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with "a Report on the Structural Peculiar
tiles of the Music, by John Comfort Fill
more, A. M" In this book Miss Fletcher
included less than ninety-tWo Indian
melodies, all appearing for the first time in
print. These were collected, recorded and
tested in a manner so complete and thor
ough that there can be no doubt OF their
accuracy. They were the result of ten
years of study and a long period of actual
residence among the Omahas. AS president
of the Anthropological Society, member of
the American Folk Lore Society and vice
president of the American Anthropologlcaf
Association, she has become identified with
scientific research and has made Washing
ton her headquarters
The beauty of Indian music and the pres
ervation of the musical traditions of his
race have always been hobbies with Mr..
La Flesche. From the time of his child
hood he had tried to interest people in the
work of recording Indian musical lore and
his acquaintance with Miss Fletcher and
cooperation in her work were crcum-
stances suspicious to the cause of their
common interest. But they needed a third
person, some thorough musician who could
take down the songs from the Indians lips,
write them out, and harmonic the raw
material thus gathered No one seemed
better fitted for this work than Prof. Fill
more. He was musical scholar, a pupil
of excellent home teachers and a graduate
from important Leipzig schools, and Miss
Fletcher and her young protege were at
tracted to him through these circumstances
invitation he took charge of the musical
feature of their Investigations and became
a partner in their researches, visiting the
Indians with them.
In the same year that their first book was
published, the matter was brought up at
the worlds fair in Chicago, both at tho
congress of musicians and at international
congresses, where Mr.. La Flesche read sew
eral papers on the subject. At about the
same time a mass of correspondence en-
sued between Miss Fletcher and several
musical scientists abroad, who had become
interested in the subject. Among them
we're Stumph and Wallachek, celebrated
German authorities, and several Germans
have already published books in which Miss
Fletcher's observations are discussed.
In 1898 at the trans-M Mississippi EXPOSE
ton there was series of congresses and,
as usual the musicians were allotted por-
tion of time. There were concerts in the
afternoon and orchestral performances in
the evening, when composers were invited
to conduct their own works. One day was
set aside for American music, and on this
day one of the sessions opened with paper
by Frof. Fillmore on the structure of IN
dian songs with pianoforte illustrations.
He was followed by Miss Fletcher, who dis
cussed the emotional side of the music. with
aid of violin and piano. Then Mr.. La
FIesche read an article dealing with Omaha
songs of war and peace, and twenty-five
songs sung by Indians of the Omaha tribe
demonstrated the truths contained In his
remarks. This was the first really compre-
hensive presentation of Indian music ever
given said Miss Fletcher to the writer.
Growing out OF these beginnings Miss
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Fletcher prepared her second book, Indian
Story and Song from North America. The
volume differed from the monograph, Tor II
was written in popular weir and MADE IN
terestng to the casual reader by an eX-
planation of the myths and superstitions of
the red man, each story having its equiVa-
lent in musical formula. The main purpose
of the volume, however, was the stimula-
ton of composers, arousing their interest
in the music of the Indian toward an adop-
ton of the material in the making of new
songs and instrumental pieces. 1t was pup
lished in 1900 and its object was almost
Immediately accomplished, for in 1901 there
came into existence the Wa-Wan Press at
Newton Center, Massachusetts.
Mr. FarWell, a young American composer
recently returned from study abroad with
Humperdinck founded the Wa-Wan Press,
gathering about him for the purpose other
young men and women composers capable
of creating an individual school of music
which should be known and recognized Tor
it's American essence and be easily distln-
guished from the foreign schools. Indian
music negro music the Creole song and all
other folk ma terial of the soil were well
coined by Mr.. Farwell and his associates,
and imbedded into the masonry of each new
musical creation from their pens. The negro
folk music having been thrashed to shreds.
it followed that Indian melody gained the
attention of these musical Roycrofters re-
tanning the ascendancy over other national
productions. Against overwhelming odds,
the work of the young band of enthusiasts
has progressed with amazing success, and
for high mindedness of musical endeavor
their equals can hardly be found in the
country
An interesting feature of the work of
Miss Fletcher and Mr.. La Flesche is their
collection of graphophone records. Miss
Fletcher has hundreds of them in her pos
session, and she calls them her note book.
The sound of. the mechanical workings of
the instrument makes these records unde
sirable for the entertainment or instruction
of interested friends, and she does not use
the records for this purpose The impress
sions were made by good Indian singers,
some here in the city by visiting Indians,
and others out west on the reservations.
Songs of the Winnebagoes, the Omahas,
Poncas, Oteos, Iowas, Cheyennes. Arapa-
hoes Sioux, Chippewas and other tribes
are in the collection, and they are used
repeatedly for debating the music to q
transcriber, and for enabling him to cor
rect any mistakes he may have committed
in his manuscript during the first dicta-
ton.
The Indians never sing their songs in
parts. The one melody is chanted by all
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will be pleased to see all of her Washing
ton friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14

