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The Marshall republican., 1911-06-23

OUR
EXCHANGES
GILLIAN
To be continued

Miss Julia Sellmeyer, a daughter
OF John Sellmeyer, OF West Glas-
gov, won the piano given away by
the Glasgow Mercantile Co.,
Wednesday afternoon. The clock
stopped at 10 O'Clock, IS minutes
and q seconds. Her number was
II o'clock and one second. A
large crowd was present. Music
was furnished by the Gillian Con
cert Band, and they acquitted
themselves In a very able manner,
Glasgow, as well as other places
have now come 60 the conclusion
that II they are out for music
il can only be had from the Gil
liam tribe of musicians.--- All
the workmen about IS in number,
in the car repairing department
here, walked out In accordance
with strike orders last week. The
wage scale is said 90 be the cause,
There will be preaching at
Saline Groves new church the
second Sunday in July and will be
followed by a ten days camp
meeting.---H, W. Hamilton OF
Rothville, Mo, was a guest at the
home OF j. /. Willis the first OF
the week.----Leonard Lelmbrock
of Alma is here ON a few days
visit to his brother, c. II. o. Leim
brock.---Dedeck Censor came
down from Kansas City this week
for a few days visit to his par
ents. He will return Saturday,
Globe.
The Marshall republican., 1911-06-23

.. 80 story. ard
th',t.. 8 " sn.rd. "you
:'u iura7i the ten; md all the
cCd!g-f"
"Evcry thread e. g. It wasa't safe
10 leave e."
"Ivbat cl;cl the maG."
:" don't know. hut !; Leaked AMI
gmcllcd Ike smallpox"
rho deputy rose with u spring.
SMALLPOX! You didn't handle the
cussT"
Cnvanngb did not spare him. some.
body had 20 lend a hand. I couldn't
see him die there alone. and he had TO
be buried. NO ] did the Job"
Gregg rccoiled n step or two. but the
deputy stood staring. the Implication
OF all this sinking deep. Were you
wearing the same clothes you've got
ong"
Eyes. but ! used q slickcr while
working around the body"
Good kingr' The sweat broke out
OF the mans face. "You ought TO be
arrested"
Ross took a step toward him. I'm
nt your service"
Keep on shouted the sheriff.
Ross smiled, then became very Sc
rious. II took every ~precaution. Mr..
Deputy. ! destroyed everything that
could possibly carry the disease. I
burned every u%tensil, including the
saddle-evcrything but the mans
horse and his dog"
The Officer caught up his hat and
coat and started for the door. "It's
me for the open air" said he.
As the mel withdrew Ross followed
them and. standing In his door. de.
iivered his final vollcy. III this state
does not punish those ficnds every de-
cent man should emigrate out Of II.
turning the land over to the wolves,
the wildcats and other beasts Of prey"
Gregg as he retreated called back;
That's all right, Mr.. Ranger, but
you'd better keep 10 the hills for a
few weeks. The settlers down below
won't enjoy having a man with small.
pox ~chassaying around town. They
might rope and tie YOU"
wetherford came out Of his hiding
place with u grave face.
They're right about u staying
clear Of town." said Cavanagh.
"Theyn quarantine w sure"
wetherford now that the danger OF
arrest was over was disposed 20 be
grimly humorous. There's no great
loss without some small gain. Idon't
think wen be troubled by amy more
visitors. not even by sherlffs or doe
tors. I reckon you and are in for n
couple Of months Of the quiet life-the
kind we read about"
Cavanagh now that he was definite.
~ out OF the forest service perceived
the weight Of every objection which
his friends and relatives had made
against his going Into Il. II was a
lonely life and must ever be 80. II
was all very well for n young unmar-
ried man who loved the woods and
hills beyond all things else and who
could wait for advancement, but II
was a sad place for one who desired
a wife. The rangers place was oil
the trail and In the hills, and to bring
a woman into these high silences. into
these lone reaches OF forest and fell,
would be cruel. To bring children into
them would be criminal.
All the next day, while wetherford
pottered about the cabin or the yard,
The Marshall republican., 1911-06-23
MIAMI

