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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-16
FAvoRs TEACHING MUSIC
IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Editor Pensacola Journal.
It may be out OF place for an old
bachelor with no direct interest in the
outcome of the controversy now in
progress as to the advisability Of in
Producing musical instruction into the
public schools to precipitate his opin-
ions into the arguments which are be-
ing SO ably put forth. pro and con by
those more vitality interested, but since
the controversy appears to expose a
serious misapprehension as to the
musicians location in the intellectual
scale feel that + can give no offense
by word of correction.
1t has been my good fortune to have
touched very intimately with musical
people, both professional and amateur,
for a number of years, and briefly
stated, my experience has taught me
that the best musicians are invariably
possessed of high degree of mental
poise, and while 1t is true there are
those whose minds are musical to the
exclusion of all else 1t is rarely the
case that bright musician is deficient
in the general equipment of mental
and physical capabilities.
AS I have spoken of musicians in
general, including the professional as
well as amateur (and who can say
that ignorant child may not be an en-
bryo composer?), you who read the
Ladies Home Journal can find in
Piano Questions Answered by Josef
Hofmann," the incontrovertable fact
that he is a scholar as we'll as vir-
tuoso. do not know Mr.. Hoffman ex-
cept through his work, but the scholar
~ manner in which he handles his
department leaves no doubt as to the
balance of his training.
There was one famous musician I
did know, DR.. H. r. Palmer, one of the
greatest Of choral directors, who for
years directed the great chorus at the
mother" Chautuaqua in New York
He also directed our Florida Chau-
tauqua chorus at DeFuniak Springs.
1t was there I met him sixteen years
ago. / spent the Chautaudua season
there that year and the next and was
unit in that grand choir. 1 shall
never forget his daily lectures at re-
hearsals nor his genial smile and hand
shake. He was not only a musician
but scholar. linguist and poet. The
beautiful little hymn, Yield Not to
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-16
When Judges
Disagree.

The Saturday Evening Post. In a
recent issue said: Law. as practiced
md administered in many of these
United States, has lost sight of So
eial service and become a learned
sport, interesting to the players, but
rather burdensome to the public"
This remark of the Post was called
forth by the fact that when the city
of Chicago found her court business
far In arrears she created a new
court having appellate jurisdiction
over superior courts, circuit courts
and county courts. The theory was
that. by interposing this new bench
between the trial courts and the SUI
preme court. appeals would be expe-
dited and litigant be enabled to
recover final Judgment before he had
time to forget the subject matter OF
the suit
Statistics show that two-fifths, near
ly one-half OF the cases brought be-
fore the new court were reversed and
were sent back to be retired. The
creation of the new bench did not
help matters along any. The new
appellate judges were drawn from
the circuit benches in most cases and
were just exactly the same class OF
lawyers who made the first decisions.
When two-fifths of cases tried have
TO be retired, the judges must be
very incompetent. Yet the same type
Of, judicial timber demands the re-
trial.
In many instances 1t is not the law
that is wrong and In many more
rases. 1t is not the judges who are
wrong. The evil lies in our anti
quated and silly system of court pro-
cedure.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-16
VOx POPULI.
GREATEST GOOD TO GREATEST
NUMBER SHOULD GOVERN

Editor Pensacola Journal.
It should not be denied to any one
a right to his or her opinion and vet
1t seems only fair that when that
opinion pertains to a public service
1t should be governed by the greatest
good to the greatest number.
I should like to add to the numerous
letters about our public schools. re-
garding the study OF music and les
sons at home.
1t seems to me that in all Of the
history OF the world nothing has
added so much pleasure to life as
has music. Florence Nightingale
wrote her name indelib1y on the
pages of history by her sweet voice,
as she sang to the sick and dying
soldiers on the battle fields. The fife
and drum gave courage to our fore
fathers TO battle against seemingly
impossible foe when they so calamity
fought against tyranny and made pos
sible the freedom we now enjoy. A
band on a sinking ship with its mu-
sic directs the minds of a host of
people to the God Of mercy, when the
pride Of man has thrown them into
the very jaws of death. There are
many instances, true in every detail.
where mems lives have been changed
by simply hearing a sweet song and
one instance I know. music heard
while passing a church, stopped a
man on the road to self destruction
and his new life was one Of service
to his fellow man.
The play The Old Homestead
would not have lasted a year had
not the song Where is My Wander
ing Boy Tonight" brought back the
son the old man had gone to the city
to find. And shall we not teach our
children music? Yes and along with
their other studies, too, a part OF
their lives. a part of their training.
for most children enjoy singing and
It provides for them a pleasure IN
perhaps an otherwise tiresome day.
once had the privilege of hearing
Miss Sergeant. principal Of the girls
high school In one Of our larger
cities, and an authority on the sub
ject. lecture on pedagogfcs. She stat
ed very forcibly that a teacher should
interest and keep the interest of the
pupils, that the lessons should be pre-
scented in such a manner that the
children would always be looking for
ward to something. the lighter studies
should be intermingled with the deep
err ones and day end with the most
pleasant one of all. Here music
plays its part; and 1t is a fact that
the study of music. even trying to
sing gives expression to the voice.
the power OF pronunciation. and con-
fidence of speech. which nothing else
can. this is not only my own, but the
opinion of an oral surgeon. who has
made a life study of correcting de-
fects of speech. He advises his pa
tients after operation to study mu-
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nomination

of candidates. In both countries the
number of qualified voters who stay
away from the polls has been reduced
to about five per cent, a very neg
ligible quantity. In America all eff
forts have been directed to the re-
straint of fraudulent voting.
If direct legislation becomes more
general. and it surely will, 1t will
doubtless be advisable to at least
consider some system of compelling
men to vote.
There is not the slightest danger
that this problem should ever become
a party or partisan question, but the
issue Is bound to be raised.
This affords abundant material for
the next Florida legislature to work
upon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-16

Temptation" Of which he composed
both words and music. is sung around
the world every Sunday, and I have
right at hand a book Of choral works
of which he is the compiler. This
book contains fifty songs, ten of which
are compositions Of this genial old
scholar.
Coming down to our own com
munity, let me remind you that among
our local captains of finance, the
president Of one Of our banks is our
best amateur organist, our leading
tenor soloist is at the head of a most
successful coal business, the secre-
tary of our Commercial Association
is equally as good a musician as he
is booster, railroad official who re-
sides among us is a choral director
second to none and there are so many
names eligible to this last that I re-
frain from further enumeration.
After all, is IT not possible that in
stead of the musical instinct being an
affliction or abnormal condition, those
who are denied it may be the afflicted
ones? Assemble at random twenty
children and the chances are that
eighteen of the number will be not
only capable of singing but will enjoy
the act.
I can't close without one more OBJ
servation. 1t may be that as some one
stated few days ago, the Sol feggio
or do re me- system has been
abandoned for better methods. I con-
fess I did not know this, but II it is
out of date 1t has served it's purpose
There was a time, long ago, when
pianos were not so generally installed
throughout the rural communities
when the do "a mi far ST la ii do
was not to be sneezed at. In that day
no locality was so remote that it fail
ed to support it's singing circle. Usual
ly there was no instrument to accom-
pany the singers. There was some
times a fiddler to give the pitch with
his instrument, and always on q
tunfng-fork. To those people, though
an instrument was superiority.
A few weeks of training. such as
was possible through that old shaped
note system, rendered those ''hay-
seed" singers so proficient in sight
reading that they could open a brand
new song book of whose contents
they had never heard tune and sing
the songs from cover to cover. And
further the most experienced of these
old-fashioned singers could give yoU
the correct tone for any keynote ask
ed for taking the pitch pipe or tuning
fork for foundation.
In the sincere hope that my com
munication is not out of order, / am
LOUIS D. ROBINSON.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-16

sic, sing in choirs, sing anywhere for
it develops the muscles Of the lip
and throat.
The noted vocalist. Farrar, studied
music in the public schools of one
of the nearby cities of Boston, Mass,
and I remember, on one of her recent
visits to Boston, she went out to this
! same school, sat in the seats she used
to occupy as a child, singing with
them their school songs, making a
gala day for all of them So let us
have music in our school and have 1t
often. We will admit 1t is tiresome,
the do. "a, me, but the little child
must learn to walk and brave the
dangers Of a fall, g. seed brings forth
its stalk before 1t bears the grain.
A building must hide beneath the
ground an unsightly foundation on
which to rear a magnificent structure
of beauty for the use of man.
Now, just a few words about home
studies: abolish them. Who cares for
man to bring home his business
problems every day: the school is
the child's business; let them have
hours for study at school: their aft
ernoons for recreation and play, their
nights for rest.
In many of our larger cities no
home studies are required Of children
until they enter the high school and
these cities are especially noted for
their learning and perfect school
systems. The advancement of their
children in school is rapid and sure
and the parents are relieved of the
unpleasant and montonous task of
assisting and are given more time to
make home what it should be for the
little ones.
MRS. F. A. ANDERSON.
WARRINGTON. Fla. Oct IL. 1919
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under the cover of darkness and stole
the rope off the dinner bell which
hangs at the top of the long pole
near the kitchen door. This was very
embarrassing inasmuch as Mrs. Pet
tigrew was no longer able to ring the
dinner bell and call her hungry spouse
from the west so. The intelligent
blacksnake noticed the lady's embar-
rassment and, climbing the pole he
took the bell handle in his mouth and
allowed his body to hang straight
down until his tail almost touched the
ground. Mrs. Pettigrew grasped the
pet snake by the tail and was thus
able to ring the dinner bell. Every
noon now the snake climbs the pole
without being told. His idea Of time
is something very remarkable as he
is never more than two minutes too
early and never minute late.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-16
Should Voting
Be Compulsory?

The question Of compulsory voting
frequently comes to the front. At
torney General wickersham has now
come out in favor of it.
He favors the innovation, not as
necessary in the choice OF candidates,
but as "concomitant to poular vot-
ing upon questions of constitution or
law making and removal of officers,
by way of initiative. referendum and
recall, should these become part OF
our institutions"
Voting Is made legal duty in
Switzerland and Belgium, and in Bel
GUM, the law applies to the election
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-16

kid that was ever born, and IL you
don't believe it, ask him.
The best way I know Of to die poor
is to git involved in lawsuit over a
line fence.
There is only one thing that is
harder than Shawn the back of your
neck and that is to disengage a sheet
of sticky fly paper from the bosom
of yer trousers.
One of the cheapest ways to get a
reputation for great wealth is 10
stand in front of swell cafe with a
toothpick in yer mouth.
Mary's Skirt.
Mary had a little skirt,
And it was built so tight
She had to hire a chambermaid
To peel it off at night.
They had to carry her around
And lean her 'gainst the wall.
Because the skirt so closely fit
She could not walk at all.
She ate her meals off from a shelf
Because she dared not sit
Down In a chair like other folks
For fear her skirt would split.
But Mary didn't kick at all,
1t was just as she'd wish;
She couldn't hop around the house
Or wash or wipe a dish.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-16

mas d pet DldCh =
snake which is the
wonder of tn e
neighborhood. The
snake is up to all
sorts of cute little
tricks and is about
20 feet long. If it
were any longer
no doubt Mr.. Pet
tigrew would say
so. Some time ago
a culprit entered
the OF h e r w j Sc
peaceful farm yard
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-16

you behind your
back.
/ never yet see
a practical joker
who could take one
gracefully himself.
Grandma Bibbins
is beginning 30
knit yarn mittens
and wristle is ,
which is a sure in
dication Of a lon z,
hard winter.
There amt no
buddy in thi 5
world who is wiser
than the postmas-
ter in a small
town, onless it is
the telegraph oper-
ator.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-16
Zero in Occupations.

Keeping a lighthouse.
Carrying water for section hands.
Driving a hearse.
Reading proof on railroad time
tables.
Cleaning fish.
Taking care of a French poodle.
Parachute dropping.
Playing base drum In a village
band.
Being husband of a successful ac-
tress.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-16

With a complete new stock
of Mems, Wornen's and Chill
dren's Wearing Apparel, we
will be able to serve you bet
ter than ever before. Gains,
26 South Palafox.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-16

All you who have torpid liver, weak
digestion or constipated bowels look
out for chills. The season is here and
the air is full Of the disease germs.
The best thing to do is to get your
liver in good condition and purify the
Ctonach and bowels. HERBINE is
tie right remedy, 1t answers the pur-
pose completely. Price soc. Sold by
all druggists. ADVERTISEMENT
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-16

There amt no vacation that lasts
as long as II orter-
Every feller's kid is the greatest
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-16
ON THE SPUR OF
THE MOMENT.
BY Roy X. MouIton.
BY Roy K. MouIton.

