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The Detroit times., 1910-02-12

enough to lay myself open TO fourteen
years incarceration, the fact that |
have done so is brought out in such
manner as to be a warning 10 the
many who are of the same insane
opinion as / was. cannot even re-
gret your publication, but on the other
Rand. could but feel that my expert
ence might tend TO halt one or two In
the same downward career, | would
go to Marquette, hoping and feeling
that all was for the best. May others
take heed from the record OF this fool
is the best wishes OF
Yours Very Truly,
CARL K. THOMPSON.
Wayne County Jail
Feb. IL, 1910.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-12

VI
The strain OF trying to solve the
high cost Of living problem by work
ing az Mr. Ribroast's grocery has put
me down and out ] learned so mucn
about 81 that / don't know anything
except that BE- gives me a headache.
When / shut my tired eyes / can see
coztolliying questions bobbing before
them.
II the middleman didn't make the
profit. who would make IT, the farmer
or the consumer?
Why arc eggs from just outside the
city limits as dear as strawberries
from Florlda2-
II there weren't any Injuries, would
necessities be luXuries2
The Detroit times., 1910-02-12

Why. the more educated the public
becomes. the less Il knows about MAJ
iug both ends meet?
Why do We export food when we
can't get any ourselves?
Why, when a family o. IL eats no
more than a family OF three Is the fam
lily OF IL broke at the end OF the week
Why do we feed corn at 40 cents n
bushel 20 hogs and pay 10 cents a
pound for II 10 eat ourselves7
How can the ovcrproductlOn OF gold
make things dearer?
And N there Is an overproduction OF
gold. why don't YOU see any gold?
Oh. shucksl guess I'm delirious
1.-THE END
The Detroit times., 1910-02-12

Mrs. f. r Thomas. the day her
horse Nemesis won at Gravesend. was
congratulated on the brilliant success
OF her racing stable
when one wins Mrs. Thomas an
swered modestly, ones losses are for
gotten. But In racing ones losses are
many. and the keeping OF a stable has
its troubles
The general idea OF a racing stable.
the idea that IL IS one long triumph
and JOY, Is very wrong II is as ex-
aggerated as the foreigners descrip -
ton OF our mammoth hotels.
This man said OF our hotels
I'm America everything is on a
grand scale They have gigantic
buildings OF incredible splendor.
nved In New York In a hotel OF such
colossal proportions that when | rang
the bell Thursday evening the walter
would come to my room Monday morn
ing"
The Detroit times., 1910-02-12

rest plank OF wood against the caves
OF the cottage.
Il Went straight for the plank, over
the roof and down the other side.
Luckily, the cottager's wife and Gaugh-
ters were shaking carpets. and alight-
ing on an outstretched carpet. / was
gently lowered 10 the ground
a dead dull silence descended on
the company, which was broken by the
Kissing Of a soda water siphon.
A young farmer was selling eggs in
town the other morning when a bar
tender walked up 10 him and asked
The Detroit times., 1910-02-12
From Another Point of View

They seem to have just discovered that it.
Sorry duke could not show our convention hall
However though 81 storage egg where there's
life. there's hope. -
time yerdict reached. and the jury Will
all 49, van
m W
Little
OF sand
a be head OF
$l0O0.000 automobile in
problem: Been for Abraham Lincoln how
baskets
by newspapers Tho
the
% editors opportunity Of opinions
The Detroit times., 1910-02-12
EDITORIALS BI THt PEOPLE.
Whisky Victims Warning.

To the Editor OF The Times: | nave
read with much interest your edltorlai
OF even date and would ask you to
hermit me ~ compliment you on It's
every truth and for the wisdom ex-
messed. While for my family's sake
| must needs sincerely regret and de-
More all this undue notoriety, yet l
saw with all candor, that II nave
been "chump, an idiot and TOOL
The Detroit times., 1910-02-12

deep convictions on the slavery question took root
Very often point the life of Lincoln Tor
order possibility boy has of becoming
the president States that things were
bit different quality given more
recognition figured conspcuOuy consideration
Of fitness
The young eyes open and who given fol-
lowing events you split rails until the come
home read burning and walk several miles gTOceFs clerk
to make good Ovehage and then not be president
unless Senator Adch Speaker Cannon said he could
There something in this argument too that you have the oil
the organization you you into the White House
but young fail because of the things have changed to get
the inspiration the life of the and good whose birth
day the country observes today.
inspiration hold him when he in the
life of Lincoln o this trip New Orleans.
purpose here
only fguhead his he would have gained no cOn
sight like dogs by their
He whimpering himself that
awful thing country but only asking him
self Well that's the things but what to do
about t9'
But Lincoln wasn't built that way
He didn't propose to De a fgurehead
slavery tolerated and had been tolerated ddn make
slavery right conformity principles long
shot; not with Lincoln
wrong and should be held in
bondage today will
great the inspiration for the
life of this martyr
every boy president but every boy CAN be
great justice and of right
great opponent wrong country
looking about him and gaining convictions.
calls a Lincoln LINCoLNS
Slavery hasn't all abolished this country.
THERE CAN BE BONDAGE WITHOUT CHAINS OR ACTUAL BAR
TER IN BLOOD THERE sLAvEDRIvING WITH.
OUT MULE WHIPS; BUT THERE CANNOT BE SLAVES WITHOUT
MASTERS
The young growing citizenship today, would
presidency deep
Lincoln gained convictions from what he with eyes
coming Lincoln must have his justice and love of country appealed
TO- through what
He find right compared
to the they share representative govern
beside masters
The finding of the slaves will reveal the
Would he deliver them and become their emanpaor there be
purpose lips ready volunteers
alert body strong hand ready strike sympathy
rs marked
Lincoln of the hour while the world
grow there will be demanded a hour
1t isn't the fact Lincoln split president but
IT is THE FACT that presidents splitter
give heart to the young who aims high
isn't because he read his book by log
president but is presidents was this eager for
education and learning inspire the young man. whatever his
station or his opportunities
All young growing up today Of course cannot become
president like Lincoln did but all patriotic impulse
the Willingness Withstand the with
much glory their to combat the evils in gov
eminent beSetng the future of their country
The Detroit times., 1910-02-12

It was in 1891 that Abraham Lin
Ooln was engaged to help In the
building Of a boat on the sangamOn
river and navigate it to New Or
leans.
That voyage is memorable for the
reason that it was upon arrival in
New Orleans that Lincoln beheld
slaves chained. maltreated and
logged and it was then that his
The Detroit times., 1910-02-12

"A lot o. people who are partie'lar
20 get only tubereulln tested milk, let
II stand where eonsumptIVe cats kin
lick tn bottle"
The Detroit times., 1910-02-12

him the price Of a dozen eggs. The
farmer answered 40 cents a dozen, and
as there was an extra egg IN The dozen
he wanted cents extra. but the bar
tender wanted It thrown in with tho
bargain"
Well" said the one who sells the
liquor, Il will take the egg and treat
you 10 a drink"
An right" said the farmer. When
they came 10 the tavern ne was asked
what he would drink. to which he re
piled:
Well. allus drink sherry with an
egg In IT."
This bit OF brightness is said 10
have cropped out in conversation be-
tween two misses not old enough 10
60 10 school
What makes a horse act naughty
when he sees an auto?'
1T is this way: Horses Is used 20
seem other horses pull wagons, and
they don't know what to think OF EN-
goin along without a horse Guess II
you saw a pair OF pants walkin' down
the street without a man In EN- you
be scared, too"
The Detroit times., 1910-02-12
GIVING A TRANSLATION.

when say Of painting that 1T
oils?"
a word picture
The Detroit times., 1910-02-12
The boy. catalVv.

Teacher-Your son Is really very
backward for boy OF 70
Mother realize H. lie is still sat
isfed with steam engines and lathes
10 play with. instead OF wireless bleg
raphy and aeroplanes.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-12

Friend tat sickoed) What makes
you believe the doctor considers your
case hopeless?
Invalid-Because he has just with
drawn his objection 20 my wife con
sulting a mental healer.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-12
From Diana's Diary

Miss DpieNes Investigates Living Grocery
a She didn't WILL
scHAEFER.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-12
lhe Real Lesson For
Young Men Ia the Life
OF Abraham Lincoln
Not 30 Easy These DAya To Get
To Be President on Merit But
just Az Easy As Ever To
Be a Lincoln.

deep convictions on the slavery question
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1910-07-01

anything to do with the liberty of those who sell drink
keep saloons?
Many times have walked the of large cities hang
ing head in shame the rendered famous
the great and glorious past of history associated with
the virtues and victories of martyrs and heroes conspicuous
over the saloons and associated with the work Of demons
Liberty, liberty, everywhere The liberty Of conscience
and OF religion that there be less restraint upon the
very limbs of man by drink.
But liberty to do wrong No liberty to poison ibery
No liberty for the saloonkeeper
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1910-07-01
neWspaper.)

NY Ny bluntness pass! face the judgment seat,
Where once again we who here shall
And there before the Judge whose Judgment tell
FOR endless life, else for endless
rms issue must be tried again
SO that at last full justice may be done
In yon saloon, in which your agent
mat fatal poison which the ends.
instead enthroneS the greatest of
Ihere, there this monstrous, helish crime began
Twas there first the dreful lessons learned,
which from the well-taught path of virtue turned
Ny youthful steps, to wend the path,
which ends for in Gods wrath.
Last spring twas vainly sought, we know we'll
70 break the league this town had made with hell;
put We TO our remonstrance put
And sold the power to damn the souls of men.
Save for that crime, mine never would have been,
Nor l, convicted felon, here been
IhOSe orphans in their been
OF mother-lOve and father-c bereft
"Hence you Judge, and jurymen s well,
With all whose votes maintain that trap of hell
10 catch unWary steps weak S mine,
And smother reason in cup of wne
My partners in this direful crime;
We face eternity to follow time
Partaklng with of this
So with me, guilty, Gods bar We CO.
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1910-07-01
Don't Like F0peigners

The Champion of Fair Play Qquor ourna) for June Is
informs us that the liquor dealers of the state of Oregon
recently at Portland and formed state association says:
''Elevation of the business in which the mem
bers of the organization engaged is one of the
principal objects Of the association, and in carrying
out new ideas in this respect those who attended the
convention enthusiastic
New Ideas We should say so! How do the United
Societies of Chicago like this from among resolutions
adopted by their brethren of Oregon
eve further recommend that the law with ref
erence to the liquor business be amended that
but citizens of the United States government
be entitled to hold retail liquor license''
They made this ruling against foreigners because the
delegates declared that most of the trouble in saloons
Cured in the places operated by foreigners.
The saloons of the cities and villages pay license fees
to the county, but increase the of the county
creasing the expenses of the county
County local option will give the people of the county the
power to keep down taxes homes and FARMS
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1910-07-01

1N VOW' prisoner at the bar, stand up and
MMhat plea, II any, you may have to stay
Inc nand OF justice, it hangs you dead
Inc judge in slow and solemn accents said.
In silence, such that enwraps the tomb
Inc concourse gathered in that room,
Awaited GREATNESS the prisoners plea,
His last words bereft liberty
His head that bowed in shame gloom.
When twelve picked men, his peers pronounced DOOM
was lifted at mention of his name,
And his whole soul seemed suddenly afame.
your honor. hear I pray, my pleading through,
stand convicted at your bar it's true;
Your witnesses have proved I killed wife,
And must pay the forfeit with my life.
They that worthless loafer drunken sot
y y14s nome from long debauch, fired the shot,
winch sent her suffering soul, with God dwell;
doubt not tbs the damnng truth they tell
But of it all, no trace remains behind
GhoSt like to haunt the chambers my mind
The jury there have weighed the matter well
And found me guilty of this deed of hell.
Il plead robbery of the holy law;
For crime helliSh ought the halter
But, it please the court, I alone
70 justice must for this foul deed
"Accomplices, in taking off this life,
Conspired to rob of my sainted wife,
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1910-07-01
No Liberty to do Wrong
ReU Waiter Elliott
Req. Walter Elliott

Lberty That good word consecrated by the blood Of
martyrs and heroes many hardough struggle behind
which enemies the saoonkeepers themselves
Liberty! Personal bery What liberty do they claim?
Is it the liberty of the family? will die for his
family.
Why gentlemen it is from the door of the saloon that
the boodaned footsteps tracked that lead down to
the destruction Of the family!
Liberty to poison the family, to breed dissension and
social warare The liberty Of the man. is it, The liberty
of the beast.
There is another liberty claim the liberty Of the ct
This is great liberty too There few Of who
know except read Of in old history what
is to bare the bosom and lift the defense Of liberty
True, there among who fought in the last
and know what it is to battle for their country Now is
there anything like real civil liberty that inspires the saloon
keepers that they should array themselves in liberty leagues
They the deadest that poison politics. 1t is
the trail from the saloon to the low and from the low
back again to the saloon, that posons politics.
We know-and perhaps we know it better than we are
always ready avowha instead of their having right
to claim protection and liberty they the which
should be the most is right to hate nby those
love truth liberty and citizenship And that is what
is called the liberty of religion for there is something about
the truth which claims hearing everywhere.
And of all that claim rights religious truth is the
greatest So that religion whenever has the truth within
it, reaches who love liberty everywhere and the liberty
of the citizen follows the liberty of the Christian.
And who can say that the liberty of the Christians has
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-09-02
STANDARD OF
GOOD ROAD
Demand of Present Age Ia for
Highway That Is Smooth,
Hard and UsabIe Every
Day In Year.
tsy HOWARD H. oRoss.)

(By HOWARD II. GROSS.)
The roads OF the central west have
been 30 proverbially bad for the last
generation that the people have fixed
low standard for what they term a
good road. All of the earth roads are
sometimes good and when in primo
condition. as they now and then are,
nothing could be better, but when the
rain comes and the frost heaves, they
are about the wrost possible. Those
who have seen some of the better
roads Of New England. and the high
ways of Europe, will fix much high
er standard. The demand of the age
is for a road that is smooth, hard, and
usable every day in the year, that the
road condition shall In no manner in
terfere with the use of It, This can
only be brought about, first. by prop
er grading and thorough drainage,
which is the most important feature
of road-building. and next, to cover 1t
with hard. smooth wearing sur
face of long life.
Economy in road building does not
necessarily mean low first cost. On
the contrary, this low first cost is apt
to make the road expensive to main
tain. 1t is better to add rs per cent.
or so per cent. to the cost In the first
instance and secure long life and low
maintenance. In the central west
gravel, crushed lime stone, and where
available, blast furnace Stag, are the
materials from which the main part
of the. road should be constructed.
-Four or five inches of these materials
will form good foundation for the
wearing surface. This should be a
harder substance. What is known as
Wisconsin granite is the best mate
rial available in the central west for
wearing surface. Enormous quanti-
ties of 1t are found throughout the
central portion of the Badger state.
Three inches Of this material spread
upon highway, thoroughly com.
pacted and bonded with some asphal-
tic mixture, such as the asphaltic
residuum of Texas petroleum. some
products of coal tar. or, best of all
granulated asphaltic rock, will give a
surface of excellent texture, dustless
and with wearing qualities at least
twice that Of lime stone and two or
three times that OF ordinary gravel.
Upon the roads that have the heavy
traffic, 1t is better to use materials of
this nature for the wearing surface.
With roads OF less traffic, gravel or
lime stone will serve the purpose ad-
mirably. The people having in charge
the road administration ought to real
ize that the most expensive way to
build road is by the annual tax levy,
building the road little by little. The
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-09-02

pen to have a sertain social status We
need laws which shall put the corpora
ton out of business, SO far as concerns
corrupting she servants of the public
and bstraying the rights of the public.
l believe that the great issue now be-
fore the people is the doing away with
special privilege in all its forms: do
Ing away with the power Of the big
corporation to control legislation in Its
interests and to interfere in politics in
order to secure privileges to which 1t
is not entitled. But / regard the essen
tion factor in this campaign being
an aroused civic conscience which will
unsparingty condemn dishonesty IN
every form. and in every man, high or
low. The reckless. would-be reformer.
who. in speaking or writing. seeks to
persuade us that we need pay heed to
corruption only when II shows itself
in the rich man. is doing as great
moral wrong the rich man whose
low moral standard tends to lower the
moral standard of the whole commu
nifty. The people of this country Will
IL they both do justice to them and
rigidly exact IT from them. Unless
they do justice to rich men. they put
a premium upon injustice and dishon-
esty among rich men. Let us hold
them to the strictest accountability
for any wrong-doing; but let us in
sist upon honesty in our own ranks. no
less than theirs; let war crook
edness of every kind in the man of
small means as well as the man of
large means. Let us judge each man
by his conduct. and not by his social
or financial condition.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-09-02
PROPER TIME
TO CUT WHEAT
II Left TO Stand Until Dead Ripe
Much of It VIII BE Shat
tered S h ockin2 Ia
Also Important.
(By w. d. NEALE.)


have found 1t best to cut wheat
when 1t is a golden yellow. II 1t ia
cut green 1t is very liable to spoil II
rainy season sets in on the shocks
fall down. Especially is this true II
the bundles are large. If 1t is left to
stand until it is dead ripe much of II
will be shattered at cutting time. The
falling of the heads on the canvas and
the kicking of the bundles to the
ground by the machine and the hand.
ling OF them in shocking will shatter
much OF the grain. This is a com.
plete loss.
The shocking of the wheat ia very
important unless II Is threshed in n
very short time. The shocks must be
well put together II they stand the
wind and rain OF summer months.
1t is good idea to follow a system
in building shocks. Every one ought
to be about the same size and built
after good substantial plan. The
Following has proved itself to be a
very successful way of putting bundles
together to stand the storms of sum.
mer.
Place three pair of bundles In a row
and set bundle at each end. The
bundles in the pair should be set out
at the butts to give a good slant when
set together. 1t is well to see that the
heads OF the two outside pair slant
well to the heads OF the center pair.
The end bundles should also slant
sufficiently. Now place three bundles
to each side and put on couple Of
caps.
Inc shock should be set with the
end to the direction from whence most
storms blow.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-09-02
KING IN QUEST OF A BRIDE
Portugal's Youthful Ruler Has Search
ed In Vain for Suitable Wife
to Shtre Throne.

Young King Manuel of Portugal is
looking for a suitable bride. but none
of the marriageable princesses of Eu-
rope seems to be over-anxious TO share
his somewhat unstable throne. His
failure to secure a wife during his re-
cent tour is a source of great disap-
pointment not only to Manuel himself
but to his advisers.
Manuel is not wealthy as monarchs
go. His civil list is just 81. 900 day,
and it was hoped he would be able to
make match with a popular princess
possessing large means in her own
right. The father of one princess was
strongly opposed to the alliance, not
that he disliked the young Portuguese
king, but because of the Unsettled state
of the country.
Since the assassination of the late
King Carlos and his eldest son. the
condition of Portugal has not i'm
proved. and there are fears that be-
fore very long serious trouble will
break out. A well-known Portuguese
politician, in a letter to a prominent
Englishman, says that the people are
intensely dissatisfied with the existing
regime and the growing influence of
the old clericalism at court, and If re-
forms are not quickly initiated and the
members of the old camarilla dismissed
a revolution may break out at any mo-
ment
There is. of course, the alternative
of Manuers abdication and the success
sion Of his uncle, the Infante Alfonso,
duke of Oporto. a man of forty-fiye.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-09-02
REFUSED TO BUY TELEGRAPH
Morse Patent Offered to the Govern
ment for $1oo,ooo-Now Capital
lied at 1920, 1000 900.

Sixty-five years ago. on April 1, Pro-
fessor Morse, accompanied by his as
sociates, stood before congress and
offered to sell the patents on the cleo
trio telegraph for 100000. After a
long and bitter debate congress appro-
priated $4,000 for the construction of
a line between Washington and Balti-
more In order that the merits of the
invention might be fully tested, says
Electric News.
1t is recorded that President Polk
thought the invention good thing for
the government to own. but the post
master general, in long report, gave
as his opinion that the revenues could
never be made to cover the expendi-
lures in the telegraphing of messages.
Today. in this country alone, the Morse
systems are capitalized at 1920 0.000.0 900.
But this little anecdote is seldom
told by the officials of the Western
Union Telegraph company, for it Is a
matter of history that Prof. Alexander
Graham Bell offered to sell his tele-
phone patents to the telegraph com
pany for the paltry sum of $4,000, but
the officials of that company smiled
and declared the invention a toy, with
no commercial value. Today there are
more than five million telephones in
use in this country. earning $150,000,-
900 annually.