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IP Yo V THE SUN, SUNDAY, JULY 10, 1808. , 'H
K JACK CASTLES, ROMANCER.
j 9777T arxy itto i'ja xmb tarns
IB AnOVT Tltr. SOUTH SEA.
'K Most Recent Ilooki About the Honth Pncltlo
Jft-' Tinged by Ilia Fertile Imnglnntlon-IIls
R- Art ns i Weaver of Romance Nut to He
1 Separated fromTriitlt-lllsAutoblocrnpliy
,K Oomo men aro romancers ttiomnclvcs, omo
K th oauno of romnnco In otliors. Br being him
m self dlitlnctly In tho former clas3, Cart Jnck
K OMtlos or the South (lea trading Bchoonor
Iff n&latukatosn has caused muoli romnnco In the
W work of others. True, It docs not appear as ro
W tnnnce, but It Is fiction uono tho loss. Few
fc books havo been written about tho South r
W clflo In the last acoroof rears which have not
fe drawn largely upon tho storo of Information
K rtadllr and opportunely Invented by Capt Cos-
W ties, nisstorlesaie always IntorcBtlng.nml tho
1 tr&Toller Intent on writing a book In tho shortest
5 spaoo of time welcomes this frnsh material as
' the actual experlenco of a man who has cruised
C about the Islands for years. It Is only tho real-
dent population that speaks disrespectfully of
9 this fertile romancor. This nttltudo may bo
A the result of the talk of o,fovv traders and skip-
f pen of sohoonors. movod by professional joal-
fc ouay. Capt. Castles can woll nlTonl to (Hare
s' sard It when ho recalls how this or that master
' of the author's trodo has given to tlio world as
V foot tho fancy that has flushed into his own for
1 tils brain as ho was welshing In n ton of copra,
l eras his schoonor was standing steadily on-
ft- ward with tho trndowlnd hanging truo south
east or possibly n llttlo more of onBting In It
j Capt. Castlos Is now encaged In commercial
$ pursuits as a merchant others oall It trading
In Nukualofa on tho Island of Toncatabu In tho
archipelago which Cook named Frlondly. Hut
as sklpporot trading schooners and as labor
agent ho has cruised over tho wholo of tho
South raclflc. This oxpcrlcnco has mippllod
him with that skeleton of geography and fact
whloh has enabled him ns a tollor of stories to
, practlco in the school of historical Action. If a
listener should doubt tho accuracy of any stnto
1 tnentlin tho courso of a nnrrntive, the relator
Was always in a position to support his point by
1 reference to tho great mas? of fact which
I could bo proved. It is just this matter
of method which marks tho difforenco
botwocn tho foolish practlco of blue
and tho flno art of romance Tho moro you aro
taken In by alio tho low or you regard tho liar;
I tho moro you nro carried away by the vcrlslmll
ltudo of tho romance tho moro you prnlso tho
art of. tho romancor. It Is only tho ignorant
beachcombors who speak dtsrcspectfullj of this
romancer; book-writing traollors incorporate
his narrathes with theirs as fact and gho
credit to " Capt. Castles, who has had a wldo
experience among these islands." To Capt.
Castlos and to tho romnntio school of writors in
jj general is duo tho mass of mlsconcoptlon and
t error, which every ono finds It his 11 rst task to
I throw overboard when ho comos really to know
J the South Ben Islands.
The best of Capt. C.isttes's work In tho field of
i' romanco lias nlvvavs bcon communlcatod by
j word of mouth, lazily drawled out to tho ntten-
' tlvo listener under tho noisy shndo of cocoanuts,
punctuated by nattvo cigarettes and imported
f squarofacc. Certain limitations of education
j, havo robbod the story teller of that facility with
'' the pen which miglit havo mndo him an author.
t But he has told his tales whorover ho could
i find a llstenor, and few havo over tired of tlicso
f narratives of udvonturo. Uory beach has
f known him from Yap and liutaritnri to llan-
l gala and Nukualofa. Mention but tho namo of
f an Island or of somo Soutli Sea land, and
whorevorltmayboltvvillservo as tho peg on
i which to hang rominlsccnees bo truo in somo
points as to scorn truo in all, so palpably lmpos-
I slblo In other points as to cast doubt on all. It
wouldbeawlso man who could separato tho
,, true and the f also In tlioso narrath es ; to do this
$ would probably pro o a task beyond tho pow era
Jof tho narrator himself.
Thoro Is in existence but a singlo manuscript
of this brilliant romancor, for it lias been re
marked that ho is not facllo with tho pen. This
T Is n brief autobiography which Cupt. Castles
i, wrote for a special purpose. To appreciate
this purpose It is necessary to understand
V somo peculiar conditions which exist In tho
f realms of King Goorgo of Tonga.
I In a general way tho dlplouintio Intercourse
. g of tho Onlted States with other parts of tho
world has never displayed that complcto utten
L tlon to details which characterizes countries
S With trained diplomatic ofllclals. Ono of the
IK minor details in whloh tho "State Department
1 pioved remiss was to bo found in Tonga. By
, ft tho terms of tho treaty ratified in 18HU no
f Amorlcan In Tonga may be tried chilly or
jr criminally excopt by tho Amorlcan Con-
E sul. Hut for ten years tho United States
f neglected to sond u Consul to Tonga.
I and tho natural result was churtered lawiess-
t, noss. Caut. Castles said that mercantile pur-
suits in bukualofa, lliuorsuiidguiiiowder Lo
j f lng contraband, might holiest prosecuted under
, f tho American name. Accordingly ho guo no
t tlce to tho buleaga. tlio Omurnlni: Jlourd of
I Tonga, that he was an American und tliorcforo
) '- might not bo brought before any Tongun court,
j f no matter what ho might do. lo, whtther
it he did soil gin und guns is wldo of tho
J present htory; if ho did. thcro was no uuy
I 1 of punishing him so long as lie claimed
1 f stoutly to bo uu Amorlcan. Tho man is a
a f cockney of tho genuine tjpo which lias
f f eoustant difficult) Mltli Its h's." hut that
i i iHalluo distinction bejond tlio ier of tho
I f Tonganstodetennlno. Whilo his profession of
4 American cltlroiiHliip was of advuntngo to tlio
I f, trador in many tas, there aroso a circum
J I stancoln which thonbseucoof Amurienn law in
f h Nukualofa worked hlin a hardslilp. He sought
3 to sue a dobtorlu the Tongun court. Tho bute-
if J, apaatonco demunded thut lie produce n dls-
5 ? pensatlon from tho neuruxt American Consul
Tjermlttlng him tu appear In a nutlo court.
Tlio amount of tho debt was no trltlototho
f merohnnt, and ho was unwllllut: to loso i t .It f hy
; any reasonable elfort It could ho rteoverod.
To the buleaga, just natives. It had proved tuif
f: (lclentfor him to say that ho wiuau American;
, that securod him Immunity from arrest mid
i from oory other process of law; but in deal
i , ing with tho Consul at Apia mere assertion
? , would bo iusufllclunt. prwf of Americanism
' would ho needed, and that Capt. C'ohtlus was
, I prepared to supply totholiest of his imuglua-
i i; Hon. That pruot was uupplied In the uutohl-
x I ogrnphy ot this romancer, which is Ids only
ft mantibcript.
f "lwus gien to understand." ho begins his
J j parratlo with full credit totho source both of
J himself mid his information "I wusghnu to
j. i understand by my mother that I was horn on
( board un American hIiIii, tlio Henrietta of llos-
,v ton, and that I came into this nluiuit while on
5 , board of her. Lamtlng at .MarwiillcH my motlier
R I took mo to Civltu Vucvliiu and then to America
r wlioro I was reared by a ludy on Cupu Cod and
S began my schooling."
; v Tlio scone of thu composition of the auto-
1 '. biography must not be ucgluutod 'J ho tin
I etovo Is hot. Hies cluster numt, (ominereiul
i I pursuits in Tonga smell to high bunco what
i i i with the reek of the copra and the ticiil britiu
f oozing froin tlio iiuaitur casks of salt biuf.
t . Thcro 1b tlio hunt for tho writing paper, at last
I found in tho back ot the ono hook which keeps
I all the accounts of tho establishment. Tho old
II i cigar box with ltj rubbish ot rusty ball needles
v and such small guar must bo lumniuged
for a pen not too far gouo to wrlto with.
,- To got tlio vnniHliod bottle of Ink one has
i to stand upon tho veranda and cll like
V i Uashanla bulls to tho circumjacent Ton-
1 son population to bring it book, 'lliey aro
y t great letter writers, tlicso Islanders, und jou
wlllsuroly lose thetrcoiuu 11 you grudge tliein
f ' pen, ink and papei. When these tools of thu
f , sentle trade ot uuthoi aio assembled on tlio
', table black, and liuekod on one corner where
V i countless piugsot navy havo been sliced, when
t , I tho sauure face has been placed ready to hand
Si ; wlthlltsrvltriollo liibplratloii, wlion thu ilanng
'?, I lamp under the big tin rellector has been onco
' moro adjusted ono cun liuugliio tho tlirots of
, I composition beginning, ltut commercial pur-
sultsareoommerclalpursultsovenliukuulorn
. t and the march of thu narrative must-sullor thu
f i . JpMrruptlon of thu ei-owd which accompanies
; f tho customer who has tho spending of u solitary
i L slklslpenl." a cniwd vocal with the strong
j? f Fljlsp speech, tlio Tongati with Its mouthful of
h t npldfc's." tho Humoaii all towels.
