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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER DECEMBER 8.191Q AMERICUS TIMES-RECOBDEB :s-b — Daily, per annum .Weekly, per annum. .. .. $5.00 .. 11.0) THE AMERICUS RECORDER Established 1879. THE AMERICUS TIMES Established 1890. Consolidated April 1891. The Macon "Joke" has become a real tblng which many people are taking seriously, and the seriousness Is of the sort that la being backed up with money. That meeting in Macon lest . night put the question of tbe removal of the state capital to that city .up to the people of Georgia so forcibly that ■ • • —< “Ibany Herald. THOS. GAMBLE, Editor and Manager. OSlclal organ of the City of Americas. Editorial Boom, Telephone 09. Americas, Gm, December 8, 1910. Let the good cheer of the approach ing .holldaya wipe out all the bitter ness. Property la atlll worth a hundred cents on the dollar. It would have been so regardless as to which aide won. Don’t let politics sever friendships or come 'between you and your neigh- bore. It does not pay; It Is not sen Bible. The Griffln Dally Herald regrets that It will not be able to get the backing of South Georgia to remove the 'Ter minal elution from Atlanta to Orlf- Bn. '■ r , - ’!£il|(2 'A mere man. at a dinner In Chicago, declared that the ",hobble skirt was n freak that common decency should not stand for." When the hobble skirt goes It will ibe the women who decree lt« departure, not men. The Maoon Dally Telegraph yosler- day hsd a big head on Jhe front page WHY SHOULD THE CAPITAL BE MOVED! It cannot be Ignored.—Albany : “•Fireworks over capital Sght on li earnest” “Fireworks’' aptly expreet* ae It Up like a rocket and down ilka a stick. r The Improvement! In the quarters of the banks and the business houses In the past four years tell whether r Xmek-lcus Is dead or alive. Wjalk around and study them, compare them with what they were a few years back and you can answer the question sat isfactorily for yourself. A Jackson county boy takes the Washington trip offered by the Geor gia Bankers’ Association In Its corn contest. He turned out 102 bushels pn an sore. The boys of today will bo great farmers a few years hence— and prosperous and contented ones, too. Do your hcffidiy shopping now, to -day. The great bulk of your purchaaea can be made Just as well today as •week or.two hence. Remember tho qtraln the clerics ate /under this month and help them out. That's the night spirit to show. In tho death of Mr. O. W. Glover Amerlcus lost a citizen who had play cd a prominent part <ln iti upbuilding. His was, a constructive nature and In hl3 earlier years he had been an ac tive instrument In various movements that had for their purpose the devel opment of this city and section. Younger men upon whom the leader ship In publ|c affairs la falling should Imitate his example in their willing ness to do for Atnerlcua and Sumter county. t ■ i i The Anti-Saloon Leage Is said to ba girding up itti loins for another as sault in the legislature on certain forms of the liquor evil hi Georgia. ’ The loaguo' tew It a hand In'the ejec tion of members of 'the legislature in the last primary but Just 'how many of Its friends It succeeded In landing remains to be developed. Officers ct the loaguo say that they hare oan- vasnd the equation and are satisfied that the oroMkllon sentiment con trols the Ii.glclntuie Possibly so, but the same mlng »ts thought of the last ilature, whucl. refused to put Into the sale tax act. a provision outlaw- e of beer. ’ ■ ' . ho leador of thei Christian Sclem tiita in New York, speaking of tin. 'i death, said; ’’Mrs. Mary Baker is not dead. There Is h; what seeoM so is merely transi tion. Not only do her works Hvo her, but she herself da alive on er plane of conaclousnois. To who understand her teachings ’ of Ufa is no more oon- e, It Is solid conviction based i science that hois a spiritual foun- There Is noth.nig inconsist- this and the belief of Christian. Christianity The general opinion throughout the state, of course, Is that the Macon movement Is retaliatory upon Atlapta for Its efforts to get Mercer university. Yet the statements of President Jame son and other leading Baptists show that Macon has no cue to blame but herself for the desire to remove Mercer. According to the high church authorities Macon has shown little or no Interest In the college, the greatest having been the recently awakened objection to its removal. But