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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-27
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.
Attractions 1t the Theater for
the Coming Week.
sHEawoon's PIANO sEcnAl.


The amusemeuts q the Seattle theaesr
for the vssk just eiosed wsrs two couesrsA
ons professional the other amateur. Both
vsss select and attracted The very iarEs
contfngsnt Of music-ioving people, whose
number 10 constantly fnersasine. and
whose cultivated taste and love ef beantt-
ful harmony b making Seattle vsritahss
Eidorado Ter eli really irst-elass at*rac-
tions. The Chicago Ladies' Quartstts last
Wednesday vas unique and . novelty -
pleasing - it vas artistic. The piano
recital Thursday evening. given By the
pupils Of Mr.. Aisah Glover Saimoa, Vas
the gem Of the week. and the marked
ability displayed BY the pupils, rejecting
the efforts OF the master, fully repaid the
large and fashionable andisnes that filed
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W. n. SHERWOOD r.morrow.

William HI. Sherwood, the celebrated
pianist, will give one Of his recitals at the
Seattle theater tomorrow evening. Mr..
Sherwood stands pre-eminent above all
other American artists. and as the Berlin
Royal Prussian Anseiser says Of him ''can
stand side by side with the best living
pianist" Mr.. Sherwood was born in
Lyons. N. Y, January 81. 1884, and at
an early age displayed phenomenal musical
ability, which was carefully developed by
his father. Rev. l.. II. Sherwood, himself
musician OF ability. At the age Of II he
achieved q pronounced success in public
by his performance Of several difficult
compositions. He finally went to Berlin
and placed himself under T. Kullak.
who was so pleased with his compo-
sitions that he secured their publica-
ton and introduced them 10 the high
est classes of his conservatory. Here,
also. Sherwood further prosecuted his
studies in theory. His progress in piano
playing proved so great that although not
Is he was selected TO play 1t the Royal
Singing Academy. which he did amid re-
markahie enthusiasm, receiving favorable
notices from the musical journals, the
tenor Of which may be judged from the
Zeifssg:
The greatest interest of all was awak-
ened by young man named Sherwood.
who played Chopinss + minor Fantasia
with such tine feeling. both in touch and
conception, that even in one satiatesi with
music as ourselves II produced the deepest
emotions"
Mr.. Sherwood renewed his succass in
every large city throughout Germany, and
after an absence of five years he returned
to America. making his appearance with
full orchestra under Theodore Thomas at
the Centennial exhibition in Philsdesrhia.
Since then he has heen heard on all great
occasions and makes annual tour,
throughout the country. his reputation
being thoroughly established a. master
OF the piano.
Reserved seats for tomorrow night can
be secured az the box office.
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4 number Of intsrestinR and entertain
Ing new books are jnss ont "Marcsila. T"
Mrs. Humphrey Wsrd's most finished
work; THE Exiles, and Other Stories, /"
by Richard Harding Da1is; 1.-THE Upper
Berth" by +. Marion Crawford; "Ths
Kings Stock Broker" by Archibald Claw
ering Gunter. and all the othsr new novels
viii b found at the Calvert Company's,
FIG Front street. Their book shelvss this
week are full Of new books Also new
and very slssant stock Of the new Episco-
pal hymuals and prayer bookA Ladiss'
Home Journal for June ioin.
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The QUESTION # forming golf clnh Is
agssaslnE tne female aini AT present The
gssne IL fashionable fad in tho East and
IL 10 only . question Of short time before
Il yin reach Tscoms, and society folk say
there IL certainly room enough On the
psairis for . nGsa Ger - gs.f Cuba
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Mrs- srewa,s iiinsss.

Mira David Brown. formerly Miss Me-
last season was one OF the society eyents of
tae year. has Just recovered fren . serious
illness and Is Al present ~ Yokohama.
Japan. Grave fears we're entertained for
her recovery for some time. aud letter
rseentiv received reports her IN . very
weak and cmasla.ed condition.
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Sig. reli-Jsy Concert.

