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Cotton Markets.
INV Teleeraph,l

NEW YORK-The Cotton market to-day was
quiet; middling uplands 97s C lido gulf 10Ise
sales 500 bales.
CHARLES rON-The Cotton market to-day
closed firm; middlIngs 9asc.
GAIN ESTON--The Cotton market closed
quiet; middlings 9sse.
MkMPHIS-The Cottonsmarket to-day closed
steady; mlddlings.9 7-l6e
NEW ORLRANS-The Cotton market closed
quiet; middlings 9ssc.
MoBILE-Cotton market nominal; middling
9ssc.
sAvANNAH-The Cotton market closed
Quiets mlddlngs 9ac.
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INCENDIARIsM AT BARBADOS.

Kingston, jam. March % -InoendiaFism
continues In Barbados There wers nine
plantation fires during the week which
ended March IL. The steady decline in
the revenue OF Barbados Is causing I'M
easiness among the authorities. This de-
cline Is attributable to ths purohaAipg
VOwsr of the people having fallen.
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LONDON. Steamship 'Allandale 81 ,o59 bu
oats 29,75I 40 peas II ,522 do wheat lod sacks
seed 81 $50 bdl shocks $50 bXs ham and bacon
1899 boxes cheese 3943 pes lumber 900 cs OF
blocks Al PIX mdse Ga bales leather Is bbls OF
potash SO bbls brass BIS cs splints 1 ID pcs be
lumber 42s4 sacks -four 3l4 do meal leo ties
397 es lumber l5G cattle.
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Chicago Live stooE hfarSs'
by Telegraph

CHICAGO Meh. 23 1900. -Cattle--receipts
2 1000 natives, GOOD 10 prime steers at 4 s5d
so: poor TO medium ut U0a4 10; selected
feeders oOC4 75i mixed stockers bOaS 50;
COWS 8 OOG4 Is; heifers 8 IOf4 GO; bulls 60
"a 20; caves at 4 ood6 90; FED Texas steers
2 SOG5 90.
Hogs-receIpts 10000: mixed and butchers
at a aOa5 2212 good TO cnoIce heavy COG
25; rough heavy at 9oa5 90; liaht S5g
bl5
Sheep-receipts 5000; good TO choice wethers
h tOG6 90: fair TO choice mixed at 4 75ab 80;
Western sheep at 4oa6 90; native lambs 20
al SO; West 0oa7 SO.
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For Women.

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MAN CO., 10 fremont st., B0ston, Mass.
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Portland wholesale Market.


Flour is quiet and about steady at unchanged
prices. Wheat options at tChicago closed at
G5isc for Mch and 65ss for Nay. Corn strong
aud excited, Chicago market closing lie higher.
In Provisions thu Lard situation Is a strong
one and Il better, with Pork steady but arm.
Eggs lower at 1sc. Turpentne unchanged.
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INTERNATIONAL ZINC CO., LTD.
OF JOPLIN, MO.

synopsis OF Direetors' Report on Properties OF
the INTERNATIONAL ZINC CO, Ltd.
4s-aere tract az Gaiena, known as the
Mayne Mine. In full operation one Of the fines I
mills In tne Joplin district 100 tons capacity; an
inexhaustible supply Of 7 per cent ore.
Output ON double shift, 100 tons
per week, az $50, $3.50
Expense of running, per week, 1900
Net profit per week, $3.50
IlO-aore tract south Of Webb City; Free
Coinage Mine. An enormous deposit OF ore
over the entire tract al the iib-ioot level
Output 90 tens per Week at $50, ssJo0
Expense per week. 1900
Net profit per week. $500
The amount Of ore on this tract will keep 20
iOO-ton mills running easily.
"a Ia acre tract at Carterviile: Blue Wing
Mine Al i6b-foot level appears to bs one SOLID
mass Of zinc and lead ore.
Output
az tons OF zine per week, at $50, s2i60
30 tons of lead, az s55, 1880
Total saIA0
Expense per week, 11e0
Net profit per week, 1870
Total net profit per week from the
three properties, $3.50
Allowing four weeks shut down during
Total nst proat per aunam as
weeks $500, 720
the actual returns from the International
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Rn.ton STOCK Msrset.

