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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08
RILEY WAS SENSITIVE.
Why Hs Stopped Reeitins One of His
Poems In Public.

Why He Stopped Recitins One of His
Poems In Public.
AS an illustration Of Riley's sensi-
tive nature" s4l Melville e. Stone,
Jim and I went alone to the theater
to see Sol Smith Russell, who also be-
longed to the Saints and Sinners Cor
ner. He was playing THE Poor Rela.
ton In the play was scene where
Russell took young boy and put him
in a barrel while he removed his trou-
sers to mend them. The audience
reared with laughter at the comic sit
uation. Next to me In the box sat
James Whitcomb Riley, sobbing as If
his heart would break. He saw no
humor in the plight Of the little boy.
To him it was pathos. ,5fha
"He, like Eugene Field, was devoted
to children. He loved them, but he
loved them artistically. am not sure
that personally-that is. mind you.
hanging to mans coattails-they Ell
Their Of them wanted children around
They lacked the patience necessary for
daily contact with children. Riley and
Field could write heartbreaking verse
in respect Of children and put into
them an inordinate amount Of human
sympathy, but so far as know this
was at arms length from the young
sters themselves, especially in Fields
case Riley was ever exceedingly SYM
pathetic. One evening Jim was recit-
ing his poem, "A Happy Little Cripple
before large audience. He had scarce
~ begun the lines
"Tm thist a little crippled boy an never
goin' to grow ""
An git a great big man at all. cause
aunty told me SO.
When I was thist baby onc't I failed
out Of the bed
An got the curry ture Of the spine'-'at's
what the doctor said
when he noticed man and woman
in the audience leaving the hull. He
made inquiry and found out that they
had little lame child Of their own
much like the one he was describing.
He resolved never to recite that poem
in public again."-New York Post.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08
Aas Of London,

London was probably an ancient
British town. 1t appears to have been
resettled by the Romans about 43
A. D., and Londinum Called also Au-
GUSTAV was the capital Of Britannia in
the last part Of the Roman period.
After the departure Of the Romans
about 412) and in the early Saxon Pc
Rod its history is obscure. though
there were bishops Of London from the
seventh century, 1t was plundered by
the Danes and rebuilt by Alfred and
Athelstan. BY the fourteenth century
its commerce had greatly developed.
1t was scourged by the plague in 1868
aud was almost entirely destroyed by
the great fire Of 1865.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08

Ethel was going to party 1T q
neighbours house where she had al
ready caught tantalizing glimpses Of
unlimited quantities of cake, fruit and
ices. At the last mother inctnsiderate.
~ held her back for final Instructions.
snow, remember, darling, to say
Yes, please and No. thank you"
"Oh. yes., mother" Ethel said. Il
shall always say Yes. please, but l
don't think shall have to say No.
thank you. '"-New York Times.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08
THE LADY on THE LINKS.
Enjoying 4 Game Of Golf With The
= - Wits 81 Your Friend.

Enjoying q Game Of Golf With the
'' Wits 81 Your Friend.
She-Would you mind teeing up my
ball? Thank you. Perhaps little
higher. John says ought to have my
tees lower, but somehow never dare
try. Shall go? (She drives and goes
about twenty feet.) How dreadful!
He (cheerfully)-That's nothing! One
never expects to play for the first three
holes. (He dives and goes about
twenty-five feet.) You see!
She-Never mind. What club would
you use here? ..s3@' .ies 49,, @''
1 ;He-The grass is pretty long. 4 think
under tie c6iiditions r Should use an
lion! II "o @to - 9>1iS'Tn9E2 ''&H1' =,
sshe Calmly taking out her brassie)-
Yes, I suppose I should. but one Cd,
always go SO much farther with d
;bfassie. (She tops the bull, which goes
about ten feet.1 How dreadful!
SHelNever mind. (Savagely driving
bis ball with his iron out OF the grass
nearly a hundred yards.)
She-Wonderfui! John says you play
such consistent game.
He-The last time I played with
John It cost me $40.
She-What? You don't play for
money, do you? John says
He-Oh, never! l broke four clubs.
tat the end Of the eighteenth hole her
score 10 1853. he has q bad 11O)
Shelf was awfully good Of you to
put up with me. 80 - =. "
He-Good! The pleasure is mine.
After all, 1t isn't your score that
counts. It's the exercise.
She-Thank you 80 much. Later to
John.) He told me played some sim.
ply wonderful shots and, said i was de.
veloping a crest game yThere! =
He-Of course you are, dear. (Later
to him. Say, old man. how do you
like lying to another mans wife-in.
stead OF your own ?--IAfs. #
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08
voraeity Of the corrnorant.