sig. Foh refused TO accept the benefit
concert tendered him unlsss Mr.. Herbert
Joy agreed TO participate on an equal foot
Ing in the benefit. Mr.. Joy finally, after
much persuasion. consented 10 do so.
Zig. Folsss name was down six times on
the programme. and besides this Miss
Edith Russell sang aud there Was some
Instrumental music by Miss Nora Smith.
There were also other excellent numbers.
The church was crowded. and this fact
can most readily be realized n Sig. Foil
himself. ~ we'll a. Mr.. JOY, 10 . great
fayegits here.
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The extreme heat Of the last few days
has melted the snow very rapidly, and a.
result m immense volume Of water -
now rubbing over anoqualmis Falls- The
Seattle. Lake Shore a Eastern railway has
made rate Of 81 to Ssoqualmis and re-
turn, tickets good on Saturday or Sunday.
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Members OF the Trinity Church Club
held their annual banquet Of the CONNER
eiAl Club on Monday evening. Seventh.
i've eosess were laid and the president.
Mr.. John +. Redmond. presided. Among
those who made speeches and responded
10 toasts we're Rev. A. n. fhompson. Rev.
Dean Richmond Rabbit. Mr.. George W.
nelsnatsr. Ms. Charles f Haze, Judge
ksalleap aad Erankisa X. Lana
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this beautiful theater The affair was an
artistic success and reflected great credit
on oil connected with the excellent pro-
gramms rendered.
The attractions for the coming week are
equally limited 10 two ct the Seattle thea
ter; the first, tomorrow evening. piano
recital by Mr.. w. II. Sherwood, . Gale
brated pianist whose brilliant manipula-
ton Of the keys was heard In this city
three years ago at the old Turner hall on
Jefferson street. The following attrac-
tion will b Of less select but moro popular
order. namely, tho Georgia colored min
strels. whose annual visits have popular.
ICED the organisation, and which 10 sure to
draw large audisncs. Billy Ksrsands,
who boasts Of having the largest mouth In
the world, will again be seen ct the end,
and - he opens his mouth to its widest
capacity many times during the entertain
ment it u In order 70 warn al little boys
In the gallery against falling over the raul
Ing In his corner.
Cordray's theater continues in state of
'fnnocuo1s desuetude," and viii remain
closed for an indefinite period. An excep-
ton will be made next Saturday evening
when Mr.. Richard e. French, the favorite
oSs1ts ~ sOh8 COu4cStC0 WIN O0fOI6y -
actor and manager, will be rendered
testimonial benefit BY his numerous friends
and acquaintance. On that occasion he
viii present "Davy Crockett" the part
made celebrated by Frank Mayo, and in
addition to this he viii be aided by many
professional speciality people who have
kindly volunteered for that occasion.
Manager Hanna has : number Of first
class attractions booked for June. the first
being the Hopkins Trans Oceanic Spe-
cialty Company, which will bs at the
Seattle thsater for three nights, June s, 8
and Z. Stuart Robson will follow this.
and no viii present his scenic revivals of
Shakespeare's comedies in which he has
been so very successful. Hallen q Hart
will also come during June, and their
clever comedy work seen here every year
will insure them hearty welcome.
The advanced scholars Of the school
connected with the Immaculate Concep-
ton church are rehea-sing . Greek drama,
which they will produce some time in
June.
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% Tuesday evening Ars, ker.Aaw gave
. cinch party Tor the beasss Of she
wemans Exchange. There vas large
attendance and the AFFAIR vas very en-
toyahle ons.
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Miss seymour has returned from San
Francesca.
Msss n&kin Ia visiting friends In Nsw
YORK ssts.
Miss Marta Hewsss. the daughter Of
Henry dssssglr. Il expected hosas sAossly
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Ayers Pulls are invaluable for the cure Of
headache, constipation. stomach and liver
troubles, and Ill dsraneements Of the
digestive and assimilativs organs. These
pills are sugar-coatsd, sAfe and pleasant to
take. always reliable. and retain their vir-
tues in any climate.
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Secretary Herbert's visit the
Special Event.


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On Monday evening at the operA house
The performances Of the 0rismer- Davies
company In the "New South" went
through with tremendous buntle,
the houss Wa crowded and the gods
wero wildly euthuxiastic. Among thoes
occupying boxes were: Mr.. aud Mn.
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Get your new suit q Riley BroA'; farms
cash. prices low.
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Grand open air concert BY the First
Regiment hand this afternoon &C Lsschi
Park. Fine programme. Take Ysslsr
avenue cars.
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caiers u sAs Matthew.

A delightful entertainment Vas given by
ths Young Ladies' League 1t tho pariors
Of ths First Congregational church on
Monday evening. The cantata entitled
"Ths Rainbow" was presented with great
success. All the eolors of the rainbow
were represented in their order. ~ follows:
Mother Of Light. Mlss Hopkins; red.
Miss Ciaypooi: orange. Mrs. +. A. Daily !;
yellow. Mass Russell: green. Mrs. A. +.
Eastman; blue, Mrs. coonsy; indigo. Miss
Cummings: violet, Mrs. II. X. York. The
pariors were beautifully decorated and the
attendance Was large.
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~ his nexro sensa. CAUSE - femais
inpsssonssos. has rsmaxkahiy good con-
sralto voico.n
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The Ancient Music Of Greece.

