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VOLUME 11.
EUGENIC MATINS HIT
Separation Ends Union of First
Massachusetts Couple.
Health Certificates Were First Class.
But Both Husband and Wife Neg
lected to Have Their Disposi
tions Passed Upon.
Boston. —While health may be the
keynote of the eugenic marriage,
there Is no provision which insures the
contracting persons against discord
and dissension, is the deduction of the
first eugenic bride of this state, Mrs.
Catherin Wills Perron, who is parted
from her husband after one month of
wedded life.
Edwin Perron, the other principal in
the unhappy match, also comes to the
same conclusion, and thus, while the
.physicians stamped the contracting
parties as physically fit, Dan Cupid
did not attend to his part of the con
tract as well as the medical gentle
men.
Two months and a half ago Rev. C.
Thurston Chase, pastor of the Central
Congregational church of Lynn, is
sued the ultimatum that from that
time on he would not marry couples
unless they produced certificates as
to their physical fitness and good
health generally.
Five weeks later Edwin Perron and
Catherine Wills were married at his
home after they had satisfied him
that they had each passed the physi
cal test.
The marriage was heralded as the
first along the line of eugenics that
had taken place in Massachusetts, if
not in New England, and followed the
agitation of many leading scientists,
physicians and clergymen in this di
rection.
It is said that the groom after the
ceremony was very jubilant and talked
finely about his- marriage, declaring
that both he and his young wife were
happy.
He said that his bride preferred the
eugenic marriage, since she had a de
cided opinion on the question, and he
had acquiesced in her desire and pro
cured his necessary physician’s certi
ficate; ■
The couple went to live in a cozy
flat on School street, In a residential
part of the city of Lynn, and they
seemed happy.
One Sunday night, shortly before 12
o’clock. Perron rushed into the Lynn
police station and informed the officer
in charge that he had been assaulted
by a strange man whom he had de
tected with his wife in the sitting
room of their home.
It is said that his lip was bleeding
and he declared that this was the re
sult of his being struck by the man,
saying that he wanted protection
while he went back into his home to
get his belongings. An officer was
sent to the flat with him, but when
they arrived it is said that there was
no one in tho place and that the fam
ily cat had sole possession of the
room.
When questioned as to what he
thought of the working out of a mar
riage under eugenic principles. Perron
declared: “I do not say that eugenic
marriages are a failure. It was a fail
ure in my case, but eugenics are not
supposed to be a guarantee of domes
tic happiness.”
Mrs. Perron denied the allegations
of her husband in every particular
and gave an account of her move
ments on the night that he asserted
that he was assaulted, which would
appear to take her far away from the
scene of the trouble at the time.
“The charges that my husband of a
month has brought against me are ab
solutely untrue,” she declared. "On
the night he says that he had trouble
with a man in our former home I*was
with a married couple in whose home
I stayed the whole night.
“It was the first night that I had
stayed away from the home that we
RARE PAPERS FOR 4 CENTS
Autograph Letter of Peter the Great
Found in Sausage Shop at St.
Petersburg.
St. Petersburg.—The story of how
documents worth thousands of dol
lars were sold for four cents has just
come to light. The documents in
question were autograph letters of the
Czar Peter the Great and they were
discovered in a herring and sausage
shop, where they were being used as
wrappers.
Peter the Great had a long corre
spondence with Count Tatscheff, the
president of the government mines in
the Ural mountains, over the question
of the disposal of the riches contained
in the mines. These letters of the
czar were bequeathed by the count
to the official museum of the mines
In Ekaterinburg. The present man
agement of the mines recently con
cieved the idea of selling all the old
deeds, but they did not feel called
upon to satisfy themselves as to the
contents and purport of the literature
inearthed. The deeds were all lumped
NUMBER 37.
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The battleship Idaho, it is announced, was the leader in the United
States navy in efficiency in gunnery and engineering during the last year,
its figure being 94.6. The Idaho’s commanding officer is Capt W.K Howard-
had made after we were married, and
the unhappy ending of our short mar
ried life must necessarily attract at
tention to -our so-called eugenic mar
riage.
“While this form of marriage was
required by the pastor of my church
and he would not marry couples un
less they could show a certificate of
health from a doctor, I am convinced
that since I have lived with my hus
band the marriage was not truly a eu
genic one.
"Now, it is really a case of the same
old story. My husband tired of me
the minute he thought he owned me
and I felt he had no real love for me
very soon after we went to our flat to
live.
“Before we were married he sent
me a letter telling me that I was the
only girl for him, that he loved me bet
ter than he did any other girl on earth
and that he wanted to marry me as
soon as possible.
“While I had kept company with
him only a few weeks, I thought he
was sincere and so consented to be
married.”
LORD COMOYS AND U. S. BRIDE
Former Mildred Sherman and Her
English Husband in Their
British Home.
London.—Typical old English scenes
were witnessed at the little village of
Stoner, near Henley-on-Thames, when
Lprd Comoys took his American bride
for the first time since their marriage,
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Lord and Lady Comoys.
nearly two years ago, to his ancestral
home at Stomer Park. The villagers
cheered to the echo when they saw
the coming of their lord and his lady
and the three weeks’ old baby of the
titled pair. Lady Comoys was the for-
together and three weeks ago were
put up at auction. The whole of the
supposed “waste paper,” which was
really worth scores of thousands of
pounds, went for four cents.
The buyer was the proprietor of a
large number of provision shops, in
cluding some sausage shops. One
day a professor who was an anti
quarian noticed that the girl behind
the counter in one of these shops was
wrapping up his sausage in a peculiar
kind of paper with a crown on it He
looked at it more closely and soon
saw that he held in his hands a most
important autograph letter of the Czar
Peter. He went at once to the sau
sage dealer to find out how this ex
traordinary literature came into his
hands.
ANY MAN IN LOVE MAY LIE
Supreme Court Juetice Says He Is
Justified in Falsifying to Win
One Woman.
New York. —When a man’s in love
he cannot be deemed responsible for
anything he says to win the only
Or gulldw
IRWINTON, WILKINSON COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1913.
mer Mildred Sherman, daughter --of
Mr. and Mrs. W. Watts Sherman, well
known in New York and Newport so
ciety, and was bridesmaid at the wed
ding of Miss Gould and Lord Decies.
Lord Comoys, the first man at the wed
ding, was charmed Iby the beautiful
bridesmaid, and the romance started
then culminated later in their mar
riage. Stoner Park is an immense
estate, comprising 3,400 acres, with
gardens full of old-fashioned English
flowers, sweet peas, foxgloves, holly
hocks and marigold.
BIG RATTLER LOOSE IN CAR
Roy Miller, Express Messenger, Grabs
It and Returns It to
Cage.
Sioux City, la. —Only a circus snake
charmer could equal the performance
of Roy Miller, express messenger, W.
Arnold and John Rolla, baggageman,
on a Milwaukee train from Chicago
In the car was a cage of rattle
snakes consigned from Texas to a
point in South Dakota. A big snake
pushed a slat off the cage and headed
straight for them.
The men jumped to the tops of
cream cans and other high objects.
It fell to Miller’s lot as express mes
senger, •to attempt a capture. With
a gloved hand while perched on a
cream can he fished for the reptile.
By watching his opportunity Miller
succeeded in securing it by the back
of the neck. Only then would Arnold
and Rolla descend from their perch
and assist in returning the creature to
its cage. It was more than five feet
long.
Disproves Rheumatism Theory.
Paris. —Dr. Bose’s alleged discovery
of the bacilli of rheumatism, which
was announced in a paper read before
the French Biological society, has
been definitely disposed of by another
scientist, Dr. Acbalme, who has just
addressed the same society on the re
sults of his examination of the Bose
bacilli. Dr. Achalme said these so
called scintillating microbes being
well known to medical men and being
nothing more or less than common
microbes frequently found in the hu
man body, which could not cause
rheumatism.
Heat Didn’t Bother This Man.
Boston. —While the street thermom
eters registered nearily 100 here, a
man, aged and fat, wearing a heavy
winter suit, a heay ulster that reached
to the ground, heavy shoes and a fur
cap with the laps turned down over
the ears, was seen wandering about
the streets, seemingly quite cool.
Two Extremes in Life.
The saddest thing in the world Is
to feel that we are alone; the best
thing in the world is to feel that we
are loved and needed. —A. C. Benson.
woman in the world —the woman he
adores.
So the learned Supreme Court Jus
tice Guy ruled here. To quote the
justice:
“It is also a well-known principle
that in the state of mental exaltation
accompanying courtship, statements
made as to mental, moral or financial
qualifications of the accused may not
be too closely scrutinized, nor they
be held to a strict accountability
therefor.”
Philip Cusick fell in love, courted
the fair Hilda. In a state of mental
exaltation he told her, she vows, that
he was a chauffeur earning S3O a
week; that he had $2,000 in bank.
The trustful Hilda married him.
only to learn that Philip was a prop
erty boy at the hippodrome at $13.50
per week. Discovered, Philip fell into
mental depression so deep that it en
gulfed him. He vanished.
“With great regret,” Justice Guy
said, he denied Mrs. Cusick’s request
for counsel fee and alimony.
The donkey is the longest-lived o(
domestic animals.
DISHES OF COLD EGGS
.5
WELCOME CHANGES FROM THE
METHODS MOST IN USE.
Are Delicious Served in Aspic Jelly
or Mayonnaise—Great Variety of
Hard Boiled With Most At
tractive Decorations.
If a poached egg is to be served cold,
either in aspic jelly or masked with
mayonnaise in a paper case or pastry
shell, it is important that it should be
properly poached. Let a bay leaf sim
mer in the water and add a table
spoonful of tarragon or plain vinegar.
Unless the egg is poached in a ring
to insure the white keeping its shape,
cut the white with a round cooky cut
ter as soon as the egg is cold.
The making of the aspic jelly does
not entail the work it formerly did,
as the' many canned and condensed
beef stocks can be used, with the ad
dition of extra seasonings and gela
tine. A thin layer of the liquid jelly
should be poured into a shallow enam
el pan large enough to hold the nec
essary number of cold poached eggs.
When the jelly begins to harden lay
the nicely trimmed eggs at regular In
tervals, flat side down.
Pour a little of the liquid jelly over
the surface of the eggs and arrange
a circle of alternate capers and dots
of pickled beet. Have four small tri
angles of cold tongue or thinly shaved
lean ham placed at the outer edge,
pointing toward the yolk. Make the
decoration as highly colored as pos
sible, choosing green peppers, cavi
are, truffles or pimento to make a
good showing through the covering of
aspic. Pour on the remaining liquid
jelly and chill thoroughly.
Have ready either cases of paper or
shells of plain pastry. Cut out the
jellied eggs, using a cutter of a size
to correspond with the case. Remove
the eggs with a cake turner and place
one in each holder. With a pastry
tube pipe a border of mayonnaise
around each.
Hard boiled eggs for cold service
admit of great variety. They are
served either whole or in halves and
In either case the yolk may be re
moved and mixed with any preferred
ingredient, then replaced as a stuffing.
When served whole the stuffed egg
is masked with slightly stiffened may
onaisse so that it has the apearance
of not having been cut. The elabor
ate decorations are imbedded in this
outer covering and the whole thing
mounted for serving in some attrac
tive way.
A thin slice of Bermuda onion, one
ring removed from the center, makes
a sufficient hollow in which to set
an egg and a thick slice of cucumber
scooped out to form a little nest, is
another bit of variety which is appe
tizing and pretty. Half an egg can be ]
served in similar fashion, the stuffed |
yolk rounded well above the white
and surrounded with a ring of closely
set capers.
Pretty Pudding,
One tablespoonful gelatin, one tea
cupful of boiling water, one teacupful
of granulated sugar, whites of four
eggs. Dissolve gelatin and sugar in
boiling water, let stand until cool.
Beat whites of eggs and add to gela
tin, beat till stiff. Now take the
white of one egg, one cupful sugar, a
box of strawberries mashed. Beat
well, serve pink over white.
Uses for Paraffin Wax.
1. When melted and poured over jel
lies it prevents air from getting into
them.
2. Rubbed on irons, it prevents rust.
3. Bottles or fruit jars dipped in
melted paraffin are air-tight and the
contents will not spoil.
4. Paraffin dropped in starch pre
vents it from sticking.
5. Fruit coated with melted paraffin
will keep' almost indefinitely.
Pineapple Salad.
Use two pineapples, shredding them
and disposing of core. Put shredded
fruit in glass dish and pour over it
half a pint of powdered sugar mixed
with tablespoonful of lemon juice. Let
the salad stand for several hours be- i
fore serving, so as to dissolve sugar. ;
Serve with mayonnaise or French ■
dressing.
To Keep Silver Bright.
Always put a lump of camphor into
the drawer where silver is kept. It
keeps the silver from tarnishing.
Hookworm Disease.
The hookworm disease is so named
from a small parasite which fastens
itself in the intestines and preys upon
the system. The name hookworm re
lates to the peculiar structure of the
parasite (which has been named Ne
cator American murderer) and the dis
ease is attributed to low nutrition and
unsanitary conditions.
Swedish Employment Bureau.
The Swedish government operate*
public employment bureaus. Their
services are free of charge.
GREATEST PROSPECTS
IN THE WORLD
FOR GREATER GEORGIA
EVERY FARMER IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA
SHOULD TAKE A WELL-EARNED VACATION AFTER
THE WORK ON THE FARM HAS BEEN FINISHED. NO
BETTER PLACE TO TAKE THIS VACATION THAN ON
THE GROUNDS OF THE STATE FAIR AT MACON. NOT
ONLY WILL YOUR VACATION BE A PLEASURE, BUT
IT WILL BE A SEASON OF LEARNING FOR THE EN
TIRE FAMILY. THE CHILDREN WILL SEE MUCH
THAT WILL BE OF INTEREST TO THEM. THE GOOD
WIFE WILL LEARN MANY THINGS THAT WILL BEN
EFIT HER AT HOME.
MAKE YOUR PUNS TO COME
$15,000 in Cash Premiums
.$5,000 IN CASH.PREMIUMS FOR AGRICULTURE.
$5-800 IN CASH PURSES FOR 6 DAYS' RACING.
51,300 CASH PREMIUMS FOR POULTRY.
SI,OOO CASH PREMIUMS, HORSES AND MULES.
SI,OOO SPECIAL CORN PREMIUMS.
SI,OOO CASH PREMIUMS FOR SWINE.
$1,750 PREMIUMS FOR CATTLE.
5125 CASH PREMIUMS FOR SHEEP.
S7OO PREMIUMS, BOYS’ CORN CLUB.
5275 PREMIUMS. GIRLS’ CANNING CLUB.
REMEMBER THE DATES
Ten Big Days-October 21st to 31st
AMONG THE GREAT SPECIAL FEATURES I N
THE AMUSEMENT LINE ARE THE SINGING OF .
4,000 GEORGIA SINGERS ON SATURDAY, OCTO
BER 25. THE REPLICA OF THE GREAT PANA
MA CANAL. SHOWING THE SHIPS ENTERING
AND LEAVING THIS GREAT CANAL — ALL IN
MOTION.
THE MIDWAY WILL BE ONE BLAZE OF GLORY.
FOR THERE WILL BE AN ARRAY OF THE BEST
SHOWS THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE BROUGHT
TOGETHER ON AN OCCASION LIKE THIS. HAN
AFOURD’S SHADOW OF THE CROSS; MAZEPA,
THE GREAT EDUCATED HORSE; SORCHO’S
GREAT DEEP SEA DIVERS; BUCKSKIN BEN’S FA
MOUS WILD WEST SHOW; BUCKSKIN BEN’S DOG
AND PONY SHOW; DREAMLAND—CIRCUS SIDE
SHOW: EBERT’S TRIP TO THE UNDERWORLD ;
COLLIER’S OLD PLANTATION SHOW; PEKIN-PE
KIN SHOW; HATCHER’S MOTORDROME: TRIP TO
MARS; MITCHELL’S MERRY-GO-ROUND.
SARACINO’S GREAT CONCERT BAND HAS
BEEN SECURED FOR THE ENTIRE TIME OF THE
STATE FAIR. EACH MEMBER OF THIS GREAT
BAND IS A SOLO ARTIST OF GREAT RENOWN.
THERE WILL BE THREE OTHER BRASS BANDS
WITH THE MIDWAY.
Greatest Georgia State Fair
Auspices Georgia State Agricultural Society
MACON; CA., OCT. 21-31
JULIUS H. OTTO, HARRY C. ROBERT,
President. Sec’y and Gen’l Managers
$ 1.00 A YEAR
