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ments is acknowledged the world over.
The Woman's String Orchestra per-
forms the most difficult CLASSIC music with
as much ease as an orchestra composed
OF men musicians, even their rivals con-
ceding the fact Aside from classic and
modern works. the society presents new
compositions by eminent composers re-
siding in America. each of the last named
works being conducted by the composer
himself.
The Wonhn's String Orchestra is an
exclusive society. its concerts not being
open to the general public. AS it is the
aim of the orchestra to popularize string
music the yearly membership fee has
been placed at sl0 This entities members
10 tickets for four yearly concerts About
600 people are comprised in the member
ship. New members can only be admit
ted on the recommendation OF a member.
Over 300 women performers are enrolled
upon the books. these young women
promising 10 do all in their power to
further the societys artistic aims
Outside OF the regular performance the
orchestra has been invited 10 play at a
number OF private chamber concerts in
the homes OF rich women approaching
music.
COUNTESS DI MONTAGUE.
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LI,2aTS THAT FAILED.


Boys who Was = Surprise.
New York Word.
IT wish Il knew" said the retired
schoolmastar what became of a sleepy
headed boy who stood up one Friday az
ternoon. decaiming day. we called ii, and
recited Loci ,iers Warning entire. in SOL
emn monoto ne. How he ever came to
memorize il was a mystery. But he never
hesitated, and 1 do not think he knew he
was doing a dialogue by himself. I never
had the h cart to critieise him for 1t. be-
cause he was so sincere in what he did,
or seemed to be.
"And there was another boy who never
quite got anything right. 1 remember he
recited the speech of Logan. the Indian
Chief until he came TO the concluding
lines. and he said. There runs not a
drop Of my blood into the heels OF any
living creature
1.-THE boy who was always stealing a
bite behind his book would always insist
in decling super upon calling II sup
per. Poor boy. he was a skeleton.
wish knew where he starved to DEATH
A farmers hoy who tried to learn Latin
would say hssaey for hui and kewey for
'cui.' / did hssar. twenty years after. that
he grew to ha very wealthy. / hope it
was not inherited.
THE mathematical genius OF the school
became merchant. The wit became a
banker. The hope of the town settled in
backswoods town in Alabama and died
think Of him as The Light that Failed
THE boy VINO was picked out as the
future, state snlan-what an ANALYTICAL
mind his was--became a c.erk In the Office
OF Justice OF the peace. and was
drowned in a mud puddle have often
wished that. IL he had to drown, IL might
have been in a calm ocean, which he re-
sembled mentally
There Was a boy whose face was AL
ways as white as death: whose eyes were
gray; whose hair was sflken whose hands
were eneminate. He was such a oward
that maid brought him TO school and
came after him. He was as timid IA q
fawn. Some yeans ago went with some
OF my good friends TO a cemetary in Rich.
mond, Va, on decoration day. On ona
grave the flowers were shoe-top deem
heard OF how Spartan valor had hean
surpassed by this one. How he had stood
alone by the co.oa-s when every ono bod
been shot down. refusing to surrender
And when he fell he carried the fap u,,,h
him. He was the coward of the old b-icL
school house in which taught for =,
many years. ! wish knew what became
OF every one Of my boys"
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Among the eminent founders are Mrs.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Mrs. Henry VI
lard. Mrs. Albert Morris Bagby and other
people of brains and fashion.
Miss Martina Johnson, the well-known
Swedish violinist Miss Leontine Gaert-
ner, the Hungarian violonceilo virtuoso.
and others Wei known In the domain OF
music are among the soiosts-
Under the patronage OF people renowned
in the world OF art and fashion the Wo-
mans String Orchestra gave its initial
concert and scored a success. The en-
thusiast;c performers played entirely on
instruments pertaining 10 the violin fam
i.y, the cello. viola and violin The en-
semble playing was fine. the music being
rendered with taste. skill and infinite ar
t.stic feeling The orchestra found favor
with even the most carping critics and
d!speiled the fallacy in regard TO the
difficulty OF organizing a number OF wo-
men for concerted work.
String orchestra. music Is one OF the
,oftiest forms of musical ar, and has
been recognized as such by the great
masters of harmony all over the world.
That number of young women should
so distinguish themselves in this line was
a surprise even TO those who believed
that. given the same opportunities q wo-
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Copyright. 1885,

