- 10 THE-a PITTSBURG DISPATCH. SUNDAY.- OCTOBER 18. 1891., cause of any specially selfish attribute of his character, that he thus limited his confi dence in all his intercourse with men. hEVEKUXKOSOMDD HIMSELF TO OTHERS. In this view of Lincoln I am fully sus tained by those ho knew him best. The one man" who saw more of him in all the varied vicissitudes of his life, from early manhood to his elevation to the presidencv, va "William H. Herndon, who was his close iricud and law partner for a full score of years In analyzing the character of Lin coln he thus refers to his care as to confi dants: "Jlr. Lincoln never had a confidant and, therefore, never unbosomed himself to others. He never spoke ofehis trials to me, or. so far as I knew, to any of his friends." David Ia is, in whose sober Judgment Lin coln had more confidence than in that of his other friends, and who held as intimate re lations to him ns was possible by anv, says: 'I knew the man so well; he was the most reticent, secretive man I ever saw or expect to fee." Leonard Swctt is veil known to have been the one whose counsels were among the most welcome to Lincoln, and who doubtless did counsel him with more free dom than any other man. In a letter given in "Hcrndon's Lite of Lincoln," he savs: "From the commencement of his life to Us close I have sometimes doubted whether he asked anybody's advice about anything. He would listen to everybody: he would hear everybody; but he rarely, if ever, asked for opinions." He adds in the same letter "As a politician and as President he ar rived at all his conclusions from his own re fections, and when his conclusions were once formed, he never doubted but what they 'were right." A MISTAKE ABOUT niS TRAXKXESS. Speaking of his generally assumed frank ness of character Swett says "One great public mistake of his (Lincoln's) character as generally received and acquiesced in, is that he is considered by the people of this country as a frank, guileless and un sophisticated man. There never was a greater mistake. Beneath a smooth sur iace of candor and apparent declara tion of all his thoughts and feelings, he exercised the most exalted tact and wisest discrimination. Ho handltd and moved men remotely as we do pieces opon a chess board. He retained through life all the iriends he ever had, and he made the wrath of his enemies to praise him. This was not by cunning or intrigue in the low accepta tion of the tern', but by far-seeing reason and discernment. He always told only enough of his plans and purposes to induce the belief that he had communicated all; vet he reserved enough to have communicated nothins." Mr. Herndon, in a lecturs delivered on Lincoln to a Springfield audience in 18G6, said: "He (Lincoln) never revealed himself entirely to any one man, and tncrciore he will always to a certain extent remain en veloped in doubt. I always believed I could read him as thoroughly as any man, yet he was s-o different in many re spects from any other one I ever met before or since his time that 1 cannot say I com prehended hmu" Mr. Lamou, who completes the circlne of the men who were closest to Lincoln, the man who was chosen by Lincoln to accom pany him on his midnight journey from Jlarrivburg to "Washington and whom he appointed Marshal of the District of Co lumbia to have him in the closest touch with himself, thus describes Lincoln in his biography: "r. Lincoln was a man apart from the rest Of his kind unsocial, cold, impassive; neither a good hater or fond tnend." And he adds that Lincoln "made timphcitv and candor a mask of deep feel ings carefully concealed, and subtle plans fctudioualy veiled from all eyes but one." NOT GUILTY OF DECEIT. I have seen Lincoln many times when he seemed to Epeak with the utmost candor; I have seen him many times when he spoke with mingled candor and caution, and I have seen him many times when he spoke but little and with "extreme caution. It must not be inferred, because of the testi mony borne to Lincoln's rcticencs gener ally, and to his singular methods in speak ing on subjects ot a confidential nature, that he was ever guilty of deceit. He was cer tainly one of the most sincere men I have ever "met, and he was always one of the mot sagacious men tliat this, or any other, country has ever produced. He was not a man ot cunning, in the ordinary acceptation of the word; not a man who would mislead in arv way, unless by silence; and when occasion demanded, he would speak with entire freedom as far as it was possible for him to speak at all. I regard him as one who believed that the truth was not always to be t-poken, but who fimly believed, also, tlint only the truth should "be spoken when it was necessary to speak at all. Lincoln's want of trust in those closest to hiai was often a great source of regret, and nt times of mortification. I have many limes heard Mr. Swett and Mr. Lamou, end occasionally Mr. Davis, speak of his persistent relicene on questions of the gravest public moment which seemed to demand prompt action by the President. They would confer with him, as I did my self at times, earnestlv advising and urging f.ction on his part, only to find him utterly impassible and incomprehensible. Neither bv word nor expression could anyone form the remotest idea of his purpose, and when he did act, in many cases he surprised both friends and foes. OPTEX SUKMtlSED HIS CABIKETL "When he nominated Mr. Stanton as Sec retary of War there was not a single mem ber of his Cabinet who had knowledge of his purpose to do so until it was done, and when he appointed Mr. Chase Chief Jus lice, there wa3 not a man living, of the hundreds who had advised him and pressed their friends upon him, who had any intimation as to even the leaning of his mind on the subject. Ire- member on one occasion, when we were alone in the Kiecutive chamber, he discussed the question of the Chief Justiceship for fully iialf an hour; named the men who had been prominently discussed in connection with the appointment; spoke of all of them with npparent freedom: sought and obtained my own views as to the wisdom ot appointing either vl them, and when the conversation ced, I had no more idea as to the bent of his mind than it I had been conversing with the Sphinx. I suggested to him, in closing the conversation, that his views on the sub ject were very much more important than mine, and that I would be very glad to have them, to which he gave this characteristic answer, "Well, McClure, the fact is I'm 'shut pan on that