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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-24
Quaint [ ales OfOur
GRANDMOTHER
Homely Phrases and Stories
Of Other DAYS Recalled by
Clergyman Who Had a
Sprightly Grandmother.
By REV. CHARLES r. AKED. ID.

CIR WALTER SCOTT wrote
the Tales of a GRANDPA
Their" Somebody ought to
write the Tales of a Grand
mother" before it is too late. Re-
cent excursions into American
isms" and Criticisms" have
brought to mind quaint phrases
which are neither American nor
British. They belong to the COM
mon stock from which our Eng
fish speech has grown. Grand
mother used them in her day, and
did not know that she was saying
something strange.
Whose grandmother? Yours, to
be sure, and mine. and the grand
mother of anybody you like to
name. Most of us have had a
northumberland, if not more
than one. Mine was a host in
herself. Let her stand for the
grandmother of all men and wom-
en- everywhere who love the flavor
of homely English speech and are
not willing to let is pass from hu-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-24
A Saucy Mommet. y

And. the best of all was "a
saucy mommet." yes, that was
best of all. One of the girls was
"a saucy mommet,' and We
youngsters screamed our delight.
We clamored for an explana ton
but the old lady stalked off in
high dudgeon, scorning to define.
Ii was many years before light
dawned. In Romeo and Juliet
the fair daughteH of the Capulets
is described by her father as "a
whining mammet," and MON
met" Is clearly the equivalent of
Shakespeare ''mammet." And
Shakespeare is right, not grand
mother. For 'mammet" was
dol and q whining mammet'
was a cry baby, girl as childish
as her own doll.
Curiously enough. the word is
from "Mahomet," And it does
black injustice to the great
prophet of Arabia For his re-
ligion took its rise in q protest
against the Veneration of Idols.
Yet "mammetry," corruption
Of "Mahometry," appears in early
English authors for "idolatry;
mammet" was a religious i'm
age-and afterward a doll
These tales of grandmother
might go on forever. They have
led us back to Mahomet and to
Mecca. And-thst is far enough.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-24
How Phrase Started.

HOW FhraSe started.
Grandmother used to call
thing that was confused all skies
and sevens.' When we were sent
out TO buy pound of tallow can
dies we We're told to ask for
short SKIES or long skies" the
short ones being stout and the
long ones thin, and in any case
running six candles to the pound.
1t is possible that at an earlier
day some ran seven to the pound;
and SO things that We're mixed
were all skies and sevens."
Evening star., 1914-04-25
CHICKENS

Now man goes forth and makes
his garden. a hard and painful
grind and then the crime beyond
all pardon destroys his peace of
mind. His neighbor keeps a
string of chickens, and they, in
famed with greed, come DER and
scratch to beat the dickens, and
dig up all the seed. And then the
mar whose wasted labor has set
him seeing red. walks DER to see
that hennish neighbor and mani
cures his head. Thus village
feuds are often started. and peo-
pie raise the deuce. and men and
DANES are broken hearted be-
cause some hens ran loose. In
any town where leggy chickens
run loose. in scorn of law. YOU
NAV be sure that trouble thick
ems. and hearts are sore and raw
Old hens and roosters have Gre
ated more trouble. caused more
tears. than could in seven weeks
be stated bv seven auctioneers.
If you must keep herd of Dork-
inss or other brands of fowls. oh,
take them where their frantic
workings won't stir up grief and
howls. To some lone wilderness
escort them. some desert far
away: there YOU may cuddle them
and sort them. and watch the
blamed fools lay.
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1914-04-25
RECEPTION FOR PASTOR.
Congregation of Friendship Baptist
Church Honors Rev. A. Wilbanks.

Members of the congregation of Friend
ship Baptist Church, friends and min
listers of other churches gathered yes
terday afternoon and evening at the par
sonage, 1910 street northwest, at a
reception in honor of the. pastor. Rev
A. Wilbanks.
Mr. Wilbanks, who was recently mar
ried to Miss Lottie Dixon, returned yes
terday with his bride from a honeymoon
spent in Atlantic City and Philadelphia,
and from O'Clock in the afternoon until
IL o'clock In the evening, the couple
were recipients of congratulations from
their friends and well-wishers.
Evening star., 1914-04-25

sulIivan's Pharmacy, 7th Street Cor. D
southwest, is a Star Want Ad branch,
where the little Wants may be left for
insertion in The Star. Help and Situa-
tions Wanted, Sale Miscellaneous and
Rooms for Rent are a cent a word day.
Evening star., 1914-04-25
Fort Myer Horse Show Called OF.

Guests invited to attend a military
horse show at Fort Myer. Va. next Mon
day and Tuesday were today notified that
the event had been indefinitely postponed
The Inference was drawn that the troops
stationed there had received orders to be
prepared to go to the front
Evening star., 1914-04-25
Miss Wilson to Address Blind.

Miss Mary f. Wilson is to speak on
"A Summer in the Mountains of Ken
tucky' at the National Library for the
Blind, 1873 H street northwest, Monday
evening Saturday, May 2, at 2:30 pm.
Miss Elizabeth G. Copelin is to give a
selected reading.
Evening star., 1914-04-25

Richardson,s Pharmacy. n. Cap. Cor. p
ST.. will be pleased to take your little want
ads for The Star. A penny word day
for most want ads. such as Rent Rooms,
For Sale Miscellaneous. Help and Situa-
tions Wanted and Lost and Found.
Evening star., 1914-04-25

S1.25 to Baltimore and Return,
Baltimore & Ohio every Saturday and
Sunday. valid for return unit a. m. train
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Evening star., 1914-04-25
CITY ITEMS.

Trust Your Carpets and Rugs to Hinkel.
4SS Me. ave, and they'll be cleaned prop
erly. Largest. best equipped plant in city.
Fireproof storage. Tel. NJ. 2O25 for estim's.
Evening star., 1914-04-25

-surpass all others in quality and health
value: They contain better malt and hops
are more carefully brewed: are aged much
longer. = doz. Maerzen or Senate, S1lo,
Lager, $50. Bot. rebate. soc Tel. W. 16c0
Evening star., 1914-04-25

Order Reading Brewing Co.'s. Light and
Dark Beers. Thos. r. Beavers. NJ. 51s2.
Evening star., 1914-04-25

Money to loan at and sc on real estate
Frank T. Rawlings Co, 142J n. y. ave
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1914-04-25

Equipped to Handle Your Orders
for special Millwork in a hurry. Machines
and stock. Eisinger Bros, 21O9 1th NV.
Evening star., 1914-04-25

All Through Ches. & Ohio Trains Equip.
ped with Steel Sleepers and Coaches.
Evening star., 1914-04-25

Your Carpets and Rugs Cleaned
in most sanitary way. Phone W. 6S5.
Evening star., 1914-04-25

It's Fine-Neyv Home-smoked Sturgeon
at Edw. Ragan's, $50 Center mkt.
Evening star., 1914-04-25
Thermometers. Schmidt, 1922 18th st.
.New Life, for Old Furniture.

One 25c bottle of Reilly's Furniture Pol
ish will completely restore the woodwork
of your old chairs. tables. etc. All paints
oils and stains. Hugh Reilly, 1884 n. Y. av.
Evening star., 1914-04-25
Some place the IF. F. ""
More Scotch Than Harry Lauder.

"Grampian'' homespuns come from the
Grampian hills of Scotland-a wonderful
cloth in infinite variety of colors and pat
terms. E. II. Snyder 4 Co. Tailors, 1411
G st, are exclusive Washington agents.
Evening star., 1914-04-25

Phone Your Want Ad to The star.
Main 2440.
Evening star., 1914-04-25
This Is whv Heurich.. Beers

Open Sundays. F.F.v. lunch. 1908 Pa av.
Evening star., 1914-04-25
LOCAL MENTION.
AMUsEMENTs TONIGHT.

Belasco-"Ambition." $40 pm.
Columbia-Columbia Players in THE
Runaway" Sis pm.
Keith's-High-class vaudeville. Sis
pm.
Polfs-Poli Players in Romeo and
Juliet" S:15 pm.
Gayety-"The Girls of the Gay White
Way" Sis pm.
Cosmos-vaudeville and pictures, con-
tinuous show, ! to 1870 pm.
Casino-vaudeville and pictures, con-
tinuous show. :15 to 5. $50 to 10:30
pm.
Garden-"Battle of the Sexes (motion
pictures). 10 am. to IL pm.
Orpheum-"Brewster's Millions mo-
tion pictures). II am. to II pm.
CrandaIrs-Feature films, 10 am. to
IL PM
Amer1can-vaudeville and pictures,
2:15. 7:15 and pm.
No Excuse for Bad Digestions. Eat at
Vegetarian Dining Room. f219 ST.
"Makc or Bake." "That's the Question"
Whether it is better to get better
bread by ordering Holmes Homemade
Milk Bread at &c and 1Oc loaf, or TAX
ing changes by baking for yourself.
HOLMES BAKERY, 1o7 F. Phi. NJ. 1887.
Ruud Hot-water Heaters. Best Auxili-
ary heaters. SIG 18th. c. A. Muddiman &
Co 1904 c.
Tenders. J. II. Corning. go 18th st.
Superior Developing and EnlarEements.
Columbia Photo Sup. Co. 14S4 N Y ave
Phone Your Want Ad to The Sta1.
Rain 2440.
Evening star., 1914-04-25

Under auspices of
"The Play House."
Sunday eve, April
26. . o'clock.
National Theater.
Prices. $3.50. s.,
81. 80. 81. Boxes, $50.
Now on sale at
Droop's. 18th and G.
Evening star., 1914-04-25

Superior Developing and EnlarRements.
Columbia Photo Sup. Co.. 1434 N. Y ave.
Evening star., 1914-04-25

Ruud Hot-water Heaters. Best Auxili-
ary heaters. SIC 18th. c. A. Muddman &
Co I2o4 G.
Evening star., 1914-04-25

Phone Your Want Ad to The Sta1.
Rain 2440
Evening star., 1914-04-25

0WWEE11Tg0A0RWN0UNINSWNTNEENE
mt and are
Of the milk
.lker Gordon )
our price Of E
airy |
Evening star., 1914-04-25

No Excuse for Bad DigestiOns. Eat nj
Vegetarian Dining Room. f219 6 St
Evening star., 1914-04-25

Tenders. ]. H. Corning. $40 18th st.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-24

Today the Gem is showing thoir
weekly 'nstaIIment of THE Million
Dollar Mystery This is episode
'Wenty-one in the title of THE Doc
uments in the Treasure Box There
Wlli be only one more episode If
this great Thanhouser Million Dol
lar production until after the award
Of the $4,000 for the best loo-wora
solution OF the mystery The win
nlns story will be used to make nm
the last Two reels, or last episode az
the play which will appear some
ulne the latter part OF January
me regular program TODAY =
Pa~ns Of Fate a Thanbonsor
two reel dramatic feature. and
"hen Qneenie Came Back , a
beauty drama. Tomorrow the Gem
VIII show the forty-fourth nnmbor
OF the Reliance weekly feature
our Mutual Girl:" THE litt1o
Country Mouse Majestic drama
ana old Enough to BE Her Grand
pa, an American comedy
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-24

when you have a society item FOR
the Daily Light call Mrs. George r
Wilson. phone number 81. II takes
some time to get all the details OF
each social function and the manage
heht or tins paper viii appreciate il
II you will assist hy giving her the
particulars as early as possible. u
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$500 Reward

A reward of $500 will be
this company for the GOWN ,'
any one found gul''y % w
Daily Light from the az
any subscriber of this . pap
TERpRlsE PUBLISHING
PANY. .~...-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-24

II. :. Dearborn, sheriff. $I5,o1a,
boad7men, j. T. Spencer, NJ. D,
Rutherford, J. F. Coleman, r. J.
Coleman G W Coleman. J. l.. kcl-
Ter H. G. Johnston ! G. Lumpkins
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-24
SUb-C0MM|T TEES
ARE APPOiNT TED
To ENCOURAGE HOLDING MOVE
MENT AND REDUCTION
OF ACREAGE.
Hon. Henry J., Singleton to Canvas
County In the Interest OF The
Southern Cotton Growers
Association.

The executive c0mmitse OF the FL
lis County DiYersification Club and
adjunct of and WORKING in conjuuc-
ZION with the Southern Cotton Grow
as Association has announced the
appointment of number OF sub-com-
mittees, looking to the thorough or
GanizatIon OF the county for the pHr-
pose OF aiding and encouraging the
holding OF the present crop of cot
ton until ii reaches at least ceuts
per pound and the reduction OF cot
ten acreage another year.
1t has been announced the Hon.
n. +. Singleton. of Mckinney. will
canvass the county Friday and Satur-
day in connection with this work ana
his itinerary is announced in another
column in this issue
The following committees for
the various places in the county
have been appointed and are expect
ed TO circulate petitions securing
the pledges Of those who will reduce
their acreage next year, aud hold
tn present crop for eight cents, or
more.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-24
Diversification Committees.

