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Evening star., 1902-03-01
"It Breaks MY Heart to Co."

From the London Express.
Not since 1894 when the great contralto
Nine. Patey expired on the concert plat
form at Sheffield has a popular audience
been so shocked as the crowd in the Ly-
ceum Theater, Birmingham, were on We'd
nesday night. The sensation had brief no.
tice in the Express yesterday. "a Trip to
BlackpooT' had brought shouts of laughter
from full house, which showered proofs
Of it's delight upon Miss Oracle Housley,
delineator of Mrs. Fred Quarrel in the
farce.
Inasmuch as no pantomme is now COM
p!ete without reference to a honeysuckle
and bee, it seems now quite the thing to
drag in the tuneful martial Farewell,
Dolly. l Must Leave YOU 1t is a song
best suited to a man in khaki, smasher hat.
horseman's coat and puttees-such man,
for example. George EASTWOOD, who
gets great effect out of its warlike tone
and pathos aided by limelight. At Bir
mingham the air was given to Miss Hous-
ley, and in sad coincidence, she sang it
for the first and last time on Wednesday.
The rousing chorus had been roared forth
all over the house. An encore was ire
sistibIe, and the vocalist started again. She
flushed with pleasure at her success, and
put all her art and power in the refrain
Suddenly the audience knew something
was wrong. Miss Housleys voice faltered,
she uttered a faint scream and fell prone.
Two members of the company rushed from
the wings and bore the limp form out of
sight from the front" A doctor came,
but the actress was dead-dead from car
dac failure-with the words Though it
breaks my heart to go' on her lips. The
curtain fell, and the audience left the the
ater Laughter uproarious had been turn
ed to gloom-almost personal grief-by this
startling episode of tragedy in their midst.
There seems no doubt that the fatal syn
cope was due wholly or partly to unusual
effort and excitement.
Evening star., 1902-03-01
Whitman and Ingersoll.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.


In the last year Of his life Walt Whit
man, the peculiar Camden poet and seer,
was surrounded by a galaxy of admirers,
some Of whom encouraged his poetic ge-
MUS in more substantial ways than by
wordy strife, and were admitted into his
friendship on terms Of great intimacy.
On one occasion the gathering Of the her
mitage included Col. Robert G. Ingersoll
and a distinguished professor of English
literature at one of our institutions of
higher learning. Ingersoll's magnificent
flow of conversation was stimulated by
the cOnvivial offerings supplied by Whit
mans table, and after brilliant analysis
of the philosophy of Shakespeare. he be-
gan long monologue upon the subject of
the souls immortality. With his usual
keen sarcasm he ridiculed the commonly
accepted ideas of the Christian, and in a
manner surprising even his magnetic lee
ture style, because the eloquence was un-
conscious, he set forth his own we'll known
doctrines.
Walt Whitman. as described by the pro-
fessor of literature, sat silent in his chair
throughout the enhancing recital. He was
at this time far along in years, and his
the loose and picturesque clothing which
he affected, gave him strikingly vener-
able appearance. When the distinguished
agnostic had concluded Whitman raised
his head and slowly answered.:
Eyes Bob, that all sounds very we'll but
when q man gets SO near to the end as !
am he begins to have different idea
about those things
1t was Ingersoll's turn to be thoughtful.
Evening star., 1902-03-01
GREAT BRITISH POETS.
Aubrey de Vere's "reminiscences of
Wordsworth and Tennyson.

