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The Laclede blade., 1911-11-10
Electric Lights al Last

After several vexatious delays,
caused by the failure of material to
arrive when expected, the electric
line was completed and the neces-
sary connections made Monday
afternoon and at FIVE o'clock the
current was turned on and for the
first time in the history of the
town-except for one or two small
private plants-Laclede had cleo
trio lights.
The service at present is from
five O'Clock in the evening to seven
in the morning. Those who are
using the lights find them perfectly
satisfactory in every way and no
more expensive than gasoline lamps
for business houses, without the
trouble and care it took to keep a
gasoline plant in running order.
Besides those that were ready when
the service started, a number of
other buildings will be wired with
in the next few days.
The city has contracted for four
60-watt lamps to be placed around
the park and for seven 40watt
lamps to be placed where most
needed, and it is likely that others
will be placed in other parts of
town soon. The street lights will
boon from dusk until l a. m. ana
will be a great convenience to those
who are obliged to be out after
night.
AS LacIede will have all-night
service, with a day current as soon
as there is sufficient demand for it,
we are more fortunately situated
than towns with small local plants,
which are able to give service only
part of the time, on account of
the heavy expense of operating the
plant.
The Laclede blade., 1911-11-10
Potatoes Rolling

Our car of fancy Burbank po-
tatoes is on the road and will be
here in a short time. These are
fancy, well-matured stock and it
will be the last chance of the season
to buy cheap potatoes at the car.
Better buy your winter supply now.
Phone No. z for further infOrma-
ton. j. b. PATRICK.
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Christian Church Notes

Iarsoblsez-~asO OEerz-fla .s's-VvTfI nj Ess fEfss
regular appointment at the Chris
tian church Saturday evening and
Sunday morning and evening.
Bible school at 10 a. m.
Endeavor meeting at $50 p. M.
Prayer meeting at 1870 every
Wednesday evening.
Willing Workers meeting Thurs
day.
Christian Woman's Board of
Missions will meet at the home OF
Mrs. Eichman Friday afternoon at
2:3O.
All friends cordially invited to
attend these services.
The Laclede blade., 1911-11-10
Election Results

Tuesdays elections resulted as
follows: Massachusetts, republican
except governor, Foss being re-
elected; New Mexico, state ticket
democratic, legislature democratic
and 'insurgent," Maryland, COVER
nor republican. legislature demo-
cratic; Kentucky democratic by
40, 600; New York and New Jersey
legislatures republican; Mississippi
democratic; Rhode Island republi-
can; Nebraska still doubtful, prob
ably republican, The socialist
vote everywhere was unusually
large.
The Laclede blade., 1911-11-10
Some Evening Reveries.

The generous and polite man has
a pleasant recognition and cheerful
word for all he meets. He scatters
sunbeams wherever he goes. He
paves the path of others with
smiles. He makes society seem
genial and the world delightful to
those who else would find them
cold, selfish and forlorn. And
what he gives is but a tithe of what
he receives. Be sociable, then,
wherever you go, and wrap your
lightest words in tones that are
sweet and spirit that is genial.
A man who has no enemies is
seldom good for anything; he is
made of that kind of material
which is so easily worked that
everyone has hand in it. A
sterling character is one who thinks
for himself, speaks what he thinks;
he is always sure to have enemies.
They are as necessary to him as
fresh air; they keep him alive and
active. A celebrated character
who was surrounded by enemies
used to remark: They are sparks
which, if you do not blow, will go
out of themselves,
Thousands of young men who
have comfortable homes-whose
parents are willing to supply them
with books and papers-instead of
themselves of these ad-
vantages, spend their long evenings
either in idle lounging around
corners or in company with frivol-
Gus associates, male or female.
Thus winter after winter passes
away, each one bringing them
nearer to the age of manhood, but
not fitting them for the proper dis
charge of the duties that full man
hood REQUIRES They sntsE ,1,2 ppqa n qshs tbs
safeguards which a cultivated in
tellect throws around it's possessor.
Everyone has to fish for what he
gets. Others may possibly bait
and take off the prize from the
hook and paddle the boat, but the
fishing has to be done by your own
hand. Every other means you
will try will turn out failure.
The Laclede blade., 1911-11-10
Inwnshin Board MeeLina

The township board of directors
will meet at the ofie of the town
ship clerk the third Wednesday in
November.
CHAs. B. WELSH, Township clerk.
The Laclede blade., 1911-11-10
Before You Buy

any stock food or stock tonic for
horses, cattle or sheep, get my re-
dueed prices on bulk lots.
can save You money, and
satisfy you, too. BEN PORTER,
The Rawleigh Man.
The Laclede blade., 1911-11-10
NoIies 10 Hunters

All hunters are warned not to
hunt on my farm with gun, dog or
trap without permission, under
penalty of the law.
GEO. w. ANDERSON.
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Rooks NoM ReadY

now have the tax books at my
Office and anyone wishing to pay
their taxes may do so.
W. S. SAVAGE.
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SHORT PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention OF Those Who Come and Go
During the Week


During the Week
FL. E. Welsh was up from Forker
on business Monday.
W. o. Anderson of route one
was at Wheeling on business Mon
day afternoon.
William Phillips was called to
Ethel Monday by the serious ILL
ness of his mother.
Mrs Lizzie Hunger of Burlington
is visiting her brother, G.. E.
Bruins. and family.
B. S. Rankin left Tuesday for
visit with his son, Walter, and
family at Marshfeld.
Mrs. Jessie Smith of Milan
spent Sunday with her mother.
Mrs. M. J. Williams.
Miss Elaine Irwin of Brookfield
was the guest of Miss Helga John
son the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Wooten of
Brookfeld spent Saturday with
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Bruins.
Ed. L. Love came up from
Hannihal-a-,-1---.- -.-es.---,ss.y-~-vvEUuE-
Laclede relatives and friends.
E. Chidress spent Sunday and
Monday with his son, W. q.
Childress, and wife at Linneus.
Miss Ruth Loomis of Meadville
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs, M.
P. Benson Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Gertrude Taylor of near
Sumner was the guest of Misses
Della and Eva Andrews Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Wilson left
Wednesday for a visit with rela-
tives at Hamilton, Chillicothe and
Utica.
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the formers grandparents at Utica
Friday.
Mrs. Ella Laffoon returned to
her home at West Plains Tuesday
after a visit with Laclede relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Della Glenn came up from
Kansas City Monday to spend a
few day with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Shohoney
left Monday for their new home at
Breckenridge, where Mr.. Shohoney
has gone into business.
I. Fl. Griffin, an enterprising
young farmer from the Eagle neigh
borhood east of Forker, was in La
clede on business Saturday.
Geo. W. Yount of route two and
j. E, West of route three returned
home the first of the week from
spending the summer in Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Pratt went
to New Cambria Monday, where
Mr.. Pratt has resumed his duties
as station agent for the Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. @. Aber were
over from Brookfeld Saturday
evening and attended the oyster
supper given by the Modern
Brotherhood lodge,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W. Anderson
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. W,
o. Anderson of route one spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. j. D.
Williams south of Brookfeld.
Superintendent E. o. Watkins
and Misses Mabel Kraft and Jessie
Bradley Of the Laclede high school
faculty are attending the state
teachers association meeting at
Hannibal.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Andres Of
st. Catherine and the formers
mother, Mrs. S.. S. Andres, and
The Laclede blade., 1911-11-10
TOWN AND COUNTRY IN BRIEF
Local Events Oi The Past Week Recorded For
Busy Blade Readsrs.

| Every advertisement in the BLADE
today is worth reading. Better
spend few minutes in looking
them over.
Grover F. Peacher, son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. r. Peacher of route
two, left Tuesday to try his for
tune in the South, going to Area
dia, Fla, where he will locate if
the country suits him, Before
leaving, he called and ordered the
BLADE sent to him q year at his
new home.
At the boys corn contest in
Leola, South Dakota, October FL,
Claud Wellman, a former LacIede
boy and son of Mr.. and Mrs. l.
r. Wellman, was awarded first
prize in his district and was also
winner of the grand sweepstakes
prize of 500, with the privilege of
attending the corn school at Aber-
deem in December.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Standly, two
of our fine old people and good
citizens, were married Nov. 6, 1862,
and last Monday =, evening they
celebrated their forty ninth we'd
ding anniversary. Though, they
are getting along in years and their
health is poor, their host of friends
hope that their remaining years
may be many aud full of happiness.
Premium lists were printed at
this Office this week for the flower
show to be given by the Ladies
Aid society of the NJ. 3. church at
the opera house Friday evening,
Nov. 10. There will probably be
fine display of flowers and a
chicken pie supper will be held in
mission'is is 5 cents and supper is
25 cents.
Burning Daylight our new
serial story, starts in this issue.
It is a story that will hold your
interest throughout every line.
Jack London, one of the most popu-
lar living writers,is the author, and
he has never written anything
better. It is a story of a man who
made millions and lost not only
them but his manhood, and was
finally saved through his love for
good woman, We have read 1t,
and heartily recommend it to you.
One of the best minstrel shows
ever in Laclede was McCabe' S
Georgia Minstrels at the opera
house Tuesday night. Their enter
tainment is clean and high-class
and far better than that given by
most companies of this kind. Their
singing and dancing were exception
ally good and their musical SATIRE
"A Trip to the Jungles' brought
down the house. If they ever show
here again they will undoubtedly
be greeted by a crowded house.
E. B. Allen came home from st.
Louis the last of the week, stopping
| in Columbia for a visit with his
nephew, Roy Welsh, who is a
student at the state university.
Roy, who graduated from Laclede
high school last spring, entered the
university as a Especial" or con-
ditioned" freshman in September.
With three others he recently
passed the examination in mathe-
matics and removed the 'eOndi-
tion" in that branch, while twenty
other members of the class failed.
This is more than some other
students from another Linn county
school have been able to do in
two years, and not only shows re-
markahle ability in the young man,
The Laclede blade., 1911-11-10
WHAT HOME FOLKS DO AND SAY
Local People and Events Briefly Mentioned and
Other Matters Of General interest

grapes at j. B. Patrick's.
Fancy sweet potatoes $1.15 bu.
this week at j. B. Patrick's.
Fern brand chocolates are dainty
and delicious. At Denbo's.
Delicious new Fern brand choco-
Iates in boxes and bulk at Denbo's.
Flower show and chicken pie
supper at the opera house Friday,
Nov. 10.
DR.. j. H. Kittredge, dentist, at
Anderson house 25th and 26th of
each month.
FifteenPoland- China male spring
pigs for sale by T. L. Humphfres,
Forker, Mo.
Who keeps coffee at zoe h.? j.
B. Patrick, the leader of low priced
groceries.
The local Rebekah lodge is plan
ming to hold social on Thanks
giving evening.
New sorghum for saleNat so cents
per gallon. II. E. Welsh, 2 miles
south of Forker.
The greatest display of cook and
heating stoves ever shown in La
clede at J. B, Patrick's.
Twenty cords of dry cord
wood for sale at $3.50 per cord
delivered by Jas. Wallace, phone
2O4.
Tha Model 4leada-.a.G Gsh-g go1's'rrss'iosS
on produce. It's the highest. We
want all kinds and will pay the
cash. j. B. Patrick.
The party who has my woven
wire fence stretchers will please
return them at once, as | need
them. J. B. Patrick.
Four good Shropshire rams for
sale in about week or ten days.
Two are full bloods. Priced to sell.
The Oaks, Jones Bros, props.
S. M. Strain, the Brookfeld
ieweler and optician, has an in
teresting advertisement on another
Dage of the BLADE today. Read it.
DR.. j. Fl. Kittredge, dentist, of
Chillicothe will be at the Anderson
house the 25th and 26th of each
month and stay until all work is
finished.
E. M. Welsh has resigned his
position as grocery clerk at the
Model and will leave in few days
to take a course in the Moberly
Commercial college.
Another corn show, with liberal
prizes, will be held at Brookfeld
Dec. 2. Read the advertisement
of the Potter Stove and Furniture
Co. in the BLADE today.
o. Al. Potter and S. w. White
Of route two were at Kansas City
couple of days this week. Mr..
Potter bought a car of cattle and
shipped them to his brother in
Illinois.
The Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union will meet at the
home of Mrs. Patrick Tuesday,
Nov. IA, at 2:3O p. m. All per-
sons interested in the temperance
cause are invited to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Corey came
down from Roger with their family
Friday. Mrs. Corey viii remain
IN order to give the children the
advantage Of our splendid schools,
while farm matters win keep Mr..
Corey at Roger a few weeks longer.
The Laclede blade., 1911-11-10

present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-13
HOW TO TREAT
SORES

The proper way-the only success
full way-to treat an old sore is to
destroy its source. Not by dangerous
surgical operations or irritating
drawing plasters, but by Natures
true method of purifying the blood
and filling the circulation with rich.
nourishing properties; then the cure
will be natural and lasting We
can easily understand how impurities
in the blood will infect some weak
point on our bodies, and by contin-
ually discharging impurities into it
keep the place open and inhamed I'M
til chronic ulcer is formed Moth
ing then is SO sure to produce a cure
of these old sores as S. S. S. This
medicine is Natures perfect blood
remedy. composed of the most heal
ing and at the same time the most
penetrating and blood-purifying prop
critics. 1t removes every particle of
impurity or morbid matter from the
circulation, and assists nature in the
| increasing of healthful, nutritious
corpuscles in the blood. S. S. S.
makes pure blood and pure blood is
Natures unfailing cure FOR old sores.
We want every sufferer with an old
sore to commence the use of S. S. S.,
because we know it is the remedy they
most need. Book on Sores and Ulcers
and medical advice free to all. S. S. S.
is sold at drug stores.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,
Atlanta. Ga.
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K. OF G. ELECTION.
Washington Council, No. 224, Chooses
Officers for Ensuing Term.

Washington Council No 22i. knights of
Columbus, last night elected the following
officers for the year 1912: Grand knight,
Joseph A. Mudd: deputy grand knight, H.
Eaton Brooks; financial secretary. A. d.
Wilkinson; recorder. Robert E. McNa-
mara; treasurer, Leo F. Stock: chancellor,
Richard r. FAIR: advocate, Judge Thomas
III. Callan; warden. George H. Ogle
deputy warden, Wallace H. Morris; in
side guard. James w. Ellis: outside guard,
Edward Voigt; trustee, DR.. E. j. Collins;
delegates to the building company. H. j.
Crosson and John A Eckert; delegates
to the state council, Joseph A. Mudd and
George r. Repetti; alternates, Joseph p.
Cullen and H. Eaton Brooks.
These and the officers-elect Of the four
other councils will be indicted at joint
meeting and the ceremony will be con-
Quoted by State Deputy E. p Harrington
and William P. Normoyle, January 2, at
the knights of Columbus Hall, E street.
The members of the order in this Dis
trict will participate in a meeting next
Friday night. when the work Of the first
and second degrees will be exemplified.
The degree team has been selected from
among the officers of the five councils. A
musical program will be given by the
knights of Columbus quartet and choir.
Next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
State Deputy Griffin of New York and his
degree corps will exemplify the third
degree at knights of Columbus Hall, E
street, and at the close Of the ceremonies
degree corps and candidates at Eagles
Hall by the members of the order in the
District, at which speeches will be made
by several out-of-town knights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-13
GUARDING AGAINST THEFT.
Detectives From Several Precincts
Assigned to the Shopping Districts.

Detectives from several of the police
precincts were put at work in the shop
ping district last night to assist the mem
bers of the regular force in preventing
shOplifting and other thefts. Today Maj.
Sylvester visited a number of the larger
business houses to see that the detectives
were attending to the duties TO which
they had been assigned.
Many requests from merchants for adj
dtional police service have been received
by the chief of police. But he says he
has been unable to meet all the demands
because of his limited force. Detectives
assigned to the shopping district from
now until Christmas eve will do about
fifteen hours duty each day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-13
Mordkin and the Russian Ballet.

Mr. l.. StOddard TAYLOR. manager of the
Belasco Theater, reports an unsual de-
gree of interest in the approaching en-
gagement of the All-Star Imperial Rus
sian Ballet. which will be seen at the
Belasco tomorrow afternoon, in a new
ballet. called The Russian Wedding"
followed by a series of advertisements.
The company will be headed by Mikail
Mordkin, assisted by Mile. Sedowa and NJ
Alexander Volinne, and will include all
the old favOrites, among them Mile Julia
Sedowa. Mile. Bronislawa Pajit zkaia and
Mile. Helina Schmoz Vittorio Podesti
VIII again conduct the symphony Or
chestra.
rms brief engagement. which comes i'm
medlately before the opening of the bal
let season at the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York, it is stated, will be
the last appearance of this unique organ
Tation in Washington, as a tour of the
Latln-American countries is contemplate
ed at the close of the Metropolitan sea-
son.
Mordkin. who had just recovered from
a serious illness on his last appearance
here, Is now in perfect condition again
and Will dance several of his famous
advertisements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-13

Campbell, Eta T. Wood. Pearl Reed,
Adelaide Fell. Ray Leavitt, William
Clark, George Mario, Billy Stuart, Hilton
and Lewis and Arthur Young.
two-act musical play, "A Day and a
Night" written by Abe Leavitt and
George Totten Smith. will be presented. in
addition to Miners Merry Minstrel
Maids" a minstrel musical melange.
Vaudeville specialties will be offered by
Eta H. Wood Pearl Reed. Ray Leavitt
and William Clark, Hilton and Lewis and
Abe Leavitt and company, assisted by
Marian Campbell and a supporting cast
of ten people.
One of the features of the performance
will be the Great Rago. the man who de-
fieS locks and handouts.
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Holmes Lectures.

burton Holmes will bring his series OF
traVeiogues to a close at the Columbia
Iheater Monday afternoon. when he will
reveal the beauties of Brazirs magniti.
cent capital. Rio de Janeiro The sam.
traveiogue will be offered next SUNDAY
evening. and the colored slides and orig.
maj motion pictures will be Identical in
each instance. The extra Offering SIM.
DAY afternoon at ;::I) O'Clock, will renea,
r Inc most popular of the series up to the
present time-Buenos Aires. With HE
pictures of both of these wonderfii oi,;as
MI iolmes promises an array of inter.
estlng Facts that call attention tn tho adj
vanced civilization of South America AND
, ~ .he commercial importance the entire
Eouth Anerlcan continent will assume 70
thlS country when the Panama canal -
completed oi IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-13

Il favorite in the days when he was a
feature with the Primrose & West, Dock
stader. Haverly and other famous min
stfel organizations.
Silver Threads tells the story of a
young New England country girl. who
is sent to Boston to finish her educa-
ton in music Being driven from the
parental roof upon her return. she goes
to Paris. and there becomes noted
singer. Ten years elapse. and she re-
turns home under an assumed name just
in time to prevent younger sister from
treading the path she unwittingly follow
ed some years before. Through the per-
suasion Of Uncle Ben (Mr. JOSEF she
again finds a warm spot in her father S
heart and all ends happily.
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Talks on Roads of New Hampshire

THE Roads of New HAMPSHIRE formed
the subject of an address by Charles X.
HOyt of the Department of Agriculture
before the New Hampshire Association at
a meeting at the w. G. r. Il. headquar-
tiers last night. \ musical program fol-
lowed. Z. F. Fisher, president of the as
ISOLATION, presided Several applicants
were elected to membership.
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"Fagan's Decision :

NeN' week VIII md Chase's bill favored
'.'e merry spirit of the Yuletide. The
.''iei comedy attraction will be Claud and
anne stcr IN their character coined v
MT faSans Decision The feature q,
foreign novelty will be the Five Armanis
from the Alhan1bra Theater, Paris. in a
spec,acuiar musical offering, "A Night in
Naples. "A Little of Eyervtbine -,
abie' is the title of the piano capers' ot
Al and Fannie Steadman. The Bert Har.
vey and Mile De Vora trio, incIudin.
the diminutive biack-face comedian. John
pough' will be seen in fancy and ac-
centflc dancing review. Hastings and
wilson as The Laughable Iunatics >, I ;.
Maze, Quail and Blaise, with twists. tum.
Dies and turns. and Alfredo, the Italian
serenader, will also appear. The daw'
ilsht motion pictures will show new
series of current International events
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The Arcade.

Georgetown's basket ball team will meet
the St Johns quint Saturday night in the
skating rink at the Arcade, 18th street
and Park road. and larger crowd than
that of Monday night is expected.
This afternoon and tonight the special
offering in motion pictures is THE Re-
demption of John Bond while War. -
an incident in the seige of TripOli. will be
the feature for tomorrow. The ballroom
will be open to the public every night
except Tuesday, and the bowling alleys
and other attractions will all be open.
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Glove and War"

The headliner at the Imperial Theater
next week will be Love and War;" a
stirring story of the civil war. with the
scenes laid in Washington. the secret
service playing prominent part.
Stanley James, we'll remembered for his
splendid work here last summer with
the Columbia Players. especially in
''Strongheart" and My Friend from
India" will play the leading part, that
of a Confederate colonel. undertaking a
secret service mission. Miss Octavia Ell
lis will play the role of a Union woman
attached to the secret service. Special
players and scenery will be used
Dena Cooper and company will appear
in a dramatic playlet. The Confession
while Roland Carter and company will
be seen in an amusing sketch called va
cation Days" The great Lawrence is
announced as Scotch ventriloquist with
an act which should touch the hearts of
both young and old, as we'll as their
sense of humor: Hetty Urna, clever
actress, attractive as a girl. and 'bully'
as a boy. will offer some quick change
chara cterizations. and Tzuda, a true son
of Nippon. promises some wonderful
feats of, balancing. The Imperial photo
plays will conclude the bill.
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MUTT and left :"

Mutt and jeff" pen and ink friends Of
a multitude of readers of The Star. have
come to life in musical comedy, and are
billed at the Columbia Theater Christmas
week.
The Columbia management has decided
to Keep the house closed for the week be-
fore Christmas