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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-27
Bryan and Roger Sullivan

Bryan and Roger Sullivan
Talk to the effect that Presi-
dent Wilson will discipline Sec
rotary of State Bryan because he
has boldly denounced Roger Sui
livan as an unfit candidate for
United States senator in Illinois
is so foolish as scarcely to be
worthy of attention.
Mr.. Wilson knows very well
that Mr.. Bryan won the nomina.
ton for him at Baltimore by de.
nouncing Thomas F. Ryan, An
gust Belmont and Charles f.
Murphy, and Mr.. Wilson approx,
ed his course. Had Sullivan and
Taggart been the factors in that
convention that Murphy was
those bosses would also have
been included inTthe resolution.
Mr.. Bryan there fixed it as the
policy Of the democratic party
that such leaders must he driven
into retirement. Sullivan and
Taggart escaped only because
they allowed their delegations
finally to 60 to Mr.. Wilson, but
not at time when their support
was necessary. They saw that
the conclusion was forgone. But
the national democracy, to re
main the dominant party, must
not depend on such support as
these city bosses of the large
states bring it. Sullivan, Tag
CART and Murphy are not demo
Gratis in principles. They are
merely spoilsmongers and are
adopts at organization and know
how to pull the strings.
They are as much an incubus
on the democratic party as
Barnes and P enrose were on the
discredited republican party.
The militant democracy of the
future, the party Of real progress
and the protectors Of the inter
ests of the people will ask no
favors of such men and give
them no office or leadership. To
do so would be to weaken the in.
fluence of the party for good
govern ment.
Mr.. Bryan has properly de-
nounced the Sullivan candidacy
for the United Ssates senate. 1t
is just as insulting to the demo
cratic party and to the people Of
Illinois as in the candidacy Of
Morley for reelection to the
state senate in Tennessee. What
may the democratic party
amount to in Illinois if it gives
its endorsement 10 Sullivan?
The republican party in that
state was corrupted with lori,
merism, hence Roosevelt's
strength there. While presi.
dent, he had the courage to re-
fuse to sit at the table with the
senatorial boodler. This frank
ness helped along the movement
for good government. So will
Mr.. Bryan's denupesss;on Of
Sullivan and what. Arch Sopth:
Neither o. Schpol, o
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-27
Morley Is
Renominated
Second Senatorial District
Convention Condemns
Administration.

Bristol, Tenn, Feb. 19,-Sena-
tor j. Parks Worley was today
renoninated for the Second
Senatorial District IN a conven-
ton held at Bulls Gap. W. II
Light Of Hawkins county was
nominated for joint representa-
tive by the Democratic conven,
ton.
The platform pledges the can
didates to stand for the present
temperance laws until enforced
and obeyed. 1t declares the
temperance question in Tonnes.
see Is settled aud calls upon all
Democrats to forget past differ
ences and unite on platform
that considers the prohibition
question a dead issue in Tennes.
see.
The resolutions charge that
the present state ADMINISTRATION IS
a rule Of Hypocrisy, graft and
extravaganza" and urges Demo
cratic harmony to redeem the
state.
If the Independents, anti
whisky Democrats Of the Second
District can be inveiged into
voting for Parks Morley on a
prohibition anti-graft platform,
they will be entitled TO recogni-
ton as the most unmitigated
fools in the state. It's said that
John l., Cox will go direct to the
House from Sullivan but that
failing he will be onhand4assar
applicant for the place Of Senate,
House or Hall porter.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-27

General arbitration treaties
with England, Jlpan, Italy,
Spain, Norway, Sweden, Portu-
gal and Switzerland were ratified
BY the Senate last Saturday, be-
ing renewals for terms Of -
years. The treaties prov1
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-27
Married.

Last Sunday afternoon at A
O'Clock, at the home of the
BRIDES father Mr.. r. O. Wilson,
eight miles northwest of Licking
ton, Mr.. M. B. Hart and Miss
Ola Wilson were made man and
wife, Rev. V. A. DeShazo, Of
Lexington M. K. church officiat-
ing.
The bride beside possessing
more than a fair share Of perso-
nal attractions, is both domestic
and intelligent, making her a
fortune the intrinsic value of
which is beyond computation.
The groom is q Lexington
grocer and has made success OF.
the business which he has given
unremitting attention.
Mr.. and Mra Hart arc at home
~ ,I,axingio5 Ito, their friends
+. w II - Al - = N
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-27


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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-27
GARDEN TIME {.

