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Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Tottenville, March 9:-Tottenville
was greatly excited yesterday when it
became known that a case of smallpox
had broken out. Miss Lyna Gibbs, thir-
ty-two years old, daughter of Mrs Eliz-
abeth Gibbs, of 400 Broadway, was TAX
en- i'll with an attack of the grip on Sat
urday, February 27.
DR.. Walker Washington, of Main
street, who was called on the following
day, had been in attendance every day
since that time. DR.. Washington said
last night that last Wednesday a slight
rash appeared on the patient g fore
head. Nothing was thought of it until
Saturday, when Miss Gibbs broke out
with rash, from head to foot.
DR.. Washington at once notified John
T. Sprague, chief Of the department of
health of the borough of Richmond. DIR.
Frank De Revere, of Stapleton, chief in
'spector in the health department Of the
borough, came to Tottenville at 8
o clock Saturday night and placed the
case under surveillance. DR.. De Revere
with DIR. Edward D. Wisely, of Port
Richmond, visited the house again yes.
terday morning and pronounced it a
genuine case of smallpox, but In mild
form.
DR.. De Revere ordered the Board of
Health ambulance from St. George and
the quarantine boat from Manhattan at
once. Miss Gibbs was taken from her
home by two physicians from the health
department. She was taken in the am
bulance to the dock at the foot Of Main
street where she was placed aboard the
quarantine boat, Riverside, and taken
at 2.30 O'Clock to the Willard Parker
Reception Hospital at the foot of East
10th street, Manhattan. The house was
thoroughly fumigated and everybody
who had been near the patient during
her illness was vaccinated.
Besides her mother, Miss Gibbs re-
sided with a sister, Miss Viola Gibbs,
and a brother, Arthur Gibbs. Miss oa-
die Gibbs and Mrs. William Jablin, sis
ters, reside in Manhattan. The house
was quarantined all day and Patrolman
Charles Bowen was stationed in front,
so as to allow no one in or out until
everything had been attended to.
There have been several cases Of
chicken pox reported. The health de-
partment physicians went from house
to house within radius Of several
blocks of the Gibbs residence, vaccin-
sting all those who wished it and ad-
vising others to have 1t done, as a pre-
caution.
The local physicians we're kept busy
last night, vaccinating children and
women and those that had come in con
tact with the family of Miss Gibbs for
the past week.
Word was received from the hospital
last night that Miss Gibbs had arriv-
ed safely and was resting easily The
doctors first thought Of taking her to
North Brother Island, but that viii not
be done, it is said, unless the disease
becomes worse. The department of
health is taking every precaution.
Miss Gibbs is employed at the
Transcript" Office, in Amboy avenue,
as compositor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09

1t was over an hour before the last
embers had been put out and the fire.
men returned to their houses. At SIS
o'clock this morning, however, someone
got into the house and set fire to val
nable piano, which was in the parlor
The fremen were very careful last night
about wetting the instrument, and il
was one of the few things uniIjured.
The piano was left last night stand
Ing upright in the parlor near the front
windows and 1t was understood that a
member of the parish would watch the
building until this morning. When the
6remen responded to the alarm from
box So at Hall avenue and Charles
street at Sis clock this morning, they
found the piano fiat on the floor, blaz
ing The odor of kerosene was prevail
ent and the fact that the instrument
not to wet the instrument, and it
had just been ignited.
George Thomas discovered the
blaze in the building last night and
turned in an alarm from box 56, at
Hall avenue and Charles street.
When the f1remen arrived the upper
part was in flames, but they man
aged to extinguish 1t before the fire
reached the lower part Considera-
Bile chopping was necessary and 1t
was over an hour before the f1remen
returned to their houses.
The Second Alarm.
The alarm this morning from the
same box was turned in by Alex
Odolitzki, who was returning from
work and saw the blazing piano.
Mcclellan Engine Company made
excellent time in responding and,
with a stream, soon put out the fire.
Only the piano was burned, but had
they been a few minutes later the
building would have been in fam
again.
The firemen had trouble in get
ting their apparatus to the burning
building last night as the mud In
Charles street was deep. The steam
er of Mcclellan Engine Company re-
NAMED at the corner of Hall ave-
nue, but the Lincolns used the side
walk. The Hooks managed to get
in front of the building, where the
truck rested in mud
After the fire was out Mcclellan
Engine Company's team was hitched
to the truck and it was pulled
around the block to Hall avenue,
where the Hooks team was attached
to 1t again.
Fire Police Very Strict.
The fire police were on duty last
night for the first time since organ
izing last Sunday. They enforced
their orders to the letter and were
very strict. Henry Schwalenberg,
one of the Garfield's fire police, was
particularly vigilant and several
firemen, who had left their badges
home, had difficulty In convincing
him that they had right to go
within the lines.
In the burned house were canary
bird and pet squirrel of Father
Draszba. The bird was suffocated by
the smoke and was found dead In its
cage, but the squirrel secured its
freedom and was at large in North
Amboy.
Have Had Other Fires.
Several years ago frame church
of the same parish on State street
was set afire and burned down.
Later the city purchased the proper
ty to cut through Easton street and
now the parish is erecting brick
church in Elizabeth street. immedi-
ately in the rear OF the burned rec
tory at 48 Charles street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
Mr.. MONTGOMERY BURIED