question." Lincoln's intellectual organization has been portrayed by so many writers, but so widely at variance as to greatly confuse the general reader. Indeed he was the most difficult of all men to analyze. He did not rise above the average man by escaping a common mingling of greatnessand infirm ities. I believe he was very well described in a single sentence by Mr. Herndon wheii he said: "The truth about Mr. Lincoln is that lie read less and thought more than any sun in his sphere in America." LINCOLN'S MENTAL QUALITIES. Tested by the standard of many other great men, Lincoln was not great, but tested by the only true standard of his own nchicvenn'nts, he may justly appear in his tory as one of the greatest ot American statesmen. Indeed, in some most essential attributes of greatness I doubt whether any of our public men ever equaled him. "We have had men who could take a higher in tellectual grasp of any abtrusc problem of statesmanship, but few have ever equaled, and none excelled, Lincoln in the practical, common sense and successful solution of the gravest problems ever presented in American his toid. He possessed a peculiarly receptive ai-d analytical mind, lie sought informa tion irom every attainable source. He sought it persistently; weighed it earnestly; and in the end reached his own conclusions. "When he had once reached a conclusion as to a public duty, there was no human power equal to the task of changing his purpose. He was self-reliant to an uncommon degree, and yet as entirely free from arrogance of opinion as any public man I have ever known. Judged bv the records of his administra tion, Lincoln is now regarded as the most successful Executive the Republic has ever had. "When it is considered what peculiarly embarrassing and momentous issues were presented to him for decision and issues for which history had no precedents, it is en tirely safe to say that no man has ever equaled him as a successful ruler of a free people. This success was due chiefly to one single quality of the man the will of the people was his guiding star. He sprang from the people and from close to mother earth. MOST SAGACIOUS OP HIS DAT. If there are yet any intelligent Americans who believe that Lincoln was an innnocent, rural, unsophisticated character, it is time that they are undeceived. I venture the assertion, without fear of successful contra diction, that Abraham Lincoln was the most sagacious of all the public men of his day in either political party. He was therefore the master politician of his time. He was not a politician as the term is now commonly applied and understood: he knew nothing about the countless methods that are em ployed in the details of political effort; but no man knew better, indeed I think no man knew as well as he did, how to summon and dispose of political ability to attain great political results, and this work he performed with unfailing w isdom and dis cretion in every contest for himself and for the country. A pointed illustration of his sagacity and of his cautious methods in preventing threatened evil or gaining promised good, is presented by his action in 1862 when the first annv draft was made in Pennsylvania., There was then no national conscription law, and volunteering had ceased to fill up our shattered armies. A draft under the State law was necessary to fill a requisition made upon Pennsylvania for troops. The need for immediate reinforcements was very pressing, and in obedience to the personal request of both Lincoln and Governor Cur tin, I accepted the ungracious task of organ izing and executing the draft under the State laws. How promptly the task was executed may be understood when I say that within CO davs the entire State was en rolled; quotas adjusted; the necessary ex emptions made; the dralt executed; the 17 organized regiments sent to the front and without a dollar ot cost to cither the State or National Governments .for duties per formed in my office beyond the salaries of two clerks. THE MOLLIE MAOUIRE REBELLION. "While there were mutterings of dis loyalty in a very few sections of Pennsyl vania, and they only within a very limited circle, there was one sore spot where open rebellion was threatened. That was Cass township, Schuylkill county. The Mollie Macuires were then just approaching the zenith of their criminal power, and Cass township was the center ot that lawless element- Thirteen murders had been com mitted in that district within a few vears aud not one murderer had been brought to punishment. This banded criminal organization was as disloyal to the government as it was to law, and it was with the utmost difficulty that ever an im perfet enumeration had been made and the quota adjusted to be supplied by draft. The dratt was made, however, and on the day fixed for the conscripts to take the cars and report at Harrisburg, the criminal element of the district not only refused to respondto the call, but its leaders came to the station and diovc other conscripts violently from the depot. It was open, defiant rebellion. I at once reported the iacts to Secretary Stanton, who promptly answered, directing that the draft should be enforced at every hazard, and placing one Philadelphia regiment and one regiment at'Harrisburg subject to the orders of the Governor, with instructions to send th 'm at once to the scene of revolt. Fear ing that the Secretary did not fully compre hend the peril of a conflict between the mil itary and the citizens, Governor Curtin di rected me to telegraph more iully to Secre tary Stanton, suggesting the further consid eration of the subject. His answer was promptly given, repeating his order for the military to move at once to Cass township, and cuforce the law at the point of the bayonet. A MESSAGE TEOM LINCOLN. The regiments were given marching or ders, and reached Pottsville on the follow ing day. I felt that a conflict between the military and citizens in any part of the Mate must be very disastrous to tne loyal cause, and after full consultation with Gov ernor Curtin, in obedience to his directions. 