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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-10
Crushing Reioinder.

A workman sat on a curb nursing an
Injured foot which had been struck
by an iron casting which had fallen
from the top of building.
did that big thing hit your" asked
a sympathizing bystander.
The workman nodded
And is it solid iron?"
mo" replied the victim, half of 1t
is only lead"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-10

Mrs. Dungleford, has your husband
been cured of his cacoathes scriben-
di YETI"
Il think so; the surgeons took
that out when they removed his vermi-
form appendix"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-10
Shlnwreck Safer

1t Is getting so that 1t is safer to
be shipwrecked on the ocean than It
Is to be passenger in skfdding au
tomobile. Syracuse Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-10
TEXAS GULF COAST FARMS

at Coegeport offer wonderful OPPORTUNITIES Tor
skilled and unskilled farmers Truck farm oper-
ated for benefit of buyers. Rich soils, good
drainage, irrigationin addition to approximate
ly 40 inches rainfall. Mild winters and COM
Portable su=1mers. Two to four crops year.
Railroad and water transportation Social
conditions exceptionally good. Write for fur
Their particulars. The Southwestern States
Corp, Land Dept, 27 Pine Street New York
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-10

Many a man performs his work as
though he thought he was doing the
boss a favor.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-10
Its Status

81 am compiling a Pedicure man.
ual."
81 suppose you have plenty of foot
notes."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-10

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Child EN-
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, Csc bottle d
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-10

Women who marry for home pay
big rent.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-10

1t is easier for love to find the way
than it is to pay the way.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-10

Bad luck is commonly the result Of
bad judgment.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-28

with plot to ,assassinate Governor
General Tcrauchi has recently been
much discussed.
These Koreans were almost all con
vertcd Christians, and the American
missionaries In Korea were naturally
intensely interested in the matter.
II was freely alleged that The AS
ISOLATED Press. unduly Influenced by
the Japanese government. had sup
pressed the fact that these Koreans
had made confessions, duplicating
American missionaries as accessories
to the plot, and had subsequently, re-
.tracted these confessions asserting
that they had been cNtortcd by afro
.ci"ns torture inflicted 10y tho Japanese
police. the lntimation being also thai
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-28

duties. anu arsus-eycd Is tho censor
ship OF every handler OF our copy"
1t Is not, naturally, to be claimed
mat no mistakes arc made. They are
made and VIII he made. But lin the
very nature of the business, with the
heart so worn upon tile sleeve, detcc-
lion very swiftly follows, and the mis-
taxes a:o few and far between
The desire to enlist The Associa ted
Prcss in propaganda or advocacy Is
usually to be found at the bottom of
criticisms of its service. Added to
ms ottcn rs transformation As To the
real facts. aud sometimes, though
happiiy rarely. actual malice.
inc service from Russia. FOR exam
pic has been harshly criticized by
some WHO Thought that The province of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-28

! grave. II will not come. but for another
reason also, u very basic rcason.
There cai be no monopoly In news.
The day that 1t becomes apparent.
mat monopoly In collecting and dis
tributins news exists. that day. IN
some way. by some method, Individual
newspapers or groups Of newspapers
VIII take up the work of establishinp
service for themselves, Independents
of outside control.
me news of the world is open 10
MIN VINO wil14go for it, Any one viii
ing 10 eNpeid tho energy, tho time
ana the money to approach ittInay dir,
from the we'll OF truth -
Ihe news service of The A.sori.toa
rrcss docs not consist Of lis leased
wires or It's offices. Its soul Is In tho
personal service of human men If MOI,
win eyes TO SEQ with cara 10 hear
WIN hands to write. and with brains
10 understand. OF men who aro rrn,,,,
wheh tncy succeed, Iumiliatcd when
they fail and ~resentful when n,a,ipno,,
nc telegraph wires are but tho blind
instruments Of this service tho,iun
INC wire has brought the uttermost
parts OF the world marvclouslv close
ihese human entitics are ranging tina
~ III " SEND word of It's tloines. of lis
feJoicihSs and its BORROWINGS m ,.t
isfy the thirst OF the people for intel.
Hsehce or the march of events.
The news service of The Assoc,.t.a
ffess of the horror OF Martinioue was
hot thc event itself. II was the per-
"ohai service of "a man who, at tho
nrst hint OF tho disaster thar had
wiped out population. took hi, or
ners, chartered boat. and went 10
harunique. where no correspondent
sun iived, and sent a story, his story
OF the great tragedy wreckinr his
health by the effort required.
To get this report, this news ws.
open TO any one.
To get 1t cost the members OF Tn.
associated rress more than 10000 In
aohltion to the human wasta-e ana
prodigious effort
~ was part OF tho DAYS work.
ana ms to-day devoted men Iabo-
and die In order that the mombera or
me Associated Press. an organization
lhat neither owns nor prints news
paper may lay before their readera
rair picture or the worlds happeninas
30 always Will these and other men
serve nob1y and die bravely thar tho
world may have tidings of sport ana
lcstiFai. Of birth and death. OF Con-
efess and Parliament OF Hague CON
ference and Drosrom OF battle and
prague of shipwreck and rescue.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-28
LITERARY SOCIETY orrIcEns.
Dccinimera and Dcbntcr. for Commence.
menf Exercises Elected.

