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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12
A RAILROAD CLOCK SCHEME.
The Time on the Burlington Road Will be
Absolutely Correct.

The Time on the Burlington Road Will be
Absolutely Correct.
CHICAGO, January 1.-THE Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railway Company
is about to adopt system that will make
all the clocks on its various lines synchron-
ize with the clock in the general Office Of
Chicago. This system, on which Gen.
eral Inspector of Watches Raymond Greggs
has been working since last March, is based
upon novel principle Briefly explained,
it consists of 100 selfwinding and, self
setting clocks, which will be placed at all
junction points on the Burlington. These
clocks will be connected with the telegraph
instrument, and once every "a hours the
operators will correct them with the master
clock in this city by sn operation no more
intricate than turning a switch. Within
three-ffths of a second, while all the clocks
are thus Joined, they will be synchronized.
Thus absolutely correct time will be guar
snteed at every station on the road between
Denver, st. Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha,
st. Joseph, Kansas City and Chicago.
The advantage of this system is that no
special wires are required, and, as the
clocks wind themselves every hour, they re-
quire no attention beyond occasionally re-
newing the electric batteries. Mr.. Gregg
starts this morning with the clocks, and ex-
poets to have them all in place and the sys-
tenn in operation by February /. At that
time the ''fYe-minute leeway" will be done
away with, and all trains will start at the
moment designated in the orders. This ar
rangement, it is said, will greatly lessen the
danger Of accidents.
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great interest will be felt In America incthe IN.
depreciation of the popular music OF the
Strausses by the orchestra which they have
themselves had 80 long in training. II Is nm.
oerstood that the orchestra will make tour OF
the entire country under the direction OF MI.
Biskely, the manager Of Gilmore's Band and OF
the late Thomas tour.
Mr.. NELSON'S programme for the twelfth
symphony concert at Boston comprised these
three compositions: Borodtn's first symphony,
In E fat; Sairt-Saen's concerto for violin, in B
minor, No. 8 op. 81. and volkmann's festival
oVertur in F, op. so All we're novelties, the
Russian symphony receiving its first hearing in
America and gaining much praise. In this pro-
gramme Mr.. NikiBch swings quite TO the oppo-
site extreme from the conservative Teutonism
winch has hitherto characterized his selections.
Last nights programme presented new SYM
phonic poem by that gifted young American.
T. A Mcdowell, entitled. "Lancelot and Elaine" !"
Gade's Q minor and Schumann's piano con-
Clark, well remembered in Pittsburg.
IN recent criticism in the Boston Home
Journal Mr.. Hale writes apropos Of pianos in
large halls: sit is an open question whether
our enormous halls and our grand pianos haye
not seriously affected the art of piano playing.
The piano is An instrument of limited re.
sources, far better fitted for chamber music
and for recitals in small halls than for life
and death struggle with modern orchestra in
an 'auQlCor1um.' The inevitable piano
concerts incites too often merely popular won
DER at physical endurance, and It suggests
gymnastic suit as more appropriate costume
than the conventional evening dress" There
is much truth in Mr.. Hale's observations.
though they do not touch Pittsburg very close
ly, where we have no large hall, no permanent
orchestra and therefore too few, rather than
too many, piano concerts,
UPON the playing of young artist, whose
hrst American residence was in Plttsburg the
Musical Courier has this to say--the occasion
being the opening Of the Lenox Lyceum by
Theodore Thomas, referred to in this column
last Sunday. "a genuine surprise and most
pleasing one was the first appearance here Of
Mr.. Franz Wilczek, young Austrian violinist
and pupil Of Joachim. He came, played and
conquered. He was heard in WieniawskPs
Romance and Finale q La Zingara,' which he
performed with exquisite tone, purity of into
nation, excellent and finished technic and good
bowing, and he pleased the public no less
through the artistic value Of his playing than
by means Of the charm and apparent modesty
of his personality, both OF which acted like a
genuine revelatisn. 1t goes without saying
that the young artist was heartily applauded
and after triple recall he added as an encore
Sarasate's difficult Zgeunerwaisenf which, IN
der Victor Herbert's direction of the orches-
tral accompaniment, was performed in most
brilliant manner"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12

