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The Mena weekly star., 1909-09-16
MOVES ExPEDITiousLY.

I had no reason to complain of the going for the next two marches, though for less experienced party, less adaptable sledges. or less perfect equipment it would have been an i'm possibility.
 At our position at the end of the second march, Marvin obtained sat isfactory sight for latitude in clear weather, which placed us at S5.4S. The result agreed satisfactorily with the dead reckoning of Marvin, Bartlett and myself.
 Up to this time, the slight altitude Of the sun had made it not worth while to waste time in observations.
 On the next two marches the going improved, and we covered good dis tances. In one of these marches a lead delayed us few hours We final. " ferried across the ice cakes.
 MAKES RECORD RUN.
 The next day Bartlett let himself out evidently, for record, and reeled off 20 miles. Here Marvin obtained another satisfactory sight on latitude, which gave the position as S6.SS tor beyond the farthest north of Nansen and AbruzzD, and showed that we had covered 90 minutes of latitude in three marches.
 Tn these three marches we had passed the Norwegian record of 86.14 Dy Nansen, and the Italian record of S6.S4, by Cagni.
 From this point Marvin turned back in command of the third supporting party My last words to him were: Be careful of the leads, my boy"
 The party from this point comprised nine men, seven sledges, and 60 dogs. IEe conditions at this camp and the apparently unbroken expanse of fairly level ice in very direction reminded me of Cagnfs description of his farth. est north.
 DANGER IS ENCOUNTERED.
 But I was not deceived by the ap- parently favorable outlook, for avail able conditions never continue for any distance or any length of time in the arctic regions.
 The next march was over good go ing, but for the first time since leav- Ing land we experienced that condi. tion, frequent over these ice fields. of hazy atmosphere, in which the light is equal everywhere. Al! relief is de- stroyed, and 1t is impossible to see for any distance.
 We were obliged in this march to make detour around an open lead. In the next march we encountered the heaviest and deepest saow cs the Journey. through thick. smothering mantle lying in the depressIons of heavy rubble ice.
 TEMPORARILY DISCOURAGED.
 came upon Bartlett and his party. fagged out and temporarily dlscour- aged by the heartracking work of making road.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-09-16

Mena is becoming more and more united each day, preparing for a great effort to gain grip on new good things and to hang on to all that rightfully belongs to her. And her 5000 people. with outside support that she can count on. will ( things when the right moment
The Mena weekly star., 1909-09-16
BUT FEW HANDIcAPs.

tha .t, otScD and We were on sns ,n.. uaii again. As the going was now practically horizontal we were annanipered and could travel as lono as we pleased and sleep as utt,e as s we wished. ~ "''ie as
 The weather was fine and tbo ao
 s 'ihe that of the previous dav ex. oep' at the beginning, when nickavas were required This and a hr,of ston r, p,,s a"o'ner lead cse down our distance put m We had made 20 miles in tan nours and were half way to sha eighty-ninth parallel " 'ne
 lne Ice was grinding oud,h,v ,. every direction hut na .Vy III s'siOie. ' Evidently 1t was sett,,na saa", s~ mo equilibrium and probahlv sass'hs due noithward with ,ts ra cease rom the wind pressure
 LEVEL ICE SURFACE.
 !. Asain s there was few hours sleep anu we hit the trail before midn,sht The weather and going were ovan oeleer. The surface. except as ,nter. rup'su ,a..", ny infrequent ridges was as <, ,ese' V, as the glacial fringe iron, IIecla 10 Columbia. and harder s''"
 we marched something over ian aoufs' the dogs being often on tha sfot' and made % miles Neay tho M , ano oI the march We rushed acroas - . 'e'iu loV yards wide. which hucssad apesf our sledges and finally braks
The Mena weekly star., 1909-09-16
CHANGES HIs PLAN.

From this point the expedition com. prised 20 men, 10 sledges, and 70 dogs. It was necessary for Marvin to take a sledge from here, and put Bartlett and his division in advance to pioneer the trail.
 The continual daylight enabled me to make moderation here that brought my advance and main parties closer together and reduced the like lihood of their being separated by open leads.
 After Bartlett left camp with Hen derson and their division, Marvin and l remained with our divisions 20 hours longer and then followed When we reached Bartlett's camp he broke out and went on and we turned in. By this arrangement the advance party was travelling while the main party was asleep, and vice versa, and was in touch with my advance party every A hours.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-09-16
as the last sledse left i,

