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The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-20

him de back mug, when Mr.. Paul
strols along. and pipes me off, and
says, rs dat one of de studies Little
Duke has to pass in?"
mo, sir" I says. Desc is called
life preserver. on the Bowery.''
1T looks to an outsider like life
destroyer. When you have got de
youngster perfect in it, I'd like to give
him a few woids of advice about his
conduct in school,"
When kiddie heard dat, his arm
around me neck gives a grip dat near
puts me down and out. Perhaps he
taught he'd stood for all de advice dat
was due him; but l says Sure, SIR l
says. Let go your holt, me son, or
in anodder minute you will be half
orphan"
besides" says Mr.. Paul, wit a
smile, seeing how de youngster looks,
when | gives advice l always also
gives box of candy-to make sure
dat something dat 1 gives is took.
So de tree of us sits down on de
lawn. and Mr.. Paul says, as solemn
as de Judge in de tombs, he says: Now
me little gentleman, and kiddie got
so chesty wit being called dat, dat ne
near busts de buttons off his Jacket
has a few woids of wisdom for to inn
mart to you, dat will set you so far
ahead of your fellows, dat by de time
Won get into college, all de swell socie-
Ties and clubs will be out after you
Wit graphing hooks, and fishing nets.
Riddles under lip began TO get
sbalxv and he looks at me like he was
saving. 'Dis is a bad man! l hasn't
lot no graphing irons, neider am
Looking for de inside Of fishing net!
pc reason" goes on Mr. Paul. DAT
so many gentlemen do not succeed IN
our universities and Odder seats OF
/ LEARNING is dat dey Is not put next
1 ~ de proposition until DER minds mas
/ heen loaded wit tings out OF books.
/ Little Duke looks up At dat IKE ne
! seen 10 candy coming his way; for ne
| bae never yet broke his legs running
/ after book Joining and Mr.. Pau, see
( INC dat he had a audience goes on
3De school you is going 70 N known
az prep. school; which De same ~
/ srboof dat b meant for 20 make
~, man. for only man u TOOK INTO
coileeee dat plays ball Dat brings w.
~ sevs comfortable. and lighting a
Dl,,o, no se main point 81 our 1lb-
course. n you're 90 as lDyn-oY, ~,
/ fame and wishes 20 De h'o"n I'D
! ~ psftery 10 de Bronx. 81 p hiah ~
~ aamired. enRraNe aete ""ipR ~P''
Vour mind pay Bal ..
Kidlie snurRles ~ fo Af Fhtl
/ 49, ,,o,ds. and . seen aaf Do tpak
i fet 49, uas H good company. aiirf ~
J aAcf upoa ~ sqUce 10 tppf prep
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-20

Well, we had de time of his life get
ting Little Duke-dat's my and Ouch
ess' kiddie-off for school. When it
comes times for Duchess to give de
kid a few parting woids I said noting,
but Just held me peace ana listened.
Mon mignon," she says Il give you
tree dozen pocket hankerchiefs. and
only asks dat wedder you has your
lessons or not" she says, ''wedder you
make frens or enemies; wedder you is
good or bad in odder ways; wedder
you Losses or keeps your spending
money; wedder you makes frens wit
de matron, as I had told you to- we'd
der you sometimes forgets. or always
remembers you this; wedder it is clear
or cloudy; Sunday or week day; if
you is we'll or ILL., 1 asks but dis one
ting" Duchess says, de weeps coming
into her voice, only dis one solemn
duty before all odders, and above all
odder tings," she says, land dat is,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-20