country since the joint visit of Rubenstein
and Wieniswski, which yet fingers In the
memories of the older generation. It is, to
say the least, extremely doubtful If the
present generation will have another such
opportunity.
-.
The above cut Of the great little pianist, is
faithful copy of the recent photograph by
Sarony, New fYork. It hardly does
Justice to the leonine head-or else DIAL
bert has changed considerably in the i've
years since the writer used to hear him In
Berlin. The following biographical sketch
rests upon the authority of the management
of this tour:
Eugene Francois Charles D'AIbert was born
at Glasgow, in Scotland April 10. 1864. and
will therefore be less than Is years old when he
visits America His father, Charles Louis Ma
poleon DAlbert, was a son Of captain OF cav
airy in the French army, upon whose death the
motheI and son emigrated to England. Charles
dab srt WAS q successful composer OF dance
music, who married and settled in England at
Newcsstle-on-Tyne. Young D'Alberts genius
for music exhibited itself at an early age and
ne was carefully taught by his father. In 1875
be obtained free scholarship in the National
Training School, London, where he was taught
pianoforte by Ernest Pauer, harmony and coun-
terpoint BY Dr. Stsiner organist of St Paursi
tion by Arthur Sullivan. On the recommends
tion of the latter he obtaines, in 1881,
the Mendelssohn scholarship SO that he could
20 abroad for year for additional studies He
made rapid progress under his teachers in En-
gland, and composed an overture, which was
performed at a students concert in St James
Hall, 1879; also an original pianoforte concerto
in A, at q Richter concert in 1881, and
Rubinstein's concerto in D minor. 1854 At
Richter's invitation he wens to Vienna, and
subsequently to Weimar, where he studied
under List, who called him the young Tausig,
IN alusion to his extraordinary technique. His
overture Hyperion was played at a Richter
concert in 1885 and q symphony in z, op. 4 in
1885. A string quartet of his was played at
Vienna last winter and dramatic overture at
the Tonkunstlerfest at Cologne, In 1887. He is
now>engaged in the composition of a grand
opera
btVon BuloW has said: ''There are but
three great pianists in the world, Rubin
stein, myself and D'Albert; but the last is
yet young, and bids fair to surpass us all. Z"
That was some time ago, and the then brill.
liant promise has been amply fulfilled.
D'Albert stands to-day unquestionably the
best all round pianist alive.
-
Joachim might ssy-if Won Buelow would
lend his tongue-"There are but three
great Violinists in the world, myself, Will
helmi and Sarasate, but the last in his own
particular field can surpass US all"
Pablo Martin Melton de Sarasate is q
bachelor, and was born in 1874 at Pampe-
luna, Spain. BE is rather small in figure,
but strikingly handsome in feature and we'll
posed in manner. BE speaks French,
Spanish and little English, and has but
little to say of himself unless questioned.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12
THE MUSIC WORLD.
The Sarasate-D'Albert Concert the
Seasons Local Event.
WHAT THE ARTISTS PROMISE.
The Great Attainments Of Masters Of the
Violin and Piano.
WHAT THE ARTISTS PROMISE
OTHER LOCAL AND GENERAL NOTES

The event of the week, Il, indeed, it may
not rightly be termed the event Of the entire
season, is the appearance at Old City Hall
next Saturday evening (the 18th instsnt)
of Sarssste and D'Albert. Nine. Bertha
Marx, pianist of considerable European
reputation and who has long been Sarasate's
chosen associate on the concert stage, will
assist the great violinist in the sndante
from Beethoven's 'KreutEer" senate and in
Rats graceful ''La Fee d. Amour" writ
ten for violin and piano. Ssrasste will also
play his brilliant Faust" fantasie.
D'AIbert will play 8 portion of Beet
hoOven's senate, op 6S. in G, Chopin's Ber-
ceuse, Rubinstein's Bsrcarolle in A minor,
the Strauss-Tausig waltz "Man Lebt nur
Einmal." Grieg's Norwegian Bridal Pro-
cession," and Liszt's TarantelIe from the
''VeneEis Napoli."
The combination of these two artists for q
concert tour has not been equaled in this
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12
A COLD WAVE At CHICAGO.
That Il what They Call it when the Mer-
cury Il 80 Above Zero.

