14 THE OMAHA DAILY IU < 3Et SUNDAY. APRIL 1O. 1808.
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U Is cause for congratulation of lovers of'
muftemcnt In Omaha that they have always
mUh them so worthy a band of entertainers
ta the Woodward company. During the last
few weeks especially , that Is to say , since
the addition to It ot three or four flrst-rato
people , and the first production of "The En-
Ign , " this popular organization has become-
ven more popular , and has attracted a bet
ter and better class of patrona nightly to Iti
performance * .
The former company , which , U Is pleasant
to record , has made a hit of largo proportions
tions In Denver , had become Individually and
collectively , so endeared to the local populace -
lace that at first the expediency of trans
ferring It elsewhere was seriously qucntloncd.
Reports from Denver , however , indicate the
permanent establishment there of the Woodward -
ward scheme , the 'Broadway theater having
fccen crowded at every performance.
The sad and untimely death , last Sunday ,
ot Mrs. Livingstone , came as a shock to her
friends and former associates everywhere.
She was universally admired , respected and
loved , according to the degree of acquaint
ance of those who knew her , and this , In
pile ( or rather , perhaps , In Rome degree be
cause ) of her retiring disposition , which nl-
wa > s prompted her to avoid publicity and to
do modestly and quietly the work assigned to
her. She had come of late , to do that work
o well that her every appearance showed
rtlstle growth , an 1 she had been encouraged ,
by those who had watched her symmetrical
development , to believe that brilliant
achievements were before her. It Is hard to
acknowledge the wisdom of a providence
iwhlch has cut short so promising a career ,
darkened the light of the wcrld for a devoted
husband and deprived a little child of its
mother's care. Such things are hard to un
derstand ; but the lesson of Easter , which fills
the world today with the perfume of lilies ,
end kindles the flame of hope of a reunion
beyond the grave , Is surely applicable to
cases llko this.
The company which 'Is now upholding the
Woodward banner at the Crclghton Is per
haps the most capable , taken as a whole ,
which has berne Mr. Woodward's name.
Most of the members have thua far appeared
In but ono part , and their capacity can to
tetter estimated after they have been
chitted about by a change or two of bill ,
Tho'Bee's ' opinion , expressed after the mail-
nco performance laot Sunday , need not bo
materially changed , except In one particular
that concerning the performance of Mr.
Greene In the role of General Haverlll. Ho
did not make a satisfactory showing on that
occasion , but subsequent glimpses of his
work have considerably modified original Im
pressions and his appearance In other parts
will bo awaited with interest. Mr. and Mrs.
Enos have already established themselves
firmly In public esteem and Mr. Noble still
gets more applause than anybody , although
ho hag been much too dignified and self con
tained this last week to portray successfully
the hot-blooded young southerner. The
black horse which conveys General Sheridan
from Winchester should have been specially
commended , although it is said that his doIngs -
Ings In private. In tbo comparative seclusion
of the wings , wcro by no means so Invariably
creditable to him as his transitory appear
ance behind th footlights. Altogether the
revival cf "Shanandoah" has been a really
enjoyable one , and each performance has been
better than the last.
The democratic character of many of the
Sunday audiences at the Crcl&hton end their
frequently boisterous conduct and evident
lack of appreciation of the fine points of the
really excellent performances , leads one to
wonder whether It would not be better to
open with new playes on Monday than on
Sunday. The policy ot the management Is to
cater more and more to the refined taste of
the better classes , and less and less to the
cheap and vulgar. Now , while Sunday
audiences are by no means infallibly either
cheap or vulgar , their verdict on the merits
of a high-grade performance Is not aptto bo
as valuable , cither to actors or to managers ,
as that of the people who attend at any
'other time. The situation may bo stated
thus , In a nutshell : The company li present.
' lnz first rate plays In a highly crcdltablo
' manner. First performances are not given
before the refined and cultivated people who
would most enjoy them , but before audiences
which are too opt to bo rude , noisy and boor
ish In their demonstrations. To open the
week on Monday night and Jose with the
two Sunday performances would undoubtedly
do much to bring about a nicer adjustment.
It would also glvo the actors an opportunity
for preparation which they cannot enjoy
under existing circumstances , while two per
formances on Saturday and two more of a
new play on Sunday tax their time and
strength to the utmost.
Cumlntf Event * .
Black Pattl ( Mme. Slsaleretta Jones ) , who
for several years past has won the highest
lyric honors en the concert stage and who
la endowed with a marvelous voice , sweet
In quality and of extensive range , has aban
doned the concert stage In favor of comedy ,
vaudeville end opera. This great singer la
the star of "Tho Black Pattl'a Troubadours , "
an organization comprising fifty people , and
which Is raid to bo the meat Imposing ag
gregation of colored performers ever or
ganized. The stage entertainment offered by
tills company Is attractive , sensational and
novel. H embraces comedy , burlesque , bal
let , vaudeville nnd opera presented with
appropriate scenery , elegant and costly cos
tumes and all the necessary stage surround
ings requisite fcr a perfect and artl''tlc ' per
formance. "At Jolly Coney Island" Is the
title of a merry andi laugh-provoking skit ,
which serves asa curtain-raiser and vehicle
to give free rein to the company's comedy
and slnglns forces. This travesty Is fol
lowed by a vaudeville olio , and selections
from the various standard grand and comic
operas.
The engagement opens at Boyd's tonight
and closes with two performances. Wednes
day.
It haa always been customary to Intro-
duca throughout the performance of Charles
H. ' ' ' ' "
Yale's 'Forever Devil's Auction , a aum-
her of special vaudeville features , whose spec
ialty although not strictly Identified with
the plot of this popular spectacle , Is by
clever stage management and costuming
made a most Interesting part of same. In
the past Manager Yale has been fortunate In
securing at all times uncommon special feat
ures , or rather novelties , that have not been
secr.i In other attractions , and In this season's
production there will bo no deviation from
this rule. In the Teskat troupe of comic
cyclers , an absolute novelty has been se
cured appearing In "Tho Bicycle Craze , " as
sisted by the trick rider , Mr. Alexander
Decca. Another unusual feature Is that of
the Phantos iBros. , the aerial grotesques.
These artists offer quite a sensational finish
to their clever specialty , the comedian of the
team dropping from the top of the proscen
ium arch to the stage below.
