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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-21
TO r S A LII.

Seven los 51Sl0) feet. In Filan, Whytc and
GGllagher's addition. Price 500 10 500 each.
Corner hdlf'lot on McCo!ioch AID pclmo2.
streets.
House six rooms good condition. 2236wood
street. s2.aM.
Forin of6j acres, very cheap, Is miles oas. OF
the city.
rorty.aCrc farm, six miles east oil the city
Five Sroomed houses, South Jacob s:rcot,
81 90 each
Six lots on South Wood street, Eighth wanl.
cheap.
!six:roomed new house. chnp!no street. Sixth
Ward cheap.
$1,000 will buy house OF Ave rooms on Jacob
street. Centre Wheeling.
Lots In s $. D!och's addition on South Penn
and Elm Streets Island
Lot on SOulh Front street. Island. Sl.c0)
One OF the best manufacturing si.ci In tho
city, fronting on two railroads
Good business corner IN Centre Wheeling.
Lots on North Erie aud South Penn strce.A
Islnnd. $50 to Si90 each.
Full lot on Jacob street. with n firo roomei
brick house III the rear s.O0l
Lots IN 4. II. paiteEsons addition 70 Ella
Grove at low figures
Choice lots III Glendale
Los in Filth ward IN Filan & Whyse's
add, ton,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-21
FOR BENT.
EOR SELH

FCFI SA L4G.
l&lrcderc lots, choice lots from 500 10 500
each. -
Five or six acres o! land near West Liberty
Normal school,
House Of ~ rooms aud store ROOM Price only
500 49,
Corner lo'. southwest corner Virginia and
South YORK street
30. lEtD aud IL! Dalumor, street, four rooms
mmnI Kitchen to each house. Can be bought for
Two lots Add street. Chicago. ,,,,,,,....... s;o
No; % North Front street. Tho mos. deslrlol,
building size Oh said stree. sIsc CJbJ about is
feet
Eight acres Of land, excellent orchard aud
residence OF eleven MONS. near West Liberty
Academy, eau b. bought for $500
Two valuable lots on ChAplnc street
Two lots on South Front street.
Two desirable residences on Cha1liua str,,.
10 l0!i MCColioch street
No. llp Fifteenth street. Ground q feet iron.
No, 1873 Jacob street.
100 acres OF land III Sully county. South Dl.
Eotn.
lOnrrctarm IN Marshall county
No, TSlSiGcn'h street
Thirty.ire acres stone and coal land Rush Rus.
Ohio.
Seventeen nnl onc.nn,. rcse, land. onehl,
milo west lower point OF lslnul .I-
No. 1860 Wetzc street. ground 5)by3J,o.
No. 235l and 1893 Wood street
Twenty.ono shares Riverside Glnu Work,
stock nt bargain.
Nos. 20 nnh gOJ Chapliuci.csa.
No. sos NlcColloch stree.
No. rot Mnrko. stree.
No. d Ohio street
No. !Jll 10 strcc.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-21

Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria,,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-21
MOB. MORk.m

NEATLY AND PROMPTLY EXECUTED
AT TUE 1STELLIGEScEI JOB ROOMS
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-21

As authorized by the will OF the late William
Busby, will, as his executor, offer Tor sale 10
the highest bidder. before the Court iou5e
door, in the city oil Wheeling, oil
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-21
LACE CURTAIN sALe-H EmsarImea
pairs of Two and Three Thread Nottingham

Curtains will be sold at a sacrifice They are
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-30
INTO DEATHS EYES.
A Lake Michigan Tug Afire
Far From Shore.
A BROTHER TO THE RESCUE.
Wind Was Blowing Hard and the steer
Ing Apparatus Beyond Control
All Hands Saved.

CHICAGO, Nov 2a-For over an hour today on
wlntry Lake Michigan four men were stared
luil IN the face by what seemed to be inevitable
death. They were aboard the rug John Miller.
winch was wrapped in DANES. The tug was
running at full speed in q great circle. The
men had only buckets to delay the moment
Wnen apparently they would have to decide
whether to burn or drown. The tug Welcome
sighted the smoke and flame from the burning
tug, but the waves were running so high that
the welcome was long delayed. At last she
succeeded In steering close TO the Miller, and by
almost superhuman exertions took aboard the
scorched and exhausted ssamen. The Welcome
took fire, and only prompt measures prevented
her destruction.
The four men who escaped from the Miller
were Captain Peter Berry, Engineer James
Berry, Fireman Newman and deck hand. The
welcome was under command of Captain
Thomas Berry, a brother OF the Miller's captain.
The rescue took place five miles from shore.
Inc ire Is supposed TO have originated in the
explosion OF lamp. After the engineer and
wheeiman were driven from their posts the
disabled steering apparatus had been set by
Captain Berry to head straight for port, but in
stead OF which the boat made huge circle that
so nearly proved the doom of himself and men.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-30
EakehaIi Nnfea.


