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gan and led the singing in the university
chapel and taught music to the young
people Of the town and to the students
The grandfather was a volunainous COM
poser. but none Of his works has sur
vived
Ludwig Beethoven could play the harp
sichord, which was the piano OF those
Gays, and the violin when he was only
four years old, and musicians are playing
today music that he composed when he
was only eleven. When he was eighteen
years old the elector of Cologne sent him
to Vienna to study with Mozart, then the
most famous teacher in the Universe. He
studied with Haydn and other masters
also, and was soon recognized in Vienna
as the head of his profession. He went
back to Bonn once to see his sick mother,
but he returned to Vienna and never left
that city again.
He was pathetic figure, and with all
his genius his life was wretched and joy
less. He was favOrite; he was always
welcome in the best society: he was
sought for by all classes OF people; he
was a welcome guest wherever he went
and was hofored at court. but his deaf
ness was such a mortificauon that II
made him morbid and he shrank from the
presence of his fellow-men. He once
wrote his brother:
'.Born of an ardent. sanguine tempera-
ment. and peculiarly susceptible to the
pleasures of society. yet at this early age
must withdraw from the world and LEAD
solitary life For me there can be nc
recreation in social intercourse. and no
joining in refined and Intellectual CONVEX
sation, no mutual outpourings with the
heart of others. When l at times have
determined to rise superior to all this, on
how cruelty have I been cast down by
proofs doubly painful Of my defective
hearing. Such incidents have brought me
to the verge of despair. A little more
and had put an end to my life. One
thing only--art--restrained me. could
not leave the world until that was accom-
plished which I felt was. demanded OF
me-"
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There are several statues and nonu-
ments in honor of Haydn Mozart. Bee
thoven and other mu-
MuNClanS' sicians In Vienna. A
Monnmar4, new one to Beethoven
A1onuAeAts. was erected and un-
yelled last summer In Heiiisenstadter
Park. one of the most attractive suburbs.
about five miles by trolley. where the
great composer used to spend his sum-
mers- He went there annually for twenty
years or more. and must have occupied
Inherent room every time. judging
from the number Of tablets. There seems
to be good deal of rivalry among the
hausfrau In this matter, because the pos
session OF a room in which Beethoven
once slept is q source Of profit as we'll
as honor. Large numbers of pilgrims go
out there every day in the summer to
see where he lived and to walk where he
walked. The devotion to the men,
DRY or Beethoven is beautiful. The
many American musical students In
Vienna always make pilgrimage
to his former homes as sacred
duty. He composed the Ninth symphony
at Baden, another suburban town In
different direction. and the Heroic Sym
phony was written in 1905 at No. ID Dob
l1nser strasse. where he lived one Wnole
Wlutci III O1Q-1ASQlOucQ lIOucc to"
marked with tablet. It was In the
country then, surrounded by groves and
fields. but the city has spread beyond 1t.
and they are all built up now, except
Wertheinsten Park. a pretty pleasure
ground, and the gardens of large Jew
ish orphan asylum that stands by the
roadside.
Heiligenstadter means "Holy City," and
1T is so called because a Roman Catholic
saint used to live in an ancient monas.
terry there and heal the sick and the dis
eased He performed many miracles, and
thousands of pilgrims still come to his
shrine Heilis enstadter Park is q lovely
grove. with grand old trees and winding
, walks and gardens. surrounded by
charming villas. The statue of Beethoven
is just outside the grove. 1t was unveiled
in July with impressive ceremony, and
there Is an interesting story connected
with it, which was told me by Mrs.
Frederic W. Proudfoot of Chicago, who
is now living in that neighborhood.
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Weighs
Statue.


'ehren grab or tomb Of
WelglS honor, near that OF Bee
Co., thoven in the Freidhof
S"s"0' cemetery. The original is
of bronze, which the artist made out of
pure love and devotion, and il stands in
his garden. The widow desired to give
1t to the people after his death, and for
four years has been busy raising the
funds with which to place it in this park.
where Beethoven daily walked and
worked. 1t is the only real. living,
breathing likeness Of Beethoven. The
other statues Of him in Vienna are SIM
ply monumental interpretations, and
bear only slight likeness. This one
was made after the death mask and
under the criticism OF the remaining few
who knew Beethoven personally. The
artist has made fully ten special studies,
several OF which I have seen at the
studio, and !. this one is decidedly the
best II was the last. 1t is the result
OF twenty years study.
Robert Weigi had passion for
music, and has made studies quite as
important Of Schubert, Haydn. Mozart,
Johann Strauss, Tanner, List, Wagner
and others. Some day they will all be
gallery :of great composers before
which we may stand astonished. Each
figure Is full tof poetry In the keenest
realism. No one In Vienna has either
the patriotism or the money to put these
wonderful studies into permanent form
for the masses. The widow sent a
bronze replica of this Beethoven to the
st. Louis exposition. and 1t was bought
by Alexander Cochran Of that city"
The statue represents Beethoven bare.
headed, his hands folded behind his back
and his pockets stuffed with musical
| manuscript. A background is furnished
by pergola which soon will be covered
with hanging vines. 1t is noble figure
and full Of vitality.
On the day OF the unwilling every on.
Of the houses in which Beethoven lived
at Heiligenstadter and all the cafes thai
he frequented were Handsomely decorat-
ed. and every possible effort was made
to do him honor. The last man who
knew Beethoven personally died three
years ago. at the age Of ninety, anC
was an object of interest for half a cen
tury-even more SO than the houses in
which Beethoven lived.
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or rathhauS, are many personal relics OF
Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn
Personal and other musicians who made
Vienna their home. There is
AeA'S' a collection of the original
manuscripts Of their musical compositions
autograph letters, diplomas Of honor, med
ais. busts, casts. photographs. engravings
concert programs and other interesting doc.
uments. The spinets of both Mozart and
Beethoven are there, and some of the
furniture that used to be in their rooms
Beethoven's death mask, made by ia
nous sculptor, and notices of his funeral
are carefully preserved. There are many
relics Of Strauss, the waltz king, includ-
ing the baton with which he led his IA
nous orchestra and the original manu-
scripts of his most famous waltzes.
Although these musicians are so much
honored now, and have such a wealth OF
poor. Their actual lives were spent in
poverty and sometimes actual restitution
When Mozart lay on his deathbed the
Hungarian nobility were trying to raise
money enough to paw him an annuity OF
1000 forms, which is about $4OO in order
that he might not be hampered by hun
ger and lack of the necessaries of life.
Strauss became very wealthy. The roy
atty from his waltzes and other compost
tons was very large and stiil continues
Beethoven's income was never more
than a few hundred dollars year. Pad
rewski makes more at single concert
than Beethoven got in a twelvemonth
Franz Lehar has made more money out
of the Merry Widow" alone than Bee
thoven, Mozart, Haydn and Schubert ever
made out of all their compositions COM
bined. Lehar has sold the American
rights of his latest composition, the "Graf
of Luxembourg" for more money than
Beethoven or Mozart ever saw. but / SUD-
pose. if they had lived in these days
their financial condition would not have
been much improved. Rich people will
pay literally for diversions when they viii
not give c. mt for art or education. Gold
mark, who is considered the greatest com.
poser of the present generation. and
whose Queen of She ba'' is claimed to be
the greatest opera since Wagner died, is
a poor man. Leschetizky. the famous
piano teacher, the instructor Of Fanny
Bloomfield. derewski. Gabrilowitch (whe
married Mark Twain's daughter), and
other renowned pianists, is SO poor that
his pupils are talking of raising a purse
to secure him against want during his
old age. There are many more poor CON-
posers than rich ones even today al.
though musical cynics will tell you that
there rs more money and less merit tn the
profession than there was fifty years ago.
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Secession
Started.


