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nnse nan oyor the River.

The picked nine which went from
Martins Ferry to Barnesyilte on Friday
70 play the crack base ball club Of east
ern Ohio won Fridays game and lost
Saturdays, the scores standing TO g
and 0 to 4. The Martins Ferry boys
did well considering the fact thatthey
have not played together once this sea-
son and did not even get to practice uli-
til Friday. Some Of the boys had not
played ball for weeks. Dick Padden
made four base hits on Friday and four
Saturday, and opened the eyea otthe
Barnesville people. Joe Ahl made
three base hits, and Purcell, Kain,
Mockey and Ahl one each, Bert Jones
made two and one single hit. Martins
Ferry made the only double hits, get
ting one Friday and one Saturday.
-Four hundred persons witnessed the
first game and six hundred the second,
and all paid. The Martins Ferry boys
decided on Thursday that they would
not go, but got together at the eleventh
hour and went. They returned yesteE-
day reasonably well pleased with their
work, and expect TO play two more
games with the famous club soon.
Dick Padden, OF Martin's Ferry, who
has done less playing this season than
usual, can play ball with any man in
this section. He is good all round
player and Is doubtless the best second
baseman in the neighborhood. He 10
also good pitcher. .tDickey Bird, %
the boys call him, has refused several
good offers from association clubs. BE
Is only twenty.one years old and weighs
40 ponnds.
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THE U. B. ooNFERENcE
Tho Appointments for the Ensuing Year.
Tho Conference AdjOurns.

Special Dfpateh 70 he tnldlf9eResr
BucKHASNoN, W. Va, Sept. 24-The
thirty-seventh annual conference Of the
United Brethren church, which has
been in session here for the past five
days, concluded their work this even.
ing. Great interest has been mani
tested in the work by those attending.
Thirty-seyen ministers and forty.seyen
lay delegates were in attendance. The
following presiding elders were elected
Revs. s. a. shanabarger, A. Q. Hault'
erman, o. II. Cox and r. A. Hit
To-day's session convened promptly
at 8 o'clock, Bishop Kephart, Of Johns
town, Pa, presiding. The morning was
taken up finishing reports, which show
fattering increase of members. In
the afternoon an interesting paper on
education was read by Miss Carrie
Wisenfelt, of the faculty OF the West
Virginia Normal and Classical Acad-
emy here, which aroused much enthu-
siasm and stimulated the conference to
additional efforts in behalf OF the
academy.
The report of the stationing commit
tee was then read, which is as follows:
Parkersburg Districts. A. Shanabar-
ger, elder; Parkersburg station, Davis; (;
Parkersbnrg circuit, Slaughter; South
Parkersburg, Growel; Pennsboro,
Reese, Little Island. Burgess; Smithton,
Gargee; Freeport, Davis; Tannersvtlle,
Herndon; Cairo, Wright; Middleton,
Rohrbough; Silver Mills, Baumer /;
Sandy Wingroye; Morriston, Rifle.
West Columbian District - A. O.
Haulterman, elder; Huntington Mis-
sion, RobinsonS Buffalo, Hart; Elk
City, Polling; Bethel, Alvon; Union,
Slaughter; Thirteen, Jarvis; New Haven,
Pringle; CottageYille, Carder; Ripley,
Wood; Fair Plane, Rymer; Walton,
Stead; Mount Olive, Chalfant; Red
house, Stevens.
Buckhannon District-o II. Cox,
elder; BuclShannon Station, Cunning
ham; Buckhannon circuit, Albert; Bar
bour, Weaver; Upshur, Boyd; Free
mansburg, Warner; Lewis, Amos; AL
Won, Duncan; Cedarville, Weekley;
Mount Olive, Hess; Troy, Hite; Sutton,
Burdett.
Grafton station, Pritchard; Terra Alta,
Parish; Glade, Wagner; Evansville,
Sturm; Curns, Holden; BelinGton,
Haynes, Harmon, McHenry; Peoria,
Salaze; Warrington, Cunningham.
A. S. Bragg was appointed agent for
the Normal and Classical Academy.
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A Ralny pay al the ralE

CHICAGO. Sept 24-A drizsling rain
which fell thegreater parto of the day kept
people from the fair to-day. The usual
Sunday crowd did not venture, and the
attendance was smaller than usual.
Commencing tomorrow an interesting
programme for the week will be begun.
Tomorrow was set down as Christian
Endeavor day, but inasmuch as the fair
has been kept open Sunday the officers
Of the society refused to celebrate.
There will, however, be a number Of
popular entertainments, and the crowds
viii find sufficient Of interest 10 keep 1t
occupied. The features Of the pro.
gramme will be the grand illumination
Of wooded island at 8 o'clock in the
evening.
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rAarmANY,s REVENGE

