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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11

Governor Pleasant appal|
Guss, assessor OF Cataholl|
Vice X. P. Holstein, who d|
uary. Catahoula has been |
assessor since Mr. Hclsta|
but the fact did not beeOaa
known at the capital Hnt|
straot of the parish failed /
to the State Board Of Eqsa|
ter q two weeks wait
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11

The Fluker postofice and store OF
Richard A, Kent, in which the Fluker
postofice is located, six miles above
Amite. was robbed of some money
and goods and stamps to the amount
of about 5000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11

Secretary E. E. Shaclfaa|
Lafayette Fair Association,
distributing bis catslss
eighth annual fair, 0etsk|
showing a cash premium d
cial prizes. A special isalul|
the sale October IA oipunl
under direction Of the SD
Breeders Association. d
which will be open to IL |
and boys clubs Of the staia
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11

Charles Henderson, about 10 wears
OF age, was instantly killed by light.
ming while in the rice field of the
Wilkins place, two miles west of lem.
nlngs, during violent electrical
storm.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11

At a special election hsll,
ant Hill for the purpose i
bond issue to run five ys.u
900 it was carried by 4 Vi
lows: For bonds 50 vota
$41,360, and against prone
vote, property $3.50.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11

]. J. Thomas, one Of the largest
land owners and best known residents
OF Acadia parish. was found dead at
the pumping plant on one of his farms
two and a half miles from Esther.
wood.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11

A requisition from sas
Oklahoma for D. D. BlOs]
jail at Shreveport mas s. n
by Governor Pleasant. "a n
ed at Tulsa for empeA
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11

An attempt to raise a special school
tax from four mills to seven mills IN
the Pine graded school district re-.
Gently was defeated at the polls.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11

The first ship to enter the port OF
Baton Rouge was the John D. Rookie.
Teller, which came up from New Or
leans to the Standard Oil docks.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11

According to data ccnhl'|
missioner Leon /. Kahn q |
ment Of public utilities y
Shreveport this year hss /
cars Of waste paper collss|
street cleaning department
profit. There were tvel9
the car, and the net prohl
81 per car, making the tal|
ration for the city about Y
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11

Ward / Of Blenville y
roads special tax BY . ~
Two precincts voted II
against the proposed ~
of progress is abroad
and ere long she WIN 81
among the good roads r.
state.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11

Fire, caused by delson]
broke out On the secono /
building in st. Mary stIss'|
stance, New Orleans, usea
demptorist Fathers o
and caused damage o. slp1
is covered by insurance
--~-----
The Third Judicial as'|
tive committee met o u,|
ordered a Democrats 81
ton to nominate Q ~
trict attorney and staW !,
man on September u
of candidacy must De w
fore July 81.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11

The Turks In c0unter-attacks
pressed back the Russians In Persia,
but recently the cars men have adj
vanced rapidly in the northern part of
Asia Minor and the resistance of the
Turks seems to have been broken.
Exploits Of the Moewe.
Only one German commerce raider
not a submarine distinguished itself
In the year. The fast Moewe sank
many allied ships off the coast Of
Africa and reached home port in
safety March 6. On February 2 a Ger
man prize crew brought the Appam, a
British capture, into Hampton Roads,
having come all the way across the At
lantic with her. The ownership of this
vessel is still in the American courts.
Two more nations have been drawn
into the war. The entrance of Bull.
garla has been described. On March
10 Germany declared war on Portugal,
Portuguese and German troops had
FLASHED in Africa some time before
and Portugal had Just seized the Ger
man ships in her harbors. The ac-
lions of the republic were induced by
a treaty according to which she prom
Uses to come to Great Britain's assist.
ance whenever requested to do so.
The British lost the equivalent of
several army corps when Lord Kitch.
ener was drowned June in the sink.
Ing OF the cruiser Hampshire by a
mine while on his way to Russia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03

