The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-29
TUITION BY PH0N0GRAPH
Pronunciation Of Foreign Languages
Rapidly and Correctly Acquired
by Their Use.
A Fair Instructress in Whist Who
Has Repeatedly Defeated
Cavendish
Mon and Women 'Cyclers in Countless
Numbcrs-Good Ono by = De-
partment Clerk.

SEEE&hEWH ..t
Especial Correspondence OF TIE INDEPENDENT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The times pic
tured by Bellamy seem really coming. Not
only Gan one hear sermons and speeches
and bands OF music without leaving ones
chamber, but Mr.. Edison's phonograph is
now nut to q new use-that of teaching the
foreign tongues. / went this afternoon to
SEQ DR.. Richard Rosenthal, OF Berlin, gave
! French lesson on a phonograph. 1t was n
reyelation-a complete revolution IN Ian
Cuage study. He talked into the tube and
the words came back in beautiful French.
Alady present just from Paris SAID that
abe learned more this afternoon in DIR.
Rosenthal's rooms on the art of acquiring
the information of a foreign tongue than she
learned in a year in Paris. He not only
teaches the language. but lectures. explain
ing every difficulty in pronouncinR as we'll
a. the difficulties in the idiom of the Ian
ouape. 1t is easy to believe his assurance
that by this method one could with appllca-
ton learn to speak French in a few weeks.
His photographs are packed and sent to all
parts Of the country. In Washington he
taught nearly 200 of the best known people
last winter. At the same time he was
teaching classes all over the world. If one
is troubled with insomnia, one can set the
interchangeable, patient, unerring teacher.
the monograph, to work, and grind out
the lesson, as often as is necessary to &C
quire a perfect pronunciation. His system
ID called the Meisterschaft system, i. e., the
mastery system. He has made the first
systematic, scientific and practical applica
ton Of Edison's ~phonograph rs an educa-
tional aid in teaching foreign languages.
He teaches ON it French, German, Spanish
and Italian.
One hears that the Americans stand in
the van in advertising schemes. A few
DAYS ago the editor of the New York Com
mercial Advertiser gave an account OF the
last thing in advertising in his paper. A
$500 accident life insurance coupon was at
tached to each issue, good for twenty-four
hours from date, to the heirs of any one
found dead with this coupon on the person.
s'Would the paper pay it if some one died
with it on?' a lady asked. Would the
paper pay it!' he said, 1.-THE paper would be
only too happy to have it to pay. The
paper is hoping and hoping that somebody
will be found dead with that cuopon on.
Why, it would be a bonanza for the paper"
In a few days the papers hopes were real
lied, for a young man. a porter, fellthrough
a shaft in a house in New York in handling
some heavy boxes. The policemen who took
hold of his body found the coupon. which,
it seems, he had been in the habit of keep
ing about his person. His old mother got
the $500 in hundred dollar bills. She
was not able to sign her name on the re.
ceipt, but made her cross mark, all of
which was duly recorded in the next issue
of the Commercial Advertiser.
An interesting parsonage IN Washington
this month to all lovers of whist is a Miss
Clapp, of New York. who gives lessons in
this game to many of the elite of the east
efn cities. AT her waist she wears fifteen
English shillings, won last summer in Lon
don from Cavendish himself. She kept
these ''scalps." showing her prowess in Il
box for q time, but decided to have them
made in a chatelaine. which has been taste
fully done. She played a good many games
with him i'll his own house and in the de-
lightful Cock and Hen club" of London.
Cavendisb, as is we'll known, is not the real
name of the great master of whist. He is a
physician and his name is Jones, and his
wife, Mrs. Jones, scarcely knows one card
from another. lie is familiarly and Affection
ately called ''Masteto by his friends. Miss
ieh tkiAA 1N blDISl OiI ia L |
fuence to poverty Through a law suit) cast
about in their minds what to do to earn
bread. They heard of IA woman in Boston who
taught whist as a means. of making a sup
port, and determined to make an attempt
on the same line. From the very beginning
they have been kept busy. for whist is all
the fashion in our larger cities. Many peo-
pie are really extremely fond of it, and
others play because others play, and because
elegant suppers form part OF the entertain
ment from house to house. Miss Clapp
says that she inherits her skill from her
parents and her grandparents. all of whom
were famous whist players. She is a charm
ing lady and a favorite in New York society.
washington Is much excited at present
over Its muddy water. One breads to drink
1T OF to battle in if. The papers are clamor-
Gus every morning for a reform. The rains,
winch have not been either f eauent or
heavy, do not account for such water. A
vigorous call ls made for reservoirs where the
water may settle, for retltration, or for any
means which may abate tho nuisance.
Bicycles are one of the most prominent
features of Washington streets. The CITY
is 80 level that they can be used here with
great comfort and ease. One sees gray
headed women mounted on them serenely
rolling down the street. And far out on
country roads young girls go as if on horse
PACK. In the passages of large business
houses are rows of BICYCLES against the
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there till business hours are over, At night
the bloyclists go about with lamps, and they
ring an alarm bell day or nishtif any pedes-
trlan Is in the way.
A good many small lunches and dinners
and germans are held before Christmas in
Washington, but, as is known, the real sea-
son does not open till the White house has
led OIL in the New Years reception. Ar
rangements are on foot to make this the
most brilliant winter that Washington has
ever known. $50
The Christmas shops are a wonderland.
Ihe prettiest windows that | have seen rep
resent a doll picnic. The whole thing is
moved by machinery. About forty dolls
are swinging in a huge water wheel. as
many are riding on ponies on a merry-po-
round, as many are dancing and a good
many parties of them are eating lunch on
the grass Or on little tables. 1t Is needless
to say that children swarm about these fas-
clnatlng windows of the Boston store.
Another shop attracted nv attention-
FMS not SO pleasantly as the picnic party
1t was a window wherein snakes were ad-
%v,ertlsed for sale. The market mnSt have
been rather overstocked. for a sign rend .
while back Snakes for sale cheap: 25 cents
Tor a snake" Who buys anskes?" I asked