Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 186, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1910 — Musical Announcement. [ARTICLE]

Musical Announcement.

Because the Barkers were always doing ridiculous things In a ridiculous way nobody .was surprised at their sending out a mysteriou? invitation to something, presumably a muslcale, because the notice consisted of just four bars of music; but everybody was surprised that the invitation should have been mailed several days after the printed date, which was June 16. One man who never liked to miss anything called Barker up and told him how sorry he and his wife were that they didn’t get the Invitation in time. “Invitation?” said Barker. “Yes, to your muslcale. It Just came this morning.” Barker sent back an embarrassed cough over the wire. "I am afraid you didn’t understand,” he said. “That was my wife's way of letting you know it’s a boy. From ‘The Messiah,’ you know —’Unto us a son is born.’ “ “Oh,” said the other man. Then he added: '‘Those crazy Barkers!”