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The Monroe journal., 1911-11-21
VIVA. is The Matter With Juries?

The Rnhesonian says that al a
recent term If court in LUnhcr-
Ion. J.igt Frank carter made
Somr very inportau, oh>erNa-
Itisn>. After commenting with
Some force and warmth upon the
many homieiitS that had taken
place la lhe county Of Robson
u&hM Nh. past five years r. -
fra bills ior murder having been
returned le glandjujs, within
That prfisl- h. honor stated
taaj this condition WAS attrihuja-
I'll. To the failure Of iul3 : 70 do
their duty and convict persons
charged with murder in i proper
cause. lie stated that the doe
tr.ur Of reasonable doub, had a
proper place in our system Of
iurSprudMrr but that Iu3'. ;
were Inclined Ia make fetish col
Il and upon the theory of reason
.l5a Jnub, ,p,,n.d many mon
loo,r who were morally guilty
and men whom The jury knew
were morally guilty upon the
evidence. lie urged that in the
Trial ot capital frlonies il was
1.-The duty of the jury to take a
somon sens, view Of TIL evidence
and that n they We're morally
SatL>i''H rom '''e 'N 'uyli'e ~ ','S
80 L -. - .',.,.;,. 1870
IN npe,i;nn of the punishment
with the court. "
There has been So much criti-
sm OF juries in the State for
Thinning loose men whom every
body knew 10 "A moral certainty
no be- guilty.. that a great many
people have lost faith in the iu.
RI system OF course the jury
system cannot be abandoned. but
some improvements can certainly
The Monroe journal., 1911-11-21
SANTA CLAUS COMING.

In order to make room for my
Christmas goods and toys | will
offer at a gerat sacrifice my en-
tire stock of goods, Speeial-S3
suits of clothes for men and
Youths. ~ suits for boys. 2l3
pair of pants and one Of the lar
geSt stocks of shoes TO be found
in the country. all of which will
be sold regardless of costs, also
a nice selection of trunks and
suit eases. Special sales on each
Saturday. Crops are short. and
cotton is low is why make this
great sacrifice. The largest lot
of toys, fruits, candies, and Fire
Works ever brought TO the colm-
try, all of which will be sold at
a big discount ! placed my or
ders on basis of Decent cotton.
Everybody come and get the add
vantage of the big sale. If you
fail to come you will regret it.
Wanted, 500 turkeys and all the
produce can get. Respt..
w. P. PLYLER,
Leader in Low Prices,
Mt. Prospect.
The Monroe journal., 1911-11-21

IA Union county where two or
Waee persons come together, a
collection viii be taken for some
one - the various orphanages
Al the State. And ii tou can I
-. >tul ycur Subscription.
The Monroe journal., 1911-11-21

Mr.. \. II. MclIarty asks The
journal to say that Rev. J. II.
Bradley, the pastor in charge.
will preach next Sunday at II
0 clock at Centre, and at Smyr-
ma al 3 clock.
The Monroe journal., 1911-11-21
Are We Thankful?


