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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-21
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Little Mary was on the veranda in
the morning sunshine when she saw
a friend Of the family approaching
and without waiting to be addressed
she called, .HeIlo, Mr.. Mason, rye
had birthday"
why, Mary, is that SO? How old
are your"
-Four years DID," she told him.
II wonder. now, what I'd better do
to your" Mr.. Mason pondered, and
was amused at the reply that came
very positively.
'Yeu can't, I'm sitting on it,9-
July Woman's Home Companion ii
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-21
CONFUSING RUT cLEAR

CONFUSING BUT CLEAR
It was a sad day for Mrs. Mullett.
The last Of her family now was mar
ried, and the poor old lady had the
dismal prospect of living henceforth
all alone.
The vicar was duly sympathetic
when he called to see her some few
days after the wedding.
you must feel very lonely now
adays, Mrs. Mullett," he remarked,
especially seeing that In the past
you've had so many children to
brighten your home"
Mrs. Mullett sighed.
eyes, SIR" she replied at last. 81
do feel lonely sometimes. One day,
you know, misses 'em, and the next
day wants 'em. But, all said and
done, thinks l misses 'em more
than wants 'em."
Switzerland exported Sits, 34f
of machinery in 1912, including S3,-
286, 900 of electric dynamos, which
went chiefly to France and Germany.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21

matter OF pronunciation, and had
nothing to do with the poetic feeling.
] admitted the matter OF pronuncia-
ton, but argued that as authorities,
as well as poets. differed on that,
and as poetry was sublimnted eu-
phony, why make trisyllabic word
OF It and get a cacophonouB result
that was harsh to the ear. Wine"
to rhyme with "Proserpine!" Might
not as ftly have written:
To thee alone,
Lost Persephone.
OF course, might. for Persephone
In the original Greek OF It, and a
poet who would make q rhyme like
that ought to have his feet sawed of.
The Latin OF IL Is Proserpina, and 1t
doesn't rhyme with hyena, either.
He sat before me wagging his head
and grooming the lines OF Lang to
himself ecstatcally. But kept
right ahead, putting the plain facts
up TO him, Following Mr.. Lang's
pronuncIation-he's dead and II isn't
his fault that he isn't here to defend
himself handed out this classic
bit:
! might adore
Eair Terpsichore.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21

he said he didn't know; that IL just
swept him on. When asked him
what the pale Of Proserpine" was.
and how far from the gardens OF
Circe 1t was located, and where were
the gardens OF Gree, he was
stumped. Then I wanted to kno"
how an island could forget the maln'
seeinE that everybody In this coun-
try remembers the Maine-which Is
NO joke-and why the low lutes OF
1--we should complain. in view OF the
Ssct that Circe wasn't a married
Isdy and Proserpine didn't want to
he: and how the shadows OF wan
lovers, or any other kind, could pine,
and why one should be especially
glad 20 know that brine WAS salt on
his lbs, when brine never Is any
thing else but Ralt-e1cept possibly
IN unusually saccharine yerse-to all
nf nav insistent queries he failed to
reply. and sloried in his failure
when ! asked him at last about tne
large air" he merely threw Dis
arms around like windmills ana
made no answer.
Next I asked him why "froserpine
should be made to rhyme WIN
%wjueu and be said 1t was merely o
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21

ization. or the 100000 children Of
her Moro neighbors, only 1000 are
receiving even the crudest education.
The United States Government pro
vides schools, under military rule. for
these children, but naturally the
Moro takes to schooling no quicker
than to bathtubs or soap.
Mrs. Spencer's aim is to teach the
parents Of these children the wisdom
Of sending them to school But per-
haps the greatest need In all this
island is the social. In spite Of their
warlike aggressiveness and their
prowess In treacherous war, these
Moros are a sickly race. Hospitals
must be established where the peo-
pie can be cured Of chronic ailments
such as malaria, hookworm, black
fever and other tropical diseases
which, come mainly from unhygienic
habits.
A large share Of Mrs. Spencer's
fortune will be devoted to develop.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21
The Village Where Mrs. Loriard Spencer Will Live Among
the Wretched Natives.

