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The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-04-20
WAR OFFICE
REVIEWS CAMPAIGN
Austria And Italy Seem To Have
Failed To Reach Agree
ment.

LONDON, April l9.-Thc situation
ip the Carpathians regarding which
there has been dearth of news of
late is reviewed In brief summary
issued by the Russian wer Office, en-
sracing the period from early In
March up to the present.
According to this review, the prin-
cipal chain of the Carpathiafis, COM
prising front OF about rs miles, has
fallen into Russian hands since their
offensive began on March 10, and up
to April IL, the opposing forces in
cluding those that had been concen-
rating for the purpose OF relieving
Przemysl, lined up between Lupkow
and U2sok passes. suffered enormous
casualties. losing in prisoners alone
10000 officers and men.
The resistance OF the Teutonic allies
Is described as most stubborn and
along the line from Bartfeld to Uzsok
pass the Austrc-German forces were
estimated at 100000 men.
The subsequent fighting Is declared
20 have been in the nature of detailed
actions for the purpose OF consoli-
dating the Russian position which
therefore would indicateNprepara.ion
for q further general movement as
soc1 as the troops have rested and
reinforcements. OF which the Russians
are credited with having an ahund.
ance. have come up.
Rostoki, which lies, about 20 miles
to the northwest OF Uzsok pass. has in
the last few. days been the objective
of the Russian troops. but against an
advance In this direction the Austrians
have been delivering attacks In great
strength. They have. according to
their report. ''yiciously repuIsed" RUS
sian attacks near Telepotch and have
captured nearly 1880 prisoners.
In the Western war tissatre there is
continuous fighting Iii the vosges, I.or-
lraine and Alsace and the British in
'fantryInen have attacked the German.
trenches to the southwest of Ypres af-
Ger tie explosion OF several mines ia
the way Of a preliminary. At all
these points fighting is still in pro-
greSs.
Minor incidents In the campaign in.
'clude the loss OF the British sub
marine E-I5, which ran ashore In the
DardAneiies. "a officers and men be-
ing taken prisoners by the Turks
and seven being probably lost. the
Commandment OF Turkish encemp-
ment on the Sinai peninsula by Brit
isii aeropfaneH and the tofpedoise BY
q Submarine ia the North sea OF the
Greek steamer Eliispontos
q Is reported from Rome that italy
and Austria have failed Do heree on
Y - a
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ARMY SUFFERS
A CRUSHING DEFEAT
TROOP TRAINS CARRYING
DEFEATED FORCES
NORTElvVARD
SIX TH(OUSAND
DE AID OR JNRED
State Departmens Agents Say VII
Ia MOvement On West Coast
Is colIapsing.


WASHINGTON. April 1s.-The state
departments consular dispatches tn
day from Mexico confirmed the Car
rama claims of aggreat victory for
General Obregon over villa at Celaya
They said Villa had retreated north
ward, destroying the railroad behind
him Villas losses in the six DAYS,
lighting is estimated at six thousand
killed and wounded. Fourteen iroop
trains. carrying the defeated f.hief
tain and his battered army .arriye,l
Yesterday at Aguas Calientes, one
hundred and Twenty-Five miles from
Celaya. The department issued srm-
mary advices from Rear ADMIRAL Ho-
ward, saying The Villa movement on
the west coast apparently is eoilaps-
Ing and indications point TO control of
the entire west coast by Carranza In
a few weeks =
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territorial concessioss TO Itsty tor her /
continued asutrsIity.
AUSTRIA AND ITALY
AM NOT AGREED

ROME tvia Parie. D i AstFil 20 -
From an authoritative secrce II Is
learned that, notwithstanding Ger.
many's efforts Italy aud Austria have
failed TO agree on fetrftGsfal conces-
'sions.
Many reports have been cprfenf re-
speuting proDosale Sasd Is have been
made by, infIuentiai Aust trians anxious
to preserve peace With Italy FOR, the
temporary disposition or the province
of 4fente. provided Austria CONSENTED
to cede It 20 italy The latest proposal
according to these reports, Was that
the teprifory De cedea to the pope and
that The pontiff turn the tekfitofy over
70 Italy after the wsf
Prince yt1nS Baeiow, German alibas-
ssdor TO FDnle 10 said 10 haye lFownr
ed on this suggestion. Rearing II would
be a new source OF friction betsfeea
Austria and italy
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SHERIFF MAKES BIG
HAUL OF WHISKEY
THREE WHITE MEN. AN AUTO
AND S l.2 GALLONS ARE
BEING HELD
SAID TO HAVE HAD
LARGER QUANTITY
Believed That Men Game From
Georgia And Hid Whisksy
Over Saturday Night.

