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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-04-29

Dies Dy dlHerent OLD masters as 70
whether it should be built in the form
of a Latin or Greek cross. They
finally got Sort of combination.
The length Of the church is 205 yards
internally and 213 yards externally,
so you see it is no slouch of build
ing. It has an area of $4,000 square
yards. The dome is 437 feet high
and has an inner diameter of 1873
feet. It cost altogether in the days
when things were terribly cheap
about $50,OO0,OOO dollars. Its up
keep before the war in cheap Italy
where wages were about SO cents per
day was about $50, 900 per year. It
has a facade built in 1912 which is
123 yards long and las feet high, with
8 columns, pillasters, and 6 semi
pillasters of the Corinthfan order of
architecture.
We entered the portico, which is 78
by Ia and one half yards and sc feet
high. It is admirably decorated,
especially the stucco ceiling. Here
is statue of Charlemagne on horse
back. The central entrance is of
brazen doors with Christian and an
tique NEUROLOGICAL themes for decora-
tions.
On the right is the Porta Santa,
opened in years of jubilee only, every
rs years. The last time was 1900 af-
ter two omissions.
The interior is the really impressive
thing, and the longer one stays the
more impressive it becomes. 1t is
vast, harmonious and symmetrical in
all proportions. It is built like the
three arms Of the cross, with four
great dome-pillars in the center hold
ing up the dome, and wonderful ar
cades below the dome in great dimen-
sions.
In the pavement Of the nave (church
interior )and close to the central door
is a round slab Of porphyry (red mar
ble0 which lays in front of the high
altar in the old church and on which
the popes crowned the emperors. Here
it was that Charlemagne was crowned
on Christmas day in the year 800.
Near this is the sitting bronze statue
Of st. Peter, with his right foot stick
ing out from under his gown. His
big toe has been worn away by kisses
so that it had to be replaced by anoth-
er.
In the center rises the dome, throw
ing mighty flood Of light down into
the circumference. The four huge
piers upon which it rests are 234 feet
in circumference. The sixteen ribs
are of gilded stucco. Between them
are four series of mosaics, the Savior,
the Virgin, the Apostles and at the
top, God, the Father. Below the
dome is the high-altar, at which only
the Pope reads mass usually only once
year at Easter time. This was con-
secrated in 1894. Over it in 1888
was erected a tabernacle designed by
Bernini, with four spiral columns copi
ed after the spiral column to which
Christ or some apostle was tied and
scourged in Jerusalem. It is rich
ly gilded and has fantastic top
which is crowned with "a globe and
cross. In front of it is the Confess
sion, enclosed with 80 ever-burning
lamps.
Down into this balustrade descend
double flight of stairs. Between
the two flights is the statue of Pope
Plus vi in the attitude of prayer.
was amused as we pressed forward in
the mob. going down, by the guides
kissing in stage whisper: "Watch
your pocket books in crowd like
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-21
Harding, Smoker

Tobacco viii be reinstated at the
White House under the Harding adj
miniStration. after an absence of almost
20 years. Various anti-tobacco organi-
cations which propose to make Lady
Nicotine a companion in exile for John
Barleycorn will have a shining mark to
shoot at, while the smokers will have
a national leader. Senator Harding
smokes, and he is a slave to no patti
cular form of smoking. Sometimes it
is pipe, sometimes a cigar and not
infrequently it is a cigarette.
He will be the first president since
Mckinley, who died in 1901, who has
used tobacco in any form. Theodore
Roosevelt never smoked during his life
William II. Taft was a steady smoker
during part of his life, but abandoned
the consolation Of tobacco when he was
secretary of war, by advice of a doctor,
and has never resumed it, He was a
non-smoker during his presidential
term. Woodrow Wilson has never been
a smoker
Warren G. Harding, however, is a
smoker of liberal tastes He smokes
whenever he Dleases and whatever
suits his fancy at the time. Thus the
presidential study after March will
frequently be filled with an aromatic
haze. while there will probably be ash
trays on the mahogany table in the
cabinet room. thing that has been
unknown for years
No matter how the election went,
the non-smoking era at the White
House was destined to come to an end
Governor Cox is a pipe smoker of
persistence and enthusiasm. He and
Harding were the first pair of smoking
candidates in long time. When Nc
Kinley defeated Bryan in 1896 and 1900
he beat a non-Smoker When Roosevelt
beat Parker in 1904, the victor was a
non smoker Both Taft and Bryan in
1903 were abstainers from tobacco. In
the three-cornered fight of 1912, Will
son, Roosevelt and Taft were all non
smokers. In 1916 the same state Of
affairs existed when Wilson defeated
Hughes But in 1929 tobacco came
back with both feet Harding and Cox
consumed several pounds during the
campaign. Brooklyn Eagle
The idle dollar never increases the
surplus of its owner Uncle Philander
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-21
Cannon Cannot Equal Morrilps Record

(From the Springfield Republican,
The Montpelier (Vt.) correspondent
of The Sunday Republican has very
properly called attention to the real
distinction of the late Senator Justin
S. Morrill, in serving forty-three years,
nine months and twenty-iour days in
the Congress of the United States Mr.
Cannon of Illinois has not. and never
can break the Morrill, record because
Mr.. Morrills service was continuous,
while Mr.. Cannon twice has failed of
reelection
The Vermonter's record was the
more remarkable. as our correspondent
points out, in that he was forty-five
years old when he first entered con-
gressional life. Another interesting fact
about Mr. Morrill, is that he deliber-
ately retired from business when he
had accumulated S50000-t to his mind
sufficient fortune--and thereafter de-
voted himself to the public service
Nowadays public man of long ser
vice with a private fortune of but $780,
600 is apt to fear starvation in case he
should lose his public position and be
cast back into private life. while a
man who should in middle age retire
from money making with only $4,000
in order to devote himself to politics
would be suspected by all the ungodly
of planning to plumber the public
treasury
Although Senator Morrill, retired az
ter sewing in Congress forty-three
years. nine months and twenty-four
days, the late Senator Hoar of this
State thought he retired too soon Mr.
Morrill, was against the Paris Treaty
Of 1898. by which the United States
took legal possession of the Philippine
Islands Mr.. Hoar regretted that the
Nermonter did not remain in the
Senate another term, as he might had
he desired to, for his negative vote
would have prevented the treaty's rati-
ication.
Mr.. Morrill,, however, was justified
in retiring. because he had reached the
physical limit of his usefulness. 1t is
a rare public man of long service who
can quit without pressure from eX-
ternal sources.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-21
The American Ropev

The AmeriCanization of this country
is becoming a serious matter. Rich
American women marry our impover-
ished peers, and set an example Of lux
urious extravaganza, which is most re-
prehensible. especially as our own arts
tocracy is ruined. The Americans are
capturing our movies and flooding the
music halls with American slang
American shopkeepers are buying up
shops to such an extent that soon
there won't be an individual shop in
Oxford street or Regent street Ameri-
can newspapers are dumping their sur
plus issues in London at prices below
their cost or production. If this goes
on. England will become an annex OF
the United States.
We have read in an American novel
that after a concert or ball given by a
millionaire at Newport, the host and
the first violin sat down to supper to-
gether and talked over old times at
school. without the slightest sense OF
incongruity or allusion to their differ
ent places in life. That could not hap
pen in this country, at least not yet
Englishmen are too sensible to pre-
tend to ignore distinctions which,
though not dispensations of Provi-
dence. are facts.
The London Saturday Review
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-21
EAST STARKSBORO

(Mrs. Sophia Phillips, Correspondent
Caryl Phillips has gone to Springfield
to work in the R. P o. Terminal
Budett Gorton, who works in Lin
coin. was at home over Sunday
Merle Gorton had the misfortune to
break his leg while at work in the
woods Thursday DR. Falbv reduced
the fracture.
Romeo A. Norton
This community was greatly shocked
Saturday to hear of the sudden death
at his home in Huntington Center of
Romeo A. Norton. AS Mr.. Norton
was coming down his store steps he
slipped, striking his head on the edge
of the steps in such a manner that
death resulted in a couple of hours.
Mr. Norton was a prominent farmer
and business man, holding many town
offices. He was at one time high baliff
and at the time of his death was side
Judge. He had also represented his
town in the Legislature. He was a man
liked and respected by all who knew
him. He leaves to mourn his loss be-
side his widow. four children, Ernest,
Hobart and Mrs. Harley Sargent, all
of Huntington, Mrs. Archie Tomlinson
Of Richmond. one brother ex-senator
George Norton and sister Mrs. Rose
Nichols.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-21
The Pigeon That Saved the AviatOrs

Somewhere on the northeast coast of
England night was approaching under
a drizzly mist and a raw wind whip
ped land and sea around the lonely
group of buildings of Royal Air Force
Pigeon Station 1t was teatime, and
a welcome hour TO the little group of
bronzed men in British uniform vino
were chatting and laughing around the
small fire in the messrOom. One Of
them was telling a story of Portu-
guese commander who had mistaken
a gift of two baskets of British homing
pigeons for an addition to the food
supply, and who, in his letter of
thanks to the British commander, had
naively remarked that he and his staff
had enjoyed them very much NEEDED"
But the laugh which greeted this story
was cut in two by a sound which
caused every man in the room to
pause and listen-it was the sharp, in
sistent call of an electric bell which
rings automatically when a homing
pigeon enters the trap" A nOncom-
missioned officer set down his cup OF
tea untasted,. arose and opened the
door leading to the pigeon loft, From
a corner where it was huddled he lifted
a light blue pigeon, very wet and be-
draggled. skilfully removed a small
aluminium cylinder from its right leg,
slipped the bird into pigeon basket,
and carried it into the messroOm.
"Erel he called, "set this blarsted
pigeon on the 'arth till it dries art"
and before the order could be obeyed
he had drawn from the little cylinder
a roll of tissue paper smoothed it out
fiat. and was reading aloud:
Machine wrecked and breaking up
fifteen miles southeast OF Rocky Point
Send boat"
Two men had already reached for
their oilskins and were passing out of
the door into the fog. Another minute
and those slipping their tea heard the
staccato put put put" of motor
boat dying away in the general direc-
ton of Rock Point.
Darkness had fallen on the North
Sea. and four men, wet and chilled,
still chung to wrecked seaplane They
had little hope that their message had
been delivered. or, if it had, that help
would come in time to save them. The
wind had risen. and now and then the
waves tore away some portion Of the
wreck. which sank lower and lower in
the water At last there came a sound
the sweetest music they had ever
heard-the siren of motor boat
Again and again it sounded, each time
nearer; then the heartened men arose
and sent up wild shout in answer,
and a Kissing bow shot toward them
from the darkness.
On the top Of a little basket by the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-21

The idle dollar never increases the
surplus of its owner Uncle Philander
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-21
IS YEARS AGO
From TAe MiddIeDnrn Renister FiIes

r. W. Nash is selling groceries at
auction.-Bristol
1t is said there is to be a calico
necktie social in the town hall next
week-Monkton
The price of butter in the local mar
ket Monday was about the same as the
week before, from IA to 20 cents ac-
cording to the MISUNDERSTANDING
A. B. Taber has worked up quite a
toboggan fever here and has begun
building slide on the fair grounds,
having obtained the consent of the
owner, Hon, ] M. Dyer, to that effect,
-Vergennes
"Uncle" Jack Lowell, the veteran
butcher has already killed and dressed
so hogs, besides several beeves He
seems hale and hearty for one of his
years, as he is nearing his S0th birth
daY.-West Cornwall.
The clerk of the weather has favored
us with first class cold article of late.
On the 18th inst. the mercury reached
a lower figure than ever known here
before, it being &c degrees below zero
At the Inn it did not rise above 10
below during the entire day.-Ripton
Frank Carmody, Tr, was the vic
tim of a painful accident the 18th inst
While hunting with companion some
distance from home. the breechpin of
the gun blew out as he fired at some
game and cut an ugly cash in his fore
head and filled his eyes with splinters
and powder. One splinter was driven
into his head between the right eye
and nose ovef an inch. DR.. Ross was
quickly summoned and dressed the
wound.-West Salisbury.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-21

fire in the messroo1n a modest blue
pigeon sat quietly preening its damp
feathers And the next morning the
British papers reported:
"Seaplane N-64 lost in the North Sea,
fifteen miles southeast of Rocky Point.
All the crew were. saved.-Ernest Har-
old Baynes in Harper's Magazine for
January.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-21
LIST OF NEW BOOKS

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Moore-Roads to Childhood
ANIMALS
Long-Wood-folk Comedies
LITERATURE
Cobb-Abandoned Farmers
Crothers-The Dame School Of Ex-
perience
Mantle-The Best Plays Of 1919 1920
Morley--PipefulS
Repplier-In Our Convent Days
Walters-An Anthology of Recent
Verse
TRAVEL AND DESCRIPTION
Freeman-In the Track of the
Trades
MacQuarrie-Tohite Days
Rihbany-The Hidden Treasure Of
Rosmola
Sherwood Glimpses of South Amer
lea
Verrill-The Book Of the West Indies
BIOGRAPHY
Bishop-Theodore Roosevelt and His
Time
Bok-The Americanization of Ed
ward Box
Carnegie-Autobiography of Andrew
Carnegie
FICTION
Anmoner-O After Another
Brown-Homespun and Gold
Couperous-The Inevitable
Curwood-The Valley of Silent Men
Dawson-The Little House
Deland-An Old Chester Secret
Dell-The Top of the World
Durkin-The Heart of Cherry Nc
Balm
Galsworthy-In Chancery
Gibbs-The Street of Adventure
King The Thread of Flame
Leacock- Winsome Winnie
Lewis-Main Street
McFee Capt. Macedione's Daugh-
ter
Martin The Schoolmaster of Hess
vile
Mason-The Summons
Masters-Mitch Miller
Merrick-The House of Lynch
Poole-Blind
Raine-The Big Town Roundup
Rinehart-The Poor Wise Man
Rohmer-The Return of Dr. Flu
Manchu
Schaeffer Isabel Sterling
Shute-Brite and Fair
Tooker-The Middle Passage
Walpole-The Captives
Watts-The Noon Mark
Wharton-The Age of Innocence
White, S. E-The Rose Dawn
White w. P-Paradse Bend
Wodehouse-The Little Warrior
JUVENILE
Ames- Curley and the Aztec Gold
Barbour-Quarter-back Bates
Burgess--Annual Book for Children
Burgess-Happy Jack
Burgess-Old Granny Fox
Cheley--Overland for Gold
Dyer-Ben, the Battle Horse
Diversions of Liberty
Edwards-A Treasury Of Heroes and
Heroines
Fillmore The Shoemakers Apron
Fvleman Fairies and Chimneys
Hawkes. Master Frisky
Herr-The Brownie Robinson Cru
soc
Mathews rgonants Of Faith
Meader- The Black Bucaneer
Perkins-The Italian Twins
Price Silver Shoal Light
Schnapps Archag, the Little Arme-
nian
Shedlock Eastern Stories and Leg
ends
Silvers Dick Arnold Plays the Game
Singmaster John Baring's House
Turpin-Treasure Mountain
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-21
Library Report for December

The circulation of books at the East
Middlebury branch was 1884, at the
library 1883; Of magazines p, making
a total of 1889 The daily average for
the sixteen days that the library was
open was Sc. OF the book circulation,
&c per cent was fiction, per cent non
fiction and % per cent juvenile, about
one third of which was non-hction
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24
SCREEN DRAMA MUST
HAVE HEART APPEAL
SAYS VIM. DE MILE

After five years OF closest contact
with photoplay producing as both
writer and director for the screen,
William De Mile has come to the
conclusion that the one essential in Il
film drama is emotional appeal.
mo matter how magnificent Il spec
tacle a picture OFFERS" explained Mr..
De Mile recently, "or how gorgeous
are its scenic attributes, if the appeal
to the heart is missing, it is so much
dead wood People go to the motion
picture for emotional enjoyment and
if they do not receive it, they feel
their evening has been wasted. A
lecturer or an evening with book
on science or philosophy may satisfy
the mental desires. 1t is the task
of the photoplay to fulfill the de-
mands of the human heart to be
stirred"
The first of the series is "The
Prince Chap" featuring Thomas
Meighan, which will be the attraction
at the Auditorium theatre Tuesday
and Wednesday,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24
FORMER TEACHER
ON SCHOOL BOARD
ST. JOHNS COUNTY

St. Augustine. Fla, Jan. 2I.-Ac.
Ccrding to advices received from Tai
lahassee, Governor Cary A. Hardee
las appointed Miss Evelyn Hamblen
of this city to be a member of the
board of public instruction of st.
johns county to succeed Harry L..
Brown, resigned Miss Hamblen, who
has been assistant principal of the
ST. Augustine High school for sew
eraI years, and one of the best known
educators in this section of the state
is thoroughly familiar with school
conditions, and the appointment is
sure to be heard with much approval
throughout st. Augustine
In sending in his resignation Harry
l.. Brown strongly recommended Miss
Hamblen as a member of the board
to fill the vacancy. The Business and
Professional Woman's Forum, a lead
ing woman's organization Of the city,
Ct which Miss Hamblen is a member,
took the matter up. and wrote 4
strong letter of endorsement, and SUI
perintendent of public instruction d.
u. Corbett, it is understood, also
wrote Governor Hardee
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24
CARRIERS WAIVE HEARING
ON ADDITIONAL CHARGES
INPALMER SHOOTING.

Additional warrants have been
served on Yancey Carter and his son,
Gibson Carter, the warrants were is
sued through Justice Aliens court on
complaint of Frank Palmer. The eld-
err Carter is charged in these war
rants with shooting Frank Palmer
and Talmadge Palmer; and Gibson
Carter is charged with shooting into
the Palmer home, and with shooting
at Frank Palmer and son Talmadge
Each furnished bond in the sum of
$1,000. Directly after the shooting
Yancey Carter was arrested and
placed under five hundred dollars
bond on a charge of shooting and
wounding young Palmer.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24
This Preacher Raises Cane

On the road to Barlow may be seen
an up to date syrup factory in oper-
alton, while the traveller may have his
choice of fresh cane juice, new syrup,
cane in the stalk, sweet potatoes, or
oranges, these all being displayed for
sale. Rev, M. Saxon, one of Polk s
good citizens coming from the north,
is just now converting into syrup the
cane from a zpatchi OF. perhaps Three
acres, and he seems pleased with the
prospect for returns on his invest
ment. Mr.. Saxon came to Florida for
his health, and while looking after
his farming and grove interests Incl
dentally and principally, he is re-
gaining the health for which he seeks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24
Primary Council

The Primary Council will meet in
social session Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock with Mrs. A. B. Carrier a,
hostess, at the home of Mrs. Mathews,
SOB South Florida avenue. Mrs Geor-
gia Hileman and committee have pre-
pared the following interesting pro-
gram:
Instrumental Music-Mrs. Ed
wards.
Reading-Miss Meyers
Vocal Solo-Miss Lillian F0ulks. L.
Recitation-Billy Love.
Reading -Ruby Larsen.
Vocal Solo-Mrs. Glenn w. Morri-
son.
Talk-"The Relation of the Kinder
garten to Primary Schools, Mrs. G..
&. Rogan
Mrs. R6gan knows whereof She
speaks having been a kihdergarteA er
in New Orleans previous to coming to
Lakeland to make it her home; and
"a treat Is in store for all who will
here her.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24
BERT LEIGH IS OLD
FAVORITE OF LAKELAND
THEATRE GOERS


In Tea fol@ Three" Roi Cooper Me
grue's latest comedy. which will be
seen at the Auditorium tonight, the
author ventures several assertions of
which the following are a fair exam
pie:
"a man may not have loved. but
there lives no man who has not been
loved
IF forbidden fruit is sweetest. so
are forbidden men the most tempt
ing"
No woman likes to hear the truth
about her husband"
mo man is so bad that a woman
cant find an excuse for him"
There are two kinds of fools
those who give advice and those who
wont take it.
AND
1T takes a bachelor to criticise Il
husband"
He hastcns to add, however, that
while one may write what one thinks
in play, il does not necessarily fol
low that one writes from prsonal cX
periences.
Tea For Three" is being presented
under the direction of Sclwyn and
Company will be seen here to
night with an exceptionally brilliant
cast, including Bert Leigh,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24
The Time Of His Life

Il am having the time of my life y
declared Dr.. w. A. Scruggs, yester-
day, to friend as he turned the soil
and prepared his garden for a new
crop of potatoes. Then he recalled
the forty years of continuous strain
during his long service in the practice
of medicine in his old home in Mis-
sissippi. Many times he was unable
to sleep even when the opportunity
came, because of the burden of his
patients. "Now," said he, Il am as
free as a bird
DR.. Scruggs cultivates nearly two
acres in the southern part of the city
He has some specially fine strawber-
ries.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24

rcvolvers-an Ivers and Johnson 80
q Colt 3S with a six-inch Darrell and
a Smith and Desson As. A valuable
wrist. watch, pair of trousers, SAT
.ty razor and wallet containing pa
pers valuable only to the owner were
among other articles missing After
a search of the premises the police
concluded that two men were on the
job and that they had made hasty
getaway, probably frightened by the
return of the lawful occupants.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24
LAKELAND'S WEATHER


The 'oldest inhabitant" says that
never in the last forty-odd years
has Lakeland enjoyed such wonder
full January weather. Sunday and
today have been but repetition of
the glorious days of last week, al
most cloudless skies and gentle
easterly and northeasterly breezes.
Sunday the temperature ranged
from 81 to II degrees. Up to 2
o'clock this afternoon today's range
had been from 55 to rs degrees. in
dications point to,a continuance Of
fair weathr tonight and tomorrow,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24
Fish.Fry on Seward lake

Beautiful Seward lake wsE the
scene of a merry gathering Sat1Hday,
when a party of LakelanderSs. and
winter tourists enjoyed fiShLfIM un
der the immense live oaks. :. "a
Those present were Mrs. A .EBen-
fcrd, Miss Angie Benford, Mrs. "A. J.
2irkett, Mrs Charlotte HeipleYN DR..
and Mrs. w. X. Piner. Mr.. andsMrs.
II. G. Shook and family, MisseESsMa
bel and Anna Richie, Mrs. B@gA land
Miss Mary Barge, Mr.. aHsrSlIrSi E.
C. Davis and Mr.. and4 Mrs EsIaene
Davis. u