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A QUEER CHINESE RITE.
They Burn Pariermache Devil Ii
Portland.

Aacy fAE1crnt0cne Devil
Portland.
From the Portland Oregonian.
The second incineration of the Chinese
devil occurred on I'd and Alder streets al
o'clock this morning. His majestys ashes
were carefully picked up and carried away
and now only a few plackened paving
stones remain to mark the spot where once
the proud form of the spirit of evil lowered
majestically over the crowd Of admiring
hes thens.
At o'clock this morning active and in
dustrious Cinnamon poured forth In
streams from every nook and corner of
their irregular residences and commenced
the crusade against the evil one.
On both sides of the street for a block
rod, and two still larger fires blazed in the
MIDDLE Of the street at either end of the
alley of flame thus formed. Swarms of
celestials heaped fuel on these fires and
other swarms laid behind each one a mat
on which was placed a coal oil can contain
Ing blazing piles OF sacred papers, dust
pans full of crackers and apples, and tins
hlled with sand and stuck full CT red
candles and punlks. At each mat sat .
solitary celestial, chucking papers into the
coal oil can and feeding the larger fire.
pease the wrath which the devil might
naturally be expected to possess at this
deliberately laid plan to cremate him. The
parsonage himself occupied q huge papier-
mache efngy made in hts hkenes8 and 1t
Weuld he hard to imagine him more evil
looking than he was thus represented, A
stand had bean erected Tor this eAlgy. and
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points of contact with ours. But they show

points of contact with ours. But they show
themselves coy and retiring. .
When one of these students was told that
I wanted short and plain account OF
students daily routine, he rave Ii to me
readily enough.
seem a curious kind of breakfast, being
composed Of pint OF cream and q noKgin
of Jamaica rum. ] use the word nogg1n, /"
he explained. because It sounds well. The
quantity of rum Is really only two good
tablespoonfuls. With this there Is one
small roll and a little butter. This Is my
breakfast. 1t comes, but I do not eat it.
It stands on my table while I do my first
forty minutes of singing. Marvin, my
cousin, who u with me, goes to the piano
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The Grimy-Fac6d Boy,
From the New York Press.


'Bay-bee, bay-bee! called the erimv.
faced urchin, coaxingly.
The baby with the white fox fur coat and
the Kid gloves looked sidewise toward the
curb. Its mother was one of the crowd in
front Of the store window, and looking a a
perfect love of bonnet
"Bay-bee, bay-bee!" came the invitation
again.
Totteringly the baby approached the curb
and smiled trustfully up at the dingy face.
The urchin dropped down on his ragged
knees, laid the papers he was selling on the
pavement and patted the little kid glove
with his red. dirty little hand. Pretty
bay-bee! he said.
Just then the mother turned, ran across
the pavement and dragged the baby back
How dare you touch her. You dirty little
good-fOr-nothing!' she cried
The urchin grasped his bundle Of papers
and rose. digging his toe info the dirt pl
the gutter. shamefacedly.
"Aw-GWanr ha said, sullenly. "a
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Ahead of the Times.
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
The eminent dramatist had designed a
burlesque, and he was jubiant
"Wonderful!' he said exultinely. Its tn.
limit and no mistake. Fairies enter on troll.
leys: Undine on a water bicycle; good
fairy's talisman. a soap 'ad' worth 81, 900 q
night; ghost ascends from the earth in ar
elevator, cage in full view of the audience
goddesses lighted by incandescent lights
and when the hero Is in hard luck, calls
up the genii from a sound-proof telephone
booth right On the stage. The fairy god.
mother enters In a horseless carriage
and
about the cast?" suggested the manager
"Eest of ALL" rejoined the enthusiast
"voiceless prima donna, legless ballet
girls"
Pm afraid, Mr.. Golightly." said the
manager sadly. that 1t will not do"
And he sadly turned away
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,E HEAR A GREAT
1eal of the American
girl who comes to
Paris for the cultiva-
ton of her voice: but
Dur young men have
taken the habit as
we'll. and nov presen,
themselves to { h e
great Paris teachers
In equal. If not great
er, numbers. It is
undoubtedly true that
up to the present
date our girls have
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istIIsuIshed themselves most in music.
exactly as the young men have made the
greatest name in painting. One can count
any number of American prime donne. but
few great tenors and basses. PERHAPS the
day is not far off when their native land
shall hail with delight female Harrisons,
Sergeants, WhistIers and Alexanders and
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their appearance at the Opera and Opera
Comique now they are reco,n nized and look
ed on with admiration and respect Some
OF them. like Faure and Bouhy are indie
pendently rich. and teach only for Measure
or from sense of duty. 1t may be i'm
aSined that one and all command HIGH
prices, and that coming to Paris for three
1our. nve or six years study Is q serious
financial undertaking for any one
Railroad Method of Study.
Raw students who know nothing of sf,a
Ing must reconcile themselves from tba
start to long stay in Paris When thew
can SHord II this beginning right has ;ts
enormous advantages. There is nothing to
unlearn. and long residence in an artistic
II not over musical. capital is an important
factor III the formation of the srt;eta
- III Ut ouE young men. however, go first
loi 70 italy' others to Germany while othars
Paris. attempting
Mhateyer may be said against this rail-
way method OF study, the thoughtfuI vouIb
VINO embrace IL have the advantage on rai
turning home Of adding FLORENCE Wt,.n
Vienna Berlin, Brussels and Paris to-
,be,i rarusIahd autobiographies. That
they nave only been a year abroad Ia rot
brought into prominence. Others ~ 90
Americans have made long sfudIss -
nome. II thus happens that the majority
ishers or specialists - I'LL
bouny Is kEown among hem as a .yo.ce-
placer as Is also Juliani; TrahadeIo is
el'her a tremolo-remover or tremoIo-cra
ator, L forgot which; Dele Sedie fs looLod
or as very learned old man and a hoot
writer; Faure is iiscerner of future sfars
wiling TO take but four students at a time
and accepting no money from them. Ranea
ftlchard has beautiful little tbeater in
her Motel and Sbriglia changes baritones
into tehors- He is just now operating on a
young man from Denver
Method of study.
How do these young men study with their
celebrated masters? One leaves home lives
abroad for years. draws money and at last
comes back great man. How has he
achieved it? We in Paris know as uttls of
their methods We meet them In society
but they refuse to sing. Their daily rom
tine goes on in religious privacy. When
one has the courage to ask why won't
you singE-the answer IL evasiye The
truth Is that they dare not risk belittlin q
themselves by warblilg on each yaprsni
invitation 1t is ruinous to the reputa-
ton.
.'Oh. Mr.. Blank? Why have heard hin,
in parlors a hundred times We never
thought him of much account" Familiar
ity breeds contempt, and the public is NOT
TO be trusted We should think of this
when stars show themselves fantastic dir
hcult and proud II Is necessary to Their
self-defense. They would be glad to omen
their hearts to the public, but the public
Is bad lot, ungrateful. unbalanced i9-
rorant. bullying, disposed to take adyan-
tage, abuse the situation. bite the hand
that feeds II and sting the bosom that
know these students. Their world has
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and stage business. q pianist appears. and
when 1t b required . srnAA orchestra or
special accompanists, such rs futists and
Of dress rehearsals. sotteh up by the stu
dents themselves, and one memorable oc-
caefon OF year or more age, when q fine
brunette contralto from Ohio took 1t into
her head to sing the part Of ''Mephistophe-
les' in .'Fsust."
strictly D.siness.
Today It is strictly business. and valdeJo
is at the plano. I'VE are taking up the
lighting act In the Pre- aux Cleres.' and a
very good act 1t Il for you. indeed. he
says. Indeed. It was very jolly and lively,
and they did it beautifully. these young
folks. each in q proper part and with the
rest 70 thunder out "Eine feste Burg al
the right Notwithstanding I had never
heard before.
1--WE have good times herer' they Choir
used 5oyfully. And Iscould readily be-
lfeve them, thanked my guide for his
Kindness In showing me about. and then.
limiting that he might remember me for
the Christmas eve mass at the Avenue
Hoche-a fashionable time and place and
a great crush-I took my leave rejecting.
Certainly these students Of vocal music
are wonderfully different from the embryo
artistic peintre. They must have good
healthy bodies from the start; they must
be OF fine figure and presence; they must
nave something which is much more than
artistic temperament, that Is to say, a
voice; they must have extraordinary pa
tience-and long, long purse. Their mere
Doard-for one must live in a proper quar-
tier-will amount to $15 week. The les
sons with the great teacher cost the same.
Daily French lessons, at a dollar apiece,
will make 1t IS more. The opera class is
extra-I forgot how much. These phonetic
lessons. IL one takes them, come to an
other $6 week. The coaching given by
the head of the opera class is also very ex-
pensive.
What do the poorer pupils do then? The
simple truth is that they have wretched
af1oat, In constant difficulties-and debt.
Expenses are always greater than 1t was
supposed at the beginning. Home calcu-
lations do not seem to hold good in Paris.
Parents of beautiful young girls should
take account Of this.
STERLING HEILIG,
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at am, this being the earliest hour we
are allowed to practice in this hotel de
famille where we live. My cousin accom-
panying me. 1 sing Bouhy's own exer-
cises, compiled for his pupils. and continue
this work forty minutes by the clock.
They are exercises I have studied over
mentally tine night before, and which l
must be perfect in at Bouhy's lesson. Forty
minutes is long time singing OF. an empty
stomach
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iiiS Y y LII III u II 1 [ y
Washington easily
leads all other cities
of its size in the
country" aid a
local florist to a Star
reporter yesterday.
There are more
than twice as many
thriving florists es-
Establishments here as
there are in any
other American city
nf nnral nNn,,lotiar
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Lesson With the Master.

While 1 cannot take you to one of
Bouhy's lessons he was saying as I woke
up from this dream of dollars, IT can tell
you exactly what one Is like. 1 am sup
posed 10 arrive always ten minutes be-
forehand. Whether this Is to rest the
lungs from climbing four pairs of stairs or
merely for the purpose of meditation, /
have never been able to learn But II 4,
insisted on by the master and it has its
due effect on us. 1t gives an impression
of sanctity and reverence to the half-hour
lesson which even the remembrance of its
price might fail to impress on the more
thoughtless. The lesson begins with all
the exercise work that he had given me the
lesson before.
There are no notes or other foolishness
The longest and most perfunctory exer-
cises must be committed to memory, be-
cause the training of the musical memory
is as important as anything else. 1 stand
at one end Of the room. Bouhy stands
at the other. When anything is wrong
he breaks in: DO that over And over
and over again he will have 1t. Then we
go to the opera piece or song which he had
given me as well. Here 1t is repeat, re-
peat. He will insist on going over word
or phrase a dozen times. Whenever he
NAL his pupils feel delighted. for II is his
highest praise
One morning went to the opera class
Bouhy has enough American pupils of
both sexes to justify an opera class, COM
posed entirely of Americans. Some nine
whole class consisting of sixteen. ] believe
ValdeJo. the master of ceremonies, brill
liant tenor In his time and quite we'll
known In America, at New Orleans, ct
least was at the piano Sometimes. when
he must occupy himself with gesticulation
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Youthful Rextgna tion.

From Judge.
Lady calling on Edith's mammal
Edith, how old are your?
Edith-''Three years old. I should like to
be four, but with sigh 1 suppose some
one must be three"
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STUDENTS OF MUSIC
How Young Men Prepare in Paris for
a Musical Career.
OPERA And TEE CONCERT PLATFORM
Large Prices Asked by the Well
Known Teachers.
A 7 Y P &c A L D A Y
OPERA and TIE CONCERT PLATFORM
A TYP I<CA D AYI

PARIS. November %. 1896.
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expensive education. The student of paint
Ing has scarcely more than his board and
lodging to think Of. From SO to $16 a
month Is all they need give to their mas
ters. and at the pinch it is not difficult to
get three four years credit for colors
brushes and canYases :.
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Washington is Good Market and the
Supply is local.
osaa. --i. -.
ACRES OF atlS ABOUT rHls CITY
Money Spent in Floral Decorations
for Social J Events,
80 - .1D'I,S
II OIL IDA Y GRE EN- s

n S A FLOWER-LOy-
IN ing com m nifty
N Washington easily
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Correspond nce OF The Evening star.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-10
THE coNFEDERArE REUNION.

The sixth annual reunion Of Confed-
crate veterans Will take place at Rich
mond from Tuesday, June 30th. to
Thursday, July I'd. inclusive, and the
occasion promises to be more interest
ing than any which has yet preceded
1t. One OF the most interesting features
of the reunion will be the laying of the
cornerstone of the monument to be
erected to the memory of Jefferson
Davis. the President OF the Confeder-
acy, and ex-Confederates from all over
the country will be In attendance.
Richmond is making great preparations
for the event. Speaking of the reunion
the Savannah News says:
Among other matters which the vet
Grams will consider will be the best meth
DDS of securing impartial history, the
benevolent care of aged and infirm vet
Grams and the widows and orphans OF
veterans, the preservation OF the marks
to Confederate soldiers graves, and the
building of monuments at various
points. The organization now consists
of 1913 camps. The general commanding
urges that survivors everywhere join
the associations, or form themselves in
to new camps. in order that they may
be represented, in person or by dele
gates, at the reunion"
Norfolk and vicinity will be we'll repre-
sented, both by the veterans, and many
others in sympathy with the purpors for
which the reunion Is to be held.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-10
ELECTRICITY AND STEAu

The New York Branch of the New
York. New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road Company have substituted a third
rah on Gheir road in place of the over
head wire as conductor, and thus far
the officers OF the company regard the
substitution as an Improvement OF con-
siderable Importance, although final
Judgment will be be withheld until the
efficiency of the new method shall have
been tested by the seasons work"
The New York Times, from which this
information is gained. says that it was
on this branch that were made the first
notable expe riments relating to the SUBJ
stitution OF electric force on lines here
tofore operated by steam power. BY the
use of a third rain q network of over
head wires is avoided in places where
there are several tracks and frequent
crossings.
1t is admitted that II the .third-rail con-
ductor shall satisfactorily stand the
tests of this season. in all probability
electric force thus applied will be used
next year on several of the company's
branch lines where trains are now drawn
by steam locomotives. For this reason
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-10
JUST WHAT Ut WAS.

The Virginian has before, in comment
Ing upon the result OF the recent munich
pal election, pronounced the victory of
the Democratic ticket "a vote of conf
dence." expressing an earnest belief on
the part of the voters that the city would
have good government. The character
of the gentlemen selected as Councilmen
was an assurance of this, and 1t Is hard
" necessary to say that 1t would be Il
source of great surprise If this belief is
no, realized. The people demand good
conservative government. they voted for
It. and they expect to have It,
The new Councils have great duty
before them, and The Virginian is of
the belief that they will not fall short of
public expectation. The laws must be
enforced. public decency must be re-
spected the vicious elements must know
their places and learn to keep them
The community has suffered too much
from former grievous evils resulting
from the influence of this class not to
require freedom from their influence
Every department of the city govern
ment should be put on a high plane
The Boards OF Commissioners should be
composed of men whose names will fur
nish to the people thorough confidence
that the business of the departments
will be properly, efficiently and econ
omically conducted. The vote in the re-
cent election was a vote OF confidence.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-10
NOTES AND OPINIONS.

a blue gum tree in New South Wales
49, feet high. is thought to be the tallest
in the world.
The estimated age of a dragon tree
at Orotava is 5000 years. but 1t is not
authentic like the record of the Lom-
hardy cypress.
Two large white gum trees In Guate-
mala have grown in such a manner that
the foundations of n church have been
shifted seven inches.
The subterranean rooms of the Krem-
lin at Moscow are being Systematically
searched in hopes of finding the famous
lost library OF Ivan the Terrible Eight
hundred famous manuscripts are sup
posed to be hidden there
One of the most prominent LAWYERS
in Washington is Mrs. Ellen Spencer
Mussey, widow of General r. D. Mus
sey, distinguished soldier of the civil
war Mrs. Mussey began the study of
law simply for mental culture.
The strait of Gibraltar Is nine miles
wide ut the narrowest point, varying
from that to twenty-five miles at the
widest. III is thirtysix miles long Peo-
pie ON the European shore are able to
see buildings on the African side.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-10
HOP CULrURE.IN CAROLINA,

An agricultural exchange gives the in
formation that ''in North Carolina. in
the Seven Pines district. and in Rich
mond county, the farmers are becoming
enthused over hop culture" They be-
lieve that the discovery that hops can be
cultivated with success In their State is
going to prove a big thing for North
Carolina, and no doubt that it will. A
number OF farmers in the Seven Pines
district have tried the new crop" and
are greatly pleased with their venture
and the belief obtains that In time the
growing of hops will become Il general
thing in 1.-The Old North State" thereby
greatly adding to the Importance of it's
agricultural interest and revenue.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-10
PERSONALS.