,rt,.---, -, :, n y y
charged win transporting whiskoy
IN tne night time, three white mon.
II, =. ana ira Stsnsell and viii
franSiin' were arrested Sunday after
noon by sherin Ashley and deputies
IN the vicinity OF Riverside MIL and
'ooged IN the cousty Jail. Five asd
one-haif gallons of Intoxicating "
quor and Maxwell touring car we 20
taken in custody by the officers at
tne same time 1t being alleged that
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MAKE ATTEMPT
TO RAISE THE F-A
-Four Lines Now Fastened To Sub
inArineIniured Diver Get
ting Better.

HONOLULU, Aprilsd9. III Is expect-
ed that an effort to raise the sub
marine F-4 will be made tonight.
Work has been proceeding continn-
ously. preparatory TO the effort.
Four lines are now fast to the hull.
connecting with the two scow pom
toons. The dredges and ,barges which
were engaged in the preliminary work
have been moved. Tl.e- space above
the snbmarine is left clear. 81
The diving is over for the present.
Diver Loughman. who had q marrow
escape from drowning, when the afr
line became entangied at great
depth is slowly recovering.
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{. N. BLYTHE ELECTED
COLONEL ISL. REGIMENT
Gen. Brooks Not Candidate For
Reelection AS Commando
of U, c. W

~ y :. 4 A A
+ COLUMBIA. april l9.--ofiiciaI re-
turns of officers for the militia on
Saturday show the following results.
First Regiment, E. M. Blythe OF GREEN
Vile was elected colonel p. TX. Nc
Chilly Of Anderson iieutenant colonel:
X. r. Watson OF Greenyiiie major OF
the first battalion: w. 81 Moore OF
Yorkviile major of the second batt,-
lion.
second race viii be necessary 10
decide on a major for the third batta-
lion. The race viii De letween w.
J, Tiller OF Chesterfield and Robert
McCorrei OF Hartsvilie.
Second Regiment: ~. r. Sprfags of
Geofgetown. colonel; a. r Cfaffy OF
Ofahgeburg, iieutens colonel: A. III.
Wilcox OF Charleston, major of first
battaiioL Dibert jackson OF Column
MIA mRjos' or the second Battalion:
A. II. w. Bradford OF Sumter major.
Eef thitd battalion :
II mns announced here today mat
Gen. u. II Broobs viii not seek re-
eiecffRo rs commander Of Tho E'iraf
Brigade ". G. ". on account OF pres.
sure Of his duties ss clerk OF the 81, :
prerle court Friends az Mr. 81 III
Newton OF Bennettsviiln. Gallant
Confederate Fetcf are tirRil,T him
az & snccessof 10 Gen. Bfoolts
The UntyersI3y defeated ggalse 5yor5
est at sbasebai Il here slie eftef3l ocn by.
the score Of II 70 q Auother Kafsle
will be played befwaen thea toulSf- :
fOVe ~ l,,
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WAR OF PEOPLE, SANS pAsnA

CoNsTANTINoPLE, April is.--
This is not a war of the Tafklsh
government, but war OF the Turk.
ish people, = SAID Enfers paAiia the
slost rem ale man In Turkey, who
at thirty thres. is war minister ant
lgnneEs nm of the ,nf sEft army.
to a Associated Press correspondent
today.
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PAY IllDENIT TC
KATKICK ON RS
Germany TO Pay IL csrmaa Sabs
marine Sunk Duseh Bost
Through Mistake.

THE HAGUE. April o !. Geruiany's
declarations Of her willingness ID. ex-
press regret and paying Indemnity II
an Investigation proves that the Dutch
steamer. KatwyiE. wes sunk by d Ger
man. submarine throngT mistake
has brought general satisfaction here
The Irritation caused BY the sinking
OF the Katwyk has ab0tt subsidel.
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seech R8neral pies

Bf3IARF. iarnnCe Anil 20.
Charles Louis Tsenehu. former conn
fnhndes Ia cher OF the French army.
died here today he was e5, years
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-07
St. Louis ). pistsburs :.


