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Putnam patriot., 1913-02-14
ENGLISH SPELLING IS HARD
Noted Scholar Makes Strong Plea fer Phonetic Systeu-Chils
 Would Save Much Time

strong plea n favor Of phonetic spelling Was made To the meeting of tss British Association for the Ad- Yaucement Of Science al Dundee the other day by Sir James Donaldson. IL. D vice-chauceIlor and principal of the University Of st Andrews and principal of the United College of St safFafor and St Leonard. says Lon don cable dispatch 10 the New York Sun SIT James told the association that spelling K thing Of no conse- euence and everybody ought to be allowed Co speH as he likes just as Shakespeare and oar ancestors did
 Sir James said that this plan would lead to phonetic spelling Our present system of spelling he told the sci- eutists. r f can be called a system. unique In ifs absardity The French German and Dutch spell ph8Heticaliy bHt the English are ter ahlF behind them
 r the English spelling were pho netIc. said Sir James. it would bs easy for the whole population of China io learn the English language buf no foreigners now had a chance 10 learn easily. The English speak Ing child taught Co spell phoneticaIly he said saved at least year in the task Of acquiring an education
 Sir James concluded his phonetic plea by scoring competitors in gen enal The present method of making ap words. he charged. vas the doing If composlteFs We are slaves Of tha printers, he asserted. and if ae do not spell according 10 their ways Of thinking they change us over aud over again And there Is no re dress
 Sir James is an authority on the matter Of spelling being the author of The Modern Greek Grammar as well as many works on religious sub. Ieets
Putnam patriot., 1913-02-14
ss~s of aaaoleons atenumen,s.

When Napoleon 3as a St Helena h con. panion asked hlm one day about hfa treasures They are enormous. sAe emperor replied. but in full view. Here they are The splendid harbor ef Antwerp. that of Flushing the ooekE and dikes Of DuHkiFk. of
 faFre. Of Nice the gigantic harbor as cherbourg; the haFbor works of Venice: the great roads from Ant perp 10 Amsterdam. from Mainz 10 Aetz. from Bordeaux 10 Bayonnes The passes of the simpl0n. of Mont genis. Of Mont Geueyre. of the Cor nfche. that eE#e foar openings through the Alps The roads from The Py= fennes to the klps. from Parma to epezx'a. from saeana to Piedmont. fAe bridges of Jena. AHsierlIiz ef sevres the caHai from fhe Rhine 70 fne Rhone. the canal that joins the saheldt and the somme-'
 And so he goes ons reconnting the tulidlng of waterways and reads as sis lasting monuments
 Waterways and roads wouldn't be had for the present generation te lozve 10 its successors.
Putnam patriot., 1913-02-14
lsft Record q oosa Deeds.

One of the nineteenth century wom- s1 Who was considered radical in Ser time was Amaiie Sseveking. a na- i've of Hamburg born of wealthy and cultured family. She taught just because she loved to teach. and wrote two books, called Commentaries on the Bible.7 which provoked great dis trust Of her in conservative circles. When an epidemic Of cholera broke oat h Hamburg she offered 70 serve n the pest hospital and thereafter her hfe was identified with social work of various kinds Sue had ad. waneea Ideas about housing about hnaellorat.ng the condition Of the poor. and about hospital service, all Of which were reflected in the philan- shroplc work that she carried on un- sal her death ln iS5a
Putnam patriot., 1913-02-14

everything h the millinery line Is low. soft and graceful Flat. moderately large hats of an exceeding softness Of outline are in vogue-the very large hat is not favored hy the woman who avoids bizarre styles in dress. and the tiny audacious hat has likewise been vetoed In fact. the size of a hat large or smali-is DO longer the fea- ture that presents itself obtrusively to the attention. for hat sizes are mod crate and shapes conform pleasinglY to the head and to the line of the shoulders. this last being point which the skIllfaI mIIllner never over looks. Grace. not size. ia now the fn- portant consideration, and next comes harmony Of color.
 Trimmings are placed on the bFim oftener than on the crown. and when they are on the crown they are very apt 10 droop or curl over the brim. back of one ear. as is shown in the hat described above Some of these dropping immings-usually in the shape of ostrich feathers-touch the shoulders. and the effects achieved by the milIiners in this line are wonder fully picturesque and graceful.
 Many smart models on the Tam lines are shown in the shapes. One model had a crown of black velvet. fulled into band of ermine. Direct Y al the front. on the band Of ermine. vas a buckle or ornament of gold and blue.
 Another smart Tam model was trimmed al the top of the fulled crown with Oriental embroidery, and there
Putnam patriot., 1913-02-14
Last lime wItnsss Nodded.

