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Hozart Composed For Thero and Gluck Rayed Upon Them. INVENTED BY AN IRISHMAN. Bluha?d PookncK the Verestts? Qe?#u* WKp Originated Them. Ona Used TWr ntstedy to Charm Amy the aWOtse Who Mad A^raated Kb. HJcbnrd Pockdrb. to Irishman, who lived hi the eighteenth ccnfr/ry, waa a true genius, a dreamer and an m renter. Lie proposed metal snips, pre dieted Oying machlnea. a<tvocnt*d bog dralange und vine pianting In the Em? erald laa*. in % en ted an instrument for transposing blood and waa fur some ream a brewer tn Dublin. It auks tn the domain of art (hat he at tiered ota one real triumph, the one by which he hi known In contemporary musk:*! bJatory. by which he became know o to general European civilization during his lifetime and by which hie naim will long survive. He Invented the musical glasses. These can be heard today in vaudeville bruse* all over the world and will probably sur? vive ae koug as the musical art itself. Moat of our readers hare bee id them. They sre simply s set of tumbler or goblet like tissues selected fur tonal quality to carry out s mnaicsJ scale. Fockrich seems to have been the first man to he struck by the musical -ve in glass, and so he thought the thin,/ out and produced s scale on wMch he could jsaj any melody. lotted his discovery in Dublin / . ty took It to England uboi*t th? year 11V* where II became the sen estlon uf the hour Nothing whs talk? ed of but rhe marvelous, simple, new musical Instrument It seemed to the ears of the jsded Londoners that the heavenly art in sll its eiemenrul beauty had returned to etrtb. Fsr from sneer? ing st so rvry simple an Idea for mak lng melody, the cognoscenti of Londou went into raptores ?rver the musical glasses Olnck. the great composer, who was In London, did not disdain to play bis Immortal nlrs upon them ?"The opers flourishes more than In any recant rear." wrote Horace Wal pole to s friend "The composer Is Olnck. s German. He Is to hare a benefit st which he Is to play a set of drinking glasses which he moda? lsten with wster. I think 1 have heard you speak of some such thing." Not only dM Gl nek perform upon ****** rich's new lnstrarnent. but Iiee theresv Momart and other great mo etc:.ins In later years actually com? posed sssjssr for It. Uoidamlrh refers to It In The Wer uf Wakefleld." Mol lorn after the Inventor vtsil?d London, and Benjamin Franklin speaks of him tn a letter to s friend tivns: "Ton hsyee doubtless heard the sweet tone that Is drawn from a drinking glass by passing s wet finger round its brim. Ods Mr. Pock rich, a gentleman from Ireland, was the first who thought of playing tones formed of such tones Be collected a number of glasses of different sizes, fixed them near each other on s table and tuned them by putting Into them water, mure or lean mm each note required. The tonen wem brought om by passing his frngnrs round the brim." There Is s story of Pock rich, who was making occasional tours to Eng? land after the Invention of the mnalcal glasses, that illustrates the surprising effect of his own performance on thron. It Is tow? by his friend BrockhiO New burgh, i gsmtieman of wealth and po? tation, who lived tn Dublin at the thorn: "Mr. Pock rich la his brew ery near iMandbridgs). happening to be one day esased b# bailiffs, thos addressed them: ? tientlemrn. I am rouT prisoner, but before I do myself the nor or to attend you giro me leave as ao hnmbls per? former In musick to entert? In you with a tone.' " 'fur.' azekjmed one of tie bailiff a ?we came here is execute our warrant, not to "bear tunes."' ? tJentiarnen.' says the captain. '1 submit to your authority, but lu the tntert.n while you are only taking a dram?here. Jack (calling to bis serv? ant), bring a bottle of the Rosa Bolls I larsly distil lad-1 say. gentlemen, be? fore you take a dram I shall dispatch my tune.' "In tb*? meanwhile be flourlsheN a prelude on the glasaes and afterward displays his skill through all the plena lag tarns and variation* of The lUuck Joke' The monsters, charmed with the magic of his sounds, for some time stand and gase At length, recovering from their trance, they tbua accost the captain " Ulr. ufssj your parole of honor to keep the secret we give you your lib? erty Tis well Haying upon glssaes *s not more common: If It were I be? lieve our trade would find little em? ployment' " Anorner minors i instrument that Pock rich rlrrehtped aa no man had ever dreamed of before was the drum He hsd dsea med of harmony even tn the drum. He planned an orchestra of drams otrty There were to be twenty of them, varying In also and tone from Co smallest trebles to the basses, to he played by one person standing with the drums arranged about him In a clrrie Pork rieb never succeeded In producing true melody from a concert of drums The musical glaases were the direct cause of Pork rich* a death. It was while be waa npon one of his musical tours In England tn the year 1750 that the hotel In frmdon In which he was sleeping ranrht fire and he waa bun si to death Joseph Lewis Kreuth hl New York Port afiea Rntk Wilson <>f st Charles Oeular Off tot? In Artiste. ft was said of the late Edwin A. Ab? bey that his nearelgiitedneas had mach to do with his clor? attention to de? tail, one of the characteristics of his art. An Illustrator who does work In black and white, speaking of Mr Abbey's consciptuioos drawing to of , details, wondered how much ocular defects accounted tue certain aptitude* of well known artists. "A cynical person told me Che other day.