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RECENT FICTION.
IN DEFIANCE OP THE KINO: a Ko
mance of the American Revolution. Hy
Chaunoey C. Horehkiss. No. 178 in D.
Appleton A Co.'s Town and Country li
brary ; 60 cents.
This bandy volume Introduce to the
public a new writer of Action who has
tiad the commendable taste to chooose
an American 'theme and a historic en
vironment which can never grow old
or dull. Another merit which quickly
pleads in his favor -is the fact that the
author esohewsa prosy Introducukm and
Jumps at once In medias res. The very
first chapter opens with a kit of lively
dialogue, such as the wayfarer might
easily have heard In actual life
bad he -been privileged, as was
the putative narrator of our tale,
to visit the coffee room of the
Sign of the White 'Horse livn, ltv
Cambridge, on 'the momentous night of
the 18th of April, 1775-the night of
the landing of the British regulars In
Boston harbor. This Initial scene Is
designed to exhibit something of the
tensity of feeling prevalent among the
colonists In -the short period Just preced
ing the 11 rat open shedding of blood in
the war for our Independence, and it
does this with a realism which Is de
cidedly of educational value. Imme
diately following Is a spirited bird's-eye
view of the battle of Lexlnirton. of
which Mr. Hotchklss makes hla hero a
spectator. We quote the scene as It Is
narrative by him, omitting irrelevant
matter pertaining to the story, but not
to the battle;
8ave for a huge tiro thnt had been
kindled on the common. arounJ whk-h
were grouped a number of men, there was
no sign of preparation. Lights burned in
every house, and that the townsmen were
fully alive to the upproaeh of the Hrlt
ih was evident: but no force was then
marshaled to oppose them. On our enter
ing Beekwlth's tavern, we found It crowd
ed with minute men and -there learned
that a horseman had boon sent forward to
meet the onoomlng force and ride back to
give timely waring of its advance.
There was little bra. Elderly men
mingled with those but whortly past boy
hood, and what surprised me most was the
lack of arms among them. Diligent effort
made by my companion failed to procure
me a gun. and to this Is due the fact that
I took no part in the right. Time sped un
der the suppressed excitement. Suddenly
there was a distant shout, followed by
several nearer, and upon the green hard
by a drum sounded the assembly. Pres
ently a horseman pulled up at the door
and without dismounting shouted:
"Fall In. fall In! they are coming; they
are less than three miles back."
The room was emptied in an Instant,
and what had been confusion a moment
before became excited riot for the while.
I could not make out who was command
ing and the difference between rank and
file. If It ever existed, was unrecognisable.
After many orders and counter orders, a
space was cleared on the green and some
seventy men and boys, all armed, fell
Into line with a semblance of military
form, and soon after marched down the
dim road. A crowd followed. I among
them, until we arrived at the bridge that
crossed the little river, and at once the
planks of the structure were torn up and
placed In a pile on the side nearest the
enemy. This one act showed me how to
tally ignorant ol military strategy were
the brave men who were to oppose the
march of England's veterans
The east was a broad field of light when
I caught the first glimpse of the red coats,
and to my surprise there were not more
than 2U0 In ths force. It was evidently a
detachment sent ahead to clear the way.
The crowd near -the bridge scattered as
they csme In sight, and -the few patriots
who had determined to oppose Its pasrage
' recrossed the structure and took their
stand on ths side toward Lexington. The
troops advanced to within fifty yards of
the stream, halted and swung into line
across the road, and the tragedy opened.
I could hear no words from where I was
standing, but suddenly there came the
flash of a firearm and then a volley from
the "regulars." I marked the single
mounted officer go down with his hore
and then stagger to his fee! as the fire
was returned, and for a brief space of
time the fusillade was general. Flash fol
lowed flash and report followed report at
Irreaular Intervals. Soon I saw the llt'le
band break and retreat, firing as It went
until It melted away, and the "Battle of
Islington" was over. It had tasen less
than ten minutes.
But the most realistic battle scene
In the book nearly every chapter of
which has some reflection of the stir
and excitement of the period occurs
near its close, where the author makes
his hero enact a part In the defense of
Groton Heights. It will be remembered
that the assault upon and capture of
this patriots' outpost was about the last
act played by Ilenedlct Arnold In the
drama of the revolution after his trea
son. Soon afterward came- Yorktown and
peace; but not In time to avert this,
probably the most disgraceful Instance
of butchery and diablerie In the annals
of British warfare. If we remember
that the American force, perhaps not
more than 300 In all. were entrenched
behind the ramparts of an old fort, sit
uated upon a hillock, while the two or
three regiments of Hrltish and Hes
sians, numbering about 1,500 In all, had
to march up to the fort and scale Its
walls in the face of a hot Are from
within, we shall be prepared to under
stand' the scene now quoted, which, It
occurs to us. Is one of the most vivid
bits of descriptive writing In literature:
There was a crash that jarred every
fibre and a corresponding cry of defiance,
and the line rolled up like burning paier.
I saw men pitch headlong and lie mill,
While others stumbled over them to line
and fall, mayhap not to rise again. There
was an Indefinable din, and over it, down
ths breastworks and through the pall of
moke that blew In on us, came the cry of
"Load! load!" for others, like myself, had
forgotten all but the horrible sight before
us.
I was Immediately pulled back, and
(hose in waiting sprang Into the place of
those who had fired. Running to an em
brasure I saw through the opening a sin
gle spot on the field, where a group of of
ficers were gathered around a fallen man,
and ever and anon one would drop under
the rifle shots from the fort; and I rightly
guessed that something high In rsnk had
fallen, as he wss picked up snd carried to
the rear. I now know It was Colonel Eyre,
the commander of the assaulting forces.
