Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-11

70 whistle to keep up MS
courage
Erwin Sprague. now quarter-mas-
ter OF the Payne yacht. Aphrodite. is
one OF Baths lucky boys Though less
than 30 years Of age he has crossed
the ocean IA times on pleasure yachts
ana mas visited almost every country
on the globe.
| Director-in-chief Chapman was
never SO full Of enthusiasm as this
winter A new chorus has been or
gained at Newport. and many Of the
ola ones are much larger than ever
1nere are 500 members in Aroostook
ana washington and 500 of them will
De IN Bangor, next fall. At Machias-
PASSPORT and Calais. by the way. the
choruses VIII go to the New Bruns-
wick festival at st. John.
| Speaxfns Of tie festival chorus. a
correspondent thus voices the thought
| which many have left who have at
! tended these great musical events Il
! have heard severe criticism lately re-
: garding the habit INDUCED in by
chorus or orchestra in applauding
. soloist either upon his appearance on
/ the platform or at the conclusion Of
! his performance. Is not the practice
/ In poor taste? AS the chorus or or
| chestra shares with the soIoists the re-
sponsibility Of the entire performance,
, II should nave no right to express APP
| prevail, which should be left entirely
TO the audience. 1 never once con-
, strued this thoughtless and senseless
habit into bid for applause for the
audience l think that the entrance of
: the conductor. regardless Of his popu-
! larity with the forces he is to direct,
should also pass unnoticed, except by
the audience. which should have ex-
elusive privilege of expressing any feel
| ing in the matter. The whole affair
| should be unbiased and any active ap-
pre- ciation Of the musical worth Of any
one connected with the performance
should emanate spontaneously from
| the audience"
Here Is cat story with the true salt
| sea flavor. 1t halls from Jonesport:
Barney Look has arrived at his home
here after most exciting experience
o. the sea- Barney Is or was the big
tom cat Of the schooner E. l. White,
which was wrecked on Dec. on Gin
gerbread reef, in the Bahamas, while
on the passage from Philadelphia to
Cuba, in command Of j. s. Mitchell Of
/ Harrington. 1t was supposed until
the other day that Barney had gone the
way of all good cats, but he was saved,
and arrived in Jonesport safe and
! sound. with a chicken bone and a dish
! of milk in his express crate, and a purr
Of delight for his master and mistress.
Capt. and Mrs. @. w. Look. who re-
manned at home on the trip which
proved the last of the E. l. White.
When the White went on the reef the
sea began making over her, and it was
hard chance for the best man aboard
, to get away with a dry skin. Barney
knew that the vessel was done for, and
ne perched on the sheerpole Of the lee
| main rigging, waiting for some one to
take him off. He was saved ut the last
| minute by f. II. Wilson of Mansfield,
| Mass. cook Of the schooner who ar
! rived at his home on Christmas day.
Later on Barney was confided to the
| care Of an express company in Boston
and in nicely padded box he made the
journey home to Maine. The first thing
ne did after receiving the congratula-
tons Of his master and mistress was to
| give their home tabby an unmerciful
| whaling. After all his hard times Bar
ney Is now 'ship-shape and Bristol
fashion, and it is said that he can
| lick any cat or dog in JOnesport.
Barney has something Of history. His
grandmother was a tramp cat in Port
| Antonio Jamaica, and while wandering
about the wharves there boarded the f.
/. White. She soon became so familiar
with the crew and so pleased with the
vessel that when sailing time came she
, declined to go ashore. and Captain
Look had her entered in the vessels
papers as one Of the crew. named
Tony for the port where she had been
shipped. In the course Of time Tony
produced a litter Of small tonys, and
one Of the kittens was saved and chris
tened Lucy. At sea four years ago
Lucy became the mother Of several
children Of whom one was kept, he be-
ing named Barney. Barney has made
| many trips with Captain Look to the
West Indies, to South America and to
coastwise ports, and his life has been
filled with good living and lively adven-
| lures. Twice he fell overheard and was
rescued in midocean. Captain Look
heaving the vessel to and sending away
boat for him.