cutting out Mercer entirely from the discussion, why should the capital he located at Macon Instead of Atlan ta. da there any earthly reason why any one should prefer Macon? There might have been a time In . the day* of stage coaches when It was decidedly advisable that the capital should centrally located. But in these days of swift and easy transportation the location Is-not a matter of so -much Importance. Comparing Atlanta .and Macon as cities, of course the manifest superiority of Atlanta In every way Is apparent The average legislator ua questionably would prefer sixty days In Atlanta to sixty days In Macon. In fact he might sing to himself “Better fifty years of Europe Than a cycle of Cathay." s As the Moultrie Observer pointed out the other day, the hotel accom modation:, the transportation ac commodations, the means of recrea tion, everything that makes a city In- vlting as a capital tor a great state exist to a much greater degree Atlanta than at Macon. A removal to Macon would, la aa likelihood, Ijp more of a step backward than a step forward. ' We have no Idea that the movement ■will result In anything definite. Thera will be eome hurrah, Macon Is getting some advertising, but the good Judg ment of Georgia, Irrespective of sec tion, Is pretty apt to squelch the scheme when the right time comes. We do not believe that Macon boost ers will find it possible to stir up South Georgia and line It up behind any such project as this. And we would rather express a candid opinion than simply tickle the vanity of Ma con or any other place. The best thing tor Maoon to do It to try to get those who have pledged their money for a state capital remov al scheme to turn their subscriptions Into a movement to keep Mercer Macon. There la something logical and sensible about that. AN UNMERCIFUL SCARING OF TOM W ATSON. USING NEGROES AS TROOPS. It Is reported from France that the government of that country la seriously considering the training of a quarter million of the negro subjects of the republic In Africa, welding them Into an Immense army, thoroughly drilled, well equipped with the most modern of weapons, and officered by French sol diers. While the purpose would not b* to use them In European warfare It Is Intimated that In a crisis they could be thrown on the continent and made available as a great protective reserve force. The raising of this force b of great Importance to the republic. It trill. In the first place, enable Algeria to be garrisoned with perfectly loyal black troops, and thus provide for the large garrison there to be transferred Europe In case of necessity. It Is not Intended, as stated, that this black army should ever serve in France It self, but It Is easy to conceive circum stances In which a resort to this might be Justifiable. Tt must be remembered that the total population of the French empire exceeds that of the German em pire, and that In the event of a life- and-deatb struggle with her great neighbor France might be glad to avail herself of the enormona reserve of men In her African colonies, to whom fighting 9s the only occupation worthy of A man's attention. The creation of a, great native army In French Weet Africa 1* an enterprise worthy of close observation, and one which. In the course of a 1'ew years, will create faetor that must be taken Into account In European politics. During the civil war IJ was several times suggested that the South arm the negroes and put them In the field, but the thought was so abhorrent to public sentiment tbat'the Confederate government could not be brought to entertain It The Union government enlisted many thousands of negroes but their military prowess did not prove at all satisfactory. There la decided difference of opinion as to the relative fighting merits of the Africans, but France probably feels that they would be a Urge measure of strength to the home forces In emergencies and well worth the expenditure* of money and time Involved In their training. For some weeks put Tom Watson has been engaged in a persistent at tack on Gov-Bleot Hoke Smith, holding him before the world as a man entirely devoid of morality, the betrayer of woman aiid the destroyer of purity and home life. 'Watson’s personal, organ, The Weekly Jeffersonian, has carried thesq charges to the uttermost parts cf the state. Air. Smith's dignified silence encouraged Watson, apparently, more and more vicious assaults until finally Blitor Seeley, of the Georgian, Instituted an investigation to deter mine the truthfulness of the frightful accusations hurled against a man Georgia has so signally honored. His researches convinced him that the charges, as far as it was possible Investigate them, were utterly devoid of truth and that Tom Watson, through sheer malice was maliciously sland ering Gov. Smith. In the Georgan he gave the widest publicity to the result of his investigation and scored Wat- Uoq in a way that one might think would make the Thompson man wince more than he has ever been able to make his own victim wince In the past. Says Mr. Seelly: “The Georgian Is compelled to say, however, that not the first suggestion of a foundation In fact .has been obtain, able, and that, after the employment of the be>t talent, detective, legal and otherwise, even giving his political en emies every opportunity to supply facts or evidence, we must say, unequivocal ly, In the Interest of a square deal, that Hoke Smith is as Innocent of miscon duct, moral or otherwise, ss any man in Georgia—at least, since the years of hb public life—and we doubt if there Is a man in the utiite who is Interested beyond that at this time.” Watson made a weak reply, taking advantage of the opportunity to assail Seely rather than Smith. In a further summing up of the case In Sunday's Georgian Editor Seely says: “After reading this additional evi dence of the villainy of Mr. Watson, it does not take a great stretch' of the imagination to permit one to see that eex is about the only difference 'be tween the woman who attempted ilnate character In 1882 and the man who seems to be trying to live by It in 1910; end If Thomas E. Watson does not stand damned and branded in the eyes of the decent people of Geor gia It must be because those who have Tend these proofs either believe the Georgian Is dishonest or that It has >betm deceived; and we assure you that the latter is not the oase. You can Judge for yourself as to our honesty." Reviewing the evidence presented by It to prove tho falsity of Wation’s ac cusations, Mr. Seely concludes as fol lows: “In finishing up the job, we have thought best to go a little further than might seen necessary, and ahOw the people of the state Just how little there Is to whatever Mr. Watson writes or says, and we consider this, too, a duty to the state and her people. To this end we are compelled to say unequlv. ocally that If Mr. Watson is In a sane condition' of mind, he Is the basest, moat depraved, most poisonous man la Georgia today, and that he simply seeks notice for himself :®d bis puhll- cation through blackmail and slander. “Further, that the people of Georgia who wish for harmony, for uplift, tor temperance and for social decency, should once and for all give the min the place be merits In their estimate of him, whether that be as a pitiable lunatic or a scoundrel who Is attempt, ing to live -by blackmail and depraved lying. Personally, my past acquaintance and knowledge of Mr. Watson make me believe that the latter osn not be true.' Mr. Seely’s opinion accordingly i that reached by many other Osorglans, that the once brilliant and honored Georgian U now a "pitiable lunatic,' not, perhaps, on all lines, but absolute ly Insane as rerards this various prom inent men of the state whom he ban assailed an continues to assail. In asmuch as no man's character ts safe at the hands of Watson la hit present mental condition It would appear that legal steps might well be taken to pre vent him from further misuse of the power of the press, both at a protec tion to the public and to himself. l"l"I"tl 1 liM"l"H"H ffmony the ZPoets -l+11"!"hh'H"H'I-H'I"H"l"l' THE GOOD WORLD, H-H-* t (Chicago' Post.) This world Is not a vale of tears. A place of endless sorrow; Unhappy Is the man who fears The coming of tomorrow, And thrice unhappy he who sight That life Is but a bubble Devised but to deceive our eyes And give us toll and trouble. The world la full of happlners. The sky each morn Is fairer, Each day brings something meant bless And make our songs the rarer. Who counts his griefs all foolishly Adds to his store of sadness*— How much there is for you and me Of all unnoticed gladness! I pity those who sit and brood About the woes hereafter And stifle every Jolly mood And hush each lilt of laughter. The happiness we each require Is here for us to take It, But If ’tls sorrow we desire We usually make It. Wh'at good is It to wear a frown And fret o’er what la coming. When through the highways, up and down, Joy's company goes drumming, Joy's trumpeters go blowing sweet The rally-call of pleasure. And If we will our teady feet Shall step the lively measure. Ah. who would make a-world to be A place of gloom, and tearful, When he would ten times rather see AH of creation cheerful? The world Is not a vale of tears, 'Man la not born to eorrorw— The man who laughs this moment hears An eebo on tomorrow. ADVICE TO OTHERS. (Will Carleton, In Everybody's.) Smile—smile—smile all the while, (And soon you will dally wear It; Grin—grin—whate'er you be In And then you'll the better heir It. Hope—hope—to the end of your rope. Then struggle that rope to sever; Mope—mope—and you’ll find good scope To follow the trade forever. Toll—toll—your share of the spoil Will come uome way or other; Maybe in wealth, and maybe In health. And maybe the love of y^ur brother. Give—give—'tie the way to live, If good sound sense can guide It; Save—save—and mot for the. grave; But what you may need this side it. Fight—fight with all your might Whenever the facts demand It; Cease—cease—bring cargoes of peace From victory, when you land It. Think—think—like one on tbe brink Of something to grave for laughter. Well—well—of the heaven or hell That follows us here and hereafter. The Albany Herald say* that "the rival Atlanta organs of the two con tending force* have donned their rag ged habiliments of warfare and are beating their tom-toms la frantic en- dc:vor to rally their scattered boate tor another s-ixmtle tor tha asesnd- ancy In the realm of state politics. The people of Georgia are getting tired of this old political toed, and wc don t believe they are In a humor now to participate In a renewal ft it in an unlimsiy and unnecessary po- One prominent advocate of Gov ernor-elect Hoke Smith in every cam- that Smith has never advocated any. tha' Smith el-s never advocated any thing else hut state reforms In his campaigns, arnicas steered clear of national Lsues. This, the 8mlth man takes aa a direct obligation on the governor-elect to remain at hi, poet and work not the reform* which he baa consistently and persistently advo cated. This v.iw, It Is said, la ooe held by a large number of the lead- lag supporter* of Smith, and the feel ing la said to be gaining strengti among the member* of the legislature who would under most circumstances he ready and eager and anxious to support him In hla ambition. Tbe recent South Georgia Methodist inference was Justified In ks criticism of the too great freedom In pardoning criminals. I two* also proper for it to warn its members against the Indis- orbnlnate signing of petitions for par- The public la In a large measure to blame for the pardon*. The habit oi signing any and every petition that la thrust under one’* nose leads tbe state authorities to behove that the people really want criminate turned loose. Trust—trust—an, Indeed, you must, God In hts varied dealings; Wounds He will give tha: your soul may live, And then—attend the healing. The THE MONKEY’S WEDDING. married the Baboon’s Monkey sister, Smacked his lips, and then be kissed her, He kissed her so hard he raised blister, She set up a yell. The bridesmaid stuck on some court- plaster, I* stuck so fast It couldn't stick faster, Surely It <was a ead disaster, But -it soon got well. ‘Fun is the birthright of all young tilings. Girls," says Temple Bailey in the indlnappdlls News, '”wt!o work bard must have an outlet for their spirits, and how the outlet can be provided is one of the questions which * a puzzling sociologists, snd is the subject of much dlscuslaon among settlement and church workers, in the cities It Is difficult to know just t what to advise. Life, so complicated, so abnormal, so divorced from the natural apiusements which country life affords—the out-of-door game*, the men and women VhTiT'J htfut/irv: llvori _ “Wil What do yon think the bride was dressed In? White gauze veil and a green glass breast-pin, Red kid shoes—she was quite Inter esting; She was quite a belle. The bridegroom swelled with a blue shirt collar, Black ellk stock that cost a dollar, Lirge false whiskers, the fashion to follow; He cut a monstrous swell. What do you think then' had tor sup per? Black-eyed peas and bread and butter. Pucks In the duck house all In a flut ter. Pickled oysters, too. Chestnuts raw and ibolled and roasted, Apples sliced, and onions toasted; Music in the corner posted. Waiting for the cue. What do you think was the tune they danced to “The Drunken Sailor"—sometimes “Jim Crow," Tails In the way—and some got pinch ed, too, 'Cause they were too long. What do you think they had tor a .fid dle? An old banjo with a hole in the mid dle, A tambourine made out of a griddle, And that's the end of my song. THE SWEET WAY. The sweet way, the quiet land tender, The right, tho bright and the true. The sweet way to foster and fender The dear lives that lean unto you; The sweet way of enisling and laughter, Tile Joy and the peace that come after; The sweet way of morning to tailing And'home the sweet way of the spirits of men. The sweet way, the glad and the gol den, 7 ne one way, the sun -way of light. With the stars of the dusk In ttieir olden • Dear glory of dream In the .night. The sweet way of song and of chatter To drown the world’s rumble and clatter; he sweet way of beauty to soften the strife And bring back the aweetness of morn unto life. THE SPECTER CAVALRY. (James Riley.) Our bogles all are calling, They are sounding down the blast. To saddle! To saddle! This ride shall be our lest. To saddle! To saddle! To saddle and to ride Down field* of glory where we fought. And where as men we died. Down fields of farthest Southland. Up every winding marge, We hear the .bugles sounding. The charge and countercharge. They are ringing down the valleys, They are piercing all the heights, By stream and mountain we repeat Our thousand valiant fights. We have our old commaaders, Each to hts colors true; With Stuart leading all his gray, And Sheridan his blue. To saddle, then to saddle, Tonight we skirt the shore Of tbe cllffed, wide Rappahannock, With buglets on before. We spurn Mleaourl's turbid stream. And when the moon la low, We cross Potomac at the ford, As we did long ago. Then well march and wheel In column Onr squadrons far and free; And circling Appomattox hear The words of Grant, to Lee. Although we're not for mortal men, For mortals we shall ride, Tbit oo our land's Imaginings (With honor shall abide. Then.to saddle! snd to saddle!/^ With bugles on before! We'll ride this night a wild, wild ride, Down fame's eternal shore. And no man -ihair see our riding. And no human car shall know The note that calls us from our grave To ride and meet the foe. —Youth's Companion. THE VOYAGE. Judge dhiariton makes an earnest protest against the divorce evil In Sa vannah. He objects to Ms court being made what he terms "a clearing house for time marriages." I'm sailing on. I'm sailing on. For better or tor worse. The whirling world Is my good ship. The sea's the untveme. The track behind Is yesterday, . Tomorrow lies before, Fierce tempests He along the way. But golden I* the shore! Ihn sailing on, I’m dialling bn, -From infancy to age, And tolt’s the cargo that I bring To win my heritage. Tbe waves of trouble buffet me, i The teas of sorrow roll. Yet no dlsheartenmont shall be To keep me from the goal. "V > I’m sailing on. I’m sailing on, Through! mat, and storm, and min, Fair sides and cloudy alternate In days of Joy and pain. .Where Uee the port toward which I sail I know not, near or far, *1 Yet of ks winning I’ll not fall, For Love’s my fuldlng star! The sweet way, though, some go the 1 bitter, The bright way, though some choose 'he gloom, Whero birds on the bough never twit ter, No rosea burst Into bloom. The sweet way of comfort and cheer ing. The brave way unfailing, unfeirlng, Tbe sweet way to gladness and duty and mirth Across the sweet hills and the valleys of earth. The sweet way, the sweet, not the sour. The way of the glory and gleam. Where the heart of the world bursts in flower And the soul of the world la lore's dream. The sweet way of help and of service With naught fftm our duty to swerve us; The aweet way that leads at the end ot the strife To the sweet arm* of lore In the green glades ot life! —The Benztown Bard. POOR FOOL. Within a shadow that was cool Betide a roadway sat a fool; A. sparkling stream that tinkled near. Made pleasing music for b1a ear, And caused him to forget to care How other* pasted with smirk or sneer. His king in raiment that was fair Came riding with bis courtiers there “'Sir Fool." the monarch paused ti aay. “I feet the need ot cheer today; Proceed with some new antic now To charm my heavy cares away,” The poor fool stroked his wrinkled brow And rote snd msde a stately bow, Then answered; “See, the day bright, And listen! Do you hear the light. Sweet laughter of yon sparkling rill? It sing* to me that all is right.' The king rode on across the UII, A frown was on hla visage still; “Poor fool!” he said: “bereft of wit He finds tt good to calmly sit And listen to a stream and dream Of music In the- splash of It!’’ GOOD TIMES AND TEMPTATION the sleigh rides, the Innocent dance* in the achoolhouae where everybody knows everybody else, the .picnics and taffy pulls—that It would seem at first glance as It the dwellers In big towns were condemned either to the mad ex citement ot cheap resorts or to the questionable gayety of dance hall* and restaurants." Mr. Bailey con tinues: “I must have fun,” «ays the girl who works, and sympathizing theorists am: "Of course, she mutt have fun, poor thing, even If It It not of the beat quality.” I iwant to say that for my part I believe that when the gobd time con. filets with right living and with sane thinking It la not worth while, for clean fan brings no regrets and I would have my girl* do nothing which shall cause an aftermath ot recent' ance. I do not want them to make street acquaintance* or to frequent amusements resort* to "pick up” men friends, giving aa one excuse that othierwlae they would have none, in the name of all that Is aweet and good and true, what kind of friend ship results under such circumstances? 1 One girl finds a husband, -when' ten eat of the fruit of the tree of know! edge. The working girl who aeeks amuse ment must ask herself the question In every Instance, “Doe* It pay?” Doe* It pay to let go of every Ideal to be come one of a mad mob who indulges In *Uly. foolish, frlvoloua and often harmful excitement? I do not condemn any pleasure which takes a girl out In the sunlight and Into the company ot people of her own kind and class: .but the woman who work* must remem ber that In all ages good women have had to sacrifice something of their spirit of wild adventure In order to fit into the world's Ideal or refined womanhood. 'Shall the wage earner therefore, for the sake of, amusement, lowerher,^ Iwith a crowd who win *fe Instead of raise her up- I know you lre protMii our live, are hard; , ur ,| r * 1 excuse for us If now and a** *°" I might say: Is every excuse,” hut i I teaay lt. * believe dividual responsibility i * life is a 'battlefield an d tta , of us has to fight. Do you history, lived easily? that the people who hive, Impress upon the world . all the time because life i, fun It seems to me that there? point of view so harmful as Uu* J rnnkpn tho itav's . makes the day's work a dresi 1 whtsstl Oftln ••re . I.l ™ j which sets up a false Idea of» I am not sure that I do i the words of a certain wondi who preached: "To be hap p ,i all, an incident To be good ■ good, to know God and to i are the Important things.” It seems to me that manyj taking away from the work! the very thing that she oughts to retain her self-respect, a i uprightness and In rights' Its own sake. There Is no j can make up for a loss oi c_ of Integrity. The woman who L out their lives hold up their j and face the world are not t who In girlhood sacrificed ttieir j I often wish that the girl, tempted to seek the lover would read that wonderful "Little Women." It Is most t to see ho wttoe struggle with j and with temperament wu l teretslng by playing life ui| the tour Uttle girls took • Progress” ss their standard i p&rteon. The chapter “Jol lyon” is Hlumlnattng. Of c girls wers surrounded hr e today, but none the leu vus] gle, yet they placed lore oft of friends, love ot work, tsilj the out-of-doors shove til o In the acquirement ot ha] Again I will quote from tie s tul preacher: “Do not let I tilings of life rob It of the bestij Keep this snd hang It a!»u | desk, and when good times ti let thus turn help you to f clslon.” MH PENSION ALL OF TOE EMPLOYES. Taft Wfll Urge It oii Tills Washington, D. C., December 2.—In his message to congress now being prepared, Preildent Taft will urge the ipaasage of a pension retirement bill for civil employes. It Is not likely that the president will advocate any particular bill, hut will leave this phase of tbe matter to congress. Sen stor Cummings, of lows, Has' made a special study of this pension sub ject, and there la a chance that Pres ident Taft will consult with him about the possibility of pushing such a bill through congress. j/J Should tbe president decide to dele gate Senator Cummings as tha repre- sedative of the administration..1a this matter It would be take., as formal rec ognition of the lnaurgenta. The. pres! dent has made It clear that he will recognize no faction In the coming pon- SOME SCIENCE FACTS AND Said to Be Member! About 250,000, gress, but will deal with Insurgents York, 280 hi Oaliforols. I* IN NOVEMBER. (T. A. Dally, In Catholic Standard and Times.) June Is sweet, for then I found thee; But In November, gray and cold, Weaveth memories around thee Spun of gold. June a rose-time we remember, Ere the boy became a man. But, in earnest, with November Life began. Still I see thee, as we threaded Gray woods under grayer aklei; Strange new hope* and fears were wedded In thine eyes. And'when these had been translated Into awed and reverent speech. Stronger then our soula were mated, Bach with each. Deep with vernal promise laden, A* with bude the leafless wood. Here .was blossoming of tbe maiden— Womanhood. Rich the memories now that hover •Round that day when life began, And the llghtheart boy, thy lover, Was a man. and regular* alike. He la expected to call some ot the Insurgents Into conference, and nlnce Senator Cum min* has expressed a desire for har mony, he may be recognised as one of the republican leaden In congress. There la no doubt that tbs .economy inquiry will be one of the principal text* of the president's message. The petition Mil goes band in hjtod with this subject. It la said to be the presi dent’s view that to make the plana tor economy a complete succett, pen sion bill will be aitenluttiy neces sary. What catnce* such a bill will have with congress In the pressure of other business is doubtful. ,,, No general pension legislation I* ex pected at the coming session. One of the most important of these MU* I* the on designed to remove the restriction which has kept many widow* ot sold' ten off tha pension rolli, but Senator McCumber, chairman of the senate pen sions committee, ts not In favor if further consideration of th« bill dur ing the sixfy-flrat congress. Widow* who married soldier* e/ter June 27, 1896, are now barred from re ceiving pensions. Tha bill before the senate Is to remove this restriction and permit any soldier's widow to receive the benefit! of tbe pension syv- tm. It would add approximately $20,- 000,000 to the pension rolls, according to estimate made by pension officials and the wisdom of the removal of the restriction is seriously questioned. (Washington PWlj Mrs. Mary Baker founder of Christian I 1821 at Bow, N. H. Married three times asii once. Ho* one son. Bedridden Invalid for t« Founded Chrisilan 8ote»9 beginning with one pupil Frequent contributor Jo* and author of several i ence books. Estibltebed a dono at the tlrqs of her death tads 953 churches and sodette I United States and Canada r approximate membership «<» There are more tb*» Ml and societies In foreign c log an approximate i 15.000. , , There are 104 healers to 1 875 In Massachusetts, SM ‘ U* In Wtaconuln, 111 » * 110 In Michigan, snd 1« »« Healers are registered W> Austria. China, Swltierlut" (pplnes, Italy, Holland. “ France, Scotland, Ireland,' land. There Is a Christian f in every state to the Udo»- Church edifice* belongiM • Han Scientists are mutely $10,000,000. Cost of Some LeoilM • Churches. Mother Church', First Church, New To*» Second Church, New . Sixth Church. Chicago.J First Church, Denver. First Church, Plttshu** First Church, Kane** CW-1 Second Church, Kao*** ^nrat Church, Minnw^ First Church, Concord. Flrst Church, St. Josopfc ° 00 - . First Church. .-d First Church, ChkegoJ t Second Church, Chicago- . Bishop Kilgore, su-.- . , conference of (aid stress upon the r iug between tome efi ( -worldly amuwment*. . them, said tbe «*hoP'^ t the world through the , tree and dunce*. 11 „ Hm. to “they should not be h* 1 ®* in the ohurob." Olehop Mbrrisoo li *^ ( man and realize* tb*‘ Financiers and business men In all part* of tho country aro wiring and writing to President Taft to'urge that he refrain fro magttatlng another revi sion of tho tariff oven under a sched ule by schedule arrangemont. Mem- her* of congress of the stand-pat vi-!tho churdh ilea in rlety an also Joining la a movement to ling tho young prc rL oP toU prevent any tameprlng with tho tariff the other day the w*” ( at the approaching session, asserting conduct their that It win ho tlmo enough to deal any that a husband ’ro- „ with tho aubJdcL when the democrats out ever susi>cctln 0 tako chargo of legislation. J the boss.” ; •