. Trebel er first
appearance In OratOrio In this country g. H. Thompson
and Max Heinrich
Rossini's "Stabat Mater" will be repeated at
the concert in tho Metropolitan Opera this even
ing The solo parts will be in the hands OF Mesdames
Valleria and Scach and SgnOg Campanini and NOyara
After Rossni's work there Will be miscellaneous
cert at which the ballet music OF GiocOndO" will be
played by the orchestra and Nine Furseh-Madi, Nine.
Scalchi VI. Capou, sig kasehnlann and Sig Nersara will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-23

of lower Egypt. To do that, however, without
entering the Soudan, would involve garlsonmg
Egypt perhaps for several years, and patiently
awaiting the Mahdi's time for delivering his
attack. The employment of Turkish troops,
however. does away with most of the existing
difficulties. These troops are MOslems them
selves, and therefore no religious issue can enter
into campaign conducted by them. They Will
appear as the agents of the acknowledged head
of Islam, with the perfectly lnteillglDle and
iustifiable mission of furnishing an usurper and
impostor who prctends TO the Caliphate himself.
The success of the Turkish troops also will
probably put an end to the pretenslons OF the
False Prophet, whereas his defeat by Europeans
or giaours of any kind wodld be very apt to
inhame the fanatcism of his followers. The
Turks, too, are hardy and can stand the coun try.
They can live on as little almost as the
Bcdouin Arabs, and the climate does not Kill
them. They are excellent fighters, especially
with native tribes, and il they are well
equipped more may be expected from such an
expedition than from one composed OF English
troops. The latter will have to act as n reserve,
no doubt. They must hold Egypt for the pres
ent. The Khedye has it in his power to
compel this and unless recent reports are UNI
founded he has already used his negative influ-
ence by threatening to resign unless the Porte
is allowed to send troops into the SOudan.
There was some indication of hostility to
Turkish interference on the part of France, that
Power being fearful of her African provinces.
But it is evident that she has as much to expect
from Turkish action almost as England, and
that the success of FL Mahdi would compel her
to dispatch large army to Algeria and Tunis
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feared that we are too Phiistne to appreciate duly
the full preciousness Of that subtle didacticism
which are told is to be the distinguishing char
acteristc Of the novel of the future We have made
notable advances, let recognize and be glad be-
cause of it, We have given Europe new develop
ment, new method In fiction. We have shown
how the naturalistic school, Of which lola is the
head, can work proftably otherwise than in filth;
and we have grated the cleanness of the Puritan
ideal upon the analytical subtlety of the modern
French novelist.
But it, as The Fortaf9ktly reviewer intimates, the
chief direction of future fiction will be instruction."
and that life will become more serious for all OF us
in the near future" it may perhaps be doubted
whether, after ALL the gift we have brought to the
old world will be a joy forever" To most people
life is even too serious now and If 1t is not only to
become more solemn but that solemnty is to be fed
and fOstered by fiction devoted to tremendous
purposes of instruction, there will be many who
Will sigh for the fesh-pots Of Egypt, and who will
cry Alas! for the cucumbers and leeks which we
did eat so freelyp For the prospect of purely in
strucive fiction is not, to the unregenerate mind,
one Of unaloyed delight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-23
AN EVENING OF ENGLISH GLEEs.

That there are a great many persons in New
York who rejoiced that Miss Beebe has
returned, and that this fact has induced Mr..
George f. Aiken to revert TO his old custom Of
Frightening few evening evers winter with OF
ballads ges and part songs attested by the numbers
character and temper Of the audience that met ia
Chickering Hall last night. 1t was the first
OF (and too brief series Of
gleef evenings in which Miss Beebe and Mr. Aiken had
the help Of Mrs. Sarah B. Anderson (contrao William
Dennson and George B. Ellard (enors and H. Beckett
barltOnc) and c. Forio planoiore). The programme
composed for the greater part modern sentimental
pieces but the enthusiastic appreciation of these by the
audience and the usual desire for double en-
iOyment enabled the singers neTpoate several huOr-
ous gees toward the close which sent everybody in
great good hunOr and with many calculations touching
the admirabeness OF the entertainment The organize
ton II composed OF singers who have a sympathetic
knowledge OF the nature of the care-dspeng music 20
which the concerts devoted. voices that blend
beautifully, and cOmmeudable TASTE In Miss Becbe the
club possesses the leading exponent of this
class OF music In this country and ii Is pleasure always
hear her whether IN harmony with the Others or
alone. Last night she sang OF Rubinsten's songs
besides doing her share IN the concerted music and so
charmed her hearers that she let of until
added. Where the Bee sucks" which keep
ing with the rest OF the programme, though such good
music. Can We not hear old Madrigals at the next
concerto
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-23
TIN CAN POINOEJNE

