BIRD TilAT PLUMES ITSELF
f -
Bnt Involuntarily Yiolda tbo Plnmo to the
Fuir Sox.
OSTRICHES AND THEIR VALUABLE FEATHERS
Tlir Dnlntlrn Tlu-j'TlirU-p on ntnl HIMV
Tln-j- Are I'lurki'il Curloim Kudu
CoiiooniliiKJ Iliu
; . Illril on KM r tli.
PASADB&A , Cal. , Nov. 13. They wore
kubjcctlng the head ostrich to a great In
dignity , Pour men had grabbed him by tlio
neck , pulled a sack over his head , and
'rushed him Into the peaked end of a wedge *
ftbapcd corral , where they were stripping him
of tils plumage.
It happened to bo plucking day ontho
Boiith Pasadena ostrich farm , and onu of
the largest and moat valuable of the birds
WIB "In the hands of tils friends. " You
need not waste pity on the plucked ostrich.
Ho was made to bo plucked , as the * sheep
was made to bo thorn. The only painful
thing aboub it 'l the keen sense of humilia
tion ho seems "to experience during the
process ; but he Is cooler and more comfort
able when It la done , and after h.6 has gone
through It s-avcral times' ho makes no more
objection to being plucked than' a cow docs'
to bring milked.
"At first , though , we have a struggle with
dose for an ostrich 18 twice ai largo as for u
horce. .
The ostrich' Has/'manjr amiable qualities
and considerable humatl nature. It Is no
moro than his'due to toy that ho Is a model
hueband. Ho may have his little Imperfec
tions and Idiosyncrasies as a husband
ho Is above reprbafh. NO bird pays so many
poll to attention's to' his mate. Ilcsldrs
scratching out tha hole In the ground which
serves for hemcst and assisting In the ar
rangement of the eggs , ho takes turns with
her In sitting on ( ha. eggs till they hatch ,
and thu longer turns , at that.
A MOD'tSLilllftllAND.
The female , whcp she starts In , lays an egg
every other day ilntll she has produced a
dozen or fifteen , th.cn stops and sits on them
for forty-two daR/And flights , with her hus
band's help. It wduliLbo a pretty long siege
without his aid. He sits from 5 p. m. till 8
a. m. on schedule time , and without fall
"and ho spells Ijgjjftomo during the day , too , "
says the manager. Ono appreciates this
model husband * tha moro upon f > eolng how
tenderly ho lowers his great body , weighing
2fiO pounds on the nest of eggs. Hut the
manager remarks that appearances are ever
deceitful , and tha model husband Is not so
utterly unselfish'la's ho would seem. He
chooses to do his sitting In the night , when
ho would bo sitting on sand If not on eggs.
The marriage customs of the ostrich farm
are similar to ttioo of some foreign lands ,
but un'lke those 6f the American people. A
husband Is selected for the female ostrich
without consulting- cither of the parties , and
without any rtdo. . .they . straightway learn to
love each other , qml llvu happily ever after ,
Divorce Is unknown here , and estrangements
are unheard of. "Tho husbands arc just
jealous enough , " the manager declares. A
visitor no'.lcca that there Is a double line of
fence and an alley six feet wide bctweeh the
breeding pairs.
Ono ostrich egg would make a good meat
bolter in Pnsadcna than afiy'whord" else. The
feather Industry is fairly on Its feet hero
and will be profitable. Ono can buy an
ordinary full-grown ostrich suitable for
clrcue purposes for1 UOO , but ( n goxxl pair of1
breeders Is worth J500. The male Is tbo
moro valuable , for lie wears the better
clothes. An attempt to train ostriches to trot
In harness wan ( made a short time ego , but
met with Indifferent success. The bird does
not t'iko kindly tn training of any sort. He
seems to have only one aim in life , and
that Is to grow feathers with which other
bipeds may adorn themselves.
A FAMOUS WAIl IIOItSK.
I.oil ( he "Clini-Kt * of the Unlit
unit I ) I I'll In Uhlo.
The noted white Arabian steed ridden by
Captain Nolan In the charge of the Light
brigade at the memorable battle of Bala-
klava , of the Crimea , wus quartered for
several years In the Immediate vicinity of
Cincinnati , and died a natural death at a
rlpo old age In the neighborhood of Mor
row 0.
