Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-11-10
MAGAZINES AND MUSIC.

Variety and excellence are qualities that
have not been lost sight of in making up the
November Ladies' Home journal There are
contributions by Ian Maclaren, Sir Henry
Irving, by the author of an His Steps,"
Clifford Howard, Mrs. Burton King sland and
others. There are innunerable pictorial
features, and practical, useful and helpful
articles.
President Hadey of Yale college, one OF
the bestknown authorities on the subject in
the United States, writes an article for the
November Scribner's OF the most timely in.
terest on 1.-THE Formation and Control OF
Trusts" He gives very clear statement of
the motives and conditions that lead to their
organization, ard points out with reassuring
emphasis some of the causes that are already
tending toward their Limitation as mere
speculative enterprises. He believes that
the question of state ownership or control
will become less and less acute as POLITICAL
issue.
Cecil Rhodes, the man who has done more
than any other Englishman to give the
English speaking racs foot hold in South
Africa, and hence is indirectly, If not direct.
]y, responsible for the differences between
the British government and Presi lent Kruger
that have eliminated in war is the subject
of an elab orate character sketch by W. T.
Stead in the American Monthly Review of
Reviews for November. Mr.. Stead was the
original "discoverer' of Mr. Rhodes and
has for many years been on terms of intim.
acy with the millionaire statesman. His
sketch is the only authentic biography of
Rhodes ever published
A poem by Kipling on the Transvaal crisis
Is, of course, the first item to attract atten.
ton in the November number of McClure's
Magazine. In order to get 1t into the pres
ent number, the editors of McClure's had to
have the poem sent to them by cable from
London. paper by the Hon. George y.
Boutwell, tells, for the first time, the story of
his own share, rs the then seer etary of the
treasury, in the great Black Friday panic, in
September, 1869, when bv Secretary Bout.
wells own official action Jay Gould and
James Fisk were defeated in high handed
endeaver to make "corner" in gold. There
are other papers of notable interest in the
number and three or four good short stories.
Sopranos and tenors Will find a new song
by Paul Ambrose, If Love Were What the
Rose Is" (words by Swinburne), worthy of a
place in their repertoire. The melody is
carried within the most effective range of the
voice and is not difficult of rendition The
accompaniment sustains the voice well 1t is
n suitable song for many different occasion
Two songs by william Arms Fisher, "TeIl
Me So" and "Softly in a Dream" originally
issued for medium voices, are now also pub
fish for low voices Nine. Josephine 5.
Jacoby has included "Tell Me So" in her con.
cert repertoire for the coming season. Both
SONGS evince musicianship of the highest
order; ana are beng sung by many concert
singers with success.
a five months old song in its fifth edition
is good evidenc e of its growth in popularity.
This Is the record of Ritter Fitzgerald's song,
"Floating Gently Down the stream" The
melody of the song Is carried within the
most effective range of medium voice, IT is
easy to sing and replete with melody.
Homer y. Bartlett the versatile organist
teacher and a composer who has won dis.
tlnction through his compositions for or
chestra, organ and piano, has written sacred
and secular vocal music, viii ch alone entities
him to high standing among musicians.
Four son - recently from his pen will appeal
10 discriminating singers. "What My Lover
Said." words by Homer Green. a song for
high voice in G fl 1t, is a charming song suit
able for concert use; the listener is held in
delightful suspense until the last note is sung
and then doesn't learn what my lover
SAID" 1.-THE Wind Is Awake" (words by John
Vance Cheney, for high voice in ID fiat, and
medium voice in B Nat; is a highly pleasing
encore song in which the maiden is warned
that the boy lover, way Is the way of the
wind. "The Old Trundle- Bed" words by
James Whitcomb Riley, for medium voice
in fl It. The composer has successful
caught the much loved poets reminiscent
and tenderness that should give permanency
to the poets words. "Sweetheart, Sigh No
More" words by Thomas Bailey Aldrich),
for medium voice in T.; a brief dainty love
song.