of them write the strung - ed-
torial that he can upon the I'M
portalc and practNal value 81
The % aper celebration i Thanks
giving day
W bgpc the basal IDEA Of this
fan teas day MN ever D. d.m-
inut. namely, the pouring out ~
our treasures in 4 spirit of thank.
lplntSS ,or the morcigs NE have
enjoyed upon those who arr
weak ana ne 'dy.
The various orphan helacS %
North Carolina are transforming
1900 waits and >traylngS into
valuable aud hon sNhlc citizens,
and nearly all this great work
+, D. g done without drawing
one copper cent from the treas
ur of the state. Thc>t iHS,.iu-
tons are glad TO DO this work M
spirt Of loving sacrifice. but
is il too much TO ask that our
people pause tLi> ore day IN the
year to lend a helping hand -
Charity and Children
The president Of thy United
STATE, ana the governo,s 81 the
,alTors States have in Keeping
with custom in vogue for many
years. >oIemnly proclaimed Thurs
day, the 3oth Of this menth, rs a
day Of thanksgiving. The Jour
nal is not able to write much Of
an rd.tor.al swh as Charity and
Children, the great spokesman Of
the o,phanag work in this State,
would Ike to see. but with all
lis heart il complies with the re
qu s. 20 make special mention Of
the great work. and to direct the
att,H n of lis readers to 1t We
are much ui theologiau. but
we have an idea that the Great
ana GOOD On jocSu care very
mitch Tor lip service as in an
eient Times h. delighted mo-, in
sacrifice and burnt offerings.
We venture the assertion that an
Official proclamation and a crre.
mortal observance of the day
are Of very small moment in His
eyes unless accompanied hy that
beautiful combination, humble
hearts and ready hands. An
humble heart is thankful heart.
and a ready hand is a helpful
hand. Had you ever thought
that modem ideas have put char
lily upon a new basis The old
idea OF aims giving is dead and
in lis place there is new con
ception. II is one OF duty The
old idea was to fling a purse at
poor devil because he needed
it. The new one is that giving
to those who need il is a duty
we owe ourselves because we are
common creatures OF the Faith
en- The new idea Is Of far great
er dignity and loftmtSs. Most OF
the suffering and he--lessneSS OF
this day are due, not to indirid-
ual faults, but TO the errors and
weaknesses of our social organi-
zatiou. The child left helpless
without means of livelihood and
opportunity of training is not an
object OF aims. Socict, has let
him come into the world with
ont guarantee against these ac-
cidentS, and without hfs will or
conniyance, hence when the ac-
cident Of olphamagc takes place
it is the duty VI Society to make
good the deficiency. This is the
fulneSS Of the doctrine OF am
my brothers keeper. Private
enterprise has undertaken to do
this simply because IN Il, organ.
lied capacity society has crimi-
nally neglected TO do 50. For
no individual IS excused from
doing his duty because society
as a whole has failed TO do its.
Therefore those who SEC this du-
ty must continue to do 1t till so
ciety becomes conscious Of Its
neglect and remedies ii 50 let
every one who is thankful show
The Monroe journal., 1911-11-21

BE sure to hear Mr.. Farley at
the Dixie tonight sing Because
! m in Love with You.
The Monroe journal., 1911-11-21

At the Dixie tonight, Romeo
and Juliet. and "A Western
Tramp.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

drinking cup. | consider the public drink
ing cup one of the most fendish agents in
the spread Of the plague.
In general have found that children
who are normal and healthy, those whose
bodily functions are working well, are
least likely to take the disease. or IL they
do take il, take it lightly. That is an
other respect i'm which mothers can pro-
tect their children from the deadly germ
which makes its way through the blood
into the gray matter i'm the nerve cells of
the spine and does such destructive work;
and there is need for every precaution now,
for many signs point To a recurrence In
New York Of the epidemic which in 1907
claimed three thousand victims here: and
not altogether children" Or. Manning
erded. for nfantile paralysis YOU know,
+ an incorrect name; ii attacks grown
people, too though not so often Ep
Ccrmis acute anterior poliOmyelitis is its
true name-an inflammation Of the nerve
cells in the gray matter Of the spinal cord.
which begins suddenly but whose effects
last. oh. such a weary time
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
1a&2z4[YF INTEREST to W|OMEA EA4EEEzzEs&@zeI

balcony a little crippled creature was
chuckling over q box OF animal crackers ne
tai s!yen her, and when Dr. Manning
asked aer. Whose sweetheart are your
sire .!s-ca. "vso Deter Fwortars tweet-
heart"
"Ho-; ca mothers !:eep their children
from getting .rfantile pera!ysis?' tire aver
age voman asked Dr. Manning, a. they
paused IN tho last room OF all, where D:.
NJ Strunsky, Of the dispenssry stan was
measuring and weighing tiny sufferer
whose sister, not many years older, had
Faithfully brought her there regularly Tor
more than two years.
mo mother can insure her child against
iafartilc Paralysis" DR.. Manning sad. II
is r germ disease. That has been proved
beyond doubt by experiments on monkeys
at the Rockefeller institute. Tho ONLY
way t. coaquer the disease is To Kill the
Germ. That IS what investigators arc
working on now, to find an ant!toNin TOT
iffanutc paralysis; but since tn germ
breeds most freely in thessoft tissues OF
tho nose and mouth II Is most important
for mothers TO protect their children by
teaching them never to use the pubic
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

is found for every mother where her baby
will be made welcome, too
The home. which was designed by Theo-
dore a. Meyer, architect, might be from
its looks a comfortable big private resi-
dence. The only thing about it that has
an Institutional touch Is the entrance. The
building is eighty feet by eighty, with
wing jutting out in the front and one
story extension at the back for the kitchen.
one of the incest rooms in the house is
the nursery which has every sanitary mod
ern convenience imaginable, while adjon-
ing ii is LONG, wide. sunny porch, on
which the babies can sleep half the day
i'm good weather An awning, which can
he rolled back when desired will protect
il when the sun is too hot or when II rains.
There are plenty Of other porches, too.
the house IS nearly surrounded by porches.
where the girls can sit when their work
Ia kitchen and laundry and sewing-room
is done. There is provision for entertain
ments for them in winter. for the staff
reception room, the reception room for the
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
CRICKET CATCHING IN ITALY.

cricket catching is fa,oritc amusement
of Italian boys In tho springtimc. The
tourist who is spending Easter i'm Rome
finds the parks and squares fun of small
boys dangling cricket cages i'm the soft
air. and offering tho tiny natives for sale
That is not SO interesting 10 watch, how
ever, as IT IL to see them catching the
lively little insects. \ company OF boys
go out to the hills in the country and
make delightful day of IL. When they
come to an open space they look for the
cricket holes. When found they put their
ears close to the hole and listen to find out
If their little friends are AZ home: If they
arc they Will be singing.
Then the boys let fail a few drops Of
water into the holes. which calls all crlckets
out to see if it Is raining. and t. their
surprise they are quickly made prisoners.
The boys are provided with small cages
made OF bits Of board and wire. with rings
at the top to hang them up by. They give
the little singing cIcatur"s fresh water
and feed them with green lettuce leaves
until Easter. when they are certain 10 sell
them all for few soda apiece, and then
Che boys feel like mi lionaircS
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

other things But here Is snothe- case OF
infantilo paralysis-Mandcl Freed"
A pretty chld was Mandel. round faced
with big black eyes. Hts father stood
holding him. waiting his turn. rs he Rad
Stood D. Meaning said three afternoons
q week for three years pas.
Ills mothers too veal: 20 cary nm
here" the man said simply. You say l.
iss goot dot ! con come? Vel. ! haf 10
come. Five years old in June he VIII be;
he ves a.tee2 months old, running about
ven von day he hass fever his mead
draws heck. and he cannot walk l take
hin TO vcr doc:cr and anolGe-. dey all
take my rnocey. but dey don't KNOW Va'
ais him. Dea bring him he-e, and he
gets a little better. Maybe some time he
will walk. don't know how veil
1t was touching 20 sec bow many of the
child patient in this room were IaushihE'
interested. one tot cf three years, able 20
walk was so proud because unGc- tcach-
er's direction she had climbed the horizon
tai bars and huns .vinginS from the top
most one She WIS fast getting over tHe
effects of infantc paralysis. over ON one
side OF the room group of schoolgirls
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

