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The Washington bee., 1912-01-06
THE WATCH MEETING.
IBy Ralph W. Tyler.)

They were on their way She was fairy BIT Of creature
snow him either He telling neG OF ms
plans snbryoc plans o the uuT9 near 3 I f onfdncehe but
strip young fellow with eHudent hopes hopes as & fi
know those days. those halcyon days We"
conscientious They the church. all too soon
been placed upon the credit iide e! 6 % Sentiment occupies the site
upon which stood many years ago lne{ Ed his opening PRAYER
and take about the H on o
center aisle well the front as al old Pe0Pd @
should The minister gives the hymn"Beed be the Ties Oia
Dave over the corner and Sister & b @ @
Jones prayer then Uncle Dave housRing ms m as @
P pals q for tfmone" Uncle Dave gave almost repeat
Ratm ] P0y % S Sister % 2an W sister Ara rest that
crowd that boodwashed thong VINO are [i now d md was
beneath the sod and the willows IN the oe m re long hours
prayers and hymns and hymns and e dared not talk or
Matchmaking for tear Uncle D t @ @ and smiles and
I sgs s d and her. He is looking those inepress
She gazing up @ into % ms R @ were % pusatng in unison
nearly half Religious teryo mas SWEEP % { d @ b the
all @ oyer ~ the Hevny % % Ghost Here and brother unable
Longer to & retain % 3S m od BLESSED Lord His
steals gently his side It touches ] bes |s the little T h2d ny % & his Th
@ Ins to hymns and prayers testimonies and religious fervor
IHSy @ aPe @ NOW upon the clock back Of the PupI save
taeiIs5 % eyT anu The hour hand is moving swift him and
the twelve mark on the d ana t mn @ ads on the
clocks their hands had met more than two 3Trs O &
FIa6py And the entire congregation rising as II
% some f @ the aes and shaking another the chorus
while swelling and swelling more jGyoSsy 2nG more and
spred The doxOOg has been sung aG the 5 m d er % he pro
towards the door Hand IN hano ne ] a T ond
10 e surprise all beneath mantel OF snow and the Dig
n cannons are firing din of bells and whistles and
explosives and the merry laughter & oi young yg @ @ % and out Of dreamlan
Looking up half century ag0hs mead now s f
ground was tnaf n against ba-se said still
3 in his bs ears 36ge aa21s5 n6 pie 3 0 sad Sey
perhaps saying now, .s zazs7gEzgs%
HAPPY NEW YEAR"
The Washington bee., 1912-01-06
MIGHTY ARCTURUS.
II This Star Were Our Sun It Would
Instantly Consume the
Earth,

The parallax Of a star Is its angular
displacement as seen from tw, op-
p0site points on the earth's orbit. The
base line employed in this gigantic spe-
cies of surveying is 186,0OO.OOO miles
ia length, but the calculation is re-
dueed TO the semidiameter Of the orbit.
The results are at the same timeamaz-
ing and instructive.
Let US take the famous star Arc
turus, often called the "star Of Job
because IN the Old Testament the
Almighty is represented as saying to
the unfortunate patriarch, who main
tains a certain dignity in spite Df his
helplessness and his sufferings, 'Canst
thou call forth Arcturus and his sonsT'
Many conflicting measures bf the
paralIax of Arcturus have beer made.
but the latest made at Yale seen more
probably correct than their p.edeces-
sors. They fix the parallax 1t O.O66
seconds. e., sixty-six One-thOusandth
Of a second Of arc. From tbs 1t is
easy to calculate the distance OF the
star. It comes out at nearly 10000
OOOO0O,000 miles two hundred and
ninety trillion niles. This IS more
than 100000 times the distance Of
the earth from the sun.
Having this distance, we can calcu-
late the actual amount Of light shed by
| Arcturus, or, in other words. its ac-
| tual brightness as compared with that
Of our sun, on the supDoSition that
both were at the same distance from
| uS, We thus find that Arcturus ex-
ceeds the sun as a light giver about
1880 dmesl It is g sun $500 times
| brighter than ours.
Put the earth as near TO Arcturus
a. it is to the sun and all life would
disappear from it's surface as If swept
OF by a blast Of fnconceivable heat
The summer temperature would rise
to tens Of thousands of degrees. The
oceans would boil away. Vegetation
would be burned up in a twinkling
The eyes of living beings would char
| In their sockets. The plains and
mountains would burst into fame
Minerals would run in molten streams
There would be no comfort for ltv
ing world nearer to .Arcturus thar
about 4,OO0OOO,O0O miles. II he hal
! planets he must keep them at r re
spectful distance. And yet nearly
100000, 900 100000 miles from him VI
can look into his blazing eye and SCI
only a bright star.
Still, DR.. Alfred Russell Wallace
maintains that this little earth, thi
tiny attendant of a tiny sun, is tn
only seat of intelligent hfe-outside o
the misty midregiOn of disembOdie'
~--s--0-So contains
The Washington bee., 1912-01-06

