The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, April 27, 1900, Image 3

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At Bull Run. Comrade Chas. Elms, of Mechanlcsville, N V., was struck by a piece of shell w hich later caused severe heart trouble. He says: "At second Bull Run a piece of shell lodged in my shoulder, and later rheumatism set in, which in turn af fected my heart to such extent that several doctors pronounced my case incurable. Dr. Miles' New Heart Cure relieved my pains, shortness of breath and enabled me to work; also to sleep soundly, and prolonged my life." DR. MILES’ H&art Guro is sold by all drusrpists on guarantee iii. t ixrttle benefits or money back. Hook on heart and nerves sent free. Dr, Miles Medical Company, elkhart, Ind. Dr. C. T. LIPSCOMB.. Dentist, Office over R. A. lones Ik Co ’* Store Can be found at office six days in the w«ck DR. J. F. GARRETT Dentist, Gaffney, - - - S. C Office over J. R. Tolleson’s new ston In office from 1st to 2(ith of eacb month: J.Clouoh Wallace. j. Counelics Ottb. WALLACE & OTTS, LAWYERS. All business intrusted to us. jfiven prompt and vitforus attention Office up stairs, next to K. A. Jones ,V <'o 'I'hone 87. 2JAMES A. WILLIS, ATTOKNEV AT LAW, o a io v, ca. Notary I’ubllc in office. Prompt attention given to all business. Office over li. A. Jones & Co.’s store. hardin & McWhorter JVt toi'iio.y« sit IvtiWv GAFFNEY, - - S. C. Money to loan on city real estate. Office over K. A. Jones A Co.’s Store. f). M.Duncan. 0. P.Handers. W.8. Hall. Jr. DUKCAN, SANDERS 4 HALL. Attorneys-at-Law. Office over J. It. Tolleson’s A: Co.’s Store. 1108. H. llt’Tl.EH. HEN'ltr K. OsBOKNK BOILER & OSBOB?!E, LAV/YERS. > rompt attention k\ven all ■ — en- trlusU <1 to us. Notary Publie in office. J. E. WEBSTER. -ttoriie.y- A t - I vv , OHiceln Court House. (Probutt Judge s.-ffi • Gaffney City, S. C. Practices in all the courts. Collet- ti< ms a specialty H*J. C. JEFFERIES 4- GAFFNEY, S. C. C»|muieri-ial Law. Corporation Law Heal Estate Law. louey to loan on approved security. Rutledge St. Smith Shop. can do vour -hoeing, lire setting, wheel oiling. Vehicles and implements repaired and puinttd. J '* % l«f you Utgive me a tri.il. i. tnje ** ■ » Hotses anti mules examine i fitf for all patrons. Vour , a , ^ ^ - r will get you gtattl value. Vouis for |,leasan( .-)• so w. 'i\ 'ruoMi'wox. 6 ; t< seilii i! (lit- vi ry bes’ Pie Peaches ; t J j ■ |.‘ r can. or I wo va ns for Ta-. •fur Jelly an<J Apple Putter is just line. We you to come and see us and let us give you prices Oil staple gro ceries. \\c carry a full Jlnt*. The mall Pox need not keep you from town as we have it all surrounded in one house and it cant get out We are agents for Pleischluanu’s compressed yeast, i'hone No. Xh C. CURT & CO. A. N. WOOD. BANKER, doe* u general Bui ktugnndExchange buidriesb. Well secured with Burglar- Proof tafe and Automatic Time Bock Safety Deposit Boxes at moderate rent. Buys hud je.lv Stock* and Bond* Buy* County snu School CJalm*. roar *oUoit*u. THE FIRST ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL. [continued ekom page one j phasized his appreciatior. of Mr. Ben- dix’s skill, after choosing him to as sist in the concert tour lust spring with Lacbaunoe, Gerardy and Mar- teau, by the presentation of a bow of priceless value, once the property of Vieuxtemps. As a soloist, Mr. Bendix’s name is known throughout tr.e United Htatt - wherever music in its highest form is appreciated His repertoire is unu sually large and contains all of toe standard compositions found in violin literature. “Mr. Bendix surprised even his war nest admirers d.» m L- n , surety and briiiiuncy v.ith v, -h . played i'aganini’a difficult v iiu'i' -.- To an overwhelming t ne re li< *• spond d with u transcrip' '»n of i’ - per’* 'Elfentunz.”’