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The herald., 1898-05-22

defense Of some principle, in the ambition
for personal fame, to condition of abject
cowardice when for the first time the ter.
rors of battle are upon him. and shot and
shell are bursting overhead, to finally
stoical and hardened Indifference which re-
suits when meeting the enemy in fierce
and ungovernAble malice, a wild fury and
hideous desire to KILL
After the singing Of the RED, White and
Blue. by Mrs. Whitney of I Millbury,
Mass, Miss Dennen attacked these real
lists on their own ground by citing many
Incidents of genuine heroism and noting
the magnanimous and glorious response
gle forthe vindication of its own honor and
the gaining of freedom for a depressed
and suffering people.
The Echo Musical club was delightfully."-
entertained Friday afternoon by Miss
Edith Kirkpatrick at her home on South
Grand avenue. The following program
was rendered: Piano duet, selected, Misses
Edith kirkpatrick and Celia Roberts; vo-
cal solo, could T. (TostD, Miss Gerta
Hatch; piano solo, Dedication" (Schu-
man-LiszD; encore, e minor waltz (Cho-
pin), Miss Clara Bosbyshell; vocal solo,
Happy Days" (StreleszkD, Miss Ethel
Mullins; violin obligato, by Miss Mary
Mullins; reading, THAT Old Sweetheart of
Mine" (Whitcomb Riley, Miss Maud New
ell; vocal solo, selected, Miss Florence Oh
liver; violin solo. "Cansonetta" (RoeckeD
encore, "Viele Chanson' CHermann), Miss
Mary Mullins; vocal solo. HE Was a
Prince Gaynes), Mrs. Frank Colby. The
accompanies. were Miss kirkpatrick, Lou
Winder and Roberts. Refreshments were
served at the conclusion of the program
The guests besides the club members were
Mines. Butler, Misses Charlotte Miller:
Ada Pattison. Ivy Schroeder. Gertrude
Gooding, Myrtle Brotherton, Clara Bosby-
shell, Mary Mullins, Ethel Mullins, Gene
We've Smith, Elizabeth Shankland. Camilla
Mcconnell, Florence Jones, Edith Parker
of Boston, Mabel Hatch and Hornbeck.
The next meeting of the club will be held
on the Sd Of June at the residence of Miss
Gerta Hatch, No. 1101 Westlake avenue.
The Ruskin Art club on Wednesday
morning was led by Mrs. Hugo Zuber and
Miss Adele Schrieber. Mrs. e. r. Kellam
read an interesting paper on the Academy
of fine arts in Philadelphia, and Mrs. c. B.
Fisher described the museum of fine arts
in Boston The Metropolitan museum of
art in New York was studied in two sec
tions, Miss A. C. Wadlelgh discussing the
old masters and Miss Katherine Winans
the works of modern art. The last art
lecture by Mrs. George A. Caswell will be
given Saturday, May Is. The subject will
be 1.-THE Latest Mural Decorations" and
,,fv 10
art from it's beginning to the present time
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$685. Bow
"

