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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-04

OF course the voices WERE as a rule crude,
unframed and often harsh, for the average
singing master forty years ago, though he did
teach his class to read, seldom attempted indi-
yidual voice culture. and beyond an occasional
opening piece or simple anthem the singing
was limited to the hymns. and the tunes sell
dom got beyond the conventional type of the
period-Arlington, Federal Street. ct id omne
DC. OF course in such a promiscucus gather
ing as the average country choir consisted of
there was abundant opportunity for fostering
vanity, snubbing, chickering's and heartburn
ings, and happy the poor minister who could
keep out of the melee. In the cities good
quartet. apart from the question Of ecclesiasti-
cal propriety, Is an expensive luxury which
poor churches cannot afford. and il they are
driven to the volunteer cboirs of mixed voices
we have the old difficulty of temper. prece-
dence. &c, to contend with, aud unless the or
ganist be a clever man. without temper and
nerves, with a strong will and suave manner.
the irritation Is ever breaking out afresh and is
sure to injure the congregation.
Substitute boys for women and this trouble
disappears. The boys are directly under au-
thority and must submit to rules or be punished
by fines il they are pail, or il volunteers. by
suspension. a disgrace to which they do not
like 10 submit. Boy nature is not usually jeal-
Gus. as school boys readily grant precedence
to those who are superior to them in lessons or
games. and IL is so in choirs. The rank and file
are not jealous of the boy with fine voice to
whom the solo work is given; they are rather
proud of belonging to choir that has fine
singer in it
The poor parson had been wrestling for
years with the yagaries and tantrums of a lot
of uneducated. screaming girls. until life had
become a burden. On one occasion, a Thanks
giving day. because the choir in the next town.
Boreas. had done il. they insisted on singing
the ''Hallelujah Chorus from the Messiah"
The choir consisted of sixteen trebles one
half of whom could not sing above F. and
that note very often was quite screwed up to
the pitch: one feeble alto. the only young lady
In the choir who pretended to read; one shaky
tenor and three bassos. two of whom growled
and the third roared like a bull of Bashan No
sooner was the sermon ended than the choir
burst out with the great, the sublime chorus.
Alas, no longer great or sublime from their
lips. They screamed. they roared. thev yelled
Hallelujdh. Halleludh, Hallelujh! The tone
became more and more wavering; the tempo
more and more uncertain, until when the
fegue was reached, the thing collapsed like
DIR. Holmes One-horse shay-all at once.
few high notes. sounded alone. and there was
a dead silence. The congregation sat down
with a sigh of relief, but the fate of that choir
was sealed.
The parson had been trying for months to
get his vestry to consent TO a trial of the bows
and now they yielded. and when, after a few
weeks training. the little boys took the place
of the girls. the people rejoiced and the much
relieved pastor said special Thanksgiving.
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Correspondents Of TEE EVENING STAR.

CorTespondence OF TEE EVENING STAR.
NEW YORK. December %.
There is no doubt that what is improperly
called the boy choir has come to stay. say
improperly called. for choir of boys only
would not satisfy the musical requirement OF
the tine. The proper term is male choir. in
contrast with q choir of mixed voices. ie., men
and women; q choir in which the soprano, and
possibly the alto parts, are snng by boys in
stead of women
The term, vested choir, is also misleading.
for, following the examples of the wicked sec
ulars, whose account Of a murder would be
quite incomplete in the eve of the hungry pub
hc without q portrait of the late lamented. of
the savage perpetrstor of the deed. with a
ground plan Of the scene of his taking off.
one of our religious papers, which blossoms
out periodically into the pictorial page, as
tonished its readers lately by presenting to
their amazed and amused eyes a picture of a
choir of women vested in long surplices. square
caps and. Heaven save the mark stoles.
One naturally asks: Why have boys as church
singers become so popular? And the answer Is
readily found in the past history of church
choirs and in the growing love for the esthetic
IN public worship.
II must be acknowledged that until within a
few years church music IN this country was at a
low ebb. The Roman church had the same
forid masses that are heard in many OF her
churches today. The Episcopal church had
her chants, but it ambitious choir that
attempted a service Of TIE Deum, and then it
was usually that dreadful jingle-Jackson in F.
OF which the late DIR. Hodges said that its fire.
quent use would demoralize the best choir in
existence. In the ordinary Protestant churches
In country towns and villages the choir con-
sisted of anybody and everybody who could
sing or fancied he could.
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Saturday Smiles.

