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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-10
SPOILS THE LOVE FEAST.
Bryan Refuses to Attend Banque
If Cleveland is Invited.

Chicago, February 7.-William j.
to attend any banquet to which Gro
yer Cleveland was to be invited. Col
onel Bryan's declaration was made
through an intimate friend to the off
GERS of the %Iroquois Club which intend
ed to invite Bryan, Cleveland and other
democratic leaders to a banquet to be
held on the anniversary Of Jackson's
birthday, March 18th. 1t had been pro-
posed to make this banquet the Occa-
sion for a national democratic love
feast. The banquet committee of the
club had prepared a list of prominent
democrats to whom invitations were
sent TO make addresses. The first
name on the list was that Of former
President Grover Cleveland. The sec
ond one was that of W. J. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan passed through the city
today on his way to Indiana. He saw
the list Of speakers that was published
i nthe morning papers and Immediate
" declared that he would not attend
the banquet. "Wha need is there Of
inviting anyone else to a banquet at
which Grover Cleveland is to be pres
emit" He asked and requested a friend
to have his name stricken off the list
of those who were to be invited.
In compliance with Mr.. Bryan's ex-
pressed wish Judge Tulley, president of
the Iroquois Club, was told Of Mr..
Bryan's remark. Judge Tulley will re-
fer the question of issuin~ an invita-
ton to Mr.. Bryan to the banquet COM
mittee of the club
Among the men who are to be invit-
ed are:
Grover Cleveland. Horace Boies. Da-
vid B. Hill, J.. j. Hill, Richard Olney.
William c. Whitney. Daniel Lamont
Don. NJ. Dickinson. Henry Watterson
former Attorney General Harmon and
Senator Bailey.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-10

The National Lumber Manufacturers
Association has taken up the matter of
esta blishment Of the Appalachian park.
The president of that association. Mr..
George X. Smith, of st. Louis, has
written an open letter to the speaker
of the house of representatives on the
Importance of this measure and enclos-
ing a copy of resolutions adopted by
his association on the subject. The
measure is advocated by them as being
a means of preserving these mountains,
preventing disastrous floods n per-
p%etuating h hardwood forests while
demonstrating what can be done in the
way of using them economically.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-10

If some n of those members of the
legislature who seem to be so anxious
to make changes in our state constitu-
ton would propose an amendment re-
storing the whipping-post for certain
o~ffenses the desire could be gratifed.
We believe an amendment to this effect
would be carried by a tremendous ma
jority On the poDular vote on it's adop-
ton. The re-establishment of the
whipping-post would lessen crime and
greatly reduce the expenses of the state
and counties. EXcent for the gravest
crimes there should be but three modes
of punishment-fines. the o a gang and
the whipping-post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-10
n AND
A Curious Superstition That Grew
Up In the Senate in the Texans
Days of Service There.

Writing of the retirement from pub
lie life of Judge John H. Reagan OF
Texas, the Washington correspondent
of The Boston Transcript relates this
interesting incident:
In the senate Reagan's favorite oc-
cupation was sitting sidewlse in a chair
and playing at cat's-cradle with a piece
of string. He would thus busy his
hands for hours together while listen
ing to a deba,e, but proved his atten-
tivenesS by freQuen queries n otner
interpretations. The seat he occupied IN
this way was almost never his own.
Just why he should prefer that OF
someone else it would have been hard
TO say: it was probably due to his g5n-
orally restless habit thai to anything
else. But he would pick out 4 partc-
ular one that seemed TO be habitually
ernpty, and take up his position in II
day after day, regardless of whether 1t
was better or worse situated than the
one belonging to him by right. This
led to a curious "hoodoO" superstition.
There was a succession OF deaths among
the senators on the democratic side OF
the chamber during one rather sh TT
period. and somebody noted the f4ct
that while these men were Ill Reagan
had taken a fancy to their chairs and
sat in them a good deal. One dav Zeb-
ulon Vance was stricken dow by
some temporary ailment and ordered
to ped by his doctor. But nothing
would induce him to go till he had
written a note to Senator Pasco, the
democratic whip asking to have his
pairs properly attended to, and ending
with this prayer: For mcrcv'S sake,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-10

