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THE AMERIOUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER- WEDNESDAY, MAI 6, 1891. SEW YORK BOY CHOIRS, most of the episcopal churches NOW EMPLOY THEM. EnotffV » u r* Aro Hord to Somira—t'ODBt- ( itunali KfMiury Urforo the Trainril Ckofr Ii'fUady to Sing A«v c , P ubly—Gerraon Bo;i Preferred. Boy choirs are now an established feature of worship in a majority of Epis- conal churches in this city; but few members of congregations have any knowledge of the work of the choir be yond that gained as listeners. The search for singers, the teachers’ rehearsals and the many hindrances to the successful maintenance of a vetted choir are allont of sight Before the existence of a general de mand for boys with good voices, an or ganist was often bfdeged by applicants and bad only to make his choice. How different the conditions are today every organist, with the passible exception of those of Trinty.parjah, can Attest Trin ity has at command the parish schools from which, mnch after the English sys tem, the choirmaster may select his voices and maintain a supplementary choir. Not so fortunate, however, are most choirmasters. They are obliged to de pend on such sources aa advertisements in the newspapers, both English and German;Sqnday achool. of the par ish and the public schools, and the offer of a commjsfftniio hWf JjW. *«««!»» a saa*£ac*oi7l®g9Wi named faperhapathajjMatinrtiircliitliod, and many; 0*4 jrofceei'fcevs been ob tained by it; hot no one of the above is a son method of reeppomring the ever- ehanging personnel of the choir, and many organists probably appreciate th» feelings of the choirmaster of one of the largest Episcopal churches in New York, who, when asked in what manner he provided for vacancies in his choir, re plied that be "tnuted to lock.” coon SCHOOLS. If church services demanded a daily choral services choir schools such ns ex ist abroad would be necessary, and thosa interested hope that in time snch Institutions will he maintained in this country. The lack of materia! for solo voices has prompted the organists of some prominentchnrehes, snch asSt. George’s, 8L Mary the Virgin's, All Angels, and 8t. Ignatius’, to employ femalo voicesdn this capacity, and even as auxiliary chorus singers, and the future will doubtless see many other churches com pelled to adopt this expedient, which can certainly he defended on musical if not on ecclesiastical grounds. The most successful choirs in New York number about thirty-five voices, viz., sixteen treble*, five altos, seven tenors and eight bassos, and although authorities differ somewhat the best re sults appear to be obtained when the parts are divided in about this propor tion. Voices vary greatly in quality and carrying power, which makes it difficult to give a definite law covering every case, bnt some adult voices are a neces sity. The number of rehearsals varies ac cording to the style of mnaio rendered and the ability of the choir to read tnnsio readily. In few churches arq the rehearsals for boys less frequent. than twice weekly, and in many cases inch- vidnal lessons are given in addition. Many listeners express wonder at the facility with which the, little choristers render florid passages; bnt except in rare instances these results are accom plished by hard and patient labor on the part of both Instructor and pnpil. GERMAN BOYS IN DEMAND. Boys of German parentage arc greatly in demand, they seeming to possets bet ter voices than American lids, and in ad dition a musical instinct, which is a great help to proficiency in their art Boys are available for choir work be tween the ages of'9 and 18. At an earlier age than 9 they donotpomeaa sufficient intelligence to bo