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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-17

Lessons on the harp from . good
teacher coat Eve dollar. each. 81 one
whs studies n must have assurance
that he 4 qualified 90 learn.
A hsrpist should have = good ssr and
nerve. fair musical temperament, intel
nreoce sad patience i,s th~ siavs.
careful snd rrFaisr practice that tells
and makes The player
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playing iHstsad ~ atsdyinF ~ tAs
necessary enlargement Ny ssf~fis
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ssa hFosa sttis befusu sgfhe sac
sha~F
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slssi lts issatis 80 ss-sr fssFastea
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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-17

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the eige n = wiud STERN fps4 he de
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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-17

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closely snf general snake. = - -
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pianefarte - tfsi8r Yet >tfai =
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harn snt rreei~~ .t ~ q rfgkt hon~r-
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rifrifs
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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-17
HOW TO PLAY HARPS
An instrument That Holds Its
Place in the Courts Of Kings
GREAT FOLKS WHO PLAY HARPS
A Nember of seidrs Orchestra Gives
Msny Point- or Value 90 . Begin
ner--some Noted INSTRUMENTS

As~ureilv The harp must ~ a fasci-
mating Instrument. for in these prae-
ticsl DAYS history has forgotten every
other historical Instrument but the
harp a. a vehicle ~ expression. In the
saee for longevity the glorious Strsdi-
vsrius. with his incomparsble violias.
a. thousands ~ years behind the tins
when The first harp was produced.
Thi~remints me how little the violin.
with ia sterling qualities % wood aud
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-17

would In ,~ensY y@srs
The deterioration vsuid rnsiniv -
In the mechanism from the action %
che pedsis
Nsw r sr harp Stood this wear srd
tar ! ksa qaits sare that Fs,sra 49,
harr shonia lsst llfesins> ~ a. ssns-
teur. or afseeu - ts~sff gear. -
profs-sioesi player ~ nae. then ~
iastruBs~a, = nas ~hss a sha~id ~
Fo~ r~s~fsi s>< ~osid suesest ia
ns-sttorn 80 ss~esnS sls~d sep. $50
eieiir ~ lsdi~-. a. b~isr ss~s~i~stls
arc - $50 80 tos- bstsf seas-@ 80
80 gasiis e.sa<-rt rr>ssa 49, atst 80
isrf-sf size = <essfahi~ Ths pTts~ -
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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-17
| Is Per CENT. OFF,

o beautiful woman gracefully posed At
the harp and playing with grace and
naturalness has had much to do with
keeping the harp luxury and making
IL an exceptional instrument, from the
fact that the effect 30 far has been so
great and impressive that the serious
study OF the instrument has scarcely
been considered by many amateurs
Again there has been a lack of COM
posers. and that simplicity In writing
80 desirable with the harp faded. and in
its place came an ephemeral. common
place music presenting difficulties often
undeserving the trouble of study. In
deed. mp TO . few years ago the major
ity of harp compositions have. strange
TO say. been aggrsvatingly free from
the very qualities that should have en-
coursged the player. 1t has either
been soulless simplicity or chromatic
use OF the pedals with . vengeance.
Happily, the harp repertoire of to-
day viii avoid this result This roper
toire may not be large but IL l. good;
aud IL Is Just possible that harpists
profit by this. and learn something
well. while. where . TOO large roper
toire exists. pupil often does . great
deal. yst-nothinr. from having this
library at command
he~srs Erzrd expressly made me one
Of my present Ersrd harps which may
here gay has been The companion of
the best part Of my career; and for
twenty years played upon IL all over
Europe. severely trying its qualities 10
the utmost. and during that time IL
withstooi every trial and vas I'M
touched BY anyone bat myself
IL l. safe 30 say that hard working
colo hsrpiss viii wear . harp more in
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-17

OF a man who knew his business and
was prepared to attend TO it. 'of father
irtlaw in my family. Trib-
une.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-06-29
Who Wishes the Job?

