Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 27, 1875, Page 3

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY,’ JUNE 27,’ 1875.-SIXTEEN PAGES. AMUSEMENTS. Brs. Oates to Appear at Hooley’s--- The Eddy Recitals. Blind Tom, and How His Genins Was Discovered. The Ulinois Saengerfest at Springfield--- Musical Notes. Benefit---Charley Gar- diner’s Last Device. Lewis’ The Grand Opera-House---Blaisiell’s De- parture---John Dillon. ‘him theanomily he is to-day, One night, in the sum- fier of that yeas, Air. Olivests family wero awakened by the sound of music in the drawing-room,—not only the simple airs, but the most dtiBicult “exercises usually played by the Misses Oliver were reposted aguin ‘and again, the touch of the musician belng timid, bot singularly true and delicate. Going down, they found Tom, who had been left asizep in the ball, sected at io piano, tn an ecstasy of Gelight, breaking out 2t the end of each successful fogue into suouta of laughter, Kicking bis heels, and clapping his bands ins sigle that would mate ¢ for tuze for a modern Ftage negro-sper, Of course, Pooamea nine-days wonder on the plantation. He was brought in as an after-dinner amusement, an yisitora came from miles around to see the Little blind Aarkey claw beautiful and pathatic barmortes from the piano. ‘There was bardiy'a realization in the Bf those who heard him of how deep tho cause for wonder really lay, They noticed that however the child's fingers fell on tho keys cadences followed, broken, wandering, yet of startling beauty and har- ony, mgDY. eas allowed to bave constant access to the piano; in. trath, he could not have lived with- Zur i ‘The pisnter, began to wonder what kind this was which be had boaght, part of the unsightly baby car ‘been stowed sway these old airs, forgotten by every one else, and some of them never heard but oace by the child, but which he now reproduced, every note intact, and with whatever quirk or quid- Gity of style belonged to the persen who had origin- ally sungor played them, Stranger still were the bar- monies which be had never heard, and which he caused to float enchantingly through the evening air. ‘Of course such a gift aliould not be allowed to rect and decay on an isolated elave plantation while thou- ct et arees 2 Ket bands Io a toin spect it, a0 Mr. Oliver sot out 9 boy, HUSIC. hibitians in Savannsh, Charleston, Richmond, and eer: other’ Soxthern citfea, No sooner bad Tom’ boen AT HOME. _ | brought before the public than the pretensions put MBS. OATES. forward By, Bie Ged commant the aot ‘There is but very little of musical feterest to | erating. Scientific and musical akepites subjected record this weak. The principal attraction will beat Hooley’a Theatre. The troubles of the Dates Company m Californis bave done some- thing to direct public attention to the principal figures. Scandals are sometimes valuable ad- vertising agents. Tracy Titus, who was at last scconnta waiting the dismissal of his foe, isettll In Ban Francisco, He will not return Koat. He ts, says the Sau Francisco Chronicie, getting tr~ gether a company to play English opera buuife im Australis, Mra. Oates isresdy tocarry on the anterprise, and haa, indeed, been doing it. The spgagement at Hooley’a is of bit one week's: furation, and in that time four operas’ will be given—“ Gircfle-Girofls,” Mme, Angot’s fnila." “The Princess of Trebizonde,” and “ne Pretty Perfnmer.” ‘Tbe Srsb of these has een played several times in Chicago. A fow weeks ago it was piayed at the Academy of Music bythe Soldens Company, -and simultaneously performed at MoVicker’s in French. There will bes chsngo of programme every vigbt after Tuesday. Ihe cast for the opening night will be ss follows: ‘THE EDDY RECITALS. ‘Mr. Eddy gave the sixth: of bis eeries of organ recitais at the First Congrogational Ciarch yes- lerday afternoon, with the following fins pro- gramme: ‘L Prelude and Fagne in C minor..,.-.-.0.1.+sBack 2 ™ Bridal Song™ (from the “ Wedding Mu- 630,” Op, 45)-... J % Ballade in G minor, op. 23... ‘Mrs. Eugene de Rode 3 & Fantasia cod Fugue in C...............00.-Marart time 1m Chicago.) 6. Recitative and Aria (from “Judas Masoca- ++ -E mda ry wale & 4 bonnd an Alarm.” ar, ig 4. Stanisy, ‘The istter namber ia the arrangement by Au- ‘Haupt, organist of the Paroobial Kirche, et and teacher of Mr. Eddy. The originst if this immenselr difficult concert piece was com- posed by Lous Thiele for two players on the or- fab, and is one of the posthumous works of this temarkable genius. Itisbelieved that this is the frst paole performance of this travscription in America, The lovers of cburch music will be glad to know that Mr. Eddv has decided to continue these recitala throngh the mouth of July. In this connection, we msy also meatton that on Friday eveniu ¢ Rir. Eddy exhibited the aew ar- at the Division Street Methodist Church at ‘ond du Lec, Wis. At the next recital Mr. Eddy Will have the asatstsnoe of Miss Jennie Vaily- Scherenberg, & Puiulsdelphia lady, who will make ber first appearance here on thie occasion. ‘THE COLLEGE OF MUSIC. fhe management of the College of Musicin this tity have sdopted a moat excellent plan relative to their public musical entertsinmencs next e68- von, in the formation of associate membershizs, sfter the method of some of our musical socie- ties, As the College will give next season sev- era] public concerts, and its usual soirees by the pupils, s small fee for sssoviate memberships will be fixed which will admit each member to the entire series. The proceeds are to be de- sated tothe formation of a library for the gra- fmitons use of the puis. It will also be = pleasant announcement that Mr. Ziegfeld, the manager, is now on his way to New York to ef- tectan eazagement with one of tne best teachers 3 yoos! music in this country. TURNER REALL. "Tne following is the Tarner-Hall programms his evening : 1, March, “ Fraderit Cart”... 2 Overture wo “ The Mason and Locksmith ”.. 3. “On the Sea,” solo for trombone......... Schubert 4 Potpourri from “ Geen ia 6. Overvare to “Zampa”..... @ Serenade duo for flute and & Por 9. Waltz, # Witches’ Circle ”. (OQ. Quadrille, “You Yuu ”... BLIND TOM, ‘We have received the fo!lowing readable sketch of that musical phenomenon, Blind Tom, which will beresd with additional interest from the fact of ite having been contributed by a blind Fo the Edilor af The Chicago Tribune: ‘Curicao, June =5.—Somo titie in the year 1850 to- Yacco-planter in Southern Gvergia (Perry H, Oliver was his name) bougit a iikely negro s with some other fisid hands, Sh» was stout, tough. rant grin of idiozy atamped upon his fsce, The moth- ar was purchssed from a trader, and it was thercfore bmpossible to ascertain where or when the child was born. Georgia slaves were not accurate in preserving their genealogy. A whits man uuconsciousiy bas thet vagus, stent hope in him, that he is, or Jae to Decome tne ancestor of,’ one distinguish ed above his fellows, and ho thinks it a debt tie owes to this coming Napoleon, Washington, Pame, be Shakspeare, to tell _bim whenos be cete, "Not 60 With the bisck man, This hope, which naturally Yrowsin the heart of man, was in him croshed, if rer it existed, by flavers. This idiot boy, en- lowed with a rare sod wonderful genius, was, and “Tom,” “ Blind Tom, * Gy "Tom's mother, wo at the ontbresk of the War was at work on the Ouiver plantations, could never compre- heod why her poy was famous, This gift of God to fim was nothing to her ; nothing to him, elther, which fs saddest of all, He wears his crown slmostas an Aiot might Mr, Oliver did his duty well to the boy, being an ob- ervantand kiud master. The plantation was large yeartaome, evrarmed with Metle Diack urebing, with ty toest sind nothing todo, All that little “blind “am required, aa he fattened out of babybood