There are several fragments Of an=
cient Greek music in existence Among
known examples are fragment Of
hymn to Calllope In the Paris library
q portion of a PAGAN 10 Apollo in st.
Petersburg, and fragment from the
Orcstes Of Euripides; this last belongs
to the Austrian archduke Rainier, and
was shown at the recent Vienna cxhl-
biti0n. Fac.similes will be found In
Coussemaker's Historic de- LII AIu-
sique." We are not ignorant Of the
ancient Greek notation, as has been too
hastily assumed. Alypius Of Alexan.
drla Cllis date IL Il little uncertain, prob.
ably the second century after Christi
left II work, the English. translation Of
which Ia "IntrotluctiOn to Music" This
is quoted from largely by BOethius and
Kircher. In Ills chapter. "Tones." tho
ancient Greek writer, gives and dc.
steal notation. These are nothing moro
than the Greek capitals mutilatel. in.
verified and variOusly cOntOrted; as they
used different signs for the same sounds
and their duratiOns for each separate
instrument and tho voice, the number
Of these employed was very large. A
reference to the Greek musical char:
actcrs will be found Ia tho appendix to
Hawkins' History From the Greek
plan was derived the siMplihel letter..
system Of the ROnins.-New York Mi.
steal Courier.
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CMArTER XI-(Contcinuc,l.,

SkhAu'iEN AI-tCOntGlnUCN.)
The truth was that Rcll had had the
notion for about ten seconds. and had
spoken entirely from I'M impulse If
hurt feeling ut the cold and ,iu ,y' ,p;l-
thctic tone in which all her actions
were Judged by the inmates Of PEREZ
val House. She had begun. indeed,
tn think that there WAS mo one lii
cMllingtOn who cared for her." except
Kind. faithful Barney. She was heart
sore AMI suffering. and she ,ongel 10
fly away and hide herself like Il stricken
deer.
but the prospect Of Mrs. Jack and
her child disappearing altogether from
their ken was very distnstcful TO Mr..
and Mrs. Lilly. To l@ just. tl:cy We're
fond of their little Srandcllild after their
fashion: and. although they might have
endured Bells dcpa:tu.a with com.para-
tive Indifference. they were very avprsc
To losing sight Of their sons child.
You had better talk to her Il little.
and see IL She won't hear reason" said
Mr.. Lilly to his wife.
1T is not of the least use to reason
with Bell" returned Mrs. Lilly. There
ought to he Il law TO prevent such per-
SONS having the control Of children"
However. as there was no law to re-
strain Mrs. Jack from carrying her little
girl wlitlcrsoever she pleased. and rs
the first vague notion of leaving Cod
lington. when once she had uttered 1t.
grow rapidly clearer and commended
itself to her Imagination more and
more, SHE began in earnest to consider
where she could find Il home for her.
self and child. away from the uncon-
genial little town.
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TO HELP HIS TRADE.
Why Hats should Not he Worn In tho
Thcnter.

why ltutH SnOull MOI ne W Orn IN the
Tlcnter.
Chauvin, the newly elected barber
deputy, has just presided ut Il gather
ing Of professors Of the 1ollsorial art
in Paris. The ample trcsscs Of Il blonde
beauty We're artistically disposed by tho
nimble fingers Of an expert coiffeur,
and when ut the termination of the task
lie had placed IL neat toquc on the
lady's head lie rushed OH 10 the plat.
form. and in stcntori;,n tones cried:
Couture rAlliallcc' Shouts of APP
plausc rent the air, while the band
struck up the Russian anthem. But the
enthusiasm reached its height when
Chauvin made his appearance, and, in
reply to Il cordial address, told his all-
diencc that he did not wish 10 touch
OH politics. and proceeded to congrltr-
late his colleague on having invented II
fashion which would replace the
Greek style"
lie said the ladies must be prevented
from going to the thc;ltcrs in hats and
bonncts. IL This were done they must
have their locks deliberately dressed,
and this would give work to the coiff-
eur. Chauvin said that he well knew
that 1t was difficult to oppose feminine
tastes. but II monster petition might do
something
FINALLY this irrcpressiblc Figaro re-
marked that. although lie Ind been
raised to the dignitirll position of Il
legislator, lie does not consider that
his old occupation is quite gone, but
intends TO stand UP for the hair dress
ing interests III the chamber of deputies,
his entrance into which opens out Il
vista Of rather comical possibilities.
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Several men In an uptown hotel re-.
Gently were telling Of ducling expert
ences they had had, when 1t came vii.
liam II. ScOvill's turn. He is Il fine
looking, motleat man. with mild gray
eyes, and resides In Hudson, n. \. He
spel ds much of his time here and Is
quite popular. His duel was thrust oil
him. Travelling from Paris to Nice In
Il car an insolent young fellow made
himself Objectionable to a lady. Colo.
mel Scovill told the young fellow that
he had to stop 1t or be elected from the
car on the end Of a boot. He then sat
near the lady and saw that she was not
mOlcstetl. At Nice he was waited upon
by the seconds of the young man. He
intiMa:cd that he did not care to fight,
but remarked that IL he saw the young
man insulting amy lady he would kick
him. The next day the seconds called
again, and said their principal wanted
satisfaction and gore. The colonel had
them bring him around. Now, young
fellow, put up your hands, for am 70.
ing to thrash you, II CAM said tho
colonel. The young fellow was knock
el out, and the colonel remarked;
'.rhat will teach you not to lie insolcnt
to ladles.--New York Commercial Al.
vertlser.
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Seed Potatoes.

