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Four
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Anent the matter of bad feeling be-
tween sections in this Countrywide
started it ?
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23

plicated in the Occident and among artists OF
other kinds To remain in our province how
ever. is it not true that the most melancholy
composers have been the greatest wags2 Think
Of Beethoven and Schumann There is hu-
NOR that has something terrifying in it. and Of
that kind is the humor OF Russian music II is
a forced mad desperate gayety: not our ex-
preston Of the Epicurean philosophy eat
drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die"
but modulaton OF the theme into this key:
Eat. drink and be merry, lest we die to-day"
IT is the gayety OF despair
II is Cesar Cuts observation that the Russian
folk songs have a traditional harmony which
must be recognized in their artistic treatment.
Out Of this consciousness, as well as out Of the
character which social and political systems
have stamped upon the people themselves and
which has left its mark quite as distinctly
upon their best books and paintings as upon
their music has grown the rude and forceful
harmony which distinguishes the Young School
and stil "frghts the souls Of fearful adver-
saries' even in Russia itself Many of the folk
songs are sung antiphonally. a single voice be
ing answered by the chorus. (Those who have
heard the brothers De Reszke initiate this effect
in Russian soldiers song viii never forget iO.
Others are polyphonous. The harmony which
seems to lie in the consciousness Of the singers
is not highly developed in respect OF variety.
but occasionally effects of singular power and
charm result from the method spontaneously
adopted for the purpose Of securing the wished
for many-voicedness. To illustrate. here is the
beginning of a song noted from actual per-
formance by Youry Won Arnold:
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
THE WANDERING MINSTREL.
HIS LOT N AND AROUND NETWORK -
NOT UNHAPPY WHILE SUMMER
EXCURSIONS LAST.

Wandering minstrels, as one sees them as
suburban resorts and the steamboats, that
plv about New York are not things Of shreds
and patches: they seem to keep their clothes
in good repair and on Sundays at least, their
linen is not darkly sordid. They do not supply
a variety Of ballads songs and snatches, and
dreamy lullaby" That is the trouble with them
they affect 10 excess one kind Of musc-that
rag time" which now threatens to become
rag eternity. so mOnotonously usual IS II TINS
summer.
Judging by his appearance on the steamboats,
where ne is most frequent, the wandering MIN
stre of to-day is a fairly prosperous working
man He prefers the steamboats, because they
offer a more lucrative field for his ENTERPRISE
the passengers being helplessly punched where
they cannot escape the hat that pursues them
AT the end # each performance. one concert ot
twenty minutes duration IN any Of the long
distance ferries will bring as many as one hum
dred niokels into the hat. whereas the same
performance given on shore would under the
most favorable circumstances end If II dld not
begin with an audience worth probably not
more than twenty nickes This of course. ap-
plies only t0 trips where the crowd IS large ana
gathered as d crowd. more for pleasure than
for the plain workaday purposes Of RAPID
transit
Il is on Sundays that the itinerant musicians
reap their chief harvest Saturday nights pay
pretty well FOR the length Of time but sundays
last longer. observations taken last Sunday.
which happened To be ideal day for water
excursions pointed to the conclusion that one
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
/ MR. HUMPHREYS WORK
AN INTERESTING MODEL. SUPPOSED TO
BE OF THE FRIGATE AMERICA.
BUILT IN 1891 AND ASSIGNED TO JOHN PAUL

