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The record-union., 1899-10-29

Grove Park thus implanted with trees
furnished by the profession of the stage
has been happily called THE Forest
Of Arden"
The authoress of THE Gadf1y." Mrs
Voynich. comes out in a letter in the
New York Tribune" explaining that
she submitted to the cuts and altera-
tions made by Stuart Robson, but de-
cIined to allow her name to be associ-
ated with an illiterate melodrama or
condone Mr. Robson's conduct The
play has already been withdrawn, and
it is alleged Mr.. Robson is out $4,000
on it. This is probably an exaggera-
tion.
The former friends and partners in
ministrelsy, Primrose and West, seem
to have succeeded in the cultivation of
a sentiment something akin to per
sonal dislike. The two minstrel COM
panies, one headed by Primrose and
Dockstader, and the other by William
H. West, played a weeks engagement
in opposition at Buffalo recently, and
when the two parades met Primrose
and Dockstader's band played Il
Don't Like No Cheap Man." while the
band of the West show played dirge.
one result of a violent hailstorm.
which visited Paris the other evening,
was the interruption of the perform
ances in several of the theaters. In
the theater Geant Columbia, near the
Porte Maillot a waterspout destroyed
the stage curtain, causing hasty fight
of the ballet dancers. In another house
the lights suddenly went out, and at
a third, the stage being plunged in
darkness, the artists sang with candles
in their hands. At the opera, the per
formance was suspended during the
last act, as the lights failed. Mr.. Gail
hard. the director. eXhorted the audi
The record-union., 1899-10-29

which they do in relays from early
morn till late at night. The price of
real estate in the neighborhood has
not gone up perceptibly.
Hildeshelm, Germany, has an exhibit
this summer of pianos and their pred
ecessors, from the clavichords of the
time of Bach and Handel, and the i'm
perfect instruments of Mozarts time,
to the present day.
Conductors must be plentiful as
blackberries in Germany A band at
Clensthal advertised not long ago for
a leader, and received nearly 2O0 Of
fers, though the salary was only $42o
year, with a chance Of earning a few
hundred extra
The witty "Raconteur" of the ''AIu-
steal Courier" amused himself a few
weeks ago, during his stay at an
American summer resort, in writing 4
fictitious account of his visit to Bay
reuth, including an interview with Sieg-
fried Wagner, who was described as
having become an enthusiastic admirer
of Brahms. a London newspaper took
all this very seriously, giving a resume
of the "Raconteur's' experiences, with
grave comments.
Among the recent publications of in
terest to pianists is Die Meister des
Klaviers,'' lectures on the development
of piano composition, by Anton Rubin
stein, translated into German by NJ.
Bessmertny.
The number of additions to the Wag-
merriam literature continues to be 50
large that no one can keep track of
them. Most of the books and pamph-
lets are not worth the paper they are
printed on; but once in awhile there is
an exception, as, for instance. a
The record-union., 1899-10-29
a Letter with a Postscript.

"As I finish writing this letter."
wrote the regular to the folks at home,
orders come for Us to move on TO
Calumpit. Before 1 send it, I'll add
a postscript telling how the fight came
OUT
He put the letter in his pocket, an1
moved on with his regiment. Half an
hour later he was hit by a Mauser
bullet and killed.
When the days fighting was over.
the regulars body was taken with
others and prepared for burial. Friends
found the letter in his pocket. One
who had fought with him in the ranks
from Arizona to the Philippines volun-
teered to forward the letter home. He
added the postscript which his dead
comrade had promised. This is what
he wrote:
"P. S.-We took Calumpit all right.
but Jack was one of the first to fall
But he died like soldier and we've
buried him with all the honors of war"
Philadelphia North American.
The record-union., 1899-10-29

brochure of 1S4 pages on THE Instru-
mentation of Die Meistersinger-A Con-
tribution to the Science of Orchestra
tion." 1t is by Eugene Thomas, and
is published at Mannheim
The record-union., 1899-10-29
TIE LATEST YARN.

