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FRIENDS OF JONAH.
One Requests, and Another Supplies
an English Version.

To THE EpiToR or THE SrN-Sir: II
Is So long since ! heard the German
student song about Jonah and his whale.
and have :" neglected my German OF
late, that II would hc a work of charity
for 80. -. w" tn render II into English
and then We should all know what a
schwarzen is and what happened to II.
hope this * not asking too much. II
could easily he written in vers lihre.
which is So much less trouble than the
old fashioned method.
There is no excuse for the man who
represents anothcr's ideas as his own.
Gott strafc all plagiarists. II. J. s
NEW YORK, November Is,
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SERIOUS ERROR COR
RECTED.
The False Charge That John Y. Nc
Kane Elected Cleveland by Fraud.
FROM the Brooklyn Eagle.

FROM the Brooklyn Eagle.
The New York Times on the 9th OF
this month published the following
statement: 1T was at this election THAT
Of 1891 that John Y. McKane. the
Democratic boss Of Coney Island. who
later went to Sing Sing for overzealous
political activities. gave the Cleveland
ticket plurality in Gravesend that
exceeded by 1000 the total number Of
men. women and children in the town,
which was about 5000"
As n matter Of fact. as will appear by
all the almanacs Of the following year
as we'll as by the Official records. the
vote returned for Cleveland was 667.
that for Blaine 295 and that for Butler
1, a total OF 963. The Timess estimate
Of the population Of Gravesend. 5000. is
substantially correct or course IL In a
territory Of 5000 inhabitants. or in fact
of any number Of Inhabitants. n vote
had been returned greater than that Of
the entire population 1t would be con-
elusive evidence Of fraud but as 1t ap-
pears that the total vote was 963, or less
than one-fifth OF the population. the vote
returned was entirely normal. Not only
was the vote entirely normal but II we
eliminate the plurality given Cleveland
he would still have carried the State OF
New York by over 700. We do not call
attention to this for the purpose Of
merely pointing out inaccuracies fallen
into by our contemporary but to correct
any wrong and injurious impression
that may have been derived by the
reader. Such a misstatement Fads the
people to believe that the result Of the
election was obtained by fraud. and the
injury done ny that belief can hardly be
overestimated.
As Mr.. Josh Billings said ut Is bet
ter to know few things right than
many things that are not So"
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Obvious Economy In the Proposed Hot
Air Pipe Line.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuS--Sir, Why
run that hot air pipe line all the way
to South America? Wait until Congress
meets again and II will only be neces-
sary to 60 to Washington with it, This
source Of supply would be more than
ample Tor all needs. and We would prob
ably have plenty left to export to the
Kaiser for initiating his Zcppelins
r. Il. AsoN
NEW York. November IS.
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Tho National Hotel Disease.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sn,
WAS much interested to see In to-day =
SYN Mr. Henry T.. pavis's letter about
the National Hotel disease. have
twice heard my father. the late Horace
White, tell the story, attributing the
trouble. as does Mr. Davis. to dead rats
in the tank. MARTHA II. WHITE
NEW YORK. November Is.
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&. q. Lcland's Muse at Asknlon.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuS-Sir. The
author OF the German student song
printed in THE SrN on Tuesday was
Joseph Victor Scheffc'. born in 1926.
Charles Godfrey Leland made an Eng
ish version OF the song.
In the penultimate verse Mr.. Leland
says "rhe clock struck half past four"
but that Is an hour later than "halb
ver' The chronology may be i'm.
por,ant, ~
RROOkLYN. November L.
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The Urgent. Need Of . Georsi. Town.