I dug it up in Finland only the other
day"
Again the czar laughed uproariously
and rpadmitted his bufoOn to favor.
Some historians add that when he
heard the excuse he said, eff Finland
be Swedish soil now it shall be Rus
sian before long," a threat ne was not
slow to fulfill
This story. however, was an old one
long before the time Of Balakiref. It
forms the twenty-seventh adventure
or Till Eulenspiegel. who is reputed to
have died in 1850 Having offended
the Duke Of Nuremberg, Till was for
hidden the land He purchased a shil-
ling's worth Of earth to fill his cart
with, and. being duly challenged by the
duke. he answered:
"NIy gracious lord, I am not in your
land, but in mine own, wherein [ do
sit. I bought it OF a bOOr for a shil-
ling. And rightfuIly could he sell 1t,
for from his forefathers he inherited
It. So is this truly my land"
At the close Of one of Gar Peters
/ campaigns BaIakiref overheard some
Russian officers bOasting Of exploits
! they had performed.
NAY" he cried. Il can tell better
tory than any of you" And, being
lressed for the story, he continued:
"Never have liked this modern way
+ fighting all in a body together.
Iurelv II would be more manly for
aeh to stand by himself. Therefore
vent I out alone IN search Of adven-
ufes. One day while accommodating
ear the enemy's OutpOsts I espied a
jwedish soldier lying on the ground.
Before he could rise and give the
llarm I rushed upon him and with
Jne blow from my sword cut OF hig
right foot"
| "You foolp cried one Of bis auditors
WHY. did you not cut of his headg'
'"So would I have done" retOrted
Ialakireff, except that somebody else
had already done lt"-Washington
star.
The Washington bee., 1912-01-06

himself, as one stricken with a sick
ness, to his bed. His vizier, who pos
sessed great wisdom, sent for the seer
and In the kings presence asked him,
How many years have you to liver
He replied, Twenty" The vizier T.
dered that ne should that very hour De
executed in the kings presence. The
king was satisfied and commended tie
sagacity Of his minister and no longer
attached any Importance to the astrol-
Oger's saying.
The Washington bee., 1912-01-06
GETTING Into German.

In the use Of legal terms the Gg-
man lawyers gain In q saving {
number Of words over our equivaleEt
expressions seems TO be lost In mutt
plication Of syIlables in the words usfl
By him. For example, he says 'Zt
ruckbehaltungsrecht" for right 4
lien and "gesammtgUtsverbindlicA
keiten'' Tor liabilities OF common pros
erty." What an awful word he muA
have as en equivalent for our 'impTe
scriptibflity. docket.
The Washington bee., 1912-01-06
RUSSIA'S JESTER
BaIakireff Is the Joe Miller of the
MuSC0yiteS.
HIS WIT TICKLES THE BEAR
He Was the Court Fool That Many q
Time BraVed the Anger of Peter the
Great-His Miracle of the Sword and
a Wondrous Deed of Daring.

Every nation has it's typical jester,
around whom crystallize all the float
ing stories of u people. Thus England
has its Joe Miller, Germany its TIL
Eulenspiegel, Italy its Punchinello, the
orient its Nasreddin el KhOja and
Russia its Balakireff. Like Joe Mil
Ter, the last was a real character,
though not all the jokes credited to
him were his own. Some were inven-
tions Of a later age; others were Dor
rOwed from the past. He shares the
credit for many of the latter with Joe
Miller and EuIenspiegel.
History records that Balakireff was
the favOrite jester of Peter the Great.
Tradition represents him as the con-
stant company Of that car, frequent
ly exercising his wit at royal expense.
One day, for example, a cousin Of his
had fallen under the cZar's displeasure
and was sentenced to death. Balaki-
ref undertook to obtain a reprieYe.
The czar guessed his errand even be-
fore he opened his mouth.
NJ. uC tllcu- lis lU use yOuA
coming here. swear that I viii not
grant what you are going to ask?'
Balakireff dropped at once to his
knees. peter AIexeivitch," he cried,
II pray you, put to death that scamp
of a cousin of miner
Peter, thus caught in his own trap,
had no choice but to laugh and send
a pardon to the culprit.
On another occasion Balakireff ask
ed that he might be enrolled among
his masters domestic guards. Peter
consented for the sake OF the joke,
but warned his jester that death was
the penalty If any officer Of the
guards absented himself from his post
or mtslaid his sword. Then TO test
/ the volunteer he sent him Hp a 6agon
! Of wine to ''moisten his commission"
! BaIakireff, as was expected, drank to
/ the intoxicating point. While he was
! sleeping of his debauch the czar him
self crept into the room and carried
OF his sword from the scabbard. Bala-
kireff, though badly scared, on awak-
ing made shift to replace the missing
weapon with his own wooden imita-
ton Of the guardsmen's sword. He
ed to parade next morning,
eter feigned hot indignation
ttidiness of one of the guards.
n Balakiref," he cried at last,
ur sword and cut off the head
lOvenr'
tOaa --.'
The Washington bee., 1912-01-06

ED to parade next morning,
ster feigned hot indignation
itidiness of one Of the guards.
n Balakireff," he cried at last,
ur sword and cut off the head
lOvenr
The Washington bee., 1912-01-06
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The Washington bee., 1912-01-06
WHY SUFFER WITH PILES.

bIUWIIo 7 IL~ ANNA-A~t9y = - E--17-N -
fully for Internal and External
Remedy No. I. An ointment,
soreness, inflammation and IN.
vanish.
Remedy No. ?. An internal
n aid the ointment by eXpellu
Doison caused by constipation.
To be used together. Both +
postpaid.
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600 Third Street. n ".
Washington, D {.
The Washington bee., 1912-01-06
Rung In an Actor.
How did you eniov tha vaudAvan


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The Washington bee., 1912-01-06

-.---~- --,,,,. 10y at the KnaVe's
of mind and restored him to
serious Offense resulted In
hment of the jester. Never
ppear again on Russian soil|
the emperor. Judge then Of
urprise when, a week later,
| his old favorite cOolly driv-
t past the palace.
lare YOU disObey me?' shout
lraged monarch. Did l not
u ever to show yourself on
sOiI?"
replied Balakireff, Il have
eyed you. This is not Rus
ay you-not Russian sOil?"
not. This cartIoad Of earth
I am sitting is Swedish soil
- TV.--1,-,4 ,-,I-- +ha 1FhaF
The Washington bee., 1912-01-06
CLOCK HOSPITAL.
Ms Annie E Boiler.

One of the most accomplished
ladies. who has just announced her
o5.ning. IS Miss Annie z. Boiler.
This Young lady has her hairdressing
oarlOrs at 1920 Church street, n. w.
She treats the scalp and does mani
curing, facial massa2ing, hair cultur-
ing IN the latest stIye. She knows
her business and she guarantees her
work. She is a oraduatS of Nine. l.
c. Patrish's School of Beauty Culture
of Bost. d, Mass.
The Washington bee., 1912-01-06

"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-01-13
Township % North Of Range n, wost

und IS of S W u Of n W a. section ~.
una IS Of n W = of $ W q, section Is
- II % 80 IS 90 4
mat certain piece or parcel of land bounded ana
sSrlDed as follows: Commencing az a polnt ON
Norlh Ine OF the = G a OF = W q 4. feet East IA
N"rthWcst corner thereof and running from thence
Sonth ~ Feet, thence East i1G feet thence Mort,
rect thence West 46 feet To the point on hecin,
section 80, containing ? acres ......
SH 2g "a 90
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-01-13
VILLAGE OF IRON RIVER.
i