curry IL 80 Above Zero.
CHICAGO, January 11.--Sergeant Frank
enfield received orders from Washington
this morning to hoist the cold wave dag.
"It will be as much as 30 degrees above
zero tonight" said the Sergeant. shiverinR
at the thought. 'eThat does not look much
like cold wave, but when you come to
think of drop from b9-where the ther-
mometer stood this morning-to 30, It is
9 big change" A heavy south wind, di-
rectfrom the cotton and sugar cane coun.
try, swept through Chicago this morning. It
had attached to it a mellow warmth that
was very comforting and made the ther-
mometer climb to higher point than it
has touched in many day. Ferty-hye de-
grees were reached early this morning, and
then the wind made squirt that cleared the
sky of laggard clouds that had tailed behind
from last nights rain, and the mercury
whooped it up to the point indicated BY Ser
geant Frankenfeld.
Although the Signal Service office ther-
mometer is the official and doubtless the
nearest correct. there were not few ther-
mometers this morning that indicated 500,
61o and 62o above, the kind Of weather that
gets around just about April. 1t has been
great many years since such weather has
been equaled in Chicago. Last winter was
an exceptionally mild one, but the ther-
mometef never reached $50.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12
Marriage LiosnGss Granted Ye.tsrday.
Resideuee
DIED.

ADAlR-On Saturday, January IL, 1890, aI
s:4O A. NJ, ANNIE T.. wife of James v. Adair.
Services from late residence, 1z Rush street.
Allegheny, on TUESDAY at p. n. Interment
private az later hour.
BRoWN-on Saturday, January II, 1890. Of
A. NJ, MATILDA, Oldest daughter of James l.
and the late Elizabeth Brown, aged 68 years.
Funeral services at the residence of her
brother. Samuel Brown, us Beatty street,
Nineteenth ward, on SUNDAY, 18th inst, at 8
P. N. Friends Of the family are respectfully
invited to attend. 1nterment private on Mon
DAY.
BIERER-On Saturday January IL, 1890. at
1:S0 P. NJ, GEORGE W., oldest son Of George
w. and Maggie Bierer, aged years 8months 16
days
Funeral SUNDAY. January Il, at4P. NJ, from
parents residence, 25s Main street. Temper
sncsville. Interment private.
CAMPBELL-At Uniontown, Pa, on Satur-
day, January ii, 1890, at o'clock A. M.,AGNEs,
wife of Samuel Campbell, aged "a years.
Funeral from her late residence on MONDAY,
January 1a 1890, at II o'clock A. N.
CosTELLo-on Saturday. January II, 1890,
at AS A. N, NARY COSTELLO, aged Is years
months and IL days.
Funeral from the residence of her mother,
Mrs. Margaret Crowley, 7217 Fairfax street,
Twenty-irst ward, on MONDAY. 18th INST, at 2
P. M. Friends of the family are respectfully
invited to attend. q
DANIELS-Thursday evening, January 9, Ia
Lower st. Clair township SUsANNAH. wife Of
R. T. Daniels. editor Of 7 Wasg, In the AID year
of her age.
Funeral viii take place SUNDAY at O'Clock
from No. Al Waterworks alley, Southside.
DAVIS-Suddenly Of heart disease on Eatur-
day, January II, 1890, at 8 A. N, at Washing
ton, D. c., ROBERT E. DAVIS, Of 76 Mcclure
avenue, Eleventh ward, Allegheny, Pa, aged
81 years.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
DoNALDsoN-on Saturday, January IL,
1890. at A. NJ, JOSEPH DONALDSON, SR,, aged
So years.
Services at his late residence, Is8 Webster
street. Allegheny. $50 SABBATH Funeral on
MONDAY at 10 AN.
GoREY-on Friday, January 10, at 3 P. NJ,
ANN GoRET, cousin of Miss Mary and E. NJ.
Roney.
Funeral SUNDAY at P. NJ, from residence,
CHARTERS Interment private.
Toledo O., papers please copyI
TAYLoR-on Saturday, January IL, 1890. at
Frances B. Taylor, aged months and 20 days
Funeral from parents residence, No. 487
Webster avenue, MONDAY MORNING. Inter-
ment at Latrobe, Pa.
MAThER-On Friday morning, January 10.
1890, at IL O'clock, RIoHARD MATHER, in the
18th year Of his age.
Funeral services on SUNDAY AFTERNOON at
2o'clock, from his late residence, l20 Market
street. Allegheny, Pa Friends Of the family
and members Of Molders Assembly 1880, K.
Of LLsare respectfully invited to attend.
WELSH-ON Friday, January 10 1890 at
l30 P. NJ, MICHAEL WELSH, aged 81 years.
Funeral will take place from his late resi-
dence, Plum alley and Fprty-eighth street. on
SUNDAY, ats P. N. Friends Of the family are
respectfully invited to attend. =,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12
MASONIC BANoUET.
Meeting Of the Auditing Committee, Led
Ak r.asF Rv.,s--

