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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-06-03
Che Daily aron,orette.

Entered at the Postolice at ATimore as
second class mail matter. Nov a. 49,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-09-09
A Fragrant Bath.

We have always known that Paris
ian ladies' know q trick or two not
generally known by the world at large
for preservation Of their youth and
brightness. We have it on the author
ity of a contemporary that these ladies
put starch into their bath water to
soften it. as it is cheaper than borax or
toilet vinegar and more trustworthy
than ammonia. which is said to induce
O growth of down on the skin. The
Partisan ladies' maids are adopts at
preparing delicate toilet waters. and
always have material ready for use.
meal baths, starch baths. flower baths,
sea baths and medicated baths. One
bath which is considered somewhat Of
n luxury must have a curious pudding
effect. The bathtub Is lined with q
linen sheet, gored properly to fit 1t.
Then a bag, containing almond meal
or oatmeal, with orris root and dozens
Of other ingredients. is put in, giving it
q delicious fragrance. The bath being
filled to the brim with water, the in
tending bather gets in and remains un-
til she Is saturated with the perfume.
Would that such baths were common
in Standardization.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-09-09
The Gulls, Strategy.

Allen G. Mason is telling n story tnat
would probably ruin any reputation he
may have for truth and veracity where
he not as well known as ne is in Taco
ma, says the Ledger of that city. He
says he does not absolutely vouch for
its truth, but believes 1t to be true. 1t
was told him by some of the men who
work on a boat running from the ocean
to Ouartermaster Harbor.
They say that in stormy weather.
when the sea gulls find it difficult to
get their food from its usual sources OF
supply. they alight on the logs lying ON
the beach along the shore of the bar
bOr until as many of them are perched
on log as can get on it. and then, ap-
parently by direction of one of their
number, they begin to rock back and
forth until they turn the log over and
then each one grabs off n barnacle
and eats it, and they repeat the opera
ton,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-09-09

Pitch is dependent upon the vibrationai
number-the greater the number the high
er the pitch. From these facts we de-
duct principles of study which are prac-
ticn bic to an intelligent student of piano
playing. The overtones of tones sounded
in the upper registers are Of such great
vibrational number that the ear fails to
establish a definite pitch for them. Then.
again, the waves OF such tones are SO
short that they vanish almest immediate
ly after sounding; therefore the pedal,
which permits the tone to be REINFORCED,
may be used more freely in the upper
register than in the middle or lower. One
tone sustained by the pedal in the middle
is equal in intensity to about four in the
upper register. 1t is possible by deli
cate manipulation of the pedal to oblit-
crate the discordant harmonies In the
upper. without losing an organ point in
the lower register, which sometimes of
necessity must be sustained by the pedal.
A point which II of equal importance
with the manner OF striking is that Of the
manner Of leaving the keys, for upon this
hinges the entire system Of legato octave
playin Wide skips, such as bass note
and its chord, and broad intervais either
In the accompaniment or melody. may be
made to sound legato without the use Of
the pedal, by releasing the finger from the
key slowly, thus damping the tone grad
ually. Many beautiful effects may be
produced by this use of the pedal.
All movements Of the body are either.
natural, habitual or hereditary. In GER
tain states of consciousness we bring into
Hay certain muscles just as naturally as
water seeks its lowest level 1t is for this
reason that a pupil is sometimes taught
% play a passage with widely differing
movements of the hand and arm by diff
terent teachers. Thus it not infreQuently
happens that an instructor scatters
broadcast over the land, through his pu-
pills. peculiar mannerisms which he in
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-09-09
Hinta to Pianiata.


IL. A. Kelso, of Handel Hall, Chicago,
PRESENTS a new theory Of piano playing
based upon principles of anatomy, physi-
o.ogy, acoustics and psychology. and in
an exhaustive article which he has pub
lished on the subject undertakes to show
how piano playing may be reduced to u
scientific basis. He advises the study cf
anatomy, that the teacher may learn to
develop a good piano hand" Of physi-
ology that We may learn the fundamental
causes which operate in velocity playing.
We learn, he says, to avoid and success
fully treat weeping sinews and musi-
slams cramp. by the understanding anil
application of the laws governing muscle
innervation we learn to control and hus-
band the potent force termed nervous
energy. Misdirccted nerve energy causes
ply steal disease and disorders natures
Internal arrangements; sickness Is the re-
suit. Misdirected nerve energy. makes
sickly piano players and unhealthy music
Is the result. Extracts from his article
follow:
Better modes of developing the power
sf memorizing and OF preserving untouch-
ed the pupils individuality, are the re-
suit Of Psychological study. That we
should study acoustics ''goes without say
lng." as We cannot know too much Of
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-09-09
Corner in Huckleberries.