The Los Angeles musical public Is prom
ised couple of musical events Of more
than ordinary Importance within the next
ten days. To J. T. Fitzgerald's enterprise
aud faith in this public is due the prob.
ability of these events and it Is sincerely
hoped these good qualities will, not be dis
appointed. Our musical public, If we re-
ally have such thing, has III the past
shown itself remarkably scarce in the
faculty of disccrnment and slow to arpre-
ciate the best. Now the best is offered. will
the M. p. avail itself of the rare opportuni-
ties? The great Kneisel quartet will give
two concerts here, tomorrow and Tuesday
evenings at the Simpson auditorium. The
quartet is now in it's thirteenth season CT
chamber concerts and is recognized in both
this country and Europe as a peerless and
unique organization. No musical crgani-
salon ever gave more varied or more
plcasurable emotions to the listener. Up to
the present time the organization has given
the remarkable total OF nearly eight hum
drcd concerts. They give regular series
Of subscription concerts every season y
Boston, New York. Washington, Balti-
more, Hartford. Worcester and also ap-
pear Iii series of concerts at Harvard,
Yale. Princeton ana other universities.
Not only has the Kneisel quartet per-
formed at its conce is the standard works
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offertory. ''Te Deum In F' (Kotxschmar).
Mrs. Chick, Mr.. Chick and choir; Post
Jude, ''Marche Triumphant" ,(Chas Vim
cent?. Evening-Organ. Evening Benedic-
tion' OWN. E. AshmalD. w. w. Ellis; an
them, 20 Thou Whose Power Tremendous"
RossinD Mrs. Chick Mr.. Bradley, Mr..
Chick and choir; offertory. There Is a
Friend in the Homeland" QHavens), Mrs.
Chick, Mrs. Bender, Mr.. Schwab and Mr.
Chick; postlude. "Offertoire in F'' "a. Va
lentD.
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thick and fast. In Russia at grand fes-
tival In honor OF List, he appeared before
the Russian Imperial society under the d.
rection Of Rub!nstein, who said he saw in
him master of masters
After resting he made new sensation at
the conservatory concerts in Paris. In
September, 1856. at the suggestion of M.
Jaevert. he was appointed high professor
at the Royal conservatory at Brussels,
where he successfully continued the school
formerly presided over by his two masters,
Wieniawski and vieutemps, and by De
Beriot. He has since been appointed officer
Of public instruction by the French govern
ment, and many honors have been showered
on him by the royalties of Europe.
The Apollo club Of Monrovla, Call, gave
its third annual concert last night. This
club is directed by ]. P. Dupuy of this city.
The principal soloists were A. H. Cogs-
we'll, barytone, and Miss Mary O'Don-
oughue, pianist The program consisted Of
mixed chorus male chorus. and quartet sing
ing. The composers whose names appeared
on the program were Gounod, Schumarn,
Dudley. Buck, De Koven and Barpby
The eighth of the series Of recitals given
under tho auspices of the Southern Califor-
mia conservatory of music and arts will
take place Wednesday at the Y. M. c. A.
auditorium. Miss Claudia v. Reynolds is
the principal performer. She will be assist
ed by Mrs. Fred r. Dorm, vocalist, and Mr..
Ellis, accompanist.
Q o o
w. F. Skeele gave an organ recital last
Friday at the First Congregational church
MIR. Skeele has well earned the reputation
of being the best organist in our midst
The herald., 1898-05-22

3. w. F. Skeele gave an organ recital last
Friday at the First Congregational church.
MIR. Skeele has we'll earned the reputation
of being the best organist in our midst,
The herald., 1898-05-22

The literary section of the Ebell was
unusually interesting and instructive last
week. Miss Grace Dennen reviewed
Cranes Red Badge of Courage" and the
Little Regiment" also Ground Arms"
by Princess Won Suttner. These works.
in a strongly realistic manner, set forth
the horrors Of war, its privations and the
intense moral and mental struggles Of
soldier while passing successfully through
the stages of youthful enthusiasm in the
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(Continued next weekly
Anton Rubinstein's Debut.

AS a young man Anton Rubinsteln
had to struggle severely for his exist.
ence; he ate his bread IN tears. nor did
he always have bread TO eat. Rubin
stein, who later in life was a millionaire,
did not have enough to satisfy his app
petite in the beginning of his career.
And his gratitude 10 those who had
faith in his genius and stood by him
with their counsel and assistance knew
no bounds ever afterward.
In his salon in Petershof, where he
resided during the last years of his life
in Il castle-like palace as a landed lord,
an album vas displayed, the first leaf
of which showed the photo picture Of
an old Polish jew. 1t was a remini,
scence of n of the most noteworthy
vents in the artists life. He had, still
q lad, advertised his first concert given
in a city of Poland. But nobody came
to buy tickets. Suddenly an old Polish
jew stepped into the Office, put a rub.e
upon the counter, aud said: "Give ME
half a dozen seats"
This, my first paying hearer," thus
explained Rubinstein, filled me with
such unbounded delight that when a few
years later / passed again through that
town | had a photograph taken Of the
old man, to preserve his picture. The
MtnOrdh.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-22
A Good Dictionary for Two Cents.