Paul which accounts for part of sis
name. But his father, me fren, is
American"
Well dey has some chit-chat, and
den dey comes out, and Little Duke
was blinking hard, for to show dat he
didn't want to cry. and we hikes away,
Mr.. Paul and me to de station.
When we was on de cars, I taut
awhile, and den / says: you done me
fair. for fair, all right. Mr.. Paul.
Your"
You located kiddie as a son OF a
fren Of yours" / sasys.
Well" says Mr.. Paul. de void
didn't holt me, If it didn't holt you.
You has solved me- and perhaps some
times has solved you: and on dat lay
we IL as good as each odder I've
never known you to do an ungentle-
manly ting, so ] stand for de void
fren."
/ didn't say noting more. cause dere
didn't seem 10 be netting more TO say;
but when / gets home. and tell Ouch
ess. she unloosens. and gets out her
belt. and she produces a iver.
"Cheems." she says, I'VE will go into
town tomorrow. and we viii dine for
All de dinner dere n IN dis bill. I'm al
most as proud Of YOU as I am Of your
son"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-20

for to saw off on you. meself. and dey
Is woids about de end Of de game dat
dldn't go to no pay academy to lolh
bout. In de folst place, me little man
don't go looking for trouble. It's a
funny ting about trouble dat dough
Dc woild seems TO be filed wit II. stiil
dere isn't so much. dat II is founa
Nltout looking for Il, mostly. You "
lear wise bazOOnuses pass II along dat
3ere is 80 much trouble ii de void de
-ason you rs not 10 look for u o.. dat
tphA get an you can take care OF
hltQut looking for II. Oats De talk NJ
cutter. 30 be- sure mug gets some
iouble in dis void witout looking FOR
but what I'm telling you h, oat
''ff is lot ~ trouble 6ai 81 Ike
..'epng cog ~ won't bOdder you an
.ss goa poke b WA "a stick to see What
Ike just don't book fOr a. an1
''if le helD NJ a. daf you wonf Hrf
pb ne right me SON. lm noi iFll-
,Nt you 98i 0ero "a 20 trouble f9f does
ga es9 . look To- ~ neieeT an iffr
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-20

Rev Bernard Nurre. a former stu
dent. has been chosen az president %
g. Francis Eccleeiasticel College, Gu
clnnatl y.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-20
AT The BIG STORE =; ': :::: =:

AUTUMN will be you before you realize
partial preparation offered you and if cool wealth
garments can't blame Drop and the novelties
The Washington times., 1903-08-02
Mantelli VS.. Patti.

Another contralto is being sought by
the management OF the coming tour Of
Nine Adelina Patti. Robert Grau
thought he had engaged Eugenia Man
tell as chief soIoist with Patti, but the
arrangements have fallen through.
Two months ago it was announced
that Nine. Mantelli would go with Mime.
Patti. The contraIto signifed her will
ingness to join the company of the So
prano. and there the matter rested IN
til yesterday, when Fernando De An
CELLS, husband and manager OF Nine.
ManteIli, came from Chicago to arrange
details.
As Nine. MantelH has just completed
a concert tour Of California, and had an
offer for a return engagement at higher
terms. she named an interesting figure
as the price at which her artistic SER
vices might be obtained by Mr.. Grau. He
could not see that she should have so
much, as she would be in the shadow of
Patti, who would be receiving s., 600 per
night. He made a counter proposition.
Fernando De Angels refused the Grau
offer, and accepted one from william
Greenbaum. OF san Francisco. under the
terms Of which Nine Mantelli will be in
opposition to Nine Patti In several Coast
cities next winter.
The Washington times., 1903-08-02
Troubles of Wagner Committee.