When the blundering order for the charge
of the Light brigade was given , relates the
Cincinnati Commercial , Captain .Nolan was
In command. As the men charged Into , the
"valley of death" Nolan , on hs ! conspicuous
whlto Arab , spurred far In advance of all
a line mark for a Iluaslan rllleman. With
his sword high uplifted and a chcor on his
lips he was struck In { he brcnst'by ' a frag-
hiont of shell thrown In the Hussions' first
discharge , and Ins.ahUy. , killed. Ha ! sword
dropped from his hand , but the arm retained
its upright position end Wa ! ott , hand the
bridle rein , as the hcrsU 'Instinctively turned
back and galloped tbward tho. brigade. As
Iho ( lira opened to.Je't'hlm pass ah unearthly
shriek rent the nlr.ealil by some to have
uen the last agonizing cry-of Nolan , In a
vain effort to turn the brigade from I's Im
pending doom , but thought" by others to bo
. s rr
tHr vK&s
PLUCKING AH OSTPiCH
f - . A TROOP OP
SCENES ON A C'ALIKOKNIA OSTRICH PAUM
thehi , " says the ostrich farmer. "The ostrich
never wholly loses his wild nature , and WL
have chased a bird all day without getting
him Into the corral. No man can stand ir
atd fight an osrlch : face to face. You must
get. behind him and throw bomcthing over
Ills face * before you can hold him , which
you say , . If you have ever Been an- ostrich
'put on full speed. Is mors easily , said than
dene. To 'run like a deer , ' is supposed lo
bo the superlative of celerity , but a deer
Is not in the race with thcso scrawny , scab
iogB , nor are the horns of an angry buck
so dangerous as the toenails of ail excited
ostrich. "
NOT AFRAID OF A MAN.
Perhaps you have teen a rooster fight
An ostrich goes at it In much the same
way , but his dynamo has the capiclty of
1,000 , rooster-power. Ilia blow Is a sort of
combination of a Fltzelmmons' hook and a
mile's kick. HP thrusts out his leg with a
velocity ( hat ccio can't dodge , and with .1
force that breaks a man's ribs w.thout half
trying , but ho .always . thrusts it to the front ;
behind him you are bate , for his kick is not
reversible.
And he Is nothing If not a high kicker.
Ills bldw lands three or four feet from the
ground , and ho can t hit under that. The
African ostrich hunters , whea pursued by a
maddened bird , simply He dowo and let him
rcllect on the Impotence of animal nature
compared with the ingenuity of man. Cali
fornia breeders drive and discipline tlu > lr
stock with the aid of small dags. An ostrich
will walk up to a man or an elephant or a
street srtnker : and show fight , but he runs
from a little dog. H.s bark may bo up 'm '
high C , but the ostrich , can't hit that. It Is
amusing to see a giant bird , nine feet high ,
fleeing In fright from a'bit of rat terrier.
Thcro aic many | .atchis on the fences
around the ostrich corrals , and when one ol
the great blrda feels kinky and has nothing
butter to do , he k'ts go at the fence and
one blow siiipa a Blx-lnch Vail as If Ituro a
lath. A man who was whitewashing the
( dices last week took certain liberties wlih
an ostrich named "Corbett , " and ho Ib now
wirfclng linen broken rllm. The inalu blnU
frequently quarrel , DC-mutinies fatally , an.l
whim one hits another It sounds like a whack
on a base drum. If thu light Is discovered
In time the dogs ( are tent In to separate
the combatants.
HO\V AN OSTRICH IS 1'bUCKEI ) .
Hut let us see what the pluckera arc doIng -
Ing to our Interesting friend of magnificent
plumes , Wedped Into that narrow cage , ho
can't hurt us if ho Is disposed to , but llko
the operators , we lake polns to stand behind
him. A jnan with a short , heavy pair of
shears Is cutting the long , black and while
feathers from the bird's wings. The quills
cut crisply. "They are rlpo and there 1 ml
a bit of 1)1 coil or honslttvcnuEs In them , "
ua > s the manager. "If we did not wait until
they wvro ripe before clipping them , the
feathers would not grow again mid the bird
would bo worthless , " A stump four Inches
long la left by the shears. Two months later
this will bo pulled nut to maku room for the
now feather , which will bo rlpo for tbo
( harvester In about nine months. The breed-
eiK gft two crops lu a yrar and a half.
.After thu shears have done their work the
tall foaiUers arc pullt'd and Iho smaller
feather * ere plucked from the outside of the
ixvliiK" . Thtt body feathers are never taken
contrary to the popular conception , which as-
tunica that 'tbo ' poor bird Is left stark.
"When do you kill your ostriches ? " U a
query often heard at the farm. Ily this time
the sack has been removed from the neck
ol thu bird , the goto at thu apex of his corral
tui been opened and away ho scoots , gab-
tl I n K and flapping Ills wings.
