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n TOW it's a funny thing, that,
nj come to think OF 1t. Some folks
l have questioned whether, the
other way round, II could be
done in this country at all. Its a
pleasant view anyhow that the mat
ter presents # that curious affair
the English character.
There is a notion knocking about
over here that considerable rigma-
role is required Ia meet an English
man. And very probably few who
have tried it would dispute that Il is
somewhat difficult to meet an ordi-
nary Englishman to whom you are
not known in a railway carriage.
With the big 'uns, however, the bust
ness appears to be simple enough.
Foolish doings do clutter up ones
luggage with letters of introduction
when all that is needed to beard
round with the most celebrated peo-
Pile in England is a glance at a Who's
Who in a public library 10 get ad-
dresses.
For the purpose of convenience the
writer of these souvenirs will refer to
himself as 80 and me" | was all
tbFllt W. All VAIN anu was ~ W
by doctors to clear out at once. So
l bought a steamship ticket, packed
a Kit bag, crossed the water and took
a couple of strolls about that island
yer there; when, feeling filter. |
turned up in London fcr a look about
1t sort Of came over me that in my
haste Il departure | had neglected &c
bring any of my friends along, or tC
eqiLy Llyself with the mean of max
,aS others here. | was unarmed, SO
tsSay; a "Yank" in an obviously h,s-
tile country. This you see was before
the war, before Britain suddenly got
so sweet on all us Americans.
At that time ! had two acquaint-
ances resident in London. one, "A
F~ostonian, whose attention was quite
penitMed with a new addition to his
.iInry tine other was the crrand
man stationed before my place OF
abode. He was an amiable soul
whose Companionable nature. worldly
wisdom and Typographical knowledge
! much appreciated, lie instructed
me in the culinary subject of "bubbl,
and squeak and many other Learned
matters; but unfortunately his s.Cia
connections were limited to one class
One time not a great while back
happened TO review in succession Fl
a New York paper several books by
Hilaire Belloc, Mr., Belloc had writ
ten me a note thanking me for thes,
. reviews. | decided to write Mr.. Bel
% loc that ! was in London and to ash
II he could spare a for me t,
look at him, Mr., Belloc being one 0
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| can't remember exactly whether or
not he had on al, these things. but he's
the sort that. If he had on nothing,
would look as if he mad: silk topper,
spats. buttonhole bouquet. Asked me
if | had yet been to Ascot. "Oh, you
must go To Ascot Buys his cigar
cites, in that English way, in bulk,
not 10y the box. STUFF some in your
pocket he said. Won't you have a
whiskey and soda?'
Difficult person To talk with, as the
only English he knows is the Kings
English. I was e~ndeavoring TO en-
plain that | had left New York rather
suddenly. Il just beat it, you know
| said.
"You beat ito" said Mr.. walpole.
Yes, l jus, up and skidooed,'
"You skidooed?"
saw that | should have to talk
like John Milton. sure" said. II
left without much preparation" And
then we spoke Of some writer ! do not
care for. Il don't get him" | said.
You don't get him." inquired Mr.,
Walpole.
NO" ! said. 81 can't see him at all"
"You can't see him." queried Mr..
Wolnnle
Nc N,,,. ,oroo,oa -, o,,i,o
fail said .ta ann,.ci,,a IN. ,ort,.-
mans w~ritinps" Mr. V-aIn,le 90,
that.
"Fortitude" had done him very well,
The idea of Russia had always fas-
cinated him; he had enough money
10 run him for a couple Of years, and
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carried on there ION such a gigantic
scale can keep right on successfully.
Admits a division between our two
peoples. Trenches have been dug be-
tween as" he declares.
Rises To a remark about the English
mans everlasting garden. He likes
TO have "A little fringe about him. he
says. And then tells a little story.
which one might say contains all the
elements of his art.
When he first came to Beaconsfield,
Mr.. chesterton said, the policemen
used to touch their helmets to him,
until he told them to stop il. Be
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-01

the famous garden that rose mp and
hit him, you remember, at the time Of
his unfortunate fall.
Fine time | had with young Walpole.
Those English certainly have the drop
on Us in the matter Of clubs. They
live about in the haunts beloved Of
T~hackeray, and everybody else you
Vec heard of. Pleasant place, the
Garrick. Something like our Players,
but better. Slick collection OF old
portraits. Fine bust there of WEI
Shakespeare, found bottled up in some
old passage.
Fashionable young man, Walpule.
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AS Soon as a New Step Becomes Popu-
lar the Tendency Is Immediately
to Simplify 1t
Al steps of these dances.