into poshood, was room in which to be warm, ob the patch, oF by the Kitchen fire, to be stupid, fubby, and Heepy, Kicked and petted alternately by the other aegrocs. He bad a bsbit of creeping up on the porches and rerandas of the mansion, and there in the sun, waiting for \kind word or toach from those who passed ‘The boy, crawling about day after day in vas au Fepuoant a object a the ls the i ring swamps, and promised to Tae ees from whi:h only feid-hands could be black, with protruing heels, the spe jaw, constantly open, the eighties eyes béed thrown far back on the shoul- era, Iying on the back, {a fact; thie fs a habit which ipa, ‘and which adds to bia imbecile appear- ance, Until ho was 7 yeare of age Tom wes regarded as £2 idiot, not upjustly, for at the ‘Feascm apd judgment rank but as He ebowed & dog-like affection for the housenold, and keen, nerroas abgbtest praise or blame from ‘possessed, too, 8 low, ausmal irricabil- temper, giving way to inrticulate yelre of ‘when provoked. Hisr ecard was the sarae as t of tholisanda of imbecile negro children. Gener ‘sions of beatnendom and alsvery had the toherited brains and temperaments of socb children Kolerabty clest of all trices of power and purity—pal- ‘Moa the brain, brutalised tue nsture. ‘Tom spparent- ty fared no better than his fellowa, ‘It wes not until 2857 thet the yeenodenul powers boy yreloped, and made : capacities to vigorous tests, ‘the trisl, bat every day new powers develmped, until “he — reached nis limit, beyond which his snbsoquent advancements ‘were tritung, That mit, however, established him as ‘an anomaly in musical scionca, "At 12 years of age this boy, bora blind, uttarly ig- norant of a note, ignorant of ‘every phase of so-called mausical science, interpreted severely classical compoe- ers with « perfoct clearn:ss of conception, He could repeat, without the Joes of 4 syllable, a discourse of Af- teen minutes in length, of which he did not under- stand s word, Songs, too, in French or German, aftera Se hearing, be would render, not only Literally in words, but in notes, atyle, and ex; ¥I his bore were n. at the instrument with any musician, he played a perfect socompaniment to the treble of music which he hesrd for the frst time aa he played, Then, taking the soat Vacated by the otber performer, he'would instantly give the entira piece, intact in briiliancy and symme- fy. not a note lost or misplaced. The selections of dausic by which oe pone ‘was tasted were sometimes sdxtoon pages in leng! The writer fret asw Tom tn 1860, in a Virginia town. the concerts were giten ina grest barn of a room, gad with hot soot, stained frescoes, chandeticrs, and Sale eplotched with gilt, The audience was large, but not te highest bench of musical criticism ‘hefore which to bnog Tom. Mr, Oliver came forward Teading and coazing aloug a litdo black boy in whito Uinen, whose bead ley upuw hic back, and waose mouth, was constantly wide open ; his great blubber-lips and ahining teeth, therefore, were all you saw when he faced you, He required to be petted and bought like any other week-minded child, “The concert was amix- hieng, coaxing, and promised candy and cake. ‘Yio seated biroself at last before the plano, = full half yard distant, stretching out Lis arms full length ike an ape clawing for food, “ Now, Tum, something we like from Verdi,” whe head fell further back, the black claws began to work, and theae af tee composer'y barmonies which Jou "would bave chosen as the purest exponanis af Jassiou begen to fost through the ream, elections from Weber, Beethoven, and others followed, Toua, ‘al the close of each piece, Would applaud himself, vio- Jently Woking, pounding his Landso wgether, and turn ing siways 10 lua master for the approving pat on she hes zd ‘4 musician fs0m the and'encp went up to the stage and put the boy's Powera 10 the tesi, Songs aud in- tricsta symphonies were reproduced by ‘Tou with yer fection, Then s musician of the town drew out a roll of manuscript, which he expluined to bea fantasia of hia own composition, ever published. It, was sce fourteon pages in lengun, very dificult, The musician eested himself at tuo ingtrument ; ‘Tom sat beuide ‘him, struck the openmg cadence, and from the arst note tu tbe ast gave the seconds triumphantly. Jump- tng up, he fairly enoved the man from his seat, and ed to play the treble with more brilliancy snd ower thin its comporer, When be struck the last noty he sprang up, yelling with delight, = Exrnr. —-—- ABROAD. THE STATE BAENGERFEST, The Dlinois State Ssengerfest will be cele- brate’ at Springfield, cowmencing to-morrow and lasting three days. The State Hegister ays: Tt will open on Monday next bya national elute, ‘and the rec\ption of arriving singers, and their enter tainmnent at Neadquarters, At¥ o'clock in the ovening b grand recepow concert will be given in the Armory, inwhich Mise Bla Henkle, U1, DeCiercque, violinist, of Chicago, and ihe best musical talent of Springfeld, will assist. A programme at once varied and attract- tve has been prepared for the occasion. ‘On the second day the singers and delegates mect st Harmonia Hall st # o'clock, and afterwards « rehearsal tskes place at the Armory, At ll o'clock » mecting for consultation is to te held at Kepresentatives' Hall, and at o’duck in the afternoon tere will be au ex- cursion to Oak Ridge Cemetery. At 8 o'clock in the arening of the eauie day the erand concert, partici- pated tn by all the singers presout, will 1X6 place. An Orchestra of, thurty-tive imusiciahs and Bir. ‘Henklo snd Mr, DeClercque wil! ana! ‘The third Gay will be devoted to general enfoy- ment, and will beupentd with = salute of thiry-cno guns. At 9:80 o'clock @ raceling of the various Aing- ing societics and invited guessa will be held, The ‘sacicties and State officials have boen invited to purdetyate, ‘will take plac at 10 o'clock, In the after- noon = picnic snd concert will be held at Heydeli’s Park, In the evening there will be en illumination and grand display of fireworks, and the aifair will close with two Dalig, ong at the Armory and the other at the park, . The organization. shich will take part in the festivities ore the Springfield Maeunereor ; the Concordis, of Veoris, the Germania, of Peoria; the Frobsinn and Maenuerchor of Joliet ; the Magennerchor, of Dloomingion; the Tentonis, of Lincoln; the Typographis, of St. Louis; aud the Gesangrereiné, of Carlinville and Jackson- xille. Where are our Chicago German singing societies ? : THEODORE THOMAS’ BENESTT. ‘The New York Tribune of the 23d says: The Yemofit concert of Theodore Thomas last night at tho Central Park Garden was.s remarkable te onial to the admirable musician who has our public uader such a heavy load of obli- tion. The hall was densely crowded; the an- Gieuce waa vety demonstrative, mingling with ite peraounl greoting of Afr, Thomas a good deal of enthusvtic shouting: and two rich laurel wreatha wera proscatad to the conductor, one of them reposing on 8 satin cashior embroidered with the letters T. T. in gold, and supported by an enormous base of flowers. The following waa the prograLomo: | ART I Symphony No, 6, ix € (Aret tims)............Scbubert apa also “Alegro, 3 Kndante, Solecilans fren the “ ‘Walkuere 2. Wagnee om a Mivecvecseneees ‘Vocal part by Mr. F. Rewnuerts, PAR r ‘Tarkish Merch—‘Buins of Athens *, Beluctions from the “ Afefetersinger Focal part by dtr. H. A. Risaho, PaRr OL Rhapsodle Honaroise, No, 6 (aret time) “Nonvelle Meditation”... .-.+ It March—“ Persian ”.......