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publican party had one pre-eminent leader
who was. recognized as the coming candidate
for President. The one man who had done
most to inspire and crystallize the Republi
can organization was "William H. Seward.of
Xcw York. Certainly two-thirds of the
delegates chosen to the convention prefer
red him for President, and a decided ma
jority went to Chicago expecting to vote
for Lis nomination. Had the convention
been held in any other place than Chicago,
it is quite probablelhat Seward would have
been successful; but every circumstance
seemed to converge to his defeat when the
delegates came lace to face in Chicago to
solve the problem of a Bepublican national
victory.
Of the 231 men who voted for Lincoln on
the third and last ballot, not less than 100
of them voted reluotantly against the can
didate of their choice. It was a Bepubli-can-Seward
convention; it was not a SeV-ard-Bepublican
convention. "With all its
devotion to Seward it yielded to a higher
devotion to Bepublican success; and that
led to the nomination of Abraham Lincoln.
LINCOLN'S OWN 8TATE "WASN'T SOLID.
I have read scores of magazine and news
paper articles assuming to explain how and
why Lincoln was nominated at Chicago in
1860. Pew of them approach accuracy and
no one of them that I can recall tells the
true story. Lincoln was not seriously
thought of for President until but a few
weeks before the meeting of the National
Convention. Blaine has truly said that the
State Convention of Illinois, held but a
short time before the meeting of the 2Ta
tional Convention, was surprised at its own
spontaneous and enthusiastic nomination of
Lincoln. He had been canvassed at home
and in other States as a more than uossi
ble candidate for Vice President. I well
remember of Lincoln mentioning the fact
that his own delegation from Illinois as not
unitedly in earnest for his nomination, but
when the time came for casting their votes,
the enthusiasm for Lincoln in Chicago, both
inside and outside the convention, was
such that they could do no less than give
him the united vote of the State.
Leonard Swett, who was one of the most
potent of the Lincoln leaders in that
struggle, in a letter written to Mr. Drum
xnond on the 27th ofilay, 1SG0, in which he
gives a detailed uocount'of the battle made
for Lincoln, states that 8 of the 22 delegates
from Illinois "would gladly have gone for
Seward." Thus, not only " in many of the
other States did Lincoln" receive reluctant
votes in that convention, but even his own
State furnished a full share of votes which
would have been gladly given to Seward
had he been deemed available.
TWO POTENTIAL GOVEENOES.
The defeat of Seward and the nomination
of Lincoln were brought about by two men
Andrew G. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, and"
Henry S. Lane, of Indiana, and neither ac
cident nor intrigue was a material factor in
the struggle. They not only defeated Sew
ard in a Seward convention, but they de
cided the contest in favor oi Lincoln against
Bates, his only realcompetitoraiterbeward.
Curtis had been nominated for Governor in
Pennsylvania and Lane had been nominated
for Governor in Indiana. The States in
which their battles were to be fought were
the pivotal States of the national contest.
It was an absolute necessity that both Penn
sylvania and Indian should elect Bepub
lican Governors in October to secure the
election of the Bepublican candidate for
President in November.
Curtin and Lane were naturally the most
interested of all the great host thatattended
the Chicago Convention in 1860. Xeither
of their States was Bepublican. In Penn
sylvania, the name of Bepublican could not
be adopted by the party that had choBen
Curtin for Go crnor. The call for the con
vention summoned the opposition to the
Democratic party to attend the People's
State Convention and all shades of antago
nism to the administration then in power
were invited to cordial and equal participa
tion in the deliberations of that body. The
Bepublicans had made a distinct battle for
Go ernor three j ears before, with David
"Wilmot as their candidate, against Isaac
Haze) hurst, the American candidate, and
"William P. Packer, the Democratic candi
date. A DEMOCRAT PRECEDED CUKTHT.
F The result was the election of Packer by
a majority over the combined votes of both
the opposing nominees. The American or
ganization was maintained in Philadelphia
and in many of the counties of the State.
Pillmore had received a large majority of
the votes cast for the Fremont-Fillmore
fusion electoral ticket in 1856 in various
sections. These elements had been com
bined in what was then called the People's
party in Pennsylvania in the State elections
ot 1858 and 1859, and the Democrats had
been defeated by the. combination, but the
American element remained very powerful
and quite intense in many localities. "With
out its aid, the success ot Curtin was simply
impossible.
A like condition of things existed in
Indiana. The American element had polled
over 22,000 votes for Fillmore in 1856, and
in 1853, when the same effort was made
in Inuiana to unite all shades of opposition
to the Democracy, the combination was de
feated by a small majority. While the
anti-slavery sentiment asserted itself by the
election of a majority of Bepublicans to
Congress in 1858, the entire Democratic
State .ticket was successful by majorities
varying lrom 1,534 to 2,bS)C It was evident,
threfore, that in both Pennsylvania and
Indiana there would be a desperate battle
for the control of the October election, and
it was well known by all that if the Be
publicans failed to elect either Curtin or
Lane the, Presidental battle would be irre
trievably lost.
rowiK or two pivotal states.
Both of the candidates presented in these
two pivotal States were men of peculiar fit
ness for the arduous task they had assumed.
Both were admittedly the "strongest men
that could have been nominated by the op
position to the Democracy, and both were
experienced and consummate politicians.
Their general knowledge of politics aud the
bearing of all political questions likely to
be felt in the contest, made them not only
wise counselors, but all appreciated the fact
that they were of all men the most certain
to advise soleiy with reference to success.
Neither of them cared whether Seward, Lin
coln, Bates or any of the other men named
ior President should be nominated, if the
man chosen was certain to be the most avail
able. They were looking solely to their
own success in October, and their success
meant the success of the Bepublican party
in the nation.
"With LaneTras John D. Defrees, Chair
man of his State Committee, who had been
called to that position because he was re
garded as best fitted to lead in the desperate
contest before him. I was with CurtuTand
interested as he was, only in his individual
success, as he had summoned me to take
charge of his October battle in Pennsyl
vania. The one thing that Curtin, Lane
and thcirrespcctivelieutenantsagreed upon
was that the nomination of Seward meant
hopeless defeat in their respective States.
It was these positive declarations from the
two men who could best speak for .the States
which were to control the national contest
that made a Seward convention take pause
and finally decide'not to nominate Seward.
LIlsCOLN IN ADVANCE OP SEWABD.
There was no personal hostility to Sew
ard in the efforts made by Curtin and
Lane to defeat him. It is not true, as has
been assumed by many, that the objection
to Seward was because of his radical or ad
vanced position in Bepublican faith. It
was not Seward's "irreprressible conflict"
or his "higher law" declarations which
made Curtin and Lane oppose, him as the
Bepublican candidate. On the contrary,
both of them were thoroughly anti-slavery
men. and they finally accepted Lincoln
with the full knowledge that he was even in
advance of Seward in declaring the "irre
pressible conflict." Lincoln announced in
his memorable Springfield speech, delivered
on the 17th of June. 1858, that "a house di
vided against itself cannot stand;' I believe
this Government cannot endure perma
nently half slave and half free," and Sew
ard's "irrepressible conflict" speech was
not delivered until the 25th of October.
Lincoln was not only fully abreast with
Seward, but in advance of him in forecast
ing the great battle against slavery.
The single reason that compelled Curtin
and Lane to make aggressive resistance to
the nomination of Seward was his-attitude
on the school question that was very; offens
ive to the manv thousands of voters in their
respective States, who either adhered to the
American organization or cherished its
strong prejudices against any division of
the school fund. It was Seward's record on
that single question, when Governor of New
York, that made him an impossible candi
date for President in 1860, unless he was to
.be nominated simply to be defeated.
INDIANA FIRST FOE LTNCOLN.
Many delegates most retuctantly gave tip
their preference for Seward in obedience to
the counsel of these two men from the two
States which were to decide the great con
test in October, and whose judgmentAvas
entitled to most respect; but it was a choice
between defeat or victory, and much as a
majority of the convention loved Seward,
they felt that duty to the Republican party
was. paramount. And it was Curtin and
Lane also who decided that Lincoln should
be the candidate after Seward had been
practically overthrown.
When it became known that Seward's
nomination would defeat the party in Penn
sylvania and Indiana, the natural inqniry
was Who can best aid those candidates for
Governor in their State contests? Indiana
decided in favor of Lincoln at an early stage
of the struggle, and her action had much to
do in deciding Pennsylvania's support of
Lincoln. The Pennsylvania delegation nan
much less knowledge of Lincoln than the
men from Indiana, and there were very
few original Lincoln supporters among
them. "Wilmot was for Lincoln from the
start: Stevens was forjudge McLean; Eeed
was for General Cameron. The delegation
was not a harmonious one because of the
hostility of a considerable number of the
delegates to Cameron for President, and it
was not until the first day that the conven
tion met that Pennsylvania got into any
thing like a potential attitude. At a meet
ing of the delegation it was proposed that
the first, second and third choice of the
delegates for President should be formally
declared.
TWO PEBFTJXCTOET DECLARATIONS.
It is needless to say that this proposition
did not come lrom the earnest supporters of
Cameron, but it was coupled with the sug
gestion that Cameron should be unani
mously declared the first choice of the State,
which was done. Stevens was stubbornly
for McLean, and had s considerable follow
ing. He asked that McLean be -declared
the second choice of the State, and as Mo
Lean was then known to be practically out
of the fight, he was given substantially a
unanimous vote as the second choice.
The third choice to be expressed by th
delegation brought the State .down to prac
tical business, and it was well known that
both the first and second choice were mere
perfunctory declarations. The battle came
then between Bates and Lincoln, and but
for the fact that Indiana had previously
declared for Lincoln and that Cur-
L tin
and Lane were acting in con
cert, there is little reason to doubt that
Bates would have been preferred. Much
feeling was exhibited in deciding the third
choice of the State, and Lincoln finally won
o er Bates by 4 majority. AVhen it became
known that Pennsylvania had indicated
Lincoln as her third choice it gave a won
derful impetus to the Lincoln cause. Cam
eron and McLean were not seriously con
sidered, and what was nominally the third
choice of the State was accepted as really
the first choice among possible candidates.
The slogan of the Lincoln workers was soon
heard on every side "Pennsylvania's for
Lincoln," and from the time that Pennsyl
vania ranged herself along with Indiana in
support of Lincoln, not only was Seward'R
defeat inevitable, but the nomination of
Lincoln was practically assured. Thus did
two men not only determine Seward's de
feat, but they practically determined the
nomination of Lincoln.
THURLOW "WEED AS A LEADEB.
Notwithstanding the substantial advan
tages gained by the supporters of, Lincoln
in the preliminary struggles at Chicago, the
fight for Seward was maintained with des
perate resolve until the final ballot was
taken. It was, indeed, a battle of giants.
Thurlow "Weed was the Seward leader and
he was simply incomparable as a master in
handling a convention. "With him were
such able lieutenants as Governor Morgan,
and Baymond, of the New York Times, with
Evarts as Chairman of the delegation, whose
speech nominating Seward was the most im
pressive utterance of his life.
The Bates men were led by Prank Blair,
the only Bepublican Congressman from a
lave sState, who was nothing if not heroic,
aided by his brother Montgomery, who was a
politician of uncommon cunning. With them
was Horace Greeley, who was Chairman of
the delegation from the then almost inac
cessible State of pregon.
It was Lincoln's triends, however, who
were the "hustlers" of that battle. They
had men for sober counsel like David Davis:
men of supreme sagacity like Leonard
Swett; men of tireless effort like Norman
B. Judd, and they had what was more im
portant than all a seething multitude wild
with' enthusiasm for Abraham Lincoln.
PACKED WITH LINCOLN SHOOTERS."
Por once Thurlow "Weed was outgen
eraled iust at a critical stage of the battle.
On the morning of the third day, when the 4
final struggleTvas to be made, the inends of
Seward got up an imposing demonstration
on the streets of Chicago. They had bands
and banners; immense numbers and gener
ous enthusiasm; but, while the Seward men
were thus making a public display of their
earnestness and strength, Swett and Judd
niiea tne immense galleries ox ine wigwam,
in which the convention was held, with men
who were ready to shout to the echo for
Lincoln whenever opportunity offered. The
result was that, when the Sew ard men filed
into the convention there were seats for the
delegates, but few for any othcis, and the
convention was encircled by an immense
throng that made the w igwatn tremble with
its cheers for the "rail-splitter."
Twelve names had been put In nomina
tion for President, but the first ballot
developed to the comprehension of all that
the struggle was between Seward and Lin
coln. Seward had received 173J votes and
Lincoln 102. The other votes scattered be
tween ten candidates, the highest of whom
(Cameron) received 50, all of which were
irom Pennsylvania with the exception of
three. Cameron's name was at once with
drawn, and on the second ballot Seward
rose to 184K, with Lincoln closely follow
ing at 181, but .both lacking the 33 votes
necessary to a choice. The third ballot was
taken amid breathless excitement, with
Lincoln Btcadily gaining and Seward now
and then losing, and when the ballot ended
Lincoln had 231f to 180 for Seward.
A "WTLD BUSH FOE LINCOLN.
Lincoln lacked but 2 votes of a ma
jority. His nomination was now inevitable,
and before the result was announced there
was a general scramble to change from the
candidates on the scattering list to Lincoln.
Carter, of Ohio, was the first to obtain
recognition, and he changed four Ohio votes
from Chase to Lincoln, which settled the
nomination. Maine followed, changing ten
rotes from Seward to Lincoln. Andrew, of
Massachusetts, and Gratz "Brown, of Mis
souri, next came with changes to the Lin
coln column, and they continued until Lin
coln's vote was swelled to 354.
a As soon as Ohio gave the necessary num
ber of votes to Lincoln to nominate him, a
large charcoal portrait of Lincoln was sud
denly displayed from the gallery of the
wigwam, and the whole convention, with
the exception of the New York delegation,
was whirled to its feet by the enthusiasm
that followed. It was many minutes before
the convention could be sufficiently calmed
to proceed with business. The New York
delegates had kept their scats in sullen
silence during all this eruption of enthu
siasm for Lincoln, and it was long even
after quiet had been restored that Evarts'
tall form was recognized to move that the
nomination be declared unanimous. He was
promptly seconded by Andrew, of Massa
chusetts, who was also an ardent supporter
of Seward, and it was adopted by a wild
hurrah that came spontaneously from every
part of the convention excepting the several
lines of seats occupied by the 70 delegates
from New York. Mr. Evarts' motion for a
recess was' unanimously carried, and the
convention aud its vast audience of specta
tors hurried out to make the streets ring
;THE
with shouts for the Illinois candidate for
President.
