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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-12-19

J, C. Jackson, Peter WeIter and
Louis Steinhaus returned Sunday
afternoon from their trip to Suther-
lin, Oregon. Mr.. Jackson says that
he found the land much better than
expected. He found that the Luse
Land and Development Co. is spend
ing large sums Of money in irrigat-
ing their farms. Sutherlin is but
two years old and in size equals
that of Morgan. Mr.. Jackson says
that it is commendable feature to
note the vast improvements. The
company has installed an electric
plant which supplies practically all
the homes in the valley and every
thing is modern in all respects. Mr..
jackson brought home number Of
ripe strawberries and different kinds
of fruits and vegetables which he
gathered from the orchards and
gardens while there. The Redwood
people who have taken up their
homes in Sutherlin are more than
contented and are very much taken
up with the Sutherlin Valley. Nor
gan Messenger.
The "A. o. u. w. lodge Of Red
wood elected the following officers
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-12-19

put that first in all parts of the dis
trict the coming year. Mrs. Collins
gave paper on the w. G. I. U. in
the campaign for civic righteous
ness. Mrs. B. G. Hall, Rev. H. Cor
don Bennett and Rev. N. M. OAR
rell told of different instances where
earnest prayer was the direct cause
of much great work being done.
At the evening session Mrs. Van
Dolah gave the scripture reading
and regular union service was
held. President C. T. Martin of the
Christian church and Rev. A. A..
Joss of the Episcopal church, Rev.
]. j. Ehrstein of the Presbyterian
church and Rev. N. M. Darrell of
the M. E. and Evangelist Bennett
all taking prominent parts.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-12-19

For SALE At the Eagle Roller
Mill company's elevator, -four and
feed stuffs Of all kind, including
bran. shorts, oats and corn. AT right
prices. M. f. Jackson, Agt. If.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05
The Argus Daily Short Story
Mortgagor and Mortgagee-By F. A. Mitch
Copyrighted 1911. ~ Associated Literary Press

say that she will be up tomorrow"
We'll, come with me-"
The maid carried only a little hand
bag, but something couldn't
very well tell what-induced him to re
lieve her Of it.. There were but two
seats in the auto, so that he and the
maid sat side by side. He opened con-
versation.
II have never seen your mistress"
Haven't you, sir?'
mo. Is she young?"
About my age, sir"
After a pause he asked if the lady
was pretty.
ooh, no, sir. Most people wouldn't
call Miss SandeTson pretty"
That evening Mr.. Eastburn diIed
with his mother, smoked, yawned and
said that if Miss Sanderson or some
one else didn't come the next day he
must go back to the city. He couldn't
positively stand the dull place any
longer. At 8 O'Clock he said he would
90 up to his room and read. Passing
the sewing room. he saw Miss Sander
sons maid doing some mending.
do you think your mistress will
surely arrive tomorrow" he asked.
Il don't know, sir. She said she
would
He stood at the door irresolute- Even
a chat with the maid would be a re-
lief.
81 wish you'd tell me something
about her. I'm intolerably bored here"
Il should think young man would
find it dull III the country unless he
had some man companion or
Some girl to firt with"
"Oh, no, sir. He shouldn't do that"
do what?
"Flirt with her"
"Why nOt?"
"She might become attached to him"
mo fear OF that in my case"
81 don't agree with you, sir"
"Oh, you don't, That's very nice of
You. 1 see you have a way of saying
pleasant things. Is your mistress like
you in that respectE"
Il wouldn't think of criticising my
mistress"
Il didn't ask you to criticise her.
! merely asked you TO tell me some
thing about her to pass the time. Just
think OF my going 10 my room at this
hour! When I'm in the city l don't go
to my club till after II. and / seldom
leave it before J."
IF you were married you wouldn't
care to do that. sir"
Wouldn't Il"
"No"
why not?"
"You would then begin to I've"
begin TO liver
Eyes, sir. No man or woman really
begins to live before marriag e-that IS.
if they don't marry at the proper tina
for marriage they don't I'LL the nat
uraI course Of their lives They doa't
develop"
Mr.. Eastburn was silent and thought
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05
Helpless Against the Steel Trust.

The most interesting fact disclosed
in the report of Herbert Knox Smith,
commissioner OF corporations. on the
steel trust is this:
Indeed, in so far as the steel cor
poYation's position in the entire iron
and steel Industries is of monopolis-
tic character, 1t is chiefly through
it's ore holdings and the transporta-
ton of ORE"
In other words, by monopolstic
ownership OF the natural sources of
ore and coke supplies, and by con-
troll of natural highways-the rail
roads handling it's products-the
trust has a monopoly.
The federal government can go on
legislating until doomsday against
trusts. but so long as 1t permits pri-
vate ownership OF natural monopo-
Resources OF supply and railroads
1T is going TO have the trust evil
20 deal with.
The one solution OF the trust evil
Is TO abolish monopoly in private
hands
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05

The only way, Miss Sanderson-at
least the best way out of the matter"
said the attorney, gathering up papers
strewn over table. lis for you to mar
~ the man of whom you have made
these loans"
Good gracious"
THE sums you have borrowed FROM
time to time are so large
Il don't know who has loaned me the
money. 1t was all arranged through
an agent
Pardon me. One step at Il time.
cages, and very large sum of interest
money comes due Sept. 1. Foreclosures
are TO be expected on the property
pledged as security which is
Il know ell that. Tell ME about this
method you propose"
Marriage. Let US look the matter
squarely in the face. You are not, of
course, willing to lose the best build
ings You possess"
Whom am to marry?'
These loans have all been made by
the same person, Edmond Eastburn,
who inherited a large estate from his
father. He is thirty-two years old,
about FIVE years your senior, I be
lieve"-
Seven"
VERY good; seven years your senior;
intelligent, handsome and generally
attractive"
But 1 can't ask a man to marry
me-
II will arrange n meeting for you 1t
is my business as your attorney to save
your property. Leave the preiimina-
ries to me. Mrs. Eastburn, the gentle
mans mother, is an old friend of mine.
/ think can arrange for an invitation
for you TO visit her at her country resi-
dence."
without either she or her son know
ing the object of my comingT
Neither shall have a suspicion"
Every well You have my consent"
A week from that day Miss Sander
son received a kind note from Mrs
Eastburn containing an invitation to
visit her and to set the date herself.
Miss Sanderson accepted and men
toned the 10th of July as the date of
her arrival Mrs. EasJburn told her
son that she was expecting visitor Of
whom she had heard many pleasant
things and asked him IL he would not
like TO meet her at the station and
bring her to the house. Ordering his
auto. he proceeded to the station.
Are you looking for Miss Sander
son?' asked a young woman who left
the train.
II am
You're Mr.. Eastburn. them
Yes"
I'm Miss Sanderson's maid Just
before the time to leave a matter of
business came mp which must be at
tended to. Ny mistress sent me on to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05
The Boy and the Cigaret-

That moral l,degeneracy is the fore
runner OF cigaret smoking among
children is the opinion of a Brooklyn
physician who takes issue with the
snti-cigaret league on its methods of
combating the evil. He admits to the
fullest extent the evil effects of ne
and praises the intention and the mo-
tives of those who are trying to sup
press it. but contends that greater care
ought TO be used in the exploiting OF
horrible examples" lest enthusiasm
befuddle judgment. This physician,
DIR. e. NJ Thompson, in support of his
view says:
My experience with the children
who become the victims OF the cigar
ct habit has led me to believe that
the ,saorsl strabismus was a primary
condition rather than a secondary one,
and that the acquisition OF the tobacco
habit was incidental TO the lack of
moral tone, and l found that these
even more injurious than ciSsret
smoking.
There is no doubt 10 my mind that
8 good healthy boy living in moral
surroundings and having the proper
training would scorn to do wrong be-
cause il is wrong, whether il be smok-
ing, stealing or other vicious thing. BY
the same token am equally convinced
that a moral degenerate would mako
bad out OF good. regardless of sur.
roundings or opportunity"
DR.. Thompson intimates that the
good people who are trying to break
up the cigaret habit by fighting the
ciga-et are "Quixctie" in their meth
DDS, and that while there Is true cour
age displayed in fighting windmills
after the style Of the Knight of Scr
rowful Countenance," the best way to
bring aboutYa reform Is 20 begin viii
the child and train him Alright through
the morale Of the PLAY
ground and giving him some good
healthy alternative with which to
zmrse himself.
I, OF couse there Is much TO be ssie
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05
New Aspects of the Higher Cost of
Living.

New Aspects OF the Higher Cost of
Living.
Evidence OF the upward extension Of
the cost of living problem may be
found in the $1,000, 900 decrease in the
value of the diamonds imported during
the last eleven months as compared
with the corresponding period for 1910
in the SO, 0oo, 900 decrease in cham
payne importatfons and in the dimin-
ished imports of silks, laces and
dressed furs.
These figures. the New York World
declares, reveal the pinch of economy
among consumers of Injuries. The
value Of the works Of art imported IN
creased, 1t is true, from $40, 1885,, 1888 to
$21, 500, 900. But paintings and objecls
of art have a recognized investment
value. The point for the tenderloin's
concern is not merely the 20 per cent
reduction in the imports Of diamonds
but the so per cent decrease IN the
amount of foreign champagne entered.
This is an economy with a serious
aspect. 1t threatens a curtailment OF
revenue for lobster palaces and allied
industries and foreshadows a period Of
depression in the night life OF the town.
A decrease in the visible supply of
champagne by more than 100000 bot
ties, and this in the face Of pro-
posed state tax on every bottle cen
sumed. will directly discourage wine
opening.
An ultimate effect yof the pinch Of
the problem of living in these quarters
will, no doubt, be to hasten measures
for relief The way to abolish obiec-
tionable conditions is to make then
odious, and the discovery by consum-
ers of Injuries that they have common
cause or complaint with. those whom
the cost of the necessaries Expresses
should enlist them in the ranks of re-
form.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05
Daffodil Superstitions.

Dafodils are not only poisonous and
libelous. but most unlucky flowers. es-
pecially when single specimens are
encountered. HerIfck, who must Of
ten have gone through the experience
without much harm happening, de-
clareS that
When a 6afHodr see
Hanging down her head to me.
Guess l may what must be.
First. 1 shall decline my head;
Secondly. / shall be dead;
Lastly. safely buried.
In Herrick's own Devon to this day II
you place a single daffodil> on the Ia
BILE of a farmhouse the farmer viii
jump up and exclaim, Now we shall
have no young ducks this year." The
evil spell can be broken % increasing
the single flower to a bunch.-St
James Gazette.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05
INDIANS PROGRESSIVE.

Rsnchsrs Set Out Fruit Troes and
Otherwise Develop Their Farms.
All the Indian ranchers along Husum
creek, Washington. are showing pro-
gressiveness by planting fruit trees.
irrigating hay tracts and doing devel-
opment work that would prove good
example for some white men.
AS a rule the Klickitat Indian has
several abodes on his ranch, giving
rise TO much speculation as to the ne
cessity of so many buildings This is
explained by the fact that when a
member dies the family moves out Of
the residence at once and lives in
tepees If necessary until another build
ing is erected.
The former buildings are used for
stables or for storing hay and grain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05

On the other side Of the question, es-
pecia1ly In the line Of the removal OF
visible temptation. but in the view OF
those who think like DR. Thompson. Il
the child is not fortified morally and
physically against temptation he viii
find other and more deadly pitfalls
than the cigaret awaiting him along
the pathway Of life.
The leaders Of the anti-cigaret
movement can hardly take exception
to this statement, but the more radical
OF them are sure to object that it does
not go far enough.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05

Wisconsin, now sets up boiler
about the nonresident fishing Ii
cense, which went into effect in ILL
nois July l. A similar wall went up
when the Wisconsin legislature pass
ed like bill. It's six of one and a
half dozen of the other, but it seems
Illinois is getting the worst of the
deal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05
Color Scheme.

OoIUF OCFICEtIUs
Brown was turned down BY MISS
Black"
"What was the matterT'
sSaid she didn't treat him white" =
Naturally he felt blue"
"Maybe, but he looked green"
s'He will forget it by the time he "a
gray"
There Is some color Of truth To
that"
"Stin, he thought her the pink OF per-
lection"
Maybe closer inspection would have
disclosed a yellow streak"
please pass the rainbow"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05

Perhaps 1t pleases ]. Pierpont Nor
gan to know that he is not the only
American to be honored by the kai-
ser with the order OF the Red Eagle
Adolph Busch received the same dec
Grafton, indirectly at least, because
he made q popular beer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05
She WnuIcI RA Safe.

"How would you like to wear muz-
zle il you were a dogT asked the wo-
man with the sour visage who had
undertaken to reform the world with
out pay.
Madam" replied the man who was
strapping on the muzZle. IF ! were q
dog and you were the only possible
person to bite 1 wouldn't need a muz-
Zle"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05
HuIIor and
Philosophy
10 DUNCAN ~. SHIFTS
APPRECIATION.

T WISH that might know the man
l. Who first discovered ice would keep.
Ia Irvine for MIN q big bouquet.
One that would I'll a moving dray.
For his success ia daily pray
And almost praise him In my sieors
AS he passed by
Ia loudly cry,
There goes the hero OF renowu
Who first cut ice and put Il DOWN.
And every one who heard would pause.
And loud would echo the applause,
And all would say.
For him make way"
As well earned homage they would pay.
The gentleman who first cut ice
Would cut lot OF It with me.
I'd run to him and grab his hand,
Have the musicians tune the band.
He'd have my warm affection and
Could with my purse make free.
I'd sing his praise
In chilly lays
That would play havoc with the heat
Or fix him up some little treat
To show that appreciate
A person who Is truly great
His picture-yeA
rather guess
I would unto my bosom presz
I do not care so much about
The gentlemen who cut ft now.
They charge SO much
One scarce may touch
A chunk to cool his fevered brew
The prices they
Insist pay
Are awful ones. and. worse than that.
They make our pocketbooks look nat
And leave US not a cent TO treat
Ourselves to what we want to eat
I'll bet the man would throw q at
And take some means to make them duaS
Andscut their price
Who first cut Ice
Did he know what we pay forNG =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05
July 5 in American
History

175S-George Augustus viscount Howe
of the British colonial army killed
near Fort Ticonderoga. y. Y.
1S01-David Glasgow Farragut. naval
hero. born; died 1870.
1S10-PhiDeas Taylor Barnum. show
man. born t Bethel. Conn; died
1891.
1S99-Bishop John p. Newman. noted
Methodist vine and the friend Of
General Grant. died: born 1926.
Ali the news all the fime-The
rr7fE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05
At the Farm.

Are there any
m o o q uk4as .
here?"
mot any. Tam
sure you viii
like staying with
US. All m y,
boarders like it,
1T can't live
where there are
mosquitoes"
None here"
Slap. slap, slap.
from the porch
Whats thatTs
Just the mer-
ry boarders ap-
pl a u ding the
moonrise."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05

Nat Goodwin has written a book
on his love affairs and it has just
come from the press. Among other
tribulations incident to the heated
term, we ought to be spared this.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05

The newspapers of North Carolina
are discussing the question, do
snakes bite COWS" North Carolina
being dry state, it wouldn't help
the thirsty to decide that snakes bite
men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05
SometimeS.
'dwork

"Wbat happens when a hardwork'
ing man makes a huge fortuneT
Probably many things, and I can
name one"
what is itT'
"a raft Of young reprobates In the
second generation"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05

1t is said that every man who got
soaked inside as well as outside yes
terday blamed 1t on the anti-drinking
cup law
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05
Poetic Justice.

The early bird he gets the worm.
But little does he reck
That it's as hard on bird as worm;
Each gets it in the neck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05

Control your temper. The tenn
persture seems able to take care OF
itself.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05

The verdict Of the Lorimer COM
mittee must be unanimous on one
point-somebody lied.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05

1t was just like the weather to be-
have as badly as possible when every
body was expecting so much of it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05
Undoubtedly.

"a fool and his money are soon
parted"
Eyes, and I have observed that the
separation is always both painful and
bermaneut"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Gossip always has to have a good
promoter or 1t dies Of its own foolish.
ness.
Some people seem to think that I'm.
less they step on your toes you never
notice that they are about
A good painter isn't required to give
the town a coat OF carmine.
Don't boast. Give the others
chance to say something good about
you.
Be kind. for kindness is easy on the
constitution.
People won't think much Of you II
you are all the time thinking about
yourself.
Don't criticise. The lowest beggaI
will resent IL and Gght back.
Look on the bright side. but don't
stand cutting off the light from other
people while you are doing IT,
Help a man when he Is down. but
look out that ne doesn't swat you when
be gets to bis feet
Lame shoulder is almost invariably
caused by rheumatism Of the muscles
and yields quickly 20 the free appli-
cation Of Chamberlain's Liniment.
This liniment is not only prompt and
ehectuaI, but in no way disagreeabIe to
use. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05

What beautiful weather we had
last winter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05

The wall of the farmer 10 excusable
these days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05

Gossip always has to have a good
promoter or 1t dies of its own foolish.
ness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-05

A good painter isn't required to give
the town q coat OF carmine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-04-05
Low In stora For Some One.

Among the advertisements IN a
monthly magazine we find this:
FOR Sale or Exchange.-A fine young
male bobcat and q female coyote: also 4
mandolin and pair OF faeldglasses.
Such opportunities as this are not
often offered. The tieldglasses most
OF us could manage to do without, but
the male bobcat, the female coyote
and the mandolin would 60 far to
make life happy for any reasonable in
divldual. All these are productive or
music, and music gives joy to ell FIGHT.
~ constituted persons. There are. Of
course, some people who cannot play
upon mandolin, but anybody can
play upon bobcat or coyote. This
fine chance to get varied and inter
esting collection Of musical inStru-
ments will undoubtedly bring many
replies.-Rochester Union and AdTeT-
tser
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-04-05
ThA MYTH of tho Doones.

How largely Mr. Blackmore drew
upon his Imagination for the story OF
Lorna Doone" is made clear by T..
W. lakewood in his book, 1.-The Good
Old Times" There were, in fact, no
Doones. The word was simply local
bogy, modified form of Dane, a
memory Of the faroff times when the
viking invaders harrled the land. The
only vestige of actuality discorerable
is faint tradition that n fugitive from
the battle Of Sedgmoor, TO escape the
hangings of Judge Jeffreys, appropriat-
ed the ruins Of some wretched huts IN
recesses Of the Badgworthy glen, now
the Doom valley finding there safe
retreat in which he reared n consider
able family, which managed to eke out
a living by committing petty depreda'
lions in the district. The last of the
Doones,' an old man and his grand
daughter, are said to have persisted. ID
fhe snow during the winter of 1900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-04-05
A Famous English Clock.

Wells cathedral contains one OF the
most interesting clocks in the whole
world. II was constructed by Peter
Iiyht1oot, monk. in 1920 and EN-.
braces many devices which testify 10
The ancient horologist's ingenuity.
Several celestial and terrestrial bodies
are Incorporated in the interesting
movement and relationship. They in
dictate the hours of the day. The age
Of the moon and the position Of the
planets and the tides. When the clock
strikes The hour two com anins or
horssmen fully armed DASH ont OF
gateways in opposite directions and
charge vigorously. They strike with
their lances as they pass as many
times rs correspond with the number
Of the hour. 4 little distance away.
seated on high perch, IS quaint
figure. which kicks the quarters on
two bells placed beneath his feet aud
strikes the hours on Il bell. The dial
of The clock is divided into twenty
four hours and shows the phases OF
the moon and n map Of the universe
FarDer'5
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-04-05
irYina and His Money.

John Hare, the English actor, said
that one Of the failings charged to
Irvings account was that Of extrava-
gance-that he did not know the value
of money. 1t is quite true he did not
know the value Of money for himself,
but he knew its value to others. He
knew its value to the poor and help
less. and to these he gave with a
lavish hand.
Once, not long before his death.
playing three nights engagement in
m unpretentious midland town, his
habit was to drive nightly to the thea
ter "a very short distance from his
hotel, in the same dilapidated fly. The
fare was q shilling. The conveyance
was shabby, the driver old, poor and
worn out. At the conclusion Of the
engagement, on entering his hotel. lrv-
ing said to the landlord, Have You
paid the cabman?" Yes, Sir Henry
What did you give him for himself:
'I gave him half crown, Sir Henry
"Glve him a sovereign" was the re-
ioinder; she drives very well, and he
doesn't drive often"