of service, and except in rare cases their voices do not last after the sixteenth year. For a time before their voices art en tirely lost boys are sometimes available for the alto parts—the aimer register being useless—but thislaagrest injustice to the chorister, aa the value of his voice in after years is by this course seriously depreciated. Boys’ voices have two registers, the "thick” and “thfa." Ia the' first the vocal chords vibrate in their whole thick ness and in the latter only the thin edges of the chords aro employ*!. The sweet, UrfiBke^mality of the tnijeil chorister is'dbe to the use of the higher register or head tonto rather than to^isUnt practice, aa UgenMfiy gup- An untrained boy willaing naturally in the thick register, .producing a hard, disagreeable tone, and hi* voice will wrer out long.belora' theuUloted period. In addition to thoifluto' Kk* timbre when thb thin register is employed, 1 the compass of the voice la extended up to G and A above the staff without effort, notes which would be impoerible for the entrained boy to deliver. In nearly all the snrpUced choirs boys are paid a salary which varies from $1.60 ™ I 10 monthly for' chores work,’ and from $15 to $60 a month for aolobts. Ex ceptional voices command corresponding A system pf fines for tardiness, ab- wnce and misbehavior is generally en- tbreed as tbs moat satisfactory method °f maintaining discipline, and it is prob- •blo that the angelic countenance of the average choir boy is nourished by the Prnpect of the aalanr Which this oourab wU1 preserve intact—New York World. cumuli, ami lieu it:,. Tile importance of climatology it grad- nsily becoming recognized. No one can doubt that of the' many factors which contribute to helper binder physical well being, a very large share must be at tributed to climate, understood in its widest sense—i. o., to those conditions of atmosphere and soil which are con stantly operating upon us by day and by night. The air wo breathe, its temper ature, hnmidity, pressure and purity, the amount of sunshine wo receive, the character of the winds to which we are exposed, the nature of the soil on which wo reside, ail these factors have a po tent influence upon the organism in health, and still more potent influence upon it in its more unstable and sensi tive condition when the subject of dis ease. While fe w will care to question inch obvious considerations, climatology is still comparatively neglected, and does not yet rank where it will probably some day stand—via., alongside hygiene and dietetics. The reason for this com parative neglect ia probably the vague ness which has hitherto for the most part surrounded-this subject, and the paucity of accurate and definite data relating to It. It is also nnfortnnate that the avail able information ia-so often obtainable only from interested persons,- whose natural bias in favor of certain localities will often, in spits of the most upright intentions, lend a more or lees unreal coloring to their Statements.—New York Ledger. Curious People. It doesn’t take mnch to attrectacrowd ia New York. Let two gamins start across Fourteenth, street on a run any afternoon, and before they have gone a block there will bejUmndred people at their heels, all running. No one but the boys know whst’s up, but the crowd rushes thither without any. inquiring. Let a mao stop on a corner in plain view and gbgp intently at the sky, and in ten minutes fifty or more people will have gathered about him and directed their gaze heavenward. Only New Yorkers would do this. Curiosity is the common failing. I. witnessed a noteworthy inci dent of this character the other evening. It was at the corner of Sixth avenue and Fourteenth street. A man halted at the foot of