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THE' PITTSBURG DISPATCH, SUNDAY. " TEBRUAEY 10, 1889.
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THE JOYS 0F1YIKTER
In the Favored Eeqions Where Snow
Abounds at This Season and
THE ICE CROP BEYER PAILS.
Btory of a SnoTvshoer's Mishap and a Coast
ing Accident by Which
A PEETTI EOMAKCE WAS SPOILED
arerage mortal.
rwwTres fob thi dispatch.:
T the reader never lived
jd s cold climate it is
highly probable that he
never walked on snow
shoes. If he never had
that experience he has
missed a great deal of
fan. I don't want to
say a word against
serene skies, balmy
breezes and other things
that make existence a
poem; for, as was said of
Benjamin Harrison and
Pr e s i d e n t Cleveland,
"They are all right,"
and I take about as much
delight in them as the
Bnt no snowshoes go
5-;tK them more's the pityl Wflen
the fields and woods are green and
the perfume of flowers scents the sul
try summer air, one can find a cer
tain amount of pleasure in taking solitary
strolls along unfrequented paths leading
through verdant meadows and groves of
stately trees, listening to the songs of birds,
the soft susurrus of the zephyr that gently
stirs leaves and boughs and the incessant,
drowsy hum of insects, while black flies
cnawthe back of his neck and green worms
crawl around his coat collar. But it is only
s sort of listless enjoyment that comes steal
ing o'er the senses of the traveler under
euch circumstances, and as likely as not, be
fore he has gone very far h becomes sweaty
and tired, and wishes he hadn't started.
For my part, when I was younger and
less rheumatic than at present, I used to
prefer the winter season as a time for taking
long walks in the country. "When the
songsters of the grove had long
since taken their departure to the
southward, leaving behind only the noisy
woodpecker, the timid partridge and the
solemn owl; when the mosquitoes and flies,
having made careful provisions to insure an
abundant crop of creatures of their kind for
the next vear, had gone, no one knew or
cared whither; when the show lay thick in
field and woodland, then was the
time I chose for my rambles
through grand old forests. The
Cooper's pond while I was yet a schoolboy,
and I have no doubt that the industry still
flourishes. It was there also that the first
courtship in which I ever figured as cne of
the principals had its beginning.
It came about in the usual way, but it
didn't end so. I'm glad now things turned
out as they did, bnt at the time I felt sore
over the matter for as much as two weeks.
There was a big hill near the old red school
house on which the boys and girls am used
themselves at the noon recess when there
was a crust upon the snow. In these days the
exercise which afforded us so much pleasure
is known as coasting, but we didn't call it
that. With us it was simply "sliding on a
hand-sled," which is certainly more ex
pressive than the other term, even if less
euphonious. Well, about the time that an
incipient mustache was beginning to darken
my upper lip ever so lightly, one day I
asked the prettiest girl in school to try a lew
trips down the hill on my sled. She agreed,
with the same sweet yet glad readiness with
which she had consented to be mine when I
popped the question on the skating pond.
We took but one slide down the hill and
even that didn't extend to the bottom. By
cruel fate's decree or my own awkwardness
Lucy put the blame wholly on the latter
the sled was upset and both" of us received
some cainful vet bv no means serious
bruises and scratches. If ever a person was
"hopping mad" it was that girl of mine
yet mine no longer from that day forth at
that very moment. In her anger she fairly
danced up and down and gave vent to her
feelings in tears and words which, although
not polite, were perhaps excusable under
the circumstances. The engagement was
broken then and there despite my apologies
and protestations. No man, she said, in
eflect, who was incapable of steering
a sled properly, should ever have the privi
lege of piloting, on the matrimonial sea, the
craft on which she was to make the voyage
of life. I thought of course that two lives
had been wrecked by the coasting accident,
whereas the only real damage done was the
slight physical'harm to each of us, and we
fot over that without even calling the
octor. My hated rival got Lucy, and; after
thev were married she led him such sl life
that I fairly pitied him. This is a most un
romantic ending for a story I am well aware,
and perhaps I ought to apologize for it.
ABIGMTEBOBBEEY.
The Peculiar Methods of Some Musi
cal Composers Explained.
ANCIENT. MELODIES REVAMPED
Become the Host Popnlar Airs of Modern
Minstrelsy.
SOME TEI CURIOUS COINCIDENCES
JSP
jHWsjpj.
A. Sleighing Party.
cl&to 8 Hu
Mishap to a Snoxcshoer.
big oaks and maples, gray and cold, and
destitute of all covering save here and there
a bunch of yellow leaves, which even a gale
could not tear awav, bade defiance to the
roaring winds, scarcely deigning to bow
their proud heads to the rude blast before
which the younger trees shook and cringed
in terror. A great tree is at all times one
of the most beautiful and stately pieces of
of God's handiwork, bnt it never seems so
absolutely grand, so dignifiedly noble as
when the snow is heaped about its roots and
wintry winds sport among its branches.
But what has all this to do with snow
shoes? Very little, I must admit; yet it
was through their aid tnat I came to have
some knowledge of the severity, the solemnf
ty and the rngged beauty of .Nature in her
sublimest aspects. Tramping through snow
inai is several leet in aeptn is wearisome
and uninteresting, bnt tramping over it is
exhilarating, fascinating, delightful. The
exercise is healthful, calling into play al
most every set of muscles in the body, in
ducing free respiration, stimulating the
blood's circulation and increasing the appe
tite. Skating, rowing and horseback riding
are tame in comparison. It is no wonder
that the Canadians, who usually have plenty
of snow for at least three or four months
each year, find snowshoeinj; a most attract
ive sport.
To walk on showshoes with ease and
grace is an accomplishment not easily
learned. Indeed,the beginner usually finds
it quite difficult to walk on them at all
-without treading on one shoe with the other,
with the immediate result of pitching him
self head first into the snow. The first time
I took a lesson in the art I succeeded ad
mirably until I attempted to 'show on" bv
racing down hill with a friend. When my
shoes wanted to go both sides of a small tree
they had their own way it was impossible
for me to prevent them and the conse
quence was I became downcast, so much so
an fact, that it was impossible for me to look'
my friend in the face. I couldn't very well
look through eight or ten inches of snow,
you see, and there was justaboutthat quan
tity of congealed vapor surrounding my
head when I first tried to look up. The
crowd which was watching us seemed to see
something amusing in the occurrence. Af
ter that, the advice ot an expert showshoer,
"Never try to run until you are perfectly
sure you have learned to walk," was alto
gether superfluous.
The trnth is a writer can sometimes pic
ture events as they actually occur in every
day life with more accuracy by giving his
imagination a rest and falling back on his
memory for the details.
Another popular winter sport in places
where they have genuine winters is Eleigh-
sled is so called from a habit which its run
ners have of darting into and out of every
depression in the road, with such sudden
ness as to make a passenger think his head
will be snapped off before the journey is
ended. A pun? is a wooden box, usually
on a single set of runners and of varying
capacity. When it is -used for the
accommodation of a sleighing party all the
seats except the driver's are removed, and
the bottom of the box filled with hay or
straw. Then the occupants seat themselves
as thickly as possible, and blankets and
buffalo robes are wrapped around each and
alL A ten mile ride on a frosty night, with
a gay party of young people and a supper
or entertainment at the end of the route, is
an experience long to be remembered. Then
the homeward journey in the earlv hours ot
the morning, when the girls are sleepy and
lean on their partners and complain of cold
they do not feel well, where is the bald
headed old chap who, remembering such
rides, does not wish he were young again?
Eliakim Eastmait.
rwRrnxn ron rot dispatch.i .
EVEN little notes do-
re-mi-fa-so-la-ci. What
discord, what harmony
they can impart, and
then again, what an
immense revenue can
be derived from them
when put in the proper
channel. The old say
ing, "Buy it for a
song," is not always
applicable, for some
songs have brought a
great deal of money,
both to the author-composer and publisher.
Some have lain dormant upon the shelves
for years, others have sprung into popular
ity from the first moment of their introduc
tion. That the making of a song rests with the
singer there can be no doubt, consequently
the stage and publisher are as closely allied
as are the dramatist and stage. In corrobor
ation of the above statement "Sweet Bye
and Bye," that has been generally snng in
households for years, was never popular
with the masses until Lotta sang it. It is
not so much the melody or beauty of asong
that makes it a favorite with the public as
it is the range of it Of course there must
be some attractiveness in, the theme, but it
must never go above J? or below C, for in
that compass is the highest and lowest of the
average human voice. Anything written
out of that limit is an effort, and being snch,
it ceases to be a pleasure. This class of
songs does not become standard unless they
are particularly original both in words and
music, and then they are usually kept so by
being sung in pnblic by professionals.
rOPULAE SONGS.
Take for instance "Old Dog Tray,"
"Wandering Befugee," "Captain Jinks,"
"Plying Trapeze," "Dan Tucker," "Cap
tain With His Whiskers,""01dTJncleNed,"
"Champagne Charley." and even later is
sues, "Put My Little Shoes Away," "When
the Leaves Begin to Turn," "Mollie Dar
ling," "Grandfather's Clock," "Dreamy
Eves," "Silver Threads Among the Gold'
"See That My Grave's Kept Green," "Put
Me in My Little Bed," "Shoo Ply," and
many others that were as much in demand
often seen song profits exaggerated beyond
all reasonable limit. If yon take two or
three editions of a song, amounting to say
800,000, which is a very large number,
averaging each song at 5 cents, allowing
lO.percentto the author, and from $2,000
to $5,000 as expenses, you can get a fair
approximation of the returns on song pub
lishing, but for every song written that be
comes popular there are hundreds that
never see the light of day.
The lives of Burns, Moore, Glover, Hat
ton, Payne, Crouch and Foster need no re
counting here, suffice to say, with the excep
tion perhaps of Bnrns and Moore, that their
efforts were never fully merited during life;
Poor Stewart genial, whole-souled, with
no other enemy in the world bnt himself
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published Scanlan's "Peek-a-Boo'' S. T.Gor
don sent him word, that he was infringing
upon his publication of "Will You Meet
Me, Darling Josie." Harris,, in order to
substantiate a claim to his song, set his
manager, Mr. Charles E. Pratt, to work
looking up the source of Gordon's song, and
in a dav or so sent Mr. G: "Abt's 'When
the Swallows Homeward Ply." Nothing
further was ever said about infringement.
"Hold the Port" is an antiquated Teutonic
drinking song. A literal translation and
publication of the same in English would
make Anthony Comstock. rise with the
wrath of a Nemesis and forever crush it.
Emmet's "Lullaby," words and music by
him, may be original with him, but as the
cut plainly shows, it was a conception of
Beber, a French composer, the copyrieht
of which has long since expired. Even the
name,""Berceuse ' (cradle song), has been
utilized, and the change into the minor key
is the same. Anyone doubting this asser
tion can see one of the very few copies of
this old melody at Kleber's.
C. Haeeie Hopper.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
B I J O 1 J THEATER,
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ID Of AfTENS.-
PKESIDENT-ELECT HAEEIS0N
Sends an Invitation to a Man Who Served
With Ilia Grandfather.
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Sharon, February 9. William Clark,
aged 95 years, and a veteran of the" war of
1812, has received an invitation from President-elect
Harrison to visit him at his home
at Indianapolis, or after March '4 at Wash
ington. Clark, in the campaign against the
Indians of the Northwest in 1811,. served
under William Henry Harrison and was in
timately acquainted. with his General, being
at the memorable conference between Harri
son and Tecumsch on the Wabash river 79
years ago. Clark will probably accept the
invitation from the grandson of his old
chief.
A Literary Society Election.
The young men of St. Marys Church,
Forty-sixth street, effected the organization
of a literary society on Friday evening by
the election of the.l olio wing named, officers:
Director, Kev. P. Tobin; President, Charles
McCarren; Vice President, -J. Creepan: Re
cording Secretary. E. Carroll; Financial Secre
tary, S. A. McKelvey; Treasurer, E. M. Beban;
Librarian, A Blancliard; Assistant Librarian,
J. F. McGrath; Trustees, C. F. Sullivan, D. A.
Behen, C. H. McCallery.
The society starts with a large member
ship and promises well for success.
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Three to be Hnnsed nt Once.
Washington, February 9. Nelson
Colbert, a young colored man, was to-day
sentenced to be hanged in the District jail
on April 5, for the murder of an old white
man named Philip Wenzel, a few months
ago. Two other colored men named Albert
Green and William Briggs, separately con
victed of murder, are to be hanged on the
same day.
in their day. I venture to s.y that hardly
one-fourth of the present generation know
anything of them at all, and yet many
of those very songs were the making
of some of the most 'prominent
music publishers ot to-day, C. A. White,
Smith & Co., Boston; Boot, of Chicago;
Ditson, of Boston; Peters, of St. Louis;
Brainard, of Cleveland; Church, of Cincin
nati; Faulds, of Louisville; Pond, of New
York; Bonner, of Philadelphia, all have
Deen enriched by one or more of the enumer
ated songs. A few publishers have, by the
aid of one song alone jumped from a single
back room to a magnificently furnished
store, and yet some one drew a simile be
tween poverty and a song.
It is often the case with the composer, ns
it is with the inventor,that after days and
night:! of studv and worry he disposes of
his work to the publisher for a mere pit
tance. It is to this probably that the above
adage owes its origin. James Stewart, com
poser of "Cricket on the Hearth;" Joe Gu
lick, author of "White Wings;" Gussie L.
Davis, the young negro of Cincinnati who
wrote "Lighthouse by the Sea;" Paul Dres
ser, of "The Letter that Never Came" fame,
were asunfortunate as some of their prede
cessors in not securing a royalty instead ot
taking a stipulated sum for their produc
tions. LUCKY COMPOSERS.
Emmet, Howard, Scanlan, Harrigan, Bra
ham, Lillie Hall, Kennedy and May How
ard are some of the few performing 'authors
who ,have realized pecuniary benefit from
their ballads, but as Johnson said that
"Shakespeare knew little Latin and less
Greek." so it is with a great many supposed
was buried in a pauper's grave. The same
can be said of Gulick, who lived to hear his
own music sung on the streets; further
more had his hearing offended by their be
ing ground out on a dilapidated hand
organ. It is well known of
Payne that as he wandered one
cold winter night, thinly clad and
hungry, without a place to sleep, he
stopped in front of a palatial residence and
heard his own "Home, Sweet Home," from
the lips ot a happy family while he was suf
fering the pangs ot poverty. Being observed
from the window, he was ordered from the
place, and with tears in his eyes begged that
he might stay and listen to his own song.
The air of which, however, is said to be of
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fact, and the heading of this article, I shall
show wherein other songs have been taken
from older compositions; Whether they
were taken knowingly or not is a qncstion
that the composers will have to decide.
MERELY ASSIMILATION,
A convention of musicians at Leipsic some
time since allowed that four bars of one
melody resembling another of previous pub
lication was not a steal, but a variation of
the embodied idea that nothing is said.
That there is a flagrant utilization of
other melodies will be palpable to any
casual observer in the following songs, but
I donbt if there is one in a thousand who
has ever noticed the simiiaritv.
"When the P.obins Nest "Again" starts
exactly like "Maid of Athens." "Wait
Till the Clonds Boll By" begins as does the
"Blue Bells of Scotland. Emmet's "Love
of the Shamrock" is of the same idea as
"There is a Fountain Filled With Blood."
"See Thee and Forget Thee Never," which
was introduced in "Erminie," is a counter
part of "Chiming BellaLong Ago." Any
one comparing Dixey's great success in
"Adonis," "It's English, You Know," to
the old song, "Flying Trapeze," will find
that there is but a slight modulation. By
a change of key and the quartering
of a few notes a difference is "made
between the "Spanish Cavalier" and
the chorus ot "Peek-a-Boo." al
though they were both published about
This Bond Captures illoit of the Theatrical
Companies Thin Week.
General Passenger Agent C. O. Scull, of
the B. & O. road, was in the city yesterday
attending to routine business. Division
Passenger Agent Smith will leave to-night
for Washington to determine on the loca
tion of the Pullman cars in the yards during
the inauguration.
Most ot the theatrical companies left over
the B. & O. this week: Si Perkins, to
TJniontown; Evans and Hoev.'to Wheeling
and Zanesville; Jekyll and Hyde company,
to Louisville; Fascination, from Cincin
nati; Hyde Specialty Company, from Wash
ington. Mr. Scull reports an increase in the pas
senger business all along the line.
WORK OP THE PLAMES.
Under the Direction of
Business Manager - -
R, M. GTJLIOK & CO.
- t. A. J.SHEDDEN.
-WEEK OF FEBRUARY 1 1,
WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY MATINEES.
HARRY LACY,
AND THE
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NEW ADTERTTSEafEJTS.
By JOSEPH ARTHUR.
A Largo Summer Hotel Destroyed and a
Church Badly SInscd.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.
Altooka, February 9. The Hotel Hum
bert, a large summer hotel on the dividing
ridge, opposite Cresson Springs, was totally
destroyed by fire at noon to-day. Loss, $43,
000; partly insured. The house,was a three
story frame, and had 150 rooms. It was very
popular. The owner was Colonel D. G.
Humbert, of Pittsburg.
Flames from a defective flue caused $5,000
worth ot damage to St. Patrick's Catholic
Church, at Gallitzin, at noon to-day.
The Finest Train In the World!
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barber shop, library and dining car a pal
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Special, every Wednesday.
Catarrh Cured.
A clergyman, after years of sufferintr from
that loathsome disease, catarrh, vainly trying
every known remedy, at last found a recipe
which completely cured and saved him from
death. Any sufferer from this dreadful disease
sending self-addressed stamped envelope to
Prof. J. A. Lawrence, 88 Warren st, New York
City, will receive the recipe free of charge.
Sample Free.
Ask your grocer for it, Electric Paste
Stove Polish; saves dust, dirt, labor, women,
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S3,' $6 and $8 Pant..
For a good fitting suit or pants go to
Pitcaiek's Tailoring Emporium,
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Two beautiful lines of American challis,
new spring effects, at 8c and 20c per yd.
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A Vitastrcut Downhill Journty.
As tor the cold, it never bothers voung
people who are used to it. When the skat
ing was good on Ben Cooper's pond, didn't
every boy and girl in Hungry Hollow dis
trict, as well as the young widows and
widowers, two maiden ladles of uncertain
age and the schoolmaster, all go there
regularly every moonlight night, without
ever taking the trouble to ask whether the
mercury in the thermometer stood above or
below zero? I should say they did, and if
there is any ice there now I'll bet similar
gatherings have been held, time and again,
at the same place this winter. A bis, blaz
ing fire was always kept burning on the ice
while the skating was in progress, and, as
Zeke Willis expressed it, s"Twas alius a
purzle to know which did the most sparkln"
the lire or the vouce couples that gathered
'round it." Matches may be made in
heaven, as a general rulf, but to my certain
knowledge, at least a dozen were made on
He Got His Petition in Just In Time,
Kot for a saloon or restaurant, but an old
establishment where the general public
have their old clothes cleaned, rerjaired and
renovated and made look like new.- Dick
son, the tailor, is his name, and his place of
business is cor. Fifth ave. and Wood st.,
second floor. On his petition can be found
almost all of Pittsbnig's most prominent
business men. Telephone 1558.
Cupid Union Message Co.
"Messages of Love" (valentines) in all
shapes and forms can be had .in largest
variety and lowest prices at main office of
L. Breunineer& Co., 535 Smithfield street,
Pittsburg, Pa. 3,7,10,12
Four hukdeed pieces of fine French
and American flannels; stripes, checks and
figures; all prices, 35c, 40c, 50c, 65c, 75c and
51 per yard. Htjgus & Hacks.
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For a good fitting suit or pants go to
PiTCAiEsr's Xaixobino Empoeitot,
TUF 434 Wood street.
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Clearance Sate of Revolvers.
Double action, self-cockinc revolvers, anv
caliber, at $1 75, $2 25, $2 75 and $3 up
ward, at J. S. Johnston's, 621 Smithfield
street.
Lecture by Eev. Francis McCarthy
(native of Pittsburg) in basement of Cathe
dral this evening at 7:30. Admission 25
cents.
See our handsome costume patterns;
entirely new designs just arrived. i
arwFsu Htjgus & Hacke.
Cash paid for old gold and
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silver at
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composers. Tbey know little music and
less of harmony. Notwithstanding, their
songs became popular because they were
sung extensively, of catchy melodies and
within easy ranee of the voice.
When we take into consideration the fact
that Emmet realized a nrofit ot nearlv $15.-
000 out of one song on a royalty of 10 per
cent, we can imagine what the publishers
made when they received from 15 to 40c for
everv copy soli
"For Goodness Bake Don't Say I Told
Yon," "Can't Do It, You Know," and
other topical songs are not as remunerative
as they wonld be were they not of a purely
local character. Although the subjects may
De oui lew ana wen Known, tne airs are
mostly a commonplace rehash. Therefore
thev are not in demand because they are
lacking in the one melody and more espec
ially the one theme qualification.
A great many songs have been attributed
to aii d claimed by prsonswhonever as much
as put the scratch of a pen or pencil to them.
Woodward & Co., of JTew York, brought
out one that was written by Joe Gulick,
which yielded an enormous income to both
publisher and singer, as was also the case
with a sonR ot Alfred Celliers printed by
Church & Co. at Cincinnati. Many other
instances could be recited where the origin
ators had sold everv right, even to their
names, for sums varying frora"&5 to $50.
LAEOE PROFITS.
Of the songs narrated in this article not
one was productive of less than $3,000 clear
proui, wniie one reacnea
the same time, "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little
Stars, or Will Yon Meet Me at the Bars,"
which met with so much favor in "Joshua
Whitcome," is so closely allied to Claribel's
"You and I" that they can hardly be dis
tinguished one from the other. '"All on
Account of Eliza," from the opera "Billee
Taylor," is nothing less than "How Lovely
Are the Messengers," from Mendelssohn's
oratorio of "St. Paul." "When Nellie
Was Baking the Hay" is taken from the
"Blue Alsatian Mountains." Milton
Welling's exquisite song "Dreaming," the
refrain bears a very striking resemblance
to an old German waltz entitled "Lovely
Woman."
MtTSICAX COINCIDENCES.
Iwondet does Mr. Braham think the
American people a lot of ignoramuses when
he deliberately takes the "Last Bose of
Summer" music and sets "Sunday Night
When the Parlor's Pull" to it.and claims it
as his own. "Call ile Hack Again" is
week coxuExcnra
Monday, February 18,
SlxNicnts, Wednesday andSaturday Matinees.
RUDOLPH ARONSON'S ORIGINAL
NEW YORK CASINO
COMIC
OPERA COMPANY.
A Grand Production of
-AXD-
Or3 THE HOTEL,
By CHARLES H. HOYT.
Entire Change and New Specialties, New Songs,
New Dances, New Features, New Medleys,
and more fun than all other comedies combined.
All the Actors and Actresses in the city invited to Thursday's Matinee.
J Matinee, ioc; Reserved Seats, 15c and 20c.
Night, joc; Reserved Seats, 15c arid 25c.
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' SPRING
IMPORTATIONS-
Have commenced to ar
rive, and we require
MORE ROOM.
We therefore offer our
large and complete line of -
HOUSEHOLD CHINA
AND
. G-ILlASS,
Embracing Tea, Dinner
and Toilet Sets, Hotel
Ware, Lamps and Chan
deliers, Gas Fixtures,
Bronzes and Clocks, Bric-a-Brac,
Cut Glass and
Art Potteries, comprising
many useful and elegant
WEDDING GIFTS,
AT POPULAR PRICES.
THE J. P. SMITH,
Lamp,Gfass & China Co(
935 Penn Avenue.
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A SPECIALTY.
The Most Couplets
stock In the citj.
BED ROCK PRICES.
"We also manufacture this
wonderful combination
Easy Obatr.
STEVENS CHAIR CO.
No. 3 SIXTH ST,
5" jalO-Su PITTSBURG, PA
ITetorunry 18-IfEXiSON' FAMIL7.
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O. D. LEVIS. Solicitor of Patents.
131 Fifth avenue.above Smithfield, next Leader
office. (No delay.) Established 20 Tears.
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THE CASTE
Pauline Hall,
Marie Jansen,
Anna O'Keefe,
Jennie Weathershy,
Kate Uart,
Georgia Dennin,
Madge York,
INCLUDES:
Franci9 "Wilson,
Charles Plunkett,
Max Freeman,
Harry MacDonough,
George Olmi,
J. A. Farey,
A "W. Maflin.
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of $106,000 inside
the colossal sum
of two years. I have
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MAX FREEMAN, Stajre Manaeer.
A. D. NOVELLIS, Musical Director.
CHORDS OF 61) TRAINED VOICES,
Presented with the Magnificent Costumes,
Scenery, Properties, etc., which were used
dunnj; the original production in New York.
The sale of seats opens Thursdcy mornintrat
9 o'clock. f elO-su
XTATIONAL SWEDISH ,
IS LADIES' CONCERT
AND
JAMES T. PHELAN,
The well-known American Humorist and Im
personator, at
OLD .CITY HALL.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY. 19, 18S9.
Extract from, a letter from Hon. W. "W.
Thomas, Jr., late U. a Minister at Stock
holm. I am pleased to learn that von have secured
the Swedish National Lady Sincere tor a tour
throughout the United States. Iheard them at
Stockholm, Sweden, and was delighted with
their singing. They have really phenomenal
voices, and render the sweet songs of their
Fatherland with a freshness and power that I
have never heard excelled."
Reserved seats, 75c and 50c
Sale of seats begins Tuesday, February 12, at
Kleber's Music Store. fel?9
E. D. "WILT Lessee and Manager.
Commencing
Monaay.EyeniLg, February 11, 1889.
Matinees,"Wednesday and Saturday.
"THEY LIKED IT SO MUCH!" ,
N. Y. Herald, September 11. 18S3.
Engagement of the handsome and talented
young American Star,
CORA TANNER,
Under the management of Colonel W. E. Sinn,
of the Park Theater, Brooklyn, in Robert
Buchanan's delightful and eminently
successful new play,
FASCINATION!
Which, since its remarkable run of 57 nights at
the Fourteenth Street Theater, N. Y has
caught Boston, Brooklyn, Philadelphia,
Baltimore.'Washlngton by storm. It
will be presented here in a man-
nertoeclipse all previous
productions.
New Magnificent Sceneryl
Bright and Stylish Costumes!
And the same SUPERB COMPANY that
plav so success
York last i alL
Week of February 18 The Great Lyceum
Theater Success. THE "WIFE." felO-S
Itoij f illiis' Academy.
MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 1L
Matinees: today, May & Satnrjay.
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almost note for note the same thing as
"Colleen Das Macree," and the espective
publishers, one in New York and the other
in San .Francisco, have been, and are to
day, at law about it. Kennedy's "Empty
is the Cradle" js an old English sonjj, "All
Amon? the Barley." When Harris first
CASINO MUSEUM.
JOHN W. O'BRIEN Proprietor
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JOHN W. WALIUKER........Prel Agent
WEEK OF FEB. U.
This week grander, larger, better than ever.
The Gleeson children. Bertha and Johnnie;
Miss Bessie Searle. Val Vino, Harry Bruns,
Mademoiselle Nina, Lillian Washburn, General
C. R. Decker, Australian Sisters, Chancy Mor
land, Hindoo Snake Charmer.
ADMISSION , io cents
Open from 10 A. it. nntll 10 P. K. f el0-10
P. G. RKENEMAN,
52 AND 51 SIXTH STREET,
Headquarters for Costumes of all descriptions,
for hire at reasonable prices.
rfelfrsa ' , j?. G. REINEMAN.
LECTURE ON HOME LIFE
f BY
REV. FRANCIS M'CARTHY. &. J.
St Paul's Cathedral (basement), Sunday
evening, February 10, 1889. Doors open at 7 p.
M.; lecture begins at 7:45. Admission, 25 cents.
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Hyde's Big
Specialty
Company,
from
Hyde &
Behman's
Theater,
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Harry Watson.
Alice Hntchings.
Fields and Hanson,
Conroy and Deinpsey.
. Heiene Mora.
James McAvoy.
Smith and Lord. .
w
Imro Fox.
The American Four.
Charles Newton.
C. Pettingill.
P. Gale.
Thos. Lewis.
February 18.-Company.
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With $5,000 capital to Join
undersigned in producing
his original farce comedy,
"l3 JM vriaa' failure?"
I have full copyright on
above title and patents on
' several comedy effects "
used.
Address by mall,
' JOHNW.HANBONE,
Xel027i 631 Penn avenue, Pittsburg, Pa.
THE BEST PROOF
That our trade and popularity is ever increasing, is that we are
again compelled to
ENLARGE AND IMPROVE
OUR SPACIOUS AND HANDSOME STOREROOMS.
In a few days carpenters and painters will be at work putting up
additional shelves and counter room, which we must have to accommo
date our steadily growing business. We MUST REDUCE STOCK
QUICKLY, in order to give the men room to work. We shall do thi
by means of a
Grand Alteration Sale!
That vre mean business, the following prices will show:
360 dozen imported Balbriggan Hose, seamless French Toes, 9c and mcj
worth 15c and 20c
240 doAn fine quality full regular made Striped Hose, 12c; worth 20c
120 dozen fine quality full regular made fancy Hose, 15c; worth 25c.
50 dozen Black Silk Hose, 45c; reduced from 75c.
210 dozen fancy Lisle Hose, 45c; reduced from 75c.
80 dozen Ladies' Natural Wool Vests, 44c; reduced from 75c
300 dozen Ladies' fine Ribbed Swiss Vests, pink, blue, ecru, 20c; worth 38c
240 dozen Ladies' extra fine Swiss Ribbed Vests, 22c; worth 40c.
50 dozen.colored Silk Vests, 75c; worth $1 25.
180 dozen fine fresh Corsets, 38c; would be cheap at 50c.
340 dozen striped and plain Beaver Newmarkets, $4 50, $5, $6, $7 50;
worth more than double.
320 dozen four-button embroidered and genuine Foster hook Kid Gloves,
44c a pair; reduced from 75c and $1.
50 dozen real French Mosquetaire Kid Gloves, 73c; worth $1 25.
75 dozen Misses' extra fine four-button embroidered Kid Gloves, 45c;
worth $1.
60 dozen Ladies' White Merino Vests, 25c; worth 40c. .
And hundreds of other articles marked down equally low.
NEW SPRING WRAPS.
NEW SPRING JACKETS,
NEW SPRING BLOUSES
4,500 Pairs New Lace Curtains 75c, $1, $1 50 and up; worth double.
New Embroideries, New Laces, New Bonnet Frames, in immense variety
g3P!TTIf"i"r A T.T Another lot of 350 dozen extra fine Linerf '
Hemstitched Handkerchiefs at ioc; worth 20c and 25c. The greatest
bargain ever offered. See for yourselves, at
Ipen8ivinr
510, 512, 514 MARKET ST. AND 27 FIFTH AVE.
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