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The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14

In connection with the series of chamber
concerts to be given by the Hoevel string
quartet, beginning JAN Z, there is an inter
esting case OF family heredity in the two ia
nous Mueller string quartets Of the middle
half of the last century. The four sons of
Tiolinist in Brunswick formed famous quar-
tet from 1881 to 1850 and by their wonder
tul playing as one man, they did great ar
tistic work in spreading the knowledge Of the
chamber music of Haydn, Mozart and Bee
thoven through their concert trips not only
about Germany but to Paris, Holland. Den
mark and Russia.
On the death Of one of these brothers, the
four sons Of the first violinist OF the original
quartet Immediately carried on the work of
their father and uncles by forming second
Mueller quartet, which continued until 1873.
The kind of perfection ia quartet playing
which these brothers acquired during their
long years OF frequent practice together illus
trates foroibly the high character of cham
Der music. For of the brothers
played as a mere soloist, but each one as
contributor to the unitary intent of the COM
poser. To make this subordination OF one
self, not only requires long continued prao-
tice, but also a high-minded ideal OF art that
is chung to with a generous devotion. Thus,
It is said that the famous David quartet OF
Mendelssohn's Leipzig period used to prac-
tice their quartets by each player taking his
turn at each Of the instruments.
The last meeting before the holidays OF the
ladies Thursday Musicale will be held
Thursday morning in the Unitarian church,
at 10 o'clock. The following miscellaneous
program will be given:
Two Pianos. Symphony No. g.. Tchaikovsky
Mrs. w. E. Albee, Mrs. Howard Mel. Norton
Mrs. Edgar W. Runyan and Mrs. B. H.
Woodwork.
Musical Notes ........ Mrs. NJ. A. Paulson
Eongs-
(s} II Nee Ne'er Complain" "........ .schumann
Mrs. D. NJ Weishoon
Violin, Mazurka de Concert Musin
Miss Myrtle Thompson.
(a) The Sleeping Child" ld"...-
(b) Thou Still a Child, Unconscious
(c) Farewell .................-
Mrs. E. w. French.
Organ, Grand Chorus in D. Guilmant
Mrs. George Leon Lang.
Ca ''Rose Fable ..... Hawley
lb) Sans Toi ......-...s.... DHardelot
(c) "The Vow ..-................. Hillman
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14

filed with novel things. There is an over
ture, "scherzo and Finale" by sohumann,
that Is entirely new and one of the most
strikingly original things ever played 1t
will have a place among the first numbers
The seat sale will begin Thursday morning
at the box office Of the Metropolitan opera
house
With Baireuth and the production there of
the operas OF the Wagnerian trilogy the
name Of Lilli lehman is indissolubly con-
nected. In fact, to music-lovers her name is
practically synonymous with that Of Wagner,
and what recollections will her appearances
this season in WagnerIan song recital all
over the country evoke?
This queen OF German song who, under
the direction of C. L. Graft, will give a song
recital at the Lyceum theater Jan. rs, made
her first appearance in Wagnerian opera as
the queen in "Rienze.' She undertook that
after she had been the stage five years.
Her first Baireuth appearance was in 1876 as
one of the Rhine daughters
The p!anoforte pupils of Miss Leila Potter,
at the Northwestern Conservatory Of Music,
will give recital in Conservatory hall Thurs
day evening. They will be assisted by sew
eral vocal pupils of Mr.. Marshall and the
program will be given by the Misses Landry,
Gaarder, Haney, Sheriff., Jones' Ramsden,
Johnson, Burnett, Messns. Stevens and VIII
liams
musical service will be given in the
First Congregational church, Eighth avenue
and Fifth street SE tomorrow evening at
1880 o'clock. The program will be given by
Miss Hall, Mrs. Steele, Mr. Hort and Mr..
Sewal assisted by chorus of twenty five.
Clarence A. Marshall rs organist and di-
rector.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14
A TYPICAL AFGHAN SOLDIER
Colonel Holalch.