** he said, "that be half believed every tmnreaasontotic nu Infer m?i? nearsighted and drew what he Raw with his glaaaea off. It sounds sen? sible. -And consider ns\ I am enropSetely color blind- I cannot even tell brn* from yellow, a failing which la et*?* than red-green onior blindness. 'Tet I would not see cetfors tf 1 could. When 1 draw, yon see. 1 pu4 in precisely the effects 1 get rn nature, and they tell me that shade gradation Is the chief merit of my work. 1 lay ' that to coJor rjftndnesa."--ttew York ' Sun. When They Fined the Servants. There must have uren a servant problem even In the specious tunes of Elizabeth. If w? may judge by a list of rules drawn up by a baronet of that era for the guidance of his domestic helpers and recently brought to light by an English writer. The baronet evidently liked his house kept in order, and If It were not mode absolutely spotless on Friday after dinner every bod7 responsible had to pay three? pence. He liked punctuality, and six? pence was the fine tor meat thar was not reedy at 11 or before for dinner and at 6 or before for supper, while tbe table had to be laid half an hour before those times, on pain of two pence, CM the were s penny each, mn! It was equally expensive to leave a door open which was found abut, while to teach any of the cblldren any "unbonest speech'" was fourpence The fines were duly paid eavb quarter day out of the wages, and with tine vagueness the baronet winds up. ?They shall be bestowed on tbe poor or other godly use." The Doctor's Revenge. It la always a pleasure to bear or read of am*rance rebuked; hence this little talc, which might be beadei 'The Doctor's Revenge." An elderly Indy whose characteristics entitle her to the present name of Mrs. Portly Pom pous bad n pet monkey which suddenly became 111 She had the assurance to send for a prominent physician to treat the little beast When the doc? tor was introduced to his patient he was very much enraged, but be dkl noi betray himself. He took the sic ft mon? key's pulse and naked the usual ques? tions. Neu, in the room was a little boy. Mrs. Fortly Pompons' grandson The doctor approached the boy. exam? ined his pulse also and then said sol? emnly to the lady: "Madam, your two little grandchildren are suffering from Indigestion tare them only light food, with plenty of exeecise, and they will come out all right."?Boston Tran? script End of the Mensymoon? It was along toward the waning of the honeymoon that this dialogue took place: ? "Are icq sure that yon lore me aa much aa ever r -Perfectly sure," "And you will newer, newer love any? body etter "Never, never." "Is there any thins; yon wouldn't de to make me happy?" "Nothing within the bounds of rea? son." "Anal I thought so! You have be? gun to reason The honeymou? ts ovcrf?Cleveland Plain Dealer. _n . . ?. "HniUi ? d ? W aMCTtfr rTTH rVfWO ? Coming borne from the morning serv? ice one Sunday Dr. Beecher threw himself on a lounge end said In a tone of deep dejection, "1 believe that was the worst sermon I ever preached." One of his daughters pro tested that she had seldom heard htm when he was more energetic "Oh, yes." was the impatient reply, -when I bavenT anything to say 1 always holler."?Outlook. Their Uss. "Why do ycai have those glais cases with the ax. hummer, crowbar and so forth on these cars V naked a trav eler on the railroad going to New York. "Oh. those are put there In case any one wants a window open." replied the fucetious umn. Youth <; Companion Stupid Man! Mrs A scum - Hut why didn't you buy the material if yoo liked it? Mrs. knurich?The sak-tftnnn said It was do? mestic dress goods Mr* A scum Well ? Mrs Nurlch?You don't suppose I'd wear anything meant for domes? tics, do you??Philadelphia Press. Why He Didnt Pay "I bare bet a silk hat with that man five times In the last year, and he ha* never paid me one of them" "That so? I dldut know he was rn the bablt of hreakmg his word." "Oh, be tan't He won the bets. Ctncinnuti Times star. When Women Vets. Mrs. Church-Well, how did you vote todsy? Mrs. (krtham-l didn't vote at all. There were only two women can? didates, and "iie of them said some? thing uncomplimentary about rny hat. and the other one never noticed my bnt at all!?Yonkers Statesman. The three things most difficult are to keer a secret, to forget an Injury and to make good use of leisure. Mr. W? a. i.unn of Manning, scent Friday iu the elty _ THE SECOND TEMPLE'S FOUNDA? TION Ezra ih% 1-4; &?Oct. 22 ?Orter OWo fli* pcfr* iriM IStf?A^sS|aj <wt tUo iM? ooarta triJA prslsr "- Paolw c, {. CI1E journey fI o::> DabytOO to Je? rusalem required ?boot five month*.. E::rn wfth h's ^nail? er company subsequeauly rand*; the journey rn four months. We run well imagine the enthusiasm <>X this company of captives of ali the t: Ibes, people of (?) eflMS, A few of the very aged neraeinta'Fcd having seen the Land and the city in their childhood. Arrived it their destination the.v found terrible (Vlnpidntlon. The cnim bllng hand of time had cooperated with the destructive fires of Noborb:!dlies> iur's army, seventy years previous. To live in the city was scarcely juac ticabJe. The peo pie scattered in -v*-r^^^^TT the country round -O^iT E. jftl about for n dls tunce of twenty