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The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01

The latest reform scheme suggested for
Washington is the one proposing the ring
ing of the curfew bell and the enactment
of a regulation requiring all children
under fifteen years of age to keep off the
streets after nine O'Clock in the summer
and eight O'Clock in the winter. This
scheme should be amended SO as to ex-
clude the e.limit. 1t might then bring
genuine and needed reform to some
children of a larger growth who have
unwiIlingly been permitted to steal into
the legislative halls of the nation.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01

There is a rumor in London having its
origin in Canadian circles that our gov
ernment wishes to buy Greenland from
Denmark. There have been times in our
history when it would have been we'll to
put some of our hotheaded "jingoes'' in
"cold storage" and far and away Green
land with its ''icy mountains" would
have been most fitting place.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1.

. The German government is taking steps
to introduce a bill to increase the beer
tax three-fold. This is likely 20 lead to
serious internecine difficulties. 1t may
be wise stroke, surely it is a bold one
for any ministry to contemplate, much
less execute
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01

The Pail Mall Gazette has reason to
believe that the long threatened opposi-
ton to the so-called cable pool is about
to assume definite shape, and that two
new cables between France and Massa-
chusetts will be working at reduced rates
within a fortnight. 1t is to be hoped
that this is true.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01

Census figures recently published in
Washington show that average longevity
has made q perceptible advance even in
the fast pace set by so many in the race
of life-without which, doubtless the in
crease would have been materially larger.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-01

Leslie R. Bunker, head clerk at the
Hotel Heselton, in -Slzowhe an, has leased
the Herrasseeket House, at Freeport, and
will take possession October TO- Mr..
Bunker was formerly associated with
Landlord W. H. Lowell, of the Evans
House. Gardiner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-04

gencc and carnestness Of the majority OF the
women interested in the clubs, that they have
done and can do a hundredfold more for the
cause of music and the cause of their own eman-
cipation Gf there be such cause) by recognize
ine, what woman has done and is doing in lines
of tremendous potency and working on those
lines than by discussing her accomplishments
and capacities as a composer No artificial bar
riers have ever been devised and none will ever
be devised to stand against the need OF utter
ance felt by creative genius. Those who are
commissioned to make prOclamatiOns in art VIII
make them. When the relations between the
sexes (not reversed. for that cannot bc) so
completely changed that the family institution
will bring with it no d pendcnce OF ore mem
Der upon the other (Which means that there
will be no family and none Of the yrtuous emo
tons to which the thought of family gives rise,
in short that love VIII be no moro, then it may be
that men and women Will enter the musical
field in equal numbers ard equally equipped FOR
the prizes Of money and fame which fan 10 the
lot Of the composer. Until then nobody should
be surprised that the one Bach who has lived
man. also the one Beethoven and the one
Wagner What proportion is this to the thou
sands of thousands of men who have devoted
their lives to music? When we know how much
woman has accomplished in the musical fields
that are hers, pre-emptcd for her BY nature
from the beginning If all things it IS pitiful
to see even a portion Of her energies FILTERED
away in discussion which cannot change the
past does not affect the present, and in the
future will only lead To the elevation OF the
commonplace and the disregard Of the supreme
~ good. The intelligence of womankind never
received greater affront than the silly pam
phlct compiled ly John Towers and sold in the
WOmanS salon OF the NJ. T. y. y. last week.
Question: Have women proved that they can
be great composers?" Answer according to MI.
TCwers-thc speiiingg ccrrccD: Yes; Agujari
possessed one Of the highest voices known Alice
NJ. Allen wrote Germany's Famous Composers
Marie Townsend Allen composed an opera,
Hawaii Sophie Bodin was harpist and writer.
Sophie Bohrer was known as the female List,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-04