The committee OF the Wagner monu-
ment in Berlin. to be unveiled next Oc-
tober. has had many trials and has met
with many refusals from distinguished
musicians to take part. These refusals
come both from the ardent supporters
and the opponents OF Wagner. One OF
the latest to be heard from is Felix
Mottl. who writes as follows:
In view OF the information I have
received from influential quarters as %
the artistic arrangements planned by
the Berlin festival committee on the
occasion Of the unwilling Of the Wag-
ner memorial, find myself under the
necessity not only or declining your
kind invitation TO conduct a festival
concert. but also Of asking you to re-
move my name from the committee list
In the case OF anyone who has had the
great fortune to form his perceptions of
art and life under the influence OF Ricn-
ard Wagner. he will not think OF glitter
and show. but only Of inward truth and
honesty. He will contemplate every
thing from the point of view Of his
master. Now. as know quite definitely
what our master would have said to in
ternational concerts, music congresses,
and the like, 1 must ask you to excuse
my withdrawal from an association with
which I am inwardly out of touch, and
fiuence. Even II we often in life find
ourselves in the position Of having 10
give way TO compromises and conces-
sions, there is one thing in which there
must be strict earnestness, namely,
love. generation, and gratitude toward
our greatest. To these feelings 1 con
template sacrificing through the whole
Of my life, at that altar where the
spirit Of the master kindIes the fame
in the Fcstpieihaus al Bayreuth. the
great inimitable memorial which the
Only One has Tor our good himself
erected"
deputation Of the committee sought
out Josef Joachim, the great violinist,
well known as a strong opponent of the
Wagnerian tendency in music, to Sc
cure his cooperation in the festival.
Joachim explained his refusal with the
remark that he passed at one time as
the head OF the anti Wagnerites, and
therefore could not very we'll appear at
q festival In honor OF Wagner. Be
sides" h added i don't know whether
my presence Is desired by Frau Cosima
Wagner "Oh, you can rest assured
as to that" was the answer of one of
the committee: she certainly will not
be there" ''All the more reason why |
cannot come" retolned Joachim, with q
smile, and the interview came to an
end AS an example of how the COM
mlttce has been going to work It is said
that Frau Wagner's invitation came
with the address: To Frau kapellmeis-
ter we ~unr"
The Washington times., 1903-08-02
Changes at St. Mary's.

The choir OF St. Mary's Catholic
Church. Fifth Street northwest. viii
next season be composed of volunteer
singers. under the direction of Frank
a Rebstock. for several years bari
tone soloist of the quartet. Prof An
ton Gloetzner has also resigned and a
new organist will be installed at the
beginning Of the season.
Changes in the quartet took place
before the close of the services this
summer. Mrs. Kitty Thompson Berry,
soprano was first to sever her con-
nection with the choir, and she was
soon followed by Aloysius FennelI. ten
or. Miss Margaret Eichhorn. contralto,
withdrew several weeks ago, and Mr.
Rebstock is the only remaining member
OF the quartet 1t has long been the
desire of the Rev. Father Currier, pas
tor of St. Mary's. to have a volunteer
choir, and this plan will go into effect
when the winter schedule of services is
resumed in the fall.
The Washington times., 1903-08-02
TRIO OF VETERANS TO GO
TO REGIMENT REUNION
Gen. Corbin, Col. Halstead, and
Capt. Kilbreth Awaited.

Adjutant General Corbin. accompanied
By Captain Kilbreth, OF New York, and
Col Benton HaIstead. Of Ohio, VIII leave
Washington IN private car on the
11th OF this month for Sablna. Ohio, to
attend the reunion Of the Seventy-nlnth
Ohio Volunteers. When this regiment
vent to the front the officers in one Of
the companies were Captain KiIbreth,
First Lieutenant Halstead, and Second
Lieutenant COrtin.
Captain Kilbreth left the army before
the close OF the war. Lieutenant Hal
stead was a colonel OF volunteers when
hostilites ceased and was offered ma
Jority in the regular army. but de-
elined. Lieutenant Corbin came out OF
the war as brevet brigadier general of
volunteers. lie was offered second
lieutenancy in the Seventeenth Regular
Infantry and accepted, becoming captain
three months later
There are few veteran companies that
can muster a full list Of officers who
went out with their regiment and an
ovation is said 10 be awaiting General
Corbln Colonel Falstead, and Captain
Kilbreth when they join the Seventy
ninth Ohio IN Sabina-
The Washington times., 1903-08-02
WILL NOT PURSUE
HACKALL CHARGES
Commissioners Content With Ply
Sician'S Resignation