A dictionary containing the definitions
of 10000 of the most useful and import
ant words in the English language is
published by the DIR. Williams Medicine
Co., Schenectady, n. Y. While it contains
some advertising, it Is a complete diction-
airy, concise and correct.
In compiling this book care has been
taken TO omit none of these common
words whose spelling or exact use occa-
sions at times n momentary difficulty,
even to well educated people. The main
aim has been TO give as much useful in
formation as possible in n limited space.
With this in view, where noun, adjective
and verb are all obviously connected In
meaning, usually one only has been in
serted. The volume will thus be found to
contain the meaning of very many more
words than it processes to explain.
To those who already have a diction-
airy, this book will commend itself be-
cause it is compact, light and convenient;
10 those who have no dictionary what
ever, it will be invaluable. One may be
secured by writing to the above concern,
mentioning this paper, and enclosing a
two-cent stamp.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-22

"Bearsl That must be rather fuurful.
Do they ever come near your housets
Eyes, they come after the hogs. Part of
Dur stock-a large part tools a big drove
Of hogs"
"Your partner is not exactly q gentle
mans"
"Well, one would hardly invite him to q
South Kensington aesthetic evening party;
but he is a very good fellow, q gentleman
as regards keeping his word, and q first
rate shot"
Another pause. Mona leaned her head
against the back Of her chair. and gazed
dreamily at the moonlight, which slum-
bered in silver radiance on the opposite
hillside.
When was Lisle heref" asked Waring,
with startling abruptness.
ooh, let me see! In the autumn-in Sep
tember and October"
81 suppose he is the same cool hand as
everf"
II see very little change in him, except
that he looks a good deal older"
And he has the family estate nowi I
dare say he will make a good landlord. He
understands his own interest"
II have no doubt he does.'
81 dare say he will be in town when I 90
there, but l shall not try to see him. /
have done with that world"
1T is a pleasant world when one is in It,
yet ] do not regret it either.'
"Youi oh, you will flourish in it, Ihave
no doubt"
81 imagine I am as much cut off from it
as you can De-"
"No, mol Women like you must always
be at q premium-in an ornamental, pleas
ure-seeklng society; leone will persuade
you to enter the ranks once more"
Mona laughed-a low, hooking laugh
but did not reply.
"How is that capital woman, Madame
Debrisay-T mean Mrs. Fieldeni / always
liked her"
"She is very well, I believe. and must be
at Biarritz by this time. Yes; she is the
kindest, truest soul! How good she was
to me, I can never forget"
And ! shall never forget her either.
And Lisle-have you not seen him SINGER"
mot since the autumn, or early winter.
He called once or twice when | was with
Madame Debrisay when she was so ILL.,"
"Oh. indeedr'
Another pause. Then Warning proceed
ed to inquire for BERTHE Everard and many
Of their former mutual acquaintance,
most Of whom were lost to sight, and were
by no mean dear to Mona's memory.
II suppose / ought TO clear out Of this in
about n fortnight" said Waring, as if to
himself.
"Do not think Of travelling until you feel
sure Of your strength" returned Mona,
earnestly. at would be dreadful TO be
laid up in such a place as you describe your
home to be-
Home! 1t certainly is not ones idea Of
home"
But as the place improves under your
hand, you will grow fond of it,"
II suppose So" rather dejectedly. "Of
course, l do not intend to end my days
there"
"Oh, no! of course not. When you make
a fortune, you will come back to England"
"a fortune! If | can screw competence
out OF it, l shall be lucky"
Competence is enough for anyone" said
Mona.
"Yesl know you do not care for money"
returned Warning, quickly.
Then they both blushed, and there was
silence OF cow rn'rutps.
TCougIp,,ed naxk weakN
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Tcnemcnts in New York CITY,

