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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-21

feast of Thanksgiving bargains that will satisfy the most
nveterate bargain seeker The tables are fairly gf8anng
during Thanksgiving week Mail orders receive prompt at
tenton.
Thanksgiving Bargains Mems Suits overcoats, Trous
ers Underwear, Flannel Shirts Hats Neckwear, Chldrens
Suits Boys Suits, Chidren's Knee Pants Chldrens Over
coats Boys Overcoats, Boys White Shirts, and Boys
Rubber Boots.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-28

Elihu Burritt's father was q shoe
maker, but the future hnguist and re-
former was bound out to learn the black
smiths trade. He had an instructive
attraction for the study of language, and
often watched his forge with one eye
and Greek grammar with the other.
Almost unaided, and in moments stolen
from work or sleep. he learned Greek,
Latin and French in his native town and
attacked Hebrew. Icelandic was mas
tered ere long and some TRANSACTIONS made
from the sagas. The modern languages
easily succumbed to his omnivorous lin
guistic appetite, and soon we find him
deep in the mysteries of Sanskrit. APP
pearing before audiences from time to
time, his fame as q lecturer grew. He
voyaged to England and made many adj
dresses, and took his celebrated walks
through the island. His experiences are
interestingly set forth in his books,
walk from London to John o Groat's, |"
"Walk from London to Lands End and
Back" etc.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-28
HE LOST HIS HEAD
A Jackson Convict Gets Ugly
and Assaults a Warden.
kaD MAKES A BAD MISTAKE
Eos Fla Tins Wa About up--A Pro-
neer Legislator Dead-He~s Of .
Day N a oEsat slzks-

JAcKs0s, Men, June 27.-Conyict
JArass Mills. known as 4f35, serving =
i've year sentence from 81. Clair
coanty f1r burglary, made trouble for
himself sunday morning at the grlson
breakfast watch Will cost him ali his
good time and privilege and a dose or
tas strap besides. Mills 10 a convlct
Win = temper like steel uap- He
has been N much srouols and 10 serving
= second term Of Imprisonment He
lost.ed ia the marching column after
entering TIE prison dining room, push
iux olleEs cut Of llHe and causing con-
fu4.on. For this hs MAS ordered from
the room, bat refused 10 obey.
Deputy Warden Sellem started towards
tns excited co0sset, who WAS declaring
with o4shs ADD tnfeats taat be would
ham anyone who Came near him. Tie
deputy advanced. and Mills. catching
10 articles within reach. began throw
l1x ta9ng sayagsly Al the deputy .
head. Cellem dodged we'll and Kept
Advancing. When close on the fren-
ned man, the latter caught up heavy
eTockery bowl which nc threw with
great force At Cellem's head. To save
hss lace, the Latter threw up bis right
hand, eatehsag tue full force or the
heavy aIsh on TIE back or it, disabling
the menDer. Mills was then set upon,
oysrpowexad and taken 70 punishment.
lie LAC only slxty days 10 remain II 10
lad behaved hiulseif.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-28
SHE WANTS III DRY
Chicago Visited by a Genuine
Flood
AFTER THE BIG CONVENTION
Some of the Suburbs Are Miniature
Lakes, 70 the Delight Of the
Bull Frogs.