lifted Alice up on padded table, fiat on
her back, and, stripping off her stockings,
began 10 put the thin little legs through
gentle movements. designed TO bring the
blood 10 the wasted tissues.
on the table next TO Alice's was Bertha.
Bertha's mother. a thin little Yiddish
woman. with curly hair and bright, bead
like eyes, stood watching while another
nurse exercised the child.
How old is Bertha Dr. Manning
asked the mother.
"Nicht. nicht," she said vaguely. But
Bertha could speak English, anyhow.
Berthas' brain and tongue went heaut-
fully even though her legs wouldn't.
I'm six" Bertha chirped, IAN got a
brother but he's littler n me. Ny
mothers been bringin' me here since las
summer. I can wiggle my toes now; first
off | couldn't. May be some time l can
stand on my feet
Yes it's infantile paralysis" murmured
DR.. Manning Not all the cases here are
that disease; this hospital treats many
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

were doing simple gymnastics under the dl-
rection of Miss Williamson, who has charge
of that room and who came there gradu-
ate from Dr. SarGents School Of Physical
Culture in Cambridge. The small backs
were crooked, with great humps here and
depressiOnS where the muscles had afro
phcd but the faces were eager and inteni.
Other eager faces looked into a great mir
rOr coming down 10 the floor, before which
some children vino could stand were cXer-
cisinG.
we find" said Dr Manninc, that when
the child stands before the mirror sees the
part 10 be exercised and fixes its mind
upon it. the blood rushes more readily to
that part"
From the physical culture room DR.. Man
ming led the average woman upstairs to
where electrical apparatus was being used
to give life to paralyzed limbs. and on past
the door Of the operating room, into which
Or. Henry w. Frauonthal surgeon-in-c
was going. He was a formidable figure in
his white apron and cap. But out on the
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
NUMERICAL. ENJcN
Hosv TO HUin q Prize,

Contest No CThe Troverb puzzle. 49,
Cho.ce Of sterling liver Tribune badge
a set of battleship postcards. a German
silver purse with chain. an interesting book
gold filled belt pin. box of water color
paints 6r gold filled tie clasp for the neat
est and best three answers
Contest No. (rhinGs To Think AbouU.
You may so.ve any two OF the four puzzles
that you like. and for the neatest and best
two answers we offer the choice of the
same prizes as in Contest No. l.
Contest No. ,Our Letter BoX).-A prize
of 81 is given for every lcttcr printed undes
this heading. The letter may contain Incl
dents IN NoUr life. anecdotes Of pets. novel
school experiences. things seen In travel or
made up stories. These stories mus, be
original and must be written on one side
of the paper. Letters entitled To the pri2a
OF 81 are often crowded out for lack or
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
A TRANSIENT GUEST.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: one
cold and stormy afternoon last winter as !
stood AT the window watching the snow fall
saw pigeon huddlng In a corner Of a
piazza across the street Taking pity on
the poor creature. ] ran out into the snow
to get II. IT was frightened. and tried TO
futter away. but was 50 numb with the
cold that | succeeded IN catching it very
easily 7 carried II into the house and held
il I'm my lands until r. became strong and
warm. then got a packing box and put
some straw i'm one corner. and some corn
and barley. II did not eat for some time,
but at last hunger overcame its fear, and
II ate heartily, and stayed quietly In the
box. II seemed so contented that ] let II
out of the box and ii few about the rooms
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
A KANGAROO RAT.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: Per-
haps YOU would like to hear about my
kangaroo rat His name Is Juan. He comes
from Mexico He is very peculiar because
he does not steal as other rats do. Once he
found my fathers gold watch on a table,
and as there was no one in the room he
put twig in its place and took the watch
away. He meant wen. and he thought that
the twg was just as valuable as the watch
he took away. Anything that lie traded in
this way could always me found in his nest
When | took the watch ont of his nest hc
concluded that We did not want To trade. SO
he never took that watch again. Yours
truly. WILBUR HAMMANN tagcd 49,
No. lll AbhOtt ST.. Kosehank. y. j
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

