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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-04
The Philharmonic Society

VIII give its second concert of the season
on Tuesday, December -, at Metropolitan
Hall. The chief orchestral features will be
a suite by n. Clifford Page, local CON-
poser who has had great success, and The
Nations, by MosZkOwsk. The suite by Mr..
Page is descriptive of scenes Ia Euro
pean village:
/. Through the fields to the church.
z. The flower girls.
3. The yagabOnds
q. The tryst meath the lindens.
3. Peasant sab0t dance.
q. Entrance of magistrate.
Mr.. Page will personally direct the COM
position. The sooists will be Signor Urso-
mando, the pianist. and Mr.. G.. Il. Mcbride,
vocalist.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-04
Sims Reeves on Modern Singing.

Probably no living person knows, saws
the London Musical World, more about
vocaliZation than Mr.. Sims Reeves, and his
impressions, CLEANED from contemporary
journals, cannot fail to interest. The emil
nent actor considers Don zetti and Bellini
among The greatest of musicians from a
vocal standpoint. What Mr.. Reeves finds
wanting in the modern singing voice Is
strong middle register, and he denounces
the method of forcing the upper register.
He also takes exception to the obtrusive
orchestraiion Of the modern declamatory
opera, and goes on to say: think how many
voices Wagner and other composers have
ruined by overinstrumentatlon." On an
other occasion Mr.. Reeves has also ex-
pressed himself on the deterioration attach
Ing 10 modern singing, remarking: Il
fear there Is very general Geca-
depce. The system. the music. and the
public are different now To what
they once were. When / was young there
was long and arduous course OF study,
through which the aspiTant had to go. 1t
trained his voice, 1t marked out compass,
it cultivated his taste. j spent years in
learning my art. But to-day the briefest
time appears necessary. Young tenors go
on the boards because they have pleasing
voice, ana never care about its possible de-
velopment in the future. That is Why sing
ers are not so capable now as they once
were" The quality Of the voice has, in Mr..
Reeves opinion, also deteriorated. He
says: What takes nowadays is the high
note. Every singer aims at that 1t pleases.
and he gives il irrespective OF art. The
mellow medium notes, which are the voice
alter all, are TO great extent neglected.
This accounts for the popularity of the
white TENOR as we cali the singer whose
register is abnormallY high"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-04

Field scene. Edge tools should be handled
carefully. even in mimic warfare.
Extensive preparations are being made at
this theater for the elaborate production of
the fairy tale cinderella" as a spectacle to
be run throughout the Chris tmas holidays.
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DRY GOODS

q
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q Gloves and u Z Corsets.
CHRISTMAS
GIFTS!
A Little Early, but Well
to Know.
Dress Patterns
From $500 10 So 90
Fur Sets
From $500 to SLIGO
BOas (Fur and feather
From sl.25 to $4,000
Collars (Fur and feather
From 35c to $500
Umbrellas
From SOC TO $1,000
HdndkerchieS
From &c to $500
Leather purses, Bags, BeHs)
From 1oc to $500
Kid Cloves
From 3Jc to S40O
Hosiery
From S1sc to 500
Underwear flights. etc.
From soc to $1,000
Men, Neckwear tiles & MuAlers)
From 15c to $3.50
Corsets
From 35c to $1,000
Carriers
From 10c to ST 20
Comforters
From soc to $50 90
Blankets
From S1.25 to $500
Curtains Iace and chenihe)
From 75c TO 5000
Bed Sets land Covers)
From 75c to SIS 90
Linen Sets { Table,
From 50 80 to $50 90
Table Covers
From 75c to $1,000
BIG BARGAINS ALL OYER THE STORE
NON.
REST LIGHTED ST0RE IN The cYZY
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-04
Anent Mr.. Augustin Daily.