ON the nEconomistsn and "ReformorS" in
the oHonse-AIileage to be Reduced.
WARRINGTON, D. O., Sept 24-some Of
the Democratic leaders, led by Col,
John R. Fellows, the Tammany orator
Of New York, who hold chairmanships
Of the more unimportant committees
that were deprived Of clerks by the
Economists" and retormers," are mr.
ranging surprise to meet the econom-
ical platform. Most of those who sup.
ported the report which deprived their
committees Of clerks come from the
locations at some distance from Wash;
ington, and the members above alluded
to propose to test the sincerity OF their
professions. They fought the proposi.
ton to equip some OF the committees
Of the house with clerks on the ground
that the committees did no work, and
that the house had long enough toler:
Nted tho abuse OF providing a host OF
clerks who did nothing except draw
thoir salaries.
The members who were thus cut OF
from what they consider TO be the legit-
mRte psrqulsites Of their positions now
propose to retaliaie by moving against
the foundations Of what they term the
"reiormers." They intend to offer a
bill or resolution to abolish, or, at least.
cut down the mileage allowance OF
members. Under tho present law the
members from the extreme west aud
southwest receive from $500 TO $1,000
per annuin in mileage, the amount be-
Ing reckoned at 20 cents per mile for
each milo travelled 10 and from Wash
ington. To the eastern members this
allowance amounts to a comparatively
small sum, but TO those who are obliged
to travel from 1000 to 5000 miles, it is
an item Of some consequence It is q
TACT that the mileage allowance is six
or seven times as much as the actual
cost of travel. II was fixed in the old
days whom railroad fares in the west
ranged from 10 to so cents mile, and
when, In some cases, members were
obliged 70 travel long distances by stage.
Now that railroad fares are universally
three cents or under the mileage allow
ance give those members, who have to
Come a long ditance, a big margin. The
reduction or the abolition OF tho mile.
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SIX sEASIEE SfANGLED
ny the Explosion of Dynamite -Non.unio
Mon Aecnsed OF the Crime.

ny the Explosion of Observation-Disclosures
Men Accused OF the Crime.
SAN FRANclsco, CAL, Sept 24-onot
Of the most hideous crimes in the am
mails OF the city. resulting from the long
standing feud between union and non-
union sailors, was perpetrated last
night. Shortly after midnight the
southern part Of the city was shaken by.
q terrific explosion. o
A dynamite bomb had been fired in
front Of a water front boarding house
filed with non-union sailors. The 'front.'
of the building was blown to atoms.
Six Of the inmates were horribly man
gled. Two Of these were instantly
killed, others may die. By whom the
bomb was fired is not definitely known.
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BASE BALn.
Clnoinnati,s Great work-A Queer Game
ut Pittsburgh.

ClncinnatPs Great worl-A Queer Game
ut Pittsburgh.
This is the last week Of the fight for
the League Pennant, and very lucky IL
isithat the season closes next Saturday.
Pure, genuine luck has attended Boston
throughout the season, and they
will fly the chempiOnship flag only be-
cause their opponents could not over
come the charm that seemed to hover
over the "Bean Eaters."
On Saturday Chamberlain shut out
the Bostonians without a hit, feat
never before accomplished against this
club.
Pittsburgh also played peculiar
game, the battery, Terry and Mack, get
ting, between them, six out OF the nine
hits, and virtually winning the contest.
It does not seem possible that Pitts
burgh can be dislodged from second
place, while Philadelphia, Cleveland
and New York have equal chances for
third place. The following is the rec
ord Of the clubs up to date:
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OTHERS INJURED.

In addition to Gen. Martinez Cam
pos, Gen, Castelloi, chief of staff, and
Generals Bnstos and MeIius were also
wounded, and civic guard standing
near Gen. Campos was instantly killed.
Two policemen were badly wounded,
and other people sustained slighter in
juries.
The name OF the bomb thrower has
been ascertained to be Pallas. he is
known as a notorious anarchist, and
when questioned concerning his crime
deHantly admitted that he intended to
kill General Campos and his stat. The
anarchist will be promptly tried by
court martial and may be shot within
twentY.four hours. Two more anarth-
lists were arrested, who are said to be
accomplices Of Pallas, the man who
threw the bomb.
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First Since the War.