Mr.. Pettigrew's Snake.
Mr.. Elias Pettigrew, the eminent
faunal naturalist and snakeologist
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-16

Don't bother to clean your finger
nails, pa"
why not, ma 90
+. Folks win never guess that you've
just bought a car If you do."-Detroit
Free Press.
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According to Uncle Abner

There amt no Teller who kin be
more polite than the one who has
beeD taIkin' about
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-06-28

Tuesday:afternoon in the par
lors of the Ekalaka Hotel occurred
the marriage of Geo. Fredrick-
son to Miss Sage Hubbard, both
of the Box Elder valley. The
ceremony was performed by
Judge Dworshak in the presence
Of only a few immediate friends
and relatives. The groom has a
homestead on Box Elder where
he has been residing the past
two years. having made proof on
his claim a short time ago. A.
ter spending a short time here
visiting friends the happy couple
will journey to Nebraska where
they will make their future home.
The Eagle joins in extending
congratulations.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-06-28
PRAIRIE DALE

Jas. Hurst made another trip
to Baker this week.
Mr.. Lavell visited at the R.
Winchell home Wednesday.
A. J. Rice is at Elgin this week
building the school house larg-
er.
Miss Ruth Hurst is taking care
of Mrs. Rockhold and baby this
week.
Miss Ruth Strain is visiting
with her friend Elizabeth Taylor
this week.
Shorty" Schaum hauled the
logs last week to build a new
barn on his ranch.
We understand there is to be
a picnic at the Snow & Hall saw
mill the 4th Of July.
Mrs. w. H. Strain is on the
sick list but under the care of DR..
Sandy she is improving slowly.
Mrs. Clyde Conger is keeping
house for Clyde's father while
his mother is gone to Kansas
City.
Chas. Hubbard and family,
Miss Kathrine Taylor and Miss
Francis Hiscock were visitors at
the A. F. Strain home Sunday.
We witnessed pretty wedding
ceremony at the parlors Of the
hotel in Ekalaka Tuesday, June
Is, when Miss Fay Hubbard and
Mr.. Geo. Fredrickson were unit.
ed in marriage. The couple
will visit friends here until after
the fourth then they will go te
Creighton, Nebr. where they will
make their future home.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-06-28
Notice.

To the public After July LIST
our store will close every eve
ming at ZOO o'clock p. m. except
Saturday evenings. R. C.. Chart
ers Co.
T. F. Burns, the t tailor does
cleaning, pressing and repairing
at moderate rates.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-06-28
Shareholders n office.

All officers and stockholders of
the Ekalaka race track associa-
ton are requested to not forget
the date of the regular meeting
in July, "Wednesday July 3rd)
Business of Importance will be
transacted BY order of Sec.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-06-28
To The Public.

= Beginning July LIST 1912, this
store will close at 700 o'clock p;
m: each evening, except Satuf:z
day until further notice. The
w. H. Peck Co. J.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-06-28

n I'D You ever stop and notice the many &C.
l. commodations that are offered in your
home town, Accommodations that can and
do save you many hard-earned dollars every
year. Some eighteen months ago we mme
ed preparing a complete set of township maps
of this section of Montana, nearly so in all.
These plats are finished, thus giving us the only
complete set found outside of the county seat
of Custer County. They were prepared for your
benefit and you are invited to make use Of them
whenever desired. The prepared plats~ SHOW the
location of entries, names of entrymen, dates of
filing and tracts of unoccupied lands. The cost
of preparing these plats has been considerable,
therefore we make you a small charge to pay
for keeping them up-to-date. Another accomo-
dation offered you is our land law library. We
endeavor to keep copies of all land laws and. land
decisions. These can be examined free of cost.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-06-28
BANK STATEMENT

Report Of the Condition Of the EkALAkA STATE
BANK at EkALAKA in the state OF MONTANA at
the close of business June IA. 1912
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-26
CLUB WOMEN HAVE
CHAUTAUQUA TODAY
Excellent Programme Ar
ranged; w. c. T. u. Will
Hold Annual Outing.
TO The Tribune.

