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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-07-31

liV-VER-LAxI Better than cal
omel. No bad effects. Ask STEP.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-07-31

Get rid Of the crouch. LlV'VEn'
LAX makes the sun shine brighter
STEPHENSON BROS, will tell you
about lIV-VER.LAx. (AdvtJ
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-07-31
ROBERT BE RG

Matchmaker and JeweIe'
And dealer in
Watches, Clocks and Jeve.fy'
Fine watch and jeweiry
repairing a speciality rrvN.
,ethell Block COLUMBIA -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-25
RECITAL or ORGAN .W>I
Mr.. Yen Of 81. Francis Xavier Hears
In AeOlian Hall.

Pietro \. Yon, orranlet, gave q -,~'tg
OF compositions written FOR the organ as'
evening in Acolian Hall. Coming -.ar
the close OF the music season f.e. ..
OVERLOOKING with musical entertsi-.rr,#
or other denomination, the occasion .or
tainly had something Of a novel feature
for local concert halls, and Il Prov. q.
be one OF real Interest
Mr. fon Is young muslC..r ut.
through study has won prizes Of Hr.t 49,.
tinction In Rome, and when called 10 g. s
present position as orgdriSt Of ~ N~ar-.s
Aav!er Church In this city he was f,..-.
that OF first substitute organist o.. s.
Peters.
HIS programme was made IN Isrce',
OF modern italian and French music, 0''
Il began with two classic German nlc-s-
the prelude and fueue in \ minor a..
Aria Of Bach. Tho other numbers
the list We're two by Ravauello. "Chr'g 4,
ResurreNlt' and "Preghiera" a SEQ
sonata by De la Tombello, a "Rhare.I
on Spanish Themes by Gigout TAO
pieces by Bossl, "Fatemi la Grazia' .
n scherzo In q minor "Amica Stella N..
frag!s' 1.-THE Stormy OF Renz,. ard .-a
compositions by Mr.. Yon himself. &c ..
mas In Sicily" and n concert STUDY.
Mr.. fons performance showed Nm go
be performer OF striking ability. a.. y.
played with dexterity OF techn!rl. 49,.
source. diversity OF style and good t,.'.
HIS work was much applauded.
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MEN AND WOMEN.
A Bureau ~ Introduce tons and Of PETIT, I.
coat PrOpOs ais.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN--Str: Hav-
Ing read with a great deal of interest the
letter OF Mr.. George Bramhai Shaw OF
Tuxedo Park In this mornings Sun, am
moved to suggest the establishment OF "A
Federal bureau OF introduction to meet
the very important question of bringing
together the marriagesbles Of both sexes
In tho prescnt order OF society IL is
only by chance that tho man or woman
meets the right one: II Is AZ accidental
as stroke OF lightning. Just think of
the many lovely girls and manly men
who are obliged TO pursue their lonely
path through life simply because they
are not able TO meet the one who =
waiting. surely, somewhere. for this acci-
dent To happen.
OF course there Will be n few staId and
conservative members OF society who viii
look askance at the suggestion and SAY
Mo- We must stlll resort to the old
fashioned way Of waiting for Dan Cupid
the misehlevous little fellow who prcsiies
over the destinies OF the inarriaeeable
who are lucky enough TO cross his rosy
path"
! thoroughly agree with Mr. Shaw In
his great tribute to women. and gratitude
no doubt, pervaded the hearts OF the many
women readers Of THE SUN who pcrused
IT, I doubt very much. however, II women
VIII avail themselves OF the privilege or
opportunity % taking such A step as pro-
posing, no matter how much justified they
may he in doing so
JOHN r. MARSHALL, yr.
LAKEWOOD, N. j.. March 90.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-s,r. In
London despatch In THE SUN headed
Mrs. Morse 10 Bringing n New Toy for
Her Son 10 a description Of an ant nest
containing colony OF ants Apparently
this so-c8lled TOY" was novelty both
TO the lady In question and to the re-
porters. 1t In indeed most enterta aiming
and instructive affair. but far from its
being the first OF It's kind In the United
States there have been for half a dozen
years. to my knowledge, and probably for
n longer time, numbers OF these nests
In the country.
Full instructions for the making of such
nest and for collecting the ants were
published In number OF the Nature
study R'rioW some four or five years
ago had one made for myself by a
carpenter though any boy or girl handy
with tools could make one in a few hours
Ana even before the appearance OF the
article tn which refer knew Of similar
ant nests In various schools public and
private. AS well as In homes where there
was an interest In natural science.
The Nature Study Review would nm
furnish. upon request. informa.
ton as tn the making OF an ant nest. and
Tor few cents and "A little trouble the
poorest OF us could enjoy the wonderfully
activities of an ant colony.
J. @. 9. REED.
WELLESLEY HILLS. March "a.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-25

The legislator who endpavors Ia rep
resent his constituents honestly Is har-
asscd In many ways that are dark"
by attacks upon the public crib that he
Is earnestly striving to guard In the
interest OF the taxpayer. This fact
makes him wary whenever a proposal
for appropriations Is presented TO the
Legislature. TO sift the chnff from the
wheat IL a difficult task.
There are, however, certain instttu-
tons the absolute Importance of which
from an economic standpoint Is beyond
cavll. Among these Is the State Gus
todial Asylum at Rome, y. Y. and
others that harbor the feeble minded of
this State. The protest Of Mr.. HOMER
FOLKS, secretary to the State Chart
ties Aid Association. against cutting
down the tax rate at the expense of
ncglccting the feeble minded OF the
State demands serious consideration.
He Is the best Informed man on the
heed his statement that never has the
State done so little to protect its people
against the reproductive instinct of it's
feeble minded citizens.
Statistics carefully gathered show
that about 22OOO feeble minded per-
sons are to-day menacing the State. or
these 1000 are girls and women Of
collaborating age. There Is false no.
ton abroad that these feeble minded
are duh and harmless. not being de-
structlve or otherwise menaclng, and
therefore they need not be confined.
There can be no greater fallacy. 1t has
been positively ascertained that they
furnish the majority Of prostitutes,
paupcrs nc'cr do wells who I'LL our jails,
hospitals and warehouses;. for the sup
port Of which every citizen Is heavily
taxed without adequate return.
without fully going into the figures
Mt hand, 1t Is shown by actual investi-
cation that, for instance, the 1900 in
mates Of the State CustOdial Asylum
cost per capita $3.50 week, while
the average Of the boys and girls in the
refOrmatories cost $5!O8 u week each.
Since It is a positive fact that the re-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-25
FLOTOW'S "MARTHA'
AT CENTURY OPERA
Once Popular Work Revived
After an Interval Of
Silence.
PERFORMANCE HAS MERIT
Small Auditorium Favorable "a
Enjoyment of story
and Music.

Flotow's Martha was p..4..a.
English at the Century Opera H.r.. ..,,
evening. The once adored Work tss ,,
given at the Metropolitan One H...
Gin Italian on March 3d. leu. we,
Bessie ABBOTT as Marta. Mime uuusr .
Nancy. Mr.. Bonci as Lioneiio and N.
Plancon as Plunkoto. since til, t9,.
ever. there has been another per',r1,-s.
which musical annallsts must no. t-.
get 1t took place AZ tho Irwin i"s.,
Theatre on February 90. 1911. O1 Oh,
occasion the Martha was Mabel Du1aI1.
Nancy, Theresa Kennedy Liorci W,-re,
Albert, and Plnnker, Emil Fischer. 1re.
the great Wotdn and Hans Sachs NJ IN.
Metropolitan, and still singing 'AlusA
past 10 years OF age.
Martha" invites many happy memorial
FOR the title role was one of the paris n
which Adelina PATHS natchlcss voIc.
brilliant singing aud bevitcninr persona.
ity were most delightfully."- dlspla} 81 7,
later years Nlrcella Seiubrich suc.~ed.t
Patti and vitahzed tho Old opera into
new life. But the work is not IN demand
now. II belongs TO a type which tails 10
give enough substance to satisfy the ap
petite of the typical operasoer
II ought nevertheless to md a rrcs
House. Last nights performance demon.
strated several things, one OF them being
the great advantage Of a small auf'.
torium In the enjoyment OF such com.
position. Those who ara acquainted vi'h
the opera know that It's music Ia on the
whole simple. albeit there are soma norli
passages in H. But the forid'ty Is ofs
naive sort and makes an Illusion on'v
when sung with sparkle OF style AMI
Eayety OF spirit. on the other hand me
popular numbers. such as the duet COR
LIONEL and Piankeu In tho second scenN
the world famous Last Rose Of Sumner
later in the opera Lionsis greit s,l
C'M'appari' IN Italian and some Of tls
ensembles. are couched in the ki'i =
melodic accents the older g,r"rt'' re-
placed In their hearts beside tho tI'.s
OF Bale.
The smallness Of the Century proved u
be especially favorable TO the story. It
ls a pleasure to say that mus' - 30
text carried through the house and ''ars
was no trouble in followinE tn opere
The performance had plenty OF spiri; nj.
though there were times when u" siUs.rs
failed TO marx the fine line which 4.t .dss
opera from Broadway musical comedy
Dut these few lapses may le f,a.,.p. q.
may few uncertainties in the mus
on the whole the representation was sUr'-
mcndable. largely because the v"rs if..lf
did not overtax the resources % 'g. ,,a.
pany.
Miss Ewell sang Mortto's must '.f'y
we'll. but Was not quite happy in r.
comedy. Bertha Schalk was az nynup'
able Nancy Mr.. kroidlor wor" the ..l.'
honors Of the evening as PlUnt't' '.~ ..
found the role consenial. bot I'.'....-
ically and musically. Mr.. Harold ,r
Lionsrs melodies smoothly and 10 place
with expressive style, but hl. tones nt.t
frequently wanting IN freedom T,.
mounting OF the opera was good AMI ...
choruses were tolerably sung r.. CO..
chestra played roughly ard witt .p.-
tone.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-25

