THE OMAHA DAILY BE 1C : SAWWIIDAY , JANUARY 18. 1890.
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A Great Game of Checkers.
By O.-W. Rose. I
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( Copyright. IK * , by a W. no e. )
"Play ihccl.ne , Schoofmastcr ? "
"Oh , yes ; I ptey chcckern. "
Tte tone betrayed the fash confidence of
youth , hut the olil farmer tnct Jt with a
tcreno mile , born of the memory of many
victories.
"llatlle , bring that chock r board. What
kind of a Ginie'Mo > ou play1 , ToacHcr , side or
renter ? "
"I don't undurctand your terms , " replied
the achcolin.ir.lcr , "but I play the regular
openings , and then gauge my play according
to my opponent1 ! ) play- . . .
"Well , I'll be switched ! " exclaimed the
farmer. " 1 always thought checkers was
checkers tlio world over , but I never heard
uf openings , nor gauges nuther. "
" 1 see your board Is not numb'erc'd , " sala
the teacher. "Do ynu object to. my marking
the numbers with u pencil ? "
"Mark all you want to , Schoolmaster , " re
plied the hilarious farmer , " 1'ut a sum In
mental 'rlthmetlc In the middle , an' algebra
'round tha c.lgc ? . Turn the board over , an *
write- out some examples In bot'ny an' hlst'ry
on the back of 'or ! Can't hurt the board any !
Ernest , git some of that elder. "
After the farmer had won four Barnes In
succession , ho said to hip son : "Here , Hrn-
cs , you come an' play with the school-
mister. This ain't exciting enough for me.
I'll go an' set by the fire an' think ! "
Ten minutes * later Rrnest said : "Well ,
father , this may bo fun for you , but It's
rather monotonous for mo. You'd bcttei
play with Hattlc , Schoolmaster. You may
get a gama occasionally , If she's gooa
naturcd. "
So the teacher and his older * pupil played
together , nut the memory of certain caustic
rcmarha ancnt the afternoon's nljrsbra recita
tion raukled In the young glrl'9 bosom , and
ehe shewed him no. mercy. She forced his
pieces Into unprofitable corners ; tOie coaxed
him ufter apparently unprotected "single
men , " only to t-laughtcr the pursuer , and at
last , In completing an Innocent looking com
bination , swept the board time and again.
I < ooklng up Intho midst of the fifth game
he becnniu conscious that their nonntl 'condl-
tlonu were revolted. He' knew that' his fade
was flushed , and his brows * In a tnnglu , while
the vias watching him" with a cool , amused
emllo. l
"What arc" 7611 thinking of ? " he asked
suddenly. *
"I am thinking cf nlgobrn , " she answered
demurely. "It does reem" pho gave him a
"iian" ) "as though Chechen"she gave him
two more "was so much easier ; " and she
swept the board.
When the ttacher. retired that night he roi-
Iftored a vow that he would beat that girl
at checkers , even If ho had to give up his
school and devote his whole life to studying
the game. He lay awake a long time , gazing
at tl > i ) bare rafters above his "bed , silver
gray In the moonlight that streamed
through hla uncurtained window , and think
ing of thlo remarkable checker-playing fam
ily. Ho remembered the Jovial old man's
way of pretending to be In extreme fear , and
how he would ejaculate : "Ah ! now you've
got mo ! Look at that , now ! Inever _ ex
pected that. Now you have got meV'etc. .
