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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-24

reading OF the re- Mary ]. Kennedy.
markable cures perfected by the use of
Peruna. I decided 20 try It, and Soon
found myself well repaid.
Il have now used 1t for about TIRES
months and feel completely rejuvenated,
] believe l am permanently cured. ana
do not hesitate to give unstinted praise
10 your great remedy. Peruna."
Every organ OF the body IL liable tn
catarrh. Symptoms OF catarrb differ ao-
cording 20 the part affected III the
toms will be sneezlng and mucus dis
charges. or the formation Of dry scabss
corresponding 10 the stage of the dis
ease.
When I'm the pharynx II causes hawk
ing. enlarged follicles and tonsils. ana
sometimes deafness. In tho larynx 10
produces hoarseness. and often loss OK
voice As soon as IL reaches the traches
and bronchial tubes. cough. with album
dant mucous expectoratioa, onsues.
Upon reaching the lungs catarrh speed
lily causes consumption. and all OF tho
symptoms OF that dread disease follow
sooner or later. Catarrh also attacks tho
urinary tract. producing I'm thu kidneys
"Brlght's disease" In the bladder chronic
cystitis. and IN the urethra small, fire.
quent and painful urinary passsges.
Peruna is a specific for catarrh whereves
located and I'm all stages.
A free book on catarrhal diseases sent
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one OF the social features Oh INC -
,.os the home wedding Of Miss NOME
Cooob the beautiful and accompilshS,u
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. y. i. HooV',
~ NJ 2gs Venable street, to Mr.. kicll"l"
nj INNS ~ richmond. The double parioIs
we've thrown open and the decoill'oil'
80 artistic. First came the two usneia p
49, Gus Thorpe and Robert Gooch' "
brotber of the bride. The maid Oh hoilo''
MIS- stella Gooch. was gowned III "hl.7
orgardie with satin trimmings. ana caI,
,ied mink La France roses. She emu, -
isonino on the arm OF the groom pest
,,,an Mr. Arthur Binns. Then came me
bride and groom The bride was dresser
81 White organdie over white taliet@ anu
- white brides roses. Rev. MI
Crawlev pastor Of Union-statlon chulen'
,,.rforned the ceremony AFTER conbi az
iotions the guests We're invited 10 tho
dining-room. where a handsome supper
ovroifed them. Miss Lula Gooch ana nel
e~,cet Miss Nauline Tolla, OF MaysViie'
" received and served. At i O'CLOCK
the guests departed.
Mr.. and Mrs Binns will be at nome 70
,beir friends at No 5Q7 north twenty
sixth street. The presents receiver ny
the couple were numerous and handsome
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a new person.

Mrs. Longstreet Is the wife Of the "a
nous Confederate general. lieutenant
General James Longstreet, the only nv
ing ex-Confederate officer of that rank.
She writes 70 the Peruna Medicine Com
pany:
IL can commend your excellent rem
edy. Peruna, as one Of the best tonics,
and for those who need good, SUD
stantial remedy 1 know OF nothing bet
ter Besides being a good tonic II Is an
effective cure for catarrh.
Mrs JAMES LONGSrREET.
Mrs. Belva Lockwood, the eminent
barrister. of Washington. ID. c., is the
only woman who has ever been candi-
date for the presidency Of tho United
States. She is the best known woman
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-24