The smoke, coming down like a curtain,
put an end to further sight, snd I loaded
- my gun with an eye to correctness, as we
had been told of the danger of putting In
ths ball before the charge In the excite
. men of being under Are. There were
cheers now, loud curses, and clinking of
ramrods, but through It all was a steady
Are from the ramparts. Nothing alive
could have withstood the Arst blast of hell
that broke from Fort Ortswold that fatal
. noon, and when I got my head over the
parapet, the red line had fallen away out
of range, but Its advance was marked by
a fringe of prostrate forms that lay still
or rolled about In agony.
They had been repulsed. A dealy lull
took the place of the pandemonium of a
few moments before. It Is to be pre
sumed that our Are had been returned
from the rear of the ssssuttlng force as
well as from the line In front; hut to me
the only sign of It was that the Aag on the
outhwevt corner of the bastion had been
hot away by a cannon ball, for not a man
Within the fort had yet fallen.
Tears of axeltement were rolling down
my cheeks, and I wss trembllne like one
with palsy. Nor was I alone In this weak
ness; for Jesrs, blessings, handshaking,
arid hysterical laughter were on all sides.
The enemy had retired behind the shel
ter of Avery's Knoll, and for a time I
vainly booed that they were entirely de
feated. But presently the cry nrose:
"They are coming! they are coming!" and
It was soon seen that this time they bad
divided their forces and would attack us
on tnree siaes.
Instantly men were called away from
the front to strengthen the hitherto un
defended aides, and before I had fairly
gotten a realising sense of the new move
ment, they bore down on -us and tre
met by a withering discharge. Unlike the
other, however, our first Are wss not re
enforced, and the crimson mass came to
k . a. A I. mtmAmt II L . .
nw uuvn, fiv iiipv. vm in wo"
OetM that had been less severely gs.lled.
It was Inhuman, tbs desperation that lit
the faces below us. It was Inhuman to
tire Into the crush of humanity that now
made the ditch Us object. Hut Hue vapors
.were lost In the riot that took place. aa
they gained the foss. A cry near me
called my attention aa I tired my rifle for
the last time; "Men. men, they are on
us!" Casting away my empty gun, I
sprang to the rescue, and saw the broad,
red faces of several Hea.le.ns appear
above the level of the embrasure near
which I had been stationed, and from
which the cuntion had been drawn to be
reloaded. From the shoulders of those be
low they must have sprung, eUe tliey had
sealing ladders which I had not marked,
but I had hardly a glimpse before I as
vtolemly Jostled aside by a msn who
Jumped from behind me and Into the
urach. I'tterlng a wild yell he laid about
hlin with a olubbed musket, and the em
brasure was cleared In an Instant, the
Hwslans cursing In their Jargon as they
fell backward, while the gun. again load
ed, was run out. Hut cannon hml become
of no service agalnrt those In the ditch,
though it sent death and dellunce beyond
It, and the hero who hail cleared the open
ing selsml a ball and hurled It onto the
struggling crowd beneath: "To hell with
the Dutchman! We have thlm yet! Hui
roo!" he turned, and to my astonishment I
recognised Matthew, the embodiment of
the wild Irishman, fighting with a sest
that has made his countrymen a terror In
battle when their blood Is up.
There wm no attempt at military order
now. It was fust becoming a hand io
hand encounter. The foss was full of red
coats, and the fort was lost It they got a
foothold within it. There was no time to
reload. Every man was fighting for him
self and In his own way. Following the
lead of others, I flicked up ball aftor bull,
hurling them over the parapet onto the
heads of those beneath, while I shouted
like one In a frenzy of madness. They
seemed to bo clambering through every
opening, und a dosen dead bodies of our
own side now lay In the thickest of the
tight. I had thrown eluht or ten balls and
then lost my head. When I regulned con.
trol of it I was struggling at an embrasure
with the faithful Hod at my side. There
were but three or four of us. and the open
tng was clogged by fallen men; a mass of
yelling Hessians was below, scrambling
to get up to us, for something hud been
thrown Into the ditch to aid them In scal
ing the revetment.
For one Instant we would clear the
space, but the next would find It again full
of face. I saw an officer wlioo gold lues
showed him to b- a major, s'ip to the level
of the breach, calling on his men to fol
low as he snapped his pistol at me. Tho
weapon failed to explode, and on tho sec
ond. Rod ran him through the throat with
his spear. Even In the excitement. I
marked the keen blade cotno out the other
side of his neck as he threw up his hands
and pitched onto those below, but a mad
dened throng aprang Into ths place and I
was forced or pulled back.
Cr1o, groans, and oaths In German and
English were mingled with the clashing of
steel. With sword In one hand and pistol
In the other. 1 was trying to cut my way
forward to where Rod was threatened by
a man who had crawled to the crest of the
embankment, but before I could get a
footing to aim or strike, I saw the negro
fall. On the Instant, the fellow above had
his head nearly severed from his body by
a sword stroke.
It was horrible, but It did not seem so.
The blood got Into my brain again and I
laid about me like a madman. It was a
rough and tumble fight, and was probably
compassed by seconds. In the midst of it,
1 remember firing a pistol In the face of a
man who was about to bring his sword
down on me. He was lying along and half
over the cannon that served to block the
way. the muxzle of my weapon being with
In six Inches of his eyes as I pulled the
trigger. He fell forward dead, but the
hvy body bore me with It. carrying me
off my feet and backward. Something
struck me a violent blow across the eye,
a splitting crash on my head turned every
thing whirling In a crimson sky, and I
knew no more.
In addition to this triumphant pic
ture of war on terra flrma. there are
In Mr. HotcMcWs' book two descriptions
itt encounters on the water, one ending
In the foundering of both the contest
ant vessels, which from a literary point
of vlev.' arj wel! worthy of mention.
Iack of spate prevents the making of
any further citations; but by way of
summary ft oan be said- that "In Defl
ianoe of the King" Is a rtlrrlng, whole
some and Instructive book, for the most
part true in its use of literary methods,
an! at all times advantageously sur
charged with patriotism and the "frpirlt
of 1776." The author of t need have no
hesttincy in venturing further Into the
domain of historical romance to which
he has thus achieved so auspicious an
Introduction.
