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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-18
SUNDAY MUSICALE.
Varied Programme Will Be Rendered
 at Conservatory.

The regular Sunday musicale will be given this afternoon at the Conservatory of Music, 63O N. 18th street, commencing promptly at 3.45 o'clock. The general pub lie is invited, and no cards of admission are necessary. The programme follows: Piano and Violin-Suite op. A No. ID Minor Ed- Scnuett Allegro Scherzo Canzonetta with variations-Rondo a la Russe
 MT. and Mrs. Gussen. Soprano-(a) One More Clasp :. Lambert
 (b) Monotone ......... Cornelius
 Co I Love Thee .... .. ..Grieg
 Mrs. E.. A. Chandler. Violin--(a) Cavatine .......... :. .. Raff
 (b) Barcarolle and Pizzicati
 from Sylvia Delibes
 MT. William Gussen. Piano-(a) Impromptu-F sharp.
 (b) Etude op. 10 No. 2. ..........
 (c) Etude op. 10 No. Chopin
 Mrs Edna Gockel Gussen. Soprano-Recitativ and Aria-"Farewel Ye Hills" from Joan of Arc :. :. :. .. :. .... :. -. :. Tschaikowsky
 Mrs. E. G. Chandler yiolin--(a) Gondoliera .. .. .. .. :.
 lb) Perpetual Motion--. .. :. Ries
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THE WEATHER

Washington, February F-Following is the forecast for Alabama: Fair Sunday and Monday; variable winds.
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Birmingham TruSt&SavingSCO. Birmingham, Ala.
Since its organization fin 1887 this bank has never missed paying a Semi-an- nual diViden.

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Prudence is q Virtue That But Few Command

In their zeal to be in style, to attain unsatisfying luxures, the majority of people spend their entire income, and often more. of which carries with it such immediate rewards as prudence.
 Prudence dictates that you have a growing savings account with this bank---the only strictly savings bank in Alabama.
 You can bank by mail. Write us for particulars
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Local Weather Data.
Weather Report

Temperature and precipitations as re- ported at the weather bureau for select stations during twenty-four hours ending at 10 a. m:
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Office hours from 8 .. m. to s p. m.
 every day.
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COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-26
LAYHAWKE JOTS

lola boasts of new potatoes for. Christ
mas, but they We're imported from
Texas. eS
The Hutchinson street cars have been
running only four months, but the com
pany has already declared 2 per cent
dividend.
AS result of the annual rabbit hunt
at HOLLYWOOD, the losers in the contest
people. And only 300 rabbits were kill
ed. too.
Two Ottawa men have Joined the
army Of those who have invented crude
oil burners. but the Ottawa men Will
have theirs described in the Scientific
American.
Down at Eudora an unusual number
of foxes are reported. Few Kansas
people ever saw a fox at large, but they
are said to be playing havoc with the
poultry roosts around Eudora Two
boys down there recently caught a
large red fox
The car famine affects the newspa-
pers also. The Atchison Globe had to
borrow from the LeavenwOrth Times
the other day because a car of it's paper
was slow in arriving, and more than one
other paper has been worried by the
same sort of a prospect.
Sabetha Herald: Mrs R. K. BOUCHER
of Leavenworth, who is visiting F. F.
Barnes and others in Sabetha. last week
removed a piece of glass Ia inches long
and a quarter of an inch wide from
AeT LAST 4 MIS- oOu6ncA
fell against a glass door. The glass was
broken and Mrs. Bougher's arm was
cut above the wrist. She went to
physician who told her that there was
no glass remaining in the arm The arm
continued to hurt. Last week n lump
formed on the arm near the wrist, some
inches from the spot where the previ-
Gus injury had been. Mrs. BOUCHER
pressed the arm and one end Of the
glass appeared. The glass was easily
taken out. In ten months the glass had
worked its way several inches in the
flesh The glass was thick 1t seemed
almost incredible that such a large
piece of glass could have remained in
Mrs. Bougher's arm so long and could
hava Travelled 1ndafncfad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-26
QUAKER REFLEC1ToNs-