Colonel Holdich, an
officer of the British
Royal Engineers, has
recently published a
book on THE Indian
Borderland." In it
he relates many Of
the international in
cidents relating to
the definition Of
boundaries. Natur-
ally the colonel had
much to do with
r u S 8 1 a n s and
Afghans. In the
Kunar valley imme-
diately before and
during the siege of
Chitral, colon e !
Holdich was a mem-
Der Of a boundary
delimitation party
sent from Peshawar
TO decide certain
points Of frontier
with Afghan officials.
The escort was pro-
vided by the Ameer
Of Cabul. His rep
resentative, whose
portrait is here CIV
en-, the then Afghan
commander in =
chief, took So much
care Of the British
officers that their
position was hard 10
distinguish from that
OF prisoners. This
high officer, since
dead. was a bigoted
Mohammedan; he in
trigued deeply with
the @ hiefs and
tribesmen who were
attacking the Brit
tsh forces shut up in
ChItral.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14
POLISHED BARBARIsM

Smart Set
There once was gallant young Sioux
Whioux thousands of enemies sioux
In barbarous way.
Till I'm happy to say
He longed for change from the strife and
affray,
And truly can't blame him, can yioux?
So this gallant. progressive young Sioux
A great bushy head Of hair grioux;
Went down to Carlisle,
Played football awhisle,
And learned to slay folks in an elegant stisle,
Just as civilized warriors dioux!
Lowell Otus Reese.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14
Globe TrOtting Turtles.
The Royal Magazine.

The Royal Magazine.
In these go-ahead days we are getting
accustomed to municipal enterprise in al
most every shape and form, but it is not
generally known that among the various
enterprises worked by the British gov
ernment is that of turtle farming, car
ried on at Ascension island. The partic-
ular species which favors Ascension with
Ats visits is the "Chelonia viridis," or
green turtle.
To test the statement made about the
turtles habit of returning to the island
year after year, one was once thrown
overheard near Honolulu with the date
and location of the throwing cut on the
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14
Accommodating Parents

The Zuricher Tagblatt recently published
the following advertisement:
"a Swiss family, Protestant, wants money
to purchase grocery shop. In case the help
is forthcoming, the family will baptize their
three children, aged 1 to 10 years"
This practically amounts to selling the chill
dren to amy Christian people.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14
INDIsCREET

Smart Set.
When he asked her last name
She was Justly offended,
From Chicago she came
When he asked her last name
1t was really a shame
That their friendship thus ended,
When he asked her last name as
She was justly offended.
Frederick Blair Wright.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14
why Bixby Doesn't Go.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Bixby sent the minister ten reasons for
not going to church, but he left out the main
one"
What is that?''
HE stays away because his wife doesn't
make him 60"
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14
FOUR CURIOUS LITTLE SCIENTIFIC CHIPS

experiments, have put it beyond doubt that
there is sixth sense possessed by man.
and far more strongly by birds. This
sense lies between seeing and hearing,
and is the sense of balance or, as scien-
lists call 1t, the static sense.
OPTICAL ILLUSION
IN WHITE STRIPES
A curious optical illusion is to be seen
in the accompanying figure from La Ma
ture.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14
Ouiet WnrdS

Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Mr.. Pitt-It's odd how so many words con-
nected with the liquor business are indicative
of silence or quetness.
MIR. Penn-I hadn't noticed that The traf-
fc itself is productive of much noise.
Mr.. Pitt-Yes, but think Of the 'stilI'' and
the 'speak-easy."
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14
The Blessings of Fashion.
Tit-Bits

T1t-Bits.
Downer-I am very glad it is good form not
to wear a watch with dress suit
Upper-Why?
DoWner-Because I never have my watch
and dress suit at the same time
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14
He Explains.
Puck.

This is jest a gentle hint" observed the
farmer whose son had come home from col
lege, as he slips hoe and rake into a golf
bag.
'How's that?"
We'll, when he feels he needs exercise he
kin go to his golf bag an find out jest how
he kin git some"
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14
Confidence Not Born of knowledge

Washington Star
Young Mr. Margin seems very familiar
with the stock market"
81 don't think so.p
''lIe discusses it with great confidence"
eyes. But any one really familiar with the
market knows better than to display conf
dence."
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14
The Submarine BattIe-A Tame Show

"Ra are those ripples rising the surface
the free.
Theyr lighting down below will
They ramming aamming
poking
And they're quite a steady of scare
Well that's naval battle and of know
I'm looked a tanners how!"
Cleveland Deale
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14