' ' Though tin does not say it In hu many words.
t Capt Coatles seems to havo had doubts as to
f i' Amerlo&n citizenship derived from birth on uu
f, American vessel on tlio high seas To makeup
any civil deficiencies of the Henrietta of llojton.
t I hehashimselfcarriedoutoftho Mediteiraueaii
' I at an early ago and put out to nurse on Capo
i' f Cod. From tlio sand) nurso of t'uit. Castlos
3, and the cranberry patches ho was sunt tu tlio
i l Oontluent and tliure. eltlior lu Genoa oi I'g-
q r horn, had tho plousuro of meeting Ids father.
L f who promptly drops out of tho uurrativo after
S this one appearance mid gives no hint of his
citizenship. Wlun thu hid was H jears
t K old his aunt turns him over to tho
t F SOP9 L V10 American ConBiil at l'iuuio
ix, That ofueial put the )oungMtur In ehargo of
I hlsown iiogro borvaut forthovonguto l'hila-
j If delph a. Go ng to llaltlmore. m was ap-
iy prenticed to the sea on thu brig lvgusus Sall-
j V Ing In her to the Crimen in lfcC5, ho was tho
M ti aoreBurvlvorqfntempostundwrockatOpatorlo.
M) wk In whloh hundreds of veseuls were Invohod in
fcV disaster. This romantlo episode haniienlng to
& W onaso young, seems to havo glvoa li m a last-
LfX ln loellnatlon toward disaster and sole survlv-
orshlp which ho' has noror been ablofullrto
overcome, Tho noxt flvo years ho passes over
with but slight reference ton roving career In
the levant, part of the time on n brig.
Now comes tho narrative of .how ho fought
and died In tlio civil war. and that ho presents
vory much In full as boliign furthorproof of his
American cltl70tislilp .lorsaklng his roving
career with the corsairs of Hyra, thw boy of
lit Hhippcd himself at Messina on a Haltimoro
wliooner lioutid for Nortli AmorleJV. Capt. Cos
t'es lomcmbcrs txdnc In New lork in Mar.
JBtJO; ho has somo doubt as to tho exact date,
mt any ono can mako It right whpwlll mke tho
rouble to renicnilwrwhoii tho Great Eastorn
came ovor, for It was at that time. You seo In
Tonga, whorp you are so fat from works of rof
crei'nee. It Is hard to bo exact about our dates,
mid It Is for that as woll as other reasons that
Capt. Castles has made some chronological er
rors In this period. At any rate, being In N.
York." that beiug tho stylo followpd In thlf au
tobioeratihy. he remembers .being down
about tho fish market and thon tho noxt
thing ho can remember . Is being nboard
tho Cumberland frlgato Tlio disaster which
seem to havo boen his lot In life soon ov crtoko tho
ship which carried his fortunes, shots woro
Sred, men woro killed and wounded, tho Cum
erlaudsank, and Castles, again tho olo sur
vivor, Bwam until ho was picked up by a man-of-wnr.
"As I w os full of water," ho continues.
"I do not lenicmbor how I was landed or
where." In justice to his standing among oth
ers on tho boaeh. It Is only fair to state that this
dreadful tuloosA has novcr since been repeated.
From tho destruction of the Cumberland ho
Is promptly triinsiiortod to tho stockndo qt An
dorsonvlllo. Twlco In eighteen months ho at
tempted escape, was caught, and each time sen
tenced to death, but he naively confesses that
ho looked such a fool that not oven Gov. Irta
could kill him. Instead of death his sontonco
bcouis to havo boen commuted to making hlm
nolf handy about tho Wlrtz kitchen, lloro ho
fared bettoras soon asMrs.Wlrtr foundout that
on hlsniothor'ssldohowafl related to Louis Kos
suth Ho spent a j-oar In this sorvlco and thon
ran awny again. This tlmo ho was successful,
lielngscntoutto get BOino shrimps or an ypl
for supper, ho kept on going all that night. Ho
hid next day under n stump or snag In tho
river nnd was almost tracked out by tho blood
hounds. Ho would surely havo been discov
ered but for tho providential appcarnnco of an
alligator, which led his pursuers to believe that
hu had been eaten. From this on ho trnvols by
night and hides by day. boing cared for by tho
faithful negroes who Bcom to be nil running
away and in just tho opixislto direction. After
many narrow escapes ho reaches tho sea at
Bomo unnamed port, where soldiers occupy tho
beaeli and sailors of tho enomynro on ships closo
lu. Hero ho finds n board and starts to swim
out while tho bullets patter about It Ho is
struck onco in tho left thigh, but ho manages
to roach tho United BtJites ship Niagara.
Tlienco ho is 6ent invalided to Hoston. As
soon as ho is ablo to walk ho disregards tho
lesson of experience and makes straight for
" N. lork." Hero on Wnter street ho Is promptly
shunghnlod, und reaches Iondon about Christ
mas. ISO'.'. Having acquired the consular
habit, somo men aro bo constituted that thoy
nro constantly cnlling on Consuls. Castles
turned up at tho Consulate In London, and was
promptly called n deserter. Itesontlng such an
aspersion. Truthful Jack left tho vicinity of
Buch an ollleer, went to Sunderland, and shlppod
for " N. York." just to show that ho was no do
se rtor.
Hard luck was again awaiting him. and his
snip did not go to "N.York"at all. for In May
he found himself In China, navlng been Bhang
haled Into tho American Navy no Is now im
pressed into tho British service nnd assigned
to duty In No. 11 gunboat under com
mand ot Lieut Hodson, now Admiral.
Having killed several Chinamen, and
with his lighting blood up. ho was pro
voked Into tlir atoning his officer. Ho asserted
his rights as an American citizen and by that
menus got off with four dozen Instead of doath.
And the lashes ho escaped by bursting his fet
ters, swimming ashore, penetrating tho Chinese
lines and so. undiscovered, to Macao, whoro ho
promptly ships on tho brig Carl for Melbourne.
In 1WKI ho first camo Into the South Sea and
there he has remained ever since
Capt. Castles was anxious that his statements
should bo behoved. He was anxious to seo his
debtor in tho Tongnn court To do this ho
must havo Ids consular dispensation, and this
autobiography was expressly designod to se
cure that. Ono can Imagine that ho liad as well
tho truo artist's deslro for tho succossof his
work. As ho had begun the work by quoting
his mother as authority for his birth, so no con
cludes by tho stntcment that she could not bo
used as nuthority for later ovents of Iilsllfo.
" This statement Is os near tho Gospel truth as
my memory will carry me. I havo no ono living
which could certify my stntcment. My poor
motlier. If sho is ullve. will have hardly any
collections, as I havo not seen her or any of
my blood relations since 185l."
There is nwoll-known account of tho man
who pretended totnko avoyoge totho South
Sea to save a castaway, and vvroto up tho log
of his failure without n single Intermission ot
his regular trips across tho English Channel.
This narrative inverts that It Is the beach
comber in tho South Sea writing up tho log to
rover his lifo boforo he camo on tho leacli.
Taking into consideration his unfnmiliarlty
with the pon, the warmth of his surroundings,
tho frequency of his Interruptions by somo
customer for a tin of beof or a fathom of calico,
Cnpt. Castles proves by this document that had
ho but enjoyed nn apprenticeship to tho trado
there is no mystery in tlio craft of romantlo
fiction to which ho might not have aspired. As
it is ho his had to confine himself to telling to
travellers tho stories of tho old days and tho
wild llfo in the Pacific, which hnvo been pub
lished In bo many veracious chronicles of voy
aging in tho Soutli Sea And for tills the en
vious crowd of beachcombers dub him "Lying
Jack Castles I"
I'ltAIJtTH HOGS' WELLS.
How the Frisky Denlsens Go to the Water
Level far Their Drink.
From thi M'atlungton Star.
"The most Interesting thing I havo seon In
many n day." said Mr. Harvoy Gcer of Lamont,
Col,afowda)s ago, "was a pralrlo dog woll.
Did you ever seo ono? It Isn't often that a
chanco occurs to explore tho homes and haunts
of tlicso expeditious llttlo inhabitants ot tho
plains. A fewmilcs from my town a largo force
of men havo been nt work this sumtnor making
n doep cut for a short railroad up into
tho mines. A friend of mlno Is In ehargo
of tho job, and I went out a week ago to Beo
him nnd tho work that had beon done. Tim
llrst thing that attracted my attention when I
got there was tho fact that tho cut was being
made through an old alfalfa Held, and tho roots
fringed tho sides of the cut and hung down fif
teen to eighteen feet. Up at tho surraco of tho
ground were tho stubbed green plants, nnd
reaching down deep into the earth woro the fat,
buslnessliko roots, getting their living far bo
low where ordinury plants forago for sub
sistence. "Hut tlio most remarkable thing was the
pralrio dog wells that had been dug Into. Tho
cut w ent through a dog v ilhge. and being a deep
one some forty feet It went below the town.
