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The Washington bee., 1912-01-13
CONVENTIONS IN MUSIC.
There Are Certain Rules Which Senc
Composers Seem to Feel They
Must Follow.

Why is it that all our musicians in
writing a nautical song invariably use
a portion Of the best known hornpipe
as the introduction, "yamp." or coun-
ter-melody: Why do the open fifths
in the bass always appear in rustic
songs? Because it can't be helped, it
seems. Our popular Irish songs al
ways have a bar or two of a well
known old Irish melody or drone
bass, otherwise they wouldn't be Irish.
The exhausted old Turkey and his
partner. the straw, come to the rescue
Of every ''rube' song or dance that is
peTpeTated, and our national airs
must run all through the accOmpani-
ment Of patriotic songs to give them
flavor"
Because all Of these things are set"
they are conventions Why must ev-
cry song end on the tonic note. with
the preceding tone either the second
or seventh Of the scale. unless we ex-
cept the detestabIe third or the hollow
fifth? Because our audiences expect
it.
Should one of your composers in a
moment of bravery or recklessness
produce a score in which he disregard
ed these many conventions his first
night hearers would 20 away remark
ing that the music was crazy. They
do not realize that they expect to hear
the same old thing, served up a trife
differently, of course, but still the
same.-FrOm Where Have | Heard
That Tame Before?" in Metropolitan
Magazine.
The Washington bee., 1912-01-13
Somethinu Blind.

In one of the crowded streets oi
New York a beggar was in the habit
Of taking his stand every day and ap
peaIing to the charity Of the passers
by. BY means Of short string he
held a dog. around the neck of which
card was fastened with the words
Il Am Blind \ very kind old gen
tleman, who had been in the habit OF
dropping Il penny into the beggaF's
hat, passed rapidly one morning with
out doing so. Instantly the beggar
rushed after him and asked for the
penny to he given-as usual. The gen
tleman, turning i'm surprise. said:
why, l thought you were blind?"
"Oh, no, sir" was the cool reply
1T is the dog that is blind, as the
card says"
The Washington bee., 1912-01-13
TELESCOPE LENSES.
The Small Glass Magnifies the Picture
Made b. the Large One.

The Small Glass Magnifies the Picture
Made b. the Large One.
People sometimes wonder why a tele-
scope has two glasses, one at the big
end and one at the little end, and they
want to know the difference. The glass
at the big end is to gather light. II
is simply a big eye. If it is a hundred
times bigger than the eye in your head
It Will gather a hundred times more
light. 1t gathers the rays of light com
ing from star and bends them all into
a common meeting point called a To-
Gus, which is a picture Of the star,
You can look at this picture of the stat
with your naked eye If you like. But
you can see it better and examine it
more closely if you look at it with a
small magnifying glass. And this is
the glass at the small end of the tele-
scope. 1t magnifies the picture made
by the big glass at the other end of the
instrument. All telescopes are built on
this principle. Sir William Herschei
was the first TO arrange matters a lit
tie differently. He took away the
glass from the big end and admitted
the rays coming straight into the tube
in parallel lines. Then at the bottom
OF the big tube he placed a bright con-
cave mirror made Of FURNISHED metal.
When the entering rays fell upon this
mirror they were again bent to a point
called a focus. which was the picture
of the star. To look at this picture he
had to place the little magnifying glass
at the side of the tube because the
mirror had stopped up its lower end.
Louisville COUrier-JOurnal.
The Washington bee., 1912-01-13
WindoW Leaves.

