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New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

the seventh edition OF watts's Psalms Ihe nfse
Philadelphia music teacher of public RECORD wa
Miss Ball sister Of Thomas BAN, who nifnsel'
taught writing arithmetic with the true srouhos
OF the French Tongue at Twenty ShaihsS pe
Quarter" In l7gO Franklin printed the first German
hynnbooks entitled "Gs6ttliche IAebes una boDes-
geth0ne'' Nine years later ChrstoPh Saur puoisned
in Germantown the "Zonltischer Weyrauch rue
gel .. and In t743 there appeared "A Choice Cciee-
tion of HYMNS with Several New Translations from
the Hymnbook of the Moravian Brethren quote
the titles of these hymnboOks because they Ten oi
the early musical activity Of the German sectariahS
at Fphrata and Bethlehem. IN Pennsylvania some
wears ago outlined history Of music In Befhle-
hem In connection with the Bach Festivals which In
recent years have made the little MOravian town
famous one episode occurs TO me now as calcu-
lated to open the eyes OF foreign and domestic
writer's touching the early days Of music IN
America. Among the Moravian missionaries In
Egypt toward the close OF the eighteenth century
wagner or wheeIwright who hailed from
the Moravian community at Bethlehem. He was
thrown into prison at Cairo and bastnadoed. and
while awaiting release spent his time composing
string quartets which afterward he had the pleas
ure of showing to Haydn In Vienna, from whom
they praise The singular community Of secta-
rians at Ephrata performed a musical service OF
unique character at the evening meal and ono OF
their number worked out and printed theoretical
textbook of music which published by Franklin
and reprinted two years ago by Julius F. Sachse,
historian of the German sectarians of Pennsylvania
under the title Music OF the Ephrata Cloister But
this Is A DEPRESSION Let US return for moment
more to the Philadelphia primitves- In ff Gus
tavus Hessellus CEIessel Mr.. SOnneck calls him
..Hessclius'1 made spinets in Philadelphia (there.
too the first square American 2ianofortes were
made within twenty years of their first production
I'm I.ondon) The first company Of comedians made
Its appearance in Philadelphia in 174a IL was the
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

Among the attractions AZ the Midget City
iorea inland. are Mrs Tom Thumb. her husband
Count Magri. and his brother, Baron Magri
one of the visitors the other day turned 10 his
companion and said: Il wonder if any one else
here this summer remembers the first appear
ance Of Tom Thumb? / remember il perfectly.
II was i'm 1872 or 1913. Ny father took me down
10 Barnuns Museum. at Broadway and Ann
ST. 10 see tho midget. His real
Charles 5. Stratton. and Mr.. Barnum found him
in Bridgeport. He was billed a lad OF eleven
years old. but in reality he only five years
ola. BanUm paid him weekly salary of S3
in cash. and paid the board Of himself and his
mother AT the end of the first month the star
kicked and demanded - week. which
paid. ] wonder what the attractions of to-day
would say 10 such salary
I've no doubt many would he glad 10 accept
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
MUSICAL COMMENT.
Continued from first page.

evidence in favor Of Judge Hopkinson into a mono
graph. entitled. Francis Hopkinson, the FIRST
American Composer, and James Lyon, Patriot
Preacher Psalmodist" In his book he also dis
cusses the almost equally valid claims OF the Rev
James Lyon, a church musician of New-Jersey, who
published hymn book. entitled 'Urana. in l7Sl or
1862 Lyon is interesting character, being asso-
ciated as Mr. Sonneck says. with the early his
tory OF our musical life. with the beginnings OF
Princeton College and Presbyterianism in Nova
Scotia with the early history OF Machias. Me. and
with the attempted conquest of Nova Sscotia during
the Revolutionary War but he does not compare
in popular significance with Francis Hopkinson-
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

poet, patriot, satirst. musical performer inventor
and composer-the friend of Washington and JEFF
ferson. recipient under the philosophers will of
Benjamin Franklin's scientific instruments. judge,
member of the Continental Congress and signer OF
the Declaration of Independence. 1t is to the mu
scal side of his mutitudinous activities that Mr..
Sonneck devotes his attention. and. like a historian
of the German stripe. he makes a study OF the
musical life of Philadelphia before and during the
period of HopkinsOn's boyhood and youth in order
to show the influences which may have worked
upon him. From his notes, CLEANED by patient
reading of the journals of the period. extract few
records of first things connected with music in what
was then the most populous city in America
In 172S an imported organ was ordered to be
bought for Christ Church at cost Of Zoo In 1729
Benjamin Franklin printed the first book OF record
in America referring to music. 1t was reprint OF
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