the ele vated station and pointed his umbrella toward the rear of the corner house. He did it to demonstrate the extent of New Yorkeis’ curiosity. He stood there half a minute, when a second man halt ed. Then » third stopped, and within five minntes the street was blocked and the street cars couldn't move. Several policemen were there, too. and all gaz ing at the rear wail. Some one said thieves were climbing over the roofs, and other stories equally ridiculous were bruited about. Fnlly 800 people stood there, not knowing why they did so. was half an honr before the streets were cleared.—New York Star. ■4 > ChMS| I “IT STARTED WITH A COLD." DOCTOR ACKERS ENGLISH SBS ■IT tastes Goon, NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS. VH. RADAH’S CROBE KILLER MOn TRULY AM CORRECTLY CALLED Hi 8fatnt Medicine In thllbitt A WONDERFUL TONIC AND BLOOD PURIFIER AUfOST fflUCTMW CUSIS Of bopelcee sad apparently incurable disease, ere constantly being mads. It la tbs Impossible, by curing i SOU NOT KSAPT01HT zzpictahofs. Vote people are celng cured by Microbe Killer than by ell other medicines combined. FLEETWOOD A RUSSELL, Sole Agents for Sumtercouuty. july22-dlyr Cigarette Smoking Increasing. "The laws against cigarette smoking,' said a member of one of the largest firms that manufacture that article, "which forbid their sale to minors and call, in New. York at least, for the immediate arrest of every yontli under sixteen who is caught smoking them in publio places, have not had the slightest effect on the cigarette market. Despite these laws and the thnnderings of the medical pres* the cigarette business has grown steadily, and the entire output pf v>e factories to day is fully one-third greater than that of two years age. Even if the laws against the cigarette smoking minor were strictly enforced, which' they are not, it would not at all inflnence the trndfc 'The reason is found in the fact that the average little boy who affects the taper wrapped weed has only a very Uni ted capital at his command. A* he buys only the cheapest brands the big deaims wont waste time in selling to him. He rarely invests in a whole package, and denis almost entirely with those queer little shops in side streets where cigar ettes are sold in broken lots at the rate of two for a penny. A* you can easily see, the entire suppression of this branch of the business is not liable to exercise An Odd Occupation. There is a Uttle guild of men face tiously called "The Early Birds.” They rise in the summer before the sparrows, and though they do not go to work themselves it is their vocation to can other people to work. On dark winter mornings they are out before the mow- birds are awake. They have regular routes, and every morning between 4 and 8 o’clock they atop at houses, ring door bells and tell people it’s time to get up. Their clients are batchers, barten- Sho Knew* An up town teacher asked a girl how ■•“y bonce there were Id her body, and “J glib girl nearly Bwailowed her cliew- gum In her haste to answer 208. Wrong! There are only 207,” said tho teacher. "Yes’m,” was the triumphant response; “bnt 1 swallowed a fish bona Philadelphia Record. den, car driven, twtourant keepers and car oondneton, men who have to go to week very early imthamofeiing; and to whom it is a serious matter to be fifteen minntes or half air hour late. Some of them Mflythipli bare from fifteen to twenty customers. They get from twenty-five to ififtye*nf*'Aweek from each. The bartenden usually pay half a dollar a week tor Bring The fact that their business is a success ful one shows that they are mart relia ble and effective than an alarm clock. Their day's work is finished in two hours.