There has ulvvnvs been n discussion nbout
where tho pralrlo dog gets his drink. Somo
Bay he goes eternally dry and does not know
what It Is to have an elegant thirst on him.
Usually their towns aro miles from uny stream
and an In nrid country, where there Is nosur
faco water at nny tlmo sufficient for tho needs
of an animal requiring drink. Tho overland
travellers back In the dais of pioneering used
to find the dog towns out on the pralrlo
scores of miles from tho streams. There was
no dew, tlio nlrwas dry as n bone, tho buffalo
firaHS would bo parched brown.nnd there would
io absolutely nothing to quench thirst. I re
member a discussion begun thirty years ago in
tho .Inimran Adhirnhsi hy I)r Sternberg, now
(surgeon-General, on tlio subject, nnd heargued
In favor of tho well theory. Hut there near Iji
mont Is ocular proof of tho well theory. Tho
nest holes of tho dogs wore Ave or six feet deep,
hut four or llvo holes went straight down ns
i fepustliooxcavntlon had been mado and evi
dent y on into tlio water-carrying Band be
neath. Theso holes appeared to bo used by tho
wholo colony eommonly.nnd w ero a llttlo largor
than tho holes used for tholr homes."
BUK nOHS WELL AS A TOUT.
A Young Womnn Who flwlmlles Racegoers
Out of Considerable Sums.
From tte Hutu Pailu tnltr-llounlain.
A femilo " tout" Is following tho races, and
no doubt will bo In ovldonco nt tho races hero
and ntAnacondn. She worked the California and
Denver peoplo, and It Is said was well paid for
her work. Ever) body thut has attended tho
races hero or elson hero knows what a "tout"
Is They aro generally ot tho mala porsuoslon,
and In n town Itko Uutto tho " picking" Is ox
tremely good.
Women nro much easier victims to tho "touts"
than tho men, ns they do not like to go down
Into tho betting ring, und they trust to tho hon
esty of the toutH
Tho female "tout" has worked on theso prin
ciples, hho does not confine herself to her own
sex, but" touts "men ns well Hho would llnd
a sent near some aristocratic-looking peoplo
und would mnn.ico to engago some of them lu
con vol ration. Then she would make a state
ment to the offect that she would llkoto lioton
iihnrso. Hho hud never dona such a thing In
her life, and sho would en much enjoy the sen
sation Viould nny one else llko to hef She
would only risk n small amount, and what a
good thing It would ho If they would mnko up a
ivool. Bay $.r or $10 each, and ploco it on one
Iioim) tovvln
.Then they would all put up their money nnd
thofomuhi tout" would say that sho known
betting man who would plueo tho money for
them ..hho would return with a ticket on a
horse that had no posMblo bIiow of winning Of
course. Hie ticket was n counterfeit, hut thon
the people who hud contributed their money
didn't know It When tlio race was overuliu
would show It to tho crowd and assure them
that their horse illd not win, and then tear the
worthless pastelioard Into pieces. She worked
one crowd ot six throo times In one afternoon
nt Denver, and defrauded them out of $1B0.
There was not a day that she mado less than
$S0. and one day eho touted a well-known at
torney for $276.
I
NEWS OF OPERAIN EUROPE
jtBttLurs rATonixa nAxcnn ab
AVDEtt'S DV3ID OltlU
Two Heir German Opero Slnicagnl't Jnpn
nets Work No New Opern llonse for
Pari Victor Slmirel an Hit Art A Wng
ner Condnctor Talks of Oerninn Singing.
Auber's opera "Tho Dumb Girl of Portlcl"
was revived tho othor day In Berlin chiefly to
give the wonderful dell' Eraan opportunity to
appear In tho title r&lo. She Is an Italian
dancer who for ten years has beon tho premiere
at tho opera houso thoro, bolovcd by tho Ber
lin peoplo and admired by every stranger who
seos her. She Is not so famous as Boslta
Mauri In Parts, for practically she has novor
danced outsldo of Berlin nnd she Is younger.
Artists nnd professionals nro extravagant In
their praise of her wonderful qualities. She Is
apparently content with her supremacy in Ber
lin and has never considered nny proposals to
appear In othor cltlos. Tho Emporor was
anxious to havo hor dance at Covont Gnrdon
when he was In London to attend thoJublloo
In order that London might soo whnt ballot
dancing was as practtcod In Berlin. Tho per
formance of Auber's oporn was notably flno so
far as tho scenery and costumes woro con
corned, although In other particulars It sug
gested to tho critics the remark of Von Balow.
who was onco askod in Vlonna what ho thought
of tho performance of tho pantemlmlst In tho
samo work.
"ExccllonChesald. Msho was the only ono
not off tho koy."
That remark Is said to have beon painfully
npplleablo to this roccnt rovlval.
Ono of the rocont novelties nt Berlin was
"Tho Black Kaschka," which was sung by a
prlvato company after having beon produced
with somo success In tho provincial towns. It
did not mako an Impression In Berlin In spite
ot tho fact that now works are usually recclv ed
thoro with greater cordiality than In many of
tho other European cities. A work is llkoly to
bo judged wholly on Its own merits thoro nnd
stand or fall through Its own qualities. Tho
composer may or may not bo well known and
thoro may or may not bo political reasons for
producing the opera. Such considerations
mako no difference In regard to tho way In
which the work Is rccoivod by tho public Ono
Instance of this liberality Is BplnolU's " A Basso
Porto," which has recently repented In Berlin
the success tt mado there ono year ngo. Tho
libretto, founded on a uovol written by the
librettist tells the story of a peasant woman
who Is betrayed by n soldier. Ho has taken
refuge In hor father's houso. and after ho do
serts her the woman follows htm to his nntivo
land nnd compels him to marry her. Tho un
happlnoss that follows comes to an end only
when tho two aro drowned in a lake. Tho hus
band Is fleeing becauso ho has killed a man
who ho thinks is his wlfo's lover. A storm
on tho Inko upsotn his boat and his
wlfo throws hersolf Into tho water and
Is drownod with him. Tho composer
thnt set this aggravated example of tho Italian
t wisimo to musio was Herr Jarno. who gained
v ory llttlo praise for his pains. Ho w as accused
by tho critics of adhering too slavishly to
Wagner's methods nnd of using tho Inspira
tion of other writers, with Bomo effective
ness if no real originality or freshness of
treatment Another recent novelty In Ger
many was given for tho first tlmo in Munich.
Tho composer was Slccmund von Hnuseggor,
anil ho based tho libretto of his opera on one of
Hoffmann's fairy stories. "Zlnnober." Tho
youthful composer was known previous to this
production through a symphony and a one-act
onorn. as woll as hy reason of his work as
director of tho oporn at Gratz Tlio opera nt
ta.ned In Munich tho customary success of
nearly all first performances, nnd tho work of
tho composer Is said to ho more proml-dngthnn
any recently heard. Itichard Strauss conducted
tlio performance. Siegfried Wagners now
opera. "Tho Hoar Slav or," Is to be sung first
not under GuBtav Mahler's direction at tho
Opera in Vienna, as rumored, but in Munich.
Mnscagnl'a "Iris" will bo heard at the
Costanzo in Bomo In Octobor. Tho Philhar
monic Orchestra of Bomo has been engaged for
tho performanco hich will bo under tho di
rection of MaschoronI and tho singers will be
selocted by him, the composor nnd Iticordl, w ho
has already printed tho score of tho opera A
feature of tho orchestration will be tho twenty
four tom-toms which aro now being made in
Florenco for tho performanco. Thoy are to bo
used only In tho chorus sung at a Japanese
festival. As Mascngnl Is accustomed to play
mo' t of tho operas to his friends, tho principal
numbers of the present opera am fairl) well
knovrn There aro said to bo a bnrearolo for
tho tenor and a hymn to tho sun. Advance ac
counts say that tho work Is full of melody nnd
the orchestration Ingenious. This same story
has been told in advance of overy opera written
by Mascagnl slnco "Cavullcrla Hustknun "
Glneomo lu ecinl's musical ancestry ins just be
comoof Interest in those European cities where
hlsoperas havo met with success For two cen
turies tho lovo of music has existed in tho fam
ily, and ono of Its first members to distinguish
himself lioro tho name namo ns tho present
representative of the fandlv. This first UIi
como lived from 1712 to 17HI. was the musical
director In tho repuhlin of Lueca. and vvroto
church music of which the best know u Isnro
quiem for eight voices His son Antonio, who
was born In 1747, devoted himself more to tho
theory of music, although ho followed In his
father's footsteps and subsequently vvroto
ecclesiastical music. A " K) rle " nnd u ''Gloria "
written by him wcro sung in Vienna. Tho first
of tho family to composo for tho stage was
Domenlco Puccini, who was born In 1771 and
was tho grandfather of tho present composer.
Ho Is known through nn opera, "yulnto
Fnblo." His son Michel was tlio father of
Glacomoand livod from 1813 to 18il4. He wis
not only a conspicuous composer, but a scholar
us well His death was mournod in Lucca as a
nntlonnl calamity, nnd a lino monument was
erected to his memory.