The roll of more or less serious casualties
resulting from the use of canned food products
is added to week by week; and unmistakable
symptoms Of metallic poisoning in many cases
indcatci radical evil in this method of prc-
serving goods Careful analyses recently made
| in England revealed the presence of tin in solu
ton in canned pineapplcs to the amount of one
and thee-tenths grains per pound, and the
metal was also found In apples, asparagus,
pears, tomatoes, peaches, cherries, marmalade,
corned beef five brands), Ox-tongue three
brands, tripc, oysters, lobster salmon, shrimps.
sardines lin Oil, rabbit, mutton, chicken,
turkey, soup and condensed milk(three brands. J
The amount of tin in the milk was about one
grain per pound. Later official investigation
has detected the presence Of tin in solution in
apricots. tomatoes, pIneapples and cranberries.
to the extent of from one and nine-tcn to
fourteen and three-tenths grains per pound
Probably dose Of two hundred grains of this tin
solution would be required to cause the i'm
mediate death Of an average adult, and to
swallow this quantity one would have to eat at
a meal about fourteen pounds of the most con-
taminated goods mentioned above But the i'm
possibility of such performance makes the
danger none the less actual. Smaller doses
frequently repeated may gradually undermine
the constitution; or they may remain appar-
emily innOcuous in the system until able to act
with cumulative and deadly force.
The amount of metallic poison taken into
solution depends upon the nature of the goods,
the length Of time they have been in the can.
and, above all, the quality of the tin. The last
condition is the one in which an evil can most
efiectually be suppressed by law. If all the tin
plate used in can factories were submitted to
careful official inspection, the cans might cost
a trihe more than they do now, but housekeep-
ers would not so often find the inner surface
of the tin corrOded when the goods were re-
moved. And what corrosion means may be
estimated from the fact that even in the worst
samples examined by the English inspectors its
presence was scarcely perceived. If an I'M
corroded can taints its contents with five TO ten
grains of tin per pound, what must be the con-
dition of goods In can entirely lined with
corrOsiOn2
1t would DO well could glass or earthenware
jars be substituted for tin cans as receptacles
for preserved articles of food. The next best
thing would be to make sure that only the best
quality of tin is used. But until one or the
other of these ends is attained, housekeepers
may materially lessen the risks to life and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-23
SIXTEEN PAGES.
THE NETS THIS MORNING.

