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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-21

Ever ride on the Greyhound to
Olympfa7 Better do so. Go to
the capital Sunday. 9:45 a. m. or
4 .. N. Get back s:45 p. m. or
o:f5 p. m. Round trip, 75c.
Plenty Of time to 60 to Tumwater
falls. sss.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-21
FOR SALE BY OWNER
A BARGAIN

6-room modern house, 10 lots with
fruit trees and garden, also chicken
corral, blocks from car line 1894
So. Fife st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-21
REAL ESTATE
BUSINESS PRoPnRrY-vAcANr LOTS HOMES ACREAGE
No. Anderson Sacrifice

Price cut to 81 500 for quick sale;
$500 down, balance $40 a month,
Five rooms, porcelain bath, electric
lights, etc, choice neighborhood, be-
tween 9Th Ave. and K st. cars. own
er needs money and will sacrifice at
above price IL taken at once.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-21
OTTO B. ROEDER.
1904 Pacific Ave., Room 500.
For SALE BY OWNER

Owner going away, will sell nv
new 5-room bungalow, located
close to Sixth avenue car line, on
terms like rent. Strictly modern,
ton. Ans, give phone number in
care Box 81, Times.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-21
10 Acres

Just south of the city. walking dis
lance from Harvard Station, on the
Puyallup line. Soil is the best out-
side the valley. We can deliver
now for $3.50 an acre, on terms OF
$500 down, balance at per cent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-21
Ranch Snaps

'63N acres. 10 miles south of Span
away, on main road, II mile from
good school, 40 acres under culti-
walton and In crops, and II sold now
crops Will go with place. There is
good 4-room house, barn and other
outbuildings on place, including a
cows, 3 horses, / binder, l mower
and rake. lumber wagon, / spring
wagon and all farming tools and
chickens, and a good orchard. Price
$500. Terms $500 cash, bal. to
suit. This is all good bottom land
and very cheap. 1t wont last long;
better look 1t up at once.
q acres at Milton, blocks from
station. Price $500. Terms X cash.
10 acres at Auburn, all In crops,
with new house and barn. Price
$500. Terms $500 cash, bal. $500
per year at per cent interest. After
first payment it will pay for itself.
acres waterfront on McNeips
Island, young orchard, acre In
strawberries and 4-room new house
and barn, including good new fur
niture. Price si.100. Terms " cash.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-21
TRADE

We have city property to trads
for country property; Spokane props
erty for Tacoma property; farms to
trade for city property. in fact,
have trade for you IL you wand
to trade.
SEE THIS ONE
Is acres, cleared, fine hill land.
fenced, house, barn. chickens, ETC.,
mile from car line. to trade fer
city property OF any kind, Owner
Don't delay IL you want to trade,
This won't last.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-21
II. B. Marlborough
1716 so. l., B-R., S1,375
PART CASH, BAL. 2 YEARS

1929 Bankers Trust Bldg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-21

Good 5-room cottage, with porce.
lain plumbing, newly papered, elec-
trio lights and chandeliers. Lots
here are 130 feet deep; garden and
flowers; barn in rear. We can rent
this for SIS per month. Call al
once for terms. Best close-iE buy
In town.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-21
Light & Taylor
COS Provident Bldg.

Good buy on No. 2eth St, block
81, section 80, "a lots. $50 bearing
fruit trees and berries. at less than
$500 per lot. Owner. sa11 So. nth. 1
FOR SALE NY OWNER
New modern 7-room house, bath.
block from 9Th Ave. car line. Ap-
ply sc11 No. 7th St, corner Union a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-21
Here's One

That never was on the market be-
fore: A first class house In every
partic ular, brick building, less than
l block from Rhodes Bros. and
Stone-Fisher's. on &C st., has 81
rooms, all Brussels carpets, hard
oak and black walnut furniture,
radiator in every room, electric
lights, gas and baths. Rent $3.50
per month. This house has Melted
1900 per month and is netting now
$3.50 per month. Owner retiring
from business. Price $1,000, that is
less than actual value of Furniture
and is one of the most reputable
houses in the city and caters to a
high class trade. A 2-year lease
for the right party.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-21
No. Oath st. Snap

Nine rooms, porcelain bath, re.
oeption hall, electric lights, etc. etc.
"a good lots, large woodshed in
from Point cars. Act quickly on
this. Price is only $2,i5O. Terms
$500 down, balance $40 a month.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-21
No. 9th st.

Two lots, one block from Point
cars. Lots one block away are SELL
ing for $1,000 and up per pair. II
pair for 5000. Terms.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-21
Scandinavian Land Co.

Rms. 5o7-s Bernice Bldg.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
BENEFITS OF PROFIT SHARING

Profit sharing insurance, pensions and
welfare work for the employee were un-
der discussion at the meeting of the Ma.
tional Civic Federation in New York last
week. George w. Perkins of the firm
of j. P. Morgan & Co. and chairman
of the finance committee of the In.
ternational Harvester company, was a
leading participant in the discussion
contributing a paper on the workings
of the benefit and pensions plan fol
employees adopted by the Harvester
company.
The benefits of this plan had been
marked. declared Mr.. Perkins. Not only
the employee, but the employer was
vastly benefited. "All parts of the
company's business" said he, "the
average interest of the individual and
the business is greater than formerly
The saving of the waste here, there
and everywhere is noticeable.
THE employees throughout the or
ganizstion are vying with one another
more and more to improve their re
spective branches of the business. Thi:
means profits for the stockholders
means extra compensation in various
ways for the employes-in short
means cooperation that is real, thai
is beneficial to one and all"
Profit sharing among the employe;
works to the advantage of employer
and employee. Under such. a system
the employee is sure to take an added
interest in his. employers business, ant
that being the case the employer is
gaining through better workmanship
and a desire on the part of the EN-
ploye to extend the trade to newer
and wider fields.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03

The Minneapolis Journal says: cal
ready some letters for Santa Claus
have been received by The Journal
Investigation discloses that most of
these are plainly inspired, and that, if
generous people were to give heed to
the requests in them that are supposed
to come from innocent children, the re-
suit would be charity misplaced. For
this reason, The Journal has decided
not to give publicity this year to any
letters to Santa Claus, as has fire.
quently been done in the past, except
as an occasional instance, where inves-
tigation warrants publication, may de-
velop The Santa Claus letter idea.
originally such beautiful and satisfy
ing form of holiday charity, has been
so much abused and has led to so
many instances of imposition, that it
seems best on the whole to give up the
practice of publishing such letters
wholesale, without due investigation.
For the same reason The Free Press
has in the past declined to publish
these so-called 'letters to Santa Claus.
1t simply would have been encouraging
the displacement of charity. We are
pleased to note that The Minneapolis
Journal has become acquainted with
the real situation and will henceforth
consign the letters to Santa Claus to
the wastebasket, whede they properly
belong.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
NOT ADVENTIST DOCTRINE.

Mankato, Mimi. Nov %, l909.-To
The Free Press: Permit me 10 write
few words in regard to an article
that appeared in your issue of Nov.
20 of which the correspondent of The
Winona Herald says that an Adventist
minister is preaching that the world
is coming to an end in 1917. l was
asked by person what l thought of
it. | frankly told him as | will tell
the rest of the readers of The Free
Press, that no Seventh Day Adventist
preacher is preaching anything of the
kind. In fact, we have no man on
our pay roll of the name of Rev.
Ewell One who studies his Bible
knows that in Matt. 2436 we read
these words: "But of that day and
hour knoweth no man, no, not the
angels of heaven, but Father only"
The Seventh Day Adventist print and
distribute thousands of dollars worth
of books. We own and operate TWEEN
ty-six publishing houses, and in all
this reading matter you will not find
single statement giving the day and
hour But we do believe as a people
that we are living in the close of this
earths history. Our reason for this is:
The prophecies of the Bible are fast
being fulfilled and no student of the
Bible can fail to see it. C. c. Johnson.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
MARK TWAlN'S BIRTHDAY

Dr. Samuel Langhorne Clemens,
better known as Mark Twain is seven
ty-four years of age today. Having
won secure place on the topmost pc
destal in the American Hall of Fame,
the distinguished humorist is now rest
ing from his labors. Such work as he
does, it is said, is on his autobiography
portions of which have already been
published. The completed work, how
ever will not appear until after his
death.
Recent reports have stated that Mr.
Clemens is not at all well, but his
admirers throughout the world will
continue to hope that these rumors
like those of his death several years
ago, are greatly exaggerated" The
recent marriage of his daughter to a
Russian musician with an unpro
nouncable name, has left Mr.. Clemens
Z very much alone in the world so fai
as relations are concerned Another
serious blow has been the order of his
physicians cutting down his allowance
of cigars. In the last year, business
troubles have also come up to harass
his peace of mind, but, despite these
visits of the "little devils who seek to
whitewash ones hair" it may be safe
ly asserted that the philosopher hui
morist's head "if bloody, is unbowed.'
| DIR. Clemens was born in Missouri
for which he isn't responsible. The
little village of Florida had the honor
of being his birthplace, but this par.
ents moved shortly after to Hannibal
and in that city he spent his youth
At thirteen he became a printer. For a
short time he was pilot on the Missis
| slppi steamboats,. Then he went west
| to Nevada and California, and worked
as newspaper reporter. Heading
! eastward again, he landed in Buffalo
where he was editor of a newspaper
t1iis wife, who was Olivia Langdon
died in Italy in 1904, "she was the
light of our lives" wrote the grief
stricken husband, and it is certain that
her death was blow from which he
will never recover
1t is reported that Mr.. Clemens, il
his health. permits the trip, will 90 to
Bermuda this winter. He first visited
the Bermudas in the early eighties de-
scrlblng his experiences in "Somt
Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion, ,
and has since made frequent visits tc
: the little island colony. His last visit
to the isles of enchantment" was in
1908, when the, late H. H. Rogers, the
Standard Oil magnate, was mis- com
panion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
STORY OUT OF THE PAST

Earl James Doughlas was born in
Lanark, Scotland on Dec. l, 1856, and
was slain by the Saracens in Spain
in 1880. He it was who started for
the Holy Land with the heart of Ro-
bert Bruce-one of the most romantic
and foolhardy adventures recorded in
history. Within the picturesque ruins
of Melrose, Abbey lies buried the heart
of Robert Bruce.
This valiant king of Scotland was
attacked with leprosy, and when he
found that he was to die he called to
him the chiefs and barons who had
been faithful to him, and asked them
to pledge themselves to keep the en-
tire kingdom together for his son
David. He also asked them to crown
him king as soon as he reached the
proper age, to obey and serve him well,
and to marry him to some lady suitable
to his station.
The king then asked Sir James
Douglas to. step forward, and in the
presence of all the knights he asked
of him his last service. Addressing
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS

The American Red Cross. whose
Christmas stamps are familiar fea-
ture of the holiday season in every
community of the United States, is the
greatest relief organization in the
world. The sale of the Christmas
stamps, which last year amounted to
more than $l50,000, is but an incident
i'm the sum of its extensive activities.
1t is the accepted almoner of the
American people when any community
suffers from an overwhelming calamity.
Since its organization under spe-
cial act of congress, in January, 1908,
the Red Cross has expended an aver
age of more than $l,000.000 year in
relief operations. The foundation up
on which this great organization is es-
tablished is found in the charter given
by act of congress which. in defining
the purposes of the Red Cross says:
'To furnish voluntary aid to the sick
and wounded of armies in time OF
war;" and. Ito carry on a system OF
national and international relief in
time of peace, and apply the same in
mitigating the sufferings caused by
pestilence, famine, fire, floods, and 9TH
err great national calamities, and to de-
wise and carry on measures for pre-
venting the same.
1t will be noted that congress in
tended that the Red Cross should not
confine itself to the relief of suffer
ing caused by calamity but that it
should devise and carry. on measures
for preventing calamity so far as
practicable. 1t is under this provision
of its charter that the organization is
undertaking its fight against tubercu.
losis
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
MA NKATO FREE PRESS

him as my dear friend, Lord James
Douglass he recalled to this faithful
follower that he had suffered many
troubles in order to hold the rights of
his crown; and then he added, that he
had made vow to go on crusade
and fight for the Holy Sepulchre.
my heart has always leaned to this
point" he said, ''but .our Lord was not
willing, and gave me so much to do
in my Lifetime that my body cannot
accomplish what my heart wishes. 1
will, therefor. send my heart in the
stead of my body, to fulfill my VOW"
Il do not know any one knight so
gallant or enterprising or better form
! ed to accomplish my intentions than
yourself. And I beg and entreat of
you, dear and special friend, that you
will undertake this expedition for the
love OF me, so that | shall die more
contented." .
According to the expressed wishes
OF the King, the heart was taken from
his body and carefully embalmed.
ihen 1T was enclosed in a small cas-
ket which Sir James attached TO a
chain and wore about his neck. He
lett Scotland fromI the port of Mont
rose and went to Sluvs. in Flanders
to see II any company was then start
ing for Jerusalem
At Sluys he waited twelve DAYS. new
er going on shore. but receiving yisi
tors in kingly style, serving superb
banquets, and telling all who came the
story of his expedition King Rob
ert had asked him to do wherever he
stopped.
No one was then going on a cru
SADIE, and hearing that Alphonso of
Spain was waging war against the
Saracen king of Granada, he decided
that King Robert would wish him to
employ his time of waiting in the good
cause of fighting the Moors.
Near Teba, in Spain, in the midst of
great battle when defeat seemed
imminent, Sir James pulled the cas-
ket from his neck and hurled it into
the thick of the fight, dashing after it
and calling on all to follow this noble
heart. ,se
While trying to save one of the
knights of his train, Sir William st.
, Clare of Roslin he fell. His COM
panions found hiss body, and the cas-
ket, and took them back to Scotland.
The body of Robert Bruce was
buried at Dunfermline, Scotland and
some years ago this was taken from
the tomb, and it was found by the
position of the bones that the heart
| had been removed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
EXPONENT OF COMMISSION PLAN

Judge Ben Lindsay of Denver says
that in order to remove the graft and
corruption we must remove the cause,
namely, the corporations, and municipal
ownership is the only way to do this
"But we are not yet ready for such a
step. We must weed out the dishonest
officials and be fairly certain that the
men in charge are honest or there
might be chance for graft in the pur-
chase of the plants.
81 believe the commission plan of
municipal government is the first step
to be taken. With reformation of the
government vesting power in the hands
of a few, good men are bound to be
elected. The people are not likely to
throw away their votes if they know
of the power given to the few. When
this has been accomplished then it is
time to acquire the public service COM
panies."
Judge Lindsay is an exponent of the
commission plan of government. He
believes that its great success in Des
Moines is testimony enough of its
worth and he favors it for every city
in the country. His main theory is
that Capitalization of power and re.
sponsibility in municipal government
is certain to bring the election of the
best men available, and the fact that
the men who are responsible in case
of irregularities can be reached is in
surance against graft, in his opinion
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03

never been exceeded except in 1906.
Wheat, oats, potatoes and buckwheat
are larger crops than those of 1908,
and some of them are the largest
ever gathered Hay, barley and flax
seed are almost up to last years level
and are above the average of recent
times Cotton will reach about TO-
100000 bales, according to some pri-
vate estimates, which will be under
the average of the past decade.
This is fairly good exhibit for the
general line, thinks The st. Louis
Globe Democrat. The reduction in the
cotton yield is to be regretted. With
the growing popularity of cotton fab
rics, there is special need for larger
supplies of the raw material instead
of smaller. The falling off in the
crop this year has given an oppor-
tunity to send prices up to a high fig
IRE, and this has created revolt
among some of the mills, which has
led to a curtailment. of their activities.
This is the only weak spot in the gen
eral industrial situation. While the
iron, steel and wooden factories are
running to their full capacity, the cot
ton mills are diminishing their out
put on account of high prices.
1t is safe to assume that the esti-
mate of over $S,OOO,OOO,OOO for the
value of the, farm products of the
country for 1909, which was recently
made by the Department of Agricul-
ture, will be able to stand. The ag-
gregate for 1908 was $7,77S,0O0,0OO
but the total yield this year will be
larger, and the higher prices will send
the income of the farmers up to a
bigger figure, than ever before. Cheap
food is great boon to the country,
and on this account large crops are
always welcomed. But there is no
cause for serious complaint this year.
The consumer pays more for his food
than he did a year ago, which is to be
regretted but as hundreds of thous-
ands are employed now who were
idle then, the country on the whole,
is in far better condition than it was
at that time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
KIDDING HUMANITY OF A PLAGUE

Those who buy Red Cross Christmas
stamps and put them on holiday let
tiers or parcels do good in more ways
than one. The pennies GO toward the
support of the largest and most help
full single movement for the conserva-
tio1 of the public health now on foot.
1t helps provide the money needed to
carry on splendid work that will
do more than any other one thing to
wipe out tuberculosis. The stamps re-
mind others of the work that is being
done to rid humanity of this terrible
drain, and by assuring them of your
interest, it will create and increase
their interest. 1t is hoped that Man.
kato will contribute its portion toward
the fund that is necessary in the
work of Kidding humanity of the white
plague.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
WORKING THE COUNTY PRISONERS

Something of an idea of how county
prisoners are worked in Vermont can
be gained from this story from The
Bradford Opinion:
''Of the thirty five prisoners now
confined in Washington county Jail
Sheriff Frank H. Tracy has nineteen
of them at work on the Cory Frost
a day and, after deducting the one
dollar of their wages which goes
to the state, the longtime prisoners
will have tidy little sum coming
to them when they leave the Jail
after deducting for tobacco and
clothing December l, Sheriff Tracy
will pay into the state treasury for
prison labor in Washington county
during the past year at least $1,000
and the amount may be larger than
that. 1t is safe to say no other county
in the state will do as well. The gross
earnings of the prisoners in Washing.
ton county Jail during the year ending
December i, will be in excess of ST..
500. With most of the manual labor
unionized in Montpelier and Barre, this
record of Sheriff Tracy is all the more
remarkable" rfJ
The Free Press always has contended
that county Jail prisoners should be
forced to work. The practice was inau-
gurated in this county year or more
ago and much street Improvement that
would not have been carried out other
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
New Line Is to Be Constructed in the
Neighborhood State.

Pierre, S. d., Nov. 30-Articles of
incorporation have been filed here for
the construction of new electric
railway in Iowa, to be known as the
Iowa City, Ottumwa & SouthwesterR
Electric Railway company. 1t has NOM
inal headquarters at Pierre and bust
ness office at Iowa City. The incori
porators are: S. j. Smith, Roscoe.
Wilson, Frank Farmer, Iowa City, and
G. p. Peterson of Pierre. The proposed
new line is to be eighty miles in
length, extending from Iowa City TO
Ottumwa, crossing the counties of
johnson, Washington, Keokuk and Wa
pelfo The company is authorized to
furnish electricity to towns along the
right of way, as well as to operate an
electric railway.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-03
ASSISTING THE RED CROSS

The American Red Cross, whose
Christmas stamps are familiar feature
of the holiday season III every com
munitv of the United States, is the
greatest relief organization in the world
The sale of Christmas stamps, which
last year amounted to more than
$4,000, is but an incident in the sum
of its extensive activities. 1t is the
accepted almoner of the American peo
pie when any community suffers from
an overwhelming calamity.
Since it's reorganization under spe'
cial act of congress, in January, 1905
the Red Cross has expended an average
of more than 100000 year in re.
lief operations. The foundation upor
which this great organization is es.
tablished is found in the charter given
by act of congress which in defining
the purposes of the Red Cross, says:
"To furnish voluntary aid to the
sick and wounded of armies in time
of war;" and, "to carry on system
of national and international relief il
time of peace, and apply the same il
mitigating the sufferings caused by
pestilence, famine, fire, floods, and Other
great national calamities, and to devise
and carry on measures for preventing
the same"
1t will be noted that congress intend
ed that the Red Cross should not con
fine itself to the relief of suffering
caused by calamity but that it should
devise and carry on measures for pre-
venting calamity SO far as practicable
1t is under this provision of its char
ter that the organization is undertake
ing its fight against tuberculosis. The
American Red Cross is entitled to the
financial support of the whole people