Educational Department »»♦
It waa o»t till the cine* of the
nlMth century that instrumental
a*aria «aa generally cultivated.
Althoogh the old Roams, He
haaaa and Peseta apa 1 avieh in
Urit praise of the indescribable
«0«*i of Instrumental music,
lbs rode constructed iustrum.TTte
Old Oiwlji, Hebrews
oaed in their toaplee
wo oaly used to mark
the rytbm and enliven the aaered
intro*
ik woaao chore bee of the
The different Celts made
aovatai spades of inatnrmenta.
The want prominent instruments
with Pm Celts, at that time, awn
to have been rim Inlah harps, and
mad the erowth, or Rotta. Tlw
Mtta waa made somewhat like
oar violin. Whan rim Germane
name to the southern provinces of
Samps, they brought several dif
ferent makes of instruments.
Bat men of talent did not begin
ta perfect the amqhsnism of the
Brimeol instruments. until the
fanaaal introduction of harmony.
Instrumental mueic not need
for church services waa detested
by the most accomplished muei
®*ans. The composition of aaah
aaaaieaaslaft totbe uneducated
men and women. They had laws
of their own, sanctioned fay the
king, and enjoyed many privi
mpm. liny famished marie for
the festivals. The heed, or lead
er, was called “King of the Pip*
emT or the Tiddlera.”
of the middle
e minstrels end
The mono-books of the six
teenth centmy nontainqd many
dances, ntn, ate. They ware
eomposed for tha 'organ, harpsi
chord, guitar, late and a few oth
amsieande vary alow progreaa
daring tha sixteenth cantary.
tllh awd marie, a> that time,
attained to a my high da
graaef perfection.
Tha marie ian selected piejee
written in polyphonic style, like
Ci a sarioas ahessoter. We 'often
Seed of the pages of motets end
that they auy be song,
on different inatru
prpaea that inair n
fa its forma, as
of eosal mnaie, is
a modem art, not over
three handred years old. Com*
la tha sixteenth oratory,
attention to the*
aS fn the efaroh The Nether
U*dere did a great deal for the
advancemeut of iuetrmueutMi mu
cic.
Onr upright grand pianofortes
•urang from the virginal, th«
spinet, the clavichord and the
harpsichord. They used wooden
pioka to strifes the string*. The
lute seems to have been the most
favored of all instruments daring
the sixteenth century. It had
from eight to twenty-four etringe,
and was made somewhat like the
guitar.
Musical art eoeme to have
changed entirely afUr the intro
duction of the dramatic element,
by Monteverde. He was one of
tbs first masters whs used the
dominat seventh and the tonic
chorde, as they are used in our
modern sense. The material for
our modern music began to devel
op itself with mere freedom and
fluency with the major and modes.
As time passed, composers devot
ed more time to the study of in
strumental music, and to the per
fection of the different instru
ments.
Dcminie# Scarlatti composed
operatic and church musio, but
i his greatest merit} lay in his com
positions for the harpsichord.
'Ha was one of the;finest perform
ess on the harpeiohord, that over
lived. Raoeiugrave said when he
heard him, ”Whon I heard him, I
thought ten hundred davils had
bean at the instrument; I never
heard each passages and execution
before.”
After tm beginning of the tev
entrentli century, . instrumental
music made wonderful progress in
Germany. The talented men of
Germany devoted all their energy
to the study and development of
instrumental music. We see in
strumental music gradually grow
ing, till we oome to a list of Ger
ms* organists, whojevolutionized
instrumental music. At this ep
och, i. 8. Bach, the greateet of
»U argtitttta, conrte forward with
his uneqnalled'talent. The vast
number of immortal works which
he has left for the organ, will
serve as the foundation of all true
organ playing, as they will also
remain the lofty study of every
earnest, striving organist for all
time to come.
As we come to the epoch of P.