Alfred Bruneau has flnlshod two acts ot his
now opera, " The Storm," which Is to bo ono of
tho novelties at tho OpfSra noxt winter. Emtl
Zola has again written tho libretto. Tho now
municlpnl opera houso in Paris Is said now to
bo quite impossible. The municipality an
nounced that It could HI afford to loso tho $10,
000 which was tho yearly rental of tho theatre
desired for tho project, and was, of courso, less
prepared to offer tho necessary subscription of
$00,000. Tho mombcrs of tho Municipal Coun
ell voted ngainst the plan almost to a man.
After eloven years tlio authorities have finally
settled tho question of tho responsibility for
tho tragic burning of tho old Optfra Comlquo.
Soon after tho disaster tho fact was dov eloped
that fourteon days boforo tho flro tho Minister
of Tliio Arts admitted that tlio theatre was
very dangerous for tho public, although the
means were not at hand for him to make thu
necessary changes In the building. During I ho
investigation It was decided that these defects
In tho building mado tho Statu responsible for
tho loss of llfo which resulted from thu lire
As thoStatowould not appear heforetheeourts,
tho director, an architect, nnd somo other ofll
clals of tho establishment woro sptclllcully
named for prosecution. They were subse
quently discharged in court No moro might
hnvo been done In the matter had not tho
guardians of several children, who woro mado
orphans bythoflrii.roiitinuedthoprostcutlouof
tho case to the lasttrlbunul Two persons who
woro killed In the rush from tho building were an
Austrian banker, tiamod Dessauor. and his
wife Three children, ranging from 1 Io 1
vears old. survived tliem Tho guardian of
the children continued to push the case, und
thoTrlbminlof tho Seiuo only it week ago de
cided that thu State, uh owner of the building,
wnsresiioiislhlo for tho dentil of tlio parents,
iindoidered tlio State to pa) damages of S'JD,
000. with f per cent. Interest from tno time tho
suit was brought. It is expected thut other
suits will follow this decision.
Victor Mnurol.wlio hassling very llttlo recent
ly in opern.lias been glv Ingconferenccs in Paris,
and has gono to Ijiidon to repent these lec
tures and Illustrations, which wore successful
111 Paris. Maurol, whowill ulwu)H bo listened
to when lie discusses tho art ot singing, lias
this to say in explanation of Ills theories:
"Tjiu basis of in) system Is tho luezzavoco
Bymezzn vocolmeun that normal quality of
tone which every singer produces, which ho
must use ns tho groundwork. It is tlio constant
quail tit), und toft ho must add such varieties
of eoloi'ortlmbro as tho sensu of thovvoidslio
Is singing or tho dramatic exigencies of tho
moment demand It is like a picture vv hhh lias
a certain hackgioutid, and with a scheme of
color HiijierlmiioKod All this physlologv of
singing I now take for grunted, and I pass from
plDslology to iisthetics I also take It for
granted that overy singer can acquire this art,
and what I propose to do now is to show how It
Is to bo applied when acquired
"1 tmco threo periods In the evolution of
lyriu singing the Hist when the voice was
overthing- the end In Itself us philosophers
would say thu period of Gluck, wht-ii the first
attempts woro mndo tosocure harmony hotween
tho menus of expressions and thing oNprcssod,
nnd tho lwriod of thu modern musie-draiua.
Nowadays, tho voice Is the racanbtouii end
Song should always bo beautiful, but beauty is
no longer its main object It is part of n dra
matic, wholo, In order, thon. that tho artist
should worthily, fulfil the new demands made
on him he must be more thou a musician. The
josjnHajMtJHSJjnsjflBjiHBJBJJJBjaBVnB
tlmo Is gone by for mcro singing birds; ws
want songsters with brains that will inspire
and guldo aright evory phrase, ovory note, with
duo roforpneoto considerations outside tho
music itself. To lcavo theory nnd come to prnq
tlce. t hu education of singers must bo changed,
for. In ordor to piny the chief parts In tho Wag
nuiian dramas, and thoso which liavocomo
since, a singer must bo n musician, nn actor,
n thinker, u painter, a student of history. And
my complaint against the system of musical
education of to-day is that it teachc students
nono ot these things. They are taught Justus
they wcro centuries ago, when tholr task was
wholly different Tho system Is unpractical,
mid this is a practical uge, and, thoreforo. wo
must hnvo reform ,"
Tho discussions of tho recent Wagner lM!r
formnncrs In London hnvo not been without
Interest but It has remained for Follx Woln
gartner, tho eminent Gorman conductor, to
mako tho most valunblo contribution. IIowos
formerly employed In ncrlln nnd loft thoro un-
dor circumstances thnt mado his parting some
what frigid. Ho means to dovoto himself In tho
future to composition and tho conduct of tho
Kalm concerts in Munich He did not hear any
of tho porfoimnneesof the trilogy nt Covcnt
Garden, but "Die Molstcrslngcr," in Italian,
sung by Jean and Kduuunl do Ileske. Pluncon
nnd Emma Dames, practically the same cast
that Iuih beon heard hero at tho Metropolitan
under Lulgt Mnncinclli's direction. Ho gives
tills account of his visit;
".Expoctlngveryllttloandjtosponk tho truth,
only curious rather to bco tho brilliant picture
afforded by tho auditorium of an English thea
tre than to watch what was going on on tho
stage. I went to Covont Garden Theatre on tho
occasion of my Inst visit to London, whoro tho
Mclsterslngor' was given In Itullan.
My Interest Increased from bar to bar. nnd on
t lie conclusion of the fl rst act I was so thorough
ly enwrapped In tho perfonnnnco that al
though 1 had nt Ilrst Intended only to sit
out n few scenes nt most, I wns deter
mined to listen to tho wholo performance.
I should cotlnluly hnvo remained to tho end. It
It had not been for the manv omissions. Thoy
wei o endurable, although painfully purcoptlblo.
In tho Ilrst two nets, but In tho workshop scene
they nssumed such dimensions ns to rentier tho
enjoyment of tho work Imiiossihle. " If
further only tlio rudimentary pirts remain ot
thosceno between ftacAs and II afan- perhaps
tlio nemo of tho poetry nnd music of tho wholo
work on which .tho Prlro Song nnturally fol
lows, listening becomes a torture, and only
thoso who know nothing but tho 'favorite
numbers' could tnkoany pleasure In It
Notwithstanding this. I left tho theatre con
scious of linv Ing recelv ed an artlstlo Impression
of a really singular kind."
It will bo recalled that this porformanoo has
often been criticised here for the supposed lack
of tho Wngmrian spirit But Herr Weingart
ner found plenty In It to enjoy, nnd his estimate
of German singers ov on In Magnet's operas Is
agreeable reading to thoo persons who havo
wondered nt the critical exception sometimes
taken to tho Wagner porfoimances becauso
lacking In details of stngo management or dec
oration. Aftersn)ing that the beautiful sing
ing mndo tho performance. Herr Welngnrtnor
contrasted tho customary German singing lu
theso words:
"My countrymen will shako their heads and
ask. 'Howls it possiblo that a fowgood sing
ers can mnko up for gross deficiencies In tho
performanco?' Tho reply Is, 'In our dear, good
old I atherland ono hears and roads n good deal
nbout scenery that Is mot characteristic and
truo to history: ono Is secretly told of tho ex
pense that nil this "genuineness" In tho
scenery and costumes, painted and designed by
tho most eminent masters, has Involved. Ono
hears, also, of the labor and hitherto unheard
of attention bestowed on tho orchestra, nnd of
mnny other Incidental factors connected with
the performance of nn opera but one seldom
sneaks, and does not like to spenk at nil. of tho
Bulging Ileally tteautlful singing tho 6fl
canto has completely disappeared, with fow
exceptions, from the Gorman Btnge, and
nil tlio sorts of nnrcotlc methods for de
ceiving tho oye and ear that invo been adopt
ed can ncverllll up this gap Wo havo. unfor
tunately, forgotten that singing is an nrt. That
Is why I breathed afresh with tho Bcnsootnn
unusual pleasure when I experienced tho op
posite. In a foreign country It is true, and splen
did singers m ido me for tho moment forget
what was wanting In tho scenery Operas must
be sung, nnd sung well, artistically, and beau
tifully. Thnt is thnprimo law that wo cannot
omit to observe. In Covont Garden
Theatre the singing Wns so wonderfully beau
tiful thnt I listened, enchanted by tho snloiidld
mu-ic. the effect of which could not bo dis
turbed even by tho Italian trnnBlation.
The music Is, even lu Wugncr's works, tho
most important nnd mot powerful means of
expression Justico must Ilrst of all bo ren
dered to it.' "
Herr Welngnrtnor Is to-day one of tho best
known Wagner conductors in Europe.
CHESAPEAKE IlOUbEllOATS.
Qneer Flontlng Settlements of Fishermen on
Thoso Wnters nntl Their Tributaries.
Frovi the Jlattimore American.