BUILT IN 1891 AND ASSIGNED TO JOHN PAUL
JONES. But GIVEN TO FRANCE.
Philadelphia. July 22-In the east wing of In
dependence Hall there is interesting model
which is supposed to be that Of the old frigate
America, which was presented TO France at
the time when the Magnifque was wrecked in
Massachusetts Bay. There is some doubt
whether the model is that Of the America or
not However the model is the work Of Joshua
Humphreys the first naval constructor Of the
United States AS such it is an interesting relic,
and forms quite an addition to the collection
of Colonial relics now being made for the mu-
scum in Independence Hall
The model was presented TO the city by Miss
Letita Humphreys. the granddaughter Of
Joshua Humphreys. He was the designer Of
the celebrated fighting ships Constitution, Con
stelation United States, President and Con-
gress. In presenting the model to the city in
behalf OF Mss Humphreys Hampton l.. Car
son. a great grandson of Joshua Humphreys,
said
For seventy-hve years the model hung above
the door Of the old Humphreys homestead.
where il was placed by Joshua Humphreys him
self During all this time the family tradition
credited the model as being that Of the Consti-
tuition better known as old lronsides, WHICH
after a hundred years Of glorious service. is still
preserved in Boston Harbor' Upon going aboard
the Constitution a few years ago Mr.. Carson
noticed the difference in construction Of that
vessel and the relic above the door II the family
homestead. He then set on foot an investiga-
tion. the model was taken down and upon the
back Of the board 70 which tho model is fastened
were found the words carved in the wood
Joshua Humphreys Fecit 111I
As the model had never been taken from the
wall where Mr. Humphreys had placed IT with
his own hands. the inscription had remained
hidden From these words il was at once ap-
parent that the model was not that Of the Con
stitution because "Old Ironsdes' was not de-
signed until after the Naval Construction act
Of 1874 and was launched In 1874.
MI Carson then sent the model 70 the Navy
Department at Washington and offered il 10 the
National Government as a relic. Commodore
| Hichborn. chief Of the Department OF Naval
Construction examined the model and pro-
nounced it not 10 be- Of the Constitution. but
added that it might be the model Of the Amer
ica II was returned 10 Miss Humphreys and
/ through the efforts Of Mr. Carson, II was pre-
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23

sented to the city to be placed in independence
Hall.
The America was a "A gun shi? of the line
built at Portsmouth y r.. in l7sl Captain
John Paul Jones who had made the name Of the
little American Navy terror 70 the British
during the Revolutionary War was assigned To
command her Before the America was launchel
the Frencn battle ship MaCn.hqGe was wrecked
in Massachusetts, Bay. Congress 10 show ITS
apprrciation of what the French had done to
help America presented the America 10 the
French King This was, Of course disappont-
rnent to Captain Jones. but he assisted III the
vessels launching and helped to raise the Amerl-
can and French flags over the ship IN which NJ
had noped 10 commend ne American Navy
rh, end ~ the war soon followed. and Captain
Jones entered the Russian Navy and was made
an admiral.
The foundation for the modern American Navy
was laid when in 1874 Congress passed an act
providlnc for the construction Of six trigates
Among the number was the Constitution. which
later became so famous.
At that time Joshua Humphreys was con
sidered 10 boz the ablest snip builder IN the
I-nlt,d stats He was PhladelI hia quaker
and for thirty years had been laying keeIS On
Windmill Island later known as Smiths ISL
and and but recently removed from the Dela-
ware
In those days the War Department included
what IS now known the Navy Department
HUMPHREYS laid ais plans before General hh"N.
Secretary % War Those plans have since
formed the fundamental ideas upon which thr
American Navy has been built He argued 'ha'
the number Of ships that the United states
could support would always be less than the
number Of foreign nayies. II was therefore
necessary that sucn ships as tn United states
did have should be- fast sailing enough 10 ei'"e'
fight or run al will when they chose 20 hs"'
they must be equal-ship for ship-'o any 'h'is
af1Oat.
tn ACCOMPLISH this they must De longer or
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23

broader tn an the existing type. and yet not 50
high out Of the water All this was Hum
phreyss idea. and on this model. NJ declared. the
ships would carry many guns on one geek
as the others did on two, and, what was moFe'
the improved model would give much more
stability; guns could be fought to better ad-
vantage. and more canvas could be spread
The latter point would allow the Yankee 10
show her heels and. in her fighting strength. she
would have no hesitancy Of showing her teeth-
These theories Of Humphreys were accepted
The similarity Of the model now in lndepen-
dence Hall to the design OF the Constitution
and other friSates built upon the theories out
lined give color to the suppostion that joshua
Humphreys also the designer OF the Amer
ica and that this model is in fact, the origina
model Of the America.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
THE DESIRE TO JJHP.