Wilmington has a new newspaper
and u s%prightly interesting little sheet
it is. 1t is a pity that it is not issued
Oftencr than once a month 1t is the st.
James Parish Record, edited by Rev.
Richard w. Hogue, pastor Of st. James
church, Of this city and is under the
management of st. James Brotherhood
of that parish. The first number made
it appearance about the first of the
year and the second a few days ago.
There was no room for criticism of the
first issue but the second is even an
Improvement or that. 1t is both enter
tanning and instructive. We hope the
gentlemen of the brotherhood will meet
with sufficient encouragement to war
rant them in continuing h paper and
increasing its size.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-10

at times I could not leave my bed. l was badly
crippled. Tried many doctors and two of them
gave me up to die. None of them did me much
good. The pains in my back, hips and legs
land at times in my head), would nearly kill
me. My appetite was very bad. Everybody
who saw me said 1 must die. took hve bottles
of the Golden Medical Discovery and four
walls of Pellets and to-day my health is good
after suffering twelve years with rheumatism"
The sole motive for substitution is tc
permit the dealer to make the little
more profit paid by the sale of less
meritorious medicines: He gains; you
lose. Therefore accept no substitute foi
-Golden Medical Discovery"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse
the bowels and stimulate the sluggish
liver.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-10
ADDICKS' NEW SCHEME.

A nice little scheme is that OF Mr..
Addicks to circumvent the opposition
and secure the long-coveted seat in the
United States senate. Those who know
the man and his methods take no stock
In his pretended withdrawal. To an
outsider it looked as if he had attempt
ed to make a virtue Of necessity and
had withdrawn from the contest when
he found he could not count on the
support of the national administration;
but this is not the case, according to
the views of the anti-Addicks men.
That is a clever game he is trying to
play. His withdrawal is on condition
that the republican factions in the leg
islature unite and nominate two candl-
dates. In the republican caucus the
Addicks men would completely override
the opposition and dictate the two NOM
nations. The ants would be in honor
bound to vote for the caucus nominees.
One of the two would be nominated and
elected with the understanding that he
should resign in a short while. Then
the governor. who is of Addicks' party,
would appoint the gas man until an
election could be held by the next legis-
lature TO fill the vacancy. In the mean
time Addicks would be at work to Sc
cure enough members in that body to
insure his election to succeed himself.
This is the way the anti-Addicks men
view the situation. 1t is to be hoped
that those who have for so many years
kept this man out of the senate are not
going to allow themselves to be tricked
in any such manner after they have
won a victory over him.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-10

If E. L. Utley's mind is as unbalanced
as it is claimed%o be he will probably
before very long tell all about how he
got out of Cumberland Jail, but we do
not expect his insanity to reach that
pOint of fOlly.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-10
Can You IN

A speck Of matter 1-150 of an inc In
diameter. Some of the air-cells in the
human lungs are no bigger than thai.
When you have a cold, these tiny cells
are clogged with mucus or phlegm. AL
lens Lung Balsam. in curing a cold,
clears the tiny air-passages of effete
matter and heals the Inflammation in
the bronchial tubes.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-10

The Manufacturers Record quotes
Colonel A. NJ. Shook, one of the best
as saying:
There seems to be no limit to the DOS
sibilities of the iron and coal indus
tries of the south. Recent develop
ments near Birmingham have disclosed
coal seams of a larger thickness than
have been discovered hitherto. and will
stimulate many new developments in
the production of coal and of iron ores"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-10

contented with the status of his omni-
bus statehood bill. If he cannot en-
gineer it through the senate no other
man can
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-10

The legislature is beginning to get
down to earnest york. The house will
open the ball on the liquor question
next Tuesday. There will be a hot time
over this and the child labor bill. We
look for the legislature to pass bills
regulating and greatly restricting both
these matters, but it will be only after
a very stubborn fight in each case.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-10

Captain Hobson has gotten the best
of the navy department decidedly. He
is not of the class of men who will
stan much monkeying. even from his
SuperiorS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-10

1aGullldllSui, be
cause it entirely
cleanses the blood
from the poison
Gus S u BIS t a n c e S
h h are the
cause of the dis
ease. 1t not only
purifes the blood
but by increasing
the activity of the
blood-m a k i
glands, it increases
the supply of pure,
rich blood which
adds to the vigor
of every physical
organ.
Mr.. R. A. Mcknight,
of Cades. Williams
burg Co., S. c.. writes :
81 had been troubled
with rheumatism for
fwe1ue years so bad
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-10

court where William Young is being
tried for the murder of Mrs. Pulitzer.
1t is not often that a man becomes so
completely unnerved.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-10

There was a young lady from Siam.
She said to her loved named Prian.
To kiss me of course you'll have to use
force
But Heaven knows you are stronger
than ] am.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-10

There will be more light, if not more
law, when Day gets on the supreme
bench.-Birmingham Ledger.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-10
FOR THIS Time OF YEAR