-+ = ‘The Schubert Sympbony, No. 6, is one of the newly-recovered relics of “‘ the most poetical of musiciang " for which the world ig mdebted to the researches of Mr, George Grove, in Vienna. Mrz. Grove caused it to be performed once 1m London, a few yeara ago, but we do not believe it basever been played anywhere else. It never been published, and Thomas obtained the ‘MB. from Vienva. Written in 1818, when tho composer Was 21 yearn of age, it was the fruit of the happiest period of hia life, and be- | traya very little of vein of de- licions sadnoss which runs through his more mature works. In style it marks the translation from the imitative productions of bis boyhood to the originality, strength, and pro- found sentiment of such masterpieces ae his great Ninth Symphony. The influence of Beath- yen is especially perceptible in the Scherzo, aud a great deal of tho instrumentation throughout ia quite in Beethoven's manner. The bright and joyous spirit of the symphony, however, is mach more suggestive of Mozart. It opens with s short Adagio introduction, and then the first theme of the Aliegro is given out by the flutes and heutboys and repeated by the full arches- tra. The enticg movement is fresh aud cheerful, abounding in ristio beau- ties, and much more compact than Schubert's Ister work was apt to do, The Andante ix an equisite cantabile in F major, which ought to become popular at once. Lhe Scherzo (in C) reminds us of the allegro vivace of Beethoven's Fourth Symphony. though ita trio is rather ponderous, and perhaps or quite in character with the reat of tho work. Ibe Finale, an Allegro Moderato, is bright and fas- cinating, and brings to a cheerful close one of the pleasantest thongh by nu means the greatest of Schubert's works. . The. sympbony is of mod- erace Jength, conciss, clear, and overilowing with giadsome melodies. ‘The scoring’ ib forthe usual inetrurenta of the grand orchestra, trombones excepted. THE BOSTON HANDEL AND HATDN SOCIETY. ‘The record of the Handel sod Haydn Society of Boston, dating back to 1815, us given m the addreas uf ex-President Loring B. Barnes on re tinng, shows clearly enough, says tho Boston Transcript, toat, in its good, old days, at all evenia, the mune performed by the Society was far in adypnco of that in general use. For the first twenty years the performances of ths the Bociesy were contined maialy to Handel's ** Mes- Bish" and Haydo'a “Creston,” in whole or in parts Nenkomm’s “ David.” was given in 1896 ; “Bamson” wa» brought out and “Elijah” in 1618; and the piogrese of ‘the: flooioty has béenaleady ap to the production of the ‘St. Matthew Passion” of Bach. The old trinmphs of Mazcus Coburn, tho tonor (who, it appears from the records, received, a8 ox- ception to the rule of paying no salaries, $5 per eveving for singing the part of David). acd of Anna Stone, who usually sang bo:h the soprano and coptralto roles of the oratories, are recalied in the interesting retrospect, But the Society has not been with- out its tribulstions, owing to the spirit of dis- cord proverbially rife among students of bar- Tony, and the growth of myal organizations. Ag early ns the festival of 1857 it pecame evident that Inkewarmness and indifferentism were im- pairing the glory of the society. Nevertholess, tha career of the Society has been, in the view Of its officers, artistically progressive, A few hundred dollars’ Icss is the reaalt of the past geagon’s operations, but fifty-seven picked voices have been added to the chorus, which now num- bers fully 600, The permanent fund, only the income of which can be drawn upon for the use of the Society, amounts te $10,500. It is claimed for the library that it ia more extensive snd bet- ter adapted to the wants of a large organization than the library of any singing socicty in the country. 5 WAGNER'S GOETTERDAMMERUNG. Acorrespondent of the New York Independent pays of Wagner’s “ Goetterdammorung ”: For the most part the musi is realistfc, dramatic, rhetorical, and the aira and duet give place to real totive declamation and dialogue, “The tral Sccompaniment of the Fates weaving their web and sinking into the ses, the exchange of noble and tender sentiments between “Bronhilde” and “ Siegfried,” and the representsiion of the latter as be rides away, summoning his followere with his horn, are excellent dramatic picturing. The masterpiece ts the death of “Siegtried.” Wounded, bleeding, he invokes “ Bran- hilde:" the orchestra echoes the call with a of exqulaite pathos, that, beginning fo. the loud, emoath roll of horns, glides into the finest voicing of ‘the vio~ ti the scarce audible notes of the harp. ‘This is repeated after each call upon his “holy bride,” whom Siegfried supposes to be aalecp. He ‘cries again: “Thy waker comeat” And now tho horns give the gallop af the flery Bores, At last he seems to soe her eye opening upon him, and the music renders all the bifss and tcnderness of dying 1n her smile, This was sung by Niemann, and the aud! insisted upon ite repetition, It was followed by # mar- velous funeral march, picturing the bearing of the dead conqueror to his rest, Here W: as tender, as malodious, ae rvthmi sive, and’ as spiritual aa Boothoven himself, The con- cert woe a triumph for Wagner, All the noblost and Dest in society and art wero there, His countenanca warmed ag he received the vociferous plaudite, which he divided in the most courteous manner with the singers. In leading, Waguer bas the quiot energy of perfect self-command, HOW THE SULTAN GOES TO OPEBA. The Paris correspondent of the London Post ‘writes: f ‘The Parisians have lattorly been mnch amused by the publiexthin in the daily journsle of many curious stories about Atdul-Aziz, the Turkish Sulcan, whose acquaintance they had tho pleasure uf making in 1807. ‘Luss eccentrio porentate, when be came here, behaved much like tals, seeming to baye lett his snd dics sway in arp. Tia moi Pecullarities behind him; but at home he carriea them fo excess, A lotier recently received here gived a fdea of the manner in which be goes to the Taian ‘opera in Constantinople. It appears that ho does not care to vialt that institution more than once yeurly, and that On that grand occasion selections from % great nutabor of the principal opores, new and oud, are Presented. A few days ago the Director of the Opera Tocelved orders to propare for the coming of the ultan, who was to romain from 6 o'clock in the even- ing until lin the morning. A suort time after the reception of the Imperial order, a long cortege of mules, bearing provisions, all the cooking apparssus of the Réyal kitclon, aud a large part of the Sultan's wardrobe, mado ita appearance. It ts custoniary for the Sultan to renew lua toliet several times during bis visit to the opera, When the baggage-train had ar- Fived, and tho offcere of the household were busily st work uppacking and arrang! aguare in front of the thea resembled a vase’ market. When every. thing was ready, the Sultan came and took hia neat the Hoyal box. ‘The curtain at once rose upon the aec- ond act of the “ Burbor of Seville.” After he bad le- tened 4 fow minutes, Abdul-Azix discovered that he wao familiar with that inusic, and 40 called » council Of Ministers in his box. The consultation was not finished, when the“ Harber of Bevilie™ was followed by sseléction from “Crispino e la Comare.” This ‘tile Bullen had not heard, so be dismissed the Minis- tersand listened eagerly for a fow momenta; shen, suddenly calling his Grand Chamberlain, he said that such music did not pleise biaz, and looked at the sing- ery with great displeasure, imcantime amoking fari- sly. : “Tile trembling artista then baited this fiarce critic with an actfrom “Ernsni,” and during this part of the performance « real catastropho occ.irred. In the chorus of praise to Obarles Quint introduced at the end of the act, the singers changod the words and sang * Glory to AbdubAziz.” This kind of demons:ration haa alwaye bean especially distataful to the Sultaa, and ‘38 goon as be heard his own Damo he left the taeatre ina rage, snd next day dismissed the Cbamberiain in caazge of the musical department. | While he ia tue thestro the roene in the square oulsie ms of unusual splendor. Five hun tly cae jarisouod horses were bitched to railings; richly uni- formed soldiers roclined under the trecs {the chair- bearers of the vations high functionaries emoked thelr Jong pipes and sang their eternal aonge, and electric lights tried in vain to rival the splendor of the Ortental moonlight, which cast a glamour over the whola spec- tackle, Itis rumored that because of the Sultan’s anger there will be no more opera in Constantinople for a Jong time, i MUSICAL NOTES. : Mme. De Murska leaves San Francisco, short- ly, for Australis. A London paper announces that some diffical- ty bas arisen with roapsct.to Yon Bulow’s visit to Mlle. Thalberg has sung Cherubino at Cayent Garden. The performance w spoken of rather ag the result of instruction than of original study of the character, . ‘M. Georges Bizet, the young composer of “ Carmen,” the new opera which recently enjoy- ed a success at Paris and has just been accepted at Vienne, died st Bougivalon the Sdinst. - MUe. Aimee has been engaged for four months at the Paris Varieties, where she is to ‘* creato” successively, commencing in September, a new opera by Offenbach and another by Lecocq. In January and February she is to perform in St. Peterabarg. ‘Mrs. Weldon, who is at present living in Paris, has commenced, in the Hrench Jaw courts, an action for breach of contract and for libel against M. Gounod. The articles which eho considers libeloas appeared ina Pans jor nae the composer denies that he is the author of em. Among the forthcoming novelties at the New York Central Park Garden Coucerts is a Sym- phonietta,” by Raff, for wind instruments only. An“ Atlegro Agitato,” by Dr. Pearce, of this city, and a “Festival March,” by Mr. Seifert, first violinist of Mr. Hamerik's orchestra at the Peabody Institute concerta in Baltimore, have recently been played at these concerts, Tho Duke of Edinburg has, it is understood, coumposed, and in private played, several pieces of his own,—solos for the violin aud violoncello, and duets for the violin sod flute. It is likely they will soon be published. The most am- Ditions of these musical novelties—a concerto (quintet) in E minor—bas recently been played, inan anonymous form, in many London draw- ing-rooms. The New York Times of tha 23d saya: “The meation in the Times of Sunday of a proposed season of English comic opers at Wallack’s The- atre was founded, we are sorry to hear, npon ip- accurate information. Massrs. Colville & Fryer have abandoned the pish, we now learn, and their first untted venture will be the fulfillment of the engagement of Mlle. Aimee, which will commence, so faras the United States is con- cerned, in August, 1976.” The firm of Breitkopf, of Teipzig, which bas abliahed the complete edition of the works of Beethoven. now proposes to do the sama with the compositions of Mozart, one-third of which sro in manuscript, provided a subscription of £3,000 be raised, 08 the cost of engraving and printing will be at Idast £8,000, At Salaburg, the place of Mozart's birth, at Vieuus, aud at Leipzig, considerable guns have been already contributed by the admirers of the music of Mo- zart. A letter from St. Petersburg in the Figarostates that the beuotit performance of Mme, Judie pro- duced s sum of 20,000 francs. The stalls, whioh cost 10 roubles (70 cents) each, wére paid ‘at least 25. ‘The artist aleo received three mag- nificent presente; a suit of diamonds worth 20,- 000 francs; a dart for the head-dress in bril~ liants, wich a eappbire as large a3 a pigeon’d egg, Valued at 80,000 francs, and jond bracelet worth 32,000 francs. If to the above be added the 100,000 francs she received for ber en- gagement, her private ecirees, and other pres- ents, it will be found that ahe mado in six weeks sufficient for ap income of 16,000 franca a year. ——— THE DRAMA, THE WARM SEASON, 'The Providence which shapes our ends rongh is, inscrutable. It is useless, therefore, to in- quire why it is that the gentlemen who come to a theatre after the rise of the curtain usually pelong to the class which stands abont midway between mse end his Darwinian ancestor, and that the ladies are usually pasge, unprepoosess- ing, and badly dressed, ‘Buch ia the casa, how- evar. One of the objects of tha theatre-goer is to attract attention, snd, if thiacanuot be done by the orthodox methods of good dreasing and good taste, it ean be done by coming fate to the ibeatre and disturbing a thousand or mote peo- ple. How itis that the tardy ones always manage to belong to the grand army of the up- attractive is past all finding oat. | 7 | Lake errixals ware tbe only teasarse cf last week worthy of notice. The sttendanco all round wag very light, andthe influence ofthe weather was folt. .Does it not seem a little tranquil on the part of our visiting theatrical mspagers to reserve their attractions until the dog-star rages, which he appears to ‘be doing now, and then break out into jeremiads over the reluctgnce of the Chicago public to support a firet-class theatrical eutortainment? the lamentations ever uttered, however, will prove uncertain stimulants to the public appetite for amusement. Some changes. are noticeable in the programme this week. =~ M'VICKER'S THEATRE, Dnring the past week ‘Bonsnza” has dragged itaelf along with diminishing favor. It came to an end yesterday, but will flicker up again Wednesday and Saturday nights, It is to be re- gretted that during eo brief an engagement Mr. Daly has sacrificed 80 much time to a trifle like “Kgonanza.” His’ company ig capable of much better things. It would be aad to leave the Chicago public with an impression that all Afr. Daly’s celebrated company , could ao was shown in “Bonanza”; that the patriarchal and beney- olent Fisher conld do nothing more artlatio than lie on a lounge and kiok up his heel, pour down & well-sdvertised brand of champagne, and conduct himself like a well-mcan- ing imbecile;. or that | Fanny Davenport was made only to sinper, Lewis to at himself into groteaqae attitudes, and Ries Rie to lisp with a marked foreign accent “+b, Chark.” They aro, of ovurse, equal to beter things: but bowiis the pabir ta baliave it? > ily, there is » change isp: Pi there ie eons Dah Saree Philadelpbian, Mr. Charles Morton, and has not: betore been played in Chicago. It brings upon the stage Mr. James Lewis, Mr. Davidge, Owen Fawcett, Miss Jeffreys Lewis, and Mrs. Giloert, who, with the sddition of Mr, Fisher and Miss Dayenport—not incinded in the cagt—are tha finished artista of the company. Mridav night Mise Davenport basa benefit, when “London ‘Agssuranco” and ‘‘The Rough liamond” will be played. The comedy was givin at Hooley ‘Pheatro last summer, but several shanges in tho cast are to be noticed. Mr. Parkes plays Charles Courtley, and Mr. Barrymore Miss Rigl takes Miss Sara Jewott’s tiace ag Grace Harkaway. Lewis’ BENEFIT. Alargeandience, half of whichsignified its bad breeding by s terdy arrival, nid Mr. James Lewis, comedian of Daly's comyany, and Biss Jeffreys Lewis, the compliment o! attending the performance at McVicker’s Theate Friday even- ing. A farca and » comedy wee annonnoed, but by contrast, .