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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14

standard on Its highest point. claiming IT in tho
name Of His Majesty.
What his disgust and astonishment whei'
as his vessel approached the shore, he Observer
over a bit Of headland, a flag iutternS from q
masthead. In a few minutes a little schoohr'
poked her nose around the point and came SAIL
ing smartly the waves toward ms vessel
The lean Yankee captain, who was standing III
the rigging as the schooner came up III the "'"u'
yelled:
Alloy. there, What ship is that?
His Majesty's ship the - -
well. this is the Nantucket from hhode lst
and were doing little plotting IN theSe ldtf-
tudes and If Won want TO run in the cove yon.
der. why. wen pilot you i'm for small charesi
The Admiral's disgust caused him to square "~
sails around and shape his course TOT HussIa-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14

certs were given. Two New England cities
Northampton and Springfield. Mnss.-wcre VS.
tied. but the rest Of the cities were chrhy III
New-York and Ohio The list embraced Iu'"'
Jamestown. Ithaca (wherc two concerts WIZ
given in one day.. Rochester. Syracuse. CIe'e-
land, Oberlin. indianapolis, Peoria, JacKS"'Ni'''
QllJ, st. Louis. Evansville. Lexington 'h'1'
Cincinnati Dayton. Delaware. HunaIo l"tS-
burg and Newark 1t was the privilege oil the
commentator To- meet up with the IaN'ie'N
las they say in New-EngafU IN CleVel"""'
where the spectacle Of an audience OF hve th'u-
sand listening to orchestral music ana enjoying
it with manifest delight was vouchaaied. lhIS
was on October Il? and the concert was the hrSt
entertainment i'm the Star Course managed oy
Mr. ~ Coe Stewart. who is or was. sup'rih-
tcndent of music in the Cleveland pubi' scho"'''
Mr. Stewart started the enterprise SIX years
ago. and the work Of keeping IT going is now
left TO his wife and daughter. The course con
sists Of ten entertainments. OF which a concert
like that Of the scd Orchestra, is naturally
somewhat exceptional But to see the Music
Hall crowded from floor to ceiling was strik-
ing illustration Of what can be done by union
An ordinary ticket for the star Course costs 81.
and reserved seats for the ten entertainments
can be had for from 30 cents to 81 30 extra
This means that subscribers this year may en-
ioy a Seidl concert. lectures by John Temple
Graves and Robert Burdette, concerts by the
chicaP, Marine Band, the Welsh Prize singers.
n womens orchestra and Clementine de We're for
from u TO - cents a ticket or course. sucn
q scheme requires for its successful operation
that practically all the seats in the house shali
he subscribed for and this Mr. Stewart has Ell
fected. At the Seidl concert there were chairs
on the te-raced platform on the stage, bullt back
of the orchestra for the OF the choir AT
choral performances. and for these, as well az
the unsubscribed seats in the body or the nall
the MANAGEMENT get regular prices, which, In
the case Of the Seidl concert. was 81 % Tor
reserved seat. Mr. Stewart Is aided IN MS en-
terprlse by about one hundred patrons, VINO pay
so each for two seats In advance, ana are
favored with seats in the best pat OF the house.
but il is after all, upon its democratic charac-
fer that the success Of the scheme depends
That it is an efficient means OF advancing cult
urc was obvious 10 a moments study nj the
Scidl concert where a discriminating TASTE
marked the applause
Something like the work Of the Star Course In
Cleveland is done in the principal cities of the
West by the Womcn's musical clubs. which The
Tribune has frequently set down as the most
active and successful agencies Of culture IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14
4 YANKEE SHIPPERS TRICK.
From Harpcr's Round Table.


A good anecdote s told Illustrating the SUI
perior enterprise of the Yankee shippers years
ago. The Bedford whalers left port for many a
long voyage. sometimes To the far North. at other
times TO the far South. These intrepid followers
Of the sea sought and pursued the whale in the
ice-clad ATTITUDES about the piles with natural
fearlcssncss. 4 squadron sent out by Russia to
explore the South Seas. and reach the pole II
possible had attained a degree OF latitude which
the Admiral proudly told himself had never
been reached before by white men other hui
man beings. While he reflected upon the fame
that would surely embellsh his name, his sailors
cried Land no. or TO the south he deserted
long low-lyng bit Of land. and fastened to shape
his course 10 reach it, there to plant the Russian
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14

