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Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-12-05
City Boards Get Checks.

State Treasurer Thomas s. Rhea
sent out checks to the city boards OF
education for their share of the No.
vember distribution OF state school
funds. The checks aggregated $685.
011.14.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-12-05
Cooperation Of Railroads.


State Forester ]. L. Barton is
sending out a circular letter to
railroad officials, calling attention to
the danger Of forest fires being caused
by sparks from locomotives, and ask
ing them to see that all locomotives
are properly equipped with spark ar.
rosters and other appliances to pre-
vent fire from the engine igniting dry
grass, leaves and rubbish The com.
munication in part is as follows:
Your attention is called to Sections
% and 26. page 539, chapter 1873 of
the Acts of Kentucky, 1912, which
deals with the matter of the proven
ton of forest fires on the part of the
railroads in the state. The past sum-
mer has, as you know, been exceed
ingly dry, and danger from forest
fires. especially in the mountain sec
ton of the state, is, therefore, to be
expected. Forest fires have occurred
In large numbers, as is indicated by
the reports Of the county forest war
dens who are at present in the field.
Heretofore. the danger from forest
fires and the danger resulting there
from within Kentucky has not been
appreciated, since no definite record
has been kept of such fires nor has
there been any systematic attempt to
prevent or suppress them.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-12-05

Queer things. these alleged wise
saws. Know myself" for instance
On the other hand. familiarity
breeds contempt" How do you dope
that outY
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-22
LAW RADICALLY WRONG"

Editor The Georgian:
| have read with great interest
your editorial on Shall Sex Save
Women From Execution ?" and note
with deep pleasure and satisfaction
your expressed attitude on capital
punishment. Your statement that
men and women should not be done
to death by the state for crime is
at once pertinent and true. espe-
cially so with reference to women.
Why? Because the legislature
which enacted the law providing a
death penalty, by hanging, for muir
der did not have in mind the COM
paratively few crimes of that ma
ture which have been committed bv
women. Go with me. if you please.
into the halls of our legislative bod
les and listen to the word pictures
painted there and you will OBJ
serve that the image silhouetted
on canvas is that of the expectant
offender who with reference to
murder, is man Were women the
only offenders with their compar-
atlVely few crimes along this line.
such a law would not be in exis
tenCe today If this be true. does
il not open up an avenue to those
in authority for an application of
the spirit rather than the letter Of
the law? The trainers and enactors
of this law had in mind what? The
administration of justice or the
making of an example and the pun
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-22
Language of Eye Is the Most Effective

TINE eye is the great educator It
is so wonderful in its work
that from time immemorial
men have asCribed mystical powers
to the eye.
1t not only gathers knowledge for
its possessor, but it dispenses
knowledge from him to others. You
can generally read in a mans eye
what he is. and what he is thinking.
1t is the window of his soul, and he
is so we'll aware of it that if he is
trying to conceal anything he first
of all endeavors to draw a curtain
over his eyes
1t is an anatomical, and not sim
ply a poetical, statement that the
eye is a window to the brain. a
nerve, called the optic" nerve, from
Greek word meaning sight, starts
directly out of the brain behind the
eye passes through a hole in the
skull and spreads over the back of
the eye in the form of a screen,
called the "retina," from the Latin
word rete, "a net" The ball Of the
eye is composed of transparent
lenses, which focus the light on the
reitna, Just as lenses of glass might
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-22

ishment Of the offender, thereby
possibly preventing similar crimes
among others?
If it was the administrator OF
justice, then the law is radically
wrong, viewed from a standpoint OF
religious civilization.
So ashamed of this greWso.1e
spectacle Of hanging have we be-
come that executions are now pr
vately conducted. If right WI.
should the states seek to hold toe"
behind closed doors? BY so dong
are they not thwarting the r.
reason for the eXeCutiOn-name-
the making of an example OF 70
offender? We must bear IN mis-
that to be an example to tine
ciOus, who are generally iguoF--
the example must be one to De N-+.
messed, or else it is without VrJ-
We must bear in mind also
fact that to administer jusua.
one who commits a heinous en-.
we are compelled to sink to iao.
Cally the same level, whethe.
administration be done pers0.
or collectively as a great state.
1t is gratifying to note t'@.
several of our sister states .aI.
punishment is permitted no .'t-
or else has never been t1.
1t will be a step forward
Georgia and other states pl-
hind them this relic of a lower ...
ilizatiOn.
J. c. VANCE
Esom Hill, CT.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-22

