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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-02-26
HERE COMES MY GOOD OLD
FRIEND RICHARD ROWE.

Dear Sir: We noticed where they
have you and exposed you. Well,
we'll, what a pity. Say Mr. Watson,
if they will truly expose you there
are none of your old friends but what
will be perfectly willing to be at the
exposing.
Now we can't think that it is SO
much the exposing Of Watson that
they are after. AS the darkey would
say, the pint is to keep the Doodle
rolling along.
Let them go ahead and expose you
Tom: there are some Of us that re-
member that twenty-five years ago
you stood for free rural delivery of
mails, parcel post, Government
ownership of railroads, telegraphs
and telephones, and also that the
Government lend the farmers a little
money when they needed it. We
hope they will expose this Mr.. Wat
son as they go along, since it has
gotten SO popular with Wilson, Bry-
an and Company. Now we would
like to say right here, before we for
get it, that there are some of us that
remember very we'll that the worst
enemies of these principles twenty
five years ago were the long coat
tailed preachers and a little crowd of
Wink-eyed cuds around the court
houses. What do we care for you
exposing Watson, don't we laboring
people know that he has stood by us
for these twenty years, until we are
about to see our demands made the
Law of the land? Why say Mr..
Watson exposed? We laboring folks
consider Tom Watson our represen-
tative. We have got him up on the
watch tower, and thank God he
has not deceived us yet
Wonder why some of those expos
er cannot expose the Book Trust of
Georgia? Now we would not be
afraid to bet four of our old blue
hens chickens that there is not one
in five Of the preachers in Georgia
that favors free books for the poor
children.
Mr.. Watson is not opposed to
sending the gospel to the heathens.
But he is opposed to your providing
graft to furnish gold teeth to negroes
and so forth, and he is not by him
self, no, not by jug full, for the
people that are thinking this way are
getting as thick as ticks in the sum-
mer, and this idea is as catching as
smallpox when you get where it is.
And this is what makes US say that
they had better be exposing some
thing else and let Tom Watson alone.
Yours truly,
r. S. ROWE.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-10-03
THIS MODERN EVENING GOWN
to Remembrance Of Forms of
Salutation.

Her evening gown made the good
old ethnologist stare, for it had neither
sleeves nor back, and in the skirt OF
thin white silk panel Of lace, running
to the knee, revealed the flash of-yes,
the good old ethnologist stared. Then
he said in his good and simple way:
"You are very beautiful, my child.
That gown is revelation. And do you
know what 1t reminds me Of? 1t re-
minds me of the form Of salutation
practised In Ethiopia.
In Ethiopia, when "a guest arrives,
the host, as a sign of submission, be-
gins to disrobe himself. He takes of
this, he takes Off that, and he would
strip himself entirely did his guest not
beg him to stop. The guest, of course.
gives the signal long before things
have gone as far as-as far as"
The old ethnologist with a smiling
gesture indicated the young lady's
gown. Then he resumed:
"Other nations, too, as a sign of hos
pitality, practise this disrobing act in
FoAlOuo nus thC illbihS
of the hat-isn't that the same thing?
Isn't it the beginning, perhaps, of the
removal Of the coat. shoes, and so
'orth?
The Japanese peasant actually does
remove his shoe, as | remove my tile,
in salutation. And the people of ARA
can remove both shoes as a salute Of
welcome when out of DOORS while in
doors they remove their stockings
also.
"And so I tell myself, as I look at
your new gown, that we also are now
adopting the disrobing act as a signal
Of welcome and hospitality-only, Of
course, we carry 1t farther, as we car
ry everything farther. than mere saw
ages.
"And as look at you am tempted
to say In the phraseology Of France:
"'Couvrez vous. mademoiselle, couv.
rez vous.' s.'"-Exchange.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-10-03
James whltcomb RiIey-sooster.

No human being has ever tried hard
er TO pass along to others the hopors
the world has given him, or has ex
erted himself more to let his own un
sought glory light the way for Others
and divert the public's attention tC
those he believes worthy than ha'
James Whitcomb Riley. He is more
than a poet-he is the master booste
OF the planet. when he believes boost
Ing is deserved. He proves his great
ness again and again by his unsslhsh
nsss--Initanspolis 6tas.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-10-03
Plas DRIVING Out Moslems.

