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kitchen. Your. father thought he'd
like "a raisin pie"
"But he can't have it," Laura de-
clared. 1T is too rich for him and
Tor you. I'll make nice bread pud-
ding"
That last bread pudding-we didn't
eat it." her mother said tentatively.
You had to throw it out"
~ knowit. I'll feel bad IL you don't
eat this one."
Her mother Sighed. At I.aura's en-
trance she had slowly laid down the
spoon with which she had stirred the
creamy filling and sat down in a low
white rocker. There she folded her
hands in her broad lap and watched
Laura fly briskly around getting din.
ncr. Il thought your father would
IKE some potatoes au sratin-
Mother!" Laura stopped i'll horror.
Why, they arc too indigestible for
him. You know baked ones are best"
Hcr mother rocked slowly. her
hands still folded. and sighed. Laura
got dinner III an incredibly swift time.
SGT the table, and called her father.
He came from tho library with
Laura's own briskncss of movement.
lie was Il snappy eyed old man. With
only fleck OF gray in his hair. lsut
the snap OF his eyes was bclicd by
Laura at the side of thr table be-
tween her parents watched them cat.
hut she filled her own plate and left
it hardly touched. And, In spite OF
herself, her face drooned sorrowfuiiN.
jeff was SO stubborn about not CONF
ing in to live with those two old peo-
plc. Why. she sometimes believed
that he had got this position i'll the
next town simply to have Il plaus-
l,Jr 1t1, ,rrI
plausible! And-Laur;l tightcncd her
lips deterninedly-hed d give in sooner
or later!
After dinner she cleared the dishes
away and left them for Jennie to
wash Then she Went into the sitting
room for Il rlomcut to glance at an
article in magazine. Jeff had read
it and wanted her opinion.
''No. she isn't going TO marry him.
1t was her mothers plaintiNc voice
out on the piazza. The window Was
open. She told me SO while VIC
she was getting dinner She won't
leave us
7 Il guess not" Laura echoed under
her breath. I'D never feel easy,
knowing they
II was sure she would" her father
count on anything in this world.
was SO sure.
! Laura's head wcul mp. An uneasy
expression came into her eyes. II was
lqueer, but one would almost think
from his tone that he was disappoint-
ed, After all her care, she was mis-
taken.
We'll. she isn't" her mother said.
And she said it dolefully. II was
sure. too, that she would. And was
planning all we'd d" as soon as /
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time ,and checks are drawn against
them as in the ordinary bank.

time ,and checks are drawn against
them as In the ordinary bank.
1t is easy to see what would happen
even to the smallest bank II it were
the practice to permit checks to pile
up for months at time without
charging them to their proper ac-
counts. The books might show that
a depositor had a comfortable balance.
whereas his account might have been
ovcrdrawn thousands of dollars. \
business conducted in this manner,
largely by guess, would soon he on the
rocks.
1t pointed out in aIr O'Laughlin's 3
countants which he quotes. how easy
it would be to have ovcrdrafts in the
treasury under the conditions which
exist, and also how easy it would be
for money to be stolen and for the
thief to get away long before the
shortage could be discovered.
According To the article this state
of affairs has existed for some time,
before former Governor Burke took
hold, bu, he intmates that among the
changes in the treasury force il, is oN-
pccted that there will be IA change in
the office of treasurer. The inference
is that while tho present treasurer did
not originate the confused conditions
he has not been able TO cope With the
situation and &c. matters out of the
snarl in which they are.
Evidently the office uf United States
treasurer. with tn" Ncii;uc of bUSi-
ness which passes Through it. is one
requiring the skill and experience Of 4
man highly trained in ali the details
of .Lankins. No man without. that
equipment is likely 10 bc ai'c tp bring
order out uf the confusion.
For the INFORMATION of readers WHO
may not hr sImiliar with the name
ut Mr.. % O'Laughlin, tho author of inc
article. il may he stated that he is the
Washinsi"!! correspondent of the Chi
cuSo Tribune. II position which he has
fitted most c:ipahly for many years.
lie is unusually capable and we'll in
formed, aud hu is thoroughly familiar
with tho work Of the federal govern.
me,t in nil lis branches. He has been
"A warm friend Of Colonel I;ogs"vet,
and as ;tu influential Catholic, IN" di-
rectcd The preliminary arranse,nn
for RooscNc!t's proposed audience
With tho pope. which audience, ii Will
he remembered ws.s prevented by the
imposition of conditions which sent II
ripple of interest around the world.
These facts are mentioned tn show
that 9lr. O'Laushliu is nos writer Of
sensational ARTICLES for political effect.
What nc states to he facts may safely
he accepted as facts.
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MONUMENT FOR uANLAN.
Friends Of Late Oarsman Plan Nc.
mortal 10 Him.

