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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-04

Tomorrow evening In the Yale Bowl
Madame Melanie Kurt and Johannes
Sembach will sing the principal roles
in the open-air production Of Wag-
ner's "The Valkyrie" to be given there
by the Metropolitan Opera House
forces Madame Kurt will take the
part Of Sieglinde in which she has APP
peared at the Leipzig Royal Opera.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-04

Or Frank Damrosch has given PUBIC
nresentation of the fruits of many
wears of experience in the higher walks
of musical pedagogics in a volume en-
titled "Some Essentials in the leseh-
inc Of Music" which has been nuo-
lished by G. Schirmer. It is little
hook but one that is packed full oil
sorrd advice 70 teachers who view
tboir profession seriously and students
who aim at something more than the
ability to twiddle their fingers over
tho nianoforte keyboard or entertain
their friends with idle thrilling. lie
argues that the true purpose Of music
studv is 10 create the capacity for ar
tistic self-expression. He wants 10
train the mental ear, as well as inc
phvsical. to develop the faculties oy
which music is apprehended, compre-
hended and expressed before taking up
the technical practice; to teach the
thing itself time, pitch, metre. rhythm
before the symbols which stand Tor
them. His method contemplates that
a child shall apply musical experiences
ard discover technical details for him.
self. II a child has a clear conception
OF what he wants 10 express and a
desire TO express it, he will find the
way under the guidance of teacher
who will lead. Association OF intel
lectual, sensuous and emotional impress
sion should be called to the aid OF
memory, which should be cultivated by
dictation as well as mechanical repe-
tition. And so DR.. Damrosch goes on
developing a method Of study which
is based at every step on enlightened
interest and desire for expression, and
reduces the mechanical elements q
their lowest terms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-04

1t is the rebab which is set down in
the books as the progenitor of the
rebeck, the admired instrument OF the
Proyencal troubadours. from which. II
is said, came the violin which we know
Crusaders brought il from the East
into Europe, say some spectators for
here ell is speculation. The Moors car
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-04
MUSIC NOTES.

Carl Friedberg, the pianist, will make
his third American concert tour next
season, and is already booked with
most of the symphony orchestras and
many clubs in the East and West
Mr.. Friedberg will play three times
in Boston next season, one appearance
with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
He will also play return engagement
with the Cincinnti orchestra, with
which he made his first orchestra APP
pearance in America.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-04

Hermann We'll, the German barytone
Of the Metropolitan Opera House, who
is reengaged for his sixth American
Metropolitan season, will for the first
time since he has been in this country
be able to accept concert engagements.
He will be with the Metropolitan until
March and will devote March and April
to concert work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-04

Pasquale Amato. who heals the
Music League Committee on Park
Music, announces that the first free
park concert arranged in cooperation
with the Park Department, will take
place in Central Park Mall on Monday
evening, June u
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-04

Ne from Sinking Down. | wrote to
Coleridge-Taylor and suggested that he
should make a separate arrangement
of this air either for violin or cello.
lie responded with promptness and
sent along with the second concerto
an arrangement OF the air for violin
and orchestra. This was played as an
encore by Nine. Powell at the time Of
the rendition of the concerto"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-04

When Pasquale Amato, the Metro
politan Opera House barytone, appears
at the Carl Stocked Music Festival.
at Norfolk, Conn, next Wednesday,
June :. he will sing two of his best
known arias, from "Paglacci" and from
the Barber of Seville"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-04

tnn Onera House. Mr.. Sembach's role,
that Of Siegmund, is one in which he
has appeared at the Paris Champs
FIvsees' the London Coyent Garden,
and in Berlin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-04

A valuable collection Of war paper,
money of small denominations lssue '.i
bv the Government in the various
TOWNS of France has been donated by
Ernest Schelling to the Allied Bazaar
to be held at Grand Central Palace
lime 3 to IA.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-06-28
Struck by Lightning.

Mr.. ]. ]. Bundy, who lives
about a mile from town, on the
CASTOR plantation, was struck by
lightning on Saturday afternoon
last, but we are glad to say he is
rapidly recovering, although he
had a mighty close call. While
a storm was raging Mr.. Bundy
attempted to put down a window
and while standing at the win
dow lightning struck the house
and ran in at the window. jump
ed off on Mr.. Bundy and ran
down his right side, burning his
arm and side and his clothing,
and literally tore his shoe into
strings. DR.. ]. H. Hardin was
Immediately called in and treat
ed Mr.. Bundy and now Mr..
Bundy has good use of his limbs,
but is still suffering some from
the burns.-Cheraw Chronicle.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-06-28
The Oldest Living Thing.