—New York Mu-i- sal Courier “The next number was a violin solo lege that Prof. Wade tT Brown had accepted the position as director of the department of music at Lime stone, the news was received with joy by all Gaifneyites. His successful career at Greenville Female College and at Winthrop was an assurance that Limestone would become a cen ter of attraction for lovers of good music. It meant much for the col lege—but that is not all. Later on, with the as-istance of Prof. W. L. Johnson, he organized a choir to fur nish music for the Baptist State Con vention which met here in the fall. The ease and thoroughness which characterized his undertaking inspir ed all concerned with confidence in his ability; ar d when, one evening after the adjournment of one of the srssions of the convention, lie sug gested that a choral society be organ ized ; the proposition met with a spontaneous approval. Through the liberality of Mr. J. A. Carroll all the members of the society were transported to the first meeting P t he college free of charge. Prof. Brown wa- sel-cted as director. By a forma! vote the society adopted as its i uir.e, “The Limestone Choral f cietv.” Nearly one hundred mem* the Old World. We have not as yet I a school of literature fss'jntia'ly, manifestly, distinctively American. We are only beginning to care se riously for architecture and sculpt ure and painting. It is but yester- j day that the spirit of beauty appeared among us with wonder-working wand. Of course this is all natural enough. •Sterner duties than that of self culture in tiie arts lie before the in habitants of a new country. The men who are laying in the cement of blood the granite blocks that form the foundation of the country’s future greatness can not give them selves over to thought* of the sculpt ured frieze that is to adorn the structure in far off du)8. It is only when the conquest of nature has been completed, when fields are plated each year with golden harvests and cities have bet-n set like jewels here and there on hill and plain, when wealth had been accumulated, when life has ceased to be a struggle for mere existence and has become a contest for power and [pre-eminence, when, in short, a certain degree of le’-ure hay been won, that the aesthetic faculties of our nature can be cultivated. Commercial achieve of invention cheapening the cost of musical instruments, the general prosperity of the country making it posS’ble for even the humblest cit izens to purchase some sort of instru ment, and the rapid spread of intel lectual enlightenment, have com bined to bring music to the homes as well as to the hearts of the masses of the people. This development is des tined to confer priceless benefits - upon our country. The deep foun tains of the heart’s pu ’est emotions will be opened, the soul’s passionate yearning for communion with the In finite will be stimulated, the man- ! nets of men will be softened, beauty to the vision of the intelligent devo tee of art will be seen to he only the shining garments of the good, the noxious herbs of evil in the natures of men will he killed out bv the bright blooming flowers that spring ir >m their own better instincts under j the benignant stimulous of art. A community can do no wiser thing lhan to foster tins development. Just as universities have established, under the name of ‘ University Ex tension,” culture courses to which the general public is admitted; so coileges in many parts of the country MlsS <iK L STLLDLY, PIANIST. by Max Bendix. So compiet* 1 the house carried away hyt *^)L formance that there was a perfect storm of applause, and the artist was compelled to appear and repeat again and again”—Brooklyn (X Y.) Stan dard-Union. “The program was opened by Max Bendix, with the rendition of Saint- Saens' ’Rondo Capriccioso.’ His playing was superb. He caught his audience and held them spell-hound. An artistic effect each as he product d is beyond description, it can he iclt and there alone is the appreciation that its merits accorded. When lie concluded the audience responded with long and loud applause,”—Nash ville, Tenn., American. Miii» Ntecdly. Miss Steedly occompunist ft r the Choral Society, is a young pianist possessing rare musical tu!< nt a ’,v<!] developed technic and gr-ai i .vuir.i ability She is a gradual', pupil > f Mr. Brown and later continu'd her studies for a short time with Mr. Lambert, of New Yorx. Several of the metropolitan critics who huvi heard her play, acknowledge her < x- bers were enrolled, consisting of sing ers and songstresses from the city of Gaffney, ai d of young ladies from the college. Miss Georgia Steedly. as pianist, has ably assisted in the work Of course this was a new enterprise for Gaffney, and every one went to work to master the music with en thusiasm and determination. All were of one mind—that the May Fes tival shou'd and must be a success. Regular rehearsals have been held < very Tliur day ev< rung and a great amount of patience has been exer cised by the director to train untu tored voices to artistic musical ex pression. Every preparation for a successful series of enU rtainment* has been n id . !*t vera! skilled artist, of whom fnquenf mention has been u ie, have been secured, and ali may rto' a-'Uved that a treat is in si' r - for those who may lie so fnrtu- nate as to a*'erd the May Festival at Liu * o oi e Col lege. This is an in portant event, not or.l v for I he coW ge, hut for t he town. The attention < f cultured anr refined peon!' IS d.r oted Gaffney ward. JOKKi’JI II, CHAILHILL, ORGANIST. ments, so far from meriting the con tempt which the half cultured ’gnor- antly bestow upon them, are the necessary pre-conditions and prereq- uisitis of every high intellectual, aesthetic and spiritual development. Industry furnishes the fertile soil out of which springs all the effiores- enefc of literature, science and art. Nothing could be more admirahh than the course pursued by intelli gent men of oifairs who, having won the laurel wreath in the battle of life and accumulated wealth as a result of their honored services to their fellow men in the various forms of industry, generously lavish their means to oromote the progress of that high' r culture of the sou! which develops the best elements of the nature, purifies the heart’s golden treat-ure from dross, and fills the life •xi'lj the in< liable charm jfb< au'y. Until comparatively recent yeafs our country has ranked v<-ry low in music. We had no composers of world wide fame. American teacher j of music, like American teachers of other branches, wen- far inferior to the instructors of Europe, and public have periodically arranged for “Mu sical Festivals,” in which the people at large join in the enjoyment of the works of the great composers as ren dered by artists of distinction. These entertainments have been productive everywhere of the greatest good. Their educational value is very high. As in literature, so in music, cor rect method of instruction requires that the best models be placed before the student. It is the great masters that form correct taste. Let no one dare to say that the people can not appreciate high art. It is true indeed that they are often deceived by tinsel show, carried away with flash and dash and trash, and taught to stand agape before that which, being un known to them, they take for the magnificent. Bat, nevertheless, the stronghold of high art, as of high literature, is found in the great heart of the people. The greatest artists and the greatest writers alike receive 'be enthu-iasMc plaudits of the ma'c-es. Whenever man out of his heart speaks to the heart of man he will be heard, whether the medium of his thought be statue or painting. MB— ' 'VC: ' WALE R. LROWN, CONJH'rToK. traordinary talent and predict a bril liant future for her. Mr. II. <'ral|;lilll. Mr. Jos. H. Craiguili, the talented organist and choir muster of the Fii .-t Freshyterian cnurch of Charlotte, N. C., has been engaged as organist. Mr. Craighiil i* not widely know as yet in t his part of the country, he having come to Chariot’: f»ooi N r York lestt than a year ago. He ha» been trained in the b<-»t school of organ playing and handle* the in strument with good judgment and skill. His tasteful accomplishments will add greatly to the effectiveness of the choral v. okr Mr Cm .■ il* has made a favor: hie 1110/1' s-i"U in the short time h has been in Charlotte, lie has giyn n a nomi • r of oigan fciLits in Cn;r iotte and Other cities ol Norm Caro Hue. The I.lures tone C'liorul hoc-let/, Laal summer when it was aonounc* •4 by tbs trusUvs of Lime*tOii« Col With the support and interest of our people, Gaffney will, in the future, stand not only for material progress and industrial enterprise, hut will become an educational center, the home of culture and refinement—a city of which her < jtiz m may well be proud. 