AN UNEXPECTED SENSATION EXPERIENCED BY
MANY PERSONS.
From The Philadelphia Record.
Many persons who visit Niagara Falls find
thev have a great desire to leap from various
points on the several bridges or from one OF
the numerous points OF observation. For this
reason after once having experienced the fas-
cinatng sensation that coaXes them on 10
death in the deep ami rapid running waters
they never 20 near any Of the seductive points
without being in company with some one who
viii guard them from harm 4 result OF what
perhaps might be termed 10y some their weak
ness.
Many people who have visited Niagara have
confessed that the waters Of the beautiful river
had A weird fascination for them while stand
ing at places where death would be easy 10y
simply letting 60 ones hold and slipping INTO
the river and people saved from suicide there
have admitted that they knew no reason why
tbev should end their lives but the scene was
So delightful that il coaXed them 10 seek the
peace Of death there
In other places than at Niagara the public
comes in touch with folks who. when on an ele-
walton have a proueness to jump off and for
this reason they keep away from all such dan
ger points An interesting explanation oi thls
desire Is that given some years ago 10y PROFESSOR
Lowe Of the Army Balloon Corps. he mad
frequently invited a newspaper correspondent 70
make an ascension with him, but each time the
invitation was declined.
Later he told the Professor Of the tempta-
ton he had 10 jump from high places. and that
he feared making an ascent FOR thlS NJ "dS
laughed qt the Professor stating that the rea =
SON r,aorl4 had such desires was that they were
full Of electricity. that the magnetic current IN
the earth was the attraction, and that what ne
was standing on carried the current He also
said that VI in a balloon the continuity was cut
of FINALLY the man made an ascension. and
found that the desire 10 jump was not present
II is curious statement
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23

band Of four itnerants must have taken IN
something like $50 throughout the afternoon anu
evening 1t would be unfair TO mention mere '"e
particular boat on which these observations
were made because the leader Of the band uh-
suspectingly confessed TO being member 0l the
Musicians Union. The union forblds us iHeih-
bers 10 engage in this desultory pursuit OF gam
by playing to transient crowds. and every no"
and then some busybody. himself Ene'hpe''
reports delinquents Of this kind to the secretary
with the result that the unlucky offender IS
called upon to pay fine.
But" said the wandering minstrel who ad-
rnitted these things you must make de mon
nothn else to do"
ANY one who pleases may try the effect upon
his nerves. II ne has nerves susceptlole u
musical Influences Of a succession OF snort ulps
all made on the same steamboat with the Same
band Of itinerants 1t will be found that the
repertory of that band Is small or else thdt'
with blind faith in the popularity of certain Ol
rho latest successes they choose to repeat the
same selection on every "Trip. II the expert
,,e,,..r be very sensitive. ne Is likely 10 commit
suicide by drowning at about the htth Trip IH'9
afac, unon the nerves Of "damnable iteration
is one Of the hardships which the wandering
minstrel of these days has TO endure At the
same time ne must produce something new
every week Between trips he may sometimes
be- seen-he and one Of his partners-runhihg
over some new scrap Of melody. or OF so-caIed
melody But these chance bits Of practice are py
no means all that the itinerant bands do 10y way
Of rehearsal During the off hours OF the
morning before II j. good business 10 play 10
the crowds they meet for practice.
The combination Of these bands Is tree ana
untrammeIed by the influence Of any centrai
trust or company Each is collected by the VOL
urtary mutual agreement Of two, three or lour
mariners who begin 10 make ther arrange
ments in good time, before the close OF the
winter season when most II not all OF them are
regularly employed in theatre or concert hAA
orcheSIas
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
heart Others again are solemn. dignifed,
grandtose. and they are full OF inspiration.