as the last sledse left f. Y
 We stopped in sight 2, :.
 ninth parallel in a m tan,,' v 'hs a degrees below. Again ,s'a'aA and we were on our ssau and i'd across the eighty.nI,s,sS <, S'a
 This march duplicated '1Is 1sa a one as to weather and rotna 'as lle lew hours 1t was on "s lk o occasionally the dogs vs.' sos's
 We made twenty-five m. the air, the sky. and tbs s'. burning the face tin i, ol'ls was like the great inte.Ios, s'ss'a Greenland. Even the % Ss, 's plained of the bitter air -'s'' ' keen as frozen steel U ss
 A little longer sleep than ous one had to be taken hs,. v M were all in need of 1t Tbss .s''
 Up to this time. with ss,s s' '''| sive march. our fear of ao 4 H' lead had increased 4, '-p''s equality of the ice found ,ss.',. ", rying breathlessly forwara ''sl that 1t marked lead, and s,.' s rived at the summit wonla 4'a breath with relief-only ,o 's''' s'1 ! self hurrying on in the sans " the next one. M
 But on this march. by som. shift of feeling, this fear ion v 'V'' completely. The weathe, w,. N but it gave me no uneasinsss s' "
 Before l turned in took !, !. vatson which indicated our u0ss' Y s9 degrees 25 minutes. ''' A dense. lifeless pail bu,. :. head. The horizon was bIacs q, y ice beneath was a ghas,Iy \ \. white. with no relief--a strIElss z, trast to the glimmering. susN Z of it over which we had been x ing for the previous four day, Y
The Mena weekly star., 1909-09-16
MAKE FORGED MARCHES.

The next morning I put Marvin in the lead to pioneer the trail, with in structiors to make two forced marches to bring up our average, which had been cut down by the last two short ones. Marvin carried out his instructions implicitly. A consid. erable amount of young ice assisted in this.
 At the end of the tenth march, lati- tude S5.23, Borup turned back in com mand of the second supporting party, having travelled distance equivalent to Nansen's distance from this far to his farthest north.
 was sorry to lose this young Yale runner, with his enthusiasm and pluck. He had led his heavy sledge over the foes in a way that com manded everyone's admiration and would have made his fathers eyes glisten.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-09-16
COMMANDER PEARY'S
 RECORD OF VICTORY
lcontlnuea from frst page.

 that ina o,,, ,,,us was to send him back to Cape Columbia at once. The arrival of Marvin and Borup enabled me to snare sufficient men and dogs to go back with him.
 LOSS IS SERIOUS ONE.
 This early loss of MacMillan was seriously disappointing to me. He had a sledge all the way from Cape Col umbia. and with his enthusiasm and the powers and physique of the trained athlete I had confidence in him for at least the seth parallel, but there was no alternative.
 The best sledges and dogs were se- lected and the sledge loads brought up to the standard. The sounding gave depth of 325 fathoms.
 We were over the continual shelf, and, as had surmised, the successive leads crossed in the fifth and sixth marches composed the big lead and marked the continual shelf.
 On leaving the camp the expedition comprised 16 men, 12 sledges and 100 dogs. The next march was satisfac- tory as regards distance and the char acter of the going. In the latter part there were pronounced movements in the ice, both visible and audible.
 Some leads were crossed, in one of which BoHup and his team took bath, and we were finally stopped by an impracticable lead opening in front of us. We camped in a temperature of 50 degrees below.
 At the end of two short marches we came upon Hansen and his party in camp, mending their sledges. We de- voted the remainder of the day to overhauling and mending sledges and breaking up our damaged ones for material
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knew what was the matter with them. They were simply spoiled by the good going on the previous marches. I rallied them bit, light ened their sledges, and sent them on encouraged again. /,
 During the next march we travelled through a thick haze drifting over the ice before a biting air from the north east. At the end of the march we came upon the captain camped beside wide open lead with a dense black water sky northwest north, and north east.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18
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The resemblance between this theme and Morart's
fugal subject is 200 plain 20 need pointing out
Such nkenesses common in Mozsrts
more common in Handeis day than in Mozart's;
were in Mozarts. but explain them as
being the products OF Unconscious cerebration
whereas in the eighteenth century they were frank
borrowings in which there was no moral obliauIty
FOR originality then lay as much In treatment as
in thematc invention. If not more.
Come We now to description OF the action Of
prince-hunting far, very far, from home is pur-
serpent. He fees, cries for help, and seeing him.
self already in the clutch of deatG falls in swoon
At the moment of his greatest danger three yelled
ladies appear on the scene and nlelodiousIy ana
tremendously unite in staying the monster. They
smitten IN unison with the beauty of the un-
conscious youth whom they have saved and ousr-
rel prettily among themselves for the privilege Of
remaining beside him while information OF ths IN
cident Is bearing TO the Queen or Night who lives
hard by in a castle No two being willing that tho
third shall stay, all three go 10 the Queen, who is
their mistress. Tamino's consciousness returning
he discovers that the serpent has been slain and
halls Papageno. who comes upon the scene as his
deliverer- Papageno is a bird catcher by trade
and in the service of the Queen of Night-a happy
go-lucky, laxative fellow. whose thoughts do not
go beyond creature comforts. He publishes his
nature land incidentally illustrates what has been
said above about the naive character o some Of
the music of the opera) by trolling dittyw with an
opening strain follows:
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18
rDie Zauberfloete' C"The Magic EIute' } ny 'A
Mixture of the Sublime and the f>Ioi0oio0s
Music and Freemasonry
....,-r,c,5r ,soe BY HENRY EDWARD KREHBIEL-
I,sic and Ereemasonry.
Opera yIEnettes. No. s.

