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also, It may be added its drawbacks
The most frequently successful plan
is providing her with n beau, and, by
popular subscription, furnishing him
enough money to take her out every
evening during the summer season. If
the neighbOrs are able to stand the
financial drain, this plan is frequently
effective, for before the next season
she will likely marry the youth who so
materially adds to her pleasure, and
drop her music instanter, But too much
care cannot be exercised in the selec-
ton Of beau for her, for IL one should
be chosen who could sing, the chances
are that the twain would practice duets,
and so the last state Of that neighbour
hood would be worse than the first.
Then again, this plan has the disad-
vantage that 1t may entail on the resi-
dents In the block the necessity of con-
tlnulng 1t indefinitely, for the marriage
ability Of this species Of young female
is by no means so pronounced as that
of her unaccompllshed, but more prac.
teal, sisters who do not play the piano
or sing parodlcs ON operate airs, So,
after all, 1t is often safest to let her
run her course, like the measles or the
whooping cough, trusting to time to
effect cure.
AS n promoter of inward profanity,
she occupies a proud pre-emlnence to
which the h0nd-orgun man, and the
man with an accordion, and the youth
with the mandolin, and the girl with n
guitar, may in vain aspire. None Of
them are at all desplcable, and each in
turn may be commended to the atten-
ton Of the man Of revengeful dispo-
sition seeking to get even" with his
worst enemy; but If his vengeance is to
be complete he cannot do better than
employ the young female amateur to go
and live In the vicinity of whom he
would first madden, then destroy,
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THE RHAPsoDIE HoNGRoIsE.

n comb, or little better than n barrel
head, they so into eCstacies, and never
fail to reward him abundantly.
But for ability to make people wish
they were somewhere else, the public
sOlost does not in the least compare
with the individual of the same species
in private life. The beginner on any
instrument Is always of necessity n
sOlost, and his capacity for inhictng
torture is practically unlimited There
is the beginner on the cornet, for in
stance, who can cause more profanity
than n rainstorm at a free-and-easy
picnic The cornet is an instrument Of
peculiarly malevolent tendencies, and
able TO take It's own revenge on those
who treat 1t badly, When humored
by one who knows its weak points, and
is able, so to speak, to smooth down
its quilts, 1t is reasonably well-bchaved,
but let a beginner get hold of it, and
1t vents its feelings in series of un-
earthly shrieks or squalls that can be
heard for mile, and that make the
people in the houses on either side and
across the street discuss the propriety
of organizing lynchng party The
clarionet is not much better and the
violin would be worse, were 1t not that
its voice is by no means so strong. But
what it lacks in quantity it makes up in
quality, for If anything can make men
tired of life it is the diabolical groans
and squeaks and walls emitted by a
badly-used fiddle. 1t actually seems to
have a life Of its own and feelings Of
its own, and to express them with such
pathos that, like a bowling dog, no mat
ter how much the listener may be an
noyed by the cutlery, he feels nothing
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The TeIecranher,s Err.

The sense Of hearing is developed in
the modern telegraph operator to an
abnormal degree owing to his use of
the typewriter in his work. In former
years, when he copied his messages
with pen or pencil, his ears were ac-
customed to only one kind Of sound
that Of the telegraph instrument-while
In these days Of the typewriter he must
distinguish between the sharp click of
the ticker and the almost similar rat
tie Of the copying machine. According
to an old operator, the sense Of hearing
soon becomes so developed that the
distinction is easily made. With lit
tie experience in the use Of the type
writer along with the telegraph instru-
ment, the operator ceases to notice any
similarity Of the sounds.--St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
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instrumental lessons from Sig. Poun-
detti and vocal instructions from Mile.
Piggisqucali, and naturally chershes
the belief that what she does not know
about the piano and music in general
would not be worth anybody's time TO
find out, A few friends have been in
vited in to hear her play. Among
them Is, of course, one who fully appre-
ciates her numerous gifts and graces,
and this chosen swain turns the pages
for her, at the wrong place. with zeal
born Of his appreciation. He Is charm
ed. SO is her mother Her father does
not exactly see where the returns for
his investment come in, but not being
musical, holds his peace, and all the
company, who have been able to keep
awake, pronounce the playing simply
perfection, and tell about other girls
who took lessons great deal longer
without being able to play nearly so
well.
When the young lady however, opens
her window on n calm summer even
ing in Il crowded neighborhood, her
sphere of usefulness greatly wldens,
for instead of exhibiting her talents
before small and respectful audience,
she, in a metaphorical sense, allows her
light to shine before men, The feelings
of the neighbors do not, of course, enter
into the question. They may want to
talk or to sleep, or to say their prayers,
or just to be let alone; 1t is all one she
is going to play, and to sing, too, If she
can, and that settles 1t. What she plays
or sings depends on her training 1t
may be Beethoven's choicest hit from
Fidelio, or "rhe Captain and His Whis-
kers," or "Voi che Sapete," from Figaro,
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but pity for the creature enduring such

but pity for the creature enduring such
agony.
Very different, says the Globe-Demo-
crat, is the common feeling with re-
gard to the piano. Some sympathy
may be felt for u clarionet in distress
or violin that is being imposed upon
by a merciless beginner, but no such
sentiments can be entertained in re-
gard to piano, for all classes and
grades of sufferers from sOlOism, if
such an expression is allowable, are in
hearty accord in the conviction that
Il piano deserves all it gets simply be-
cause it is piano. Yet in spite Of the
fact that no instrument requires more
skill, judgment, and musical genius to
make tolerable, there is "a prevalent
idea that it Is one of the easiest. There
are probably not more than a hundred
persons now living who can properly
play on the piano, but there are, at n
low estimate, 100000 who think
they can and do not hesitate to try.
If each has within the range of the in
struments capacity ten hearers, the
result is that 1OO,000,000 of the human
race are made miserable during some
portion of the twenty-four hours by
the strains of the "Maiden's Prayer"
or some similar composition devised
especially for the purpose Of teaching
the human race the value Of patience
under tribulatiOns. Then again, it is
likely that enough money Ii wasted
every year in this country on music
lessons given to pupils who know
nothing of music and are utterly in
capable of learning even the prin-
ciples, to pay the interest on the ma
tional debt, the sole result of all this
outlay being the fact that several hun
dreds of thousands of young ladies are
thereby enabled to lnflict an incre dible
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ton for the band while the solo player
makes reputation for himself. Play
he ever so skillfully, so long as he
plays as n member of the band, he Is
but one Of the orchestra; but the mo-
ment he rises before the audience and
assumes the character Of soloist, that
moment he gains an individuality he
never before possessed; he becomes
figure in the foreground, and the
orchestra merely furnishes him with
setting II background on which his
personality stands forth with n prom
inence rs conspicuous to the audience
as it is agreeable to himself.
1t is not often in orchestra work, how
ever, that one of the band has an oppor-
tunity to distinguish himself by solo
performances. There are probably few
places, the stage and the church choir
excepted, where jealouses are so rife
as in the orchestra, and this being the
case, the obvious policy of the leader
is to discourage any display Of mdlvld-
ual talent chat would tend to increase
his own embarrassments. Besides, the
audience has paid its money for music
and lots Of it, and wants to see every
member Of the orchestra working full
time TO the average theater-goer,
whose amount Of music that he keeps
stored away in his soul is somewhat
limited, the idea of one man tiddling or
blowing away with all his might, while
the other members Of the orchestra si
by giving only an occasional scrape, or
toot, or thump, seems unjust 1t Is rs
though one clerk were required to
wait on all the customers in the store,
or one member Of street gang did all
the digging, while the other clerks or
diggers stood round with their hands
in their pockets. But occasionally, the
leader, to vary the programs little,
gives the first violin or the cornct n
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solo, and nothing is more eXhilarating
than to witness the healthy apprecid-
ton Of the opportunity by the soloist.
Once in a great while there is found a
solo player who, from his ordinary
place, will discourse sweet strains in a
modest style, without any apparent eff
fort TO attract attention, but in general,
the artist of the occasion makes the
most Of it. Rising from his seat as
conscious of his own superiority to the
common herd with which fate, by some
curiously unjust caprice, has associat-
ed him, he faces the audience, pulls ~
his collar, pulls down his cuffs, gives his
head an experimental twist in two or
three directions to place his neck in
perfect harmony with its surrounding
drGperies, adjusts his instrument, plays
an imaginary scale or passage to assure
himself that his fingers are in perfect
condition, then, at his cue, raises his
eyes to the gallery in thrill of inspira-
ton and begins.
He is often applauded, partly, it may
be, because the audience can not al
ways restrain it's satisfaction at the
conclusion of his performance, and
partly because body of people assem-
bled for the purpose Of enjoying them
selves are willing to take the word
for the deed, and testify an apparent
satisfaction in order to make the artist
who has just been endeavoring to en-.
terrain them feel comfortable. But
there is one orchestral soloist who is al.
ways rewarded with abundant hand
clippings, sometimes even to the ex-
tent of an encore. This is the man who
plays the Xylophone. 1t is always the
drummer, though why, is one of those
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DE cASERTA's REQUEST.
Late King of Naples Left His Brother
His ShadOwy Title,