Quo clipping from A good lusty ostrich like
< ) il Ji worth (30 , and every feather has a
commercial value. There npver yet has
teen an overproduction of ostrich tips and
they ro In greater demand today by f.aehlon
than over. Hence Xho ostrich Is well kept
and carefully watched. Every sixty days his
qullla Are examined. Ho has frequent ablu
tion. . If he li lcl ( he has a doctor who
fenierally gives him the wuio kind of pill he
h a before -a bolus two Inches long and an
Inch iquaro In a linen case. 'They push It
Ao\tn hlo yard of hrot , without any fuss on
( ho lo.trloL' . part , and1 eoon the bird ID well
Mln. Tii veterinarian toll * me that the
for a family of s'lx or seven people. It would
make an omelette equal to two dozen lion's
C2gs , and as for flavor , you wouldn't know
the diflercnce. " On the whole , ostriches leat
a. rather Indolent" life , as their family caret
nro brief , the.3h.Ick6 being taken away from
hem 23 eoon as they are born.
5fHia FIST 3.1 EAL.
Tha baby birds , little brown , iluify things
of about the.size of full-grown pullets , ap
peal to one's'seiitiiuenfand affection not fo
vory.lonf , however , ns In three montha thej
1'ave grown to Ge tall ugly and quarrelsome
The chick signalizes hli at rival In the work'
b > telephone , says our friend , the manager
The mo'hur heirs her child tapping on th.
inside of the shell and breaks the egg b >
pressing on It with her breastbone. Con
trary to mother nature , she nmkta no ills
ttirbancp when the offspring are removed tr
thu warm quarters which the fanner has
piovldptl , and bundled up in alfalfa. For
two da > s the ostrich can't bo tempted to rat
anything and then ho suddenly develops an
ippeUto forgravel. Hlainfant palate rulibhct >
.lo.hlng hut little atniuti of the slzu of mar
rowfat peas and bits of ground bone , and !
la a week or two before the child begins to
peck nt the delicious alfalfa or California
ilover , that ! s spread around him. Yes , It ! s
a singular taste for a baby , but this bird
has singular tastes all through life. Iy the
way , an ostrich's ( .pan is llko that of man
kind , three score and ten ycara.
The Infants , which had Jus' emerged from
tlio ahull three months ago , can now stretch
up three feet. For six mouths they grow at
the rate of a foot a month , If they enjoy
health and good luck. I saw only one
dt mi ted bird In the Hock , or "troop , " as the
farmers * Hay. "He never seemed to thrive
very well , anyhow , but he fooled with a hay-
cuttcr last fall and got a feirful clip In the
head which net him Imck worsi than ever , "
ss Iho manager.
ATE A LIGHTED CLAY I'H'E.
One of the human characteristics of thn
ostrich Is his great curiosity , to gratify which
hu umplojs that long neck of hla to congldcr-
able advantage or dlsidvaiitaKe , aa the cabc
may be. If a banket or bundle is left near
thi ) fcnco , his bill Is coon Into It. If a lady tn
n pretty little bounet with a Mower garden
on U conies neur enough , hu pluckb a flower
from her headgear. Mr. Craws'on , the Im
porter , ta\H an ostrich once took a lighted
pipe- from his mouth and Hwallovvud It. It
IB not uncommon for a bird to reach over and
tear oiT buttons from the clothing of men
at work near the fenccu. Mr. Crawston de
clares thu ostrich has a QCIISU of humor and
clocii this for a joke. Perhaps It was a taste
far literature which led a big bird to snatch
fioni a vlsltor't , hand a newspaper , wrapped ,
directed and stamped , and gulp It down an
though It wore Intended for no other des.lna-
tlou. Mr. Cawston positively dunlra the yarn
that os'rlchcs llko' tin cans , but ho has seen
his puts eat nallb and glmlutB , and one of
them swallow twtnty-Keveii long cobs of
corn In succe lou.
This gentleman also relates another fable
to the abode .where now llea the story of
William. Tell aiiil' the apple. He asserts tnat
the Bt.Ucineut that "tho foolish ostrich , when
puisucii , hi JOB his head In the sand. " Is u
llbnl on the ostrich. "Tho ostrich is no
coward , " says Mr ! Cawston ; "neither Is he
a fool. The fact Is simply that the female
lu of 'tho ' color of band , and Instead of stick
ing her neck up for an enemy to see , as a
foolish bird would dp , she lies down on the
ground when chased''and cannot easily be
distinguished from the uaud , Nature docs not
glvb a fool Instinct to uny bird , big or little. "
In my frequeut vlnfB. | Ip the farm I have
noticed another peculiarity of the ostrich ,
which inures 19 Jila enjoyment of life. You
can hurt his pride or. rankle his heart , but
ho seems to. bave no nerves In hU Mesh. A
wound never bothers him. He Is always
scratching holes 'In. ' bis neck or on his bare
lugs , but he does nq't mind' an accident of
tlut sort.
Anybody who chposea to buy one can keep
nu ostrich. W.hh ordinary care , such as one
would glyo a hprse or a cow , they will thrive
In almost any climate thU side of Alaska.
.Their keep U not expensive. Their dally
bread consuls of beets and grais an4 corn ,
with a little more corn In cold weather.