-,e,. ,o III. pIav which was bound At once TO dig
Nifty and create popular stir that might lead to
q triumph Whence the suggestion came is not
known but fits execution. far as the lioretto was
concerned. was left TO Gieseke Under the En-
peror Leopold II the Austrian government had
adopted a reactionary policy toward the order or
Free Masons, which was suspected OF making
propaganda for liberal ideas in politics and re-
Hgion Both Schikaneder and Mozart belonged TO
the order. Mozart, indeed. being 90 enthusiastic
devotee that he once confessed 10 his father his
gratitude God that through Freemasonry he had
learned to look upon death as the gateway 10 true
happiness In continuing the esek of the opera
Schikaneder cor Gieseke for HIND abruptly trans
formed the wicked magician into virtuous sage
who had carried CT the daughter Of wicked sor-
ceress the Queen Of Night, TO the maiden from
the baleful influence OF her mother. Instead of
seeking 10 frustrate the efforts Of the prince ehs
comes her, ge initiates him into the
mysteries OF Isis leads him into The paths of virtue
and wisdom tests him by trials and rewards him
the last by blessing his union with the maiden.
The trials OF silence secrecy and he nrheod in pass
ing through the dread elements OF FIRE and water
were ancient literary material; they may be found
IN the account OF the initiation OF g neophyte into
the mysteries OF Isis in Apuleus's "Metamorphoses;
or, The. Golden ASS" romance written In the
second century. By placing the scene OF the opera
in Egypt the belief Of Free Masons that their order
originated in that unspeskably ancient land was
hu1nored. while the OF OF It's symbolism
(such the conflict between light and d&rkness)
and the proclamation of what were believed to be
OF its ethical principles could safely be relied
upon 10 delight the knowing and rritate the curl
osity Of the uninitiated. The change also led to
the shabby treatment which woman receives In the
opera. while Schikaneder's failure 20 rewrite the
first part for such Inconsistencies as ths
genii who are sent TO guide the prince appearing
first in the service Of the evil principle and after
ward agents OF the good
The overture TO ''Iie Zauberhote," because OF its
firm establishment IN our concert rooms, is more
widely known than the opera. Two OF It's salient
features have slso made II the subject OF largo
discussion among musical analysts. namely the
impressive opening with It's three times three
chords sounded by the wind Instruments:
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18

