Show HON E J SIAS the high school lecture course is i on and the initial number lion hon E J ji I 1 sias the lecturer who appeared in the opera house tuesday evening was most acceptable in fact it if the first number Is a barometer of oc v hat is to come then the high school patrons may look forward to some delightful entertainments this winter I 1 mr bir sias is a most pleasing gentleman both off and on the platform 1 one needs but to grasp his firm warm i hand to find out the character of the soul that beams through the large expressive eyes which smile upon him radiates good cheer and en enciu coura ra gement and his lecture breathed the spirit of which ever extends the helping hand to the needy and speaks the kind word to the oppressed and discouraged the themo theme of mr air sias lecture was the lost chord and as a preliminary lie he recounted the legend ot of the blind musician who was playing his violin upon the budge in a certain city begging for alms and was thrust from oft off the public thoroughfare oy the authorities which incurred liti his wrath and lie he muttered something about going down under the bridge and fiddling it down groping his way down the bank lie finally came under the bridge and struck a chaid on his violin As by magic a 1 I responsive chord rang out in the bridge and the blind musician then commenced com mencel to play stalking sti stil king the chords that reverberated ver berated in the bridge and this h kept up until the vibrations became becam e so violent that the structure was shaken from its foundation the point that sir mr sias wanted to 10 illustrate was that every life has e relation to every thing else in fit the world it if property properly tuned and when perfectly tuned to the best there is lu ih life iffe what a it can become the lecturer has a strong baritone voice which carries well to every part of the building in which lie be speaks and he illustrated his talk with witti cismas and character sketches that were wholesome and most delightful his lost chord is is a powerful sermon I 1 holding hol dinc out the possibilities tol to which every boy and girl man or wo wf nian man can obtain through proper living livings 1 and while living how much happiness and alid joy can be disseminated by tile the cheerful and happy nature as it strikes chord in the life ilie of the dikou discouraged raged and downaro downtrodden dd en the lecture was an intellectual treat and those who did not hear it nil s sd something extra good B before mr sias began his talk solos were rc rendered by victor E and miss hortense evans at the close of 0 the lecture prot prof merrell read the election returns available |