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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12

Brown, stranger in Canadian city,
stopped pert looking newsboy and
asked directions to a we'll known park.
lie grew wrathy as he reneated the
urehin's instructions.
"Take any old street carr Brown
echoed.
eyes,
And at the end of the line change
to the first young street car. Is that
what you said7"
Yes" answered the boy, with
grin. Then he SHE'D off at the gentle
man't gesture toward his cheek.
You d better run,'' Brown called
after him. You needn't try your
smart tricks on me or I III thrash you. -
He walked away, stopped at news.
dealers to buy city guide ana found
the directions to the park as follows:
:. Take any Olde street car to end of
line, then change to Yonge. New
York Press.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
1.-THE Greyhound"

Beginning on the evening of Mon
day, December 18th, and extending
throughout the week, the company at
the American theater, Spokane, will
offer for the first time outside of New
York City the recent success, "The
Greyhound" Henry Hall, the new
leading man who comes from the East
will make his first appearance in this
play. Earl Dwire will also join the
American forces during this produc-
ton. Mr.. Dwire comes from Salt Lake
City where he has been playing a spe.
cial engagement in stock.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
In the House.

House, legislative, executive and ju.
dicial appropriation bill again taken
up.
Indian and rivers and harbors COM
mittees continue work framing appro-
priation bills.
Representative Johnson introduced
bill for the government to take over
the Lincoln farm in Kentucky.
Military affairs committee concluded
hearings on army appropriation bill.
Indian affairs appropriation bill car
rying $S,132,02S was reported
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
SPOKANE
Great Show at Spokane.

At Auditorium theater, three nights.
starting December 16-special Wednes-
day matinee-the greatest event of the
season. Maeterlinck's exquisite fantasy,
THE Blue Bird" with 100 in the cast
Prices-lower floor, zoo; first three
rows balcony, $1.5O; next five rows,
$l.o0; last six rows balcony, 75c; gal
'e'', IVY, zerntr's ""- Z. - :!
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
MONUMENT TO JEFFERSON
Congress Invited to Attend Its Un-
yelling.

Invitations have been received by
the senate and house of representa-
tives to attend the unveiling of the
Jefferson memorial monument on the
site OF the Louisiana Purchase expo
sition in st. Louis on April 30, 1913,
the 10th anniversary of the Louisiana
purchase. The monument was erected
at cost of $450,O00 under authority
from congress.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
Health Certificate to Wed.

Reno, Nev.-The Episcopal church
of the district of Nevada, in convoca-
ton here, adopted resolution pledg-
ing the clergymen to require certifi-
cate of health before performing a
marriage ceremony Gin any case where
there is a reasonable doubt as to the
fitness of either party for marriage"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
Earl Russell a Socialist.

London.-The Fabian society, an or
ganization whose aim is to propagate
socialist ideas among the middle and
upper classes, has added to its mem.
bership roll the names of Earl Russell.
the first member of the house of lords
to be a socialist. George Bernard
Shaw is a prominent Fabian.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
City to Own Picture Show.

Chico. Cal.-The trustees of the
town OF Biggs, short distance south
or Chico, have taken the initiative in
northern California in the matter of
providing municipality controlled and
owned motion. picture show.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
At the OrpheuYu.

Greasy & Dayne in "The Village
LAWYER; Lola Merrill and Frank Otto,
presenting After the Shower; the
Harvey Family, famous lady aerialists;
Hopkins & Axtell, in a tinkling trav-
esty, "Trayeling"; Marion and Jessie
Standish, sweet singing condolences;
Warren & Blanchard, the comedian
and the singer; Nip & Tuck, in aero
batic comedy.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
.L0ANSF0RFARMERS
PRESIDENT TAFT ADVISES PLANS
SIMILAR TO THOSE USED IN
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.
SUCCESTSUNIFORM LAW NALL STATES
Made Stirring Address to Convention
of Governors at Washington, D.
c., Saturday, Advocating
Modern Methods.

