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World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-29
VOL Nv. JAH-ville FOWLER Mo. Mar. % 1908 No. 4e

Presidential rumors and hesm.
ers are always at work in Wash.
ington, The offer of q seat on
the Supreme Bench of the
United States Court to Secretary
Taft has started them off. The
fact that Judge Parker and many
continue to assert that Presi-
dent Roosevelt is working for q
third term are phases OF
t hese rumors that will not
down. This talk is full Of incon.
sistency, illogical and even wild
but as is well known little inn.
perfection Of this kind are M
bar to whisperings, conversation
or even shouting. There is no
doubt but that thn President aud
that very small contingent Of his
party known as the HouE6sauI.
Senate are at logger heads or
any stronger term that you may
think of suggestive of disagree.
ment and disaffection, There
are Republican Senator's afraid
20 60 to the White House and
are justly afraid for unless they
have been good" the President
scolds them like a country school
teacher scolds an incorrigible
boy.
1t is common thing to hear
from members and Senator'S of
his own party that he has dis
rupted the party and is building
a Roosevelt party. Democrat
Congressman are heard saying,
Let Roosevelt alone-let him do
just AS he has heen doing and we
will elect Democratic president
next time.' Nevertheless the
popularity Oh the President in.
creases day by day, He has
snubbed Republicans and Dem.
ocrats alike and the Roosevelt
party is growing by leaps and
bounds: Few seriously believes
that the President will run again
hut it is widely believed his par,
IS will be strong enough to elect
a candidate com mittGd to his
policies,
That the entire mail Of lhe
Great Treasury department of
the United States does not equal
in amount or in cost of handling
the annual distribution OF free !
seeds BY Congress, is one of the
interesting statements by Post. /
master General Cortelyou in
memorandum sent to Congress-.
That v exceeds the entire mail !
com 5ined Of the State War and
Navy Departments and exceeds
even thai Of the Pension Depart.
ment is also made clear in the
report. ltmay seem incredible
u the man who gets an envelope
Of seeds from his Congress- man /,
!,
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-29
Call Meeting,

There will be u special meeting
ot the caEssEr OFFICE ON the 9Th.
day of April at 3 o'c'ocn >. n.
all farmers, invited to attend,
stock ,aisers, poultry ralse1s,
corn. wheat and vegetable growers,
come to this meeting, Ed.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-29
NEAS#ING !.
ToN GEFFER

HON EEHNE r
From our Regular Correspondent,
One Of the most interesting events
Of the week was the call Of the Labor
Delegation upon President Roosevelt, i,
There were about a hundred and
fifty of them in all. Presidents, sec
re,aries and ,reasurers Of labor or
ganiza,ions from all over the &C un,ry
and they wsre headed by Compass
the great labor leader. The Presi-
dent gave them very positive, s,ra.
light from theshou!der talk in which
he took issue with them and opposed
several Of their demands, He was par
iicularly emphatic and even derisive
vita reference 10 their demand that
the eight hour labor rule should be
applied to the -isshmus oi Panama.
He ,uld Them that there were
practically no American laborers
there and that the west Indian me-
sroes employed in digging the canal
would not work much more than
hale Of their time when they pre-.
tended to work, and that the only
way I; get any work from them was
by extending the hours. The Amer
ican people are indebted to the
President and Congress for the firm
stand ,ha, they have taken with re
gard TO the hours OF labor on the Is.
,hmus for according to the testimony
Of the Engineers, it will save the
country many millions of dollars,
The President also put his foo,
down on the an,iinjunction requests
Of the labor organizations but told
them that while the general govern
meat had secured many injunc,ions
against other monopolies during his
administration ii had not ye, had an
OCCASION to issue an Injunction a.
.sainst the labor monopoly, He
sa3d n effect hove .- 'bs' ~" lack
.! oc"as'a' vas 'ia AMI .u- VA
Lad prevenied he procurirg d
'"jnncIions.
The same day the labor delegates
called Oh Speaker Cannon with
protests and complaints. lie
talked 70 Them extemtoraneously.
quite familiarly calling the Presi
dent Brother Gompers" but dis.
played more Of the suavi,er in modo
for liter in re than il was Usually SUP
posed Uncle Joe possessed That the
l..bor representatives were no,
pleased With their days work may be
,ufeIrst from their threatenings
appearing 10 the papers all to the
eifec: that they are coin. Into
poiitices and will stsck both ends Of
the Capitol with represent .tives
and Senator'S frir. dly to :heir
intsrests
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-29
Brushy Knob.
Wrote by an Unbeliever in
close communion Sunday School.
To the Ed Ct the CREssET.

thought l would write a few
lines for the WORLDS CRrssEr on
Sunday School work. which we
all ought to be interested about.
! for one can say like a good
Sunday School and would like
for all the children 10 GO every
Sunday. But when it comes to
one denomination to have it all
their way, net wanting any
other denomination to help in
the good work, it makes me
think they don't want US chris.
tian people TO unite with them
| don t believe In close com mum
ion Sunday School.
J like Q Union Sunday School
where one win feel as welcome
as another, for the scripture says
work and reason together and Il
we don't 10 that way ! am afraid
the Sunday School will not be
much benefit to the community.
This close communion s. Sis
keeping good boys and girls
from going toR 8. today. 1 wish
all the good chrtstisn psopls
woula 'tuyh ont and nv and -
II they can't organise ! o. s <: 4
Try ard the Lord r''l hslp W.
iD yonr good works,
Ycnrs truly
I Insx nutr !,
- =. re 5AH. yllls "a
- q ! I I ! ! ( ! B ]
- q Il q 81
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-29
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS
H, 4. BALL.
AT1ORNE Il y ATLAW
Norwood Mo.

Will attend to all legal business
referred TO him, Practices in all
the Courts of the State.
Commercial and Criminal Law
especiali!y.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-29
If YOU WANT
BARGAINS IN

Farm and Timber land write
Real Estate A. J. JOHNSON
Houston Texas Co. No. For his
"of bargains sent free,
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-04-12
merce and labor says:

merce and labor says:
Germany's enormous drink bill is
explained in letters from Consuls Brit
tain and Guenther. Each inhabitant
consumes a yearly average Of six and
a half quarts of wine, 1291s quarts
of beer, and nine quarts of brandy.
For a population of 6O,000,00O people
the liquor expenditure is $67S,5S8, 900.
The average for male citizens over Is
years would be $37.36.
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after to be used by the war depart
ment in identifying deserters. An
order has been issued providing for
the taking of finger prints OF the
fingers of all men entering the service,
in addition to photographs and vari-
Gus measurements.
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Send $1.00 for a years subscription
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INITIATIVE & REFERENDUM

Lesson-A Conservative Meas
ure- Present Government
One object of government is to build
men. Men are built by responsible
ity. Rob a man of the right to do
wrong and you take away his chance
to grow. Communities no more than
men can be kept in leading strings
without loss of strength. Put the
referendum in the city charter and let
the citizens vote down good measures
if they do not know any better. Let
them swim. Let them work plumbers,
Let them learn by experience. Let
them have direct voice in their gov
eminent. That will increase respon-
sibility. That will stimulate the dis
cussion of questions referred to the
people. That will in time raise the
level of intelligence, awaken public
spirit, develop civic virtu and make
better men.
In Los Angeles, Cal, when a city
ordinance is passed. or franchise is
granted or bridge voted for, III short,
when any unpopular measure is passed
the citizens can, by petition OF five
per cent of the voters, compel the au-
thorities to refer the measure to them
at the next regular election. This is
self-government. This is the veto
is the principle of the old New Eng
land town meeting applied to our more
complex conditions.
The initiative and referendum would
prevent changes to which the people
have not been educated. The social
lists in Oregon failed to get the neces-
sary per cent of the voters to sign
petitions to submit their proposals to
a. referendum. Professor John r..
Commons, of the University of Wis
consin. while favoring the initiative
and referendum, insists that it will
be disappointment to reformers. I'm
der this provision, changes must wait
for a change in public opinion But,
by insuring this, the interests, not
only of the conservatives are served,
but also of the reformers; for, if a
reform cannot come until the people
are ready for it, when 1t does come,
it will stay.
1t is sometimes urged against the
initiative and referendum that the
people will take little interest in the
referendum vote and that questions
would therefore, be determined by a
comparative few This has not been
the case where the referendum has
been tried. But, even if 1t were so
it is an argument for this proposal
and not against it, We frequently
hear the complaint that our suffrage
is debased by our ignorant vote. This
is a plan of eliminating the Ignorant
vote, not by complex machinery and
arbitrary regulations, but naturally
and automatically. This plan puts
a premium upon intelligence. In the
Chicago referendums the vote was
highest in the slum and river wards
Government of the people, by the
rescals for the rich-that is Lincoln
Steffen's statement of the case. II
the large cities this is the exact sit
uation. The rascally politicians make
the laws, and they make them in the
interests, not of the people whom they
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are supposed to represent, but in the
interests of the corporations.
With the initiative and referendum
we may realize the hope of a govern
ment of the people, by the people, for
the people.
HERBERT S. BIGELOW,
Vine Street Congregational Church,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
April s, 1906.
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urging
B NJ
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A Spring Tonic.


A LMOST everybody needs tonic
IA in the spring. Something to
brace the nerves, invigorate the brain,
and cleanse the blood. That Peruna
possesses such qualities Is beyond all
question.
We have on file thousands of letters
which testify to the curative value OF
Peruna in cases Of nervous depres-
sion and run down conditions of the
system.
A Typical Letter.
Mrs. Rhoda Stuflebeam, Bunch, Iowa,
writes:
"For years suffered with catarrh OF
the throat and bronchial tubes.
II doctored with different physicians,
but kept getting worse all the time.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-04-12
Germany's Drink Bill

Washington, D. C.The bulletin OF
the department of manufacturers, COM
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Finger Prints to Identify

Washington-Finger prints are here
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''This spring took cold which set
tied on my lungs. had such cough
I could not rest at night. My friends,
and / myself thought l had consump-
ton.
"a friend advised me to try Peruna.
I bought bottle and wrote to you for
advice. Before / had taken one bottle,
my cough was better SO concluded to
give it further trial.
81 followed your directions as closely
as possible, and thanks to you and
Peruna. am a we'll woman to-day"
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-04-12
. Fever Is Spring Catarrh--Nothing I
of Strength Like Spring Catarrh.
Pe-ru-na Is a Fine Tonic For a
Weary Woman.
A Letter of Praise.

Miss Nellie Condor, 450 18th Avenue Brooklyn, N. T.,
writes:
~ consider Peruna the ideal spring tonic. I
sFOr past five years have taken at this time
of the year and find that enables to endure the
variable weather of the spring and the trying heat OF
{ the summer
Peruna affords the most prompt and permanent RELIEF
In all of prostration caused by systemic
catarrh, as verified by many cures records.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-04-12

Peruna never fails to prevent
spring cafarrh or nervous pr0sfra-
ton, If taken In time.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-04-12

Hattie Aam1lTOns
Pe-ru-na Contains No Narcotics.
One reason why Peruna has found per-
manent use In so many homes is thatit
contains no narcotics Of any kind.
Peruna is perfectly harmless, II taken
according to the directions on each
bottle. SO used, 1t can be taken any
length OF time without acquiring .
drug habit.
1t has no bad effect upon the system,
and gradually eliminates catarrh by re-
moving the cause of catarrh.
There are multitude of homes where
Peruna has been used off and on for
twenty years.
Such thing could not be possible
| if Peruna contained any drugs OF .
harmful nature.
| Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
the Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. ..
f,,1 fcin Ios
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-29
ACT NO. 1877.

ACT NO. 1877.
BY Mr.. Wimberiy. House Bin No. ZIG.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing amendments to Articles 80, 80.
100, LOG and 13l, and proposing the
repeal Of Article los, Of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana, rela-
tive to the judiciary department.
Section l. Be it resolved, by the
General Assembly Of the State of Louis
lana, two thirds Of all the members
elected to each House concurring, That
Article 81 of the Constitution of the
State Of Louisiana be amended SO as
to read as follows:
Article 9S:: The Courts of Appeal
except as otherwise provided in This
Constitution, shall have appellate juris
diction only, which jurisdiction shall
extend to all cases, civil and probate
when the matter in dispute or the fund to
be distributed shall exceed one hundred
dollars, exclusive Of interest, and shall
not exceed two thousand dollars, exclu
sive of interest, and such appeal shall
be upon the law and the facts.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc
That Article 80 Of the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana, be 80 amended as
to read as follows:
Article 80. The Courts of Appea
shall consist Of three judges each. They
shall be citizens of the United State.
and Qualified electors Of this State. learn
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-29

By Mr.. Doyle. House Bill No. 1874.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing amendments to Article 40 of
the Constitution Of the State of Louis
lana relative to the city criminal courts
of New Orleans.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds Of all members elected to each
House eoncurring, Thst Article 40 of
tho Contribution Of the State be 30
amended as to read as follows:
Article 40. There shall be in the
city OF New Orleans two inferior crimi-
nal coanis, to be known respectively as
the First City Criminal Court, of the
City Of New Orleans and the Second City
Criminal Court Of the City Of New Or.
leans, each Of which shall be presided
over by one judge and which shall have
jurisdiction within the territory herein
after prescribed, for the trial without
jury and the punishment Of all offenses
against the State where the penalty does
not exceed six months imprisonment in
tho parish Jail or q Ane Of $500, Or
both y q 2taF sless tRe judges q
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-29

the advice and consent OF the o
until the next congressional elecu1
which time his successor shall N
ed. In case any one Of the ca1cms J!
shall be, from sickness or any o.a
unable to attend any session Of 49,
shall be competent for tho ossS
Judges to appoint in his place. I. =.
fed member Of the bar, "ho
sworn to sit as judge Of said e'es 3
inc such absence only. WHO eM
ce;ve such compensation as 'ne ~
Assembly may fix, OF the oou's
peal may arrange for an ln'etl.
Judges from one circuit 70
when member of the court Is w..
attend from sickness or other e''s
til otherwise provided by tie 'e's. .t
sembly the Court of Appeals Of =
circuit shall hold session OF eVT
Baton Rouge, Amite City, New ~.
Houma, Franklin, opelousss' n, ~,
Lake Charles, Thibodeau1 ana =. -
sonville, and such other places = -.
designated by said Court 20 o. :, :. =
and the Court of Appeals Tor ~ ...s
,ircuit shall hold sessions 0, :"
Monroe, Shreveport, Ale1andIn
i ianars,' vidalia,, Tallulah and |.
and such other places as ma, -
mated by said Court Of app pp...
session of said Courts Of Apl
continue in each circuit 10, -
ten months, beginning o. ~
day AZ saptAmbr Of 81 -
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-13
Believed to Be Coyotes.

Charles Barber, of Laporte, who
has come to the front as one of the
best known of the western scientists
and who has made trips to Mexico
and Central and South America in
the interest of scientific research, has
sent word from Chicago, where he is
connected with the Field Museum,
that he would like to secure speci-
men of the wolves that infest the
southern part of LaPorte county. His
object in securing one of the pests
is for the purpose of determining
whether or not the animals that have
been molesting the farmers along the
Kankakee valley are in reality wolves
or coyotes. From the descriptions OF
the animals, their habits and actions
Mr.. Barber, as we'll as other scien-
fists at the Field museum are inclin-
ed to the belief that they are coyotes
If such proves to be the case, it will
be ar interesting discovery for the
scientific world, for heretofore the
coyotes have never been found east
of the Mississippi river Three OF
the Sc animals were killed near Union
Mills last week and the scalps
brought to LaoPrte and turned over
to Laporte county for the bounty on
wolves. 1t is probable that the next
ore killed will be shipped as whole
to Mr.. Barber, in order that the ques-
ton of identity might be settled.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-13

''Old men for counsel, young men
for war;" is an adage which, like all
other adages, is not of universal ap-
plication
1t is not true that all old men are
wise nor that all young men are ag-
gressive and active. Even if the
young man were more warlike than
his elder the fact would not necessa
rily render him the better warrior
Other things enter into the matter
Admiral Dewey recommends, as he
has done yearly. that young men
relatively young at least-shall be
placed in command of the nations
warships. He goes upon the theory
that the younger men are the better
fighters. The assumption is not war
ranted.
If it were a mere question of actual
combat the admirals idea might be
accepted. The young man will, as a
general proposition, give battle
quicker than the old one. 1t must be
obvious, however, that there are cir
cumstances under which it is mad
visable to fight and under those cir
cumstances the young man will in
jure the cause that he represents by
precipitating hostilities.
Willingness to fight is not the only
quality that wins battles. If it were
the pugnacious man would always be
the victor, and we know that he is
not.
In this as in all similar discussions
of the age question it is always nee
essary to remember that it is not the
mans age but the man himself that
counts.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-13

A Washington dispatch says: Con
gresham Crumpacker, in letter to
young man in his district, has just
given some very wholesome advice
relative to the department service in
Washington as a graveyard of am
bition His young constituent wrote
a strong appeal to him for a depart
ment position, saying that if nothing
else was available he would gladly
drive wagon through the streets OF
Washington, if by doing so he could
get on the wage roll of Uncle Sam.
In his reply Judge Crumpacker said.
eff / had forty boys ] would not al
low one of them to take a place in a
department at Washington" He add
ed that ten years of department. ser
vice in Washington usually renders
man helpless, SO far as depending
upon his own resources is concerned
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-13
Legislation and Lawyers.

The lawyer is a very prominent
factor in the next Legislature, one
third of the members of the House,
and more than one-half of the sena-
tors, being of that profession. This
preponderance is the more striking
when taken in connection with the
number of lawyers in the country. In
1900 the total reported by the census
was 113,45O, out of total OF 1888,
$50 males engaged in "gainful occu-
pations." The lawyers form less than
one-half of one per cent of the males
who are working for a living, but
they are more than 40 per cent of the
Indiana legislature.
This is probably due TO the fact
that lawyers ar professional takers,
and are, therefore, selected by peli-
ticians for their usefulness in cam
pa gins. And they ought to make good
representatives, as their business is
ordinarily in representative capac-
ity, and their familiarity with the
laws ought to fit them Tor improving
the laws where Improvement is need
ed.
The point where criticism might
fairly be offered is on the Legislative
work that is ordinarily done. 1t is as
tonishing how many acts o. IN aver
age Legislature are found to be un-
constitutional, or imperative, or de-
fective. It suggests the thought that
if the lawyers did not attend to their
private business any better than they
generally do to their legislative bust
ness. they would soon have little pri-
vate business to attend to.--Indian-
apolis Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-13
Trouble at South Whitley.

The report comes from South
Whitley that 2ls citizens and forty
merchants of that place have signed
a protest against the reappointment
of a man who has held office for four
years and the document will soon be
forwarded 10 Congressman Gilhams
at Washington. The purpose of the
paper is to defeat Postmaster Cash
Graham in his aspirations for reap
pointment as postmaster of that
town. The protest is not calculated to
reflect upon Mr.. Graham at all but
simply emphasizes the fact that the
signers beliye four years of good
office is enough for one man. The
job now pays $4,000 var.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-13
Care of Soldiers Orphans.

Soldiers of the state are preparing
to resist a possible attempt 60 turn
the Soldiers and Orphans Home At
Knightstown into a temporary home
for all dependent children. This plan
was suggested in an address at the
last state conference of charities and
correction by Hugh H. Hanna.
Mr.. Hanna and others think child
rem are at disadvantage in being
kept for years in a state institution.
and advise that the wards be kept in
such places only as long as necessary
to find them suitable homes with pri-
vate families. He and his supporters
advocate using the soldiers and sail
ors' orphans home as temporary
refuge for all orphans who come into
the states care.