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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-07

not seen before in this city. together
with which some eccentric and anus
ing comedy is added The lady is a
beautiful blonde is very clever yio-
lin solos, of the European school,
her several solos are very we'll rem
dered and compel her to play several
eHCores
Honey Harris and Howard Mar
.Nu LJo principal Vans Greater
Minstrels.' scored a genuine hit The
management was fortunate In secur-
ing this act while en- route TO san
Francisco to open for the bigger cir
cults. They were forced TO respond
to several encores last night Being
one OF the biggest and most success
full hits that Amarillo has ever seen.
As the famous O Henry would
say They have line OF talk songs
and dances that would make an old
oak tree bend with laughter It's to
your sense OF humor 20 see them.
They are a long lingering laugh.
These acts play the Majestic today
and tonight.
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morning of February 3 and address
the citizens OF that place AZ night
and will leave for New YORK the fol-
lowing morning.
Mrs. Booths work In behalf OF
prisoners Is regarded by informed
persons as very practical and whole
some. She does not strive so much
for reform OF methods OF conducting
prisons as she endeayors TO help the
prisoners directly to make the best
of the conditions in which they find
themselves She has worked with
marked success TO aid the families OF
prisoners and to assist discharged
prisoners. For this latter purpose
she has established four halls Of
hope To these discharged prison
ers may come 10 live until they can
get readjusted 20 the world and un-
III employment can be found FOR
them. Mrs Booth makes II rule
10 find places for these men only
with persons who are willing 10 en-
ploy former prisoners and who know
exactly who II Is they are taking Un-
der these conditions many ex-pris-
oners have been able TO make good
Some years ago there was a pris-
toner's aid society in Texas, which un-
dertook a similar work. although
without having a home for prisoners.
but AZ present there Is no organized
work of this kind Friends In Texas
have suggested TO Mrs. Booth that
she lend her assistance In bringing
about such organization and in as
tabllshing one of her hope halls" In
this state. and II Is largely in re-
Spouse TO this request that she is
coming TO Texas at this time.
This will be- her third visit to
Texas She first visited the state T.
years ago az an officer of the saliva
ton Army shortly thereafter she
and her husband, Darlington Booth.
| founded the Volunteers of America.
an organization similar 10 the saliva
ton Army. and II was about the same
time that she became interested IN
work for prisoners In this she has
made wide reputation. A woman
of means. she deyotes the earnings
from her lecture engagements 10 this
work for prisoners No admission
fee. however, is to be charged for her
addresses in Austin, and perhaps not
In the other places she will visit In
Texas.
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MRS. BOOTH COMING
FOR TOUR Of TEXAS

AUSTIN. Texas. Feb. G. Definite
announcement Is made of the dates
which Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth
Of New York will fill this month on
Ter visit 20 Texas In the Interest OF
prisoners. She will be- In Austin
from o'clock on the morning OF
February until noon of the follow
ing day. Tuesday, February ~, she
will deliver two addresses The first
OF these will be under the auspices
Iof the lecture bureau OF the Cniyer-
sity OF Texas. and will be made In
the University Young Mems Christi
IAN Association auditorium at 4
O'Clock in the afternoon. The second
address will be made In the Hall of
Representatives NJ the State Capitol
at O'Clock p m. Members of the
legislature and the public are in
vited To attend
Mrs. Booth will speak TO the pris-
oners and To the citizens OF Rusk AZ
Rusk penitentiary on February 6 NJ
o'clock p. m. On February ! she
will address the prisoners at Hunts
willie pcnitentiary. and at O'Clock p.
m. of the same day she will address
the citizens OF Huntsville In the au-
ditorium of Sam Houston Normal
College.
Leaving Huntsville on the fore
noon OF February she Will go by
lrail 10 Houston and thence by auto
mobile to Harlem state Farm, near
Richmond where she will spend the
might. addressing the prisoners on
the farm the morning of February ?.
| The same day she will speak 10 the
prisoners on the Imperial State Farm
nearby. and possibly also TO the pris-
oners on the Bassett Blakely leased
farm
Returning TO Houston. she will ad-
dress the citizens OF Houston In the
city auditorium the night of February
10. February 10 she will visit the
Houston plantation and the Ramsey
State Farm. On the following day
she will be in Austin as already indi-
Gated.
II was not her original intention
to speak at Waco. but date has
been given that city at the earnest
request of Col A. X. McCollum Mrs
Booth will reach Waco the afternoon
OF February IL and speak there at
might. She will reach Dallas the
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AnuSenentS

