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plainly indicates that the inspiration OF lts
first movement, at least. was his love for cara
Week and the misery which grew out OF her
fathers opposition to their marriage In one
letter he says to Clara: THE first movement is
perhaps the most passionate thing nave
written" in another. The first movement is
a deep lamcntation over you; in another; Oh
can only understand the Fantasia If you shall
think yourself back in the unhappy summer
Of 1896, when l gave you up. 1t may nave
been this last reflection which suggested the
superscription. Ruins. which he gave To the
first movement after ne had decided make
a gift OF the composition To the Beethoven
monument fund at Bonn. When the work was
printed this superscripton together with 'Trl-
tnlphaI Arch and ''ConStellaton." which he
had in mind for the other movements was
abandoned and the simple title ''FantaSii was
supplemented by a motto from SChegel.
A letter to Clara Week. written few months
after he had composed the ''Nachtsttick (Op-
-. No. y, furnishes an interesting bit of evil
dence of the manner in which he hunted for
iumnative superscriptons. The piece had not
been given to the printer and he was anxious
to indulge his fancy for programmatic titles
So he writes: Il have quite arranged the
'Nachstjicke'-what do you think of calling
trem: No 'Trauerzug' No. III 'Kuriose
Gesellschaft; No III. 'N;ichtliches Gelage': No
" Rundesang nit Solostimmen' Here we see
a hint at the contents of each of the first three
pieces in the set, but only fanciful title suS-
gested by it's structural form for the last. The
first title is explained by the fact that while
engaged upon the first nocturne he was op
pressed by presentment while 1 was COM
posing I kept seeing funerals. coffins and un-
happy despairing faces; and when I had fin
ished and trying to think of title the
only one that occurred to me was Leichen-
fantasie CFuneral Fantasia). I was so much
moved over the composition that the tears
came into my eyes. and yet I did not know
why and there seemed to be reason for it.
Then came Therese's letter. and everything was
at once explained" The explanation lay in the
fact that his brother Edward dying.
H. E X.
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THE PI4NOFORTE.
Continued from second page.

Of me- and l must express it in musical form
And this, too. is why SO few compositions sat
isfy my mind-because, aside from all detects
in craftsma nship, the ideas themselves are often
on a low plane and their expression is often
COMMONPLACE" To such a music could not
be mere "lascivious pleasings. 1t was Ian
guage to be used in the service Of the true, the
beautiful and the good. Its utterances he be-
lieved might be helped along by verbal suggeS-
ton In the shape of title; but he was far
from believing that the title or its literary sug-
sestion entered into the quality of the music
itself His creed on the subject of programme
music was as brief it was clear and COM
prehensive title might help to appreciation
by stimulating thought and the fancy; Ii could
not help poor music and would not mar good;
but music which required it was in sorry
case.
The catalogues of Schumanns works show
forty pieces for pianoforte solo, four for four
hands. one for two pianofortes, three for piano
forte and orchestra, and twelve for chamber
musfc In which the instrument is conso1ted with
others All of his numbered compositions from
On to On % are for the pianoforte and the
majority of his works in this class are what l
have called idealized programme music, whether
tho fact is indicated by title or not The
~Carnaval," which lives in living company with
Beethoven's Diabelli variations, as we'll as Schu-
manu's ''Etudes symphoniques," presents the
picture of a masquerade with the familiar fig
ures of Pierrot, Harlequin, Pantaloon and
Coiumbine associatng with real persons like
Clara Week (Chidrind) Chopin. Ernestne Won
Fricken (Estrella) and Paganini Gall indicated
By limitations Of their musical styles
creatures of Schumanns poetic fancy, EnscbiuS
F1osestan, the Ddpidites and the Philistines
these last being the hurdygurdy virtuosi of the
teriod In a letter to Moscheles, written in 1881
Schumann told the story Of the composition in
brief and furnished hint at his purposes. He
savs: 1.-The 'CarnavaI was written for an oc-
caston, and is for the most part and with the
exception of three or four movements entirely
upon the notes A S, C, H. which spell the name
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of a little Bohemian town where had muS-
cal friend, but which also, strange to say are the
only musical letters in my name. The titles 1
added afterward Is not music always sufh-
c ent unto itself and does it not speak for
iiself?"
EuscJius and FIorcsfdn names invented
by Schumann to embody the two contrasting
temperaments in his own nature. Their fanci-
ful holders We're members of the society of
I0riditcs which existed only in Schumann's
mind but who labored in his compositions
' ell his criticisms destroy the Phiiistincs
il art. The two the ostensible authors of
Schumann's first sonata Cn f sharp minor, in
which We recognize music that is not only
Irogrammatic but also geographic TOrpstaH
all energy, passion and eager fancy: Euscbus
is the personifcation OF simplicity, tenderness
and dreamy mysticism. Schumann had recog-
nzed the habtation within himself of these
antagonistic elements long before he thought of
siV1ng them existence on a title page or in his
journal. Writing from Milan to a friend in
lS2? he said For several weeks or rather
always, l have seemed to myself entirely poor
entirely rich, utterly feeble and utterly
strong. decrepit, and yet full of life 1t must
have been because he recognized how COM
rletely he had given expression to this quality
of feeling i'll his sonata that he conceived the
of Robert Schumann, but of ''FIorestan and
Eusebus,' who had already met Chidrina to
| whom the sonata is dedicated under her real
rame in the "Carnaval.' We recognize the
gentle EusebuS in the introduction of the
| sonata. with it's sweetness and love; in the sec
ond melody of the first movement proper. and
the aria, which is borne UP as on angels wings
while the FlOresan ranges through every strong
| measure of the Allegro rrGce, consistently deal
ing his rhythmical blows.
1t Schumann's manner to compose a
| piece of music, a set of pieces, under the
influence of emotions aroused by his own ex-
periences or the reading of his favorite authors
| and when all finished to invent a title
which could be characteristic and give a hint
at the poetic contents Of the music. 1t fire.
quently happened that years elapsed between
| the writing Of work and its publication and
during this time it continually occupied his
mind and became associated with many no.
tions which had nothing to do with it in the
beginning The Fantasia In COP. ID Is a
case in point. In several letters written two
years after the composition Of tho work he
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4 RE1I .iRGJ NENT.

they were talking about argument. n's IN the
2 Dstract but as applying 10 domestic happiness
What do you think is tine most unans"efane
= ere,,rnant YOU ever heard" one bachelor ;'sksfl
a married man.
That's yerv easy" he replied When Tour
e ffa saws If they can afford il. We can there /,
~, saw in ,hat-and never will Youths
Companion
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DIPLOMACY.

Charlie dear" said tho young mother Il
have decided on a name for the baby. 1 shall
call her Imogen.
Charlie seemed to be lost In thought for a
moment He didn't like tho name. but il he
opposed it his wife was sure to have her way
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ILLUSTRATED London News

That's nice" he said presently My nf~
s.veetheart's name was ImOgen- Sheil take
as a compliment
Huh Well, we'll call her Mary aftet my
yrother." came the quick reply--LippincotIa Z
New-York tribune., 1910-09-11

It has been said with good deal Of truth that
Of the prevailing tube" frock in its most
exasserated form are so hobbIed by the tight
Of their skirts that they find it difficult to
walk with the shortest and most mine'ng
Of steps, practically impossible to run and ex-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27
Rhode Island Reds.

l have a flock of 80 Rhode Island
Red hens that are one year old this
month that l think will hold her Mi
norcas level, says a writer in Balti-
more American. They began laying
last fall and are still at it. She said
her 200 hens laid 399 dozen from jan
uary 4 to April II. My hens. 80 in
number, covering the same dates from
January to April H. see by look
ing at my diary have laid 145 Dozen.
and during that time they Matched me
60 chickens, % being Matched the 18th
of February and are now two-pound
broilers. | think hens that lay in the
winter when eggs are away up in
price are the most profitable. l. for
my part, think the Rhode Island Reds
are hard to beat. There is quite a
difference in the price of eggs in win
ter and in summer. l would prefer
the winter layers when one can get
80 cents per dozen.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27
CHAPTER II.
The Absence Of Gov. Osborne.

Griswold spent the night at the
Saluda house. Columbia, and rose In
the morning with every intention of
seeing Gov. Osborne, or some one in
authority at his office, as soon as pos
sible and proceeding to Richmond
without further delay AS he scanned
the morning newspaper at breakfast
he read with chagrin this item, prom
inently head-lined:
Gov. Osborne, who was expected
home from the Cotton Planters con-
vention yesterday morning, has been
unavoidably detained in Atlanta by
important personal business. Miss
Barbara Osborne arrived last night
and proceeded at once to the COVER
nor's mansion.
Several matters ofsconsiderable i'm
portance await the governors return
Among these is the matter of dealing
with the notorious Bill Appleweight
It is understood that the North Caro-
lima officials are unwilling to ares
Appleweight though his hiding place
Is in the hills on the border near XII
dare Is we'll known. Although h
runs back and forth across the stat
line at pleasure. he is North Caro-
linian beyond question, and it's abou
time Gov. Dangerfield took note O
the fact. However. the governor Q
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27
FARM NOTES.

Clean up the ground this month.
On a diversified farm there is sell
dom a failure
Bees should have water supplied
convenient to the hive.
A large portion of the feeding value
OF clover hay is in the leaves.
Do not neglect to plant sweet corn
at least three times-six is better
With nearly all products the most
money is in the finest quality pro-
duced.
Queenless colonies, unless supplied
with a queen, will inevitably dwindle
away.
Hay is much more apt to be injured
by the moisture on 1t than by the
moisture in 1t.
Cultivation as early as the plants
will permit means high quality corn
and plenty Of It,
Nov the lawn every few days this
summer 1t won't take much time and
1t looks thousand times better.
I Tear out the terminating weed
seeds with the cultivator and you'll
get rid of your weeds easily and early.
The time to have any special mar
ket commodity for sale is at the
season of the year when 1t sell high
est
Frequent and shallow cultivation OF
corn at the Minnesota experiment sta
ton shows best results at husking
time.
II the cabbage-root maggot is at
work, fit piece of tarred paper close
| about the base OF the plants. 1t will
help 1t.
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my FARM IN SOUTH AFRICA
o.,.,.;6c Method to Be Used on MIL
lions Of Acres OF Land MOI
Possible to Irrl9ate.

Tho future of South Africa Is likely
IN be changed by the adoption OF dry
farming. 1t has long been supposed
that the development of her agricul
ture depended upon Irrigation, ana nu'
MARQUIS government irrigation projects
are in process. But there are mlliions
of acres to which water cannot be ia
ken. and here the government pro
noses to introduce the science OF dry
farming. The Transvaal department
If agriculture freely admits It's debt IN
this field to the three pioneer workers
of the United States: Professor Hill
gard of California, our most eminent
agricultural chemist; DR.. Widtsoe OF
Utah. who secure the first legislative
measure In support of dry farming
which provided six experimental
farms: and w. H. Campball OF Nebras'
ka the agricultural revivalist, VINO
breaches throughout the west the COS
pel of better tillage and the merits OF
his machine, the sub-surface packer.
South Africa belongs to the lnterna'
tional Dry Farming congress and mas
government dry farming station IN
the center of the dry land zone Tor
experiments in conservation OF SOIL
and moisture, tillage methods and
drought resistant crops. Experiments
of seven years duration have demon
strated that corn can be grown In
South Africa by dry farming methods,
and that she possesses wheat belt, In
the dry land zone, of $50 million acres
which may be of more value than her
gold fields of diamond mines.
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(TO BE CONTINUED.>


German excavators in the ruins OF
Babylon have been looking over Nebu-
chadnezzars palace. The ancient city
ia buried beneath the remnants of su-
perimposed buildings. but the tomb OF
tbe old civilization has been made to
WELD its secrets. There has been
found the great oblong hall, with an
alcove for the throne, where Belshaz-
yar held the famous feast and heard
the warning voice OF the prophet.
Many relics of those precursors OF
the modern public dinner have been
discovered. The architecture of those
DAYS seems to have been mighty. One
of the outer walls of the palace was
more than "a yards thick.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27
Fertilizers for Watermelons,

Where stable manure is not avail
able for watermelon growing the
Georgia experiment station recon-
mends the following mixture of COM
mercial fertilizer: Nitrate of soda, 400
pounds; high-grade acid phosphate,
500 pounds; muriate or sulphate OF
potash, 200 pounds This should be
mixed and applied at the rate of 700
pounds and upward per acre. For
later melons mixture of 500 pounds
cotton seed meal, 500 pounds high
grade acid phosphate and 500 pounds
of kainit per acre may be used.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27
SoWinQ Late CABBAGE.