The American Scenic and Historic
Preservation Society IL on solid ground
when II fights against the use Of any
part OF Central Park for anything save
park purposes. The removal Of the
Park Department offices from the old
Arsenal building has been made the OPP
portunity for new attempt at inva-
sion. There IL always some one ready
to SEIZE upon the slightest pretext for
demaDi on the park area for some
more or less public purpos,
This time II IL the National Academy
Of Design which seeks n site. II pro-
poses to replace the Arsenal with a
modern buildIng--henutiful.o Of course
10 house its schools and exhibition gal
lerics. II may be conceded at once that
of all the would he invaders Of the las
twenty years the Academy Is the least
objectionable. The building and it's
purposes would not no excessively out
of keeping with the uses Of the park.
But the objection IL insuperable to per-
uniting any diversion whatever Of any
part of the limited space in the peoples
pleasure ground for any purpose. how
ever good. Not one foot should he
yielded on any consideration. There ls
not now sufficient space for the crowds
that throng the park on Saturdays.
Sundays and holidays. Besides. n con-
cession to one interest inevitably re-
suits In demands from others with
equal or perhaps superior rights, There
is no end to encroachments when be-
ginning Ia once made.
To the argument that the Arsenal
already encumbers the ground coveted
by the Academy the answer Ia simply
that, being there time out Of mind. IL
has n certain historic or traditional
status. so long as any use germane to
the character OF the park can he found
for 1t. Its elderly dinglncss yelled In
ivies and creepers does not offend the
eye. II Is much less "out OF the pie
ture" than would be the fairest aca-
demic fame that could he raised In
marble to replace It, not 10 speak Of
the certainty that the marble fame
when the plans were drawn would prob
ably call for double the space.
No. when the old Arsenal has to come
down let the room be given to grass
and shrubs and flowers for little
more color and fresh air for the jaded
men and women and children Of the
crowded streets. The Academy can
lind excellent sites elsewhere. Some
wealthy malefactor will help 1t, sooner
or later. to buy and build.
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Unfortunately There Is No Record.

The homicidal maniac THAw was
elected from the Assembly on Monday
night by vote practically unani-
NOUS Unfortunately 1t was a viva
voce vote and the history Of the State
will include no record of the three or
four members who voted IN favor Of
having the Attorney General abandon
his duty. Indeed they nre likely. in
the hurried days of closing session,
10 escape even passing attention.
OF THAw's many impudences this
excursion into the Legislature was per-
haps the most audacious. He sought
to put n legislative inhibition on the
activities Of the executive depa rtment,
to prevent 1t from using its utmost en-
deavors to enforce the laws Of the State
and restore to an institution from
which he had fed criminal danger
GUS to society in general and particu-
larly menaclng to certain Of its respect
able members.
That even three or four members Of
the Assembly could have been brought
TO support this scheme II a humiliating
thing for the State to contemplate Yet
in a day of mushy emotionallsm and
seutimentalism the State feels itself,
not disgraced by the serious presenta-
ton and consideration of the rcsOlu-
tlon, but relieved that 1t was declsivey
rejected by the lawmaking body!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-25
THEATRE TICKET ARTICULATION.
Necessary for Folks That Must Have the
best seats.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-sir: !
am sure that n great many people are
Eratliied at the smotherirg OF the bill 10
abolish tho theatre ticket Spectator. al
though THE SIN seems to think New York
could get along very well without this
EVIL" Possibly, but what about the
stranger within your gates? What about
the huudrel thousand or SO OF daily ar
rivals In New York whose only hope OF n
first class orchestra seat Is in tho hotel
agency?
II Ia also quite evident to any observer
that host OF people right In your town
are glad to pay the advance asked by
the speculator for "a seat down front. As
matter OF fact II seems to me that the
general howl against the ticket Spectator
has long since ceased. except for the o.
caslonal chronic Kicker" People have
come TO recognize and accept the fact
at the price OF the best seats, say the
hrst eight or ten rows. Ia 81 80, and that
these seats are to be purchased at the
hotel agency. not Rt the box Office
There Is nothing the matter with this
II IL a perfectly good arrangement. The
howl. where there Is any. comes from the
man who does not want to pay for tho
best. Well, let the 50 man sit further
back and shut up" JEW.
ALBANY, March -.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-25
MISS GOODyON'S RECIraT
Eaglish Pianist Plays . Prosvs
Of Request Numbers.

