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The Cape County herald., 1912-07-12

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The Cape County herald., 1912-07-12


The Methodist orohestra meets
.rtenm NMwse with Mr. a. D. Hubbard to-
s.s.s.@... night
81 Bean. d TIE Cape, i, gonpang ~ 1lls e,5y
Mo- to the encampment The
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Saturday
Hinkle Of Oak Ridge julius Stevenson OF New Wells
he is recovering from stroke
3n NJ. ol; Ai,oa of paralysis which has confined
tlsnd were Tacsson isit him at home since mid-winter
Mr. and Mrs Asa Key return
ney MORGAN Of Marble ed home Friday Of last week.
& in this city Saturday after weeks visit with friends
ndav at Mountain View, Mo.
p Hickman and family Mr.. and Mrs Bernhard Goolel
Tous are the guests Of Jr of Cape Girardeau visited
Mrs Bernhard Gocke relatives and friends here the
his citv first of the week
left Sunday Miss Myrno Moss and Robert
lar Bluff after spending Anderson married here
here visiting friends Saturday, Squire Weltecke Off
ciating
NAN afternoon witb MIS- Mr. and Mrs G. b. Tnde re-
offrneister turned Friday from St. Louis
where they had been visiting a
Wash Gladish of West few days.
q is entertainingthe Meth
low rul', this afternoon Miss Phoebe Limbaugh spent
Saturday and Sunday in Cape
on Martin of Fruitand the guest of her sister, Mrs j.
ted business in town " Ml'ler
Chas Vinyard and Joe Heus-
Vandvort sold his pron chober spent Sunday with their
Hone streat "a Alvin families, returning to Seventy
TT Six Mo- Monday where Mr.
Vinyard has contract FOR NOV
and Mrs George Doyle ing house and barn.
Cape Girardeau County Stock
Breeders Association met Sat
Smith nronoinent far urday afternoon they are ar
Arbor was ransactng ranging for larger and better
IS in the ctv Tuesday show here during Home Corners
than ever before They will
q John Snder made have races and several new fea-
tri t ST os RETURN lures. They asked the County
me- Monday niobt Court for donation and were
refused.
Arnett Of St. Louis is
2 Sam Peterman this The Baptist ladies gave their
annual Sweet Pea Fair at the
High school auditorium in this
. Williams left Monday city, Monday and Tuesday
;forno he has been ist There were many entries Of
brotber q p Williams sweet peas and roses, all being
civ OF superior quality, and every
one who attended felt well paid
for their trouble The program
aIe Juqge H. " nays re- for each entertainment very
Saturday from St. Louis entertaining especially the NAV
on City and other points Tuesday evening.
he had spent two weeks.
With honest senatorial dis
and Mrs Slaughter of trcts established the Democrats
cktown and Mrs A. II. tbe ctoto Sno+ ~ od tt % ] ~ u
OF cape raraeau were much for the good Of Grand Old
visitors Monday Missouri
nd Mrs. schoen, Of Apple For An Open Market
ssed through here Friday The same certainty should be
way home from Gordon given to the law prohibiting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
Mrs. Poole Garbed in Her w orking Clothes.

to congratulate her upon her display of nerve"
 But the climax yet to be reached There was still the weather vane to be painted. Perched slender steel rod twelve feet above the courthouse dome and 224 feet above the pavement, it looked like mere point against the sky. It would try the heart of any man, however fearless, especially if he were unaecustomed to great height. Would any woman have the wild courage to tempt death by climbing that steel rod? The resi- dents of Carlinvlle thought not, but neverthe- less on the day set for the painting of the weather vane all were on hand to see for them selves.
 As quietly and unconcernedly as before, Mir. and Mrs. Poole appeared for their work. Up to the roof they aseended, and Mrs Poole donned her oyerals. Up to the top of the dome she went, assisting her husband with the ladder that must be placed arainst the top of the steel rod. Furthermore the ladder must be fastened at the top, and to do that some one must climb the rod
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
NO Blood on Juggernaut's Hands.

