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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-03
Deafness Cannot BE Cured

~ local applications, as thcyD cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
There Is only one way to cure deafness
End that Is by constitutional remedies
ton OF the mucous lining OF the Eusta-
chian Tube. When this tube Is innamed
you have a rumbling sound or Imperfect
bearing, and when Il Is entirely closed
Elimination can be taken out and TIL
tube restored TO its normal condition.
hearing will be destroyed forever; ninc
cases out Of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which Is nothing but an innamed conG-
lion Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give one Hnpdred Dollars forany case 81
pcafuess lcnufed by rrh) that mot be cured By
Halls caisrrh Cure. send for circulars FREQ.
" 81 CHENEY, a 90, Toledo, Ohio
sod BY Druggists 15c.
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STRAYED.

From premises month ago, one
muley bull, weight about 900 lbs.
Reward. II. JOHNSON,
Oak Grove, KY, R. 2.
Phone 660-3.
Advertisement.
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DIR. BEAZLEY
Specialist
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. }
Saved By a Hole.

Clyde M. Taylor, clerk in the U.
S. mint at Philadelphia, accidently
locked himself in an air-tight vault
and was saved at the last minute by
a hole bored with a steel drill, by
which he got air until the door could
be opened.
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Names, Please.

1t is said that 81 members of the
House and many" Senators are
riding on railroad passes. What
mought their names be-"
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"I have heretofore expressed the
view and now repeat it, that practi-
celly he had two characters or rather
two methods OF thought and action.
While in HE private life he vas gen
tleness and Kindness, in the discharge
OF his public service he seemed to he
guided almost wholly by sense OF
duty. And he seemed to expect those
who conferred with him about public
matters 10 address themselves direct
ly to the mEtteP under consideration,
and was not at all times patient with
such persons as sough, 20 occupy his
time with general conversation or as
to matters about which they would
give him no information.
"It will be readily understood that
one who occupies o position In which
his whole time was necessarily given
to the discharge OF important public,
business. could not permit the time
to be waited in commonplace conysr--
sation or in listening TO men who
could give him no real information
This doubtless created the idea
with such persons that he was self
willed and imperious,
Another mistake as to his chafac.
ter made by some persons has been
| that he would not listen to advice on
| matters of Importance. More than
| four years OF constant contact with
him an amembsr of his cabinet en-
abIes me to say that this was Il great
| to act to exhaust all available sources
| of information on it before coming 20
q conclusion, always consulting free
1 ly with the members os his cabinet
and with others who might be able to
give him information After doing
this and reaching his conclusion the
! matter was settled with shtll. unless
the presentation OF new facts required
Ifa-ther consideration. He had not
time to consider questions, upon The
came facts, In the position he oc::u-
pied vacillaticn would nM have been
as bad as erroneous deeision on the
| public questiors,
az speak Of these points because )
think In these respects some injury
has been done 10 his memory.
"In solitude President Davis work
ed for TIE. SUCCESS OF the Confederate
army ana often in places under heavy
Ifire.
eat the Battle OF Seven Pines (Fair
Oaks1 / saw General Lee and Geuef-
al Magruder under heavy Are OF
nusketry and demonstrated agBinst
II him so exposing himself for there was
j no necessity for his doing 50. Durins
n the several days f1ghtllg tleps Rick
mond, he was exposed to the enefny's
flre and General Lee ordered him q
/ quit the field; Some days after, Gen
n Lee appeared In the cabinet, SIR! Davis
i liocuiarly said he had supposed he was
commander -in-chief and thnt General
lice was under him even IN the field
Hand on the DAT of the Battle of Rich
naoad and PetersbuFg I saw Als. ia,
\ Wis IN company with Generals Lee ant
! Beauregard under fire OF the enemy
! -jsnaTpsho hooters for q long time. while
8 several pefsnlIs were being hit and en'
5I,iiSss5T S0y ssstSss; 4; sTlTF = 11it resf
deTsS. had .asis arm Eii0S 81 ~ & sie1i
/ Tr8 oilicefe urged him to retire iron
the GsId Gs MS exppsuFe Sas u1dsces
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I am. wlth respect, Your obedient