There are 400 or 500 Ostriches In different
ptrU ol OtlltornU , Jbut tUejr b v proipered
.iio result , of no human will , but duo rather
lr. those "spasmodic forces which may act
'iron ' the form when life has ceiscd. "
Stialght into the Russians' guns , which
wsro opaned full. , upon them , dashed the
brigade , and "then they rode back ; but not ,
not the six hundred. " The immense lore
was "only counterbalanced , " says one , "by
ho brilliancy of the at'ack and the gallantry ,
older and discipline which distinguished it. "
Tlia remnant of the Light brigade was
ocnt over tc Quebec to recuperate , and with
them Nolan's white Arab , wl h two slight
ialltr ruts In his side. Ho carried the marks
to his death. After his master's death th
"lotse was called Nolan. Willie In Quebec
Lester Taylor a wholesale cotton merchant
of Cincinnati , purchased him and brotich1
him lo Cincinnati , where he- shortly after
'iold ' him to August Lo ' 3root.
Le Uroc't ' wa3 a 'Frenchman. ' The Le
Hroots owned a pretty summer house at
oulh Covlngton. Ky. , on the cliffs of LickIng -
Ing river , an- , now known as Dlnutore rirc. !
Luxurious quarters were fitted up for Nolan.
\ French zouave was brought from France
tn care expressly for hint and a handsome
jit black Htalllon , called Sultan , purchased
ir. Alglc'.s 'by ' Mr. L" illroot on one of his
mimcroi's trlra to Europe. Nolan was a
iroKiilficunt creature , fifteen and a half hands
1'igh snow whHe , with mane and tail like
strands of burnished silver , and nostrils like
pink satin ; ( Iret as the wind under the
saddle the or.ly uce lo which IIP was put
with a swinging , raiy gait , most inviting to
the equestrian lover ; high-spirited , yet
gentle withal as a fawn. Doth Nolan and
Sut'an were regularly exercised In a ring
laid out on our part of the graun-'is for lhat
purp-so. So docile was Nolan thai Die two
little daughters cf the house weie much
given to climbing upon , his back during this
excrclsu. If clllipr chanced to slip and fall
bpiieatli the feet of the horse while In mo
tion he would Htop Instantly , and , with the
zouave cry to the child "Trannulcl ! Trai-
qulol1" meaning be qulot , wtuld with rare
Intelligence bend his irad and carefully
Miih the llttlo ono from his path.
On one rf the foraging oxprdlllona of the
union troops stationed at Fort Mitchell , a
f w mllra distant from the Lo Hroc't ' rc-sl-
lU-nre b < th horses worn lakun from the
rtab'es Mr. Le Droat was away from home.
UPOT his rolurn. with Iho lmpetu"slty and
dcc'slvo action of the typical Frenchman , he
starto' " . at once with his zoiwvfi In hot ii'ir-
r.ult of the niVmills. Some four miles from
homo he came acrc&s them , tethered and In
[ charge of a subaltern. Le Ilroot covered the
man with his pistols while the z"uavo deftly
secured the horbfs. llo Ihen directed the
latter to take them across tlio Olilo river ,
Into Tlwvil coun'ty ' , Ohlp , ho hlinaplf riding
on Into Covlncton Ky . and straight to the
old I'lar.tnm' house , whcrn the commanding
nlflcpr of the troc-ps , Oeneral SlarJiopo. wab
Btc-pplng. There ho defiantly challenged the
general's Interference In the case Nothing
came of the affair , however , and after a
time , the horses were returned to their old
quarters. Loath to dispose of Nolan and not
wishing to ship him to France , Le Drool
left him for some months to the care of
Colonel Manorflnallv pensioning htm to a
farm npar Morrow O where ho lived his
llfu out In peaceful retirement.
AXt'TI'U ' > CIIAXT.
Atlanta Constitution.
There's something In a fldrile'H sound that
somt'liow Hhnki'H and thrills
My HOU ! with nwcpt T music lhan the songs
o1 whlppoorwllls1.
Or the wild notes o' ttie mockln' bird when
mimmcr'a In her prime ;
But , bcpt of nil I love it when ll'a slngln'
autumn limn !
When the cabin llres nro bltizln' , an' the
holly berries red
Just mnko tie think o' Christmas nn1 the
mistletoea o'crht'iid ;
When a feller's eyi'f nro ctiasln' o' the
illmplea o' the Blrls.
An' he' * lout his way forever In the tangle
o1 their curls !
Tli II en t HriiH'rtv for Orunp , ColilH
mill llroiu-um j
"The best remedy forcroups colds and
bronchitis that I have been able to find , "
saya Mr. Henry Otto of Indianapolis , Jnd. ,
"U Chamberlain's Cough Itrjnedy. For
family use It has no cqu&J 90 the.-market , I
gladly recommend it. " V -
ANCIENT HEBREW MUSIC
Results of Exhaustive Bcsenrchos Made by
a German Echolar.