From the Bdinbrtdoe Posf ScarchIighf
The first thing body knows we are
going to line up all the kids In town In "a
row and march through town with big
banners inscribed there. I'VE don't want
bread. we want circus with n big cic-
phant In It," and down with prohl lbltory
city ordinances.
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To THE EDITOR or THE srS--Sir, There
Is young man who comes to my hom.
and II seems as though he never speaks
tho truth, ! have often thought that a
liar is worse than thief VIII you please
give me your opinion lin regard to thisc
by so doing YOU will greatly oblige me.
ALBANY, November l5 OF
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Will future historians write: "And II
came To pass early in the twentieth
century that the American experiment
In democratic government by law col
lapsed and WAS replaced by the rule OF
an aristocracy composed of 400 900
skilled workingmen who reigned des-
politically over more than 100. 900 900
subject people"
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educators in all parts OF the coun-
try are impressed by the fact that Il
has been necessary To enlarge the seat
ing capacity Of the Yale Bowl. The light
that emanates from "A great university
can have wide reaching cultural ef-
teCts II you put a Kick in Il.
The sun., 1916-11-16

When Fighting BOB meets Happy
HIRAM on the floor Of the Senate will
they wink at each other?
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This utterly unfounded story has
been so widely circulated and so gem
orally believed that 1t demands denial
and correction. Grover Cleveland's
title to the Presidency was as un'
tainted by fraud as that Of George
Washington.
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The Rights Of women In Federal
Elections In Sul1fsge states.

The questions asked by the two cor
respondents whose letters are sub
joined have also been put to us, In
different forms, by several other read.
crs Of The Sun:
ITO THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: AZ.
ter reading your editorial article this
morning entitled The Direct Vote for
President I am led to inquire by what
legal right the women voters OF the
suffrage States are permitted to vote for
the President or other officers OF the
United States Government. without
Federal legislation covering the point
1t would seem that the women's voting
privilege should be limited to the ballot
concerning the offices within the respec-
tive States.
Several newspapers claim that the
woman vote in California decided the
Presidential issue this year. and am
desirous OF learning definitely whether
or not the women In that and other
suffrage States were within their legal
rights In casting ballots for President
OF the United States.
~. r. JENNINGS
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THE House OF Representatives shat,
be composed ~ Members chosen every
second year by the People OF the several
states and tn. Electors IN each State
shall have the Qualifc ations requisite
for Electors OF the most numerous
branch OF the State Legislature. AR
tioIe J., Section 2.
Therefore when n State extends Ia
women the right to vote for members
of It's Assembly, woman suffrage Is
automatically extended In that State
to the election Of members OF the
House OF Representatives mt Wash.
ington. As to the qualifications of
voters for Presidential Electors, that
matter is absolutely within the powcr
OF the States. The Legislature of any
State can say who shall choose It's
Electors Of the President and Vice
President. No Federal legislation is
required 10 order to qualify women
In n suffrage State to vote for Fed.
cral as we'll as State officers.
The husband OF our correspondent
writing the second letter printed
above Is mlsinformed concerning IN.
provisions OF the United States Con
stitution. That instrument does moi
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Nobody wants UuGHEs-but the
People. GEORGE HARVEY.
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MNry's Horse and Mary's Car.
Mary had a little horse.
She showed II At the show,
But everywhere that Mary went
The car was sure to 70.
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Prohibition seems to he running sew
eral laps ahead OF woman suffrage in
this country
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II II high time for Uncle SAM to he
graduated from the electoral college.
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ITO THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: NV
husband says that women's votes for
President in the West are unconstitu-
tionai. as the Constitution provides that
the President shall be elected by males
over 81 years Of age. II so. why were
they allowed to vote? Mrs. +. X. l..
"AvoN, n. j.. November Is
The answer to the first inquirer
Mr.. JENNINGS, Is that the Constitu.
ton of the United States gives to the
States the power to prescribe the quail.
iticatiOns Of voters for Federal Office
as well as for State Office. This power
extends not only to the Presidential
Electors but also to the Representa-.
tives In Congress
Each State shall appoint. In such
manner as the Legislature thereof ma,
direct. a number OF Electors equal to the
whole number OF Senator'S and Repre-
sentatlves to which the State may nc
entitled in the Congress"-Article H.,
Section /.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-10