Desmond Drischell; u, Percy II. Delaney;
l3. John {. Draper. IA. Ethel Elwood: Is,
Emma Elliott; l6. Miriam Foy: Il. William
Pagan: IS, Margaret Gunmere: 10, Kathar-
Inc Gruener: 90. Sarah Humphreys: 2l.
Thomas Hilton; % John Hamilton; %.
Lillian Irwin; "a, Stuart Judd: %, Mildred
Johansen; 26, Donald James: %. Thomas
Kennedy: 2S. Marion Kane: %. Lillian Leh-
man; 80. Benedictine LIGHT; 81, Clara Leh-
man; %. Constance Liotard; 80. Josepha
MacRae; "a, Robert Mibnoe; 81. Elizabeth
holland: sc. Alexander Noble: 81, Dorothy
Noble; 49, Jerry O'Connell 80. Elizabeth
Otis: -. Jennette Plimpton: n. Arthur II.
Payson; 42. Lois NJ. Pollard: i3 Alvin n.
Peters; a. Mary Parsons: Is. Alvin Ruefer;
46. Doris stanton: AZ. Nannette Sommer-
field. IS. John Schmidt; 10. Helena Victoria;
30. Evelyn Widmann.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

girls and the committee room. on the
ground floor, can he thrown into one, maxi
ing slzabe hall. There is a large living
room. which will have monographs for
evening amusement.
The second and third floors are given
over to bedrooms and bathrooms Each
bedroom has A cradle in IL as well as A
bed, for the council doesn't believe it il
good for babies TO sleep in the bed with
the mother, though il wants them in the
same room at night
There is a matron's room on each floor,
and the superintendent room on the sec
cnd floor, Is so placed that by stepping out
on a balcony she has view of the entire
grounds-which aren't very large. being
only $50 feet by 100 feet
The home will be dedicated April 2
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
TIE Cbtldren'S Sc0urGe
lnfnntile Paralysis Has Left Sixty Ihous@no
Little Ones with Misshapen Bodies

the exercises. By re- side sa: gray
hsircd woman.
This Is Alice" said the doctor. "and
Al,ce's mother, and Alice IL the youngest
of-how many children have you?"
Ten" answered the g-ay-ha!red sad
faced woman.
And one brother carries Alice to school
In the morning" the doctor went on. 10:
she s. bound 10 go to school, though she
can't walk c. even stand. We hope she
will be able TO stand by another year.
After school her mother carries he here
for treatment. Alice was stricken in
August, 1909, and when first saw her. last
summer, she was wasted and, oh. 40 help
less! She Ia much better now, and there
is every prospect that some time she VIII
be we'll
One Of the physical culture teachers
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
Our Letter Box

thought it might need a little more TAIL
so I put more on it: but II did not fly. |
put on a very little piece more OF cloth
and went to tie more cord on it. but il got
away from me and few far. far away. !
thought II was gone forever. so l went into
the house and was working on my lessons
for school when | heard somebody call
me. They told me that my kite was caught
in a tree. ] went back into the house and
was working at something else, when my
sister who had been out flying her kite,
came running in and told me that boy had
shaken the tree. that the kite fell and he
gave il to her to give to me. So told her
to thank him. After this ] will hold my
kite very tightly. Your interested reader.
HELEN VAN WAGENEN (aged ~.
Ropdout
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
NEW JEW ISH HOME
Shelter TO BE Opened at Ar
rOchar for Wayzoard Girls.

The f-icndless girls whom the Ne" forA
Section Of the Council Of Jewish women
take under its wing are TO have their ne"
home at last For a good while these girls
al Iakeview Home. az 1t is Called hsSs
been sheltered in a house that was merely
leased
The new home is at Arrochar. Staten ISL
and. midway between South Beach an'
Fort Wsdsworth. The council started out
to make It $4,000 house, but IT has de-
veloped into a $4,000 one-an up-to-date
three story and basement building which
will hold comfortably. besides those IN
charge Of the place, twenty-five girls ana
their babies For at this home the baoies
are taken with their mothers. and 'he
mothers are not allowed 10 90 until they
are taught housework or sewing, when VIII
enable them to earn a living, and place
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

