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Friendly Advice to Mr.. Mckrnna.


Six months imprisonment. which Ia the
sentence impOsed on the militant ma
MAC who slashed the ROkeby Venus"
seems n mild punishment for the wan
ton Disagreement OF priceless work OF
art. II IL, nevertheless, all that Is nj
lowed by the English law. and ronsid-
erably less than may he imposed, for
instance, for the crime of snnrlng n
preserved rabbit. The length NJ the
sentence, however. In this particular
case Is OF course. imn,nterial. since
nothing Is more certain than that the
Richardson woman will he removed
from Jail. In somewhat exhausted con-
dition but with her zeal for destr,ic-
ton unimpaired, at the expiration Of
week or ten days
Mr.. McKENNA. OH hcing nsked In the
House Of Commons whit he intended to
do about 1t, threw M his hands and In
vited suggestions from honorable mem
bers. Mr.. AsoUIrH has gone ~ FAR M
to promise statement on the measures
that he purposes 10 take Tor tho future
protection Of national assures. Since
the Home Secretary has apparently
arrived at the point Of deSpcrnt Ion
where he Is ready to welcome sligges
lions from any quarter. We venture to
offer for his consideration one that hns
no claims to originality hut many TO
common sense. We suggest that the
British Government should give mn ear
to the voice ~ public opinion by which
Its actions are supposed to m ruled. II
ever there was u time when IL was In'S.
sIble for the Government to retrieve Its
initial error In the treatment of Mrs.
PANKIIURsT and her nnarchistlc gang
II IL now. If the statement were now
to he given ont In all seriousness that
henreforwnr'l criminals would he com
PEELED to serve the full term Of their
sentences. whether they starved them.
selves or not. the Governments action
would win II greater measure Of popu-
lar approval than any that II has I'M
dertnken In n considerable time.
The British people are logical enough
to see the fallncy underlying the MILL
tants contention. Mrs. PANKHuRsT
and her followers are not being perse-
cutad when they are committed to
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PROHfsITSON ~ KANSAS.
Two Wet sunno~ers Give Directly Con.
tPary Views Of its Eject.

To the EptroR OF TVS srN-Sir: IN .
recent Interview In rHE SrN Mrs. Ella "A.
BoOle OF Brooklyn. president VI the Nc-"'
York State woman's Christian Temper
ance Union. In reply to Cardinal 1ibbcnse
view OF prohibition, said: The iov-
ornor Of Kan, - states .hat the law ID AZ
easily enforced as any other law" Here
with I give you two statements. but as
to their relative truth ] know nothing.
Your readers can take their choice.
James Z. House Of Kansas, "A prohibi-
ton writer, was interviewed recently on
prohibition conditions In his State. lie
said:
II 10 claimed that a. . result Of pFohibi-
tion In Kansas there are no insane psrsons
In % Of the isS counties. This 10 true.
All Of the insane Of the STATE are kept
however. In state hospitals. and there are
now S.s0e lunstios In those hospitals. SO
fast 10 the number Of insane people incress-
ing that bigger hospitals must BE- built con-
stantiy
II IL said thu, there are thirty poorhouses
without = single tenant because OF pro-
hibition. There are. however. i.1ee being
cared for - psvpsrs. Where the poor
houses are without tenants the population
10 too, sparse 70 justify the maintenance OF
poorhsusss.
There 10 more drinking In Kansas nov
than ever before. In June last 10000 quarts
Topeka, or two quarts for every man.
woman and child IN the city. Under the
seats Of oil the automobiles In Kansas thsrs
10 a good sised cantsen.
Prohibition In Kansas 10 . fetish. . sort
Of blind worship. II has failed sisnsiiy
for thirty-eight years
A. the national convention Of the Anti
Saloon League. held In November last at
Columbus, Ohio. Governor George II.
Hodges of Kansas made an sddrsss. part
VI which follows:
The prohibition movement 10 stronger In
Kansas to-day than ever \ v1t majority
u our ritisens believe In the strictsst law
enforcement We have had = long.
nsrcs struggle Tor = genuine law enforce
,nent. and We are succeeding to-day as never
bssore. Kansas VAS an expert
msnta, ground. and we have determined the
question that prohibition can be and 10 en-
forced In our largest city IS effectively as
In the rural districts. We md no
Inconvenience In what you may term .
drastic restrictive enactment III
there should he an omission we nave NOT
found Il. Public sentiment will warrant the
assertion that any enactment that VIII make
Il easier for an ofhcisi to catch an onsnder
or for An oficsr TO prosecute Joint"
"bootlsgger' can be had for the asking Al
the nest session Of our Legislature.
Twsn,y nine counties have no inmates In
their moor farms We had only s:S paupsrs
In the state last year. and they are taken
care Of in the poorhouses Of seventy-sN
counties. Prohibition prohibits In
Kansas
You have but TO come to Kansas. the
Governor said In conclusion. TO see the
cheering effects OF prohibition.
NEWARK, y. j.. March H. X. a. j.
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The real tragedy Of the siegel failure
lies In the plight OF the 2,S0o employees,
including 1900 sa.eswomen.. who are
thrown out Of employment In a bad
season when new situations are sure to
be hard to find. As they 20 out into the
pay. their lot Ia truly plt!abie.
Perhaps the much hoped for revival
Of business with spring weather may
bring them alienation. After all. the
two great stores wherein they worked
represented volume OF business pre-
sumably having some direct ratio to the
force Of employees This trade will not
vanish altogether. 1t will only be
transferred to other places. ant II
seems toierably certain that In the new
places It will require. not perhaps 80
many hands. for there Is economy in
concentration. but a large proportion
Of the old salespeople to carry 1t along.
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The vote in the Japanese House OF
Peers to reduce the appropriation for
new warshlps from $6o.oO0,OoO to s45.-
600, 900 WAS one sided, 24O to ~. There
could be no better proof that Japan
does not desire war with any great sea
power. Tho fact Is that economical
conditions in Japan are dep.orably bad.
and there must DO a long peace to de.
velop the industries Of the country and
extend its foreign trade.
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New York, March -.


To rHE EDITOR or THE SUS-Str: '-Yeish
rarebit' was a rare bite for the people who
nIst used II. a defeats or delicious arti.
Gle Of food was "tiuy bite" "t!dbt" or
'titbit."
The slaves down South had their rare
bit made OF wheat Hour They called II
Joe Seldom to distinguish II from the
unboited corn meal mixed In morse
trough and baked this they called John
Constant" The famous English pudding
called toad In hole" has u nickname.
I never heard well informed English
man or woman call a Welsh rarebit a
welsh rabbit" In the old Star House
on Lispenard street, In the "Hous. of
Lords or the House Of Commons" In.
nous In the old days OF New York. IL
was always "rarebit" A toby Of
October ale. a long stemmcd clay pipe and
the "rarebit" went well together.
JOHN BEArTll
FALL RIvsa, Mass. March ~.
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Asariah'a NN.ife.a Pie.

To rms Epiroa or TBx suS--Sir: Say, 4,
makes me tired" readin' about the rood
apple pie somebody's ma used to make
aint 100 yiI and have got tho sams wiz.
I've had several years; and b'lievc me she
Kin make better apple or any other Kind OF
pie than mother ever could, or her avn
mother either. Please have them f.lisrs
that eat machine made or restaurant pl.-
let w" on this yawp bout mother. pies
NoRwicn. March -. AzAulAu
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1mplacable. violent Aphrodlte! Was
II not enough for her to wheedle Paris
and set Greeks and TroJars by the ears
long before Lutetia had stuck its head
out Of the mud7 And now that city
sees the imprisoned NJ. RicHEPiN and
the imprisoned NJ FRoNpNE at swords
drawn on account OF the same indie
structib.e ardent trouble maker. She
should DO read out Of the party Of
goddesses.
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CsreeE VI . Picture.

