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The Adair County news., 1911-11-01

ly one of the,United States do
mains, the Territory of Alaska. |
The big State is composed of 245
counties, and covers 265, 7S0
square miles. The States great
est length is TAO miles. The
Gulf.ri coast stretches along $50
miles of the State. A string
stretched across the continent
from New York to Chicago,
would scarcely reach from
Brownsville to Texline.
The oft-quoted expression,
Heaven and earth never agreed
better to frame a place for
mans habitation, may be ap-
licable to Texas, but most as
suredly, there are better places
than the other parts of the State.
Twas reading the other day from
some Texas writer, that if you
are looking for sylvan glades
with slow-fiowing waters, plen-
tifully stocked with fish, and
shaded with trees of giant
growth. or that if you was look
ing for verdant fields and hills
crowned with natures wonders,
with dashing. ripping streams
where speckled trout await your
cast of fly, or for softly rolling
ridges where plum, grape, peach
and pear flourish. and where
stock feed out of doors the year
around, and that, if you are
wishing for broad fields of grain,
of never-ending sunshine, of
milessin the saddle without wor-
ry or care. try Texas. Now of
course all this may be found in
Texas, but where l have been l
have failed to see what this gift
ed writer has described. Instead
of Sylvan" glades with their
'slow-fowing" waters, | have
found nothing but white rock
gullies with no flowing waters,
and instead of being shaded with
trees of giant growth, they are
. fringed with scrubby bois-d'arc
and elm growth, constituting
: nothing but a thicket so dense
: that one can hardly penetrate.
, Instead of the verdant fields
: crowned with natures wonders,
, l have found nothing but a thick
; ct so dense that one can hardly
, penetrate. Instead of the YER
: dant fields crowned with natures
wonders, l have found nothing
any more wonderful than exists
: in other states of the Union, and
4 as for the dashing, ripping
4 streams where speckled trout
J await your cast of fiy-well
e that may exist in Texas, but
g have never seen it yet. 1t may
y be that one might find a running
Il clear water stream in Texas, bu
: | would not wish to start GU
: walking till / found it. Tn
l. softly rolling ridges are here, bu
n that isn't anything. for l hav
always been used to finding ther
every where. The plum, peach
grape and pear flourish wher
the trees grow and mature thei
fruit, and that is once ever
in quarter of a century. The stOc
10 feed out of doors the year 'roun
m too, when you give them SOM
RI thing to eat every day. II
is broad fields of grain, are qui
he broad sometimes. but have SEE
w. some lust as broad in "Old Ke
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
For Sale.

One saw mil with new carriage. one
so In. saw ;'T.-., So IN.
48-4t ballard & Miller.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01

Next Tuesday will be the cleo
ton.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01

year
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01

grape duu pear llOuT ISL WucIc
the trees grow and mature their
fruit, and that is once every
quarter of century. The stock
feed out of doors the year round
too, when you give them some
thing to eat every day. The
broad fields of grain, are quite
broad sometimes. but have seen
some just as broad in "Old Ken
lucky" The sunshine never
ends till cloud gets in the way,
and then the hot wind doesn't
stop blowing. Yes you can get
, in the saddle and ride till your
back is either blistered or frozen
J II don't know whether thes.
Texans care or worry very mucl
about it or not, but as for me,
can ride just as long in old Rus
sell with just as much ease, an,
l know the hot winds won
. parch me to death.
Now, I hope you Texans VIII
read this article viii not eetot
Tended At me. lam not 'tryin
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-11-30

The Detrol, d ournal has published a
letter from Charles Kendall, vaude-
vile performer, who is touring the coun-
try with an act called ella Auto Girl"
in which he says of the conditions in
Maine:
There are more DRINKS per ratio in
Maine than anywhere else under the
floating folds of Old Glory. It's daily,
nightly, occurrence to see boys of IA to 18
staggering under the influence of the
vile stuff they sell, irrespective of age
or sex. The towns are of the most Woe
begone appearance, and there are more
loafers out of work and ragged children
and women than in any other locality
have visited in my Is years of travel in
this country. The people are generally
uncouth and uneducated and the vilest of
language is heard on the street corners.
Pool rooms seem to be the chief haunt of
the youth. Dance halls and prize fights
reign supreme The streets are unpaved,
the buildings are tumble-down and the
towns flor there are no cities in Maine)
present the most sad and dreary appear
ance imaginable.
If it be true, as this writer says, that
"whjskey (so-called) can be bought in
every cigar store, every hotel, even at
fruit stores and groceries; and in one of
the principal towns at regular up-to-
date bar in the city hall" why are the
liquor dealers and brewers spending SO
much money with the hope of repeating
the prohibitory amendment and securing
license law?
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-11-30