HAMLIN FOB "VTCE PRESIDENT.
a Until after the nomination of Lincoln,
little attention had been given to the con
test for Vice President Had Seward been
nominated, Lincoln would have been unani
mously tendered the second place on the
ticket, but with Lincoln nominated for the
first plaee, the leading friends of Lincoln at
once suggested to the friends 5f Seward that
they should name the candidate for the Vice
Presidency. Mr. Greely was sent to Gov
ernor Morgan to proffer the" nomination to
-him if he would accept it, or in case of his
refusal, to ask him to name some man who
would be acceptable to the friends of Seward.
Governor Morgan not only declined to ac
cept it himself, but he declined to suggest
any one'of Seward's friends for the jlaco.
Not only Governor Morgan, but Mr. Evarts
and Mr. "Weed all refused to be consulted on
the subject of the Vice Presidency, and they
did it in a temper that indicated contempt
for the action of the convention.
Hamlin was nominated, not because
Seward desired it, for New York gave him
a bare majority" on the. first. ballot, but be
dause he was then the most prominent of
the Democratic Bepublicans in the East.
The contest was really between Hamlin and
Cassius M Clay. Clay was supported
chiefly because he was a resident of a
Southern State and -to relieve the party
from the charge of presenting a sectional
ticset; but as tnere were no soutnern elec
toral votes to be fonght for, Hamlin was
wisely preferred, and he was nominated on
the second ballot by a vote of 367 to 86 for
Clay. Notwithstanding Governor Morgan's
keen disappointment at the defeat of Sew
ard, he was easily prevailed upon to remain
at the head of the national committee, thus
charging him with the. management of the
national campaign.
SEWARD LEADERS "WERE BITTER.
I called on Thurlow "Weed at his head
quarters during the evening after the nomi
nations had been made, expecting that, with
all his disappointment, he would be ready
to co-operate ior the success of the ticket.
I found him sullen and .offensive in both
manner and expression. He refused even
to talk .about the contest and intimated
very broadly that Pennsylvania, having
defeated Seward, could now elect Curtin
and Lincoln. Governor Curtin also visited
Mr. Weed before he left Chicago, but re
ceived no word of encouragement from the
disappointed Seward leader. Weed had
been defeated in his greatest effort and the
one great dream of nis life had perished.
He never "fortfave Governor Curtin until
the day of his death, nor did Seward main
tain any more than severely civil relations
with Curtin during the whole time that he
was at the head of the State Department.
I called on Seward but once after the or
ganization of the Lincoln Cabinet, and not
for the purpose of soliciting any lavors
from him, but he was so frigid that I never
ventured to trespass upon him again. Three
months after the Chicago convention, when
the battle in Pennsylvania was raging with
desperation on both sides, I twice wrote to
Mr. Weed- giving the condition of affairs in
the State and urging the co-operation of
himfelf and Chairman Morgan to ussure the
success of ths ticket in October. He made
no response to either letter, and it so hap
pened that we never met thereafter daring
his life.
PENNSYLVANIA DECIDED IT.
The contest in Pennsylvania was really
the decisive battle of the national campaign.
A party had to be created out V inhar
monious elements and the commercial and
financial interests of the State were almost
solidly against us. T cannot recall five com.
mercial houses of prominence in the city of
Philadelphia where I could have gone to
solicit a subscription to the Lincoln cam
paign with reasonable expectation that it
would not be resentcd,andof all ourprominent
financial men I recall only Anthony J.
Drexel who sympathized with the Bepub-,
lican cause. Money would have been use
less for any but legitimate purposes, but the
organization of a great State to crystallize
incongruous elements was an immense task
and involved great labor and expense. I
visited Chairman Morgan in New xork, pre
sented the situation to him, but he was list
less and indifferent, and not one dollar of
money was contributed from York State to
aid the Curtin contest in Pennsylvania.
The entire contributions for the State
committee for that great battle asgregated
only 512,000, of which 52,000 were"a contri
bution for rent of headquarters and 53,000
were expended in printing. Three weeks
before the election, when I relt reasonably
confident of the success of the State ticket," I
again visited Governor Morgan and met
with him Moses Taylor and one or two
others, and they, were .finally so much im
pressed with the importance of carrying a
Bepublican Congress that they agreed to
riase 54,300 and send it direct to some six or
seven debatable Congressional districts I in
dicated. Beyond this aid rendered to Penn
sylvania from New York the friends of Mr.
Seward took no part whatever in the great
October battle that made Abraham Lincoln
President Curtin was elected by a major
ity of 32,164, and Lane was elected in Indi
ana by 9,757. With Curtin the Bepublicans
carried 19 of the 25 Congressmen, and with
Lane, the Bepublicans of Indiana carried 7
of the 11 Congressmen of that State. Thus
was the election of a Bepublican President
substantially accomplished in October by
the success of the two men who had defeated
William H. Seward and nominated Abra
ham Lincoln at Chicago.
A. K. McCltjre.
ANOTHEB OLD BD3LB.
The Book Which Afforded Consolation to
tbfc Scientist Priestley.
, Apropos of the old Bible in the possession
of G. Delton, Esq., of Belmont, O., de
scribed in The Dispatch recently, a cor
respondent writes to say that Mr. W. W.
Olmstead, of Monterey street, Allegheny,
owns another remarkable volume. It is
the Bible which afforded consolation to the
great chemist, Joseph Priestley, best known
as the discoverer of oxygen. Priestly was
driven from England on account of his
opinions, and came to Northumberland,
Pa., where he died in 1804. His son after
ward sold his library, a farmer getting it
for a mere song. At a subsequent sale the
books passed into the hands of Bev. E. B.
Olmstead, who did not know their value
nntil he lound Priestly s name In too
Bible.
This book is printed in Latin and bears
the date 1622. It is well worn, showing
that it, was not used tor ornament alone. As
an appendix it contains the book of Psalms
set to meter, and with "apt notes to sing
them withalL"
The . following is the title page of the
book of Psalms as nearly as it can be re
produced: THE
"WHOLE BOOK
OF rSALMts:
COIXECTED INTO EXCI.ISII XXXTXB
By Thomas Setrnhold. Johu Hopkins,
and others, conferred with the He
brew with apt notes to fluff
thein withall. . '
1 Set forth and allowed to be fang In all Churches,
of all tne people together, before and after Morning
and Kuening Grayer, and also before aud after ber-
sums: & moreouer la prlaatahoufes for their godly
, folice and comfort, laying apart all vngodly
fongand ballades: wjiicb tend oneIy
u the nourifhlng or vice and
corrupting oi voutu.
lo.do :
Printed ror the Coaoanle
ofbtatloncrs. '
Cam Priulleglo KegU BegaU.
IffiS.
Elastic Stockings, Etc
Trusses, bandages, abdominal, navel and
pile supporters, elastic stockings, at No. 909
Penn avenue, near Ninth street. Open.
Saturday evenings. '
Miss Mast T. Glenn, teacher of piano,
resumes lessons in Pittsburg, Allegheny
and Sewickley after' September 7. For all
information call at Mellor & Hoene's piano
rooms, 77 Fifth avenue, Pittsburg, or ad
dress Box 198, Sewickley,, Pa.
DabbLate Operator,
W. H; Moore, is now located in his own
photo rooms, where 'he makes cabinets at
popular prices. 71 Federal street, Allegheny.
pirrSBTJKGf DTSPTCB.' -
THE MUSIC WORLD
Pittsburg Will Have an Anditorium j
to Seat Four Thousand People
- Within a Month.
THE PLANS ALREADY COMPLETED
Por an Imposing Structure to Be Built
Upon the Foundations of the Grand
Central Bink
EOTISA'S BAND AT THB EtTOBITION.
Comment on the Barreofli Festival mid s
Budget f General Intend.
Kewi
Pittsburg's crying need for an adequate
rriusic hall is to be filled much sooner than
has been expected. Though the .names of
the persons actively interested in the en
terprise must be withheld for the present,
The Dispatch has authority from head-
I quarters to announce that next month will,
in all human probability, witness the com
pletion of the new auditorium, for which
the plans have already been drawn, and on
which work is to be begun this week.
One month seems like a short time within
which to begin and finish work on a hall
seating 3,fe00 to 4,000 people, and having
the largest stage in the city, does it not?
The wonder is, however, that someone has
not long ago seen how very easily the
Grand Central Bink can be remodeled for
this purpose. That is what is now to be
done.
An imposing brick front Is to be built on
the whole Penn avenue frontage of the
property (60 feet), giving ample room for a
wide, handsome entrance. Tho present,
big, low barn of a building will lie com
pletely metamorphosed. The roof will be
raised high enough to give a proportional
altitude to the great, long auditorium, and
a large gallery, on the horseshoe model,
will be built in place of the present cock
loft A sloping'floor, with amphitheatrical
seating, will probably be put in, but pro
vision will be made also for a level floor for
balls, fairs and such occasions.
The immense length of the building will
allow space for a very deep stage, the
width of which will be abont the same as
that of the Grand Onera House. 45 feet.
It will be provided withcurtainflies.scenery
and all the rest of the usual machinery for
theatrical representations. The stage will
ordinarily hold at least 300 people; for great
choral events it can be readily extended in
front to accommodate as many more as may
be necessary.
Electric lighting, a complete heating sys
tem and the other details appertaining to a
high-class auditorium are, of course, fully
provided for in the plans.
The only attraction yet actually booked
by the management is the Austrian Juvenile
Band, of which mention has been lately
made in this department, and which will
appear here November 23, 24 and 25. It is
L probable that the big, new hall will later
present anotner ot .Manager u. liiakelv s
attractions in the shape of a. big ball,
where Edl Strauss ' and his iamous
Vienna Orchestra will play for the
dancers. A concert by Patti and her troupe
is counted among the possibilities, and no
one need be surprised if a strong effort is
put forth to induce Mr. Abbey to make
Pittsburg's new hall a stopping place for
his great Italian and French Opera Com
pany between tne Chicago Auditorium and
the ifew York Metropolitan Opera House.
The big hall will be in readiness for all
manner of large concerns or festivals and
operatic or theatrical performances as also
for conventions, commencements, mass
meetings, social or charitable events and
the like.
While this hall can hardly be deemed 6
permanent addition 'to Pittsburg's list of
fine public buildings, it will supply the
pressing present need for such an audience
room and bridge over the interval until the
splendidly-plauned 'Carnegie Hall shall be
erected and until the people shaU have
worn smooth the way to Schenley Park.
The remodelled building will certainly last
that long, and its central location, its ample
size and its being on the ground floor with
abundant exits on three sides, will enable
it to satisfy the requirements of the imme
diate future in altogether satisfactory fash
ion. Music Bt the Exposition.
Mr. 0. A. Cappa and -his Seventh Begi
ment Band bid fair to repeat at our Expo
sition the great popular success that has
attended their summer concerts in Central
Park, New York, for the past ten years.
Of course, the band as heard here is reduced
one-third from its metropolitan strength
and the lopping off of the t saxophones and
certain other instruments makes the body of
tone less mellow and rich than might be -desired.
In this shape Vt is a military band,
pure and simple, with no fancy frills for
concert purposes. '
As far as could be heard in the unusual
confusion that prevailed on Friday even
ing, the performance of Mr. Cappa and his
men was worthy of much praise. Except
that the shrill clarinets needed repress
ing at times, there is room for little crit
icism from the technical stand point. Mr.
Cappa's readings were intelligent and care
fully wroughfout Here and there a per
functory manner prevailed for a time (due
perhaps to the depressing weather and
small audience), but for the most
part the work of both the con
ductor and Vnusicians was conscientious
and earnest. Altogether it was a
satisfying and enjoyable performance of a
pragramme that included such works as the
late Henri Litom s "itobespierre over
ture, the larghetto from Beethoven's sec
ond and the scherzo from his eighth sym
phony, Bach's great G minor prelude, cho
rale and fugue (following Abert's version),
and Gounod's "Faust" ballet-music. Mr.
Walter Sogers proved himself a brilliant
cornettist in a fantasie. by Arban and an
artist of true feeling in the tender
"Behuet'dich Gott," from the "Trumpeter."
Mr. Bellucci's virtuosity on the intractable
clarinet was displayed in a set of cheap vari
ations. Following the custom that proved so pop
ular last year, Condnctor3appaproposes to
give a programme of symphonic grade, or
largely so, each Friday evening. The valne
of such music before such audiences is in
deed great, evn though only a brass band
perform it. The mass of people only need
to become famiiiar with the best musio to
enjoy it. It is good missionary work to
familiarize the great public with most of the
works appearing on the following pro
gramme, which will be given next Friday
evening:
PAET 1.
Commencing at 7 o'clock.
1. Overture, "Carnival Komain " ...Berjloa
2. Unfinished Symphony, (in B minor)....
...; Schubort
(a) Allegio Moderate (6) Andante Con Hoto.
8. Cornet Solo, "lost Chord," Sullivan
Walter Rogers.
A. Intermezzo, "love's Dream After tbe
Ball,". Czibulka
Synopsis Returned ft om the ball, she falls
asleep, and in a charming vision beholds
him to whom she has given her heart this
night.
Intermission one hour.
PAET IL .
Commencing at 9 o'clock.
6. llnslo to Shakespeare's Midsummer
Night's Dream .Mendelssohn
6 Dnet for two B flat clarinets Ponohielli
Sigs. A. Barbera and A. BolluCot
7. Ballet musio, "Le Cid." Massenet
(a) Cartelino, (b) Andalonse, (c) Arrogo-
nalse, (d) Aulebade, (e) Catalone, (f)
Maurine, (g) Kaobarraise.
8. Fantasie, "The Hussars Are Coming"
,..... Eilenberg
Tho Free Organ Recitals.
Circumstances prevent the further con
sideration, intended for to-day, of the ques
tion of the Carnegie Hall free organ re
UNDAT. SEPTEMBER ' 6
citals and the Allegheny City organist ap
pointment. .
The lively discussion evoked by the
article in this department August 16 (since
which time the present scribe has been busy
resting), while it brought out many mis
conceptions, of the position taken, amply
proved the timeliness and public interest of
the question. ,
It is a matter that will not down until the
splendid opportunity afforded by Mr.
Carnegie's gift to the public shall be in a
fair way to be realized and the public's
pleasure and profit therefrom properly
secured. .
Criticising the Bayreurh. festival.
The consensus of the critics seems to be
that this year's Bayreuth Festival, while
pecuniarily most successful, fell below the'
high artistio standards for which these
events have heretofore been peculiarly
noted. They speak of the wonderful stage
settings and the extraordinary care shown
in a great variety of details, but bewail the
increasing lack 'of that hiirher spirituality
that Wagner originally imparted to the
performances. This is blamed partly on
buiiic juujjg uuu lucipenencea singers wnu
were unaccountably entrusted with import-
ant roles, and partly on- the peculiar notions
of Mrs. Cosima Wagner, who has ruled the
whole artistio enterprise with an iron hand.
The business management is also at
tacked. According to a late cablegram
from Munich, "it is alleged that the director
reduced everything to a commercial basis,
and a very sordid one at that Tickets were
sold at a premium to the villagers who in
turn sold them to visitors at a profit of 300
per cent and over. In every other way that
could be devised the visitors were squeezed
and fleeced. It has been decided to give
"Parsifal," "Tannhauser" and "Die Meis
tersinger" next year at" Bayreuth, but the
peculiar privileges heretofore granted to the
managers of the enterprise are no longer tobe
conferred upon them. The Government re
fuses longer to regard the affair as a festival
actnated by the highest artistic motives,
and will hereafter demand that the usual
licenses be obtained for the exhibition and
that the usual: proofs of the ability of tbfe
managers all be furnished. The Government
realizes that if the reputation of the Bay
reuth concerts is to be maintained and the
periodical pilgrimages to this musical Mecca
tuuuuucu wiiu resulting pront ana giory to
the Bavarian the entertainment must be
supervised by officials who have no local
pecuniary interest in the fleecing of visi
tors." Full light should be turned upon all
abuses, artistic or financial, , that would have
a tendency to undermine the value of an art
institution that is wholly unique among the
notions.
About An Important Visitor,
Mr. Clarence Lucas in a recent letter to
the Musical Courier makes this interesting
estimate of the pianist whose advent
America is curiously awaiting:
r have met Paderewskl. His playing is
tremendously vigorous when occasion re
quires. He is as delicate as a new horn babe
at other times. He is a steam hammer and
an eider down cushion rolled into one. He
makes mistakes, many of them. He takes
unheard of liberties with musio of the Liszt
school. Trills aro elongated into cadonzai;
the rhythm Is distorted at times, because he
lifts his hand so high in order to get an
accent that he cannot get it back on tUo
keyboard in time. He may overstep his
bonnds sometimes, but ho makes an extra
ordinary impression.
He is withal so calm and unconcerned.
In slow movements he has a habit of shak
ing his head in a most despondent manner.
Pachmann has a much easier technique;
d' Albert is also his superior in digital dex.
terity; but PaderewBki has a personal foroe
that seems greater than either of them.
Sonsa on European MujIo.
John Philip Sonsa, conductor of the
United States Marine Band, speaking of
the European trip from which he has just
returned, says:
I observed- as a whole that the French
bands are the best I think the Garde Ee
publicaine Band, of Paris, is head and
shoulders above any other band in Europe.
The lightness and delicacy of its playing
shows to very excellent advantage, hut if it
has a fault it is lack of virility and power,
and that is more apparent when it is knovn
thaf they number over 80 instrumentalists.
'The German bands, as a rule, are entirely
too brassy, and lean to the beer garden style
of music The English bands arc more of a
nondescript character. While not as com
monplace as the German, they seem to lack
in rolorinff. and sufrirest brandy and snda.
I think the reason of inferiority of the Ger
man and English bands to 'those of tho
French is that there is more attention paid
to the soldier musician than the artist
musician. In France? it seems to be differ
ent the artistic side is first considered, and
the soldier next All the bandmasters of
the French service are commissioned officers;
while those of the German, and iwith a
single exception, those of the English (God
frey) are non-commissioned officers.
I did not hear any orchestra in Europe
which I would consider equal to the Thomas
orchestra at its best, and I did not see any
leader equal to Theodore Thomas, excepting
Hans Bichter, who seemed to be a giant
among the conductors of Europe. While
the orchestra he was leading in London
did not show the finish of detail that we
have learned to expect from our own crack
organizations, the wonderful ability and
magnetism of Bichter, stamped him in my
mind as the greatest living conductor. His
interpretation of Wagnerian, musio would'
certainly impress any musician with his
keen insight into the intricacies and mean
ings of the Wagnerian score. He seems to
be a thorough master of all the possibilities
of this great German composer.
One of the most touching things that I
met with in Enrope, and coming next to the
deference which the average European has
for American dollars, is the average
English veneration for vocal ruins. I at
tended the Handel festival at Crystal
Palace, and heard some of the magnlhcent
vocal ruins in the way of tenors and bari
tones who had seen better days vocally:
and while they sung out of tune, and with
little or no power, they were greetedjwith
rapturous applause.
Of the many new works I heard while in
Europe, the two that pleased me most were
The former has made the greatest
musical success' known in Europe for 100
years, and will have the same success in
America. While the story is very simple,
it' holds the audience, spellbound, and the
music is simply magnificent
After a careful review"of matters musi
cal, and especially the intelligent criticism
by the audience, I am led to believe that
within 25 years America will dominate the
world in music; although they now beat us
with centuries of experience and tradition,
their position is not so far ahead of ours
but that we can pass them easily within 25
years and leave them so far in the rear in 50
years that they will come to us for their
music and musicians, as we came almost
entirely to them 25 years ago.
Crotchets and Quaver. .
Mb. Joseph C. Breil, who returned not
long slnoe fiom two years' study under, the
famous masters of the Leipzig Conservatory,
has entered the local corps of wocal teach
ers. Cabxo Brsoui, the talented youn'g pianist,
composer and wilder of tho Rubinstein
scholarship in 1B90, in 8t. Petersburg, Bus
sla, arrived in New York hist week. . He
goes to Boston to assume an important pro
fessorship at the New England Conserva
tory. The National Conservatory of Music of
"America will hold entrance examinations
September 24 to 29, 'at the headquarters on
J5ast Seventeenth street. New York. The
prospects of this excellent and public
spirited institution were never more au
spicious. Mr. F. N. Iottes and his military band,
well remembered for their work at our last
year's Exposition, have been" giving a suo
cosef al series of concerts at Madison Square
Garden, Now York. There as here Mr. Innes'
programmes have .been chosen and ar
ranged with rare skill.
Thx Imperial Opera of Vienna, following
the example Set by Paris and Berl In, Is pre
paring a series of special performances of
Meyerbeer's operas, In commemoration of
-18MJ
the centenary of the composer's birth next
month. It is proposed, inter alia, to give a
representation of "Les Jlnguenota" in. Its
original i. e., uncnrtailed form.
Mns. Rosa Suchot, who has Just been heard
at the Bayreuth festival, tias been engaged
for concert work in this country for the com
ing season. ,
Mb. Hovut Moobe, tho widely known
barytone and all-aronnd musician, is in the
c4ty again and w.ill sing this morning at the
Bhadysido Presbyterian Church.
Ioxace PAnzirxwEKi will make his first ap
pearance in New York, at Carnegie Hall, No
vember 17, in conjunction witli the Sym
phony Orchestra, directed by Walter Dam
roscb. Altoed GnmsirTELD, who Is coming; to this
country this season under the management
of Leo Goldmark, is coirt pianist to the Em-
Iierors of Austria and Germany. Ills brother,
leinfich. a viollncollist, will appear in con
certs with him. x
Iw the absence of Mr. Gittlngsthe organ
at the Third Presbyterian Church will to
day bo handled by Mr. Archer, who has late ,
ly come to' Pittsburg after three years'
study of the king of instruments in Ger
mnny and who has been several times heard
at the Grant Street Lutheran Churoh.
Mit-HEiritT Etbs Bnowir, organist of Tal-
mage's Brooklyn Tabernacle, inaugurated
the new $2,000 Barckhon organ of tho Sharps-
burg Presbyterian Church last Thursday
evening. The programme included Bach s
toccata and fugue in J minor, tho finale of
Gnilmant's first sonata and tbe inevitable
"Tell" overture.
A correspoitoest writes that at the Cireolo
Mandollnlsta Reglna Margherita at Flor
ence, Italy, ho heard focr ablo players per
form one of Beethoven's string quartets on
two mandolins, mnndola and lute, arfd that
the performance was a revelation to him of
what beautiful effects could be obtained on
these instruments.
Mb. GcsTAvHi3tnicns will cap the climax
of his excellent summer season of opera at
Philadelphia by producing on September 9
for the first time in American Mascagnl's
"Cavalloria Busticana," the one-act opera
that lias been making suoh a sensation
throughout Europe. Tho work is to be
given with the original orchestration, it is
now stated.
Oinsof the notable figures of Florentine
life Is the once beautiful and fascinating
prima donna Maria Piccolomini, now the
Marchesa dl Gaetani. Her husband is
wealthy and a member of one of the oldest
families of the Italian nobility. She has one
eon a'nd four daughters, and all of the latter
have inherited the dramatio and musical
gifts of their charming mother.
A vert delightful compliment was paid to
Bafael JosefTy by the directors ot the Royal
Academy of Music, of Budapesth. They of.
fered him the position onee occupied by
Franz Liszt that of director; but of course
Joseffy will not accept it, as he is an Ameri
can now to the backbone. The Hungarians,
however, claim him yet, as is evidenced by
the above offer. Musical Courier.
Mb. TValteb Dauboscb's now perl
manently endowed organization, the!
New York Symphony Orchestra, 'has
secured Old City Hall for February
8. It Is also intimated by Man
ager Nolan's letter that still other Pittsburg
dates may be made for this new orchestra, In
the establishment of which our Mr. Carne
gie has been so prominent a patron.
The rumors and counter-rumors anent
Patti's American tour have finally settled
down and It is now unquestioned that she
has signed a contract with Abbey and Grau
for a series of 30 conoerts, opening in New
York, January 7. Manager Grau says that
while Patti's engagement is wholly dis
tinct from their operatic enterprise, they
may perhaps unito them toward the close of
the season.
Mrs. JAirzTTEt M. Tntraani has definitely
abandoned her plan for organizing a na
tional symphony orchestra upon the plan of
the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Mr. F.
A. Schwab, who had tbe matter in charge
for Mrs. Thurber, puts the blame for this
action upon the Musicians' Protective"
Union, whose refusal to accede to certain re
quests made by Mrs. Thmber necessitated,
Mr. Schwab says, her decision to give up the
project. .u anon naxua.
Tub Musical Directors' Association of
America has been duly organized,wlth Jesse
Williams as President. It Is proposed to ex
tend the organization to Include members
from all parts of the country, and directors
of orchestras in all American cities aro eligi
ble for membership. Opera and concert
singers may also become members. Tho
opinion was expressed that the orchestras
are now too small in many theaters, and
one way by whioh the association might
carry out its oDjects, It was said, would be to
recommend a general inoreose In the num
ber of pieces employed.
The Austrian Juvenile Band of 40 boys,
'which Manager D. Blakely is to bring to this
country next season, has a concert reper
toire of nearly 300 compositions. A largo
part of tnelr programmes is made up of se
lections almost unknown in this country,
and their director boldly puts them forward
as an organization or artists, and asm no
odds because of the youth of Its members.
There are 12 soloists, each one an artist The
ages of the boys range from 12 to 18. They
are now making their tour of Europe with
immense success, at present playing in
Stockholm, Sweden. The lads have all been
chosen from, the band schools of Austria and
Bohemia.
Aircox Dvorak says that In Austria and
Bohemia every child must study music
"Tho law exacting this Is old," says he; "It
was once- repealed, but Is now in force again.
Herein, I consider, lies one great secret of
our natural talent for musio in my country.
Our national tunes and chorales came, as it
were, from the very heart of the people, and
beautiful things they were. I intend some
day writing an oratorio into which I shall
Introduce some of these chorales. The Slav
all lovo music. They may work all day in
the fields, but they are always singing, and
the true musical spirit barns bright within
them. How they love the dance, too. On
.Sunday, when church 13 over, they begin
their musfo and dancing, and often keep it
up without cessation tllleasly in tne lollow
ins morning. Each village has its band of
eight or ten musicians. I belonged to ours
as soon as I could flddlo a little.
linn ."
Tot Boston Symphony Orchestra win be
gin its Season October 9; tbe usual series of
21 publio rehearsals and concerts will con
tinue each week through the season, with
the exceptions of thewoeks ending on Sat
urdays November 7, December 12, January
16, February 13 and March 19, these weeks
being given to the occasional tours "of the
orchestra over the usual route, Now York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington.
That "usual route" ought to take in Pitts
burg this year. Tbe first dato named would
be just in time to open the big, new Musio
Hall on Penn avenue. Consider this, Mr.
Ellis! According to the Boston Herald, "it
uppears that tbe announcement of a perma
nent chorus as a part of the Symphony con
cert scheme made at the close of last season
was somewhat premature. Director Nikisli
greatly desires, as he always bas desired
slnco he assumed his present position, to
produoe works for both chorus and orchestra,
and it is more than possible that some plan
for such a union of chorus and orchestra
as was hinted at last spring may yet come
about."
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TENDED TO OGTOBEB 1.
Cpeland and UII Extended the
erid of 85 Treatment Until That Time
Adequate Reasons.
CoBeland and Hall extended their
of treatment for 53 a month until Oc-
It was intended that all desiring
lid h&Vfk n AnnnWiitiltv 'rtf TllnMnt
tobeAl
;ehon
1..n.. -, .-1-1'"" """J. -; , r- -o
...a,B,aer treatment as inisiavor
able sjasoa aid availing themselves of this
m"ely nomlnU rate. A large number have
called and wr.tten expressing themselves
in this way: .
''5ictor J w"ted to take advantage of
the 55 rate, but wis unable to do so during
August Won't jott place me on record
now and let me bejin treatment in Sept'em
DcrY In extending the fe rate to all to October
1, Drs. Coneland andHall answer these re
quests without rendering themselves liable
to the charge of favorg certain patients,
and give all ample and abundant tmxe and
opportunity. All patients applying for
treatment before October 1 will be treated
for ?5 a month and all mtdicines furnished
free, each month's treatmeit includingmed
lcine to cost ?3 UNTIL CTJBED.
It should take from two to four months of
regular treatment to cure atarrh, com
mencing at a favorable season of the year.
Patients troubled with catarrh viking treat
ment under the above conditions who are
not cured in that length of ti-ne will be
TBEATED THEBEAFTER FBEE until
they are cured.
IS IT ADVERTISING?
Efforts to Account for the Success of Drs.
Copeland and Hall A Question Answered.
"Why is it? I can't understand it!" said
a physician to the writer. "Here evry
week the papers contain columns crowded
with statements of patients who testify that
Drs. Copeland and Hall have cured them.
These statements and pictures are changed
constantly. They must be treating thou
sands of people, "is it advertising that does
this?"
No, it is not advertising that does it.
There is something back of the advertising.
That something is skill, experience, genu
ineness and truthfulness.
You cannot advertise a man into a special
ist Training, ability, experience and skill
must come first, thsn your advertising will
have the merit of genuineness and truthful
ness and will succeed. This is the secret of
the whole matter.
This is the secret of the failure of so
many bf onr imitators. They are adver
tisers first, specialists afterward. The order
must be reversed. Specialists first quali
fied by a regnlar medical education and by
special study, training and experience
then advertisers, There is no other way to
secure permanence, public confidence "and
success, and those who try any other way
will faiL The public may be deceived for "a
time by exaggerated claims and promises,
but it is only lora time.and when the oflender
is diseovered universal contempt and aver
sion are his punishment
Drs. Copeland and Hall succeed because
their skill, their training and experience
merit success. Their success is permanent
because the skillfulness and thoroughness
of their professional work and the truthful
ness and frankness of their printed state
ments have gained ior them the confidence of
the community. Their advertising is nota
ble and effective because it stands alone of
its class in the professional skill it repre
sents and the representative witnesses in
the community it includes. Each week ap
pear two or three new interviews with
portrait interviews with well-known resi
dents of the city, who voluntarily testify to
the thoroughness and efficiency of the treat
ment Each week appear hundreds of
shorter testimonials from well-known rest
dents testifying to the same effect Even
more notable than their number is the
Representative Character
of these witnesses and testimonials. These
witnesses are all of a worthy and responsible
class, whose names are familiar to their res
idence neighborhoods or to the Drofession.
wai w vuaAucoa mnA nuiwi HICJ arc QCQ.
tified. The advertising of Drs. Copeland
and Hall is effective because its interviews
and testimonials are conclusive and its
claims just, rensonable ondTtruthfuL Drs.
Copeland and Hall do not promise to cure
incurable diseases or work miracles Their
special training and experience, the re
sources and appliances that modern science
gives them for their special work, enable
them to cure diseases which, to the ordinary
physician, may have long seemed incurable.
The number and character of their testi
monials irom residents of Pittsburg which
has never been equaled or approached in
this city or State abundantly establish their
claims.
This, then, is the substance of the .whole
matter, the answer to the question at the
beginning of this article. It is not the ad
vertising of Drs. Copeland and Hall that
crowds their parlors with patients and
brings as witnesses to their ability to cure
disease thousands of the best known resi
dents of Pittsburg. It is their superior
skill as specialists that makes such adver
tising possible.
DANGERS OF EXTENSION.
How Neglected Catarrh Affects the. Bron
chial Tabes and Stomach The Case of
Mr. Froeborn.
The frequent extension of catarrh to the
bronchial tnbes and lungs was illustrated in
the Interviews printed in these columns last
week. Its common extension to tbo stom
ach is illustrated in the statement made be
low by Mr. Freeborn. You may have ca
tarrh of the bronchial tubes commonly
called chronic bronchitis witb its violent
cough night and morning, especially severe
in winter and spring months, and some
times called the winter cough; there Is
usually expectoration ofa yellowish mucus;
there are usually severe attacks of asthma,
and tbe disease leads in many instances to
consumption. You may hoxc catarrh of the
stomach wih all the distressing and painful
symtoms usually attributed to dyspepsia
pains in the stomach, formation of gas in it,
belching of wind, loss of nppotlte, indiges
tion, nauseo, vomiting, "sourness" in stom
ach, "gnawing" sensation in stomach, or an
"all gone" or "faint" feeling. If neglected
these symptoms may produce ulceration of
tne stomacn, ann may eno. in proaucing can
cer of tbe stomach.
Mr. George Freeborn, residing at Brush
tou. Fa., on the Pennsylvania Railroad, and
employed by Mr. Armstrong, a contractor
and builder, in the East End, said:
Mr. a. D. Fredxjm, Srushton,Pa.
"For U years I was almost a confirmed in
valid, and for tbo past three years I have
been no use at all to myself or anyone. I
could not work more than two weeks at a
time, and then I was completely played out
''My stomach was so bad that at times my
mind seemed affected. I had a good appe
tite, but derived no benefit from my food.
As soon as I had eaten a meal I suffered tbe
greatest distress. The food seemed to rest
like a load of lead on my stomach. I did
not know what It was to have a good night's
rest As soon as I would lie down and close
my eyes, I seemed to see flashes of fire be
fore them. I have frequently passed whole
nights without any sleep at all.
"I had a constant pain In the back of my
head. Sharp pains would shoot through my
obest I had severe pains in the region of
my heart and at such times wonld fnai faint
and dixxy. Bhoumattsm wasaddod to ray J -
term f '
m-WSsm
other troubles. Night sweat eamen,s4
I grew so weak that I could
Scarcely Get Around
with the aid ofa cane.
" I went from doctor to doctor, and took
so much strong mediclna that my nervous
system seemed to be entirely destroyed. I
would shako like one palsied. While In this
condition I was advfied by somo friends
who bad been treated and cnredbyDrs.
Copeland and Hall to try them. I called on
them, and after consultation began treat
ment. "The result has been far ahead of rnrmosi
sanguine expectations. I am now able to
work all day, and can walk along tho top of
a high wall without becoming the least bit
dizzy. My stomach does not bother me. I
can rest well, and what I eat does not dls
tress me. All my symptoms are gone and Z
feel like a new man."
Mr. Henry Prose.
1 am treating with Drs. Copdand aad
Hall and am satisfied with the intelligent
manner in which they handle my case. I
find their methods of treatment mild, pleas
ant and effective."
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CATARRH IN OUR CIJ3IATH.
Something Abont ths Nature aad Resnrft
of the Disease The Experience of 3Iis
Mary Schafer.
In this climate catarrh Is unquestionably
the cause of more deaths than any other
disease. At first it is as a rule a little thing,
merely a cold in tbe head. Bat in a. climate
like ours, one cold is not entirely cured be
fore another follows. A succession of cold
constitutes chronic catarrh. A strong and
healthy constitution will suffer only incon
venience from catarrh, but all others run s
great risk from what may follow. The In
flammation of the noso and back part of
the throat gradually extends downward,
involving first the larynx and vocal
cords, ruining the voice for singing,
and then proceeds on Its inarch still farther.
Tho trachea or windpipe is next attacked!
following that tho lante bronchial tubes
then the bronchioles: and, lastly, the lungs
themselves. The lungs, however, are not
the only sufferer, for a great deal of this
nauseating mucus secreted in the back part
of tho throat finds its way into ths stomaon,
disarranges digestion and produces various
forms of stomach and intestinal dyspepsia.
"A long catalogue of evils to follow such &
little thing as a 'cold,' fcn't It? And yet
every one of them might happen, and every
one ot them does happen in hundreds ana
thousands of instances. The health is broken,
the constitution weakened, and, although
the catarrh Itself may not be tbe actual cause
of death, still Indirectly, by so weakening
the system that it is unable to resist the &
tacks of othor diseases, it is.
"I cannot find words enough to thankDrs.
Copeland and Hall, and can recommend to
my friends that that is the place to find a
cure."
Tho speaker was Miss Mary Sohofer, 68
Ioncr street, Allegheny.
"When I went to see the doctors I had
catarrh in tho nasal passage, with Its exten
sion Into the throat and bronchial tubes.
There was a constant ringing noise in my
ears.
Jfij Mary Schafer, SS Long street.
"My symptoms were the same as every
catarrhal patient Hawking and raising;
pain under tbe shoulder blade and in chest;
eyes were weak and watery; had no nppe
tite; slept poorly nnd arose tired In the
morning. I lost in weight, and as so weak
I could scarcely do my work.
"I had tried"severa"l doctors and various
rcmedlos, but with no success. My faith in
catarrh mires was at a low water mark,
when I went to Drs. Copeland and IlalL. .
"What tney did forme I have already said.
But will repeat it, and add that every symp
torn of catarrh has disappeared. I feel per
fects well now, in lact, never felt bettor la
my life."
FROM REPRESENTATIVE BXSTD2EST3.
Well-Known Men and Women fn Pittsburg
nnd Vicinity 3Icko Remarkable State
ments. N
MR. JOHN DAVIS. Wakefield stree, Oak.
land: The way I suffered for years with,
scarcely any relief was terrible. Each day
brought its additional pain. Drs. Coneland
and Hall have entirely cured my trouble.
MR. LAWRENCE IAONS, Cass avenue,
Pittsburg: I had suffered with catarrh for
three years when I called on Drs. Copeland
andHall. Their workin my case was remark
able. All my symptoms have disappeared.
I feel like a new man.
3IR. JAMES WALKER, 129 Erfn street,
Pittsburg: I had a constant headache. My
nose and throat -were affected. My general
health was run down. Drs.CopeIandandHall
have cured me of all my trouble.
ME. JAMES F. BOXER, S3 Miller Street
Pittsbunr: I can heartily recommend Drs.
Copeland and Hall to all sufferers from ca
tarrhal troubles. They worked wonders la
my case, and I consider their treatment
masterful and scientific
MR. JOHN BODEN, City Hall, Pittsburg!
"The skill of these eminent physicians, Drs.
Copeland and Hall, relieved me of a trouble
of 12 years' standing. I have every confl.
dence In these gentlemen and their methods
employed." .
MR.F.C. SHAFFER. 49 Webster avenue,
Pittsburg: "I consider the methods em
ployed by Drs. Copeland and Hall as scien
tific and successful in every respect"
MB. MICHAEL McMARA, Glenshawjrs.1
"These gentlemen, Drs. Copeland and Hall,
havo my highest confidence in their ability
to accomplish successful results; my esteem,
personally."
juu.dU3f.ru jicuiUiKi, u uarisna ave
nue, Fittsburg: "Mv opinion of Drs. Cope
land and Hall as to their ability: They stand
In the foremost rank of their profession."
MR. J. O. NICELY, Derry sta., Pn-j "l
must acknowledge Drs. Copeland and Hall's,
treatment as pre-eminently successful. Per.
sonally I have found them scrupulous, kind
and sympathetic."
Testimony of IVadles.
MISS SHSIE LISKA15 Sherman averrae,
Allegheny: "I cheerfully recommend Drs.
Copeland and Hall. They have more than
fulfilled their promises "to me; tbey have
given me the priceless boon good health.
MBS ANNA MANGOLD, Butler, Fa.: "I
suffered for years I grew so bad that I had
lost all hopes of ever regaining my health.
I treated with Drs.Copolnnd and Hall and my
rapid recovery was astonishing. I grew
perfectly well under their Judicious treat
ment and heartily recommend them."
Their Credentials.
As has been said, Dr. W. H. Copeland wae
president of his class atBeUevue Hospital
Medical College, New York, where ho grad
uated, tho most famous institution of its
kind in tbe country. His diploma bears the
written indorsement of the medical author!,
ties of New York, of tho deans ofpromlnent
medical colleges In Pennsylvania. Dr.
Hall's credentials are no less abundant and
unqualified. He also is formally indorsed
by the secretaries of various county and
State medical societies. Botn gentlemen,
after thorough hospital experience ana
practice, hive devoted their lives to the
practiceof their specialties, with what suc
cess the columns of the daily papers show.
In nddition to tho high medical authorities
emoted above may be mentioned a Pittsburg
medical authority, which is by no means to
be depreciated. The diplomas of both gen.
tlemen bear tho formal written indorsement
of tbe Western Pennsylvania Medical Col
lege of Fittsburg.
Des. CorxtA-n xvo Haix treat f-MoessfoTly
all curable cases at 66 Sixth avenue, Fitte
burg. Pa. Office hours, 8 to U jl JC. J to 5 r. lb
and 7 to 9 p. X. Sundays 10 x. it. to 4r. X.
Specialties Catarrh and all diseases of the
eye, ear, throat and lungs, chroaia diseases.
Consultation, A .. -
Many cases treated snoceesfuHr by
mail. 'Send S-cent stamp for questtoo waax
Address all mall to
(DBS. COPILAND M HAXL.
s4 66 Sixth avenue, Plsbsr-j,
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