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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-05

No EMPLoYE OF THE MACHINE SHOPS
NEED WORK ON LABOR DAY, AS a POSITIVE
ASSURANCE HAS BEEN GIVEN THAT ALL
WHO WISH TO DO so CAN GET OFF FOR THE
NAV
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FIVE; Of basses, ten. The ladies are made
up Of six great sopranos, called chanteuses
falcon; seven light sopranos, called chan
teuses legere, and four contraltos. It may
interest her countrymen to learn that Sybil
Sanderson, the ravissante, is put down as q
chanteuse falcon, and not as a light So
prano. They will thus know what the quail
ity Of her voice is when they next have op-
portunity to hear her. The. ballet has q
special service, gentlemen and ladies of
great dignity and social standing in the
world of art and letters. One maitre de
ballet, one dance manager, one professor
of the classe de perfectionnement and six
other plain professors. In the ballet corps
itself there are no less than fifteen male
artistes!
All this great staff, with real army of
machinists, laborers, scene shutters and
what not-the service being so infinitely SUBJ
divided that there are men who are merely
spriEklers Of the stage floor, women who
are merely seamstresses-go with the build
ing. SO to speak That is, their places are
held permanently, during good behavior.
The government once in five years turns
has appointed. This director is private
speculator, He is held to keep up salaries
and employments, and, to put it sweeping
ly to make no change whatever in the
personnel.
The Director and His Perquisftes.
Discipline is maintained by a system of
fines. The filling of vacancies and the en-
gagement Of new artistes-at rare inter-
vals-mrst be submitted to the minister
for his approval. The director may not
change the prices of admission or SUBJ
scription. He is held to give so many matt
nees each year at a reduced price-a new
socialistic idea-and two free performances,
on the great holidays of New Year day
and the French Independence day. Fur
thermore he is obliged to bring out two
new operas every year or pay a forfeit
which is often done-and once in every
two years, stage an opera for some winner
of the PriX de Rome of the Conservative.
In return he can nave all the REGENTS of
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ton TX sood and i'll which this "protec-
ton does to the French lyric stage show
quite remarkably the workings of the sys-
TEN.
Undoubtedly the picture of a worthily
subventioned opera company, installed in a
palatial building owned by government and
commissioned to interpret-free from mer-
cenary seruples and fear of the publics
whims-the work of national composers
first and foreign masterpieces after is a
most seductive one. And what an oppor-
tunity for struggling genius. Comparing
the condition of these geniuses with that
of struggling geniuses in lands less favor
ed. it would seem, however, that there has
not been struggle-which, of course, is a
more brilliant outlook still. From the first
the government has led them by the hand.
By the time that they nave reached the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-01-09
YOUNG MIR. CRIsp's FISHING.

He Bafled All Day Trying to Get the
Boat Dry Enough to Start Out.
From the Maury County. Ca Citizen.
Congressman Charley Crisp and Solicitor
General Frank Hooper decided last week
to have a big fishing frolic before entering
on their duties as congressman and solic-
itor general.
They went down to Capt. Seals fish
pond, near Americas. procured his fishing
boat and were about to embark, when one
OF them discovered the fish tank in it,
which is kept supplied with fresh water
by auger holes in the bottom of the boat
That fish-tank attachment was a new
tangled thing to our young congressman
and solicitor general. and they viewed 1t
with dire distrust.
wen bail the dang thing outr exclaim-
ed Solicitor Frank.
That's just what Well do" chimed in
Congressman Charley.
Getting buckets, they set to work like
Cuban patriots. determined to dip the boat
and tank dry before risking their precious
carcasses out on the water in it.
Bucketful after bucketful Of water was
dipped out and splashed back into the
the western sky. Still and on dipped
our gallant fishermen. Great drops Of
briny perspiration rolled down their man
ly cheeks and they pulled and bowed like
grit and determined not to be fooled out
Of their fish frolic by small obstacle.
They were mad enough to break the third
commandment. but being reminded that 1t
would make the fish not bite, they re-
Trained and dipped on at livelier speed:
The glorious orb Of day sank behind the
western horizon and night began to spread
her sable mantle over the scene, but the
water in the tank remained exactly on a
level with the surface of the pond as on
and on dipped the patient fishermen.
Just as they were about to conclude that
the boat was hoodooed and utterly unsafe
Captain Seals appeared and explained the
fish tank. Then there were two very
blank-looking faces. and congressman
and solicitor general sneaked off to kick
themselves.
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whole world that you know nothing of the
workings of this civil service, which means
"a pull" and many young man and wo-
man coming from this admirable institu-
ton will owe his all to influence. Yet this
must be said for it-talent really great in
France will always see these schemers halt
before 1t Then the perfected opera joins
hands with the civil service 10 do more
"encoura x ment."
And this is most remarkable Year in,
year out, increasingly. each aiming of the
ConserEdto.res great prize commits the
Paris opera TO very serious obligation. 1t
Is this. Every Prix de Rome man has the
right to have an opera of his composition
mounted and performed by the Grand Op-
era at Paris provided a committee of the
institute VIII pass II as d meritorious work
AT times there are some strange examnIes
Forty years and more ago, when he was
DIV 40 20 Monsieur Rourgault-Ducou-
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A COUSIN OF MACEO.
Pfttsbure's Citizen Who Claims Kin.
ship With the Insurgent.