Mr.. Seidls orchestra, which VIII be more
in evidence this season than 1t or propapiy
any local orchestra ever was before, returned
from concert tour, the greater part of which
was devoted TO the West. little more than
week ago The trip lasted from October ii to
November 8 within which time over twenty con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14

and found that the latter had bought Scotch
cap to wear on the railway trains. us that your
cap Maestro asked Campanari; its very un-
handsome. You should see mine-all white and
black Why, when | wear him he make so noise
you hear him two miles far"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14

STUCKEN-A WOMAN'S CLUBHOUSE.
Here follow some observations on musical do
ings in Western cities. the fruits OF observa-
tons made by The Tribune's sometimes perlpa-
tetic commentator.
Tho first beginnings OF concert activities were
observed in most of the places visited. ana
though 1t might be rash to prognostcate from
such slender evidence. there can be no harm
in saying that the indications seem to point 10
a season which shall be equally satisfactory 10
performers and public Especially is this true
it, the Northwest where the prosperity
which has sometimes seemed more Ike pohu-
cal shibbolcth than anything else, is sub
stantial thing resting plenitude or funos
in the banks and a ready sale of farm products
at handsome prices The feeling of buoyancy
and confidence which has been inspired is bound
to redouul 10 the advantage Of concert -givers
and if the Thomas orchestra, which has been
maintained at vast loss by the public spirit OF
a coteric al Chicag1's citizens, should tins year
show a balance on the winning instead OF the
losing side Of the acc0unt-boOk it would not
he surprising. The first two concerts were
heard by audiences that crowded the Audito-
rum in It's every part, both afternoon ana
evening dhe New-York and Boston plan OF
public rehearsas having also Deen adopteu
there. and Mr.. Thomas having seemingly
outliyed the clamor for more popular kind
of pro,,ran than he thinks becoming. IL
would be pleasant to record that the conduct
Of the audience testified emphatica1ly that inc
taste II the people had been materially upnfted
and steadied by Mr.. Thomas's ministratohs
during the last five years. but just the visitor
from the East was about to press TINS natter-
ing JUNCTION to his soul. the most spontaneous
tokens Of delight were evoked from the audience
hv the first strains Of the introduction TO the
,roreador's song from Carmen when oighor
ComDanari sang after he had been recalled Tor
q notably artistic Interpretation OF Massenets
..vieiop FuCitiye." Such a thing was bound 10
civa an observer pause but as the Incident was
roroated f. Brook!vn at Nine. Semirich's con-
cert last Tuesday evening it would be exceed
inglv unwise to base any discussion OF the com
narrative refinement in musical taste III ''e
n,etropolitan cities of the East ana west uPo"
+, The most that could be said in strict falr
,..s is that our Philharmonic Society auuI-
epca would never be given chance 10 Sho"
e,cb had taste. for II an artist wanted 10 sing
O., ,,,lqar q piece on an encore at fhilha'
,,o,tc concert he would not be permitted 10
40 On Of course those who have studied 'he
pn,Iharmonic audience know that few artsts
,,onl1 venture upon such an experiment 30
,oa,,.r, y musician as Mr.. Busoni hurt MS
,,,o,ior eeverely some years ago by playing
-, 81 nianofortc claptrap on recall. ana
aver the name OF List. always treated with
rcsrect by the philharmonic ana ms patrons
could not save him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14

The tonic is not wholly amiable and need not
No nursued 1t was called into notice not ohiy
nv the Canpanari episode, but also by the re-
marx Of the Auditoriums business manager
Mr. Milward Adams. who is justly PROUD OF the
Fact that he has under his control the hnest
theatre in the United States and one OF the most
nerfect theatres in the world. Mr. Adams mas,
naturally been identified very closely with all
the operatic ventures in Chicago. HIS conNersa-
Hon with a man in touch with musical anair5
IN the East naturally ran 10 the prospects OF the
Damrosch- Ellis combination, To which Mr.. drau
has left an uncontested field this winter. Mr
Adams EXPRESSED the belief that the venture
vyould be successful, and when told OF Nine
Nclba's failure last season ever to get paying
bouse at the Metropolitan when she sang IN the
oneras which were recognized as peculiarly hers
(.IucIa" for instance he refused To admit mat
the fact argued change in taste away from the
old hurdy- gurdy list and added that if Jean de
Reszkc and Nine. Media would come to Chicago
and give performances Of The Bohemian Girl,
ne would venture that they should never sing
the opera to house representing less than
$4,000 Plainly, Mr. Thomas's mission is not
yet ended in Chicago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14

,rotbor ou.cdote reflects Campanari's sense
~ br,nor and shows that he is not yet on
,orms Of complete intimacy with the English
,ooouace when travelling with Mr. Seidls or
- H.. one dav entered the CONDUCTOR room
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14
MUSICAL COMMENT.

