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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16

the guests, and when all hands were shaken, it was Fulenwider who sug- gested that the people see the tank. The tank was seen. The barbecue was next interviewed. It was Drowned to suit the taste of an epicure and ten der as a real spring lamb. Of course, the side dishes were preparation the chef was one decorated with medals and other emoluments of high office. For two hours the feast continued, and no one cried Hold, I have enough"
 But the grounds were to be visited and time was flying. At nightfall every task had been completed every duty discharged. The visitors re- turned to town entirely satisfied with what they had seen and consumed.
 There has been considerable argu- ment as to why the name-Roebuck Springs. True, there is a spring, but not one capable of crawling along the woods, or incitiog modern melan- choly Jacques to philosophize. And it is certain that over the hills and through the dells which uprise and surround at the present day, mo wild bucks scamper.
 The name is all right. It posses eu- phony. It reposes pleasantly between the teeth and the lips as you prepare to pronounce it. But it's derivation is difficult to trace. However, MT. Fulen- wider agrees with the only William that there is little in name, and de- clares that if his present plans ma terialize he will some day have the club of Birmingham. While this is a problem for future consideration and one on which there will probably never be perfect harmony, there is nothing more certain at the present time than that the Roebuck Springs Golf and Country club gives promise of great things for the morrow.
 The club grounds are situated about one and half miles from the end of the East Lake car line. That line will be extended in the near future, and then it will be possible to deposit passengers on the very threshold of the club.
 The club grounds consist of no acres, the greater part of which ter ritory is enclosed. It is beautiful plat-beautiful by nature. There is much which appeals to the man who loves the trees, the flowers, the birds and the sight of water. There is an abundance of fresh air, that variety which causes the spontaneous expan- sion-of the chest and puts brighter luster in the eye. There is no doubt but when all plans are materialized the club will be ever filled with it's members.
 Much work has been already ac- complished and much money expend- led. The spring house has been com pleted. An artificial lake, to the front
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minds of the necessity of living today and indicates the questionable glory in dead Caesars crumbled bones then the inspiring genius of the world is Beelzebub. And you've got to give it to him.
 The man who has sense enough to heed advice has too much sense to need it. This is axiomatic-al- though in none of those quaint vol umes of Bobo does it appear. Inter- preted, it means that although you may point with thin and scrawny finger to certain lamentable environ ments, certain pitfalls, cesspools, or sloughs of despair and despond, all men are going, nevertheless, to the club. They might not stay long. But they are going. Cheops had his club before he constructed his temple. He dealt with kings and queens and knaves who never wore crown or trickled a maiden. Pale Percival drank his stein while searching for the Grail He alone of all men found it. And had Arthur had his club, had he been trifle weak, as other men, had he come stumbling in some morn at 2, and given Guinevere the ground on which to scowl, that beau teous wife would ne'er have smiled on Lancelot.
 And Lancelot was not a rake. He was simply good to look upon, pos sessed of certain captivating suayity and wouldn't take drink without inviting those about him.. He had a bit of dasking romance in his compo- sition-a tinge of vim. In the morn ing, he strolled down at 10 o'clock to see that all the clerks were hard at work. In the afternoon, he was seen on the golf links, or at the traps, or at the ball game. Then he would gather up the foils and defy his friends to stand against him. He won but did not hoard his winnings. In the evenings, he dined, and well he dined. If the music was good, he'd dance. And, at times, he was not adverse to making speech from a table top-a speech of lofty senti- ment.
 He was just an ordinary creature not good, not bad, but mighty strong. He was successful, though out of none of the clay of Arthur was he made. In the rarefied air of the king he could not breathe. So the two-both good men of diverging, unsympathetic tenn peraments, came to argument. The machine said, "Thou shalt not bendo; the man, q shall" The argument has been continued for many hundreds of years. It is always, Thou shalt not" !" and q shall" And how quickly would they strike hands on just compro- mise. And how the world would pros lper!
 Some wives and all businesses pro- test against the club. The protest is
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just when the club is abused-for the club itself never abuses. The club, as matter of fact, is like vacation necessary at intervals, but awfully demoralizing.
 Go out and meet your friends. En- certain and be entertained. Glory in the chase ,the maddened chase of good, red, healthful, Anglo-Saxon blood. Tell story and laugh. Re- move everything that blurs, tear out every thought that depresses. Forget all-debt, business, fear, animosity, disease, death. Then, in the proper frame of mind, select from the menu that which appeals. Give the order. While you wait, prepare the appetite. Then revel in the sight of fuming steak with peas and mushrooms. A string band tickleseand tantalizes the brain to waltz. You are possessed of an ardent desire to give express sion to that which you feel--to move the feet to gesticulate to talk rapid ly and carelessly to smile to laugh, to hold the stages center with story and song and do other things as strange and weird.
 