From the London News.
One is carried far back into the literary
past by reading the announcement of the
death of Aubrey de We're. Apart from his
own work, Mr.. De We're must always hold
a high place in the affections of poetical
readers the man who introduced the
work of Tennyson to Wordsworth. II told
him." he writes of the bard of Rydal,
that a young poet had lately risen up.
Wordsworth answered that he feared from
the little he had heard that, if Crabbe was
the dryest Of poets, the young asprant
must have the opposite fault I replied
that he should judge for himself and, with
out leave given, rected to him two poems
by Tennyson, viz, You ask me why, tho
ill at ease and OF old sat Freedom on the
heights Wordsworth listened with a grad
ually deepening attention. After a pause
he answered. must acknowledge that
these two poems are very solid and noble
in thought Their diction also seems sin
gularly stately"
1t was in the presence of Mr. De We're
too. at dinner given by the patron and
publisher of rhymes Edward Moxon, that
Tennyson shyly undertook to express to
Wordsworth his sense of the obligation
which all Englishmen owed to him''-a
compliment to which Wordsworth after
ward admitted that he was far from in
different"
- Mr.. De We're had recorded in some of his
charming "reminiscences, the slow growth
of a reputation which now suffers. if any
thing, from it's universal acceptance For
many a year, he tells us, the zealots of
Tennyson were but Zealots of a sect" In
1S41 Mr.. De We're was allowed to contribute
an article on Tennyson to one of the chief
reviews-the Edinburgh-and in it he de-
liberately called the author of ''The Prin-
cess a great poet. The editor struck out
great" and substituted true" as "he
considered that the public would not ,oler-
ate strong a eulogium." How far away
it all seems
Among Mr.. De Vere's "reminiscences of
the poets whom he had known there is one
passage SO characteristic of the different
tastes of great writers that it is well
worth recalling.
Tennyson, he tells us, was enthusiastic
for Burns. Read the exquisite songs of
Burns he exclaimed. In shape. each of
them has the perfection of the berry; in
light, the radiance of the dew drop; You
forget for it's sake those stupid things, his
serious pieces!' The same day" saws Mr..
De We're, 81 met Wordsworth and named
Burns to him. Wordsworth praised him
even more vehemently than Tennyson had
done, as the great genius who had brought
poetry back to nature. but ended, of
course, l refer to his serious efforts, such
as 1.-The Cotter's Saturday Night" those
foolish little amatory songs Of his one has
to forget L told the tale to Henry Tay-
lor that evening, and his answer was:
Burns exquisite songs and Burns seri-
GUS efforts are to me alike tedious and disa-
greeable readiTg! So much for the nfalli-
bility Of poets in their own art"
Evening star., 1902-03-01
Hung and Buried and Lived.

From the Green Bag.
1t is not given to many men to be hanged
and buried, and yet be able to tell the tale
but such was the experience of one John
Bartendale, who was executed at York in
1884 for felony. After his body had hung
for nearly an hour it was buried. A gen.
tleman passing by the grave which had
not been filled up thought he saw the
earth move, and with the help of his SER
want he disinterred the convict, who was
still alive. 1t was the custom in those
days to bury suicides and executed crimi-
nails without any coffin. The man was
carefully treated and entirely recovered
He became hoStler at the coaching house
in York and lived a most exemplary life
When asked what he could tell in relation
to hanging, as having experienced it, he re-
piled: THAT when / was turned off flashes
of fire seemed to dart from my eyes. from
which L fell into a state of darkness and
insensibility." The incident is referred to
In q rhymlng itinerary. known as Drunken
Barnabys.' which used to be very popular
with street venders in the north of Eng
land:
\ piper being here committed
Guilty found. condemned and tilted
AS he was to knayesmire going
This day. quoth Boys. will spoil thy blowing;
From thy Pipe thart now departing.
Wags. quoth tn Piper, You re not certain.
All which happen'd to our wonder
For the halter cut asunder,
AS one of all life deprived
Being bury d. he reviv'd;
And there lives and plays his measure
Holding hanging but pleasure.
Evening star., 1902-03-01
A Suggestive Combination.

From the Albany Press Knickerbocker.
l overhead rather good story the other
day in which Bishop Doane figures The
bishop was standing in front of a drug
store in Washington avenue nearly oppo-
site the capitol, talking to well-known
surgeon OF this city and the proprietor of
the drug store. Nearly in front of the drug
store was an undertaker's wa yon, which the
owner had left there for a few moments
while he went into store to make a pur-
chase. At this juncture. as the n6veiists
say, along came prominent Albanian who
was we'll acquainted with the bishop, the
surgeon and the druggist. He was about
to stop and pass the time of day with the
group when he happened to be struck with
the peculiar combination Turning to the
bishop, he said: Doctor, druggist priest
and undertakers wagon-that combination
is a little too suggestive to suit me- III
pass" And he passed along on his way.
followed by the hearty laughter of the
bishop and his friends.
Evening star., 1902-03-01