President Taft, in a speech to %
governors recently urged the adoption
of uniform state legislation which
would make possible in this country
the adoption of system of rural cred
it's and low interest-bearing loans to
farmers, similar to that in vogue in
many European countries.
I'VE are not going to adopt sys-
TEN overnight said the president. 1T
| is going to take considerable time be-
fore the country shall receive the ben
eft of it, but the earlier we begin
the agitation the earlier we shall
achieve the purpose we have in bring
| ing the matter to the attention of the
public.
Keep Farm Methods Modern.
There is no subject" continued the
president, "of greater Importance tC
the people of the United States than
the improvement OF the agricultural
methods, the keeping them up to date
| in all agricultural communities, the
securing of profits to the farmer, the
attraction OF the young men of the
country to farming as lucrative pro
fession and the lowering of their prices
to the consumer.
1--WE have great capital in this coun
| try and we have farming property that
| is producing farm products of immense
value 1t would seem clear that with
these two elements it would be pos
| sible to introduce third by which the
farmer engaged in producing the crops
should be able, in view of the value OF
what the land on which it is produced
| to obtain money on the faith of the
land and the faith of the product which
will enable him to expand his acreage
and better his methods OF cultivation
and production. -..
Easy Exchange.
can easy exchange between capital
and farmers with proper security has
been established in European count
ries, where the rate of interest has
been lowered so the farmer is practic
ally on the same basis of advantage in
borrowing of money as the business
man.
IF this can be done abroad it car
be done here, and ii abroad we find
that government institutions adapted
to form the conduit pipe between cap
| italists and farmers are successfully
operating, why should we not adopt
them here?"
While conditions in this country and
Europe were somewhat different, the
president said, by modification of the
European plan the idea could find 8
proper place in the United States.
A committee was named to draft uni
form rural credit legislation to be rec
commended to the states. ,
Congress to Help.
President Taft's plan will be consid
cred as part of the general currency
reform to be attempted by the subcom
mittee OF the house banking and cur
rency committee.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12

She CATER tiff)-You will admit
you were wrongs
He "a young lawyer)-No, but I'll
admit that an unintentional error might
have unknowingly crept into my asser-
ton.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
THE T0LST| DIARY
MANY IRREGULARITIES 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 brief formal will dated
July 27. 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
q, 1895.
Wanted No Praise After Death.
Count Leo Tolstoi asked that all re-
frain from saying good of him after
his death. After referring to himself
as the interpreter of divine power, he
said
Il have had moments when l 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 light
of this truth has been obscured by my
own obscurity; but, despite all, l 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, and
may mankind find in them it's pasture
1t is only in that that my writings have
Importance"
As the Poor Are Buried.
The diary begins by saying that if
he does not make another this shall be
his last testament Tolstoi then re
quests to be buried where he dies--ii
in city, in the least expensive coffin
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 the
without liturgy, but if that is disagree
able to those who bury me then let me
be inferred with the liturgy, only as
simply and cheaply as possible"
After asking that no announcement
of his death appear in the newspapers
and that no obituary be printed Tolsto
writes at length concerning the dis
position of his works.
Referring to his unpublished writ
ings he prescribed that only those be
printed which will "be useful to man
kind"
He asks his heirs to abandon to the
public the right to publish his former
works-that is, to renounce the au
thor's royalties. After giving instruc
lions relative to the classification OF
his papers by his wife and daughters
he orders his diaries to be destroyed
when what is worth preserving has
been extracted from them.
Useful to Mankind.
This applies particularly to the jour
nails he kept when bachelor. when he
says he led the usual miserable life OF
young men without principle. Then he
adds:
After all let my diaries remain as
they are. 1t may be seen from them
that despite the misery of my youth
God did not abandon me and that as
l grew older l learned, however little
it was, to understand and to love him. ~
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
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.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
DOlNGS IN CONGRESS.
Saturd az.

Senate resumed consideration of the
omnibus claims bill.
Senator Clapp introduced a bill to
prohibit sending campaign funds from
one state to another.
Archibald court of impeachment re.
Sumed
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12

A Texas husband is sued for divorce
because he hugs his wife too much.
The Brinkley argus., 1912-11-29
A Citizen Writes His Views on Saloons and Law
 Enforcement.
Editor ARGUS:

IsuitCt hh1Oto.
 It often comes to my hearing that l am called a crank" against whiskey selling. there fore want to ask you for space in your paper to explain my po- sition on this important ques- tion. will first say that I might not object to any man talk ing drink of whiskey when he wants to. providing he is able to spare the price without depriv- ing his family of the necessities of life, but want to relate q true story and this will show one of the many reasons why am against the open saloon. think any man who has a heart as big as a bird shot would be as 1 am, had he witnessed the same thing. It occurred several years ago and was like this.
 There was a man who lived near town who was considered a good, honest, hard working man. This man had a model Christian wife and three beauti- ful little daughters, aged l3, II. and 9. respectively. This man had bought a small tract of land and was working hard to pay for it. and his good wife was work ing like a slave. milking and churning and selling butter and eggs to buy clothing for these three little girls. On this oc- casion there was to be Sunday School picnic at the little school house near their home. These little girls were regular attend ants at the Sunday school. and of course were expected to take part in the exercises, so the good wife saved the butter and eggs and a few spring chickens to buy white dresses. ribbons, and other nice things to make her little
The Brinkley argus., 1912-11-29

