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Beat Him to Il.

Mr.. Briggs called one evening to see
his sweetheart. and her little brother,
Tom. was entertaining him until the
young woman came down.
Tom. when your sister comes down
and is comfortably seated on the
couch with me 1 want you to tiptoe in
softly and turn the gas down low,
will you:"
You're too late" replied the boy.
"Sister just told me to come in and
turn it out."-Judge.
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LOTIONS FOR LONG FACES
Willing to Join.

Can you tell me anything about the
existence of a money trust that abso-
lutely controls the circulation of
funds?" NO." replied Mr.. Dustin Stax.
II don't know Of any such undertaking.
but it's a mighty good suggestion."-
Washington Star.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-09-13
Alfalfa a Fine Feed,

That alfalfa hay contains more
pounds of portein for each 100 pounds
than any other kind of cured hay and
also contains a large amount of carbo-
hydratcs are interesting facts brought
out by Il new bulletin of the college Of
agriculture of the University of Wis
cOnSin.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-09-13
-E RS. HUNN1MAN'S hobby was
matchmaking. When Mr..
" Charles Edwin Lupton took
- - 1,;, ~oc(Jo,oo IN <hn rit- ~

Charles EOWln LuptOn tOOk
his residence in the city Of
Mrs. Hunniman's home and presented
a letter Of introduction to her, her first
thought was how to present him to So
ciety, the second how to present him
with a wife. She determined to invite
the social leaders to meet him at din
ner and to give him for a table COM
panion a lady, also a newcomer. in
whose social preferment she took a
deep interest.
Mr.. Lupton was a man of forty, In
tellectual. good looking. we'll to do and
Of aristocratic mien. He had been
abroad for some time, and Mrs. Hun
niman knew nothing Of his a~ntecedents
except that he was vouched for in the
highest terms in his letter Of introduce
ton. But no n would mistake him
for anything else than a gentleman.
Miss Overlander, whom Mrs. Hunni-
man designed for Mr.. Lupton's wife.
was thirty-two years old and still a
beautiful omar But a friend of Mrs.
Hunniman told some one, who told 9th
ers, that Miss Overlander was not Miss
Overlander at all.
When the dinner guests were assem-
bled in the drawing room Mrs. Hunni-
man took Mr.. Lupton's arm and led
him to the lady beside whom he was
to sit at table. There was something
so distinguished in both Mr.. Lupton's
and Miss O~verlander's person and
n that the hum Of conversation
ceased, and all eyes were fixed upon
the couple. Both bowed low, the man
made some casual observation, the
roman replied by an asserting nod,
the guests resumed their chat, and not
long afterward all passed into the din
ing room.
There Is one thing that matchmakers
who are real matchmakers ne> err do.
They carefully abstain from any word
or act that will intimate their inten-
tons to the objects of their designs.
Mrs. Hunniman had thus abstained in
the present case. though it had been
whispered among the dinner guests
that she had intentions concerning Mr..
Lupton and Miss Overlander, and dur
ing the dinner the couple were the re-
cipients Of curious glances. The con-
versation between the two seemed ut
first a tri1e constrained. and Mrs. Hun
niman was not especially encouraged
as to the matter she had in view. The
lady seemed not especially attracted to
her dinner companion, who showed a
trife of embarrassment consequent
upon her GOODNESS, and when. shortly
after the soup, she entered into CONVEX
sation with the gentleman sitting on
her other side Mr.. Lupton turned to the
lady on his other side and became ami
mated.
But at a dinner party one cannot ig-
more his or her dinner companion very
long without being considered rude.
and Mr.. Lupton and Miss Overlander
soon found themselves forced to enter
tain each other or sit in silence. The
lady by this time seemed to have made
up her mind to make the best of a bad
bargain and ventured several remarks
to the gentleman. who sat very stif1y
beside her restlessly lingering the stem
Of his wineglass and only replied in a
perfunctOry manner. 1t became evil
dent to several of the company who
We're in the secret of the hostess
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-09-13
Two Methods.

First Suffragette-If we want to get
the young girls interested in our meet
ings we must have something to at
tract them.
Second Suffragette-Whfch would it
better be? Refreshments or menu
Life.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-09-13
Not a Church .Goer.