Late King of Naples Left His Brother
His ShadOwy Title.
The eX-King of Naples has left all
the claims to private fortunes in Italy
which he could dispose of by will to
Count de Caserta, his brother ana heir
to his shadowy title and throne. The
Paris correspondent Of the London
Daily News writes: "The dowager ex-
Queen, however, is to have n life inter-
est In this fortune, which includes the
Farnese palace, now rented to the
French Government for an embassy.
The sum of E35, POO Is left to the poor Of
Naples and Palermo, and n sum Of $50
tothepoor the parish of the Madeline,
in Paris, in which the eX-Klng and
Queen lived since 1873, The Archduke
Rainer, brotherin-law, and II cousin Of
the late Queen Maria Theresa, Is eXecu-
tor to the will. There are souvenir be.
quests to members Of the different
branches Of the Bourbon family. The
NcapOlltan eXiles here say that the
Count de Caserta will soon issue an adj
dress to the people of Naples to remind
them of his rights and to protest
against the usurpaton of the house of
Savoy
1.-THE Count and Countess de Caserta,
now calling themselves the King and
Queen of Naples, reside permanently
in France. They live" the correspond
ent says, "in Il poorly furnished Hat
there, and winter at Cannes, where
most of the Italian Bourbons have vii.
las. AS the late eX-King and his wife
established the precedent Of never ac'
cepting invitations to dinner the heirs
to their dignity will suffer greatly in
consequence. The hereditary Prince
of Naples, as the Neapolitan legltl-
mists now. call the eldest son Of The
Count de Caserta, Is in Spain with his
second brother. They hnve been taken
up good deal by the Infanta Isabella,
widow of their uncle, the Count de
Glrgentl, and cX-Prlncess Of Asturias.
The hereditary Prince served with
valor, though not, perhaps, with dlscre-
ton with the Spanish forces last sent
against the wild tribes of Morocco"
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Hair Powdered with Diamond Dust

Hair Powdered with Diamond Dust
A peculiar mode Of hair dressing IL
in vogue among the ladies Of certain
wealthy Jewish families. The coilfurl
is dressed very high and literally pow
dered with diamond dust. AT dinner
party given recently by a banker three
Indies had their hair treated in this
manner. The white powder had turned
their hair naturally black, to grayish
white, forming striking contrast with
their youthful features and black eyes.
To complete the resemblance to the
fashion Of other days each lady had Il
speck of black court plaster on her face.
New York Sun.
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musical mysteries which, like tho ques-
ton, "WhO wrote the last movement in
Mozart's Requiem?" has never been
satisfactorily answered. The audience
always feels kindly towards the drum
mer. He furnishes more noise than any
other member of the combination, and
makes the listeners feel not only that
they are getting the worth of their
money, but also that he is earning his
wages They see him working away
with all his might at the big drum and
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Rnnrinr River in Miasnnrl.

Roaring River runs through Newton
Barry and Mcdonald Counties, Mis-.
souri,, and in the last two named Is a
series of cascades An immense vol
ume of water is poured down, pro
duclng roar that can be heard ten
miles away, hence the name. The
Writer Is as clear as If 1t had been dis
TILED, is cold as If 1t had come from an
ice factory, at all times in SUMNER
st. Louis Republic.
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or annie Rooney" or Answer" or
when Charlie Beats the Drum" or
The Cat Came Back" or the moon,
light Sonata" or the "Mulllgan
Guards; that Is chance to determine,
for no matter what it may be the neigh
bors will be about equally blasphemous,
as each and every selection will be rem
dered in about the same style There
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Things for the Housewife to Try.