South Amboy, March 9:-The
funeral of John Montgomery was
held this morning at 1910 o'clock.
The Board of Freeholders attended
In body. Many others, prominent
in public life were present. The
body was taken to Trenton on the
noon train
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
o. s. A. C. k0TIcE

The treasurer Of The d S. A. c here
by begs to inform the members that the
financial Misunderstanding, occurring
last Sunday, was all. a mistake on his
part. and was corrected and explained
Immediately. Respectfully submitted by
Ike Treasurer Of d. S. A. c.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
LOCAL men ON
THEPET|TJURY
Sheriff Quackenboss Draws
His First Today--Many
From Here.
TOWNS NOT REPRESENTED
s,ecso, to the EVENING Nhwa

gpecfdl to the EVENING NHWA
New Brunswick, March 9-S Sheriff
Quaekenboss drew his first petit jury
today Those from Perth Amboy
are: Andrew Dahl, Michael Kelly,
Walter Hanson, John Jacoby, Louis
BRIGGS, Richard Seguine, Harold L.
Hall, George F. Reynolds, Neils A.
Nelson, Jacob l.. Anderson, Richard
Bolger and Adam Eckert.
South Amboy-Peter j. Coakley
and Harry Parisen.
Cranbury-Henry Applegate.
Raritan Township-George Lang
staff, Everett B. Tappen, Henry A.
Hummer.
odbridge-Edward Christian
sen and William T. Ames.
Metuchen, Roosevelt and Sayre-
vile are not represented.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
MISSOURI WILL NOT
JOIN STANDARD OIL
by United Press Wsre.

Special bD United Press Wire.
Jefferson City, Mo-, March 9:-The
supreme court today overruled the mod
ifcation of the judgment in the case
against the Standard Oil Company, thus
rejecting the partnership suggestion be-
tween the company and the state In
the matter Of the custer still pending
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
MAN Is FOUND
DEAD IN BARN

Coroner Ferd Garretson, of this city,
was called to South Plainfeld shortly
after l clock this afternoon to view
the body of a man found dead in barn
there. Mr.. Garretsou left for South
Plainfeld at l22 clock via the Le-
high Valley railroad.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
TRADE BOARD
OPEN MEETING

The open meeting Of the Board Of
Trade in the library auditorium tonight
promises to be one Of great interest TO
every business man There will be an
address by Rev. James II. Northrup and
several important topics will be discuss
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
COUNTERFEIT
TICKETS FOR
THE SUBWAY
spec.a. by Ussted Pres. Wire.

6pecsdI bU UNItcd Press Wtrs
New York, March 9:-The arrest Of
three men and women today, the police
believe, reveals gigantic swindle in
counterfeit subway and elevated train
tickets. Presses, dies and a big stock
of printed tickets were confscated. The
prisoners were held.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
SPANISH SHIP LOST
WITH GREW OF FIFTY

Brest, France, March 9:-TorPedo
boats are securing the sea today near
Cape lie La Cheroe where the Spanish
ship Houro struck a rocky ledge last
night and sank. She carried crew Of
fifty men. 1t is believed all are lost.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
Sisamias Carpsts aHd Rsgs

Will take life out Of them. We taks
dirt and dust out without injury
or removal. AMBOY CLEANING
co. Phoas 10
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
OLIVER SELECTED To
SUCCEED P. G. KNOX

Special By United Press Wire
Harrisburg. Pa, March "A
caucus Of republican legislators this
morning nominated George T. Oliver
of Pittsburg, to succeed P. C. Knox
as senator from Pennsylvania. There
was no opposition and the nomina-
tion practically N cans election.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
Amboy After Prize.

