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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-01

formances with the same interest that
we might take in describing fre2 We
note tiny unimpOrt2nt differences IN
readings; we remark that Motti takes
a Beethoven movement much slower
than Richter does: we sagaciously re-
mark that Miss Y. has fine contralto
organ in- need Of tre@pins. And this
wretched stuff is called criticism; &c
appears every morning i'm the London
papers. We need 10 be jOsued, shaken
up. thoroughly awakened. Our editors
should not compel us to go 10 provin-
cial festivals 10 hear Elijah for the
thousandth time. nor should the eXiSen-
cies Of the advertisement Office require
us to notice every whippCr-snapper OF
PIANIST who chooses to hire st. James
hall for an afternoon. Our energies
should be reserved FOR only the things
whose Importance warrants our callins
public attention to them
The italian composers are busy. Mas
cagni is at work on his new opera,
Marie AntOinette.' the nbretto OF
which has been written by josef Schur-
mann and Luigi IlIica. GiOrdanO has
nearly completed an opera on the sub
iect of romance in Siberia, anu Leon
cavallO is making steady progress with
his Roland of Berlin" which ne start
ed at the request Of the German emper-
or. PucCini, who has recovered from
his motor car accident, is putting the
/ finishing touches to his new opera
Madame BUTTERFLY
Mrs. Simon Harris recently read be-
fore the Woman's club of Portland
! Ore. a lecture on The Jew in the
\ World of Music" She dwelt particular
lily on Mendelssohn. Fanny Hensel Ru
/ binstein. Moscheles. Meyerbeer. Ha'
/ levy. Omenbach, Bizet. oscar WE'LL
I Nikisch, COwen, NosZkowsli. Paganini
! ROsenthal. Taussig. JOseffy. De PaCh
mann and Lii Lehman.
-
That men are not fit TO be musica
I critics is the opinion recently expressed
( BY Bernice Thompson. She IS no dOub
right (present company always eX
| cepted). Mans days are numbered IL
this field, as in all others, and prof
Eects for emigrating TO Liberia Of
/ Uganda will soon be in order. The DC
tober issue of the Boston Musical Rec
I ord and Review bears writ large OF
its first page the words, Woman
/ Number-Prize Essays.-' The editO
had offered prizes for the four bes
essays, and of course they were al
won by wOmen-Hannah Smith, Ami
c.. Muirhead, Edith Lynwood Wynn
and Frances .. Robinson; and Their
are other articles by Fay Simmon
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-01

Richard Wagner was not man to
whom one would naturally ascribe the
faculty of ready joking 1t is not
from the creator Of the serious, SOM
Der Flying Dutchman." or the COM
poser Of the half-mysucal, half-Teli-
gioUs opera, "Parsifal," thct one would
expect cheerful pTanks at the expense
Of other people. Nevertheless, an in
stance is on record of how the great
tone painter OF Bayreuth played a very
funny trick on a newspaper and prob
ably a good many of the readers aC-
customed to relying on what it said.
IL was in the sos. Wagner, then still
climbing the ladder of fame. was con-
Quoting the Philharmonic concerts in
the British metropolis for a season.
Being, as he remained 10 the end, a
very ardent admirer Of Beethoven, and,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-01