Especial 10 The Timcs- Dispa,ch.l
Mebane. N c., April o1--The Ealis
thenic -Polemic Literary Society ba.
clected the following contestants ana
officers for the commencement exar
cises: debaters--Will Scarboro. NJArtoni
Summerville. MccaIlum McSwa,n and
hesler Cobb: declaimers-Ioshua Gar
nett Lee Huntsman. Fred RlakIey. Ma
son Mepane and Knott Proctor; presi-
cent hesier Cobb; viceprosident. John
Aiikeli; secretary and treasurer. VIII
liam Compton
At recent meeting OF the athletic
association the following officers were
elected TO represent Bingham for file
session OF 1oi3-'l4. namely: president,
William Compton: vice president. Me-
Caiium McSwain; secretary and treas-
urer Leland McConncll: baseball man.
ager. Fred Blakley; football manager.
William Compton
Tho agricultural coursc, recently es.
tabiishcd at Bingham. is proving 10 be
Z" great success. This course is In
charge OF Captain Hugh r. Clnkscales.e
VINO is q graduate of Clemson College
> & The Bingham farm of several
hundred acres is used in connection
with the school
The football and baseball season for
the session of IoI2-J4 has resulted in
a number OF victories for Bingham Tie
school claims the championship of thu
State In football. basing the claim on
inc winning OF 90 rer cent of the games
played In baseball. out OF nine games
played only two have been lost. Only
two match games OF tennis have been
played this spring. but both OF them
have resulted in victories for Bingham
by large scores
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-28

wrong ana would look with sus-
Picion on the report themselves.
This is but human nature During
INC last campaign for tho presidential
nominations. every candidate either In
pcFSon OF by proxy expressed his con
''uo'i mat Tho Associated Press way
'SNofaplc 10 somebody else
hI. Wilson'S press agent asserted
mat our service was pro-Clark and in
inc opinion of Speaker Clark. we hao
so'o out to the Wilson people. Nj,
ait managers felt that he was no,
ne'nS given 4 fair show. and AIR
en- WAS firm in his conviction
,h1t me avenues Of Information had
ocen choked to his DISADVANTAGE.
~ course later VIC know that Mr.
Nnson does not share the only-for.
puoiica tion views OF his press agent.
and Speaker Clark is as crnnbati,. il,
his withdrawal rs in his hasty cha"g.s
NJ. ats managers realize thai Tho
Associated Press cannot reno,
speeches hat lie docs not make ond
NJ. Roosevelt must sec humorous
soc TO the suggestion thar an, ons
has inierfcred with his getting - fair.
y adequate representation on Tho 0re,
page. Wv ~
win all This, however. goes fun.
""nleh'sl misunderstanding Of the
"no''ohs or The Associated Press The
,hdiN'oual correspondent OF ,,nor,or
Tor given newspaper or SINAI,
Sroup OF newspapers having /. com
~ olas may be permitted 10 iuduirc
IN partlsanship or in propaganda
h!s Is absolutely not to no nor.
nitted In The Associated Press M
n'ds or any sort can he allowed On,
'"n'.ion is 10 supply our members with
no. views; with news as II nan
an
pen. Intensely :is It's man,-.n,a,,,
may sEInpatl'ize With any moycmen,
no pTopag anda in its bchalf can nc
Ioierateo' Very jealousy indeed doc.
'he nemnership guard against tl,c,r
agency gong outside It's allotted
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-28