BOSTON ,gMch. % 1900 Tue foliowins are
to-day's quo LAJior. nt frovIsiou>. 49,
Spring ustents 3 50 ~ 30
Winter patents 3 10 ~ 20
Clear and straight 20 90
Corn-steamer yellow 46c.
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DOMINION LINE.
Portland TO Liverpool via. Queenstown
RATFs or PASSAGE.

RATES OF PASSAGE.
First Cabin-S50.00 and upwards. Return
800. 90 and upwards, according to steamer
and accommodation.
second Cabin-To Liverpool or London. SIS
steerage-To Liverpool London, London
derry. Glasgow. Queenstown, $3.50 TO $3.50.
according TO steamer.
Apply to T. p. MCGOWAN. 40 Congress
street. J. b. HEATING. room 4. First Nation
nj Bank Building CHARLES ASHTON, 917A
Congress street, or DAVID TORRANCE q
CO., geue=al agents. foot OF India street.
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Hides.

The following quotations represent pay
ing prices In this market:
Bulls and staCs.,.. ......ss.s...s .ofS3
sklns-No qualify ...............-1O loo
MOI $50. ....ss 1888
NOS "a &c
Cul!s .......s.........s <OaoV
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CASCO BAY STEAMBOAT co.
Custom House wharf,
Portland, Me-
Monday, Nov. list, 1899.

WEEK DAY TINE TABLE.
For Forest city Landing, Peaks Island,
b.30 Gas, $50 a. r.. BIB. 400. SIS p. m.
For Cushlngs IAiand, 6.45, a. M, 400 p. M.
For Little ana Great Diamond Islands,
Trefethen's Landing, Peaks Island, $50.
CTS. $50, a. m. ais. 6.t5 o. m.
For Ponce's Landing, Long Island, $50,
a. M. 2.ib D. m.
c. W. T. COOLING. General Manager.
nOv2 dh
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Domestic Ports.


NEW YoRK-Ar 22d. barque Gel ina Fernan
dina; sells VIM II SUMNER, brunswick, Linah
P5iIadeiphIa for Portland; JNiekerson, Rari-
AZ 2sd. schs Laura Robinson, Port Reading
for Rockand; liza Presley, South Amboy for
Rockland; silver Spray Portland.
cid 22d, ship Manuel La uHa, Hong Kong
bal que Edw L Maybery, Aucklandi Arthur c
Civ isand-Passed east 22d. schs George
Berry, from New York for Rocklaud Silver
spray. do for Thomaston; NJ c Moseley, do Tor
a Sound port; Mary yelling on, Philadelphia
for Portland
south Amboy; Albert 4 Stearns, Chase, and
Samuel Dliloway. Baltimore,
Ar 23d, steamer Lady Armstrong. Hamburg.
for Portland; sehs Laura NJ Luul. Brunswick
Levi And ews, Apalachieola; Ella NJ Storer.
Jacksonville; X Hart, South Amboy: Norton
RocKport Henry Il TiltoI Weehawken; Al
fred w Fisk South AmbOy via Portland.
sid cad schs Elizabeth NJ Cook st John, NIB
Harry Mesxer North BOothbay and Baltimore.
Sid 22d. sehs Abbe Bowker, Portland; An
ME l. Henderson. Brunswick; Electric Flash.
"f Passed sei Highland Light 22d, sehs Nellie Ea-
ton, Jae A Parsons, and Madagascar.
Passed, do 22d, 3 pm, sehs A + kindberg, fun
New York for Saeo; Sarah A Reed do for Cal
ais; Clara Jaue, Vineyard Haven for do.
BRUNSwICK-Ar 22d. sch II G Beeeher.
Lowe NOank: Edna. Donovan. Port Spain.
cid 22d, schs Gen Adeiberf Ames, Dodge, for
New York.. NJ,
Cid 25th. barQue Bruce HAWKINS, Portland.
BALrlMORE-Cld 22d, sch Lizzie Parker,
Ar I'D, sch Augustus Hunt, Blair. Washing
ton.
Haynes, Matthews, Weymouthi Fred b Balano,
Fall River.
delphla.
and Rattler, Boston.
FERNANDiNA-Ar 2sd, sch Alicia Cros-
by, Bunker, Boston.
FALL RIVER-Ar 23d, sch w Wellington,
South Amboy; Hyena, do.
JACKSONVILLE- Cid 22d, sch Harry w
Lewis. Dorchester, NIB.
Ar 22d. sch II G Morse. Reed. Philadelphia
MoBiLE-Ar 22d, sch Fred Small. Thomp-
son. Matanzas.
born. New YORK.
cd 22d. sch brigadlsr, Maker, Boston.
NEW LONDOE-Ar 22d. schs Walfham, tm
Noank for st Simons; Wideawake, Providence
for New Haven.
NEW BEDFORD--sld 22d. schs Marion ORA
per, Lewis New York Paul Seayey, Patter-
shall. do; hums. Batch-lder, Fall River; Nsp-
P'iniIADkIPHIA-cid aga. sch James Roth
well, Rocklaud.
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EuropsaaA Markets


LONDON. Mch. 20 1ss0-Consols closed ut
10l 1915 for money and 10I Isle for account.
LIVERPOOL..M Mich. %. 10o0.-Ths Cotton
market easy; spot at 15-33di sales 5000
bales.
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HARPSWELL STEAMBOAT 90.

will leave Portland Pier, Portland. daily. SUP.
days excepted. at 400 p. m. for Iona Island.
Little and Great Chebeague. Chm Island, SO.
Harpswell Bailey's aud Orr's Islands.
Return for Portland. leave Orrs lslandana
above landings 100 .. m. Arrive foru and
' ssptsods IsAIAH pANIELA Gen Mgr.
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Retail Grocers, Sugar Market.

Portland market-cut loaf &c: eonfectioners
SC powdered at &c; graduated at o9ae; coffee
crushed DC yellow 41Rc.
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International Steamship Co.

FOR -
Essipur tubss caisls 81 lshn N3 Hsiis, rs.
and all parts OF New Brunswick. Nova Scotia,
Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton. The
favorite route 10 campobellO aud 81 Andrews.
NIB.
Spring Arrangement.
On and after Monday, Mar. 5. Steamer will
leave Railroad Wharf. Portland, Oh Monday
and Thursday at 30 p. M. Returning. leave
St. John Eastport and Lubec same days.
Through tickets issued and baggage checked
TO destination. EY-Freight received up to 400
y. M.
For tickets and staterooms apply at the Pine
Tree Ticket ONCE, Monument square, or for
other Information at Companys once, Railroad
Wharf, foot OF State street
}. r. LISCOMB. supt
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.lEZKIIKgl$N


Trans leave Union Station. Railway Square,
Tor stations named and intermediate stations as
.i2s5, i2o and eli. 90 p. m. For belfast 100 a.
aa A. 1U sa' and md aaerv,is 700 and 10 IS q.
ami Lewiston Via Brunswick 100 and 1925
m, si2.36,i $40 and I'LL 90 p. m. For Rockiand
7.eo a: m, i2.s6 and 5lop; n. For skowhe-
croft and,GreenviIie 30 and hoo pm. For
BuckspOrt 100 a. M. 1925 and 100 p. m. For
VII. and Hess sad u Via GO 3 and
ineion Co. il. Il. Il IS; IS and .ilOo p. m. For
For VsnesSoas, '0s Sc Sd Stephen ana Ho%lsom
Woodstock and 80. John 100 a. m. and
Fort For + F m Sr ana Caribou via !. & a. K
X. ii.00 p. m. For Lewiston and Mechanic
Fails $50 a m. ITO aud SIS p. IN. For Rum,
q. m ITO p; m. For Bemi. and Rangeiey
1.l0 p. m. For Lewiston, winthrop and
Matervile $50 a m. Lilo p. m
Saturday, does not connect to Belfast, Dover
and F0xcroft or beyond Bangor. except to Els
worth and Washington Co. r. r., aud leaving
hogan.
WHITE MOUNTAIN DIVISION.
For Bartlett $50 a. M. LOO and $50 p. m.
Pond, Lancaster, No. stratford aud
Beceher Fails $50 a. m and 100 p. M fOf
Lunenburg, Montreal. Chicago, 81.
Paul, Lime Ridge and Quebec $50 a. m
SUNDAYS.
For Lewiston via Brunswick, Waterviiie
| and bangor 7.20 a. m. and 1875 p. IN. For al
points east, via Augusta, except skownegan
HOO p. m
ARRIVALS.
SIS a. m. from bartlett, No. Conway aud
Cornish; $50 n. IN. Lewiston and Die
| chanic Falls; &43 a. m. Wateryilie, Au-
gasta and Rockland; l1.53 q. m. Beeeher
Falls. Lancaster, Fabyans, No. Conway
and Harrison; 12.16 p m. Bangor, Au-
gusta and RocklSnd; 1920 p IN. King
fieId, Phillips, Pennington, Bemts,
Rum ord Falls, Lewiston; $40 y. m.
skowhegnn, wRterville, Augusta,
Roekland, Bath; 535 p. m. ~. John, Hal
Hsrb0r, ArOOstoOk County, Moosehead
| Lake and Bangor; 5.i5 p. m. Rangeley,
Farmi ng ton, Ru ford Falls, Leyvtston
s. 10 y. N. Chicago, Montreal, Quebec, anil
all White Mountain points; LIS a. m. daily from
bar Harbor. bangor, Bath and Lewis
ton and $50 n. IN. daily except Monday, from
Halifax. 81. John, Bar Harbor, Water
| willie and Augusta.
sDaily.
GEO. +. EVANS, V. =. & G. NJ.
f. +. B0OTHBY. e. z. & I. A.
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sTEAMEHs.

The staunch and elegant steamers
"BAY STATE" and FREMONT"
alternately leave Franklin Wharf Portland
and India Wharf, Boston. az 100 p. IN. daily.
These steamers meet every demand II
modern steamship service In safety. speed,
comfort and luxury Of travelling
Through tickets for Providence. Lowell,
Worcester, New York etc. etc.
J.F. LTSCOHB. Gen. Manager
THOMAS NJ BARTLETT. AgeIt
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RAILROADS.
G;l!EIIiI;IIIZIEHM

TRAINS LEAVE PORTLAND
For Lewiston, $40 n M fso, 400. 500 p. m
For Island Pond. $40 a. M, $50. 600 p. m.
For Montreal, Quebec, Chicago, aIo a. M,
'GOO p. m. reaching Montreal at 100 a. m.
and 100 o. m.
TRAINS ARRIVE PORTLAND
From Lewiston. ss1o. Il.so a M. 645 and Gas
D. m
From Island Pond. .sIo. li.sO a m, as
y. m.
From Chicago, Montreal, Quebec, $50
q. m. 40 p. m
sDaily Other trains week days
Sunday train leaves Portland every sunday
for Lewiston. Gorham and Berlin at $50 a. m.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on night
trains and Parlor Cars on day trains.
Ticket once, Depot at foot OF india
street. o,t23dn
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NEW YORK DIRECT LINE,
Maine Steamship Co,

Long Island so"nd by bay'<nI
3TaIPS PER WEEK.
Reduced Fares $500 One Way.
The steamships Horatio Hall and GOV.
Dingiey alternstivsly leave Franklin Wharf.
Portland, Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays
At D. m. for New York direct Returning leave
Pier 80, 4. K, Tuesdays. Thursdays and Satur--
these steamers are superbiy ntted and fur.
nshed for passenger travel and AFFORD the most
convenient and comfortable route between
Portland and New York.
JF. LISCOhB. General Agent
THOS NJ. BARTLETT. Agt oetsdn
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BOSTON and PHILADELPHIA.

From Boston Tuesday, THURSDAY. Saturday.
Fion Philadelphia MOndaj, Wednesday
and Friday
From Central Wharf. Boston So m From
Pine street Wharf. Philadelphia. at o. m In
sIranee effected at offies.
FreIghts for the West by the Penn. Il. r and
south forwarded by connecting lines.
Passage S1o.o0. Round Trip $lAo9
Meals and room included.
For freight or passage apply 70 =. +. WING
Agent Central Wharf. Boston.
T. d. SAMPSON, Treasurer and General
Manager. 70 state ST. ftsks Building. Boston
Mass. ocC<2du
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MARINE NEWS
PORT OF PORTLAND.
FRIDAY. March %.

FRIDAY. March %.
Arrived
Steamer Gov Dingley. Bennetr, New York
merchandise and passengers tel LiScomb.
steamer st Croix, PHO. st John. NIB, via East
port for Boston.
Steamer Enterprise, Race. South Bristol and
Steamer Rol ert and Edward, Smith, Jynes-
port. with Holsters.
Sch snow Flake. Joyce. New York-coal TO W
Sch James A Parsons, Booker. New Yora for
Bath.
Sch Abby Bowker, Boston. to load for New
York.
Sch July Fourth. Boston.
Sch Lillian. Nrrwood. Boston.
Sch Twilight, prisco, Boston.
Sch Georgia ID Loud. SanbOrn, Salem,
Sen Westerneer johnson, B0ston.
Sch Albert Pharo, Miller. Boston.
Sch l. NJ Thurlow, Wright. Boston-ar 21st
sch G French. Look, Roekport
SchS Albert W Black, UNnosure. Chas Parker,
Louisa & Rosa, Robert & Carr, fishing.
Cleared.
Sch Lugano, Lewis, New York-Berln Mills
Company.
sAILED-Steamer Allandale.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS
SACO, March 25-Ar, sch A L Kindberg. I'm
New York.
ROCKFORD. March 3-Ar. sch Ella May.
Bowden. Boston.
Sid, sch Copy. Grant, Sandy Point.
EXCHANGE DISPATCHES.
sid flu Greenock 22d, steamer Norwegian. for
Ar Al Halifax Esd, steamer Grecian, Glasgow
via LiverdooL
Sid 23d, steamer Lake Huron. Liverpool.
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Portland & BOOthbay Steamboat Co.

STEAMER ENTERPRISES leaves East
Boothbay At a. m. Monday, Wednesday and
Friday for P9gIand. touching at So. Bristol.
Boothbay Harbor.
Returning. leave Franklin Wharf. Portland.
at a. m. Tuesday, Thursday and saturday for
East Boothbay, touching at Bo)thbay Harbor
and SO. Bristol.
Land at Five islands on signal
oeuldtf ALFRED RACE MANAGER.
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OUT DOOR GOWNS
WILL Be GAY.

Paris, March 29.-Since the Prince of
Wales has adopted the fad of dining in
formally with LondOn's smart set at
the fashionable hotels there rave been
many requests for dinner gowns in
which to meet the prince. They must
be informal, yet elegant, rich but not
startling. and must be as dressy as it
is possible for a high-necked and long
sleeved dinner gown to be.
A gown was sent from Paris to Mrs.
Arthur Keppel. that great London
beauty who was the sensation of the
last springs drawing rooms. 1t con-
sisted of a white net. sprigged with the
tiniest heather; it raj Quilt over a satin
striped white silk, n was arranged
with curving ounce of pink chiffon
around the foot. The bodice was
tucked over white satin amid around the
neck there was a cerise band over
which was to be worn a diamond dog
collar necklace. The belt was a pointed
one of cerise.
The most charming little Inner coats
are fashioned of glace cerise silk, bor-
dered with a narrow and of ermine or
sable, or even of chiffon ruching, which
answers the purpose nicely. These lit
tie coats are cut upon Eton lines with
out lapels, the front being cut away to
show the vest of the gown. Charming
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NEW DICE.

