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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-26
MAUDLIN SYMPATHY STILL REIaNs

The attorney for the defense stands before the
Jury and pleads with tears in his eyes and in his
voice, If the defendant has a mother. wife or
child, that person is seated within sight of the
jurors The stage is set for the twelve men, but
they do not realize it and the court is unable to pre-
vent it. Generally the result is that the murderer
goes free, or is let off with light sentence. At
any rate he is nearly always sure of hung Jury.
due to maudn sympathy
Speaking Of the astounding acquittal OF vii.
liam Cleary on the charge of numbering his son.in
law, the supreme court justice who presided over
the trial said
There may have been reasonable doubt as
to the degree Of crime of which the defendant was
guilty, but murder is murder, call il by whatever
name YOU please"
The country at large will take that view OF il
and will set down the Ceary verdict as another
triumph of maudlin sympathy and as miscarriage
of Justice
Il may be true that the prisoner in this case
was stirred beyond self-contro by the plight OF
his daughter, but il this is TO be made perpetual
justification for killing we might as we'll abolish
courts and give every man the privilege Of becom
ing his own avenger.
In few days the end Of the year will he here
and in short time there viii he statistics ON the
increase Of murder In the United States We NAV
depend upon il that we shall he astonishcd NJ the
increase
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ping his hand over his wIfe's eyes,
demanded that she guess whnt he
had for her" Hun" guessed and wns
delighted when her treasure was re-
vcalcd She jumped aud, giving Cur.
ter II hearty kiss. hurried In to prr.
pare their beIntcd dinner. while her
husband examined the foot ana both.
ed II IN wnrm water, aftcr which the
dog settled himself with his great head
resting ronlrntedly on his muster's
knee
"ShifleSS ncci-dowells" John NUT
tered, hut he couldn't remember Nh.
llndy's ever greeting him like that.
lie lndni even kissed her when their
Inst boy was born lie hnd when the
first came Lord how proud he's been
" her then. Why. hr wa still proud
ot her There wNNnt another woman
In the country could get up better
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we wot, know how Ia deal with them
In the proper manner and soak them
with the punishment they deserve.
And II that I, not done their names
should be- turned In to those who arc
now preparing the grill for the Cham.
Der ot Commerce banquet next week.
our Idea is that It IL not right TO
let Colonel Stafford, who shies away
when he sees mn eugenlst approaching
him, do an the suffering
But II those who are hOwling for a
greater navy knew they will have TO
my their proportion Of the cost we
wonder n they would still continue to
emit the same kind of sounds?
Also we'd like to hear from those
who read Dickens Christmas Carol
Yesterday aud watched the children
enjoy themselves reading Hans Chris.
tian Andersens Fairy Tales?
Probably the gentleman who discov-
cred w much merit In the Fairy
Tales tried to get by with the presen.
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meal, make bettey pie, preserves or
butter. She always had first class
luck with her chickens. was famous
for her cheese on had handsomer home
made quilts Here JhOn stopped.
All these accomplishments meant work.
Emmie wAS right. He never had taken
her To show. He'd gone himself
sometimes when he'd been In the vii.
lng", but hc hadn't thought Of Ma.
Indy havin time"
John Sleigh layesthc keeper OF the
general 'torc the surprise Of his husl-
ness career by asking for the latest
copy of the Farmers wife Magazine
then once having started. he bought All.
other With pictures u some little elves
on the cover "Guese III buy a shawl,
too he said. selecting a pretty white
one. Tie store keeper wondered n Ma.
Indy was sick hut kept discreet Vi.
lence
What you got In them boxes With
the rihbon fiNinlsT John asked.
Candy? Lll take the big one with the
pink bow He gathered up his pack
ages and started for home. forgetting
the tobacco he had come for.
Malindy could molly gurgle sur
prised "Oh" when she saw tho shawl
aud John folded II over hdr shoalders.
Tie put his arm about her rs she opeii-
John" she cried happily and he
kissed her
When Paul came In they were NiIl
sitting there. Men Mnlindy's eoin' 10
have . pick NJ super en- 70 In to town
to a show tonight You nights well
eat over to IArrys Rn Paul, men Ma.
llndy's kindn decided we'd like 10 -
down to Washington eD see the Capltol
en- do some yistln' round--how bout
vou'n Emmle takin' the place en- run.
ninS II on shares John asked.
"fll ask Emmie." was all the hired
mnn could find voice 70 say.
"En Paul John stopped for an In.
slant, and then plunged on; There
nin't no real happiness In workin all
the time"
go limmle says" Paul admitted
and hurried Off, leaving John and Ma
Indy @ting sweets anl laughing han.
PLY at the rogulsh little face thnt
peeped out at thcm from behind The
trees and flowers on the cover of the
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En1n1ie's Declaration
Copyright. 1919. by W wsrusr

John half rose from his hiding place
~ his anIazement.
i sure would" Emmn answered
'D0 you know the difference between
them famllesY she demanded.
"Cours' | do. Carriers a shlftleS-
no count helps OUT on other folks
farms or In town. goes fIshen cn
whlttles. They got'bout five acres a
ground en Hun keeps their two room
ed hut: cooks whatever he kin get
tends a sick looken garden. cn NJ
has a couple q cats en- dogs. They
Eol one tow en- 'wO pigs cn half Il
dozen clikens, en- that all the Car
'ers got on they ben married fore
my folks was. Sleighs g. got iOO
ncres, fenced, bout thirty fine cows.
hundreds o chickens why they gut
everything On money Ia the bank. 20
Paul stopped fog breath.
Yes, en- Huns got husband thct
still loves her III she alnt a feelln'
well he gets up en- make coffe Ho
takes her with him sometimes when
he goes Hshin he brings her flowers
from the woods: en- lots o times a.
on evening they W down 10 the pic
lure show. It's three miles but he
tnkes her arm, en- once when | WAS
there he brought her pin from the
village, II said Honey cn was real
4
nice. He kissed when he nut il on.
said she's even prettler'n when she
sixteen. You ben working fer the
Slelghs fer four years. You ever herr
John Sleigh tell his wife she's pretty ?
Dld you ever hear him invite her to
a show Did you ever know him 10
huy her somethin, from the village.
or even pick posy when he get II
for nothin'i No, you didn't. Sure
their chlldrcns well fixed Ms Sleigh
works herself 10 fra2zel every christ.
mas Ell Thanksgivin' to get dinner
Ter EN-. They come out here In their
blg automobiles Ell take back load a.
her jams On preserves, en- tell her they
N''' h'''l k'i hb'Hlu = kOuu III I0Nll
hut none o em ever come out TO stay
. spell with her. why sha aint even
rot n subscription 10 tho Fnrmers'
Wifes Magazine, an everybody tnkcs
II. ] Jest aint a goin' to be Ike Ma.
Indy. No slr, I'd rather he no count.
IKE Hun en- her Jnan." Emmlp
flushed nngrIlV and stortaI ar a.,
ward her home, followed by a very
puzzled suitor, who muttered man
fashion, "omens lueer."
"Emmie larry's mighty purt sort
o girl, she ls,' John calculated
wrathfully as he started toward the
house Neverthe less, Elnmie's dec.
laration would ring challeneingly In
his ears.
Honey James had been a belle In her
youth and why she should have taken
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the rest Of us know that they IRE just
ordinary liars, like the man who said
he was interested In Hans Christian
Andersen'S Fairy Tales.
And there may be some who will
claim that they did not drop any Of
the stuffing ON the tablecloth while
they were doing the carving, but they
are lying 50 outrHgcously that they
ought to be- arrested us meuace to
the community.
\ man of that character would be
expected to tell his friends that his
wife gave him II box Of cighrs that
were actually good, even though they
were tied with pink ribbon.
There ought 10 be some way 10 sun.
press those who Shnttrr the truth I'm
the manner referred to. since II is n
wei known fact that the truth IL not
any too plentiful, anyhow.
Perhaps II would be taking severe
measures, hut list of their names
should be- collected and turned over
TO Chief Of Police Jones, who would
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Those who carved the turkey yes
ttiday without criticism from the 9th
er members OF the family and without
helng kicked on the shins single time
Will please stand up.
On an occasion ~ this kind Il will
he noticed that everybody remains
seated. just like they do in street
car when woman comes In and they
pretend to be intensely interested in
something they are reading in a news
paper
But we adhere to the theory that II
would he asking to- much of man
to Insist that he accomplish the lmpos
sthle In the carving Of turkey or
the performance Of any other diff
cult feat
No doubt there are some who go
nhout today boastlnC Of how well they
did the job, hut It is useless to waste
time In listening 10 them, since ull
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tnuon OF copy Of that enjoyable vol.
ume 30 his wife In lieu Of a diamond
necklace hut We are willing to bet he
didn't succeed
hut we feel reasonably sure there
was nothing wrong with the plan 10
distribute baskets which was put into
execution recently In such success.
ful way
Also the Christmas spirit IL all
right but since the rush IN over II
viii he possihlc for man to traverse
the downtown streets without getting
In the way NJ foolish and excited
virgin every second or two.
The thing that puzzles Ms, however.
II how Momnn prulctt can resist the
temptation To defend the man who
tried to obtain money from him nv
faase pretenses.
But since Il Is nh over, how do YOU
IKE your presents anyhow
NOBODY Is called upon TO snenk
aloud when they make the reIs,.
we Know, of course that You have
to be circumspect In such matters
Ana mats Just what we're expect.
Ing you to do
RICHARD \. GRAVES.
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HAS AN UNDEsERvED REPUTATION

According to the Washington correspondents
and especially to Fred G. Kelly, the reputation
mat has been given TO Uncle Joe Cannon as a
poker player is totally undeserved lie is not a
loser
IN 'hs way the statesmen are being stripped
OF their accomplishments by the ruthless Washing.
Ton correspondents We picture them as experts
IN one line or another and the first thing we know
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At dinner dauce, after the maxixe
the girls partner. bespectacled
young man. said tn her "Iet 20 and
walk IN the sukcn garden" II don't
want TO go Into the garden" the girl
said shyly without chaperon." 'oh,
we don't need chapercn, | assure
you. said the l,espectacled young
man. Then said the girl. II don't
want to 80 into the garien."
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IF jumping from one league to another is good
training Walter Johnson is getting a great deal
OF u diving the winter season while all the others
are resting.
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mp With Carter was stlll one Of the
nnsolved problems. II was the day
after Johns enforced eveasdroppInr.
and ~ she passed their wee farm hc
glanced In co,temptuously hut some.
how the scene kept returning to him
the rest Of the afternoon. Hun WAS
seen sitting IN the door way. carefully
removing a splinter from one Of the
dogs feet Az the operation was I'm.
ished Carter appeared around Tho
house with a string " fish. lie select
ell a particularly fine Que and cain
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Many persons subscribe for friends Intending that sub
scfptou shall be discontinued at expiration Instructions
given that subscriptions made they
Will receive attention y the proper time
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-08-12

The announcement of the Hon.
Alexander Dunnett that he will be a
candidate for Congressman from the
Second Congressional District of Yer
mont will be received with pleasure
by his numerous friends throughout
the state. His entry into the contest
is in response to a demand by a large
number of voters, who were not sat
isfied with the men who had previ-
ously announced themselves. For
this reason his candidacy begins with
a strength that is bound to make it
a large factor in the contest. Mr..
Dunnett is man ripe in experience
and whose ability has given him high
rank as a citizen. His successful and
faithful work as an Office holder has
lie. His fidelity to the republican
party and his mistaken beliefs in
the principles of that party espe-
cially fit him for a prominent place
in the party councils. While he has
been loyal to the fact he is not ig-
norant of the needs of the hour and
will not be found deficient in his
support of all new legislation he
thinks necessary for the advance
ment Of public welfare.
Mr.. Dunnett is a st. Johnsbury
man, well versed in Vermont history,
Vermont needs and Vermont oppor-
tunities and well trained for assist
anee at this time. For these reasons
The Caledonian endorses the candi-
dacy of Mr.. DunRett and will do
what it can to promote his success.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-08-12
MONROE

Mrs. Charles Hosford is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Larkin Hosford in Wal
than, Mass.
Madeline and Janette Weeks of
WOodsville visited at Oscar Frazer
Saturday.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
with Mrs. Horace Duncan Thursday
afternoon.
Mrs. George Bort was in st. Johns
bury Saturday.
Rev. d. e. Burns and family are
expected home from Lake Sunapee
this week.
Mary and Inez Fisher returned
home from Franconia Thursday.
Grange meeting last Wednesday
night was well attended. The young
ladies served ice cream and cake,
and a good time was enjoyed by all.
Gilchrist's band gave an open air
concert Saturday evening.
w. ]. Frazer was in St. Johnsbury
Friday.
Mrs. William Parker is visiting
Mr.. Parker at Dixville Notch.
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NORTH DANVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. V. j. Bean of Con-
necticut, who have been visiting his
sister, Mrs. Frank SWEET, have re-
turned to their home.
Mrs. Albert Lachance and little
daughter are visiting her sister, Mrs
John Geaudreau.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey of Wilder,
who have been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Merton Hall, have returned
home.
The school house is having extern
sive repairs made on it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sanborn
have been visiting his brother, Carl
Sanborn, in Claremont, N. H.
Charles Drown has bought the
Samuel Shattuck place.
There viii be lawn party given
by the Ladies' Aid at Mrs. Merton
Halls Friday night Ice cream and
cake will be served.
Raymond Lachance, Eugene and
Ralph Emmons Of st. Johnsbury and
Arthur Emmons Of this place are
camping at Keyser Pond for O week.
Mrs. John Weeks 3s at Joe's Pond
for 3 week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Morse re-
turned home after spending week
with their daughter, Mrs. William
Clifford
Lewis TIlden and party we're nc
Sunday.
Harry CnGsrd and family Of st.
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Johnsbury visited his brother, Guy
Clifford, Sunday.
The Sewing Circle will meet with
Mrs. Charles Sanborn Thursday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Goodwin OF
Woodsville visited their son. Horace
Goodwin, Sunday.
Peter Hansen of st. Johnsbury
spent Saturday and Sunday with
Fred Jeneson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Sleeper of
Bean Pond spent Sunday at Charles
Anderson's.
Charles Drew had COW killed by
lightning during the severe storm
Friday night
Mrs. A. L. Piche and son, Charles,
of st. Johnsbury are spending the
week at George Bedor's.
Guests of Mrs. Olive Ward the
past week were her grand daughter,
Mrs. Guy Hill and Bernice Gibson of
st. Johnsbury Wednesday and her
son, Aaron Ward of Barton Sunday.
Jerome Belville is in Wheelock
haying.
Thelma Burbank is spending her
vacation at the beach.
The friends and relatives of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Anderson helped
them celebrate their 35th anniversary
last Tuesday night, about SO being
present.
Harry Ward is visiting his father
at Dixville Notch.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-08-12

The republican state committee
did the only thing it could do at it's
meeting in Burlington last week, the
abandonment of the idea of a pri-
mary. Neither the progressives or
the democrats would consent to CO.
operate with them and might have
completely defeated their purpose in
getting the voice of the republican
voters. The only thing now is to
select good men for what may be the
last republican convention in YER
mont and allow them to perform a
work that will be a great credit to
their party.
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ST. JoHNsBURY CENTER.
Base Ball Games Now ON the Pro
gram-CRiOn Sunday School
Picnic q Coming Event.

