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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22
M usic Teachers and Pupils.

"One of the most discouraging things in connection with high class musical entertainments in Birmingham is the music teachers and music pupils take in famous artists that appear here from time to time," said the manager of a piano house. ''When Bauer, the great pianist, gave recital here, he drew an audience of several hundred music lovers,~ but less than a dozen profess sional musicians were present. and girls who study music were conspicuous by their absence. When Rosentha1 played here, it was the same way. Kubelik appeared before a very fair audience, but I have asked dozen violin pupils if they heard him and they replied in the negative.
 "season before last we had recitals by three or four great singers and well known choir master admitted to me that he failed to hear even one of them. And yet the best educated musi- elan can always learn something by listening to high-class artists, to say nothing of the pleasure that they de- rive from the entertainment Madame Bloomfield -Zeisler, the brilliant and popular pianist, who comes to Birming- ham next week, is sure to attract large and fashionable audience. If music teachers and parents of children who take piano lessons will only be- stir tn themselves as they should, every .aa+ ,.,;11 ba occupied Will they do this or will it be the same old story?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22
ABOUT BIRMINGHAM

Tuscaloosa Times -Gazette Jonquils are selling for 75 cents a dozen in Birming- ham and around Tuscaloosa they are growing in riotous profusion in spite of cold and rain.
 Chattanooga Star: Birmingham says she is expecting 15,000 visiting veterans during the Confederate reunion in June. Better raise your estimate. We are going to send more than that from Chattanooga alone.
 Gadsden Journals: Birmingham is to have three new sl1yscrapers this year. This is serapng some, and will soon put the Magic City in the fore among her sister cities of the south in an exhibition of tall structures.
 Oneonta Southern Democrat: Prohibl- ton in Jefferson county seems to be hay ing the desired effect. The number of prisoners in the county jail has been re- Guced from 300 to 1sO, and we no longer hear a demand for a larger jail.
 Anniston Star: Birmingham expects that the reunion of ex-Confederate vet erans in that city next June will be one of the largest ever held. Veterans and visitors from every section of the south will be in attendance. Birmingham is making preparations to rise to the oc- casion. and to give the veterans the time of their lives
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

Governor Hughes is the only presi- dential candidate who has a father living, and he is clergyman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

If the remaining days of February are as distressful as the previous days of the month have been the month will hold the record for mean weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

The House has not been authorized to place Uncle Joe in nomination for President. Its line of duty lies in ap- propriation bills, letting the other fel- lows do the Warwick act
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

Everybody praises George Meredeth's books, but no one reads them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

That old frayed war cloud is hover ing again over the Balkans and the chancelleries of Europe are working overtime
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

Which held his mortal clay.
 REPLIES.
 Even a poor man can enjoy the luxury of owing money
 We wonder how long 1t would take the "star-eyed blonds of Royal Richmond to become brunettes of the same burg?
 The way the Houston Post and the Houston Chronical dig at each other is enough to make outsiders think that Houston is not so heavenly after all.
 The Baltimore News advocates square deal for Christopher Columbus. We don't imagine that Columbus will take much interest in the matter, either way.
 The Nashville American speaks of a wedding without hitch. How can there be a wedding without a hitch?
 When a girl has been out three sea- sons there is no telling how much her father is out. PAUL COOK. .".a.........a.s...s.. s.........."............., bama to go to the democratic convention to be held at Denver.
 And he should receive a unanimous vote from our state for he has long been a great worker in the democratic ranks and has been untiring for Mir Bryan under all circumstances. and he has la bored greatly and earnestly for the great commoner all of the time. In every di- rection it seems to be conceded that Mr. Tomlinson will be the leading candidate at large. He is one of the finest men in the state, and will measure up as a great leader among men, and his untiring efforts in behalf of MT. Bryan certainly place him where he has greater claims upon the democrats of the country than any man that we know of. The wiregrass country appreciates the work that has been accomplished by MT. Tomlinson in behalf of the great democratic leader and we feel sure that he may count on a magnificent vote from this section. Any where you may go they say, we'll I am for Tomlinson and my mind is made up to that extent It shows a concensus of opinion that Tomlinson must go as a del- egate at large from the state of Alabama, and it meets our most hearty approval. The Bryan men should see that this able, true blue democrat should go to Dem var
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

Governor Pennypacker defended in court the grafters, hoping in that way to excuse his own neglect of duty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

The motor car racers were surprised to find that Alaska comes down to the Bronx at least in the respect of weather
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

Senator Rayner says the currency of the United States is not evenly dis tributed. He should subpoena the press club to prove his case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

Bob Evans is sailing up the south ern Pacific and Attorney General Bona parte is sailing into it. Both will get there, let us hope.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

Congressman Burton was defeated for mayor of Cleveland, but he will win out as Cleveland's pet Congressman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

The spring trade in all the cities seems to have overlooked the fact that the country is afflicted with alleged hard times, for the buyers are numer- ous, and they are buying freely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

Leslie M. Shaw and Philander O. Knox are running in the Fairbanks group of tailenders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

Russians are enlisting in our navy, hoping in that way to get chance to wipe out few old scores against the IapS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

Vests cannot be too loud this season to be in fashion. Some of them will be loud enough to drown the din of the campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

Michigan has no favorite son of her own, and so all the rest are fishing there for delegates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

The Russo-Turkish business is a big game of bluff with all the cards in plain sight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

Banker Morse thinks his welcome home was, if anything, too warm. He preferred more indifference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

This is the 22nd of February. and is observed as the anniversary of Wash ington's birth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

Between high water and social high flyers Pittsburg has it's hands full.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

The New York-to-Paris motor cars should have been equipped with TO- tary snow blows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

Spring exists at present in the dry goods store windows only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

guess that's because the average man doesn't need an overeoat where he is going
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22
TOMLINSON INDORSED

Jane Dowie is posing at present as Mrs. Elijah.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22
EXPECTED.

When they hear that Evelyn Faces a divorce There is no surprise evinced- People say, "Of course"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22
A QUIET PART

"Yes, I was on the stage ten years" And what role did you play?" T was a wardrobe mistress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22
PoETICAL4 FARE.

POETICAL FARE. If poets would eat strawberry short cake all the time they would be able to write good poetry, being, as it were, full of poetry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22
NOT AMONG THE LEADERS.

T believe he stands in the front rank of fnanciers.n
 You could hardly say that. He has never been indicted"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22
Al GREAT KICKER

A GREAT KICKER. chronic kicker kicked so much That when he passed away Friends feared he'd kick the coffin off Which held his mortal clay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

PINING. l would that I were little At most, not over over two. Perhaps the girls would kiss me then Just like they used to do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22
sHUCKSl

When a youthful rogue Makes a face at me His ma says that's
 Precocity!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

TAKING PRECAUTIONS.
 Birmingham man used to call his young lady stenographer Jones'" so that if his wife should ever hear him say Dear Jones" over the telephone 1t wouldn't sound out of the way to her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

PRETTY GOOD PROOF. Are you an optimist?' "Sure 1 lived in Kansas City three win ters without any desire to move away"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

TO A WARMER CLIMATE. s'You never hear of man being buried in an overcoat," remarked Mir. Hipton Broyles
 "No" replied Mr. Nicodemus Cudd, q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

George Washington would be forgot 'Tis very plain to me, If George, when he was young, had not Cut down that cherry tree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

his canary bird" Why, man, here in Houston we feed the street gang on strawberries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

Sumter County Call People coming in on the trains can hear the purring of blind tigers in Birmingham.-Br Birmingham Age-Herald.
 What a warm sensation it must produce that steals up and down the back.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

WILLING TO BE REASONABLE. Dear Sir wrote the enthusiastic ad- mirer to the humorist, T owe you for a thousand laughs
 Dear Sir" replied the practical humor- ist, "a check for fifty dollars from you will square the account
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

CLUB LIFE IN BIRMINGHAM. The Quest club is a feminine organiza- tion in Birmingham. There is another Quest club in town with a much larger membership which is unobtrusively in quest of a drink.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

Washington Herald Making love is easier than making money'' observes Mr. Paul Cook in the Birmingham Age-Her- ald, who appears to be something of ap authority on matters of that kind. We suspect however, that he merely refers to counterfeit love and money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

Houston Post: The Birmingham Age man who buys strawberries to feed to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

Misery acquaints man with strange bed-felIows.
 Tempest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

Memphis Commercial-Appeal If the Atlanta and Birmingham editors should die of hydrophobia, don't take it out on the poor dogs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

Atlanta Journal: What are the pen nant chances of Nashville or Birming- ham now, since an Atlanta firm has or dered 140O0 bats?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22

Rome Tribune Herald: An, Ina, Atlanta can shake hands with Birmingham and wish it well across the wide prohibition oh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-22
AGE-HERALD ECHOES

Savannah Press: The Birmingham Age Herald believes that to instruct the Ala bama delegation for Bryan would be only to paint the lily.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-04-03
New Citizens Coming.

John Il. Potter, of Arlington,
Illinois, will bring his family
down with the next excursion
April 9. Coming here chiefly
for his health, is the word. He
will take up his abode in town.
His household goods and stock
are here already, having been
brought in by A. a. Dohman,
also of the same place.
John Vetesk, of Mt. Pleasant,
Pennsylvania, will also move
down later on, having bought
from Keiser Bros. & Phillips, the
half of section 90, B5, two miles
of town. This he will improve
as a farm, residing on it. Geo.
Renner, an Illinois man, also
bought of the same firm a quar-
ter of the same section and he is
also coming down to improve it.
Indeed, from conversations
had with many Of the prospect
ors coming in so far this year,
and especially those brought in
by KeiSer Bros. e Phillips, it is
the candid opinion of The News
editor that the population of Ran
dali county will have had a very
material increase by this time
next year. This estimate is, of
course, based upon the reasona-
BILE proposition that Plains crops
for this year will come up to the
general average. With bump
er grain crop, and indications are
good for just such now, it would
not surprise The News to see
the population Of Randall county
doubled within the next twelve
In this connection we
are also to be congratulated upon
the fact that this increase in pop
ulation will be largely if not alto
gether of the very kind the Plains
straight farmers.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-04-03
Local Weather Record.

For the week ending yesterday
evening the weather has been
some of all sorts except extreme
ly cold or wet. No more ice, to
speak of, but rather cold Wednes-
day and yesterday. The wind
has been from every quarter and
it has been cloudy some even to
the extent of laundering. All
told it has been just such wealth
er as usually falls to our lot at
this time of the year.
The grain crop is still moving
along but a good rain would be
acceptable.
Indications now are such as
generally point to a rain and the
country is ready for it.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-04-03
The Coming City Election.
Next Tuesday is the day.

Next Tuesday is the day.
There is a city attorney and
three aldermen to elect. The al
dermen retiring are II. H. Row
an, Joe Service and II. F. Reid.
No candidates have announced
for any of the places, so far as
The News knows.
Upon the question of city at
torney The News can say that
every lawyer in the town is com
petent and no mistake could be
made here.
AS to the aldermen, there are
capable men in each ward and
nothing but capable man should
be elected. 1t would be well also
to elect men who are not officers
of any public service corporation.
Really, in the opinion of this
paper, to prevent scattering too
much in the election of aldermen
IA mass meeting of citizens ought
to be held and nominations made.
Our interests surely lay this way
and why not have such?
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-04-03
Junior Epworth League.

Program for Sunday, April5.
Leader, Wade Holman.
Subject, Our Father, Matt. VI,
10.
Prayer.
Song.
Bible quotations, Fora Rey
nolds, Dixie Foster, Ruth Foster.
Song.
Bible story, Tommie Foster.
Select reading. Netah Massey.
Song.
Talk on the lesson by the SUI
perintendent.
Sentence prayers.
Song.
Announcement of program for
next meeting.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-04-03

great 9th Sunday meeting. .
Every pastor and missionary in
the five counties was present,
said the local pastor, Rev. J. NJ.
Harder, also "Revs. r. f. Jenk-
ing of Amarillo, J p. Reynolds Of
Goodnight, and General Mission
ary j. =. Marshall. "
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-04-03
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:TOWN &COUNTY:
D Personal. AND OTHER MATTERS q
4 THAT CONCERN OUR CITIZENS. q
= anAaS1a saaanHHa

J. r.. Harter has installed a
new windmill.
Misses Pink Jenkins and Alice
Kendrick of Amarillo, have been
visiting Miss Emma Harder for
a few days past.
|. n. Hicks reports the sale by
him of the w. A. Hill 412 acres,
in the Block" three miles east
of town, to j. H. Septer of Ohio.
Secretary Num- of the Palo
Duro Park Association, was in
town Wednesday and yesterday
looking after association inter-
eStS.
The News is indebted to a for
mer Canyon City friend, j. S.
(PaU Murphy, now of Big
Springs, for a boom 24-page ed
ition of the Big Springs Herald.
The yellow flag now ornaments
the gate of Charley Huffines. He,
himself, is the victim. Getting
along alright. they say, but it
will be several days, to the Sor-
row Of many, before Charley will
call next. >
Four new residences going up
in town. Three have been re-
ferred to and the fourth one Joe
Service is building for Postmast-
er Oscar Hunt. 1t looks like it
will be nearly square, containing
four rooms and a hall.
John r. Holland of Armstrong
county was in town Wednesday
and Thursday. He says the peO-
pie in his nabOrhood, in the strip
south of the canyon, are deSir
Gus to make arrangements to at
tach their country to either this
or SwiSher county by May and
also says, that the sentiment is
somewhat divided - part for
Swisher and part for Randall
county.
Good cooking is rapidly becom-
ing a lost art They who prepare
the food for the world decide the
health of the world. You have
only to go on some errand amid
the hotels of the United States
and Great Britain to appreciate
the fact that a vast multitude of
the human race are slaughtered
by incompetent cookery. Tho
a young woman may have taken
lessons in painting and may
have taken lessons in music, and
lessons in astronomy, she is not
well educated unless she has talk
en- lessons in dough.-Ex.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-04-03
With the Churches.
BAPTIST.

Saturday night beginning at s
Rev. O. w. Dean of Hereford,
will preach on the subject, why
four gospels" Sunday morning
and at night. Monday and Tues
day nights will be taken up on
the examination of each gospel.
Come and hear Bro. Dean.
Our Baptist brethren report a
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-04-03

: LOCAL GRAIN MARKET
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The quotations here given are
from the Canyon City grain deal
ers and show the market the day
before the issue of this paper.
The prices are for grain in sack
unless otherwise stated.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-06
FALSE GEMS WORN BY QUEEN.
Alexandra Lets COurtiers Admire
Them and Then Reveals secret.

London. Jan. 5.-Queen Anexandra is
having much amusement with the imita-
ton rubies which she. possessing some OF
the most magnificent jewels in Europe.
can dare TO wear.
Her Majesty rarely wore anything but
pearls and diamonds formerly. so the
rubles attract the more attention and
arouse admiration. which the Queen per-
fectly understands is not provoked en-
tirely by their beauty.
When any one praises the rubies her
Majesty says, as if much gratifed:
do you like them? Yes, they are very
fine, aren't they? Beautiful
But then she adds smiling:
Between you and me, they are imita-
ton"
The rubies are such sstonishingly good
counterfeits that only an expert in gems
can discover that they are false.
The Duchess of Roxburghe, the Queens
close friend, bought some of the rubies
from a foreign peddler for a joke, and
then Alexandra first saw them. She pur-
chased some. too.
OF course, the Queen and the Duchess.
who was Miss May Goelet, of New York,
can afford to wear paste gems. And
women whose jewels are not so cele-
brated can find excuse to 90 so now At
least they have a royal precedent-and
they need not be so frank as the Queen
and the American Duchess.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-06
GOLF At PINEHURST.
Coming Tournament Promises to he
Best Ever Held In south,

