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TRUE. THEN.

A bank president called day on Governor John
G.. Mccullough Of Vermont.
Governor" he said, II want to recommend 70
your notice Sebastian Sutro. This young man would
I'LL place OF trust with discretion and integrity
He is a good man. eh?'' the Governor asked
He is one of the best of men," said the bank
president solemnly. Moral high minded generous
to a fault"- NS
With laugh the Governor interrupted the bank
This feryid praise he said. reminds me of a
case wherein appeared In San Francisco
He laughed again Then he went
1t was a Will case We trying 10 braaL he
will OF an elderly man who. ignoring his relations
had left the bulk Of his property 10 a total stranger
II was part OF our case 20 prove that the dead man
had been eccentric Irregular, cruel and disspated
and after we had proved this point the defence
The first question put to the defence's witness
was: What do you know about the Character ~
the deceased? And the man answered sir in words
like these: " us
" He was n man without blame beloved and 70
spected OF men, pure in all his thoughts and
But interrupted the witness
:. Where. said did you learn all that?'
stone "-(Sat Lake Tribune ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-19
MUSIC NOTES.
Last Concerts by the Kneisels ana
the Philharmonic.

sunday-Majestic Theatre, $50 p. NJ concert
by Herbert.
aonday-Carnegfe Hall. s:15 p m. perforTnai,lce
OF Mendelssohn's elijah" by the Feopie
Choral Union.
Tuesday-Meudeissoh Hall, afternoon sohg re-
cital by Philippe Coudert; SID p M eoI.cett
OF chamber music by the knelsei Ssudl tet'
Holy Trinity Church Brooklyn, SD D. n.
organ recital by Samuel A BALDWIN; Ca!
negie Lyceum. S:i0 concert for the Dante
Society.
wednesday-Mendelssohn Hall. $50 p. m: re-
cital Of sonatas for planoforte ana violin by
Mr. and Mrs Names; Lyceum Theatre
afternoon lecture by Hermann Klein on
How 10 Use the Voice in Song and Speech
'Tbursday-Cooper Union Hall, $40 p. m, con-
cert Of chamber music by the Peoples SYM
phony Auxiliary; Association Han, Brook-
lyn $40 .. n. concert of chamber music by
the Kneisel Quartet.
Friday-Carnegie Han, go p. m. public re-
bearsaI of the Philharmonic Society; Men
delssohn Hall, evening pianoforte recital by
Miss Marjorie Church.
Saturaay-Carnegic Hal. afternoon. pianoforte
recital by PadeTcws&i; SID p M. last con-
cert OF the Philharmonic Society.
This is the season Of last concerts" The
Philharmonic Society VIII give its last public
rehearsal Of the present season at Carnegie Hall
next Friday afternoon at go and on the next
evening the last concert Of the year will take
place Gustav Koge VINO has conducted pre-
,-ious concerts of the society during the present
and preceding seasons. has come especially from
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COLLEGE IIAZING.
Continued from first page.

freshman mounted the window sill and leaped into
the dark 1t Stems he thought that there was a
blanket held outside 10 catch him, and never for
given merely Joke" The window in
the third story and the ground fully twenty-five
feet below. With blanched faces, the sophOrnores
gazed at one another too overcome by what had
happened even TO speak The sound of groans
from without, the shutting feet of people hur-
ryng to that body which each ina gined he saw,
bleeding, perhaps dead. the sidewalk below,
filled the minds of the hazers with the direst fore
bodngs When the soph0mOres finally reused
themselves from their stupor and rushed down
stairs they found the "freshie'' in pool OF blood
and just lapsing into Inconsistencies. At the hos
pitaI the victims father was sent for the doctors
worked over the body for hours and when they
were finally rewarded by seeing the youths eyes
open. one Of them turned and whispered TO the
You ask for the truth, and. though it is cruel
| will tell you. We can save his life, but 1t will
be useless 10 him. His spir al column IS shattered
lie will be an invalid for life
As the students IMPLICATED sons of tnf1uen-
tial families the real causes of the freshmans in
out that the youth fell from his window be-
cause OF having lost his balance while sleeping
near IL. Thus what might have been held uD
a fearful example TO the hazers in the university
and have put end, for time at least, their
cruel practices was passed by a mere accident:
and the SophOnores are still waging the same bar
barous warfare the freshmen as before
The victim of this outrage may be seen in
the streets OF suburb of Philadelphia fine
day sitting helplessy in a wheel chair, which
faithful negro trundles and down the sidewalk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-19
EAzTNG COSTLY FOR VICTIM.

