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The critic., 1890-12-31
The New Opera, "Benyenuto."

A Paris correspondent writes: The "Ben-
vcnuto' of M. Diaz is written almost in
the warp of the purely Italian school. 1t
belongs to the "Trouvere," "Rigoletto,"
and "Ballo' style, with all the inspiration
left out. The author has been conspicu-
Gus for his frank aversion to Wagner,
and, without giving space to his supposed
attitude when "Lohengrin'' was produced
at the Eden, his music gives entire en-
phasis to his ambition and inclination.
He is afflicted this time with about the
worst libretto ever read. NJ. Hirsch is
its author.
The score of "Benvenuto' was written
two years ago, and ii came several times
quite near to rehearsal. Previously, amid
any amount of picture painting, the au-
thor gave to the old Theatre Lyrique the
"coupe du Roi de Thule" The facilc in
spiration of the composer is evident but
the style is tuny. IL is u mixture of the
earliest recollections of Verdi and Gounod,
with such baritone melodies as are familiar
to the name and style of Faure. They
will certainly become popular as parlor
songs, and the ballet waltz will soon be
heard in every ballroom.
The critic., 1890-12-31
What the Merry Monarch Thinks.


! think comic opera succeeds because it
gratiiies more tastes than any other form
of theatrical amusement. First, it fur
nishes, or should furnish the dramatic
element; second, it has the element of
popular music; next, 1t has picturesque
effects in the way of scenery and costumes,
and lastly, it affords opportunities for
comedy both in dialogue and in song. The
resources are so much greater than those
to be obtained in play. All the poss-
bilities of the stage art and stage craft are
available to comic opera. believe it ap.
peals to all classes of people, and musical
education has made such rapid strides in
this country that even the gamin of the
opera. i think also that comic opera has
been produced in America on more popu-
lar lines, has furnished the public with
more genuine and laughable amusement,
than is to be found in other forms of en-
tertainment. In Europe the comedy ele-
ment does not appear to be developed to
the same extent as it is in America.
If may be pardoned for defending the
development of good comedy element,
will say that it is the spice-even the very
essence-of comic opera as demanded by
the American people, and if the opportu-
mites are there, q piece cannot obtain a
perfect production without eXhausting
them, always remembering that no other
element, either dramatic or musical, shall
be neglected to the detriment of the unities
and natural sequence of the plot. And
finally the taste for comic opera has been
fostered in this country by such lavish
liberality in the matter of mounting our
pieces that we have outstripped the whole
world both in expenditure and effects. 1t
is unfortunate that American history and
customs furnish very few lyric subjects,
and that nearly all Of our material is of
the imported kind; but l have the strong
est faith that this unprecedented demand
native sources, and perhaps from native
subjects. American ingenuity and talent
will certainly assert itself when such q
broad field is open to composers and
authors. FRANCIS WILSON.
The critic., 1890-12-31
HIT OR MISS.

shattuck-Lets take Frakshus to the thea
tire tonight.
Dinwiddie-Oh, no, he's too mellow.
= "rhatl be all right It's melodrama pro-
pose to take him to see. ~ Chicago Inter Ocean.
At recent swell wedding in Philadelphia
the fayors given the bridesmaids were curious
bracelets OF peculiar metal from the far East.
On the clasp Of each was engraved these words:
dering why they were not given to the grooms
instead OF the bridesmaids. -Chicago Inter-
Ocean
Mrs. NJ. +. W. Sherwood is anxious to know
whether or not we shall have salon. There
Ia i a strong prejudice against such things In IN
persuaded TO consent II Mira. Sherwood would
promise to cease dosing them with condensed
idiocy In the shape OF rules of etiquette.-Ch
c0go Inter Ocean.
Colby University have selected the following
class yell. "Co-ordination, hn, ha, ha, tesaaras
kai enenekonta dnx femina facts, rah. rah,
rah." 1t is said the girls stayed awake all
would show greater aptitude for college. in.
atruction II they were to organize football
club.-NoTrisfOlon Herald.
II the Lord did not make you pretty, be good.
u Ii the one thing that is always expected OF
hoinely people.-AtchtSoa GLOBE.
"Fnendship teeth" IL the latest fad One OF
the Gardiner shoe factory girls has been pre-.
sented with n ret of artificial teeth, each OF her
associates giving her tooth and naming the
samc.-Bdng0r Nelcs.
bridegroom 0 feet inches tall has lust
taken 10 himself bride who measures 0 feet
inch. Love me little, love me long, was the
burden OF their soug.- Chicago WdU.
So long as the devil can have the Grst chance
nj our children he don't care how high we build
our church steeples.-Rdm's Horn.
a deaf old lady riding IN an electric car be-
came much alarmed because OF n blockade, and
asked young woman next to her what had
happened.
1fhere is no danger replied the young wo.
man. "liemember that kind heaven bends
over ALL
The old lady turned to her companion, and
inquired in u yexed tone: "Mary Ellen, what's
that young woman saying to me about mems
oyerallsY'-C CMciHndU Enquirer
A prominent critic frankly says that he
knows TOO much about writing to he able to
write roadably.-AHdntd Constitution.
Battle, murder and sudden death are the only
| possible excuses for breaking dinner engage
ment. Illustrated american,
81 would like to see President Hawkins OF
| the r. r., II. ~ q. road,
"You will have to state your business, sir.n
~ have scheme for getting around. the
| agreement that the railroad presidents entered
"step in, Sir. President Hawkins will b,
| glad to talk with you on this matter, Puck.
| A MOVABLE FEAST.
How He Worked Corner in the oscu
| lation business.
SHE.
| Now, Harry, wish you'd behave!
| kiss meath the mistletoe's fair
| But now, disrcgarding the limits II gave,
You're kissing me everywhere.
| HE.
The mlsilotOe's rule ls 70 old
| 10 break II | never should darc'
| And, dear, II you'll notice, Gro was 10 bold
slipped wee sprg in your hair.
| %. h. LunDiiS, IL Puck.
The critic., 1890-12-31