W. L. Ayres sold his poultry
business q his brother, w. A.
Ayres, last week, and the latter
began his rounds with his
wagon Monday.---Miss
Birdie Ruckel returned 10 her home
In Dewitt Sunday after a few
days visit with her parents, Henry
Ruckel and wife,. ". Hitch
born returned Tuesday from aten
days visit with his parents at
Scottsburg, fndlana.---Mrs. Ben
Reynolds has been spending n
good portion Of the past two or
three weeks Mt Napton with her
mother, Mrs. Hams, who Is ser
Lously Ill with an extreme case of
schatica.---Robert Hanna, OF ST.
Louis arrived Friday morning for
a visit with his parents, Judge r.
c. Hanna and wife, Charles
Kruge recently sold his thresh-
ing outfit to George Adams OF
Malta Bend. Delivery was made
Monday.---Born 10 Rev, and Mrs
]. c. Saylor, at their home In Mi
ami, Wednesday, June a., 1911, n
son.---Born 20 Mr.. and Mrs.
George Masters at their home near
Miami, Thursday, June s, 1911, n
daughter,-News.
The Marshall republican., 1911-06-23
SLATER

Our band boys promise a free
concert Saturday, night, after
which arrangements will be made
to have regular concerts one
night each week. The boys have
kept up thcir practice AL winter.
A leader has been employed and
we may expect some excellent
programa---we are glad to see
postmaster. Alexander. back on
duty again after = short sick leave
---I w. Avitt left last week for
wsnnspeg, Canada and viii look
over the intsrssts Of the Slater
comlany who ovn land asAi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31
NEW YEAR ID MEAN
 MUCH FOR GERMANY
Turning Point in Hohenzol-
 lern Family Prophecied
RUSSIA AND TURKEY
Seems Cannot Agree on Dardanelles Question-Food Prices Report ed High-Second Ulti-
 matum To Turkey
By FREDERICK WERNER

Berlin, December Especial. )--1n 24 hours all the church bells of Ber- lin will begin to chime in the new year, which is being looked forward to with so much fear by the nobility and hierarchy, and with a correspond ing amount of hope by the downtrod- den, taxridden masses of the people We are standing on the threshold of 1912 which, 1t has been prophecied, marks the turning point in the history of the Hohenzollern family and of the em- pire. Figuratively speaking, Germany is at present like an immensely swift deep and broad river. its surface Is calm and unruffled but beneath the smoothness the gigantic stream Is rush. ing forward toward the great whirl- pools of the election of January 1a, which may capsize many a proud po- litical vessel.
 Two weeks from now the German people will be the masters of their own destiny at the polls. They have it in their power to crush those who have for years been piling on heavier burdens. and no one doubts that they will make use of their power-that democracy will make a mighty stride orward-through political evolution, peacefully and without rancor. Militar- ism and bureaucracy may receive their death blow, but the country is safe in the hands of its citizens and the gen eral political situation In Europe will improve as a result of the coming cleo tions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31
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 Vigorous

have in my possession a prescription for nervous debility. lack of ygor weakened manhood. failing memory and lame back. brought by excesscs. un- natural drains the ollies youth. has cured SO many and nervous right in their own nones--without any additional help or medicine that l think every who wishes regain bls manly power -irility. quick, aud quietly should nave a copy. 1 have determined send a conv of the prescription free of charge. in plain. ora mary sealed envelope 10 any man wiio will write ma tor 1t
 This prescription comes from physician ybo h. made a special study of men and conv,ccI i, (, inc s,irsst- acting combination for the euro of i,, r,eut manhood and sigor failure put togetier
 I think 1t to my fellow to send tI,n, . ecpy in confidence that any anywhere who ,s weak and discouraged with repeated failures ma, stop drugging himself with harmful patent ncii cnes seeure what believe is Inc quickest -ac, fin. restorative, upbuildlng SPOT-TOUCHING remedy cv. 1T devised. and himself at home quietly ana quickly Jus, drop line like this: Dr. A. E. Iobinson 4302 Luck Buiidng Detroit. Mich, and will send copy Of this splendid recipe fin n plain ordinary envelope free of charge A great nauy doctors would charge sso0 $500 for merely writ. ins prescription like .his-buf send It eniirs- H freq
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31

