6 THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLE FONTE, PA. SEPTEMBER 10, 1903, 3 4 | +040800030800+0#00+0408G | When the last chord bad died away A MUSICAL ¢ NATION By RAYMOND RAYNE Copyright, 1, by B. (. MoChwre Among the many unpleasant tasks | which fall to the lot of a concert agent | not the least difficult is to decline the | tempting offers of certain virtuosl | without hurting their very sensitive | feelings. | When Pan Ogle Trepanowskl wrote to me from Poland in this sense, my first impulse was to indite a very firm refusal. Reading his letter a second | time, however, 1 gathered from the mixture of English and what appeared | to be Volapuk, in which his intentions | were conveyed, that he was following | ‘on its heels with such truly artistie fmpetuosity that no reply could pos sibly reach him in time to prevent hit departure. All his qualifications were duly set | forth. Of course his hair (be inclosed a photograph) and his names were un- exceptional; the rest 1 did not go Into. It was quite out of the question for me to run any pianoforte virtuoso on my own account, unless indeed it had been the Paderewsk! himself, On the morning of the 14th I re ceived a telegram conched In these terms: “Locomotive twelve hours per mit that one encounters me to the sta- tion Trepanowskl” On solving this +be bad evidently go it word by word from a dictionary 1 gathered Ph the professor was coming by way of Que- bec on the 12 o'clock train, and wanted to be met at the station. 1 went down myself and saw the train in. Pan Ogle was there—a private detective could not have missed him He stood well over six feet and was broad even for his height. Despite the warmth of a summer's day he wore an immense fur lined overcoat with collar and cuffs of sable. He spoke English rather worse than be wrote it, but fortunately understood fairly well what was said so him. He was full of questions about the series of concerts which he supposed [ had already arranged for him. I avoided giving any definite replies as well as 1 could until we reached the house, During luncheon I was saved any trouble by the artist's appetite, which was well sustained and Ad eredit to my housekeeping. We retired to the music room, and I got Pan Ogle behind a big cigar before breaking to him that I had not yet arranged any concerts 1 told him that many most deserving foreign artists spent thelr first decade in New York in playing for nothing at the functions of wealthy patrons of the art and In giving their services at charity enncerts, or, in fact, wherever two or three could be gathered together to hear them. 1 sald that was a popu- lar error into which all Europe seemed to have fallen. I told him we were the most musical nation in the world. 1 sank my volce to a confidential whis per. I sald, "The real reason we cannot get audiences Is that for some time past listeners have been to a man (or a wo man) better performers than those on the platform.” Pan Ogle looked incredulous. It was time to lead trumps. 1 said, “1 will wager anything you like that the first tradesman who calls at this house this afternoon will play you any of Beethoven's you choose to name.” Pan Ogle laughed aloud “You make what you call ze fun, is it not?” he asked. “1 was never fe” I replied servant entered “Parkin,” | sald, “ask the first trades man who calls to step up here” “Mr. Blunt, the pork butcher, is down- stairs now, sir.” sald Parkin. “Well, ask him to spare me a ment or two.” J “Yes, sir,” replied the impassive Par kin and disappeared. The door opened, and Mr. Blunt walked in. He was in his shirt sleeves and had on the blue apron which seems inseparable from the vending of pork. “What can I do for you today, sir? he said. “I have just started a new line of sausages which I ean thorough. ly recommend. 1 call them the Dimin- uendo brand merely for distinction. They taper toward one end, you see.” «Lsuppressed a smile “It wad vot In connection with your | —gr-profession that 1 wanted to see you, Mr. Blunt. Do you play the pi | ano? “Well, I do, sir, or, rather, [ did. In fact, I very much wanted to go in for the music when I left school, but my | father would not hear of it. He sald there was no money in It. “The music business Is played out, he would say *There are too many at it. But the art of making sausages will always pro vide a competency for the few." “Quite true, Mr. Blunt,” I assented. | “Now, the professor and I are at issue | as to the tempo of a movement in one | of Beethoven's sonatas, and I should | be greatly obliged if you would play it | to ns. It is the first movement of opus | ar The pork Dutcher sat down deferen- | tially on the plano stool, presenting a | singularly unmusical spectacle, “1 have not had any practice for | one sonatas more serious in my I rang the bell, and the mo { bid the Mixitts farewell before the lat | ter left for thelr Buropean tour, HEE 2 Hh | reluctant pork butcher. | of me why such a player did not devote { himself $0 the career of a virtuoso. | | specimen of the public to whom artists | peared. | Ham to bring his cello and let us hear | diy as If I had ordered whisky and | of blacking boots, his hands and arms | bore unmistakable signs of his employ- | style of there was a hushed pause. Then the professor burst forth into a torrent of polyglot superlatives. He embraced the He demanded assured him that Mr, Blunt was a fair had to appeal In America. “1 don't know whether you are aware of 11," sald Blunt, speaking to me, “but your two servants are capital hands at the violin and cello. They come around to my house for a trio sometimes when they get a Sunday oft,” I rang the bell and Parkin again ap- “Mr, Blunt teils me you play the vio- lin, Parkin” I sald. “Please ask Wil a trio” “Yes, sir,” answered Parkin, as plac- soda, He returned almost bringing his vioNn. him. immediately, William followed Apparently disturbed in the act ment, this evidence being eked out by @ large black smear down one side of his nose. He carried his violoncello in one hand and his bow in the other. “You did not tell me you played the cello,” 1 sald to William. “I want you to show this gentleman how three Americans can play this trio of Sme- tana. Dov yeu think you can manage itr I handed him the music which I had taken from the bookcase. Ie lald down his bow and rubbed his hand on hls trousers before turning over the leaves with a gingerly thumb and fore. finger, “It looks rpther stiff, but I'll have a go at it, sir™ The technical difficulties of this | nantic work of Smetana are extreme, even when they are familiar, but to | render the composition at sight with the freeciom and abandon which it de- mands might fairly be deemed impos sible. Nevertheless on this occasion | the astounded professor heard a per formance wherein the complete mas tery of the several instruments was surpassed by the unanimity and poetry of the rendering. Trepanowski declared he had never heard such an ensemble. His admira- tion was so frank and general that I began to have scruples of conscience. It was too late to go back, however, 1 pressed him to play. He declined po- litely, but firmly. I dismissed the performers with thanks for the exercise of thelr skill, the professor adding many compli ments both intelligible and otherwise. When we found ourselves alone Tre panowsk! remained silent. be mervellleux!™ he ejaculated at length. “What then are your public artists lke 7 “You have heard I’Eugen?™ 1 in. quired In turn “Ja, Ja. He is magnifigue™ “Well, he left America. Why did he | leave England? You shall answer the question for yourself.” He gave another shrug. “I shall think: I shall write to you; one thousand time thanks” I insisted on seeing him to the sta- tion. On the way he was wrapped in a gloomy silence. Only when we arrived on the platform did he recover a little, A harsh voiced porter was calling out the various stopping places of the in coming train. The professor touched him on the shoulder, “My friend, what instrument do you blay 7” he asked sadly The porter looked at him In surprise “Chicago express,” he sald from sheer habit and passed on I parted from the professor with mingled feelings. 1 had begun to like him. When 1 returned home 1 found my three friends, H- 8, Fe H-, and T— We (an intelligent public will fill the blanks), engaged on a Beethoven rio I heard from Trepanowsk! in doe time, but his letter was dated from Po land. He bad decided not to try his fortune in America. Idenis of Beanty. Famous wen and famous judges of beauty have differed very greatly in thelr idea of what constitutes it. Byron liked glossy hair clustering around a white, smooth brow; dell cately arched eyebrows and glowing cheeks frequently suffused with blushes, Spenser very explicitly described his comeliness, It consisted in “eyes like sapphires, teeth like pearls, a forehead like ivory, halr like gold and hands of slivery whiteness.” Shakespeare's beauties always pos sessed a very wille and alabasteriike skin. Scott's Lervines were generally soft eyed and pensive, with sweeping eye lashes and high, intellectual foreheads, Ben Jonson preferred a face charme terized by simplicity of expression, | flowing hair and “a sweet neglect.” Cowper placed very high value on cheeks of damask. Applied Dictionaryitis, Mrs. Mixitt, whose husband recently achieved wealth, and as a result bought 200 feet of books for his library, found much to Interest her in the volumes. Especially was she taken with the die tionary, the study of which she found to be a great help to her in conversing with the cultured people whom she met at different places. Bome friends called one evening to | place into the picturesgue | tion of the salad. HALL TREATMENT, | Pome Sugwestions For Decoration From an English Mandpoint, In the average home the hall receives but scant attention so far ns decoration Is concerned, tasteful ornamentation being reserved for the sitting roons, while the entrance chamber 8, compar- atively speaking, neglected In this re- gard, says an English journal. It must honestly be admitted, however, that the ordinary parrow hall does not permit of very much furniture being put into it and 18 difficult to "make anything of’ from a picturesque pout of view, Nevertheless | maintain that even the most commonplace hall can be beauti- fled at Mttle expense If only the idea and taste are there to give instigation to pretty plans. It would be possible to work a won derful revolution in a commonplace hall by knocking down one of the side walls and throwing the hall and ad HALL DECORATION, Joining room into one, but this plan, c g though it be In result, is not one likely to be genenlly followed for many and obvious reasons, let us seek for a more generally prac tical idea for comverting the common wherefore We shall nd very substantial help in achieving our ends from oid fashioned dresser, stained black oak and set out with willow blue crockery and quaint jars and vases and in the middie a bowl or fSowerpot of beaten brasa. An umbrella stand might oon trived at one end of the dresser (the farthest from the front door for pref erence) by attaching to it a rounded plece of brass against which to rest the umbrellas and providing a japan ned trough below Against the wall on the farther side of the dresser, a carved oak hat and coat rack should be hung, and if there is space in the hall for a carved oak chair, so much the Letter Oak stained shelves for books or old china might. In view of economizing space, be fixed to the wall against the dresser on the side near the front door and at the farther end of the hall cur tains should hang against the door--if there is one thereabouts. An idea for a hall on these lines is suggested In the {llustration the ber Wall Towels. Many a housewife ls sorely tried by the unsightly pered walla, caused by thoughtless per sons tilting their chairs back and lean ing their heads against the walls. Sev eral years ago we bought half a dozen fancy towels for the express purpose of hanging on the walls to protect such places as were moat liable to be select od by the class of people above refer red to. We crocheted a loop at the two corners on one side of the towel and fastenad It to the wall with tacks through these loop, and we are al ways careful when rehanging re place the tacks in the holes first made, 80 as to not further mar the wall. We have used these towels on the walls of our sitting room constantly for ten years, taking down from two to four times a year to launder, and we think the towels give the room a tidy, dress ed up appearance that is very pleas ing. besides saving all the worry about soiled paper. —Exchange, spots on her newly pa to London Women's Club, The biggest women's social organiza tion in the world probably Is the La dies’ Army and Navy club of London, which has a membership of 3.500 Those eligible to membership are the pear relations of men who hold or have held commissions in the British army or navy. This largest and wealthiest of women's clubs has an annual rev enue from dues alone of $45,000, deriv. ing also a yearly income of £20000 from the rental of bedrooms to mem bers and $10,000 from profits on its restaurant. It is sald that it has a sur plus over all running expenses of $17, 000 a year. Making » Salad. An old Spanish proverb says that four persons participaled in the crea. The prodigal! con tributed the oll, the miser the vinegar and the wise man pepper and salt while a madman mixed the whole This story gives a fair idea of the way the iden) salad 18 constructed. The oll must be used freely, the vinegar spar ingly and the salt and pepper or other condiments wisely. Three tablespoon. fuls of oll to one of vinegar is the pro portion usually given for these ingredi ents, but much depends on the strength of the vinegar, Furnitare Polish, In applying any kind of polish to fur niture do not make the mistake of using too much. In most cases a little will slick Un No, 261. ~What States? 1. A lodging house; coloring matter; n girl's Publie avenue of travel; a feature of the fuce; earth, 3 A numeral; a to view, 4. A young woman; a form of the verb to be; a taste; a feature of the face, name, -. vowel; No, 252.«A Well Known Maxim, Ko, 280. ~Substitutions, ter } 4 the Lnail ip 0 mechanic flat surfa« a bank. al power and No. One 2854.~A Concealed Poet, word Is concealed In each Each ins four When these words are curtall t new will nitiala, in the word cont words remain. Their will spell order given, finals will spell the name of 1. He sald that he yielded 2. Although 1 desist, 1 agaln soon, 8. The bird's egg soon hatched, its author will meat. 06. The Arno Italy. 6. 1 will open the big door for you. 7. The apple on the table is mine, 8 If peace would ensue, then the bloody war would cease. flows through sunny No. I58 ~Charade, Ox Tw THER never will ere My wnoLE I» to exhibit That all who wish may ses is an evil spl elt ked be: No. 0. ~Transformations, 1. Transform prey into a Sag in four changes, making a word at every change. 2. Transform yard into boit with four changes. Xo. 387 «Terminations. Find words having all the same ter mination meaning a period of life or a | | be leading the time in the world's History. The dwelling place of a recluse A charitable institution for the young The dwelling of the ecclesiastics head of a parish. Another word of the same meaning A large number of persons. Protection; help to one in an luferior position, A narrow road A large parcel Ne. 358. Half Sguare, 1. To drive or urge forward ous. 3. Death fruits. 5. A masculine nickname. 6 A letter, 2 Furl No. 30. Anagram Yerse, In we dwell a little maid Bhe lived “far WET OX LARCH.” “The car 1 CRAWL Hoxusr.” she sald, "or that was all It seemed, for they had LOST A WRENCH, And moved as if A SLOW TRENCH." she sald came on did but No, 200 Deenplitations, 1. Behead an animal and leave a car | | points, Irish | any other. dinal point. 2. DBehead a means of conveyance used only in cold countries and leave a ridge; behead again and leave a bor der. 3. Bebead a workman's leave a very poor dwelling. 4 Behead another tool and leave a company of sallors. 5. Bebead an outer covering and leave a mischievous animal The Very Good Reason, “See where they've formed a broom tool “What for?" “To beat the carpet trust” Nantucket, There was once a man from Nantucket, Who kept all his cash In a bucket, But his daughter named Nan Ran away with a man, And as for the bucket, Nantucket «Princeton Tiger. Key to the Pussler. No. 244. Prefixes: Plate. Abase. Table. Easter. No. 205.~Charade: Ham, myrrh (hammer), No. 240. Omitted Word: Cross, No. 247.-Diagonal Zigrag: James Russell lowell. 1. Jessamine. 2. Amplitude, 3. Festivity. 4. Shrub bery. 5 Grossness. 6 Traveling. 7. Flotillas. 8 Furbelows, §. Personnel 10. Batirieal, No. 248.~Picture Pumzle: Fortune teller. No. 240.-Primal Acrostic: Eugene Field. 1 Earth. 2 Uranus. 8 Grant 4. Eads. 0 Nelson. 6 Emerson. 7. Franklin. 8 Isabella. 6. Elizabeth. tL El-bow, {| feminine | should be round and wide, not oblong | and | Weaknoss, {apd well sot, | sign, ! | most | person's breathing capacity. A woman | person | But it is not so | is a smaller | work io the United States than in any | ble linen that | and unbleached | the use to which it Is to be put common or rough use It is often well to 4. The stone of certain | and | | joan Teachers’ Association, J. L Don't cut the nails in points, but let them be carefully arched, Don't cut the cuticle or any part of the flesh around the natls, Don't cut the nalls too often, or they will become thick and ugly. Don't cut nalls without flrwt holding them In warm water or ewoet oll Doa't use a filo or emery paper on the flat surface of the nail but only on | the edge. Don't visit your manicure too often Too much mankuring is worse than not enougii Don't polish pafls without first rub | | ! i | | | | of the Soelety of American bing on a little rose tinted paste. Use the palm of the band to polish. Don't dry the bands with a towel, | but with a silk handkerchief, which absorbs madeture more readily. Don't polish nails too highly. They should have only a ngtural gloss. Too much polishing makef them tender. Don't neglect to press back the skin around the nail after washing the hands so moon, will show, Don't forget that warm feet have much to do with white hands. When | the feet are habitually cold the hands | are always red or blue ~—Exchangs. Flgns of Longevity, The signs of longevity read from the face are theso: The eyes parrow, for such eyes denote The mouth should be full A mnall mouth Is a bad The chin should be square and The nose, however, important indication as to rn ad add, the with & nose that is wide and full through its whole length and has open | nostrils probably Las good lungs and a good heart and will live Jonger than a whose nose 8 pinched and whose nostrils are narrow. The secret of longevity is to have eight hours sleep. Bleep on the right side, keep the | bedroom window open all might, don't he name of a famous poem, while the {| have the bad against the wall, meat and see that It 5 | exercise dally in the open begin | | and short holidays, mit your ambition | and koep your temper. 4. The wolf, Lobo, ate the poisoned | eat little well cooked, alr, lve In the country if you can, take frequent Our Favored Women. Probably if asked offhand in which country of the whole world are women | employed in largest numbers lo “gain. | ful occupations” the man in the street would promptly answer, “In the United Btatea™ and fool sure le was right On the cantrary, there percentage of women at other civilized land. Buch is the test] mony of the statistical year book of the German empire. According to that high authority, only .3 per cent of the total self supporting population of this coun try are females, while in Germany the percentage is 25, in England 27, In Italy 40, in Austria 47. Ralph Waldo Emerson sald in substance that the standard of a nation's civilization and culture is fixed by the status of its wo men. If that is true, America, where women toll east and enjoy most, must march of modern na tions. New York World Tablecloth Tips, Fineness is not a safe guide either | for durability or lasting beauty of ta ble linen Weight is the standard of price, and it is not advisable to buy ta weighs Joss four and a half ounces per square yard The oonparative merits of bleached papery depend upon than Laan buy the unbleached and also in country or suburba, where one bleach it on the grass or out in the sun Never buy a mixture linen and beware of damask that Is stiff and cracky, for it has probably been starched to make it appear of bet ter quality than it really ia. Good linen has an elastic texture. Some of the the fier French damasks appear exquisite, | | but they do not pass the soap and wa- Considering all far superior to a ter test creditably. linen is WANTED more teachers for fall schools tions are being Aled dally by us eelving more calls this year than ever before Schools and Colleges supplied with teachers free of cost Enclose stamp for reply Amer Graham. LL 152 154 Randolph Blog. Memphis (howd posi We DD). manager, | Tenn | i. ——— — 'N. RB. R. NOTES. Reduced Rates to the Seashore. The Pennsylvania Raliroad Company will run a special low rate ten-day excursion from Lock Haven, Bellefonte, Williamsport, and principal Intermediate stations, to Atlantie City, Cape May. Ocean City, Boas Isle Clwy, Avalon, Anglesea, Wildwood, or Holly Beach on Sunday, Septe mber 10, To Altoona. From Beptember 9 to 12, inclusive, the Penn. sylvania Ballroad Company will sell, from al) Stations in Pennsylvania, special reduced rate round-trip tickets te Altoona, good to return until Beptember 13, on account of the meeting Veterans of the Philippine and China Wars, to be held at Al toona, Bept. 10 to 12 To Centre Hall, Pa. To accommodate visitors to the encampment and exhibition of the Patrons of Husbandry, to {| be held at Centre Hall, Pa. September 12 1018 that the crescent, or half | gives the | For | oan i of cotton and | w Teachers We peed at once a few | are re | | Oo, the Pennsylvania Bailroad Company will sell round-trip tickets from all stations in Fennsyl. vania to Centre Hall, Pa. at special reduced rates. 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