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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-04-12
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F. A. SOdestrom will erect a $4,-
900 home just west of the Beetz resi-
dence this spring.
A daughter was born to Joe Ref
and wife of Red Wing last week.
Miss Evangeline Muller, Of Coffey-
vile, Kans., is visiting Miss Dele
Mae Holzemer, Of Cheyenne Heights.
Stanley SiddOrn left Sunday for
Thayer, Mo-, where he has accepted
a position dispatching on the Frisco.
Mrs. Harry Wigton was released
from the hospital Monday. Mrs. Anna
Meyer was released Sunday.
Mrs. R. G. Russell and children
were over from the Bend Saturday
and Sunday visiting her sister, Mrs.
o. L. Martin and family.
E. F. MatthiesOn and wife re-
turned to Lacrosse Monday night.
Elizabeth Slaughter and Mamie
Smith we've over from the Bend Sun
day visiting Mrs. Will Mitchell.
Cecil o. Dunaay of Chicago,
spent Sunday with Merle Scott, OF
the Y. NJ. C. A. fonce. They are old
school mates
Mrs. Clarence ElmOne and son Ar
thur went to the Bend the first OF tn
week to visit her parents.
Mrs. C. R. Taft and son, Of Scott
City are visiting her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Nichols and family.
Mrs. W H Graves Of DightOn, Kan,
stopped off here last week to visit
her daughter, Mrs. Henry Underwood
while enrOute to Illinois where she
will visit other relatives.
Mrs. E. R. Allen returned to
ChickaSha, Oklahoma, Sunday morn
ing after visiting her mother, Mrs. j.
". Beam. Her brother, Marion, ne
turned with her for a visit.
W. E. Durand sold his place on
West Broadway to w. NJ. Johns the
first of the week for $4,000. Mr.. and
Mrs. DuranG will go to Florida as
soon as they can make arrangements
and try living in that sunny cline
Mr.. Durand purchased a five acre
tract Of ground at st. Augustine's
Bay and it is there they will make
their home. He has lot at Lynd-
haveI end will build bungalow as
soon as possible after he arrives.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-04-12
SAVES LEG OF BOY.

1T seemed that my 14-year old boy
would have to lose his leg, on account
Of an ugly ulcer, caused by a bad
bruise," wuOte D. F. Howard, Aquone
N. c. AN remedies and doctors
treatments failed till we tried Buck
lens Arnica Salve, and cured him
with one box" Cures buns, bois
skin eruptions. piles Csc. at all drug
gists
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-04-12

Many ills come from impure blood
Can't have pure blood with faulty d.
gestiOn, lazy liver and sluggish bow
els. Burdock Blood Bitters streng
thens stomach, bowels and liver, and
purifies the blood.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-04-12
sRoopIne.
(By Ruth Cammml

10Y hun OdIn6lUn.)
Right in our very respectable neigh.
6orhood there lives a woman who Is
cruelty abused slave. No, not a
slave in the old sense, nor a slave in
the new sense Of white slaves. -, nor
even slave to her husband or child
nen. This woman is simply what 1
can an obsessiou slave. That Is,
SHE'S the unhappy and tortured vassal
and victim Of the obsessious which
she herself sets up as masters over
herself.
Do fail to make myself clear?
Well, suppose | become concrete.
This woman has very kind and de-
voted husband. He is occasionally
called away on business trips and, ON
the last trip, his customary bi-week-
ly letter failed to come on one occa-
sion. His wife at once became OBJ
sessed Of the idea that he did not
love her any longer. She brooded
over this idea, amaSSed evidence to
prove it, became absolutely convinc.
ed of it, and in the few days in which
she did not hear from him, actually
worried herself almost sick. At the
end of the week two letters came to
gether; the first had been misseni
by the postal authorities. We hat
told her all the time that something
like this was the cause of the delay
but she was so completely under the
domination Of her obsessions that sh'
could not use her reason or her com
mon sense.
So much for one example Of he
slavery. She has other obSeSsiOns oil
many other subjects, and | find he
in the ensaved state sadly often.
This woman is an exaggerated cas-
OF obsessiog slavery, but | think {
great many Of us suffer a lesser de
gree from this mental disease. Fo
that it is. We allow an idea to TAX
possession of us and We become alb
sOlutely incapable of using reason Oh
the subject. And that is not health.
OF normal We get an idea that W.
are going to lose our position; tina
some dear one no longer loves us
that We are losing our mental keen
ness, or our grip on business, or on
ability in some direction; that peopl
diSikes us or regard us with aVerSio
and we begin to hunt for evidence
to support this idea. And in Thu
kind Of hunting one is always SURF
of bagging plenty of game.
By and by something happnes t
completely disproye Our fears. Oul
employer gives us an unasked raise
the loved one offers some unusua
and unmistakable proof of affection
we demonstrate our mental power OF
Cur grip on business or our talent, il
some way indiSputable even to our
selves; or we are brought face b
face with some unexpected proof o
our popularity; and then we say
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-04-12

EveybOdy's friend-Dr. Thomas
Eclectic Oil Cures toothache, ear
ache, sore throat. Heals cuts, bruises,
Bcalds. Stops any pain.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-04-12

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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-23
THE RECORD.

In seeking to give honor where
honor is due as regards the abolish
ment OF the free railroad pass In
Iowa, the Freeman-Tribune gives
Charles Aldrich credit for being a
pioneer In the movement. Without
intending to criticise, the Journal
wishes to call the attention OF the
FIT to the fact that Senator D. c.
Chase, oftimes referred to by that
paper in the spirit of true brotherly
love as "our Cady," was also a prom
inent pioneer in the fight which ul-
timately ended in the adjustment
of the pass. We trust the FIT will
give Mr.. Chase the credit that is
due him.-Journal.
The Freeman-Tribune is always
rejoiced to give local statesmen
proper credit, but it has an aver
sion to giving them credit where
none Is due. Yes, Our Cady" did
favor the abolition Of the free pass
after the fight made by Hon. Chas.
Aldrich, Senator Hughes, and Gov.
cummins had popularized it. But
when the Hon. Charles Aldrich In
augurated the anti free pass move
ment, "Our Cady" was editor OF the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-23
A GROWING EVIL.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Des Moines
is protesting against the custom
that some OF the other counties and
cities have inaugurated, OF shipping
poor and undesirable folks to Des
Moines. No doubt the objection Is
we'll founded. Perhaps Des Moines
has been doing the same thing. II
not, she is entitled to a yellow star.
For it is a rule that Is as wide as
the country. Now and then Chicago
has a so-called cleanup, which
means that hundreds upon hundreds
O. undesirables are driven out OF
Chicago and scatter over the neigh
boring towns. There is not small
err town in the middle west that does
not make all sorts of unfortunates
move on. II they are in utmost
need, they are provided for and then
their transportation is paid to the
next town. The whole system Is
wrong and in the end 1t Is very ex-
pensive. OF course, no town gets
any results. 1t is on a par with the
temporary improvements that are
made in many Iowa cities. 1t is like
most OF the road work done in Iowa.
II eats up lots of money, but there
are no results. The Iowans ought
to get together and devise some bet
ter scheme. And Des Moines ought
to take the lead In the movement,
instead of simply grumbling. She has
a municipal cleanup now and then,
and sends everybody who 10 not
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-23

Webster City Argus and he and his
paper made all manner Of fun Of
Mr.. Aldrich's efforts and gave the
movement no encouragement. When
at became popular. however, "our
.Cady" crowded into the front seat
of the band wagon and hollered
louder against the free pass than
anybody else.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-23
The Attributes Of God.

Under the above caption. Rev. J.
w. Peterson, pastor OF the United
Brethren church. read the following
Interesting paper at recent meet
ing OF the local ministerial union:
Theology Is not theory Of spec
ulation. It is founded on facts.
truths. principles, and persons.
These are the most important in the
whole realm Of existence. Theology
Is prominently the divine philoso-
ply. It begins with God, comes
forth to man, and shows how God
and man may be united. Theology
gives high meaning to time and
eternity. To the cause OF nature
and providence, to the fall Of souls
and their glorious redemption. The
great problems of philosophy are
equal to the problems Of theology.
but with this difference. that the
ology is grounded upon divine rev.
citation, while philosophy works its
way by the principles Of reason.
The Evangelical theology has such
gertrude and meets mans needs 30
completely that it must win the
day. Theology is the science which
teaches the existence, character and
OF God.
The Puritans Of the seventeenth
century were theologians and 1t was
their theology which strengthened
them, and made them the great men
Of their day. When Holland. Scot
land, and New England lost their
theology they lost their power. The
religion that despises doctrines Is
4 religion that will be despised. A
from orthodoxy. instead
OF being the sign Of spiritual pro-
gress, is the sign OF spiritual declen-
sion. It, has been said that every
science has an art connected with
1t. As philosophy has the art Of med
icine, so the science OF theology runs
into the art Of religion and gives
practical effect to 1t. Religion Is
lifeless without theology, and the
ology is lifeless without religion. He
who dislikes doctrine dislikes piety.
Religion either ends in dreamy
or In dry morality
when It is divorced from the truth.
The love OF holiness and the love OF
doctrine must walk hand in hand
together. Truth Is the light and pie
ty Is the warmth which 1t brings.
The acts Of repentance and faith
cannot be exercised unless first we
have the doctrines or repentance
md faith, Just as we cannot have
without Christ. Over
against this must indeed be set the
'act that the natural man Is not In
sympathy with spiritual things and
hat human pride IL all too ready to
place revelation on the Same basis
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-23

Iowa druggists have a new club
to dodge in selling liquor on per-
mits. BY a ruling OF the supreme
court in a Hardin county case the
court lays down the law that it is
not enough to have inserted in the
application blank for liquor that the
purchaser wants it for medicinal
purposes but he must specifically
state what kind of a medicine pur-
pose is contemplated. Not only that
but the applicant himself must
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-23

Oh, yes. the Des Moines Capital
has lots Of courage sometimes. 1t
started a fight on the grocers trust
In Des Moines and was going to pull
yerize that organization. But the
grocers trust got together. resoluted
to take its advertisements out OF the
Des Moines Capital unless the Capt.
tai shut right up tight. The Capital
made haste in performing the shut
up stunt and 1t hasn't peeped about
the grocers trust since. oh yes, the
Capital is ourageous-when some
other fellows OK is being gored.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-23
THOSE VACANT BUILDINGS.

49, y
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: There
is occasionally an individual who
wonders what is to become OF the
property vacated by retiring sa-
looms. This query arises not only in
Council Bluffs, but wherever In the
turn Of the wheel Of time the sa-
looms are forced for any reason to
retire.
The building heretofore occupied
in Council Bluffs by the Manhattan
saloon furnishes good illustration
Of one thing that may happen. This
building Is located next door to the
Joe Smith stores and this enterpris-
ing firm has leased It and will oc-
cupy it with stock Of dry goods.
Now. supposing, for illustration,
the funds that have heretofore pass
ed through this building as q liquor
emporium should continue to go
through 1t in the line to which It
will be devoted in the future? The
amount would doubtless be sufficient
to maintain a pretty fair mercantile
business. This would mean that in
one case the spenders lay their
money on the counter and take
liquor into their outlets, while In
the other they buy wearing apparel
for themselves or families or
mayhap for neighbors II the home
supply should become too flush. Hon
est, now, which would be best for
the Individual concerned? Which
would be best for Council Bluffs as
city?
II the liquor consumed In Coun-
ell Bluffs under the new order OF
things should be reduced in proper
ton as the number OF saloons have
been reduced it would furnish
enough additional business in other
lines to fill all the buildings vacat-
ed. OF course. this will not happen
altogether. But it invariably does
happen that just in proportion as
money ceases going through liquor
channels 1t gets busy in other lines
and other business prospers in pro-
portion.
The vacant building problem is
not In fact very much OF a problem.
The use Of the Manhattan building
by the Joe Smith company is an ex-
ample Of what may and usually does
happen In cases OF the kind. It 10
concrete and Illuminating answer
to THE query.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-23

OF lilo UdAN WdSOA oAu "Sat0AV w
louder against the free pass than
anybody else.
COL. ROOSEVELT.
The enemies Of Col. Roosevelt are
cocksrre that he Is conniving to
capture the presidential nomination
next June. No matter what the
colonel says or does they see in 1t
some Interior motive. He has said
in substance
/ am not q candidate.
/ do not want to be a candidate.
do not expect to be asked to be-
come candidate.
do not believe that circumstan-
ces will arise that will compel me
to become candidate.
/ have no personal desire to be
president again, and am not willing
to serve again except public opinion,
with reasonable unanimity, should
indicate that it has mandate to ex-
ecute and that am deemed the
fittest instrument to execute 1t.
The Freeman-Tribune believes in
Col. Roosevelt and hence it believes
what he says. It is not looking for
a niger in the woodpile and 1t does
not believe the colonel has any idea
of getting the nomination for presi-
dent from the hands Of the next re-
publican convention. OF course he
would accept If there were a gener-
al demand for him. He is built that
way He does not fear defeat nor
does he quell before responsibility.
If Mr.. Roosevelt would issue a
signed statement every day to the
effect that he Is not a candidate,
does not want the nomination and
believes there is no likelihood Of the
people wanting him, his enemies
would still insist that he was lay
ing plans to stampede the conven-
ton and doing everything in his
power to be made the republican
standard bearer.
A large number of republicans
are coming to believe that Taft can
not be elected II nominated and the
majority OF these republicans believe
that Roosevelt is the only man who
can beat Taft in the convention. For
this reason they want him to be-
come candidate. but he has stead
lily resisted all opportunities and re-
fused to enter the contest.
Should the colonel say he would
not accept nomination II rendered
he would be accused OF cowardice by
enemies. They would say he was
afraid to assume leadership: that he
was ungrateful to the party that
had honored him; that he is willing
to see 1t go down In defeat rather
than make efforts to save it when
his own interests are at stake.
The Freeman-Tribune believes
that II there appeared to be a gem
eral demand for the nomination OF
Roosevelt he would accept and it be-
Iieves he would sweep the country
With triumphant victory. The
people know the abilities and frail-
tiles Of the colonel. They know he
has faults. but they admire q man
If courage and conviction and they
know he has those qualities In as
great degre as any man in the
world.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-23

wanted in Des Moines. to some other
town in Iowa or neighboring states.
she is not without blame. But she
could get some more excellent adj
vertising IL she were to take the
lead in this matter and to provide q
better method Of handling the UNI
fortunates and the undesirables.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-23

The publication Of that famous
letter has knocked Prof. Wilson in
to a cooked hat and while the knock
ing may not have been entirely dig
nified," it is most assuredIy effect
i've"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-23

The Des Moines street twins, who
pretend to favor the selection of
postmasters by the primary, have
backed up abruptly.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-23

The city council of Racine, Wis,
has refused by vote of five to four
to accept $4,000 from Carnegie for
library. This, we believe, is the
FIRST time on record that a city coun-
Gil refused money for any purpose.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-23

The Iowa City Republican sug-
gests "Why not unite on Taft and
Cummins, winning ticket" Well,
why not?-Waterloo Reporter.
Make it Cummins and Taft. thus
putting the brains in the head. Such
a ticket would sweep the country.
'Rah for harmony.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-23

Senator Lorimer Is at least a man
OF unusual native ability. He rose
from bootblack in great city to
a man of wealth and influence and
succeeded in getting seat in the
Uaited States senate, the greatest
legislative body in the world. How
he got the seat is not here consid-
Erred.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-23

L. B. Webster, secretary of the
Wisconsin legislative committee for
the investigation Of fire loses and
the causes thereof, estimates that
at least sixty per cent Of the fires
are due to carelessness and hence
could be averted with proper atten-
ton and forethought.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-23

Surely Prof. Holden's health
wasn't the consideration that made
him gay, over his own signature,
that one acre Of Idaho land was
worth three acres of Iowa land. No,
that didn't improve the professors
health. His present campaign for
"A Greater Iowa" is not in the in
terest Of health, either. It is rath-
or in the interest of the professors
ambition to be governor of Iowa.
The ambition Is laudable, but the
battle cry seems to partake of hypo-
crisy.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-23

THAT COOKED HAT" LETTER.
A number of years ago, before the
distinguished governor of New Jer-
sey thought of becoming candidate
for president on the democratic
ticket, he read an address delivered
by Mr.. Joline, a railroad president,
on the menace of Organism. Prof.
Wilson was so elated over the adj
dress and so much in harmony with
the views expressed by the author.
that he took his pen in hand and
wrote Mr.. Joline as follows:
MY Dear Mr.. Joline.
Thank you very much for send
ing me your address at Parsons,
Kas., before the board Of directors
of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railway company. I have read it
with relish and entire agreement.
Would that we could do something
at once dignified and effective to
knock Mr.. Bryan once for all into
a cooked hat!
Cordially and sincerely yours,
Woodrow Wilson.
Stalwart democrats who admire
the peerless leader and who were in
clined to give Prof. Wilson their
support, are shocked at this letter
and have no hesitancy in express
ing disapproval. The fact that the
professor has expressed regret at
writing it does not properly salve
the wound. The millions Of demo-
Gratis who willingly followed the
Hon. Mr.. Bryan to three triumphant
defeats are not in a forgiving frame
of mind to accept the apologies
of democrat who would express
such sentiments to railroad presi-
dent. Prof. Wilson's goose seems to
be pretty we'll cooked.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-23

II Senator Cummins will yield to
the opportunities OF friends and adj
mirers and become an aggressive
candidate for president he will
prove formidable west of the Missis-
sippd river and those conversant
with the political temper of the
east declare he would stand a show
Of carrying New York. There is no
doubt Of what Iowa would do. The
senator would have every delegate
from this state.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-23

What has become of the old-fash-
toned statesman who used to smoke
a long black cigar and express his
thoughts with dashes and exclama-
ton points?-Toledo Blade.
II the Blade will consult it's con-
greasional directory 1t will find that
he Is still representing the Dam
willie, ILL.,, district in the lower
house.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-23
,arshalships should 90 to men sole

marshalships should go to men sole
ly upon merit, rather than being a
reward to some political hack whose
personal services to some congress
man is paid at the expense Of the
public. It is marvellous that the
people have suffered these things in
silence so long. No great corpora
ton could prosper if men were APP
pointed to responsible positions in
its service simply because they had
aptitude for manipulating the dirty
side of politics.
The Freeman Tribune had suppos-
ed that the crazy idea OF making
the Des Moines river navigable as
far up as the city OF Des Moines had
been abandoned since the retiracy
of Hon. John A. T. Hull from con-
gress, and said SO q few days ago.
However, the statement seems to be
mistake. The secretary OF the
Greater Des Moines committee
writes the Freeman-Tribune that
"there is more progress being made
on this project than at any time
In previous years. The board of re-
viewing engineers now have before
it report on this subject. We hope
to have this report published with
in short time" 1t is about time
to call halt in matters Of this kind.
The national treasury ought not to
be called upon to dig out such
streams as the Des Moines river for
the benefit of few towns along Its
course. Expenditures for such i'm
provements usually represent about
one per cent public advantage to
ninety-nine per cent of private
graft. The river and har-
Dor appropriations have come
to be regarded as a big plum
for schemers and a favored few who
are enabled to get their hands into
the national treasury.