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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06
THE POSTCARD HABIT.

1t may never have,occurred to YOU
through the whole year to sit down
and tell absent friends the things
they really want to know about you,
what you are doing, what rewards,
joys and sorrows life has brought
you.
But once you get off on a trip,
you somehow feel that they are
greatly comforted to receive post
cards picturing the White House at
Washington, or the summit of Pixies
Peak. Better pictures of those OBJ
jects will be found in their works of
reference on their on book shelves.
The postcard habit is particularly
popular, because it is such a cheap
way to pay the debts of friendship.
You feel that you want to keep up
with the old friends. But letter.
writing grows more burdensome
ever. Lo! at every stand the post
card stares you in the face, with it's
specious claim that it squares the
debt of friendship. In the view YOU
receive very likely it does.
Modern life runs at express train
speed. There is no longer time for
those pleasant stops along the way
like an old-fashioned accommodation
train.
Formerly you could stop off for a
little stay here and there and see
how people lived in their simple lives
along the way. Now on our Twenti-
eth Century Limited, the only thing
to be done is to throw a postcard out
of the window as you whiz past at
60 miles an hour, or send it back by
Uncle Sam from the next station,
which is the same thing.
And friendships that are fed only
by such communications of soul as
Il am at Atlantic City. This is how
it looks. How are you. So long"
can hardly remain very vital.
But the philosopher must take
life as it is and make the best of it.
The pleasant side of the postcard
habit is that it gives you such salts
factory souvenirs of your journey
ings, be they long or brief. For
merly you had to pay 20 cents OF
more apiece for elaborate photo.
graphs. The postcard gives you the
same things for two cents. And
those that you bring home and those
you receive plus simple magic Ian.
tern will keep the kidlets happy fol
a dozen winter evenings.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06
THE SOUTH ENTHRONED.

1t appears that there will be 1872
northern democrats to 140 from the
south in the next house of represen-
tatives, but the democratic victory of
November 5 put the south in the
saddle, just the same. Democracy
has obtained a foothold in the north
such as it has never known before.
Eighteen northern democrats will
soon take their places in the senate.
And in the house the northern DEM
ocrats outnumber those from the
south by IL votes. But the rules
OF congress pay little tribute to sud
den conversions, says the Washing
ton Post. The wisdom of the south
is now shown in the fact that few
changes have been made in the per-
sons who have teen representing
those states for many years. Not
only because Of the faithfulness to
the men who have served the south
ern states in congress does the south
owe the fact that it is in the saddle
at last. While the northern demo-
Gratis could outvote the southerners
in caucus, the latter will dominate
all legislation and appropriation
bills. The south's faithfulness to its
representatives has given them the
rights of seniority on nearly all the
important committees. The same is
true in the senate, where there are
81 southern democrats to the is
from the north. Taking congress as
a whole, there are III southerners
to, 10 northerners, but the slight
margin does not begin to show the
superior strength of the south over
the north so far IS actual ability to
control Legislation is concerned The
south need not worry. 1t is very
much in the saddle, and will demon
strate that fact very clearly in the
Sixty-third Congress.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06
The Home Circle
Thoughts from the Editorial Pen

/ When Cain hal killed off one
fourth of the people on the earth,
leaving only three, then went into
the land of Nod and builded a city,
it is evident that he did not sit
around like bump on a log and
growl about the Ned real estate and
people. He was not himself, per-
haps, the most exemplary of men,
and if he had some reason to emf
crate from the land of his birth, he
did not nope and whine, but got
hold of piece of ground and went
to work to do something The man
who could build up city under such
auspices is the kind of material we
want in this town: and we will not
inquire too minutely into his ante,
cedents, so that he takes hold like
a man and be good at least. But
what is more, Cain did not advise his
son to go west" and get out of the
dead old town. He named the city
after him, believed in it, worked for
it, bought his goods there and kept
his money at home.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06
INVESTIGATE STOCK EXCHANGE.