National Geographic Magazine.
Towering a giant among
giants, the Oldest living thing
that connects, the present with
the dim past. majestic in its
mien, its dignity and its world.
old experience, the General
Sherman Tree" is the patriarch
of the Sequoia National Park OF
California. 1t was already 1000
years old when Christ was born.
In the age when the known
world was rocking in the throes
OF the Trojan wars and the time
that history tells us marked the
exodus of the Hebrews from
Egypt, this greatest of sequoia
gigantea was a flourishing sap
pllng of some 20 or 80 feet in
height, and truly under the es.
pecial care of the Creator, who
held it safe from the lightnings
of His wrath as he did from the
attacks of earthly enemies.
The General Sherman" was
discovered in 1879 by James
Wolverton, a hunter, and named
by him in honor of General
William T. Sherman. 1t towers
1873 feet into the sky; its base
circumference is 1923 feet; its
greatest diameter 36.5 feet, and
II has developed a diameter OF
l7.7 feet al a point 100 feet above
the ground.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-06-28
State Campaign

The following is the schedule
Of the State campaign:
Abbeville, "Wednesday, June Is.
Mccormick, Thursday, June %.
Laurens, Friday, June 80.
Newberry, Saturday. July 1.
Columbia, Tuesday, July 4.
Lexington, "Wednesday, July 5
Saluda, Thursday, July 6.
Edgefleld, Friday, July I.
Aiken, Saturday, July s.
Barnwell, Tuesday, July IS.
Hampton, "Wednesday, July 10.
Beaufort, Thursday, July 20.
Ridgeland, Friday, July 2l.
Walterboro, Saturday, July p.
Charleston, Tuesday, July 25.
St. George, Wednesday, July 70.
Barlberg, Thursday. July u.
Orangcburg, Friday, July 2S.
ST. Matthews. Saturday, July %.
Sumter, Tuesday, August |.
Manning, Wednesday, Auqust2.
Moncks Corner, Thursday, Au-
gust 3.
Georgetown, Friday, August 4.
Kingstree, Saturday, August 5.
Florence, TUESDAY, August s.
Marion, Wednesday, August 9.
Conway, Thursday, August 10.
Dillon. Friday, August IL.
Darlington, Saturday, August II
Bishopville. Tuesday, August Is
Bennettsville, "Wednesday, Au-
gust 10.
Chesterfield, Thursday, August
II.
Camden, Friday, August IS.
Lancaster, Saturday, August l9.
Union, Tuesday, August %.
York, Thursday, August "a.
Chester, Friday, August Is.
Winnsboro; Saturday, August
70.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-06-28

Georgia farmer was awaken
ed about three o'clock one
morning and, upon going to his
bedroom window, saw two ne
groes who were emerging fro m
his poultry house.
Hastily grabbing his old-fash-
ioned, muzzle-loading rifle, he
fired at the thieves, but before
he could load and fire a second
time the negroes were out of
sight behind bend in the road.
The chicken fanciers ran like
mad until they thought they
were at a safe distance; then
they stopped, end one of them
said: Sam, did you-all hear dat
bullet?"
"Ah sho' did," replied Sam.
"Ah done heard it twice"
Heard it twice? How you
make dat out?"
Easy 'nough," said Sam:
"once when it passed me, an
again when All passed it."
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-06-28

Two drummers, having few
hours lay-over in a small town,
decided to dine at the village
hotel. On looking over the bill
of fare they noted that young
fryers were special for that meal.
One of them turned to the pretty
waitress and asked:
"How's the chicken?"
"Oh. I'm all right she blush
ed. How are your"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-06-28
Guard Receives Pay of Regulars

