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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
Bright Wells.

The woman VINO prides herself on
never allowing the tiniest new fancy
to escape her in the sartorial world
will not neglect to wear a bright
hued veil with her dark hats and cos
tunes, with bunch of silk flowers
fastened on the lapel Of her coat to
match the veil. Thus dark blue coat
and skirt, worn with dark hat, will
be frightened by a very brilliant pur-
pie veil and a bunch Of bright purple
silk anemones, not initiating the How
ers, but merely carried IN the nat,
like an embroidery, pinned in the but
tonhole of the coat. The petticoat
should also be purple.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12

selves definitely, but their boisterous,
healthy, humorous feminine contem-
poraries seem equally shy of tying
themselves up" as they would phrase
1t.
1t was the pleasing duty of the
chaperon, by carefully guarding her
pretty charges, to fan the fame Of
love, and, by putting every obstacle in
the way of the young sutton ito bring
him" as old-fashioned mothers tersely
put 1t, Ito the point"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
May Be overdone.

Bishop Willard F. Mallalieu. at q
dinner, defended the laws against Sun.
day breaking, indecent literature, ETC.
But these laws" objected a sociolo-
gist, undermine our freedom" Free
DOM" said Bishop Mallalieu, rs a good
thing. but let US not make too much
OF It. In Pennsylvania, for instance,
a man is free to marry his mother-in
law, but no man ever does"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
Color in Precious stones.

The color of gem stones, although
of greatest Importance commercially
is Of little or no value in determining
their particular identity. Certain
stones show their characteristic
shades of color, /. is true, but It ia
only after various tests have been
applied that color can be considered
at all as evidence of value. All min,
erals in their pure state are pure
white, and the color shown ia due to
mineral pigment in many cases.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
1t Was delightful Poison"

lady to confess what she had done. A
quantity of wine was made and JeE.
sheed and all his court drank OF the
new beverage, which from the circum-
stance that led to its discovery IL to
this day known in Persia by the name
of Zeher-e-khoosh, or the delightful
poisoR'"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12

This is Of nut brown Venetian cloth
with trimmings OF black satin. The
skirt is cut narrow at the foot, where
It is trimmed at each side by two
strajs of satin headed by buttons.
The coat is semi.htting and also has
straps at the sides and to form fasten-
ing below the satin collar; the wrists
are trimmed to match.
Hat Of brown satin lined with black
and trimmed with a bow at the side
Materials required: Az yards 40
inches wide, X yard satin 20 inches
wide, yards silk or satin for lining
coat, IA dozen buttons.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12

ing Is at lelt side OF front, where the
revers ends; it is formed by cord
ornament. The sleeves are finished
with bands of trimming.
Materials required: 61s yards 30
inches wide, y yard 80 inches wide
for trimming, / cord ornament.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
Care Of Nails.

The nails should always show that
they are well cared for. Carefully
manicured nails are indicative of neat
ness; they should be manicured at
least once a week and polished and
the cuticle loosened frequently. The
equipment costs little and the money
is certainly well expended.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
NEW STYLE DRESSING GOWN
This Garment Is Built on the Magyar
Plan and Is Simple and
Comfortable.

Viyella, delaine, or a thin cotton
material should be used here. The
lyle is Magyar, and quite simple; 1t
has one revers and yoke of Paisley
patterned silk or sateen, according to
material used for gown. The fasten-
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12

The average married man has about
as much to DO with managing hia
home as a mouse has with managins
the family cat
Evening star., 1912-09-08
THE port of New York has

THE port of New York has
a concrete story of the
passing of the sail written in her
records of vessels entering and
clearing. And it is a convincing
story; for this is the greatest
port in the world, through
which during the fiscal year
1901 there was entered and
cleared a total of 45,OOO,OOO
tons.
During 1900 there were re-
corded at the port of New York
5000 vessels of all classes,
foreign and coastwise, of which
$500 were sailing vessels. For
1901 the total number was
5000, of which only l 800 were
sails, a sheer falling off in sails
of one-half in ten years; during
which time steam vessels in
creased 5000. The sail engaged
in foreign trade registered at
New York for 1900 was 2,4OO,
which fell to LOO for 1911. As
late as 1903 the coastwise sallers
entering and clearing at this
port numbered 1000. In 1911
they had dwindled to 77O.
Truly the passing of the sail is
written large in such figures!
Lying at anchor in the bays
and rivers and alongside the
wharves at New York there was
a weekly average of 300 vessels
during 1901. Of this number
the quota of sailing ships was
barely thirty-six. AS with time
of passage, so with the time of
discharging and taking on cargo
between the steamship and sail.
The steamer discharges, takes
on cargo, and is away again,
often before the sail has left her
Evening star., 1912-09-08