ACTIVITIES IN THE WEST-MR. VAN DER
STUCKEN-A WOMAN'S CLUBHOUSE.
Here follow some observations on musical do
ings in Western cities. the fruits OF observa-
tons made by The Tribune's sometimes peripa-
tetic commentator.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14

Likewise the mood seems appropriate TO
brace Of anecdotes recalled by Signor Campo
narfs participation in one OF the Thomas con
ceris The singers amiability is as widely
known as his sterling abilities are appreciated.
Ue has a great fund Of good humor knows moth
ing of affectation, and Is in all things soundly
and sweetly sane. Last spring when he was
with the Abbey. Schcenel Grau Company
he sang the role of Valentin in Gounods
Faust At breakfast he expressed disgust at
one of the newspaper criticisms Of his perform
apce His friends were something at a loss, for
TIN. article praised his voice his singing and his
acting with much enthusiasm. To them there
seemed to be no ground for complaint. but Cam
pana,i pointed out the concluding observation:
,.,,ttv that hos 80 short" My God" exclaimed
the BARITONE. does he think that God makes
artists by She fOot''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14

Something like the work Of the Star Course IN
Cleveland is done in the principal cities of the
West by the W0mcn's musical clubs. which The
Tribune has frequently set down as the most
active and successful agencies Of culture In
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-08
He bought the Island.

An amusing incident occurred dur
ing the last cruise of the English ship
Royalist in the neighborhood of the
New Hebrides. The time arrived for
the holding of the annual prize shoot
ing, but no suitable place could be
found for the erection of target ex-
cept small island in Southwest bay
This, however, was tribal property, and
as the natives had been taught to fear
the power of big guns, they bargained
that they should be paid for the island,
rs it was sure to be blown to pieces
Elaborate negotiations ended in chief
going off to the ship, when the requisite
agreements were entered into, and Capt
Rason, of the Royalist, became the own
er of the island, the consideration be-
ing five sticks of tobacco. A target
was then erected and some excellent
shooting took place.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-08
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
oRANpMoTHER's STITCHES.

What had happened to Emily Foote7
Every button was gone from her bootl
She noticed that morning that one was
loose;
rI'll fix 1t at bedtimer' All, little the use!
Remember my stitches" grandmother
said,
As she kindly nodded her dear, wise head.
"a corner rent in my dress, that's ALL"
And Mary ran for her cap and shawl.
'I'll mend 1t soon-now there isn't timev'
How she wished she'd needed her grand
mothers rhymel
The rent grew long and ever so wide,
And kept her at home from the picnic ride.
Teddy was playing with ball and bat.
i've started a stitchl" "Oh, never mind
that"
Answered his chum, jolly Archibald May,
Twill last as long as we want to play!"
'But grandmother says" "Oh, bother
such thingsl"
30 soon, the ball was but leather and
istrings
And grandmothers stitches yours and
mine?
"a stitch in time, my dear, saves nine!''
"A. +. Caldwell, in Youths Companion
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-08