Harry M. Brown , a comedian , also appears
In original specialties , Introducing a series
of singing and dialect Impersonations. Miss
Mayme iMayo , a singing and dancing soubrette -
brette , possesses a very musical mezzo-so
prano voice , and uses It to advantage. With
the number of exclusive features offered In
the ever-blooming spectacle , the gorgeous
scenery , brilliant costuming , Intricate tricks ,
bright ballets , pretty women , funny men ,
clever dancers , -male and female acrobats ,
gymnasts and patomlmlsts , form In Its en
tirety a colossal entertainment presented only
by Charles H. Yale's "Forever Devil's Auc
tion , " which will be presented at Boyd's next
Friday and Saturday.
The Woodward company will present * 'A
Social Highwayman" at the Crelghton twice
toJay , and every evening during the week ,
with the usual matinees. The play has never
been seen In Omaha and has never
before been presented at popular prices. Mr.
Carl Smith will assume the role ot Courtlco
Jaffray , and Mr. lEnos that of the valet , Han-
by , which were formerly played by Joseph
and B. ( il. Holland , respectively.
The specialties this week Include Alice
Shaw and her daughters , whistlers ; the Mldg-
leys , and for the first half of the week , Bar
ney Fagan and Henrietta 'Byron.
Merely IMnycm.
It Is probable that Mrs. Gilbert and
Charles Rlchmao. will play with the Frawley
company In San Francleco during the sum *
mer.
J , Chccver OooJwIn Is writing a new comic
opera ,
N'elly Farren'a boncfit In London realized
$26,000.
Kllle Wllion has left the Kclcey-Shannon
company.
Helnrlch Ccnrrld Is to have a theater In
New York.
John Drew haa a IC-ycar-old daughter In
Paris at school.
Bcrrbohm Tree Is to produce "Tho Three
Musketeers" next season.
Osmund Tcorl has a new biblical play
called "Tho Prodigal Son. "
Steve Brodle turns out to bo not dead or
at least not burled after all.
Dlgby Belt has been plcislng Bostontans
with "The Hoosler Doctor. "
Ellta < Proctor Otis has a new play from
the French , called "Strategy. "
J. M. Barrle has written a new comedietta
entitled "Platonic Friendship. "
Dan Da'y Is about to exhibit his peculiar at
tractions to London audiences.
Charles Coghlan's new play will shortly
have a trial matlneo In Cleveland.
( Henrietta Grossman Is to star next season
In a new comedy by Mrs. Pacheco.
Clyde .Fitch has a new play for Minnie
Scllcman , called "Tho Marriage Game. "
Marie Dressier has been engaged for the
New York Casino's forthcoming "review. "
Coquelln Is to play Jean Valjean In ei
dramatization of "Les Mlserablcs" next fall.
Denman Thompson appeared I a Charlotte
Ctishman's production of "Macbeth" in 1S50.
Frank Daniels will stick to "Tho Idol's
Eye" and "The Wizard of the Nile" next
year.
Flo Irwln Is to appear next season In n
musical farce entitled , "The Gay Miss
Conn. "
John Drew Is to appear next season In
Henry Arthur Jones' four-act comedy , "The
Liars. "
R. C. Carton's now comedy , "Lord and
Lady Algy , " Is to be produced in London
next week.
Stuart Ilobson Is to present bis recon
structed version of "The Juckllns" in Bos
ton this week.
An original play , "Cadet Life at the Indian
School , " was enacted last Wednesday by the
students at Carlisle.
It Is rumored that Frank L. Perley , the
well known manager , has leased Wallack'e
theater for a term of years.
A new song has been Issued out of Mil
waukee , entitled , "My Darling Little Lulu , "
and dedicated to Miss Glaser.
The new Hoyt play , "A Day and a Night , "
was produced last we.ek In New Havca and
seems to have made the usual hit.
J. E. Dodson has returned to the cast of
"Under the Ked Kobe1' at the Empire theater ,
havlnz recovered from his Illness ,
Joseph I. C. Clarke , author of "Hearts-
easo" and ' 'For 'Bonnie ' Prince Charlie , " has
become chief editor of the Criterion.
Sarah Truax , who was last seen here In
support of Otis Skinner , has Joined Frederick
Wardo for his supplementary season.
The Barrlson sisters are being expelled
from Germany again ( on paper ) preparatory ,
It Is feared , to another tour of America.
Nat Goodwin has shelved "Nathan Hale"
for the present , but will take It down again
for presentation In the east next year.
The shocking Intelligence comes from Chicago
cage that Lincoln J. Carter Is at work on anew
now play , which will soon be produced there.
Agnes Wallace Villa , whose recent appear
ance hero In "The World Against Her , " was
not received with favor , Is seriously ill in
Cleveland.
M. A. Kennedy Is to originate the principal
role in "Little Miss Nobody , " which Is to be
produced at the Garrlck In New York early
next season.
Charles Coghlan and Nat Goodwin met In
St. Louis the other day for the first time ,
although each has been prominent In this
country for years.
Maida Cratgen , who has been absent from
the stage for some time , took part In a per
formance of Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler" re
cently in New York.
Fanny Davenport. Julia Arthur and K. S.
Wlllard , all of whom have been seriously ill ,
are recovering , but none ot them , will proba
bly act again until fall.
"Beeldo the Bonnie Brier Bush , " the
Scotch play in which J. H. Btoddart is star
ring , will begin a fortnight's run In Chicago
minimum !
Tempos
Relief from any ailment "can be' expected !
when the treatment employed is merely superficial - ,
erficial , and does not reach the cause.of
ttie disease. „ - _ - . . ,
" This explains why those afflicted with Catarrh1
meet with so much discouragement. Though
they faithfully take the usual treatment of sprays. '
washes , and numerous inhaling mixtures , and ]
pass through the summer without much discomfort - ,
comfort , as soon as cold weather returns , they (
find themselves more firmly in the grip of the _ _
disease than ever. Such results could hardly be expected if the
proper treatment had been given.
' Everyone who has had experience with Catarrh will readily
admit that it is one of the most obstinate of diseases ; it is easy
to see , therefore , that it is deep-seated , and that no remedy
that merely reaches the surface can have the slightest effect
upon it. The only known cure for Catarrh is a.
real blood remedy , one which gets at the seat of The
the disease the cause of the trouble-rand forces
it from the system.
The right remedy for Catarrh is Swift's Specific , Right
( S. S. S. , ) the only blood remedy which reaches
deep-seated , obstinate blood diseases , and cures Remedy ,
them permanently. .
Hundreds who have exhausted the skill of doctors and vainly
sought relief in the many modes of local treatment , have been
cure"d by S. S. S. , even after having good reason to think themselves
incurable. ' ' . . This remedy goes direct to the cause of the disease , and a.
I i sure and permanent cure results.
Mr. H. P. Cook , of 33 Walker street , Mrs. Josephine Polhill , 6 * Dua "West , B. C. ,
Atlanta , Ga. , says : writes :
I * . I had such a severe case of catarrh "For years I wan the victim of a most offensive
that I vras all the time hawking and case of catarrh. . . . . . .
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sleep , being1 compelled to get np con entirely deaf in one ear and all the inside of my
stantly during the night to clear sny nose , Including part of the bone , sloughed ofK.
throat and keep from choking. When the disease had gone this far the physician *
/ "I tried various treatments without told me I would never be any better.
relief , as none of the medicines ecemcd 'Reading of many similar cases being cured by
to reach the disease. Finally , some one 8. 8. S. , I determined to try it as a last resort. It
recommended S. 8. B. , and before I had seemed to get at the seat of the disease , and after
finished one bottle , I felt better. I con a few weeks' treatment I vras entirely cured , ana
tinued the medicine , and it cured me permanently. for more than scvca yc r have had no eign of th
I truly believe S. S. 8 < is the only cure for catarrh. disease. ' * '
4he most abominable of all diseases. "
. Why"continuev a treatment "which has never afforded any permanentgood ?
\The \ | continued use of local remedies should prove that there is no hope
{ in them. Take S. S. S. and be cured.
We will take pleasure in forwarding free , our books on Catarrh , 9 %
'Cancer and Blood Diseases to any address , Swift Specific Company , Atlanta
tomorrow night , H will be scon here n lit-
I | lie Mtt and If IL Drovf * n HIICCPHS It max
1 return for a longctlonkaBcracnt during the
summer. * -s
Mrs. John Wood.ihn famous Engllth "old
woman , " li to bo the Mrs. MaUprop , and
Wilton Lackayo thy.Blr I.uclui of Jeflcraon'B
production of "Tho illvalg. "
Blelo Lrallc , thoj'faioit famous of the
Fauntleroys of a d caJo ago , who la now a
young woman , will be the Lydla Languish In
Joseph Jefferson' * revival of "Tho Rivals. "
In Lachtan Campbell In "Reside the Ron
nie Drier Bush , " JiuH. Stoddart la probably
playing ha ! last partf Ho announces that
ho will if tire from the , stage after next sea
son. M-I .
The new Caslnof' btitlecquo will have a
strong cast , Includip'fe Walter Jotioe , Edna
Wallace Hopper , Madflo Lcsslng and Marlp
Drtssler , broldca others of no 1cm ability , not
yet announced.
Henry Miller stopped 'his ' performance of
"The Master" In New York the 'other night
long enough to rebuke a party of loud talkers
In one of the boxes. The audience applauded
the act ,
Augusttn Daly will put a company on the
road next season , presenting a nurtfber of the
plays which have achieved success ? at his
theater. Alma Krugcr , now with t/ouls
James , will bo the leading woman ,
Kate Forsythe , who was John McCullotigh's
leadlnc woman for many years , returned to
America last week from England , where eho
lias been living recently. Thomas Q. Seabrook
was a passenger on the same steamer.
Maud Banks , who Is appearing with Mme.
Jannuschek in "What Dreams May Come , "
Is the daughter of the late General Nathaniel
P. Hanks at Massachusetts , a statesman and
poldlcr of more than national reputation.
In "College Days. " which Burr Mclntosh
has written , there Is to be an attempt at
realism. Among the characters ara students
of several well known American colleges ,
and Mr. ( Mclntosh wants to have these roles
acted by graduates who have gained distinc
tion In college theatricals.
The great Importance given to music upon
Caster Sunday by choir cod congregation
calls to mind the need for a consideration
of the financial /ddo of cburch music. It
wao taught by the founder of Christianity
that the laborer Is worthy of his hire , and
It Is an accepted economic principle that the
hlro should be In proportion to the cervices
rendered. In all Unco of business enterprise
It Is the accepted policy to get ttae most
service for the least remuneration , but In
business the execution of this principle Is
tweed upon supply and demand and upon the
natural results of free competition and an
open market. No appeal Is made to eym-
pathy or good will ; It Is simply business.
With churches an'J their management of af
fairs everything else Is first and business
last. Strvlcee are to bo rendered for the
glory of God and the welfare of humanity ,
and tacitly , the advantage of the church.
Ono's love for bin fellow beings Is to be to
him a sort of Inspiration that * keeps him
constantly In motion for their welfare. lie
Is to love his neighbor , not as hlnmelf , but
better than himself and to devote himself
first to his neighbor's , good and afterwards
to h's ' own , If there Is-ony afterwards. His
neighbor In this reckoning Is the church ,
which having come Injo the world to take
people out of It properly , needs assistance
at both ends of the line , find as the start Is
made from this end. of course , appeals very
directly to those for whom It feels such
profound and eternal solicitude.
Music having b9pn ( unfortunately called
the "divine art" Ja appropriated whenever
possible as belonging" especially to divine
things and being by right the property of
those who arc looking out for their Interests
upon the earth. Music , being a perennial
condition In heaven , perhaps It Is assumed
that It Is an unusually good thing for those
who expect finally' to go there to acquire
Eorao ekill in the art-iwhllo on this side of
theriver , Styx. This.may bo true , and , as
It IB Impossible to disprove It. It Is as easy
to assume that It is true as not to. On that
basis and la view of the fact that the harp
Is cald to be the principle Instrument In
the heavenly orchestra it would bo advisable
fop those who expect to take places la that
august body to put In a little practice , by
way of preparation , upon that glided Instru
ment. Ono thing which stands In the way
of the complete consummation of such a
happy condition Is the fact that on earth
harps cost about J 1,000 apiece.
Of course , there Is singing In heaven cod
someone may advance the idea that as the
voice Is nature's Instrument and the vocal
organs are born In one , it costs nothing ;
but the testimony of those who have studied
vocal music end acquired any proficiency
ki the Ube of theoe organs and in the pro
duction and manipulation of tone , Is to the
effect that it costs not only money but also
much time and persistent labor.
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Without going as far from home as heaven
and what may bo advantageous there , let
us look for a moment at the condition of
muulo In the average 'Protestant ' church. We
will select one as an example which employs
an orgianllat and a mixed quartet ( oftentimes
a very muc/h / mixed quartet ) . There are two
services every Sunday and two or three vocal
selections besides the hymns. The average
church anthem occupies from six to ten
pages of printed music and often contains
short solos for two or more of the voices.
Proper preparation of one of these pieces
requires as a starting point ability on the
part of each member of the choir to read
notes , which means that he shall have not
only a clearly determined knowledge of their
relative mathematical values but that ho
shall bo able to realize these value ? as a
scries of consecutive accents , accompanied
by varying degrees of duration. It is an
easy matter for any one who has studied
arithmetic , far enough to get well into frac
tions to figure out the relative values o !
whole notes' , half notes , quarter notes ,
eighth notes , sixteenth notes , etc. , but it is
a vastly different mental process to realize
Just how long each one of these notes is
to ( continue as compared to tbo length of the
others. To one untrained in music it would
bo an absolutely impossible proposition to
divide a seconl of time into eight
equal parts , but by persistent prac
tice the singer or player becomes
able to divide any portion of time ,
no matter what , into any reasonable number
of equal or unequal parts. This conception
of rhythm and ability to render the conception
audible la the first difficulty to be surmounted
by the choir singer and when ho has done
this ho has taken a long step Jn the path
way to musical proficiency. Without this
rhythmical conception clearly defined It Is
absolutely impossible for four people to sing
In time with each dther and If In a choir
there is one perron In whom It Is defective
ho vitiates the effect1 of the work of the
others. ?
The next difficulty to pe overcome .is one of
Interval , by which it imeant the relationship
to each other of two tones of different pitch.
To the person who , DOS' ' always heard music
and , by a sort of fortunate accident , has been
trained in what goes to constitute melody , It
Is not a difficult matierto sing in tune , pro
vided his ear la so delicately constructed ao
to bo able to bo affected by different degrees
of vibration accurately. If the car Is defect
ive such a result U either difficult or Im
possible. Few peoplp realize how delicately
the organ of hearing roust bo constructed in
order to bo sensitive to the actual relation
ship between the different musical Intervals.
Suppose that to produce a certain tone a
string vibrates 128 times In a second. To pro.
duce a tone an octave 'above It It will need
to vibrato 256 times , 'and a fifth above that
3S4 times. Now , unless the ear Is so sensi
tive to the sound waves that it Is positively
affected by these different degrees of vibra
tion and transmits the effects without muta
tion to the brain , the listener will detect
either uncertain differences in pitch or no
differences at all. This In the objective side
of the question ; subjectively unless a slngen
can conceive different degrees of pitch with
ataoluto accuracy and then , by means of his
vocal organs , eet the air In vibration so that
it will beat 12S times in a second no more
and no fewer ho cannot elng In tune with
the fundamental tone above mentioned and
unless at will he can cause the air to vi
brate twice as fast he will not be able to
Bine the octave.
Theee facts are cited to show some of the
fundamental difficulties which even a church
lager U obliged to overcome. "When he can
' distinguish different Intermla of pitch and
can produce ntmoiiphcrlc vibration * with ab
solute accuracy , which shall Induce In his
hearers realization of the same nound
which ho himself hug conrclvcd , ho Is able
to sing In tune , illut all this dors not guarantee -
anteo that the quality of his tone will bo
agreeable or that his Interpretation of rnuMc
wilt bo satisfactory. When he can elng In
time and tune It does not follow that he
can really sing at all , because alnglng Is not
only the production of a well regulated serifs
of tones , but It Is the so using of these tones
as to express , according to rules , cmotlonu
and glvo color to idcar.
Art has been said to be- the spontaneous
production of the beautiful , and the beauti
ful Is that In which the parts are In perfect
relationship and proportion to each other and
to the whole. This ta especially true of music.
Thus iho atmospheric vibrations must be
In perfect ratio or the tone produced will
be harsh end disagreeable and anything but
beautiful. Nature supplies one with the
vocal organs , but there Is no art until they
are taught to sing.
There Is very seldom any progress In
this world without an expenditure ot energy ,
incncy and time. From a loss ot energy we
may recuperate ; expended money may be
replaced , but nhcn time Is gone It Is gone
forever. U Is the only thing which wo can
not get along without that we cannot pro
duce. The church singer la obliged to con
tribute to the cause all three and the ques
tion arises , whence shall he receive restitu
tion , As for the time he will have to look
to eternity for It. As for his energy , he
will very likely have to depend upon beef
steak and potatoes. As for the money , with
church music matters conducted as at pres
ent , ho will most likely have to charge It up
to profit acid loss Incident to his buslnr&i.
Music Icraons that are worth having
usually cost at this longitude $2 apiece , and
In order 'to fucllitato reasonable progress , at
least two should be taken each week and
should bo continued , with occasional Intervals
for rest , for several ycara. If cne studies
thirty weeks out of the fifty-two and pays
$1 a week for Ireisona , he spomU during the
years $120. Other expenses Incident en the
studying of music , such as the purchase or
rental of a piano , purchase of sheet music ,
cost of hearing musical entertainments , etc. ,
will perhaps amount to as much more. Tills
makes $240 In a year , and In four years
amounts to $9CO. There are few slugers able
to properly fill a position In a qu < irtet choir
of any musical standing In the community
who have spent les.3 than that Incidental to
the acquirement of their musical education.
It Is not Intended to mean that there are
not plenty attempting to fill such por.ltlor.fi .
who have not spent any such sum oP money
or the time nud labor which would naturally
bo Involved in protracted study , for , unfor
tunately , there are plenty without any Ill
ness whatever attempting to hold Impor
tant positions. Thla brings us to the point
of asking the question , why it Is that church
music Is ao It Is , so decidedly Inferior , and
this brings us to the answer , which Is dls-
agreeable either to write or to read. There
is so little Inducement extended to those'
who have musical talent that they either
do not or cannot properly fit themselves for
the work which they are called upon to do.
Only recently a church was trying to organ
ize a quartet choir and the limit of salary
was $2 a week for each person. The work
Involved two rehearsals per week and two
eecvices etch Sunday. Car fare alone would
absorb nearly a quarter of the Income ; theet
music another quarter ( for solo work was
expected ) , end , for actual services rendered
$1.10 remuneration. ! A street sweeper Is
better paid for ha ! time and has the further
advantage of not being obliged to pay out
anything for Instruction. The singer who
Is dependent upon what ho can earn in
church for the funds with which to educate
himself In music will receive but very little
instruction , and without Instruction he will
over continue an unsatisfactory singer. If
churches paid reasonable salaries , one would
feel llko Investing money In a musical edu
cation. for thece would be the hope and pros
pect of an Income In the future , sufficient to
make It worth while to Invest one's capUal
end acquire the education before attempting
to go before the public. As things now exist
.here Is very little Inducement to do anything
except avoid church choir work and spend
one's time and money lo other ways.
Ec.ster Sunday is the musical climax of
the church year , but It Is so only because of
the pride which the musicians have In their
work , and not from any extra Inducement
offered by the churches. Little has been
said directly concerning the work or pay of
organists , but It Is to bo understood that
they are fellow sufferers with the singers
and oftentimes have even a harder time ,
more work and smaller pay.
HOMER MOORE.
NotcH.
Beethoven died in 1827. Weber had been
dead one year. Schubert was 30 years of age.
Rossini , 35 ; Meyerbeer , 33 ; Donizetti , 29 ; Bel
lini. 26 ; Berlioz , 24 ; Mendelssohn , 18 : Schu
mann. 17 ; Wagner , 14 ; Verdi , 13. Verdi is
the only survivor. '
This afternoon Homer 'Moore will leave for
St. 'Louis. ' On Tuesday evening he will sing
an aria from "Herodlade , " by Massenet , and
a group of songs at the concert of the Apollo
club. The other soloist for this concert will
bo the 'cellist , Gerardy. 'Mr. Mcore will re
turn to Omaha Thursday morning.
Next Thursday evening -Mr. Joseph Gahm
will give the first ot his two piano recitals
at the ( First Congegatlonal church. The pro
gram contains selections from the works of
Bach , 'Bcethovoa ' , Cramer , Schubert , Schu
mann , Sobrlno. Chopin , Dennct , Liszt and
Raff. A notable number will bo the C sharp
minor sonata by ( Beethoven.
Mr. 'William ' Armstrong , musical editor ot
the Chicago Tribune and lecturer upon mu
sical subjects , was in this city yesterday. Ho
Is on his way to the Pacific coast , where
ho will give a series of lectures In the prin
cipal cities from Los Angeles to Portland.
Ho will pass through Omaha during the first
week In May , and It is not improbable that
he will bo heard here at that time.
Maximilian Llchtensteln Kocvessy conducts
an orchestra In a place in Twenty-third
street where there are wax works. After
the duel is fought there will be a new group
In the Chamber of Horrors , descriptive of
that awful day when pistols and Vienna cof
fee were ordered for two. The duel cannot
take place here , so Mr. Koevcssy has kladly
volunteered to pay ( Mr. Franko's passage to
some European port , where the laws against
the code of honor are not so strict.
It appears that even eo peaceable a man as
the great .Anton Scldl could not be burled In
peace. There Is thirst for blood In New
York , and those whoso taste Is thus burning
are not willing to wait for Spain or McKln-
ley to glvo them a chance. Nathan Franko
has been challenged to mortal combat by
Maximilian Ltchtenstetn Koevessyl With
that name as a weapon what ruin could ho
not work ? It seems that at the meeting of
the committee of arrangements for the fu
neral of Anton Seldl , at which Henry E.
Krchblel , a writer on musical affairs , pre
sided , that Mr. Koevessy offered the services
of his orchestra , whereupon Mr. Franko
went to Mr. Krehblel.bent over him and.under
cover of a whispered conversation , gave the
chairman at vigorous poke la the back. The
offer ot the orchestra was not accepted ; hence
the trouble.
Mortality StatUilv * .
The following births and deaths were re
ported at the health office during the twenty-
four oura ending at noon yesterday :
\Blrthf \ > Vcncel J. Sbek , 1407 South Fourth
street , girl ; J. V. Owens , 27S9 Webster , girl ;
C. P. O'Brien , 07 North Twentieth , boy ;
Samuel Frank , 611 South Twenty-ninth av
enue , girl ; Peter Martin. 2116 Military av
enue , girl ; John Johnson , 2212 North Twen
ty-eighth , avenue , boy ; Olat Anderson , 2618
Lake , boyr
Deaths C. D. Sprague , 48 , 14U North
Twenty-fourth , Brlght's disease , Forest
I/iwn ; Lulu B. Livingston , 27 , 843 South
Nineteenth , consumption , Forest Lawn.
SII AVIIInril'n HeinaliiH Crcninfrd.
CHICAGO , April 9. The remains of Miss
Frances Wlllard were cremated today at
Graccland cemetery. Although little , If
anything , had been said In advance as to
cremation of the remains of the late presi
dent of t'ne Women's Christian Temperance
union. It is stated that such a procedure
was in accordance with her repeatedly ex
pressed wishes. Only Miss Anna Gordon ,
Miss Wlllard'a private secretary ; Mm. L.
M. N. Stevens , the new president of the
Women's Cnrlstlan Temperance union , nnd
a few others were present. The ashes were
taken to Hose Hill cemetery , Wnero the
services will be held tomorrow. The ushes
will then be Interred In the Wlllard family
lot at Itoso Hill.
NEW PAVING AGAIN DEtAYhD
Improvements Ordered bj the City Oonncil
Kust Wait.
CITY TREASURER HOLDS BACK BOND SALE
KnJlure o Ailvrrllur the * Sccnrllle *
I'rnniittlr Will IJclny the llrRln-
of Work llvronit the
of April.
City Treasurer Edwards Is facing criticised
In no uncertain language by members of the
cltv council and other officials for his Al
leged dilatory tactics In regard to the sato
of the Intersection and district paving
bonds , which have just been advertised. It
has been the determination of the council
as well as of the Hoard ot Public Works
that the caving for which contracts tiavo al
ready been let should bo pushed at the ear
liest possible date , In order that as much of
It as ucfslble might bo completed before the
exposition. As the contractors refused to
bogla work until the bonda had been dls-
ncsed of. In order that they might have Eomo
assurance that the work would bo paid for
without delay , the ordinances authorizing
the bonds were pushed through a week ago
by calling special meetings of the council
for the purpose. The ordinances wcro
passed and signed 'by Mayor Moores , but for
Homo reason the city treasurer neglected to
advertise the beads. This was finally brought
to the attention of the finance committee ,
and at the vigorous suggestion of the com
mittee the advertisement has finally been In
serted. Now the bonds cannot be fold until
April 19 , and all pavlcig operations will be
dolaved beyond that time. City Trcas'tlrcr
Edwards explains his delay by stating lLat
ho was not satisfied with the condition of
the bond market , but the councllmca assert
that the sate of the bonds was mandatory
on him as soon as the ordinances were ap
proved , and that In view of the known de-
f'lrablllty ' of selling the bonda as soon as
possible he should not have taken It on him
self to postpone the matter without con
sulting the finance committee.
Tfio. bonds on which bids will be received
April 19 Include $23,000 twenty-year 4 per
cnnt Intersection bonds , and $09,500 ono to
nine-vear 4V& per cent special district Im
provement londs. No pavtag Is likely to
bo dotv ? on Sherman avenue , Wlrt , Twenty-
fourth. Twenty-fifth , South Sixteenth , West
Farnam and various other streets until the
bonds are Bold.
Jnncn Slr > et Si-TVcr Il
Councllmen Burmestcr and Stuht have
been making an examination of the lower
end of Jones street sewer which has con
vinced them that It Is time that something
was done to put the sewer Into more effective
condition. City Engineer Hosewatep has scv
oral times called the attention of the coun
cil to the necessity for repairing this and
other Dewera , but nothing has ever been done
on account ot the difficulty of appropriating
the necessary funds. Councilman Burmestcr
says that t'ho ' Jones street sewer Is undoubt
edly In a condition that makes some repairs
Imperative. In capo of a hard rain the water
backs up on lower Jones ( street and into the
adjoining yards and cellars. Some of the
catc.li basins are so located as to be useless
and there are numerous Indications that the
main sewer Is In an advanced state of decay.
More IliillilliiK ; 1'criiiltH.
Permits wcro Issued to the Carpenter
Paper company yesterday for the erection
of four frame dwellings at 2082-90 Boulevard
avenue. A permit was also Issued to Oeorgo
Warren Smith to build a two story brick
store at 1212 Farr.am street at a cost ot
$5,000 , Dunnovant & Thompson , have taken
out a permit to erect a cyclorama building
on the exposition grounds at a cost ot $4,000.
2 I'AXTON & BURGESS.
5 llnnnsern. Tel. 1919.
4 NIGHTS A\D AVI3D.VKSDAY SIAT ,
COMME.NCI.Va TOXIGHT.
BLACK GREATEST COLORED
SHOW
PATTI ON EARTH.
TROUBADOURS
Prices Lower floor , 11.00 , 75cs balcony 7Jc. Mo.
Matinee Lower floor. Me ; balcony , DOc , 25c.
J3O YJD' ' PXTON *
Manaceri. T < 1. 1119.
2 NIGHTS ffi APRIL 15-16
The cyclonic success of the century ,
Oil AS. ill. YALE'S
"FOREVER" DEVIL'S ' AUCTION
More Novelties than n Circus.
More Spedatles than a Vaudeville Show.
More features than all other similar attractions
. , GUI 1,1/3 COXCKIIT GAHUE.V.
Southeast corner 16th and Davenport. Commenc
ing1 April 4. Music by Nordlne'a Orchestra.
1'roBram Paul I. . Klclst , Musical Klnp , In ar
tistic and comical clcler musical act. John
Illchards and Pauline I'arker , eccentric comedy
sketch artists , In their new and original act ,
entitled "Tho Rain-Maker. " McCarthy and
Ilelna , In their plantation fltetch , entitled "Coon-
vllle Courtship , " Introducing Tumbling and
Illicit Dancing. Cherture , orchestra. Flowers &
Camlcon , upto-date tongs. Miss May Dayton ,
In song and dances and alsn liuck dancing. Mils
Myrtle Ilelna , coon medleys. Doors open nt
7:30 : p. m. Performance begins at 8:00. : Matinee
Tuesday , Thursday and Saturday ,
Morand's Assembly
MASQUERADE
Thursday , April 14th.
Former pupils and frlcnda cordially invited.
Dancing 8:30 : p. m. Orchestra music.
HOTELS.
THE MILLARD
13th and Douglas Sts. , Omaha.
CENTRALLY LOCATED.
AMUinCAN AM ) EUKOPKAN PLAN.-
J. E. MAIIKEL A SO.V , Prop * .
HOTEL BARKER
COIl. 13TH AND JONES ST. . OMAHA.
KATES 91.GO AM ) IfU.OO 1'Kll DAY.
Clectrtc cars direct to exposition grounds.
fllANK BAUKEIl. Cashier
SAM 1IA.UMAN. Chief Clerk.
NOTICE TO COXTUACTOHS.
PROPOSALS FOH THE KHKCTION AND
COMPLETION OP TUB IOWA HUILD-
1NG AT TUB TUANSMISSISSIPI'I AND
INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION AT
OMAHA , NEB.
Scaled proposals must be received by P.
N. Chase , secretary , addressed In t'no care
of A. E. Shipley , secretary of the execu
tive council , Des Molnes , Iowa , on or before -
fore 2 o'clock p. m. of the 1'Jth day of April ,
1S93 , and opened at the ofllco of the execu
tive council as above at 2 p. in. of said day ,
for all the labor and materials required for
the construction as set forth In the speci
fications for said building , In accordance
wll'n the drawings and specifications , copies
of which may bo seen on and after the 12tli
day of April , 1838 , at the olllce of P. N.
Chase , secretary , Cedar Falls ; lion. H. K.
Wright. Council Bluffs ; A. E. Shipley , sec
retary of the executive council , DEB Molnos.
or Joselyn & Taylor Co. , architects , Cedar
Rapids , Iowa.
Each bid must be accompanied by n certi
fied c'neck for a sum not less than 5 per
cent of the proposal. The right Is reserved
to reject any or all bids , to waive any de
fects or Informality In any bid , if It Is
deemed In the Interest of the state to do so.
Proposals must bo enclosed In envelopes
nnd sealed , marked "Proposal for construc
tion of the Iowa state building nt the
TraiismUstsslppl and International Exposi
tion , Omaha , Neb. , " addressed to the sec
retary , P. N. Chase , In care of A. E. Ship
ley , secretary of t'no executive council , Dea
Molnea , lowu.
Ily order of the Iowa TransmtssUslppI
and International Exposition Commission.
if. X. CHASE. Secretary.
J
SPECIAL NOTICES
AitvcrtUcmvnlN for the o coltiwa llfl
ill be Inkcn wnUI lit MI. for th fl
orcnltiK anil until B p. t . ( or tfcft
morning unit Similar eitllloii * . '
AilrertUtri , hr rcqncnllnw n *
hcrcil check , rnn Imve unmrrrn nil *
il mined to M nninlirrrit leHcr In cnr
of The Bee. Aniiwer no ml lrc e
will be dcllvi-rcil on prewcnliillon of
the clirck onlr. i.
llntoi , 1 l-2e ft word flr Innerlloiil
Ic n woril thcrcnflcr. Xothlim tnkesf
for leu * than 'Mo for the flrit ln cr
tlon. ThemnilrprtUemcuti mum k
rnn con r inflvelr.
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WAXTHD SITU.ITIOXS.
1JY AMERICAN WIDOW , HOUSnKnEt'KR TOII
widower , nou okreprr or head chambermaid lr
hold ! good rcffrenccs. Mr . I'lilncr.V > J
OrnnKe. N. J. A-M1J1 Mi * ,
T POSITION 11Y KIIIST CI.AS9
bookkeeper ; thoroughly reliable nnj trutt *
wordy , Al references. I. 6 : , IHv.
WANTnU-HV ttJt'Nll MAN' . POSITION A9
tratclrr. iiinnntjer or nny rcfpondbte poilttonf
llrtt class cxi > crlcnco mid rcfeicnccj. Atlilrei *
T. M , lice. A-107-10 *
si-rr ov HOOKS TO KIII' : : nvnxixos UK
flrrt rlns hookkcopcr ; errors local til : , bo kj bat *
nnci-d. Audicsa Uox 13 , Slntlon A. City.
A Xtm-18
U AOKD MAN. TUN YEARS IN
MiMne.-s , stntc and city nuiu.ilnunce.
Advocate" . Mend , Ncli. A-1I2 1C *
SITUATION ' 1TII sTxiinTTjX VOLITION" T
lerprlse or nttrnctlon by ) OIIIIK innn , ? l' ncvu-
piper reporter t o > eat : liieater inoniijcr two
years. AildrcM Uox SJ , Mnrlctto , Ohio.
A-l 11-10 *
AH Nt'IWn. USHFtltj COMPANION Oil
jMn'tlon ' of trust ; inglltli ; references. A. C.S
1919 Dodge St. A 194 10 *
WANT15O. I1Y A YOlt.N'O I A1)Y , A POSITION1 ,
nn FlenoRriipher ; 3 ycnrs' experience In a law )
Address A. W. , S23 So. 19th St. /
W.I X T K D3I A Mi IIK M' .
s TO TAicn onnicns : NIW : MN-
of work ; no l.cnvy goods to cnrry : Mlary oi
commission. C. F. Adams Co. . 621 So. 16th Ht |
SALESMAN FOU CIOAKP. UK A MONTH AND
expanses ; old Hrm ; experience unneccjfnryj In.
ducementa to customerr , C. C. IlUhop & Co.V
St. 1-oiils.
AGENTS AND BRANCH MANAQHRSi SAT > AR *
and comml.sjiion. Hunter Tallorltm & SlilrS
Co. , Cincinnati , O. 1J-M13S Al f )
SAMSMIN : TO sni.r , TOIUT : so.uid
dc.ilers ; | 100 per month salary nnd e.\penBPS |
experience unnecessary. Louis Einst Co. , Sti
Louis , Mo. 11 J11T3 j
MIN TO T.ttAiiN iiAitiircn TnAur. ; ONL\I
clnlit weeks required ; portions Kuarantecdf
cntiiloRue. mulled free. Molcr Bystem Ilnrlicrf
Schools. ChinBO or Minneapolis. ll-MOM 11 * j ,
WANTniJ. A MAIUUirT ) MAN ; KAIIM WOHKf
Theo. Wlllliims , licnnun , Neb. 11 9S711 f
A.-SALr-SMHN TO HBLIj CIOAHS TO DEAli
crs ; salary , JCO.no to JSCO.OO per month nnd exl
penyes ; experlencp unnecessary ; permanent no *
sltlon. The DC Mora Cigar Co. , Hprlnglleld , O.
II-
VVANTKD-SALKSMEN FOH THH MKCIKATW
History club. Call after 10 a. m. Monrtav ar
tore. B-1G-.10 )
AVANT11D-A nm-IAHLW '
- niTHINirs-'S MAN
wllli some money tu tnko clinrcn nf a reflie'li ;
money maklnp enlerprlw. Cull Mm'liy o
Tuewl.iy after four p. m. , Iloom C , 13i.lJ ] "ar
" "m St. 11-113-1(1 ( >
AtJKNTS , MAKH 120000 I'nil MONTH BELL-
Ins our goods to
country merchants nnd np-
polntlnc nKents ; exclusive territory. Lenifn'
MfK , Co. , Ilex E04 , Chicago. 11-116-10 * '
SALESMEN CALLING ON RETAIL nilUOV <
dry goods or grocery trade , to cairy n soup as
a side line , a quick seller and llhcial COIUT
mission. Addre.s C. Q , Craddoclf. C14 N. Clark
St. , Chicago , III. li-121-10 * ,
GOVEHNMENT POSITIONS. DON'T 1'UEPAIld
for any cl\ll servleo cximlnatlnn without s eJ
Ing our llluMrateill catalogue of Information/
Sent free. Columbian Coricspondence Collefre/
Washington. D. C. 11-120-10 * /
ENEHOETIC SALESMAN , SCHOOL BUl'l'LICS
country work ; J1W rnlnry ana liberal addl ?
tlonal commlBslons. II. o. Evans & Ccmpnnyi
Chicago. II 119-10 > '
WANTED , YOUNG MEN1 TO TUAVK'L ' INI
west ; $85 month nnd expenses ; encln > e stamp/
N. II. HoscnbcrB Tobacco Co. , Kansas City MO }
* '
1J-11S-10
WANTED. EXPERIENCED SUliSCmi'TIONI
solicitors In each town nnd elly ; Brand 11-
lustrated and papular Exposition Journal !