1 telegraphed to Lincoln in cipher, asking him to consider the subject welL. This was in the early part of the day, and I was sur prised and distressed when eeningcame without any reply. When I came into the breakfast room of the hotel the next morn ing I saw seated at the table Assistant Ad jutant General Townsend, of the United States army. I knew him well and when he sow me he beckoned me to his side and asked me to breakfast with him. We were out of hearing of any others at the table and he at once stated to me the purpose of his visit. He had arrived at 3 o'clock in the morning, and was waiting to meet me as soon as I should appear. He said: "I have no orders to give von, but I came solclv to deliver a personal message from President Lincoln in these words: 'Say to McClure that I am very desirous to have the laws fully executed, but it might be well, in an extreme emergency, to be content with the appearance of executing the laws; I think McClure will under stand.' " To this General Townsend added: "I have now fulfilled my mission; I do not know to what it relates." I of course made no explanations to Gen eral Townsend, but hurried from the break fast table to summon Benjamin Bannan from Pottsville to Harrisburg as speedily as possible. He was the Commissioner of Draft for that county, a warm friend of the President, ard a man of unusual intelli gence and discretion. He reached Harris burg the same day, and Lincoln's instruc tions were lrankly explained to him. Ko one had any knowledge of them but our selves and the Governor. GETTING ABOUND THE TROUBLE. Commissioner Bannan appreciated the necessity of avoiding a collision between the military and the citizens of Cass town ship, but, said he: "How can it be done? How can the laws even appear to have been executed?" I told him that in a number of cases evidence had been presented, after the quotas had been adjusted and the draft ordered, to prove that the quotas had been filled by volun teers who had enlisted in some town or city outside of their townships. In all such caes, where the evidence was clear, the order for the draft was revoked because the complement of men had been filled. I said only by such evidence from Cass township could the order for the draft be revoked, and the arrest of the conscripted men for service be avoided. He intuitively comprehended the gravity of the situation And took the first train home. By the next evening he was back and laid before me a number of affidavits in regular form, apparently exe cuted by citizens of Cass township, which, if uncontradicted, proved that their quota was entirely full. I asked no explanations, but at once indorsed upon the testimony that as the quota of Cass township had been filled by volunteers, the draft nas inoperative in that district, and its conscripts would not be held to service. I have never made inquiry into the method of obtaining these affidavits, and there is none now living who could give any information about it, as Mr. Bannan has long since joined the great majority beyond. The Governor had in the mean time halted the troops at Pottsville, and as the laws seemed to ue executed in peace, the regiments were ordered back by the Governor and the conflict between the military and the Mollie Maguires was averted. Stanton never had knowledge of Lincoln's action in this matter, 'nor did a single memjjer of his administration know of his intervention. Had Stanton been per mitted to have his sway, he would have ruled in the tempest, and Pennsylvania would have inaugurated a rebellion of her own that might nave reached iearful pro portions, and that certainly would have paralyzed the power of the loyal people of the State. I am quite sure that not until after the war was ended, and probably not for years thereafter, did any but Lincoln, Curtin, Bannan and myself have any knowledge of this important adjustment of the Cass township rebellion. A. iC McCltee. THE ..MUSIC WOULD. Plans of the Art Society for the first Half of the Season. A SERIES UP ORGAN RECITALB. Something About ITascagni's Opera Eoon to Be Here. Famous NEWS FOR LOTERS OF THE ART DITIHE The Board of Directors of the Art Society met last Thursday and blocked ont an ac tive plan of campaign for the first half of the season. It was determined to hold the opening reception the 16Sth on next Fri day evening, when Mr. Homer Moore will give an informal lecture or talk on the sub ject of Musical Expression in Singing. Mr. Moore will illustrate his remarks by sing ing a half dozen representative selections, Anfcng them an aria from Mercadante's "Zaire." Gounod's song, "There Is a Green Hill Far Away," the "Evening Star" ro maii7a from "Tannhacuser," Telramund's accusation of EUa from "Lohengrin" and Siffinund's Love Song from "Die Walkuere." It is proposed to give four other recep tions before the holidays. One of these will be tendered to Mr. Martin B. Leisser, the well-known Pittsburg artist, who has just returned from a long residence in Munich. A third evening will be de voted, the directors expect, to an art lecture from a prominent local divine; though that cannot yet be announced with certainty. Another reception will be taken up with a miscellaneous musital pro gramme, giving an opportunity to hear some of the artists that have lately located here. The flttli reception of the season, in December, will inaugurate a sketch exhibi tion devoted to the best work of our local painters. It is plcnsant to note that the prospects of this old nnd respected organization were neverbrighter, either as regards the pleasure and profit of its own members, or its useful ness in other and more public-spirited di rections. The Art Society is very much aiivc. A Treat in Organ Music The Fourth Avenue Baptist Church la ar ranging for a series of recitals to be Riven this season upon its new organ, one of the very best and largest in this vicinity. "While it Is expected that local players will officiate for the most part, the opening recital of the series is to be by the emi nent organist, Mr. J. C Bachelder, of Detroit Tho date has been set for Tuesday, October 27: but in view of the grand opera performances that week, and especially because that Tuesday evening will probably witness the first production nere oi "uavaueria jsusticana, ' it is not un likely that the date may be changed. This announcement is of some moment to all Interested in organ music bereabonts, since it has become an onen secret that Iris none other than Mr. Bachelder, who was re ferred to in this department some weeks ago as a possible incumbent for the position of City Organist of Allegheny. Such being the case, Mr. Bachelder's visit to Pittsburg will be looked on' with unusual interest, aside fiom his high reputation as one of the country's foremost legitimate organists. An Opinion on American Music Antonin Dvorak, the great Bohemian composer who has been engaged as director of the National Conservatory of lusio in New Tork, recently submitted to an inter view at the hands of a Herald writer, who saiil to him: "When I was in Russia last winter, Rubin stein told me that in his opinion the influ ence of Wugnor and Liszt and Berlioz was disastrous and had cbeckpd all musical Erogress. He said that nothing great conld e accomplished in the development of music until the evil influence of these threo composers, who had buried true music under mere decoration, had passed away. How do you feel on that point!" "I emphatically disagree with Rubensteln in thatmatter."saidDvornk. "The influence of these composer-, is good and is helping in the development of sound musical taste. In dramatic uiu-ic I place Wagner and Mozart above all others." "Dojou tnmk,"I asked, "'It is possible to build up a native opera In the United States:" "I don't catch the point." replied Dvorak. "How native opera?" "An opera," I lejoined, "distinctly na-' tion.U in its tone, dealing with American events with Indians, lor instance written by Americans and sung nnd played by Ainencins." Dvorak smiled grimly. "So far as yon have gone, I say yes, it can be done after many j ears; but as to music, ah! that is another thing. America can have native music, but national music, never. There is" no nation ality in muiic. The libretto may be Ameri can, and the performers also American; but no such thing as American music any more than German or French music. America will have to reflect the influence of the great German composers Just as all countries da Itn really good American libretto is offered me while I am in New York, I will compose the opera music for it. I will even compose the music for an opera dealing; with Indian legends." ., A Great, Little Opera. Now that Mascagn's "Cavallerla Bustt cana" is announced for production here by the Minnie Hauk Italian Opera Company next week at the Duquesne Theater Pitts burgers have a larger share than before in tho world-wide interest in that great, little opera. AVithln Its two seasons' existence it has been given at 57 theaters in Italy and at 10-2 theaters in othor European .countries, and it forms the prime novelty for the pres ent season in most of the English and Amer ican operatic schemes of any importance. One of tho bestreviows of tho work, and one that shares its own characteristic of luevity, is the following, from the pen of Air. llen-dcr-on, in the Critic: It is singular that none of the Itaianlssimi have risen up since the advent of Mascngni's opera and shoo ted"Italian opera isnot dead!" For sui ely Cavalleria Rustieana provds con clusively that the life of gennino Italian odcra has been saved by a transfusion of Teutonic blood. The drooping form has been raised up. Changed it i, indeed, as to its outer aspect: yet it is still Italian. Pictio Mascagni is no imitator of Wagner; for which all who have at heart the highest in terests of art should be profound ly grateful. Wagner is a bad model. He is oad because that w nich is great in his musio is inimitable, lie could be imitated successfully only by one as mighty as himself, and such an one would not imitate at all. If Mascagni has puiposelv followed any model at all it Is Veidi's'Otello.' His music p ys a constant tribute to the harvest work of the grand old Italian mater. Yet that which makes Caviilleria Rustieana' worthv-of tlie-pultlic favor bestowed on it is all Mascagni's. The Feci et of tho success of this opera is the splendid virility of tho music. There is no mawkish sentimentality of mel"- thfouchout Gounod's "Romeo and Juliet:" there is no bald eonventianality of rhythm such as made Donizetti so easily compre hended by the unthinking audience of his time. Mascagni's musio is cast in the high est form of dramatic arioso.neverapproach ing the declamation of Wagner nor the re citative of the Rossini opera. It is always melodious, always vocal. It always pro serves the Italian tradition that singing is the prime factor in opera. Yet Mascagni has learned one truth" from Wagner; it is the same truth that Verdi learned in his old age that tho play's tho thing. The young composer has faithfully and richly expressed in his music the emo tions indicated by the words of the text. Ills music is as pictuicsque in Its Illustra tive power as that of Bizet's Carmen. Mas cagni has written a vocal music drama. He is a dinger all the time. For this all lovers of mnsic should be thankful. Yet tho new light in the lyrio drama has not failed to recognize tho enormous valuo of oi chestral effects as demonstrated by the mightiest musical genius of this age. Mascagni has made his orchestra speak eloquently, and he has even made judicious use of leading mo tives. "The book of "Cavalleria Rustieana' de serves respect. Perhaps the authors of It were not skilled librettists, but they have produced a good libretto. They had a little story to tell, a story -full of pith, point and passion, like one of Guyde MaupaBsant's short tales. Like mm they told it with simple directness. They wit6ted no more words than Kipling, but went right to the point: and when they had finished they stopped abruptly, almost brutally. But the effecton theaudienceispowerful. One does not recover from a hearing of this tragedy condensed into an hour as quickly as ho does from a hearing of a modern emotional drama. The latter Is smooth, well rounded weighty; the former is Bwlft and keen and cuts like a knife. "The word Cavalleria' in accented, we un derstand, upon the penultimate i." Philadelphia Musicians Active. Philadelphia Is giving sigmof amagjcal awakening which may perchance restore to her some measure of her ante-bellum glory ns the foremost mnsical center of the coun try. Prominent among the 'signs Is the movement to form a permanent symphony orchestra, apropos of which movement the following paragraph may be quoted from a late aruoie in tne .rnuaueipjiia limesz "A strong, well-equipped resident orches tra capable of Interpreting the masterpieces of musical composition is nowhere more needed than in Philadelphia, which in this respect is now behind at least three Ameri can cities. We have in Mr. Hinrich's or chestra the nucleus for such an organiza tion, and in Mr. Hinrichs himself nn alert, competent and enterprising conductor, who might eventually do for Philadelphia what Thomas is now doing in Chicago, Damrosch in New York and Nikisch In Bos ton. Snch nn u dertakine to be coms a permanent success would need to be placed at tho start on a sound financial basis, and the rich men of Phila delphia would need, as such men In New York and Chicago havo done, to guarantee its future for a period of two or three years or until n steady popnlar supbort could be obtained. A fund of $50,000 would enable a man like Mr. Hinrichs to organize a superior orchestra, nnd the public-spirited citizens of Philadelphia should give him the opportu nity." Pittsburg can well understand the situa tion described. We are in the same boat onrselves though we only ask for $13,000 to $20,000 a year for the supporting fund. Anotnersign is tueoner Dvtueurpneus Club, of Philadelphia, of n prize of $500 for the best original cantata for male voioes, with soprano and baritone soloists and or chestral accompaniment, to occupy about 45 minutes in the performance. The competi tion will close January 15,1892. Still a further promising evidence of progress is tne auspicious beginning of the Philadelphia Music Teachers Association, which bids fair to be of much value to its members nnd a desirable adjunct to the work of tho National and State organ izations of like character. At the associa tion hall a lecture recital has already been given last .Thursday evening by Miss Gregory Murray for the benefit of the Penn sylvania State Music Teachers' Association. The western metropolis of the State re joices In her big sister's growth in grace, and hopes she will bring lots of it out this way for the annual meeting of the State As sociation in December. Points of the Tar nnd Tarter. In many respects the "Tar and Tarter" Is to be accounted creditable to tho much-maligned American composer, in the person of Mr. Adam Itzel. Jr., of Baltimore. While there is a pancity of original melody throughout the work, there are many pas sages and some whole numbers through which there struggles to the surface a mu sicianship quite above the standards too commonly accepted in this kind of an opera. ui course, tne medley or national airs win occur first to all as evidence of constructive skill. And it is very clever. Better still, though, Is the musicianly ensemble writing in the sceno that ensues upon Farina's entry; or the apt coloring of both the solo numbers of the fiery Bedouin; or the rich, though very Gounod-like, scoring of the Introduc tion to the second and, indeed, most of the orchestral scoring throughout the opera. The trouble is that these good points loose their effect through their associations. Whero Mr. Itzel has tried to write comic opera music of the kind the public exm cts hois either a palpable imitator or a failure. And tho low comedy horse-play with which the entire performance is so liberally dredged, while it makes everyone laugh, does not mend the musical unity that is lacking. Mr. Itzel is not a trno comic opera writer, but he is a very clever composer for all that. Crotchets and Quavers. Audbak's "La Cigale," which has met with success in London, will be produced at the Garden Theater, New Yorir, October 26. Alfred Greeuvzld, a pianist of high Euro pean repute, with his brother Heinrich, a noted 'cellist, will mnke their American debut In New York next Friday evening. Caul Zeixer's romantic little opera, "The Tyroleans," with Marie Tempest as the star, forms the curtain-raiser that precedes "Cavalleria Rustieana" at the New York Casino each evening. London Is to have an autumn season of Italian opera from Manager Lago, beginning October 19. "Cavalleria Rustieana" 1 to hn given three times a week as the chief at traction or tne repertoire. MAestro Clement Tetedoux has Just ro sumed his vocal classes af tera three months' visit to Paris, his native city. Many of our concert artists will welcome his return and ln-ofit by his rare gifts. American Art Journal. Reginald de Koven, composer of "Robin Hood," has become tho musio critic of the New York World, taking tho place of John r. Jackson, whose Wagner translations nnd other writings have been so highly appre ciated. "Robin Hood," by the way, is now scoring a decided success in Sew York, as presented by The Bostonians. BtiNo disappointed in their negotiations for a capable chorus master, tho directors of the Cincinnati Festival Association havo decided to give no festival next spring. That Is the reason given, but there have long been evidences going to show that the forcing process in Porlcopolitan music had gone too Jar for tho character of the soil. This advertisement recently appeared. In an English paper: "Notice Mr. Charles Robert", Professor of Pianoforte. havin- given his heart to God, will in future teach sacred music only." Mr. Itoberts should have been frank enough to aad, "for a con sideration," Or does the gift of his heart Im ply an intent to bestow his musical talents with simular gratuity? Theodore Thomas began his public activity as Chicago's resident conductor with the first public rehearsal of the Symphony series last Friday afternoon, followed by the con cert on Saturday evening. Thomas ought to be happy: he Is once more at work in a mis sionary field. His first programme con tained Wagner's "Faust" overture, Beet hoven's flfth symphony and Tschaikowski's First Concerto, played by Rafael Joseffy. Anton Seidl Inst week closed his remark- ably successful series of orchestral concerts at Madison Square Garden, New York. To night the great conductor Inaugurates an other series 20 Sunday evening concerts at tho Lenox Lvccum. It is to be hoped that Mr. SeidI and his superb orchestra will find abundant support tor thesp concert enter prises, now that the Metropolitan Opera has lallcn into other hands. The famous Dowlais Harmonic Society will compete in the International Eistedd fod, to bo held at Chicago during tue prog ress of tho Columbian Woild's Fair of 1893. The Dowlais choir consists of 259 members, nnd it is estimated that their trip to the United Stntes will cost $25,000, although the prize offered in competition is only $5,000. The society will give n series or concerts on the United Stales to recoup themselves for their expenses Mr Walter Damrosch will have his hands full this season, what with the nowly en dowed Symphony Orchestra, the Oratorio Society and the popular Sunday evening or chestral concerts. The prospectus for the Symphony Society is very promising in or chestral novelties; for the first three con certs tho soloists will be Adolph Brodsky (the famous Leipzig violinist, now concerif meister under Damrosch). Ignaco J. P.ido lewski, pianist, and Miss Marie Rltter- lioetze, contralto, The Oratorio Society will give Brahms' Requiem, part of Schu man's "Faust," "The Messiah," Bach's "St. Matthew Passion" and Saint-Saens' "Samson und Delilah," the latter for the first time in America. The promoters of the scheme to reproduce the uayrcutn jestivnt and music dramas In Milwaukee during the World's Fair period, are in negotiation with Director Angelo Neumann, of Pi ague, he whose travel ling Richard Wagnor Theater (with Anto Soldi as conductor part of the time) did so much to spread the new cult through Europe. It is stated that Directotjh'oumann offers toprescnt the fol lowing Wagner operas during the season: "Die I"eeii," "Tannhauscr," "Lohengrin," "Rlenzi," "JleUter-inger," "Flying Dutch man," "Tristan." "Rheingold," "Walknre " "Siegfried" and "Gotterdammerung." He proposes to give four evening and two matinee performances weekly and to bring the whole stage apparatus, 'including the original Bayreuth scenery. If these pro posals can be worthily carried lout even without the original Bayreuth scenery there maybe some good come out of Mil waukee alter all. readers of this department may recall sundry pointed remarks upon the conduct of Mr. Max Bacbert in touring around the country with a concert party of six players under the name of "The Boston Symphony Orchestral Club." It certainly was bad enough thus to appropriate the name of a sterling orchestra, and try to hoodwink the public into believing he had at least some connection with it. But the cool gall of Mr. Bachert has carried him further. He has actually brought suit in the New York Su preme Court agalnst'another and newer club of the same nature, calling itsclt the "Boston Symphony Club " to restrain it from making use of his (I) title. Moro than that, ho has obtained the injunction he asked for! At this rate the origii al Boston Symphony Or ches:ia itself should be on the lookout Tor nn attempt of the same kind on .ho part ot Mr. Blackheart, PICTURES BY PUPILS. An Interesting Exhibit of the Prang System in Allegheny. INSTITUTES FOR THE TEACHERS. Col. Parker, Dr. James JTacAlIster Eon. Henry Houck to Speak. and COOKING AND DEESS CUTTING IDEAS. Drawing in the Allegheny schools is reaching quite a standard. The new sys tem, the Prang, was introduced over a year ago, and the public, and the teachers as well, have had no occasion heretofore to judge of the system in its completeness. Next week, however, there will he an exhibit of drawing, which will afford them an oppor tunity of studying and appreciating the system. From 3 to 6 every evening this week, also on Saturday morning, the draw ing exhibit will be open for inspection at the Allegheny High School. It was orig inally prepared for the Bedford State Teachers' Association held last July. The course includes "made" work, such as pocketbooks, music rolls and all varieties of boxes, etc. Ex-Governor Beaver when he saw the exhibit at Bedford was pleased with the "made" work, and said that the trouble with most systems is that this part of the work looks as if the children simply made it, hut in the case of the Alle gheny exhibit it looked as if the pupils thought of what they were making. During the summer by re quest the collection of drawings was sent to the National Summer School at Glenn Falls, New York. It shows the grad ual development of the system which in cludes the work of eight years, first the con struction work, then the representative work, and lastly the decorative. Miss Seeg miller, the Drawing Superintendent of the Allegheny Schools, has had an offer to go to Brooklyn to be an assistant supervisor of drawing there. OABSS FOR THE INSTITUTES. The institnte season for the Pittsburg teachers will open next Friday evening,and Superintendent Luckey has secured for the opening three gentlemen who occupy very eminent places in the educational world. They are Colonel F. H. Parker, of the Cook County Normal School,of "Quincymethod.' fame, Dr. James MacAllister, who resigned the superintendency of the Philadelphia schools to take charge of the Drexel Insti tute at Philadelphia, at a salary of 510,000, and Hon. Henry Houck, Deputy Superin tendent of Public Instruction, of Harris burg. These gentlemen are all great advocates of industrial education and their lectures will likely be on this subject. They will visit the Sloyd School, and will probably give expression on Pittsburg's step toward industrial training. There will be two sessions, one next Friday evening at 7:45 in the First Presbyterian Church on "Wood street, to which the public will be invited, and on Saturday morning at 9:30 in the same building. The teachers will receive complimentary tickets as usual for the evening lecture. THEY ALL WANT TO COOK. The interest in the Public Cooking School never wanes, and the demand of ap plicants who are anxious to enter is greater than-ever before. Miss Ballon, the super visor of the Cooking School, has been busy forming the classes for the entire year. She requires only 225 pupils for her three pros pective classes, and there are 350 who want to enter. A number of the schools are quite willing to send pupils for two classes, or 30 in number, when the allotment is but 1 class, or 15 pupils. Dress cutting, a new department of prac tical education for girls, has been included in the course of study in the New Castle, Pa., schools. The lady who gave the in struction in the New Castle schools called at the Central Board of Education yester day, inquiring the prospects of such an in novation in the Pittsburg schools, bnt as the course of study is now quite extended, no effort will likely be made to add dress cut ting as one of the branches. Gonslp of the Schools. Patdat for the teachers falls on Monday, October 26. Miss Carrie Beltzhoovot, of the Mt. Washington School, will be married in November. Drawinq is to be Introduced into the Brad dock township schools, and J. W. Van De Vonter will bo the teacher. The quarterly session of the Allegheny Teachers' Institnte will be held Saturday, October 31, at tbe Allegheny High School. The decreased attendance at the North School, Fourth ward, makes it necessary to drop a teacher there at the end of the pres ent month. The annual reception of the Normal Alumni will likely be held on the evening of December 4. At n meeting November 7 the final arrangements will be completed. A itranr school was organized In tne North Braddock school last week. Miss Marietta R. Kennedy and J. B. Keener, principal of tho Snissvale schools, are the teachers. The evening schools open up to-morrow in the Washington, St. Clair, Birmingham, Bedford. Soho, O'Haro and Forbes schools. At the Bedford Prof. Golden will havo throe departments a boys', a girls' and a book keeping class. A Satordat Normal School has been or ganized in North Braddock by Prof. C. D. Coffey, Superintendent of the North Brad- tendent of the Braddock Schools. A class of 60 young women and men, from all over the county attended. A Great Crowd. So dense has been the throng in our over coat department all this past week that one would have thought that we were the only store in town where these garments were sold. Onr prices have drawn the multi tude. Come again, we are more than ready for you. Gusky'S. Be sure to read Edward Groetzinger's ad. on lecond page. The Hunter's Moon Has been up a long time and we think It opportune to call your attention to the fact that we carry a complete line of huntinjr coats and suits. Anything in this class of goods .not in stock we procure for you and save you CO per cent on the prices asked at stores which make a specialty Of them. Gusky's. Badges for lodges and societies at 51c Mahon Bros.', 62 Fourth avenue. su Beautlfall.v Illustrated. Those large and handsome story hooks we are giving with everv sale of52andup in boys' clothing are illustrated on almost everv page, and contain the right sort of reading for 'your little ones. Gusky's. Cappa and Coffee Have been on the lips of all the visitors during the 40 davs. A cup of delicious Oriental Coffee is the "cup that cheers, but not inebriates." The "Buffet Lunch" proprietors won praises ior their manage ment of the Exposition restaurant, as well as hosts of new patrons for their popular little place, 313 Smithfield street. Be sure to read Edward Groetzinger's ad. on second page. The Winter .Evening. "Will be made pleasant for your children If you secure one of those handsome story books, we are giving at the present time in our boys' department One goes free with every sale of 2 and up. Gusky's. A D0O IK SOOTS. The Amusing Fashion Amone Owner of Pets Across the Waters. Avery amusing fashion has been Intro duced for the benefit of owners of pet dogs, says Pall Mall Evdget. England claims the honor of the invention, but unjnstly, for our Paris friends first hit upon the idea of providing their val uable dogs with shoes, not when they go out, but upon their return home. Only resi dents in Paris know A Djg in Boots how ferociously the concierge guards his clean staircase, and what a fuss is made if the mark of a dog's paw is left upon them. But what are the inhabitants of the upper floors to do, when they are the owners of a valuable dog, which must have occasional exercise? The difficulty is got over by making him four little boots, and slipping them on when he comes home from his walk. They may be made of wool or waterproof material with leather soles, and kept on by an elastic band at the top. Italy "Will Protect the Conclave. Pakis, Oct. 17. After the recent inter view at Monza, Count Nigra, the Italian Ambassador at Vienna, was instructed to acquaint Emperor Francis Joseph that Italy would afford ample protection to the Papal conclave, this assurance being in re sponse to the Austrian Emperor's inquiry. The Czar May Meet President Carnot. St. Petebsbukg, Oct. 17. The Czar designs going on a tour through the Jledit terranean on the yacht Polar Star. He will probably start out from Copenhagen. It is in contemplation to meet President Carnot, of France, at some French Medi terranean port. No Drelbund Secrets Disclosed. Eobte, Oct. 17. It is semi-ofticially an nounced that the Marquis di Bndini, Italian Premier, did not disclose to M. De Giers, Bnsslan Minister of Foreign Affairs, the terms of the Dreibnnd after Italy's ad hesion to that compact. English Aid for Russian Sufferers. LONDON, Oct 17. The Lord Mayor ! de bating as to the advisability of a Mansion House fund for Bussian famine sufferers. Cut In Two The price yon usually pay your iony tailor for a pair of dress pants, and bring it 'to us and we will supply yon with a pair equal in valne, make and trim. Gitsky's. The Largest and Best Equipped In stitution of the Kind in Pennsylvania. Electrical and Medical Institnte, 442 Penn Avenue, Corner Fifth Street, And the only Institution In the two cities whero electricity is administered in all of Its various fOTns in conjunction with medicine as indicated in the different diseases. The greatest evidence of the success of this Institute is its large patronage, con sisting of the best representative people, snch ns prominent business men, lawyers, doctors, traveling men, skilled mechanics, etc.. and their families. An Expression of Gratitude. Gratetulness is my fullest expression for the benefits I have received nt tho Electri cal and Medical Institute, 442 Penn avenue, corner ot fifth street. Ailment, nervous prostration. S. P. BOYEK, Titusville, Pa., or Seventh Avenue Hotel, City. After Sixteen Tears. I am treating at the Electrical and Medl oal Institute, 442 Penn avenue, Pittsburg, and am pleased to say that they have accom- Sllsbed an operation in my case which I ave been trying to procure for the past 10 years, having treated with some of the cele brated physicians of the United States. L. K. LAUGHLW, jjennuon, u. Paralysis Conquered. My trouble is paralysis of seven years' standing. I have treated at Mt. Clemens, Mich., and at various other places, but the first treatment to benefit me was nt the Elec trical and Medical Institnte, 442 Penn ave nue, corner of fifth street. E. N. IXAXEGIN, Munhall, Pa. Eight Pound. In 30 Says. I have gained eight pounds in 30 days, nnd am stronger and better In every resDect. My ailment was nervous prostration, "with numbness of my hands and limbs, bordering on locomotor ntaxla. I cheerfully extend my influence to the Electrical and Medical Institute, 442 Penn avenue, corner nf Fifth street. G. S. SELDEN, 149 TVylie avenue, city. Strong Indorsement. I have experienced the treatment ot the Electrical and Mealcal Institute. 412 Penn ! avenue, corner fifth street, and most cheer- xuiiy luuurso tue same. K n. TURNER, Stanwlx street, Mt. Washington, city. Highly Pleased. My experience nt the Electrical and Medi cal Institute, 442 Penn avenue, has been most satisfactory. MRS TV. J. nANXAM, No. 94 AVylle avenue, oitr. Rhenmatlsm Cured. The treatment at the Electrical and Medi cal Institnte at 442 Penn avenue, corner of Fifth street, is the best that 1 have ever re ceived for rheumatism. My case was of two years' standing. IT. BAMBERGER, Mansfield, Pa. Believes in It. I am favorably impressed with the treat ment at the Electrical and Medical Institute, 412 Penn avenue, corner of Fifth street, and believe it to bo all they claim for it. MltS. M. E. GRAHAM, No. 32 Adams street, Allegheny. Deafness Cured. I owe the restoration of my hearing to the snecial treatment at the Electrical and Medi cal Institute, 4U Penn avenue, corner Fifth street. P. J. QTJINN, Hazelwood, city. For the ladles' Benefit. I will say for the benefit of my own sex that the special treatment nt the Electrical nnd Medical Institute, 44.! Penn avenue, cor ner of Fifth street, has proven very satislac tory in my case. MRS. MAY LAWRENCE, Braddock, Pa. Diseases treated at the Institute are: Rheumatism, Neuiialoia, Paralysis, Spinal Diseases. Locomotor Ataxia, Catarrh Deaf nes!, Dtspepsia and Stomach Troubles, I,i ver anil Kidney Troubles, Blood and Sxiw Diseases, Nervous Prostration-, and all Chronic Diseases peculiar to either sex. The Medical Director of this Institute, Dr. B. F. Lamb, is a highly educated physician and in good standing with the medical pro fession, his diplomas bearing the degrees of A. M. and M. D. Consultation and examination $L Office ODen from 9 a. x. to 8 r. m. Lady and gentle men attendants. -8ST Address all communications to tho Electrical and Medical Institute, 442 Penn avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. oclS-UJ j tj IT new ADTERnsEannrrs. I Our last week's business was simply stupendous? IT MORE THAN DOUBLED the-immense week sales we done a year ago. This tremendous business must mean something 1 And it does ! means that we have the very best Clothing for -the Cash in this city! It means that we give greater and grander values than any competition can offer! , It means that our prices are absolutely the lowest on honest high-class Clothing! It means that sensible people prefer merchant tailor-made gar ments to that of ready made ! It means that our enterprise, energy and earnest hard work to gain your favor are appreciated! And it means more! For the tremendous trade we now enjoy enables us to cut close prices even closer and gives us opportunities to buy MER CHANT TAILORS MISFITS AND UNCALLED-FOR GARMENTS at cash figures FROM THE FINE MERCHANT TAILORS AT LESS THAN HALF the original made-to-order prices and selling them to you AT ONE HALF What they were made for. YOU ARE THE ONE TO REAP THE BENEFIT. You who contemplate purchasing a Suit, Overcoat or a pair of Trousers would be doing YOUR POCKETBOOK AND YOUR AP PEARANCE A FAVOR by patronizing the CLOTHING 516 SMITH FIELD STREET. SUITS. 8uits at $10 00 that were made for $3) 00. Suits at $15 03 that were made for $30 00. Suits at $20 00 that were made for $40 00. Suits at $25 0J that were made for $30 00. Suits at $30 00 that were made for $60 00. Suits at $33 00 that were made for $70 00. Trousers at $2 SO, $3, $3 50, $4, $5, $6, $7, amount of our prices. All Alterations to Improve NEXT TO MELLONS BANK. Sixth St. and Penn Ave. RETAILERS. $6.50 Buys here a fine Tailor-Made All-Wool Black Cheviot American National Reefer Jacket. SAVE JMOKC3E5Y. $12.50 Buys here a fine All-Wool Imported Black Cheviot BOX COAT, tailor-made, with ele gant fur shawl collar. SAVE IVTOICErsr. $15 Buys here a fine Imported Ail-Wool Broad cloth or Cheviot Newmarket, with deep military caps latest style. SAVE 2VXOPCE5Y. $25 Buys here the finest All-Wool Imported Cheviot tr Beaver Top Coat, with finest Alaskan Mink Fur, wide shawl collar, tailor made, all lined throughout with fine tailor's serge greatest value in America. SAVB MOIVEY. . TIE PARISIAN SPECIALTY! Cloaks and Suits made to order at the same prices charged for ready-made garments. All our clo.iks fitted by men tailors. ALL GARMENTS MARKED IN PLAIN FJG URES.nnd we doa strictly one-price business SAVE MOJVETST. COME AND TRADE THE PARISIAN. MQ $(&'& OC18 K II Ml? OVERCOATS. Overcoats at $ 9 00 that were made for $18 00 Overcoats at S12 00 that were made for $25 00 Overcoats at $18 50 that were made for $33 00 Overcoats at $22 .'0 that were made for $45 CO Overcoats at $27 50 that were made for $55 00 Overcoats at $32 50 that were made for $b5 00 $8, $9 and $10 that were made for donble the a Fit Done Free of Charge. OPPOSITE CITX" HALL. oclSrrsu A Stocking that Fits. Hade the exact shape of the foot, allowing the toes to retain their natural positions. The most durable and the only comfortablehosa. Thobigtoehavingroomenoughstaysinside. Injrrowinjf ntllf. cornt. bimlonf, etc dn. to wemilDg the old ftyle .tockin?. are pre Tented or rellered by YfTnnlceiirioie. llunifactared ly Waueznhose Co , Boston, Mass. For sale by J. E. Normecutt & Co., G C. Hess, Pereles Bros. oclS-70 IMS. BEMATT FOUND AT LAST A doctor who could cure her of catarrh and a chronic cough which for three years had continued to grow worse nntil she was on the verge ot con sumption, "with denth staring her in the face. Tho tough, slimy mu cons in herthront was hard to raise, and as the diseaso fastened itself npon her lungs, her breath became very" short and the weight and tight ness in her chest told her only too plainly tho prog ress her disease was making. In so suffocated that at times she could scarcely get her Dream, sue lost1 flesh andstrength and almost gave unindesDair.Sho nnany read ot Mrs. uemaiy. tbe wonderful cures that wero being mads by the ssecinlisi at the Catarrh and Dys pepsia Institute, 323 Penn avenue. This gave her new hope, and after taking a course of their medicine, prepared from roots and herbs, says: "To Whom It May Concern: "This is to certify Hint I have been cured as above stated. MRS. F. DEMATY, "33 Darrow street. Allegheny, Pa." Office hours. 10 a. M to 4r. M., aud 6 to 8 P. M. Sundays, 1 to 4 r m. Consultation free to all. Patients treated; successfully at home by correspondence. Send two 2 cent stamps for question blank and address all letters to the CATARRH AND DYSPEPSIA IHSTTrUTE, 323 PENN AV.. PITTSBURG, PA. seJT-HS-S URLING BROS., DENTISTS NO. 42K SIXTH ST., Cor. PENN. Set of teeth $5 00 and upward Gold fillings 1 00 and upward Alloy fillings 50 and upward 'Gas or vitalized air, 60c; extracting, 25c Teeth inserted without a plate. seoO-70-wru.a (IhuMiMo wfxmm z;zgz5?x ! wwmmt ssss&z w m wmMMmlMB T. W. HAUS, Designer and contractor In all kinds c GRANITE. Cemetery vaults, statuary and largo now menu a specialty. Call or write for designs and prices before contracting. Office, room 613, Penn building, Penn ay, Plttsborz. . Jall-M-su ,. , 9
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