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Evening journal., 1910-03-08


1t was in 1888 that there appeared anony-
mously the novel called THE Breadwin
ners" At once a deep interest was taken
I'm the problem of establishing the identity
OF the author and while from time to time
through the years many persons of au-
thority attributed the novel to John Hay
the literary world generally did not know
for a surety until after his death that he
it was who wrote that once popular story
"But long before the general public
knew for a certainty that Mr.. Hay was
the author OF The Bread Winners I be-
came morally certain that he was, and in
rather amusing manner" said to me
sometime ago that verteran journalist and
lecturer, William II. McElroy, who was
once associated with Mr.. Hay in editorial
work for number Of years.
AT the time that The Bread Winners
appeared" continued Mr.. McElroy, 81
was thoroughly familiar with Mr.. Hays
literary style and methods and his views
upon political and civic questions. SO, at
the flrst reading Of she book ] couldis
help thinking that John Hay was its au-
thor Yet / was somewhat perplextd BY
reason of the frequent somewhat tecrni-
cal and cautious denials from Mr. Hays
closest friends that he was the author of
the story; and this perpieSity lasted un-
til a year or so before sir. Hay went to
the Court OF ST. James as our ambassa-
dor. he was entertained IN Buffalo by an
intimate friend OF both Mr.. Hay and my
self.
'1his friend. like many other Ameri-
cans had puzzled his head greatly over
the identity of the author OF ihe book and
he. too. had come to the personal con
ciusion that il was the work OF Mr.. Hay
SO all the time that the latter was his
guest he burned to ask him Did YOU
write The Bread Winnersg Yet he die
not know exactly how to do this without
seeming to infringe little upon the rules
OF hospitality.
''But upon the last day Of Fir. Hay''
visit his host took him for long ride il
tho suburbs Of >u6alo. and when thel
were far out In the country said to aim
81 am going to be discourteous enougl
to ask you one question, and FIRST of an L
ask you If you will answer any question
put to YOU
''NIr. Hay laughed heartily. and as ~
turned MS race AVWdAAo Aic Nouildhtol
his eyes twinkied merrily. Then he said
81 will answes any question you ar
likely TO put TO me except one.
"sYou think ] am going to ask you /
YOU wrote THE Bread Winners querie
his companion.
My experience would justify that sus
picion.' laughed Mr.. Hay.
wei. YOU are mistaken / am not 80
ing 70 ask you that question: was III
good natured retort.
"'Woll. then cried Mr.. Hay, so ahea
and put your question. I'll answer It,
MY question is this: Did you read IN
proofs OF The Bread Winners?'
Again Mr.. Hay laughed heartily Ther
finally. he said: That's a fair question
IN answer t. I did read the proofs.
9" so I suspected. exuitantly shoute
our friend And TN never need agai
TO ask anybody who wrote The Brea
Winners
Copyright iaio'by L. J. Edawrds)
Evening journal., 1910-03-08
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
The Question That John
Hay Answered
BY "HoIland.v

This daily series Of anecdotes and Incl
dents that throw new, interesting and fire.
quently dramatic light on famous events
and personalities Of the past nave been
collected by Mr.. Edwards during near
forty years of more or less intimate ac-
quaintance' with many OF the country's
ecdote or incident is fresh from Mr.. Ed
wards notebook, and, either IN whole or
In part, II constitutes NEW NEWS OF
who made the news-the history-or from
equally authoritative sources AS I'M
portant contributions OF the Human IN
terest'' sort to American history. these
articles have a distinctive value all their
own.
Evening journal., 1910-03-08
Old Mail ssos For Sale.

The local postoffice authorities Will
receive bids at the postofIice for thirty
six leather and canvas mail carriers
bags which have been condemned.
These bags are suitable for bricklay-
ers, carpenters or in fact any trades
men in which TO carry tools.
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Prompt Settlement Of Insurance.

