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The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-01-06
FOR INEBRIATES ONLY

Mayor Cassidy, of Lexington,
advocates a hospital for drunkards,
and says that it will be paying
institution to the state. He has
had a wide experience in matters
of this kind, and his opinion mer-
its and chOuld receive deep con-
sideration. He suggests that the
state buy a farm of 500 acres and
that it build an impregnable fence
around it and have it guarded
like other reformatory institu-
tons. Those who have been SEN
fenced TO this hospital will be
required to work the farm which
will serve the double purpose of
giving them sufficient outdoor
exercise and of keeping them in
health and incidentally break up
the desire for intoxicants.
This plan is not without its
merits. Those who have become
addicted to the use of intoxicants,
and have allowed the habit to GET
the control of them, are objects OF
pity and sympathy rather than of
censure, and something should
be done to assist them in break.
ing off a habit which is detrimen
tai to them, mentally, phsicall,
and morally, and which brings SC
much suffering to their families
We are glad that in each issue oil
our paper we have published one
or more columns ofmatter pertain
ing to the use of Intoxicating liz
uorS. We shall continue to keeI
up this column, not because We
believe it is applicable to any Of
our readers, or that they person
ally need literature OF this kind
but do so for the reason that i
affords good reading, good argu
ment and is an effective weapon
in their hands to assist them il
whatever effort they may desir,
to make, looking to the better
ment of local conditions.
The state should provide
place also where those who ar
/ addicted to the drink habit ma
go of their own accord, wher
they can receive scientific treat
ment and effect a cure of til
disease, for it may properly b
, termed a disease.
These institutions must not b
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-01-06
Old Members

Watson Lodge No, 81, |. .. y.
F. at Mt Sterling on the evening
of December 29th held an open
session which was attended by
the families of the members, and
after the social session the ledge
presented to its oldest members
some beautiful jewels.
S. S. Fizer the oldest member
was presented with an exquisite
gold jewel set with diamonds.
He has been a member OF the
lodge for over sixty years. Other
members receiving jewels were
R. w. Fizer, forty years; {. b.
Fizer, forty years; F. H. McCarty,
thirty years; J. w. Grover, M. X.
Hainline and w. R. Tabor twen-
ty-hve years each.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-01-06

confounded with prisons, but
must be kept on the plan of hos
pitfalls. We do not believe in hui
initiating with a prison sentence
any man who has lost control of
himself and cannot refrain from
the habit. But we do believe
that where one will not make
the effort to cure himself, that he
should be forced by the state to
do SO. 1t is best for the state,
best for the individual and best
for the family of the. Individual,
and no reasonable argument can
be made against it.
We would be glad indeed. to
see Madison county enlisted in
this good cause, and we ask our
Representative to use his in1u-
ence in this direction.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-01-06
Gen. Boyle Dies

Relatives here have been mott
fed of the death in California of
Gen. John Boyle, formerly of
Kentucky. Gen. Boyle was AID
jutant General of Kentucky under
Gen. Jere T. Boyle during the
Civil war and moved to St. Louis
after the war, where he practiced
law and engaged in general pro-
motion OF many industries in the
Western country. Gen. Boyle
was about seventy-four years of
age at the time of his death and
for several years had been suffer
ing from asthma, which caused his
death while on a visit to a son
in California. He was a cousin
of Mrs. Pierce Butler and Messrs.
S. G. Boyle and B. G. Boyle.
The funeral services were held
at St. Louis.
Gen. Boyle was a grand son Of
Chief Justice Boyle of the Ken
lucky Court of Appeals, and has
relatives in this county. He was
a first cousin of Volney Doty, the
father of John, Arch and Robert
Doty, of this county. Gen. Boyle
was a great grand son of Major
Boyle, who was in the fort al
Boonesborough.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-01-06