FoRE1GN-Derby Liberals presented Mr.. Glad
stone with an address yesterday. - The steam
shin BOLIVIA went ashore in the Clyde. = Prep
arations are being made in the British War Depart
uent to send troops to Egypt. =- Some OF the
survivors of the steamer StAugustin were landed III
England. = A Roman Catholic has been ap-
pointed to the command of the Eighth Corps OF the
German Army CO Lolita made her first appear
ance in London last night.
DoMEsTIC-S. J. SOper Co. ,auctloneers, OF Bait
more. have failed "A hundred pounds of gun
powder exploded near Kingston, n. y, shaking
neichboring houses. = The skull of pterodactyl
has been dredped up from the bottom of the Sound
by New-Haven Oystermen. go bust of Garfield
was unveiled at Hiram College with simple exer-
eIses. =- The suit against the city of Boston for
using Knibbss patent valve in her steam fire engines
has been decided in favor of the city. -- Large
horse-car stables at Cambridge. Mass, were burned
g. President Arthur and Secretary Chandler
are guests of the New-England Society at Phla-
delpbia. -= Vanderbilt has secured a valuable
franchise for his Harrisburg and Western road.
-Ex-GOvernorL Lowe, of Iowa,is dead. - lhe
centenary of WashingtOns surrender OF his military
command was celebrated at Baltimore yesterday.
CRY AND SUBURBAN.-The seventy-eighth an
nual dinner Of the New-Engand Society took place
List night; among the speakers were General
Grant. Mt. Evarts Mr.. Curtis, Mr.. Beecher
and Mr.. Depew. - Captain Slocum was found
guilty yesterday of unjustifably and maliciously
iInprisoning his first mate. -= Ia the Marc-Gar-
rison case Clinton B. Fisk testified - -Four
workmen were injured by the ia ling Of scafold
in Washington Market. = The crowded
stores and streets and the departures from
the depots indicated the approach Of Christ
mas - The story Of another victim
of a mock auction was told. = Incoming vessels
reported rough weather at sea- -= Twomen were
accused of setting fire to stable III which sixteen
horses were burned. =- Gold value of the legal
tender silver dollar (l12 2grains, 1851 cents. =
Stocks generally were dull and lower, and closed
weak.
THE WEATHER-TRIBUNE local observations in
dictate clear or fair weather with slight changes in
temperature and possibly snow or rain late in the
day. Temperature yesterday: Highest, 80; low
est, 25e; average, 30.
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are needed, let them read an article to be found
elsewhere in this impression, entitled death
traps in the Bowery." Nowhere In TINS city are
there so many places of amusement crowded
together in so small space, as in the SNORT
thoroughfare leading from Chatham-st' 10
Third-aye. Theatres, concert gardens, concert
saloons and cheap museums abound there
almost without number, and only one OF THESE
resorts, the new Peoples Theatre, is secure
against danger by fire. Most OF them are
crowded nightly, and although the audiences
except in one or two cases, are not OIL u h'Sn
character that is no reason why they should DC
burned alive. This state of affairs Is pIac'i
cally beyond the power of the authorities 10
remedy. Inspector EsterbroOk, of tho builn-
ings Bureau, can order all the changes nc
pleases but he has no power to enforce oDe-
diepce to his orders. These facts, and more
will be made clear to the Legislature TINS WIN
ter. Then, if the members fail to amend tno
law properly they will be assuming terrible
roOronoi bilitv
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work in wise way and TO be amply justified In asking
for contributions OF money and supplies.
MUSIC-THE DRAMA.
A PERFORMANCE OF "THE MEssl

A PERFORMANCE OF "THE MESSIAH
The first of the annual performances of 1.-THE Mes.
siah,n which help to enliven the gracious Christ
mastide, took place at the Academy of Music in
Brooklyn last night. The occasion was the third
concert Of the Brooklyn Philharmonic Society, and
the full chorus of the society was heard for the first
time this season. The solo singers We're Miss Amy
Sherwin, Miss Emily Winant. Mr.. Theodore Toedt,
all of this CITY, and Mr.. J. f. Winch, of Boston.
There were no new features in the performance ex-
cept nc t can be considered new featured that tho
recitative "He was cut off," and the air,
"But Thou didst not leave his soul
in HE'LL" which are usually sung
by the soprano, were this time sung by Mr.. TOedt
No violence was done to tradition, however, by tho
change. Handles pencil notes on the pages
of the autograph of the oratorio, and the various
conducting scores used at different times by him,
not only show that he was indifferent to the keysin
which the airs of The Messiah" were sung but also
that he frequently the tenor and sopra-
no, and thebasso and contrato roles Last night tho
change Injured to the advantage the music for Mr..
Toedt sang his music with lovely voice and unfail-
ing ntonation, while Miss Sherwin's efforts were all
marred more or less by tendency to sing sharp.
This is an unfortunate fault OF this charming
vocalist, whose voice has gained considerably
in power since she last sang here in public and has
lost of the brilliancy, clearness and fexibty
which have always been its CHARACTERISTIC quail
tiles. Miss Winanfs was the best of the solo
singing, Mr.. Winchs work not being as effective
as IL has been on former OCCASIONS That there is
great lack of efficient men singers is fact that IL
brought to mind vlvidly with every performance of
an oratOro in this city, 1t is not to the credit of
New-York that, in spite of her throbbing musical
life Boston continues to be the true home Of ora
tOrio music Mr.. Toedt is really our only capable
OratOriO tenor and for BASES we have long drawn
on the NewEngland capital
The OratOrio was given with the additional ac-
compartments of Robert Franz, who retained most
of the instrumental features introduced by Mozart
and supplied others in the manner followed by
him in his editions of the old music masters.
he need of the filling up of the orchestra score
is always felt when " The Messiah" is performed,
as it was last night, without the help of an organ;
and even then the additional accOmpanIments do
not supply the place of the instrument which in
fIandels hands was the prime factor in the accom-
paniment I he Brooklyn Academy ought to have
an organ The chorus sang with tlmefulness prompt
ness, aud yigOr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-23
STATISTICS DERSUS SOCIALISM,