RlrlS LOOK n1ce. One morning about a week before the picnic, her husband, whose name was George. was going to town, so the good wife told him to tak e the egge and butter and chick |ens and sell them. She gave him a list of what she wanted him to buy for the children.
 The husband, who was not considered a drinking man. but would take a drink occasionally, took the produce his wife had saved and sold it to a grocery man. After receiving the money which amounted to $6. B, he started to a dry goods store to get the articles listed by his wife. On his way he met a man whose given name was Tom. After talking for few minutes in front of a saloon, Tom said:
 Let's go in and have some- thing" George said: "I don't care for anything and Pm in a hurry to get back home." But Tom insisted. so George went in with him. When they got in the saloon there were 10 or l2 others in there. One fellow, whose name was Sam, whom they both, knew, was standing near the bar. Tom said: Sam come and have one with us. ," Sam accepted, and they all took a drink. They stood at the bar for few minutes, and George fearing he would be called short, asked them to have one on him. Of course they accepted. Now they had two under their belt, so they talked a while about crops and various topics. Finally they were about to go when Sam said: Well, boys. before we go. have one on me-" The bar tender passed out three more drinks to them. So this was three that each had had. Now the bartender. jolly good fel- low, asked them to take one with him. and they accepted. George, by this time, with his $5. go left, was feeling rich, and asked them to take another one on him. Of course the bartend- CT was working for the interest of the saloon. and told him that he would not drink unless his friends could drink with him. so George told him to ask his friends to come up. He called every one in the house for poor George to treat. From that on George did not stop until he had spent the last cent he had. and went home without money or a single article his wife had listed
The Brinkley argus., 1912-11-29

Tor nm to get.
 Imagine the disappointment of this poor wife and three little girls. with nothing to wear tc the picnic. It was very sad in- deed when the day of the picnic came, as all the other children who were to take part in the exercises, were there all dressed in wh te with sashes of ribbon around their waist, but these three little girls, whose hearts must have been burning with grief. could not take part in the exercises.
 From this time on, this man was a frequent visitor to the saloon and was often drunk. Soon after this the wife died, leaving these three little girls without a mother. The father went from bad to worse, and was seldom at home with them. Finally he got a woman of shady character to keep house for him, thus losing all the friends he ever had. He lost his place. and finally left the country. I have never heard anything from him since, but if he is living, I have no doubt that his life and the lives of three little girls were ruined. forever. all on account of the open saloon.
 This. with many other living tragedies of a similar character have served to put me against the open saloon. and while I am writing, am going to say a few words too on the subject of law enforcement.
 The condition of affairs in Brinkley regarding existing blind tigers. as published in both pa- pers last week. is truly depIor able. The report of the marshal l have no doubt is true, but let us not censare the marshal al. together. L. t us ask ourselves Have we done our part?' The marshal needs cooperation. He can do but very little alone. I have no doubt that the marshal has failed to do things that he should have done, but we all make mistakes. Let us all get behind the marshal and help him. It is absolutely folly for the good men of this town to say we can't do anything to stop the sale of blind tiger whiskev. If you MT. Farmer, or you MT. Merchant, or you Mr. Mill Man know of anyone selling blind tiger whiskey you are not a law abiding citizen If you don't re- port 1t.
 The time has come when we must all pull together if we ex- pect to get results. Don't be afraid to do your duty on account of 1t hurting your business The good people are in the majority and will stick the closer to you If you will stand up for the right. l like to see a man whom you can put your hand on when
The Brinkley argus., 1912-11-29

you want him; one who has back bone enough to say, Right is right, and wrong is wrong. ;
 l am glad that both of our newspapers have the courage to publish what they believe to be
The Brinkley argus., 1912-11-29

right. but I don't blame them for not making this an individual personal fight, for every other citizen IS equally interested in the welfare of our town.
 JAS. L. RAY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-26


FOR RENT-Third floor of Carse build
ing at 1h1T-1519 Second avenue. APP
ply at Carse & Ohlweiler bottlinR
works, Eleventh street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-26
LEGAL.
Masters Sale.

State Of Illinois. Rock Island coun-
In the Circuit Court In Chancery.
Partition. General No. $3.50.
Charles C. Wilson. ct al. complain
ants, vs. Annie Wilson. and Annie VIII
garet Wilson. and James Lewis Wilson.
ct al, defendants.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
Of decree Of said court, entered in the
January, A. D. 1912, shall. on Saturday,
the 18th day OF February, A D. 1912. at
the hour OF 10:15 o'clock in the fore
house in the city of Rock Island. in
said county of Rock Island. to satisfy
said decree, sell at public auction, to
the certain parcels of land. situate in
the county of Rock Island. and state of
Illinois, known and described as fol-
lows, to-wit: The south half (h) of
number eight CD; the south half (h)
Of the southwest quarter Of sec
ton number eight go; and the north
of section number seventeen (17), all In
township number sixteen 16). north of
range number one %, west of the
fourth l4thl principal meridian; pro-
parcel shall be equal to at least two
thirds of the valuation put upon the
same. as shown by the report of the
the court to make partition thereof, or
the aggregate proceeds OF the sale OF
all the said lands shall be equal to at
least two-thirds of such valuation
| Terms of sale, cash in hand.
Dated at Rock Island, Ill. this 25th
day OF January, A D. 1912.
| JOSEPH l.. HAAS
Master in Chancery, Rock Island Coun-
searie & Marshall. compliments So
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-26
LEGAL.
Admintstrators Notice.

Estate of Julius Mosenfelder. de-
ceased
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed administrator of the eEtate Of
of Rock Island. state of Illinois. de-
ceased. hereby gives notice that he will
appear before the probate court Of
court room. in the city of Rock Island.
at the April term. on the hrst Monday
in April next, at which time all per-
sons having claims against said estate
are notified and requested to attend for
the purpose of having the same ad-
justed. All persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate
payment to the undersigned.
Dated 27th day Of January A d.
1912 ALPHONS MOSENFELDER,
Administrator.
Walker, Ingram & Sweeney. solicit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-26
Argus Branch Offices

For the accommodation OF its patrons
In various parts Of the city, The Argus
has established a system OF branch Of
fices, where subscriptions and want ad-
vertising may be received and any in
formation left that may pertain 10 any
department of the paper, news or bust
ness. II 10 also planned to have at each
OF these branch Offices every evening
a supply of copies OF The Argus OF the
day, so that any subscriber who may
have failed under any circumstances to
receive his paper. be supplied free, OF
charge.
The Argus chain of branch Offices
includes the following:
J. ]. Klpp's notion store, 45o5 Fifth
avenue.
II e Rowe's pharmacy. I11s Four
teenth avenue.
Riess' drug store, Twenty-seventh
street. Seventh avenue.
Ullemeyer's drug store, Eleventh ave-
nue., Fifteenth street
George w. Millhouse. confectionetry.
sos Fourth avenue
Mrs. London's notion store, Seventh
street Fourteenth avenue.
Heimbeck's pharmacy, s22 Third ave-
nue..
sengers grocery. s25 Eleventh
street.
Robert drug store. Thirtieth street
and Fifth avenue.
College pharmacy. Seventh avenue
and Thirty-eighth street
Olson grocery, Thirteenth avenue and
Thirtieth street.
Steiner drug store. corner Fifth ave-
nue. and Twenty-third street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-26
LOST AND FOUND.

LOST-A fur mufr at Turner hall. Wed
nesday, Feb. 81. Liberal reward; no
questions asked. Call west 963
LOST-Three rings, left in c., B. & O.
depot Sunday evening. Finder riease
leave at Argus and receive reward.
LOST - or strayed from Big Island. a
black and tan foxhound. II found no.
tify Rock Island police station and
receive reward.
LOST An alligator pocketbook con-
tanning money and papers. Owners
name on papers. Liberal reward for
return TO the Rock Island house desk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-26
Hugh e. Curtis, attorney.
SheriH,a Sale,

BY virtue Of an execution issued out
of the clerks Office of the circuit court
of Rock Island county, and state of
Illinois and to me directed, whereby /
am commanded to make the amount of
certain judgment recently obtained
against August Cable, in favor of A. II.
Lift, out of the lands, tenements goods
and chattels of the said August Cable.
1 have levied on the following describ-
ed property, to-wit; Lot seventeen l1D,
county, Illinois
Therefore, according to said COM
mand, 1 shall expose for sale at public
auction, all the right, title and interest
of the above named August Cable in
and to the above described property, at
10 o'clock a. m, on Tuesday, the 18th
day of February, 1912, at the east door
of the court house In Rock Island coun-
ty, Illinois.
Dated at Rock Island, ILL.,. this goth day
of January, A. D. 1919.
o. L. BRUNER
Sheriff Rock Island County.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-26
sheriR's sale.

BY virtue of an execution issued out
of the clerks offlce of the circuit court
of Rock Island county, and state of
Illinois. and to me directed, whereby l
am commanded to make the amount of
certain judgment recently obtained
against Robert Musgrove. in favor OF
Ferdinand Westheimer & Sons, a cor
poration, out of the lands. tenements
goods and chattels of the said Robert
Musgrove, 1 have levied on the follow
ing described property, to-wit: Lot
number FIVE (5), in block number one
hundred ninety-two C92), in the city
of East Moline. county of Rock Island
and state of Illinois.
Therefore, according to said com
mand. shall expose for sale at public
auction, all the right, title and Interest
of the above named Robert Musgroye
in and to the above described property
at IL o'clock a m, on Tuesday, the
18th day of February, 1912, at the east
door of the court house. in Rock Island
county, Illinois.
Dated at Rock Island, Ill, this 22nd
day of January. ~ d. 1912.
o. Z BRUNER,
Sheriff Rock Island County.