Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-10

GsS6SssJ ir. with ua uu the SUBJECT ct
musical people. S1Eepac said, "Wh1 ie
that man trut lg. laa'cJ' uptc
known him ryr yyars to which t3c Ger
tain Man replied; "Tlut SIS wy n. hhoar
NcNdore.' NO tua E#CrE thst le -,gmod
llbo a decent teligy. tho C,s.an Men rec
piled. Yes, NcNdo.a isn ipat. 4 ,NaS
lave much TO do with hMl. N.,o alu0t
from my uyivhnoula Us mVDN.rs possible:
he has his faults uhe tho .so; .t-.,tr.
course and 81 ,segs .1 o. H'' .1 g Cv.l
with him would keep .nv DNe. oNsa.
OF course he may DO at I-. usl Aa
seems To- be too friendly pus H.u..s
say. look out for friendly p,tEc' ;a.s
are Watching for chance 20 'r., SON
out OF something. They soy tu.t Mex
dore and his wife don't set slong ae well
as they might. well, | don't bIImo her @
bit: he has an awfully mean dispoaltion
OF home, they say and I'm told that they
often don't set enough to eat.'
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Just then another man passed With a
bundle OF papers under his arnt and
they weren't church papers; the man had
evidently been TO his office or the post
office on the Sabbath day. who's YOUR
frieud2' said one ~ MS 10 the Certain
Man who had two friends. And the CCr-
tain Man replied THAT Is another neigh
hour OF mine; his name is Tothdrsyde.
Now Tothersyde Is an odd chap: \ have
known him for years and haven't Got
acquainted with him vet. Tie is 5nc Of
those men who seem 60 dodge you at
every point Of course Il may be that he
al. M ta.s ,,4lr
says about him: but | always say, look
out for these distant, quiet people tbat
keep away from YOU You had better
keep your wits with YOU II YOU ever are
Interested in y business deal with 'thdm.
You don't know and you can't tell what
they are planning when they are SO On
communicative They say Tothersyde
and his wife have awful scraps she is on
the go. all tho time, and they are very
extrevagant; | am told that they waste
more than would keep an ordinary fam
ily Tothersyde has his faults all rghn."
.
And after dinner q Certain Man took us
out In his automobile. And there never
was such an automobile before. point
after point was gone into and exploited.
there was NOT a thing about the machine
that was not perfect: no one had any adj
vantage over that machine In any par
tloular II had not fault,
did you ever see such quiet. sweet
running motor?" SAYS Certain SMan,
Again he asks IL we noticed the slick way
IN which tho clutch took hold, or he
draws our attention to tho simplicity with
which the gear Is shifted, he wakes elo-
uuent over the positive action of the
brakes, and says nice things about the
easy-riding springs. There never was
such an automobile,
But a Certain Man had two friendsl
Is II not funny how men will pick OUT
the Faults OF their fellow-men. and tho
Virtues Of a maohineG
The London Musical Standard had al
article in recent issue to which Mpsi
cal America has called attention. IL wa.
written by Rutland IIoughton and II
dealt with tho redemption Of music IL
England through the influence OF the
masses. They are the only people ,whost
emotions are not distorted by unhealthy
conditions" He further states that he ha:
found many examples ''of deep and SCI
rious interest in music ON the part Of
artisans and others who make upsS''t TIM
masses" in England, Compared witt
these realities covent Garden IL a toy
shop and the musical "at-home an after
noon nap"
Here endeth the saying Of MIR. Bough'
ton.
Musical America then goes on 10 re-
mark some wise and sage things II says
Great music is not produced by the at
tempt to conform to. or TO set, culture
standards. II is produced by compelling
creative force. This force II generated. OF
more properly induced by a Need.
Where there Is no need TO compose
there can be no great music.
Musical America then proceeds to ask
How does this need arise?"
And that question. while II has been
we'll answered by the editor OF that paper
was answered by a stll greater person
many years ago.
You remember those compelling lines OF
Ralph Waldo Emerson; by doing his
work, he makes the need felt whIc.' he
can supply. lie creates the taste by w.sch
lie is enjoyed. lie proyokes the wants