There will always be stock and
produce exchanges. From the dawn
of history men have gathered at cen
tral points to buy and sell commodi-
ties. In Europe there are great trad
ing fairs, like that at Mini Novgo-
rod, where for centuries country peo-
pie have gathered to swap tallow,
hides, grain and cattle for manufac-
tured products.
The stock exchange is simply the
modern counterpart Men swap pa-
per certificate of ownership instead
of the real article owned.
Let no one think that the result
of the pending investigation of Wall
street will be the closing of the stock
exchanges. If the brokers were
turned out of doors they would sim
ply meet in the street or on a vacant
lot, and existing evils would be ag-
gravated by lack of regulation.
While this is true, the country at
large is not much in sympathy with
Wall street methods.
There is story traditionally cur
rent among shoe dealers, that years
ago manufactures of shoes. now
deceased, once begged or hired
friends and neighbors to go to the
shoe stores of certain large city.
In each place the emissary asked,
DO you keep John B. Smiths Cele-
brater Brogans? NO? Well, l don't
care to trade, then. Good day."
1t is said that some of the retail
ers "fell'' for it, and at once ordered
Smiths Celebrated Brogans.
A man who perpetrated a silly and
transparent little advertising trick
like that would be laughed at today.
Yet how does it differ from the acts
of brokers who issue orders for
matched sales and purchases? Like
Smith, they do it to give the public
false impression that there is a
large demand for q certain property,
when there is no such demand.
The stock exchange performs use
full service to this extent, that it es-
tablishes valuations. The owner of
a share of property can learn pref
ty closely what it is worth. Other
wise owners would often sell far be-
low what a property was worth.
But Wall street is a parasite that
sucks life blood from the whole ma
tion by encouraging the gambling
and get-rich-quick spirit, and by fake
manipulations of stocks. Why does
not Wall street need strict regula-
tion just as much as the railroads?
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06

complishes the most. The deliberate
worker is the thoughtful worker,
with whom the habit of system has
become second nature. Any one
may cultivate it who will take the
trouble to try; and the most, system
attic, spasmodic worker will realize
with amazement how easy it is to
get through with all allotted task in
half the time it formerly required
by planning it all out before enter
ing the office, workshop or kitchen.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06

A farmer near Our. town recently
hired a lad to help him do chores.
One morning he told him to take
some salt and salt calf out in the
pasture. The boy took a quart of
salt with him and thoroughly rubbed
it all over the calf, working it into
the hair A gang OF colts in the pas
ture scented the salt and got after
the calf. They licked all the hair off
the calf and nearly took the hide off
too.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06

The latest attempt at harnessing
the automobile for farm work is a
truck arrangement that can be
swung up beneath the rear axle and
SO designed that it may be connected
with the driving mechanism to OBJ
tain power for pulling plows, har-
rows and other farm machinery. 1t
Is so geared, so it is claimed, that
an auto may run on high gear with
out great labor and pull a gang of
four plows at the speed of two or
three miles an hour. An auxiliary
cooling device keeps the engine all
ways cool
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06

My friend, help the editor in his
wild-eyed search for news. When
your friends come to see you if you
are not ashamed of it, tell him:
when your wife gives a tea party, If
you have recovered from the effects
of the gossip, drop in with the news:
when a new baby arrives, fill your
pockets with cigars and call; if you
go 20 party, steal some of the good
things and leave chem at our sane
tum.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06

The prosperity of a town is not
guarded by the wealth of it's inhab-
itants, but by the uniformity with
which they pull together when any
important undertaking is to be ac-
complished. A man with a thousand
dollars at his command and a love
for his town in his heart can do more
for its upbuilding than the million
aire who locks up his capital and
snaps his fingers al home enterprise.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06

All dairy products are higher now
than they have ever been in the his
tory of the country. The price of
butter and milk is steadily advanc-
ing and the meat prices are also
bound to increase. This is not the
result of the combination of the meat
packers of any other so-caued trust
methods. 1t is due solely to the
scarcity of cattle in this country.
The open range has disappeared and
the farmer is now raising corn in
stead of cattle.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06