t.>cW 1oTk lIluunc.)
James c. Rice, coach of the Colum-
bia university crews, received letter
from Toronto, his home town, yester-
day. telling Of the proposal to erect
monument to the memory of Ned
Hanlan. Tho people of Toronto arc to
be asked To subscribe to Il popular
fund and the monument will be plac-
ed either in front of the city hall or
OH the island at The finish of the
regatta course in Toronto bay.
Eanlar was perhaps the greatest
oarsman that the American continent
has produced. A Canadian by birth,
he had many friends ON this side nf
the border. aud for three years he
coached the Columbia crews. begin
ming III 1900 and finishing in 1868,
shortly before his death. AS a single
sculler Hanlan knew no peer for ten
years, and when he finally lost the
crown it was after he had taken long
and stormy voyage to Australia and
rowed when far from his best condi-
ton.
Rice learned most of his rowing un-
der Hanlan's tuteiage and most close
ly associated with him until his death.
In Rice's opinion Ianlan was the
most wonderful oarsnaan that the
world has ever seen, in that he knew
the sport from it's foundation and
could impart his knowledge to others.
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sATuRpAl. JANUARY 81. 1914.
ITEM BH ITEM.

The outline OF purpose given in the
hess legislation generally has been
.iven a very cordial reception. one
IF its features, however. has called
Iortt some adverse comment. This
Is the section where il is recommended
hat legislation be enacted for the
klearing up of doubts a. tu the con-
struction of the Sherman law, and, in
substance. the enumeration. item hN
lten,." of tho things that business mon
nay not do.
II is difficult, to sec how the item
BY item plan can be made tp worl
Satisfactorily. 1t is possible for con-
press TO enact IL general law against
crtain practices in general. II is
,ossiblc for it 10 prohibit II specific
hing. Bu, if Il, undertakes tn pro-
tii1it 10y special enactment all the
hinss which i; is possible to do, and
1.ci, ought not to he done, in tho
hts Il pretty large ro.itruc, OH it,
pands.
We have LAWS against murder. hn!,
Is WAS stated Scllie days ago i'm Il cons
ncnt on "7urc goods" laws. We do not
Undertake ,u specify i'm our prohibi-
ions all the various WAYS in which
knurtlcr may he committed. We have
avs against malicious mischief. but
I've do not say in So many words that
D man must not smear tar on his
icighbors windows. Most of our laws
,ra general i'm their terms. and it is
pecessary that they should he. and it
Aill always he necessary TO depend for
he protection of our business from
monopoly and eXtortion on laws which
set forth in general terms principles
which must not he violated, and on
he courts for the application of those
laws to particular cases.
1t appears, too that the attempt
% cover slight things as violations OF
he Sherman law by specific cnumcra-
ion carries with il a grave danger
Fhe assumption is that 81 law which
l'i otluIlS t'>' tut!l tulHSS l'N lliiluiIlS
Them specifically does not prohibit the
.hings not named, and just as surely
3,s we undertake to enumerate by
Htems the things which business may
Dot do, the claim will he set up that
.all other things not enumerated arc
permitted. One can only guess at
Mllat would be the decision on claim
NJ that kind, but it is not we'll to- in
yite trouble needlessly.
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Lads of the House--Half the
things YOU wash are torn to pieces"
Nasherwon1an - Yes. mum; but
ni2en a thing is torn in two or more
Pieces. only charge for them as one
picce. mum"
,s sentlemen Of, Of the jurS egupssd
dressing the twelve Georgia peers
who were sitting in Judgment and on
their respective shoulder blades. in a
damage suit against Il SraSpinS cor
poration for killing Il; mule. If the
train had been running as slow as it
should have been ran, if the bell had
been rung as it ort TO have been rang,
or the whistle had been blown, as it
should have been blew, none of which
was did, the mule would not have
been injured when it was killed.
1t was tho annual convention of a
womans organization in western
state The Panama canal was under
discussion. ;. lady from the sage
brush lands attracted the leaders at.
tention.
What 1 want to know is,'' she ues-
toned breezily, why, wnen the cli-
mate is 80 terribly dangerous on the
isthmuS did they ever go way down
there to build the canal, anyhow 90
Everbody's Magazine.
Young Albert was practical
youth and everything that he learned
at school he endeavorcd to apply in
hiss daily life and work.
The lad had recently become very
friendly with LITTLE hoy who had
La tety moved in that Vicinity and one
afte1noon his mother asked him II his
Htt1e fpsayuaate vas IN snI child
Wyhereupum AJbe1r lpn6EA very wiaD
snd Triumphant
.He.A got jnst ans sjAsr.- hs ald.
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hats and suits and tell him when TO
spray the fruit trees and remind
mother when To wash her hair and
attend TO the spring cleaning and
bake thr cakes and pics. OH, ! can't
tell you all.' She stamped IL slim
white shod foot impatientiy.
II don't see why she couldn't get
"A 'naid--sonle young girl who would
do the heavy work"
1t isn't the heavy work" wrath
fully "Uf course, she could get Il
n1a.. Jennie, next door. would like
tn conoc. she helps INC u great deal
now. l;u. it is they want---not just
to get he heavy work done"
J.au-a's voice was i,eevsd. She was
tired explaining why she must fore
so her own happiness in order that
she might insure her parents. ANY,
way, jeff needn't have been SO quick
to sign this contract in ncighl,or-
ing town. Surely a brainy advertis-
ing solicitor could work in one place
as we'll as another. But jeff had de-
clared--without reason. Laura reet1ct-
ed---that he wanted his own home.
And although he loved her parents us
we'll as his own he liked his own fire.
side. LAS if it wouldn't be our own"
Laura stormed. Both ternpers We're
becoming rasped. ''Why, jeff, neither
mother nor father ever thinks Of do
ing anything without consulting me-"
Jeff looked at Laura peculiarly.
''They aren't SO old,' he said Thought
! fully. Your father is only
"E'ifty-n -nine.". said Laura. "And
III other is nfty-six. N-no. they aren't
aged. But I've always" proudly,
! relieved them OF all the responsible
! ity that could
! Again Il peculiar look appeared in
Jeff's dark brown eyes. He opened
/ his mouth to say something, but ap-
| parently thought better of it, and was
silent for Il moment. "All the same.
1 think they could get along quite
WE'LL" he finally said, "a trifle sullenly.
l"Wllat are We going to do? Wait till
they die:''
| Laura was properly Mortified. Don't
say such a thing she cried sharply.
ut sounds heartless!"
II don't know as it makes it any
more heartlcss to pat it into word, -
he persisted.
II have to go in and fix the dessert
for dinner" said Laura. as an effec-
tual way of ending the conversation.
ly. ~ wish ] wasn't so busy pack
ing. and I'd come in and help you eat
it," Laura made delicious pies.
mo- she answered absently.
Bread pudding. Mother complained
Of gas on her stomach the other day,
So I've cooked only plain food since.
That's another reason" pettishly. If
weren't here. mother would eat any
thing she wanted to. regardless of
; whether or not it was good for her.
! She isn't a bit sensible
| For the third time Jeff looked pc
culiarly at Laura. And then he kissed
her goodbye and strolled off. Laura
watched him moment with regrctful
eyes. She hadn't let him know how
very hard it was to give up her plans.
Then she went swiftly into the house.
/ "I've got the raisins ready and made
the filing" her mother said pleasant
ly as Laura, after putting her hat
away, came out to the pretty clean
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Smith remarked that = SON had ar.
rived at the home OF Brown.
You don't really mean it!' was
the surprised rejoinder Of Jones'.
What are they going to name him 9"
When is the christening?" 2"
II don't know when the christening
Is to be-" answered Smith, "but /
him Reginald Claude" -
Gee Whit" exclaimed Jones'
That's some name, all right What
are they trying to do. make fighter
of him!"
Make a fighter of him?" returned
the .perplexed Smith. II don't get
ITS this way" was the smiling
reply of Jones. You can bet to the
limit that Reginald Claude cogno-
men will start something every time
he goes to school,
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Of the Spoiled darngs Not that her parents
sacrificing
s t. !.
g!rl had known
of
OF ovable But knows
she doesn't be tied
all forgiven when she is in the mood to be forgiven
Sheo himself little
Il
What that blinds these good the unehsh hearts Of
do
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The Evening Story
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THEIR ONLY DAUGHTER.
Copyright. 1914, by w. werner.)
They finished the hot nrcumenf a

Copyright. 1919, by w. wcrner.)
They finished the hot argument at
the gate jeff stood on the outside
and glowercd and condemned. Laura
stood inside. leaned her strong white
elbows on the white picket top and
tearfully refuted his condemnation.
"l can't leave thenl,' she protested.
why. I'm all they have
"Oh. we'll. if you don't care enough
for me to marry me-" nc replied.
"why. that's different mattcr:.'
"But do" she cried. angrily. land
YOU know it! Only. they're old. And
good gracious, they simply couldn't
live without me. Fancy. if father
should have pnemonia again. as he
did last spring. and poor mother have
all the care of him.
You could get on train and come
home" he cut in. Its only nine
teen miles"
And mother could never set her
fruit canned in the summer without
me. Why. l do it all: and take care
OF the house and plan the meals and
buy her clothes and pick ont fathers
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= A Few Humorous Stories II

q. :.
"Hc tried to catcl, me when he told
guess I know enough about fractions
for that. t."-Harpcr's Magazine.
nsathsr;. said little Rol'o, what is
the deep thinltins s's father. s is some
thing that enables d doctor to open UP
a mans anatomy and remove his en-
tire bank account nt,''--Ladies' Home
Journal.
An Alabama. negro was defended in
court by Senator. Morgan. Having
cleared the negro of the charge. the
senator said to him: "Rastus, did you
really steal the mule?"
We'll, Marsc Morgan. it was just
like this" said Rastus. 81 really
thought that did steal dat mule. but
after wlla. you said to the jury I
know l didn't
A town character who had been in
trouble with the police many times
was arrested recently on a minor
charge. The arresting officer was
amazed when the Fellow appeared In
police court with a. lawyer prepared
to make defense. Finally his case
was called and the Judge asked:
Prisoner, are YOU guilty or NOT
guilty?"
Let my lawyer plead not guilty for
me, fudge" was the reply. Il amt
got the nerve
They were talking abcut . recent
Christening the cher evening when
the senator frosn Nev Naxics said
Smith and Jones.
Drias thu Aforesaid CONVERSATION
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They looked to me like in
dividuals born to condition and q
In America any clerk may subsequent
lv be anything he chooses (ability
guaranteed), but I'm not SO sure that
this is true in England. Anyhow, the
American clerk always looks his possi-
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS

The best man seldom wins-at a
wedding.
Most anything is doubtful that
poses as a sure thing.
anyway, the road to happiness is
always on the level.
The small tumbler is responsin ole
Tor many of the slips attributed to
the cup.
And many father who thinks he is
saving money when he gives his
daughter in marriage discovers later
that he has u son-in-law to support.
The evening times., 1914-01-24

Who bowed tho knee OF John
ME Bull and set his isle a.wlirl?
VINO shattered hearts Of king and
prince and duke and lord and
carl: Who hypnotizcd His Royal
ED When he was Prince of Wales?
(Sec history Of England, Vol. VII.
for de,ails.) Who shone at all
the functions at His Nobs' pa
latial shack and made a hit the
night she slid the ice adown his
back: Who's shining now in
vaudeville: (Big show! Perform
ing Seals. the Talking Dog. the
Georgia Mokcs, the Motion Views
Two Rcels.) Who bothers not
what birds or beasts may share
with her the bill, while she can
pull 5000 per? Why, Mrs. Lang
try-Lil.
The evening times., 1914-01-24

y How to Spoil Girl \
BY =. K. WooLEY.

Copyright. sisl4, by E. X. Wooley.,
rs BAD to make life too easy for
some women. Haven't you noticed
that the wives who do the most
complaining are usually the ones
who really have nothing to worry
them?
The, girls who complain most and
who have moods are not those
who must leave school work. They
are not those who, look forward to
sclf.support and who help In the
husehold tasks as one OF large
family.
The evening times., 1914-01-24
IN LONDON SHOPS.
Dresier Finds the Clerks Almost Too
Civil.
(Thcodore Dreiser's "A Traveller at

In the stores in London the clerks
say the stores and shops themselves,
after New York, seemed small and
old. New York is so new: the space
given to the more important shops is
so considerable. In London it struck
me that the space was not much and
that the woodwork and walls We're
dingy. One can tell by the feel of a
place whether it is exceptional and
profitable, and all of these were that:
but they were dingy. The English
clerk. too, had an air of civility-I
had almost said servility-which was
The evening times., 1914-01-24
OUT OF THE MOUTHS or BABES.

Nisitor-Do YOU help your mother
with the housework. Stella?
stella (aged five--Yes. maam:
help mostly by keeping out OF her
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orville Wright having devised
stabilizer for the aeroplane, it is now
up to somebody to invent. one for the
aviator.
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bilities--his problematic future: the
English clerk looks as if he were to
be one indefinitely.
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Teacher-Now. Willie. can you tell
me. what a palmist is:
Willie-My mamma is palmist.
She uses her hand instead Of her slip
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Small Eloise-r know a man who
doesn't have to pray for his daily
bread.
Mamma-How do you know that,
dear?
Small Eloise-'causc he's baker
and makes his own bread.
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Little Floyd--WhS don't YOU kill
that old hen. Mr.. Neighbors?
Ny. Neigllbors-What old hen do
YOU means my boy?
Little FloSd-Thc one that pecks
You all the time. 1 heard mother say
YOU had been hcnpecked ever since
YOU got married.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-10-23
Car of Africa is
Lining Up His Men

Crump, as is well known, owns
the bodies and the alleged souls
of all who hold jobs under the
q ADMINISTRATION of affairs in the
city of Memphis. He added to
his power and glory last August
by the election of a sheriff whose
name does not matter-and now
the climax of the year has been
capped by the selection of a set
of fellows to seLd to Nashville
next January to represent Crump
10 the General Assembly of Ten
nessee-all doubtless good pro-
hibitionists and law enforcement
men. The farce of voting for
these men on the third Of No
vember will be carried out, and
when shipped to Nashville, they
will have no need for names, but
ought to be tagged by number,
as a matter of convenience in
calling them to do the will of
their master Crump.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-10-23
Hooper at Columbia.

Il am glad that Bryan came
to Tennessee for he made me
more votes than any one thing
10 this campaign" he declared
He said | advised the people
how to vote in 1912, but ] didn' It.
| am not questioning his SINGER.
i.y, but he has been mislnformed.
During my four years as a can.
didate the people know how |
have kept out of national poll.
tics. ! have refused to partici
pate in national politics either
under Taft or Wilson. Bryan
also mentions the Tennessee
delegation in congress and both
Lea and Shields were elected by
fusion votes as well as Padgett
and Houston. Bryan is giving
the fusionists more credit than
he thought.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-10-23
1T IS SERIOUS.
Some Lexington People
Fail to Realize the Seri-
business of a Bad Back.

The constant aching Of u bad
back,
The WEAKNESS, the tired feel
ing,
The pains and aches Of kidney
ills
May result seriously if neglect.
ed.
Dangerous urinary troubles Of
ten follow.
A Lexington citizen shows you
what to do.
James A. Henry farmer, R.
+. d. No. 2, Lexington, Tenn,
says: II was laid up in bed for
almost two years practically
helpless. | had terrible head
aches aud the passages of the
kidney secretlons were painful
and scanty. | doctored and took
most every mediclre that was
brought to my attention, but |
found only temporary relief.
Finally a friend urged me to use
Doan's Kidney Pills and did
80. There was decided improve,
ment from the first and in little
over a month, II was able to be
up and around. My supply of
Doan' g Kidney Pills was procur-
ed at McHaney's Drug Store and
| shall never cease to be grateful
to them for what they did for
me-" W
Price SOC at all dealers. Don't
simply ask fora kidney remedy
get Doan' 8 Kidney Pills-ths
same that Mr.. Henry had. Eos
ter-Milburn Co.,, Props, Buffalo,
N. Y,
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-10-23

values ranging from $100to more
than $500; custom house with
drawal entries, so cents each.
Marine and fire insurance pol.
icies, ! cent on each dollar Of
premium, cooperative and NUT.
ual fire insurance exempted
casualty insurance, ] cent on
each dollar of premium.
Passage tickets sold in the
United States to foreign ports
not exceeding $50 in cost, 81;
not exceeding $50 IN cost, So;
costing more than $50, So; tick.
cts less than $40 exempted.
Power Of attorney, 10 cents;
protests OF notes, etc, Is ceuts;
parlor car seatsand berths ! cent.
Maximum estimate of annual
revenue, $l07 900, 900; minimum
estimate, based on possible
slump 10 beer production, y92,.
600, 600.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-10-23
SPEAKING OF HOOPER.

A short time ago personal
friend of his was a candidate for
d minor Office in Cooke county
and asked the governor to throw
in q ballot for him. The govern
ernor refused, with the explana
tion that he never had voted for
q democrat when there was a re
publican available, and never
would. Memphis News.Scimitar
If we had a million dollars,
cash, we would not fear to wager
it against one cent that the above
yelp from Crump's wagon dog"
Is lie without qualification or
excuse.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-10-23

Let US put this up to M. Bry-
an: If after six years fighting
for the free and unlimited coin
age of silver, is the Republicans
and 'yaller hammer" Demo
Gratis had suddenly acknow lodged
defeat and professed belief in
the free silver theory, would he
have selected the King Bees Of
opposition to him and his prin.
cipIes to fill the important Of
fees in the administration Of
the theory on which he had won
his fight?
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-10-23

Ye "Hooperites" Independent
Democratic and Republican, be
of good cheer. There are too
many solid business men in Ten.
nessee behind our good business
governor to allow him to be de,
feated on the 3rd of November.
The Rye crop is falling down of
it's own weakness even before
the harvest time.