Special DLspdich % the IntellQeneeF.
RoMSEy, W. Va, Sept. 24-Daniel
shawen. who, murdered Absalom Iser
on June 2S, was indicted on last Tues
day by the grand jury, and his trial be-
gan yesterday. Thers were but few
witnesses for both the defense and the
state, and the evidence given was SO
Strong against shawen that the Jury
found him. guilty OF murder in the first
degree within an hour after retiring.
This is the first criminal that will have
been hanged in this county since the
civil strife. and but one previous to that
time.
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IN THE HOUSE.
Tho Tucker Bnl AfFords Opportunity Fol
shedding Political Gore.

Tho Tucker Bill Anords Opportunity For
shedding Political Gore.
wAsarNeToS, D. O., Sept 24-The
house will devote its entire attention for
the coming week, excepting tomorrow,
to the Tucker bill for the repeal of the
federal election laws Tho debate will
run according, andl the special order
adopted on Friday throughout this
week and next and until Tuesday, octo.
ber 0, Of the week following.
Mr.. Tucker will have charge Of the
debate on the Democratic side, and Mr..
Johnson, of North Dakota, of the Re-
publican side. 1t is probable that the
debate will be Of an exceedingly lively
character. The reconstruction period
will be lived over again, and the Tam
many society and John l. Davenport
will cut prominent figures.
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ANorHsR CONFERENCE
Between tho Amalsamated Association
and the Manufacturers.

and the Manufacturers.
PiTTsDuRaH, Pa, Sept M.-Another
conference Of the joint scale committee
of Amalgamated Association of Iron
and Steel Workers and manufacturers
will take place this week aud the work.
men will concede the 10 per cent reduc-
tion in the flnishers' department, which
they refused when the conference was
In session last July.
Two weeks ago the Amalgamatad as
sociation voted down a proposition TO
reconyene the conference, but the lodges
have since rescinded this, and are now
ready to meet the manufacturers and
sign the scale at the reduced rates.
II the question is settled at
the next meeting 1t is probable
that the mills throughout the country
which are now idle will resume opera
tions The reductions will affect the
wages OF 10000 men, and will give en-
ployment to $4,000 men. At present
about two.thirds Of the mills in the
country governed by the Amalgamsted
scale are shut down,
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nnthnlin Chnrcll petlIentIon.

wAsnINaToN, D. O., Sept. 24-oardi-
nal Gibbons, to-day, laid the corner
stone in this city of St Cyprian's
church, situated at Eleventh aud @
streets, S. E. Tho ceremony was at
tended with all the pomp OF the Cath
Ole celebration OF such an event. Rep
resentatiyes of all the Catholic d urches
in Washington We're present. and a
number. of organizations paraded be-
ture the laying OF the corner stone oc-
Cured, The church will be ono OF the
finest in the city. f
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nlnme Il on tho aTeKlnier pIll.

SPosIllE lI1F111l7 'VFss 4F.7l77sNVs7'Ss7s : ~
CALDWELL, ou1o, Sept. 24-Duripg
the Mckinley ymee.ing at this place yes
terday 6. W. Gander, of near Hirams-
burgh, this county. was relieved OF his
pocketbook containing almost 500.
Sylvester Scott OF near the same place,
lost his purse containing about $3l. No
clues to the thieves.
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!. ~ s,,oe TS,ss pnrjshSd.

Saturday night q tramp stole q pair
Of shoes at FeinleFs, on the upper mars
ket square, and got away with them
but shortly after Mr.. Feinler saw him
in the alley with them on. BE caught
him, took the shoes of and pounded
the fellow with them till hejran. sevJ.
eral persons gave chase, but the man
finally got away.
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rHn RUSSIAN SUCCESSION.
The Gar win Leave His "Uneasy'' Crown
TO His Youngest Son.

10 14lb AVunBe9t6ous
Nkw YoRk, Sept. 24-The Herald's
Berlin cable says: It is rumored her
that the czar of Russia will alter the
succession to the throne. making the
Grand Duke Michael; the youngest son,
his successor.
Its supposed that the reason for this
stop is that the czarowitch is of SO
sulky nature, and is totally without
force Of character. Besides, this, he
has extremely radical opinions, op.
posed to the persecution Of the Jews,
and in many other ways is not in accord
with his father.
The grand duke George, the Czar's
second son, cares little for political life.
He 10 a jolly sailor and careless liver.
The Cars affections are centered in
the precocious Michael.
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u. 8 Q. Redustion Of wagss.