Thoro nro at present oight or nlno field par
ties engaged in resurvejing tho Chesapenko
Bay. One of these parties is at work on Chester
Ilivor. conducting labors of a hrdrographlo
character from Lovo Point Lighthouse to Clics
terto'vn Tho oioratlons of this pirty are con
ducted very largel) in their steam launch. In
It tlio survevors are able to notietr-itn mnnv-of
tho minor shallow tributaries and mako Inter
esting and Instructive Investigations of what Is
thoio dlseoveiable. In the course of their wan
derings hero and there they come In contact
with plnsi'sof liuinnn llfo i.iro In their peculi
arity, and discovurnblo onl in certain advan
tageous locations along thu water front.
One of these quaint nnd curious types of hu
man living was found by the party of survey
ors on the shore of ono of tho small streams
ciupuiiig Into Chester liiver from the Kent
shore, just north of Queenstown Creek. It
wasavfllago of houso boats Tho settlement
consisted of men whoso pursuit of happiness Is
restricted solely to tho catching of thu various
tro.iMiresof tho wnter. Their llttlo homes nro
n combination of boat and slinuty. The) are,
In fact, miniature dwelling houses built on
buovnnt found itlons with seovv-liko bottoms
That pi in Is follovvi d In order to allow tho re
moval by water routo of un entire settlement
from one iwint to unothur, according to tho
w lshes of tho inhabit Jilts
Though these places of abode nro n species
of both boat and house, tho boat element is a
mcro incident of convenience Tho houses
nro not constant fixtures In tlio water. On tho
contrary, the) nro land dwellings. Ever) set
tlement Is ulw.i)s regularly nrranged along
somo Inviting shore. A point Is selected where
the beach is level, where it slopes gently
toward tho vvator, und where nn overliunging
bluff or encircling woods furnishes an abun
dnneo of comfortable shade.
The settlement visited by tho surveyors was
n enib-intehers' camp, situated near Barry
Point. It Is composed of seven of theso bont
bottomed homes, which will continue to lie the
habitations of energetic crabbers, and fisher
men for a number of months Thoso houses
nro distributed along the slioro In methodical
order, as best suits the convenience of each
member of tho settlement. Tho room, for there
Is only ono room to tlio houso, pln)s tho part ot
boudoir, parlor, dining room, and kitchon. Its
capacity for m great a diversity of uses Is easily
understood when it Is known that tho apart
ment seldom measures more than ten feet by
eight
The arrangements In somo of theso houses,
whllo fur from luxurious, nro, nevertheless,
fairly comfortable 'J ho best ono v isltcd b tho
surve)ing party wns furnished with twobroid
benches, built across tho further end of tho
room There were live windows In tho place,
affording nbundant light. .Near tho door was a
stove, on which was being cooked nn eel stow.
Alioutthnstovu vvasa servleeiiblo array of fry
ing pans and other utensils, whllo n set of
shelves helil tho illslies There wore ulso n
table, u chair, nnd n clothes box, The tloor was
covered Willi oilcloth
Otliersof tho houses were not so nent, nor
wore thoy so co7lly llttednut. Thocooklngby
tho residents thereof vvusdnno moro or less in
the gypsy or prlmitlvo st)h, over open llres
built on tho open
The men nro of nn exceedingly hospitabln
nature. When n visitor presents himself they
eeeive him with generous cordiality, nnd, If hu
wlj so nllovv.n most bountiful repast of water
delicacies, such ns Hhh ami crabs, will bo served
to him In u homely, )et appetizing, stylo,
SWEET NErE.XTEEX.
Only One Man In This World for Them, and
Ho Wns the l'renc ber.
From the At ouu 0' Me. Democrat.
WnrriMi. In. July 0 Tho llttlo town of
Whiting, In Monona county. Is quite excited
over tho discovery that Itov. C. T. Atwood,
pastor of tho Christian Church of that place, was
ongngid to seventeen young women at tho
same time.
The announcement of his engagement to one
young lady resulted In sixteen others coming
forward and claiming his hand A church trial
roMilted, hut before that was had thoicvorend
g iitleiii.iu lesig I his charge This fall ho
expects to murr) Miss Annie Higelovv
Hummed nt vMiltlug about a )car ago, and
was soon found to bo a young man of attractive
address, und was said to bo particularly fond
of tlio society nf women Mr Atwood bee una
personally acquainted with tho families in his
eliuieh, mid paid fiequont visits to their
homes, lie was u prime fnvorlto In overy
home, and man) men looked forward to tho
day when ho would lie tholr son-in-law.
Lventhlng wont along smooth!) until a few
dais ago. when eaino tlio rubllo nniiouiuemeiit
of his engagement to'Mlss Higelovv. Sixteen
other diuiiHo s nearly fainted when the) henid
the noun liiiall), ono by one. thoy con tided
that ho was also engaged to each of them: nt
least ho hud premised to niai ry eiteh one ThlM
cnnioto theears of tlio trustees of tho church,
nnd u public Investigation was ordered, but the
oungiiinii resigned .
His only defence Is that ho loved them all bo
cause they wore mombors of tho Christian
Church, and ho says when ho talked of marry
ing them It was to somo ono else.
Breach of promise suits are threatened.
mmmmumamMBBumammamm
THE ROPEWALK CHURCH.
xnnmo nvmntsD nomsa itunTED ur
THE CELTJUU
Ice Formerly Stored There, and Later lleer,
Wines and Liquor Ilelonglng to n Drawer
Who llnd Leased It-Itldlcule Finally
Forced the Trustees to Ontt 111m.
" Speaking of funny nleknamesforohurchcs."
said tho Itov. Dr. Hoddor, pastor ot tho Six
teenth BaptlRtChuroh, In West Slxteonth street
"that reminds mo of the one borne by tho
church of which I happen to bo pastor. Totho
older members of tho society it Is known
as tho 'Itopowalk,' In tho early days. I
am told. It was universally called by that
namo. When the church was organized
sovonty years ago Its trustees had very modest
Ideas as to the sire of an auditorium needed
for a growing congregation. As It was to bo
located In what was then the suburbs ot tho
town, thoy naturally concluded thatancdlflco
ot small dimensions would answer every pur
pose, so a lot 20x100 feet was purchased, where
tho first building of tho society was erected.
"Much to the surprlso of tho trustees. In about
flvo years they found their quarters altogether
too narrow. In tho moantlmo tho lots on each
sldo of tho church had been sold. This mode It
tmposslblo to broadon tlio building, so It was
oxtondoc1 o the full length of tho lot 100 feet
" Imnglno an auditorium. If you can. 100 foot
long and only 20 feet wldo, with ono narrow
nlslo running through tho centre. In entering
and leav ing tho church Indian file had to bo ob
sorvod, Ono day n wag who stood at tho roar
of tho church watching tho peoplo thread thoir
way down tho long, narrow alslo to thoir soats
remarked 'those peoplo look juBt as though
thoy were walking a rope.' That Is the origin
of tho namo,
"Tho congregation soon outgrow Its long
quarters nnd sought n largor placo to spread
Itself. So a roomy site in Sixteenth street was
solected. Tho slxteonth Baptist church orocted
in the city, organized by sixteen members. Is
in Sixteenth strcot. In tho Sixteenth ward.
"Woll, work was soon begun on tho founda
tion for tho now church. Instead of striking
solid rock, ns was expected, a flno bed of sand
was opened up At ilrst tills wns looked upon
ns n misfortune, but n commercially minded
brother demonstrated tho contrary by llndlng
a ready market for Its salo. whoroby the build
ing fund was considerably Increased.
This tlmo tho trustees builded moro wisely,
and n very largo church for that early day was
erected. It had a seating capacity of 1,500. and
stands to-day. with but slight alterations, as tt
was built over sixty yearsngo. Oursocletyis
tho only one of tho Baptist denomination In tho
city now worshipping In Its orlginnl edlllco.
' When the structure was completed tho trus
tees discovered that they had a big cavoundor
nenth the church. Ab only a small part of It
could possibly bo utilized for church purposes,
thoy induced an loo dealer to leaso It as n store
house for his noxt winter's crop of ice. Al
though tho old ropewnlk church had boon de
serted, yet tho namo followed tho society toSix
tcenth street Added to this unique charac
teristic, tho society wns now tho only ono In the
city worshipping over nn leo bed. It did not np-
far to congeal their religious fervor and en
huslnsm.foronoof tho largest revivals In its
history occurred In this glacial period.
"Unfortunately for tho dealer, his crop of ico
melted nnd ho failed In business. Tho trustees
not only lost a tenant and tho rent but were put
to considerable expense clearing away tho dd
brls left behind by tho Ico dealor.
"Tho trustees bolloved thoroughly In tho
motto. "If at first you don't succeed, try. try
again, so they persisted in their efforts to se
cure n tenant until successful. Tho now ono
happened to bo n brewer. Ho desired to use It
ns a storehouse for his goods. Thoy saw no
flood re.ison w hy tho church should not profit
n this indirect way from tlio sale of spirituous
liquors, bomo ono else would get his money It
they did not, nnd it might better go Into tho
treasury of a good causa than u bad one, they
reasoned, and so tho leaso was given to tho
brewer. Their consciences troubled them somo
whtit but not enough to cnuo u loss of sleep.