The Moslem population OF Mace
donia is leaving the country In thou
sands. not because they are ill-treat.
ed by their conquerors, but because
their religious susceptibilities are Of
Tended by the sight of pigs In the
open places. These animals hither
to have been kept in seclusion by their
Christian owners. as any straying pork
ers met with short shrift from sons
of the prophet. But. with the entrance
of the allied troops into the province
the native pigs gained their freedom
and now they may be seen running
about the streets In great numbers
Hence life has become impossible In
Macedonia for the followers of Ma
homet.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-10-03
Anecdotes Of Charles Reade.

Charles Reade's liberal drawings
upon authorities" in his passion for
accuracy Of detail gave rise to some
foolish charges Of plagiarism, partic-
ularly in the case of his masterpiece,
"The Cloister and the Hearth" His
reply to the charges was characters
tic and clinching. 81 MIXED 300 cows
for it," said he, "but the cheese I
made is mine" For eccentricities
Reade can claim a high place even
among authors, few of whom are with
out their fads. He could not write
away from his own room, with its in
Vulnerable volumes Of cuttings and In
dexes, and he could not write we'll, he
declared, except when standing up.
He never took lunch, terming that
meal "an insult to ones breakfast" !"
detested soup and beef, preferred
herring to every other fish, was a
connoisseur OF wine, but never touched
spirits, and loathed the very smell Of
tobacco.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-10-03
Mako Navigation In Foes Safe.

The statement Of Captain Roberts
Of the New York does not clear up
this second case of ships in a fog
knowing each others proximity and
constantly communicating, yet unable
to avoid collision. II the Pretoria's
captain was out Of the regular sum-
mer course for east-bound transatlan-
tic liners. that requires some explana-
ton from him. And when he chose to
go ahead, after the New York had
signaled that it had stopped to avoid
a collision. he assumed certain re-
sponsibility for which he must ac-
count. Nevertheless. 1t is not yet clear
that any real blame attaches to him.
But real blame does attach to rules
and conditions Of navigation which
make possible two collisions within q
few days between vessels In fog, but
fully aware of each others nearness
and Of the course each was pursuing
New York Tribune.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-10-03
HOTEL PROSPECT.
Nashville Man Said To Have
His Eye on St. Charles Court.

The ST. Charles Court hotel prop
erty, owned jointly by Blakey and
Spreuse, will be sold for division
Monday. The half interest former
ly owned by Col. o. G. Sprouse was
sold 10 his brother. w. M. Luigard.
the Nashville restaurant man, had a
repre- sentative here few days ago
looking over the property and is in
terested in it as hotel property. 1t
is considered likely that he will buy
the property end convert it into he
tel. Col. Sprouse is in the city at.
tending the fair this week.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-10-03

In Eight Years Of Abstinence From
John BsrIeycorn the Former Pu-
piIlst Has Saved 100000.

Eight years ago almost to a day
John l.. Sullivan, unshaven and un-
kempt. emerged from bar Of the
Grand hotel at Broadway and Thir-
.l.th street, stood for a moment look
Inc back at the door. and then walked
r1csrtailly uptown. 1t was s o'clock
Ii the evening. and the former pugi-
i!s- brushed shoulders with we'll
grSomod people hurrying to thc thea
.rs. lie vas the derelict in the stream.
"A his fee there was half smile,
Itat is wasn't pleasant one.
At the corner of Thirteenth street
=, mot "Morry" Cohen and a newspa-
man. with both of whom he was
uair ed. He growled something in
.t.erent in response to their greeting.
! was apparently about to pass on.
It he paused and turned toward
EN-.
I've just been turned down in that
olrroom for drink" he said. Il
wanted one drink more and didn't have
the price. They didn't give 1t to me.
They put me out. They didn't send
the proprietor or the manager to put
me out. They sent the porter. I've
spent $4,000 over that bar. And they
put me out because wanted a drink
and couldn't pay for 1t. There's only
one thing you can figure out of propo-
sition like that. Quit drinking! To
night quit"
The former champions friends ex-
pressed indignation over the treatment
he had received. 1t reused no spark
Of anger in "the big fellow" He was
too filled with the sense of shame and
modification. Still brooding over the
indignity he had suffered, he accom-
panied Cohen and the newspaper man
to Murphy's saloon, at Sixth avenue
and Thirtieth street. Cohen ordered
q drink. Sullivan filled his whisky
glass to the brim.
Boys" said he, here's the last for
me-"
That's the true story of John l.. Sui
livan's last drink. Eight years have
passed, and the John L. Sullivan who
was tottering on the edge of the gutter
looks eight years younger today than
he did that night. And he has $780,
000.-New York Correspondence tc
Cincinnati Times-Star.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-10-03
New Destructive inseet.