The announcement that Innes and his
wonderful orchestral band are coming to Min
neapolis in February for three concerts at the
Lyceum has awaken great interest. The fact
that two of the concerts are given on Wash
ington's birthday makes it easy to remember
the dates. Besides his great hand which
numbers among its members several cele-
brated solo instrumentalsts, Inrcs brings a
quartet of famous solo vocalists, Signore
Adela Borghi, Miss Frances Boyden, soprano
Achille Albert, barytone, and Edgardo Berni,
lyric tenor. This enables the Innes com
bination to produce whole scenes from grand
operas in effective style.
The members of the teachers certificate
class Of Johnson School of Music will give
a recital in the school auditorium Thursday
evening. The program will be given by Misses
Ella Peterson, Sadie Scott Mabel Ulrickson,
Cecil Manther, Fay Latham Blanche Hell
lickson, Florence Burgess, Anna Ravitz, Myr-
tie Childs, Mrs. Durham, Melvin Cole and
Silsbry Spaulding.
1t is asserted by good judges Of things mu-
eical that the program to be given Sunday
afternoon, Dec. 22, by the DanZ Symphony
orchestra, will eclipse anything in point Of
selection and arrangement that has ever been
given in Minneapolis by any symphony or
chestra This is saying considerable, but
Mr. Danz has so far kept his promises re-
garding an improvement at each concert, so
that there may be truth in the assertion,
although the program given at the last con-
cert is very difficult to improve upon in point
of interest
Chance has favored Mr.. Danz in throwing
in his way soloist who will provide treat
for lovers Of music. ADDISON Madeira, a phe-
nomenal basso, is coming from New York for
the purpose Of looking over the ground to
ascertain il Minneapolis is a good place in
which to locate. He will be here for several
days before the date of the concert, and
hence 1t was possible for Mr. Danz to secure
his services for one concert. Madeira will
sing 'Golgotha' and the beautiful Evening
Star" song from "Tannhauser."
Another soloist Of note, one OF the greatest
cello players in America, will doubtless be
heard. He is in Chicago at present, but has
given his assurance that ne will play at the
concert If terms can be agreed upon. He is
needed to enhance the value Of the strings
In the orchestra for the 'Tannhauser'' over
ture, which Is to be one of the numbers on
the program. The rest Of the program is
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14

choirmaster in St. Mary's P E. church, Burl-
iHgton, N. J. Louis Weitzel, another Minne-
apolis man, will give a recital JAM 16. Mr..
Andrews will begin his series of Lenten re-
citals Feb. 27 He will be assisted by we'll
known artists.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14
TID-BITS FROM HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE
A "DoN,r WORRY" HYMN

A "DON'T WORRY" HYMN
Fussin' at de worl'
En- a-frettin' IN yo' soul,
'Spose you wuz a-burnin',
En- de devil shovelin' coal?
Bimeby,
Bimeby,
You'll be whar de big waves roll!
FusSin' at de worl
En- a-groanin bout yo' woes,
Spose de devil had you
Whar dey never turn de hose?
Bimeby,
Bimeby,
En- de big fire'll scorch yo' cloze!
Atlanta Constitution.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14
A Tail of a Cat.

A few evenings ago stray cat caused
a great deal of trouble for the Interna-
tional Traction company and the Niagara
Falls Power company. She climbed troll
ley pole of the Buffalo & Lockport Elec-
trio railroad at Hoffman. a village just
west of Lockport, and undertook to walk
along the feed wire, using her tail as the
tight-rope walker uses the balancing pole
ne Japanese an umbrella.
Cring it's oscillations the aforesaid tail
touched the return wire which carried the
current back to Niagara. There was
flash which could be seen for miles, If the
local accounts are quite trustworthy, as
the short circuited 24,000-volt current
passed through the cats body. Somehow
she managed to fall across both wires,
In consequence of which fuse of the
Niagara power-house was burned out, and
The power was Immediately cut off from all
the outgoing lines.
It was two hours before the cause Of the
trouble was located and the cat removed
from the wires. 1t is understood that she
was dead. During the process Of her Gre
nation all the electric lighting plants and
street railroads in western New York
were without power.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14
ST. JOHN NOT TAKEN

The hard knocks the Beers have given the
British seem to have given the inhabitants
Of -of-the-way parts OF the British empire
a profound respect for their lighting quail
ties. writer in Ainslee's Magazine tells Of
a Newfoundlander, with rather inadequate
ideas of geography and an impression that
the capital Of Newfoundland Is the chief
seat Of the empire, who wanted to know
whether the Beers had captured that city yet
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14
Winter Tourist Rates.

