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The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-02-19
Expert Upholstered.

Harry /. Penniman, expert fur
ulture upholsterer, Will he at the
Arkansas Furniture Co. lhut sdaY,
Feb. 26th, with the most com
plete sample line OF upholstery
tabrlcs and feathers ever brought
INTO the state. The line includes
the latest ttt,cts in English, ltal-
IAN, SWISS, japanese, Mandarin
aud French imported tapestries
also domestic goods.
II enough work matetlallzes to
Justify, Nh Peuniman will place
expert wolkme night ircm the
best factories IN ST. Louis here
IN Dermott to do ii. Don fail to
leave your address with MI Sharp
before the above date.
MI. peunlman Will be pleased
to call at your home, show YOU
the sample line and tell YOU lust
what can be done with your old
upholstered furniture. ] his IS
vour first opportunity to have ex-
pert work in this line done IN Der
mott Don't miss IT.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-02-19
Entertained 500 Club.

The Misses Verna and Tommye
Maulding chArmingly entcltaIned
the 500 Club at then home on
Norwood st. Thursday evening,
Feb. 18th. The rooms IN uso
were clahoratcy decorated with
hearts. The color scheme was
catued out IN red. Heart shape i
tally cards were used. Mr., Mut-
ply made high score and Mr.
Lewis became member OF the
Club. Delicious refreshments
were served by the hostcsses. \
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-02-19

Coming Next week at the
Alex the Balkan Conspiracy III
tour reels.
For RENTS room house IN
Helmstetter addition. Call at
Bordeaux 5 Drug Store.
For RENT Six-room house in
Ashcroft Helmstetter addIuon.
Apply to c. Helmstetter.
Man Haitian. Three words
spell good shirts Manhattan.
81. so and $500 at Cohen 5.
Mrs. West G.. Humphreys OF
Portland was the guest OF Mrs.
NJ. T.. Bcauchamp last week.
Several articles received tor
publication have been omitted this
week because OF lack OF space.
Iron beds, mattresses and
AL. En,r 20
We have Lee Garden Seed, the
- -. .,..a .al,
uaa.ha,.,s Dr,a Store
,..o.. ,.;,oha ooh;,.,s
Al, ~, Co
MIS-. T. L Johnson a"u =" = =
~ p,
tttston paws mas d ne ''e V
t., . .ho., ,ar ona
MIS-. W , h'ldH u '''e ~ = =
-, -. ,.,,, b.r 3,o.b,s, Mrs
: ! p,,lz.o.
NJ =. | - u ! = : -,
m after a visit here with her
SON T |, Rood.
- .,..lI..l,
l...., 49,,
and Is getting the department II
hape Tor the opening.
N,a., ;, am Eo, loretiu,
,,r, la,rs low rate at iptsres,
.,asae, a,,ra1 navments SET
a,.b.,,,o,, ;, Rr,1tv CO
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-02-19
For Sale.

100 bushels OF recleaned Lespe-
deza seed at S. so per bushel sub
iect to market fluctuations and
withdrawal at any time. Samples
furnished. ]. l.. Daniel,
IT Mer Rouge, La.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-02-19
Local Happenings

lUGdI ndppGIlnSO
Lee Garden Seeds at Ham
chey's.
Pictures framed at Orr Hard
ware Co.
Granite ware sale Friday at the
Novelty.
Hear Hon Sam Samson Mon
day night.
Mrs. d. kinpel was McGehee
visitor Monday.
D, kimpel was Pine Bluff
visitor last week.
Landreth' S Garden Seed at Bor-
deaux's Drug Store.
L ]. w. Barnett visited home
folks at Illlar Sunday.
Oliver steel and chilled plows.
Orr Hdwe. Co.
KEY. y. w hoit0h went 10
Texakana this week on business.
Building paper, roofing.
Or Ildwe. Co.
Order your chickens from the
Suburban Cash Grocery. Phone
I35'
Any piece eraniteware in the
window at the Novelty Tor Ioc
ftluaV.
. Special at the Alex next week r.
the Balkan Conspiracy in toul
Veis'
Automobile Accidt nts may hap
pen. Our prices are always safe.
-lohen ;.
Mrs. RI. Voolfolk retutne
SATURDAY tom ten DAYS ulp to
Memphis.
The Baptlst Ladies AID will
hold an Easter Bazaar the hIst
week IN Apru.
w. W. Courtney LETT Monday
for 81 Louis TO buy his spring
\ STOCK oil goods.
y MIR and Mrs. l.. NJ. Belser are
spending the week on their plan
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LosT-On street, small day
book. Reward given Tor return
of book to me.
W. Parker, Dravman.
White Rose mattresses and
springs The best on the market.
See our show windows.
Ark. Furn. Co.
Be sure to come to the granite
ware sale Friday. Look at our
window and see what you can get
tor Ioc. The Novelty.
Misses Lucille and Virginia
Hawkins are visiting this week IN
FL Dorado and Bastrop, La.
They are expected home Saturday.
MoDERNIST: \ man who knows
what Is good without eXperlpent-
ing. One who is up to the MIN
ute. a man who shops at
Cohen 5.
The regular meeting OF the CITY
Beautiful Club will be held this
afternoon Thursday at 80 at
the Methodist church. All mem
bers are requested to be present.
The seating capacity OF the Alex
Theatre Will be increased with
opera chairs for the large crowd
which Will attend From the
Manger to the Cross" Friday
night.
X. \. Warren, recently OF
CIarksyille, has accepted a po-
sition at BordeauX's Drug Store.
MIR. Warren IS member OF the
State Board Of Pharmacy, and Is
considered one OF the best drug
eists IN the state.
Hon. sam Samson, candidate
to' 'o"hteS9 VIII ''u' 90 ''e
voters here next Monday night.
He Is especially anxious TO have
''' y W. ~ = - ''''''
say ne ''"9 A''''e''i'iiH - Ia -.
'e' 81 ~ : 90 '"'
The local W. .. w. lndEe won
S. silver set at the Monticello
tar last October and the same Is
no" on olsP'aS "' 'ae i'e' '''o !
BANK at SCI was """' oee u
tue lousc st'"' ny '''' "'oS' i'''''-
oe' ) within = = '''' '''''e
Mrs. Fred b. Holmes and little
daughter, Ida lane, who have
been visiting at the home OF her
brother, c. lIelmstetter. left Tues
dav tor Portland, Ind, having
been called home on account oil
the illness OF MIS- hoiIhes
mother.
ii. {. Giles has resigned hls
position as local manager tor the
Telephone Co, elective March l,
Mr.. Giles has been here since
! Nov. Ist, and has given good ser.
/ vice, considering the many dim.
culties with which he has had te
/ contend,
Tho W N < Circle under a..
: rection OF Mesdames Hoffman and
benson Will give a Hot am lie
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
reachers and Methods-Mutual Adjustment f'e'e''
Mistaken Missions.

capacities and peculiarities Of each 70
other.
Students ought not to consult their
emotions in choosing teacher, nor III
all cases their likes in electlng the
instrument upon which TO play. In the
former case, when they are not attract
ed by physical personality, as they ire
auentIy are, they are sWayed by al
miration for the performances OF
master, or, mayhap, some OF ms pupils
In neither case is the reason 1Or the
choice always sound one. In tne
court Of last resort 1t IS the lndiVld-
uality Of the student which is to court,
and the teacher who can discover what
is best in the individuality OF a pupil
and develop it is better teacher Tor
that pupil than one who will attempt to
force his own successful manner upon
all alike who come to him for instruc-
ton. SO virtuosi are not necessarily
good teachers, nor must good teacher
be of necessity virtuoso.
Students who look upon virtuosl as
models to be copied often become mi
tators Of mannerlsms which are un-
amiable Alterations, but also OF pc
culiarties which are the results OF
physical conditions which the students
i1norantly overlook. The tremendously
broad chest of Ysaye compels him to
Loll his violin in manner which
would be highly disadvantageous to
narrow chcsted player. Unusually
large as well as unusually small hands
give Liberties and compel limitations in
pianoforte as well as violin study; nor
NAL methods must be modified to fit abb
normal conditions, and this can only
be done by a wise teacher who has
carefully studied the physical structure
of student and recognizes that artists
cannot be made over lasts, like shoes:
There are fundamental principles IN all
branches which serve the overwhelm-
ing majority of cases, but it is only by
care in the treatment of the exceptions
that wide excellence can be secured.
Leschetizky says that he follows no
method in training his pupils, but
panists who enter his classes must be
prepared by his assistants till they. are
fit for the individual training which
they receive under him. And so with
the majority of great teachers.
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not be withheld from the masses, for
they, too, must have their senses awak-
ered to beauty, and thereby gain some
thing in life which will smooth rough
paths and build a place in the realm of
thought in which may flourish the APP
probation of exquisite things, such as
beautiful paintings, sculpture, archl~
lecture and music All these and the
knowledge Of them help TO beautty
life, and joint appreciation Of these
arts in the home circle draws it to-
gether the more sympathetically
If, as has been said. my appeal to
the vaudeville public "has caused a
world of people to think" | am only
too glad to have been afforded the OPP
portunity Of being the means to this
end. If | had tried merely to amuse
with popular songs | should have been
trespassing upon the ground of other
people; but. since | maintained my own
place, no one can complain-my concert
and opera public least Of all; and no
one did complain. The theatre and
music in this country and elsewhere
are undergoing great change. Mu-
scians Of distinction become so well
known through the newspapers that
the general public wants to hear them
at the places which they are accus-
toned to frequent, and at the prices
that they are able to pay.
do not believe that an artist should
lose any of his prestige by having APP
peared in vaudeville, if he Peeps up TO
his own best standard. I am appear
ing in my regular recitals this season
in many cities where last year | APP
peared in vaudeville. am soon to sing
at Columbia University. am again ap-
pearing for the University Extension
concerts in Philadelphia. where, indeed,
at the close of my tour last summer
was honored by my college with the de-
gree Of Doctor Of Laws.
believe that the public, whether as
sembled in Carnegie Hall or in a vaude-
willie theatre. wants of an artist what
he has TO give, and he can do no more
than give one audience as much as he
gives the other. No artist can lose
prestige unless he lowers his art, and
if any artist has suffered in the public
esteem it is because he has not thought
Of giving the best he had to give. but
gave something which he regarded as
"down to the level of the masses" |
have always tried to give something up
to the level of what is expected of me
by others, and of the ideal that have
set up for myself.
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"schoolso q. O., systems as dlstin-
guished by nationality rather uhhh
books) he ought to follow. Brahcn,
medium and teacher, it may be sara W
the outset, are generally and very oiteh
mistal emily determined by the predi-
lections of pupil or parent without con-
sultation with competent adViser.
Herein lies n grave mistake. 100 oiteh
no thought is given to the naturai NJ
mes of the student, to ms physIcai vi
mental capabilities; the personal equa-
ton alone is consulted. AS mater
of fact, the direction which specinc
study is to take in every case ough'
TO be determined by a wise and un-
biassed expert familiar with the de-
mands made by different phases OF the
art and capable of Judging how those
demands and the capacities or the
student may be co-OrdInatcd. say
speciiic study because ] have no inter-
est in any musical study which does
not compass the general principles OF
the art. its aesthetics, its history, us
literature and all its agencies OF eX-
preston. These things must form the
foundation upon which the particular
structure is to be reared, the structure
upon which the many hours of painful
and laborious mechanical practice are
to be expended.
But even if professional expert be
called in consultation by student or
parent, if he be conscientious and hon
est as well as wise he will scarcely be
willing to say which Of the many
schools or methods is best adapted to
any particular case if he is ignorant Of
the physical and intellectual character
is ties Of the student. Members of the
professional guild TO which belong
are very frequently asked by earnest
students or solicitous parents or
friends to recommend teachers in all
branches Of the art. The more serious
the view which critics hold of the art,
their profession and their response
bilities the less likely are they to haz-
ard advice. The wiser ones, indeed, as
a rule decline to make recommended
tion unless they know both student and
teacher, knowing how easily damage,
sometimes irremediable, can be done
by i'll adapted instruction and wishing
at least to try to adapt and adjust the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11

speech. The definite statement, the
exact command, the nervous haste pre-
dominates. Il is said that an Italian
can make his way through any crowd
because of the graciouSncss with which
ne says "permessO," Instead Of hay-
ing TO elbow his way through, the
crowd opens at the persuasive sound,
and lets him pass.
Happily, there are 20 be found IN
America a few men and women who
recognize the need for Improvement IN
our speech. men and women who look
upon beautiful speech not only as an
accomplishment, but as "a practical ne
ccssity. The time was when the person
who attempted 70 cultivate pleasing
voice was looked upon as exhibiting
weakness. as being artificial and queer
and here doubtless are st.ll existing
localities where. for some unaccou1t-
able reason. cultivated speech ,s re-
sented In such community man
will send his son 20 college. tie re-
turns home with the enthusiasm OF new
ideas. His plans for the new electric
light plant are accepted. his ideas or
improving the water supply are well
coined. but let ,him once suggest the
reed for improvement in the speech OF
the village and the whole town brands
him as eccentric. as affected often,
after suffering a mild martrydom. The
young man gives up and relapses into
the old faults 20 which his townspeop.e
50 tenacioasly cling.
Il is time for each one 20 examine
himself in order 20 discover what IS
wrong with his own speech and to take
definite steps to improve it. The hope
full thing is that America is awaken
ing to the fact that she has Language.
that offers her youth the possibility OF
beautiful speech
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
HOW TO STUDY MUSIC


A students fondness for a par,;tul.,
instrument or branch OF study is not
always TO be accepted as a criterion ~
the branch which he ought TO follow.
There have been many instances in
which great artists did not know al tho
outset Of their careers wherein tbei,
special gifts and graces lay. Nine. Sem.
brich is "A case in point, though no,
genius-fo that is what 10 amounts n
is so great that she would doubtle
have made name for herself in any
department Of musical activity which
she might have followed Long ago-..
was at the end Of her first American
season. heard her sing an opera air
in her incompatible manner, then play
tn viol' Obbligato for one Of Nine.
NELSON'S songs, and afterWard play a
Chopin Mazurka on tho panof5rte IN a
style Of which no yirtuoso would need
TO have been ashamed. Now, Nine Sem.
birch made her first systematic musical
studies on the pianoforte; but when
her teacher Professor StenRel, who is
now her husband was called on 70 de.
eide whether or not she ought 70 follow
the example Of other young pianists
the world over and 20 %. List 20 con.
tinue her work on transcendcHtal lines
he took Professor Epstein, Of tho
Vienna Conservatory in CONSULTATION.
After hearing and admring her
pianoforte playing Professor Epstein
asked: "Can she do anything el,c?"
"Ycs; she plays the y.olin,' came the
answer.
"Th,L well hear her play the violin"
The young girl played and the Vienna
professor said: Him hm. Anything
else"
81 think she has a voice"
"Well, call Rokitansky and Jet her
srg" Little Marcella sang simple
song for the two professors, and after
long and serious deliberation they de.
cided her fate-she was 20 become a
singer. SO Harold Bauer, more than
reasonably clever at the pianoforte oy
reason Of his English training was still
possessed Of the purpose OF making a
vioiinist of himself when he fell under
the influence Of Paderewski in Paris.
A good vi)linist he would have become,
no doubt, but now he is in a particular
sense master pianist.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
By II. F.. KREHBIEL.

"IIow can a student determine IN"
proper method of instruction IN mu-
sic :" This question has been put 10
me in an obviously serious spirit anu
is therefore deserving of serious anu
respcctfuI answer. Interpreting W"
question literally, should be tempteu
TO reply to it rs laconically as fuhcn
replicd to the man who asked apou.
getting married A student can't. bu'
even "Punch's" don't did not heces-
sarily preclude n discussion OF the pen
Gifts and disadvantages oil mauIho"y,
and the question about choosing a
proper means for acquiring muslGai
education invites at least some eXpla-
nation of why students as RUE can
not and ought not to attempt to make
their own choice i'm the matter. l as
sumo that my questioner Is speaking IN
popular rather than specific phrase.
cannot think that he wants to know
how TO choose between the "methodS'
so called. Of different kinds of teach
ers. TO know how to judge between the
merits of the diaphragmIc, clavIcuiar
and other "methods" of breathing con-
corning which teachers of singers are
always quarrelling, or the comparative
value of German singing ana the PEI
canto. Of which every Italian or o'hcr
teacher claims 10 ne thc "HlN p"' ~
rcscntative; or violin PLAYING as 1t $
taught by the followers of Joachim ana
the representatives of the French
school. or Of systems for developing
Iianofortc tcchnic. or the manner IN
which harmony and counterpart, strict
and free composition. are taught III ar
forcut Conservatives as contrasted
with the Schola Cantorum IN Parls, OF
the supcrior benefits of following no
particular line of study and going 1T
alone" which the modern revolutlonlsts
inculcate by example, f not by precept.
OF these things in large way, fancy,
be has not thought at all. He probably
wants TO know how TO choose a teacher
how to determine which branch of mu-
steal study to take up Il. e., whether
vocal or instrumcnta). which lnstru-
ment to make especially his own, If the
latter branch, and probably, in gem
eral way, which OF the various
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rope as the result of his entrance into
vaudeville II seemed TO me that "A real
art should in itself be too powerful to
be affected by eXtcrnalS of this sort,
and il seemed sclt-cvidcnt that If
man is so celebrated that he is asked
TO take the highest form of art on to a
stage recognizcdly popular, he should
not be denied the pleasure Of giving
what he has to offer to "A broader pub
lie and TO open the way 70 new light on
his art. One of the greatest missions
of an artist is to awaken in others an
interest in art, and in 10 field in the
entire world is there better chance to
make this appeal than from the vaude-
Vile stage.
II should be gratifying TO an artist
to feel that he has won converts among
those who avowedly regard high brow
stuff" as actually beneath them. One
should consider himself as something
OF a missionary when singing classics
10 those who never heard them before.
Certainly no one should disparage the
efforts of one who maintains a high
standard in whatever surroundings.
ITO one who knows the public from
coast to coast. however, II would seem
evident that vaudeville audiences are
much maligned. They are eager for the
best and believe that they would be
deeply disappointed if an artist of rep
utation who has always been identified
with the highest phase o. his art were
to come out of his sphere entirely and
give them songs which might better
be offered them by a comedian or by
one who belongs to different stratum
in the amuseme.t world.
The signs on the Fifth av omrbuses
do IoUar IN VOrth the
pictures in the Metropolitan Museum
OF Art by the advertising which they
supply together with the information
how to get there. Instead, they make
1t possible for every one wha wishes t.
partake Of the pleasure Of seeing the
pictures to know where and how to
find tncm. Is an artist valuable only
when he is heard by people who can
afford to wear ciamo,ds, who come in
late and pay great prices for their
scatS' Is picture more valuable be-
cause only a few people have seen Il
in few hundred years? II 1t were
true that the popularizatiOc Of any
thing good made il less good. art, edu-
cation and everything lofty and great
would soon be deemed as cf no ac-
count Art is useful only when it $
brought to the understanding of the
greatest number of people and in
r'apncr which makes them crave for
more. This is true both Of pictures and
o' %, rs. and it is also true that the
popularization of art is the second rea-
son for its existence. Its first claim
for consideration is because art in al!
l.; marvellous manifestations belongs
to our extra senses it pertains to out
Supo rman: il is an emanation of VIVA,
may be called the Deity within US,
which is entirely separate from good
ness. and WHICH has 20 do alone with
beauty. The great power that few
human beings only possess by demon
strating the beautiful in music should
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
PEOPLES SYMPHONY CONCERTS
Auxiliary Club.

The Peoples Symphony Concerts,
which are devoted TO the presentation
of the best music az popular prices 70
students, teachers. artists and music
lovers generally who cannot afford the
high prices that prevail in the concerr'
salons Of the city, will reach hundreds
of the music hungry this year through
their auxiliary club. This club ofer'
a series of chamber concerts a. ASH
ington Irving High School, at when me
most noted chamber organizations VII!
play. Among these are the hneiSe.
Quartet. Kaufman Quartet. 81. CeciiiS
Club. Tollcfsen Trio and O.lye Mead
Quartet.
Those who are qualified for member
ship will be able TO buy membership
tickets good for admittance to me cup
series for 81, which is less than !.
cents for each concert. All others VIII
be charged 81 for the season ticket
As usual. the educational feature OF
the clubs work will be emphasized. A
series of talks upon the development
Of Music Form" will be given by the
musical director. Franz y. ArenS' wh'
will draw his illustrations by refer
enccs to the text
Through the cooperation Of the big
department stores and other corpora
tons il has been made possible for me
management to reach hundreds oil
worker this year who had never known
that good music OF this class could De
heard at such lew prices.
The club concerts will be given Sat
urday evenings. October %. Nov cmbei,
2s, January Is, February =, March
and Arril 10.
The Peoples symphony Concerts
(orcheStraD at Carnegie Hall VIII have
this year some unusual features when
Will be announced later. Maud Powell
William Hnshaw and Lacta Hartley
are the sololsts engaged.
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While her achievements in the other
arts have compelled the respect of the
world. her speech often provokes
laughter and contempt. 1t is not that
our language lacks beauty; it is our
careless use of it that deprives it Of
charm. The successful production of
opera in English has done much to re-
veal the inherent beauty Of the Lam
euage.
The criticism has been made that
our tones are nasal that our voices
ere loud and penetrating. This is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11

gle with the soil
occupied all of
her attention. In
the field Of mu-
sic. of painting
aud Of sculpture
she has made
herself felt, but
in the use of her
own language she
is still in the
primitive stage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11

to I h e p u d ] ! c
through the me-
dunn of the vaude-
Vile stage was upon
the occasion when
W ullncr carried his
great art into this
avenue. and ! heard
Of the reported cam
cellations of some
of his concert en-
gagcmcnts in Eu-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
VAUDEVILLE AND THE ARTIST.
By DAVID BI~PH iN.

The first time that | began to think
much about the relation OF the artist