Mr.. Days luck seems to be changing, re-
marks recent exchange. His great vogue
enables him TO withstand disaster, and fate
bufeted him for so many years that he
cares little for monetary reverses. But
there is one truth that must be forcing its
way into his brain-the truth that the tide
is running swiftly and strongly against his
adaptations from the German. These Ger
man plays are only French plays in dis
guise. Little Miss Million" was blend
ing of Barriere's Ecu au Convent" with
the Little Treasure" "A Test Case" be-
longs to large family of French comedies.
of which LA Petite VILE" by Picard, was
popular hundred years ago. The world
has been rolling awav from these archaic
works. Even the most unsophistieated of
our audiences denounees them as Chest
NUS" In Europe the old triie plots 60
numbering along successfully still, but here
there ia what the French call 'modernIty'
of spirit which accepts Hoyts sketches
from life. and HaTrigan's views Of the street.
and turns lis back on the lum beI.rOOm of the
European drama. The popular manager, it is
learned from another source. will make
some important revlvais of standard
dramas at his theater in New York during
the next two months. "a Test Case" has
not realized his expectations ard will be
withdrawn. Then will follow in rapid snc-
cession: 'The Hunchback." in which Miss
Ada Rehan will appear as Julia and Mr..
George Clarke as Walter: The School for
Scandal" The Bellies Stratagen," Tam
ing of the Shrew," "As You Like H." ''The
Wonder" THE FOresters" and Twelfth
Night" new one-aet piece entitled The
knaye" is to he given in connection with
The Bellies Stratagem." a new japanese
play will conclude the seasons productions
after which Mr.. DAILY ana his players will
beiake themselves to London to open The
Dev DAILY Theater In that city.
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From Dishwasher to Demisemiquavers

iOfti DtSih aSilNl W
The newest prima donna that has been
enshrined in Partisan favor possesses
history which would be romantic outside of
the opera. Marie Delna is only q years
old. -Four years ago she was engaged as
waitress 10 a provincial restaurant. When
not waiting on travellers she assisted in the
duties OF the kitchen, and in these intervals
beguiled the tedium Of dishwashng by
singing. One afternoon an impulsiye diner
cast aside his knife and FORK and, rushing
into the kitchen, embraced tie young
woman enthusiastically. The dishwasher
was virtuous persUn and not 10 be trifled
with. She promptly dropped her song and
her plates at tie same moment and Selling
the strangers b. ard cuffed him soundly.
His ardor somewhat dampened by this re-
cepii0D, The gentleman explained thatthere
was a fortune in her voice. Thereupon
Marie dried her hands and signed contract
with him. Tie enthusiast took her to Paris
placed her under good training. and has re-
Gently introduced her with great success
into the musical world.
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the FATE or A LEARNED PIG.

A Little Learning Proved TO be a
Dangerous Thing TO This Porker.
[From the London Daily Telegraph
About eleven years ago famous hog of
almost superporcine intelligence was at
tached to the Imperial circus at st. Peters
burg, where it basked in the sunshine of
fashionable favor throughout two gay win
ter seasons. This sagacious creature, at
once ready reckoner, fortune teller and
deft executioner of card tricks, was the
property of one Tanti, famous Italian
clown, who had brought it up from infan-
cy and taught it all its accomplishments
One night he and his pig were hidden to
gathering of young officers of the Rus
sian Guard, supping together after the
performance, and were called upon to re-
peat the program of the evening-of
course, ON payment of a handsome fee.
At the conclusion of the show one of the
officers offered Tsnti one thousand rubles
for his pig. The clown declined TO sell,
pointing out that the docile and clever an
imal constituted his chief source of in
come, and that, moreover, he was far too
fond of it to part from it. Upon this the
bidding one another until they ran the
price up to six thousand rubles-
This sum, the equivalent of over seven
hundred pounds, and the reflection that
he could probably train another pig to re-
place the one thus exorbitantly valued,
finally induced Tanti to accept the offer,
little thinking to what a dismal fate he
thereby consigned his pet. Next day the
luckless animal was slaughtered by order
of it's purchaser and sent to the clowns
lodging with the message that s'no doubt
Signor Tanti would like to taste q porker
which had been SO profitable to him In
life and death alike"
The whole grim story, equally discredit-
able to all concerned in IL, got wind in
st. Petersburg and made painful impress
sion upon Russian society. A severe re-
primand was administered to the officer
whose cruel freak had caused the death of
a pnblic fsyorite, and Tanti's popularity
sensibly declined Oddly enough, a few
weeks later he wes fired at while cutting
capers in the ring by an eccentric Polish
nobleman, whose bullet Just missed the
clown, burying itself in the sawdust at
his feet, and causing him such alright
that he fed from the circus Fse one de-
mented.
When interrogated as to the motive of
his extraordinary conduct the Ssrmatian
magnste-s Unknown sportsman and pa
tron of the circus-calmly replied that
''hsving been much diverted by the clowns
feats, he had felt himself bound TO fire a
salute in Tanti's honor" Shortly sitter
ward the recipient of this strange compli-
ment quilted Russia
Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-05
EXTREMES.

