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The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1898-04-17
INSIDE THE THEATER.
castoms 1t the German Plays Jalike Those
u American Audiences.

{, GEstOftia IL 4uH S4ECA4AaA AAaJH -AtAAS An'-r
u American Audiences.
The audiences that gather at the Ger
man theater ia Irving place are unlike
those seen at any other playhouse in
t.qMn. During tho recent engagement CT
Ak4nes sorma there, the audiences were
exceptionally large and offered a strik
;ar illustration Of the difference be-
tween them and the gatherings IN the
saeaters devoted to English plays The
ouiet Of the spectators is the prst no
/ @;eeable difference. Nobody speaks
eveo ouietly to bis neighbor without
taauing over 80 closely 60 him that the
souad could not possibly disturb any
nm else Even then the whisperer is
iieelv to Be reminded BY rebnke from
IS front Or behind The slightest nei-e,
,l'terrnnts the course Of tbs spectators
s15ovaent ana that is something which
sgiil nos 10 reiterated by the serious play
soars az tie German lheater The eniy
Z talking thay propose to hear IS that q
the actors en- tho stage. Applause very
rarely corDgsl1ntiI the close Of the act
Then. if Ii &erformance Be worthy, the
Aaeknowied is unrestrainedly cor
ial. laughs athe funny points q 4
go a never rApressed That indul-
~ h unresirsined IN comic opera
applause IS quite as common 81 u
le other theaterF, and the audi.
We quite asmuch as those
them ~ English
the quiet moments Of q seri-
loweyer, especiAily wneh we
@ AZ eIoiiifg climax, tlaa
pa of audienco y most CHAR
tie Chen from the orchestra
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14x ..xui11s,, md Mshn,1a %

The use of "shall' and "will' in the
protocol is now arousing the curiosity
of linguists. Here are some examples:
"Spain will renounce;" "Spain will
cede;" "The United States will occu-
py;;'' "spain will evacuate - Each Of
the two governments will appoint
"Those commissioners shall meet;'
"Each of the two governments shall
likewise appoint Commissioners
who shall meet" "Spain and the Unit
ed States shall appoint "The COM
missioners shall meet;;'' "This treaty
shall be ratified" Possibilities shall be
suspended - "Orders shall be given by
either government to the commanders. %
The steady progress from "will'' to
shall" in the course of the document
can hardly escape notice. An exponent
of the "higher criticism" would have a
reasonable basis for saying that at the
middle of the fourth article there is a
change of authorship. Or is it that the
strenuous effort to keep the velvet glove
of will" on the iron hand of "shall"
failed at that point and that the ruder
word unconsciously slipped in? If the
action of the two countries had been
consistently expressed by "will" and
the duties of the commissioners by
"shall," the distinction would have
been logical, bnt there is no such con-
sistency. -Springfield (Mass.) Repub-
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Honors For Verdi.

When. Verdi was elected member Of
the italian parliament some years ago,
Cavour wrote to a friend expressing
his satisfaction that the man who had
composed the "Miserere" in Ell Trova-
tore''-the only piece of music which
Cavour could ever appreciate-should
be a member of the Italian parliament.
Honors, political as we'll as artistic,
have since been showered on Verdi
without stint. Many Years ago he was
created senator, and now his name has
been given TO the Milan Conservatoire
Of Music, which henceforth will be
called "Licco Verdi
Verdi will probably open the autumn
term in person, aid it is let improbable
that on that occasion lie may remind
his hearers of the time whcn the direct
ors of that very institution refused 70
accept him as u pupil on account Of
insufficient aptitude for music" Be-
fore the cid Of tie year it isaIso expect
ed that Verdi will receive the supreme
honor of being created . Knight of the
Annunziata, and consequently, by cour-
te.sy, a cousin of the king.-Ezchange.
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Tint Vanderbilt Necklace.