S. Bach, J. Hayden, Mosart and
Beethoven, we find that the in
strumental fugue, the canon, the
suite have reached their highest
degree of development. Liszt,
though universally admired and
acknowledged aa the greateet pi
anist that ever lived, haa not yet
found general recognition aa a
composer
i w«u close dj using sue follow
ing quotation from Winterileld:
“Art only reveals her deepest ee
erets to thorn who el ing with true
self-denial, and from a pnre love,
but not to thorn who desire some
thing different from her, who
would make an ostentatious .dis
play of. her, and to whom the is
nothing higher then a o harming
mistress. Although ebs may shed
•round even these artiste some re
heetiou of her light, it resembles
the brilliant, but swiftly fading
glow of mnaet, to *bioh e deep
obaeurity wieeeeda. May thorn
understand this metaobor who
ehrsteh out their arms to her, for*
they will mareiv reeeive from her
that whioh they demand. Only
her alluring earthly ebarms eaa
feds, though even them may ay
pear indeetvuetabU; but with
those men whose aspirations rise
beyood whet is merely transitory,
the levety ideal forever remains,
fetuver tstulnlng its seraphic
bloom end
_ H. Albright.
Laurel Bill, M. 0.
JOHN w! LaGRAND,
ATTmmsrr-AT-Lsw,
NEW GOODS—NEW STORE
TW peepV should know that I have on hand, and am
• * Arfry msrrsi***e! «i<-* lot of Heavy ami Fancy Urucer
h»a, adadny *B saritiws of Canned Goods, Coufeution
•riee, Fruit*. Ac.*11 Fresh im! marked down to com
pete with any market. Las everybody try me on quality
•im) price*, and I'll rtah "gattir lhadr future orders.
Wits thanks for favors already tee*re*d I ia
Respectfully,
__J. A. McNair.
DON’T 60 TO CHARLOTTE
To Have Yrar Machinery Repaired.
The people of Richmond and adjoining counties are
espectfully informed that I am fully prepared to do any
kind of repairing to Engines, Machinery, <tc., also in the
Furniture line. No use te send your work to Charlotte,
when you can have it done by your home mechanics better,
quicker and cheaper. Consult your own interest and send
me your work and it will be done well, promptly and sat
sfactorily.
L. C. SHARPE
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Bennettsville-Dillon Marble Works,
i J* W« McELWEE Proprietor^
Bennettsville, 8. C.
'Phone No 90.
< For Monument*, Tombstone* and Tablets, in fact, >
, evarythihg needed in marble, call on my Agvnt L. A. -Pat- ,
, rick, Rockingham, N C or with me direct for Jeeign* and
prires Thankful for paat patronage, I solicit your future '
' ' trade ‘
' Respectfully, >
J. W. McELWEE, Proprietor, '
' W. W. PATE, Manager. >
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BRG-AINS
FOR FARMERS
-IN
Wagons, Reapers and Mowers.
We have just received a large shipment of the celebrated
Piedmont and Spach Wagons
f^-NORTH CAROLINA RAND-MADE.
We are offering these wag°qg zx very ’ow prices and it
is, beyond doubt, the best ojrf&ffbnity you will have to
secure the BEST Wagon on the market at the lowest price.
The BUCKEYE Mowers and Reapers,
as is well known, are by far the best on the American mar
ket and have this year many valuable improvements over
last year’s machines. DON’T DELAY, but come at once
and INVESTIGATE. WE INTEND SELLING THE
REAPERS AND MOWERS USED IN THIS SECTION
and all we ask is that you come and see us.
We cary a complete line of
FARM HARDWARE
and oan supply you with anything needed on the Farm.
" GROCERIES.
Our stock of groceries is complete and up-to-date in
every respect. Flour, Meal, Meat, Sugar, Coffee, Canned
Goods, Cigars and Tobacco. Lowest prices and Best goods
in Rockingham.
SHOES
We have in Btook Shoes tn suit all tastes and all pock
et-booka. Ladies* and Children’s Shoes as well as a com
plete stock of Men’s High-Grade and medium Shoes. Give
us a call.