At trial in court when the witness en the stand was being subjected to a rserciiess cross-examinati0n. In an swering one question the witness nod ded. whersupon the court stenogra. Yher. who vas eroWding the limit 10 get !, al and could not see the wit ness. at once demanded: Answer that question. to which the witness re .aed: T did answer Ii: nodded my head The stenographer. without a moments hesitation. came right back ~ith. Well, l heard it rattle. but could cot tell whether fl vas up and down sr from side to side
Putnam patriot., 1913-02-14
Imnor,ancs of Health.

There is no more important contrieu- Ger Co happiness than healrn. And strange as fl may seem women are very careless in this esard-thought- ial Of every body but themselves The great majority of women have no routine. Their lives are a succession st variations which keep the nerves in . constant nutter. They ~ill stick 10 kne house for eays and then rush syoond lfhe mad things for other days. ssncs . woman gets started going noth- nag short of a collapse can stop her 2hs win average four hours Of sleep srr . couple Of weeks and then stay 10 sed for several dAya
Putnam patriot., 1913-02-14
RIDDLES

What is the proper length for ladies skirts A little above two feet
 If the poker. shovel and tongs cost two dollars, what did the coals come tos Ashes
 What Is that which works when it plays and plays when it worksf A fountain
 What is everybody doing al the same time' Growing old.
 When are silk threads like deeep i've srisndsa When double faced
 What is that which tastens two peo- ple together. yet touches only one. The wedding ring
 What Is battonf A small event that Is always coming o1.
 Why do yoa always put or your left shoe last. When you have put one on the other is left
 What thing is drawn more frequent ly than Anothsr' Cork Why does hen lay egss only in the daytims' Because she is . roost- CT at night
Putnam patriot., 1913-02-14
ALL HIS ORGANS TRANSP0SED
Autopuy on Lsborsr's seey, at New York. Showed Really Rsrark.
 able State ef Affairs.

An autopsy performed recently upon 8he body of Michael Manning a labor e- thlrty-tNo 9ears old. who died of rneamonia h Bellevue hospital dIs- closed what DF. Cyras ". Field Of tho haHpIfars pathological department sa4d aas an unusually complete case ef sir tlstransversaA. relates the NeE ufk Sun
 The heart was on The right side h. s1ead of on the left tae spleen Ras also uu the right slds ghe appendix usa oa the Jeff side. tbe great stom- aah vas out of place and the lungs had fso lehes each
 More than one hundred doctors. pro ts.ssors and medical students NeFe present at fhe autopsy So far as EAe doctors could judge Manning had sui fered no inconvenience through tee transrosiuoa sf hls organs
Putnam patriot., 1913-02-14
TtntinQ Lace.

A weak solution of permanganats Of potash Will tint laees that deep shade of ecru so much used at pres ent
 lt must be carefully dissolved. oth- erwise il will produce stains which are impossible to remove.
 Test the dye with small piece of muslin before dipping the lace. If the color Is too deep. dilute the solu- ton until the required hue Is obtained Never allow the lace to remain In the dye. simply dip in and out again.
 Tea or a solution of coffee Is ex- cellent to tint laoes. The latter pro duces the fashionable string color.
 Lace trimmings to match the mate rial of the freck are much used this season.
 With two or three simple colors even an amateur can produce good results.
Putnam patriot., 1913-02-14

were two ostrich tips placed under heath the crown. and slightly curling up over it.
 Plush is one of the most favored materials for millinery use and smart. small shapes are fashioned from fine black plush giving the effect of seal skin An attractive small model Of black plush has B slightly turned up brim and fuiled crown. At the side f1ont and back there Is an sigrette curling down over the brim.
 Another small shape IS made of white plush. trimmed with sirgrettes. There IS a large crown. fulled into & narrow. turned-up hrim. The model sets well down over the head
 MARY DEAN.
Putnam patriot., 1913-02-14
 Uxeful for Oratcrn

At & musical exposition in Berlin An invention for increasing the re sonanee of the voice was exhibited. IL consists Of film. which is applied to the roof of the mouth and acts as . sounding board. II is intended for the use of orators. officers. and any one wishing 10 increase the reach of the voice, zs well as musicians.
Putnam patriot., 1913-02-14
 EelIne Mlssnr,-

'ff man could only fall Ike a cal and land on his feet every time. thls world would be happier place. "No doubt; but if a man wouldn't take so many more chances than ( cat does he wouldn't fall so often.s
Putnam patriot., 1913-02-14
NEAT LITTLE PARLoR TRICK
Difficult ,o Move Second Finger From Between First and Second With
 out Separating Them.

Here's something which is harder than it looks. Bend the second fin. ger Of your left hand forward and join the tips Of the first and third be. hind it Then try 10 move the sec end Anger out between them without
Putnam patriot., 1913-02-14
Terrible, Indeed.

These bridge disasters are terri ble,~ remarked the man who wal reading of bridges being swept away by the river foods. T should say SO" replied his friend. My wife lost ali of her years pin money in game of bridge last night
Putnam patriot., 1913-02-14
eizekeninc Aluminium,

To Naeken aluminium alloys. s;ates the Electrical Review. immerse the ar ticie in boiling hot solution of caus tic soda of So per cent strength for . few seconds wash or the excess of csustic. dry in s2sdust and poliss with plum mhagoed brush.
Putnam patriot., 1913-02-14
S0FTnESS SOUGHT FOR
KEYNOTE OF THg PRESENT
 STYLES IN MILLINERY.
Icea Makes for Grace, a Matter That Has Been Somewhat Negiec.so-- Trimmings on Brin are
 Plcturesque.

Softness Of outline achieved by graceful drsped effects and by the use Of furry and feather trimmings is the keynote of the millinery for winter wear Styles follow each other in such swift succession these days that there is no predicating safely what hat styles Siii be six months ahead. and by midwiuter towering shapes. rfth plumes rising aloft. may be the ~him of Parfs-snst now. however.
Putnam patriot., 1913-02-14
Meaning ef Love.

You must first find out the mean fng o1 love and then see that you de what love bids you, but the essential fEing is that you must find out that 2seaning for yourself Tolstoy.
Putnam patriot., 1913-02-14
Lace Jsecta

Many of the newest large j&eots are composed of three and four diff ferent kinds of lAces Ciuny. French tulie. Irish crochet and shadow lace 0ay all es combined with good effect
Putnam patriot., 1913-02-14
And Put Dishes In It-

Our only fear Of a woman in the presidents cabinet is that she would put scalloped paper on it's shelves - Gs1czgo News.
Putnam patriot., 1913-02-14
v@rx Axny Wcmen.

confinnous seif-saerifee Is some ~womers idea of living usefal life. .-Flcrlda Times Inion.
Putnam patriot., 1913-02-14

separating them and without using the thumb or employing any other AS sistance
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-05-15
Attorney for Petitioners.
The Underwood tariff bill.

The Underwood tariff bill. pro-
claimed by the democratic party as
the answer to its platform pledge to
reduce the tariff downward. was
day. The vote was ISL to 1879, five
democrats voting against the bill.
and two republicans voting for It..
Four progressives. among them be-
ing Congressman Bryan of this
state. supported the measure and
II opposed 1t, while one independent
progressive Joined the majority.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-05-15
Serpentine
Crepe

In New Japanese DESIGNS
This material needs no introduction
Its as staple as calico. 1t serves for
many things---draperies, kimonos, COW
erings, porteres, etc. Our stock has
been replenished by some Of the very
latest designs; and as house cleaning
time is here, you may be interested
in Serpentne Crepe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24

the burning building and the ends o.
the streams from their hose were TURF
ed into steam without effect upon the
fire.
Some Leaped, Others Roasted Alive.
Life nets and extension ladders were
equally useless. There was no chance
for those caught on the upper floors,
except the last resort of jumping and
this many took, while others fell shriv-
elIed and crumpled with the heat.
Scarcely one of the survivors was
able to give a connected account Of
what took place upon the upper floors
oi the factory when the employees there
mostly girls-realized that the fire
call was no false alarm and that deatn
was sweeping upon them.
The coolest recalled that women
tainted by dozens and the scene was
one of indescribable confusion. Some
of the men employees apparently kept
their heads and did their best to res
cue the imperiled women.
The fire escapes were not large
enough to hold all who rushed to the
exits and there was a mad dash for
windows, the trapped victims Shrek
ing from pain as the flames swept on
them from behind and scared their bo-
dies.
Then from windows and fire escapes
bodies began falling rapidly. The
building was four stories high, and
many who jumped even from the top
most floor, escaped with their lives, al
though most of them were manned
Most Of the women were working on
the fourth floor, and it was among
these that the loss of life and injury
vas greatest
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
Picks Infield of COllegians.