Waxing Is sometimes as costly for its victim as
I. 10 dangerous In Washington the other day
,,oune freshman invited out by some upper
class men for evening at a roadhouse called
the "Ram's Horn" two miles from Brookland. in
tho District Of Columbia. The party stayed there
until o'clock in the morning. and the freshman
was forced to pay all the expenses. The return
trf, was by foot the trolley at Brookland 1t
was previously planned to suggest a short cut
through dense wood in which there wet
and swa1npy ground. The hazers knew the ground
we'll and getting into the midst of the thicket they
o,Ickiv seized and blindfolded the gueless fresh
man and left him in his dangerous surroundings.
Tba night was dark cold. and he wandered
beinlessiy about until morning, while his
ors had no difficulty in getting back to the city.
The freshman was finally discovered by passing
negro and directed to town. He was laid up In
the infrmary for some days as the result of his
Sometimes hazing may net bruise break a
mans body but It skaters his nerves that he
will suffer from some nervous aiment for the
The night before the opening of the fall term
of a small Pennsylvania college the freshmen were
assembled for class meeting in valley about a
mile and half from the college campus. when they
we're lit" upon by a band OF forty ''sophs." The
.'freshes" for the most part were beside them
selves with fear and scattered in all directions.
but the newly elected class president. eiated with
the honor so lately bestowed upon him. held his
'sophs' learning who the class president was
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IN THE MAINE woods.
Continued from first page.


the paddle is dipped almost noiselessiy and line
OF bubbles and silently swiriing water astern tells
of journey begun.
Now follow all kinds of padding. There is
quick water" and dead water and rough water
sluicng between small Islands. When the
canoeist reaches the point where Pine Stream tum-
Ties down into the Penobscot he can turn up this
stream Pine Ponds. eight miles away, or, n
tinuinS his course. he the head OF
Chesuncook Lake, traverse Umbazooksus Stream
ana Lake 70 Chamberlain Lake. Eagle Lake tho
Allagash River and the St John River. Gliding
down the latter. he can pull out at Fort Kent or
head Lake to Van Buren, is BIB miles.
If one wants a shorter route he can go down
CheSuncook Lake and follow the West Branch or
the Penohscot as far he likes. This route will
take one through region containing some interest
ing scenery. At the foot of Ripogenus Lake is the
granite cliffs forming the sides OF the gorge the
water churns and boils for distance of three
adventures in the lives OF the log drivers. The
canoe Of course. is not taken through this seeth-
Among the natural features of this route Is GULL
ver's Falls This has another name which is al
preaching Norcross one crosses series OF lakes.
which include Pemadumcook and Ambejeius. This
route is eighty miles long. BY going down the
berlan Lake n trip of lis miles IS secured. Kath-
adm, the guardian mountain OF Maine. is striking
feature OF the scenes on these routes.
Up in the extreme northern part OF the State ia
the easiest and OF the most picturesque OF the
long routes. There only two 'carries.'' and
made from Van Buren,. on the 81: John River.
Driving in ten miles with the outfit the launch
Mud Cross Square and Engle lakes comes to
Fish River Dropping down to Fort Kent on this
River and eventually reaches Van Buren, again
The length OF the circuit is III miles BY pushing
some Of the lakes the fishing In fine. and there
fine opportunities for camping out.
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SPECTATOR NEARLY LOST AN EYE.