MISCELLANEOUS.
STORIES OF THE WAGNER OPF.RA3.
By Miss H. A. Ouerber. Cloth. 12 mo.,
with portrait of Wagner and eleven full
pale Illustrations, 11.60. New York:
Dodd, Head & Co.. Fifth ave. and 21st st.
Few admirers of the operatic works
of the sage of Beyreuth have taken the
palms to follow back Into mediaeval
times the history of the myths and
legends upon which Wagner drew for
the substance of his librettos. But Miss
Ouerber, the author of the present
charming book, has made that fleld of
literary inquiry a life study, and Is
therefore well prepared to guide the lay
reader through Its labyrinths. Tho
method pursued by her in the book be
fore us Is to describe the legend upon
which the particular opera Is based,
tracing the origin and rise of the con
ception of the play In Wagner's mind,
and recounting the subsequent history
of Its success or failure n It appeared.
Then she carries the reader's Imagina
tion through the scenes of the opera os
It appears on the stage, quoting at
times from the libretto, and telling the
story In her own words; but always fol
lowing the trend of tho play. The Il
lustrations are taken from photograph
of various scenes and characters m
Wagner's operas, as acted.
TUB PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF
IYNAMO ELECTRIC MACHINERY,
Hy Carl K. McFadden and William I).
Ray. Cloth, 16 mo. Chicago: Laird
Lee.
Although this timely little manual Is
designed primarily for the benefit of
steam engineers who, as electricity
gradually enters their field, feel the
need of some book explaining Its use,
yet Its simplicity and directness make
It a valuable volume for the Informa
tion of the average lay reader. . The
authors begin at the beginning, with a
brief 'but lucid statement of elementary
data with reference to tho mysterious
fore called electricity; and proceed
from this hy natuaral steps to a de
scription of the laws of magnetism and
Induction, an explanation of the theory
of dynamos, also of how the current Is
distributed, of alternating currents, and
to forth through the various phases of
the subject in its commercial bearings.
The manual la of pocket site and is
chapters are crisp and to the point, but
the vast subject Is nevertheless well
and clearly comprehended.
LITERARY flOSSlP.
A correspondent of the Chicago Rec
ord, apropos of Edgar Saltus' recent
second marriage, recall an Incident
of his residence In Ixmdon some years
ago which eerves to Illustrate the propo
sition that all circles have their shad
ows as well as their lights. "I was In
vited,' says he, "by the late James B.
Osgood to a luncheon which that amia
ble publisher was giving to a number of
literary people at the Century club.
Among other Invited guests were Bret
Harte and Edgar Saltus, and as these
two did not appear promptly the lunch
eon was held In waiting an hour or so.
Finally along came a note from Harte
expressing regret that a domestic affair
of serious aspect prevented his joining
the party. A few moments later a tele
gram from Saltus wag brought In. 'I
all for New Tork from Southampton
this afternoon was what the Saltus
telegram said. The company sat down
to table at once, and as the luncheon
proceeded there was quite naturally a
discussion of the probable causes of the
absent persons' detention. 'Perhaps,'
said Isaao Henderson, "I can solve the
mystery so far aa Air. Harte Is con
cerned. I read In the Timea this morn
ing a dispatch from Hew Tork stating
that a son of Bret Harte had created a
sensation by eloping with the wife of a
friend. The dispatch went on to say
that this was the second time the young
man had run away with a married wo
man.' That is. Indeed, remarkable,'
said another gentleman at the table.
'And, now that 'Mr. Henderson has ex
plained Mr. Harte's absence, let me sub
mit a bit of evidence which may serve
to explain iMr. Saltus' sudden departure
In a snug corner of my Dally Telegram
this morning I discovered a brief cable
gram from New York announcing that
the wife of Edgar Saltus, the well
known author, had brought a suit for
divorce from her husband, naming two
co-respondents in her application. Is
It not likely that our friend Kaltus Is
hastening homeward- to defend that
suit?' I question whether any other
luncheon party has ever been regaled
with so strange an Incident so re
markable a coincidence, if you please."
There has recently -been a great ran
sacking of old volumes to ascertain, if
possible, the first user of the celebrated
expression, "A government of the peo
ple, by the people and for the people."
William K. Nott. a Washington Jour
nalist, claims that this famous phrase
In Lincoln's Gettysburg speech was not
original with Lincoln, but was used by
Henry Wilson, once vice president of
the United States, In a letter to Bed
path and others in Boston, November
27. 1S0O, In the following phrase: "Ours
Is a government of constitutions, a gov
ernment of the people, by the people
and for the people." Hut Andrew A.
Wheeler. In a letter to the Syracuse
Post, while conceding Mr. Nott's cor
rectness In saying that the martyred
Lincoln was not the autho of the
words, contends t'.ist the sentence was
first used by the godlike Daniel Webster
In his reply to Hayne, and If Mr. Wilson
used them, as alleged, he undoubtedly
quoted them from "Webster's reply to
Hayne." It Is further claimed that
Webster got the phrase from a colonial
lawyer, 'but the name and book Mr.
Wheeler has never been able to And.
Frederick A. Stokes Co., New York,
announce for publication Nov. 1 the
Arst number of a new monthly periodi
cal to be called The Pooket Magazine.
This magazine, the prospectus an
nounces, "will give Its readers the best
literature of the day In compact and
attractive form. Each number will con
tain a novelette, besldesMihort stories,
essays and poems. Each number will
be complete In itsi-lf, as no serial or con
tinued stories will be used. Kudyard
Kipling, Sarah O. Jewett, A. Conan
Doyle, Mary E. Wllkins. Stanley J.
Weyman, Anna Katherlne Oreen, and
Brander Matthews will furnish novel
ettes In dts early numbers. There will
be ballads by Donald U. Mitchell and
others; and miscellaneous matter.