Washington, June PA librarian
is wanted for the Department of Agri-
culture, salary $500. The civil SER
vice commissioners announce that in
addition to the usual clerical examine
ton applicants must be prepared for
examination in modern languages
German, Franch, Italian and Span
ish), library economy, photography
and literature of agriculture.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-06-29
LOST A LEG.
Somewhat Serious Accident in Carter
County Yesterday.

A man named Whitehead, an en-
ploye in saw mill on Tigers Greek,
Garter Co, about three miles from
Hobson, belonging to Jas. A. Martin,
OF this city, had the misfortune Of get.
ting his right leg cut off below the
knee yesterday morning. He was re-
moving, with his foot, the sawdust &C.
cumulation from beneath the saw
when he unknowingly came within
the above serious proximity. Surgic
al and medical aid was summoned anc
the injury, though it OF course disablei
the unfortunate to some extent fol
life, is not fatal one.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-06-29
Put Money in Thy Purse.

How? Save doctors bills. Always
keep on hand bottle of that finest Of
remedies, DR.. Hales Household Cough
Cure to allay the first irritation caused
by cold. Don't think you can fix up
something just as good when for 25c
or SOC you can have the result of years
Of practice and experience in making
this preparation absolutely the best.
For sale by Mcfarland & Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-06-29
THE MYSTERY CLEARED.
MRS. CUMMINGS CONFESSEs TO
THE MURDER OF HER
STEP-SON.
She Denies ALI Former Stories, and
Says She Drained the Boy
With An Axe.

Knoxville, June 24.-The dark mys-
terry which for the past two weeks has
surrounded the murder of 10year-old
Louis Cummings, was cleared Friday,
when his step-mother, Mrs. Lottie
Cummings, who has been confined in
jail since the horrible crime, made
confession to Officers Bowman and
Carpenter, duplicating herself. She
said that on the day OF the murder,
when Louis came home, she at once
began to quarrel with him. He called
her vile name, when she picked up
an axe and dealt him two severe blows
on the head, splitting his skull and
killing him instantly. She then carried
the body upstairs and threw it from a
second-story window. The fall horri-
bly, mutilated it. The blood on the
floor and in the house was then washed
up ny her and the alarm of murder
given.
No murder committed near Knox
vile in many years has created such
a sensation, it seemed to be wrapped
so completely in darkness. Suspicion
however, rested on Mrs. Cummings
and she was arrested, though stoutly
denying her guilt, saying that a negro
killed the boy. This was not believed
however, and last week a greater SEN
sation was created which she made
duplicating Constable Sam Walker
He was arrested and placed in iail, blu
when tried proved an abb and was re
leased
In Fridays confession Mrs. Cum
mings denies all the other stories toll
and takes the entire responsibility O
the crime on herself. 1t is though
her counsel will plead insanity for hel
If not, she may hang, as public fee
ing is very strong against her.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-06-29

Friday evening the members Of The
Longfeliow Literary Circle held very
pleasant md elegant reception aud rt-
union in the parlors of Hotel Carnegie.
The following program had been ar
ranged.
An address Of welcome by E Dud
ley Duncan Instrumental music,
kindness of Mr., and Mrs. Mcmillan.
Reading by Mrs Exum. Addresses
by Messrs. Summers, Bradiag and
Faw, Vocal music by Misses Mary
Wilder, Eva Wilson and Florence
Singiser.
At 1880 supper was served in the
elegantly lighted dining halls Of the
great hotel.
The reception was the most recher
che and delightful social gathering
that we have had in Johnson City this
season.
Special votes of thanks were tender
ed to Mr.. and Mrs Mcmillan and Mr..
and Mrs Farr.
AS the members of the old Circle sat
at table or talking to each other Of
times that were but are no more, Wis
ions of the many pleasant meetings Of
the past rose up and hallowed the
evening with wreatbs of memory
blossoms culled from the gardens o
the past.
Though years resisfless onward sweep,
Though life is fading fast
They laugh at time and fate who keep
, The friendships of the past
E The following members, which in
, cluded all except few who have NOV
: ed out of town, were present:
t Mr.. and Mrs. ]. e Brading, MIR. ami
J. Mrs. f. A. Stratton, Mr.. and MRS.
I. w. Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs Cy II. Lyle
0 Mr., and Mrs. w J. Exums Mr.. an
r Mrs. II. w. Lyle, Mr.. and Mrs. JOS |
g Summers; Misses Sarah Chandie
}, Sallie Faw, Eva Wilson, Jennie Cruu
T. ley, Mary and Martha Wilder, Mil
dred Smith, Carrie Heuser, land Rett
Il Lyle; Messra. J w CrumIey, w. v
$ Faw. ]. f. Crumley and L. Dude
y Duncan.
e Those invited were Mr. aad Mrs
/ B. Mcmillan, of Bristol, 9Ir and MI
A. R. ". Farr; Misses Annie Cent?
i Mary and Alice Carr, and Florent
n Singiser; Messers. Lon McIntyr
Frank St. John, Franl; Love, A.
Of Burris, Guy Smith, B F. Childress.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-06-29
Worlds Fair.

