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The Holmes County times., 1906-11-09
OF a LOCAL NATURE.

Mr. and Mrs. NJ. J. Peters left
Tuesday for Memphis where she will
enter an infirmary for treatment which
NAV possibly be accompanied with 0
surgical operation. We hope the treat.
ment will be completely successful and
permanent.
: Mrs. Sarah Wright arrived from
Jackson Wednesday morning on visit
10 her numerous kinpeople and friends.
While in our city she will be the guest
Of her mother, Mrs. Nj B. Wilson,
Mrs. Tatun died at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. w H. Doty in Black
Hawk, Wednesday and was inferred
in the chnrchyard Of that town Thurs
day, the next day,
Lalies haddhags, 25c to 80. 50 cor
sets, Soc. to 81. 80, during the sale. See
announcement on first page Ask for
wool blanket bargain. Herman Bros.
Co, Bargains in boys knee pants
DR.. Brill Of Greenville will be here
next Monday night and deliver a lee
ture in Temple Bethel on Law ol
Heredity. Everybody Is invited.
Goodman has now plentiful supply
Of artesian water, the we'll furnishing
$50 gallons per minute.
u
The Holmes County times., 1906-11-09

Mrs, F. p. Kistler has returned
from Cleveland, where she was called
on business matters.
The Holmes County times., 1906-11-09

A large, special and attractive
line Of beautiful and fashionable
1ress goods and trimmings at R.
& B. Sontheimer's, 5,
The Holmes County times., 1906-11-09

Mr.. Casey has had photos made Of
his handsome cottage and the Lexing.
ton Hotel. They show up mighty well
and his Boston friends. we feel sure,
will appreciate his thoughtfulness in
sending them a photo.
The Holmes County times., 1906-11-09

Mr.. and Mrs, T. w Smith are en-
joying the fair at jackson this week
Ferndell Preserves and Jellies just
received. B. W. Lipsey, Grocer
s. j. Brown Of Eheneser returned
Tuesday from AZ - Easdo City
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14
by Alfred Metzger

q ONE time ago an interesting ar
ticle appeared in many leading
daily and musical papers with
the title of THE Highest Note
ever sung" In this article the writer
called attention to the fact that Mo-
zart, hearing Agujari, a great prima
donna of his time, sing, jotted down
the notes and discovered that she sang
as high as c above the high c. This
is almost an incredible feat, and be-
fore that it was thought impossible
that the human throat was capable of
emitting such a high note. In the
same article it was stated that Jenny
Lind, when compelled to give a con-
cert in a pork house in Cincinnati, in
troduced a cadenza A fiat in altissimo,
or three and one-half notes lower than
the note of Agujari. 1t is stated that
Jenny Lind sang this high note only
as hoax, being in a mood for mis-
chief, as it was extremely amusing to
sing in a pork house. Now, while read
ing this interesting epistle / remem-
bcred that [ had heard of the extremely
high range of Ellen Beach Yaw, and
as this artists name was mentioned
near the end of the article as worthy
of being reckoned among the highest
singers in the world, i decided to in
vestigate Miss Yaw's range and see
how close she came to the singers men
toned.
OF course I was fully aware of the
fact that these high notes are not to
be considered seriously from sincere
musical standpoint; but since Mozart
thought it worth while to jot down
the high note of Agujari and preserve
1t for posterity, and since some one
present at the Lind concert thought it
worth while to preserve her A fiat in
altissimo, 1 thought it would not be
amiss to listen to Ellen Beach Yaw
and find out how her voice compared
with the notes so far on record This
task was made the easier, as Miss Yaw
was spending her summer vacation at
Covina, near Los Angeles, Cal, where
the San Francisco earthquake had driv-
en- me to publish my musical journal,
and made an appointment for Sun
day afternoon. or course I had heard
that Miss Yaw could sing the z above
the high E, but I wanted to be sure for
my own satisfaction whether this was
actual fact for such height is al
most incomprehensible to the human
mind. Upon my request to hear how
high she could sing, Miss Yaw complied
Immediately. She began series of
vocal exercises used in limbering up
the throat. She started on the ordi-
nary c and sang upward in birdlike
passages until she reached as high
as Z nat above the high E. and with a
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