Editorial in The Kansas City Star:
When the sap begins to flow then the
adult male tidgets to 20 out and lick
somebody. or else to raise a garden.
Just so far as the longing to see things
grow about the place outdistances the
desire to punch some unoffending gem
tleman .squarely upon the nose, Just
that far is the owner of that desire re-
moved from savagery. The progress
Of civilization and the arts can be
measured by the backyard garden and
the lilacs in the front yard. d.,
Centuries before Alexander-not he
of ~Syncopated harmony, but hat other
c~onquering hero of fame-got I'D the
early spring hoplites from the pas
ture and licked the stuffing out of all
his ~neighhors,. man has had the habit
each spring of garnering himself a
club, wading the creek, and beating up
everybody he saw. If he were lucky
he got a god hired hand or two for
sit in front Of his cave and watch the
hired men, acquired by the club meth
cd. do his farming. If he were un-
lucky he got licked and became a hir-
ed man or he got killed. Frequently
theh ired men, as soon as the bumps
on their heads subsidized. turned on
their captor and made him CAPTIVE.
That sort ofathing went on through
thousands of years. In fact. licking
essential of agriculture. Gradually
man began to isl his head more and
his fists less and he discovered he
could make more money by spending
his time in his corn patch than by
keeping his hired hands licked into a
working hunor. And SO the first germ
of civilization was born. Man began
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-27
Daddy Bedtime
q. The Elves
10Y nH~~~." Discover the
q IT,. ~.. Game Of MarbRkea

JACK and Evelyn had been getting ont their marbles for the season.
@ When daddy came in ne "a them oil n a big box ON the table
- "Have you commenced your games yetp' he asked ~
49, mo; we haven't" replied the children, but we're going TO tomor-
row. We've go; them out all ready for many, many games We will play
our FIRST game tomorrow afternoon"
That's finer said daddy. But the elves have beaten you owG for they
had their first game several days ago"
1.-THE slves7" said Evelyn. do they play marbles2 Hew did they happea
to think Of playing mardes?' A
"You see, it was this way" daddy conHp7ed-rhe elves. % you know,
have just quantities IF games that little boys and girls never even dream OF
playing. But sometimes the elves think it would be al to play q game that
LIZ d spedaI favorite with little boys and girls.
zone day two little elves we're fitting about ear the village of the
woods where they lived most Of the tim They suddenly sped q lot Of little
boys playing q game with little round things made Of glass
"What are they, I wonderT said the first elf.
81 haven't the remotest idea said t. second elf.
get most Of the marbles
"1Tarbles, marbesT sad the FIRST elf. Those funny round things must DO
sailed marbles"
"Thats certainly what they must be- said the eco = elf. Lets get
som and take them home to the other elves, and we can have a brand new
game. I watched their playing, and / ar sure I understand the game per-
facHy, s. I can explain it to 20 other elves. Yen understand It, too, donb
your
"Oh, ysr said the second elf
$50 together they went to q little shop. It was the only shop the elves
ever went to, and that was because 1t as kept by a funny, mysterious old
man, and it was near the woods.
"Have you r1arblsT they asked the old man.
"'Dear me, % you think you would like "a play the beloved spring game
Of little boys and very often little girls? Wei, here's a fine coNec. n for you
of all coors and for all the elves he replied. -
THE little elves thanked the old mar and went home 10 the Silver Stream.
where they lived. Then they told Ill the other elves ef the nw game, and
the elves thought it was @ wonderful discovery"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-27
PLENTY OF COAL,