AS cure Tor rheumatism, Chamber
laln's Pain Balm Is gaining wide repu-
tation. ID. B. Johnston, OF Richmond.
Ind, has been troubled with that ail-
ment since 1862. In speaking or II he
SAYS: IT never found anything that would
relieve me until ! used Chamberlain
Pain Balm II acts like magic with me.
MY foot was swollen and paining me
very much, but one good application Oh
Pain Balm relieved rae. For sale - all
druggists. Sa sun & w
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Harris. Messrs Robert and Stewart
Bryan. Mr.. George Gibson, Mr.. Harrison
Blair. and Alr. spotswood Wexford.
Mrs John Randolph Tucker. OF Lex
ington. Va, and her daughter. Mrs. John
Logan, will spend Christmas week with
Mrs. G. Q. McPhail and Mrs James l..
Welch. 50 Franklin street. west.
Tho pupils Of Mrs. Helen r. Riches's
music class gave their regular monthly
recital on Friday at r. NJ. The attrac-
tive programme was efficiently rendered.
The class presented Mrs. Riches with a
very handsome bronze bust Of Mozart.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles r. Grabowskii Of
Cincinnati. o.. and Colonel Grabowskii
and family. OF Augusta Ga. are spending
the Xmas holidays with Mr.. Benjamin II.
Berry, 4Oi east Main street.
Miss Mary Duke Slaughter. Of sunny
side" Albemsrle county. will spend the
holidays with Misses Lucy and Emily
Armistead, No. 1 east Cary street.
Dr. and Mrs. Dunbar Roy. Of Atlanta,
are the guests Of air. and Mrs. T. r..
Elicit for the holidays.
Miss Annie Tatum VIII entertain the
Dramatic Club at her residence on Friday,
the 18th.
Miss Marion Schrier, OF New York, IS
the guest Of Mrs. a. J. Aarcuse.
Miss Shepherd, who has been spending
some time in Baltimore has returned
home.
Mr.. John 3. Gayle, Of Richmond, is al
Hot Springs, Va.
Miss Ethel Pace has returned from Nor
folk.
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Mrs. Belva A. lockwood.

IN America. As the pioneer of her sex
i'm the legal profession, she mas sa'I-
cred fame and fortune. In a lelter 10
the Peruna Medicine Company she say ,
81 have used your Peruna both tor nay sen
and my mother. Mrs. Hannah j.. beunV.''
now in her ssth year. and l ma IL an III
valuable remedy for cola ed,"l 10 ~
fever. and kindred Diseases el9", !" -
tonic for feeble and Ola people' w ,,,,,,,
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7 desire. also. to say that II has no ev1
effects and produces no after deprsss
sion"
Miss Mary ]. Kennedy, manager OF the
Armour & Co.'S exhibit. Trans-Missis-
sippi Exposition, Omaha, Neb., writes the
following In regard TO peruna. from ~
west Sixty-second street. Chicago. ILL.,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-24

hos found mat her little ones are i'm
,.'o more by the pleasant Syrup o.
R bis when in need OF the Laxative enec
oentle remedy, than by any other
Cbudren enjoy it and it benefits them
,rbe true remedy, Syrup Of Figs, is manu-
ractured by the California Fig syruE
Company only.
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OLDEST CHRISTMAS CAROLS.
A Curious Example of the "Wnip'
snnu for Antiauaries to ENplnin.

TO the Editor Of the New Iork sun.
Sir.-The following quaint and very IN
Christmas Wait Singing" was consider
ed as a great curiosity when ] first heard
il about 1855 in the mOnasuc town of
Glastonbury. Somersetshire. England. IL
was handed down 10 me by my father.
who obtained Il from a very old "alms-
house" woman. who. in 1858, was nearly
one hundred years old, and who treasured
n up as q memory OF her ancestors. l
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Nerse7

A.-"Come, I will sing you"
What will You sing me"
Al will sing you seyen-O."
B.-"N hat is your seyen-O?"
A.-"Seven, the Seven Stars in the sky.
Six. tho Six Poor Walters. Five.
the Plum Boys under the bOugh.
-Four the Gospel Preachers. Three
of them We're Thrivcrs Two of
them were Lily-White Babes,
clothed all in green-O. One and
one Is all alone, and ever more
shall be sO.'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-24

Il found the con-
tinual change of
diet incident 10
eight years travel
ling completely up
$ ct IN y digestive
system. On con-
sulting several ply
sicians they decided
I suffered with ca
tarrh OF the stom-
ach.
Their prescrip-
lions did not seem
10 help me any, so.
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THE OLDEST CAROL.
Explanation OF the Curious Figures
in the Refrain.
CNeW York sun
ter ~ fh. -trrr

INUW 7 DIX oNIIT
To the Editor of the sun.
Sir.-The quaint old Christmas carol pub
lished I'm the sun of yesterday rs very Ia
miliar 20 me, as for seventeen years It
was always sung at our Christmas testi-
walls
Besides being Of interest 10 "the lover
Of ANTIQUITIES" 10 makes "a very interest
ing Bible study, each verse being rich with
meaning for the scholar.
The enclosed copy Is exactly az we re-
ceived II over twenty years ago. l re-
greet that the meaning of number nine
has escaped me- Mr.. Mayhew's account
of its origin was Of great interest 10 me,
and / shall look forward 70 further no.
tice OF IL in the sun.
LUCY h. PALMER.
Albany, December 10th.
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n -"Come, ] will sing you"
B.-"N nat will you sing me2'
Al will sing you nino-O"
B.-"N hat is your nine-O?
4 Niuc. the Nine SO bright to shine.
Eight, the Gabriel Angels Seven,
the Seven Stars I'm the sky Six. the
Six Poor Walters. Five, the Plum
Boys under The Dough. Four, the
Gospel Preachers Three Of them
were ThrVers. Two of them were
Liy-Whlte Babes, clothed an in
green-O. One and one is all alone,
and ever more shan be So"
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No. 10

A" Come. / will sing you"
B.-"Mhat will you sing me%'
Al Will sing YOU ten-O."
B.-"What is you ton-OW
A.-"Ien, tho Ten Commandments.
Nine. the Nine so bright to shine.
Eight, the Gabriel Angels. Seven,
the Seven Stars in the sky. SIX,
the Six Poor Walters. Five, the
Plum Boys under the bough Four.
the Gospel Preachers. Three OF
them wore Thrvers Two of them
We're Lily-Wh ite Babes, clothed all
I'm greene. one and one is all
alone, and ever more shall be So"
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Dfvrys FLAGSHIP OIL YMpA-CApTAN GRIDlfY COMMANDER.

Mrs Gdev mother of Captain Gridey, who in command
s a0shp at the destruction of the Spanish fleet at as
nIa of remedy Peruna ..
the friend used Peruna and trutns
won1ans frend and SHOULD DO
in every using il for short period feel ike
49,, .orsnn E. Gridey.
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A.-"Come. I will sing YOU"
What will you sing me|'
Al viii sing you eight-O"
B.-"W hat Is your eight-O?"
Alright, the Gabriel Angels. Seven,
the Seven stars In the Sky. Six, the
Six Poor Walters. Five, the Plum
Boys under the bough. -Four. the
Gospel Preachers. Three Of them
were Ihriyers. Two OF them were
Iiy-White Babes, clothed all in
green-O. one and one Is all alone,
and ever more shall be So"
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A-"Come. 1 will sing you"
B.-"W hat will you sing meY
Al Will sing you siX-O."
B.-"W nat IS your siX-O|'
A.-'Six. the Six Poor Walters. Five,
the Plum Boys under the Dough.
Four. the Gospel Preachers. Three
OF them We're Thrivers Two OF
them were Lily-White Babes.
clothed an IN greene. One and
one is all alone, and ever more
shall be So"
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A.-"Come, / will sing you"
B.-"What will you sing meT'
Ar Will sing you fVe-O."
B.-"What Is your hve-OT
Alive, the Plum Boys under the
bOugn. -Four. the Gospel Preachers.
Three of them We're Thrivers. Two
OF them We're Lily-W hite Babes.
clothed all in greene. One and
one is all alone. and ever more
sAall be So"
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A.-"Come, l will sing you"
B.-'W hat viii you sing me%'
Al will sing you eleven-O"
B.-'What is your eleven-OT
A.-"Eleven. the Eleven 10 go 10 Hea-
ven. Ten, the Ten Commandments.
Nine, the Nine SO bright 10 shine.
Eight, the Gabriel Angels. Seven,
the Seven Stars I'm the sky. Six, the
Six Poor Walters. Five, the Plum
Boys under the Dough. -Four, the
Gospel Preachers. Three Of them
were Thrivers. Two Of them were
Luy-White Babes, clothed an i'm
green-O. One and one is all alone,
and ever more shall be So"
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Pretty welding ON church

ho,gh." eight. the Gabriel angels anu
..Stinn tho nine so bright 70 snlne.
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Albany. December 10th.


Il
Twelve are the twelve apostles.
Eleven of them have gone 10 Heaven.
Judas excepted
Ten are the ten commandments.
Nine. the moon shines bright and clear.
Eight is the great archangel (Gabriel)
Seven are the seven stars in the sky. CIhe
principal stars IN the tirmament)
Six are the cheerful waters Simeon and
Anna. Zacharias and Elizabeth.
Joseph and Mary. waiting for the
coming OF the LOrd)
Five IS the ferryman In his boat. est.
Peter the hsherman)
Four are the Gospel preachers. (Matthew,
Mark, Luke and john
Three OF them are strangers. CIhe three
wise men. Belthazer, Melchior Cas-
par)
Two OF them are liy-white babes, all
dressed in greene. est John the
Baptist aud our SayiOur)
One Of them IL God alone, and He ever
will remain SO.
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A-"COme l will sing you"
B.-'M hat will you sing me-"
Al will sing YOU twelve-O"
B.-'What is your tWelve-O%
A.-"IWelve, the Twelve Apostles
eleven, the Eleven 10 60 10 Hea-
ven. Ten, the Ten Commandments.
Nine the Nine so bright 20 shine.
Eight. the Gabriel Angels Seven,
the Seven Stars in the sky. Six,
the Six Poor Walters Five. the
Plum Boys under the boueh. Four.
the Gospel Preachers Three of
them are Thrivers. Two of them
were Lily-White Babes. clothed Ell
in green-O. one and one is an
alone. and ever more shall be so.
Amen"
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have no doubt It originated as far back
as the tenth or eleventh century. Abbot
Dunstan, OF Glastonbury Abbey, the old
est monastic ruin In England, was sup
posed 10 have been its author, and the
story Is still told how the ancient script
was found among certain other writings
OF his which were carefully preserved
FOR many years after his execution. which
took place somewhere about the date
mentioned.
Nv object in askings you to publish IL
was 20 see what explanations OF its very
curious wording might De obtained py
correspondence. II is said or sung 70 the
very simplest kind or Gregorlan chant,
bv two persons. or two sides of a church
choir. IL will prove Of great interest 10
the lover Of antiquities, and many VIII
be interested 10 discover its real meaning,
obscure in some parts, but plain enough
I give It exactly rs I received IL from
my father. JOHN +. MAYHEM.
New York, December 18th.
CAROL
Verse ].
A slngs-"Come. l will sing YOU,
h. Sings-"What will you sing meY'
Al will sing you one-O.
B.-"What Is your One-OE
A.-"One and one is all alone, and ever
more shall be so.
Verse ?.
A-"COme, I will sing you"
B.-"What will you sing meY'
Al viii sing YOU two-O.
B-"What is your twO-O2'
A--"Two OK them were Lily White
Babes, clothed all IN greene.
one and one is all alone, and ever
more shall DO sO'
Verse 3.
A.-"Come. I will sing YOU"
B.-"What viii you sing me?'
Al will sing you three-O."
B.-"What is your throe-O?'
A.--"Three Of them were Thrivers. Two
OF them were Lily-White Babes.
clothed all IN green-O. One and
one Is all alone, and ever more
shall be sO.'
Verse T.
A.-"Come, / will sing you"
B.-"What Will you sing meY'
Al will sing you fOur-O.'
B.-"What is your fOur-O?'
A.-"tOur, the Gospel Preachers. Three
OF them were Thriyers. Two Of
them were Lily-Whte Babes,
clothed all in greene. One and
and one is all alone, and ever more
shall be So"
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The different readings In the version
given by Mr. Mayhem were: zone and one
Is all alOne," Three OF them were
thrivers," Five the plum b0ys under the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-24

Mr. and Mrs. G d. Farmer celebrated
tbeir silver wedding on Saturday al their
home us south Pine street. Al 2 o CLOCK
an elegant old Virginia dinner was gwen
when "a reunion of the family took place.
This dinner was as much Ike MT. ana
Mrs. Farmers wedding dinner as posi-
BILE. From % II o'clock last night de-
ugbtful roceptiou was held. The house
WIS prettllv decorated with holly and
nisOetoe. and the table decorated Win
mink and white carnations. Ihose reeclN-
ing were Mr.. c. ID. Farmer; Mrs. Z. -
Farmer black peau dc sole' Mfs. a. IL
Martin. black satin, diamonds Mrs >. II.
Tyree. lavender satin, white chinoh, MISS
patty Farmer red taffeta; MISS BESSIE
Forrest blue Irish poplin and Miss Mary
Forrest. white Irish poplin. Among those
nreseut we're Mr.. and Mrs. John Jackson
Ressrs. Gillian, Bargamin Myrtle NJ
carter. Eddie Bell Mr. and Mrs. \. Il.
Euis Mrs w L. Campbell, Mr.. and Mrs
NJ W Tuer. Rev. and Mrs. X. r. Gayle
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Tyree, Miss Iyree'
AIRS clarke: Mrs Casper Bel and MISS
T'rsnces Bell. of Missouri: MIR. X. Is. For
80 Nfessrs. w. 5. and O. NJ. street
.fossrs A II. Martin, j. r. Tyree Thorn
~, Tester. W. 5. Bell. Mr. and Mrs W.
!. street Messrs. Joe and Arthur Friddy'
NJ and Mrs r.. II. Spence, MI 1. -
Woody Mr.. D. Buchanan and son. Miss
~ Forrest, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Poe
Mis- Addle Webster, Mr. and Mrs
scbultz Mr.. r. L. Bailey, Mr.. &. X. Nun
auv. Mr.. Sidney Gates, MISS RUIN Gay
Mrs. j. II. Boswell, OF Burkeyilf, Hvne-
raj. and Mrs. Stith Boiling OF fe'eisDu's'
and others.
Ar and Mrs. Farmer received many
very handsome presents in silver
This week viii be a very gay one lOg
The record-union., 1899-10-15
(For the Record-Union.)
The Workers and the Incapab1es.

Suggested by 'The Man With the Hoe. }
Sing we song for the kngliest men,
The labOr-marked sons of toll.
Who carry the glitter of Heavenly gates
Into all of their daily moil;
For the sturdy smile, the springy gait,
For the dinner pail under the arm,
For the rollicking children and wives that
wait
For the rustic home-hearth charm.
And a dirge and a dole for the little soul,
That knows not the cost of bread
And sorrow and shame for a soul so tame,
AS to load his labor with lead.
The world is too ripe for the feudal type,
To sap sunshine from the soil,
For the good old ear h no more gives birth
To the abject slaves of toll.
The plod and sweat of the feudal debt,
Is now and forever paid,
And hope is the wing of the songs they
sing,
Who have laid it in the shade.
Our hearts are sore for the miSfitS,
The many unemployed;
Who through their pride, or their parents
pride
Find life's great highway cloyed;
For the educated blockhead.
Who fancied that by his wit,
He could shun the edict of Eden,
But discovered himself unfit.
For the gold-spooned son of the million
aire,
Whose coin could not buy him brains,
Inc Sp1DelcSS uuue. IN a WOT1u SO TuuO,
That success is covered with stains.
For the briefless country lawyer,
For the doctor who lost his way,
For the typewriter clerk, now out of
work,
For the teacher who could not stay.
For the sinewed son of the blacksmith,
Who got above his sledge,
For the stOnecutter'S boy, without en-
ploy,
Who made of his life a dredge.
For all that make a blunder,
In the choice of life's vocation.
For the thousand and one, each leaving
undone
The work of his plain-marked station.
God called our greatest President.
From the plod of a busy life;
But he hewed his way to the highest.
With no surcease from strife.
He always SHOOK hands with labor
IN rollicking, easy way.
And he hoed his row to the ending
And always filed out his day.
1t was never writ of Lincoln,
That his task he tried to shirx;
No time was lost in repining
He was always in love with work.
He was newer of wood and handcraft,
Illl he found higher way
And through darkest night of the nation
Z He gave us back the day
Shall we fail to learn the lesson
OF the master and the man
That each in place. without disgrace,
Shall Go the best he can?
Fill out each day to the ending
With every task well done,
Drop then 10 rest, with untroubled breast,
And follow the setting sun.
If ambition burns in the bosom.
Then learn that it's prizes are gained
Step by step to the ending
BY hands that are laborstained.
From the hoe in hand to the Senate.
From the SlGlpp n "a Of Go 40
Only one round has ever been found
To labor. to lift, to wait
Too nice TO labor-too nice to live
is the edict of our days
The fiat or Eden comes back unbidden
And will be Gods truth always.
No man is a beast Of burden.
Unless he elects to plod:
But all are heirs of the highest
If they till out the image of God.
HIRAM HO1T RICHMOND.
The record-union., 1899-10-15
PRESENT DAY THOUGHTS.
BY G. Grosvenor DAVE.

When Max Nordau issued his book
on Degeneration, proving to his own
satisfaction that most men are fools
or worse. the sweeping way in which
he wrote it carried with it a certain
amount of conviction and many a good
man and true began examining him
self to see if in him were any signs of
the lunacy that Nordau seemed to see
everywhere. Those with good sound
sense in them soon came to see that
Nordau was simply making a problem
and a very large one-out of COM
paratively trifing circumstances. 1t
reminds one of the gentleman farmer
who gave much study to the subject of
potato bugs and finally decided that a
potato bug was not to be found on any
other than a potato plant Conse-
quently when he crossed q ferry one
day and saw a potato bug crawling on
mans coat, he made a big problem
out of this little matter because it re-
futed his theory. Happy was he, how
ever, that after ali the mans name
was Murphy.
We are all occasionally apt to take
some little fact and so magnify it that
The record-union., 1899-10-15


editorship of Herr Robert Either. This
volume is No. % of the old practical
and theoretical works issued by the
"Gesellschaft fur Musikforschung.'
Emma Nevada has started on a con-
cert tour in the English provinces. She
gave one concert at the Crystal Pal
ace, London, assisted by Mile Feria, a
young soprano. .brro
At the Royal Opera-house, in Berlin.
during the past year 229 operate per-
formances were given. Lortzing's "Czar
and Carpenter had more productions
than any other work.
Among the many novelties presented
by Theodore Thomas with the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra last season, were
compositions by Glazounoff, Glinka,
Strauss, Dukas and Tschaikowsky.
Thomas is taking up the Russian school
quite extensively.
<
The Dutch pianist, Martinus Sieve
king, will tour America under Victor
Thrane's management. It is under
stood that he has prepared an extensive
repertory of modern works, and has
prepared two new concertos by eminent
composers, which have not as yet been
heard in this country.
The Russian tour of the Berlin Phil
harmonic Orchestra, under the direc-
ton of Arthur Nikisch, was almost a
| triumphal procession, according to she
accounts in the Berlin papers. Great
enthusiasm was shown at the four con-
certs in st. Petersburg, the receipts
being nearly $4,000; at Odessa so
great was the sale for two concerts that
third was given.
"Cendrillon," Massenet's new opera,
in plot is the old Cinderella story N
a slightly different version from the
usual one that is told to children. The
composer is said to consider it his best
work, and feels sure of it's instant sue
| cess with a Partisan audience.
Sir John Stainer, whose retirement
from the professorship of music at Ok
ford is announced, began his musical
career at the early age of { as Choir
lister at St Paul's. London. Even as a
DOy ne was CONSIDERED a pfOulSy play el :.
and at the age of IA he took his first
organist's appointment at the Church
of st. Benedict and st. Peter, Pauls
Wharf in that city.
The achievements of the piano stu
dent are often limited by the size of
the hand, and one with a small span is
severely incumbered. A music teacher
recognizing that this shortcoming was
present in many persons, has under,
taken a scheme for stretching the hand
just as one would stretch glove He
The record-union., 1899-10-15
A Popular Fish.

Senator Thomas c. Platt has been
regular patron of a certain hotel on
Coney Island for many years. Behind
the huge hostelry is Sheepshead Bay, q
favorite resort for amateur fishermen.
On one occasion a guest went fishing
and returned in the afternoon with his
catch, which was some mysterious den
izen of the deep. His friends crowd
ed around and had much fun over the
queer captive.
1T is all jaw!"
1T is all cheek!"
It's skin and bones!"
'It's-but what do you call it?" asked
the Senator.
Il don't know it's scientific name. J"
said the angler, but we call it a New
York Politician "-Philadelphia Satur-
day Evening Post.