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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-03-22

hat II wss tir = " quit the asld. One Of
ne last epf s4ss was the arrest Of i've
ltaiaans p 1ssAe upon tseir psrsons the
1eao fe' Aains q forty-three song birds.
We pr Isekved TIE entire bag Of dead birds
Ano Seap them n an exhibit.
SOME soANr PROTECTION.
But for the sportsmen OF the United
States it il fairly certain that all our game
birds and qu&drupeds would have been
ex.erminated long ago, root and branch.
They placed on our statute books the laws
that have continued remnant Of quail,
ruffed grouse, woodcock, and water fowl
down to this time. With the protection
OF the large hoofed-and- horned game
species, such as the antelope, elk, deer,
moose, and caribou, the sportsmen-
nataralists Of the country have had much
to do. The song and insectivorous birds
owe large part OF their salvation to the
Audubon societies And this has been all
very we'll until now.
To-day new condition has arisen. 1t
has been observed that the average sports
man protects game in order that he may
him does not care rap for posterity, or
for the sentimental preservation Of wild
life. II you propose to cut on his shooting
privilege, even for five years, you are
liable to make an enemy of lhim-or at
least majority Of him. Now, every New
York outdoorsman who uses his eyes
knows full well that to-day the quail and
woodoock and ruled grouse OF New York
state stand greatly in need of q fiye-year
close season. On this point there is no
room for argument. But will the sports
men OF New York state ~stand for it,! 1t
Is my opinion that uniess 1t Is forced upon
them they.will not.
There is to be another great battle, over
principles and laws, IN wisconsin; and
another in North Dakota, where the at
tempt is being made to wipe out, with one
blow, an entire code OF game laws! We
have been appealed to for help, and have
been asked to send trained tighter to
North Dakota, out where arc the sinews OF
war to be found!
The present session OF the Legislature OF
New York Will witness pitched battle
between the following dorces:
against AVID Lifeline Long Island
Baymen's association, to secure spring
shooting. The miiiiners association, to
lsrepeal the Plumage law. The game deal
ers and cold-stocaae men, to repeal the
law that holds them slightly in check.
For Wild Lifs-The National Associa-
tion of Audubon societies. The Campfire
| club Of America. The Long leland Game
Protective association. The State League
for the Protection OF Fish and Game.
s1HEws OF WAR.
This bring. To mind another pr;u,.
factor in IT, d;.annear.ace of wild lif.
that ia roinr 10 nroduce f.t.l re.uIt.
with but slirst exeeptions the unof,c;.l
men on the Airing linz are exnected n
spnnlv the sinews Of war that coma ,,or,
the nsvm.s,nr,s chest, The I.ce q, monev
with which to hire men W no canno, snors
New-York tribune., 1911-10-29

TO live ] have known as many as thirty
five persons to live In one dwelling" writes
Mrs. Eliza Dunn in her new book Rugs
I'm Their Native Land" The mother-ilr
law is queen of the household and every
morning assigns 10 each woman and girl
her task FOR the day" Methods OF work
ing as well patterns are traditional ac-
cording To the same author and some de
signs are peculiar To special families or
tribes and become 80 familiar that the
older workers produce them from memory.
The art of tying Ia the yarn has 10 be
learned very slowly. The younger children
are allowed to tie in only one solid color
on the plain background but when girl
becomes fairly expert she is allowed TO
make a whole rug, and traces OF ndividu-
ality may be looked for In her weaVins.
The two classes of rug, Turkish and Per-
sian. are distinguished by the Kind OF knot
in which they are tied. the Ghiordes, or
Turkish the Senna. or Persian, knot
The number OF knots To the square inch
is one of the 'ests OF value of a modern
rug and the fact that more can be tied to
the square inch Ia a Persian than In "A
Turkish rug accounts for. the greater fine
css ana consequently greater costlincss Of
the formcr-ChicaSo News.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-29
HARRY Won THEIRS OPINION

