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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17

The John Church Company, having recently
published the first American edition OF Wag-
ner's The Ring OF the Nibelung' has supple
mented that achievement by bringing forward
s new edition Of ''Parsifal" This drama. like
the tetralogy. IS edited by Henry T. F1ncl-
though Il is fair surnise that the labors Of
that gentleman stopped with the preparation
Of the brief introduction to the volume. We
should at least. be sorry TO think that he either
made the translation Of Wagners drama or ap-
proved It Whatever distinctive value an Amer
lean edition Of these dramas might have had
has largely been forfeited by the failure to pro-
vide them with a clear idiomatic. correct and
sngable translation. The original editions IS
sued by the European publishers contain Eng
rsh versions and these have been used at most
OF the performances as helps TO listeners IN
familiar with the language OF the original text
The versions are like most operate transla-
uons-pretty sorry dOggerel-and to substitute
for them something worthy from a literary
point OF view would have triumphantly vindi-
Gated a new edition. even IL no attempt had been
made TO improve on the Typography and text
Of the old. II must be recorded with regret
that nothing Of the kind has been done.
large portion OF the new version is the Old with
cut an attempt az change. and when the new
departs from the ole & shows no Improvement
either IN lucldity or elegance. 1t is not neces-
sary 10 cite many examples OF uncouth and
misleading renderings; one or two viii suffice
70 disclose our meaning. The oracle proves
again to be q crux The literal meaning IS, The
pure fool who shall become knowing through
fellow suffering Cor pity. or compassion)-await
him. him have I chosen. In the new version
this reads:
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17

Miss Agnes Sumner Geer. whose studio is at NO.
1ss FTfth-aye gave readings Thursday afternoon at
the Methodist Episcopal Church Home. On Friday
evening she entertained with the Lyric Male Quar-
tette at st. James's Church, Elizabeth n j. On
Thursday and Friday evenings at the presbyterian
ciety will give the "Old Maids Convention" which
Miss Geer has been coaching.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17
BY pity 'lichtened
The guilelcss one.
Wait for him.
He works my viii.

KUndry, just freed from he murderous hands
q Pa-sifsl who attempts 10 choke her because
ths has rudely told OF his mothers death.
brings water 10 sprinkle the face OF the LAD
when he becomes faint with emotion. Gurne-
mani comments OF the act approvingly:
Right sol An act according 10 the grace OF the
wal Ie banishes evil who requites II with
tooo!' This is the new translRtor's idea OF an
eo1ivalent for the sentiment:
Thy decd brings its own rewardtng.
cooling cup feilcth not of its need!
Sut these are simply substitutions OF plati-
tuoes Cor sentiments OF more or less value
mere are Instances. however in which a sig
i-ncaat meaning is either concealed or per-
Ee'1ed The first intination OF several that
A0nory is an illustration OF the doctrine OF
,-e'ernpsychosis occurs in the conversation be-
"eeA The esculres and Gurnemanz She's a
-Aan sorceress" says one OF the lads; and
-ineinanz replies: yes: possibly she is ac-
$50 toespelled OF bewitched). To-day she
IS mere renewed. Il may be. to make atone
80 So ioF wrong done IN q former life and not
r. 1efsiVen" The suggestion came from tbe
:. '.-oo drama which Wagner put aside in favor
siial On all this there is not the least
n me translation which Is thus bald:
aes. maybe a curse f. IN h.- ne.
'i.aleer her past her home 4. ber.
Tt.Ss "a nefS, though such sinner
humble toll relief may win her
ss.,s = useless 10 multiply examines .par-
a. SUI awaiting q tra,,.,,,..- -,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17

Miss Margaret Goetz. assisted by Miss Hildegard
Hoffman. Henry Holden Huss and Harvey Worth
ington LOOMS. gave lecture song recital on early
and contemporary American composers. at Carnegie
BANQUET Hall yesterday. which closed the cycle OF
three historical song recitals arranged by Miss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17

HeirnIne's concert will take place on April Is at
Sis D. r in the East Room Of the Wadorf-Astoria-
The following persons will appear: Charles Helm
line. OF the Imperial Banjo Club Malcolm Shackle-
ford Humont and the Imperial Banjo Quintette
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17

