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Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-15

Some people never hand in an
item Of news for publication, but
if we happen to miss an item in
which they are interested they
are sure to hand us a north pole
stare that would freeze the liver
of polar bear.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-15

That story about the mother
Of the Emperor of China clipping
with an actor nay be all a cam
paign lie.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-15

Let rs work and stimulate ev-
cry legitimate enterprise by Civ
ing it all the friendly encourage
lnent we can, and unite our in
dustry. intelligence and capital
in q common cause for the good
AZ enr town.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-15

We notice by the announce
ments in our esteemed NV
York contemporaries that q few
horses as well as hats were pr s.
ent at the New Y ork Horse Shows.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-15

The man who gets mad at
what the newspapers says about
him should return thanks three
time a day for what the news
papers knew about him and sup
pressed.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-15

The London man who can af-
ford to pay $4,000 for a bible
probably needs one.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-15

The great meat packers do not
not seem to relish the idea Of be-
ing packed in prison.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-15

The Supreme Court of North
Carolina has practically ruled
that whiskey is good for a snake
bite. No doubt we will hear OF
many good North Carolinians
being bitten by snakes fron now
m
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-15

The travelling men of the coun-
try want to abolish the tipping
nuisance. If they succeed per-
:haps More of us can afford to
travel.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-15

Is it possible that the Outlook
article made it so warm for the
President that he caught a cold.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-15

Telling the average man to do
his Christmas shopping early is
like giving him a letter to mail.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-15

A woman has q fair. under
standing Of politics until her hus-
band explains it to her.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-15

Once more the United States
is patrolling the Rio Grande.
This time it is not called maneu-
vering.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-15

One reason that Castro's activ-
tiles seem so scant nay be that
he is doing his own typewriting.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-15
A FEW REASONS WHY

1 Every home in Southwest Vir-
ginia should be visited daily by
the Knoxville Sentinel.
FIRST-When subscribing for
a newspaper for the home, you
should be careful to get one that
is clean, heightened and reliable.
The Sentinel is newspaper that
you can safely allow your wife,
sons and daughters to read-it is
newspaper whose courage and
character you will respect. 1t
prints all the news that's fit to
print. The Sentinel is bsolutely
independent in it's editorial and
news policies. It always says
just what it thinks. It speaks |
right out and prints the news
without fear or favor Itcan al
ways be found lined up with the
men and measures that stand for
the things that are clear, moral
and right. 1t led the fight in the
state of Tennessee against the
open saloon. It is consistent in
it's temperance policy and carries
no whiskey or beer advertising.
Thousands of dollars of this char
acter Of business has been refus-
ed by the The Sentinel during
the past four years. It opposes
political graft and trickery i'll ev-
cry instance. The Sentinel is
3 democratic in principle but is
not hidebound to the point that
it can see no good in any eppos-
, ing party. 1t believes in honest
elections and is opposed to polit
: ical corruption in all its various
phases. The Sentinel does not
wear the yoke of any corporation
or set of politicians. 1t is indie
pendent first, last and all the
time and has the courage Of its
: convictions. In the last Guber-
!, material Campaign The Sentin-
ell supported the fusion nominee
! who happened to be a republican
for the reason it thought thai
this candidate and the principles
of law enfore ement and honest
:, elections for which he stooe
made him the best man for the
" high office Of Governor. 1t does
: not hesitate to criticise public OF
ficials for wrong doing, DO they
either democrats or republicans
II SECOND-The year 1912 il
) Presidential year. The lines
!. upon which this great contest
will be fought ares now being
!. drawn. The Sentinel is mem
, Der of the Associated Press, the
) greatest news gathering associa-
/ tion in the world. Every sub
; scriber of The Sentinel will be
y
kept fully informed regarding
! the movements Of all Presidential
candidates. If you subscribe to
this paper, you are sure OF get
i ting an accurate and full report
of what all parties are doing. In
addition to carrying tho full day
report of the Associated Press,
II which news bureau keeps a cor
, respondent in every important
CITY in the world. The Sentinel
has more than 100 correspond
ents scattered throughout thu
state of Tennessee-it also So
cures at great expense a daily re-
port from The International
News Service and prints many
exclusive articles from such we'll
known writer's as Ella Wheeler
Wilcox, Dorothy Dix, Beatrice
Fairfax, and many others of
4 world wide fame In short, Sen
4inel readers are furnished the
news of their section, tho state
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-15

A manain Chicago was recent
~ killed by two automobiles. In
most cases one is sufficient.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-15
Are we now having Govern
msnt by Outlook?