who among other voyages has
rounded the Horn sixty times
and never lost a life, sail, or
spar. She made port for the
last time in that great grave
yard of American shipping,
the Erie Basin, where she was
cut down for a coal barge.
The Rappahannock burned to
the waters edge in the South
Pacific. Fire destroyed the
Roanoke at a New Caledo-
nian port, and the Susque-
hannah was wrecked by a
series of hurricanes in the
Coral Sea.
Such have been the finales
of the ships that have gone,
fire, gales, rocks. or con-
version to other uses, and
in the passing of each there
is a story; a story full of ac-
ton, peril. courage, sacrifice.
of drama and tragedy and in
tensely compelling tales OF
the eternal sea.
However, and this is the
story, the big sailing ships
that 60 down or pass with the
years, are not replaced by
others of their class. In a
word, the day of the deep
water sail-and the sailor
is passing, regrettably it may
be, into the enchanted realm
of sentiment, song, and story.
In fact. their day is almost
done. And with it will 60 all
the thrilling and splendid ro-
nance of the changeless sea.
A FOREST of shipping!'
: : The depreciatory tone of
the old Captains exclamation
was broadly emphasized. 3I've
Evening star., 1912-09-08

anchorage he roadstead and been made fast to her
BERTH
THE China trade was probably the first to manifest
direct influence the sailer. When it was learned
that lost much of its delicate flavor and quality
the hold OF ship great encouragement was offered to
means for quicker passage This fact and the desire of
the London merchants to get into the market with
the first consignment of the tea CROP led them to
post enormous prizes an lnducement to speed And
the shippers of those days to the
Some of the most desperate racing battles of all
time subborny fought out in the long reaches of
uncertain water down to and up from Good Hope.
Working the point of exhaustion and under lib
era allowances of grog, night and day. trimming sails
carry the last stitch she could bear every sort Of
gale, the order of the time And it was worth a
sailors life to Tenege
The Soent regattas the international race from Dover
to Helgoand, and the notable recent the
North Atlantic such ridiculous little futters that
they aren't worth mentioning when compared to the
mental and physical strain, the excitement and hard
ships, endured aboard those famous clipper ships during
their stirring all the way from the China coast to
the Thames River
1t was the clipper built Sea Witch of 9O7 regis
ter, carrying LOO tons of China tea, that in 1912
in with record for time of passage that caused tre-
mendOus jealousy among British shippers. She marked
the beginning of the fight for speed
In 1853 the Challenge sailed from Canton to Deal in
105 days fat Later in the year the English clipper
Chrysote made the passage from Canton to Liverpool
in 1O6 days. On May 3O 1866 the Ariel and the Taep-
ing weighed anchor together in Chinese waters bound
for home. September the Taepng reached London
at 940, ana the ARIEL at lU:40 PM, a O1IleIenCe OI
only sixty minutes after of three months, during
which they sighted each other until they headed
into the English Channel.
The two fastest clippers in 1870 the Sir Lanceot
and the Thermopyla The latter in twenty hours
sailed $50 knots $3.50 statute miles,, average of
teen miles hour. The former for days main
tanned an average of 800 miles day. The Thermopyla
was the first ship home in 1869, making the in
ninetyone days, and the next year the Sir Lanceot
made the passage in eghty-nine days. Later sailor
made the claim that his ship sailed 36S knots (424
miles, in hours (or eighteen miles hour.
and that she covered 1,151 miles in three days And
that sailing record!
In contrast, however, the Lusitana makes the 5000
miles between Liverpool and New York in something
four days
The Suez Canal was opened in 1870. This was prob
ably the first decsvey fatal blow to the SAIL for imme-
diately the bulk of the Eastern trade placed with
steamship lines. Later the frozen food trade opened
with Australia, and that also given to steamers;
since the time for sailing vessels entirely too slow
to handle this traffic satisfactorily.
The beginning of the end of the deep-water saer.
initiated with the opening of the Suez Canal will be
practically completed when the Panama Canal is thrown
Evening star., 1912-09-08