We are all dying to see the wonder
full necklace OF rubies which Mr..
George W. Vanderbilt gave his bride,
Miss Edith Stuyvesant Dressler. 1t is
said to have cost not less than $500, 600,
the largest ruby being worth s., 500,
and the smallest 81, 900. The largest
of all these gorgeous gems would meas
ure, SO we are told, the depth of mans
thumb nail, if cut through its widest
dimensions.
The original destination of this Won
derful necklace was the Paris exposi-
tion of 1900 One of the great jewolry
firms of the world has been collecting
pigeon blood rubies for several years,
and it is now believed that Mrs. George
vanderbilts possession has no rival.
The jewelry firm very reluctantly
consented to sell their proposed exhibit
to young Vanderbilt. l suppose We
shall not see the necklace until after
the fair bride meets us all at ole Of the
great balls of the winter. It must be a
great responsibility to carry round with
me when travelling.
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aJ,imh1css Millionaire.

Henry Wendhoff of Mauch Creek, Pa,
at present visiting friends here, is per-
haps the only arlnless and legless mil
lionaire known on earth. His arms were
amputated below the elbow and his legs
below the knees % years ago, so that
by this time he has succeeded in accept
ing his aftliction most philosophically.
Mr.. Wendhof, who came here recent
ly, attended by valet, weighs 200
pounds and is as jolly as if he were in
possession of perfect physical health and
all his limbs His valet has been with
him ten years, and be says that he yet
has to see Mr.. Wendhoff out of temper,
despite the many discomforts bis physic-
al disability entails. The afflicted man
manages to walk fairly well on two au-
tomato legs made for him in Vienna
and fitted up with an ingenious mech
anism that materially aids his locomo-
ton. He also has two mechanical fore
arms, the hands of which enable him to
hold handkerchief, newspaper, book,
etc., and to pick up articles from the
table. These four artificial limbs cost
s25, 900 before they were brought to
their present state of perfection.-Port-
land Orr Letter i'll San Francisco Bull
1etin
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now so agile with celestial health, the
wrinkles blooming into carnation roses
aud her step like the roe Oh the noun
taing. Yes, | must see her, my grand
mother Gu my fathers side, Mary Nc
Coy, descendant CT the Scotch. When /
first spoke to all audience in Glasgow
and felt somewhat difkdent, being a
stranger, 1 began by telling them my
grandmother was Scotchwoman, and
then there went up "a shout of welcome,
which made me feel as easy as I do here.
l must see her.
You must zee those women of the
early part OF the nineteenth century and
those of the eighteenth century, the an
swer of whose prayers is in your well
fare today. God bless all the aged wom-
en- up and down the lard and in all
lands! What happy thing for Pom
ponius Atticus to say when making the
funeral address of his mother, Though
I have resided with her 81 years, | was
never once reconciled to her, because
there never happened the least discord
between US, and consequently there was
no need OF reconciliation.
Make it rs easy for the old folks as
you can. when they are sick, get for
them the best DOCTORS Give them your
arm when the streets are slippery. Stay
with them all the time you can. Go
home and see tho old felix's. Find the
place for then! in the hymnbock. Never
be ashamed if they prefer styles of APP
parel which are u little Anticipated.
Never say anything that implies that
they are in tic way. Make the road for
the last mile as smooth IS you can. Oh,
my, how you will miss her when she is
gone How much would l give to see
my motherl 1 have SO many things |
would like to tell her, things that have
happened in the 30 years since she went
away. Morning, noon and night let us
thank God for the good influences that
have come down from good mothers all
the way back Timothy don't forget
your mother Eunice, and don't forget
your grandmother Lois And hand
down to others this patrimony of bless
ing. Pass along the coronets. Make re-
ligion an heirloom from generation to
generation. Mothers, consecrate your
selves to God, and you will help conse-
crate all the ages followingl Do not
dwell so much on your hardships that
you miss your chance of welding an in
fluence that shall look down upon you
from the towers of an endless future. l
know Martin Luther was right when he
consoled his wife over the death of
their daughter by saying: Don't take
on so, wife. Remember that this is a
hard world for children. Yes, 1 go
further and say it is a hard world for
women. Aye, 1 60 further and say it is
hard world for men. But for all wom-
en- and men who trust their bodies and
souls in the hand Of Christ the shining
gates will soon swing open. Don't you
sec the sickly pallor on the sky? That
is the pallor on the cold cheek of the
dying night. Don't you see the bright
ening of the clouds? That is the flush
on the warm forehead of the morning.
Cheer up, you are coming within sight
of the Celestial City.
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,yonur,ent For Pretoria.