MM.
Ihsmother of Manager Harris. of San Fran
eiseo, IL dead
:. Frank Ward has gone TO Hot Springs. Ark.
sf Tie winter.
King Kelly had s.. 800 in the Maverick bank,
" Boston, when il failed
me Washington club has signed Billy Earle,
ss'on releasing all claim TO him.
aontans viii asve a state league next season,
s1sn clubs in Helena, Butte, Missoula and
Ssemsn.
40 effort is being made in San Francisco TO
aae series.
M mere is talk in the Chicago papers that Arson
9sss' Parrot.
nj eoodenough. who finished the season in
"a s.'e' Held Tor Sacramento, is down 70 manage
es team next year.
iass, OF san lose, led the California League
-" oeh bases. /, is not often that catcher
1akes such record.
-. Na Camp has evidently not forgotten how
p'eh. Judging by his work ia yesterdays
zane sgainsi San Jose.
1aeasr Davies. Of Milwaukee, is a medical
~ sAa shd the son OF solergyman. lie is play
pay The expenses OF 8 college course.
s.a,.' ~ isue of November n the Sporting Times
M a picture OF the Msiii Guakin base
hsan. ''Ai0' VINO are champions Oh
4. 20 aeponsld played the last two games Of
ss1'iiornia season az second base t or Sacra-
esrfor e'~A>
l,s'auis fetty. OF the SeatIles. pitched for the
f.aas, semi professional team, against the
mr.. s'le Association Club, in an exhibition
nashville, Tenn. But ave hits were
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-30
FIVE MORE LIE DEAD.
The Accident Near Toledo More Serious
Than First Supnosad.

TOLEDO, o., Nov. 2e.-The result of last nights
accident has been more serious than was at first
feared. In addition to the two killed out
right, five more have since died. Several
others cannot survive. The wounded also
Sustained more serious injuries than were sup
posed Nearly all are frightfully burned and
scalded about the face and hands, and many
will be dsfgured for life. The list of the dead,
as far as reported, are:
MRS. SARAH MCCOY, of Ransom, Ill.
Two CHILDREN OF MRS. NJ. J. MCDONALD, OF
New York
II. VAUGHN, OF San Fernando, Cal.
THOMAS MCQUEEN, OF Elkhart, Ind
Miss ELLA MEYERS of Cleveland, o.
MAuDE MCKENZIE, aged IL, of Chicago.
These still remain in precarious condition:
Mrs. John Nelson, Toledo o.; Warren L. Potter.
OF Des Moines. Ia; Mrs. J. A. Mckenzie
and daughter Pearl, of Chicago James
Ludwig, of Peoria, H.; John Conway, of
Great Bourne, Mass. Most of these are being
cared for at st. Vincent's hospital. RESPONSE
bility for the accident is not determined. Rail-
road officials as yet have made no statement,
but the coroner Is hard at work
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-30
YEARS RAILWAY STATISTICS.
Third Report From the Interstate Com
merce Commits

Third Report From the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
WASHINGTON CITY, Nov. 29-The third annual
report on United States railway statistics issued
by the interstate commerce commission says in
part:
The railway mileage of the United States June
80, 1890, I6S, 597.9 5 miles, increased during the
year o. $50 90. Total mileage, including tracks,
etc. 09,oso 81 miles. Number railway corpora
lions, 1897; forty companies operate 47.51 per
cent of the total mileage. Total gross
income of railways, 3l,o5l, $50; seventy
four companies receive so per cent of this
amount Total number locomotives, 9,e2s, s34
passenger aud 1910 freight. Number cars,
l,l64, 1885, of which 26,5l1 are passenger. Total
number of men employed, 7i9,S0l. Total capit-
alization of railway property, 1884, Ass, 400.
Total passengers carried during the year, 49,
4S0.S65. Total tons OF freight transported, $780,
AL OF. Number of persons killed in accidents
during the wear. 6.32l: injured. 29.OS4
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-30
THE WORK OF ELECTRICITY.
How q Man Gained Eighteen and
One Half Pounds and Was
Restored to Health.
RnY Pierne % Wash