late King Ludwig, the friend and patron
of wagner. These are all illustrative of
scenes and characters in "Lohengrin' and
are the work of the best German artists.
Ludwig added to the castle an immense
hall. which Is decorated with frescoes rep
resenting the story of Tannhauser. The
original castle was named Schmanstein,
and was once the property of the house
of Guelph. In 1191 it passed into the pos
session of the dukes of Suaba and in 1867
the Duke of Bavaria became fits owner.
1t was many times besieged and captured
and in 1909 the Tyrolese reduced it to the
ruinous condition in which it was bought
by the crown prince of Bavaria, who later
became King MaXimilian ii. He rebuilt it
and made it his principal place of resi-
dence. His successor, Ludwig Ii. was as
fond of it, and spent much of his time
there. The castle stands nearly 1900 feet
above the level of the sea. 1t is built of
yellowish stone and is reached by long
flights of steps, cut in terraces One of its
interesting sights Is the little garden. cut
in the rock, containing two marble nymphs
by Schwanthaler a marble bath and a
reproduction of the famous lion fountain
of the Alhambra. The king usually passes
a part of the summer at the schloss. 1t
is open to visitors from May l to October
10, excepting on June Il. which is the an
niversary of Ludwig lis death.
Evening star., 1902-03-01
Wireless Telegraphy Long Ago.

From Casters Magazine.
Long before the dawn of the Christian era
wireless methods of communicating intelli-
gence to a distance were employ cleo
trio telegraphs the term is generally I'M
d, rstood. it is true but wireless they GER
tainly were.
Polybius, the Greek historian, describes a
telegraph system employed for military
purposes 800 B. c., in which torches were
placed on high walls in prearranged posi-
tions to correspond to letters Of the Greek
alphabet, and by a suitable manipulation of
the torches MESA geS were thus transmit
ted to a distance. The Gauls. too were wont
to transmit important intelligence to dis
tance by cruder but simpler method \
messenger was sent to the top of hill,
where he shouted his message apparently
to the winds. Soon from afar a remote
voice answered him, and this voice repeat
ed the message to another listener further
on, and thus from one to another the mes
sage sped, and it is recorded that in three
days u message calling all the tribes of the
GaulS to arms travelled in this way from
Auvergne to the forests of Amorica in one
direction and to the banks Of the Rhine in
arother.
Later on came another wireless telegraph
system-the semaphore telegraph-and this
was in operation all over Europe prior to
and for some time after the introduction of
the electric telegraph This semaphore tele-
graph employed arms on posts akin to those
seen today along every railway in the
world, and a certain position of arms, like
the torches in the Polybius system, corre-
spe nded to certain letters of the alphabet
and by varying the position of the arms as
REQUIRED experts were able to transmit mes
sages from one station to the other at the
rate of two or three words minute The
towers on the top of which the semaphores
were erected were often from fifty to sixty
feet high, and were placed on eminences
about six or eight miles apart. In Russia
alone there was a string of these towers
from the Prussian frontier to st. Peters
burg, a distance of twelve hundred miles or
Evening star., 1902-03-01
CANADIAN FRENCH.
That of Montreal Purer Than That of
Paris.

From the New York Times
A distinguished French ecclesiastic, on his
first visit to Canada, recently made
speech at dinner in Montreal. He was
politely though not enthusiastically re-
ceived. After the dinner he remarked to
his neighbor, the editor Of a Montreal pa
per:
''Your people are not very demonstrative.
are they?"
Il am afraid. good father" said the edi-
tor, that they did not understand you
WE'LL
What" he exclaimed, mot understand
me. Partisan! 1 have noticed. indeed,
that your people have strange expressions
dialect, is it?-but not to understand the
language of the grand capital-impossibe!'
But our French is not a dialect was
the reply. I'VE Canadians f1atter ourselves
that We speak good French-better even
than the French of Paris"
At first glance it would seem paradoxical
that the inhabitants of a colony, particu-
larly of colony where another tongue
dominates, should speak French more
pure than that of the motherland But even
slight examination into the development
of the tongue and a comparison of the ac-
cent and idiom of Paris with that of Mon
treal will serve to show the editors claim
to have been we'll founded.
The first Canadians came chiefly from
Normandy and POitOu, the language of
which provinces had long before been sub
jected by and incorporated into the growing
French, which in the sixteenth century had
become the language of the court and the
palace. The period which saw the estab-
lishment of Canada and many years Of it's
early growth was brilliant one in French
literature. and the French of the first Ca
nadians. the idiom and accent of which
have been preserved by their descendants,
was that of the classics. An examination
into the literature of the time, a play by
Corneille for instance. shows that the pro-
nunciation of the French-Canadian, which
the Partisan would call patois, was that in
vogue during the most celebrated period of
the French theater.
Evening star., 1902-03-01
The Ubiquitous Scot.