When extremes meet they begin at once
to argue politics. News.
Every once in a while you find man
who thinks that noise in class meeting is re-
Hgion.-Ram's Horn.
No one can blame the oyster for not
showing his appreciation of the fall open
ing.-Baltimore American.
The change register that checks up the
drinks sold in saloon is ar-gain
counter.-New Orleans Picayune.
A man will ease his conscience over the
way he earns dollar by resolving to spend
it the right way.-Atchison Globe.
"That was a false ALARM" as the man on
the yacht said when he thought his wig
had blown of.-Philadelphia Record.
"What is your favorite play" "Timon
of Athens" "Why. nobody produces
that" eyes That's the reason like it. u
Washington Star.
The opening of the reed bird season
brings us a step nearer to the solution of
that old problem, the determination of the
sparrow.-Washington Star.
As another proof of womsn's inability to
keep secret we notice that while a man
covers his suspenders a woman wears hers
openly.-Yonkers Statesman.
Fogg says he was never baptized, but he
went to church when there was sprink-
ling of sinners in the congregation and he
was one of them.-Boston Transcript.
He Quitting on the ring)-so glad youa
'em. She (suspiciously)-How do you
knowa He - Tried 'em-Kate Fields
Washington.
"Well, if that amt mean!" exclaimed
the prisoner. "Every one O. the stories in
this paper they've gimme to read Is 'to be
continued An me to be hung next
week!"-Tit-Bits.
IT wonder what your father will say
when I ask him for your hand?" "Don't
worry about that, dear. He rehearsed it
with me this morning, and he does it beau
| tifully. y."-Chicago News Record.
Quester-Do you wear braces Jester
Oh, yes. Couldn't get along without them.
| them in towns Jester-At the drug store.
Ask for "calisaya. boston Courier.
Mrs. MoBride-Is the uncle you spoke oi
who advanced you little money brother
| of your father or mother McBride-O-
| er-neither, my dear. He belongs t. g
"collaterar branch of the family.-Brook
| lyn Life.
| "Papa, do Germans become Frenchmer
when they die?" asked Jacky.
| "Of course not, my son. WhyW
| "Well, you said when man died he wa
| translated, and I didn't know but wha
Germans were translated into French
Harper's Bazaar.
Dashaway-Willie, do you think you
sister likes met Willie-She told mamm
the other day that she thought you wer
one of the incest men she ever met
Dashaway (handing him a quarter)-Wha
else did she say? Willie-When you wer
asleep.-Detroit Free Press
Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-05
THE INTER ESTING FIGHT.

All the people of this great, glorious and
still comparatively free country are inter
ested in the fight now going on between
Sanitary Science and the Cholera. Many
take deep interest in the fight
between the bulls and bears in
Wall street. Some keep track of the
fight between Heterodoxy and Ortho-
doxy. And some are interested in the
fight between the honorable James P. Pig
ott and those who now seem likely to be
his constituents. But the fight that really
gobbles up the interest is that which will
take place Wednesday night between John
L. Sullivan and James J. Corbett.
There are different kinds of greatness in
this curiously arranged world. There is
the great soldier, who wades Through
slaughter to a throne;" the great states.
man, who allows his sovereign to think
that he (the sovereignty is the real ruler;
the great orator, who with golden tongue
makes his hearers his slaves; the great
poet, who opens the eyes of the blind to
his splendid vision; and the first se1ectman
in country town. But there is unique
greatness which is not to be compared tc
any of the aforesaid greatnesses, and 1t il
the greatness of the man whose proud and
justifable boast it has been that he could
click any man on earth" The man who
can make this boast and back 1t up ii
indeed great. For years he has stood up
when not too drunk, gigantic and bold ready
to make good his title to his greatness
In support OF his claim he has, in his owl
graphic language, covered three CONT
He has announced that he will "puncl
holes through the bank clerk" and that b.
is prepared to make good his promise Is in
dicated by the descriptions of him whicl
adorn the journals of civilization. By tn
way, one of these journals says his bod.
looks like the trunk of big tree, and tina
the muscles slip and roll around like snake
| twining about tree trunk. Wowl
But what saith "the bank clerk" who i
about to stand before him who can tlic
| any man on earth," even as little Davi
| stood before the champion of the Philis
tines. Simply that Sullivan can't lie
him. What will happen Wednesday night
Will Sullivan ''cover" another competito,
or will he meet the fate of Goliath, VIII
was sure that he could lick any man O.
earth until David knocked him out.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-05
CONN. MORNING, SEPTEMBER s 1892.
max and overpowering avalanche of super
amazing animal intelligence"