A piano recital was given by the pupils Of Car
G. Schmidt crganist. Friday afternoon. April
10 at o'clock. at Knabe Hall. The recital was well
attended and the music pleased the audience
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17

Nine. Jenny Grau-Maier Gate OF the Cincinnati
and New-York College of Music. and pupil OK the
famous Hermann Goetz, of Leipsic), whose studio
Is at No 1Oi West Ninety fourth-st.. teaches sing
ing In the natural way" enabling her pupils 70
know in a few months the possibilities OF success
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17

Continued on eleventh psgs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17

The pupils OF Ferdinand CARR will perform on
Friday evening. April %. at Mendelssohn Hall.
varied and attractive programme Of violin music
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17

Miss Hildegard Hoffman, soprano. and Miss
Babetta Huss, assisted by Henry Holden Huss.
pianist. will give a recital in the Banquet Room
at Sherry's next Wednesday at $50 o'clock p.
m ENolIovvIDp &c he rroora NINA.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17

William c. Carl will give concerts in Ohio this
week beginning at Dayton tomorrow evening
when he will play a organ in the Raper Meth
odist Episcopal Church.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17

Carl c. Miller's violin solo Aspiration" VIII
performed for the first time at the Manuscript SO
ciety concert on April 1s. at Aeolian Hall, by MI
Carl Hauser, accompanied by Mrs Carl Hauser'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17

the shorter pianoforte pieces-those charming
tons OF his poetic fancy-as his best achievements.
Others viii regard the more extended compositions
for tho household instrument as worthy OF greater
consideration. g.. the four pianoforte sonataS.
minor, are brilliant in their conception as in
their executive sttractiveness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17

Warerooms. I36 Fifth Ave-. New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17

The Ogden Crane School OF Opera presented on
Tuesday evening at Carnegie Lyceum Doctor Of
Alcantara.' with the following cast: Donna Luz
crezia. Nine. ogden Crane; Isabella, Sadie Pounds;
IneZ, Mime. De Kobe: BalthaZar. William Brandoni
Anita, Nine. Kate MOustaki; Carlos. John H.
Byrnes: Doctor. William Oldroyd; Don Pomposo,
William Georgl; Perez. Il. Sprowl. The entire per-
Torrance reflected credit on Nine. Ogden Crane
as a teacher
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A Thankful Mother.