The germs OF influenza may easily be con-
veyed i'll greenbacks; but who's afraid? Fetch
on your Philadelphia Press.
And Satan trembles when he sees
The weakest saint upon his sneeze.
boston Tranacript
II ''la grippe" ever seizes Speaker Reeds
proboscis 1t will have all the territory it needs
for the full play Of its energies.-Aaantd Con-
stitutiOn.
The talk of bringing Cleopatra's needle to
Kansas Is nonsense. 1t would get lost In the
Kansas haystacks.-En,porid Republican
It's seldom that a slipper makes
He soon fOrgets a whipping's aches
But kind words never die.
Boston Gazette
Fortunately, 1890 doesn't rhyme with Nc
Ginty, but it is q close shave though.-N.Y
Tribune.
Their First and Only Chance.-First Man
(excitedly)-"Our boarding house is afirer
Second Man (calmly)-''Come, then, hurry
up, and perhaps We may be able 10 get some
thing hot."-J,ry.
Right in the INDEPENDENTLY do you
ike our New York climate, Miss Cal1met?'
Miss Calumet from Chicago -''Oh, think
1t is dreadful. 80 many sudden changes, you
know. When it comes to hustling fiannels on
and on, Mr.. Cleverton, don't suppose you
New York gentlemen are willing to take a back
scat with any one."-Clodtier. and Fuynisher.
Dryer-"what's the matter with this weather,
l wonder? Worst ever saw in this city,
Wetter-"Got the grippe, Of course"
Between the Russian grippe, Tam
many grip, knight Of Labor grip and the
weather grip, its mighty little grip the citizen
and the tax payer has on his pocket book ~
y. Tribune
A man in Harlem, NY, who keeps q diary,
books his cigar expenses under the head OF
''losses by fire. "-To1doco Record.
MIR. Sounds (orscularly)-..No,m my son, to-
morrow never comes"
Johnny-.Then, pa, how Is Fourtheriuly
goin' 70 get hereY'-Pssck
The librarian Of the Pittsburg library strikes
resounding blow for her sex. She saws that
while the bad bold boy 10 devouring novels his
gentle sister is assimilating philosophy and
facts via Carlyle and Kant-Pihsbsrg Dlspatch
mo use talkin' TO me bout layin' up money
for rainy day." said Uncle Ebo, addressing an
attentive group. mo use talkin' dat way 10 4
man wild sich luck a. always hab. why, Gres,
Scott! II Was to lay up money for q rainy day
we'd hab q drought for forty ears. No, saii;
you don't ketch dis niger in dat sort O. trap. !
Puck.
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Killed in q Tub.

John Spaulding, 80 years old, who has worked
doing odd jobs in Bellevue hospital, New York,
for many years, especially in the drug depart
ment, was accidentally killed in a sing ular
manner in the laundry of the hospital on New
Year day. Spauldipg was a very large man.
He had been formerly in charge Of the laundry.
Not long ago great revolving centrifugal
added to the laundry. It is a huge drum,
which revolves horizontally, and 1t makes
1850 revolutions q minute. The water is flung
out OF the clothes. Spaulding leaned over the
side OF the drum and let his hands drag in the
ing wrapped itself around his wrist and dragged
him hall way In. Before the machine could be
stopped his neck was broken, his right arm was
broken twice, three ribs were broken and his
right ankle gashed. He did not recover con-
seriousness and died at am. yesterday.
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PIANOS AND ORGANS.
IL E A ID + r s

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An experienced Young man says it takes only
one letter to tell the difference between the
summer and winter styles of courtshIp, viz:
Observation-Disclosures Herold
When q man tells a woman he loves her she
thinks it gives her a right TO know everything
he does.-Atchss0n Globe.
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THE BOY SOPRANO.
How He stopped War in the Choir and
sweetened the Parsons Purgatory.

bEv. 7. ". sHACKLEFoRD DISCUSSES THE COMIC
SIDE OF CHURCH MUSIC AND THE sQUABBLEs
AND JEALoUsIEs OF FEMININE sISaERs-DIs-
TRAcTIN6 THE PREACHER.
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PROTECTING THEIR ACTS AT DIFFERENT POINTS
SCHOOLS WHERE NovIcEs ARE rAUeHr-How
HORSES ARE TRAINED FOR THE RINa-A SCENE
IN A PRACTICE BARN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-04

Perhaps the nearest pronunciation OF Mpwap-
va can be obtained BY getting a real dude TO
pronounce 'improper."-TnTe Hoxte Express.
1t Is very strange that among those who set
themselves up as great guns the ones Of the
ton Transcript.
~ hat is sweeter than to have friend you
can trust?" asked Sawkins. ITO have friend
who will trust you," replied Dawkins.-Hart-
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TESTIMONY OF A FuRSrsHER.