Great reduction in rates to all winter
resorts. Call on Minneapolis G st. Louis
agents.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14
Not a Reform Candidate.

Atchison (Kan) Globe
An Atchison man said of candidate for
Office: "If he were honest he would vote
against himself"
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14
Tra1n for HutchinsOn.

Train leaves Minneapolis for Hutchin-
son. via Great Northern Railway, at sos
p. N. daily except Sunday.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14
The Only PrehensiIes.
New York Times


When a traveller in the Eastern Hemi-
sphere tells or writes of the dense forest
made picturesque with Simians, festooned
from tree to tree by means of their tails,
he is not to be believed. No eastern mon
key ever did it. The only monkeys with
prehensile tails in all this world are to
be found in the west. In South America
there are few monkeys which turn their
tails into fingers upon occasions, but they
are not many, and in the eastern world
there are none at all.
En- parenthesis: Simians are not mon
keys-we only call them so. All Simians
are Of the anthropoid ape group. The
gorilla is most like man, structurally
next like, is the chomparzee, then the
orang and the gibbon. Socially, the order
Of their naming would be somewhat differ
ent Intellectually the chimpanzee ranks
next to man. and the orang the last in
man 8 mental likeness.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14
Mother Knows Baby's Cry.
ANDREW ! Stone in Outine

Andrew ]. Stone IN Outing
On the Pribilof islands, during the seal
breeding season, one hundred thousand
puppies are congregated at one time and
left by their mothers who go to sea in
search of food, often being gone two or
three days. The little fellows get very
hungry during this absence and set up a
constant cry. When a mother lands she
goes about among the thousands hunting
her own; thousands of little voices are
constantly coming to her ears-to man
they all sound alike, but the sea mother
detects her own from the nine hun
dred and ninety-nine thousand other
voices
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14

On Dec. II the Northern Pacific rail-
way will again sell the round trip home
seekers excursion tickets to all points
west on their line in Minnesota, Dakota,
Montana and Washington at one first
class fare, plus $500 for the round trip.
The tickets are good for three weeks and
are good for stop-overs. Call at city
ticket office. corner Washington and
Nicollet av. for full particulars.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14

H. s. Woodruff, organ. The program ar
ranged is as follows:
Suite in major for Violin and Piano sinding
Concerto, A minor for Cello Goltermann
Aria, Bolero from Vesper Siciliani. !. Verdi
Piano Solos
Fantasie ................ - Bsch
sonnet ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Liszt
Cello Solos
Meditation .................. Bach -Gounod
Spanish Dance NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Pepper
Songs
Standchen Brahms
Cavatina with Cello ............ Weber
Trio for Organ. Violin and Cello. .D'Ortigne
The local artists are so we'll known and
so much appreciated that their performances
need no praise to assure them OF an appre-
ciative audience The coming Of Mr.. Knapp
has a special interest, for he has just re-
turned from long period OF study abroad.
in which he met with many evidences of ap-
probation of his abilities He began his
studies in Minneapolis with Fritz Schlao-
ter. His advancement was rapid and he be-
came member of the well-known local or
ganization the Mozart quartet, which toured
the principal places of the northwest for two
years.
Going to Chicago in 1893 Mr.. Knapp con-
tinued his studies under Meinhard Eichheim
until 1898. when he went to Leipsic to study
under Julius Klengel the foremost teacher
Of violoncello in Europe. Three months later
he was awardedf full scholarship in the
Royal Conservatory in recognition Of his tai
ent--a very unusual honor for an American
student. During the season OF 1899 he toured
In Germany, playing before royalty on two
occasions and receiving a t1attering token OF
princes favor. Last year he went TO Dres-
den and continued his work for a year under
Friedrich Grutzmacher
He frequently appeared in concert in both
Leipsic and Dresden and received most COM
plimentary notices from leading critics. Upon
his return to Chicago. in September, he
promptly associated himself with the Column
bia school OF music OF that city.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14
BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT
Homeseekers, Excursions.