Klondike for good solicitors. 606 New Yorrf
life , Omaha , Neb. It 117-10 K
WANTED. KXPCninNCKD. COMPETKNT nnV
tnll dry goods unlesmnn , slnslc , alwul SS ; Lous
reference a to ability nnj character required
none but tlioso possenslns best qunlinratlonj
need apply. Addre-ss particulars to I * Wesaeh
Nebraska City , Neb. B 10) : o \
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united HIblo House , Clilcnso. H HI ) 10'
EVERYWHERE MEN TO AiDVERTISE "UJS *
tro , " the mcxlern Bcourlng Bo.ip ; tnck signs ,
dlRtrlbute circulars , p'ace wimple * , o'derii. etc.-
Btearty work ; salary. J10 weekly and e pinacol
The Lustre Co. , Chicago. 11 1S3 10 *
WANTED , COMHINATION RULL'U AND
fln'wlicr. Write or apply W. C. Dcltch Co. .
Sioux City , In , n M'fS 13
MAN OR LADY OF GOOD ADDRESS TO
travel nnd appoint agents ; JW per month nnd ;
expenses. P. W. Xleglcr & Co. , 324 Dearborn
fit. , Chicago. 11 152 10 *
COFFEE AND TEA SALESMEN WITH E3TAIJ-
llshrU trade , desirous
of reprctentlnK n new )
concern , Importers and JoblKTs. will nnd It to
their advantage to eddress "Fa'r Play , " P. o.
box 2718 , New York , II ] 51 10 *
SOLICITORS WANTED FOR "WAR IN CURA. ' *
by Senor Quesada , representative Cuban repub
lic at Washington ; the official book ; tells every ,
thing about Spain , Cuba , the Mnlnc nnd war :
the first pun Hint's fired will Mil a million
copies ; get rendy for flctlon ; ifkm't wr.lt ; de
mand enormous ; bonnnra for agents ; big book ;
blCT > rons ! ; only 11.50 ; crellt g'ven ; fr'l'ht paid ;
outflti free ; write quick. The National lloolt
Concern , 354 Dnrborn St. , Chicago. II 120 10
SALESMEN TO SELL CIOARS TO DEALERS :
* 100.rO monthly nnd expenses ; experience un-
TiecerFary ; blir Inducements to customers. If ,
W. llrown & Co. , CH"ago. 1J-14) ) I0
BAMI'liH DISTRinUTOnB , 121 PKR l.COO : SHND
lOo for particulars , contract and enrnplc. Cre V
cent Chemical Co. , H51 Montana St. . ChlonnoJ
f- I H-148 10
ALESMEN WANTED ; | 120 MONTHLY AND )
uxi.nines ; stapiu liiii'j exixrlenuu uniiicvsMHry. '
AdilrfHB. with stamp , Seymour-Whitney Co. , "
D 2 , Chicago.
SALESMEN TO HANDLE BIDE LINE ; A SNP ; '
won't conflict with anything elsu ; no deliver
ing1 or collecting ; small sample. World , Uox ;
03. Columbus. O. 1I-M174 10 * i
WAXTKII KKMAMJ IIICI.P. '
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1M GIRLS FOR ALL KINDS OF WORK ; J3 TO
| 7 week. Canadian Office , 1522 Douglas. i
c-eoi ,
WANTED , A NURSE GIRL ; REFERENCES
required. Apply 3C20 Farnam St. C M72dT
WANTED-GIRL AT DORAN HOUSE. 422 S ,
lbth Ht. , one blosk south of court huute , |
C-97S'
FAT FOLKS REDUCED 15 I.11S. A MONTH ;
anyone can make remedy at home ; earnnta
box , etc. , mailed free ; It cunts you nothing
to try It. Hall Chemical Co. , A 34 St. IxiulB ?
Mo. C
ANY WOMAN CAN EARN l.3 > TO J2.M DAII/O
mukltiK artificial flnuers ; e teach you In onc\
flay nnd Kl\o i-tendy ernplojmentj wo hnva
hundrwls of workeri" , dlrtancc from utn makea
n rtlffercncc ; don't delay but rend fen
particulars. Address Falrfleld Flower Co , , '
Falrneld , Maine. C- ;
FREE TEA SET , LADIES , BEND US YOUR )
full addrcfs plainly written and we will exr
prers you 75 of our sweet and exqulvlte Arabian
Perfume 1'aekets ( In powder form , to ( cent
Klo\e , hnndkerchlefr , clothlnir , etc. ) to tt\ \ (
nmont ; > our friends , at 10 cents rnch , When
fulil. remit us the money ( after deducting ex-
jirem charftes ) and wo will send you fcr your
trouble , a lovely decorated English Ten Set < > (
[ 6 pieces ( full size for family uic ) . Each ret In
nrtltllcnlly decorated In color * , tatteful le.iC
and ( lower pattern ; the chapes are of the lateit
style , which e\ery lady will appreciate. Order
at once and name ncareit exprers olllce , Ad
dress Arabian Perfume Co. , Ilrldgeviater. C'onn ,
C-123 W
WANTED THREE OR FOUR LADIEH TO
asulft us In organizing the Ill'tory club Call
Monday after 10 a. m. Megeati : Stationery.
Co. C-1C6-10 '
a.ADIKS. I PAY FROM J15 TO | tt WEEKLY
for light , easy work that can be done Ht home ;
no experience neeeppary ; write for particulars
Mrs. Grace Harris , G08-59 Dearborn St. . Chicago
C 12I-10 *
LADIES , EARN IS W WEEKLY I5OINO
needle work at home ; no canvart'ne ; enelosa
self addrened itamped envelope for reply.
Standard Novelty Co. , 101 Heekmnn Ht . New
York. C-12J.10-
WANTHO. YOUNG LADY AH AR/TIST'
model : must lie vx \ figure , rather tall ftjuf
KTsceful ; ay ] > ly Monday , Laurie WM'onu
rarruua. C 11 Mi
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