} amazing animal intelligence"
In st. Gallen, one of the Swiss cantons,
a vote has just been taken on free burial,
or, rather, on burial at the expense of the
State. The vote was 1900 for and
$4,000 against it, So it is lost for the
present, and each st. Gallen man will have
to pay for his burial himself. Cremation
was one of the modes of disposing of the
body which was contemplated by law.
In this country people "insult" the gov
ernment with great freedom and pictur-
sequences, and no notice ia taken of it, but
it is different in Germany. A Copenhagen
merchant was on board of German steam
er going to Seelsnd, a German port. They
passed another steamer carrying an excur-
sion party of North Schleswig folk. This
merchant, Hoimark, turned to u fellow
passenger and said: "What a pity these
people who want to belong to Denmark are
forced to be Germans" and later added:
emperor William has robbed Denmark of
Schleswig" After his arrival he was ar
rested for 'insulting the Majesty of the
Emperor" The fellow passenger, who was
Count Cronberg of the Austrian embassy,
testified against him.
1t is an old story, but timely. A GER
tain monk who was making p journey
from the city where he lived met for
midable looking parsonage on the road and
the two stopped to rest and to talk. The
formidable looking parsonage told the
monk that he was the Plague, that he was
on his way to the city and that while there
he was minded to kill 1000 persons. The
monk pleaded for the lives Of his towns
men and with such eloquence that his
grim companion was moved and promised
that he would kill only 10000. While the
monk was yet away from home news came
to him that a plague had fallen upon the
city and that 20, 900 persons had died. AS
he was making his journey back to the
city he met his former acquaintance leav-
ing 1t and upbraided him for breaking his
word. 'T kept my word to you faithfully"
the other replied;"I killed only 10000;
fear killed the rest.'
Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-05
SHOP ASSISTANTS.
London,s Clerks-The Hours They
Work, the Pay They Get and How
They 1.-Two.

LOndOn3B Clerks-The Hours They
Work, the Pay They Get and How
They Live.
LONDON, Aug. "a.
To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER.
"Dsath and Disease Behind the Coun-
ter" is rather striking title for book,
and considering the sort of revelation it
promised, and the fact that our atten-
persons of a decidedly philanthropic
turn, we were naturally not little curl
ous to read this book. 1t was written,
we find, by Mr.. Thomas Sutherst, an
English barrister whose penchant for re-
form had made him president of the
Shop Hours Labor league, and as its
title would suggest, it deals with the
general condition, and particularly with
the hours of toll, of that numerous and
eminently respectable class known here
clerks in stores. In the first chapter the
author says ''I believe am within the
mark in stating that the majority of
shop-assistants in this country work from
seventy-fve to ninety hours in every
week. Of that majority one-fourth work
the full ninety hours per week, two
fourths eighty hours, and the remaining
fourth seventy-five hours per week"
Contrasting the hours of shop assistants
with those of mechanics and artisans, he
says, "The system I am endeavoring to
expose flches from young men and wo-
men behind the counter twenty-one weeks
of overwork in every year-without, !
believe, any of the overtime being paid
for" Beyond this bare allusion to the
matter, the author. we were sorry to
find, had scarcely anything to say in re.
gard to the wages paid this class Of
workers. His sole plea was for q reduc
ton of hours, and for an allowance tc
these oppressed and suffering toilers oi
sufficient time, on at least one day in tn.
week, for healthful recreation and fol
he inhaIing into sinking chests OF I
Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-05
Nature.