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Gu R / l.. III 6
TWO DRUG STORES
TIE "Ri.N .AIiI" STORE.

and G. r. Graves
Ray W j. Sp'a@n, id Brown, ,
X Wheatley.
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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-24
SMITH TO LEAD
NEW SUGAR COMPANY

Salt Lake-Joseph' F. Smith, prosi.
the real head Of the entire sugar beet
industry of Utah and adjoining states
Saturday when he was elected presi'
dent OF the Amalgamated Sugar COM
pany, the concern which results from
the consolidation Of the Amalgamated
Sugar company and the Lewiston SUI
gar company. Official ratification Of
the consolidated plan was reported at
separate meetings of the stockholders
Of the corporation held i'm Ogden and
Lewiston Saturday afternoon.
While the articles of Incorporation
of the new corporation will not be
filed for few days it was announced
that tho capitalization will be $6,000,-
900, the former capitalization having
been 100000 for the Amalgamated
and $1,OOO,OOO for the Lewiston COM
pany Headquarters will be in Ogden,
Factories owned by the company are
located at Lewiston, Ida, Logan and
Ogden, Utah, and Burley, Ida.
In addition to President Smith tn
other officials are E. L. Eccles, vice
president and general manager; Jo-
seph Scowcroft, vice president; Fred
G. Taylor, secretary and treasurer;
Henry H. Rolapp, chairman of tn
board of directors; c. w. Nibley, M.
IS. Browning, E. C. Watts, members
of the executive board. These vito
David c. Eccles, E. O. Watts, Adam
Patterson and r. B. Porter, directors
of the former amalgamated company
form the new directors.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-24

first time. let her eyes drop, while she
sat nursing her knees. Finally she
glanced up and asked witt plucked-up
courage:
stranger, what mout yore name
be?"
"Lescott-George Lescott."
How'd We git hurt?"
He shook his head
Il was painting-up there" he said;
work. l stepped backward to look at
the canvas and forgot where the edge
was. stepped too far"
The man rose to his feet, but he tot
tered and reeled against the wall Of
ragged stone. The blow on his head
had left him faint and dizzy He sat
down again.
I'm afraid" he ruefully admitted,
that I'm not quite ready for discharge
from your hospital"
you jest set where yer at" The
girl rose and pointed up the mountain
side. "I'll light out across the hill and
fotch Samson an his mule"
who and where is Samson" he
inquired. He realized that the bot.
tom of the valley would shortly thick
en- into darkness, and that the way
cut, unguided, would 1ecome impos-
sible. 1T sounds like the name of
strong man."
II means Samson South" she en-
lightened, as though further descrip-
ton of one so celebrated would be re-
dundant. Hes over thar bout three.
quarters
"Threequarters of a mile?"
She nodded What else could three
quarters mean?
How long will it take you?" he
asked.
She deliberated. "Samson's hoein'
corn in the fur hill field. He'll hev
ter cotch his mule. Hit mout TEX a
half-hour"
"You can't do it in a half-hour, can
your"
'I'll jest take my foot in my hand,
an light out" She turned, and with
a nod was gone.
At last she came to a point where
a clearing rose on the mountainside
above her. The forest blanket was
stripped off to make way for fenced
in and crafty fitting field of young
corn. High up and beyond, close to
the bald shoulders of sandstone which
threw themselves against the sky, was
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-24

missiorers to be, appointed by thu
governor.
Among the proposed features of the
bill now under consideration by the
legislative committee CT the associa
ton are:
10 forbid treating.
To license bartenders and require
them to wear numbered badges.
The number of saloons to be regu
lated at the rate of one to every
1000 population or one to every 500,
To prohibit all music in salCons.
To end the ownership OF SALOONS
by breweries unless the breweries
make public the fact of ownership.
TO make it a msdemeanor for mi
nors to purchase liquor, it now being
misdemeanor only for the one who
sells.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-24
TEXAS DRY LAW is UPSET

Austin, Tex, Dec. 1.-THE string
ent Allison liquor law, prohibiting
shipment of liquor into dry territory
in Texas today was practically invali
dated by decision of the court OF
criminal appeals, which Judge Prem
dergast said wiped it off the stat.
ute books" Today's decision declared
any person or agent might carry OF
ship liquor into dry territory, provid'
ed it was not the intention to use
the liquor for unlawful purposes OF
for resale in dry area.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-24
CALIFORNIA WOULD
ELIMINATE DIVES

