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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-11
famine IN CIRCUS LEMONADE
New Yorker Gets Away With Forty.
seven Glasses Of Concoction-
Owner Of Pushcart Loses,

New York.-Well. as "Looie Ziet.
mer, rear admiral Of the East Side
Land and Water Wireless News serv.
ice, reports. 1t was this way:
"Dugan was as dry as a fish, but
NBloomstein could not quench his
thirst. Ice cold Lemonade! It's ice
cold! Keep cool! One cent "a glass;
was shouting Harry Bloomstein, the
lemonade peddler. as he pushed his
small cart containing a large glass
cask Of lemonade in it along Pitt
street the other day as he stopped
in front Of Dave Reiff's barber shop
at No. AZ Pitt street.
John Dugan, known as Red Du.
gan. the coach driver. had just re.
turned from a trip on Long Island and
stopped in front Of Reiff's shop. I
am as dry as fish, said Dugan, and
rushed over to the lemonade man:
How much is a glass of Lemonade
said Dugan.
OHe cent glass.
Such small glass; said Dugan.
But Bloomstein answered, Never
mind, the glass is thin and holds
more than large glass that is thick
Your glasses are very small; l
can drink forty Of them
"'Yes, he cam said the barber,
and believe, the whole jar
"Reiff. who knows Dugan and the
great appetite he has and who come
time ago ago ate over forty-six ban.
anes from Bromsky's pushcart. knew
what he was talking about.
"'Ah, l can't believe it. mister said
the peddler. he cannot drink all my
lemonade
Another who knew Dugan's won
derful appetite said, And II he don't
finish and drink over forty glasses
I'll pay you. and If he does you don't
get paid
"'All right. all right said the ped.
dler.
"The crowd watched and all eyes
gazed at the lemonade peddler and
Dugan, who kept right on drinking
until he finished forty.seven glasses
of the lemonade. You ought to see
the face change on Bloomstein. The
others who waited to buy q drink
went dry"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-11
Judge SABBATH Of Chicago Gets EN-
pIoyment for Young Man Who
Was Pursued by Misfortune.

Chicago.-"Young man. you have q
good face. l sentence you to work at
$3.50 day."
Judge, that's fine"
And here's q dollar. Get a room
near tue factory"
It didn't take five minutes, yet
SABBATH. sitting in the Maxwell street
police court, the other day. heard
Harry Jackson's story Of woe, took
stock in it, got him job and gave
him dollar with which to make q
good start. Thirty minutes after the
case had been called and he was led
to Judge Sabath's bench by police
man, Jackson was at work.
jackson was arrested by the Max
well street police. He was i'd ana
was taken on suspicion. He told
Judge SABBATH a story Of hard luck
He said wherever he turned misfor
tune pursued him. even caught up
with him and detained him
I'm not bum judge jackson
said sorrowfully. I'm just playing
in fierce luck. For seven weeks I've
slept out Of doors. I'm an orphan ana
l amt got anybody to help me when
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-11
Because Mrs. elizzle Didn't Sneak III
OF Her Neighbor, She Was Dis.
liked.

We'll, ! don't think much of Mrs.
Bli2zle. even II she is new neighbor
and dresses we'll and all that" says
the lady with the thin hose and the
eager ears.
why, she seemed to be a very
pleasant sort Of a woman" says the
large, placid lady.
What do you suppose she did? AT.
ter several Of us had become &C.
duainted with her and told her all we
knew about everybody on the street,
she asked us to come to her house
the other afternoon, saying she had
something very interesting to tell us
about Mrs. Bridey. who was recently
married and who has just moved in
On the next street but one. Well, We
all, rushed over, and what do you
think? She kept US sitting there for
kalf an hour while she told u what .
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-11

come from and what is his business?
| asked.
"Thev told me that he had been re.
Gently admitted to the bar and they
thought he was one of the most prom.
Using young lowyers in Buffalo.
~ asked if he were an educated
man, They told me that he was of a
very Door family They said that he
had learned the trade of wool card
or and that some five or six years ear
lier he had established himself in Buff.
falo in that business. Then he had be.
gun to read law nights, then law
firm took him in as clerk, and after
about a year of study he had been ad.
mitted to the bar.
We'll, l said, i should like to
meet him
They brought us speedily together.
We stood looking each other squareIy
in the eye simply said to him: Mr..
Fillmore, have heard you speak. II
| am any Judge, you have a special
qualification for public life. shall
urge my friends in Buffalo to nom-
mate you for the legislature.
He replied that he would be great.
" pleased to become member of
the legislature kept my word and
I persuaded the Buffalo politicians to
nominate him on the anti-Masonic
ticket several years later. He was
elected, and from that time until he
became president the most intimate
political and personal relations were
maintained between us"
Copyright. 1911. by f. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-11
SERVICE FOR MUTES
Texas Church Whose TENDERS
Are All Deaf.
Crying Babies or Late Corners Do Nos
Disturb This Congratulations
municants Are of All Creeds
and Foilowings.