AS fond mother, when the day is DER,
Leads by the hand her little child to bed,
Half willing, half reluctant to be led
And leaves his broken playthings on the floor,
Still gazing at them through the open door,
Nor wholly reassured and comforted
By promises of others in their stead,
Which, though more splendid, may not please
him more,
So nature deals with us and takes away
Our playthings one by one, and by the hand
Leads us to rest so gently that we go,
Scarce knowing if we wish to go or stay,
Being too full of sleep to understand
How far the unknown transcends the what
we know.
H. w, Longfellow
Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-05
NOMINATIONS
FOR PRESIDENT,
BENJAMIN HARRISON, OF Indiana.
FOR vIcE-PREs1DENT,
wHITELAw REID. OF Now York.

FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
wHITELAw REID. OF New York.
THE ROBBER TARRIFF AGAIN.
Just see how the tariff has robbed the
people of the United States in the matter
of carpets Before the war people who
wanted fine carpets had to buy them from
importers. Velvet and Brussels carpets cost
$1.SO yard. And many people used rag
carpets because they couldn't afford to
buy the imported article. But there has
been an astonishing change. Now almost
everybody can afford fine carpets and they
get them for very moderate price. AS
good carpets as were sold in 1855 for 81. 80
can now be bought for 81. And they are
made in this country. In 1860 the value
of the carpet mills of the United States
was less than 5,0O0,O 900. After the tariff
of 1867, which was the first to affect wool
and it's manufactures, the industry grew,
and in 1870 there were 215 carpet fac
tories valued at $12, 900, 900, employing
$4,000 hands and producing $4,000, 900
yards of carpet every year. In 1880 we
produced 39,272.000 yards, employed
3O,3T hands, paid in wages s6,435. 900
with capital of $21, ,4s6,0o invested in
carpet mills. To-day there are 205 carpet
factories employing nearly As 900 hands,
consuming nearly 100000. 900 pounds of
wool and turning out $4,000, 900 yards of
carpet. We are now turning out as fine q
grade of CARPETS and ruos "a are made any,
where in the world, we are steadily reduc-
ing our imports of foreign carpets, the
duty is higher than ever it was and the
price is lower than was ever known in the
history of the trade.
If "a robber tariff" will bring about
such a state of affairs as this let's have
some more of it.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-05
The schooImarm,s Prayer.
From the London Globe

A schoolmfstress in Australia has been
recently suspended by the minister for ed
ucation at Victoria for impropriety of
conduct In praying for the death of her
husband. As the authorities are hardly
likely to have interfered with her privats
devotions, we can only suppose that the
prayer In question was one in which the
public had bean invited to join. Possibly
the good lady was of Mr.. Barrie's opinion,
that there are some people who are "bet
ter dead" Let us hope In that case she
may be content with her present procedur,
and not put into practice the old sayins
that Heaven helps those who help them
selves"
Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-05

The Cholera is q dreaded
foe. 1T may and it may not
reach our shores. in view Wof
the fact that it may, it be-
hooves US to be prepared to
repel its attack.
Plenty of wholesome,
easily Ggested, nourfshi1g
food is one of the strongest
bulwarks against Cholera.
In Streets Wheahne and
White Oats will be found all
the elements which go to
fordI the body against dis
ease.
Why not use them 2
Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-05

School will begin again tomorrow. 1t
| is pleasing to see how glad the children are
that the long and weary vacation is over
and that they can resume their loved
studies and see their dear teachers once
Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-05
EDITORIAL NOTES,

A Miss Wallup has been engaged ss
teacher in Kansas town. If she lives up
to her name the boys in her school will
have woe.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-05

That is touching bit of sentiment dis
played by Philadelphia woman who
reckons among her choicest possessions a
collection of teeth that once belonged in
the heads of her deceased relatives.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-05

II cures Colds, Coughs, Sore Throat Group
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Asthma A certain cure for Consumption In nrst
stages and . sure relief In advanced stages Use
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Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-05

Young woman, 60 to Sumatra. A law
exists there under which a mans property
cannot be inherited by his children, but
must go to his parents, while that belong
ing to his wife descends to the offspring.
Of course, the men evsde that law by put
ting all the wealth into the hands of the
xuopoon
Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-05

It is announced that Bourke Cochran is to
take the stump for Cleveland in New Eng
land. 1t is not probable that he will say
in his speeches as he did at Chicago. that
''Mr. Cleveland is wonderfully popular
man every day in the year except one
election day"