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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-23
THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY-No by Dr. W. E. Eva,s

melancholy or gruesome drama, such as
Macbeth" "Othello," and others that are
familiar. Now. the word tragedy comes
to us through the Greek 'tragodia,"
from "tragos." he-goat, and "odos," a
song. In the feasts of Bacchus songs
were sung to the god OF wine. after
which he-goat was brought and sacri-
feed to the god. At first the lyrics were
light and merry, but in the onroll of the
years they became heavier and more seri-
Gus, and the festival called the feast of
the he-goat "tragodia," became the
tragedy" as we know 1t now. How
many of LIES tragedies begin with moth
ing more serious than 1.-THE song of the
he-goat;" but, as the originally comic
song died away among the dark scenes of
disaster and death. so many times. ap-
parently lightest things, have but pre-
pared the way for the saddest scenes of
life and its bitterest experiences.
This praise of dramatic and theatrical
expression suggests another, now quite
popular with many people, namely
Vaudeville" which some persons pro-
nounce vaudeville" but which should
be pronounced as II it were spelt vode-
vii. The name means a light, gay song
generally topical. or satirical, interspersed
with dialogues or monologues, This meth
cd of entertainment had its rise In the
Val-de-Vire that is, in the valley of the
River Wire. The name was given to this
class of amusements by Oliver Basel, in
the fifteenth century. Basel was a poet
and himself wrote many of the songs
In the course of time the songs became
popular throughout France. Vaudeville
shows are in great demand in this coun-
try, especially with those who have no
taste for classical drama or legitimate
plays, and more's the pity.
Now that I am writing of certain forms
of dramatic works, shall close this paper
with reference once more to comedy.
This branch of dramatic art sets forth
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was too bad. The young lady looked
distressed; but was consoled by the
girls, though the twinkle in their ewes
told plainly that they enjoyed the rough
joke. M
made my way to the dining room.
where a number of old and fniddle-aged
women were grouped together discussing
the wedding and the guests An old
woman sat in the corner of the fireplace
smoking her pipe, and as 1 came up, she
asked: Doctor, does your wife smoker
A spirit of mischief possessed me, and
assuming solemn countenance, I re-
piled, mo, madam, she does not smoke.
nor chew tobacco, nor swear" With per-
turbance she exclaimed: "Lawsy. honey.
didn't mean thingl I am an old
woman. doctor, and my pipe is lots OF
company for me-" Another old lady fear-
Ing I was hurt came up and took hold
of my arm, saying: Doctor your wife is
Just elegant; she amt got no city airs
And another sang out: mo, indeed, she
ain'tP' began to feel sheepish as I ex-
planned l knew nothing like offense was
meant; but l secretly enjoyed the thought
Of telling my wife about the scene, which
did the next day She gave me to
understand that she didn't care to have
herself associated in thought with such
masculine accomplishments"
Well. the wedding is over The vol,fh-
teers have left; but many of the guests
win stay until morning. The hostess an
nounces that there are rooms with beds
enough for the old people and the min
lister and his wife. In the small hours
of the morning the girls, looking pale and
tired, retire. saying they will "pile away
somewhere The men called for their
horses as the day was breaking and rode
away. AS we fell asleep we recalled the
pet saying OF an old friend that THE
world is round and funny"
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mans wife seeking relief from the cfty's
heat and noise for her sick child by
leaning against staunchion Of the Ii
But neither the one nor the other is
so sad sight as I have seen both west
identified boy, lying dead on the railroad
or In the morgue, visited by hundreds
of waiting or sad, but dry-eyed mothers.
fearing, yet hoping, that at last the lost
was found.
Really this problem Is almost I'M
worked. rs civilization a failure?" It
was failure for many of those ad-
venturers In the golden days OF Cal
ifornia, among VIII ON Bret Harte found
william Nye" and the Heather
Chinee."
Between the home and the state is g.
great gulf fixed into which we are
pouring uncounted lives. This is CIV
ilizationl 1t regards freedom SO rev.
erently that 1t has no love for the
common welfare. And it has quite failed
to establish a sensible annex to the
home, compelling the would-be run
away to grasp the fact of social obli-
cation.
There is no school for fathers and
mothers except the chances of helter-
SHELTER experience. Too late we dis
cover that we had no right to become
responsible for that which we were
quite unfit to control, quite unable to
understand. And one sometimes won
ders how we'll the National Educational
association is adapted to make up for
nDivaroaI daA No
adapted so long as its work is mere
ly advisory. The reach of the local
| school board In every instance might
perhaps be made more authoritative.
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hENRY L. LAwES of Massachu-
sets, succeeding Elihu M. Wash
= L burn, was the third chairman of
the committee of appropriations. He was
q Yale graduate and had ben a school
master Later he was editor of a county
newspaper. high office If the fellow is
fit for his job. He studied law and pare
tced the profession, little less noble than
that of journalism. OF course, he was
chosen to the state legislature, in both
hrnaches of which he served consecutive
ly for several years.
Dawes appeared in the national theatre
In 1857. as member of the Thirty-fifth
Congress- and he continued in one house
or another of Congress till he gave way
to Henry Cabot Lodge as United States
senator in 1893. He was a good man, an
excellent man-for his lights-and he
strove to serve not only his country, but
all mankind, during the entire Sc years
he helped to legislate at Washington.
And thereby hangs tale. Grant was
inaugurated President in 1869. He ap-
pointed A. T. Stewart, the famous mer-
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Certainly we have no reason to boast
Of modern civilization until the rights
or the community in that clean and
beautiful and resourceful creature, the
unspoilt boy. are registered in the brain
of every one of him The loveliest thin
on earth is he and we are wasting him,
handing him over to the powers OF
darkness by the millions, thinking that
because we have Boys clubs Somebody.
Is going to satisfactorily ladle him out
OF the DEVILS stew. 1 go upon record
as convinced that the authority of tn
home over the hayward boy needs i'm
mediate reinforcement by the authority
of the city without stigma upon boy
or home. For no mothers boy is hers
alone. He is oursl He is an asset OF
the tribe In many instances he In
above the high water mark OF civilfse-
tion. The police are unfit. unavaii-
able, insufficiently tactful. failing In
sanctity
The Boys club cannot touch him so
long as he has a home; the Young
Mems Christian association often misses
him; the other voluntary forces of the
church as often fail In him the un-
tanned, unsocialized, self-centered hui
man unit hurs defiance at its would-
be jailers, Prometheus reincarnate. an
Ajax defiant. And because he has I'M
usual force, aboriginal and wierd, the
thing we call civilization turns him
loose on himself to bear the anguish
of his unrestraint How then shall wa
respect his liberties and at the same
time preserve the integrity of his home
his soul, and his high destiny? The
state Is without wisdom and the church
without authority; and alas, facilis des-
census Avernii
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est elements of wind, rain, hail, snow
or sleet to go to a wedding. There is
a sympathy in the very name, wedding,
that reaches the fair sex. Are you going
to the wedding? Why, certainly, I would
not miss IT for the world! THE weather
is dreadful"
"Oh; yes; but 1t will be so jolly" and
away they go.
Well, am not sure that this weakness
Is confined to the gentler sex. Indeed.
I know that we rougher mortals with the
exception of few much to be pitied old
bachelors), have genuine admiration
and downright envy for a fortunate fell
low who carries fair bride upon his
arm; and whatever we may pretend, there
is always an innate hope that we may
some day have wedding Of our own
Providing ourselves with heavy wraps
and robes, we now dash away in the
wind through gloomy stretch of swampy
land and over the Blackwater, a river
which deserves its name for its water
appears as black as ink. We are soon
Joined by about 20 couples. Suddenly. we
leave the swamps and come out on cleared
land where the wind has fair sweep.
One gay fellow jumps from his buggy
and pulls down a fence and we drive
across the fields, shortening our ride,
and avoiding the blizzard little.
At last we have reached our destina-
ton. A score of negro boys are on hand
to hold our horses. We are invited into
the house, entering a large living-room
from the piazza. A narrow staircase
leads UP from this room, and around the
room the company is seated in rows.
The< groom and his twelve men, soon
come and await a few moments on the
piazza. He looks pale and frightened.
while the young men gather around him
and laugh and talk in an undertone.
Finally they all march through the room
and up the narrow stairs. In few
moments messenger comes hastily down
the stairs for the doctor who is pres
emit
There is an air of mystery and look
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-23

TIME Rev Ralph Connor." who is
better known under that psen-
1 donym than by the name his
mother gave him, has returned from his
vacation and re-opened his ministry at
Winnipeg, Ont, with a sermon nobly en-
pnasizing the difference between bigness
and greatness. Furthermore, my belated
copy of the American Magazine has a
letter from some anonymous. or at least
yelled, correspondent, frankly bemoaning
that very growth of urban populations
graduate itself, and concerning which
Birmingham, above all. has done, in the
language of the great Caius Julius,
''ouam maximum potest," which is to
say, her level best.
Certainly, Canuck, bigness is often
far removed from greatness, whether in
civilizations, states, or men! But big
things are on the way to greatness when
they begin, as we are beginning, frankly
to criticse ourselves. Just as certainly
American citizens could be happier and
healthier on the fresh air of the viii
lage than in the poisoned atmosphere of
city tenements; happier thousand times
In the calm and beauty of the open
sky and open fields than amid the dusty
road of the city traffic That little
mother, sitting on a borrowed grocery
box, her back against the iron supports
of New York elevated road, the rush
ing, creaking, squeaking wheels over
head, and the whirling. Gathering sur
face-cars racing past her on either side,
while she tries to get fresh air and quiet
% for her sick babe, is d new edition
of the Statue of Liberty, done not in
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red of a blood-shot eye in an instant AS
quickly does the human eye change
its appearance. Then, the opal has
aliquid aspect, as If there were water
beneath its surface of silica. which, in
deed. is the case. The scientist will tell
you that the opal, being without complet-
ed crystalline structure, contains usually
from to 8 per cent of water. Here,
again, is the precious stone like the eye,
which shines with liquid transparency, in
turn rejecting every tone of color, even
green. Hence, Iago said to Othello-
20, beware, my lord of jealousy;
1t is the green-eyed monster which doth
mock
The meat it feeds on
eye that the opal is said by some to be
an unlucky stone. 1t is 1.-The eye-stone,'
it looks into every secret of the heart,
and, of course, finds many things which
1t disapproves of and causes much in
felicity, especially in domestic privacy.
Now, here is where the opal and the
peacock's tail are connected. The beau
PSehNOSh
They are always prying into secrets; al
ways looking out for something that
should not be. Hence, certain supersti-
tious folk will not permit peacock s
tail to be brought into the house. nor can
they be induced to wear the "eye-stone'
/ most certainly do not believe that
the opal is an "unlucky'' stone. but those
who do find confirmation of their belief
in these facts which have been pub
lished many times. I quote from the Rev.
DIR. Brewer:
1.-THE King of Spain, Alphonso XII,
on his wedding day presented his wife
with an opal ring; her death occurred
soon after Before the funeral the King
gave the ring to his sister, who died in
a few days. The King them presented
the ring to his sister-in-law. the Princess
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to march around singing something
like this:
Green leaves growing around the vine,
Choose your true love, the prettiest
you can find."
With q chorus Of:
Il got a wife. and jump for joy,
| got wife, and jump for joy,
/ got a wife and, Jump for Joy,
Joy is hard to beat"
The chorus is sung with great glee,
jumping as they go; and then comes a
second chorus Of:
Il got a partner. shoe tum a lu,
got partner, shoe tum lu,
I got a partner, shoe tum lu,
My Darling
And as we gazed.
Amazed and curious
The mirth and fun grew fast and
furious"
After the play is over, all are ex-
ceedingly free. having gotten well &C.
quainted in the jumping and singing
which have mixed them up considerably.
During the evening the young men
discover among the volunteers" a
youngster who stammers very badly
and whose red hair indicated spirit;
they plan to introduce him to a young
lady of the company who is also a
stammerer; they do not inform him of
this, however, and he is carried up and
presented while a group of young men
look on in eager expectancy. He bows
profoundly and politely, asks '"Will,
will. will, you, play. play, play wi,
wi, with me?' She innocently re-
Piled: Il gu, gu, guess I wi. wi, WILL"
There was roar of laughter from the
young men, whereupon the man with
the red hair makes things very
lively by turning on his heel in a tow
ering rage-his very back looked angry.
and as he left the room we heard some
thing from him like, "She may go. go
to the fer fer, fernal regionsr' This
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From the Chicago News. tA'
Fred-I proposed to Miss Dingley last
night. +
Joe-Don't believe know her. Is she
well of? -
Fred-Yes. 1 guess SO. She refused ma.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-05-23
FINE YACHTS IN PORT JEFF IS IN FINE FORM
Going North After Tour in Southern
eWaters-owned BY Chicago
People.