The Merry Widow" new and
lavish production OF which will yis-
II this city. to play at the Grand
Friday, February 2l, 1913 offers an
excellent illustration OF what the
public wants Under the manager
ial direction of Henry w. Savage,
Franz Lehar's delightful operatta
was produced In New York about
five years ago, to be exact, on Mon
day night. October 2l, 1907-at
the New Amsterdam Theater where
IL enjoyed continuous engagement
OF one solid year When one con
siders the numerous entertainments
that advertise themselves rs hav-
ing spent two years In New York
one admires the constraint that
marks Mr. Savage's publicity projec-
ton OF THE Merry Widow The
company that will be seen here was
selected b. MIR Savage to make the
trans-coutinental tour from New
York TO san Francisco. II includes
Mable WILDER. Charles Meakins, Os-
car Figman. Arthur Wooley +. j.
Mccarthy, Vernon DalharL Olga
Roller. and several others from the
original company. MIR Savage
takes pride in the fact that The
Merry Widow" has not retrogressed
since its well remembered premiere
in New York He announces that
the present organization is the best
OF the numerous American casts that
have Interpreted Lehar's MASTER
r.Incn
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Personals

a J. S. Dodson Of Brownsville arri-
We'd boz Amarillo yesterday morning,
and win be- a guest In the home OF
his son. Or +. ". Dodson.
IysNir. and Mrs Nelson Cunliff Of 81.
Iouis are guests in the home Of
Mrs. Cunliff's brother. G. A Fisk,
on Washington street Mr. Cunliif
Is representative IN 81 Louis Of
George B. Kessler. the noted land
scape and city planning artist.
<R G.. Joiner OF Plainyiew. was
here yesterday on legal business.
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4. ". ". VI. Met
With Mrs. Curric.

Will W.T.
The c. W. b. NJ. OF the First
Christian church met Wednesday ar
ternoon In regular monthly session
with Mrs Tom Currie at her beauti-
full home. 1900 Van Buren, street.
The spacious reception suite was
very attractively decorated with
lovely potted plants and cut flowers.
A very interesting program was
rendered. the subject being Mission
Stories and Books" Roll call was
responded 20 with missionary items.
The devotional service was led by
Mrs. W p Jennings. and a very In
teresting review OF "Sita" was given
by Mrs. Jennings and was very en-
joyable number on the program.
Mrs. Benton read beautiful paper
entitled Esther" Hidden answers
by the society brought the program
10 a close.
A delightful social hour was en-
joyed and the guests were served
delicious refreshment OF charlotte
russo, cake and coffee.
There was a large attendance OF
members and number OF guests
were present.
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SIMMONS LOSES To
CANYON TEAM AGAIN

CANYON CITY. Feb. G i'm q splr-
tied and highly interesting game b'.
tween the local basketball team ana
simmons College team OF Abilene,
Canyon was the victor, score 40 to
is.
Thad and Tom Lair covered cen
ter and Rease and Hunt were guards
for Canyon. For Simmons Moore ard
Wick we're forwards and Bradley vas
center. Lee and Hughes were guards.
Tom Lair threw seven HELD goals.
Bradley threw three fields goals anu
one foul
Although the weather was rather
unfavorahlo the crowd was large and
enthusiastic.
The visitors expressed great salts
faction az the cordial entertainment
accorded them by Canyon and pro
fessed q most enjoyable visit In spite
OF their Overwhelming defeat
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1t. AIMS Chapter
With Mrs. Forbes.

st. AIMS Chapter of St Andrews
Episcopal church met with Mrs. C..
p. Forbes, COZ North East Sixth
street. yesterday afternoon. There
was quite a good attendance and the
regular routine business of the chap
ter received attention during the
early part OF the afternoon. and the
members have decided TO change
their meeting day from Friday to
Tuesday. The usual hour was spent
sewing on the altar linen.
The members were served delic-
ious hot coffee and cake.
The next meeting will be held
with Miss Clara Davis. 700 Pierce
street
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Niills-iIeal

