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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-11
Taft Followers Laugh

But mention any of these firm con- viotions to friends of MT. Taft and your remarks will be the signal for a loud, deep roar of quite contemptuous laugh ter. They profess to even hear without emotion the report that LaFollette will also swing around the circle, visiting g. large number of the same 115 cities in which the President will speak. The statement that Wisconsins great progress sive might undertake the journey came as a surprise to even his own friends. and has started great deal of talk. It is claimed by his supporters that only Roosevelt has so great a personal follow ing as that of their leader. The two trips will furnish more radical political ex- citement than these United States have known for a long time. Whatever the results may be 1t will doubtless have strong effect on the convention. It will add a unique feature anyway and make the political complication. already one of the most interesting ever known In the United States, still more worthy of attention. professional political prophets in New York declare, simply, when asked for an opinion in the face of these and other details: Hush, I'm torgue-tied scat!'
 But all agree that in Jonathan Bourne of Oregon, the Wisconsin giant has a vivid fighter as his chief henchman. Bourne's energy is untiring and remark able He regards his favorite as the only genuine apostle of real popular govern ment. One of his continued arguments is that if both sides of society. the big interests and the plain people would study the laws of Wisconsin which have been passed because of this one man personal influence, they would find he is not sensational or unfair to either side but one of the best balanced men in the country.
 In the meantime who will be Tafts manager? Loeb, who showed himself as able in collection of campaign funds as he has since he has been in charge of the collection of customs duties in New York-which is paying his political ability a compliment of size, is, of course, the first whose name occurs to those who speculate; but Charles D. Hilles, presi- dential secretary: Secretary Fisher of the interior department, Postmaster General Frank M. Hitchcock and Congressman Calder of Brooklyn are all among the possibilities. It is the general belief that Loeb, if he can be spared from his high office, will be the man selected, and 1t is suggested that he has the smugglers of the nation. big and little, so completely frightened now. that they will be good for few weeks.
 Insurgent Vice President
 II Is probable that the selection will not be definitely made until the vice pres idential nominee has been decided on, however, and little progress has been made in that direction. An effort. 1t is hinted. may be made to corral the insurgent ele- meut by giving them this nomination,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-11
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-11

With this showing, they are convinced the southern delegates, who will be main ly office holders and hope to remain so will at once flop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-11

Ii is probable that the selection will not be definitely made until the vice pres idential nominee has been decided on, however, and little progress has been made in that direction. An effort. 1t is hinted. may be made to corral the insurgent ele- ment by giving them this nomination.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-09-15

Say, if you ever 80 to heaven
and see but one man there, play
ing a golden harp and wearing
a pink and white halo, you can
bet your sweet life that he was
the editor Of a country newspa-
per. He will wear q smile free
at last from the man who always
wanted him to roast someone;
the man who always wanted g
write-up; the man who wanted
to suppress something of news
value; the woman who had her
troubles to tell; the man who
stopped his paper; the man VINO
never paid his subscription; the
man who threatened to lick him;
and hundreds Of both sexes who
contributed in like manner, a
nail to his poor old coffin. He
had labored long and hard in a
small community and did his
best amid discouraging condi-
tons, but pleasing the people
wore him out and he just natur-
ally drifted off to a nice lone
some little place in heaven, for a
rest.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-06
MUSIC LESSONS OFTEN LOST
Writer Thinks Children Should Have
Easier Tasks and Shorter Hours
Of Practice.

The musical education of the child.
we must remember. is. In nine cases
out Of ten. plus notwithstanding
In addition to an already complete
course Of study laid out by that ex-
acting and often heartless person
known as the educator. II invades
the play hour. makes 1t by no means
small exactions upon the already tired
brain. and often proves more destruc-
tive OF the central gray matter and
more wearing to the nerves than all
the rest Of the child's curriculum put
together Think of the poor tortured
little spine and the dangling legs on
the high piano stool for an hour at q
stretchl What a nervous strain and
worriment. to drop q note here and
there. as grandma drops stitch. and
be obliged to 60 back again and again
to struggle with the passage until
time. lingering. reading and all the
technique of execution are pronounced
satisfactory
With less exacting music and short
er hours Of practice. have no doubt
that quite as much progress would be
made By most children In the long
run Nothing is gained By exhausting
nervous energy and wearing out both
brain and body. Unless child has
extraordinary aptitude and an inalien-
able love for music. too much Of .
good thing" win simply disgust him
or her with the entire study.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-06

It's too late to get your ad. in. The
paper is on the press now"
That show agent almost jumped up
and down.
Great Summersettin' Grimaldi's
Ghostl" he cried. I've got to have
It I'M Stop your press! III pay
three and quarterl One column only!
One timel Plate. tool"
sat down again.
"I'll tell you how 1t Is" said I. con-
soiing like, to the agent. I'm the
editor, but the publisher viii have to
be consulted. and he isn't any way
stuck on show people. Then I'd have
to get the foreman back to the once.
as well as the makeup hand, and the
makeup hand won't do anything about
it unless the foreman is willing. Then
It would hold up the pressman and our
printers devil, and SO. you see how it
would complicate things"
Say, do you s'pose quart of the
best applejack that was ever squeezed
out, couple O. dozen cigars like that
one you're BLOWN rings out of. and
four or FIVE free tickets apiece, kind o.
distributed around from the publisher
down, and maybe couple o. bits to
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-06
GETTING EVEN WITH
DRAMATIC MANAGERS
The Geeville Trumpet Blast Of
Freedom Asserts Itself. =
Editor Impresses the Power Of the
Press on Gentlemaniy Press
Agent
BY ED MOTT.

had just put the forms to press
for that weeks issue of The Geeville
Trumpet Blast of Freedom, when
the boy from the Ethiopia house. Gee
ville's leading tavern, came In and
said the agent for a show was up
there and wanted to see me.
"Fussin' about an advertisement or
somethin' or other in The Trumpet
Blast" said the boy.
l was feeling a trifie hard toward
the dramatic profession just then, so
was on the point Of saying to the boy
that he might go back and tell that
show agent that II he wanted to see
me about an ad. or something in The
Trumpet Blast, he could find me at
my Office II he came right away; but
as ! glanced about the Office I was
seized o. a sudden idea, and 1t caused
me to change my mind.
Tell the agent am just on my way
out to dine" / said to the boy. land
that win stroll up to the Ethiopia
after dinner"
The boy went back with the mes
sage. It happened that Fritz wasn't
handing out anything at all with his
schooners in the way of bite to eat
that evening, and | dined In less time
than l had expected to. but went
back to the Office and smoked pipe
or two, and then strolled up to the Eu-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-06
THIS HAPPENED IN MISSOURI
Editor Mixed q Wedding Announce
ment and the Advertisement Of an
Auction Sale.

A Missouri editor who was hrimful
of hard cider got a wedding account
and a sale mixed. and served to his
readers this dope:
william Smith. the only son Of Mr..
and Mrs Josiah Smith, was disposed
at auction to Lucy Anderson on my
farm, one mile east OF here In tbs
presence Of 20 guests. including the
following. to-wit: Two mules. II head
Of cattle. The Rev. Jackson tied the
nuptiai, the least weighing 1.z50
pounds On. the hoof. The beautiful
home of ts,e bride was tastefully deco
rated witk seewash calf. spade. .
sulky rak3. one feed grinder. one set
double harness. almost new. and just
before the ceremony was pronounced.
Mendelssohn's wedding march was
played by one mich COW. i've years;
one Jersey COW. to be fresh next April.
carrying a bunch OF flowers In her
hand and looking charming In gown
made Of light spring wagon. two boxes
OF apples, two racks Of hay. one grind
stone, mouseline deori trimmed with
about $50 bushels Of spuds. The groom
is well known and popular young
man and has always stood well among
society circles Of II Berkshire hogs.
while the bride IL an accomplished and
talented school teacher Of splendid
drove Of Poland-C hina-pedigrees II
desired. Among the beautiful pres
ents were two sets of knives and forks.
one spring harrow. one wheelbarrow.
one go-cart. other articles too nunSer-
GUS to mention The bridal couple
left yesterday on an extended trip.
term of IL months time. extended to
responsible parties, otherwise spot
cash luncheon will be served at the
table. After this Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
will 60 to housekeeping in q cory
home at the corner of Main and Doc
tor R l. CRANKY. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
al Monthly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-06
cun.tsbIs,s way q FIshIna.

sre deep. and 1t 10 in these pools that
the big zsh are found Under such
circumstances the true professional
fisherman scorns to use . net or trot-
line. He Just vades in the pools and
catches the big fish with bis hands.
when you and a fish." explained
cunstable. you work your hands M
along his sides, slowly. This sort o.
tickles EN-. and II your ears In good
you can hear EN- purr jest like q cat
when ron rub his fur. You Jest keep
moving your hands along and tickiin'
until you slip your fingers in his giiIs
and hist him out on the bank Some
times there's two together In. the
spawnin' season. end you want % BE-
careful that you don't make Z mis-
take and ram your, nst dowK the
throat Of one Of ON, because II you
do bell clamp his jaws down and
peel all the skin on the back OF your
hand But they sure Ike to Be DICK,
led. just like hog when ron scratch
his back
Nov, that little feller caurbt
was layin' low under q big LOO and
Jest ~ quick as l touched him he
sort o. squinched up ana ouixrled
but when kind O ecrsped hfe ma
little with my nuger nails he lsid
still and purred. Never hear ,em
purr? Son, you aia't done much 80.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-06

Efforts are being made to develop
more extensively the petroleum re-
sources of Peru The known deposits
Of oil occur in very narrow strip OF
Land between the foothills Of the Andes
and the shore Of the Pacific. and much
Of this Is flooded at high tide. Piles
Of railroad iron driven In the pure
ocean sand. which varies In depth
from i've to nifty feet. are used ~
foundations for the derricks. The shall
lowest Of the driven wells IL 1.76o feet
In depth There IL very little gas. and
the oil IL very heavy. 30 that II can
be put into buckets with shovels. and
II IL carried direct to the furnaces to
serve a. fuel.--Sc,entific American.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-06
Home Is
Only
Natural
Place for
the Child

doubt practically the entire through The day Of children who
hardly than infants
For children Of tender the home influence embraces what
called home, should be the controlling factor in nsng family
love and unselfshness.
The oaned child whom parental authority exercised
much effectively quite bright and good the
child for whom discipline has been universally relaxed
hopeless plan to attempt improve the mind the moral
children under of by placing them what
ticaly prisons
The home the only natural place for the child and efforts
ought to be directed to making it in 70 A
all cases the ftet place fssrsss y" S/ssSsSe
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-06

A few years ago volapuk was the
order OF the day. and we are only re-
minded Of its erstwhile Tame by read
ing an account In Paes contempt
rary of the death OF its founder. He
was an ecclesiastic named Schlcyer.
and his method was to constitute .
universal language BY borrowing
freely from the Roman aRd German
tongues. The proposal received q
great deal Of attention from serious
writer's. and II goes without saying
that It came In for lot Of ridicule.
The effort might have succeeded had
II not been for Esperanto. The old
priest watched the rise and decline OF
hts proposal. and he lived to see its
fall The thought that must suggest
itself to all who give the matter con-
alteration In: Why should there be .
new language? Why not teach boys
to write Latin as a universal Ian
guage? An effort in this direction II
being made In Germany.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-06
CATCHES FISH BY
TICKLING ITS RIBS
TRUTHFUL kANsAN TELLS HOW
he CAPTURED ,4f-PouND CAT
IN SOLOMON RIVER
PROVES He is MODEST, TOO
Selects q Hot Day when They Seek
Shelter Of Ledoes, Then He slips
Up on Them and Gets Fingers In
Their oliis-

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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-06
Many Chances.

Yes. STR" said the Oldest inhabi
tant I've lived right here in Squash
vile ninety-three years Born here,
yes. sir. Been q lot Of changes In my
time. ] tell ye. Why. can remember
when II was country where Hobson's
grocery stands now. and back Of the
harness shop where it's ali built up
now I've picked cherries many and
many time. See the Methodist meet
IN house up yondsr7 can remember
when there was q big maple tree right
In the middle Of the spot where the
buildin' stands. Yes. there's been q
lot Of changes-yes-sir-res squash'
vile want but little bit oS > town
when was q boy
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-06

Once" said Brother Dickey. -dar
wuz . man who prayed dat he might
git out Of de wilderness. an his pra'r
vuz answered. an time he got ock .
ortermobile run over him. an then
bout de time be riz up an bresbsd
de Dust from on him a'rxhip felled
On him. an wen he come ter hisse'f
ag'ia policeman told him ter move
or: an 30 he lifted up all d voice
what he had left an prayed fer \ har
ricane ter blow him back ter whar he
cone from.---Atlanta constitution-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-06

topia to see the show agent, big with
that idea of mine. wouldn't have
done 1t, perhaps, II I hadn't that
hard feeling toward the dramatic pro-
fession.
The way / came to have it in for
the profession came about through a
member of 1t having rudely ignored
me, as representing The Trumpet
Blast Of Freedom, the time-honored
privilege of the press. and forced me
to dig up sure enough coin Of the
realm to the extent of six bits, or
stand Inundated in the eyes Of my
landlady and my landlady's daughter.
and all that such implied, which was
much just then. and miss the show be-
sides. l was running each week in
The Trumpet Blast sundry jots under
the heading of Pert Pickings Point
edly Put" Their aptness lay accord
ing to the season or local topic at the
moment uppermost = something like
these, as my memory sorts them
outs
Joe, the barber, is passing around
the cigars. Another little shaver at
his house"
Goal is feeling CRATE just now, but
baseburners are ali stove up"
The nights are getting shorter. So
are we. Pay the printer"
Two of Geeviile's sweetest girls.
dearest Of friends always, have had
a falling out. We feared as much
when they joined the choir"
"Protracted meeting time is over.
but all the same, certain young
Geeville gent calls on his girl at
seven, and doesn't 60 home till
twelve"
The fool and his winter fianneis are
soon parted"
I'VE don't expect our boys to be
angels, but It is the unexps tied that
happens. So We buy them toy pis-
tolls"
And so on and so forth. as the sea-
sons came and went and home events
gave opportunity, The Trumpet Blast
put its pert pickings pertinently forth
Then one time q minstrel show came
to town. Presenting on the usual
press privileges OF tickets for the
editor and his force. and as possible
stroke Of wise policy. there having
been of late a notable preponderance
Of bone in the piece Of ham that came
along down on my plate mornings. and
sucA persistent generosity in the
apportionment Of grounds to coffee
in my cup that couldn't help but In
tr-pret It as being a reminder that my
personal relations with the domestic
ecoLomy of the boarding place were
In a similarly unsettled condition.
invited my landlady and my landlady's
daughter to do me the honor Of letting
me take them to the show, which
honor they eagerly accepted.
But when ! applied to the manager
Of the show for those usual press priv
ileges, he met me with Geld refusal
AS soon az could recover my breath
which this unheard-of rebuff to the
press had taken away like bin be
low the belt, / demanded an explana
ton. The manager simply produced
a copy of the current issue OF The
Trumpet Blast, printed that day. and
pointed out a spot In the Pert Pick
ings" Column. The dime of year wa,
fan. I read in that column. directed
by. the managers finger. this fata
combination Of pickipgs that had ap
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-06