Among its contributors will be the best
writers in the English language. The
magazine will be printed from unusual
ly large type, on unglaxed paper of high
quality, and with Its wide margins, good
press work, thick covers and convenient
size, will appeal to those who appreciate
mechancial excellence and comfort for
eye and hand." The novelette In the
first number will be by Conan Doyle,
Resume of Events of Interest to Patrons of the
Drama OossJp of Footlight Favorites.
Joseph Holland, the actor, tells (Me
gargee, of the Philadelphia Times, this
characteristic anecdote. "Towards the
end of the Itankln regime In the Cali
fornia theater, business went to
smash. 'McKee became Indebted to ev
erybody. To relieve the strain a bit I
went to Kankln and told him not to
worry about my salary; to give me
enough to live on, and when he got on
his feet again to pay the balance. He
expressed much gratitude and accept
ed my suggestion. I was living In
modest rooms on an obscure side street.
Matters gradually grew worse and
worse, until he owed me about IS00. I
awoke one morning very hungry and
penniless. Before rehearsal I ven
tured to the box office and, grettlng
George Fields, the treasurer, said:
'Say, George, let me have a dollar, will
you?'
" 'What for?' queried George.
"I thought that a little steep, consid
ering the office was si greatly In my
debt. However, I replied, suppressing
my feelings, 'To get my breakfast.'
" 'My iod!' shouted Fields, 'you are
not going to cat a dollar's worth, are
you v "
Holland swears he does not recall the
basis of compromise on which Fields
and he split the difference, but he got
some sort of a breakfast, and has a dim
sort of notion that Itankln will no
doubt "pay the balance when he gets
on his feet again."
One famous Monday several years
ago, Chicago was started by reading In
the morning papers that the dny pre
vious, one of Its favorite preachers,
George C. Milne, had announced from
his pulpit his renunciation of the gospel
for the stage. The ex-pastor "starred"
through "the provinces" with Indiffer
ent success, for a time, nnd then cut
out for Australia, where fdr years he
was lost sight of. Hut he is now with
us again. The other day he registered
at Willard'a, In Washington, and told
the Post Interviewer: "Six years ago
I left fc'an Francisco with a large com
pany for Australia, and fur nearly two
years conducted Her Majesty's theater
in Melbourne. My stay was delightful,
and the peopls treated me royally. They
g.ive a moh't liberal patronage, but I
got out In good time, leaving shortly
after the commencement of the great
depression and financial panic. After
ward New Zealand, China, Japan, In
dia and Egypt were visited. My com
pany was the first that ever presented
a complete -Shakespearean performance
In Japan, and It was astonishing how
quickly the natives seemed to enter
Into the spirit of a play rendered In an
unknown tongue. I remember once giv
ing 'Julius Cnefar' to an audience of
1,600 composed entirely of Japanese.
Usually there was quite a number of
European and American spectators,
but this time not a single Individual
understood a word of Knglhh. Now
here was a favorable opportunity to
study human nature, and I watched
our houses closely. To my pleasure
and surprise they applauded In nearly
every case Just where an Anglo-Saxon
audience would have cheered, showing
that, after all, words alone are not es
sential to an understanding of human
emotions and passions. They have a
fashion over there of spending nearly a
whole day at a play, and so when our
curtain fell on the last act and It was
understood that there was nothing
more to follow several of the men wait
ed on me and begged as a special favor
that we should go through the whole
perfotance again. It was about the
greatest compliment ever paid a com
pany." Mr. Milne has spent the last
year In London and the provinces, play
ing "Napoleon" to large audiences. He
will spend the coming season In his
na';lve land, and will make a starring
-:l:- -The
report that Henry E. Dlxey of
"Adonis" fame will now try hla versa
tile and varied talents a monologue
entertainer Is confirmed by louls Me
gargee, who writes: "Dlxey'a feats
of legerdermaln would-do -credit-to a
Heller or a Hermann. His so-called
mind reading really muscle reading
discoveries would challenge the ad
miration of Brown, the originator of
that deception, or Blsho.t, who died
while In-a catleptle condition drought
on by hli own effort. Ai a card man
It la entitled "Castle Gloom." Kipling
will also have a story In this number.
II II II M
All editor are astonished at the poor
English written by many of their
would-be contributors, whose spelling
and penmaiufolp Indicate that they
have had a fair degree of education,
says a writer In the Outlook. Usually
this stupidity In the use and choice of
words seems to arise from a lack in the
sense of humor. Kven a university
course, as every one knows, cannot
make up for this essential quality,
which is absolutely necessary to liter
ary success. A writer need not be hu
morous; but he must have a quick per
ception of what is ridiculous In order
to avoid making himself so. Thus, only
a person deficient In this vital respect
could have written of her heroine that
she had "deep dark hair;" that she had
"that rareness of expression which baf
fles the most learned to -understand;"
that "Maud had grown weary of sit
ting in the porch;" that her lips were
"wreathed In a smile that strangely re
minded ma of an angel;" and that "her
strange nature enchained my fancy."
Also, only such a one, or a person
phenomenally Ignorant, could conclude
a stanza of poetry, as did one young
woman, with the line:
"May gladness and joy be your doom."
This Individual may have been re
lated 'to him who chanted:
"Oh, put me In no sepulcher.
Or dim vault, sad und gloomy;
But let my narrow bed be lain
Within some meadow roomy."
II II II
When even native Americans make
such havoc with their language it is
not slnguar. this writer adds, that for
eigners have severe struggles to master
It. Translators who consider them
selves competent to express In English
the literature of their own lands some
times prove themselves amusingly un
equal to the task. This was the case
with the courageous gvntleman who
sent to an edhtor a story contuinlng -tho
following passages:
"He said with an air of a most despising
disdain."
"His whole attire gave hlin a most dis
tinguished ami gentlemanly appearance."
"(h, bursted Marguerite, terrllled."
"To solicit, In the name of the Uermalne
republic, the annexation of his native city
to France."
"Ho wore velvet trouser, all spotted with
Ink."
