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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-05-27
TIE EfIEE kNEE.

Several yeas cgo there lived in Gin
cinnati Il mule which was employed
by q street ai,~uy company in haul
ing cars dp u steep incline. This
animal was hitcGei IL front of the
regular team, aid unhitchad as soon
as the ear arrived at the top of the
hill. 1t made a certain number of
trips in the forenoon Il have forgotten
the number, but will say fifty for the
sake of convenience, and like num-
Der in the afternoon, resting an hour
at noon. As soon as the mule com
pIeted it's fiCtieth trip 1t marched
away 20 its stable without orders from
ITS driver. To show that it was not
Influenced by the sound OF the factory
whistles and bells, the following re-
ni&TKaila action OH the part of this
animal! il yauched for by the superin-
tentent Of the line, vino gave me these
data. On = certain occasion, during
musical festival, this mule was
transfoYss, - tic night shift, and the
very l1s tant It completed its fiftieth
trip j r started fer the stables. 1t took
the c0R.biu-G efforts OF several men
to MAX" r5urn - It's duty. At
night tlGat2 are 10 bells or whistles
to Inform til 3: attire that quitting
time had come; !! had counted the
trips, and, having finished its full
quota Of lily, it thought that the
time :oI rest and food had arrived.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-05-27
Pnetical.
THE DAYS OF OLD,

Let's go back, brother mine,
10 the precious way of the days gone by
Back to the CLEAN OF the glad sunshine,
When we were childrcn, you and !.
We are growing old, but long so much
For the grasp of Il mothers hand to hold
Me away from sin and its SOiling touch,
AS they used to do in the days OF old.
I'm tired of dogma of Church and state;
Let's trail with our feet the dust OF the
lane,
As we wander down to the pasture gate,
And bring the cows for mother again.
And see once more the woOdldrk dip
From stake to stake OF the ri1ered fence;
And feel the old-time fellowship
We fell in our boyhood innocence.
Let's climb to the rafters overhead,
And buil6 a swing on the old barn door,
Let's hide and seek in the wagon shed
And be knee high" again once more,
Let's part the weeds were the truant hen
Has stolen her nest; then stoop and fold
The sheltering weeds Ger The nest again,
AT we used to do in the days of old.
oh, the endless Joys of the days of old!
With the path that led to the fruited
Where the dandelions their coins of gold
Had scattered to bride the bumblebees.
Down in the grass was the crickeJs chirr,
And overhead was the dragon fly;
And round about us everywhere
Was the dreamy CLEAN OF the days
gone by.
And oh the years and tears since then.
The miles and smiles that have lured us
on!
The graves we have passed and the moments
when
The cradle and coffin seemed almost
one!
So let's go back, o brother mine,
Forgetting tonight our greed of gold,
Bind talk awhile of the glad sunshine
That glided the ways of the days Of
oid.-AHred Ellison, in Chicago Record.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-05-27
JOHN A. YOUNG,
PRACTICAL
Matchmaker and ODdcial.

Twenty. two years as a watch repairer, 8
years apprentice. one year under instructions,
80 years foreman and the balance of my
| have made study of "optics," fitting Spec
tacles and Eye Glasses properly, az they should
be fitted.
The lenses are ground to their proper axis
and are fitted and adjusted by myself in Spec
tacles and Eye Glasses of Gold, Silver, Nickel
Steel, Rubber or Zylonite frames, and am re.
sponsibe myself for all mistakes.
In fitting Lenses to the eye my speciality is In
Myopia, Hyperopia, Presbyopia and Astigma-
tism, which are near-sighted, far-sig hted, old.
sighted and poor sighted. Nearly all cases OF
astigmatism cen in children, causing pain in
thetv rubbing of the eyelids, pain above the
eyebrow. radache, letters running together
&c. Ifave a complete set of Instruments and
test cards which use to correct the sight in the
young as well as in the old - middle-aged
cyl refer to DR.. VIM. S. Richardson, DIR. z
Hall Richardson, DR.. W. b. Aunnikhuysen and
DR.. ]. Ward Scott.
JOHN A. YOUNG,
16mh Main Street. Bel Air. Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-05-27
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When "a mans trousers are out at
the knee it's something difficulty to
tell whethe: its from praying or
.hnntiE.sc nrnm
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-22