Instead Of cruising In Mediterranean
waters on q perfectly equipped steam
yacht, as In the days when her hus-
band was living, this beautiful widow.
who Is still youthful in face and
spirits, will cruise in and out among
the southern islands In rude native
canoes, facing danger every day Of
her life.
Danger? Yes. Not alone the pas
sive danger Of disease, engendered
by the filth Of the people and the
heat Of the islands, but the active
dangers, due to the warnke charac-
teristics Of the Moros, the wild men
Of the hills. as they are sometimes
called. When the United States
took over the Philippines, 1t assumed
charge Of their more than 100000
natives. or these, more than 1,000,-
900 are Moro Mohammedans. They
have caused the Government more
anxiety than all the other 100000
combined. They are divided in
groups, each group dominated by
aerce and lawless leaders. Ono
group OF $4,000 are the descend
ants Of pirates and cannbals. II is
this group that has been In constant
rebellion, and has killed many Amor
leans who have aone to them only to
help them. And 1t ls to this group
and Its civilization that Mrs. Spencer
Intends to devote her time and
WEALTH.
From the cultivated, high bred,
ultra-rehned social circle In which
she has always moved, Mrs. Spencer
will go to Jolo, where her companions
will be either the hard working mis-
sionaries or the savages. &" From the
unglazed windows of, her mission
hut she will look out on dirty, un-
clad natives living In trees like great,
unclean birds. ), What a contrast to
the outlook from the wide windows of
her Newport home! There she looks
out upon the superb gardens Of the
Vanderbilt and Brown estates, or
upon her own beautifully kept lawns.
The children Of her Newport and
New York neighbors have expensive
tutors and governesses. They are
taught all the graces OF modern civil
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21

ing such a hospital In the city Of
Jolo, where resides the Sultan OF
Sulu, head Of the Mohammedan faith
In the islands. the same Sultan who
gave to the then Alice Roosevelt
pearl necklace. Jolo Is the capital OF
the Suu group OF Moros, many of
which are the so-called "Irreconcila-
bles' OF the Philippines.
They are perhaps the most bar
barous OF all the Moro groups. They
are highly immoral. their women are
little more than slaves. Unless In
timtdated by the presence OF the
United State soldiers. husband Will
beat his wife whenever he feels like
Il Among the subjects OF the Sui
tan of Sulu are men and women who
have never worn clothes. who fight
and who live like wild animals
1t is among these unfortunate
women that Mrs Spencer hopes TO
do her greatest work She plans to
60 into their homes, which Gre, In
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21

most cases, wretched filthy huts OF
straw and mud, so indescribably un-
hygienic that words fail in the por-
traying Of them. There are terrible
Oriental diseases among the women.
there are Scared and blind babies,
crippled children. Among such as
these, Mrs. Spencer will spread the
gospel Of cleanliness. The mothers
will be taught how to care for their
babies, nurses will be provided 10
attend these mothers in the wilder
ness. They will learn the efficacy
Of certain drugs in the prevention OF
blindness. These savage Moros Kill
blind babies They are looked upon
as something evil. and even those In
authority over tho groups order the
speedy killing Of these unfortunate
babies.
What will happen when this bril-
liant product Of modern civtliza-
ton meets this personally dirty, bar
barouR product Of sayagery2 Will
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21
MrsLori||ard Spencer ''New orks
Mrs. Vanderbilt's Next Door
Neighbor to Giue Up Social
Friuolities and Become a
Missionary Among the
Sauages of the Philippines

have those savage Moros on her
mind. The next Winter, when she
gave opera parties, she was still
thinking OF what seemed to her the
wretchedness of the natives on the
Island of Jolo.
Then a few weeks ago, during the
great Episcopal Convention, held In
New York, Mrs. Spencer was again
brought IN contact with Bishop Brent.
and almost before she realized It she
had announced her intention to 20
to Jolo and work as a missionary,
paying all expenses for herself and a
companion worker.
Society was properly staggered.
Her son was dumbfounded, but moth
Ing could, and she frankly says TINT
nothing can, sway her from her de.
cision.
In the most savage corner OF this
barbarous island she will found and
support q social mission. Every
cent Of expense will be borne by her,
Her financial advisers and her friends
say, What fearful waste of money"
She says, "Not at ALL" That It Is
greater waste OF money to entertain
society as she has done In the past.
The amount Of money which this
Mrs. LoriIlard Spencer.
From Miniature by AmaIla kussner.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21

the Sultan Of Sulu shock the sensi-
bilities OF the former society leader,
with his lack Of clothes, his habits,
his customs and his cruelties2 Or
will he be shocked at her temerity.
her '1mmodesty' In attempting 10
meet him. a Mohammedan ruler, un-
yelled and garbed In what he believes
to be indecent clothing2
There are many among Mrs. Spen"
GERS friends who believe that her
going personally to the Philippines is
a sheer waste. Some students OF
economics would call her going a
great economic waste. These friends
and students believe that more gooa
would be done by sending traineu
workers, paid from her great wealth
Their contention is that her culture.
her beauty, her education VIII be or
no great use in the tanning OF the
Moro.
But Mrs. spencer believes very
differently.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21

poetry editor OF one Of tho
III New York publications re-
Gently selected one Of Andrew
uss poems, "The Odyssey" to de-
gay his readers. But Mr.. W. J.
@pton, who is himself q poet,
:aa the editors poetry column and
~ something to say. This particu'
atanza especially attracted MT
symptoms eye;
/ one that for a weary space has
lain
-uled by the Bong OF Circe and
4 her wine
gardens near the pale OF Proser-
pine.
"nere that Aegean isle sorgets the
main,
Aad only the low lutes Of love
l. complain,
- only shadows OF wan lovers pine,
oacn an one were glad to know
the brine
calt On his lips, and the large air
again.
e poetry post read this to mo In
surous tones, writes Mr. hampton.
With bated breath. and when I
'So MIN what the dickens 1t meant
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21
a Poem That Offended Poet

Did I not hope
That Penelope
Would be my fate;
Unless Hecate
Or something worse
That she-cat Circe-
Got In her curse
And fred my shades
Plumb down to Hades,
But to proceed, Among the last
six llnes-of Mr.. Lang's, not mine
I find these three:
So gladly from the songs OF modern
speech.
Men turn and see the stars and feel
the free
Shrill wind beyond the close OF
heavy flowers.
(Which gets my goat" as the Satyr
said 10 the Dryad. Nothing short OF
a search warrant or a magazine edt-
tor could get the meaning OF that. In
my Judgment What Is a shrill wind
beyond the close Of heavy flowers?
What shrills the wind and closes
the heavy flowers7 I am inclined
to think the late Andrew, who was
something else besides u poet, was
passing out puzzle to the posterity
row,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21

settlement will cost Will be no greater
than the annual expenses Of her
Newport house, her season In New
York and her trips abroad.
Mrs. Spencer has figured every
thing out. Instead of leasing an
opera box for the season, she will
eQuin hospital for the Moros. In
stead OF opening her Newport man
sion and lavishdng money on her
friends, she will support a school
where Moro children will be taught
the three RS and habits Of personal
cleanliness. Instead Of spending
thousands OF dollars on gorgeous
clothes for herself. che will spend
that money clothing the sava9es.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04
MARRIED AT FIT. ATKINSON.
DR.. T. P. Noehle United in Marriage
With Miss Marie Toussaint.

A pretty wedding occurred at st.
Joseph s Catholic church at Ft. Atkin-
son Wednesday when the Rev. Father
Edward Aumann spoke the words which
united for life DR.. Theodore P. Noehle
Of this city and Miss Marie Toussaint
The church was handsomely decorated
with ferns and chrysanthemums. The
bride was given away by her father,
and she was attended by her sisters, the
Misses Martha and Louise Toussaint,
while Hugh Rafferty, and Raymond
Kupfer of Kenosha, acted as grooms-
men. The bride was gowned in hand
some creation of white net with Ouch
ess lace over white charmeuse and car
ried a shower bouquet Of bridal roses
and lilies Of the valley. The brides
maids were attired in cream shadow
lace over pink charmeuse and carried
pink roses. After the ceremony the
wedding party repaired to the home of
the bride IS parents where a sumptuous
breakfast was served, the house decora-
tions being ferns, smilax, pink roses
and violets The bride is a daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Toussaint. She
is one of Fit. Atkinson most popular
young ladies. The bridal couple de-
parted on an afternoon train on a three
weeks trip to st. Louis, New Orleans
and Pensacola, Florida, via the Gulf
of Mexico On their return they will
be at home to friends at SCI Pomeroy
street.
The many friends of Dr. Mobile will
be pleased to extend congratulations
and assure his ride a most cordial
welcome to Aenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04

1t may be that the present "contro-
versy' now going on over the manner
in which the road work in this county
was done this summer is unfortunate .
but it is letting in light on men and
methods employed in the work that
should result in big savings to the
county in the future. 1t developed at
the first days session of the special
investigating committee that the pres
emit inquiry is no whitewashing affair
and that it is the intention of the COM
mittee to place the blame for poor work
exactly where it belongs and to save
the county what it can by forcing
somebody to make good on the con-
tracts. Two things were established at
the first days hearing which dealt prin-
cipally with the thing on the Sheridan
road. First, that the blame for the
manner in which the thing was put in
does not rest on the shoulders of any
one man. Everybody connected with
this job from the highest to the lowest
shares the responsibility for this botch
~~S--
Job IN a greater or less degree They
are all tarred with the same brush.
Second, it was proven by documentary
evidence that the 'finspectors drew
their pay. The evident intention of
the investigating committee to get to
the bottom of the whole matter is a re-
freshing contrast to the manner in which
these inquiries are generally conducted
and the report of the findings Of the
committee to the county board should
make very interesting reading for the
taxpayers of the county. AS Super
visor Scott remarked right out in meet
ing this county is going to spend over
a hundred thousands dollars on roads
next year and we (the supervisors
have got to know how we can depend
on" That goes for the taxpayers who
are putting up the money also
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04
Former President of Keno
sha I'll. S. Assn. Is Killed
Near Blue Island, Ill.
BUGGY STRUCK BY FAST TRAIN

Charles P. Parish, former resident Of
Kenosha and a man widely known
among the members of the Kenosha
High School association, died at the
Blue Island (Ill.) hospital at half past
nine O'Clock Thanksgiving evening as
result of injuries received when he
was run down by train on the Rock
Island railway.
Mr.. Parish was one of the most
prominent of the members of the school
association and details Of his death re-
ceivedS in Kendsha to-day HAYES CAUSED
great sorrow among the members of
the association. Fo1 some time Mr..
Parish had made his home on farm
near Homewood, I'll. On Thursday
evening he had gone to Harvey to close
up a bushes transaction and return
ing to his home he drove directly in
front of the train. He evidently was
busily engaged in working out the de-
tails of the transaction Of the evening
and had not heard the approaching
train. He was conscious when pick
ed up by the members Of the crew in
charge of the train and he was removed
to the hospital at Blue Island. Two
sons hurried to the hospital and their
father recognized them. His death re-
suited from the shock which followed
the accident and the surgeons declared
that his injuries were not sufficient to
cause death.
Charles Pomeroy Parish was born il
Cummington, Mass, "a years ago. He
came to Kenosha in the late ffties and
resided on farm in the town Of Pleas
Prairie. He was one of the most en-.
thusiastic members of the Kenosha
High School association and was one
of the men who always attended the BIZ
ennial reunions of the association. He
served for year as president of the
association and he had been most ac-
tive in the affairs of the Kenosha- Chi
cago club. Just after he graduated
from the high school Mr.. Parish went
to Chicago and became head of the
department Of interior decorations with
the firm of Marshall Field Co. Aft
erward he was connected with the firm
of G. P. Parish & Co. For the past few
years he had lived in retirement on the
farm near Homewood.
He is survived by widow and four
children, one of his daughters, Miss
Rosamund Parish having lost her life
in the Iroquois theatre disaster. He
was brother Of Mrs. Flora Parish To
bin, also well known to the members
of the school association.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04
HONOR FOR JONES.
CcGniy Clerk Named as Director of
National Automobile Association.

The standing of the Kenosha Auto
mobile Club as an aggressive organiza-
tion was recognized by the national as
ISOLATION on Thursday when County
Clerk Russell Jones, one of the most
prominent and widely known members
of the local club was notified of his
nomination as director of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association. The NOM
nation is equivalent to an election.
Mr. Jones was also notified that he had
been selected as delegate to repre-
sent the Kenosha club at the annual
convention of the national organization
which will be held at Richmond, Va,
December l, and 3. 1t is probable
that arrangements will be made by the
local club to have Mr.. Jones attend this
convention as it is believed that some
ideas of value to the local body can be
picked up at the meeting.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04
Careless Milwaukee Men
Named as Defendants in
$4,000 Suit in Racine.
SAID TO HAVE CLUBBEO MAN

William Rowe, one Of the most
prominent farmers Of Rochester, Racine
county, through his attorneys Kearney,
Thompson and Myers, has commenced a
suit against Otto Schultz and Arthur
Schultz of Milwaukee for $4,000 dam
ages because of alleged personal in
juries inflicted upon the plaintiff by the
defendants
On the 18th day of last January the
two above named defendants took an
electric car to Racine county The day
was cold and the defendants, armed
with shotguns and having dog and
ferret, started to hunt rabbits and
other game.
When on the farm of Mr. Rowe he
ordered them off and fight ensued.
The men dubbed Mr.. Rowe with gun
and left him unconscious on the
ground and returned to Milwaukee
without notifying anyone. Sonic six
or eight hours later Mr. Rowe was dis
covered covered with blood and nearly
frozen to death. He was cared for by
physician and taken to a Milwaukee
hospital, where he lay for weeks hover
ing between life and DEATH He has
never recovered from the injuries.
Later Arthur and Otto Schultz were
arrested and were fined in the munich
pal court on charge of assault.
The complaint alleges that while the
two defendants were trespassing upon
the farm Of the plaintiff they did I'M
lawfully and feloneously and with force
and arms assault the plaintiff; that
they left him unconscious on the ground
when the thermometer was far below
zero for eight hours; that because of
said assault plaintiff sustained a frac-
ture of the skull and was rendered un-
conscious for period Of eighteen days;
that following the assault his hands,
feet and face were severely frozen, and
as result the left foot was infected;
that plaintiff was made sick, sore, lame
and disabled from attending to his bust
ness since January Is, 1913, and was
obliged to pay upward of 81 900 for
medicines, medical attendance and nurs-
ing, and has since been lame and
crippled and that he sustained per
sonal injury and damage to the
amount Of $4,000.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04
Grand Army Veterans Have
Trouble Securing an In
crease in Pensions Now.
ARE TOO HARD

Some of the Kenosha Grand Army
veterans who are seeking to get their
pensions increased are having hard
time satisfying the pension authorities
about their age. The authorities re-
quest that the old soldiers prove their
age by state or county registry, by
church records of baptism or by entry
in the family Bible. AS birth records
were not kept much many years ago
numerous old soldiers find it hard to
fill these requirements and are pro-
testing.
One well known old soldier residing
here has just reached the age of IS
and under the Sherwood pension law is
entitled to an increase in pension. He
has been informed, however, that he
must prove his age. This he fears he
may not be able to do as no record ever
was made of it and he does not know
the whereabouts of the family Bible.
It s kind of late in man s life to
make him prove his age and / just guess
they will have to accept my word for
it or let it 60" he said. There are
several others here who find themselves
in the same boat and those who are
able to produce birth records consider
themselves very fortunate.
The Sherwood pension law grants a
pension of one dollar per day to vet
Grams seventy-fve years of age or older,
but before the old soldiers can secure
this they must prove their age in the
method described above.
The order doubtless would be fair in
Europe, where everyone is registered,
tagged and labeled for the convenience
Of the police. In American such a rul-
ing well nigh repeats the law. In half
of the country even today birth records
are irregular and unreliable; and three
quarters of century ago they were a
farce. Family Bibles sometimes CON
tain the required data and sometimes
they do not, and not every family has
such a Bible. Church records of bap-
tisms are still more faulty. It is said
that of all the people in this country
seventy-fve years Of age or older not
one in three can give the proof of age
demanded by the pension Office.