1t not infrequently happens that the spectators
of hazing stunt" like those of a Kentucky
duel. suffer the most. Some sophomores were haz-
ing freshman recently at Massachusetts, college,
and senior who standing near by, nearly lost
the sight of one of his eyes. The sophomores had
undertaken to haze freshman who had escaped
them and locked himself in his room. battering
ram was secured and the door finally gave away.
Before the sophomores could enter the freshman.
brandishtng a sharp screwdriver. hurled himself
on the crowd and stabbed the first person he met
This happened TO be senior, the of Method
ist preacher. The screwdriyen struck the upper
classman In the eye and came out at the side Of
the head just below the temple. No knows
what the Infatuated sophomores would have done
to the freshman had not the seniors and juniors
interfered The injured senior was in the hospital
for weeks and it was only by the aid Of the BEST
specialists that the sight of the torn eye was
saved. although somewhat impaired The college
faculty upheld the freshman and suspended the
sophonores implicated in the affair.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS

A word TO the guys is sufficient
Many man is long dollars and short ~, sans.
The best signature for note is that OF n man q,
note
1t takes woman to unmake the man who IL made
of dust"
Man is judged by his works and woman ~, ha-
ability to work him. ~ " Her
II is Paul. - F~' = ''HA
5000 banknote in the hand is worth two $500 Ooo
notes in the safe. " w S1'VV'V
Had Mother Eve been up TO date what n fool she'd
have made OF that serpentl 49, SAC VI
Credit no man with his good Intentions. ,,ot-o -.
come up with the long green. ~ Niii
A woman make a fool of almos, anv mo-, a.
nature doesn't get the start of her - ~ -
Old Noah wasn't much OF n nnanciar hpt ba l,,a,,
enough to go in when IL rained - $500"
No man can be absolutely perfect, not even per-
feet ehump-but some OF them are very near n -
III II weren't for the fool men in the world tho
supply OF washerwomen would exceed the demand
Chicago News. vac Ne'''""'
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ordered the performance of some stunts, which the
freshman president regarded as indignities and
resented. He straightway blindfoded and led
over a two mile path. being all the way subjected
to countless prods and kicks. to a railroad. There
he tied TO side track In such way that he
was made TO believe that he was lying directly IN
the path Of the trains. AS matter OF fact he
about six feet away He had not lain long in this
position before he felt the ground tremble at the
of the engine The rails TO which he tied
shook just as if the awful juggernaut would crush
his ropes, but in vain Then cloud OF dust swept
him and the train shot past and of into the
distance. The youths fear great that he
cut his wrists TO the bone in struggling to get free.
When at last released by his tormentors he
insensible. and to this day he goes almost into
contortiOn at the sound of approaching train.
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CUTTING FRESHMEN IN TWO.

similar fate not long ago befell student I'm
a Pennsylvania university. lie caught
night by two sophomores who blindfolded him and
laid him the ground.
I'VE going TO cut you in two" growled one.
other
So saying, one man caught the "freshie" by the
hands and the other by the feet. and they swung
his body against the trunk of tree. This hazing
stunt" is called cutting freshman in two.
blow on the ribs. But the sophomores miscal-
cu!ated the amount of force necessary to thump
against the tree with such an Impetus that they
broke the hip. They made the youth cripple for
In Germany the students point with great pride
to the long seams in their faces where the sabres
of antagonists have sashed them in duels. At the
present time however. the student in this country
Is expected to go out into life with any scars
to show guarantee Of completed education.
Yet some of them do, and would they tell how they
thrilling instance of hazing, of which even their
closest friends are ignorant. In college not far
from Philadelphia, tor example, two freshmen
thus marked for life as the result OF hazinS.
Imprisoned by sophomores, they were led into a
dark room. where all they could see was roaring
fire behind a grill work of iron bars. Before they
the next. voice above their heads shouted
Prepare to die: Beyond is the inferno. You are
At these words hands from behind capped ban
dages over their eyes, and they were suddenly
thrown forward At the same time acid that was
intended to be diluted enough only, TO smart the
skin. but not burn it, was thrown IN their faces
The tormentors proposed only to give their vic
Tins the idea that they had been cast into nre
but their laughter at the yell which the men gave
suddenly hushed. The freshmen wrlthed in
such an agony That the tendons OF their necks and
were turned on. and il discovered that acid OF
full strength had been used and that In places X
had burned TO the bone. Fortunately the bandages
prevented the acid from entering the men eyes;
otherwise they would have been blinded Tor lie.
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MEMBERS OF FACULTY NOT EXEMPT.