Nonostatos has overheard all He wrenches ths
dagger from Parnina urges her again 10 accept his
love threatens her with death and is about 20
pvt his threat into execution when Sarasro enters
dismisses the slave and announces that his re-
venxe upon the Queen Of Night shall lis In pro-
noting the happiness OF the daughter by securing
her union with Tamuo.
The probationary trials OF Tamino and Papasens
ara continued The two led into a hall and ac-
r,orf,hed to remain silent tn they hear a trumpet
call PaDazeno falls to chattering with an old
woman is terrified beyond measure by thun-
d.rclap and recovers his composure only when ths
r.nu bring back the flute and bells and table OF
food Tanlno however remains steadfast, though
Pau1Ina herself comes to him and PLEADS TOT a Woro
Of love Papageno boasts OF his own hardihood. but
s.ons 70 eat though the trumpet has called lion
app.ars: TaInino plays HIS flute and the beast re-
turn. 10 his cage. The youth Is prepared for the
nnal trial; he Is 20 wander for a space through
aood and fame and Pamna is brought 10 say her
fearful fareuel. The courage and will Of the neo-
phyt. remain unshaken though the maiden gives
vav TO despair and seeks take her own life The
s.nu stay her hand, and assure her that Tsnino
shall be restored 20 her. Two men in srmor guard
the gates OF a subterranean cavern They sing OF
the rewards TO be won by him who shall walk the
path OF danger; water. fire. air and earth shah
purify him; and IL he Withstand deaths terrors
heaven shall receive him and ne be enlightened and
ntted 10 consecrate himself wholly TO the mysteries
of Isis:
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Of extraordinary range and elasticity. h.,..
two display airs; PapaCenO had to have ~.
keeping in his character. and Mozart -
wrote II with as little serious thought as =. =.
Piece for an organ in Clock. in F n,s,,-
and "Andante 10 a Waltz for little orra, =
can De found entered in k.s autograph cz.s,.
for the last year OF his life In the sver,, q
of the finest OF his instr mental coniposi,s- =
returned to a form that had not been in r.s
the time OF Hasse and Graun: in the ses,. -
the two men in arnnor he made use OF \ 80
chorale sung in octaves as a canto n-no g
counterpoint in the orchestra recondi., ~
which II is difficult TO imazine him inver.s- =
this opera fancy mot without evidence, ~,
made the number out of material found !, =
sketch book These things indicate that TIE -.
which the critics with deep diving and -
scraping proclivfties affect 70 see in the -
rather the product OF imagination than real
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Papageno has no scrupies about accepting credit
and gratitude for the deed performed by the ladies'
and though he is the veriest poltroon he boasts
inordinately about the gigantic strength which had
enabled him 10 strangle the serpent. He is pun
isked for lIs endacity when the ladies return and
place paddock his mouth. closing his lips TO
the things of which he is fond-speech and
food re Tamino they give e miniature portrait
which exeltes him 10 rapturous song c'pies BID
Miss lst bezauberno schon.'' or "Ohi cara !rnnia-
gine.' the may be). Then he learns that
the original OF the portrait is Pamns daughter of
The Queen OF Night, stolen from her mother by
wicked demon" sarastro- In the true spirit of
knight errantry he VOWS that he will restore the
maid 10 her mothers arms. There is a burst OF
thunder and the Queen appesss in such apparel
and manner as the excheeuer os the theatre and
the ingenuity Of the stage mechanic able TO
provide. when last ] her her robe was Black,
bespangled with stars and sIitte-ing ssms and she
rode upon the crescent nioon) She knewy the
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18

Does Pam!na live7 The Voices "Panina stu lives!
Thus comforted. he sings his happiness. hltng the
pauses in his song with interIudes OF the flute
bringing 10 his feet the Wild beasts and forest
creatures of all sorts lie hears Papagenos syrinx
and at length finds the fowler with Psmina but
before their jo have exprs ssion Aonostatos ana
his slaves appear and capture them Papageno
recoUects him of his magic bells: he plays upon
them and the slaves. willy-nilly, dance them
selves out OF sight. Scarcely are the lovers free
when a solemn strain announces the approach OF
Sarastro He comes In a chariot drawn by Hons and
surrounded by brave retinue Panina kneels 70
him. confesses her attempt to escape. but explains
that It was TO herself from the odious atten-
items OF Monostatos. The latter asking his reward
for having thwarted the plan OF Papaseno. re-
ceiyes Il from Sarasro in the shape Of oastinado.
PaInina pleads for restoration to her mother but
the sage refuses TO free her. saying that her
mother is a naughty woman. adding the ungallant
reflection that womsn's heart should be directed
by man lest she step outside her sphere He com
mands that Tamno and Papagenp be yelled and
led into the Temple OF Probation. The first act Is
ended
The initiation OF Tamino and Papageno into tins
mysteries their trials failures, triumph and re-
ward form the contents OF the second act At
concIave Of the elect Sarastro announces that
TamIno stands al the door OF the Temple Of Wis
dom, deslroua 10 gaze upon the great light OF
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merits and virtues OF the youth and promises that
he shall have Panlna wife II he succeeds in his
adventure Papageno is commanded to accompany
him and az aids the ladies give TO Tamino a magic
flute whose tones shall protect him from every
danger and to PapaReno a bell-chme OF equal
potency. CThese talIsmans have hundreds OF proto-
types in the folklore of all peoples) Papageno Is
loath TO accompany the prince because the maEi-
clan had once threatened to spit and roast SlTu
Ike the bird he resembled II ever he was caught in
his domain but the mag gical bells give him comfort
and assurance Meanwhile the paddock has been
removed from his lips with admonitons not to lie
more tin the quintet which accompanies these
savings and dongs there is exquisite music. which,
Il q said. Mozart conceived while playing at tiIi-
Iardsl Finally tie ladies announce that three boys
young beautiful pure and wise shall guide the
pair 10 the castle OF SarasIo.
We are next in OF the castle before the
wouid-be rescuers arrive Pamina has tried TO
escape and is put in chains by her keeper the
Moor Monostatos. She weeps because OF her mis-
cry, and repulses the protestations OF love with
which her iailer plaques her Papageno enters the
room, and he and the Moor in opposite direc-
tions at sight Of each other-Papageno frightened
by The complexion Of the blackamoor. Monoststos
terror stricken at the sight OF a man In feathers
Returning. Papageno convinces himself OF the iden-
tity Of Pamina with the daughter OF the Queen OF
Night tells her OF Tamino. who is coming for her
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TO n cue pet ii sen no Va ior.
si'GoI's strength this gre psiy;