1t is time to SOW late cabbage in all
sections. See that the seed bed Is fine
and moist. Cover seed with not less
than three-fourths Of an inch of soil
and do not SOW too thickly. Thin SOW.
ings encourage the growth of strong
stalky plants which stand transplant
ing better than spindling plants.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27
lrrjOatjON,

Irrigation in the east is becoming
more popular each year. The over
head systems Of watering are attract
ing much attention because of the uni
form and economic distribution Of wa
ter on uneven surfaces. The cost Of
installation seems large, but profits
the first year should much more than
pay for putting In the plant.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27
Select Seed Sweet Peas.

Select seed from your sweet peas.
BY doing this you know what you
have and you can begin systematic
breeding to improve your plants. 1t
takes more than good cultivation
to produce excellence in flowers. You
must breed up your varieties If you
expect beauty in plants and individ-
uality In your efforts of Horticulture.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27

South Carolina may be relied on to
act with his usual high sense of pub
lie duty in this matter"
Prof. Griswold was not pleased to
learn that the governor was still abb
sent from the capital. He felt that
he deserved better luck after tho
trouble he had taken to warn the
governor 1t was now Tuesday; he
had no further lectures at the univer-
sity until the following Monday, and
after he had taken his bearings OF
Columbia, where it occurred to him
he had not an acquaintance, he walked
toward the capitol with a well-formed
idea of seeing the governors private
secretary-and, II that person ap-
peared to be worthy of confidence, ap-
prising him OF the governors danger.
1t was not yet nine o'clock when he
entered the governors office. He
waited In the reception-room, adjoin-
ing the official chamber but the sew
eral desks of the clerical stan re-
manned unoccupied. He chafed bit
as time passed and no one appeared,
for his north-bound train left at H.,
and he could not fairly be asked to
pacing the floor, expecting one of the
| clerks to appear at any moment, when
man entered hurriedly, walked to
| the closed inner door, shook it impa-
tiently, and kicked 1t angrily as he
turned away. He was short, thick
set man of 35, dressed in blue serge,
and his movements were quick and
nervous He growled under his
breath and swung round upon Girls
void as though to tax him with re-
sponsibility for the closed door.
Has no one been here this morn
ing?" he demanded, glaring at the
closed desks.
IF you don't count me should an
swer no." replied Griswold quietly.
Obi"
The two gentlemen regarded each
other for a moment, contemptuous
dislike clearly written on the smaller
mans face, Griswold half-smiling and
Indifferent
II am waiting for the governor" re
marked Griswold, thinking to gair
information.
Then you're likely to wait some
time" jerked the other. "The whole
place seems to be abandoned. / never
saw such lot of people"
Not having seen them myself,
must reserve judgment" Griswold re
marked, and the blue serge suit flunt
out of the room.
Presently another figure darkenet
the entrance, and the cofored servan
whom Griswold had seen attending
Miss Osborne on the train from AT
lanta swept into the reception-roon
and, grandly ignoring his presence
sat down in a. chair nearest the clOse'
door of the inner chamber. Griswol
felt that this was encouraging, as I'm
: plying some link between the COVER
nor and his domestic household an
he was about to ask the colored won
the Office when the closed door opene
and Miss Osborne appeared on tn
J threshold. The colored woman rose
and Griswold, who happened to b
facing the door when 1t swung Ope
\ with such startling suddenness, stare
! an instant and bowed profoundly.
Il beg your pardon, but l wish yer
: much to see Gov. Osborne or his SCI
\ rotary"
. Miss Osborne, in white, trailing
}, white parasol in her hand, and wit
I white roses in her belt, still stood ha
q withdrawn inside the private Office.
Il am very sorry that Gov. Osborn
and his secretary are both absent
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27
Turpentine for Ganes

