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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-12-13

Brown, a stranger in Canadian city
stopped a pert looking newsboy and
asked directions to a well known park.
He grew wrathy as he repeated the
urchin s instructions.
"Take any old street car" Brown
echoed
"Yes.'
"And at the end of the line change
to the first young street car. Is that
what you said7'
eyes, " answered the boy, with 9
grin. Then he SHE'D off at the gentle
man Z gesture toward his cheek.
"You ID better rum Brown called
after him. "You needn't try you
smart tricks on me or I'll thrash you. ,
He walked away, stopped at news
dealers to buy city guide and found
the directions to the park as follows
"Take any Olde street car to end o.
line, then change to Yonge. New
York Press.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-12-13
City to own Picture Show.

Chico, Cal.-The trustees Of the
town of Biggs, a short distance south
of Chico, have taken the initiative in
northern California in the matter of
providing a municipality controlled and
owned motion picture show.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-12-13
Useful to Mankind.


iladelphia.-United States Senator
Penrose, in a speech at dinner here
given by classified civil service en-
ployes of the government and the city,
declared himself in favor of congress
enacting a law providing for old age
retirement pensions for federal en-
ployes.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-12-13
Grain Flour and Feed.

Wheat-The wheat market this week
is a shade better than last week and
prices have advanced 1 cent on Red
Russian and 1-2 cent on bluestem. There
is, however, very little moving and the
demand in general is poor.
Flour-The flour situation is UNI
changed. The movement is poor and
quotations weak.
Feed-The market is weak; barley
has declined So and rolled barley 81.
Other quotations remain about the
same, with market easy under plenti-
full supplies and trade dull.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-12-13
samnson Williams Killed.

Holland, Texas.-Sampson Williams
was shot and killed and his sen, R. e
Williams, was seriously injured here
by Matt Armstrong, who then shot and
killed himself. Armstrong was a son
in-law of Sampson Williams. A fam
fly dispute is said to have led to the
tragedy.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-12-13

Cleveland, Ohio.-An unusually
heavy earthquake shock within a ra-
dius of 300 or 400 miles was recorded
Saturday night at st. Ignatius observ-
atory. 1t is believed the shock oc-
Cured in southern Indiana or Illinois.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-12-13

navel oranges have taken drop of
so cents.
Other Fruits-Other quotations are
unchanged with the exception of a
slight decline on cranberries. The prices
are easy with the demand fair. Pears
are off the market.
Potatoes-There is practically no
local movement whatever in potatoes,
and the quotations remain the same,
with little or no change over last week.
At New York the feeling is very easy,
due to heavy offerings.
Other egetables-With the excep-
tion of pumpkins, which are off the
market, and rutabagas and head lettuce
which show slight decline, the situa-
ton of other vegetables remains I'M
changed.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-12-13
Mexico's Army too Small.

Mexico City.-Secretary of Interior
Hernandez admits that the army is not
nearly large enough to give protection
to haciendas and small towns.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-12-13

She (after a tiff)-You win admit
you were wrongf
He "a young lawyer)-No, but I'll
admit that an unintentional error might
have unknowingly erept into my asser
ton.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-12-13
THE TOLSTI DIARY
MANY PECULlARlTlE OF THE
LATE COUNT EXHIBITED
BY HIS WILL.
PRAYED FOR DEVINE LIGHT WISDOM
Requested That No Expensive Coffin,
No Wreaths, No Discourse at
Funeral Be Used When His
Final Call Came.