tpedhl TO Jrf TFfbune-
OGDEN. July 25--Thls was Fraterns
day at tho Utah Chautauquh assembly
and In addition 10 two excellent lectures
by Or. q. Stanley Hall, IL marked the
opening entertainments by the Cam
bridge players. a company OF musical
artists and dramatic impersonatork
There are four persons IN the company
and their programmes la the AFTERNOON
and evening furnished some Of the best
entertainment OF tho entire assembly.
The evening programme also included
the presentation OF WHEncrs "ParSifal.
by means Of Or. Henry &. Roses auNete-
phone and illustrations
In conjunction with tomorrow session:
which ufIl be devoted TO the interests OF
Uomau's clubs. the iivo locals of the W
G. T L. win hold their annual outing
on the Chautanqua grounds. This is the
programme for the day:
g. m-"Das Gsrten Spiel" Miss
Lankin.
Yfeddis Hsmiiton-Shakespeare (Tolstoi
club
II a, m.-Lec.ure: DIR. Hall. "The Ef-
flclency Movement
.. m.-Prelude. the Cambridge play
ers
e:5o .. m.-Celebration OF the Woman s
Clubs OF Utah. Report OF the biennial
convention OF tho Federation OF Wofn-
ems clubs, Mrs. Maud Dee Porter; tho
womaa's club and social service. Miss
Aisddis o. HamIltons solo, Miss Lila
Jost.
p n.-Lecture. Dr.. Hall. '''rho Child
Study Movement and It's Contributions
Z p. m.-Mothers' round table. Miss
IAmkin. Physical Examination and Cor
rection OF Defects"
p. m--Preludc. Hyde orchestra.
$40 ?. rn.--Grand dramatic entertain
ment. the Cambridge players.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-26
Decide on Tax Levy,
Special to The Tribune

Specidl 10 The Tr!bNHc.
NEPHI. July 25--The city council met
saturday. The resignation OF d. c.
SPARKS as operator at the electric light
plant was accepted and the matter OF
selecting his successor was referred TO
the committee on electric lights.
William Stout was appointed by MAYOR
F.. r. Booth To the position OF Justice
OF the peace left vacant by the resigna =
ton OF Jacob Coleman. and the appoint
ment was confirmed by the council
The matter OF fixing the tax levy for
the current year was discussed and the
amount OF the levy being determined
upon resolutions submitted by the attor-
ncy were proposed for adoption They
were as follows: One mill on the dollar
for repairing water mains: three mills
Tor the sinking fund for bonds: three mills
TO defray interest on bonds, one mill 10
open, repair and improve the streets,
highways and sidewalks within the llm-
It's OF Nephi city; four mills TO defray
the contingent expenses OF Nephi city.
Tie resolutions were adopted by the
council.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-26
BOOST HOME PRODUCTS.
Weber Club Serves Meal Composed En
elusvely OF Utah Foodseuffs.

Special TO The Tribune.
OGDEN, July .5.-As o further step in
the campaign to induce The use OF Utah
products In the homes OF Ogden, n spc-
cial Home Products" luncheon was
served az the Weber club today. The
meal. which Was served at 50 cents per
plate, consisted entirely OF foodstuff5 pro-
duccd within tho boundaries OF the state.
The menu included roast pork and beef,
green peas. asparagus, Utah stuffed
olives and Utah baked pork and beans.
together with several other products OF
the state
II. NJ Rove, president OF the club,
presided as master Of ceremonies, and at
the conclusion OF the luncheon a COM
Inttcc composed OF a. r. Wright s. s.
Jensen. @. w. Goddard r.. l.. Madison
and J. r Campbell WIS appointed to for
mulate some plan for the further boost
Ing OF Utah products along the line at
tempted today.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-26
Death OF Mrs. Kirkwood.
pecial 10 The Tribune.

Special 10 The Tribune.
PROVO. July "a telegram was re-
cetyed here today giving an account OF
the death at Los Angeles. Cal. OF Mrs
May Knight kirkwood. No particulars as
20 the cause Of death are given. Mrs
klrkwood was native OF this city and
wss 81 years OF age. She was the daugh
ter OF the late Newell knight. She Is
survived by a husband. Fred Kirkwood
four children and three brothers and one
sister. The brothers are Newell j.
knight OF Provo. Jesse J. knight OF Los
Angeles. Don knight OF San Pedro. Cal
and the sister IL Mrs. w. l.. Bleraach O;
this city. Mrs Btersach left this even
ing for Los Angeles TO attend the lu-
neral