To the impressiveness OF this prayer the orchestra
contributes as potent factor the stately mel
ody or the solemn harmonses All the bright
voiced instruments are excluded. ard the music
assigned to three groups OF sonhre colon COM
posed, respectively % OF divided violas and yIoon
cellos; G) Of three trombones and ( Of two basset
horns and two bassoons. The assent of the sacer-
dotal assembly is indicated by the three trumnet
blasts which have been described In connection
with the overture, and Tamino and Papageno ara
admitted TO the Temple. Instructed, and begin their
probationary trials True TO the notion Of the
order. two priests warn the neophytes against the
wies Of woman. Papageno has little inclination
TO seek wisdom, but enters upon the trials in the
hope Of winning wife who shall be like himself
In appearance. In the first trial. which is that Of
silence, the value Of the priestly warning Just re-
ceived is at once made apparent Tanino and
Papageno have scarcely been left alone. when the
three female attendants of the Queen of Night ap-
pear and attempt to terrify them with tales Of
false nature of the priests. whose recruits, say
they are carried 10 hell body and breechec 1it-
orally init Haut und Haar." !. e.. with skin
and hair'). Papageno becomes terror-stricken and
falls 10 the noor, when voices within proclaim that
the sanctity OF the temple has been profaned by
wornans presence. The ladies flee.
The scene changes Pamins 10 asleep in q
bower OF rossA Llvered evsr by the Ugh; OF the
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with a heart full Of love, and promptly they sing
of the divine dignity of the marital state CIT Is
the duet Bel Mannern welche Liebe fthlen. or
IA dove prende amor ricetto." familiar 10 con-
cert rooms and the melody to some hymnals A
story goes that had TO write this duet three
or nye times before 1t would pass muster In the
ceusorious eyes of Schikaneder. After the opera
haae made good its the duet as we have II
to-day alternated at the performance with mors
ornate verson-n all likelihood one of the earlier
forms in which Mozart cast IT..
The three boys-genii they are, and IL 1 vsre
stage manager they should fly like Peter Pan-Iead
Tanino into grove wherein stand three temples
dedicated respectively TO Wisdom Nature and Rea-
SON. The precinct is sacred, the music tells us that
the halo streaming from sustained notes of flutes
and carInets the muted trumpets, the solemn
trombones in softest monotone, the placid undula-
tions the song sung by the violins the muifled.
admonitory beats OF fhe kettledrums. The sen
leave Tamino after admonishing him to be stead
fast; patient and silent" Conscious of noble pur-
pose, the hero boldly approaches the Temple Of
Reason, but before he enter Its portals is
stopped by imperative injunction from within:
Back He essays the Temple of Nature, and is
turned away again by the ominous word Out of
the Temple of Wisdom steps aged priest from
whom ne learns that Sarastro is master within and
that is privileged to enter whose heart, like
his harbors hatred and vengeful thoughts Tamino
thinks sarastro fully deserving OF hatred and re-
vsnge, and is informed that he had been deceived
by woman-one OF the that does little. chat
ters much" Taminos asks II fanina lives but the
priest is bound by oath to say nothing on that
subject until ''ths hand OF friendship shall lead
sirn to ar eternal union within th4 sanctuary"
When shall night vanish and the light appearf
0racular voices answer. Soon youth, or nsvsIl"