some popularity of step or time Is
emphasized. the styles change and
the dance rises to the head of its class
as being simple. rhythmic and appeal
ing. After all it is the people who
mould the dance.
IL requires two years OF work on
the part of the professionals Ia teach
the public To make a refined dance
of the turkey trot, The teachers dis
covered that by quickening the tempo
Of the turkey trot music it could he
danced without its unseemly waddle.
Thus was developed the one step.
The changed tempo entirely revolu-
tionized the dance; it's objectionable
features were omitted and grace and
refinement dignihed a dance that Paris
received from New York With enthusi-
assn.
The new dances are popular because
they are easy 10 learn. An instance of
this is shown in the one step. which
reduces the effort of two stepping one
half, while the hesitation waltz is only
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-01

cause, he said, he felt tat rather he
should touch his hat To the policemen.
'Saluting the c%olors, as Il, Mere he
explained For" he added. are they
not officers of the KING"
Mr.. Chcstcrton apolog!Zod for being
as he put it. excessively laxative.
This was occasloned, he said, by
worry and fatigue" | declined To
stay for tea, as / noticed "a c%hugging
car awaiting in front of the house.
You must come To see mo again"
said the grand young man ot England.
The last | saw of him he was rolling
through his garden. tossing his name:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-01

considered the dance of @,lc-lur, and
grace.
No n few dances popular aor"
are Latin in character, H. ~"
tango. maXiXe, p%ericOn, brazilian
polka. Venezuelan polka. lula fad" and
others Of briefcr tenure. and It j.
noteworthy that all Latin dances are
related in the %"Corti," which Is NOR"
than a step for the reason that n"
whole body is used in makluc H.
In order to bring out the st'u COY.
rectly IL is imperative that the whole
body should he employed.
strange 10 say. though numerous,
dances for couples have tr.upol .',.
and bowed themselves out ~ favor.
only n dance approaching m, SgU.fr,
has been developed. This - tn, IlG.
Jones, which takes the p'lo, 81 't,
c%otil!on. but is perhaps q ..t,,, more
boisterous. In the all hands around
figure the leader blows a whistle.
and every man dances with Oil. grl
he has hold cf.
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Breaks All English Prec-
edent by Writing to
Them for Permission
to Call. but Gets
Hearty Welcome

n TOW it's a funny thing, that,
nj come to think OF 1t. Some folks
l nave questioned whether, the
other way round, IL could be
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-01

~ ERHAPS the most character
istic thing about the dances
of the day is their elusive
ness. They are as fleeing as the
fragrance of the roses OF yesterday.
Every three or four weeks some
change occurs. A step is heightened.
shortened or omitted; there is a differ
ence in the time. which. generally
speaking. grows ever more slow; a
variation in the position Of the hands
and arms.
One unvarying rule may he observed
in all the new groups of steps intro
duced, and that Is that as soon as a
dance becomes popular 1t Immediately
simpliies itself. Popularity cannot
accompany steps that have not within
themselves some strong hold upon
the fancy of the masses, and intricate
or confusing steps are Don lost sight
Of when the vast dancing mass Of the
people sweeps over the ballroom floor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-01
Chesterton, Hllaire Bel,
loo and Hugh Walpole
as the Literary Critic
Found Them on In,
innate View

"a great, square. sullcn mas ~ -.lu-
lite. frownins at You from ull,f rs
heavy proved windows an tr.',
stately, cold and unwc.r'm, s''t ":
place
An arlStocratlc fun'tl"nht}, prom
AMY " s~uperhhhua'cd mtill''I "'
iarllanent' placed me-" under arrest -
,he door ana IN a vast, mhr'I" ~iI..i'i
nan was hc'u on suspicion .' tN''
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-03-10
W. N. u. CINCINNATI, NO. 7-19t5.
UNITED STATES RANKS HIGH
Percentage of iIIiteracy Compares
Well With Those of Other Coun-
tries of the World.

In the United States the percentage
of illiteraey is ia for the total popula-
ton lover ten years of age) and 3 for
the native white population. In Den
mark, Germany, the Netherlands, Swe-
den, Switzerland and the United King
dom the percentage of illiteracy is
lower than that for the native white
population of the United States. Doubt
less the list should also include Nor
way, although no figures are available
for that country; but in the other Eu-
ropean countries the percentage of
illiteracy is higher than 1t is in the
United States, and usually very much
higher. In Bulgaria it is 65 per cent;
in Greece 20, in Hungary SO, in Italy
81, in Portugal 50, in Roumania 81,
in Russia SO, in Servia 70, and in Spain
IS. There is less illiteracy in Aus
tralia than in the United States, but in
all other non-European countries the
percentage of illiteracy is in general
very high
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-03-10
SIX-ROWED BARLEY IS BEST
Leading MaItsters ano Brewers Prefer
II to Any other fariety-ls
Ready Mont Crop.
(By r. A. S'ONE.)

In the rotation barly follows corn,
peas, potatoes or roo crops to best
advantage. 1t is one o the best nurse
crops to use where tie desire is to
seed down 10 clovers otmixed grasses,
because it uses less moisture than
oats or wheat, is rerDved from the
land early and, being sallow-rooted, is
not a heavy user of sd fertility.
Barley serves as ready money
crop for most growersand is usually
put on the market 500 after thresh-
ing. 1t is not good ractice to put
weather-beaten or DANCED barley on
the market, as the pre- will be cut
severely even though tt feeding quail
ity is but slightly impred. 1t is far
better to use such inted barley on
the farm and secure bth feeding and
fertilizing value from
Different varieties lould not be
mixed when being pu n the market,
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-03-10

Winter is critical time for sheep.
The greatest danger is in close sta
bling and lack of exercise. If well
fed with good clover hay and good
straw, and with an abundance of pure
water to drink, an open shed with an
uncovered, dry yard attached, is bet
ter than any stable or tightly closed
shed. Warmth Is more injurious than
cold, and sheep may safely be trusted
to exercise their instincts in seeking
shelter. 1t is well to divide the flock,
making three divisions; rams, wethers
and ram lambs in one flock, ewes in
lamb in another and fattening sheep
in another. AS changes may be seen
desirable they should be made, and the
food should be given according to the
wants of each lot
1t is good plan to give all sheep
little grain every day in winter.
Give fattening sheep one pound of
corn per head per day. An expert
feeder, who has been feeding sheep
for number of years, says: THE
man who makes a success in feeding
sheep or meat cattle is the one who
gives close attention to the daily feed
ing and care of the flock. 1t is not
necessary for him to do the actual
work, but he should be there to see
that it is done Keep only the strong
est and healthiest sheep. For winter
fattening we want sheep that have got
their full growth and are in good,
thrifty condition, Merino sheep for
this purpose should be three or four
years old. Commence with a small
grain ration and gradually increase the
feed. Salt should be given; it is good
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-03-10
IS CHILD CROSS,
FEVER|sH, SICK
Look, Mother! If tongue is
coated, give "CaIifornia
Syrup of Figs"

