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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-26
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News Hampton. and Old Point, and
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Large and luxurlantly furnished saloons
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Tickets sold TO all points North. East,
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iy so General Agent
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-26
PERSONAL NOTES.

Mr.. William II. Daffron. OF New York,
spent the day win his brother, Mr.. An
drew j. Daffron. Monday.
Miss Erby Coleman. OF Amelia, is the
guest OF Miss Lou Friend. 1907 Porter
street.
There VIII be special meeting OF the
City Council Friday night az O'Clock
IN the Council chamber 10 take up the
Free-Bridge matter and discuss the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway proposition
as 10 changing the elevation OF the Free
Bridge.
Miss Josephine Smith. who has been the
guest Of Mrs. Boon. on Decatur street
left for her home In Charlotte. n. C.,
yesterday afternoon.
~. u. 9. Hill. who has been spending
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-26

LEAVE RICHMOAD DAILY, EXCEPT
SUNDAY.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-26

r. ST. JOHN. vice. Prcsldsai sd esssrni aissgo~.'
v z. z.BEE, General Superintendent.
H. Z. GLOVER, z. }. ANDERSON
Trans manager- 6.as.al Psssr a
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-26

The beautiful country home Of Mr.. John
A. Kratz. about two miles down the
BROAD Rock road was sold at public auc-
tion Monday afternoon, Mr.. r. u. Kemp
being the purchaser, giving $500 He was
congratulated by several real estate
agents and property owners. for getting
such a lovely place AT such a low figure.
The farm runs along the Broad Rock
road on the south, and Hopkins road on
the north. II is well stocked with fruit.
and comprises l6S acres
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-26
DEPARTURE OF STEAMERS.

General Offices Planters Bank building
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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-01-04
THE COOR|[R.$2 PER YEAR

greedily critical Of every note, 1t
in fact. an audiense as intelligently ap-
preciative as one could wish. And it is
to the Germans. by the way, that we
owe the musical growth Of this country.
The Italians have been enthusiastic
enough, but their ardor cannot fire us.
One might as well try to kindle coal
with shavings. They fare up, and 60
out, and we are still cold But the glow
OF the German burns stronger. with in
tenser and more communicable heat.
His nature, too, is more akin to our
own. Already We begin to feel the
crackle and cordial spread Of the new
fire.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-01-04
Good Luck!

We are not selling out at cost.
Neither are we selling out TO close
business Weare in business to stay
and we are making prices ON groceries
that will meet any competition in the
city-prices that will attract your
trade and goods that will cause you to
stay with US. just stop in and give US
atrial order and let US show you what
we can do. Everything in season.
N. J.. MetCa1fe,
Prop.
11l2 D street.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-01-04

the theme and variations from Bee
thoven was the most substantial
Haydn's Allegro was pleasing, and the
Meyerbeer Coronation march made a
stirring close. The numbers from Men
delssohn were not so satisfactory. The
Songs without Words seem to belong to
the piano, at least to solo instrument;
they seem strange when presented in
a large mass.
Toe au1iencs was as large as usual 4.
The hymns were helped considerably
by Miss Turner and an unknown singer
SON swhere in the body OF the chur CHI :.
II a few m ors ~ould help. this part Of
the service would go better still. The
hymns that are sung are not at all bad.
They are slow, pas the Journal says, but
they are rather better as music than
Rescue the Perishing" or There is
Life For Look All that is needed
is a little effort.
The audience OF the German opera at
Omaha was not surprisingly dazzling
Many men wore evening dress. and the
pretty costumes Of many Of the women
Frightened the theatre. But the gen.
e,al effect was not Of society display.
One saw not brilliant dress. but earnest
faces. The audience came to hear. In
cidentally many Of them dressed we'll.
A large part Of the audience was Ger
man. One caught from all directions,
subdued ich's and ach's. Long haired
musicians sat porting over their scores.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-01-04
IN RELATED KEYS
HERBERT BATES

a part far better suited to him, he did
excellently. Klafski as Brynhild was
superb. She is not beautiful; she is
not. like the Brynhild Of the Edda, "a
swan on billow." She has the very
substantial physique needed by singer
OF Wagnerian opera, But her voice and
her dramatic force make one forget all
this. One sees only the noble hearted
Valkyrie, dlsobeying her fathers COM
mands for his own good, asking only,
since she must become mortal, that she
may be surrounded by perils that shall
keep away all save the man who is
the fire. Her voice is strong, wonder
fully strong. yet sweet and so easily pro-
duced that one does not appreciate the
wonder of its volume. 1t is a great
voice, one Of the few great voices OF the
operate stage.
The work Of the orchestra was above
criticism. 1t was as remarkable in
blending as in force. The phrases
seemed to slip imperceptibly from in-
strument to instrument. Herr Lohse,
the husband Of Fra Klafski, conducted
in the absence OF Damrosch. OF Dam
rosch's absence heard no very satisfy
ing explanation. 1t was rather to be
regretted that the audience, not realiz-
ing the significance of every phrase Of
the music, insisted on applauding at the
fall Of the curtain. In Italian opera
this is very well. In Wagner's work,
applause should have been delayed till
the last note had died away. AS it was,
the significance of the closing measures
was entirely lost.
In "Tannhaeuser," Gruening and
Klafski deserve special mention. In
"Lohengrin" Franlin Gadsky made an
excellent Elsa, but attention centered
on Alvari, His voice has lost little.
especially in the upper notes. This
was shown particularly in the first act
But he improved greatly as he went on.
In the chamber scene he was at his
best, so too in the sad farewell to
Elsa. Whatever his faults, he remains.
the De Rezkes excepted, one Of the
greatest actor singers on the stage. The
thrilling violin tone of his voice, the
delicacy of shading in every note, his
dramatic power, his impetuous grace,
all join to make him the ideal hero of
German opera. 1t is sad, however, to
sac such a voice begin to fail. Some say
its failure is the result of bad method.
Tnat may bs. Whatever the cause, it
is ptiable. pitiable with the great pit
eousnsss OF the passing OF youth.
Toe scsnery was IN iiocre. Tnis was
owing. partly to the sm sllnsss OF the
stage, partly, l suppose, to the small
ness Of the cars that carried the com.
pany, 1t was fair 80 far as it went, and
the music supplied the rest. No stage
moonlight could be half so melting as 6
that silver ripping OF the harp when
spring laughed in the hail."
Well. it is over, aud Omaha is proud,
for she appreciated it, 1t is to be
hoped that she paid for it, 80 that it
may come again. II we cannot have
opera ourselves, it is much to have it
visit our neighors.
At the Universalist church, Mr.,
August Hagenow played Svenson's
Ro,nanza, better on the whole, than I
have heard him play it before. He
seemed more in the mood. Miss Turn
er's solo was, also, a great improve
ment over her last. Her voice showed {
more power and more confident
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-01-04

lighter operas. The Valkyrie found as
warm a welcome as either Tam
haeuser or Lohengrin. and it was the
Valkyrie that was the most promi
nent, 1t was overwhelming. so over
whelming indeed, that the critic Of the
World Herald forgot to criticize, and
went into two columns Of inarticulate
ecstatic Mysteries. And no wonder.
1t takes about twelve hours to sober up
after an emotional carouse Of that kind.
One is brought, more or less UMPIRE
pared, into sudden contact with one Of
the greatest of artistic creations.
This set Of operas, this Cycle OF the
Ring OF the Nibelungs. ranks with the
plays Of Shakespeare. the Symphonies
Of Beethoven. The myth it deals with
is our own. the epic Of the Gcrmanic
north. We have adopted Greek Gods,
We teach the Greek mythology in our
schools, we accept, reluctantly, the
story Of the SLOW blooded Beowulf. But
too many Of us know nothing Of the
glorious story OF the Volsungs. We
know that it has something to do with
the Niblungenlied. The correction,
however, is very remote. That is gross
and physical. The Volsunga Saga is
spiritual, of the immortals, strong Scan
dinavian immortals, ideals Of our north
ern race. Any one who has not studied
this vigorous mythology has missed
much.
1t is upon this mythology that the
cycle Of music drama. OF which the
Valkyrie is second, is founded. 1t is
not complete in itself. it is merely one
Of chain, but it is complete as a link.
Like all the rest of the cycle, it is
emotionally most intense. There is a
constant serse Of suppressed passion. Of
impending fate, Of approaching out
burst. Keats dreamt of music signing
like a god in pain" He could have
heard it in the motive of Votan's grief
Then there is the motive Of the Vol
sung race, a strong hearted, hopeless
aspiring, met and sadly soothed by the
tenderer notes Of woman's comfort.
The first act is one grand climax,
reaching its height when Siegmund
draws the sword from the stem to the
blare of the triumphant sword-motive.
In the second act there is less outburst.
O-e feels the gloomy sorrow OF Votan,
forced to give up his own son to death.
In the last act comes the wild ride Of
VaIkyries, and the punishment of Brun-
hid. Votan sadly lays her in the magic
sleep; and the fire flames all around
her. As the elder Edda says:
He set round my hall toward the south
quarter
The bane of all trees burning aloft,
Aud ruled that he only thereover should
ride
Who should bring me the gold DER
which Fafnir brooded."
1t is pity that the rest OF the cycle
could not be given. Perhaps, however.
there will be chance to hear them in
successive years. One does not like to
leave the story forever Ito be con-
tinued"
Berthald distinguished himself as
Siegmund, both in acting and in sing
ing. In the "spring song he was par
ticularly successful. OF all love scenes
in opera, that in the Valkyrie is the
most imprisoned. 1t is love in deadly
peril, the love Of the children Of gods,
the strong blooded first Of men. 1t
takes genius to act such scene. And
this Berthald and Fraulein Mulder
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24
M'KlNLRY's EDUCATION.
Youthful Trials and Triumphs Of the
President. elect.

President.E1cct
Repiew Of Rerieus.
To Poland seminary came ambitious
young men and young women from the
neighboring farms, eaner for the book
learning of the schools, and believing
that it's possession would open broad
highways to success in life. Some en-
gagged rooms and board at the rate OF 81
| a week, and others reducal this very
modest cost Of living by taking rooms
alone and eating the victuals sent in to
them weekly by their parents. None
OF these bright young people felt that
they were poor, They were all accus-
toned to the close economies OF the farm
life OF that period, and were not in the
least ashamed Of them.
The richest man in Poland at that
time was worth $4,000. A man with
$5, 900 worth Of property and no debts
was thought to be we'll off. Mrs. Nc
kinley helped out the narrow. income
OF the family by taking boarders, and
herself did the cooking with the help
OF her girls. Young Mckinley was an
ardent student. 1t was his mOthar's
| am 0ition, as well as his own, that he
should go through college and then
! study law, but whether this aim could
be accomplished was always rather
doubtful. The fa' her was frugal; in
| dustrious and self Denying, but he had
large family to provide for, and his
| earnings were small. William did
what he could to help out the family
income by one sort of work and another
in vacation times.
At one time 1t was almost decided
that the plan for his education must be
abandoned, but his elder sister, Annie,
came to the rescue with the money she
had saved as school teacher. At II
he left the seminary, SO we'll advanced
in his studies that he was able to enter
the junior class in Allegheny college.
at Meadville, Pa. Illness obliged him
to return home during his first college
year. however, and the way was not
clear financially for going back, SO he
taught country schoal in district
near Poland the next winter. The
little school house is still Standing q
little wooden box, with door and two
windows in front, three windows on
each side, and in the rear dead wall
against which the boys toss their balls.
In his study years Mckinley was
very found of mathematics. but for
Latin he cared little, although he al
ways passed his examinations credita-
bly,. In the colleges and academies at
that time mathematics, grammar and
the dead languages constituted pretty
much the whole stock of instruction.
He showed no fondness for the debates
OF the literary societies or the orations
OF the regular Saturday school exer-
cises, but he was known as good es-
say writer.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24
How Is This2
Argus Leader.