This is the strength and the weak
ness of music: il must fam be truth
full. Dalilq's words may be hypocrit-
ical but the music speaks the speech
OF genuine passion. Not until We hear
the refrain echoed mockingly in the
last scene Of the drama can We believe
that the passion hymned in this song
is feigned. And we almost deplore that
the composer put it 20 such disgraceful
use. Samson hears the voice Of his
God in the growing storm and again
hesitates. The storm bursts as DGlild
shrieks out the hate that fills her and
runs toward her dwelling.
Beethoven sought 20 suggest external
a well a. internal peace in the "Dona
nobis" Of his Mass in D by mingling
the sounds OF war with the prayer for
peace: Saint-Saens pictures the storm
n nature and in Samson soul - the
music which accompanies the hero as
he raises his hands nutely q prayer;
then follows the temptress with falter-
iny steps and enters her dwelling. The
ternpest reaches is climax; DGiiIG ap-
pears at the window with a shout 20
the waiting Ph.listine soidiery below.
The voice Of Samson cuts through the
stormy night: "Trahisoni'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
HyaArr
The Character of Dalila.

DoIiln is here ard IL is become nee
essary TO say something Of her, having
s.iA 90 much about the man whose de-
struction she accomplished. Let the
ingenious and erudite Philip Hale in
troduce her: "Was Delilah a patriotic
woman, 20 be ranked with Jsel and
Judith, or vas sho merely courtessn,
as certain opera singers who imperso-
nate her In tho opera seem 70 think
L. Meier says that the word "Delilsh"
means "the faithless one" Ewsld
translates It "traitreSs." and 50 does
RAnke. Knobel characteriZes her as
die ZaTte, which means tender, DELI
cate, but also subtle. LANCE is sure
that she was weaver woman, ~ not
an out-and-out "zonah.' There are
other Germans who think the word Is
akin 20 the verb einl,lllep, 20 lull
asleep. Some hken IL 20 the Arabic
o1IiInh. a woman who misguides, a
bavd. See In The thousand Nights
and a Night" the speech Of the damsel
% Aziz; "If thou marry m. thou Wilt
a. least be safe from the daughter ~
Dalilsh. tho willy One" Also THE
Rozueriss 81 Dalilah, the Crafty, and
her daughter. Zayrah. the Coney
Catcher"
We arc directly concerned here with
the Dahla Of the opera, but Mr. Hale
invites a. 70 an excursion which offers
q pleasant occupation for brief while,
and we eheerfully 20 with him. Tho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03

secret and thrice had he set her spell az
naught. Now she will assail him with
tears "a woman's weapon.
The rumblings Of thunder are heard;
the scene Is lit Up by flashes Of light
ming Running before the storm, which
IS only precursor and a symbol Of the
tempest which is soon 70 rend his soul,
Samson comes. Daliia upbralds her
lover, rebukes his fears, protests her
grief Samson cannot withstand her
tears. He confesses his love, but he
must obey the will Of higher power.
What god is mightier than Love ,"
Let him but doubt her constancy and
she will die. And she plays her trump
card: Mon ceur SQUIRE a Ia voIx, %
while the futtering strings and cooling
wood-winds insinuate themselves into
the crevices Of SamsOn's moral har-
ness and loosen the rivets that hold it
together:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03

rh.ch rises with the agonized cries
= The people and SIMS with their
s..eranees Of despair. The device Of
Introducing voices before the dis
closure Of visible action in an opera
IS not new. and in this case is both
unealed for and ineffective. Gounod
-ade somewhat similar effort in his
Romeo e. Juliette," where a costumed
group % singers presents q prologue
vsTsely visible through q gauze cur
ain. Meverbeer tried the expedient in
'Ls Pardon De Ploernel," and the
Heiliaro .1 Mascagni's "Cavaleria rus
,esna" and The prologue IN Leoncaval-
lss "Fag. acct" are other cases IN
pint o. :hese only the last can be
aid 20 achieve is purpose in arrest
y ire early attention Of the audience.
When ne curtain opens we see a pub
o. place in GAIA in front % the tenn
p,s o. Dagon. The IsrGelites are on
.ssir knees and in attitudes Of mourn
z. snor- them Samson. The voice
Of l.zen.a.ior takes a fugal form:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03

