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THE NEW YORK TIMES. SUNDAY. 5, 1C0.L i MUSICIANS Operatic Prospects for, Next Pietro Mascagni Tbe departure of the opera s'lngera the early part of the week, preceded, as waa, by one of those elfd hotch-potch performance which excite' the populace, wat, perhaps, the only mimical Incl-4 dent "of the Inst seven Many ecstatic V5 young Women who were not personally sc-( quainted with any of Ihe artists went td the pjee to see them a in the Mope of get-" tins a close look at celebrities off the stage. Thls-more or less amis bM format hero worship must now be laid by ttlf hearly iwnhm arises. Who will be, h( to receive adulation' of ther next Winter? The proclamation of that he In- tends to give us a shorter kwoi and with a smaller oompany Is.

The dim inution of the-period of time to be occupied- by the peratlo performances will not brine sorrow to many heart. We- set a surfeit of opera, and we can easily thrive on The move to reduce the forces Is also, a wis "one. 'A great dea of foolish talk finds' its 'way into especially in the trade pipers, which find-lt essential -to their existence to pose as champions of home talent, about the exorbitant prices i paid to the. foreign, singers and the high charges made for seats. As long as opera is giVen on 'tha prasent basis there will be high-priced singers andV orchestra stalls will cost $5 each, can change this stats of affairs but a return to the system la use at the Metropolitan before Mr.

Drau aad his late partners took control of the bouse. That system was distasteful to the stockholders of the institution, and It never made a profit for the management. For these reasons It was displaced and the all-star system substituted for it. Star singers seem to be what this public likes, and they must be paid, high prices. Tha result is that the management mast charge well for" seats.

Ktf money was made tit the Metropolitan in the season which lately ended, but that was not wholly because the singers were so highly paid. It was chiefly because the company was altogether too large, and too many singers walked around drawing sain aries for doing little or nothing. The cases of Salignac. Pinl- Cersit and others are illustrations of If Mr. Grau engages singers of the first rank, but limits their number so that there win be just enough of them to do the' work of the season, will come out with a profit, as he has always done in the past The "probabilities at' present are that the principal sopranos next year will be Mme, Calve, Mme.

Eamea, Mme. Gadald. and Miss Ternina," Td' these will probably be added a corlorature soprano. Let us hope that it Will be the incomparable Bembrlch. With these five sopranos the house will be equipped for all sorts of opera, from "Die Walkflre and Faust to II FUuto Maglco and Lea Huguenots." Carmen will, of course, return to the reper-.

toire, and we may reasonably hope te hear Mme. Calve in some new role. As for tenors," we know that Mr. 'Jean de Reszke does not at present Intend to come back. This writer has reason to believe.

that he win not i change his mind. He will eing Siegfried in Paris next Winter, But Mr. Tamagno will probably come again; and this will re-1 store to the repertoire Verdr "(Hello" and perhaps Rossini's." William TelL" Mr. Van Dyck and Mr. Dippel will be here for the Wagnerian roles, presence will make possible performances, of all the works in the lists of recent seasons.

Two' more tenors would be enough to supply the i demands of the Winter. Messrs, Bcottl and Campanarl will probably be member of the tsompany, and there will have tp be! a Wagnerian baritone to sing Wolfram, Wotan, and kindred i On such a- basis 'a company of moderate proportions and sufficient resources an easily be arranged, and there to every rea-- son to suppose that some such plan is now In the mind of Mr. Grau, The conductors I of the recent, season proved equal to the tasks Imposed upon them, and will doubt-i-less be with us again. The absence ot Mr. i Jean de Resxke, it Judgment be used In the selection of operas and casta, need not se- rioasly, affect the success of the season.

The famous tenor was absent in the sea-rjum of 1890-1900, and the manager con-' deluded his series jt performances with a profit. The permanent absence of Mr. de "Resxke must be fned at any rate, for he sing much longer. At least there will be aa interesting season of opera, next Winter, and the public continue to. pay the prices gladly, neap opera nas neen tried at the Metro-.

poll tan and has It win be some time, before it Is tried again. dispatch from the ether side ef the At-' Untie Informs oe that Pietro Mascagni. the composer of Cavallerta intends to Msit tnig coontrjr next Winter with an orchestra. It Is very evident that this 'gentleman far ignorant ef the mnsical conditions. In America.

If he were well Informed he would Temain comfortably In Europe. There' is neither fame nor money for him here- in an orchestral concert tour. He cannot possibly offer ua anything new. He cannot brln us an orchestra better than those which we already have. JSu-, rope has do orchestra scptflor to the- Boston Symphony organisation.