OLDEST KNOWN MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
Ctirlntin llnrpn , DrumTiituliiiiirlnrN
anil ( MluT Munlt * I'roilurliin Ai | > ur-
iitiiH-.IitNlriicUvi' KnetM ( liitliorcil
liy 1'riif. OttllnnVcllintiNrti. .
Prof. Julius Wclluusen , tbo great Herman
biblical scholar ; ihas Just completed an ex
haustive research ) ot thn musical accomplish
ments of the undent Hubrews. He has ex
amined tombs , j coins , papyri and other
sources of record , .hnd ht > has deduced some
wonderful Infortnntlon which seems to stamp
the ancient.'Hebrews 'as a musical nation.
Not only did they sing the psalms , but
music. It stemsKWU an habitual accomranl-
lucnt to all publtc'fand religious ceremonies.
There were ancient Jewish bands and there
were quartets , lYhllo the Instruments they
used to produce Jiiusjc. were varlel and many.
The information as compiled will bo highly
Interesting to every reader of the bible.
According to the book of Genesis there
were professional musicians In the very
earliest days. Jubal. the Bccond. s n of
Lantech , "was the father of all such as
handle the hatp and pipe. " The Hebrews ,
therefore , must have regarded music as a
primeval art. Its use In public worship Ifl
very ancient. Whether It was used during
tl'o sacrifices or was a part of the religious
service Itself Is not known. It Is ccrtalt that
far greater Importance was attached to
temple music after the Babylonian exile. In
thu ncconi temple. There Is no mention of
sacred singers and muslclan.i In the
Pentateuch , but In the time of Ezra anil
Nehrmhh (130. ( H 10. ) they play a great role ,
rivaling the Levltes In the services , The
b.ok of Chronicles states that King David
was the organizer of the temple music and
the organizer of the guilds of temple sing-
p' . The Pfalter was compiled from hymn
bcoks which were used In the musical service
cf the temple. Some of thrae collections
belonged to curtain well known guilds of
temple singers ( Kcrah , Asaph , Herman and
Ktham. )
Some directions reptrdlng the tunes and
the musical execution of the sa
cretl songs are contained In the
titles of some of the psalms ( C , S , 9 ,
22 , 45 , cte. ) The musical traditions em
bodied in these notices must have b"en
early loit even bv the Palestinian Jews ,
probably from the time the temple service
came to an end. We kmw , however , that
temple music consl-'ed of choral Ringing ,
with Instrumental accompaniment , an'l \ \ s
performed by professional Fingers and mu
sicians. The congregation occasionally
lolned In nt the end of songs or stinzas
Tlicro was a'so antiphonal singing cither be
tween two chnlrs or between a soloist end
a choir. Much mere Is known about the
musical Instruments used. Several are
mentioned In Psalm 150 and Ilnulel , chap
ter III. It is true that wo have m plctu.'cs
of the Instruments used by the Jews In
early times but manv have been found In
Egypt and Ilabylonla which must l..ve re
sembled those used bv Uie Jens. Of the
repi osculations on ngMitlan and Assyro-
Habylonlan monuments two arc of special
Importance. One of these Is the Egyptian
picture of a Semitic lledouln playing the
lyre , and the other an Assyrian icllef rep-
icscntlns three captives nliylng o similar
kind of Instrument. Several representa
tions of stringed Instruments are met with
on old Jewish coins , and pictures of Jewish
trumpets are found on the arch of Tilus
(79 ( to SI , A. D. )
FLUTES , TRUMPETS AND HORNS.
The flute , the horn and the trumpet are
all mentioned In the bible. According to
Isa'ah xxx , 29 , the flute Is played during
a'precession to the temple , at the feast of
booths. Numerous flute-like Instruments
are found on Egyptian end Assyrian menu
ments. " These aref made of reed or wood
and vary greatly in length and number of
finger boles. The. long Egyptian flute Is
blown like n modern one , at a hole In the
side , near the top. A favorite instrument
of these ancient 'musicians Is the double
flute , which consists of two Ions flutes
joined together at the mouthpiece and blown
like a modern clarinet. The flutes were
used exclusively' for peaceful music , but
horns and tilimpets were needed In war ,
being sounded > H the .apprcach of danger
or on the march. They were also used
for announcing"the rellgloiiB feasts , and ,
therefore , found ia place In the temple. Tuc
trumpets were long metal tubes , gradually
swelling : out Into a long , but not very wide
bell. Pictures of some are found on coins ,
in which there Is a bell-shaped widening cf
the tube , which Intensifies the sound'
Horns wera more extensively used than
trumpets , and were used In the temple and
synagogue as bells In the majcrn church.