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels SO nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result is
they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, half-sick, feverish, don't eat.
sleep or act naturally, breath is bad,
system full of cold, has sore throat.
stomach-ache or diarrhoea. Listen,
Mother! See if tongue is coated, then
give a teaspoonful of California
Syrup of Figs" and in few hours all
the constipatcd waste, sour bile ami
undigested food passes out of the sys-
tenn, and you have well child again.
Millions of mothers give California
Syrup of Figs" because it is perfectly
harmless children love it, and it new
er fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for a 50-cent bottle
of California Syrup Of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-03-10

winter time it is necessary to visit the
chicken yard many times during the
day to supply water to the birds, for the
reason that the usual receptacles made
use OF soon freeze up tight and the
chickens are deprived of water. One
might think that by placing warm wa
ter there 1t would remain in a LIQUID
condition for greater length of time,
but this has proved to be fallacy, for
1t is said that for some reason the
heated water cools off and congeals
as quickly, if not more rapidly, than
the pan in which was placed cold wa
ter. In the summer time, too, there
is the trouble of the water becoming
so warm that it ceases to be refresh
ing. The thermos bottle fountain,
which has been recently patented, is
said to keep the water in desirable
condition at any time of the year. 1t
is double receptacle with dead air
space between them, which retards the
water from imparting it's heat or
warmth, as the case may be. This
fountain is made in the shape of the
ordinary cylindrical kettle, but it is
supplied with square handle, which
it from rolling when it has
been placed on the ground
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-03-10

either as seed or mailing barley.
Farmers should grow but one variety
OF barley and that of the very best.
Different varieties of barley when
placed on the mailing floor for sprout-
ing terminate at different periods of
time. which leads to a positive loss on
mixed types of barley, and a corre-
spending reduction in price. The
maltsters desire barley of one dis
tinct type and this should be uniform
in quality and size of berry. From
reports sent to the leading maltsters
and brewers of the United States, no
less than 95 per cent of those report
ing preferred the six-rowed, bearded
barley.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-03-10

cred their normal appearance ana
mental powers
But prevention is always better than
cure and We are slowly comm to
understand that anything that will
cause a depletion of the thyroid gland
will cause thyroid troubles and their
train of ills. The chief factor in pre-
vention is simply sane living The de-
pletng factors are overeating of i'm
proper food, the excessive use of
spices. alcoholic drinks. tobacco or
drugs: sexual excuses, too frequent
pregnancies, worry. anxiety or excite
ment Normal functioning of the
thyroid gland is maintained by nat
ural diet containing what Funk has
designated the vitamines, the mother
substance from which the gland col
loids are prepared, and by equanim-
ity
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-03-10

plan to sprinkle little salt over the
wheat bran and mixed grain once or
twice a week.
AS soon as a sheep appears to be
ailing it should be removed from the
flock at once. For lung worms, a
tablespoonful of turpentine may be
given as a remedy.
A clear, pink skin is sign that the
internal organs are in good condition.
Oil cake may be fed in small guam
titles to fattening sheep, and sheep
which are fed upon such ration have
oily, elastic fleeces.
A hard, dry earth floor is best. as
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-03-10
Swine Lose Viuor.

Breeding swine that are kept con.
fined in small houses and curtailed as
to daily exercise will inevitably decline
in that superb vigor which makes
them better able to resist disease and
transmit constitutional strength to
their progeny.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-03-10
Quite Probable.

Teacher-The passive verb, Johnny,
expresses the nature of receiving an
action. For instance, Johnny is
spanked" Now tell me what does
Johnny do?
Student with imagination -John-
ny hollers.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-03-10
Knew the Ropes.

Bacon-You can depend on him.
Egbert-Are you sure?
ooh, positively. He knows all the
ropes"
How do you know"
Because he worked for a long time
in one of those factories where they
make cheap cigars"
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-03-10
Seems So.

Mr. Bacon understand 1t requires
about fifteen days for the human body
secutive nights sleep.
) Mrs. Bacon-And don't you suppose
those fiendish cats in the back yard
know that?
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-03-10
Harmful Practice.