servant,
W. e. Sherman.
Major General United States Army.
To this bombastic illumination. Gen
eral Hampton returned the following
answer:
Headquarters in the Filed, Feb. 2s.
1866.
Major General w. T. Sherman. United
States Army.
General: Your communication OF
the gath instant reached me today,
In 1t you state that 1t has been OFF,
cially reported that your foraging par
ties are murdered after capture" You
go on TO say that you have ordered
D similar number of prisoners In our
hands to be disposed of In like man
ner." that is to say, you have ordered
number of Confederate soldiers to be
murdered" You characterize your
order In proper terms, for the public
voice, even In your own country, where
1t seldom dares 80 express itself In
vindication OF truth, honor, or Justice
will surely agree with you in pro-
nouncing you guilty OF murder IL your
order is carried out. Before dismiss
ing this portion of your letter. ] beg
to assure you that for every soldier
of mine murdered" by you, shall
have executed at once two OF yours.
giving In all cases preference to any
officers who may be in my hands.
In reference to the statement you
! make regarding the death OF your
foragers, I have only to say that /
know nothing about It; that no orders
given by me authorize the killing OF
prisoners after capture, and that co
not believe my men killed any Of yours
except under circumstances In which
| It was perfectly legitimate and proper
THAT they should kill them. 1t ia a
part OF the system of the thieves,
whom you designate as your foragers,
to fire the dwellings, of those citizens
whom they have robbed. To check
this inhuman system, which Is justly
execrated by every civiiieed nation,
have directed my men to shoot down
all OF your men who are caught burn
Ing houses. This order shall remain
in force as long as you disgrace the
profession of arms by allowing your
men to destroy private dwellings.
4 You say that / cannot of course
lQnestion your right to forage on the
lcountry--it is n right as old as his
tory" i do not, sir, question this
right. But there Is n right older ever
THAN this, and one more fnalienable--
the right that every man has to defent
his home and to protect those who are
dependent upon him; and from an!
dependent upon him; and from m,
heart, / wish that every old man apC
boy In my country who can Ere y guI
would shoot down as he would a4wlis
* beast, the men who are desolatini
Il their land, burning their homes ant
4 Insulting their women.
Il You are particular In defining ant
telaiming swar rights." May / ask s
iyon enumerRte among these the figh
Il to FIRE upon & defenceIeSs city withoil
II nntsoe. IA shnrn fhaf city 10 fha .srnnnl
Eafser it had been surrendered lsy I'd
jinhabitants, who ciained. though q
iiyatn, that protection which .s alvey
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TWO MIsT0Ial0 DOCUMENTs
wade HnmptoI's El0quent Reply TO
shormRHfs Infamous Letter.

The following correspondence be-
tEben General Sherman, the modern
luke of Alya, and General Wade
Hampton should be OF interest to the
!.se:::., not only 5s .he South, but
81 the North as well. 1t shows some
fhing of the firm and desperate deter
ination OF the Confederate soldiers
rs protect the honor % the Southern
ladies even at the risk Of war to the
daath.
he incident TO which allusion Is II 80
I hy General Hampton IN this corres-
indence was an outrage committed
FeasteEville by q lieutenant In
8 SAerman's army who was soon after
+ ards shot for 1t. He killed the father
az the house and the outrage which
allowed left the daughter white
haired imbecile.
II is because OF outrages like this
tAas Southern men cannot understand
yshy some Northern people greet the
s 0uthern guests with the air, March,
4 iAg Through Georgia" They seem to
= tkink Il appropriate. They would not
do IL IL they knew what inhuman deeds
Z &C recalled:
MHeadquarters in the Field, Feb. "a,
1856.
lHBuISuAnI WHuC
Eommanding the Cavalry Forces,
Confederate states Army:
= tGenerai: 1t IS officielly reported to
tsA that our foraging parties are MUIR
red after capture and labeled
Death to all FSoFsgera." One instance
0f lieutenant and several men near
ChesterviIle, and another of twenty
hear O rayine eight rods from the
main road" about three miles from
Eeastsrville. I have ordered a simi-
Igr number OF prisoners in our hands
to be disposed OF In 6 similar rnannei
,sI hold about 1000 prisoners, cap.
! tIred In various ways, and can stand
J 81 as long as yon and would suggest
taat you give hpklce to the people 81
large that eyery life taken by them
imply results Ia the death OF one oi
~ o,ir Confederates. OF course, you can
Be question .ny right to forage on tht
s6nntry, II is q war right as old al
3 history. The manner OF exercising y
$srEes with circumstances, and if'th'
gil authorities VIII supply my re
iisitIons, + ,will forbid all foraging
Hatsl can fifld no civil authorities wht
ii respond 20 my calls for forage o.
krvis isipnB, therefore must collec
fectly of the people. ! have M
1bts that this is the occasion o
s. { eli nnishe eheTior on the part OF ou
q, Z hut cannot permit an enemy
\ IA filaxa or punish with whotesom
l,ffsaf. fegret the bitter feeling
BY this war, but they weyi
s. e4l. ana I simly alle8e TIM
40 i,o struck the firsk blow an,
iaAs ii w bIe ought not Il
sie,fa fts acfi us Tor the nat
,(sSs -,,,s4sl ~ l,s,s, = Il / tfinfnly naeaF
"a !. 8 n Fe and MY resoiy,
fs &, lll5 seRE 10 the exten
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son of Thomas Reeder, Gary and Mary
Ann Porter was born the 10th day cs
March 1881, at Cokesbury, Abbeville
County, s. C. He entered the South
Carolina college in 1860; but two
years later in consequence OF an un-
aity to do away with the commons
hall his, class resigned, and with
number OF mis- fellow students, he en-
tered the Junior Glass at Harvard,
from which he graduated with distin-
tion In 1854. He studied law under
Chancellor Carroll, Rt Edgefiald, and
In 1855 was admitted to the haf.
AS q member OF the Soath Carolins
legislature in 1860-61, he was an ar
dent supporter OF the Ordinance OF
Secession and upon wal. being declar-
ed went at once into the service as
captain Of the Watson Guards, Com
pany B, Hampton Legion. Gen. Gary
served as captain, Heutenant-c colonel.
colonel, brigadier general, and mai
or general from the first Battle oe
Manassas to Appomattox G. H., being
in twenty-five battles. When Lse SUR
rendered. Gen. Gary refusiy q 70 hand.
over his sword to the conQuerors.
made his way through the lines Of the
enemy, never accepting pardon or pa.
role. He Joined President Davis par
| ty at Greensboro, N. O., and 'eecortea
them TO Cokeshury, s. c.. where the
next TO the last cabinet meetiag wns
held In hih mothers house.
Il, After the war, Gen. Gary resumed
| the practice Of his profession ct Ed
gefield. and waa soon recognized as
one Of the leading lawyers OF the
StEte. he took an active part In pelt-
tics, and IL was In his house ct Edge
field that the plan nf canipeign OF 1876
for the entire etate was originated. He
lpeEsonally took charge cg the caIl1-
paign in. Edgefield county, IRh sfe Gov
lChamtreiefn was contpl letely Feptsd
4 BY Gen. 0arye red shirts, and it wsss
ION this occasion that he wes dubbed
ttthe Bald Eagle OF EdRef Held. !" In re-
Y ply TO hOS many yotes EEgefiei1 could
! give TO Hampton, his ypiqua angStsz.
was; "aoE many does the state need 81
/ q Gen. Gary. the jurist patriot hero
i lstatesEnan, died at his hprue ID EDGE
field on April the eth 1874 the anniS
4 3yeFeafy or she day on which be made
THAT memorable reply: South CARD
isniaAs never suffenders
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AN UNsELFIsH HERO
Tribute TO the Confederate, President
nY Inhae Reagan.

Tribute to the Confederate President
BY Judge Reagan.
The Hon. John e. Reann, the last
living member OF the Confederate cab
met. delivered q eulogy to Prssideut
Davis. He said In part;
To me has been assigned the duty
Of saying IN brief way something of
the character and service OF the Presi-
ident OF the Confederate States. the
beloved Jeiferson DSyis. My asso-
citation with Mr. Davis during our
great struggle and the very high OPP
inion formed OF his disinterested and
patriotic devotion to the cause OF the
Confederacy and Of his unparying
constancy and courage. makes the titI
ty most agreeable. except that re-
OognigeI my Inability to give such an
account OF his character and portrayal
Iof his services as Is due TO mis- mem
org.
ITO say that he was an honest man.
q brave sGifiier. an able statesman. q
sincere patriot and an earnest Chris-
tian doss not give a full idea OF nfN
character. In one respect there was
BY .scIpe peFeons some misapprehe
GtoRs OF his character. It was somo-
sl..e alleged shss he @ - g. S;is y = ia.
liinpsFious asAd slnbh1tn Taoae 70
close contact aud association with him
did not 90 regard him
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THE SONG OF Dixie
FOR CONFEDERATE CH0IRS

Lovers Of Dixie" have long felt that
that the words of the South's national
song SHOULD express less nonsense and
more patriotism; that the v'orilC Of the
aang should be worthy OF its inspir-
ing music, and so 1t Is that we submit
the "Dixie" which is endorsed by the
tinted Confederate choirs of Amsri-'
cat.
On! Dixie Land Is the Land OF Glory.
The land of cherished song and story;
hook away. Look away, Look away.
Dixie Land.
'Tis the land that patriots love to
dwell In,
The land our fathers fought and fell
in;
Look away, Look away. Look away.
Dixie Land.
(Chorus.)
l am glad live in Dixie. Hurrah.
Hurrah! ~
In Dixie Land I'll take my stand, to
live and die for Dixie
Away, Away, Away down South in
Dixie
Away. Away. Away down South in
Dixie <
The Blue and Gray went out to battle.
Look away, Look away, Look away,
Dixie Land. a
The fight we lost. but won glory
Which will last till Time 10 hoary.
Look away, Look away, Look away,
Dixie Land. -;sSst;'
Still Dixie is the land OF freemeIf
or Soldiers brave and gallant seamen;
Loud they made wars thunder rattle;
Dixie Land. is
The land where rules the Anglo eSX1ii,
The land OF Davis, Lee and jackson;
Look away, Look away. Look away,
Dixie Land.
And Dixie's sons viii stand together
Through sunshine and stormy weather
Look away, Look away, Vtook away,
Dixie Land. Z
Tho iightnings fash and mountains
sever, A,-s' y
Count on the gallant South forever;
Look away. Look away, Look away
Dixie Land.
{, We hope. that ali who are interested
Especially the Daughters OF the Con.
federacy and the pupils OF the city
gchools vii clip this "Dixie' from the
paper and preserve 1t, that we may Ell
become familiar with the words.
Musical Committee
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GEMS ERON eEEs
You cannot poets understand
9Unless you visit post's land.-Gothe:
Antony and CIeopatra
(By VIM. IL Lytle.)

tby WIN. ii. Gytle.D
William Haines Lyt1e was born in
November 2, 1926 and died
on September 20. 1863. After gradu-
ating at college he studied law, vol
unteered at the beginning OF the Mex
lean war and served as captain to its
close, when he resumed his practice;
was elected to the Ohio Legislature,
commissioned Colonel in the Civil
war and was killed while leading a.
charge at Chiacan3auga at brigadier
general Of volunteers.
l am dying Egypt dying.
Ebbs the crimson life tide fast,
And the dark, Pf1tonic shadows,
Gather on the evening blast,
Let thine arms, OF Queen, enfcld me,
: Hush thy sobs and and bow thine
ear; &
Listen to the great heart secrets
Thou, and thou alone must hear.
Though my sssyred and veteran le-i
+ gions, & ~.
Bear their eagles high no more,
And my wrecled and scatter'a galleys
Strew darls Actium,s fatal shore,
Though no Offering guards surround
me. 81 tis ~ 81
Prompt to . their masters Will,
4 must peril like q Roman. 4
I Die the 1T TrlumsiF still, s
LIE, not Ca seryile minIons
Mock thd lion thus laid low; ~
Twas no fdmar's arm that feilsd him,
Twas hid 4wn that struck the blow;
His who, lloH'd on thy bosom,
Turn'd Ede from glorS's ray,
Hia who Junk with thy caresses,
Madly Gfew q world away.
Should ~ base plsbean rahble
Dare al Ail my name at Rol1es
Where uiS noble snouHe, OcSayIa,
Weeps Fithin her Widewss hoipe. 4
Seek her say the g0as witness
AItara augefs, ciScllhS rlnge-- /
That heIybioOd vi II mine SotaninsIed
Yet sflll mount the throne of kings
AS for he stsr-eyea Esgptiah,
NGiorf lis aolls pf 8, Z Nile,
EJ;ighf Ae patsi 10 IS u ian horrors IS
K Witt the Sol eNslbEs OF Thy sfrlle
Give Is Caesar cro5gles md Rxcheg,
Let Ats brow the laurel tWihe,
I can scorn the Senate 3 triumphs.
TriJmphing N love lIks thine.
~,
In ami dyin9. BeFpt, a tIa. y
Eagkf slie insulfIng sSsnien.s cay.
TheJ are c4laiaa efei my faIchiohI
III ne ffSnt SheEn sfe II die +
All 80 more .siiid tIEe bxtkle
SssIi nv heart exu1tins swell.
Iris SI.sl OsiEls guard theei
eopstrs, Rotae, farewell S So s
q 81 4 3 . Is
(
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accorded In civilized warfare to nom
combatants; to fire the dwelling hous-
es citizens after robhing thom; and
TO perpetrats even darker crimes than
thesa-crlmes too black TO be mem
toned.
You have permitted, II you have not
ordered the commission OF these Of
fences against humanity and tie rules
OF war; you fred on the city of CO.
luEibia without a word OF warming;
utter Its surrender by the mayor. VINO
demanded protection to private prop
erty. you laid the whole city in ashes.
leaving amidst It's ruins thousands of
old men ana a5ffpfi5aa5 women }rnd
children, who are likely to perish OF
starvation and exposure. Your line bf
march can DO traced by the lurid light
of burning houses, and in more than
one household there is now pm agony
worse than that Of death. The Indian
scalped his victim regardless OF age or
sex, but with oil its barbarity he al
ways respected the persons OF his
female captiyes. Yo,'r. soldiers, more
savage than the Indian, insult those
whose natural protectors are absent.
In conclusion, have only TO re-
quest that whenever you have any
Of for the terms appear synonymous
of my men murdered" or disposed
with you, you will let me hear OF It.
that may know what action to take
in the matter. In the meantime | shall
hold fifty-six OF your men as hostages
for those you have ordered to ne exc.
chted,
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sary. He said he felt as did, that
he could render no service there, hnt
that It would have been an unpleasant
thing to ride OF under FIRE.
"Mr. Davis had the courage 0f Riahs
ard Occur de Lion and the consistency
and love OF liberty of Cato God bless
his memory"
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Before Kowanee, I'LL, went dry
a result of the local option election
feceHtiy, one person purchased sixty
dozen bottles OF beer, which be fikafs
viii last hiEn for two years, provide
he continnss only one bpttle dail9
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! am yours. ETC.,
WADE HAMPTON

Northumberland.
In the face OF this threat of relia-
tion 1t 10 safe to say that Sherman re-
considered his ill-advised proposition
to murder his defenseless prison
erB.
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II kIgETEs ~ d
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srs sla1. tlla 2 e. tlaIs-l llal
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-01
NEWS OF THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGO

Police raising funds to fight new
pension law. Claimed that police
ethics and civil service regulations
are being violated,
National Speech Art Assn, North
western University, wants every child
an orator. Would teach defamation
in public schools.
Higher social consciousness and
new ideals urged at Sunday school
convention.
Tony MarkoWitka couldn't find
room. Slept in box car. Arrested.
Discharged.
Unidentified man, 20, initials -. o.
L." on shirt, found wandering in daz-
ed condition Memory gone.
Ottie Hauzie, 1921 w. 62d ST., up
for non-support Earns 81 week.
Wife has children. Ordered to pay
weekly.
Inquiry of traction lines checked
by council adjournment. Mayor
wants $4,000 to probe alleged I'M
fair bookkeeping methods.
Atty Geo. L. Schein and Harold
Hirst, New York, placed on trial for
receiving money to ''fix" prosecution.
Five arrested in Cleveland, o. Gang
operated in Chicago. Police believe
they have Mandel barn murderer.
Miss Sadie Soule, Denver, met
Robt. LILLY, River Forest. Engaged.
Tilted. Wants $4,000.
Lawrence H. Carr, 1923 S. Ashland
av., swallowed piece of steak. Stuck
in throat. Dead.
Julia Pruesser, 5, 1923 Shields aV.,
hit by motorcycle. Dead.
Engine of Columbian flyer, c., M.
& st. P. Railroad, overturned at
Crawford av. Crew bruised.
Geo. Kessler, Evanston, wanted to
take girl to show. Broke. ''Panhan-
died" at Adams and Wabash. Landed
in jail
Eight Indians missing from Tiger
Bits Wild West show. Police seek
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-01

County clerk refuses to recognize
petitions of candidates who formed
line at door. Those received by mail
to win first place on primary ballot.
Chas. Rehm, son of Police Capt
Rehm, arraigned on charge of mail
ing obscene letters. Bond $4,000.
Building 119 N. Canal destroyed by,
fire. Firemen had narrow escape
when roof caved in.
Sylvester KozIoWski, 1884 Cole aV.,
arrested for taking green crabapples.
Discharged.
Mrs. Mary Bramer, 1904 Manistee
av., up for keeping unmuzzled dog.
Claims she bought six muzzles, but
dog got away.
Mrs. Louise Cook, 1o75e BurIey
av., stabbed six times. Antonio
Veiolante, boarder, sought.
Miss Emma OFT, 1o611 Green Bay.
av., tried to attack Mrs. Mikula when
John Mikula, accused of assault on
her, was acquitted.
Eight negroes arrested. Charged
with burglary.
Man known as Oscar" so, 21oo S.
State st., suicided. Gun.
John MccIeIIis, ia, 544 S. State ST.,
suicided. Gas.
$4,000 estate of Jacob Newman
goes to widow.
Policeman VoIquartz, who shot and
killed Frank Klasta, exonerated by
coroner's jury.
$4,000 estate of Mrs. Isabel Quick
left to daughter, Bartram Quick.
Edw. Wolf and Fred Clarke given,
indeterminate sentence for attempt,
ed burglary on footprint" evidence.
Clarke's shoe correspondent with a.,
prints.
Mrs. HiIda Larson and daughter,
Sigma, 1924 Attrill st., found uncon-
scious. Gas. Revived.
Jennie Rosen, IA, 671 Fulton ST.,
missing two weeks, found. Been with
man. Police seeking him.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-01-10

A rumor which spread rapidly
throughout Rome last Saturday
night that the Pope was dead caused
intense excitement for n time. The
Vatican was overwhelmed with in
quiries, but at that very hour the
Pope was quietly conversing with
Cardinal Basilius Pompili, who had
not long before congratulated the
Pontiff on his vigorous appearance.
The police instituted an inquiry
relative to the origin of the rumor
and learned that II was the work Of
a so-called practical joker, who had
telephoned to a friend at one of the
big hotels that he knew the Pope
was dead. A Sergeant of the Swiss
Guard, commenting on the incident,
thus moralized: Threatened people
live long. Like Pope Leo, the pres
ent Pontitf will reign quarter of a
century,"