Copyright 1885.
can perfectly sympathize with the
Seuns girl who before she wax a wife
expressed her disgust n; the women wbo
continually talked about their servants
but after her marriage. when she was
IN The midst Of a discussion OF this never
ehulhg subject and reminded BY a friend
cf her Former remarks said II wonder
that they talk about anything else. The
business man engaging II cleTk pays him
AoF certain werk and expects him 20 be
capable OF doing thar work He needs a
competent hookkecper Numbers anrsar
10 apply for the situation Each tells Of
hss experience. his ability aud ayers his
references. The business man engages thar
one who seems 10 be most coynpesen,. sna-t
nsalthy and about whaTn the best words
eEe said hy FORMER employer who sivss
. reasonable excuse for having dismissed
h.n from bis employ. That mar expects
thss IN few DAYS his eookkesper wiz
nave learned ths sf>setal methods Of the
essseaishmest aad b. competent work
mah lie knows that Ne would not dare 10
pnSe IS arSs-ciass hoakkecscr unless he
was one He understands that a business
man does nos write 4 reference for Al
~nploFe unless Il Is deserved. and tire en-
pssyer would think the verdi was coming
10 an end ~ a, the End o: ere sirH day.
she man engaged 10 Keep the tTcosS an
nohGced that ne did not knew very much
encut them agf that he was yTsS good Al
putting eorks sn cologne bottles
Bat sha, .s the sott az treatment THAI
comes To the mistress az a kaetre, She is
anNtasgS fer a ssfst-eiass $Ses. The cook
appears either la answer te an advertise
nheut freys an employment agency W
faroaSA aoae friend she presents her
Recommendation IL IL written evidently
by a lady. ard according 20 II this woman
has MI The virtues ans - a perfectly con-
r1sent cock. Her nsSt d'ansT IS IA ansyA-
hate taliate The ussat - ceoked ie s9estA
wAsie wstvry pasAtcvS. greasy vegetables
aaa AeAsy rassrv constitute she menu.
TIE eass,ress sishs After dinner she has
. little saik With Ger rev ersalOye oak
u akscos~r that waere she tived before
sire "a got So the cooking, ''tnss hetpesi
ares.:st .hr house" aas she wanted &, %
rssok. saa Mrs. Men3saarercs lsfcwsss
~ss - ki'3-hesvted thai sno gave srs
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man is as capable OF attaining the same
heights as her masculine rivals
The aim Of the womanB string CT
chsstra r. toward the proportion OF cur
t.vated taste for music and 90 anord am
bilious Young women q wider field than
has hitherto been accorded them Wo-
men have, as . rule. been debarred from
positions in theater orchesiras ana can
find occupation only In those ofgani1Ar
items where women are employed
Nine. Camilla Urso pays giowlns
tribute 10 the worth Of her sex wnen she
says: Indeed there Is much excenent
talent among women OF the KIND required
that needs but an opportunity 10 be
heard
Twenty years ago there were but few
" omen who could WELD the bow deftly.
viol,nists being rare and women cellists
totally unknown. Today the eniciency OF
the ladies' who play on strinsed instru-
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Remarkable and Permanent Success Of the
MomAp's String Band Of New
York City.
York City.

formers are American girls who have re-
csiyed their education In the New Eng
land conservatory. They c.esr!y demon
0trate the ability Of women to succeed in
this sphere OF work.
These ladies seldom play out Of New
England. their time being fully occupied
with engagements In and around Boston.
During the summer they delight audi
sncss at the .arge watering places. giving
concerts at Mount Mc<iregor and other
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the pioneer woman violinisf. was made
honorary vice president. fitting tribute
to bessow On a woman who has always
advocated the supremacy OF her sex
Mrs.. william c. Whitney. wife Of the ex-
secretary Of the navy. Mrs. George lie
Forest Mrs. John c. Wilmerd.rg and
other wealthy deyotees to the art Of mu-
sic are numbered among the vice press
dents and patronesses. The active MEM
bars are all professional musicians.
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FOR ST. MICHAEL.

Ship Yosemite viii sail in tow for Du.ch
Harbor and st. Michael May lst. For
freight space apply at once. White Star
52s.
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Don't use religious stills when when Won
visit strange prayer meeting
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Copyrght, ~
a1NEN have always neen re-
NJ Ia preached With lacking the
u NJ " rower Of organization This
MAI hes been largely owing 10
WV their leading sequessered
I.vez. coming Ett.e In con-
eaet with the outside world OF late
years they have plainly demonstrated
their ability for eoncertsd action. the
numh<y Of rsassca.. literary. social and
polittcaI clubs proving the fact.
In no department have wornen's talents
heeu 20 fully recognized as ia music. but
No 70 q short time ago they received rec
oenstton Only SIS soio performers. the es-
pertinent OF welding a number OF them to-
rcshcr for ensemble piaysnS never having
beer tried.
in Europe for quite number OF years
@omen orchestrss have been quite com
mon, Germany being prolific In such Or
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SIGHT familiar to residents OF
the little college town OF Prince
ton ID that of a pleasant. ma
,ronly woman walking hriskly
) along the streets followed at .
A;1.arco ~ two or .hres sfeps
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-06-11
oL.M .Ank cnAurAvouA.
ms Assembly for the Year 03sss Many
AttxaoeloNa,

ms Assembly for the Year oasss Many
The Rocky Mountain Chautauqua a.
sembly opens at Glen Park on July 7th
continuing until August 19th.
The following oflcers will b In
charge: President, F. II. Priestley;
superintendent OF instruction, Frank
=. Bayley, D. D.; secretary, Robert
Coltman, d. D.; assistant secretary,
James Fitch.
The departments Of instruction pro-
vided for are as follows: Bible Normal,
Rev. G. w. Hetsler; Practical Sunday
School Normal, Rev. Crayton K. Pow
ell, Sunday school missionary for I'LL
nois; Scientific. Professor George Can
non and Professor Herbert A. Howe, of
the Chamberlin Observatory; Reading
and Orat0ry. Professor John w. Wet
sa. Ph. B.; kindergarten Normal, Miss
Nellie 3. Langley, of the Chicago Kin.
dergarten College; Physical Training,
Mss Sada NJ. Talbot.
In addition to the above opportunl-
ties for instruction there will be num-
Der Of lectures delivered BY men of
prominence. add q variety Of popular
entertainments and concerts. There In
no more attractive spot in Colorado
than Glen Park. and those who have
attended the assemblies In the past are
always anxious to 60 again.
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MANAGING RAILROADS
INTERESTING DISCUSSION OF
A bio SUBJECT.
1ss. 4 I Iasana. Frssses.s Il The
as Tsss RailrsaA. Psessats seos
xADsstaas Eests fAas Wm I.Ssssss
Az

Hon. II ,. Insalls. oae Of the great
81 authorities on railway matters,
rad highly valuable paper at the
recent convsntion OF railway commits
sionsfs held in Warrington, D. G. His
wiss words will be read with interest
~ all. The convention was called for
the purpose ot considering questions Of
great interest both to the railways and
the people Of the United States. Mem
osn Of the Association of American
RAILWAY Accounting Onicers were also
present and were invited to take part
IN the discussion. Chas. ]. Lindlsy Of
Illinois. was chairman of the conven-
zion. Ohio was represented by Rail-
road Commissioner r. 8. Kahler and
Chief Clerk Ed H. Archer. p. A. Hsw-
lit, auditor Of the Big Four, was one Of
the railway accountants present. Mr..
ingalls, address Is here given - being
. semi-ohcial expression Of the views
oeld BY railway managers generally.
and ~ being also of general interest to
tho public At large:
''Ar. Chairman and Gentlemen: I am
very much obliged for this opportunity Of
addressing you. I understand have in
my audience the members Of the inter.
state commerce commission and the gen.
usmsn composing the various railway
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SOLDIERS. WIVES.
Many of Them Ar. Let. unpro,,d-d ro

A pathetic Incident occurred in the
Police Court at Washington the other
day which exposed one unhappy
phase OF the war. A mother appeared
to ask that her four small children be
committed to the charge of some char
table institution. because their father
had enlisted In IL Maryland regiment
md left her destitute. There are
doubtless many such eases in this and
other cities. Already there are fifteen
deserted wives mt Fort Mycr, near
Washington, whose husbands have
left in the regular army for the seat
of war without making provision for
their support. The ladies' at the post
nre taking care OF them and are trying
to find them situations MS servants
Their present distress is partly due TO
carclcssncss and partly To intention.
There IL regulation In the navy
by which Il sailor. before he starts up
on n cruise. IL nllowcd-nnd custom re-
quircs him-to assign certain amount
OF his pay TO his family during his alb
sence. AMI IA power of attorney is fur
nishcd to some one to sign the pay
roll In his place. But there is no such
provision In the army regulations. and
the paymnstcr general says an amend
ment to the law will be necessary he
fore II can be arranged. Twenty five
thousand troops are going TO Manila.
1900 miles from home. and will re-
ceive their pay there. 1t is not prob
able that all. or even u majority Of
them. were able To make provision In
advance for their families or those
who are dependent upon them, and
there is no means for them to send
money home. In the meantime their
families will become objects II char
ity. The same rule applies In greater
or less degree TO the troops that are
going to Cuba and TO Puerto Isico. and
10 all who will be In camp during the
summer.
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sensation, until at last the blood began to
course freely and vigorously through his
body. Soon he was restored to his old
time health.
A reporter for TIE Monitor recently
called on Mr.. Petch again and was told:
You may say there 10 NO doubt as to my
cure being permanent. l am in better
health than when gave you the first in
tsrview, and certainly attribute my cure
to DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
ITO these pills owe my release from the
living death, and shall always bless the
day I was induced to take them"
such 10 tho history Of ono OF the most re-
markabls cases in modern times. In the
face Of such testimony, can anyone say
that DR.. Williams Pink Pills nre not en-
titled to the careful consideration Of every
sunerer-man, woman or childl IL not the
case. In truth, . miracle In modern msdi-
anei,
These pills are sold by all druggists and
arc considered by them to be one Of the
most valuable remedial asants known TO
science.
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cs,,.., Hal. s.,,r,,ssa.

San Francisco. Cal. Junc G.-Briea-
der General Francis v. Green has
been appointed by General Merritt to
take command Of the expedition Of
which the First Colorado Infantry Ii
Q part He superscies Colonel Irving
Hale ~ brlxadicr commander. The
China. on which the Colorado rcgi.
meat goes, will be the flagship. II ID
expected TO sail tho last Of the week.
Chaplain Fleming conducted impses.
s1vs services this afternoon over tho
body Of the late Sergeant n. q. gulli.
van At Q local undertakers establish.
ment. He preached = short funeral
sermon, after which the body wss con.
auctsd to the east bound train At Oak.
land By . guard Of honor from Com.
pany II. followed by a largo number
Of friends and scguaintanccs from the
regiment.
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There has Just been erected In the
Mount Clare shops OF the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad at Baltimore . new
high pressure steam boiler for the pur-
pose OF testing locomotive boilers un-
der steam pressure. Heretofore . To-
connective had to be hauled to the out
side Of the shop. fire built In the hre-
box and steam gotten up In order Ia
make . test. this method consuming
much valuable time. Under the new
arrangement all this Is done while the
engine is standing In the shop. q sys-
tenn OF steam pipes having been ar
ranged 80 that the engines on any
track In the erecting shop can bs test
ed without being removed.
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ThR FUTURE OF CUBA,
The 0svsrnmsnt Already Cossidsring the
Question.