AS TO WHETHER the MCKINLEY tariff is
a. is not tax, the opponents of that
measure seem to have the best of the
argument. Prominent among the anti
McKIYLEY journals is the Chicago Tribune,
staunch and powerful Republican organ
in most respects, but especially terrible in
its strength when it comes to denouncing
this one Republican measure. Hardly n
day passes without our getting from the
Tribune some pat illustration of the effect
of the MCKINLEY tariff in raising the prices
OF articles of daily necessity-articles
which the workingman must use whether
be will or not, and to meet the increased
cost of which he has so far received no
adequate addition to his wages.
Here is one of the TriJuhes latest OBJ
ject lessons:
A concern whose foreign-made under
clothing has had heavy sale in this
country announces that 1t will raise
prices rs follows after January 1:
The critic., 1890-12-31
BLAINE AND THE PRESIDENCY.
lie is Not u Candidate Wants Reel
procity to Become Fact.


procity to Become Fact.
Secretary Blaine gives IL out these days
that he is not candidate for the Rcpub-
lcan nomination for President in 1902.
In recent conversation with n Demo-
cratic Senator with whom he is on friendly
terms he dwclt on the efforts he was max
ing for the cause of reciprocity. lie out
lined his plans for the increase of trade
with the nations of South America, lie
said he was very much in earnest In his
ideas for the extension of our markets,
particularly with the southern half of the
Western Hemisphere. He spoke OF the
importance of the Nicaragua Canal and
of the tremendous benefit il would be TO
the commerce of the world in general and
of the United States in particular. He
said he believed he would live to see a
ship canal across the Floridian peninsula
at least begun.
The Democratic Senator in question:
who is good deal of u believer in Mr..
Blaine, said he thought he QBlaine) would
be the Republican nominee, FOR" he
said, "if we Democrats cannot elect u
President ] would rather see you Prcsi-
dent than any other Republican"
Secretary Blaine expressed his apprecia-
ton of the compliments and said:
~ am not a candidate and shall not
be-"
lie then added that he was more inter
csted In bringing about reciprocity with
the South American nations than in any
thing else.
In referring to the matters pressing for
immediate attention IN Congress, he said
that 1t would he calamity to the Rcpub-
licGn party for the Elections bill to be-
come law.
of course Mr.. Blaine could do no other
than deny being candidate for the Presi-
dcncy so long as he remains in the Cabi-
net OF q President, who is anxious for vim
dication, that vindicaton taking the form
Of q reelection. Nor would he be apt to
ator. The fact remains that Mr.. Blaine
will be the next Republican nominee Il
he refrain from writing letters Of decli
nation before the convention can act.
The critic., 1890-12-31