An unknown insect has been dis
covered by Mr.. Winthrop. a research
student in Prof. Maxwell Leroy's de-
partment at the Royal College Of Sci
ence. London. 1t has been named the
golf green fly. because 1t destroys the
tender and delicate grass on putting
green's. In the earlier stages of its
existence docking for all me world
IKE brown seed In its chrysallis
stage) 1t conceals itself In the stem ol
the grass. In the last, or fly stage. II
is a tiny dark brown insect scarcely
distinguishable from q midge. i be
longs to the same group - the thss'
pest, The HessiAa ".
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-10-03
REAL ORIGIN OF "SH0W Me-
Secret Service Man Tells How Phrase
So Generally Applied to Missouri
Started.

You'll have to show me-rm from
Missouri" ".t%r.
How often you have heard that
phrase, Enthusiastically. how tired
you have grown of 1t. But maybe
there was time when you wondered
where 1t originated.
Matt Knapp, a secret service detec-
! tive of Kansas City, says 1t grew out
Of the enactment of the Missouri mar
riage laws. Prior to 1881. Missouri
had about the zero In marriage laws,
Mr.. Knapp says. Any couple who had
the inclination and could find Justice
Of the peace, or a preacher, could join
hands for better or worse, and didn't
have to say anything to the state
about 1t.
No questions were asked about ages,
or consent Of parents. and unwilling
justices and preachers seldom were
found. Other adjoining states strove
for years to get Missouri to pass some
state marriage laws, because young
people from Kansas, Iowa, and other
states could step across the line, hol-
ler at a justice. and be married in
hurry-up style. and there was no state
regulation of 1t.
In 1881 law was passed making 1t
a misdemeanor for a preacher or a
justice to marry persons not having a
state license, and setting the age Of
manageable women at eighteen
years. II the applicant for license did
not know the age Of the bride-elect.
he had to produce her to the license
! clerk and let him Judge her age.
When the applicant went back after
the girl. she asked the reason. of
course, why she had to go along to get
the license. When told that the law
required her exhibition. she remarked.
"Oh. you've got to show me. have
your"
This occurred many times during
the first year of the laws effective
ness. and became a by-word, according
to Mr.. Knapp.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-10-03

The bulk of the Dominican popula
tion are mulattoes. and the Spanish
mulatto has proven in the main a
weak and degenerate stock. The un'
desirable results of the Spanish-negrc
cross have been evident from the ear.
liest times. The severest judgment
upon the Spanish mulatto that / have
ever read is contained in the official
report of a governor Of French Santo
Domingo written before the close of
the seventeenth century. and but few
writer's on tropical America dissent
from the unfavorable point of view,
writes T. Lothrop Stoddard In the
American Review of Reviews.
Certainly the mulatto population of
the Dominican republic seems to bear
out these pessimistic judgments. They
are patiently a feeble folk and lack
ambition and endurance. both physi-
cal and mental. Good physical types
are rarely found outside the pure
white or pure black elements. Tuber-
culosis and leprosy are rampant, while
other diseases and alcoholism contin-
ually enfeeble the stock. The degen-
eracy of the Dominican population
cannot be laid to the climate, which Is
unusually healthful. especially the in
terror uplands, and foreign whites
thrive with elementary precautions re-
garding diet, sanitation and clean liv-
ing.
Santo Domingo's only hope seems to
lie in prolonged tutelage to some for
eign power which will assure such
conditions of order. and good govern
ment as will permit the development
Of the country's splendid natural re-
sources and implant the fabric of CIV
ilization. It may be that in course of
time the mass of the population can
be raised to that plane of political eff
ficiency now reached only by the small
elite of the towns, but it is certain
that the only way by which this will
ever come to pass is long period of
peace and prosperity under foreigp
guidance and direction.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-10-03
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-10-03

The habit Of absent mindedly finger
ing the chin Is imprudent because in
doing so the skin may be stretched
and the pores unduly enlarged. induc-
ing wrinkles and extraneous matter
to gather. After the age Of twenty.
two or twenty-three years It is well
to watch with Jealous care this par.
ticular portion of the face.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-10-03
Mr.. Dillman Passes 0. K.

Twenty-Five applicants for Rpsd
Engineer passed the required exam.
ination September 20 Among them
were j. H. Dillmsn, Christian; j W.
Grove. Todd. and S. o. Sears. Muh-
lenburg.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-10-03
Victim of Pellagra.

Dave West, COL, died a few days
ago at his home near the city of
Pellagra, aged 55 years. He had
been ill about year.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-10-03
Hopkinsville VS.. RussellviIle.

The High School football team
will play Bethel college. of Russell
vile. at the park. Mondsv. Oct. 5.
at 2:30 D. m. Admission 25 cents.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-19
LOS ANGELES TELEGRAM
 ANSWERS QUESTION
PoIicewoman Did Not Flirt with and
 Arrest Sailor.

To satisfy himself as to the truth about a question asked from the au- dience at the Equal Suffrage meeting in the town hall on Monday evening A. H. Brewer sent the following tele- gram that same night to the wife Of Dr. H. NJ. Bishop in Los Angeles: Mrs. H. NJ Bishop. Los Angeles, CalIf.
 At a suffrage meeting here tonight a man stated that a police woman ot Los Angeles started a irritation with a sailor just arrived on a steamer at the port and there enticed him to d police station and arrested him. If there any basis for the story. Telegraph me, night message collect, in detail. (Signed) ARTHUR H. BREW ER-
 Dr. Bishop, who was a former res ident of this city, and is now prom inent physician in Los Angeles, sent this reply:
 Arthur H. Brewer, Norwich, Conn.
 Not a particle of truth in story re- lated at the suffrage meeting. Have consulted with the chief of police and with the sergeant of police women department They emphatically denied any basis for such story. It is an at tempt to knock our splendid police system.
 (Signed) DR- H. NJ. BISHOP. Los Angeles, Calif.. March r, 1914
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-19
TROLLEY IMPROVEMENTS
 WILL CALL FOR $5o,000.
On Groton and Stonington Line-Mys-
 tic Bridge Not Working Well.

Plans for the improvement of the Groton and Stonington street railway, it has been learned on good authority, says the New London Day, include the expenditure of the sum of $50, 900. Not only will it be necessary to make changes in the present roadbed at WequetequOCk and other points along the line where the new state trunk line highway is to be built, but new ties will be installed all the way from Groton to Westerly. There are also contemplated improvements in reduc- ing several of the sharper curves along the route with view to com fort in riding rather than in reducing the running time. This spring will undoubtedly see the work of improve ment well under way.
 One of the most serious causes of delay in schedule continues to be the Main street drawbridge at Mystic. Since the draw was damaged by the barge that raised one end of it last Thanksgiving day morning. it has been more difficult than ever of oper- ation, notwithstanding the fact that repairs to the damage were made.
 The rails of the trolley track at the east end of the draw are an inch or the bridge binds considerably in open ing and closing. The construction of a new bridge will become imperative before many years, it is considered; but it doesn't look as though there was much prospect of anything being done until it is absolutely necessary.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-19
PREDICTS REPUBLICAN YEAR.
Michael keneaIy Sees Victory Coming
 For That Party in This State.

Hon. Michael Kenealy, formerly chairman of the republican state cen tral committee of Connecticut is at Washington visiting Senator Brande- gee. He thinks Senator Brandegee will be unanimously renOminated-
 He says that Judge w. F. Henney of Hartford, should be nominated for the governorship. The judge would be an ideal candidate and a sure winner.
 MT. Kenealy says the republicans will win in the coming campaign in Connecticut. There is a great dis satisfaction on account of thousands of men being without employment and the cost of living not having been re- duced as results of democratic tariff.
 Col. Osborn, who is also in Wash ington opposing the bill designed to stop convict contract labor, looks for democratic victory purely through the bull moose defection from the G. O. P. Governor Baldwin will be nonnin ated for senator said Osborn. Moth ing can stop him. Representative Ma. han is making d gumshOe campaign against him. I look for Homer Cum mings' nomination for governor4 The Democrats will sweep the state
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-19
EXECUTORS FILED ACCOUNTS
 IN LEDYARD ESTATE. About $35,ooo to Be Distributed to w.
 L. Mains Heirs.