Mr.. and Mrs Stuyvesant Fish bring TO an
end the last OF the coming week their first
residence in Washington as householders
II Is to be hoped that their experience has
been as satisfactory as their stay has been
productive of pleasure to others. They
have been kept busy extending well as
accepting hospitality. Last night they had
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Society in the National
Capital and Elsewhere

will be pleased to see all of her Washing
ton friends.
Mrs. Charles o. Doten, who has been ill
nearly all of the past winter, has sufficient
ly improved to be able to go to the coun-
try. Her son, Baldwin, has accompanied
her.
Dr. and Mrs. McArdle are now occupy
ing their new home, 1904 10Th street. Mrs.
McArdle's friends will be sorry to learn
that she Is still suffering from severe
illness. =
The officers of Company G, High School
Cadets, Business High School, gathered
with the members of their company and
ladies at the home of Capt. Ringgold Hart,
621 Maryland avenue northeast, Friday
night last to enjoy a pleasant time. Dane
ing and other forms of amusement were in
in the lower dining hall, where a sumptu-
Gus repast was served. Among those pres
ent were: The Misses Louise Berner, Isa-
belle M. Hart, Bessie H. Burwell, F. M.
Merrilatt, Matte Trey, Pearle Gaskins,
Marguerite Curtis, Rowena Burwell, Anna
c. Hart, Louise Cruit, Marie Dom, Bessie
Hart and Clara Hart; Capts. r. Hart, and
H. H. Warner, Lieuts. C. Shoemaker, s.
Peacock, M. M. Thome and ]. H. Simpson,
SergtS. K. c. Boyer, L. F. Ruoff, Charles
Armbruster and L. B. Bridges, Corps. C. J.
Walker, H. V. Keiser, e. H. Bowles and
other members of the company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Westinghouse, who have
made their present stay in their Dupont
Circle home so memorable. will summer as
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Is This All So?