Pittsburg drummer tells this ueyv
warn: always carry a bottle of Kemp's
Balsam in my grip. 4 take cold easily and
me well man. Everywhere go I speak
a good word for Kemp. l take hold OF my
customers-I take old men and young
men. and tell them contidentially what [
do when / take cold. AT druggists. 25o
and soc.
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This is true, of course, of every COM
poser, to a certain extent, but it ap-
pears to me particularly so of Chami-
made. Either she is deficient in power
or wanting in inclination to adopt the
serious methods of logical deduction
and contrapuntal combination indispen-
sable to enduring classic writing. In
default of this inexhaustible mine of
musical resources a composer must
draw necessarily upon his subjective
| invention. That is what Chaminade
| appears to do; and while her wealth
in this respect is almost marvellous,
she cannot entirely conceal moments
of sameness on one hand and extrava-
gance on the other
Rubinstein was once asked why he
never gave concerts in Dresden. in
Dresden" he replied, 81 play only
whist" He avoided professionals there,
refused to call on them, and did not
invite them to his house. The reason
for this conduct is said to have been
that, according to his usage, he once
gave a charity concert in Dresden, with
the assistance of the singers and play
ers of the opera-house, who subsequent
ly insisted on being paid for their CO.
operation. This angered the great
pianist, and he never forgave them. At
one time, it appears, Rubinstein was
addicted to gambling. At Baden
Baden, one evening, he won 5000, but
on another occasion he lost everything
he had, and that cured him for all
time. Among the odd habits OF
Rubinstein the oldest, perhaps, was
81, ho a1x r
and winter clothes on a fixed date, re-
gardless of the weather. He never al
lowed a tailor to take his measure, but
simply gave him an old suit as a mod
el He never went into a store to buy
anything, and he always got up at
O'Clock, no matter at what hour he had
retired
The Paris correspondent of the New
York Tribune" gives this account of
young French composer who was re-
Gently killed by a fall from a bicycle:
The younger school of French musical
composers has just lost enc of it's most
prominent members in the person OF
Ernest Chausson, a pupil of Cesar
Ffanck Chausson made his debut IF
teen years ago with several melodies
which earned for him reputation
among musical amateurs, although he
is but little known to the public. Chaus-
sons symphonies and quartets fol
piano and string instruments were sue
cessfully performed this winter at the
Colonne concerts and at the Lamour-
eux concerts three years ago His op-
era, "Roi Artus," to which Chaussoh
81 81
life, was only completed few months
ago. "Roi Artus" has just been ac-
cepted by M. Carre, and will be brought
out at the Opera Comique. ChaussoE
was an adnirer Of Wagner, and was
regarded by the Partisan musical crit
les as the most brilliant Of the younger
French composers.
new opening has been found for
conservatory pupils and professionals
The record-union., 1899-10-29

81 see there is corset trust, now
YES, the octupus will soon have in
it's grasp everything most dear to
man. indianapolis Journal.
The record-union., 1899-10-29

Pillar MORN, assisted by Max Rosen-
berg, presented a pantomime called "A
Little Disturbance" at Electric Park.
Baltimore, Nd, recently, with great
success.
The record-union., 1899-10-29

Irene Rookie, who has for two years
played leading part in 'The Sign Of
the Cross viii play Gabrille in Soth-
ern's production Of "The Three Mus
keteers."
The record-union., 1899-10-29

A new opening has been found for
conservatory pupils and professionals
out of employment. In Paris is a place
where so,oists and whole bands are en-
gagged for the exclusive purpose OF
singing and playing into monographs.
The record-union., 1899-10-29

1.-The Runaway Girl" will make a
tour under the direction of B. d. Ste
vens and E. H. Price. James T. Pow
ers will play his original part of Flip
per.
The record-union., 1899-10-29

Siegfried Wagner, the son Of the
composer, has received liberal offer
from an American manager to conduct
forty concerts in the United States
The record-union., 1899-10-29

Isabella Irving, Arthur Byron, Harry
Harwood, Frank Lamb and Ida Con-
quest are in the support of John Drew
in ''The Tyranny of Tears
The record-union., 1899-10-29

which they do in relays from early
morn till late at night. The price of
real estate in the neighborhood has
not gone up perceptibly.
The record-union., 1899-10-29

The most prolific of women composers
doubtless is Mile. Chaminade, to whom
an article is devoted in the September
Musician" of Philadelphia The writer
declares that the list of her works is
not far from a hundred and he re-
marks:
Chaminade's songs contain exquisite
touches of melodic and rhythmic
beauty; not always original, perhaps,
but always quaint, subtle, charming
now dainty. now fervid, but ever in
finitely expressive. Her range Of con-
ception is narrow; to know one piano.
forte composition or song of Chami-
made is, practically, to know them all.
The record-union., 1899-10-29

A season of unprecedented prosperity
in theatricals is confidently promised
in Chicago. An opera subscription
sale amounted to $4,000.
The record-union., 1899-10-29

Grove Park thus implanted with trees
furnished by the profession of the stage
has been happily called THE Forest
of Arden"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-07
STRANGE, IsN'TITa

The editor of our esteemed contem
porary, the Charlotte Observer, who
is, by the way, a no less distinguished
person than the Hon. Joseph Pie
Oald we'll, is still keeping late hours at
tempting to convince the farmers OF
the State that cotton can be raised for
q cents per pound. But at the hour
of going to press it is learned that he
is still editing the Observer and nurs-
ing an orphaned Cleveland presiden-
tial boom, which seems to be giving
him some trouble. And this in tpite OF
the fact that, according to his solemn
statement, he can step out any day,
rent a few acres Of land and become q
multi millionaire as soon as a crop Of
fve-cent cotton could be harvested.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-07
MORE BRIBERY.

In the Montana Legislature last week,
Senator Whiteside, who produced the
$50, 900 alleged bride money at the be
ginning of the session, created a sen
sation by openly charging that every
man who voted for lie * the success
full candidate for Senator, had been
bought.
The grand jury reported that money
had been used on both sides, but there
was not sufficient evidence to warrant
an indictment.
In Pennsylvania, no evidence OF
bribery has been produced but it is
hardly to be believed that honest men
w~ouldvote to,return to theSenate a man
who is soon to be be tried for a criminal
cfense, as is the case with N. s..
QIay.
In California, evidences Of bribery
continue to accumulate and a commit
tee to investigate has been appointed.
There have also been charghs of
bribery in Nevada and other 8 ,stes
These and other similar facts are[3us
ing many thoughtful men who have
hitherto taken no part in the agitation
for election of United States Senators
by popular vote, to come out equarely
in favor of that measure. For instance,
in it's last issue, The New York Inde
pendent, one of the country's most
conservative and influential papers,
declared:
"Such scandals and the proof of the
dominating influence of bosses in some
of the senatorial elections of the past
point to the conclusion that the will Of
the people would be more faithfully
expressed if Senators should be elected
directly by the people. Legislators
would not then be tempted by the fer
Of large sums of money for their votes
in the interest of ambitious and IN
scrupulous men of great wealth, and
we should not hear so many tales
about the alleged purchase of seats in
the Senate"
To use a hackneyed phrase, ''let the
good work go on"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-07
rHR SUB TREASURY AGAIN.

The most bitterly abused of the ALI
ance demands, several years ago was
the Sub Treasury plan, which de
manded the privilege for farmers of
borrowing money Of the government,
giving as security their crops. This
was said to be'a most visionary plan.
The French government, however,
says, Farmers Voice, does not seem to
think so, for it has just promulgated
laws under which farmers are enabled
Co borrow money Of any one who has
1t to lend, securing the lender by giving
a mortgage on their crops, the whole
transaction to be controlled entirely by
the Cfhce. 9 Of the government in order
TO protect the interests of both parties.
Any article Of farm produce, except
live stock, may be pledged for this pur-
rover, the lender has recourse on the
articles pledged without further action
than to call in the Chcers of the gov
eminent to sell the produce. From
the proceeds the lender is paid, the
remainder going to the borrower.
And only last week IN the Associated
Press dispatches we read that Major
General FItzhugh Lee proposes to rec
ommend to the proper authorities
at Washington, as one step in
Fastening paclfication and the restora
ton of order in Cuba, the formation Of
a:.reglment of 1000 picked CUBAN SOL
diers, to be used as a provincial con
stabulary. AS a second stop he will
recommend the establishment by the
military government of banks that
would loan al a moderate rate of inter
est On land security, 80 as to enable
land owners for themselves or their
tenants, to get a yoke of oxen, 30 chick
ems, a couple of pigs and about so
cents a day until a crop could be
raised.
the world do novel"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-07
DEAD SEA APPLES.

Robert L. Taylor, who was three
times elected governor of Tennessee,
the third time somewhat of a %conscript,
in turning over his Office to his sue
cessor a few days ago spoke thus:
While l believe that the good in
politics outweighs the bad, yet how
thorny is the path and how unhappy
the pilgrimage to him who dares to do
his duty7 There are no flowers except
afew bouquets snatchedfrom the grav, g
of fallen foes; there is no happiness ex-
cept the transient thrill of cruel tri
umph, which passes like a shadow
across the heart.
Every honest man who runs for
Office is a candidate for trouble for the
fruits of political victory turn to ashes
on the lips.
ITO me there is nothing in this world
so pathetic as q candidate. He is like
a mariner without a compass, drifting
on the tempest tossed waves of uncer
tainty, between the smiling cliffs of
hope and the fro wing crags of fear.
He is q walking petition and a living
prayer; he is the pack horse of public
sentiment; he is the dromedAry of poll
tics And even if he reaches the goal
of his ambition, be will soon feel the
beRk of the vulture in his heart, and
the fang of the serpent in his soul.
81 am no longer a candidate. Never
again will l be inaugurated into public
office: The ark of my humble public
career now rests on the Ararat Of Fri
vate life, aud I stand on its peaceful
summit and look down on the recedinI
flood of politics. The dove of my des
tiny has brought me an olive branch
from happier fields. and I go thence tt
abor and to love-"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-07
ABOUT BEEF.

Regarding the embalmed beef con.
troversy, Gen. Miles says: II have
overwhelming evidence that the EN-
balmed beef was treated with chemi
C ls in order to preserve it. / have
ahdavits from men who saw the beef
undergoing the treatment or embalm
ing process. As to the canned roast beef
that was different from the embalmed
beef. The canned roast beef was the
beef after the extracts had been boiled
out Of it. You have seen the advertise,
ments Beef Extracts; n pound con
tains the substance of from four to five
pounds of prime beef Well, this is
the beef after the extracts has been
taken from it. They put this beef pulp
in cans and label it canned roast beef.
The soldiers report that the canned
beef was nauseating, If swallowed it
could not be kept on the stomach"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-07
LYNCHINGs, MURDERS ANDEXR.
CUTIONS.

The year 1899 is but one,tweltth gone
and already there have been two
lynchings In this State. In this con
nection it way be interesting to note
that in the United States alone Judge
Lynch executed 1877 persons during the
the year 1898, 122 males and 5 females.
OF these lynchings lis occurred in the
South and 9 in the North. OF the total
number 1O2 were negroes, % whites
and 2 Indians. The alleged crimes for
which the victims were lynehed were
as follows: Theft, 6; arson, 3; viola
tion Of contract, 1; insults, 2; murder,
81; attempted rape, z; race pre- JUDGE,
8; unknown 3; rape, 16; m~iscegena
ton, 1; resisting arrest, l; suspected
Of murder, 13; completely in rape, 1;
assault upon whites, 4; mistaken iden
tity, 3 high way robbery, l; murderous
assault, 2; burglary, /.
Perhaps few persons are aware OF the
fact that during that year the number
of lynchings in this country exceeded
b00 uunD5E VI 4SBaA OA5Cub4O1S' @A0S
it is, nevertheless, a fact may be proved
by comparing the number Of lynch
ings given above with the
number of legal executions which was
100, as compared with 128 in 1877, l22
in 1896, 1872 in 1895, 132 IN 1894. 126 In
1893. and 10Y IN 1892. OF these, LJuIsI
ana, Texas and California hanged the
greatest number, 10 each, and five
states hanged but one each.
Tnere were y hanged in the South
and 81 in the North, Of all OF whom 60
were whites, 48 blacks and 1 Chinese.
Toe crimes for which they were exc
cuted were murder 100 and rape 9
The total number Of murders com
mitted in 1898 was z $40, as compared
with 9. $50 in 1897. 10. $50 in 1896, 10.
500 in 1895. $500 in 1894, 6 SIS Ia 1898,
6.742 in 1892, 5,1O6 10 1891, and 4 800 IN
1890.
No one has yet attempted to give an
explanation for the wide variation In
these totals for the respective years
A good feld for scientists.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-07
H AMENDMENT

