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18 the admitted fallures of the Willlam Shakespeare, play- ht and manager, “Cymbe- from the point of view of struction, is undoubtedly the t nobody cares anything about an occasional actress, who present the beautiful char- gene, but who cannot effec- on account of the crudeness 4 carelessness with which are thrown er those scenes in which she does rwise is 1t with Master Wil- r great failure—the character aesar. This is a subject of in- of regret to everybody; of in n sccount of the intrinsic great- man; of regret on account of peare might have accom- is character if he had not (7) to work it out. world hes been walting now exactly r some dramatist to come ne to Caesar for injury done th malice prepense, he was e stage of the Globe Thea- The world he fullness given unto us , who claims, not “Caesar’ and he bas for Pl 8601081 says Mr. Shaw, weakness so well, never strength of the Caesarian n admitted f: es that the faithless ind; all this will give or a Macbeth, and wia lause from literary gentle- not give you a Jullus Caesar no pang | the mere pur up. so admirable and so ir- hake one regret that Mr. desty unusyal for hn’n.} ried that section of his h it is taken—the sec- tter Than Shakespeare. e notes in the play, aw determined the ting him | wegative hy- Caesar nothing revealed in his | le is NOT the | authors who | literary genius and who | to perfect self-expression | sar was not of this ry gift and uld be ks show him, y or moral courage.” sar a man of smallmil- great, like Cromwell, only because he was never op- | capable general? | Caesar’s alleged great- on his military exploits, | t a little grea “But tories were only dvertise- e that would never | without them. i ison (and, it might have | ton) was greater off on it. ar, perhaps, nothing a Gladstone combined— of tality without any of mind—nay, with ideas | » out before he was born, 1 's were.” Ali | ar's private life um: ess. more rea was lacking in this he was deaf or blind. What, you, too, Brutus?’ him (Shawistically) to have been le comedian, and his so- n was rather 2 light-hearted exploration—Columbus, not ¥, -then, Caesar was original— great. And in what does great- sist? Here is the answer: “Hav- virtue, he kas no need of goodness. He either forgiving, frank nor generous, use a man who is too great to resent nothing to forgive; a man who says that other people are afraid to say d be no more feared than Bismarck d there ds no generosity in giving s you do not want to people of whom you intend to m 7 e us Here, then, you have the Shaw Caesar, and very good Caesar, too. Cleopatra 15 e al represented as a little vixen of 16, and the play is crowded with other highly colored figures—Belzanor, the captain of Cleopatra’s guard; Ftatateeta name Caesar can never pro- the Queen’s nurse, a murderess; Theodotus, the pedant, who values a li- brary more than a man; Pothinus, a poli- tician; Apoliodorus, the Sicillan shopkeep- atrician patron of fine a esar's favorite licutenant; Britannus, Caesar's secretary, a deliclous satire on nglish philistine of to-day, whose e in him foreshadowed. * * * v of brilliancy equal to this were written to-day by a Frenchman or a Ger- man the theatefs of Paris or Berlin would be competing for a chance to produce it. But London seems satisfied with foolish melodramas about Nell Gwyn and the broken pieces thrown out from Sardou's carpenter shop. ; Rufio, 0 o ] A single extract, from the climax of the third act, must serve to give an idea of the amusing incidents with which the play i filled. Caesar and his friends are be- sieged In the lighthouse of Alexandria by the Egyptians; thelr only chance for safety is to reach their fleet in the har- bor. Caesar (gravely)—Cleopatra, when that trumpet sounds we must take every man his life in his hand and throw it in the face of death. And of my soldlers who have trusted me there is not one whosc IS SHAW A BETTER DRAMATIST Than Shakespeare? YES, AS FAR AS CAESAR GOES. By L. Du Pont Syle. sense and good t | and you are fifty. - - would say—which | “CLI00 20 SO ose from Hafio)—- to Shawese, reads| g o THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNi)AY. MARCH 31, 1901. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL [{JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Proprietor. | | SUNDAY e At Address Communications to W. S. LEAKE, Manager ————— % is beard in the distance, bucinas and trumpets sounding through & storm of shouting. Britannus rushes to the para- pet and looks along the mole. Caesar and Rufio turn to one another with quick in- telligence.) Caesar—Come, Rufio, Cleopatra (scrambling to her knees and cliuging to him)—No, no. Do not leave me, Caesar. (He snatches his skirt frora her clutch.) Oh! Britannus (from the parapet)—Caesar, we are-cut off. The Egyptians have lapd- ed frem the west harbor between us and the bafricade! Rufio (running- to see)—Curses! It 1s true. We are caught like rats in a trap. Caesar (ruthfully)—Ruflo! Rufio! My men at the barricade are between the sea party and the shore party. I have mur- Cered them. Rufio (coming back from the parapet to Caesar's right hand)—Ah, that comes of fooling with this girl here. Apollodorus (conring up quickly from the cause’ )—Look over the parapet, Cae- sar. Caesar—We have looked, my friend. We must defend ourselves here. Apollodorus—I have thrown the ladder into the sea. They cannot get in without it Rufio—Ay; and we cannot get out. Have you thought of that? Apollodorus—Not get out? Why mnot? You have ships in the east harbor. inus (hopefully at the parapet)— The Rhodian galleys are standing in toward us already. (Caesar quickly joins Britannus at the parapet.) tufio (to Apoilodorus impatiently)—And odorus (with gav, defiant rhetoric) —By the road that leads everywhere—the diamond path of the sun and moon. Have you never seen the child's shadow play “The Broken/Bridge?" “Ducks and geese | with ease get over'—eh? (He throws away his cloak and cap atd binds Ris sword on his back.) Rufio—What are you talking about? Apollodorus—I will show you. (Calling to Britannus) « How far is the nearest| galley? Eritannus—Fifty fathom. Caesar—No, no; they are farther oft than they seem in this clear air to your | British eyes. Nearly a quarter of a mile, | Apollodorus. Apoliodorus—Good. Defend here until I send you =2 yourselves boat from that Have you wings, perhaps? llodorus—Water w.ngs, soldier. Be- (He runs up the steps between Caesar and Britannus to the coping of the para- pet, springs into the air and plunges head foremost into the sea. schoolboy, wildly excited) Throwing off his cloak.) 1 will do that, too. zing him)—You are mad. Yeu r—Why not? Can I not swim as well as he? Rufio (frantic)—Can an old fool dive and swim like a young one? He is twenty-five Caesar (like —Bravo! bravo! By Jupite Britannus (shocked)—Ruflo, you forget yourseif. Caesar—I will race you to the galley for & week's pay, Father Ruflo. Cleopatra—But me! me!! is to become of me? Caesar—I will carry you on my back to the gs v like a dolphin. Rufio—When you see me rise to the sur- facs, throw her in; I will answer for her. And then in with you after her, both of you. Cleopatra—No, drowned. Britannus—Caesar, T am a man and a Briton, not a fish. I must have a boat. I cannot swim. Cleopatra—Neither can L esar (to Britannus)—Stay here, then; until I reéapture the lighthouse; I will not forget you. . Now, Rufio. * Rufio—You have made up your mind to |/ this folly? Caesar—The Egyptians have made it up for me. What else is there to do? And ‘mind where you jump. I do not want to get your fourteen stone in the small of my back as I come up. (He runs up the steps and stands on the coping.) Britannus (anxiously)—One last word, Caesar. Do not let yourself be seen in the fashionable part of Alexandria until you have changed your clothes. Caesar (calling over the-sea)—Ho, Apol- lodoros. (He points skyward and quotes the barcarolle): ’ The white upon the blue above— Apcllodorous (swimming in the dais- tance): is purple on the green below— Caesar (exultingly)—Aha! (He plunges into the sea.) Cleopatra (running excitedly to the steps)—Oh, let me see. He will be drowned. (Rufio seizes her)—Ah, ah, ah, ah!' (He pitches her screaming into the sea. Rufio and Britannus roar with laughter). Rufio (looking down after her)—He has got her. (To Britannus)—Hold the fort, Briton. Caesar will not forget you. (He springs off). Britannus (running to the steps to watch them as they swim)—All safe, Rufio? Rufio (swimming)—All safe. Caesar (swimming further off)—Take refuge up there by the beacon, and pile the fuel on the trap door, Britannus. Britannus (calling in reply)—I will first do so and then commend myself to my country’s gods. (A sound of cheering from the sea. Britannus gives full vent to his excitement)—The boat has reached him. Hip, hip, hip, hurrah! CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, March 30.—The following Californians are in New York: From San Francisco—C. L. Bradley is at the 8t. Denis, G. F. Eberhard is at the Imperial, Mrs. E. H. Palmer is at the Holland, Mrs. T. Mead is at the St. Denis, Mrs. Bender is at the Manhattan, Miss G, W. Dean is at the Netherlands, H. Low is at the Cadillac. From Los Aggeles—C. E. Munger is at the Park Avenue. —_—————— P-Nut crisps and taffy at Townsend's. * me!!! What no, NO. I shall be } Choice candies, Townsend's, Palace Hotel.* Cal glace frult 50c per Ib at Townsend’s.* I ——— hand 1 shall not hold more sacred than| ¢ Spec: rat ress; Town. your head. (Cleopatra is overwhelied. u:d.&d o s by ‘expy 5 3 Her eyes fill with tears.) Apollodorus, —_——— you must take her back to the palace. Apollodorus—Am I a dolphin, Caesar, to cross the seas with young ladies on my back? My boat is sunk; all yours are either at the barricade or have returned to the city. I will hail one if I can; that is all T can do. (He goes back to the cause- wa: b Cleopatra (struggling with her tears)—TIt does not matter. I will not go back. No- body cares for me. Caesar—Cleopatra— Cleopatra—You want me to be killed, Caesar (still more gravely)-My poor chua!;,!our life matters little here to any one bat yourself. (She gives way alto- gether at this, casting herself down on the faggots weeping. Suddenly a great tumuit Choice Candies. Townsend's, 639 Mar- ket st., Palace Hotel. 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Its description as a scepter that ends with a scimiter and a cross that ends with a knout has been amply justified. Half oriental and the other half a survival of northern savagery, it has defied dagger, bomb and poison. Now, however, it is threatened by a new peril. The Russian students, teachers and pro- fessors are in revolt. In all the large cities they are making stormy protest against the suppres- sion of Russian manhood and womanhood. The seed planted by Tolstoi is sprouting. In vain the holy synod excommunicates him and consigns him to torment, unblessed by thé sacraments. Thou~ sands of students and teachers have assembled in protest against-the conditions they have out- grown. The savage Cossacks have ridden them down, have cut open the faces of girls with their whips, and have killed all sexes and ages without discrimination. The world looks on, aware that Russian power is at war with Russian intelligence. The Muscovite empire is engaged in trying to beat out its own brains, for when all who stand in protest are killed, Russia will have left her ex- serfs and her holy synod and her Cossacks, who pay their taxes by killing, and satisfy their hot Scythian blood by overpaying when they can. ' The students fight with sticks now, and the Cossacks with rifles, swords and thongs. But when the-tables turn and the people have arms, the result may be different. : . The struggle is one of mad desperation. It is a protest sure to end in martyrdom of those who make it. In all the histcry of the struggle of man for his heritage of freedom no campaign has seemed so hopeless and the hope as forlorn as that led to-day by the cultivated brains of - Russia. The empire makes ro compromise, omits no cruelty, softens no blow. While the young life of the rest of Europe, and conspicuously that of America, is peacefully training in honor for a high part in the future, building the fairy castles touched into form by the noble ambitions of youth, the young life of Russia, inspired by the same ambitions, illuminated by the same lamp of learning, swelling with the same great hopes, is being tramped out in the muddy and blood mixed snow of the streets. : It is a pitiful and savage spectacle, but it is not in vain. These fair-faced boys and girls, who are ridden down by the Learded troopers from the Don, are not. the lurking and sinister assas- sins born of nihilism. They are the best and bravest blood of their race. Every student in the schools and universities of the free lands of the world looks upon their martyrdom and makes his quiet oath against the power that slays them. . Human thought is the force that causes power wrongly used to wither like the grass that is cast into the oven. Thought is a magician, and some day the combined best thought of the world will stand upon the heights and lift its hands, and Russia’s autocracy will perish and fall away. Then out of the snows will spring the seed planted by the blood of these young martyrs, and the whip of the Cossack will fall from his hand and the jeweled crux of the holy synod will crumtle, and man will enter into his heritage of freedom, and woman will sing the songs of liberty, and no man shall cut her lip with a whip. : THE GLOUCESTER FISHERMEN. HEN Senator Vest made his speech against the bill to create an American merchant ma- rine his most elegant passages, from a Missouri village standpoint, were emitted in denun- ciation of the Gloucester fishermen, because they get a tariff drawback on salt used in curing their catch. . ; The Gloucester fishing industry is the principal nursery of hardy American seamanship. The service is more dangerous and destructive to life than the navy. Congress is voting prize money to well-paid admirals and seamen for their service in the Spanish war, and wherever they go they are recipients of ovations for their bravery. . All this is deserved, and we find no fault with it. But the bravery and sacrifice of the fishermen of Gloucester throws all martial exploits into the shade. s g ; Yet no. American writer has brought these brave men conspicuously into literature, and it was left for Kipling, in his “Captains Courageous,” to pay thém the first immortal tribute in letters. @ Every year at Gloucester is held a memorial service in memory of the fishermen who will come back no more until the sea gives up its dead. It is the most pathetic ceremony held any- where in this busy world, and yet it attracts no attention beyond the borders of the primitive little town which keeps green the memory of its heroes. This year the list contained the names of fifty-five brave men, who sailed away to return no more. But their names were read to nineteen widows, thirty-seven children who will not again see their fathers, and a great company of fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters. So Gloucester for- mally mourned-for a day, while the rest of the world went on with its pleasures, its buying and selling, heedless of the woe wrought by the wild waters, and feeling but little community of feel- ing and sympathy with the hearts that ached and the heads that bowed that day in the little 4sh- ing town on the rocky coast of Massachusetts. Yet that list of the dead far outnumbered our ma- rine losses in the Spanish war, but they lostglife in the pursuits of peace and not of war, to con- tribute to the welfare of man and not to destroy him. In the last forty-six years Gloucester has lost 350 vessels, valued at $1,500,000, and the lives ‘of 1650 men. In one storm in 1873 31 of her ships went down and 174 men were swallowed by the sea. In another storm 15 vessels foundered, carrying 120 men, who left 70 widows and 140 orphans. ; ‘ The tragedy of the fisheries of North Scotland inspired Kingsley to write that aeolian thren- ody, “The Three Fishers,” and the wraith over the unsatisfied waters of the German Ocean has ap- pealed to three French and many German writers, who have inscribed in literature the romance of that useful occupation of risk and hazard. But of all the fishing communities of the world Gloucester has seen the most tragedy, the most tears and the sorest sorrow. Even while the comfortable Senator from Missouri stood in the luxurious Senate making the galleries laugh by his sarcastic flings at these hardy men, they were battling with the tempest on the stormy banks of Newfoundland and even were plunging to their death in the yeasty waves. Fellow-men, all of our American heroes do not get prize money, ! nor their widows pen- sions, nor do the taxpayers build for them monuments. University life in Russia has its strenuous moments that make football struggles appear like a healthful and innocent amusement. Rushing the center of a Cossack guard and getting seven years’ service in the army for failure to make a touchdown is just about as exciting as anything known to our university life, not even excepting the adoption of a new yell. ATLASES OF THE CALL HAVE BEEN SHIPPED TO THIS ClT? ®orm No. 168, a THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY. INCORPORATED - 3 21,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA. _ CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD. Mhis Company TRANS MITS and DI messages only oo conditions limiting ts liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following - be oaly the B e N ] B A L P s T ] i e "% or : ) YThis s an UNLEPEATED. E, aud s delivered by requestof the seader. under the condstions named v & THOS. T. ECKEE'_I': President 'I'ufl_ General ll-n.‘:r. RECEIVED st 8an Francisco, 02l ' CH. 663. GW. HG. 9:05p.m. 8 Collect. * ch:_l.o;go, Ills. Mar 30th, I901. : ’ W. J. Martin, b Bus. Mgr. The Call, 4 . San Francisco, Cal. First shipment of Atlases vem.fm-rd to-day. : Geo. F. Cram, ; A ‘ i * 5 ¥ pose of it. -y > ARBLED the sympathetic Mr. Gilbert in his “Pirates of Pen- zance” a year or two ago. In the same veracious chronicie of woe he gives voice to the same little plaint against his lot in life that the burglar has to make, with others of those distinguished ones of the earth, whom we common folk are only too apt to consider as having an eternal good time at the expense of an indulgent Yrovidence. But it was left to the only Corelli to immor- talize the “Sorrows of Satan,” which quaintly blasphemous performance must, however, be considered as a highly su- perfluous effort so long as the “Sorrows of an Impresario” remain unsung. C. L. Graff agrees to this with all his impre- sarial beart at the present moment. It would really seem that, in the interrup~ tion of a season that promised so bril- liantly as the Jlate Sembrich engagement at the Grand Opera-house, fate had done its worst, but It seems not. The manage- ment has been accused of calling off the engagement for a reason other than that of the prima donna's {liness, a reason not stated, and it has been affirmed that Mme. Sembrich was not Incapacitated from singing. Such rumors are hardly worth answering or recording, but I happen to have In my possession a letter of Dr. Wil- liam E. Hopkins which is distinctly apro- pos the subject and should effectually dis- The letter is here given: 203 Sutter street, SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., March 24, 101 C. L. Graff Esq, manager Grand Opera Company, San Francieco, Cal.—Dear Sir: After ¢losely watching the case of Mme. Sembrich for the past three days, I am reluctantly forced to-decide that her {liness will prevent her sing- Ing successfully for some considerable time, probably several weeks. Her present condition is due to an attack of grippe, the chief evi- dence of which is the severe inflammation of the trachea; while there will be complete restoration of her voice,. the disease is suffi- clently acute and seve® to absolutely prohibit her singing at this time: * Very truly yours, WILLIAM E. HOPKINS, M. D., Professor of Laryngolosy. University of California. To one who follows the usual course of opera under the star system, the always fmininent change of bill or ecast in conse- quence of the {llness of this or that light which cannot be replaced, Maurice Grau's radiant satisfaction with his season In San Francisco will be easily understood. Once only during the engagement was the cast changed, and that only unimportant- ly. But the expected almost happened, and that in the case of the second num- ber of the “Ring” cycle. Nordica was {ll, there was no one else to sing the Brunn- hilde, and either she must sing the role or “Die Walkure' be postponed. She sang, how brilliantly we all remember, but it ‘was at the cost of much personal sacri- fice. There is something to be sald on the side of the star after all. oo & The Loring Club concert of Tuesday evening last served to introduce to San Francisco a pleasing new singer, Mrs. E. F. Schneider, a, resident of the Garden City. Mrs. Schneider is a native of Copen- hagen, but received her musical education in Berlin, with Mme. Joachim, wife of the famous violinist, and is further indebted to Frau Cosima Wagner, who took much interest in the clever young student. In addition to a charming personality, Mrs. Schneider has a mezzo-soprano voice of gratefully pure quality, even and sweet, and used with excellent discretion. She has a fine gift of sympathy and her enun- ciation and phrasing are clean and artis- tic. In the earlier numbers on the pro- gramme—the three songs composed by the singer’s husband—Mrs. Schneider was evi- dently nervous, a condition that made it- self manifest in faulty intonation and loss of breath control, and wight reasonably be due to the unsympathetic accompani- ments. Miss Loring’s work as accom- panist of the club choral numbers is suf- ficlently satisfactory, but it lacks the ‘pliable quality, the quick sympathy im- perative in the work of the accompanist to the solo singer. The programme also left the impression of insufficient re- hearsal, particularly in the well known ‘“Vergebliches Staendchen,” by Brahms. in which the Instrumental setting was frankly careless. But Mrs. Schneider's later work was such as to leave a most favorable Iimpression and her next ap- pearance here will be awaited with much interest. Mr. Schnelder’s songs, three of which wgre sung by the composer’s wife, in common with many other mod- ern compositions, show strongly the Wag- nerian influence, and are worthy and seri- ous efforts, thoroughly musical, if not quite decisive in form. The young San Josean has evidently something to say and will doubtless be worthily heard from at no distant date. ‘“Die Baumbach Lieder Eines Fahrenen Gesellen” fur- nished the lterary inspiration for Mr. Schreider's songs. . s e David Ffrangcon-Davies, the eminent Welsh barytone, who will be heard here during the coming month, has created a profoundly favorable impression in the East, where he is now giving concerts. Says the Concert Goer in criticizing a re- cent recital, a criticism of more than com-~ mon interest, by the way, In that it men- tions comparatively a barytone most heartily admired here, David Bispham: “Ffrangcon-Davies had but two solos In the programme, and because of a relaxed throat he substituted Schubert’s Prome- theus’ for ‘Dem Unendlichen.’ Loewe's ‘Edward’ was his second i{tém. Despite his handicap, the great barytone sang with such sure control of tone, such va- riety of color and such moving abandon as one could not hope to hear from any contemporary singer. I thought when I hear Bispham sing the Loewe ballad in a recent recital that he palnted its tragic and hidecus moods truly, but it was dull —_—_— ADVERTISEMENTS. 6‘77-9’ For All Kinds of COLDS Dr. Humphreys’ “Seventy-Seven” cures all kinds of Colds, be it Grip, Influenza, Catarrh, Pains and Soreness in the Head, Back or Chest, Coughs, Sore Throat, Fe- ver and prevents Pneumonia. 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In the face of this fact, let us hope that he will be heard in a full recital pro- gramme before -his departure, for those who can hear anything in singing besides vocalization of melodies will realize how Infrequent are. the opportunitied of hear- Ing an artist of his powers.” On all his critics the singer seems to have made much the same Iimpression, whether singing “The Elijah,” or Am- fortas in “Parsifal,” or the title role in “The Flying Dutchman.” or Tonio in “‘Pagliaccl,” n all of which diverse parts he has won renown. Philip Hale says of his “Elijah™: “‘Mr. Ffrangcon-Davies is a most accom~ plished singer; his voice i3 a delight, his art is Indisputable, his bearing Is frank and manly, his interpretation of the part of Elijah abounded In exhibitions of finesse. He made many points, and they told. It was a thoughtful and judiciously dramatic performance.” ‘W. J. Henderson says of the same pery formance: “Mr. Ffrangcon-Davies as the Prophet ‘was superb. His declamation was a mods of expression, and his prayer noble In its dignity and breadth. ‘It Is enough’ waa" a plece of perfect singing, such as it I rarely the privilege of this public to h rangeon-Davies is a real artist.™ .. It 1s indeed fitting that the past b llant season should have so splendid close as the Ffrangcon-Davies recital seem to promise. Two recitals only are be given, on the afternoons of April 23 an 26, at the California Theater, but the sing; er will remain here for a month the gu of Mrs. Gustavus Arnola, who s respon: ble for Mr. Ffrangcon-Davies’ visit to t ccast. Dr. H." J. Stewart's half hour recit: programme at Trinity Church after t! afternoon service to-day will be: Sonata, No. 5, in D. orale, andants cor Communion, n F. Allegretto Graztos Alla Fuga . A special 1 be held tc night in the same church. The programm will include choruses from Edgar 8. Kel- ley’s music to “Ben Hur": solos by Miss n moto, Millie Flynn, Mrs. J. E. Bir ham, Mrs. €. E. Dutcher, Mrs. F. G. B. Mills and W. < inf's g R. Kniess. A selection from “Stabat Mater”” will aiso be given. I the offertory Dr. H. J. Stewart w Nicode's canzonetta and Hollins' ¢ overture in C m:mr.. . Seven , which was recently sung for the first time In S Francisco by 8t. Dominie’s choi . The musical m“"?\ of “The Words of Christ.”” by Dubols, repeated on Good Friday (Apr: p. m., in St. Dominie’s Ch same’ soloists, viz.: Miss soprang; Miss E. V. McCloskey. co J. F. Veaco, tenor, and Walt bass. The performance will be by the organist and director, Palmer. tralto W Franklin Another Good Friday programme of musical Interest will be that given at St. John’s Chureh, Stockton, under the diree- tion of the eorganist and choirmaster, Lewis Thwalites. “The Crucifixion, a Med- itation on the Sacred Passion of the Holy Redeemer,” by Sir John Stainer, will b given, and should be well heard with tha effective choir under Mr. Thwaite's direc- tion. B ADVERTISEMENTS. IT IS THE WAY YOU USE IT. It’s the Method Employed Which Makes Success or Failure. One man with pen, ink and paper can produce a landscape, another man with same and Ink may not be able ta is own name legibly. It is all in knowing how. It is equally true In the use of medi- cines. The same remedies we have to-day have existed for thousands of years, but if their existence was known the knowledge of how to use them was lacking. ey e valuable to the human race only when experiment and sclence showed the way to use them to get ro- ts. e is an old disease with a new name; it is really catarrhal in character and the usual symptoms are those of acute catarrh, but the old-time catarrh powders, salves and sprays do not cure it, Deither does the application of antiseptica through an inhaler give anything more than reliet for a short time. The antiseptics are all right; will kill the germs of catarrh and Are applled rightly, but their Jocal appi cation to the nose and avall fizu. because the germs are in the blood and through the whole system. Stuart's Catarrh Tablets contain many’ of these same antiseptics, that are used in sprays and inhalers, but instead of ap~ plying them to the inflamed membranes of the nose and throat, they are taken into the stomach and thus reach the blood, the real seat of the disease. and drive out the infectious germs thruu:h the natural channels of the bowels and kidneys. In other words Stuart’s Catarrh Ttblfi reach u\’:e:"u’opfz the mischief instead mert symptoms. Theyr'm.rnbl. success of these tablets in cu ‘HP' catarrh and throat and lung troubles {s because they drive the ca- t.nLu ison from the system and the throat become ciear of the ex- cessive secretion of mucus, which causes the hawkl spitting gagging, bee cause th‘:‘ m 18 not supplied from healthy blood. ‘Two years ago Stuart’s Catarrh Tablets were unknown, but to-day have become so popular through positive merit that drug- ts everywhere in the United States, nada and Great Britain now sell them. Aulomobile Spectacless SOMETHING NEW IN EYN PROTECTORS. Oculists’ prescriptions filled. Factory om premises. Quick repairing, FPhone, Main 10. IC APPARAT OPT‘C‘ANS M &ll"'lcmj 642 MaRKET ST. InsTRUNENTS unotr cumomcre sunome. CATALOGUE Fhet. BI NOT \ANT LAXATIVE INTOXICATINC NEW WESTERN HOTEL, T A e to 51 W day; Free baths;