"Ho was beginning to resume himself."
"It seemed as though his heart would
bound from Its envelope."
"She gave hlin by look a most eloquent
thank."
"The rain, pushed by the wind, beated
hla handrome face."
A distinguished foreigner, whose
works had been successfully Introduced
into America by a well-known publish
er, wrote him a grateful letter, In which
ocourred these sentences: "You built
up fame for me whole the world over
me, who did not proceed the
study of English further than 'yes' and
'no.' Yet this is a strange world and I
marvel at the fame 1 have been be
stowed upon. Well," he adds,
modestly, "the American have plenty
money, and they part with it when best
humbugged. (P. T. Harnum.) My re
gards to all friends whose names I have
managed to -forget. tMy special re
quests to the old gentleman Who heard
loud, and the school teaoher miss." An
other wrote under similar circum
stances: "Accept my the best thanks
for your venerable help In my troubles.
As long as I live I will think how I can
revenge your kindness."
ipulator Dlxey has also few equals. Ills
mimicry of public men Is famous tho
country over. His old manager, Ed
ward K. Kice, Is wonderfully clever In
improvisation at the piano. The two
together would make a very entertain
ing team. If the suggestion which they
now have In mutual contemplation Is
carried out they will personate two col
lege students, one of whom has Just
returned from witnessing a perform
ance by Henry Irving. Of course, that
Is Dlxey. He will then propose that he
endeavor to portray Irving as he saw
him. and In full view of the audience,
to the accompaniment of Rice's music,
he will "make up' as the famous Eng
lish actor and then give Imitations of
his many parts. This will be followed
by an exhibition of his card tricks, his
mind reading and his prestidigitation,
all accompanied by Illce on the piano,
and the whole furnishing a very novel
entertainment, consuming about one
and one-half hours of time. It is not
proposed to give this In theaters, but in
lecture halls as part of lyceum enter
tainments. It will be a radical move
for Dlxey, but there Is no reason why
it should not prove a big winner."
In Locsl Theaters.
"Zero," a beautiful new speclacurar
production, will be seen at the Acad
emy of Music this evening. This pro
duction carries a carload of seenere
and has fifty people In the cast. Vt
happily combines comedy, vaudeville
and sectacular, and uhould please all
classes. In the first act the reception
room of the Manhattan Athletic club Is
shown, and It Is there that the .plot
"Zero" Is unrolded. It hinges upon ad
ventures made by one James Kndlcnt't,
who endeavors to reach the north polar
region-!. The comedy Is plentiful in 'the
production, and Is furnished by Emll
cott'si body guards. The "Trans-Atlantic
Inspection" Is led by -Miss M. Flor
ence Edwards. Tho spectacular effects
are said to be very handsome, at., fn
the elpolrlcal ballrt in the third act
some novel electrical displays are made.
At the Frothlnghatn tonight "Kort
HI!as," an American drama hy an
American actor, will be produced. The
author has shown the potuibllity of ere.
ntlng a play Intensely Interesting and
dramatic, combining all the essential
features of a Arst-rlass comedy dram-a,
without the usual crompsnlments of
exploding llrearrrs and bombastic pa
triotism generally found In so-called
military plnyi. It Is announced bhat
"At Fort Bliss" will be presented by a
capital '-wmpany,' and -that In all ways
the performance will be above the aver
age. Tho Clifton and Mlddlrton company
will be at the .Academy of Music the
tls-tr four rights of next week with a big
double crmpany at popular prices, 10,
20, 30 nnd HO cenU. Mr. Clifton .Is one
of a few actual frontiersmen who have
the ability to both write and act tht'lr
own plays. Horn In New York city he
received a flrst-clnse education, and
when graduated from school, started
fc-r the wild wyst. with all the enthusi
asm of youth, and for years passed his
life among tho scenes he to granhlealjy
poi-rrsy-j upon the stage. He has been
an acknowledged actor for yearj, and
as a t'tago director Is considered one of
the best in America.
At Davis' theater next iweek, on Mon
day. Tuecday and Wednesday a grand
scenic production of "The Midnight
Special" will be given by an excep
tionally rtiong company. It Is entirely
different from any other railroad play
ever produced, -and car load of scenery
Is required to properly atago 1L
DRAMATIC NOTEB:
Stuart Robson Is to revive Dion Bouc.
cault's "Forbidden Fruit." In It he made
his first notablo success as a star.
Clyde Flrch, author of. "Beau Drum
mell," "His Grace de Grammont," "Mis.
tress Hetty." etc., la expected back In
New Yerk from London Oct. la
The new "Twentieth Century Girl," n
which Mollis Fuller essays ths title role
Is owned this season by Fred Hallen, late
of Hallen Hart. The comedy has been
materially changed for the better.
Henry Irving and Hermann the Great,
met In Canada last woek, and as a conse
quence negoUstlons are under way by
which the conjurer will appear at Irv
ing'! Lyosum theater, in London, In June,
Gathered in the
World of Melody.
Professor T. J. Da
vies, of this city, act
ed as one of the ad
judicators at the re
cent Salt Lake City
eisteddfod. He cays
that he never wit
nessed such enthus
iasm at an eistedd
fod before. There
were between twelvo
and fifteen thousand
people at the evening
cession In the great
Morman Tabernacle.
T. J. DAVIE3.
Excursion trains came as far as eight
hundred .miles. The eisteddfod was
held for the benefit of the Cambrian
society and a line sum was netted to tho
organization. Professor Davles" co-adjudicators
were Professor Haydn Evans
and Professor Juhn T. WatktiiB, of this
city. In all the awards the best of sat
isfaction was given, and the decisions
were highly complimented. They were
treated right royally, being met at the
train by the governor and other dlg
natarles. and, headed by a fine brass
band, escorted to their hotel. The hon
ors were well deserved, for our city
could not have been represented by
more .worthy, talented, enterprising and
progrsslve .musicians than Professors
Davles, Evans and Watklns.