CHICAGO, June 27.-A cheer that
drowned the cEoAklag OF innnmerabie
frogs went up from Dauphin park al
noon TO-DAY. The waters were snosld-
ing and the first land had emerged
from the bosom OF the muddy lake
under which the town had laid for
forty-elght nours- soon little islands
made their appearance, aud il was eyi-
dent that If the fall OF the water con-
tinued as rapidly All day the village
would be comparatively out or water
by nightfall The cutting or breaking
Of the Eigthysevsnth street dyke
had saved the Dauphin porkers, but
the Grand Crossing people were nearly
ss badly OF as ever. Even IN the lat
ter place, however, the flood showed
ugns of receding, and there
WAS universal JOY in consequence. Hall
the population OF the village Is at home
today and men, women and children
are wading around barefoot, trying 20
get household goods into safety or pad
ding around In boats III search OF as
sistance. Many families have deserted
their homes altogether and gone to the
city to live until the flood subsidies.
The scene from any point Is striking
one. On every side stretches great
expanse of water. dotted with boats,
rata and wreckage. A high wind from
the west churns the dirty water into
foam and sends waves rolling into the
first stories of houses. Women look
out of second story windows and call
directions TO men who are
splashing around in the water
below and the ubiquitous small
boy is in his glory as he
steers washtub along with the swift
current. The violence of the wind and
the consequent strength of the current
threaten TO cause great destruction.
Everywhere foundations are crumtling
and wallis being weakened, while as for
sidewalks and everything movable they
have long since disappeared. Alto
gether the situation, while by no means
90 discouraging as that of last night or
early this morning, is bad enough. and
bright, sunshiny weather is the great
hope of the unfortunate suburbanites.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-28

Tin plato, or. TO speak moro accurate-
", timed plate or timed sheet. Is thin
sheets Of plates Of iron or steel coated
with tin. Terne plate Is sheets or plato
iron or steel covered with an alloy Of
tin and lead, usually two-thirds lead
and one-third tin. II is this union of
three metals. iron, lead and tin, that
gives rise TO the name of terne plate,
terne being the French equivalent Of
the English adjective tern, meaning
threefold. The oft-repeated statement
that terne Is from French word mean
ing dull is incorrect. Terne plate, be-
cause of the presence of lead In the
coating, is duller than tin plate, which
is frequently called bright plate; but it
Is not this fact that gave rise TO the ap-
pellation terne. but the union of tho
three metals. There is question as to
whether the tin used forms an alloy
with iron or is only simple coating.
1t seems to be more firmly attached to
the iron than mere coating would be,
rarely II ever when the sheet is proper
" prepared scaling off, but requiring
absolute rubbing away to remove it. II
is probable that the tin coating for1ps
ar alloy with the iron.
GALLANT JOHN PAUL JONES.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-28
GODS AND eNos

Industry overcomes o world Of discon-
hptment.
Try kerosene oil for taking out iron
rust and fruit stains.
Wax candles were first introduced In
the Twelfth century.
Il n hard to be friend TO man who
IL "a enemy TO himseH.
Vinegar In q jug Is q good thing, but
in people It IL a nuisance.
Smooth Oh with fine Gle the rough
end of the glass drinking tubs.
Queen Victoria writes bold, dignined
and yet withal Q feminine hand.
Digestion. or rather indigestion, hes .
marvellous effect upon the heart.
Eighteen Of the London theaters asv
occupied for divine service on Sunday
evenings.
Horses ore 20 plentiful IN Queeusland
that well broken animal can be bought
for FIVE dollsss.
The bridge ct Burton. over The Trent,
was formerly Me longest bridge IN Eng
land, 1.s45 fect.
The revenue collected from last years
accents 70 the top Of the Eiffel tower
amounted 10 tl15.ooo.
II - 20 much easier for NJ 10 think ~
are growing IN grace than IL u for our
neighbors to think 20.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-28
PEARLS WILL DECAY.


fhsfSaSxe t4sy Are A0f An Enxxu3y
Safe lasosTEssax.
Pearls are very periSaable. says ?
writer IN Woman They cannot be CON
ss3ersd = Erst rate investment like diar
rsonds- After time they decay. Some
times = tins specimen Win lose It's lesteE
aud beauty within q few months. 90
that the possessor Of such TREASURES
does well 70 keep them pat away M q
sealed place. They are very deteaiely
made. consisting Of thin films overlaid
one upon another, with more or less an
inial matter between the layers. and il
Is no wonder that they deteriorate-
After being buried In the ground for
awhile they are found worthless Ihoss
which are dug out Of Indian graves
some Of them Of great size and doubt
less Of wonderful beauty when they
were new-arc utterly vaiueless. even
when they arc not pierced. Nevxthe-
less there Is Q pure and ovancsccnt
beauty about them which seems better
70 become the maiden than any other
jewel Nothing varies 50 much in value
as pearls. With them fashion affects
the market constantly. Sometimes
white ones are sought, while other tints
at intervals are In demand For some
years past black pearls have been the
rage. A fine specimen worth $40 Will
fetch EGO, perhaps, IL another can be
got to match 1t perfectly.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-28
FORCED OUT OF HOMES.
The Floods in Chicago Drive People
Into the Streets.