It Is interesting to note that William
ID. Haywood of the !. w. w. has an
nounced that In the event Of war be-
tween the United States and Mexico,
this country would n itself without
fuel. since it has been decided that if
ssuch a war is launched the coal mines
will be deserted by the miners.
This is q pretty poor specimen OF
Aln~ericanism. Yet it need worry no.
body. If the United States finds 1t nee
essary to pursue it's program toward
Mexico to the extent of prolonged arm
ed conflict, there will be good Ameri-
cans enough to man the mines. There
will be no need of coercion.
Nevertheless, it will do no good tic
remind Mr.. Haywood hat in the
event of a war the government, backed
By the sentiment of millions of worthy
citizens, has its own way of getting its
tasks done. PoIicemen's clubs, used iii
a somewhat unheroic fashion in cases
OF merely local disturbance, are moth
ing compared with those forms of CO.
ercion Which the government car
properly command when emergencies
ARISE
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-27
TAKE SALTS TO
FLUSH KIDNEYS
EAT LESS MEAT IF YOU FEEL.
BACkACHY OR BLADDER TRoU-
BLES YoU-sALTs IS FINE FOR
KIDNEYS.

Meat forms uric acid which excites
and overworks the kidneys in their
efforts to filter it from the system.
Regular eaters Of meat must flush the
kidneys occasionally. You must re-
lieve them like you relieve your
bowels; removing all the acids, waste
Inc poison, else you feel a dull misery
in the kidney region. sharp pains in
the back or sick headache, dizziness,
your stomach sours, tongue is coated
and when the weather is bad you have
rheumatic twinges. The urine Is
cloudy, full of sediment; the channels
often get irritated, obliging you ~
get up two or three times during the
night.
To neutralize these irritating acids
and flush off the body's urinous waste
get about four ounces of Jad Salts
from any pharmacy; take a table,
spoonful in a glass OF, water before
breakfast for a few days and your
kidneys will then act fine and bladder
disorders disappear. This famous
salts is made from the acid OF grapes
and lemon juice, combined with lithia,
and has been used for generations to
clean and stimulate sluggish kidneys
and stop bladder irritation. Jad Salts
is inexpensive; harmless and makes q
delightful e~fferyescent lithia-Water
drink which millions OF men and
women take o and then. thus avoid
ing serious kidney and bladder
kdiseases.--Advts
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-27
The Earnsr,s Handicap.

e. Nj. Chapman in The, Yale Re
view: The farmer suffers, too, from a
tendency to apply that honorable
name to every ne'er-do-well who owns
or rents two or three acres, Keeps q
GOV or a spawned horse, and muddles
through the year in nondescript FASH
ion, attempting many things in gener-
al and doing nothing in particular. It
is difficult to see why this man should
be classed as a farmer at all; yet he
not only is so classed, but too often
he is chosen as the representative
farmer by the newspaper writer and
the illustrator Of magazines. The in
justice wrought is more serious than
the casual observer fancies; because
it has initiated strongly against the
growt,! of anything like professional
ideals or those standards of crafts
manship without which no calling q
adequately maintain itself. The best
farmers have often felt this and with
more keenness than they have been
willing to admit. They have been
skillful. self-reliant, iudicious men,
the circumstances of whose life and
work have tended to accentuate their
~individualism. Living by themselves
and thinking for themselves. they
have often come-and with some rea-
son-to suspect all schemes which
would link them with their neighbors
for any purposes beyond the neces-
sary ordering. Of community life. In
particular is their suspicion directed
against any form of organization
which would lead them to incur finan-
cial liability for the operations or the
debts of others,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-27
His Speciality Was Women.

Rehoboth Sunday Herald: Two
friends started out in life, each OF
them resolving to pursue his own
ideal.
And one of them went out to see the
world and the other became a hermit.
After many years they met again.
And the hermit said: "There is only
one thing I am curious about-women
Have you met any?"
Have I met any?" exclaimed the
other, smilingly. why, women have
been my speciality"
Are they vain"
VERY"
"Are they inquisitive?"
Dear me-. yes
SIS it true they talk continuously
ooh, yes"
Are they extravaganza"
eyes, enough to suit any taste"
"Have they any good points?".
well, I should say they have"
What are they?"
"Well, they a be unselish."
"Indeed!"
And they can save, if they love
enough"
"EIow interesting"
"And they are good nurses. In fact,
they differ widely in their capabilities
They are constant and inconstant,
tickle and true, small and large, char
liable, good, bad, and Indifferent"
The hermit grasped his companions
hand eagerly.
"My friend" he said. this is all very
wonderful to me-your knowledge of
women is evidently extensive. And
now tell me how many of them have
you really known?"
And the friend replied:
HOnan
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-27
THE STATUS OF HOME RULE.