Press dealt solely with the Western
Union and the Western Union In turn
gave discriminating. rates and advan-
'aGes to the New York Associated
Press.
Although this arrangement lin the
light of to-day very improper one)
was abolished more than thirty years
ago, many people think that IL stilI
exists. and occasionally some one
arises fercely to dcnouncc this unholy
alliance.
The simple truth is that The Asso-
ciotcd Press has, during all these
thirty years and moro, paid exactly
what other news associations nav, anu
that the rates charged by the telegraph
companies for the facilities furnished
MS are greatly in excess OF those
charged individual newspapers ana
sun more than those charged stock
brokers having leased wires.
The Associated Press leases wires.
many thousands of miles OF them, from
the Western Union. the Postal. the
American Telegraph and Telephone
Company. and from several Of the in
dependent telephone companies
The first three have common basic
rate charging us $24 mile a year in
inc daytime and ST. mile a wear at
night For exactly the same wire
they charge an individual newspaper
$50 and slo. respectively. and "a stock
broker gets still further reduction.
Far from receiving discriminatory
farors. The AssociatsL Press feels
mat II is bcing distinctly and heavily
disseminated against.
in these days. when all transactions
on large scale are being subjected to
so rigid "a scrutiny, it is natural that
SO conSpicuous a mark of public at
tcntion as is The Associated Press
should not find itself immune from
critical inspection.
ftom time 10 time some voice is
rased denounc;ne The Associated Press
IN tho same breath, both as "A rnonopoIy
and because it is not monopoly. ana
insisting that 1t become monopoly
by admitting TO its membership All
desiring Its service: the theory being
tiat IN some way the activities of the
association impress it with public
use and subject il to the obligation
OF common carrier TO serve ali
corners
From an ethical standpoint only.
thcn, is there anything improner, nm.
safe, or unwise IN :, group OF neyys-
papers large or small. associating
themselves together 10 do n thin:,
mat each must, otherwise do separate
~ and CT reserving 10 themselves the
rent 10 determine TO what extent the
membership OF such a group Shall be
enlarged?
II does not seem possible TO hold
fairly that {. newspaper in New York
may not join with one n.Chicago and
ono IN Philadelphia 10 maintain o com.
mon correspondent in Wc.hinston
without making 1t obligatory OIL these
ihrce newspapers to share the fruits
.oi their enterprise with other New
.ork, Chicago and Philadelphia news
papers.
II, in addition, they arrange that
each shall supply the others with the
ncws nf its home city, isNit within
the bounds of reason that they are re-
CURED 10 furnish to competitors the
same facilities?
l give this illustration because that
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-28

TO erpand without painful strain upon the
ligaments. Thus there is avoided nervous
Epells: the tendency to nausea or morning
sickness is counteractcd. and bright. hap
py disposition is preserved that reflects
wonderfully upon the character and tenn
permanent of the little one soon m come
You can obtain bottle of Mothers
Friend" at any drug store at S1.OO. 1t
preserves the mothers health. enables her
10 make a complete recovery, and thus with
renewed strength she will eagerly devote
herself to the care and attention which
mean so much to the welfare of the child.
Write to the Bradfeld Regulator Co, 22,9
Lamar Bldg, Atlanta Ga, for their yalu.
sble and instructive book Of guidance for
sxpectant mothers,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-28

