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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-02-21
COLUMBIA NOTES.


The Bachelor Girls Club enjoyed an
artistic valentine social at the home
of Sweet Pea" 40 Glade street on
Saturday, February Is, from to z.
The following members were seated at
the table: "For-get-me-not," Violet"
"Aster," "Fuschia," "Pansy,' Sweet
Pea" 'Peony," Tulip" and "Daffo-
dill" were absent but sent regrets,
which were read. Their places we're
nevertheless prepared and the nine
members worked in harmony and love.
The table decorations were artistic and
appropriate in every detail. The cover,
napkins and doilies were crepe paper
stamped with red hearts, bow and ar
rows, envelopes sealed with hearts and
tulips (but not two-lips). The cen
ter was a mound of fruit surrounded
with bon-bons. Many beautiful valen'
tines were on display and the Origin
of ST. Valentines Day was given, after
which each read from slips of paper,
that were found on each plate, two
quotations on love. These were so
impressive that by special request
they were read again at the parting.
with his bow and arrow, piercing a
On each place card was seen CUPID,
heart after he had received the love
message the dove had brought. There
was on each card also the name OF
the hostess and recipient of the card
in flowers. Tokens of various kinds
we're brought and exchanged 1t had
been decided that each bring a token
for another without the others knoWl-
edge and the one so fortunate or un-
fortunate as to receive the largest num-
her of presents should present to each
member of the club present at next
meeting. On counting the presents
and reading names it was found that
Sweet Pea had received the largest
number. In few words she expressed
her love and appreciation for the to-
kens received from her sister flowers.
The entire menu suggested the val
entine idea. Lavender and white are
the clubs colors. After adjournment
% meet with For-get-me-not prepara-
,, ,ory to going to the Martha Washing
ton MASQUERADE Party, Saturday, Feb
uary %, the members attended the
different theatoriums of the city.
President ]. w. Johnson, of Roger
= Williams University, spent Saturday
. and Sunday with his brother and
friends here.
Mrs. Richard Brown, of North High
street, has returned from Decatur, Ala.
where she has been visiting her daugh
ter. Mrs. Annie B. Frierson.
Miss Maggie Green has returned
from her visit to Nashville and Frank
lin friends.
Rev. T. w. Hampton, OF Bethel A
NJ. E. Church, is improving after re
cent spell of sickness.
Death claimed as its victim Mrs. Su
san Wright, of West Ninth street. Sh'
had been an invalid for twenty-tiv
wears. She was a member OF tn
Primitive Baptist Church.
Mr.. Will Inman, who had been II
for a long time, died at his home OF
East Seventh street last Monday morn
/ ing. The funeral services were hell
! in Mt. Lebanon Church, although
! the day was inclement the Mason
( and Inlmaculates turned out in larg
! numbers.
! The city teachers are enjoying thel
/ lessons in manual training under Mis-
/ Emma Joe Cockrill, of Nashville. In
( last two lessons were given at tn
! homes of Miss Mary Bradshaw, @
< Glade street, and Mrs P. }. Arm
- strong, of Tenth street.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-02-21
MARRIAGES.

John Tockson and Ella Jamison.
jim Wills and Ida JOslin,
Henry D. Turner and Mary Craw
ley.
Alex Johnson and D"'sy Reeves.
Sam Gowan and Birdie Higginl
Eurene McKeiver and Matte Eu.
banks.
Miller Woods and Ceoraia Scord.
Crawford H. Harwell and Everil M
Frazier.
John Davis and Jennie Eta Ford.
Tom Cheatham and Matte Lidwell
Amos Band and Alberta Forster
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-02-21
DEATHS.

Chas Dixon, Antioch, Tenn, Fl
years.
Lucius Davis, 1909 Hamilton
street, year.
Rea Jeo. Huskey, 1417 Washington
street, sc years.
Marion Cameron, iS14 Morena
street, SO years.
Laura Brown. South Third and Ben
edict streets. 62 years.
Johnnie Ware, S19 Sixteenth ave-
nue., North, l month.
Beatrice Forster Oden, 1911 Ninth
avenue. South, l year.
Oscar Winchester, Ninth and Asy
lum street, 8 months.
Shed Kellen, Clifton pike, 81 years
Mane~va McColley, II Lewis street
Y years.
Nancy Pratt, 321 10 Johnston ave
nue. 35 year,
Ruthie Waugh, 1913 10 Johnston, So
years.
Delpha Fowee, 615 Eighth avenue
North, "a years.
Ada Watkin 1916 Fourth avenue,
North, SO years.
Tom Williams, City Hospital, so
years.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-02-21
EouR.o,cLocK DINNER.

Mr.. and Mrs. Washington, of FOB
Central street. served four-oclock
dinner to the following guests last
Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. James Coffee,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward, Mr. Brown Gil
liam, Mrs Bell, Miss Elmiria SHY
ers and Mr.. James Lillard.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-02-21
PACIFIC ELECTRIC COMPANY.

The Pacific Electric Company, of
which w. r. Reece is Manager, closer
4 contract this week for two large
jobs. The work is to be done for two
of the largest business firms in this
city.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-02-21
FRANKLIN NOTES.

Mr.. Geo. Patton, of North Franklin
was in Nashville this week.
Elder A. N G. Williams baptized
Miss Ida Winters Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19
Altered kilograms.

Now that the grand jury has ignored
the case of the telegraph operator who,
according to his own admission, inserted
the word mot in a message sent by
Representative Fassett advising State
Senator Cassidy of New York as to the
latter's vote on the ant-gambling bill,
the question arises whether there is any
protection whatever for the public from
this form Of fraud or error. 1t was diff
cult to conceive that the word, which
completely altered the meaning of the
telegram should have been inserted by
accident. If there was intent to deceive
there should most assuredly be some
method Of law whereby the perpetrator
of the mischief may be punished. Other
wise. save for the possible loss OF
position, there is no penalty confronting
a telegraph operator who may be tempted
for personal or pecuniary reasons to tam
per with the message intrusted with him
for Transmission. 1t is startling to con-
template the possibilities of system OF
Geographic dispatching in which the oper-
ator can with legal immunity insert or
omit words at his desire. The United
States attorney for this district has given
the opinion that the act in question con-
stituted a forgery, but the grand jury
held otherwise. If the refusal to indict is
final, there is evidently need of specific
statute governing such cases, to be en-
acted at the next session of Congress ii
possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19
A Cheerful Prospect.

The announcement by Mr.. Taft that he
is cutting his 1O,OOO-word letter Of ac-
ceptance down to 5000 words is so cheer
Ing that it banishes even thought of the
hot weather. 1t is a regular rainbow of
promise, that announcement, and dispels
very dangerous cloud that hung over
the Taft prospects. 1t never seemed real
ly possible that Mr.. Taft could get the
support Of the newspapers of the country
If in carrying out the Roosevelt policies
he intended as President to follow his
leaders example in inflicting on Congress,
the papers and the people a series of
eighteen volumes, continued in our next
essay-messages. That Mr.. Taft does not
intend to rival Mr.. Roosevelt in the YER
bosity Of his state papers will bring to his
support great many newspaper men who
have been holding back. Outside of the
popular strength in Mr.. Taft's decision, it
Is wise one, anyway. 1t is very doubt
full it, try as he might, he could ever hope
to get anywhere near Mr.. Roosevelts rec
ord as the champion long distance mes
sage writer.
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REFLECTIONS ON MARS.

II Mars is filed with beings who are filled With
why dom, they let US know It, since our interest
They tell us-our astronomers-that Msrtiss
folk are more
Intelligent by far than we. which cuts - to
Now, since those Martians know 90 much and
are cute and keen
Why don't they better advertise their Thinkum-
bob Machine?
So far as our savants can see. the Msrtians
merely make
Canals that run from pole to pole, with here
OF course in irrigation work they beat % to-
fact
But then we're irrieating some. a. per he
And as for bitches. theirs are long and doubt
less deep. but. ali!
Just losx what we're about 70 Do down thsrs
In Panama.
We must admit those Marian minds have solved
the riddle old
(Which still remains unsolved on earth) Of why
a sphere Is poled
Not only have they found their poles. both north
and south they've brought
The same e fertlise their sQil; and sAat's
fertile thought;
For when the snow and iceberss melt they
sluice the waters far
To beautify their desert spots and make b.
stead Of mar.
But still I cannot understand how such amas-
Don't ind s . way to cross the gulf and study
OF irrication-.such as ours. Why don't they
With friendly folk in other spheres tof life, and
Well I've my own opinion. which now ana
here unc0rk:
Those Martinns are provincial like the people
New York Sun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19

air currents were favorable or at least
not positively unfavorable. It can not
be yet accepted that the gas bag method
Of aviation will succeed beyond the novel
ty stage. Soaring machines, which can
be Unanswered in any conditions of the
air, may afford the ideal means of trans
portation through this medium. Great in
terest Is displayed by those working in
this field In the forthcoming performances
of the Wright brothers in France If they
manage to demonstrate the perfection of
a machine superior to any heretofore
produced it is probable that the Zeppelin
air line project viii suffer a setback.
There is great jealousy in France over
the success of this German inventor and
unless some of the French aviators have
surprise in store fer their friends the
enemy across the border the French heart
may be sadly desolated by the events Of
the next few months. 1t seems to make
Frenchmen extremely nervous to con-
template the possibility of German army
sent soaring over the border from one Of
the kaiser's points Of rendezvous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19
HIS VACATION.

guess ! must be getting old because csa't
The things n, I used to think were fun when was
Been camping with q crowd Of friends. our tent
They had a good time. 90 they say, but I Just
OF camping on the cold. cold ground; their views
Ny recollections aren't the best, for every night
Though living in lesky tent. when rain 10
May please some folks, I'm very sure It doesn't
tickle me.
They say they had q lot Of fun. and will not
The fact that they. enjoyed themseives-I would
But e they did Il seems to me they must have
Up in the night and ind that they were sleepins
And they must also think it sport to tumble est
To keep the tent where it was pitched, eycioss
I may be old and cranky now. but somehow Z
Where lodging thunder storms at night 10 aay
Mosquitoes may be full Of wit and gentle mirth
And it may be keen delight to smear your face
with gum.
And s oil and pennyrogal' too; but must now
didn't find it very nice to wear that sticky
1t didn't Ill my soul with Joy to hnd q garter
snake
Had chosen out my shady cot his downy bed -
make.
Perhaps I'm finicky at times. and you may dis
agree,
But snakes and big mosquitoes never did sppesi
to me.
I guess must be getting old, for when 80 70
bed
somehow like to think there 10 q roof aboro
my head;
also like to think that shall wake upon tie
And find the house intact and staneh, not scst-
tered far and torn;
And when 1t comes to eating I don't like 70
battle dies
Or have my food served up plates that mother
used for pies
I've had my glad vacation. and most thankful ]
should be,
But IL the simple life is fun. the complex life
for me.
Detroit Free Press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19
Muzzles Are Needed.

Those dog owners who are meeting to
express their opposition to the Commits
sioners' muzzling order should confine
their activities to the preparation Of q
test case, If they decide to contest the le-
gality of the action. There is nothing to
be gained by berating the Commission ers
or by denOuncing their action as tyran-
meal, or by engaging in diatribes upon the
District government The law in the case
is plain. The Commissioners are by stat
ute given authority to make and enforce
regulations for the keeping and running at
large of dogs Chapter 10. section 81, par
agraph y. They are also empowered by
chapter 3, section /, to levy tax Of 81
each per annum upon all dogs owned and
kept in the District, and by subsequent
paragraphs are authorized to issue tags
to the owners of licensed dogs and to
seize all dogs found running at large with
out the tax tag, and finally by section OF
the same chapter they are commanded,
whenever it shall appear to them that
there are good reasons for believing that
any dog or dogs within the District are
mad, to issue a proclamation requiring
that all dogs shall for specified period
wear muZzles to prevent them from biting
or swapping. and any dog going at large
during that period without the muzzle
shall be taken by the poundmaster.
The statutes are written for the protec-
tion as we'll as the regulation of dog own
ers. ANY dog owner who has complied
with them is thereby given a specific legal
right in his animal, which is by the act de-
clared to be personal property when SO
protected by observance of the statute.
Those dog owners who are now indignant
at the action of the Commissioners should
reflect that the order for the muzzling Of
the dogs did not come from them, but
from a higher source. Therefore they are
striking now, not the individual Commits
sioners, put at the President of the United
States and at the laws as enacted by Con-
sress. If they believe that the laws have
not been thoroughly tested in the courts
they have an undoubted right to appeal
for their Interpretation, but it is unwise
and not the part of good citizenship to de-
nounce as tyrannical regulations which
are designed primarily in the interests of
the public health and safety, and the en-
fcrcement of which imposes only a slight
annoyance to a few hundred dogs for a
short period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19
A Failure and What It Suggests.

The other day in Washington a woman
tried to kill herself and her infant child
by asphyxiation. She was rescued in time
to save the lives of both. Since her adj
venture the circumstances of the family
have been revealed in terms that elicit
deep sympathy from the public. The
father later told his story in the Juvenile
Court. 1t was such a story as may be
drawn from the poor at any time in any
city, a story of physical incapacity, of
hard unceasing struggle against adversely
and want, of final collapse and then the
specter of starvation. Pride prevents
such people from appealing for help.
They shrink from the exposure Of their
needs. They suffer until the end comes,
perhaps through sickness or, as in this
case. through the final yielding Of the will
to live.
In some future state OF society there will
probably be a remedy for such cases as
this, or, better still. a preventive. But
there is no golden rule which will Ger.
tainly lead to reform and the eradication
of poverty. Dreamers may continue to
formulate theories for the absolute cure
of this dread social disease. but they will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19
PUBLICITY.
From the Newark Morning Star

From the Newark Morning Star.
If you send that man Sheldon a check
don't forget that you run the risk of get
ting your name in the papers. He's
pledged to publicity.
From the Indianapolis News.
The more Treasurer Sheldon let's people
in on his publicity scheme the less cause
for alarm modest contributors appear to
have.
From the Springfield Union.
Won't Thomas F. Ryan be disappointed
when he learns that the democratic ma
tional committee has decided not to accept
any contributions larger than $4,000 for
the Bryan campaign fund?
From the Jacksonville Times Union.
Well, If campaign funds are slow in
coming in, Hitchcock can at least fry
some fat from the postmasters who see
the loss of their job staring them In the
face.
From the Columbus Evening Dispatch.
The first great disappointment of the
campaign has come. Nobody is to be per-
mitted to give more than $4,000 to Mr..
Bryan's cause. But there is yet hone.
There are other things on which the
money can be spent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19
An Air Line.

A dispatch from Berlin just printed
makes good midsummer reading. 1t Is an
nounced that q company is being formed
with a preliminary capital of $125.OOO to
establish a line Of passenger airships be-
tween Berlin. London, Paris. Vienna, St.
Petersburg. Copenhagen and Stockholm
1t Is believed that the success Of Count
Zeppelin's latest airship. which maintain
ed itself in the air for several hours, Is
accountable for this commercial venture,
with which the names of Krupp and sew
eral Of the most prominent bankers Of
Germany are connected. Tho proposition
is to run expresses between the capitals
mentioned. probably at a high rate Of
fare. There is no mention yet OF the
maintenance az regular schedules. nor Is
1t claimed that the new means Of trans
portation will rival the surface lines in
point of speed.
The Zeppelin airship 10 . gas bag Of
gian. size. and has recently scored the
highest achievements for that form Of
"airship' Yet its maneuvers have been
confined to selected occasions when the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19
CANDIDATE KERN.
I'M the Chicago Record Herald.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
Indiana men who expect to be nominat-
ed for the vice presidency should lose no
time In growing chin whiskers.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
John w. Kern naively remarked yes
terday. 1--WE hope to carry Indiana" He
should talk louder than that at this stage
of the campaign.
From the Houston Post.
1t Is not necessary for the dairy vote
to worry about Mr.. Kern's inability to
drink buttermilk gracefully because of
his whiskers. Vote for him, anyhow.
From the Augusta Herald.
1t seems that the papers have more to
tell about Mrs. Kern than about the old
man. Is it possible that the convention
nominated the wrong member Of that
family?
From the Omaha Bee.
The colonel and the Kern ought to an
peal to southern democrats.
From the Indianapolis Star.
But some of those who shouted for
Kern had their fingers crossed.
From the Springfield Union.
1t is said that Col Kern is not q rich
man, but Bryan is, so what's the harm?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19

not stand the practical tests. Ignorance.
physical weakness. environment, racial
traits, tradition-all have their influence
upon the success or failure Of the indi-
vidual. From the same group Of poor
people will rise q great success, contrast
ing sharply with an AFFECT failure stand
ing alongside.
The ideal Of the social reformers who
would prevent distress Is a state of So
ciety In which each worker Is allotted his
task according to his capacities and paid
according to his needs. In the present
circumstances OF the world men are paid
according to their capacities. 1t is a sur
vival of the flttest in more humane terms
than in the old days Of physical compe-
tition and brute struggle.
Modern society-is making a we'll meant
and. In measure. practically successful
effort to cure the evils of poverty through
what Is known as organized charity. There
remain some who sheer at the efforts Of
the workers engaged In this line Of en-
deavor to reach the poor and to solve
their problems without pauperizing them.
They scOf at the red tape of charity or
CARNATIONS, forgetting that 1t is this red
tape that diferentiates the modern help
full method from the old harmful system
of almsgiving. The best charity Is that
which develops and strengthens character
and inc the close pinches supplies the
actual means of rescue. It is a poor
charity system that eschews all giving.
The educational process is a weak one
which will not furnish the steps by which
the pupils may rise, and often a man Is
best pulled out Of the slough OF despond
by cash.
Institutions where men Of frail physique
can commercially earn the means to main
tain themselves and their families without
becoming burden upon the community
are needed today as an adjunct to our
governmental and charitable systems. In
former times such men went to the poor
house. Nowadays they should be put to
work at tasks which they can perform
and at rates which will maintain them
decently without lessening their self-re-
spect or weakening their individual ini-
tiatiYe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19
OLYMPIC CANES
From the Chicago Inter Ocean.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Olympic games were opened at Lon
don by King Edward. 1t usually takes
two kings to open, but the little technical
mistake seems not to have been noticed.
From the Pittsburg Gazette Times.
There Is nothing Greek about the Olym-
pic games but the name.
From the New York Evening Sun.
VIII the English sporting critics get
much satisfaction from an examination of
the names of the winners at Olympia yes
terday?
From the Chicago News.
One of the stunts Of the Olympic games
should be finding ones way about In a
London fog, though this would give the
home team an advantage.
From the Syracuse Herald.
It was almost q foregone conclusion
that any event in which a hammer fig
ured In those Olympic contests would be
won by the Americans. especially in a
presidential year.
From the Cleveland Leader.
A trunkful of Olympia prizes ought to
arouse something else than arrogant sus-
picion In q customs inspector.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19
Labor and the Campaign.

Reports from different sections Of the
country show there is no ground for the
assumption that because of the injunc-
ton plank in the Denver platform or
ganized labor will go in body to the
support of Mr.. Bryan. Wage-earners.
as usual, are doing their own thinking.
and will record themselves in November,
not according to orders or recommends
TONS but according to their own views
of the situation.
There has never been any good reason
to doubt that this would be the case.
The labor vote has never been delivered
or deliverable by any man or set OF
men. 1t is a reading vote. 1t does not
depend for its information about pubic
questions upon any particular leader
ship, or for interpretations of events
upon any particular source. In no other
country is labor, as a rule. as intellt-
gent or independent as in America.
The result of this is seen in the fact
that wage-earners, like capitalists, are
divided on public questions. Some are
democrats, some are republicans, some
are independence leaguers, while some
are populists. They have never yet
voted in a body for any presidential
candidate, and why should they do so
this time?
Let it be admitted that labor desires
a change in the court proceedings as TO
iniunctions But labor's interests are not
wholly conferred in that matter. There
are many other things which engage it's
attention, and some of far greater inn
portance than injunctions. Whatever
abuses have taken place as to them.
labors advance has not been retarded.
Organized labor Is strong in numbers
and in influence, and grows right along
Its highest interests are in the large
poiicies-in the tariff, the currency, the
suffrage. and the regulation of corporate
wealth controlling public utilities. Labor
has large stake in those questions, and
is vitality concerned in all that relates
to them.
Now it so happens that this year con-
test for control of the country embraces
all of those issues. Shall protection as
policy be continued or condemned? What
What should be done to bring congress
sional representation to just and consti-
tutional basis? And what more is neces-
sary to curb the trusts and regulate the
railroads?
Wage-earners, we may all be sure, are
turning these subjects over in their
minds with the proper appreciation OF
their value, and will take them all into
account before marking their ballots.
Their eggs are not all in one basket, by
any manner of means.