PsrrsBuRan, Sept, 2A-The chairman
Of the grievance committee Of the yari-
Gus organizations of B go. railroad
omployes at Parkersburg. W. Va, has
received an answer from the general
manager regarding the 10 per cent re-
duction OF wages. The company makes
a counter proposition that the men
accept reduction Of q por cent tor an
indefinite time.
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was n Native Of steubenylIle.


srRuBESyILIE, OHIO, Sept. 24-John
Green, the ill.fated engineer in the
Ktngsbury, Ind, wreck, on the Wabash,
was a son Of William Green, cf.this city,
and the parents have gone to Butler,
Ind, where the funeral took placeito-
day. He was twenty-nine years Of age,
and leaves wife and. three children.
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MD Red Cross Clu5 Abroad.

Saturday the Red Cross base ball club
went out toWilsonburg, Harrison coun-,
ty, TO play local club. The nine was
composed Of w. Heenan, 7. Finegan,
F. Leach, w. II. Bucey, 4. Leach, U.
Baker, w. Hastings, w. Manley, Hs
Pritchard and NJ. Finegan, and 1t Is unt
der the management of W. 81. Bucey.
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Special Dt9pdlch % lis Iate4l1eneer
WE11sBuRG, W. Va, Sept. 24-The
Riverside glass works will resume op.
erations on or about October Q, on the
basis of the proposition made to the
manufacturers by W. ]. Smith, presi-
dent OF the American Flint Glass
Workers Association.
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MAY Result Fatally.

wAsnNaEoS, D. O., Sept 24-Ths
attempt OF John O. Wood, otthe Walh9
ington Cycle club Of this. city, to lower
the record Of $50 miles on the road in
twenty.four hours may result fatally
Woods started yesterday at 2 O'Clock.
He had covered 230 miles in twenty zone
hours, when overcome by the heat and
exhaustion he became delirioug and fell
from his wheel. He Is in critical cons
dikinn tn-ninht ~. ....-l
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LOST an SEA.

A Russian Ship Founders, and One Hun.
drsd and Sixty People Supposed to Re
Drowned.
81. PErERsBURa, Sept 24-FragmentS
Of wood work, coats and other
wreckage have foated ashore in
the gulf of Finland, showing
that the Russian war ship Pousalka,
with ten officers and $50 seamen, has
fOundered and that all hands are lost
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.BrooIsiyn Defents CIncinnati.

cineinnati-Brooklyn batted Cross
hard and won to-day with. ease, rs the
Reds hitting was scattered. Attends
ance $500. Score: Cincinnati, 8; Brook
.lyn, 9. Earned, 2and6. Errors, / each.
Hits, 10 and IS. Pitchers, Cross and
Kennedy. Umpires, Gafney and
Emslie.
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age allowance would not affect members
70 any great extent, and now they pro.
pose 70 see in a practical way whether
cutting of the clerks willyote to reduce
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THE "JAV0TS' DAYS
In tho senate and the House win
be Prolonged.
EXTENDED SESSIONS WILL BEGIN
In the Senate To-day, Which win
Tax the Strength Of
MANY OF THE OLDER SENATORS.

Senator stewards Resolution, Which
is virtually Meant for a Rebuko to
President Cleveland, May Provoke
an Interesting Discussion = The
Tucker Bill Will Hold the Attention
of tho House-Tammany Leaders
VIII Spring a Surprise on the "2co.
nornlcal Reforms."
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collectively, and before they had
crossed Madison avenue the entire
party would be under arrest. lido not
intend telling just what onr plan is IN
dealing with these so.called anarchists,
but suffice It to say that that they are
absolutely under control and Filth
avenue mansions are in no danger OF
destruction by them Iassure you"
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MINHEAPoIIs, MIN, Sept 9A-About
an inch Of snow fell early this morning
at pevil's Lake, North Dakota, aud
melted away before noon.
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yArpARAIso, I'M, Sept. % = Two
students Of the Normal college, Of this
city, attempted to rob the banking de.
paftmenE Of the schoolyesterday. AS q
result one Of the would-he burglars,
O. F. Robinson, lies tonight in Arnold's
morgue cold in death, while his com.
panion, G. II. Moody, Is behind the bars
Of the county jail, wounded.
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Nsw YoRK, Sept 24-ArEiyed.lia
Bourgoyne, Hayre; Mareugo, New Cas-
tie; Hindoo, Hull Alaska, Liverpool.
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THE BOMB THR0NHR.
he is Abroad in An Lands and
Should Be Suppressed.
NARROW ESCAPE OF GEN. CAMPOS,
The Famous Spanish Commander,
From Almost Instant Death.
HIS HORSE TORN INTOFREGMENTS