II II II
The hone cf the music of the future
lies with the children. Therefore, every
person can give hearty support to the
work that has been Inaugurated by
Tallle Morgan In the organization of
children's choruses. Parents will, for
Kie reason that It gives the child a
thorough muslclal education at a cost
that Is next to nothing. Music teach
ers approve of his work for the reason
that It creates new musical muterlal,
for out of these classes will come hun
dreds of piano and voice students. Mr.
Morgan begins his classes at the very
beginning and In order to make cer
tain thn ithe pupil undersands the
Instruction given, the lessons are to be
written by the class. Each lesson sheet
Is examined and corrections made. The
voices are tested and each one assigned
to the part soprano or alto that suits
the voice. Nearly one hundred united
with the chorus In the Young Men's
Christian association building last Sat
urday afternoon. The classes today
will be as follows. At 9.30. In Nettle
ton's building, on Green Itldge street;
at 11. In Fenner & Chappel's hall. Prov
idence; at 1, private class, In the Young
Men's Christian association building,
and at 5, the general class in the same
place: at 4 In the Washburn Street Pres
byterian church, Hyde Park. Other
branches will be formed later. The
tuition fee will be only ten cents a
we.k for the general classes, and one
dollar month for the private class.
In January a musical festival will be
given by the combined classes at the
Frothlngham.
II II H
Miss Elsie A. C. Van Dervoort, the
contralto soloist of the Elm Park
church, continues to win the highest
praise for her sinking. The fact that
she sang every day for fourteen months
In the Metropolitan meetings in New
York ehows that her voice ts one that
never tires the hearer. George Sweet,
her teacher. Is very proud of her work,
and -well he may be. Her singing '.a
such that one forgt the singer In
the song. That Is the goal that every
true artist wants to reac'n. The other
members of the quartette, Miss Sulli
van. Mr. Wooller and Mr. Thomas are
doing splendid work, and with Mr.
Pennington as organist, the Elm Park
church can well feel satisfied with the
music.
II II II
The formation of the Ladies' chorus
Is progressing very encouragingly, and
it Is expected that fully 100 will be en
rolled In a short time. Members ore
already enrolled from Carbondale. 'Mos
cow, Seranton. Plttston and Wllkes
Tlarre. The chorus will be under the
direction of Tallle Morgan, and under
the patronage of the leading ladles of
the valley. Concerts will be given in
three or -four of the larger towns of
this and Luzerne county.
!! II !l
IProfessor Rockwell plays tomorrow In
Vermont. He has had a number of
flattering offers from large churches
since he left the Second Presbyterian
church. It Is to be hoped, however,
that some of the churches tn this cHy
will keep him here, as he is too valu
able a man to lose. He Is recognized as
one of the finest organists that has
ever been In this city, and wherever
he has tieen he has given the very best
of service. He Is a composor of more
than ordinary merit, nnd some of his
works have become quite popular. He
has now about ready a Sunday school
book, which has been pronounced by
the editors of some of the lnrgest pub
lishing houses In the nation as being the
very best that has been published. It
would be a real loss to the city to have
Professor Rockwell leave.
II II II
All members of the Young Men's
Christian association who desire to en
ter the vocal music class are asked to
he present t 7 o'clock th.s evening.
There will be no extra charge for this
class.
II II !l
The class of Miss Reynolds, at the
School of Music and Elocution, .has
reached such proportions thnt she has
been compelled to give Seranton one
m t du) of rju'h wrvk. At the present
rate of Increase she will soon have to
glvi all her time to her pupils here,
ami the musical life of .the city will be
the gainer thereby.
II II II
Two Incidents have recently come un
der our observation wliI.Ji sponk vol
utins for the progress In musical cul
ture wh'eli Pjistnton has mad? In the
last few years. .One was tins cane of a
young lady who spent last season
studying violin In New York c!-;y, and
enme to the conclusion thnt n teacher
of violin on her native heath, Herr
Kopff, tin proved to be as capable as
any teacher rhe had met in the me
tropolis. In tho other case, -the young
lady had studied voice In one of the
largest nnd best conservatories In New
York olty, and she has slated that 'Miss
Reynolds hae achieved more results in
me yenr than the aforesaid conserva
tory would In two. "Both these young
ladles will study rerpectlvely the violin
and voice In Seranton this winter.
II II II
Miss Rroakstnne will meet her class
In elocution today at the School of the
Lackawanna. A club claea is bring
formed from among the students of
the Dickinson Liw sohool, and many of
the young practicing attorneys are tak
ing advantage of the course. An even
ing class for young ladles at the Young
Women's Christian association rooms
Is als-j one of the near possibilities.
II II H
Among the comparative new earners
Into Scranton's musical life, few have
met with such solid and permanent suc
cess as Hora.-e'M. Eckman, the director
of the planaforte department of tho
3 era r.-l on School of Muslo and Elocu
tion. Mr. Eokman ccme here two yean
go from Boston, the h"me of beam
and culture, where he had taken the
course at the New England conserva
tory of music, studying the piano under
Karl Stainy (a pupil of LIsit), organ
under Oeorge E. Whiting, and composi
tion under Oeorge W. Chadwlck, the
eminent composer. Last winter he was
called upon to All .the position of or
ganist at the Franklin Street Methodist
church, of Wllkes-Barre, caused by an
accident to the former organist. Mr.
Eclunan dUchtrged nil duties to credit
Interesting Notes About Famous
Musicians at Home and Abroad.
ably fhat at the end of the term he was
Installed as regular organist. Aa a
teacher of piano, Mr. Bclunan has met
with no mean success, as evidenced by
the large and steadily growing class
which has developed under his tuition.