Mills-Deal
c. VI Mills and Mrs Clara NJ.
Deal were united in marriage at the
home prepared by Mr.. Mills for his
bride at $40 Polk street yesterday
morning at\11:30 o'clock by Rev
Walter p. Jennings, pastor of the
First Christian church.
The bride is avery attractive wo-
man and has lived in Amarillo for
some time The groom is conduct
or on the Rock Island
Mr.. and Mrs. Mills left over the
Rock Island for a short honey moon
trip after which they will be at home
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One OF the best bills ever seen IN
Amarillo vas offered at The Grand
asst night
The first act on the ball was by
the Barnells clever team OF Euro
pean jugglers and musicians. the
gentlemen especially introduce some
new feats OF Juggling and balancing.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-07

More than ten THOUSAND accidents,
causing disability OF seven days or
longer. were reported to the State
industrial accident board OF Califor
MIA during the year 1912
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-07

In Winnipeg Manit, classes In
building construction and steel
square have been instituted by the
United brotherhood Of Carpenters
and Joiners.
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Personal.

Miss Verna y. Eye who has been
visiting her brother. W. d. Eye OF
the Amarillo Improvement Company
has returned to Boulder. Colo. to
resume her work In the University
OF Colorado.
Mrs r. II Cheatham OF Shreve-
port. nee Miss Lucy wilkins of AM
arillo, was operated on Wednesday
for appendicitis and messages re-
ceiyed state that she rallied after the
operation and a complete recovery
is hoped for soon.
Miss Dorcas Mason has returned
TO her home in Amarillo from Dallas
where she has been for several
months
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Mulkey of Clar-
endon are guests for a few days of
Mr.. and Mrs. W y. Ponder, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Z. Richey and Mr.. and Mrs
G. W. Small.
Mrs. c. ] Kellner, wife OF Rev
Kellner, pastor Of the Congregation
al church, accompanied by her little
daughter, Bcrnice. leaves this morn
ing for Ann Harbor, Mich, to at
tend Mrs. kellner's mother who is
very i'll.
Mrs. Freed Rees of Pendleton.
Oregon, who has been visiting rela-
lives and friends In Amarillo for sew
eral days leaves this morning for
Canyon Tor "A few days visit. after
which she will visit in Fort Worth.
Waco and other Texas points before
returning home
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Strickland.
1909 Van Buren, street. have as a
guest In their home, their brother
in-law, Professor a. J. Street OF Fort
Worth.
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~
AnnOunC cments.
Stoddard Study Glass No. | will
meet with Mrs \. Ebarstadt. 1901
Fillmore street at 2:3O o'clock this
afternoon.
The Matinee Musicale will hold n
business meeting with Miss Rachel
Kendall. s0l Polk street. at 400
o'clock this afternoon.
The Townsley-Berger Concert Co
will give an entertainment tonight
at the Grand Opera House under the
auspices OF the Santa Fe.
At the High School Auditorium
AT $ O'Clock tonight an entertain.
ment will be given under the aus
pieces OF the Glee Club. Old time
songs will be given by large chorus
and a delightful evenings enter
tainment is arranged.
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TELEPHONE t0i

to their friends at sos Polk street
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-07

One fourth of OF electric fixtures
this week az Nunn's.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-07

FOR SALE Two feather beds, one
leather couch. ! sewing machine Ad-
dress p care News S3-3p
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-07

STEAM HEATED ROOMS TWO
steam heated rooms in s. Charles
Apartments for rent Gentlemen
only It's warm all winter IN the
81 Charles and close In town Phone
l9l. f27 or 1906. $3.50
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED To buy two or three
floor type show cases and on wall
case. Must be in good condition
Phone l6S Num- Electric Co 1913,
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-07

FOR SALE Five room house. cor
ner LOT, barn, chicken house. garden
space, will sell for less than cost OF
Improvements Small cash payment.
balance like rent. Good location for
railroad man c. VI. Humphreys at
the Amarillo Bank a Trust Co $3.50
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27
Destructive PARENTS.