while its comedy will be happier and its
tragedy the more convincing.
The actor who respects his calling
must cherish a hope for the future OF
the American stage. and in his own
opportunity he must give some vitality
to that hope. The native stage has de-
pended largely for inspiration and in
structlon upon artistic development
abroad. but while II has prohted by the
examples furnished from settled centers
of art II has by no means merely copied
those examples. AS has been suggest
ed, it has developed and is developing
proofs of it's own instructive arts.
The only drawback to rapid advance
Is the commercial spirit which pervades
the theater at the moment There Is
no doubt that unwholesome influence
will be partly dlssipated before many
years have passed. Art in any field
reaches Its noblest height when its fol-
lower understands his calling as an in
spring religion. This insight as to the
meaning and mission OF art is attained
sometimes by the light of spiritual phi
losophy. but oftener through the re-
demptive office OF suffering-by touch
ing the limits of human endurance.
After that come calm and the death
of all unworthy desires. All thought of
self vanishes forever. The passions are
killed. Then the IAN is free. Then Is
he enabled to work like u free man.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-22
GRAND OPERA.
Notes About Famous
Singers.
LATE NEWS FROM PARIS
The Concert Season at Home and Abroad.
New operate Stars - Music 10
Australia and Brazil.

The Paris opera is preparing to add
one of the finest chefs dauvre OF the
French school to It's repertory. 1t Is
Joseph" by Mehul, created 90 years
ago at the Opera Comique, thus imi-
tating what It has already done by an
other work of this MASTER his incom-
parable "Stratonice," played for the
first time at the same theater. ."Strato-
nice" was played for the first time at
the Theatre Favart. May 3. 1899. Twen-
ty-nine years afterward 1t was moved
to the Opera. The dialogues were re-
placed by fine recitatives, which were
written by Daussoigne- Mehul, nephew
and adopted son Of the composer. It
now remains to be done for Joseph"
what was formerly done for "Strato-
nice" and this grand work Is worthy
of 1t. 1t is an admirable drama, with an
inspiration so high, a style SO noble and
so severe, a musical language so vigor-
Gus and SO pure and of which the subject
would be more suitable to the Opera
than to the Opera Comique. ,rlioz had
an idea OF this transforms N and in
tended himself to write the necessary
recitatives. Berlioz is not here, but the
Opera has confided this honorable and
difficult task to a talented musician, NJ.
Bourgault- Ducoudray. 1t is fortunate
in any case that the glorious name Of
Mehul will at last appear upon bills of
the opera house and revive the remem-
brance of this admirable artist, who re-
mains one of the greatest OF the great.
The low German poet, Claus Groth,
was an intimate friend of Johannes
Brahms and has been publishing his
recollections of the master in the Geg-
enwart. One of his anecdotes, derived
from Brahms himself, Is timely be-
cause of the inclusion of the "Liebes-
iieder' waltzes In the programme of the
approaching concert of the Musical Art
society. The author of the lyrics Is
Daumer, whose poetry had a great
charm for Brahms. Referring to the
passionate intensity of his love lyrics.
many of which he set to music. Brahms
used to speak Of Daumer as a "Vollblut-
dichter." a full blooded poet" Once
when the composer CHANGED to be in
Munich, where the poet lived. he re-
solved to visit him; so. gathering up all
the volumes of his compositions which
contained settings OF Daumer's. poetry.
he sought the poet in his lodgings. He
found him, but, alas! the "Yollblut-
dichter'' was u little. old. weakened,
dried up man. Nevertheless Brahms
made his speech. but soon learned that
Daumer knew nothing of him and natu-
rally less about his compositions. In
fact, he was entirely Indifferent to mu-
sic. Brahms made Anal effort and
called his attention to one of his most
/ full and hot blooded poems. "Ah." said
the poet, with a tender motion of his
hand toward little old matron. even
more weakened than he. II never loved
any other woman than my wifel"
Verdi as a humorist is considered in
the Paris Gaulois by NJ. de Nevers. who
makes known TO the world that the
great Italians parliamentary work con-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-22

