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Friendly Advice.

A very matter of fact Scotchwo.
man called to see a neighbor, an
elderly woman, who had been ailing
for some time.
"And how do you find yourself
today, Janet?" was the greeting.
"Ah, Martha, I'm very bad. This
cold, damp weather II be the end
of me. III be a dead woman be-
fore very long"
"Hoots, toots, woman! You've
been saying that any time these last
twenty years. Eve no patience with
you. I'll tell you what it is. You
want frmness of mind. Fix a day
for your dying-and stick to it."
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Hay on Church Floor.

A curious custom is annually OBJ
served at Old Neston church on st.
Swithin's day. The church is dedi-
Gated to st. Swithin, and on festival
day the church is strewn with hay.
Many years ago some donor left a
field to provide money for bread
which is distributed four times a
year. The tenant of the field has
to supply the hay to strew the
church. The custom is supposed to
have originated from the fact that
or festival Sunday the parishioners
veal new boots, and the idea of the
donor was to have the hay laid
down to stop the squeaking Incl
dental to new footwear.-London
Standard.
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FORECASTS THAT FAILED.
John Jay Said Our Supreme Court
Would b Q Failure.

Would Be . Failure.
Alexander Hamilton predicted
that the house of representatives
would have mo small advantage"
over the senate in any dispute,
since it would be the popular branch
of the government and because it
would have the power of original
ing all money bills-a strong weap-
on in it's hand. But the senate soon
became the dominant partner, and
the house found that the power to
amend money bills exercised by the
senate nullifed the advantage Of
originating them.
At the close of John Adams ad-
ministration it is said that John
Jay refused the appointment Of
chief justice on the ground that the
bench would never attain "the en-
ergy, weight and dignity which we're
essential to its affording due sup
port to the national government"
This forecast John Marshall made
absurd.
When Louisiana was annexed
Senator White remarked in debate
that gentlemen on all sides, with
very few exceptions, agree that the
settlement of this country will be
highly injurious and dangerous 10
the United States" and that its in
corporation into the Union would
be productive of innumerable ills"
In 1911, in a speech on a bill to
permit the organization of a state
from a section of the Louisiana pur.
chase, Representative John Quincy
Adams Of Massachusetts, asserted
that if the measure should pass "the
bonds of the Union will be virtually
dissolved"
In the thirties a Scotchman, Pat
rick Shirretf, made a journey
through the United States and pub
lished the results of his observa-
tons. At that time Chicago was a
town of $50 houses. OF it's future
the traveller wrote, "Chicago will in
all probability attain considerable
size, but its situation is not 30 ia
vorab.r to growth as many other
places Ii the Union"
In 1862 Lincoln in a message to
congress predicted a population Of
1873, 600 for the United States
in the year 1910 and of 1s7,000,-
900 in 1920. The estimate for 1910
was 100000 too great. The diff,
Guilty was that the country did not
continue to increase in population
after 1860 in the same proportion
that it had prior to that year.-Ex.
change.
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Had Seen Them All Before.

Once while James Whitcomb Ri
ley was visiting a town where he
was booked to give a reading a COM
mittee called to take him in a car
riage W. the city. In acknowl-
edging the compliment he said:
"Iu go with you, gentlemen, pro-
vided you promise you will not
show me the new courthouse, the
new town hall, the new bridge, the
new school building and the new
jail, for I've seen them all a hun
dred times in as many towns, and
they invariably wear me out before
the time arrives for the curtain to
rise on the evening entertainment"
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Curious Russian Law.

Russia has a law which to outside
observers seems almost to put a
premium on theft, by which stolen
goods become the property of the
thief if he can prove that he has
had possession of them for over
five years. In the thieves market
which is, of course, licensed by
the police-goods that admittedly
have been stolen (more than five
years before) r openly offered for
sale, and the place is a veritable
mecca for the light fingered gentry
and their enterprising friends, as
also for the more honest members
of society, who secure many a
tempting bargain.
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Color.

