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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-08-25
MuChOS ObrerOS QUI-
SierOn If a los ESta-
dos UnidOS EN- buSCa
de trabajO.
Ell gobiernO De Washington nsgOse
a que Sc Ia diera passage en-
los iralSpOTtes.
ES NECESARIo ApROvEGHAR TODOS LOS MEDOs
De FRATERNlzACIOR ENTIRE Los HOMBRES.

Muchos obreros deseosos de buscar
trsbaio en- los Estados Unidos va que
aquf no 10 encuentrsn, visitaron aver
al Secretario del Gobernador con ell
prop6sito de obtener passage en- el
Summer.
va informamos aver acercS del re-
sultado que obtuvo el cablegramR que
ell Gobernador trasmiti6 Washington
pidiendo authorization para facilitar
passage. Guerra ell Gobernador COM
placer las muchas solicitudes que Sc le
presentaron..
Todo ell mundo ha sgradecido mucho
Ia buena intenci6n del Gobernador,
pero es ell case que Ie fu6 negada desde
Washington la naturalization y no ha
sido possible complacer 4 los citados
obreros y a los demas sOlicitantes.
Aunque hubiera sido pOr una sola
vez hubiera agradado que eI gobierno
de Washington facilitsr& al obrero ma
two medios de buscar trabej0 en- los
Estados Unidos. sobre todo 81 Sc tiene
en- cuents. que en- NADIA gravaba clio al
Tes0rO NsCionaI.
Los trsnsp0rtes regresan con muy
POGO passage Y cada persona que & su
bordO va, paga su comlda.
Algunas personas al conOcer ell ad
verso resultado de este asuntO. han
re1do buenamente.
El gobierno de Washington no da
passage mas que d Jos emple00gos Y todo
el mundo conoce que personas que no
son empleados han visjado en- los trans
portes. En- vez de otorgar favores q
unos y guardian el ordenancismo para
otros. es opinion general que Sc debi6
acceder q los deseos del Gobarnador
autorizandole para resolver 81 en- JUS
ticia las solicitudes.
VincuIos de union entire los Estados
Unidos y Puerto Rico son necesarios y
ell egoismo enoja v no une.
Necesita nuestro pueblo, cualquiera
que sea la soluci6n que SO de & sn sta
tats Ia mayor adaptation possible 4 las
costumbres, practica y sistemss ameri-
canas y Ell meioF sistema para clio es
evitar Ia desigualdad los privilegios.
cosa de que dicho sea de paso. ell Vi8je
de los maestros ha sido un semillero.
Cada puertorriquefIo que visja por
los Estados Unidos es aquf el mejor
medic de propaganda americana. Ia
vez que ell mejor tambi6n para que ell
pueblo norte-americsno, forme con-
cepto del pueblo de Puerto Rico Y fra
ternice con sus hijos-
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PeTSeCuSiOnHS d Ia
prGnSa eSpa1OIa.
Sc encOmia aIIi Ia IibGTtad de Ia
prGnSa americana.
Estan sufriendo en- EspaIa las bes-
tialidades de los que no GUSTAV
-de que Sc les Olga la verdad.

La prensa de EspafIa ataca rudamen-
te al gobierno que preside Maura. ba-
jo cuya administrator la prensa es
perseguida por cualquier insignifcsn-
cia.
Esto no hace mas que poner en- ridf-
cuIo 4 ese gobierno Y exponerse & que
10 cOmparen con el de China. Turqufa.
Russia. etc.
Hace elogios aqueIIa prensa de Ia
prensa americana. Lo mejor del easO
es que no saben esos briosos batalIa5o-
res. que en- Puerto Rico. puertorri-
quefIos que Sc tienen por Gnt5e8pGn0-
les Y por muy Guaeric0noS, secundados
por americanos que no conocfan apa-
rentaban no conocer. los Verdaderos
m6todos de su pals, votaron una bes-
tialidad con el nombre de Ley de Iibe-
10. que dejando en- plena libertad Ia
prensa maldicieDte. intenta, aunque no
10 consiga, cohibir Ia prensa sensa-
ta.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-08-25