 Delightful life, if you haven't any. thing to do. But the dark brown headache and the xanthic tongue play their roles on the morrow The man who is compelled to yield to the clamor of work is not the ideal clubman, but clubman by right of birth only. The ideal clubman is he who when business calls, sends an answer by clerk. And there we have the explanation of that early reference to temperament, and it's strong, upbolstering companion, the greenback.
 Birmingham builds club every time new furnace is completed. For Birmingham has other assets than those of bigness. and business. We know all about the Country club the Phoenix club, the University club, the Southern club the Athletic club-and something about the Armchair Read ing club and Preside Companion club, both of which, in virtue of compara- tive recent legislation, yielded the ghost of business. By reputation, song and story, we know of the em- bryonic Roebuck Springs club, that inspired by the pleasing personalities of Hugh Morrow, A. L. Fulenwider, Bradley Saunders, Ross Smith, Bob Baugh and others.
 Some days ago, at Roebuck Springs there was house warming. Every body was there. Gully" Exum, Hen ry Gray, Webb Crawford, Harry Jones, John L. Parker-all of them. They go everywhere an automobile can go, especially when barbecue is roasting over the coals, and pail of buttermilk cools-on tap. Fulenwider, Crawford, Smith and Saunders were in the receiving line. Serious coun- tenanced. they shook hands with all
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r1EMPERAMENT, as far as it
 goes, is all right But in addi-
 \ tion you've got to possess a stable bundle of the Hong green" The two go hand in hand, or linked as the swans of Juno. With the first and without the other, you become a borrower to dull the edge of hus- bandry and render flat the dear rotundity of friendship. With the cash and without the temperament. you are as the college prig at ban quet-the present day counterpart of that perennial bore who deprived Dr. Johnson of ten of his earthly span of years.
 Divers preachments have been de- livered against the life of the club man. Such, indeed, have oft served the excellent purpose of an antidote against insomnia. Advice, delivered by a sympathetic and unknowing breast, intended to restrain the soul to pleasure born, has rendered soft the rugged edge of sacnd pew. This is not unnatural. For in the midst of copious injunction there is not the spirit of compromise. It is disserta- tion of "don'ts" with each "don't" italicized.
 The man with an ingrowing pen chant to prohibit this and that and every other thing, is not the man to dispense advice. It is Eve who should warn against the apples danger. The man who best can describe the tingling of the throat is he whose throat has tingled. Get in touch with the world. you who would eke out an exist ence through gratuitous admonition. Remove the foot from the soft pedal and speed 'em up bit. Breathe. Live. Expand. The greatest preacher is Billy Sunday. Droves flock to hear hiu-him-n his diction. not his eloquence. For Billy talks like a stoker on Mississippi steamer, and "Rowdy" Elliott has him beat a block in grammar. But Billy has been up against the world, and chicken has seldom been the meat on which he feasted Sundays. ''He knows what he's talking about" is all the con- verts say.
 There's nothing very horrible about club. True, there's a tee or two on the lawn. Colonel Bogie is an evil companion. Few men have bested him. There's nineteenth hole, but certain impediments have been strung around. It's mighty hard to get to, especially if the afternoon is very hot, and a recess in the golf class has oc- cured. On the other hand, there is pint or more of good. The club is de- lightful place with environs which appeal to the inner and the outer man, to the gourmand, to the sports man and the aesthetic. The house is spacious. Through the windows, with force sufficient to elevate the flinasy
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|, to Stevenson, that his great adventure
 story was named Treasure Island.' not by him, but by me. When the manu- script was submitted to us. by the way.
 Stevenson was practically unknown,
 and we paid for 1t at our usual rates
 for work by unknown writers, twelve and sixpence a column.
 Whereat l gasped. twelve and six
 pence being bit less than s3 in Amer-
 lean money.
 stevenson had named his story The
 Sea Cook" Mir. Henderson added, but
 Treasure Island struck me as hap pier title. and I wrote him that this
 would have to be its name If published by us, and he wrote back at once say ing that my title was much the better" During the serial publication of the story, Stevenson frequently dropped in at the offices of Young Folks fin Red Lion court. and Henderson, like every-
 one else. promptly fell under the spell | of his personality.
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Some wives and all businesses pro- test against the club. The protest is
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Much work has been already ac- complished and much money expend- ed. The spring house has been com pIeted. An artificial lake, to the front
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-10-24