a German silver purse. and Frank OHer-
lihy. aged thirteen, No. 27S West 1lsth
street, New York. box OF water color
paints The drawing will appear next sun
day.
Things TO Think About.-The two prize
winners and their prizes are Marion s.
Wenman. aged thirteen. box 49,. Engle-
wood. y. j., box OF water color paints.
and Henry Redden. aged twelve. No. ll36
Castleton avenue. West New Brighton, y.
Y, gold filed tie clasp.
our Letter BoX.-See letters by prize win
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

space in tie week In which they arc 70
cnivcd, but il such is the case they ai~ays
appear in the page later.
In seniins answers TO puzzles D.; IS no'
necessary to send a letter with them Use
II YOU can paper of the ordinary letter
size. ana write your name, address. axe
and choice of prize ga the upper right-han'
corner o. the first pasc. Do this with cae'
contest, and use a separate piece of PAPER
for each one.
Address wt;ers To Little Men and Ltte
Women. New York Tribune New NorN.
you address them simply to The Tribune
they win 81 to some other department s',
may not reach the oiTlce nf Little Men au"
Llttlc Worcn In time to ne entered IN Wv
cCntes;
Age ana neatcSs are considered
awarding prizes.
The contest closes on April .
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
LAST WEEK S PRIZE WINNERS

Roach Trap Puzzle Wien the right let
ters are substituted on the roach trap sign
II reads Danger, Keep Away This H.
Roach Trap" The three prize winners
and their prizes are Ella Wolf. aged seven.
No. p Vincent street, Maspeth. y Y. a
German silver purse Phyllis Manley. aged
fourteen. No. 3l4 Oakland avenue West
New Brighton, Staten Island, gold nled
belt pin. and Lester Savadel aged twelve
No. 2ls Targee street, stapleton y. Y. a
sterling silver Tribune badge
Drawing Contest.-Thc two prize winners
and their prizes are Jean Maxwell. aged
twelve, No. l75 Park street. Montclair, n. j.,
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
LAVENDER VS.. TAR BALLS.

\ wise young housekeeper who has tried
the scheme and knows is busy just now
making fiat bags Of lavender to put among
the things which are 10 go into summer
storage. She has found that the lavender
method has the advantage Of fragrance
which the camphor and tar balls certainly
l4nL
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

and perched on the pictures and window
ledge. / put it back in the box, and I'm
the morning gave il more food and water
and let it out of the box again 1t seemed
tame and friendly, but some one opened
the outer door without thinking. and in a
moment it flew over my head and was
gone.
FLORENCE l.. BELL (aged 12
No. 267 Partridge street. Albany y. Y.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
HONOR LIST.

/. Isabel Alexander; 2. Aloysius Arthur;
3. Elizabeth Austin {. Kenneth G. Beach 3.
Irving W. Bromberger: 6. Marion Brown; Z.
Carrie Chapman; s. Louise T. Carson: 2,
Philip Cohen: 10, Robert Denniston, jr; H..
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Dear Editor: received your prize and
am glad TO get Il. because il Is my first
one. CLARENCE HARRIS.
No. c. East lo}d street New York.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
APRIL WEATHER.

Tho larncrS : man was refining up.
The rain was raining down:
The KING Was reignipg over al
The country and the town : a.
They refined ;nd raiucd and rclgned W
c"ther
AmM u MAS slLClA- AnL.iI AAcaLher-
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
DIAMOND.

DIAMOND.
!. An article
2. Devoured
3. a book that is interesting to those who
like geography.
T. An organ OF the head.
.. letter that can make many things
OF one.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

and thank YOU very much for IL. II Nc
the first prize | ever won. I am, yos'"
sincerely. MATHIl.DN MERhb'
No. l1ns,TOppng aNcnnc Now NOlk.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

Dear Editor; received tho check for
one dollar. | wish to thank YOU for H. I,
is the first prize | ever won. Yours sin
cerely ALBERT KAMMANN Jp
No. III Abbott street Rosebank. Staten
Island.