Katharine Goodson. the FnSlish 7.s-...
gave her second recital last el.r'r- ~
Carnegie Hall Her programme $50. =
rather long one and made up - rtr. .
request numbers, She played Grs, I....
the title of "Vier klaVierstur,ko o..
lls. the Il minor. T. minor and { ..
intermezZi and the T. fiat rhar-r.. .
brahms. and following those Rrc,.... :.
c sharp minor sonata.
A list of Chopin selections VII r .,T
been mostly selected 10y piano .t... q
contained the q major uociuruy. y...
NO. two etudcs. three waltz s.. '.'
4 fiat polonalsc, opus 80. In tH, ,.
group were Gr!eP's @ minor bHi.t.r
~ an "Etude Arnhosaue" opus
OF Hinton; Moszkowskrs "Etuc,'
the tarentelle "Neuezla Napr,
List
Miss Goodson in her PLAYING PC.
closed the fine technical aud mus ..
tiles that have won recognition jrr ..
holding nm eny'ahlc position t....'
better piaulsts OF tho present ....
that she did was marked hy rr...
and taste. One OF the impress ions
from her general work .ast tg,u..
TO the possible fact that she WON.
been heard to hetter Advantage
smaller auditorium az ner tone b..
the fullest resonance In carry VIVA
nor Ia her individual style built
broadest lines OF dramatic oNpr, .... ....
the features IN her performance r..,
a sustained and artistic eniovrr
uppormost and she fuzzy tAtu.I '.. t.
prevail she received from &C.,.
audience.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-25
The Fight for TOrPeOn.

Allowing for color and heroics In the
running narrative, 1t Is plain that the
fighting about Torrcon approaches the
character of real as distinguished from
partisan warfare. There Is at last an
organized insurgent army. Bandits
aud cattle filters do not operate In
brlgades and use field pieces, siege ar
tillery and rapid fire guns: nor do their
leaders carry out n strategic plan for
the reduction Of "A city The Constitu.
tionalists are assaulting Torreon with
a thorough knowledge OF the terrain,
aud their detectives as the battle pro-
crosses are heights commanding the
city, mountain passes TO cut off egress
from It, suburban towns like I.erdo and
0enex Palacio from which regular
siege can be conducted II the defence
proves stubborn, and railroads radi.
atAng to Durango, Zacatecas, San Luis
Fetes, saltillo and Monterey.
Il Is no exaggeraticn 10 say that NJ.
though Torreon Is not a populous city
II N railroad centre Of the first I'M
portance In civil war. II the Consti-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-25
OF Swearing.

At the request Of those women of
Cleveland who started the clean lips
or Don't Swear" campaign the police
of that city have been instructed by
It's chief of police to reprove profane
swearers and cursers exercising their
art in public places; and II the re-
proved oath huriers persist In their
ear scaIding language to arrest them.
An Ohio statute sets n fine Of 81 for
each mephitic expletive. II that stat
ute were enforced Ohio would have a
surplus Of ut least billion dollars.
With the religious and moral aspects
Of profanity the churches and the So
cieties OF the Holy Name can deal.
To persons impervious To the high
and sacred arguments II should be
enough to say that the habit is vulgar
Yet in this country. and not least In
this city, in cars. In the streets, you
may hear from we'll dressed men such
hideOus and obscene speech as the low
est Whitechapcl lingo would not be
ashamed of.
In this matter THE SUN IL far from
taking any priggish ground. Profanity
Of a certain kind may be permissible
at the proper time and place. 1t IL a
safety valve for the temper, II too often
a mark Of exscerbated nerves and In
sufficient self-control. But 1t IL \ rel
ish. not joint. And all the relief and
all the enjoyment which It Affords
and none can II give to those who
abuse it-may be had innocently
enough and even with luxury and re-
search Of words. "Tripe and onions"
pitch. tar and turpentine," Cats and
calenders.' Money Devil take It,"
"Great Cblonel.' jackson and Jo-
serhus." "Pankhurst ia thousand
flowers Of fancy open their gracious
petals to the artistic and unprofane
swearer.
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Mr.. Bailey's Great Idea.

At n time when an uplift weekly IL
agltating the employment of United
States soldiers In chores about the
military posts under the caption THE
Shame OF the Army" the proposal of
Congressman WARREN W. BAILEY To
put the officers and men OF the army
and navy to work" as day laborers has
peculiar richness. AS scheme for
stopping desertions 1t deserves prize.
The relation between Alaska railroad
construction, reclamation Of swamp
lands and completion OF the Mississippi
River levees on the one hand and the
preservation Of peace on the other Is so
clear to Mr.. BAILEY that 1t must he
only Grass obstinacy that prevents the
Administration from revising the Ar
ticles Of War and the Manual of Tao
ties In accordance with the idea without
waiting for legislation.
There Is an amendment to Mr.. BAL
LEy's resolution, however, that will
naturally occur to every one: Why not
find some useful manual employment for
the members Of the Senate and House
Of Representatives which they might
pursue between sessions? Surely In
genuity such az that OF Mr.. BAILEY
might easily find something practical
and not too exacting, something which
would he welcome to the solons as
stimulating In their sensitive breasts n
feeling that they were really earning
their pay.
The country owes debt of gratitude
to Mr.. BAILEY. lie has freshness, alb
solute originality, a high consciousness
Of the obliga tons Of other people to
make due return for what they get
from an Over-prOdigal Government.
Above all for the contribution which II
affords to the gayety Of nations should
his idea be crowned with gooseberry
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formatories nre recruited chiefly from
the feeble minded the economy Of scgrc-
eating the latter Is obvious. That the
feeble minded are menace to the
state none may doubt. The horrible
consequences from this cause to the
community have been convincingly de-
monstratcd by DR.. GoDpARp's family
tree Of the halifax family. MAarrN
HALIFAX. descendant Of a good English
family. while in his cups took advan-
tage of feeble minded girl, the on
spring being feeble minded son who
married n normal woman. The latter
bore five feeble minded and two normal
children. From these sprang $50. Of
whom there have been only forty-six
traced as apparently normal, while ~
were traced as distinctly immoral. Grim
inal. alcoholic, epileptic and feeble
minded. a horrible harvest from one
feeble minded germ. On the other
hand. the same man settled down and
married after the war a Quaker girl Of
good ancestry, with the result Of 400
descendants. Not a single instance Of
feeble minded or criminal tendency and
only two cases Of insanity. probably
from atavistic sources, have been dis
covered. Many Of his children became
physicians, lawyers, Judges, and six
towns In New Jersey are named for
these descendants. There we're two nj
coholics among them. probably from the
faint Of MARTIN senior. while there
were twenty four in the other branch.
There are three remedies. colonial
tion. segregation and sterilization. For
the universal adoption Of the latter the
time appears not yet ripe. Colonization
In custodial institutions where they
may earn part Of their living and per
haps be trained into useful citizenship
" taken in childhood IL the most prom
Using remedy. The Legislature would
act wisely to appropriate the million
dollars asked for by MIR. FOLK.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. II
the New Haven paid too much for the
Boston and Maine and it's trolley lines, how
- the loss going to be recovered by fore
Ing 1t to sell them Mt sacrifice? IL they
are going on the bargain counter. who
WIN get the advantage OF tho bargain >
How Is theoretical competition. Impossible
between railroads, as has been demon
strated time and again, to be fostcred hy
splitting up the parts OF railroad sys.
TEN which are In no sense compotitiyc
one with another? What becomes of tho
public convenience which has been served
Tor Instance, by the through Williams
town train which has had to be dlscnn-
tlnued because 1t had to run over TWENTY
miles of the Boston and Albany track ana
which logically must be followed by tho
cutting or OF the Springfield service and
giving the public only one way of going
to Boston Instead OF twop
NEw YoRK, March "a.