Among The best known composers OF rag
time popular music is Harry Won Tilzer.
whose Il amt Soin' ter weep no more
made famous by May Irwin some eighteen
years ago. was one of the first OF music
hall selections OF this kind. Strange to say
Mr. Won Tilzer does not believe that rag
time is healthy for the public musical tasir'
Il am trying to get away from the writ
ing of ragtime." said Mr. Won TilzeT 10
Tribune representative. Il want to write
ballad music instead. though some ballad
music contains rdEtiuc But ragtime. is II
is generally known. is not. TO nay mind.
beneficial TO tne taste or people. Yet 1t IS
ridiculous to say that ii hurts tte nerves.
Rather it quiets them. perhaps too much 50.
Put ragtime is no more the preponder-
ant type Of American music than Is grand
opera. us popularity comes In cycles.
think that am not wrong when I say that
my i amt goin ter weep no more start
cd the craze. though the negroes had al
WAYS had II I'm their songs. The craze last
cd for perhaps ten years and then died
down. The trouble was that the subjects
for words had been used up. Nfw ideas
v ere needed. II has been only In the last
two years that raGtimc has regained its
popularity. 4 popularity largely due to the
Increase OF singing in the cares.
Singing in cafes has always been popu-
lar in the West. but IT is comparatively
new i'm tho East. AMI ragtime has always
held its own in the West just because OF
these cafes. II Is n type OF music pecul-
iarlv suited to cafe life. just as the ballad
is suited TO the home and with the increase
Of cafes where singing is one of the at
traditions there has been consequent IN
crease I'm the popularity : ragtlmc. ! BE-
l,cve ragtlmc has come TO stay. though
perhaps not in the crudest forms ,
AS TO it's origin. / believe II comes from
cuba, having been brought from there by
the negroes. and no doubt It came TO cuba
from Spain. The Spanish musical instru-
ments seem particularly well suited to
syncopated music and ! believe that YOU
viii find that modern ragtime has It's origin
either there OF among the negroes OF
Africa.
But don't blame us poor Americans ;ar
being the only people VINO love rastime
WHY. II IS the rage in London. Paris aud
Berlin I'm fact, its appeal is universal ii
pose, ,sses rhy thms that are practically ire
s,stible even TO the most musical people
rake a roOnful of people and let some
one start playing ragtme. Those present
yin at once start beating time with their
feet They simply can't help IT,
New-York tribune., 1911-10-29
''RAGT|ME" UNDER FIRE
Il Is Not. However. Lacking in
Able Defenders.

'Ragtime" how many people think this
the one Simon pure brand OF American
music. and how few realize that II really
isn't American at all bur OF all climes
and races and tines What then. is rag
time. that fearful thing in music which a
German scientist, Professor Ludwig Brum-
mer. recently characterized as "shattering
both TO nerves and morals the prolonged
listening to which would destroy the har-
diest OF peoples?
\ prominent American musical authority
recently gave this definition: "Ragtime is
,1. effect which results from the division
az the accented part Of a measure into two
notes. OF which the FIRST IS the shorter-l
..teentu and dotted eighth in common
sio1e for instance" And this Is the Frank
eps.,in Nonstor that tho Berlin scientist
... declared iuc american people nave
...si.d TO destroy Themselves!
"Hasimc" says Professor Drummer
lars on the nerve centres and causes an
Irritation OF the brain cells TO thls
Philip Greely Clapp. of the musical depart
,nept OF Harvard University, takes eAcep-
ton. Says Mr.. Clapp:
"The charge that ragtlme skaters the
New-York tribune., 1911-10-29
Josef Stransky Viii Not,
However, Neglect Modern
Composers for the Classics.

A man stul voting, of middle hclsht re.
rnod vet somewhat boyish face. whose hair
slightly gray waves hack from "a high fore
head. and e. MANNER that is frank oven TO
eDthusiasm-such is Josef Suausky. the
now conductor of the Philharmonic or
chestra. or at least such was the uan ass
he appeared Co 81 Tribune representative
who called ON him last week IN bis apart
mont at the Hotel Savoy. Ana Nr. Strau-
SKY is as yet comparatively young man.
certainly a very youns one TO occupy the
conductorship Of the oldest of American
symphonic orchestras. post that has been
filed by several of the greatest orchestral
leaders Of modern times But Mr.. Stran-
rky brings 10 his new work unlimited en-
New-York tribune., 1911-10-29
DIFFERENCES IN RUGS.