While Juggernaut is characterized as the kndest, to the critical his idol, together with that of his brother and sister, would carcely appeal as a piece of art or what most of us would judge the idol of the lord of the world should be. But the native of India is not so representative or hypercritica in tastes and so can worship before these roughly hewn, grotesque figures of wood in perfect faith.
 According to the legend Juggernaut or Ja- gannatha, as called in Puri, the chief center of his worship, revealed himself through bluestone image in the jungle to an outcast mountaineer named Basu. The king of Malwa, hearing of this discovery of the image of the kindest god, dispatched couriers all over the peninsula in it's search. When Basu and the idol were at last found both were taken to Puri and there magnificent temple was ded- cated to the worship of Juggernaut.
 In connection with the worship of this god the famous lear festival" is the most im- portant celebration. At that time the image is taken from the temple to its "country house." distance of less than a mile, but re- quiring several days to cover
 But even this kindest idol has been subject ed to calumny just if an ordinary mortal The terrible stories of pilgrims being crushed to death in the gods honor have resulted in the phrase car of Juggernaut" being synon- ymous with the mercless sacrifice of human lives. As matter of fact, the worship of the "lord of the world r is innocent of all bloody rites. Even drop of blood split however accidentally in the idols presence is held to pollute the officiating priests, the people, and the consecrated food. Accidental death with in the temple renders the whole place unclean.
 According to an apostle of Juggernaut this god well deserves the eulogy of being the kind est and most loving, for in Juggernauts sight the destruction of the least of his creatures is sin against the creator
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
Dons Operalls on the Roof.

The morning the work started Mrs. Poole was "on the job [" clad in painters attire- that is all but the overalls. These she refused to don until on the roof of the courthouse, 200 feet above the curious eyes of the crowd that had gathered to watch their nervy towns woman at work. Side by side with her hus- band she swung her brush as nonchalantly as if doing bit of embroidery work at home. And as day by day the roof was covered with its coating of paint the awe of the crowd in. creased at the sight of her fearlessness Many refused to believe that it was a woman who was engaged in the task and were only con vinced when at the end of the days work Mrs. Poole with her dinner bucket in hand climbed down the long ladders to the ground. crowd always there to cheer her safe descent and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
Bdck al Her Housework Nop.

With the contract fulfilled Mrs Poole has now gone back to the routine duties of a housewife, and the neghbors all agree that there is none better in the whole of Maeoupin county. On the other hand, the members of the board of supervisors are unanimous in da- claring that as painter Mrs. Poole has To superior.
 Weren't you a bit frightened?' this in- trepid asked, following her peril ous feat of climbing to the weather vane.
 Not a bit" she answered, nor dizzy either. just observed the rule of all air workers - didn't look down while was at the work. and SD there was no sense of dzzf- ness. Why I actually was getting fat at the work--weighed 130 pounds when started and now tip the scale beam at 145. Still I don't know that l would advise every woman to try this method of gaining flesh. Some of them might lose it all-one fall would be enough
 [" I didn't help my husband in this task for the sake of notoriety to be doing something sensational, but for the simple reason that we needed the money to pay off the debt on our house. If occasion should arise again where ig would become necessary for me to do the same work anything similar I will not be found wanting
 " You see, I believe in a wife being trne helpmate to her husband. And I also believe that q woman do anything-and do it as well as any man. With this as my philosophy of life it was only natural that I should aid m this task as I would in any other that came to hand'
 And she is some help, take it from me-" added Poole, who was gazing admiringly on his nervy wife as she talked. "I'll confess that thought she would back out when she got TO the roof, but she was game-a little too game for my peace of mind" he ended, shaking his head thoughtfully.
 In Carlinyille at least there is no one that questions the courage of Mrs. Poole, tho nervest woman in the state'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27

beauty and the Newport men are too well versed in feminine characteristics to do other than take every pretty woman seriously deadly seriously.
 Another reason for the seriousness is that Newport society is wearied of the continuous vaudeville performance of clothes.
 Every morning, every noon, and every night demands new frock, or suit, or gown.
 The belles of the colony pass most of their time in the daily transformation scene of changing one gown for another. It is hard work for the mistress as well as for the lady's maid, and the mistress, who is not getting paid for it in coin of the realm was the first to rebel.
 Newport gobbles up the 400" of New York and elsewhere. From the time the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27

first cold wind blows the women hasten back to their homes and soon are in the whirl of luncheon, reception, bridge, theater dinner, dance, supper, and opera.
 By the early summer of every year they are worn out, and the annual migration to New port is supposed to be rest for jaded nerves and sufocated appetites.
 But 1t isn't. It is just as much of a show that which is staged in New York in tho winter time, and it is a whole lot harder to drag around because of the heat of the summcr days.
 It was for this reason that Mrs. Burden de- cided on calico.
 Her innovation caused a sensation but the men soon got used to it, and the women too slavish to fashion to resist anything new, arc expected to follow suit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
Is Society Going Back to Calico?