From the Pfttsburg ChrJnicle-Tclesraph.
Pittsburg numbers among her citizens a
veritable relative of the Cuban general,
Maceo. He was discovered yesterday and
his name is John Harris. He lives in a sec
ton Of the old A. NJ. E. Church in an alley
short distance from Arthur street, and
halls from Jamaica, having landed in this
| country eighteen years ago.
Mr.. Harris is now an American citizen,
ard so proud of his citizenship that he does
not propose to take any chances Of losi lg it
by losing his life in an effort to save Cuba.
He is satisfied with life on the hill. and will
continue to dispense midnight lunches I'M
less he experiences some great change of
heart ard mind. He is firm in his convic-
ton that Maceo Is not dead. This amounts
to certainty in his mind, but when press
ed yesterday to give the ground for hts be-
lief. he said he had adopted the policy of
silence, as he had noticed that Grover
! Cleveland and other great men were work
ing successfully on that line.
The father of Mr.. Harris and the father
of Gen. Maceo We're cousins and were born
IN Martinique, Harris says. He evidently
has kept keen eye upon the proceedings
of Maceo, and understands his character
pretty well. He believes he has for many
years had the liberation of the CuSans at
heart, and has been planning to that end.
Maceo served in the ten-years' war, and
then came to America, where he remained
for two years. Nearly all this time he was
ostensibly a hostler at West Point, but was,
In reality, picking up some valuable points
on the art Of war with view to their fu-
ture use. Mr. Harris thinks he is Gsing
them now with excellent effect. He repre-
SCENTS the old general as brave and crafty.
one great element of his success. lie thin ks,
is his ability to play game Of bluff. Natur-
ally courageous and with a keen apprecia-
ton of what bluff will do. he will not hesi-
tate to take ten men and act In the face of
the enemy as II he had a thousand The
very holiness of his maneuvers deceves
the opposing general, and if anything
should occur not down on Maceo'S program
the mountains of Cuba, among which he
knows every inch of the ground, afford a
safe retreat His relative has faith In him
as general, and believes he will come cut
all right yet. The fact that he is a colored
man does not count against him. 1t would
in this country, Harris said. but not in
Cuba.
Harris says there are good many Pitts
burg people in the Cuban army Just now
They are all white men, as the colored peo-
pie are not anxious to take a hand in the
unpleasantness. Those who have gone
slipped away quietly and have not been
missed or are supposed to be in another
part of the United States. He thinks a
great many more will go before long, Most
OF them have assurances that in the COM
Ing republic of Cuba there will be some
pickings for them which will make I'D for
the lack of immediate pay. Then many of
them are Of the class who would rather
fight than eat. and they go for the love of
adventure. That there will be any failure in
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BET A SKELETON AT POKER.
queer Stakes Wagered I'm a Game Re-
tween Medical Students
From the Buffalo Express