Of a federation of the women's musical clubs OF
the country is likely to be far more signis ant
md enduring than the impressions left by the
entertainments which were provided in such gen
erous abundance The projected federation mas
primarily an extremely practical purpose IL
aims to help its members in the matter Oh lhe
engagement Of artists. In many places THESE
womens clubs are the principal local purNe!orS
of high-class music. Not only do they provide
their own members with opportunities 10 heai
tho hotter class Of artists, but they also manage
nu,Jic concerts For some time the Schubert
Club of St Paul maintained young women SUI
dents in Europe from the profits OF pubic CON
certs managed by the club. In Cincinnati
club has given chamber concerts and planoiorle
and cong recitals Of the highest order, once even
assuming the risk Of concert ny the hoS'oh
svrnnhony Orchestra. Since then the same or
Panization has organized the OrchestraI AS5ocld-
tion. which maintains orchestra under the d.
,ection Of Mr.. Van der Stuckcn, and gives TWEEN
~ concerts each season. In Cleveland, Fort
Uavpn MINNEAPOLIS Detroit, st. Louis, ana
MANY other cities in the West especially, the
o,,hs have assumed a relationship with public
ar, cuI,ure which makes them Of great impor-
,.nce in the eyes Of artists and managers Many
,ours are arranged with particular reference to
them.
sncb observation as has been made possible
by preliminary programmes a' VIC D'7 ''
reviews Of the clubs work at the end OF last
eeason sent to The Tribune disclosed decided
advance in the plan Of study pursued by the
organizatjons. Some years ago the greater part
~ ,ha study was miscellaneous in the extreme.
Now the hest of the clubs lay out course at the
torinning Of the season, and aim to make All
their doings serve general end. TO 'hiS emu
priyate concerts, private study ana the papers
prepared and read by members have neeh direct
cd only in the public or seml-pubilc concerts
Is the general educational plan departed from.
A federation Of the clubs might easily be made
70 serve their serious aims by directing their
entertainments for which outside help is invoked
into common channel. For instance, II piano
forte music is studying by all the clubs, one or
more of the travelling virtuosi might be per-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-04

Mrs r. r. Church was organis: at Grand Rapids,
Mich. for fifty years. Gertrude II. Churchill Is
author of The Birthday Book Mrs Mary Cow
den Clarke is the author Of 'Shakespearian Con-
cordancc' Elizabeth Couperin, who died in lNi'
played the organ publicly at eighty-tWo; Nine
DugaZon was a singer. actress and dancer
Lady Easilakc wrote book, Music and the
Art of Dress the Counties Ertmanr Was an in
innate friend Of Beethoven. Miss Ford played
on the harmonica and wrote Miss Sarah {.
Glover invented the tonic sofia method. Mari
anne Kirchgissuer played on the harmonica
(musical glasses, though blind; jenny Lind was
"A great Artist. but still greater Woman; Mdlie.
Mea is n female operate tenor and so is Italia
Rossi; Nine Monos has published yearly
album Of her songs for over forty years. Mrs.
f. NJ. Raymond composed an opera, 'Dovetta 90.
woful memoryD; Elizabeth S. Sheppard wrote
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-04

suaded to arrange programme designed to IL
lustratc the growth of the music which has been
composed for the pianofortc and It's precursors
So too, with chamber music. artistic song, folk
song, Tic operate aria. etc. This Is the aesthetic
and educational side of the question; the finan-
cial, which seems largely to have instigated the
new movement for federation. is also an i'm
portant matter. If the clubs are sufficient in
number to guarantee artists OF the kind they
need a profitable tour through the country, 1t
ought to be easy for q representative OF the con-
federation TO make contract for the clubs d-
rect, and thus not only money but also the
imposition which interruptions agents have pIac-
tised upon them in the past Next season the
visitor from Europe who will most interest the
clubs will be Mile. Chaminade, who comes TO
give concerts OF her own works. with tina help OF
4 singer We are sure that If it had Leen ar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-04

the prospect of soon seeing you again; our cab
ms have been reserved ON the NOrmannia for
October /. and hope to land in New-YoIlI
sound and refreshed on the lith or 18th. Quite
pretty number of years have passed since W.
last saw each other 1t was at Klein Zchach-
Wit2--do you rcmcmber?- when you rolled about
in the grass with my little boy. Since then |
have made several trumpha journeys through
Europe and am now, thank God, in excellent
voice. | hope unless America has completely
forgotten mo) To- win few more triumphs there.
Ny first concert win be on October % in the
metropolitan Opera House. SO that you may
judge whether or not Sembrich has changed
very much, | send YOU MY latest photographs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-04
MUSICAL COMMENT.
WOMAN IN MUSIC-A FEDERATION OF
AMATEUR CLUBS-VON BUELOW ON
WOMEN COMPOSERS-NEWs
FROM SEMBRICH

1t would scarcely be exaggeration to say that
the most significant achievement OF the meeting
OF the Music Teachers National Association, held
mere last week. was that which marked its clos
Ing moments in the Womans Salon. There were
many IN the convention, doubtless, who, coming
from towns that are seldom favored with high
class music, drew pleasure and benefit from the
concerts and recitals given, especially from the
playing Of artists like William ii. Sherwood and
Leopold GOdOWski and the performances Of
Mendelssohn's Elijah" and Mr.. Shellcy's SYM
phony, but the influence upon musical culture
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-04