They were made of rum's horns , and are
still used In the synagogue under the name
shofar. This Is the oldest form of wind In
strument In the world retained In use. Butte
to accompany sacred singing stringed Instru
ments only were used. The strings are
celled In Hebrew mlnnlm. originally bow
strings. The earliest l > rc was a strung
bow. Only two stringed Instruments are
mentioned In the old testament , klnnor and
nobcl. lloth were made of wood , the latter
bointc llko the EgypHan and Assyrian lute.
The former was the earlier and simpler , the
ono Invented by Jubal and played by David.
It was ' 'n open lyre or cittern , and later
developed Into tie harp. The lyre has a ket
tle-shaped sounding beard below the strong
body In which Uie lower cmU of the strings
are fUod. The cittern has a vase-shaped
foot , which Is hollow , and serves as a sound
box. The number of strings In both In
struments varies from thrse to t'lx. ' The
stringed Instruments on fie ancient inonu-
montB nro similar in sto po to the lyres and
citterns Been nn the comparatively late coins.
EARLIEST KNOWN INSTRUMENT.
The earliest of all existing representations
of stringed instruments was discovered by
Iho Fipneh excavations at Tellcii In southern
Habylonla , and belongs to the prchintorlc
period. The Ugjptlan picture' of a Hedouln
pUylng the lyre Is taken from an Egyptian
tomb ( ,1,000 15. C. ) . The remarkable Assyrian
plctuio of thrto captive Semitic cxllrs
guarded by an Assyrian warrior while they
play on lyres Is a striking reminder of the
Israelites In Habylonlan bondage. There are
many pictures of musical Instruments on
the monuments , even i w.'inlo band some
times appearing. Ono from Assyria ( GGS
I ) . C. ) allows eleven musicians. Seven are
playing on largo harps , held upright , two
are blowing double flutes , one beats the
drum and ono plays liio dulcimer , They
liavo gene out to welcome a returning con
queror and are accompanied by women and
cMldren , who keep time to the
music by clo-plng their hands. The harps
were held In position , by broad belts around
the musicians' waists. Twenty strings are
i > t.etched from the curved boumling-board nt
the top to .1 horizontal croslnr. . The As-
syrlacs alsii had harps of ulmllar form held
horizontally , but Iratead of being played with
the hands is struck with a plectrum. The
Assyrian cittern Is a graceful Instrument
with the strings , much like the Greek cl-
thara. The lute l > id a small oval body ° f
convex Ghopo , with a very long neck , over
the head 6f which the strings hang down.
Quito similar to the Assyrian lute la that
seen In the picture of the Egyptian band ,
which consists of two female harpers , a
woman with a c Urn. one with a lute and
another with a doable flute. Here are two
kinds of Egyptian 'harps , different not only
'In Phape , but aUo In Iho way they arc
played , Ono Is set upright on the ground ,
the other Is carried horizontally on the shoul
der. The oirller' form U slnvly a curved
wooden bow. to Hi * upper part of which the
str'ngs were fastrned and stretched by pegs.
Small portable barps are found In a great
variety of rhapcd , but always triangular In
form , though mare , or less modified. Then
there is a peculttricomblnatlon of lute and
harp In one Ir-etnimeut ; the sounding board
above which the strings are played and
which was held 111 trrnt become flat and long
like a weaver's shuttle or oval and convex
like the body of a Jute , The difference be
tween th's ' lute-borp and a lute Is that the
strings are not strung one alongside of the
other across tbo body of the Instrument , but ,
Itko the string of a bow , ono above the other
to the string holder.
INSTRUMENTS LIKB OUR OWN.
Tli Hebrews also used instruments of per *
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ciiEslon , intended partly for marking time
and partly for Increasing the volume o !
Round In connection with joyous festivals
The tabret ( Heb. Toph ) was generally playrd
by women on fesllvo occasions such as we.l-
dliiRQ , public festivals and in processions.
Even In ll'.o music of Iho temple the tabret
had Its place ( I's 14 , 3 ; 150 , 4) ) . The tabre'
Is circular and Hat being merely a hnop wit ! ,
skin strelched tightly over the side of It.
A square tabret Is also found. The labrel of
Kgypt and Assyria may well represent that
of the Hebrews. In the quartet the figure
on the Ipft holds the tabrel alofl with one
hand and strikes It with the other. Drums ,
much llko our own , are also found ropre
Bcntcd on the Assyrian monuments , bill the
musician striken It with both hands Instead
of the modern drumstick. He carried It by
a belt. The tambourine was used In ancient
times just as U Is today. Cymbals , too , arc
mentioned. They were largo , broad plalcfl
of bronze. The chief musician kept time and
led Iho pcrformciH with this Inslrument. In
Assyria the cymbals were also made Dell
shaped and struck together from above down
ward , as well as circular dish shaped struck
against each other sldewaje. Castanets must
also have been In use , and some scliolam
think they are mentioned In 1'salms ICO , 5 ,
by the word translated loud cymbals. The
s'a'ruin was an Instrument for shaking , used
by the Egyptians In public worship In order
to call atlcnlion lo Iho several acls of flic
religious service. It cons.'fllod ' of an oval
metal frame , through which passed a number
of inetiil rods to the ends of which rings
were hung. It had a long handle , by which
It was shaken. The tambourine has exactly
the shape of the old circular tabrels. In Iho
circular frame are five openings , Into each
of which three small round pieces of brass
arc Inserted. When the Instrument Is shaken
thcso strike agalnsl each oilier , producing a
rattling found. The castanets , made elMier
of brass , Ivory or wood , are held by n loose
loop between Iho thumb and the Index fin
ger. These are the regular Instruments with
which publlo dancing la accompanied
All of these Instruments mentioned were
known to the ancient Hebrews In bible times.
Miriam danced with the tabret and lurp at
the Ited sea David played the harp before
Saul , the temple rang with : ho tiumpets and
horns , and tlio I'salms weri > sung to tbe ac
companiment of all or many of them. Here
was the birth of modern church music and
the service of song before God.
I.OVIC OUTWITS A Sl'V.
iHlniid Couple Hexort tote
to ( Jet Mnrrled.
The adage of "lovo IB blind" could scarcely
be applied to the romance of William K ,
Claudlo of Oreenport , L. I. , and Miss K , L.
Worth at Southold , L. I. , although both fell
desperately Ini love with oicli other after
a short acquaintance , In their case love wan
Btralcglc , as the story of how they outwitted
a'spying brother will prove , Claudlo'a father
was anxious that his son should complete his
studies at college before hu got married and
so a watch was put oil the young man to oc
ttat ho paid no surreptitious visits to South-
old. That young Claudlo was equal to thu
emergacy was later demonstrated , Ono
day be asked his father for funds to maku
a trip to New London , Conn. , on business ,
With the money In his pockcl and under the
surveillance of his elder brother Claudlo
started for the steamboat Manbaeict , that
was totbOfe him to his pretended destination ,
Hu wan seen safely aboard the- boat and then
tbe elder brother sat down on the pier to
aee lhat the boat with bU brother aboard
got * nely ( away. This IB where the younger
OWudlo displayed a little utrategy ,
By prcarrangemoot a email boat Unowa M
a sharpie drew cautiously under the over
hang of the stcambnal out of sight of the
wharf. A form , dangled over llio roll of Ihc
steamboat and dropped Into the sharpie. It
was young Claudlo. He was quickly rowed
away unnoticed and , finding his \\-iy to a llv.
cry stable , hired a close hack to drive to
Southold , .while . from his point of oh'irrattan
on Iho dock the elder brother waved the de
parting steamer a farewell. At Southold
Claudlo was Joined by his sweetheart and
they drove to Cutchogtie , where Hcv. R G.
Deebe of Iho Presbyterian church tied the
knot. They left the next day for Brooklyn.
Ily this time Ihe CMudlo family learned lhal
Ihey were outwitted. The bridegroom Is a
medical student. Ho met Mlfs Worth at a
lire/men's tournament a few months ago. It
was a case of love at first sight.
ALDERMANIC
ELOQUENCE
Tbo Member from the Tenth Ward
Spaaks on the Dag Ordiimnco
Tha next order of business being the pro
posed dog ordinance , Iho member from the
Tenth laid aside ills cigar and arose , flushed
with emotion and Hudwciser , and , after ad
justing with hln left hand a capacious and
rotund vest , and replacing with his right a
few halts that had been blown from his
( .bluing i > ate by a draught of air , proceeded
to address the president and council as fol
lows :
"Venerable Fathers : I came not hero to
talk , but I just want to borrow your earn
for a llttlo while , I'll return them without
shortening ,
"The subject now before us has welshed
upon my mind llko a too of Australian ballotii
and I am under the necessity of unburdening
myself , lest I lapgo Into Information of the
brain , a malady from which merciful Provi
dence has thus far spared us all.
"In the future , as In the I"at , I expect to
be known as the friend and champion of the
canltio race the wiip ) ) ) ruce , the big and
the little
The long-tailed dot ? wl'.h collar mid tag ,
The talllPKS , sad-faced dog ,
With nothing but eara towag ;
The frl ky , well-fed dog ,
On hanmlesH mischief bent ,
The raw-boned canine tramp ,
That hunts nil day for a scent ,
"Pardon me , gentlemen. If I seum to show
undue Interest" ) ! ! this subject. My llfo was
saved by a dog , when J was young. He was a
faithful companion to me and one day when
ho saw mo about to try a new kind of health
food ho fllyly took Jt from my hand and ate
It , The dog dlc4 , and I was spared to help
run the government.o should not bo forgetful -
gotful of thu cloKp relation that has existed
between man aqfl ib'ls four.fontcd friend from
a time so far back that the. known of man
runneth not to the contrary ( to use a legal
expression ) .