ents created a ripple in the midsummer dulness
downtown. Howard's case is peculiar He did
not gamble, drink frequent the Tenderloin
district at night. He must have speculated but
there is no record Of it. He paid large interest
on small deposits. many of them intrusted TO
him by women, and his affairs finally became so
tangled that the only escape for him was 10
take what he could gather up and disappear.
His wife heard from him in NeW-Orleans on the
eve Of his sailing for Honduras. the embezzlers'
paradise.
The California State Association Of Nurses
held its second annual convention this week
and II was largely attended. There were papers
on many subjects by women prominent in the
work. one OF the most important being on The
Care Of tuberculosis Patients" by Miss CaId-
well Of Monrovia, near Los Angeles. Among
the guests Of honor was Miss Palmer OF New
York, Editor OF The American Journal OF
Nursing. ON the second day a capital opera-
uon was performed Of amputation at the
thlgh of the leg of man. Miss Florence Hols-
CLAW Of Waldeck Hospital served as nurse
with four attendants Her work was greatly
praised, as she has unusual skill i'm surgery
cases Miss :. Gotea Dozier. OF San Francisco
was elected president ~ the society. Much Of
the success in bringing nurses into the associa-
ton is due 90 the nurses journal recently started
here. OF which Miss Genevieve Cooke is editor
After long conference the officials Of Senator
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

company managed by Kean and Murray. which
came to New-York in 175O. after being officially
frowned in Philadelphia. The repertory contained
the popular ballad operas of the period including.
no doubt. Gays "Beggar's Opera" which had its
first performance in London in 17H or lbs. There
was no orchestra be had in Philadelphia at the
time, and the songs In the operas probably
companied the harpsichord- The first mention OF
a band OF music found by Mr.. Sonneck was in con-
Johns Day. 1850. The first public concert OF rec
ord was given under the direction of John Palma
in 1757 ''at the Assembly Room in Lodge Alley"
Hopkinson who began systematic study OF the
harpsichOrd when he was seventeen years old The
born in 1871 and died in 179D played the organ
at the commencement exercises of the College Of
of the City OF Philadelphia of which he was the
first matrieulant. for several years and composed
music for some of the odes and "oratoricaI exer-
cises." as the students OF the college called the
masques. operas cantatas which they performed
Mr.. SOnneck speculates that possibly the boy
Hopkinson was influenced in his musical prediIec-
tions by automatic musical instrument which
was exhibited together with "the soIa or camera
obscura microscope" in 1744. The instrument was
described as:
The Unparalleled Musical Clock made by the
great Master of Machinery. David Lockwood. IL
eXCels all others I'm the beauty Of its Structure and
plays the choicest Airs from the most celebrated
Operas with the greatest Nfcety and Exactness
II performs with beautiful Graces ingeniOusIv and
variously intermixed. the French Horn Pieces per-
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

Murray Vandall has begun suit here TO sup
port his claim TO control of the waters of the
Truckee River, which takes its rise in Lake
Tahoe. He purchased three years ago a large
dam with movable gates that regulates the flow
OF water from the lake. and says that he has
secured the riparian rights of all the tract lying
near Donner Lake. which he purposes to supply
with water for irrigation. His exclusive rights
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

Clarks Salt Lake railroad have secured
from the Southern Pacific Railroad Company the
same trackage facilities for freight that are now
given TO the Santa Fe. 1t expected that the
Southern Pacific would refuse this exchange of
business, but it was evident that the managers
Of the new road used some weghty arguments.
for, after an all day session. the agreement was
made
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
Women Fooled by Broker-South-
ern Pacific Package Facilities.

San Francisco. Aug. 4.-The flight OF Allan
Howard this week and the discovery that he
had stolen about $4,000 from many small cli-
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

Among the arrivals this week was Walter j.
Williams, who owns an entire island of the So
ciety group. He came here from Tahiti to join
his wife. and the two will make a tour of the
world Williams says that hurricanes and com
petition of cheap Mississippi pearl shell have
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