Six species of plants that possess
window leaves have been discovered
in South Africa. They are all stem
less succulents. and the egg shaped
leaves are imbedded in the ground
only the apiceS remaining visible
The visible part of the leaves is fiat
or convex on the surface and color
less. so that the light can penetrate
it and reach the interior Of the leaf
below, which is green on the inside.
With the exception Of the blunt apex
no part of the leaf is permeabIe TO the
light. being surrounded by the soil in
which il is buried
The Washington bee., 1912-01-13
The Cock Lane Ghost,

st. Johns, ClerkenwelI, is a mean
structure aTchitecturaIly, but possesses
two interesting historical associations,
1t is the headquarters Of the Order of
st. John OF Jerusalem, part of the
choir of whose ancient priOry can still
be seen in the early English crypt.
This crypt was the haunt Of the Cock
lane ghost" which excited all Lon
don in February. 1862. and attracted
johnson. Goldsmith and Horace Wal
pole. The ghost" proved, as DR..
Johnson surmiScd, to be the mischiev-
Gus little daughter of parish clerk
Westminster Gazette.
The Washington bee., 1912-01-13
A ReauIar Attandant-

As the new minister of the village
was on his way TO evening service he
met a rising young man Of the place
whom he was anxious to have become
a member of his church.
GOOD evening. my young friend 4"
he said sOlemnly. DO you ever at
tend a place of Worship
Eyes, indeed, sir. regularly every
Sunday night" replied the young fel-
low with a smile. I'm on my way to
see her now. metropolitan Magazine.
The Washington bee., 1912-01-13
UntSInted.

Tempted by an offer Of considerably
more than the property had cost him,
Mr.. KreeZus, who counted his wealth
in millions. had parted with his subur-
ban villa.
"YOu didn't need the money" said
his disguised business partner, who
had Just heard of the transaction,
yet for a little filthy lucre you sold
that beautiful home
II didn't exclaimed the equally in
dignant Mr.. Kreezus. Il sold it for
clean cashw-YOuth's Companion.
The Washington bee., 1912-01-13
Bell Tones.

The peculiar magic in the tones of
8 bell is due to its striking not a sin
gle note. but a chord, and to obtain
the perfect octave entails an immense
amount Of ca .ulatiOn as well as skill.
The bell caster therefore, has to be
not a mere mechanic, but a highly
trained specialist.
The Washington bee., 1912-01-13
rhsn She pias the snurs In

"Wives are amazing helps-splendid
spurs," said a senator at a dinner in
Washington. NO young man should
be without at least one.
Whenever a man fails his wife tells
the public that he was too cOnscien-
tioUs to succeed. What she tells him
in private is a different matter. er."-Ex-
change.
The Washington bee., 1912-01-13
His Complete Triumph.

Uncle RastuS, l thought they had
sent you TO Jail again on the usual
charge"
mo. sub; Is vindicated dis time.
De jedge couldn't quite make up his
mind. an he turned me loose an said
The Washington bee., 1912-01-13
An UnhiII Job.

Figg-Don't you wish you could live
your life over again2 FOgg-Well,
should say not. I've got a twenty
year endowment policy maturing this
mOnth.-BOston Transcript
The Washington bee., 1912-01-13
Silence Is Safety

After forty years o married life I've
made up me mind II don't matter
how often a man an his wife disagrees
as long as be don't let her know it
Harper's BaZar
The Washington bee., 1912-01-13
Reaular Turn.

what? You're engaged to Mr..
Brown? Then YOU won't marry Mr.
Jones. after all
NO, not after all, but perhaps after
Mr. Brown. Milwaukee News
The Washington bee., 1912-01-13

Ingratitude is monstrous. and for the
multitude to be ungrateful were to
make a monster Of the multitude
Shakespeare.
The Washington bee., 1912-01-13

Health lies in labor. and there is no
earthly royal road to it but through
tOil.-Wendell Phillips.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-11-15
oYsrER pAY.

The first lay of November was
the opening date for the taking Of
oysters from Maryland areas by the
scrapes aud dredges. Great are
our oyster industries, but moi 50
great as they should be.
The suggestion that the people OF
Maryland periodically celebrated
the first Of November by eating oys-
lers on that day and that the day be
generally regarded as Oyster Day is
ore to which the great majority will
wlilihgly assent As a matter Of
fact, the majority Of Marylanders
hav-. been celebrating the opening
Of the oyster season by eating the
prec; US mollusks from time when the
memory Of man rnnneth not 10 the
contrary. It is to be remarked
however, that the acute trouble ~
our state oyster industries is at pre-
sent not with the demand, but With
the supply
There is no trouble in finding a
market for good quality oysters on
the first day cf Noveu Der or any
oth,r day during the season. There
may occasionally b. supply OF baby
oysters that finds no market demand.
The marketing Of these underrizs
oysters is, indeed, great waste.
Mary land no longer holds first place
as an oyster-prcducing state. We
must increase the supply from our
bottoms and raise the quality OF on
oyster product, or else even the
horle-market demand will in time
be supplied by oysters from outside
areas. Along the New England
coast they are even producing lob
sters by art iiuiaI bresdi Z. The
time when water foods must be
farmed has arrived.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-11-15
AN AWFUL PRoBLEm-


The assassination of Canalejas
shows anew that it is not only the
public men Of this country whose lives
are in danger from Anarchists. ter
rorists and weak-minded brooders
npon imaginary wrongs.
1t is an irony Of fats that the man
picked for assassination was one more
i beral in bis views than his fellows,
one whose life work had been mark
ed by intense opposition to the des-
potism which is supposed TO promote
assassination.
Again, as in the eases Of Garfield,
and Mckinley and Roosevelt, many
schemes will be proposed to prevent
such crimes as this. But the fact
that so long as one man is willing t.
give his life in exchange for another's
nothing but an almost impossible
vigilance can prevent him from do
ng SO. That is why the problem is
a terrible one.---Sun.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-11-15
A VACANT CHAIR.

For the first time in many years
the coming session Of The Senate of
the United States will be without a
presiding officer due to the death of
Hon. James S. Sherman, late Vice
President Of the United States who
by virtue Of his Office, was the Preis-
dent Of that body. It has always
been The custom for the Senate to
sIect Vice President pro tempore
If the Senate to preside over that
body in the absence of the Vice
President.
None was elected at the last Sos
sion due to the fact that there was a
fight between the two forces in the
republican party in the Senate which
prevented the election of a Presid mt
pro tempore. Vice-President-elect
Marshall will not assume his duties
until the 4th of March next hence
in view of the fight over the election
of a president pro tempore last year
a lively fight is in store for the mem
bers Of the Senate unless they early
agree upon someone to preside over
that body until the Vice President
elect is indicted in office.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-11-15
MEET OF MEDICAL MEN.

No element in the constructive
forces Of Maryland counts for more
than the members Of the Medical and
Chirurgical Faculty, whose assemb-
Iage at Cambridge for conferences
has brou. ht together some two hun
bred or more members Of tie pro-
fession Of healing. The range of
preventive endeavors today, those
Of hygiene and sanitation, and Of
specialties for particular needs, like
the work done iu behalf OF the in
sane take up large part Of the dis
cussions Of such bodies.
Meeting in connection with the
committee Of instruction of the Fa-
Guilty and presaging campaign of
health conferences to be held
throughout the Eastern Shore with
the .co-operatisn Of the Woman's
Civic League, this meeting Of the
Faculty will douf tless be reckonvd
one Of the most important in its
splendid history.
The members Of the medical fra
ternitv know how to enjoy themselves
wden upon such an outing as is now
the portion Of the members in atten-
dance upon the congress, and they
will find the Eastern Shore the best
place in the world for recreation, for
social fellowship and for fine hospi-
tality. In such an atmosphere and
environment they will gather much
enthusiasm and stimulation. This
body IS to be commended for the ac-
tive program Of public usefulness that
it is constantly promoting Bali-
more American.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-11-15

Universal regret has been heard
on all sides by the American people
on account Of the resignation Of
James Bryce, Ambassador to the
United States. Mr.. Bryce is over
seventy years of age and resigned to
devote the remaining years IF his
life to literary work in which field he
has already won distinction and re-
nown. Since he came to this country
as the representative Of The British
government he has won warm
D acs in tile hearts Of the American
people. He has during his term as
Ambassador proved himself to be a
most capable and able representative
Of his country. His leaving this post
Is 70 wed with great regret by the
American people. Hs has endeared
himself to the people Of this country
more than any foreign representative
for some years.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-11-15
School Notice.

The Board of School Commissioners
will NEST in their office at La Plata on
THURSDAY. Nov. 14th, 1912, for the
purpose Of passing on teachers reports
for term, ending Thursday, November
7th. 1912
Teachers are required to give an ac-
curate record Of Text Books furnished
their schools during the present term
and also all books on HAND in the
schools at beginning of term,
The school year consisting Of four
terms is divided as follows: Fall term
ending Nov. Eth, 1912, contains 40 days
Winter term ending Jan. 18th. 1912,
contains 40 days spring term ending
March %, 2912. contains 40 days Sum
mer term ending May 30, 1912, contains
As days
Text Books can be gotten from the
school Boord Office on Saturdays only
Niss Raye Bailey will be present to dis
tribute them
BY order " The Board,
DR.. G. II PUSEY. Pres.
TllOS. NJ. CARPENTkR,
Ill Secretary
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-11-15

The New Wills IS the stopping place
for you where every comfort and desire
prevails.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-11-15

it in future campaigns the liveliest
corpse that they ever undertook to
bury.
The Progressive party will dis and
that soon as sure as its bull headed
leader will die and that too at the
hands Of the party whose friendship
he has betrayed. No ipgiate can
survive long.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-11-15
Deafness Cannot Be Cared

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear
There is only one way to cure deafness
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed con
dition Of the mucous lining Of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is
infiamed you have rnmbing sennd or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless the pflimation Gun be taken out
ana this tube restored to its normal con
dition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out Of ten are caused
by Catarrah, which is nothing but an
inlamed condition Of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give one Hundred Dollars for
any case of Dizziness (caused by ca
tarrhl that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free
F j. cHENNEY & CO.. Toledo, O..
Sold BY Druggists, 15c. Take Halls
Family Pills for constipation.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-11-15

Suez is insignificant beside the
Panama Canal, says w. Morgan
Shuster, who has just returned from
Central and South America. We
are just beginning to realize what a
stupendous work that is in Panama
Joi ing the Atlantic and Pacific has
appealed to the imagination of num-
erous people. But it took the pract'c ]
Americans, with their brains and
energy, to do the job.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-11-15
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
in the Orphans Court for Charles
County, S. s.

La Plata, Nd, Oct. 10. 1912.
ORDERED By the Court that e.
Anderson Hunt, ad Illustrator OF Ed
ward L. HUNT, deceased, give the
notice required by law to the creditors
the said Edward L. Hunt, to exhibit
their claims, legally authenticated, BY
advertisement published in so ae news
paper printed aud published ia Charles
county, Maryland, once in each "a tire !
successive weeks. True eopy--Tesl:
p ERNEST SASSCER.
Register OF WIS for Charles county.
THIS Is To Give Notice, That the
subscriber has Obtained from the Or
plans' Court of Charles County, Mary
land. Letters Of Administration on the
Personal Estate Of
EDWARD l.. HINT,
late Of said County deceased. All per-
sons having claims against said de-
ceas d are hereby warned TO exhibit the
same with the vouchers thereof legally
authenticated, to the subscriber on or
before the 18th day OF April l9l3.--
They may otherwise by law be- exclud-
ed fiom all benefit Of said deceased
estate
Given under my hand tlds 18th day
October, 1912.
+. ANDERSON HUNT,
AdministI ator of Edward L Hunt,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-11-15
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-07
FOR SALE OR TRADE

Choice 5 room modern bungalo.
close ia Tor sale ON easy terms or viii
exchange for larger house on South
or West HIN and pay difference.
3 Good rent houses, well located on
South Hill, has loan OF $4,000 VIII
trade equity for stock Or good vacant
property and some cash.
First class modern 6 room house
on West Hill that cost $4,000 to build
east front. II block, orchard. chick.
en- yard ana other improvements.
Price $4,000, terms on part This IS
one Of the best bargains in chleka.
sha
50 acres Sls miles west Of Ninne-
kah, 4 room house 40 acres good bot.
tom land, running water, has loan Of
$1,000 Price $500 per acre.
25o Acres near Minco. good smooth
land Price $50 per acre.
100 Acres Is miles from Chieksshai
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-07
"A. B. THOMPSON
tEirst Published Jan. g. 1922
NOTICE OF sHERlFF's SALE OF
LAND.
State Of Oklahoma, Grady County. In
The Superiour Court
The First State Bank OF Rush Springs
Plaintiff.