In passing through South enfed, Mass, aut@s cross the historic old stream called Bloody Brook q
name derived from the eWfm massacre by Indians which occurred tHeo on te1 of SepnmtT 1915
In tmed asK King Philip adm of the Pankah tribe of Indians was on the. wapth. Het had SO
terrified hese settlers of TIL Connecticut River Valley that the nothTnmostt towns Mortified and Denfed
were reda abandoned
In abandoning DeHfed he@ settlers had ltl e aorso newly harvested grain and it wsi guest of
the townd Hadey twenty miles south. Theg grain had been successfully procured and the party was some
six mMso out of the sHemmtd Derfed wm it prpapdh ford a stream. The stream vas budTed
by thick w0ds and tradition relate that the men mpudetyp placed their weapons in thew wagons and scat
erred to Mmr the wild grapes which aeundd Thus damd they we're ub and completely over
whdmed by the horde of Indians estimated at 700 strong by whom they had ben ambusnd OF the lightly
or more nn in Captain Iahrps cmmand not more than eight escaped alive
battle butte could do nothing except dryet the Indians away SO that the bodies their comrades might be de-
Gently bed
is kwn to this day as Bloody Brook
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-10
MYSTERY OF MERCURY.
An Unknown Factor That Causes the
Planets Erratic Motion.

The planet of Mercury is the small
est of the major planets and the near
est to the sun, which it circles in a
little less than three months. 1t reach
es its greatest distance from the sun
at periods about sixty days apart Dur
ing the year Mercury is morning star
three times and evening star three
times, Owing to its nearness to the u
1t is never visible for more than a Pc
Rod of about two hours after sunset
or the same length of time before sun
rise.
The eccentricity of its orbit Is great
er than that of any other major planet;
its greatest and its least distance from
the sun differ by nearly fifteen mil
lion miles. According to A. w. Nc
Curdy of the Royal Astronomical So
ciety of Canada, the most remarkable
characteristic In the motion Of Mer-
curry is that when it is nearest to the
sun it travels faster than it should If
it moved only by the attraction of the
known bodies of the solar system.
Astronomers have long sought an ex-
PLANTATION of the accelerated motion.
Some believe that there are other plan
cts at present unknown between Mer-
curry and the sun-bodies that although
numerous are too small to be seen. The
movements of Mercury indicate an In
1uence that might be accounted for by
the presence of another planet revolv-
ing within its orbit. If such a planet
really exists, there should come a time
when it will appear as a dark spot
moving across the face of the sun.
Another way to detect the presence
of new planets in the vicinity of the
sun is to take observations during a
total eclipse. If there are no clouds
at such a time the stars become v;si-
BILE as the sun disappears. During the
total eclipse of the sun in 1873 one
observer saw an object that he
thought might be the long sought
planet, but no other astronomer has
been able to confirm the discovery, and
many now believe that the hidden
source of the unusual movement of
Mercury must be looked for elsewhere
than in the orbit Of the planet.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-10
Woman Who "Made" Thanksgiving

1t was a woman, Mrs. Sarah ]. Hale,
editress of Godey's Lady's Book and
well known as a writer, who champion
ed the cause of a national Thanksgiv-
ing. Year after year she patiently
fought for a national observance Of
Thanksgiving day, publishing endless
articles on the subject. In various
ways she caused an agitation of the
subject that finally resulted in 1859 in
the governors Of most of the states of
the Union annually issuing proclama-
tons for Thanksgiving. at her sug-
gestion President Abraham Lincoln is
sued a proclamation for a national
Thanksgiving for Aug. 6, 1868. about a
month after the battle of Gettysburg.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-10
Flowers For Birth Month.


February-Primrose-Early youth.
March-Violets-Modesty.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
INSTRUMENTATION.
June-wild rose-Simplicity.
, July--Lily-Purity.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sleep.
September-Morning glory-Content
meHt.
October-Hops-Joy.
November - Chrysanthemum-Cheer
fulness.
ecember-Holly-Foresight
Good Business.
"Why do you keep that clumsy wait
err He breaks a tray Of dishes nearly
every day." $
Eyes, and 1t keeps our patrons anus
ed too. Beats any cabaret feature"
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-10
FOR THE SEWING ROOM.
Hints For Women Who Do Their Own
Family Sewing.

FAMILY Sewing.
A chifonier or bureau in the sewing
will be found indispensable One
drawer is used for the stock room, and
the small ware are kept therein; one
is for patterns, one for pieces to use
for patching and mending and one for
clothing to be mended or fixed over.
An old iron incased In a two pound
sugar bag is just the thing to hold
your work while sewing. 1t takes the
place of the old fashioned bird that Is
seen sometimes.
If the pins are kept in a deep saucer
one can pick them up or throw them
down easily when fitting a dress.
Take a board of the desired length
and width and drive a number of
nails through two inches apart. These
will hold the. spools of thread. The
numbers can be quickly seen, and
there will be no tangling with the scis-
sorS.
Cream Jars are excellent for but
tons, as they can be classified and
easily distinguished therein.
An old sheet spread on the floor will
catch all threads and can be easily
shaken. leaving the room tidy with no
exertion.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-10
One Kind Of q Woman.

In n of the leading grocery stores
a richly attired oma was overheard
ordering a pound of tea. THE eighty
cent kind" she reminded the clerk.
1--WE want it good" She was turning
away when she stopped suddenly and,
attracting the attention of the clerk,
pointed to a coffee can marked "Sev.
enteen cents a pound" "Just give me
a quarter of a pound of that, please
she said. my husband is the only
one in the family who uses Coffee
Boston Traveller.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-10
Got One, Anyhow.

The accused was a beautiful woman.
Under the circumstances her examina-
ton was purely a matter of form; still
legal formalities had to be observed.
81 understand" said the detective,
that during the absence of your hus-
band you shot a burglar?"
81 did," the beautiful lady admitted.
"What became of him?"
"Why, the other burglar took him
away
(Which other burglary"
"The one l shot at."-New York
Times.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-10
Pleasant For the Attorney.

1t was in the criminal court, and in
a trial where the attorney for the de-
Tense was well known to the judge
who was trying the case. And the at
torney for the defense wound up his
plea thus:
my client is no more a crook than I
am?'
THE attorney has told no more than
the simple truth" said the judge. "The
sentence of the court is that the pris-
oner at the bar serve ten years at
hard labor."-St. Louis Star.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-10
Imitation Damask,

Imitation damask is made today by
of printing upon the surface,
with a sort of transparent mucilage,
the designs. These designs appear to
be woven into the cloth. By immersing
a sample in boiling hot water and al
lowing it to boil for several minutes the
design will disappear. - Washington
Post.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-10
Made a Sale.

""That new man is a salesman, all
right"
"What did he do?"
"He had a lady in tow just now who
looked at refrigerators, desks, porta-
BILE bungalows, bathing suits, porch
furniture, imported rugs, fireless cook
ers and grand pianos. Nothing suited
her. Some fellows would have let her
get away"
"And hep
HE sold her a spool Of thread
Louisville CourierJournal.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-10

why are We lukin' sac pleased WI
yersel'?" asked McQuinton.
"Weel, mon," replied Farquharson,
II dropped a saxpence i the market
place, an l couldna find it."
That's naught to be lukin' sac gay
ABBOTT" said McQuinton.
AYE, but We dinna KEN" explained
Farquharson. 81 found a shilling!"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-10
Thanksgiving In
eye Olde
Colonial Dayes'

K ISTORY tells us that in the ear
"A ly days in some of the colonies
T. there was a puritanical hatred
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-10