and the way his knotty hand would hover
over the board In ulmulated uncertainty'
Ho remembered Ernest keeping up a laugh
ing conversation with his mother , and ap
parently not paying any attention to > the
game. He remembered Hattle , always
watching him with that keen , amused'smllo
and moving her pieces with swift , sliding
touch ofa slfm.rwhltQ hniid. " Thtfnhe won-1
dered why , ha haiHncvcr noticed her hands"
before. 'Also , , ho "remembered 4 certain vlvlil
color In her 'cheeks , * andt wondered If If
showed , the same by 'day felit- ' ' - ' } . * -
It 'Have bbena''WeeK ' *
may afterthls cv6n-r
Ing that Edaa 3rltol , Hattie's .pretty , but
dull seatmate .found the day too short for
ber lessons , and had toV'rtny , after bchool. "
Hatt'o obtained permission 1 wait for her ,
and after everyone elSe had gone she said to
the teacher :
"I think you have checkerboard "hore , ;
Mr. Field. Won't yon show 'md how to play
by numbers ? "
The schoolmaster rather shamefacedly got
out his boml and his books : "Rud'ments of
Draughts , " "Spjyth , " and "Robertson' , " and
they played games and variations by the
dozen. And pretty Edna seemed to find
the atmosphere conducive to study , for she
mastered the refractory grammar leswjn thor
oughly.
The next day Edna said :
"Teacher , I can etudy after school better
than any other time. May I stay tonight ? "
And so the program was Indefinitely ex
tended.
Now a young man cannot play checkers
with a pr3tty girl night after night without
cmlng to give fully as much attention to
her an to the gome ; consequently the school-
in art er felt as though a great blank spot had
moved Into his life one afternoon when Hattie -
tie , without looking at him , left the house
Immediately at the close of school.
The following aftertioon a big , fresh-faced
young fellow , whom the schoolmaster had
never before seen , called for Hattle , and took
her driving In a very dashing equipage.
Edna valunteercd an explanation after school.
"That's 1J11I Koeler , " she said. "He's Hat-
tie's beau , and he wants her to get married.
THE PROC1KAM WAS CONTINUED.
Ills mother lias promised to glvo him the
'farm ' It tio'll got a wife- before Christmas"
This news throw ttio schoolmaster Into the
Bulks. The young farmer visited the school ,
Icing received with bashful cordiality by the
"big boys and girls , " and with cpld civility
by theteacher. . Ho took Hattle to the Thurs
day evening Dinging school , and was driving
wltli her and Edna every day.
Thin week wai one of misery for the scliosl-
in&i > tcr , though his checker board was seme
coiiDolatlon. Hut sitting alouo in the darken
ing schoolroom while the snoxv whirled high
around the windows ho would Imagine that
Vivid face , lit by great luminous eyes , oppo
site him , Or , as he looked frcm book to
board , he would see the swift flash of a llm
white hand above bis own.
The week ended at last , and the young
farmer returned to bis home ,
"He'ii coming again Christmas , " Edna raid
to the schoolmaster.
Monday evening Hattle stayed after school
was dismissed , bending a flushed face over a
perfectly recited algebra letson. After a
long silence the schoolmaster said with stiff
dignity ;
"I am glad , Miss Dates , you still retain
some Interest In your studies. "
There was no answer.
"I fall to see , " persisted the teacher ,
"what there la so remarkable In that young
fellow that ho should take up all your time. "
Still no answer.
"Come , tell me , Mlis Rates , what on earth
be Is noted fort"
She looked up sideways Into hti face. "Pa
Bays , " the answered Bravely , "that ho U
the beit checker player In the country , "
"Can he beat 1110 ? "
The quettlou meant a good deal. With it
reckless fUnh of ber great gray eyes , and
dropping Into the Michigan country dialect ,
which the schoolmaster had labored months
lo eradicate , she answered :
"Um-huh ! Heat the boots otf'm you ! "
The schoolmaster was furious. He took
the checker board and flung It Into the stove.
The books were about to follow , when he
felt a little hand laid on his arm , and turnIng -
Ing saw Hattlc. with tears In her eyes.
" ' " " should be lonesome
"Don't ! ehe said. "I
without without the books ! "
The schoolmaster dropped the books and
kltsed the pupil.
Then the llttlo hypocrite assumed the alt
of mighty dignity , and said : " 'The school
laws don't allow that form .of punishment ! "
"Are you go4ng to marry that fellow ? "
he asked , peremptorily.
