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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-12-19
TAD's SISTER

+ She vas only an ordinary girl with
an ordinary school bag hanging over
her arm. and. as my mind was busy
with other objects. | should scarcely
have noticed her at all. had IL MOI
been for the kind words / heard
/ her utter
was waiting on q street corner FOL
a car. and she. with some other chill
dren. was standing there. too.
"Oh, come on. Daisy" one OF hel
companions exclaimed. What are
you waiting for. anyway"
I'm waiting for Tad, OF course,
she answered. good-naturedly.
20. well. lets not wait for him"
Why. promised him. you know
was the serious reply. land couldn't
go without him, Sarah"
We'll, he's only our brother. You
. needn't be SO particular about keep.
ing your promise to HIM
But I need to be particular abou,
keeping my promise to anybody-my
brother Just as much as anybody
else" Daisy replied, firmly, but in the
same low, sweet tone. 81 never dis
appoint Tad. If can help ii, and he
knows it, too. and depends upon me.
Mamma says breaking a promise Is as
bad as telling a lie, and you don I
want TO do that, you know"
We'll, what is he about? Where
is he, anyhow? He ought to be here
by this time" remarked one of the
boys
"He went home at O'Clock to go
on an errand for father, and he was
to meet me here to go with me to a
concert"
''Tm afraid we'll be late" grum-
bled another lad.
Yes, we WILL" some one else said.
Then suppose you all go On and
don't wait for me-" Daisy said, quiet
ly. II shall not mind, but wouldn' t
go without Tad for anything"
ooh, it wouldn't be nice to go with
out you." Sarah objected.
We'll, here he comes now" cried
the boy who had spoken; and just
then a lad of about ten years could
be seen hurrying along the street In
a few moments he joined the group,
and asked, anxiously: II didn't keep
you waiting long, did II"
looked at Tad, and saw there was
nothing about him that would attract
the attention of stranger, except it
might be his bright. happy face, but
his sisters eyes rested upon him low
ingly as she replied: "Only a few
moments, Tad"
Here, Daisy" he said, 81 brought
your waterproof and rubbers. It
looks cloudy, and I'm almost sure 1t
will rain before we get home No,
you needn't take them; and he held
on to the bundle he had in his arms.
II can carry them; just wanted you
to know they were on hand"
ooh, thank you, Tad" the girl
said, heartily; 81 shall probably need
them"
They were starting of now, and
as Sarah took her place hastily beside
Daisy she remarked, wonderingly:
How polite you two are to each 9TH
err! Do you always act that way?"
AS they hurried on caught only a
part Of Daisy's surprised answer, and
that was: "Of course; why shouldn't
we be-"
And the question will bear being
repeated with some addition: Why
should not all sisters and brothers be
happy in the same love and confidence
that Tad and Daisy gave to each 9TH
er?-Selected.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-12-19

the pasture with me sitting on her
head and holding on b. her two
horns:
OF course my mother was scared
but my mother was always calm and
sensible. She called out TO the COW.
so, Roaney. So" And then she call
ed to her little baby girl. "Sit still,
baby. Don't cry. Hold tight" And
then she called again to the COW.
SO, Roam, So, Roam, so! Come.
Wild Roam. and get your supper"
But Wild Roam ran wildly entirely
around the pasture, and came back
near the milking-place and went by
without pausing or taking any notice
of mother.
By the time she had come circling
round again my mother had a pail OF
bran mash ready, and when she came
near went toward her, calling gently
and steadily; but again the frighten-
ed COW swept away, bearing me
along. Mother. however, could see
that | was safe. | was sitting up
firmly between Wild Roan's horns,
with a little hand holding tightly to
each
Round the pasture with me once
more went the COW, circling back
near the milking-place, but much
more slowly. SO that my mother was
allowed to draw nearer, nearer. and
at last Wild Roam came to a full stop,
and soon her nose was in the pail of
bran, held out in one trembling hand,
while with the other my mother lift
ed me high over the horns and took
me safely off.
Afterward. at the house, a neigh
Dor wondered how a baby happened
to be SO brave and so sensible.
The baby herself promptly explain
ed. 1T didn' dus happen. Dus as
VIII Woaney's horns went flip, /
heard mamma calm things to me. l
minded her quick wifi my hans and
he'll on tight An l minded her wifi
my mouf an KEEP it shut tight an
didn't say word an didn't ky.
Course | minded; 90 ought alays to
min oor mamma. An l sitted and
wided all woun' an woun' e passer
on OF Woaney's tophead."
l perfectly remember my ride
around the pasture seated between
Wild Roan's horns, but l cannot re-
collect making the explanation to the
neighbor. Nevertheless, l am pretty
sure that if l had not minded my
be telling this story to the little chill
dren of today; so | say to the little
dears, as l said then, 900 ought al
'ays to min "oor mamma,"-Kate
w. Searcy, in the Christian Guardian.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-12-19
THE HISTORY OF MOTHER GOOSE

Mother Goose was not fictitious
name, but it was her real name, Her
maiden name was Elizabeth Foster,
born in Charleston, Mass, suburb of
Boston, in 1865.
1t seems that from child she was
fond of making rhymes. Some of
these were SO full of humor they
would be an honor to Mark Twain or
Artemus Ward. She tells US that
'Dr. Foster went to Gloucester
In a shower of rain;
He stpeped in a puddle
Up to his middle
And he never went that way again"
About the year 1892 she married
Isaac Goose, whose wife had died a
short time before and left ten moth
erless children. She was then twen-
ty-seven years old. She seems to have
been Influenced largely through SYM
pathys for Father Goose and the ten
little goslings. Then six children of her
own were added to the family, and
Mother Goose tells us in one of her
stories that "she had so many chill
dren she did not know what to do"
suppose that she sang them to
! sleep at night to the song of "Rock-a-
by, Baby, in the Treetop,n,, or "By-o-
baby Bunting, Fathers Gone A-hunt-
ing"
But when Joshua and Gilfllian
took the buckets and went to the
top of the hill behind the house to
bring water from the spring and an
awful disaster befell them, I have an
idea that while she was patching their
| faces up with liniment and sticking
plaster, and while they were still cry
ing, she soothed their broken spirits
and made them laugh by singing:
Jack and Gill went up a hill
To get a pail of water;
Jack fell down and cracked his
crown.
Gill came tumbling after"
Sometimes she was tragic In her
descriptions, as in the drowning of
poor pussy in the well by little John
ny Green
By and by the family was scatter
ed, Father Goose was gathered to his
people in the home beyond and Moth
er Goose was left alone. Her daugh-
ter Elizabeth had married Thomas
Fleet, a printer, and they were living
in Pudding Lane, Boston.
Thomas Fleet had wise head. He
thought that if his own children could
be so much entertained by the homely
rhymes of his mother-in-law, they
were worth printing for the amuse-
ment of other children. Thus he be-
gan to write down her jingles when
ever he got chance, and he would
follow her about the house and ask
for more Of her rhymes
One day Mr.. Fleet, coming in, laid
before the astonished eyes of Mother
Goose the first volume of the book
that has now become famous. The
dear old lady laughed when she turn
ed to the title page and found the
picture of a goose with its mouth
wide open. The new book bore this
title: Songs for the Nursery; or,
Mother Goose's Melodies for Children.
Printed by T. Fleet, at His Printing
House. Pudding Lane, 1719. Price,
Two Coppers."
We are told that she lived with
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-12-19

Who OF Us has rot bowed Aaxp
TO some supreme Law. accepted .,-.
obedience as the atmosphere ia VA
his life must be lived. and toass =
once that his minds darkness ,u-,.I
10 light and that many a hard e..
ton found its answer.-Brooks
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-12-19

her daughter and son-in-law thirty
eight years and added rhymes 10 each
new edition. and died IN 1857. at aae
age OF ninety-two--Wallac WOOD
DID,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-19
JUDGE DEEPER IN MlRE
New Accusations Against Hanford by
a Seattle Merchant

Seattle, Wash, July 19-New acCus-
atoms against United States Judge c.
H. Hanford were brought out yester-
day before the congressional inyestiga-
ton committee during the examination
of II. l.. Klock, a Seattle merchant.
KlOCk recOunted a conversation he
had with "a man named Sutton" in
which the latter had said he got next
10 a sale Of state land that was going
to be pulled of by Judge Hsnford and
his friends" He said Sutton told him
that the land was worth $500 an
acre and had been appraised at $40 ar
acre. advertised in an out OF the way
paper and sold at an obscure place
where those involved in the scheme
could control the bidding.
KloCk was the man who took the
suu-HanfOrd side in the debate before
the Seattle Credit Mems meeting
which decided not TO furnish the con.
gressionsl committee with evidence as
TO bankruptcy proceedings in Hanford' s
court
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-19
TAFT JOKES ABOUT BOMB
Secret Service Men Investigate and
Find No Ground for Report.