A hearing on the distribution of the estate of the late William l.. Main was held before Judge of Probate Samuel g. Holdredge in Ledyard Wednesday,. Most of the heirs interested in the matter were present. The executors filed their accounts and the hearing was adjourned until three weeks from Wednesday, which will be April 8.
 John L. Main. one of the heirs, is represented in the case by Brown and Perkins of this city.
 The late MT. Mains estate amount ed to over S100 o0O at the time of his deaEh, wf1tch was June 20. 1890, but according to the provisions of the will that he le4f the greater part has been distributed at various times. There remains about s35,ooo to be distributed among his heirs.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-19
CASTOR=OIL IS A
 DIFFERENT THING, NOW. That Is, The Taste and Odor Have
 Been Removed.
KeIIoea's TasteIess Castor Oil Is The
 Best Laxative In 5000 Years.

Spencer Kellogg & Sons of Buffalo, oil refiners, have succeeded ill taking the offensive taste and smell out of castor oil.
 The Kenoggs have done what chem ists have tried to do and failed for 5000 years.
 Doctors recommend castor oil as the simplest safest and best laxative. Every household will use it oftener, now that it is tasteless.
 Kellogg's Tasteless Castor Oil is pure, clear, refined castor oil, and so entirely without taste that children take 1t easily.
 a This perfect laxative is now on sale in all drug stores. Order kellogg's s Tasteless Castor Oil by name, to dis tinguish it from various mixed and favored castor oils, which are not tasteless. The trade mark is on every label-a green castor leaf bearing the ignature-henogg'S 25c and soc sizes.
 For sale by The Lee & Osgood Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-19
PERSONALS
Rev. Edward NJ. Hayes of Jewett City was in Norwich Wednesday,

Rev. Edward M Hayes of Jewett City was in Norwich Wednesday.
 John Mcintyre, of Norwich, former ly at the Mohican hotel, has been the guest of New London friends.
 Horace Winters and son, Emil, of Maine are the guests of Mir. and Mrs. Harold II. Ransom of Laurel Hill ave nue for a few days.
 Mrs. Archer Barry Jennings of Brad ley Park, Meriden, announces the en- eagemcnt of her daughter, Dorothy Robertson, to Lloyd Earle Jennings.
 MT and Mrs, Thomas T. Wetnore have returned from their wedding trip and have taken up their residence at Mir. Wetmore's new cottage at Ocean beach.
 The many friends of Miss Alice Winans, formerly cf this city. will be pleased to learn that she has accepted a position with Newton, Robertson & Co. of Hartford
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-19
FOREsTERS MET FOR
 SOCIAL EVENING. Three Courts United in Enjoyable Programme Given.

The second of a series of socials conducted jointly by the three courts of Foresters in this city was held on Wednesday evening in F'OresterS' hall with an attendance of about 100, and the programme given provided an evening of enjoyment for all, although an out of town man who was to have been here to give stereopticon talk on mining in the west was not able to come He sent word at the last min ute that he had been delayed.
 Frank J. Murtha of Court City of Norwich, No 63. opened the meeting and after brief remarks turned it over to Joseph D. Pfeiffer of Court Sachem, No. 94. as chairman.
 MT. Pfeiffer spoke of the membership contest which the courts are now hold ing and announced that Court Sachem was in the lead with nine applications, while Court City of Norwich and Court Quinebaug, No. 128, each had five. He mentioned that the Foresters had paid out in sick and funeral benefits the sum of ,000 in the last 20 years and had made a re@rd of which it's mem bers could well be proud.
 He introduced Charles Gudehan to open the musical programme and MT. Gudehan responded with songs which were received with enthusiastic calls for encores. Other musical numbers which were well rendered during the evening were solos by Horace Corning, ouartette numbers by Horace Corning, Nicholas Spelman, Thomas Sheehan and Joseph Farrell MT. Spelman was accOmpanist.
 One of the particularly pleasing mu- sical attractions on the programme were piano solos by Prof. Alfred Brucksch, who was called back for sev- eral encores.
 among those who made entertaining remarks were William Blackburn, Timothy A. Carey and F. J. Murtha of Court City of Norwich. J. c. keekan, Joseph R. Portelance, Francis McCone and Jeremiah F. Healey of Court Sa- chem. Frank Quinley, ames J. McCar- thy, Patrick F. Brennan and M. J. Foley of Court Quinebaug.
 Refreshments were served during the evening.