1t is Of prime Importance In success.
full potato culture to secure as nearly
perfect seed as possible. A very good
plan is to select seed as you take the
potatoes from the hills in the fall. But
II 1t is not done then; the seed supply
should be secured before storing the
crop away for the winter. Select well
developed potatoes, with smooth sur
face and free from scab. Medium sizes
are best as these are more apt to be
well ripened and more nearly perfect.
If, however, the vines have been kept
growing until all the tubers We're fully
ripe, the smaller ones make US good
seed us any. Tho important thing IL
TO get ripe tuhers. We have always adj
visetl storing In out-of-door pits, covered
just enough to keep them from freez-
ing. II there IL danger Of an early
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shower. of star Dust In Siberia.

Nordenskjold's journal Of his trip
ncr0ss Siberia mentions several M;s-
Eions of falls Of cosmical dust from
the regions of space, and when Prof.
Marx was stationed ut Jcnisicsk in that
country, he resolved to test the matter
for himself. which he finally succeed
Sd In doing in Il manner that was high
ly satisfactory. One morning he found
a considerable quantity Of dust in his
lDluviometer uioating on water which
the instrument had collected during Il
shower Of the night previously This
dust was Of Il brick-rcd color, AMI upon
being subjected to Il careful analysis
proved to consist of iron. nickel and
cobalt. Prof. Marx communicated the
matter TO his academy and Prof. LEM,
an eminent authority. gave it as his
opinion that the dust was of cosmical
origin. and points to the fact that it
was collected during the regular annual
showers Of November mctcorS or fall.
ing stars."--St. Louis Republic.
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Irrigation In California.

The question us to the value of irri-
CATION in any region is not TO I've deter
mined by the amount Of its annual
rainfall. 1t Is tho seasonal distribu-
tion, as much as the quantity Of rain,
that makes the agriculture secure and
enables the cultivator to dispense with
irrigation. In many localities In Califor-
mia the idea has prevailed that because
crops Of winter wheat and barley can
he grown successfully without irriga-
tion, such use Of water Is not desirable
for general rural development. But 1t
Is to be noted that in those districts Of
the state In which no irrigation is prac-
tical. AMI where the lands are de-
voted 10 wheat and barley almost eNclu-
sively, little or nu progress has been
made In the past ten or twelve years.
DRY farming has tended to decrease
the number of farmers and to enlarge
the area of farms through the absorb
ti0n Of small farms by the larger ones
The substitution Of machinery for hard
labor has helped to bring about this
unfortunate condition of things Small
farming for wheas has become uilprUfit-
able. and the tendency Of wheat growing
is still to enlarge rather than to de-
crease the area of ranch properties.
On the other hand. where irrigation has
been introduced upon plains formerly
devoted exclusively to the production
OF grain. II remarkable improvement
has been brought about, as In the SOUTH
ern part Of the San Joaquin valley.
There the construction Of irrigation cam.
ais and the boring Of artesian wells
has made wonderful changes for the
better in population and wealth. The
irrigated districts are peopled by small
farmers and fruit growers, whose pros
perity has built up large towns and
given vastly increased traffic to rail
roads. Southern California. likewise,
presents marvellous proofs of the great
advantages of irrigation over depend
encc upon rainfall. Similar examples
of prosperity ami progress through lrrl-
CATION are TO Dc found in scattered To-
calities OF Northern California and nu-
merous other localities, particularly in
the foothills OH the eastern border of
the Sacramento vallcy.-Californian.
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Mcmor,c. Of John Jacob Aston.

III IL Philadelphia shop window a
unique old relic of piano is displayed.
bearing the following inscription: John
Jacob Astor sold this piano TO one of
the first families Of New York more
than Il century ago. Mr.. As,or is be-
lieved to have been the first piano
dealer in the United States" Then
follows Il copy of an advertisement in
81 New York paper dated Jan. 10. 1850.
1t reads: II. Jacob Astor. ut 81 Queen
street, next door but one to the Friends
Westinghouse. has for sale an assert
nent of pian6fortes OF the newest con-
struction, made by the best makers of
London, which he will sell OH reason
able terms. He gives cash for all kinds
of furs. and has for sale Il quantity Of
Canadian beaver and Canada cOatings.
recon skins. mllskrat SKINS etc. New
York Tribune.