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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13
BARS is Bars -

Old Adam was a philosopher. You
remember him? Or haven't you yet
read The Miller of Old Church." Ellen
Glasgow's new novel? The word yet"
is important. For it is. Of course. only
q question Of time before you will have
read thit fine story, If you haven't al
~ready-yet.. Well. Old Adam was the
king pin, the bright particular star Of
the coterie Of village cronies that tip
ped their chairs against the walls of
Bottoms Ordinary. On n particular
occasion. information came to him that
a certain pair of bars had been left
down.
We'll, they hadn't ought to have
been" retorted old Adam. Indignantly.
BARS is bars, whether they be public
or private. an the man. hat pulls
EN- down without putin EN- up agin.
is a man that you'll And to be loose
moraled in other matters"
Its the truth as sure as you speak
it, Mr.. Doolittle," said a wiry. knocked
kneed farmer. with a Ratchet shaped
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13
More Pa1atable

vigorously and then. with a gulp, swa,-
lowed the PUPPY morsel
Tha dose saved your life. said the
gambler. in a moilihed tone, and the next
day he had a streak OF luck and paid the
money lender N full.
The money lender was much pleased
with this honesty. and when the gambler
q few wee'.s later called and asked for a
new loan he was readily accommodated.
THE gambler. having pocketed the new
loan. sat down, dipped a pen In the ink
and selected a sheet Of paper, whereon
to write the usual acknowledgment. But
the money lender hastily interposed.
Hold on. my friend he said, and ne
ran to a cupboard.
Wait a minute. my friend. Would YOU
mind writing 1t on this soda ~cracker2'"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13

cut, but
All lawyers like to take a rest,
Like most of us, and still
The average lawyers happieSt
When working with II Will.
His reason, however. is % the same
as that which gives pleasure to the
reader of Ancient. Curious and Fa-
nous Wills" (Little, Brown & Co, Bos-
ton), an interesting, amusing and in
structive collection of documents gath
cred and annotated by Virgil M. Har-
ris, lecturer on Wills in the st. Louis
University of Law, who has presented
a unique n valuab volume. While
there is much that is amusing in many
of the 500 quaint old Wills obtained
from various parts of the world and
reproduced in part or full, the work
has a distinct value. for 1t gives many
important suggestions for the prcpara-
ton of Wills which will make. perhaps
not lawyers. but heirs. happy. There
is much OF historical as we'll as legal
! value in these old Wills. The writer
finds that this form of %disposing Of
! property is of very ancient origin, even
as far back as the biblical period.
He begins with some general obser-
vations Gu the Importance of Wills n
their correct preparation and then sub
| mits copies of many ancient documents,
beginning with the somewhat doubtful
belief of Mussulmans that Adam left a
will land that 70 legions of angels
pens. nicely nibbed, all the way from
Paradise. and that h Archangel Ia
briel set his seal as a witness" Appa-
rently better authenticated is the belief
that Jacob. who died at the age OF 147,
left a will in fact and in prophecy"
The oldest written will is that found by
Petrie at Kahun; his was written 4.50O
years ago; and next following his
probably is that OF Sennacherib. who
was assassinated by two OF his SON in
6S1 B.. C. Lady Alice West, in 1895.
provided something Of an anachronism
by bequeathing books nearly four score
years before a book was printed in
England.
Rabelais left a characteristic docu-
ment in which 10 wrote: Il have no
available property, l w a great deal;
the rest I give to the poor" Wills have
been a prolific source of plots for nov
elists who have used them in many
forms and in many ways. Many testa-
tors a been POLITICALLY inclined and
many of their products have place in
the pages of this volume. Matrimonial
infelicity frequently crops out in a will.
One irreverent mortal. residence not
stated, thus remembers his wife:
In the name of God. Amen,
My featherbed to my wife, Jen:
Also my carpenters saw and hammer
Until she laarries. then - - her.
Another. probably of similar expe-
r%iences, in making his will, contrary to
the usual plan, proposed to double the
legacy to his widow if she was married
again and explained his originality by
remarking: Aye, but him as gets
her'll deserve it," Again. a British
sailor left his wife a shilling to buy
ha.celnuts, because she always pre-
ferled cracking nuts to mv1ding his
stockings. Requests to animals or for
their care are not unusual, but Mr.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13
Portrait of a Ledy in Oil