riggers whose billowy spread of was once flung
unrivaled above the argosies of the world.
There are today, however, few OF these old deep
water saers the worlds commerce that the press OF
the country devotes columns the stories of their pas
sage their records, and their Captains voyages. And
such stories carry greater wealth OF the element OF
human interest than the most imaginative writer can
weave about any half dozen voyages OF the modern
greyhound. -
The sauare-rigged ship W. F. Babcock, coal laden,
came through the Golden Gate from Newcastle at the
end of passage covering 1O3 days. The scheduled
mail time between these two points IS sixteen days
The Aryan arriving at Boston, the only ship OF
her class flying the Stars and Stripes that had been IN
that port within ten years. She was also accredited
the distinction of being the only vessel of that type OF
American registry hailng from anywhere on the At
lantic Coast.
During the following month the clipper ship Edward
Sewall docked at New York. Her advent IN port was
honored with doublecoumn notice in great metro
poitan daily She among the last of the steel clipper
Ships constructed by the Sewa yards at Bath before
they closed down years ago. OF three among the
fast diminishing little fleet of fulrggers still IN COM
mission. -
Of the thirty-six American built square-rggers still
under sail two wears ago. several have since gone the
rocks or foundered at sea- while others have to
less tragic, and in instances more romantic, end
to their deep-sea far1ng.
The Jacob A. Stamer and the Gitana, as examples,
lie permanently berthed at an East River dock IN New
York Harbor, floating hotels for working girls and
novel and romantic caravansares to be found any
where on earth .
The Shenandoah last of the noble quartet of Sewas
famous merchantmen, n,-the Rappahannock Roanoke,
Susouehanna and Shenandoah round the Horn
in the spring of 1910 under the noted Captain Murphy
Evening star., 1912-09-08

seen it when it was such forest; but now
mol"
In the wheelhouse of an excursion boat
coming up the bay the Captains attention
had been directed to the spars and masts to
be seen in the Erie Basin. His reply came to
the suggestion that they presented the appear
ance of forest of shipping as they lowered
above the high walls about that inland berth
of freighters unloading at the big terminal
stores in South Brooklyn.
"And it's been many day." he continued
reminiscently, pressing down the char in the
big briar with a leathery thumb, "many
long day, since there has been what you could
call forest of shipping over in the basin,
or anywhere else in this or any other harbor.
1t may look like a forest of shipping to you.
Lad, that knows nothing of the old days of
the real saier, days when there were deep
water sails carrying the products of the world
between the marts of the Seven Seas; but that
miserably straggly bit of tops over there now
looks to me about what your landsman would
call 'cut-over' timber land. And they sure
have the best of it cut out!
"Why, look you, he broke out in voice
that sounded his regret, there's not a full
rigger in sight; neither in the basin nor in the
bay! When | was sailmaker, back in the
years when sailmaker's berth was hard to
fill, we used to haul up at anchor down there
in the roadstead among right goodly company
VI tIloSe Sidlu oiu Squdic-IISSeu Sed IOVeIS.
"Now when one of the square-yarded old
veterans of the deep drifts into port, which
they do at longer and longer intervals, she gets
her picture in the papers, and people 60 down
the bay to have a look at her as matter of {
And well they may; for the story of look at
soon be handed down to the children as rigf
fairy tale.
@Aye, Lad there was a note of pathos nj
day of the full-rigger, the noblest ship that ev
the sea, is gone; and that of the brig and the
well. There's only few of the old wind jan
the trade now, and they're going into history a
decay and the rocks can send them Their m
not be built. The smoke you see curling u
smother of black fog out of those big steamer
over there in the basin has been their bl;
DOOM"
"But there are still many sailing vessels, it
gested, @and Others are being built"
ooh, yes, we still have the schooner, the lu,
the sloop," responded the Captain with deroga
@but what's the good of them, or the glory
compared with the big square-sheeted freig
the deep-water traffic that gave to the world
romance of the sea worth writing abouto
no more'n tub to whale in deep-sea cargo
Evening star., 1912-09-08
"W WO ships made American ports within the