The E. T. v. & g. Ry. is the recog-
nized route to Chicago-runs solid
vestibule trains via @. & G. route to
Cincinnati, where close connection is
made with three direct rontes in Grand
Central Station for Chicago. 642.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-06-29
To Chicago.

The q. T. v. & G. Ry, runs the
finest equipped trains and makes the
quickest time to Chicago. See that
your ticket reads via the G. & G, roads.
Tho recognized route to the Worlds
Fair. 642.tf
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-06-29

tion-iust the work that it was made for.
It's womans medicine, carefully COM
pounded for her by an experienced physician,
and adapted to her delicate organization. 1t
makes weak women strong, suffering women
well. It's an invigorating, restorative tonic
a soothing and bracing nervine, and GER
tain cure for all the functional arrangements,
painful disorders or chronic weaknesses pc
culiar to the sex. For liberation, displace-
ments, bearing down sensations, "female
complaints of every kind, it's q never-fail-
ing remedy
And, among all the medicines that claim to
help women, I" Favorite Prescription" is the
onty one that's guaranteed to do what is
promised for it. If it doesn't benefit or cure,
Ia any case, you have your money back.
Is something else, that may pay the dealer
better, likely to be "juSt as good " for you
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-06-29

hgO OTHER Sarsaparilla has eff
~ fected such remarkable cures as
HOODS Sarsaparilla, Of Scrofula,
Salt Rheun, and other blood diseases.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-06-29

a str ong,
healthy roman in
stead Of q tired
and ailing one |
Sounds like a mir
acle, doesn't it ?
But it isn't. It's
only the ordinary,
every day work
Of DIR. Pierce's
FavOrite Prescrip-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01

wrote his famous story, "The Lady or
the TlgerY" what came of it's writing,
and the condition of his own mind at
the present time of the CORE ct solution
of the story. The inner personality of
Mr.. Howell's has, perhaps, never been
brought 80 close to his public as in the
many sided sketch of the novelist
which Professor II. II. Boyesen writes
of him in this number of the magazine,
under the title of "Mr. Howels at
Close Range" Few clergymen in
New York know society and its leaders
better than does the Rev. Morgan Dix,
d. D., of Trinity church, and his por-
trayal of "The Society Woman of To
day" is as strong as it is authoritative.
Robert j. Burdette is at his best in
pointing out what, in his opinion, is
The Task-mistress of Woman" while
Will Carleton suggests his best poems
in "Captain Young's Thanksgiving"
which is accompanied by a characteris-
tic illustration by Alice Barber Ste
phens. With this number the Journal
is ten years old, and the issue is made,
in sense, a jubilee. An interesting
illustrated sketch of the history of the
magazine is happily given, the number
being clothed in a decorative panel
cover by A. B. Wenzell. To be only
ten years old and have circulation Of
700 900 copies each month-he largest
circulation now in the worlds, in a
few words, the wonderful record of the
LADIES' Home Journal. But it is de %
served
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01
A Sharks Mistake.