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.l
Honeyed words often have a sting
In their tail.
Every train is a through train when
it comes to a tunnel.
One-half the world gets along while
the other half gets short.
It's all right to toe the mark unless
We happen 10 be the mark.
Strangely enough, it isn't the finish
ed actor who can see his finish.
When they marry some girls are
given away and some throw them
selves away.
NO. Maude. dear; there is no reason
why even q single man shouldn't have
e double.
De Tanque="Im hungry enough to
eat a horse O'Soaque- let's
begin with a pony
A doting mother may say that her
children are as good as pie, but lots
of people don't like pie.
Life isn't all beer and skittles
Whereat a great many people rejoice.
for they prefer champagne and golf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-26
NO FRIENDS LIKE OLD ONES.

There are no friends like old friends
And none so good and true:
We greet them when we meet them
AS roses greet the dew;
No other friends are dearer,
Though born of kindred mold:
And while we prize the new ones,
We treasure more the old
There are no friends like old friends.
Where'er We dwell or roam;
In lands beyond the ocean,
Or near the bounds of home;
And when they smile to gladden.,
Or sometimes frown to guide,
We fondly wish those old friends
Were always by our side.
There are no friends like old friends,
To help us with the load
That all must bear who journey
Ger iife's uneven road;
And when uncOnquered sorrows
The weary hours invest
The kindly words of old friends
Are always found the best.
There are no friends like old friends.
To calm our frequent fears.
When shadows fall and deepen
Through LIES declining years;
And when our faltering footsteps,
Approach the Great Divide,
Wen long to meet the old friends
Who wait on the other side.
Deaf Mutes Register.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-26
A. A. ROBINSON.

The career of A. A. Robinson IS a
matter OF personal pride TO Topeka.
Throughout the years that he has been
at the head of the Mexican Central
railway. the greatest system in our
sister republic, he has kept his resi-
dence IN this city, although his duties
have kept him away from home most
of his time. Not only that. but Mr..
Robinson is essentially a Kansas pro-
duct. His rise in the railroad world
was made on the Santa Fe, from
which road he went to the presidency
of the Mexican Central.
Therefore Topeka and Kansas note
with qualification the statement that
Mr.. Robinson has been selected by
President Diaz as the manager of all
the railways owned by the Mexican
government although Topeka had
hoped that Mr.. Robinson might again
become active ana personally identi-
fed with the interests of this city. It
rejoices at the honor that has come to
him. however. and It will watch with
pleasure and satisfaction the success
with which he will work out the prob
lens of government ownership-for he
will undoubtedly succeed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-26
SCHOOL REFORMS.

Among the reforms in school govern
ment which viii be urged by the edu-
Gators of the state upon the coming
legislature will probably be one to make
more uniform the management of The
schools in cities of the first and second
classes and to make the boards OF edu-
cation smaller in size.
This idea Of reducing the size Of the
board in some cities is in line with, and
for the same purpose as the commission
plan Of municipal government. At pres
ent few Kansas towns have only six
members Of the board Of education,
and from that they ran up to twelve
members. School men say that in large
boards there is such a lack Of personal
responsibility that the work is not as
well done as it would be were there
fewer members. The school systems of
some of the big cities of the country
are managed by small boards.
Another idea is to have the members
of the board elected by the city as
whole instead of by wards. Topeka has
this system now, but in some cities
there are two members of the board
elected by each ward. the same as
councilmen are chosen. 1t is argued
that the board governs the schools Of
the city as a whole and not by ward
boundaries. and that the entire city is
vitality interested in the public school
system.
other changes urged in this connec-
ton are longer terms for the board of
education. and to allow the board to
employ the superintendent for a larger
term than one year at a time It IS
urged that this would be beneficial to
the city schools as It would allow
more definite policy to be carried out.
and would also keep in the profession
a higher grade of superintendent who
now frequently go into some other lire
of work because Of the uncertainty Of
positions in teaching.
1t is also argued that the board of
education should be made up of an odd
number in order to prevent deadlocks.
Very likely these propositions will
come up for discussion before the State
Teachers association this week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-26
JOURNAL ENTRIES