been on the SICK list Tor several
weeks is reported much improv
ed.
VIM. Shaw returned this week
from a trip to the breaks. he re-
coed hunting in that local
ity.
Miss Mildred Morgan has ac-
cepted a position in Amarillo
with a dry goods firm in that
city.
Mrs. Leona Morgan went to
Albuquerque this week to attend
Grand Chapter of the Eastern
Star.
E. Brooks who has been away
for sometime in search Of health
in Oklahoma returned home this
week.
Mrs. j. B. Ford left Tuesday
for Fl. Smith Ark, where she
will join her husband at their fu-
ture home.
Mrs, C. W. Singleton left
Tuesday for Doge City, Kansas
where she will join her husband
at that place.
DR.. A. L. Dillon expects to
leave Sunday to attend the
Grand lodge of the Eastern Stars.
in albuquerque.
Mrs. Sam Nixon of Portales
passed through Clovis from All
buquerque after spending a few
days at the fair.
Felix Boone returned Thurs
day from Alya, Oklahoma where
he has been visiting his people
for the last ten days.
The Maccabee lodge met Fri
day afternoon and initiated sew
eral members into their already
fourishing organization.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Nudge
are enjoying a visit from his
brother Albert Nudge of Gle
burne, Texas. this week.
The Barry Hardware store
will install a big electrical sign
in front Of their place of bust
ness on north main street.
DR.. and Mrs. Duncan return
ed Saturday from Emporia, Kan
sas where Mrs. Duncan has been
visiting for the past month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Shivers
of Elida who have been visiting
their son at Portales spent Sun
day with DR.. Bayless and family.
Willie Shields of Oklahoma
City who has been visiting his
sister Mrs. w. A. Davis left
Sunday for his home in Oklaho-
ma City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kruger
of Ration arrived several days
ago, the guests of their daugh-
ter Mrs, w. Fl. Taylor, to spend
winter.
Mrs. Stonehill is spending a
few days in Portales this week,
during her absence Miss Harriet
Bruner is managing the Redo
ria hotel
Mr.. and Mrs. B. D. Oldham
left Tuesday for a visit to Dallas,
Texas during the fair, they will
also visit relatives at other points
in Texas.
Rev. w. r.. Evans, is expect
ed in a few days to fill the va
cancy of Rev. Baker at the
Methodist cherch. he having
gone to Arkansas.
Mrs. G. w. Singleton receiv-
ed a message Tuesday Of the III
ness Of Mr.. Singleton of rheu-
matism, and at once left for his
bedside. at Dodge City. Kan.
The Ladies Aid of the Metho-
dist church gave a pounding"
for the new minister and wife
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-10-24
Sid Garrett is in Portales this