Things for the Housewife TO Try.
Rubbing tough meat with cut lemon.
Bacon fat for frying chicken and
game.
Steaming a stale loaf of bread to
freshen It,
Dipping sliced onions In milk before
frying.
Warming crackers slightly in the oven
before using.
Heating dry coffee before pouring OH
the water.
Fried sweet apples when you have
liver or kidney.
Pouring vinegar over fresh fish to
make the scales come Off easily.
Adding lemon juice to the water in
which rice is boiled to keep the grains
separate.
Beating the whites of eggs at an open
window If the kitchen is hot and
BteamS. liable.
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above his fellows should be most
earnestly coveted. The player in an
orchestra, for instance, however bril-
liant his execution, however solid his
musical attachments, so long as lie is
merely member of a body of musi-
clans, has no opportunity to display
whatever special gifts he may possess,
save in way that serves to enhance
the reputation of the organization, but
not of himself. In other words, the
player in an orchestra makes reputa-
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amount Of suffering on their fellow
creatures.
The young feminine piano specialist
is at her best when playing by nm open
window in summer time, or when en-
deavoring to entertain party OF
friends, In the latter case she appears
to great advantage. She has taken
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SKELETON OF sIvATHERIUM.

1t had two pairs of horns on Its head.
The latter somewhat resembled that Of
an OK, but the upper lip was prolonged
into proboscls like that Of the tapir.
The jaw was Of immense size and
strength, being more than double the
size Of buffalo's. Remains of this
strange creature are in the British Mu-
scum.
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the little drum, and tie cymbals SHd the
bells, and the triangle and the rattles
and the things that make a bad imita-
ton of darby dancing shuttle, and
marvel at his manifold and varied tai
ents, but when he Is willing to work
overtime, and give them solo on an
instrument that Is u little worse than
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is no certain way Of suppressing her,
and the various methods that have been
tried are like some medical remedies,
more unpleasant than the disease. Hlr-
ing a man to learn the trombone in the
house directly opposite has been known
to do good in some cases; employing Il
chorus Of small boys to sing in front Of
her window has Its advantages, and
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AN EXTINCT MONSTER.

A Strange Creature that Once Flour"
ished in British India.
A peculiar creature that once -four
lshed in India was the Slvatherlum Gil
ganteum, the remains of which have
been found in great abundance In tlIe
northern portion Of that country. In
size 1t surpassed the rhinocerOs and
was bigger than any living rumlnant.
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managers and greater salaries for
themselves. 1t is not strange, there
fore, that among musicians and actors
there should be rivalry of the most
energetic kind, or that appearances in
solo parts in which the individual has
an opportunity to distinguish himself
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Miss Pert-Is Miss Strait Lace cir
cumspect? Miss Caustic-Circumspect!
Why, she won't accompany a young
man on the piano without chaperon.-
Philadelphia Inquirer.
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those with whom the applause Of the
public means not only fame, but pros
perity also, for in enhanced reputation
these people find not only their pleas
ure, but increased receipts for their
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SOLOS AND SOLOISVS.
MlSERlES INFLICTED ON AUDI
ENCES BY SOLO PEOPLE.

The Beginner on the Cornet or Violin
The Young Lady and the Piano
Ways and Means for Abating II Mu-
steal Nuisance,
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For long time coral was supposed
10 be plant. Even Reaumur treats it
SIS such.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-30
finnnrinl.
UNION PACIFIC
Reorganization.