From the London Chronicle
Mr.. ]. Foster Fraser, who, not content
with cycling round the world, lately re-
turned from a railway trip through Siberia
and other far eastern parts, tells story
about the ubiquity Of the Scot. Once he
landed at place in the Persian gulf. which
sounds like Bundera bbus-even IL it is not
spelled so-and asked whether there was
any Britisher about He was directed to
an isolated cottage or corrugated hut
which was the abode, he was assured, OF a
man who had been sent there to keep an
eye on the plague. He knocked at the door
and was invited to come in. 81 hear you
are Britisher." he said: my name is Fra
SER and / come from Edinburgh" "Ah
that Is interesting" said the solitary plague
inspector, my name Is also Fraser, and I
was born at Aberdeen"
Evening star., 1902-03-01
LINGO OF THE CIRCUS.
Terms That Are Meaningless to Those
Who Speak Only English.
From the Detroit Free Press.

Circus people talk jargon that would be
unintelligible to the uninitiated. To those
In circus life the manager or the head Of
any enterprise is always ''the main guy"
while those in subordinate positions are
simple guys" The tents are called tops
by circus men, and they are subdivided into
the ''big top" the ''animal top" the kid
top the "candy top" and SO on. The side
show, where the Circassian girls, fat wo-
men and other curiosties known as
freaks" are shown, is termed the "kid
show" and the man with the persuasive
voice who seeks to entice people to enter
is known as barker or ''spieler.
The men who sell peanuts, red lemonade,
palm-leaf fans and concert tickets are
known as butchers" while that class OF
circus followers whose methods are outside
of the pale of the law are guns or graft
ers" To get a persons money without
giving equivalent is to turn them" A
countryman is either "Rube'' or "yap."
The musicians with a circus are known as
wind jammers," the train men. canvas
men and other laborers are ''razorbacks."
The distance from one town to another is
always known as a Jump" The show
ground is called the Tot" and the dining
tent, where the circus people get their
meals, is the camp"
An acrobat is known as a "kinker," and
all things that are used in the ring, such
as banners, hoops and the like are called
ODJeClS. 1nOS6 WHO lie Oh Inelr DdCkS
and juggle children on their feet are "Ris-
leys," and If other objects are balanced on
the feet they are barrel kickers." Money
is referred to as "coin'' or 'cush," and the
one who pays the salaries is either the
ghost or the "man in white" A trunk
is called "keester," and valise is a ''tur-
key" To get away quick is to do "vamp,"
and of those who are forced to leave they
say "got the hurry" Those who have been
long in the business are "old landmarks" :"
and a new addition to the profession Is
either butt in or Johnny Newcom-
er." Food is called "chuck," and they say
an intoxicated person is "soused." A fight
Is a SCRAP" but any trouble that cannot
be handled by the regular officers is
'mix-up," and a whistle is blown, at the
sound of which each employe grabs a stake
or other handy weapon and yells Hey,
Rube," which is the call to arms.
A proposed victim is known as sucker
to the confidence men who follow the cir
Gus, and flaming guy is to make sure
he has no weapons on him before they pro-
ceed to get his money. To "frisk' a train
is to arm a lot of husky employees with
stakes and search the cars for Crooks
and "sure thing men. There is no chance
for argument at this time. If you see one
of these worthless leaving in a hurry and
ask him where he is bound he will gener-
ally say "To the tall and uncut"
Evening star., 1902-03-01
The Best Beef for the Beers.

In view Of the persistent manner in which
groundless fabrications concerning the con-
centration camps are spread. an account
from Liverpool Of the intense care which is
taken in the selection Of provisions for the
Beers will be read with some interest An
order has been placed with contractor for
beef for the concentration camps, and he
states that the government requirements
are for the best quality Of beef that can
be procured in the market. This entails the
killing Of animals only in the primest con-
is in accordance with the highest market
rate. He further adds that the beef in
question is superior in quality even to that
supplied to the British troops-which is
certainly a wrong state Of affairs
Evening star., 1902-03-01
A Fascinating Hair Restorer.