If you will take pains to make a
careful investigation you will discover
that pretty girl really doesn't need
a spray of mistletoe as an excuse.
~
The Chaperon" in the Kansas City
Star says that young gentlemen never
take hold of a young lady's arm when
acting as escort OF course not. The
young gentleman takes hold of the
young lady's waist.
= =
Speaking of a prominent Topeka
railroad officials new job. the Salina
Journal thinks that Mr.. Cain ought to
be able to raise something. Para
doxical as 1t may seem, Mr.. Cain is
Able.
Some politicians get their names in
the papers by denying that they are
candidates for some office. just as
some actresses get their pictures in the
papers by denying that they are en-
gagged to Teddy Roosevelt, jr.
A peach tree at Leavenworth is
fifty years old and this year bore fruit.
That" says Deacon Walker, will
hold the other peaches for awhile"
And Deacon Walker ought to know,
for he has been an expert at holding
peaches himself in his time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-26

railway extension, and western irriga-
ton, and a low tariff, and a bigger
wheat crop. and a merchant marine,
and new navy is a revival of piety
the kind mother and father used to
have-piety that counted 1t good BUSH
ness to stop for daily family prayers
before breakfast. right in the middle
of the harvest; that quit work half
hour earlier Thursday night, so as to
get the chores done and go to prayer
meeting; that borrowed money to pay
the preachers salary and prayed per
vently in secret for the salvation of
the rich man who looked with scorn
on such unbusinesslike- behavior.
That's what we need now to clean this
country of the filth of graft and of
greed. petty and big; of worship OF
fine houses and big lands and high
office and grand social functions.
What is this thing which we are wor-
shipping but a vain repetition of what
decayed nations fell down and wor-
shipped just before their lgiht went
out? Read the history of Rome in
decay and you'll find luxury there tina;
could lay big dollar over our little
doughnut that looks so large to US.
Great wealth never made a nation
substantial nor honorable. There is
nothing on earth that looks so good
that is SO dangerous for a man or a
nation to handle as quick, easy, big
money. If you do resist it's deadly
influence the chances are that it will
get your son. 1t takes greater and
finer heroism to dare to be poor in
America than to charge an earth
works IN Manchuria.''
What good wholesome reasoning
that is. even if it does emanate from
Wall street!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-26
THE SCHOOL, MA'ANT.

once more she is with us-in our
midst as the old-time country editor
was wont to say. The Kansas school
ma'am-bless her-has come to town
for a few days of mental recreation and
to gain additional knowledge and new
inspiration for her work
She is as youthful and joyous as ever
even as she was decades ago when
she first began to make these annual
pilgrimages to Topeka. The years
have come and gone. but she has not
grown Old-and We hope she never
Will. She il the same yesterday. to-
day and forever bright. optimistic.
ever looking for the better way. the
progressive way. the approach to the
ideal.
How we have always admired the
school ma'am. Most of US fell ardent
" in love with her at the early age of
seven years-and Some never got over
it. Even In those darksome days when
she applied to our persons the fiat side
of ruler or a peach switch as an in
spiration to mental Improvement we
could but worship her. How she in
sDired us to"well dreams of noble
deeds even though we fell far short
Of the deeds theimselvesi How she
fired our youthful ambitions to great
and heroic actions ambitions which
alar, have been seldom realized!
Faithfully she labors, and well is
her work done although her meager
stipend is far less. as a rule. than a
grateful and prosperous public should
allow her But her reward comes from
the love of her work and the gratitude
of those whose young Ideas she
teaches how to shoot-and do other
things.
So Topeka is glad once more to well
come the school ma'am. and we trust
she may enjoy herself now and return
to us many times in the future Even
when she decides to restrict her labors
for she will persist in hunting up a.
school Of one and devoting herself to
him, and TO such additional pupils
as fate and a benef1cent Providence
may vouchsafe-even then we trust
she may return hither from time to
time and bring her school with her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-26