'I In- I'bogri'** of M M* !<■ a Sff'U of A<itan<-!ug Civilization. The typical American in hi* • •>- thiistaMic loyalty to his country is apt to suppose that, resplendent in the glory of her pasl achievements, hearing yet upon her brow the gar lands of er ring, and rudient with hop \ Columbia boids the march of i ati ms e’ n ; • very line to the tunc .»f Y, , i> ■ • ih . A < u p* oph vve think II.. ■ wt- are not only the biggot b'Ji till- inatesl. the DIOS' (Mill Ul'Ci t the un eoligoteiud country in 'he / r!<j 'Wi et.' jrd the course of K oi/i-e takes its way”—-wc nev* r tire of n j atiix/the quotation. But the plain fact is that in many particulars w* ar* still far tsblbd tbs nation* o MMK. hl/.A LEHMANN, AUTHOR OF “IN A HERMAN GARDEN.” taste was utU-rly uncultured. But there has been u notable change in the lust two decades, We are no longer so compiet* ly isolated and in sulated from the rc.t of the artistic world. We have received the touch of life from Eorop". II Uf it «i"Z"n tiaui m might perhaps he mentioned of Atnerici-n com posers who Jimv achieved some n-al disi motion. Our country may boast of s voul fairly wi ll established musical center*. ' Immense stru'e* forward have been made in the teaobif g of music. Col leges of high grade now demand that music shall he pursued us a serious study. It is recogniz'-d that the Di'ihod* of tIn fioi-h'd scholir aro I just as n'-io :-s.'; y it re as in nl ' ■•<■ . -ubjec' in the curiieu 'itr of lMe col lege Ainaiet rishte-s i- O'gionh ; '«» r* • . c*dve the acorn w n o |i o: n'a There «r«- mark'd signs .i- > of a won derful increase in Intm-st accoinpa- nisd by a notuworthy development m last* among lb* public, lb* progress poem or song. The greatest in art and in literature are (hose who utter the aspiratioi.H, the ernot ons, the ideals of ail men everywhere in ail times. It is only the great soul in whose pages or pictures or harmonies the world finds its own throbbing, thni-ed and quivering heart. An artist may have great ability, his works may show wonderful mastery of 'he technique of his profession, we may he astonished at the versa tility of the virtuoso, hut if, like Browning in literature, he can not in very large measure be compre hend'd by the people, if he can not touch the world’s great heart, if he ohm not n ov< man a* man while we 'not i s d> gu'sh'd : hility are -i.uuld r ;j e to ucknowl'-dg* his i I to r-" k am mg 'lie grextest in ,i rt I h- r 1 for . it i* ton' wi’ti fu'l con* ti i-icr in the p*-op e and fud confi d* > ce in the power of that which i* highest and h **t in art that tha Limsstuiitt Choral docisfc, <8D0NT FEEL RIGHT... I Do you wake up in the morning tired and unre freshed? Do you perform your daily duties languidly? Do you miss the snap, vim and energy that was once yours? If this describes your condition you are in urgent need of PRICKLY ASH BITTERS Your trouble arises in a clogged and torpid condition of the liver and bowels which, if allowed to continue, will develop mala rial fevers, kidney disorders or some other troublesome disease. PRICKLY ASH BITTERS drives out all poisonous impurities, strengthens the vital organs, promotes functional activity, good digestion, and vigor and energy of body and brain. SOLO XT HL OflUS STORES. PRICE, 51.00 PER BOTTLE. H'.T Cherokee Drug Co. Special Agents. festival lias provided a prograinim which includes Home of the great masterpieces of music. The respoi He which Gaffney and all the surround ing community wili make will, we ure sure, he one of euihu-iaslic appreciation. Tiie following short sketches of t.vo of tiie important works to he pro duced may he of interest to our readers: In a IVriluii Garden, “One of the most remarkable of re cent successiorio in the concert world is that which the ttbove mentioned vTk has achieved. It was first pub lished in England in 1890, and has now gained a wide oopuiaiity in buth England and America, In the field of literature tiie issuance of a work which at once seizes universal inter