ssPreparaci6n de Wampole'' y sin
ella ninguna es legitima. rs tan
sabrosa como Ia miel y contiene los
principles nutritiyos y curativos
del Aceite de IIigado de Bacalao
Puro, que extraemos de los higa-
dos frescos del bacalao, combinados
con Jarabe de Hipofosftos Com
puesto, Extractos de Malta Y Ce-
rezo Silvestre. Tomada antes de
las comidas, aumenta Ell apetito,
ayuda 4 Ia digestion, y yuelve a
los placeres y tareas del mundo
muchos que habian perdido va to-
da esperanza. ''El Sr. DR.. Adrian
de Garay, Professor de Medicina de
Mexico, dice: Con buen 6xito he
usado la Preparation de Wampole
en- los An6micos, Clor6ticos, en- la
neurastenia y en- otras enfermeda-
des que dejan al ORGANISING d6bil
la sangre empobrecida, los
enfermos Sc han vigorizado au-
mentado en- peso" EI desengano es
impossible. En- todas las Boticas.
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MuChO entuSiaSmO en-
SanturCe con la bri-
gdda de bOmberOS.
Una subscription So pTOyeGta para
GOmprar impIem0ntOS.
HAY ALI VARlAS BoDAs PEN
DlENTES.
(De maestro reporter eapeoi0z.)

Santurce "a. .-Ha sido acogids con
entusiasmo en- este pobladO Ia cresci6n
de la brigada del cuerpo de bomberos.
En- breve SO abrira una suscripci6n
popular que sera cubierta rapidamen-
te, con objeto de adquirir un buen
CParque2 ,
Ell Official encargado de est9 secci6n,
Sc mueve activamente y va no hace
pOstales
La urbani2aci6n de este barrio csda
vez es mas hermosa y Sc estan contru
yendo bonitos jardines.
Han desap8recido las rater1as en- es-
to pobIado Y las ayes de corral estan
de enhorabuena en- 10 que & los cacos
Sc refere; pero tienen ahora otro enc
migo que es la ardilla las que han sus-
tituido q los rateros.
Varias bodas estan en- proyecto en-
tire elementos valiosos de aqui v de los
cuRles informar6 en- su oportunidad.
Estas playas SO ven muy concurri-
das por Ia mafiana por familias de San
Juan. pues hay baf1os muy buenos y
seguros.
Sc estan hacienda mejoras en- las es.
cuelas. q fin de que tengan mayor ca
pacidad para el pr6ximo ano escolar.
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Es impossible gozar de buena salud cuando
Sc tiene el est6mago debil y desordenado.
Porlo tanto, es de todo punto esencial para
disfrutar de un estado de perfeeta salud el
tener un est6mago frerte = que funcione con
regularidad.
81 su est6mago no digiere bien, no impor-
ia cual sea la causa, principle q tomar las
conocidas Pastillas del Doctor Moeller Y con
clio dara Vd. el primer paso para recobrar
la salud. Miles de personals en- igua1 estado
que Vd. gozan hoy de buena salud por e1uso
de nuestras Pastillas, las que s:empre hat
dado un resultado satisfactorio. Con elias
Sc curan los Dolores de Cabeza, Nauseas,
Indigestion. Dyspepsia, Falta de Apetito,
EstreIlimiento, Insomnia, Bills, ETC., etc.
Pruebelas y Sc convencera por los hechos.
De ,venta en- las principa1es Droguerias :
Farmacias.
The DAVID. .MOELLER CO.,
Fabricantes.
~ 81 Pine ST.. New York. NY. u.S.A.
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Hay en- prOyeCtO un.
viaiG de TeGreO a
SantO Domingo.
Los sefOres Sweet y Erwin seTsn
de Ia expedition.
Hay conflanza en- Humacac en- que
las elecciones seran innparciales.
(De maestro Correspomsoz espeo5oz.)