If It had we should have visited by It Jong before this. What an Inferior one must expect may bo gathered from the fate of the iJeip- sic Fhltharntdclc, recently came te us." What can Mr. Mascagni offer as In the way ot new mucf He eertainly cannot expect to excite us by performances of tho sfmpbonies of the great German mas- We bear them often and much bet-tr than he can give them to ua His own reuntry does not offer anything In the bape of symphonic made that is likely td awaken fresh Interest If It could, we fthottld already have beard It. We have several conductors here who are industrious Ini the search after attractive novelties. If the ItaBan composer hopes to stimulate our interest byx the -performance jt excerpts frpm his own works, be will meet with a deep disappointment.

for this public will not rise, to- the bait of Ratcllffe" or rls In garbled concert selections. No, there Is no field here for Mascagni, and li he comes he witl In the end find himself conducting the everlasting Intermezzo from Cavallerta for Sunday night audlenoes. An Ingldrious finish that would be for th star of the young Italiat school! Ij can think of only one European orcbes-tra which ooold hope for success in Amor-. lea, and that la the Berlin Philharmonic. Its success weald depend on a revival of public Interest in the poetic, readings of Its; conductor, Arthur Nlklsch, But Herman of Berlin baa striven In vain through several seasons to find enough encouragement ta Induce him te bring the Berlin Philharmonic over.

It is a project which he still hopes to realise, but the ful- flllment of his hope is yet whSe Mr. -Mascagni would better inform himself of the conditions which prevail here. He can save a good deal of money ty doing so. W. J.

HENDERSON. VOCAL TECHNICS AGAIN. Tx th E4itor vf- Tks New for Tim: Referring to your criticism of my attitude oa jean de Reszke aa the master of tone -production, published In Tzui Tncss oa the 2Sth day of April of this I b-f to state that I- have not -receded one Jet t'rora my contention that the statement that Jean de' Itske Is never at fault la hi voice technic la erroneous and contrary fact. I have no objection to -ou publlcl putting me record as exprenslng such an pplnlon, but permit me to add at thi point, however, that not 'the ref motet tnterttton of questioning the corl rectnvss of; Jean de Reszke's method On the-contrary, I join- with yo in your high regard and the unstinted praise of Jean de Reszke as a singer and artist, and always refer to. him In tha ngnt to my pupils and mends.

Indeed, from a retrospection of our pub Itched, remarks on vocal method, it will ap pear that our opinions conform as to wha4 shduld" be 6onldered and accepted as thJ correct From an article published in 1 in aa 01 Jan. si, ana -an other article, nublivhed in The Mudca Courier more than two years prior to that to wit, on Oct. Iff. 1V. by the under signed, you will observe that we occupy tne same platform, accept the same tenet, and come to ihe aame conclusion on the subject of what is the proper vocal that is.

that ameng singers of merit there is a consensus of opinion as to what constitutes the fundamental laws-of sinaina. that there is but one standard of universal and correct method of singing, and that there is no support for the so-called patent -methods. With respect to Jean de Resske. -also, our opinions harmonise, except as' to my avenAent that, the otherwise excellent and pleasing Impression made by his singing, ia at times for a moment marred by nasnl tones. But my declaration on this point must not be construed as meaning thnt I dispute or find fault with the correctness of that master's tnethod; aa we agree as to what constitutes the correct method, so do we both concede that Jean de Reszke uses the correct-method.

Is It not possible, however, for one who pursues a correct method in singing to be at fault la voice technic In some respect? It seems ta me that the marked point of difference In our controversy on Jean de Reszke as a singer is on the question of nasal tones. We both have heard nasal tones from Jean de Besske, but you discern them only when sings French and excuse them because of the impossibility of singing certain French words without producing a nasal tone. The fact that nasal tones while sinalng certain French, syllable are unavoidable js well established and has often been pointed out by eminent and competent authorities on. voice culture and Is indisputable; but I do not place my criticism of his nasal tones to times when he sings such syllables, but maintain that Jean Reszke also produces naml tones, when sings in German, a fault tor which, to ray mind, there is no excuse or cause except- faulty voice technic. Should there be an.

inclination on your 'part or time at your disposal for a further discussion on the subject. I shall be pleased to demonstrate how it Is possible for each a master ae Jean de Resske to fall Into the error of producing nasal tones and In wnat instances ne nas so errea. Competent teachers, singers, and critics all agree on the question of tone produce tion and correct method, vet thev often do not' agree on the results, and therefore I take tne jinerty or oisagreeing with tne sentiment which holds up Jean de Reszke as a faultless singer. He is unquestionably a great artist in his vocation, but so long as he produces nasal tones where they can be avoided he cannot be said to be without fault. MAX DEC8I, New York, May 8.

1001. Last College Concert. Mr. Alexander Lambert will give the last concert this season of the New York Col-lece of Music at Mendelssohn Hall on Fri day evening. May 24.

IN THE VAUDEVILLES. New acta this week are few. "Cissy Loftua will figure as the' head-liner at Keith's Union Square. There are also two excellent sketches on the bill, Captain Impudence," presented by Mr. and Mrs.

Edwin Milton Royle, and Dickey," presented by the. Clayton White and Marie Stuart company. Harry Gilfoil will appear as the Baron; the Willis family will entertain withthelr musical instruments. Vernon, the ventriloqulal comedian, will appear, and the children will be much pleased with the antics of Galettl's large troupe of performing monkeys. are fifteen other excellent numbers on the long programme.

including Barney Kelley, Irish comedians; the Herald Square Quar4 tet. new blograph pictures. Trask St Gladden, dancing artists; Hill Whltaker, banjoUts; Arvelio, equilibrist, and new atereopticon pictures. The Proctor Stock Company will begin Its occupancy of Proctor's Twenty-third Street Theatre this Week, when the nusical contingent of the' stock organisation will produce Woolson Morse's musical comedy, Cinderella at School." In two acta and seven scenes, A few high-class varieties and novelties-' will precede and follow Cinderella." They include Lillle Western, the musical artiste: Doherty Sisters, comediennes; Tegge and Daniels, Dutch comedy; Kathryn Pearl, vocalist, a This week will see the close of Madame Butterfly" at Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theatre. The announcement of the final performances of Butterfly has renewed interest In this little play, and the Fifth Avenue has been crowded- nightly.

The variety stars for this week are BlUy Clifford and Maud Huth. In a farcical sing-ink skit; Joseph Hart and Carrie Pe Mar, their second week, in a new farcer Prelle'a talking dogs; Jules and Ella Garrison, the travesty stars, In "A Bit of Nonsense the Keatons, acrobatic comedy; J. H. Mc-Cann, concertina soloist, and the kalatech-noscope. For the third week of the Proctor 8tock Company at Proctor's Fifty-eighth Street Theatre the main 'comedy to be produoed will be the three-act farce Confusion." The curtain "In Honor Bound, will precede It, and the variety specialists listed Include J.

K. Murray and Clara Lane, in a condensed varslon of the opera. "Heart and Clemart, the English ventriloquist, in his novel act. On the Bands," and Formal) and Howlett, banj-ista. Full comedies, interspersed with varieties, have proved a -success at Proctor's One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street Theatre.

The three-act comedy Pink Doml-noesVand the curtain ralaer Our bitterest Foe," will be produced this week. The variety specialties between the acts will be: O'Meer sisters, acrobatic novelty; Jes Dandy, in his Hebrew parodies; three De Rigney sisters, comediennes, Ac A number of vaudeville headllners will gather at Hurtlg ft Beamon's this week. Hayes and Palmer will be the star attraction, in their offering of A Wise Another excellent feature will be Lillian Burkhart, the comedienne, -who will present for the first time in Harlem her new comedy, Jessie's Jack and Jerry." Cush-man, Holcomb, and Curtis will be seen in The New Teacher." Zelma Rawlston will appear In character songs nnd changos. The Young American Qulntot will offer their singing and dancing specialty, and the three Nevarros will their acrobatic performance; Raymond and Kurkanip will give some character imitations, Tenley and Slmonds, the Irtsa comedlana. and Lloyd and Thomas.

In a series of songs, will make up the rest of the programme. This week will mark the last of The Giddy Throng at the New York, and the following week Sydney Rosenfeld'a new burlesque review, entitled The King's Carnival," will be produced. ''After Office Hours." "The March of Old Glory." and the Agonst family are continued in the bilL Beginning at to-morrow's matinee the Maud Daniel Opera Company for the first time will produce the- opera Nell Gwynne." The Vaudeville performances In conjunction ith-the opera will embrace some interesting numbers. Rhoda E. Lawrence, the young woman hypnotist, assisted by Prof.

J. R. V. display ber skill In hypnotism all this week at lluber Museum. The fat couple, Marian, and his wife, will remain; also Horsdorfer and his thirty models ef different engines all In working order.

Hasaon Bey -also holds over. In the theatre the Burke Comedy Company will present the three-act comedy The Circus The Jolly Grass Widow Burlesque Company with an extensive olio will be the attraction at the Dewey Theatre. THE WEEK'S PLAYBILLS. The eqly Interesting theatrical event for the present week will be the double bill revival for one performance at the Knickerbocker Theatre, to-morrow afternoon of Robert Browning's dramatic poem, "In Balcony," and W. B.

Yeata'a poetical play, A 933 BROADWAY, Hair Dressing and Hair Coloring pTydoSi brnyiarii wr.xpeHeace cor. assistants. AU ateasite aaUseptleally treated. EVERYTHINa Vo Brmmeh Store: The Iind of Heart's Desire." Boththese plays were presented for a special performance last October at Wallack's Theatre and were favorably Mme. Helene Odllon, the German actress, closes, her American engagement at the Irving Place Theatre on Wednesday next.

May 8, In a play In which she Is to reappear at her hom'e theatre, the Deutsches Volks-theater, in Vienna, on May 18. It Is a three-act comedy-drama called Untreu," by the iUUan nnWn Ttr.n Tha nlav will be nreceded by the one-act piece; Die RittHche- For-uerun," A Moral To-morrow XI ma CHltn Will make her last appearances in Fulda 8 comedy, The Twin Diplomacy." at the Empire logins the fourth week of its engagement. Ithel Barry more is nearing the one -hun- Ired and fiftieth performance of "Captain rinks of the Horse Marines" at the Gar- rick Theatre, where the play will' continue intn the end of tne season, ne great iulda love story which Is presented sucn powerful manner in faui rotter piay Under Two Flasrs at the Garden Thea- re. still attracts Targe crowds. Miss Henrietta Crosman has renewed her rmer New York success in George C.

aselton's "Mistress and is facing succession of crowded audiences at Wal- lkck's Theatre. The indications are that ar and play can keep AVallack's open well ifcto the Bummer, though this Is the third tpeatre In which both have been seen here iring the. present season. The neve scen- costumes, and stage furniture espe cially prepared for this engagement have eatly enhanced the value of the attrac tion In a pictorial sense. The performance of to-morrow nlcht wilf be the one hun- ed and thirty-fourth in New York City.

ilia Marlowe will bring her successful en-g gement at the Criterion Theatre to a cl 9fl on the evening of Friday, May 31. lere will be three extra matinees during last ten days of the engagement namely Wednesday, May 22, Tuesday, May 28, ai Thursdsy. (Decoration- Day,) May 80. A nrlia Bingham and her company in the Cl rde Fitch play The Climbers will torn rrow night begin the fifth month of th Ir stay at the Bijou Theatre. The con-di tons indicate no fixed date tor the ter mination of the engagement he San' Toy company's established refutation at Daly's Theatre, allied with thfc musical popularity of the comedy, Is su 'flcient to warrant Its continuation until th i warm weather sets in.

The double-ce tury mark will be passed by Floro-do a this week, the two hundredth const utive performance of this musical corned: occurring Wednesday afternoon at the -Ca ino. Another change was made in the ca last week. Miss Bertha Waltsinger su feeding Kate Condon in the part of Dc ores. "The Price of Peace" begins its last at' the Broadway to-morrow evening, an the theatre wilt close for the Summer aft next Saturday's performances. Uncle Tom's Cabin," as revived by William A.

3rady with such unprecedented ren ains but two weeks at the Academy of Mu sic, making a souvenir event of the one hut dredth performance Monday. May Kt. Pla do net always transfer well from one hoi: ne another, but Clyde Fitch's "Lovers' Lane" Is a signal exception. It Is de- ngming large ana entnusiastio auaienceii i at khe Theatre Republic, where its one I hundred and twenty-fifth local perform- I ar.ee will be made a souvenir event Friday, 1 Mat 17. I Among the new moving pictures that will I be Ihown at the Eden Musee during the pres i-nt week are a number of foreign scei es of unusual Interest One is a scene upon tne Ganges River, in India; another is a section of the Geat Wall, In China.

Oth rf pictures show hletorical places throjghout China. India. Germany, and Rus la. Additions will be made to the wax is to-day, and the afternoon and even-ng concerts during the week will have man pleasing vocal and Instrumental ae-lectl ins. The alterations usually necessary In a musical comedy have been made in Th Prima Donna," which is in its fourth weeV at the Herald Square Theatre.

Part of tl proceeds of the performance to-morrow evening will be given to the widow of Scull tor Turnlnl, who will devote it. to rhe Turn ni Monument Fund. Bes inrlng to-morrow night at the Grand Oper House, Anna Held will begin her fare? ell engagement in Papa's Wife." The ast which has been so long identified with the production still contains the old favor tes. Charles Bigeiow. George Marlon.

Max Plgman, Dan Col Iyer, Adella Barker, and thers. On Tuesday evening the five hundredth performance of "Papa's Wire" will le given, upon which occasion auto-grapli photographs will be given as souvenir: At the Fourteenth Street in respond i to many requests, Chauncey Olcott will revive the romantic Irish drama "Set Irjiiscarra." The playgoers of Upper anhattan are to be provided with a 111 installment of laughs next week throui the medium of Leo Ditrichstein'a adapt comedy, "Are You a Hamn?" tvhlch opens at the Harlem Opera House. Darl est Russia," a picturesque melodrama will bo revived at the American Theat e. "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.

Hyde." with Daniel G. Bandmann In the title rOles, will luciuuninH vk iuc uinicuy oun.1 com" pany dt the Murray Hill Theatre. I lotes of the Foreign 8tage. The ate Mr. Alfred Wigan used to say that tl lot of.

the actor would be a happy one If were not for the fatigue of changes of dre: s. What would be have said to the case dual her Miss Janette Steer, who. In the part of Queen Marie Antoinette and counterfeit presentment, Leonle, in i tJueen's Double." at tha riarrleir The Theatr London, changes her dress twelve times ii every performance The willing victim, however, as the old legal proverb remind: us, has no right to complain. The i epresentation of Hamlet given by the ieaf -mutes of the Manchester Deaf and Di mb Institute at the Hulme Town Hall th other day is by no means an un paralleled event A performance of the same play by deaf-mutes was Riven in the large hill of the Horna Tavern at Ken- ping-ton interest some years ago, and excited much The soeechea ould. of Mnru only be followed by experts in the deaf and dumb a uaoet; nut tnanns to play ot fea- ture an expressive gesture it was very coming within the vouno- Prtno far fro: ot Den ark's description of ''Inexplicable dumb and there was certainly very little Englind'i Elizabeth." the new historical drama.

ealing4 with the loves of Elisabeth sad Lor I Robert Dudley, and written by Judge Lrry and Mr. Louis Calvert was announo for production at Manchester on the eenlng of Monday last The play has been rehearsed in London, and was to be perfi rmed hy a company recruited wholly om the ranks of London actors. If succlsKfut. It is tolerably certain ro be transferred to a West End theatre at no very renite date. 2122 Street.

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No Agent PUZZLING MENIIJRES OF LOHESOIIE JENKINS Chance MeetinV ori -an Elevated Train Filled Him With Joy. But to All Questions the Usually Lo quaclous Hunt Responded with Noda and Strange Mumbling. If there was any one thing Jenkins thoroughly dreaded, (t was the long Journey homeward on the elevated train, when his day's dutlea were over. The trip down town In the morning he didn't seem to mind. He had his paper to read and he in variably found some one1 of his neighbors and acquaintances on the platform, and the time-- passed quickly and pleasantly With chatting and story telling.

But he seldom had the luck of the company of good fellowship on his return trip home. The recent spell of wet weather made him dread even more the long Journey. The atmosphere of the cars was stuffy, and the aspect of the scenery dismal and So, when he boarded the train at Park Place the othe evening, his arms full of all the 'evening papers and the latest magazines, and after walking through aU the cars In the hope of finding company, espied Hunt, his old college chum and club fellow, his spirits began to rise. The bored expression of his physiognomy gave place to a broad smile of expectancy and pleasant surprise. Only one seat was vacant and that was contiguous to the one Hunt was occupying.

-It was great luck for Jenkins, and a few rapid strides put him in full possession of it "I2w-aI? You Hunt- id man? Shake. Gad. but this is a great piece of luck! Hunt grasped -Jenkins's hand warmly, evincing every emotion of pleasure. He didn't speak, but merely nodded. "I'm real glad to see you." continued Jenkins.

Never more glad to see you in my life Truth is. Hunt I was thinking of sleeping in my office all night to avoid this beastly, tiring ride home in these hearses of cars. You know, they Just knock me out for the rest of the evening. For weather; isn't this the very limit of dreariness i Hunt agreed it was, but not by word. He nodded again, frowned and showed clearly that he wasn't pleased with the atmospheric conditions or the elements.

Jenkins was rather surprised by hU companion uncommunlcativenesa, but he nevertheless was happy to have some one to talk How is Mrs. Hunt and the children? he inquired. Here was a direct question Which' called for a direct answer, but it Wasn't forthcoming. Instead there was a mumbling sound that completely surprised and mystified Jenkins, Did you say they were all right? Again the nod of affirmation, unaccompanied by a single word. This conduct's rather strange.

Wholly uncommunicative. Usually loquacious. Must have done something to offend him." he told himself. Several more questions, answered by the same mumbling, meaningless to' Jenkins, started him back to reading the papers, and caused the old bored expression to return again to his countenance. When the guard announced the train's arrival at Eighth Street Jenkins discarded the papers and magazines, and tried to find something- new in the scenery.

Hunt's unbecoming conduct was causing him to make all sorts ot conjectures as to the reanon of it. V.1'??.."01 Bald to himself. "I'll talk billiards to Hunt That'll fetch Billiards was Hunt's hobby. Jenkins knew it. Hunt was champion of the Bpuy-ten Duyvil Billiard Club.

He turned again to his silent friend, who was deeply engroRsed in the news columns of the paper which he held close to -his face, almost hiding It from view from the other passengers. Went to the club last night Hunt" he began, "rolled the Ivories with Smith, your old rival for championship honors. Of course, he beat me. He's playing in great form. Shouldn't wonder If he gave you a hard rub next tournament" He watched Hunt's face.

The latter! eyebrows were raised in surprise, he shrugged his shoulders, but said nothing. In fact," continued Jenkins, I think there may be a new champion." Hunt's answer was again conveyed by meanH of a shrug. He made a shot last night A wonder. Slosson or Schaeffer might be well proud of it. The three balls were in the two lower corners of the table.

-The cue ball waa dose against the cushion In the right corner, and the red, though not frozen, was directly in front of it. The object ball was glued fast in the left corner. There was a big audience watching us play. They all agreed the shot was Impossible, and I was chalking my cue. getting ready for my next stroke.

Smith said nothing, but studied the situation for a few minutes. Then he executed the most remarkable shot I ever witnessed, It. was a masse a pure, genuine masse. He struck the cue ball on the top. giving it Just the proper english.

It sped out of Its position ltke a cannon ball, slightly ticking the. red. went half wav up the table, made a complete and perfect seml-clrcle. returned down the table and struck the object ball squarely pn the face. Cheering? Why; you never heard anything like it.

You couldn't get a backer after that shot If vou tried-" 'Hundred and Forty-fifth 8treet" called the guard. Hunt Jumped to his feet and shook his fists in Jenkins's faca, and ran out of the train without giving utterance to even one word. The train continued on Its way uptown. Jenkins spent the next few minutes on the train framing all sorts of conjectures as to what had happened to his friend. He thought perhaps, that he might have been indiscreet and said something to a mutual acquaintance which Hunt might Justly take umbrage at.

Then in turn he blamed his wife and told himself woman's gosaln was st the bottom of If alt Both he and Mrs. Jenkins that night went over everything they had said In the past" month to anybody who might carry it to Hunt but they could not remember having said anything. that could In any way have offended The first mall the next morning brought them relief and explanation. The letter was from Hunt and ft read; Dear Jenkins I hardly know what to say. In dsfeniu mr-oetuiact of last vanina.

I am heartily aihamsd: Uosta with mymlf. am at a loss how to explain it for it is a very del. icate or rather lndellcat thine for Mrs. Jenkins to hear. I taka it you have told bsr.

WelL now for tha truth, whatever th conseqaanee. A week jro I promised Mrs. Hunt I vouli give up rrookln altosther. I did. But oh that awful craving for the soothing caresses, of my Lady Nicotine, to whom, as you knotr I have since childhood been a devoted slave, tortured my mind and.

sou) so I had to effect a com-Vromlse with her on a basis of a well least separation, but not absolute dlvorea. I took ta occasional mastication of the wwd. Last nlsht, Jut before I stepped aboard the train, and tnloklng ot mmtin any one I knew, I tasted of th weed's delights. Then i fount! myself est wee ths devil and ths deeo sea-h law asatnst expectoration In nubile conveyances, an4 Us subseausnt notoriety an4 ambairasftfttent, or a reminder of ths dreadful nausea which accompanied my first Introduo. tlon to tobacco when a boy, of fWlve nta.

oH 'h. HUNT P. spits of my Indebtednssa to yW I eannot hslp telling you that If you Insist Smith msde Uist shot, you're wsll, VU tali you wha I see you. A-K'T Attn fiad herd tne 1 hidden i a The literal truth of this statement was Remonstrated recently in an intcrestingr. -and very.

forciblei rnanner' 7-i-V -r. ''S-f-'-'y Pugno, the celebrated French pianist and the head of the piano department, in the "Paris Conservatory Was visiting a gentleman in whose house there was. aPianoix The instrument wai the room next "to the one in which M. Pugno was bemg entertained. Entirely unaware of the presence of the great pianist, the son; of tne Ik.

egan' playing the Pianola. The piece he had selected was a very difficult composition, of Chopin's, and Puno, after the opening chords, ceased talking and began listenings to the music with every evidence 1 of interest ahd pleasure. He could not see the performer and did not knovv there was a Pianola in the but he could hear and was attracted by the music. -v r'r When the playing had ceased, he immediately turned to his host and said. Who was that playing He is really a remarkable To appreciate the -iull significance c7: this wonderful tribute to must that Pugno 'is not only a player of international reputation he a teacherf i of the at the head of this department of instruction irr the largest conservatory in the world.

He is accustomed and his is trained to listen fof every slightest' :1 If Js. Knemsci tn rln And vet he UClCtW III tUUCll, LCClllJttuc, 11IU CAJJltojiuifc a i huuvw 7 not only did not know" that he was listening to the performance of an automatic instru- ihehtj. but, on the contrary; he said that the player was a wonderfully line performer. i. 7 The younrr man who played for Pugno was not a and heonly diet v.hat any one can do vim a nanoia alter a lew siinpie We are demonstrating? the ncaaibilitiea of thii remarkable Instrument to aa who call at our exhibition rooms.

We are always, glad to show the instrument to any one sufficiently late-1 rested to vhtltua. Toa seed not feel the usual hesitancy about going to see tbinf you do not expect to purchase, as vre have rooms especially set apart for displaying the Pianola, and eav ploy large staff of men whose sole duty It Is to play the Instru- ment and explain It to visitors. I The marked popularity of the Pianola In the Sum- mer Homo leads to the belief that an examiaitlonof this instrument before they leave town Is to the Interest of every one. PRICE. $250.

Can be booght by monthly Installments, desired. I5he Aeoliaa Company IS VMt Twenty-third Street, New York. 500 Fulton Street. Brooklyn: TYPEPJTERS' DIALOGUE STORIES Veteran Safe Anchor-x age After Bitte Vicissitudes.v Hla Untried Ambitious Companion Re- buktd for Cynicism, Unchastened by Heartless Handling. "Variety Is the spice of life." ticked the old typewriter to his companion on the table.

and life is a complaa thins surely. Who knows It better than It" I don't see' where you get your the answer from the shinins; instrument at his What do we know of life, anyhow? I'm young, limber, and able to keep pace with the best of you, and I don't think there ia anything In It," said the old machine, Is always impatient. Moreover, it is too apt to bound, the world by its own narrow horl- Narrow. Indeed! I've been ln; a broker's office since I left the factory. And yet.

What do I know? That wheat riaoa and falls. That the price of corn Is, regii- vjr iu. aiijwuui vi- vui aaL cat- ills that life? The old machine clicked sympathetically. aa w-i r-oor cnap, ne said, you are not to he blamed for your cynicism. It might.

nave been expected "from environment. Shall I tell you how X' learned something of life?" The new machine did not answer, and the veteran continued: My first experience, too. was in a hmlr. er'a Office. The Vouni woman shtt nrwulil.

ed over me had lots of time, however, for outside things. Sometimes she wrote poetry, fow, I confess that about that time too, was almost made a hopeless cynic. That DOCtrv 'waa nratlav had stuff tn HI- (est. -And the letters that went with it fihA W.S VO.lT fnnn. mhV I ohject of her effusions was a certain person, whose address I know.

That won't add to the story, however, so -I'll omit It. I gathered from what she wroto that he thought pretty well of ber. Finally, one day she leaned over me sand whlanered, Vou dear old typewriter, you have brought me such happiness. Her words thrilled TTIsV TOt 1 nan mvnmrv fVhsf a -m S3 vsi4 Vt 'H tVUVU VI her whit fingers, and for a mo- TYIPnt I hnilsrHf tYmr was wAvt avi ing. But, alas! lam only a machine, and though some men are no more, she couldn't bs RlintVflutrl tA knnr.

Tk.M row gold band on her finger that had not been there before. And as she placed the canvaa cover over me with a rood bye' all the Ua-ht faded out of my world." iiu typewriter ceasea CilCKins lor a few moment h. A raapd rloUiiy: He saW: Mwn uay Drove again a strange fast looked down on me. It had a fierce mustache and the hands were hard and crueL The way my new master thumped the keys acne. got.

ureu or bis rough handling and went on a strike. rM wua I "uiinn in tiara closet for several daya Then a -boy car- fjlsal V. I SBh S.S SB JU uuk uiu ujr wanaennga oegaa U'lim Iks V.4 1.1.. face I found myself In a curious place. On one side of me was a decrepit old hall-clock, dosens of watches, and rings lay In a case before me.

and all aorta of atrange objecta were scattered about. 11.. a- on. 1 neara some -one sav win make it as good as Thm miff 1- lara for a broken-down machine like that? aak ei cr aa I'll nln jw live, i realised that they were talking about and I coulJ have slipped a cog for shame. 1 had cost a hundred new.

Sut they struck a bargain. After all. It might have been worse if I had been obliged to remain with ZhZ7 'l th me "Did you stsy there long?" to he brouaht to face aojac-s arm. 1 won dered what kind of ue my new master 7 a 1 ft 1 17 f1.ala flot look scholarly, and trembled at the thought of the bad IT kT (nil!) i J' which cei ves litercil illust rlori by cx "Promiri cnt. i'antsi Pianola, Moszkowski said In a room ntar by xvhs ivillhear i Z.

111 I spelling I would. suffer under is his hands. I was certain that my nice asaortment of colony and dashes would mean nothing-to him. "I had visiona of my periods getting clogged through sheer disuse. But though I was with him several months he did not use me once.

I grew rusty, and. oh! how I sighed for a drink or But it was there that I learned to know life." In that old shop? again interrupted the new one. If you would know life, seek the haunts of the poor. Every day I heard, new tales of Once, I remember, a woman came In. Her face was pinched and haggard, and the black aown aha wore was natched I-and darned in many places.

The thin hand put out iremDiea as sne cauea attention to a little ring, set with a single stone. 1 How asked my master. My-baby is she sobbed. 'The doctor says a-apeclaUat might save him. It will cost twenty-five said my master; it'a net worth ten.

Bhe said she would not part with It for a thousand If it were not for baby's sake, and added something about the one who had gone to sea and never returned, But she left without the money. That was miaery. Indeed." said the new machine. "Is-pJl life Uke that?" "That depends. on the point ot view.

I thought so tn these days, for I saw nothing else and lived in an atmosphere of suffering. The clock ticked of old days tn happy home, an Ivory miniature told the fair young girl about whose neck it had hung before ruin came, and even the old muskets and sabres had their tales of triumph. But all the storiei ended in the bitterness of defeat and tle- degradation of the pawnshop." It must have been extremely depressing. k-- It certainly wasl I had almost given up hope. But one day a man came into the shop who did not look poor, like -most of the.

client. I was trying my best to put t0 a mischievous moth that was tickling any ribbon. I was aroused by the voice of my owner, who saJd that could not think of taking less than twenty-five. He took me down from the ahelf and said that I would do as good work as a new machine. I knew better than he how true that was.

wujo ut short. 1 changed hands again. When my face waa next uncovered I found myself in a large, square room, with pictures on the walls. JL bird was singing in the corner, and a cheerful glow came from a log in the open fireplace. A fine-looking young man came Into the room and looked me over.

Then he touched my keys, and did it so gently that I responded in mv best manner, "'You'll do he said. Then he began to write, and he knew so well how to handle me that It was delightful after ray long rest, 1 was skittish, though, and raS away from him occasionally, so that he had to pull tne back and go over some of the words. Then a woman's voice broke in upon us She laughed aa she came up to Hti-K near(1 suspicious smack. "'H your enreat. nave yout she aald.

Not enough diciat- she said. "No; I decided not to "get that new make we saw the other day. So Jerry lookS Ani SSi. T'TS xizt now you may have that wanOng nsJrn you've bven Wit ni Insisted that she must be bis secretary for a little while. She bent over me and'touched the keys.

Thn she stopped, looked me over closely, and gave me the gentlest sort eft rthJltr handV my dear oM tnachlne-the one I used to write you with before we were married. He toldf her she must be mistaken, but she remembered the number and found it. too. I was fT incited that I broke my ribbon. And to wmplete ior ot "unionhe tcld her that he would never me under anv wfth Ut 1 hOUld Yes." sneered the bright machJne.

but I see that you're on the move again 1 fellow," anawered tne veteran, "tfiia tJ nPOT separation. I'm tnerelv loaned to a young newspaper friend of hi-while they are traveling la Europe AnS It haa been a fine ex4rien. get a real perspective on -Another East River Bridge The last of the twelve twelve-ton cables which are to support the toot bridge of the new East River Bridge waa successfully raised from the river bed yeaterdayAThe work for the construction ef the foot A.l-a r.lpTetVdTh.V7ba hst-ee! -Jf lnrrlc- You must work at know.who fs he answered, nd 1 1 expect you to help me. It Isn't a nW mfl.hln. r.

mm 1C, 'in 5 the.PizntU fir, f. Ti- THE KE AES ARGE'S IIASCOIS I- Sailors Think They Ara Wonderful. anJ Tell, with Prld Their Trlcka Tha Goat Chews Tobacco. On board the flagship Keorsarga of th North Atlantic Squadron, which Is now at the Brooklyn Navy where a new thir teen-Inch gun is being put In place In one of ber turrets, are a goat and a water spaniel. They are the big ship's mascots, and by both of them the jf Jackles swear.

The -as may be 'surmised. Is from Harlem, while the dog. I which la named Boby'V fcAlls from a port the name of which the bluejacket who ia for the following yarn aald he had forgotten. i The scimais can always be seea aboard the Kearsarge, and to vtsltsrt who lnvav riably ask" for Informatlou concerning their respective histories the officer, sailor, or marine, as it may be, "is always primed and ready to relate some wonderful accomplishments that one or the other of the' animals has mastered, is Boh la the smartest, naturally. eald the well-groomed Jackie," who consented -to talk for publication yesterday.

There are mascots on all of the naval he said, "but when Its real horse sense lit' one -of 'em you are after-, why. the Mttle -dog you see there is the real thing. There ain't nothlar he can't learn, unJcbs It's td talk, and I beljeva be could do that it he had the time. He knows the command, and signals as well as the men. aad it'a few ef 'era that can get ahead of him when it's" a command that a got to be obeyed.

It'a the boat orill, though, that's hla special liking, and It he should ever happen to miss one cf them I believe he' -dl of a broken heart. You should a-seea hlra when we wre In Florida. We had to drill every there, and It there eve" -was a happy dog In all this worid it was Bob- during that tlraa. The minute the bugle sounded to man the boats he'd tump up and begin to bark, and no sooner did the first boat touch, the water than be would bounce In and begin Ho look wis. "It was a treat to look at him then.

As the water splashing over tbe-rldea would strike him he'd wag his tall if say Come and you wouldn't be- r.evt It, but he soon got into the habit of moving his body back a-vd forth Just like the nun at the oars. Hi was never left, and it made no difference, what he was fr.1teV.n,m?,U bllw hther eating, frolicking, or sleeping, be was never latel-If we had a navy of men as prompt that dog we could lick the world a lot-easier than we ean do now. and do that. besides wo mien ris ana -jar for him. u.

the ship, and especially sbsat the-tim5 be tired, and as bekw intJfi wU ret UP end a petow into the mn's quarters, cuddle ua in a-hammock, and lay thereke (s7mi fnTfo'r4! TT. around with the fUows or th? v-ond yt. wn time. Wo any--, but; ha nr. lt to begin iiroe eJonT Ti.V1 est i tia grat; pay u.

ao tht chi ioj i 2 or thing they dorir lfraul though. ZW fvin' a criminal dath r.7 1l'vr him ths iiwuvi if anv. trTefBffinPa.to Mm wy; keen him tor mJ eise. te not emart 1 v- -uAv a aa iina ma tftnifs baeco. It wouldn't be Vnod M.r.

l3" ever went on a T.KV-cars ovti in Manhattan -1 Vi.1. trt, Vi -am t. r. OUIJn Wnrtr It. ta the navy.

-m I goeU frotI, (hat rSJSn hou wake poole rartlsio tUi irj.agtne v. hat It is unless Ti i.cin 'in "1 Cl t. 'i i -f f-.