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man only should be spoken in the Turn Halls.
While we can, and ought to maintain the char-
acteristics of the German Turn Vereins by ex-
cluding from the Turn Halls all prejudices of a
social, political or religious character, and main-
tain that fellowship that can only exist upon
the broadest democratic basis, we should wel-
come our English-speaking friends. Allow the
coming generations to use the language most
natural to them, and at the same time, give them
the opportunity of becoming familiar with Ger-
man sociability, freedom of thought and action,
and last, but not least, German moderation in
enjoyment and pleasure.
If we accomplish this we will, as Turners,
fulfill our part of the '' Cultur Mission '' of our
nationality in America. Along these lines we
will achieve the success which we deserve. As
long as we allow clannishness and intolerance,
which cannot be separated one from another, to
dominate in our Turn Vereins, we will simply
have a repetition of the struggles experienced
these many years by every Turn Verein.
Open your doors to the young men of your
towns, whether they will or can speak German
or not, so that tho.se who, by force of circum-
stances, education or surroundings, do not look
upon this world exactly as you do will feel at
home in your circle, and every Turn Verein in
the West Bezirk of New York will grow and
prosper, and your festivals will more and more
become object lessons to those of our fellow-
citizens who still believe that to be a member of
a Turn Verein is identical to being a confessed
Anarchist and Fiie-eater on general principles
or on no principles at all.
Show by your actions, by your exercises to-
day that your aim is to develop body and mind
harmoniously ; demonstrate that you have
eliminated from your physical exercises all the
tricks of the circus clown, just as you exclude
from your mental exercises the harangues and
pyrotechnical flights of the mind of the extreme
Radical.
And now let the best man win—try every one
of you to be the best man, and take defeat with
that consoling consciousness that you tried your
best, and that more cannot be expected.
Mr. Dolge was heartily applauded during his
remarks and at their close.
W. W. KIMBAU, Co., Chicago, Tiave re-
cently supplied the First Methodist Church at
Kewaunee, 111., with a $1,500 pipe organ. It
has 625 pipes and 18 registers, and is built on
the same principle as the Kimball portable
organs.
THE
The Davis brothers—Gabe and Will—have
taken an interest in the piano and music busi-
ness of Edward Nolf, who represents the Kim-
ball Piano Co., at Terre Haute, Ind.
A GERMAN band was playing on one of Brook-
lyn's squares recently. Three men stood listen-
ing till the first piece concluded. When the
second commenced, one of the three took off his
hat and went round the square, collecting
money. When he had concluded collecting the
leader of the band held out his hand, saying :
" Thank you."
"What for? "
" The money," said the leader.
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Go and collect for yourself," was the reply;
and the three walked off.
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hand, and with my right I stoop down and cut
his head square off.
'' Where do I find most of 'em ? Oh, in bark
piles. My part of the country is a great tan-
bark country. In a month or so after the bark
is peeled and corded you '11 find a rattler or two
in every pile. Do I do without snakes in the
winter? Oh, no; not much I don't.
'' During the summer season I lay by stores
for the winter. I catch scores an' scores of the
sarpents, skin 'em and dry 'em, and prepare 'em
for winter, jest the same as others would store
away their winter's bacon. Catch me goin'
hungry in the winter for the want of a snake !
Not much! I 'm no grasshopper to dance
through the summer and starve when the win*
ter times comes."
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THE
TRAVELERS.
i ID you ever hear Charlie Sisson tell about
the old Texan who lived on rattlers ?
, you know, was one of the earliest trav-
the I,one Star State. There was a big
in one of the upper counties who enjoyed
of rattlesnakes. As Charlie relates the
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it runs thus : He asked the fellow how
:quired this peculiar liking for a snake
gsee. The big Texan replied :
>ne of my uncles told me he had heard ot
|le eating rattlesnakes, so, out of curiosity,
aught I'd try one. The woods in the
secBon where -I live has allers been full of
tes. The next day after I had been told
|es was good, I started out on a hunt for a
I wasn't long in findin' one. I ham-
his head off, took him home, skinned
[and soon had him in the fryin' pan.
[y mother and sisters wouldn't stay in the
.while I was a cookin' of the thing, but I
couldVt help that. Arter the sarpent was done,
I took&him out, put him on a plate, peppered
him oler, sloshed a little vinegar on him an'
went t
in protest at the first bite, but on the second it
quieted oown and received the snake with evi-
tion.
'' The next day I had another sarpent under
my belt, and the day after that, and so on, until
I formed a perfect passion for snake fries. Thar
ain't no food on earth that's any better than a
fine, fat, well-fried rattlesnake.
" Young rabbits is good, squirrels is tooth-
some, quails is awful nice, young chickens is
not to be sneezed at—but none of 'em has any
chance with me if I can get a big, fat rattle-
snake. The rattler's flesh looks a good deal
like chicken, and when it is fryin' the odors of
it is exactly like young chickens fryin'. I tell
you, you won't never know first-class eatin'
until ye l'arn, like me, the glories of a rattle-
snake feast."
'' How do you catch them ? ''
" With a forked stick. You see, in capturing
snakes for the table, you must be very keerful
ter keep 'em from bitln' theirselves. So I take
a forked stick about five feet long, an' when I
find my prey, with a short, quick move I fasten
the fork across his neck, about an inch from his
head. I then hold him firmly with my left
CELEBRATED
STEGER
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Nordica's Great
Success,
The American Singer Creates a Qrea
Sensation in Bayreuth as " Elsa."
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HB magnificent presentation of "Lohen-
grin '' at Bayreuth last Friday was doubly
marked, because it was the first time " Lohen-
grin '' was ever brought out at these Wagnerian
festivals, and, second, because of the appearance
of Lillian Nordica, the soprano, in the role of
"Elsa," the first time an American singer has
ever been invited to participate. Nordica's suc-
cess was marked. The cable dispatches said :
" Her performance was the first attistic con-
tribution that America has made for the success
of these festivals, and her work to day gave the
Americans present every reason to be proud of
her. No native singer ever achieved a more
pronounced triumph than did Mme. Nordica, the
first foreign singer to appear in so important a
part as " Elsa."
It is interesting to know that Nordica's pre-
liminary rehearsing was to the accompaniment
of a Chicago made piano. In a recent letter to
a friend she wrote as follows: " I do all my
studying on my Kimball piano, and the longer
I use it the better I like it. "—Chicago Tribune,
June 28th.
M. H. ANDREWS & Co. were engaged to-day
in moving into their new store on Main street.
This concern will occupy fine new quarters, and
their establishment will be one of the largest in
the State. The store is finished in natural
woods, and the arrangement for music and all
kinds of instruments is perfect. A big music
case has just been completed by Mr. J. H. Emer-
son, who is book-keeper for this concern, and it
attracts lots of attention.—Commercial, Bangor,
Me.
CHAS. W. THOMPSON is now sole owner of the
business of the Thompson & Odell Co., 528
Washington street, Boston. I. H. Odell has
retired.
IT is usually supposed that the faint and
squeaky hand organs played by woeful old women,
seated on curbstones and wrapped in shawls, are
decrepid from long service in the cause ot art.
That is not the case. Their builders intention-
ally leave out notes, so that they shall sound
more mournful and touch more quickly the sen-
sibilities of some people. Organs of this kind
are known as '' wheezers.''
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