WILL TIE ALLIANCES of the Southern
States cut loose from the Democratic
party? This is the question now agl-
rating the political mind. In the press
reports yesterday there was Il story from
Alabama giving the details of a meeting
Of Alliance leaders at Montgomery ON the
18th instant. One Of the participants
said;
We went into the Gubernatorial cam
paign and carried the state, We had clear
majority Of the Convention elected The
machine, however, secured the chairman
ship and by throwing two of our coun-
ties into the contest and unseating our
delegates reversed the majority, thus
making JOKES instead of KoLB Governor.
Then We went into the legislative cleo
tiun and, after carrying it, many of the
men who had pledged themselves % us
strangely forgot their pledges and failed
To support k0LB for Senator, The idea
seems to be TO hOodwink us by promises
and TO entrap rs by sharp parliamentary
usage, rendering our victories barren of
result. The farmer goes into public as
sembly looking for fair play, only 10 lind
some political schemer tying him hand
and foot by points of parliamentary law
of which lie never heard before.
The consultation to-day was to consider
what we should do In this emergency.
With but one exception the twenty-three
delegates present favored an Alliance
ticket, pure and simple, in eyory contest
from now on, 50 that we will be entrapped
no more. If the few whipplesnappels In
Montgomery, Mobile, and Birmingham
think they can carry Alabama without
aur aid, very we'll. They will be welcome
10 the victory when they get ii.
From our knowledge Of the situation,
and II is somewhat extensive, we fancy
That this is fair statement of the case as
the Alliance sees IT, and of the feelings OF
the Alliance leaders. Nor is this state of
affairs confined 10 Alabama. The same
factors Of discomfort and revolt are Of
The critic., 1890-12-31

FoR MONTHS rhsr the New York papers
have been abusing Commissioner PORTER
and his enumeration in New York city.
Governor IItLL and Mayor GRANT have
assailcd him and the noisy If not tuncful
chorus of Tammany has made the welkin
ring again. Now however, the New York
Hiah announces that "the Republican
Iarty will lose on PoRTER's figures" and
that "a rcadlu5tmcnt Of the Assembly on
The basis of the new census will make the
House always Democratic What, then,
becomes of the statement, heretofore re-
iteratcd with such emphasis and per-
sistency, to the effect that Mr.. PORTER was
running the census for the benefit of the
Republican party? But nobody took
much stock in that howl, we imagine.
The critic., 1890-12-31

TBE FEELING APPEARS to be growing
among the Senators that as the Senate got
along during the stormy and eventful
years OF the war and of reconstruction
without any cloture rule or previous ques-
ton il would be unwise and unpatriotic to
adopt such rule now.
The critic., 1890-12-31
Rheumatism

10 believed to he caused NY excess of Tactic acid
In the blood, owing to the failure OF the kid
neys and liver to properly remove 1t. The acid
attacks the nbrous tissues, particularly In the
joints and causes the local manifestations of the
disease, pains and aches In the back and shoul-
ders and In the joints at the knees, ankles, hips
aud wrists. Thousands OF people have found
In Hoods sarsaparllla n positive and perma-
nent cure for rheumatism. This medicine, by
its purifying and vitaizlng action, neutrallzes
the ecidity OF the blood and also builds up and
strengthens the whole body.
Wonderful Properties.
al have taken Hoods Sarsaparilla and found
1t excellent for rheumatism and dyspepsia.
suffered for many long years, but my complete
recovery is due TO Hoods Sarsaparllla. rec
ommend It to every one because OF Its wonder
full properties NJ q blood medicine "-J0nN
KuLLMAN, IS Chatham street. Cleveland, Ohio.
"For chronic rheumatism Hoods Sarsapa-
rlla did me more good than anything else |
have ever taken,'-F. MILLER, Limerick
Centre, Pa,
n. B-Be sure TO get only
The critic., 1890-12-31

This increase is legitimate, rs the duty
tie MCKINLEY bill. When the LIST of jan
nary comes it will be found that the prices
of the competing American manufactures
have been raised just as much as those Of
Of the foreign goods, and that the con-
sumer, whether he buys underclothing
made at home or abroad, will have to pay
more for it than he has been doing. This
discovery will not tend to reconcile him
TO the wool and woolens schedule of the
MCKINLEY bill.
II does not seem easy, in the light of
arguments like this, to prove that the Nc
kINLEY tariff is a measure of benefit for
the American workingman. No doubt,
however, the friends of that measure will
roniinuc to promise and vow that it is.
The critic., 1890-12-31

work IN Georgia, South Carolina anl
othcrStatcs. The farmers are in rebellion
against ihc machine They have grown
weary of the arrogant oligachics that
run the state governments and the hour
of their outbreak cannot be- long delayed
"Wil the Alliances cut loosc}' Well,
unless Mcssrs How e Go. play into the
hands of the machines by passing the
Elections bill, we shouldn't want any
thing softer than to bet that they will.
The critic., 1890-12-31
THE CRITICS. COURSE.
TEN TERsE LESSONS IN SHORTHAND
BY A. s. WHITE, +. s. $. A.