service therefrom. 1t is purely
arbitrary, based on no common
sound public policy, and is high,
ly detrimental to the interest OF
the state, both from a financial
and commercial standpoint.
The law from a business stand
point is without merit. 1t the
same amount of money had been
appropriated and at the same sal
airy that is paid the regular judges,
the state would have secured thir-
teen special circuit judges who
in the space of six months time
could have cleared the docket of
the state and put its courts in a
condition that it could speedily
hear and determine the causes
pending therein. Of course the
number of special judges could be
leSsened, and some three or four
men regularly employed could
keep the docketS cleared all the
time.
This matter should receive the
careful consideration of the incom-
ing legislature, and law should
be enacted at once repeating the
special judge law, and provide for
the election of special judges to
preside throughout the state or
in limited districts. And we again
venture the prediction that if such
a law is passed that not a circuit
judge now in commission will
tender his resignation.
A plan which we suggest is
that the master commissioner of
the circuit court should have the
qualifications of a circuit judge,
and should be appointed or elect
ed for a judicial district, and
should be authorized to act as
special judge whenever the regu-
lar judge connot preside. This
will provide the circuit court with
a very efficient master commits:
sioner, and also provide the state
with a special judge. This can
all be done without appropriating
a single dollar therefor, because
the fees of a master commission
er for an entire district would
amount to more than the salary
of a regular judge, and these fees
are now paid out to an inefficient
and Indifferent set of master COM
miSsioners, generally speaking.
The people are over-burdened
with taxation, and the Legisla-
ture should look to their relief.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-01-06
TUESDAY, JAN. 6, 1914.
SPECIAL JUDGES

We said in our last issue that
the special judge law was a farce,
and in this we believe that we
were in exact accord with the
truth. So far as it has come I'M
der our observation, and we have
had a reasonable opportunity to
observe it, the system is a failure.
The regular judges have their
time pretty fully occupied by
terms of court which cannot be
neglected, or at least which they
think that they can not leave and
hence the cases requiring the con-
Sideration of a special judge,
are allowed to lag behind. At
times it is impossible to get a
regular judge to come to an ad-
joining district to hold the court,
or if the Governor succeeds in
getting one to come, he is al
ways in a great hurry to get away
and cases are continued on the
most trivial excuses. Some
times they arbitrarily refuse to
stay and try out cases. This is
no guess work, for we have seen
it occur.
The salary fixed by the consti-
tuition and laws of the state for
the regular judge was $1,000. 1t
is true that this was fixed more
than twenty years ago, and it is
also true that the cost of living
has very materially increased
since then, and it may be that
there should be a re-adjustment
of salaries to meet existing con-
ditiOns. We might say, however,
that there is not a circuit judge
in the state who would resign
his position if the extra $1,000
which he gets as special judge,
were withdrawn, and we venture
the assertion that every one of
them would stand for reelection
at the salary of $1,000.
The act which allows to the
regular circuit judges $1,000 per
year as special judges, is clearly
unconstitutional. We mean no
disreSpect to the court of appeals
in making this statement, because
the court which upheld the act
was divided and two of its yer,
able judges diSSented from the
majority opinion, and held thai
the act was unconstitutional. To
our mind it has not a shadow OF
constitutionality. 1t appropriates
about $4,000 of the people:
money to men who were already
commissioned to discharge the
duties of circuit judge, and. thi:
money is paid to them whethel
or not they perform any service
as special judge.
1t is remarkable indeed tina
judges who for months ant
months did not discharge an,
part of their duties as circuit
judge, and for whose courts tn,
Governor was required to desie
nate a special judge; actuall,
drew from the State Treasur,
$1,000 per year for services as spe
cial judge in addition to the $500
regular salary when they did nc
perform one hours work for th
state. And it may be furthe
stated that circuit judges who ha
performed not an hours work a
special judge, drew and are col
tinuing to draw a salary of $l20
per year as special judge. Itwa
nothing but an effort to raise tn
salary of the regular judges, an
for this reason was unconstitl
tional. Second it was unconst
tutional for the reason that
appropriated money to individl
ais without getting any servie
or any reasonable amount
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-01-06
Christmas and Masonry