The Aberdeen Journal publishes par
ticulars of colossal granite monument
which is being made by an Aberdeen
firm to the order of the Transyaal gov
eminent for erection at Pretoria as
national memorial of the repulse of the
Jameson raid aud Il recognition of Pres
ident Kruger's patriotism and valua-
BILE services to the republic. Consider
able reticence is observed with regard to
the work, as the contractors, it seems,
are bound under their agreement not to
disclose particulars, but some details
have become known. The monument is
composed CT red Peterhead granite and
is inclosed by substructure of about
so feet diameter. Access is obtained to
the main structure BY four broad fights
of steps. The monument is octagonal in
form, sc feet across and the same IN
height, forming solid mass of masonry,
on the top of which, it is believed,
statue of the president will be placed
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a Musical Invention.

Signor Alessio Coradini, an Italian
pianist, is said to have invented sys-
tenn of arranging piano chords so that
they cannot lose the tension impaired
to them or get out of tune on account
of the weather. The invention affects
all the chords alike and preserves their
harmonic distances from each other in
such way that, though it may be pos
sible for the whole pitch of q pianoforte
to rise or to fall, it is impossible for
any single note to get cut of tune. The
apparatus is simple and is said to be
applicable to all kinds CT pianos.
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MILTON A PLAGIARIST?
Striking Resemblance Between "Par
adise Lost" and "Lucifer."

Striking Resemblance Between "Par-
adise Lost" and 'Lucifer."
The latest victim of the latter day
vandalism which has robbed as of so
many of our idols is John Milton. Not
content with chopping down George
Washington 8 cherry tree, making cider
Of William Tells apple, turning Jonah
and his whale into myth Of the sun
and many like devastations, the icono-
clasts have now made bold g enter the
library of English classics, take from
the very top shelf paradise Lost" and
stamp upon it the odious word "Pla-
gary
The charge is that MiIton's master
piece, conceded by the literary world to
be one of the marvels of literature, is
little more than Vondel's "Lucifer,
done out of Dutch into English and
palmed off as an original production.
This is severe upon Tame, who had no
end of French fun over the close resem-
blance of Milton's deity to a typical
English paterfamilias of the period.
The famous 1anatic found nothing in
all English litei.Yure so thoroughly ma
tional in character as Paradise Lost.
And now we are coolly informed that
the British lion of the Frenchman's
nimble fancy was in reality the Dutch
broom. 1t is matter of congratulation
that this startling discovery was not
made before NJ. Tame had gone where
vandals cease from troubling.
1t was in the year 1868 that Justus
Van den Vondel, the greatest bard per-
haps of the low Germans, published the
play which is his chief claim upon
Dutch memory. Just about generation
before that time the pilgrim fathers
had scraped the mud of Holland from
their boots and gone in search of a new
world home. The Professionalism of the
Netherlands lacked the sternness which
was the Puritans' pride and grim COM
fort. There was much in common, how
ever, between the Dutch and the Puri-
tans. 1t is known that Milton could
read the language of the Low Countries,
and it is reasonable to suppose that he
read vondel's play. For a Puritan he
was exceptionally fond of the drama.
"Johnson's Learned Sock" has been
treasured up as one of his best poems.
As for Shakespeare, no more appreci-
alive tribute was ever paid to his genius
than that of Milton, who has the dis
tinction, in fact, Of laying upon that
Avon grave its really first wreath Of
immortelles.
1t cannot be denied that the drama
of "Lucifer" has many points of close
resemblance to paradise Lost" but
the resemblance is much like that be-
tween dwarf evergreen of the conserv-
atory and stately pine of the forest.
The charge of plagiary has been made
and maintained with no end Of labor,
and whole volume has been written to
prove it. Yet it apparently is doomed
to go the way of similar charges against
other great men, unread, unhonored
and unsung, while Millions fame lives
on.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
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comnnrat:rc ..n:n,::1 strength.