81" retorted his companion. IF It included. as
did Tom Thumbs, their own keep and that OF
mamma"
Miss Lyndale Allison has been re-engaged by
the wistaria Grove people and Will be the musi-
cal attraction tonight The first OF her two
songs. April Moon" gives her opportunity
10 display her entire range ana was written
for that purpose. Her other song "Goo6by,
Dixie. Dear" also calls Cor phenomenal range.
Miss Elsie Janis continues a strong drawing
card al wistaria Grove.
Abdul Kader, with his three wives will ap-
pear for the first time in America at Hammer
STEMS Roof Garden and Victoria Theatre this
week. Mr.. Kader viii paint pictures in oil
His three wives will assist him and will add
an exhibition OF their skill in needlework
broidering on satin.
Robert Hfliard VIII give the first New-York
presentation OF Robert C MacCulloch's one
act melodrama, "As Man Sows," tomorrow
al koiths The first American appearance is
also announced Of the Wiora Trio of Hungarian
singers and dancers, direct from Budapest
Others on the biz are Barry and Halyers the
Worlds Comedy -Four. Carson and Willard
Georgia Calvin Swan and Bambard George II
WOOD. Barnes and StOckwell in The Million
aires ; Al II. Burton ana lie Clair and Hardt
large ventilating device has been installed
IN Tony Pastors Theatre. on the bill this week
are Provost and Provost, Edwin LateIl Miss
Madge Fox. Dixon and Holmes, Miss Sadie Clark
and company. Potter and Hartwell Miles and
Nitfain Fongo and Leo, COgan and Bancroft
carey ana Notter, Osborne and Wallace, lie Roy
ana Naloy and Raimund and Good.
Henri French and company in a novel trans
formation act viii be the he.dliners at Proctor's
2id-st. house this week. Felix and Barry win
be seen in The Boy Next Door," and Leslie and
DALEY viii present Going Abroad The Girl
from Coney lsiand' Fl0ssie Crane) will also ap-
pear.
This week al Proctor's 5Sth-st. house Law
renee Marston's melodrama An Innocent Sim
ner," viii have its first presentation at this
theatre. The cast includes William p Carleton
Adele Block Marion Berg. Charles Arthur
William Norton. Robert Rogers Louise Mackin-
tOsh and George Howell
After long illness, resulting from a rattle
snake bite received the Paris Hippodrome
Brandu the snake oharmer has again made his
appearance at BOstocks. Brandu handles his
snakes with absolute fearlessness In the middle
OF the arena is tree, and from it's limbs and
cavities in It's trunk he draws numerous Gravity
things and makes them DO his bidding
Miss Anna Fitzhugh viii head the bin al the
Manhattan Beach Theatre this week As an
extra feature Horse agt Cyclist" will be Of
fered Blanche Sloane. sister Of Tod Sloane N
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

The Rev. H. T. Hesse. of San Jose. gave. this
week. $4,000 TO the Wesleyan Methodist Church
for TIE education of ministers and missionaries.
This gift will go principally to the Wesleyan
Seminary. at Houghton. N Y.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

The midsummer Jinks concert of the Bc-
hemian Club. which given first in Redwood
Grove, near Guernville. will be repeated at the
Tivoli Theatre the afternoon of August Is.
The original feature of this years Jinks will be
'"The Quest of the Gorgon," by Theodore Vogt.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

made hard times for the white traders but the
natives never feel any trade depression, very
little work suffices to give them all they want
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

being threatened by Edward Malley' who
proposes to divert the waters of the Truckee
below the dam
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
1IuacaI.
BROOKLYN

DIANo vIoLIS.-Prissts Instrgssies ~ ,,s ,.a~sFa-
II teachers. lessons Soc Teacher. hAs
near E16th- st.. ono nixnt
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

Abdul Kader, with his three wives. will ap-
pear for the first time in America at Hammer
STEMS Roof Garden and Victoria Theatre this
week. Mr.. Kader viii paint pictures in oil
His three wives Will assist him and will add
an exhibition OF their skill IN needlework en-
broidering on satin.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

"Fitzwilliam Virginal Book" II Hopknson has
the autograph manuscript OF his setting Of -.
Psalms he had work that the English Siblio,
raphcrs knew nothing about
? Hopkinson wrote The Battle Of Kegs and nuc,
harmless poetry In the pompous eighteenth cent?.
style He wrote TO honor Alma Mater IN -
the patriot cause. and once. at least 70 Dun r,o.
TN mis- purse so that he might 20 % HartIehr-
Castle and visit his aristOcratic uncle who -
Lord Bishop OF Worcester. This pOtboiler u.. :
version OF the Psalms made for the Reso--u-
Protestant Dutch Church. in New-York. in f-s.
The Dutch language had declined and the ebur.S
had decided 10 conduct divine worship in the -
lish language. Tate and Brady's version ~ -
Psalms. then used In the Episcopal Church 49,
not serve. because IL was mostly IN common metre
while the Dutch version largely In ps,,.'
eters- How the young poet added the nsad.1 -.
to Tate and Brady may be seen in the 5egnn,,z
of Psalm I.
Hos blest he who ne er c0rsenf.
By III advice 70 walk
u,,. h,.., - ~ - No. .-sIs's and B-sdy
BY all advice. nor dares % stand ans a.
fFl~rF-
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