Into the Streets.
CHICAGO. June 27.-That part Of the
city lying between Cottage Grove ave.
nue. and and the Illinois Central track,
from Seventy.fifth street south to the
corporate limits, comprising thousands
of acres of land, 10 submerged from
twenty.four inches TO three feet and a
half of water. The earth, always
swsmpy, refuses to take up the vast
flood, and there 1t lies-a miniature
sea, rolling and tossing before the wind
which sweeps over it. The situation to-
day was practically what it was last
night. The water stopped rising about
5 O'Clock this morning. There is no
prospect of relief by draining the SUBJ
merged districts, and the water must
stand until it evaporates. People
whose homes are in the western part of
Grand Crossing, Fordham. Brookdale,
Dauphin Park and Burnside have been
forced to leave their homes and seek
shelter elsewhere, leaving At the mercy
of tramps and thieves all their effects.
Car lines are cut of from the sub
merged portions and the only method
of travel is by exits. though there are
no dangers OF lose of life. The ominous
feature is the certainty Of an epidemic
after the water subsidies.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-28
they NAVE 70 WORK.
Only ny strtet Economy Csa the Chimes
Kecp DsAy ssA Seat Together.

Only ny st<set EcOmouy Can the Chinese
Keep Ds1y esA Soul Together.
UnQueetionably industry r. one Of the
good qualities which may be ATTRIBUTED
10 all the natives of China alike. No
doubt the fact that ninety-uine out Of
every hundred Cinnamon perpetuslly
I've ION the ragged edge 81 existence
" mainly accountable for this virtuo.
but IL 10 uDquesttonably the leading
characteristics which strikes foreigner
on landing China. No matter whether
HIS experience Hes In the crowded
streets ~ such cities as Canton or
among the village communities on The
northern plains, the same ceAselsss dil-
igencc u Observable
A e>lated traveller passing Through
The streets ~ town cannot fail ~ be
struck with The sounds II labor which
prsceed from behind sheoloscsi khntserz
a. he workshops. and me London
Athsnsum says that an early riser b
she eonntvy viii he rohh~i ~ all self.
ecnrvssuission ny epdins that sls fiAid
lsswsr~r- have completed = recognizable
porsisn II thar days ~osk before be
wa. aNsir.
The ssnrs$~'s dag tesins during a
great postsaa II The yeas before siay.
iashA And h sv~ry ysmaa shrssassrsus
shs iarsd HE ssazhpss - sstis~~s aseh
ssdeessAs~sis industry wsoid usslss
fsvss~has circumstances res<ia,@ psos-
psss~A ~~ltso-sio p~%pse. bat In caina
the pryu1s1sss y - sien-< sssss II n oal1
~ - uunns essa 10 rs sx~soans u
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-28