Pinehurst n. c., Jan. 5.-The fifth an
goIf tournaments, booked for January 13
to 1s, inclusive. promises a remarkable
week of golf. a week which would be
possible at no other resort In the world
but Pnehurst--a condition of affairs
which has been the outgrOwth, pure and
simple, OF the immense popularity of the
ancient Scottish game among the mod
erns who annually assemble here to en-
joy IT, The entry list is already large
and will doubtless exceed past records.
fully $50 players participating. among
them a large number of cracks repre-
senting a wide range of territory.
The midwinter event will be conducted
upon the Plnehurst system. put into ef-
feet last year, the best sixteen players in
each division qualifying, this being ac-
complshed by making the entrants up
into divisions previous to play by aid of
association and club handicaps. In addi-
tion, there will be a three-division con-
ISOLATION event for those who fail to
qualify
Six divisions of sixteen players each
are provided for the winners Of the
match play rounds winning the Presi-
dents, Governors, Secretary's, Treas
urer's. Captains and Club cups; sterling
cups also being given to division runners
up and the winners Of consolation divi-
sions. as we'll as a gold medal for the
best qualification score.
A wealth OF attractive trophies are Of
fered In the advertising mems tourney,
and there will be divisions in proportion
to the entry list. not less than five six
teens. and possibly more. with four prizes
In each division. Qualification will be
thrty-six holes. eighteen on the old
course and eighteen on the new, with a
handicap in connection, two prizes for
the best gross scores and two for the
best net.
handicap also will be arranged for
those who are dropped in the regular
tournament. and "A match play event for
those who fail to qualify. together with
putting. approaching. and other competi-
tions for both men and women, for many
women. as in the past. viii be in the
party.
Social features viii be made much Of
during the week, dinners. dancing, teas,
and the like.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-06

New York, Jan. 5.-Rev. Madison c.
Peters. in his sermon this morning in
the hall at Seventy second street and
Broadway, came out squarely in favor
Of divorce in some cases, and took
fling at the New York marriage license
law and paid his respects to marrying
parsons. Although he mentioned no
names. the obvious inference is that this
hard-shell Baptist parson intended to
take particular fall out Of The Little
Church Around the Corner and its rec
tor, Rev. DR.. George c. Houghton.
Among other things Rev. Mr.. Peters
said:
DR. Peters plead for the purity of the
home and pointed out how. in his opin-
ion, divorce was asbenent in preventing
social pollution.
Love Also Is Necessary.
What God has Joined together let not
man put asunder.' But who knows what
God has joined? Going through a mar
riage ceremony and paying the minister
does noe make the contract God d-joined; so
far from 1t that in many instances to
keep the contracting parties joined is i'm
moral and therefore sinful
Il have no sympathy with the prejudice
against Grace widows. ordinarily called
grass widows, who derive their name
from a French term. which in its free
translation means that the State comes
to the unfortunate woman's rescue and
pronounces her a widow by the Grace
Of the government
Marriage can only be holy when it
rests upon the free troth plight Of equal.
II marriages are made in heaven. we
can readily infer where weddings are
made. Il is to be regretted that the cur
rent topic Of conversation concerning
marriage is so frivilOus and that its
sacred duties and lofty responsibilities
are SO lightly assumed.
More Safeguards Needed.
Marriage is the worlds civilizer. and
the home Of the cabinet-room where is de-
vised the great and good things Of earth.
Our social ehariots should be attached
to the stars Of love. and We should resist
every tendency to disparage this sacred
institution. This can be done, not by
forcing mlsmated people 10 live together
because they have a marriage license. but
by throwing more safeguards about mar
riage and trying as far as possible to
prevent mismatches such as the new
license laws is endeavoring TO do.
Ministers should be more careful
whom they marry; there are many
preachers too careless In this matter. and
look only 10 the fee. There is at least
ore church in this city which makes run
away and other foolish marriages a regu-
lar business.
"A wise marriage leads TO the truest
and happiest life. but mere ceremony
does not make a marriage, On the we'd
ding day the marriage begins, and it is
we'll 10 remember that marriage Is an
endless process-a growth while life
lasts