: Having passed its second reading in
the house Of commons in three sue
'Cessive sessions. as required by par
lament, the Irish home rule bill will
probably become the law Of the land,
with Ulster included, if the unionists
do not accept the compromise offered
by the liberal government. 1t will be
submitted to the house Of lords, but
its rejection by that body will have no
effect, and all the bill will Their need
is the signature Of the king.
: The bill can be amended even now
by introducing the Ulster compromise
which the government offered TO the
,unionists. under the terms of which
the counties OF Ulster can take a pie
beetle vote as to whether they wish to
be represented in the Irish parliament
OF Dublin or not during the next six
years. But the government will con-
sent to such an amendment only on
receiving a binding pledge that the
house Of lords will pass the bin so
amended without opposition. The rea-
son for this pledge is that if the house
of lords should reject the amended
bill, the whole question would then be
necessary for the house Of
to pass this amended bill at three sue
cesS1Ve sessions In order to override
the veto of the house of lords in &C
.cordance with the new parliament act.
There is little likelihood, therefore,
that the bill will! be amended. Mean
while, 1t Is noticeable, even at this dis
ttance, that there has been a marked
SOLDERING down On the part Of the u
#sterites and their supporters, the
aunionists.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-27
Tales Of the OId-Timers.

| Lem "A. OO0S IN Inc Kansas EQl-
tor: ". II. Jones, editor of the ole
kalida Advocate, sat in a saloon one
time in burlington eating a pigs foot
when Harry McComas. an old-time
tramp rinter. came in n baWled
out: I'm the wild boar from Fort
Scott"
Yes" said Jones. "and I'm eating
one of your paws"
The laughter vas too much for Har-
ry, and he left the house without a
sight.
Milt Reynolds, one of the old~time
newspaper men of Kansas said one
time; when he was reporter on a st
Louis paper, that he saw a hearse
standing IN front Of a church, and as
he went up the steps the old sexton
came out Of the building.
who's dcad?" Milt asked.
The old man gave the name.
Continuing, he asked: What com
plaint?"
The old man wiped the perspiration
from his forehead and said:
"No complaint. EverybOdy's salts
fled"
Capt. George B. Jenness, who was
for years editor Of The Ottawa Repub-
lean, was an aristocrat. During the
! ored fellow and hir ed him for his serv-
ant. Jenness had just got a new uni
form. and after putting 1t on he said
to SAM
"How do look?"
Elegant, Cap; you look as bold as q
lion"
Bold as a lion How do you know?
You never saw a lion"
Yes, indeed. Cap; that place we
was at t'other day, that man had one"
insisted Sam.
You are crazy, niger; h a was
not a lion; hat was a jackass."
Cant help it, Cap; you look just
like him." replied Sam.
When any of Ben's old comrades
wanted to hear him swear they useC
to tell this on him.
One time Col. D. r. Anthony. edi,
tor Of The Leavenworth Times. Went
into a clothing store in Leavenworth
and walking up to the clerk, in that
peculiar way Of his, said:
81 want to see some underwear
The clerk Immediately brought doWr
a box of very finest. and vas lift
ing out an undershirt to show Anthony
when the old man wanted to know the
price.
This is 81 a suit" replied the clerk
He'll" said Anthony, Il can't afford
that"
"Why," said the clerk, ut is the
same kind We sold your son Dan, the
other day"
He has a rich father" replied An
thOny; that Is the reason he can af-
ford it; but l can't"
Charley Haywood, who used to be as
ISOLATED with P. P. Elder in the pub
LEGATION Of a weekly paper at Ottawa
one time, when about three sheets II
the wind, went into a barber shop, ant
getting into the first chair he came to
said: cut my hair and be sure you le
run down the back of my neck" refer
ring to the kind of cut he wanted.
After clipping away for a few min
utes the barber concluded the hair wa
not going down the customers necl
fast enough, although he couldn't un'
derstand why he wanted 1t TO run dow
at all, and he just showed down a good,
sized handful with the handle of hi
brush.
Haywood was about half asleep, ant
the barber repeated the performance
of putting down a fresh lot, Whel
Charley woke up and with aswing o
both arms blurted out: What the devi
you doing"
why" said the barber apologetical
ly, st didn't seem to run down, and st
l cramrned 1t down with the brush"
When the fight ended there wa!
scarcely anything in the way of fur,
niture, bottles or windows left in tn
shop.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-27

Matchmaker. He said there seemed to
be something the matter with the
hair trigger; he fixed it and gave it
a fresh start.
1t did we'll now, except that always
at ten minutes of 10 the hands would
shut together like scissors and from
that time forth they would travel to-
gether. The oldest man in the world
could not make head or tail of the
time by such a watch, and so I went
| again to have the thing repaired. This
person said that the crystal had got
bent and the handspring was not
straight. He also remarked that part
OF the works needed half-soling. He
made these things all right and then
my timepiece performed exceptionally
save that now and then after work
ing along quietly for eight hours
everything inside would let go all OF
a sudden and begin to buzz likes bee
and the hands straightway begin to
spin around and around SO fast that
their individuality would be lost com
pletely, and they seemed simply a del
1cate spider web over the face of the
watch. She would reel off the next
tWenty-four hours in six or seven
minutes and stop with a bang.
went with heavy heart to one more
matchmaker and looked on while he
took her to pieces. Then I prepared
to cross-question him rigidly, for this
thing was getting serious. The watch
had cost 5000 originally. and I seemed
to have paid out $4,000 or $4,000
III repairs. While I waited and look
ed on l presently recognized in this
matchmaker an old acquaintance-a
steamboat engineer of other days, and
not a good engineer, either. He exam
ined ali the parts carefully just as the
other watchmakers had done, and Their
delivered his verdict with the same
confidence OF ann
He said:
"She makes too much steam-yor
want to hang a monkey wrench on the
safety valve"
l Drained him on the spot and hac
him buried al my own expense.
My uncle William (now deceased
alas) used to say that a good horse
was a good horse until he had rur
away once, and that a good watch wa
a good watch until the repairers got {
chance at 1t. And he used to wondel
what became OF, all the unsuccessful
thinkers and gunsmiths n shoemaker!
and engineers and blacksmiths; blu
nobody could ever tell him.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-27
TIE "FLYlNG MANS" RE-
VIEW.

| Where the mid-At1antic currents In
their foam -fleck'd surges sweep
Ho, all the craft that sleep beneath
the blue!
The shapes of all the shirs that evel
sank beneath the deep
Meet once a year at midnight FOX
review:
The war-triretnes OF Athens, the gal
leys cared of Rome.
The sea-wolves of the Norsemen and
the rovers of the Dane.
Their ghosts from deeps unSoGnded.
where their hulks lie century,
grounded,
d To keep the tryst or ages rise again,
And in endless ranks extended, mann'd
by wraiths of worn dead,
Ho, all We craft that sleep beneath
the blue!
They hoist their phantom anchors, II
their phantom sails they spread
To catch the sptndrift's singing
breath anew:
The privateers and pirates. the Salley
brigantines,
The men-of-war of England and the
gaIleons of Spain.
BY grape and round-shot shattered,
with their banners torn and tat
tered,
once more aligned they ride the
heaVfng main;
Till a phosphorescent ocean round the
navies of the dead,
Ho, all ye craft that keep the rem
devious!
In milky fire upboiling shows meath
b~lood-red sails outspread,
The "Flying Dutchman", admiral of
the blue:
And every ghostly vessel dips it's flag
to him once more,
AS silent. she drives past him in re-
view,
Into oblivion sailing with her time
gnawed ensigns trailing,
In deeps unplumb'd to bide the call
anew!
Frederick Fl. Martens in Lippin-
colts.