DO you know there is a 1ur fac
tory in Ashland? Buy your furs at
the factory and save money. We
have the largest stock of ready-made
furs in Ashland and are selling them
at Chicago prices. Inspect our goods
before buying elsewhere. Furs al
tered remodeled and repaired. Nat
ural Science Establishment, 10 Gran
ite street., two doors off of Main
street. 4A-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06

The parent who believes every
word the son or daughter tells him
in regard TO the conduct of the teach
er is very likely to think i'll of the
teacher and without just reason. 1t
Is natural for youth to be prejudiced
and to resent punishment even if lt
Is just. Many good school is spoiled
by the parents upholding pupils
when the proper treatment would be
to up-end them and use the coal
shovel.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06

There are some Things that must
be done in a hurry or not at all.
Catching flee is one of the best
examples apropos of this. But as a
rule. it is safe to say. the man or
woman who works deliberately ac-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06

pearly, and clashing together as with
cowish glee, she masticates her cud.
Then, too, one can note her health
tinted, well-rounded cheeks as they
grow a little more rotund, through
the material assistance of a big
hunk" of gum.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06

Did you ever notice how really
beautiful gum chewing makes a girl
appear? Take her de facto and, gaz-
ing steadily, one cannot find a more
ideal picture. With sharp click,
clack of her teeth so white and
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06

The United States has IS estab-
lishments producing gold and silver
leaf, which gives employment to
1,553 workers.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06

The United States uses one-fifth
of all the sugar made in the world.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06

Mexicans are abandoning bull
fighting for automobile racing.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-04
Foundation Of Japan.

Every Feb. II is celebrated in Japan
the great annual festival of Klgenset
su, the anniversary of the foundation
of the empire by the first emperor, Jim
mu Tenno, B. G. ego. The Japanese
reckon their present era as from this
date, and it was on Feb. II, 1885, that
Mutsuhito, the one hundred and TWEEN
ty-frst of the dynasty, promulgated
the present constitution of the empire
of Japan, the fundamental principle of
which is clearly stated in its first ar
ticle, 'EThe empire of Japan shall be
reigned over and governed by line of
emperors tnbroken from ages eternal"
The organization of u parliament took
place in 1890, which in the japanese
reckoning would be $3.50 from Jimmu's
setting up his capital at Kashiwara, in
the province of Yamato, which is re-
garded by japanese historians as the
beginning of the empire
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-04
DATES FIXED
For the State Uniform Exam.
nations and for Free
School Examinations.

The first free schooI diplama ex-
animation will be held February q
and Is at the following places:
Industrial addition, CLARK district,
shnnston, Enterprise. Adamsville,
Adamston, Lumberport, Wyatt,
Hastings Run school house, Elk ais
rict; Lost Greek, Byron, Wallace,
sardis. Grasselli, Bristol, Jarvisville
and West Milford.
Pupils desiring to take this exam
nation may attend where most coa-
venient.
Teachers are requested to notify
the county superintendent OF the
number Of pupils desiring to pass
this examination, and to designate
at which Of the above places their
pupils desire to attend.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-04
a parina Ride.

During the Russo-Japanese war an
officer of Cossacks offered to carry a
dispatch which ten horsemen had al.
ready failed to get through. The gen.
eral said that the effort was useless.
"The others have failed" the officer
insisted, because they Travelled on
horseback. shall go under my horse. :
The general was astonished, but the
officers offer was finally accepted. He
started of in the middle of the night.
strapped face downwards under his
horse, which he guided by means Of
the bride through the forelegs. The
Japanese whistled to what they thought
was riderless horse. But the animal
egged on by blows from the officers
heels, accomplished the journey of
thirty-iive miles In safety.
Stranger still. the officer accomplish
ed the return journey on the following
night.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-04
oNewspaper payn il EnaIand.

March II ought TO be named news.
paper day. for on 1t, in the year 1902,
was published the first daily paper. 1t
was produced by E. Mallet against
the ditch at Fleet BRIDGE. e., on or
near the site of the present Printing
House square. OF single page, two
columns. the Daily Courant professed
TO give foreign news only without edi-
torial comments, the chief of STAFF
Surprising other people to have sense
enough to make reflections for them
selves" This original sheet soon pass
cd into the hands of Samuel Buckley.
at the sign of the Dolphin in Little
Britain" the worthy printer Of the
Spectator and one well affectedo to
the house of Hanover. The Courant
was in 1876 absorbed III the Daily Ca
zette.-London Chronicle.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-04
Too Much culture.