Municipal Affairs: The census reports
show that the population within the city
limits continue rapidly to increase, not
w~ithstanding the removal of large num-
bers to the suburbs. A very considerable
proportion Of the people i'm large cities find
1t necessary to live within easy reach OF
their places of work. They must, there
fore, not only live in the cities, but must
concentrate In certain sections. Thus in
New York city, at the time of the police
census In April, 1895, one-half of the popu-
lation Of the entire city was crowded into
certain wards whose total area was less
than o~ne-tenth of the entire city area.
TWO of the wards had a population of
643,S and 539. o persons to the acre, respect
lvely, while in the city as a whole the pop-
ulatlon was 46.7 per acre. How these
people are housed in New York CITY is
learned from the last report of the New
York health department, which states
that l,4S7,392 persons, comprising 339. 237
families, lived in what the law ~designates
as tenement houses, occupying, In the ag-
gregate, 12,9O9 tenement houses, OF which
2,44S were rear buildings.
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be q fair home enough. Young Leslie IA
going to be a successful mon after @ btu
II am sure | hope 80; but l do not think
you need trouble about Mary. As to Mr..
Waring, ! dare say he admires her-she Is
very sweet and charming; but these fancies
do not trouble men long"
"Ay, the sort o. hempies you'pe been used
TO. But, my lassie, a real thouchtfu' mon,
II luve talks hold Of his heart, It grips Il
hard and fast, and will ma let 90. If young
Leslie has let himself luve our Mary, he'll
no leave her behind him. He doesna come
of the sort that gives in"
We'll, l do not think that Mary is in
love with him.
II hope you are right" said her uncle,
slowly: then, after a pause, he began to
struggle to his feet. "Come," he said, 1--WE
will go and meet them"
AS 1t Is but a short way, uncle, could
you get on without mef l have never an.
swered madame-I mean Mrs. Fielden's
last letter, and / should like to do so this
afternoon"
$50 do, my dearie, so do. I'll just gang
a bit down the road. May be Pllmet Ken.
meth"
Mona escaped as quickly as she could to
her W pleasant room. from the window
of which she could catch a glimpse of the
sea between two hills, and having hastily
put out her writing materials, she sat
down, leaned her head on both hands, her
elbows resting on the table. and fell into
profc nd and painful thought.
Her uncle's words had suddenly barred
the recesses of her heart. and 10! there lay
an unsuspected root of pain and mischief.
That Mary was completely guarded by
her warm attachment to Kenneth, Mona
did not doubt. That Waring admired her
was possible, but she did not believe it was
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-22
why the Dogs Nose Is Cold.

What makes the dogs nose always coldf
III try TO tell you, curls of gold,
IL you will good n quiet be,
AAind come n STAND by mamma.s Knee.
how many j don't really know-
There came a rain on sea and shore.
us like was never seen before
or since. IL fell unceasing down
Till all the world began to drown.
But Just before II gan TO pour
An old, old man-his name was Noah
Built him an ark that he might a
HIS FAMILY from q wat'ry grave.
And in 1t he also designed
TO shelter two Of every kind
Or beast, Well, dear, when II was done
And heavy clouds obscured the sun,
Noah's folks to IL quickly ran,
And then the animals began
To gravely march along In pairs.
The leopards, tigers, wolves and bears,
The deer the appropriateness,
Inc abbits squirrels, elks. walruses,
The camels, goats, cats and donkeys.
The tall CRATES, the beavers. monkeys,
The rats, the big rhinorceroses,
Ihe dromedaries and the horses.
The sheep n mice, the kangaroos,
Hyenas, elephants, koodoos
And hudreds more-'twould take all day.
MY dear. so many names to say
And at the very, very end
or tho procession, by his friend
And master, faithful dog was seen.
Inc liVelong time he'd helping been
10 drive the crowd of creatures In.
hhu now, with loud. eXultant bark,
he gayly sprang aboard the ark.
Alas. so crowded was the space
lie could not in II find a place.
So, patiently he turned about
stood half way In and half way out.
And those extremely heavy show ers
Descended through nine hundred hours
And more, and darling, at their close,
Most frozen was his honest nose,
And never could IL lose again.
The dampness OF that dreadful rain.
And that is what, my curls OF gold.
Made all the doggles' noses cold.
B. M. Lincoln, in New York Tribune.
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To One He Writes LcRihlY.

Chicago Daily News: A we'll known mu-
stefan who writes a very illegible hand,
once sent an unusually hopeless scrawl t.
a friend. The latter studied ii a minute,
gave ii up in despair, and then sat down
and wrote in reply: II shall be most happy
to line with you tomorrow at G.. Kindest
regards to your wife, ETC." IL less than
half an hour his friend appeared breath
less at his door.
There's some misunderstanding, he
said anxiously. II wrote you a note ask
ing you If you could play the piano part
OF the trio at Browns recital, and here
you've sent me an acceptance of a dinner
invitation, but j didn't invite you to din
ner."
"Well," returned the other blandly. az
didn't suppose you'd really sent me an in
v~itation TO dinner, but j couldn't read a
word of your note, and in that case here
after mean always to take it for granted
that you're asking me to dine"
For one OF his correspondents, at least,
the offender now writes legibly.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-22
A Relic of Geora.. WASHINGTON.

