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SATURDAY, I>K<'FJJfUL’S 14. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEW8. QU HAVE LONGED FOR—DREAMED OF MAY EASILY BE REALIZED WITH A LITTLE EFFORT ON YOUR PART IN THE GEORGIAN’S GREAT POPULAR VOTING CONTEST NOW ON d* 1 r* * TH • $1,000 in Gold, $2,000 Touring Car, $650 Runabout, $750 Grand Piano, Ten Kingsbury Pianos, 20 Trips to Cuba, Thirty Scholarships in ^ | rrizes- c ° x KUmtoorth Conservatory of Music and Dixie Business College, Fifteen Diamond Rings and Fifteen Gold Watches. $15,000 THEY’RE OFF 20 STRONG FOR CUBA SOMETHING ABOUT CUBA—LOCATION AND TOPOGRAPHICAL FEATURES. Cuba lies straight south of Florida and is about 100 miles from Key West. The extreme eastern end of the island lies directly south of the city of New York, and tho*?xtreme western end is nearly due south of Cincinnati. From Cape San Antonio on the west, to Point Muisi on the east, is a distance of 730 miles. The total length through the center of the island, which curves upward in the middle, would bo about 800 miles. The width of tho island varies from 25 miles from Mariel through to the Caribbean Sen, to about 125 miles at. the widest point in the eastern part. It has an area of ubout 44,000 square miles, being about the size of the state of P nnsylvania. Lengthwise through the island there runs a watershed or ridge, developing here and there into a well-defined mountain range, but in the main being an elevated plateau, ranging from 100 to 500 feet above sea level. In the Prov- All authorities agree that Cuba is the best watered of any tropical bit of land under the sun. Innumerable streams of pure, clear water pour down from the elevated interior into tho ocean. All of the streams are well stocked with fish. The largest river is the Cauto, which riscs.in tho mountains in the Province of Santiago de Cuba and flows westward into the Gulf of Ksperanza; but tho whole island is well watered and well drained. In this respect, it presents a striking contrast to many parts of our Southern states where the land is flat nnd hardly rises above sea level. In the region of New Orleans, Galveston and many other Southern points, digging ten or fifteen feet below'the surface dis closes salt water and the rainfall is depended upon for drinking water. Cuba lies high and dry, and in addition to Its numerous fresh water streams, wells of fine drinking water are obtained by digging from fifteen to one hundred feet or more, as the ease may be. » Cuba excels in fine harbors and has them in great numbers. Tho entire southern coast is marshy except between the cities of Trinidad and Cionfuegos and where the Maestre range rises precipitiousiy from the sea. This marsh or low strip of coast is only a mile or two in width except in the Zapata Swamp south of Matanzas, which is thirty miles wido and about 70 miles long, and unexplored everglade. The northern coast is high and dry and in some places rapidly rises a hundred feet or more from sea level. The 2,000 Extra Vote Offer Will Close at 10 O’Clock Saturday Night 5 Sc&olarships to Klindworth Conservatory of Music* ME. KURT MUELLER, HEAD OF THE KLINDWORTH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC. Wu bom In 1*75, at Rprottau (Germany), the birthplace of the German poet. Heinrich Lauhe. Hie parents, who were In modest clrcumataneeti, be came aware ofhie talent, when at the age of 6, without knowing note* or keys, he ployed on the piano by oar. little piece* and melodies which lie hod heard. He became known no a youthful prodigy In hie own town uml la other rltlee, nnd played In public when he waa « year* old. He *l»o played at the Industrial Exposition In Berlin In 1879. Professor Theodore Kullok. of Berlin, who heard him play In hi* seventh nnd aliio In IiIh eighth year, took much interest In him. and promised Ills parent* to take him no a pupil when he would be 10 year* old. Kutlak died, however, before thut time arrived. HI* parents wUely followed the mlvlce of Kullak not to let him play any more In public, no that ho could devote his whole time to the etudy of mu- *lc and to the acquiring of a general education. In 1**7 ho went to Berlin and by the advice nt professor Karl Klindworth studied technlo.ue with Lelphol*; the following year Klindworth took him Into his own class. In connection .with this* he etudled very thoroughly theory, counter-point, composition, and history of music under the well-known Dr. Wilhelm Long hams, Professor Rufer and Dr. Heinrich Relnmonn. When 1* years old while still pursuing his own studies, he waa Intrust ed by Professor Klindworth with the instruction* of a class In his conserva tory. where he Anally became teacher of tho highest classes, In 1**1 he resumed concert giving, and played with much eclat In many cities. In 1892 he gave his Arst concert In Berlin. This was a great suc cess and was very favorably noticed by the critics. After the concert his old master