"a used on all warships before the era
of steam; a collection OF pistols ana re-
volvers. from the ancient match-iocKs
vheeI-Iock. fint-Iock down to the latest
product of American armorieS' d4so
shells from the warships or santiago
and Manila Bay.
+he capstan. wire cable. nlrn- maya
zine rifles, Springfield rifles, six-inen
rife she'll. the only shell recovered
from, the Maine that the Government
has offered for sale.
Our chief prizes for the year nave
been the purchase Of the collection OF
army Civil War proJectlIes cOllsOsen 80
hv Ine late Colonel Silas Cr1spin or Ine
ordnance Department, United States
army. himself a noted expert IN ORD
nance. who was for many years N
charge Of the sales of ordnance stores,
and therefore had splendid oppor-
tunity to gather together this nne col
lection. which came near being sold
as old iron and metal. We have In It
upward of two hundred rare pieces
giving US along with the United states
navy collection and those we nave COL
lected individually. what we can truly
say Is the most conlplete COLLECTION OF
American projectnes.
AS charges of violating the law IN
regard to supplying revoluttoniSts
with arms have been sometimes made
and bitterly discussed / asked Mr..
Bannerman what he had to say about
It, RE thus replied;
I'VE are law abiding Americans,
proud of our country and It's flag. and,
like other merchants. we're In buSt-
ness honestly and have conducted our
affairs on the lines of strict Legitimacy
Here is what the editor OF the Army
and Navy Journal has to say under
this head. which covers the whole
ground:
" When it was charged that the
United Statas Government instigated
and encouraged the revolution in Pan
anna which led to the secession OF that
State from Colombia 1t was reported
that thousands OF rifles suspiciously
like the Mausers captured from the
Spanish forces in Cuba had been placed
in the hands Of the revolutfonists, the
implication being that they had been
supplied with the consent OF the au-
thorities at Washington, Representa-
tive Hardwick OF Georgia introduced .
resolution in the House calling for tn
formation regarding this charge
In reply the Secretary OF War sub
mitted a statement which shows that
of the 21,154 rifles and carbines cap
tured in Cuba and Puerto Rico 20,320
were sold at auction, one gun dealer,
Francis Bannerman of Broadway, New
York, taking 1S,200. His last purchase
was made after the revolution IN Pan
anna, and his latest previous purchase
was made ten months before the revo-
luton. What he did with the weapons
the Government has no means OF know
ing, but the insinuation that it knew
they were to be used IN the revolution
in Panama is both Iudicrous and con-
teniptible-'"
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14
Has Dewey's Battle Flags.

There is also a surprising lot OF
flags and ensigns." says young Banner
man. "All the flags used in decorating
our store are regular Government flags
worn out in service; Spanish battle
flags. British battle flags from South
Africa riddled with Boer shot, French
Aags, and flags from the battle of Seven
Pines. All the signal flags from the
Olympia were sold to US by the United
States Navy Department after the IA
nous battle in Manila Bay and which
were used by Dewey in giving orders
to the fleet to Engage the enemy
Haul off for breakfast, Renew battle,
Remember the Maine, etc.
The collection has Admiral Dewey's
bamboo chair and his flag, which was
originally rear admiral's flag and al
tered on board the Olympia when Con-
gress revived the rank of admiral. This
IS the first admirars flag since Farra-
CUTS and Porter's. There are the choic-
est specimens of antique armors, re-
productions from originals of European
museums-collections of helmets and
ancient head coverings; lamps and Ian
terms used in military service. from
the old-time watchmans horn lantern
down TO the present day electric lights
on battleships; battle gongs and rattles,
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

little more practice she finally reached
the e above the high Z. This is three
notes higher than the one sung by
Agujari, recorded by Mozart and con-
sidered hitherto the highest note on
record. So it may safely be put down
here that Ellen Beach Yaw can sing
higher than any one whose highest note
is recorded.
Now some may think that Ellen
Beach Yaw was obliged to force her
voice in order to obtain this wonderful
vocal altitude. But this is not So She
walked around easily. singing higher
and higher without the least effort, and
when she arrived at the highest note
she managed to get near the piano
and striking the key representing the
E above the nigh E proved that she
actually had reached this marvellous
height 1t may be interesting to the
reader to know how the voice sounds
at such height. 1t can best be COM
pared to birds familiar runs and
trills. 1t has a close resemblance to
a whistle. The tone is of course thin
and does not possess much carrying
quality, but nevertheless it may be
heard distinctly at a distance of ten
feet. Whether it would be possible
Tor any singer to make herself heard
In a large auditorium is question,
put MISS Yaws wonderful high notes
seem penetrating enough to be heard
anywhere. l certainly must confess
TO having been one OF the skeptics
VINO did not think it possible that any
singer could reach the above the
nigh u with any possibility of dis
tinctness, but Miss Yaw has conquered
my skepticism and so far as is known
In the anpals of musical history she is
aDle TO sing the highest note on record.
1t Is particularly a pleasure to me
TO record this fact. for the American
artist is given altogether too little
credit for his efficiency. In the article
IN question, Melba is recorded as sing
ing as high as e fiat above high c,
-Nordlca reaches C sharp, Calve sings
b nat, Gadski sings to d. Eames and
Semorich each easily attain E. Now
according to this record the highest
note OF each of the famous singers OF
the Gay is at least an octave lower
tnan that of Ellen Beach Yaw- This
Is an important fact to bear in mind,
LOT Whlie 1t may not form an import
ant artlstic fact, it nevertheless stamps
Liieh beach faw as an artist who is
apie TO master a certain range which
rune OF her contemporaries can. Miss
q" states that she discovered her
uhusual range one day while feeding
cnicKens and attending to the flowers
IN her pretty garden 1t occurred to
her to try how high she could sing,
anu reachlng particularly high note
sne went In the house, struck the note
on the piano and found it was the p
apoVe the nigh E, or, as stated before,
three notes higher than the highest
note on record
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14
UNIQUE.
BUSINESS cokI aE;l
REGHT
L DADWzi
STOE2 AGE e,
FSEAND
HUDSON

is to make a bluff of shipping them
to Germany or elsewhere, later
transferring them to whatever part OF
South America they are most needed.
Thus the business of selling war ma
terial in New York has thrived, and the
present young Mr.. Bannerman,
Princeton graduate. who is actively
in charge of the business, says they are
obeying the laws to the letter.
1t is an amazing spectacle to enter
Broadway store and find yourself in
veritable arsenal of war weapons of
every kind. In Brooklyn the Banner
mans two acres Of storage bristles
with cannon. guns, shot, she'll and other
war material. while the Broadway es-
tablishment is not only devoted to sam
pies of war implements for sale, but
contains a collection of ancient and
modern arms covering every country
and age since the Crusades. At the en-
trance figures in armor, helmeted and
equipped with battle axes. pixies,
swords and shields, greet you. Around
them, in vivid contrast, are rows of
shells, from fifteen-inch monsters to
little cartridges for rapid-fire machines.
Then there are wagonloads of miscel-
laneous guns and pistols. from the bell
mouI~yd bIunder5usses of Shakes
peare's day to the long, highly orna-
mented guns of the Bedouins and
Madae ascar pirates. supplemented with
the Up-to-date Government rifles used
by very nation-Mausers, Reming-
tons Mannlichers and dozens of other
breechloaders.
The array of flint-lock weapons. from
little fellows not six inches long to the
big ho' and dueling pistols of Co
lonial and Mississippi days. is most in
terestiag. There are enough of these
weapons from the old English match
locks to the big fifteen-inch guns as
long as a railroad car to fill the Mu-
scum OF Natural History.
Archaic Weapons in Stock.
That such a collection of war ma
terial could exist in the heart of the
city unknown to the average visitor
is amazing. One of the old-time pis-
tolls is baby hint of the perfected re-
volver OF the present day. 1t is of
brass and has three barrels.
You pull the trigger three times,
and when your last barrel is empty you
pull the fourth time. and out leaps a
little steel dagger, a foot long, that
instantly transforms the pissSii ..1lto al
effective stiletto. AS for the Amer
lean Revolutionary guns, there are
thousands OF them. First we have the
flintlock, then the little wheel trigger
affair that fires the powder by friction,
then the pill gun-a bit of illuminate
of mercury about the size of mustard
grain: then the percussion cap. then
the old paper cartridge, and finally the
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