Fort Worth, Texas.-Sermons WIN
never a spoken word, congregational
singing without an audible note OF
melody, public prayers in which there
is no sound, Sunday school teachers
whose lips are inarticulate. All these
are incidentals of the Sunday services
CT Fort Worth church.
The pastor is not disturbed by cry
ing babies, and the late corners 90
not take the trouble to tip-toe, but let
their heels fall noisily on the uncar-
peted floor. The belfry that tops the
building is purely ornamental, TOR no
member of this unique congregation
could hear any bell invented.
No church in the United States IS
like it. 1t is the only church In the
whole country whose congregation Is
composed wholly of deaf mutes.
The sixty or more deaf mutes living
In Fort Worth organized the congrega-
ton. called the First Evangelical
church for the deaf. in 1907. The real
founder is the Rev. ]. w. Michaels OF
Louisville, KY, who is still the pas
tor, although he can make only four
visits a year to his voiceless flock.
The building, a neat and substantial
structure. was built solely by deaf
mutes. The pulpit was carved by the
Sunday school superintendent, G. w.
Sheppard, who is skilled woodwork.
man.
There is no church debt. None OF
the members is wealthy, and the con-
gregation has had hard struggle.
But it has won because the members
are very proud of having the only deaf
mute church in the United States and
are CORRESPONDENCE loyal.
The church is INSTRUMENTATION.
Creeds are sunk in the common in
trinity. In the roster of 40 members,
a half-dozen denominations are repre-
sented The pastor is Baptist. but
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-11
Warwick" Of Whlg Days Told Of How
He Made Acquaintance of Man
Whom Later He Put In
White House.

About two years before his death,
which occurred in 1882, Thurlow
Weed was chatting with a group of
friends. narrating some Of his earlier
experiences as a great politician or, as
many called him, the Warwick" of
Wing days.
He was reminded that, although he
failed to nominate for the presidency
the man upon whom that purpose had
been centered for at least ten years,
William H. Seward. yet he might new
ertheless be content, since he had al
most exclusively led the Wing party
TO nominate a candidate for president
and another for vice-president, both
Of whom became presidents.
Il have been given more credit for
suggesting that Zachary Taylor be
nominated for president by the Wings
IN 1S48 than | really deserve" Mr.
Weed said. 1T is true that was the
first Wing leader to suggest General
Taylor's name But the sentiment
among the leaders Of the Wing party
had been steadily centering upon Cen
eral Taylor as the most available can
didate. It is more accurate to say
that | was almost exclusively the in
fluence by which Willard Fillmore was
nominated for vice-president on the
ticket with General Taylor, because
suggested Filmore's name to the con.
vention
Il should like to tell you" Mr..
Weed went on to say. about my first
meeting with Willard Fillmore. Often
think of 1t. / thought of 1t many
times when the estrangement between
Mr.. Fillmore and myself, which last
ed nearly 20 years, from 1853 until
about 1873, separated us completely.
And after we were reconciled | spoke
to the ex-presiden$ about that first
meeting and he told me that he. too,
recalled It wildly.
1T was about the year 1924, per-
haps little later, that I went to Buff
falo to attend convention. was
at that time living at Rochester.
where was editing paper, and Buff
falo was not then much more than a
struggling village, although the COM
pletion of the Erie canal would, We all
knew, stimulate its growth very rap
idly. That was the reason why a
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-11
RQNT a. NzE ZE11PLE

ASHlNGTONThe Ancient of
for the southern jurisdiction Of the United
mence the erection of mammoth Washington
pected will be the largest
The cost the site $640 and the
peed will exceed million dollars
be white marble four stories high with
be square shape the frontage M feet and depth the
gold dome rising 100 the
temple will be symbolic the Masonic degrees
symboca and alegora Over
trance the temple will be golden will flash
from the symbolic double eagle degree
the temple three sides and the entabt
square shaped golden dome Each Of the 80 southern
council will be provided with
which will be the browning of the occupy
floor OF the building The temple will be
the international
with Washington October 1912
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-11
Sentences Prisoner to Job

feel blue. Look at my shoes. The
soles are gone. might as well be
barefooted. Say, If l could get work
Id be all right. On the square, Judge.
I've been after jobs every day. No.
body has any work for me to do.
I'd feel swell II l only had a job
and a chance for pay envelope
When a mans not workin. Judge. he's
no good"
At this juncture the court paused
and stroked his chin.
young man." Judge SABBATH said.
you look all right I'll sentence you
to go to work at a dollar and a half
a day. I'll get you job"
He then called up an acquaintance
who is in the picture frame manufac-
turing business and got work for
Jackson.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-11
Remark That Puzzled a City

The shot was fired, and ! have al
ways understood that Mr.. Pryor was
offered the honor Of pulling the Ian.
yard of the cannon, and that he de-
clined it, saying that the honor was
due to a South Carolinian.
Twenty-four hours after. however.
Virginia did not secede, either by the
Shrewsbury clock, or any other. At
last many persons in Charleston.
where the remark had speedily be-
come current gossip, asked what Mr..
Pryor meant by saying that Virginia
would secede within "a hours by the
Shrewsbury clock. They were IA
miliar with Connecticut clocks, for
many Of them were sold in that state.
They knew in vague sort of way
that Shrewsbury was somewhere in
the north. But they could not under
stand what the reference meant.
Finally 1t was decided to put the
question to some of the leading politi.
clans, and my recollection is that
Wade Hampton was one of those who
were thus approached. And it was
either Hampton. or another equally re.
spected, who made this simple re-
ply: "You will find the answer in
Shakespeare"
Immediately, almost every one who
had copy Of Shakespeare began to
search the plays. until at last the
meaning Of the Shrewsbury clock. as
applied to accurate time, was dis,
covered in a line in king Henry w.
At the battle of Shrewsbury Prince
Henry of Wales kills Hotspur. Fal
staff. fighting with friends of Hot.
spur, drops as II dead, and he and the
body Of Hotspur are left alone on
the field. Then Falstaff, thinking that
Hotspur may also be counterfeiting
death, stabs him and starts of with
the body. when the prince again comes
on the field. Falstaff boasts that he
killed Hotspur; the prince replied that
he himself killed Hotspur and saw
Falstaff fall dead.
Falsta!f--"Didst thou? Lord, Lord
how this world is given to lying!
grant you was down and out OF
breath; and so was he: but we rose
both at an instant, and fought long
hour by the Shrewsbury clock"
Copyright 1911. by E. ]. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved)
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-11
Solved a Civil War Problem

York City, but because ne published
every week an invaluable guide to
American bankers, since it reported
all cases of counterfeits of state bank
notes, of failures of state banks, and
of the rate of exchange charged by
the banks for collecting the notes Of
state banks.
At the time l saw Mr.. Thompson,
he was one of the most quaint, dryly
humorous and entertaining of all the
men associated with banking whom
haC ever met
81 should say that it was in April,
1861, that had consultation with E
G. Spaulding, the subject Of which
was the best way Of providing much
needed currency for the federal gov
ernment," continued Mr.. Thompson.
"Mr. Spaulding, who was named for
one of the vice presidents of the
United States, 'Elbridge Gerry, being
Of the Elbridge Gerry family, had
been for several years and was then
a member of congress from Buffalo,
N. Y. He was a brilliant lawyer early
in his life, and he gave up law for
banking. 1t seemed to me that he
was just the man. because of his legal
training and his financial and bank
ing experience, to draft the bills
which, if they became laws, would re-
lieve the government-surely entering
upon a great war with a bankrupt
treasury and disorganized monetary
system-of all embarrassment respect
ing currency.
Our first talk upon this subject was
informal. but even then Mr.. Spaulding
had in mind the issuing of legal-tender
notes. l, on the other hand, had in
mind the creation of national bank
ing system, because believed that
the banks, If nationalized. would fur.
nish a great market for government
bonds, and that these bonds could be
utilized as security for national bank
notes. | told Mr.. Spaulding with great
positiveness that If we had a national
banking system. national bank note
issued by a Maine bank would pass
current in California.
We'll, we had a good many talks
and went over to Washington very
often in connection with the matter.
saw that Mr.. Spaulding was COM
mitted to the legal-tender note plan,
although he expressly told me that
currency issue Of that kind was only
justified as war measure. But he
warmly accepted the main features of
my national banking plan, and he
drafted the original bills which pro-
vided for the issue of legal-tender
notes, and for the creation of the ma
tional banking system.
Immediately after the national
bank act was passed. organized the
first national bank, certainly in the
east, and believe in the whole coun.
try. And now you have the reason
why they sometimes call me the faith.
er Of the national bank and for many
years Mr. Spaulding was designated
as the father Of the greenback.'
'OBut why greenback?" asked
Simply because the first legal-ten-
der notes issued under the law were
upon their reverse side printed in
green Ink. That nickname was an.
Piled to them as soon as they ap-
peared. and it is a name which hss
stuck to them over since"
Copyright. 1911. by E. j. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-11
The Legend Of Two Towers.

1t Is doubtful whether any other
church In England possesses tower
at each end, which Is distinctive
feature Of the old Abbey church at
Wymondham. The reason of this
anomaly is said to be that when visit.
ing Wymondham some 400 years ago.
the then Bishop Of Norwich com.
planned because the bells were not
rung In honor Of the occasion, and
the parishioners explained that as
these were hung in the monks part
Of the church they were unable to
salute him The prelate Immediately
gave an order for a western tower to
be constructed, which was done. This
tower, which carries fine peal Of
bells. played conspicuous part at the
time Of Ket's rebellion. one of the
ringleaders being gibbeted on Nor.
witch castle. while another suffered a
like penalty on the summit Of the
western tower Of Wymondham Abbey
church
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-11

II a convert is conscientiously o.
posed to immersion, he does not hest.
tate to use the sprinkling or pouring
method Of baptism.
Because of the long lapses between
the visits of the pastor. a large part of
the ministerial duties fall upon the
Sunday school superintendent.
The service begins when Supt. Shep.
pard mounts the rostrum. First is roll
call. With the record before him. the
superintendent. by signs, calls off
the name Of each member. and each
person present responds in the same
fashion.
The Apostles Greed is recited IN
unison. The uniformity of gestures
Is not the result of Careful drilling.
but comes as naturally to the worship.
pers as speech to the average person.
supt. Sheppard then delivers a short
sermon, taking the Sunday school teri
Tor the day for his subject. He is
known as an eloquent man" by thu
members OF the silent congregation
His delivery has an earnestness tbat
'mpresses even those who cannot m.
derstand his signs.
Al umes he talks" rapidly his
facile fingers. accompanied bv fnl,.
arm gestures. working with a speed
that taxes the attention Of his audi.
ence. Again. for the sake of greater
emphasis. the words come SLOWLY I'm.
geringly. from his finger tins. and ona
may well imagine that he is an adent
IN bis silent art Of oratory.
The eyes OF the members rav..
wander from the speaker stnc.
through their eyes alone, can thew "a
ceive his message.
At the close of the superintendent
address the congregation "sines' ~
signs. Most commonly the hymn 10
ola familiar to all the members 80
the singing would be hindered bv ho,d
Ing books. Next. the SUNDAY schoo,
classes take their places. The lesson
goes forward as in the ordinary snn
day school, except that the ouestiona
and answers are in the sign LANGUAGE
The service closes with bepedic,ion
Often ministers from other churches
IN the city preach to the deaf MN.
congregation. A young woman who
married a mute. and On ooo,,,.,
thorough knowledge Of the sign Ian.
euage' stands directly behind the visit.
ing speaker and acts as interpretar
AS fast as the words are spoken thav
are transmitted to the deaf conrre.
cation by signs.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-11
John Thonpson's Story Of How He
and e. G. Spaulding Devised
National Bank System and
the Greenback.

within a month after the volun'
teers of the spring of 1861 were on
their way to the front, or had arrived
there, quite as important a war meas
ure as that of securing an army for
the Union was under discussion at
Washington and at the chief financial
centers of the North" said the late
John Thompson to me shortly before
the second Inauguration Of Grover
Cleveland az president.
Mr.. Thompson, prior to the civil
war, was known to every banker in
the United States, not so much be-
cause he was himself banker of New
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-11
King George Has Phone

Is 1892 Westminster" but any one
who expected to get through to the
king" by calling up that number
would be disappointed.
Queen Mary, in addition to the
same facilities. has q private line
from her boudotr to the children's
school rooms. and she. too. uses the
telephone on every possible occa.
sion. King George frequently gets
through lot of business on the tele.
phone before he goes out at nine o'clock
for his ride in Hyde Park.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-11
Falls $50 Feet, unhurt.