Paris.-One of the most striking
sentences in the diary of the late Count
Leo Tolstoi (Which is just printed in
the Journal des Debats as his hitherto
unpublished statement and was re-
placed by a brief formal will dated
July q, 1910, by which he left all his
literary property to his daughter, Alex
andria), reads
IF the people of the world wish to
read my writings let them dwell on
those passages where l know the di
vine power has spoken through me
and let them profit from them through
out their lives"
The diary is printed on the authority
of Count Sergins Tolstoi. 1t was writ
ten by his father under date of March
81, 1895.
Wanted No Praise After Death.
Count Leo Tolstoi asked that all re-
frain from saying good of him aftei
his death. After referring to himself
as the interpreter of divine power, he
said:
Il have had moments when | felt
myself to be the medium for the ex
preston of the divine will. l have
sometimes been so impure and so sub
ject to personal passions that the lighi
of this truth has been obscured by my
own obscurity; but, despite all, have
served at times as the intermediary
for his truth, and those have been the
happiest moments of my life. May
God will that, passing through me
these truths have not been sullied, ant
may mankind find in them its pasture
1t is only in that that my writings have
Importance"
AS the Poor Are Buried.
The diary begins by saying that i
he does not make another this shall b.
his last testament. Tolstoi then re
quests to be buried where he dies
in a city, in the least expensive coffil
and in the least expensive cemetery
"as the poor are buried
He continues:
LET there be no flowers, no wreaths
no discourse; and, if possible, let tn
funeral take place without priests an
without liturgy, but if that is disagree
able to those who bury me then let m
be inferred with the liturgy, only a
simply and cheaply as possible"
After asking that no announcement
of his death appear in the newspaper
and that no obituary be printed TolstC
writes at length concerning the dii
position of his works.
Referring to his unpublished wri
ings he prescribed that only those b
printed which will "be useful to mai
kind"
He asks his heirs to abandon to tn
public the right to publish his forme
works-that is, to renounce the al
thor's royalties. After giving instru
tons relative to the classification {
his papers by his wife and daughter
he orders his diaries to be destroye
when what is worth preserving ha
been extracted from them.
Useful to Mankind.
This applies particularly to the jou
nails he kept when bachelor, when
says he led the usual miserable life
young men without principle. Then
adds:
After all let my diaries remain I
they are. 1t may be seen from the
that despite the misery of my you
God did not abandon me and that
l grew older l learned, however lit
it was, to understand and to love him
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-06-06
IS $3.50 .*# IS y =
NORTHWEST OF WARREN

Mr.. Andrew Skoog, Of Warrenton,
left a week ago last Saturday for
Carlton, Mimi, where he will visit
with his brothers and sisters.
Mrs. Alfred and Miss Esther John
son called at Albin Johnson's last
Tuesday.
Miss Mabel Cederlund closed a term
of school in District No. s a week ago
last Friday.
The Vega Young Peoples Society
will meet next Sunday evening at
1880. Only boys will appear on the
program Refreshments as usual.
Everybody welcome
Some of the young folks were en-
tertained at Frank &. Johnson's last
Sunday evening. S
Miss Emma Bystrom was visiting in
Warren last week returning home on
Saturday evening.
Mike Luxanburg was an Argyle
caller last Saturday.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-06-06
$3.50. ...+s $50 = /.
NORTH OFT. n. FALLS \

Weather ideal for crops. Corn
about all planted. A good many farm
ers are breaking for flax Crops Of all
kinds looking well. Taking it, alto
gether prospects are good
The young people Of this neighbor-
hood organized a young peoples pro-
gressive society Saturday evening at
the County Line school house, known
as the Fred Copp school house. It
started out with charter member
ship of about 30; it is for the purpose
of furthering the advancement Of ag-
riculture. All farm questions will
be discussed. We will try later to
give the names Of officers ETC..
Mr.. Jackson is putting in fax on his
quarter north Of Mr.. Mussey's.
Mrs. Warning was shopping in T.
r. Falls Friday afternoon.
Frank Growinsky who has been
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-06-06

working for the N. w. Drainage Co.,
went to his home at Red Lake Falls
the last of the week.
School closed quietly in this dis
trict last Monday; the children were
glad to get their freedom once more;
the teacher was VIM. Walker.
John. Myers did business in Thief
River Falls the past week.
A new Sunday school was organ
lied last Sunday at the Stiner school
house by the union organizer who has
been in this vicinity this spring.
S. R. Rogers transacted business in
7. R. Falls first of the past week and
brought out a large load of building
material for his new house.
Mr.. Cunningham, from west of Red
Lake Falls, was on our streets the
rast week selling evergreen trees.
Mr.. Coglin was business caller at
Thief River Falls last Of this week
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-06-06
The Cost of Government in Minnesota
Nineteenth Article