hips made American ports within the
interval of a few days early in the
winter of 1911. Many ships, in fact,
were making American ports every
day. But these two were different.
They were of fleet apart. The ar
rival of these two ships was heralded
in press dispatches from the Atlantic
to the Pacific. One had dropped
anchor at Boston, the other at San
Francisco. AS matter of fact. their
arrival was a noteworthy event, an
event calling for prominent record
and elaborate comment.
The significance of the event lay in
the fact that these two ships were
sailers-great, majestic white-winged
The Washington herald., 1912-06-09
Nancy VaIue Of Women.

From The once window" IN the n. Y. Mail
II you are a married woman, and were
asked to tell just what you were worth
in hard cash to your husband, what fig
ure would you name? The question is
not a fanciful one by any means, but has
been a subject Of judicial consideration.
II was this way: The wife of an Iowa
farmer bought a gallon Of what purported
to be kerosene, but which was afterward
shown to be q per cent gasoline. When
the woman used some Of II to start fire
with, the stun exploded, and she was
burned to death, and her three children
were seriously injured. The woman's
husband sued the dealers for damages,
and the jury awarded him SIS for the loss
OF is wife, and S2S9.n per child on ac-
count OF injuries.
The defendants evidently thought that
a woman was not worth S25, for they
took an appeal from the verdict. The
learned Court, however, declined to look
at 1t in that light, and the judgment was
affirmed.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-09

raids" he told me. do no good The
arrest OF salOonkespers and bartenders
does not stop law-breaking. Repression
does. When a saloon becomes noisy or
disorderly. or when robberIes occur, the
police notify the proprietor Immediately
to close his place and keep Il closed
The recall Is applicable to all liquor
dealers and in my judgment Is more
effective than mere raids and the subse-
quent fines In police court" Nor will
he argue the question. further. His
logic, he seems to believe, is obvious.
An argument at sea, undertaken to re-
lieve q browbeaten Englishman, was the
cause Of Mayor Bakers coming to Cleye-
land. The Baker family lived in West
Virginia, where the grandfather was
Lutheran preacher. and the Mayor
father a country physician. Eighteen
first cousins, among them DR.. Baker,
were members of a company In Gen.
James Z. B. Stuart's first regiment Of
cavalry. Mayor Bakers mother, while
girl in Maryland, ran the Federal
blockade a number OF times 10 carry
medicine to Confederate soldiers. Once
she was captured and imprisoned.
Called HurrIedIy by Wilson.
ITO this day." her son said. she is
an unreconstructed rebel. but my father
became the. most reconstructed man I
have ever known. He always thought
the civil was was mistake, and he
lived and died satisfied with the result
He was present as a guest when Johns
Hopkins University was opened at Bal
timore and heard the address OF Tyn-
DAN, the great English scientist. He
took me on his knee, after coming home,
and said could go TO the university II
were a good boy. So I was dedicated
The Washington herald., 1912-06-09

they must deliver the goods and by
goods I mean definite and accurate IN
formation .-i r.-r
Would Recall the Mayor.
DO you think cities should be gov
erned by boards Of commissioners, as
in Des MoInes and Galveston"
mo. grant. however. that govern
ment by commissioners is better than
the government It displaced. In my
opinion, the people should elect a small
City Council and Mayor. believe IN CEN
tering responsibility on as few men as
possible. The City Council should make
the laws. The Mayor should execute
them. would have the Mayor I'LL every
Office Of his administration by appoint
ment. The treasurer. auditor and So
llcitor ought to be chosen by him. He
should select men TO run the police and
fire departments. II anything went
wrong he alone would be answerabIe.
Blame could not be passed around. The
city would never see but one accountable
Individual and 1 would have him re-
called, deprived OF his ofice, II he failed
to live up to his promises or was dis
honest or Incompetent
The critics OF Mayor Baker say that
he delivers lectures In the churches Of
the East End ION the uplift," that he
Is irreproachable in his private conduct.
and that he is Immensely popular, but
that the saloons are open on Sundays
and after u o'clock at night during the
rest OF the week, which is contrary to
law and good morals. They contrast the
manner Of his life and the righteous
ness OF his preachments with the policy
he practices in handling the liquor bust
ness. He refuses 10 become excited or
irritated over what is said. Police
The Washington herald., 1912-06-09
CATCHING BoRNEo CRoCoDuEs.
SuPerstItIous Natives XIII the crca-
tures in Spirit of Revenge.