Mr.. Giifcn, an eminent English economist
has been answering those who necessarily cry
that the rich are growing richer and the pOoi
poorer, by some researches in statistics. AS q
result of his investigation he shows that the
common assertion on this head is not correct
1t is true that the rich have grown richer, but
it is not true that the poor have grown poorer
They have shared in the general advance
They possess more comforts better wages,
better health, better sanitary conditions, than
they did fifty years ago. The artisan class in
fact is distinctly better of than it was, and il
is from this class principally that he expression
of discomfort proceeds But it is also the case
that the available statistics do not cover all the
ground. If the wOrkingman of to-day is able
to procure a great many things much cheaper
than formerly, one reason is that great many
things are made at starvation wages, by
a class whose misery the artisan scarcely
knows anything of. Clothing, for example, is
quite cheap in England. but it is so because
those who make it are most inadcquatcly paid
for their work. The icrccncss of labor com
petition plays into the hands of manufacturers
and tradeSmcn, and enables them TO pay Paul
(the wOrhingmanl by robbing Peter the maker
of the Thugs. One of the curious results
which follows upon this state Of things is that
the Socialists, who have always posed rs en-
phatically and primarily the friends of Labor,
must to be consistent, take issue against the
growing prosperity of the well or fairly paid
working classes, und rank them with the
wicked capitalists as proper objects of dcnunci-
alton aud overthrow. No doubt the ideal con-
dtiOn of society would be one in which all
classes of workers received high wages but If
such a condition existed chcapncss would have
of high wages now enables them 10 enjoy extra
comforts and convcnicnccs would find them
selves worse of than at present.
Yet it is quite evidently the duty of all who
are endeavoring to amclioratc the condition Of
the needy to begin at the beginning: that is to
say, with the poorest class, and not with the
class which has already risen above abjcct pow
crty. Better wages for the victims of starya-
ton wages must be the demand of the Social
ist. But the moment he raises this cry he must
expect that those who find their profit in the
maintenance of chcapncss will begin To lose
enthusiasm. IL is always easy To arouse in
those who have nothing interest in projects to
despoil those who have something but il is by
no means so easy to interest those who have a
little in schemes which involve the surrender
of part of that little for the benefit of those who
have nothing. Probably, however, the Social
lists will escape this difficulty by the simple cx-
pedicnt of ignoring Mr. Citizens exhibits alto
gcthcr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-23
A CONCERT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

