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The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-11-17
TIE TRAGEDY OF "BIEIKEN. !"
Brieht little NBnlfken.,, Nith -

OAlBAb hltlC plli4hSnJ Will MS
red swish of hair and his queer cross.
cut smile, has amused millions. In
thousands of coy corners and parlors
albSover the globe he sets and
smiles and people of all kinds and
conditions tickle his toes, according
to the directions on the box.
You would neversuspect it from his
face, but the heart of Bfliken'' is
troubled, and tragedy broods over his
aamingshead. Everybody knows that
Blliken" is the God Of Things as
They Ought to Be- but if the news
that comes from Kansas City etrue,
he is not the god they thought he
was.
A pretty little tradition has grown
up about the popular little heather.
There was once a struggling artist, a
beautiful young girl-so the story
goes-who, though she possessed
great talent, was not able to secure
recognition for her works. Kansas
City was far from the saloons, and its
idea of art ranged somewhere between
a railroad poster and a book beer adj
vertisement. At last, when she had
come to the end of her row and the
wolf was growing at the door, the
beautiful sculptress in her protest
against cruel world declared: I'm
tired of all this talk of the God of
Things as they Are want God
of Things as They Ought to Be-
So she modelled "Billiken'' for her
self. The quaint little idol changed
her luck. Friends begged for it,
strangers were swept away at the
first glance and the children of a
thousand homes cried for Billiken."
Into the lap of fortunate sculptress
poured wealth in steady stream.
As the idols cost about eight cents
and sold for very large dollar,
wealth was supposed to be pouring in
on her like John D. Rockefeller in a
money storm.
That was the way the story went.
But look first on that picture, then on
this. Miss Florence Pretz, the Kan
sas City girl who designed Billiken,
is angry, disgusted, mad. She hates
the sight of her masterpiece. 81
have destroyed every Billiken in the
house and would walk a block to avoid
seeing his ugly little face, . she AYERS.
And, wherefore: Well, the Kansas
City dispatches state that of all the
thousands of dollars Billiken has
brought, the girl who modelled him
has been getting royalty of only
thirty measly little dollars month.
Think of it-SSc for fame and Bill
ken! Her idea is that there is a
Billiken trust and that she has been
shut out like common stakeholder
or an ultimate consumer. And every
time she looks at him Billiken seems
to be smiling sarcastically at her for
allowing him to fall into the hands
of the Philistines.
Twas ever thus. The way of the
artist and the inventor is hard. If
his work is a failure, he gets the
bump. fit is a success, he is allowed
to put his name on the label, while
the kind gentleman of business get
out their mowers and rake in the
profits. It's not the first time in this
tOpsy-turvy world that the God of
Things as They Ought to Be" has
gone back on his ideals and become
the God of Things as They Are
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-11-17

When man is success he claims
the credit; when he is a failure he
finds some woman to blame for it.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-11-17
sEEEsTEsK.
AZ II Is Served 10 the financial Dis
triet Of New York.


AZ II Is Served 10 the Firanel.I Dis
triet Of New York.
In addition to the mad struggle
for money there is another problem
that besets the habitues Of the
financial district. 1t is the homeIy
and prosaic operation of feeding
the inner man
Doubtless it takes away some of
the splendid radiance that is sup
posed to surround the captains Of
industry and capital" but it is none
the less true that the wealthiest
banker IN the street must have his
%ham and" three times day, even
as the humble messenger boy or the
patient elevator man.
The only difference is that the
Cham and" Of the money baron
becomes pate de foie gras or dia-
mond back terrapin. However, that
great American staple beefsteak
appears in multitude Of forms
down where the golden food" is
being taken at its tide. Perhaps if
one we're to award prize to the
most popular luncheon item in the
entire Wall street district he would
pin the classic blue ribbon on Mr..
B. Steak.
Beefsteak, however, is, as the
words of the famous poem says.
Numerous as the leaves that strew
the brooks of vallombrosa." For
instance. there is the beefsteak Of
the messenger boy, and there is the
beefsteak of the "money king" IT'S
indeed far cry from one to t'other.
Discussing beefsteak as it APP
pears, say in the ncighborhood of
Broad street and Exchange place.
one finds sixty-seven different
places within radius of two blocks
where the staple is served. In each
cafe one NAV find, conservatively
stated, one dozen varieties. The
grand total. therefore, is s04 differ
ent grades, styles, manner or pre-
vious condition of servitude in the
beefsteak family.
The price, too. may well be stated
in verse. 1t Is
Variable as the shade
By the quiverinE aspen made
To be explicit. there is. the steak
carefully removed from the base of
venerable oxen's hams. which (the
ox) has outlived its usefulness as a
beast of burden and which is served
to the appreciative messenger boy
for 40 cents, one dime" There
is also the cut that carries with it
French fried and gravy" and
which goes like hot cakes at 25
cents a throw. This is affected by
stenographers and clerks. Then
for chief clerks and others there is
the old friend at so cents a portion
and on up to 81.
Finally there comes what might
be termed the king of its kind,
found only in the highest grade of
cafe. here the piece de resistance
comes three inches thick and beau
tifully Drowned. decorated with
mushrooms, sprinkled with water
cress and parsley, surrounded BY
picked walnuts, juicy, delicious and
luscious, served on a plank along
side bottle of wine and a check
for $40. This, of course, does not
include bread and butter.
Yea, there is steak to be had at
10 cents just as there is steak to be
had at Sc, but, oh. what differ
ence! Yet all are appreciated
New York Herald.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-11-17

Leave your homes with loving
words, they may be your last.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-11-17

SAINT.
The Billings gazette., 1909-05-28
PATRONS ASKED
TO BOOST FAIR
HuntIey Farmers Club Issues an APP
peal to Patrons of the
Schools.
TRAINING IS VALUABLE
Opportunity OF Child to Learn Use of
Tools and in Doing Work in Farm
and Garden Will Arouse Its Ann
bitiOn.

Our foremost educators recognize
the fact that the school studies of our
children should be supplemented by
work which trains the hand, the eye
and the heart. Work which trains
the Judgment and skill, which arouses
the ambition and creates an interest
outside of school rooms and books.
This is accomplished by giving the
child an opportunity to learn the use
of tools in the working of wood and
iron, or the cultivation of plot of
ground in his own way, from planting
to harvesting; also practice of the
household arts When this work is
made a part of the school work, it as
sumes an entirely different meaning in
the eyes of the pupil, than if made a
part of his daily home duties.
Such work tends to broaden the life
of the child and gives him a knowl
edge of the practical things of life
and fits him for citizenship and sue
cess 1t has been found where this
scheme of education has been inaugu-
rated, that scholarship has been great
ly improved.
The committee on education of the
Huntley Project Farmers club has
planned to hold school fair this
fall and has submitted the plan to the
pupils of the Huntley project schools,
and has enlisted their interest in the
work. and the response has been all
that could be expected.
In order to make the First Annual
School fair on the Huntley project a
complete success. the interest and
support of the school patrons, parents
and friends of education is necessary
and we solicit their help and sym
pathy.
County Superintendent of Schools
Mrs. Morse, is heartily in accord with
this movement and helped greatly in
formulating it.
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION,
Huntley Project Farmers Club.
The Billings gazette., 1909-05-28
RELIGIOUS SIDE
OF THE PROJECT
Church Interests Are Live and Grow.
ing Feature of Promising
New Country.
HAS REGULAR SERVICES
Two Efficient Church Workers Are
Caring for Spiritual Side of the PeO-
pie of the Project.-Energetic Sum-
mer Campaign Is Planned.

The Huntley projects church inter
ests are a live and growing feature
of this highly promising new country.
Huntley, Osborn and Ballantine each
have church organizations, and now
enjoy preaching services regularly on
Sunday and have very encouraging
Sunday schools. These communities
have also very enthusiastic Ladies'
Aid societies.
At Huntley and at Ballantine serv-
ices are held in the morning at IL
O'Clock and in the evening at 5
O'Clock; Osborn and Riverside have
services in the afternoon.
At joint meeting of church Off
GERS, held at Osborn Sunday last, at
which Supt. G. j. Powell of the Mon
tana Missionary society, was present,
arrangements were made for defi-
mite summer campaign. Beginning
Sunday, May 80, the Rev. Mr.. Billig
will preach at Ballantine in the morn
ing, at Osborn in the afternoon and
at Huntley in the evening. The Rev.
Mr. Gault of Chicago, will preach in
the morning at Huntley, Riverside in
the afternoon and at Ballantine in
the evening. In this way, manned by
two efficient workers, who will spend
much of their time among the people
on the project, the religious interests
of the communities will be well cared
for.
Announcements on this page of The
Gazette will be- regularly made re-
garding services and plans.
The Billings gazette., 1909-05-28
Social and Business Life on the Hu1tZey Project
Notice to HuntLey
Ptoject Farmers

Please be prompt in sending in your
replies to the clpp statistics circular
recently sent out by the reclamation
service in order that the totals for
the entire project, may be obtained.
These reports ate of value in many
respects. They will not only help in
determining the prpductiveness of our
soils, but will SERVE to show the great
variety of crops gTpwn upon the pro-
ject Considerable information may
also be obtained concerning the adapt
ability of our soils to the growing of
certain varieties OF farm or garden
crops, or the production of pure bred
farm Or garden SEEDS These reports,
together with Others to be collected
later, will also serve as a basis for
determining the efficiency of water on
variety of soils
The Billings gazette., 1909-05-28

BIG MILLINERY SALE.
One-fourth of on all millinery at
the Partisan.
The Billings gazette., 1909-05-28
ROOSEVELT'S VIEW
ON COUNTRY LIFE
Message of Thinker to the Workers
Upon the Farms of the
Country.
BETTER FARM LIVING
Object of Farm Commission ON COun-
try Life Was Not to Help Farmer
Raise Better Organization
for Mutual Advantage.

The object of the commission on
country life, is not to help the farmer
raise better crops, but to call his at
tention to the opportunities for better
business and better living upon the
farm.
Those engaged in all other indus
trial and commercial callings have
found it necessary under modern eco
nomic conditions to organize them
selves for mutual advantage and for
the protection Of their own particular
interests. The farmers of every pro-
gressive European country have rea-
lized this essential want and have
found in the cooperative system eX-
actly the form of business combina-
tion they need
For just this reason the introduc-
ton of effective agricultural cooper
alton throughout the United States is
of the first Importance. Where farm
ers are organized comparatively they
not only avail themselves much more
readily of business opportunities and
improved methods, but it is found
that the organizations which bring
them together in the work of their
lives are used also for social and in
tellectual advancement. The cooper
ative plan is the best plan of organi-
zation wherever the men have the
right spirit to carry it out. Under
this plan any business undertaking is
managed by a committee. Every man
has one vote and only one vote, and
every one gets profits according tc
what he sells or buys or supplies. II
develops individual responsibility and
has a moral as we'll as a financial
value over any other plan"
The Billings gazette., 1909-05-28

Children's tar pumps, sizes 1-2 to
II, ankle strap, $225-at Yegens'.
The Billings gazette., 1909-05-28
Ballantine Briefs.

J. A. Griffith of What Cheer, Iowa,
is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Alcorn
Mr.. Griffith has taken a claim one
and half miles north of Ballanrine.
The Royal Highlanders' lodge will
give dance in their hall next week
A very interesting program was CIV
en- by the pupils of the school Thurs
day afternoon. Professor Tucker and
Miss Bryson are we'll pleased with the
progress made by their pupils during
the year.
Miss Phyllis Trask, Miss Lytia Rob-
erts and Miss Hazel DeGroat toois the
examinations for eighth grade pupils
and are now ready for high school.
Mrs. VIM. Helm of Nebraska is Wis
iting her father, Levi Brooks, who is
very i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hebner leave next
weeks for visit to their old home in
Seattle, Wash.
M. F. Trash has returned from a
business trip to Broadview.
Three carloads of building material
have arrived for the new depot and
work will soon commence.
The Ladies' Aid society was enter
tanned Wednesday by Mrs. Edgar
Hibbs and Miss Dorothy Dodds.
Mrs. Sara Morse was down to hear
the closing exercises of the school.
Mr.. Marsh, the government agricul-
tural expert, addressed large and
enthusiastic audience at the school
house last Tuesday night. The ladies
showed quite as much interest as the
men in the various subjects discussed.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lying report the
arrival of baby girl, born Friday,
NAV 81
The Billings gazette., 1909-05-28
STOVES STORED.

STOVES STORED.
We will get, storel black and reset
your stove for $500 D. Blanchard
Mutual, 1885; Bell, 3S2
The Billings gazette., 1909-05-28
News | From Anita.

The rain of last week did very lit
tie harm to the progress of the farm
ers, as they are all very busy again on
their land.
Logan Everett of Iowa, spent last
week with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. B. Everett.
The Anita school has closed very
successful year Mrs. Smith, who has
been teaching at the Anita school the
past season, has left for her home in
Stanwood, Wash.
Despite the inclement weather of
last Thursday, the ladies of Anita very
pleasantly surprised Mrs. D, c. Rich
ards, the occasion being her birthday,
during the afternooH.
Miss Della N. Majorowitz of Buff
falo, Wyo., has been appointed to
teach the Anita school for the COM
ing year.
Miss Avis Yeates of Columbus,
Mont, spent the week end with Mr..
and Mrs. D. C. Richards.
The reclamation service has placed
an engineer in this vicinity, who is
assisting the farmers in properly To-
eating their ditches, preparatory to a
very successful irrigating season.
The settlers of the Anita district
wish to extend 10 the irrigation farm
er and his assbciates, through these
columns, vote of thanks and appre-
citation for the assistance they have
rendered us this spring The pros
poets for a bountiful crop in this sec
ton are very good. Mr.. Marsh has
proven himself to be we'll versed
along the lines of irrigation, and his
close attention to each and every
farmers interest is greatly appre-
ciated.
The Billings gazette., 1909-05-28
Huntley Personals.

J. G. Blanchard, statistician of the
reclamation service of Washington, D.
c., accompanied by Walter Lubkin, Of
on the project securing views and
data to be used by Mr.. Blanchard at
the Seattle exposition, where the
reclamation service will conduct a
lecture course descriptive of the va
rious reclamation projects throughout
the west. 1t is purposed to use in
connection with the lectures views
from each project showing the prog
ress made since construction was
commenced. This will doubtless aid
materially in bringing before the peo-
pie the wonderful development and
opportunities of our great western
country.
Edward H. Sackett was in Huntley
Wednesday, taking the civil service
examination.
E. F. Smith of the Worden district,
was transacting business in town
Wednesday. Mr.. Smith reports a
very favorable outlook for an excep-
tional cropping season in his vicinity
Paul Sherman, who has been spend
ing the past week at Huntley, looking
over the project, returned to his home
in Minnesota Saturday, after having
filed on unit near Newton Mr..
Sherman will return in the fall fully
prepared to take hold of his new ven
ture, bringing with him full equip
| ment of teams and implements.
NJ. E. Edison of Minneapolis, was in
Huntley Saturday looking for a loca-
ton. Mr.. Edison has been growing
seeds and bulbs for the L. L. May
company.
Mrs. Ed Fessenden, wife of Canal
Rider Fessenden, who has been quite
seriously ill, is reported much i'm
proved.
The Rev. Billig left Monday for
Missoula for short visit among
| friends.
F. M. Newell, director of the United
States reclamation service, accompa-
MED by Supervising Engineer Savage,
spent Sunday going over the project.
/. w. Mcconnell, supervising engi-
neer of the United States reclamation
service, in charge of the central di-
vision, with headquarters at Denver,
Col, was inspecting the Huntley sys-
tenn the first of the week.
William Mustard of Pompeys Pillar,
was in town Monday purchasing work
stock for his farm
Lee G. Hem of Selma, Ia, has been
looking over the project the past few
days with view of locating He has
decided to locate near Worden.
Messrs. J. w. Bellson and Charles
Wharton have been canvassing the
project recently in the interest of the
Billings nursery.
DR.. Graham was in Billings Mon
day, transacting business.
Quite a number of Huntley people
were in Billings Wednesday evening
to witness the performance of The
Merry Widow"
A social dance will be given by the
Young Peoples club at Days hall, in
Huntley, tonight, Friday.
DR.. c. H. Bailey of Detroit is in
town. DR.. Bailey is touring the west
in search of a location, and is very
much pleased with the Yellowstone
valley.
A. P. Smith of Billings was in town
Tuesday
Z. NJ. Goodshall, A. Vending and
T. N. Stevens of Perkasia, Pennsylva-
mia, are looking over the project with
a view to locating.
The Billings gazette., 1909-05-28
Whoopinq Cough.

I'm February our daughter had the
whooping cough. Mr.. Lane, of Hart
land, recommended Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy and said it gave his
customers the best of satisfaction. We
found it as he said. and can recon-
mend it to anyone having children
troubled with whoopfng cough" says
Mrs. A. Goss, of Durand, Mich. For
sale by all druggists.
The Billings gazette., 1909-05-28
McCoRMICK's CHEAP FEED.

Try feeding whole corn, chopped
corn, corn and barley chop. Better
and cheaper than oats, at McCor-
mick's Seed House, Billings.
The Billings gazette., 1909-05-28

1t is intended for those who appre-
ciate quality, for those gentlemen who
enjoy thoroughly matured, rich Old
Kentucky liquor-I. w. HARPER
whiskey. Sold by the Exchange Sa-
loon.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-03

PERU. Neb, Feb. s-CspecialD-The an
nuHl confess between the PhilomRthean Hno
Everett literary societies was given last
Friday and Saturday evenings, in the
normal auditorium, in the form OF a cDm-
p~arative program given by each society.
The Everett program was held FRIDAY
evening as follows. Piano solo. Lem
Larimsr; original essay, The Revelation,
Gertrude Van Drel; reading, Mary Eliza
beth, EdnR BBrues; trombone solo, Cor
den Geek; Grafton, The Prophetic Vision
Of Abraham Lincoln, NRrrp Tyler; piano
duet, MARY BllenbHrEsr and Harold
Humphreys; "A Womans Reason Why p
Woman Should Vote" Lena F-idRy; A
Bachelors Reason Why a Woman Should
MOI Vote" W. "A. Pstchen; vocal solo
Adelyn Blsnkenship. and a Japanese drill.
The PhilOmRthean program was given Sat
urdsy evening as follows; Piano eight
hand piece. Misses Shick. Tyler. Tyler and
Delzen- reading. "A Man Without 3 Coun-
try" Z Z Hale. MAY Prank; vocal solo,
Anna SeEelks; OrEtiDn, The Second Emsn-
cipstiGn," C W. Knoll; cornst solo. il. 4.
Mlttsn; ESSAY, 'FRrm Life. Amsds WehrE
quintet. When the Little Ones Say Good
RiEht." Misses SeEeiks, Delzen. Lambert,
Kennedy, Williams The History OF Trades
Unionism in the Unitsd States for the Last
Twenty Years Shove q General T~endsncy
Detrimental 10 the Best Interests OF Our
Country" c r. Moore; The History Of
Trades Unionism in the United States for
lhs last Twenty Years Shows q General
Tendency CunBerVErcs Of the Best Inter
asts Of Our Country" J T. Morgan; ana
: psntumimH Rock u Ages rms pro
grams were both stiendsd ny large crowds
and were very entertaining and mstruo-
ave.
Prof Nellie MAJ schlss Of the training
department VINO win he remembered az
laEing hesn sent by the National C5r1c
FedsrEtinn 10 y1Ea ths s-hOoll ana ina
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-03
LeEtrlator. ~InsTrsct Institute.

BEATRICE, Neh., Feb. Especial Tel
eEram 1.-THE committee on public LANDS and
buildings Of the lower house, COmpriHtnG
c. J. Mccall, Robert Holmes, Il. F. Davis,
]. =. KrRus. 3. 7. Griffin, J. W. Hospod-
sky, L. A. Brown, George Leidigh, j. W
Kelley, Cyrus Black. i. II. Eastman and
/. Young, visited the Feeble Minded fnsu-
tute TO-DAY. which went into the hands OF
Or. c. l.. Roe, successor 10 DR.. j. L. OE-
borne. The committee inspected the grounds
and buildings. and q number Of them re-
marked that they were heartily in favor
Of the Begole bin asking Tor an sppropria-
tion OF 100000 Tor the erection Of three
new buildings. The party returDed to Lin
coin this evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-03

HEBRON, Neh., Ten. 2-(SpeciRL)-Th
Farmers institute school in agriculture
and domestic science opened Monday with
an sDsOIlmsnt Of 152- GreHt interest was
shown in the corn Judging contest con-
Quoted by Professor r. A. Miller OF the
Nebraska State university. Tn lecture on
Astouk judging by Professor c. W. PuEsley
var good. In the domestic science division
sixty-one enrolled the first day Miss Myr-
tie Kaufman has charge of this depart
mnnt and Miss Green assists in the demon
strRting. On Monday evening q reception
wGs givea 40 ms Earulty IN the opera
housE. An enthusiastic address by Mr..
BendciHhOtt. president al the institute and
short musical program followed by re-
Rpsrks from members Of the institute MADE
q very pleasant eveninE for an present.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-03

HEBRON. Neh. Feb. Especial THE
15-year-old son Of Louis Taylor died al the
home of hiT parents, two miles east Of
Befvidere, Sunday night from the effects
OF paralysis and exposure IN the blizzard
last Friday. Tn boy was in good health
when ne left the country school at 4
O'Clock Friday evening Rno nothing more
WIS seen Of him until = O'Clock in The
evening. when 8 neighbor discovered the
body OF the unconscious lad beside g straw
stack some eighty rodE from the school.
The boy never reEained consciousness
long enough 10 tell OF his experience. but
II is supposed ne wRE struck by a flying
timber, impsirinE his reason and causing
him 10 wander 10 the stack.