Agosto "a
Ha saIido para esa ciudad Mr.. Err
win, Juez de la Corte de Distrito de
esta ciudad.
Desde que Sc implant6 la nueva ley
hasta las vacsciones Sc ha trabsjado de
irme en- este Tribunal, no q1edando
asunto ninguno pendiente.
El Sr. Erwin. acompansra & el Sr.
Sweet. Attorney General y otros ca
balleros 4 un viaie de recreo a Santo
Domingo
Podemos decir que durante Ell perio-
do electoral ell Tribunal de Humacao
Sc encontrsr6 en- funciones.
LIE han sido concedido al taquIgrafO
don Arturo Mu6iz. dos meses de va
caciones. los que pasara en- los Estados
Unidos.
Ha deiado un sustituto en- su Iugar.
En- toda esta zona hay Ia creencia
firme de que Ia unprecedented mas es-
tricta reinara en- lapr6xima lucha cleo
toral.
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In rumOr rsfersnte a eseueIas.
Serfa sensible que nifIos que va
empezaron a instruirse no pues
dan continuar.

Sc sfrms que con las nuevas refor-
mas escolares, Sc cerraran algunas es-
cuelas que no tengan cspacidad para
35 alumnos y slgunas seg1u SO nos in
forma. solo Ia tendran para 90. y en-
ese case. habrfs necesidad de .cerrar
algunas con periuicio de esos nilos que
necesitsn instruction.
Podr1a hacerse un compute de alum
nos distriboidos entire las escuelas de
mayor cspacidad. 8 utilizar los sRlones
de los grades mas altos, on los que Sc
mstricule menor n6mero de alumnos,
q fin de que Sc de cabida al mayor MI
nero de ninos.
Es de sentir que los que empezsron
su instruction en- el Rio pasado. no pu-
dieran obtenerla en- eI actual.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-08-25

Una Sub-Junta local
Qued6 eStabIGcida.
Ell injecting" que GeIebFarOn fq6
mBy eOtuSiaSta.

Los enthusiasts unionistas de Lola
reuni6ronse ell vi6rnes tItimo con OBJ
ieto de constituir una sub-Junta de
Union en- squel pueblo, Ia cusl qued6
constituida del modo siguiente:
Presidente, don Gumersindo Dfsz.
Vice. don Alfredo Loegaart.
Secretario, don Pascasio Fuente.
Tesorero. don jose VilIaIobos.
Vocales don Federico Gambaro.
don Anastacio Franco. don Jose Villa-
lobos 90. don Jose Elicier. don Qua
dalupe Cirino. don Rafael Eicier. don
Luis Hernaiz.
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GanadO rGaIGngO en-
Puerta de TERRA.
GuandO lIueV8 muChO SIIi van los
VeClnOs pOr eI ataIO.
La caTieria del acueducto esta to-
mando ell sol.

Apesar de las indicaciones hechas,
sigue el ganado cabrfo. realengo y mo-
lestando & los vecinos, sobre todo de
noche, pues en- busca de refugio toman
los BALCONIES por albergue los cabriti-
tilIos. no dejando dormir & los que le
toca en- suerte ser visitados por elIos.
La calle de San Agustin. ests intran-
stable con motivo de las tOrrenciales
lluvias y los vecinos Sc ven en- Ia nece-
sidad de transitar en- 10 possible por las
GALES transversales.
La caner1a del acueducto esta 81 des-
cUbierto y con ell constante trafcO de
carros CORE peligro de ser rota.
Bueno serfa que sc remediara esa
deficiencia, sobre todo en- Ia parte que
da al sitio denominsdo eEI Tartago.z ,
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-08-25

Esta inteligente nina. hiia del Lcdo.
Miguel Morales Ferrer, de Caguas.
cOmpatriota, embarcara
para los Estados Unidos ell dia Z del
pr6xImo Septiembre. con cbieto de in
gressr en- un colegio de Baltimore.
Deseamosle buen Viaje y que obten-
ga los mayores triunfos.
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I'm case cuFiOSO en- Ia Cor
te Municipal de Bayam6n.
236 ssrvicios presto ALI la poIiCia
en- Julio Y Rgosto.
q aaa1eatr0 oogragponsal.l J

Agosto 24.-
Aver Sc verified en- esta Corte Mu-
nicipal an iuicio que lIev6 4 ella nume-
roso p6blico por tratsrse de un case
Ago original.
Luis Medina era acusado del delito
de hurto de una cerda cuya propiedad
Sc disputabsn Ell denunciante don jose
Torres y don Ramon Soya.
Practicadas las pruebas de cargo y
de defensa. y despu6s de una razonada
Y convincente information del letrado
Sr. Martinez Quintero. que lIevaba Ia
defensa del referido Medina, fu6 este
absueIto.
Queda ahora pendiente de determi-
mar q quien pertenece Ia cerda. 81 4
Torres 8 & Soya.
La Policfa Insular de esta poblaci6n
ha prestado durante el mes de Julio y
Agosto que esta sin terminar. doscien-
tos ochenta y seis servicios.
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NueVa rem9Sa.