Wallowing through snow belly deep
is not the best way to get the cows to
water. Chills them and stops the milk.
making business too long.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-03-10

Great thoughts seldom come in very
big packages.
Wise is the chaL who uses his
stumbling blocks as stepping stoL es to
success.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-03-10
Discard Old Hens

Don't winter old hens if food is
scarce; early Matched pullets will give
three times the profit that three-year-
old hens give.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-03-10

A College Education.
rs your boy learning much at col
lege?"
No, but | am. indianapolis Star.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-03-10
VoIubIe.

rs he man of his word?"
Il don't believe So. He's man OF
too many words"
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-03-10

mos bottle, and by is use the water
supply in the barnyrd is kept cool
in summer and reasonably warm in
winter. This solves me of the great
difficulties of the chic.en yard. In the
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-03-10

Always use Red Cross Ball Blue. Delights
the laundress. AT all good grocers. Adv.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-03-10
Mother draws Sweet Powders FOR Children

For Feve rishness, Bad Stomach Teething Disorders,
move and regulate the Bowels and are a pleasant
remedy for Worms. Used by Mothers for rs years.
They are so pleasant to take children like them.
They neper fail AT all Druggists 25c. Sample
FREE. Address, A. S. Olmsted, lie Roy, NJ Y.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-04-24
MAKE APPLICATION FOR
UNIQUE ARRANGEMENT
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WORKING IN INTEREST
OF GRAIN ELEVATOR
UNLOAD GRAINHERE
In Order That GraiANgay-. 20.
Treated and Re-shipped-st
Low Rates.
UNLOAD CRANE HERE

Application has been filed by tho
Traffic Committee of the chamber of
commerce with the Interstate Com
merce Commission, at Washington. to
nave Instituted an ARRANGEMENT on
grain shipments from the middle west
In bulk carloads, to cities in the lower
southeast, by which such bulk ship
ments may be stopped in Anderson
and the shipment reconverted here
before proceeding on to it's destina-
ton.
The application of the Traffice Com
mittee has been placed before the In
terstate Commerce Commission
through B. j. White, commissioner of
the bureau of markets, United States
Department of Agriculture.
The granting Of this petition would
mean great thing for Anderson. IN
all probability. The granting of the
petition would mean that a car of
grain could be purchased in the mid
die west for delivery at some CITY of
the southeastern States, at a through
freight rate charge. and this car rou,-
ed by Anderson, where It would he
stopped, the contents unloaded sod
reconverted-that is. ground into
meal. hominy. etc.-and shipped on
to Its destination on the original
freight rate
Such an arrangement, 1t Is stated,
would enable the grain elevator now
being built here and the corn and
flour mill which is already in opera-
ton to do "A business OF this kind
very proitably.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-04-24
VILLA IS PREPARING
FOR ANOTHER ATTACK
Concentrating Forces at Aguas
Calientes-Needs Ammu-
milton For Artillery.

WASHINGTON. April 23.-Vilia is
continuing his efforts to concentrate
troops at Aguas Calientes for another
attack on Obregon's army. according
to advices to the state department to-
day. Obregon Is reported to be ad-
vancing northward from Irahuato. 1t
Is said Villa is short of ammunition,
especially for artillery. No official
estimate of Obregon's losses IN CeIeya
has been received. villa is reported
to have lnst six thousand men. Obre-
gon's losses are believed to be much
less
The state department today stated
1t was reported in Vera Cruz that
,Guadalajara has been occupied by
cohstitutionalists, Obregon is .advanc-
ing nortnward, forces going to tho
front from Vera Cruz. The railroad is
open from Vera Cruz to Pachuca.
Vera Cruz reporta say the constitu-
tionnlists at Nuatusco have joined
Zapata.
Eagle Pass advices say there is pas-
senger traffic to Monterey, SaltilIo
and Torreon via Piedrasnegras.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-04-24
DIXIE HIGHWAY
COMMITTEE MEETS
To Act on Formation of Famous
Highway on May 10th. at
Louisville.

LOUISVILLE. April 23.-The nixio
Highway Commissioners today adopt
ed a resolution calling Tor meeting
OF the highway commissioners at
Chattanooga, May Goth. when the Local
tion of the highway from Chicago to
Miami. Fla, will be decided. Clark
Howell was elected the commission.
er's permanent chairman and W. w.
Mari, an Illinois road commissioner.
was elected secretary. Advocates o.!
various routes were directed to SUBJ
nit the formation of favored routes
by May 10. "A committee from the
Dixie Highway Association is in full
accord with The movement.