week.
w. II. Shumate is seriously
in this week.
Miss Mildred Morgan went to-
Amarillo, Monday.
Go to Twins if you want chill
that calls for more. If.
Miss Ida Lee Lively was in the
city shopping Saturday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Lovan
a 5 pound boy Monday.
Mrs. A.. l.. Await is visiting
relatives in Texas this week.
John T. Grimes made a bust
ness trip to Oklahoma this week.
Walter Greenfield of Black
tower was in the city Monday.
Stoves and Stove Supplies
Barry Hardware Company.
f. B. Herod left this week for
Alva. Oklahoma to visit his par
ents.
Jim Phelps has accepted a po-
sition with the Santa Fe as fire
man.
E. T. Massey made a flying
trip to Gage, Oklahoma this
week.
Miss Nettie Shumate returned
this week from a visit to Dallas,
Texas.
Mrs. Baylor Triplett and Mrs.
Doke of Texico are in town shop
ping this week.
W. w. Love went out to his
claim near Melrose the early
part of the week.
Harry Armstrong is spending
his vacation in Dallas this week
attending the fair.
Jonothan Horn and wife of
near Clovis were in the city this
week on business.
Electric Supplies a n d
Pluming, Barry Hardware
Company.
Henry Chinn left the early
part of the week for Abilene to
visit his parents.
Bill Beasley is agar in Clovis
after spending sometime in
Sweetwaier Texas.
Mrs. Claud Billingsley is en-
jOying a pleasant visit from her
daughter this week.
Mrs. Chas Irwin returned
Tuesday from a trip to Dallas,
Texas during the fair.
T. P. Await and wife of Tex
as, are the guests of his brother,
A. L. Await this week.
Mrs. l.. Snyder of Kansas City
is visiting her husband who is
employed at the shops.
Mrs. Dug Hammond returned
Monday from Melrose where she
has been visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Walker
Of the Horseshoe Ranch are in
the city this week shopping.
John Magee formerly of this
place is again in the city shaking
hands With his many friends.
The Basket tall girls of the
city schools accompanied the
teachers to Melrose Saturday.
Mrs. Neal returned from Ten
nessee this week. She was ac-
companied by her grandmother.
The Clovis basket ball team
which went to Melrose last week
was defeated by a close score.
Mrs. A. ]. Rawlings. Quanah,
Texas is the guest of her sister.
Mrs. A. L. Gurley this week.
Phone your Hardware
wants to phone ~ to Barry
Hardware Company,
John Taylor the leading boos-
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-10-24
Rooms For Rent.

Two furnished CONS TO let for
light housekeeping, 1923 ~, Wal
lace street.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-10-24

r. q. Herbert left the early
'art of the week for Monroeville,
3al., in response to a telegram
that his sister, Mrs. sey
nour, of that place was critical
i'll.
Miss Leila Kendall and Mrs.
Jlois spent the day near Haag
Sunday, the guests of Miss Nam
ME Kendall. The ladies' report
fine time and an excellent dim
ner.
Mr.. and Bert Littleton who
have been the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs, j. I'll. Ritter and Mrs. j. b.
Curren and family returned
Thursday for their home in Tu
cumcari.
Mrs. A. E. Curran and son
Frank returned Tuesday from
where she has been
visiting her parents. w. r.. Buch-
anan and wife for some time
past.
]. S. Lavender of Fulton, Ky
brother of our townsman w. b.
Lavender is visiting in the city
week. He reports lively politi-
cal times in his section of the
country.
r. D., Smith and family Of
Onalaska, Texas are the guests
Of his brother and family, A. e.
Smith. Nh. Smith has accepted
a position as operator at this
point with ne Santa Fe.
Mrs. Alex Shipley is enjoying
a pleasant visit from her father
j. M. Bird this week, who has
been visiting his daughter in
Texas, and is on his way to his
home in Santa Ana, Cal.
Rev. Milton Reese, the new
pastor for the Baptist church
preached to a large congregation
Sunday. Rev. Reese delivered
an interesting sermon and has
won for himself a reputation of
being an energetic worker and a
successful church builder,
In a game Of football played
Friday afternoon on the Clovis
gridiron, the Clovis high school
eleven defeated Hereford. Tex
as, high school by a score of Z to
10. ? The game was fast and in
teresting, and drew considera-
bic crowd of spectators.
Mr.. and Mrs, e. H. Petty
returned to their home in Slaton,
Texas. after several days visit
with their parents and sisters at
this place. Mr.. Petty was for
merly connected with the Hous-
ton-Hart Lumber Co at this
place.
Cyclone Jones, the we'll to-do
Grady farmer was in the city
with a big wagon load of the
finest cabbage, tomatoes, and
sweet potatoes that ever grew.
One cabbage weighed p pounds
which was the largest ever
brought to Clovis.
Rev. Moore, the new Minister
for The Presbyterian church will
arrive in a short time to take
charge of the church at this
place. DR.. Moore comes highly
recommended and no doubt win
find a warm welcome awaiting
him baro
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-12-06
Teachino Fire Prevention,

New York. Dec 2.-An effort to edu.
cate the men and women living in con
geSted districts in fire prevention by
first educating their children was in
augurated by Tenement House Com
missioner Murphy opening Il campaign
in public school % at Mulberry and
Bayard streets The work has been
taken to Othe" schools
Pamphlets viii, h have been distrib
uted among the children contained
much simple instruction in the means
of avoiding fires. The hints given
touch on the dangers OF accumulated
inflammab bic rubbish. the storage of
kindling Wo"d, the painting of fire es-
capes. the placing of drop ladders, the
clearing of Instructions from fire eS-
capes. the study in advance of the
means of escape available for every
family and familiarity with the lOca
ton of the nearest fire box.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-12-06
q Railroad For Senators.