M EWPORT, where freaks of fancy bloom IN with the dawn of every day, has added new novelty" to it's long
 and ever growing list of folles
 The.newest pose of several leading members of the |" smart set is that of the calico dress.
 Mrs Arthur Scott Burden and several other of her close friends appeared few days ago in old fashioned calico gowns. The styles were those of decade or more agone, and bizarre touch-or, rather, two touches-was added by monocle and cane.
 The monocle and cane were the newest of importations from England. The contrast with the calico was striking and the gentlemanly loungers about the casino were highly amused at the appearance of the women.
 But they did not laugh right out loud Mrs. Burden and her friends are noted for their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27

their tutelary deity. Even their method of murder, strangulaton, is claimed to have been prescribed by the goddess According to their belief, Kali once set out to kill demon that was attempting to destroy the human race The demon was gigantic that he could stand in the deepest part of the ocean with his body above the waves.
 Kali took her great sword and went on the war path With one blow of the sword she cut the demon in two but from the blood there sprang up other demons, and so fast did they multiply that Kali was fearful she would populate the world with them. Wearyng of her labor of destruction, she finally created two men from the sweat that trickled from her arms, and, giving the men handkerchiefs for nooses, she bade them strangle the demons They did their work with such skill and com p.eteness that Kali gave them the handker- chiefs for their descendants, instructing them to use the nooses with profit.
 How we'll the descendants /" obeyed the instructions is shown in the terror in which the Thugs have held India for centuries
 All their work of destruction is done with the strictest observance of rigidly prescribed forms and after the performance of religious rites, during which are made the conservation of the sacred pickax and the sacrifice of sugar
 The will of the goddess is revealed through a complete system of omens and the Thug will often travel hundreds of miles in the company of his intended victim before securing a favor able chance to kill him. The murder is all ways done by strangulation and goodly DOT tion of the spoil is set aside in honor of Kali
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27

~TS HE nerviest woman in Illinois has been
 discovered at last She is Mrs Veva
 Poole, the 20 year old wife of David
 Poole, contractor in Carlinville, and she recently gave proof that she is fully en- titled to the honor of possessing more pure nerve " than any other woman in the state ny essaying the difficult and dangerous duties of steepleiack and with the greatest success.
 Recently it was decided that the Macoupin S3,000000, was in need of coat of paint for it's dome and roof. But when Bob Hemphll, secretary of the board of supervisors, adver- tised for bids little did he or any one else sus- pect that it would be woman who would per form the most perilous part of the work.
 When the bids were opened it was found that Poole had won the contract but it wor- ried him bit, for he was at loss whom to get for an assistant. The work, of course, in- volved much danger and the assistant must be some one who not afraid to work high above the ground. The contractor finally took the problem home to his wife.
 Why go away from home to look for an assistant! sne asked snlllngly Tn response to his query as to who would make a good man for the perilous task.
 Poole didn't understand Whom do you mean?" he asked wonderipgly
 Stupid ' said Mrs. Poole after the man. her of wives. Why I mean myself, of course Where could you find better assistant? I can do the work as well as any man-bettar than most of 'em-and besides we thus can keep the money in the family Why, by my helping we can save enough to finish paying for our little home. Just think of tive will be free of all debt!'
 " But the dangery" Poole couldn't at once assimilate the idea that his wife, who had never been higher off the ground that the top of stepladder, should willingly offer to change herself all at once into "steeplejack.'
 Poof! What man can do I can do. All l ask is for you to give me a trial, and if I don't make good you can fire me just like you would a man."
 Half grudgingly Poole consented to the trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
Kali" the Horrible Idol, Which Is Said to De- mand Human Beings as Sacrifices.

T- HE cruelest and the kindest idols In
 the world have been located in India by
 ! Hugh Fisher, the English archaeological.
 Kali, the tutelary deity of that well organized confederation of professional assas sins called the Thugs is the cruelest, while Juggernaut or Jagannatha, the lord of the world" is the kindest.
 In the role of the cruelest the idol of Kali is terrible to behold It is black, with four arms, the palms of the hands smeared with blood In one hand is sword and in another the severed head of one of the gods victims. The face and breast of this idol are smeared with blood and the eyes are red. Her hair Is matted and she has projecting, fanglike teeth, between which protrudes a tongue dripping blood. In some of the idols of this dread god dess she wears a necklace of skulls, her ear rings are dead bodies, and she Is girded with serpents.
 The ritual performed in the worship of Kali involves the most reyolting rites, which the British government has long tried to sup press, but not with complete success. To the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27

" true worshipers of Kali human sacrifice is essential The victim, always male, was taken to the temple. after sunset and there i'm prisoned. The next morning he was dead and the priests told the people that Kali had sucked his blood in the night
 Cutting their flesh and burning portions of their bodies is part of the devotion required of Kalis worshipers. It is in her worship that the famous hook swinging festival held until prohibited by the British. Those who vowed themselves to self-torture submitted to be swung in the air from hooks which passed through their muscles just over the shoulder blades. The hooks hung from a long cross beam which seesawed upon long upright pole. The victim was thus hoisted into the air and swung in a circle for fifteen or twenty minutes Many died under the excruciating pain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27

And it was Mrs. Poole who did the climbing While the spectators below gazed awesomely upward, she climbed hand over hand to tho weather vane Then, wrapping her legs about the rod, she calmly adjusted and securely tied the ladder her husband raised When with utter unconcern and with the agility of mon- key she at last slid safely down to the dome she paid no heed to the tumult of applause that was waited upward With her it was sil in the days work and cause for wonder. ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
Murder and Honor 10 Kali.

The chief votaries of Kali, who in the name of their goddess have made assassination profession, believe that in murder they honor
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-09
MASSACHUSETTS.

Boston.-Gov. Wilson's strength In
Boston almost equaled that of Col. Roose'
welt and President Taft combined, the
latter two almost evenly dividing the
vote, received by Taft four years ago.
The Democratic nominee made a slight
gain over the vote given Bryan in 1908.
Complete returns from the city showed; :
Roosevelt, 2l,54s; Taft, 21,777; Wilson,
42,7O6.
Gov. Foss, the Democratic nominee for
reelection, polled almost as many votes
in Boston as he did last year, despite
the third candidate. His total was 49,
2s2, against 5o,495 last year. Charles S.
Bird, the Progressive candidate, polled
1s,717 votes in Boston and Walker, Re-
publican, 1926. The Republican vote
for governor last year was 2s,751.
Massachusetts, has favored a Demo
cratic candidate for president for the
first time in IT'S history.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-09
PRESIDENT SENDS
CONGRATULATIONS
FEAERs CHANGE in THE GovEREN.
MENET'S TARIFF POLICY.
II Behooves Republicans to Gather Again
Around Their Standards, He Says
Young Must Be Converted to
Sound Principles.