The resignation of Dr. Bruce Mackall
as inferno at the Washington Asylum
Hospital, which was requested by the
Commissioners Friday, has resulted in
the disclosure of another charge of an
equally serious nature. DR.. Mackall
was found guilty of neglect in notify
ing the visiting physician, DR.. Hick-
ling, of the dying condition of one
Joseph Green. who was received at thu
hospital with a fractured skull. The
new charge pertains to the treatment
of Eugene Carey. who was discharged
from the hospital July 5.
Carey alleges that, although suffering
from open wounds, he was entirely neg
lected by the physician on July and
5. Dr.. MackaIl claims to have dressed
the wounds during this time, and is
supported by a statement made by Syl-
vester TolIiver, an orderly. The nurse
in charge of the ward. however. states
that the wounds were not dressed by
Mackall, to her knowledge.
The most significant fact is that Tolli-
yer made a prior statement that he did
not assist Mackall IN dressing the
wounds either July or 5. In his sec
ond statement he declared he assisted
M&ckall both days. In commenting on
this fact, DR.. D. Percy Hickling, visiting
physician at the hospital. says:
when Miss Francis (nurse) handed
Tolliver's second statement to me she
told me that Tolliver's actions concern
ing IL were such that II led her TO fear
that he had been tempered with
In speaking of the matter yesterday,
Commissioner West said although the
charges were rather serious, and under
ordinary circumstances would warrant
further investigation. that as DR.. Mack
all has been requested to resign, no
further action will probably be taken.
The papers Will be given to the Board
of Charities, to be included in its report
on the hospital
The Washington times., 1903-08-02
A Real Musical Strike.

a modern adaptation OF one of Haydn s
musical jokes has been made by Fahr-
bach. 1t represents a musicians strike
during the performance Of a piece; one
player after another leaves till finally
the concert master alone remains. The
reverse Of this process actually happened
not long ago at a rehearsal for a court
ball in the royal palace IN Berlin. When
the time arrived the music stand was
empty. and IL was found that the wrong
date had been given to the musicians.
The leader was promptly telephOned for.
and informed Of the situation. He sent
messengers in all directions for his men,
hastened 10 the palace. and began TO play
a dance piece all alone on his violin:
presently his players began to arrive ia
cabs. and one after the other Joined him,
until the band was complete.
The Washington times., 1903-08-02
DAILY SNOWSTORM
At ST. LOUIS FAIR
Unusual Feature Planned for the
Liquid Air Exhibit.

1t is intended to have a daily snow
the liquid air exhibit at the st. Louis
Exposition. The snow Will be produced
by liberating a quantity OF liquid air in
a room which has previously been filed
with extremely humid atmosphere. This
interior air will be already filled with
moisture almost to the point OF satura-
ton. When the cold air strikes that
heavily charged with humidity there
will be snow.
While the snowstorm will be an en-
tirely new feature in demonstrating the
power OF liquid air, all the usual turns
will form part OF the exhibition These
will include driving a nail with piece
Of frozen mercury and boiling kettle
of water by placing it on chunk OF ice
The Washington times., 1903-08-02

Attacking Squadron Leaves Bar
Harbor Tomorrow Morning.