The Fourth Lesson Showing the Manner
of Joining the First and Second Place
lIooks-A Diagram of the Small and
Large Circles.
The interest in TuE CRtric's shorthand
course is increasing every day, as evi-
denced by the vast number of letters re-
ccived with reference to our prize offer.
In every instance the letters indicate n
considerable improvement on the part of
the student in describing correctly the
outlines of each particular lesson. The
shorthand characters are just as easily
described as the letters of the longhand
alphabet, and any person of ordinary
capacity can master in thirty minutes the
whole Photographic alphabet. by re-
quest of large number of our readers we
insert again the first eight straight con-
sOnants,
The critic., 1890-12-31

FoR THE INFORMATION of our dearly es-
teemed contemporary, the Post, we state
that the House of Representatives of the
Congress of the United States will not be
in session to-day, 1t adjourned yesterday
to meet on Friday next at noon.
The critic., 1890-12-31

CLoTuRE CULTURE is not a favoritc in.
dustry with the statesmen from the
mountains,
The critic., 1890-12-31

GENERAL SwAIa WILL lose no sleep owe
"Commodore' BATEMAH's failure.
The critic., 1890-12-31

CoLoSEL DUDLEY WILL not shed tears
over Commodore BATEMAN's failure.
The critic., 1890-12-31
Come, Grover, Get a Move on You.

From he Boston I'rdUGiier.
If Grover Cleveland does not make haste
the Republican party will settle the silver
question before he discovers what his
views concerning II are.
The critic., 1890-12-31
WAsnNarov. D. Q. Drc. 81. lsOO.

To-NogBow being New Years Day,
there will be no paper issued from this
Office.
The critic., 1890-12-31
SIT 1T OUT Senators, sit it out.

TIE SENATE HAD better continue playing
its game without limit.
The critic., 1890-12-31

" III get -
The vocal organs employed in the pro-
duction of 2 are the identical ones en-
ployed in prolinoucing b; but as more
force is required to produce the sound d.
its weight Is indicated by q heavier or
sounds and their mates, d, J and G, heavy.
These are the first eight consonants of the
Photographic alphabet and the reader
must thoroughly fam'liarizc himself
with these consonants.
The hooks "Rn and 81" are shown in
the following diagrams. These hooks
must always be written at the top or first
place of the consonant to which they are
Joined. The "R' hook will be written on
the left and the "L' hook on the right
side of the consonants; as.
The critic., 1890-12-31

CoLoRADo TO THE Senate yesterday;
want TO TELLER thing or two to you"
The critic., 1890-12-31

As T and V are used INTERCHANGEABLE
In the English the same hook will repre-
sent either; A hook on the "L' side and
( In the third or last place Of consonant
will read "F'' or "V''
The critic., 1890-12-31

New Matron Appointed.
Mrs. Jeanette w. Lowe has been ap-
pointed matron at the Washington
Asylum, vice Cora Lowe, resigned.
The critic., 1890-12-31

Two letters of the same denomination
as II in "ball," 'call," etc., will be treated
as one. w and y are usually silent, un-
less starting a word or syllable, as in the
word play" we have phonetically
simply "pla," and thus in shorthand the
outline pl would besufficient to represent
this word.
All hooks whether in the first or last
place must be read Immediately after the
consonant to which they are Joined. A
hook on the "R' side and in the last place
of consonant, will read "N''
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-06-11
The Yankee Girl Abroad.

In her aptitude for the details of trax-
cling the American girl often ast0nishes
the European native on his own heath.
Last summer, in bennington. an Ameri-
can girl wishing to have her luggage"
taken TO the railway station, and being
located so near it herself that there was
no need of taking cab, went to the sta
tion and asked to have "A porter sent
around for it, They do not have ba 2
gage expresses in England On men
tioninR this little incident in the pres
ence of an Englishman and an army Off
GER he was utterly surprised to learn that
such thing could be done, and said he
should never have thought of doing it,,
but would have been quite helpless in
such an emergency and obliged to take a
Fly" in order TO get his luggage TO the
station. He had his doubts as TO the sue
cess of this bit of American enterprise
and shrewdness, and when the hour ar
rived at which the impromptu express
man was due the India colonel was on
the qui vive to see if the plan really sue
eeeded. am happy to say IT did, and the
Englishman watched the boxes" 90 off,
admiring the while the American girl
who knew how to travel -PkiIadel phia
Record
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-06-11
To Reform Legal yerbiace.

A very important movement has been
protected by the Bar Association, but the
attorneys are keeping quiet about it. The
scheme is an effort to slough Off that
great mass of studidity found in deeds,
mortgages, etc., such as all the right,
titie, interest and claim of. in and to
John Smith to certain" etc, aud get
down to nineteenth century solid bust
ness sense.
An idea OF the importance Of the work
will be had by considering that the
county records are now incumbered by
. car load of useless paper covered by
vsrbiage.
The paper cannot even be sent to the
mill to be ground over, as the records are
of importance, and a vast amount of room
e. necessary to store them. They cannot
be dumped into q vault, for they are nee
essary to consult daily, and the number OF
racks necessary to contain them suggests
chat owing to the number of financial
operations nowadays, and the probability
chat they will continue to grow, the entire
Oourt House will be necessary to hold
them before the end of another half CEN
fury. This verbiage is also an expensive
relic of the olden time as an army of
tranecribers is necessary to keep the
records in shape. 1t is also necessary to
trsnscribe them once in century, I'M
less better paper and indelible ink be
used. considerable number of copyists
have been at work for months rewriting
the records made previous to A. ID. 1900
When it IL understood that the records of
several years after the borough of Pitts
burgh was incorporated were contained in
a single book, and that at present the
record of q single days transfers and
mortgages might fill a volume, the i'm
portance of brevity will be understood at
q glance.
While good lawyers generally may adj
NIT that there should be reform in this
matter, there are some who would make
the change very carefully and for good
reason. This view is set forth By Judge
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-06-11
GOtham's Business Men.

The New York business man would
scarcely survive as the tittest compared
with his more provincial brother in
trade, writes Charles L. Murray. He
rarely does anything when he agrees to do
1t, and will not do what he agrees to if
he can make present gain or is not COM
PEELED to do it. He will promise YOU
anything and betray the greatest interest
and anxiety to please. You go away and
await the result. 1t is invariably disap-
pointment. At firt you swear and fret
next time go TO another shop, to be sub
jected to the same vexation. In my two
years residence here / have known but
q single tradesman who came when he
agreed TO come. did what he agreed to do,
charged what he agreed to charge. He
was plumber. l told him of it, II am
Western man, he said. That settled it.
This careless disregard of obligations
extends to every class with whom j have
had business dealings. Cheat? Well, l
should say SO. The very man who wants
90 retain your custom, and whose inter-
est it is to treat you fairly and decently,
will never lose an opportunity to rob you.
Your grocer, your butcher your iceman,
your milkman, every one of them, will
cheat you at every turn. If you catch
them, as you viii every now and then,
they will ignore the exposure as calmly
auu ~ u
convict. They know the chances are the
other fellows have treated you the same
way. You can't get away from it-you
can only teep watch. I've had my
butchers daughter, blooming lass, of ! ),
acting cashier in her fathers shop, DELHI
erately try time and again to beat me out
of 10 cents or quarter making change.
The old man himself has robbed me re-
pcatedly in small way under the guise
of business. My grocer does the same
thing. The same may be truthfuliy said
of all the small tradesmen / have yet
patronized. The only limit thnve found
10 in the amount and their ability to
slude your watchfulness. Men cheat the
world over; but heretofo have found
that class a small one. In New York the
honest tradesman is an exception, and
petty thievery the rule Where the aver
age New York business man goes, -eventu-
ally, he will have no use for flannel
underwear.
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Nyberever Malaria Exists

The bilious are its certain prey. In intermit-
tent and remittent fever, dumb ague, and ague
cake the liver is always seriously affected, and
the blood contaminated with bile. One of the
chief reasons why Hostetter's Stomach Bittera
is such a sure defense against chills and fever
and every form OF malarial disease is that II
does away with liability TO the disease, by re-
forming irregularitv of the hillary organ in al
vance OF the arrival OF the season when the dis
ease is prevalent. There is no finer fortifyinG
preparative for those about visiting or eInigrat
Ing TO n locality where the miasma- faint exists.
There is no certain immunity from disease in
an endemic epidemic form TO be secured 10y
the use OF the average tonics and anti-spas
modes. But where quinine fails the Bitter'
succeeds both in preventing and curing. More
over 1t removes every vestige OF dyspepsia and
overcomes constipation, rheumatism, inactivity
OF the Kidneys and bladder, aud tranquillize'
aud strengthens the nervous system.