west "a OF that certain piece OF land bounded
lows Commencing at a point - feet south n
sast corner OF Lot 1 Block - recorded Pla}
Nliage OF Iron River and running from fhe,l
go feet, thence South 90 feet. thence East 4
thence North 10 the place OF beginning. -.
NS 81 q ~ Nl
Township as North Of Range So West. |
that certain piece of land described ms follows|
mehclng at a point ON the West side OF fhJ
on n c due south ITO feet distance from An
Mhlch said West line of s q a OF n q AZ N
south line OF the right Of way OF the {. and
10y across said : c "a OF n e A running the,l
To the West line OF the Hemlock road which IA
or highway due North of 9TH Street OF fbe MI
iron River, thence due South 40 feet. thence M
20 me West line OF said "a of n q a.. fhe|
north :" feet To place OF beginning. section 81
30 It's rs d
that certain piece of land bounded as follows
mencing ON the Eighth line between the : : al
ana the n e u OF = G "a where the same Ill
the West line OF 18th Street OF the yIllaga u
river ana running from thence West 1871 feeI
sald Eighth line, thence North CO feet. fhenJ
~. leet, thence South 60 feet TO place Of he1
section ~ ..+.,: 9d I'D rs III
that certain piecesof land bounded as follows
mencing az a point 20 feet West of the East IA
- ieet south of the North line OF : W AZ oil
anu running from thence 40 feet West thence
Sohth thence 40 feet East thence 80 feet M
pace ~ beginning, section
200 81 as al
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-01-13
CITY OF CRYSTAL FALLS.
Glendale Addition.

Tots q, Is aud 10. 81 a. 81 "a so az um 60 =,
lots 81 and ST.. 81 III "a T@ so
maple Grove Land aud Improvement Company Limited
Second Addition.
west y OF lot l.. H7 a@ "a m 900
}. y. Schwartz First Addition.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-01-13
MaeKInnon's FIrst AddItIon
MackInnons Second Addition
] j. slpchens First Addition.

W OF Marquette Ave, lying between Dlock.
vacated by Decree of Court
BIS 80 ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-30
WHO Is WALL STREETS cANDl-
DATE?


Newspapers and politicians opposed
to a reelection OF President Taft are
trying to create the impression that
he is the favorite Of Wall street.
which means the financial, railroad
and big industrial interests OF the
country. There is not the slightest
proof Of this. Neither the big inter.
ests as far as the trusts are meant,
nor the railroads have evidenced any
enthusiasm for the president While
he has not talked about rich male
factors" and wealth acquired by wick
ed methods. he has acted in a way
to displease Wall street. It was Mr..
Taft who hit more trusts than Mr..
Roosevelt. 1t was Mr.. Taft's attorney
general who In 1910, frustrated by in
junction proceedings the railroads
plan to raise freight rates. The sugar
trust has been hit by Taft, SO, too. the
steel trust, SO the powder trust, the
bath tub trust, the shoe machinery
trust, the harvester trust, and others.
Wall street men did not lift finger
to help the president In the campaign
preceding his nomination.
The Standard Oil people are not at
present in politics. Their combination
stands dissolved and it seems that
they do not care who may be the next
occupant of the white house. They
seem to rely for their salvation, not
on political pull, but on their own
business ingenuity. Whatever money
has been furnished by Wall street
men to help a presidential candidate
has been used in behalf of the noisy
colonel for the simple reason that the
Perkins element hate Taft for
the reason that he went for the steel
trust and the harvester trust, the two
trusts which, under Roosevelt's ad-
ministration, enjoyed immunity.
The trusts and their beneficiaries
contributed, according to current es-
Inmates, about $2,500,000. to renom;-
nate Mr.. Roosevelt, and they stand
ready to contribute more, should ne
run as third candidate. Perkins Is
The chief figure now at Oyster Bay.
He and his men dcni expect Roose-
wit to win, but only to use him to DE-.
feat Taft's re-eiec:ion. This would
not give them president OF their
liking, but enable them to get even
with Taft for his attacks on their pet
trusts, but IL they cannot carry their
reint, they want at least vengeanc,
and vengeance is sweet to such az
they.-New York Financial World
july 20, 1912.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-30

Senator Dixon says the national
progressive party holds no allegiance
or alliance with either the republican
or democratic party. Then" asks
the New York Tribune, why does 1t
try In some states to steal place on
the ballot under the name OF party
TO which 1t owes no allegiance? II It
has nothing to do with the republican
party, how can It's electors run any.
where as repubhcans"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-30