BY a Bomb Thrown by an Anarchist.
Tho Old Hero Comes out of the
Bloody and Dusty Result Un.
scathed-The would.bo Assassin
Arrested-New York HIlllionaircs
Warned but Superintendent ByrneS
Says he has Most's Minions Well in
Haud-A San Francisco Horror.
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BARCELONA, Sept 24-A tremendous
sensation was caused here to-day by an
attempt to murder General Martinez
Campos, the famous Spanish comman.
der and ex.president of the council.
General Martinez Campos was present
at review OF the troops of this district
and was surrounded by brilliant staff
He watched the manouvers and seemed
highly pleased with the appearance Of
the troops. Many Thousands Of people
had gathered to witness hereview.
The troops had already commenced
to march past when a wild, excited
looking man was noticed to be pushing
his way through the crowds nearest to
the staff OF the general When the
actions OF the man began to attract the
attention of the staff he was within o
few yards OF the general. Suddenly the
.man pulled what appeared to be ball
from the pocket OF his trousers and
threw it at General Campos.
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THE M. E. CONFERENCE.
Grafton Churches Enjoy an On
usual Day of Pulpit oratory
FILLED BY METHODIST MINISTER'S

The Conference Love Feast Takes
Place in the Early NfOraing Hours.
Bishop Fitzgerald and Chaplain
Meoabe Capture the People by
Their Eloquenco-Two Big Days for
The Proceedings Of the
United Brethren, at Buckhannon.
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Menther Poreonst % To.tlaI.
THE rI,trERA4uAl sATURDkY,

For West Virginia. Western Pennsylvania and
Ohio, showers; Gouthealterly winds, becoming
westerly, tSf
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DoX'T sutfor from dyspepsia. Take
simmons Liver Regulator. It alvaya
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iEa,sSq i5S y sss dFps oeas
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A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION,

n A4SHh4n4I hAE1SalONs
A AterriGc explosion followed. Before
the report had died away, and while
people were too petrifed with astonish.
ment to move, the man quickly took a
second OF the strange balls from the in
side pocket of his coat and hurled it at
the general, who was then PROSTATE on
the ground. Happily a man in the
crowd struck the bomb thrower's arm
Just as the second deadly missile was
thrown, and, while 1t exploded among
the stat officers, 1t did not fall close to
tina general. Then the man who had
thrown the bombs was seized. One Of
the bombs was found to have exploded
right under General CampoS horse.
SHATTERED INTO A BLEEDING MASS.
The force Of the explosion shattered
into a bleeding mass the four legs OF
the horse, and also the animals belly,
inffctiug injuries sufficient 10 kill the
animal almost instantly. The general
fell heavily when his horse's legs were
blown from under him, and, being a
man sixty years Of age, he was at
first thought to have sustained severe
injuries. The general, however, was
only partly stunned and soon staggered
to his feet, wiped tho dust and blood
from his uniform, mounted the horse
Of his aide-de-camp, and, without deign-
ing to glance in the direction of the
man who tried to take his life, the gal
liant old soldier calmly ordered the re.
view to continue.
The herald., 1893-09-19
HE OLD MAN SINGS.

There's wabble in the Jingle and stumble
In the meter.
And the accent might be clearer and the vol
crne be cocarleter,
And there might be much improvement In the
stress and information,
And polish might be added to the crude pro-
nrnciation;
Eut thcro's music such as onco was played be-
fore the ancient kings,
When the old man plays the fiddle and goes
feeling for tho strings:
There is laughter checked with tear drops when
the old man sings.
Aad we form ring around him, and we place
him In the nlitldt
And lie hugs up to his M..-ered cheek the poor
old broken fiddle,
And q srnilc comes on his features as he hears
The strings vibration.
And he sings tho songs OF long ago with fal;er-
ing intonation;
A I'd Q phantom from the distant past his dis
sant music brings,
And trrcping from their dusty graves come
long forgotten things,
When he tunes the ancient fiddle, and the old
man sins..
I'D while the broken man is playing on tho
Or3kcn fiddle,
Ard we press around to hear him as he sits
there in tho middle,
The sound Of many wedding bells in all the
music surges
Then VIC hear their clamor smothered by the
sound Of funeral dirgcs.
Tis the story OF his lifetime that in the music
rings,
And every life's blind mans tune that's
played on broken strings;
And so We sit in silence while the old man
sings.
-E. NJ. Storey in Californian.