is exactly the relation of tho news.
papers composing The Associated Press
| the scale only being enlarged.
The obligations OF common car
rier are however. in no wise dependent
OH tho magnitude OF It's transactions.
The ferry sculled across a stream is
just as much impressed with a public
! use as is the Pennsylvania Railroad
I Each is q common carrier. II is the
nature OF the transaction and not its
size that determines its obligations.
AS respects the question of common
carricrshtp, what liz right for three TO
do Is proper for 800 or for 500 to do.
To compel The Associated Press To
assume an entity Of It's own and to
servo all Corners would. I'm my judy
rnent. bring about condition fraught
with the Sravcst dangers to tho free
oof OF the press, and. In turn, TO the
freedom Of the people.
At present about one-third Of IN.
daily newspapers OF the country are
represented by membership In The AS
sociated Press.
There are number OF concerns en-
gagged in the collection and sale of gen
eral news TO nonmembcrs OF The Asso-
Grated Press. and in one way or another
they supply their customers with what
arc declared to he satisfactory SER
vices.
In no wise desiring 10 become any
thing approaching a monopoly. The
Associated Press has avoided even the
appearance OF any competitive price
rivalry, admitting additional members
solely on the ground OF common
benefit to the members or a co-opera
tive institution.
If. by some occult reasoning. The
Associated Press could be held as a
common carrier. these news-selIing
organizations would be wiped out. ana
The Associated Press would, IL the cnd
sought for was accomplished. become
real monopoly. and the incentive for
cooperation no longer existing. /;
would naturally drift into a concern
for pecuniary profit. in private owner
ship and subject TO private control
No more dangerous situation can
wcll be imagined than the passing OF
the control Of tho greatest news gath
erinE and news disseminating agency
OF the world from the hands Of CO.
operating newspapers to the control of
some individual interested In manipu-
lating the news--the master and not
the servant of the newspapers
Because this danger would be so
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-28

the missionaries were in peril. by rca-
son OF the repudiated confessions.
Based on this. some of the mission
AIRY authorities here became much por-
turbed and. indeed. one of the great
New York papers printed news ana
editorial articles criticizinc The Ssso-
ciated Press for the suppression OF
the matter.
AS matter OF fact. AN inspection
OF the news service received by The
Associated Press and distributed TO rs
memncrs. showed that.it carried the
run facts; the confessions, the impli-
cations OF the missionaries. the allcga-
tons Of torture. the fact that the
allegation OF torture was believed by
the missionaries, and also the fact
that the Japanese denied the torture
stories. and attached no crcdcnce
whatever to the prisoners statements
duplicating the missionaries.
On learning the real situation tho
New York newspaper in question
promptly printed an ample amende
honorable, but / do not doubt that
many sun ignorant OF the rctraction
feel that The Associated Press was
guilty Of some dereliction
Another cause Of frequent misap-
prchcnsion is in the general tendency
of newspaper readers TO attribute any
''''o $500 ~ ~ I'M " L he Associated
Press, and 1t is constantly necessary
TO explain that some violently partl-
san or Inaccurate article was the work
OF special" and not n. part of our
service.
Away back In the middle of the last
century, an alliance. offensive and de
1ensivc. existed between the old New
York Associated Press, r. news selling
organization owned by seven New
York papers. and the Western Union
Telegraph Company, under the terms
Of which the New York Associa tea
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-28

motherhood. The suf-
fering incident to
Collaborating can be
easily avoided by flav-
ing at hand a bottle
OF Mothers Friend.
This is a penetrat-
ing, external applica-
tion that relieves all
tension upon the mus
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-28

ne Associated Press WAS to under
take a crusade against the Russian
government. because Of it's ani-Sem
i''c attitude. Our theory OF our obi
Sd''ohs is that we should report the
Ihcts as they occur, without fear or
favor but that it is no part OF our
uuty 10 draw indictments save as the
FACTS alone arc damning.
me case or the Koreans charged
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-28
Men Welcome
Mothers Friend
Il Duty that Every Man Owes 10 Those
who Perpetuate the Race.

is just AS important that men should
Know of progressive methods in atlyancc Of
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-12-04
Billy Sunday, Base Ball Evangelist


the run. out of heart that is beating
beyond the speed limit in an effort
to help the prayers get answered
Faster the ball dropped. too fast; he
knew that it would go just over his
head and fall behind him. In one
last tremendous effort he pushed his
bare hand up into the air. there was a
swift. smarting impact-and he fell
over on his back with the ball
clutched tight in his fist His prayer
had been answered; the game was
won.
The tumult that onsued surpassed
even a Billy Sunday meeting in
warmth and excitement The first
man to reach him was Tom Johnson
of Cleveland. who picked him up and
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-12-04