the stuffed birds are marked 'aves.r
This means that they belong to the
'class" called aves, the second among
the 'verJebrates," or animals which
lave skeleton.
The first class has two subdivisions
the flying birds and the running birds
Then these Subdivisions" are still
further divided into "accipiters" Cor
the vulture order), ''passeres" (or
perchers) 'scansores" Tor climbers),
"gallinacae' (or game birds), 'gralla-
torres" Tor waders) in the first
subdivision. In the second is
the 'brevipennate," or such birds
as the ostrich, cassowary, etc.
Fol- the present we will confine
ourselves to the flying brds-and to
that family" (or part) commonly
called warblers. Most everyone loves
the song birds-they are so beautiful,
and fill all the air with such delightful
music. Beside t2is they are always
friendly to those people who love them,
and who don't try to injure them.
There are many things about the song
birds which call for our admiration
and love. Their beautiful forms seem
to be the perfection of grace: their pref
ty ways are innocence itself; the col
ors which give beauty to their feathers
can never be equaled by any painter,
be he ever so skillful.
Then did you ever notice how tender
and loving they are toward their little
ones? How hard the father works to
supply the birdlings with food? How
bravely they fight to protect the nest
lings from the snakes, who would rob
the little mother of her children? Then
watch The parent bird as it tries to
teach the little ones to fly, for the first
time. And their nests! Did you ever
building their little homes? One of
these days we may write q letter on
birds nests, and try to describe some of
the different kinds. There arc almost as
many varieties of nestsa as there are styles
of houses where you live. There are nests
made of sticks, of leaves, of hair, of
clay, of sand and many other sorts.
There are builders among the birds
just as sllillful as the men who built the
''sky scraper" buildings at Chicago.
But there are so many nice things to
write about birds that we are tempted
to write too much, for you might get
tired and forget all about It. Now
couldn't you get up little society or
club for protection to the birds? You
might call it the Bird Lovers" per-
haps. Then all the members must
promise to do all they con to prevent
others from killing the birds, or from
robbing the nests. Not only this. but
they must ask all their lady friends to
stop wearing the bodies or the wings of
birds on their bonnets. If they don't
stop this cruel practice it will not be
long before the birds will all be killed,
and boys and girls who are born few
years from now will never see bird on
the wing, or enjoy the sweet music
which comes from the tree top.
H. H. WATERS.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-08
A BIRD OF BATTLE.
Old Abe, the Eighth wisconsin's Tn-
nous War Eagle.

Old Abe, the Eighth Wisconsin's Fn-
nous War Eagle.
The emperors of old Rome used to
have the figure of an eagle in silver
borne aloft before their armies, but in
our late civil war one regiment carried
q live eagle, a bald-head, again and
again into battle. That regiment was
the Eighth Wisconsin volunteers, and
the bird was the special property of
companA C. They bought him at the
beginning of the war, and, till the end
of the war, his place was next in rank
to that of the regimental flag. The men
named him Old Abe, and swore him into
the United States service, a ceremony
that consisted of putting around his
neck red, blue and white ribbons, and
decorating his breast with rosette of
the same. Being now a national bird,
he was furnished at state expense with
q new perch decorated in the national
colors, and this perch, which was used
throughout the war, and is worn and
battered with service, is still preserved
by Wisconsin as an army relic. An
eagle bearer was appointed, company c
was the regimental color company, and
when the company formed in line the
eagle was always on the left of the color
bearer. Old Abe was in all the regi-
ment's battles. He had some of his tail
feathers shot away once, but he never
lost drop of blood, and more than that,
neither color bearer nor eagle bearer in
this regiment was ever shot, so the SOL
diers said that Old Abe led charmed
life, and that he cast a spell of protec-
tion around these two men who were
his particular friends. He would grow
greatly excited in battle, and scream
and flap his wings continually; he
would also behave in this vainglorious
way any time that his regiment gave
vent to cheers, but to the cheering of
other regiments he paid no attention.
After he had been in the army year he
always gave heed to Attention." he
would fasten his eye on the parade
commander and note time accurately.
When parade was dismissed he would
drop his military air and stretch and
flap his wings.
The soldiers were so inspired with
enthusiasm by their bird that at the
battle of Corinth the confederate Gen.
Price said he would rather capture
that eagle than take the whole regiment
without him. But he was never taken,
and it was the boast of his regiment
that they never lost a battle. though
they saw such hard service that nearly
half their original number lay, wien
the war closed, in soldiers graves. The
old colonel of the regiment said
he sincerely believed that the
regiments proud record owed not a
little to the eagle; he shared Gen.
Prices view of the case.-Chicago In
ter Ocean.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-08
THE STUDY or BIRDS.
How Our Boys and Girls Cnn Pass
MnnY BriEht Hours.