CALIFORNIA EVAPORATED
PEACHES.
CALIFORNIA EVAPORATED AP-
RICOTS.
CALIFORNIA LARGE AND SMALL
PRUNES.
NORTH CAROLINA DRIED APP
PILES.
NEW YORK EvAPORATED APP
PIES.
FULL CREAM CHEESE at Is IL
cents, worth IA cents in New York.
MARTINS BEST BUTTER al %
cents, worth 80 cents in New York.
RED AND WHITE BLISS. EARLY
ROSE, EARLY OHIO POTATOES.
Cheap to the retailer. Not at any
price to the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-10
A Sudden TWlnqe

Of pain is generally tie first warning OF
an attack of rheumatism. It feels as If
the disease were in the bones or muscles,
but the real cause of rheumatism is
found in impure blood. In order to cure
rheumatism the blood must be cleansed
of the poisonous impurities which are
the cause of the disease.
Dr.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
has been very successful in the cure OF
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-10
RObt. {. DeROSSeI.
THE STATlONER,
IO7 MARKET STREET.
Choice Hay

1880 Pounds No. 4 Prirfe Hay 76eA
6 Pounds No. 4 Timothy Hay
$1.1O.
1880 Bushels Best Oats Sc.
24O Bushels Best Meal Coo.
25S1S Pounds Wheat Bran $1.10.
5 g Bushels Good Corn CSC.
22ISO Pounds Snow Drift Lard 8 LEO
1927 Bushels Fancy 8 LEO
S11 Bushels FAIR 3 G.
511O Pounds ~PaImatina 8 1-2c.
2141 POunds bac zoe.
1850 Pounds Tobacco % 1-2 @.
1850 Pounds Tobacco 25c.
Train Load Other Goods.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
@arm,n blaB bleibem?

Sda6e, an;uiehen, nie blafe
Mdoden blab unb bl66e bleiben,
pabren0 Scott's Gmulfion 10 leidt
81 befommen 1T.
Gines ber beiten @erfe, ste
SCOTS @muliion berridtet, 1T,
reides SLUT blaffen Ma6den 3u
9eben.
Die Solse ~reselmdbiser 9oien
bon SCOTS @muliion 1T nidt rlr
cine 3una6me in ser rotben Sarbe
oes 8Altes unb tint Appetit, ions
Bern AUDI in 6em id0nen Musiebet
unb lebbaften Manieren, bie bas
3ibide &enn5ei4en bollfommener
0eiunbheit fin6.
S4idt mad elmer freien probe.
1cptt & Howne, ~Gbentifer, 400 pearI Street, 81. o..
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22

Oie Mobe pflest in @enebis
iibertrieben bunt at fetn, in Surtn 1T
fie febr ernft, bas MuffdIise permet>
benb, in Matlanb re9t sei9madboI
na9 Barrier gbie.
STE tnibrunga Ifps
boIfreier 8etrdnfe geidie6t
iebt in aablrei9en !5otels unb Reitats
rants 9eutf9lanbs auf @runb binbens
Der 8eialiihe Der sroBen Sa9orsants
fattonen.
Seterrei9 tmportirte i'm pers
sansenen Sabre 22O,OOO,OOO Pfunb
8aumtpone aus ben Ser. Staaten BEL
elmer @efammteinfubr bon Bis, OOO,s
600 Pfunb. Ste ginfubr erfolst iiber
9amburg pber 8remen.
Der rgiebigit arte
de 9 runnen 1T in 6uron,
g. g., au finben. 9as WaFer fprinst
1abeau 100 SUB bod unb bic WaHer>
mafe, tpelde berausflieBt, f9dbt man
auf 5000 Bis 10000 gaIonel1 in elmer
Y(ttute.
lie s lift nad benz
beutf9en Raturforfder Studs, bic
Dablie nad benz idnebifaen 8otani>
ter Dahl, bic 9eorgine mad benz pes
tersburser profefor @eorei urtb bic
Ranlelie na9 benz S%efuitenpater Gu
MELT benannt.
90 iirttemberg lit Der ssamis
ltenname Der &Dnise bon Wirttemberg,
tnbem bas RDntgsbaus bon einem
Germ BON Wiirttemberg obitammt, Der
Elm Shlob Ndmens Wirttneberg rtabe
benz heuttgen Stuttgart be5ab unb tn
Der Gefdidte gum erften Mal i'm
Sabre 1902 ertpGbnt tpirb.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
ST lernte cine groBe gsabr6eit.

gs uirb uon Sobn Weslep er3dblt,
bob er etnmal gu Srau Weslep iaste:
nWarum lasen Sie Dem ainbe bic
ndmli6e Sa@e mieber unb mieber21
nSobn Weslep, neil bas einmalise
Sasen ni6t senus it," glus bemiel=
ben @runbe mirb gud ,pieber unb i'm.
u,er pieber seiast, baB gbamberlains
9uitenmittel grfdltuns unb SnFuen=
ga beilt bab es uerbitet, baB biele
&ranfbeiten tn 4ansenfieber ausarten
nnb baS eS ansenebm unb sefabrlos
gu nebnea lit. gu uerfaufen pom al=
len 9dnblerR IN patentmebiainen.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
Wur SIS s BEN Mder.

Wir baben 5000 Mder gum gerfauf i'm
Dftli4en Ebeil Don Colorado. Seiner i1mars
ser Boben, anf benz ale Sorten Srit1t geaos
gen perben fonnen; fein Stein, fein Sant
ober Iei9ter 8oben unb MIR cine Bis flint
Ueeilen pom &ie9elueg e~ntfernt. Ser @e=
asnfaa bort 1T BON Is Bis 20 3ou iGbrli1.
Cine nod nie bagewefene @ele9enbeft, INN
ietn @elb 3u perbreifa1en in etner tliraen
Seit. Debiugnn9: SITS Gn5ablung anf cine
Settion, Der @ef auf 10 Sabre eit NIT 6 Bro
Gent sSnterefe. Biqige Tabrt ieben erfen
nnb britten Dienffas i'm Menat. Wegen
Naberem wenbe man ii9 an 46sba
Ebe Stuber 2aub Co., ct. @loub, Niuu.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
Sur 8efanntmadbuna.

@esen Nustritt aus meinem @ei6dfte, in
Glbanp iinb hermit aIIe, rpel6e mir seaen
Bn6re@nuns i6ulbeu, freunblt1f aber aus
9leib aud ernili1 eriu1t, ibre Bel mir con=
trabirten S9ulben ldnsftens Bis gum l. yeo=
pember bieies sSabres gu eutri9ten. BIS 3u
genanntem Datum merbe i1 entpeber ielbif
in meiuem friiberen 2ofale au ipredeu 1ein
ober elm geuoumddtister mirb ii@ sur Mbz
uidelums meiner @ei9dfte porinben.
Sobn S. 8a9eL
45s3 Mbanp minn
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
slus9eset6mete 8eleaenbeit.

gtne unmittelbar an bic Stabt Melroie eren=
5enoe, 1913 older 9roBe Sarm nit @obnuns
nnb Staa in sutent 3uftanbe inter annebmz
barren geoinsnnsen wesen @obnunssuerdn
bernns gu p~erfaufen ober gu perpadten. @uf
Der Tar1n fiebenbes Waiier nnb srpei 8run=
men beim Saule. @e9en Ndberem rpenbe man
1t9 on Sermann 2orterfamp,
ABBA Melro5e, Minn.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
die huuutTud1e.

Mrat Ger ben fleinen Sunsen be-
banbelt): ,&Onnen Sic benin nit benz
Ssunsen nidt einise Woden in's Sab
reifen9"-5 rau rM9, 9err Dot
tor, baau babe t9 ia gar teine-
Spifettel"
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
Antneia11,tn fuer Rn11rbfr

Seer INNER in Gisarren etpas @obli6mef=
fenbes uub @obltbuenbes baben mill, rau1e
als 10 Gents @i9arre:
vSt. GIono Sele8ratm"
unb als 5 Gents gisarre r@orfer," uSloar be
9incoln" ober .@e9ler's 5 Gents straight
fabri3irt pom Sofept @e9Ier,
45=ir ct. @ernainftrabe, ct. @loub, Minn.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
Nor DEM Grtenruarfdhter.

.Wie famer sic baau, ben 9errrs
8ierbuber einen Semperenaler gu
f9impfen9"-r0as bat ieinen 9runb.
iiber anbere S9impfiporte, tpie gum
8etfpiel S4ie unb 4ameel, drserte ct
fi9 rGmli9 ni9t!1
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
Mndr benz Anftmera.

9ausnirtbin (bie Morsens,
als fte ben &affee brinst, einen frem=
ben Stubenten i'm 8ett liesen itebt):
pines ftimmt; 9ut, l1eberaieber,
Spaaieritod-nur Der g b t
tim ni9t!"
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22

r9rei Mart finfsis pfennise
Srintselb bab' i9 ieBt beiiammen!
Sou i6 mir nun Elm Haiirmei er tauz
fen pber mid NAL on S9aumfu4en
baIb tobt efen9"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-27

uncertain way. This is one Of the best
popular priced attractions seen in
Charleston in several seasons. Miss
Price is a clever actress. and her work
last evening won for her much mer1ted
applause Her gowns were the perfection
of the milIiner's art. The supporting
company is most capable, and Miss Price
is not handicapped by weak support,
which is often marring feature with
popular priced attractions. The scenic
effects were excslIent. and the vaudevtile
was new and of the sort to catch and
hold the audience. The entire perform
ance went with rush and dash THAI
made good the legend on the program
that there was something doing all the
time.
At the Toler all week, commencing
Monday, September %. Opening bill. "A
Woman's Power" Admission: Children,
lOc: adults. 2ec and S0c. Tickets on sale
Monday at box Office. Lady free Monday
night with soc tic..et purchased before
o'clock.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-27
Friends University Notes.

Professor Lucy Francisco of the depart
,nent of piano forte, has gone to Ger
many where she win spend a year in
study In her absence Miss Edith E.
Davis, B. NJ, of the University OF Kan
sas. will have charge of the piano de-
partment. In addition to her work at
the state university Miss Davis has
studied under Emil Liebling of Chicago
and taken pipe organ instruction of both
Prof. G. B. Penny of University Of Kan
sas and Harrison Wild of Chicago, or
ganist in Grace church
Although Miss Francisco will be much
missed. the work has continued without
interruption, Miss Davis showing herself
fully competent TO continue the work Of
a department that has been thoroughly
established The enrolment is large In
both piano and harmony.
Last Tuesday the first and second preps
held class meetings and elected their
officers
Glasses in physical culture were orga-
nized during the past week. This work
is required of all preparatory and nor
NAL students and recommended for az
collegiate students. Clubs and gymnas-
ium shoes for all members of the vari-
Gus gymnasium classes have been or
dered. Miss Gertrude Becher of Uni
versity OF Kansas has charge of physi-
cal culture and elocution. and comes to
the university with high recommended
tions She has completed the four years
of elocution and physical culture of Kan
sas university. received the degree Of 3.
&c
Northwestern university and was as
sistant instructor during the year Of
1890 OF elocution and physical training At
University of Kansas.
Last Monday the freshmen met at the
college and organized The class Is large
and composed OF well prepared students
coming from Wichita and other points In
Kansas and from Oklahoma. The officers
are: Claude Holmes. president. Wichita;
Raymond Woodward vice president.
Haviland; May Benton. secretary. wich-
ita; Halle Crawford. treasurer. Garden
Plain, Chas- Johnson. sargenat. Andsle:
Bernard FoIkers. historian Oatville
Clemen, Parker. Wichita. ard John
shinn. Conway Springs. enrolled during
the past week. These are beth football
men of last year and VIII play IN their
old positions OF center and left guard.
Prof Hoss and Mr.. Roy Scu6de- 81 &C
were visitors at chapel the rast week
The scphmore class Of this year Is
larger than any previous sophmore class
Besides being he frst 20 organize they
were the first 20 appear IN chapel with
/ their colors- Last Monday after giving
class yeiis they entered Russell Han az
chapel time decked n all the coiors Of
/ the rainbow. their rev class colors- The
members sre: wa,denz Nzrsindale. Myr-
! tie Thompson. Hazel Howcs. Eva Moon.
Edna Shaw. Alyce Masicch. Elmer scTfv-
ner. Dan Bfnford. Lawrence Rich. How
ard Mitchell. Wichita; E1ythe ard Anna
Eey. Caldwell: Virgil Davis. Sam David
son Ernest Andrew. Eutora: Emma
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-27
RUTH. THE MoABITEsS.

The beautiful cantata Ruth the Moab
itess," will be the selection that VIII be
rendered at the annual musical festival
of the Reformed church choir about the
middle of October This annual musical
festival was inaugurated by Mr.. Henry
w. Huffman in 1900 and has been OBJ
served as one Of the musical events OF
each year 1t has presented some very
high class renditians in Stainer
Daughter of Jairus" and Mercadante'
Seven Last Words The cantata Sc
iected for this year will be Of differ
emf class from the two named. 1t VIII
not be of as severe a classical character
but will be full Of beautiful melodies,
delightful and attractive quartettes, du-
etts and soloc.
The cantata is from the composition or
Mr.. J. Astor Broad and is founded on
the story of Ruth as presented in the
Book of that name. 1t sets forth tne
beautiful pastoral scenes in Bethlehem
Judah and Moab in the times of famine
and of plenty and carries out the story,
ending in the marriage Of Ruth and
Boaz closing with praise chorus TO
Jehovah. II will be rendered two even
ings. as have been the last two festivals
In order to accommodate the patrons.
The entire cantata will be sung each
night.