II II II
About the most noteworthy Incident In
tho travels of the old Liberty Bell
through the sunny south last week: -was
the reception it received ait the pic
turesque old town of Bristol, Va., when
a hundred or more young ladies from
the Southwest Virginia Institute took
possession of the car, and, after appro
priate exercises, which Included the
singing of "America" and the "Star
Spangled Hamicr," crowned the old bell
with Honors and the black and gold
colors of the Institute. The party was
In charge of 'Miss I'arry James, of
this city, who is the directress of the
voice department of the school, and is
one of tho many northern tea-chers
who nre doing so much in the building
up of the "New South."
II II II
A visit to a rehearsal of the Symphony
society Is quite a musical education In
Itself. The patient and untiring work
and practice .which such a work aa a
Heethoven symphony requires Is an un
known quantity to the average mortal,
even the average musician, and yet
the enthusiasm of Mr. Hemberger is
so Infectious that the Idea of work Is
lost sight of and the beauty and deli
cacy of the sublime -composition Is the
only theme. As a leader and drlllmas
ter Mr. Hemberger Is sharp and decisive
in m inner, still his quaint humor is ir
resistible, and the sting is a minus
quantity In a correction or rebuke.
Miss Susie Black, soprano, of Nichol
son, and Miss Eliza Garagan, formerly
solo sriprano ait the Green Ridge Pres
byterian church, pupils of Mrs. Kate
Wilcox, have been engaged for the new
choir at Second 'Presbyterian church,
which Is now under leadership of Pro
fessor Chance.
II II II
Miss Nellie Ketchum. a talented
young pianist, of Plttston, and pupil
of -Mr. Southworth, will give a recital
at Powell's In the near future.
II I! II
A concert given by a company of
musicians from the Railroad Young
.Men s Christian association, assisted by
Llewellyn Jones, baritone and accom
panist, was among the pleasant musical
events of the week.
II II II
Miss Lydla Pichel has been tempor
arily engaged as soloist at the Oreen
Ridge Presbyterian church, and will
sing -with the choir tomorrow. It Is
probablu that this accomplished young
vocaust win be engaged permanently
at the Oreen Ridge church.
II II II
SHARPS AND FLATS:
It Is claimed that the most difficult
piano piece, so far as execution goes, is
Ralacklreff's Fantasia Orientals Kusae,
Islamey.
Sybil Sanderson tells her Paris friends
that she will never visit America attain.
Her reception on her last visit here waa a
great disappointment to her.
Rlgnold. who was here twenty years ago
snd appeared In the only adequate pro
duction of "Henry V," will revisit this
country. The women raved over him then
much as they did over Paderewskl.
The production of "Hansel and Gretel"
st Daly's theater has been postponed from
tet. 7 to Oct. 8. Sir Augustus Harris is to
sail for this country tomorrow on the Lu
canla. and will arrive in time to attend the
last reheursals.
Yvette Uullbert will receive a salary of
ween wnen sne comes to this coun
try to sing her topical songs. Even de
Riszke received but $2.0uo. She eaves
three-fourths of the enormous sums she
makes and will be rich In her old age.
Edouard Hemenyl. the noted Hunga
rian violinist, although over 60 years of
age. has abated none of his youthful eo.
thimlusm and Industry. He determinant
over a year ago to devote at least four
nours uouy. ami irom tnat up to fourteen
hours, for ! consecutive days' to special
hours, for Siej consecutive davs. to special
the violin. Aug. 1 was his four hundred
and flfty-elghth day and he had up to that
time not let a day pass without doing; at
least the amount of work he had set for
himself.
MR. AND MRS. RISING.
From the Times-Herald.
"This tnlk about a third term Is non
sense," Mr. Rising asserted emphatic
ally. "What makes you think so, John?" Mrs.
Rising Inquired, as she looked at some
rags hanging In a neighbor's back yard.
"Well, If two terms are good, a third
term ought to bs better. That's the whole
thing In a nutshell, Em'ly."
"I suppose It's a good deal as they get
started." said Mrs. Rising; "If the first
term is bad. they all get worse."
"If the first term Is bad, Mrs. Rising,
there Isn't generally a second term In
thee mited States." Mr. Rising re
marked with some acerbity.
"Why, John! How long has that been
so?"
"Always, Em'ly; always. You can't
point to a second term which wasn't let
ter thun 'the first barring, of course,
some points."
"1 don't believe they're beaten yet."
said Mrs. Rising. In reference to the rugs,
which still occupied her attention.
''tif course 'ihey're not beaten yet.
Em'ly; It Isn't time." replied Mr, Rising,
wholly Intent upon matters political.
"I think it Is time," said Mrs. Rlslng. de
cldedly. ")h! well. If you mean a third term.
Em'ly, It's a matter for argument," Mr.
Rising returned, determined to elucidate
that moot question.
"You said yourself It was nonsense.
John, to talk about It, and I think It is.
of course they always havo a third term
All Her Life-Happy Release at Last
of Miss Alice Young, Who Re
lid:! al 302 Alexander Street,
Rochester, N. Y.
(From the Rochester Democrat and Chron
icle.) Our representative waa received very
pleasantly at X2 Alexander street, by Miss
Alice Young, who told how since childhood
she had been held In tho bondage of pnln
from her back, never remembering the
t:me that tho had not suffered pain or
aches In the region of tho kidneys. Many
were the means she used to find relief, but
there seemed no remedy for her case and
she rema'ned a captive; then along comes
these little enemies to backache, Doan's
Kidney Pills, and a half box releases the
I oonus, as Uiiv vy uiiv uiu acnea ana pains!
utsappenr, sne nnns nerseu a slave to
pain no nioro, by their cotftlnued uso. She
sas: "I was entirely relieved of all my
suffering and now I am perfectly strong-,
healthy and well."
"How did you take this remelyt" Miss
Young was aiked by our representative.
She replied that she follow d directions
explicitly. Miss Young thej told how ths
malady affected her, sayli her symptoms
were: "Stooping, bendig over, walking
or standing any length of time always
gave me a pain In lbs small of my back.