hart Others again are solemn. dignihed
grandiose. and they full of inspiration.
In spite OF this effort to read as much variety
Of expression into Russian folksong as is to be
found N the folksong Of other nations, the fact
remains that the dominant note of all Russian
music (save, perhaps. that OF the Church, which
I am not discussing) is that which Tolstoi recog-
nixed in his characterizatiOn-the note Of pro
found melancholy. Popularity speaking. the sym
SOls of gayety and gravity, joy and sorrow
merTiment and melancholy are respectively the
major and minor modes. Cesar Cui has put in
= half hearted protest against the idea that
Russia is a minor country. but his contention
cannot stand against the results Of invesu-
sation Carl Engel, in his Introduction to the
Study OF National Music" finds hfty-two minor
melodies, thirty five major and thirteen mixed
In one hundred studied by him. That is a
more favorable showing for Cu than resulted
from an independent investigation Of my own
Out Of ninety-six melodies taken from all parts
of the empire ! found siXty-one indubtably
minor and only seventeen straightway and
frankly major the rest could not be classified In
either mode. This popularity, I think Will come
more and more into notice as songs are scien-
tifcauy studied. Early collections in the folk
song field the world generally made
for the sake Of arrangement and performance
rather than for study; and it is often, too often,
the case that ar-angers change them TO fit their
notions Of what a song ought 10 be or TO make
them conform 10 conventional rules. In the col
lection Of songs made by Istomin (who noted
the Words and Lutsch (who noted the music, in
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
VERY LIKELY.
From The LouisvilIe Post.

From The Louisville Post
Tn, lesson was from the "Prodigal Son and
tbe SUNDAY school teacher dwelling on the
-. ra,.,.r of rho elder brother But amidst III
the rejoicing" he said. there was one 70 whom
tbe preparation Of the feast brought no JOY. 10
whom the prodigals return CAV no p'tasuIe'
t,,+ nriv titternoss. one who did not approve
of the feast being held. and who had no wish
70 attend H. Now. can any of you tell me VINO
this Was2 , -.
,rous cracking Of thumbs. and then from
a dozen sympathetic little geniuSes came the
cborus Please sir il the fatted calf
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
THE LARGEST NATURAL BRIDGE

Correspondence Of The Chicago Record
Down on Pine Creek. near Camp verde Arlz,
is A natural bridge that is probably greater man
any other in the world. IL Is near nrv nd
IN size Of the natural bridge Of Virginia, ana
has a span of more than five hundred feet across
pine Creek which is dry three hundred Gays II.
the wear The height Of the bridge Is ABOUT
eighty feet and 1t Is about six hundred iee'
wide
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23

the provinces Of Archangel and Olonetz in lNS6
and published in 1894 out Of the privy purse OF
the Car a strictly scientific method was io-
lowed-a method carried "a the extreme II
would appear. Of noting every melody al
the exact pitch in which it was sung.
In no other way can account for
the singular signatures chosen Two songs
from this collection are given here. because they
seem very micrOcosms Of the subject exempt
tying nearly every characteristic that can be
SIT down as belonging 70 Russian sons. except
that Of the very narrow range Of some OF the
supposedly Oldest songs For the concluding
part Of our study-the incorporation Of folk
song elements into modern art music-these
songs are equally valuable There are songs
limited TO so few intervals that they 90 not
suffice TO indicate mode. Others may have
range Of an octave yet the sequence Of inter
walls be frreconcIable with the European scales.
Hitherto it has been customary 10 think Of
these as relics Of the old church ancient
Greek modes but I fancy this will also have
10 be abandoned Anything more arbitrary IN
intervaIlic Arrangement tnan No II could
scarcely be conceived Cui mentions the preva-
lence Of the scale Of major without B-Aat
and D major without F-sharp and C-sharp. The
former scale is no strange phenomenon IN folk
music but there are scores of melodies IN the
collection before US which justify Cuis state
rent that the Russian folk melody demands
imperiousy an original harmonizaton and
particular species Of modulation." Cui also
saws that the older the song the smaller the
compass OF its melody. The themes are short
frequently limited 70 two measures which are
reiterated with great frequency tsee No j.. the
harmony traditional and polyphonic This reit-
GRAFTON OF a short theme with such stere0typed
variants as are exemplihed IN measures Nos. :
and 3 and > and T. Of our second melody is tie
most obvious chara acteristic Of the symphonic
movements Of the -Oung Russian School which
have been heard In NeW-York and IN this with
less persistent rudeness the Kuschka has been
followed by Tschaikowsky symphonies III c
minor and minor. The persistent change in
rbvthn growing directly out Of the text and
the fondness for 81 time. Is eXemplifi-d IN NO
IL Arensky has given Us pIanoforte pieces IN
archaic rhythms. both Rubinstein and Tschai-
kowsky have written in ~ time but 70 appre-
ciate the restIessness OF such changes as mark
No II when applied in artistic music ones
memory must go back to Borodines second
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23