SuPerstItIous Natives XIII the crca-
lures in Spirit of Revenge.
1t is a common sight in Borneo to see
a large crocodile summing himself on the
muddy bank OF a river. He takes no no
tice OF the natives, even though they
pass quite near him. So common indeed
is the sight, says Chambers Journal.
that the Dyaks themselves pay no heed
to these dangerous reptiles; and yet IL
is no unusual thing in Borneo to hear
Of some human life being taken by a
crocodile.
For months perhaps the crocodiIes In
q river live at peace with mankind. and
then suddenly one OF these creatures will
carry on some lad bathing in the river,
or even attack some one padding along
in his boat. l know OF a Dyak girl who,
when sitting and padding at the stern
OF a canoe, was knocked over into the
water and carried away by a crocodile,
and her companions could do nothing
to save her.
There seems to be no reason why the
crocodile should suddenly show a man
eating propensity in this way. The
Dyaks account for II by curious super
stitions. They say that II food is offered
to a person and he refuses 1t and goes
away without at least touching II some
- SURE 10 DGLdll ulIIlt ana ne
will most probably be attacked by a
crocodile.
Also, It is said that one OF the ways
the gods punish crime Is by sending a
crocodile to attack the culprit: and 1
have often heard IL said by Dyaks of
some one who has been killed by a croc-
odile that probably he has displeased
the gods, either by paying no heed to
the warnings sent him in dreams or by
means of omen birds or by committing
some hidden crime.
The Dyaks Of BorneO will not kill a
crocodile except in revenge. II the ami
NAL will live at peace with him the
Dyak has no wish to start a quarrel; II.
however, the crocodile breaks the truce
and kills some one then he feels justified
in retaliating. Under these circum-
stances the Dyaks set to work to ina
the culprit and go on catching and kill
ing crocodiles until they succeed in do
ing so. The Dyaks generally wear brass
ornaments and by cutting open a dead
crocodile they easily find out II he is the
creature they wish to punish.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-09

and always felt the obligation. I OBJ
tained my degree IN three years, but
remained another year to study juris-
prudence and history. Then I prepared
for my profession at the law department
Of Washington and Lee University.
Soon after beginning spractice At
Martinsburg a letter came from VIII
lam l. Wilson, who had been In Con-
gress from our district. but was then
Postmaster General IN President Cleve-
lands Cabinet Dear SIR he wrote.
please come to Washington at once
We thought he meant 70 give me some
public documents for my empty book
shelves and / took a vaiise along In
which TO put them. Ny father accom-
panied me. being a surgeon on the rail-
road and having a pass. To our amaze
ment Mr.. Wilson asked me TO become
his private secretary. It's a great
chance" friends said. and accepted the
place. stayed In Washington until
after the Republicans got control Of the
government.
''on the ship. returning from Europe
where had gone 70 rest and to study
German at Heidelberg. / met a mild
spoken English barrister. saw him one
morning In a violent argument with a
tail, dark-skinned man. mustached like
a pirate. He was being chopped "a
pieces about home rule in Ireland.
edged In without enthusiasm simply Il
help the barrister. Naturally, the big
man turned on me. The debate was con-
tnued there on the deck
The big man was Martin A Foran.
who had been In Congress from Cleve-
land and who was then a lawyer with
q large practice. Inside Of a year Judge
Foran-he IL now on the bench-ordered
me to Join his law firm He wrote that
l should come, not stopping to make
proposition or TO ask how felt about
IT, packed my books and clothing and
moved. Mr.. Foran pushed me to the
front at every opportunity. soon be-
gan. however, 20 follow the light Of Tom
l. johnson. In 1s02 Mr.. johnson asked
me to be assistant city solicitor. I re-
mctantly compiled with HIS request, put
ting professional interests aside that
might help q man to whom I was at
tracted. 1 ran four times for city so
lcitor and was always elected, even in
the year that johnson himself was de-
feated."
tCOpyhEhL In9 b. James q. Mouvwl