Of the light rays that fall upon
an object some are taken up by the
object and others are reflected. II
is to the reflected rays that we are
to turn for the explanation of color
For instance, a sheet of white paper
is white" because all the seven
kinds of light are reflected from its
surface, while the sunfower is "yel-
low" because when light falls on il
the violet, indigo, blue and green
rays are selected for absorption
and yellow principally is reflected.
The reflective rays, received by the
eye, produce the sensation of color.
This is an explanation of nearly
all the colors that exist.
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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-16
Soc tho Good In Others,

When thou wilt cheer and COM
fort thyself, call to mind the sew
eral gifts and virtues of them whom
thou dost daily converse with-as,
for example, the industry of the
one, the modesty of another, the
liberality of a third, or another
some other thing. For nothing can
80 much rejoice thee as the resem-
blances and parallels of several
virtues visible and eminent in the
dispositions of those who live with
thee, especially when, all at once,
as near as may be, they represent
themselves unto thee. And, there
fore, thou must have them always
in a readiness.-Marcus Aurelius.
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"spoksn English Very Good"

From an advertisement Of a Dan
ish hotel: "The hotels charmingly
situation, surrounded of a nice gar
den the good cuisine, the kindly ac-
commodation with moderate charge
and good conveyances, with easy
occasion for salmon and trout fish
ing, the ascending of the surround
ing mountains has done this place
well known and praised Of all trav-
elers. N. B.-The landlord is spo-
ken English very good"
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India's Eane.

They were holding an 'exam" in
an east London school,, and the
teacher was explaining the chief
products of the Indian empire. One
child recited a list of comestibles.
"Please, miss, India produces cur-
ries and pepper and citron and chill
lies and chutney and-and"- eyes,
yes, and what comes after that ?"
please, miss, l don't remember"
eyes, but think. What is India so
famous for?" "Please, IN, India
gestion."
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A man about sixty years Of age
remarked to a friend Of his that he
really must get married. "You see,"
he said, when / die there is no one
to close my eyes,"
ooh, but" objected the friend,
"you may get some one who will
open them for you."-'The Mar
riageable AgeS BY the Rev. z. ],
Hardy.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-25
Villas REVOLT MEANS HUERTA
WILL RETURN FROM EXILE, IS
FEDERAL AGENTS STATEMENT

New York Sept. 24.-The reported re-
volt of Gen. Villa against Gen. Carranza,
pre- DIVISIONAL president of Mexico, is pleas
ing to the Huertistas now in New York.
According to Senior Rabasa, who was one
Of Gen. Huerta's mediators at the
Niagara Falls conferences. the new turn
Of affairs will mean the return from exile
of Gen. Huerta.
THE revolt Cf Villa is not SURPRISING, -
said Rabasa, who, with his sons ard
daughters, is stopping at the Hotel Astor.
1T is but the natural sequence of events.
The turning of Villa against the first
chief means simply the embroiling OF
Mexico in another revolution, and IL is
bound t. result in the return Of Gen.
Huerts. For more than a year Huerta
demonstrated that he was capable Of
holding the lawless elements of Mexico
in check, and but for foreign interference
he would have pacifed the country and
brought order out Of chaos"
Laredo, Tex, Sept. 2L-The Mexican
soldiers forming the garrison at Nucva
Laredo today declared their allegiance to
Gen. Villa. Their commander is Col.
Reynaldo Cara, who was appointed by
Gen. Carranza-
The Washington herald., 1914-09-25
URGES CHINESE NEUTRALITY.
No Partisan Gossip in Tea Houses
Is Official Order.

Pekin. China, Sept. 2L-The following
official proclamation was posted through
out China today:
THE President has declared the neu-
trality of the Chinese government, which
all the people of this country should
strictly observe. During the tiTTe of war.
the people may rest assured that they
will receive no harm and will have nc
cause to fear.
Tt is, however, much TO be feared that
there may be some merchants and other
persons who have not yet been fully in
formed of the actual facts of the situa-
ton, and il is not unlikely that there
may be some bad characters, who, taking
advantage of this critical time, will cir
culate rumOrs with a view to creating
panic in the minds of the public, and
thereby Great disturbances. We have,
therefore, ordered the police and soldiers
to exercise the utmost surveillance over
these bad characters.
The public is hereby once more ad-
monished that it should peacefully pursue
its daily occupations and not listen TO
unfound rumOrs. The public is hereby
cautioned that hereafter should any one
comment upon the political affairs of
the Chinese and foreign government in
tea houses, taverns hotels, and other
so distort the actual aspect of vents and
mislead the public and, create panic in
the minds OF the people, he shall be ar
rested and severely dealt with.
The public should tremble and obey"
The Washington herald., 1914-09-25
!RUSTEN BEY DEFIANT;
TO LEAVE WASHINGTON
Gave Offensive Interview Regarding
Conditions Here and in Turkey,
Where Moslems Are Feared.
Won ScHoEN DENIES JAP TALK

A speedy end to the series OF dIspleas-
ing interviews given out by European
diplomatists since the beginning Of the
war was indicated yesterday with the
announcement OF A Rustem Bey, the
Turkish Ambassador, one OF those to in
cur displeasure, that he is leaving in
ten days for Constantinople; also the
| repudiation by Baron Won Schoen, Of
the German Embassy, of an offensive
interview. Both incidents are now re-
| garded as closed.
The Turkish Ambassador wrote Presi-
! dent Wilson that he had asked for a
| leave of absence, which he had reason to
believe would be granted. There is no
! doubt but what the Ambassadors de-
parture on a leave of absence Is the
! diplomatic method adopted of bringing
about his departure with the least pos
/ sible embarrassment
| A sting was contained in the Turkish
| Ambassadors farewell, however. as he
| informed the President he had not
! changed the views expressed in the OBJ
! jectionable interview.
| The interview contained the statement
that the sending OF the United States
warships to Turkish waters in connection
with reports of dangers to Christians
| would lead to a serious situation. Defend
! ing his country, the Ambassador stated
that while massacres had occurred. they
| were acts which any peopI might COM
NIT under similar provocati n. and COM
pared them with the Iynchihg of negroes
in the United, States and the alleged
''water-cure'' as practiced by American
soldiers during the Philippine insurrec-
| ton.
The offensive interview given by Baron
Won Schoen stated that the japanese
regarded war with this country as newt
able.
The belief is strong that Baron Schoen's
! repudiation was the result of a conver-
sation with Ambassador Won Bernstorff
| in New York over the telephone Prior to
| this conversation with his chief the en-
bassy attache informed callers that the
correctness Of the interview was ad-
mitted.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-25
FLOODS GRIP GALICLA;
BRIDGES CARRIED AWAY
CONTINUED FROM RGE ONE

days but have waited vainly for any seri-
GUS Russian attack. This proves the in
accuracy of the statements issued by the
Russian general staff that their troops
have been victorious: that Gen. Dankrs 5
army has been defeated. and that the
Austrian forces have been completely
broken up. pursued by the Russians.
Equally untrue are the reports circu-
lated abroad concerning a famine in Aus
tria. the depressed state Of the public
mind there and the illness of the En-
peror
The people and the army have conf
dence in the final victory of Austria The
Austrians in the last few days have been
engaged in several indecisive battles with
the Servians.
In the recent battles about LemberE
the Russians lost 5000 killed and wound
ed and 10000 prisoners.
"A further message relating to the op-
eratiOns in France says there has been no
fighting there recently, except Unimpor-
tant artillery engagements.
Despite the unfavorable weather. the
German troops are in excellent condi-
tiOn"
The Washington herald., 1914-09-25

BANKERS READY
TO enter POOL
Interests in Large Financial
Centers to Subscribe Large
Part Of Money.
FIRST CALL $25,OOG,OOO
Remainder of Coin to Be Demanded
as Needed Is Plan of Forgan
Committee.
FIRST CALL $25,OOG, 1000