a.anen place wherever there is a youngster in the company to make the more or less homesic< oldsters think hack. and in that thinking back take a new interest In the day. It IS children's day, after all, and all the sentiment of the stereotyped chiidrens Christmas story, from the Van Bibber type, with the rescue of the walt on the street to the rich old grandfather whose heart is softened by the Little Lord Fauntleroy, might be drawn from Just | one company that, travelling west, finds Christmas coming on, almost unan- nounced, in some benighted one night stand
 They tell a story-not often, but they tell it.
 | The troupe had been playing in hard | luck; $50 $65, now and then $loo, were l the nightly receipts; hardly enough to pay the railroad jumps" let alone pay salaries, and the manager, who was | "wildcatting," stage expression Tor 1 booking without any system or desire higher than getting meal and nights llodging-sent back word that on Christmas night they would play Way vile. And there was just enough money in the treasury to get to WayVllle. lit was one of these East Lynne, the- | child with its mother in London pieces, and when the company struggled into the town al midday the local the- atre manager, who also kept the livery stable in the town, was at the station to be sure they had the eight actors and that he had not been cheated In the billing"
 Santa Claus in Disguise The players wandered about the town during the day, ate the blind old bird that the proprietor included in his Christmas dinner at the National hotel dollar
 day, American. plan), got over to the the-
 atre early, in the hope that they m'sht
 start the crowd coming, and saw the cur tain 20 ,lp on S24 75, most of 1t in the gal ery Some of the SPA D went out at the
 end of the second act and didn't come
 back. When the final curtain came down a weary crowd scattered to the chill dress ing rooms, wondering if the hotel pro Y pretor would stop them at the station
 the next morning.
 The speculation was at it's height, when the lveryman- theatremanager appeared his arms filled with bundles and dumped them into the arms of the youngest mem-
 Der of the troupe.
 Say" he clustered, apparently nttle ashamed of what he was going to say you people are having rotten luck, am you? Pm all alone up at my house, come up and have supper with me, will youi And say, I've had bit of luck this year and I'll stake you to the nights receipts Come up, will you? I'll expect you in 1s minutes-you know where l live, the big
 white house on the corner. And those things l gave the kid. they--well they once belonged to a kid of mine"
 And he went out.
 one of the women started to cry
 That's where the story ends. G. H. P.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31
Might Cause Heart Failure

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Here's the rope of pearls you lost. ma am: no, I don't want any reward"
 You didn't need to send for me. Mrs. Civilians The baby's broken out with the heat; that's all.''
 Doctor Fourthly, the church board has decided to raise your salary $500 and give you three months vacation next sum- mer."
 "I see your seat is directly behind a pillar, madam: I'll change with you. I've seen this play several times before.'
 "Throggins, old man. you want that office and l don't. I'm going to with draw my name.
 q notice you've advertised for a cook mum; spose you try me for a week with out any pay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31
Most Costly Kitchen

Who keeps the costliest kitchen in the world? Not, as one might imagine, the American millionaire, but tho Shah of Persia. The utensils, fittings and fur nishings of the Shah are said to be worth S530,e0O Every saucepan Is gilded ins e. and the dishes appearing on his table are of solid gold, as well as the spoons, knives and forks, the handles of which are besides ornamented with precious stones. Moreover, the chef, in preparing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31

charitable and that they will never mis- understand one another again. And all because the little leading lady had in geniously placed in the red-ribboned box of mistletoe that she had given to each as her offering the injunction Forgive thy enemies'
 Make-Believe-so the world outside calls it-but underneath is a fund of senti- ment that is great deal truer and less calculating than much of the emotion of that real world-as 1t, with conscious modesty-styles itself. Even those whose range of optimism is an oscillation be- tween the theories of Leopardi and Von Hartmann will probably admit that if there is really disinterested and genuine sentiment anywhere it is in the sentiment for children. Nowhere in the world does this sentiment spring more abundantly and more simply than in this same world of make-believe.
 In New York city and other large cities there has been a custom for years to have somewhere-for long time Tony Pastors theatre was the gathering place "a Christmas tree for the children of the stage, custom that grew, not out of charity, but, be it said with all be- lief, from genuine love. Some of the names that the. people interested in the atricals most respect have long been as- sociated with these cn~'rf-lRs trees and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31