W. SaN't to"s
Chicago News: In a store on the West
Side Is a curious old stove. said TO have
belonged to George Washington and af-
terward presented to Christ church In
Alexandria, Va. 1t is n solidly built ar
rangement, about six feet high, capped by
an American eagle cast in iron. The foun-
dation is square and massive, with -four
stout legs. rather fancifully wrought. The
stove Is square, s~lanting upward almost
to a point. In ii at It's base arc two open
ings, and these appear to be the only
doors. There seems to be no receptacle
for ashes, and one rs left TO speculate upon
how our digniled George started the fire
In the morning when the weather was
cold, and how, If the thing did not draw"
did he vent his Ill humor at Its contrari-
ness, when there were no doors to slam
nor to kick shut.
Above the tapering square part is n COR
rugated column, a foot high, and upon
this rests the eagle, with outstretched
wings. Each side of the stove is artistic
ally decorated with the figure of a wo-
man in iron and raised from the stove, as
In q cameo effect.
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Thirty Miles for an Acorn.


st. Nicholas: Down in Mexico there lives
a woodpecker who stores his nuts and
acorns In the hollow stalks of the yuccas
and magueys. These hollow joints are
separated by joints into several cavities.
and the sagacious bird has somehow
foundt hiso out, and bores a hole in the up
per end Of each joint, and another at the
when wanted. Then II fills up the stalks
solidly and leaves its stores there until
needed, safe from the depredations Of
any other thieving bird or four-footed
animal.
The first place in which this curious
habit was observed was on the hill in the
midst of a desert. The hill was COW
cred with Yuccas and but the
nearest oak trees were thirty miles ava
and so, IL was calculated, these indus
triouS birds had to make q flight OF sixty
miles for each acorn slowed thus In the
stalks.
An observer Of birds remarks: There
are several strange features TO be no.
ticed in these facts; the provident instinct
which prompts this bird to lay by stores
Of provisions for the winter; the great dis
lance traveled to collect a kind OF food so
unusual for its race, and its seeking I'm q
place SO remote from its natural abode a
storehouse so remarkable"
Can instinct alone teach, or ave expert
ence and reason taught, these birds that,
far better than the bark of trees or crew
ices in rocks or other hiding place are
these hidden cavities they make for them
selves with the hollow stems OF distant
plants?
This we cannot answer. But we do know
that one OF the most remarkable birds in
our country is this California woodpe ker,
and that he is we'll entitled to his Mexican
name Of FL Carpintero-the carpenter
bird.
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Tn With the Enprror.

London Sketch: i heard the other
morning in a railway carriage an
amusing story with regard to English
and German jack-tars that was new to
me. 1t was told of the members of the
crews of the two ships engaged in the
recent blockade of Crete. These tars
were engaged in n festal gathering
ashore, and one of the Germnas pro-
posed the health of his omniscent EN-
peror, which was duly drunk in rum
by the assembled party Of both nation
alities. Presently the English boat
swain suggested that the name of her
most gracious majesty should be
toasted with similar honors, but the
tars Of the fatherland received the
proposal with n chilling silence.
Amt you going to drink the queens
health?" came the English inquiry.
"Nein, nein," vas the Germanic re-
Spouse. Nov, then, boys" exclaimed
the boatswain; 81 don't want no I'M
pleasantness, but we can't have this,
you know; faint fair. Take yer time
from me; two fingers down yer
Threats and up m the bloomin' en-
Deror."
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The Question Was Answered.

Loud talking in public places, such as
restaurants and public co~nveyances, is
more Of a European than an American
custom but occasionally you meet Amer
leans or persons born in this country of
foreign parents who have that European
habit strongly developed. Sometimes
this habit occasions embarrassment to
those who indulge in 1t.
A woman dressed gaudily and in a
way that did not comport with her years
for she was in the neighborhood Of
two score, while her attire would have
been more appropriate for a girl of IL
entered a Broadway car at Herald
square a few days ago.
1t was evident from her attire that
she had an object in concealing her
age. Her escort was about S5 years
Did. Their actions denoted that she
vas either his sweetheart or trying to
be.
The oma talked very loudly; her
escort answered quietly. Everybody
n the car could hear every word she
said. When the Car reached Forty-frst
street she announced:
my birthday will be tomorrow"
,"lndeedp" replied the escort; II am
glad you have impaired the informa.
lion. 1t will give me the OPP"
"Now, see if you are a good guesser.
Guess how many" she interrupted.
"Oh, I wouldn't try"
go on. Guess how many"
"Forty-second!" cried the conductor.
The passengers struggled to suppress
aughter. The woman's escort smiled,
but the woman looked angry.
Lets get QUIT" she said softly-the
only thing she had not said loudly
~ Y. Herald.