A general house furnisher said: Rugs are
the things people obtain from US most on ap-
probation. We have known women to get as
many as Is magnificent rugs sent home that
way in batch and hang them as portieres in
the latest style, besides strewing them all over
the floors just for a night. There is nothing,
you are aware, that will give more luxurious
appearance to a house than handsome rugs.
Such devices are very common. You will
hardly believe me, l suppose, when tell you
that have had acquaintance with person who
got together a large collection of supposititious
wedding presents by having the things sent
home for over night Sometimes we find such
customers out; but, when we do, there is no
use in making fuss 1t doesn't pay shop keep
ers to complain, no matter how much they are
imposed upon. Many big bazaar will suffer
loss OF $4,000 a year-a very moderate esti-
mate-from shoplifters rather than arrest any
one. They are wise, too, for mistakes are al
ways apt to be made. One of the two great
shops of Boston has been altogether boycotted
by fashion because . lady who was absent
minded was nabbed wrongfully by detective
floor walker years ago."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-04

The germs of influenza may easily be con-
veyed i'll greenbacks; but who's afraid? Fetch
on your germs.-PhiiadeLphtd Press
And Satan trarnl,Ies xhsn ha saoa
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-04

But when flesh is fixed, uncomfortable
fact, blurring the clear lines Of the face and
obliterating the figure, don't fly to bantng for
relief. There 10 a surer way, which California
physician has brought into notice with marked
success. His idea is that uncooked food will
not tend to flesh, and he keeps his patients for
months on diet of fruit, grains, nuts and
vegetables in their natural state. This he
illustrates by the fact that animals or poultry
to be fattened, are fed upon cooked food
The system is not bad one to try in Cali
fornia, where the variety of fruits through the
year are a constant temptation. Two friends
there who had grown apoplectic with the
excellent dinners of an Oakland chef reduced
their weight to the proportions of trim
youth by this means. At noon the lunch
table revealed q japanese tray with many
compartments, one OF which held handful
Of new wheat, another olives, lychee nuts
pinon nuts, rice and filberts. Fruit of different
sorts, melons and grapes, graced the table.
Occasionally raw oysters shrimps and crosses
varied the meal Taken leisurely, with plenty
of laughter and wit, the fare was not SO bad
as the corpulence-and it worked wonders In
few months the experimenters could hardly
have been known for the same people, they
were 90 improved in figure and complexion
try the cure. You would not say SO il you
could contrast your redundant breadth With
your former elegance Of form. When Mr. Ed
ison invents that new graphophone which will
| show US ourselves precisely ~ others see US
there will be hasty call upon all methods Of
improvement, Edison or any other, and trouble.
denial Of appetite, will hardly be counted.
HEALTH AND suocKss
The subject is really serious one for health
and success - well a. beauty. So many men
and women lose prestige, drop out Of society
and active life through the inaction bred Of in
creasing desh that the disease needs prompt
check. For it cannot be too strongly urged that
unnecessary fesh is disease springing from
many hygienic conditions and certain to work
mischief II not early checked. Checked il Can
be without painful or dangerous methods al
though self denial 10 required. The lady who
SO heroically went through the Californian
ordeal was well known in her youth ~ one of
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asked.
'YOu mean the horses upon which riders per-
form their feats? Well, to answer that ques-
ton will begin by saying that the best age at
which to train a horse is from five to six years.
In selecting one for the purpose you must first
decide what kind of riding you wish to use him
for. As you doubtless know, circus riding is of
two kinds, namely, principal acts and manege
acts. Principal acts are those in which the
artist rides IN a standing position and performs
various acts, such as pirouetting, jumping and
throwing somersaults over objects, &c. Prin-
cipal acts may be ridden either upon the horses
bare back or upon pad saddle. They may
also be ridden as two, four or six-horse acts,
the performer riding any Of those number of
horses all at the same time, or they may be
hurdle acts, bars or hurdles being placed in the
ring and the horse jumping over them.
Manege acts are those in which horse is rid
den under an ordinary saddle by q lady or gen.
tleman in q park riding dress, the object being,
riders skill in managing the horse. For hur-
die riding you want the most spirited, dashing
high melted horse you can get, but for any
other style Of principal act horses should pos
sess little or no spirit, and should be Of dull
plodding phlegmatic disposition that nothing
can excite. Having selected your horse the
first thing il to bit him-that il, to make his
mouth 30 sensitive to the bit that he will in
stantly respond to the slightest pressure upon
it. This may be accomplished quickly with
some while others will require months.
Having been well bitted the horse is put
into the ring, roller or surcingle about his
body and his head kept up by 'bearing-up'
reins. His trainer, in the center Of the ring,
holds long hinge rein attached to the bit In
this way he il taught that he must keep going
round and round the rings inner edge. Then
the attaches Of the circus practice vaulting
upon his back till he il thoroughly accustomed
to it and acquires what we call the balance of
the ring. Then the paper-covered hoops
oh, ~ AZ
Of cloth called banners over which they leap
are brought in, and he is made to pass under
them till he will do 80 without the slightest
tendency TO shy or frighten. Then, II designed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-04