We are introduced 20 that factor
without delay. Even before the first
scene il opened 20 our eyes we hear
ne voice Of the multitude IN prayer.
The Isrqelites. oppressed by their con
crerors and sore stricken at the re
Section that their God has deserted
them. lament, accuse, protest and pray.
Before they have been heard the poig-
nancy Of their woe has been published
BIZ the orchestra, which at once takes
rs place beside the chorus as a pc
caharly eloquent expositor OF the emo
lions and passions which propel the
actors n the drama. That mission and
hat eloquence IL maintains from the
b.ginuirg 20 the fual catastrophe, the
instrumental band doing is share
.ozard characterizing the opposing
forces. emphasizing the solemn dignity
q the Hebrew religion and contrasting
il with the sensuous and sensual frivol-
~ o. IRE worshippers Of Dagon. The
,horsl prayer has for its instrumental
suh.t-ucture an obstinate syncopated
1rurs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
SamsOn's Enslavement
Depicted in Opera
History of Saint-Saenss Opera-Character Of Dala-
Was She Religious Patriot1-Bawd or Wife,
Musical and Dramatic High Points
in the Score.
By II. E. KREHBIEL..
fCopvri0ht. 1916; II. T.. hrehbieL)

IL not often that operate figure invites to such study
As that which have attempted the OF Samson and
NAV that the Sidewise which INDUCED
M week invites OF the kind illustrated the metaphor
~ using club to gnat But do think If heroic
es seem small the operate stage the fault OF either
he author the When genius creator IS paired
with genius interpreter the hero OF quite de-
serving analytical study the hero OF drama which IS
k 40 labor would be lost studying the character OF
agner order illuminate the approximations OF
Ven7 Lehman SCaria is Maurels Iago less worthy
- investigation than Edwin Booths.
The character of DGlG presents more features OF in
~es. than that OF the OF whom she the undong and
article
niece for the lyric theatre albeit which adherence
& suggested BY Biblical story compelled pauciy OF action
which had be made good by spectacle and music The best
clement in drama being that which hnd IN action
and dialogue these being restricted by the obvious desire OF
The composers avoid such eXtraneOus matter Rossni and
others were add interest TO their Biblical operas
e secondary stories for nstance SantSaens could do
brc else than employ literally the splendid factor OF choral
rros, which the Oratorio form brought to his hand.
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s' re oppressed people tell Of the suf-
'srings which they have endured;
Ne.s s1--. r. -1s -.e- rrrve-Bfes
2 - ss-t..s gro.snsni ion suite. etc.
TIE expression rises almost 20 the
a;ensity % sacrilegious accusation as
re people recall 20 God the VOW made
y 1sn in Egypt, but sinks 70 accents
" ave when they reflect upon the incl
et,s o. their former serfdom. Now
Samson sands forth. In a broad
'no1o, taf rec..ative, half cantilena,
Fiol.y IN The oratorio style when u
toes not drop ITO the mannerism %
1'ysr5eerian opera. he adnonishes bis
''s'hrsn q their need 20 trust in God,
hsir eg.y % worship Him, % His
ii'rises % al them, % the wonders
"a lie had already wrought in tasir
,s,slf; he bids them % put OF their
''aots ard p1. on their srrnor Of faith
az vs.or. AZ he proceeds in his
S'saesrsn. be develops somewhat OF
-' nss'ricsl pose % John Of Leyden
Z he Prophst-" The IsrGel'es NUT
y z.eonly o. the departure O. their
1n o. g.ory. but gradually take
'''-'h from The spirit which has OBJ
E'ss1 SamSor and pledge themselves
% battle With the foe with him IN
~ ne guldance % Jehovah.
''T Abimeieeh, sstrap % GAIA, ap-
AR tsrros.eed By Phllistine sol
'f@ Re rails a. the Isyaelites az
'N's'' snesrs 40 their God e. impotent
'ia7sn. l.fts up the form Of Dagon.
as ssys. shall pursue Jehovah a.
s.s'h pufsges a dove. The speech
II SamsDn with divine anger which
-" iprfn 10 eantiele % prayer
i. tf'pascy. There 10 q fash a. Of
,T'' 10 ne se.n,lllsnt scale passages
20 r1ta Upward from the eager.
81 pushing figure which muttsrs
'slss among the instruments. The
.4s'iss esNh FIRE from Samson's
,sf sr1or and echo ths words IN
~ tgmmons them 70 break their
~ Abtmeieeh rushes forward 70
Sansson, b., the hero vrenches the
- non the Fsilis;ins's hand and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03

robbed Of his eyes and darkness has
settled down upon him; darkness, too,
upon the people whom his momentary
weakness had given back into slavery.
Total eclipsel" Saint-Saens has won
our admiration for the solemn dignity
with which ne has invested the peni-
tent confession of the blind hero. But
who shall hymn the blindness Of Ma
noah's son after Milton and Handel
From q crowd OF captive Hebrews out
side the prison walls come haunting
accusations, mingled with applications
10 God. We recognize again the ma
tional mood of the psalmody OF the
first act. The entire scene is finely con.
ceived. IL is dramatic in lofty sense,
for its action plays on the stage Of the
heart. Samson, contrite, humble,
broken in spirit, with a prayer for his
peoples deliverance. is led away to be
made sport OF in the temple OF Dagon.
There, before the statue Of the god, are
grouped among the columns and before
the altar the High Priest. surrounded
by the lords Of the Philistines. DGliid,
too, with madens clad for the lasciyi-
Gus dance, and the multitude of Philis-
tia. The women's choral song 20 spring
which charmed Us in the first act IS
echoed BY mixed voices. The ballet
which follows is a prettily exotic one,
with an Introductory cadence marked
By the Oriental scale, out Of which the
second dance melody is constructed:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
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As DalHa leaves the scene her voice
and eyes repeat their lure, while
Samson's looks and acts betrsy the
trouble Of his soul
It is not until We see and hear
DalHq in the second act that she is
revealed TO US in her true character.
Not till now does she disclose the mo-
tives Of her conduct toward her lover.
Night is falling in the valley Of Sorek,
the vale which lies between the hill
country which the Israelites entered
from the East, and the coast land
which the Philistines, supposedly an
island people, invaded from the West.
Dalila, gorgeously spparelled, IS sit
ting on a rock near the portico OF her
house. The strings Of the orchestra
murmur and the chromatic figure
which we shall hear again in her love-
song coos in the wood-winds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03

She awaits him whom passion mas
made her slave in full confidence Of
her hold upon him.
Samson. rrch,rchant ma pr. 'enc-.
- scir luf re.lr eu res -rlH
Noli fheur- - a vengeance
Out dot satlsfare nos licuT.
Amour, ylens alder ma fliblelse,
The vengeance Of her gods shall be
glutted, IL is 20 that end she invokes
the power Of love 20 strengthen her
weakness. A passion like his will not
downfall she knows. To her the
Hiqh Priest: SGmson's strength, he
says. IL supernatural and flows from a
vow with which he was consented 20
effect the glory Of Israel. Once while
he Law in her arms that strength had
deserted him, but now, It is said, he
fouts her love and doubts his own pas
sion. There is no need 20 try 70
awaken jealousy in the heart Of Ddiiidi
she hates Samson more bitterly than
the leader Of his enemies. She is not
mercenary. ike the Biblical woman;
she scorns the promise OF riches which
the Hiqh Priest offers so she obtain
the secret Of the Hebrews strength.
Thrice had she essayed to learn that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
Ocean Grove Recitals.

The closing events OF the musical
season at Ocean Grove, n. j., Will be
Two Joint recitals by Rudolph CAM
pianist. and Albert Spslding, violin
ist. to be given in the auditorium, the
afternoon and evening OF Labor Day
September 1.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03

The flames fash upward from the
altar. Now a supreme act Of insolent
impeity; Samson, too, shall sacrifice
70 Dagon. A boy is told to lead him
where all can witness mis- humilia-
ton. Samson feels that the time for
retribution upon his enemies IS come.
He asks TO be led between the marble
pillars that support the roof Of the
temple. Priests and people, the trait
ress and her dancing women, the lords
Of the Philistines. the rout Of ban
queters, and worshippers-all hymn
the praise Of Dagon. A brief supplica-
ton 20 Israel's God. "And Samson
took hold Of the TWO middle pillars
upon which the house stood and on
which It was borne up, Of the one
with his right hand and Of the other
with his left.
And Samson said. Let me die with
the Philstines.' And he bowed him
self with all his might: and the house
fell upon the lords and upon all the
people that we're therein. So the dead
which he slew at his death were more
than they which he slew in his lie"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03

is wondrously insinuating in It's
charm; il pulsates with passion, SO
much so. indeed, that it is difficult to
conceive that its sentiments are
feigned, but this is lovelier in its fresh,
suave, graceful and healthy beauty;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03

And Daliln sings "Printemps qui
commence" "a song often heard in con-
cert rooms, but not 80 often as the
air with which the love-duet In the
second act reaches its elimination
which Is popularity held also to marx
IN. climax Of the opera. That song
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
Samson's Revenge.

Act III-First scene: A prison IN
GAIA. Samson. shorn OF his flowing
locks. which as n Nazarite he had
vowed should never be touched by
shears, labors at the mill. He has been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03

Bu, in my country. vhsrs 7 most desire
IN Eeron. Cara Asdod al - Can
shall be usm'd among ne iamcnscS
~ women sung a. solemn festivals
A5ovs he faith n wedlocs bands ms tomb
with odours visited and annI4 towers
Not less reuow1 than 20 NOUN -plIAm
Jsel who with inhospitthe guile
Smois sissTa sleeping
In the scene before Us DGlilG u
wholly and simply siren, seduc-
tress who plays upon the known love Of
Samson from motives which are not
disclosed. As yet one may imagine her
moved By a genuine passion. She turns
her lustrous black eyes upon him as
she halls him a double victor over his
foes and her heart, and invites him TO
rest from his arms in her embraces IN
the fair valley Of Sorek. Temptation
seizes upon the soul of Samson. He
pravs God 20 make him steadfast; but
she winds her tolls the tighter: 1t IS
for him that she has bound a coronet
Of purple grapes upon her forehead
and entwined the rose Of Sharon in her
.bon tresses. An Old Hebrew warns
against the temptress and Samson
agoniziugly invokes a veil over the
beauty that has unclaimed him.
"Extinguish the fires Of those eyes
which enslave me."-he.
Sweet is the lily Of the valley
pleasant the juices Of mandragors, but
sweeter and more pleasant are my
kisses,"-she.
The Old Hebrew warns again; II
thou give ear 20 her honeyed phrases,
my son. curses will slight on thee
which no tears that thou may'st weep
will ever efface."
But still the siren song rings in his
ears. The maidens who had come upon
the scene with Dalild ARE they priest
esses Of Dsgon?) dance swinging their
floral garlands seductively before the
ewes Of Samson and his followers. The
hero tries 20 avoid the glances which
DaIIo, joining in the dance, throws
upon him. II is in vain; his eyes fol
low her through all the voluptuous
postures and movements Of the dance.
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1#Es3=ts=If=1H
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II Is fine piece Of dramatic char
acterization, which is followed by one
who's serene beauty is heightened by
contrast. Dalild and a company Of
singing and dancing Philistine women
come in bearing garlands Of flowers,
Not only SGmson's senses, our own as
well, are ravished By the delightful
music:
Void Il prntsrlDs nous porttnt IL. 1surs
Pour orner = trent les Elerriers Ttinduersi
Melons los accents AK parfuns Ccs rpse,
A Dsins ecloSss
Ave- r0lsesI cLsl'ons. mes soeais'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
Nfauft soft 70 sein De "a femme
Qul Jul donna e jour.
o. eriI uus cCm1agne irfane
Trshlsse son amour.

Revolutions run a rapid course in
operate Palestine. The instruction
is but begun with the Staying of A biH-
elech, yet as the Philistines bearing
away his body leave the scene it is
only 20 make room for the IsrGelites,
chanting Of their victory. We expect
a sonorous hymn Of triumph, but the
people Of God have been chastened and
awed by their quick deliverance and
their psan is in the solemn tone OF
temple psalmody, the first striking bit
Of local color which the composer has
introduced into mis- score: