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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-10
Cat Catches Burglar.

A woman burglar, her face heavily
yelled, and accompanied by a man,
was scared away from the house of
John Gallery, a wealthy coal dealer,
living in the Clifton Park section of
Weehawken, early the other morning
by a servant coming downstairs to let
in the cat.
The burglars had entered by front
window, which they opened with a
Jimmy, and had packed up all the sill
yerware. table linen and cut glass
ready for removal when the servant
girl heard the cat crying outside the
kitchen door. AS she came down the
stairs to let the cat in she heard the
swish Of a woman's silk gown. Turn
ing up light she found the packed
bundles ready to be taken away. She
ran to the front door and saw man
and woman running down the street,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-10
ADVISES CARE Or CHILDREN
when Home Becomes Sweat shop
Laws Should interfere Says
Woman.

1T is nonsense to talk Of the pres
ervation Of the home, when the moth
er is forced to supplement the family
income. The children OF such homes
would have far better care In day nur-
series. The home into which the moth
er brings outside labor Is neither
home nor factory
Here Is sense, rather than senti-
ment, for which we may thank Miss
Frances Perkins, executive secretary
OF the Consumers League. who looks
thus squarely at a situation upon
which most Of us drop a tear rather
than thought.
Many Of the poorer families think
that as long as their children do not
actually die they are fulfilling their
duties as parents toward them. But
the child is entitled to something bet
ter than that, and IL the something
better is away from home, and In a
day nursery, then the day nursery is
the proper place for the child.
This does not apply entirely to the
families in actual want. It is just as
true Of the small dressmaker, or Of
the women Of any of the minor trades
who bring their work into the home.
The moment this is done the place is
no longer hene. The beds are half
made. the rooms are in disorder. and
the meals improperly cooked.
II think would be inclined to be-
lievc it would be better for the child
were the state to take care OF it in
some way. I believe in many cases,
even were the wages Of the man pro-
WIDER raised, the wife and mother
would continue the home labor. In
many Italian and Hebrew homes now
there IS the home work Of the mother
and child labor as well, although the
family could get along without either
one. They are probably saving for a
home In tho country, or maybe sim
ply for bank account. and as long as
the mother and children remain actu-
ally alive they do not consider the
work may be harmful From homes
like these it would be better II the
child were taken and cared for by the
state"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-10
That Telephone Habit.

'The telephone habit has strong
grip on u.s. said New York clergy
man, as reported by the Sun, "and its
influence on our vocabulary, our com.
parsons and our lines Of thought ID
quite remarkable. / had an amusing
instance of just this very thing the 9TH
er Sunday afternoon. / was going over
with my. children the various state.
ments in the Lords prayer. / tried to
make each sentence plain and practi.
cal. When I'd finished my oldest boy
asked, What's amen, father?'' hes.
itated to get some easy answer that
they'd remember, when the youngest
little chap spoke up and said, why,
amen's Just ring on" isn't 1t, father?
Then, as / supposed looked some.
what amused and shocked at his inter
probation of the word, he added:
'Amen's just more respectful cause
you're talking to God, but 1t really
means ring on, AS an example OF
the ever present thought Of the tele.
phone think this/is hard to bea2.''
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-10

The difference between a man Of
quick tact and one Of no tact at all
may be illustrated by an interview
which took place between Lord Pal
merston and Mr.. Behnes, the sculptor.
Rev. e. j. Hardy gives 1t in his book.
entitled How to be Happy Though
Civil"
At the last sitting which Lord Pak
merston gave him, Behnes opened the
conversation with:
ANY news, my lord, from France?
How do we stand with Louis Napo
leon?"
The foreign secretary raised his eye
brows for an instant, and quietly re-
piled:
Really, Mr.. Behnes, don't know.
/ have not seen the newspapers"
The announcement Of the second
Lord Lytton's appointment as Viceroy
Of India, at time when the govern
ment was keeping 1t a secret, was one
OF the greatest feats OF Delane, the
famous editor Of the Times.
Delane was sitting at dinner next
to an eminent physician, who happen
ed to mention that Lord Lytton had
consulted him that morning as to the
fitness of his constitution to Withstand
the Indian climate.
Delane wisely asked no qeustions,
but drew his inference from what he
heard, and the asxt morning the
Times announced the appointment OF
Lord Lytton as viceroy of India.
Youths Companion
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-10
SOME ODD BELIEFS
LUCK OR MISFORTUNE AscRIHED
TO THE DlGITs.
Second NumeraI Acquired an EVIL Rep
utatlcn Among Early Christians
Because the Second Day
Hell Was Created.

The number Is esteemed as very
lucky by the Japanese, who allot but
one day to each Of the several opera
lions Of husbandry, leaving that por-
ton OF the crop that could not be
gathered in one day, an exchange says.
The second digit acquired an espe-
cially evil reputation among the early
Christians, because the second day hell
was created, along with heaven and
earth. 1t also seems to have been a
number unlucky in English dynasties.
Harold II. was slain In battle; William
H. and Edward II. were murdered;
Ethelred H., Richard H., and James II.
were forced to abdicate, and Henry II,
Charles H. and George II. were unfor-
tunate In many ways.
The number has an abundance OF
superstitions connected with it. It
was the perfect number OF the Ply
thagoreans, who said 1t represented
the beginning, middle and end.
Little mystery was attached to the
numbers 4 and 5. In folklore the four
leaved clover is considered especially
lucky.
The cabalists asserted that the mum.
Der s was potent in mystical proper.
ties. The world was created in Six
days, the Jewish servant served six
years.
The number has been invested
with more mystery than all the other
digits together, and to 1t were ascribed
magic and mystical qualities possessed
by no other number. Several learned
treatises have been written on this
number, and septenary combinations
have been sought everywhere. The
seven days of creation led to sep.
tenary division of time to all ages. Sew
eral Of the Jewish feasts lasted seven
days. Elisha sent Naaman to wash
in the Jordan seven times, and Elijah
sent his servant from Mount Carmel
seven times to look for rain. For sev-
en- days seven priests with seven
trumpets invested Jericho, and on the
seventh day they encompassed It
seven times.
There were nine earths, according
to medieval cosmogony; nine heavens,
nine rivers Of hell and nine orders or
angels. The number being perfection,
since 1t represented divinity, was
often used to signify a great quantity
as in the phrases, IA nine days won
der" "A cat has nine lives" and Nine
tailors make q man." In Scotland a
distempered COW was cured by wash
ing her in nine surfs. To see nine
magpies is considered extremely lucky.
Nine knots made in black wooden
thread served as charm in the case
Of sprain. 1t was also believed and
Is still by some, that If a servant girl
finds nine green peas in one pod and
lays them on the window sill, the first
man that enters will be her beau.
Nine grains of wheat laid on a four
jeaved clover enables one, it is said,
to see the fairies.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-10
BOTH HAD THEIR GRIEVANCES
Tenants Of Building Meet and Attempt
to Settle the Noise
M Question.

SAY, look here, don't like to kick,
but really have stood it just as long
as ] can. Every night somebody In
your house keeps the pianola going or
else starts the photograph. and | find
1t impossible to get the sleep need.
Understand, like you and your family
as neighbors all right, generally speak.
ing, and I'm sure you don't intend to
make 1t disagreeable. It's Just case
of not thinking Of the rights and the
comfort Of others. That's the great
trouble with most Of us We forget
when we are enjoying ourselves, that
we may be making 1t mighty unpleas-
ant for Others"
You're right, old man, and don't
blame you a bit for complaining. BY
the way, there is little matter have
wanted to speak to you about for
some time but I've felt some delicacy
In approaching the subject. Why is
It that you let your ROSTERS begin
growing along about daylight? They
make 1t almost impossible for us to
get the sleep we need, and why do you
NOV your lawn on Sunday mornings?
Please understand that l don't deny
you the right to spend your Sundays
In any way you see fit, as long as you
don't interfere with the rights and
comforts of others, but this thing Of
starting in to rattle lawn mower at
5 o'clock every Sunday morning the
one morning In the week when the
majority of people would like to sleep
late-doesn't seeem to me to indicate
that you have much regard for your
neighbors. Now, I'll tell you what I'll
DOLL compromise with you"
What's your proposition?"
I'll see that our music is stopped
every night at 10 o'clock If you will
keep your ROSTERS and the lawn NOW.
er quiet until in the mornings"
20 pshaw! There's no use talking
to you, had an idea you could lis
ten to reason, but | see was mista-
ken Morning"
Morning Chicago Record Herald.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-10
FORBID TWO NAMES
OLD ENGLISH LAW VERY DEFY
TIE AS 70 NAMING cHILDREN!s
Practise Has Now Become Alno y
Universal -- Royal Personagea \
Have Always Been Allow
ed More Than One.