Washington, July 19.-After an un-
offc investigation that lasted many
hours, White house and secret service
officials last night denied the report
published yesterday that a bomb ad-
dressed to President Taft had found
its way to the executive offices and
that Assistant Secretary to the Presi-
dent Sherman P. Allen had been injur-
ed when he opened the package that
contained it.
Mr.. Allen showed his hands to every
man who called at the White house.
There was not a spot nor a burn upon
them. He denied that he had seen the
bomb described and said he could not
account for the report
Secret service officials denied the
story in emphatic terms and President
Taft apparently cared so little for it
/ that he joked about it at breakfast
in the White house, laughed about it
with callers later, and went to play
golf as usual in the afternoon at Chev-
ey Chase unprotected and apprehcu-
siye of no danger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-19
AMMUNITION Is FOUND.
STEFFENS ON THE STAND
Writer Tells How Mcnamara Brothers
Entered Guilty" Plea.

Los Angeles, July 19.-Lincoln J.
Steffens, magazine writer, took the
stand for the defense yesterday in
the bribery trial of Clarence S. Oar
row and gave in detail the history OF
the Mcnamara pleas of guilty.
He told of the futile struggle to save
John J. Mcnamara from the penlten-
tiary so that organized labor might be
spared what in the minds of many
amounted to its own conviction. His
story accehtuated what appears now
to be the crucial issue in the case
whether the agreement to have the
Mcnamara brothers plead guilty was
sanctioned by DarTow more than a
V eek previous to the alleged bribery
of Juror Lockwood, as asserted by
the defense, or whether, as contend
ed by the prosecution, the negotia>
tions virtually had lapsed because of
the unwillingness of DarrOw to allow
John j. Mcnamara to plead guEty.
Steffens declared without quaIinca
ticn that Darrow and the Mcnamara
brothers had consented to the plan
before the arrest of Franklin, but that
it had been decided to continue nego,
tiations with the ultimate object OF
saving the elder brother if possible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-19

anything charged to rubber collectors
in the Congo, apparently will be kept
in the limelight until something is
done to punish the perpetrators and
bring about assurance that there will
be no repetition of the outrages.
Parliamentary Secretary Acland for
foreign affairs promised his majes-
tvs government will do anything it
possibly can to help any action the
United States may take"
"HORRIBLE COMPANY,
On being asked what steps the gov
ernment intended to take against the
directors of the rubber company the
speaker answered: This is a horri-
bic company" Acland stated the com
pany was not in liquidation, but the
government would be delighted if any
of its directors could be made amen
able to English law. The government
intended to Investigate how far they
are liable and bring them to justice if
possible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-19
ANDREW CALLS ON TAFT
TO MAKE LETTER PUBLIC

Gloucester, Mass, July ia. Piatt
Andrew, who recently resigned the Of
fee Of assistant secretary Of the treas
Ury, issued a statement last night III
v which he returned again to the
charges against Secretary OF the
Treasury MacVeagh contained in his
letter of resignation.
He called on President Taft to
make public a certain description of
conditions in the treasury department,
Written, he says, by a high dePaELlsaI.
Official ten weeks before his reslgna-
tion was submitted
Mr. Andrew returned yesterday
from a weeks cruise along the Maine
coast His statement follows the
reading of news dispatches from
Washington within that time in which
references were mace 10 certain let
ters from the treasury officials re-
garding his controversy with Secre-
tary MaCVeagh.
These letters, DR. Andrew has no.
seen, he said. but he expressed ut,
most confidence that they 90 not deny
a single statement Of mine as to Sec.
ltldIN MAJ ' tdSL itluDtIdlut uIGl III
frmities and as TO the consequent dir
fiCulty in carrying on properly the
business OF the treasury department. ''
Continuing Mr. Andrew said he
had not wished TO engage in further
/ controversy on the subject of his res
igna.ion from the treasury depart
nent but added:
'As President Taft has made Ger.
tain letters public, in all fairness To
myself. he ought now TO make public
a description of conditions in the
/, treasury department which was writ.
ten by one OF the highest officials in
the department ten weeks before my
letters. This letter confirms every
statement ! have made.
This description was presented to
the White house in April and the
president possessed a copy Of it, Al
though it was not intended for publ
cation. I hope the president viii ash
the official in question to authorize
its publication and so make the rec
ord complete"
Mr. Andrew said he himself has a
copy Of the description
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-19
PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATE.
RATES FOR
FUEL WOOD SUSPENDED