John O. Langness OF Baltic, the treas
urer-elect, has secured gilt-edged
bond tor 500, 900 to be presented to the
county commissioners. 1t is signed by
sixty of the best farmers in the county,
without a single banker or business
man as security, which testities to the
good financial condition of the farmers
OF the county as we'll as to the conf
dende which friends and neighbors
have in Mr.. Langness.-DellR Rapids
Tribune.
We had not supposed from the re-
marks make by the populist papers OF
this county during the campaign that
there were sixty farmers in the state
who could unite to qualify for a bond
of $lO0, 900. We had been led to believe
from what Mr.. Langness end the Tri-
bune and others had said that the farm
ers were growing poorer and poorer.
that none OF them had made any money
since coming to South DakOto, and that
for any number of them to qualify for
a $lO0, 600 bond would be outside of
possibility. And now here comes the
Tribune calling attention to 1.-THE good
financial condition of the farmers OF
the county," Such statement might
we'll come from a paper which has faith
and confidence in South Dakota, which
believes in her resources, which knows
that the farmers in the main have been
successful and prosperous, but p0pu-
list paper which believes in calamity
and failure ought to be careful about
calling attention to an item Of this sort.
The fact is that the farmers Of this
! part of South Dakota have been as sue.
cessful as the farmers Of any state in
the union, ahd although times have
been hard for the last few years, they
have, since coming hero, made accumu-
.ations which put them into position
Of comfort and competency. Crops
have been uniformly good, and barring
the last few years prices have been
fair. The sixty farmers mentioned as
having gone upon Mr.. Langness' bond
could qualify for. three times that
amount with the greatest com 'ort.
The Argus Leader for It's part Is glad
Of OF It, but how can the populist papers
get anything but woe out Of the Incl
| don't?
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24
70 wAosn Il May corcerr.

On and after January /, 1897, al
goods eold by the undersigned will bt
settled for when delivered by cash OF
note. j. NJ. TALCOTT.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24

FOR SALE at Z bargain One secon
hand wagon. *. KELLY.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24
HOW ARE
'''' YOU FIXED?

For fuel? Don't you know that by
buying your winters supply now,
You can save good many dollarsa
Fact! Coal is cheap now, but it's
just as sure to go up as we are to
have cold weather this winter.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24
On a Cold Winters Day

A feeling of innate satisfaction
steels over the face and permeates
the soul of the man who has a
goodly supply Of coal stored away
somewhere in the woodshed or
down in the cellar. Winter is
coming with snort and bound
and will soon be with us.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-24
Have You Read

The Midland Monthly-a maga-
zine, published in the middle west
devoted to midland literature and
art. A rare opportunity will be
offered the citizens OF Elk Point
to subscribe for this magazine,
and also to obtain in connection
with it the new Americanized
Encyclopedia Britannica. Sample 8
may be seen at DR.. Conly's drug
store; and Information given how
you may secure both upon easy
payment. Willis r. Warren,
Agent for South Dakota.
Nv Che0n II Is?
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-21
dedication services,

| Beginning with this evening, service
will be held at the Swedish Lutheran
church in connection with its dedication
and will be continued until after Sunday
which day will be one long TO be remem
bered by the members OF that church
as an eventiul one in the church's HE
tory, for il will mark the turning over o
their handsome brownstone church, al
the corner OF Sixth and Armory streets
10 the work OF their master.
The service this evening will be mis-
sion service and there will also be a
preaching service commencing at $40
The second service will be held tomorrow
afternoon at O'Clock and will be of spe.
cial interest 10 members OF the church
AZ 1870 tomorrow evening another ser,
vice will be held. This will be addressed
by DR.. p. j. Sward, of Omaha, president
OF the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran
church OF America, and one OF the most
earnest workers in the church. He is
also an excellent speaker in the Swedish
language and large number will I'M
doubtedly be present to hear him.
Sunday morning services will be held
and holy communion will be admins
tered by the visiting pastors. In the af.
ternoon the real dedication service will
be held, when the address appropriate to
the occasion will be given by Rev. DR..
Sward. Rev. +. A. Johnson, castor of
the Swedish Lutheran church, of Mar
quette, will also speak in English. The
choir has prepared a special musical pro-
gram for this service. A large number
OF pastors from different parts OF the
country are expected to attend and the
greatest OF interest is taken IN the affair
by the members OF the church. Among
the visiting pastors are Rev. ]. Bork, OF
lshpeming Rev. j. Truedson, of Negau-
nee; Rev. j. A. Brodin. OF Manistee; Rev.
II. Kollander, OF Norway; Rev. f. Fad
man, OF Iron Mountain, beside the Rev.
johnson, of Marquette, and the Rev.
Sward, OF lshpeming, already mentioned.
The Rev. Behner, OF Stockholm, Wis, ia
also expected. Mr., Behner was the pre-.
decessor OF Rev. Rydman, the present
pastor, and has many friends here. Rev.
{. o. Olander, OF Marinette, who was the
founder of the local church in 1877, and
who did much to bring it to its present
state OF healthy existence, will also be
here. All these gentlemen are pastors OF
the churches in their towns and hard
workers in the Swedish Lutheran church.
The church to be dedicated is one Of
the best and most expensive in the cop.
per country and stands a monument to
the hard work OF the pastor and his
flock.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-21
CAMp SNNnrR- AnrI