Secretary Woodruff, of the National
Municipal League, in recent address at
Richmond, Va, on american Munich
pal Progress" said: 1.-THE most notable
tendency in American municipal life is
that toward hopefulness. Grating is
becoming more and more unpopular as
people come to know more about it. !"
Unfortunately that does not hold good
everywhere,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-11-30
STARTS MUCH TROUBLE.

If all people knew that neglect of constipa-
ton would result in severe indigestion, yellow
jaundice or virulent liver trouble they would
soon take DR.. Kings New Life Pills. and end
it. Its the only safe way. Best for bilious
ness, headache, dyspepsia, chills and debility.
&c. ct all Druggists.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-11-30

What is there in the natural resources
of Mai e to make it "the greatest State
in the Union?" York Sun.
Men. Boston Transcript.
And women. Don't forget them.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-11-30

No. FOR Price
1 FevePs. COMPOSITIONS, Indammations. .......35
3 Worms. Worm Fever, or Worm Disease. ~
5 Collie. Crying and Wakefulness Of Infants -
4 Diarrhea. Of Children and Adults. .......".25
= Coughs. Colds, Bronchitis. ..................90
Q TOOthache, Faceache, Neuralgia. ...........96
D Headache. Sick Headache. Vertigo. ........38
10 Dyspepsia. Indigestion, Weak Stomach. SIS
IL Group. Hoarse Cough, Laryngits- ...........35
~ Salt Rheum. Eruptions, Erysipelas. .........39
Is Rheumatism. or Rheumatic Pains ..........26
10 Fever and Asue. Malaria. ..................35
~ Piles. Blind Bleeding. External. Internal. -
10 Catarrh, influenza, Cold in Head ............26
20 Whoopins Cough, Spasmodic Cough. ......0S
II Asthma. Oppressed, Difficult Breathing. .....26
~ Kidney Disease. -------..........36
- Nervous Debility. Vital Weakness .....1.OO
50 Urinary Incontinence, Wetting Bed.......35
- Sore Throat. Quincy ---------........36
~ Grip, Hay Fever and Sunaef Colds. RS
Sold by druggists. or ssnt on receipt Of price.
HUnPHRHYy HoMEo. NKDlCMl CO.. Oesass
william and Ann Streets. New York.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-11-30
Over Half.Century.

Humphreys Specifics have
been used by the people with
satisfaction for moro than 80
years, Medical Book sent free.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-11-30

We had always supposed that W.
Clark Russell, the novelist and author of
such famous sea stories as 1.-The Wreck
of the Grosvenor, - ''The Lady Maud"
and "A Sailors Sweetheart, was an
Englishman; but he was born in New
York in 1914, and died in London Novem-
Der s, 1911. His books were first pub
iished in England, and "The Wreck of
the Grosvenor" appeared anonymously.
Harper &, Bros issued it in their then
familiar brown paper-covered editions of
current fiction, and the writer, in quest
of entertaining reading, picked it up in
a bookstore on Pennsylvania avenue,
Washington, and seeing that it related to
the sea bought it. The bookseller, per-
sonal friend. said it had just been re-
ceived and he would like an opinion on it.
Next morning he was told that it was
one of the best sea stories the writer had
ever read, and this verdict was confirmed
by the reading public. Mr.. Clark knew
whereof he wrote, for he made many
voyages on all sorts of craft. In addi-
lion to his sea novels, a score or more,
he wrote life of Lord Nelson for the
Heroes of the Nations" series and a
life of Lord Collingwood.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-11-30

SUBSCRIPTION TERMS. In advance, $500
year. LOO for six months; so cents for three
months.
ADVERTISING TERMS For one square, one
inch length in column, so cents for one week
and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-11-30