Washington, June 5.-President Nc
Kinlcy's plan Of organizing a repub-
lican form Of government In Cuba that
shall represent all classes aud factions
the rich and poor. the sugar plant
ers, tho tobacco manufacturers, the
merchants, the professional men, and
all concerned-with n legislature elect
cd by the people to make the laws, and
a judiciary and executive chosen In the
same manner to enforce them, Is not
approved by the Insurgents. Gomez,
Aaso and other leaders dissent very
emphatically from such a proposition,
and insist that every man In Cuba who
has been loyal to the Spanish govern
ment during the revolution or has not
shown active sympathy for the insur-
gents shall be permanently dIsfran-
chised and forever prohibited from
hel1ing once under the new govern.
msnt. They declare that all Of the
friends Of Cuba libre are known and
can be easily identified when they
come Into their Kingdom. They have
suffered for their love Of liberty; they
have fought to drive the spanish nag
from the West Indies, and are entitled
to TIE fruits OF their victory.
Haven't we been fighting and suf.
fegtAg In order to drive out the Span
tAr1s, and are we not entitled to run
~ government when they GOT Are
eAe 1nea who have remained loyal to
Spain. and who have assisted Weyler
and Blanco b defeat us, to share In
tAs honoes and emOlumcntsl Not
much. They can 90 back to spain
with the army or We will make them
vefy unhappy" Thus spoke one Of tho
most prominent and influential of the
junta after coming directly from q
conference with CapOte. and In reply
to . question he continued: =
"UniverSal suffrage? Certainly not.
Such q thing In impossible. No man
who has not given active aid and sym.
pathy to tho insurgents will be al.
lowed to participate In the election or
bold an ONCE under the new govern
mont. We have fought too long and
too hard to allow such timc.Eeryers to
share the spolls OF war: besides that,
II We had universal suffrage the Span.
iards would rule the country. They
own the property: they control the cap
ital: they are the merchants aud bank
erS and professional men: they own
the railways, the mines. the sugar aud
tobacco plantations and the cigar fac.
tories, and they have three.fourths Of
the people OF the island upon their pay
rolls. They would. therefore. b able
to control the elections and run us out.
and II such things can possibly come
to pass wo might AZ well quit aght.
Ing"
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AREMARkApLecAsr. a

The following case was printed originally
In Ths Monitor, . Newspaper published at
Asadford, Ontario. Deubts were raised ~
70 its truthfulnsss, consequently . close
watch was kept on the case for two year,
and the original statement has now been
completely verified.
Mr.. Petch had been . hopeless paraiytic
for nve years. His case has had wide At.
tsntion. He va. confined to his bed, wa.
could not take solid food. Doctors called
the disease spinal sclerosis, and all said he
could not live. The Canadian Mutual Life
Association, after . thorough e1amina tion,
paid him his total disability claim of q $50,
regarding him as forever incurabie.
For three years ho fingered IN this condf.
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p.s..s ..A c.r,.. 9. A,...,.A.

Nontreai. Quebec. June 6-Lieutea.
ant Carrnnxa and Hcnor Du Bose wcru
arrrsted At $50 today on q cnpiaa 10
sued at tho instance Of Detective kol.
lset At the house of tho cousul general
Il SPAIN
Magistrate La Foninips to-day hon.
oeahly discharged Detective kellert
CanaAsa. Immediately Afterwards
kslissts lawyer took steps 70 take out
Q 0uls foe ~. 600 damages against Du.
0eee and CasTanxa foe false srrest
II neasy they have IN tho Bank ef
AsatFeal win b. Earnthsed and lsavs
VIII b alkad 70 sciss oil theis psrspual
peepseQ before judgueut 70 - 70 have
Q glaasansse o. thalr part foe costa
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rs. A~.r,-.n Navy. Cub. ..s NAVAL.

A portfolio. size io.xii inches, In ten
parts. sixteen Views IN each part. OF thu
hncst hnif-tonr pictures uf the American
Navy. Cuba and Hawaii has just been
published. and the Atchiron. Topeka a
kanta 70 Railway has made arrange
s,cnts for n special edition for the b~n.f
Of Its patrons. and VIII furnish the full
set. one hundred and sixty pictures, for
0n~ dollar. delivered free to any address
In the United States. In view of the pres.
ent excitement regarding cuha thrs~ pie
sur~s are very timely. Bend amount. with
full address. to ]. y. HALL.
yer. Colo,