Detailed information concerning the
gold pool of HOoOOOOOO which is to be
formed to meet the international obli-
cations Of United States banks was
made public by the Federal Reserve
Board yesterday. 1t was announced that
the board has received assurances from
banks in Boston. New York. Philadel-
phia, Chicago. and st. Louis that they
would subscribe the major part OF the
pool provided that the banks of other
cities pledge themselves to subscribe
proportionate share.
In pursuance Of the suggestion OF the
Forgan committee the board has un-
dertaken the responsibility of apportion-
ing the subscriptions among the various
cities and to each Clearinghouse presi-
dent has been forwarded a recommenda-
ton that his association subscribe a GER
tain portion of the pool.
Six New York bankers have been sug-
gested to take over at New York the
management Of the pool. They are: Al
bert H. Wiggin. Chairpan, and William
Woodward. ]. S. Alexander, Francis l.
Hine, Benjamin Strong, Jr., and F. A.
Vanderlip.
The plan of the Forgan committee is
that the New York committee to have
chargeNof the pool shall call at first for
only $4,000, ,OOO and that the remainder
OF the 800 100000 shall not be called for
until it is needed.
The report of the Forgan committee of
bankers. which provided for a pool CT
$50, 10000, but which later was amended
so as to call for only 800, 900. 900. was made
public. The committee says in the re-
port:
I'VE propose to arrange the details OF
the plan of administration with the New
York committee so that the requirements
of all parts of the United States for for
eign exchange will be fairly and impair
TALLY dealt with. and we suggest, in the
event of any complaint on the part of
any contributor to the fund in connection
with the distribution or use thereof, your
board shall appoint a committee of bank
ers to pass upon any such question,
whose decision, under such rules and reg
ulatiOns as you may prescribe, snail be
final.
We further recommend that the ma
tiOnal and State banking institutions in
the central reserve cities of the United
States be requested oy you to contribute
their present holdings of gold as recently
ascertained by your direction.
we have recommended that contribu-
tors TO the fund be confined to the banks
and trust companies in the central re-
serve and reserve cities, so that banks
which are members of the Federal re-
serve system may make their payments
at the time of the organization of the
Federal reserve banks cut of their own
CASH
The Washington herald., 1914-09-25

guns which soon came under a fire Of
greatly increased accuracy.
"A British officer who was captured
by the Germans and has since escaped,
reports that while he was-a prisoner he
saw men who had been fighting subse-
quently put on Red Cross brassards. This
irregular use of the protection afforded
by the use Of the Geneva convention is
confirmed by the fact that on one Occa-
sion men in the uniform of combatant
units were captured while wearing Red
Cross barassards hastily slipped over
their arms. They gave the excuse that
they had been detailed after the fight
to look after the wounded"
The Washington herald., 1914-09-25
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

facticnal struggle by inducing both sides
to accept pacific settlement.
Oficials high in the administration not
only admitted that the break between
Villa and Carranza has been for some
time expected by them, but showed that
they are perfectly familiar with the diff
ferences which caused the open breach
Villas revolt against the first chief bzing
no surprise, its actual occurrence found
the administration fully prepared for il
This was admitted despite the fact
that only so recently as Wednesday
afternoon, Secretary of State Bryan de-
clared conditions in Mexico to be very
satisfactory" said the reports Of i'm
pending trouble between Villa, Carranza
and Obregon were greatly exagger-
ated," while Paul Fuller. after his con-
ference with the President and Bryan
yesterday declared these reports to be
all rot" No comment was obtain
able from Mr.. Bryan yesterday as he
had left last night for Asheville. n. c.,
after a day spent in Washington.
While the administration, technically
preserves an absolute neutrality as be
tween Villa and Carranza for the pres
ent, at least. it is believed that the
sympathies of this government are in
clining strongly toward Villa
says ne wanna NOIhlnE.
Villa has made a great point in all
his communications to representatives OF
Washington in insisting that he desires
nothing for himself.
After Carranza assumed the presidency,
Villa prevailed upon him to call the con-
vention of constitutionalists for October l
next, in which a program for the future
was to be agreed upon.
Subsequently. however Villa became
convinced that CarranZa was planning to
control the forthcoming convention by
trickery. 1t was this matter Of the con-
vention which was called for the first of
next month which really brought mat
ters to a head between Villa and Car
rama.
According TO a report received from
Consul Silliman, Carranza has signfied
an intention not to assume the offensive
against Villa.
Villas army now numbers about 5000
The Washington herald., 1914-09-25
Pepper and Beans Enough
To Start Revolution, Says Dies

Democratic leaders In the
House yesterday expressed grave
concern over the outcome of the
recent developments I'm Mexico.
In view Of the fact that the cam
paIRn Textbook, recently issued
by the Democratic National Con-
EreHsfonaI Committee, makes Its
principal feature the success OF
the Mexican policy of the Wilson
administration, their discontinue
was evident.
The SOuthwestern Democratic
view Of the whole Mexican affair
was summed up by Representa-
tive Dies, of Texas, in the follow
ing terse cOmmentI
at iE certainly q hell of q cOun-
try where all that a man needs
In a bottle of chill pepper and
a barrel of beans to start a rev.
OIutiOn.s
The Washington herald., 1914-09-25
BATTLE OF THE AISNE
IS BECOMING A SIEGE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

of the fact that they have been drenched
to the skin for some days, in trenches
deep in mud and water, and subjected
to incessant night alarms and almost
continuous bombardment, they, on every
occasion, have been ready for the Ger
man infantry when the latter attempted
assaults, and they have beaten them back
with great loss"
Further evidence has been collected
Of the misuse of the white flag during
the recent fighting. In one instance the
German ambulance wagons advanced In
order to collect the wounded, and the
order to cease firing was given to those
of our guns which had been shelling
this particular section OF ground. The
German battery commanders at once took
advantage of the lull in the action to
climb observation ladders and locate our
The Washington herald., 1914-09-25
RAILWAY AND TELEGRAPH FROM VERA CRUZ
TO MEXICO CITY ARE CUT; VILLAS HAND SEEN

of which 1900 are cavalry. Villas forces
are said to be well armed and eouipped
| and trained. with every man most enthu-
| siastically devoted to Villa personally. He
/ has, with him Gen. Angeles whom Il is
| thought he will favor for the presidency
1t is also predicted Gen. Obregon will
be with Villa, while Gov. Matorena.
whose rebellion against Carranza in So
| nora has contributed to the trouble be-
! tween Villa and the first chief, will, of
course, support Villa.
IJas Little to oner.
Carranza has little to offer on the bat
tlefeld. 1t has been asserted that the
men OF Gen. Gonzales will not fight
Villa. and If Gen. Obregon has gone to
Villa, as is believed. this leaves Car
ranza with only a small force actually
at his disposal. consisting of troops now
in Mexico City
The correspondence between Villa and
Carranza leading up to the violent rup-
ture between them yesterday. and the
Carranza view of the Incidents prior 70
this correspondence. were made public
here tonight by Rafael Zubaran Cap
many. head of the constitutionaIist
agency in Washington.
OF the correspondence made public
message from Villa to Carranza is fairly
indicative Of the general situation. II
reads:
Il have Just been informed that fol-
lowing an order from Headquarters the
railroad traffic north of Aqua Calientes
has been discontinued. This order is an
act which shows hostility toward the
division Of the north; it is absolutely
| unjustihable and one for which can
hnd no reason I am requesting you to
give me an immediate explanation of
this matter, so I may know how to act
The states and cities through which the
railroad passes will suffer considera bJe
daPage by this order: II is necessary to
remedy this condition as soon as pos-
sible. / am awaiting your immediate
reply"
To this communication Carranza re-
piled:
Before answering your message
which I have just received. desire an
explanation Of your conduct toward
Gen. ObregOn in Chihuahua"
Villa HurIs Def.
Villa sent the following answer:
Gen. Obregon and other generals of
this division left last night for the
capital to take up important matters
in connection with the general situa
tiCn sf the republic. But in view of
the course you have taken, which
shows an avowed desire to place OBJ
stacles in the way of reaching a sat
isfactOry arrangement of all difficulties
and 10 hinder the obtainment of tho
peace we all so much desire. l have
given orders for them to discontinue
their trip and to halt at Torreon.
Consequently. I inform you that this
division will not take part in the con-
venticn which you have called, and /
also inform you that the division of
the north no longer recognizes you as
the first chief of the republic. You are
at liberty to pursue any course that
may please you
The Washington herald., 1914-09-25
AID FOR TAHoMA TODAY.

The report from Seattle that the steam
er Senator had reached the stranded rev.
enue cutter Tahoma in Alaskan waters,
yesterday, was declared to be untrue by
Captain Commandant Berthalf, of the
revenue cutter service The United States
Coast and Geodetic Survey steamer Pat
terson from UnaIaska, and the steamer
Cordoba from Nome, both will reach the
Tahoma today. he said. The Tahoms
has sixty men aboard.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-25
RUSSIAN GENERAL COMMITTED
NO ATROCITIES, SAY GERMANS

Berlin, Sept. 24-The VOssische Zeitung
admits that no proof of atrocities COM
mitted has been found against Gen. Mar
tos, of the Russian army. who was trans
ported through Germany in chains.