A Sunday meeting is not like anv
other gathering in the world. 1t is as
carefully prepared for as a circus, as
well staged as the Garden of Allah .
Out OF the scores of Invitations that
are pressed upon hiln-and he has
enough on file to keep him working
continuously for the next twenty
years. should he prove able to stand
the strain that long-ae selects those
that come from communities where
conditions are most favorable and
where he can have united support.
From the day OF his acceptance he is
monarch OF that community. a ;yrsnt
whose wish must be executed to The
last letter. The churches must close
during the meetings; he will have no
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-12-04

Distraction: the religious life OF the
whole community must merge itself
for six weeks In the great tabernacle
which is erected for him. There must
be choir OF at least 500 voices: I'm
ally-but FIRST on the list as Billy suO-
mits it-there must be a regiment os
Christian men and women who VIII
pledge themselves to pray daily and
nightly for the success OF the meet
ings through all the weeks of prepar-
alton.
At one time. when he was holding
services In central Illinois city. a
delegation came from a neighboring
community to request his services
there. He consented. with the under
standing that the delegation would ro-
turn and organize band OF 200
Christians who would begin at once
to pray for his success The time OF
the meeting arrived; Billy gathered
the ministers around him and asked
for the list OF those who had been
praying. Twenty-and they had
promised 200, That night. in the
closing prayer. Billy took the matter
straight to Heaven in these words;
Lord. you know when we were ov-
er here In the last meeting bunch OF
these preachers came and asked us
10 come over to this sin-soaked town
of theirs and help them out And.
Lord. you remember that we promised
to come IL they would get together zoo
folks to pray for the success OF the
meetings. And you remember they
promised. Lord. Now we get here and
What do re nnd-a measly little twen-
". Do you get Il. Lord'-twenty.
What 20 you think OF that
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-12-04
The Evolution Of an Evangelist.


There followed In the life of Billy
Sunday. convert. a series of long.
hard years before he became Billy
Sunday. evangelist On Sundays be
preached in a bush-league sort CT
fashion wherever he could get the
chance. and during the week he work
ed as n physical director in the Chica-
so Y. NJ c. A. Mt a salary OF SIS a
month. In these later days, when
grateful communities sometimes re-
ward him $4,000 or even $4,000 for
his six weeks work. and when critics
of various degrees OF sincerity taunt
him for the money that he has ae-
cumuiafed. he looks back on those
long years OF obscurity and sacrifice.
II notice." he says. ''that no one ever
thought OF calling me a CRATER then.
His first meetings were held in the
towns OF 500 and 500 In Iowa. Illinois.
and Wisconsin. He has always been
afraid OF tho cities. but he was more
afraid OF thcm then. Besides. he had
only six sermons; whom he had
preached them necessity compelled
him to bring the meetings to an
abrupt close And six sermons would
not have touched town OF any con-
siderable size; he would have been
done and gone before tho big com
munity know that te was started.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-12-04

slapped him vigorously on the back.
Billy he said. that chatch won me
s50e: tomorrow I'm going to buy you
the best suit OF clothes In this town. 90
To the honor OF the memory OF that
great fan and friend OF the common
fan. let it be recorded tha, he kept his
promise.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-12-04

,concluded Next week..
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-12-04
The Power Of the Man.

It's fourteenth-century theology.
you say. and perhaps that's true. But
there Is no can't In 1t. II is the hard
hitting message OF strong man. stir
red to the depths Of his soul by tho
spectacle OF puny. impotcnt. mortal
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-06
Away From Dust Of Ants.

The increase Of moior., !,
consequent increase oil das. 5.'.
some considerable ,y-.e, 49,
the value of villa ana aar. >..''
visitors resorts. Thn cao.a. 6,
cially in the south Of Franz. l.. h, a
Is now much in favor q. . =,
away from the main ~,
we'll outside towns