From What TO Eat
There is but one sure cure for the drink
ing diesase or habit, and that is the SIM
plest of all. The cure consists in eating
fruits. That will cure the worst case of
inebriacy that ever inflicted person. 1t
will entirely destroy the taste for intoxi-
cants and will make the drunkard return
to the thoughts and tastes of his childhood.
when he loved the luxuries nature had pro-
vided for him and when his appetite had
waited tastes and attendant false desires
and ina ginary pleasures. No person ever
saw a man or woman who liked fruit and
who had appetite for drink. No person
ever saw man or woman with an appetite
for drink who liked fruit. The two tastes
are at deadly enmity with each other. and
there is no room for both of them In the
same human constitution. One will Ger.
tainly destroy the other.
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usual at Lenox. Mass. where their estate
grows more beautiful every year The large
reception given by them Wednesday even
ing was thought out and it's elaborate ar
ranGements completed within twenty-four
hours. The space added to the mansion by
the supper room tent gave ample accommo-
dation to the large throng of guests. who
We're oeilghted TO find at every turn some
new floral beauty to admire The evening
was another master stroke in the art Of
entertaining, AM one in which the host
and hostess particularly excel
MISS Mathilde Townsend. whose Illness
during last week assumed an even more
critical phase than at any time since II
began, was reported from her house last
night as doing as well as could be ex
pected.
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4 season which has already permitted
two garden parties to pass off successfully
with perfect weather and every desirable
condition has certainly great possibilities
in It. The fortnight of feasting for the
railway visitors has not had an untoward
circumstance Everything planned went
off merrily to the finish, and the round of
hospitality in private homes was we'll up
TO the standard for the capital, where
events have national significance. and
therefore are of most Importance. The
White House garden party, deferred like
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a large party to dinner, the guests being
seated at five tables. In the center of each
table was a giant umbrella of sweet peas
rising from base of sweet peas
and Farlayense fern, the vine also twining
the four-foot handle. The canoies purheo
under sweet pea shades.
The guests were: The Russian ambassa-
dor. the French ambassador and wife, JUS
tice and Mrs. Holmes, the Peruvian minis
ter, the Attorney General, Secretary and
Mrs Morton, Senator and Miss kean, Baron
and Baroness Giska, French Counselor and
Nine des Portes, Viscount de Faramond
and wife, Theodore and Mrs. Shonts, Mr..
and Mrs. Henderson, Mr.. and Mrs. Eustace
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Miss Morgan Hill, Miss Squire, the Misses
Fish, Capt Gibbons, Mr.. Itchy, Mr.. Ewart,
Mr.. Centaro, Capt Fourier, Gen Crozier.
Mr.. Pinchot, Mr.. O'Beirne, Mr.. Blair, Mr..
Ned Mclean, Mr.. Cobb, Mr.. Charles Poe,
M. du Bots and M. Emile Heurteau.
Col and Mrs. Henry May gave large
dinner last night at Chevy Chase Club in
honor of Miss Alice Roosevelt.
Miss Pauline Richards of this city left
Tuesday for an extended trip through the
middle states. She will visit Fairmont, w.
Va, Uniontown, Pittsburg and Philadel-
phia. Pa. also will make brief stay with
her brother in Atlantic City. Miss Rich
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voices, high or low. The Indian women
take the high treble: the high male voice
the middle octave, and the deep-chested
basses, the lower tones. They sing on in
this manner. using the notes of three &C.
taveS at one time. until one part finds the
melody going out of its voice range. Then
skip is made up or down to a more con-
venient octave. The same effect is often
heard in school choruses, where the boys
sing in unison with the girls melody as
high as they are able and then drop down
a scale lower.
In the great Indian chorals. where three
or four hundred voices are singing In three
different octaves, the effect of the music
is said to be harmonic, although no actual
chord notes are sung. The theory Of over
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Burrows, Mr.. and Mrs. Haines, Mr.. and
Mrs Westinghouse, Mrs. Hobson, Mrs
Campbell, Mrs. Keep. Mrs. Legare, Mrs
Cromwell, Miss Merriam. Miss McKenna,
Miss May, Miss Huf, Miss Bell, Miss Gaff,
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ardS Will be chaperoned by her cousins,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Friedman of Fairmont, w.
Va.
Gen. D. S. Gordon, Mrs. Gordon and Miss
Gordon left yesterday for San Francisco, ac
companied by Mr.. Philip X. Gordon. Miss
Gordon will be married next month at her
brothers home, in San Francisco, to Mr..
Isaac Oliver Upham of Oakland, Cal.
Mrs ]. v. Kearny and Miss Marie L.
kearny, formerly of 1860 Kenyon street,
Columbia Heights, have bought a home at
Vienna, Maple Grove, where they will be
glad to see their friends.
Mrs. Van Auken Mills is visiting rela-
tives in New York city.
Mrs. Roy L. Williams of Philadelphia
will spend the coming week with her
mother, Mrs. F. A. Reigart, 1925 9th street
northwest.
Miss Alma H. Wilson of Dist street north
west, who has spent the last three years
An Boston and New England, is passing the
remainder of the spring season at Fair
field Villa" Chevy Chase road prior to re-
turning north for the summer, where she
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
Mr.. AND Mrs. NOZZLE QrARREL?
Miss BurneIi Now Said 10 Have Told Per-
sons she Heard Them.