Tho collar was soon stored to the brim with
beer, nlo and liquors. Tho ulfnlrs of the church
continued to run smoothl) and large accessions
of converts were mado that ear. Whether this
spiritual prosperity was augmented hy tlio
spirits stored below I do not know, but sure It
Is that the critical spirits of the town soon bc
gnn to make matters warm for the trustees of
the church, while the temperance people were
hornlled nt the inconsistency, liegnrdloss of
this criticism, tho trusteos thought thoy knew
n good thing when they saw It and so kept
their tenant tho moral sldo to this question
was too insignificant to justify serious con
sideration. Anathemas against tlio liquor
trnfllc were occasionally hurled from tho pul
pit, and tho great sin of Intemperance was laid
bare before the complacent nudlonco that
piously hat over thousands of gallons of beer.
Pictured so vividl) as the arch enemy destroy
ing their homes Hut there did not appear to
benuv power In these scares to arouse them.
"However, tho cruol and wicked world out
Bldo of tho pulo of tho church, who wore
supposed to bo utterly devoid of spiritual dis
cernment, b) neeident discovered tho Incon
sistency of such n course. Undor tho direction
of n local lcidor u joke wns planned and
perpetrated ono Saturday night which was
moro fruitful of results than tho originators
dreamed it would be Tho noxt morning tho
members of tho parish were scandalizod by
reading tho following over the door:
" Thcre'H a spirit above and a spirit below,
A f pirlt of love and n spirit of woo.
The ppirlt aliove Is tlie spirit divine,
lint tlio rpirit bclovr is the spirit of wins.
"This vviis too much for the peoplo to endure,
nnd forthwith they forced tho trustees to can
cel tho leaso of tho brewer und rid tho church
of Its unholy alliance.
"Again tho trustees were embarrassed by tho
samo old question. 'How shall wo utilize this
space V Several meetings were held to discuss
tho all-important question, hut without result
At tho fourth meeting one of them said in a de
spairing tone:
" ' W ell. this Is a grave subject Quick as a
flash another jumped tohlsfeetnnd oxclulmcd:
"'Iliaveit. Let's nartlt lor tho snnco off into
vaults and bury our dead hero at $'J.r per head.'
"The suggestion soon worked Its wny to a
tangible plan which was Immediately executed
and Insldoof Blx months tho vnults wcro ready
to receive tlio dead. For)onmtho trustoesdld
a gravoynnl business nt 300 per cont. nrollt,
aud over 300 bodies are now In tho collar."
WOMAS ASIt TATTOOINO.
Feminine Interest In a Gruesome Maori
Collection on Exhibition In London.
An exhibition of tattooing on view at the
Guildhall Free Museum in London Is attract
ing much attention. Btrango to say. women are
moro Interested in It than men. Tho collection
consists of examples of anclont Maori tattooing,
lent by Major-Gen. II. G. Ilobloy. Porhaps their
Interest Is duo to tho fact that tattooing Is a fad
among European women at present; or It may
bo woman's Instinctive lovo of tho gruesome
that attracts her to such exhibits An English
pnper. In stieaklng of the collection, b.ds tills:
Mako, as it was called by tho Maoris, was
an nrt practiced bj this race from the earliest
ages. Its records being preserved In the em
balmed heads of chieftains, departed relatives,
or prisoners taken In war. which it was the cus
tom to bund down as heirlooms from one gen
eration to another. Tho first embalmed head
obtnined by Europeans was procured by Bunks
In 1770 Gen Ilobloy. who Is thu author of a
work on Mnko, or Maori Tattooing,' Is tlio pos
sessore)! uu almost unparalleled collection of
theso strange rtllcs, including heads of war
riors, ladles. and even infants, many of them
in perfect condition, though upward of 100
years old Tho form of thu features
Is retained, and tho mnrvellously In
tricate duslgns of tho tattooing uro In
perfect preservation. Tho practice of tho artof
mnko was a rocogni7ud piofesslon among tlio
Mnoris. und w us curi led out according to given
rules, i neli series of lines having n distinctive
niinio. Sometimes the process was iierfnnncd
b) means of Indentations in thu skin, almost
resembling carving, at others It was more
eoarselv executed. Ono of tho houds In Gen.
Itoblo) s colleitlon Iwurs distinct ovldonco of
the touch ot two dlffoient bunds Ono cannot
but rolh et admiringly on the fortitude of thosa
who voliinturll) underwent the torture thut
must hnvo been Inflicted. Tho collection
further Includes hketches of various fashions in
tattooing, and cuilous specimens of ancient
Maori charms, implements, and ofOgles carved
with mako designs."
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NEW UAMPflUlltK MIUTAUY ACADEMY, Weat
Lebanon, H. It Jnpares for all college and
bualaeas. Major B, V. liYATT, A. M., l?ruiclpal.
For Girls St Young Women City Si Country.
St. Mnvthn's Industrial School,
BltONXVU.I.K, N. Y.
Under the chance of the 8ISTKHS OF ST. JOSEPII OF
HAZAHETII (Knlatopall. Industrial training for Kirls
ofgood character to mako thctn good houaokeepers.
Terms, BlfiO n yenr. Wo mentions.
Business Colleges.
SUR.KVJERSESS.OtM.
of tho WAI.WOIITII BUBINEflt AND BTENO
ORAVJIIO INsmUTE. 108-110 Kaat 120th St., Is
now open Student can begin on any day. Special
low rate of tuition. Individual Inttructlnu, Separate
ladlca' department. School founded 1871. Call or
write for Illustrated prospectus.
EWETR'OPOLDTAfti
HllOUTHA.Nl) SCHOOL.
Delightfully cool rooms, open all summer; removed
to elesant quarters In Holimer building, 170 Fifth av.,
cor. 33d st. Enter now for fall positions; all gradu
ates placed! Individual instruction by experts) book
lieeplng; elevators.
GniXlO'8 81I0RTIIAXD the future atenographyi
actual business: bookkeeping, llutherford's
School. St, James UullJIng. Uroadway and 2th.
Dluslcal.
OPEN DAILY AM. BtrMMKn THE ONTtY
NEW YORK CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC,
lia UAHT 18TII ST..
BETWEEN 4T1I AV. AND 1UVINO FaVACB.
rtAbllshedlBl3 Chartered 1B65.
FIIIST OllOANIZLD IN AMKUICA
thk l'AMora mcbio Bcnoor.
FonnnoiNNFfts-ron advancjcd pupils.
lHMISgUAL,I.U ADVANTAGES IN ALL,
IlKANOHKS
of Yocsl and Instrumental Music. Harmony, 81gbt
Heading, Fdocutlnn and Modern Languages.
LERSONHDvVANDKVKNI.no. Foryearson lUhsL
No llrnnrli. Only nt 1111 Knl 18tli St.
RUMMFK TF.HM& IN ALL 1I11ANCHK8
GnADUATKhVKOVIJJLD WITH POSITIONS
ALltnitTO LAUKKXCK, lfis Knst lBtb St.
The voice formed and developed; tho art of singing
taught: method after the purest Italian schools; a
bad voice mado good, true, and beautiful.
Schools for Languages.
CARBO'B ACADEMY Free Cuba means necessity of
learning Spanish quickly. No advance payment.
109 Weat wath.
Dnnclng Academies.
PROF.COBB'S
B87 Hudson st , near W. Iltlist. Waltz and two-stop
guaranteed In 10 prlvato lessons; 15; circular.
Schools of Elocution nnd Drnmntlo Arts.
IJLOCTJTIONAnV Instruction In all branches for
J minister, lawv er, actor, oratory, and pubUo
speaklntt ponerailv, oracticftllr taiiRht; circulars,
EDWINQOUDON LAWKEMiB. lot) VV est 42d st,
THE ANDFOmHF.CUP.EOF
SSSa STAMMERING.
Pit ATOBY j 14 j p'way. OLO It. l'lilLLlTS. Frln.
'IMIE National Dramatic Conaervatorr, F. F. Mackay
A aud Lleanor Oeorcen, directors. Instruction In
cludea all branches ot the Dramatic ArU and Flocu
tlon. Summer rlaases, private lessons. Tho Berke
ley Lyceum, 23 VV est 44th st.
(BxcurfJiottg.
M AMERICA'S PLEASURE GROUNDS."
Mw4iSlSES&'2JSle'D?utf.chlan','
.;'Jheba?htT" fl..iu
qgQgP' bowling and billiards.
TTKt TJ11LE Subj.cttoCUnti) STKallEBS U1TI
Onrtt.BitlSt pUrS.4S,IS0, 11.00 A.M.. II tOM., t.S , ail, S SS,
r. M. So Mft , Brooklyn 1 95,10 10, II. IS A. 11 . II t 1 M,
., ll, r H. F..1 III SI.SII.IOIMl 41 A 11 ,11 11,1 II,
.H,.lr 11 I.SVEOLf.KII.AVDn COA.U.tortMSU.nJ
OnrtlondlSt .llviU 1 mr.U.torC.rtUndlflt ODlr. S. I. S. T.
T. It. lorlll."rtlnr. KXTRV BOATS PUKDlY.
KXCnilSION 40 CENTS.
Includlnc Admission to ull Attraction.
Brooklyn Elevated R. H. Co.
Shortest and Quickest Route
TO
CONEY ISLAND
FARE. 10 CENTS.