If the high school at saginaw refuse
10 give the seniors their diplomas on
account of hazlng they Will ask the
scnool board To como into court and
show cause Tor Withholding them.
John Wheeler, now . resident OF
illinois, stole SIS from Samuel Brock
way Of Brady near Kalamazoo, four
years ago. He sent IL back by mail the
other day.
Bay City whselmen are making AZ
rangements 10 entertain those who
participate in the state l.. A. w. meet
on July As. IN royal style.
Fruit growers ~ coioma, 20 tis num-
Der of 200, have formed an association
with the purpose of securing lower and
more regular freight rates.
The Hon. 8. o. Fisher feels like NOV
ing away from Bay City because he
thinks the board of supervisors assess
ms residence too high.
Fort Wayne contractors viii build St.
Panis Episcopal church and rectory at
Muskegon, the cost of which 10 approx
mated At $4,000.
Coloma citizens are not entirely salts
fed with their mail service, and Mr..
Wanamaker's attention viii be called
70 the matter.
The new Methodist church at Ypsil-
anti was dedicated with appropriate
ceremonies Sunday. II cost $33 900.
The Adrian board of health 10 resor T.
ing "a radical measures to prevent the
spread of msligna Mt diptheria.
Petitions are being circulated in Van
Buren, county. asking for another vote
On the local option question.
Ferdinand Belifus. respected resi-
dent Of Lansing, 10 dead 1t the age Of
60 years.
Ex-senator Thomas w. Palmer will
deliver the Grafton at Battle Creek
July 4.
A switchman named Peter Roseipe
was instantly killed at Norway Sunday
evening.
Patriotic sons Of America are becon-
ing numerous in Macomb county.
South Haven masons will dedicate Q
new temple tomorrow.
Ten cent circuses are very numerous
throughout the state.
The Masonic fair in Saginaw was .
great success.
Berrien county 10 overrun with
trampa
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-28
CAUGHT WITH a DECOT QUARTER.
\ Mere Lad Confessss % Numerous
Pilferings.

STANTON, June ia great deal Of
ANAL piifsring has been gong on in the
city Of Stanton for the past year. Gold
pens from lawyers oficss. tools from
tbs furnA6ure stores, instruments from
doctorS o6lces, and even money from
stores and houses. A young lad,
Arthur Fog, . years Of age, was mis-
trusesdS and . trap was laid for him.
A ascent pisce was marked and put In
. pace where money had been re-
peassdly stolen. IN IN ics cream parlof.
Ths ousinsss men were notified and -
was saspectsd, This young boy soon ap-
peared ~ The postoffice and got the
marked coin changed, He was locked
up b5 The shsrin and yesterday . jury
found him guilty and he was sentenced
70 We county jail for forty days. He
owned up TO the sheriff's wife to some
Of his pilferings for the last year. Owing
70 MS youth and the Jay bearing on
that point. he could not be cent to re-
formAtory institution, otherwise he
would have been'on the road for such
q place ere this.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-28
GREAT SHOWER OF STARS.

n lGsds Masg Hsspss Believe That the
End - e weird HaA Co0s.
Tho most imposing display Of shoot
ing stan on record occurred on the
night of November 10. 1888, and ives
witnessed in The greater part Of civil
lied North America To be exact, Il
extended over tho limits comprised be-
tween longitude sixty-one degrees In
the Atlantic and ono hundred degrees In
Central Moxico, and from about the lat
itude Of the Great lakes 10 the West
Indies. says the Philadeiphis Prose-
Seldom has nature exhibited scene
OF greater OF more swful sublimity. A
resident Of The vicnity Of niagara
falls eives the following sooount Of thiA
the grsndsst display Of natural FIRE.
WORMS
Tho two leading powers In nature,
water and Ore. seemed 20 engage In an
cumulative display Of their grandeur.
Tho deafenfn8 roaR Of tho cotaract
filed the mind Of ths spectator with an
infinitely heightened sense Of subiimsty
when its waters were hghtened by the
glare Of the moteoric torrent In the
sky. In many psrts OF tho country the
people were STRICKEN dumb. imagining
that the end Of the world had como.
Oshera, whose education end vigor Of
mind prevented them from yielding TO
such terrorp, were nevertheless wildly
reminded Of the grand description In
the Apocalypse. whore n says: This
stass Of hesven fell into tho earth, even
rs fg trce castcth her untineiy hgs
when she Is shaken Of . mighty wind
In 1882 similar celestial exhibition,
though Of lessor magnitude, was wit
messed along tho Ohio river and OF the
cosst Of Spains The yssr before, 1881. Q
great ''fAll Of starsr was reported By
CspA HamnoudA Of The Byitish weasel
Rsstitasioo, then sailing IN she Indian
ocesn- n b rather remarkable that
each Of those ''star showers~ occurred
90 the night Of November Ia
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-28
pEATa or a PIONEER
n. I. Lesteh, an Early Legislator and
Prominent Mason and Business Man.

YPsILASrI. Mich, June 2s.-Andrew
j. Leetch OF this city WAS found dead
Ia bed a. an early hour this morning.
He waz = member Of the Michigan legs
lature Of 1860 and was much respected
ia tnis yciulty. Dir. Lsetch died from
the liberation of the stomach He was
aek on.y few hours lie Was born in
OusGrlo county, New York June 10,
l3s0. and came 10 Michigan with his
pAreEts IN 1885. setting on . farm IN
CanI.n- lie worked at the carpenter
trade between the ages Of Is and 20.
And IN l-6j WAS elected on tho repab-
tscan ticket a. representative IA the
legislature. lie served two years, and
WAS prominent as member OF the conn.,
mittse on elections in 1854. Leaving
the legislature he located here and
wAs successful IN various business en-
torprisss- He also, . few years ago.
founded the town OF Webster, Dakota,
q undertaking which proved profit
able % him. lie was prominent In the
Masonic and other fraternities. Mr..
Lsstch leaves widow and considerable
pSoperty.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-28


remains Of heroic Phil Kearny, who was
a son-in-law Of Mr.. Watts. There is not
mark to indicate that he is there, and
On the last Memorial Day not flower
was laid on his grave.
The burial place OF General and Pres
ident William Henry Harrison is scarce
y to be distinguished from that of any
other prominent citizen Of neighbor-
hood. Tho present generation thinks Of
him chiefly as grandfather of the present
president, but he was really the leader
among the founders of three north
western states. he aided General
Wayne in the famous Indian campaigns
of 1887 and received special letter
Of thanks from his commander. He
organized tho territory of Indiana, prac-
tically founded the city of Terre Haute,
won the battle Of Tippecanoe, drove
the Indians out Of Ohio, Indiana and
Michigan, and defeated British and
Indians at the Thames, where Tecumseh
was killed. He was soldier and senator,
governor, Judge. diplomat and president,
but as yet he has no national monument.
The grave Of Baron De Kalb remained
unmarked for forty-fve years and the
rare visitor had some difficulty in find
ing the spot in large cornfield. In
1925, however, modest monument was
erected.
John Paul Jones had q very peculiar
history. His name was not Jones and
he was not an American; he was born
In Scotland and died in France; his en-
tire service for tho United States COW
cred but five years and he expired in
poverty and neglect The exact causes
of these paradoxes in his career have
never been searched out. but 1t is likely
that his peculiar temper had much to
do with it. John Adams detested him
and it is easy to understand why the
bold aud bluff sailor, the man Of san.
guine temperament and unwsvering
selfconfdence, who always spoke his
mind with freedom, could gain no SYM
patty from the cold and courteous
diplomat and statesman.
John Paul was the son Of a gardener
and was born on Solway Firth, Scot
land, July O, I7f7. He went to sea at
the age Of twelve, landed In Virginia
coon after and declared at once that
America was the country Of his fond
election. He made money In trade. and
in i573 located at Fredericksburg. We,
20 settle the estate Of his brother, whs
died there. He then added the name ~
Jones 70 his original name. His career
In the navy is known to every American
schoolboy. especially that wonderful
fight between his vessel. the Bon
Homme Richard, and the Scraps. com.
msnded by Captain Pearson. The 50
callai assistance" given by the Alliance
has never been explained. as she hres
indiscrisnlnataly ON both vessels. OF. as
the old song Eaysi
The Alliance hors aewn and The Richard fSa
reAe.
wsses esnsea ne heart 81 hosa resr~on 10
aH.ks.
jones entered The service II Russia,
bot auafTelcd with the admiral and re.
tired, rroeivins 10 Iay. lie went h.
France. bat eousa get ~ employment
lie appealed - Afnetfcan sxests. sSat
ssshn Adasns refused ~ eeurtenance
him sna sssske - hssn ~ smfsssoas and
intriguing. - foreigner a The south,
sfFFwssthg 20 himself nefis that ~
lsszss - fss kasissi ssA1vss' kw
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-28

