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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-02-28
The Ibsen PLAY.

Words, words, words, consider
able amount of repressed emotion
and otherwise frigid temperature
4 that is about the range Of "A
/ Dolls House"
1 Ibsenesque indeed
| The apology for problem play
is its moral teaching, but when the
lesson must be learned through suf-
fering, remorse and shame the apol-
ogy is mistake. There is not even
this apology for the Dolls House \
The only real excuse for emotional
drama, the kind which deals with
social problems, is the opportunity
1t offers to the higher methods of
acting. The entire gamut-from
the depths to the heights n d
heights to the depths lis seen in
all its luridness and power. But
this does not appease independent
criticism, and the stage will never
gain secure moral foothold until
it has thrown off more of the blase
on one hand and rlbaldry on the
other. Ibsen chills the heart and
seeks to scourge only the intellect
with remorse as the price of moral
iufraction. Such a thing is abomina-
bly, absurd. There is redeeming
feature, however. His language is
chaste and delightfully."- charming,
but there is something more wanted
than the reading simply. Ibsen may
be able to entrench himself as
dramatist among his own people,
but his fame has no prospects of
achievement in this country. Actors
entitled to as much respect as Miss
have for ten years under
taken the task of Ibsenizing Amer
lean drama, and it were vain for
Miss Nielsen to sacrifice time and
pains in the effort. She had better
put her talent to better use.
Not as spiritual as Maud Adams,
As sensual as Olga Nethersole, as
iery as Mrs. Carter or as lovable as
lula Marlowe-not famous, in fact,
ike these, yet there are wonderful
for Miss Nielsen's tai
mt. She is an accomplished actress.
No doubt of that. She filled every .
equlrement in the difficult role of \
Nora Helmer. Indeed she probably {
lifted the part above the head OF I
bsen, much after the precedent es- !.
ablished by Jefferson in vitalizing \
he character OF Rip Van Wrinkle. q
only she had a part as near the
carts of the lovers of drama. Miss
Iielsen made the play pardonable.
Without such ability the lines
'ould be impossible. The idea of
raising Miss Nielsen and con-
GINNING her support is inadviShle.
was either a hasty op&sN, 4as1
one through a lack of COM ;ed !,
on of the Ibsen atm( ,tha- !.
alph Smiths reading w9ls Ht a
S. not lacking in spiriHTW ", q
III hic uaurar -, +bo ADX& H
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-02-28

F. W. HARLOW, d. P. A., Louisville.
A. J. McDoUGALL, D. P. A., New orlean
A. H. HANSON A., JEo. A. SCOTT. ap1
Chicago. Memnhis
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-16
$25O,lOO FIRE Loss
LlthOgraphlc Plat at Buffalo
Prey II FInnes.
WAS LARGEST IN COUNTRY

BUftalo Evening Tlmss Which AdlOIn.
Cd tfR Plant Wac Damaged to the
Extent Of ssoooo--Valuab able Plates
Destroyed.
Buffalo, my, Feb. rs, - Fire which
broke out on tho fourth hcor OF the
Courier IlthoEraphing company, lAI
Main street. and extendinE through to
20t Washington street, Friday morn.
Ing. caused loss estimated at $780,
600, The plant Is ono Of the largest
Of It's kind IN the country,
Just after tho Gre was discovered
there were series OF D. olosIons sup.
posed TO have resulted from tao IRE
communicating with certain explosives
used In the art department.
The press department ot the Buffalo
Evening Times, adjoining was dam
aged TO the extent Of $4,000
The Evening News has offered the
Times tho use OF It's presses and the
Times will be run OF IN m tAe News
prcsp.s
Besides q largo qnapti,y ~ valuable
machinery in the Courier building, the
company had Just finlshed pIatos for
$3.50 ,O00 contract for circus posters.
and these we're in an annex which was
WrRckOtf
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-16
Elected Bishop Episcopal ClOCeSs
Of Georgia.
ELECTION MADE UNANIMOUS
. Reese VIII Preside over the old
Diocese Of Georgia and VIII De
Known a. the Bishop Of osorala.
VIII Be Two BshOpS for state.