Por 81 6ltimo vspor de Hamburgo
han llegado las famosas salchichas y 10
celebrada Mantequilla danesas, marca
SHeymsn0; las que obtuVieron primer
premio on Ia Exposition Regional de
Curacao.
De venta al por mayor detaIle en-
el Almac6n de
ANDRES CROSAS.
30 V. 8. Marina.
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iHABAJO MONOPOLIOS!I!

Hilo de coser ingles superior en- ca
rreteles de 200 ysrdas, para sastres Y
costureras, ell mas bsrato , mejor del
mundo.
Lo venden en- sus aImscenes pop ma
yOr Y al detail S. Melon & Co. San
Justo IL, Puerto Rico. D.
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DE LA MuLTITuD-

Que han usado nuestra preparar
ciJa que la estan usando en- Ia
aotualidad, jamas hemos sabido de
niaguno que no haya quedado sa-
tisfecho del resultado. No pre-
taad9mos NADIA que no haya 8ido
anpIiamente iustifcado por la ex-
p2rieneia. AL recomendarla q los
cafermos no tenemos mas que ha-
ser referencia 4 sus m6ritos. Sc
I.-sa obtenido grandes curaciones y
Go SECURE que SO obtendran mu-
cha3 mas. No hay y podemos
a3esurarlo honradamente, ningun
otro medicamento, que pueda en-
plearse con mayor f6 y confanza.
AIimenta y sostiene las fuerzas
del enfermo durante esos periodos
ca que falta el apetito y los aliz
mentos no pueden digerirse. Para
ovitar las falsificaciones ponemos
esta marca en- cada botella de la
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-08-25
TABACO, De VUELTA ABGJO
CUBA.

Sc envia por correo legitima semi
LA del mejor tabaco de Cuba de Ia
Vuelta Abajo. Sc remite en- paquetes
de diferente tamsfIos de S100 & $4.O0
Dir1janse los pedidos al sef1or Joaquin
Planas, Prado 100 Habana Cuba.
No Sc sirYe ning1n pedido cuyo
importe no este sastifecho. Referen-
cias CoroneI MaIaret AduanR doctor
Ferran UniVersidad Is v. a.
Sc ALQUILA PARA OFlciNAs
Ell salon principal del Binco Terrific
rial y Agrfcola, que ocupa el frente en-
ell piso alto del edifcio.
Para informes relatives al precio y
condolences de arrendamiento dirigirse
& las oficinas de Ia Gerencia del mis-
mo Banco.
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En- esta imprenta se vende papel de
peri6dico vieio, as2 100 quintaI.
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Sc ALQuILA PARA oFlcINAs

En- esta imprenta se vende papel de
1Odi6dieo visio { 800 auintal
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En esta imprenta Sc vende pape! de
peFlodleo VieiO, { 900 quintai.
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PASTILLAS DEL
DOCTOR MOELLER PARA Ell ES-
TONNAGE Y SUS ENFERMEDADES.
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AMERICAN RAILROAD COMPANY OF PORTO RIG0

Schedule Of trains between
~ READ GOWN Carolina canuy Aguada
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They "COasted.o