nrenen who had steadied his descent rs
he neared the ground 800, - ~.
I'm take her to our carriage nc toio
them. thr )wins long fold II her dress
over her IA ce and shoulders
Nora; who had By good luck and. And mus u.s.
most as soon Ak he, seized him by tns
ITS the cab over yords- by the cim
tree she said, POINTING to IT, then lead
When he i.ad taken his seat in the
cab he removed her mask and opened the
cab window.
This cold air will revive her before
we reach the college, then she Will pc
able TO go in with you as she nau
planned. AS soon as she gets to her
over chair, then announce that she
fell while hanging ergreens-anything
that seems most probable. Even II you
can't get to her room, schoolgirl es-
tBut. faith 1'H she isn''f schoolgirl It's
one OF the teachers she's after being ~
He looked closely at the unconscious
face, and in the faint light scrutinizeo
I'VE mustn't fail" he said abruptly;
you have gotten some one to her room,
go telephone for me immediately- =
yes. I'm DR.. Paxton-she must have
cab and reach there in time to get the
telephone message and some bandases
Later. when the matron of the college
took him into his patients room ne
sfn4led III the wealth OF Dlack mar lylHS
over the pillows
Nora had hastily removed the Titan
wig and undone the tightly plated
tresses that, now freed, waved riotous-
When the splint was firmly bound to
the injured arm DR.. Paxton mixed a
I'm trying to prove that I'm not
simply plain fool, Princess" His voice
was too low for the others to hear Il
hope this arm is set according to- your
highness' pleasure
She was pale from pain, but re-
sponded to the twinkle IN his eve
A rescuer of .3rincesses and a first
aid to the injured The king must GER
tainly appoint you Official Hero to the
Crown ="
Il don't want any office the king could
bestow." With his tiny scissors he pre-
tended to cut an end of the bandaRes.
but managed to cut n tendril of black
hair instead. Il prefer taking my reward
from the Princess-unless YOU could get
the King to appoint me royal Law.
L thought when I selected the costume OF
a fool to wear tonight that I was dis
guisfng myself; but, Princess. I really be-
ieEe have at 40, only just found that
L can be a fool. Do you mind ff I'm
silly enough to fall in love at first sightz
You know there's fool like an old
Miss Johnston smiled as she returned
the furtive pressure of his fingers.
Even as yOu-and l. +" she quoted
softly. -(Copyright, 1906, by NJ. NJ. Cum
ningham)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-26

rFrom the Chicago News.1

rFron the Chicago News.1
Two swelled heads are worse than
none
The art of living consists in not be-
ing a dead one.
A woman Is seldom a heroine to her
16-year-old daughter.
Lots of women claim to be man
haters. but they can't prove It,
Many a mans credit isn't good be-
cause he t- unable to make good
It's as easy to annoy grown folks as
II fs difficult to amuse a baby.
The worst thing about a bore is that
it's almost impossible to insult him.
Many a man becomes weary from
trying to dodge people who make him
tired.
An average woman judges the
worth of a painting by the beauty of
the frame.
No girl is really in the spinster class
until she begins to get angry when
called one
Show us a man who thinks he knows
IL all and we will show you the person.
ifcation of Ignorance
When a woman neglects to put her
hands to her back hair occasionally
she hasn't much left to live for.
OYSTER soup as served by some res
taurants Is probably so called because
one occasionally finds an oyster in it.
1t is possible for a man to avoid at
tending his own wedding, but he can't
get out of enacting the star role at his
own funeral
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-26
KANSAS COMAEnT
4 SQUARE DEAL.