Middle names, hard as it is to cream
In this generation, were once hlegal.,
The old English law was very dennllsl
as to the naming of children, and AZ
cording to Coke, "a man cannot naVel
two names at baptism" 1T is requis
ite," this law goes on, that the pur-
chaser be named by the name ol ny
baptism and his surname, ana lnau,
special heed be taken to the name OF
baptism"
Royal personages have always peen
allowed to have more than one given
name, but as late as 1900, II IS saiu,
there were only four persons IN an
England who had two given names. IA
1920 the Mayfower sailed for Amerlcak
and there was not man or woman
upon it who had middle name.
Even century and half ago dou-
BILE names were very uncommon. me
English used to dodge the law at times
by ingeniously compromising names.
Thus old parish registers In England
there is occasionally seen sucn COM
binations as Fannasabilia, which ~
Fanny and Sybil joined together, ano|
.Annameriar, made up OF Anna anu
Maria. Maris is one OF the earnest
middle names of record for boys. IT
was given in honor of the virgin
Mary. AS much as they dared begin
ming along in the 18th century par1
ents evaded the "one-name law"
But even as late as 100 years at,,o
custom was against the middle mama.
If the names of the signers OF the
\ declaration of independence be locked
over it will be found that only three
of them had middle names. The first
five presidents of the United States
had only one name each George
Washington, John Adams, Thomas
Jefferson, James Madison and James
Monroe. Before Grant, 18th of the
line, there were only three double
named executives ~ John Quincy
Adams, William Henry Harrison and
James Knox Polk.
When middle names got going and
became the fashion, the law having
dropped into disuse, parents went to
work combining names for their off
spring enthusiastically. One custom
was done away with in England in
consequence of this, the plan of nam
ing the eldest son for the estate, par
ticularly when he succeeds to that
estate through his mother. This old
idea is still followed to some extent in
this country by the mothers maiden
name being given to the eldest son.
1t Identifies the boy wheEs he grows
to manhood, and so has a positive
value. During the time of the civil
war and just after hundreds Of par
ents named sons simply Lincoln and
Grant.
Such instances have, however, been
uncommon for the past SO years The
middle name has become well-nigh
universal Sometimes the case arises
OF man prominent in public life or
literature leaving off his first name
altogether and becoming known by his
middle name. Grover Cleveland,
whose baptismal name was Stephen
Grover Cleveland, has been the most
conspicuous example of this.-Har-
per's Weekly.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-10
AN AWFUL BLUNDER
sIcLEY's HASTE TO SAVE HIS
SUIT WAS DISASTROUS.
His Wife's Curiosity Is Aroused When
He Telephones Her Not to Give
His Wearing Apparel
Away.
4 never did like that suit. :

II never did like that suit"
Bigley jumped up from the break
fast table with a show Of Impotence
II can't help it If you don't" he ex
claimed. Il paid $50 for 1t, and
can't afford to throw it away
A pause.
"But I'm going to-" he added, saw
agely. i've suffered enough in 1T. II
is too small, and simply can't stand
It. I put 1t on this morning for the
first time in weeks. But I'll take II
off and never wear it again. You can
throw it away"
Well" cried Mrs. Bigley, Imagine
what you would say TO me If should
throw away any of my clothes because
they didn't turn out we'll"
Nonsense! wouldn't mind bit
What's the use of making myself I'm
comfortable? It doesn't pay
That's the difference between us
You can afford to make those expert
ments, but can't I'd never hear the
last of it,"
Il should want you to do just as
am doing. Well, can't wait to get
this off,"
He was gone ten minutes He reap
peared In another suit.
Il left it on the chair" he said
"Giye it away. Throw it out. / never
want to see 1t again. Goodby. I've
just got time to catch that train"
He kissed her and hurried off.
When he got to the train he sudden
" put his hand in his pocket and re
membered that he had forgotten his
purse, which was in the pocket of the
waistcoat he had discarded Was there
time to go back? No. He had enough
to get him to his Office.
But that $50. All! His wife might
give away the suit to some one, and
forget to go through 1t.
He hurried to the phone. She an
swered almost Immediately.
Say! I've been thinking about that
suit. Perhaps you would better not
give it away. may be able to have il
altered.
did you think"
co." carelessly, Il didn't know but
some one might come around today
Just hold it till come home. Put II
in safe place, and I'll see about it. =
"All right"
Bigley smiled to himself all the way
in. He congratulated himself on his
presence of mind. He might have
mentioned that $780, and his wife?
When he came home that evening
he was met in the hall by his wife
She had on her street dress. She had
Just come in.
Where have you been?" he asked
Shopping"
He turned pale.
What did you get"
"a lovely. cape-for $50"
Where did you get the money!"
"Out of your clothes. Do you know,
my dear, shouldn't have thought OF
looking there If you hadn't telephoned."
-Harper's Weekly.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-10
A Boys Preference.

Little Roger Mcbride stood by the
highway that led down to Chardon and
waited for the big threshing machine
to go by. The big thresher rumbled
a good deal and was heavy and un.
wieldy, and If you got a chance to ride
you had to hold on tight.
And while Roger was waiting there
in the yellow highway a fine automo-
bile came by and slowed down, and
the voice of the rich set man in the
world hailed him.
Don't you want ride and a hand
full Of candy, little mani" said the
voice.
Roger had seen the richest man and
knew who he was, and he shyly
smiled at the greeting.
1T you please, SIR" he answered,
I'D rather ride on the thresher."
So the richest man laughed and
whirled away and the boy waited by
the roadslde.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-10
Alfonso EnIoys Joko on Himself.

Alfonso of Spain has tremendous
appetite; like any boy, he is always
hungry. He is far from handsome,
but ike any boy, again, he does not
give a rap about his looks. A few
months ago, while motoring near La
Granfa. the kings appetite plagued
him and he halted at a wayside inn,
whore he ate with much relish while
cracking jokes with the landlord and
a few peasants who happened to be
there. being unknown to them, of
course.
A little girl entered to buy wine for
her father.
"Tell me-" said Don Alfonso to the
child. "have you seen the king since
he has been at La Granfa?"
"Only once" answered the girl.
.erIe had on a beautiful uniform, but
he is very ugly"
The king laughed and told the story
on himself.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-10
Discovering Woman,a ace.

We wonder what death the man will
die, or what tortured life he will be
caused to lead, who has Just discov-
cred the little trick by which wom-
ans age can be ascertained beyond a
doubt-that is to say, while her health
is normal. The only instrument re-
quired Is an ordinary watch. The
wrist of the lady whose age is in
question is the tell-tale For when
you count her pulse, and it registers
SO beats per minute, you know that
she is between twenty and twenty-five
years old. During the next five years
II beats go to the minute, and the
femme de trente ans" and over is en-
titled to 10 throbs. It is a pity the
man Of science who has established
these facts is not more exact when
dealing with the women Of ripper age,
for, according to rumor and tradition,
it is only after she Is thirty that a
woman begins to leave of having
birthdays.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-10
uncrackable cl,ss.

Glass that can be heated white hot
and then plunged into cold water
without breaking, while an APPARENT i'm
possibility. has yet been made an &C.
complished fact.
This glass is derived from Brazil
ian quartz pebbles heated red hot and
then thrown into distilled water. The
purest pieces are selected and welded
with the oxyhydrogen blowpipe into
long stems like straws. from which
glass vessels of any shape can be man
ufactured. Thus far this quartz glass
has been employed chiefly for making
laboratory apparatus. A test tube
made in this way will not break when
a white-hot coal is dropped into It
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-10
A uaeful ManazIna.

This magazine looks rather the
worse for wear"
Eyes; it's the one / sometimes lend
to the servant on Sundays"
Doesn't she get tired Of reading
always the same one?"
"Oh, no! You see, it's the Same
book, but It's always different serv.
ant. "--Tit-Bits.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-10
A pun From punch.