I had a pain in the kidneys all the time
and If I caught cold It would always settle
there;' the pain I suffered wss of a very ex
hausting nature; at night I could only He
flat on my back, any other position caus
ing pain and suffering; th nerves passlny
up my back were affected and this brought
with it severe headaches, but aa I said be
fore, Doan's Kidney pills have removed
all pnln and suffering entirely and I never
felt better and healthier In my lire."
Doan's Kldnsy pills are for sale by all
dealers, pries M cents, mailed by Fpstor
MUbiirn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., Sola agents
for the ymted Sums.
BONDAGE
In the spring. Pretty kind of school
'twould be with only fall and winter
terms. They might as well try and change
the seasons and be done with It."
"Oh!" feebly elaculated Mr. Mains-, and.
then rallied to ask: "Then what did you
mean by saying 'they ought to be beaten T"
"The Johnsons' tugs, John. You oan see
for yourself that they're a disgrace to the
neighborhood, hanging on the line, where
everyone can see."
"That's true, Em'ly," said Mr. Rising
amiably. "I feel as If it were late In the
fall and I'd been beaten myself."
"Guess what I've done ylta my watch.
Em'ly?" asked Mr. Rising, with an air
of great self-possession.
"Don't tell me, John, that you've lost
It," Mrs. Rising replied with true wifely
alarm.
"Nothing of the sort, Em'ly. Don't you.
worry about me. I've sold It.
"What did you get for it, John?"
"I got $10 and boot, Mrs. Rising; that's
what I got for an old silver timepiece
which never kept time," was Mr. Rising's
proud response.
"I'm glad if you think It was a good
bargain, John," Mrs. Rising remarked
somewhat timidly. "Who has the watch
now?"
"Young N'lcoll. But I haven't told you
about the boot that's the profit, you
know."
"It seems queer to me that you wanted
It, John."
"Well, now, Em'ly, I'd like to know
why?" Mr. Rising responded in a long-suffering
tone.
"No reason, John, only young Nlcoll's
so much smaller than you he's just a boy,
you know," said Mrs. Rising, half apolo
getically. "Now, Em'ly, Nlcoll's old enough to
know what ho wants, and a bargain's a
bargain. Any man that's a man takes a
good -thing when he sees It."
"That's just the question, John; was It
a good thing? If there'd been a pair it
would seem different," Mrs. Rising said
ilrmly.
"But he didn't have a pair, Em'ly, he
only had one it's a dandy and I'm mighty
glad to have it," and Mr. Rising's spirits
rose again.
"When will you wear It, John?" asked
Mrs. Rising, returning to the charge.
"We're not on the plains, Em'ly, so I'll
not wear it I'll usa It nights."
"For cats, John?"
"Possibly for cats, but It'll be handy on
the electric cars."
"John Rising, will you tell roe what yen
can do with one boot on tbeeleculs cars?
Mrs. Rising demanded.
Mr. Rising looked at his wife and thea
said gently:
"Em'ly, the boot Is a revolver.'
RETROSPECTION.
As I fold the keepsakes of summer away,
This one starts a tear, that holds thoughts
gay.
Home straight to my heart (there's some
debts must be paid)
Comes the memories of June, ah I where
shall they be laid?
Here's a time-table! Don't I remember
the day;
I stole it from some one so be could not
get away?
"Time and -tide wait for no man," no more
does the train.
Who cared when the June day held us
both with their chain.
Here's a pocket-coma drop that! 'twas
delusion; alack;
For the fellow that owned It had hair that
was black.
And in spite of my efforts for one trlcM
ahead,
I found I must play a "lone hand," or be
led.
Well, lay them all by with a smile and
tear
They -hold mostly memories with nothing
to fear.
For one purpose we kept whate'er we did
yet.
Our summer should hold ne'er a shade of
regret.
The summer that's coming holds roles
and wine
For the season's that's gone why should
we repine?
Ever hopeful or tearful, happy or sad.
Bravely go on life's way for the most will
be glad. Olive M. Pearl.
Moosic. Oot. 18, 1895.
AMUSEMENTS.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC,
SATUR DAY, O CT. 1 3.
THE SPECTACULAR PHaHTISY,
ZERO
OR A TRIP
TO THE POLE.
Hosts of Pretty Girls.
Tent of Special Scenery.
Dazzling Electrical Displays.
Bale of teats opens Thursday. No advaaoe
la prices.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC,
4 Nights, Cssmesdss MMdtt. Oct. fV
CLIFTON & MIDDLETON'S
Drair-atic Company, Brass Band
and Orchestra.
MONDAY RANCH KINO
TUESDAY LIBBY PRISON
WEDNESDAY MYRTLE FERNS
POPULAR PRICES
Gallery . -IOc
Entire Balcony 20c
Orchestra Circle and Orchestra .30c
Parlor Chairs 50o
dale of seats opens Friday,
THE FROTfllNGflflM,
Wagner A Re Is, Lessees and Maasgere.
SATURDAY, OCT. (I,
The American Drama,
AT FORT BLISS
By HENRY SIMON.
Prodnesd by a Strong Company.
Special Heenery and Boallatio Effect.
A Blending of Comedy snd Paths
A 1'roducUon of Merit.
8ale of stats opens Thursday.Oct,!?, at am.
FRIDAY, OCT. 25.
MR. HOLAND REED
AS THE
POLITICIAN.
COMING.
"THE FOUNDLING,"
WITH
CISSY FITZGERALD.
DAVIS THEATRE
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
Oct 21, 22 and 23.
The Reigning 8accen of the tssson. The
Acme of Stage Realism,
THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
The Oreat
Soo i
The Oreat Scenio Melodrama la 4 Acts.
Tht Uslea Dsset. Bstllntt
i gumma Teiegra sa oacs.
I arsat Wreok ton.
Miestglu special, "Mwtyt e TIM."
Carload or Elegant Scenery and Me
chanical Effects.
Afaissb, 10, ft) er 30 Cents.
isr-We Do Not Advertise la tie
Elalra Telegram. '