CsrrsE VI . Picture.
Ny NE II frauGht
With dangers dire;
Al every turn
! must expire.
For when my lifo
10 In the dawn
'ris nssdfui nrst
That I be drawn.
II ! have luck
And praises sung
Ny almost hops
10 to be hung.
And then there oomsS
4 suTragstts:
Aias. tho axs
10 what ! get.
MoLASppcldu wusos.
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ROGSEVELT on yHE NJ ~"
Expedition Reaches Unrno dn VIZ
COCA on Way 90 NnnH'S

RIO ne JANsiwo. March H. NrtoT
to reports received here to-day Go. ''V
dore Roosevelt and the uIeup,
expedition have arrived AT Havoc '' 'a.
COCA. on the frontier betwceu ilr '''.
Of Matte Crosse and hmazuuh-
This IL the terminal point ~ '''
stage OF their journey. on IN" ''N-
they will go toward the rlNrr-
racao. Floriuno aud GSpalunh ,r,
tnation being Manaos, the car. ''
State OF Amuzonas.
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Washington ought to give me authority
to send my Rangers across the border In
pursuit. OF the bandits, and until that IL
done the stealing OF cattle. burning OF
homes OF Texans living along the border
and the numbering OF Texas citizens will
continue. l want Washington to send
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Schoolgirls will observe with interest
that in this city as elsewhere the prog
ress Of economy and reform In admin
istraIon involves the creation Of a
number OF lucrative Jobs.
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Regret at the news that Signor
D'ANNrNzIo has injured one Of his knees
at hockey may be tempered by. the re-
Election that the accident will not ham,
per the poets constant kneeiing before
himself
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Picture chopper MAI RICHARDSON 8
right In saying that the English nation
In dead or asleep" II IL were awake or
alive. II would have put the fear Of
Cop into the Pankhurst Yahoos long
ago.
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N our friends uho forov us rth manuscripts and
sJvavotseas fer publication rf,h 10 Asrs rsjwcsse
nrtcks vetSr med they must IN all cases send stamps
,ov tAaf purpose
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"A prompter might save us from catas
trophies. hut when the conductor himself
10 compelled TO offer nrst help to a rrr-
"ipal with an unreliable memory. to sloV
down Internationally when a singe- re
p~ats tho same phras. twice, or 10 speed
up In order to overtake one who has omit
ted n few words very artistic results can.
not be achieved. tNow and then critIc'
have caught me slipping up that Way
such are some OF the conditions u0!tl
which ! have labored to this day. '.F
realize that To u man unacquainted v.'s
Them the net results OF my exer'lNr'
should have been n reflection on my com.
petence.
''rhis Is not written In anger nor our
of spite: simply refuse 10 play an!
longer the part of scapegoat
Alfred Szendrei is considered the 'o-e
most Of the Century Opera COMPANY.
conductors lie has been the coriurr''
at practically all the German operas so
many OF the important italian operas {.
was said yesterday nj the Century Npr-f
House that his contract called frr .it'r-
i've weeks and would not expire UH'
May ID. There was n clause IL the r'0-
tract. II was said, that In January ~ its
year the Aborns might extend the engage
m-nt for another season Szrndrr We
not reengaged. hut another conductur vac
secured for next season.
In explaining their attitude the Noorn
las, night made this formal stHtrmrnf.
"a letter written by one OF tT' r0n
tuctors OF the Century Opera Cuuu.1}
to the daily newspapers OF New la-'
city defending his own SHORTCOMINGS sr
misstatements regarding the polit.fs mo
conduct Of the Century Op-rl Corll1y
has been brought to our notice
I'VE deny each and all " The n'era'
lions made In that letter. II VA UNI
1oubtediy inspired by the fact that r..
writer was not reengagrd for ueAt sru-of
At the Century Opera House
I'VE have engaged Agld" Iar'N.t ''
'ending conductor OF the Crntufs "-r..
Company for Its second season. h.tf
next September. NJ Jacch'l Ul- r.'
Ing conductor OF the Montreal 0urr, d..
pany for four seasons and htS
himself TO he one Of the Wu>i ... '..e
conductors Of grand opera On tUr 80
Since the Century opera tH'...
started Its career last Septrmm ''r
watched for opportunities fpr ''s 'H.' NO
ment and any changes necessary t.i
sible for It's brttermcut have been H'l.
and are being made.
I'VE have recognized faults from. rim"
10 time and they have been r"1 .'. -'
soon ms possible, These d-'rct- " .r
such as might hr expected ~ a .." -
sttutlon beginning rs rfr,Trs n
the most dit'irult arts and u'" -t
can b. eliminated AS tho off
grows older AMI more perfect
1T Is the in'.n,inn OF the sn'"-.. m.
the management ~ the Century '..''
Company II continue HtriNi0S ?.
more efficient ~ long as the n.F III"
exists"
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Kentucky faces big thirst-HeadNne
More power to the crook Of kentucky's
elbuWI
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WON'T Be SCAPECOAI
FOR CENTURY OPERA
~. --
Conductor Szendrci Lashcs Man.
agement, Chorus and
Principals.
AIDA IN TWO REHEARsALs
AbOrn Brothers Say He Il
Piqued Because He Hasn't
Been Rcengagcd.
AIDA TWO REHEARSALs