crashing to the bottom of the we'll. Only
the man drilling the hole was left on top.
Day after day Mrs. Summers stood In the
hot sun by that well. Night after night.
by the light of a flaring torch. she how
cred over it. as If 1T were a sick babes
cradle The prospect was dreary, but
Mrs. Summer had pluck and she knew
there was oil m the well. and more than
$1,000 worth of hardware. AT last the
hardware came out of the hole, then the
oil. and Mrs. Summers, encouraged. went
on boring wells until she found herself
slo,G coo in debt. with only her music teach
er's fees to pay the bills. When 1 found
myself $4,000 in debt says Mrs. Sum-
mers. i thought if 1 ever got that paid
and as much more in the bank. i would
be glad to quit. But when l got that
much l found that interest on 1t would
not pay the expenses of a family of sew
en-. so l had to keep on For 20 years she
worked at a killing pace. All told, she has
bored 1855 wells. In the old days she had
a room in her home set aside for bus.-
ness; today she has a suite of three offices
in one OF the biggest business blocks in
Los Angeles"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13
TIE WAY OF THE WILL.

Harris has discovered some remarkable
forms of making them and many ex-
ampies are given. Perhaps, however.
more originality has been displayed in
making charitable requests than any
other. Under this head the author
quotes the famous will of MI. Gregory.
of M~arblehead. providing that the in
come of 1000 be distributed each year
among parents Of twins born in that
fine old town.
There is a pathetic, not to say thrill
ing, side to the instructions frequently
given for burial and occasionally there
is q touch of humor. This tendency is
seen in the direction of a rich old bach
elor, who long had lodged designing
mothers and even younger womer He
desired to be buried where there is nc
woman inferred either to the right or
to the left of me-" A romantic Dutch
painter provided a dowry for a girl
on condition that on the day OF her
wedding the bride, bridegroom and
guests should dance upon his grave.
Many men have left their skulls to
friends or institutions. and one man
long employed in a theater in Philadel-
phia left his to be used as Yorick ) in
the grave-digging scene. Another a
who had travelled much, wished to be
buried in his trunk to save expense and
to keep heal him the trunk which he
had taken around the world three
ny IN otAs' Was q 'AtAS
must be saVed for that OF q French
lawyer, who left $4,000 to a lunatic
asylum as IAN act of restitution to the
clients who were insane enough to en-
ploy his services"
Among many miscellaneous wills are
those complirnenting chanc acquaint-
ances, overestimating of fortunes. va
rious absurd instructions and similar
manifestations of idiosyncracies. A
Nioona hnnkar hodOpS in q louaCv with
the provision that the beneficiary
shall never, on any occasion. read a
newspaper" A bibulous TenneSseean
since the state adopted prohibition
left ITO the nurse who removed a pink
monkey from the foot of my bed. $4,000.
moved snakes from my broth, $4,000"
Occasionally odd requests are really
valuable. as in the case reported OF "a
Boston philanthropist who provided a
fund by which school children OF that
city were insured the proper care OF
| their teeth"
Wills of many famous foreigners are
presented in full or in part and are i'm
teresting indications of the times. Tho
will of William Penn is cited as q con-
spicuous example of how not to make
"A will. a very remarkable testament
is THAI of Cardinal Richelicu. which is
accompanied by an interesting bit OF
history. The Wills of nearly all the
presidents OF tine United States and
many other great men are included in
the chapter on "Wills of Famous
Americans" That of Phineas Taylor
Barnes is in the shape of a book Of SIS
pages, and is the longest document of
it's kin the author has seen. The vol
ume closes with the will of Brigham
Young. which. owing to the numerous
families that figure. must have been q
troublesome problem {" adjust salts
i fonfCrj1y Tho work fS t!ifn i'm tn date
and contains mo other recent Wills
that of Mrs. Eddy. a. complete index
makes the volume convenient for refer
enCe.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13
Wrcckins Business of Florida Coast
from i~larper'S Magazine

For generations the Florida Neys-a
chain Of coral reefs covered with semi
tropical vegetation, stretching from Mi
mi to Key West-have been celebrated
tn al. the Water-fronts of the world for
the trouble they make the deep-sea men.
The Keys lie directly in the path OF the
West Indian hurricanes. Tramps, steam
IRIS, liners, schooners. and all. from tho
inost ancient to the most modern. often
nd themselves helplessly stranded, and,
more often than not. are beaten to pieces.
IN a recent hurricane 300 craft. big and
imall. were driven ashore. There is there
Ore. in time OF gales. salvage to win.
Wrecking is a. profitable avocation-it Is
tlways osteasibiy an avocation-and is
rosccutcd with fervor: a certain wreck
llg master of Key West has had as much
IS $4,000 for his attentions to a wreck
through a reriod of 16 days. Followed
with daring and skill and a merciless lack
VI sympathy for shippers in trouble,
trucking has yielded fortunes to the
Flanders: and it is thus that it has been
l>llowed for generations.
81 was hoping the Spanish Princess
,!ould turn up here" remarked a wrecker
tf Key West. with a casual sigh, but /
ice by the bulletin that she's safe in Vera
,ruz."
There was q general sigh.
There's just two ways of getting rich
h Key West" added a wealthy manu-
lacturer; I'm in the cigar business my
telf."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13
Portrait Of a Lady in Oil.

"The names Of men who nave made
fortunes since a sea of oil was discovered
under CALIFORNIA; crust" writes Bertha
H. Smith in her series. What Women are
Doing in the West" In the Success Maya
zine, ARE known the length and breadth
Of the state. and beyond. Men like
to have 1T so. But only now and then
does the public hear OF Emma A. Sum
mers, who for 90 years has been a power
in the Los Angeles oil-field and who is
today perhaps the largest individual oil
producer in the world. Alone, with her
own money, she produces 1000 barrels a
day. and in addition she buys enough oil
to supply contracts aggregating $500. 0CO
a year. When OIL was discovered in the
vicinity Of Los Angeles, Mrs. Summers
had in the bank s700. earned by teaching
music. She put this, and a like amount
furnished by another, into ar oil we'll.
And It went in so deep she doubted ever
getting it out. With 1T went $1,000 more.
for her credit was good. Bad luck was
followed by more bad luck, and the cli-
max came when casing and tools went
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13

face. who had sidled up to the group.
1T warn't no longer than yesterday
that I was sayin' the same words to
the new minister or rector as he tries
to get us to call him. about false doc
trine an evil practice. The difference
between s%prinklin' and immersion amt
jest h difference between a few drops
on the head an goin' all under, Mr..
Mullen l said, but tbs the whole diff
ference between the natur that's been
moral an the natur that amt. 1t fol-
lows as clear an logical as night fol-
nws day-now. 1 ak you. don't it, Mr..
Doolittle-that q man that's gone
wrong on immersion can't be trusted
to KEEP his hands off h women,
II amt sayin' all that. Solomon
Hatch" responded old Adam. In a
charitable tone. "sein' that I've never
made up my mind quite clear on those
two pints-but l do say. be he i'm
mersed or s%prinkled, that the man who
took down them bars without putin
EN- UP amt a mar to be trusted"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13

From the Washington Star.
Thomas w. Lawson at a dinner in Bos-
ton said Of a far-famed. fnancier:
He is all right at heart. but his OUT
side g prickly, and you must handle him
with great caution, as they handled the
Tin Can gambler.
"a gambler of Tin Can borrowed q sum
from a money lender and when the note
fell due he sad he could not settle.
You must settler shouted the money
lender. II you don't settle TIL
But the gambler. taking a revolver
from him boot. pointed 1t at the money
fender and said:
Eat that note or I'll let daylight
through YOU
And the money lender. after a mo.
ment's silent thought. crumpled the note
into a ball. put 1t In his mouth. chewe6
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13
A New Leader from Iowa
From Human Life.

From Human Life.
A new leader has come up out of
the ranks Of the toilers into the COM
mand OF the worlds greatest labor
unton-John p. White. Of Iowa.
A dozen years age he was digging in
the mines for a meager living. Now he
has a place OF unusual power as head
OF the United Mine Workers OF Amer
lea, which numbers it's members over
300. 900 and spends its money by the
millions asst fights for higher wages
and better working conditions.
1t was lucky for John p. White that
he was born right. Otherwise his
cramped boyhood might have led
merely to a cramped manhood n UNI
inspiring toll might have been his lot
throughout his days. But he had a
splendid mother-a devout Christian
her children that never died out. She
made sure that her six boys and girls
were honest. decent and obedient. You
may have those good qualities even II
you are poor she told them. And
then this mother stirred her children
er II you'll only find it," she told them.
Under that sort OF training. John p.
White. the boy. got a fine character
and a strong sense Of obedience and
f%aithfulness to duty. He acquired a
passion for self-education that sticks
to him ever to this day. To this he
added a fine sense of feeling for the
needs Of his fellow men. The deep
conviction that the latter needed to be
led up and out OF their unsatisfactory
moral, social and economic environ
ment was probably the real reason why
he became a leader and a mar Of in
fiuence and power In his miningtcamp
while he was still under 20.
John p. White got his first oppor-
tunity to show what stun IL In him In
1899, when he was elected secretary
treasurere Of the iowa district Of the
international union Of miners. He
found the organization weak. bankrupt
and d~isorgan.zed; the miner owners
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13
On the Summer Hotel veranda.

Vie has six motor-cars they say
Keeps three in Paris and "Oh. my!
tsnt that tunic just so gray
/ really think she ought to dye"
The biggest catch of all, my dear:
He has one lung and thirty millions
They do say" yes, Jack Hall is here:
He's simply grand to lead cotillions"'
The best bridge player in the place.
She has a house with sixty ooms,
Vt changes things if that's the case"
oh. yes. j visited the Tombs."
He is Il widower. my dear,
The richest man in this hoteli'
II think it's rather poky here"
You wear an overskirt so WE'LL"
II saw them on the b~oardwalk.'' mo,
never touch a bit of sweet"
But how much does she really owc?"
No, YOU shan't pay. This is my treat.
And so it goes from morn till night.
Tho same old talk the same old way.
And yet, dear reader, If | might,
I'd ask what better things you say?
Carolyn Wells in Harper's Magazine.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13
Mr. Taylor Tolls how.

The Harpers have published a new book
by Frederick w. Taylor. 1t Is called
Shop Management" The new book is a
practical exposition of the theories given
to the world in THE Principles Of Scien-
tifc Management" Here Mr.. Taylor
shows how they have actually accom-
plished the seemingly :mpossible-higher
wages and increased dividends with the
same products at the same prices-in the
shops. yards. ana factories of different
industries. This is intended as a practical
book and is somewhat more technical In
character tina its predecessor. Some of
the subjects are: The Evils OF Soldier
ing Accurate Scientific Time Studv.,,
Functional Foremanship,'' THE Task
Idea in Management Systems OF Paw
Ing Wages '~Standards:'' planning De.
Dartment."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13
Dirt and Disease Partners.

Lawrence WELLER, in the Survey.
Dirt and disease have gone hand in
hand too long. AS modern surgery owes
it's rapid strides to the banishmcnt OF
dirt from the operating room, so mod
ern medicine is to come II it's own
through the Punishment of dirt from
our communal life.
In most OF u cities we are still in
that r~udimentary state of sanitary
knowledge where we know no better
h to surround ourselves with the
vilest elements OF human waste. We
still suffer to remain, even in crowded
quarters OF u cities, thousands of vile
privies. vaults, sinks, cesspools and out
door closets. Baltimore has 10000 earth
closets and is only now installing a
system of public sewers. St. Louis can
still show $1,000 pHivy vaults. Philadel-
phia, Chicago. Indianapolis, Milwaukee,
Pittsburgh. Cleveland, Cincinnati,
Nashville. Birmingham, all have to ad.
NIT the presence OF these ancient evils.
Hardly a city in America is free from
this blight.
Just because these evils have been
removed from our immediate sight, We
have fooiishly fancied ourselves secure.
But the mighty miasmatic breath
blown from the sums penetrates to
all parts OF the city. The effect upon
health is direct and intimate.
Democracy itself seems to be an OBJ
stacle to sanitary progress. 1t is in
those cities where there are miles and
miles of small houses owned by work
ingnen M which there is the greatest
~Itif'iciltH in meeting health needs. A
low tax rate becomes in them fetch,
iniZed most closely, so that public of
tlciais are loath to take any action that
impose. upon the electorate additional
expense.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13
A Hint.