1t would seem that the crying need OF
womankind is something to improve her
crown Of glory. She went hatless for
time, in the hope Of remedying the evil
that the curling tongs had wrought, and
appears ever ready to adopt anything that
gives promise Of producing a luxuriant
growth Of hair, SO it is just possible that
she will hail with delight the advent of the
breakfast cap. A hair specialist is said to
be the originator Of this very fetching bit
Of headgear. which he most solemnly vows
will work wonders with sparse and lifeless
locks The hair Is worn in fiat mass. and
is kept in place by the cap. which Is made
of lace in Puritan shape and fits closely to
the head. The nightcap that now comes In
for such q large measure OF ridicule was
supposed, in olden times. to preserve ana
have been greatly benefited by following
that funny custom.
Evening star., 1902-03-01
A Far-Reaching Light.

A binding beam of electric light, thir-
teen inches wide, is new warning to ships
off the dangerous shoals of Cape Hatteras.
Diamond Shoal lightship, No. Il. has been
fitted with a 3,OO0-cande power search
light. the first of it's kind ever placed at
sea as mariners beacon, and it is ex-
pected to be visible forty miles, twenty-five
miles farther than the regular beacon lights
of the lightships can be seen. The chief ell
ement in the effectiveness of the new light
is found in the fact that, the lightship
never being at rest, the beam of light will
sway in "a varying angle and always be
distinguishable. If expectations are not
disappointed Sandy Hook. Fire Island and
Nantucket Shoals will be equipped with
similar electrical apparatus.
Evening star., 1902-03-01
A New English Word.

From the New York Evening Sun.
The newest word-recruit to- the English
language we owe to the Automobile Club
of Great Britain and ireland. The new
word, describing place where motors can
be stored and cleaned ana looked after gen.
orally, is borrowed from the French
.gare," and is garage" Motor news"
the London Sketch suggests. would be
all right were it not that the ALTERATION
savors of levity" Why not just plain mo
tery?" When a similar term was wanted
some years ago to describe a.bicycle stable
every one applauded the suggestion blk
ery"s
Evening star., 1902-03-01
When the Czarina Climbed a Fence.

From the London Telegraph.
The czarina Is said to be of a retiring
disposition as regards the public. and not
at all fond Of the applause Of huge crowds
One day when at Kiel. in Germany, she
paid a visit to an art studio. the people
heard OF the fact and collected in great
numbers in the street. rs there no way
out at the back?' asked the czarina. "Only
over a fence. your majesty" was the an
swer. Bring a ladder. then," said the
czarina: and one being procured the wife
of the czar climbed the fence and rejoined
her carriage.
Evening star., 1902-03-01
An Old World Castle.
From the New York Tribune

Bavaria, though small country, pos
sesses some of the finest palaces In Eu-
rope, of which one Of the most interesting
is "Schloss Hohenschwangau-" The pres
ent edifice Is nearly a century old. and is
a reconstruction Of a medieval castle. It
contains an extraordinary collection of old
paintings whose themes are incidents In
the lives of Charlefnagne. Barbarossa and
other heroes Of the misty past. and to these
many modern pictures were added by the
Evening star., 1902-03-01
Perfectly Proper.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Customer (after beating the price down
from s.. 80 to $2.25)-What right have you
to cali this 'one-price store?"
Dealer-Why not?
Customer-Why. you ask all kinds of
prices
Dealer-But. my dear sir. the price OF a
thing Is not what is asked. but what Is
accepted for It.
Evening star., 1902-03-01
Higher Education in, Germany.

From the London Daily News
The following notice has been placarded
in the entrance hall Of WurEburg Univer-
s;ty: Honorable ladies. who attend public
lectures are informed that before entering
the lecture room they must take of their
hats In case Of noncompliance with this
notice they must expect to have their hats
taken away by force" This Is signed by
the university janitor.
Evening star., 1902-03-01

Hojax-"What became OF that girl you had
the Irritation with last summer"
TomdiS-"You mean the girl I thought I
had a .f1rtl-ton' with. She married me. *
Chicago NiHy.