al have felt it my duty for long time ~ writes
Mrs Mollie Jones of Gap, Comanche Co. Texas,
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the doctor operate on them Then we had the
doctor take his tonsils out and he made bad
work of it. If he went in the wind he would
be sick, and we tried everything we could hear
Of and consulted every physician We saw, but
they did not know what to do. When he was
nearly six years old lin October, 1881 he was
wore than ever. and could not rest for being
90 uneasy about him. He was our fourth boy
(the other three were dead, and il seemed 10
me that If he died / just could not bear II. I
would go to sleep crying and begging God to
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cine II seemed to me that this was the very
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He sent and got some and we commenced with
the Golden Medical Discovery on Friday
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We gave him your medicine three times q day
and by Sunday he was able to play and in one
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gone. He has not coughed any since. and he
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He goes about like the rest of the children and
plays in the cold and hot weather"
DIR. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser in paper covers is sent free on
rseeipt OF Al one-cent stamps to pay
expense Of mailing only. Address Or.
r. V. Pierce, Buffalo. N. Y.
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ness. this candle had been burning
But here my thoughts received fresh
shock If burning then by whom had
it since been blown out? Not by her;
her wound was too fatally sure for
that The steps taken between the
table where the candelabrum stood and
the place where she lay We're taken,
if taken at all by her before that shot
was fred Some one elsc-some one
whose breath still fingered in the air
about me-had extinguished this candle
flame after she fell, and the death ]
looked down upon was not suicide,
but murder,
The excitement which this discovery
caused To tingle through my every nerve
had it's birth in the ambitious feeling
referred to in the opening paragraph OF
this narrative. | believed that my long
sought for opportunity had come: that
with the start given me by the con
viction just stated l should be en-
abled to collect such clews and estab-
lish such facts as would lead to the ac-
ceptance OF this new theory instead of
the apparent one of suicide embraced
by Hubbard and about to be promul-
gated at police headquarters. If SO.
what triumph would be mine and
what a debt l should owe to the
grabbed old gentleman whose seeming
~ fantastic fears had first drawn me
to this place.
D.n1 t1i, -ntt of hn II.
nifty afforded me by the few minutes
was likely to spend alone on this scene
Of crime. l proceeded to my task with
that directness and method which l
had always promised myself should
characterize my first success In detec-
tive work.
First, then, for another look ut the
fair young victim herself. What Il line
Of misery on the brow! What dark
hollows disfigurlng cheeks otherwise
as delicate as the petals Of rose. An
interesting If not absolutely beautiful
face. it told me something l could
hardly put into words; so that it was
like leaving fascinating but unsolved
mystery when I finally turned from 1t
to study the hands, each OF which pre-
scented separate problem. That Of
Tered by the right wrist you already
know-the long white ribbon connect
Ing it with the discharged pistol.
But the secret concealed by the left,
while less startling, was perhaps fully
as significant. All the rings were gone,
even the wedding ring which had been
placed there such a short time before
Had she been robbed? There were no
signs of violence visible nor even such
disturbances as usually follow despoli-
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was to emphasize rather than detract
from the extreme desolation Of the
great room. The settle was q FIXTURE
as afterward found. and was almost
the only article Of furniture to be seen
ON the wide expanse Of unexpected
floor. There was table or two In hid
ing somewhere amid the shadows at
the other end from where stood, and
possibly some kind Of stool or settee.
but the general impression made upon
me was that of a completely disman-
tied place given over to moth and rust
The elegance of the heavily succeed
ceiling. admitted to be one Of the finest
specimens Of its kind in Washington,
as well as the richness of the carvings
ornamenting the mantel Of italian
marble rising above the accursed
hearthstone, only served to make more
evident the extreme neglect into which
the rest Of the room had sunk. Being
anything but anxious to subject myself
further to its unhappy influence and
quite convinced that the place was In
deed as empty as 1t looked, turned to
leave when my eyes fell upon some
thing SO unexpected and so extraordi-
nary, seen rs II was under the influ.
ence of the old tragedies WITH which
my mind was necessarily full, that I
paused, baked in my advance and well
nigh uncertain whether l looked upon
a real thing or on some strange and
terrible fantasy of my aroused imagi
nation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-15
STATE NEWS.
A Brief Summary Of News Gathered From
All Parts of the State.

A Smart Alec at Seattle ..(one,,of the
plebeian Smart Set, carrying a de-
tonating cane) good name of devilish
invention for setting off torpedoes
near unsuspecting peoples feet, played
that game on a young lady in Seattle,
on the Fourth, and was promptly
Knocked down by her escort for his
smartness. And the worst OF the
matter for him was that everybody
seemed to laugh more over his dis
comfiture than at the joke played on
the young lady.
A Pendleton special to the Telegram
says: The employees of six banks in
Washington and Oregon, of which
Senator Ankeny is President, must
not engage in outside business. The
order is said to be due to G.. b. Wade
becoming involved for half million
dollars ON account of an unfortunate
investment in mining stocks last year.
G.. b. Wade was Cashier of Senator
Ankeny's bank at Pendleton and
failed last year for half million dol
lars. His failure made him penniless
He is said to be in Honolulu.
The marriage of Otis Goodell and
Miss Emma Metcalf took place at
at Montesano, a few days ago. The
wedding was private, owing to the
condition of the young man, who was
stricken with paralysis few days be.
fore. He is unable to move any part
of his body except his head. The
heroic little bride declared that the
duty of caring for him was hers, and
he was moved from the hospital to
the home of her parents, where the
ceremony was performed. The young
man was apparently in perfect health
until about ten days ago. He has
been home only few months, after
spending two years in the army in the
Philippines. 1t is said the disease il
the result of malarial fever contracted
in the islands.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-15