From London Opinion.
The Bounder-I say. old a , wish
you'd make q point Of being in this
evening. I-ah, want to see you about
narryin' n OF your gals.
The Major-With pleasure. Which
10 you want--the cook or the no Ise-
oaid-what?
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13

From The Boston Transcript.
The way q the last viii and tesla
ment IS peculiar mo often past finding
cut, but
All lawyers like to take a rest,
Like most of us, and still
The average lawyers happiest
NAna,, N.G,kilnIr Wit Ia ~ uril
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-19
WHETHER HARE
Or A TORTOISE
(. =. KEEP RUNNING
You Can Demonstrate That
You are Conqueror II
Your Heart is In the Race
AS Long as there is Life
There is Hope.

Tho vtrginian has placed the means
lin your hands by which you can do
clare yourself as being above tho or
binary run of mortals. You can show
the spirat and determination OF q con-
queror. Should you TALL there will
he no one to blame but yourself.
There ara rare exceptions to this
rule. You may be one. but The vir-
ginian doubts 1t, Remember that az
long ~ there Is breath In your body
you are alive, and ~ long AZ there
Is iife there Il hope: hope lost. all
10 lost.
There are q thousand other quota
tions which might be ussd hero with
effect. but 1t n ueanmsd that q
few suggestions may set you think
Ing, When Yea have bagun To think
for yourself you have achieved some
thing. anyway This y = 9seat deal
more than can be aid Tor some OF
our contestants TAey Ioe tAe otheru
do the thinking and taxing while
thsy nit by and listen, taking every
thing a. sald ~ g0spa1 truth. Per-
hAps some Of thM1 thiuk they Aavu
sufA0isnt votes to VII with. ana II
y not nsssesaSY TO do anythin9 noes.
ThOes who are pegefn9 On what they
.hASs aOu0mpnshAd W1ll - xA>ir
errsg when the winpess ~ anaaune-
0saf3ana n -000C1 5A9Nl :
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-19
FLEET IS NAVY:
NAVY IS FLEET
SECRETARY MEYER EXPLAINS
Ills PURPOSE IN GREAT
MOBILIZATION.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1s.-The
meaning OF the greatest naval mobili-
xation in the history of America was
explained to-day by Secretary Of the
Navy Meyer.
On October 81 and November II
said SeoretABy Meyer, there. viii be
mobffified In New York harbor for
inspection and review the most pow
erful Aggregation OF lighting ships
ever assembled under the American
flag. Rear Admiral Osterhaus will
have under his immediate command
1o3 warship4 from dreadnaughts to
The entire strength OF the Pacific
feet will b. Assem- led under tho COM
mand OF Rear Admiral Thomas at
Los AngeleA
The purpose OF this mobtlixa ton.
almost unprecedented in American ma
val history. ID twofold. Primarily II
IL to show the preparedness OF tho
feet and the defects, II any. in per-
lsonnsl and material
Il have sought to impress upon the
country the fact that tina fact 10 the
navy. and the navy thu feet: all else
In auxiliary. Therefore II In my pur-
pose to do all that can To dovnlop
tho heet as q highly organized, self
Sustaininx. efficient potential sea
lighting power.
'kscondariiy. the mobilization 10
for tho benofit Of tho nation, ] want
to bring the navy closer to the peo-
pia; ! want ~ many citissns AZ pos
|sible to 500 tho host assembled In its
greatest strength. The people pay
for the navy oherfuily. think they
vii DO even moro willing to oonceda
its valou whom they see what q ire
mendous potential fighting power it L.
las an assurance for psaoe''
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-19
CHANCELLOR TO
EXPLAIN LATER

BERLIN, Oct, lS.--In the Reichstas
to-day Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hoilweg reiterated the statement in
his letter to the speaker yesterday ex-
planning the inability Of the govern
ment to discuss foreign affairs 1t this
tiJna
He assugad the House that Il would
be fully informed OF the prouress al
current events before 4 was pruroeusd.
This was In reply to Interpretations
concerning tho Moroccan question and
~ ea@patjap Ps TFiReK m 1talk
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-19
COMPOSER OF "sWEET MARIE.
sERIOUsLT III. DISTRIBUTES

BOSTON, Oct. ls.-Raymond Moore.
composer OF Sweet Marie" and othar
wsll-known songs, 10 seriously Ill and
is panntless In q local hospital. His
friends have stA<ted = fund for his
re1ls& s.