Tressie sager, Administrators OF the
Estate OF Louis Sager, deceased,
Tressie sager, Doe sager and Lucy
sager. Minors, and Lucy Branstet-
ter, Defendants.
Notice is hereby given in pursu-
anoe Of an order Of sale issued cut OF
the Superior Court OF Grady County
Oklahoma on the 5lh day OF january,
1912. in an action wherein The First
State bank Of Rush Springs, was
plaintiff. and Tressie Sager, as admin
istraalx OF the estate Of Louis Sager,
deceased. Tressie sager, Doe sager
and Lucy saeer. minors. aud Lucy
Rranaletier were defendants, direct
ed TO me the undersigned Sheriff Of
Grady County, Oklahoma, command.
ing me to levy upon, appraise and sell
the following described property:
Lots Twelve. thirteen, fourteen, fif-
teen, sixteen and seventeen, block
sixty-iwo in the town Of Rush Springs.
Oklahoma, as shown by the govern
ment plat thereof to satisfy a iudg-
ment and decree Of foreclosure in fav-
or of said plaintiff and against said
defendants obtained and made IN said
/ Court on the 5lh day Of January 1912,
for the sum Of $lS6.24 and costs
amounting to SiS25, and an attorn-
ey's fee OF $1,000, together with inter
est thereon at lhe fale Of ten per
cent per annum from the 9TH day oil
January. 1912, and all costs aeerulng
| win on the sth day of February
1912, at the hour Of ten O'Clock al NJ
at the front door Of the County Courl
house in the City Of Chickasha in said
County and State offer for sale AMI
sell to the highest bidder 1o cash
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-07
(First Publisheo Jan. III. 1929
NOTICE OF sHER!FF's SALE or
LAND UNCER FORECLOSURE.

Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of an order Of sale issued out
Of the Superior Court Of Grady Conn-
TT, Oklahoma. on the 10th day Of De-
cember, 1911, in an action wherein w.
S. Kilgore, NJ B. Louthan. J. S. Askew
and c. G. Goetting, were plaintiffs.
and L. K Taylor and Alma Pearl Tay-
lor. were defendants, directed to me
the undersigned Sheriff Of Grady
County, Oklahoma. commanding me
70 levy upon, appraise and sell the
following described property, to-wit:
All OF lot number four (4) in block
number two hundred twenty eight
t2zs) IN the City Of chickasha. Gra-
dy County, Oklahoma, according to
the United States Government sur
vey thereof.
To satisfy judgment and decree OF
foreclosure in favor Of the plaintiffs
and against the defendants. obtained
and made in said court on the 18th
day Of December, 1911 for the sum OF
sS9SO0, and costs amounting TO the
sum of $i165 with interest thereon
from the 18th day Of December. 1911,
at the rate Of ten percent per annum
until paid, and all costs accruing.
! | will on the 10th day OF February,
1912. at the hour Of ten o'clock. a m.
OF said day. in front OF the County
Court house in the City Of chickasha,
Oklahoma offer for sale and sell to
the highest bidder for cash, said prop
erty above described, or 50 much
thereof, as it win take 10 satisfy said
judgment and costs and all accruing
costs. with an interest accruiHg there
on.
Witness my hand as such Sheriff
Of Grady County, Oklahoma, this the
| 18th day Of January, 1912.
JOHN c. LEWIS
Sheriff Of Grady County. Oklahoma
By q. w. FEATHERsTON, Deputy.
i-l7.Sod.