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The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-27
Universal Education,

Education of all the people, uni
versaI education, for their devel-
Opment and protection has been
the dream of many statesmen
and educators. Among these
Thomas Jefferson stood pre-emi-
nent. He it was who first plan
ned the common schools in Vir-
ginia. In many speeches he
championed the cause of the free
public schools, and demanded
education for the common peO-
pie; but in every effort made in
behalf of free education he was
combated by the dignitaries of
the Church of England who, at
that time, represented the arts
tocracy of Virginia and stood for
the landed interests of the col
ony and the new state. In re-
polling the attacks and answer
ing the objections made to his
proposal to tax the people for
the support of public schools,
Jefferson said:
The tax which will be paid
for the purpose of education is
not more than ne-thOusandth
part of what will be paid to kings,
priests and mobiles who will rise
up among US if we leave the peo'
pie in ignorance. Strange doc
trine this. Again he declared
that our republican form of gov
eminent was absolutely depend
ent on universal education when
he said. Il have two great
measures at heart without which
no republic can retain itself in
strength: First that of general
education to enable every man to
Judge for himself what will Sc
cure or endanger his freedom.
Second, to divide every coun ty
into hundreds of such size that
all the children of each will be
within reach of a central school
in it. Nobody can doubt my zeal
for the general instruction of the
people. Who first started that
idea? | may surely say myself.
Turn to the bill in the revised
code which | drew more than 10
years ago, and before which the
idea of a plan for the education
of the people generally had never
been suggested in this state.
There you will see developed the
first rudiments of the whole syS-
TEN of general education we are
now urging and acting on. a
system of general instruction
which shall reach every descrlp-
ton of our citizens from the rich
est to the poorest; as it was the
earliest, so it will be the latest OF
all the public concerns in which
| shall permit myself to take an
interest.
Statesmen have for genera
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-27
Free of Charge

Our centrally located offices are always
at our customer disposal. Our farm
er friends are especially welcome; they
will find our bank handy place to
write letters and transact their bust
ness. We want you to feel near
enough to the officers so that when you
want any advice regarding your bust
ness, or any investment you wish to
make, you will freely consult with
them and feel that any advice is gladly
given, as it always is.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-27

ViOiS iCCoSAHCu ouuO SStlOOiS,
colleges and universities are the
real architects of our citizenship.
the trainers of our civilization.
AS in the beginning, the great
Architect of the universe first
conceived, then planned, and
finally fashioned and construct
ed, so also must we have clear
conceptions of citizenship, of
statehood must plan to bring
about our ideals and then work
them out vigorously in the con
structiOn of new state.
Our views of citizenship will,
of necessity, shape our plans and
purposes with regard to our
schools and colleges. Therefore,
our standards of citizenship need
to be studied and finally under
stood in order that we may adapt
our schools to the needs of our
civilization. The collapse of gov
ernments, the downfall of EN-
pires has, in all ages, been the
result of well known and clearly
understood causes in the light of
history. Their downfall has ever
been conceived in ignorance,
planned in selfiShness and greed
and finally worked out in plum
der and rapine. So is construct
ing a new state, in building an
imperial editice which for gener-
atoms may be known as the
Great State of Oklahoma, every
institution of learning from the
one teacher common schools to
high school, normal school. uni
versity and college, each must
play its part, lend character and
give strength to our citizenship.
BY what landmarks may we be
guided in shaping our public in
situations and influencing citizen
ship? After all, the matter of
the standard of perfection in
citizenship is a matter of educa-
ton. The standards change with
the generations, as the fancied
needs of governments are EN-
phasized by this or that institu-
ton, law, or political power,
which may be able to mould or
fashion the mental habit of a peo-
pie. Education not only touches
on standards of citizenship, but
with it's strong and far-reaching
system of learning applied to
both children and to adults it
moulds and fashions both the
mental and moral status of our
civilization. Thus the field of
education is today proving itself
to be as wide as the winds that
blow from the opposite poles of
human achievement, and we now
observe that education has been
differentiated, divided and spe-
cialized so that it effects the
great divisions of our civic life in
the department of fine arts,
architecture, commerce, agricul-
ture and even religion itself.
More than ever before education
needs to be safely and soundly
specialized according to occupa-
ton, calling and profession Elk.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-27
Better Game Wednesday,

Barring the seventh inning
the game of baseball on Wednes-
day between the Hereford and
Canyon City teams was good
enough for anyone. Up to that
fatal seventh the score stood two
to horse collar in favor of Can
yOn. Hereford scored one in
their half and the Canyon boys
got their bits hung in their teeth
and ran away, making five scores.
In this inning with two men on
bases Campbell laid the willow
to the spitball for a three Dagger
and a moment later came in on
a single. It was a good game
and was much enjoyed by the
large crowd of spectators. When
the game was over it was found
that Canyon had nine hits to
three for the Hereford bunch
while the score stood seven to
one in favor of Canyon. Burton
slung the leather for Canyon and
Prichard did the receiving
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-27
Just Received

A new stock Of Eye Glass
Mountings, Rimless Spectacles
Mountings, Spectacles frames,
Eye Glass Chains, Lenses and
Cases. Come in and let me test
yovr eyes and fit you with guar
anteed goods, at live and let live
prices.
| have some bargains in 7 and
Is Jewel Elgin and Waltham
watches, come in and see them.
Watch. Jewelry repairing and
engraving neatly and quickly
done.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-27
WHY 1T PAYS

To do business with the FIRST National ban
Your money is safe; every safeguard
and protection for the depostor is fur
nished Your valuable papers may be
stored in our fire and burglar proof
vaults
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
ACTORS BRAVERY
 SAVES MANY LIVES

Danville, IL. January 14-Arthur Hill, an actor, probably saved from death 64 people this afternoon when, by turning the brakes, he prevented railroad coach from leaving the tracks and saved it from collision with freight train. A theatrical company en route from Urban to Dan vile was running special on the Wabash. When the train reached the top of a grade six miles south of Danville draw bar on the rear coach broke loose and the coach started down grade at 40 miles an hour.
 Hill was standing on the rear platform and as the runaway rounded a curve he saw train in the distance advancing on them. He applied the brakes, but before the coach was brought to a standstill May Poth and a Miss Hudson, who were on the rear platform, jumped. Dorothy Hutchinson remained on the coach, and when it struck she was thrown against a telegraph pole and was injured about the shoulders Miss Poth had an elbow dis located and Miss Hudson suffered a sprained ankle. Several others were shaken up, but escaped serious injury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
RUSSIAN ADMIRAL
 HAS PASSED AWAY
Hero of III-Fated Voyage Dies
 of Heart Trouble
DEFEATED BY JAPANESE
Rojestvens<y Was Charged With Sur rendering to the Enemy, But Was Declared Not Guilty, While
 Others Were Sentenced.

St. Petersburg, January 1.-The death is announced of Vice Admiral Rojestvensky, who was in command of the Russian fleet in May. 1905, when it was practically annihilated by the Jap anese in the battle of the Sea of Japan. His death was due to neuralgia of the heart.
 Sinovi Petrovitch Rojestvensky, who was about 60 years old had been in the Russian naval service the greater part of his life.
 In 1904. during the Japanese war, Rojestvensky was given personal com mand of the Russian Baltic fleet, to take it to Vladivostok The fleet sailed from Libau October Is. When the fleet was off the Dogger banks, in the North sea, it came upon the North sea Brit ish fishing fleet. The lights of the trawlers caused alarm on some of the Russian vessels and they fired on the fishermen. The steam trawler Crane was sunk and two others of the fishing fleet were injured, while two men of the trawlers were killed and a number were seriously wounded An international commission at Paris technically ex- cused Rojestvensky though condemn ing the firing upon the trawlers. and the Russian government was assessed $320, 900 as damages
 In the Straits of Tsuh -Shima, on May 27, the Russians ran into Vice Admiral Togos naval ambuscade. Togo cap tured or disabled eight battleships, nine cruisers, three coast defense ships, nine destroyers. one auxiliary cruiser, six special service steamers and two hospital ships. The Russians lost 40OO killed and 1900 taken prisoners.
 The Japanse lost three torpedo boats and 116 men killed and 53S wounded.
 The battleship Kniaz Souvaroff, Rojestvensky's flagship, was blown up and the vice admiral sustained several severe wounds. He then was conveyed to the destroyed Biedovy, which sur rendered to a Japanese battleship.
 Rojestvensky and the officers of the Biedovy were charged with surrend- ering to an enemy and cowardice and demoralization. Rejestvensky pleaded guilty. The officers were condemned to death, but their sentences afterward were commuted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
GREAT CROWDS
 VISIT WARSHIPS

villefranche, January 14.-Crowds of persons again today visited the United States battleships Minnesota, Vermont and Kansas, which are lying in the har- bor here. The railroad from Nice ran cars on special schedule of eight min utes today and did a thriving business, for all the cars were literally stormed by eager excursionists who desired to see the American men-of-war
 M. de Joly, prefect of the Ape Mari times, accompanied by his secretary, wis., ited the Minnesota today to return the call made upon him. yesterday by Capt. John Hubbard The arrival of the pre- feet was heralded by the regulation salute of seven guns.
 The battleship Vermont has been moved to a position opposite the barracks, hav- ing twice broken from her moorings at the original position assigned to her.
 The social programme at Nice is in full swing Mrs. Bradford will give an after noon dance next Tuesday and dinner the following Friday and Saturday for the younger officers of the warships and Mrs. Alfred Seigmann has issued invitations to a matinee on January 22.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
GOVERNOR GUILD
 ACCORDED HONOR

Washington, January 14-Great impetus was today given to the cause of forestry preservation when the American Forestry association unanimously elected as onl- cers a number of most prominent men in the industrial, educational, political and other walks of life. For president or the association, former Governor Curtls Guild. of Massachusetts, was chosen In succession to James Wilson, Secretary or Horticulture. who expressed wish to re- tire.
 Governor Guild was chosen, because ne is committed heart and soul to the cause of forestry and conservation 1t was stated. The vice presidents include An drew Carnegie, James J. Hill' w. W. Finley. president of the Southern rail way; David R. Francis of MESQUITE Dr. Weir Mitchell, of Philadelphia; Andre" white of New York; Dr. Albert ShaW' editor of Review of Reviews; Represen- +a+iva Ransdell. of Louisiana; Rev. pr. Edward Everett Hale of Massachusetts and Rutherford P. Hayes, of North Car olina.
 The association concluded it's work to- day following the addition of a series or resolutions, the most important of which provides for a non-interference policy in political matters recommending the pas sage of a bill now pending in congress for instruction in forestry in state agri- cultural schools; repeal of the timber and stone act, substituting in its stead law providing that timber and stone shall be sold at its actual value and the pro ceeds be devoted to purchasing forest lands to safeguard navigable streams, inc authorization by Congress of bond issue for internal waterway improvement urging state legislators to purchase non agricultural lands to be converted into forest reserves and the enactment or state laws removing the tax on stand ing timber and substituting an income tax when the timber is cut
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
EARL OF GRANARD
 WEDS MISS MILLS
Bride Is Granddaughter of D.
 Q. Mills of New York
BIG FORTUNE IN PRESENTS
Father of the Bride Gives Her a Check for $1oo,0oo, While the Grand father Gives Her a Fine
 Mansion In London.

New York, January 1.-The marriage this afternoon of the Earl of Granard and Beatrice Mills, daughter of MT. and Mrs. sOgden Mills. and niece of Ambas- sador Reid had been awaited as one of the seasons social events of importance.
 The bride is a granddaughter of D. O. Mills, the financier and philanthropist. The Earl of Granard is master of horse to King Edward of Great Britain and confers on him the right to seat in the Kings carriage on state occasions.
 A temporary altar was erected in the Louis XIV room of the Mills residence in West Sixty ninth street for the cere- mony, which was performed by Bishop Thomas J. Cusack of St. Stephens Roman Catholic church.
 The bride wore a white satin empire gown, with a veil fastened with orange blossoms and carried a prayerbook in stead of a bouquet. She was attended by Miss Alice Astor, daughter of colnoel and Mrs. John Jacob Astor; Miss Grace Vanderbilt, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt; Miss Edith Taylor and Miss Beatrice Bishop. She was given away by her father. Lord Granard's brother, the Hon. Donald Forbes, was best man. The guests, who numbered about 25O, are prominent in society of this and other cities.
 The gifts to the bride included check from her father for s1OO,OO0. to be supple mented later on, it is said, by a London town house from her grandfather, D. O. Mills. Her mother gave her a tiara of pearls and diamonds with tips of pear shaped pearls and diamonds.
 The bridegrooms gift to her were collar tiara and corsage ornaments of diamonds, but of these she has seen only the photographs the originals remaining in London to greet her when she arrives to take up her residence there. Numer- ous other ornaments of diamonds and other precious stones and great quan- tity of silver were showered on her. the total value of her wedding presents being said to reach quite half a million dollars. The Earl and Countess will spend few weeks at the country home of MT. and Mrs Mills in Staatsburg- -on-the- Hudson and will visit Washington before their departure for England on February 20.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15