Washington, July 19.-PrOposed In.
creases in railroad rates upon prac-
tlcally the entire supply of fuel wood
for Chicago and the state of Illinois,
which is drawn largely from Wiscon.
sin and Michigan, today were sus-
pended by the interstate commerce
commission until Nov. 16, pending in
vestigations.
The commission ordered a compre-
hensive investigation of rates, prac-
tices, rules and regulations governing
the transportation of cement, iron ore,
iron and steel and their products. The
investigation will cover all points and
roads east of the Mississippi and
north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers,
known as Official classification terri
tory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-19

fighter who was in the car the night
Rosenthal was shot down. His name
is Schapps. and detectives are looking
for him.
SEELIG'S NAME BROUGHT IN.
For the first time the name of big
Jack Seelis, East Side game leader, who
recently was shot by Chick Trigger,
a gangster. is bought into the case
today. Detectives hear Seelig, who is
known as the right hand man of Sum
Paul, another East Side game leader,
was seen talking to Rose the night Of
the murder.
TO BE MORE ARRESTS.
According to the story, Rose was try
ing to get Seelig to ID something for
him. Developments are expected to-
day from a three hours conference
District Attorney Whitman had early
today with a mysterious man said to
be a well known gambler and friend
Of Rosenthal Whitman intimated he
had discovered important evidence and
today Will issue subpOenas on to,
strength Of this mans statements.
TWO MORE MURDERED.
New York. July 19-As two mer
passed TIE corner of One Hundred
and Sixteenth street and First ave
nue. early this morning several mer
leaped al them from a doorway. Ter
shots were fired and one paSserDy
fell. His companion ran. When po
licemen arrived the shooters had dis
appeared The injured man is Win
cent Galdi He was taken to a hos
pitaL Hardly had he reached the op
Grating room when Joseph Russ, hi
companion, staggered into the build
ing, with a bullet wound in the abdo
men. Both the injured Will die.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-19
CLOTHES PRICES
TO Be ADVANCED

New York, July 19.-The price OF
clothes is going TO be advanced next
year This increase is clearly indi-
Gated, merchants say today, b. prices
named by leading producers of cloth,
who lifted the price, for the spring OF
1913, from ~ cents a pound TO 20
cents a yard above those which pre-
vailed last year Manufacturers say
the most important element that has
brought the advance is that the do
nestle wool clip this year is about
thirty million pounds smaller tnau a
year ago. The high scale OF wages,
shorter working hours and higher
price of wool aboard figure il the in
crease
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-19
Roosevelt Committee Gets
an Appointment With
the Govsrn0r.
NEXT MONDAY THE TIME
His Answer a Question of Great
est Concern to Third Party
Folks in illinois.

Springfield, H.. July 19-Governor
Deneen has set 10 o'clock Monday
as the time to meet the Roosevelt
party committee appointed to ascer-
tain whether state officials who are
candidates for election will support
Taft or Roosevelt
ALL IMPORTANT QUESTION.
Chicago, July 19.-Whether Deneen
will support Taft or Roosevelt was at
Roosevelt headquarters today admit
tedly the most important question af-
fecting the third party movement as
far as Illinois is concerned. Upon it
will depend largely. 1t is said the ques-
ton whether a third party ticket will
be put out in Illinois or whether
Roosevelt's name alone will be sub
mitted to the voters as an indepen-
dent candidate.
DIXON FOR FULL TICKET.
Senator Dixon, it is said, sent fur
ther messages urging a third state
ticket. DiXon's arrival in Chicago in
a few days will be followed by a full
discussion of the question of a third
state ticket.
GETTING 'EM on RECORD.
Selling tickets for the Roosevelt
convention and enrolling names con-
tinued today. Each person enrolled
was asked to fill out card on which
the question, Previous political affll-
iation?" was printed.
PROGRESSIVE CANDID ATE.
Hancock, Mich, July 19.-State
Game Warden William r. Gates Of
Larium today announced his candi-
dacy as a progressive for the republi-
can nomination for congressman in
the 18th district in opposition to Con-
gressman II. Olin Young, who is seek
| ing reelection. Young is regarded as
d Taft republican.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-19
FAIL TO SETTLE ON DATE
FOR ARCHIBALD HEARING