The indignant manager. but he would
mt have it that way. and l had to fish
up those six reluctant bits.
So felt hard toward the dramatic
profession. and it was with those feel
iDgs uppermost that called on that
show agent at the Ethiopia tavern that
evening. saw at once that he was a
new hand at the business. He hand
ed me a cigar. 1t was the first one
with tobacco In It had had In good
while. He said that De La Cracker
Jacks Great Moral Tent Show. which
he represented, was headed for winter
quarters. and intended to pitch It's
tent for one day and night for the
entertainment and uplifting OF Gee
vile. but as he was only week ahead
of It. he hadn't had much time to bill
II sufficiently, 60 he must have an ad-
in my paper that week. sure. to get II
noised around among the folks in the
back districts. He wanted column.
How much would It be? Plate
Now, three dollars and a half. net,
was the rate for a. column In The
Trumpet Blast, although had been
known to shade those figures little,
there not being such demand for col
umn ads In the paper that had ever
had reluctantly to leave out reading
matter to make room for them, so you
may imagine that was feeling tribe
vengeful toward the dramatic profess
sion when | said to this representative
of It:
Seven dollars"
He looked a little. scared, and re-
marked in effect that the rate in the
rural press for the show ad. of com
merce he had found to be ho7ering-
with some evidence of trepidation
about it oyer the fact that it was hor-
ribly exorbitant, at that-at two dol
lars and quarter per column, but as
this was a case of must, he would lift
the rate on this occasion to two sew
enty-five. and let it go at that.
WELL said l. getting up to go, at
would make no difference anyway.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-06

lng brine eddied about her anklsz So
looked over her shoulder at the ,h>>
companions on tho beach; they ven
doubled up on the sand laughing
A foamy breake. gursled n. hro>s
completely over her, turned be- d
side down, whirled her around, oto,t
her on her head and pisyfully booI3
her backward One Of her friesA
held high q roll Of sreenbackz b,Il Is
dripping woman said nothing. kesplnr
her hand over her mouth At Ient sk1
murmured; I've lost ny false te>(t|-
But you've won your bst ss>
money enough to buy eighteen ssIa
We never thought yon would Do T.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-06
MeddlinG
Men
Sure Way of
Success Is Mind
n n-zS-nCc
OWA 00DA
BY REV. MADISON c. PETERS

! ] |. !. !.
HE busybody is sefappointed inspector OF social warts,
of supervisor of other peoples domestic affairs for the
busybody generally begins by reporting domestic lnfetes
t frequency with which the Bible speaks Of these
people that they may be considered the worst foes
III society Women generally get the credit for all the busy
~ bodyng; bad babs the Indeed
many women useful to the community that
- they retired from the goping business and babbng
ating sly-whispering and mpernent meddng men have
succeeded them tespassng constantly the community with
their tongues.
busybod health He live anything
he usually with him of regulations made in cold hash SO
stop meals BE has long legs and
miles jump while he has great genius for smelling His
peculiarly he hear much through keyhoe
from a door wide open.
Commodore asked how he made much
said he made half by mndng his business and the other
half by not mindng other peoples business
why who mind their business because
there little competition There people busy minding
other peoples wouldn't bit surprised In the
ton day see everlasting getting of the
graves
Without any intention perhaps of doing injury neighbour
remark be seized by habbler and SNOWFALL grows BY
rolling does by telling through the babblng tribe
growing larger and larger and darker and darker and by the time it has
through Babown has assumed the magnitude and baknes Of
base SANDER.
Philip Ner visited by who accused herself OF SLAM
He babe go the market buy chicken just killed and still
and walk certain distance pucg the bird
went directed and returned
H..
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-06

1t is undoubtedly true that the sense Of
parental responsibility is diminishing rather
than increasing. Numerous conditions are
combining to encourage this spirit, and
these conditions may be detected in some
of the institutions Of which America is so
proud, notably in the public schools. l do
not believe that any teacher can take the
place of parent, or that amy school can be
a good substitute for the home.
kindergarten instruction in the public
schools has produced its benefits, but the
principle has been extended SO that il
sometimes has included, Internationally, no