Who among our young readers has
ever studied the birds2 We go to school
to study, but we almost always study
books only. For instance, we begin
with reading, spelling and writing,
then we take up geography, arithmetic
and grammar. Afterward some of us,
who have time, and can afford it, get
as far as geometry, physiology, Latin
and Greek. But there are other books
to study beside these-and other teach
ers, from whom we may learn; and
the best of all is the great wide open
book of nature, whose author is God.
This school Is never closed, and the
teacher never takes n vacation. You
may say: ~ think this is queer
school," But it isn't; for il is the most
common school in the world. Some of
the studies are the sky, the clouds, the
ocean, the mountains, the woods, the
fields, the flowers and the birds. The
great study of nature is so big that we
can never hope to learn it all, but we
may learn something about few of
these things. The Poet Ludlow writes
of a little girl who was asked about her
school, and she answered:
My school roof is the dappled sky,
And the bells that ring for me there
Are all the voices of morning,
Afloat in the dewy air.
Kind Nature is the madame,
And the book whereout spell
Is 'dog-eared' by the brooks and glens
Where know the lesson we'll"
An old Spanish saying is POGO n
poco," which means little by little. So
let us begin with one of the smallest
of natures wonders, the little bird. II
you should go to Lincoln park, at Chi
cago, you would see a beautiful build
ing fronting on Clark street, right in
the park, and across the front in stone
| letters you would see the words: "Acad-
emy of Sciences" Inside the building
are nice cases made of polished oak
and fine plate glass; and in these
cases are thousands of specimens of
minerals, fossils, shells, fish. snakes, ami
mails, birds and many other natural
curiosities. The cases which contain
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-08
FARM AND GARDEN.
MARKETING SHEEP.
Right After shenrinR Is Good Time
TO Sell Them.

Right After ShenrinE Is n Good Time
TO Sell Them.
When the sheep are sheared it is
good time to select out those to be mar
keted. Under present conditions it is
hardly advisable to keep sheep that do
not produce good fleeces of wool. The
quality must be such as to bring good
prices, and the quantity must be suf-
fcient.
When a select flock is kept on a small
farm, nearly or quite all of them should
be good breeding ewes and bring good
lamb every spring in addition to grow
ing good fleece of wool.
Many farmers make n serious mistake
in failing to feed their stock until they
are in good marketable condition. In
many cases sheep we'll fattened for mar
lSet will bring twice as much as those
sold in a poor condition. Not only is
more realized on account of the increase
in weight, but better price can al
ways be had per pound for good fat
sheep than for poor ones. With prop
er management sheep can be fattened
easily and rapidly, but they are easily
cloyed by overfeeding and require more
care in this respect than almost any
other kind of stock. Commence feed
ing small quantity of grain and grad
ually increase until they are given all
that they can eat up clean. 1t is not
best to depend upon corn alone. While
| it is one of the best fattening foods, yet
if given to sheep daily as their princi-
pal ration they soon tire of it and will
not thrive as they should.
Any animal, when fed heavily, should
have a good variety, and this is es-
pecially true of the sheep. If kept in
| good thrifty condition six weeks feed
ing of all that they VIII eat of good
| fattening ration will fatten them for
market. But with sheep that have been
poorly wintered longer feeding will be
necessary. While corn can be made the
| principal ration, bran, shipstuff, oats
barley and oil meal should be given to
make up q good variety, and in this
way keep the sheep in good appetite
See that they have all that they will
eat up clean and at the same time are
not overfed.
With old sheep the hest plan of fat
tening is on good farm pasturage
changing from one place to another
every two or three weeks. 1t is difficult
to fatten old sheep on dry feed of nny
kind. Fairly good success may be
realized by feeding ground grain, but
the more economical plan is to depend
upon good pasturage, selling whenever
good marketable condition is reached
1t is usually good economy to fatter
and market the old sheep during the
spring and early summer rather than tc
keep them over.
Always select sufficient number o.
young, vigorous ewes to take the places
of the old ones sold otf.-St. Louis Re
public.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-08
scottish Chiers Ignoble Fate.

A descendant of Rob Roy, the famous
Highland outlaw, recently died in n
Scottish poorhouse. He was chieftain
of one of the principal branches of the
Clan Gregor, and there is considerable
indignation that such historic per-
sonage should have been allowed TO
spend his last days in the garb of a
pauper instead of that of Killed Gael.
The pauper was the last descendant of
Gregor Ghlun Dhu (Brack Knee, the
nephew of Rob Roy, who received a
commission from Prince Charles as
colonel in the Scottish army at the time
of the Highland rebellion.