 cent thing in the show" Is his own opin- ion-these with Christmas time are washed down and washed away For while within this world of make believe there are as bitter strifes and as sharp heart aches as any they portray, there is also the feeling that, when the world outside-the not always friendly or under standing world-does something to cele- brate, the world within should do like wise.
 Not the least interesting part of the Christmas time celebration on the road Is the gossip of the old time actors about other Christmas days, in times more prosperous and otherwise. Gift giving has marked the ''profession' in all times, and it was interesting to hear, on one occasion, an old actor tell with tears in his eyes of the most heau- tiful Christmas present that he had ever i received-a wig that Edwin Forrest had worn in "Othello" and that he gave to the actor. then young, in token of 1 his esteem. The story teller even quoted | Forests words, some day you will 1 be greater than l."
 A Gift of Forests Wife | It was most fearful scene, this old | man recalling this touching incident of the good old times, and we were all | leaving the table, burdened with the
 
 when Stuart Robson leaned over and whispered:
 ] You know Forrest never gave any one anything and he didn't wear a wig | in 'Othello.'"
 1 Whether that is true or not the fact is that be it on the Great White Way 1 or in the most remote hamlet where only No or No. 8 companies pene. | trate, Christmas does not pass for, tht actors without an interchange of gift. which, for number if not price, is sifnp. l ly prodigal
 | Under the impetus of the season of goot will old sores are healed by some sigh ventured offering, and it is not unusual tC see two enemies, thrown together by the 1 vicissitudes of management, rise in tn, | morning vowing never to speak to on, another, thaw through the day. and enc 1 the night, or rather the next morning yowing that they have both been un
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31

dishes fer fe Shahs table, must use none Hnt spoons and forks, and any dish st eaa he puts cold viands to keep ihela st be also of silver, gilded insldf fee fanish royal kitchen is also an etsns establishment. The sauce- pans ia #nIsa the food for the royal table fef ed are said to be worth 912e is he value of the cooking uten sF or the royal children is put very saucepan being in- laid 55 on the ground of this beir H sg for the children's health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31
M;ise Nearly Won His Bet

Monthly.
 Pat made bet with Mike that he could carry a ,od full of bricks up three lad
 ders to he top of the building, with
 Mike sitting on the hod The ladders were on the outside of the building. On the third ladder Pat made mis- step but caught himself in time to save
 Mike from falling 40 feet to the side walk. Arriving at the top. Pat said: 'Begorra, Two won the bet "Yis,' replied Mike. but whin ye
 shipped I thought I had ye."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31
There Are Others

From the Pittsburg Post.
 "They say one can live well on pea nuts for 10 cents a week.
 ''so I've heard. l expect to try 1t after Chrlstmas.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31
HOW STAGE PEOPLE SPEND CHRISTMAS Have as Good Times as Any
 one Else
  MATTER OF THE WILL Are Really Prodigal in Their Gifts Considering the Limitations
 That so Often Con-
 front Them
MATTER OF THE WILL

l From the New York Evening Post In Grand Rapids, Mich. some years age
 the late Stuart Robson sat down to a dinner in the holiday season, and when
 the oratory was at its most effusfve, ana
 the sentiment and spirits ran high, he
 rose and in his crisp voice, tlnctured by | the Bertie the Lamb lisp, responded to a toast, to coming festival
 ''The actors Christmas; it means two a
 day, half salary, and memories of home 1000 miles away. Here's to it."
 Perhaps there was an unusual sharpness
 in the old mans response, but we had just opened a new show in Grand Rapids, | and Grand Rapids had for some reason | failed to respond in appreciable enthus- | iasm or numbers Moreover, the advanced sale for the matinee was almost micro scopic, and the prospect of doing two a dky"-morning and evening perform ances-to dozen drummers equally deso- late. in the fact that they, too, were far from home at this festive season, tend. ed to make Robson, who was at most times good nature itself, little morose But with all his two a day." and the managerial habit of cutting salaries in half during the week before Christmas, on the ground that business is bad, the act ors Christmas, like his New Year, and his Fourth of July, for that matter, is as pleasant as that of most other people, for the actor can weep with the most sorrow ful and rejoice the same afternoon with the happiest. Only year ago we'll known actor went to the funeral of a fel- low worker, wearing gorgeous rose. He explained to one who accused him of be- Ing indecorous that he was later going to wedding.
 The acror's Christmas season is today more comfortable than it was years ago. provided, of course, that he has the one thlng that he craves more than the wealth of Ormuz, and that is work. It would be wrong to say that time has made his holi- days happier, for the actor, like the spi- der, spins his happiness from within, and even under the most uncomfortable cir cumstances can be a great deal happier than most people who are provided with all that Chey desire.
 Times Better Now
 In ordinary times-ordinary from the business standpoint-when shows are pay ing and the managers can find enough profit to keep them going, 90 per cent of the ten to fifteen thousand actors who make their homes in or near New York are on the road when Christmas comes In these days of larger salaries, faster trains, and more luxurious habits. family reunions are possible that the old timers knew, not. But as a rule home is where the show" is playing. the family are the members of the company, and the cheer is that cheer which onlv-r 7a tHe tsrr ai-.r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31