A well-known business man took home
a handsome new sled to his two small
boys this winter. The boys enjoyed them
selves with il hooking on to sleighs or
wagons. after the manner of boys in hill
less Indianapolis. They were quite satisfied
with this method of coasting until i'm an un-
guarded moment their father gave them
a glowing description of real coasting
sliding down HILL as practiced by himself
I'm his boyhood. Then the tame pleasures of
hooking on, even when made exciting by
disobliging drivers, palled upon their taste
AS their father approached his home the
other day he was Mortified TO see the reck-
less youngsters calmly adjusting them
selves on their sled at the ridgepole of the
barn. The steep roof was icy. the caves at
least twelve feet from the ground, and there
was not even drift below-only mingled
ice and frozen earth. There was no posi-
bility OF stopping them; he was too far
away, and even as he caught sight of them
the sled started like bolt of CREASED
lightning" The unfortunate father could
only give a gasp OF horror. and rush TO pick
up whatever fragments of boy might be
left. But the two little fellows chung tight
ly TO their sled and sat squarely or II when
IL struck the ground They sprang I'D to
meet him, radiant with delight
sliding down hill is fun. papa" shouted
the eldest. but" and his face fell rs he
contemplated the mass of painted kindling-
wood and twisted iron which had been a
sled but "a moment before. II guess you'll
have 10 get our sled mended."
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A Natural History Study

just one way of telling the story, which is,
nevertheless, a true one. The United States
government, in 1896. caused the food of the
blue jay to be made the subject OF rigid
investigation. An examination was made of
292 stomachs of blue jays collected in every
month OF the year. from twenty-five States
the District of Columbia and Canada. In
only five of all these stomachs were there
found the remains of birds of the shells
of small birds eggs. OF the three egg shells
found in three of the stomachs one, and
probably two, were empty shells, eaten
after the young had been Matched. 1t might
be claimed that the jays often eat the con-
tents of eggs without swallowing the
shells. but by giving eggs to captive jays it
has been shown that the birds are even
more anxious for the shells than for the
contents.
a great many other facts came out at
this investigation. 1t was shown that more
than three-fourths of the blue jays food
consists of vegetable matter, and that of
the animal food the greater part was made
up of insects. though there was small per-
centage of spiders, myrapods, snails, fish,
salamanderS, tree frogs. mice and birds
Most of the insect food consisted of beetles
grasShoppers and caterpillars and besides
these there were a few bugs, wasps and
flies. IL was found that blue jays eat in
sects every month of the year and the
per cent. In January. TO over So per cent
in August, the average for the year being
nearly % per cent. Destructive graSshOp-
pers. crickets and locusts begin TO form an
important item in the blue jays bill of fare
as early as July. amount TO nearly - per
cent. Of his food during August. and he
continues TO eat them in considerable num-
berS until December. Amongst the caterpil-
lars TO which the bird gives his attention
may be mentioned those of the brown-tail
and gypsy moths, which work such havoc
in the trees I'm certain parts OF the country
OF course those who are in favor of the
destruction of the blue jay will return to
the attack and tell us that since il is adj
mitted that over three-fOurths Of the
birds food consists of vegetable matter
and since his fondness for corn. fruit and
other farm produce is we'll known he must
cause the farmer enormous losses. Let us
examine the evidence The vegetable food
of the blue jay was found 10 consist of
mast" such as aeorns chestnuts. beech
nuts. hazelnuts and sumac: grain. such as
corn, wheat. oats and buckwheat; fruit,
such as apples. strawberries. blackberries.
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man to his distant home. but from here he
fled in shame to join the Cossacks. This
has been used much by painters and writ
ers, as by Byron in the poem ''Mazeppa."
Have cannon from which big projectiles
heavily loaded with high explosives are
fired by compressed air, in a general way
like those used on the United States boats
before Santiago, secured a place in up-to-
date war equipment?-C.
No; at one time they were regarded as
of much promise. but they failed OF salts
factory results, both on land and at sea-
What were the main points OF the plat
form Of the Autobiography party that put
up B. 4. Butler for President and lust
when was this?-L
Demands for interstate-commerce legis-
lation. income tax. repeal OF tariffs.
prohibition of granting land to corpora
tons, and for the election of United States
senators by popular vote. The party was
organized May II, 1884
Who was it that first used the express
sion, and when, Washington was first in
war, first in peace and first in the hearts
of mis- countrymen?"-R. T. l..
General Henry Lee. Lighthouse Harry"
of the American revolution. Your Wash
ington" should be replaced by ITO the
memory of the man. and Lee used "fel-
low-citizer7.I instead of "countrymen." as
almost universally quoted.
What colleges did the following Presi-
dents attend: George Washington, Andrew
Jackson, Martin Van Buren,. Zachary Tay-
Tor. Willard Fillmore, Abraham Lincoln
and William Mckinley? 2 Who were
Vice Presidents under John Tyler Willard
Fillmore, Andrew Johnson and Chester A.
Arthur?-B. G.. p
None of these was college man. 2 Dur
ing the presidential term of each the vice
presidency was vacant, just as it now is.
What is the nature OF the Prize OF
Rome?'-B. +. r.
1t is a prize given by the French gov
eminent TO sculptors, painters. engravers.
architects and musicians. after rigid ex-
animation in their respective branches.
Winners of it get four years at a school in
Rome. with about $500 year and exemp-
ton from military service. The prize dates
from 1866 and Louis XIV.
What are properly designated as Chinook
winds" and by what characteristic are they
DISTINGUISHED. y. w.
The name is given to the warm and dry
south or west winds coming strongly down
the eastern S.opeS VI lhS hoShy mountains
into Montana and Wyoming. melting and
evaporatiag the snow and moderating ex-
IRENE cold weather; also TO the damp SOUTH
west winds along the Pacific coast OF
oregon and Washington.
::
If a veteran is an inmate Of the National
Soldiers Home is he allowed at the same
time to draw a pension?-B.
Yes. though on admission TO the home he
surrenders his pension certificate and there
after his pension is paid TO the treasurer
Of the home and paid over 10 the pensioner
subject TO the approval Of the governor
of the Home Veterans receiving over Sic
a month. however, are not admitted to the
home except for especial reasons.
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Peculiarities Of Theater Audiences
AS Noted by a Casual Observer
doic ImpuesThe Woman Who Thought
IbsenW An Interes n a a
lay.ByL Louis w.