Masonic address delivered
Christmas day by Rev. B. c.
Horton:
Permit me first of all to wish
a Merry. Merry Christmas to
every brother Mason, friend and
fair woman present; and express
the hope that you may multiply
your joys by sharing them with
those about you.
| appreciate very much indeed
the honor done me in permitting
me to speak to you on this happy
occasion. Hove the Mystic Craft,
and cherish a fraternal regard for
every craftsman, and count it
privilege to speak a brotherly
word, and offer some counsel
which | trust may prove timely
and hopeful.
| am proud that | am a man, a
Mason and a minister. There is
little story of three men being
together, one was an Englishman,
one Frenchman, the other an
Irishman. The Englishman asked
the Frenchman, IF you were not
a Frenchman what would you
be-" the polite reply was Il would
be an Englishman." The French
man then said to the Englishman
what would you be?" With ready
courtesy the reply was, 81 would
be a Frenchman." Then both
turned to the Irishman and said,
if you were not an Irishman what
would you be?' Faith" said he,
land | should be ashamed of my
self! Now if i were not the three
mentioned above | should be
ashamed of myself! Every man
present who is not at least two
of these should be just a little
ashamed of himself.
A Mason is never a stranger,
where he can find brethren of the
Mystic Craft" The geography
of Heaven, Earth and Hell, locate
no country, climate or place, in
which there are men, but may be
no MaSons.
Masonry is an ancient and hon
orable institution. Cen turie S
have been hers and all open
fields in which she lives and
works. The oldest legend, story
or tradition that have been able
to find of the beginning of Ma
sonry is this: The first Masonic
Lodge was called Eden" Jeho.
yah was w. NJ, Adam S.W., Eve
]. w. Eve was expelled for hold
ing a communication with Satan,
who had been expelled for in sub
ordination and open rebellion
Eve was very angry over her ex
pulsion, and not at all submissive
| to the discipline of the Lodge
in fact it is said that she raised
Cain! Her daughters are moi
even yet submissive to the rule:
and regulations of our worshipfu
order.
Christmas has no significance
; or meaning for us, save as (
Religious Festival" It is thu
: Natal Day of Jesus Christ, ane
is to be kept in commemoratior
2 of His Birth. Then Sir Knights,
I what right have we as Masons
: to celebrate on this feStal day
The very best of all rights. w,
: are a christian order, our work i
4 founded on the Bible, which i
1 one of our great lights. Our mem
e bers must believe in God. Gu
: best lessons are from the Hol
Book. Our most beautiful lesson
a are from its sacred pages. TIL
e virtues taught in the Book ar
y upperm ost in our solemn obligs
e tons and Mystic Rites, in a
t. these we seek to inculcate it
e Holy Truths, and this is done i
e very forceful and impressiv
way. Take the Bible out of Ms
e sorry, and what have you lef
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-01-06
37-tf

Remember when you come to town and
want seed that Covington, Thorpe & Co.
handle the best that can be bought and
will sell them worth the money. Come
and see us at 232 West Main street. lift
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-01-06
TAX NOTICE

Your county tax is now due.
Call and pay same before the
penalty is added.
D. A. McCORD,
37-tf Sheriff.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-08-27
ARMAGEDDON.

1t seems that the great confiict
in Europe is the fulf ill.nent of the
sixth vial of the wrath of God pour
ed out upon the world as found in
the 18th chapter of the Rev elation.
"A careful study of that prophecy.
will, in the light of history, reveal
the truth contained in such a belief.
no r1attef which of the conteHafng
forces wins. the result will Be about
the same. 1t will be remaking
and remodelling of the nations of
Europe from hereditary monarchies
to rule of the peple. 1t will be a
doing away of the oppression of the
old world aud setting up instead
governments of liberty both political
and religious. 1t is also a fulfill
ment of that prophecy that the
Kingdoms of this world shalt become
the kilgdoms cf our God"
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THE DEAD HAND.

Germans in America are making
prodlglous efforts to convince TIE
western world that their nation was
not the agsressor in the war that is
now convulsine Europe. Conspicu.
Gus among the defenders Of the
Kaiser is Or. Hugo Muensterberg
who has contributed to the New
York World an article that possess
es the virtue of ingenuity, il nc
other. 8
According to Muensterberg, The
causes Of the war reach back 10 the
reign of Edward VII, of England
whom the German seems to regard
as more patent for evil than Mach
hiavelli himself. Edward, thinks
Muensterbere hated his nephew
for some caustic criticism that The
Kaiser, then young man, leyeled
at the gay life Of the then Prince of
Wales. Furthermore, the English
king, one Of the mastery statesmen
of his time. foresaw the commercial
war that has been raging of late
between England and Germany and
laid his plans for the crushing oil
the empire, gs
To this end he set himself to fOs
ter Gallo and Slavic race hatred oi
Germany. In France and Russia
says Muensterberg, he found fertile
soil. With the energy and consum,
mate cunning of the devil himself
Edward soWed the seeds of discord
between Germany and her neigh,
tbors, until the Kaiser was rineed
with circle. Of enemies, and il
needed only a spark to FIRE the
| magazine that would explode I
world. This spark the assassination
of the Austrian archduke furnished
Thus figures Muenstenberg, the deaf
hand of Edward has reached bacl
from the grave TO strike what ma,
prove a mortal blow eat the mai
who criticised his private life.
But with all his ingenuity tn,
German has failed to convince tn,
world that Austria had suffipien
provocation to plunge Europe into.
sea of blood Servia had agreed L
every Austrian demand except tha
she submit her own case TO b
tried by a tribunal of Austrians-
plainly an impossible demand d
tended as such. On that one poiH
the cunningly eonstructed defens
falisto the ground. and until Ehs
/ point is cleared up America Wi
continue to accept German prote;
tations with qualifications.
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WHAT IT COSTS TO KILL 4 NAN

