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New-York tribune., 1899-07-30

: Mention has been made Of th" influence
which gypsy performances have had upon the
poDular conception of Magyar music. 10
most mischievous misconcepton Of the origin
of Hungarian folk-song List gave currency
in his book "Des BOhemens ct de lcur musique
en- Hongrie" OHar! Chic. Pub; Car. Pitts;
Pratt Bklyn.; New Chic: Bost. Pub; n. Y
Publ In this book Liszt confesses that his
purpose in writing the Hungarian Rhapsodes'
was to create what he called gypsy epics.' lie
without a definite purpose and was ponderng
what to do with them when it occurred to him
that these fragmentary, scattered melodies
were the wandering. floating. nebulous. part or
q great whole. that they fully answered the
conditions for the production of an '.drmonious
unity which would comprehend the very flower
of their essential properties, their most unique
beauties and might be united in one homo
gcneOus body, a complete work. its divisions to
be so arranged that each song would form at
once a whole and a part. which might be sew
cred from the rest and be examined and en-
1oyed by and for itself but which would none
the less. belong to the whole thro1gf the close
affinity of subject matter, the similarity OF its
3nner nature and unity in development" There
was nothing mischievous in his plan to mould
the tunes which he heard from the gypsy mu
sicians Of his native land into artistic pieces
but there was, from sci 'ntiiic point of view,
New-York tribune., 1899-07-30
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Here we have the effect in part Of syncopation
called "alla zoppa" Qimping or halting). gener-
ally, and the Scots catch" or Scotch snap IN
British folk songs "A discussion of 1t can be lett
New-York tribune., 1899-07-30

not wear It," Now, people Of whose art so
much has been said ought to have preserved
some relics of the fok-musc Of their Oriental
home The very fact that they have lived as
outcasts Of society in so many countries should
have stimulated such a preservation. Is this
the case?
1t Is an observation that was made long ago
that the gypses have no music which can be
called their own. in Hungary their music is
Magyar: in Russia and Bohemia SlavOnc; in
Spain And,lusian. with a Moorish relic. In
Germany. France. England and America their
cultivation OF music is confined to the public
performances of the so-called Hungarian bands,
their music is that Of the popular concert hall
songs or potpourrs of opera airs; it is the rares
thing TO hnd an Hungarian piece in their lists.
When 1 have wanted to hear the "Rakoczy
March from them land that is something to
hear and remember from good bandD have
had to ask for it and cross the players palms
with silver afterward.
There are two marked peculiarties In the
Hungarian folk-songs and dances 0he terms.
here as in most other cases. might we'll be
treated as synOnymous) which must now be
considered The first, which is the more general,
and which distinguishes Magyar music from
that of all the rest Of the world is rhythmical.
The majority Of Hungarian folk melodies are
built on a metr,cal scheme of which the chief
motive Is a measure containing dotted eighth
note. two sixteenth notes and another dotted
eighth or. to use the terms of prosody, union
of trochee AMI an iambus, T. E.. a choriamb.
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Tn n sarioe of orticles writter In 1878 for the
New-York tribune., 1899-07-30

for the future. for it is also a marked feature
OF the tunes created by the negroes IN the
United States
New-York tribune., 1899-07-30

The second popularity OF the Hungarian folk
melodies is the frequent OF a minor scale
containing one or even two Of the intervals
which theoreticians call augmented or super
Auous seconds, thus:
New-York tribune., 1899-07-30

In series OF articles written In 1878 for the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12

