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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-12-29
RETREAT OF A PHILOSOPHER
Avionon, the City Of esiled Popes.
Was the Home OF John
Stuart Mill.

Avignon. the city Of the exiled popes.
was en- fcte on Sunday. when u bust
was unveiled In the gardens Of the
cottage Of John Stuart Mil. II was nj
Avignon that the philosopher 30.
journed after his defeat ut the polls
ut Westminster. II was there that he
did much Of tho writing which has
made his name immortal. There he
spent the happiest seven years o.
Taylor. ind there he died. The French
people delight TO honor true greatness.
and the people Of A,ignon are proud
Of their city's association with the son
Of the philosophic historian Of India
the author Of "Utilitarianism."
After Mrs. Mills death Miss Helen
Taylor. her stepdaughier, was Mill's
constant companion nj Avignon. There
the philosopher wrote to his friends
high cncomimms OF Miss Taylor--"I
am In clover" She IN described as
the architect and the master mason
all In one" Of the additions to the cot
tags. where she had designed the her
barium" flor Mil Was y keen botan
isO and the "vibratory." Another at
traction to Mil was the "semi.circum
gyratOry," a. he termed the terraces
going round two sides Of the dwelling
II was In 1868 that Mil and his wife
went TO Avignon to stay for year
but Mrs. Mills sudden death changed
her husbands plans. and for about
fourteen years he passed his grief with
his books. Just leaving the grounds "a
visit his wife's grave. surrounded BY
"sombres cypress" In this little earth
y paradise he wrote that he found
that enjoyment necessary to his ex
istence which the house Of commons
did not 0ffer.-London Globe.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-12-29
Napier and Vicinity.

l.. a. Banks and wife were shop.
ping IN Forest City Saturday.
Jack Ogden and children were IN
Mound City on business one day last
week.
Jim Watson and family moved
last week to Falls Ci'y, Neb., to make
their future home.
Ed. Reigher and wife, OF Nebras.
ka, came Monday 10 visit their son,
L. A. Banks, and family.
Our school was dismissed Friday,
Dec. ~, 1911, and there will he nc
school until Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1912.
Mrs. Celia Swymeler and Alma
Dozier ate Christ mas dinner with 81.
las Randall and family, Of Blair neigh.
borhOod.
C c. Brown and family, w. =.
Chambers and family, II. 5. Brown
AMI family took Christmas dinner
with J. J. Brown and family.
MIR. and Mrs, Geo. Swymeler and
babies spent Sunday and Monday with
Mrs. Swymeler's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clabe Smith, near Fortescue.
&C. G. Brown thinks he has one of
the best milch cows In the neighbour
hood. He weighed her milk for II
milkings and itweighed l92 pounds and
during thatweek there were 0 pounds OF
butter churned from the same.
VIM. Chambers and family, of
bonneville, Neb., came Saturday to
visit with Mrs. Chambers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Brown, OF Napier,
and wills mother, Mrs. Mary Cham.
beers, OF Mound City, and other rela.
tives too numerous to mention.
James Lease, formerly OF this
place, but for the last several years q
resident OF NOrthboro, Ia. moved last
week back to old Missouri. We wei.
come James and family back They
will live on the place recently vacated
by Jim Watson.
The Christmas tree at Monticello
Friday night WAS we'll attended. The
program and music were excellent.
Everybody enjoyed themselves, even
to Santa; he got negro doll of
the tree. Several people went from
the Christmas tree to Perry McBee's
to attend the dance Friday night.
MEMO.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-12-29
Diplomatic Menus.

An interesting collection has just
been added TO the museum In connec-
ton with the French ministry Of for.
eign AFFAIRS. The collection is the gift
Of NJ, Jean Fabre. and It consists OF
menus OF dinners and luncheons given
by French diplomatic representatives
abroad during the last 80 years. What
boon this will be to chefs II they
are permitted TO consult this collec.
ton, which Is contained In 40 albums.
and II Is quite within the. range OF
possibility that diplomats will not be
above drawing inspiration from the
books. We believe the Austrian EN-.
peror has a somewhat similar collec.
lection.-London Globe.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-12-29