For ages reaching far back into the mists
of autioui;y. weaving has been the work
- women. though tho modern factory Of
tEe West has brought about changes III
this respect. In tho uncnansing East
weaving is, with few exceptions. women's
work In the interior OF Asiatic Turkey
and in Persia the patriarchal sAstcm still
c,ists and the sons brins their wives home
New-York tribune., 1911-10-29
cr:at Stacks G.
Outing 2larnelS ard Eleecst
Novelties 4
-otee% CcjorS end Sfv'eS
Latest CGiOrS and Styles

Novelty Outing Faunels-
for Pajamas. Night Dresses. etc. 80.
instead o. 12t...............''' '.'''.. . :
Fleec- Nap Outing Flannels-
a sp,endid assortment Of stripes, plads -.
and plain colors-worth .l2'e........-... -
Best Outing Flannels-
newest stripes also plain blue,
pink. cream, sray.................. L !
Novelty outing Tiannels-uauow ~.
and wide STRIPES heavy nap......'.....'' %
Extra Heavy Flauneettcs
sold elsewhere under special -
name AZ % .5...................... IL
Tr,ayy Fleece Kimoao Flann@lottes
rorals and Pei SLAMS i'm dainty pink -,
light blue. hello and gray effects. ...'..'' d =
T.rcv Tlannelcttes in dainty coorinSS
bufg flowers. hunrics, Dutch maidens
SQUIRRELS Boy Scouts and others o..
also ysriet. OF Persians. ..'...'''.''-' -
Fancy Flanneletes dark medium
Largest Wash Dress Fabric Dept.
In the World
New-York tribune., 1911-10-29

sorts Of Westchcster County. one oi the
most notable of these was luncheon oil
tyeuty-Gye covers Giycu at the Hotel
Gramatan. Lawrence Park, BronXyillc, y.
Y. by the Gamma Tau Kappa Society yes
terday under the direction or Mrs j. q.
O'Renly ON Monday evening the grahd
halloween masquerade ban VIII be heid
at the Hotel Gramatan. Among those stop
plnE AT the Hotel Gramatan are Mrs. Ward
McAllistcr. MIR and Mrs. Atmore I. Bag
catt Mr. and Mrs. William Wilson, OF cal
i.oruIa. ara Miss Huntington.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-29

nerve centres think Is untrue. Rather. IL
tends TO have a pleasing effect on the
listener. As 10 Its being immoral, such
charge is highly absurd. Music that Is
worthy OF the name-and do not exclude
ragtime under this headng-would never
worry any brain. Ragtime IS form OF
music which is very characteristic OF this
country and cannot be neglected in any
consideration OF American music as A
whole.
Syncopation in music-and ragtime as
known I'm America is only an exaggerated
form Of this-s found in almost all mu-
sical literatures. especially in those of
Hungary and Scotland. Svncopation is
marked pecullsrity Of Hungarian music
and gives it much of its propulsive power
Those who have heard Lehar's Gypsy
Love" now playing in this city, VIII rec
ognize this quality IN the Hungarian
rhythms introduced. The so-callcd Scotch
snap or Scotch catch IL most common
in the songs of Scotland. of which the
effect IS similar 10 that obtained by Ameri-
can ragtime, though not 50 greatly eXag-
gerated.
The Italians. too, have used syncopa-
ton abundantly. and the rhythmical effect
which is the germ OF ragtime. was as com
mon in the Italian operatic music OF the
middle of the eighteenth century as il Is
I'm negro music to-day. DIR. Burney the
first great English musical critic, writing
IN l7iS. declared that the Italian operate
comrosors made TOO much of tine scots
srap or cutting short of the first two notes
Of q melody.
Even Beethoven has not feared TO use
svrcnpation. and Dvorak uses II often in
his From the New World" symphony.
Stcphcn Foster though he did not employ
ractimc IN its exaggerated form, did use
the scotch Snap as in his Way Down
I'm Cairo" SO II is easy to see that syn
copation per Sc is by no means incompau-
be with good music
Ragtime. as II is known In America to-
do, ie undoubtedly derived from the negro
melodies, though greatly coarsencd ana
evo greratcd by the writer's of popular
music The negroes use IL in their slow
sor.,. a- we'll as in their dances, and Il
seems probablc that it began in Africa
owing 10 some peculiarly OF the African
lan;.tar.s. lI itr progress from t'e '"''D"
fields and negro cabins Of the South 10 t"e
vaudeville houses and cafe chan'ahis OF
the North and West. the syncopauon mas
changed, not in kind. but in degree IL y
the exaggcration OF the rhythms OF the ne
croes that has created raGtime.
The derivation OF the term Itself is hard
10 determine. though Harry Won Tllzer one
of uc composers OF ragtine, says that ne
thinks it is from ragged time. But MY
Nou 'ril..r admits that this Is only guess.
Ec tnat as # may. there can be no uouo'
uisi ,A. rar,lmicAl effect produced Wy
ragtime has q strong influence on the pun
lic end mo- Jess an authority than Dr.
Frank Damrosch told a Tribune reporter
tho Other. day that in itself he considered
that this form Of music might have most
beneficial results.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-29
INTERESTS ASIDE FROM MUSIC.