Old Lady-Could you direct me to the
Second Baptist church?
Old Boy-Why, really. Il am sorry,
lady. but l don't v e know where the
First is.-Judge.
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Close Intimacy.

Louise-Do you know Clara we'll?
Julia-Do 1? She let's me see her
comb her hair.-Life.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-04-12

ton from the mother country, that he
hoped for a rebellion, and had faith
in the said rebellion evolving into a
revolution which would result in the
necessity for national signature or
seal. He not only designed the en-
blematic or symbolic part, but also
supplied a motto which likewise ap-
pears among the stray notes of 1774,
couched in the following words:
For motto Con device for Ameri-
can States United: Insuperabiles 81
Inseparabiles' C'together we are in
separable') an answer given in the
glish parliament to the house of
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TO PHOTOGRAPH SEAL. HUNTING

Harry Whitney, the sportsman who
wintered with the most northern Els
quimaux that he might go ahunting
into the musk-ox country and then re-
turned on board the steamer ROose-
velt when Commodore Peary came
back from his successful trip in quest
of the pole, sailed from here the other
day on sealing trip with Capt. Rob-
ert A. Bartlett.
Mr.. Whitney carried with him a
motion-picture apparatus with which
he expects to get photographs Of
scenes connected with seal hunting.
AS far as known no one has ever un-
dertaken this feat. Captain Bartlett,
who commanded the Roosevelt, has
managed many successful sealing
trips to the north.
Mr.. Whitney said of his plans on
the present trip: "That all depends OF
course on our luck. The Neptune will
accommodate cargo of $4,000 seals,
but whether we will be lucky enough
IN hiring hack aS MANY ac that Of
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-04-12

Owing to the incentive of Queen
Mary, who is devotee of the needle,
the cult of stitchery prevails in so
ciety to an amazing extent. Every
other woman one meets is talking OF
needlework and the craft of the
needle; it is sort of obsession. The
mysteries of satin stitch, padded and
otherwise, of crewel work, braid
work, COUGHING, herringbone, button
hole and French knots are discussed
by everybody. When Queen Mary
came back from India and the Dur
bar she found society as keen on
needleWork as 1t used to be on bridge.
One of the cleverest needleworkers
is Lady Glenconner (sister-in-law OF
Mrs. Asquith), who makes her own
designs and has original ideas for
decoration. She is fond of big. bold
patterns in vivid colors and has
worked many bedspreads and cover
lets In William Morris patterns.
There is a splendid specimen OF her
work at Wilsford Manor, Salisbury, on
q slender mahogany bed of very ole
signs and says she considers if wome
uuently they would be less restless in
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-04-12

the same day that the Declaration Of
independence was issued, July 4, COM
m1ttee to devise seal was created.
While present-day Americans have
always been informed by writer's, his
torianS and orators of the intense
heat of that suspicious Fourth of
July, and that because of the almost
unbearable atmosphere of the sultry
weather prevailing the delegates as
sembled, hastily debated and quickly
signed the colonial Magma Charter IL
order to get out of the congressional
hall, the facts are that the day was
unusually pleasant and characteristic
of a most agreeable summer climate.
This statement, involving as it does
a correction of hitherto accepted his
torical material, rests on the author
ity of an entry found among Jeffer-
sons stray notes. an entry never until
now given printed publicity Innum-
cradle writer's have drawn highly col
ored word pictures of the dreadful and
sitting weather conditions existing on
that memorable day, but we submit
that far more reliance is to be placed
on the evidence penned by a distin-
guished and careful observer who was
present on the occasion in the role OF
an active and honorable delegate.
Among the Jeffersonian script is
sheet bearing the following notations:
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-04-12

lords and commons. He cites parlia-
mentary rolls as reference to the time
when the episode occurred which
brought forth the reply. Jefferson's
idea of comparing the thirteen col
onies to the Is rods with which an
earnest father sought to impress his
sons with the principle that In union
there is strength" or the precept that
United we stand, divided we fall. !"
was taken from his copy of Aesop's
Fables. The exact details OF this an
Client story which appealed so en-
phatically TO Jefferson are as follows:
"A father had family OF sons who
were perpetnally uuarreling among
themselves. When he failed to heal
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-04-12

laN/IlOlJl
Prof BERhARDlCI6RAnC
coe,1eyNHv 81 W 6 cAA1rz4n
OR the first time in
near generation the
VI anniversary Of Thomas
!: !: g: !; !: j;
4 ~ Q If erson's birthday
HHUNN y April 13-will receive
RHHy univ ersal recognition
9MVE throughout the nation
&>Sy The celebration Of this
9O great Americans natal
day is peculiarly ap-
propriate time to point out incidents in
his career which have been passed
over by the historians, but are none
the less fraught with deep interest to
the minds of those who look upon
him as one of the most commanding
figures in the ranks of the liberators
who participates in the struggle
against British supremacy.
There are continually strange and
uncommon items relating to Jeffer-
sons career coming to the surface,
and what an author fifty years ago
cast aside as unimportant and not
worthy of publication, the researcher
OF today is apt to pronounce welcome
additions to biographical knowledge.
Some Of the early scripts of Jefferson,
now in the possession of Miss Sarah
N. Randolph-great-g randdaughter Of
the famous Virginian-were hastily ex-
amined by William Curtis, who wrote
a life of Jefferson, and much of the
material therein contained was not
considered available for his purpose.
Among these documents are now dis
covered certain items discarded by
the distinguished biographer, but
which nevertheless proved of much
Importance in deciphering very es-
sential element in the heraldic as
well as religious suggestions made by
Jefferson during the formative period
Of our republic.
Among these seemingly unimportant
notes and memoranda appears evil
dence to the effect that in 1774, two
years before Jefferson wrote the
Declaration Of independence, he used
the term United States of America, "
the first time that such present-day
denomination was given to the con-
federating colonies. Further con-
formation of Jefferson's deep fore
sight is found in the same record, or
semi-diary, of 1774, where the follow
ing remarkable entry occurs:
"a proper device Gnstead of arms)
for the American States United, would
be the father presenting the bundle
of rods to his sons"
This was intended as seal of the
United States and shows that as early
as the fall of 1774 in suggesting this
design Jefferson believed in separa-
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! political leanings of the author. When
submitting the sketch Of proposed
seal he addressed the committee as
follows:
"As | have already observed, DR..
Franklin's and my thoughts, by some
unexplainable coincidence are very
similar, inasmuch that we have both
sought to symbolic Liberty; and
furthermore as typical Illustration
of the elimination of slavery, chose
the children of Israel. In representing
these King-ridden people, it is my pri-
mary desire to indicate on our seal
that the success of the Hebrews was
due, not so much to their skill and
genious in battle, but principally to
the fact that they were God fearing,
and confided in the Almighty, who.
though invisible, was present in the
pillar and cloud which led them.
/ propose that the seal contain an
diverse and reverse side; on the for
mer the Children of Israel, led by a
cloud by day and pillar of fire. by
night on the latter Hengist and Horsa
the Saxon chiefs, from whom we claim
the honor of being descended, and
government we are now about to as
sumo"
The history of Hengist and Horsa is
one of great interest, and anyone
thoroughly absorbed in the story Of
the seal can not afford to miss it.
Jefferson believed that indirectly we
inherited from these bold Germans
our form of government. The history
of England begins shortly before the
Christian era (55 B. CO, when Caesar
first landed and conquered an I'M
civilized race known as the Britons.
| The Romans about the third century
| had effected marked changes in the
| island and had established the Chris
tan religion, and introduced Roman
| laws and rules, but the Britons, a
barbarous race, SO necessarily attack
ed them, that late in the fifth century
| they abandoned England
| Hengist and Horsa were the leaders
| of the Saxons, or Germans. who dis
| puted the ownership of the British soil
and finally conquered the country.
They we're defeated in three battles,
Horsa being slain in action at Eggles-
| ford (455). Hengist Immediately took
possession of Kent and nearly the
entire southern half of England He
established his court at Canterbury,
and the laws which he enforced were
| in good taste with governments of
that early period He reigned about
/ 80 years. and laid the foundation of
! that Great England which has occu-
pied SO large a space in the history
of the world.
| Jefferson was somewhat nettled
over the disfavor shown his designs
| by the critics of the Continental Con-
gress, and betrayed his annoyance
| when he wrote:
| IF the Continental Congress will
not accept the stirring motto. Re-
bellion to Tyrants is Obedience to
God, l will employ it in my personal
SEAL
This resolution was Immediately
carried out, for he had an engraver
produce a seal with "T j" in script,
with the classic motto placed about
the border. The symbolic designs
evolved by Jefferson were many and
reflected in their virile character the
| powerful intellect of this great Ameri-
can patriot who will be so widely re
membered on April 10.
I alxli9A~-g.A
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Degrees.

