East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1910-02-04

intelligence of youth, to work early
and late for q bare existence with
scant prospects for promotion,
Can You tell whys
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! Low true it is that he who is
IN love with himself has but few
rivals" or words to that effect
The individual who bushes in re.
sponse to his own coquetry, grasps
his own hand in congratulation and
ehuckles himself under the chin
Is usually found the embodimrnt
OF selflshness,' and while he gener-
ally cares little for other peoples
opinions, other people have their
opinions, all the same.
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The parody on 'Casabeanca"
presents a most striking truth, after
all. In 1t, we see the youth so
greedy of appetite and SO determin-
Ell to satisfy it that he faces death
by lire rather than forsake a peck
OF goobers. The deck is still full
OF the avaricious and Unsuitable and
the deck is still on fire. There is
danger of clinging to the peck of
COOLERS too long. Ask Walsh,
Morse, etc.
We hope the Civic League will
bud forth again with the spring
time. 1t is well, yea, it is grand.
to tickle the aesthetic nature, but it
Is OF imperative importance to good
government and the proper admin
'stration of municipal affairs This
duty belongs not only to the city
officials, nor the joint cooperation
OF the Civic League, but to every
citizen. Starkville is little city
fair among her sisters. and is. in
fact, q great educational lcenter.
but, they say, taxes are too high.
II there is anything wrong, let the
Board, Civic League aud citizens
get together and grub out the
srumps that may hinder our ma
terial prosperity.
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| We take it for granted that the
sacred solo performed in the church
is all right in many respects. The
composition is evidently all right,
because no author would compose
a song for religious worship unless
The language is such as is meet
upon such occasions, but, it is the
rarest thing that the audience ever
hears q word Of the solo. The
music is no doubt good and highly
pleasing to the few who may be
versed in the science of vocal mus
lie, and the singer no doubt, feels
tsatlsfied with his, or more frequent.
lily her, display of vocal achieve
Il nent and the opportunities for it's
Idisplay, and as stated before. the
few scientific minds that NAV be
present, may be soothed and pleas
ed ON account OF the captivating
effects of science alone. But, leav.
ing out the solo that falls soft
distinct and sweet from the moth
er's lips, hushing the noises from
baby ears pressed close to her
bosom, the average layman cares
littlo for the sacred solo. Bird
like thrills, sudden modulations.
, springlng into wild cat screams
coming from the church rostrur
generally superinduces sort of
spiritual anaesthesia or incliDes
the mind toward the operate or the
dramatic. The church solo which
is so utterly O stranger to enunci-
! alton and which seems to the aver.
age occupant of the pew to come
} from the throat instead of the
heart, may be satisfying to the sing
er, but, the generality Of worship
: ers prefer most to take up thecom.
mon hymnal from which they may
J read composition which inspires
rich thoughts Of God and heaven
. and to which may be given the in.
! vitstion, let everybody siuR-''