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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1911-12-15
TOWN AND COUNTRY IN BRIEF
Local Events Of The Past Week Recorded For
Busy Blade Readers.
Toys and books at Eichman

Sons.
Denbo sells the best grades of
oysters at the prices others ask for
the cheaper grades.
| J.F. Weiser of Sioux City, Iowa,
was the guest of his niece, Miss
Nina Kintner, Tuesday.
Mark Farrar was down from his
home near Linneus Monday. He
will hold a public sale early next
month.
Our lines of new rugs and furni-
ture are swell. Come in and see
them whether you want to buy or
not. J. B. Patrick.
Moving picture show at the opera
house Friday night. A fine pro-
gram. Admission ten cents. Chill
dren under twelve, five cents.
See those fine new silVerware
premiums at j. w. Lomax g. Go. IS
| and let them explain their Aremium
plan whereby you can get fine
goods at very small cost.
D. j. Kelley has opened up for
business in his new blacksmith
shop west of the Foreman house,
where he will do your work in
frst-class style. He solieits your
patronage.
The ladies of tbs Baptist church
will hold a bazar at the G. A. R.
hall Saturday afternoon, Dee. 16t
and a box supper at the same
place Saturday night. Everybody
is invited to attend both.
Rev. Killion of Canton, a former
pastor of the local church, will
prouu1r -Une UnrrsCTan Tnurcn
Wednesday evening, Dec. 20. at
I7:3O. He will be glad to have a
good attendance annd meet all his
old friends.
w. L. Matsell, who was serious
| ly injured in the accident at
Blackbird bridge last December,
last week compromised his damage
suit against the Burlington railroad
company. Mr.. Matsell received
So, 500 for his share of the amount
paid.
The financial statement of the
Allen-Benson Banking, Co., pub
lished in the BLADE todayq shows
good increase in the amount of
it's deposits, indicating a. steady,
healthy growth, and also showing
that the people of this community
are prosperous, even in apoor crop
year.
At regular meeting of Golden
rod camp, Royal Neighbors OF
America, Saturday afternoon, the
following officers we're elected for
the ensuing year: Mrs. Efie Lam
dree, oracle; Mrs. Elva Patrick,
vice-oracIe; Mrs. Ida Groes,I chan-
cellor; Mrs. Georgia Thompson,
recorder; Mrs. Allie Harter, re-
ceiver; Mrs. Hettie Weaver, mar
shal; Mrs. Bernice Woods, inner
sentinel; Mrs. Ida Weaver, outer
sentinel; Mrs. Leonora Caywood,
member board of managers.
At the regular meeting of La
clede camp No. 2412, Modern
Woodmen of America, Wednesday |
night, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: E.
E. Toothaker, consul; C. c. Ander-
son, adviser; B. F. Thompson,
clerk; Harry Landree, bankeri G.
S. Mahurin, escort; G. R. Parker,
watchman; T. D. Mouser, sentry; |
a. ]. Caywood, member board of
managers; Drs. F. w. Burke and
2. T. Standby, physicians. The
new officers will be installed at the
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1911-12-15
Turkey Shoot

A turkey shoot viii be held at
Forker Saturday, Dec. %. Every
body invited.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1911-12-15
Local and Personal


Xmas goods in profusion at J..
B. Patrick's.
KellOgg's candies, bulk or box.
Eichman & Son.
Get cook and heating stoves
cheap at J. B. Patrick's.
F. R. Power was at Kansas City
on business Wednesday.
g. F, Tobey visited over Sun
day with friends at Trenton.
Consult us when selecting Christ
mas presents. Eichmsn & Son.
Our silverware will make a nice
Xmas present; at j. B. Patrick's.
Mrs. j. B. Patrick spent Wed
nesday with relatives at ChillicOthe.
Ed. Love of Hannibal visited
relatives and friends here the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Dale spent
Tuesday evening with relatives at
Utica.
Mrs. W. R. Barton of Brookfeld
was the guest of LacIede friends
Tuesday.
J. W. Rouse, cashier Of one of
the Bucklin banks, was in Laclede
Tuesday.
About 200 extra good hedge
fence posts for sale by L. B. Jones,
phone 78.
Navy counts and extra standard
oysters, pure and fresh, at DenbO's s
restaurant.
New nuts, candies, white grapes
and many other Xmas dainties at
j. B. Patrick's.
Attorney Ira S. Gardner of
Cs<
this Office Tuesday.
Indian Runner ducks and brakes
for sale. Call on or write, Mrs.
Roy Bailey, Laclede.
Denbo's restaurant has the best
fresh oysters and the best con-
fectionery all the time.
E. E. Benson has been serving
on the petit jury in the circuit
court at Linneus this week.
A. Fl. Love will furnish you
in the jewelry line at
prices you can afford to pay.
Attorneys G. G. Bigger and O.
F. Libby have been attending cir
cult court at Linneus this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Vandyke
and Mr.. and Mrs. S. w, Tapscott
spent Tuesday with friends at
Meadville.
Rev. G. W. Morris of Chillicothe
preached two splendid sermons at
the Baptist church Sunday morn
ing and evening.
Mrs. j. G. Clinefelter of route
one and Miss Elva Clinefelter of
Fromberg, Mont, were guests Of
Mrs. Geo. C. Jones Wednesday.
Geo. W. Mitchell of route three
left Friday for Columbus, Ohio, to
visit his mother, Mrs. Helen Nit
,hell, who celebrated her hundredth
birthday Sunday.
Misses Dolly Bailey and Hor-
tense Casper and Mrs. S. D.
Evans and daughter Emily of
were guests of Mrs. NJ.
P. Benson Thursday.
Geo. W. Anderson was at Lin
neus the first of the week to serve
on the grand jury, but as there
vas no work for that body, the
Jury was discharged Wednesday.
The Lomax & Standby bank
makes an excellent showing in its
financial statement published in
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1911-12-15

Fern brand candies are pure and
good. In bulk or in fancy boxes
at DenbO's.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1911-12-15

State of Missouri. County Of Linn. SS
We. 2. T. Standby, president ana d e. Bo-
max, cashier. two Of the partners IN or owners
81 said banlyinR business each of us. do solemn
II swear that the above statement Is true TO
the best OF our knowledge and belief.
q r. STANDBY.
II. G. LOMAX.
Subscribed and sworn to before me. this 18th
day OF December. A. D. nineteen hundred and
eleven
witness my hand and nOtarial seal on the
date last aforesaid. (COmmisSioned end quail
hed for term expiring March 9. t9la)
tSEALl G. G. BlGGEhls Notary PUBIC.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1911-12-15
Bank Statement

Bank Statement
No. 387.
Oaicial statement of the financial condition
of the Lomax & Standby. Bankers. at Laclede,
State of Missouri. at the close OF business on
the 5th day of December. 1911.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1911-12-15
Bank Statement

Bank Statement
on3cial statement of the financial conolTon
- az Auen BENSON Banking Company at La
cIede State of Missouri, at the close VI i5 %
on the 5th day of December, 1911, punnsnSO pS od y,
the LACLEDE BLADE, new pS gWisSnuri on the
published at Laclede, State Oh MISSOURI VI '
18th day of December, 1911.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts undouoteolS eOou ,aa oo7 So
on personal or collateral --------S 90o ~
Loans, real eStaCe 546.S7
Owe ~
Real estate (banking house) ------ S'o00'00 o0 ~
Furniture and fixtures 49,
Due from other oi2 PanAS anu Oo- 14,1Ss.51
SnDlect 10 cho0A- 5O4.H
Casn items ---------- - 1.478.00
currency -----s------- oo6.6o
Total ------------~ 1
LIABILITIES m
Cauital stock paid in--------------SH vs. Seo 90
T9fydsd dRsoosts RE00sSt Subject to check sssss
State of Missouri, County of Linn, S. u p.n-
We, E. E Benson as presloent az 1S I,s 40 SOL
son as cashier of said bank eacn oL f ~ is t11e
emnly swear that the above staSeIlSE;nss -
to the best of our knowledge ana oel1Sa ISs,5art
MP. BENSON, Cashier;
Subscribed and sworn to before me ms Lhls o,35
day of December, A. D. nineteen hundred anu
witness my hand and notarial seal on ne l1t
date last aforesaid. Commissioned anu auaA
fed for term expiring OCT, q Isl9.I H.. 1,,,tl;r
Correct-Attest: NJ P. BENSON'
F. b. MILLER.
ROSS LOUDEN
pReotorA
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21
al GREAT ENTERPRISE.

The reclamation of the Arizona
desert 81 irrigation Is stated to be an
enterprise only second to the opening
OF nm interocean canal through the
isfhmux OF Darien at Panama.
This great artificial lake created by
the Roosevelt dam. just opened with
approprfzte exercises, has no equal in
the world. The foundations of this
great dam cover an acre of ground
Frcm bottom stone to cspstone is 2s4
Teef The reservoir will extend be-
hind the dam for twenty-five miles.
Csment mills were constructed. Saw
Mia were set up in a nearby forest
Farms were cultivated to supply a
town AZ 1000 workmen. A great road
was carved out of the canyon side.
Horsspowsr was developed to take the
place sf coal which could have been
brought in In quantity only at tre-
neadous cost. Waterworks and cleo
<ris hsht plants were established
A western paper. describing the
work which was begun when the gates
- the dam were opened last week,
says the life giving water Will creep
int the thirsty desert sand Fruit
trees win supplant the cactus. Grain
VII grow where the ashy desert grass
e3<ed out . starving existence Cattle
and men and women will be the fauna
Of . land that supported the ella mon
ster and the NANCY coyote"
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21

Il contend' exclaimed the man with
the noisy necktde to the young school
teacher. that our children are taught
all sorts OF useless things in the
schools and are not put next to the
them. Now, you have come to this
neighborhood to teach school, and
you'll start in filing the children's
minds with a lot of silly junk about
Napoleon crossing the Rubicon and
Rienzi shooting an apple off sorne-
body's head THAT'S the way the press
know thing about whats going on in
the world today"
"Oh, believe / know a few things, z
said the young teacher. pleasantly.
You think you know some modern
How os many rounds did peter Jackson
and Jim Cirbett fight and what was
the decision?'
Il don't know anything about such
people. We have no class in pugihsm
in school,
t.Of course, 1 expected you'd dodge
er in a corner and ask him for infor-
nation about anything important and
he'll always sideStep. reckon you
can tell how many soldiers that fellow
had when he held the pass of Their
mometer or whatever 1t was, and how
long the scrap lasted and ali about it,
but when we get down to modern
times you don't know enough to keep
your hat on
THE last teacher we had here
boarded at my house for a while and
1 was plumb ashamed of his ignorance
The neighbors used to drop in of an
evening and we'd get to discussing
topics of the day, and they'd often APP
peal to him., thinking, of course, that
as he was a teacher he knew a few
things, but / never saw a time when
he could give an intelligent answer to
question.
Il remember one evening we got a
wrangling over the Johnson effries
scrap and Old Man Bigler held that
Jeffries was doped, while / argued
to the contrary. Bigler appealed tc
that teacher for his opinion. Well, sir
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21
A BURNING SHAM z.

The agricultural editor of the Port
land Express says: 1T is q burning
shame that hay production should
average but one ton to the acre and
corn 80 bushels. For all this there is
no excuse save our neglect to improve
our opportunities. SO while we place
direct emphasis on the importance of
more and better work in the fields and
with the f1ocks, that the average may
be lifted nearer the level Of fairly
good work. we want at this time to
call our readers attention to another
factor, In rural life, the recognition of
which would surely lead to more pride
in all things connected with farm life.
1t is a good time now, before active
spring work opens, to look over the
grounds about the buildings and per-
feet some plan by which the general
appearance may be improved. This
may call for paint, for grading Of the
grounds, for cleaning up and picking
up about the buildings to get rid Of the
unsightly spots SO apt to multiply, or
for seeding ard removing the lawn"
And he says further: maine is to-
day the popular resort place of vast
army The increase Of the next ten
years to rural life must come chiefly
city streets and city life to the quiet
and beauty of the country. They will
be attracted to that community. where
the home jewellers manifest the live
LEST interest in their natural sur
roundings, surely not where buildings
tell of neglect and dooryards are clut-
tered by the aggregation of sleds
carts, old logs and broken down farm
machinery. One such spot will mai
the picture of whole neighborhood.
why not have well kept lawn in
front of every farm home? 1t IL COM
mon with so many that no argument
is necessary to prove its worth for all
Why not make the home attractive or
the outside in every way, as it il in
side, for the satisfaction it will GER
tainly give and the reputation sure to
follow? We do wrong Nhen we neglect
the home asset"
He also says: This is a homely
little sermon on simple matters, toe
often overlooked. and the real worth
of which is not realized" 1t is gooe
sermon to circulate through the si1
New England states. There is roon
for Improvement in this regard II
every state.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21

Mayor Gaynor Of New York not
only has ability but It IL wen savored
with common sense. "A socialist re-
Gently challenged the mayor to 4 joint
debate upon the soundness or the doc
trines OF Carl Marx. and he wrote
him the following letter:
Dear Sir: Your letter challenging
me to q debate with you on socialism
is at hand. The mere fact that you
make the challenge Is probably proof
positive that you are not At to make
such a debate. People who want to
force things down the mental threats
Of others do their own cause more harm
than good Did you ever read that
part of Benjamin Franklin's autobiog-
raphy in which he says that expert
ence has taught him that the way to
convince another IL to state your case
moderately and accurately, and then
scratch your head or shake It q little.
and say that that Is the way it seeing
to you, but that of course you may be
mistaken about It; which causes your
listener to receive what you. say and,
as like as not, turn about and try to
convince you of it, since you are in
doubt: but if you 60 at him with a
tone of positiveness and arrogance
you only make an opponent OF him
write this to you in the hope that
1t may make you stop long enough to
think that possibly you are not 20 In
fallible as you think you are. You
compliment me because I know the
meaning of the red flag of the social
lists, and stated it in my message to
the board of aldermen. 1t is just pos
sible that have done more to make
the people of New York understand
the meaning of your red flag and of
socialism than all that you have ever
said with a stridulent voice. If you
wish to be a teacher, just read the
passage / have mentioned from Frank
lin, and cool off a whole lot. Sincerely
yours, w. ]. GAYNOR, Mayor
The Bulletin presents this letter.
not because 1t Is addressed to a So
cialist. but because tho contents OF
1t are of value to men Of every class
who have a cause to defend. There
is something to be learned by every
would-be reformer in this If he will
just accept the philosophy Of 1t for
xxI,af fc vvovfH,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21
THE BULLETINS DAILY STORY
NOT SPORTS

youn hardly believe II, but the teacher
DIDN'T know there had been scrap!
It was the first he'd heard OF 1T! How
can we expect our children to grow
up and to be useful men and women
/ II their education is intrusted to peo-
Teachers are not supposed to study
the sporting3 news" said the young
school teacher.
mo. not when It's fresh and up to
date, but If it's q thousand years old
and all covered with moss and bar
nacles, then they must keep posted
dropped into the school one after
noon when that teacher was telling
you about was expOnnding some pO-
etry to the scholars. He read a rhyme
Fftz James and Roderick Dew, or some
such name. Those two sports, who
ever they were, had quite a smuggling
match. but, as far as could see, they
didn't observe any rules, and they
forled each other several times, and
there wasn't even a referee. There
was no class to the scrap at all. and
yet the story is taken up In school and
explained to the pupils as being some
thing worth while Those children
sport, and they won't know a good,
clean scrap from frameup.
when the teacher was done talk
ing about F'itz and Roderfck and their
miserable exhibition, I got up and
tried to say few words. that would
set things right, calling attention to
the meeting between Corbett and
Fitzsimmons at Carson, but the teach
er called me down and said he could
MT permit a discussion of prize ring
topics in school. Yet he had been
yawping about the punkesI fight on
record.
my boy came home from school the
other night and began telling me
about guy named Horatius who had
a scrap on a bridge and licked a whole
army I can't find amy record of such
scrap anywhere, and I don't believe
| it ever happened. Why should our
children learn about fake fights and be
kept in ignorance of the real thing ~
Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21

think upon it will probably agree that
the proportion of punishments of the
crime of murder to the commissions
of the deed is so small as to be ridicu-
lous.
In former times, within the recol-
lection of many of us. a murder at
tracted attention and. long continued
in the memory. At times murderers
have given themselves up to justice
after many years of immunity from
arrest, because of pursuing conscience.
But in thousands of instances the
guilty have gone free, and the longer
the time the greater the chances of
final immunitys There is a record of a
single instance of late. in prominent
contradistinction to this rule, that
comes to us from Italy, in the taking
of the notorious Sicilian brigand, Gui :
seppe WHALE, who, back in 1855, MUIR
reder farmer and escaped with his
victims money. Now, 46 years later,
this man of 70 years has been captur-
ed, with his old wife, in a lonely but
not extinct crater of Mount Etna. He
made desperate fight for his liberty.
but was captured and will be punish
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21
THE NEW ENGLAND PRESS UPON
RECIPROCITY.

IL may be of interest to the readers
of The Bulletin to see how the papers
Of New England stand upon reciproc-
1ty with Canada
The Boston Record says: "The apl
peal OF Senator Page Of Vermont, who
Is favorabis to Canadian reciprocity.
for q referendum In the Green Noun
tain state on that subject Is interest
IND. especially as he asks the news
papers to get n FOR him. 1t will show
soms division. OF course, but the ma
5ority. we ina CINE. will prove to be
- the side OF reciprocity. No one
dpubts that this would be the case
n Massachusetts. In fact, New Eng
land as a whole on a direct vote would
undoubtedly record itself So per cent.
FOR reciprocity"
The alleged ruin 10 New England
farmers by Canadian reciprocity is
suf5riently commented on by the fact
that In four OF the six New England
stafes ono or both branches of the
legislatures have passed resolutions in
favor Of tho agreement.-"Pittsb
Despatch
And these four states include Maine :.
where opposition to reciprocity was
alleged 10 be the strongest."-The
1911 me- H<A1NSALA al U.s.
There II no doubt that many farm
ers feel anxious about the effects of
reciprocity with Canada on their bus
mess. as many of the Gloucester fish
ermen do. but the wisest and appar-
emily the more numerous men in both
Industries are convinced that it win
be beneficial to both American farm
ting and fishiRg."-Lowell Courier
CITIZEN.
The greatest good for the greatest
number" Ia a popular American SEN
fiment: and there seems to be no
doubt that this viii be- the result OF
ftsar trade with Canada First class
products bring a good price any
wherv. and the endeavor to excel holds
n>>a ma ksesT psices ~ TIE
h9f-sE y GOOD goods has no reason
70 be alarmed.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21
Plant Trees.

If in IS years the present supply Of
timber in this country will be ex-
hausted, at the present rate of con-
sumption. the admonition to plant
trees become. eloquent with meaning.
There is great value In trees. The big
lumber fortunes have been made in
the main, not in buying and selling
lumber. nor even in manufacturing
lumber for sale, but in buying vast
tracts of timber land and holding them
for the inevitable advances in timber
prices incident to the rapidly decreas-
ing supply.
Now, it would not profit any man
or corporation to buy large areas Of
land that could he profitably used Tor
and set them out in trees: bIIt Il
would be profitable for all who own
timber lands that could not be profit
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21
Murder viii Out.

Many of us have grown to believe,
as we believed In our youthful UNDER
standing or Misunderstanding Of it,
that fine meaning of the maxim, MUIR
der will QUITS that the facts connect
ed with the killing, together with the
identity of the perperator Of 1t, would
be revealed. But Of late years and
during decades there has been great
occasions to doubt this and TO como
to the conclusion that the author Of
the saying meant merely that the fact
OF murder was quite sure 10 come %
light. Mere details, including this
triics or detection, arrest and punish
ment--they have nothing to Dc With IT.
While there are no authentic dgures
~ show FOR Il, tl1oee a today vhe eyar
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21

1t is being remarked that by the
time the reading public has learned to
pronounce all these Mexican names
the war will be over.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21

The legislator which is discourte-
GUS to woman suffra gists is proving
the necessity for the change the wo-
men are seeking.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21

1t is said for the harem skirt that
the. March winds cannot move it, and
that it works like charm in making
big feet look small.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21

Germany does not think well OF che
Monroe doctrine. but when she comes
this way she does not throw any
sauerkraut at 1t.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21

An Oklahoma woman is said to have
thirteen boys under five years of age
The hand that rocks the cradle in
that house may not rule the world
bur IL may DO rocking a whole min
sfrel troupe.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21

Chicago gives notice that it hasn't
anything against the eastern cities,
but she feels pleased to pass the cold
wave on.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21

The first half Of a legislative ses-
sion looks like a paper bag with q
hole in it; but it seems to mend in
the second part. n
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21

The happiest day in many per-
sons life was the day he realized hs
was fool and started TO be some
thing else.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21

could inspire its landholders with this
one purpose for q given time, to the
end that all land that should be plant
ed with trees would be so planted, the
problem of the future lumber supply
would be solved.-Kansas City Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21

Washington, u. c., - said to be on
the way to make itself the duplicate
OF Spotlcss Town, which means a
great Improvement in beauty and
health .-l
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21

Happy thought for today: The man
who is his own hoodoo never mistrusts
it. but just blames all his misfortunes
upon some one else.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21
EDITORIAL NOTES.

wich has not got over feeling that Il
is a special present designed for her.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21

How ever came through do not
know" says Lorimer; and only two
New England senators voted against
him. That ought to be easy. N
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21

Every time there Is an express
strike more people come to realize
what an advantage a parcels post
would DO even at the same price per
package
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21

ed. no doubt. The dispatches do not
tell us who was the informer. The
police are given the credit of the dis
covery and arrest.-Cincinnati En-
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21

A brave DanieIson woman thinks
tho women with vote could close
the gates OF Connecticut against tu-
bercuiosis cattle and keep the dis
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21

Hereafter 1t is against the law In
Brockton. Mass. to say. "Oh. you kidd
in the streets.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-21

The Jersey man who 10 advertising
for q wife who Is not a blonde, a
liar, or q drunkard. is strongly sus-
peefed of having been married before.