miles. Ftrnt. at? tention was prop? erly paid t9 mak? ing themselves comfortable, pre? paring dwellings, train lug olive trees and vines. tm M _., Atter on Mount JJortoft. lint shortly after. the religious sentiment stirred them to prepare for offering formal worship to the God whose favored people they were delighted again to be. First the altar was built on the height of Mount Moriah. supposedly the very spot where Abraham offered his son Isaac-the very siR>t which was made the site of the altar in Solomon's temple. Divine worship began, awl the Fenst of Tabernacles was observed in the seventh month. By the next spring they felt ready to begin the re construction of the temple. The news of the return of the people and of their start to rebuild the tem? ple of the Lord spread amongst the people of the land who. In some re? spects at least, had been reeognrxed as Israel's enemies. Now. however, they desired to join hands and become participators in the building of the new tempte. However, this kind invitation was refused with the answer. "Ye have nothing to do with us. to build a house unto our God: but we, our? selves, will build it unto the I/ord, the God of Israel, as king Cyrus, the king of Persia, hath commanded us." Wee the Proper Course Taken? Many have said that the Jews io this matter showed themselves nar? row-minded and bigoted; that they should have been glad to have the as? sistance and the co-operation of their neighbors in the building of the hem pie, and tn all the arrangements ft* God's worship?they should have hod the missionary spirit. Not so, we reply. Their course was the only proper one when we under? stand the terms and conditions under which God was dealing with Israel. It was not their commission to make Israelites out of all nations; they, as one nation, had been elected or select? ed by God to establish and to offer the sacrifice* and worship which God hod ordained through Moses. They were not at liberty to change or amend the Divine proposition and to bring others rnto the "elect" nation. There was indeed n method1 by which outsiders, i*n>Israelite*, might become Israelites ?by becoming proselytes of the gate: but in no other than in such an open, public renouncement of their wills and by devotion to Jehovah. The Jews are still following the Di? vine umutgernent for them In keeping aloof from other religions and by re? fraining from lu ter-mnrriage with other' peoples. God has thus pre? served that nation separate from all others, and He tells us srn-/r For tl>ein He has a great place in the Divine pro? gram. They are again to become God's people. God's representa? tives hi the earth, after the Elect Church shall have been completed and glorified cm the heavenly phine. Spiritual Israefa Policy The same policy should t?e ol?servcd by Spiritual Israel-"The Temple of God is holy, which Temple ye are.** No outside, o neon socrn tod stones are wanted In this Temple. I>et the world build its own. God j>erniits His con? secrated ones to he associated with Himself in tin? building of this Tern pie; as St. .lud?' declares, the saints, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, are to "build oik; another up in the moat holy faith" (Jude 20). There is ahsuiutely no paaOS for worldly work ers in conjunction with this great w<irfe of God now In progress. The lord's conaeernted people nse tn training for u throne, (hjr Father Is the Great King and He rwis promised that The Christ shall sit Upon Ills fhr(*ne, and wo have l.oen Invited to l?eoom<? parts of The Christ, the Anointed. The Messiah. Sliall we wonder that we need training for this Important position 1 shall we be snr< prised If disciplines are imposed and requirements DUlde of us more than are Imposed upon those not Intended for this high position! Cotton brought B to 9.10 <?n the Notice to Subscriber*. We are mailing statements to sub? scribers and we request that prompt settlement be made, either l<y check, postotllce money order or by calling at thi9 0flics in person. Tin amount that with subscriber owes is small, but the aggregate due is is a large sum and we need the money. A few' tfubricribera owe for more than one year and those wh<> receive bills for more than one year are urged to re? mit at onee. We exercise ey.-ry pos? sible care to avoid errors in our sub? scription accounts, but mistakes will occur, especially when there art so large a number of accounts to han? dle. 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About two years ago 1 got a supply of this preparation at, China's Drug Store, when 1 was suf? fering from backache and other symptoms of kidney complaint. I was relieved and benefited and I have no further need of a kidney medicine. It gives me pleasure to tell how bene? ficial Doan's Kidney Pills have been to me." For sale by all dealers. Pri? ? ? cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the U States. Remember the name?Doan's take no other. N . Old Things Made New. I have just added to my force two high class workmen and am better able than ever to give satisfaction in RUBBER TIRE WORK, AUTOMOBILE, BUGGY and CARRIAGE Painting & Trimming. i ? it ir r mr .imiiw MunuaraMMaMnk If you have an old Buggy or Carriage let me work it over for you. Why buy a new one when I can make the old is good as new and save you money too. Shall be glad to figure with you. 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