The Sporty Doctor told the story, and the
Sporty Doctor can tell stories, IL anybody
should hapI en- to ask you. He was sitting
in his private Office waiting for his tran
and the conversation shifted around 10
poker games, chiefly because the bookcase
in the office was decorated with box of
chips and several packs of cards.
The queerest game of poker / ever saw"
said the Sporty Doctor, was one / played
In when l was a medical student. one
room. We had finished experimenting with
the cadavers We had hand and were
waiting for dinner. One of the boys sug-
gested that We play poker. We played fl.
1T wasn't long before some of the boys
were out of money. The game was a stifr
one, and the unlucky ones began putting
up personal property. They let their
watches and knives go, and finally got
down to their dissecting instruments and
specimens. One OF the boys in particular
was in hard luck. He got hands, but had
them topped with a regularity that made
him sick at heart. In half an hour he had
about everything he possessed In the game
and was looking around for other col
lateral
Pretty soon he got a big full-it was
three aces and a pair of queens. if re-
member correctly. 1t was betting against
him. and 1 had four treys. i bet s. and
he saw me With a scalpel and went me two
better with beautifully picked spec linen
of a forearm 1 raised him right back, and
then he was in a quandary He skinned
his cards over, went through all his poCk-
cts, asked imploringly If L would take an
1. o. u, which l wouldn't, 20d then sat
and thought for awhile.
Suddenly he remembered something
for he told me to walt minute and ran
out of the room. He came back with a
skeleton, which it had taken him six
months to articulate, and threw il on the
table. I raise you 200 cold bones he said
calmly.
The Sporty Doctor stopped. Then the
Man Who Never Studied Anatomy said:
"Well?"
''Well?" the Sporty Doctor Queried back
at HIM.
What happened9
"Oh, the skeleton was shy three ribs, to
say nothing of lot of false teeth and
the bet didn't go at its face value"
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Fate.

Two shall be born the whole wide world apart
And speak in different tongues and have no thought
Each of the others being. and no heed.
Ard these Ger unknown seas to unknown lands
Shall cross, escaping wreck, defying death;
And all unconsciously shape every act
And bend each wandering step 20 this one end,
That one day cut of darkness they shall meet
and real LIES meaning In each others eyes.
And two shall walk some narrow way Of life
So nearly side by side that should one turn
Ever 50 little space to left or right,
They needs must stand acknowledged face to face,
And yet with wishful eyes that never meet,
With cropping hands that never clasp, and lips
Calling in vain to ears that never hear,
They seek each other all their weary days,
And die unsatis1ed: and this II Fate
SUSAN MARI SPALDING.
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Items From BillyiIle,

From the Atlanta Constitution.
There has been a great fall in cotton and
snow in this vicinity.
Christmas fireworks are coming in. We
fear We'll have considerable hereafter.
We've been postmaster here for three
years, but were going to break the record
and resign-as soon as our successor is ap-
pointed.
Our friends who came to spend Christmas
with US last June are still here: but NC
Kinley hasn't reduced the price of groceries
yet.
Home life in Billville is just like being
IN the legislature. The old lady is speaker
of the house, and we have mighty hard
work to get her to recognize u.s.
What hope beneath the stars and stripes:
In temperance place your trust
And then behold the water pipes,
Go on a regular "busty'
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the box office and Is granted-on the theory
that he VIII need helping out-an annual
subsidy Of 100000 francs year.
So the life of the Paris Grand Opera
goes on TRANQUILITY. to the complete salts
faction Of all its employees and artistes.
All are well paid, all are sure Of their
places, leading an existence Of leisure and
dignity, conditioned on perfunctory sing
ing, on most evenings, of such good old
timers as Don JUAN" Faust" "Rigolet-
to- and the others which we know so well.
And this, perhaps, is why nobody listens
to the operas, which they pay so dear to
hear, but sit. instead. with opera glass in
he nd, surveying the great brilliant audi
ence, eating caramels, holding receptions
In private boxes, prosecuting flirtations in
the dark. quiet hooks of loges. which do
SO abound. and sleeping gently the diges-
tive slumber of the after timer hour. I'm
doubtedly Parisians have their own idea
Of opera. STERLING HEILIG
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national toire only municipal and
state bookkeepers know TO what extent the
public funds have been already lavished on
thenr-in "bourses," scholarships, "encour-
agements' and aids True, these aided
pupils-"aided'' all their lives thus far in
true scclalistic way-must give bonds to the
government on entering the Conservatoire
conditioned on their giving the subven-
toned opera or opera comique their serv-
ices, should either ask them. But it can
scarcely be hardship from the point of
view of 4 beginner, to be TIED down. to
either of these Institutions entrance to
which mas been dearly paid for by artistes
Of other lands-including the United States.
Such har1ships may be borne cheerfully.
Must Have a Pull.
Once in the Conservative, the struggling
genius has but to bring off a Prix de Rome.
Should he not do this, one might feel
great temptation to declare him not a ge-
nius-and his case falls. To show such
hasty Judgment in an ordinary year, with
ordinary pupils, would be to declare to the
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DeaOlate.