We had on board the brig Emma Luce a
full blooded native Of the South Sea islands
whom we called Kailua, which is the name
of the place where he belonged Kailua
was on his way back home after a visit to
civilization, and he was very happy. lie
was II supple, sinewy fellow, with restless
eye and hand that could move with the
swiftness of flash. He had picked up
certain amount of broken English, and he
was very proud of his mplishment
For some days huge shark had been fol
lowing us, and the superstitious sailors de-
clared it was an omen of evil. They reiter-
ated time after time that some calamity
was bound to befall us. Finally we were
becalmed beneath a brazen sky and in the
midst of a vast, CLASSY ocean. Still the
shark played about us, his back fin cutting
the surface of the water here and there.
ITS sure sign of death, soberly de
clared one old tar.
Kailua heard the words and nodded
Somebody got co., he said. "Kailua
CO."
We did not fathom the meaning of his
words until he had swiftly stripped off his
clothes and plunged over the rail headlong
into the sea. Everybody rushed to the side
and yelled at him to come back, for he was
swimming swiftly from the brig, some
thing gripped in his teeth He paid not
the least attention to our cries.
1t was not long before the man eater
sighted the swimmer, and we saw the
sharp fin cutting through the water like Il
streak. \ feeling of unutterable horror
seized every one of us, and we watched for
The contamination of the tragedy.
The South Sea islanders are the most ex-
l,,,t Ill
seemed to become confused or frightened,
for he began to splash and founder about
In the most awkward manner. The shark
must have felt sure of his feast.
Just as we expected to see the man eater
grasp his prey, Kailua disappeared like a
flash. 1t was impossible to tell how he did
it, but he seemed to dive down into the wa
ter as if he had plunged headlong from a
great height.
There was IA sudden furry beneath the
surface, to which rose bright crimson
stain, and then up came dark body that
turned over on its side and lay still:
1t was the shark, and he was dead as he
could bel
But where was KailuaY We looked about
for the native in vain, and all began to
think he had been killed and the body had
sunk to rise no more. just as we arrived
ut this conclusion II hail came from under
the bow of the brig, and there was Kalua
having swum under water from the scene
of the encounter to the Emma Luce.
A rope was Immediately flung to him
and he came aboard hand over hand with
the agility of monkey, knife gripped il
his teeth. Quickly he stood grinning be
fore us, his black body shining in the sun
light.
''Shark sign of dead" he observed. "Yor
beti Him dead. That make right. Kailus
fool him. - Gilbert Pdtten, in Adventures a
the South Sea Islands.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01

MISS HESTER WEYMOUTH, a teacher
who left Windham county, Conn, last
June, with only SO, walked to the
Worlds Fair and took it in thoroug hly
has returned home with a husband,
and $50 that she earned herself.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01

NOTICE.-This is to certify that have given
~ my SON. Clarence ID. Foster, his time through
the remain der of his min GRITTY. and shall not claim
any of his wages. nor pay any debts OF his contract
ing after this date. WILLIAM j. FOSTER.
Montpelier, VT, October q, 1898.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-27

from Alabama in regard to the assault
which had been made upon the President
for the last two days. He desired TO aC-
count for the attitude of the silence OBJ
served on the democratic side of the
chamber in the face Of the assault. 1t
was that 1t had not been thought
necessary to say single word in de-
Tense of Mr.. Cleveland from the time
he was born in New Jersey up
TO the present hour. On his side of the
chamber, and, he had reason TO be-
lieve, on the other side OF the
chamber aud all over the country, Mr.
Cleveland's defense had been fully made
by the American people themselves. His
great and powerful career disarmed all
such assaults as had been made upon
him. Whatever of fault the senator
from Nevada might have found in Mr..
Cleveland's career no American had seen
1t that way.
CAN'T FOOL THE PEOPLE.
Whatever criticism the senator from
Nevada might have indulged in, tho
American people had not shared that
criticism with him, Nobody was perfect.
Human nature was infim The loftiest
characters were not infallible But he
ventured TO say that in American history
the career of Grover Cleveland, his char
acter, his achievements, his honor his
patriotism and his abilities would
stand in the foremost line,
in spite of all the assaults which had been
made Whether senators differed from
Mr.. Cleveland or agreed with him, nobody
failed to recognize his stalwart and pow
erful character and his high integrity.
He hoped that this little tribute
would be taken as sufficient
to account for the fact that
the democratic side of the chamber
would not feel called upon to enter upon
any defense of the President unless some
thing far more important was charged
against him than had been charged up to
this time.
The Senate at 6 pm, alters short exec
utive session, adjourned until tomorrow
at IL.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-27
FIGHTING THE STRIKERS.
The Louisville and Nashville Appeals
to the Courts.