San Francisco, Dec. 10 Sweeping
changes in the laws regulating the Ii
quor indAstSr 81 California, embodied
In bill to be presented to the legis-
lature in January, were taken up for
preliminary discussion at a meeting
of the California Grape Protective as
sociation today. A prohibition ini-
tiativo amendment was defeated at
the November elections.
The bill aims at the elimination
Of all dives and groggeries, reduction
of the number of saloons and the ex-
ercise tof control over the liquor traf
fic by a state board of excise com
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-24

yer by profession, 1t was newspaper
work that brought him into connection
with the lawless feudists of the Ken
lucky mountains and that is to GER
tain extent responsible for the plot of
his story.
1t is rare for a man of Mr. Bucks
youth to be the author of hundred
thousand seller, but THE Call of the
Cumberland" has already passed that
amount.
The story has been dramatized and
the play has met with unusual success
throughout the country.
We have secured THE Call Of the
Cumberlands" as our next serial and
the first installment will be run In
an early issue.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-24
Ito be Continued.)
WASHINGTON NEWS

Washington, D. C.-The reque st of
pedo boat destroyers as police
force to compel the observance of
the regulations regarding the neu-
trality of the Panama Canal is giving
officials of the State, War and Navy
Departments much concern. At the
time the United States neutrality was
declared and the special regulations
issued regarding the use of radio
stations and the special rules for
the Panama Canal were promulagate
it was thought in many quarters that
armed vessels of some sort would
have to be furnished Gov. Goethals
for policing the canal and adjacent
waters
Rising in assertion of it's tradition.
al devotion to Senatorial courtesy, the
Senate has rejected the nomination OF
John ID. Lynn, OF Rochester, N. Y,
to be United States attorney for the
western district of New York. The
President has nominated Mr. Lynn
upon the recommendation of Secretary
MacAdco and Franklin d. Roosevelt,
Assistant Secretary of the Navy and
in doing so has ignored the recon.
mendation of Senator O'GorMan
whose choice was Thomas E. Boyd.
A poll of Congress of the Hobsou
/ resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution providing for coun-
try-wide prohibition indicates that the
resolution will probably be overwhelm-
ingly defeated
The State Department ehas warned
Americans to write only strictly neu-
trail letters to their friends in the
Ottoman Empire, because officials of
the Turkish government are opening
ill mail, and a letter containing crh
cism of Turkey would be likely to
cause serious trouble FOR the person
to whom it was addressed.
A cold wave has hit Washington.
teen degrees below zero. The cold
wave added to tho misery and suf-
fering of hundreds of poor families
and unemployed men, and the bread
and soup lines at many charitable in
situations were largely increased,
while hundreds asked aid from the
Salvation Army.
Col. William H. Crook, chief dis
bursting officer at the White House,
will complete his fiftieth year of SER
vice as White House employee jan
uary 5. Col. Crook was in the body
guard of President Lincoln and was
constantly with him during the civil
war.
The pupils of the Washington pub
lie schools are taking part in the re-
hearsals for the Community Christmas
tree festival to be held On the Capitol
plaza Xmas Eve. Prof. Otto T. ST.
mon, musical director, is in charge of
the rehearsals.
There was nobody to dispute the
center of the stage with the debu-
tants the past week. There were
, formal presentations almost ever,
day Flowers by the wagon load haC
, their part in each festivity and rose
colored many dream in consequence
Nearly all the debut teas wound VI
> with dance, 50 that the young PEG
! pie put In rather an engrossing weel
; at this favorite pastime.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-24

the figure of man. AS the girl halted
at the foot of the field, at, last. painting
from her exertions, he was sitting on
the rail fence, looking absently down
on the outstretched panorama below
him.
Samson South was not, strictly
speaking, a man. His age was per.
haps twenty. He sat loose ointed and
indolent on the top rail Of the fence,
his hands hanging over his knees, his
hoe forgotten. Near by, propped
against the railA rested a repeatinr
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-24
Sick Two Years With Indiuesticn

1.-TWO years ago I was greatly bene-
fitted through using two or three bot
ties of Chambcrlain's Tablets writ,
Mrs. S. A. Keller, Elida, Ohio. "B =.
fore taking them ! was sick for two
years with indigestion" Sold by
all dealers. r.-r