Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 10, 1881, Page 9

Per Cent Discount, or one- fifth off on all Cash Sales f from which | be deducted. - until August Ist. ee + TE Oe “Te PAGES. EEE ou 9 e OUR FORMER REGULAR PRICES 20 per cent will Y/Y MUSIC. Theodore Thomas’ Summer- Night Orchestral Con- certs. ‘An Orchestra of Fifty Pieces, aud Very Popular Pro- : grams. The Normal Course of the Hershey Musical School. Mime. Peschka-Leutner Proposes a Concert Tour. nteresting Gossip as to Mapleson’s London Season. ; THE THOMAS NIGHT CONCERTS. The great musical attraction of the sum- smer begins to-morrow evening, When Theo- dore Thomas will inaugurate a series of forty-two summer-night concerts at the E: position Building, similar to those which he Rave with such success in 1S’ The area used willbe the same as that during the Singerfest, with the addition of the conserv- atory and considerable out-dour space. One- half the auditorium will be provided with chairs, like a coneert-room proper, and the remainder will be set with tables and nand- sumely decorated with evergreen trees and flowers. There will be ample room for promenading, and the catering will be first- class. Five thousand seats have been pro- vided, and nothing has-been Jeft un- done to minister ‘to the pleasure and comfort of patrons. -To add to the effectiveness of the music, the managers have tried the experiment of a soundinz- board above the orchestra, which, it is be- Heved, will greatly enhance the success of the concerts. The programs are thoroughly popular, and many novelties will be intro- duced, to which reference will be made hereafter. ‘he orchestra numbers fifty pieces, one-half of, whom are among Mr. Thomas’ best Philharmonic players. They have been pla during the past week witht great success in Cleveland, and as the pro- grams were the same as those for the first ‘week here, it, of course, amounted toa full Tehearsal for this city. The programs for the first three nights will be as follows: MONDAY EVENING. March—“ Persian © Polku—Francaise ” Jonann Strauss Overture—* Jubilee .. Weber’ Andante—Fifsh 5: Beethoven “Scenes Neapoli -Massenet Overture—* ‘Saaub: Wagner Autum 8 psody Hongroise,”” 3 ace Gee Poem—* Danse re" Mi ora: Gounod £—* in’s Centrum Overture— Massanicll TUESDAY EVENT: Overture—" Night in Grenada. Polka Mazourka—"Devil's Darning: ete ana Polka Schnell—* arch Movement—~ Symphony Selections from “ Fiying cl Valtz— Wiener Fresken “La Damnation de Faust” _{% Invocation. b. Minuet of the Will of the Wisps. ¢, Dance of the SyIphs. d. Rakouzy March. 2 rure—"Merry Wiyes of Windsor e+ Nicolal Bach-Gounod Johann Strauss Goud: Dohemians”......Godard Strauss “Tragumnerei™.. ‘Waltz—" On the Beautiful Introduction, Nuptial Chorus, March Moventeot Carnival of Venice” (burlesque). wis und Marquise”... ..Morley Wailtz—On the Beautiful i “Torchlight March,” No. lin B.. Meyerbeer MERSHEY SCHOOL NORMAL COURSE The normal course of the Hershey Schoot has commenced, and five concerts are an- nounced as part of the course. The first of these, an organ concert given by Mr. Eddy, assisted by Mr. J. L. Johnston, tenor, took place yesterday noon. The program in- cluded Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in A minor; Henselt’s “Ave Maria”; Chopin’s Exude in C sharp minor; Liszt’s “ Orpheus”; Mende!ssohn’s Sonatain B flat, No. 4; Lux’s s “ Moreeau de Concert,” op. 33; and Thiele’s Concert, Satz in C minor. Mr. Johnston sung Jensen’s “ Murmering Zephyrs” and Buck’s “1 Love Thee.” To-morrow after- noon the second concert will take place, upon whieh occasion Miss May Phoenix, the contralto, will sing several arias from Han- del, Gluck, Beethoven, Mercadante, Hiller, Grieg, Lassen, and Liszt. Mr. Harrison M. Wild, organist, will give the third concert Weunesday afternoon. The classes in Ele mentary Harmony, Advanced Harmony, and Counterpoint will meet Monday, Wednes- day, and Friday mornings. LOCAL MISCELLANY. Mr. Emil Liebling has gone to Erie, Pa., and will return Aug. 8. Cony, the basso, has signed