“ Bonanza” is the farce, and the opening piece, ‘My Thelo’a Will,” the comedy. It should tb interesting toa large constituency, for it waswritten byoue Smith, an Englishmen. Mr. Smit has chosen for the plot s testamentary n similar to that which the late Mr. Falconer anployed in his five-act comedy, “ Men of the Dy.” Twolovers are pound by the will to marry ewh other or be disinbentea, the party rafsng to accept: the other losing a fortune, Mr. Faloon- er elaborated this plot with 1 regard -for senoment and romance. Mr. Smith treats it bumoronsly. A uttlo- veinof sentiment runs through it, and as the dialogue is crisp, witty, and clever, the piece 8 pretty and well received. Mies Lewis, who le ber de- but in Chicago in the par: of Florence Marigold,is evidently capadle of setaining char- scters of a heavier mold and more intricate campogition, but rendered it gracefully and woil. What little sentimens thie was in tha part was charmingly developed, s.d the comedy element disposed of with vivetty and spirit. There is just enough in tha. pat te excite a desire to sec-more of the acrese, as the Chicago public will this weet Mr. Barry- more improves a fittle om sacqaintacce, but seems rather amateurish for acompany like Daly's. His port is ioosc.. A nrew-driver to tighten up bis joints would greaty improve his catriage and gait, even for the diepay of nautical qualities, Mr. Davidge had noting to do-but wear his usos! air of aimple beevolence and speak one or two bright lines o advantage, which the reader may ba sure be éd, ACADEMY OF 3UAIC. : ‘Mr. Joseph Banke has been playng dnring tht week at the Academy of Musio o his criminal classic, entitled “Broke Jail.” ‘he drama, ss was pointed ont in this colamn, as its merits, like other pieces, and its “dofectsioo.’ The de- fects for s mixed sudience outweth the merits, For a gallery audience, ‘it is fascicting; for any other, it just escapes being disgsting. The more refined the andience, the mre offensive the play. Bot Me, Banks, on thecontraty, ap- pears to be worthy of somethiy ‘betters A pleasant Irish comedian, with a reposseesibg face and manner, it ‘iz to ba hopeihe will coma to Chicago again better equipped. Business was | very bad, a ‘MANAGER GARDINER’S LATST. Of all queer things in this queamity the giv- ing away of 8 Buble as @ prize to x rafiled for— bonus. for. attendance ¢ a theatri cal matinsea~seems to w the. queer. est. Mr. Gardiner, manzec of the Academy of Music, snoounca Friday that children would be ndmitted to {s theatre st 10 cents & head, and the holder of t? winning tick- at would be presented with. theWard of. God, gilt-edged ‘and. handsomely band. {t was amazing tosee the number of ;rown-up men und wonren who tned to rejuverte for the sake of getting a Bible worth $10 f 10.conta. It would have warmed the heart of: cobble-atone to contemplate this outburst of sligious fervor. No. 39s—a highly suggestive Tritarisn figcro— won'ths Bible, and listle Ross rance present ed it, Perhaps a8 amusivg feature -of the case ss any was the fact tat Rabert Mo- Wade bought the Bible. A genation of hard~ ened scoffers might comment gatically on this sudden outbreak of generosit: They might aay that Robert, having failed tozap a harvest off the present peneration of thire-goers, was cultivating friendly relations wilthe next one, to be reaped hereafter. What ay Robert itis! ¢R, MUIR'S BENEF. atthe Academy of Musio this ening is to be @ popular and important ever Robert Mo- Wade, 8am Piercy, J. H. Bars, Manegers Graves and Gardiner, the entireieadomy com- pany, and volunteers from the Jelpbhi will 25- sist. The piece of theavening it be ‘The Btrcets of New York,” with the firacene made a specialty. Mr. Blaisdell auperinnds the pro- duction of the piece. ‘THE GRAND OPERA-HO® bed no stage at sll ‘The piform which answered the purpose for the minrals has bean torn down, anda stage is buildinyby Mr. Me- Vicker.. The management of ththeatra will rest exclusively with Mr. Thomas. Hall, Jato of tho Walnut Streat Theatre, *hilsdelphia, ‘Mr, Hall was in the city last weekor one day. ‘He left for the East after taking sursory view of things to engage a company fonext season. ‘The theatre ie to-ba conducted n tha .etock principle, aud a good company wiberefore be necessary. It is hinted that, if Af Crane can be induced to return to Chicago. can make Bo engagement with Mr. Hall A favorite comedian, he is remarkably populin Chicago, and would like to remain here ne soason. It is to be hoped that an engagant will be effected. Mr, MoVicker will say thing povi~ tive, except that Mr. Crane willrobaoly not engage at his star theatre, which & matter of course. A comedian of his -abiy would be cramped in a house in which thetar has the cream of the acting. Afr. Crane istirm fayorite in San Francisco. : ‘M'VICREN'S THEATRE is to be occupied by two minstrelarties sfter tho departure of the Duly orgacition for San Francisco. It will then be closed {the summer for renovatign. Itdogs not appeap neod much | touching up, but new carpets, n¢freaco work, aud renovated upholstery ci + ‘seata are promised. The theatre will be aned early in thefail, ss usual, . JOHN BLAISDELL, | ~ % now a confirmed institation, has In growing in bulk upon his managerial ventureand, though heavy enough for any villain rured on the atage, is to occupy & still mora ejted positiun. He" goss’ with ‘Mr. Gardivar to ¢ Arch Street |" Theatre, Philadelpbis, as leadizgan. A change of managers bas been erfectedith Philadel- phis, it will be seen. Mr. Bhdell haa not of late years played regularly ithe sity. Ho has lannched out Occamonally asmacscer, and some of his ventures have bearess pixfitable than othera, Ic is likely that héravelec from policy. A leading man becomesoo famiijar to the public after plaving more to 8 sete oF two, Mr. Bisiadell bas played he for tea yars, and still retains the good will ofthe play-ging public. He will be cordially welcomed by Philadelphians, and the goodmsbes cf ua friends bere will be as cordial. I¢ be will: ht realize bis opportunity and the geat possibilitiy open to hiss, Mr. Biatsdeii wit! sakeone of th beat leading men in modern pies ot the stage Boolally, be ia--a, vary amiable and ] gentleman; “profeesionally, he is capable of = great deal. Bir. Gardiner’s seleoti fendi; MRD 18 & Wiss one, ‘ i ue i ne JOHN DILLON ing out s8 a star now in a biaze of glory. Bo closes the summer season at Hooloy’s with a piece written expressly: for him, in whick he is to assume 2b Teast half a dozen disguises. The title of the play is “Sure,” and, if tho earth quakes have not altered matters alittle, itis = very inappropriate title, ‘ Uncartain” wonld be juat a8 good—butter, in fact. It would add the zest of suspense to the piece. Afters sox- Son of two or three weeks in Chicago, Mr. Dillon is to appear in New York, where he is engaged to play toe: Cedi ier Bis reception in New York tat ters i mie nterest among his friends ie “THE TWo ORPHANS,” which will follow Mrs. Oates at Hooley's, is being liberally advertised. Mr. Panl Nicholson, the advance manager, ia very busy making prepera- tions, and Mr. Hart Jackson, who has sdapted ret pisce, will be hera next week to superintand HUMOR. Sheet musio—(hildren crying in bod. . geen Mattrre—Dacks, chickens, turkeys, and What portions of le Agta Fah body are the heat travel- Connecticut reports that this season will un- doubtedly turn out far from ‘sppity for the ap ne crop, but it pears ae if pears is doin’ quite 4 printer’s devil says his lot ig a bard one ; at. his boarding-house they charge. him with ail ‘the pie they can’t find, and at the office they charge him with all the pi they do find, : A Havaas paper says: “A mule kicked sn in- surance agent in this place, on the cheek, the other day. The agent's cheek was uninjured, bat the mule’s hoof was brokeo.” An Alabams boy of 15 was bung for murder the other day, and aust before swinging off he said to the Sheriff; ‘I don’t.cara ao mach sbout the hanging, but to be swung off bya cross-syed man is what breaks me down!” Dickens always believed in Spiritualism after agking ata seance the attendance of the spirit of Lindley Murray, and bemg answered by the spectre, to whom be put the question: “Are you the spirit of Lind.ey. Murray ?” “T aro!” “Price-less Gems "—Miss Mary—'Now, pa, there is no tima to lose. You must show us the best pictures aa soon as possible!” Pa (self- made man)—‘All right, my dear. Let's sea. Here’s No.1. Why!