Fishing with cormorants used to be
an English royal spot. The birds
voracity is such that some have wished
to spell its name "corvorant," though
the true derivation is "corvus mar.
mus" sea COW. The contrast between
the cormorant when darting after its
prey. as one sees it Mt the zoo, and
when standing, the picture of dull leth.
argy, must have been present to Milton
when he described Satan sitting IN the
tree of life like a cormorant LON.
don Chronicle.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08
A Ruzzlar.

"If you want to improve your mind"
said the sage, associate only with
persons who know more than you do"
"But if they follow the same rule"
said one of those who were learning
wisdom at bis feet, what are we to
do?"-Chicago Tribune.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08
From General 70 Particular.

''Has Miss Oldgirl lost any Of her
animosity for MANI" p.
"None at all. She has merely trans
ferred it from the sex to the indi-
vidual."
"What do you mean?"
"She is going to be married. Rich
mond Times Dispatch.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08
a stralahtfery.ard Ansyssr.

J. B. I.ippincott once ventured to ask
Ouida, the novelist, how she came to
know 80 much about clubs. camp life,
barracks, gambling houses and other
places which are only visited by men.
She placed her hands upon her knees
and, lts king straight at her questioner.
said, 1T is none Of your business"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08

The fact that lady reads papers
at the Woman's club on the folly of
girls who will take positions as SER
wants, does not prove that she teaches
her own daughters anything about
hOuseWOrk. =
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08
Sympathy.

The Optlmist-Oh,, there Is more sym.
PATTY In the world than we have any
idea of. a.:
The Pessimist-Yes; ever notice how
many people weep at weddings?-Phil-
adelphia Record. -s t..,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08
Woman.

Woman.
i A. woman may b. q fool-a sleepy
fool, an agitated fool. q too awfully
noxious fool-and he may even b.
simply stupid. But che ID never dense.
She's never made Of wood through and
through, as some men are. There II in
woman. always somewhere, spring.
Whatever men don't know about wo-
men (and It may be q lot or It may be
very little). men and even fathers do
know that much. And that Is why 20
many men are afraid Of them.-Conrad.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08
What Nethina 10.

II any man thinks that he can con-
ceive well enough how there should be
nothing. I will engage that what he
means by nothing is as, much some
thing rs anything that h4 ever thought
Of In bis life, and | believe that II he
knew what nothing was 1t would be
intuitively evident to him that it could
not be. Absolute nothing Is the a.
sresats OF all the contradictions In the
world--Jonathan Edwards.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08

If Villa doesn't look out he will he
dead several times more
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08

Depends on the Point Of View.
"Does your husband do foolish things
with his money!" .',. N.'.,a T..
"Well, wouldn't say that. He
gives 1t all to me."-Detroit Free Press.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08

Both sides usually win on q freak
election bet, as both get chance to
display themselves to the public. y
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08
Connecticut.

Connecticut.
Connecticut is from quonne, long;
tux, tidal river; out. at-that Is, Quon-
netuckqut, ut the long tidal river:
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08

Whose keepcth his mouth and his
tongue l:ccpeth his soul from troubles.
Solomon.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-09-29
ENGLAND WITHDRAWS
Her TOBACCO ORDER
STRIKES OUT REGULATIONS ON
CIGAR LEAF AND RESTORES
OLD ORDER.