The report from Des Moines that
coal prices have been advanced TWEEN.
ty-hye cents ton and that on October
II another advance will be made has
! moved the attorney generals Office to
begin an investigation. An assistant in
the attorney generals Office is looking
,up the law on trusts, combinations
and pools for the purpose Of fixing
prices to see If the law Is stringent
enough to at the case
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-30

gates In the language to use and the
chronological order In which to make
motions. 70 say nothing OF the type
written memorandum Mr.. Roosevelt
had for his own use to enable him to
allow the floor to no one but the men
he had picked to make the motions he
had written.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-30

The Des Moines Commercial club
has taken up movement to induce
the railroads to allow stopover privi.
|leges in Iowa to homeseekers enroute
from the east to western destinations,
II has been found that persons going
from eastern points to the west are
nermitted to stopover at all points
west of Grand Island, Neb.. west and
north of Sioux City and Minneapolis
and south and west OF Kansas City and
st, Joseph. Many people who would
avail themselves of the privilege OF
looking up home and business oppor'
tunities are carried through the state,
a matter which discriminates greatly
against Iowa, one Of the greatest bust.
ness producers in the way of grain and
freight shippers to these same roads
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-30
KNOW IOWA.

Some WOnder1ul 1dCt6 CouCoiAin 3
Iowa's wealth based entirely upon the
recent government census, are given
publicity by Secretary Ralph Bolton
of the Greater Des Moines committee
"The people of Iowa quite generally
believe that success is easier attained
elsewhere" says Mr.. Bolton In ex.
PLANTATION. They fail to realize that
| the state of Iowa Ia. the most prosper
| GUS state in the union; that greater
wealth has been created, and is being
created. tn Iowa than in a great many
other states" The evidences given by
Mr.. Bolton Of Iowa's great wealth are
as follows:
The farms of Iowa are worth more
than the farms Of Maine, New Hamp'
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Dela'
ware, Maryland, West Virginia, South
Carolina. Florida, Alabama, Arizona,
Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Montana
and wyoming combined.
The. increase in value of Iowa farm
land in the last ten years Is greater
than the increase In value of all the
farm land in Montana. Idaho, .Wyom.
ing. Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona,
Utah, Nevada, Arkansas, louisiana
and Oregon combined.
The farm buildings OF Iowa are
worth more than the farm buildings
OF New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode
Island. Delaware. Florida, Louisiana,
Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Arkansas,
New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Washing
ton. Oregon and West Virginia com
bined
Iowa's farm implements are worth
more than the farm implements OF
Maine. New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connec'
ticut. Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colo
RADIO. New Mexico, Arizona and Ne
vada combined
The live stock Of Iowa Is worth
more than the live stock OF Maine
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massacnu'
setts. Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Florida
Arizona, Utah, Nevada, West Virginia,
louisiana and New Mexico com bined
! The farm lands OF Iowa In the last
ten wears have increased an average
~ s57 "a per cent. This increase alone
amounts to more than the average
value per acre of the farm land IN
every state in the union except New
Jersey. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
California.
The last paragraph is particularly
astonishing. A state whose average
increase in land values in ten years
| Is greater than the entire average land
values Of every state In the union ex'
cept Ave is good state 20 tfe 70.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-30

drum, Some day BOmeDOdy VIII invent q DIHS6 DAHu
in which the alto and tenor horns win keep In the
same key with what is going about them and then
band music will be better thought OF by people Whose
sense OF inonaon has not been sunted early youth
The mission of the brass band is to supply enthusiasm
for political speakers who forget to bring with them
stout band, which liable to explode at time in
several different styles Of international pitch. has
very soothing effect when performing in conjunction
with candidate who Is explaining schedule that
nobody tell It from Bach fugue The leader OF
brass band Is always thorough musician who is at
home any instrument, from B-hat cornet to rid
ing cultivator His business IL to keep the band in the
same block with the original tempo without destroy
ing the toot ensemble. All band music ID played at
rate Of speed which would take It around mile track
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with satisfaction that the bullet had
touched no bone, but in that photo
graphic flash l saw that 1t had gone
through me, cutting obliquely through
the soft metal Of the radiator. Then
a binding puff of steam rose before
my eyes; and over my hands, which
still clutched the crank, poured small
cascade of boiling water.
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and from the other slightest
mingle with Rn Meye1beer other
with all Of popular dminished seventies After
while
sv ragime with
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-30

See that the next wagon you buy
has wide tires. Marrow tires damage
the pavement.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-30
Sidewalk Sketches
BY Howard L. Ram
THE BRASS BAND.

band collection Of citizens who