Washington, July l9.-The Archibald
impeachment court today fixed Aug. 8
as the limit for all formal answers in
the case and then adjourned until
July % without deciding II the trial
shall 20 on this summer or go over
until fan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-19

ocrat Catlin's campaign expenses
We're so great the committee held his
election corrupt and that Gill would
have been elected but for the force of
money of CatIiu's managers. Catliu's
majority in 1910 was 1900 The res
olution will be reported to the house
fer action
son OF MILLIONAIEE.
Theron Catlin. unseated by the house
today. is a son of Daniel Catlin, the
multi-millonaire tobacco manufactur-
or. The testimony in the contest hear
ing developed that Catliu's father spent
more than $4,000 having his son elect
ed L is contended Theron did not
know his father was spending the mon
ey. The father testified his son did
not know of the expense The Missouri
law allows a candidate for congress to
spend 5000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-19
STEAMERS SIGHT
LARGE ICEBERGS

New York, July 19.-Icebergs and
ice fields were encountered by the
steamships MauTetania and Adriatlc
which arrived from Liverpool today.
The largest berg was sighted by the
d few hours steaming distance OF the
spot where the Titanic went down. It
was variously estimated from three
hundred to a thousand feet in length
and d hundred TO two hundred feet
high. On the same day the Maure-
tanIa sighted an ice field so large it
was obliged to steam southwark to es-
cape il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-19
Second Attack of War is
Made on DardaneIIes
Entrance
BY 8 TORPEDO BOATS
Latter Get Response From the
Forts and None Escape
Damage.

Constantinople, July 19.-Eight Ital-
ian torpedo boats attacked the en-
trance TO the Dardanelles this morn
ing. The Turkish forts replied, sink
ing two OF the Italian vessels and
damaging the other six. The fight
lasted 45 minutes
Today's bombardment of the en-
trance 10 the Dardanelles by Italian
warships is the second attack on the
straight since the outbreak OF the Tur-
Co-ltalian war.
ENTRANCE CLOSED FOR TINE.
Twenty-seven Italian warships April
Is last bombaTded the defending gate
way of Constantinople three hours and
a half The forts were only slightly
damaged but the result was the clos
ing OF the DardanelIes early in the
year. Fifty steamships and sailing
vessels were held In the sea Of Mar
mora several weeks.
CLOSING IL ORDERED.
Coustautuople, July 19.-Cabinet
ministers this morning received hur-
ried call TO the palace. where. at a
council Of war. It was decided 10 close
the Dardanelles. Tewfik Pasha, Turk
f.h Ambassador a. London VINO, July
Il was appointed grand vizter, has un,
dertakeu TO form new cabinet.
ROME DENIES NEWS.
Rome. July 19.-The government,
according TO an official note, knows
nothing Of the reported action be-
tween fotilla of Italian torpedo
boat destroyers and the Turkish forts
at Dardauelles, except that several
Turkish torpedo boats lert the straits
20 hunt for Italian warships, and II IS
possible. therefore, that the Italian
dcstroycrs engaged these vessels in
battle IF the Turkish forts BON
harded Italian warships it was prob
ably is a pretext that the government
is again to close the strdights,' says
the U5te.
WHEAT MARKET AFFECTED.
Chicago. July lg.-Exciting trading
I'm wheat and corn resulted here from
news OF the sinking OF the Italian wal
vessels in the Dardarelles and the
closing OF the passage. The shutting
on Of grain from the Black sea, ports
~ Russia and other countries meant
stoppage OF one OF the chief sources
Of European supply and coming
wholly without warning. set the spec
ulators here wild.
Wheat jumped as much as 2% and
corn ?. After the rush to buy ended
however. fully half the advance wa'
lost
Word that 55 boatloads Of whea
we're taken for export at New Yorl
gave renewed strength TO the marke
here. The final half hour OF CLOSING
prices here showed ! 70 > rise, com
pared with "a hours before
Minneapolis. MINI, July 19.-Sep
tember wheat advanced 2Ss at new
OF the closing OF the Dardanelles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-19
FIVE LAUNDRY MEN TN
WASHINGTON INDICTED

washington, July lS.-FlVe local
laundrymen were indicted BY the fed
erai grand jury for conspiracy TO de
fraud the government by shutting of
competition in laundered towels used
BY the government departments. 1t
is alleged the bids on advertised work
were double those OF last year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-19
AFFINITY IS SHOT
BY MARRIED MAN

Denver, July 19.-Eugene Miller,
%, and married, last night shot Miss
Georgia Lichtenwaller, who. mans
wife says, had hypnotized him into an
infatuatiOn for her. Miss Lichten-
ter, who is -, Is not expected to live.
Miller shot the girl twice and walk
ed away. He looked back, saw her
arise, turned and shot her again and
left. The second time, looking back
and seeing her getting up he returned
and shot her. The victim is stem
cgrauher al the Y. N. G. A.. The po-
ice are looking for Miller.