A pair of DR.. Reeds Cushion Shoes. Exclu-
sive agency. 4th st N, Kasota Block.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14
GOSSIP OF THE ANIMAL WORLD

back. Three years and two months after
ward this turtle was turned up" at AS
cension, having travelled over fifteen thou
sand miles. More recently still another
was thrown overheard in the English
channel, and was caught again at Ascen-
sion within six months.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14
An Appeal for Mercy.

Smart Set
Judge-Have you anything to say why
sentence should not be passed on you?
Bigamist-Just think Of my families, Judge.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14

Carl Hagenbeck, of Hamburg, says Pear
sons Weekly, devotes almost his entire
attention to the training of polar bears,
selling all the other thousands of ami
mails that pass through his hands in prac-
tically the same state as he receives them.
No polar bear is allowed to enter ''col-
lege" after it Is six or seven months old,
and for preference, babies Of two or three
months are selected. The pupil is first
placed in large cage and left there quite
alone for three days and nights. On the
morning of the fourth day the school
master enters, clad in skin suit, and
carrying light cane.
He is instantly attacked by the animal
which, however, retreats Immediately on
receiving few smart cuts over the nose
A piece Of meat, sugar or fish is then
thrown to him, and the first days lesson
is over. In about four weeks he has be-
come SO docile that he will walk on his
hind legs at the word Of command and
take piece of sugar from his trainers
hand. In from six to eight months his
education is completed and his market
value has by that time been increased
from about $50 or a35 to 91OO or e12O.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14

Go to Hutchinson via Great Northern
When you go to Hutchinson be sure to
purchase your ticket via the Great North
ern. Leaves Union Depot Minneapolis.
sos .. N. daily except Sunday.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14

Common Misfortune.
Smart Set
Willis-No man knows himself.
Wallace-That's SO; but unfortunately he is
acquainted with people who do know him.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14
One and One-third Fare for Teachers
and Students

Going home for the holidays. On Dec.
20 and q the Wisconsin Central Railway
company will sell TO all points at above
rate. For particulars call at city ticket
office, 23O Nicollet av.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-14

J. Austin Williams.
Plano, Spanish Caprice" ....... .Moszl1owski
Miss Constance Osborn.
Trio, 81 will Give Unto Him That Is
Athirst' NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Coombs
Mrs. r. I. Pratt, Mrs. E. W. French and
]. Austin Williams.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-23
ROAD
TO TANTALUS
A Scheme TO Open More Govern
ment Land-Governor's
Council.

The Executive Council in special ses-
sion yesterday morning considered a
number of matters of considerable impor-
lance.
Supt.. Boyd of the Department of Pub
lie Works outlined plan for a new road
from Manoa road up and around the top
to Sugar Loaf, to connect with Tan
ta1us. Though the plan is only in en-
bryo as yet, it is to be worked out. and
the Council will consider the matter fur
Their at a subsequent meeting. The pro-
posed new road would open up a large
greatly increase the facilities for driv-
ing in Honolulu. The expense will be
comparatively small as far as the gov
eminent is concerned, and the work
would not take long to accomplish. The
present plan is to build the road with
a five. per cent grade. There is only a
trail now where it is proposed to open
the roadway.
lie Council also ordered the repair
of the Pail bridge which is sadly in need
of it. Superintendent Boyd had the iron
and he read their report at the meeting.
recommendation was made for i'm
mediate repairs and it was decided to
start work on the bridge within week
The lack of funds has been responsible
for the bad condition of the structure,
and it was necessary that immediate &C
ton be taken lest it become necessary
that the bridge be closed to the pubic.
H. Hackfeld & Co. intend to erect
building at Hho to cost at the lowest
estimate $4,000, if they can buy the land
for the purpose from the Government
An application was made to the Exec
utive Council at yesterdays meeting Tor
the cancellation of their lease upon the
lot in question. and asking that the
property be put up for sale at auction, at
an upset price of $4,000. They also re-
quested that one of the conditions of the
sale of the property be the erection there
on of building to cost at least S2o,oOo
The council agreed to their proposition
to cancel the lease, and TO offer the lot
for sale at auction, but refused to make
any conditions governing the sale. Hack
field e. CO., were willing to give up the
lease for the remaining time it had to
run, in order that they might buy the
property outright, as they intended to
build upon it, and wished to own the lot
in fee simple.
]. Hartman & Co. applied for a liquor
license for a new hotel they are going