ne COST OF Government in Minnesota
Nineteenth Article
How much do the people of Mime
sofa pay per capita for the support of
including national, state
and local? What part is this sum of
their total wealth? Is the burden of
taxation in Minnesota increasing fast
er than population or wealth? If so,
is it due to the extension of public in
dustries, or how is it to be explain
ed? For what purposes are the vast
amounts of money spent which are
raised by taxation and public loans?
What is the present outstanding debt
Of all grades of government in Min
nesota, and what is the annual inter
est charge on such debt? Is current
revenue sufficient to meet ordinary
expenses, or are some municipalities
going constantly deeper into debt in
order to pay interest on previous
loans and meet running expenses? Es-
pecially, how do the several counties,
cities and villages compare in these
respects with one another and with
similar government units elsewhere?
/ In a democratic country, where the
final decision in all public matters
rests with the people, every intelli-
gent citizen ought to be able to an
swer these questions; but until very
recently, no citizen of Minnesota
could hope to find out so much as the
aggregate amount Of tax which he
paid, to say nothing of the purposes
for which it was spent or the amount
of public debt resting upon him. The
first serious attempt to furnish infor
nation on this point was made il
chapters XXI and XIII. Of the re
II port of the Minnesota Tax Commits
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-06-06
TAXATION IN MINNESOTA
THE FOLLOWING IS ONE OF SERIES OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED
BY REQUEST OF THE MINNESOTA TAX COMMISSION
CRITICISM OR SUGGESTION is CORDIALLY INVITED

sion for 1910. The interest aroused
by that report was convincing evil
dence that it met real public need.
The Tax Commission has therefore
resolved to continue the study of the
cost Of government in Minnesota in
its report for 1872 To that end, the
the Commission has created Depart
ment of Research and Statistics. and
has appointed as director of it, Profess
sor p. v Robinson, who has charge of
the courses in public finance and tax
alton at the University of Minnesota.
The starting point in any study of
the cost of government must be pub
lie expenditures. A private citizen
regulates his expenditures according
to his income, if he means to avoid
bankruptcy: but in the case of gov
ernments, what is appropriated by the
legislature and other spending bodies
determines how much must be raised
BY TAXATION. Not few citizens. in
deed, denounce high taxes yet con-
stantly urge their representatives. in
Congress and the Legislature to sup
port bill after bill calling for increas-
ed appropriations. Such persons an
! parently think it is possible for the
government to eat its cake and keen
| it at the same time. The fact is.
however, that the government has no
magic fund Of wealth at it's disposal.
but must take from the pockets of the
people whatever it determines to
spend.
/ The next article will show wherein
the present investigation is more ex-
| tended than the one Of 1910, and why
this expansion was necessary in order
to make plain the character Of public
expenditures in Minnesota.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-06-06
EAST OF WARREN

The Burnside school closed with a
picnic at Brookside on Friday. Miss
Edna Grange has been the teacher
for the past year and we understand
she is engaged for another year.
A party of about 20 enjoyed a pic
mic dinner at NJ. Battenhous' near Ar
gyle on Sunday.
Claude and Bessie Maps visited at
the Schoop home near Angus, Tues.
day evening.
The Freshman Class Of the Warren
high school held their picnic in Mr..
Reigal's grove on Wednesday after
noon.
Miss Bessie Maps entertained Stel-
la, Ida and Willie Copp, and friend
from Illinois on Thursday evening.
The severe wind storms of the past
few days have destroyed number
of gardens.
Mr.. Johnson, of Aurora, ILL.,, visited
with Torgeson brothers last week.
F. Grumpy is drilling we'll fol
]. w. Maps.
Miss Marvel Grange is visiting Al
NJ. Battenhous' near Argyle.
1 John Cleveland is in S. Dakota, 81
/ business for few days.
L. Kettering has returned home.
Mrs. w. Grange visited with Mrs
p. N. Powell on Tuesday.
Mr.. p. NJ. Powell and daughte
| Jeanette we're called to Illinois q
Saturday evening on account Of th
death Of Mrs, PoWell's brother.
Prof. a. w. Hayes Of Warren, wa
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-06-06
Correspondence
4 + + X 4 r =
+ FOLDAHL

