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for limiting the size of firecrackers
and strictly forbidding the use Of
blank cartridges and pistols, elaborate
pageants were offered, military tour
narnents by soldiers of the regular
army and q huge public display of
fireworks at night that could not fail
to delight the childish heart.
Pittsburg also believes in the pa
geant scheme for diverting the youth
full mind from it's hitherto dangerous
forms of celebration. Heretofore,
Pennsylvania has had the blackest
record for Fourth Of July carnage, 1t
being even greater than that OF New
York state. In the past. Philadelphia
has had to distribute Red Cross hos
pital tents about the city to care for
the victims. Last year. however. she
provided a day military parade,
series Of chiIdren's games In the parks
and a pyrotechnic display at night.
Two years ago a most elaborate pro-
gram Of tableaux and pageants was
offered at Charlottesville, Va, with
Pittsfeld, Mass, a close second by
paying special attention to its chill
dren's parade.
San Francisco last year offered
three grand celebrations in separate
Fairgrounds with patriotic exercises,
gymnastic exhibitions, flag drills,
dances and band concerts as the at
traction. The campaign being carried
on by the Russell Sage Foundation
In its department OF hygiene against
dangerous celebrations is beginning to
have its effect In all parts Of the ma
ton. This organization stands for the
protection Of child life and is one OF
the most active antagonists of the
red casualty roll of Independence Day.
From the firing line this year
comes all sorts OF encouraging news
to those who have the welfare of the
movement at heart Baltimore is
planning to select four hundred chill
dren and train them to form United
States and Maryland flags and to sing
national airs. Unless unforeseen cir
cumstances prevent, the suburb Of
waIbrook will present burlesque on
the "old Fashioned Fourth" with a
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MACH recurring Fourth Of July
finds. q grateful republic doing
f1t honor to the memory Of
~ Thomas Jefferson, author OF the
Declaration OF Independence. And
each successive holiday finds our pub
lie speakers and school teachers. toast
masters and orators of the day extoll-
Ing not merely the authorship OF the
Declaration, but the other varied ac-
compIishments of our most versatile
statesman. He is praised as Presi-
dent of the United States, as the
founder of a great political party, as
q diplomatist who aided in winning
foreign sympathy for the young re-
public, as a champion Of religious lib
erty and as the founder Of the UNI
versity of Virginia. truly model
seat Of learning.
Yet with singular unanimity these
Fourth of July orators overlook one OF
Jefferson's most notable accomplish
ments and one In which he took per-
haps greater pride than in any other.
In consequence of this overnight there
are probably few persons, who lest
they have had opportunity for care
full study of his biography, are aware
that Thomas Jefferson was an archi-
tect. Not merely a theoretical archi-
tect, mind you, but practical expo
nent Of the profession. who demon
strated. by actual achievement that he
possessed no mean ability In this
sphere.
Architecture was not a mere hobby
with Thomas Jefferson In the sense
that golf is a hobby with the present
occupant of the white House or that
natural history, in one form or an
other, was with his strenuous prede-
cessor. On the contrary he applied
himself to the art seriously and
turned the results Of this application
to practical account. 1t would seem
a. though there must have been
something in the air during the Pc
riod when Jefferson lived, that
turned mems minds to architecture as
q field of endeavor. A number Of the
leaders OF the period. particularly In
the State of Virginia, Mother OF
Presidents" dabbled in architecture,
although none of them attained JEFF
ferson's eminence in the pursuit as
judged by the evidence which has
come down to the present generation.
George Washington. himself, although
the fact has not been exploited as has
been his work q surveyor, was an
architect Of no mean ability and sew
eral of the historic homes OF the
Washington family and its connec-
tions were constructed wholly or in
part from his designs. either during
the life time OF our first President or
after his death.
Not only was Jeffer5on practical
architect, but buildings were erected
IN accordance with his plans.-in
many instances under his personal su-
pervision and direction,-and a NUM-
ber Of these buildings stand today as
ideal and enduring monuments to the
nan who was responsible for their
creation. If we may digress q mo-
ment 1t may be noted that this pres
ervation Of the fruits of Jefferson's ar
chjtectural genius is the more well
some because OF other monuments to
the author Of the Declarations OF In
dependence the country has all too
few. Even the monument over his
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bu. the interior Is in the Ionic style,
the most impressive feature Of the in
terror being the great hall, thirty feet
square, which extends to the full
height Of the building with music
gallery under the ceiling.
Although no oae can question the
ability of Jefferson as an architect, II
makes US shudder to think what
would have happened had he been
confronted by modern conditions
when dwellings are run up" in a few
weeks or a few monthE at most. The
mansion at Monticello was under con-
struction for thirty-twoayears. Work
was commenced in 1870, two years
before Jefferson was married. and 1t
dragged along. with frequent changes
In the plans. until 1902. when Jeffer-
son vas Preside:.t Of the United
States. Howeve-. II Jefferson was q
slow-going architect. no person can
say that he was MT an economical one
for according to the account books
which the archit ,ct-builder kept with
that methodic care for which he was
famous. the house involved an actual
monetary outlay OF only $1,000. OF
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rigid have been placed on the sale OF
the deadly frecracker.
That the movement is not merely q
hue and cry over very small matter
is the principle reason it has won
adherence wherever advocated. Sta
tistics, as q rule. are not eloquent
pleaders, despite the fact that they
present the cold, unvarnished truth.
But when one is reminded that twen-
ty-six little girls were burned to death
at last years celebration Of the Glo-
rious Fourth; that sixty-seven deaths
were caused by tetanus; that nineteen
were killed outright by firearms,
eleven by explosions OF powder.
bombs or torpedoes. and six by can
mons or similar contrivances. making
total of one hundred and twenty
nine fatalities-when one realizes
the day itself assumes q crimson hue
indeed.
Nor was this all. The list Of In
jured and MANNED for life In all parts
Of the country totaled the following
alarming proportions: Seventy-two
cases Of tetanus: seven victims who
lost both their eyes and thirty-three
who will go through the rest of their
lives with but one eye; twenty-six
unfortunates who lost arms, legs or
hands and one hundred and fourteen
who sacrificed one or more of their
fingers.
In all. including all minor injuries
In which no permanent damage was
done, there were just two thousand
nine hundred and twenty-three per-
sons. principally children. who paid
the toll to the barbarous custom Of
celebrating the great day.
The movement for q safe and sane
Fourth does not In any way aim to
reduce the proper Observance OF the
day or to decrease In any way the
pleasure Of the participants. It is
particularly desired, in fact, that the
children shall have greater oppor-
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city, the symmetrical arrangement Of
whose streets and avenues has served
as q model for the worlds newer
seats Of government such as those Of
Canada and Australia; and most In
teresting. OF all. perhaps. his archi-
tecturaI influence Is manifest In the
plan OF the White House which. as
restored during the Roosevelt admin
istration in accordance with the orig
inal Cravings. gives conspicuous place
to features such as the terraces which
are plainly borrowed from the JEFF
ferBonian masterpiece, Monticello.
In most Of his architectural work
Jefferson leaned most pronouncediy to
the classical. Some or the buildings
which he designed for his particular
hobby,-the University of Virginia,
are in effect all but copies Of famous
Grecian structures. This tendency
evidences the fact that In his allegi-
ance to architecture. as In all else
JEFFERSON was q deep student Pos
sibly too, Jefferson's travels in Europe
ana his residence In France as Q COM
missioner Of the new republic Of the
Western Hemisphere may have helped
this direction. And yet It may be Of
interest to struggling young architects
and others that the author of the Dec
laration Of Independence never be-
1ieved IN the idea Of Americans going
to Europe for an education. He once
wrote: .It appears TO ms that an
American coming to Europe for an
education loses his knowledge. IN
his morals. in his health. in his habits
and in hts happiness
Jenerson's love Of the classical
manifested itself when he was quite a
young boy. He repeatedly declared
that Il he were left to decide between
the pleasure derived from the classical
education which his father had given
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02

I'm eztraorGinary Illustration Of
the almost lmperishable nature
Of Washiueton's red cedar y fur
nlshsd IN some shingles recently cut
east for exhihifson purposes. The
shingles were cut from m0ss-coY-
cred cedar log hing on the ground,
end which had growing over i an
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NCIENTIFIC research claims to
have disclosed the fact that Cleo
~ patra was the first wearer OF the
hobble skirt. Hieroglyphics on newly
excavated buildings In Egypt show the
famous queen in a gown drawn so
tightly about her ankles that one Won
ders how she was able to walk at
all. History. however. gives Us ths
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~ birth as a nation but two days
NH of the entire land is In the
Wv midst of preparing for It's
Fourth Of July celebration. But there
is marked difference in this and In
other years in the form Of the cere-
monies planned. No longer is the
discharge of frecrackers and toy can
non the sole outlet for patriotism af-
forded the youth. Indeed. except in
towns and villages blinded to their
own welfare, such a means Of cele-
bration is but q relic of the dark ages,
for the vast movement for Safe and
Sane Fourth has literally been sweep
ing the country.
This year, more than ever before,
the nationwide propaganda for q
bloodless celebration Of Independence
Day will bear fruit. Under the di-
rection of the American Civic Assoc
citation, which has awakened the ma
ton to the necessity of eliminating the
red casualty roll of the day, the
Fourth of July will no longer be the
one day in the year when, through
Ignorance, weakness or indifference,
we sacrifice the bodies of hundreds
and thousands of little children.
The propaganda has been wide
spread and the results obtained this
Independence Day will be great Inn
petus to the movement. Last year saw
many of the leading cities Of the
country arrayed under the banner OF
the safe and sane Fourth. Among
them were Washington. D. c, Cleve-
land, Baltimore, Toledo. Minneapolis.
LIE Mars, Iowa: st. Petersburg. Flor
ida, and Lafayette. Indiana, in which
places the sale and explosion Of fire.
works of all kinds were prohibited.
This year st. Louis. Albany, N. Y;
Harrisburg, Pa, and La Sale. Ill,
have taken their stand against the
slaughter of the innooents. In many
ottar ylaces res+rictions mora or less
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other cedar tree. the roots Of which
eneircled the sallen log.
The growing tree had $50 rings.
which Indicate. according to the ac-
eepted theory. that it was that NUM-
her Of years in age Yet It's growth
started sfter the tree from which the
shingles were cut had fallen to the
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wAstIINdTON,s IdPERIsEIABLR CEDARS.

ground. In alIuvial soil along the
river banks. in digging bitches. cedar
logs have been found covered by four
or flve feet Of aIIuvium. and yet sound
save for few inches on the extreme
outside. although under similar con-
ditions almost any other wood would
have dechyed in only q few years.
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Information that she did not walk
much. She accompanies most Of her
journeying in large barge with rugs
strewn careIessly over the deck. But
without doubt. Cleopatra was the
original wearer of the hobble. al
though she never had her plan pat
sntAA
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UNTTED STATES RAILROADS.

tinsntal lines have recently been
opened. and in either case the event
passed almost without notice There
are now seven such roads IN the eonn-
Try.
n the valley Of Rabas. IL the Pyre-
neea. arc found q race of dwafts. They
all have red hair. hroaa faces and fat
noses
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n URING tho past year the United
States built 1900 miles Of rail-
~ road. leading al the countries
in the world in new mileage. as It has
every year for the last half century.
The building Of a new railroad n this
is 50 much matter Of 4
days work that the pHblic pays no
attantion % It Two Kew transcon-
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EE ETH the anniversary Of our
birth as a nation but two days
NV of the entire land is In the
Wv midst of preparing for its
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-04
GzrstEk;>SGrey'sz&5l,,,|
AT ter:SuppsE2s4gssY|
Talks. 077N !
SELECTING OUR PARENTS.

A "ewish rabbi says children will
hereafter select their parents. Jus;
how this is to be done, even' figura.
lively speaking, doesn't appear, but
the thought gives us pause.
Perhaps father and mother were
not the best assorted couple in the
world for our purposes. Maybe We
were somehow cheated. and still We
we're pretty well and happy, had our
fireworks on the Fourth, regular Wis
II from Santa and innumerable other
good things
What cares mad we that first 20
years? Afterwards, responsibilities
came and these taught us little 10
appreciate what love and single-heart-
ed devotion we had received from
these dearest two persons on earth
We planned to do much for them in
return, for it slowly dawned upon us
how many pleasures they might have
had ii we had never arrived to alb
sorb their time, strength and income
But We didn't have time. That day
We came home with hopes SO bright,
mother was curiously apathetic--it
seemed an effort for her 10 give us
the old smile at our prospects-some-
how. the joy faded, leaving us wor-
ried md wounded. She protested she
was well, too. Of course we believed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-04

her, foF'mother had never deceived
us. But father didn't believe, nor did
the doctor. All, no, They read the
inevitable in her patient, pale face,
while we were but laundering babies
again. We fought in frenzied despair
against fate. crowded into those night
mare weeks all the tenderness, the ca
resses that should have been hers in
the years of our heedlessness--cover
ed her grave with flowers Then, we re-
turned to a home forever chill and
empty. with hearts in which there will
always be an ache OF passionate re-
gret. She gave her whole life to us
and the sum total of our Requirement
is carven stone. Even our grief
would wound her unselfish spirit, II
she could know. Fathers broken life
remained to us perhaps a little longer,
but not much. When the very fabric
Of his life was rent in twain, what
meant our feeble patching? We could
not take her place.
"Selection?" God forbid. Father
and mother were linked together by
love and we attested the tie. They
knew little of hereditary laws, and
eugencs were to them an unknown
quantity. But they gave their chill
dren the welcome Of measureless ten
derness, which is greater than all the
scientific theories ever framed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-04
CYNTHIA GREY'S
CORRESPONDENTS

Dear Miss Grey: % Is barbering
honorable work for woman? Ii not.
why?-A Reader.
A.-Certainly, if ii is honorably
conducted. Personally, would prefer
something which would keep me
more in touch with my own sex.
Dear Miss Grey: came to this
country four years ago. Left my
sweet heart at home and wrote TO
her regularly. | have saved money
and made good. Last summer she
promised to be my wife. This fall /
paid her way To New York. met her
at the boat. She treated me fairly
well until she got to her uncle's
house, when she ignored me almost
entirely, wouldn't have a conversa-
ton with me or go for a walk. /
came home broken-hearted. haven't
heard word from her yet, and
haven't broken the engagement
What would your advice be in such
d case?-Seeker.
Al trust you have found by this
time that you were mistaken. That
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-04
IN SOCIETY

Miss Helen Bourke will be the hos
tess OF Temple theater party, Thurs
ay afternoon, entertaining twelve
guests.
Tau Beta society gave its annual
dance in the Country club Tuesday
evening. the ball room being PRETTY
decorated for the occasion.
Miss Ada Freeman. probation Off
Ger Of the juvenile court, will give a
talk on her work to the members OF
the Woman's Indoor club, Thursday
afternoon. Jan. r.
Miss Phyllis Smylle. daughter of
Robert w. Smylie. No. PIP Burns
ave, was formally presented to go
ciety AT reception. Tuesday after
noon, in the Detroit club
The officers of the Twenty-sixth
Infantry, at Fort Wayne, gave a bal!
ut the post Tuesday evening, TO
which a number of Detroit debutantes
and young matrons were invited.
o
dinner dance will be given We'd
nesday evening by Mrs. f. Chandler
= Walker. In her home. in Walkerville,
In honor of the Countess del Monte
and the Misses Isabelle and Mary
Lothrop.
The literary members OF the Col
lege club met in the club rooms, We'd
: nesday noon, for luncheon and an
hours discussion OF a paper read by
Miss Flintermann on Carlyle's estl-
mate OF Goethe
Bishop Charles d. Williams VIII
leave Detroit for Harvard university,
the end OF the week where he will be
university preacher" from Jan. 10
10. Bishop Williams, early in Deem
Der, did similar duty At the Univer-
Bity of Chicago.
A party of Detroit relatives and
friends attended the golden wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
i. Truesdell, on their fine farm near
Canton. Mich. Monday. Jan. .. Mr..
Truesdell recently passed his seven
ty-tourth birthday, while his wife is
~ years old. The fftieth anniversary
Of their wedding day was celebrated
most appropriately in feasting, music
and story.
o
There are still vacancies for few
voices in all parts, but especially
contraltos and tenors. in the Detroit
Choral society. recently organized by
J. l.. Edwards, organst of St. Johns
Episcopal church RChearsals are
held every Wednesday evening in st.
Johns church house and application
can be made then or TO Mr. Edwards
at No II High-st east. There is 10
fec connected with the society, the
ranks of which are open to anyone
with singing voice.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-04

Among the women who have done
things for civilization should be
recorded the name of Miss Amanda
Theodosia Jones. who invented the
vacuum preserving process OF can.
ming fruit without cooking, and other
food processes which many house
wives now use without a thought as
to how the idea originated.
She has been a keen investigator
in the field OF culinary science and
a frequent contributor to many peri
odicals. She was born in 1885 but
her 40 years of activity have not dull
ed her mental processes, for she now
has a patent pending on a device TO
burn liquid fuel in manufacturing and
steam generation. Her home is in
Junction City, Kas.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-04
Maurice ROSTAND