h0Y, Hlerce co. w aS0.,
DIR. Darrin-Dear Sir: / commenced
treatment with you two months ago for
heart disease, constipation. dyspepsia and
enlargement of the liver. When / first
commenced my head was dizzy and mind
so confused that could scarcely think of
anything; all was confusion. Now, my
mind is clear, my heart troubles me very
little. The palpitation is about all gone,
the pain and distress IN my heart stomach
and bowels cease TO trouble me. The en-
largement of the liver is gradually going
down. So I begin TO feel like a new man.
Ny friends are surprised to see me look
so well. When / commenced treatment /
weighed only 95 pounds, now | weigh
1917. | cannot thank you enough for the
relief you have given me; ! am sincerely.
your friend, WIN. McCUTCHEON.
More Cures By DIR. Darrin.
B. F. Stout, Independence. Wash, deaf
ness. catarrh and lung trouble, cured.
Isaac Wingard, Centralia, Wash, asthma
Is years; cured three years ago.
Mrs. NJ. E. Day, Port Madison, Wash,
throat difficulty, cured.
Miss Fanny Kennedy, Walla Walla,
Wash, cross eyes, cured in one minute.
w. F. ogle, Seatco, Wash, liver and
kidney complaint and dyspepsia, also deaf
ness and whole system run down, cured.
William Little, Seattle, Wash, pain in
MS chest OF over yeas stanQlng, entirely
cured by electromagnetic treatment.
Drs. Darrin can be consulted daily at
THE Normandy" corner Third and James
streets, Seattle. Wash. Office hours-10 to
5 daily; evenings, 7 to 8; Sundays, 10 to II.
They make speciality of ali diseases of
the Eye. Ear, Nose, Throat Catarrh and
Deafness and all nervous, chronic and
private diseases, such as Loss of Manhood,
Blood Taints, Syphilis. elect, Gonorrhea,
Structure. Spernatorrh9a, Seminal Weak
ness or Loss of Desire of Sexual Power in
man or woman. All peculiar Female
Troubles, Irregular Menstruation, Leucor-
rh@a, DISBURSEMENTS, etc, are contidenti-
ally and successfully treated. Consultation
free. Charges reasonable, at half their for
mer prices. Cures of private diseases guar
anteed and never published in the papers.
Most cases can receive home treatment after
a visit to the Doctors office. Inquiries
answered. Circulars and question blanks
sent free.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-30
An Old Couple Robbed.

CINCINNATI. o., Nov. GA Winchest er
special 10 the Commercial Gazette says: One of
the boldest robberieS in the history of Adams
county was committed near tranquility Fri
day afternoon but not made pubic until
today. Isaac sinons, farmer and wife, were
bound by three men. who plurdered the house
and secured all the money the old couple had
saved for a number of years. The exact amount
is not known, but II will probably reach $500.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-30
THE TAHITI REPORTED LOST.
Had on Board Nearly 800 =" Blackbirds.'
Bound for Mexico.

SAN Francisco, Nov. pa dispatch from
Manzanillo, Mexico, states that the steamer
Roseville which has arrived there, reports
passing at sea the wreck Of the Tahiti. The YES
sci had evidently been capszed at least month
ago. The port rigging had been cut away
but the masts were still standing Most of the
boats had remained by the ship, showing proba-
bly, that all hands had been lost. The Tahiti
caused sensation last September by putting
into brakes BAY, north OF here, in distress
with a cargo of go Gilbert Islanders, on the way
to Mexico, under contract at starvation wages.
The natives were practically slaves, and there
was much talk of seizing the vessel. Collector
Phelps, however, decided that he had no power
to detain her, and she sailed away Now it ap-
pears that all the native crew, twenty officers
and men. 29l in ALL have been lost, and the first
attempt OF landing "black BIRDS in Mexico is .
failure
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-30
Mrs. Jefferson Davis Brings Suit.