Some new testimony will be introduced
before the Grand Jury in Queens county
which will consider the case this week
OF Mrs. Josephine Leighton Noble, charged
with shooting her husband, Patton Noble.
on the night Of Nov. -. TO show that Miss
Loretta Burnell, the young actress, told
a nrmber Of persons of quarrel between
husband and wife which she had overheard
just before the two shots were fred The
language used bv the couple during the
alleged quarrel is said to be known Each
threat ened the other with violence. &C
oording to the testimony 10 be introduced
The shooting, which Mrs Noble says aa-
accidental. followed Immediately.
Mrs Noble remained IN the apartment.
according to testimony taken at the OK
animation, for several minutes before
she ran dstractedly down stairs. clad in
short underskirt, and with the revolver
which she had meantime broken, in
her hand.
Miss Burnel who resides with her parents
in the apartn ont below hat occupied
by the Mobiles. Is an attractive girl Of 20.
She ran out Of the building. as was shown
at the inquest and al the examination
before Magistrate Heny, TO secure help
after Mrs Noble had run down stairs as
described and entered the Buruell apart
ment. 1t was while she was out seeking help,
according to the witnesses who will give
testimony before the Grand jury that she
told several persons the details ot quarrel
she had overheard
The names II the witnesses were revealed
by the person who gave the information,
hut only as evidence Of good faith and
upon condition that they be withheld from
publication until after the Grand Jury has
deliberated These witnesses. it is said are
prepared TO swear TO the details Of the
alleged quarrel as related 10 them by Miss
Burne They assert that the quarrel was
very violent and that threats Of personal
violence were made by each
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
men u0uAN,s BODY ~ uORGt r..
Dropped Dead IN Auction Room NJ Walt
for Identification.

Mfs. Elyira Hoffman, wealthy widow.
who lived with her daughter at ~ West
Ninety street. left her home yester-
day afternoon to 20 to an auction sale at
li6 Vest Seyenty-ninth street. Mrs. HoG-
man had been there only a short time when
she staggered and fell.
!sn ambulance was summoned from
Roose welt Hospital but before 1t arrived
with DR.. Clark the woman vas dead. It
is thought that she wa victim of heart
disease or apoplexy
There was nothing in her possession
which would lead to her Identification, and
the body was taken to the West Sixty eighth
street station. Mrs. Hoffman wore Per-
sian lamb coat and carried handsome mufI
The police. however. sent her body to
the Morgue in patrol wagon without much
delay. When Mrs. Hoffman did not return
home at dinner time her daughter became
worried and. reading in an evening news
paper that an unidentified woman rad
dropped dead IN an auction room, went at
once to the West S1ty-eighth street police
station in a cab taking a maid with her.
The police referred her to the Morgue
and there she identified the body. She
was very angry that the body had been
sent 10 the Morgue
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
pLLCOX IN CHARGE.
New Norlts New Postmaster Takes over
the Funds at Midnight.

William X. Wilcox virtually took posses
sion Of the New York Post Office at mid
night last night There was no ceremony
attending the transfer. except the signing
Of the receipts for the money. stamps and
other things FOR which the Postmaster
is responsible.
Representatives Of the Postmaster and
his assistant were busy oil day Yesterday
taking al inventory of the stock. The
bond was fled and the oath of Office taken
a week a GO
The fUrmaliies connected with the in.
sfallGtion were postponed tall Tuesday
on account Of the holidays At that time
all the heads Of the city departments will
be present. and Mr. Wilcox will assume
active control
Mr. Wilcox said Yesterday that herdid
not wish 10 say anything yet about changes
in the management Of the Post Office
want 10 get acquainted with all the heads
of departments and TO locate myself first -
said the new Postmaster
The inventory shows that Mr. Wilcox
will have nearly 81 5000 capital TO start
in with on Tuesday morning Some OF
the main items are az follows
stamps postal cards and stamped ,nvd.
Cash taken In since Saturday noon 5000
Check from Washington. 10 arrive on Iurs
day morning BOO. ..... 10000
The Office showed profit Of $4,000 coo
for the Vpnr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
cRAzl NAN on HOUSE FRONT
Armed Win Knife and Four Policemen
Tad q Climb 10 Get Him.