"I doa't know. "
"Will you marry me ? "
With a droll Wtle'smile rhe replied :
"If ycru please , , Mr. Field , that.Isn't . In
todayVrlosson.'l
As' that was all the satisfaction , he could
get , ho went' ' to consult with-her father.
"Well , Schoolmaster , " said the old gentle
man finally , "Hattlc- has explained the hull
tl.lng to me. When BUI Is here she thinks
she likes him best , and when you're hero
she sort o' cottons to you most. Now , why
dcn't you and him play a game of checkers
TUB FOURTEEN TH VARIATION.
to decide It winner take the girl eh ? "
"I agree tp that , " replied the teacher.
Ther proposition was submitted to Hattlc ,
nnd she. after fome consideration , accepted It.
"Now , you mustn't take no advantage of
Bill , " said the farmer. ' 'He's comln' Christ
mas eve , atr we'll have the game then , an'
the wc-ldln' uft'erward. You mustn't keep
Hattle- after school , nor come here to sco
her till then. "
The schoolmaster got a new checker board
that night , and every evening he studied
alone , carefully noting the moves of tbe
great games In his books.
"Science will tell , " he said to himself.
"Thebo games were ployed by champions ,
and the results are certain as fate. "
At last the eventful day came , and at 5
o'clock the schoolmaster went to the Bates
residence.
There was a Jolly crowd of neighbors pres
ent. The old house was overflowing. Mighty
preparations were going on In tbo kitchen ,
and the smell of roast turkey and coffee was
everywhere.
The minister was there a nervous little
man In an uncomfortable black suit. The
teacher's rival came a few minutes later.
Then Farmer Bates topic the floor. "Neigh
bors an' friends , " ho began oratorlcally , "I
s'poso you know that the schoolteacher and
Hill Keeter here are goln' to play a game of
clii-ckors for my girl Hattle. Now , I'll 'point
Dave Nash an' Uncle Tommy Bilk to bo em
pires , an' you all understand that If any one
makes any suggestions on the game It'll all
have to be played over. The weddln'll bo
right after the game , an' 'then we'll have
supper , place "your ; non , empires ! "
The rivals were' seated , and the board
pieced between them.
"Here , Hattte , " the farmer cabled , "you
set here where they can both see you , an'
then they'll know what they're playln' for. "
Hattla gave a tliTild greeting to the * two
young men , and took the seat Indicated.
Then the great game began.
The schoolmaster played slowly , relating
every move to some game played by the old
champions. BUI Kceler played with a dash
that had carried him off victor In countless
contests.
The spectators crowded around them ,
breathless at flrst , then as the fame slowly
progressed making whispered commnls. Ono
of the older women saiiR a little , Nftly ,
and some one In the background whistled
part of a popular air. The "empires"
watched the board closely.
It was a great gam ? , and It Is a pity
that a record of the moves was not kept.
When the thirtieth move was made , the old
farmer blurted out : "By gum ! 'I'll bo a
draw ! "
Now , tbe schoolmaster , who was playing
the black , was preparing to move 1 5 , for
his thirty-first move. His hand hovered
around the'piece , but still he hesitated. Just
then Hattle began whistling a queer little
tune.
tune.Much
Much surprised , the schoolmaster paused.
"Well , Hattle , that Is th dnmdest tune
1 ever heard , " said her father.
"That Is a tune , " replied Hattle , "that bos
fifty-nine variations. "
The schoolmaster was Just touching the
piece , but tint word "variations" , etopped
htm. He stole a quick glance at her , but
she was looking resolutely at the carpet.
"Must be the tune the old cow died on , "
laughed the farmer. "Which variation was
you whlstlln' ? "
"I was whistling the fourteenth variation , "
she answered.
The strong color surged up over the school
master's pale face. "The Laird and Lady"
had flfty-nlno variations given In his book ,
and there are on the board before him
was the Identical situation he and Hattlo
had noticed and studied In the fourteenth
variation.
Now ho remembered Wyllle's wonderful
play of 1C 20 , and black to win.