In a Connecticut college not long ago two fresh
men were ordered TO put on a masquerade cos
tune call at prominent professors house. seize
him carry him the middle of the street and seat
him In q mud puddle The two men entered into
the spirit Of the thing, and when the professors
wife came 10 the door inquired If Bill was in.
Bill" which was the abbreviated form Of the
professors Christian name. heard the inquiry ana
stepped to the door. Although their victim was
well known author and scholar, the member of
many scientific societies and the writer of several
books. the freshmen seized him. carried him out
doors and deposited him In the mud. Their iden-
tltv was finally discovered and they were expelled
faculty was hazed in much the same way, but with
far different results in the case. tutor from
South Dakota the victim. He was invited OUT
for dinner, and his wine "doctored' In such
way that 1t soon made him maudln: He was
then brought TO the park. near the Washington
Monument dressed IN grotesque tashloh ana
forced to deliver a speech. and participate in othe:
.'stunts' of a similar character But In the midst
Of the froIlc he was violently tripped, and as the
result Of his heavy fall he sustained badly in
jured knee. ,
for a time and instead he nursed his injured leg
and crestfallen spirits. For several days he was
nnNned TO his roo IL The faculty of the university
later learned the particulars OF the outrage, ana
tho tutor lost his position. As II happened ne
secured position Immediately In the Philippine
service and is now teaching in those Islands.
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forty or fifty high and wide enough at the top
Tor Il caravan travel They lie many miles
apart and long distances from the towns they were
designed TO protect.
u asked my Moorish guide about the walls said
Mr.. Holiness land he said that Mulai Ismail built
them to protect him from his enemies.
And did they that purpose?' I asked.
" Well, replied the guide, they saved him from
enemies. for he worked many captiVes TO death
building the walls
''Mula IsmaH held that the subject who was
killed by his sovereign went Immediately TO para
disc and during his lifetime he wantonly took the
lives of twenty thousand persons, including many
Of his thousand-an odd wives"
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MULAI IsMAIL WAS A BUTCHER.

The Chinese are the only wall builders OF note
Mulai Ismall. who Sultan of Morocco two hun
dred years ago has something OF a reputation q
builder Of fantastic and colossal works OF masonry
also.
Burton Holmes. the lecturer. who has travelled
over Morocco extensively. says that the great In
terror city OF Mequnez IS surrounded by the ruins
OF several walls, hundreds OF miles long which
Mulai Isman caused to be built. The walls were
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STUDIO NOTES.

Ignace Jan Paderewski will give a recital in the
Kruger Auditorium, in Newark, n j.. on Tuesday
night March IS AS the noted virtuoso is booked for
only recital in NewYork this season. his admir-
in Newark may be congratulated on having
opportunity of hearing him in their town. Since
returning San Francisco from his Australian
tour, including New-Zealand, he has given nu-
merous recltals In the West, South and East,
arousing enthusiasm not only among those who
art but among the less instructed, who are i'm
Newark recital viii be given under the direction
of Frederick n. Sommer.
Harriet Barley Riesberg. an artist-pupn OF Nine.
Won Doenhofr. soloist for the Singers Club of
Norwich. N Y, meeting with marked success. She
not long ago at a recital in Aeolian Hall. and
also at one of the Hotel Majestic concerts.
Nine. vescellus- sheldons system of Circular
breathing" for developing the singing and speak
ing voice, is attracting the attention of the public
to such an extent that she will give omen Iect-
music. some time in April, at the Noon Day Club
No "a West S1th-st
Miss Clay's West End Conservatory OF Music No
$50 West End-ave.. has departments for the studv
of art; literature and languages as we'll as an
up-to-date kindergarten.
Agnes Sumner Geer has been coaching for tba
odd Maids Convention" which was given Tbrrs
day and Friday evenings OF last week at the west
End Presbyterian Church. She entertained at the
EVENING She nay be studio No IS
Victor Kuzdo. the Hungarian vioIin,.t h..
returned from Southern concert tour. and has
resumed his violin classes at his studio. No aas
East uGth-st 80
The New-York School OF Music and Arts. No 30
West s7th-st. had song recital on "Wednesday
evening March Is, by the pupils of Ralfe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-19
ROLLED DOWN STAIRS.

