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Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07
ZIG FO-:T'!NCS OF TODAY.
'ew They Would Compare With
Stephen GirarG's Nine Miilions.

StePhen 0lfaFG'S Nine MitlonS.
Stephen G.rard died in 1881. leaving
sD.OOO,OOO Practically he put up the
>inne1 for the war of 1872. He lent
.relt sums OF money to the govern
cent. Private subscriptions failing.
:. virtually subscribed the $1,000, 900
,H!n Of 1911. He WAS Il plutOcrat in a
cor country. TO speak very moder-
rely. his $9O00.Oo0 WAS more COM
:rativeiy than Twenty times that sum
vonld be today.
We have not ut hand the estimates
f the wealth of the United States in
go. The census reports and COM
:EdiumS~ seem to begin with 1850.
.:netccn years after Girard's death.
il that year the estimated value Of
That wealth was $7.l35. 100000. The
estimate for 1912 was $1O7. .104.21 ,917.
Tho wealth Of the country was be-
tween fourteen and fifteen times as
much us it was in 1850. and we regret
not to know how many times more
than it was in 1880. the year before
GirlrdS death.
The fortune absolutely owned DV the
are Colonel John Jacob AstOr was
some j1.OOO.OOO The net value was
about SS3.OOOOOO. The gross amount
is $S7. S7.21G6o1.O3.
Judged by the growth of the wealth
If the. United States since 1850 and
remembering that twenty years Of
"voWth are here left out. Il great pri-
vate fortune of today should have
been compared with that Of the Bor-
leauX sea captains son. ut least $780,
:OOMD. All things considered, the
rise in prices. standards of living, lux
:ries. refinements. arts. it is safe to
say that the S9.OO0.O0o Of 1921 would
lot be made good BY less than $780,
100000 in 1913 Private wealth has
not grown equally with public wealth.
New York Sun.
Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07
FOR THE MASSES.

Grant County Herald: The Herald
Goes not have many Democratic papers
on it's exchange list, but we visa we
had more like the Little Falls He1 aid.
We like the ring of its editorials. It
is fearless, and just as free to attack
tho wrong in it's own party as it is to
point out the shortcomings Of other po-
Etical parties. It is paper that la.
bors for the interest of the masses as
against those who wax fat on special
priv ileges.
Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07
United States Sends
an UItinlatuln.
NO ANSWER RECEIVED. | ]
Well Informed Persons: Believe
Dictator VIII F!!!ialtly Re-
fuse to Comply,

Mexico City, Nov. 4.-President Hu-
erta has been told he must resign the
presidency of Mexico, without loss of
time, and he must not leave as his
successor General Aurelianp Blan-
quet, his minister of war, or any 9TH
er member of his official family, or
of the unofficial coterie whom he might
be expected to control -
The ultimatum from Washington
was conveyed to President Huerta
through his private secretary, Senior
Rabago, by Nelson O'Shaughnessy, the
American charge d'affaires, acting un-
der instructions from the state de-
partment. -,. s
Senor Rabago presented, the memo
randum to his chief late Sunday, but
President Huerta has returned no an
swer and, as far as can be learned,
has guarded it's contents from almost
all of his official and intimate coun-
selors. :.'- =. y
Those who learned of the Washing
ton note regard General Huerta:s po-
siti0n as one in which he will be
forced to give one of two answers
refusal point blank to comply with
the demand, possibly going so far as
to hand the diplomatic representative
his passports, or the elimination of
himself officially. &
Those most intimate with the presi
dent insist that the latter course will
not be taken, for many reasons, chief
among which is that such action would
be tantamount to submission to thu
rebels. -
Favors the Rebel Cause.
81 Official MexieoSis no long I'm doubt
that the Washington administration
favors the rebel cause and is com
vinced that this is the means adopted
by President. Wilson and Secretary
Bryan to assist Carranza to win.
General Huerta summoned to the
national palace the national diplomatic
corps. At first the purpose; of the
meeting was not given cut, but later
the object was said to be the reading
of the American note
Three of the ministers, those of Ger
many, Norway and Russia, were ab-
sent. They have been in Vera Cruz,
where they were in conference with
President Wilson's representative,
John Lind, who is understood to be
fully conversant with the latest rep
reservations from Washington.
Changes in the military situation
throughout the country. included. ac-
cording to the report. the advance Of
the rebels to attack Zacarecas, but the
government believes that:the garrison
there is sufficiently strong to resist
an attack successfully
Queretaro, capital Of the state Of
the, same name on the main line Of
the National railway south of San
Luis Potosi. is surrounded by rebels
and practically in state of siege
Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07

