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Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23
The Troubles of a Little Mother
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

herself for her sons. and demands per-
haps unconsciously. that her daughters
do the same. In a few homes boys are
brought up to consider the pleasure OF
their sisters before their own. In moro
homes, girls are taught 70 make every
personal comfort subservient to tho
comfort Of their brothers. The picture
Of the discouraged Oldest daughter walt
ing on her brothers. making their homes
comfortable, and being totally forgotten
by them except at such times as they
appear for a belated breakfast. or need
button seved on. is not at all over
drawn.
A True Scene.
The scene she portrays OF younger
sisters enjoying privileges which she
was denied and growing rebellious and
lmpudcnt under restraint is true to
life
The mental vision OF a mother, old
and worn out before her time through
having so many ba abies, and father
who has become discouraged and in
whom the daily drudgery OF life has
quenched the spark Of paternal ambi-
ton and authority. is not difficult to
cOnjure.
II has become a home with no ore
al the reins. u Is as II the family rods
in a carry-al. and the oldest daughter,
who has been given the responsibility
and work all their lives Of keeping the
children from tumbling out. has never
been given the authority TO guide
A victim Of demands all her life. she
has reached womans estate without the
power to command.
She cant command the obedience Of
her brothers and sisters; she can't COM
mand the consideration OF her parents;
she can't command a little beated
pleasure, the Joy OF youth that has
been denied her nor the right to love
and to live her own life,
us It far?" this discouraged oldest
daughter asks,
1t ceBtainly is not
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-23

Copyright. 1912. by Hearsts Magazine.
Copyright. 1913. by Hearst Magazine.
Copyright In Great Britain Copyright.
1913 by J. B Lippincott Company.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-06-11


terms ef Quaker Laees are
ready for the american
"Woman Of Fashion.
The variety of designs
is wide, and every de-
sign is strikingly beauti-
full and absolutely
correct.
Quaker Laces are a
highly specialized line
designed to meet the
demand of the seasons
styles. This makes
selection easy.
Quaker designers are
guided solely by the
advanced and authori-
tativc forecasts from the
style centers Of Paris,
London and NewYork
To you this means
that no matter what
design you may select,
it's right if it's Quaker.
4 visit to our lace depart
men1 even though il be
merely TO look over Quaker
Laces, viii give any woman
teasl,fe.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15

Pastor, doesn't our religion teach us
that the fiddle is a thing to beware OFF,
mo. / can hardly say that 1t does"
was the reply.
You can't"'
There was a time in my life when
came near starting in to learn how to
play it,
And it isn't one of the wiles of Satan?''
mo more than the piano or the harp"
But II a woman learns to play the
fiddle?'' persisted the Deacon.
Many OF them do"
But. pastor, the Bible don't mention
that they have fiddles in Heaven. 1t
only speaks OF harps."
81 know. Brother Pegrsm, but I'm not
so sure that they didn't call a fiddle a
harp in those ancient days. I presume
that at least a round dozen Of our con-
gregation have pianos in their parlors.
Are any of them going to discard the
instruments because the Good Book
doesn't mention that they are in use in
Paradise?"
The-Deacon went home and kicked the
woodshed door because the dog wasn't
handy. He had also made the mistake
of thinking that the widow Moreton
might send him word by a small boy
to call and make up. An old maid on
her last legs might have done 1t. but a
widow-neveri
The good man struggled with himself
for couple of days and then decided to
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15

Deacon Pegram, you are hidebound"'
said the widow as she got on her dig
nifty.
And you have forgotten your reli-
gion"
IF you came here this evening to kick
up fuss over a harmless fiddle you can
go away again."
'I can and will! Thank Heaven. 1t is
not too late! We are not pledged"
And T., too, am thankful for that
And Deacon Pegram stalked out, leav-
ing behind him the woman whose mince
pies and picked peaches had been rays
of sunshine in his life for the last year.
The average man might be warned a
hundred times over that in a scrap with
a woman he loves he is sure to get the
worst of II, and yet he will persist In
bluffing. TIE Deacon halted at the gate
to give the widow a chance to call him
back, but the door remained shut.
No calling-no tears-no promises to
use that fiddle for kindling wood in the
morningi The Deacon mogged home and
kicked his dog
Another queer thing about the average
man Is that when he has made fool of
himself and knows he has he won't ad-
nit it He just keeps right on laying
the blame to the other party. and for
time will draw some consolation from 1t.
The Deacon did, but after week he
thought to strengthen his position by
going to his pastor and asking:
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
A FIDDLE AND A CIRCUS

She had no fear of rats or mice. and
she could milk a kicking COW while you
waited.
The widow had some hundreds of dol
lars in the bank, and she owned her
house free and clear.
OF course her state of health had been
investigated. The Deacon had been
caught there once. He had been led to
believe that the girl he made his wife
was tougher than hickory knot, where
as she had an average of seven ailments
per year for a score of years
The widow Moreton hadn't a pain or
an ache-not so much as a soft corn.
Here and there. and bit by bit, the
Deacon had picked up the above infor-
nation. and the day came when he was
satisfied that good thing awaited him.
He would delay no longer
Both the Deacon and the widow were
members of the same church, but there
was difference In the way they lived
their religions. The Deacon believed in
all sorts Of hell-fires for a man that
went out to gather huckleberries on a
Sunday. or halted to see the end of a
dog fight on any week day, and the wild
ow figured that she could even attend a
straw-ride or a barn dance and vet se
cure her golden harp when the time came
to call for it.
The Deacon knew that she had liberal
ideas. but he had let that matter alone
After marriage it could be debated and
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15

meander past the widows house. He
would not stop, but just meander. But
he did stop when he reached the gate.
He was going right on when he saw
that the upper hinge was loose. He was
gazing at it when the woman came to
the door and said:
"Oh, Deacon, are you going to take me
to the circus next week.
What" he shouted; and when she
had repeated her query he exclaimed:
The fiddle first and the circus next!''
But what's the matter with the cir
cus?'
What's the matter with everybody
going to the bottomless pit togetherl
Widow Moreton, this is too much-too
muchr'
But / shall go by myself
And go she did, when the day came.
and the Deacon was so mad about II that
he wouldn't even stand at his gate and
see the elephants go past He continued
mad for three days and then went to his
pastor.
Did you preach a sermon against that
circus last Sunday? I was not feeling
well and was not at church"
why. no, / didn't" was the reply.
Did you warn the people that Satan
was Turing them
NO"
Didn't command all good brothers and
sisters to say away?
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
New York
Street Cars,
Their Size,
Their Germs,
Get Plenty
of Deftly
Delivered
Knocks.

have kept the other end of the bench where now
there is nothing but a sullen space
| began to insult myself.
John" exclaimed nwardly, what do you know
about the etiquette of the street car? According to
the newspapers it is only man who can be Hog on
the cars and since you the original OF
blockadng the port when you moved over, you must
be the Hog!"
Then got so mad at myself that refused to talk
TO myself any further.
The next day was riding downtown the end
with my mind made up stay there and keep the
harbor open for commerce.
Never" said to myself, never will any one be-
come human Merrimac to bottle up the seating ca
paciy of this particular bench while the blood flows
through these veins and the flag of freedom waves
above me-"
At the next very thin little gentleman
squeezed by me with look of reproach on his face
the like OF which hope again, but l was
Charles J. Glue and firm in the end seat.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15

Her displacement about IS cents worth of
bench.
After we had gone about ten blocks more every
seat in the in front and behind crowded but
nobody could get in section because the fat lady
held them bay like Horatius held the bridge in the
brave days of old.
People would rush up to the when it stopped,
glance careessy fore and aft until their eyes rested
the in direction and then they would
the stout lady sitting there graceful as con-
crete Sphinx.
The people would look at the stout lady with no
hope in their eyes, and then with sigh they would re-
tire and wait for the next car.
No one was brave enough to climb the mountain
which grew up between him and the promised land.
After while began to get a toothache in my
conscience.
John" said myself in a hoarse whisper, per
haps after all you the Hog because you moved
over! After the lady had climbed you she would
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15

he would put his foot down. All being
ready at last, he called TO bring about
the climax. At the gate he was almost
turned to stone. He caught the strains
OF fiddle from within the house Not
a jewsharp-not a mouth organ-not an
accordion, but a regular fiddle-the thing
old Satan invented to drag human souls
down to perdition.
The Deacon braced against the shock
and knocked on the door.
The widow opened 1t. She had the fid-
die in her hand as bold as brass.
why. good evening, Deacon
He glared at her in silence.
II was just practicing my exercises.
What's the matter?'
'"That-that fiddle"
"Yes, it's a fiddle. and l am going to
learn to play. You seem astonished."
"a fiddle here I'm this housei" he
gasped. THE widow Moreton descending
to such depravity, why-why-"
81 don't see your point, Deacon" she
said as she laid the instrument aside.
What is there wrong about my learning
to play the fiddle?"
TT is played at dances!''
"Yes?"
"And no true Christian will dance"'
But in some congregations the fiddle
Is played as an accompaniment to the
singing of the choir"
Then Satan will get every soul in such
congregations.'
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
Hep Hardy
Presents
John Henry
With Hammer
Which John
Straighpay
Utilities
With a Vim.

