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From Words and Music.

From Words and Music.
At last we are in fair way to have a
new national anthem to replace the deep
ly honored and highly respected, though
difficult to sing, Star Spangled Ban
ner."
For several years there has been a
movement on foot by various patriotic
people to secure a suitable national an
them to meet the needs of the present
generation, as well as those who will
follow it in years to come.
1t has already been conceded by think
ers," among whom may be found many
prominent musicians, vocal teachers, lit
erary folk and statesmen, that THE Star
Spangled Banner does not fill the re-
ouirements of a national anthem. In the
first place its melody is a borrowed one,
as is that of America (My Country IT'S
of Thee) and yankee Doodle"
"The Star Spangled Banner music was
originally an old German song and later
an English drinking song called ITO Ana
creon in Heaven" composed by Dr. Sam
uel Arnol1 later a new lyric called
adams and Liberty was set to the
music by Robert Treat Paine, and it
was not until September a. 1914 that the
present words were written by Frances
Scott Key, and they were inspired by
the war of 1872 with England, the very
country who supplied the original melody.
yankee Doodle" originated as far as
melody is concerned way back in the
reign of Charles l. of England and was
q part of song used to deride the
"Roundheads, it's strains are also iden-
tical with those of 'Danza Esparta" of
old Biscay, vintage song of France, an
old Dutch song and an untold number
of other old songs of various countries
It's first American version was written by
DIR. Shack of the British army In 1855 in
derision of the American portion Of the
army then fighting the Canadian French
AS for America" it Is nothing more nor
less than God Save the King" the ma
tional anthem of England. So 1t can be
readily seen that badly as we hate to
confess it, our country has real pa
trfotic song of its own.
The words of 1.-The Star Spangled Ban
ner'' are as obsolete as far as a stirring
national anthem goes, as those of am
ME Rooney as applied to popular
song. The tune is almost impossible
for the average unframed voice to sing,
Who,a among us, hasn't observed when
4 large assemblage of our countrymen.
imbued with patriotism, as in the case
of the late Spanish American war, have
gathered together and attempted to sing
the ENG, the pitiful breakdown of the
majority before the finale was reached
While they have started off bravely
enough but few have been able to fin
ish. About one-half of them could not
recall the words. while fully two-thirds
OF the remainder could not sing the high
er or lower notes. The result has in
variably been a lame and shamefaced
finish of what should be a thrilling and
Inspiring chorus. Another thing to be
said against the song is that its melody
J Is written in three-quarter time. which
can only be overcome by doubling the
tempo for marching Who ever heard of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-03

cant features of the land and thew
should and do receive due consideration
In popular work of this, sort
The geography of the country is given
in the first chapter The chief structural
features of the land-plateaus, coast-is-
lands. fjords. glaciers, fields and climate
are briefly sketched. Most of these topics
are given more detailed treatment else
where in the book. the opening chapter
serving merely the purpose of orientation.
The Viking age appeals strikingly to
the imagination of readers and travellers
ers and the author has endeavored to
draw from the chronicles of the old
Moose sagas and existing historic OBJ
jeets that have a visible connection with
the past such facts as may aid in the
construction of fairly vivid picture of
that stirring period.
The author says that the civilization of
Norway can only be interpreted through
such significant historic facts as the long
period of independence under national
earls and kings of the unhappy alliances
with Denmark and Sweden: hence, two
historical chapters are added to this
book. Is
The people of Norway, their ethnio
stock, physical and mental character
istics. moral traits and personal quail
ties are discussed in the sixth chapter
and the Lapps of the polar regions in
the seventh chapter
In the eight, we have described the
ancient and modern Morse religions and
the author has not assumed on the part
of his readers very general acquaintance
with that branch of Scandinavian myth
ology which formed the basis of religion
in Norway before the introduction of
Christianity.
The. life Of the lonely and solitary
farms of Norway is treated in the nth
chapter
Norway is best known in foreign coun-
tries by the fjords which indent her
western coast. The author describes the
most magnificent fjords from the Hard
anger to the Trondhiem in the 18th
chapter. The fields (mountains) and the
deep and picturesque mountain valleys
of the southern and central highlands
are treated in the 14th chapter "
The author describes the three prin-
ciple Cities first In point of historical
interest; Trondhjen, Bergen and Christi
ana and three chapters are devoted to
the flowers of Norwegian civilization, lit
erature, music painting. architecture and
sculpture &c
The book is a notable one. 1t is hand
some1y produced and beautifully illus
trated from photographs. many taken
by the author.
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her children to good, dear old Uncle Tom
Andy Bill
! Now, II you want a book that will keep
| boy busy, or quiet, here it Isl
THE Sundial, by F. M. White (B. w.
| Dodge & Coz
The photographs of Mr.. F. M. VIII,
which have appeared from time to time in
the illustrated publicatio show him to
be dignified pleasant-looking gentle
man. How such looking person can send
forth the awful, hardly excuse at-all
stories he does sometimes. is much more
of a mystery than Is usually found In the
inDumerable stories which bear his name.
Some of his stories are first rate. The
Sundial'' isn't. In the book is discussed
the wireless transmission of electricity as
a basis for a new mechanism in crime.
1t is a criminal detective story with
much love the rein, of course No story
could be published without lot of love in
1t; sometimes to the awful disturbance of
the plot itself. But we must have the
fool (sometimes) heart interest," at
least the publishers say So
An old Italian sun dial with a fountain
playing around 1t, in the garden of a fam
GUS artist, is the center of interest in this
story. A man who is a mixture of scien-
up an electric plant not far away and by
means of wireless transmission charges
the fountain. A theft of jewels which Is
successful in hiding the loot In the top of
the sundial, causes the death of two per-
sons by contact with the electrically
charged water. The artists wife elopes
with the scientst-criminal The mystery
is finally unraveled by the combined eff
forts of criminologist and an electrician.
This is not as good as some of Mr.. Whites
stories.
'Tales of Laughter Edited by Kate
Douglas Wiggin and Nora, Archibald
Smith. (The Mcclure Co., now Double
day, Page & Coz
This is a charming collection of old
favorite tales from all sources. They are
from French. Spanish, German, Cossack,
Russian, Celtic, Oriental, English, South
ern Canada, North American Indian, Chi
nese, Scottish, Scandinavian, Japanese
and Swedish sources.
Such old favorites as "Henny-Penny,"
"Bell the Cat" etc., are to be found in
'Tales of Laughter and there are also
quite a lot of unfamiliar ones too. There
are so many Of these stories that they
will last in the reading quite long time,
even If the Chicks keep begging for
Just one more
There are to be found in the Tales"
all the animals In Noah's ark and they
surely do the most wonderful things-the
good animals have the good times and the
bad ones "get theirs where we have been
told oft and anon, in the very spot or
Whereabouts, that dear Mamie wore the
beads.
'Sappho in Boston," (Moffat, Yard & Coz
A blooming .Englishman had been hunt
Ing bears and things up in Canada and on
his return to Gods country, that is,
across the line into THE States, when he
boarded a train at Montreal things began
to happen to him, swift and sure. The
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-03

! anonymous writer tells of those happen
/ ings in "Sappho in Boston,
On the train the Englishman was
| thrown with a charming woman, beautiful
of course. They were pleased with each
! other. Both were going to Boston. Neither
| knew the others name; what on earth do
| names mean when such things happen
merely incidental are names. They are al
! ways incidental in books anyway; the
| hero always neglects to find uot the hero
! ines name and then spends 40 or 90 pages
! cursing himself for being that wooden
! headed.
| When the hero arrived with the beauti-
! full woman at Boston it was agreed be-
| tween the pair that the man would at
once do the lover-act towards and with
the woman, for the reason that the lovely
female had a scheme she wished to work;
| to-wit, worry another man.
The hero was in the dark, practically
throughout the book. But like sensible
chap, he took what the gods gave him;
never grumbled that he couldn't have 1t
all.
The fact of the matter was that Sappho
had been divorced by her husband very
wrongfully. She hoped to win him back
by showing that the cause, as the hus-
band saw it, for divorce has been most
unfair; that the man selected as the lover
by the Observation-Disclosures was not in it at
all; there were, as ever, others.
The scene of the book is laid in Boston
and England Boston should always be
spoken or written of as a country; 1t Is
not in America, it is a separate kingdom,
you know, or would, IL you ever visited
Boston.
There are many exciting things happen
ing In "Sappho in Boston," The drawing
of the characters is clean cut, the dialogue
unusually sparkling and the denou-
ment a complete surprise.
1t is said that the book was written by
a man of letters who for personal rea-
sons, preserved his incognito.
"Sappho in Boston is really worth
while.
''In Viking Land Norway; It's People,
It's Fjords and It's Fields" By w. S.
Monroe. e.. C. Page & Coz
This is very handsome book. 1t is the
result of two vacations spent in Norway
and rather wide reading of the extensive
literature of the country. The author s
aim has been to give prospective tourists
some notion of the benefits to be derived
from visit to Norway and to inform
readers who prefer Cor are forced by cir
cumstances) to travel within the covers
of a book. ESQ
In a country SO rich in mountains, Ice
fields, waterfalls, and fjords, Mr.. Monroe
says it is altogether easy to devote the
chief part of the book to photographic
forms and forces and that that is precise
ly what most writer's on Norway have
done The present volume, on the other
hand, gives prominence to matters of hui
man interest, the people, their habits, GUS
toms and traditions and to the developed
and developing civilization of the coun-
try. Important as the Sogne, the Hard
anger and the North Cape may be as ge-
ographic types and marvels of scenery,
Edward Grieg. Bjornson and the institu-
lions of the country are likewise signifi-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-03
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Johnny Gets Back.

From the Boston Post
The old broker returned to his office
and found the clock missing.
Boy he Numbered, where is the
clock?"
Dunno, sir" responded the office boy.
mildly. Guess someone swiped it."
what? And you sitting here? Why
didn't you watch it?''
Because, you know sir, when you en-
gagged me you said you didn't want me
to sit around and watch the clock" 4
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Race Between Engine and Horse.

From the London ObserVer, September
Is, 1908.
1t has been sometime announced that
the new machine for travelling without
horses, being impelled entirely by steam,
was matched to- run twenty-four hours
against any horse in the kingdom. This
bet, SO novel in the sporting world. will
be decided on Wednesday and Thursday
next. The machine Is to start at 2 o'clock
OH Wednesday on it's grounds in the fields
near Russell Square to demonstrate the
extent of its speed and endurance. Very
large sums are depending on the issue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-03

her children to good. dear old Uncle Tom
Andy Bill
Now, IL you want a book that will keep
boy busy, or quiet, here it Isl
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-05-08
How Irving Wanted to Die

Ellen Terry, in her account of h4,
:ast visit to Henry Irving, says thai
she asked him what he had got out Of
life. In McClure's Magazine she tell.
now he answered her.
What have l got out Of it?" sail
Henry, stroking his chin and smiling
slightly. Let me see. Well
a good cigar, good glass of wine
good friends" Here he kissed nv
hand with courtesy. Always he was
so courteous-always his actions. like
this little one of kissing my hand.
were SO beautifully timed. They came
just before the spoken words, and gave
them peculiar value.
That's not bad summing up OF i
ALL l said. And the end.
How would you like that to Gomez"
How would like that to come ?'
He repeated my question lightly. yet
meditatively, too. Then he was silent
for some 80 seconds before he
snapped his fingers-the action agu;n
before the words.
Like that"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-05-08
PASSED THE OPPORTUNITY on
Patriotic Prominence Handed from
One to Another.

GREATNESS is thrust upon some in.
1iVlduals, patriotism on others. When
the patriotism does not belong 10 ones
own country the situation may prove
embarrassing. Such it was in the
case or Agostino Polidori, the great
grandfather of Dante Gabrie, Ros.
setu. The incident is given in a life
or the poet by his brother. Polidori
an Italian. was in Paris at the taking
OF the Bastile in 1889. He tells the
story OF his unexpected promin, ncr
and his extrication from the l:ncua.,.
was passing pal.is Roxa,
while the populaGS funninr to IS.
sault the fortrcsS having encoun.
tered highly powdered wig-naksr.
with a rusty sword rised aloft. 7, not
expecting such thing, and hardly cen.
sclous OF the act, had the sword hand.
cd 10 me, as he cried aloud:
Take 1t, citizen! Fight for YOUR
country
l had no fancy for such an enter.
prise, SO, finding myself sword il
hand, | at once cast about fo. ,,.,.,,,
way To get rid of it; and, betteriny NV
instruction from the man of powder, I
STUCK 1t into the hand of the first IN.
armed person l met.
Take it citizen" repeated. "..i.,a.
Tor your country" Then I r"s.oJ
on and returned honie.-Yuls,,.,
Companion.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-05-08
A Happy Father

Is soon turned to sad one if hr has
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safe, contains no harmful drugs
Price % and 30 cents per bottle SUJl
hy ElkO Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-05-08
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-05-08
Choice Of Terms.

"Mr. Smigg must be very rich and
influential" remarked the stranger IN
the town. ...
what makes you think so?"
"I hear people referring to him as
a very conservative citizen instead Of
cabling him - back number"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-02-06
Personal :
AND SOCIAL
THE cay OF TIE TonER.

Tired Of the toll and hustle,
Tired of the sounding streets
AID the crowded lanes Of the city
Where the heart Of trouble beats:
fsEed of the ways Of people
Whose dream is dream of gold,
MAO follow the quest unheeding,
TIL the ires of love grow cold.
Tired OF the ruthless hurry,
Tired Of the shock and din
Asd the hopeless brunt of struggle
Where little there Is to win:
Tired OF the tears unbidden
And the cares that never cease,
TIL we sleep where the stars bend
Ger US
And the night winds whisper,
Peace"
Exchange.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-02-06

G. Klnger, the jeweler. 1850 Vir-
ginia avenue. Indianapolis. Ind, writes
as follows Il was so weak from kid
ney trouble that | could hardly walk
hundred feet Four bottles of Foley's
Kidney Remedy cleared my complex
ion. cured my backache and the ir-
regilarities disappeared, aa4 can
now attend to business every day. Agd
recommend Foleys Kidney Remedy to
all sufferers, as it cured me after the
doctors and other remedies had fail
ed.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-02-06
Entertsins at Luncheon.

Mrs. Alice Il. Clay entertained a
large number Of ladies with beauti-
sn luncheon IN the dining-room at the
eglethorpe hotel yesterday afternoon.
The affair proved to be one of the
zost elaborate and delightful Of the
season and was thoroughly enjoyed
~ all present. After lunch was sery-
ed euchre was played Mrs. Clay, noted
fer delightful hostess. surpassed all
81 her previous efforts yesterday and
everyone present voted the afternoon
a most pleasant one.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-02-06
Ladies' DECORATING.

The Riiiemen's armory, where the
solitary fair is TO be held next week
WAS busy scene yesterday from early
worning until late in the afternoon,
aearly all of the ladies who are TO
take part in assisting at the fair be-
Tag present for the purpose of dec
Grating the armory and their booths.
Tue entire armory Is TO be beautifully
decorated and 1t will make a fine APP
pearance wien the doors are thrown
open TO the public Monday night
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CARPETS CLEANED AND LAID
PEOHE '79.
CITATION.
IEoRGIA-GLYNN COUNTY.

GEORGIA-GLYNN COUNTY.
Whereas. Richard Jackson. executor
of the win of Lavinia Jackson, repre-
sents to the court in his petition, duly
filed and entered on record, that he
has faithfully administered Layinla
Jacksons estate. There is therefore
to cite all persons concerned Kindred
and creditors, to show cause, il any
they can. why said executor should not
be discharged from his administra-
ton, and receive letters of dismission
on the first Monday in March 1909.
Horace Dart, Ordinary.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-02-06
Miss suits Entertsins.

Miss Lucille Butts was hostess at
g. aelightfui card party given yester-
Say afternoon complimentary to Mrs.
Malcolm Mccullough, of Atlanta. the
sltest Of Mrs. ! II Mccullough A
lasge number Of the unmarried
Eei was present and the afternoon was
q pleasant one. Euchie was played
and after the game delightful refresh
wfNts were served
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-02-06
SOCIAL NOTES.

Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ Fits, of Al
bany. are welcoming little son.
Miss Pauline Osborne arrives to-
morrow from North Carolina to visit
her sister, Mrs. J. II. Morgan.
Mrs. Royal, of Thomssville, is visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. T. w. Msllsrd.
Mrs. Jake Hirsch. who has been
quite i'll in Savannah was reported
somewhat improved yesterday.
The usual Saturday Afternoon golf
game will be played this afternoon
and II is expected that large num-
Der of the members will participate.
Tea will be served by Miss Anne Ma
son. Misses Edna and Daisy Derby.
all visitors to the city, and Misses
Fannie Mason and Minnie Akin.
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Collections.
Pneumonia Follows la Grippe.

Pneumonia Follows la Grippe.
Pneumonia often follows Ia grippe.
but never follows TIE use of Foley's
Honey and Tar, for la grippe coughs
and deep seated colds. Refuse any
but TIE genuine in the yellow pack
age.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-02-06

NEW Lt,dE OF y OLE SKIRTS IN
BROWNS AND BLACKS AT EEL
MENoVtTZ.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-02-06

NEW LINE OF WOLFE SKIRTS IN
BROWNS AND BLACKS At EEL
MENoViTZ.
Cañon City record., 1909-08-12

leave in the course OF a few days for
visit with the formers brother and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs Forest Smith. OF
Colorado City. They will be gone a
week or ten days and will tour the
greater part of the Pixies peak region.
Forest Smith, who used to live here,
is now employed as q letter carrier at
Colorado City.
Mr. and Mrs R D. Collins and fam
lily have returned to Canon City from
couple of weeks visit to Fort Col
Inns. Estes Park and other places in
the northern part of the state. They
had very pleasant time, particularly
at Estes Park, which Mr.. Collins
thinks every Coloradoan ought to Wis
it for rest and recreation for a few
days during the summer season. Mr..
Collins has resumed his duties as sec
retary at the Y. NJ. C. A.
Travel over the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad was tied up for sew
eral hours last night as the result Of
a freight wreck near Echo siding. be-
tween here and Salida. A peculiar
thing about the affair was the fact
that the trouble occurred at almost
the Identical spot as the wreck TWEEN
ty-four hours previously. In this case
1t was a west bound train that was
wrecked. The track was re-opened for
business by daylight this morning.
Leslie Stevenson. paying teller at
the Fremont County National bank.
returned home yesterday morning
from delightful vacation outing on
the Pacific coast. In addition to doing
San Francisco and other points on the
southwark Mr.. Stevenson visited Port
land. Seattle. Victoria, and other
places in Oregon, Washington and
British Columbia. He thinks the
Northwest has great material and
industrial future and says trip thru
that section of the country Is an in