The degree team OF Perth Amboy
Camp No 19 and Goodwill Camp
No 81, Woodmen of the World,
Uniform rank, of this city, will go
to Newark tonight to take part In
the exhibition drill and degree work
at the convention of Head Camp.
Jurisdiction D, comprising New Jer-
sey and Pennsylvania, that opened
in Newark this morning.
A prize of $3.50 has been offered
by the head camp and the local
team, who have been drilling for
several weeks, are confident of car
rying off the honors. They will
leave here on the $40 o'clock train,
from the Central depot, and will be
accompanied by q delegation OF
m embers OF both camps.
The delegates from the two camps
who left this morning for the con-
vention, are District Manager Jor-
gen Martinusen, Clerk William P.
Bradley and Lee Gilbert, OF Camp
10, and Captain Hans Olsen and A.
Cerbo, OF Camp 81.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09

You will not often NEED to buy
anything that is not advertised-nor
will you often profit in such purchas-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09

Driver Observation-Disclosures furni.
ture Apply. by letter only. NJ.
News ONCE. 769-3-9-1t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09

Topographic Outfits and wood
pieces to burn at Sexton's. 70 Smith
,treet. T64-3-9-1ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09

All prescriptions carefully COM
pounded at Sections, 40 Smith
street. 764-S-s-1t*
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09

NOTICE.
Open meeting Of the Board o.
Trade tonight ut s;15 o'clock at the
Library Auditorium. All business
men are invited 10 attend.
COMMITTEE.
2-Q-1fA
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09

Be an advertiseric. q word.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
A SPECIALIST
ON SMALLPOX
BROUGHT HERE
Case Found in TottenviIIe--
Local Disease Declared to
Be Only ChiCkenpox.
IN RECEPTION HOSPITAL
CASE BEING A MILD ONE
Physicians of Tottenville,
Are Beseiged by People
for Vaccination

The condition of a number Of cases
in this city that were feared to be
smallpox, but which most local physi-
clans have stamped as severe cases Of
chickenpox, have caused a scare to such
an extent that a specialist on contagion
was called from the Willard Parker
Hospital in New York this afternoon to
pass his opinion upon them.
Today the local physicians, who have
held a conference in regard to the cases,
were still firm in their belief that the
disease here is nothing more severe than
chiekenpox.
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riseh Kind. NO 3ei-lest Du'


