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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-04-10

Everybody is selfish-with the ex-
ception of yourself.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-04-10

The meanest man in the world can
no flattered about what he isn't.
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The man who digs the hardest does
not always get out the most dirt.
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MONDAY, APRIL 10. 1910
TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1910.

AUTOMOBILE DAY.
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on tho other hand, is said to have
boosted that his trenchant attacks had
hastened the death of SalmastuA
These fierce political chickering's have
been deplored by some admirers Of Nil
ton, yet there Ii reason to believe that
without having become thus embr0iIed
the gentle author OF "Lycidas" and I'll
PenserosO" could never have risen to the
towering heights OF Paradise Lost and
"samson AgonIstss." Could Dante have
written his Inferno" II he had not
known a whole host of Guelphs whom he
wished to cOnsign to itf
HIS Poetica1 Achievement.
Milton made up his mind at an early
age that he would become a poet. All
bis studies and his mode Of life were
directed to this end. From his twelfth
year on he rarely left his books before
midnight. Soon after he left college.
during the Ave placid years he spent At
Horton, Charles DiOdati, his friend at
school, wrote to ask what he was think
ing Of why, may God help me. OF I'm
mortality was MiltOn's reply. IL am
growing my wings for a flight"
After the Horton period, during which
he wrote "Lycldas" and "Comus," Mil
ton made journey to Italy. There, on
his way homeward. he met Calico, still
under confinement by the InquisitlOn. Will
liam Vaughn Moody has suggested that
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
FREE-FOR-ALL. TROT IS
EASY FOR SONOMA GIRL
California Mare Gets Away to
Poor Starts but Wins in
Straight Heats

DETROIT, Aug. 5.-Sonoma Girl
won the free-for-all trot in stralgnt
heats today at the fair grounds. IL
was the closing day of the Grand
Circuit meeting at Detroit.
Sonoma Girl got a bad start in the
first heat, but took the lead from Mar
gin at the three-quarters pole by
going up on the outside. The second
and deciding heat was largely repet-
tion, Margin leading much of the way
and Sonoma Girl taking the lead IN
the stretch Margin and Jack Leyourn
divided third and fourth money.
King Cole, a hot favorite in the 2:O9
pace, finished in fourth position in both
heats, and was set back to ninth In
the final for interference at the hrst
turn. In both heats Merry Widow won
in the stretch after letting Asa wilkes
lead to the three-quarters pole.
In the 2:13 trot Gamar led all the
way in the second heat, and in the
first and third heats had little trouble
in getting the lead from Willy. sum-
mary:
2:1S pace three in five, purse $1OOo-May
Queen won, Glover Patch second, Halgen third
best time 2:1OA.
2:13 trot three in Ave, purse S1o0O-Gamal
won, Willy second, Margaret o, third; pes'
time 2:0SA. ~
Free-for-alI trot. two in three, purse $1,000
Sonoma girl won, ORC second, Margin third
best time 205A.
2:O9 pace, two in three, purse slOOO-Merrs
Widow won Asa Wilkes second, Halle Direct
third; best time 205A.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
YOUNGSTERS MAKE FINE
TIME IN BIMINI RACES
Juvenile Events Will Be Feature OF
Weekly Swimming Program
at Local Plunge

The regular Friday evening enter
tainment at the Bimini baths brought
out some new stars in the swimming
lineups, chief among whom was Frank
Lee and O'Malley. The former young
ster won the juvenile swim in fast time
and the latter won both the fifty and
10O-yard open events. Tom Hewlett
ran away from the field in the furlong
swim but did not make record time.
One of the features of the evening S
program was the fire dive by Prof. j.
Cox, and the spectators gave him a
round of applause for the startling ex-
hibition. Holborrow, the professional,
swan an exhibition sixty yards, two
lengths of the plunge, in the fast time
of 50 2-5 seconds. One of the largest
crowds of the Bimini season was pres
ent and gave the boys plenty of ap-
plause for their splendid work. The
summary:
50-yard juvenile-Frank Lee, first;
Richardson, second. Time, minutes
81 seconds.
50-yard open-OMalley first; More
no, second. Time, 2 minutes 27 seconds
100-yard open-O'Malley, first; BHk-
er, second.
22O-yard open-Tom Hewlett, first;
Ranft, second. Time, minutes 1 sec
ond.
6O-yard xhibition-Holborow 35 2-5
seconds.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
CLAY COURT PLAY
REACHES FINALS
Long Will Meet Hall in Finals To-
day and Is Picked
to Win

OMAHA, Aug. 5.-Play in doubles at
the Clay court championship tennis
tournament at the Omaha Field club
vas brought down to the finals this
afternoon. The hardest contests were
in the third round. Fifty games were
required to settle the question of su-
periority of Branson and Barton, over
Hawks and Hall, while Long and
Scribner had almost as hard a task
in winning from Armstrong and Can
non.
In the semi-fna1s, Anderson and
hayes were kept on their mettle by
the strong play of Bailey and Spiece,
but in the other match two South Da-
kotans, Branson and Barton, showed
the effect of the grueling work they
have done during the week, and were
easy victims of the skillful court Gov
ering of Long OF California, and of
the hard drives of Scribner, city cham
pion of Omaha. Summary:
Third round, doubles-Bailey and
Spiece beat Webster and Buck, 6-2, 6-3,
AS, GA Anderson and Hayes beat
Potter and Koch, GA, 7-5, 6-2. Long
and Scribner beat Armstrong and Can
non, 7-9, 6-2, 81, rs. Branson and
Barton beat Hawk and Hall, 6-1, as,
8-6, 60.
Sem i-finals-Anderson and Hayes
beat Bailey and Spiece, 8-6, 6-2, GA.
Long and .cribner beat Branson and
Barton, GA, GA, Go.
Tomorrow the finals in both singles
and doubles will be played. Long of
Californ.s. will play Hall of New York
for the championship in singles and
he will also play in the doubles.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
RosEvALE A SURPRISE

BUTTE, Aug. 5.-Rosevale surprised
the talent in the fourth race by re-
peating her victory of Monday Miss
Naomi, at generous odds, had such an
easy time winning the fifth race that
it could hardly be called race. Jockey
Dennison was indefinitely suspended
today pending an Investigation of his
ride on Queen Lead in the fourth race.
Results:
First race. for and half furlongs-osadune,
1O9 (McBride), won; Wiltrude s., 112 (Priorl,
second; Othale, 113 (Coburn). third. Time, 100.
Second race. six furlongs-Fusileer. 1O4
(GaugeD, won Lord Rossington Ill (Keder-
is), second; quick Trip, Ill (McBride), third.
Time. 1;14 3-5.
Third race mlle-Patriotic, 102 (Nelson),
won; Dave Weber, 109 (Coburn), second; ]. C..
Clem, 109 Qmes), third. Time, 1:43 40.
Fourth race, nine furlongs-Rosevale, 104
(Van Dusen). won; Altenberg. 10S (GaugeD,
second; Queen Lead. 104 Pennison), third.
Time, 1:5S-4-5.
Fifth race. one mile-Miss Naomi, 107 (Fish-
err, won; Little Buttercup, 1O (GaugeD, sec
ond; Sink Springs, 1o4 (Parker), third. Time,
142.
Sixth race, six furlongs-Bureigh. III Page),
won; Titus ii, Ill (GaugeD second; Miss Pic
mic, 102 CIV. Gargan), third. Time. 1:l5 Is.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
Nz2H01 Ro19E zz7dN Nzh1st
IN PbeF5 Corner
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corn, and slain their strongest with sim
pie weapons near at hand He too hao
takeh a wife from among the woFshipers
OF Dagon; he had made festival with her
people over the nuptials which brought
him loss as tragic as samson's-the loss
Of human tenderness, a lowered ideal, and
a warped understanding Of the deepest
human relationships. Now, blind and
fettored In the midst Of an tdolatrous
generation, in another year or
two, when Dryden should tag his verses
and transform his august epic into tri-
vial opera, he would be brought like
Samson to make sport before the Phil
istines."
His Domestic Troubles.
The marital troubles Of the poet, which
began before his 1rst honeymoon was
fairly over-he was married three times
probably had much to do with his
writings In favor of divorce. He was
s5, she was IT, when he married Mary
Powell; he was a rigorous Presbyterian,
she of frivolous Cavalier blood. No won
der their marriage proved incompatible.
After having left him for two years.
Mary Milton returned to her husband,
and he forgave her with q mobile leonine
clemency." Their thres daughters, after
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
MOVING PICTURE SHOW
CAUSES FATAL SHOOTING
Jealous Husband Kills Wife After
witnessing Portrayal of
Broken Home

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 81 saw
papa go to the bureau drawer and
take a big gun out. He pointed it at
mamma and she started to cry. Then
she said: oh, don't shooth
II tried to push papa away from
mamma, but he is a big man, and he
pushed me away from him. Then [
saw papa shoot the pistol. 1t sounded
so awful that 1 began to cry. Papa
shot five times, and then blood started
to come from mamma. I held my hands
to my ears so 1 could not hear the
shots.
Mamma fell to the floor and papa
ran out of the room.
'I told mamma not to die and she
said; oh, Leonard, tell Mr.. Levy L
kissed her and put my hands over fer
face where the blood was"
Between sobs this morning little D
year-old Leonard Donaldson thus de-
scribed to the police the fatal shooting
of his mother, Margaret, by his father
August Donaldson, shipping clerk
The tragedy took place in the ped
room of his parents about O'Clock
this morning. The police say the mo-
tive was jealousy. Donaldson with his
wife saw moving picture show We'd
nesday night, and the police connect
his subsequent action with this exht-
bition. 1t portrayed. a happy home
broken up by the attentions of hus-
bands friend to his wife.
After the shooting Donaldson es-
caped, but early this afternoon he
walked into police station and sur
rendered. AS he walked up to the SER
geant's desk he coolly rolled cigar
cite. This done, he threw the empty
revolver on the desk and told the
police who he was. All he would say
when questioned by the police was:
Family troubles; that's ALL"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
SEARCHED WHITE FR0CK
SAVES LIFE OF BABY

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-The pret-
ty little, stiff1y starched white
frock in which her mother
dressed 2-year-old Annie Westenberg
saved the baby from death under a
touring car driven by it's owner, Will
liam Wendelken.
The baby tried to toddle across the
street in front of her home. Wendelken
did not see the tiny figure till he was
v thin a few ceet of the child. She fell
f1c. and the big car swept over her.
AS it did so the stiffly starched frock
caught in the steering gear and lifted
he- clear off the pavement. 1t was
fully half block before Wendelken
could stop the car. White faced he
looked under his car, expecting to see
the babes mangled body. He gave a
cry of wonder and delight as he
dragged her Lut and found that she
was not hurt at all. She was crying,
to be sure, but that was over the ruin
of her NICE new white dress. Wendell
ken dancing and laughing hysterical-
ly in his relief, bore the baby over
to Policeman Hunt of the Fox Square
police station, who sent for the Leb-
anon hospital ambulance. DR.. Lieber-
man, the surgeon, could find only a
small cut on Annie's right hand. Wen
delken and the big policeman took the
! baby home.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06

this meeting between the blind astrono-
mer and the poet, who was doomed TO
blindness, might have inspired the painter
who has given us the picture OF Milton
debating paradise Lost" to his daugh-
ters, to paint another picture Ia which
truth need not have been sacrificed to
picturesQueness." That Milton cherished
the memories Of that meeting with Call
leo IL shown by his allusion to the "Tus-
cans artists optic glass" in the famous
description Of satan's shield.
Milton wrote the Hymn on the Ma
tivtty' when he was 81; "LAllegrO" and
"Il PenserOso" at "a; "Comua" and
"Lycidas' at 20; the sonnet to "Crom-
well, our chief Of men," and that on his
blindness, ~ to Al. He began Paradise
Lost" at 30, and 1t took him five years
to complete the poem. He was 01 when
he commenced Paradise hegained," and
within a year OF 60 when 1t was finished.
The marvellous lines Of Samson ARon-
istes" were written at about the age OF
60-blind SamSon's caath foreshadowing
his own, three years later.
Mr.. Moody, who edited the Cambridge
MiltoL, institutes quite an elaborate par
allel between the Puritan poet and the
Hebrew prophet He too had been
champion fnVored Of the Lord, and had
matched his giant strength against the
enemies OF his people. He had sent the
nrebrands OF his pamphlets among their
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
AMERICAN LEAGUE

CLEVELAND, Aug. 5.-Boston de-
feated Cleveland twice today, to and
8 to 3. The first game was a slugging
affair in which Boston was more sue
cessful in punching hits. In the second
game Boston cinched the victory in the
third, when two passes were followed
by three doubles. Speakers hitting was
feature. Scores:
First game
Cleveland 8, hits II, errors 8.
Boston Z, hits IL, errors 2.
Batteries: Hardness, Link and Be-
mis-; Hall and Carrigan.
Second game
Cleveland 8, hits 9, errors 2.
Boston g. hits IA, errors 8.
Batteries: 'Koestner and Easterly;
Smith and Carrigan.
CHICAGO, Aug. 5-Gray's wildness,
coupled with Payne's triple scoring two
runs in the fourth, gave Chicago the
opening game with Washington today,
5 to 2. White held the visitors to five
hits. Score:
Chicago 5, hits 6, errors 1.
Washington 2, hits 8, errors 2.
Batteries: White and Payne; Gray
and Henry.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 5.-Philadelphia de-
feated st. Louis today, to 5. The WIS.,
itors hit Powell hard in the fifth in
ming, making seven runs, after which
Bailey was placed in the box. Score:
st. Louis 5, hits 9, errors 8.
Philadelphia 8, hits 8, errors l.
Batteries: Powell, Bailey and Steph-
ems; Allen, Plank and Thomas.
DETROIT, Aug. 5.-Detroit fell on
Ford for eight runs in the furth inning
and easily defeated New York, to 6.
Five singles, two bases on balls, Ford $
balk which let Moriarty score, and
Crawfords home run with two men on
bases produced eight runs. Score;
New York g. hits 10, errors 2.
Detroit 9, hits II, errors 8.
Batteries: Ford, Fisher and Mitchell;
Foster, Donovan and Schmidt.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06

for go, with the promise Of another -
when the second edition should appear.
But it Is doubtful whether anyone with
an epic poem today could get as much
as s25 from the publisher; and 1t muct
be remembered that editions In that day
were small, the poet out Of favor vita
the Merry MOnarch's court and money
had q much larger value than It has
now-in fact its purchasing power was
about eight times as great. Thus COM
puted, Milton received about 800 down
for Paradise Lost" and modern pub
ltshers might do we'll to emulate tho
hberalty OF the famous agreement be-
tween John Milton, gent. Of tho one
parte, and Samuel Symons, printer, Of
the other parte," especially as symona
paid an additional f5 later.
But It is not In pounds and pence that q
poets genius must be rated Golden words
Of praise have been coined by critics ana
eulogists Of Milton. Some have tried TO
diminish his glory by the charge that he
took his Paradise Lost" from the "Luci.
fer" of tho Dutch poet Vondel out this
charge Is absurd. 1t vanishes when re
hear the sonorouS eloquence of the god
gifted organ-vOice of England" as Tenny-
son apOstrophized Milton.
"This man cuts us all out, and the An.
Landor, in a quite Boythornian outburst,
declared that 'It may be doubted II the
Creator ever created one altogether 20
great" Tains saw in him "England's most
splendid and most complex poetic genius"
Even the carping Voltaire paid Milton
the compliment Of a futile attempt to
translate Paradise Lost" Klopstock, the
frst of GermAnys truly German poets,
was inspired by Milton to write his ''Mes-
sias"
Though paradise Lost" Is not read as
much as 1t should be, despite Ruskin's
counsel, much Of Milton's phrase has pass
ed into common speech. How many who
speak Of ''the light fantastic toe" know
that 1t Is from "LAllegroT How many
who say that "Peace hath her victories
no less renowned than war;" know Il 10
from the sonnet to Cromwelll How many
who speak of the "autumnal leaves that
strew the brooks In Vallombrosa" know
that this is Milton's simile to picture the
mastering Of Sstan's legionsG Scores Of
other popular phrases, like "to temper
justice with mercy" are thus uncon-
sciously taken from the great poet whose
tercentenAry iS now at hand ---
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
A CONSISTENT REASON

"Ah, WELL" said Wilbur Wright
"here's a plausible answer, you Know
to every charge"
Mr.. Wright at a dinner in Dayton
was discussing the defense put up by
an infringer of his biplane patents.
1.-THE most defenseless charge he
said, "has its defense. Take the case
of Bloomsbury.
"a gentleman visited Bloomsbury.
Getting off the train, he found he had
to drive four miles from the station 70
the town. This naturally angered him,
and he reproached the ticket agent
" You are fools on this line he said
What made you build your station SC
far from the city?'
/" Because drawled the agent, we
thought it would be more convenient
to have it down here near the rail-
road"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06

n N the eth DAY Of December II will be
81 800 years since the second Of English
" poets was born. Shakespeare stands
nrst; next comes John Milton, and far be-
hind these two throng the lesser bards'
like foothills around twin mountain peaks.
Not only Christ's College, Cambridge, OF
which the poet became an Undergraduate
at the age of II, but many other institu-
tions OF learning throughout the English
speaking world win celebrate this tercen-
tenary OF the author of Paradise Lost"
America has her share in 1t, for Milton
had no small share in moulding the spirit
OF the Puritan fathers who settled New
England. It was due to Mifton's influence
that Anglo-Saxon ideals Of liberty have
developed In the direction Of true democ'
racy, rather than the licenttous radicalism
of Rousseau. Hence every civic, educa-
tional and literary corporation and inSu-
tion may well unite to honor the memory
of John Milton, who was born in London
300 years ago.
There is no historical imposSibility in
the thought that Shakespeare, in the last
years OF his life, on one Of his visits to
London. may have patted the bright-look-
ing youngster on the head, who played
about the entrance to the Mermaid Tav-
ern, watching for the great Master
Shakespeare. whose plays everybody
praised. The Mermaid Tavern, where Ben
Jonson held his merry meetings, may have
stood IN Bread street, where Milton wua
born. and Milton was eight years old
when Shakespeare died.
picture of Milton at the age of nine
is supposed to be by Cornelius Jansen
who also made one of the authenticated
likenesses Of Shakespeare.
That picture shows the scrivener's little
son TO have been a bright and healthy
looking boy. There can be little doubt
that he was cheerful. though serious
minded. The stern Puritan bard Of later
days had no wild youth TO repent Of.
When he went to Cambridge, at IT, his
schooi-fellows nlcknamed him vThe Lady"
because of his fastidious tastes and
morals.
While still at Cnrist's College, the most
noted OF tAa 10 colleges that compose
Cambridge University. he wrote the won
derful ode ION the Morning OF Christ's
Nativity" Mark Pattison nnds the ode
..frosty," as though written In a cold col
leee dormitory, and it's opening has many
OF the fantastic images which Donne and
ether poets of the age. were SO fond Of,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
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the mothers death, did their best In turn
TO make their blind fathers life mlser-
able. Milton had not allowed them to
learn any language-"one tongue" he
said, was enough for a woman"-but he
expected them to read to him from nve
or six. This they found dull and irk-
some, and rebelled. His insistent au-
thority, matched against their obstinacy,
engendered mutual hatred. One of them,
Just before her fathers third marriage,
when she was told of It, said: "It is no
news to hear of his wedding; but II l
could hear of his death, that were some
thing" They frequently deserted him;
they stole his books and sold them; they
even arranged with his maid servant to
cheat him In his mGrketings. So the
happy domestic scene depicted BY Nun
kacsy, the painter OF Christ Before Pr
late," Is quite mythical.
Millions second wife had died within
a year or two, but he married again, at
tho age Of 65. forced to 1t by the insub-
ordination Of his daughters. Elizabeth
Minchull, the third Mrs. Milton. was
rs; ''of excellent and pious character,
says Professor Mason, some education,
a placid and kindly temper, and very
prudent housekeeping ways" Milton's sig
nature to the application for the mar
riage license IL almost as miserable
scrGwl as that on Shakespeare'S will. and
shows how blindness and gout had afiict-
ed the poet.
Elizabeth Milton did her best to ais
viate his lot. and he was genuinely
fond Of her. Some have gone 80 fnr as
to suppose that Milton described his Eve
as blond In compliment to Mrs. Milton
the third. One day shortly before bis
death, she had prepared one Of his fav-
orite dishes, and he cried out; GOD
have mercy, Betty, / see thou wilt per
form according to thy promise in provid'
ing me such dishes as / think at whilst
I live; aud when ! die thou knowest
that / have left thee all" On the
strength of this she claimed his property
after his death, but the daughters con-
tested and broke this noncupatiVe viii.
Epic Sold for Five Pounds.
Milton was fairly weli-to-do, his pater-
nal inheritance being augmented by
the Income OF a boys school he con-
Quoted before taking the Latin Secre-
taryship. Much ado has been made over
the fact that he sold Paradise LOST