Jockey and Walthour the bicycle record holder.
will be the participants. Charles Burke, Grace
La Rue and their 'Inkey Boys; the Doherty
sisters the Yamomoto Brothers. Violet Dale.
Stanley and Brockman, the Mignani tamily ana
the NapOli Trio are also announced
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

Henri French and company. in a novel trans
formation act viii be the he-dliners at Proctor's
-S5d-st house this week. Felix and Barry Will
be seen in The Boy Next Door," and Leslie and
DALEY viii present Going Abroad" The Girl
from Coney Isiand' (Fl0ssie Crane) will also ap-
" O ~
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

Miss Elsie Janis continues a strong drawing
card al Wistaria Grove.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

Details for the Kubelk tour are nearly ar
ranged. and Will he completed by Wednesday
when Hugo GGrlitz. who will direct his coming
visit sails for London. Kuhelik's first concert
will he at Carnegie Hall on December l. After
that ne will make a tour 90 the country, giving
one hundred concerts in nearly many cities
going as far West as San Francisco and as far
south as san Antonio
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

This week al Proctor's 5Sth-st. house Law
renee Marston's melodrama, An Innocent Sim
ner," viii have its first presentation at this
theatre The cast includes William P. Carleton.
AoeHe Block, Marion Berg. Charles Arthur
William Norton Robert Rogers. Louise Naclin.
tOsh and George Howell
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

Miss Anna Fitzhugh viii head the bill al the
Manhattan Beach Theatre this week As an
extra feature Horse agt. Cyclist" will be Of
fered. Blanche Sloane. sister Of Tod Sloane n ,
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

George Ade the guest at luncheon given
by the members Of the Press Club of Chicago
on Tuesday. 1t was in honor Of the first presen-
tation in Chicago of Mr. AIDES play The College
Widow" Mr.. Ade was formerly a member of
the club.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22

HARTMANs SPECIAL RueT beautifl. artistic design Is
made especially for the Hartmens stores contains the
nnest fabric known to the appeals ESPECIALLY
those who love rich coorng
absolutely guaranteed This Hartman in
variety OF patterns parlor library dining room
GALLON centers in all standings
ms equals design colorings
ported from the Orient and has the a. aga nv IL
feet in and be sold during this ssMHSG ~
special at the
$500 weekly -~"-~s t~-s
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Two Through Tourist Cars
70 Golifn1.r1io s 49,

The Chicago Great Western Railway
offers choice of two through tourist cars
every week to California, one leav-
ing Minneapolis and st. Paul Tues
days via Omaha and the Rock Island
Route, arriving San Francisco 4:23 pm.
Saturday, the other leaving on Thurs
Route, arriving at Los Angeles 1926 am.
Monday. For further information apply
to r. II. Heard, General Agent, corner
Nicollet avenue and Fifth street, Min
neapolis.
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AN AUSTRALIAN MYSTERY.

! I-tEEE - london Chronicle. .sE.-7.- I.
With the death of Sir Augustus Gregory the
last of the great Australian explorers has passed
away His demise recalls the most remarkable
mystery in the annals of the commonwealth.
ttIty-seven years have passed since an exploring
xpedton by tao German snna scientist f
Australia from east to west To this day nobody
krows what happened to that exploring party
Not a scrap of paper, not a solitary relic Of its
fate has ever been discovered. 1t must have
leen either overwhelmed in some natural con.
vulsion or absolutely annihilated by the blacks
Sir Augustus Gregory led two. expeditions in
search Of it, one of them organized by the Royal
Geographical society
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California Tourist Cars
And Chean Tickets

=. Weekly personally conducted tourist
car service to Los Angeles has been re-
sumed by the Minneapolis & st. Louis
railroad - The Pioneer Tourist Car
Route-Cars via the Scenic and
Southern Routes. Tickets only $34.9O.
Call on j. Ct. Rickel, City Ticket Agent,
424 Nicollet avenue.
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NO ABsTAlNERs THERE

Carrolton (Ohio) Republican Standard.
s. Quite a crowd from here attended the
[ERosetop picnic Saturday, and came home
IweH soaked. y}ISE.ss "
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of rhyme for any of those ,words.''
The minor poet tried, him; again with ''bilge," "
depth, rt"wolf, - with, - 4' volt, scarf, "
4''sauce, "9ttfugue,' ''bulb', and '.bourn' -
- ''Im stuck" confessed the banker. Minor
poetry is harder that 1 thought. It's wonder
to me you fellows are not paid more
"We don't care anything about the pay.
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THE BANKER AND THE POET.