So destructive are the parents OF the
small fry that In artificial propagation.
which is most difficult matter at the
best with the bass. the young and the
old hsh are always separated immediate
" upon the arrival Of the former At the
fry period The fry are light in color and
look like glints Of silver as they rush
about their business Of getting food.
They are marked with dark spots along
the sides, tending to form irregular YER
tical bars.
No other fry is so full Of life and fight.
In the cool Of the evening and In the
early morn they are engaged In seeking
their food. They uptun small stones
seeking helgramites and larvr. and in a
short time are killing and consuming
the fry Of such fsh as carp and chubs.
BY the time they have reached three
inches in length they will take the troll
ing spoon and any other lure offered by
the angler. for which they receive some
round cursing. as they are too small for
food-thereby consuming great deal OF
time. Within three years, possibly four,
they have reached maturity being then
over a foot in length and OF olive green
sides and bronze back. Their teeth are
well deyeloped. hut as even as the brlstles
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27

rushed TO the Potomac. where In ten
years he was thrilling sportsmen by the
thousands and contributing many pounds
10 the fish markets Of Washington. His
adaptabilty Is wonderful and his hardi-
hood quite as remarkable under all con-
ditlons He prefers cool. swiftly running
streams. wherein are deep shaded pools
In which he may lolter during the heat
Of the summers day. but he has lived un-
der conditions that would turn up the toes
of trout in a days time. and he bids
fair TO become our greatest and most ex-
tensive game fish. That he Is the best
fighter. pound for pound, that our rivers
produce Is the consensus Of opinion OF all
fishermen, and this In spite Of the fact that
he rarely exceeds six pounds In weight and
Is not as delicate food az many another
member of the hnny tribe. Yet when he,
strikes he ever brings Joy TO the man
who has killed the salmon, the tarpon
the yellow tail and the muskallonge' for
ne is unyieldng. plucky. adroit and brave
Better still, the black bass never sulks'
AZ do the salmon and other fishes. He
is I'm the struggle from the moment he
takes your hook until you bring him eN-
hausted and near dead to the bank. And
trv as YOU will, YOU will never fetch him
forth until he has spent himself
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27

the hollow some eighteen inches wide, in
water from eighteen inches TO four feet
deep, and when the nest has been COM
pleted he cleans il with his fins until
each pebble fairly shines in the sun.
All the large stones ne carries away
and when all is ready he and his mate
play back and forth about the nest.
caressing each other and reaching high
state Of emotion. Woe be to that FISH
that crosses his path at this time! AT
last they swim across the nest with bel
lies close together. she little in advance
of him, and as she exudes the eggs ho
fertilizes them with his milt, and they
sink to the clean gravel bottom, where
they cling by reason of being glutinous.
This they repeat several times and then
he drives her from him. and as she plies
back and forth some distance from the
nest he places his body over it, alwayS
on guard, while constantly stirring the
eggs by beating the waters with his fms.
Now he is savage. filled with that strange
instinct to preserve its offspring that Is
such a noble and admirable quality in
some animals, some fish. You can drift
tNfA AAlil ia q bhiN anu QAAlt OANCh ITO
will hold his position, daring and angered.
and there have been instances OF the
male seIzing the hands OF feeders when
they were watching the nest. Snakes
are murdered II they approach, yet 1t is
now that the race is the prey of eagles
and herons, for the bright gravel nests
beneath them make them conspicuous
fish for these marauders.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27

cast OF brass and silver. OF feathers and
wood. / have still-hshed many day
and falling asleep in the drowsy at
mosphere. as the bees hummed ana
buzzed I'm nearby fields OF clover, nave
been awakened by the shrill cry OF the
reel or the sudden bobblng up and down
of the rod that l had wrapped my legs
about. He IS n satisfying and generous
foe to do all this. yet the greatest Joy of
all is TO seek him with the four-foot cast
ing rod as Buddy and | did In the little
Pennsylvania mountain streams, and
which we told you about at the opening OF
this story. Then and only then can you
enjoy him to the uttermost depths Of the
soul. for there is something alluring and
fascinating TO the cast Of the artificial
minnow and the song Of the reel as the
lure goes hurting through space some
forty feet to the far side Of an old log or
big rock that quite makes up for any
long, dusty walks you have undergone to
reach the proper waters.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27
Continued from fifth page.

