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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-02-23

Charleston Coles county, Illinois, does not regret
the loss of its saloons The merchants will tell you
that business is better than in "wet" times. The
ctys bonded Indebtedness is larger than then,
and today the Charleston jail does not contain single
offender against the law The total number of arrests
has fallen to in the last year against $50
yearly average in "wet times. Most of these
DRINKS that in from Nation eleven miles by
trolley and who are "nabbed" almost they
get off the
Beggars and tramps shun Charleston they
would the plague They know it is place for them.
Bootleggers find but little do because Chief of Police
Fuqua has made it hot for them.
Charleston is at peace with the world. 1t is more
than holding its There vacant stores on
the public square-no ito LETT signs to be The
schools we'll attended, the children better clothed
and the standard of scholarship higher than ever
There to be found families calling the county
agent for help because of drink In all Illinois there
is not snugger, cleaner moral or better gov
erned town. Travelling come to Charleston from
nearby towns just to spend the night They like the
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-02-23
Great County Option Convention at Centralla

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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-02-23
Charleston>No Saloons>A Happy and
Prosperous own

hotel accommodations, they like the merchants and
they like the people,
The who laid out Charleston knew his bust
The principal business houses are on the four
sides of great square, in the center of which the
postoffce, fine, massive structure, stands. In the
summer time this Illinois town, with it's 1000 in
habitants and its freedom from saloon atmosphere is
picture of loneliness The streets are we-paved and
lined with shade trees The homes are attractive and
we'll kept up. Nearly every is property owner.
Debt is almost unknown and it is poor business man.
indeed, that not meet his obligations on the day.
In short, Charleston is great unified family happy
and prosperous The day of its saloons is by for all
time.
What Some of the Leading Business and
Professional Men Say About 1t
Has Proven Satisfactory.
February 1912.
am pleased to make statement that business dur
ing the dry period of
in many ways Many people who sought goods
atalnable In other days. buy standard
who bought goods county ORDERS buy
good class of goods for their families
account are regular in meeting their obligations
The Washington herald., 1912-08-25

Is a Baptist. Luke Lea, in the Ten
nessean, and thousands of other tenn
perance Democrats, supported the Re
publican candidate. The Democrats, OIL
as many as remained In the regular or.
son. who had been Governor for two
terms and was up for reelection He
was said to be the liquor candidate. The
Nashville American was his principal
newspaper champion.
IT knew the owners of the American.
Senator Sanders said 10 me- They were
sick and tired OF the property, being
men of business and not trained journal
lists. They came to me with a PROPOSE
ton / agreed to act as their agent IL
they would give me an option. The doc
ument was written and signed and then
sold the American to Luke Lea for
$4,000. He consolidated 1t with the
Tennessean."
Newell Sanders left me to infer the
disastrous situation into which he ma
neuvered Patterson. who, FASTENED to get
off the ticket IN order that Robert L.
Taylor, Kidding Bob" as he was call
ed might take his place as the Demo-
cratic candidate. Taylor. a popular man.
was then a member of the United States
Senate. He was willing, however, to
sacrifice his own interests In the hope
OF saving his party. But my work was
practically doubled" Senator Sanders re-
marked in narrating the story Of the
sale of the American. I'VE were COM
PEELED to fight two campaigns, you see.
one with Patterson and. after he quit,
another with Taylor. Ben Hooper was
elected just the same"
The new Legislature went into a dead
lock over a Senatorship soon to be va
The Washington herald., 1912-08-25

Gibbons Own Account of His Great History.
have presumed to mark the moment
of conception: l shall now commemo-
rate the hour of my final deliverance 1t
was on the day, or rather night, of June
q. ITS7, between the hours of IL and II,
that I wrote the last lines of the last
page, in the summer house in my gar
den. After laying down my pen ! took
several turns in a berceau. or covered
walk of acacias, which commands a
prospect of the country. the lake. and
the mountains. The air was temperate.
the sky was serene, the silver orb of
the moon was reflected from the waters.
and all nature was silent. / will not
dissemble the first emotions of joy on
recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps,
the establishment of my fame. But my
pride was soon humbled, and a sober
melancholy was spread over my mind
by the idea that I had taken an ever
lasting leave of an old and agreeable
companion, and whatever might be the
future fate of my history, the life of
the historian must be short and pre-
carious.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-25
His Bears n Nuisa nee.

From the HarrodhbnE Leader.
The following interesting item is from
"Harrodsburg Trustee Book" page 20s,
and is a resolution adopted, at a meeting
of the board of trustees January 5, 1885:
Archibald Woods appeared before the
board and informed them that James
Noble has confined in a pen near to his
home three beats: that the pen is not
sufficiently strong to keep them safely
and securely; that a few days ago one
of them got out Of said pen and went
to his house and greatly alarmed his
family; that II went into an apartment
in his house where two children were
sleeping and who were with difficulty
walked up and got out of the house be-
fore the bear entered ii. He states that
he considers them a dangerous and trou-
blesome nuisance to that part of the
town, and thinks it the duty OF the town
to compel Mr.. Noble to remove them out
of town. or so secure them that the town
may be no longer annoyed by them.
Wherefore, be 1t
Resolved. That the Town Sergeant
notify Mr.. Noble to remove said bears
out of the limits of the town on or before
the 10th instant"
The Washington herald., 1912-08-25
LA TOILETTE TALKS FOR LIVING
In wisconsin speechmaking Work.
ed on Days.

In wisconsin speechmaking Work.
ed on Days.
From the Nay American Magazine.
Senator La Toilette tells about his hard
campaign for the Governorship of Wis
consin. in which he talked eight and
quarter hours a day for forty-eight
days:
II spoke forty-eight days in success
sion. never missing one single day. ex-
cepting Sundays. I averaged eight and
one-quarter hours a day on the plat
form. We had two automobiles. so that
II one broke down or got out OF order in
any way, I could transfer TO the other.
I began speaking about O'Clock In the
morning. I would go into a county and
speak at every little hamlet or cross
roads talking TO smaller groups OF men
during the day. often from the automo-
bile, and sometimes. in a store. Then
we would have a large meeting In the
evening probably at the county seat,
where I always had large audience.
finishing my work about II O'Clock at
night. Some OF those night meetings
We're enormous: when I closed the cam
paign at Milwaukee I spoke to about
lo.0oO people for four hours.
Il took only one meal a day at the
table during those forty-eigtt days I
ate my noon luncheon. which consisted
OF a bottle OF good rich milk. and two
slices OF the crust OF bread buttered, and
sometimes a little well-cured cheese
shaved on and put In between. For my
supper / duplicated my luncheon. I got
the bread and milk at the farmhouses
along the road. II was a real whirlwind
campaign. and ! came out Of II weigh
ing only two pounds less than when I
went in. The opposition tried for a time
to follow me and catch my crowds. but
they We're soon worn out, and their re-
ception. just after l had furnished my
audience with the ammunition for ask
ing concrete questions, was discourage
ing, so that they soon desisted."
The Washington herald., 1912-08-25

0asoline power Ia ready, on the instant
and does away with the hauling Of coal
and water, while one man can do the
blowing and run the engine. A single
disk win pillow two acres q day. A
twelve disk pillow. therefore. win pillow
twenty-four acres. Such plows. Of course.
are never used except on large farms
the wheat farms and corn farms Of the
West and the cotton farms Of the South.
There are q good many big cotton
plantations In the South and there ID
money in cotton when the price goes to
10 cents pound. Farmers in that part
OF the country are getting to be comfor-
tably wen on. Our soil Is good or can
be easily rehabilitated and we have the
best class Of laborers In the United
States Negroes are steadier and more
faithful and willing than any other work.
ers In the world. Politicians have mis-
represented the. blacks 30 long that fc-
ton II now accepted as fact even
among many Southern people them
selves. have employed negroes for
thirty years and know what I am talk
ing about But they must be fairly
treated"
How is prohibition working out?" !
asked.
TT is an undeniable success and 1t il
Statewide, ! am glad to say. in Tonnes
see. Moreover, the law is enforced out
side of the cities Of Nashville. Knoxville.
Chattanooga. and Memphis. where ths
public officials need a lesson. and I pre-
dict. will get a lesson one Of these days
Liquor is coming into the State by means
Of what Is known as the jug trade but
will be stopped. i am sure. by law Of
Congress. We mean to amend the pres
ent statute so that liquor sent into a pro-
hibition State by freight or express can
be seized before It's delivery to the con-
The Washington herald., 1912-08-25

Somehow groom never looks
worthy.
After all, theirs somethin' kind
O. nice about bein' poor an lookin'
forward t TIL openin' o. new
nickel the-ater.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-07
MOYIMIENTO MARITIME
ENTRADAS Y SALInAs.

EntradaS del erterjor.-
Vapor americana Ponce, de New
Orleans.
De Ia costa
Costeros: Inocencia, Libertad Ma
ria Amparo
FaporeS americanos Berwind ' S.
v Luekenback
Despachos para Ell erterior.-
Fapores americanOs Carolina :.
Y. Luclen6ack
Para Ia costa.-
Costeros Deseada, Petra ' Coraz6n
de. Maria
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-07
FELEROS DE LA LINEA BENNER

-GoIcta Hattie G. Luce So agaar-
ola dc AN momcnto otro procedcatc
de New York
GoIcta G Cherry Debe baber salido
dc New York. para San Juan el 10. deb
cOrrlentc
Consignatarios, Sobrinos 2e Ezquiaga.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-18

Much difference Republicans in West
publican candidates which has
been the active Of the third
lar Republican ticket
Progressive The Huntington Herald
stat; caa1Gat VIII ian eff r @ The
On Republicans party leaders are inclined
to take the position that the
purpose OF defeating the Republican candidates for President
President and for the maintenance
position a national Republican party.
1t is future: predict with anv
the situation
regular puocan stat" oket and county tickets West
votes than On
strong and vigorous fight Repub
can WI" result IN an easier victory than compromise
ness OF hr campaign West Virginia be remembered
because it Republican Republican because un
der the policies enjoyed
use OF prosperity than perhaps other State in the Union
However highly gentlemen have
west virginia their personalities are not sufficient draw
Der Of the POLLS support large number Of
INC p' " 'eoe ana VINO vote the straight Republican ticket will
do because they believe
our STATE county and Congressional tickets
that all the men Of worth
Oe WI" not be sucent TO save the day for the Republican
splendid administration the oous
achievements of this appeal are not suf
to savei
neencer It Of vital importance that
the State be the expense
'ne Naona republican ticket We believe in and
OF the Republican after all the Repu
parry anu mas no sh 10 put the interest Of local candidates
party thousands OF Rep
cans who are certain to take this view and
ne par any candidate any paerns
for local hostile to the Ma
OF principles the National Republican party be
worth saving Of
it is worth represent upon the state
Congressional and county tickets in West virginia
engaged needless
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-18
Time for Them 70 sp.ak Out

mere is no thinking man that would
question the right OF Governor Glass
cock. Ex-Governor Dawson. General c.
j. Elliott. William Seymour Edwards
or W. 7. Hubbard TO have been for
colonel Roosevelt before the Repub-
lican national convention. n they
wished. They ran the state conven-
ton that sent the delegates 10 the con
vcution. and az least three Of them
were delegaes. They had their inning
and by every known principle OF mod.
ern political usage they are bound by
mo results. az al the men on Gods
green earth who have no right 10 com.
plain % the steam roller. Bill Dawson
and Bill Hubbard are the men. Have
hey forgot tho Wheeling convention
The steam roller In the hands Of Daw-
sons state committee ia 1905 made
William r. Glasscoca governor 50
cur esteemed governor has no com.
PLANT coming Thousands ~ us who
were steam roiiercd Lr Dawson and
his allies swallowed our resentment
and supported fhc nominees When
they were the nominees they were
wonderfully rcgular It was only
when ih"y saw tho Handwriting on
The WALL telling Thar their Gavs al
fi" 'l"sh pots were drav.rs % a.
close. that thoy becar 20 desert 10
"ou.f ho i.frr"r' BAD 'hey nor boon
n'r'-ot hf fHe o'i party and boon
r'f' iu Oficc f1r such "fime that the
memory ~ w4u rlrrnfi nrt fo Tho
r-iir1-v Tho mon or our state
'r.'f 'rrn boon supporting some ~
Those. over ..-.... .H... .....r. ..r. ..........
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-18

electors
|
a NNf~N'"
The Carpenter Of the great Re-
certain that he commission would
Democratic - -
The Senator what
abt speech delivered 10 the
the being thai one
OF The
of California, Senator Carpenter o
think
a lican2"
the Senate long he Carpenter
good humor to i'm: a"
de'hrone
name is very different from the "
good changed
Henry Wilson
changed his originally
changed his
Ulysses 10 Ulysses Simpson
N'-'e'N
I was baptized Decatur Merritt Hammond
famous lawyer of Albany more than
20
last decided that
be called to
wualoV
full which By deaf two later
Copyright. J. right srosery
Tomorrow MI Edwards will tell Lei Commodore
Vanderbilt
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-18

property. Here IS pitiful case which
must touch the heart strings OF every
charitable person. Already a number
OF warm hearted Wheeling and
Moundsyilie people have contributed
Of their means TO help alleviate the
suffering that must result from this
terrible disaster.
Bat much more should be done.
Tho people Of Wheeling are liberal
The Intcl,igcncer will be glad 90
acknowledge subscriptions 20 this
splendid fund. and has no doubt that
generous responses will be made.
Let rs do something 70 insure that
these widows and orphans will be pro.
vided for until they are able 20 make
some provision for themselves.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-18

they took occasion 70 crafty their
personal feelings by kicking Mac
Corkle around. OF course. MacCorkle
ought 10 be kicked IIe represents
about everything disreputable in West
Virginia politics. bur IL vas unkind FOR
convention 70 make him the scape-
goat. In doing the dirty work for
Watson and Chiffon NacCorkle has
only been n little more conspicuous
than the large majority OF the Demo
cratic leaders 10 West virginia.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-18


one vote. On the other hand only necessary 10
obtain for Governor Tden the electoral vote OF either
south Carolina, Louisiana Florida TO secure
his election.
The Republican managers went Senator Carpenter
and offered him retainer appear counsel before
the electoral commission
Il can't do IT," said Senator Carpenter
Why not?" he was asked Surely you don't mean
TO say that you think Hayes was not elected"
What think about the election has nothing 10 do
with the matter Senator Carpenter replied ADRIAN s
Hewitt chairman OF the Democratic National Committee
mas onered me rotaner 20 thn narnnc-atc
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-18
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
Famous Lawyer Who Changed His Name
By L j. EdwardS)

FER Consress TO the
- OF a commission made OF members
OF the
returns from the -four States whose election
election OF
70 secure The abe counsel before
In each
count such election
eonmisslon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-19
Horssshoes In Turkey,

In many parts of Turkey horseshoes
are simply a fat plate of iron with a
hole in the middle. An extraordinary
method still obtains in portions of the
Ottoman empire OF shoeing the horse.
The farrier doubles a long rope and
knots a loop at the end to about the
size Of n large horse collar This is
put over the horses head after the
manner Of q horse collar. and the
knot rests on the horses chest. The
next step is to bring the two ends Of
the rope between the animals legs.
Each rope then. taken by a man, is
hitched on the fetlocks Of the horses
legs and brought through the loop in
front. Then by a hard, steady pull
the hind legs are drawn up to the fore
legs, and the horse falls heavily on its
side All four feet are now tied to
gether by the fetlocks, the horse il
propped up on his back. and the farrier
sits quietly down beside him. takes OF
the old shoes and puts on the new
New York Herald
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-19
THE WAY TO OBTAIN Gov
EMINENT PUBLICATIONS

Information, obtained through Of
fetal sources, as to how public docu-
ments can be procured with least
trouble and at trifling expense has
been sent out from the government
printing office at Washington. The
idea that prevails most generally,
that this class of literature may be
secured through the courtesy of mem
bers of congress, is correct only in
a slight degree. There are nearly
five hundred senators and represen-
tatives-hence an edition of several
thousand copies, If distributed pro
rata, gives to each only few copies.
Some of these the senator or repre-
sentative needs for reference, the few
left over are soon exhausted ana
those constituents who then write for
them are necessarily disappointed,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-19

and Mrs. Annie Baumgarten, all of
Davenport. The funeral will be held
Wednesday afternoon, ~ Brown
street. The remains will be incinerat-
ed at the Davenport crematorium.
At S:45 o'clock Sunday evening at
the home of ]. M. Bennett, 1908 East
Thirteenth street, where he had
been confined for the past two years,
occurred the death of Antoine Henry
Mueller. one of the old German resi-
dents of Davenport. The deceased was
born April 80, 1922, in Osnabrueck,
Hanover, Germany, and at the time OF
his demise was aged SO years. On Oct.
%, 1912, he came to America, landing
in Baltimore, and from there going
to Cincinnati, where he remained for
two years. Two daughters survive.
They are Mrs. Mile Friedholdt and
Miss Alvina Mueller. The funeral was
held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from
will take place at the Davenport ere.
matorium.
AT o'clock Sunday morning at a
local hospital occurred the death OF
Johann Friedrich Scheel, aged 81
years. Death was due to the infirmi
ties of age. He is survived BY
three sons in Newton, Iowa.
Holmes Temple, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Seth J. Temple of Mcclellan Heights
died Sunday afternoon of diptheria. He
I was born in Champaign. Ill. April II
1897, and was therefore in his 15ti
year. Coming with his parents to Dav
export in 1904 he attended and gradu
sted from the Pierce school and wa
in his first year at high school Witt
the parents are left four children, Gil
bert, Arthur. Malcolm and Muriel Tn,
funeral was held in private yesterda,
afternoon, with burial in Oakdale
Dean Hare officiating.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-19

Burial took place In St Mary's GENE
terry, East Moline.
Mrs. Anna s. Piper, long time resi-
dent of this city, widow of the late DIR.
c. e. Piper, prominent Moline physi-
clan Of the earlier days, died Saturday
afternoon at the Rhodes Avenue hospi-
tai in Chicago. Her son, DR.. Ralph
Piper, will accompany the remains to
this city, arriving here this evening.
Anna F. johnson was born in Lacrosse,
Wis, Aug. %, 1S49. At the age of %
she came to- this city and was mar
ried to DR.. G. E. Piper shortly after
her arrival. He died here April 25,
1892. Since his death, Mrs. Piper had
made her home with an only son, DR..
Ralph Piper of Chicago. Her only 9TH
er child and youngest son, C. w. Piper,
preceded her in death some six years
ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-19

through no fault of the public man
whom they have addressed. The
reader who is Interested in g govern
ment publication viii serve himself
best by addressing the Official known
as the superintendent of documents,
government printing ONCE, Washing
ton. d. c., who is authorized to have
reprinted any government publica-
ton for which there is a demand and
sell the same at cost to all appli-
cants.
He win mali price lists, divided by
subjects, free upon application and
remittance can then, as required by
law authorizing such sales, accom-
pany order.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-19

The careful mother, who watches
closely the physical peculiartties of her
children, will soon discover that the
most important thing in connection with
q child's constant good health Is to keep
the bowels regularly open. Sluggish
bowels will be followed by loss OF appe-
tite, restlessness during sleep. irrita-
bility and a dozen and one similar evil
dences Of physical disorder.
at the first sign of such disorder give
the child teaspoonful of DR.. Caldwelrs
Syrup Pepsin at night on retiring and
repeat the dose the following night IL
necessary-more than that will scarcely
be needed. You will find that the child
will recover it's accustomed good spirits
at once and will eat and sleep normally.
This remedy is a vast Improvement
over salts, cathartics, laxative waters
and similar things. which are altogether