Beethoven are represented as getting
down from theirs as If in disgust IL
does not argue that because these light
and cheerful tunes are thus revived.
IL IS TO be regarded as an indication or
deterioration of taste for the higher
class of music, any more than appre-
citation shown for the lighter forms OF
literature would imply similar retro
grade in letters. It Is the variety
which makes the excellence of the
whole as diversion from labor, manual
or mental and produces the proper
eQuability which insures health ana
promotes happiness. The enthusiasm
manifested so generally for this light
class Of music recalls the sensation ere
ated by Jenny Lind hale century ago
At a time when the fashionable opera
was I'm highest vogue she came 10
[ America and achieved her greatest tri-
umph by singing such simple airs as
Comm Thro' the Rye They touched
popular chord and it viDrated
throughout continents. III is Che touch
Of nature that makes the whole world
kin. And just as the simple songs OF
/ Burns gave pleasure without initiating
against the culture Of a taste for the
/ higher creations in vocal music. so the
enjoyment OF the simple meiOoles
which we know as ragtime are BARN
less and without danger of taking the
place of the more elevated style of mu-
sic. We cannot play tragedy Ell the
time. but must have the melodrama
and the farce as the lighter features
/ Of the stage. And so in music, htera-
/ ture and art the philosophy applies
/ with the same force-LOuisville Cour-
/ ipT-Journal.
/ Ingres, the great French painter, de-
J sired TO shine also as a great must
clan; in fact at one time ne wearied
! of the brush to such an extent that
/ he would not listen 10 anyone who de-
! sired 10 talk OF pictures. on one oc-
/ casiOn, when someone rpoke to him Of
/ his great painting, La Source" in
/ admiring words, Ingres rejOined. But
| have you heard me play the symphony
/ in Az" and then and there, with his
/ wife at the piano. proceeded to draw
J much WOe-inSpirlng tones from a
/ harmless and protesting violin. ROs-
/ siui gave him a sharp rebuff. It was
/ on the occasion of a large social gath
| ering, when InETes felt called upon to
play for the audience. ROssini stood
, by and smiled Ingres approached him
! and asked FOR his honest opinion. 1T
/ was very good" remarked the mis-
/ chievOus maestro. but ], too, have a
/ favor to ask" ''Wha. IS it?" asked
Ingres. Il have painted q little pic
ture and I would like your honest Opin-
ion on it," What" said the astOunded
painter. You paint? Is not your mu-
sic enough for you? This is singular.
1 cannot understand how YOU. who are
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-01

than any other His rich melody-pic-
lures are like the Norwegian landscape.
which is short and often somewhat
circumscribed, and ii is here that Ed
ward Grieg is so great. He has taken
his music into the largest forms and
has cleared and lifted the greatest and
finest with which music concerns her
self He has brought it about that
Norwegian moods and Norwegian life
have entered every music chamber in
the wide world. He has brought it
about that in the concert halls, where
people meet for pleasant enjoyment
and the delights OF art, Norway is also
represented"
Mr.. John F. Runciman declares I'm the
Saturday Review that the musical jour
nalism Of the London dailies is the
most wearisome portion Of their coll
umrs They do these things better in
France and America. where. he says,
musical criticism is as well written as
literary criticism:
We in England have our faculties
dulled and jaded by everlastingly listen
ing TO oratoriOs. to the same Beethoven
symphonies and sonatas, the same
Chopin selections, the same songs
What can we do save describe the per
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always at the piano or writing scores,
can find time TO paint. But do tell
me what hours of the day you devote
to painting" With u twinkle in his
eye the composer drawled: Nothing
easier. my dear Ingres. I make my
pictures at exactly the same time when
you are playing your violin" In the
hearty laugh that went round at this
sally Ingres Gid not join Felix Du-
quesnel tells this story. and was
prompted to it by the report that Saint
Saens, in the intervals of mis- COM
posing and playing, has found time TO
write a fOur-act comedy, lie Roi
Apepi," which was performed in Be
ziers, and, according to the local pa
pGTs, achieved a remarkable success
The celebration of the siXtieth anni-
versary Of Edward Grieg's birthday
seems to have been an occasion of
unusual moment in musical Europe,
and many tributes have been paid the
northern master. In the periodicals OF
Germany. France and even England
there is much mention OF what Grieg
has accomplished and what he stands
for. Many have come to look upon him
as another Schumaun; there are many
points in common between these COM
pOsers. Both understood how 10 say
much with small means, and, in their
larger forms, as with their chamber
and orchestral compositions, in their
melOdramatic music and lyric init
macy, there IS a strong and close Splr-
itual relationship. The distinct Sean
dinavian characteristics of Grieg. how
ever, give him a place of his own and
perhaps a bit Of recent table talk by
the well known writer, BjOrsteu
Bjornson, illustrates Grieg's standing
best: HE has taken more sIntiment
cut Of the nature life and humanity
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in fact, knowing that masters nine
symphonies by heart, he selected several
of them for performance in the said
series Of concerts.
The first time, then, that Wagner
conducted a Beethoven symphony in
London the public received the rem
ditiOn kindly enough, but the next
morning a certain newspaper Of very
large circulation came out with a
rather severe criticism. The author of
"Lohengrin" was in cold print, but in
unreserved. terms. scOlded for direct
ing a symphony by the immortal
Beethoven without a score in front OF
him. Such a proceeding, TO which Lon
don was unaccustOmed. was sheer pre-
sumption, So ran the criticism And
after further uncomplimentary re-
marks, the great and influential jour
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-01
WAGNER AS A HUMORIST.