Mixing turpentine In the food OF
the young poultry has not proven
satisfactory remedy for gapes. A goot
remedy is to dip the tip of soft
feather in kerosene and insert it II
the windpipe opening to dislodse an\
Kill the worm that causes gapes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27

The south has resented the intima-
ton that the h0okworm disease is ex-
ceptionally prevalent in that section
and practically unknown In the north
Now that pronounced case of hook
worm ailment has been found in Phil
adelphia some Of tho southernerS will
b. inclined to indulge in Il told you
%" comment
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27

Cotton growing Is being resumed in
Palestine. An extensive suitable area
is available During our civil war cot
ton was cultivated there on an extern.
sive scale. of which several old cotton
presses still bear witness. 1t is said
that the cotton was Of very good quail
ity. Companies are being organized.
In Turkey of late years a distinct re-
vival Of the cotton Industry has be-
come manifest.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27

A TibetAn hootookatoo. who was be-
headed by mistake three years ago
II to be reincarnated by Chinese i'm
perial decree. That is easy as falling
on = log when you know how. They
Just take IN innocent baby and ap
point It to Ill the vacancy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27

A society has been formed In New
York which proposes to reform the
calendar We trust It will be able tt
prevent February and May from
trading places up in this section Of
the country.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27
Soil and SlIo,

AS land values increase SO does the
value Of the silo and the economy of
soiling. A system of partial soiling
with the silo will just about enable
one to double the number Of animals
kept on the farm.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27

The queen Of Bulgaria asked for a
cigarette and the French ambassador
didn't have = single ono in the house
Being Z diplomat. he restrained him
self from Offering her = nice fve-cent
UtgAr.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27
Water for Hous.

Hogs need pure, clean water to
drink during the hot summer months.
Provide 1t abundantly at all times.
The automatic waterer Is the best
method we ever used for providing
water for swine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27

A Milwaukee woman Is to get a be-
quest Of 100000 II she marries. and
only the interest from that sum II
she remains q spinster. Her decision
may depend . good deal on the rate
Of interest the money IL drawing
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27

Correspondent asks anxiously why
20 many weddings take place In June.
Because In this season the contracting
PARTIES aren't 90 likely to have cold
leet
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27

A Milwaukee girl. according to the
terms OF her mothers will, Is to get
10000 provided she wins a husband.
OF course. that Is terrible handicap.
but she may be able to find some
fearless young man who will assume
the responsibilities Of wealth for her
sake.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27

In the interest of public health,
those who are determined to make
way With themselves are requested to
keep out Of the lakes that supply the
poople with drinking water.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27

A hotel porter at Helena, Mont,
found a quarter and laughed so hard
over It that he died. II 1t had been a
Tip" he would probably have grum.
bled because 1t was so little
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27

That was q Solomon Of . market
reporter who stated that eggs have
receded one cent = pound. He neg
.sected t. say how much sugar was q
dosen.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27
Keen Uo Milk Flow

Keep up the milk flow by feeding
green corn fodder in the fall II pas
lures are short. 1t Is better to feed
the fodder now while 1t has high value
and buy feeds for later use.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27

New York makes It unlawful to
catch more than ten pounds Of trout
m one day. This II farcical. Who
sould catch - trout in New York In
me dAyf
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27

Reckless aeroplanists may yet run
down innocent automobilists leaving
them helpless and bleeding on the
road. The world do move.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27

A steamship which IL to be nearly
800 feet long has been launched In
Germany. Owing to the fact that II
II not to be = war ship It will not be
necessary for England to hasten to
launch Z larger one.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27

While 1t may be cruelty to mi.
erobes. the human society announces
that there will be no prosecutions
against bakers who wrap their bread
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27

In hot weather. too, the iceman has
IN exasperating habit OF falling to
zoe the card placed conspicuOusly In
your front window.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27

The sultan of Sulu will visit the
United States, bringing $250,000 worth
Of pearls. He'd better bring a body
guard. while he's about it.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27

Showers Of sandbags and monkey
wrenches will mark the course Of avia-
ton. The pedestrian suffers at every
turn from every innovation.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27

The back-to-the-farm movement Is
very popular with those who could not
~ II they would and would not 90 II
they could