 afse 1 geif l-4c@e4s other power. For this reason the porte cannot consent to listen to Russas proposal, which would plainly constitute a breach of treaty obligation.
 A prominent Turkish statesman, the virtual leader of the Ottoman foreign policy, said few days ago:
 If the freedom of the Straits were accorded to Russia, Turkey would be- come 'Persianized' forthwith. At present the Ottoman empire Is independent, but not absolutely. So long as the capitu- stions and the dette publique remain we shall be struggling towards full independ- ehce. But if we allow Russia to overawe LIS with her warships passing slowly be- fore the palace of our sultan and to put irresistible pressure on the sublime porte. whenever knotty question or a fateful difference arose between us, we should be putting moose around our necks with our eyes wide open. The Ottoman en- pire would become a dependency of the czardom. That is why We decline to en- certain the notion."
 Some instructing articles in the Vienna Tageblatt on the prices of foodstuffs in Austria show that the prices of meat and many other necessaries are much higher than in any other European coun-
 
 flcials arc no longer in harmony with the increased cost of living and that with out a revision of the commercial treaties that is, without an abolition or consid- erable reduction in protective dutes-the dearness of provisions cannot be stopped The Vienna schoomasters are now de- claring that they and their families can- not be supported on their present pay, and demand a 25 per cent increase. tIf fiAr oft laat 1fofr l auences Of the prevailing dearness of necessities is furnished by the figures l published by the municipality that the l birth rate of Vienna is steadily decreas- i ing. II dropped from 52,0o0 in 1900 to 42.G00 in 1910, whilst at recent meeting of the Association of Nurses here the l statement was made that the death rate among infants is increasing tremendous | ly as the exorbitant prices Of provisions make it impossible for many mothers to l feed their children properly
 l In diplomatic circles in Rome it Is stated that on one of the first Nays of | the New Year the Italian government, considering it's position in the coast towns of Tripoli and Cyrenacia sufficiently as- i sured, will send a second ultimatum rn Turkey, offering her the alternative of l peace with the cession of the two Afrl- can provinces or an attack (not block ade) in the Dardanelles Italy, ho~- ever. it is said, cannot hope to force the | Dardanelles without the loss of one or I more ships. and the Italian government as all it's previous action has shown. IS most anxious to lose as few lives as pos sibe from fear of making the war and itself unpopular at home. In case of d loss of ships in the Dardanelles there is a further reason for anxiety, so it is argued, lest Austria should seize the op- portunity of the Cat present. much SUI perior Italian fleet being reduced nearer to the level of her own, and should thai suddenly occupy the Albanain ports Should, however, the Italians force the Dardanelles, they would probably not 1 proceed farther than the Sea of Mar mora.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31


 Aside from the war In Tripoli the only dark spot on the international sky is the fact that Russias reported in tentions in regard to the Dardanelles is causing considerable uneasiness in Con stantinople.
 Russia has chosen the psychological moment for raising this old question. A question of vital importance to the Cars empire, and she is now employ ing all the means at her disposal to have it solved congruously with her interests. Her point of view is simple. She demands a free passage through the straits for her warships in time of peace.
 A privilege for Russian" ask the Turks
 No, not for Russia only" replies the car ambassador, who thereupon for muiates principle which would entail this privilege, but without the exclusive ness. He asks that all those powers whose territories are washed by the Bla cl, Sea or the Strait should enjoy that right to the exclusion of all other states-all without exception. Bulgaria and Rou- mania. therefore, if they should build yarships, may take them through the Straits as well as Turkey and Russia
 Every leading Turkish statesman as H0rfs +h0t T.s~i----r '--