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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-24

In his speech. Tuesday night. Presi- dent Taft referred to the Canadian annexation bogey as follows:
 We have Alaska, we have Porto
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-24

Chemisettes are now of colored .chif- ion, made perfectly plain. The satin cap-coat lined with bril- liant green velvet is a novelty.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-06-15
cANhY SCOT.


An Englishman, an Irishman, and
a Scotsman were represented as
looking through q confectioner's
window at q beautiful young lady
serving in the shop. ooh exclaims
Patrick, do let us be after spend
ing half a crown with the dear cray
ture that we may look at her more
conveniently, and have BIT Of a
chat with her." "You extravagant
dol" says George. q am sure one
half Of it would do just as well. But
let US 60 in by all means. She is q
charming girl" "Ah, wait vice.
interposed Andrew. 'Dinna ye ken
it'll serve our purpose just as well
to ask the bonnie lassie to gle us
twa sixpences for a shilling and in
quire where MT. Thompson's hoose
is and sic like? We're no hungry,
and may as well save the siller."
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-06-15
FOUNDED BY a. cANNY SCOT
How the Great PInkney Estate In New
York Has Increased In
Value.

One Of the most famous sales Of
New York realty will be the offering
soon Of the great Pinlmey estate,
founded by old Commodore Archi-
bald Watt century ago. Never,
perhaps, has there been such a large
offering Of Manhattan property
through the public auction market
at one time. The entire holdings Of
the estate are located in sections
where values have increased treInen-
dously owing to the numerous build
ings that have been erected and the
large influx Of population.
Commodore Watt came from
Scotland in the latter part Of the
eighteenth century. He was pos
sessed Of keen foresight and he used
it to good advantage in his realty
transactions. Mr.. Watts shrewdness
pointed out to him the vast posi-
bilities Of New York city real estate.
His first purchase was recorded
about 1910, at which time he ac-
quired for d small sum OF money a
large part Of what is now Central
park. This was about the time the
famous Astor and Vanderbilt for
tunes were started with real estate
as q basis. New York Times.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-06-15
GOOD BAIT.

During Speaker Thomas B. Reeds
later years he went one night with a
companion to the Portland club,
where they hung their coats in the
cloakroom and spent the evening
talking politics. When they went
to get their overcoats on leaving
Reeds friend thrust his hand in the
pocket for his gloves and pulled out
pocketbook that was not his and
which some one had put III there BY
mistake. What shall 7 do?" he
asked Reed. IF | go around the
club with pocketbook IN my hand
it will look strange aThafs all
right said Reed Keep the peck
etbook and set the coat again; well
go back to the smoking room"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-06-15
TOLD BY cHAUNcEY DEPEW
Former Senator's Good Story Of the
New York Bride and the
Old Irishman.

"Chauncey M. Depew was the life
and soul Of Grasse last month"; said
New York lawyer. ssGrasse is a
tranquil little town on the Riviera
2 town high up on the mountain
side, looking down on the glittering
blue Mediterranean.
Cone day at a luncheon Mr.. De
pew gave us specimens of the humor
OF various nations. / thought his
specimen Of Irish humor particular
" good it was SO gallant and at the
same time it hit off SO neatly our
fondness for divorce.
A pretty New York bride, he
said, bought a blackthorn from an
old freshman who boarded the boat
at Queenstown and this old man said
to her, as he pocketed her money:
Thank ye, me pretty darlin', an
happy the young man ash be CO
respondent in yer divorce suit"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-06-15
P0kED FUN AT VOLUNTEERS
Pitt's Slap It the Amateur Soldiers
Of England Quoted BY Dr..
Simon FIexner.

DR. Simon Flexner, the distin-
guished physician at the head Of the
Rockefeller institute, said at din
ner in New York, apropos Of GER
tain mooted legislation against med
ical research:
.Our friends would surround
medical research with SO many re-
strictions and hindrances as to make
it ridiculous. They would, in fact,
put it in the position Of the English
volunteers.
when England, you know, was
threatened BY. a French invasion in
1902 there were great many vol
unteers enlisted. But the articles
Of incorporation Of these volunteers
guarded them very carefully against
too much fighting The volunteers
were not to take the field except in
case Of actual Invasion. They were
not to be put on war rations except
IN case Of actual INVASION They
were not to be drilled hard except
in case Of actual invasion.
When Pitt, who was then war
den Of the Cirque Ports, read these
articles he frowned and pished. FL
nally, on towards the end Of the
document, he came to a provision
that under no circumstances were
the volunteers to leave the country.
Here he lost patience, and, selling
9 pen, he added to that provision the
clause
Except in case Of actual inva-
SION
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-06-15
IN THE OLD LIBRARY.


What . place to be in is an old
library! It seems as though all the
souls Of all the writer's that have
bequeathed their labors to these Bod
leians were reposing here, as in some
sdormitory or middle state, do not
want to handle, to profane the
leaves, their winding sheets. / could
As soon dislodge a shade. I seem to
inhale learning, walking amid their
foliage, and the odor Of their old
moth-eaten coverings is fragrant as
The first bloom Of those sciential
apples which grew amid the happy
orchard. Charles Lamb, Essays Of
Ella.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-06-15
MAN AND HIS MATE.

Among the questions to be dis
cussed BY Bible class at a Brazil
church the other day, was: ssHow
long ought man to live with his
wife r That all depends upon cir
cumstances. He is expected to live
with her: just as long as she saws
and splits the wood, spades the gar
den, prepares good steaming hot
meals on time, resigns from all the
women's clubs, declines to discuss
the suffrage question, keeps his
clothing repaired, and asks no ques-
tions when he drops in home about
2 4. m. from the "lodge.o When a
wife does all these, there is no limit
to the length Of time a man would
live with such d woman Linton
Call.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-06-15

Smudge You don't seem to con-
slider my opinions Of much value.
Grudge # they were worth any
thing you wouldn't offer them so
freely.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-06-15
FOR SALE!

4-rOom cottage with bath, on.
Fourth avenue, 81 l-2xlOO feet.
Price very cheap. Good terms.
Business house on Third avenue.
Rents for $40 per month. Bar
gain in this property. Don't let
this miss your notice.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-06-15

7-rOOm house on First avenue,
so feet front. Price 81, 200. Terms.
First class Saw Mill on the N.
& w. Ry. Double engine and two
boilers and saws, belts, and all
kinds of tools. Cost 81, 1000. Will
sell for 5000 complete for every
thing.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-06-15
Our RICH or TODAY.

The rich Of the United States 81
today were the poor Of but yester-
day, and the highest testimonial 81
their remembrance Of their own past
struggles and their interest in their
fellow men who are still struggling
for success is found in that glorious
roll Of contributions to ! hospitals,
missions, industrial homes, sanitari-
ums and other institutions Of sim
liar character. Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-06-15
EDUCATION or CHINESE.

There are three schools for girls
il Pekin and three in Shanghai,
nd, according to Mrs. Maude Park
Wood, who has just returned from
the Orient, only one per cent. Of the
women Of China can read. There
de few private schools and most Of
the educational effort is made by
missionaries.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-06-15
the TRousLE.

doctor, Miss Pert is putting on
all the airs Of an interesting invalid.
Do you really think her heart is af-
fected?"
NO, my dear madam, but her
manners ar"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-06-15

sWhy do they always speak Of
people as casting votes?"
Because it is generally a throw
down for somebody "
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-02

Get your g).cuts retire 1t
the NjuslO Y Furu,ture St )re, :
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-02
new POSTAL CARD
TO Be USED

Washington. Aug. 3O,-The post
master general has approved a
new design for the 2-cent foreign
single postal card, which will be
placed on sale about january 1.
1912. The subject of the stamp
is a likeness of Gent S. Grant at
at the age of AZ, about a year
after he became president. This
portrait has been pronounced by
Gen Frederick D. Grant an ex-
cellent likeness of his distinguish
ed father. On the postal card the
portrait appears within q frame,
the inner lines of which a elIipse,
while the outer lines are rectang
ular, with inwardly curving cor
ners. Above the portrait and fol
lowing the curve of the ellipse
are the words "U. S. Postal
Card and below is the name
Grant in a curved ribbon. The
denomination is expressed i'll
words and numerals in the lower
portion of the frame. The words
Universal Postal Union, United
States of America appears III
English and Flench in the upper
left corner of the new card. The
color of the card will be selected
later.
A special 1O-cent registry
stamp is also being prepared for
both domestic and foreign post
age: it will bear an engraving of
an eagle with outstretched
wings. 1t will also be really a.
bout january |, but will be per-
missible thereafter to used the
ordinary stamp for registering
letters and parcels, - Albuquer-
que Journal,
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-02
TWENTY GET
The WORKS

The Elks Lodge had an initia-
ton Saturday night and they
surely had a nice time. There
were fifteen candidates from Gal
lup and FIVE from WinslOw. The
proceedings started with the
Boys Band, led by Prof. Fred
* Ellis fhe line of march
started at the Elks Hall. From
there the Elks, headed by the
band, marched to the depot The
candidates, arriving on No. 3,
were somewhat surprised to find
the band to receive them but
nothing happened to jar their
pleasure. From the depot the
Elks, headed by the band,
marched to the Elks' Hall. At
ter the in1tia ton, the evening"
entertainment was continued In
the hall, Prof. Ellis furnishing
several trombone solos. The
Young Mems Ruartette also as
sisted in the entertainment, their
songs being greatly appreciated.
Mr.. w. 6. Kelly was charm an
of the social session aud he sure
ly kept things moving quite
lively
The banquet was one Of the
best events carried on under the
auspices of the local lodge aud
was enjoyed by all.
To add to the eclAt of the oc-
casion, Dr.. E. S. Miller, of Flag
staff, and Hon. Reese NJ Ling,
of Prescott, both Past District
Deputies of the Order, were pres
ent to lend their assistance in
the work of initiation.
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-02

FOR RENT-Sm Ill furnishe d
house. Apply at this Office.
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-02
Sunday School Picnic.


On Thursday last the children
of the Methodist Sunday School
were taken to Daze's ranc h
where they were allowed to pic
mic for the day. The ladies' of
the church furnished rigs to
carry the children and their par
ents to and from the grounds
There were about 100 present
and EACH one returned we'll pleas
ed with the day entertainment.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Arnett saw to it
that everyone present had the
best time possible.
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-02
FRONTIER CELEBRA-
ton AT WINSL0W

The business faen of Winsl w
desire to pull off what Will te
known as a Frontier Celehra-
tionin the month of October. The
matter IS now being discussed
and it seems that such an affair
could be handled without nu.
necessary expense. OF course,
1t will not be done haphazard
and there will be some organi-
zation needed t. make a success.
As matters now stand the sug-
gestion is to hold public meet
ing OF all business men as we'll
as of the citizens of the town,
the object being toappoint com
mittees and officers.
On Monday evening, Sept, 18th
at s %. IN, a meeting for this
purpose will be called at the
Elks Hall. Let all interested
attend
Two Of Wiuslow's business
men have already promised 500
each to help this cause along.
If others will give according to
their means it may be possible
to hold week S carnival and IN
that way let outsiders know
that Wlnslow is on the map.
Let's all be boosters!
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-02
POLITICAL SITUATION
In NAVAJO COUNTY

The political pot is now boil
ing Statehood is the ONE live
proposition but Arizona -luitst
vote the recall out of their con
stitution before becoming y
state At the same time we
elect our state officers, Cover.
nor, Secretary of State, Auditor.
treasurer, Attorney General and
Supt. of Public Instruction.
Then, again, there is the legisla-
ture to care for, Navajo county
being entitled to one state sena-
tor and one represe II t a tive.
THIS legislature will select two
United States Senator's, for
which there are a number of IN
dIda tes.
At the general election a tep-
resentative to Congress will b4
elected. Nlva1o county has one
avowed candidate for this olite
and various other native 50 is
have aspirations
For the county, the officers to
be elected consists of sheriff,
county recorder, trea surel ~upt,
Of schools, judge, prosecufin At
torney, clerk, assessor, survey If,
county superintendent oil rolls
and three supervisors
There are plenty Of canoillte5
already Iookln5 tnt de1d ottr
bit as vet they have Mt den
uiteIr declared themselves. ] w.
ever, with ths meetings p tsle
rcpHbIlcan anI demo rasrt . ~.
ntttees Iu sight it viii H. blt 4
short time until the pri.ataes
and the pnveutlous viii ID llel |.
From that tlfne on IT VIII u. 4
case Of hustle Arizoul', first
officers should he men we'll qual-
ihed n all respects to hold taeir
Offices and there is nod9ubt that
each county Will elect rtp-esent>
attve delegates to the different
conventions who Will pick can
didates that are worthy
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-02
Methodist Episcopal Church.

Ct ANDREW ARNETT, PastOr)
Sunday School 10 Il III Mrs.
Robinson. Superlnten lent.
Preaching IL a m, 8 p. m.
Morning Subject, Love"
Evening Subject, The Dignity
of Labor" "
Prayer and bible study, Wed
nesdays s p in.
Next Monday is Labor Day.
All laboring men are especially
invited to be present for the La
Dor Day services Sun'lay even
ing.
Prof. Ellis will play Sunday
morning, and there will be spe-
clal music Sunday evening.
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-02
Carload of Furniture.

The WinsloW Furniture Go
received a carload OF new furni-
ture yesterday which is now on
display III their store on klnsley
Avenue The same consists of
dressers, tables, mattresses and
other useful aud beautiful house
hold articles at prices that will
fit any purse.
M. Vaughan iavltes the ladies
OF Winslow to come and see this
new display of fhrniture.
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-02
Notice.

business mon, failr' ad men
and all citizens of Winslow are
requested to meet at the EIks
Hall next Monday evening, sep
telnber 4, at 8 O'Clock for the
purpose OF arranging for a
Frontier Celebration" F" Every
body invited al nobody barred.
Come, aud consoJtnm, L.t's
get busy The town is growing
u at boosting wdl h.Ip Is,
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-02
IMPORTANT news
TO ENTRYMEN

Important lngtructions under
date of August 4, 1911, by the
acting secretary of the Interior,
have been issued to all United
States land offices in regard to
constructive residence during
the first six months of entries.
The Instructions, in substance
as follows:
The practice of according cred
1t for constructive residence GOV
ering the period OF six months
following the allowance of an
entry Will not be allowed on or
after the first dav of December,
1911; IN all instances where or
binary final hve-year proof IS
submitted.
The acting secretary's expla-
nation is given in part as fol
lows:
In the matter OF proof submit
ted under the homestead law.
1t seems that a practice has ex-
listed according to entrymen,
where residence is begun within
SIX months following the date
OF entry, credit for residence be
ginning with the date of entry.
The result IS, that where par
ty takes up an actual residence
just at the expiration 0! the six
months, he is accorded con
structive residence for the inter
venlng six months, and thus
permitted to secure title on proof
OF residence for a period of only
four years and six months.
There is clearly no statutory
authorityl recognizing the pc
rod OF constructive residence
referred to. On the contrary,
the statute is specific in tequir-
ing five years residence.
RELIEVED OF RESIDENCE.
All homestead entrymen in the
state of New Mexico are relieved
by an act of Congress, approved
August 19, 1911, from the ne
cessity of residence and cultiva.
tlon upon their Ian Is from th {
date of the approval to April Is.
1912. Below is quoted the Act
referred to:
Be it enacted by the sena te
and the house OF representatives.
IN congress assemble that all
persons who have heretofore
made homestead entries IN =
New Mexico, are hereby relieved
from the necessity oi residence
and cultivation upon their lands
from the date of approvalof this
act to April Is, 1912; provldsl,
that the time OF actual absence
during the period named shall
not be deducted from the tulI
time of residence required b.
law"
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-02
Notice.

The Womens' Christian Tenn
perance Union viii hold their an
nual meeting Thursday uexta
Sept 7, at 2.3) p m at th= d
E. church Tue purpose OF the
meeting being general business
as well us the election Of officers
for the coming year All mem
bers, as well as s,lllntgrested, are
requested to - present.
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-02
TAFT AND THE
RECALL OF JUDGES

Inc AIlZOIId COuSLIlullOul 10 DdSSu
entirely on his objection to the
recall of judges. His objection to
this provision is so great that he
is not willing to leave the ques-
tion to be acted upon by the peo-
pie at the first election. Even tho
ugh he knows that the people of
Arizona can reinstate the provis-
ion immediately after they secure
statehood he insists that they
must eliminate the provisition be-
for coming in. His veto raises two
questions: First, the right of a
state to make it's own constitu-
ton, and, second, merits of the
recall as applied tojudges. Many
senators and members of con-
gress who look with disfavor
on the recall voted for the Ari-
zona-New Mexico resolution be.
cause believe the states should be
permitted to frame their consti.
tutiC ms to suit themselves. They
were not willing to deny state
hood to Arizona merely because
she saw fit to include a constitu-
tional provision that Oregon al
ready has and that any state is
tree to adopt. The president, how
ever, has no such respect for the
rights of the states; he takes
Haniltonian view rather than
the Jefersonian view, aad does
not hesitate to use the veto to in
force his own view upon Arizona.
This is likely to give him some
trouble during the coming cam
paign, altogether it will effect few
votes compared with the number
affected by the reasons given by
him for opposing the recall.
The veto message presents, with
considerable elaboration his agre
ments against the recall as ap-
piled to judges. He does not say
whether he is still opposed to the
initiative and referendum it
Will be remembered that he went
all the way to Oklahoma four
years ago to oppose these reforms
he does not say whether he op-
poses the recall as applied to
other oficials-rests his case en-
tirely upon the objections which
he presents to the recall as ap-
piled to judges. He remarks, Incl
dentally that insufficient time is
given for deliberation and tor the
subsiding of passion, but it is
only fair to assume from his Ian
guage, that he would oppose the
recall of judges NO NATTER
HOW MUCH TIME WAS CIV
EN- FOR INVESTIGATION DE
LIBERATION. His veto message
will stand or fall upon TIE judg-
ment ultimately rendered by the
people on the recall as applied
to judges. What are the presi-
dents objections? The principal
objections is that it, in his Jud.
ment, will rob the judge of his
independence to have this Sword
of Damocles" hanging over him.
He suggests that "self respect
ing" men might refuse to accept
judicial positions if subject to
the recall. This is really an as
sault upon the popular election
of judges, for every judge who
holds Office by election is liable
to recall at the end of his term,
may be influenced by the fear of
being retired because of an TN.
popular decision. If tndepend,
ence of the wishes of the people
is the one thing to be desired in
a Judge and that is destroyed by
the recall then there is but one
remedy, namely, A PPOIN T.
MENT FOR LIFE That is the
alternative, and Mr.. Taft has
not yet attacked the life tenure
OF appointive Judges as danger
Gus to the country He was, in
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-02

/ a CIdSS apart from anu dDOV6
other officials. From his lofty
position he looks down upon
legislators and executives and
purged of the dross that's mixed
in them, reigns and rules unin-
fluenced by "momentary gusts
of popular passion" or by the
"hasty anger" of the majority
This is the ideal that President
Taft sees before him. Why does
he shut his eyes to actual facts?
Does he forget how five United
States supreme Judges divided
along partisan lines in the Til
den Hayes controversy and vo-
ted their politics AS ward bosses
would have done? Does he for
get how a United States supreme
court decided the income tax
case according to their sympa-
thies-hve voting with the un-
dertaxed rich and four with the
overtaxed poor? Does he forget
the most recent Case-the Stan
dard Oil and Tobacco cases
where eight justices of the Uni
ted States Supreme court went
out OF their way to repeal a
criminal law which was objec-
tionable to the trust magnates
"a lag that congress had repeat
edly refused to repeal? Many
other cases might be cited.
The trouble with President
Taft is that he is sconstitutionally
distrustful of the people. He has
no fear of the tyranny of a min
ority-but becomes hysterical at
the thought of the majority
making a mistake. He is willing
to retire to the secrecy of the
white house and, WITHOUT
GIVING THE PUBLIC ANY
INFORMATION AS TO RE-
CONCENTRATIONS RELIED
UPON, appoint judges to nullify
acts of congress, but he can not
think of allowing the voters to
sit in judgement upon the acts
of a judge.
1t is not strange that one who
justifles our nation is governing
the Filipinos without their con
consent and who favored the
granting in the Philippines OF
PERPETUAL FRANCHISES
under which foreigners could
bind a helpless people forever
it is not strange that one hold
ing these views should be willing
to apply imperialistic doctrines
to Americans and dispute the
right of the voters to impeach
their judges.
Every judge is now subject to
impeachment at the hands OF
tribunals elected by the people,
is it going to ruin our country
to allow the sovereigns = the
people themselves-to constitute
the jury and i,npeach for cause,
President Taft has made grave
mistakes in appointments and
other grave mistakes in vetoing
the bills reducing the tariff, but
these may be attributed to errors
of judgment. When, however he
refuses to allow Arizona to frame
her constitution to suit herself
subject to the restrictions of the
federal constitution-he shows
leanings toward a centralized
government, and when he be-
comes frightened at the recall he
discloses A LACK OF FAITH
IN THE CAPACITY OF THE
PEOPLE FOR SELF-GOVERN-
MI;Nr-A LACK OF FAITH IN
THEIR INTELLIGENCE AND
PA TRIO rISM.
The president says that the
judge represents the minority
rather than the majority. That
is not q fair statement OF the
question. Courts are instituted
II. l. Il