—what!— ‘Ow can I show you the best pictures? The silly fellows ain't marked their prices down!” Aman who had saved the life of a daughter of & Boston mullionaire received $2.50 nea ‘the gratefal parent. He was so overcome with the msemieicent bonply that he paid ont every cent of itto savanteen organ-grinders to ai Oualy werenade his beaetacior. NAR A fond parent who bought a cow for his sum- mer-residancs, in anticipation of the delight that the product would cause his little daughter, ‘Was somewbat chagrined when Mise Pert, look- ing upou a pan of nectar, exclaimed: ‘Oh, the horrid yellow acnm! Tt isn’t half go good as the nice blue milk we get in Boston.” A woman appeared ins Canada court tho other day, and made complaint that another woman bad called ber an ** opprobriate epithet.” “What waa it, madam?" kmdly inquired the many - “A piano, gic,” replied sbe, in a voiss hemi-demi-somi-guavering with emotion. “A piano, madam; come, now, that’s played,” said the Judge, and he the court. -A Boy's Forethought—A Cass street boy of tonder years yesterday antered the house with a big pair of pincerain his hand, and when hia amazed mother inquired the use he meant to make of them, he replied : “I’ve got a pin-dart, haven't Ll?” “Yes.” “ Well, if I shoot it into the baby we can draw it out with these pincers and not haye to call a doctor,” be continued, wearing a smile of victory. A mao in North Csrolins who was saved from a conviction for horse-atesling by the powerfal plea of his lawyer, after his ttal by the jury waa asked by the lawyer: “ Honor bright, now, Bill, you did steal that horse, didn’t you?” “Now look a-here, Judge,” was the reply, “I allers did think I stolo that hose, but moce I hearn your speech to that ‘era jury, Pll be dog- goned if I ain’t got my doubts about it.” A pale man with long hair got into the car. It was.a cold day, and the seat Dear the stove was occupied bys man: and an inguisitive-lookin: boy. ‘The pajoman backed up te the stove and remarked: “Man run over, just cow.” The in- quisitive-looking boy sprang. to. his feat and rushed out of the car likaa maniac, The pala man settlnd down ia the vacated seat and ex- piained ; “ He ran over the track abead of thi engine; he waan’s struck.” ss Rnenty: Pheer frets Brooklyn ri -& poor boy, entivs i tl 'e of Lord Nelson, secretly left kis parenta? roof with 3 pockstknife, s sandwich, aud a bunch of twine 28 his sola capital, resolving ta go to sea and become sn Admiral. Five miles away from home this brave, smbitious lsd was kicked into a duck-~ peed by an sxespertiet mule, ee ig now ope of the wealthiest and most devot icnleur- ists in the State of New York, eas “How would you feel, my dear, if you were to meet a wolf?" asked an ‘Old lady a her little dcbild, with whom ehe was walking along 5 lonely coantry road. '\O grandmsmma, I ahould be so frightened!” was the reply. “Bat I should stand in front of you and protect yon,” ssid the old jady. ‘Would you, grannie?". cried the child, clapping her handa with delight. ‘That would be nical While the wolf was esting you Tshonld have time to run far away.” - “No, Edon’t want vone of your lghtoing- rods,” said Kentucky farmer, inst week, to a man who had stopped at hie house to put up patent lightning condactors, “ T'nin’t afraid of lightning. It'a thunder, I believe's, going to knock us all endways, some day.” —“* You don’t seem to comprebend,” said the peddler. ‘These ere silver-tipped rods are lightning-rods, and the geld-tipped ones are thander-rods—just what you want,” and he persuaded the old man to o~ der the gold-tipped rods. A boy got his grandfather's gun and losded it, but was afraid to fire; he, however, hited tho fun of loading, and so pat in snother charge, but was still afraid to fire. He kept on charg- ing, but without firing, yntil he got six charges jn the old piece. is grandmother. learaing his temerity, smartly reproved bim, and graspin; the old continental discharged it. ‘The result was tremendous, throwing the old Indy on ber back. She promptly struggled to regain her feat, but the boy cried ont— Lie stil, graapy ; thero are five more charges to go off yet.” Wayne Hovey relates » good anecdote of a certain Chaplain of the Auburn State Priagn who, being an enthusiastic devotes of temperance re- form, had an idea that most of the convicts were incarcerated because of the use of whisky. In jus rounds ho met a sturdy man of many stripes, and put the usual question to him: “ Had whisky anything to do with bringing you here 7” " wyerything, sir, everything,” exclaimed the man, ‘The Chaplain was encouraged, and eager- Jy inquired how it was, “Well, sir, 1’N toll you how it was. The Judge waa drank, and the law~ pa wore drunk, and they fetched me in ity. ICHABOD. s following is Whittier’s poem of “Ichabod,” re- clear oe ite Bebeh Is the peroration of his address in tho great scandal trial >} : So fallen { xo lost! the light withdrawn ‘Which once he wore! ‘The glory from his gray hairs gous ‘Forevermore! - Rovile him not—the Tempter hath seta not and wrath, tyiDj “orn Beht bis fal!” Oh] dumb be passion'’s stormy rage, ‘When he who might Have iifted up and ted his age ‘Falls back in night, Scorn! ‘rosdd thin sie Lag fe AE A bri 90% ven, Fiend forded, down the endless dark, ‘From Hope and Heaven! Let not the land once proud of bim Tngult him now, R Wor brand with deeper shame his dim, © ~ ‘Dishonored brow. ; But let its humbled sons fostead, ‘From eea.ta iske, Aloug tamea:, as Cor the dead, In eudness make. Of all we loved and honored, naught pave power remains, — Aiallea avgel's pride of thought, BUN strong in chains, else. ‘The sou) bas Hed: Wane Potts is loat when bande Qles, ‘The man is dead a ‘Zhen, pay.the reverence of ald days | bis Professorship of Canine “FANNY’S FAMILY. Prof, Davis and His Galaxy Learned Dogs. of His Lofty Opinion of Canine Capaci- ‘ ty and Intelligence, “a The Way in Which They Receive Their Instruction. Peculiar Names Bestowed, Upon His Scholars, How Fanny Saved Her Master’s Life +--Escaping from Louisville. To call s man a lucky dog ig to gain his ever- lasting ill-will. He is certain to recognize in tho phrase a studied disparagement of his intel- lectual capacity. To sccount ror hia success on the hypothesis of friendly influences is to ignore his intelhgence, and it ought to. There is a great deal mora mesning in the phrase “ a Incky dog” than one would think. The lucky dog is nos:the smart one. On the contrary the brill igot cur is 4 pitiabie fellow in hia domestic rela- tions. His intellect haa been developed at the expense of bis hide. Smarts aud emartnesa are to him terms readily convertible one into the other, and he knows for cattain that s common root baa ganerated both. When a cuf sppeara before the public gitted above his fellows, it ra- quires no abstruse calculation to understand that he nas received chastiaomaent in bis day, and that dsy—allowed by common conrtesy to dswn for even the meanest member of the family—unually Isats as long 2s he does. The segacions dog is therefore ag much an object of compassion 28 Of admiration, and it is a disilinsionizing process to look behind the scenes of his Life. Is wilk ba found that there ia gs much tinge! and falsaneas in front of the curtain as there is mortification and bitter- neas behind it. Tne ‘touch of nature” which makes the whole world kin isa heayy one for him too often. When oze reads, for example, that a celebrated North Side mongrel makes 4 living py " "EATING NEEDLES, the natural conclusion is that this depraved habit has been acquired at the expense of a bleeding hide. It would take volumes of affi- davits to convince the reader that the beast took to needies as other cars do to bones; that it once occupied « high and favored station **in my lady's chamber ” until its voracity for cold steel had depleted my lsdy’s needle-book, and threst- ened to procipitate my‘lord into insolvency. Yet such is the fact. All the beer daily swal- lowed in that saloon will not wipe out the record of its petty Iarcenies. ren yeara seo that beast began to substitute metal for meat, and convert needies into nutriment. After seven years of metallic gluttony, it stil wags {ts tail 28 though it were not bristling with points, and fills its stomach with good edible food ag if it were not already a bonanza of oxidized iron, Were the reader to bint in .the vaguest manner that this unhealthy diet was due to anything but natural depravity, the master of the house would assure him that he little knew the depths of canine character and ingennity, and thatataste for Beedle never could have been conceived by mor- man. Peshapa eo. The dog, however, can learn much from wan, a3 any of the frequenters of the Adelphi will solemnly affirm. They have seen. : ‘ PROF. J. L. DAVIS exbibit his dogs on the stage of that concern, and can swear there was uo eollusion or other deception. Davis told bis Sight dogs to do cer tain things, and they willingly obeyed, even to the extent of performances far beyond the nat- ural ability of dogs todo. ‘hen Grover, a man of many wards, announced that Davis gave the public a chance to sce what kindaess would do in. trajning avimals, sobody thought the sn- ompcement was not Pickwickian,—a sort of gentle hyperbole such as he delights to use for tho outrapmaent of the reluctant. It was a golid fact, however. Davis' dogs acquired all they know by kindesss, patience, and perseverance, sot by aruelty. . An interesting man of 50 or tuereabouta is Davis,—quiet in manner, good-hnmored, and un- ostentatious. He is a Virgniau by birth and feeling, and for the great part of his life has been engaged in what is known as ‘the show business ;” and, as a dancer, s manager, a min- strel and a trainer,hse seen about all that a man ususlly sees. Ha does not profess that keen rel- igh for dogs which dog -trarsers think it necessary to affect before the public. He is fond of dogs just aa the average reader may be. He has had Petgin that species and in his own, provably, end he thinks more of his own than of the other. “At the same time,” eays Davis, ina manner not to be mistaken, ‘+I would RATHER RAISE A YAMILY OF DOGS than of human beings. You can teach a dog more in a given time than you can achild; they never forget what they bave learned; no- body knowa the limt of their capacity for learning. There's s heap more to a dog you think there is.” And he ought to know how itis. He has raised one fawily of bis own, and eeen that family go into the same basiness. And, in spite of these hard facta, and a certain possibility, of which it would be out of place to make even the light- est mention, he prefers raising the puppies. At the same time his love for them 1s not vulgar showmanship. HOW HE CAME TO CHOOSE THE RUSINESS of training dogs for the stage is interesting, if not exactly atartling. His theatre in Nashville having been burned, he and Fanny, hie dog, narrowly escaping cremation through the sagecity of adog snd the dicipline of a gaod hook-snd-ladder company, he wintered in Sag- inaw, Micb. Of its kind, Saginaw isa gay little town, and Dayis was preparing to open » theatre in the spring. He had Fanny with him, and three or four of her puppies, and it occurred to him that they might bo used to advantage. Fanny is s pretty liver-colored spanibl,—a cock- erspaniel, to be very exact,—and her puppies were thoroughbred. Pretty enough they were to pleaga auy taste, but lacking thoae shinin; qualities which have subsequently distinguished them from other cocker spaniels. He went to work on their faliow intellecta, and when the theatre opaned, in the spring of 1863, J. L. Davis became a professor, and his peta _, MEMBERS OF THE DRAMATIO FRATFWRITY, with many of the peculiarities of the brother- hood stamped into them. The tricks he had taught them wore to him simple enough, sod to the dogs of easy acauirement, but the pablic graciously pleased to think them remaikable, and the dogs were elected to the highest office at the disposs! of the audienco,—that of favor- itea. So gratified was Davis that he accepted Accom) ents, and went into business. He added to the number of his performers,—in which business Fanny kindly came to his asaistance,—until he had nine or ten dogs of very bigh attainments in tho acrobatic and fetch-snd-carry lines. Now DID HE TRAIN THEM? ‘That was no secret,—by cara, persevarance, and kindness. Hoe studied their habits and learned their characters, and modified the gevorsl treat- ment to meet particular temperaments. Did he whiptbem? Yery litle. The cueerful manner in which they did buaineas showed that. He went to work somewhat in this way: When he wished to inculcste a trick iIntos dog "he made that dog perform it, repeating to him the same words of command until the auimal * suited the action to the word, the word tothe action.” When be tanght Tom Collins to “walk sroucd” be led Yom Collins around, and repeated the order until T. C. was thoroughly awake to ita meaning. When be taught them collectively to go to their seats, each choosing its own, he ied the individual dog to ita owa siool, caretally cor- recting every error the little pupil might make. If the Iatter waa lazy or *loaferish,” ho would tap it-a hint with the whip, batone dose under this heroic treatment lasted a very long time, Some of the tricks performed by the doga - ARE 80 COMPLICATED that one cannot understand how this metaod of instruction would avail, For instance, when Fanny is sent for hor mastor’s chair and news- paper, and in obedience to his command reads. slgnd, it is not easy to believe that she was } taugbt merely by constant repeticion, But we have-his word for it that that was the method. | It is equally bard to account for tho human-lige precision with which, when he saya to them “four go out,” the same four gravely deacend -f trom their respective ueate and retire to be [ fro Pre- pared for a race. But thie was undoubt- édly his method. . Devia never looks at the dogs | | when he givesttem orders. They have learned to attach ceitain meanings to certain sounds, and as Davis barily varies the language of his commands, they kaow just what todo, There is more to it than thia parrow like obedience. Touraday afternoon whea Mise Weat (lrs. Davia) waa rehearsing with them, sbe gava Fanny an order to “bring the paper.” Fanny walked to the accustomed corner, but there was no paper there. She tried half 2 dozen entrances without finding one. She would not give up without s farther effort, andat last, discovering something portable in the form of a rawhide lying on the floor, took it to her mistresa, Fanny not know THE HISTORY OF THAT WHIP. She never mot the human brute who once owned it, lucky little Fanny. That person ex- hibited trained dogs in tke eame piace some time ago One night one ofhis dogs failed to obey bim. When the scenes shifted, he seized the offender and bit her ear unt the stage hands took the little anima! from him, aud threatened to mash him with # stool, wo indig- ant were they at this vindictive crualty. Fanny Anew nothing of this personally. “+A dog,” says Davia, with the air of a man enunciating a broad principle, “never tires. You may keep on repeating a triek, and you will tire long before your tw Hence patierce will alwaya be rewarded. A’ good, bright dog will & trick 1n one leagon if the trainer goes. the right way to work. The dullest sort of cnr will get it pas in three, whereby it is easily dis- corned that the average dog is a great deal brighter than the average boy, if be did. but know it. His ignorance is bliss; wisdom might bring blisters. Roses