>orn up and replaced by stone or brick.
ana tho sewerage and drainage IS worthy
OF the high praise which has been be-
slowed upon It at homo and abroad.
Artesan well water is at the command
or all. and the municipality for more than
two decades has held rellgiously to the
adage that Cleanliness is next to godli-
ness"
Since 1s7sthers have been many miles of
sewers built and many miles OF streets
nave been paved. About % miles OF sewer
pipe was laid last year alone, and the
distance covered by new mains this year
VIII DO equally great. To cover such an
expense there Is in force a special tax
levy OF 81 ON every 800. which must be
paid within period OF four years. Water
1rom the artesian wells Is used TO flush
the sewers, for the city has a most
abundant supply. 1t Is furnished by a
corporation which has 70 or moro miles
OF pipe laid. and possesses one OF the
best plants OF its character ever built.
The furnishing capacity OF this plant Is
oo.oo0.o 900 gallons a day.
Prior 70 1873 the water used for drink
ting and other purposes was obtained from
cisterns or supplied by the Wolf river.
. small tributary Of the Mississippi. The
great improvement in the quality OF
sAcAhHhAo WaAti AaS bNtn u pFlfne factor
In elcvating the standard OF public
health Since the city was repaved and
the waring system OF sewerage was
adopted there has been no epidemic OF
fever or any other disease here. To-
oay In considering mortality In Mem
phis II will be found that II compares
very favorably with great Northern cit
aes. There was great deal OF talk
about yellow fever In the South IN 1895
but there were no deaths from yellow
fever came that year In Memphis.
This city Is undoubtedly the largest
Sistriputing point ior groceries south OF
portance OF city which receives Coz. 900
oales or cotton or more In II months
needs no emphasis. OF the 80 crops OF
$4,000 bales were sold in Memphis. real
ising q total OF $50, 900 600. There are sly
cotton and oil mills ir the town besides.
and, and these Plants so. Include some Of me
standing as a great mart, Memphis also
commands respect for It's manufa ctorles.
They include box factories. engine and
and corn mills. foundries, furniture Fac
tories, lumber and planning mills, stove
factories and wagon shops. Besides
these pursuits and the oil mills, cotton
eompressing and ginning and the eleva-
tor business must also be enumerated
There are also nve local insurance COM
2anies ana IS state national and private
banks and trust companies: and beside
the river transportation the city COM
mands the service OF 10 railroads.
There are not many places which
Weathered recent periods OF business
and financial depression as successfully
- this city. Its commercial meihads
have been 50 conservative that
neither panics, wars nor epidemlcs could
snake ~ hold upon trade and confidence.
H. VIII take another census 20 deter
mine It's population with accuracy, but
y ~ estimated that al present X has
population OF about 10000. IL has
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12

| prises the overwhelmingly greater part.
Ash enters into the export busi-
he hsments rs Sa walnut n az and MsSSy IS
hardwood territory are also chiefly made
up of oak, white ash and poplar. how
% u For turtaPPse Ssrz RaT
Some finds It's way to the shipyards on
use will Increase as the older forests
| nearer the coast become more and moro
exhausted. A marked increase in Ameri--
can shipbuilding. owing. to the result of
the war and certainty OF a growth in this
countiys merchant marine. Is looked for
s,oa and az rsHSIpg IN tho
In the city OF Memphis alone there is
over S,oooooo invested in the traffic. and
and working In lumber In and about tho
place, they employing about $500 hands,
and paying out annually In the neighbor-
hood Of sl.ooo,0oO In wages. The stavo
trade OF tho city amounts to 81. 800 900 or
moro yearly.
The railroad mileage touching Memphis
gives as fine traffic opportunities as are
nothing OF the river. Certainly no city
OF the same size as Memphis hrs the
same pnoportionate railroad facilities.
an objective point Eight Of these are
competing trunk systems. and one Is un-
der process OF construction and Is now
operating 272 miles OF track. The. total
direct railroad mileage OF Memphis is
now % 500 miles. All these systems have
innumerable branches, which reach out
and large and the varied products OF a
tremendous area OF country. The rail-
roads entering Memphis are the Choctaw
q Memphis. 1873 miles; Illinois Central. 1861
miles: Kansas City, Fort Scort g. Mem
phis. 72l miles: Kansas City, Memphis e
birmingham, 20 miles Louisville &
nooga a. st. Louis liSS miles, ST. Louis,
southwestern, 1898 miles; Southern. 546
miles; Iron Mountain missouri Pacific
Valley 90 miles. and the Choctaw q
Oklahoma & Gulf, OF which there will be
some 600 miles. OF the ~ largest railroad
four enter Memphis.
Memphis has the following lines OF !
steainers touching every point OF the |
Al MISS =, sslppi and rs tributaries; st. Louis
Memphis and Arkansas city. Memphis |
anu Arkansas River. Memphis and Vicks- |
nSSts memphis and Frlar's Point Mem
PMS and Asheport, Memphis and Cairo, |
and Memphis and ST. Louis. These steam |
ei,s.n.e eis make ~ TO n miles per hour with the
ti'nII,Seaat ti'IsISat ~ y, to 22 AGAINST II. and carry
Nhlted states malls cotton and cotton /
seed. grain products and mlscellaneous
osIgoes, They also carry passengers.
.,Sh,,lip,ih Mhe,i,nlphls banks have a reputation for
i,.hna y winch u borne out by their puo-
tlonal banks. three state banks three
savings banks and two savines hanks
ara 80, 49, 5 Sg5tnpanles one trust company |
ta III Two private banking firms These |
20 "a oso SS9dtnnlned Sod capital OF from 1900 900
~ fi oo5 80 aha accumulated surplus equal
~ hey hoid deposits IN excess Of sii 90 o0c
A. 4" "Ie,sloh arIh to this banking capital there l
ferins ga ,ll loHnt , or private capital Of
t.ti anu 10 legitimate enterprise need
1rsu 1Su ioI want OF money % do business
a,i.a ns Danhs M nave built themselves I'M by a
i,s,goo A. va Ism, but they have no hes
business "e"-eStaohshed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12