Aunt Penelope Virgins" as every
body called her. wins visited one sum,
mer by a niece, II vassai' college grad
uate. Aunt PeneIopeSWas one Of the
NEST hospitabie souls alive. but ste
was not greatly impressed by the 81.
perior learning of her Young relative.
and one day she freed her mind aboui
her thus:
Talk to me about what IA college
education does TOR girl: What, do
you suppose Matilda said to me the
first day she canle% ,She sid: I'm 50
glad TO meet ypu. aunty! You accent
yonr name on tie Aunty penultimate
don't yon:' hid you ever heur such
nonsense? | had to tell her my name
wasn't Aanty pcnC!timate. but Auuty
Penelope. and thought she would di,
amuSEjp-;"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-04

Examination and Development OF
Coal Property. Surveys made. Notes
Computed, Maps and Tracings Mezo
Blue PrinsiES.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
Compelling Social Equality,

New York is making social equal
ity compulsory. An amendment to
the civil rights law of that state pro-
vides that after September LIST next
there shall be equal rights in New
York regardless of race or color. The
new law applies to inns, taverns, no.
tells, either for transient guests or
for those seeking health, recreation
or rest; restaurants, eating houses,
public conveyances on land or wa
ter, bath houses, barber shops, thea
tres, and music halls. 1t provides
that any person violating its provis-
ions shall be liable to a penalty of not
less than $100 nor more than $500,
to be recovered by the person ag-
srieved. In addition a fine of not
less than 500 nor more than $500,
or imprisonment of not less than
thirty nor more than ninety days, OF
both fine and Imprisonment, may be
imposed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
They Say" and Have You Heard"
From the Pictorial Review.

They Say" Have You Heard?"
Two wee phrases! Five short little
words! But they have done more
damage than all the rest of the die
tionary rolled together. They have
wrecked homes and broken many
hearts. They have ruined promising
careers and thrown business firms
into bankruptcy. They have disrupt
ed churches and plunged old friends
into bitter legal fights. They have
robbed innocent children of parents,
and sent young girls broken-hearted
and unwedded to their graves. They
have turned merely foolish young
girls into wicked ones, and they have
sent innocent men to prison. And
the words belong particularly to the
vocabulary of women-they are pc
culiarly the weapons of the so-called
gentler sex.
Marshal Briggs arrested Jim
j uCS IOI DSdIluS HIS "lLS, ISLIdl NJ
a man to the circle of loungers in
the postoffice. And it is so. Jim
Jones is tried and fined in open
court. This is not gossip. 1t is a
plain, br, al statement of fact.
Have you heard that Mrs. Blank
has left her husband?" inquiries Mrs.
Meddlesome at the Sewing Circle.
"They do say he treats her something
awful. Last night, coming home af-
ter prayer meeting, my Mary heard
her carrying on fearfully, and
this morning I saw her, bag in hand,
hurrying for the 7:40 train. They
say she's gone back to her folks"
And so Tom Blank, silent, perhaps
even surly, but adored by his under
standing wife, acquires reputation
for cruelty, when in reality Mrs.
Blank was carrying on" over a tele-
gram announcing the death of "a ia
vorite sister. In her grief she had
to announce to her curious
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22

and other Georgia towns use it pro-
portiOnately, then the people of this
state are spending every year the i'm
mense sum of $8,S98,O0O for gaso-
line alone. But this is not all. The
average upkeep of the twenty thous-
and machines must be in the neigh
borhood of $50 per year. If so, we
spend an additional 100000 annu
ally for repairs. Where does all this
money go? Every dollar of it leaves
the state with the exception of the
one hundred thousand we spend for
repairs, and much of that leaves the
state for fixtures. The twenty mil
lions invested in machines go to
eastern factories The nine millions
for gasoline go into the pocket of
Mr.. Rockefeller. Now what do we
get in return? Little but leaves.
With these facts staring us in the
face is it any wonder that the banks
have no money to lend? Is it any
wonder that money is scarce? And,
remember, the automobile is but one
of the many luXuries for which we
are spending so much money
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
CentenarieS of Peace.