—New York Journal. Church Ventilation. We wish som^bodj would give us a few practical views as to tbs ventilation of churches. By the time a religious service on Sunday ia half through the church often' becomes so hot the air so impure and the heoren so sleepy that Uttle good ia dona by tho sermon. Wo For sale by I wish architects were half as solicitous Americas, »*■ UPnMR MOL, Frepririsrt, Doubts, (jppMl’i Stock* tWAHHftHi ttb For sale by the DAVENPORT DRUG COMPANY, Americas, Os. T. S. GLOVER Has Just opened no at Watts' corner with a choice clock of Fane;: and: Familf; Groceries And herewith asks s share of the public patronage. Connected la a neat and ooajr Bar* where Ai tout Wm. Liquon, Bw and Cgtrs Cm. be found. When yon need me come tndeeeme. T. S. GLOVER A Certain Core for Dyspepsia. There Is perbaps no disease, so prevalent as Eg lenceJdttinlatalnthehmdTwu! heaviness or rlddinmmrimmm| Or. Holt'* Dyspeptic Elixir Company! fioritm par bottle. Moxtxxoxa, Ox THE LITTLE SEWING MACHINE HAH orrzRs roa sals SEWING MACHINES S; MOTORS For all Machines on easy terms, and can supply Ibe best '» UIIO) FOR All MACHINES. Special attention given to repairing email Machinery. • Orders by malt will i selva promut attention. IffiRF wish architects were half as solid tone about ventilation as they are about the tarn Of an arch or tho groove of a pillar. —Chi'Atinn Inquirer. A It tally. Truly Martyr. Dr. Eisen—You nre getting near sight ed, madam. Yon should wear glasses. Mrs. Gidet-Oh, doctor! My noso is too ornali to hold eye glasses, and specte- 8m are so Tory unbecoming What shall I do?—Puck. S.AM ROUTE. Local and Through Schedule in Effect April 1891. Mix'd. Daily Ex. Sunday, Passengr Sunday Only ■No. !•. 1 MailAEx ■PiUJyj 6 41 • 4S 6 60 ill T 10 pi 6 20 ft i 8 28 F 8 39 • 46 F 863 8 60 ■ 06 • 13 F 626 942 ■ 63 10 62 7 26pm 2 12 pm No* to—*ng*r Dally. 7 00 pm 7 12 F 762 T 87 F 8 11 827 842 663 6 66 is i itftB 6 10 T 60 ii 00 pn 12 49 F 1 00 am 726 4 45ftm 627 650 6 02 F 660 6 43 F 664 7 24 F 7 82 F 7 89 F 746 TMF • OOF 8 01 F 8 15 ft m WESTERN DIVISION. STATION*. Lv....Omaha Arr. .. Lours Iff Junction.. Irvin ....a..Lumpkin StoB ...ft—tom WiM Jennings ......... fiftltsr New Point Littlejohn At.... Americas ...Lr. No. 1. Mail. Dally. SoTT Pass'ng’r Mixed. Sunday Dally Ex. only 9 60 p m n 59 a m 8 27 F 760 7 87 F 727 7 19 706 6 66F 6 62F 6 46 F • 41 • 85F 6 28 F 6 26F • 15 p I 12 55 pi 10 87 10 00 9 47 EASTERN OIVISIOI. STATIONS. ....Lv..,. ..Gatewood Bnntlnctou Desoto Cobb Mil la Ex. Dally. ?sr ;sr T 29 t7 22 664 6 48F 6 87 • 20 607 666 !S 8 IT 517 6 02 4 61 446 IN 422 li oopm .6 06 pm 8(4 3 23 306 3 00 If 210 1264 2 04 am 1 66ft 7 40pm 1165 16 26 866 « • 32 818 807 7 64 745 780 7 13 lit 846am 616pm IV 6 Cl F isn •a — pm 207 167 146 166 126 1 29 1 04 -12 54 12 41 F 12 40pa 7 35 an F—Flag Station. W. X. MARSHALL* Gen’l Supt E. S. GOODMAN, Qe&'l Paso. Agt. CENTRAL RAILROAD OF GEORGIA SoutDweatem Division. Correct Sohednle, No. 22, in Effeot'April 12,1891 SAVANNAH fit WESTERN DIVISION Schedule No. 10, taktnf effect Apr. ltth, INI. No. A Between Savannah and Blrmln(bainJ No. A Dally. vis Americue, Dally. TAOpm Leave Savannah Arrive TAOpm ■ .... Lyon- • UOam Americue, Buena Vista, Arrive Columbus, Leave 150am 523pm Daily. Fas«enger No. 6 Dally. Fast Nall EAST BOUND. No. 6 Xany Past Nall pH, 3:83am 618 •* • 89 •• 1060 M 5Kpm 286pm 418 '♦ A 66 •• 1090 M 016am 68i " a r.' r^rtvamr lv. “ Atlanta " " Angnata “ " Bavannah " 108pm 1118am 7B: 910pm trip m if: i8‘-” No. 7 Dally Passenger wS 1 ’* 442am 7 85am No. g i aS p - m ll-s WEST BOUND. Lv. America. At. \ r ' «« “ •• Montgomery Lv. No. 6 A «»s n„m t“S3 Doily Piwvnge, 825a m Ors NoTY “tt- 15S p - m i0Mpm 4E.ni TUam TXam BoT5 Daily TlPF 25S “ 640 • TO PLORfDA. ^Th?a, ^ : M Jacksonville •• No. 6 g6»y 78 «r