chorus and an orchestra of 300 per-
formers and descriptive chorus, Aus
tralia.' In which the howl of the dingo,
the scream of the cockatoo. the kooka-
burra's laugh. the hop Of the kangaroo
and native corroboree' were introduce
ed. During this performance Sam
Poole, the well known comedian, clev-
erly disguised in red shirt, white ducks,
woolly wig and blackened face, in
troduced weird native dance"
1t takes four months to place a new
operate work upon the stage of the
Paris Opera, and the average cost is
$4,000. That was the amount expended
on Der Meistersinger." During the
first month the artists rehearse apart
from the chorus, the chorus from the
orchestra, etc. Each artist rehearses
daily with his or her master, until pref
ty nearly perfect in the part. Then
gradually the various elements COM
posing the opera are drawn together,
and the repetitions d'ensemble begin.
New works always play to maximum
receipts, at least for the first few nights.
The most recent opera star in Paris is
Mile. Ackte. She is from Finland. Dur
ing the last three years she has studied
"a the Conservatoire under NJ. Edmond
Duvernoy, and there obtained the first
prize for singlng-the much coveted
premier prix. which always entails as a
right its recipients engagement at the
Opera. Mile. Ackte Is 20 years of age
Her reception by the public and the
press has. been most enthusiastic Some
time, however. must elapse before she
can visit the United States, as the can
ceiling of her contract with the Opera
would entail very heavy forfeit.
The highest fees now paid to any art
ist are received by Patti, who is paid
$4,000 for each provincial and $4,000 for
each London concert. The fees paid
some artists of eminence for perform
ing at musicals In private houses are
thus set forth in a London paper: Mr..
Ben Davies, $3.50; Mr.. Bispham, 800:
Antoinette Sterling. $l25; Hayden Coffin,
sla5; Esther Palliser SIS; Lefty Lind,
500; Belle Cole. SIS; Florence ST. John,
SIS; Johannes Wolff. 500: Nachez. $125,
and Ella Russell. 500.
The latest reports about Verdi are to
the effect that he is recovering from the
blow of his wife's death, but 1t is ru-
mored at his home that that sad event
will cause him to remain more closely
secluded from the world than ever
A new light opera entitled 1.-THE Maid
of Madrid' Is to be given hearing in
the near future by the Bostonians. The
score is by Mr.. Henry Pobst OF Phila-
delphia and the book by Mr.. Charles H.
Dorr of Boston.
A very successful first performance
took place at Buenos Ayres recently
The work was a three act opera enti-
tied "Pampa," by q native composer.
Arturo Berutti.
Caracas. the capital OF Venezuela, al
ready in possession OF an opera house
and philharmonic society, is about to
establish n conservatory OF music.
About 800 concerts are given in Ber-
lin every season. and 1t is stated that
a concert giver who draws a house of
SIS there is a big success.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-22

HOW A STAGE HAND
LOST HIS LUNCHEON.

It was all through one poor little
mouse. A stage hand at one of the New
York theaters Is in the habit of bring
ing his lunch from home and leaving 1t
in the pocket of his coat while he at
tends to his business as a scene shifter.
OF raising mountains. building city
blocks in five minutes. throwing up
ocean waves In hurricanes and moving
prlmeval forests at will. While he was
attending to these stupendous enter
prises the other night he detected a
mouse In the act of eating his lunch. He
did not catch the mouse. but he swore
vengeance the next time 1t attempted to
eat his sandwiches and pie.
One OF his brother grips" who SYM
pathized with him in his trouble. con-
suited with another villain and deter
mined to play u trick on the sufferer.
The next night the unfortunate car
penter came down with u particularly
nice lunch in his pocket. and, hanging
up his coat in It's usual place, went to
work with one eye on his pocket
1t was at the end of the first act that
he thought he saw his pocket moving
slightly, as II there were something
alive inside. on tiptoe he made his
way to where lay a pile of stage braces,
NbiNii. II may bt sthihs Apt tit itHcht VI
the uninitiated. are stout lengths of
hard wood. used for bracing up scenery.
With one OF these in his hand he stole
up to his coat and hammered his pocket
as hard as he could.
give 1t to him. Jim." said one of the
grips" encouragingly. Il bet there
won't be a hair of that mouse left"
You bet there WON'T responded jim;
as he whacked away with a hearty good
Will at the pocket.
He laid on the brace again and again
until the lunch in his pocket was reduce
ed to n crumbled heap. But still the
movement OF the pocket continued.
"Hully chez, That mouse must have
as many lives as a cat!" he muttered
as he paused for breath and wiped the
perspiration from his forehead.
At that moment suspicious smoker
ran through the group of stage car
penters. and Jim looked inquiringly al
them. Then. as he thrust his hand in
to the pocket. he found that n piece OF
black thread was fastened to II and
that the other end was in the grasp OF
his sympathetic fellow carpenter, who
was twltching 1t to simulate the pres
ence of a mouse.
Fortunately for the consplrators, the
curtain was rung up on the second act
at that moment, ana every one had TO
remain silent. BY the,time the act was
| over Jim's wrath had cooled down. But
the lunch! Well. there wasn't any
| lunch. He had battered 1t clean out OF
existence. while the mouse sat In his
hole laughing at the gullibility OF man.
kind.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-22
A WARD OF FRANCE
The Authors Tell How the Play
Was Written.

