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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-11-20

Edgeware road was a beautiful little rose
wood piano. and the whole neighborhood
could hear Morgiana at it continually,
her voice gurgling and quavering and
shaking as ladies do when they practice.
This took up four-fifths of her time, and
so Walkers blackbird in its snug little
cage sang on and was not unhappy. Mrs.
Walker first had for teacher little
Podmore, the fat chorus master at the
wells" He grounded her we'll and babe
her eschew the singing of those popular
ballads in which her heart delighted
When he had brought her to a certain
point of skill the honest fellow said she
should have better instructor and wrote
a note to Captain Walker, saying most
flattering things about Mrs. Walker $
ability and recommending that she take
lessons of the celebrated Baroski So the
Captain dismissed Podmore and engaged
Baroski at vast expense-as he did not
fail to tell his wife.
Benjamin Baroski was one of the chief
ornaments of the musical profession in
London He had written operas and
charged guinea a lesson for three
quarters of an hour abroad. Added to
this he had school at his own resi-
dence, where pupils assembled in con-
siderable numbers The prima donna of
this little company was Amelia Larkins,
Baroski's own articled pupil upon whose
future reputation Baroski staked his own
and whose profits he was to share. Has
40 all H. i
Theatres Royal and In America as Miss
Ligonier? When Baroski came to give
Mrs. Walker her music lesson Mrs. Crump
was always on hand like guardian
dragon. 1t was easy to see that the
great musician was nightly smitten with
the Ravenswing.
At Baroskis little exhibitions Mrs.
which even reached the ears of Captain
Walker, who usually did not bother about
such things, and he determined to make
use of his wife's talents He began in
viting people to dinner and to hear his
wife sing, people who needed some such
bait as Morgiana's voice to get them in
side the captains doors, and soon had
tho satisfaction of seeing his rooms filled
with many great personages And once
In while. by way of return, Morgiana
was asked to parties elsewhere and treat
ed with that kindly civility which your
English aristocracy knows so we'll how to
bestow on artists. Wise and clever aris-
tccracy! 1t is sweet to note your ways
and study your commerce with inferior
men. But let us not rail at aristocracy,
for the thought occurs, was Morgiana fit
to mingle and move in the best society?
Frankly she was not. She was a good,
honest, clever creature, to be sure, but
she dropped her Ills here and there, she
ate peas with her knife, and her dress
and her fallals were of the most con-
spicuous. Who can forget the horror
OF Lady Smigsmag when, at a dinner
at Richmond, Morgiana asked for porter
and drank 1t out of the pewter poti 1t
was fine sight. She lifted the pot with
one Of the finest arms In the world COW
cred with the biggest bracelets ever seen,
and had bird Of paradise on her hat
that curled around the pewter disk of
the pot like a halo. Her laugh was
loud and her grammar atrocious-os, per-
haps, Morgiana were better away from
the polite world.
But for q while she moved around
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money into her husbands lap, saluting
| him with a hearty embrace at the same
| time and wishing that it was a million.
million times more, so that her darling
Howard might enjoy it, that made even
this selfish fellow suppress his disap-
pointment and rage and give his wife a
kiss instead of blow, as he at first felt
| inclined to do.
| In fact, he reflected, 1t was not she who
had deceived him, but Eglantine-and he
| registered a VOW of vengeance against
the perfumer. Besides, f50O in crisp bills
wac more real money than Captain How
ard Walker was accustomed to have in
his possession al lat once, and he i'm
mediately began to calculate how 1t could
be increased and multiplied into plum
for he was dashing, sanguine fellow.
What did the captain do with this
money? Why, he furnished a neat and
elegant house in the Edgeware road; he
ordered a service of plate, he sported a
phaeton and two ponies; he kept couple
of smart maids and groom footboy-in
short, he mounted just such a neat, I'M
| pretending gentlemanlike establishment
| as becomes a respectable young couple
| on their outset In life 1--WE sown my
wild OATS he would say to his acquaint-
| ances. "a few years ago. perhaps, would
have longed to cut a dash; but now pru-
| dence is the woodland I've settled every
farthing of Mrs. Walkers E15,000 on her
SELF" And the best proof that the world
had confidence In him Is that for the ar
ticles of plate. equipage and furniture
mentioned he did not have to pay a shill-
ing. Had 1t not been for postage stamps.
turnpikes and taxes he would hardly have
had occasion to change one of the 95
notes Morgiana had brought him.
To tell the truth. Mr.. Walker deter
easier? Do not Spanish and Colombian
bonds rise and fall? For what are COM
panies invented but to place thousands
| in the pockets of promoters and share
holders? The gallant captain plunged
into the stock market with dash and en-
thusiasm, made several brilliant hits at
| first, and his name began to be known
as that of rising capitalist and might
be seen in the list of directors of many
|
which there is never a dearth in London.
| Poor Byzantine, as he saw the captain
| arrive daily in his pony phaeton at his
offices and heard of the start he had
made in life, used to hate him madly.
Morgiana's only regret now was that
business occupied so much of her hus-
bands time day and night that she did
not see much of him. Old Mrs. Crump
used to go almost daily to the house in
Edgeware road to see her daughter, of
whose marriage she was Unfortunately
proud and boastful. but she went there
when the captain was not at home, for,
of course, Mrs. Crump could not be
received into the society which He daugh-
ter now began to frequent Walker used
to bring home some of his great ac-
quaintances to dinner occasionally and
there were six ladies who called upon
Morgiana-two attorneys ladies' How
ards bill brokers' lady and few more of
whom the least said the better, though
their names sounded grand, and poor
Morgiana,. who did not know-how should
she Thought it a great honor to be so
distinguished
Among their purchases for the house in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-11-20
POLITICS THERE AND HERE
Compared With England the Country
Makes Favorable Showing

From the American Magazine.
Let us size up with the country where
We hear the greatest lamentation over
the moral decay of America. is there no
political corruption in England? What Is
the House of Lords but corruption turned
into an institution? If half as many men
went into the United States Senate solely
because they have paid motley to the
successful party as go into the House OF
Lords for the same reason, we should
have revolution in this country The
plea is always made that efficiency lis so
rewarded, and that the Englishmen will
always trot out Lord Lister or the late
Lord Kelvin as an example. But for one
Lister or Kelvin there is score of brew
ers, distillers railway jobbers, flash news
paper publisher or corporation lawyers.
Lord Lister has about as much influence
in the House Of Lords as DR.. Eliot has
over the Pittsburg common council. Seats
In the House Of Lords have always been
bought and sold. The House of Commons
is not free from the same accusation.
The kind Of vigorous and able young
man who can force his way into the
House OF Representatives in this coun-
try would have small chance in England
without the support of money.
In the relation of the railways, the
banks. and great commercial enterprises
with the government they take for grant
ed as necessary things that we would re-
sent and destroy by law. They permit
the creation of a caste of skilled lobby
lists and pay them above all members of
the bar to secure legislation In what we
call public service cases. They say their
public officers don't take bribes. That
may be so. but how are we to know.
paper EDITORS liberty was worth to hint
at bribery. even when he was sure 1t ex-
listed? Our newspapers fish with q long
pole. They make the charges which
echo around the world and then look for
facts which they are apt to md. But the
first hint of the kind that began the in
surance investigation, the Ballinger In
quiry. the Albany scandal. would result
In an English editor being carried OFF to
jail for a criminal libel. And that would
be the end OF 1t. Every once In while
In England you run against outcroppinss
of scandal like the Hooley explorations.
tho Whitaker Wright case, the smoth-
cred charges against army Officers and
the war office, over the purchase, OF hay
ana horses for the South African war. IL
you were an American newspaper detec-
tive you would be sure that great mine
Of the kind existed under the. nurfaoA
But II you tried to dig. you would -
atopped,
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-14

for the past three sought import nonunon
mechanics and have succeeded such that there
surplus of labor, especially in the building trades
1t that there 1900 dwelling houses in
Lincoln The who there either wofully ignorant
else There dwellings,
IS true but there today occupied dwellings Lincoln
than before in her hstoand there and better
dwellings, We do that this
OF saloons. We
that has been taken
Mr. Thompson hoering the eighteen months Lincoln has been
dry than taken nm at the place during the last eighteen
months of Lincoln wet.
We the that building
rated during the eighteen
further venture the assertion that has been taken
Lincoln and Lincoln goods
eighteen months of Lincoln dry than they took during
eighteen months of Lincoln wet One will
reht there have been happy wives and mothers during
the eighteen months of Lincoln dry than there during
eighteen months of Lincoln
Lincoln doing fairly WE'LL you might up
bit directions with municipality
might profit bit by Earring loose the
happy when they making life miserable
Others But If better contingent opening
and acknowledgement prefer to do little
less business.
Mr. Thompson should return his injured thumb it's bandages
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-14
Mr.: Th0n1ps0n,s TRADE.

David E. not hat he had
Of days his statement Lincoln
we believe that hastily written by
suffering ngrowng Crouch The truth Of
Thompson nursing thumb
and he could the opportunity
public confess considerable of
prise Thompson should
him a much bigger
this whole thing resolves itself into the old saloon
Those who saloons that Lin
wiped
itself The Wagworr does
Lincoln saloons opposed the saloon last
reasons- it wanted the nosaloon policy
show which could not have had single secondly
The Wagwork while not opposed either the sale of
toxicans is radically opposed to the license system.
of unemployed mechanics
this falling off in business in Lin
that Of trades
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-14

moderate its Methods that its members patient under
Trades unionm guilty Of things" God hpers
due to the simple fact that trades unions made of be
much faster than the church has made the last
Now and then of it's votares hur cobblestone
taking hundred factories
ang them from mental moral and physical slavery and giving
overzeaos union apply torch explode bomb but
% trades UNIONS eayng light joy hope into ho"
nn cong ] % an o h
they not other
you laughter happy
of the hummng factory wheels you know that trades unionm has
been doing its splendid work for humanity Wherever
know trades has been
few on the one side and the OF the many upon the
But by the millions of children has by the widows
s2a % n s by the ana g has e
befoned and darened by greed and rapac by the millions
to be to the higher and better all asks
Perhaps union did blow up the Los Angeles Times
If shall be trades everywhere will lend eff
fort to bring him to justice.
unon w those s x ep % trades e ss n
who look human life the cheapest thing the modern
e end toll OF little and
Trades @ today doing the practical work that Jesus of
clothing the naked and visiting the sick They pactcng the
part merely preach They daily showing
belief in the Brotherhood of God the Brotherhood of Man,
by the oppositin Of those who efforts the
wrestling Of life and death from their hands,
Trades Unions marching steadily Undsmayed the cmor
thoughts Trades standing
helpless childhood greed With
labor marching steadily
to the goal of equality before the law of equal reward and equal
responsibility.
Organized labor nothing fear from the fullest inves
Angeles 1t will lend towards
finding furnishing the of that foul rmef
the result of human there
to believe.
Mt: Th0n1ps0n's Trade
David Thompson had himself told hi had
prepare Lincoln
believe hastily written by
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-14
A Judicial VieW of The Senaf0rship.

We very reading SUNDAYS journal
the lot Of Lincoln preerrng
Of Senator Burztt Especially
vanced by William judge Judge
Stewart said:
For Senator Burkett be defeated that Lincoln
republican United States and Omaha democratic
United States That something that citizen of Lincoln
regardless of politics, ought be in favor off,
Mark that the offered by judge of district
We will be deemed guilty contempt
that deemed sufficiently
ought to be ashamed uerance anything silly
According Judge Stewart
amounts charge Of exploded powder safeguarding the
rights Of the people concerned
from senatorial candidate living
the brans the but according this judicial light
would be unwise and for Lincoln prefer the
Omaha little 2x4 political accident Lincoln who
might happen holding Of
Judge Stewart would offer the in Wahoo Ed
dyvlle.
composed and do believe the could be made much
anything calculated make that body
the basis laid down by Judge Stewart of the Lancaster district
court The judge apology the peopor the people who
elected him owe an apology to the rest OF us.
The Lincoln asking for donations help
them lift the indebtedness from their Labor Temple They
asking of the load for thus
which
without
est and offer the best of security The the who
loan the appear their books dollars and cents
but there will be big dividends the They will be in the
high of The of Labor Temple
already 1t should have the commentator
OF every Lincoln citizen who building for the future
Wageworker wants men the
candidacy of John Miller for the house. and in this connection
few facts within the knowledge of the editor Mr.
tried for the Bureau Of
Labr and industrial Statistics adequate appropriation He fav
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28

Everything in nature INDUCES in
The lightning plays.
the wind whistles. the thunder rolls.
The snow fiys. the waves leap and
The fields smile Even the buds shoot
and the rivers run.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28
RANDOM THOUGHTS.
Sense and Nonsense Clipped, cuIIed
and Thought Of.