college baseball has furnished a
corking major league infield with Hal
Chase, a Santa Clara product, now a
member of the Chicago Sox, as
an ideal first baseman. Eddie Collins,
of the Athletics, a former Columbia
star, is the boy for second base, with
his teammates, Jack Barry, a Hol5
Cross product, the selection for short
stopping duties.
Until last August, when Harry Lord
was shifted from third base, it would
have been impossible to name supe-
rior to the White Sox star and fo'-
mer Boston American captain. Lord
came from Bates. In his stead for
third base / would name Eddie Grant.
of the Cincinnati Reds. Grants play
ing at Harvard won for him chance
in the majors"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
BASEBALL OFFERS COLLEGIATE STARS
BRIGHT and PROFITABLE FUTURES

New York, July Summer base
ball may be criminal in the eyes of
he college professors, a menace to
lure, immaculate amateur athletics
and all that sort Of thing, but the var
city star who has won his letter an
PASSED muster before the big league
scout need not worry over his future,
said Frank Chance, manager of the
New York Yankees, recently in discus
sing the mooted question, THE public
ity given Jim Thorpe, the Carlisle In
dian and champion all around athlete
of the world, by virtue of his achieve
ments at the last Olympic games, has
revived the old familiar agitation an
ent provisioning college ball plaJ-
erS
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
Many Colleges in Minors.

some look at the baseball records
suffices to show that many minor
league stars now in the spotlight at
some time or other played with !.
varsity nine.
Perhaps l would have blossome1
into a major league dentist, but fo'
the fact that l loved the game Of base
ball.
81 attended Cooper Dental College
and Washington university, at Irving
ton, Cal, and the chances are l might
have gone along with my nose to the
grindstone utterly mindful of the
good things to be had once success was
achieved in baseball toys.
Hastily scanning the names of stars
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
18th DISTRICT
Especial to Times-Re>order.)

Seventeenth District, July 23.-
Messrs. Chas. Israeli Arthur HollJ,
Misses Lucille Crawford and Clara Rol
ly attended a picnic at Myrtle Springs
Saturday.
Miss Leila Smallpiece visited her
sister, Mrs. Jno. Webb, last week.
Misses Annie Pennington, of Ander-
sonville, and Matte and Ruby Wilke"-
son, of Whitsette, visited the Misses
Wigigns this week.
Mr.. H. ]. Israel, of Newman, is
spending some time with homefolks.
Mr.. Reuben Williams has returned
to his home in Eldorendo, after spend
ing two weeks with relatives here.
MIR. Kenneth McTyier and sisters,
Misses Marilu and Susie Clay. OF
Bottsford, visited friends here Sun
day,
Messrs. John Hardwick and Hiram
Faust, of PARROT, were visitors in this
community Sunday.
Mrs. William Davis of Terrell coun-
ty, is the guest of relatives here this
week.
Miss Annie Lee Williams and broth
er, Clarence, are guests of relatives in
Doerun this week.
Mr.. Ellington Hammond, of Cole
nan, spent the weekend in this COM
munity.
At last we have had the much need
ed rains, which have broken the six
weeks drouth.
Mr.. David Israel, of Americas, was
prominent Sunday visitor here.
Messrs. Frank Miers, Leon Google
and Paul Stephens were here Sunday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
Formidable Box Staff.