But / beg of you not TO consider me as
a man who IS interested solely in music. l
believe q man is the better musician for
having other interests. 1t broadens his
horizon and gives him more catholic tastes
1 myself am an omnivorous reader Of phi
losophy and books on science especially
those on medicine. for which profession l
was trained Then, again, the drama IS a
hobby of mine"
Mr.. Stransky had carried on the con
yersatlon entirely in Englsh-and very
good English at that-yet 1t was only IN
the first week OF September that he took
his first lesson in the language.
Il have had only twenty lessons IN all
he explained and l hope YOU will forgive
my very imperfect knowledge Of your
language But I hope soon TO have mas
tered il as well as a foreigner can. have
grown TO like English immensely, and, con
trary 10 the general impression. | believe
II a language emincntly fitted for musical
expression. It possesses richness and depth
and sorority, and, 10 a German, 1t has
special appeal"
And those who are fighting for opera in
English" will no doubt now enroll the ne"
conductor Of the Philharmonic Orchestra
among the supporters Of their cause.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-29
EDUcATEs RHYTHMICAL SENSE.

"Ractin. gives 20 the public marked.
REGULAR and powerful rhythm. said Df.
Damrosch. "and. il not overdone' should
,5ucat. tho rhythmical sense. sense o.
rbvil,u is necessary for the appreciation OF
,,rsic and the coarse but poWerlu
rbytbms Of Iagtime reach public that
,,ioIt otherwise never have its sense OF
rbytIm approached. Ragtimc IS both stir
ring and propulsve and | do not believe
thai regular rhythms disturb the nerves.
+, - ratber the irregular noises that haan
reople in this way. OF course, If anything
is n,'erdone II hurts the nerves. but l can
no, feel that ragtime, taken in modera'io"'
will have any injurious effect
DudoIph Schirmer, the music publisher.
vas however not so optimistc ABOUT me
beneficial effect OF ragtime. He said he
thought II exceedingly harmful TO the
musical taste Of the community.
81 realize that syncopation Is leSlumate
IN music" said Mr. Schirmer. but l can
moi think that the exaggerated use oi II
in ragtime can make for good. RaStlme
has a powerful hold upon our public ana
A. coarsens its taste and does anything Dut
lead II in tile right direction. Ana the
worst Of it is that it has got its tentacleS
unon the educated as well as the uhedu-
Gated. Take a gathering Of college boys
what DO they sins? Is it not usually rag
time. This is not so in Continental Europe.
There the public is educated by the best
forms of music, and ragtime has compara-
lively little hold on the people.
Then. TOO, the words OF the faGtii"e
songs are usually beneath contempt utter
Is senseless or banal when they are no'
vulgar This cannot be good for a people
taste. What we should strive for is to up
lift the taste. not TO lower 1t. and | cannot
see but that ragtime. as IT is known III
America to-day has a lowering rather
.to. -, object -
New-York tribune., 1911-10-29
BRONxVlLlE.