"I am av.xirc that sonio hold a different
view. I w'Js somewhat startled recently when
ono of my Influential friends , the editor of
the Todwod SchoepbMtt , complained to ma
that someone's dog had bitten hU little Klrl
without a license. Ho exclaimed wry ex
citedly ( hat "a togk wet pldttlecclle gerl
ultoudt a Ijtea eddo P.9 kilt. " fleeing his
excitement And no ( ' wishing to antagonize
him , I admitted that no dog should under
take such a tiling until It was duly llieiwd
and ornamented with a brass cortlfl ate I
have since learned that the dog luom -
plalncd of Is a line niahtllt owned by John
I-'lllupky , ono of the best vote-getters in
my wani. It cost h'm ' ? 1B and lip bays it
can lick any dog In the city. Now. wouldn't
it be a shame to allow a llttlo freckled
youngster to Jeopardize the Interests of such
a noble animal ? When will people learn to
keep their ehlldien at homoV I hollow wo
ought to make an rrdlnancc to compel people
to keep their offspilng within rea-ioimb o
limits. I told Fllltipky he'd better vut a tag
on his dog. to protect It.
"Kvery llttlo while we hear complants at.l , .
the question arises , what arc wo going to Oo'
I have expended moro than a bualicl of
thought on this subject and I have ei me to
the conclusion that there arc 100 many
people at large. There are not only nine
coiiiieilmen at laige , but I sec people of all
ORCS and three or four sexis going ab tit
wherever they phase , and every ono of HIKII
is untngged. Is It any wonder that dogs ro
often interfered with ? Why. the oilier < ! , iy
1 looked out of my back window and siiiv
two ' ' i-aild
boys wrestling on my nuw'-ii'ade
bed. I hurried out no as to get ncai en uii
to sco whether they had tugs on. and ru-y
a trinket was there on nry one MI 'em t < < i
Immensely aggravating to sue peopli Uku
such liberties. I tried to nut my bird < !
on the boys but either lie did not on-l <
stand me or he did not banker for thai It . I
of game. I'd llko to have ono of tliope ' g
bloodhounds with black Juws. Hit. ' > * i
masticate scrap linn , tin easily ns I tun b ' >
His board wouldn't cost more thi'ii $ ' i
week , ami ho might save a dime's v. - b of
garden truck uvcry llttlo while that u > if
he didn't go Into the garden too often h m-
If. "
Hero the speaker was Intcrruptrd h ) a.
rattling discussion between a pug belonging
to the member from thn Third and a cat-
whiskered mongrel that claimed the mem
ber from the I'lfth. The president looked
Eharply over his spectacles , and politely re-
queated tie ficrgarit-at-aruiB to ascertain
whpther the dogs wore tags. On being i >
formed that they were duly tagged , ho asi cd
the owners of Iho iloirit If they were MI'
flelciitly acquainted with their habiln to > o j
uble to tell how long thu dlKcupsion < " d ,
last ; but just at thin point some no ni > i ol ;
Hiiuff to the muzzles of the dogs aoil txeyj
retired In disgust , leaving the Hoar t . no ]
member from the Tenth , who proreided
"Now , gentlemen , lot us rise to 'hi
mands of the occaslc-n , llko go-id yeai e
give our canluo friends the protecll'n u
need. The curfew ordinance was a hti > i >
the right direction , but It wan only a tl >
step. Children are still running at largi at ]
all hours of the day , and people peruibi
putting their shrubbery an'l tloweri ) r. . lit ]
out In the front Shrds , jitgtwhere the i ) |
want to travel , I'ardon mo , gentlomtn ' I |
am growing dogmatic. I believe I ean n > t'-lc |
an ono having the authority that IB on all- }
fours with the subject In band. " I
The applauao that hero Interrupted "i J
speaker gave him an opportunity to wi | > oiuol
sweat from his brow and pull up hlv pleeveii.I
Ho seemed to be rejoicing llko a etrong muni
ready to run up a lofty climax and uvitiiiM
from the top 'by ' ono hand , Ilut the prcsidi nt
announcwl that the time had arrived to at
tend the 'banquet ' , given by the teleuhono
company at llcdderbung'i hotel , an'l t S
council chamber that had been rr ouiid nK % '
with fascinating wludlloquenco was hastly
evacuated. ip , P , "COCltltAN "
Anlii-iiNi-r-lliiiiL-li'N .Mult Nulrlnr ,
the greatest of malt lonlca , U Invaluobla
to nursing tnotlieri , feeble children , th
infirm and couvnlcsceot. JFor txilo by * U
druggUU ) ,