Let me come in where you sit weeping; aye
Let me who have not any child to die
Weep with you for the little one whose love
l have known nothing OF.
The little arms that slowly. slovly loosed
Their pressure round your neck; the hands you
used
To kiss; such arms, such hands, never knew;
May not weep with youf
Fain would be Of service, say something
Between the tears that would be comforting.
But. ali! 70 sadler than yourselves am 1
Who have no child 10 die!
JAMES WHFTCOMB RILEY.
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days they live in peace together, as one in
resolution not to have the minister Of pub
lie instruction grant rights to any rival
company.
So it's career of usefulness, so dignified
and worthy, runs on smoothly. The splen-
did monument that is to say, the building,
is owned by the state. The state owns all
its furniture and scenery, falling Eeir to
every new Improvement, however costly,
set up by each individual director. All the
employees, from the star singers down to
the coal shovelers and scrub girls, are civil
service folk.
Array of Omcials.
Indeed. the array of the mere admins
tration'' is in its way as grand as the list
of the ballet or the dance. There Is q
director, an administrator general, q con-
server of material. librarian. with his
adjoint. keeper of the archives, q secre-
tary general, who has his own adjoint: a
chief bookkeeper, a cashier, q secretary Of
the opera balls, general manager, q chief
stage manager, three leaders of the Or
chestra, six leaders Of male choruses, three
chefs de chant, a prompter and q general
chorus master. These are all great officers,
and for the most part decorated with the
ribbon Of the Legion Of Honor. How many
actual workers each one has beneath him
Is a fact not given to the public.
OF tenors there are nines OF baritones,
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dray won the Prix de Rome of the Conser-
vatoire. Monsieur Bourgault-Ducoudray
thought Of this in 1891, after having led a
curious. rowing life for thirty years, in
which scientific study of Greek popular
songs. in Greece, and a philosophical in
Quiry into Japanese aesthetics, IN Japan,
played no unimportant part. Having leis-
ure now In his old age, he brought together
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-01-09

! hf IhAN ~ of thA
of Paris is an iron
clad m o opoly-
which is perhaps its
most peculiar fea-
ture. little under
stood abroad. We
ire used to hearing
hat the government
n France encourages
the arts; but that
this may be done at
something of a price
we do not always
take into cOnsidera-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-01-09
OtIVItIttnI Hm IOO
@ ef-F ,o9
An Expert Explains Why There Are
Few Competent Stenographers.
some NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS
IT
Opportunities Offered for Remuner-
alive Employment.
r
IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE
IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE

HALF A
century ago Dickens
inimitably described
the enormous diff
Guilty he experienced
in mastering the art
Of shorthand. But he
mastered it, all the
same, and in his
early manhood was
one of the best Ste
nographers in Eng
land-a house of
commons pot-hooker
of distinction before
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the attempt of Cuba to throw off The yoke
OF Spain Mr.. Harris does not doubt for a
moment and he believes that in spite of
correspondents who have killed Maceo lie
will turn up at the right time and get the
reward his bravery and sacrifice oeserA.e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-01-09
Art Arguments.