with the Em- ma Abbott Company for next season, Carl Wolfsohn has gone to Europe, to be absent during the summer. ‘There aré re- ports that He will bring a wife and family with him when he returns. Mr. IL. S. Perkins will rusticate on the coast of Maine, near Mt. Desert, for several weeks during the summer, and then visit his parents in Vermont. Mrs. W. E. Foote, the soprano vocalist and teacher of singing, principal of the musie department_of the Central Female College of Lexington, Mo,. is spending her sumuuer va~ cation in this city. Mx. Frederic W. Root left for the East on Friday. Le will address the Musie ‘Teach- ers’ National Association at Albany upon the subject of vocalization this week and next week will begin with the Normal Lustitute, at Erie, Pa. The normal session of the Chicago Musical College opened with a very large attendance Jast ‘Thursday. During this session F .-, Roswell Park will deliver another course of four lectures on the “Anatomy and Diseases ‘of the Throat” at the rovis of the college ‘Puesday atternoons at 4 o'clock, commenc- ing July 19. ~ A new and promising male chorus was or- ganized last Friday evening, to be known by - the name of “Gesang Verein Congress,” the leadership of which was given to the con- ductor, C. F. Balatka, in the presence of about seventy-five members. ‘The following Officers were elected: President, E. yon Dan- -den; Vice-President, E. G. Setneider; Treas- urer, B. Kretschman; Fir aucial Secretary, G. Albert Schurtz; Recording Secretary, M. Eredtmann: Corresponding Secretary, | -\. Georgi; Librarian, . F. Gottschal The chorus is to meet every Friday at ‘Kilare’s ‘The farewell testimonial concert given to Prof, A. M. Fletcher Thursday evening at *PiHotson Mall, Englewood, was a decided success, notwithstanding the intense heat, The Professor has a warin place in the hearts of all Englewood residents, and he willcarry away with him to his new home in the Eas their best wishes. During his long residence in Englewoou, Mr. Fletcher has contributed -jnueh to the musical advancement of the -place, and, has always willingly assisted where his services were required. Hv leaves his new field of labor, Musical Director of chusetts college, about Sept. 1. The Musical Society of Milwaukee just completed arrangements with shicago M haye rv. T°. By u ry during the com i115, but su far has not accepted any of them. THE MAPLESON LONDON SEASO: The London correspondent of the .Lme can sirt Journal writes from that city un- der date of June 16: i Mme. Etelka Gerster urrived from New York on Tuesday, but she bus expressed a wish not to sing in London this season, partly be- cause she needs rest, partly because she bus the yery uxtural wish to sce her baby at Bologne. She is, therefore, expected tu leave to-day with ber husband for Italy. Signor Campanini bas at last rejoined the company, and. despite allre- ports to the contrary, Sixner Nannetti bas ar- rived from Milan, so that * Metistofele” will after all be produced on June 18, with Mine. Nitsson as Marguerite Ielen, Mile. Beiocca as Marta and Pantalix, Signor Campanini as Faust, and Signor Nanuetti in the title rdle. The ‘Success Signor Novara bas gamed as Mefistofde in “Faust.” and as Sarastro in “Ti Flauto Magica.” has not been suilicient torender the refusal of Mune. Nilsson to play with bim quite without justitieation. itis a pity, for Signor Novara seems to be a capital artist. . ‘The extraordinary antics jo which he indulged in “ Faust,” on the oceasion of his début, have, however, quite ruined his chances for the prea- ent season at any rate. Varlous changes ure now taking piace in Mr. Mupleson's wretched cotopany. Fraulein Lilly Lehmann (one of the “Rhine daughters’ of Buyreuth)_and Mile. Gabbi have received their mittimus, The Italian lady could woll be spared, but tne German artist is a loss. Instead, Mile. Marie Merimou bas been engaged to play the chi art in the Baron Bodus d'Orezy's long promised opera * 1] Rinne- gato.” which will, it is stated, after all be given this year. MUSICAL NOTES. Miss Clara-Louise Kellogg will arrive home early in August. Mme. fose Hezsee has returned to En- gland from Australia. Maurice Dengremont, the young Brazilian violinist, will begin an extended concert tour in October. The Acme “Olivette” Company sang last week in Boston. Thus far their tour has been quite successful. Atis reported that the last season of Rubin- stein added to his excheequer the hand- some some of $100,000. err Henschel has_ returned to England, and sang two seenas from “ Die Walktire” at the Richter concert of June 13. « Herr Hubert, a’ German professor, has been appointed the successor of the late Nicholas Rubinstein at the Moscow Conser- yatoire, It is said that dates have beex made in Boston by the manager of Adalina Patti, and that she will surely be heard there in November. Miss Emily Spader has been added to the Brignoli-Ferranti combination, which’ will + shortly begin a summer tour under the man- agement of Mr. Saaltic! Acitation has been issued against the di- rectors of the Cincinnati Gollege of Music to show cause why their new issue of 500,000 capital stuck should not be listed for taxa- on. Mile, Minnie Hauk, as the English papers call her, recently appeared at Her Majesty's ‘Theatre in London, and received a most en- thusiastie welcome from an immense andi- ence. The title at present chosen for Messrs. Gilbert. und Sullivan’s new operetta, to be first produced in America next autumn, is “Claude Duval.” The title will indicate the subject. 3 Mr. Jean Wetherell, the husband of Emma Abbott, will this year be the manager of her. company, which, by the way, fs to be greatly strengthened, Two or three new operas are in preparation. brated opera, “Orpheus and Eurydic been heard in Lon- don for fifteen or sixteen years, was revived in concert form by Ganz on June 11. The music is now, of course, little more than an Instorical curiosity. Berlioz many years ago wrote parts for modern instruments in place + A Nation knelt when the night was riven, of those which are obsolete, and the opera has since been further revived by err Dorffer, Mine. Patey sang the music of Orpheu rlotta Eivit that uf Bury- dice, ai Larkeom that of Love. fr. Sims Reeves is, of course, again * in- nosed,” and his fourth “Ykrewell in ora- 1 to be given without him, He o ** farewells? remaining, and it il be able to ap- B} di torio”? li: only has t is doubtful whether fe w pear until the lust. ‘The New York Musical Review, speaking of the Thomas Fe Lier 1 A “There will be three afternoon perform= ances and four evening concerts. ‘The fir: evening will be devoted to Bach and Moz the second evening will be the Beethoven night, the third evening will be the Handel night, and the fourth evening will be de tomodern composers. A number of 4} known Eurupean composers have offered special compositions, and have also_ offered. and it is prob- tion of the festival, of the festival will rest upon the two chor- uses,—the New York Chorus Society and the Brooklyn Philharmonic Society, each u ward of 600 strong.” a ‘the scheme for the organ for the Thomas Musical Festival next May; in the Seventh Regiment Armory, has been Inteusted to Mr. t will Hilborne L. Roosevelt to execi comprise one manual of eighty-fiv one pedal of twenty-seven keys. Register of manual—Bourdon, sixteen feet; open diava- son, cight feet; gamba, eixht feet; doppel fléte, eight feet; octave, four feet; mixture, four ranks; and tuba. mirabilis, eight feet. Register ot pedal—Double open diapason, thirty-t 3 open diapason, sixteen feet; bourdon, sixtedn feet; violoncello, cight feet? trombone, sixteen feet: coupler manual to pedal and manual octave coupler, ‘Che organ will stand at rear of the great chorus stage, but the keyboard will be just under the con- ductor’s stand, the keyboard and pipes being connected by electric action. NEW MUSIC. New York: Oliver Ditson & Co. Chicago: Lyon & Healy., “Night Music,” nocturne, by J. H. Glover; eix pixuo duets, arranged from Mother Gouse melodies, for teacher and pupil, by L. W. 'T.; * You Must Be Crazy Galop,” by Vizentini; “The Stolen Kiss,” song, by G. D. Wilson; The Children’s Kingdom,” songz, by Jucques Blumenthal; “The Old Cathedral Bell,” song, for baritone or bass, by Oliver Cramer; “Untinished Song,” by L. H. Cowen; “The Roll-Cxll,” song, by Ciro Pinsuti; “Angels, Meet Sle at the Cross-Roads,” song. by Will S. Hi and “O, Who Will O'er the Downs Go ” song, by M. P. Eayrs. OUR WOUNDED PRESIDENT. For Tne Chicago Tribune. ‘The morning shone forth on a hopeful land, "Nenth the prosperous rule uf the Kindly band Ot # man with no bates except for the wrong, An arm for the right always ready and strong, Aman ever Christ-like and erand. Fret A Nation, all breathless at eventide, Stood prayerfully watching that great life- stream glide Out toward the dark broad river of Death, Each breathing so low it seemed that all breath Hud gone to keep Hfe in his side. ‘The hours toil'd off, and white-faced men Stood caunting the strokes again and again. Full well they knew the message ‘Time bores Tatay not for any the world mus. endure; ‘And bearts were stilled with their pain. Slow passed the hours till the clock struck two, When his eyes were opened, so shining ang biue, Hope seemed to spring from their calm deep hgbt, Anda prayer of thanks-swept up thro’ the nigot ‘That the new-born hope might prove true. Aud iessoa tneir God for the great hope given— For the volce of an Angel to allseemed to speak, ‘And whisper a bope for our hero so inceek— ‘A wessage of nope straight from Hetcen. ————>—_—— * A California Lion ‘Fries to Steal a Child. Santa Barbara (Cal.) Press. Mrs. Long, who lives between the Mission and San Rooke caiions, while milking cows one evening ubout ten days ago Was startled by a screani from ber 4-year-old daughter. On bust- ening to the spot she was almost paralyzed to see # lurge California lon, with the child in its {nouth, muking toward uo adjoining thicket. She followed, belplesly screaming, whea the brute, taking frignt at her cries, dropped the child and fled to the mountains. Although se- verely bitten and bruised the qittle one was not seriously injured. The animal bung around tho ° several days afterwards. Thurs- F Rayes, while lookiag at some tim- ber, wus driven out of the eagpn by. the same liog. Sbe has two cubs, and 1. K. Fisher bas of- fered a reward of $2 xpiece for them. We un- derstand n party is being mai out und capture them VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. A Citizen Wants Information About Dogs. fo the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Curcaco, July 9.—I see it stated in Tite Ter~ ‘une that over 12,60 dogs have been licensed by the city. Will you please inform the thousands of your city readers what rights those dozs ac~ quire by being licensed? Can those 12,000 curs bark, fight, and how] all the night Jong in our Streets and alleys with impunity? Have Ithe right to shoot at sight these worthless curs, or poison them where possible? These hot nights, when it is necessary to Keep open every win~ dow, patience ceases to be 2 virtue when it fs taxed vy the barking and fighting of those licensed curs. Can I shoot or poison, or both if necessary, to be rid of the intolerable nuisance, SUFFERER. The Bridse Ordinance. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Cmtcaco, July 9—As your paper bas unques~ tionably the largest circulation of all the news~ papers west of New York, and likewise is more potent than any othor iv this city, l would like to ask the rulers of the city (that 1s, if there ure any) why it is that an ordinance is not obeyed ‘by tho servants of thoeity. If I am answered that the ordinance is “illegal,” why was it passed and who paid for it? Lam, sir, an alieo, coming from a country where the law has to be obeyed under very severe penalties. I read that an ordinance has been passed to keep the Dridges that cross your beautiful (2) stream open for traffic nt certain hours in the mornings and in the cyening, but that ordinance fs not obeyed; and [usk, Have you uny rulers of this great city? ff you have, why. ia Heaven's nai do they not sce their orders executed? Pru; lighten “AN ALL A Prophetic Utterance. ‘To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Cucaco, July 9.—As everything pertuining to the terrible trayic event which hug stirred tho whole world with one universul'sob of sorrow and responsive sympathy Ig engerly read, the following prophetic utterances of the sequel to Mr. Conkling’s hostility to the . Pres- ident may be of interest: A lady city remarked to her husband that she was afraid it would end in de~ siteng upon the President's life, “Yor,” added she, ** Mr. Conkling’s remarks are so revengetul and incendiary Unat they may inflame some bairbraiued partisan to the murderous deed of putting President Garfield out of the way.” Also, when Mr. Conkling visited Gen. Garfleld at Mentor tne same lads’ remarked: “1 wonder What inission that fery stecd is bent on now.” Some poet bath said: trhere ts not In nature A thing that makes mun so deformed, so beastly, ‘As doth intemperate anger. Industrial Education. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Cmcaco, July 9.—In vain have we looked through the columus of the last two Suspay's ‘Trrneses for the customary articles on manual education. We hope you buve not thought ad- visable to discontinue. them. The ground wus ready; you have ‘scattered tho seed; it has al~ ready germinated; is there not danger of the young plant dying for wantof proper cuitiva- Yon? or weeds springing up and smothering it out? Jn last Friday's Trimuxe Ex-Pedagox ‘asked: ** What trades shall be taught inour common schools? Upon what principte sball the selection be made? Shall we train carpen- ters and refuse to prepare horseshoers? Ifso, ‘upon what grounds?” + In reply, we would ask Ex-P.: What pro-~ fessions shall be tuugbt in our common schools? Upon whut principle shall the selection be made? Shall we train lawyers and refuse to repare doctors? Ex-P. would perhaps indig- Bantly ‘and justly reply that “We do not teach the protessiunsin the common schools.” Buc do we not tuere lay the foundation for any or alot the professions? And is It not 23 reason~ ‘able to deniand that the child's hand shall be so trained that he will be prepared to readily learn and executes trade i more mature years a3 that his mind sbail be so cducated us to enable him to readily learn and practice # profession? But be say Moreover, l venture to assert that the object of tne common-sehool system is not, primarily, to enable people to make a liv- ing‘or to accumulate money. It is not needed for this purpose.” ‘Whut is its primary object? and f needed? Is not its primury necessi tomake of all persons good citizens: or what is it y andobject ‘Who thenis p in town to £0: the goud citizen? Ishe the * educated " tramp who | prowls around everywhere, seeking a living Without earoing itz Or the vaxabond who goes from door to dour thrusting nis, oftea perti- cious, wares juto your fuce, asking you to buy who of hitay Is be the “genteel gentleman, willingly lives of of Mts own or bis wife's reki- tives? Or the. miscrable stuzeird or sot who is mily supported by ebarity elt ty do physical Inbor toezrn an honest living? [3 be the wary burs. Jur, or snenk-thief, piunderinz your’ houze Or’ the pickpocket, “ boodium,” or confidence- inn abstracting money from you on tho street? bing bis em- stealing the ned money of puor meu, widows. aud or- phuns? Is he the midnignt murderer who takes four life to xet your moucy? Or the bold assas- Ja who shoots down a Chief Macistrate through disappointment in not obtaining un ollice? Or js he the straightforward, industrious man who by bonest toil, menial thouzh it be, curns a liv- ing for himself und those dependent upon hin? ‘Phe former are usually though not ult neces- sarily educated; tbe lutter may or may not be educated; but, uf course, the higher the grade of bis futellizence nnd mental attainments, the manual being equal, the better workman be will te. What isto be required fn this industrial education is that It may not be one-sided, but that the child may receive the mental. morul, and manual education necessary for him to be- come a good, self-reliant citizen. In order to do-this it will not require “ work shops coextensive with the Iteputsic Itselt.” Suppose instead of these n Froebel Kindergur- ten was putinto every primary school; ufter that a competent teacher was employed to take charge of some system of Industry one or two hours a day, in the regular schoolroom, if need be, through’ exch grade of school upto the High- School: then 2# Separate manual training school, erected to supplement und cocxtensive with the High-School, and your buildings are provided for the manual trainin: extensively as fur the mentul education, which fs quite as miuch as could be desired. ‘This method would prepare the young person, giving bim mans ual skill, to learn a trade, as the High-Schoot prepares him to learn x profession. How much this reform is needed in our edu- cational system no one can so well tell us a per- plexed parent and a CHICAGOAN. — INVOCATION. For The Chicago Tribune, O teach me to be calm, My Father, with Thine eyes of pitying love! Teach me to walk with swift yet noiseless fect Through this world’s warfare, treading golden streets— : ‘My soul turned sunward, fixed on courts above. willing to-huve hi rather than exert O teach me to be calm, My Father! ‘Take my band and lead me on— Not only through Lite’s greatest throes and enres, When dark and threatening clouds my Hfe-sky wears, When hopes lie shattered, should that time c’er come— But teach metobecalm Amidst the minor cares and ills of life, ‘Let my soul blossom into something grand— Fixed, firm, my principles—iron-willed my 7" hand: ‘Thus shalt { make a better mother, wife. O teach me not to feel ‘Tho idle word, the curcless Jest, too much! ‘To walk as't were on hizher plune: to feel The sweetest throbs thut poesy revenls: ‘Thus shall coarse things wruw pawertess in their touch. siet . if with Argus eyes, O teach me chari ‘That, while I watch mys 15) about my ecring brother fess, Give bitterthouzats no pluce within my breast, But strive to work all good that in me Hes— Knowing each bitter wrong Which others do ine worketh out its way, ‘Lending the wronzer down to lower deeps: athe time must come when conscience may not sleep. And they will wake to agony for a3e. O teach me love! + ‘We grow too careless as we Journey on; ‘Careless of giving kindly words and smiles; Curelezs the uching heart to oft beguile, Not thus the Christian's laurel-crown is wou. Oteach me faith! * Faith which, upspringing, draws us on to God. We wist to dwell where’ holy ones are seen— ‘To walk the zolden stairway, by the stream ‘That murmurs music on the Heavenly road. O Father. make me pure! Pure as a mortal heart can ever be, Muking ine ready for the secund birth— Walking with no stain on my robes through arth— Catm, exrnest, trathful, waiting Christ for Thee. Cuicago. Eustis PassMore BRowx. ——————— The Curiositles of Tattooing. - Partslan, Dr. Laceassagne, of Lyons, has been the first to publish a careful treatise on the results achieved’ by the urt of tattoving. He bas with umazing patience examined wo marks found upon about 50) persons tattooed mm various parts of the world, the great majority of whom wers adorned with more than one picture or device. OF the different tattoo marks be bas madea col~ te including about 1,000 fac-similes, which he keeps for bis own satisfaction, and in are- cent number of the Annales d'Hyvicnz be gives the summurized result of bis Investigations and compurisons. Some of tho designs effected by the artists were of the must extensive kind, ‘Ywo prisoners, for instunce, bud amused them- selves by representing ou their bodies the com plete uniform of x General of Division, with 2 plentiful suppiy of crusses of the Legion of Honor on their breasts. Others bad decorated themselves with portraits of well-known per- sonages, especially Napotcon I. and Garibaldi, while others had chosen as their hero poor Mar- shal MacMahon in bis more fumous days, Divid- ing the whole number of pictures and legends into separate categories, the Professor assigns ninety-one of them to the heading * Political and Keligious,” ninety-eight are * Professional,” 1H are“ Inscriptions.” 49 Military,” 20 “ Metuphorical,” 230 * Erratic or Amorous.” and 24 **Fanciful or Historical.” Ot the writings, aQgreat many are repeated on different sub- jects. and the most fuvorit of them seems to be “Child of Iil-Luck.” which fy encountered ten times. “Death to Unfaithful Woinen™ appears no less thun five times, and there are several more, mostly of u desponding styie, which occur uearly as often. ——<—<—<—____ 4 EVANSTON. Among the departures for Europe yesterday were Prof. and Mrs. H. §. Carhart, of the North~ western University; Geérge A. Foster, of tho class of ’81, and bis fathor, George H. Foster, of Milwaukee: Miss Cassie M. Scott, of the class of el and ‘Miss Elizabeth McaArtour, of the class of “81. ‘ ‘The Evanston military band created so favor- able aun impression on their recent visit to Rucine that they are to go there soon to uld in dedicating a church, z ren E. eke, Director of tho Con- fc, wil go Ip a few days to [os- ton and the East, where he will spend the re- mainder of bis vacation. A party of ithout thirty Evanston people took the train with Paymastet Frank Adums yester- day at 3 p.m. for Geneva Lake, to spend Sun- * day. ‘the Rov. George Rt. “Pierce will preach this morning and evening in the First Baptist Church. The Kev. George C. Noyes will preach this morningund evening in the Presbyterian Church. he Itev. A. W. Patten will prench this mom- ing und evening in the First Methodist Church. ‘the Rey. A. J. Scott will preach this morning and cvening in the Congrexational Church. ‘The Rev. Frederick S. Jewell will preach this morning und evening in St. Mark's Episcopal Coureh. ‘Guspel temperance meeting this afternoon at 4o’cluck in Gnion Hall od DARTMOUTH COLLEGE. To the Eulitor of The Chicago ‘Tribune, Crrcaco, July 9.—Yeur reporter's accdunt In Friday’s TrincNe of an interview with me con- cerning the present difficulty at Dartmouth Col- jege is misicading. 1 do not profess to know the merits of the controversy between the President and Faculty. Ido know that during 2 dozen yeurs past newspaper reports. originating In Hanover concerning Dartinouth bave very oftea been totally untrustworthy. There is littie rea- son todoubt that the present trouble has been greatly exaggerated by the Hanover newspaper correspondents, und that the opening of the new Yer in September will tind the colleze a8 well titted ag ever to make student-life pleasant und profitable. Asone vf Dartmouth’: sons, I hope the present will discourage no boy ¥ ruzwed mantiness and pra discipline from entering the collewe so ong noted for producing these fruits. “E. C. CRAWFORD. servatory of yrateful and loving ittle unpleasantness" ighes to ucyuire _—— “We came, listened, and were conquered ” ul’s piano emporium by the latest n from the-eminent planomaxers, Davis. The instrument shown was a erand upright, one of the finest ever made. Its tone in richness and singing quality far strpagses any upright In the market, and the superior work. ship in the mechanic: part wasmarked by its sterling quallty, ‘The ease is made in an original pattern, being extended from the face in graceful an beautiful lines, making a work of art in ap~ elegant and appropriate setting. i a innatt Commercial . ‘The knowledge uf the average caltor in Ger- many about American alfairs iy only equaited by that of the French cditor. ‘The Vidkefreind of thts city hna received a little paper printed in the Canton of Aurrau, which tells its readers how extravagant American women are in cho bubit of painting thelr faces. The Aarau oracle says: “A statistician thoroughly acquainted with figures assures us that the American women Yeurly use enough cosmetics to pulnt ‘37,W kouses.” <<< For yenerai debility and prostration Hop Bit- terswill do wonders. Prove it by trial.