Washington, Sept. 27.-Great Brit
ain has withdrawn regulations for
the importation of cigar tobacco,
which American growers have declar-
ed would ruin their business, and au-
thorized imports on the basis of those
in 1918, 1914 and 1915.
Consul General Skinner at Lon
don cabled the State Department to-
day of the change. The original reg
ulation governing Imports of cigar
tobacco between June 1, 1915. and
May 81, 1917, were based on the
amount that the importer had bought
in 1915, war year in which Imports
were small. The new order, accord
ing to the Department of Commerce
officials, gives authority for practic-
ally normal imports of American to-
bacco into Great Britain.
The tobacco affected comes large
ly from Florida Connecticut. Wis
consin and Pennsylvania.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-09-29
CONFESSES To save
BLACKMAIL VICTIMS
NEW YORK MERCHANT TELLS
HOW HE WAS HELD UP
FOR $4,000.

Chicago, Sept. 26.--Announcing
that he had concluded to accept
personal Illumination" to save other
men and women from being drawn
into the biackmailer's trap. Edward
r. West, vice-president of the c. ID.
Gregg Tea & Coffee Company. of
New York and Chicago. admitted to-
day that he is the "a. r. Wesley"
who was surprised In a New York
hotel with "Alice Williams" by rep
resentatives of the band of Mann act
blackmailers recently exposed by
Federal officials. The blackmailers,
after bringing West and the woman
to Chicago. talked the man out of
$4,000 in return for promise to
keep quiet.
1.-The woman with me was not
Alice williams, but Buda Goldman,
member of the gang" West said;
This woman is under surveillance
In a Chicago hotel pending the out
come of the preliminary hearing of
John T. French. George Irwin and
Doc Brady on charges of black
mailing West. French, who has used
Jack and Homer" as aliases, is
said to be the son of wealthy st.
Louis widow who believed him to be
engaged in the haberdashery bust
ness.
"The language and manners of
this band would deceive anyone"
West said. "The woman proposed
the trip to me. On May o we reach
ed New York and went to the An
sonia Hotel. At an uncanny hour
three men armed with Federal war
rants and badges forced their way
into my room. Buda Goldman be-
came hysterical. She said she was
convent-bred girl, and that her
parents would commit suicide over
the disgrace. She asked item what
she would do to save herself from
disgrace and then the question of
money was adroitly preached. j.
Before knew it we were in two
staterooms racing back to Chicago.
We were kept prisoner three or four
days, and then because the woman
had been crying all the time and ap-
pealed to my chivalry to save her, I
naid than SIo k00 cash SavaraI
days after Irwin, who represented
himself as United States Commits
sioner Foote. released us after they
obtained $4,000 more from me-"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-09-29
COUNTRY BANKS
ial' FEAR DESTRUCTION

Kansas City, Sept. 26.-Resolu-
lions. presented here to-day before an
informal gathering of country bank
ers attending the convention OF the
American Bankers Association de-
clared that a system of branch banks
of few central financial institutions
would threaten to wipe out thousands
of smaller independent banks, both
city and country. The fear was eN-
pressed that the finances of the coun-
try might be concentrated under the
control of few large city houses.
Resolutions were presented ask
ing Congress not to consider a pro-
posed law providing such a system.
In addition, the repeal was asked OF
existing State legislation permitting
the establishment of branches of
State banks and of national leglsla-
ton providing that a national bank
might. control State bank branches.
After a long discussion resolutions
were introduced at the same meeting
declaring against the collection OF
checks through the Federal Reserve
system.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-09-29
SOCIATY
HOLDS MEETING
DISCUSSES PLANS FOR HAND
LING THE 1910 OHIO COUNTY :
TOBACCO POOL.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Say Market Conditions DeplOrable
And Condemn Loose Leaf Hous-
es-Judge Slack Thanked.

In accordance with call of the
committee, farmers of Ohio county
met at.the court house for the pur-
pose of getting county organization
of the American Society of Equity in
better working order and to devise
some plan by which to handle the
1916 pool of tobacco, Saturday.
In the absence of the county chair
man and secretary Rev. T. II. Bal
main was elected chairman and L.
b. Bennett was chosen secretary pro
tenn Mr.. Balmain made a short OPP
ening address stating the purpose for
the call of this meeting, closing his
remarks by calling Mr.. l.. N. Robert
son, manager of the branch Office of
the A. c. A., of Owensboro, to the
platform. Mr.. Robertson made an
interesting talk, stating some of
the benefits that the Western States
are obtaining through organization
and cooperation, following with just
what the organization is now able to
do for the farmers by the way of
furnishing the needed purchases for
the farm and home as well as profit
able disposing of the various products
of the farm. He closed by outlin-
ing a plan for handling and market
ing the present crop of tobacco.
Mr.. +. X. Moseley, of greensboro.
was next called and made quite an en-
thusiastic appeal to all farmers to
stand together and discouraging the
plan of growing so much tobacco,
encouraging the growth of the var
ious products of the farm and CO.
operating as units. Further, he gave
an outline of the effects of the daily
press regarding their reports of the
tobacco sales, in announcing the no.
tice higher price sales and failing to
report the lower sales, creating a
false and misleading impression
among the growers. He also ex-
planned the origin of the law requir-
ing newspapers to publish the full
report of the sales and how skilful-
ly they evade the law. Mr.. Moseley
closed his remarks by insisting that
we have the power to accomplish
whatever we may undertake. that is
right. IL we will only cooperate and
suggesting that we take some notice
OF our State and National Legislative
establishments and see to it that we
have representative men from the
farm to look after our interests at
headquarters.
Mr.. n. Weller. one OF our most
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-09-29
HARTFORD TO Be
IN FAIR CIRCUIT
WESTERN KENTUCKY AssOCIA-
TIONS MAY AGREE ON DATES
FOR NEXT YEAR.
1916 MEET A SUCCESS
Over Six Thousand People Attend
On Last Day-Company Makes
Expenses.

A movement is under way among
fair associations of Western Ken
lucky to organize a circuit such as
are had in other sections before next
season. Secretary Simmerman of
the Ohio County Fair, Company, is
authority for the statement and is
also very enthusiastic over the idea.
If the plan goes through Greensboro,
Hartford, Morgantown, Adairville
and Bowling Green are likely to be
some of the towns composing the cir
cult Such a circuit would mean
more horses. better accommodations
for privilege people and better fairs
in general. The long jumps neces-
sary for those now making the fairs
in this district would thus be avoid
ed for the chain would be so arrang-
ed that it would be only short dis
lance from one fair to the next.
The 1916 meet of the Ohio County
Fair was success in every particu-
lar and. practically all who attended
were high in their compliments for
the manner in which the fair was
conducted. The company made the
expenses of the meet and little over
and members of the association say
they are satisfied to do that well for
the first year. The same company
will give the fairs in the future. The
date for next years meet has not
been decided and can not be given
out until it is learned whether or not
the circuit will be organized.
Saturday, as usual, proved the big
day of the fair and over six thous-
and people were within the enclos-
ure. The attendance was cut short
the other two days on account of
threatening weather. The racing
was exceptionally good this year and
hair breadth finishes were not an
common.
Many people from greensboro and
Daviess county came over for the
fair Friday and Saturday and were
welcomed with open arms by Ohio.
The distance between greensboro and
Hartford has shortened with the in
crease in the number of automo-
biles and when Ohio county builds
her end of the road 1t will. only be
short drive.
The one-man judge system was O
feature of the show ring end of the
fair this year that proved great
success. Formerly three judges
made the decision.
Had the crowd known just what
was taking place there would have
been loud cheering when Miss Nina
Shultz and Mr.. Jesse Burgess, both
of Prentiss, were married in the sec
retary's stand by Judge Wilson about
three o'clock Saturday afternoon.
When the entire audience learns Of
the unique wedding the young cou-
pie will have best wishes of over six
thousand people.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-09-29
SEPTEMBER No3


the Fourth District, for Congress.
John Haswell is making the most
active and effective race any Re-
publican candidate has made since
John w. Lewis was elected here in
1894.
Mr.. Haswells high character and
splendid ability appeal to the voters
of the district and a surprising num-
Der of Democrats are declaring their
purpose to support him.
A member of Congress who fails
to make a national reputation is
rarely continued in service beyond a
few terms and the voters of the dis
trict see no good reason for con-
tinuing Mr.. Johnson at Washing
ton.
Morrow carried the district last
year by more than five hundred ma
jority and there is good reason for
expecting John Haswell to double
that majority this year.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-09-29

ers of Ohio county, in mass meeting
assembled, renew our allegiance to
the American Society of Equity, the
largest, noblest and most successful
farmers organization in the world;
Resolved, second, That we pledge
ourselves to pool our tobacco with
the Equity pool, realizing that deeds,
not mere words, bear testimony to
our intelligence as citizens and our
manhood as husbands and fathers;
Resolved, third. That we, the
American Society of Equity of Ohio
county. of the State of Kentucky and
of the United States of America do
covenant and agree with the citizens
of Ohio county that in the event they
appoint the A. c. A., as their agent
in selling and handling the present
crop of tobacco that we will furnish
a place for delivery of said crop sat-
isfactory to the owners thereof, said
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-09-29
TROOPS AT BORDER HONOR
COMRADE WHO WAS SLAIN

Ell Paso, Tex, Sept. 26.-An un-
exampled compliment was paid to the
memory of an enlisted man Monday
when by order of Brig. Gen. Bell. the
camp occupied here by troops of the
Tenth provisional division was nam
ed Scamp Owen Biehe," after a
Sergeant by that name belonging to
the Twenty-third Infantry, who was
killed in a saloon last Thursday in
performance of his duty with the pro-
vost guard. w. B. Sands, a Texas
Ranger, is in Jail charged with the
murder.
Sergeant Bierne had completed
nearly thirty years in the army and
had served in the Cuban. Philippines
and Boxer Wars with distinction.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-09-29
KENTUCKIANS MARCH
WITH 10000 TROOPERS

Ell Paso, Texas, Sept. 21.-Twenty-
six thousand National guardsmen and
regulars in dust-stained khaki swung
through the streets of Ell Paso today
past the reviewing stand in the first
review of the infantry division at full
war strength ever held in the United
States. Military men also said that a
larger number of troops were in line
than at any other time in the history
of the country. except the grand re-
view held at Washington at the close
of the Civil War.
Tanned by service on the border,
the brown clad leggins marched in
an unbroken column nearly 20 miles
long. Participating in the review
were troops from Massachusetts,, Ken
lucky, Michigan, Ohio. South Caro-
lima, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-09-29
KENTUCKIANS BUY 96O
ACRES OF ARIZONA LAND

Paducah. KY. Sept. ga tract
of 900 acres of land near Phoenix,
Ariz., has been purchased by r. E.
Grace. OF Barlow, KY; c. II. Brady
and J. l.. Barnett. OF Murray, KY;
s. E. Jordan, of the Phoenix Trust
Company, of Phoenix. Ariz.; George
w. Dixon. of Grand Rivers. Ky; q.
l.. Sales. Of La Center. KY; G. ID.
Johnson. of Natchez, Miss, and
Thornton & Lassister, real estate
firm of Louisville. KY, and will be
developed into high-grade farms.
The land cost $225.OO0 and will be
irrigated. 1t is said to be one ofthe
finest farming tracts in that State.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-09-29
HARDING STARTS OUT ON
LONG TOUR FOR G. .. T..

Chicago, Sept. 26.-Senator War
rem G. Harding. OF Ohio. in behalf
of Hughes and Fairbanks, to-day
began a speaking tour that will take
him through parts OF Illinois. Mime
sofa, North Dakota, Montana, Ida
no. Utah. Wyoming, Nebraska, Mis-
souri,, Indiana and Kentucky. Unit
ed States Senator James II. Brady
and State Chairman Evans, of Ida
no, visited Western Republican head
quarters to-day and declared that the
business men are lining up Tor
Hughes and Fairbanks In that State
and that prospects for Republican
success there are exceptionally
good.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-09-29
Haswell a Winner.

For the first time in a quarter Of
a century there is a real race ON In
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-09-29

Continued on Eighth Page.)
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-09-29
MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED
SINCE OUR LAST REPORT

Willie Hefiin. Simmons. to Rosa
Iona. Hartford, Route 4.
Argyle w. Leach, Prentis, to Audra
Drake. Cromwell.
Rufus MintoD. McHenry. to Ethel
Phelps, McHenry.
Jesse Burgess, Prentis, to Nina
Shultz, Prentis.