TltAINS WILL LEAVE THE
New York End of the Brooklyn Bridge
every ten minutes from n 10 A. M. until 1 P. M.. and
every ait minutes thcrmf ter until midnight, on Sun
davs. On week dav a trains will have the Brooklyn
end of the DridiEu from JO A. M. uuUl 11 1'. M. every
15 minutes.
Ticket purchased at NEW YORK END OF
RHlIM.h will take pafmeniccrs across Bndgo with
out additional fare and to all points on this system.
SUMMER TOURS.
l'MIASAKT VACATION KCl'KSIOS un
der I'irHonal Kurort, occupvincfroni ONK to TIIP.KE
VVKlhH leave at frequent intervals during the sea
son for the I'llINCII'AL hl'MMKR RKSORTrJ,
IncludltiBLakisclemvnaiidChamplidn.the St Law
rence, Nova Hcotia, White Mountains, tho Great
Lakes, tho Ilncklee, Ac Hpeclal tour to the
lLLUinWlMJ PARK,
July 10. via thu bltKAT LAKHS, lnclndlnu
OMAHA llVFOSITION and t'HM'Ano.orcti.
Iiylnii THIll K VVFKKH ALL TRAVELLING
kxi'i:nsi:s imli'dkii.
Also TRAVEL TICKETS ONLY to all points
by all lioutce. lrocrammes, Entliuates aud Circulars
free from
THOS COOK k BON. 201 and 1225 D'way, N. Y.
PATTERI UUE
ami
STEAMER LITTLE 8ILVER
l-ONC. 1IRAN1II AMI HACK, rxlr.
ASUURY l'AKK AN1 HACK, BOo.
Bteniuer "MARY 1'ATThN," ' ELBE
RON." and "PLEASURE HAY," for Lena
Branch, Beabrieht, Pleasure Bay, and Asbury Park,
leave
Dally ft. W. mthat ,8 20. fl 00 A.M. 12 51,2 40 P.M.
" Batten, H 50, II 30 A. M . 12.80. 8 Ofi P. M.
Sunday, V. 13th st , 8 20, B 40, n 00, tt 20 A. U.
" Battery, B 50, 0 10, V .15, 50 A. M.
No bacsaiio or freight received at Battery.
GRAND EXCURSION.
Tlie Whole of Long Island Sound b, Daylight
THE ELEGANT NF.W BIDE-VVHF.EL STEAMER
"SIIINNECOCK"
Will leave Fler 40, E P.. (foot like street), New York,
every Monday monilnii at M o'clock for Bag Harbor,
touchini! at Greenport, clvlne pameii iters three hours
to vlilt beautiful bhclter Island aud a.lJoinlnir places.
llctunilnR will lcaveSac Harborst r P. M . Greenport
atU.-'OI', M, arrlvina In Nw York early Tuesday
morulnir. laru for round trip. 1 00. Meals served
on board, refreshments, Ac. btaterooms at regular
prices
Around Staten island
l-VKIrt hl'NDVY.
Mnfitattntctlvocxcundniinutnf Nov York Orand
panoramic view of Now lork llarlmr. the beautiful
diures of State n Inland, pasulnir throuxh Kill von
Hull, lTinco's Baj aud the Narrows, ami In full view
nr Hirt liamillun, 1'orU runipUua and VVadsworth,
lMiiliiurat hcyjiort hteamir MAOLMA havcaiiier
U.N It, Nenr Un tor at., II no A M , for Keyport
direct, 2 P. M , Jiound Staten Inland
Lriivc Keyptirt, 11 3UA M 4 DO 1', M for Now
York direct Excursion fiOc. Re Irrsliiiiciits.
AN OCKAN TKIl KOIt .0c
ROCKAWAY BEACH.
BTEAMl Its (ir-S-L BI.OCl'M A QHAND ItFI'I'DLIO.
West JOtb st, B 40 A. M , 10 00 A. M.,i IS Mi
1:35 1'. M , West 10th St. 8 50 A. M..L 1AS,
10.15 A. M , 1145 r. M , Battery I-nd-,Ro,j,r,l,'Tr'P
Ina 15 A, M., 10 40 A M.. a 05 1'. If., I "UC.
Brldiie Dock, llrookljn, u .10 A. II., Suii.&lloU-
oa4 VZJhhF1 .iVsfTi
STEAMER IDLEWILD.
Daily from Pick Blip. 4 1' M ,ljst 21t.tst4 15. for
OnatNcck, Binds Point, Sea Cllir. Olon Cove. Olen
wood and ltoklyn. .SATl'RllAih-IVcl. blip, 1 to
.' i.lMk ?!' "'.c ' s Hetnnilnir, arrive New
York, B .10 P M srNII.WS-I'ick Blln. i :10A. M :
M. JiVrillE HXCLIfslOlV, Ot) C'EN f .
FLOATING ROOF GARDEN.
BTKAMI'lt riltAND nFPriH.Ii' FABF r,Oo.
DhLIUIHFc'L BAIL EVKItY F. I'.NJNO.
To nluht SPt-CIVL l'ltOOlUMMl" lo-Nlgbt.
blaf. r's IlltOOKLYN JlMtl.Nr. llvND cf no
Al. VVIlwin, Omi . Day, Cbas Duncan. Others.
Leaves West 20th st , 8, Halt, ry Ijindiiiit. H 20;
BridicelMik, llnmkljn.H in Ilitiirnliu 11 15.
lrida) Mjchta Foot West SOthst oul)-.
TO CHARTER.
FJeBant, faat, llehi-drauuht sldewhei 1 steamboat
with enlso certificate, fully piiulppul Willi crew
and chairs, Ae . arrjiu rapvcU), LooupjMeni'cr
Apply tn LOUPJ V OjuritNl'l If. 1 11 E 14th"t,N Y.
IVFvfl'OINT, NEUlll Itlill, aud l'tiUiTlT.
KE1 1-SlE dallEM-IiRslON (.t Sundays)
by liilaia Iron Day Lino Btcaniom Niw ork and
WestTsd "sVat UA M."" " pUt ' " 40AMU"
DFFP HFAFWIIINO Dally -AL FOSTI'n, safe IrSn
steamer AMII.l It. faro fioe i 2st st . I. It,. 7 25;
Battery, B 05, no cunntttlun with anj other Iwat.
CJOOD BEv IHSBFIHIIINO-BteainerFOSTF.lt In
.r.in!"i,B "I'tJ't sined. and comfort, dalh from Kaat
23d st, 7 45, Battery U J5 Fare 7.e., with bull
fjno. lIBIf -8TEAMElt ANOLEH runs winterTnd
aiiinim.1-. Friday nihtni: repeated Saturday:
baaketfula and strinits besides, seaportfee. si a bass
lilackaih and flukesj bin buuehea ulven away at the
Battery wUrf last evenlnc old. rellablo Pilot Al.
Foster on board of this boatand no other. """
,1, ..,., ' '
excursions. mm
Coney Island i -
CULVER ROUTE. ft '
BRIGHTON BEACH RACES. I t"
From 39th St. (drooklyn) Forrv. 1 ,
Ft. Whitehall St.(Battory), N.V. I
"? EAVT?m uS w4lJi,K?rnE8.s jnnft. No stop.. I r
LF.AVE DAILk 7 00 (except Sunday). B oo o tZ m "
tl2'30 Sundays only). 12:40 teioept Bundars) lSS? 1
and every 20 minutes thereafter until 10 40 r tt.' 1
FARE 10 CENTS. 1
MeeiBiaffan BeaoSi I
LFATO NEW YOIIK. FOOT OF 84T1I ST . E. tt.1 I
SundayaO 60. 8 40, 10:10, lino A.M. laioi.in! M
1 40. 2.10, 2.40, BIO. 8 40, 4:10. 6.10," Jo'J l8 9
B40, 7:10, 7:40. R 40, 11:10. 40. 10 10 piiyJ,1 H i
Now York.' foot Whitehall St., via" 3th at , BrooHyli' I t
Ferry, Sundays v 00, li.oo. io 00, 11 00 A. M li, Si H
noon, 1-00, 1'40. 2:20. (1 00, 3 40. 4 20 B 00 K.e? J
0.20, 7 00, 7'40. H 20. 11 00 and II 41 1. M ' I
KX6l)RSl()N'TICliETS -10 CENTS. H C
Riokaway f8aoh 1 -
TRAINS LEAVE FOOT 84TII BT.. E. U.t Bunda I i
7 OO. 8 SO, I) 20, 10 00, 10 30, 11 OO? llUo A. JF I
12:10, 12 50, 1 10, 1-402 0O,2'20. 2 40, " 10. 8 afc 1 ,
4110, 4 3D, 6 00, 5 50. tl 20 0 b6, 7:lb. 7 40 B-10 H 1
mt,nute8.riSler0:20' 10 2 R M" " ' A 1
EXCURSION TICKETS 40 CENTS. 1
IRON STEAMBOAT OO. I J
THE (INLY ALL-WATER ROUTE TO I
CONEY ISLAND. I
LandlnKaltheNewIronllsr. R .
TIME TABLE t8UBJECT TO CnANOE). M f
Pier 10, East River, I .,, . . -. . n
adJolnlncIIanoTerBqua,,,1'fa"n1J1J;v'80iLU' B '.