With father and mother both dis
tinguished as verse writer's, Maurice
Rostand just couldn't help commut-
ing poetry. He is twenty years old
and the object of good deal OF fun
just now in Paris on the part OF
caricaturists and photographers wei
coming his first volume of verse. His
father is Edmund Rostand. author OF
"Chantecler." His mother is one of
the most famous of living French wo-
men and many books Of verse bear
her maiden name and nom de plume,
Rosemonde Gerard.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-04
ALI AROUND
| TIE Il EE5,, H q
W VNUAn ORGY

Before hemming heavy table linen
rub hem with dry white soap and
needle will go through more readily.
Try putting lemon juice on rust
spots, and then applying a hot iron.
II rust does not disappear try again.
II all the reserve corks are too
large for the bottle, try soaking one
In hot water. IL will 90 easily into
the bottle and leave no space for air
20 get In.
In preparing grape fruit for the
table. If you will roll the fruit before
cutting you will find that it Is I'M
proved. II not only makes the fruit
moro juicy. but loosens the pulp and
gives 1t a far better flavor.
A convenient broom holder Is made
in this way: Take a square OF cloth
a little larger than will cover the
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|Obserw44;ons
|aBAchelor(3;;1|

A woman who marries for = hono
sometimes pays big rent. ~
I'm willing TO wager that the man
who kicks the hardest about our dirty
streets Is the same fellow who walk
ed In the muddiest cutters when he
was ten.
Mental scientists say children are
happy because they have never
taught themselves TO be miserable.
The man who looks like a funeral
around home Is usually the very gay
est fellow at a party.
II men were as angelic az their
wives wish them to be the wives
would soon cease to care for them. ~
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-04
PROPOSALS FOR COUNTY
PRINTING.

Sealed proposals will be received up
TO u a IN. Friday, Jan 8. 1911. for the
printing and binding OF the Official
Proceedings OF the Board OF Superyis-
ors. Circuit Court and Recorders Court
bockCts Samples or the work and
specifications can he seen by calling at
the office OF the Board OF Auditors
Each proposal must be ACCOMPANIED
by a bond or check la the sum OF $500
conditioned that the bidder awarded
the contract will enter into same and
furnish surety Company's bond for
$1,000 for tho faithful performance OF
each contract.
The right TO reject any and all bids
H. expressly reserved
THE BOARD OF COUNTY AUDITORS,
CHAS. 4 BUHEER. Chairman.
Detroit. Dec. a. 1910
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PROPOSALS FOR OFFICE
FURNITURE.

Sealed Proposals viii be received
W 10 IL a. m, Friday. January tth.
1911 for the furnishing OF office fur
ntture FOR the Justice Court In ac-
cordance with the specifications and
designs now on Me in the office Of the
Board OF County Auditors.
Each proposal must be accompanied
with n check for $500. conditioned that
the PARTY awarded the contract will
promptly enter INTO same for the faith
ful performance thereof
The right to reject any and all bids
is expressly reserved.
CHAS. A. BUHRER.
Chairman
The Board OF County Auditors
Detroit Dec. S1st 1919.
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tiously entered the lions cage carry
ing knives, needles, antiseptics and Il
sack. The scheme, which was sue
cessfully carried out after great
struggle, was to envelop Henry's head
in a bag and tie his forefeet to the
bars OF the cage The lion kicked and
fought hard, but finally Henry's mouth
was muzzled. his head covered with
the bag and paws fastened TO the bars
of the cage. Then the surgeon made
an incision five inches long In the
lions neck. removed the tumor, Dress
ed the wound, took seven stitches and
the thing was done
Henry Hudson is doing quite well.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-04

al y llit PAL NhNS VI
the champion light
weight baby OF the
west. He weighs
just one and one
half pounds.
When the mid
get was born he
was rushed at
once TO the Chill
Dire ms hospital
where he is the
main attraction for
visitors. and the
pet OF all the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-04

brush of the broom. Put : hom -
inch wide In each end. and mn 3 go
or string In each hem. then IN tAo1o
needed to have q broom cover = -
lay the cloth over the broom, 6S9w
the string at each end and lie.