MEMrHTs. Tenn, Nov. 29.-Mrs. Jefferson
DAVIS has brought suit against the Bedford Pub
fishing Company, of New York. TO recover roy
alties on the sale OF her book. Jefferson Davis
Memoirs" sIleging that the publishers did not
live up 70 their contract.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-30
Death while After a Murderer.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 29.-The PledyEnss Mar
shall Tex, special says: ". K Harvey was
shot aud killed by Leather Matthews last night
In the pursuit of Leather Mathews and John
Mathews. Ely Koseborough and Hillary sauu.
ders ran into both on horseback at full speed.
All were thrown down and Saunders skull was
burst open, killing him instantly. The Others
xrra not serinukly injured.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-30
PASSENGER LISTS.

FILIsroS. Mont, Nov. 2a-tspeeial North
ern Pacific passengers;
q savsge- a. Gone. C. g. futile. ;. Lucas and
vile, & spillabee, c. Gardner. Mrs. NJ. Peel.
William Mead. c. Hammond. u. ;. Davies, {.
smith, NJ IL. Livingstone, MONOGRAM Meyer A
5rlbble' W. J Fletcher, d. ". BSstisn, Mss c.
Fletcher. T. II. GRAY. Mrs. Morgan and forty-uVe
ssCond-class passengers.
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portland scored her first run in the fourth inn
iss on Ebrights error passed ball ana Works
=. hi In the eighth inning Glenalvin and
Wnrk hit safely. Patton hit to Hoffman, who
sb,ev Wild to first, allowing Glenalvin and Work
= core. San Jose counted her two runs in the
shrd when Ebright was given q base on balls
.nd scored with Dooley on the latter's homeruu
arve. Following IS the score:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-30
Shining Intelligence.

PYsHr, p. m, Nov. 9.-cIoudy' Disk sou'n-
east wind.
PoRr CRESCENT, T. m, Nov. 2.-Llght
rain: light southwest wind
PoKr ANGELES. 5 p. m. Nov. 9-ldght RAIN
light southeast wiad, ship Wllmcs in port.
PoRr BLAKELEY, Nov 2-sslied-Annle
Calharina
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-30
Bic Grain Elevator Burned.

GLADSTONE, Mich. Nov. 2e.-The large grain
elevator owned by the 500 road here. with $780,
GO bushels of grain. aud the adjoining -four
sheds. docks and coal pits, were destroyed by
IRE this morning, together with 1000 tons of
coal Loss estimated at .lj0,oo0, insurance
about the same
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-30
A blizzard I'm virginia.

NORFOLK, Va, Nov GA blizzard of Sc
verify almost unknown in this section struck
the city early this morning, and snow is lying
seven or eight inches on a level For the first
time in years sleighs are on the streets. At
Fortress Monroe il has been showing since mid
night, ana is the worst storm seen there for
years. Reports from a large number of cities
in Virginia say that the weather is unusually
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-30
Coast shipping News.

SAN Francisco, Nov. 2s.-Arrived-str ore
sop Portland and Astoria.
ASTORIA. Nov. 2a-Departed-Bk Tidal Wave,
port Madison. whaling TX James Allen, whal-
ing. whaling Tx John r West. whaling.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-30
KID CAMPS CURVES.
"a Young Twirler Wins a
Game From San Jose.
,,,ampIoNs PLAY GREAT BALL.
Of Coast Leagues-Base-
nsll Muddie In the East--Gen-
sral News Of Sport.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. %

IN L LAM won an
exciting game from
San Jose today by a
score OF 8 to 2. The
Californians could
not gauge Camps
curves, the work OF
the kid pitcher be-
] n z magnificent.
Hoffman and Spies,
the sacramento bat
terry, played with
San Jose. Hoffman
pitched q fine game
but his error in the
eighth inning gave
victory to Portland,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-30

Get Angelines souvenir spoons, Ia coffee, tea
and orange. at Frisch Bros. 20 Front streeL
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-30

& EtrueQ ruuE-Shu jose l..
ilome run-Dooley.
sacrifice hits-Ebright, Patton.
F1nt base on errors-San Jose 2, Portland 5.
First base on balls-san Jose s, Portland g.
Left on bases-San Jose IL, Portland z.
Stuck out-By Hoffman 2, by Campo.
Hit BY pltcher-Stallings ?.
Double plays-Darrah to Motz.
Passed balls--Spies l.
Wald pitches-H Hoffman l.
umpifes-Sheridan and McDermott.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-30
Tn. Weather for TODAY.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29-Forecast Till p. N.
Monday, for oregon and Washington; Threat
entug, with rain: cooler ~ Mslla Nsl.a.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-30