FRIGATE AMERICA
tn in
New-York tribune., 1899-07-23

Alongside the gloom Of the folk music OF Rus
sia there runs boisterOus humor-a humor
that sometimes Whirls US of our feet in the
Scherzos and Finaes OF the Muscovite sym
phonies Is the paradox not startling Yea
verify: but not inexpIcabe. In a way 1t Is a@-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-20

British Satisfaction ut the Response
of the Reserves.

LONDON, October 20.-The mobilization
is practically completed, and 1t Is said that
more than 80 per cent of the reservists have
le1oined the colors. This is considered en-
inently satisfactory.
The speed at which the army corps has
teen gotten together has excited the ad-
n,iration of the German headquarters staff
and they have sent semi-oflicial message
of congratulatfon through the British mill
tary attache in Berlin to the service. The
London press regards this as a well-de-
served compliment, the papers pointing out
that not only have the reservists respond
ed splendidly, but the large majority Of
those who have reported are medically fit
for service. In several cases the outgoing
regiments contain a preponderance of re-
serves, most of them in the prime Of man.
hood and men who have fought in India
and in Egypt
1t is the aim of the war office to send no
man to South Africa unless he has had at
| least a years service. The only serious
criticism apparently to be made regarding
these thousands destined for the front is
| that the reserves are for the most part ig-
uorant of the mechanism Of the magazine
| rifle.
Efforts have been made to overcome this
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BRIEF AND. RATHER FORMAL.
Gen. Miles Submits His Annual Re-


Major General Miles, commanding the
army, has submitted to the Secretary of
War his annual report on the condition and
needs of the army. Unlike the long report
of last year. which dealt with army reor-
ganization and many other features of the
upbuilding of the service, the report this
year is very brief and rather formal. 1t
does not deal with the military situation in
the Philippines, beyond submitting the
various reports of officers forwarded to the
commanding generals office The question
of army reorganization, on which General
Miles dwelt at such length last year, calls
for no attention i'll the present report, s.l.ce
the act passed by Congress last session
carries the army organization forward un-
til 1901.
General Miles will leave tomorrow. ac-
companied by Colonel Michler of his staff,
for an extended tour of inspection in the
west, northwest and southwest. He will go
first to Chicago and thence to Omaha,
along the Northern Pac.uC far wes, as
Seattle and Portland, thence to San Fran
cisco, and back by way of San Antonio and
New Orleans. The trip will cover about a
month, and General Miles expects to be
back in Washington about the middle of
November. While away he will inspect the
army posts and fortifications, particularly
at Seattle and San Francisco.
Secretary Root and General Miles were
together some time this morning prior to
the cabinet meeting. The commanding gen
erals report will be made public after it
has been gone over by the Secretary.
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BOERS WOULD NOT ATTACK.
Declined to Engage Detachment Oi
British Near Glencoe Camp.

GLENCOE CAMP, October IS, night (de
layed in transmission).-A report reached
the camp today that the Beers had been
sighted seven miles out. squadron of
the 18th Hussars under command of Maj
Laming, rode out; and the advanced ofii-
GERS patrol, under Lieut.. Cape. on reach
ing the brow of a hill beyond Nattingspruit
Station, discovered a strong advance party
of the Beers. The Hussars retired on the
main body, which. in the meantime, had
been well-handled by going under cover
and made ready to open fire had the Beers
continued their advance.
The willy enemy were not to be drawn on
In fact having met men who were their
EQUALS. IL not their superiors. in swift, tao
teal movements, they, after delivering
their fire. hesitated, apparently staggered
at their poor success with the rifle; and,
perceiving that the Hussars had maneu-
vered out of range, turned quickly and re-
tired. The failing light alone prevented
| the Hussars from following up their ad-
vantage; and, the enemy falling to make a
| further advance, the Hussars returned to
camp.