the surface and my experience is onamented by
ripped and discoored shins but my intellect
blows out fuse every time try to dope the real
way not to be an End-seat Hog.
Last Monday jumped at esrly-bird open-face
car and it seemed that all the world filled with
JOY and good wishes.
/ smoking of those Bay Boy cigars.
call it Bad Boy cigar because soon it goes out it
gets awful noisy o..
The car was empty with the exception of couple
of benches.
Two blocks farther on the car stopped and stout
lady looked over the situation
/ think she must have been color blind, because
she didn't the empty seats ahead and decided to
cast her lot with me.
II was a terrific moment.
John said to myself don't be Hog-rnove
over!"
And virtue triumphant
| moved over, and the stout lady settled squash
fully into the end seat =
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
By MICHAEL ]. PORTER

No"
Just left Satan to reap his harvest
without a protestT'
Brother Pegram. I was there with my
whole familyT'
"You-you can't mean itr'
But do. Yes. we were there and saw
both the circus and the menagerie, and
II Satan was around he was in a back
cage somevherer'
And 1t wasn't wicked?"
mo more than seeing a COW kick up
her heels in the pasture
But there was swearing"
No more than You will hear in our
postoffice any evening"
But, pastor-but-" stammered the
Deacon.
And I am going to the ball game to-
morrow
The Deacon groaned.
And IL We can get 4 moving picture
show here / shall attend"'
Deacon Pegram walked straight from 4
the Pastors house to that Of the widow
Moretons. and without waiting to re-
move his hat or sit down he said: "wid-
ow. love you"'
"Yes?
'Will you marry IA fool?'
DO fiddle and the circus go with
him?" she asked.
Yes. and mebbe a barn danceI''
Then / say yes"
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
Copyright. I9li)

The gossips of GIoversville had it that
Deacon Pegram, widower, and Mrs. Mary
Moreton, widow, were engaged to be mar
ried.
The gossips were a little premature.
The couple had been counting for q year.
but they were not engaged yet. With all
due respect for the widow, it may be
said that il wasn't her fault.
Deacon Pegram was a careful. prudent
man. He had learned to be. During his
years a man had sold him a blind horse.
Another man had sold him a deaf COW.
third had sold him three hogs which
died of cholera next day.
When the Deacon married he selected
woman who looked SO meek and
humble that he believed she would not
resent a box on the ear occasionally. The
first time he started the boxing game he
discovered that he had made an awful
blunder. 1t was his ears that got the
cutting. He was therefore going slow in
regard to the widow.
He had satisfied himself that she could
make the best of soft soap.
Her picked peaches were simply i'm
mense-
Her mince pies cured chilblains and
profanity in one week
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
Seeing Life With John
Copyright, 1of4.)

n ky friend Hep Hardy. presented me with neat
tVI little gold hammer day before yesterday. Why'
don't know.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-22

trality, will be endorsed by all sensi.
BILE citizens.
II Is most remarkable that, thus far.
there have been no serious clashes
between nationalities that make up
our citizenship, for the national feel.
ing is strong beyond doubt.
The people have behaved them.
selves under strong temptation to do
otherwise. The true spirit of neu.
trahty, impartiality and fairness pos
sess the country as whole, and the
presidents commentator will
strengthen this.
But this country Is not without its
professional jjiagoes- who may break
loose at any time and cast doubt upon
the nations attitude OF peace and i'm
partially.
There are such among the mann.
facturers Of war munitions and among
the higher-ups Of the navy and the
army. Such should be suppressed
wherever encountered by the individ-
ual, II possible, by the government II
necessary.
There are some who talk about q
war with Japan and some who actu-
ally favor It. Our government will
make no mistake should II 20 to the
limit In warding on such possibility.
We have an issue with Japan, but II
will be to the good and glory Of both
the Mikado and Uncle Sam that they
arrange their differences like civilized
men and not after the fashion OF ir.
responsible cannibals.
At this writing It seems to be ia
pans purpose to restore to China ter
ritory that has been taken from her
and to police the far eastern seas.
Instead OF talking about the possibil.
ity OF setting our war fleets upon her
we had better be talking Of setting
our battleships to towing barges of
food and fuel to the European mil
lions who must starve and freeze
The man most able to advise what
Is best for US Is the man at the head
OF the nation. Like him. let us all be
fair and impartial toward the fighting
nations abroad and especially toward
the people OF the nations who have
become a part Of our republic or are
trying to become such.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-22

9TH Candidate Was crawin Through Window
republic II wasn't fr tn tn only vans that would hear from
him would
that hould political nd meetns tn
candidate
political
ing
mo" said Casey.
To-
Tn boss had toud his hinchmn meen good
tn machine sta-ate.
9Th hinchman
dragged tn aads away from tn suds
ut noight
his tn hnchman
oke murdher man.
There's wait. have
meens that they're
puts tn ASSEMBLY, in tn roight mood listen tn soye that's
handed by tn candidate
Aher whole up
gang will
widout mobbin' him. looks relieved.
wondhen nanny ha
a welcome
him that sounds loike tn
e1"Thats r being payroll.
9TH candidaate throws his
responsible Pr
TIL ko'
a a In brewery
I'm there tumbin'
window
meen whn yelled
wa-ar all about a whale swalowin'
a bought aper
Z foind out which flag carried be tn whale an which
"Th ensagemnt
which tn Ger
all tn tn vicinity"
Didn't they mnton tn candda-ate7" asked Casey ,
said
would have stint Wium tn petition hould
%
o don't snOw said Sossn but 90 think him. was tn battle
sayin OF was fain back in sreaa disorder"
The Detroit times., 1914-08-22
Let the People RuIe---And Write

or eolored men be placed inside the
reservoir to remove the brick anu
stone, clean and pile II In the centeri
thus keeping them separate from the
white clamorers for work on the outer
banks. This was successfully done
and many colored families are stu
praising John Mcyicar for his firm
ness and for the work furnished. A
short time after that occurrence, as
recognition OF his impartiality, he
was banqueted by the Iroquois club.
colored organization, he being the
only white man at the gathering.
which lasted until a. m.
Today. In the Cary building, which
he controls. he employs two colored
men. Ask them what they think OF
Mr.. Mcvicar as a friend and employ
er.
Mr.. Mcvicar likes to tell OF the
warm personal friendship that exist
ed between himself and the great
Frederick Douglas and his family.
They were next-door neighbors In
Rochester, N. ", and at one time Mr..
Mcvivar was compositor on the
North STAR" published by Douglas
before and after the civil war. In
later years he defended two sons oil
Fred Douglas In their fight for admis'
sion in the typographical union al
Albany, N. Y.
With such q record II goes without
saying that II John Mcvicar was may,
or OF the city of Detroit, his coloreo
| fellow citizens would not be forgot
ten nor neglected.
FRED w. ERNOT.
Detroit. Aug. 20, 1914.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-22
Blamed Russla For War.

To the Editor of The Times:
The assassination OF the Austrian
heir Is not the real cause OF the war
In Europe. II Is Russia's greed ana
desire to control the Balkan and the
final possession OF the Dardanelles.
Austria wanted to see the Servian
murderers Justly punished. and Russia
turns her eyes skyward and inter
!feres: II will not allow, that you
punish Servia. | have to help my 1T
tie Slavish brother!" Why does not
Russia give her own Slavish sons free
dom? Why does Russia not help her
Polish brother? Why does Russia OPP
press and suppress her half-brothers,
the Firms?
What has Russia ever done for cul-
ture and civilization. since even she
has prosecuted her greatest sonsy
Was and is not Russia the foe of
liberty. humanity? How about the
Gear OF Kishinef, Warsaw and Hels-
ingfors? From the day OF his corona
ton. blood. blood, blood!
II Is a pity to see the France of
Lafayette and England, the mother of
the parliaments. side on side with bar
barions Russia. Bad. bad company,
and I'm afraid history will shake re-
|gretfully her head seeing liberty's
greatest sons prostituted by the con-
tact with corrupted. uncivilized, free
om-murdering official Russia,
The murder OF the heir of Austria
is not the reason of this war. II was
only the fuse set to the stored dyna.
mite.
OSCAR KLAUSNER.
2S5 West Forestave.
Detroit, Aug. 81. 1914.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-22
mr. McPhee. Mayor Marx

To the Editor OF The Times:
| see that Oscar b. Marx In his sa'
loon campaign Ia endeavoring 10
force the people to believe that his
notorious so-claimed forced settle
ment with the ID. u. r." OF Aug. q
1913, forcing them TO issue seven
tickets for quarter. will save the
citizens OF Detroit this year $l.5OO,'
900. don't believe the facts in the
case Will bear out any such asser'
ton. Let US see.
At that time we had eight tickets
for a quarter on the entire Pingree
system which has more than one
third the mileage OF the entire city
lines, and. according TO ID. U. H.
report, carries more than one-half
the passengers OF the entire city. we
then had eight tickets for a quarter
on all the fiyecent lines In the rush
hours between 8: and $50 a. IN, and
from 4;45 TO 5;45 p. m, but you
could get on any OF the cars on any
street either east, west or north. al
the city limits one minute before the
expiration OF the tickets limit and
ride clear across the city on this
ticket, or transfer morning and
evening, which in many cases would
take about one and one-half hours ad
ditional to the time limit mentioned
on the ticket making Ave and one
half hours each day. During this
time the fye-cent system carried
more than one-third of the passen
gers during those hours than they
carried during the balance OF the
day as they run many more cars dur
ing this time and each car is TANNED
10 the limit. SO that considerable less
than one-third OF the people in De
troit as a whole, received any benefit
whatever from the seven-for-a-quarteI
deal and, for many reasons and con
ditions that have been shrewdly
forced on the people, the seven-for-a
quarter Is to an alarming extent dis
placing the eight-for-a-Quarter on
both the three and five-cent systems
so that on the whole, taking in con
sideration the large amount that has
been rescinded, the present seven
for-a-quarter plan Is much more prof
liable to the ID. U. X. than the old
plan was. and II the ID. U. r.. the
Marx machine, or any Of its friends
QucStiOu titS dSocItiOn, CudiiShS &c
them TO furnish a certified report
will be here to examine and answer
Il.
cannot ask your space to go into
the particulars at this time. but
believe that the voters and citizens
generally will hesitate before they
indorse the mayors statements given
out in his campaign that his famous
deal OF Aug. 7. 1913, will save the
citizens of Detroit $1,500,000 this
year. Let US see--in order to secure
this so-called great reduction In
street car fares, how much did he
sacrifice or rescind to the d. u. r?
First, by resolution on July "a, 1910,
assessing the ID. u. r. 5000 per day
rental on Fort.st. Number OF days,
1.467, UP to Aug. 1, 1914, at 5000 per
day. $393,400. Paid on above $751;
900; balance due, 1S.400--and the
ID. u. r. still using this line for both
their city and interurban systems
The Detroit times., 1914-08-22

Sawdust Is made into bread In
Germany, we read. Woodn't that jar
you?
Carranza now has the chair as pro-
visional president Of Mexico; that is.
II Villa has not already pulled It from
under him.
The Free Press fears that the gov
eminent purchase Of ships might not
be legal. There Is at once so much
apparent benefit to be derived, that
IL does seem doubtful whether II
would stand a constitutional test.
Fortunately, the fact that citizen
The Detroit times., 1914-08-22
CoIored Voters for Mcvicar.
70 the Editor of The Times:

To the Editor OF The ItmsS:
Please allow me little space TO
say why | believe every one OF my
colored fellow citizens should go to
the polls, Aug. %. and vote for the
nomination or John McVicar as the
Republican candidate for mayor.
Mr. McVicar has long been a con-
sistent friend OF the colored man.
First. he Is a veteran Of the civil war
that freed my race In these United
States. Since living in Detroit for
the past so years his continued friend
ship for the colored man has been Of
ten expressed. AS commissioner OF
public works under Mayor Pingree,
colored men received their full share
OF employment in his district. as well
as receiving employment from the
board Of which he was member. Be
sides this, was the good work he did
at the time OF the removal Of the old
water works reservoir to I'LL In about
the piles OF Belle Isle bridge approach
In 1898. The colored men who had
been employed there by Commission
er Dean had been driven of by white
men and q committee of colored men
appealed to Mr.. Mcvicar. then presi-
dent of the board of public works.
I well remember his reply. He said:
This Is q Job undertaken at this time
TO furnish work for the unemployed,
and our colored citizens should have
their share of It." He then suggest
ed to Commissioner Dean that a gang