New York.-Joseph Kinward of
Tarrytown was in a swing painting
the water tower there the other day
when the pole broke He dropped
$50 feet, struck in a.guard wire, turn.
ed complete somersault and landed
on his feet. He smiled and said:
y didn't expect to come down this
wy, but I'm all right"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-11

shipped to Philadelphia during the
storms were opened 1t was found that
in many instances the yolks were
broken and run together in the body
of the egg
Several large dealers in strictly
fresh eggs have had numerous COM
plants, he said, and they all ascribe
the condition Of the eggs to the Sc
we're thunder. In no cases have the
shells been cracked. but the yo4ks of
thousands of eggs have run"
Farmers report<that setting hens
have been unfortunate in their hatch.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-11
THUNDER RUINS MANY EGGS
Electrical Storms in Pennsylvania
Also Destroy Embryo Chicks
Yolk. Broken and "Pun."

Philadelphia electrical storms
Of the last few days have had an I'M
usual effect on the egg industry. &C.
cordine to q statement OF q dealer
here.
General complaint has ben made oy
consumers, he, said, that when eggs
that had been gathered fresh ana
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-11
All Were Disappointed

nice family Mrs. Bridley came from
and what a nice man her husband :.
and how much good they have both
done' and how devoted they are to
each other. and how Mrs. Bridey never
mas any but good things to say about
ner neighbors, And she called that in.
teresting!"
Well" smiles the large, placid
lady, 1T was at least unusual. "-Chi.
cago Evening Post.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-11
Child Nicknames a City.

Charleston. w. Va.-"The Coz
City" meaning coal. oil and gas. has
been adopted as the slogan fol-
Charleston at large open-air meet
ing on the capitol lawn. Miss Nan
Mcdowell, aged IA. suggested the
name, and it was selected out OF
1900 suggestions.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-11

Under Bond Not to Wink Or f.,rt
Cnicago.-Joseph Thibeault ia ,md.,
oond OF $1,000 not to wink or male
funny eyes" at his neighbor. M.
sadie HOLIDAY. Judge Sabath no.
warned Thibeault against flirtinr M
other women.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-11
Housewives Problem. !, ch,,.

In China you can have a dozen
servants for a total Of less than s,on :
month. And they won't steal anv.
thing, they will do their work wei,
and they will stay after thew h.r.
learned. In the Celestial .empirs
there is no servant problem to var
the housewives soul. but there -.
enough other problems to make m
for It, Good water Is one: .an,,.rr
arrangements are about forty.ona
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-11
100000 Bees Die From Has.

traverse City, Mich.-C. E. Clam
one OF the states foremost bee raisers
lost 100000 bees as a result Of ho,
weather. They died from heat. Hun
areds OF pounds Of honey ran out Of
the hives like sap. "
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-11
Robins Nest on Trolley.

Danbury, Gonna family Of rob.
ms have built their nest on a trolley
wire at Reynolds Bridge here. The
nest is cleverly mounted around the
heavily charged wire so that the
trolley pole of passing cars will not
interfere with the birds housekeep.
ing The bird family remain In their
place when a car goes by. apparently
enjoying the oscillation of their
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-11

Strength OF indigo.
A single grain Of indigo will color
r ton Of water.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-11

ings because of the thunder, which
destroyed embryo life in countless
numbers Of eggs.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-22
More Close Calls.

Chicago, Aug. Is Arthur Stone,
driver of Queen monoplane. was
snatched back from death at the in.
ternational aviation meet here Wed
nesday after hopes for his life had
been given up. Harry Gill in a
Baby Wright. came almost as close
to death. but escaped from under
his machine unhurt.
Lincoln Beachey, after being driv.
en- far to the south and fighting his
way back above the field, glided
5000 feet in safety to the earth after
his engine had stopped suddenly.
James Ward had an equally hard
task TO make his way from far opt
over Lake Michigan. but descended
safely in the field.