St. Louis 3, Pit&sbura 2.
Pittsburg. Nay s-Pittsburg hatted
two 81 Louis pitchers out % the box
this afternoon and hit ths third hard.
winning by the score q 2 to 3 The
score:
R.H.E.
81 Louis ....... ..........3 1l 3
EittaeurB 600. ..-..- -.-----. 10
Meadows. Griner. Robinson and
snyder. Adams and schanE. umplres.
Rigler and aHrt
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Al Albany I, Columbia 1
At Jacksonville. O. Augusta. 3.
Al Columbus. s. Savannah, 4.
At Macon. IS; Charleston. 4
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New York Wins From BOStOn;
Philadelphia Beats Brooklyn

Brooklyn. May 6.--Pnnadelphia won
from Brooklyn this afternoon IN q
wen played ard hard fought game.
The score.
RH.E.
Philadelphia e.. s.s ..sss.g.-
brooklyn asss ssssssss
Mayer and Ktlllfer: Preierer and Nc
Carly Umplres. Eason and Qulgley.
Nssx York 3. Boston 1.
Boston May 6--Eew York heat
Boston this afternoon TO ], IN a hard
fought game IN which Tesreau out
pitched Tyler. The score.
RI
View YORK .... 10000 /
Boston Gee. 800 sss..sssss o
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BatterieB-smlth, Beck. Frost and
Higgins and knapp Hogs and
schmidt. umpires, Rudderham and
KERN
Second game RHE
New orleans ......-...s...-.s ii
Mobile .... 6
Weaver. Frost and Hig-
gins HarSins. Gudger and Schmidt;
umpires. Rudderham and KERN.
Nashville o. Chattanooga T.
Chattanooga. May g-Chattanooga
easily defeated Nashville this after
noon. Marshall holding the visitors 20
four hits and no runs
The score RH.E
Nashville ......... .-.......-.0 4 /
dhAttanooE2 ..s.s ..r-s....-.A Q
Batteries-RoEers and Street. Mar
shall and Kitchens. umpares. Chestnut
| and pfennlnEer.
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Observation-Disclosures;
Washington Beats Philadelphia

Nmw xurM. 1Gag a~--Alkhcugh out
haea.a rsww Yu1a uaayad = bettsr de-
esrnsvs Earns ehnn Bosoon today, WIN
uinw - "a. nooEgpof.ssso 3 The score;
RHE
KcNEun a@@a - -
New YORK em@eaHe@@a@aas $685. ~ ~ =
nafenrSas--Ruth and CarrtNan3
vVarhop. PER ard rgunuamaler; UNI
rfran. Evans and Mufianey.
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Philadelphia. May e--vyashington
Knocked pennock cut uf ire box ard
hattea Breaalsr hard and timely to-
day. winning from Philadelr hia BY the
score o. II 90 q. The scores R.HE
washington ...~s.... I'll ~ 1
phila0elphIa .-s.-...-ss .-.-a-a : Z
Baefertea-0allia. Harper ana Henry
and Wtniansg pennocx. BTcaslsr and
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sEIsMocRAP4s RECORD
= NEARBY EARTHQUAKE

Washington. May e.--seismowrsphs
a. Georgetown University recorded
moderate earth shocks between Ts26
ard 7ss a n. today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-07

Ring 1913 for fresh Fish,
w. r. Bennett Grocery and
Meat Market.
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AZ Atlanta, s; Birmingham, 10.
AZ Chattanooga, 4: Nashville. O.
AZ Mobile. 1913; New Orleans. I.-s
Both games seven innings by agree
ment
AZ Little Rock Memphis. postponed
on account OF rain.
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Clsvelaud. May s.-Cn1cago bstted
and ran bases az bases at win today,
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sehang and lap; umpirss. conneliy
and Chill
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Baseball
Res uItS

