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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04

Mrs. Sayre was born in GAINESVILLE,
Pa, twenty-five years ago. She at
tended the Women's college at Balti-
more and was an honor member of
the class of 1908, being also elected a
member of Phi Beta Kappa. For two
years after her graduation she en-
gagged in settlement work in Kensing-
ton, Pa, and she is a member of the
executive board of the National Young
Woman's Christian association. She
has delivered several excellent ad-
dresses in public.
In appearance she does not resem-
BILE her father as much as do her sis
tiers, having rather the features of her
mothers family, the Axsons.
Something About the Groom.
Francis Bowes Sayre is twenty
eight years old, and was born at
South Bethlehem, Pa, son of the
late Robert Heysham Sayre, who built
the Lehigh Valley railroad and at
one time was assistant to the presi-
dent Of the Bethlehem iron works,
since known as the Bethlehem steel
works. He was also once president
of the board of trustees of the Lehlgh
university.
Francis Bowes Sayre graduated from
Lawrenceville school, Lawrenceville,
N. j., in 1904, and from Williams col
lege in 1909. He entered Harvard law
school and graduated "cum laude."
He was a member of the Sigma Phi
fraternity, Gargoyle society and the
Phi Beta Kappa at Williams. For the
past year he has been working in the
Office Of District Attorney Whitman of
New York. During the summer he
was admitted to the bar Of New York
state.
Mr.. Sayre's mother is Mrs. Martha
Finlay Sayre, daughter Of the late
William Nevin, who was president of
Franklin and Marshal college at
Lancaster, Pa. She is descendant of
Hugh Williamson of North Carolina,
one Of the trainers of the Constitution
Of the United States. and is sister
of the late Robert Nevin, head of the
American church at Rome, and cous-
in Of Ethelbert Nevin, the composer.
Other White House Weddings.
The wedding of Jessie Wilson and
Francis Sayre was the thirteenth to be
solemnized in the White House. The
first was that of Anna Todd, niece of
Dolly Madison's first husband, and
John G. Jackson. Then Mrs. Madi-
sons sister, Lucy, was married to
Judge Todd of Kentucky. The third
wedding, that Of Maria Monroe, daugh-
ter of President Monroe, to Samuel
Lawrence Gouverneur In 1920 marked
the first social use of the east room.
Eight years later John, the second son
Of President John Quincy Adams, mar
ried his cousin, Mary HELEN, In the
blue room. While General Jackson
was president there were three we'd
dings in the White House, those of
Della Lewis to Alphonse Joseph Yver
Pageot Of the French legation; Mary
Eaton to Lucien B. Polk, and Emily
Martin to Louis Randolph. Many
years passed before there was anoth-
er marriage ceremony in the presi-
dents mansion, the next being of Mel
lie, the only daughter Of General
Grant, and Algernon G. F. Sartoris.
In 1875 Emily Plat, niece of Mrs.
Hayes, was married in the blue room
to Gen. Russell Hastings. The elev-
enth Of this series of weddings was
that of President Cleveland to Frances
Folsom, and the twelfth that of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's daughter Alice, to
Nicholas Longworth.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04
| WHAT THE WORLD is DOING
HERE, THERE and EVERYWHERE
Interesting Items Gathered From All
Parts OF the World Condensed
into Small Space for the Ben.
eft of Our Readers.
Washington.

Representative Booher of Missouri
has asked the House of Representa-
tives to appropriate 100000 for ex-
periments in the prevention and cure
Of hog cholera.
Conferences between William Bay
ard Hale, personal representative of
President Wilson, and the Mexican
constitutionalist chiefs were termi-
mated abruptly because General Car
rama refused to answer certain ques-
lions propounded by President Wilson
and not as a result of the Mexicans'
demand that Mr.. Hale present his
formal credentials.
The Senate's wedding gift to Miss
Jessie Wilson has been finally
selected. 1t is a silver service Of fiji
teen pieces, with its chief feature
tea set of five pieces.
Congressman Gordon of Cleveland,
.. has telegraphed President Wilson,
asking him to direct an investigation
of the weather bureau to ascertain If
it was responsible for the loss of lives
in the storm which broke over the
Great Lakes recently.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04
Foreign Affairs.

His face showing none of the whim-
steal humor, which sometimes char
acterizes him, President Huerta APP
peared before the new Mexican con-
gress and read his message. 1t was
nothing more than terse explanation
of his motives for dissolving the old
congress, most of the members of
which are now in the penitentiary
accused of sedition.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04
Personal.

William G. Brown, who rose from
section hand to the presidency of the
New York Central Lines, has resigned.
The directorates of the four railroad
companies comprising the New York
Central system accepted his resigna-
ton. 1t will become effective New
Years Day.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04

The British battleship Iron Duke
effected timely rescue of the thirty
passengers and crew of the steamer
Scotsdyke while the steamer was
burning in the English channel
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04

Nihilists are believed to have made
an attempt to kill the young Care
witch Alexis when a high powered
motor. car collided with the royal car
in which the prince was riding. The
invalid czarevitch was thrown to the
streets and struck on his head.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04

Mrs. C. R. banks, SO years old,
daughter of Capt. Luther Rice, an of.
ficer in the American Revolution, is
dead at Fond Du Lac, Wis. She had
resided there half a century.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04

The British cruiser squadron in
West Indian waters have received
peremptory orders to go to Vera Cruz
and the vessels sailed at midnight
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04

The greater the cost of living, the
cheaper 1t is to remain single
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04

The Rev. C. B. Littleton, who mys-
teriously disappeared from Edna,
Kan, shortly after the death of his
wife, June 20, last, has appeared in
the little town just as mysteriously
as he disappeared. Mr.. Littleton posi-
lively refused to make statement of
any nature concerning his disappear.
ance.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04

Lord O'Brien, lord chief justice O
ireland since 1889, has resigned
owing to Ill health.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04

The strike of East Indian laborers
has spread to the South coast. Prac-
tically every one of the 100000 work
men of East Indian blood in Natal has
laid down his tools.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04

For the sixth time in the last three
years Ciudad Juarez changed govern
ments when 1000 rebels, led by Gen
eral Pancho Villa attacked and cap
tured the town. Taken completely
by surprise, the federal garrison of
about 400 men put up weak resist
ance
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04

The Spanish steamer Balmes, with
its cotton cargo on fire, was towed
into st. Georges Harbor by tugs and
conveyed by the Cunard liner Pan
nonia. The Cunarder had on board
1O3 passengers of the Balmes, taken
off the burning ship in mid-ocean after
answering the wireless calls for help
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04

Execution of federal officers cap
tured by Pancho Villas rebel troops
at Juarez continued all day. Was
purpose, it is announced, is to put tC
death all federal officers captured
At brief intervals firing squads tool
out men and shot them.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04

The Supreme Court of New Jersey
has set aside the act of 1911 providing
for the sterilization of epileptics, the
feeble minded, criminals and other de-
fectives. A test case was instituted
in the court before the law was car
ried into effect.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04

Clement Thatcher. a postal clerk
who was hailed as hero last FeD-
ruary when he discovered fire in an
apartment house in Chicago and awak.
ened the tenants. was arrested, sus-
pected Of having set fires in four
apartment houses.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
1t Takes Will Power of the
Most Substantial Sort to
Overcome Impulses Which,
If Given in to, Would make
Misery for Many Persons.
Written For The Atlanta Georgian
Bv Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Copyright. 1918, by The Star Company.

I THAT man attracts me to
greater degree than 1 should like
my husband or his wife to know
I'll Keep Self-Respect."
There is nothing but misery for
all concerned in permitting the ac-
quaintance to proceed any fur
tner.
'Every woman who ever ended
in disgrace or death through A
1awless love affair began as am
beginning this moment; and she
did not resolve to stop as [ am re-
solved and to prevent the danger
Gus flame from bursting into a
conf1agration.
81 will not cheaper my woman
hood by doing what every human
derelict of passion has done.
Il will keep my self-respect; l
will keep my good name; viii &C.
cupy my life with good work and
helpful acts; 1 will study, and
work, and grow, and I viii not fall
by the wayside."
There is so much for good women
to do today.
There is work for the uplifting Of
humanity; work for the protection
of suffering animals; work for the
saving of oppressed children and
enslaved women. There is the
making of beautiful homes-the
ideal home, which is so rarely
found on earth.
If you, whose eyes read these
words, are in temptation and in
danger of joining the great horde
of weak and foolish women who
have gone down into disgrace or
death through following their weak
inclinations, draw back this mo-
ment and turn your attention to
the Horse Aid society, to the So
ciety for Investigation of Vivisec-
ton, to the single tax work, which
means eventually giving homes and
a bit of earth to the wretched chill
dren of the slums, or to educational
work for yourself, in studying lam
guages, arts or professions, so to
enlarge your outlook and increase
your powers of self entertainment.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
The Senate Should Remember the
Titanic
Titanic

The Seamans bill for improving the of deepea sailors
raising the standard of their efficiency hanging
in the balance in the United States
Sailors in the foreign trade subject antique laws that OPP
press degrade them The consequence that every ship
the exposed serious and unnecessary peril be-
the low grade of efficiency that obtains among crushed
and hopeless saormen The hghprted American of
times has been driven of the trade
legal of sailors the high consistent
respect of free
The Seamans bin has the silent but moving advocacy
dead who persisted the wreck of the Titanic The principal
why the eboatS the Titanic intellectually
that the sailors that Inflated ship did
lacked the resolution and discipline o perform
The Seaman bill should be made law.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
Railroads Accept the Erdman Act

The of the ftysix Northeastern railroads have
well to submit their dispute with their the kind
una that the law actually provides Their nssence upon
kind of arbitration could only tend the absurd
notion that railroads private quarr
private quarres
Federal law has established its right regulate traffic
charges of interstate roadswhch the thing regua
ton of railroad income 1t stands therefore, public
authority the long the further responsibility
regulating the railroad ougo.
The Of railroad employees bound to bear impo
relation traffic And the authority fixes the lat
the nature Of the possess less right
to fix the former
The Erdman is, of tentative and imperfect
every other statute relating to like matters.
We bound the best law make the
best of it. and bound o make it better
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
Stand by Police Chief
Beavers!--- Policy Ex-
cellent, If He Can Garry
1t Out.

Police Chief Beavers may be able satisfy everybody
Atlanta but he ought free hand carry policy
wisdom of which not be questioned.
In an interview the police chief says:
am not trying to reorganize human nature am trying
stop recognized and in that and will succeed
SIMPLY SAY THERE SHALL NOT BE AN OPEN MARKET
PLACE FOR VICE IN ATLANTA AS LONG AS AM CHIEF
OF POLICE
1t is not religious question. leave that out entirely and
the thing that have undertaken is still thing that ought be
You don have moral basis justify
my 1t simply practical question of conserving h
mainly
Civilization is advancing and before that advance think
the social evil eventually disappear at least be reduced
minimum And don't mean say that law enforcement
alone going bring it about Each succeeding generation
Of boys is going to be better educated along certain lines
Many other influences at work toward higher moral
People to think of them do-that I've got
crazy notion can abolish the social evil entirely
And they that because such thing would be mposs
bic, then ought not to try at all
This excellent program. 1t should have, and WILL
HAVE hope the solid support of every and in
the community.
Stand by Chief Beavers
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
The Way She Chose.

Instead of any of these things,
this young and beautiful and
wealthy woman chose to allow
passing attraction to grow into a
lawless passion; to permit the adj
1niration of a young man to as
sumo the serious form of crimi-
nal amour; to desert her husband
and child and go with her lover
into life which ended after a
brief period in d double suicide.
The other woman was an older
woman, possessing money, home
and a daughter of twelve years
old; yet she, too, followed her
worst impulses, and ended by being
killed by her husband, who pursued
a similar route through sensual
pleasure and self-indulgence to
death.
Two other people-a man and
Wife-are left with the scars of
shameful memories to spoil their
lives, because of their association.
And these are but six people out
of hundreds whose wretched sto-
ries fill our daily press with evil
odors.
There is always a first moment
when any man and any woman.
who knows that danger lies in the
continuance of an association with
one of the opposite sex
1t does not require great sacri-
flee or self control to prevent that
first moment from being followed
by other more dangerous moments.
1t only requires a little common
sense and self-respect.
All any woman, possessing con-
science or reasoning power, need
do is to say to herself:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
The World and Man
By WILLIAM F. KIRK.

TIME world is a wonderful of a place
Man works and tries in it,
Laughs in It, cries in it,
Lives in it, dies in it
All in a very short space.
IN HE world has lessons for thinkers teach
And thousands of sermons for preachers TO preach,
Some of us know 1t to call it by name
Others know much of its and shame
Some of us romp through its meadows in glee:
Others things that scken see
Graft and corruption, sugar and sim
Thousands of losers that win;
Queer, swneike in the citys wild whirl
Asking for gold for the soul of a girl;
Pitiful pomp living the way
All of it seems like grim sordid play.
TINE world is a wonderful Of 4 place;
Man gets his woes from it.
Takes what he knows from it,
Comes to it, goes fl it 3,
All in a very short space. 7T"'V"SFT
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
Hardships of Eastern Suffragists

reproach the male mind the eastern part of the
United States that the of suffrage compelled to
endure many more hardships here than in the West
The nine states that have given their the full right
vote are all west of the Mississippi In all of these women
have gained their political equality with BY MERELY ASK
ING FOR IT AND SETTING FORTH THEIR GOOD REASONS
Western have painful winter marches TO
seats OF legislation have exposed themselves de-
rson IN street campaigns been driven militant devices 10
arrest the of the de and command attention of the pre-
occupied male.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
Is It Worth While?

Study home making and deco
rating; not homebreaking, dear
madam.
And you, sir. stop and ask your
self what is to be the end of this
path of folly which you are tread
ing? What happiness are you to
find for yourself, or give to 9TH
ers, by tempting other mems wives
or by being untrue to your own?
Is 1t worth while? And in this
big world are there not occupa-
tons better worth while for your
time and energy and purse? Any
man can be a libertine. Why not
try being something more difficult
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24

IN URING the past twelve
months many wretched, self
indulgent people, whe be-
lieved in following every impulse
of the carnal body, or weak mind,
have committed suicide Ger muir
der and suicide) as the result of
their attempts to find happiness in
1aw1ess ways.
Each one of these individuals
caused pain and lasting serrew
aud shame to those bound to them
by ties Of law or blood.
One was the wife of a good man
of wealth and high social position,
and she was the mother of a little
child.
She had 1t in her power to make
her home a center of attraction; to
give help to striving artists and
musicians, by patronizing their
work. to give pleasure to young
people by entertaining them in
wholesome and happy ways; to do
wise and good deeds of charity;
to aid every worthy cause, and to
study and grow in usefulness for
vearc to come
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-11-13

One thing may cheer the sister
who is laboring under too heavy
handicap Of flesh: she may be able to
use her weight to hold down a thief,
as a New York heavyweight fair one
did; and they do say the thief was
willing to go to Jail when the police
arrived and removed the lady.
Some women are that queer-but
read this, from Philadelphia: James
Irwin will spend six months in jail
for kissing Mrs. Annie O'Neal, whom
he didn t know; and all he had to say
in his defense was that he had an
uncomfortable desire to kiss her"
And we know some women-but
what's the use?
What with the fashion magazines
devoting several pages to the latest
wrinkle in mems wear, and the
white satin collars advertised for
men, and the dinky little hats with
the rudder-bows, augmented with
perfectly cute feather-we are COM
PEELED to admit that the Worm has
turned some more.
NOW LILIES OO CudASC1 " UC sui
seems like only the other day the
cables were giving us items about
Count Boni Castellane buying all
sorts of shirts and other glad rags
with Anna Gould's money, and now
that Anna has got a divorce Boni is
selling shirts to other more fortunate
titled and shirtless mortals.
The woods seem to be just full of
fool rneys-prosecuting and 9TH
erwise; one Of the cult asked a man,
who was married, and being sued by
a former fame for breach-of-promise,
whether he cared for her; and of
course, the man, remembering that
he had to go home that night to the
wife-ef-his-b uzzom, said he did not;
wheareat the jury gave verdict for
a fat lot Of money to the broken
hearted one.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-11-13

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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-11-13
Chorus.

Kill, kill, kill that bear,
Johnny get your gun, get your gun,
get your gun;
Shoot him with your fnger-tip, shoot
him with your underlip,
Shoot him in the hip, hip, hip Murray.
Kill, kill, kill that bear,
Let nae sing a song that's there,
Like the beautiful garden of roses
kissed by the morning dew
Doodle, doc,
But | cant chow sad)
But l can't (too bad)
Till they kill that raggy, daggy,
jaggy wiggle-waggy, shaggy bear.
There may have been some more
of it, but that was about all we could
stand.
And this little chap can scarcely
read with Intelligence; his writing is
the ahoRaana5le "rOuad hand" that
has destroyed every particle of char
acter in handwriting; he spells In
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-11-13
EE'EFECT--AND CAUSE.

daily papers, through sermons
from the preachers, through
the magazine writer's, by
word Of mouth Of returned travellers,
and by what many Of us saw and
heard-that there was an epidemic
of risky dances, songs that were
senGeless and often suggestive, and
dress that was outPaging every sense
of nOdesty and decency.
We have also read, heard, and
known in other ways, that the prob
lem Of keeping many poor children
in the public schools was difficult
thing for many parents. We have
seen the results Of years of training
in these public schools, and we have
wondered at the low standard of the
finished product in the shape Of grad
yates, as we have also wondered at
the low percentage OF knowledge pos
sessed by many boys and girls who
had spent many years in the schools.
1t is quite likely that many parents
have not the time nor the inclination
to look very thoroughly after the
child whom they have turned over to
the tender meTcies of the school
board, and it will interest many of
them when they do take little time
for that purpose. 1t sometimes hap
pens that, quite by accident we be-
come possessed of facts that
strengthen an opinion we may have
formed, and we are also fortified
with facts that make us become
pharisaical and thank the fates that
we have no children of the school
age.
A little boy who adds to the family
o. hA44H~c iC al
or less interest to some of those who
are also interested in the school
question; he is just about average
boy-not too bright, not too lazy and
not too Overwhelmingly interested in
his books as to make him fOrego
hockey occasionally, tie circus when-
ever he gets the chance, and the rest
of the ct Gets which make up the av-
erage boy. He is also burdSaed with
home work" which robs his life Of
some Of it's sweetness, and it was
while looking into this worry with
him that the following gem was
found to be among the things he was
to learn "out Of school hours:
I love to dance, love to sing,
/ love the turkey-trot and pigeon
wing,
But 1 hurt my voice on bear cat rags
And l nearly broke my back a dom
wiggle-wags.
sang to E, l sang to z,
/ ran the music scale like a frivolous
flea,
But this ragtime swinging spoiled my
singing,
So I'd like to see 'em kill the bear,
oh, oh, oh!