The first of the concerts which Mr.. Thomas
has arranged to bring orchestral music the understands
ing Of the young people took place yesterday afternoon
seinway Hall The audience did ill all the chairs
the roOm but hundreds OF children and young msses
present and the plan which has much to
commend It, proved be successful. The
selected by Mr. Thomas OF the highest class OF
excellence but the pieces all contained elements that MAIDS
easy and direct appea the faculties Of children OF mod
crate growth 10 AID the fancy few were printed
on the programme explanatory OF the orchestral
pieces The facts that gypsy in the overture
TO "PreciOsa" and that the "Waldweben" from
Wa-ners "siegnied" was descriptive of tho
the hero OF the Nibelung tetralogy
IN the forest pointed but this feature OF the plan Is
valuable almost De essential and the notes ought
10 be fuller and simpler OF the music was beau
fully performed. Miss Amy Sherwin sang Gil angm
a. inferno" from MOZaIts "Magc Flute
in brilliant manner, but her
little listeners moved by Within Mile Of
EdinbOrO' Town." which was her second selection. The
next matinee will occur January II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-23
"WHO READS AN AMERICAN BOOKr


When that scoiirg question was asked by an Eng
lish writer it made the American people angry, but
il was at the time just criticism iii the man
Since then Americans have advanced so far in self
knowledge as to have become addicted rather
much to scll-depreciatlon and so fastdous and cX-
acting are they to-day that their best writers have
TO be discovered for them by foreigners. We arc
fond of asking one another when the long looked
for American novel Is to appear. In Europe at the
Same time, there are thoughtful critics who think
that il has already risen above the horizon 1t has
often been the case that men have failed to recOg
MIC the coming of some Avatar because they had
formed a wrong conception of him. and SO ignored
him when he did come The prophets and the poets
whom posterty will exalt to Yalhala may not be
those to whom contemporary sulfragcs give the
laurel And il is possible that fail to appreci
ate the intellectual blessings vouchsafed us, and
continue to gaze far out to for the coming of an
Argos which is already safely moored iu our ports
We have long been looking to England for our
fiction rs well for fashions yet here is what
a thoughtful writer in the current number of The
Fortnightly ReriaV says: " The more one examines
the field of contemporary English fiction, the more
surely is one obliged to admit that there is neither
glory to God service to mankind in it. For it is
unwse to shut eyes In public to what every one
is saying in private, namely, that English fiction is
in miserable condition. The fact is well enough
known to others, for recent article in the ReUue
des Dear Mondcs begins with the statement: 1T is
to America, beyond all doubt, that we owe to-day
the best novel written in English" This is a very
different tone from that which prompted the inquiry
Who reads an American book ~ and yet 1t Is to DO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-23
BITS or CRITICISM.

NEWSPAPER WRITING.-A gushing admirer
OF famous newspaper writer once confded
TO the world that one OF that writer's eln-
ployers had informed her, the gusher, that tho
famous newspaper writer's first leading article
was like poem" 1t unkindly remarked that II
II must have been exceedingly bad leading article.
The truth that what Journalism proper has TO DO Il
perfectly different from what poets any artists In mat
Ter is last have 10 do. Every and then, no
doubt ful or lucky craftsman hits the mean aud
produces ching which, meant for the moment lasts
But then II Will generally be found that tue attraction
consists either In some new and striking qualities OF sly To-
in some dramatic presentation or character or In
deliberate departure from Journalism into something
diiierent-lPall Mall Gazette.
ARNOLD'S CoNJURING WITHTHE BIBLE.-EYen
those who grant Mr. Arnold his virtual denial of the truth
OF the Bible cannot maintain with the smallest hope OF
being supported by the Judgment OF the thinking world,
that his pleas for that resduum OF significance which he
insists on assigning TO the Bible will hold waor for
moment. To empty the most personal religion In the
world OF all It's personality, and then TO assure men that
nothing IA changed that IL Is left more solid than before.
Is the enterprise OF cOnuror, not OF man OF letters
And OF this feel absolutely confident that even tho
negative school, TO which Mr.. Arnold belongs could
triumph that school, will regard with halfpatheud
scorn Mr.. Arnolds effort 10 the teaching OF book
which he has done his very best to undernlne-lIhs
London Spectator.
The HERoINEs OF AMERICAN NovELs.-ln
speech and In conduct they frequently make
good their identity for single occasion, bus
Il docs not Lasts Just as we are coming Ie
DO sure Of them they slip their conditions and We M