The Yacht Tonopah was at the
Cairo wharf yesterday afternoon for
a few hours putting In supplies and
making arrangements for pilot to
take her to St Louis. Capt. Harry
Nichols was engaged. The yacht be-
longs to j. D. I.ally Of Chicago, who
accompanied by his wife, daughter
and son-in.law, have been spending
the winter in southern waters The
boat Is beautiful craft. II + 90 feet
long and IA foot beam, 240 horsepow-
er gasoline engines and equipped
with a crew OF five, captain, engineer,
sailorman, cabin boy and cook.
The interior Of the boat is finished
In mahogany and is most artistic and
convenient.
After spending a few days in st.
Louis the party will return to Chica.
60 This is the second rouad tr p
to New Orleans this boat has mad :.
Another yacht, the Lincoln from
Michigan City, was here on her way
back north.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-05-23
At First Christian Church Yesterday
and 81 at Sunday School
No Service Tonight

| The meetings at the First Christian
church yesterday We're as full of in.
terest as any that have been held
since the Clarke eyangelists have
been here. There were 81 pupils at
the Sunday school yesterday morning
with two additions to the church, and
one addition last night.
Last evening the music consisted of
a solo BY Miss Ruth Drollinger, a
duet by Miss Drollinger and Miss
Susie Clarke, and solo by DR.. d. A.
Stevens. The evangeists subject
was Religion VS.. Christianity and he
presented some startling facts and
figures, and uttered some strong SEN
timents.
Religion. he said, sometimes crowds
Christ out of the church house.
Christianity saves men, not Church.
ianity. You can get religion, but not
christianity: it is life to live Mil
lions of people have been destroyed
in the name OF religion. Jonah held
the greatest revival ever held at
Nineveh The mind OF man is like
God. Religion, judged BY tae charac
teristics of its followers, falls to the
ground and christians stand out as
the enlightened people of all time.
Under the banner of the Prince Of
Peace there is progress and l9ye for
humanity Jesus brought the true
gospel that fits human nature; the
bible is the book that leads man away
from his animal nature.
There are 80 million christians and
Al million non-christians in the United
States
The New York bureau of statistics
gives the following figures:
The Disciples Tor Christian church,
show a gain OF 50 per cent in the
last five years.
There are seven kinds of Catholics
showing a gain of II per cent in the
same time.
Twelve kinds of Presbyterians with
gain of II per cent.
Seventeen kinds OF Methodists with
a gain of per cent.
Eighteen kinds OF Lutherans with
gain of G per cent. q
Thirteen kinds of Baptists with a
gain Of per cent.
The Congregationalists show gain
of Is per cent; the Unitarians a loss
of a per cent, and the Uniyersalists
a loss of 50 per cent.
The population of the world was
731 100000 in 1892, with "A million
Protestants and 100 million Catholics,
There were ,4S7 100000 people in
the world in 1890 with IA million
Protestants and 239 million Catholics.
There are billion people to chris
tianize and only 4SS millions to do the
work oh; the need for unity to
reach the people.
There will be no service tonight
The subject for tomorrow night will
be The Souls Hunger"
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-05-23
WASH|NGTON'S CLAIM
Heirs of the First President May Get
S505.00o From United States
Government.

Washington, May ga famous
claim against the government in
which the heirs of George Washing
ton would receive S305,000 may be
settled next week by the action of
the house committee on private land
claims, which is expected to report
favorable TO the house a bill to that
effect. There are several heirs of
Washington who combined in making
the claim, which has been pending
through several congresses.
George Washington was entitled,
under the Virginia law, to some $4,000
acres of land as a recompense for his
military services, but he declined to
accept it and took instead warrants
for 1850 acres Of land in Ohio. This
,tract was located in the northwestern
reserve in what was known as the
Virginia Marylands,"
1t was claimed that Washington
paid the taxes on the land up until
1.-THE time OF his death and that his
/ administrators paid it until 1897 If
4 the expected action is taken by the
committee and approved by congress
the government viii allow the heirs
, 100000 in gold in lieu OF the land.
None Of the heirs is wealthy, and
some OF them are poor, it is stated.
Lawrence Washington, descend
ant of the family of the first presi-
dent made the principal argument
before the committee in favor of the
claim.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-05-23
TWO FUNERALS SUNDAY
Remains ct r. B. Reese Conveyed to
Syracuse, NJ. Whose of VIM.
Burke TO Wicklitfe, KY.

The funeral of Thomas B. Reese
took place yesterday at his late resi-
dence on Eleventh street, Services
were conducted yesterday morning at
$50 O'Clock and It was the intention
to convey the remains to the Illinois
Central depot at 1880 o'clock, but
owing to the non-arriyal Of MI Fan
cher early yesterday morning from
Syracuse the hour OF departure was
delayed until G:15 o'clock last even
ing. Mr.. Fancher missed connections
and arrived at 1890 a. m.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. Babcock of the Church OF
the Redeemer and quartette com
posed OF Misse Leila Miller and Hat
tie Eisenberg, Messrs Bethel and De
Montcourt sang Lead Kindly Light.
Tine floral tributes were many and
beautiful. At Sis O'Clock the re-
mains were taken to the Illinois Cen.
trail train. Mr.. Fancher an old friend
OF the family accompanies Mrs. Reese
with the remains to Syracuse. Mrs.
Howe will remain in Cairo to await
her daughters return. Mr.. Fancher
whose father died shortly after his
departure from Syracuse did not
learn OF the death until his arrival
here The remains will arrive at
Syracuse Tuesday morning and inter.
ment will be made Tuesday afternoon.
Vim. Burke Laid to Rest
One Of the most largely attended
funeral CT a young person held in
Cairo was thatof William Burke yes
terday afternoon. Services were held
at the family residence conducted By
Rev. s. G. Ohrum OF 1.-the Cairo Baptist
church, and the music was furnished
by a quartette composed of 'Messrs
Herbert Steinel, Henry Steinel Pau
Clendenen and Albert DeMontcourt.
A special train on the Illinois Contra
was filed it'll friends Of the family
On the arrival Of the train at Wick
life, vehicles were in readiness tt
convey many of the Cairo friends t,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-05-23
FIRST BIG CONTEST
Vocal Contest at Cairo Opera House
Tonieht--Six Entries--Mov-
ing Pictures.

BEGINNING today the Cairo opera
house enters the amusemnt field as a
strictly moving picture theatre. In
starting on these lines Mgr. william
son has procured for his patrons a
film service that has, in the larger
cities where competition is exceedingly
keen, proved its powerful drawing
powers over all opposition. In con-
junction with this service there will
be used especially adapted music,
suitable to each subject exhibited
Mr.. Fred Connell, the gifted baritone
will, as heretofore, furnish the vocal
end OF the program, being heard In
late spotlight melodies and special
Illustrated songs.
Tonight the first of the series Of
Especial contests will be offered, the
Vocal Solo Contest, with six entries,
the names Of whom will be found
in the opera houses special advertise
ment on another page, glance at
which will show the excellent local
talent competing and this will prove
. a most interesting addition to the
regular program. The prices will re-
! main the same.
1 Nt
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-05-23
INTERNAL MACHINE PLOT
DISCOVERED JUST In TIME

Omaha. May 22-An internal ma
chine this evening was discovered on
the porch Of the residence Of Thomas
Dennison.
Frank e, Erdman was arrested as a
suspect Dennison said Erdman
stated some time ago that he would
murder Dennison
The Internal machine was in the
form Of a suit case, containing two
compartments. In one was "a half
pound sticks of dynamite. In the
other with the barrel SO placed as to
nre into the dynamite. was fastened a
loaded revolved. The suit case was
fastened with tsring, tied to a screw
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-05-23
HAD THREE ADDITIONS A CARD TO THE PUBLIC.

We have been advised that the re-
port is being circulated that the name
of Mr.. Hugh Murphy was used as an
entry in our vocal solo contest to,
night, without his knowledge or con
sent.
We beg to deny emphatically this
statement and assure our patrons that
even were it necessary we would not
use this method in procuring BUSH
ness. Mr.. Hugh Murphy was APP
preached by our Mr.. Kahn for infor-
nation as to some talent to be pro-
cured and voluntarily offered himself
as an entry, This fact can be sub
Stimulated by Mr.. Cornelius Atcher
who was with Mr.. Kahn at the time,
and the fact OF Mr.. Murphy's inten-
.tions Of appearing in the contest can
be learned from Mr.. Henry Hasenjae-
ger who With Mr. Murphy purchased
songs for the event.
We wish to make the above expla-
h"ttoh AVhVAa " tohNihNV tHC pnnllG
that We do not attempt to get money
or business under false pretenses,
and while we appreciate the fact that
Mr.. Murphy would have been tai
ented addition to the sufficient num-
Der of entries we still retain we never
theless wish to impress the fact that
the vocal contest will be presented
as promised.
Signed
CAIRO OPERA HOUSE,
By D. l. Williamson,