Under the winter schedule Pullman cars will
leave seattle daily at rs a. H. over the North
srn Pacific for tie East, same Is during sum
gner First-class accommodations IN Pullman
and dining-car service No changes at Puy-
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Frst-elsss all-rail service besweea Seattle and
Olympia. The Northern Pacific runs three
trains daily between these points. Rate only
s. Round trip S3.76
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-30

Thursday and Friday next are the opening
DAYS az Basye's, So4 Front street
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First-class all-rais service between seattle ana
Olympia The Northern Pacific runs three
train. daily between these points. Rate Only
s. Round trip s.
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Christmas novelties at o. f. Pettis Co. s
i,o0s Front street
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Thursday and Friday next are the opening
DAYS az Basye's, So Front street
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-15
AGAIN IN THE TOLLS.

An Aged Woman Who Has Been a Grim
inaI for Twenty-Five Years.
A woman with snow-white hair, neatly
dressed, and carrying a small basket in her
hand. entered Ridley's Grand-street store.
She moved slowly from one counter to an
other. but did not make any purchases, says
the New York Sun. Detective Coutts. who
is employed at Ridley's, recognized her as
Margaret Brown alias "Mother Hubbard.
who is known to The police as pickpocket.
He followed her to the second floor and saw
her make several attempts 20 pick the pock-
cts of women at the hat counter. One OF
the women had just purchased hat. The
white-hared woman stepped up TO her, re-
marked that the hat was lovely, and
slipped her hand into the purchasers pocket
Then the detective arrested her.
When the prisoner was arraigned at Essex
Market Inspector Byrnes' book. Profess
siOnal Criminals of America" was brought
into court. 1t contained her picture, No.
1T. According to the police record she Is
81 years old, but she says she is 70. In 1878,
when serving a two years sentence at
the Joliet Prison in Illinois, she Jumped
from a third-st0ry window in trying TO
escape and was nearly killed. Since then
she has served several terms in prison Tor
picking pockets. Lately she was discharged
from a Boston lntirmary, where she had
been sent on account of old age. Her crlm-
nal record dates back for more than twenty
five years.
Justice Meade held her for trial.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-15

tho many songs that Bob sings and articu-
lateS clearly are Annie Rooney" Little
Brown jug, johnny Jones and his Sister
Sne a. I Pee :; BoQn "o One Coed Sweat
the Strand and Hush. Little Baby"
Among his other worthy characteristics is
politeness. When you enter the room where
he is YOU are greeted with a welcome
"Hullo." or " How do you do?" or How
are yon?" "Good morning" . Fine day. ha!
ha! haW When he wishes to retire, he
makes his desire known by saying to the
members of the family, 81 want to go to
bed" Then his cage is covered up for the
night. and Bob says THANK you good
night"
Bob has also a little waltz song from
"Fanchop" which he whistles while dane
ing on one foot to the time OF the music.
Unlike many of his kind he is not given
to profanity or slang. He evidently prefers
English as she is spoken IN Boston'S best
society.
The other afternoon, attracted by a crowd
OF school children In front of Bob house on
Hancock street, a reporter went to see what
was up. The first thing he heard from over
the doorway was:
Annie Rooney, she is my sweetheart.
% am her Joe.
Soon we'll marry
Good, isn't 1t? Ha, ha, ha.
That will do. That will do.
Pull them down, Christy.
Pull them down.
THAT will do"
Twenty-Five school boys and girls clapped
their hands in unfeigned applause. On the
do0rsteps and in the windows of the houses
adjacent and Oh the opposite side of the
street. seated or stadning, were the smiling
faces of many older people. A patrolman
from Station was standing on the sidewalk
short distance away, who shortly moved
on, having concluded from the pleasant
faces surrounding him that Bob and his
open-air concerts were not disturbing the
peace.
The owner of the bird said to the reporter:
have had many parrots, but none so re-
markable as Bob. have been offered con-
siderable money for him, but | refused it
because l wanted him myself. What you
have heard himssay he picked up within the
last two years by hearing my daughter sing
and the rest Of the family laugh and talk.
We have done nothing else toward the de-
velopment of this gift. The first time we
noticed that Bob had this singing gift was
about the time that the "Fanchon" music
was prevalent here in Boston, which | think
was two years ago. We were delighted by
his whistling the waltz song of that play
and hopping about his cage on one leg to
the time OF the music. Afterward we were
startled by his accurate limitations of other
bars from the popular music of the day. 1t
is strange how he gets them so accurate."-
Boston Globe.