Mr.. Eugene Presbrey; who collabo-
rated with Mr.. Franklin Fyles in writing
the new play, "a Ward of France" was
recently asked how he came to write
the play, and the methods followed in
Its construction. His reply was par
ticularly interesting. He said:
1.-THE evolution of a five act play from
single idea is interesting. l fancy, to
any one who has not had to do the
work. 1t was Joseph Brooks who said
to Fyles and myself n year or two ago.
Let's concoct an American romantic
drama, and we. of course. consented.
1t was easy for three of us to decide
that in New Orleans from March, 1903,
till December of the same year was
most interesting epoch for the United
States. They bought territory enough
for few millions of dollars to make IL
states and territories. and three flags
waved over the province of Louisiana
between August and December of that
year.
"Our first step was to buy, beg or
borrow every book that bore upon his
tory from 1850 to 1874. We saturated
ourselves with reigns of terror. sack
ed converts. political Adventures and
noble exiles. and found that the roots
of our play were In France.
"Fyles didn't know much about New
Orleans. but l did. knew the old
cathedral, Jackson square and the
French market that now stands where
Calvo's palace did.
II had seen sentimental women weep
over the grave of poor Manon L.escaut
in the old French cemetery, and /
thought of the gallant chevalier who
followed her from France for love.
zone can't know New Orleans without
encountering Jean LATTE. He was a
favorite there while he lived. and he Is
still. Mr.. Joseph Jefferson Is proud Of
owning land that once was Lafitte's.
Every bayou is supposed to conceal his
buried treasures. and some leafy glade
hides his grave. Jean LATTE simply
had to be part of our play. He in
sisted. But. poor devil, LATTE had in
history no beginning or. end. and SO We
invented a father and mother for him.
1.-THE Spanish governor Calvo. Ma
poleon's envoy Laussat. Valliere and
LATTE are all historical characters.
Zabet was suggested by an old voodoo
woman over in the French quarter. She
| was an amazing character who picked
| up scraps of rags and paper and bits Of
| information at the same time. She
made her living. and good one, by
knowing something Of everybody and
everything.
1T took three months to digest the
| period. and material. 1t took two months
| to write the first act. The foundation Of
| the edifice has to be solid or the struc-
ture won't stand. 1t took week to do
the second act, and the third wrote
itself in one night. shall not forget
that night. At o'clock the last line
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-22
Dorothy Morton's New Role.

Dorothy Morton. according to the New
York Sun, is to sing in musical mr.
with the dlscouraging title OF -Niss
Brevity OF Hongkong." Miss Norton has
spent so many seasons in the atteH'p.
to initiate Lillian Russell that W.
a surprise to see last summer In IVY.
Little Faust" that she was one oil Wv
American comic opera singers VIZ
could act with great intelligence au-
vivacity. Now she may abandon W.
yellow wig and imitation of Miss hni
sell and allow her own olevesnsss 'u'
opportunity.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-22
Mrs. Kendall.