WASHINGTON. Dec 3. - The shortest
ana most exclusive electric railway in
the world, installed in the tunnel be.
tween the capitol and the senate Office
building. will he ready for the use Of
the senators who dislike getting their
feet wet when they return to their
duties next December. 1t is a mono
rail system, 100 feet long. The rolling
stock consists of one car. designed TO
carry twelve senators or thirty-siX
pages.
1t was the original intention Of the
rules committee of the senate to equip
the tunnel wi il q fine little railroad
which would run from somewhere near
the capitol dome through the subway
and all around the basement of the
senate Office building. Democratic
economists of the house, however, in
duced the senate to build only about
700 feet of this railway in the middle
Of the subway, where electric automo-
biles have been running until now
The little car will run on Il single rail
below. but viii he balanced by broad
rail in the roof az the tunnel from
Which the power will be gathered by
means.@ il: 4 SllaAsa ss ~ 49,. ~.<.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-12-06
Tunnel the Rockies.

Denver. Colo, Dec. IA proposal
for q great tunnel to pierce the back
bone of the continent will be taken up
at the next session of the Colorado
legislature. 1t his been placed be-
fore the people of the state by New
man Erb. who has recently been plac-
ed in control Of the Denver. Northwest
ern and Pacific railroad, more familiar
ly known as the Moffat line. Mr.. Erb
is making arrangements for the ex-
tension of this road to Salt Lake City,
from which point it will eventually
90 to the Pacific coast to become part
of a great transcontinental system.
Mr.. Erb's chief plea to the business
men of Denver is that the idea of Da-
vid Moffat. who died before he could
carry out his plan to put traffic tun-
mel through the Rocky mountains on
an air line between Denver and Salt
Lake City. should be carried out. He
would not want it for his own line
alone, but would have it driven for
the benefit of all railways that might
want to use it. With s'1ch tunnel the
long detours now taken by the Union
Pacific and Denver and Rio Grande
lines would be made unnecessary.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-12-06
Chances at Naval AGA DENY.

Annapolis, Md, Dec. 2.-Much good
is expected to come from the reforms
agreed upon by the navy department
for the Naval academy. While there is
to be no untoWard laXity of discipline,
it is now the idea to be more liberal
for infractiUns emanating from mere
youthful spirits and not to continue
the drastic forms Of punishment here
tofore in effect. For instan, e, punish
ments such as extra guard duty and
confinement to quarters and bounds re-
pace the more severe forms of pun
ishment penalties. A postgraduate
course in connection with the academy
viii cause important changes in the
curriculum. The new ideas governing
the academy take worlds history out
of the entrance examination and allow
candidates for admission more time in
the examination room on all subjects.
The time saved by the elimination of
theoretical and advanced features will
be deyO,ed to practical subjects.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-12-06
Turkish Air Scouts.

Constantinople. Dec. 1.-Taking les
son from Italy ana other counties
in active service. During the Italian.
TurkO war the air scouts of the Italian
forces proved of great usefulness. and
the Turks We're often defeated through
their resourcefulness. Not wishing to
be Il back number in this new phase
Of warfare. as she is in many other
things, Turkey sent some of her army
officers to England to learn the gentle
art of flying without breaking ones
neck. The Illustration shows the
at Salisbury. England. just before they
left to sail for Constantinople.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-12-06
New Consul to Bulgaria.

Washington, Dec. Bra phi B. Strass-
burger. 4 former Annapolis football
player. appointed by President Taft
as secretary of the legation and consul
general to Roumania. Bulgaria and
Seryia. is unusually young for so i'm
portant post. He was born ut Nor
ristoWn. Pa. in 1888. ana graduated
from the Naval academy at Annapolis
in 1905. In the fall of 1909. while the
battIeship North Dakota was on her
trial trip, Il boiler tube exploded, kill
ing three men and Wounding sixteen,
and it was only through the quick ac-
ton of Mr.. StrasSburger that more
were not killed. He was promoted
rapidly thereafter
At Annapolis Mr. Strassburger is best
remembered for his proves us foot
ball player.