NJ have been thinking of writing to you for
some time" writes Mrs. W. ID. Benson, Of Max
ton, Robson Co, N. c., VITO let you know what
Discovery did for my little boy. He was taken
with indigestion when he was a year and a half
old and he was under the doctors treatment for
nve long years, We spent all we made for doc
tors bills, and it did good. He could eat only
little milk and cracker, aud some times even
this would make him sick. He could not sit up
all day, and gave up all hope of his ever get
ting any better. Three years ago found one of
your books, and on looking II over one day I
noticed Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
and gave II to our boy. He had been treated
at Hoods by a good doctor aud at Benefits
vile, $. c.. and at Currie and Lumberton and
Maxton, and was only relieved for a short time
We gave him two bottles of Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery and it cured him. He is we'll
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and 1t does not hurt him. He has not been sick
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Probate Notice.
Estate Of Louis Bettmap. deceased.

Notice Is hereby given that the last will And
testament OF Louis Bettman, deceased, was adj.
and that the undersigned lie named therein AZ Er.
ecutrix and has assumed the duties of her frnsi
Ihat SAID last will was admitted 10 probate in the
~. eoun
All persons having claims against said est.t,
are required to exhibit them to me for Allowance
a. my place OF business in Olympia, WASHING
notice. or they shall be forever barred. Vi 'n''
This 9th day Of July. 1904
Fra, q, u,,,,.,, AMELIA BETTMAN.
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CHAPTER III.

AYOT for an instant did doubt
the correctness of this xlentifl-
~ cation. All the pictures had
caav, 80 <t,fo xxvon lr~ovxn raolox-w
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The 6seat settle
In the room Of death

alton by q criminals hand. The boa
Of delicate black net which encircled
her neck rose fresh and intact to her
chin: nor did the heavy folds Of her
rich broadcloth gown betray that any
disturbance had taken. place in her
figure after its fall. If jewel had
flashed ut her throat, or earrings
adorned her ears, they had been re-
moved by a careful. If not loving.
hand. But I was rather inclined to
think that she had entered upon the
scene Of her death without ornaments,
such severe simplicity marked her
whole attire
Her hat. which was as plain and also
as elegant as the rest of her clothing,
lay near her on the floor. 1t had been
taken of and thrown down. manifestly
by an impatient hand. That this hand
was her own was evident from small
but very significant fact. The pin
which had held 1t to her hair had been
thrust again into the hat. No hand
but hers would have taken this precau
ton. A man would have flung 1t aside
Just as he would have dung the hat.
Question:
Did this argue a natural expectation
on her part Of resuming her hat. or
was the action the result of an uncon-
scious habit2
Having thus noted all that was pos
sible concerning her without infringing
on the rights of the coroner, next pro-
ceeded to cast about for clews to the
identity Of the person whom consid-
cred responsible for the extinguished
candle. But here a great disappoint-
ment awaited me. could find moth
ing expressive of a second persons
presence save pile Of cigar ashes
scattered near the legs of common
kitchen chair which stood face to face
with the bookshelves In that part Of
the room where the candelabrum rested
on small table. But these ashes look
ed old, nor could I detect any evidence
Of tobacco smoke in the general musti-
ness pervading the place. Was the
man who died here a fortnight since
accountable for these ashes? If 30,
his unfinished cigar must be within
sight. Should search for it? No, for
this would take me to the hearth and
that was quite too deadly q place to
be heedlessly approached.
TO BE CONTINUED
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AYOT for an instant did I doubt
" the correctness of this Gentifi-
cation. All the pictures had
seen Of this well known society
belle had been marked by an individ-
uality Of expression which fixed her
face in the memory and which 1 now
saw repeated in the nfeless features
before me.
Having sent the too willing Hubbard
to notify headquarters, I was on the
point of making a memorandum Of
such details as seemed important.
when my lantern suddenly went out,
leaving me in total darkness.
This was far from pleasant, but the
effect it produced upon my mind was
not without its result: for no sooner
did I find myself alone and in the un-
relieved darkness of this gravelike
room than became convinced that no
woman, however frenzied, would maize
her plunge into an unknown existence
from the midst Of a darkness only too
suggestive of the tomb to which she
was Fastening. 1t was not In nature,
not In woman's nature, at all events.
Either she had committed the final act
before such daylight as could filter
through the shutters Of this closed up
room had quite disappeared "a by
pothesis instantly destroyed by the
warmth which still fingered in certain
portions of her bOdy-or else the light
which had been burning when she
heyl1 oA 70 IN fvw1rv h
carried elsewhere or extinguished.
Recalling the uncertain CLEANS which
we had seen flashing from one Of the
upper windows, I was inclined to give
some credence to the former theory,
but was disposed to be fair to both. So
after relighting my lamp I turned on
one Of the gas cocks Of the massive
chandelier over my head and applied
a match. The result was just what I
anticipated; no gas in the pipes. A
meter had not been put in for the wed
ding. This the papers had repeatedly
stated In dwelling upon the garish ef-
feet Of the daylight on the elaborate
costumes worn by the ladies. Candles
had not even been provided-ah, can
dies! What. then, was it that saw
glittering on a small table Mt the other
end of the room? Surely a candlestick,
or, rather. an old fashioned Candida
Drum with half burned candle In one
of its sockets. Hastily crossing to It.
!! felt Of the candle wick. It was quite
stif and hard. But not considering
this a satisfactory proof that it had
not been lately burning-the tip Of the
wick soon dries after the fame is
blown out took out my penknife and
attacked the wick at what might be
called its root; whereupon I found that
where the threads had been protected
by the wax they were comparatively
soft and penetrable.
The conclusion was obvious. True
to my instinct In this matter, the wo-
man had not lifted her weapon in dark. !
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
1hs Kind You Have Always Bought
s sssss sss Of &MzZSZc
Example Of Political Decay.