Hello everybody, how do you all
feel since June is here. This month
seems to bring some vacation days as
it brings meetings and picnics.
Even the it is late, some are still
seeding.
Rev. Wahlund held a meeting in
Erick Olson's school house last Sun
day. The same was Well attended.
Mr.. and Mrs Abel Anderson from
West Valley were also present. A
number of those that attended the
meeting were entertained at Erick
Olson's during the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi G.. Johnson were
in town one day last week.
Mr.. O. l.. Swanberg was seen TAX
ing home brush breaker yesterday.
Well such thing is very common in
these days. It looks as if the coun-
try was started anew.
John Haugen brought home four
more horses last week. That makes
his horse herd the largest in this
township.
Mr. Name Andeen sold load of
hay last week.
Alfred Hagstrom, Jacob Andeen and
Minnie Young of this town and John
q. Johnson of Wright, called at Lars
Larson's Sunday last.
Jno. Larson has been helping Peter
Berg grubbing.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-06-06

inspecting the school gardens here
on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Yonngs and Mr..
and Mrs. Vanderwall called at Hazel
Glen Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Copp and family
with their guests from Illinois dined
With Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. l.. Palmer an
Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. J. P. Trott were Sun
day guests at the Thomas home in
Warren.
Cards have been received announc.
ing the marriage of John Peterson
and a young lady Of Cedar Falls, Ia
Congratulations
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-06-06

gloomy inded Much has been written
at one time and another regarding the
ability Of the white man to live in the
tropics and to retain his bodily and
mental vigor. The consensus Of opin-
Ion, as pointed out by the Medical Rec
ord, has been that he cannot do so.
but that after q time he will surely de-
teriorate. physically and mentally. Fur
thermore, white natives whose ances-
tors have lived three or more genera
tons in the tropics are not, with rare
exceptions, the peers either in body
or mind of their relatives living In the
temperate zone.
Prof. Lyds not only insists that the
white man cannot 1--we In health II
tropical countries, but no also pro
fesses to believe that the white man
b doomed tn vanish from the face Of
the earth, giving way to the colored
races. The English professor bases
his belief on tho theory that the orig
inal, color Of the human skin was dark
brown, the variations Of that color bo-
ing the results Of the weakening or
strengthening 81 the pigment under
different climatic conditions.
Taking ordinary precautions, it may
be possible for the white man, after
two years of acclimatization. to live in
the tropics even more immune from
tropical diseases than the black. But
this period Of immunity lasts for only
about seven years. after which the
deteriorating effects Of the strong
solar light and heat begin to show
themselves on the white skin, and
render the possessor thereof peculiar.
lily susceptible to tropical diseases. n
consequence the permanent settlement
| Of the tropics by white men is impos
sible. But while the pigment with
which the colored races is provided
/ Is indispensable for life In the trop
les. It is q source Of no danger IN thu
temperate or frigid zones; therefors
the dark or yellow man can intrud(
upon the domain Of the man ffall
skin with little or no danger.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-06-06
SWEDISH PINE NEEDLE
PLASTER CURE

to that plaster remedy
kidney trouble
of
$40 oonslses u
SWEDISH PINE NEEDLE PLASTER Co.
40 Temple Court Minneapolis MINI
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-06-06
SEES EXTINCTION OF WHITES
English Scientific Authority Declares
That CoIored Races Will Event
uaIly Rule the Earth.

q IF
If we are to take
seriously the pre-
dictions Of Profess
sor Lionel w.
Lyde Of London
University the out
look for, the white
man on the face
If the earth In
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-06-06
Johnny Cakes Name.

, Johnny cake Is certainly about 90
queer bread as was ever got up. Tip
has never seen any true account Of
It Whatsoever. Pone dough Il nodded
around an iron musket ramrod or on
q long green strong switch and held
over the IRE until roasted or baked.
or Whatever you call It. IN old times
Gen. FORESTS men cooked cornmeal
rations. hence Johnny cake. Johnny
Rob. Tip has heard old Texas ray
that Sam Houston to his dying day
ate such corn cakes, which hs learned
to make from his long life among III
.Aomsds.-Nex York Press.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-06-06

Notice: II you have anything you
wantsto buy or sell, place an adver-
tisement in the sheaf want column.
Sheaf Want Ads. do the Business.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-06-06

Typewriter supplies for sale at the
the Sheaf office.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-21
AN oNTONAGoN WAiF.
Little Mona Reed Finds Friends ir
Duluth officers.

1
| Duluth officers.
Tho sympathy Of every man at
headquarters went out today to little
Mona Reed from Ontonagon. Mich. in
company with her mother, SAYS the
! Duluth Herald.
Mrs. Reed was in the custody of a
deputy sheriff 1t is stated that while
working in Ontonagon Mrs Reed
! went insane. Not having been in
Michigan long enough TO have be-
come a legal resident she was sent
20 Duluth where she formerly made
her home on Park Point. She was
turned over To the authorities here
but as yet the disposition of the ease
has not been determined
Mona is an adopted child, accord
ing To the officers. She is about 20
years OF age, ana when she was dues-
toned at the station this morning she
burst into tears. Frightened by the
strange, unusual surroundings and
still trembling from the trip with her
stop-mother. the child was on the
verge of tears from the moment she
entered the station. Several days ago
she fell down and struck her face on
stick. leaving discolorations under
both eyes. With heavy stocking cap
a comfortable red mackinaw, her wan
little face attracted the attention OF
every man who saw her. Several po-
licemen spoke TO her. but she could
scarcely answer them for the sobs
choking the words she tried 10 utter.
When Captain Fiskett picked her up
the tears overlooked and she cried
quietly Tor several minutes Relieved
by good cry the little girl wiped
away the tears with the back Of her
mItten ana told the captain about
where she had lived and gave hiu:
other information when requested.
Humane officer Bob McKercher
CHANGED TO be IN the station when
Mrs. Reed and the child were brought
in. He was called into the chiefs Of
fee and if ii was found necessary to
send Mrs. Reed 10 a state institution
ne was confident that a good home
could he found for Mona.
The deputy sheriff told the police
that in violent fit Yesterday Mrs.
Reed fired a shot from revolver at
Mona. The bullet went wild and the
gun was taken away from her before
sha could harm either the girl or her
self with IT,"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-21
Compliments.

John Drew. the eminent actor at III,
age of SO looks no more than 30. Com
plimented on this fact. Mr.. Drew said
II try 10 keep my hair on and IN,
stomach uf-that is the true secret ol
perennial youth"
The neh told one of his famous sto'
ries Illustrate Of the horrors Of cor
plilance.
"A tat man." he said, could not
help laughing one day at the mdic-
rous appearance of "A very bow-lesged
chap--one Of these arch looking chaps
you know
Though total stranger 10 him, the
fat man slapped the bow Legged chap
ON the back and said
'Ry lingo. brother YOU look as
If you'd been riding a barrel
The bow legged man smiled
land YOU look as If YOU'D been
Swallowing one, he said"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-21
CIASNER BILL
IS ENDORSED
State Health Board Would Prohib.
II Marriage of Unfit

The November report of the state
Board of Health. just issued. calls on
the state legislature 10 enact the elias.
ner BILL prohibiting the marriage OF
the physically and mentally unfit. This
bill was passed by the house two
years ago, but failed In the senate
The report calls attention TO law
now on the books. but unenforced
which provides that no insane person
idiot. OF person afflicted with a blood
disease (the nature of which is speci-
fed in the act) shall be capable of
contracting marriage. IL provides a
fine OF $500 to $1,000 fine. or max
!mum OF i've years Imprisonment, for
violations Of the act
The report says This law sounds
well and carries good intentions
Present conditions do not verify the
effectiveness of the law. Apparently
L is not enough to depend upon the
statements Of the applicants for the
marriage license. How many county
clerks. before issuing a marriage Ii
cense, ask the applicant II he has or
has had a disease of the nature speci-
fed? The law does not require them
10 obtain information regarding these
facts. The whole obligation is left
to the applicants, who I'm the very
great majority of instances are not
aware Of the existence of any law
relative TO the point"
The report for November shows the
number of pneumonia cases far be- |
low the average for the month The |
meningitis. scarlet fever and measles |
reports are also low. on the other |
hand. the tuberculosis report is above
The average, and unfavorable condi- |
tons are also reported for diphtheria, !
whooping cough and smallpox. Ty-
phoid Is running close to the average.