An effort has been made to determine
the pulling strength Of elephants, horses
and men. Attached to adynamometer
one Of the largest elephants belonging
to a circus registered a pull Of two and
half tons OF a second trial, but a
smaller and more active elephant gave
record Of five and one-half tons
whether as result of a steady pull or
sudden jerk appears TIC be uncertain. A
pair CT powerful horses registered a ton
and a fifth, while it required the
strength of SO men to equal the pull of
the smaller elephant
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What In Bred In the Bone-The Inhu-
ences of Heredity-It IL the Home
That Makes the NntiOn-Nnture New
err Forgets. :.
Copyright. 1898. BY By, An, american Press Asso-
ciation.1
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-The augmen
tation of parental influence as the CEN
turtles go by, Dr.. Talmage here sets
forth, while discoursing about one Of the
srandmothers of Bible times. The text is
IL Timothy j, 5, "The unfeigned faith
that is in thee. which dwelt first i'll
thy grandmother Lois" In this pas
toral letter which Paul, the old minis
ter, is writing to Timothy, the young
minister, the family record is brought
out. Paul practically says: Timothy,
what good grandmother you had'
You ought to be better than most folks
because not only was your mother good,
but your grandmother was good also.
Two preceding generations of piety
ought to give you mighty push III the
right direction. :" The fact was that
Timothy needed encouragement. He
was in poor health, having a weak
stomach, aud was dyspeptic, and Paul
prescribed for him tonic, "a little
vino for thy stomach's sake"-not
much wine, but lutte wine. and only
as medicine. And if the wine then
had been as much adulterated with log
wood and strychnino as our modern
wines he would not have prescribed
any.
But Timothy, not strong physically,
is encouraged spiritually by tho recital
of grandmotherly excellence, Paul hint
ing to him, MS hint this day to you,
that God sometimes gathers up as in a
reservoir, away back of the active gen
erations of today, godly influence, and
then in response to prayer lets down the
power upon children and grandchildren
and great-grandchildrcn. The world is
woefully in want Of Il table Of statistics
in regard to what is the protractedness
and inIm ansity Of influence Of cue good
woman in the church ana world. We
have accounts of how much se%il has
been wrought by woman who lived
nearly 100 years ago, anl OF how many
criminals her descendants furnished Ter
the penitentiary and the eallovs, and
how many hundreds Of thousands OF
dollars they cost our county in their
arraignment and prison support as well
as in the property they burslarized and
destroyed. But will not some one come
out with brain comprehensive enough
and heart warm enough and pen keen
enough to give us the facts i'll regard to
some good woman of 100 years ago and
let us know how many Christian men
and women and reformers and useful
people have been found among her de.
scendants and bow many asylums and
colleges and churches they built and
how many millions of dollars the.r con-
tributed for humanitarian and Christian
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TETisharts Point
Transportation go

On and after July LIST daily
trips will he made to Chinco-
league from Bloomtown Station.
Hacks will leave station about
l p. m. daily, connecting with
Steamer Winnie at Wisharts
Point, arriving at Chincoteague
about 81 p. M, returning to
Wisharts Point about 6 O'Clock.
Steamer Winnie will also leave
Wisharts Point for Chinco-
league daily at a. NJ, leaving
Chincoteague at 81 am.
Fare each way rs cents. Extra
charge for baggage.
S. w. MATTHEWS,
President.
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Two Very Paying Kinds.

"What class OF people do you find
make the best patients, doctor?'
"Just two classes, madam-sick peo-
pie that imagine themselves well, and
we'll people that imagine themselves
sick. Brooklyn Life.
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child's presence long after the gates Of
this historical era have closed and the
gates of another era have opened, the
result may be seen in a champion bias
phemer; but, OH the other hand if a
mother walking with child sec suf-
fering ono by the wayside aud says,
"My child, give that 10 cent piece to
that lame boy" the result may be seen
on the other side of the following cen
tury in some George Muller building a
whole village of orphanages. If a mother
sit almost every evening by the trundle
bed of child and teach it lessons of q
Sayiour's love and Saviour's example,
of the Importance of truth and the hor-
ror of lie, and the virtues of industry
and kindness and sympathy and self sac
rifce long after the mother has gone
and the child has gone and the letter
ing OIL both the tombstones shall have
been washed out by the storms of innu-
merable winters there may be standing,
as a result of those trundle bed lessons,
flaming evangcls, world moving REFORM
ers, seraphic Summertields, weeping
Paysons, laundering Whitefelds, eman-
cipating Washingtons.
Nature Never SI<ips.
Good or bad influence may skip one
generation or two generations, but it
will DO sure to land in the third or
fourth generation, just as the Ten Com
mandments, speaking Of the visitation
Of God on families, says nothing about
the second generation, but entirely skips
tho second and speaks of the third and
fourth visiting the in
Equities of the fathers upon the third
and fourth generation of them that bate
me. Parental influence, right and
wrong, may jump over generation,
but it will come down further on as
sure as you sit there and l stand here.
Timothy's ministry was projected by
his grandmother, Lois. There are men
and women here, the sons and dau8h-
tiers of the Christian church, who are
such as result of the conservation of
-grandmothers. Why, who
do you think the Lord is? You talk us
though his memory was weak. He can
as easily remember prayer offered five
centuries ago as a prayer offered five
minutes ago. This explains what we
often see-some man or woman distin-
guished for benevolence when the fa-
ther and mother were distinguished for
righteousness or you see some young
man or woman with bad father and a
hard mother come out gloriously for
Christ and make the church sob and
shout and sing under their exhortations.
Wo stand in corners of the vestry and
whisper over the matter and say, How
is this, such great piety in sons and
daughters of such parental worldliness
and SIM" l will explain it to you If
you will fetch me the old family Bible
containing the full record. Let some
septuagenarian look with me clear upon
the page of births and marriages and
tell me who that woman was with the
old fashioned name of Jemima or Betsy
OF Mohitabel. All, there she is, the old
grandmother or great grandmother, who
had enough religion to saturate GEN.
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I carry a large and select line
of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry,
Spectacles and Silverware of all
kinds-prices reduced very low.
Special attention paid to repair
work on fine Watches, Clocks,
Spectacles and Jewelry at bed
rock prices. All work guaran-
teed to be first-class. Highest
prices paid for old gold and sill,
yer.
Will be at Accomac G. H,
every court-day for repairing.
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Hay, Coal, Flour, Terra Gotta Piping,
General Merchandise, &c.

Baughs High Grade and rogers
Best onions round potatoes and peas We also nave Tor sale
Bed Frames Framing already
dressed GxS Egg and Stove Coal S1o the tom
following Sizes 10 H.
and
tubing superior it in quality and will last century
full selected great
Implements, Flour, Coal
&C. Nasury's Paints We buy for spot cash
andse att the loves mar rim of profit.
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THE MOTHERS OF MEN.
DIR. TALMAeE SHOWS HOW WOMEN
SHAPE DESTINY.

What Ia Bred In the Bone-The Infu-
ences of Heredity-It IL the Home
That Makes the Nntion-Nnture New
err Forgets. :. a..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-23
OUT OF COMMISSION.
First Vessel Of Navy to Be Mustered Out Il
the Inca.

Boston, Aug. 22-The first vessel of the
new auxiliary navy was formally placed
out of commission, her crew discharged
and the craft and property formally
transferred to the yard authorities by her
commanding officer, today.
The Inca. the I.awley-built brand-new
115-fOot steam yacht that was being con-
structed at South Boston for Frank Nc
Questen. the lumberman. when taken by
the government for the purposes of a dis
patch boat, was the craft that went out
of service. She has had about three
weeks active service, doing patrol work
on the mine fields and in the lower
harbor.
All but Is men of the Connecticut naval
reserves who have been on duty on board
the United States ship Minnesota here,
have been formally discharged from the
service and left for their homes. Some
left, Saturday, others. this morning. The
Is men who remained aboard are being
held as the permanent crew of the Min
nesota.
The work of mastering out the men Of
the Massachusetts and Maine Naval Re-
serves, who man the monitors Catskill,
Lehigh, Wyandotte and Montauk, will
begin In a day or two.