Augusta. Ga, Feb. 1S,.--Rev.
Frederick r Roese, ID. rector Of
Christ church. Nashville. Tom. was
elected bishop OF the Episcopal dt0-
csse of Georgia by tho clergy and laity
assembled In annual convention at 80.
fSMs church. Augusta,
Tho strongest contest was made by
the delegates supporting Dr, q, ".
Strong, Of savannah, whose following
hRs been consistent throughout. On
the last ballot. however. the elOctloa
VAS mado unanimous for III, Reese.
DR., Reese will not come to Georgia
a. stranger. lIo Il a native Of the
state and for years no was rector OF
Christ church At Macon. ard was very
popular not only with EplaeopalianH
but all with whom hc came In con
tact,
lie lrft Macon to accept tho rector
sNlp ot Christ church. Nashville.
Tenn. whe1e no In now located, and
whore no N srCatly beloved.
AZ tho recent general convention OF
the Episcopal church. held In Hch'
mOnd, DR., Reese was elected mi@
bioRNry bishop u dlooess Ia the
northwest. but decllned 10 Aecept on
the advice Of his phyalelan, who 90
clarod thai Mrp. Reese, who WNs not
IN good heath, eouM not live u thai
olimAts. Or, Reeps 10 betwean 81
and 90 YEARS al aGe. and 10 sounA
and scholarly chWrchmAn,
Prom mis- On there win DO swo
bishops OF the Episcopal church In
Georgia. the stats having been dlvlaod
Into two dlocosos.
pE. Reese will preside over ne OLE
diocese Of Georgia and viii - saevn
as the TIlAhop u Georgia, 1avaRnaa
10 ne sss IT the diocese o. 0eoTaIa.
niShOp G. X. Nelson peleeted the
new diocese Whsh me state vas a.
vidsd. thereby rpaiGntBg the tile ~
Illnhnp u Georgia, which he hes borne
SoE aftssn years. for that ef Bishop
~ Atlantis -AtlanlA beine selected -
TIE RARe Of tie nov diocese, AZ
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-16

Believed csldsFoNs Made RombS used
n La1s RiRak Hand 0utraaso.

New York, Fob. 10. In the person
OF Vlneenso Calderons. who was ar
rested Thursday night the members Of
the Italian detectiVe squad believe that
they have captured the man who has
made the bOmbs used in many, IL not
all, OF the recent "blacK hand" out.
RACES In New York.
Calderone was formerly q mAnufac,
turer Of fireworks at Maspeth. l.. L.,
but four years ago his little factory
was blown uD. his wife killed and he
himself was badly injured. lie was
unable to continue his work as a man.
ufacturer and therefore came TO New
York and went into tho business Of
peddling fruit. He roomed In a ten
Smout house In Ellzabeth street and
Was not suspected until short time
ago. Then four OF the Italian de-
tective squad at headquarters were do
tailed to discover the perpetrators OF
. bomb outrage through an Italian
bank. The four detectives were at
work on the ease when a couple OF
days later the Hotd savoia. only q
few doors nom the tenement, was
blown up,
After some Investigation the detec'
tlves decided the old crippled psddler
was the man who had been seen rum
ming from the scene Of both explo-
sions. A search OF his rooms re-
vealed a haIf-hnished bomb, a qusnl-
ty OF white powder which II believed
to DO an explosive OF some sort aid
q large number of fuses.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-16

Atlanta. FEB. rs --captain Isaiah
c. Howard. heSt 70 the OLDEST con.
ductor IN point Of services on 10 A..
laAta ana West Point railroad, aed
Thursday morning Al the home Of HE
sister. Mrs. A. 8. Graves. In Oakland
City. an Ailah,A suburb. after en- III
Ress Of several months. In 1885 CAP.
tain Howard took caArGs Of . pAesea.
or train on he wsss Point Foaa ard
from the cay Of his ialsal Faa Ne hss
besn DassinG - AA4 aDvn De lice -
ewosa Atlanta and aiOtSsasFJ aimoat
svsry day. Eetween Atlanta and
MontvOms-y thscs we're migAty fsw
peOVie. Svea ArnOaa ne younesF gsn'
srutioes. Who were uhknDun 70 CAP
tAin Howard.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-16
WRECK ON rtG W. "A.
hsad-oR collISIon Near Dalton, a..
Brakeman Fatally Injured.


Dalton, Ga. Fob, l6,--In = COLT
sion between two freight trainS on
the Western and Atlantic railroad a
few miles below the city early Friday
morning, Brakeman G, IL. Ward, OF
Tunnel HIN. was fatally injured,
The injured are bob Squire, Mari.
eta, Ca. hrpman on the southbOund
train, kncecap bursted: =. A, Boston,
Of Atlanta. engineer. and Ed PuckOtt Z.
foreman on nortbound train. face and
head cut; VIII HatEel. engineer ON the
EouthhOund train. bruised about tho
mead; W, a, Jackson, brakeman on
the south bound freight, head and face
bruised; Ike Cooper brakeman TN the
southbound train, injured about the
face.
No, z, n local freight, was In charge
Of Conductor llilloy and llOllum1 was
conductor Of extra l7l
Roth engines were badly torn mp,
bait No. Z engine being small one,
Jared .Norso than tho other Ten cars
lctt the tracks, most OF thOm loaded
with merchandise,
Il will probably he late before the
wrockagc will he cleared, An traiiio
will move over tho Southern into
Atlanta, ~ tho -, southorns tracks
wOro not badly blocked.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-16

h0Etg0nsEY. Ala Fs0. Is two
msmbsrs ~ ne various Womenfa -.
elstiSs are much exercised ovg tae
pgoposftion y, - city 10 Tear eWNy
ne bahlala IN Court square. &c ~
tAs lAndaassA ~ history tFum ne
wsFums DaE IN order that taeg
n,ay bs heard. thrss o. them viz ~
alioWea h address the eoanell e The
regular nsstias ssEt @on6ay vight "a
opposition 70 rhs FsaoSai a ske fpun
Eaia. Tss Brpgoslflen & a pa tas
foaslala % ne froef pnrt a lke go
itsl ggoseAs aken me- ase ea9'F
uerl.sd oyw
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-16
Man,n $3.50 Eafanaa

vaIessts. Ca. Fsb IS "A isis-
ann 70 cMesss IL fhlp city. received
Thpns<sY. fias4a ga, Noah DaTis. .
haxFo marasfrs reqssiiT soat % ne
ataas ccnyiet gangs ~ TarR. o..
ks4 Ra<s Biz Escape Davis. = q
EaiA. BsrAeFsa his sost@laS here
soms Geztae aeD. arA Vas siTeH q
nfs aeHisaes. T1s asgkeglttst haze
oasFea g p0WaSd 81 80 fag he e1p
tnss,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-16
HAS REACHED A CRISIS.
Question Of Jspsnsss Exclusion from
British Columbia.

Question OF Jspsnsss Exclusion from
British Columbia.
Seattle. Wash. Feb. rs ~ dispatch
from Vancouver, b. c., 10 tho Post.
Intelligeaeer pays:
Tho Eight between he DOninion
ana provisional governments on tho
question OF japanese exclusion reach.
cd . crisis Thursday when the nation.
Al government ahnounced that II
would Immediately dIGailnw TIE natal
Gee Inst passed by the legislature Of
British Columbia.
This Get provides an educational test
Tor ~ immigrants. Il must remain
10 force ten days before eaheeliatioE.
Meanwhile the government lawyers In
vanoonveV hare been instructed 10 -
cure the aamltiancO Of ell Japanese
hsl6 by the pFoVisional epaetmeas 10
the extent a applying for habsas cor
pns proceedings In the couFts. The
OttASa government has alAo advised
the emperor that tho rights Of IApa.
ness coming 10 British Columbia will
be fully protested
II the provisional government falls
10 keep out tho japanese By reason
Of federal Interference. WorkinE men
may make another reorganization
akalnst tho orlentais.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-16
ATLANTA PUBLIC SUlLoISO.
cooirset Hss Bssn Awarded 10 Me-.
caul cempany for t709. 40.

csul csmpany for t7o0.tSo.
Washington. d. C.. FEB, iB.-Th"
secretary OF tho treasury has approved
tho recommendation Of SiipeTYlilas
Architect James knoH Taylor that tho
coBtFact fVr the completion ~ tns
A,lssia pablle buIlf,pE BE- awardrd Ia
The McCsHi company At philadelphia
Tie sun covered by this anal con
tract 10 t5ss.i20.
The granite 10 bs ussi Ia the con
Efactlsa 81 me- Supef@rueinfe Nilt DO
takea frUm the granite qaafrieu At
IIlhSAia ard Stone houniAlS. tbe la
tarnr viii 20 of marble. the rWR ~
slate. and rhs whole arueture viii BE-
both ornate and substantial.
CoiDpa AvtMst0a sochfsa the Eod
Sea w;gA which re oectst9a o. Foe
rrsarY coF'slyoH Sas siKAsd tis
xfil pressTve u 80 q boaysnir ~ the
esmtaign ~ 10 e9usi Fueil0S " thia
nsllilor ee'jsy tstbiit builahg.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-16

ousSnstSwn, Fsb u.--Ths BsftiaA
steamer MsFesAss q LRsFfnasa IRON
CKivesson Jan Is. ~ MaseaasfeE.
passsa y7naAIs TsuSsAay anA signatsd
thst sAs had q boarc Ehe sseg q
ths Amsg5tan tsHF@asieA seAoossE
EduHna =. BsrvinA. AavaaG pietsa ~
tha msa IL u4Aoesan. n Bsr
vfnA lesI RSw ormns JaA. 70 80
PhilAssipaia. shs eaTsae q esew -
Len nsn snA was 0smmanosd ~ Gee
taiu Eaward Macoy. a. hsilsOs. Dss.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-16

o9vila Tsah -. b-W, 3.
~ was wednesday Acquitted 81
oans TsuE. az ne ea1rEs ~
rlng cAalmsrS vsstsi e bNE-
TaRa. sbcEt enc yeAf aeo. N1ea
sssMrt uns snn~nces tas thoag
,,sf q gAe osuri Fso@ aSpiaut
mh osaaea 49, ne inalesaanA
- Venl anaslaE eanpe
raf une Y ~ ~
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-16

Hoh0lnu. Fsb ig ~-liorass y,
Hsi<lhisY. Who l. waaae8 ~ t,ortIAha,
Ofsg IN e0eHsetlnu WITH ne nnd
IAaa fTAa6 fAaSs Asd whs wAs arrest
- a, Aakasp. chlRa. was . paNen,
gss - tie 80 h,sf AEseFiea vhlsh sF'
giVpd tsfe rssrs1xy Frees ne osisnt
saDass % gan FsApeiseo MeKiaieg
10 10 shs sIss.Sdy ~ ~ eIseeT ~ Post
Lad
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-16
CRIMINAL CODE BILL.
Liquor Question Injected into lie Cen
sldsratlon BY Senate.

Liquor Question Injected into lie Cen.
sldsratlon by senate.
Washington. D. c.. Feb, IL. Tho
liquor question was injected into the
consideration Of the criminal code bill
IN the senate Thursday. whfn Sena,or
Clay. Of Georgia, attacked a provislon
Of the bill, which he declared changed
existing law 10 the extent OF permit
ting the mailing OF liquor into prOhi-
bition states or counties. This waa
brought shout BY leaving me pFohibi.
don Of that practice out Of the Law
80 revised BY the code.
Liquor houses" said Senator clay,
"Gre relying upon THE change 10 en-
nance their business"
Mr.. Clay wished 10 know whether
the commission To revise the Gods OF
the Joint committee Of congress Tor
the bAms purpose had left that provi.
sion Oue q the code, and Nj. Hey
burn, IN charge Of the bill. satd tAs
committee had taken part Of the code
from the commission without change
After considerable dSbate. on notioa
Of Senator Garter the ODD Law was sub
vtituied for the reviSed sections vita
q penal clause ADDED.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-16

Cnieass. Ys6. Has eaeoFf ~
40 New YegkEagis esEasy,nasa ~
oar wesa a. yaieaeasS. casoE1Ao, ssa
bsaa eaialaea W tks turusa 81 tears
- EAs cafsege Aato eias. q - 60
enrapa fAns Nalsin - aREi tew Gsgn
nsfanreaas ~ - eemD,sted ~ 8
assa ~ sts rssP ll.a esfn
rcss ~ . 50 Ffs
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-16
FIoAr AMONG Oovs.

gstsl piHiesity Occurs % cOsrsstloasI
Institute on Rsndsil's Isle.
New YORK. Feb - --9n~ boy II
dead from HsAb uounda ard three arc
seriously hurt a. q result o. . aEhi
Tburpaay II which tWeaty bora BAR
tieipatod IN the correctional issIltu'
lSon on RAssAirs iSlAsd.
TIE Dad boy vac AsyeT Ogahh.
sky. foeFtesn pears old
RAfaslO HfOn8A. tie sane age. -
unoer Eaa5d a. TIE lhstitHiIOa saarG'
e With hayis9 inAlstsi ths Wooha
Nkleh caused Oshsssky's nfath.
AZ 80 boys lnyosy - IA tie trouble
veFs iHmaioa ~ ne Insdguilha.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-16
hay opposE WAGE CUT.

ID ~ Locomotive engineers Held Q
ssetias Regarding Reduction.
elnnzti. o., Feb. iS.--Folowing
secret coufercDco late THURSDAY.
hlsfs Of tho Brotherhood Of Loco.
Dc Engineers called on GeaeFal
gor Horace Baker. % the oaeen
frssceut. 10 discuss vita him the
My annoanced reduction In wages
1at railroad Notklag vas gieen
ID a6vanco % re eontereaos a.
= positton that the eazsneegs Ira
~ 20 taks. bat there YES IN an.
l fepost tass nsy fstsn1ed 70 o.
tae ont 90 The EEoup1 that tAsy
) for@Al WuEp aErbene1t vita M
10 waicA I'D several Ennihs 70
ssoro saT eAAnss eou34 Dc mhts.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-16
DROWNED IN CELLAR.
Fa.sl Accident 20 Deputy Chief Now
York Fire Department.


York Fire Department.
New York, Feb. 10 Charles w.
Kruger. deputy chief Of tho Now York
hre department vas drowned In the
cellar Of No. 2l6 Canal street
The building At No. at was on nre
and Kruger went into tho structure
next door to all IN extingulshlng tho
hAmes. ITO fell into tho cellar which
was full Of water. and was drowned.
Deputy Chief Charles W Kruger,
known for many years a. Tho Grand
OH Man Of the Fire Department. :"
Was dead when taken out 81 the base
msnt. While working his way eau
tiously through = eellaF fllcd with
smoke and gases. Kruger plunged
through a trap door into . basement
Allied With water. In the few minutes
which elapsed between the time tho
olA man fell HE body/NAs drawn out
mere man a score 81 men rskinE their
lives in ths effort 70 save the life u
tAsiF leader.
chief kruger WAS afty.seven years
old. ana rad been q membeF Of tho
are department. for thlrty'slH years.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-16

KsststlSs, Teas. ~. IS IA go.
eaai 70 Ne ssnflnai frum Aleal4hSgo.
~ ays 1at 90 egegBt Hsa maAs 70
bg'E4nEs tkp aitsiessq0 post0aee GA
rAES~iay nisht After dsiikas . hois
r. tts cafe. ffe lztfsaess eea. icotsBs
thsir baSnlsf tesis An9 dfhAafta -
sihs Hssf faes tags rs 90
en fAe ieaii. ~ A. ri - elep kas
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-16
THEIR LEADER
81 An Che Time, Say
snSin Democrats.
EIR PLATFORM IS OUTLINED

Convention Of Wisconsin Demo.
rats AZ Milwaukee -asatIlrm Their
ilssIaUes to JsMsrSonIan DsmOe-
eey.
sIiwNakeo. Wis, reb. 1b.-wheu
- state democratic convention to Sc
10 delegates At large to the nation
q prevention resumed its dslibera-
ts Friday, the committee on perma-
mtte organization reported It's selOc-
tle OF BwAn A, Evans, Of Baraboo,
q permanent chairman Mr.. Evans
10 . lsngthy speech touching on
N BUS national issues. and criticlsing
~ republican party throughout.
4 sing that party with many abuses
81 practices. lie concluded by pay.
f b glowing tribute TO William Jen-
nab Bryan. in whom, he said, "you
democracy persoRifiedi see de-
Pacy at her best"
the conclusion or Mr.. Evans
4fch the committee on resolutions
ented It's report as follows;
be democratic party of the state
~ isoonsin, In convention assembled
4 firms It's allegiance to the time
bred principles OF Jeffersonian de-
racy and declares ita untirlng hos
t|f to the sham and Hypocrisy of
republican national administra-
tharges that the appalling abuses
Ned In receht messages OF the
ent are the direct results OF the
ontlnled reign OF the republican
Ia national afrpirs.
people can no longer doubt the
s. ni psrfidy OF the system Of gov.
NJ sostered and maintained by
publican party. since the repub'
PRECEDENT h3mself has furnished
sfdenoe against q. Tts malefac'
coavicted and unoouvicted are
~ shameless products OF q sys-
s public pluBasr and debauchery
ssn too loRg endured By pa.
suffering people.
regard with jusR pride and "a.
bon that TYPICAL American. that
bless leader VINO kAs blazed the
10 wholesome public opinion and
chAmploned the cause Of the en-.
eountry. Els EeA! and untirins
b. hIs wise and farsseing states
ship. S.amp bin a. the greatest
s4can StatesTneA ana eDdear him
M who believe In equal rights 20
ard special privileges 70 none. We
efOre declare that We are unani.
sly and upaBahaedly In favor Of
great oOuHDoner. william j. Bry.
~ the next democratic candidate
presiden4 Of the United States. and
hereby instruct our delegates 70
national convsn10a ~ Denver. 10
D Cor william ,. Bryan as the
nocEatie caD8dats Scr presIdent.'
I'd. last ard al the time.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-16
QUIET At vNasANks.
but Precautions Have Seen Taken -
Guard Aaslnst Outbreaks.

Dte FFeeAVuone Nate bse1 TAKEN -
Guard AasInst Outbreaks.
Seattle. WASH. fe5. iB--A special
cable % tho fost iHteIllEeheer from
fairbanks. ALASKA, says
MaryhAl Perry THURSDAY received
the following from the dspSrtmeat %
justice; military forces ordered %
Fairbanks, Meapwklis your DUTY IL 10
protect lawvbldlag eitlxsn& With0ut
teDdeFnesn 10 laW.breahsFa. Depart
meat expects you 10 usA sll necessary
saeFEy 10 preserve order aui eFrose
The lsatssa In ABy attetnpg II tBtimt.
dats0a Tboss rlOIostins Aanalaaa
must bs arrested. usipg sueh force -
s9eessary 20 accomplish parposs,
t8iHneiI TtohAVaFts."
EysrythinE vas qaist Thuraday.
Special equities WsFs organised N
u bands ~ ten an4sT espt&ins. -
toohs are stili elceaA.
Msh arriving rhaFstay reported 10
nsoiss ,attop ON the trail
me ebambeY - s8aa srrs aaf ,hs
Arctic bfOthsghoOd 0faaialIy sspfsAa
sgsToyal u me action Of Ne prosL.sSaS
IL 0rdegiag tF0ops 10 Tansna.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-01-23
Made the Congregation Gasp.

A northern gentleman, visiting in a
southern village, attended church at
negro meeting house. When it came
time for the collection to be taken,
two deacons seated themselves beside
table before the pulpit, with the
plate between them.
One by one the congregation rose,
and stepping forward, deposited cent
or nickel upon the plate before the
eyes of the wAtchful deaconS. When
all the members bad gone forward the
northern man took a haIi.dollsr from
his pocket, and leaning forward and
touching a negro on the shoulder,
han led it to hun and motioned toward
the pulpit.
The colored brother rose with alsc-
rity, but with eyes big With astonish.
mcut, and holding the coin between
the tips of his fingers and extending it
high in the air where all might see
it, be marched slowly and ostsnta-
tiolsly forward.
He was about to deposit it on the
plate when one of the deacons mo-
toned and whispered to him. The Ell
feet was instantaneous. The coin
bearer lowered the coin out Of the
public gaze and stepped back to the
donor.
Please, sab" be said. in a low
voice, does you want some change
bsck-and how much 7"
The visitor shook his head. Again
up went the coin, borne by smiling
negro, and with a clangor and an aud.
ibls buzz of approval from the spec
tators, it fell into the plate.
Watched Oy the deGoons, the
preacher counted the funds. "The col
lection this morning amounts to 80
cents" be announced. 1--WE will Low
enter upon service Of thanksgiving. !"
Youths Companion.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-01-23

A New Yorker, who is accustomed
each year to pass few weeks with q
farmer in Dutchess county, says that
once. in notifying the latter Of this,
wrote as follows:
There are several little matters
that should like TO see changed if my
family and / decide TO spend our vaca.
ton at your house. We don't like the
girl Martha. And in the second
place, we don't think that it is sani.
tary to have the Pig-stY 50 near the
house."
In reply the farmer said Martha
went last week. We amt had nc
hogs since you were here last SePtem-
Der"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-01-23
The Liquor Bar.

A bar TO heaven, a door to hell -
Whoever named il, named IL we'll
A bar to manliness and wealth.
A door to want and broken hsslthl
A bar to honor, pride and fame
A door to sorrow, sin aud shame
A bar to hope, bar TO prayer
A door to darkness aud despair
A bar to honored. useful life
A door to brawling, senseless strife
A bar to all that's true and brave
A door to every drunksrd's grave
A bar to JOY that home imparts,-
A door to tears and broken hearts ]
A bar to heaven, a door to hell -
Whoever named it, named It well