Respectfully,
A. W. Porter & o.
1 IS YOUR THE TO GET A
BARGAIN
I sell no SHODDY GOODS, and yet I am forced to
oompete with those who do, so if you want GOOD Jewelry
of any kind, oall at onoe. First-claw watches going lower
than ever known. The cry of Hard Times must be
heeded, for it is a aad reality. I am in for my share of the
Xmas trade, and if good goods, sold at even lower rates
than mneh of the glittering trash now flooding the market,
will be any inducement to carefal, prudent buyers I'll
stock the oounty with fine Watches, Rings, Pins, and
everything in my line.
If you want the Proof, call and see me at the Dr. Hun*
Ur Drug 8tore.
W. 8. FOWLKE8
Try Our Job Department Work 0. K.
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Attention Farmers,
Do Yon Know That Yon Can Vue IJpp’s Fer
tilizer at a Cost of About One-Fonrth
the cost of manufactured guano and make as much poi
fCr?>i,rv\r•'' »vou Crtn itf a'ul *t will give mo pleasure
to l KUVJii it to vour satisfaction. It is prepared bv a
secret process. The following gentlemen used it this year,
and you can consult them as to their oxoorience with it:
Messrs. H C. Watson, B. S. Ledbetter, John 8. Coving
t<m, p. W. \Vatson, A. J. Harrington and others.
ru\ w*\l.C08t you only $5.00. I sell farm rights for
$3.00. Township and County Rights sold at reasonable ratos
E. M. DOGGAN, Agrent,
Sept. 1G, 1901. Cordova, N. C.
Right* for sale at Y. M. Boggnn’a store.
Hard on Farmers
To have short crops and be for?ed to sell at short
prices, but-then it is not so bad after all, when I can sell
them all kinds of suppliee,—especially Bacon, Flour,
Sugar, Coffee, Rice, Tobacco, Canned Goods and every
thing kept in a first-class
Heavy and Fancy Gncary Store,
e to suit the hard times and slender purses
Yours for business,
Y. M BOCCAN
Great January Inventory Sales
For the next 30 days we will sell all our
Clothing, Overcoats, Gents Furnishings, etc.,
at a reduotion from 10 t j 50 per cent.
NOW IS TOUR CHANCE.
%
to buy a fine suitor overcoat at half the regu
lar price. We thank all our friends for their
liberal patronage, and wish you all a happy
and prosperous new year.
Respectfully,
i»
Blacker Brothers,
Sandford Building, Rockingham, N. C.
New Store, New Goods
We have opened up with a nice line of Heavy and
Fancy Groceries and Confectioneries. You will find every
thing that is kept in a firBt-class grocery store. All kinds
of fancy shelf goods too numerous to mention. Sugar,
Coffee, Bacon, Flour and Meal.
We also keep a nice line of Vegetables, Fine Cucumber
Piokles, Pickled Pig’s Feet, nice Pork Sausage, nice line
of Pickled fish.
Hoping by fair and honest dealings to share a good
trade, I am here for bonoet business.
F. L Autry.
jpBr* One door North of Hinson’s Beef Market.
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Town Taxes.
Tax payers of the town of Rocking
ham are hereby notified that the tax
books for the year 1901 hare been
placed in my hands far immediate col
lection Please coma forward and aat
tla at onos.
X. B. IflCHOLaOH.
Town Marshal.
Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure
Digests what yon eat.
feed. It gtraa Instant rellaf and nay*
feus to com. It allawe yoo to sat all
thafoodyoowant. Tb^mostscsaiUra
•Mfipnallad for tba*3c— B,
PM with wank stoaeafca tbrlvaoa it
EC. WATSON'S
i« Headquarter* for
Undertaker’s Supplies.
Free Hearse with every Cea
ket sold in town or out of
town. We stand reedy to
meet prices, for neatness of
finish and service cannot he
excelled. Give us a trial
before buying elsewhere.
Thanking the good people
for their patronage, we
solicit a continuance of the
Mine in thefutnrsf
Respectfully,
W. J. FU LORD,
Manager.
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