TIME people who mean to be an
noying and unsatisfactory are
few. The few who are so,
without meaning it, are many.
There are your correspondents
who write you letters demanding
immediate answers, and carefully
append the date to their letters,
and leave off the address.
You spend hours in trying to
think of the number and street;
you look in the telephone book, and
then realize that they live in an
apartment house; and you can not
recall the name of the apartment.
And so precious time and vital
force is wasted all because a
thoughtless friend had not the good
sense and foresight to give the
number and name of her abode
when writing you.
It Should Be a Habit.
Possibly your friend may blame
you for not having a well-kept ad-
dress book. But your address book
is not always at your hand. You
do not carry 1t about with you
when leaving home; and your let
tiers meanwhile follow you.
1t should become a habit with
every individual writing a letter to
add the full address. It requires
but a moments work and time, and
may save the recipient of the let
ter hours of irritation and annoy
ance.
The persons who write you let
tiers on their own affairs, asking a
reply and failing to inclose a self
addressed and stamped envelope,
also are verging on the nuisance
line
Because one who receives many
letters finds time precious; and to
be forced to give q letter a second
reading in order to remember the
address, and then to address the
envelope and affix the stamp all
means an unnecessary use Of mo-
ments which are needed for better
things. And if a score of such let
ters come in one post, the offense is
magnified by each multiplication.
Therefore one who asks the IA
vor of a reply from any one save
the most intimate friend or relative
should inClose the self addressed
envelope.
The use of pale ink and illegibIe
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-22
Little Things That
Offend
In Mailing Letters Be Careful
to See That the Correct Ad-
dress Is on the Envelope and
Send Stamp When Reply Is
Expected.
Written For The Atlanta Georgian
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox

handwriting are sins against our
correspondence. Good black ink is
very cheap, and everywhere avail
able; and there is no town so re-
mote and small where a type ma
chine may not be found and some
one who can write for those at
fiicted with the malady of illegiba
penmanship.
Only lovers and very close ana
intimate friends should write long
letters. And the friends should not,
unless they have very interesting
things to say and can say them in
an interesting manner.
Then they should write often and
say much; for a brilliant, well
written and witty letter is one Of
life's choicest gifts to receive.
And it is an accomplishment
which should not be lost in this
age of hurry.
One who sits in any public con
veyance, or in any public audience
where women wear hats, must real
lie how thoughtIessness can become
a menace to comfort, and even to
safety and sight
The feminine hat pin is today
more dangerous than the sword in
our land. Many cases of serious
injury to the faces of unwary fe-
low travellers have been reported,
and the loss Of eyesight has result
ed in more than one instance.
Ascending and descending
stairway. a sudden bending OF
moving back as another bends for
ward; in fact, innumerable posi-
tions in public places where these
awful spears protrude from wOm-
ems hats will cause ugly wounds or
loss of sight.
Should Have q Shield.
1t has been stated that German
ever on the alert to be first in
progressive move. has passed a law
making a shield for hat pins i'm
perative. Such law should be
passed here. And every hat pin
sold or used without it's shield to
guard the point, should be made a
Unable offense.
Meanwhile, let every woman OF
any refinement, or delicacy, or good
breeding think about the danger
which her hat pin may prove to
others and use it in a manner
which pTpUantC frny1l bapOr11ug z
menace to the safety Of the public
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-22
Most Wonderful Language.

So the outer world is pictured on
the screen that the brain spreads
at the back of the eye and the brain
sees it, and interprets it to the in
telligence.
This Arrangement is so simple
and yet so marvellous in the perfec-
tiou of its details that it is no Won
der that strange beliefs have grown
up about the eye, Neither by words
nor by actions can man make his
meaning SO instantaneously clear
and effective as by a glance of his
eye An uplifted fist Is not 50 ter
rihle as a threatening eye. There
is, perhaps truth in the old belief
that a courageous man can COW a
wild beast by fixing unhinching
eyes upon it. The next time you
meet an ugly dog stand still and
look him steadily in the eye. The
chances are very great that, in
few moments he will drop his own
eyes, put his tail between his legs.
and slulk away \ two-Iegged dog
will do the same thing
The language Of the eye is Won
derful. II can say anything. with
incomparably greater force than
the tongue. II is the brains most
direct line Of action upon the outer
world.
The whole man speaks through
the eye. The entire force of his
personality is behind IL. The CEN
tral fire of his nature flashes
through it.
People i'm general do not sufi-
GENTLY cultivate the eye as an in
slrument of expression and a dy-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-22

have evil designs, he made inquiries
and discovered that his servants
had been telling their friends that
their master had a magic eye which
he took out at night and placed be-
side his bed to keep watch while he
slept!
A book on eyes would be very
interesting and very informing
Consider the many facted eye of
the fly Its convex surface is COW
cred with so many little lenses that,
under a magnifying glass, it resem-
bles a heap of minute gems as the
light waves play over it. 1t is
realization of the dream, which
some instrument makers have had,
Of a telescope composed of a vast
number of lenses, all focused at a
common point. Such telescope, if
practicable, might be made Of enor-
nous dimensions, but, then, it
would appear that the lenses of the
fly's eye all have different focal
points, and the fly sees the sur
rounding world multiplied into hun
dreds Of juXtaposed images. Per
haps it gains something by that of
which we know nothing.
Substitutes For Sight.
Have you ever, with a magnify
ing glass, looked at the rows Of
eyes on the front body of a spider?
They may make you shudder. Then
think Of the eyes of animals, such
as snails and crawfish, which are
carried on the ends of long flexible
stalks, Imagine a man with his
eyes arranged at the terminals of
long horns projecting from his head
and movable in all directions!
What would be more interesting
than to study the many different
ways in which nature has given
sight to her creatures, and to seek
to understand the objects she had
in view when she invented her ex-
traordinary devices?
1t has been thought that many
creatures possess some sense which
is a substitute for seeing. Some
times hearing is developed until it
seems to convey information 20 its
possessor such as we could only
obtain by the agency Of our eyes,
and sometimes the sense of touch
is no less sensitive, Consider the
WAYS Of the mole, and of other UNI
foreground animals who either have
no eyes or whose eyes have become
useless and have almost disap-
peared. Yet they have a wonderful
knowledge Of the world in which
they live But it is to be observed
that these creatures seem aware
only of what is very near them.
The sense of vision, as we possess
it, is essential to a knowledge of
the wider world around. and in that
knowledge resides the peculiar
glory of the human intellect
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-22
By GARRETT P. sERvIss.
By WINSOR M'CAY.

mamie weapon (dynamis, poweD.
Nothing else can strike so hard a
blow, or exercise so winning an
influence. Most persons use their
eyes only to see outside not to re-
veal their inner selves, or to speak
language that is beyond words.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-22

But Napoleon often spoke more
masterfully with his eyes than with
his tongue, l should not be sur
prised if there were worlds where
brain speaks to brain only through
the eyes. How does a mother con-
verse with her child before 1t has
learned to speak? Through the eye
we talk with dumb animals, and
they understand US
1t is easy to see how the super
stition of the evil eye arose. That
superstition has played an immense
part in the history of mankind. one
could believe almost anything about
the power of the eye; and the fact,
which we now know scientifically,
of the eyes direct connection with
the brain, does not tend to dimin-
fg,I y,-,,,5-r
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-22
A Traveller S Tale.

An American traveller has record
ed a curious instance of the in
stinctive belief of uneducated peo-
pie in the mystic power of the eye.
He happened to have a glass eye,
and when he was living in Japan
he used to take it out at night and
place it in a bowl Of water at his
bedside. Presently he began to no
tice the extreme respect with which
he was treated by his servants.
Then he found that a crowd would
frequently gather in the street be-
fore his house and stare at il and
at him. Thinking that they might
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-22
If You Leave Your Little
Pigs Unprotected Don't
Blame the Bear

And if You Leave the Mercy of Big Money
Men Don't Blame Morgan the Other Big Money Bears
PROTECT YOURSELVES, Then You Will DESERVE
Protection
Evening journal., 1913-12-13
LEWES BANS
BUNNY HUG

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
LEWES, Del. Dec. 13--The younk
men OF Lewes viii held their annual
Christmas dance IN the auditorium on
Tuesday evening. December 30. The
committee will bar the bunny hug"
tango" "iish walk" and turkey trot."
Miss Helen Carsons has accepted a
position as stenographer with Harri-
son and Sons nurseries at Berlin, Md.
Five hundred invitations have been
issued for the marriage of Miss Helen
Mustard, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
L. W. Mustard. Of this place, and
Caleb s. Layton, OF Wilmington. son
of Or. Caleb r. Layton. OF George
town, which will take place In ST.
Peters Church on Wednesday even
ing, December 81 Mr. Layton Is con-
nected with the law firm OF Marvel,
Marvel and Wolcott, IN Wilmington
Charles Mason has been elected
temporary deputy collector OF GUS
toms for this district, and will act IN
that capacity until a permanent coll
lector is elected.
The following captains have been
elected by the Lowes Fisheries Com
pany for the season Of 1914: Captain
Henry c. Fish, IN command OF the
Rehoboth; Captain Alexander Nc
Lean, In command of the Henlopen,
Captain william Brown. IN command
of the City Of Lewes. and Captain VIII
liam Bertrand, in command Of the
Breakwater
Evening journal., 1913-12-13
REALTY TRADs
IS IMPROVING
City Dealers Report Sales and
Some Big Work Under
Contract
FINISHING WORK ON
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH

The condition Of the local real estate
business has improved somewhat dur
ing the week, and many dealers are
wondering II the spirit OF Christmas
has struck the trade.
The real estate department of the
Delaware Trust Company reports sew
eral important deals. During the
week the following conveyances by
the company have been made Brook
haven Realty Company to Julian c.
McDonOugh. lot No. S52 at Brook
haven, consideration $50. Brookhaven
Realty Company to Thomas T. Glow
ard lot No. sol, at Brookhaven. con-
sideraticn withheld. Eleanor Lynn to
George S. Mattlingly, q lot on Penn
sylvania avenue, West OF Woodlawn
avenue, 140x60.
The company has also sold tho
house and lot OF Eleanor Lynn, at No.
1715 Union street, to Ralph w. Tai
ley, and the house at No. 907 Elm
street owned by the Phillip Quell-
wasser estate to Anthony Katrowski.
The purchase price was $1,275.
Although other sales have been few
and far between, dealers report an ip-
creased number of inquiries for
houses, and say that It is almost i'm
possible to rent small. houses.
W. II. Jones and Company are pre-
pairing TO build three houses for them
selves at Twenty-fifth and Washing
ton streets. The houses will be Of
brick, and will be square They viii
contain eight rooms and a bath each,
and will cost about $4,000 each. Work
on the houses will be started in a
short time
The new moving picture theatre, at
No $50 Market street, owned by the
Misses A. l.. and +. NJ. Crawford. will
be open about February l. Seats will
be installed in the house next week
and decorators will begin their work
in a short time afterward Charles
H. Tindall is building the theatre.
IL will be leased upon its completion
by Benjamin J. Swartz and David
Topkis
The theatre will not be run as q
cheap vaudeville house as rumored
Practically ali the city contractors
are bidding on the alterations and i'm
pro1ements to the Physician and Sur.
geons Hospital. TIE additions will
be both front and back and about q
more rooms will be added. The work
is expected to cost about $1,000.
Out of the many contractors of New
York and Philadelphia who entered
/ bids for the tearing away of the old
Pennsylvania Railroad bridges over
Bush and Gunpowder rivers, J.. A
Evening journal., 1913-12-13
COLD FAILS TO
CHECK REHOBOTH
BUILDING BOOM

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
REHOBOTH, Dol, Dec. 13.--Al-
though the weather has been cold,
building is booming here. The M. T..
parsonage will be ready for occupancy
by February 1. Work on the rectory
for Bishop John ]. Monaghan also Is
being rushed.
The Rev f. II. Andrews, OF Milford.
held services on Tuesday night in the
Coleman Clergy House OF All Saints
Church.
Mrs. George Carmine is entertain
ing her sister, Mrs. Charles Short. and
daughter. Of Atlantic City.--Mlss
Dodge, Of Philadelphia, accompanied
by Mrs. Vaughan Collins, OF Whining
ton, spent few days at the Mlnqua.-
Harry and Arthur West, OF Mlllsboro,
spent few days at their home here
last week--Mr William Thorough
good, Of Georgetown. spent Friday
here.
Evening journal., 1913-12-13
VETERAN LAWYER
TAKEN BY DEATH

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, Dec 13.--Mrs j. NJ.
Twilley has received word of the
death of her father. Elias Reed, for
merly resident OF Dover, and
member of the Kent County Bar,
which occurred in Philadelphia yes
terday morning. Mr. Reed was so
years of age. His remains will be
brought here for interment
The Christmas program of music.
will be presented in Wesley NJ. Il.
Church tomorrow, in view of the fact
that many of the members of the
choir are students at the Whining
ton Conference Academy and will
necessarily be away on the Sunday
following Christmas. A full program
has been arranged for both morning
and evening services.
The Rev. Benjamin Fish Thompson,
rector of Christ, p. r. Church, will
preach a special sermon tomorrow
morning in Christ p. +. Church TO the
members Of Philodemic Lodge, No.
II, I. o. o. +.
Judgment for SCALA. was given by
referees before Magistrate L. +. Wood
here in favor of the Harmony Talk
ing Machine, of Chicago. in a suit
against Mrs. Emily 3. Baker, of Ken
ton.
Evening journal., 1913-12-13
CHART TO SHOW
ATTENDANCE IN
STATE SCHOOLS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, Dec. iS.--At the
monthly meeting of the State Board
OF Education here yesterday. the
Board authorized the State commits
sioner OF Education to have a set Of
charts prepared showing the COM
parative attendance OF scholars in
Delaware schools with that Of
scholars in schools Of other locali-
ties.
Agriculture will be one Of the ad-
ditional requirements in the future
for Delaware teachers to be ex-
amined in. the first examination in
which this subject will be injected
Will be at the next summers ex-
aminations.
Tho State Board has granted limit
ed Normal school certificates TO Miss
Bessie Ia Kaufman, Of West Chester,
Pa, and Miss Viola Derrickson, OF
Millville, Del.
The text book committee has been
instructed to report suggestions for
improvement In the plan Of purchase
and supply OF free text books for the
State.
The Board deferred the conference
with the Sussex School Commission
ers in relation to the consolidation OF
certain rural schools in the county
until their next meeting.
The Board decided TO have mounted
and rolled maps that will be dis
ltributed to the schools in the
State.
DR.. Charles A. Wagner was given
permission by the board to attend
the National Conference Of Superin-
tendents OF Public Schools. 10 be held
at Richmond, Va, February %, "a
and 25.
Evening journal., 1913-12-13
TOWNSEND HONOR PUPILS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
TOWNSEND. Del, Dec. 13.-The
following pupils are on the special
commendation roll for the past
month:
Tenth grade-Mary Daniels, Mary
land Porter. Dallas Hart
Ninth grade-E Elizabeth Richard
son. Ruth Reynolds, Mildred Daniels.
Naomi Shockley, Marlock Hurlock,
Marion Hart, Leah Ginn, Lillian
CHM. Wilson Lattomus.
Eighth grade - Leola Ratledge.
Reba Rittenhouse. Arena Stats,
Miriam Hutchinson. Helen Reynolds,
Alice Outten, Christine Slant.
Seventh grade-Leilah Money, Kar-
lene Hart, Gladys Pollitt. Irving
Hart.
Sixth grade-Helen Pritchard, Ma
bel Harman. Tressa Wilson.
Fifth grade-Margaret Hutchinson,
Paris Hutchinson. Cecil Hutchinson,
Agnes McNatt. Uric Naylor, Noble
Nayior.
Fourth grade--Elsie Landon. Eiiz-
abeth Maloney.
Third grade ~ Margaret Wilson.
Edna Reynolds.
Second grade-Mary Watts, Avery
Shockley, Clarence Stats, Lloyd
Powell. Harmon Reynolds, Jr., Lii
Nan West. Alton Guessford. Grace
Guessford. Elmer Pritchard, Esther
Hutchinson. Mary Schwatka, Esther
Money, John hutchinson, Irving YAM
Horn. Eta Scaggs
First grade ~ Bradford Naylor.
Henry Graves. Leona McNatt, Eliza
beth Watts, William Pinder, Davis
Stats
The Rev. and Mrs. Warren Burr
entertained the Ladies' Aid at the
parsonage on Tuesday evening. The
banks which had been given to diff
ferent members to raise a fund for
the heating AID plumbing work at
the new parsonage, ere opened and
found to contain S132.35. DR.. and
Mrs. Watt we're present. Mr.. and
Mrs. Burr were given a donation by
their friends.
Mrs. Samuel Watts has returned
home after q stay with her daughter
Mrs. Larrimore in Philadelphia.