BAR HARBOR. Me-. Aug. l. The
ranking rear admirai's flag two gold
stars in a field OF blue, huttered from
the topmast of the Kearsarge at sunrise
this morning. and from now on until
the close of the August maneuvers
Commander in Chief Barker viii be sta
toned or the war vessel that gained the
admiration Of the naval world by her
trip from European waters.
When Commander-in-Chief Barker
visited the Kearsarge this morning.
preliminary 10 having his effects re-
moved from the Illinois. the regulation
number OF jackies stood at the gang
way, but the full guard and band were
absent. This was because it was field
day In the feet. Before shutdown the
cornmander-in-ehief and his staff viii
be comfortably housed in new quarters.
The attacking feet. or White Squad
ron, in the coming search problem. viii
steam from this harbor Monday morn
ing at 5 O'Clock Rear Admiral Sands
will have as his feet the Texas. at pres-
ent his flagship; the Indiana, Massachu-
sets, and three torpedo boat destroyeTs-
On Wednesday noon the problem VIII
begin, Commander n-Chief Sands, OF
the enemy, starting for his attack on the
New England coast from his station IN
Eatdocean. and Commander in Chief
Barker, OF the Blue Squadron. steaming
his feet Of over thiTty-flve vessels from
Frenchman's Bay to the defense.
The Washington times., 1903-08-02
An Important Hearing.

The first Of a series OF important hear
ings to take place before the Interstate
Commerce Commission Is to open In the
Offices Of the commission in f Street
Wednesday. The matter to come up is
the application OF a number of rail-
roads for an extension of time in obey
ing the mandates of the new law relat-
ing 10 safety appliances. The railroads
which have made application for such
delay are the Pennsylvania, the Lehigh
Valley. the Norfolk and Western. the
Denver and Rio Grande. the Boston and
Maine, the Atchison. Topeka. and Santa
Fe, the Grand Rapids and Indiana, the
Erie. the Chicago and Erie, the New
York and New Jersey, and the New
York, SusQuehanna and Western.
The law requires that the railroads
make up their trains Of cars Of which 90
per cent are fitted with air brakes, and
that certain types of brakes for the driv-
ing wheels Of locomotives and cars be
adopted, as well as q system of track
blocks and signal towers.
All Of the railroads mentioned are
seeking delay in making improvements,
but none is asking for delay on the
same matters, a fact which may cause
the commission to review the whole law.
A number of prominent attorneys repre-
senting the railroads are expected to ap-
peas.
The Washington times., 1903-08-02
MATTERS OF INTEREST
TO ALL MUSIC LOVERS

resent the gradual approach of Venus in
such q way that the illusion will be
complete. In "Parsifal" Bertram win
take part of Amfortas, heretofore usual
ly sung by the late Theodore Reichmann.
Band Music in England.
Not only do band concerts multiply in
England, but according 10 J. NJ. Rogan
who recently delivered lecture on the
subject, the military bands now play
music OF far higher class than was
formerly the case. This, he said, was
largely due to the interest manifested
in music by the King and members of
the royal family The lecturer took oc-
casion, incidentally. to express surprise
that the English composers do not turn
their attention more to the writing of
music for military bands, as do several
foreign composers. British bandmas-
ters he remarked. are often accused of
a want of patriotism on the ground of
preference accorded to the works of
foreign musicians. But the fault really
lay, not with the bandmasters, but with
the composers. who fail to write music
Of the kind required, with the result
that arrangements and prescriptions
had to be Tesorted to, which. in many
cases. were scored by writers having an
inadequate knowledge of the requisite
tone color
The Washington times., 1903-08-02
New Composer for Cummings collect"

'Organists," says the London Mu-
steal Times" ARE very familiar with
the collect for all sorts and conditions
of men, but few of them probably know
that it was composed by Peter Cunning,
Bishop Of Ely from 1875 to 1854 In this
connection an amusing story was told
to the present writer the other day by
the Dean of Ely. One OF the hobbies Of
the dean is TO conduct parties round his
beautiful cathedral On one occasion he
was showing his visitors the tomb Of
Bishop Cunning and telling them that
he wrote the collect for all sorts and
conditions of men An American tour
list. who had overheard the deans OBJ
sefvation, came up TO him and said: I
beg your pardon, but that was written
by Walter Besanti"
The Washington times., 1903-08-02
Mrs. Smiths Resignation.

Mrs. Hattie Meads Smith. for eight
years soprano soloist at the First Con-
sregational Church, Tenth and G Streets
northwest. has resigned from the quar-
tet. Mrs. Smith has made no arrange
ments for the coming season. but Will
undoubtedly be engaged at an early date.
for she is regarded as one OF the most
valuable singers in Washington.
Prior to becoming a member of the
Congregational choir Mrs. Smith sang n
several Of the Catholic churches and won
a wide reputation for her excellent work.
Her voice is a dramatic soprano Of
phenomenal range and power, and she
has long occupied a conspicuous position
IN the foremost ranks of Washington
concert singers. The reason given for
Mrs. Smiths resignation from the Con-
gregationaI Church choir is the failure
of an agreement between the singer and
the music committee to agree on the
usual arrangements discussed at the be-
ginning of the season.
Mrs. Smith is spending several weeks
at the Stockton Hotel. Cape May.
The Washington times., 1903-08-02
Exceeds Pennsylvania.

Figures have now been issued to show
that West Virginia is the greatest coal
producing State IN the Union, and If it
does not now exceed Pennsylvania in the
amounts produced annually it is soon
going to do so. The greatest fields are
those Of the Green River and Pocahontas
districts, where the tonnage is so large
that until the proposed extensions are
built the railroads cannot handle all Of
the business offered them The extern
sions which are under way, and which
are to open up new fields are those of
the Chesapeake and Ohio, the West Vir-
ginia Central the Pittsburg, the Davis
interests, and the Wabash through the
West Virginia Central. The other rail-
roads engaged in carrying coal out of
the State in addition to those mentioned
are the Ohio Central, the Baltimore and
Ohio, the Norfolk and Western. The
Chesapeake and Ohio and the Norfolk
and Western are delivering their freight
on Hampton Roads. The Baltimore and
Ohio is loading vessels at Baltimore, to
which place the West Virginia Central is
also to take its business. The Ohio Cen
trail is tapping the Kanawha and ada
cent fields. and the coal is going to the
Northwest through the Great Lakes.
Just what the total tonnage is could not
be learned yesterday but that to tide
water at Hampton Roads amounts TO ten
million tons annually, which is divided
between the Chesapeake and Ohio and
the Norfolk and Western. Because Of
labor troubles the output OF the New
River district has been somewhat cur
tailed during the year, but the operators
now believe that matters have been set
tied and that the production is going 70
be doubled next year.
The Washington times., 1903-08-02
MAJOR SHINES WORK
HIGHLY COMMENDED

Major J. II. Slime. author Of the Ills
tory OF the Army Of the Potomac" has
received two notable letters in praise Of
his work one letter is from Represen-
tatlve Hit. of Illinois. who speaks Of
Major Stine's book as being one of high
est interest to the people. and recon-
mends II as a reference book and for
use in libraries.
Another letter to Major Slime is from
ex-senator Henry W. Blair, Of Wash
inzton, who IN unlimited terms praises
and compliments Mr.. Slime On his
work. Mr. Blair considers the book
equaled by none as a true and realistic
history OF the campaigns of that army.
The book, too, according TO Mr.. Blair
does full credit to the gallant foes OF
the Union. Mr. Blair recommends that
the book be in every school. library.
knapsack, and Preside throughout the
rNunfrY.
The Washington times., 1903-08-02
New York's "Parsifal."

Scenically the New York production Of
"Parsifal" will doubtless far surpass
that of Bayreuth; for. as Otto Floor
sheim, who has attended all the festi-
walls at Bayreuth. points out in the
Musical Courier" Wagner's last work
is still given in the original mise-en-
scene OF 1882. which is far from being
up-to-date. Nor is "Parsifal" to receive
a new dress for the next festival. in 1904
Some parts of the Nibelung operas are
however, to be newly staged. Tam
bauser" also viii have an entirely new
mounting In the last act an attempt
viii 10 Urda for the fist time to rem