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The Columbus journal., 1910-01-12
North Dakota Blind pias.

The Grand. Forks correspondent of
the Fargo Forum informs US. says
the Bismarck Palladium, that there
are 1T the present time 1871 blind
pigs in North Understanding
doubtless that the possession of a
government tax receipt for the retail
sale Of intoxicating liquor is prima
facie evidence that such liquor is be.
ing sold, IL correct. Manufacturers
carry on q cash business with their
North Dakota customers and there il
no complaint heard from these out.
side houses that there is any falling
OF in their trade. On the contrary.
North Dakota accounts are the very
best that many q Minnesota and Hin.
dis Wholesale house has on his books.
And 70 the farce goes merrily on and
The Columbus journal., 1910-01-12

q legal election" THE
strength of the bill Is in the unique
phrasing of the proposition to be
voted on; it Is this, Shall this county
become anti-saloon territory? the
vote being yes or no. II a major.
ity vote yes thereafter no licenses
are to be granted within the county.
." III by any chance q coun.
ty fails to become anti-saloon terri.
tory 1t doesn't vote wet It simply
does not vote dry All laws remain
as before and all dry territory within
the county remains dry I"
This is not another liquor law. It Is
distinctively q temperance (prohibi.
toni measure"
The reader will note that this bill
is styled a county option bill by the
prohibitionists and yet the language
used by the organ of the AnttSaloon
League makes 1t clear and self-evi.
dent that it is impossible for the man
who casts a ballot for the wet policy
to have his will registered in an
election as contemplated by the bill.
In view of this fact why is the voter
to be given q ballot enabling him to
vote "No?" For no other purpose
than to deceive! All votes cast for
the dry policy will have the full force
and effect that every legal ballot ought
to have in any state. but the votes cast
for the wet policy are to be shorn OF
full force and effect. This means
that all the voters who may wish to
favor the license policy are to be dis
franchised. In many counties a ma.
jority of the voters would cast bal
lots for the wet policy under the pro.
posed law.
The Columbus journal., 1910-01-12
UTTER FAILURE.

portland Daily Argus, Nov. 20. 1909
The utter failure of prohibition to
prohibit is only one of the counts in
the Indictments ofsthe system. Its
positive evils are even more demoraliz.
ing than its negative evils. What Il
does is worse than what 1t does not do.
The crop is abundant. Law violation
leading to general disrespect Of all
law; the debauching of politics. the
promotion of bribery and perjury:
the hypocrisy and humbug engendered
by it; the snivelling cant on the one
hand and the sneaktng methods on the
other that are fostered by prohibition
these and many more evils are what
follow the futile attempt to compel
abstinence by law. On the single mat
ter of perjury Chief Of Police Har
mon of Biddleford. this week. gave
damning testimony that is worth
noting, accompanied as it was by .
vigorous denunciation Of the prohibi'
tory law. Chief Harmon has headed
the Biddeford police force for many
years, and no one will question that he
Is an expert witness. In the course of
the trial Of liquor case in the mum.
cipal court Chief Harmon declared
that the Maine prohibitory law had
made more liars and perjurers than
all the other laws on the statutes COM
bined. He denounced the law a. be-
ing wrong In principle and in its work.
ings, and even went 80 far as emphat.
ically to declare his belief that man
arrested for violating the prohibitory
law was justified In going into court
and committing perjury in order to
clear himself. This is the view of an
Official Who has been chief Of police in
Biddeford for sixteen years-ample
experience for q thorough knowledge
of the prohibitory law. its operation
and its results. And the conclusions
of Chief Harmon are the conclusions
of about every sheriff and police chief
in the state. II they would express
their honest convictions as to the re-
suits of their experience"
The Columbus journal., 1910-01-12
WOULD NULL|FY
LEGAL VOTES

For the first time in the history OF
the campaign for statewide prohibi-
ton, prohibition paper has
just admitted that so-called coun-
ty option is county prohibition.
This admission was made In 4
late number Of the Nebraska Issue.
which is the organ of the Nebraska
Anti-Saloon League. An editorial un.
der the caption Of "Our County OPP
ton Bill" undertakes to explain the
terms Of the county option bill the
league will present to the next legis.
lature for action. We quote from the
editorial the following sentences:
THE proposition II 30 phrased -
to submit the question Of county pro
hjtit1Qn 70 the vote Of the people Ct
The Columbus journal., 1910-01-12
KANSAS SAMPLE
Of PROHIBITION

J. T. AllenswOrth. 4 lawyer of Lin
eoln. said:
while attending the United States
circuit court for the district of Kan
sas at Leavenworth for three or four
days this week I learned considerable
regarding the enforcement or rather
reinforcement of the prohibitory
liquor law Of that state LeavenwOrth
o now in the second year of her ex-
porience under the commission form
q government, and the city appears
% be prosperous. and In the matter
Of public improvements Is in appar-
entity . better condition than at any
timo during the last twenty-five years.
Tor which period have been &C
0uointed with its history. In the
matter Of the enforcement of the
law against the sale of intoxicating
liquors, the condition is deplorable
and seems the more SO possibly be.
cause Of the impression that the peo-
pie elsewhere generally have that the
law Is being strictly enforced in that
state.
within two blocks of the business
center Of the city saw four Joints
- such places are called In that state
where Intoxicating liquors were being
sold without any attempt whatever at
eoncealment except that the room in
which such sales were being made
was In the rear of another room which
lronte6 on the street and which ap.
parently was a cigar store.
Tuesday Of the present week was
the soldiers pay day and the city in
the evening and night of that day. In
the vicinity Of the joints referred to.
WAS the scene OF more drinking and
drunkenness than Leavenworth could
have rivalled in her palmiest of ante
!bellum days. Between the hours of
5 O'Clock on Tuesday evening and 3
O'Clock on Wednesday morning the
Joints in question were filed with
men Of all grades and descriptions
and . constant stream of them was
lowing In and out of these places in
. fashion that resembled q bargain
sale. On Tuesday night before the
hour Of 10 o'clock I saw not less than
twenty drunken men upon the street.
some Of them 50 drunk that they
could not avoid colliding with people
whom they met.
During the forepart of the night
the police Of the city attempted to
arrest . drunken soldier because Of
some alteration between him and q
private citizen. About one hundred
soldiers from the regular army at
tempted to prevent it and did prevent
the arrest until a special call was
0eot to the headquarters of the army
ut Fort Leavenowrth and a detach.
nent Of armed soldiers came to the
city and put down the riot.
Il was Informed by one who knew
whereof he spake that no less than
two hundred .joints' were being on
eeated In the city Of Leavenworth
and there II absolutely no ATTEMPT
whatever TO prevent the illegal sale
q intoxicating liquors. To say that
lie lid 10 On light in Leavenworth
% IN untruth.
II an 4 prohibition republican and
The Columbus journal., 1910-01-12

Il made the medium Tor personal and
political exploitation by cowardly
politicians. who are often themselves
hopeless victims of the drink habit,
and who care nothing about the moral
aspect of the question. so that they
can continue themselves in the lime
light of personal notoriety.
The Columbus journal., 1910-01-12

believe that Kansas has ideal law
upon the subject Of intoxicating
liquors, but l do not approve of mis-
representing the facts relative to its
enforcement simply to relieve public
officers who fail to do their duty from
the censure which they deserve.
The Columbus journal., 1910-01-12
His Share.

Councilman-I've come to see II you
will subscribe anything to the town
cemetery. Old Resident-Good gra-
cious. I've already subscribed three
Wives.-London Telegraph.
The Columbus journal., 1910-01-12
Hard On the Eco.

Fat Lady-Yes. sir: that's the beauty
Of keeping fowls. II hever ! run short
o. meat or I'm In a 'urry. J always fall
back on a hegg.-London Bystander.
The Columbus journal., 1910-01-12
Favors License Policy.
(PlatfsmOuth JOurnalD

As between prohibition and high IL
cense, We favor license. the only
proper manner Of governing the
LIQUOR trafiic.
The Columbus journal., 1910-01-12
4 Cineh.

Dubbins-Do you know where ] can
find a lot facing south? Stubbins-
Why not try around the north pOlef
That's a very likely place.-Judge.
The Columbus journal., 1910-01-12
His Time Wasn't.

Time IS money"
Cut that lie out:.'
why do you call 1t a.
. Say. I've Just done ten years 10 the
penitentiary and come out busted:-
Cleveland Leader.
The Columbus journal., 1910-01-12

Be true to your word and your wort
and your fEiend.-ORelly.
The Columbus journal., 1910-01-12

a Merger.
: Regular Customer There used to De
two or three little bald spots on the
c&oWn OF my head. away back. Are
they there yet?
Baroer-NO. sir; 1t amt 50 bad 81
al that. Where those spots used 10
be- sir. there's only one now-Cbicag"
Tk1bune.
The Columbus journal., 1910-01-12
A Hard One

- 4 Hard One.
When" he demanded. will you pay
this bIl:'
Smiling. We waved him toward osr
cOnffere.
You must ask" We said. ''the pnz
zle ed1t0r"-EXchange.
The Columbus journal., 1910-01-12

Nothing great was ever achieved
without Emerson.
The Columbus journal., 1910-01-12


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The Lambertville record., 1910-10-21

" . III Pc u u u b "a q
Liver Pills before
childbirth, and we
are all surprised to
see how much good
it did. My physi.
clan said 8 Without
doubt 1t was the
Co M pound that
b e lpe d you.' !
thank you for your
kindness in advising
me and give you full
permission to use
The Lambertville record., 1910-10-21
Physiognomy Of the Salesman

The nose of travelling salesman generally
bears the appearance Of breadth just above the
wings This is the nose that indicates the ability
to acquire property, make good sales secure re-
turns through bargains and fine talking. and
get large orders even when persons have indi-
Gated that they did not wish to buy or make q
bargain. The thickness of the nose above the
wings Is the true facial sign of acQuistiveness
and a travelling salesman and a good business
man have generally this characteristic strongly
developed. We find 1t large In George Peabody
Andrew Carnegie and the Rothschilds all of
whom have made large fortunes.
The lips of good salesman are regular and
fit appropriately together.
The chin and jaw OF successful salesman are
indicated by their sQuareness and roundness COM
bined. The roundness gives the power of appeal
and the squareness gives the capacity to clinch
the bargain.
The voice of a successful salesman Is bright
CHEEKY. optimistic It's infections are hopeful and
airy, not heavy and dull. The salesman possesses
a silvery toned voice which Is SO oiled to its sub
ject that 1t knows exactly what to say, and says
it without hesitation.
The handwriting of good salesman is neat
regular, connected. but shows hrmness force in
the lines that cross the t's and ambition Is mani
tested in the tails of the gs and In the height of
the his, rs, etc.
The eyes OF the honest business man who IA
engaged as salesman or a credit man are gem
orally small piercing and keen In expression
The or a good salesman are broad and
give to the person vitality. strength good diges.
tive power and comradeship Such a person gem
crates life readily. and Is social. genial and Z
good conversation alist-Phrenologic journal
The Lambertville record., 1910-10-21
GET CLOSER TO SUN
Waidberg's Simple Life Colony
Does So by Being Nude.
Men and Women Of Swiss Settlement
live Almost Without Clothing
and Children Wear None
Say Nature So Intended.

Zurich. Switzerland.-In one small
section OF Switzerland the residents
go thro ugh heat wave, snow storm and
northerne. blast with impartial calm
ness, The name of the colony Is the
"Lienbluftheim" Oight and air home)
and 1t is located on the Waidberg.
overlooking the town of Zurich.
While in the town l heard reports
of the thoroughness Of the methods
by which the residents in the Waid
borg institution set right back to ma.
ture. so decided to make arrange
ments for closer study.
To my surprise l found the people
OF Zurich. though they have their
prude societies. regarded the Waid.
bergers merely as local curiosities.
They showed no desire for the i'm.
position Of restrictions. On telephon.
ing to the head Of the colony, Herr
j. p. Muller. formerly an officer in the
Danish army, l received cordial in.
vitation to go up and see for myself.
Herr Muller is a splendidly built
man about 6 feet tall, showing the
muscles OF a boxer rather than a
wrestler, tanned a dark brown from
head to foot. He has an intelligent
face and laughing eyes. Carl Block,
the famous painter, described him as
physically the most perfect man ]
have ever seen,' and agreed with the
description as l watched my compan-
ion striding along beside me.
Come along" said he, you will
find all my friends at play" Presently
we passed a large meadow where
score of Waidbergers-men, women
and children-were engaged in game
of handball, while others stood round
as spectators. The men and boys
only wore bathing pants; the women
and girls were dressed" in a short,
single, loose decollete chemise-their
The Lambertville record., 1910-10-21
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roe ZJZ1ZNG Z4XArEZE1RS

In Indianapolis alone more than 1900 homes
have been mortgaged during the past year in or
der that householders may buy cars
Purchasers of automobiles have been deceived
IN the matter OF cost and upkeep, the difference
In the representations in this respect in com
parison with actual experience makes it unwise
to take or own as gift
The menace of the automobile now threatens
the stability OF the home, and the danger is by
no means confined to any particular section
Even farmers are buying them. Perhaps you can
hear or see one Of these devil wagons" while
you read this paragraph about them. II would
be worth while to think of them seriously. with
the view Of reducing the hazard they undoubt.
edly signify. The bankers of Kansas City and OF
the southwest who are dependent on the Kansas
City banks have agreed to lend no money tn any,
one who intends to 1t with which to buy a
motor car. The bankers of Kansas are alive to
the menace OF the automobile as we'll they NAV
be when 1t Is understood that $32OOO0oO were
invested in motor cars in that state during the
last twelve months.
The Lambertville record., 1910-10-21

sole garment-and the children were
naked, while all dispensed with head
and foot gear.
The Lambertville record., 1910-10-21

hurt, for the would throw them to one side,
hence an attachment was added operated by
button fixed conveniently the seat near the
driver. which, when pressed in time of danger.
drops the COW catcher SO that 1t Is similar to the
fender Of street car, adapted to catching the
Mnlucky person and carrying him with the
chine until rescued by the driver of the auto
mobile. According to the inventors of this
trivance, the cow catcher" will prevent many
serious accidents If placed on the front Of the
automobiles.
The frequency with which the claim is made
that the automobile is largely extravaganza
and that the people have grown motor-mad and
are annexing themselves to power conveyances
with rapidity and lack of discretion that threat
ems the stability of the country, is largely borne
out by the results of recent Investigations.
An editorial In recent issue OF the Worlds
Work, under the caption, Burning Both Ends of
the Candle makes the startling statement that
in the city of Minneapolis alone 1900 homes have
been mortgaged to enable their owners to pur-
chase automobiles. 1t is stated that about $375-
100000 represents what the people OF this
try will spend for motor cars next year. and the
editorial adds that there plenty Of indica-
tions that it is time for the average American
to stop and think
Look out of your once window, no matter
what city you are In, and you will see auto
mobile. Try to CROSS the street and one Of them
is more than likely to come along with sounding
horn warning the pedestrian to get out Of the
way. II man is deaf little slow in his foot
steps he is too frequently run down and the
chauffeur sets up defense that the accident
quite unavoidable. Every one knows that
more than half the unavoidable" accidents could
be avoided il the cars were run slower and more
attention paid to the rights of others In their
of the public streets. The automobile almost
monopolizes the country roads and has become a
positive menace. 1t looms large in the annals
of accidents reported by accident insurance
companies. The secretary Of state OF Indiana has
recently found that the automobile is also men
ace in financial way. According to his report
covering the months Of April and May. he issued
1864 licenses for automobiles for the two months.
Assuming average of 1000 for each car It
would of course appear that $3.564.000 had been
spent for automobiles in Indiana within period
OF sixty days. The statement has been made that
The Lambertville record., 1910-10-21

naked, while all dispensed with head
and foot gear.
Not a "Crank" Collection.
Though l found the place interest
ing, the inmates were even more so.
l was fully prepared to meet a fanat-
lcal set of freaks. 1 really met edu.
Gated, refined men and women with a
wide and cultured outlook on life. I
am pledged to secrecy as to names
the only condition imposed upon me-
but may mention that the diplomatic.
military and social circles of several
European capitals were well repre-
sented in the colony.
The members of the colony hold
that Naked we were born into the
world aad therefore nature has in
tended we should go through life max
ed as far as climate will allow" Cloth.
ing, according to the Waidbergers, is
the outward sign of the ill-health. i'm.
modesty and deterioration of the pres
ent generation. The skin, they say. is
the natural clothing, and as one of the
most important organs Of the body It
should be exercised and cared for in
the open air and not hidden and chok-
ed under a packing of clothing. The
ordinary person who tries to show as
little skin as possible is, in their view.
the slave OF foolish fashion. which
causes many diseases, especially con,
sumption.
The Waidberger rises at sunrise and
before taking bath goes through a
number of exercises whereby the BODY
becomes thoroughly warmed and pre.
pared to enter the cold tub. After
that he has another course of eyer.
cises, producing a feeling of great
physical comfort. Slipping on his
costume" he is now ready for his
morning stroll across the meadows
and fields or among the scented pines.
Simple, Wholesome Food.
After a ramble of a couple Of hour.
the Waidterger returns home with =
razor-edged appetite for breakfast.
which consists of coffee, milk. rolls,
butter, fruit and berries. No ffsh q,
meat Is served. The morning is spen,
IN reading. writing. study, playing
games IN the open or taking sun baths.
At noon lunch L. served in the bunea.
low. After breakfast there are onlv
Two meals day-at noon, the prin,
cipal meal. and at o'clock, which !,
really tea. In the afternoon there are
gymnastics and athletic sports Of Mi
kinds and. when the weather is fine
bathing excursion is arranged to the
little lake Of Katzensee, a few miles
away, or q picnic party to a QUIET sno.
In the forest At n:ghtfall the Waid,
oersers return to their huts and afte,
! = bathing excursion II arranged 10 the
beds. tired out
The Lambertville record., 1910-10-21
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same-the public got the worst Of 1t.
Various cities have made efforts to devise
some means of testing taxmeters, but to Uncle
Sam belongs the credit OF first solving the prob
lem. The system Is now In successful operation
at the capital of the nation. where, by the way,
there are probably more taxicabs in operation
than In any other city of the size in the world.
The matter Of keeping tab on the taxmeters was
placed in the hands of Col. w. c. HASKELL the
United States superintendent of weights and
measures, and he invented the first machine spe-
ciay designed for testing the accuracy of the
taxi"
The first apparatus rather cumbersome
and the most conspicuous feature was large
wooden wheel which turned by hand. The
principle of operation involved the insertion of a
small wire through the shaft of the meter to be
tested and turning the same certain number of
times to cover distance, verifying this test over
an official mile and fraction thereof The large
machine when fitted with the same size eccentric
sprocket wheel and spiral shaft in use N taxi.
cabs gave a correct test, but it was a time-con-
.suming process. ten revolutions OF the large wheel
being required to show one-quarter mile of travel
After much study Of the subject Colonel Has
ke perfected the small machine which has lately
been introduced for this work. With it one revo-
luton OF the crank wheel-through the aid of
system Of acknowledgements quarter of a
mile OF travel. With this small machine attached
direct to the shaft of the meter to be tested
1t Is possible to test ten meters in the time for
merly required for trying out one. Moreover, the
system Of cogwheels is so adjusted to give an
absolutely accurate test. The government now
requires that all taxmeters attached to cabs at
the seat of government be tested at least twice
year and when a meter upon test Is found to be
accurate round blue seal is affixed to the face
OF the meter showing that 1t has been ZAP
proved" Incorrect meters are given yellow
seal with the word Condemned" thereon and
must be withdrawn from use under penalty OF
800 fine.
One of the latest Ideas evolved for safety
attachment for automobiles is Cow catcher"
The cow catcher" or man catcher Is attached
to the front OF the motor and, when not In
active use saving the life of some one who steps
n front Of the moving machine. 1t looks exactly
nxs the pilot of . big locomotive. Used in this
@ag. was feared that pedestrians might be
The Lambertville record., 1910-10-21

my name IN your IeSClmOnlalS.-Mr&
81. w. MITCHELL, Box 8, Sabattus, Ne.
Another Woman Helped.
Graniteville, VT. 81 was passing
through the Change of Life andsuffered
from nervousness and other annoying
symptoms. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound restosed my health and
strength, and proved worth mountains
Of gold to me. For the sake of other
suffering women I am willing yo1
should publish my letter." - Mrs
CHARLES BARCLAY, RID, Granite
vile, VT.
Women who are passing through
this critical period or who are suffer-
ing from any of those distressing ills
peculiar to their sex should not lose
sight of the fact that for thirty years
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, which is made from roots and
herbs, has been the standard remedy
for female ills. In almost every COM
munity you will find women who
have been restored to health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Lambertville record., 1910-10-21
She Has Changed Her Opinion.
II hear your maiden aunt is visiting
Algy Weakling-Miss Wise, Law
that ts-Gladys, I-er-desire to-aw! real

II hear your maiden aunt is visiting
you"
Eyes. Came yesterday"
How long does she expect to stay?"
"Oh, don't know-probably for
some time'
II feel sorry for your wife. I be-
lieve l heard her say not long ago
that she despised the old lady"
"She used to, but she has changed
her opinion-in fact, has great re-
spect for her now. Aunt Hetty brought
three trunks, two of them filled with
things she smuggled in from Europe"
The Lambertville record., 1910-10-21

< Kansas woman wants a divorce
because her husband throws bricks at
her. No man has right to throw
anything at his wife but bouquets and
hot air.
The Lambertville record., 1910-10-21

If 1t had not been for his lantern
and the tub he lived in, probably
Diogenes would never have been heard
of,