est is so frequent a phenomenon that it excites no surprise; hut in musical production an instant and wide spread success is comparatively so rare that a conquest like that achiev ed by “In a Persian Garden” calls for more tlian casual attention. In this particular case the very announ- ment of its subject is a sort of chal lenge, and the first question to he asked is how much of the extraordi nary interest which the work has aroused is due to tiie unique celebrity of the poem to which it is set. It might appear at first thought that a musical composition could easily he floated in favor by its mere associa tion with a poem so famous and be loved; but on second consideration it become* < vident that such a connec tion, which would he a help in tiie preliminary introduction into cul tured society, would only make dis approval the speedier and more crushing if the claim were not sub stantiated by the highest merit in the music itseif. The maxim “noblesse oblig"” holds good in works of imag- 'ination as well as in social life, ani the singular affection in whuli the “Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam” are held by all lovers of art would make the demand upon the composer who ventured to set them to music excep tionally jealous and exacting. From thi.i point of view the heartiness and unanimity of favor which has greeted Lizi L- hmun’s work is all the more a substantial tribute to her genius. She has not only gained distinction as a eomp"?er. hut she has also p«-r- formed the service of suffusing th*- greut poem with a new glory, and of carrying the knowledge of it into homes and hearts widen i' hud not hitherto reached. The sianz is known to the English r.-a iing public as the ’ Rubi iyut < I Omar Khaye am” consist uf »«lections from a meiita'i m on life ami <i<-a'h written about tiie yiarllOO by thr I’< rsian p >et Hakim Uimr called “Khayyam" or the tent-maker, and paraphrased in a loose series of 101 quatrains by E iward Fitzgerald, an English “hterateur,” who died in l8Sd Fitzgerald spent twenty years or more upon this tu^k, his fir*t ver sion being published in 1S.7I and the fourth in 1889 and the r suit is a perfection <. f poetic art the equal of which we cun find only by going hack to Keats. How much of the char acteristic magic of this translation i* due t) Omar himself and how much to hib English interpreter is a mat ter for ti*e adapts iu Orienttl lore to decide, hut a' any rate this collec tion of verse* now stands as the fin* st elegiac poem that has appeared in Engiieh since ‘ in Memoriarn, ’ which it *-vtn nurpasMt-s »n felicity of diction, perfection of f /rtn. boldness of imagery, and in its Mtiitude <»f un faltering courage in tiie Lee of the most appalling mysleri* * of reality. Its imtn-asureable depth and flaw less beauty have given it a place among the classic* of English speech, have mult'nlied editions, glossaries, and eulogies until tiie Omar litera ture forms a library by itself, and have subtly diffused its thought into the world-wide currents of influence which are directed by the poetry and philosophy of England. There is nothing reserved or dis trustful in the enthusiasm of the lov<-rs of Omar FitzGerald. Tiie haunting beauty and tuc infinite pat ho* of the poem grow more pene trating with every repetition, and those that admire it mo't are thosi- liiat know it by heart. 1 lie pro found sadness which the thought of the swift passing of life and its joy** arouses in a contemplative mind which look* for no continued exis tence beyond tiie grave lias never been expressed more touchingly than in these magical quu'ram*. llupi- |e*s they are Indeed, yet in spite nt OcciMonul bitterne*-' they l*av*th* convicliaq that evn if tnis tit* L all, i' is wortny to he loved for ti" »w* etness and crace wmen it offer* to sII who are able to accept it witn reverence and courage. And •tilt wer* upon every page the consoling idea that a large measure of the spiritual beauty of exigence consists in the soul's very consciousness of it* urevity. The compo-rr had selected twenty- nine whole stanzas and fragments of tour others out of the one hundred and one which the poem contain*, and