G T HAS long been a mystery to the
average citizen as TO where revolu-
Z uonists get guns ana ammunition.
The question is easily answered.
Like everything else in the world of
value they are found in Broadway.
New York So the great problem OF
many governments and men troubled
about the sinews Of war is simple
matter of everyday business and mer-
chandise. There is a big store down
Broadway with every floor packed full
Of military supplies, from rapid fire
guns and cannon to saddles and uni
forms. which anybody has a right TO
purchase if he has the money TO pay
for. them.
Fifty or sixty Males up the Hudson,
in plain sight of West Point, is a lovely
litae island OF thirteen acres in the
center Of the river, nesting between
storm King and the frowning noun
tain crags opposite. On this island are
stored ammunition-csrtr gun
powder, dynamite. cannon and i'm
mense quantities OF military supplies,
such as uniforms, saddles, gun car
riages. riies-in fact. everything need
ed TO ft out q government or revo-
luton Iona Island, the United States
Governments ammunition and dyna-
mite storage headquarters, is at this
end Of the Highlands, just above Peek
skill. Between the two is West Point,
turning gifted young Americans into
"a -
manage the country in the future.
The story OF vast business Of sup
plying countries and revolutions with
war material in a legitimate way is in
teresting. The story begins forty years
ago, at the close OF the Civil War. when
the lie Francis Bannerman Sr. OF
Brooklyn returned home from service
in tie United States navy. and with
his son attended the auction sales Of
naval stores at the Brooklyn navy yard.
It occurred TO them that there might
be money in buying war material and
selling II again TO foreign governments.
The venture proved a success. and for
twenty years a thriving business was
done over there, in Atlantic avenue.
Next came an establishment in Broad
street. near Front, and finally Broad
way, near Broome street, was occupied
with the business where it now -four
iEhes.
It is well known that the Govern
ment sells its surplus war supplies from
time to time. Thus it was that when
$4,000 Of the old Springfield rifles were
put up at auction the Bannermans
bought them. One day a man came
along and purchased them for a for
eign government, he said. How to get
1hem out OF the country was easy
enough, though the Bannermans do not
deliver cannon and ammunition out
side OF the United States.
Arsenal IN Broadway.
How the agent managed to reach
South American revolutionists with tn,
guns is another story. The usual way
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

countries had no diffictsty in supply
ing the revolutionists in South Amer
lea and elsewhere with superior wee@
pons of war.
The ordinary reader has little idea of
the various kinds of material included
under the name of munitions of war.
beginning with the harness for the ar
tillery, field guns and all the accouter-
ment for fitting out the artillery. A
few Government auctions meant the
selling of 100000 guns, 10000 revol-
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

government and the revolutionists. Ths
same was said during the war in Mica
ragua, and similar reports are now cir
culated as to the arms received by the
Cubans government and revolutionists.
1t is a fact that the discarded arms
which the American Government has
sold at auction were at the time good
enough for American marksmen in the
field. So it is not difficult to imagine
that the agents who bought these arms
in New York for shipment to foreign
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