An ingenious New Yorker has invented
a set of dice which have upon their COM
bined faces the representation Of a full
pack of 50 cards. There are II facets or
zach die. but on four of the dice two of
these facets are blank. but are rounded
in such a manner that cannot possibly
come up. The distribution of the cards is
such tina no single die contains more
than one of each denomination. Each
die has two or three cards of ach suit
upon it, the denomination being given in
the center of the suit mark.
Quite a number of games may be play
ed with these dice. each player being pros
vided with a set of five. The general
principle in all these games is the same. q
lead or play being made by pushing to-
ward the center Of the table a die select
ed from the throw. II the second player
has any of the suit led ne can win the
trick II he chooses. but II he is unable to
follow suit he must throw all his dice e
again. The WHINE of each trick counts
a point and a certain agreed number 10
game. In poker these dice have the adj
vantage that straights and flushes are
possible and that the chance Of proving
a good hand are practically the SINE al
in drawing from q pack Of cards.
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rest the organ until it has reached its
proper natural development. When this
time has arrived many ex-choir boys,
having a natural taste for music, culti-
Vate their matured voices and often be-
come famous singers"
h care and patience that had been
expended on them as children served,
he said, to give the boys q we'll ground
ed knowledge of the art, SO that when
they resumed it's study much of the
drudgery would be avoided A large
number of prominent professional sing
ers had begun as choristers, he said,
and had admitted that, had they not
possessed a knowledge of the rudiments
of music acquired from their choirmas-
trs, they would probably never rave
undertaken the cultivation of their
voices at all.
lone of the principal objects of my
method of teaching" he added, sis to
preserve their voices for as long a Pc
riOd as possible, to stave off the inev-
liable break or change in the vocal
chords till the very last moment"
What is the difference you speak
of"
why, the boys use only the edge of
the chords, while the adult singer, in
order to produce proper tones, uses
them fully and, Furthermore. sings from
the chest, while the boys sing more or
less from the throat and the front Of
Ullc HIOulu.
The best thing about the choir boys
business is that they can earn their
money and go to school at the same
time. They rehearse three times a week,
but the rehearsals are always set after
school hours. l think their hardest trial
is sitting still during the sermon and
keeping their heads bowed at commu-
MON. Many a little ten-year-old peeps
out as the people come up to the altar
to see who is passing. But this looks
very bad, and / have to be very severe
with them about it, though I can hardly
blame them.
ION the whole, the choir boys busi.
ness is a very paying one for a boy.
and mothers are always watching for
a vacancy. I have some very funny ex-
periences trying boys voices. The fond
mothers Imagine that their sons have
heavenly voices, but when I try them I
find some of them suggestive of any
thing else but angels.
"The prices ang from $50 a year to
$500. and up to 81. 900"
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IN THE LOFT WITH THE CHOIR
BOYS

DO. re. mi, ia. sol, la, 81. do" sang
the choir boys after they had settled
themselves in their chairs for the after
noon rehearsal. do. re. mi" again. in
a constantly rising key, until the limit
of the treble voices was reached.
"Gently or the high notes." said the
patient choir master, w%hereupon the
! mischieVous young rascals screamed lit
orally at the top of their voices. Bang!
| went the piano, making such a noise as
to drown even their shrill notes. and
their voices suddenly became angelic.
1t was at a rehearsal of New YOrk's
finest boy choir preparatory to Easter:
and the good natured c~hoirlnaster had
allowed a few visitors to be present.
"Boys learn music more rapidly than
men," said the chcirmaster. "They take
1t just as they do their arithmetic.
Some learn more rapidly than others.
| When they first come we put them into
the preparatory class. where they are
taught the rudiments and learn to sing
by note. The more rapidly they dearn
the sooner they are promoted to the
paid choir"
"Yo must have your patience sorely
tried by their FRANKS"
"Oh, yes. the boys are mischievous
but when they are paid for it they un-
derstand that it is a regular businass.
and it is not hard to manage Them
about 10 long is the career Of a
choir bOy?"
-Four or five years. We seldom take
them Younger than ten. and they usu-
ally sing until they are fifteen I had
one boy who sang at eight years and only
gave up at eighteen. but that is very
rare"
"What becomes of chorus boys?'
asked the visitor. ~
"Well, as soon as a boys voice begins
to change he becomes useless so far al
singing is concerned" answered thu
choirmaster. land he is at once released
by his teacher with the injunction K
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HOW TO BREW A CUP OF TEA.
BY WI Ting Fang, Chinese Minister.

j These are the rules for making a cup
of tea, as laid down by WI Ting Fang,
the Chinese minister, to a woman re-
porter who recently called upon him to
ask him a few important questions on
tea making.
ITO get down to the basic principles
of tea brewing and tea drinking as
practiced I'M China you must realize
that at home We do not drink tea on
stated occasions CIR only at meals, as
you do here. With us tea is the ma
tional beverage.
1 might almost say, speaking to an
American. hat tea is the icewater Of
China Instead of the silver water
cooler, which constitutes an almost in
variable of yOur dining
! rooms, you will find everywhere in
China the teapot. we are
! thirsty we have recourse to the teapot
instead of the cooler.
LET us first consider the teapot it
self. 1t is invariably Of porcelain and