nal advised young Herr Wagner to
use q score when he conducted
Beethoven symphony again. Well, soon
Herr Wagner did, this time with q
book Of music open before him on his
desk. He was seen to turn over the
leaves with a certain amount OF regu-
larity, too. His reward came, the next
day, in the form of a cOmmendatory
article in the aforesaid newspaper,
which praised him for very much
better Interpretation of Beethoven
than his last. due. of course. to the
suggested use If the score. Where
upon Wagner Eve think one pun is
justified in this particular lance
announced tho fact that the score in
front of him the previous evening was
that of Rossini's opera, The Barber Of
SeviIle'-turned upside down.
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competition. on much the same lines
of that which has given us 1Er. Mo-
AIpin's "Cr0ss and Crescent" De de-
cided 10 hold 4 preliminary contest for
4 libretto, which the contesting Young
musicians were afterwards 10 set 90
music. IL was only when So was point
cd out 90 him that grained sixty u,u-
steal competitors all writing music t'
the same opera book the efforts or
ffty-uinc OF them must clearly De
wasted that he reiinqushed Tho idea.
and instead save commissions 90 veri-
ous young composers 90 write operas
expressly FOR him. Most of them were
III that time coming men. and some
of them. such as Mackenzie. Cowcu.
stanford. Cordcr and Goriug Thomas
afterwards arrived
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-01
Miss AGnes DahIauist,

Teacher OF PianOfOrtc, Theory and Har-
mony. graduate of Stearns COnse-a-
tory. Berlin. Pupil Of &avcr SChar-
Wenka-
Temporary studio. Grand Pacific Hotel
Pupils now registered. The most adj
vanced methods guaranteed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-01
ANTON pEDERSEN.

Teacher OF VIOLIN. PIANO AND HAIR
MONN. Studio Calders Music Palace,
IS W list South res. SCI sd ST.
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CLAUpE ]. NETTLETON.

Concert vio]inist and teacher or v.r-
lin and cello. Special rate or 81 rrr
lesson tin September only. 3-5 Soutl
Eighth East.
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GEORGE E. SHELTON.

TEACHER OF VIOLIN.
Graduate from Trinity College. London.
references and Studio. 2o5 BO2rd OF Iraeo
Building.
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MSS NORA GLEASON.

Teacher OF
PIANO. MANDOLIN AND GUITAR
Studio. 13l East First south Tel. 1888
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SQUIRE COOP.

Pupil of Godowsky and Bu=oui.
PIANO coaching I'm vocal repertoire
Studio rooms SO Leysou new build-r=- -
South Main.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-01
HATTIE N. WISHAPD.

TEACHER or PIANO.
Beginners O. SUCctlIty- LcsChCtiLky
Method.
eo5 East Second South.
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NINE AMANDA SWENSON.