vers, 10000 saddles, $4,000 swords, 5o,-
600 canteens, 100, ,000 belts. $4,000 cart
ridge boxes. 10000. 900 cartridges, $4,000
stirrups, 10000 gun stocks, 10000 new
uniforms, sold when the fashions
changed; also hundreds of tons of gun
barrels, parts and equipments, Cat
ing guns of all kinds, and cannon from
the old Parrott guns to the late armor
penetrating guns of modern expensive
make
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

improved metallic cartridge, which has
revolutionized the warfare of the
world and made peace and prosperity
possible, even among civilized nations.
The array of rapid fire guns is not
only interesting but educational. You
see the original old time (first modeD
Gatlings, followed by the guns OF the
present day.
During the last insurrection in Qua
temala it was reported that this Broad
way establishment supplied both the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30

The Comparative value of
LANDS under a reservoir system
is Of the very highest The prof.
its from lands under a reservoir
SYSTEM almost double those on
streams where there is no
means of regulating the flow
for the entire season
The first allotment of 5000
&C . of land and water right
will be placed upon the market
at $40 per acre on easy terms.
Experience has shown that
their value will double within
one year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30

MOST PERFECT WATER SYSTEM includes thirty miles Of canals and of r.
600 completed 1907
mens the rights from Sewer and nsues all The water
quantities as the land
IN
these wells depth of 100
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30

THE LANDS delightful southern Utah. They
The indigenous their yields aaH hay
local value Of $3.50 tons hay 500
local of IL M GRhINWeat 20
90 bushels hee z5 50
DkRYNC of the logical industries Of this @ aH which he ot nf
Unbalanced dairy feed Known supplemented with thousands OF free
ties The demand for dairy produce great hand in close proximity these
lands
THE MARKETS
closest
Pedro within
which
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-12

all these years and TO have impelled men
to fight the peoples battle when II was
done in the face of certain defeat Thcro
must he the element OF faith in the pa IS
that explains, perhaps. why there Is an
opposition party. There has been a
change now, and men are finding that
the Democratic party has something TO
fight for. Democrats should not be mar
row in their Democracy"
The speaker referred 20 the convention
that dominated Col. Goddard md said
that II sny man in the party could not
loyalty SUPPORT tho action of tina. conven-
tion he was not tue Democrlt. Thst
convent. IN was tile expression o. Il desire
10 give an exhibition OF non-p -partisaush;p
'and promise OF sincerity and loyalty and
government 10 tho state
II only regret" salG the speaker, that
tire senator is not elected by popular vote.
Does any man in Rhode Island doubt the
result II Col. Goddard were to go before
the people? There is no question that he
would be elected
IF the Democrats OF this city do not
register and do thor duty. with so many
elements TO support them and so much
at stake, they should be indicted 10y public
opinion.
I'VE Democrats who have gone year
after year into the fight. not for our own
benefit. but for the good of the people
have right and a bounden duty 10 ask
Tot the support tnat rlghuully DelOnCS 10
us
"A Democrat is n man who, II elected
20 public office, forgets every considera-
tion OF party that interferes with the
proper performance OF his duty No man
can be bad official and a good Demo-
crat."
G. Woodbury. German. chairman Of the
committee OF IL appointed 20 wait on
the board Of canvassers read the letter
from the board Nm reply 20 the petition
Of the committees Nand after remarks by
ex-Councllman Coffey. critlcising the ac-
tion of the board. the report Of the COM
mittee was received and the committee
discharged.
motion was carried that arrange
ments for rallies I'm all districts desiring
them be referred 10 a committee 81 Is
10 consist OF tho existing committed of
ten and five additional as follows: r. r.
West, Joseph Canning. James O'Rourke.
John a. Doyle and one TO be named by
the French members Of the party.
The following resolution presented by
John ID. Cooney was adopted:
Resolved. That this meeting Of Tenth
ward citizens and taxpayers hereby place
upon record their emphatic condemnation
OF the board of canvassers and registra-
tion In refusing the very reasonable re-
quest Of the committee representing the
voters Of this ward asking the board 10