The huckleberry industry about Au.
denried has come to a sudden STOP
through the appearance Of two bears
on the mountains. A week ago a tray
eler exhibited two performing bears on
the street and while doing SO the ami
mails engaged in n bout not on the bills.
In the scrimmage the trainer was used
up badly and one Of the muzzles torn
from a bear. Finding themselves at
liberty, the bears trotted Off and reach
ed the mountains safely. The black
berry season having Just opened. hun
dreds of boys and girls who pick the
berries have since been kept out of the
woods through fear. The mines being
Idle, the villagers one day turned out to
scour the woods for berries and bears.
A party Of women came upon them un-
expectedly, and their screams sOou
alarmed scores of others, resulting in Il
stampede. The bears are now boss Of
the situation and erry-picking in that
vicinity Is at 4 standstiil.-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-09-09

Ii y"u paw school teacher q com.
pliment she will not observe the gTsm-
masical errors.
What's in name? That which we
call rose, by any other name would
smell as sweet
Curious, isn't it, tha' men who ride
hohEies never seem t. b, headed the
same way.
1t did not require much OF IA
philosopher to discover t1at all r-cl
widows are handsome.
Carving a fortunc-cuttiny the other
fellow out Of the rich girls aiftc.
tons.
Oae can never get an insight Ito
4 mans character by looking over lis
head.
The trouble with the bull dog ia that
he sometimes chews more than he can
bite of.
Visiting the sick will often cure
luke warmness with as M ch dispatch as
mustard will rise q blister.
To d" easily what is difficnlt for
others is tho mark of talent. To do
what is impossible for talent Is the
mark of genius.
A man advocating a csuse will a
dark purpose fears even the shadows
that might develop from new light
upon the subject.
'Reslst not evil with evil," was
meant for nations rs much Us for
men.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-09-09

fourth and fifth fingers. Rolling octave
playing is dependent upon a separated
control Of the supinator and pronator
muscles from those of the fingers. Speed
requires the shortening Of the latent pc
riod of the muscle, and this can be accom-
plished only by taking up the slack of the
tendons. The principal muscle concern
ed in producing a crisply staccato effect
with finger action is the extensor, as upon
this muscle depends the brevity Of tone.
By elevating the wrist, curving the second
finger, and depressing it at the knuckle
joint, the finger Is in the best possible po-
sition for producing the effect.
The physiology Of velocity playing II
q subject Of great interest to the practical
piano teacher. In some persons rapidity
Of movement is natural, the muscular It's
sue Ii very irritable and exercises Of speed
do not demand great effort. In others
the muscles. although energetic, obey the
orders Of the win with considerable slow
ness. A great expenditure Of nervous
energy u necessary to obtain . rapid
movement Illustrations Of these differ
sness nay b 4stiesd h ~ 0glAasina
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-09-09

same In both, and are more easily compro.
hended in the former than in the latter.
Under the head Of embellishments l in.
ciude al yarietias nt trills, mordents and
appogiatsras.
consider the wris: the distributing
center for the energy Of the upper aud
forearm. 1t 10 impossible for the nerv.
Gus stimulus from the brain to be properly
conducted to the finger tips when Tho
many tendOns that pass through the wrist
are tense. Almost every pupil beginning
the study of the piano has some uncon-
scious mannerism or trick peculiar to HIM
self of using the agents Of expression.
Before eradicating these bad habits and
building up those which are correct. u
certain condition Of passivity or rciSxa-
tiOn must be achieved, just as the pot
ters' clay must be rendered soft and p.as-
tic before it can be modelled into the de-
sired forms. find for this purpose the
Delsartean exercises known as relaxing
or devitalizing of inestimable value to the
beginner and advanced student alike.
We can utter SO many words with one
breath, and when that Is exhausted We
must draw upon the reservoir-the air
for another supply. We can play rapii
succession Of notes with a given sup
ply of nerve energy, and when that Is ex-
hausted we must draw upon the reservoir
the brain-for another supply. This
necessity of our physical nature is the
basis Of rhythm. and il the regularly re-
curing inclination to build up the waste
Is unheeded. health and strength will be
impaired. Do not wait until sensation
Of WEAKNESS is felt before renewing the
energy, as we should no more play with
exhausted strength than speak with ex'
hausted breath.
While conscious technic kills expression.
the very core of the true system of tech
nical expression is embodied in Hamlet's
advice to the players. Suit the action to
the word" which, freely adapted, may be
made to read, Suit the technical inter.
probation to the musical thought"
CopyriRhted.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-09-09
ierited from his ancestors. 1t may readil