Mrs. Rendal has announced her APP
preaching withdrawal from the parts
of juvenile heroines. She intends hence
forth to deal chiefly with characters in
middle age. not the buds of spring. but
rather the full flowers of late summer
or early autumn before the frosts of the
aging year have whitened the hair or
chilled the blood. The resolution is a
wise one and certainly does not mar
row necessarily the artistic field. She
had part Of this sort in 1.-THE Eldest
Miss Blossom" and Mr.. Walter Firth
is now designing for her another char
acter upou similar lines.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-22

good clothes The White Heather is
remarkable; for mechanical effects and
scenery 1t is unequaled; but for any
likeness to human nature 1t cannot be
commended"
Scribe had way OF making every sin
gle thing said or done on the stage
hinge upon the development Of the
plot. He was a terrible stickler in this
matter. One day he said to young
beginner who had come TO him for adj
vice: MY dear young friend. your hero
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-22

strongest expressions Of praise for the
ability of the actors to delineate Char
acter' roles.
Plans for a permanent English OPP
era company for New York have about
been completed, and within few weeks
an organization equipped in every way
to present the greatest grand operas
will be seen there.
Julia Herne, daughter of James A.
Herne. Is playing with him in Shore
Acras"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-22

oft repeated charge that she always
dwarfs her cast, and SO has accepted
a play in which she does not appear
until the third act.
Clyde Fitch has intrusted new play.
said to be OF the Jim the Penman" or
der. to Herbert Keicey and Ellie Shan
non.
The acting OF the Americans in 1.-The
First Born" as well as in THE Cat and
the Cherub." has brought out from a
number Of the London critics the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-22

leans gun up in the corner OF the
room in the first scene, and that gun
does not go Off once in the whole play.
What do you want me to say of u piece
In which there is such tremendous
flaw in dramatic construction"
Charles Hoyt and Denman Thompson
are to collaborate in writing n play In
which Mr.. Thompson is to play the
leading role.
Nine. Sarah Bernhard has for some
time past been anxious to disprove the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-22
FOOTLIGHT FLASHES.

expressions and wondered at his en-
ergy and economy. But, notwithstand-
ing that fact. It is a well populated
play. The scenery is exceedingly good
and correct-except Lord Angus cham
bers, which are redolent of furnished
rooms on the extreme west side. For
throbbing incidents. sounds. smells and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-22
Cranes New PLAY,

Mr.. Crane, who is now In Chicago 10
SO well pleased with his new comedy.
"A Virginia Courtship." that he has de-
cided to shelve all other plays In its
favor and will present the work in all
of the cities in which he Is booked this
season. Mr.. Crane begins his engage-
ment at the Knickerbocker theater
New York. on Jan. 81. and will open in
this play.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-22

The New York World says of the
new melodrama 1.-THE White Heather"
The names Of several score of other
clever people decorate the Academy
programmes. The programme says
there are 800 in the cast. ! saw one man
enter six times through the door in the
Stock Exchange scene with six varying
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-22

A. c. Gunter may dramatize Bob
Covington." his recent successful novel.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-01-20
GERMAN ENGAGEMENT NOTICE.
How Bavarian Count Announced
the wedding of His Daughter.

HOW a Bavarinn Count Announced
the wedding of His Daughter.
The following engagement notice ap-
peared the other day in the Frankfurter
Zeitung: Herbert Wildbart, count of
the empire Won Drommelshcirn, knight
commander capitular-comthur) of the
royal Bavarian Order of the House
knights of st. George, royal Bavarian
chamberlain, gives suitable notice here
with in his own and in the name of
his wife, the high-born Countess Ursula
Won DrommelsheinI, of the approaching
marriage of his and of his late wife,
now resting in God, the high-born Coun-
tess Friederike, Countess Won Drom-
melsheim, nee countess of Leiscrbeurg-
Alsheim's daughter, the high-born
Countess Elsbeth Won Drommclsheim.
with the high-well- Baron Won und
zu Neuenburg, royal Bavarian licuten-
ant Of the reserve in the Tenth regi-
ment, royal Bavarian gentleman Of the
chamber and knight of the royal Ba-
varian Order of the House Knights of
st. George, son of the high-well-born
baron of the empire, Friedrich Won und
zu Neuenburg, royal Wurtemburr
chamberlain, commander (comthur) Of
the royal Bavarian Order Of House
Knights of st. George, and of his late
wife, resting In God, the high-and-well-
born Baron HFldeGard Won und zu
Nuremberg, nee baroness of Hohen-
Kapenberg."