The undersigned Committee announces the deposit OF
re-v considerable amounts embraced in
i,s nropose1 reorganization The First Mortgage bond
holders Of the UNION PACIFIC and KANSAS PACIFIC
MAIN LINES AS WELL. AS THE SHAREHOLDERS OF
THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY CO.. are invited 10
denos;, their holdings prior December 3lsi 1892
so as not to become subject TO the penalties
which the committee will Impose.
The MERCANTILE TRUST COMPANY. OF NEW
WORK AND OLD COLONY TRUST co, Of BOSTON.
will receive deposits OF securities included IN the Fan
q, REORGANIZATION and cash overdue coupons on f"s'
Mortgage Bonds issuing for both bonds and shares
NEGOTIABLE certificates Upon past due coupons case' "
committee certificates representing COMPOUND ie
u,,, be given nsvable when allowed by the Court
The committee has ISSUED n circular icter'
more fully exp Inin ing the purposes"' inc Pro'
uoscd reorga nization and IL" ndVnn'"GeS ="
observation-disclosures. which may be h"d upon
opDIicatfon to the depOsitaries
Holders of Certificates of Deposit for ohlo"
Pacific Frat Mortgage six per cent n""""
will after january I. 1896. on presentation
,f ,b.ir Certificates to cithcc of the Depos'-
tnries receive cash for the defnulted IN
tereS. then due.
LOUIS FITZGERALD.
JACOB II. SCHIFF.
r. JEFFERSON COOLIDGE. JR-
CHAINCEY VI. DEPEW.
MARVIN HUGHITT.
OLIVER AMES. ~
ALVIN " KRECH Secretary 100 Broadway. ~ Y.
New-Yorx, December 10Th. 1893
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tinanrial.
New England
LOAN AND TRUST CO..

MUTUAL LIFE BUILDING. 81 NASSAU 81
CAPITAL $S25,OOO.
SURPLUS 100000.
D. o EsHBAUGH. President
w. W. WILMER vce-President
W. r. BARTLETT. sec'y and Treas
This Company offers investors Its own Deoenture nom1'
which bear per interest. payable sem-ahhua'
Over four million. securities passed through e
manic and depression the last two years without giving
h, boaes the slightest cause for uneasines There are
no safer securities in the market
We have facilities and correspondents which enaoe Us
70 care for and collect covering property Ia any
Of the states West Of the Mississippi
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TO THE HOLDERS OF THE
First Mtge Seven Per Cen. Construction Bonds
OF THE
Cedar Fails and Minnesota Railroad Co.

Notice hereby THAI in pursuance Of an order of
Court the Cedar Falls and Minnesota Railroad Company
is prepared redeem all Of the coupons which ma
ureG on the days January and Of July respectively
In the 1850 1890 1891 1892 1898 and 1894 on
the FIRST Mortgage Cent Construction Bonds Of
said Company.
holders said Bonds who shall the sam
at the agency Falls and Minnesota Railroad
Company No. 21i Broadway in the city Of Newfork
with all coupons attached to said Bonds. there
will be paid the face the coupons which matured
in the years named. with interest az six per cent.
per annun from their several due dates January 1895
together with 37ths) Of the face value OF
the which matured said Bonds on January l..
1885 Wit; each coupon Of $50 and 500 eaca
coupon Of $3.50 Of that maturity.
The coupons paid full Will be detached from the Bonds
cancelled and by the Company; and the partial
payment on the coupors January 1850 viii he noted
on said coupons By Companys officers AMI the Bonds
with these of later dates returned TO the
owners
Bonds all coupons attached must be left with the
COMPANY one full day for examination.
No interest wall be paid coupons which maurod be-
FORE January bui the face value Of such II
ton.
Notice given that interest on the coupons which
matured on January and July respectively in the
years 1855 $500 1871 1892 1893 and 1891 will
To from ana after January !. 1876
W. J. KNIGHT. G. H. WENMAN.
President. Assistant Secretary.
New YORK. Dee. 9th 1896.
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Hrrtion Sales. financial.
LOUIS MESTER. Auctioneer
ADRIAN ii. MI LFR & son
will auction on
MONDAY. DECEMBER 80 1893. -
. 90 an ociock al The New-Ycrk Real Estate Salesroom'
" No III Broadway.
account of whom n may concefn)
SIS 900 Interior Conduit Insulation Co p c. BONDS
100 shares Edison Electric Illuminating 60 - -
s25 600 Atchison Topeka Santa Fe r. X 60 "a Mtge.
S-''V cold Honds Glass A" (Certfs OF Deposio.
sol 900 St Louis Alton & Terre iiaute r. H. CO. LIST
Mtgc. u. c Bonds.
So. 900 Jackson. Lansing * saginaw H. H. 70 " p e
Bonds.
$1,000 New-York & Rockaway X r. Co ISL M'se' D. c.
Bonds.