There's Christy Mathewson, of the
Giants, once the slab idol of Bucknen
fans; Doc" White, the veteran soutl-
paw of the Chicago white sox, who
came up from Georgetown; Jack
Coombs, iron man right handler of the
Athletics, who treated the Chicago
Cubs to three successive beatings dur
ing the world series of 1910. Jack
broke in after attending Colby Two
of his pals ON Connie Macks wonder
full machine, Chief Bender" and Ed
die Plank, and must be labeled EEK
collegians" Bender learned his lesson
at Carlisle and Plank won his while
twirling for Gettysburg Many great
players have come out of the Universe :
ty of Notre Dame, including big Ed
Reulbach, of the Cubs, Jimmy Laver-
der, of the Cubs, a right handler, is
from the Georgia Tech. Ray Collins,
southpaw of the Boston Red Sox
started his career at the University VI
Vermont. Here we have a slab staff
of eight admitted world heaters.
Back of the plate I might name as
two foremost receivers, Bill Carrigan,
of the Boston Red Sox, who got his
start at Holy Cross, and John Meyers,
of the New York Giants, a great In
dian, who studied at Dartmouth Thus
the batteries are accounted for.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24

in the National and American
leagues-former college men-I am
pleased to learn that Americas insti-
tutions of learning have supported ma
jor league baseball with enough stars
to stock an entire team. Pause a m j.
ment to consider the talent available
for the pitching apartment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
so GIRL ARE DEAD:
SO ARE HURT IN FIRE

Binghamton, n. Y, July 23.-Fifty
persons were killed, according to late
estimates, and as many injured, doz-
en- of them mortally, in fire which,
swept the four story factory building
of the Binghamton Clothing company
yesterday afternoon. The victims were
chiefly women and girls.
Last night % bodies had been re,
covered. In the city hospital and in
private institutions are injured. Some
two score persons are known to have
escaped, as if by miracle, from the
building, which burst into fame like
q tinderbox and became a roaring
furnace almost in no time after the
first alarm was sounded.
Others in Red-HOt Ruins.
About 1875 persons were in the facto-
ry when the fire broke out. Those Ut
accounted for, or most of them, are be-
lieved to be still in the red hot ruins
of the structure
Around the scene of the catastrophe.
the greatest this city has ever known
thousands last night watched the res
cuers work in the glare of three big
searchlights, many in the great throng
being restrained only by the closely
drawn police lines from rushing into
the ruins to seek the bodies of rela-
tives, sweethearts or friends.
Many streams of water are being
poured into the fiery pit, which few
hours ago was the cellar of the burned
establishment. AS the ruins were cool
ed slightly, from time to time in spot
upon which the streams were conferred,
men went forward to dig as long as
human endurance would allow them
to work. Occasionally body was
found and quickly taken away.
Work in Ruins All Night.
This work will go on all night and
perhaps all day tomorrow before the
glowing mass gives up its last dead. Il
will take at least two days, the au-
thorities believe, before the cellar can
be cleared and the whole truth known.
The big outstanding fact of the ca
tastrophe is it's suddenness. In this the
disaster bears a strong resemblance to
ne triangle waist company holocaust
in New York city, where TAT lives were
lost, when the infiammable material
upon which the employees were work
ing and the waste littering the floors
blazed up with inconceivable rapidit|
and set the imprisoned workers jump
ing from the windows.
The parallel here fails only in the
lesser height and different construc-
ton of the building and in the length Of
the list of dead and injured
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
Had Regular Drills.

Another resemblance to the New
York disaster is that the fire yesterday
is believed to have been started by tn
careless throwing of cigarette butt
or match In the tragedy yesterday
the burst of flames followed quickly
after the alarm. There was little OPP
portunity to use ordinary means of es-
cape. Fire drills had been carried on
regularly.
The building was equipped with fire
escapes and an automatic alarm sys-
tenn Mrs. Ralph D. Freeman, wife OF
the proprietor, telephones the first
alarm to the central fire station. The
usual apparatus for first still alarm
responded. Some excited person at
Warren and Chenango streets, four
blocks away, saw burst of flames and
pulled the box there. The rest of the
companies answered this alarm.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
Make Fast Headway.

That meant ten minutes delay for
part of the firemen. But even those
who arrived first were unable to do
anything. The first puff of flames was
hardly discerned before the fire leaped
along the staircase and walls, up the
elevator shaft, along floors and CELL
ings. There was a roar, front and
rear, and the flames belched clear
across Wall street, on which the build
ing fronted, whitening the shade trees
on the river bank, and scorching a
building across an alley at the rear.
After this fierce blast the fire seem
ed to burst from every part of the
building at once. Upon the fire es-
capes girls, women and men were clus-
tered and inside others were waiting
te get onto the iron ladders. But the
flames were too quick for them.
When the firemen arrived in re-
Spouse to the telephone alarm they
were unable to get within 200 feet G.