We are thus informed that at the
time of the passage of the Declare
ton of independence, on the early aft
ernoon of July 4, 1776. the tempera-
ture, according to JeffeEson's record.
was rs degrees-a striking coinci-
dence ia the year of the century and
the number Of heat degrees. both rep
resented by the numerals. 76 Natur-
ally the question arises as to how JEFF
ferson came to make this exact OBJ
servaiion regarding the weather con
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sIenuer
signs and piled the need IN
ouenty they would be restless Terh nurryng age
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WOMAN WHO AIDS RUSS GIRLS

Anna Maria Krapidinski, specat
agent of the Russian government
from Warsaw, Russian Poland, lett
Chicago the other day after gathering
statistics through the medium OF the
Immigrants Protective league anu
the Juvenile Protective association
She was detailed to investigate the
conditions under which Immigrant
girls are cared for by the United
States authorities after their ARRIVAL
at Ellis Island.
She has a clear conception Oh tl0
necessities of the situation. A yearly
average of 1900 immigrant girls rou''
ed out of New York for western
points, most of them traVellhg W"
Chicago, are lost en- route.
Nine. Krapidinski said in an ln'ei'
view with a reporter:
Conditions are so serious ueSpi'0
the great, generosity of public spn,
tied men and women in the Unl'su
States that it is evident the problem
= ~ odnCUafnIV QduuI6U
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say, prepared for almost anything that
happen.
with this motion picture apparatus hope get good views MOI
the actual attendant upon
sealing pictures of the ship in the ice and many things
incidental the trip with 10000 feet OF film and hope VIII
spoil it all"
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thousand Of whom
ovehowing the barracks halls avail
Besides she travelling for pleasure
sorted and
priatng everything the
For few dressing t
anything
prevailing Then Germ
over the hospitals TRANSPORTATION
Miss might effect elsewhere
She out
America both shown method
"butting
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-04-12
Unitarian.

Il wish | could find out who wrote
this anonymous letter" said Senator
Sorghum, as he paused in the work Of
going through his correspondence.
7 HAS it annoyed you?"
..No. But the fellow has some
mighty happy ideas in inFective. I'd
like to get him to write q few cam,
pa:gn speeches for me-"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-04-12

their disputes by his exhortations, ne
determined to give them a practical
illustration of the evils of disunion.
For this purpose he one day told
them to bring him bundle of sticks,
and when they had done so, placed the
faggot in the hands of each of them
in succession, ordering them to break
it to pieces. They each tried with all
their strength, and failed. He next
Enclosed (untied) the faggot and took
the stick separately. One by one he
again put them into their hands. and
then they broke them easily. He
then addressed them in these words:
My sons, if you are of one mind
and unite to assist each other, you
will be as this faggot, uninjured by all
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-04-12

the attempts of your enc
mics; but If you are divided
among yourselves, you will
be broken as easily as these
sticks
In the foregoing summary
we have the Jeffersonian
idea expressed as it would
relate itself to the union of
the thirteen colonies. 1t
was direct, convincing and
logical, as shown in some of
the present state seals.
Two years later than the
date of the entry referred to,
July 4, 1875, we see Jeffer-
son, Franklin and Adams ap-
pointed a committee to de-
wise a seal for the young re-
public. His co-committeemen,
like himself, were known to
be thoroughly informed on
heraldic matters, and it was
natural that the Continental
Congress would select people
of their culture and learning
for the performance of such
an important task. Hence on
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-04-12

by private amount of work ~ chat
"There conto OF
results figures CHASTITY those shown in the toll OF missing
Chicago and reach here ,r
accidental
girls woud
white sae 10
not alone %
name e
ernme of
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-04-12

