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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-25
INSANITY IN ROYAL FAMILIES
Unre ason Seems to Be the Rule Rather
Than the Exception Among oceu-
pants Of European Thrones.

We have to go very far back In the
life of the deposed King Otto Of Ba-
varia to find any illusions to him
which show him otherwise than as q
lunatic. But as boy he is quoted to
have been at pains to be cheerful and
agreeable, while his elder brother Lud-
wig sulked. They were brought up
on a severe system of economy, be-
ing allowed only so cents a week The
story used to be told that Prince Otto.
hearing that sound teeth were a sale
able commodity. went to dentists
and offered to have his own extracted
for a consideration.
The deposition Of King Otto brings
reminder that the Bavarian is not the
only royal family in Germany with q
touch of insanity. King Otto's mother
was Princess Marie Of Prussia, closely
akin to Frederick William Iv.-brother
Of the old kaiser. and grAnduncle Of
the present emperor-who lost his
reason in 1857. md for four years had
to be superseded BY the prince Of
Prussia - regent-just a. George ~.
q Nngland, for the same reason. acted
foe several ysars u The sams eApaotty
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-25
CHAPTER ".

The asphalt glittered with the glaze
of recent rain. rejecting countless
lights of many colors The sidewalks.
crowded with gay theater-goers, were
as colorful and animated as the chang
ing figures of child's Kaleidoscope,
and he smiled at them Even the odor
of burned gasoline which drowned the
perfume of fair womsn's presence
seemed as frankincense and myrrb to
him-for this was Broadway. the be-
loved thoroughfare.
And was 1t not to be his last night
In its glitter, his last hearing of its
medley. his last glimpsing of its nerv
Gus gaiety? lie sniled-the wan smile
OF the prisoner who sees his friends
and joys in them before he marches
to the guiilot!ne
In the restaurant there was obvious
stir when he arrived There ALWAYS
was stir in restaurants when he ar
rived. With a practiced and a clever
eye he examined with great care the
private dining room wherein was to be
sung the swan song of his spendthrifti-
ness, 1t was extremely we'll arranged.
the table was a dazzling sight the
MOWERS were gorgeous and of all-per.
vadfng fragrance. the colored candle.
shades cast a subdued, artistic glow
upon the whole. The head waiter
himself. his neck enchained in sign
OF ofhce, was in personal control of
details, his stan had been well picked
from Broadway's favorites among SUBJ
ordinates; a very pretty girl. who
smiled at Broadway sweetly, wistfuIly,
as a peasant maid might smile at a
crown prince. was ready to accept and
check the ladies' wraps, while the
small boy in buttons. who was to sort
and store the outer garments OF the
gentlemen. was ready with bright eyes
and itching palms.
The party arrived promptly, coming
In a bunch and greeting Broadway va
riously from the firm and hearty hand.
clasp OF Bob Wallace, to the merry
kiss OF Ines vasQuex Marques, Span
lsh dancer. born In Keokuk, who would
leave early 80 that she might dance
late on the bfll at the Spring Garden.
ZAaEQ vas 0uttsr with the entrance
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-25

patrimony and the utter hopelessness
of everything. He looked at the great
decoration in the ceeter OF the table
and said gravely. SO that all might
hear, although he was addressing no
one but the lobster:
You may be big. old chap. but I
know a bigger lobster than you ever
were"
1t happened at that instant that a
pause had come in the excited Joy
BUSINESS about him-one Of those brief,
unexpected silences which never fail,
at least once In every dinner-party. to
reveal to everyone some saying which
the sayer wished to have unheard by
the majority. Always 1t is something
awkward. inadvertent, stupid or un.
wholesome which Is thus made bla.
family the property OF everybody's
ears. This night 1t was our young
hosts confidential statement to the
great, red decorative lobster in the
center Of his dinner table.
There was a chorus Of inquiry. y
Broadway knew a bigger lobster
who was he. and where?
"Be careful, Broadway! Don't name
any friend Of ours! We'd get peevish
for that Observation-Disclosures"
who IL It. Broadway"
Name. Broadway: namss" demand
81 the whole tableful
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-25

OF Mrs. Gerard. for, as ever. she
brought with her her own maid. while
her footman waited in the corridor
not for emergencies. but for appear
ances
Her once pretty but now age puck
cred face had been as thoroughly con
cealed as possible with various expen
sive substances which are found In
beauty parlors. and her hair was prob
ably the most costly In that part o,
town that night, and this is saying
much, for very costly tresses some
times deck the fair on Broadway.
The restaurant had wrought evi
dences Of its pride in its allegiance tc
Broadway's favorite delicacy A 81
gantic floral lobster occupied the cen
ter Of the table. its antennae extend
ed toward the host, one of its claws
stretched toward the seat reserved for
Mrs. Gerard. the other somewhat less
fond of the ladies'. for IT yearnsd hun
grily toward Bob Wallace's place. Al
each lady's place were little Holsters
nicely wrought Of gold. with jeweled
eyes. for each male guest a silver Gig
arctic case had been fashioned into a
disconsolate Holsters shape with
curied-up tail and dropping claws de
voutly folded on its breast.
Broadway was a perfect host, hos.
pitable. easy. reader to listen than
declaim. full OF admiration for the
ladies. full Of the perfection OF good
Fellowship for his men guests
At first he found 1t difficult to put
out OF his mind the thought that this
would be the last OF all his gorgeous
nights on Broadway. The notion
fought for permanent position in his
head that after these wild hours he
would be as far from Broadway as that
earnest cow-explorer which was cred
tied with having first laid out the
street. The thought continually OBJ,
truded that this must be to him a
funeral. not festal feast His hand
shook as he raised his glass to the
first toast
Visions of that blued steel automatic
pistol and that bottle with its crimson
label floated momently before his eyes.
All. that steel was not the blue OF
tile diaphanous gown which the pretty
Winter Garden dancer wore across the
table from him; oh. how the red OF
that red label differed from the red OF
the red roses. It was not at all the
red OF the red lobster,
In his lining he had reached tha,
stage who're overstimulated emotion
found an outlet in the bitterest self
condemnation which he yet had man
aged to evolve since the beginning OF
his self-condemnatory days-that is
since he had been awakened TO the
realization OF the disappearance OF his
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-25
CHAPTER iiJ.-ContInued.

Rankin brought him a pink envelope
upon a little silver tray. Rankin was
most careful to bring everything upon
tray. Broadway steadfastly main
tained that II a drowning man asked
Rankin to bring help he would first
30 to get tray to take 1t TO him on.
The pink envelope was marked with
an elaborate monogram, Of which the
dominant letter was a &c" II was
from her whom he had left so short a
time before. Mrs. Gerard. by means
Of It. implored him to become a mem
Der Of a theater and supper party for
that evening. The note almost was
affectionate.
The theater and supper parties were
to both occur in Broadway! All.
broadway, 1t would be hard to leave
1t by the chilly by-path, death, which
leads out of the light into the shad-
ows,
1t occurred to Broadway Jones that
he might decently accept this invita-,
tion. even II the crowd which she
would have would probably be not
quite to his liking. All, there We're
crowds upon the thoroughfare he
loved which were SO fully to his lik-
ing,
And then another plan flashed into
his mind. Why not give a farewell
supper? No one but himself would
know it was farewell supper-all the
rest would think it just the best af-
fair of many fine affairs which Broad
way Jones had given. The restaurant
which gave it would be paid undoubt-
edly out of the residue of his estate,
and II there wasn't any residue the
restaurant could well afford to lose. II
had many thousands of his money
He would make this dinner-no; it
would be better to make it a supper
the finest little supper which had yet
electrified Broadway. 1t should
sparkle, it should fizz, it should re-
sound with joyful chords and merry
laughter; in short that supper should
achieve the limit and surpass it. Then
would he be more content to go.
He locked the poison and the fire
arm carefully in a desk drawer. He
called Rankin. and, to that staid sery-
ants great delight, made out the list
OF invitations to the widest supper
he had ever planned; he telephoned to
his good friend, the restaurateur. Re
turning to the study he took the moi
son and the pistol from the drawer
and put them In another. The second
drawer had two locks. wn,le the first
drawer had but one, He refused again
to think about them until after he had
given the extraordinary supper.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-25
In Excuse.

Matilda, maid Of all work, had re-
ceived letter from friend whom
she greatly admired for her intellect
ual attainments. With glowing pride
she placed the epistle in the hands of
her young mistress. a very clever
high school girl. and. as the latter in
diligently perused the ungrammatical
but copperplate effusion, she kept up
a running comment.
shes a marvel" exclaimed the lit
tie maid, with conviction. fercely
backing the kitchen stove. II dunno
that know = better edicated young
lidy-except you, miss"
"A remarkably well-wr1tten letter,
Matilda But tell me, why does your
friend always put . small + for the
personal pronoun TT"
'T1l tell you. miss" she cried. win.
ME II very haSd-worked. She must
have been in . 'urfy. When she 'as
plenty O. time she puts Q capital 1t
ter T. svaEy verdi"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-25
SYNOPSIS.

Jackson Jones. nieknamed broadway
because OF his continual glorihcation Of
New York's great thoroughfare. is anx-
ious TO get away from his home town OF
Jonesyiile Abner Jones. his uncle, Is
very angry because Broadway refuses to
settle down and take place in the gum
Factory In which he succeeded TO his
fathers Interest Judge Spotswood in
forms broadway that s25o. 600 left him by
MS father is at his disposal. Broadway
makes record time in heading for his
IaHorite street IN New York. With his
New York friend. Robert Wallace. Broad
way creates a sensation by his extrava-
gsnce on the " hite Way. -Four years
pass and Broadway suddenly discovers
ihat he is not oaly broke. but heavily in
debt. He applies to his uncle for loan
hrd receives a package Of chewing gum
with the advice to chew II and forget his
troubles He quietly seeks work without
success
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-25
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to his insane father. In neither case.
however. was there a deposition as
now in Bavaria, as both the periods Of
regency were SO short. Long before
the official declaration of his tnflrmity,
Frederick Williams fantastical sentk
mentality had amounted almost to in
sanity.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-25
Bolt Hits Wire; Man Stunned.

Colorado Springs.-William Scranz.
Santa Fe switchman, is in st. Fv(\I
els hospital recovering from injurss 4
sustained when lightning struck the
wires Of telephone he was using.
The wires were a private line Of the
railroad company. Scranz was knocked
unconscious.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-25
cARsAJAL WILL QUIT As RULER

Dictator Huerta's Successor viii
Transfer Power to carranza.
Washington. = Francisco Carbajal,
successor to General Huerta as pro.
visional president Of Mexico advised
the United States government infos.
uaally that he intended to retire in IA.
vor Of General Carranxa, the constitu-
dcnalist chief
Carba1al wishes only that general
amnesty be proclaimed and proteo-
don given to the property Of thoeo
who opposed tie constituiaoualistA
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1914-06-11

band at Memphis. She also visited a,
points in Mississippi. Mr.. Douglass
accompanied her home for few days
rest.
Aubrey Clark is recovering from q
recent illness and operation. He and
Mrs. Clark have been the guests of his
father, T. j. Clark, during his illness.
Rev. J.T.sBlackwood, presiding elder
of the Lebanon district, left Wednes.
day morning for Livingston and other
points in the Upper Cumberland coun-
try to hold conferences. Bro Black.
wood is closing out four years Of very
successful work in the Lebanon dis
tr'ct. There haS been very marked
growth and velopment under his
wise management.
Rev. T. A. Kerley and Prof. Peoples
went to Livingston Wednesday to look
over the missionary interests in that
erritory.
Rev Fount Smith will preach at the
Presbyterian church Sunday night,
June IA.
Henry Pointer and family are visit
ing relatives at Elmwood
Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. Ramsey were Wis
iting relatives at Shipley last Sunday
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1914-06-11
ALeoop R. 2
returned

Prof. Jesse Gillian has returned
from Chicago.
Mr.. E. A. Freeman is on the sick
list.
Mr.. Claude Terry visited Thomas
and Erchel Ply.
Several of the young folks took din
ner with Miss Bertha Wilmoth Sun.
Mr. and Mrs. Hershal Cumby spent
Saturday night at Charlie Cumbie's.
Misses Lu Ella and Ovella Ford Wis
tied Charlie Wilmoth's Saturday night.
\ There will be an all day singing at
New Post Oak the third Sunday in
June with dinner on the ground Ev-
cry body invited.
Misses Susie and Burmie Phillips
spent Saturday night at Cass Phillips.
Misses Permina PLY and Beulah Phil
ipps visited Leila Buck Sunday.
Bros. Crawford and Mcdonald took
dinner at john Ford's Sunday.
Mr. Turney Mason and Miss Della
Bartlett were married Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Brewington took
dinner at Willie Phys Sunday.
Messrs. Paul Smith and Erchel Ply
are regular visitors at Jesse Gilliam's.
Misses Lula and Hattie Grace went
to Dodson's Chapel Sunday
Miss zola Phillips is spending few
days in Cookeville this week, X
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1914-06-11
ALeooD NEWS

The missionary institute held her,
Tuesday and Tuesday night was a yer,
successful and enthusiastic gathering
All the pastors supposed to be in th'l
meeting were present, besides a mum
ber of laymen and large crowds from
the community. DR.. T. A. Kerley ant
Prof. Peoples were the principal speak
ers, besides Revs. Taylor of Celina ant
Rochelle Of Byrdstown discussed the
missionary problem in their respective
charges
This part of the Lebanon district o1
the M. E. Church, South, has made
rapid progress in the past 20 years
The growth is really phenomenal
Eight charges were represented, and
all of t. Q incoming out of three charg
es less than 20 years ago.T he meet
ing was of great benefit to the local
church. Both DIR. Kerley and Prof
Peoples have endeared themselves to
the people of Algood by ther very in.
teresting addresses and their stay in
our town.
Messrs. w L. Swallows and Carson
Hampton were visiting in McMinnville
last week
Mrs. J. L. Colvert ad little son are Wis
iting relatives in McMinnville.
A large humber of our citizens took
advantage of the excursion to Nash
vile Monday.
Luke West was at Buffalo Valley
Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Cruze of Maury county was the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. J.T. Moore
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Clark were in
Nashville this week visiting relatives.
Miss Sophia Poteet left Monday for
Murfreesboro to attend the Middle
Tennessee State Normal School.
Miss Vada Judd returned last week
from the State Normal at Murfrees-
boro.
The Whitson Bros. Lumber Co. band
mill started Monday after having been
idle for some months
Among the visitors at the mission-
ary institute were Rev. and Mrs. J. F.
Tinnon Of Cookeville1 Rev. and Mrs.
Taylor of Celina; Revs. Rochelle and
Ensor Of Livingston; Rev Estes OF
Gaine, boro; Rev. Chenault OF Mon
terey; Rev. Lynch Of Carthage, and
Rev. j. T. Blackwood OF Lebanon, Mr..
George Cooper Of Oak Hill, and Prof.
T. K .Sisk of Cookeville.
There Is a change in the date of the
revival at the Methodist church. It
will commence Tuesday night, June 16
instead Of Friday night, June IL.
The pastor of the Methodist church
will preach at Salem Sunday, June IA
q. the morning hour, and at Whitson's
Chapel at 800 p. m.
Messrs. Clay vandever and Roy
Hudgens Of Sparta we're guests of AL
good friends and relatives last week
Mrs. C. A. Douglass has returned
from an extended visit with her hus-
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1914-06-11
MONTERREY ITEMS

Dear Editor and Herald Family
For the first time in almost two years
am visiting dear old Monterey, en-
joying the cool breezes, drinking goot
water and having plenty of good thing!
to cat. Do not know just how long
Ralph is going to let me stay, but
have been hurting strongly to stay OF
the mountain until hot weather is ovel
and the mosquitoes are gene. We'll
Monterey still looks good to me, and
all my folks and friends seem so glad
to see me it makes me more dissatis
fed w'th Nashville and long to be back
with them all again to live. / will
not say Monterey has the best people
on earth, but among the best. The
city is all right for those who like it,
but Monterey or Cookevillc either one,
is good enough for me. Nashville like
othr cities and towns has its good and
bad folks, its advantages and disad-
vantages. But of the Nashville Ban
ner would take GOOD view of its i'm
morality, and the failure of its lead
ing men to enforce the city laws it
would not have been 90 ready to have
slung mud at Cookeville. am will
ing for Cookeville and Monterey to
have what is due them, but when any
one throws off on either place would
be glad to. know they have a better
right to than any Nashville paper. l
have never lived only among good peo-
pie since have been in Nashville, but
would indeed be very dull and blind
not to see the awful wickedness of
the place. Well a little Monterey
news and I will give away to some
other letter more interesting
Rev. A. P. Welch attended the Naz-
arene Assembly last week at Dickson.
Rev. Joe Barbee breaches every
Sunday night in the shopping train at
this place and is doing much good.
Miss Matte Callahan visited friends
at Bilbrey Sunday II
Rev. Skinner, of Nashville closed
weeks meeting at the Baptist Church
Friday night.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Ford
May II, a girl.
Mrs Matte Horn OF Dry Valley
viA'ted her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thi-
as Welch, this weey.
Rev. and Mrs. A. p. Welch spent
Sunday In Dry Valley.
John w. Welch and daughter, Mrs.
Fred Gill, were in Nashville last week.
Mrs. Lee Judd Of Smithville visited
her mother, Mrs. Thursa Ford, last
week.
Mrs. Jake Whitson of near Double
Springs VISITED Mr. and Mrs. Dillard
Judd recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert King are the
parents Of a fine yaby boy. Made his
arrival May "a. His name is Bishop
A. Welch named for doctor, a preach
er and a carpenter. Albert said he
hardly knew what he would make but
hoped 1t would be Holiness preacher.
Mollie Dahuf
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1914-06-11
FITZHUGH. OKLA,

| One October morning in 1854 | made
my first appearance into this great
world of ours, in the grand old state
of Tennessee, Overton county; grew
up in Jackson and Putnam counties
during h troublous times of the Civil
war. Have passed through many
changes and hardships subject to a
poor boys life, and so deciding in af-
ter years to try country toward the
settingsun, and after twenty seven
years find my mind running back to
boyville. l see myself and boy friends
in the creeks with our breeches rolled
up, but yet wet, while we catch min
nows l see us clubbing the chest
nut trees and picking up the chest
nuts. l see us, both boys and girls on
the old schoolhouse grounds chasing
each other through the woods. l hear
the old spinning wheel sing its lone
some song as the broach grows larger.
hear the loom with its beat, beat l
see myself with stained hands hulling
walnuts to color the cloth. ] see my
self at the old church look 'ng on in
wonder as the old men and women
sing Am Soldier of the Cross" and
How Firm Foundation" And while
these thoughts are pleasant l nave a
letter that makes me sad. 1t tells OF
the death of my uncle M. M. Jaquess.
While he was poor in this worlds
goods he had laid up n yonder world
riches that far excel the Rothchilds
and Rockefellers. 1t would not seem
natural to be at old Mt. Union and not
see him sitting by the pulpit,
/. j. Morgan.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1914-06-11
MONTERREY r. 1

Everything IS looking fine since the
little rain fell Monday, but we are still
needing more.
On Saturday, May 20 the children Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Henry celebrated
Mr.. Henry's 82d birthday by sur
prise birthday dinner. Each child
brought something for the dinner.
When they all arrived with baskets
and boxes laden with the many good
things to eat, they set table fit for
a king. You should have seen Mr.
Henry after he found out what was
up, and as he greeted his relatives and
friends as they arrived. We were all
glad to see him get about so well.
How often could children make pa
rents happy by doing something to
show them they still love their old
home, and that they return he love
for both father and mother.
The singing at Farley Seminary is
progressing nicely under the manage
ment of Mr.. J. M. Henry.
Notie and Henry verble spent
Saturday night with friends and rel
atives in Dry Valley.
Mr.. Leslie Milligan and wife made
trip to Monterey Saturday.
Ollie Henry Of Wanette, Oklahoma
why don't you answer my letter; l
guess you know who I am,
Blue Eyes,
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1914-06-11

Cheapest accident insurance-Dr.
Thomas Eclectic Oil. For burns,
scalds, cuts and emergencies. All
druggists sell 1t. 25c and soc.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1914-06-11

LIV-vER-LAx is guaranteed to re-
Ilieve troubles resulting from a disor-
dercd liver Pleasant to take and per-
fectly harmless. 2. T. Kinds Drug Co.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1914-06-11

For any itchiness of the skin rashes,
chap, pimples, ETC., try Doan's Oint-
ment. Soc at all drug stores.
The Washington times., 1914-04-25

course the private calendars are
jammed, and since it is the private
bill-the pension for Jim Jones or
the bridge across Muddy creek
which enables a member to get re-
elected-it may be safely said that
Congress will devote a few days to
such matters, if it is possible to
wedge them in among the big things.
So it doesn't look very promising
for an early adjournment. The
members are said to be resigned to
another summer in Washington's
salubrious cline; Washington itself
is glad to have you, gentlemen, and
cnly the candidate representing a
close district and denied the oppor-
tunity of returning home to repair
political fences should worry.
The Washington times., 1914-04-25

Selection of Brazil to represent
this country's diplomatic interests
in troubled Mexico will doubtless be
received with favor in Latin-Amer-
lea, too prone in the past to consider
our disposition toward it Indifferent
or contemptuous.
BY confiding to the great republic
of the south the safety of the lives
and property of citizens of the
United States we give substantial
recognition to the fact that Mexico's
problem is a matter to be solved on
this continent and by this continent,
without European interference. In
effect we extend an invitation to Pam
America to lend its moral influence
TO the removal OF the Mexican
menace to free institutions on this
hemisphere.
1t is to be remembered that Brazil,
Argentina and Chile refused, like
the United States, to recognize the
Huerta government, and this ident-
ity Of diplomatic attitude lends an
additional fitness to the selection of
Brazil to represent us in the present
crisis.