Holding his breath , he made the move.
"Lost th ? game , Schoolmaster ! " shouted
the old farmer , but tbe schoolmaster con-
trilled tbe moves.
Again H 23 , and every checker player
stared In amazement.-Agiln 20 27 , and
then It slowly dawned on them that the
teacher had won tbe game by a series ot
remarkable moves.
Ono moro move , and then the piece on
2 went tbe "long Jump , " removing three
ptecei and winning -the game.
The players rote , and the people crowded
around the successful one , with hearty con
gratulation * .
Bill Heeler slipped Into the hall unob-
cerved , and after putting on his great over
coat , cap , and huge lambskin mittens , nude
his way out and started for the stables.
As ho passed the kitchen door Edna came
cut and stopped him ,
"Are you going borne , Mr , Keeler ? " she
asked ,
"Yen ; I haven't anything to stay for , " be
answered.
"You'll be loaeioine drlvln1 that twelve
mlle , all alone , " said Edna , lympitheUcftlly.
"Yes , " he answered , "conridcrln1 tb t I
expected to take some ono with me , It'll bo
dum" lonesome1' !
The contrast between the moonlit drive ,
as ho had pictured It to himself , and a ? It
would now be , struck him with full force.
Ho pulled his cap over hla eyes. His vocab
ulary was not extensive :
"Uum1 111" he said ; and It Is doubtful If
any f to could have got more than that from
"I am awful sorry for you , Billy , " paid
EJna. softly , and then he paw that the pretty ,
foolish creature was crying.
She had thro-wn a wide woolen "diamond-
dusted" thing over her head , and her blond
hair blew around her face. The sparkling
moonlight fell on snow crystals , diamond
dust and tears , making dazzling brilliants
of all.
Bill Heeler's mind moved slowly , but when
she repeated "I'm awful sorry , " he realized
that sympathy Is a blessed thing. Ho took
her hand sho' slipped Into his arms.
The small bow who saw the scene from a
"proscenium box" behind the rain barrel ,
could never go on from hero In his report.
"They stood close together , " ho said after
ward , "an' ' they Jest whispered. "
"Whero on earth Is Bill Kceler ? " asked
Farmer Bates.
"Guess he's gone home , " suggested JJnclo
Tommy.
"Don't let him > gol" . exclaimed tbo-hosplta-
blo farmer. "Here , Ernest , you run an' "
the kitchen door opened , and there In the
doorway stood Bill Heeler with his arm
around blushing Edna.
"I come for a wife , an' by Jlng ! I guess
I got one , " was all he said.
There was a double wedding and a supper
to bo remembered.
Sometimes , In these later days , when Prof.
Field finds his wife's country wit too sharp
for him , he soys :
"You know you really proposed to me , for
If you hadn't helped me to win that game
you would have married Billy. "
To which she replies sedately. "It was
purely my Interest In checkers , , dear. I
couldn't bear to see a good game lost by a
foolish move. "
TillIIOEHS' MILITARY 1II3IIO.
I'let Jnuliert , AVlio Cainniiinile < l the
ForccH AKiilitnt JnuicHon.
General P. J. Joubert , under whose lead
ership the Boers so summarily defeated the
attempted Invasion of the Transvaal by Dr.
Jameson , with British troops , Is looked upon
as the George Washington of the South
African republic. He was a plain Boer
farmer , when In 1881 , he led a handful of
Dutch warriors In the revolt of the Boers
and whipped 'the British army at Majuba
Hill , which secured them their liberties.
By birth General Joubert Is an American ,
bqlng a native of Unlontown , Pa. , where he
was born In 1841. His parents came from
Holland previous to the war. When about
14 years ot age ho left America , going to
Holland , and thence to South Africa.
At the outbreak of the rebellion lie re
turned to this country , served In the navy
under Admiral Dupont , and afterward as a
captain of a colored company under Gen
eral Weltzel. He returned to Holland after
the war , and thereafter to South Africa.
After his victory over the British troops
the Dutch farmers made him vice president
of the republic and commander-ln-chlef of
all military matters. When General Joubert
returned to America In December , 1890 , partly
for business and partly to arrange for an
exhibition of South African productions at
the Chicago World's fair , he was naturally
treated with great attention by his fellow
descendants from the same stock the Knick
erbockers of New York nnd vicinity.
Ono needs but enter the Volksraad Zaal
of Transvaal In rcsslon when the general
addresses the council of the people to note
the expressed Interest end respect on the
features of the burghers with whom he
fought and triumphed years ago. A man
of his word , Joubert has been called , and
no one who knows htm will gainsay that.
But he Is more ; he Is one of nature's gen
tlemen a sterling and steadfast character.
It Is his ability In dealing with natives that
especially characterizes him. There Is not a
native chief throughout the Transvaal that
does not look up to the commandant general
with extraordinary respect ; so much so that
when a Kaffir ruler dies his successor cannot
be elected until Joubert has decided upon the
man.
man.For
For some time past the relationship be
tween Joubert and the president has been
anything but of a cordial nature. The lat
ter has for years regarded the 'former ' as an
ambitious rival , while the general , who Is
more a man of tbo world than the presi
dent , has always been suspected of the
opinion that he could govern tbo country
to much greater advantage.
A NI2W
II n 11 ron il ConilurlorM Arc Moxt
Mkt-lr ( u Ciiiilrnut It.
There Is a now disease not down In the
catalogue of the latest medical experts , eays
the Syracuse Pott , Street railway conduc
tors are the persons affected. As far as can
be learned about a half dozen employes of
tbo Syracuse Street Railroad company have
lately been afflicted more or less with a
welling of the eyes , accompanied by partial
blindness , Tbe conductor In question ,
without exception , stuck to their work , but
one of them was forced to undergo medical
treatment. He had observed from time to
time that bis bands grew black from contact
with tbe brass railings of the car when he
Jumped on and off. In windy weather he
had to wipe his eyes more or less to brush
away the moisture. These two things he
only observed after he was well along In th
stage of the eye trcuble. He consulted a
physician and was treated for metallic pois
oning , finally recovering without dim-
culty. Then he pa mo to the conclusion tbat
the contact with the railing was responsible
for the trouble. Since that time he has worn
gloves and has not experienced tbe disease.
But those conductors who do not know his
experience may yet suffer. This man was
afflicted for four weeks. Mstormen are not
troubled with the disease , as tbey wear
cloves , _
One Minute Cough Cure ii a popular remedy
for croup. Safe for children and adults.
.OPERA . NIGHT KM CAY PAREE
The Union of State aid ) Ait as Been in the
French Oarjital ,
CONVENTIONALITY AND18UPERFLUOUSNESS
A Jjitvlfttmcflfl ofItonni mill n ! -
city of ( inn Tlx > { IMirnile to anil
front ( lie Oprrn nnil the
Scvncn 'AVII111 11.
An opera night In P rls Is the subject of
an Interesting letter lij the St. Louis Re
public , from the pea of Miss Florence Hayward -
ward , Writing from the gay capital , Mies
Hnyward says :
What the union of church , and state Is In
England , the union of art and state Is In
.France. In London you go on Sunday to
Wellington barracks to the parade service
hnd see as part of the military routine of the
Oay 800 soldiers marched Into the churcii
to pray for the queen and royal family. In
Paris you go to the- Grand opera house and
Jiavo soldiers of thoTcgular army , both horse
and foot , to assist you to the proper hearing
of "Faust" or "Tannhauscr. " Where the Eng
lish government supports religion the French
government supports art , and It might
point a moral and adorn a < tale to get up n
tabulated statement OB to which of the two
nations spends- the more money on Its
specialty and what the returns are re
spectively. In Paris , however , the govern
mental supervision Is much the more ob-
, vlous. It Bceras'to begin earlier and end
later. .Highly ornamental and soldierly look
ing culrasslcre , with both themselves and
their horses In full uniform , "assist" ' 'at
keeping the carriages In line. A milltary
person hands you out of your carriage , and
once.Inside you are handed along from 'one
squad of Infantry to another In a > way that
gives you the feeling the first time It hap
pens of being clthera criminal or a celebrity ,
you arc not sure which. . .
To the mind of an Amorlcan who kccps
always In. view the .proportion between the
ccst of a piece of real estate and the rev
enue It can bo made to yield there lu same-
thing almost jcrlmlnal In the erection of a
building that covers three and. a half acres
of ground , and yeti-Ms arrangcd'to peat a
little over 2.000 people. > There are gal-
lerlca and corridors and passages and ante
chambers that , whatever reason they may
have architecturally , .seem and area great
waste financially. AS you traverse orte
after another of them two niore Ideas come
Into your , head ; ono IB that the administra
tion Is as miserly of gas ao It Is prodigal of
space , and the other Is that Itmight with
advantage to the. public detail on extra
pquad of Midlers to hold open the many
heavy swinging doors through' which you
must pass. But there Is no provision of
the sort. . 1 suppose that the military gen
tlemen are therein a purely official' capacity ,
which Is , of course ! another way of saying
that they are there to'look fine and do
nothing , and if they , do fall In the flrst ,
they more " than , make Itlup In the eecond.
Therefore" It happens that everybody opens
the dors for everybody else , and great Is
the bowing and "apresvous"lng find "Morel ,
Monsleur"lne that accompanies this part of
the proceeding.
By the time that ! twoi doors have been
.opened for you In this style It Is hard to
realize that you have not been given several
handsome presents , jit is the triumphant
progress of conventionality , glided with arti
ficiality and decked ; offi with garlands of
general superfluous-loss.
Then comes the grsnd staircase , and seeing
It makes you realize , at not even the flrst
sight ot the Arc do Trlomplio docs , that you
are really In Paris. , This Is the spot you
have seen so often In nliotoeranhp. and thin
the Instant you bnve gono-through > BO often
In your Imagination ; and here you are , tlio
seeing the ono and. experiencing the other.
There Isponly.one . recollectioniof-your chltdi
hopd to compare It with ; that was the mb-
.ment when , after a long hiornlng of waiting ,
you , heard the first' notes of the band and
saw the head of the , circus procession 'way ,
'way up'tlio street. Do you remember the
llttlo shiver of excitement and expsctatlon
that made goose-flesh ofiyour skin and that
ended in a sort of choke , somewhere between
your throat and the place where your ribs
separate ? That Is the way you feel again
aa you come to the grand staircase. As In
the days of childhood the
your , long-ex
pected has arrived , and for once since the
days of your childhood It Is all that you
hoped it would be.
You feel as If you were part of a familiar
fairy story as you begin to ascend , but there
are two or three things that take It out of
you. Ono Is catching a glimpseof your
self In a large remorseless mirror. An
other Is , overhearing an American behind
you giving such statistics and measurements
of the building as ho has not had timeto
forget from his dally dose at Bacdecker.
The actual work of opening the boxes ,
getting the prosrams , helping you off with
your wraps and moving the chairs and foot
stools Into place , Is done , of course , not by
the soldiers , nor by the men at all , but by
women. I hope I shall not forget to some
day point a moral as to this practical out
come of the Idea as to the equal capability
of tlio sexes In the field of labor. A few
object lessons like that would do considera
ble good , I believe , In certain sections of the
United States , where they are badly needeJ.
To come back to the opera ; you are at
last actually In your box and paying several
things to yourself : That the dark red furnish
ings and hangings are Just as difficult to
light up hero as anywhere else ; that the
boxes are all set on the bias , so to speak ,
and that they are occupied by two distinct
classet of society ,
The flrst consists of eld French families ;
they never mltn a performance , wear rather
shabby clothes , and with their Jewels , that
most evidently have coma /down from other
BeaemutlenB , bringing many a tale with
'
them. And the others are the'people of
the present .regime , or of no regime at all ,
wlioi'o ' gowns are of tbo mode of the mc-
ment and whoso Jewels are crudely magnifi
cent In their raw newness. As this Is a
flrst night , there Is a great outburst of
these new gowns. The black and white
striped affair that you liavo seen four times
In the box opposite l& replaced by an awful
green effort , made with an art that almost
redeems Its color ; and the black with ma
genta sleevei' , which > you have come to con-
cider qulto a landmark , has given way to a
surprise In yellow , with punctuation marks
of black pearls and .spurts of llttlo yellow
feattiera In the wearer's hair and corage.
Then you wonder , co' you do every night
that you ccnie here , why the conductor fits
In tbo middle of tha center of bis orchestra ,
with as many of bio musicians between
him and tbo stage as there are behind , him.
and why , la addition to ringing several
clectrlo bells before thos rising of the cur
tain , they hammer furiously on itho floor of
tbo stage and then clra three tolemn knocks
au the actual elgoal of commence
ment. And when the curtain
Is up , you wonder most of all , In the name
ot all that Is artistic and conducive to stage
Illusion , why tliore ore eight boxes built on
the stage , far enough back from tbo foot
lights to be entirely behind the curtain
when It Is down , and an inevitable part of
every stage picture when It Is up. It Is ,
you suppose , the outgrowth of some tradi
tion of the opera bouse ; for the place Is as
full of them OB a ship's hull of barnacles ;
but that does not reconcile you. It Is a dis
tinct shock to the garden scene from
"Faust , " with an immediate framing of
bald heads and dress coats , and to the cyo
of the non-Parisian opera-goer , the Venus-
berg ballet In "Tannbausor , " which Is given
so finely here that It is copied faithfully
In SWirriTESS and POWER
of TORE , BEADtV of DE-
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"BAY STATE"
GUITARS ,
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He equalled IT no otter Amerl
canlnurumfiiu. Lowed In prloa
of snyitrlctly klgli grade Inslru-
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Cauloiue * .
JOHN C. IIAYNES fc CO. ,
443 to 403Wa lilugtou8t
U08TON
In Dresden and Vienna , It not Improved by
fthlo , Rxrnlshmcniti ot modern trousers , mon-t
cclff" and the stiff uhlrt front ot this prcii-
snt day. TonTsfit there re even inoro of
them than u unl ; the boxes , ono and all
are walntcoated with them , and what vto
would call the parquet IB k Roltd mass o
them , One and all wc.it1 the French cdftloi
of the silk hat , compared to which the Kng
llsh and American variations nro. romantic
and picturesque pieces ot headgear. An ;
bno can make a model Klk hat for a
Frenchman that n get six .Inches of ac
lual stovepipe and sew U to an b olutcly
flat disc of rarJIioard , with the center cu
out ot U. It lojks llko a demonstration In
solid geometry or a drawing for the Sclen
tlflc American.
The wearers of these liats Keep them on
nnd are > standing up in their places , "rnklni
the houfe" with opera glasses to large tha
they look llko pint clmnpagne bottles yoked
.together. You rake the house , too , and see
faces that have become familiar ; some be
cause they are the orlRlnals ot the photo
ftraphs In tin- shop windows ; and pomebe *
CHUEC they arc the faces of those pcstlterou
mockeries , thb claqueur * .
"Fredcgondo" is the opera , and every on
Is waiting to piss Judgment on It , for It litho
the musical equivalent ot a IIPM'P egg hatohci
by a hawk. The composer , Oulraud , diet
flftvr composing some of It. I am not say
' hip that It wag cause and effect , nnd Saint
'Sacns finished It and orchestrated It , Therei
fpro the bigness- and crltlcalncsa ot tbo
budlencc , and , therefore , also , the doubllni
ot thb claque. There are four rows o
these gentlemen , who manufacture ndmlra
, tlon while you wait , and all of them have a
professional largeness of hand and Indlffer
cnco ot facial expression that argua welt for
the reception of the now opera , no matter
what U may be. The only exception Is
the now ctapuour. He has the anxious look
of a man who realizes the difficulty of start
ing the applause filrnlshcd by the manage
mcnt. Ho evidently fears that his Incl
'of familiarity with the work In hand may
lead him Into audible error , so ho studies
his libretto seriously and marks It carefully
nt the right places for outbursts of spon
taneous admiration.
1 Well , finally- and at last the opera begins
And It continues and goes on for five morti
' but evIdenMy c&t Immortal acts. If you
'regard It as an orchestral concert , with In
cidental stage Illustrations , It Is rather In
teresting , but this Is because , no matter
"what " Is done In the opera ; It ls well done
and not because what Is being done tonight
Is specially worth thedoing. . Somcbdy ,
who Is a jnusl'c. worm as other people1 are
book worms , says that that , now , U a fine
piece cf contrapuntal writing and that thlk
passage Is \vondcrful progression In you
forget Just what. You feel that you are Im
proving your mind , which Is to the .Ameri
can woman what lmprovlng his real estate
Is to an American .Jiinn. In both cases It
la something of an effort , but you will get
the benefit laler 'on.
' But you are not enjoying the opera. In
deed If It were not for the way It Is-being
done It would really tire you to death. As
It Is there Is a pleasure In listening to an
orchestra that has plenty of first violins In
It , and to a chorus that has plenty of tenors
In It. There Is no skimping ot material any
where except In the brain of the man that
began to wVlte the opera , and as he Is dead ,
you will have to excuse him like the darky
In that Immortal Joke. Once only during the
evening Is there anything really fine. Judging
the opera from the double standpoint of
musical and dramatic interest that must al
ways constitute the standard by which one
Is to gaugo' a new Opera. It Is a duet of such
natural musical growth as to seem almost
an Improvlslon of the moment. The singers
rise to the occasion , and so does the house ;
the applause Is frantic to the disgust of the
head claqueur , who had not marked It to bo
so in his book and the curtain Is raised
twice at the end of this scene. But It Is
only a flash In the pan , and the rest ot the
performance proceeds as It began well
played , well sung , magnificently rendered ns
to the orchestra and eminently flat and
tame withal.And then you go homo and
write about It to your best friend , and make
out that It was supcrnaturally fine. She was
not there , you see.
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"AVEI.k IHILM3I > WITNESS.
Prominent NortlteritcrN Seen lit
Southern Polling Ilootli.
In the examination of witnesses alleging
election frauds , In the recent congressional
elections in & 3uth Carolina , many amusing
things were developed , relates the Washing-
ten Post. It seems that the negro candidate ,
Rev. Wilson , thought that ho was entitled
to the seat of Hon. John L. McLaurtn In the
house of representatives. The witnesses for
Wilson were all negroes. One ot them was
being examined by MrMcLaurln'a attorney.
The attorney asked him why ho thught that
Wilson was entitled to the seat , when It
plainly to be seen that Mr. McLaurln was
elected by a large majority cf the vote cast.
"Hore la a ! lst of over 200 persons , " replied
the colored man , -'who ' were at the polls , anrl
If they had been allowed to vote. It would
have been for Ilev. WIIsn. " Ho thought on
that account Mr. Wilson should have been
elected.
Mr. McLaurln's attorney took the list and
asked the wttnessi.lf he could remember the
names of all who were there , and If he know
them personally. The cplored man answered
In the affirmative and the attorney asked If
George Smith had been tbero.
"Yes , " eald the witness. After calling out
several mere names and receiving the same
answer , he was asked : "Was T. B. Reed
there ? "
Ye ? , " the witness replied.
'Was Benjamin Harrison there ? "
'Yes , " was the answer.
Was William McKlnley there ? "
The reply was "yes. "
'Why didn't they vote ? "
'Because they had not received their regis
tration papers , " was the reply.
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January 21. 1S30 , for the purpose of
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ineetlnir. Uy order of the president.
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