should not go unmentioned. 1t was the
orchestra this time, and not the audience,
Mary Shaw, that excellent actress of emo
tional roles, opened her brief Indianapolis
engagement with a Wednesday matinee
performance of Ibsen's morbid drama,
Ghosts" Owing TO some misunderstand-
ing. the orchestra of the theater failed to
put in an appearance at the regular time.
An Ibsen drama is so different from any
other kind OF dramatic entertainment that
the orchestra director evidently had got
the idea into his head that il was not the
custom to have music between the acts Of
on lbSen play. The manager Of the theater
and the manager of the company were
greatly chagrinned when the time arrived
for the curtain 70 rise and no musicians
were in evidence Messenger boys were
sent in all directions TO round up the
missing instrumcntalists, and the play was
started without the usual overture.
The musicians came struggling into the
theater, in accordance with the urgent de-
mand of the management, during the first
act OF the drama, and by the time the
curtain had fallen. all of the members of
the orchestra were present except the bass
viol player and the clarionet man. OF
course, there had been no musical pro-
gramme prepared for the occasion. and the
director spent a busy five minutes looking
over pile of sheet music to find something
that could be played without the bass viOl
and the clarionet. Now, in order to ap-
preciate what followed, 1t is necessary to
dwell for moment upon the play itself.
Ghosts is frightfully gloomy stage
story. In the first act young Oswald (por-
trayed in this instance by William ElliotD
returns to his Norwegian home from his
art studies in Paris weighed down with the
knowledge of impending doom. The act
comes to an end when Mrs. Alving. his long
suffering mother. whose life has been made
wretched by her late husband, welcomes
the boy back to the scene of his childhood,
only TO learn of his great unhappiness.
This point in the presentation was
reached The curtain fell. The audience
drew 4 long breath. The members of the
orchestra, in the hustle and hustle of COM
ing into their accustomed places far behind
time and hastily looking over their sheet
music, had not been given an opportunity
to pay any attention whatever to what was
transpiTiDg on the stage. Just as the act
ended the director distributed the various
instrumental parts of the selection upon
which he had decided. And what did that
orchestra proceed to play-of all things in
the world?
when Johnny Comes Marching Home!"
That is, the overture from the new mill
tary opera of that title, through which run
the familiar strains Of the old song. When
William Elliott heard the piece and recog-
nized It. ne gasped. dropped into chair in
the wings and threw up his hands. Talk
about your incidental music!' he ex-
claimed THAT beats any I've ever heard!'
The conversations overheard in the audi