Base Ball Games Now ON the Pro-
gram-CRiOn Sunday School
Picnic Coming Event.
Last Wednesday Fire Company
No. l played good game of ball
with picked up team, the score be-
ing to 4. This Wednesday at six
O'Clock they will play again
There viii be Union Sunday
school picnic Wednesday at HaIlett's
grove. The children will meet at the
Congregational church at ten
O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lockwood and
child of Bridgeport, Conn, have
been visiting his mother, Mrs Ad-
die Page.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Joyce, who
have been spending several weeks
in Canada, returned home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ellis and
daughter of st. Johnsbury were the
guests of Mrs. Fred Robinson last
week.
Dwight Simpson of Fitchburg.
Mass, spent Sunday with his family
here.
The following persons are visiting
Mrs. Ada Page: Mr. and Mrs Silas
Chickering of Dorchester, Emma
Lockwood of White River Junction,
Mrs. James Aver and son. Rock
man, and daughter, Ella, of Lyn-
donville. James Lockwood was called
pack TO Bridgeport, Conn, on Sun
day, but will return again.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Collins and.
family of st. Johnsbury and Mrs. G.
H. Cushman of Lyndon have been
spending the weekend at Mr.. and
Mrs. Sumner Warmers.
Mrs. Arthur Annis and children.
who have been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Page, have
been camping at Shadow Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Bennett and
son, who have been camping at
Shadow Lake, have returned home
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Learned took
an auto ride with Mr.. and Mrs.
George Wright on Sunday to Lisbon,
n. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Harding of
North Monroe have been guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Jenness.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Hallett were
at Amherst, Mass, last week to at
tend the New England Lecturers
Conference at the Agricultural Col
lege.
Ralph Jenny of Derby spent Sun
day at E. H. Hallett's.
The ladies of the CONGREGATIONAL
church will meet with Mrs. James
Greenwood Thursday afternoon.
Bert Mclaughlin and Arthur Or
cult went blueberrying at Victory
Saturday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Beane of Andover
is visiting her mother, Mrs. William
Beane.
Mrs. E. o. Mongeon, who went to
the st. Johnsbury hospital last week,
is reported some better.
Irena .Mongeon is visiting rela-
tives at Coventry for a short time.
Horace Woodruff of Bangor. Me-,
is spending his vacation with his
Mr.. and Mrs. D. @. Wood
.ufr
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Frank Mas
sey of Newport and Mr.. and Mrs. G. |
A. Massey and son, Drum s., of st. |
Johnsbury were the weekend guests |
Of their uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. |
e. NJ. Massey.
Mrs. William H. Bean attended |
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the reunion at the Red School House
at South Wheelock last week and re-
ports a very pleasant time
A special meeting was held last
Saturday evening by Green Noun
tain Grange. No. i, for the confer
ring of the first and second degrees.
Next Saturday evening, August Is,
the regular meeting will be held and
as it is "neighbors' night" an invi-
tation has been extended to North
Danville Grange, No. 35S, and Wide
Awake Grange, No. 66, to meet with
them.
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EAST CABOT

Mrs. Fred Ayers and son, James,
of West Lebanon, N. H., visited at
Robert Bars and S. e. Houghton's
the first of last week.
Misses Edna and Elva Walbridge
of Woodsville, N. H., are spending
a week with, their aunt, Mrs. S. E..
Houghton.
Mayne Durrett has returned to
his home in Barre after a ten days
stay with his grand mother, Mrs
George Drew.
Mrs. w. d. Barr and Miss Helen
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A Sectional DUTY.

St. Johnsbury can well congratu-
late itself on the improved hotel IA
cilities that it already has and those
that are to follow soon. No other
town of it's size can boast of better
hotel facilities But it is not time
to stop as there is a duty that ex-
tends beyond the village limits If we
are to get the best results from our
improved hotels. The new st. Johns
bury House should be made the
base or center for a large and profit
able tourist business. This can be
done by improving the smaller inns
in Caledonia, Orleans and Essex
counties. In these three counties is
a variety of scenery and natural at
fractions that should be a source of
great revenue.
Two things are necessary to make
this possible and one is attractive
stopping places at such points
as Brunswick Springs, Lake
Willoughby. Averill lakes, Joe's
Pond and other points where
tourists from this village would
naturally want to secure a
good lunch or dinner. The other
is good roads and attractive road
sides. Vermonters have never appre-
ciated the value of clean and we'll
kept road sides. On the contrary they
have treated the roadside as a
dumping place for articles they
would not disfigure any other part of
their farm with. The result is un-
slightly and i'll kept road sides with
dirty lane Of road way between
them. This makes a bad impression
on the tourist at first sight and Gre
ates a prejudice that is likely to
give a bad color to we'll kept fields
over the fence in case such exist. At
small expense a great transforma-
ton in the appearance of Vermont
could be made by cleaning and keep
ing clean the road sides.
Under the direction of the late
Fl. b. Ward Caledonia county has
already begun the work of caring for
its road from fence to fence and a
few years Of systematic work in this
line viii work wonders in this sec
ton. 1t should not be necessary to
place the whole expense of this
work on the town and state but the
owners Of adjoining land should ac-
lively cooperate as 1t viii increase
the value and attraction of their
private property. II would add to
the amount Of money spent by tour
lists I'm the whole section because
pleasant road ways win attract them
here An increasing numbers. Can't
the people Of the villages and the
farms join hands I'm an effort to
make Caledonia county a leader in
beautiful road ways and attractive
stopping places for tFaveIersG