patch from Columbia telling Of this meet
ing. The Star said:
I'VE have simply to say OF it that it
is in strict keeping with The Stars an
ticipations published from time to time
before the. election. We have no doubt
of the truth Of the whole Of it, including
the representation concerning the SYM
pathizing action Of the other cotton pro-
ducing states. Nor have We any doubt
that it is within the power. Of the Presi-
dent elect to check the tendency of
things in. that section of the Confed-
eracy by at once fixing upon the minds
of all conservative men of both parties at
the south the conviction that he designs
making a conservative rather than an
abolition administration. We know well
indeed that unless so sustained, the dis
unionists can and will drive the con-
servatives of the south to the WALL II
it be plain hereafter, the doctrines OF
Greeley, Sumner and Giddings upon the
slavery question are to form the basis OF
the policy Of the incoming administra-
ton, there is to be no union party any
where south of the Potomac with power
over the popular mind sufiicient to stand
for an instant before the influence Of the
instinct Of self-preseryation. which oper-
ates in times of danger. real or imagi-
nary, upon communities as upon indi-
viduals. We repeat. we look to Lincoln.
and to Lincoln only. to enable those 1t
the south who would preserve the Union
to do so.' %
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Deafness
No Bar.

incredible for a man Of his love OF mar
mony. It is equally impossible to say
whether his compositions would have
been greater had he been able to hear
the harmony that he wrote with his
hands.
His industry was remarkable. greater
than that OF any other musician excep:
Mozart, and included every brancn o.
the musical art. For the full orchestra
he wrote nine symphonies. eleven over
lures and many other elaborate WORKS
for smaller orchestras he wrote sixteen
grand uuartets. four trios and numerous
other compositions. His grand sonatas
are thirty-two in number. ard other seri'
Gus compositions for the piano were more
than hundred. He wrote one opera
"Ffdelio," a sacred cantata. two higf
massts and innumerable other pieces Qi
vocal music. He developed the symptom!
and the sonata, and established style Of
composition that has mad an innuence
upon the world of music perhaps greater
than that Of any other man except MO
Fart and Wagner.
Notwithstanding his deafness he was a
popular performer. and gave concerts II
the winter riding school, the hall Of thu
university and other places. At music
store in the krohlmarket, Vienna, may bt
seen today autograph letters concerning
the sale Of his compositions and the ad
vertisements and subscription lists for hh
concerts, which were $3.50 for q series o.
ten Beethoven used to copy hts compo
sitions with his own hand and sell tht
manuscripts, and employed other must
clans to copy them for him. The art OF
printing music was not SO Well EXTENDED
those days as it is now. Mozart did the
same and sold manuscript copies OF his
symphonies for Sc each. That accounts
for the large number of manuscript copie.
Of these compositions in his own hand
Several manuscripts OF his most famous
works are In Vienna
Beethoven opera, "Fidelio." was frs
performed in Vienna, and the principa
leading part was taken by Henrietta Son
tag, then the most famous singer in thu
world
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There are several statues and monu-
ments in honor of Haydn. Mozart. Bee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13
FIFTY YEARS Ago
In THE STAR

Abraham Lincoln's election as President
OF the United States was assured before
the close Of election day
LincOln'S November 6. 1880. The bull
r,..x: letins from the polling
places. pointing more and
more convincingly to this result. caused
intense excitement throughout the coun-
try. The result was announced In The
Star OF November Z. 1880, as follows:
1.-THE Stars readers. we take It for
granted. were not unprepared for the
result Of yesterdays election. for it has
sought to raise no baseless hopes in their
minds upon the subject: having for weeks
past clearly foreseen that the defeat OF
Lincoln was impossible. They have as
good citizens now before them the plain
duty Of submitting with grace to the
will Of the people as manifested at the
ballot box. Those who may hesitate to
do so will thus prove unworthy of the
| high prerogative Of American citizenship.
which embraces obligations. It will be re-
membered, as Wen as privileges. That
Lincoln has been overwhelmingly elected
according to the forms Of the Constitu.
| ton is undeniable. and that his elevation
| to power in the government under that
SiCSSAOh SdA1 Ho IOAScT Ue OppOSSu except
by naked and palpable revolutionary
| means. no less apparent. Those who
| counsel aught but acquiescence in the
| result under the circumstances therefore
counsel neither more nor less than revo-
tuition. and that too while the south is
the richest and most prosperous COM
| munity under the government Of the
United States that the world contains
under any government. At this moment
there is not a 1.-THE of the want, crime and
individual discomfort with ones lot in
life. at the south. that exists In the
north. This is for the most part doubt
less the result Of the south's advantages
OF soil, climate, pursuits and institu-
tons. What man OF COMMON sense with
| aught accumulated that may be en-
dangered by revolution will be rash
enough to favor any such violent change
as is now proposed?'
Via
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13