lSIORY tells us that in the ear
ly days in some of the colonies
there was a p%uritanical hatred
of Christmas, and when a day
of thanks was set apart such super
stitiouS meats" as baron of beef, boar's
head, plum pudding and mince pie, all
redolent of memories of the ancient
feast, were eschewed in favor of tur-
key and pumpkin pie. The colonists
were so pleased to celebrate Thanks
giving In this fashion Of feasting, es-
pecially after they were compelled to
listen to a long sermon, that they be-
gan to appoint frequent Thanksgiving
Representatives for reason of victory
over the Indians, then for the arrival
Of a supply ship or a bountiful har-
vest, says the Washington Star.
Usually the day set occurred in Au-
gust, especially if it was in thanks for
the harvest Finally, in 1854, Massa-
chusetts declared it to be an annual
and legal holiday, and all the New
England colonies followed her exam
pie. In those days Thanksgiving in
its religious character was rather curl
GUS. On one side was the minister
whose duty seemed to be to predict the
most direful things, and his sermons
consisted of warning to the people of
the awful things to come, while, on
the other hand, the people were old
to rejoice and give thanks on that
day, ever though the pit yawned on
the day before and the day to come.
The whole thing was a paradox, for
the wives were compelled to stay home
and prepare the dinner, yet they were
soundly beratei by the ministers for
being absent.
Many of the sermons aimed at the
preference for the flesh pots over spir-
itual things, but after the discourse
the preacher frequently went to dine
with one of his parishioners and en-
joyed the dinner prepared by the mis-
tress of the house, whose absence he
had commented on in the pulpit an
hour before. The ermons seldom
touched on fasting, but they included
the political topics of the day, wheth-
er local, state or national. On n oc-
casion at a Thanksgiving service a
Federalist pastor in Connecticut pray
ed, "And, o Lord, endow President
Jefferson with a goodly portion Of thy
grace, for thou, o Lord, knowest that
he needs itr'
The festal trait of the day at that
time seems to have been entirely in
the hands Of the women of the fam
lily, who for days before worked quiet
" to prepare a feast, and the deep re-
ligious gloom which pervaded the
household during those years was in a
measure nghtened by the sunlight of
the well cooked Thanksgiving dinner.
A well fattened turkey at one end OF
the table and chicken pie at the other
were the principal articles on the menu
Of the well to do mans Thanksgiving
feast. The middle class had the chick
en- pie and a small turkey, while the
poor Toasted on the pie alone. But
every table, rich or poor, had a fowl
of some kind and usually a pitcher of
cider to wash it down. A pie made of
pigeons, too, was a favorite Thanks
giving dish. Strangers were made well
come, and not even a tramp was turn
ed away. Unfortunately, this hospi-
tality seems to have been based on a
superstitious fear of bad luck rather
than a genuine case of charity.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-10
CALLING the Bluff.

II can stay minutes under water"
II knew a fellow who stayed ten min
utes."
You're joking with me. How could
he keep his breath?"
HE didn't. That's why he stayed so
long."-Baltimore American.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-10
Movable Locks.

Husband-And I thought that your
browning glory was your hair. Wife
And did you think that queens wore
their crowns nights Flown Topics.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-10

We fight to great disadvantage when
we fight with those who have nothing
10 lose.-GuicciardinL
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-10

The envious will die, but envy never.
-Moliere.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-11-09
MONDAY,

Leslie Hougen who attends school
at the Point came over today to vote.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mosher are re-
ioicing over the arrival of a daughter
at their home born on Saturday, Nov.
4.
George K. Gibson is seriously i'll
at his home in Milwaukee. Enroute
to his home in Milwaukee from Ando-
yer, Mass, where he had been with
his son "Buzz" who underwent an
operation for appendicitis, he was
taken suddenly i'll.
Ed. Turbin, Claude Lynn and Geo.
N Wood, motored to the Berard Bayou
in Adams county on Sunday in the
Turbin car and spent the day fishing.
They succeeded in landing three fine
pickerel. They were taken on a Will
son Wobbler. Pretty good for Novem-
Der 9Th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas F. Kellogg mo-
tored to Stevens Point on Sunday.
Ferd Link, A. P. Hirzy, and Paul
Hammerly were hunting in the town
of Saratoga on Sunday. The only
game that they bagged was two rab-
bits that Paul" caught asleep.
Mrs. Frank Leland who has been
very poorly for the past week, we are
pleased to note is very much better.
Mrs. E. Court and daughter Kath-
crime have returned to their home at
Waupaca after visit in the city with
FIR. and Mrs. VIM. Baldauf
Miss Fern Searles who attends the
University at Madison spent the week
end at her home in this city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-11-09

juries received when he fell down Gel
lar at his store on Tuesday afternoon.
In making a hasty trip to a shelf con-
tanning medicine, Mr.. Otto tripped and
fell into the cellar, falling in such a
manner that he was thrown on his
back. No bones were broken, but pain
full injuries were received.
The funeral of Donald Bossert, the
little three year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs Fred Bossert was held this af-
ternoon from the home at two o'clock,
Rev. R. J. Locke officiating. Inter
ment was made in Forest Hill ceme-
terry.