National League.
At Boston. i New YORK. g.
Al Brooklyn, 1: Philadelphia. 9.
A. Pittsburgh. g. ST. Louis. 8.
Al Chicago Cincinnati. postponed.
American League.
At Cleveland. 4: Chicago. 10.
At New Yorx. Z: Boston. s. Thir-
teen snninKa
Al Philadelphia. 2; washington. II.
At S. Louis Detroit. vet grounds.
Federal Lanuua.
AT Budalo. z-t: Kansas City. al
Al Baltimore, .: Chicago 3.
A. Newark. 8. Pittsburgh. s. Ter
imninRA
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Tesreau and Myers. Tyler and
whaling and Goway. umplres. Klein
and EmsHa.
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10 20 =. The score: RHE.
Ch3eaEo ..-.-...s ..s4s...s..lo 10 3
NAoFe1aia s...s..s sssss-.ss.. 4
Battsriss-Bens and Daley; Mitchell
and o'NsiiI: umpirss, Dineen and Nal
lin.
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PeHCanS and GuIIS Break Even;
Birmingham Defeats Atlanta

Atlanta May e.--Birninghan bat
ted Atlanta pitchers almost a. viii
this afternoon, securing fifteen hits
and ten runs and winning easily The
score: R.H.E
htrfn1nknAm -.ssr*s s.=..-.-sAV ID
AElanA4 ssss-.ssss .sss....-s :
Observation-Disclosures and Hale
Hiett Browning and smith. umplres.
OtToole and Williams
New Orleans s-s Mobile f2.6.
Mobile. May S.--Moblle and New
Orleans broke even Ia q double header
this afternoon. the nome team win
ming tire first game, ~ 20 1, through
hard hitting and good pitching ~
Hogg. New Orleans outbstted No
bile In the second. The scores.
First game Ri T.
View Orleans ..-..ss.........
/ Mobile ..-..ss.... .ss...-..~.ls
The sun., 1915-10-10

Famous Fighting Deputy in the Rechstag, Now Working
in Paris Sees the Dawn of His Beloved Lands
Redemption From German Rule

He WIS at once pessimist and on
timist. He was pessimist because he
did not believe that Alsace cou,d oh
tain n better fate unoc;. German rule.
IL, WAS optimist bccuuse he believed
that good would come ont Of that
IN. and an inevitable war bring final
deliyerance. He lived i'm preparation
of the rren, oven,
Wh.', no ,,,a. "r Lrou. r.bo, ~,
ro, I'm on ,hc,r h,,ck,i., and will
lac arrested ON IN. frs, dnv of mo-
hiliz,,io,," IA, h,d doci,,ad on his lin,
of ,ord,c, Eo,is,, ,,oia.n,,n,. ,,
ti,l,. - ,o,. hy - h,,. T., IN. s,,.., !.
49, r,i,,r hn ,a,soa ,,,,,,adia,ai,. ,r,n
c,,.i,zo,,,,,a iIa ,,a i,s, ,;,,,o ~.
,,, ,..,,... ,,,,,, .,.,., -. 49,. -,
,,nr ,,.a,,,, l., .n. ha.
~ " 10
,'','.r. ',as law 20 WILL M 'o'ns ,,,s
The sun., 1915-10-10

take dead land covering a volcano OF
French love-
He was talkativc. Won Scim,tau."
adds the able.
For 200 years Alsace rcma ned
French. pr sperous and brilliant. Mul.
house invented calico printing WIS.
Senhourg invented popular cnluroi
pictures. Haguenau invented popular
decorated crockery, with roses. tulps
and ROSTERS. All sweetness and ush,
for the people,
The French never forced il.,r
Mayors from Berlin--l mean rars-
on our Alsatian towns" SAYS tho abb.
They did not infest us With furc.
i'onaries from Paris To Insult au-
wives IN the street for spcakin.
French-I mean German. They did
not make us pay for their canals. W
To send their sons to College"
His eyes twinkle.
T6c Marsclllaisc' was composod
and first sung AT Strashurg. And when
the French Revolution broke ou, ou-
AlSa'ian ancestors put up sicnboarA
IN the middle Of the old kehl bridr..
across the Rhine. Tho men az Ha ..n
cam" halfway acres to read the sign
board: Here begins the land Of
liberty"
ask him what they did then.
Turned round and walked hack"
replies the abbe grinning.
The sun., 1915-10-10
After 1870 The village barber fined for having French sign
AboveThe Able Wetter For twenty years the Voice of
Asace' in the German Rechstag.

into ligent when 10 years oli": the
Suahiaus. with such loud voices that
nobody else could Nc heard, whence our
A,satians came tn call all German. hy
the Gaulish name Of 'Schwoh'; and the
Buruss.a G'russianSI. whose leader
wore bulls head. with the horns. for
n helmet"
So he twittod them in the Reichs-
tag.
We continue along the picture gall
lcry.
Here = julius Caesar beating back
the hord"s ON the plain of Bclfuri,
Here the arts and civilization OF Al
SAGE under the Roman Peace. Then
new barbarian inyasIons. stronger and
stronger always scckIuG wine ON
clcts and white bread pictures "f
burning and piliagc. ruins and de-
SPAR,
The sun., 1915-10-10

he bursts out. I'VE belong tn the
great Gaulish. or Celtic people. as my
friend Hansi tells the Alsatian chill
dren in his pictures"
ON the walls were Hansi's water
Colors.
one picture represents the Rhine at
the dawn of history. From high banks
of the German side Teutonic warriors
in gold spectacles, the skins of beasts.
the Death Hussar kolheck. and "Wntan
NIT uns." on copper breas pins.
threaten the cultivated plain and
smiling cities of Alsace.
The German schoomasters which
they forced on Alsace tried to teach
our children that Germany extended
originally to the Nosges moun,a ms. -
he laughs. THE children recitcd the
lesson-and winked at each other"
His .augh is gay. The happy man,
The Rhine was great impossible
river, with swamps on either side.
During 1000 years 1t formed the
natural frontier between the farms
and vineyards of Gaul and the Ger
manic forests. Sometimes. in great
summer heat, when the Rhine was
low. or in unusual winter cold. when
it frozc. the hordos would make a raid
into Alsace to burn and pillage. our
first history describes these Germanic
invasions. The Aamans ,prescnt
Baden population) led tho way. They
made straight for our hcnCoops tn
gather all the eggs and make colossal
omelets--so great and in such "A
hurry that they broke the eggs with
their feet. From which Asatian
peasants call the men of Baden to this
day 'Galfes,a. which = Gaulish fo-
yellow feet"
With those bad Raden- -Badens came
the Boiens 'modern Bavar.ans)
whose feet were s. big that they con-
tinued standing upright when killed
so that our warriors had to push them
over" says the sprightly abho. There
were also the SaNons. who become
The sun., 1915-10-10
in iee
Unconpromsing in His Opposition Prussan Domino
ton, He Spared in His Biting Sarcasm Not
Even the Highest in the Land

her father. in a Carlovingian chapel
And here, the crime of the Lugen.
field"
The picture shows two kings swear
in, an oath, with a third king stand-
inp by. II happened between Thann
and Cernay. when the son and heir
of Charlemacne was beaten and jaileu
by his three sons. Louis of Germany,
Charles of France and Lothalr. who
took a neutral strip Of kingdom be-
tween them.
AT the last moment" lays the Abhe,
Louis Of Germany declared that he
needed vineyards. An right said the
easygoing Charles. what do you ask?
The slopes of Alsacc.' said Louis Of
Germany. 1t made Charles and
l.othair laugh--a third of Lothair's
kingdom. But no. they said, that
wine would go to your head And 1t
did" concludes the Able.
THE wine of Alsace went to Ger
many's head. \ few years later l.o-
THAR died. Charles of France being
busy fighting Norman pirates. his
brother Of Germany made a brusque
attack on Belgium mean Alsacc.
breaking his oath and trenching his
army well. II was not a scrap ~
paper in those rude days. but an act
~ horror. So the place was called
the Lugcnfeld. the field of perjury
"Alssce became German land. but
only geographically. The Rhine sep
arated its people from the Germans.
tho only bridge being at Strashurg.
And the Emperor was far away"
We pass before the pictures.
The chevaliers of Iorn and Mullen
helm fighting in the streets Of Stras-
burg" The Tocsin of Coimar."
"Ulrich Of Dornach Calling the Rurgh-
ers Of Mulhou.e to Arms" ,Thc frsc
cities and local mobiles kept indepcn-
dent.)
"Tyrant Won lIagenhach Bchoaded at
] NieuN-BrisaCh." The Peasant Revolu-
The sun., 1915-10-10