Abraham Iincoln's election as President |
OF the United States was assured before !
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The telesraphic news columns of TIL
Star from the time of Lincoin's election
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"REMINISCENCES OF BEETHOVEN
BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS.

of The Star and Chicago
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1t is extraordinary that Beethoven
deafness did not interfere with his cor
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OF 25.413 francs for the keep Of the PAL
ace. manifestly insufficient. The prtnce
therefore conceived the establishment OK
a joint stock company. to which he would
give the concession of gaming. The nFst
concession ran from 1853 for nifty years.
1t was renewed In 1893. with extensions
to expire In l94I. In 1880 the prince re-
ceived 10. 100000 francs per annun. In
1913 he will receive at the rate of H.
10000 francs. There were further eK-
tensions and increases.
The principally is thus much better
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13

The tendencies Of Prince Albert are
made clear by certain facts which con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13

A popular procession was formed after
the announcement was made, and the
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-06-10
$1.O0 Per Year

The inland revenue authorities would
impose many restrictions, and in most
cases the articles of association Of the
brewing companies restrict the business
carried on to the brewing Of stout and
beer.
Orange wine is another British wine
that has an enormous consumption in
the smaller towns in the provinces, yet
the brewers do not make it.
British wines pay no duty, tho
they are often as strong as bottle beer.
One firm, registered at Somerset
House lately, thinks it has solved the
problem by the introduction to the
public of unfermented fruit juices, prin-
cipally those of various grapes.
Fruits are the finest and purest
natural foods, for they contain grape
sugar, albumen and various valuable
salts -
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-06-10
Pateros Out of Poached Eggs

Harry White, representing the Amer
ican Paper Co., Seattle, relates an in
teresting experience he had in Pat
eros hotel while on a trip thru Okla
hogan county recently. In company
with Charley Black and Arthur Ian
ham, two fellow commercial evange-
lists, who met at the breakfast table, he
was asked by the comely young lady
who served the table if they would have
steak or eggs. Mr.. White said he
would take fried eggs. Mr. Black
would have his scrambled, and Mr..
Lanham wanted his poached. We
are out of poached eggs,' replied the
young lady. Can I have them soft
boiled, then" asked Lanham. "Oh,
yes" came the prompt response, and
the soft-boiled eggs came on in due
time
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-06-10
Residence Destroyed by Fire

A new four-room cottage, not occu-
pied, was destroyed by fire last Friday
night about ten o'clock. The cottage
is one of two recently built by o. S.
Sampson and J. F. Hartman, near the
ball grounds. How the fire originated
is mystery which has not been cleared
up. The cottage was just completed
and would have been occupied in a
few days. There was $500 insurance
on it, which was about half its value.
1t was impossible to reach it with the
fire hose as there are no fire hydrants
north of the track. The adjoining
building was saved by hard work.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-06-10
Valuable Land Claimed by Squaw

Nellie Garry, the daughter of old
Chief Garry, of the Spokane Indians,
one of the most noted leaders Of the
tribe after which the city was named,
has started suit to recover one of the
richest sections of land in the 'neighbor-
hood of Spokane.
The Indians princess, now an old
woman, claims that white man, Jos.
Wilson, to whom she was married near
ly thirty years ago, sold the land to
which he had no title, and that present
owners hold title thru a deed granted
by him. Shortly after she was deserted
by her husband and alleges in her pc
tition that she did not know that his
deed did not convey title to the prop
erty.
The property now is owned partly by
the Jesuit fathers of Gonzaza College
and partly by T. J. Wilcox, pioneer
rancher and one of the wealthy resi-
dents Of Spokane.
The land lies in Bigelow Gulch, just
east Of the city, and much Of it now is
planted in fruit trees, some valued al
several hundred dollars per acre.
The commissioner of Indian affairs al
Washington has notified Hal J. Cole,
register OF the local United States Of
fee to investigate the matter to ascer-
tain the rights 9f the Indian woman.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-06-10

Wants to Borrow $50, 900

1t is stated in inner railroad circles
that James J. Hill, chairman Of the
board Of directors of the Great North
ern railroad, who is now in New York,
is endeavoring to place with French
capitalists $50, 900, 900 worth of bonds
which will be used for the betterment
and improvement Of the Great North
ern system.
Louis w. Hill, president Of the
Great Northern, and the son OF James
J. Hill, is also in the east, having been
called there by his father. President
Hill took with him maps and plans Of
the contemplated new lines and also
full data showing the great advantages
that would accrue to the Great North
ern thru new freight and passenger
traffic that would result from the in
creased trackage.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-06-10

J. F. Hoxsey's house, on the north
side of the track, was entered last Sat-
urday night and drawers ransacked and
a small amount of money taken. Mr..
Hoxsey and the family were sleeping
in the yard in tent. So far nothing
but the money has been missed. En-
trance was gained thru a window which
was left unfastened, but the burglar
made his exit by a door. Burglary is
not common ofense in this town, but
occasionally a house is entered. 1t
is we'll enough to keep your doors
locked and windows fastened down,
and it might not be bad idea to have
a loaded shotgun handy.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-06-10

A survey for the new ditch from the
Icicle river down is about complied and
it is expected construction work will be
under way in another month. The
route of the new ditch will be about
200 feet above the Peshatin ditch, and
it is supposed it will cross or be tunnel
ed into Brender canyon. Whether it
will be syphoned across Mission creek
or follow up to the intake Of the Olive
Ditch is as yet matter of conjecture
on the part of the public, altho it is
stated that the ditch will be sufficiently
high to cover several hundred acres Of
arid lands southeast of town. At pres
ent the ditch will be constructed to
the holdings Of the Monitor Orchard
Co., and it is planned to have it in op-
Grafton in two years.-Cashmere Rec
ord.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-06-10
The Trend for Cheap Land

Mighty indeed is the westward wave
of humanity this year. All the coun-
try between the Mississippi and the
Pacific is a picture of life, in which is
shown hordes of homeseekers, all with
eyes open to the possibilities Of this
promising empire. The magic touch
of water, thrown upon the erstwhile
arid lands, thanks to the government s
initiative, is slowly Transforming the
parched prairie into Garden Of Eden.
The call of the west is heard in lands
far away. Deserts are being populated;
prosperity pulsates thruout the country.
Now comes Texas with word that she
is going to have FIVE millions Of popu-
lation in 1910. Ten years ago the
Lone Star state returned a census OF
three millions. The westward tide is
attractive to that state, which loudly
boasts of superior advantages for the
homeseeker. 1t is an empire within
itself, and when the rush to Oklahoma
was on there was an overflow which
found lodgment in Texas. The Seattle
exposition, the opening of the Flat
head, Coeur d'Alene and Spokane
reservations have attracted tens Of
thousands. Texas sees in the ex-
pected overflow an opportunity to draw
another surplus. Land hunger will un-
doubtedly lead many into every part of
the west where land is available, and
Texas has much of it. There is much
that is good in the west, and Texas,
like Washington, will get a share.
Good advice to young men in the west
is, stay here and grow up with the
country, the most promising region on
the continent.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-06-10
WENATCHEE LAKE BRIDGE
Contract Let by Commissioners Last Mon
day for Structure that VIII
Cost SfO,493

Six bids for the building of bridge
across the Wenatchee river, near where
that stream emerges from the lake Of
the same name, were opened by the
commissioners court on Monday. The
bridge is to be of steel, with a ESQ
foot span, and to cost $40, 0,493. J. w.
Quigg, of Wenatchee, who has in the
past few years built a number Of
bridges for Chelan county, secured the
contract, his being the lowest bid.
Thus is written the final chapter in a
movement which The Echo has advo-
Gated for the past three years. A
bridge at the foot of the lake has long
been needed by the people who reside
at the lake and in the White river
valley.
The lack of one has done much to
keep that magnificent portion of Che
Ian county from developing. With a
bridge to prevent interruption of travel
by high water and the convenience of
railroad connection, which will be es-
tablished ere long, there is no reason
why the country around Lake Wenat-
chez should not settle up very rapidly.
There is no finer or richer land in
the world than that of the White river
valley