When bosses fall out, then just
men get their dues.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-15
The subscription price is sl.00

The subscription price is Sl.W
par year IN ADVANCE. and
whenever the time. expires to
! which subscription iR paid. 1t
will BIZ discontinued. The Postal
laws requires this, and we must
comply with them in order to get
the benefit OF the postage rates.
othsfw,se the One Dollar would
NOT much more than pay the
postage.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-15

According to recent testimony
in tho Steel Trust case, John
Rockefeller must be some squeeq-
OF.
Virginia is setting an example
of commendable speed in dispos-
ing OF it's sensational murder
case.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-15
SECRET SOCIETIES

SECRET SOCIETIES
o MT. AIRY LODGE NO. sss. Ancient Free
INLAND Accepted Masous hold their stated
Communications on the second Saturday night
in each month at 73o pm
Visiting bretheren, in good standing. always
welcome
VIII. SPRINKLE. W. NJ
j. H. WILSON. SECRETARY
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1911-12-15
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CHURCH DIRECTORY.
METHODIST CHURCH.
Rev. e L ADDTNGTON. PASTOR.
Preaching every first Sunday at II a. m, and
second Sunday night
Sunday School every Sunday at 30
). ii. WILSON. supf.
Prayer meeting Wednesday p. IA. with stud
les in the Gospel of St. John
Junior League meets at p m each Sunday.
Everybody cordially invited to all of these
services
LUTHERAN
REV. G H RHODES. PAsroR
Preaching every second and fourth Sundays at
IL a. m. and Z 40 o.
Sunday Schoo every Sunday at As
j. j. HARP. Sspt
A cordial invitation to all tn attend these
| services
PRESBYTERIAN.
REV. nj. M. McFERRIN, PAsToR
Preaching every srd and 9Th Sunday mornings
/ and night
| Sunday School at la. c. q. CANNON. supt
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-26

could have had in the Philippines
much larger Porto Rico than We have
inc the island of Porto Rico itself, II
we had gone the same way about IT,.
As II is, we have tied our own hands
in the Philippines, and that archipelago
is burden ia US. We have left our
hands free with respect to Porto Rico.
and Porto Rico is glory of the earth
10 our trade, commerce, and adminjstra
tion The contrast is a striking one,
and its lesson is so plain that even a
Congressman ought TO DC able 10 see
it. and seeing it he impelled to lift tho
embargo on American investment and
enterprise in the Philippines so that
they would be TO US in corresponding
degree cight.fold moro glorious than
Porto Rico has demonstrated itself TO
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-26
PORTO RICo'S PROGRESS.

The annual report of Governor
George r.. Cotton of Porto Rico is an
extremely optimistic document. 1t ap.
pears that during the year more than
Sl0000.000 has been added to the ex-
ternal commerce of Porto Rico. bring
ing the aggregate of that commerce up
to SIS. ,364. or more than four
times what it amounted to ten years
ago. Eighty per cent of this trade is
with tho United States. Porto Rico
purchased merchandise in our mark cts
amounting to close upon S35,00o,000
during the fiscal year ending June 30th
last, and it sold TO us nearly the same
amount.
Porto Rico has come to the trout
tremendously since the Government of
the United States took that island over
from Spain The reason for this great
advance in Porto Rico is easy TO see.
There has been 10 restriction there upon
American investment or American en-
terp.ise Americans could take their
money TO Porto Rico. they could Buy
land 10 any amount, there was no limi-
tstion upon the investments that they
might make IN any enterprise, nor upon
the activities that they might display
in redeeming the country, extending its
agriculture, and expanding its trade
in every direction.
What contrast all this is to the
policy Of this country towards the
Philippines, In the Philippines Ameri.
can investment was headed off. land
purchases were limited TO such small
areas as were not tempting to investors
and every time Americans undertook
10 do anything on a large scale in the
Philippines there was a row about it
Congressional investigation. and the
enterprise has been killed. The policy
has been the Philippines for tn.
Filipinos, with the result that the
I Philippine agriculture. trade, commerce
nav igstion. all remain stationary. Wc
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-26
SUGAR AND DIPLOMACY.

Russia has standing dispute with
this country with regard 10 tho recog-
milton of American passports for Jews.
IT has been stated that Russia would
have no particular objection to recog-
nlzinC such passports, except that she
does not recognize passports for Jews
from any country. and if she rccog-
nized those from tho United states
there would be diplomatic entangle'
ments without end, But the United
States firmly insists that Russia has no
right to discriminate in her treatment
of American passports as between Jews
and any other class Of American cIti.
Sens. And so the dispute is on without
any immediate prospect of settlement
Russia has also a surplus Of 100000
tons of beet sugar. This sugar is pro
luced largely above the consumption
Of the Russian people, because OF the
bounty which Russia grants to the
raisers and makers Of beet sugar, But
the various sugar using nations of the
world, including the United States,
have. by International agreement, put
no a bar against the imports of Rus
sian bounty stimulated sugar. And SO
Russia has accumulated tremendous
surplus, because she is not able to ex-
port it. But in 1908 Great Britain
lifted the embargo on Russian sugars
in part, agreeing that Russia should be
allowed TO export 100000 tons a year
g.,
barred imports of Russian bounty.fed
sugar.
This agreement, which prevents or re-
stricts the import Of Russian beet sugar,
expires in 1913. This gives cor
respondent Of the New York Tribune
tho opportunity to suggest double set
tlemcnt-our difficulty with Russia in
regard TO Jewish passports and Russia s
difficulty with regard to her beet sugar
exports. This correspondent, Mr., Mer-
rick Z. WiIlett, suggests that one diff
6cultv should offset the other; that is,
that the United States should allow the
free import of Russian beet sugar in
consideration for the reversal of Rus.
passports for Jews; that is, he would
give to Russia this sugar bribe to ac-
ccpt Jewish passports from this coun-
try.
We do not believe that the selfrc-
spect of this country. or of the Jews
themselves, would admit of the con
summation Of bargain like this, for,
neither the United States nor its Jew
ish citizens wish any special fayors in
this respect. much less 10 they expect
TO pay Russia for doing what is right
I'm this matter. 1t is an absolutely
clear case that Russia has no right to
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-26
CHINESE STUDENTS GO HOME

1t has been stated heretofore that
tho Chinese Government had notified
the students in this country from
China that the payment for their ex-
penses and tuition must cease. because
the throne was In such financial condi
ton that it was not able any longer to
paw their bills.
The money from which the payment
of these students bills came was money
that was returned TO China By the
United States, some Sl3,000,000, being
money extorted under claim of indem-
nifty for losses, Of American citizens in
the Boxer rebellion. but which turned
out 10 be that much in excess Of the
losses suffered No other country in
the world returned any excess money,
although doubtless all of them received
largely in excess of the damages which
their subjects called upon them TO pay
out of that fund The Chinese Gov
ornment, in grateful recognition of the
refund Of this money, gave it out that
thev would send one hundred to two
hundred Chinese students constantly TO
schools in America, and the Chinese
Government would pay their expenses
out of this money.
That ought 10 have been compact
between the Government of China and
the students. and good faith toward the
United States required that this com
pact shoull be kept. The money should
not have been used BY the Chinese Gov
ernment for any other purpose, but
should have been set BY for this pur
pose alone. If il had been invested in
anv fairlypaying stocks or securities
anywhere in the world. it would have
Welded enough money TO pay the eX-
pepses of these students permanently;
but the Manchu Government appears to
have been as unfaithful in this as ii
has proved III other matters. It has
used up this money: and the students
were stranded in America without re.
sources on the sudden notification that
remittances to them would stop. 1t IS
clear act of dishonesty on the part
OF the Chinese throne. and an act Of
bad faith both towards this country
and towards their own people.
The result # il is, that these stu
| dents, 10 the number of 100. are about
! 10 sail for China. They have given up
| their college courses in American edu
cational institutions. and are in San
Francisco prepared 10 sail on the liner
" Persia. on Wednesday next, TO
| China. There thew will enter the ranks
of the rcvolutionists, and Uill make IL
| as hot as thew eau for the throne
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-26
BUSINESS AND TRADE.

The spectacular business event of the
week has been the tremendous jump in
the bank clearances, which amount to
SlO,s62 900 gain of 6G.5 per cent over
the sponding week Of last year
This is gain almost unprecedented
and the amount of the clearances, VIC
believe. has the record for the city
The reason given is the heavy ta2-pay,
ing.
Department stores have shown splen-
did business during the week, and the
preparations for the Christmas rush
arc now fully on. Everyone is boost
ing for the early shopping movement
SO that the belated Christmas crush
may be avoided. The holiday trade
will open in full volume during the
'preseut week; reduced prices in many
lines will stimulate the business. Book
stores, hardware firms, jewelry shops
crockery houses, and other business
places report splendid trade. Collec.
tions are keeping mp well. and cash
sales have given good impetus to all
lines.
Three promising manufacturing oper.
ations have come before the CONNER.
cial club during the week, with the
idea Of establishing themselves in this
city.
The building operations. of the season
are drawing to close, but the excava
tion for the Walker skyscraper at the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-26
THE LAKE TRIBUNE SUNDAY MORNING NOVEMBER

discriminate in American passports as
between Jews and other American citl'
zcns. And no one in the country, we
feel sure. would wish to buY any priv
ileges of this kind from Russia. This
country should demand. and uudoubted
~ as soon as tho interests that are TO
he affected in this matter are properly
adjusted will demaul. that Russia must
either accept all American passports on
the same bnsis, or that the United
States Will abrogate the treaties now
existing between Russia and the United
States.
This same difficulty has been threshed
out time after time, and the United
states has always insisted upon the in
volatility Of lis citizenship without
regard to creed or race. Austria was
taught severe lesson n this respect
under the administration of Secretary
Marcy: Germany undertook for long
time to bar the revomtionists Of lSAS
who had come TO this country. but
finally accepted them os full citizens
of the United States. The precedents
are all in favor of the complete recog
milton OF American citizenship IN all
countries, without regard TO birth, or
any side consideration. And so this
passport question must be settled on
proper lines of principle and precedent
We nre not going 10 pay anything 10
Russia 10 bribe or hire her to keep her
treaty obligations. we shall insist, as
matter Of principle and right, that
she 10 So There is only one possible
outcome OF contention like this, and
that is. that Russia must give way. aud
make no discrimination against any
American passports,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-26
A DANGEROUS PROPOSAL.

There is an incident Of the Beattie
case which has not been generally un-
derstood Beattie was electrocuted on
Friday. according to the sentence of the
court: but it seems that Governor Will
liam H. Mann of Virginia made an ex~
ceedinglv dangerous offer to Beattie,
viz, that he would give him a reprieve
of thirty DAYS if Besttie would confess
himself guilty Of the crime,
II is clear that if Bcattie had made
n confession on that sort of negotla-
ton or bargain, there would always
have been room for n suspicion that he
made the confession as a return for the
reprieve and not necessarily because
the confession was true. When a man
secs death approac hing him as Beattle
saw il. there would be powerful temp
tation TO confess, even if the confession
was a lie, in order 10 get the additional
thirty DAYS of life.
Governor Mann, therefore, was eX-
ceelingly indiscreet IN maki=g that
kind OF an offer. 1t is fortunate indeed
for all concerned that Bcatte did not
close with the proposal, and that his
confession, when made, was of such 3
character and under such circumstances
that there can be no possible doubt OF
IFS truth
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-26
TAFT's PEACE COURT.

President Taft had an article in the
| December number Of the World s Work
strong in advocacy Of his arbitration
treaties and of the peace propaganda
for the world. He sums mp his conclu-
sons in the following comprehensive,
broal l.mindcd sentiment:
say boldly that what look forward
| 10 Is nothing less than a court OF the ma
tions-an Areopogioc court 10 whose
| peoples shall submit their disputes, 10
| be decided according 10 the eternal prln-
| ciples Of Law and equity
IT is clear that the world will need
something more than arbitration ana
peace among the civilized nations In
order to actually have universal peace,
and TO have safety for mankind
throughout the earth; for there are va
rions savage aud csnnibsl peoples 20
be found. communities not amonablo 10
reason. not given TO tolerahon, bloody
minded. exclusive. cruel. and reckless.
The court proposed by President TAFT
would necessarily he Obliged to have
executive officers ani at times posses
70 enforce its DEGREES and the common
peace of mankind. Where iucdenslve
travellers might go in Africa, or INTO
the wilder regions of Asia. and be mo-
Tested, as Sven Hedin, Walter Savage
Landor. and others have been molested
and maltreated by the, wild and bar
barous natives. it would be the duty
Of that court to send its posse into
those countries and bring to punish
ment the persons guilty OF those out
RACES. Likewise in the case of the
fierce islanders of the Southern Seas
that lie in wait for wrecked vessels
and kill and eat the survivors, this
court would have to send an expedi-
tion and bring before it the offenders
in such case. And always where any
turbulence occurred throughout the
world. where there was no local gov
ernment to correct the evils, or where
the local government was powerless TO
10 so. this Areopagtic court would
send its officers and posses to BRING
the lawless TO terms. and to hale them
before the court for the punishment
due to their crime.
1t is a great aud splendid forecast
this Of President Taft s, But yet it is
not altogether fantasy, for it is eVl-
dent that if war is TO cease among the
peoples, and if we arc TO have su-
prcme international tribunal Of the kind
that tribunal must neces-
sarily be invested with power to send
its processes anywhere in the world
where its correctional arm is needed
Such court would have TO be sup
ported zealously, impartially, and alb
solutely by all Of the civilized nations,
in order to allow Of its exercising its
full jurisdiction and power for good
among mankind.