number Of college frsternities have
taken advantage Of the delightful weather
New-York tribune., 1911-10-29

OebusSy; he has so much more meat 10
him OF the Russians Tschaikows<y's Pa
thetic symphony has always been great
love of mine, but of Tschaikowsky ! have
always felt that while he is delightful!
taken in small doses one must not hear
too much OF him. Moussorgsky l admire
as a ravishing amateur. possessed Of ole-
mental genius without school"
Mr.. Stransky confessed that lie knew
little OF English or American music, though
he admires Elsar and Sullivan and also
Horatio Parker's new opera, Mona"
1T has often been said that music is i'm
possible for the Anglo-SaXons." said the
conductor, but the advent OF Sir Arthur
Sullivan and of Sir Edward Elgar makes
this position doubtful Sullivan never at
tanned his full powers. which We're great,
but Elgar is a composer of marked ability.
Then. again, Alfred Hertz showed me last
summer in Bayreuth the score OF the sec
ond act of HoTatio Parker's Mona. which
/ understand is 10 be presented this season
at the Metropolitan opera House. 1t
seemed TO me q work Of great merit and
one that bore an individuality distinctly
American. ! am looking forward to seeing
II with the greatest interest.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-29
HOUSEKEEPERS

Here are values you can't afford To- let
go hv....To delay is sure rcgrct--we
cannot promise them for any specified
length of tme-so-BUY NOW,
NJ Mail or Telephone orders Tor the foIloring:
Good Muslin Sheets
Close. firm weavc-no inferior
ouaiity-centrc scam--12X:o
before hcmminsD-wortb 10
Special. 81
New-York tribune., 1911-10-29

Womcn's Silk and Cloth Dresses worth
up to SIS, at $40.
Sl.10 Black Satin Messal.nes, satin
Duchess, Tsffeta and Black Peau de
Sole, 79c.
$500 Silver Plated Comb, Brush ard
Mirror Sets, S3.98.
sl.5O Imported Kid Gloves for men
and women, 89c.
Women's $500 Hobble Shoes, 1898.
Women's Fleece1own Kimonos, $l.98.
Women's Eiderdown Sacqu.s, sl.49.
White Wool Nap Blankets, $l.98.
Fine California Wool Blankets, $4.98.
White Western Woo! Blankets, S3.98.
$500 Florentine Silk Covered Com
fortables, $3.50.
Extra size Muslin Bed Sheets, 44c.
zoe Muslin Pillow Cases, 12Hc.
$500 Decorated Dinner Sets, S4.98.
$500 Decorated China Tea Sets, S4.98
Imported Spachtel Searfs and Shams,
soc value at 29c.
sc. 90 Renaissance Table Cloths, 1919.
s3.98 Renaissance Tea Cloths, S2.49.
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New-York tribune., 1911-10-29
Seamless Vt.tO1 ve!Yels -
/, Smiths Seamless SyuSSe.s
Misses
D2rc!Lg &lG Fsr,y D-ej5e;
Creme de Crine o. CLilfCG, i5.e

r,. Il, ti,,o for Halloween Parties Willow
green delicate pink and white chiffon; also
male blue crepe dc Chine over china SILK
Exouisite gowns with bugle bands about neck
and sltcycg-haud embroidery or White 'oIoha
&c., Lr.iJ and French kuots-bands of lace
French puflugs and score Of other dainty
toucbceIthe dainticst dresses brought out this
soason-l4 TO - years.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-29
Condensed Budget of Monday and Tuesday Sales