h is set them for solos, duets and quartets. The musical treatment alternates between a sententious de clamatory style, half song and half chant, ana a broader, more symmet rical melody. The prevailing method, however, is declamatory, exceedingly intens'-. concentrated, and vigorous. Taken for a!! in ail, Liza Lehman li:;s produced a work which, as a con tribution to ti*e ever rising fame of Omar Khayyam, must be given a place behide the vivid illuetrations of Elihu Vedder. “In a Persian Gar- din” is a remarkable example of the power of a great poem to inspire the mind of a sympathetic musician. Fair LI leu. Max Bruch is one of the most prominent living German composer*. He has written much in all styles of vocal music, such as operas, cantatas, etc., and in hi* peculiar sphere of large choral compositions he is prob ably unsurpassed by any writer of the present day. Prominent among his choral works is “Fair Ellen,” which was produced in this country at the Worcester, Ma**., festival in 1883. "FairEllen,” or “The Relief of Lucknow.” is founded on the follow ing historical incident. “One of the brightest pages in the military his tory of Great Britain was made by the memorable defense of Lucknow. On May 30th, 1857, the natives to manifest a spirit of rebellion, Sir Henry Lawrence, who was in com mand of the garrison, drove the mu tineers out and then fortified the town. An attempt was made by the Sepoys to re-enter, hut they were re pulsed with heavy loss. They then began a bombardment. On the sec ond day Gen. Lawrence was killed and tiie command of tiie garrison de volved upon Gen. John Inglis. Hi* force consisted of 18')0 lighting men, only 730 of whom were Europeans. Tiie K*-p'iys numbered fully 20 O00. Added to this disparity of number* Was the di-a'ivantage of shortness of rations and ainmunitijn, on the part of the Eogliab, together w ith thinned ranks on account of sickness. Hay by day tue situation grew worse, and became so desperate that hardly enough able-bo lL-d m< n could he mu-tered to mount guard. In the meantime, relief was at hand. Gen erals Havelock and Outrun, with tln-ir men. fouuht thefr way into the besieged city at the bead of a reliev ing column, and this force, in turn, wi s b ‘riegeii Ly tiie mutinous3'poys, ami it w.ts not until November that the war-worn city was relieved of the preset ce of tiie enemy. The final r -'ief was hnught about by NirCuiio Cam; h II. The w rx op.-> s with an orchestral prelude, introducing u baritone solo, “May God io hi*- rn rev lie good to us now,” m which Lord Edwards be moans the condition of the beleaguer ed city I hn> is followed h> a chorus of soldi* rs citizens an i tin ir house hold. in whicii thega'laut veterans of Lori Edwards, though pad and dis- spirited. are not uit'-rl) despondent. Fair Ellen, ever hopeful, fancies t hat she te ars in tiie distance Hi - familiar sounds of “The Campbells are com ing.” an I enc iurag-s tin-m to !>« pa tient. for relief i» u'gh at hand. Lord EI ward. les?. keen of perception, thinks the maiden '‘sore distraught.” The sad ami gloomy condition of tiie loyal liearts in Lucknow’s stronghold is viviily depicted to the following chorus, “and nearer and nearer the Iasi iioui came.” Fair Ellen, still hopeful, is trausfixed in hergaze. and tier eyes are beaming with joy in an ticipation of the near approach of their deliverers. iL-spile her assu rances that, the Campbells are com ing’Lord IMward and his retainers listen in vain for the Hound* she pro- f i-s s to hear; the utterly despon dent clier*' t* r of the music, w herein Lori Edward bemoans their condi tion, is, however, suddenly made Hirillin;!y drurnutlc through hi* de termination to atoute iii* follow er* 'o desperate action for their release. The tight is terrific and di*cour*ging to all save the fair msiden, who when the color* droop, grasprf snd boldly hears them to the front, where she again li<*ars tiie sound* of th* ir re*. <'.i> r-’ in j if. whi - h now become* distinelly audible a’o amid the pifite- -tr»i * it the f« ri • **c -h r .’* aj.» the f-iemc i) e and > iallie is won. Between the lick* of * watch « ray of light, it t» averred, could uiov*