TTOITFN oVltTCIII1TIN uF EIIoUI "IIVV'
Wilmington, Del, March z, 1910.
James +. Price. Mgr,
New England Mutual Life Ins. Co.,
20S Equitable Bldg, City.
Dear Sir / desire TO acknowledge
the very prompt settlement of the
claim held in your company on the
death of my late husband. Franklin
X. Wills, for $500 He was buried
March .. 1910, and the check was
made out March 4, showing very
prompt action on the part of your
executive department. 1 want to
commend the New England Mutual
for its prompt settlement and liberal
treatment to its policyholders.
Respectfully yours.
Flora c. Wills
Evening journal., 1910-03-08
wife Appeared Aoainst Him.

Charged with having been drunk and
dlsorderly. George Haugh was arralgn-
cd in City Court this morning His
wife, who doesn't live with him said
he went to her home and annoyed her.
A nne Of 81 and costs was imposed.
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of the desks in the postofice corridor
The owner can have it by calling al
the postofiice.
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consumers LEAGUE Meeting Postponed

The annual meeting OF the Consum-
ers' League. which was TO have been
held this afternoon, will be postponed
a week
Evening journal., 1910-03-08
Horses Fan Damaaed Wagon.

A horse belonging to ]. p. Woodward,
OF Marshallton. slipped and fell I'm
Fifth street. between Jefferson and Mad
ison streets today and broke both
shafts Of the wagon. The horse was
not injured.
Evening journal., 1910-03-08
WiI ship carroII,s Rodx Todax.

The BODY of Wilnah Carroll, who
was drowned last December and was
found floating in the Christiana river
on Sunday, win be shipped to his late
home at Bethlehem. Md. this afternoon.
Interment viii be made there
Evening journal., 1910-03-08

The preparatIons for receiving Colonel Roose-
welt are going on at a lively rate in New York
City and Mayor Gaynor who processes much
adniration for Roosevelt will head the public
reception committee There will be regular
storm in New York when Roosevelt returns.
Evening journal., 1910-03-08

Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell of
''The Bird That Protected a Play
wright"
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Who Lost Green Bag?
A green cloth bag was found on one
Evening journal., 1910-03-08

A West side mother has little daughter who remem-
bers ,he lessons the daisies taught her
long the parent heard little voice in the next
saying sof y, Richman poorman. thief
After a while she looked in and there stood the child
piucling the last cherished rubber plant
Evening journal., 1910-03-08
Personal and Pertinent

The court rom crowded. wife seeking di-
vorce on the grounds extreme cruelty and abusive
treatment Guns axes rolling pins and stinging in
Vectives seemed TO have played prominent part in the
plaintiffs married life.
Tho husband was on the stand undergoing gruel-
ing cross-examination.
The examining attorney said: you have testified thas
your wife occasion threw in your
face. Now, sir, kindly tell what you did that
occnsion."
The witness hesitated and looked confused. Every
expected that he about to confess 20 some
shocking cruelty their hopes shattered
when he finally blurted
snaozed -r,vervbodV's
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chicago once sn Boyce building.
Evening journal., 1910-03-08

New York once; sos Cambridge Building, Corner F'ttn
Avenue and Thirty-third Street
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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION ~ -. .
BY mall postage prepaid. $500 a year % reek
month payable in advance. BY carrier SIX Genus "
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1copyrighi. ieiO,'by d J. Edawrds)
Evening journal., 1910-03-08

THE EVENING JOURNAL uses the United Press s Ns"a
received in its editorial rooms over spe0'"' w.
Evening journal., 1910-03-08

TELEPHONES
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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-21

Clifford Pinchot seems to be en-
Joying himself in spite Of the fact
that no whitewash was provided for
him; he's helping the California gu
bernatorial campaign by stumping
the State.
Senator Tillman urges all the good
citizens of Tennessee to defeat the
reelection of Governor Patterson of
that State. Political spell-binders
are scarce in Tennessee when they
have to import Tillman to spiel for
them.
The dangers of appealing a case
to another court was shown last
week IN Louisiana: man was tried,
sentenced for execution for murder,
appealed for new trial - granted.
Mob broke into Jail and carried out
sentence of court
The people of Louisiana are going
to vote soon on the question of levy
ing new taxes to provide more mon
ey for the State to spend. The pro-
posed Panama Canal Exposition will
eat all, and more, gained by the pro-
posed new taxations.
Cuba is having some trouble with
her negro population: those owning
uniforms with brass buttons and ZEN
titlements" are trying to overthrow
the existing government. Uncle Sam
will soon realize that T. r. didn't
know what he was talking about
when he delivered those views anent
India.
Occasionally Chicago furnishes
other examples than divorce statis-
tics supply: nice young man out
there was robbed while leaving his
sweetheart, one night. He bought a
gun, went calling on same girl,
kissed her goodnight, started home,
same game of hold-up was tried, but
he shot the foot-pad. And nothings
left but for the wedding bells to ring
joyously, to complete the romance.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-21

guards of the citizens of that
city, there will be found, usually,
some one is reaping benefit by ignor-
ing these needs
Atlanta, Georgia, is a growing
city; 1T has adopted many ways which
place it in the class with Northern
metropolisis, but it is woefully lack
ing in many instances of foresight
The Georgia Railway and Electric
Company is an enormously rich cor
poration, owning every street-car line
in the city, the electric light and gas
plants, also it holds the deeds to
some very valuable real estate and is
supposedly heavy taxpayer to the
city, county and State
But the street cars which the COM
pany operates in Atlanta, and from
which it must derive very large
revenue, are a menace to the life of
every man, woman and child in At
lanta, not to take count of the dogs.
That more people are not killed
nor manned by these cars is due first,
to an observant Providence, and sec
ond, to the natural agility of At
lanta's population.
The utter absence of a fender or
anything which could, by any posi-
BILE stretch of the imagination be con-
strued as being meant for a fender
or guard, makes the cars conspicu-
ously different, to any who have trav
elled.
The space between the lower
front beam of the car, and the street
level, is quite sufficient to permit the
front OF the car to pass over a large
body, should they be unfortunate
enough to be struck down by the car.
To the credit of the motormen who
operate these cars, it may be said,
and after several months close OBJ
servance, from daily trips on sew
eral lines, more careful and watch
full lot of men never handled brake,
and it is due entirely to their alert
ness that the company has not a long
list of manned nor killed chalked up
to it's account.
There have been accidents, many
of them; children have been killed,
adults have been injured, but in no
one instance could the accident be
traced to the man at the brake.
Human nature is prone to take
Sisks, but this does not relieve the
0CO4 SID IGdl1W dy dnO COm-
pany from the blame due them for
the absence of safeguards in the
shape of tenders to their street cars.
The high build of the car has also
resulted in step so high, it is with
difficulty some adults and all chill
dren mount some of the car steps.
While this cannot be classed as a
danger, excepting in the cases of af-
flicted people, the absence of the car
fender is daily menace to hundreds
of people on Atlanta's streets. Whose
duty is it to see that this precaution
is taken?
Is human life so cheap in Atlanta
that a fender is unnecessary to save
the careless, the deaf, the aged from
injury by these cars?
There are other minor details
which show that the company has
grown careless. which means it has
been immune from criticism and COM
plant. One car on which the writer
was a passenger, traversed nearly
twenty-five city blocks without once
sounding the gong. A man on the
platform asked the motorman why
he had not sounded the gong, and
was shown how the iron piece pro-
jecting through the floor Con which
the motorman struck his heel to
sound the gong) was worn down
and useless.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-21


ed on the lines Of a human being.
These are thrown on the track in
front of an approaching car; if the
fender picks up the dummy" the
car is permitted to remain in service;
if the test fails, the fender must be
remodelled or repaired so that the
dummy will be saved
Whose duty is it to see that the
Georgia Railway and Electric Com
pany puts tenders on the street cars
it operates in Atlanta?
The baseball extra continues to
beat the leader of the Six Best Sell
ers to the dough-box.
Folks wont work so hard to get
rich in Georgia now; the State has
adopted the Income Tax.
''Ballinger sees President Taft
says news item; 'snothin'-Pin-
chot has seen Roosevelt.
Score mother for the hookworm-
a college in Tennessee has contrib
uted five cases for the Rockefeller
millions to cure.
The death list of the aviators con-
tinues to grow, as does the resolution
of some people to keep to mule pow
er for locomOtion.
After all the row over the moving
pictures maybe Jeffries is sorry he
didn't let the darkey knock him out
in an earlier round.
It's so hot in some places North,
the folks have stopped having
church. Oh-well-some of 'em
may as we'll let up on the heat-in
this life.
Colonel Roosevelt has become i'm
bued with some of the customs Of
European royalty; he summons his
henchmen to his country home for
quiet (and secret) confabs.
We knew the high price Of pork
would lead to tragedy: two West
Virginia farmers Quarrelled over a
hog; one blew the top of 'tother
ones head off.
And here's Big Tim Sullivan. of
Tammany, going to be prosecuted
for being a stakeholder in a prize
fight corporation. What's become of
Tammany's "protection?"
Bob" Taylor places himself in
the delectable feminine class: he
changed his mind" in regard to
stumping the State for Governor
Patterson, of Tennessee.
President Taft is going slow" in
naming the successors to the late Su-
preme Court Justices; interpreted
broadly, this probably means Colonel
Roosevelt hasn't had time to consid-
er the matter.
The jingOes will be relieved to
learn that the new Japanese United
States treaty has been received, and
to man with one eye it looks just
like the other treaty.
When the average taxpayer reads
that German diplomat is trying to
sell Uncle Sam the Danish posses
sions in the West Indies, he's likely
to wonder whatinell he'd do with 'em
if he bought EN-
When man is a stakeholder in
some of these big corporations, it
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-21
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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-21
The GOOD, THE BAD, THE OTHERWISE
AND A FEW LACONICS

EATHEN a city becomes so domi-
mated by a corporation as to
IV be blind to the needs and safe
guards of the citizens Of that
The Detroit times., 1910-11-19
BY EDMUND VANCE COOKE.

suppose month In making
little took
REST.
atoms over andI IL passed
An didn't. for vacations come al last!
dragged by
DayyJ Jones' ma W 10 call
Pop 10 work. but she knows best
And a needs is Just hurru rest
SO an mornn bright an soon
An an till breakfast an bat flies till
ause the Hustehards-hs nine
In o a for the championship with mine
The oneb a the others best
Gee vacations here an ! got time to rest
ThsnI I'm fellows how TO dive
An thirteen In twenty-five
An aft I
Tent block II / win, he'll bust my face
he'll find out which ms best
m since I'm haNin such a rest
There's ont to be a bet life I'm gon.
m swimmin pole an rown
sack race an
An n mile" simply have the prize Tor time
ticket the like that prize the best;
A exercise well as just rest
I'm to do the chores
An right the held outdoors
m o a punch won't git too fat
We a sixday got TO train for that
% 10 81 things don't which is best
vacations fore git my thurru rest
Goodby, Little Tot"
The Detroit times., 1910-11-19
THE OCTOPUS.

with its powerful body, grab a sailor
In each OF it's homeless. muscular,
snakelike tentacles and crush them 70
death. The body OF this monster ~
round with eight tentacles radiating
therefrom, supplied OH the under size
with suckers. The eyes are large,
round and black, and glow with phos-
phorous
Those who have seen the animal
fighting say that its eyes shoot FIRE
and the body changes IN color from
a whitish gray to brown, red or yellow
and great ugly warts suddenly appear
upon its back On It's mead there Is q
tube which il uses for locomotion by
alternately admitting and ejecting
water therefrom, and IL advances
through the water at a tremendous
rate. like the crab. backwards. This
animal has another uncanny habit
when aroused. On such occasions Il
discharges an Unlike huid which en-
velops 1t like mist and conceals IL
from the hunters. 1t eats anything IL
can fasten it's tentacles upon, from a
human being to a bird. fish CIT a
worm. Ii is swift in battle, throwing
its tentacles about its prey and fasten-
ing its suckers deep into the victims
body
The Detroit times., 1910-11-19

Maybe you have heard your father
argue about the octopus near election
time and say, when your mother sent
you 10 the corner grocery for a gallon
of gasoline:
"Drat that Standard Oil octopus,
anyway They make us pay three
prices Tor everything"
But that isn't the kind of octopus
this story is about This octopus Is
the real thing. lives in the deepest Of
deep waters and grabs everything in
sight Nature has provided II with a
lot OF grabbers and il is as easy for
an octopus 10 grab as 10 is for mon
key TO MUNICH peanuts.
Only I'm recent years one of these
Inhabitants of the deep sea-some call
II animal and some fish--was captured
on the Atlantic coast. II had body
rs feet long and reach Of 80 feet
with its tentacIes. These large octopi
are often picked up in the Mediterran-
can and occasionally even boys find
the baby octopi and keep them in tubs
as pets.
The octopus in appearance is unlike
any other animal or fish in creation.
II is frightfully repulsive and happy
only when 1t fights. II has been
known to overturn a fishing smack
The Detroit times., 1910-11-19
Bernhard, scores Another Triumph.

Dcrnhardt scores Another Triumph
Fully 80 years ago, when the writer's
idea OF the people OF stugeland ana the
great hIStIOniC art Knew no greater
hounds than the lly-fed and occasion
uIly-paid artists 81 Uncle Tom =
90 bin and the tcu-tweDty-thir roper
toire agETeEattOrs that pOunCtd down
on small MI .higun village at infre-
uuent intervals the name OF Sarah
BernhHrdt became insepura bly, connect ,
ed with all that was noble great and
possible ia the fascinating realm OF
make believe,
Indeed. even in those days Of awak
eninE 10 the wonders OF the world ana
the marvellous natal gifts or some OF
it's mortals, the eoubriquet or divine
was taken al rs full meaning--a child
ish belief that was really confirmed by
that marvellous womsn's Interpretation
OF the character. Joan OF Arc In
Emile Moreau's historical drama. The
Trial OF Joan OF Are" In the Detroit
opera house, Friday night
Seldom has this playhouse contained
larger more fashionable or appre-
clative audience than, that which greet
ed the distinguished French actress On
this OF We are to credit the printed
announcement her last appearance In
Detroit And right here permit me to
observe that | hope the facetiousness
of the newspaper wag3 regarding Nine
Bernhardts farewclls are we'll
founded for actresses OF her intelli-
gence. magnetism and consummate art
can appear In Detroit as often as they
wish and, am confident fare we'll
Taking the performance OF The
Trial OF Joan OF Are" as whole, one
the superiority Of the French actors
over the products OF the American
school Not only was this true OF the
acting, but in scenery. accessories.
French folk seem 10 hold the mirror
up to nature" with a skill that makes
The Detroit times., 1910-11-19

of The composers whose message he
delivers IL has been said many times
that IL is greater education 20 hear
Bispham sing, than TO take a dozen
vocal lessons. IL is Is years since
Mr.. Bispham returned from his oper-
attic triumphs abroad TO become a
member OF the Metropolitan Opera
company. a step followed in turn by
his re-entrance into the concert field.
With each seasons record OF varied
achievement. his hold on public favor
has strengthened. OF late though oc-
cupied more constantly than ever with
concert and oratorio engagements
with the most important orchestras
and musical organizations throughout
the country. he has added to his re-
cital repertoire, large number or
songs in English, a step that Las
proved greatly 10 the liking of rep
American audiences. He
also has found time for several note
worthy achievements along new and
original lines. among which might be
his remarkable impersona-
ton OF Beethoven, in his own adapta-
ton OF the one-act play, Adelaide:
his reading OF Sophocles "Antigone,
and his gripping recitation OF Pne's
Raven" 10 the accompanying music
OF Arthur Bergh
Never. IL is said, has Mr. Bis
pham's voice been more vibrant with
youth and vitality than at present. Ills
his wonderful interpreta-
tive power, his wide experience. and
his unhaFging enthusiasm mark nm
as the acknowledged leader OF tue
American lyric stage. Assisted by
Harry VI. Gilbert. at the piano. Mr..
Bispham will give the following pro-
gram: Old Songs-"O. Ruddier Than
the Cherry c'Acis and Galatea },
CHandeD: Believe Me. If All Those
Endearing Young Charms: Down
Among the Dead Men" IT. DYER
(Jarubite sone): ballads. Tom. he