The Georgia railroad, comprising SlI
miles Of road. including branches, was
begun In is33 and was designed 10 short
en- the haul OF the great wagon trains
from Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee,
which used to come TO Augusta. the head
OF navigation OF the Savannah river for
supplies. long before the days OF rail-
roads. It's main line connects Augusta
and Atlanta, and II has branches to
Athens, Macon and Washington. II is
one Of the trunk lines for traffic between
the West and the Southeast. IL traverses
Middle Georgia, the most populous and
salubrious section OF the state, crossing
lands, we'll watered by numerous streams.
With a great variety OF soil it offers
substantial inducements 20 the agrlcul-
turist fruit grower, the dairyman and
many sections OF this region, and gold
mining Is probably conducted on a con-
siderable scale. Granite exists in great
abundance, and there .sare numerous
thOnia. Lexington and Sparta Clays,
suitable for brick tile. pottery and kao-
lin. exist IN many places in large guam
titles. There are excellent water pow
ers on the Oconee, Oggechee, Apallachee
and Yellow rivers, which traverse this
region. These streams are all crossed
by the Georgia railroad. and many wa
ter powers are contiguous 10 IL.
The manufacture OF cotton products
and all the numerous ~products OF the
cotton seed are carried on at some OF
the principal points very prohtaby
These industries are a growing, steady
DEVELOPMENT The numerous small towns
along the Georgia railroad offer an in
viting field FOR such enterprises there be-
ing a very large surplus OF cotton pro- |
duced In the tributary territory. Win |
IN the State OF Georgia only 20 per cent |
OF the cotton produced within It's bor- |
ders is manufactured, while of the cotton |
seed II Is estimated that both within and |
without the state. the total amount man |
ufactured Is only about 30 per cent or |
the entire product. The reader who feels |
an interest IN the subject is invited 10 |
make a special investigation OF the great |
variety OF employments furnished 20 the |
people, by the numerous manufactures |
OF the lint and the seed, Including wear
Ing fabrics, sails, baling and bagBlnB |
cloth, machinery packing. netting, knit
ting yarn, carpets, rope twine or the
lint, all kinds OF vegetable oil, meal and
cake for feeding. and also component
of fertilizer; and finally the hull, now
known 10 be the best rough food or
the seed The discovery that the cotton
seed hull, mixed In proper proportion
with the cotton seed meal, was the oest
and cheapest fattener OF cattle, has rev.
olutlonlzed the cattle business or me |
state by increasing the number so rapid
ly as 10 have converted the state into
an exporter OF cattle whereas very
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12

ial arrangements are announced by which
patrons who desire 10 stop over at points
whether a continuous or a stop-over trip
IS desired, every comfort and convenience
is assured the traveller, and he can have
his panoramic tour or stop 90 study es-
pecial interests as desire or convenience
one Of the dlscouragements when ons
trip has been the idea OF isolation; hd
dreads, more or less TO be among strangs
ers for so long journey. But under thl
there is no Isolation nor sense OF friend.
lessness. From the hour OF starting
every one In the car is acquainted, the
party Is expected 10 cultivate socialty
In his little family, and In place of tedlum
and WEAKNESS every hour brings new
information. so that lifelong friendships
are frequent result OF such a journey.
All ages alike enjoy these excursions. This
wonders OF the continent, which have be-
como familiar in thought through des
crlptions In print, and TO the young the
wise secured. Nothing so enlarges ones
mental vision and his conception OF his
own plane In the world as travel and
end such a journey is priceless. Pleasure
and profit, recreation and education.
await those who thus survey the wonder.
interest OF the American people. and as
this is becoming better understood the
Northern and Eastern Offices OF the
Sunset Route" are filled with inquirers,
while every returning party sets In opsr-
alton scores OF the best OF all advertising
agents, for they speak Of what they have
seen; they tell what they know.
Edwin Hawley, assistant general traf-
nc manager, and l. II. Nutting, Eastern
passenger agent, Southern Pacific Com
pany, 349 Broadway and I Battery place,
New York: II. r. Currier. New England
agent. Southern Pacific Company
State street, Boston, will be glad to sup
ply illustrated literature, quote ticket
and freight rates, and give other infor-
nation upon application.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12
al and ,ndrst resources of the Pacific


Since tho .gold-fevertsh outbreak ,of
and suffering attended the pioneers OF
Californian settlement, and starvation,
nskedness and blood were the attendants
OF every adventure, there has been rapid
and constant change. Primitive appli-
sSss have SV Costly tse river Ss
draulic plants, when torrents OF water do
In a moment moro than a large camp
could do IN month and. unsatlstiea
tains, the .prospcctor has sought out the
home OF the gold. and with Titan hands
wrests IL from the stony, grasp OF the
gathering, not by individual effort, but
by the association OF immense capital and
the operation OF giant machinery. Other
metals, too, have rewarded the prospec-
tors search. and the tourist OF today will
find In this portion of his route revel-
alton of Industrial and mechanical and
OF the precious metals. suCh as can be
found nowhere else In the world, while
the thinker behind all this wonderful IN
ana powerful type OF man in his strugsis
with unwilling nature
Thus this already famous route not
only opens 20 the tourist from the older
rama OF varied scenic interest. but brings
10 hIs observation and study a summary
Of ell that Is richest grandest and best
in ths sea. lie Fl o Earooe Sed cons
bined failed 10 furnish such variety. in
terest and advantage. either I'm beautiful
and impressive scenery, historical sug-
natural resources or lntelli-
gent enterprising and successful Indus
trial development. while 10 everywhere
appears that what OF this last is OBJ
served II but the foundation and open
ing OF near future that r. TO be a con-
trolling factor I'm the building up OF a
republican empire whose possibilities lead
rhe Imagination toward the Infinite.
Every portion OF the older states Is
,oveded oy ne a.Isneeu SonhrS.Oiln ~ WIN
. the general Eastern rendezvous. spec
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12

grown steadily since II was laid out on
the Chickasaw blum in 1919 by Andrew
Jackson and the two other men who
owned the land grant. Jackson. with
characteristic foresight, saw It's COM
mercial advantages. In ls4O the popula-
tion was but 1900 but the next decade
was a period OF growth. and by 800 II
had nearly 5000. The population was
little short OF % 900 when the Confedera-
cy took possession I'm 1862. and since the
civil war II has Increased steadily year
Memphis is the county seat OF Shelby
county, which contains $50 square miles,
and is about half cleared land and the
rest principally woodland. IL Is hand-
some town, containing many palatlal res
ldences. big hotels and not few office
buildings OF the most substantial and
modern type. The streets are broad and,
as previously stated. are well eondi;;
toned A stroll about the town Is all
that is required 10 strengthen the convic-
tion that Il is hive OF industry and
nent abiding place In this community.
There are 20 miles of electric street rail-
way tracks in Nils city and the system is
well worthy Of praise for both equipment
and service, and the electric Illumination
IL also entirely adequate. The electric
lighting plant, in fact, has business OF
The educational facilities are also good
although the city contains no noted coll
lege orr academy The city has always
been liberal IN sppropriating funds for It's
public schools which are IA in number
The ten schools for whites have this year
423S enrolled pupils, and the four for col
ored children has 2561, making a total
OF 6799 There are also several parochial
and several private schools. IL costs
Memphis. In short, nearly 100000 a year
10 maintain its public schools.
Aside from its prominence I'm the groc-
cry business 10 also figures extensively I'm
other branches OF wholesale trade In
the line OF Wholesale dry goods the house
largest and Oldest In the South. Hon.
William r. Moore, the senior member OF
the firm, Is an ex-congressman and
gentleman of literary instincts and abii--
Ity, he being the author OF several widely
read compositions.
The present condition OF the great
hardwood interests OF Memphis Is a real
zation OF the growth OF the past IS years,
for In 1871 there was but one small plant
here which did a shipping business. The
trade I'm hardwood is chiefly I'm the line
OF exporting. and there Is not country
Of importance in Europe where II does
not find a market. IL Is estimated that
the average total cut and movement in
the Memphis lumber district will exceed
2. 500 900 900. and the industry employs all
told In this section about 10000 persons.
The estimated amount paid for wages and
salaries in the district s not far from
sll. O00OOO This industry is constantly In
rreaslng In this vicinity, and with the
prestige Memphis lumber has gained and
the millions OF acres OF timber at hand,
q Is indeed difficult to predict the limit
The Memphis lumber conslgnments
. foreign countries are intended
the manufacture Of great casks, and |
larGturs OF tts umSer Tsse sent e %nSEdaS
from this territory white oak COM |
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12
BLUFF CITY," /"
wARIN1 MADE IT'S SEWERS
otstisties show It to Ne One of the
uealthfest Communities.
ptaR Correspondence New Engianc
NeYrpaper LcaEue.)

Newspaper League.)
MEMPHIS. Tenn. June II. ls9s.-This
n the great port OF Tennessee and
the greatest centre OF population on
the Mississippi river between ST. Louis
and New Orleans. In fact. II Is about
half way between the two. the distances
BY rail being $40 miles 10 st. Louis on the
north and s96 south TO New Orleans. In
other words. Memphis is IN the south
western corner OF Tennessee. II was here
IN l51 that De Soto and his adventurous
followers first gazed upon the mighty
Mississippi. The city fronts on high
river blum and is possessed OF a superb
site for a great community.
1t has always been one OF the foremost
q Southern cities. and its wealth has
been proverbial In this section for gener-
ations. In population as well as trade It
ranks among the great cities OF the South
land. and in point OF civic pluck is sec
ond 10 no community IN any section. In
the years 1878 and 1879 Memphis was a
fever-stricken town. and suffered as few
places ever have from an epidemic. but
the citizens did not lose heart or belief In
the future OF their city. and went 20
work. with success, TO render impossible
another visitation of the scourge which
temporarily had been so disastrous.
Today Memphis is a healthy city; sc-
oording TO mortality statistics one OF the
hsalthiest. The local sanitary conditions
have been so changed that competent au-
thorities believe that another fever epl-
demic IL impossible The city has today
well paved streets and fne sewerage
vyvtem, and the installation OF the latter
made for the late Colonel George z. War
tng. Jr.. q great reputation as a sanitary
engineer. Before 1873 the streets were
badly paved and sewerage and drainage
was wholly inadequate. Since that year
this city has been made one of the clean
~ places In the South, for most of the
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Harlem Ga

attitude 55s feet. population 500 Good
sShool and society. Loan lands very
cnsap me fruit country. Modern hotel
and excellent climate both sumner ara
winter. United states census reports the
couhty The hcalthlost In the United
States. The summer home Of many Au-