From the Chicago Record.
what was the matter In the bric-a-bric
Department.
1.-TWO clerks disagreed about the pro-
nunciation Of Diana, and one Of them hit
the other over the head with q Venus
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AS 1t seemed to unscientifc ears-the ex-
ercises of his student days, the Japanese
wanderings and whatever else he found
about him. and called 1t an opera. He took
1t to the proper committee of the institute,
who passed it, out of courtesy. In turn,
he took 1t to the minister Of fine arts who
put 1t upon the list of operas to be per-
formed" He had the right. He had con-
formed with all the program, as set down
by law and civil service.
Private Spectators in Control.
Now, the Opera always has a number of
these pieces marked ito be performed up
on its lists. The Opera building is owned
by the state. The singers and each en-
ploye down to the scrubbers are state func-
tionaries. But. as 1t will be seen, the &C.
tual directors of the Opera are private
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-01-09
A Scotch Bull.
From Tid-Bits,

From Tid-Bits.
An old Scotch lawyer. writing Of an es-
tate he had just bought. added, There is
q chapel upon 1t in which my wife and
! wish to be buried II our lives are spared -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-01-09
FOR GENERAL DEBILITY
Use Horsforaps Acid Phosphate.

Or. T. P. wYNN. Tsrboro'. N. q, says: mo
cases OF general debility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-01-09
PARIS GRAND OPERA
Privileges and Penalties Of a State
Owned Institution.
A SORT OF CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM
Monopoly Enjoyed in the Produc-
ton of Pieces.
WHAT IS THE RE s U 1T :?

Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
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PARIS. December 20. 1896.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-06-21
Register for next election.
FROM NEWCASTLE.
Shin Mauna Ala Arrives After a
Rough Trip.


The Hawaiian ship Mauna Ala, Will
liam Smith master, arrived in port
late Sunday forenoon, 81 days from
Newcastle. n. S. w, with a cargo Of
some LOO tons of coal, consigned to
order. The Mauna. Ala, although
having passed through some very
rough weather on her way to Homo
lulu. came into port looking as if she
had Just come off the ways. The first
officer gives the following report Of
the voyage from Newcastle:
1--WE left Newcastle on April Both,
and when off New Zealand struck a
high wind that gave every promise of
a hurricane. Seas washed over our
decks. and the vessel labored very
much. OF course, there was nothing to
do but shorten sail and take every
precaution possible The hurricane did
not come. but the high wind continued
for some time.
During the whole passage we had
pretty strong winds. with very high
seas. and our good ship behaved in
such a manner as to make us proud OF
her. We had to work. but 1 tell you,
we had something responsive to work
with. Only once throughout the whole
trip did we have our upper topsails
down. and that was when we were
expecting the hurricane off the coast
of New Zealand.
"On Friday last we sighted bark
bound for China. She was evidently
lumber laden from Puget Sound"
The Mauna Ala was here about 10
months ago. Captain Smith has been
running to this port for the last 10 or
12 years.
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FOR RENT:

Cottage on Punchbowl: Parlor, Din
ing Room, 8 Bed Rooms, Kitchen, etc.
Rent, $500 and water.
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Register, if you want to vote.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-06-21
LEWIS g. CO.,
Agents, Honolulu, RI. D.
Police Court Notes.

The cases of All Hong, for unlawful
possession of opium, and Ku Liilii for
gross cheat, were postponed from Sat
urday until June oath.
The case of Jack Thompson, for va
grancy, was nolle pross'd.
c. H. Morrel was fined $40 and costs
for keeping open a show without the
necessary license.
The cases of drunkenness paid the
usual fine into the treasury.
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Special Music.

Special music, given in the Central
Union Church last evening, on the oc-
casion of the annual sermon to the
students of Oahu College, reflected
great credit upon Professor Yarndley.
A chorus of about Is voices assisted
the regular choir.
The opening prelude, violin solo
by Professor Yarndley, deserves more
than passing notice.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-06-21

THE HAWAIIAN GAZETTE (SEMI-
WEEKLY IS ISSUED ON TUESDAYS
AND FRIDAYS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-06-21
COOKS MUSIC SCHOOL

Will be open during July and
August, affording an opportunity for
study to those pressed with school
work, during the rest of the year.
LOVE BUILDING, FORT STREET.
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Through tickets issueu from Homo
lulu to Canada, United States and Eu-
rope.
For Freight and Passage and all
general information, apply to
T. II. DAVIES & CO., LTD.
General Agents.