Charles Anchester dhe three-volume edition)'
c. Walker composed Songs for Little ohes'
Lady Wallace translated lot OF letters OK
famous musicians" and so many other women
played, sang. wrote books and composed MUSIC
that their names fill twenty-four pages Of tho
pamphlet
This is simply too bad; If it were to drive airy
number Of men and women - the extreme Oh
cynicism illustrated in Won BUlows utterances
on the subject of women composers, it wcuid
not b. strange. Not because such views as
those Of the bitter little Doctor have ever had
representation in The Tribune but because We
have never seen them in English print, we
translate them here. He writes:
Render unto woman the things that are wom-
ans: true. at times. it will be less Than they
ask but the sensible Onas among them, those
who are not crack-brainad are thank God! SIM
in the majority The possession 81 reproductive
genius can be credited to the fair SEX but pro-
duction must be denfsI them. The few cXcep-
tons in French and English literature, Geor.a
Sand and George Eliot, can by no means be heid
to form precedent in music. Inere VIII never
be "A woman composer C'komponistin'). only
copyist, who has got into print c'verdruckte
Kopistin').
Alfred Jaell, the pianist. once submitted
number Of his wife's compositions ID Won Bdlow
for an opinion Won Buow's letter was rs fol-
lows: II hear the message full well, but am
sadly lacking in faith. / do not believe in the
feinininum of the concept Creator Moreover
! have a mortal hatred Of everything that
smacks Of female emancipation. Therefore. for
the present spare me the Authorizations of your
loveiicr half. |. for my part will promise yOS
so,cmny on the lendemain Of the day on which
she shall have informed me that she has siveD
birth to a healthy baby | will make my Grsf
serious effort believe in woman's calling for
musical production. Until then, au reVoiri"
Nine. Marcela Sembrich, woman, wife.
mother, singer. violinist and pianist, writes to g
friend in New-York:
| purpose undertaking concert tour and havo
placed its management in the hands of M.
IirsChherg the NeW-York agent, who was rec
commended to me by Grau. We are rejoiced at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-04

RANGED to have the talented French woman visit
America as the guest Of the womens clubs her
tour would have been more pleasant and posi-
bly, also more profitable on both hands than it
will be under present circumstances
The coming Of Mile. Chamnade doubtless had
something to do with bringing about the meet
ing which resulted in the adoption Of III assures
looking to a union of the clubs. The women
most interested in the meeting had already been
in correspondence with one another on the sub
jet. and were prepared to make the effort II
there appeared to be any chance Of success. a
similar effort was made in Chicago n 1893 when
a National Convention Of Women's Amateur
Musical Clubs was held in the Recital Hal of
the Worlds Columbian Exposition. What may
be ca led the considerations of selfinterest which
were present at last Mondays meeting were
absent then which fact may have been respcnsi-
be- at least in part for the circumstance that
nothing came Of the effort Mrs. Theodore
Thomas was chairman of the convention, whose
purposes were explained to be % to show the
actual standard Of musical culture among the
hest class Of American women in all parts # the
country, and the character and quality OF the
educational work in music doing by womcn's
amateur musical clubs; C9 to stimulate the
formation of such clubs in places where they
did not then exist, and to improve the work of
those already organized, by giving them an cp-
portunity to measure themselves with each
other: CD to give National recognition to this
DEPARTMENT Of woman's educational work. Re
ports were read from thirty-four cluos, nearly
all Of which also put forward members to show
the quality Of their practical work in music.
An effort to effect union was mad with Mrs.
Edwin F.. TIL as head OF the federation; but
Mr.. Ubl was first called to Washington as AS
sistant Secretary OF State by President Cieve-
land. and then sent to Berlin az Minister. and
the movement fell on sleep" A committee has
now been appointed to obtain the sense Of all
the clubs on the subject, and submit plan to
q future convention.
II Is ungracous perhaps to say so, but 1t
ought to be said. out Of respect for the inteln-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-04
SIZE WAS so SORRY.

From Tit-Bits.
husband (groanire)-The rheumatism in my
leg is coming again.
Wife with sympathy)-Oh. I'm sorry. John!
wanted to do some shopping to day. and that "
q sure sign Of rain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-04

It Is ungracious perhaps to say So but 1t
ought to be said, out Of respect for the intelu-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-04

ranged to have the talented French woman visit
America as the guest Of the womens CLUBS her
tour would have been more pleasant and posi-
bly, also more profitable on both hands thah IL
will be under present circumstances.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-11-19
LOWRYVILLE.

w. r. Tacker of Nixon, spent
Sunday night with his daughter,
Mrs. II. M. Dickson.
Miss Lille Brooks was the
guest of Miss Ada Wynn Sunday.
Quarterly meeting was held at
Cherry Chapel Nov. 8 and 9. The
blind boy, Joe Ramsey, preached
a splendid sermon the 9th. He
gave the church some good adj
vice. Everybody should have
heard him.
Our new preacher, Rev. Tread
away and family are in our COM
munity. We hope he will do a
great work, and have much sue
cess in our community, for it is
badly needed.
Miss Ada Wynn visited her un-
Gle A. G. Tacker of Rock House,
last week. .
Since our last, Andy Dickson
and family ofTurkey Creek, spent
a few days with relatives and
friends here.
Frank Shelby, Jr., begun school
at Wards Nov. s. He is a splen'
did teacher. Frank, we wish you
success in all your undertakings
ST.. Kendall has in q new stock
of goods now.
Misses Wanna Kendall and Min
ME Shelby, two of our charming
young ladies, went to Savannah
Sunday.
w. R. Tacker and family and
Mrs. II. NJ. Dickson visited the
families of A. @. Tacker and J0hr
Morrow last Sunday.
T0mmie Tacker was in our city
Sunday.
Miss Amy Dickson has gone tt
Turkey Greek to enter school un
der Prof. lowers. We are Away
sorry to lose such a little girl al
Amy. But while we miss her, WI
can safely say that Turkey Creel
will have one Of the best littl,
girls of any community.
"They say. that some Of on
boys got dizzy on wine again San
day. Boys, we beg yon to qui
such stuff. 1t will lead you t.
trouble and cause your poor, Low
ing mothers hearts to ache.
John L. Smith of Nixon, pass
ed through our town Monday.
Well, l'llretire. May God bles
the Courier and all its readers.
CECIL SoRRELToP.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-11-19

brides parents. May theirs be a
long and happy life.
Miss Lille Stovall, of Rising
Fawn,.. Ga, was the guest of Miss
Xie Watson Monday.
Some one wants to know why
Miss Allie Black is doing so much
shoppingl
Miss Ada McMahan was very
busy last week preparing for COM
pany Sunday, and then was disap-
pointed. Isn't that awful9
jim Bowen andWalter Hall will
move to our community in the
near future.
Harvey DeBerry is very much
interested in the prayer meeting
at Robertson chapel.
Rev. Seaton will preach at Mt,
Hermon next Sunday at II a. m,
Every body 60 out.
LoBELIA.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-11-19
Marriage License.

While We have not had time TO
examine into the goose bone indi.
cations for the present winter, we
are inclined to The belief that an
icy old time is predicted. Cupid
seems to have been wonderfully
derelict in the immediate vicinity
of Savannah, but the other sec.
tons of Hardin county, thanks to
the little god, seem to be getting
along lovingly, as the following
list will demonstrate:
Dan Burns to Ethel DcDaniel.
Geo. Stewart to Anna Mcdaniel
Sam Mason to Fannie Hall.
Dick Paulk to Emily Franks.
Hugh Duckworth to Elizabeth
Montgomery.
l.. p. Riddle to Mona Imam.
A. j. McFall to Minnie Morris.
Thos Decker to Minnie Stewart.
COLORED.
Chas. Irwin to Liza Sewer.
Willis Meeks to Lubitha Martin
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-11-19

1t required nearly a half column
of space in last weeks Savannah
Courier to state that pig got fas.
tended in a crack of a fence. OF
course this is strong evidence of
the Courier's claim that it is "the
best weekly paper for miles along
the Tennessee Clifton
Enterprise:
Yes, Brother, and that item was
appreciated more by our readers,
than all the items combined
in the Clifton Enterprise that
week, mailed to your few readers
at this Office. When you are NOV
ed to take the Courier to task,
Brother, and intimate that the
Clifton Enterprise outranks it in
point of news, just compare the
two papers and you will find that
while we give our readers from
seven to eight columns Of pure
reading matter each week, your
readers must be content on about
one.half as much reading matter
and a very poor class of "stuff" al
that. Now put this in your pipe
and smoke it.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-11-19
NIXON.