Guard Receives Pay of Regulars
The State, Saturday.
The enlisted men and officers
of the South Carolina National
Guard will receive pay from the
United States government at the
same rates as prevail in the reg
ular army, according to rank.
The pay of the militia will date
from last Monday, when the mo-
bilization order was issued.
The following is the monthly
pay of the officers and men:
Enlisted men:
PrivateS SIS.
Privates in hospital corps SIG.
First class privates, such as en-
gineers, ordance. signal corps,
hospital corps and quartermas.
ter's corps, SIS.
Corporals, wagoners, tarrier,
ETC.. $2l.
Corporals, engineers, ordance,
signal corps, ETC., $24.
Sergeants, $50 to S36.
Junior sergeant-majors, $40.
Senior sergeant t,majorS, $45.
First class sergeants, $50.
Engineers, $65.
Master electricians, etc, SIS.
These rates of pay are increas-
ed by 20 per cent. additions for
foreign service and are increased
with each successive reenlist-
ment.
Officers:
Second lieutenant increasing
with time of service), $141.67 to
$19S.33.
First lieutenant increasing
With time OF SerVlCe), $l66.67 to
$233.
Captain increasing with time
of service). $500 TO $3.50.
Major increasing with time
of service), $3.50 to 1888.
Lieytenant74cQlonel increasing
with time of service), $291.67 to
1915.
Colonel increasing with time
of service), $333.33 to S4l6.67.
Brigadier- general, $500.
Major-general, $666.67.
acknowledgement, $916.67.
In addition to these rates of
pay, subsistence and clothing
are provided for the men in
service.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-06-28
Two Cavaley Troops Almost
Annihilated

San Antonio, Texas. June g.
The two troops of the Tenth
cavalry under Capt. Charles T.
Boyd practically were wiped out
by the attack of Mexican forces
under Gen. Felix Gomez at Car
rial June d, according to indi.
cations given in fragmentary re
ports received Ivy Gen. Funston
from Gen. Pershing tonight.
Ger. Pershing's message stated
that seven survivors in all, in
cluding those who arrived last
night, have reached the main
column. All were enlisted men.
According to the stories of the
survivors, as outlined in Gen.
Pershing's report, a mounted
force of Mexicans made a charge
from the flank of the American
troops at the conclusion of a
parley between Capt. Boyd and
Gen. Gomez at the same time
that a machine gun opened fire
from the front as Gen. Gomez
reached his lines.
Capt. Boyd had ordered his
men to dismount as the machine
gun opened fire and the combin-
ed effect of the Mexican charge,
the machine gun fire and the
rifle fire from the Mexican gar
rison of Carrizal which had al
most surrounded the little Amer
ican force under cover of the
parley sought by Gen. Gomez to
discuss whether Capt. Boyd
should be allowed to pass
through the town. stampeded
the horses.
No details were made known
to Gen. Pershing as to whether
the Mexican charge was check
ed.
With mounts gone, caught
without means of escape, ringed
abeat on three side with the fire
OF an overwhelming force, the
fate of the little detachment is
believed by officers here to have
been settled. 1t is feared that
only the most stupendous luck,
backed by desperate valor, could
have extricated Capt. Boyd's
men from the trap.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-06-28
Russians Take Austrian Land

Petrograd, June 25.-Occupation
OF the entire Austrian crown
land of Bukowina was announc
ed by the war office today. Pos
session OF the province was COM
pleted by the capture of Kimpo-
lung, in southern part of Bukow-
ina, atthe foot of the Carpathians.
More than 1000 prisoners were
captured.
Russian troops further north
are pressing along the river
Pruth toward Kolomea and have
occupied the villages of Kil,k-
hof and Toulokhof.
The official statement says:
western front; West of Snia.
tyn ION the Pruth 20 miles north.
west of Czernowitz) our troops,
fighting as they advanced, occu-
pied the villages of KiIikhof and
Toulokhof.
"On the evening of June Is the
town of Kimpolung was taken
after intense fighting. Sixty Of
ficers and 1000 men were made
prisoner and seven machine
guns were captured. In the rail
way station whole trains were
captured.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-06-28
How The School "Dipper,.'
Spreads Disease

In many counties the county
boards of health equire individ-
ual drinking cups in the com.
mon schools. In some instances
they have required the use OF
water coolers, one in each room
of the building. while in other
cases they have required only
each family IN school to secure
a drinking cup. z
This is long step in the right
direction something that should
have been done in every county
long ago. How many of the di-
seases of school children are
traceable to the use of the com.
mon dipper? How often do we
see bad cold" spread until
every child in school has con.
tracted the disease, and this
largely due to the use of the
"dipper." And not only are
colds and grip contracted in this
way, but many other contagious
diseases.
Let the teachers leave no stone
unturned in their efforts to in
stall the individual drinking cup.
Failing in this in any particular
case, let them endeavor to Sc
cure the family drinking cup.
The water cooler should be U.s.
ed in connection with the cups
where it is possible to obtain
them. In case the funds for the
purchase of these can not be OBJ
tanned in any other way, it
would be economy in the end to
devote enough of the school
funds to this purpose. Where
these cannot be installed, have
the pupils take the water from
the bucket with dipper. New
er in any case allow the pupil to
place his cup. in the bucket.
AS to how soon the common
dipper" is banished from the
school room depends almost ab-
solutely upon the interest of the
teachers and their activities in
this direction. 1t will disappear
when they decide it must CO.
&c. CIV. in Progressive Farmer.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-06-28
Governor Issues Call For Thous.
and Recruits

The following call has been
signed by Gov. Manning:
ITO the People of South Car
DINA:
"a crisis confronts us. The
call for service has come. South
Carolina is expected to do her
part. Our men are responding
nobly. About $500 are now in
camp. We need at least 1000
additional men. 1 make this ap-
peal to the patriotism and loyal
ty of the men of South Carolina
to offer their services without
delay. The matter is urgent.
Recruits are needed at once. l
request those in each communi.
ty who are interested in seeing
South Carolina furnish he full
war quota of troops to take the
lead in securing available re-
cruits for the two South Caro-
lima regiments and urge that
they communicate with Col. O.
X. LaRoque at the governors
office in Columbia at once. Re-
cruiting officers will be sent to
any communities that indicate a
response to this appeal. l am
confident that the patriotism of
our people will bring prompt
response.
Richard I. Manning, Governor"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-06-28

"joe," said a newly married
man to an old friend whom he
met at the club, what did you
call your wife's mother when
you were first married? don't
like the idea of calling mine by
the endearing name of Moth.
err"
WELL" said Joe, "it was like
this with me: For while | ad-
dressed her as say but before |
was married a year | called her
Grandma"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-06-28
Nearly 1900 Cases of Measles
in Charlotte

Charlotte Observer. Friday
That there are nearer 1,5OO
cases of measles in Charlotte
than 1000 is the statement of
DR.. w. G. Reid, city physician,
who declared yesterday that
Charlotte is in the midst of one
of the most distressing epldemics
of measles that the city has
known in years.
There is no way to account
for the prevalence" declared DR..
Reid. This is a measles year
so to speak and that is all there
is to it. The city health depart
ment has received reports from
probably $50 cases but in the
vast majority of cases only the
home is given without designa-
ton of the number of patients.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-06-28
Wilson Orders Carranza to Re-
lease Prisoners

Washington, June 25.-A de-
mand for the immediate release
of the American troopers taken
prisoner at Carrizal coupled with
a stern notification that the Uni
ted States expects an early state
ment of the purposes of the Car.
rama Government was tele.
graphed to Mexico City today
by Secretary Lansing.
The note discloses that the
State Department received yes.
terday a communication from
the de facto Government stating
that the Carr1zal fight was the
direct result of orders to attack
American soldiers moving other
wise than towards the border
personally issued by General
Carranza to General Trevino
and by the latter communicated
to General Pershing.
In reply Secretary Lansing re-
quires that the de facto Govern
ment transmit a definite state
ment "as to the course of action
it has determined upon," through
the usual diplomatic channels,
and not through subordinate
military officers"
The Mexican communication
is construed, Secretary Lansing
states, "as a formal avowal of de-
liberately hostile action against
the forces of the United States
now in Mexico and of the pur-
pose to attack without provoca.
ton whenever they move from
their present position despite the
friendly mission on which they
are engaged and which is re .af-
firmed in the American rejoin-
der.
General Carranza is required
to place himself-on record. for.
mally and the plain intimation
lies behind the restrained Ian
guage of Mr.. Lansing's commu-
nication that force will be met
with force. apparently, how
ever, the Washington Govern
ment is determined that the de
tacto Government shall not
evade responsibility before the
world if war is forced upon the
United States.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-06-28
Attention Woodmen

Friday is the last day in which
TO pay your June assessment.
If not paid by then | will have
to report you suspended. Don't
ask me TO pay for you.
J, w. Quick, Clerk,
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-06-28
"Our School"

THE dirty. smoke begrimed
school, with its cracked and
broken plaster, warped floor,
rusty stove, and dirt stained win.
dows, can no longer have a
place in modern country life, if
we wish to re establish it as the
rallying point in rural life-a
place where we shall hope to
save the country boy and girl
for the farm and farm life. The
beauty and dignity of the mod
ern building must be such that
people will point to it as our
building and emulate its archi-
lecture in the construction and
arrangement of their own homes.
The grounds must be made at.
tractive with plots of velvety
grass, with trees, shrubs and
and flowers. Such surroundings
exert a marvellous influence
over the children. The children
who come from homes where
culture and refinement are un
known will enter a new life in
the school; children from homes
abounding in modern comforts
and conveniences will find the
new school atmosphere home
like and congenial." ."-Foght's
american Rural School,"
A Bishop of the Catholic
church, with his vicar-general,
was examining Sunday-school
class in their catechism.
What is matrimony?" asked
the vicar.
"Matrimony is a state in which
sinners suffer for a time before
being allowed to enter the king
dom of heaven" replied one of
the scholars.
mo, no, my child" said the
vicar. general; that is purgatory
you are thinking Of"
Hush" said the bishop, per
haps the child is right; what do
you know about it?" ~ :
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-06-28
UNION COUNTY NEWS

q We ~ L'"hShSS, plSSlucu!
ot the Bank of Union, was elect
ed president of the North Caro-
lima Bankers's Association at
,Asheville last Friday. Mr.. Blak-
eney is worthy the honor be-
slowed upon him. He is a good
banker, a splendid presiding Off
Ger and a clever gentleman.
"A runaway team belonging to
q Mr.. Donahue of South Caro-
hna. rac away last Saturday
afternoon on Lancaster avenue
and broke up the surry to which
& was hitched. A lady and two
children were painfully though
not seriously hurt. No, it was
pot an automobile at which the
team took fright. The animals
got scared almost to death at an
pid wagon in which slop was
carried to hogs.
A terrific windstorm visited
the Unionville section Tuesday
afternoon, blowing down trees,
demolishing numbers of out
houses and injuring cattle. No
reports have come regarding
any injury TO any of the people
living in the community, except
that most of them were almost
frightened to death. Mr.. George
Horn was probably the heaviest
loser on account of the wind.
His barn was blown down,
much feedstuff exposed to the
rain and ruined and several COWS
and yearlings were caught in
the debris. None of the cattle
were dead Wednesday morning,
but the injuries to some are such
that it may be necessary to kill
them. A number of cribs and
well curbs were literally blown
ap'ay in that community.
Mr.. Bishop Doster, who lives
five miles southwest of Monroe,
lost his residence and nearly all
its contents by fire last Tuesday
morning between nine and ten
o'clock. Mr.. Doster was in a
field several hundred yards from
the house when he saw flames
on the roof. He ran toward
home and almost reached it be
fore Mrs. Doster, who was busy
about her household work, dis.
covered that the building was
on fire. The piano, some bed.
clothing and wearing apparel
and a very few pieces of furni-
ture were saved. The house was
a new one and there were eleven
rooms in it and it was good
building, the lumber in it being
selected and it had just been
painted. 1t cost over $4,000 to
build. MIR. Doster carried 81, 800
insurance on the house and fur.
nishings. The house was we'll
furnished and Mrs. Doster had
pantry and cellar stocked with
canned fruits and vegetables and
none of ii was saved. Messrs.
Grady Dostcr and BENJAMIN
Gibson carried the piano from
the burning building. They are
small men and the piano weighs
several hundred pounds and
they could not under ordinary
circumstances carry the instru.
ment ten feet.
DIR. J. M. Blair, Sheriff W.
Griffith, Messrs. Walter J. Laney
and w. E. Funderburk motored
Yesterday through Chesterfield,
Kershaw and Darlington coun-
ties in South Carolina. They
report corn crops looking fine
all along The route but cotton
lacking a stand in most sections
except in Chesterfield county,