(By Gen. Percin, Of the French
army. Condensed translation oi
an article in La Science ct Is
Vie.) :
The cost of killing man is OBJ
tanned by dividing the total cost OF
a war to any of the helligerents by
the number of men killed on the
other side
In 1870 1871 France spent S4oo.
OOO,OOO in the actual expense Of the
war. Repairing material and div
ing succor to the victims of the war.
expenses that are justly to be add.
ed, cost another $500 900 900,
Francepaid $1,0OO,O0O,OOO as war
indemnity, plus another $4OO, ,OOO,-
ODO in interest on the sum; loss OF
revenue. forced contributions by the
enemy, and up-keep of the German
army of occupation. This third
category of expenses, not being in
evltable in all wars, cannot properly
be included.
On a similar basis, here are some
facts about other wars:
Russo-Turkish war (1877- 1879
Turkey, $400,00O,O00.
Russo Japanese war (19O5)
Russia, $l,00000O,0OO.
The number of men killed or who
died of wounds in these wars were:
France-Prussian war-Germans,
28,6O0.
Russo Turkish war-kussians, 49,.
800.
Russo Japanese war-Japanese
$500.
Whence it results that the cost oil
killing each man was as follows:
In 1870 1871, $21 900
I In 1877-1878, Sl5000-
In 1905. s20. 400.
| What will kill the greatest nun
ber and reduce the effective fore.
most will be not the rifle or cannon
but fatigue, typhus or cholera.
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-
Mr.. w. L. Starney and family left
High Point at Z o'clock last Thurs.
nay morningsby auto for Hickory
Shelby, and other western points.
They are taking a week outing and
also visiting among, Mr., Stamey's
relatives, Aeard was received from
him from Salisbury en- route saying
they had made the trip from High
Point in one hour and forty minutes.
The next train brought card from
Statesyille, saying all was we'll and
no punctures yet. The following
morning we received another card
from Mr.. Stamey that they had ar
rived at Hickory at 1890 for dinner
and they would soon be on theil
way to Shelby. They will no doubt
have pleasant time with recrea.
ton well deserved.
In the absence of Mr. Stamey the
responsibility of the news items and
editorials will fall on Delos Ham
mer. If any ideas or views at vari-
ance with that ofthe readers should
creep into these columns in this
present issue, the above mentionee
name will bear the responsibility
for the same.
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WED OR GO TO PRISON"

The above is the headline of a
recent article in a daily paper. We
quote below the necessity for it, all
pure-minded, right thinking, liberty
loving people, who can not bear
to see the pure and noble trampied
upon, are bound to admire the
makeup and the moral stamina of
a judge who has the backbone aud
the grit to make man do his duty.
You bet your life there are no legal
technicali,ies about Judge Craig,
If every judge in our land were
like Judge Craig what a blessing it
would be. Every scoundrel would
be made to come across, and it
would be almost impossible for
sin to thrive as it is now permitted
to do; because in the prosecution of
offenses which are especially against
| the morals of the country, we are
too lemient, and because, in the
prosecution, the techmicality of the
law comes in and says the party
is not guilty because it was thus
and so.
The following is the clipping:
i. Los Angeles, CAL, Aug. 21.--Whh
love bond" of$2,O00 and threa.
tened sentence of ten years hanging
over him, Charles II. Turner, mem
Der of wealthy St. Louis family
direct descendant of Pierre Chou
teau, VINO founded that city in 1885
and mentioned in Winston Churc
hills books, today began to. educate
/ ValeEia Alvey, aged IS, to become
his wife.
The bond is to insure that hi!
heart will not change and that he
). education will be completed; th'
| threatened ten-year sentence is Il
remind Turner that punishment
: awaits him if he does not right tn
alleged wrong committed agains
the girl.
II Arrangements for educating tn
/ youfg woman were made by Judg
i, Gavin Craig in Criminal court yes
], teraay.
!, Following his plea of guilty
!, having mistreated the girl, Attorne
: William Durham made an effectiv
4 speech in Turner's behalf Judg
Craig said:
J. ''You say YOU wish to marry he
o l will not consent to the ,inarriag
q "a girl of Is, but to remedy th
Ihatter of her age I will have yo
=! educate her until she is old enoue
d 10 ,narry.
d h Unless you make good the pen
4tentiary awaits you. She is to
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-08-27

These Prices are for CASH ONL
No Goods Charged.
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John Nicol, a resident of High
Point for quite awhile. will take
charge of the construction work for
W. N Coler. and company at Taco
ma, Washington, leaving here soon.
Lane /Sechrest was operated OF
for appendicitis last week at the
High Point hospital.
William J. Crowson. assistant
cashier of the Bank of Slrnter 6
CO. is the guest of Mr.. Crowsoa here
cashier at the home Bank.
Mr., and Mrs. Albion Mills arr
taking a tour through, the western
part of the. State byeauto, Tney ar
visiting Blowing Rock and othe
points
~ = a. ~ -
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oeoted By tEaI large body Of people Of the goods sold IN
HieA P9iuh n. @, 771u,szay, Aug p, I9z4

placed under a good physician for
two years For this you pay S25
monthly Then place her in ain ex-
Ecellent school to complete her edu-
Cation, When she reaches her
majority you may marry her if she
still wishes to marry you.
olloW these instructions and
eebtain a present of your liberty on
Your wedding day or go to the peni-
tentiary. Get work and live by
your own efforts without contri-
buttons from your family.
ss A monthly account of your
actions must also be given. No
hirtations are allowed
When arrested Turner represent
ed the girl as his wife.
We must admire man who
possesses a character like chat of
the judge in the above case He
should be commended by all Chris
tlan people, and encouraged by be-
ing made to feel that he is ever.
.lastingly right. AS long as evil
,doers feel the protecting arm Of the
public or of the law they laugh at
what is right, and boast to your
face. But let the judges, to the man,
do as Judge Craig has done, then
look at the offender quail. Right
is right, and it takes an iron hand
to defend it. The constitution was
never intended to protect people in
the wrong, but only in the right.
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TRADE WITH SOUTH AMERICA AN
COUNTRIES INCREASING.

Mobile, Ala, Aug 26-Opportu
nifty for increasing trade with many
inportants points oD the Carribean
Sea has been given to, Southern
manufactures and merchants by the
recent establishment by the Seaboard
Line of service between Mobile and
Venezuela and Colombia ports
Three new steamers, making fort
nightly sailings from Mobile, have
| been placed in this service.
Mr.. C.;L. Chandler, South Ameri-
can Agent for Southern Railway
and affiliated lines reports that the
trade of the United States with Co
lombia and Venezuela is increasing
rapidly and that many of the ex-
ports TO these countries are manu-
featured il the South. The United
States Vice Councul at Maracaibo
Venezuela, reports that the mer-
chants of that city are making ef'
forts to prepare themselves for the
increased business relations with
the Southern States of the United
States resulting from the new ser
vice from Mobile and this same re
newell of interest is doubtless takine
| place at other places where the Sea
| board Line will stop.
I The growing importance of Mobile
as port for trades with Central ant
South America is shown by the fac
that there is now direct and regula
communication from Mobile by va
rious steamship lines to Argentine
Barbados, British Guiana, British
Honduras, Colombia, Cuba, ant
/ Dominican Republic, Dominica
/ Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Jamaics
| Martinique, Mexico, (Progreso
| Panama, Porto Rico, ST. Christopher
| St. Nincent, Trinidad, Uruguay, Ven
| ezuela. A direct seruice betwee
/ Mobile and Porto Rico has just bee
j inaugurated by the Steamship Mas
90 .sapeque of the New York and Port
~ Rico Steamship Company,
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thrift means, in The long run, the
difference between poverty and
financial we'll being. What is panic
or disaster to the majority is Otter
opportunity to. the thrifty.
There isa soul of good in evil
and many a person, many a family
will profit by the present situation
even if, as we-hope and believe, il
is going to be of brief duration, to
learn the beginnings of thrift.