describes a whopping sea serpent that he
saw not far from Long Island in July OF
1903 Thirty-seven years later another
divine, the Rev. p. W. Demooldt, made
the startling statement that not only
had he seen the sea serpent in the water
near his home on the Norwegian coast
hut that he had shot at 1t with musket
and evidently wounded II quite badly
f,on the ruction that took place In the
water afterward.
The Rev. Alexander Maclean, who -FOUR
ished at about the same time as the Rev
Atr Cummings. observed off the island or
con what he first called. in his clerical
manner. an "object" 1t appeared ike
small rock, he said, but after ioohlhs at II
for some time he saw 1t elevated apo'e
the surface of the sea and move IN ms
direction with measured ana dieHineu
motion. In intense alarm the minister
steered for shore, with the sea serpent
apparently pursuing him 1t drew SO near
that he could see its shining eye Out OH
finding the water shallow II apparently
,.ooar,a discouraged and moved on TO sea
a,,aIn where later. according TO the min
ister's story. il was reported as haNi"e
frightened nearly TO death the crews VI
half a dozen fishing vessels
These accounts OF the findings OF rev.
erend gentlemen were gathered together
by Anthony oudemans, who puplished q
voIuminous book on sea serpents' Ihis
book contains all reported appearances
DIR. oudemans, from whose volume part
~ this material has been gathered, not
only goes into all the "yeracious' reports
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27
THE YOUNG FISH.

Along the edges OF the stream in
gra vel nests he is hatched from grayish.
translucent eggs. with several thousand
others, in May or June after a period Of
from one TO two weeks. There they re-
main while the yolk sac is being alb
sorbed, a period Of another week. care
fully guarded by the male. About two
or three days after this has transpired,
If herons and fsh-eating birds have not
made havoc, the young fry arise and
are sent scurrying into the tall grass by
the watchful parent. VINO then leaves
them TO their fate. They are by no
means children or weaklings at any time
thereafter, though frogs, turtles and
some beetles, as well as kingfshers,
herons and fish, including the parents,
are all upon the lookout for the tempt
ing morsels they must be. They feed
upon insect Larvae, and II food is plenti-
full develop most rapidly reaching a
length Of from four 10 eight inches in
from FIVE to six months Like their par
ents. they are vicious and hardy, never
falling 10 do battle or test strength
with other fishes, and the larger do not
hesitate TO feed. cannibal fashion, upon
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27

ship Don, on the evening of the 10Th OF
August, 1881
NJ. Renard and the others were sitting
on deck, so IT Is alleged. enjoying per-
feet evening and the CLEAN Of moonlit
sea, when a horrible and nauseating mon
ster came 10 the surface at no great dis
tance from the ship. while at the same
time an overpowering stencil attacked
the nostrils Of the travellers.
The monster, runs the report, measured
from forty to fifty metres, in so far as
the numerous coils made measurement
possible From the dorsal ridge TO the,
middle of the billy the body appeared TO
be covered by ranges OF scales, and the
general roughness Of the surface and the
moss grown skin appeared TO indicate
great and assured age. The head was
pointed. with teeth "sharp and enormous
and from the throat. attached to kind
Of cushion there projected a hard
tongue, pointed, provided with suckers
and glittering like steel" This horrible
brute stayed on the surface OF the water
in full view for at least ten minutes,
when II sank again beneath the surface
OF the water. The alleged beholders OF
the terrible sight gave solemn testimony
OF their experience TO the editor by let
ter, in which 1t was stated with most
remarkable assurance that all these facts
were truths Of refined and intrinsic purity
A sketch accompanied the letter and Is
printed here.
But after all the cavil and falsehood
pro and con regarding enormoos serpents
Of the ocean, a residue OF truth remains
In some OF the tales of the sea serpents
appearance that cause the present day
scientists 10 shrug their shoulders. Some
of the rcrorts of the monster are not