An exchange in looking over the
papers, has discovered a number Of
cases where people have been injur-
ed in unusual parts OF the anatomy.
as for instance; While Mis5 Kinsure
Of East Wing. Indiana. was coming
down stairs she slipped down and
bruised herself on the landing. Slr.
Amos Mittleby, while Harvesting a
fractions horse. vas kicked lust
south Of the corncrib: he is able 10
be around again. While Harold
Green OF Bulah. Miss. was escorting
Hiss Violet Golf home from church
Sunday night. a savage dog sat up
on them and bit Mr. Green four
times in the public square. Joseph
Trutt, Of GimmeIlsburg. Iowa. climb
ed on the roof Of his house, last
week, TO find leak, and slipped and
Tell. striking on his back porch. and
causing serious injury. Isaac Thinner
1f Dobney, Neb-. was playing with
a cat Friday. when the animal
scratched him on the veTanda.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28
~FlsHY" BUT GOOD.

Talk about the benefits Of aiver
Using Down in Florida not Ions
ago a family lost e child which they
supposed had strayed away from
home and got lost. After searching
in vain for three days the frantic
parents placed an advertisement in
the nearest newspaper. Imagine the
surprise Of the parents upon going TO
the door the next morning TO see
L. monster alligator upon the doorstep
where he had dissoTged the child
alive and then died himself. The
ai cost then, but 25 cents. and it
save them back their darling child,
they sold the alligator hide for IS.
and the parents are showing the
child in al the dime museums OF
the land at $50 per week. Does ad-
vertfsing paw
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28

Now IS a good time 10 take a
glance over your back yards and de-
wise some plan 10 Ostracise the fruit
cans and rubbish which have aecum-
ulated since the last installment was
-eIored. You can generally judge OF
me occupants Of a house by the con
iition in which the front and back
-a-ds are kePL In a general sense
we all pride ourselves on being clean,
and tidy. Home and its surround
ings above all places in the world
should be scrupulOusly guarded
against concentrating influences.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28

Tell me not in mournful numbers
That the town is full Of gloom.
For the mans a crank that slumbers
In these glorious days Of boom.
Life is real, life is earnest,
and the grave is not its goal
every dollar that thou turnest
Helps 10 make the old town roll.
But enjoyment and not sOrrow
Is our destined end or way;
II you have no money, borrow
Buy a corner lot today.
Lives OF great men all remind US
We can win immortal fame.
Let as leave the chumps behind US.
and ven get there all the same.
"a this worlds broad field Of battle.
In tie bivouac % life.
Let Us make the dry bones rattle
invest something for your wife.
Lei Us then be up and doing
With q heart for any fate.
sun achieving, still pursuing
Booming early. booming late.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28

Payette Enterprise and Gem Stat,
Rural per year ST..
Enterprise and Better Fruit per
year $50.
Enterprise and Spokesman Twice
a-week per year $50
Enterprise, Better Fruit. Gem State
Rural and Spokesman Review all for
$3.50. Four dollars worth Of reading
for S2.Se, We can give you any com
bination you want on these papers.
Call in and see US.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28

A Nebraska paper. whose editor
isn't emulating the late George wash
ingtOn. says that one day last fan e
farmer went out after a load o;
straw. Having no pole with which
to bind his load he took his AK and
commenced 10 chop down stalls
Of corn for that purpose. He had IL
nearly cut in two when one Of the
ears Of corn became detached ans
fell crushing him TO the ground. i,
broke his neck and one Of his legs
in seven pieces. He would have
died but for the health giving prop
critics OF the Nebraska climate. which
made him a well man again beLors
he had walked half way 10 the house
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28

Buy your fishing tackle where you
set the correct Eoojs.-WOOd &
Spaulding. If
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28
NOTICE or TIME AND PLACE AP-
POINTED FOR PROVING WILL.

In the Probate Court OF the County
Of Canyon. State Of Idaho.
In the matter Of the estate Of Ber
TIA Lauer, deceased.
Pursuant TO an Order Of said Pro
bate Court, made on the 18th DAY
Of april 1910. notice is hereby given
that Monday. the sth day OF May
A d. 1910, at ten O'Clock q. m. oi
said day at the Court Room Of said
Court. at the Court House in the City
Of Caldwell. County Of Canyon, has
been appointed as the time and
place for proving the VIII OF said
Bertha Lauer deceased. and for hear
ing the application OF August Ober-
dOrfer and Edwin Lauer for the is
suance TO them Of Letters Testamen-
tary when and where any person In
may appear and contest the
same.
Dated April 18th 1910.
c. J. sEBRING.
Clerk.
F. H. LYON, Attorney for Petit
lions.
First pub. April %. last pub. May
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28

The annual value OF poultry and
eggs sold is more than that Of the
silver, gold and pig iron produced.
There is millions OF money in poul-
try and eggs. and but small capital
required The annual import Of eggs
in England approximates 100. 008. 900
dozen. and into the United States
1900, 900 dozen a year. Here is an
industry in which the demand is
greater than our home supply. Look
well 10 the poultry, and they VIII as
sis' you to find the golden egg.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28

An exchange truthfulIy remarks
that there are too many people in
almost every town who viii not cast
their bread upon the waters. unless
assured beforehand that IL VIII come
back again in a few days a fulIgrovu
sandwich. all trimmed with ham. but
ter and mustard. rolled up in var
ranty deed for one half the earth and
a mortgage on the other half
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28

First publication ApsH "A. last pub
Ec3tion May u.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28
Do you know - III editor

Do you know that an editor or a
reporter for a newspaper can in his
rounds stop and ask a hundred per
sons What is the newsg" And
ninety out Of the hundred viii reply.
Nothing special and yet fifty out Of
that number know something that II
not found In the next paper VIII as
tcnish them greatly and disappoint
them more. and perhaps make them
madder than hornets. Don't be
afraid to lei the newspaper man know
il
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28

A correspondent wants TO know
when 10 use shall" and should. .
Never use shall" when you should
use should" and never use should"
when you should use shall" In short
we should always say 'shouldt when
ever we should and never should say
shall" when we should say -sh9uis =
Is that plai
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SUMNER
SCHOOLS.

Salt Lake May 10 to July 22-fsf0.
For above mentioned occasion o.
S. l. will sell tickets al rate Of one
and one third fare on certificate
plan See agent for rates and dates.
c. F. JOHNSON.
lot June l3 Agent
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28
All calls Pre- .plIy Attended
e%%%4~A%$e~%%%$SH%AAeS%%a%
NOTICE.
SALE OF SCHOOL BONDS.

The board of trustees Of Independ.
enJ School District No. %. Payette.
Canyon County, IDAHO. viii receive
bids for the Negotiable Coupon bonds
Of the district in the amount OF
twelve thousand ls12.0oJl dollars
designated Building and Equipment
Bonds, up to twelve O'Clock neon. OF
Monday, May 10th. a. d. 1910 Bonds
in the denominauoajof i've hundred
(s5OO) dollars each 10 be sold at not
less than face value and bear fajer
est at rate not to exceed six per
cent per annum-
All bids TO insure consideration.
should be accompanied by a certified
check Of 5000, which will be immea-
lately returned 10 ansuccessful bid
ders.
Independent School District No. 80 +
Payette, Canyon Co, Idaho.
By d. ". AINEY.
Clerk.
First publication ApsH "A. last pub
5o3JiOn May L.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28

An exchange saws they have in
vented a new kind Of social smuse=
meaL It is called an 'avoirdupOis
party" All the girls are weighed
and the weight OF each written on
piece OF paper and put into a hat. and
the young men must draw. The young
man must 90 to supper with the
girl whose weight ne draws. and
must pay for her supper at oRe-half
cent per pound Il is very exciting.
50 far as the young men are concern
Cd.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28

A father-not a millionare-left at
his death a number Of children and a
certain sum TO be divided among
them as follows: The eldest to re-
eeive 500 and One-tenth Of the re-
mainder- the second child 5000 and
7n1-ten,h OF what then remained: and
so on. each child to receive 500 more
than the one Immediately preceding
and then oEe-tenth part Of that which
s-iil remained. When the division
took place. it was found that all the
children received the same amount.
How many children were there. and
-hat sum did each receive?