No society sanctum in Washington, a
contemporary tells us, is now com
plete unIes 1t contains an image OF
buddha. The new name for a room
furnished in this style is Budd-
bcir. Punch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-03
BECOMING AMERICANIzED.
Second Chinese Woman i'll America to
Get Divorce.

San Francisco, Feb. S.-The second
Chinese divorce in the history of the
United States has been granted by
Judge Thomas F. Graham, when he
gave Tsang Wong Knew an inter1ocu-
tory decree separating her from Tsang
Wan, whom the Wife charged with
desertion.
Mrs. Tsang is given the custody of
her four children, Benjamin, who is
now in the state of Washington; Pearl
and Ruby, who are inmates of the
Methodist Episcopal mission at Berke-
ley. and Ernest, who resides with his
mother at 7S6 Jackson street.
The court, in his findings, awarded
the wife $50 q month alimony, saying
that while Mrs. Tsang did not know
where her husband was, she might
some time learn of his having an es-
tate, and the alimony would come in
handy.
The testimony of the wife was sup
ported by Mrs. Ida Hong Chan, a
white woman who is superintendent
of the Methodist mission at San Jose
Mrs. Tsang, in response to Attorney
Alfred L. Worley. who represented her
said she was married tc Tsang in 1895
at the MethG dist mission in this city
and lived with him until four years
ago, when he became angry with her
and left. She saw him but once after
ward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-03
DRANK BETWEEN DRINKS.
Wife Says Her Husband Wanted Liz
quor Early and Late.

New York, Feb. 3.-Mrs. Frances
society favorite in San Francisco, her
home city. Joined in a petition to the
supreme court, to have a committee
appointed to care for the property of
her wealthy husband, Allen Wallace,
a great grandson of Commodore Van
derbilt.
Allen Wallace is the son of the late
John Wallace, a former New York
banker and broker, who left his son
the income from trust fund of $780,
600 in his will, probated last Septem-
Der. The provisions of the will care
fully cut off the daughter-in law, AL
len Wallace's wife, from ever spend
ing any of the principal of the fund.
By an unexpected turn of fate the
wife, and not the husband, may have
control of the income of the fund as
q result of the application to the
court, which was made by DIR. Ed
ward L. Reyes, an uncle of Mrs. Wal
lace. Acting upon the petition JUS
tice Gerard appointed a commission
to determine the mental status of AL
len Wallace.
During the last five years. the wife
affidavit asserted, her husband has
been addicted to the constant use OF
Intoxicating liquors" She declares
that during this period he would
call for intoxicating drink the first
thing in the morning and would con-
tinue to drink liquor through the en-
| tire day.
He spends money rashly and i'm
providently and owes over $4,000 in
Italy" Mrs. Wallace concluded.
The Wallaces were married in Sar
| Francisco in January, 1903.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-03

Winchester to visit relatives for several
days. Mrs. Sherer will return to Oak
land to extend her visit.
The regular meeting of the Ladies' Aid
society of the Christian church was held
at the church this afternoon.
Mrs. Harriet Miller is improving after
several days illness with an attack of
neuralgia.
The Ladies' Forestry club will give a
chicken pie supper in the hall on the night
of February IS Public invited
Mr.. Harry Ralston left yesterday for
Newkirk, Nevada, to spend months va
cation.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. ]. Miller have given
the name of Beulah Marie to their infant
Mrs Anna Greenwood has sold her place
Fifth and Monroe streets, Topeka.
nue. is unable to be out on account of i'll
ness.
Geo. Rake home Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Ireland. who has been quite i'll a.
the home of his son, A. A. ireland, OF
Green street, for the past week with al
attack of grip, is much improved
Mrs Joseph Yarroll of Michigan avenue
who has been quite sick and greatly i'm
proved is reported to be quite sick again
Mrs. L. Remfrey of Sardou and Michi
gan avenues, who has been quite sick foi
the past week is steadily improving.
Mrs. A B. Campbell, Miss Lou Williams
of Albany, Mo-, came yesterday to visi
Mrs. George Ruderson on Forest avenu
| for few days.