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The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-16
Nevada Senator Declared That Alaska Would Be Found to Be One of the Worlds Principal Sources of
 the Yellow Metal.

From the time, in August, 1875, when he became chairman of the monetary commission provided by joint resolution of congress to eX- anime and report upon the question of bimetallism, until the silver issue passed off the political stage, John r. Jones, Nevada member of the united States senate for 50 years, beginning n 1873, was one of the foremost champions of bimetallism in this country. His assertion of the Repnb- ican party in 1896 on the silver ques- tion is historic.
 About year after the 1896 presi- dential campaign had been decided ln favor of William Mckinley and the gold standard l met Senator Jones, and in the course of the conversation said to him: ~ have heard it said, Senator, that you have changed your opinion respecting the use of silver as a money metal, and l have been wondering whether that report Is correct
 q will tell you about that as we walk along" he said, and took my arm. II have not changed my opin- ion respecting the eXpediency of us ing silver as a money metal-at least, the opinion l held when l advocated btmetallism. But conditions h5%e changed lately, as they changed fol lowing the discovery of gold in Cali fornia Before that discovery, the sil- yer dollar was really the standard, and the ratio between gold and sll- yer was strongly in favor of silver. Two factors have served to bring about the pre- sent change. One is the discovery of a process by which very low grade gold ore can be profitably worked, and the other is the vast development of gold min ing in South Africa and the United States. These factors have served to give us more of the gold than We hed at the time l was advocating bimet- allism."
 q have heard 1t said, Senator" interrupted that your changed opin ion might be traced to the fact that you are interested in a gold mine neal Sitka. Alaska,
 "Oh. no, that statement is not cor
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-16
How the Great Actor Watched the Law Makers at Work and Guessed Their Characters With Re-
 markabIe Accuracy.

Sir Henry Irving first appeared on Jssa American stage in 1883 Not long after his debut as Matthias. in The Bells, had the pleasure of meeting he great English actor-manager at a little breakfast in Washin~ton. Dur ing the course of the meal he asked if l could take him into the house of representatives, then in session.
 T should like very much to make ] study of the members of your house 0f congress from a seat in the galleries where l will not be observed" he went on to explain. "I have always found great pleasure in studying the faces and manners of men who are prominent in public life when they are not aware that any one in particu- ar is studying them. Then. after nave made my studies. 1 am glad to De told their names. for it frequently affords me a great pleasure to learn hat my personal observations have enabled me to read accurately the characters of some of my unconscious subjects"
 That afternoon it was not difficult to secure for Sir Henry Irving-then plain AIr. Henry Irving-a seat In the visitors gallery where he would be
 airly safe from observation, and yet oould see everything that was taking place on the floor of the house. As soon as lie was seated he became in-
 ensely interested in the proceedings lpon the floor. At first he scanned
 he whole house, seeming to take it with one broad sweep of the eye. Then his attention became fixed upon one member and he sat silently ob- serving him for perhaps five minutes. At last he spoke, in a whisper, so IS not to disturb our neighbors.
 T should say that that man is very bright. a very clipper person, with considerable literary ability. no- ice that he has very observant eye. should think, however, that he is more superficial than deep-that he might write or speak attractively without saying much. Have judged
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-16
Are Nearly AZ.Oays Insane

and SaXony have the greatest suicide rates; Posen the lowest.
 Economic crises. business failure. higher cost of living and religious mania all tend to send the suicide rate up, while revolutions and wars have the contrary effect The Ger manic races produce more suicides or attempts at selfdestruction than the Latin, Slav and Celtic races. Pro- testant countries have higher rate than Roman Catholic countries, and among the Jews suicide is rare.
 Men commit suicide oftener than women; single persons more than married persons. The rate increases with advancing age; only between seventy and eighty it is lower than ln the previous ten years. May and June are the months during which the impulse to suicide is strongest.
 In Europe between 60,0O0 and 10000 persons end their lives voluntarily every year, according to official re turns, but this figure Professor Gaupr
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-16
A Denial.

A Denial.
 They tell me, Jorkins," said Smith CTS at the club the other day, "thal your daughter caught Tartar wheI she married young Blinks.'
 Gossip my dear Smithers. All ma licious gossip. Nothing of the sort said Jorkins.
 Well it's very curious, old man. said Smithers, shaking his head dubi ously. but the stories they tell abou them are very circumstantial. As you1 old friend I think you ought to know the real truth in the matter They sa1 that at dinner last Sunday in fit O anger he threw spoonful of mashe, potatoes at her across the table,"
 Lies, my dear Smithers-made II, out of whole cloth" retorted Jorkins Why l was there myself at last Sun days dinner, and my son-in-law neye even touched the mashed potatoes What he threw was a dish of pickles As friend, l wish you would contra dict these stories of domestic diffe, ences between Mir and Mrs Blinks.' l illustrated Sunday Magazine.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-16
HotO Bar2her lost Big 1rust

ent system of the Vanderbilt railroads. lie was very shy, and modest almost to d fault He was absolutely loyal to his friends: MS very soiieitoas of the opinion of every one With whom be was brought in contact and would never permit himse.l 10 indulge ii an outbarsJ Of tessper. Yet E0tWlth- standiug these qualities he was a man Of great firmness when once he was convinced shat he was right in any matter. though his apparently gentle method of insisting upon recog- hilton of his preroga.ives often led even persons who knew him fairly well to misjudge his character in this respect The little story l am going to relate to you is a case in point
 When Mir. Vanderbilt succeeded his father as directing authority of the New York Central system, inti- mate relations had been maintained for years between the Vanderbilt fam fly and one of the oldest trust insti- lutions of New York. This intimacy dated back to the days of the Gommo- d0re himself, and Cornelius Wander bilt as the head of the family, en- couraged and maintained it. lmag- inc his surprise, therefore, when the late Edward King. president of the institution. said to Mir. Vanderbilt one day that he was anxious that a gentleman of high financial standing with whom it was generally known that MT. Vanderbilt was not on friend ly terms, should be elected to fill vacancy in the board of directors of the trust company. No other name could have been more distasteful to MT Vanderbilt; still, in his character istically gentle manner, he ventured to protest against the selection of the man.
 "It is my view he said, that in the directorate of an important bank ing institution such as ours is there should be as far as possible complete cordiality and harmony among the various members. Certainly, there should not be elected to the director ate any one with whom another di rector CduLCI uOld pSA SOhe'A SoAAiAA'N nication.
 Now, you would suppose, wouldn't you" continued MT. Clarke. that a plea of that kind would have been sui ficient to cause Mr. King to change his mind about wanting the man on the board of directors? But it wasn't; MT. King was 'sot' on having his own way. The man was elected a director and because MT. Vanderbilt made nc further complaint of any sort, MT, King speedily became convinced that MT. Vanderbilt had become reconciled to his friends election, to Mr. Kings inward satisfaction.
 But how gravely mistaken MT. King was in his estimate of Mir. Van | derbilt's character was made plain 1 to us who knew Cornelius Vanderbilt 1 and his ways well when, following the reading of his will after his deatt in 1S99 it was discovered that by 6 codicil he had transferred a most i'm. portant trust, which he had at first established with MT. Kings company to the strongest rival of that institu tion."
 Copyright, 1910, by E. J. Edwards. Al Rights ReserVed)
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-16
Prof. Gaupp Says the Majority of Cases of Suie des Are Due to
 Distraction.

Suicides in many cases leave notes in which they protest their sanity; nevertheless present day coroners juries are apt to remain true to the time honored formula Suicide dur ing temporary insanity" That view is vindicated by the Munich alienist Professor Gaupp, who has completed from official statistics a work on sui eide and it's causes.
 The writer holds that by far the majority of cases are due either to pronounced insanity, or to psycho- pathic degeneracy, all other causes being relatively insignificant. The suicide rate shows continued in. crease tn all civilized countries with the exception of Norway, where the legal suppression of the drink trsfic is mainly responsible for the decrease In Germany the northern provinces
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-16
Non,ads of the Cranberry 4 ogs

season late in the autumn, making the trip both ways in sailing vessels that are engaged during the winter months in the coasting trade on tEe coast or Africa. A skillful cranberry picker can earn from s3 to s day. so that the "oravas," as these invaders are called can within few years save enough to live In affluence in their isl and home. Under the new conditions not only is the picking of the cranber-
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-16
NEW NEWS a OF 1ES FRIDAY
 .kI E. c% E9ArGZ~vZ@

influence In the house. and is reported to be a very keen politician"
 Does he want to be president" Sir Henry asked But almost before he had time to receive an answer. he suddenly leaned forward excitedly and exclaimed abruptly: "Ah, there is a man l should like to study!' And thereafter he sat in silent observation for perhaps a quarter of an hour.
 T cannot quite fathom that mans intellect" he said at last; apparently, he is lethargic physically yet of won derfully keen intellectual powers But what interests me in him is the fact that his head is a perfect copy, in contour. of the head of Shakespeare. The similarity is marvellous l have never seen any other head so closely approach in it's characteristics the best bust that We have of Shakes peare. Is he a leader in this body? He should be with such head. And what is his name2'
 He is one of the leaders in the house; he is one of the most brilliant men in public life today, and his name is Thomas Bracket Reed, was the answer.
 wonderful is the like ness between his head and that of the bust of shakespeare!" exclaimed Sir Henry under his breath. And during the rest of the hour that the great English actor. who had proved himself so excellent a reader of mems charac- ters. stayed in the house, his gaze was constantly riveted on Thomas B. Reed.
 copyright 1910 by E. J. Edwards. All
 Rights HrserNedJ
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-16
Hark Back to History.

In the good old days of story, Bos- ton women had spinning wheels and were encouraged to make the material for their own clothes in order that the colony might not have to depend to such great extent upon the i'm ports from Great Britain. Consequent ly there were often contests on the Common. with prizes offered, and
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-16

some of the daintiest ladies of the old days sat down with the humblest, by way of example. Five hundred Boston girls are now securing the country for spinning wheels, and they will take part in the pageant of 1915 They have made their own clothes after the pattern of those worn by Felicity and Priscilla, in a contest in 1725
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-16
Cornelius Vanderbilt Showed in His Viii That He Didn't Forgive Ed ward King for insisting on
 Certain Director.

Cornelius Vanderbilt, grandson of the Commodore, who became the head of the Vanderbilt fortune in 1SS5, fol- lowing .he death Of his father, Will liam H.. was personally one of the most Ioyable of men," once said to me the late Charles C. Clarke, for many years yice-president of the par
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-16

It never fails to surprise tourists who visit Cape Cod for the first tune to find this large foreign populatloh' which has no parallel anywhere else in the country and most of whom speak little or no English. Many of the Cape Verde Islanders are true no mads in their visits to the cranberry country. arriving in the spring Wheh cultivation on the bogs opens ana re- maining until the end of the p1cKlns
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-16

this business of toy making. They grow up in the midst of it, all their hereditary ideas are colored by it, the history of the city speaks of it.
 Inside of half a doz- en blocks you have trains, up-to-date ho- tels, electricity, motor cars, Parisian frocks, primitive carts drawn by hugs mastiffs, funny tucked-away inns near the market place full of peasant women in wide black silk anrODS
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-16

The hairs of our haeds are num- bered But then so are the automo- piles and trolley cars.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-16

considers far below the actual mum Der of suicides
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-16

ries done by the aid of machines, but other machines separate and sort the berries.-Christian Herald.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-16

into the quiet winding streets the irregular hiy passages dovetailed by houses older than any thing in the oldest parts of the United States
 House rises above house full of history as roman. tic as the proudest mansion of our city streets
 and yet marked by simplicity and single hearted ness seldom present in things modern It is here that the toys are made which you buy in vour home across the sea. Here in the quietness of the un. modern, the playthings are invented and perfected for your restless, buoyant children. You read Made ln Germany with a skeptical tilt of the eyebrow, but the fact remains that hv far rho
Evening journal., 1910-05-24
SEVENTEEN AND
ACCUSED OF BIGAMY