$1,000 Hand Drawn Bed Spreads, $6.98
Swinging S-day Clocks, S6.75.
$500 Sandalwood Stick Fans, Sl.O0.
Extra size Nainsook Gowns, 75c.
Extra size Muslin Skirts, 75c.
Nainsools Corset Covers, 46 to so, 49c.
Extra S re Cambria Drawers. 49c.
$500 Mcssainc, Net and Chiffon Taf-
feta Waists. S2.9S.
Sl.25 Hand Embroidered 22-;nch
Flcuncings, 84o.
SI.OO yard Dew Drop Chiffon, 59c.
Semi-ready Lace Waist Patterns. in
special price range from 9Sc to 1898.
s3.25 Marie Antoineae Lace Curtains,
S2.25.
89c Nottingham Curtains, soc.
S4.75 Irish Point Lace Curtains, $3.50.
$500 Tapestry Portieres, $3.50.
Mems 81 Negligce Shirts, 59o.
Mems Sweater Coats, 48c.
Mems Knit Silk Neclst;es, l7c.
Women's soc Fleece Lined Vest, and
Pants, 39c.
Women's 59c Union Suits, 39c.
ex. Ave. seth TO 6Oth St.=
New-York tribune., 1911-10-29
In Fashionable Fur Sets We Offer

Black Wolf Sets. SIS and SIS.
lap Mink Sets, $40.
Sitka Fox Sets. S35.
Pointed Fox Sets. SIS, SIS and S4S.
Bite Wolf Sets. $3.50 and $3.50.
Persian Lamb Sets. SAB.
Beaver Sets. S2l, S35 and S45.
Black Lynx Sets, SIS, 500 to SlO0.
!! Gray Fox Sets. Sl0.50. SIS and SIS.
Baum Martcn Sets. 500.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-29
Here Are Rug Values

lowest prices for winch thc quaH'los dHd
lengths can be obtained.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-10-15
The Pasmore Trio.

In the Pasmore Trio, which is
to appear at the chapel of the In
dustrial Institute and College
next Thursday, Columbians will
be afforded opportunity for hear
ing one of the finest organiza.
tions of this character that ever
appeared herer.
The Pasmore Trio is composed
of American girls, and is Ameri-
cas's finest trio, The critics of
Europe have placed it in the
foremost rank of the worlds
greatest chamber-music organi-
zation. 1t was the Pasmores who
gave thirty-four concerts in the
city of Berlin--an achievement
never before accomplished by
any group of American artists.
The price of admission will be
only fifty cents. and there should
be a large audience present.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-10-15
The Catholic Bazaar.

The bazaar which the ladies of
the Catholic Church of the An
nunciation gave in the building
on South Market street formerly
occupied by Babb's Ten Cent
Store Wednesday and Thursday
was very successful. large
crowds having been in attend
ance both DAYS.
Several attractive prizes were
raffled off during the progress of
the bazaar. a lunch set which
was donated by Miss Estelle
Smith having been won by Mr..
Dave Sessums. a doll by Miss
Rosa Lee Pat:ste of West Point,
a cake by Mr.. H. Stanley. a pair
of cuff buttons by Mr.. George
Harris, a bracelet by Mrs. Rob-
ert Mann. a statue of the Virgin
by Mrs. Stolzer, and a rosary by
Miss Horn.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-10-15
new LOW LEVEL FOR
THE COTTON MARKET
Saturday Brought Decline of Sew
a enteen Points, Making Low
Record for Season.

The cotton market declined sew
enteen points Saturday, making
a new low record. When the
market closed at noon spots
were quoted at $40 in New
Yorork. and this means that the
staple is worth barely nine cents
in Columbus, as there is always
a difference OF from forty to fifty
points in the two markets.
The steady decline in the mark
ct is attributed to heavy selling.
which continues without cessa-
ton.
At the close of business Satur-
day afternoon New York spots
were quoted at $40. December
futures in New York at $40.
New Orleans spots at 9 5-8 and
December futures in New Or
leans at 9.03. In the local mark
ct good middling was quoted at 8
cents.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-10-15
A Small Fire.

The fire department was called
out about eight O'Clock Friday
night by an alarm which was
sent in from the plant of the
Mississippi Cotton Oil Company
in South Columbus. The firemen
responded to the call with their
usual promptness, but were de-
layed at the crossing of Fourth
street and South Seventh avenue
by railroad train which blocked
the crossing, and the fire was ex-
tinguished by employees of the
company before they reached the
mill.
The damage resulting from
the blaze was immaterial.