Cincinnati, O.-President Taft con-
cedes the election of Gov. Wilson. He is
sued the following statement from his
brothers. home here,
"The returns insure the election of
Gov. Wilson to the presidency. This
means an early change in the policy Of
the government in reference to the tariff.
III this change cen be made without halt
ing prosperity, l sincerely hope 1t may
be.
"The vote for Mr.. Roosevelt, the third
party candidate, and for Mr.. Debs, the
Socialist candidate, is a warning that
their propaganda in favor Of fundamental
changes in our constitutional representa-
tive government has formidable support.
"While the experiment of a change In
the tariff is being carried out by the
Democratic administration, it behooves
Republicans to gather again to the party
standard and pledge anew their faith in
their party's principles and to organize
again to defend the constitutional gov
eminent handed down by our fathers.
Must Warn Against Reform.
"We must make clear to the young
men of the country who have been
weaned away from sound principles of
government by promise of reforms, inn.
possible to accomplish by mere legisla'
ton, that patriotism and common sense
require them to return to a support OF
our constitution. Without compromising
our principles, we must convince and
win back former Republicans and we
must reinforce our ranks with constitu
tion-loving Democrats.
eve favor every step of progress to
ward more perfect equality of opportu
nifty and the Kidding society of injustice
But we know that all progress worth
making is possible with our present form
of government and that to sacrifice thai
| which is of the highest value in our gov
ernmental structure for underlined an'
| impossible reforms is the widest folly
We must face the danger with clea
knowledge of what it is. The Republican
party is equal to the task. 1t has haC
no nobler cause. Let us close ranks anC
| march forward to do battle for the right
and the true"
Congratulates Wilson.
President Taft sent telegram to Gov
Wilson, as follows:
Cincinnati, O-Hon. Mr.. Woodrow
Wilson, Princeton N. j.: cordially con
graduate you on your election and ex
tend to 20 umy best wishes for a success
| full administration. VIM. II. Taft"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-09
GREAT CAUSE HAS TRIUMPHEU

Princeton, N. J.-Responding to teleI
gram from the Democratic national chair
man asserting that Gov. Wilson was
elected, the Democratic candidate sent q
dispatch to Mr.. McCombs as follows:
81 deeply appreciate your telegram and
wish to extend to you and the members
of the acmpaign committee my warm
congratulations on the part you have
played in the organization and conduct
of campaign fought out upon essential
issues.
"A great cause has triumphed. Every
Democrat, every true progressive, OF
whatever alliance, must now lend his
full force and enthusiasm to the fulfill
ment of the peoples hope, the establish
ment of the peoples right, so that JUS
tice and progress may 60 hand in hand
This was Gov. Wilson's first utterance
of a public character after his accept
ance of the reports that he had been
elected.
Capt. "Bill' Excited.
Gov. Wilson sat with a party Of
friends around a brilliantly illuminated
dinner table as the elections returns
came in. The first results the governor
got were favorable and his comment was
That's very encouraging" The returns
that continued to come in from Massa.
chusetts, Connecticut and New York all
favored Wilson, and the party about the
dinner table showed its pleasure.
Capt. "Bill" Mcdonald, the Texas
ranger who is the governors bodyguard,
read stack of returns and felt so happy
that he exclaimed.
81 wonder if I'd get arrested if 1 just
shot off my guns. If it keeps up this
way I'll have to just turn 'em loose"
Capt. Mcdonald is close friend of
Col Roosevelt, but differs with him pc
litically.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-09
new YORK FOR
WILSON BY 100000
sULzER ELECTED GOVERNOR or
EMPIRE STATE.
Roosevelt Runs Third-Taft Has Plural
ity Of $4,000 Over Colonel in State.
sulzer Declares II Is Victory
for the People.

New York.--woodrow Wilson Is the
choice of the state Of New York for pres
idsnt by plurality Of 100000. Presl-
dent Taft led Col. Roosevelt by about
$4,000
Congressman William Sulzer was elect
ed governor with plurality of 175, 900
over Job E. Hedges, the Republican nom
inee, who in turn led Oscar Straus, can
didate of the Progressive party, by about
$4,000.
William Barnes, Jr, chairman Of the
Republican state committee, issued the
following statement:
"The result Of the election in the state
of New York demonstrates one thing;
That the Roosevelt movement was sim
ply Republican bolt. With all of the
frantic efforts that were made to Sc
cure votes from people generally the re-
suit shows that practically none but 'or-
mer Republicans joined the Roosevelt
movement.
"The decisive victory of Taft and
Hedges over Roosevelt and Straus is a
demonstration that the Republicans of
New York desired the denomination Of
President Taft and that the delegates
from this state properly expressed the
preference of the Republicans when a
large majority of them voted for Taft at
Chicago"
Gov.-elect Sulzer this evening issued
the following statement:
"This is victory for the people and
good government. OF course, / am graft
fed, but l deepely realize the response
bility entailed and l now want to see
that the Democrats make good. The op
portunity is theirs. l am deeply CRATE
full to the people and thankful to al
my friends"
The governor-elect received the returns
at his resodince in Second avenue.