Yet IL strs up tempest IN the soul Of Isolde.
She is the daughter Of Irish queen, sorceress.
and she now deplores the dege1eracy Of her race
and its former potency. Once her ancestors could
command wind and wave. but II brew
only balsamic potions. Wildly she invokes the
elements dash the ship 10 pieces. and when her
maid. Bransane, seeks 20 know the cause OF her
tuultuous disQuie she tells the story OF her love
for Tristan and Of It's disgracefu requitaI He hal
come TO Irelands queen 10 be healed OF a wound
received in battle. He had killed his enemy. and
that enemy MoroId IsoIde's betrothed. The
princess. ignorant or that fact ignorant. TOO. OF
his name. for he had called himself Tantris had
herself nursed him back almost to health. when
day she found that splinter OF steel. taken from
the head OF Morod. where he had received the
dolorous stroke. htted into nick IN the sword Of
the wounded knight. At her mercy lay the slayer
OF her affanced husband She raised the sword 70
take revenge. when his look fell upon her In a
twinkling her heart empty OF hate and filled
instead with love Now. instead OF requiting her
love, Tristan is taking her TO Cornwall 10 deliver
her to a loveless marriage To Cornwail's weary
king" II will be we'll note In this narrative
how the description OF TristaHs sunerings are set
to descending Chromatic passage. like the second
voice of the principal theme already described.
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Also the symbol OF fate-a downward leap Of a
seventh in the last two notes of the brief
figure illustrative Of the glance which had inspired
1solde's fatal love-
AT sight of land Tristan leaves the helm and
presents himself before Isolde. She upbrads him
for having avoided her during the voyage: he re-
plies that he had obeyed the commands OF honor
ana custom She reminds, him that a debt OF
blood is due her-he her revenge for the death
OF Morold. Tristan offers her his sword and his
breast; but she declines to kill the best of King
Makes knights and offers to drink with him a
cup OF forgiveness He divines her purpose and
takes the cup from her hand and gives this pledge:
Fidelity to his honor. defiance to anguish To his
hearts Illusion. his scarcely apprehended dream
VIII ne drink the draft which shall bring
oblivion Before he has emptied the cup Isolde
shatches II from his hands and drains 1t to the
oottoh- Thus they meet their doom, which is not
oeatn and surcease of sorrow. as both had be-
heveo' but life and misery; for Brangane who
mao been commanded to pour the poison in the
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The thought OF her humiliation maddens the high
spirited woman and she sends her maid. Braugane
to summon the knight into her presence. The
knight parleys diploma tically with the messenger
Duty keeps him at the helm, but once in port he
Will suffer but himself 10 escort the exalted
lady into the presence OF the king. AT the last
the maid Is forced to deliver the command in the
imperious words used by her mistress This touches
the pride OF Tristan's squire. kurwenal who asks
permission TO frame an answer. and. receiving It.
shouts ballad Of his masters method OF paying
tribute to Ireland with the head of his enemy. for
the battle between Tristan and Morold had grown
out OF the effort made by the latter TO collect tribute
money from England II is a stin stave. rugged,
forceful and direct, in which the spirit Of the
political ballad OF all times IS capitalIy preserved
Isolde resolves to wipe out what she conceives
20 be her disgrace by Staying Tristan and herself
Brangane tries to persuade her that the crown Of
Cornwall will bring her honor. and when Isolde
answers that it would be intolerable to live in the
presence of Tristan and not have his love she
strange land without providing for all contin-
gencies Isolde understands the aIlusiOu to her
mothers magical lore and commands that a casket
be brought to her. Brangdne obeys with aacriIy
and exhibits its contents: lotions FOR wounds anti
dotes for poisOns and best OF all-she holds a
phial aloft but Isolde will have so; she her
self had marked the phiaI whose contents were
TO remedy her ills. THE death draft :" excaims
Brangane. and Immediately the "Yo. heave hol'
OF the sailors is heard and the shout Of Land ="
Throughout this scene significant phrase Is heard
tho symbol of DEATH
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known. and I reproduce It in the translation OF
William Ashton Ellis. After rehsarsing the legend
down to the drinking of the fateful phtre he says
The musician who chose this theme for the prel-
ude to his love drama, he felt that he was now
in the boundless realm of the element Of mu-
sic, could only have care: how he should set
bounds to his fancy, for the exhaustion " the
theme was impossible. Thus he took once FOR ALL
this Unsuitable desire. In long drawn accents It
surges UP, from its first tnid confession. its soft
est attraction, through sobbing signs hope and
pain, laments and wishes. delight and torment, up
to the mightiest onslaught. the most powerful en-
deavor TO find the breach which shall open 10 the
heart the path to the ocean Of the endless JOY OF
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love In vain! It's power spent the heart sinks
back to thirst with desire. with desire unfuIned
as each fruition only brings forth seeds of fresh
desire, TIL at last. in the depths OF its exhaustion
the starting eye sees the glimmerng OF the highest
bliss OF attainment II is the ecstasy OF dying OF
Inc surrender Of being, OF the final redemption into
that wondrous realm from which We wander far
thest when we strive to take II by force Shall we
call this Death? Is It not rather the wonder world
OF night out OF which. says the story, the ivy
and the vine sprang forth I'm tight embrace o. er
the tomb OF Tristan and Isolde?
II we place ourselves in spirit among the per
sonages OF Wagner's play We shall find ourselves
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STUDIO NOTES.