Rev. j. A. Sharp delivered an
interesting discourse on the lay
ing up of tresuries here Sunday.
The subject of our Literary
Society for discussion next Satur-
day night is"Resolved that Zacha-
riah Taylor was a greater general
than Andrew Jackson
Sam Mason and Miss Fannie
Hall have married since our last.
We extend our best wishes to
these young people.
Our International District Sun.
day school convention will con-
vene at Mt. Zion on the 9TH of
December.
Opie Mckee and Bedford
Brannum, of Gibbs, were in our
town Saturday night and Sunday.
j. 7. Martin and j. j. Smith at.
tended quarterly meeting at the
old camp ground on Turkey creek
last Saturday and Sunday.
Sem Martin has bought Asbury
Penney's home place, and he and
his wife are going to keeping
house. Mr.. Penney contemplates
building in our community in the
near future.
James Penney's horse fell down
on him one day last week throwing
him over his head, from which hi
sustained some very bad bruises
WAR SAW.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-11-19
GIBBS.

Sunday school and singing at
Bruton Sunday.
Bruton debate is moving along
nicely with its SO members.
Miss Mary Irwin, of Cerro Cor.
do, is visiting her grand father,
James Lakey.
w. o. Edwards and sister, Miss
Emma, returned from Nashville
last week.
Misses Mary Lakey and Nancy
Wood visited at Pickwick last
week.
Messrs. Sinclair and Stribling, of
Pickwick, were with us last week
to buy sheep.
z. b. Dodd and w. j. Franks,
who left three-weeks ago fol
Arkansas, made their return last
week to Old Tennessee.
Joe wishes to correct a mistake
the editor made in printing his
last items. He did not say Nixon
challenged Bruton debate, only
said it came very near it. Now
this is not craw-fisbing Nixon, we
will accept a challenge-wher
challenged,
Il. Z. Mckee and b. B. Bran
mum went to Nixon, on Sunday.
We suppose Bedford has woke
up as the 18th of Nov. is now a
hand. CALIFORNIA JOE.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-11-19
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CORRESPONDENCE.
Gone Before.

Death again has visited the
home of Mr.. s. Il. Cossey, and
taken from him his beloved little
daughter, Maybelle. His many
friends and kindred of this county
will be grieved to learn of his
sad misfortune. We can only say
to the bereaved father, little
brother and sister, weep not for
those gone before, but strive to
meet them on that land where
parting comes never.
Where we shall know as we are known,
And never more be alone,
The little crib is empty now,
The little clothes laid by;
A mothers hope fathers JOY,
In deaths cold arms doth lie;
Go little pilgrim, to thy home,
On wonders blissful shore.
We miss Thee here, but soon shall come
Where thou hast gone before.
The golden gates were open,
A gentle voice said come;
With farewell unspoken
She calmly entered home.
A Cousin, IDA B.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-11-19
NIXON-NO. 2.

Miss Maud Gammill, who has
been visiting at Clifton, for sever
al weeks came home Sunday.
Harris Leeth, of Savannah pas.
sed through our community Sun.
day.
j. w. Martin, of Walnut Grove,
was on the streets of Nixon Mon
day.
The Rev. Morgan filled his APP
pointment at Mt. Zion Sunday.
Rev. j. G. Roberts will preach
at Bethel the 3rd Sunday at IL a.
IN.
w. S. Lutt's gin reached its 800
bales Monday and blowed a long
signal whistle.
Sam Imam had q cotton pick.
ing Saturday, and a candy break.
ing at night and also jolly time.
MissBeulah Croker one of Nixons
flirest bellies won the prize on fast
picking.
Rev. j. G. Roberts and Thomas
Tacker who occupy the parsonage
got them selves up a fine lot OF
wood last week.
The scripture is being fulfilled
now days. "To him that hath shall
be given, and to hiln that hath moi
shall be taken from him."
J.R.Maddox's face looks as long
as banjo neck, because Mckinley
failed to start his new gin for the
boys.
Well, we Democrats failed t.
get free silver, but we have go
free cotton all the same.
ECCE-HoMo.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-11-19

GAINESVILLE is one of the most
thoroughly progressive little cit
les in the State. Its progress and
hustle have always been patent to
the observing mind, and now it
comes to the front with a two
days carnival that has been sur
passed only by the Centennial.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-11-19

The estimated difference in the
acreage ofthe wheat crop sown in
1896 and Y is quite material. In
the wheat growing states in 1896
the acreage was 16,9O4,OOO, while
this year 16,693,OOO is the total.
In Tennessee the estimated fig
ures are for 1896, $4,000 acres;
for 1897, $4,000 acres. The crop
is in a hazardous condition on ac-
count Of being so late, the result
Of the dry season.