Speaking at the opening of a new IL
brary in Glasgow, Lord Roseberry re-
Gently uttered protest against the
ever-increasing accumulation of books of
little or no value in libraries. The ut
terance must find an echo in the thoughts
of every one who has had occasion to
consider the subject. Bangor News.
James Shepherd Pike, Calais man,
and one of Horace Greeley's ablest edi-
torial contributors, in making bequest
to a public library stipulated that no
book should be bought until ten years
after its publication. That would elimi-
nate most of the chest sellers" of today,
whose life is rarely more than twelve
months, and some of them do not merit
a place on the shelves that long. A Ii
brary that buys all the new fiction must
accumulate vast amount of trash, and
much that is pernicious.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-11-30

mot many years ago, says the Port
land Evening Express, can emergency
arose in this State which made it seem
imperative that special session of the
Legislature should be called. War had
been declared with Spain, and large
sum of money was needed to equip
Names contingent in the American
Army that had not been provided by the
Legislature because the exigency had
been unforeseen. A Republican COVER
nor, belonging to the party accused of
extravaganza, drew on his own bank ac-
count for the necessary sum. Governor
Lie wellyn Powers did this in order to
avoid forcing upon the public the ex-
pense Of an extra session of the Legisla-
ture. The contrast between that ad-
minlstration Of dozen years ago, and
the administration in control of the
State today, which proposes to call
special session of the Legislature for the
sole purpose of trying to secure the
legalization of freer sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors in the State, needs no com
ment.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-11-30