Many Kansas newspapers are great
~ exercised over the prospect of los
ing their editorial passes The edi-
Tor OF this paper has carried these So
called passes" for many years. but
we have always figured that the adj
vertising space used by the railroads
fully paid for all the riding we got.
and we believe that our readers will
agree that the possession of this
transportation has never prevented US
from expressing our opinion about
corporations The Advocate is in IA
vor OF abohshing the free pass of ev-
cry kind and treating every man with
equal fairness. Cut off the politician.
the official, the publisher and the
preacher Let the fellow who rides
pay-and then give US all a lower fare.
We can stand it to pay for the space
we occupy in the passenger coach, if
the railroads Will pay US for the space
they occupy in our columns. There is
really no reason why the preacher
should travel on half fare while the
teacher pays full tariff; why the poll
teal fixer should ride free and the
poultry fancier pay three cents per
mile; why the editor should pay his
fare in trade" while the farmer pays
cash. What we want Is a square deal
and a fair price for ll-Mankato Adj
vocate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-26
GLOBE SIGHTS.
IFrom the Atchison Globe.

lFrom the Atchison Globe1
Many a widows heart has been
warmed over by an old flame
Some mighty mean men get Christ
mas presents We expect a few.
Ask a boy to guess. and his first
guess is. rs it something to eat2''
Some women LOOK as II they had
put their compilations on wrong side
up.
A boy hates to be the first one in
his gang" to begin wearing ' long
trousers.
It is difficult for an irresponsible
man to tell lie big enough to attract
attention.
dence in a weather forecast made bv
a town man.
Before woman marries a man.
does she ever look him up in Brad
street or Dun?
Ever notice the devil-may-care
ends a selection?
When you are so unfortunate as to
get into a lawsuit. plead guilty unless
you get the best lawyer
Our pilgrim forefathers, of whom
we are all so proud, wouldn't have
anything to do with Christmas.
Il had a nice visit at Coolidge" a
returning visitor said today. But how
did the other woman enjoy It?
The poets tell us love can never die.
Perhaps not, but 1t can become an in
valid, and travel for its health
In this land OF the free, a man
doesn't always choose the woman he
is to marry; sometimes he is chosen.
A boy never seems to enjoy life very
well around a church bazaar. Orders
from his mother are usually what
keep him there.
A man who doesn't get up and light
the fires these mornings is pretty
ornery, but it Is safe to assume that he
isn't henpecked-
There Is always a fear among the
older people at this season, that In the
excitement of buying and giving. the
children Will forget whose birthday
it is.
When a candidate makes a trip
through the country. he doesn't come
home and talk about the patriots he
meets. but about the chicken dinners
he meets.
OF course Christmas Is a joyous
time, and couldn't be dispensed with,
but when man runs around with a
sprig of holly in his hat, he is carry
ing Yule Tide cheer too far.
During cold weather when the
hand holders union does most Of its
work indoors, astronomy receives con-
sfderably less attention than during
the open season for hammocks.
choir singer wanted a dollar a
Sunday for singing in a church, and
was offered fifty cents. Think OF the
good the sermons will do you" ths
committee said to the choir singer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-26
The Bereavement.

Pallid and trembling. the grief stricken
wife met her husband at the door
she is gone,' came the wall from her
set lips.
The mans face blanched. and he reeled
as If from heavy blow. Half dazed, he
sank into a chair.
Gomez no echoed vaguely.
Gone repeated the wife. with brave
effort at self-control. 'Oh. what shall
do without her, I had learned to lean
upon her so, she was so much to me, and
now Her courage forsook her quite,
and she burst into tears
Her husband drew her to him.
Don't weep, dear heart" he said ten-
derby. Tell me about it; I had feared
that 1t might happen, but the blow has
fallen SO suddenly.
The wife raised her head. her eyes
How did it happen?' she reiterated in
changed voice. Why: that cat Of Mrs
washing or Ironing So of course Bridget
jumped at 1t. and left without notice
And the man sighed heavily, for he
round of intelligence offices.-Lippincott'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-26
A PRESCRIPTION

The west usually regards with sus-
picion anything with the name of
Wall street attached to it. Yet this
suspicion is not entirely just. for there
are honest men, upright and honor
able men, In Wall street; and the Wall
street Journal is one OF the greatest
of rash speculation and
stock jobbing. market manipulation
and the oppression of wealth. that
there is in the country. Listen to this
secret utterance of the Wall Street
J Journal:
what America needs more than