Meeting Of the Auditing Committee, Lodge
45, Last Evening.
The members Of the Auditing Committee,
of Lodge 46, F. and A. NJ. gave banquet
at the Seventh Avenue Hotel, last evening.
Each member had the pri 'ilege Of inviting
a friend, and consequently plates were laid
for 80 people. The retiring master, Mr..
Rutledge, presided. 1t is an annual affair,
and each year after the accounts have been
audited some member makes q motion that
the committee adjourn to convenient din
ing hall and spend the evening in banish-
ing from their weary brains the care (which
has attended an examination of the columns
of figures. They were all in evening dress,
and each member and each guest was ex-
pected to entertain the assemblags with q
song or story.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12
ST. LOUIS For REFORM.
A Proposed Amendmeue to the NatIonal
Notu.,lix,,s., Se--

A Proposed Amendment to the NatIonaI
Naturalization Statutes.
ST. LOUIS, January list. Louis has
had SO much trouble with naturalization
cases, the results of election fraud litigation,
that it has been decided to make an effort to
get bill through Congress in relation to the
naturalization of aliens which will prevent
q repetition of these frauds in the future,
The bill has been prepared by United
States District Attorney Reynolds, with the
advice and assistance of Judge Thayer, of
the United States District Court, and Mr..
Reynolds will leave for Washington with
the measure tonight. 1t is claimed the bill
is practical one on this much-legislated
subject.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12
Retua.n 1ha Anta

This must be dinner hour, customer re-
marked on seeing our store crowded with
some Of our competitors clerks Yes, we do
quite business with them. They usually
know where goods are sold cheap. Although
their employers allow them 10 per cent dis
count, the shrewd ones take advantage Of
our cut cash prices. THORNTON BROS.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12
Closing Out Our stock OfRurs.

We have contracted for the entire produc-
tions of one of the largest rug manufacture
ers In the United States. Prices will be
lower when they arrive, but not 30 low as
we will close our present stock, to be ready
for the new line. Come quick.
THORNTON BROS.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12

He il Ssrasate, the only, but he does
not seem to feel that be is the greatest
Yiolinist since Pagan1ni. When Sarasate
was q young man be visited the United
States, and created no impression, Since
then he mas won fame all through Europe.
bis appearances are yet reckoned events of
prime importance even in those musical
centers where the worlds greatest artists are
frequently heard. He PLAYS q genuine Stra-
divarius. the value of which cannot he
estimated. It is insured for SI5, 900. and he
never allows anyone else to touch IL. As
tokens Of his successes in all parts of the
civilized world, Sarasate has received a
bewilderine variety of decorations, orders.
medals. honorary professorates, etc. But
the artist honors them, not they the artist
For the third chamber music matinee of
the Beethoven Quartet Club on January %,
the following programme has been chosen:
Quartet, op. 6.......................--.. eber
NHs ''Ois'''''ii Mrs ". B. Wolfe
Trio, op. 8. No !. for strtngs.- Beethoven
Mrs. VI. B. Wolfe.
Prize quartet, op. .Bungert
The prize alluded TO in the last title was
offered By the famous florentine Quartet and
awarded to Bungert By Brahms and Volkmann,
acting as judges. The motto Of the compost
Eion is:
aUnd dein strebeu seis in Iiebe,
Und dein leiben sei die that"
Besides commenting very pleasantly upon
the part taken by the various Pittsburg
artists az the State Music Teachers Associa-
ton. the Philadelphia Musical Journal
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12

j. THREsHER this evening at the Curry
University Hall. Penn and Sixth, by special
request, will deliver his popular lecture on
"The -Four Great Powers."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12

Auction Sale Japanese Goods.
Balance of annual holiday display. Large
selection. Goods delivered. No. 10 Sixth
street. near Suspension bridge.
WIN. HAsLAGE q SoN.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12

The Big Towel on Sale Again.
24x4s inches; bleached, and knotted fringe,
Is cents. THORNTON BROS.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12

HIGH novelty India silk dress patterns;
one of each coloring only, just opened.
TTssu HUGUs & HACKE.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12

CLoAKs, wraps and jackets, below cost.
KNABLE & SHUsTER, 80 Fifth ave.
WThsu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12
ANTHONY MEYER

(Successor to Meyer, Arnold & Co, Idm.)
UNDERTAKES AND EMBALMER.
Once and residence. lisa Penn aveuue. Tele-
phone connection. mylO-6o-MwFsu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12
Great 1nducsment. Until April.