ton The Rcitrcs of Germany Burn
ing the Towns of the Sundgau"
The Able slaps his chest.
"Alsatians" he exclaims "disunion
made these ruins! BE united. or
beware the kaiscrlich and the
Schwobe,"
How did Alsacc become French
again?
The wars of tho Reformation ended
in a great peace. Al Europe had
been fighting. ard France helped tn"
Germans of the north
"On that very same l.urcuf,'d. bo-
tween Thanh and Corndv. the French
army of Richcl!eu. commanded 10y
bernard of Saxc-Wcimir crush 4 the
Austrians and saved north Germany
more's the pity" murmurs the ahhe.
Alsace was tho compensation
awarded to France in the great peace.
"A scrap of paper" smiles the abhc.
"Thrty-tive years later tho Germans
irrupted int" AlsaCc in ~ first attempt
To win back their lost brothers. as
they put it. T-o great French cap
tain. Tur,nnc. smashed them at Turk
hc.m. and al, Alsarc V.ncratcs his
name
Thirty-iive years French and al
ready in love- How different from
the thirty-fivc years after 1870, says
the ahhc.
"Ecrlin professors roll their eyes
when speaking "f the rap" uf A~ace
10y the Fourteenth Louis. hut the
best witness is the f'rcih'rr Won
Schmittau. i'russian Ambassador to
the court Of Louis NlN. He was a
n-Germinist and begged his master
70 'rocnnuucr' A.sacc. hu' ~; alone
he ought to take north France. Bra
hant and Flanders with T. because.
wrote Won Schmit'au, IL is not .rious
that the Al,atialS arc more French
than the rariSiauS themselves, 50 that
IN Conqu,ginG Al~acc alone YOU will
The sun., 1915-10-10
SOME POPULAR PREJUD1cEs

HIE man, Il suppose a
popular prejudice IS
"""ut the hardest thing there is >,
eradicate. | don't know that ,ho-. ,s
any very good reason to comn,re
prejudice with cancer. unless n.
,hat II Is generally impossibl. ,o eay
now either one of them originates h,,.
'h'N are certainly alike in ono 20.
Spect' that If person is once afflicted
win either Of them he IS lkeIv :,
SuHer with it till he dies.
sometimes IL seems as ~ ,bo NOV,
ABSURD prejudice is the more hl,,..
J. -. When | was n mere lad | was
thrown in contact with a good na,v
very old peop,e, men and women both
ana well remember how violent SOM.
ct their expressions were in repo-1 "a
some things to which couId 80, -,
objection
zone of these. recall. was ec.,r.,
the mustache. At that time and avn
speaking IF more than half cor,r-,
ago. comparatively few mon Uors
l'uS'acnes excepting as a portion of
'u'' "'a'o' inc upper .ip was E,N-
''aHA ShhNed' though patches uf hosri
IN 'he chln or cheek were common
enough An astonishinGly large ,l-;
"r the community. however. lookca ~
'h' mustachc as fopperv that m cN,
perhaps b" tolerated in n forc!crcr,
nut "dS wholly unworthy of an Amer.
can citizen.
And the hatred OF soma Of .rcse
people Tor the mustache was SUCH "a
now seems almost incredihlc n,,rl
one old lady say on one occa sion 't..,
II any man should come into nor rags,
with one of those things on his fa.o
Shc Wou'd try to catch him aslcer arI
II she succeeded in doing 50 she wou.i
smear his mustache with candle crc4.,
and set fire To it,
THAT prejudice died out with r,t
generation, hut | have sometimes
thought ! saw signs of its rcapprar-
ance in the younger generation '.-
day as result of the present. fash-
ION OF not shaving the entire face -
ii does rcappear it is to be hoped tN,'
it will be less violent.
Another prejudice that | have sc,p
grow almost into n fury and slow 40
ahatc until IL seems likely to dlsui.
pear in few more years is tl.rt
against cigarettes. | do not mean the
opposition To the use of tobacco r. =
has persisted since the DAYS of I[frc
James and seems likely 10 con'i'uo
50 long AZ the weed grows Perhaps
it cannot properly he called a prrt..
dice. for even the most connrmri
smoker must admit that II is foUud''
on indisputable facts and can Ice sup.
ported by sane and logical arEumou',.
But what mean is the different