Bicycle Policeman Murphy OF the East
Fifty-hrst street station at 730 last night saw
u man partly dressed standing on narrow
stone coping just below the third floor
windows OF the apartment house at e65
Third avenue. The man had a knife in
his right hand and was waving it threaten
Ingly NJ the crowd which had gathered in
the street
Murphy got three other policemen from
tho Fast Fifty-nrst street station. Lambert,
Strcube and Keller. Lambert and Streubcl
went into the house M e67, and Keller into
the adjoining house ON the other side.
The coping runs from 9o3 10 900 Murphy
started to climb the awning directly be-
meath the mhn, BY that time the crowd
on ia way to Proctor'e Theatre, directly
across the street. had gathered in such
force that the avenue was damned from
sidewalk 10 sidewalk and the trolley cars
were being held up
As Murphy began 10 climb, the man on
Tho coping hung by his hands and dropped
about fifteen feet 10 another coping two
feet wide extending over the ground floor
lambert and Streubel advanced toward
the man from the south and Keller nom the
north, Suddenly the man turned and made
move at Keller with the knife
Keller fell through an open window into
the head Of bass drum and among many
other musical instruments owned by X. f.
keenan,, who keeps a store on tho ground
floor Of go and uses the room above IA a
store room. Az the man tackled Keller
the two other cops nabbed him from behind
and ohuoked him through the same window
He had dropped his knife
Ho was taken 70 Flower Hospital, where
Il Was said he was suffering from delirium
tremens. His name, he said. was Thomas
Williams and his business coachman
The police say he was discharged from
bellevue yesterday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
IIIGGINS TAhES the GATH.
sworn In as Governor IN the Secretary or
states 0ftice In Albany.

ALBANY. Dec. 81 This afternoon Cover
nor-elect Frank W. Higgins took the oath Of
Office before Secretary OF State John f.
O'Bren The oath was administered in
the office Of the Secretary of State in tho
presence only OF the members Of the
Governors family including Mrs Higgins
the new Governors only daughter, Miss jose
phtze Higgins, his oldest son ana daughter
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs, Orrtn Thrall Higgins
and his other son, Frank Harrison Higgins
Tho public swearing in Of the now Governor
will take place in the Assembly chamber
nj noon on Monday but as Gov Odelrs
term expires at midnight tonight it was
decided TIM, Mr. Higgins should swear
IN to-day privately.
Tho Goyernor-eleot has appointed G. b.
shepard. who has been secretary Of the
Vest End Association in New York city.
as his confidential stenographcr He ia
10 rcanpoint John T.Joyce as pardon clerk.
Edgar L. Murln "a notarial clerk and Mes
sengcrs O'Connor and Lamborn.
Gov Odell will reach Albany to-mor-
row night and stop at the Hotel Ten Eyck
Mrs Odel will not accompany him
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
FAArFil4EDUirB STOLEN NUFf
Hardly space Ia Move In tile -Four Rooms
the HObinSnns Had

Mr.. Anna Robinson. 20 years old Of c1o
Yves, Nineteenth street, was arrested last
night by Detectives Glennoh and Adams Of
the Twentieth street police station charged
with burglary Her husband Thomas
Robinson, Is years old was also arrested
p a suspicious chpmcter
The Robinson. were arrestcd on the
complaint Of a neighbor. Mrs Coye. who
lived on the floor below
When the detectives made a search Of their
fat. which consists Of three rooms and
kitchen they found that, except Cor space
for the stove, a table and bed. the entire
apartment was filed 10 a height Of four
OF Eve feet with stolen goods Of every de-
scription Canned fruits. dresses. coats.
shirts. bird cage- silverwere, jewelly. and
even ham, were found
The articles bore the 10 bells ~ nearly
every Zig department store in the city.
In addition there were articles taken from
various residences The stun found in the
fiat the p, ic estimated to he worth about
s. 600
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
WOMAN sues AMI |. BARBER.
iIOLET AtBREl- M THEN UiNTS
;,SCO on ms DRlFTS.
She BeiongS IN London. but says The
Asphalt Man Gave Her the Drafts
In i903-nhen She Got 10 London
Drmmnond's Refused 10 Pay Them.


queer suit. in which AMI l.. Barber
president Of the BARKER Asphalt Company
figures ns defendant and q woman as plain
tif has been begun in the Supreme Court,
and none OF the persons concerned in the
case j. willing TO eNpiain what really lies
back Of the action
The woman piait,iH is Violet Aubrey
Butler and she descihe3 herself AZ resi-
dent Of London England She alleges in
her complain. that on oct. IS. 1903. AmA
l.. Barber made and delivered TO her in
New ORR city foi valuable consideration.
two drafts. reading Is follows
IuNpoS. oct 3d. 1903
hessr- Drurmond
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