Alfred Szendrei. leading conductor +,
the Century Opera House. stirred I'm
things In musical circles yesterday by
writing an open letter to nm evening
newspaper In which he sought to defend
himself against what he considered IN.
justified criticism Of his work.
While the letter did not say that h,
would resign he intimated that he hoped
to. Verbs Aida was sung last righe
AT the Century and Szendrei conducted
The Aborn brothers, Milton and Sar.
gent, general managers OF the opera com
pany, replied to Szendrel las, night say.
ing that the conductors letter was du.
to pique because he had not been re.
engaged for next season.
In his open letter Szendrei wrote
II have borne very serencly during
the whole season the criticisms lcvellrd
at me by the press. When critic
however questions my competence upenly
~ sunday paper II Is hgh time |
should reveal To the public "a lew tacu
wnIun an exaggerated sense OF lOya.u
has thus far caused me to keep to my
self. do not blame any critic Tor
whatever he may have written about me
On the whole | think the critics nave
snDNf NeiN fhAl'lll. 44le|
certain pei formanc,s at which coy.
Quoted and OF which I felt profound,
ashamed was rather surprised at 'h.
amenity displayed BY our musical CEN
sors. But think OF the material with
which I have had. / would not say to
work. but to struggle
Orchestra Poorly Paid.
THE orchestra Of the Century Opera
House Is absolutely Inadequate the ~
of 81 man "A performance tOns-
half of what the Met opolitan orche.tri
r.ceives) does not constitute an induce
ment for competent instruinentalst.
Barring "a few exceptions, our men hsd
absolutely no training for tins kUu ..
work and we're totally unfamiliar VIII
even the most popular operas AZ The
beginning of the season W. were even
short of that inferior material and th:d
parts, especially. for the wood winds ha-
to be omitted altogether.
THE chorus Is. IL possible. even less
satisfactory than the orchestra. Only
few OF our chorus singers ever had any
stage experience. Every opera Is 10 them
AN absolute novelty. Many have b.er
discouraged by the terrific amount OF worE
expected OF them some twenty-five Of
them have dropped out and have not bon
replaced
Lack OF system makes rehearsals prac-
ticaliy useless. II IL very seldom that the
principals rehearse together. Those who
sing at night generally miss the morning
rehearsals In order to spare their strength.
Many a time singers, accepting on" or
two weeks engagements. kept away from
rch.arsals until the very last minute. Tho
'lrst cast of the week In generally the
only one TO 20 through a stage rehearsal
The second and third casts watch thu
performance given by the first and thei
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1914-12-25
CHILDREN AND WILD FLOWERS.

"Nore and more should children
he taught and encouraged to pursue
the study of wild flowers in their
natural haunts. II affords a con-
slant ourcc Of pleasure and recre-
alton. IL brings the child in dire,
contact with the wonders and beau
ties of nature and outdoor life. II
c%ultiyates loving dispositions and
tender sympathics. II affords a de-
lighttul means Of enjoying pure air
and good exercise and results in rud-
dy checks, healthy appetites and
happier homes, privileges that every
child should cnjoy."-F. W. Stack
IN The Magazine Flowers.
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AS a N %rHiNKErH.

Talk about the power Of mind
over matter, did you ever hear Of
thinking yourself small?
That's what Charlotte Walker
loes in "The Trail Of the Lonesome
Pine" Miss Walker is not a short
woman, nor thin.
She is quite five feet eight inches
tall and built in proportion. Yet,
as June Tolliver, she gives the i'm.
preston Of smallness. Her explana.
ton is;
~ think myself tiny. I know
June is young and slight and 1.-THE
and so / put myself into the menta.
attitude Of being young and slight
and 1.-the, and If / succeed in max.
ing my audience see me 50, it is al
because / think 80 hard"
How about q mental obesity cure
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1914-12-25

sl.0U per year Ia advance 81 p per
YEAR 70 not paid iu advance. oh Tor
six months iu advance.
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REMARK ALL TOO SADLY TRUE
Seldom indeed Has the Poet In Any
Age Been Noted for Remark
able Aflucnce.