LkPsss, Mich, juno 27.--At q late
hour last night burglars entered the
once OF Hunxtrford's carriage factory
here. After drilling a hole in the safe
door they touched il Off, blowing the
safe 10 pieces and hurting the door
through . partition 20 q distance OF
fifteen feet. Every window IN the
boIltiDg vas blown out and the fac
tory partially demolished. The burg
ixfs carved of = small amount OF
money and aquantity OF private papers.
There = 20 clue 20 the perpetrators.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-28
TO PREVENT sgAslokMGss.


suo6Yy Yhcuress. w. aoA Oeb1pW1ea, ~
ssedtne 1ts Trsat0sal
For the prevention Of seostclgness q
curious notion sesm 70 be common
that The sAnmnch should b. Kept - full
- possible, says tho Lancet Thus
have va seen stout old men and women
take with prsissvuvthy persistsnes-
had the result hsen sa1asfnctnry-bis
cults, brandy end soda. sppaes, . pint
OF porter. . red herring md various
other siibis and potsbies with IN en-
s1re want at soocsD IN rsAaAning them.
. oyurss % psvcciurs pssul,srsy trying
~ shoss who happen 70 b standing. on,
rsshss. lying on the verge Of tho sct OF
vomiting We're Ne 10 counsel those
who are Liable 70 this sfes<son we
should recosnmcnd - toliowG Tahe .
moderate meal tv-o hours hsfore going
ON board Remain on deck amidship~.
web protected against ccid. - long -
pcssihie A soun - IL prsmpuiApry
syrnp<ouas app>ss ps1iFe ~ The berth.
unsiress ~ qusckiy - pcssisae snd lie
fss an The beck fpv Tho hrss twelve on
even twenty -feuv hours without fccd.
Then saixe small po~<ton Of dry bread
and r,sst ec~f without fstd; shie she
sscu,aeh VII probably retain. n there
h much fpo~cm>nt of We vs@~I Ne
quiet again - even SO npun d~rk. sni
IN the eo~r~e of thtvey-as ~ forsy.
eight hnsrs she syse>u vfli ha~s -
covered isash nd ~ fnTshss srsfis
VII be exps~s~nnsst II b . nss~sehe
~ introduce . quaasity ~ Assd. e~s. ~
strong ecfzr<. Into Ne easr4d ss<<sseh.
paspe vf1i prosskay psv~s sswvts~abie
In sn@s ~ psv~uus qvis>ns ~ snss
pyvin. shsorsi o. pp&>asAsm trsmk,s
may se4 w~ll. hos - . rsls nnsftstne ~
al hfn<h shosli ~ ssnAs~vA ~ tl-s~
whe 81 se& wssA - soynpN1s vh~s b
siTs>dy bard ~ tsrAr.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-28

Csss1orrs. June 27.--Aassin shep-
perd. one of the early settlers in Char
Iot<e. ard q gentleman OF considerable
prominence n the prohibition party,
dled suddenly sunday afternoon OF
heart failure, superinduced by a con-
zeetive chill. 30 unexpected was his
death hat theirs vas no one present At
tas 6nse exceDt hts wife.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-28

MoRLKy. Mich. June 25.-Ths repub-
Leans met this evening and ratified the
nomination of Harrison and Reid. II
vas the largest political meeting ever
held IN this place. Hon. l.. e.. Palmer
delivered the address, and the Altoona
and stsnwood cornes bands furnished
the music.
A grand celebration will be held here
or the Fourth of July. The Altoona
and sfanwood cOrnet bands will furnish
the music for the day. and big crowd
10 expected here 10 help celebrate.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-28
v.rd. win Compo.. No More.

Verdi, the great composer, was asked
o short time ago whether he did not in
tend to write some moro operas. The
old man must be failing. for he answered
YEARLY, ~ will not deny that I feel
able to write another opera or two, be-
cause my imagination is not yet dead,
but there is one miserable hindrance-
the physical fatigue Of writing, of filing
an interminable forest of leaves of mu-
nc, all the millions of notes and signs
which compose . score-that's what
frightens me-"