The Republican National Conven.
tlon was an impressive example of pc.
htical decay. Its principles were the
selfish principles Of piracy, phrased in
the cant of decadent religions. Its
delegates represented corporate in.
stead of public interests. It's idealized
dead were not its Lincolns but its
Hsnnas. The vocabulary of its speak.
ers, enriched with such sporty phrases
% stand pat" four OF a kind" a
fifth ace" "a full house." were sug-
gestive more OF gambling bells than OF
serious politics. Yet clergymen are
appiauding these sporty speakers as
noble characters, this convention of
corporation tools as patriotic gather
ing, its piratical doctrine as moral pre-.
cepts. Compare all that with the
high moral principles and trend and
tone OF the Republican party when il
exalted its Lincolns and denounced its
G amerons, and say what it spells if
not political decay.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-15

at7Iwas at work; dined at /; had
supper at 6; and was in bed at $50.
Ate only plain food, and hadn't day
illness all the time"
Dear me-" said nearer in sympa-
thetic tones, "and what were you in
for?"
Then one could have heard tue pro.
verbal pin drop.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-15
SYNOPSIS OF THE FILIGKEE BALL.

CHATTER Several my-teriHU- deaths have
occurred IN The Moor, house IN Washington. II
j. vacant. Incle David Moore, n prospective
heir. a ~ldowcr reclu-e. lives across the street
HIS niece. Veronica Moore. i'll = lit of caprice
opens the house To celebrate her wedding with
Francis Jeffrey. supposed gue-t was found
lying dead H. the fatal room before the ceremony
wa~ finished. When the story opens. the house
j. again empty and Uncle David notifies the po-
ice that a sight J. seen there at night. ia de-
tectjvc gocs with Uncle David aud after II view
from The outside concludes that there IL some one
III the house. ~uu.moning aid, he euteTs, while
Uncle - .vid rctircs within his own home and
helms playing the organ. The detective finds
The body Of a woman on the moor. in front OF 3
settle " hch has played part in previous trsge-
dic> A pistol is attached 10 her wrist by rib
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-15

LEMON baths are popular in the West
Indies. Three or four lemons are cut
up and left to soak in the bath for half
an hour before it is used, and lemon is
also rubbed on the body. The effect is
most refreshing Lines may be used
in the same way.