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Audubon County journal., 1911-06-15

Children's Exercises were fine at
the Baptist Church Sunday evening.
Mrs. Charley LaF'oy spent Tues
day with her daughter, Mrs. John
Blake.
Lof'ie Burns and Miss Vickland
were guests at the James Campbell
home Wednesday.
August johnson and family went
to Minnesota for a short visit with
relatives and friends.
Sam Dutler, wife and daughter
spent last Wednesday with his sis
ter, Mrs. Schwarting.
Orn Colee gave dance Saturday
evening. A large crowd attended
and all had fine time.
Mesdames Sam Dutler and Tom
Campbell and children visited at
Hermie Hukill's Tuesday.
Tom Campbell and family, Art
CamerG and family, Clint Rucke,
and family, August Dutler, Allen
Ditto and Kathryn Dutler Sundayed
at Geo. Eagan's.
Audubon County journal., 1911-06-15
A Leading California Druggist
Pasadena, CAL, March 9.

Pasadena, Cal, March 9, 1911.
Foley & Co., Gentlemen:-W have
sold and recommended Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound for years. We be-
lieve it to be one of the most efficient ex-
pectorants on the market. Containing no
opiates of narcotics it can be given freely
to children. Enough of the remedy can
be taken to relieve cold as it has nc
nauseatfng results and does not interfere
with digestion. Yours very truly, G. HI.
Ward Drug Co., c. l.. Parsons, Sec'y
and Treas. y Get the original Foley's
Honey & Tar Compound IN the yellow
package. Sold by all druggists.
Audubon County journal., 1911-06-15

ulster and carried grip large enough
to hold my entire wardrobe.
Il thought you weren't going to
show up" SAID Mr.. Hubert, looking
mighty severe.
I've come to get that release" l
said confidently.
You've come to the wrong shop.
You won't get It," he declared.
How about that thousand plunks?"
asked
Not for hundred thousand" he
retorted promptly
All right" l said, moving of. II
won't play with your team anyhow"
An hour later stood on the oppo-
site side of the street and saw Mr..
Hubert leaving his oflce for lunch
con.
"Goodby. old man! I'm off for Phil
amaclinck!" yelled across at him.
go and be d-d!" returned the pres
ident, with scowl that made me shiv-
er in my big ulster.
DO l get that release7" l pped.
He didn't even deign to reply, but
passed on rapidly without further no
tice of mo.
II didn't go to the railroad station
just then. however. Later in the after
noon strolled out to the ball grounds
just to have look at the boys, who
were having their first practice under
their new captain, AL spalding, AL was
pitching to the men in turns, while the
rest alternated in the neld, and every
body was doing lot Of talking. About
Audubon County journal., 1911-06-15

the start that he was business man
and would tolerate no foolishness. Aft
er we were better acquainted l found
that he was big hearted and convivial
after business was over, and that he
was the soul of honor and wouldn't
stand for crookedness in any form.
want to say, too, that as an executive
he had few equals and no superiors.
He was mighty quick to get on to a
situation, and when he had made up
his mind to act it took whole lot to
prevent him.
At that visit I was so moved by
Spalding's entreaties and Mr.. HUI
hert's arguments that agreed to play
with the Chicago team at salary of
$1,000. an advance OF 5000 over what
l was getting with the Athletics.
hardly know how l happened to sign
the contract without consulting the
little woman who was about to go into
partnership with me; but when told
her what had done realized that
had made the blunder of my, life.
She simply stood up very straight in
her small shoes and declared that 1t
shouldn't be.
OF course wilted and promised to
recall my hasty agreement had an
idea that 1t would be comparatively
easy Job to get my release from Chi
cago and was willing to do almost
anything to fix it up with my sweet
heart. When tried 1t out discovered
that had never been more mistaken
In my life. In answer to the letter
wrote to Mr.. Hubert asking him to
release me received an answer which
made not the slightest mention of my
request-it was only a curt order to
report in Chicago on April L.
| made two trips to Chicago that
winter in my attempt to beg off from
Mr.. Hubert. but all in vain. The more
l urged and threatened the more de-
termined he got, and when, finally, |
made an offer of $1,000 to obtain my
release he all but ordered me out-o
his office. was so huffy over my fail
ure that l went away vowing that
would break the contract anyhow. l
don't remember that had the slight
est idea of doing as threatened, but
was made enough to say anything.
Nothing further passed between us
until April 1. On that day walked
into Mr. Hulbert's office and greeted
him as cheerfully as If nothing had
ever happened. 1t was a cool, windy
day and l was wearing big striped
Audubon County journal., 1911-06-15

Wright, the Boston manager. made .
heroic attempt to run up score, but
Spaldings excellent pitching made 1t
impossible for the Beaneaters to win.
AS result, we beat them, and this
made them sorer than ever over the
purlolning Of the big Four" | don't
remember that did anything sensa-
uonal on that occasion. If l did it
failed to get into my diary.
On September 23 we met Boston
for the tenth and last time that sea-
son We were mighty anxious to
make our account against the club
ten straight Victories, but we were
doomed to disappointment 1 suppose
that our nine previous successes had
made us over-confident, or perhaps it
was our anxiety that made us shaky,
for we failed to win, being beaten by
a score of 10 to 9. But, say, 1t was
worth being licked that day to see
how happy it made Harry Wright to
save just one little game out of tho
ton we had pulled off. He was so
tiokled that he had at last downed his
hated rivals in single game that he
positively hugged O'Rourke when he
crossed the home plate and scored the
winning run.
I've got to tell you, though, that
1878 was a mighty poor season for
the business end of the game. AL.
though we carried off the champion.
Audubon County journal., 1911-06-15

Henry Lloyd and James Goodwill
have had three houses painted which
look like new again.
Ben Black went to Omaha Sunday
TO meet mis- mother who is coming
from Oklahoma to spend the summer
here
Edith Pindell came home last sa-
turday from VIM. Peppers where she
had to quit work on account of bad
thumb.
Viola Mitchell closed Ter term OF
school at Rose Valley last Friday
and returned to her home in Coon
Rapids Saturday.
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u1roHoook ASn u111rs.

Not that II matters to us because
of any ties OF section or consanguin-
ity. but because they are really both
very good men, bully fellows" as
we might say II II were not for the
charge Of plagiarism that would GER
tainly be made. II Is TO lie hoped that
the differences between Postmastery
General Hitchcock and Private Score
tary Hilles may be settled without any
actual loss of blood. or standing. in
the Federal establishment Mt Wash
ington Two or more delegations from
Alabama have been worrying the Ad-
ministration abou, the distribution Of
Federal patronage in Alabama. For
years man by the name OF j. O.
Thompsoa has been Collector of In
ternaltResenue in that state and i'm
rortant in a political way because he
is very strong with the Republicans
who think as he does and do as he
says He has been regarded for long
time as the whole thing" In Repub-
lican politics. but recently he fell nm.
der the displeasure of the Postmaster.
General. who has recognized. IT is said.
p d. Barker, Republican National
Committeeman and Postmaster at Mo-
bile as a better leader for the party.
Thompson is also Chairman of the Ala
Rama State Republican Committee.
Barker and his crowd are pressing p.
NJ. Long, United States Marshal for
the Northern District Of Alabama for
this place as against Thompson. Book
er Washington IS said 10 he in favor
Of Long. and Private Secretary HINES
is reported to have been coNsult!ne
with Booker about what ough, 10 be
done. According to this story. which
we gather from the Baltimore sun.
Hitchcock and Hnles appear to be in
favor of the same man: yet IT is SAID
that in Washington ana nationally it
is Hitchcock versus H!les" that both
aides are seeking the support Of the
President. and that the President is
doing his best 10 sidestep the Hitch
cock H!llcs phase of the rnuddle. II
he SHAH be able TO sidestep this Issue
as ar;istieaHy as he s!destenped the
Mecklenhurg Myth at Charlotte. Norm
a "4-''"' he VIII again excite the ad-
miration Of al his fellow. countrymen.
Hilles mas been made the subtec, a.
Congressional attention only few
GAS ago Representative Norris. Of Ne
hraska, made speech to the Progr.s.
sive Republican League % his state.
charging that H!nes was the heae Of
political news bureau" which sup
presses truth" and issues "ung.ound.
ed and false" reports as TO the senti.
rnent concerning Presidential eandl.
dates The special occasion Of This
suspicion. as Representative Morris IN.
IT, is; II am reluctantly led to believe
that the Presidents Private Secretary
is the head Of political news bureau
that is making 2 determined effort 10
suppress any sentiment in favor of the
candidacy Of Senator LaFoiet,e ana
TO do this b. The suppression OF ltru,h
and the publication Of ungroundeo ana
false reports"
That was rather serious charge for
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-10
DIR. HATCHER GOES TO RANDOLPH
MACON

Tho Rev. Samuel c. Hatcher.
N D.. pastor of the Broad Street
,hthodist Church. has accepted the
oHee of President and Secretary
anS Treasurer of Randolph Macon
c1ege at Ashland, to which he was
6pointed upon the lamented death of
(Mr. W. s. Brown a few weeks ago
He leaves the work of the pastorate
with regret. and only from a sense of
the highest duty, and he will bring to
the discharge of the very important
work upon which he will now enter all
the energy of a consecrated Christian
life. What he wishes to do above
all things else is to bring the Virginia
Conference and the College into closer
fellowship, to make them co-workers
In the service which they are both
endeavoring 10 perform for the Mas
ter's ,:inedom on earth. to dissipate
SO far as he may be able the mis-
understandings which have existed
between them. whatever the cause or
causes OF infringement. and to make
of both diligent servants for the
Master.
An honor man of the College to
which he will now devote all his ad-
mittedly great talents as leader and
teacher. a minister upon whom the
hands of the Conference which he will
serve have been solemnly laid. a
preacher OF rare gifts and whole
hearted devotion, a man in whom all
mon can trust. he will contribute
largely to the effectiveness OF the
work that is done at Randolph Macon.
and the cause OF education, which. in
its last and highest and best analysis
is the cause OF Christ, will be greatly
advanc by the faithful service OF
this splendid disciple. Larger than
his engaging personality IS the cause
to which DIR. thatcher Will now be de-
voted and we congratulate the Con-
ference and the College upon his deci-
sion to serve them where he can be
of the greatest use to his day and gem
GRAFTON.
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ENGLAND's TOLERANCE.

Time has much to do with tolerance
AT the Fourth of July celebration held
last week in London by some of the
americans living in the worlds me-
tropol!s. William T. Stead. the broad
minded and brilliant English editor.
suggested that next year, in commem
Grafton of the passing OF a century OF
peace between the United States and
England, statue of George Washing
Ton be placed in Westminster Abbey
side by side with the memorials to
the great and good OF England OF all
ages. Washington. according TO M.
stead. was the greatest Eng!ishman
OF the Eighteenth Century"
The Boston Globe inquiries whether
England can consistently admit Wash
inston's statue to the appey of her
heroes From her viewpoint, was no,
he "rebel?' Was he not ..traitor?"
Would there be any dispute on that
point If he had failed? Does success
justify rebellion or treason?"
Our Boston contemporary adds:
Taking the question home. what
would be the attitude of the Northern
states to-day If Jefferson Davis had
succeeded in esta blishing n nsrmon.nt
republic? Would we contemplate adj
irttting his statue to our Hall of Fame?
would We think of admittin, even
mat of Lee? Lee failed, II may he
SAID yet his statue stands in Stattiary
HAN in the National capitol. YES. be.
cause Virginia had right to put it
there While the great Confederate
nh cot, "a.
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Mr. Norris TO make. to be sure. and
there Is probably no truth in it: but
before condemning Hines. II he should
he guilty as charged in the Indictment.
II would be only fair TO find out what
senator LaFollette's Private Secretary
has been doing in the way of sending
out information a. to the very consid-
eFaoie opposition to Senator LaFol-
iette's alleged candidacy for President
Both these private secretaries are paid
out of the same public treasury. and
II 1T is wrong for Hilles TO entertain
the thought that Taft would make
better President than LaFollette. IT
cannot be right for LaFollette's secre-
tary to think or say one word for his
principal. Besides. Representa- tive
Norris himself is paid by the people
OF this country to make laws for them
and not to be, travelling at the ex-
pense of the Government out to Ne
oraska to express his views about
his candidate for President, and par
ucu!arly 10 tell stories about Hilles
which have DO foundation in fact His
that his political activities take him
| away from his proper work at the Ma
I tional Capital.
As for the differences between Hitch
, cock and Hilles. we may depend upon
! their amicable adjustment before the
real work of the campaign opens. AS
for Booker Washington. to whom we
have given SO much good advice he
ought 10 keep out OF politics Hnles
seems to be very reasonable ana very
/ Intelligent sort of man. and Hitchcock
made good" in the last Presidential
campo ign and has done excellent work
in the administration of his office
Neither of them can hope 10 be of
very much political Importance after
the Fourth OF March. 1913, and both
should he stacking up all the hay they
can cut between now ana then.
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THE CoNQuERING Gait.

Let us now rise and give a most
strenuous Chautauoua salute! DR.. Alice
stone Blackwell, of Chicago who IS
doubtless acquainted with DR. and
Vice President Anna Blount. of the
Chicago Equal Suffrage Association.
who engaged Vice President Addison
OF the Virginia state Press Associa-
ton, in naughty combat over the Hon.
Ella Flag young has written an in
terestins letter to the Chicago Record
Herald. l; concerns a noteworthy
triumph" of the beloved leader Of Our
Cause. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. at
the recent International woman sur
frage Congress at Stockholm. The
Swedish and Norwegian Governments
each had appointed an omcial repre-
senta tive 20 attend the Congress. The
Swedish representative was also the
Swedish Minister OF Foreign Affairs.
who was considered. and considered
himself hardened anti-sunra gist. :"
IKE many thoushtless males IN the
United states and Virginia In her an
nua! address as president. Mrs Gait
reviewed the progress of Our Move
ment during the last year in Almost
all the countries OF the civilized
world I" she spoke in her usual mas
teriy and convincing way" Mark you
that, brethren. not nistressly. but
erly"-iust like man. The
Swedish Minister Of Foreign Affairs
listened. growing redder and redder"
At the close he rushed up to Mrs
Catt"-and here was terrible situa-
don that made many of the women
present instinctivciy reach for their
hip pockets-but. hat he rushed up
not TO rend her in pieces, b,t to as
sure her that she had made him a con-
vert" Carrie Chapman Gait had met
the swede and he WAS hers
1t was the "eioquenoe OF Mrs cat
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-10

Abe Martin" who teaches a homely
philosophy. makes an observation in
one Of his latest contributions to the
study of human nature which must
nave occurred to many others: ITS
funny how many folks YOU see in au-
tomooiles that look like they ought t.
be walkin'." This also Is from the
commentaries of this eminent Indian
IAN: Miss Fawn Lippincut will spend
tn fourth. fifth. sixth and seventh at
Morgantown. where she has been called
nook her niece's back durin' tn abb
sence OF her husband"
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Voice Of the People
Doesn,t Like Or. Dod1.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-Iour editorial on the tainted
Fl ofessor Dodi was not severe enough
You could not have said anything
strong enough TO express the contempt
people feel toward him He spoke as
no man ever dared to speak OF Mr.
Joseph Bryan before.
About all we can out here from
Glass and Jones Mr. Thomas and Pro-
lessor Dodd and a few others (glad
TO say very few is they are sowing
seeds of d!scord. vilifying and SANDER
ing men who are SO superior to them
that the people who respect true man
hood cannot have any respect for them
politically or otherwise.
II is shameful in the extreme to see
published in few papers (yery few)
that the newspapers of Virginia are
subsidized, that there are no longer
any honorable men connected with
Iirginia journalism: that the State Is
bankrupt; that our officers and iu-
GioiarY are all corrupt that we are
nossed by few corrupt men. etc. Re-
Spectacle newspapers should refuse
to publish the stuff even s an ad-
Nerusemeat
The people will rebuke the ISLANDERS
when the primary is held Ntessrs
Glass and Jones Will get the rebuke
they deserve. and Professor Dodd
should be driven out of the State.
"SOUTHWEST."
marion, July T.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-10

II 1T ever get hot in Richmond
perhaps the following hints abou,
keeping cool from the Chicago Record.
Herald may then be of use:
Think OF something else: the great.
est suffering is brought on by worry
about the heat.
Read literature telling Of colder
climates.
Cool your sheets in the ice box
before retiring.
Battle often.
Don't eat heavy foods or much
meat
This thing OF feeling hot" is really
what the Christian Scientists cal
error" We are not hot; we simply
imagine that we are hot, Just keer
thinking Il am not hot am cool
and the mental state will bring abou,
physical state wholly like that ex-
perienced in Maine in January.
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or course. they had to get Il vir-
ginian for the presidency of the fine
new Cocker College for Women in
Hartsville. South Carobleasciana. DR..
Arthur j. Hall, the new head of this
institution, is distinguished and gift
cd graduate of Richmond College. and
was born in the Old Dominion. Fur
thermore. he is Baptist minister like
his able fellow alumnus. Dr. David NJ.
Ramsey. who is now president OF the
Greenviile Female College in the same
state Richmond College has already
turned out two college presidents in a
year. and there is fair promise of more
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-10
a nENEvoLENT POWER COMPANY

Benevolent may he used sincerely
and not sarcastically in describing
the recent action of the Mobile Electric
Company. That wealthy power com
pany has placed without charge cleo
trio fan service at the disposal of
every sick person who. or whose fam
lily. is unable to pay for the fan or
service and whose sick room can be
reached from the distributing lines of
the company. If the house is not
wired. the company will run service
wires and install sufficient interior
wiring to operate the fans. lending the
latter as long as may be required.
This offer will be carried out through
the physicians of Mobile. who have
but to request this service to ee, #
Already many sick folk in Mobile are
blessing this great-hearted corpora
ton for its kindness and sweet char
ity.
AS the Mobile Register says. this is
Tar out OF the ordinary experience"
ana "benevolence is not generally as
ISOLATED with public corporations. and
when a corporation breaks through
the line. apparently without any other
motive than to do good deed. full
acknowledgment should be made by
the public" This is all true, and the
Mobile company is to be warmly com
mended for its benevolence. Municipal
public service corporations are not
often so moved with compassion as the
Mobile company.
Mobile. by the way, has only little
more than $4,000 population. Rich
mond has almost two and half times
as much. The Mobile public service cor
poration has set a good example to
he followed elsewhere
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-10

AS most of the people Of Alabama
are of good old Irish descent. the verv
pest man for the now vacant presi-
dency of the University of Alabama
would be DR.. Thomas Peete Cross. of
Norfolk, formerly of Prince Edward.
who is said by scholars to know moro
about the old Irish tongue than any
man In the South. having studied it
during a long residence in the Land
Oh the Shamrock Furthermore. a long
sojourn in New England has made our
nominee thoroughly conversant with
the Hibernian potato. out of which the
Ala bamaians now have to make their
Ticker
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-10

Vaughan Hester died at his home.
Gunston Hall, Fairfax County last
Tuesday night He was born in New
Jersey. September -, 1869. and was,
therefore, in the forty second year of
his age. He was q writer of great
merit, and the author OF a number of
novels of the better sort. his last and
best book being The Prodigal Judge"
which is now having large sale a all
the book shops. and his praises are in
many mouths.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-10

handsome and very rich, offered
herself as the prize at tho ratio.
agreeing to marry the winner on sight
or upon demand. When the bishop
OF the diocese heard of the plan he
Immediately forbade It's execution
Nothing of the sort said he. could
take place in the name of the Church.
And so another woman. anxious to be
married, has been foiled..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-10

a correspondent of the Chicago Tri-
bune puts in a word for the dogs and
suggests that proper drinking facili-
ties for these friends of men should
he provided in every community, so
that there W uld he fewer of their
number to be affected by the heat
and to be destroyed on the ground
that they are suffering from HYDRO
phobia. In this sort of weather, horses
also ought to have plenty of water
and they should not he overworked.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-10

The champion kissee" in America
has been discovered by the Savannah
News. She is a chicagoan, and has
been married two months She claims
a minimum Of forty kisses a day.
sometimes striking a maximum of
Sixty fThey are bestowed by one
grandpa. one grandma. two parents.
two aunts. five nephews and one hus-
band. The woman says she is affec-
tionate. but that she has to wash her
face too much. 1t is a coed bet that
she looks good to her relatives.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-10

and therefore is politically European.
2. Tho winters Of Picking are Intense
~ cold--zcro and below--although the
high walls surrounding the city pro-
tect 1t somewhat from the icy winds.
Boy Scouts.
l. What is the present address of
Mr.. Ernest Thompson Seton. who is
book OF the Boy Scouts in America"?
2. Who're in America can find any
information relative to establishing
such an organization in my school?
]. NJ D.
l. "Wyndygoul" Cos Cob, Conn.
.: Write to Dan Beard. Flushing,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-10

My grandmother was tolerably we'll
to-day" said n young man last night,
but the indications are that she viii
require my absence from the Office
next Thursday, her sad condition at
that time promising to be such as to
make it imperative for all OF MS who
love her SO to be near at hand in case
OF fatal termination of her Illness.
I shall be within easy call at the base
ball grounds, where Richmond Will be
engaged with Petersburg in desperate
strife"