CAMP SNYDER, August 10.
Today is the first day of actual mill.
tary life for the boys of the Michigan Ma.
tional Guard, although camp opened last
night. The first guard was posted last
night ut 6 O'Clock and was made up OF
Tour men from each company. This
morning i've companies OF the Fifth were
out on drill including Co. d, OF Calumet
and f, OF Houghton, and tonight Co. d
goes on guard duty, double dose for a
starter.
The election of a major TO fill vacancy
caused by the resignation OF j. p. Peter
mann, will take place Saturday afternoon
and considerable speculation is INDUCED
in by the boys Of the Fifth as to which
one OF the captains will be chosen. Can't.
Winslow, Co. II, Ironxood, is a candi.
date, but as Capt. Grierson IL the senior
officer be may be chosen although II il
understood that the latter has OF offered
himself.
80 lar there has been but little sickness
or disability in camp and none at all in
the Fifth. 4 member Of Co. C, Fourth
regiments laid up in the hospital suffer
ing with severe shock TO the brain
caused during skirmish firing by a man
IN the rear rank discharging his rifle
while the muzzle was close to the ear Of
the injured man.
\ member OF Co. B, Fourth Regiment.
hlled up on booze, struggled into camp,
and tried TO be funny last night. lie
dressed himself in female attire and
wandered about the camp during the
night Finally he stumbled unexpected
~ onto the guard line and in a few min
utes found himself in the guard house
where he was compelled to remain in his
make up" until this morning, when he
was stripped OF his uniform and sent to
his home in Detroit.
rumor got around camp last evening
that member Of Co. ID, OF Calumet. had
fallen of a dray and broken his collar
bone. The injured man was a private
from Co. A. Fifth Regiment. not Co. d.
He broke his collar bone while wrestling
on the company street with John Rowett.
OF Ironwood.
The soldiers will be compelled to put in
long hours while in camp this year, the
day being no less than Is hours long.
Taps will not be sounded until 11:3O
O'Clock, which is hour later than here
tofore. A predicted in these columns in
former correspondence, the Fifth Infantry
band has proved the biggest dra wing
card on the grounds, outside OF the two
companies Of regulars and the Nineteenth
Infantry band. Whenever the band from
copperdom turns out they get the crowd
two 20 one for the other organisations,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-21
GetIIng IL Down Zine

The fire teams are practicDg regularly
and are getting so that they can get into
place in pretty swift time. The teams
Try tne trick three times day to keep
them in good practice. This morning a
lew spectators wer, in the engine room
when Superintendent Bosom rang the
Dell The horses were eating oats at the
time but they were out oil their stalls and
IN their proper places in front Of the en-.
glne aud hose cart in less time than il
takes to tell it, without a word from the
'eapsters' The horses are left loose in
their stalls and the door of the barn
opens when an alarm is turned in. 1,
taxes but a second to get the drop-har.
nssaes IN place and eTerythipg ready 70
N owe. .