came into the artist’s room and said: "Very few musicians are able to play such a program. With u little more routine you will be one of the Arst pianists." Since that time he has given many concerts in Europe and In America. In March, 18*3. he played' at the "Slng-Akademle" In Berlin, before the royalty of Germany. In 18*4 he received a call aa Arst professor of the piano from the Con servatory of Music, Helsingfors, the capital of Finland, having been recom mended for the position by Klindworth and by Ferruddlo Busoni (who was formerly professor In Moscow nnd afterwards In Boston). This position has been held by celebrated personages; besides Busoni, by two well-known pu pils of Llsst, Dlngeldey and Day as. Since 1895 Mr. Mueller Ims been living In the United States, where hli plavlng at various cities of the South and North Is meeting with as much success and apprecatlon as formerly In Europe. His repertoire Is unusually large and contains ths most Important work of the great composers, also a large number.of compositions by modem and llttje known masters, and a great many concerts with orchestra accompan! menu. 20 Free Business Scholarships in the Dixie Business College. THREE FEATURES WHICH MAKE. THE DIXIE BUSINESS COLLEGE ONE OF THE BEST IN ATLANTA. 1st. Its DEPARTMENT OF SHORTHAND IS UNDER THE CARE of the South’s greatest teacher of GRAHAM SHORTHAND. BERNARD C. RESTED, tiftcen yean teacher, oflice stenographer and general reporter. , ;d. Its DEPARTMENT of BOOKKEEPING la under the care of one of the most EXPERT Penmen and Accountants, IT. I,. BRIDGES, ten years specialist In Higher Accounting. *d. It* DEPARTMENT of TYPEWRITING Is under the care of the PIO NEER In the South of the scientific and celebrated "TOUCH METHOD" of TYPEWRITING, while it possesses the only Genuine Office Training course In Atlanta. Diamonds Have a Value We are giving 15 Diamond Rings, each worth $50. The diamonds came from Eugene Haynes Jewelry Co. We will he pleased to show them to vou at any time. HERE THEY ARE. TAKE YOUR CHOICE. $15,ODD in Prizes to Be Given A Piano Worth Whi!e===The Kingsbury. We are altering ten of this well-known make of pianos, and the candi dates In the race are putting forth great efforts, us they realize that this piano is truly worth every’ effort they may have to use to win one of them. Consisting of $1,000 in Gold One $2,000 touring car, one $750 grand piano, one $650 automobile runabout, 10 Kingsbury Pianos from Cable Piano Company, 20 Free Trips to Cuba, 20 Busi ness Scholarships in the Dixie Business College, 5 Scholarships in the Klindworth Musical Conservatory, 15 Diamond Rings from Eugene Haynes, 15 Gold Watches from Crankshaw Jewelry Company. $750 worth of Diamonds will be awarded as third wmk prizes. A re you going to be l one of the lucky ones? Only Seven More Weeks of the Contest And this is a very short time to have to work for a thousand dollars, so get into the race and win one of the prizes. You can win if you try. flow the Extra Prizes Will Be Awarded The extra prize winners will be announced next Wednesday afternoon. There ha* been much discussion about the extra prizes which we are going to award next week in the great contest, and in order to make it plain we here submit the plan in detail. The one securing the largest number of subscription votes up to Saturday, December 14, will be awarded the fifty dollars in gold, and the one securing the second largest number of subscrip tion votes in the entire contest up to December 14 will receive the twenty-flve dollars in gold. Only votes secured on subscriptions count on this offer, and the votes do not have to be cast in order to be counted on this offer, but may bo held back to be voted later if so .desired. The names of the winners will be announoed next Wednesday, but the number of votes they may have will not be made public until the contest itself closes February 1. Both new ana old subscriptions count on this offer for the extra prizes, so be sure and get every available subeription you can now. Kingsbury Piano===Style Thri*e unisons and overstrung: bass. Seven and one-third octaves. Ivory keys. Three pedals. Case with full extension music desk; rolling fall- board; continuous hinge on tho top and fail-board. Furnished in rich mahogany, fancy walnut, or beautifully grained oak. Dimensions.—Length, five feet four inches; depth, two feet three and one-half Inches; height, four feet ten and one-half inches. Want a Scholarship in Cox College? The Georgian will give Ave scholarships free. A tea* facts about this school: It Is one of the oldest of It* kind In the world; one of the largest campuses in the South; one of the best faculties In the South. It has a lint: system of waterworks and electric lights and elevators In the bonding. Vox College Is now In Its *txty-Afth year. Address all Communications to the Contest Department of the ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, Atlanta, Ga. j