No. 8 1ST w 1 Solid Train, with Sleaploz Can Bata fan Savannah and Birmingham. For fortbar Information ralatlva to tlckate, Mhedalet, boat route* etc. ate., apply to A. T. MAXWELL, AganL J. C. McKENZIB, Bnp’t, E.T. CHARLTON,Oen. Poos. Ag*t. Americue. Os. Hmtlhvllte, Oa. Savannah.G*« D. H. BYTHE WOOD, Dlvlelon Pom. Az’t., Columbua, Oa. D- D. CURRAN, Bnp’t, Oolnmbu*. Oa. J. C. BHAW.Trav, (bus. Ag’L, Savannah Oa. PASSENGER SCHEDULE SBWANEE ElVEE BOCTE TO FLOBIDA, Taking Effect March TV, I SOI. Etaadsrd Tims, 90tk Meridian. UoThfl hoBfH: QOtNO BOUTH, I U p mil in a i ?io 6 gg|tla:i Bs9| rir; 10®. tvT 10 Mam ifija® depart from anion depots la Msoon andPalaUca andf.adF. 'C^*nseilo n o nertb^boand and son lb bonnd !e mods In Mtcon with trains of Central , ’o»nenSpks..nger AgenL KEBBYBUBNB7C.T. and P. A. Na sit Mntberry»«. JAMES MENZIES, Bouthesxtern Agent, * West Bay BL, JackeonTUle, Flo. ■ ■ t .Union Depot. SCHOFIELD’S IRON WORKS, . . FOUNDRY AND HACinNE SHOP. i i .. THE FURNISH THE LATEST PAPERS NOVELS, MA8AZINES Fashion Plates. Will receive subscriptions for any paper or oubication. ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. PLACE. Mardre’s Book Store. Americus News Go. FcbA-iy • • S. A. M. ROUTE. Smomli, Americas & Montgomery R'y. TIME TA1ILE Taking Kffeet April 19,1891. TS5- ft m.lvo.... .inrininghaTn. 10 00 ! ' r ^ 10 27 , 2 15 p in iSp. Ivo Ilirtningham arri 7 00 p m lve...sChUderabnrK.....lve 6 05 lTO.......0ylacauiEa Ive 4 40 he *0pell£ft ,lve 1 25 arr Columlmn... Ive Columbua. arr Kllaviita. Ive • KUavilla. arr AmericwK.. ive. Amrrlciia Ive H oo 4 30 ft in !v«....s.. .ll.yona Ive 1 Oft arr Savannah.....* Arr 7 40 j Charleston arr 11 45 am it 20 * 9 06 X BO 8 20 ft 10 * in 2 1ft p m tetw'iTtobhtifiunery and Americuff, via Opeffka Ive Montgorae^ ....arrl 7 1ft p m Ive Opelika arrl 1 os arr America* ......lve t 9 2» a hi Mont go in »*ry find Aiudrirua, via I'ulon • Spnnga and Coinmbm, 7 40 am lve.....Si5«Ugam«y.....arrj 7 06 pm 3 60 1rt...... Colnmbua...... arrll 20 If 69 If arr Amnrirus Ivf| ft 20 ltfftw’n Montgomery and~Americn» t 'via Eufaula 7 40 a m lvnT... .Montgomery.... -arr 7 oft p m 1106 Ive Eulanla .......Ive 4 07 12 jo pm Ive Albany arr ir 280 arr America* Ivc 11 between Amerlcna and Jaokiionvllle, via Helena |7 00 pm;lre Amerinso 118 ft mllve 0 10 UUT Brunawick 766 |arr..... Jackaonvllln .arr 8 00am ; 3 fift am s It 00 pm jweat* and at Amerfcus for (irmtngham and all points In the Northwest. • Mead Buttons. Sleeping cars between Columbus and Savan- Fassengem from Charleston destined to polnta west of Bovannab, change car* at C. 6c 8. June- ^.MARSHALL, X. B. GOODMAN, Oen. Saperintendent, Otn. Pace. Agent. America., Oa. Americua, Oa. »M. CAROLAN, 8. E. Faae. Agt, gavaanah.Oa. K. A. SMITH, M. d. Mo - Americux, Oa. JKO. T. ARGO, C. B. A., Ameriena, Oa. O. H. SMITH, O. E. Am New York, N.Y. Wot gala by the I COMPANY, America*, Go. DRUG J. S. SCHOFIELD’S SONS A CO., l’rop’re. Manufacturer» of Steam Undine*, Iioilere, Cotton Preneon an<l General Machinery, Cotton Ginn, Cane Millx and Saw Milla. Dealers in Mill and Machinists’ Supplies. Special Attention to Repair Work. dAw+T-teM. MACON, GEORGIA, East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia R’y • System. -B THE ONLY— Sbortand DirectLineto the ffortb, East or This lino Is conceded to be tho best equipped anil runs the flucst Pullman Sleeping Cars in the South. • Elegant Pullman Sleeping Cars, between Jacksonville and Cincinnati, Titusville and Cincinnati, HrunsvJck and Louisville, Chattanooga and Washington, Memphis and Now York, Philadelphia and New Oilcans, Chattauooga and Mobile, Atlanta and Chattanooga, Without Change. For any information srtrtr— RKNN, Oea. Fa—. and Hek*t Aft Knoxville. Twm w - '***•*•