Louisville, Ky, Sept. 26.-The Louis
vile and Nashville railroad has appealed
to the courts for assistance in dealing with
its striking machinists.
At Mobile and Evansville yesterday the
roads attorneys applied for injunctions
restraining the strikers from interfering
in any manner with the W orkmen en-
ployed by the company
At Evansville the roads lawyers, in ad-
dltion to securing a restraining order,
sued the Louisville company committee
men, who persuaded the workmen to
quit, for S., 900 damages.
In this city the strikers have induced
one-half the machinists brought from a
distance to join their ranks A small
force of men is at work, and both sides
claim to be certain of victory.
The Louisville and Nashville switch
men struck this afternoon. There are
rumors that despite the recent agreement
the trouble may extend and tie up the
whole system.
rs NEW MEN EN- ROUTE.
Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 26-Seven ty-five
railroad shop men passed through this
morning en- route from New York to
Louisville to take the places of the strik-
ing workmen in the Louisville and Nash
vile shops. The men Occupied two
coaches and were kept under
guard and lock while passing
through the union station. While at the
union station they were fed like so many
cattle. Two barrels of sandwiches and
two wash boilers of coffee were carried
into the coaches, to which the men helped
themselves like famished wolves. They
were hard looking customers.
CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN ASSAULTED.
Mobile, Ala, Sept. 26-Richard Pate
rock, a, German, arrived here this morn
ing seeking work as machinist. Several
strikers picked him up, and
upon his declaration that he was
starving and would have to go to work in
the Louisville and Nashville shops, he
was assaulted and, as he claims, his life
threatened. The strikers deny any
knowledge of the incident and say that
none of their men figured in the assault
Thomas McDougall, a machinist and a
union man, has been arrested. He denies
that he struck Paterock. McDougall is
not a striker. More arrests will follow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-27
j. PARRISH STEELE DEAD.
He Was an Agricultural Writer of
Distinction.


Mobile, Ala, Sept. 26.-Prof J. Par
rish Steele, aged 65 years, of Illinois,
died in the Providence iDfrmary in this
city this morning at o'clock. Prof.
Steele was an agricultural writer of ma
tionaI distinction, and to his research
and experiments the south and western
farmers are indebted for many useful
discoveries. He was for twenty-four
years agricultural editor of the Mobile
Register. Early in the 70s he ad-
vocated the use of paris green
succeeded in having it adopted every
where in the south as the cheapest method
of saving the cotton crop from one of its
ing the Chinese upland rice, Yen Gan,
and his distribution of the plant pro
duced on his experimental farm, gave to
the southern and western farmers an ad-
ditional valuable food crop, successfully
and easily raised.
He demonstrated the feasibility of pro-
ducing Cuban tobacco from native sod in
tina sandy belt along the South Atlantic
and gulf, and its cultivation has already
proved a source of profit TO many farmers
in this section, where experiments have
shoR'1 that the coarse lands of Georgia.
Florida, Alabama and Mississippi will
produce leaf equal to that of the Vuelta
Abajo district
His skill as an entomologist led TO his be-
ing appointed by the national bureau Of
agriculture member of the committee
which was sent to Mexico, and he per-
formed much valuable labor for the farm
er while engaged in that work.