.'This minor poetry seems futile to me-
the banker said, sneering. Anybody can turn
it out. A lunatic can write minor poetry.
It's only a question of RHYMES
and bald poet; "give me a rhyme for Lounge
The banker thought for three minutes, but
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In vain. He was stumped. z,..&~@,&f !
"Try me again. he said. -s 4
"a rhyme for 'sylph.' -
% Again the banker failed. A.G..7-4, 3. T.. 4; h
"a rhyme for wasp - -, - & "a "
Nothing DOING said the banker, after a
long pause.
Cult mouth hemp pint 'puss.. -
by jingo,' said the banker. II can't think
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| swered with dignity. "But I have been trick
| ing you. For the words that gave you there
isn't a rhyme in the English tongue"
+, Delicate, pale children need DIR.
Lauritzen IS Health Table Malt At
druggists, or delivered to house. Phone,
N. w, East 44Os Twin City, 1890.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-03-17
Well known in Augusta.

Mr.. Joseph D. Eggleston, candi
date for Superintendent of Public In.
struction. has many friends in Staun
ton and Augusta county, having Wis
tied his relatives here. He is a nephew
of Rev. j. E. Booker formerly OF
Hebron, andIof Mrs. DIR. Finley Of
Thinking Spring. There are few per.
sons better equipped than Mr.. Eggles
ton for the position to which he aspires
as he is well fitted by education, pro.
fession and experience. He was edu-
Gated at Hampden-Sldney College.
where he graduated. and soon after
began teaching school at Asheville,
N. c.. and made an enviable reputs'
tion as such, which resulted in his
being chosen superintendent of the
public schools of the city of Asheville,
which had ranked very high. and un-
der his management they achieved q
reputation for discipline and efficien.
cy which extended far beyond the
limits of the State, and secured for
him a t1attering offer from the b. F.
johnson Company of Richmond, Va.
He resigned to accept this position,
which he held several years becoming
the writer and co.writer of several of
the most valuable and popular school
books now in use in this and other
Southern States. He then filled a
responsible position as assistant of DR..
Dabney in the Southern Educational
Association, and upon his resignation
of that place be was elected superin
tendent of the public schools Of hii
native county, Prince Edward, which
he has filled to the satisfaction Of the
patrons and greatly to the improve
ment of the schools of bis county. L
Mr.. EgglestOn is elected at the prima
ry before which be seeks nomination
he will fill the place as few could.
Il. C. NJ.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-03-17
0peninQ Attraction.
Staunton.

l
Sergeant Kitty,"a comic opera new
to this section of the county, is the
attraction announced for the opening
of the new Beverly Theatre tonight.
1t has well earned reputation of sue
cess in New York, where it ran for one
hundred and fifty nights. There are
sixty in the company which is under
the direction of Mr. George R. White,
of New ork, who produced it last year.
The music by A. Baldwin Sloane and
the book by R. n. Burnside are of the
best in comic opera and the singers
and comedians are most of them well
and favorably known to lovers of comic
opera from their successes in previous
seasons.
Helen Byron, the winsome. pretty
actress, who was the star of Henry w.
Savags's production Of peggy from
Paris" last season is at the head of the
company as leading woman. Charles
Wayne, who scored such an emphatic
hit last season with Richard Glare in
1.-THE Tendsrfoot" is the chief come
dian and others In the company's long
list of princi pals are Edith Blair; Vir-
GINA Palmer, Clara Sterling, Vera
Curtis, Myrtle Lorimer, Sylvan Lang
lois, Tom Hadaway, Frederick knights,
Wheeler Earle. J. A. Furey, George
Pearcs, George Lloyd and Joseph
Chaillee.
The chorus of pretty girls who not
only are good to look upon but who
can also sing is one Of the important
features of the production. The seen.
cry and costumes by the best known
artists in the country are costly and
elaborate and conform to the sense of
the plot of the play and the locals.
Tonight, the 18th, this fine attraction
will be Sc en-. Seats on sale at Shultz's
Book Store.