BtaUonFJevatedIt.lt. lunula aoP.H. I
From Coney Island half hourly, 10:40 A. M. until 1
8 401. M. .uu. m
.JnSiet''a ', t all downtown track stations of H
the Elevated Railroads. West side passenger trans- 1 r
ferred free to Hanover Square. Relurntns west aid. M 1
passenBen i deposit tickets at Hanover Sauara and ar H 1
transferred free to the west sldo. "u n i
Excursion Ticket SB Cents. ffl
Long Branch and Asbury Park I i
ThmuEh tlcketa to AsburyTarky via Atlantlo Ooart H
Electric Railroad, Kood durine Etcnralon Season i
1H8. For sale at Tiekot OfflceT "'"" "
Iave foot . est 22d at.. N. R , 8 80 A. M..S-80P.U. H '
Leave Her 10 East River l) 00 A. M 8 00 F. M. H
Leave Iron Her Lomr Branch 11:10 A.M. 5:16 P.M.
Eicnrslon Tlcketa to LOns Branch BOo . Week day. H i
Kicurslon Tlcketa to Lone Branch 75o , Sunday. M
Eicurelon Tlcketa to Asbury Park 80o., VVeek day. H
Excursion Tickets to Asbury Park 11.00, Sunday. H
Grand moonlight Exoursion 1
QJIP TSfllE nDuJUSiJlv, '
EVERY EVENTNO. H
Three Hour Sail. H i
Leave 22d at , North River. 8 00 P. U. H
Fare for Round Trip 25 Cent. IH
Muslo and Refroahmenta on board. H
50c- "". 50- I :
UP THE HUDSON I
by the Sound Steamer 9
"CITY OF LOWELL," 1
SUNDAY, JULY 10. 1
FROM NEW PIER 30, N. B. i
Foot Spring St. at 10 A. M. Music, Refreshment. A
io.ic. Tickets, staterooms, and full Information S '1
advance at New Her 3D. U
Sugfotgn Chanctg.
nva'DONALD&wieeiNs9 i
The Old Reliable llusinet Kaehanffe, 140
Nassau St.
IF YOU HAVE a store or business of ny ktaa yon
wish sold quickly, without publicity, or want a part
nejvor capital for any lc ultimate enterprise, call on us.
A HOTEL, nicely equipped, old eeUbUshed. In- 1
clndtnic2l rooms furnished nicely; price only H
12,ooo, freu and clear, now dolus irood business; H
no opposition; only hotel on 4 corners: reason of
selling, death of proprietor, investigate thia elegant
opportunity. For full particular)! apply personally.
McDONALD A VVIUOINS. 140 Nassau.
AnoTKL. 28 rooms, located nn 8d av,; prioe
$.000, long lease; low rent; old establishea, ao
Ing splendid tiuslness
McDONALD k WIGGINS, ko Nassau.
A PARTNER wanted with $B0.000; half Interest In
established brewer' located close to New YorH
city, strictest investigation allowed
McDONALD A VVIOOINS, 140 Nassau.
A LOAN wanted of Sl.noo only: money amply se
cured by silk manufacturing plant located up
town, now in operation. Apply
McDONALD k iviOOrNB, 140 Nassau.
A 40 ROOM HOTEL located prominent town In
Connecticut, old established, price only $8,000;
free and clear; reason ot selling, death of owner!
house full year round.
Me DONALD k WIOOIN8. 140 Nassau.
ADRUO STORE, located prominent city In the
State of Mafttat husetta. price $10,000; receipt
t0 dally: old eatabUahed, long Ieaae; low rent; re
on selling, retiring from business
McDONALD A VV10O1N8, I40 Nassau. 1
AN UNDFRTAKINO AND FURNITURE BU8I- U
. NESS, old estabtishod, located prominent town
New xork State, price moderate Full partloular
apply McDONALD k VVIOOINS. 140 Niaaau.
AIIOTEL, located uptown, Broadway, cloaa to
H4th st.; 28 rooms, nicely furnished, and old es
tablished, prlro only $1,B00, Including lcaae; houta
full tho j car round ; reason for selling 111 health
of owner. For full tiarticulars apply to
McDONALD & WIUCII.NB. 140 Nassau. i
A MANUFACTURER of mineral beverages, aelt
, r, vlcby, viui gar. Ac; located In Orange, N. J.
old established ; horse, wagons, and all appliance
that are necessary for tho buslnessl; price only
8,000 ; receipts $20,000 yearly : plant valued at
$12,000; etrktigtlnvostlgalionallnwed. Apply
McDONALD k VVIOOINS. 140Naasan,
A BICYCLE AND REPAIR BUSINESS, located on
8th av.; established two j ears; price only $I,BOO
well stocked, reason of selling, going In other Dual H
ness; now doing good husiueits ffl
McDONALD At VYIOOINB. 140 Naaaan. B
DRY AND FANCY OOOD3 STORE, busy strut In I
Brooklyn; $5,000. sell on easy terms; cause of I
selling, retiring from business; this la a fine ooportu- I
nlty for somo one.
McDONALD k WIOOINB. 140 Naaaan. I
CWNFEOTIONEItY, ICE CREAM. AND BAEERyT ffl
' located In tba Oranges; price $2,S0o; estabUahed
number of years b) present owner, who.wlahe to re- H
tire on account of old age. ffl
McDONALDi WIOOINB, 140 Naaaan.
SALOON, few doors off Broadway, vicinity of 28d IH
st, doing business ot over $100 dally; prloo 1
$8,000, free and clear I
McDONALD & WIGOINB, 140 Naaaan.
Ql Onn LOAN wanted liy manufacturing oon
tp)JJJ eern, vatuonf plant $8,000, liberal In
terest allowed, money absolutely protected: investi
gate thls McDONALDjt VVIOOINS, 140 Nassau.
OLDESTABI ISIIED HAItMSS BFBINE3S, located
un main thoroughfare In lliooklyn, price only
$800, causu of uelling, death of owner.
McDONALD k WIOOINB, 140 Naaaan.
P110SPER0U8 MANUFACTCIIINO BUSINESS. Je? I
sey city, desires jurtner with $T000, oinccpoel- 1
tlon furulsht d In rmnpi tent jiartj ; liberal salari and ,.
Interest. Mi DONALD A VV IOOIN8. 140 Naaaan. T
"IESTAIIHANT mrim'sy thoroughfare. Yonkcrs. no H
J-Vojiposition, $1100 rejuired. H
McDONALD A WIOOINB. 140 Nassau. 1
LlOIir MANUFV0TURI.no BUSINESS, price $11001 I
$r,00woilh.f stuck uii haml ,v'-oovi n
lb DONALD A- WIOOINB. 140 Nassau. J
GROCERY, $1,2(10, profltanet over $l,B00yearlyi I
thia will bejiroven; nne rhan stock: 111 health 1
couiptUuvviiir top ive this i itv. this Is Juntas rep- H
reseiib d McDONALD A VVR.01NS.14O Nassau.
AN l7xi'JIIH BUHINKSS establUhcd 20 years;
prKetl.JcH), rasy terms, 8 horses and wagons!
everything In good order.
McDONALD k WIOOINB. UONaaaau.
SALOON, located on upper Fifth av , price only
$l.'.iiO cash, this is a gn at burgstn, receiiita about
$.1(1 dull). Mi DONALD A VVIOOINS, ltolvaasau.
AN OLD ESTABLISH'!) WFFKLY PAPER, prio
a-onlj $2,Bisi, worth $Ki,0(M) Aiudy
MiDONAI.D A VW(I0INB140 Nassau.
A PATENTED" ARTICLE, ihlldnn enUrtalnedt
ver praetlial, lustructlvi, as will asagame, can
bo soil in every house, and all huding house
throughout the countrj , thtro Is a fortune lu this;
Prico tl,5i).
, McDONALD k WIOOINB, 140 Naaaau st
AasiONEK'S SAI.K.-AsUt!oniry businessTll East
42d st , stoik, nitons, base, good will; estab
lished 11) i am, nun i ham u for right man. Addres
"AM Jh;WAULAM), algnei, 12 Ijut 4.'d st , N, Y.
IORSALLOIt HINT-Oweii Paper Company's pro?
irt). Iloiisutoulc, Mass Apply DR OIDDINOB,
ou prcuiisi a
1KINTIMrafu fi w boiirs' notke, lo.ooo circulars,
tl anl ami blllhiada, 4i iier I.ish) LDOAR
PRI.NTIMI A STATION Mil ( O , fill West JBth sb
TANT1D A rst-ilas pniuntcr to capitalize a
" good mnnufaetiirliig liuHium, good reference
given and reqiili id Addnss VV . Imji 7, lujl.'ldav.
007KIU'YS VVLIU1LE AND lMIACTICABLE
O" O I'.Vf J- N' r
F Rl- IRSMANN, WEST TOINT, N. Y,
Vnntctl to gurrlinse.
7ANTEI-Hainidroriinok,nirlodlralaaiidnw-"
papirs. Addn ss AMlUilCAN NEViBDEl'OT. 10
Albert at , Aui kUnd, New Zealand
Soo gntt for (SlnujJlfiration.
lfANTEI-MaehlnlstnexpeTcd In MWlnglB
T chines. 2oaUroomott.

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