Monsieur De Tarde. who was one
Of the greatest Of modern sociolo-
gists. sometimes exercised the func-
tions Of a Judge at Sarlac. One day
the gcndarmes brought before him
a sadly tattered tramp.
"What is your profession ?" i'm
quircd NJ. Tarde.
81 am a poet said the yagabond.
One of the %gcndarmes interrupts
ed That's not a Christian trade"
The Judge himself sometimes
tea,cd the muse. Laughing. he
asked the beggar to recite some Of
his verses. The tramp drew from
his pocket q ragged notebook. On
the yellow leaves the judge read
some ballads and some sonncts,
which sang Of love Of country.
Handing back 10 the poet his Note
book, he added thereto a hundred
sOu piece, saying y Gu may go!'
But cypostulatcd the gem
darmc. "he has no domicile.'
NV friend" said NJ. de Tardc.
scntc|utiouslv. she has the usual
domicilc of poets the open road is
his dining room and the sky is his
roof."-Ie Cri De Paris.
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SHOOTING MADE MORE COSTLY
Taxpayers as Well as Sportcmen VIII
Have to Pay More for Their
Cartridges.

The cost Of killing a soldier in
battle is going 10 6e ]apprcciably in
creased hy the vase in the market
price of lead.
The cartridge manufacturer who
fulfill thu British war office con-
tracts tire az present supplying
large orders placed some months ago
at old prices. hut. the London Daily
Mirror is Informed. new contracts
will be revised in connection with
the price Of lead. which has largely
increased during thc last six months.
Not only the lead, but the nick
el casing 10 put it in. and the brass
for the cartridge case have also in.
creased in price. IN fact. nearly all
the base metals have gone up during
the year said the London manager
of a well-known manufacturing
house.
"The rise in lead has also in
creased the price Of sporting cart
ridges from 5 10 ~ per cent. so
that shooting partrdges and pleas
ants will cost You more. The cheap
est cartridges are now IS per 100
and the best cost los"
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TIE rondOra % fHl8 paper VII De
pleased 20 learn that there n at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able 20 cure la all itH stages, n thai ~
CataFrh. Halls Catnrrh Cure d the nnly
positive cure now known 20 the medical
fraternity. Cntaffh being a constitutions
disease. requires a constitutional treat
and mucous surfaces 81 the system, there
by destroying the foundation ~ the die
ease, ana giving fhe patieut strength BY
nature iE doin ita work. The prQprietors
have 20 much Faith IN lie curative pow'
era thai they oner one Hundred Dollars
for any case that N fails % cure. Send
for hni of testimonials.
Aodrenai n d CHENEY a co. Toledo. %
sold by an Drurgiatn. Use
Take hniru Family Pills for constipation
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sURMIsINe.

"hcrg IS something in this news
rarcr ] don't understand"
"Nhar is 10 about?"
"a news dispatch tells Of a prom
Inent man who has Just bought some
Angora bittcrs. DO you suppose
the reference is TO Angostura but
jers -
IN may possibly be that. though I
nm more inclined to think that word
'bItters may be a typographical er.
ror for buffers and the reference il
TO Angora goats"
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Advertising Rotcs

l2l cents per single column inch, each
Insertion. no cents p-" single column
nch, contract. Local column D cents
Der line each Insertion.
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JOURNALISM.

Editor-See herel You didn't
send us in a single word on the
burning Of the city of Wangdoodle,
one Of the biggest stories Of the war.
War Correspordent-Of course !
didn't. Didn't / set il myself in or
der TO attract the attention Of the
other correspondents SO | could beat
them TO the telegraph Office and give
sou the Scoop" in that skirmish BY
the Tzegang riverl-Puck
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1914-12-25

All else in town will he arranged
In just about the same style
Wen have ten story buildings
Think that's going some.
.uyou are here youU find I'm
right.
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Church Service

Services will be held next Sun.
day at the Methodist Episropa.
church rs follows
Sunday School ut 9 -, Mrs.
f.. ". Dean. Superintendent
Morning service at 100, a.. m.
Epworth League at 500, p. IN.
Evening service at 7:3O.p. IN.