Henry Lif and his orchestra are maSus -,
Park Avenue Hotel a popular place rof - -.
lovers TO dine His programmes include u nill--1
to suit all tastes The last week Mr.. LII 49,
as a violin solo the MendessOhn concerto -
RE OF Vieuxtemps and many other numbers -
excellent understanding. His fine rendition q =,
Meditation from '"ThaIS' makes Il necessa.s =,
him to play il nearly every evening. The r. a
under his direction plays such numbers 800
Boheme." La Tosca," ''Madau1a Butterfly -
Pearl Fishers" Midsummer Nights Dream
all the popular music
one Of the earliest musical snsirs % tne 49,
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The purpose 20 write q Tristan drama in
.Wagner's mind three years before he began its
,sxecution- While living IN Zurich. in 1854. he had
advanced far as the second act Of his Siegfried
drama. when, IN moment OF encouragement, he
wrote to Liszt: las I have never IN my life
soyed the true felicity OF love. shall erect this
most beautiful Of my dreams O. e. the drama
which he was working "a monument in which,
IRON beginning 20 end. this love shall find fullest
qualification. have sketched in my head Iris
ian und Isolde the simplest OF musical concep-
5ons. but fullblooded; with the black flag which
waves at the end shall then cover myself-to die
Three years later he took Up the project but IN
DER inspiration vastly different from that notified
20 IAsZt- The tragedy was not to be a monument
70 mere dream OF felicity to his artistic de-
lEpeir but a tribute TO a consuming passion for
AIsthilde Wesendoncl wife Of benefactor who
had given him an idylnc home at Triebschen, on
the shore OF Lake Lucerne- Nine WesendOnck was
the author OF the two poems I'm Treibhaus' and
'Iraune,' which, with three others from the same
Den, Wagner set 10 music. The FIRST four were
published in the winter OF IS57-'5s: the last I'm
Treibh8us." on May 1855. The musical theme OF
tribune" WIS the germ Of the love music IN the
second act OF Tristan und Isolde: OF I'm
rreibhaus" grew some Of the Introduction TO the
third act. The tragedy outlined in prose in
August. 1857. and the versihcation was finished by
September IS The music complete by July 16
165e Wagner gave the pencil sketches Of the score
10 Nine. Wesendonck. who piously went over them
with ink that they might be preserved for pos
teTity-
In 1852 Wagner had been eight years an exile
from his native land Years had passed since he
began work Der Ring des Nibelungen' and
there seemed 60 him little prospect Of that work
receiving either publication performance. In
May ~ that year he received an invitation from
Dom Pedro. Emperor Of Brazil. 10 write an opera
for Rio de Janero and direct its production. Two
and half years before he had seriously considered
the project Of coming 10 America for a concert
tour. 50 the Invitation did strike him as so
strange and extraordinary il might have ap-
lpeaTed TO a musician OF less worldly wisdom. II
rs not likely that he took IL seriously into consd-
Grafton, but at any rate IL turned his thoughts
again 10 the opera which he had mentioned 10 List
With IL h. opportunity Tor again establish
.ing a connection with the theatre. Dom Pedro
wanted. 81 course, an italian opera Wagners plan
contemplated the writing Of Tristan und Isolde in
German. its translation into Italian the dedication
.sf ~ score 10 the Brazilian Emperor with the
privilege - its performance there and utilization
81 the opportunity. II possible secure a produc-
lion beforehand OF ''rannhauser" Meanwhile he
would have the drama produced IN its original
tongue al strassburg. then French city conven-
is1ty near the German border. with Albert Me
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at the parting OF the curtain which hangs between
the real and the mimic world. on board a medieval
ship. within few hours sail Of Cornwall. whittier
Tristan is bearing Isolde to be the wife Of his King
Marks. The CHEEKY song Of a sailor who unseen.
at the masthead. sings 70 the winds which are
blowing him away from his Wild Irish sweetheart,
floats down TO us. II has a refreshing and buoy
ant Tilt this song, with something Of the sea
breeze in IL. and yet something. II is sung,
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which doth make
The meat IL feeds on

desire that cannot be quenched. yet will not de-
spair. Then, at the lowest ebb Of the sweet agony
ecstasy Of hope q wildly blissful contemplation
Of a promise Of reward. II / depart here for a
brief space from my announced purpose not to ana
lyze the music in the manner Of the Wagnerian
commentators IL VIII be only because the themes
Of the prelude are the most pregnant OF those en-
poyed in the working OF the drama bebcase their
specific significance In the purpose of the composer
IS plainly set forth by their association with scenes
and words, and because they most admirably
fitted by structure and emotional contents to ex-
press the things attributed to them The most i'm
portsnt of the themes that with which the prel-
ude begins:
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Note that It is two-voiced and that one voice
asoends automatically Chat IS in half steps) and
the other descends in the same manner. In the as
piring voice there is expression Of longing; in
the descending OF suffering and detection. We
therefore may look upon It a symbol OF the lovers
and their passion in dual aspect. After an ex-
position OF this theme there enters another: