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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
PRIZE FIGHT VS..
The BULL Fight
LOCATION DECIDES CHOICR RE-
TWEEN HUMAN Or ANIMAL
SACRIFICE.

The Spanish bullfghter Chico. fresh
from professional triumphs I'm Mextco
casts the eye of a connoisseur on Mad
lsOn Square Garden and regrets thar
the vast amphitheatre is not available
Tor oullhghts. What a plaza dc toroa
IL would make. with its spacious are
ma and architectural suggestions OF
old Spain. There is little doubt that
III Chico's ambition could be realized
there would be no question of the
Gardens future.
The matador's inquiry as to why II
is not better to kill bull than "a
let your big man Jeffries be killed by
the black man" betrays his Ignorance
OF the difference between Latin ana
Anglo-Saxon ideals of sport. In the
Garden he may see bicycle racers col
lapse from the strain OF six day CON-
tests and in other parts of the coun-
try see a pugilist battered in the prfze
ring with the crowds approval until.
bleeding, staggering. and half BLING. Z"
ne falls limp in his corner
But over animals public sentiment
extends a protecting aegis. MOdjeska
recalls in her memoirs the commOtjOp
caused by the mere accidental drop-
ping of Gagged canary bird to the
floor in one of her performances in
this city. AS for permitting a bull to
be driven to fury with steel darts to
make a spectacle, such a thing is in
conceivable in the sensitive state OF
public opinion regarding the treatment
OF brute creation. There would be
raids by agents of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. in
functions, and a moral convulsion.
Chico will have to go home with his
questions unanswered. We cannot pro-
vide him with a bullight, but If man
batting sports Will suffice. in addition
TO grueling bicycle endurance con-
tests and prize fights. we can show him
an automible cup race warranted to
cost at least one human life.-N. z.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
POOR PSYCHE CAN'T
HEAR GABRIEL'S HORN

NEW Special.-A statuette
of Cupid and Psyche has been re-
moved from Greenwood Cemetery
Brooklyn, by order of the trustees.
Several years ago Miss Alice Stet-
Ter, of Philadelphia, became engaged
TO young man of that city. He went
TO Italy, and on his return brought
the cupid and Psyche" to his be-
trothed. 4 sculptor of talent had
copied il from a marble group in
Rome. A few days before the date
set for the marriage the young man
died Five years afterward Miss Stet-
Ter married. but her marital expert
ence was unhappy. She was divorced
and came to BROOKLYN to live. Just
before she died she asked that the
statuette be placed on her grave. Her
mother. Mrs. Mary l.. Stetler. of 2244
Sydenham Street, Philadelphia, COM
MED with that dying wish.
But owners of Greenwood lots pro
tested, and now the statuette is being
taken care of by 4 Brooklyn florist
until it can be sold.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
WOMAN. ATTIRE IN CAGE.
MAKES THEATIR PANIC

NEW YORK. - Special. - There
came near being a panic in the Al
aambra Theater. Seventh Avenue and
one Hundred and Twenty-sixth Street
Friday night when the gasoline tank
OF motorcycle. which was being rid
den inside goid latticed globe low
Cedora, one of the performers. eX-
pioded, throwing blazing fluid over
the young woman.
Several women tainted rs the motor
cNclist fell To the bottom OF IN.
si0be with her black sppgled tights
lpla1e. Some persons started TO
leave the theater. but Detectives
Hrawley and Essig. assisted bv Fire
man John Schuhcr ordered all in
the house to keep their seats.
Cedoria, who in private life is Mrs.
Agnes Hatfield, Of . Riverside Ave
nue.. Newark, did more to prevent a
panic than anyone else. When "a
bucket OF water had been thrown
over her and the flames were eX-
unguished, she ordered the curtain
rung down and later limped TO the
rootliShts to show that she was not
seriously injured. Her husband
Charles Hatfield. was slightly hurt in
the gasoline explosion. He takes part
IN his wife's act. standing in the cen
wheel around ii at the rate of fifty
miles an hour.
The force of the explosion hurled
Mrs. Hatfield to the top of the globe
from which she fell back on the mo-
torcycle. Her husband sprang to her
assistance. Blazing gasoline covered
his hands. DR.. Jerome Wagner. Of SO
East Ninety-siXth Street, attended
him and his wife.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21

Inc decision of the British Govern
Htnt 10 abandon SOmaliland to the
M5u Mullah causes not so much sur
prise as the suggestion that they may
Muliahs raids VIC
Great Britain-or the Egyptian Gov
eminent under its tutelage-got ont Of
the Soudan when the Mahdf made ~
700 not Tor them, but they went back
again when he had two-thirds depoDu-
lateu the country and made it's recon
quest easy. But aiming the natives
Well, that is differenti
II mas Tor years been principle with
colonlzing powers that guns may he
Ireely SOLO 70 natives for hunting pur-
poSSs ana 10 protect themselves against
MIlu beasts, but that these must not
pe Wnltc man gunS-not the best mod :
ern ionS-range arms OF precision
Ola muzzle-loaders or pot-metal Rir
alihShan guns sold in trade are good
eIiY uSh Tor the Afghan borderer or the
trlDes OF the Dark Continent Even in
lnu!a, Where Tor fifty years the native
reSlmentS have been faithful 10 nc
,neorN that native troops must not be
quite as well armed as English regi-
ments, and especially must not H. in
control OF artillery. III
IA is this distinction that makes the
sHuSSlng or modern rifles and ammu-
ih so lucrative and dangerous a
speculation FOR daring men on the
irlnges Of wild country
II the friendly tribes i'm Somalflapd
are armed against the Mulah ho,S.
,SnS VIII II De- II they are deserted by
me BrllSh regiments, before they 90
oyer 10 the Mullah? What IL they use
thlr new rifles against a new Rritish
cNpeditionary force five wears IRON,
now, or against the German or Italian
helShborS OF the cantankerous MulIab ,
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
FIST BLOW FATAL TO
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT

NEW YORK. - Special - Gilbert
Trehou, the seVenteen-year-old high
school student of Passaic, n. J., who
was knocked out in a seven round
fight with Frank Keiser near Garfield
last Tuesday night, died Friday after
noon in the PaSsaic General HOspi-
tai He never regained conscious
ness after the knockout blow. eScept
for a few seconds Friday afternoon,
when he opened his eyes and asked
for a drink.
Keiser has not been seen in Gar
field since early Wednesday morning,
when he left his home in Palisade
Avenue. The police and County De-
tective BlaueVlt of Hackensack. who
was assigned TO the case by Prose
cutOr Wright, have been unable to
get any trace of him, although il is
falO Wednesday morning. He is be-
lieVed to be in Canada.
Twenty-one men and boys have been
arrested in connection with the fight
including the referee. four seconds and
two timekeepers The others were
spectators. All have been released
under $500 bail each as witnesses
The Garfield police when asked Fri
day night what effect the death OF
TrehOu would have on those con-
nected with the fight. said future ac-
tion would depend on Prosecutor
Wright. 1t is believed that those who
served as officials will be rearrested
on a more serious charge.
TrehOu's parents feel very bitterly
toward a number of prominent Gar
field men who stood by and allowed
the boys to fight.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
DUEL SURVIVES
in LATIN COUNTRIES
NOT CONFINED TO WEARING
PRINCES AND MUSLe-i s-isf9
- III HABITUTES.

v That relic of chivalrous days, the
duel survives in the Latin countries.
at least. and the encounter of DR.. Doy-
en-, a French surgeon of high attain
ments, with a captain in the Belgian
army. indicates that the field of hon
or" has not been wholly abandoned to
weakling princes and aristocratic han
gers-On in the trains of singers and
dancers Signor Chiesa, an Italian
legislator. is reported TO be booked
for five duels. with five several an
tagonists. because OF remarks he made
about certain ladies in a speech before
the chamber of deputies at Rome.
Three generals and a count are among
his challengers. and he must be at
his Wits end TO keep himself in a fit
condition To meet all of them.
His Est encounter Will be with Gen.
Di Cossato, who craftiiy suggests pis-
tolls at twenty PAGES, fire to be kept
up until one of the combatants is hit.
Naturally. as the challenged party, Sig
nor Chiesa, desiring to be able to fight
few more of his projected duels, pre-
fers other weapons and other condi-
tions. The great advantage of these
five several duels is obvious. If any
one of his antagonists dlsables or kills
Chiesa, the honor of the ladies named
in his speech will be completely vim
Dictated. On the other hand, if Chiesa
energies from all the encounters un-
scathed, his charges will be proved.
The duels also have another value,
as they indicate that the age in which
we are living is not so enlightened as
we are sometimes led to fancy. Cred
ulity, savagery, and imitation" accord
ing to Mr. Henry Thew Stephenson, a
student of the manners of the Shakes
pearian era, were the chief character
! Ntics of the people of Elizabethan
= land. Credulity has, indeed, some
~ diminished. though there is more
enough of that in the modern
- ID. Instructive savagery and imita-
surVive-N. Y. Times
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
BLOCKING THE ROhD
THROUGH MANCHURIA
Great Britain Acting With Japan and
Currying Favor With RUSSIA.

That the British government was
not only acting in concert with its
Japanese ally, but was trying to curry
favor with Russia in opposing China's
projected railway through Manchuria
has been set forth of late IN the Her
AIDS special dispatches from its Pek-
ing bureau.
This view is confirmed by the state
mentS elected in the house of commons
IaSt night and recorded in a special
cabIe dispatch TO the Herald. Questions
propounded by Sir William Bull elected
from a representative OF the foreign
office an admission that the govern
ment held that China, a presumably
independent nation, should not be per
mitted 10 build this road for the devel-
opment or Its own territory without
consulting Japan and Russia. ana
Yielding TO their interests in The mat
lhe political secretary Of the foreign
offlcc was not sure that there Nh,
anything inherently unceasona BILE i'm
JaranS holding up the railway project
IN II as some cOmpenSat ton for the in
Jury II mISht inflct upon the relative
~ short existing lne OF which she ~
IN supposedly temporary control. A.
the proposed line is at least 100 miles
10 the west of JapanS railway and ON
the other side Of a broad river t0f
injury to be inflicted is not aD0arcn,
The spok esman for the British govern
ment characterized as obviously re-
Sohdblc the RUSSIAN contention that
the cars government must also be
consulted. because the proposed line
would ultimately traverse northwest
erly the entire length of Manchuria to
the Amur River.
1t is on economic. strategic. and po-
lttical grounds that this necessity for
consulting Russia as well as japan is
based. Sir William Bull last night as
sured the Herald correspondent that
he viii face the government with a sun
Elementary question today and that he
intends TO force an exposition OF the
true situation with regard 10 This rail
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
.CANADA'S VOICE
IN ENGLISH AFFAIRS
Should be Consulted Before England
Votes for War or Peace.

1t is not only the financial aspects
OF being grown up and having a nice
new navy that Canada must take into
account, but the notifications in i'm
perial relations that must come with
Canada's emergence as a naval power
Five cruisers will cost $11, O0O, 900 il
built in England, and SIS 900 900 if
built in Canada, as the shipping inter
ests demand. The annual cost of
maintenance will be about $4,000. 900
In return for such an outlay a large
section of Canadian public opinion in
sists that the people of the Dominion
shall have a voice in British councils
when the question Of peace and war
should come up. A policy in which
we are to be responsible for every
thing without having a voice in any
thing" does not commend itself to
the conservative opposition. Sir VIII
frid Laurier practically conceded this
when he declared that war meant
war everywhere, that when Britain
was at war Canada would be at war.
and that II Britain entered upon war
Canada would be liable to invasion
also" Hence the final step in admit
ting the colonies to full imperial part
nership would seem inevitable. The
Dominion now makes her own COM
merc1al treaties, and is reaching out
for Independent diplomatic represen-
tation. 1t will not hurt the stability
or the British Empire if Canada is
asked for her opinion before the Par
lament at Westminster votes for war
or peace. Canada may serve as a vel
come counterpoise to those ardent
British souls at home who are Just
aching for scrap with the nation
across the North Sea-New York
Evening Post
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
There IL Only One African Rb,no

For years most South African hunt
ers' and most naturaiists, believed in
the existence of two species of pre-
hensile-lipped, or so-called black"
rhlnoceros-one with the 'front.' horn
much the longer. one with the rear
norm at least equal to the front II
was Selous, a singularly clear sigh ted
ana Keen observer, who first proved
conclusiVely that the difference was
purely INA ginary. Now, the curious
Ihlng Is that these experienced hunters
usually attributed entirely different
Compartments to these two imaginary
long front horn, they described as
miracle OF dangerous ferocity. and the
second as comparatively mild and in
mond is an instance) persuaded them
selves that this was true, although
they were writing in each case of iden-
ucaIlY the same animal From "Afri-
can Game Trails" by Theodore Roose-
welt, in the April Scribner
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
Summer ErncI.r

Ihe temptation TO have twice a
many dresses this summer as YOU neeu
IS really very big sort of a tenpta
S ts, says Grace Margaret Gould i'm
M0man's Home Companion for An~ii
Inc new fabrics are so alluring Thar
each one seems just suited to Ger
tam type OF gown. The linens. for i'm
stance, are shown in the greatest nufn
Del OF new and fascinating weaves
mere is the granite linen, which re-
SShoieS basket weave and has q
Sheen OF silk through it, and is iusf
ne smartest sort of material for q
ouS- piece ureSs or skirt-and- coat
Whlch comes in the very latest French
shades. and is hard to tell from popiin
tung linens are serviceable s,,h~ti
lute Tor the silks by that name. and
every woman who gets just a bit of .
Dlac.> and white effects will feel sba
OF them 7'''"i'e"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
ONLY GOOD men
FOR PUBLIC OFFICE
MERIT SYSTEM IN FORCE IN SIX
STATES AND ONE HUNDRED
CITIES.

Inc progress OF civil service re-
form since the introduction of the
merit system into the Federal service
In 1883, is briefly summarized in the
last annual report of the United States
civil service commission The merit
system is now in force in six States
and nearly one hundred cities New
York State in 1888 was the pioneer
Next came Massachusetts (1SS4). and.
after a break of more than twenty
years, Wisconsin (19O5). Illinois
(l9O5), Colorado Q90O, New Jersey
ISOO, and Ohio Q9OS). The cities OF
more than $4,000 population which
nave merit system covering the mu-
nlcipal service in whole or in part
are the following:
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
Weather Terms uIus,ra,ed

Maiden with a powder pun
Dabbling here and there
This reported weather. wise
Means Continued fair"
Hubby coming home at one,
Zigzag course amending
Weather signal in this case
Would be, storm impending"
Baby climbing on a chair,
If she slips and falls,
1T is not unlikely that
Therell be Sudden squalls"
Girl and lover have a spat
She filings down his flowers
Lover angry. grams his hat
And rushes offAthats Showers"
Man sees tailor on the street,
Seems a trifle nettled;
Crosses TO the other side
That suggests, Unsettled"
Boston Transcript
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
NO WOMEN CLERKS
FOR B. & 0. R. R.

PITTSBURG. pa Special No
more women will be engaged as stem
ographers. clerks or telegraph opera
tors by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road. This announcement comes as
the result of an investigation by the
roads accountants. who report that
the women. on the average. do thirty
per cent. less work than men in the
same positions who also do the work
more carefully and accurately Pres
ent women employees of the road will
continue TO hold their positions. it is
said. but no new positions Will 10
filled by women.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
Separate Goats for SnrInr

In considering your actual dress
needs Tor spring this year." says Grace
Margaret Gould in Woman's Home
companion for April, don't overlook
the separate coat. 1t is necessary not
Ohiy Tor cOnvenience's sake, but Fash
ION is regarding it just now with very
particular favor. So many dresses are
worn that one or more long separate
coats are very much needed to make
the spring wardrobe complete
no one style leads-it is the same
each Is now suited to ones individual
tastes and special needs. Long loose
uItlhS coats OF pongee and corded tus-
san or linen in the natural color win
Oe very much worn made with full
sleeves ana fastening in double-bre
60 styLe. The specially new feature of
these coats is the low one-side rever
az the right side, which is faced with
the same sort of silk that is used for
ne lining, and right here let me saw
,Ina never has foulard had such a
49, vogue as lining silk as this
spring Gay-colored foulards a re used
10 hhe Manufactured pongee coats :"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
Cleaning With Gasoline.

jChiffon ruchings, which are soiled.
L not crushed" says Florence M.
Fers, in Womans Home Companion
Ir April, "can be rejuvenated by
balxing them in clear gasoline, and
A%ben drying them in the sunshine and
air. Small articles. such as fancy
neckwear in general, which must be
treated gently, can be put into fruit
Jar nearly filed with gasoline. Using
a rubber ring, screw the top on tight
ly. Let the articles soak for some
time, and then shake them vigorously.
Rinse In the same manner in clear
zeasoline. Dhy in the sunshine and
|Air.
"Coat-coliars can often be cleaned by
wetting cloth in gasoline and then
rubbing the soiled part. Occasionally,
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
The Home-LIfe OF Denver

"Home-life, for all OF Denvsr's ir
tS SsPonislplIlty and extravaganza. is. on
ihe whole, delightful" says Woman's
home Companion for April
Apartment-house existence is prac-
. , ~, ~ Unknown Tor instead OF flats or
apartmSn you see Terraces as they
are called, row after row. OF one or
wo-stoGy houses. as much alike as two
peas and always of brick or stone. INN
yer. J." Zen
Apartment houses arc now being
AWNING TO the average Denverite,
whose ambition runs TO nice house
on a tidy bit OF ground
The suburbs are given oN,ar 90
truck farms. Suburban life. as IL is
known in New York. Philadelphia or
Sa nYos sSS pays no part in the present
u"S scheme or things in Denver
As TO incomes and their spending.
S1o family am OF three, four or I'VE, with
may not save much. but then who ca
SSeIlE railway may run through their
Ir9nt yard tomorrow, and pay a good
price FOR the privilege or the SON
may stumble on mine when he mere
~ started out 20 hunt or to fish The
ishing. "S'o"
The family of three (and one child
- considered good measure in Denver
oouayl llESs very comfortably on $4,000
u u year: Ihey occupy a house which a
New Yorker might envy. They Keen
IN IN 4" pretty oit OF lawn. with flower
clothes, the husband and the wife e9cb
priong TO club. The wife gives a
Matinee party when she feels So in
cnned, and her husband occasionaliv
III lerlalhS a Few men at his house
i LIhS6y may both belong to the same card
cIuD; they viii certainly sup downtown
one night in the week, and they eat the
best cuts of meat 'N
a Denver butcher told me that The
cheap cuts of meat had to be shipned
70 other points. Denver would eat only
ohS ptSt, ana when YOU consider that
DIichiaySr' mason, carpenter or
painter is paid 81 day, Won mn
Ierstand why nothing is too good for
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21

An almost totally bald gentleman.
olh'nS one day in restaurant. called
out in anger. Waiter. there's a hair
in my soup"
The waiter was a tactful man. and
he replied, 'Ah, re magneefcent hair,
Undoubtedly from monsieur's head"
And the much-flatered diner smiled
olandly and remarked, All. well, ac-
cidents will happeni"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
Baked Beams I'm n Now Ro,o

A neatly dressed woman rushed into
a Euclid Avenue grocery yesterday and
priced the different sizes OF pots of
baked beans that the grocery keeps put
up hot ready to take home and serve.
guess the small size viii do" she
said, hesitating.
How many do you desire to serve -
inquired the clerk, ready to advise
oh, I'm not buying them to serve -
the customer replied. "Of course /
shall use them. but I'm getting them to
Keep my hands warm on the car.
came away from home without either
mum or mfttenS "-CleVeland Plain
Dealer -
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
JOE SHIFLET KILLED
BY N & w. RY. TRAIN

HARRISONBURG, VA. - Special
Joe Shiflet. of Yancey's Mil. aged
thirty-six and unmarried, was killed
Sunday by a Norfolk and Western
train one mile from Elkton. y --,,5t
Rockingham. He was found by Hen
ry Manbray. His arms and legs were
badly mangled. and there was a hola
in his head His shoes were torn from
his feet. He was a bridge worker.
and left Harrisonburg Saturday night
Intoxicated. k Is said.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21

Harvey Ridley. dftv-one. a painter
II Realms Pa. read i'm newspapers
'"Neral C0Es @"o that his aunt Mrs.
Mary C!ine. had died i'm Troy. y. y.
md left him an estate exceeding
100000. Ridley. who has been en-
Oloyed i'm that city for a year. wrote
TO a law firm i'm Troy and found that
the newspaper article was correct
Philadelphia Record
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way.
Inasmuch as the american and
British banking interests I'm the rail-
way have been from the first willing to
admit Russian participation and would
undoubtedly also allot "a fair interest
70 Japan should she desire 20 share In
the enterprise. there is 10 tenable
ment can persist I'm bringing pressure
TO bear upon China TO thwart a project
which VIII do so much for the devel-
opment OF her territory and the pro-
motion of all legitimate trading and
commercial interests
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
The True ODtiDisf

The optimist likes raspberries bet
'er than strawberries during the rasp-
very season. while the pessimist likes
"aspberries better than Strawberries
during the strawberry season.=EN-
rhange
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
Cause and Eject.

IF Solomon was so wise. why did
he marry 1000 wives
you've got IL backwards. 1t was
the wives that wised him up."-Kan-
sas City Times.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
What MARY Cary" Saws About L..

TiresOme talk is hard not to hear
it makes YOU so mad
diary is something YOU can tell
things 10 and not get in trouble
That's the way with life. When
things are going. YOU try to hold them
back; and If YOU set them, YOU d
maybe wish YOU hadn't.
Heaven isn't a place: it's a feeling.
When YOU don't like q thing. can
YOU eat il? You cannot. That is in
summer YOU can't; in winter its n
little easier.
When there's love enough. YOU can
stand everything When there isn't
YOU can stand nothing.
There are q great many things that
are no use. One is i'm telling people
what they don't want TO know
From Kate Langley B0sher's
Mary Cary OHarper's).