Those who are now preparing on
both sides of the Atlantic to cele-
brate the centenary of the treaty of
Client on Christmas eve in the year
1914 are not inspired by the poten-
tial value of the sword in the scab-
bard. 1t is the essential brotherhood
of the human race and especially
the tangible blessings of peace which
have occasioned this remarkable and
romantic commemoration of a centu-
ry of peace between the two most
civilized peoples of the world.
1t is an example in which the ad-
vocates of universal peace will find
hope of millennial era, when the
peace of God shall reign. 1t is with
out question that the first step to-
ward world-peace is whole-hearted
community of interests between two
great English-speaking nations. 1t
is altogether amazing that dissatis-
fed observers on both sides do not
recognize the significance of an I'M
armed frontier between Canada and
the United States, receiving its bap-
tism in the victory of Perry on Lake
Erie and continuing to the present
day. No treaties are necessary. This
is an alliance of spirit looking to-
ward the scientific and commercial
progress of the world,
Such celebration as we are about
to witness next year will attract the
attention of both the most civilized
nations in Europe and the least adj
vanced of the struggling communi-
ties in Asia and southeastern Europe
Their democratic ideals are still in
choate, as China and the Balkan
states testify. The reunions at Lon
don, Washington, Ottawa, San Fran
cisco, New Orleans and many other
cities will be a decided inspiration |
to their leaders who have imhtbcG |
western ideas and hope of eventual
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
The Railroad Strike.

1t is evidence of the destructive
effect of strike of 100000 conduct
ors and trainmen on forty-four east
ern railroads that the government
should have taken unprecedented
action in the matter, President Will
son and leaders of congress hay
ing conferred with representatives
fOf the railroads and the employees at
the white house The dispute is to
be arbitrated under an amended
Erdman act, which was rushed
through congress on Tuesday of last
week. The old arbitration law under
which the engineers and firemen's
strikes were settled provided for
three members on the board of medi-
alton, only one of whom was neu-
trail. 1t was distasteful to both par
ties to the quarrel, who desired a
larger representation of outside in
terests, The new law creates a Unit
ed States board of mediation and
cancellation, consisting of three mem
beers appointed by the president of
the United States, which shall Sc
lect boards of arbitration of six or
three, as may be found necessary,
and who shall veto or agree to the
recommendation of such boards. A
measure of security is thus provided
which did not exist under the Erd-
man act, and it has been freely &C
cepted by both sides.
The railroad workers are asking
for an average increase of twenty per
cent. in wages and better working
conditions, which eventually cannot
be denied. The railroads assert
Ao"VFeI, IAdI tHS change VIII cos
them ST., 100000 a year, and in con
sequence of the demands made upoI
them as result of the meeting
OF a general committee last Octobe
they have preferred a claim to tn
interstate commission that the
should be allowed to increase thei
freight charges by five per CEN
That question is still pending.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
Georgia's Big Gasoline Bill
From the Commerce Herald.

From recent statistics we learn
that Georgia now owns more than
twenty thousand mobiles-more
than any other Southern state. If
machines have been purchased at an
average cost of one thousand dollars
each the sum total amounts to twen-
ty million dollars that Georgians
have invested in automobiles. But
this is not all. Commerce alone con-
sumes seven thousand gallons of gas
oline every month. Practically all
of this is used in operating automo-
biles. At % cents per gallon, the
price paid, this town expends the
sum of $1,750 per month, or $21 900
annually, for gasoline. There are
918 towns and tiles in Georgia and
these have a total population i'll
round numbers of 100000. The av-
erage population is in the neighbor-
hood of LOO, so that the average
population of Georgia cities and
towns is just half that of Commerce.
If Commerce expends $4,000 annu-
ally for gasoline, as has been shown,