VOICE CILTI RE.
TIE only Teacher or the Garcia Nctact.
Studio, Calters Music Palace
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A FAMILY Mandolin auG Guitar Clu1
IL q musical combination that should es-
list i'm every home. 7 train such or-.su.z.' -
lions and receive pupils for Tho same Dee
tween the ages Of six and sixty years
Studio. Room 40 Lion House. Refer
euCCs given.
THEODORE BEST,
Instructor "a D. S. University.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-01

Miss Agatha BerkhOel sang I'm a
concert Monday given at the Chicago
Press club. Mrs. Smulski and several
prominent soloists of the Thomas Chi
cago orchestra, including Walter
Schultz. also appeared
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-01

At the regular Sunday night concert
tonight at the Grand. Miss Ivy Price
will sing Tender Thoughts of One
Dear Heart by Broad. and THE Last
Rose OF Summer"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-01

Miss Agatha Berkhoel viii give n
song recital under the auspices of the
c. Z. society of the First Presbyterian
church in that church Tuesday even
INK. Nov. 10. Professor Mcclellan and
Mr.. SHELTON viii assist.
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Mrs. a. d. Melvin and her brother.
AR II. y. Herman of Cleveland, o..
viii sing at the First Presby terrain
church on Sunday morning.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-10-29
First ward.
NATIONAL REFORM.
State Meeting to be Held in oska
loosa in November.

A call has been issued by the Ma
tional Reform Association for con-
ference of the citizens of Iowa to dis
cuss the principles of Christian Civil
Government, in the city of Oskaloosa
on the 18th, 18th and 10Th of Novem-
Der. This call is signed by the pres
ident of the association, Rev. Sylves-
ter F. Scovel, ID, of Wooster uni
versity, Ohio, and a number of the
vice presidents of the association.
This call is also signed by prominent
ministers in Oskaloosa and adjoining
cities.
A number of able speakers have
agreed to take place on the program
and the conference promises to be full
of interest throughout.
Rev. ]. r. Wylie has been on the
ground for some days preparing the
way. He spoke last Sabbath morn
ing in the United Presbyterian church
and in the evening in the Congrega-
tional church. He also spoke for the
Young Mems Christian Association
Sabbath afternoon.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-10-29
IN DISTRICT COURT.
Crisis Ground Out by the Mills Of
Justice.

The trial Of the case of w A. Cow
an IS. the b., G. R. & N. Ry, claim
for damages on account Of alleged
injury at the hands Of the employees
ef the road was concluded this morn
ing by the court directing verdict to
be brought for the defendant.
The trial Of the case has occupied
some little time. A motion to direct
a verdict was made at. the conclusion
OF the introducing of the plaintiffs
evidence. but was over-ruled by the
court and evidence OF the defense was
heard. During the taking of evidence
yesterday afternoon German wit
ness, Mr.. Shoemaker, of Cedar Rap
ids, convulsed the court and all near
ers by the nature of his testimony.
He told his story in his own way in
very broken and characteristic Eng
Iish. The manner of his assertions
were so amusing that judge, jury and
counsel went into hearty peals OF
laughter. The man was very earn
est and convincing witness and it was
ais manner of relation Of facts that
caused the merriment. The court
found it necessary to call for order a
number of times.
The case now before the court is
the trial of Hudson VS.. the Rock. ISL
and Railway Company, a claim for
damages, entered by d. H. Hudson,
administrator of the estate of Hiram
Heki, who was killed OF the Rock ISL
and crossing near his home at Eddy
vile, August %, 1901. The greater
part of the day has been occupied in
the effort to secure jury.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-10-29
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. S.
Proposing to Amend the Constitution
of the State of Iowa, so as to
Provide for Biennial EIec-
tons

Be it Resolved by the General AS
sembly of the State of Iowa:
That the following amendment to
the constitution of the state of Iowa
be and the same is hereby proposed:
Add as section 16, to article IL of
the constitution the following:
Section 16.-The first general cleo
ton after The adoption OF this amend.
ment shall be held on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday in NO
vember in the year one thousand
nine hundred and six, and general
elections shall be held biennially
thereafter. In the year one thous.
and nine hundred and six there shall
be elected governor, Lieutenant
governor, secretary of state, auditor
of state, treasurer of state, attorney.
general, two judges Of the supreme
court, the successors of the judges
of the district court whose terms o..
Office expire on December 31st, one
thousand nine hundred and six, state
senators who would otherwise be
chosen in the year one thousand
nine hundred and five, md members
of the house of representatives. The
terms Of Office of the judges of the
supreme court which would othe--
wise expire on December 31st, in odd
numbered years, and all other elect
i've state, county and township officers
whose terms of ofice would other
wise expire in January in the year
one thousand nine hundred and six,
and members of the General Assem-
bly, whose successors would other
wise be chosen at the general cleo
ton in the year one thousand nine
hundred and five, are hereby extend
ed one year and until their success
ors are elected and qualified. The
terms of Office Of senat o r :
whose successors would otherwise be
chosen in the year one thousand nine
hundred and seven are hereby ex-
tended one year and until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified.
The General Assembly shall make
such changes in the law governing
the time of election and terms of Of
fee Of all other elective officers as
shall be necessary to make the time
of their election and terms Of Office
conform to this amendment, and
shall provide which Of the judges Of
the supreme court shall serve as
chief justice. The General Assembly
shall meet In regular session on the
second Monday in January, in the
year one thousand nine hundred and
six, and also on the second Monday
in January in the year one thousand
nine hundred and seven, and bien-
nially thereafter.
Resolved further, That the forego-
ing proposed amendment to the con-
stitution of the state of Iowa be, and
the same is hereby referred to the
legislature to be chosen at the next
general election for members of the
General Assembly, and that the Sec
rotary of state cause the same to be
published for three months previous
to the day OF such election as pro-
vided by law.
Approved March 25, 1902. 1w1S
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-10-29
BUTLER.

John Miller was in Ottumws Tues
day.
John and Will Darner were in Free
mont Tuesday.
Fred Darner spent Tuesday night
with James Burgess.
Henry Coffman was doing business
in ottumwa Tuesday.
Carl Roberts and sisters were Sum
day visitors of a. A. Watts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Bennett spent
Sunday at Highland Center.
George w. Harkins, of Hedrick,
was caller at A. j. Burgess Friday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. w. RandelI, OF
Cedar, called at Al. Burgess Sum
day evening.
Miss Jessie Lindsey, of Wright,
and Miss Carrie Burgess, spent Sat.
urday and Sunday at the A. j..
Burgess home.
Fred Bergman is building q new
barn, size 32x40. Doc Emery, of
Highland Center is doing the
carpenter work.
Those shopping In Ottumwa SRtur-
day were: Uses Nora and Myrtle
Bergman, Ella and Carrie Burgess,
Jessie Lindsey, Mrs. Matt Argan-
bright, Jessie Bennett, Wess Argan-
bright, Will Keilkoph.
SKIRMIsHER
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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-10-29
ON THE eRIDIRoN.
oskaloosa Wins From Abba by Score
Of So to o..

Oskaloosa and Abba High school
foot ball teams contended on the local
gridiron Saturday, the Abba lads play
ing a return game. The visitors
were numerically pummeled and
gave up fifty-three points to the home
team and, found none for their own
score.
Much individual play of merit was
noted during the game and Abba as
well as Oskaloosa showed up well In
this. A sensational play was made in
the second half by Noah Dow, who
was putting up an interference for an
end run. Noah got started down the
field protecting the ball. He knocked
the would-be tacklers out of the way
and would not be stopped by any one.
The Abba men went down before him
like fodder before the corn knife.
Ward Game.
The Second and First ward school
teams INDUCED in a game Saturday
afternoon and the Second ward lads
won. Score, Is to 5. The line up
was as follows: