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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-23
Football Captain pnder Knife.

FOOfbaI1 CAptMAM Umder KnafG.
 ITHACA, N. Y., March 23.-Captain James H. Lynah of the Cornell foot ball team has undergone an operation for appendicitis st the General hos pttal in Buffalo.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-23
1 sGANLnN AND o,BRIEN

Jim scanlon of Pittsburg will box Philadelphia Jack OBrien at PittsburgN on 44priI z. This is Scanlon's home and it has been a number Of years since he visited it. having been in Australia.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-23

Bubonic Fatal to Eighty-two. JOHANNESBURG, March 23. = In te date the total number of deaths from bukSaic plague is forty-two white and forty colored persons.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-23
THE PUGlLISTS.
GOOD BOUT
 SOON COMING.
Tommy Ryan and Jack O'Brien to Meet at the Worlds FairJoe Cans, Many BattleS-NOtes.

It looks now as if there might be a long fight between Tommy Ryan and Jack O'Rrien of Philadelphia, after all. At any rate, articles of agreement have been signed by Ryan, according to a report from St Louis. Ryan has signed papers before, but this time he has backed up his signature with de- posit. Those who saw the pair meet at Philadelphia q few months ago in a six-round bout realize what a longer scrap between the two would mean as a fistie attraction. In point Of skill they are evenly matched. Their battle at Philadelphia demonstrated th.s. Charley Houghton, who secured Ryan's name to the agreement, is matchmaker of the West End A. O. of St Louis. Houghton's club has been the scene Of number of interesting bouts, and, if O'Brien accepts, the en- counter will take place during July or August next. The worlds fair will be in full swing by that time, thus .insul'- ing good crowd to witness the mill. O'Brien is booked to fight Twin Sulli- van of Boston tomorrow night at St Louis He is popular in that city, and if Houghton can convince him that fight with Ryan will be remunerative to him financially, he will sign and bind match at once. Houghton pro- poses to have the go limited to twenty rounds. Under these conditions, he thinks, the question as to who is the better man ought to be permanently settled.
 MGOvERN CHALLENGES AGAIN.
 The winner of the contest between Jimmy Britt and Young Corbett, which is to be held at San Francisco on Fri day night, will not be allowed to rest if all the challenges from ambitious pugilists amount to. anything. The latest fighter to send def is Terry McGovern. Through his manager, sam Harris, MeGoyern agrees to take on the successful man at 13O pounds for S5,OOO a side. Harris wants the weight to be at the ringside and adds that he will put up sum of money to bind a go at once if the two principals involved insist. Nothing has been heard from McGoyern lately. But ac- eording to the wise ones Terry has not burned any midnight oil, but has been doing a lot of training. His friends say that his daily morning runs and his strict attention to diet have done him a world of good. However this may be, McGovern is looking we'll, so fine, in fact, that Harris is prepared to risk $5,000 on his chances.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-16

with ordinary choral singing at all. OF
the latter l do not approve. except in
a case where one has already trained
voice and knows enough to hold his
own, whether his neighbor is singing
off the key or not. In a large mixed
chorus of promiscuous voices there are
always a certain number of people who
sing a little off pitch, and one is liable
to be placed next to one Of these peo-
pie and 70 be influenced by his voice
without knowing it. If the chorus is
a large one the directory cannot pos
sibly weed out every voice that is not
quite true, for the trouble may be too
slight to be detected against all the
volume of tone. and yet be of enough
power to tend to drag down the voice
next it.
There is one slight point which
choirmaster might omit to- mention, and
which 1 think it advisable to speak of
here, as it applies to all students of
singing, whether they happen to be
choristers or not. 1t is this: In sing
ing the boy must be careful how he
holds his sheet Of music. In the first
place, if the paper is held too closely
or less with tie tone, not only because
it is an obstruction, but because in
order to so hold it the singer must of
necessity cramp his chest and limit for
the time being the power of the lungs
for expansion. When holding the mu-
sic too closely the boy will unconscious
ly drop his chin Gas he lowers his head
to bring his eyes on a level with the
music) and thus throw the whole vocal
apparatus out of poise. This may seem
small point but ii is only too often
the means Of curtailIng or muff1ing
sound, thus interfering strongly with
the faithful rendition of the song and
the beauty Of the music rendered.
The pupil who plays his own accom-
paniments is even more liable to pre-
vent people from getting the full bene-
fit of his singing, for in his eagerness
to play the accompaniment well he is
apt TO lean forward toward the music
rack. thus throwing his chest out of
poise in another and quite as unde-
sirable way as does the pupil who in
standing covers his face with his mu-
sic.
A good rule to observe is never to
stand or sit in such way as to inter-
fere at all with the free play of the
lungs. If sitting at the piano be sure
that the stool is at the right height.
be careful to have the pupil keen an
erect position, and. most important of
|lall. be sure that there is light enough
TO see the notes perfectly without
straining his eyes.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-16
Russia and the IVar.

Wolf Won Schierbrand, Phi. D., author
of THE Kaiser's Speeches" and well
known observer of international affairs,
tells in the current Harper's Weekly
some interesting facts about the Rus
sian peasants, who are considered to
be one of the mainstays of Russia in
time of war. The Russian peasants,
who number about 100000, 600, are. ac-
cording to Won Schierbrand, slowly
starving to death. Their average earn
ings in the central provinces are only
or cents a day throughout the year.
During the busiest harvest time they
rise TO 13 or 16 cents a day, but through
out the winter they earn nothing.
Their diet consists of meal, flour and
grits, cabbage and pOtatoes-nO meat,
excepting three times a year. Their
food is less than that enjoyed by the
peasant class of any civilized country.
They live in novels two and a half
yards long and one and a half yards
high, which harbor the entire family
and whatever cattle they possess. Is
it any wonder, asks Won Schierbrand,
that the Russian peasant has degen-
Grated, morally and physically?
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-16
An Imperial Cradle.

The Carnavalet museum in Paris Will
shortly receive an interesting addition
to it's curiosities. The cradle of the
Prince Imperial has been offered to the
museum by NJ. Pietri. 1t is probably
the most ornate cradle in existence
The city of Paris offered it as a gift
to the Empress on the birth of the
Little Prince" in 1856. The cradle il
profusely decorated. At the back is the
escutcheon of Paris, in enamel, on a
gold shield. and the sides are covered
with shields and medallions in enamel,
designed by Flandrin. The design of
the cradle was the work of Ballard.
In 1856, when it was presented to the
Empress Eugene, its cost was put at
more than $4,000 1t was much in the
public eye three years ago when it was
or exhibition at the Petit Palais- Then
the desire was expressed that it might
become the property Of the nation.
That wish has now been realized
Pail Mall Gazette.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-16
TALK OF THE TOWN
AND nE0R4es& OF RHE
TIMEnC ~
Faithful to His Copy.

Captain Julius A. Penn of the reg
ular army and recently at the Preside
had charge of a battalion in the Phil
ippines a couple of years ago and tells
some good stories of the natives. Many
have strong artistic tendencies ouI
their ability generally stops at copy
ing pictures, not in originating them.
Under the American regime they
have become quite patriotic ana
when the Fourth of July ar
rived it was decided that the
day should be fttingly observed.
Much interest was shown therein ana
one native artist was given the task OF
painting large figure of the Amer
lean eagle. Captain Penn, for want
of a better copy. gave the artist
can which had contained army con-
densed milk, on which was printed
figure of the great bird. The DAY
finally arrived and the troops and IN
habitants assembled in the plaza 1or
the exercises. Back of the speakers
platform, covered with white cloth,
stood high the painting which was 10
be the surprise and feature of the day
1t was The band struck up Inc
Star-Spangled Banner" the cloth was
suddenly thrown back, unveillng TO
the expectant people the beaut1fuI
painting, but as the captain looked
what was his horror and astonishment
to see painted in the scroll where
e Pluribus Unum' should be the
words, Use Aunt Hannah's Brand or
Condensed Milk"
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-16

tonation and "ragtime" flavor about
them that there is not much room left
Tor melody Even the real comic
opera" seems 10 be thing OF the past;
and in the midst Of the so-called comic
operas Of the day (Which have evolved
into nothing more or less than col
lectiOns Of vaudeville-like songs,
strung together without any apparent
connection with the feeble and hardly
to-be-discovered plot OF the opera,
one looks for the good old days of
Robin Hood" "AIikado." Patience"
"Pinafore." and 50 so.
] bring this subject up in the les
son to-day because every child that
hears music at all IS liable TO go 10
hear comic opera, and there Is much
that might be harmful to him music
ally in almost any opera Of to-day.
mean By this not only that the music
itself is not, as a rule, anything that
is good enough for him to listen to
or TO gain ideals from. but the WY il
is sung is something no child should
be allowed TO consider as real music.
There is certain unhappy medium
between singing and talking, which
is largely employed by solo singers in
comic opera at the present time. It is
borrowed directly from the vaudeville
stage, and one can only hope that it
viii soon be relegated to the place
from which il came, there to stay.
The stvle Of sO-called singing to
which I allude is catchy" undoubted-
ly, but therein lies its danger. for if
our pupil goes 70 hear light opera and
finds there some coon song sung in the
way which I have described he will, in
all probability. wish you TO buy the
song for him. and viii try his very
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-16

volunteered to look after the interests
Of society in general. They subscribed
to the tenets that forbade the quat1ng
from the cup that smacketh OF liquor.
They gave a banquet wondrouS IN the
moderation of its menu. WatermeionS
wound uD their festal itinerary Now,
some creature in whom dwelt the spirit
of wickedness had poured champagne
into the -watermelons. The sparkling
stuff had permeated the fruit from end
to end and left it's impress-at tuu
strength-frOm base to circumference.
Each one Of that faithful band OF aD-
stemious citizens smacked his lips un-
consciously, and then quickly glanced
at his companions. They looked sus-
piciously at one another. Then they
resumed the attack on the luscious
melons with renewed vigor, and slyiy
extracted the seeds and put them IN
their vest pOcketsi
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-16
One More Job for Him.

Three-year-old Alice had been told
that every time she was naughty the
man" would take away one of her
toys. it being thought that this method
would cause her to be good. Alice
had successfully lost in this wise her
best doll, doll buggy and toy piano
for various infantile transgressions
and one morning was surveying the
scene of devastation.
Alice noticed the disappearance of
the three toys, but discovered with
some satisfaction that there were still
many left. She was somewhat bother
ed about the identity of the man"
who had taken away the toys and
made several guesses as to whom he
might be, such as the ashman, the
doctor, etc, all of which, of course,
were wrong. Picking up several toys
one after another Alice said to her
mother:
'Win the man take this away if 1
am naughty, and this. and this?' to
each of which queries her mother re-
piled in the affirmative:
"Humphl" said Alice. Hes a reg
ular 'taker,' amt he, mammal"
Yes, indeed" replied her mother.
And what's more, he will take and
bury them so you will never see them
again"
"Oh, then he must be the under
taker,' said Alice triumphantly, think
ing that this time at least she had
made the right guess.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-16
Begun, of BhObal.

Her Highness the Nawab Shah Jahan
Begun of BhOpal, Of whose travels and
doings we are hearing a good deal just
now, is one of the most remarkable
women in India. She rules nearly a
million subjects, spread over an area
of nearly 1000 square miles; maintains
a force of nearly a thousand cavalry,
twice as many infantry and seventy
guns. BhOpal is remarkable from the
fact that it not infrequently produces
women who make better rulers than
the men. This has happened several
times since the reign OF the famous
DOst Muhammad Khan, founder Of the
BhOpal dynasty. Upon the death of
the hereditary Prince his widow, if she
survive him, takes his place at the
head of the state. Furthermore. the
widow of the heir apparent may, at
the death of the ruler, succeed
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-16
RATS AND DISEASE.

Joint conference of the Federal, State and city
Il health officers it decided to declare uncom-
promising upon Chinatown rats 1t was
agreed that the dwellings in the congested Monaghan
quarters should be made proof by the use of ce
disease infested rodent make his way from build
ing building through the easy passages offered bv
rotten wooden partitions. Though the Joint board real
ICES that it will be impossible enforce wholesale con-
version of cellar construction in Chinatown it is the
spirit of their ruling that any should be
provided with concrete flooring in the basement and that
board of inspection may order such change in existing
buildings if deemed advisable.
This determination upon the part of our health a,-
thores step the right direction 1t needs not the
confirmation of specialists convince the thinking man
dowed with power of disseminating contagious disease
above any of his fellows in the animal kingdom Ex-
periments in of the densely populated cities of
Germany and France have shown that this indscrim-
mating gormand of the and the cellar probably
played active part in epidemcs of typhus
and allied contagious maladies than any other single
agent. To put end the evil toxic virus has been
inoculaed into few rats, that they might infect
others with it. thus fighting fire with fire.
Until this method of destruction can be perfected
and freed of any possibilities dangerous to humankind
the plan which the Joint conference of health officers
have decided upon the only feasible the sup
preston of the growing army of Certainly will
be greatly to the public benefit if we can keep our
Chinatown under curb the health officials have
directed
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-16

best TO sing il in the fat, dry, throaty.
ialky voice that the actress or actor
sang il in. II he (the boy) can be
brought 70 regard this way Of singing
as an eccentricity. and not as some
thing TO be initiated. he may listen to
any amount of comic opera without
being harmed thereby. but the question
is, can he be made to see these things
in their proper light? ! am afraid not,
SO j strongly advise taking him TO con-
certs instead-good concerts, where
great artists like Bispham, Sembrich,
Schumann-Heink, and so on sing.
Hearing such music as true artists
sing. to say nothing of the way they
sing it, is a liberal education to any
one
The more Of such music the student
hears the better ii will be for him. both
now and in the future. Undoubtedly.
a child will get more fun out of a
comic opera than out Of Sembrich's s
singing, and if he can be made to un-
derstand that il is to be regarded mere
~ as fun, and not as real music, far be
il from me to prevent his going 10
hear it, for / acknowledge willingly
that, in the way of spectacular per-
formance. comic opera never reached
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-16
INSTRUCTIVE CTUDIE,C
BY BYINO1EDAAfiERIN= AND
/NSS)MEN !

such heights since the world began as
at the present time. Just be sure that
the boy is able TO distinguish between
the two. and doesn't mix up his ideals.
that is all.
Now let us look for a moment at the
sort Of music best suited to our pupils
needs.
The kindergarten songs I have al
ready mentioned in a former lesson.
They are excellent things to begin on,
because the words are generally writ
ten expressly for children, and touch
subjects mentally within their grasp.
1t is most desirable to teach the
little boy to sing with expression, at
once, and in order to do this he must,
of course, understand just what he is
singing about.
There are many pretty little lula
bys TO be found and children may be
taught to sing them very sweetly, act
ing them as they go and singing more
and more softly and slowly toward the
end, until the baby" is supposedly
fast asleep at last.
A little girl that I know sings lul-
labys TO her doll in this way, and 1
think she so loves the song that she
almost believes the doll is a real baby
by the time she reaches the last verse
and the waxen lids are shut closely
down over the staring china eyes. Ger
tain il is that the child is perfectly
engrossed in the sentiment of the song
and all thought of self, all self-cOn-
sciousness, is banished. In fact. it is
the true unconsciousness of the artist
although exploited by child five
years old. with a doll in her arms.
Right here wish to say a word in
regard 10 choir training for boys.
There is nothing more elevating
than sacred music and the constant
music drill which a weekly service
necessitates is splendid training for
any boy. If there is q boy choir in
the town in which you live 1 strongly
advise you to let our pupil try at least
for admittance. If he once enters the
ranks he will never regret is. 1 am
sure.
Choirmasters are. as a rule, exceed
ingly careful of the voices of the boys
whom they train, for they must of ne
cessity understand their business and
besides it is to their own interest TO
train the voices carefully. for the more
carefully a boys voice is trained the
longer can he Cthe boy) stay in the
choir, while, on the other hand, a
voice that has not been guarded with
care very often goes to pieces forever
when the time comes for il TO change.
At the time that the pupils voice
really begins to change in earnest he
should stop singing and not try his
voice at all until it has changed en-
tlrely This is most important, for
over and over again voices have been
ruined by singing during this transi-
ton period, instead Of giving the vocal
chords the rest they need while grad
ually acquiring their new register.
Choir practice is not to be classed
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-16
Tar on Je70eIS.

A large bunch of trouble, social and
otherwise, is in readiness for the Con-
gresham who attempts to enact into
law a bill taxing jewelry in Washing
ton. Wealthy Washington women. pre-
eminent in the social life of the ma
tional capital, are agitated over the
measure, which was drafted and intro
duced by the District Commissioners.
and which aims to reach valuable per
sonal property now untaxed, being
classed as heirlooms. The bill takes
jewelry out of that class. There is
hardly a social function nowadays
where the bill is not discussed with
great anxiety and some bitterness by
the women possessing jewels. Mrs l..
q. Letter is said to own the finest col
lection of jewels at the capital. Her
rubies alone are worth a kings ran
som.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-16
P01cer From the Falls.

A company has been formed to ex-
plot Victoria Falls, in the Zambesi,
and will build a hydrO-electric generat-
ing plant. with the expectation OF sup
plying power to the Waulxie coal fields.
BuluwayO, the Gwelo, Sebakive and
Hartley gold fields, all of which are
within 800 miles. The falls are over
400 feet high, and, while the total
amount of energy running to waste at
Niagara is 1000, 900 horsepower. the cor
responding figure for the Victoria Falls
in the wet season is S5,000,000. The
railway has now been completed To
within seventy miles of the falls and
will reach them before the end of
March.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-16
CHANGE IN THE LAND LAWS.

IT HE Presidential commission appointed to report
needed changes in the public land laws has re-
ported very closely in line with the sound action of
the Ogden Irrigation Congress The timber and stone
has been the instrument of fraud from the beginning
and be substituted by law authorizing the sale Of
timber under suitable regulations, retaining the title to
the land and also for the of that is needed for
building other economic purposes.
Assignment of desert entries will be stopped and the
commuaton OF homestead entries within forest reserves
where timber is the chief value of the land will be re-
strcted Homestead entries of agricultural land within
forest will be permitted. The law ought to 90
further by permitting the in forest and ma
ona parks of such natural hydraulic power
considerable mining section of California is now and
has long been suffering from the denial of such use even
when te hydraulic has long been in private own
ershp Electricity generated by hydraulic power has be-
prime factor in economics and community life It's
Injuries nothing mpairs scenery and endangers no
forests Indeed, it is protection forest lands be-