The Mayor of Norfolk, Va, was del
egate to the recent waterways conven-
ton, and in an address at that meeting
is alleged to have said: 81 am from
southern city and am southerner, too.
If had one drop of northern blood in
my heart l would tear it out. " The Nor
folk board of aldermen promptly de-
nounced this utterance as ''gross
breach of the proprieties and an affront
to the dignity of those assembled, )" and
adopted the following resolution:
Resolved, that the council of the city
of Norfolk on behalf of public detrjnent
in this city and elsewhere, do hereby
officially repudiate the said utterance OF
Mayor James G. Riddick and emphati-
cally deny that it represents the senti-
ments or feelings of the people of this
section"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-10-04
EAST BOYER ITEMS.
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Mrs. Theo. kuhl and children spent
la couple of days last week visiting
Mrs. VIM. Halloran
Mrs. VIM. Schneider, Sr. spent sew
ieral days the past week with hel
daughter, Mrs. VIM. kuhl.
Quite a number from this vicinity
attended the party at the John Asmus
home last Wednesday.
Herman Finneran was business
visitor at the A. c. Lochmiller home
Saturday.
W. F.. Heiden. wife and children
were guests of John Asmus and wife
last Sunday.
Ed Norman is spending several days
at the Tom Hassett home.
Miss Kate Cavanaugh spent Friday
evening with her friend, Miss Anna
Berne
Chas. Bral, from Vail, was guest
of Willie Helms Sunday
A large number from this vicinity
attended the fair in Arion Wednesday
of last week.
/. h. Mundt spent Saturday at the
r. G. Lochmiller home on business.
w. c. Mundt was a guest at the pa.
rental home Sunday.
Charley Bral and Willie Helms were
entertained at the Thee. Kuhl home
Sunday evening.
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E.. R. Smell is making preparations
to build for his son, Wayne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Shives drove
down to see Mrs. Newton Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Robertson and
son were callers at the Chas. Robert
son home Sunday.
u. S. Dunbar is back again in the
butcher shop.
The silo belonging to a. D. Winey
has finally arrived and is being erected
L. F. Morris is putting in lew
leads OF coal for winter use.
Mrs. S. y. Newton's immediate rel
atives helped her celebrate her birth
day. Tuesday. Mrs. Aletha Anderson
and Mrs. Williams spent the afternoon
with her also. she received many use
full and lovely gifts, among them De-
ing a four-piece glass set from Mrs.
Anderson exactly like the one Mrs.
Newton received for her wedding pres
ent over thirty years ago.
MeSsrs. Hoffman and Jensen and
their families, L. F. Morris and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Newton, Isaac
Newton and the Misses Ella Boysen
and Abbie Whey attended the fair
at Arion Wednesday.
Quite a number went 10 Denison
Thursday to see President Taft.
hrs. E. NJ. Paup came up Friday to
visit at the Newton home over until
Saturday afternoon.
L. F. Morris bought fine stock hos
of Peter Weberg at the fair and was
down to get it off the train Saturday.
The fine rain is helping the farmers
out with their blowing. which they
had to drop until more moisture. as it
had begun to be very hard work.
Isaac Newton is at the Wilson home
looking after things while Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson and son are visiting near
Dunlap.
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Mrs. Neuman and Mrs. George Car
penter returned home Monday from e
visit at Castana, Iowa.
Emil Stegeman is quite i'll with
typhoid fever, but is getting along
as we'll as can be expected with that
kind of trouble.
Bert Waln1orth and Foster Hahn Wis
tied Blain Iseminger over near De-
fiance last Tuesday.
Mrs. George Carpenter and Mrs.
Newman visited friends in Arion a few
days last week and incidentally took
in the sights at the fair.
Herman Hahn and wife had visit
from the good old stork last Wednes-
day, and he left them young farmer
to raise
Our station agent here sold seventy
tickets last Wednesday for Arion. Tha,
is good many for SO small place.
George Hester had the great mis-
fortune to get hurt while attending the
fair at Arion. He was watching the
races when horse became unmanage-
able and bolted out among the spec.
tators and knocked Mr.. Hester over,
breaking a collar bone. Mr.. Hester
had only nicely recovered from pre-.
vious accident which makes it douh,y
hard to bear this time. He is getting
along as well as can be expected
]. E. Newman, of Laurel, Neb.. visit.
ed his sister, Mrs Hemphill. for q few
days last week.
Otto Paulson arrived here Thursday
from Oacoma, S. y. He is visiting
his brother, Ed, and family.
Mr.. dc of
a guest at the Hemphill home Friday
Dennis Griffin, of Sioux City. ar
rived Friday, evening for an over-Sun.
day visit with friends and relatives.
Mr.. c. Lohr lost valuable horse
last Monday morning in a peculiar
manner. When he went out to the
barn in the morning he found the
horse had hung itself. Its halter got
fastened in such a way that the ami
NAL couldn't free itself, so it died
Mrs. A. L. Peterson has had sell
GUS time with an liberated tooth. Sh"
had to go to the hospital to be oper-
ated upon and was there five days. She
is again at home, but busy taking
care OF very sore jaw.
Mr.. Reitf, of the firm of Reiff e.
Hamer. returned here Wednesday with
his family. They are nicely located
in the former Robt. Moffitt house. We
welcome the new family and hope they
will be pleased with their new home.
Mrs. Katie Maloney and son, Earl.
of Muskogee. Okla. and her mother,
Mrs. Barrett, visited at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Polzein from
Tuesday until Thursday. They went
from here to Omaha, where they will
visit for few days before returning
home.
James Tranter had quite an expert
ence with one of his horses last week.
The animal used to go to the creek
during the hot weather and lie down
in it and roll over to keep cool. Re-
Gently it got in the creek to roll and
got its feet up and couldn't turn. 1t
kept Mr.. Tranter and some of his boys
out in the rain all day Saturday look.
ing after the horse. They finally saved
it's life, but it was in the creek three
days.
The Farmers Lumber company had
a business meeting in town Monday
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Lorenzen drove
over to Manila Saturday in all the
rain to visit some relatives who were
there al the Lutheran church confer
ence. They returned home Monday,
finding the roads pretty muddy, but
they had such good time it was
worth the trip.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-10-04
MILFORD CENTER.

Mrs. Austin and Miss Myrtle Taylor
were passengers Monday to Omaha,
where Mrs. Austin lives. Miss Taylor
will attend the Ak-sar-ben while in the
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will kral, Mr.. and
Airs. Chas. Breen, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Waite and Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Byrnes
took dinner at the Lou Harmon home
Sunday.
Miss Hannah Johnson is visiting
with friends and attending the Ak-sar-
ben in Omaha this week. She will
visit at other points in Nebraska be-
tore returning home
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-10-04
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22

productions of ancient designs are
now 10 be had at prices which bring
them within the reach of even mod
est purse.
In this pretty evening dress we have
a striking example of an effective use
of lace. The gown is made Of wool
back satin, a soft, plant textile with
out the high gloss of the satin We have
hitherto known, and with wearing
qualities positively unsurpa ssable. The
deep bertha on the bodice and the
garniture of the front panel are of a
rich lace which reminds US OF the art
of the renaissance. A unique feature
of this lace is its edge Of ball fringe,
woven in one with the lace itself. This
is feature of the 'jute' lace, quite the
latest of the many new materials of
which lace is made. The jute is just
the plain common jute of commerce,
but transformed into lace ii is a hand
some garniture fit for the robes of roy
atty. II Is not unlike macrame, a lit
tie finer, and with greater scope of in
tricacy of design, some of the patterns
of the old time Venetian point being
used in making it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22
Declares Russian Treaty
Should Be Advocated

! first article Of the treaty was to guar
antee a reciprocal liberty of commerce
and navigation between the territories
Of the contracting powers, and the
citizens Of the two countries were to
have the liberty Of entering the terri
tories of each country and of sojourr-
ing and residing in all parts of such
territories for the purpose Of attending
TO their affairs.
When one wishes TO travel abroad,
it is customary to apply to the gov
eminent for a passport The passport
is evidence that the person bearing It
is citizen of the United States and
is entitled 10 all the rights and privi-
leses Of citizenship.
If an American citizen desires to Wis
it Russia, he not only has 10 have a
passport, but he has also 70 have il
viseed in advance by a Russian consul
in the United States. The visa is equiv
alent 70 a certificate from the Russian
representative IN this country that in
his opinion the bearer is a fit person
TO enter Russia. Before the Russian
consul viii wise a passport, however,
the applicant has TO fill out form, in
which he is Obliged to state his relI-
gion. II is because Of this religious
inquisition that all the difficulty has
arisen; since, IF man states that he
is Jew. or If il appears that the appli-
cant is Roman Catholic priest or
protestant missionary. the visa Of the
passport IS forthwith refused.
No DISTINCTION HERE.
II IS well known that the United
States government makes no distinc-
ton between American citizens on ac-
count Of their religion It cannot do
so because il is against the constitu-
ton Ali American citizens, irrespec-
tive OF their religion. are equal before
the law The United States, there
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22

fore, could not make a treaty which
would discriminate against American
citizens on religious grounds without
violating the constitution.
For nearly 50 years the Russian gov
eminent observed the treaty of 1892
with the United States with the same
good faith that the United States has
always fulfilled it's obligations. But
beginning in 1881 Russia inaugurated
her prosecutions and massacres of its
Jews, and at the same time began dis
eliminating against any Jews Of the
United States who desired 10 visit
Russia. 1t mattered not if the fore
fathers Of an American jew had fought
in the revolutionary war, nor how dis
jinguished his services had been TO his
country, the visa of his passport was
refused solely on account of his re
ligiOn-so that Russia introduced
form of religious inquisition, on Amer
lean soil, as TO every American citizen
who desired to go TO Russia. This con-
dition continues today.
DISCRIMINATION BY RUSSIA.
This discrimination by Russia has
been practiced for more than a genera
ton, IN spite OF protests on the part
of every secretary Of state who has
held Office during that period. Secre-
tarles Of State Eyarts, Blaine, Gresh-
an, Olney and Hay have all made ir-
REPUTABLE arguments TO the Russian
government, but they have been an
swered only by subterfuge. by begging
The question, and By repeated Drocras-
tination. Presidents and secretaries
Of state and American ambassadors to
Russia have been shamelessly deceiv-
ed, but the most solemn protests have
not been taken seriously, until f. has
become clear 70 every American that
Russia is not now, nor has it been in
the past, acting in good faith.
There is but one way left for the
United States to assert its dignity and
honor, and that is 10 terminate this
treaty. All treaties contain clauses
that enable the governments making
hem 70 terminate them on notice.
The treaty Of 1892 with Russia pro-
yides for its termination upon one
years notice. This may be done By a
resolution Of congress directing the
president 10 give su~h notice; and IL
has been cusrC nary o give notice in
this manner throughout our history.
As the treaty Nth Russia has been
Violated by Russia In spite Of our pro-
tests, it no longer COMFORTS with the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22
(eY HERMAN eERNsTEINJ

What is the passport question?
Many articles have been written
many speeches have been made, many
diplomatic communications have pass
ed between the government of the
United States and the government of
Russia, about the passport question.
and yet most Americans do not seem
to know exactly what the passport
question is, how important it is, how it
affects the honor Of American citizen
ship.
The passport question IS neither a
Jewish nor a Russian problem-It is
distinctly an American problem.
In 1892 the government of the Unit
ed States made a treaty. with Russia.
In clear, unmistakable terms, which
could not be misconstrued, the very