have thorns, and con- scious superiority corresponding responanbilities for even the mangieat of mongrels as well as for the loftiest of their masters. . DAvIs' TRAM consists of eight performers, and their namea will be a dreadfui shock to mempers of the lata lamented Temperance Bureau. ‘here is Fanny, carrying her 18 yeara of experiance with a heart as light as m her girlhood’s sunniest days. Her sons are Braody—alas that it should be so—and Gin. Tom Collins isa large white poodle, with black rings round hia eyes, which tell of asaocia- tion with Fanny’s wicked sons. Sugar is a little white poodle, always getting mixed up with Gin im & manner more gratifying to the bare tender bin master. Dexter is @ Iitde dark-gray poodle, with an air of weakness: and long-saffering, as though his seat were the mournere’-bench of & perenvia) revival. Billy is a tins le, well-intentioned, but lazy. Fsn- ny’a third son's name is not romembered at this moment, The equal division between POODLES AND SPANIELS naturally lesds tothe inquiry: Are theso two varieties naturally better adapted to che stage than others? Davis says.s0. He would like to be allowed hia choice of curs ; to acoop in threa or four dozen from the street, and select tho « Likely ones,” which he would be apt to doin a \ very sbort time. Black-and-tsn terriers, Skye~ terriers, mongrels, hounds of all varieties, would be equally apt. Is is dog-cbaracter—dog-individ~ uality—which tells, and not hereditary disposi~ tion. He thinks there is acaniue Lincoln still roaming at large down some alley, only awaiting the summons of events to display his genius. Stirpioultare may go—no, not to the dogu—for him, The meanar the dog the more likely is it to have wit. In fact, fleas snd other evidences of neglect may be considered the eccentncition of canine gepins,—tha more of them the better. Davis by his method of education, which 1 cor dially commendec :o the pedazognes of the fer- pie and catechism school, gives a bold thrust at all the EXFETE SUPERSTINONs or THe Dod-rnaAINixa BUSTSESS. Food is not made a question of punishment and reward, He feeds his dogs twice s day, either before or after their performance, as h¢ thinks fit. A boarty meal makes them lazy, cer- tainty, but what is iazinesa to a great principle of benevolence, snd a home thrust at existing evils? Ordinary professors feed their dogs but once a day, and even then the allowance depends on good bebavior. Oct uary doga therofore have to contend with wind-colic as woll as whip- lashes occasionally, in oxpiration of tha great crime of having ventured into what Carlyie can tempvaously styles ‘this dog-hole of a world.” ‘The theme of dog-training according to Davis, 1s nearly inoxhsustible, and OS® QB TWO ANECDOTES must clog this notice. Mention was made of Davis (before he becams 2 Professor) as manager of a Nashville variety theatre. He lived with bis family in the rear of the lene the entrance to the living rooms being ideatical with that of the theatre. Onenight he awoke to hear little Fanny, then s maiden of 6 years, whining and scratching ia an toaccunnt- able manner. No manso patient that he will not be angry at times, and Davis reproved Fan- ny sharply, having done which he turned over on his side and dozed again. Presently Fanny resumed her admonitiona, and gave emphasis ta them by seizing hia bedclothes in her teoth. With a bound she dragged them from the bed Davis. bewildered at this unusual proceed iz he part of his usually well- bebaved little spaniel, followed ‘hor tc the door, opening which he found the theatre in a blaze, with sll means of escapa by ordinary channels hopelesaly cut off. He wat on the third floor of the building. Fortunately. a two-story shed was below him, and on to thit be leaped, after first hurrying ttle Fanny and hia family out there aboad of him. Twenty min- utes later Nashville had lost the last vestige of her variety theatre, and Fanny her two puppies Davis would have lost na ifs, which waa more valnable-yet, bat for tbe exertions of his pet and the hook and Isdder compzny previously ro- ferred to. Fanny had achieved A REPUTATION FOR SAQACITY long before this, When, in the language of tha railroad-crossing finger-post, ‘the bell rang and the whistle blew,” Fanny looked out tor the loco- motive, and daily visited the depot to get her master’s mail matter. She would carry his letters to the Post-Offica and deposit them im the box far more safely than taodern husbands are apt todo. Shehad no pocket in which to leave them a week or two bo- fore she thought of them. Fsuny did not stop to flirt with the clerk st the window, either. But for all that the poor little creature was voted ‘an obstruction by the Post-Office authorities. Such crowds would gather round ber thatthe thing had to be prohibited eventually. One ead day Fanny diszppeared. A hard man, not having before him the fear of tha Law, atole oor Fanny and carried her off to Louiaville,—a Bara town in Kentucky, whose newspapers are apt to prevaricate sadly in unimportant matters. Davis mourned over per fora week, and his grief only ended with ‘her reappearance. She found Loursville too bad a place for her incor- Fuptidle morals, and left. She concealed ker- self on the cars and wag thrown overboard by s Louisvillain scting a3 brakeman. She stole s ride on the tracks and was discovered hy another brakeman, who took her bome, and kept her for s day chained up. Fanny alipped rer collar, and, boarding the night train, returned to Naxbville in beh RI There sre many storiva of Fanny’s fidelity, observation, knowledge of character, and general intelligence, but these tanst suffice to support Davis’ statement, “thas there's a besp mora to a day than you'd think.” ‘Mrs, Davia is going to exhibit them on the Adelphi stage this weck. She appears tocontrol them almost aa welias ber haaband The dog- es shoald remem er that the eyes of the pab- ic are upon them. If they do not obey her in every particular aud exert themselves to the ut- moat to please her, then they aro not dogs of diacernment. Thay will have been eulogized be- yond their merits. ing on the REGRET. Ina Gammentime Tris of Jong 800) a at ‘plessunt mon! ‘were present, and perfame From the meadow and the woodlands theatre, ‘Breathad thereon by tender flowers in dyizg bloom, © ‘Frank and I, beskle the river, ‘neath the iil itched the ariiiowe curve aad’ dip thelz wings In the water, avd with twitiers mountagain; | Each then, sco.nming space, into the ether sprigs, From the ill sbovmthe other rivas-banky jomes: 0 jayously, of sport! friends, At which wemmile: at ever siently T ameke, ‘And in ailence the roses’ petals renda ‘That was long ago, 7 knew T loved her then, my tongue was fancies cherished trus: ‘hey have fled, a0 im tho morming sualight feo Lignid jewels trom the paosy's breast of bine, Oft the 1a ii the lnagbter from the Bil stoge ic my hearty swallows tn their upward fight ; But the glimmer on the water fades awny,— Hours neglected shadow memary’s limpid ive Gao, Buaxcm —_—__-———. Cheep Living. We have a man in Cuthbert, 64 years old, saya a Pennsylvania newspaper, who has not taken drink of ardent spirits in over & quarter of century, never drank a cup of coffee in his hfe, or ate a pound of meat of any kind. A faw daya since, in reading a paper, he saw an advertise ment wnore it was proposed to furnish 8 recipe for %5 which would teach a mao how to live om 35 cents per week. Atthis proposition be br came indignant, and said it was sheer extravs~ gance for a mac to spend that amount, asserting that his provisions were not worth $10 per year. He subsista entirety upon corn-bread and waver, declaring that he would not oxchange his dist for that of a King or Prince. Gis ciothing cists him about 38 perannom, Heiss memaf fami-~ Jy ;-and we. pity his Cemnily. :