The first four sections Of the constl-
tutional amendment TO be submitted to
the voters of the State at the next cleo
ton august, 1900, we believe), has
been completed, and are as follows
The fifth and probably other sections
will be completed at the Democratic
caucus to morrow "wednesday night.
The property qualification does not
now meet with general favor and will
probably be voted down.
The General Assembly Of North
Carolina do enact:
That article vi of the Constitution
of North Carolina be, and the same is
hereby repealed, and in lieu thereof
shall be substituted the following ar
ticle Of said Constitution:
ARTICLE vi.
Section I. Every male person born
in the United States and every male
person who has been naturalized 81
years OF age and possessing the quail
fcations set out in this article, shall be
entitled to vote at any election by the
people in the State, except as herein
otherwis provided.
Section2 Heshall have resided in the
State of North Carolina for two years,
in the county six months, and in the
precinct, ward or other district in
which he offers to vote, four months
next preceding the election: Provided,
That removal from one precinct, ward
or other election district, to another in
the same county, shall not operate to
deprive any person OF the right to vote
in the precinct, ward or other election
district, from which he has removed
until four months after such removal.
No person who has been convicted or
Who has confessed his guilt in open
court upon Indictment, Of any crime,
the punishment of which now is, or
may hereafter be, imprisonment in the
State prison, shall be permitted to vots
unless the said person shall be first re
stored to citiz 9nship in the manner
prescribed by law.
Section 3 Every person Offering to
vote shall be at the time a legally regis
tered voter as herein prescribed and in
the manner hereafter provided by law,
and the General Assembly of North
Carolina shall enact general registra
ton laws to carry into effect the pro
visions of this article.
Section 4 Any person presenting
himself for registration or voting shall
be able to read and write any part of
che Constitution in the English Ian
guage, and shall have paid by the frst
day of March the poll tax for the pre-
vious calendar year, as prescribed by
Law, and shall exhibit the receipt there
for when he of3rs to vote. Poll taxes
shall be a lien only on assessed prop
erty, and no process shall Issue to en-
force the collection of the same except
against assessed property.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-07

"Once upon a time" says the Hour
dal (Pa } Journal, "a man got mad at
the editor and stopped the paper. In a
few weeks he sold his corn at four
cents Less than the market price. Then
his property was sold for taxes because
he didn'C read the sheriff sale. He
paid ten dollars for a lot of forged
notes that had been advertised two
weeks and the public warned against
them; then rushed to the printing
flee and paid several years subscrIp
ton In advance and had the editor
sign an agreement he was to knock
him down if he ordered his paper to b:
stopped again"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-07

William J. Jackson, a private of
Company NJ, Two Hundred and First
New York, in camp at Green vile, S
G, owing to his use of liquor, has got
ten himself into trouble that will doubt
lesss take many lawyers to unravel
Last Thursday night Jackson got on a
first class spree and wound up by
taking a young negro woman, Matte
Earle, before a negro preacher and
marrying her. Friday he soOered up
enough to realize the disgraceful meea
into which he had gotten himself, and
asked for a divorce. But South Caro-
lima has no divorce law. The case will
probably go to the courts.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-07
WHO GOT: THE N

The net amount the State stands out
account of fees paid to lawyers for the
two years from November 80. 1896 to
November 80, 1898 is S. 1917 90. The
resolution of Lawyer w. r. Allen Of
the House, asking the State Treasury
for certain information, brought this
out, and also shows who got the mon
ey. The beneflciaries are as follows:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-07

The above does not include $3.50 90,
which was paid attorneys testing the
SO year lease, all of which was refun.
ded into the treasury.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-07

It is not true that "a little learning
is a dangerous thing" Al elementary
knowledge of scientific agriculture,
which every boy can acquire in the
public school, if given the opportunity
will perhaps awaken an interest in the
agricultural literature Of the day, upon
the absence of which we may safely
predicate the lamentable cond itions
which now call so urgently for remedy.
IT. B. Harwell, Past Master of Tenn.
State Grange.