ierited from his ancestors. 1t may readily
be seen that this is radically wrong, and
that such would not be the case were all
.eaching based on philosophic principles.
In playing the piano habits will neces.
,arily be formed, and movements based
On the natural laws Of expression Of the
body are more easily acquired. and. when
acquired, enable US to express musical
thoughts more clearly and more forcibly
than habits formed at hap-haxard. Tech.
mic, as applied to piano playing, 10 the
power to express musical thoughts. Thil
involves not only the ability to play the
proper notes with correct fingers, but re-
quires such control Of the muscles and
nerves that all gradations Of tonal color.
Ing may be expressed. Piano playing has
been compared to An electric current-ths
musical thought emanates from the brain,
passes through the nerves which movi
The muscles to be used, the finger strikea
the key, the hammer strikes Q wire. which
in its turn produces Q tone. the ear con-
veys the tone back to the brain, thus
completing the circuit. Weak or slug
gish muscles, therefore, not readily yleld'
ing themselves to the nervous stimulus
flowing from the brain, win break the cir
cult, and the musical phrase win fall short
Of the ideal conception.
In plano playing the purely mental In.
tellectual phrase finds it, exprsssion In
the circumscribed movements OF the i'm.
gers and hand, using the knuckles or wrist
as the center of motion. Passages from
Bach's "Fugues and Inventions" admira.
bly, illustrate this statement An emo
tional phrase demands more freedom Of
movement, which the hrmneas of the el.
bow-the emotional center-and length
Of the forearm readily supply. Oimaxea
and passionate outbursts Of musical feel
ing demand the added strength and widel
swing through space Of the entire arm
from the vital center Of the shoulder.
From a technical standpoint l classify
all music under FIVE general heads-oc
taves, chords. arpeggios, scales and EN-
bellishments-and these are again subdt
vided. Octaves are Of ave varieties
namely, legato, staccato, broken, inter
locking and deceptive. Chords are eithel
broken or solid. In order to play an n
peggio properly It must be taught in ter
or twelve different ways, and the pupil
will then understand how to correctly
practice all arpesgios. usually teacl
the principles Of arpeggios before at
taaDting scales, a. the nevemsAts Of tn
A. vs)st ~ aAoas - w paeA -
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-09-09
New style of Sleeping Oar.

A new sleeping car is being intro
duced which is reasonably certain to
"fl a lOngfelt want" BY simple
mechanical device the berths are low
cred below the floor of the car.
which, when done, transforms the same
into a roomy parlOr car. When the
berths are raised the chairs are placed
In the holes left vacant by the berths.
Large windows run almost to the roof,
thus giving ventilation to each berth.
There Is :lso three or four inches more
space between the berths than there is
In the Pullman or the Wagner. The car
is very handsome affair, and is max
ing a tour of the country for the inspec-
ton of railroad ofiicialS.-The General
Manager
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-09-09