Milton s. Moore. OF Kansas City,
and win l.. Moore, OF St. Joseph.
spent the holidays at home. We are
glad TO know that their sister Miss
Mary, Is rapidly recovering from a
light attack Of typhoid fever.
This vicinity had 4 white Christ.
mas after all. Snow began to fall
about 7 p. M. and continued during a
larger part Of the night. By O'Clock
a thin layer of snow covered the
streets and the covering became more
perceptible as the night advanced,
and by morning the measurement was
fully two inches.
Earl Benton, wife and baby Ruth
took dinner last Sunday with Grand
mother Fitzmaurice, and then drove
over and stayed all night and the
next day with Pa and Ma Benton.
Ezra FELTON,, the faithful, looked AZ.
ter matters on the farm while they
were away and on Monday drove up
and Joined them at the duck dinner
at Mr.. Benton's.
In a letter to q friend here, dated
10th inst, our old friend and fellow
citizen, W. r. Risk, now OF Farwell,
Texas, says they have xix inches III
snow and real cold weather. Also
that H. tc z nnllas IN naa rast uaiJhhn,
and 10 miles to nearest town; that his
brother-in.law, Allen and wife, who
moved there from Arkansas to make
their home with him, have gone back
to Arkansas and he Is lawful lone.
some" Say, friend william, when
win you do the right thing, and tax,
unto yourself permanent compan'
] iOnP
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-12-29
TO ivoce MEN CORRECTLY
We should Think Of Each a. We 10
Rather Than 40 the World
0seo Him.

II IL worth our while to remember
that the car Of all the Russias does
not sit In royal state with a crown on
his head all the time. No, he goes
home betimes. just as do the men
who work In shoe factories. or clerks
In the stores, or who pillow In the
fields, and when the chores" are done
and the evening comes on, and the
supper dishes are cleared away there
comes to the castle, the same as to
the cottage. "the children's hour"
when he tumbles about on the floor
with the little folks and plays "In.
diam" or some other childish game
In which all can take part.
Every man has to be something
The man whom the world knows as a
great and reverend Judge IL only my
papa" TO the little children who listen
for his step on the walk or his knock
az the door. In their homes all men
are equal. The great man becomes a
private citizen and the most humble
toiler. to the little ones depending on
him for guidance and support, becomes
great man. For n mans house IL
his castle" said the great lawmakcr.
Sir Edward Coke. Let this house be
made Of boards or bricks or granite
walls. II Is presumed to be equally as
invulncrablc before the law.
n we shall think Of every man as he
IL rather than as the social or indus
trial implement the world sees ut to
make Of him, We shall Judge men more
correctly Christian Science Monitor.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-12-29
A Lslt.Handsd Job.

The advertisement called for q left
handed dressmaker's assistant. but
tho frst person who answered Il was
neither left.handed nor dress.
maker.
why do you want = left.handed
apprentice" asked the curious visit
tor.
because the girl who Just went
away was left.handed. She left lot
of unfinished work. and II will take
another left.handed girl to finish 1t.
Left.handed people begin work In the
opposite direction from a right.handed
sewer, and II q right.handed person
attempts to finish It there is sure 70
be q muddle."
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-12-29
Mechanical Lightning Calculator.


The clerical stats Of many OF the
big insurance companies have OF late
years been considerably reduced b.
the employment Of mechanical calcu-
lators.
One OF these. the invention Of Ger.
man. Ia compact little affair ressmb.
ling u music box. II may be made ~
perform almost instantaneously Il
most portentous sums In addition.
subtraction. multiplication by one or
two factors. division. sQuaring an
cubing. II In required. for instance. to
multiply 63i.976 by s:i. The a,
factor Ia set by touching little kn0
representing b31. 1916.
To multiply by the other factor you
turn q handle four times. push long
slide one place and turn the handle
twice. then push the slide another
place onward and turn the handle nine
times. The long multiplication is now
done without the possibility Of error
no far az the machine IL concerned
and the dial shows 491. 144.900. In tho
same mechanical way may be done all
the other arithmetical processes. I,
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-12-29
Didn't Read Daughters Novel.

Sir Russell Reynolds. the late emil.
nent physician, once related how he
met Thackeray at dinner shortly after
the publication Of THE Story of Eliza.
BETH" by his daughter. Lady Richie.
II told Thackeray how much admired
this charming novel. I am very glad,'
he replied. but ! can form no opinion
Of its merits. a. ! have not read It,
Not read III exclaimed In great sur.
prise No. was the answer. I dared
not ] love her too much!'"
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-12-29
New Point, and Vicinity.

Matte Glenn went TO Wichita to
spend Christmas week.
May and Dr. Bo,kiR came home
Friday TO spend the holidays.
MIR. aud Mrs. Henry Meyer spent
Christm mas with II. N. Meyers.
Rev. T.. ID. Roberts went to Kan
sas CITY Thursday to visit few days.
Jessie Wade. Of Fillmore. visited
AT the home Of VIII Actions Sunday.
Edith and Maud Hartman went
to 81. Joseph Saturday to spend
Nmas week.
Mrs. Lonnic Wright went to
Omaha Sat urday TO spend the week
with her sister.
Mildred Acton came from tosen
dale Sunday TO visit with the "home
folks" few days.
Stella Kneale and children came
out Monday to visit her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ltayhill.
The Christmas exercises were well
attended at both churches. Each
Sunday school had good programs,
Mrs. Geo. Christian and children
and Miss Hampson went to Tarkio
Friday to spend Christmas at home.
--Messrs. Spahr and Miller and
families, from Skidmore, and Ethel
Goodlow, from -, spent
Christmas with Mrs. Oren.
John Cain started home Satur.
day. His brother Thorn accompa.
MED him for week or ten days Wis
II. They stopped In ST. Joe to visit
relatives.
NERO,
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-12-29
Educational News.
(BY EARL A. ROCK, co. supr.)

Nbn EARL n. HOCk, W. sUPT.D
Many Of the semi-annual reports
have been received. Tie grades and
daily attendance reported on many
are good, but some few Indicate un.
satisfactory work and poor attend.
ance.. We cannot expect children who
are irregular In attendance TO do the
best Of work IN school Pupils, you
cannot reach the top Of the ladder II
you neglect your schooling. ID, .,,.r
Miss Dolly Martin, teacher at
Brush College No. |. reports that she
and her pupils gave a box supper. FRI
day evening, Dec. -. and cleared ga.
-. They will purchase a library case
and a few needed books with the
money earned. Brush College was
the only school In the county With
out library. These young people
are to I've commended for the under.
taking and success of this work.
Miss Lydia VanVickle and pupils
At Dale Center gave box supper
Wednesday evening, Dec. 20, and
earned si3.i5. They will purchase
window shades and few needed
books
Miss VanVickle has a good school.
Both pupils and teacher are enthused
IN their work aud are working hard.
The four pupils who are In the ninth
grade are working to b. members oi
the first tenth grade If the rural high
srhpol is established Dale Center h
or NJ the districts considering "a rur'
al high school ., 3.
Miss Wayne Nocll.ch aud pupil VI
Il 81 sun are working hard aud do
In. good work. They have regular
chtn.up day and keep their sclio"l
r, IN clean and inviting. Little
things count great deal. and II ~
terded to at the proper time will
bring great reward
Miss Pearl SchaeiIer has resigned
her school AZ Chambers. Miss Bon
ME Greene has been employed tn Hin
ish the term.
Miss Mona Shell has good school
at Eureka. She has fourteen EN-
rolled. One of this nuin,er l. doing
ninth grade work.
Superint endent VIM. = Evans " III
attend our next District Meeting
which viii he held at Crafty. Januar,
q. and talk ~, "ConsOlida' Ion al
schools" Prof. Byron Cosby. %,
Kirksvillc. viii also iH present and
talk on the same subject. l.oli
the men are much experienced
H. SCHOOL work and school prohIr,n'
AMI without doubt viii hrlp IT, s'ir,
snn II our problrmS of h,i"i az
m,r" advanced work IN the ARA
sc,ihols.
Teachers IN adjar''nt and surround
Ing districts are requested Ia h'v'
one ~ more OF their pupils prepare .
recitation. song, "r short dialogue fol
tins meeting.
Al teachers. pu I,ils and patrons ar,
invited 10 AT tend these lettings, TAX,
part IN the discussions and help max,
them a success.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-12-29
Whenf Not Whatf

Recently. when there was q more or
less chaotic condition existing in the
administration Of the New York police
department. two "old line" police cap
tains were discussing the new order
OF things. Shaking his head discou,
solately. one OF them walled: ~
What sre We coming to? What are
We coming tor" :"
TITS not what are we COMA =
returned the other, ITS wis
coming tor"
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-12-29

Ranges Of Bow and Modern Gun.
In the days Of mailed knights and
battleaxes there was safety 1t q dis.
lance Of 400 yards. That was about
as far 40 the best srchers could shoot
an arrow. Meade. . famous archer
under Charles l.. states that the ordi.
nary range of the bow was between
800 and 400 yards. though 1t 10 on rec.
orc that one man was shot q distance
Of 463 yards with the wind. Com.
rared with this 10 the latest naval
gun with Q range of fifteen miles.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-12-29
Surprised At clty's Size.

A Colorado ranchman was paying
his first visit to New York. and a
friend took him down to the at,ery.
and then proposed that they walk up
broadway They kept walking along.
showed and jostled. the ranchman all
excited and pleased. After about q
mile Of It. he became tired and
ceased talking. but kept plodding
along. But after an hours walking,
he took his friend by the arm and
stopped him.
II say. BILL" he said, looking up
the street with q weary case. rs It
town all tho way to the Rocky noun.
tainsr
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-12-29
n EMO.

Mr.. and Mrs. +. L. Champion, Of
Kansas sCity, spent Christmas Day
here with her mother, Mrs. Susan
Russell, and other relatives.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-12-29
D. OREGON INTERuRBAN
I TIME TABLE. i

NQtc.A-Daily Except Sunday.
A spccia, train Tor stock and car.
iosd shipments will leaye Oregon a,
'2:lo p. m, whenever desired by
'hippers.
Notice: All local freight will leave
)tgon on the $40 a. IN. train.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-12-29

Henry Williams and wife, OF Gro.
sen, are down enjoying the holiday
Season with their son Claud and
family.
Charley Waegele and family, of
Omaha, are visiting his sister, Mrs,
James lddings, Of Richville, and his
brother, Ludwig, Of Andrew county.
. The entertainment at the Chris.
tian church was considered very good
by those present and consisted OF nu.
merous recitations and songs by the
children and older ones. "The Dear
Little Baby" sung and acted by
classes and 2, was Ane. Mrs. Frankly
Hind, chief In charge OF the little
folks training, should feel well
pleased over the success OF the enter,
tainment. Ruth and Lloyd McNult,
rendered an instrumental duet thai
made happy hit.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-12-29
From p. M. ZOOk.

A letter TO II. G. Benton from PM
Zook. who recently left us for Den
yer, Cob, brings the good news that
he Is enjoying the very best OF health
as well as enjoying life with his chill
dren and grandchildren. lie says |,
seems odd TO he called grandpa
but Is getting very used TO IT,. There
are ten OF the Zook family there liv,
Ing In various parts of the city, and
they arrange for weekly meetings
which are very enjoyable occasions
These ten are all grown.up people and
eacn Of them Is q good musician on
some instrument. lie Is greatly I'm.
pressed with Denver, and says it's a
city with a lively pace. He ate
Christmas turkey with his son Will
lam, and will eat New Years plum
pudding with his grandson. He sends
his regards to his old Oregon friends
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-03
Is Watching the Pennies.


 Uncle Sam has got mighty saving. Stamped envelopes bought one at a time make return to the government of nearly s400,000 a year above what the government would get for them if people bought them in packages of 25. You can buy 24 two-cent stamped en- velopes for 54 cents, but if the post master sells them at three cents each or two for five cents you can see that several pennies are realized on each package. Once upon a time, lin the good old times" postmasters .gobbled up these extra pennies themselves. Of course, when they are buying the stamped envelopes they pay their ex- act worth to the United States govern ment, which Is just a trifle over two cents for each two-cent stamp and en- velope. Postmaster General Hitchcock, however, has changed the old order of things, and requires postmasters to tIfrn over extra pennies to the govern ment, and postmasters are complain ing about what they call this trivial sort of keeping books on fractional parts of cent day, but they have been shown that the 60,000 post offices yield enough on these small amounts to reduce the pest office deficit several hundred thousand a year.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-03
Layina a Foundation.

Pardon my abruptness, Miss Cit ronella, but will you marry me?"
 Marry you,g MT. Bonser? Marry you? Not if you were the last man on earth!"
 Pondering a moment. he took a small memorandum book out of his pocket and checked off a name.
 Well" he said, there's no harm done It is due you, however, Miss Higgins, that I should explain. You have heard. I presume, of the Great American Novel, but have not seen it, because it. has not yet appeared. l am about to write 1t. But in order to fit myself for the task I need one or two experiences. I wish to undergo the bangs of a rejected lover. l have not yet succeeded-and you are the eleventh. I may have to be rejected by half a dozen more girls before l experience the necessary emotion. Good evening, Miss Higgins"
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-03
Men Fined for seinu Vain.

Every ugly man who looks in the mirrors or. either side of the entrance to the Christmas Tree association headquarters at Hertzberg's old store on Commerce street, is to be assessed a dollar, and every good-looking man is to be assessed seventy-five cents. That is the edict of the ladies who met to plan for the Christmas tree which is to be for the poor children of the city.
 Much merriment was occasioned among the ledies when screened by the painted canvas signs in the win dows they observed first one man and another stop before one or the other of the mirrors in the doorway and ''primp" himself up. Don't tell us" they said, about women being more vain than men. Let's make them pay for the use of the mirrors" So woe to the man who is caught parting his hair or adjusting his tie before the mirrors of the Christmas Tree asso- citation headquarters.-San Antonio Light and Gazette.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-03
WANT BARGAINS IN PEws
Thrifty church-Goers Who Seek Cut
 Rates Sometimes Will Overlook All Other Considerations.

Ministers have so many things to worry about that it is pretty hard to add the bargain-hunting habits Of their parishioners to their other cares, but some of them are doomed to shoul- der that extra burden. Old members of the congregation are not likely to go out hunting cut-rate pews in other churches, but newcomers who are just deciding upon a church home all do it.
 "A reduction of two dollars year In pew rent will fetch the bargain hunter every time." said sexton. "Only last week young woman who expects to make her home in this city concluded thatsof all city churches of this denomination she liked ours best and would take pew here, but when she found she could get a pew that suited her about as well in another church for three dollars a year less she let all, other considerations go by the board and identified herself with that church. The cut-rate pew hunter Is a recognized feature of modern church life. Because a new member elects to join our congregation does net at all signify that he shares our. religious convictions or likes the p2sA tor and our service; it may mean that we charge less for the pew he H4es than another church up street.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-03

vers counsel in suit lnstl- tuted three years ago to test the com potency of Mrs. Eddy to manage her affairs. He was accompanied by his daughter, Mary Baker Glover. and by Ebenezer J. Foster Eddy, Mrs. Eddy s adopted son.
 George Washington Glover is the son of Mrs. Eddy by her first husband, who died in the south, and was reared by relatives, the condition of his mother at the time making it impos- sible for her to care for him. His home for many years has been ir Lead, s. D.
 In 1907 he, with other relatives of Mrs. Eddy, instituted suit to test the competency of the latter to administer her property. Various court hearings were held and a good deal of evidence was presented on both sides. Sudden ly the suit was withdrawn and little later a settlement was made. by the terms of which Mir. Glover and his family received $245,0OO and Ebenezer J. Foster Eddy $45,O00. In consider ation of this Glover and his family and Mrs. Eddy's adopted son relinquished rights or expectant interests in Mrs. Eddy's estate and agreed not to con- test or retard the probate of any will which Mrs. Eddy might leave.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-03

consumer Snall De eliminated. f1e says:
 "A bushel of beans brings the Flor da producer s225. The S0O-mile haul 70 New York by the railroads costs 50 cents. But the consumer pays $6.40 Tor the bushel of beans. The pro- iucer receives 35 per cent. the trans porter eight per cent, and the dealers 57 per cent.
 The average price for eggs paid to he farmers of Arkansas and Missouri Is 15 cents. For the 1,30O-mile haul to New York, including breakage. the railroads charge two cents. But the average cost of eggs to the consumer Is 30 cents. In other words the men who receive these eggs in the morning in New York and deliver them. per haps before night. charge 13 cents a dozen for their work.
 The rice farmers of Texas, Louisi- ana and Arkansas cannot sell their rice for more than 21A cents pound The consumer in New York is paying ten cents pound for rice. It costs to transport rice from Texas. Louisiana and Arkansas to New York one-half cent pound. If the rice farmer were paid 315 cents pound and the dealer received one cent pound, which is 25 per cent. profit, rice could be sold in New York at 20 pounds for a dollar What 1 am trying to make clear is that the rice farmer could receive one cent pound more for his rice and the con sumer could get twice as much for the same money if through proper organi- zation the product could go from the farm to the consumer, leaving. one cent pound to the dealer.
 According to Secretary Wilson. in 1S cities where the matter was inyes- tigated, the farmers receive less than 50 per cent of what the consumers pay for milk. the railroads seven per cent. and the dealers 43 per cent.
 %On articles of food for which the farmers receive $274,2S9, GOO, the freight bill was s25,O45,OOO and the ex- penses and profits of the middlemen were $164.S13. .000 In other words. in addition to the freight, the expenses of handling and the profits were over sixty per cent.
 "The problem is not one of trusts and tariffs, but of providing some sys- tenn of getting food products from pro- dueer to consumer without so much expense and so many profits" q