FAMED AS A SOCIAL WoRKFp

When Katherine Bement -
at home at Bedford, N. Y Oh laws
intends the State Reforma +o y
Women, where bad girls Az
over into good ones. The mal,, ~ "a
is a long, hard and dificplt IS
and some two years ago Miss S' N
felt that she must have a ras.
she applied for leave of absano.
sailed for Italy, sure that lonn 4
of idleness in that sunny cllma
bring her the relaxation she :. w"
~ needed. y
While she was in syracuso al
came the horror OF the NJ. -
earthquake. A few hours later =
gees from Messina began to arriTs
Syracuse. Wounded; frightonos
most to a state of insanity. COW,
at best with one or two scont = :
ments; homeless; destitute and :
CRY, men, women and children nor,
into the city. Many travellers r rI
packed their grips and densrt
Within a few days four tbou.,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-01
Farm For Sale.

A nice little farm for sale.
One hundred and thirty acres Of
land lying on the waters of Clinch
River, with one good four room
cottage house, good barns and
out buildings, one tenant house,
good orchard. Well watered by
several springs and river. About
twenty acres in wheat and rye.
rest in grass, except about ten
acres in woodland, about twenty
acres moved last year.
Could give reasonable price,
and terms, UPON REQUEST
AT ONCE, "be quick"
MCNEIL & CRABTREE,
North Tazewell, Va. r. F. D.
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GET TO0EATHER

AS to the articles of Minority"
and Majority, (which have appeared
in this paper, the discussion degener-
ated, as most discussions are liable
to, do into personalities. The questions
asked and points raised, if worthy of
discussion, should be calmly consider
ed. The Democrats of the county
should be concerned to put themselves
in the very best possible shape for
the coming congressional campaign.
There may be differences of opinoin
as to means and methods, but this
must not hinder or prevent harmony
and union of forces and action. There
Is no use "grieving over split milk"
Whether or not mistake was made
in not running a candidate for Clerk
and other Offices last fall, is a cues.
tion about which good men differ. We
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WHO DID THE JU0GLINGP

Postmaster General Hitchcock, in
his last annual report, stated with
evident satisfaction and some self
laudation, that there was a surplus of
nearly 220, ZOO dollars in the treas
ury of his department; that deficit
of several millions had been changed
during the present administration,
into a neat surplus. A number of
Office holding Republicans "pointed
with pride" to this encouraging state
of things and said that Mr.. Hitchcock
would make fine President, ETC.,
etc. Late developm ents show that
somebody was mistaken. Instead of n
surplus there is a deficit OF more than
seven million dollars. A large number
of bills which should have been coun-
ted in the settlement of June 3Otb,
1911, were carried over, which should
have been counted in. Some book
keeper or somebody else, ignorantly
or wilfully, juggled with the books
and figures. So, Mr.. Hitchcock s
Claim that he had put the postoffice
on a "paying basis, ., is false.
Says a correspondent from Wash
ington: eff you are running your
con Germ at big loss, but Wish to
make figures show a big surplus, sim
ply put Off paying heavy bills until
after the reports of the receipts and
expenditures are made up for the
year." In this same report which
boosted of surplus, MIR. Hitchcock
gave an itemized statement of large
increase in salaries of postofIice en-
ployes, from auditor up, and this,
too, in face of the fact that the Gre
dts were on the wrong side of the
ledger. Now, this business official
proposes to make the newspapers and
magazines pay the deficiencies of the
treasury by an increase of one humid
red per sent on the present rate of
postage. There ID no prospect of any
reduction in the salaries of officials or
OF the enormous sum paid the rail-
roads for carrying the mails. The
newspapers, and this means that the
people will suffer, are expected to
double up" Verify, MIR. Hitchcock
Is a business man." all right!