A fragrant case OF hazing by thoughtless men
happened only year ago In one Of the most prom
inent New England colleges. man was tied
tightly in a bear skin and rolled down stairs. The
stairway chosen for this cscapade long one.
and the victim did roll straight. In the course
Of his descent his head struck against one OF the
stair posts and he picked up unconscious. The
ordeal resulted in permanent injury TO the mans
nervous system. and since that tim no has
had frequent attacks of vertigo.
It sometimes happens that freshmen able 10
turn the tables on their sophomore nquisitors.
This happened some five six years ago in one OF
the small New England colleges. when the fresh
men. goaded to desperation by bands OF hazers.
turned and hazed the sophomores. As they wcro
more numerous than their foes they found their
victory "A comparatively easy one. In fact they
treated their former prosecutors with even greater
severity than they themselves had experienced on
the back OF one sophomore they even branded their
class initials with red hot iron,
Another noteworthy instance OF sophomore com
was at the hands Of maiden lGndady In a col
Iege town in Michigan In her house a certain
desk one night by a seAtet or sophomore res. AS
the landady heard the uproar, she rushed
into the and found her tenant At the bottom
OF heaP OF strusSlng squIlts ~:
The sophOmOrCs were trying to cut the 'freshle g
she demanded TO know what was going on, but TO
notice taken Of her. Then. without any heSl-
collar. and with a hand which had had much *
perience unruly schoolroom she shook the
he had landed the sidewalk she had hold OF the
second. She treated him the same way and be-
fore she herself realized what was happening, as
she said afterward, she had thrown all the sopho-
mores out. The freshman in that house was not
again disturbed.
II often happens that freshmen are blamed for
escapades which they forced into by hazing
sophomores Most of them when caught painting
the college chimneys dragging n COW into tie
chapel regard Il unmanly to tell the real TRUTH
to say that they ordered to do these stunts
or suffer the consequences And result they
themselves are made to suffer all the punishment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-19

Leech Sterner the head OF the vocal department
Among those participating were Mr.. Rutland ana
his pupil. Miss Margaret Young. VIII III; J2hn-
stoni Emile Andrew Huber, Miss Emma y. Mac
e0vran Ralph Yoeg Miss George De Morrow
Clarence j Bell Dudley Mansfield and Miss
Blanche Muriel HadsaIl
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Mrs. Cater-Karr, soprano. and Miss Martina
tombstone. vlolinist, both known the local
concert stage, announce a joint recital take
noon April s.
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was not published till long afterward; not. in
fact till 1854 but 1t has been recognized as one
of his noblest and most beautiful compositions.
A special distinction is given to 1t by the use
of two 'ccllos Grove called II mot only Schu-
bert's anest piece of chamber music, but as one
of the very finest of its class" He speaks or
the solemn and beautiful tone of the adagio' us
enhancing melodies, and calls attention 10 the
dramatic quality of the trio OF the scherZo. potn
froiS Itself and from its place in the move
oent
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make her debut in this city at Mendelssohn Hall
Friday evening.
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Victor Kuzdo the Hungarian yiolinist ba.
returned from Southern concert tour and has
resumed his violin classes at his studio, No. eas
East llGth-st. ~ 20
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-19

The New-York School OF Music and Arts No 40
West sith-st, had a song recital on Wednesday
evening, March Is. by the pupils OF RaIfe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-19

Victor Harris at the piano
AT Mendelssohn Hall. Thursday afternoon. at
o'clock. will be a piano recital by Mflada
Cerny, pianist, aged eleven.
Marjorie Church. pianist of fourteen, will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-19

Miss Clay's West End Conservatory OF Music No
$50 West End-ave. has departments for the study
of art literature and languages as well as an
up-to-date kindergarten. 10 OH
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Programme OF song recital by Philippe
Coudert, BARITONE, at Mendelssohn Hall. on