President Fauie. of the French Re
public. Is an earnest advocate of the use
OF bicycles in war manoeuvres.
Signor Crispi will shortly undergo a
surgical operation at Naples, as ;he
cataract in his eyes is spreading.
Emperor William has $3.50. 900 worth of
orders. German and foreign. When he
travels he carries $4,000 worth of them
in a safe.
lIbcneZer Nelson. the senior editorial
writer of the Boston Transcript, who has
lust died was connected with that paper
for forty-tour years.
Mime. Schumann left diary extending
over forty years. and containing much
valuable material for the history OF
music during that period.
Probably the oldest physician in &C
tive practice in America is Dr.. c. r.
ii. Wilgohs, of Doylestown. O., who is
still pvacticing at the age or 80.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-10
SACRIF' ICING
close Out the Stock of the New York Bargain House.
Which We Bought at One Third Its Cost.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

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PRICE, sI.Oo; BROWN BROS CLOSING
PRICE. Csc
LADIES' SHOES. ROSENSTEIN's
PRICE SIPS; BROWN BROS. CLOSING
PRICE s5c.
LADIES' SHOES. RoSENSTEIN's
PRICE s.5O; BROWN BROS. CLOSING
PRICE $780,
LADIES SHOES, RoSENSTEIN'S
PRICE $500; BROWN BROS. CLOSING
PRICE $500.
MEMS SHOES. RosENSTEIN'S
PRICE sl.5o; BROWN BROS. PRICE
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MEMS SHOES. RosENsTEIN.s
PRICE 1925; BROWN BROS. PRICE
sl.5O
LApIES' SHIRT WAISTS. PRINTS,
UNLAUNDRIED. BROWN BROS. ARE
CLOSING OUT AT 1Sc.; RosENSTEIN'S
PRICE WAS 39c.
HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA. QUART
BOTTLES 1Oc. WAS THE PRICE; &c.
1T is NOW.
LADIES DRESS WAISTS OF HEN
RIETTA. CLOSING PRICE Csc. EACH.
LADIES' UNTRIMMED BLACK CAN
TON SAILOR HATS, CLOSING PRICE
1sc. EACH.
ALL RIBBONS AND TRIMMED AND
UNTRlMMED MILLINERY HAS THE
CLOSING PRICE ON IT.
THE FIRST COMMERS GET ABOUT
200 PAIRS OF ROSENSTEIN'S 1O-i 81. 90
BLANKETS AT 69c. a PAIR
MEMS LAUNDERED PERCALE
NEGLIGEE SHIRTS. RosENSTEIN,s
soc. ONES; NOW CSC.
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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-10
THE UNITED STATES AND SPANS
NAHIES.

1T looks as though there is less
probability of an armed collision be-
tween the United States and Spain, at
this time, than has been the case at any
time Since the outbreak In Cuba. 1t Is
comfortable to know. however, that
should such thing happen the navy Of
this country would prove, as It is. more
than a match for that of Spain.
a writer in the Pall-AIall Gazette, who
has gone to some trouble to learn the
facts. concludes that a war between the
two countries would prove disastrous to
Spain. He cites that the Spanish Navy
has only eleven armored ships, three of
which are not classed as effective in
modern naval warfare, and that only
one of them can be classed as a modern
battleship.
1t is true, says the writer, that with
the three ships building Spain will have
armoTed cruisers that she is weak, while
the rest Of her vessels, composed of
wood and steel, are of old construction.
and are of little value so far as their
fighting qualities go. Another dlsad-
vantage under which Spain would labor
is the fact that she has no dry-docks in
the West Indies, and that 1t would be
difficult to keep her ships in good order
with docks and dock-yards thousands
OF miles away" The same writer, draw
Ing comparison, says that the United
States has superior navy to Spain.
ana great advantage in her proximity
to Cuba
So far as our navy is concerned he
finds our principal weakness in the scar
city of torpedo craft. but believes us "a
be exceptionally strong In the characte.
of our ba,tleships. He asserts that 1.-TWO
of them. the Massachusetts and Indiana
would 'be equal to the entire Spanish
might have to be reckoned with in the
Yves; Indies We are also rated very
strong, in armored and! unarmored cruis-
ers.
AS to the defences of the, cities of the
United States and the Spanish pro-
vinces, the writer says that Spain. 1,
must be remembered, is vul1e rable In
'he ihiIIpplnsS as we'll as III the West
Indies. on the other hand the great
cities of the United States seaboard are,
with the exception of New York, open
to bombardment. / is not probable that
any Power would care to exasperate so
formidable an antagonis, as the United
States. and it is more than doubtful
WHISTLER the Spanish fleet carries enough
ammunition to make any impression
upon large town"
Upon the whole it appears. and no
doubt is the fact. that Spain would be
no match for tbs United States should
war occur between the two countries.
but the fact remains that our seaport
cities are sadly in need of proper de-
fences. and this important fact should
not be forgotten