THE BANE OF THE FLESH AND THE EpEyIc
WAY OF REDUCING rr-AN AMERICAN BEAUTY
IN LoNDoS-AN EpENIc BILL OF FARE-How
TWO GENTLEMEN REDUCED THEIR coRPuLENcY.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1890-02-07

KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Jan. 27.-For
some time rumors Of the existence of
new religious sect which has gained
fooihold in the territory adjacent to
the Blue river, Just east of Kansas
City, have been aAoat, and they have
reached the ears Of the police. The
secretary of the Humane Society re-
Gently received a letter from man
living in the neighborhood, telling
him that if the authorities did not in,
terfere the people would take the mat
ter into their own hands. According
10 the reports, the practices of the
sect were founded upon the Biblical
injunction to do good to the sick, but
the injunction has been carried to
such an extent that the sect had de.
generated into a band OF blood suck.
eTs, those who we're well allowing
themselves to be bled for those who
were i'll, Officer Marans' investiga-
tion Of tho matter proved that the
letter to Secretary haokett had not
told half Of the horrible practices IN
vogue among the people who believed
in the savage rites.
About year ago there appeared
among the people of that nelghbor'
hood, a man named Silas Wilcox, who
went about the country preaching the
doctrine of doing good for the sick,
1t was not long until he had a suffi
cient number of converts to his
theories to warrant him in founding a
sect, which he called the "Samari-
tans," Gradually, he wldened his
teachings to his little band until be
openly advocated the drinking of
blood Cor all diseases, giving as au-
thority for such action the fact that
the Bible taught that the blood was
life.
At the home of John Wunkle, were
found two emaCiated children. On
the bed lay Wrinkle, who was appa,
rently in the last stages of ooRsump,
ton, When questioned about drink.
ing the blood of the children, he
stTenuously denied having done so,
The children also denied it, Their
bIoodIess appearance, however, excited
the suspicion of the officer and he
compelled them to show their arms.
Their limbs were IN terrible condi-
tion, being covered with scars around
the inside of the elbow joint, showing
plainly the effects Of the bleeding,
When confronted with this evidence
of the truth of the accusation,
Wrinkle acknowledged that he had
aVaied himself of the opportunity and
asserted that the children had willingly
given their blood to restore him to
health. The man was in such a con
dition that he could not be moved,
but the children were taken from the
house and placed in the Children's
Home, Chief Speers is anxious TO
put stop to the practices of the
blood drinkers, but it appears there is
no law which covers the case and
nothing can be done.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1890-02-07

NevOr was there 80 much enthusi.
asm over railroads in Louisiana as
now, almost every parish in the state
thinks 1t is to have a railroad quite
soon. Reports pass over the wires
and are published in the newspapers,
till the warmest enthusiasm prevails
over the entire state; numbers of
places anticipating an early Construo
ton Of an important railroad. OF all
the expeclants, Shreveports chances
are the most favorable tor an early
completed, new railroad, We Csnnot
but admire the determination which
the business men of that city man.
ifested TO have a North and South
road built TO pass through ShreVe-
port, and also, tho quick dispatch DIS
played to raise the amounts required
of Caddo Parish.to bring the proposed
Gulf, Sabine and Kansas City road
that way. If the company proposing
TO build the road proves true TO ils
promises, Shreveport may thank Jay
Gould & o., for a more convenient
and cheaper North and South road
Er.
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NO. 49
A YOunR Lady KILLED BY d WI
cEOsas Morse.


GoMFoRT, Jan. 19.-One Of the sad
dest accidents that ever befell this
community occurred this morniag.
The victim was Miss Eliza, the six
teen year,old daughter oF Mr.. and
Mrs, Paul Karger, who live one mile
north of town. Mr.. Karger had been
confined to his bed by Ia grippe for
several days, and his daughter ives
this morning in the act of leading
spirited horse from the stable 10 turn
him in small pasture near by, AS
soon as the animal smiled The open
air be made a tremendous plunge and
ran away, The young girl became
entangled in the rope attached to the
horse and was dragged over the
ground ut furious rate BY the vi
cious animal, Mr.. Karger witnessed
the affair from his sick chamber, and,
thinking to rescue his daughter from
q frightful death, seized his rife and
shot the horse dead. 1t was too late,
however, for when the sick man hob.
biod out to the spot where bis child
and the horse lay she was dead, her
neck having been broken.