And his story had earned the belief OIL
the others-that, surely. was in favor of
1t being true. Stuart had seen him. had
listened to what he had to say, and had
Formed the opinion that he was neither
lying nor acting.
D0bsOn also, the man who to the Sc
nors mind was ridiculous and incapable.
mad been told everything. and he, too.
pad come to the conclusion that Guf.
fanta's story was an honest one, and that.
Of all other men, he who, in some myste-
rious manner, knew the murderer's face.
would be the most likely to eventually
bring him to justice. and he was also very
anxious to know what the secret was that
Jed to his desiring Lord Penlyn to have
the garden securely closed and locked.
he could find in his own mind no con-
meeting link between the place of death
IN the park and Lord Peniyn's c-rJep
talthough he remembered that, strangely
Enough, his lordship was the dead mans
brother), and he was desirous that the
Senior should confide in him.
But the latter would tell him nothing
more than he had already made known.
and Dobson, who had always in his
minds eye the vision of the large rewards
that would come to the nan who found
the murderer, was forced to be content
and to work, as he termed it. "in the
dark"
You must wait. my good Dobson, you
must wait" the Spaniard said, until I
tell you that l want your assistance.
though l do not think it probable that I
shall ever want it. You could not find
out that was Corot, you know, although
l had many times the pleasure of lunch
Ing at the next table to you; 1 do not
think that you will be able any the better
to find the man 1 seek. But when find
him. DObson, / promise you that you shall
have the pleasure of arresting him, SO that
the reward shall come to- you. That is, il
do not have to arrest him suddenly upon
the moment. myself. SO rs to prevent him
escaping"
"And what are you doing now, Signor ?"
Dobson asked, giving him a title more
familiar to him in its pronunciation than
the Spanish one; what are you doing to
end himY'
Il am practicing a virtue, my friend,
that l have practiced much in my life.
l am waiting"
II don't see that waiting is much good,
Signor. There Is not much good ever
done by waiting"
Inc greatest good in the world, Dob
son, the very greatest. And you do not
see now, DObson, because you do not
know what know. So you. too. must be
virtuous, and wait"
1t was only with banter of a slightly
concealed nature such as this that Senior
Guffanta would answer Dobson, but, light
as his answers were. he had still man.
aged to impress the detective with the
idea that, sooner or later, he would
achieve the task he had vowed to per-
form.
But" as the man said to one OF his
brethren, 'why can't he get to work. why
don't he do something? He won't find
the man in that Hotel Lepanto. where
he sits smoking cigarettes half the day,
nor yet in Lord Penlyn's house, where he
goes every night
perhaps he thinks his lordship did it,
after all" the other answered. land is
watching him."
NO" DobsOn said, '.he don't think
that. But l can't make out who the
deuce he does suspect"
Ito be cOntinuedl
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-09-09
Tho yeranda in Winter.

During the warm weather the
veranda is accepted rs an ideal
iounging place; but with the ap.
proach of winter 1t Is forsaken, and
for the time oeing almost forgotten.
Now there is no reason why Que Oi
the most desirable portions OF the
house should thus become tempOrari.
ly useless The hundreds Of people
who live in the country all the yeal
round ought to realize what a pecu
liarIy tine sitting-room for the win
ter an inclOsed veranda makes A
few have arrived at this realization.
But it Is seldom that one meets with
such a perfect adaptation Of the idea
"a exists In a certain New England
valley. This veranda IL full fifteen
feet wide. perhaps even more. 1t ex.
tends around three sides of a large
stone house. In the winter not anJ
of Its glories fade. The entire struc,
ture is glazed The decorations and
furniture remain. And while the
visitors enjoy all the hOmelike com
forts of the summer they have
stretched before them one Of the love
liest landscade. In the East
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-09-09

oe produced BY energizing the muscles or
the upper arm and those of the fingers.
while relaxing the wrist muscles. This
is a very important point. and Is simply
the application of the mechanical prin-
ciple Of the resistance being equal to the
force Of the blow.
The outer side of the hand is naturally
weaker than the inner side, yet it is just
us essential q factor In playing. The
melody and fundamental bass notes are
most frequently played with the weakest
fingers; hence the necessity Of building
up the outer region of the hand. A de-
ve.opment Of the pronator muscles in the
forearm renders possible a good position
Of the hand for playing octaves, arpeg-
gios, scales, chords and trills with the
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-09-09
CHAPTER XII.-(Continued1