Bring the little ones to Aufrecht's "Elite'
gallery, 616 Market ST., Pittsburg. Fin
cabinets 81 per doz. Call early for sitting
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12
A OLHAR HHAD.

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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12
"Forget-Me-NOt :: Prices :: Of
Millinery.

% Pieces of Sash Ribbon. reduced from 500
yard to 25c yard.
so Pieces of Sash Ribbon, reduced from 7Sc
yard to BIC yard.
100 Pieces Fancy Ribbon, reduced from 1sc
yard to 80 yard.
Wool and Fur Felt Hats, reduced from 75c,
81 and 81 to 25c each.
Fancy Feathers, reduced from 75c, 81 and
So to zoo each.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-19
Wonderful Changes.

In one of the New England states there
is quiet little country town whittier the
railroad has not penetrated in which NO
new house has been built for nearly a
quarter of century, while the place has
fewer inhabitants than it had fifty years
ago.
The oldest inhabitant is a man 90 years
of age, whose whole life has been passed in
this, the town of his birth. He still lives
in the house where he was born
A stranger from distant city was talk
ing with this aged citizen one day. when
the old gentleman said:
Eyes, sir; I've lived right here in this
village ninety years. I've seen wonderful
changes in that time, sir-wonderful
changes. tell ye, the place is going right
ahead"
I'm what way'" askedthe stranger, look
ing up and down the deserted street for
some indication of this wonderful progress.
''In what wayf" repeated the old gentle
man. why in different ways / can re-
member the time when we didn't have but
one store here, and now we've got two and
meat shop, and there's talk of MILL
merry woman coming in here. Yes, sirl And
we've got ten street lamps and four hun
dred dollar organ in the church and a good
half mile of sidewalks, all within my rec
election. Wonderful changes going on
all the time This is the age of progress,
amt iti"-Youth's Companion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-19
The Bottle Fad.

The bottle fad consists in writing a
message of some sort and corking it up in
a bottle and sending the same ahoat, to be
picked up somewhere else. I've found 'em
by the dozen on the beach, and had 'em bob
into me on the breakers. The messages
are generally dated in midocean and are
about leaking ship or ship on fire, and
the writer has only few minutes to bottle
up in. Once in a while the message is from
a catboat driven out to sea or from some
sailor floating on a wreck, and they are
always interesting.
There is no law against this bottle fad,
and it acts as an escape valve. Those who
practice it would be pointing unloaded
guns or indulging in some other tomfool
notion if they were debarred. and so no
objections are raised
The other day a bottle which was in
tended to go to sea, but which landed only
half a mile away, contained a message
written on the letter head of hotel 1t
said, Help wanted for 200 people stopping
here and suffering from poor food, high
charges and plenty Of heas." The finder
carried it to the hotel and the landlord be-
gan a quiet investigation, and at the end
Of twenty-fOur hours "a smart Aleck of a
young man, who had been the pet Of the
house, took n walk, and is perhaps walk
ing yet-Interview in Detroit Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-19

In each respiration an adult inhales
one pint Of air. A healthy man respires
16 to 20 times minute, or 90, 600 times
a day; child % or 30 times a minute
While standing che adult respiration is
% times per minute; while lying down,
10. The superficial surface of the lungs,
l. e., of their alveolar space, is 200 square
yards. The amount of air respired every
"a hours is about 10000 quarts. The
amount of oxygen absorbed in "a hours
is 500 litres about IA gramsL The
amount Of carbonic acid expired in the
same time Is 400 litres OILS grams).
Two-thirds of the oxygen absorbed in
"a hours is absorbed during the nighl
hours, from 6 p. m. to a. m; three
ffths of the total is thrown off during
the day. The pulmonary surface gives
off $50 grams Of water daily in the state
of vapor. An adult must have at least
$50 litres of air in AN hour. The heart
sends 500 quarts Of blood through the
lungs every hour, or about 5000 daily
The duration of inspiration is five
twelfths Of expiration. seyen-twelfths of
the whole respiratory act. During sleep
inspiration occupies ten-twelfths of the
respiratory period. st. Louis Repubnc.