channel. which it did at the same in- stant with equal rapidity.
 'As there now appeared to be at least as much danger from the sea as from the land, I returned to the, area of St. Pauls. Here I stood and observed the ships tumbling and tossing about as in a violent storm; several large boats were turned keel upward, and all this without any wind. It was at this time that the fine new quay, built of rough marble at immense expense, was entirely swallowed up with all the people on it. who had fled there for safety; at the same time a great number of boats and small ves- sels, anchored near it. all likewise full of people, who were also there for safety were all swallowed up as in a whirlpool, and never more appeared"
 The writer of the letter asserted that there were four severe shocks and that 60O00 persons lost their lives. With re- gard to the buildings 1t was observed that the most solid in general fell the first Every parish church. convent. nunnery, palace, and public edifice. with a count less number of private houses. were either thrown down, or so miserably shat tered that it was rendered dangerous to pass by them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
RIVE-KING GIVES
 BRILLIANT RECITAL
DELIGHTFUL CONCERT AT JEFF PERSON UNDER AUSPICES OF TRBLE CLIFF CLUB-FINE PRO- eRAMME RENDERED.

Madam Julie Rive-King, the distin- gushed pianist. was heard at the Jeffer- son theatre yesterday afternoon in a con- cert given by the Treble Clef club, of which Mrs. Flournoy Rivers is director. It was a delightful entertainment; one of the most enjoyable tone panquets, in- deed, ever set before the people of Bir- mingham. Piano virtuosos, with few ex- captions, have failed to draw well here. It was fiattering therefore to Madam Rive-King to be greeted by a splendid audience-one of the largest and most dis criminating assembled in recent years.
 The programme was as follows:
 The Water Fay (by requesD, Horatio Parker-Treble Clef club.
 (a). Prelude and Fugue (Haberbier- uilmant-Arranged by Rive-King.
 (b). Sonta, op. 5S (Beethoven). Allegro con brio; Adagio; Rondo-Madam Rive King.
 (a). At Evening (F. Kuhmstedt.
 (b). Through the House Give Glimmer- night Light CMrs. H. H. A Beach)- Treble Clef club.
 (a). Fantasia Impromptu, c sharp minor; (b) Prelude No. 1T; Co Etude, op. 10, No. 5, (d) Nocturne. op. 15, No. 3; (e) Fantasie, F minor. Chopin.
 (a) Babbling Spring (Rive-King).
 Cb). La Scintilla CRive-King).
 Waltz "Weimar Bonbons" (Strauss- ve-King)-Madam Rive King.
 The Moths (Palicot)-Treble Clef club.
 Fantasie (Schumann), Rhapsodie No. 10, GiszD-Madam Rive-King.
 The Treble Clef club was in excellent form and was heartily applauded.
 Madam Rive King, the star of the oc- casion is an artist of the first rank. It is not much to say of a pianist in these later years that he or she has great technique. It require technical skill of a high order to play the old composers; 1t requires even more skill to play Liszt and other moderns. Therefore it is as- stunned that every concert player has per feet technique; but Madam Rive-King has it so wonderfully developed that it no longer seems mechanical, but thing of beauty in itself.
 Madam Rive-King is an intellectual player as distinguished from the senti- mental but she readily reveals tenderness and poetic feeling. Great in bravura style she is equally happy in dainty pas sages and pathetic melody. While the audience seemed charmed with the Bee thoven sonata, and the Chopin group. 1t was the Liszt rhapsodie that the artist dazzled and achieved her greatest triumph She was a pupil of Lszt and could he have come back to life and heard her yesterday he would have joined the audience in rapturous applause.
 Madam Rive-King used the Bush-Gerts piano.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
TAFT BANQUET TO
 BE GREAT AFFAIR

Atlanta. January 14-Made notable by the presence of prominent men from many sections of the south, the banquet in honor of President-elect Taft by the chamber of commerce will be held here tomorrow night. In addition to the ex- change of ideas for which the banquet will serve as medium, the feast will be picturesque as an exponent of viands pe- culiarly appropriate to southern hospital ity. These dishes include 'possum and 'taters and also. if the arrangement com mittee so decides, 'simmon beer. This drink is a simple concoction of mashed persimmons and water. and its appropri ateness was suggested by it's frequent use in the rural communities where possum holds sway.
 Final details of the banquet will be ar ranged after conference with MT. Taft s party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
Mil Act on cuIberson Plan.

Washington, January H.-The Culber, son resolution calling upon the Senate committee on judiciary for an opinion as to whether President Roosevelt acted within his authority in permitting the acquisition of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company by the United States Steel corporation will be taken up Saturday by the special committee to which it was referred. Members of the committee declare that they will conduct the investigation of the absorption in good faith and will make a report to the Sen ate as to their views. It is expected, however, that the inquiry will be of such an exhaustive nature that 1t may be late in the present session before report can be made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
Dun's Rebo,1 Qf Decemby Bank Clea,7ngy

payments through 
 
   marked New market operations having
  December lsOs  thing Boston while the Philadelphia and Ptug still reflect
  Chicago Milwaukee leading  Pacific  emphasizes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
NAVAL OFFICERS
 ON VISIT TO PARIS

Paris, January 14-Commander W. L. Chapin, American naval attache, left for Marseilles today to meet the American battleships on their arrival there.
 Ambassador White will leave Paris Jan uary r to receive the American officers at Nice and Marseilles.
 MT White has invited Admiral Sperry and his staff to come to Paris to be pre- sented to President Fallieres and M Thompson, the minister of marine. Rear Admiral Sperry suggests that American officers visiting Paris should go informal ly and therefore no arrangements have been made for their reception.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
Five Years In Prison.

Parkersburg, w. Va, January 14-El- bert l.. Morgan, charged with wreck ing the Friendly, w. Va, First National bank, was sentenced to five years in pris- on here this afternoon The indictment against Morgan charged him with misap- propriating s500O. The bank of which he was the cashier is now in the hands of receiver.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
Haskell will Not Open Dispensary,

Guthrie Okla, January Ex-Governor Haskell stated today that he would not reopen the state dispensary at this time despite the decision of the state supreme court that the dfspensary was not abolished by the vote of the people at the last election. Governor Haskell says he will act only when the supreme court orders him directly to reopen. It is generally believed that the court will not direct Governor Haskell to do so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
MissIno Preacher Found.

Fl Paso, Tex, January LA search . two days for Rev. W. T. Tracy. pastor of an Episcopal church of Brooklyn. N. Y, who was supposed to have been lost during the recent storm in the Guadeloupe mountains of New Mexico found him last night in an abandoned stumbled into the cabin during the storm when he was almost exhausted and had taken shelter there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
Nick Mathewson Shoots Himself.

Scanton, Pa, January 14.-'Nick" Mathewson, brother of the famous New York pitcher and himself a twirler who gave promise of occupying his brothers place on the diamond at some future day, shot himself fatally in the right temple this afternoon, evidently with suicidal intention. Mathewson, who is a student at Lafayette college, Easton, had been i'll for two weeks, and 1t. is thought that overstudy unbalanced his mind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
Railroad Traffic Cut off.

Sacramento, Cal. January H-One hun dred and sixty feet of the Southern Pa- cific bridge over the American river has gone out The bridge is the main line crossing of the Southern Pacific between Sacramento and Rossville Junction. By it's destruction and washing out of a bridge near Emeryville, the company has been cut off from all it's overland routes tapping this portion of the state, with the exception of it's southern lines.