CHAPTER XII.-(ContinuedJ
.sThen listen was horn in Hondur..
che child Of Spanish lady and of friend
Of the old Englishman, Cundall. him from
whom your brothers wealth was derived.
That friend was scoundrel, a man who
tricked my mother into a marriage with
him under a false name. When they had
been married for some few years, and
when another child, my sister, had been
born, she found out the deception, and
she killed him."
"KIlled him!" Penlyn exclaimed.
"Yes, deadi We Spaniards never allow
. wrong to pass unavenged. She showed
him the evidence of his falsehood in one
hand, and with the other she shot him
dead upon his own veranda. She was
tried and instantly acquitted, and. in con-
sideratiOn of the wrong she had suffered,
Q law was made constituting her legally
his wife. But the disgrace was to her-a
high-minded. noble woman-too much;
she fell i'll and died. Then the old man,
Cundall, seeing that it was his friends
evildoing that had. led to our being Or
phans, said that henceforth we should be
his care. So we grew up, and had learnt
to look upon myself and my sister as his
heirs, when one day there came another
who, it was easy to see had supplanted
us. 1t was the English lad, Walter Cum
dali"
81 begin to see," Penlyn said.
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sffA

Pride AMI vanity are OF n confound.
ed. but there is n great difference IN
tn an. PRIDE may he pure and honesi
vanity never can be.
The m"i,rity oi the world don't
know Of auy other way 10 get ahead
thnn to phil somebody hnck.
Notoriaty Isa cheap sn .ces'. 1t i,
lie .uil-blown bi, ider-Iiable t, burst
1T any IN nnte, and har lily possible to
inf tte the second time.
We should be c.refal to deserve a
COOL reputation by doing we'll; and
when that care is onco taken, rot to bs
over an xious about the success.
S.,v not that the former times wers
better than the present, for it Is o
mistake.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-09-09
CHAPTER XIII

havi,dered look came over the Span-
,ord,s r.ca and then after a seconds
nause he said:
..Yes am Corot 1t was the name
given me Inv the Nestizos amongst whom
7 nIaved as a bov. and il kept to me. 1t
"a Won then Lord Penlyn. who has set
this Dohson to look for me?"
.y.s. VIC found vour letters to him. and
From one of them we believed you to be
IN England. We thought that-that-'
..Tbot | killed him."
.You threatened him in one of your
letters We were justified in thinking
90"
"Hs st least did not think so. Read
,h;s
Hs took from his pocket a letter writ
,o-, hy walter Cundall during the few
a. T.. had haan hack in England. and
-, :, r, p.nlvn I, ran.
"Juna- ISS-
.n, D cro,.
..i a.u,h,ed to bear Won are in Eng
,.;n, ana havs GOT an annointment as
- Co. Dnn Rodripuez in London. Per
hans now I shall have some respite from
.hasa fearful threats which. at intervals.
80, rour bovbood Won have hurled at
1no at Juanna. and every one you really
lnva Come and see me when you can,
only com. as late rs possible. as | am ont
,,,,cb. and we will have "a talk about the
Ia ,,iaca and old times.
.eEvsr vonrs in haste VIC.
"P 81 wish poor Juanna could have
G,aJ IN know Of your good fortune"
..no vou think I woulI murder that
man ord Penlvn?" Senior Guffanta ask
- a,;o,Iy .'Th,t man who when he
he, ID ~ INV good fortune, could think OF
-. tarny II would have made nv below
a 80 sba who IL now in her grave"
nrJ p.nIvp noticed the self-constrain-
n, calm of the man. and told himself that
- ,,;th spch an air or certainty
- :, ,,as imnossibla IN doubt him.
L.. ono mnmant tho thougbt came to
.;I ,ha, his ornar.nt c,,Imnass this
a..a;n,v lie ~ fnJing the murderar mipht
~. r1,i:, assumed bv Gnffautn to prevent
snsn;c;on falling upon him But OH re
aect;on that thought took flight.
Had he been the murderer he would
never have revealed himself, would never.
h.va allowed IL TO be known that he was
Corot the man against whom circum-
stances had looked so black.
And CundaIrs letter was sufficient 10
~, that What the Senior had roId him
-. .ha fr;endsbin that had existed h..
49,, ,han, was trre
lyon must know more than any of us.
senior Guffanta. as no doubt you do--to
insnire YOU with such confidence of find
inc him. Had he any enemy in Hondu-
r,s who NAV now be in England. and
hare done this deedg"
..To INV knowledge. none. He was a
man who made friends. not enemies"
"How. then, do you hope to find the man
who killed him?"
II hone nothing. Lord Penlyn. for am
.ure ia find him. What will you say when
! tell YOU that l have seen his murderer's