Bv United Press Leased Special Wire.
SUFFOLK. Va. May 2i.-rwo mar
riages, one for love and one said to have
been Influenced by desire for material
gain, two separations ana an arrest on
the charge of bigamy are the rather un-
usual experience Of 17-year-old Mrs
Willeford- Rhodes. who is being held for
the grand jury on the complaint OF hus-
band number one.
The young girl who resides with her
parents near Buclhorn. this county, was
first married when only fourteen years
old, on February 10. 1907 to Joe Willeford.
This was a love marriage but it was not a
happy one. and two years later. in August
1909 she eloped to North Carolina with
Preston Rhoades a young man Of consid-
erable means. whom she is said to have
married.
This match too. proved a failure and the
girl returned home few days later and
took up her residence with her parents.
News Of her second matrimonial venture
did not reach the ears OF her first hus-
band until Saturday He Immediately
swore out a warrant for her arrest and
she was given a preliminary hearing this
morning.
Mrs. wnleford- -Rhoades expressed her
self as "disgusted."
Evening journal., 1910-05-24
STATE WOMENS'
CLUB MEETING
Will be Held at Georgetown
on Thursday and Friday
June z and 3

The thirteenth annual meeting Of the
Delaware State Federation Of Women's
Clubs. will be held at Georgetown, Thurs
day and Friday. June . and 8. The head
quarters Of the convention will be in odd
Fellows Hal.
There will be special train from Har-
rington TO Georgetown, which will meet
the train from the north reaching Har-
rington at 93l a. m. rhe trains will be
met by the reception committee.
on Thursday afternoon there will be
greetings from invited guests and an ad-
dress by the Rev Dr. II. W. Kellogg. OF
Wilmington, his subject being, The Child
Problem" on Thursday evening there
vii be dramatic readings oy Mrs. Gateson
and vocal selections by Miss Gateson. on
Friday morning there will oe a short busi-
ness meeting At the open meeting at 10
o'clock. on Friday morning. there will be
an address by Professor W. n. Clifford, Of
Philadelphia, on the subject, Some Ideals
in Education"
The officers Of the Delaware state Fed
Grafton Of Women's Clubs are the fol-
lowing: President. Mrs. Robert J. Lin
dale. Wyoming; first vice president, Mrs.
J. Harvey Speakman, Smyrna; second
vice-president. Mrs. Louis Mustard.
LeWes: third vice-president. Mrs. s. n,
Trump. Wilmington; recording secretary,
Mrs. ] r.. Cooke. Seatord; corresponding
secretary. Mrs. J. l. Crossmore, Wyom-
ing: treasurer. Mrs. Daniel short. Laurel;
auditor. Mrs Clayton w. Fisher, Dover;
general federation secretary, Mrs. r. l..
Cam, Middletown.
The president Of the local board is Mrs.
Robert G. Houston. Chairmen Of the local
board are: Hospitality, Miss Rachel J.
Henderson; credentials and badges Mrs.
w H. Adams; reception, Mrs. w. G.
Thoroughgood. decoration. Mrs. George
Otwell. music, Miss Mary c. White;
baggage. Mrs. n. j. Dorman.
Evening journal., 1910-05-24
COSTLY IN LIMBS
AND LIFE

A record breaking skyscraper was go
ing up in New York. TO a tremendous
tune Of creaking derricks and changing
iron. mingled with the starp staccato
of pneumatic hammers and the hiss Of
white-hot bolts. tossed streaking
through the air, from story to story.
in as nervous and reckless a game Of
catch-as-catch-can as ever was played
with an innocent handball. says Mum
sevs
The iron foreman-a Serious-faCed.
bull-necked young man-stood below
for a moment. bawling up a savage
warning at two daring fellows. They
wero riding upon a huge iron beam that
sailed up from the street. sWayed
pondorously in mid-air and then swung
rapidly into its lofty anchorage in the
maze of columns posts and girders. He
made quick grimace Of relief and
answered a question. his eyes all the
time darting anNiously over the great
iron cage above him.
"Yepl Story of iron a day-that's my
orders; and, what's more. Wen make
il, But L got other orders too-got
'em straight, and they're what keep
me guessing. They told me not to Kill
any men on this job!"
He spoke of it as stolidly as one
would mention a waste Of materials.
and abruptly concluded the interview
by sliding down a ladder to yell at a
derrick tender
Thirty minutes later an ambulance
rang its way into the narrow. truck
congested street Then. in rapid sue
cession another came. and yet another.
Three accidents had happened and the
foreman was cusing the day for "bue
Monday"
one of his best 'pushers." or assist
ant foreman. had a leg stripped to the
/ bone by a sliding 15-ton column. An
/ other man had a hand clipped off at the
wrist. A third-the same derrick ten
| der whom he had but recently ad-
monished, an old bridge worker who il
different accidents on other jobs hat
suffered fractures of both legs and sew
eral ribs-had been whirled over th'
derrick drum. and now lay helpless
on a hospital cot, groaning with tn
pain of a dislocated shoulder.
Only two gangs. of seven men each
were disturbed-and they merely for
few minutes-by these disasters. TIL
rafting, daredevil work went swift
and remorselessly on. Three iro
workers out of a waiting line of
dozen eager applicants got the place
of the injured men. The others. stand
ing there patiently, with their overall
i'm little newspaper bundles tucke
under their arms. looked disapointe
but hopeful. There was scarcely
word of comment on the accidents
q A running interview with the wait
! ing line disclosed the fact that theI
t was not a single man in it but had q
2 one time or another suffered seriou
2 injury. Some had been hurt man
T times. and had had miraculous escape
from death.
Evening journal., 1910-05-24
MARRIAGE
AS One PROFESSION
Professor Says Clever WOm-
an Who WedS Can Influence
Hardest of Men

TROY, May 24-Prof. l. Woodbridge
Riley of Vassar College. addressing the
Episcopal Church Congress here created
a sensation by suggesting matrimony as
a profession. He said:
why cannot the clever woman look
on matrmony as a profession or rather
as something demanding professional
abilities It is commonly said that a far
seeing girl. threatened with spinsterhood,
marries merely to have home. That is
scarcely true. Cleverness seldom loses its
head. The clever woman wishes TO marry
the clever man and does so.
NOW. from a cold-blooded point of view.
such marriages take place from justihable
ambition Two heads are better than one.
And the clever woman secs that she can
influence her husband in his professional
affairs and thereby affect the interests Of
their community. Is this un-American be-
cause unsentimental?
Marriage is a partnership Of brains
and the beneficial results accruing to So
ciety are seen in such remarkable discov-
cries as have been made by Nine. Curie
in the field Of radioactivity.
"why. then. should not the American
woman deliberately marry magnate, not
for the sake Of his money. but for the
sake of helping the common interests1
Think what she might do Besides head
she has a heart, and to the hard business
sense of her husband will be added the
softening emotional influence Of the wife
Thus the most veritable tyrant at th'
head of a trust might be approached on
softer side. have noticed a few cases a.
have circulated among some of thes'
tyrants."
Evening journal., 1910-05-24
TO GIVE FARCE AND
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT

A musical entertainment and farce
"A Regular Flirt." by the choir Of
German Lutheran Church will be
given in the lecture room Of the
church on Wednesday night The cast
OF characters is;
"Dr. Theodore Morgan" Mr.. William
Strauss
Theodore Morgan" and Reginald
Morgan" the Doctors nephews. Harry
Blocher and Walter Sieman.
Dick Harding" Theodore Bacher.
Kitty Harding" Miss Ella Z. Elmer.
Mrs. Mason Miss Elsie Blocher.
Mildred Elliott. the Flirt," Miss
Tllie Meter.
Marie OReilly," maid to Mrs Ma
son. Miss Florence Nickel.
The musical program will be:
Chorus by choir.
Plano duet: Miss Christine Loeber
Miss Ella Van Berg.
Act 1. Duet: Miss Ella f. Elmer
Harry Blocher
Act ?. Soprano solo. Miss Amelia
NJ. Meter.
Chorus by choir.