The Times and Journal Press of st..
Cloud think it was great mistake
for Little Falls to reject the new
~harter. Possibly. We hardly think
it: WAS such a matter of life and
death that a few months more or Less
will make any essential difference. IF
it was mistake, it was mistake of
tho people, and we are among those
who believe that the people have a.
right to make their own mistakes. a
new charter may be needed, and 80
also may be needed new conceptions
of what municipal. government really
means" to the community. :, Unless ""
have that, new charter will not be
the help it should. The st. Cloud
charter has many excellent features
but if the. ruling Of the attorney gen
eral stands, that. malfeasance or nor
feasance must be shown in order t.
subject a commissioner to the recall
it is not a peoples charter. It is cas-
lily conceivable that a commissioner
may be honest and vet have policy
in the conduct Of affairs distasteful to
the: people. They should have the
right to recall him if they do not
like his policy. That is what the
commission system should be. sys-
tom of response to the popular will.
No other system has right to exist
in America and we believe the peo-
pie would oppose any charter which
: created temporary despots, and which
makes the initiative and referendum
a farce
Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07
a. Prof;tahle Purchase.

In an antiquary's shop window In
Madrid there was exhibited recently 9
painting and sign reading, Authentic
picture OF Goya. 1000 pesetas" ($1..
365., A poor woman; passing by OBJ.
served the: sign: and at once created a
disturbance. which attracted a big
crowd, She :1etl.tred that the antiqu.
AIRY who: now wanted to sell the pic,
ture at so great s. price bought it from
her for 90 Gents.
Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07

W. are indeed surprised that the
Transcript, with it's highfaluting NOR
al tendencies, would publish an article
such a. was run under the caption OF
"Purity Pact and Divorce Court 1T
is said the Police Gazette refused to
Give the article space.
Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07
Helping Him to Play Better.

F1oJpIh9 HIN 70 P'ay 6etteF'
Charles Brookfield,. the co-censor OF
plays, has the reputation Of being one
Of the wittiest men in London.
He once ran a theatrical season at
the Haymnrket theater. 1t was not
very successful: in fact, the theater
was nearly empty every: evening, and
the box Office returns were heart
breaking. 4.
T One night the manager asked Mr..
.Brookfield as he was going on the
stage, ''What time: shall I bring you
the box Office receiptsE !.
"Just before 1 60 on in my, pathetic
scene, pleasev', said Mr.. Brookffeld.-
/ London Tit Bits. =. s4,:...-s, ~.
Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07

With regard to our contemporary 8
ccntrariousncss, there is no danger that
Anyone would ever say with serious
ness taat the Transcript was the guar
Clan OF the peoples interests, self'ap-
pointed or otherwise.
Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07

THE council meets tonight to select
two aldermen for the Second ward, the
seats Of Aldermen White and Brown
having been declared vacant as they
are No longer residents of the city.
Whv not refer the selection to the
voters of the ward? An election,
while unofficial, could be properly
safeguarded and would suggest TO the
council the real choice Of the voters Of
the ward
Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07

1t is, said the national administration
desires to encourage the country press.
Yes, se, thew say. Which reminds us
that 5ozg ago in France poet was
hanged, drawn and quartered- 30 en-
coura ga other writers-pour cncourage1
les antres. as the French say.
Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07

The Transcripts, which kept jabbing
the charter commission to & do some
thing and announced that it would
in "a series Of articles show why the
proposed charter should be adopted,
responded in every issue brilliantly
and at length with impressive 81
lence.' Who pressed the buttons
Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07
Not: Much. on, Him.

;. - = =" Woe :WtVcn OF t5lSd. /" -
j. 'Oh, Il knows few things" said the
naughty senior :., !" IT,. ..t.."'..
"Well. you've got nothing" Oh me-"
'etorted the freshman: Guess know
~ few things as anybody -Philadel-
,hia Ledger. e.."5> 80 -; - Z.
Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07
FRIDAY NOVEMBER

The White Way gave Little Falls a
lit of fine advertising. That kind
pavs, some others do not.
Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07
SOLD f;;iiS SECRET.
WiIe Of the Congressman Who Used to
Wear Bald Head.

WHO OF the Congressman Who Used to
Wear a Bald Head.
One public official in Washington is
known to wear a wig-no, l will not
mention his name. He is not of the
age when he should be wearing a wig
He returned to session of congress
with nicely waving locks instead Of
being sparse atop. 1t was so cleverly
done that all the baldheaded men
wanted to know at once what remedy
he had been using, and it looked so
like case of some hair restorative
or hair conservative-that the cloak
room was agog over the wonderful sue
cess he had achieved. -"
Now, the same cOngreSSman's bald
head had been tho butt Of unfortunate
thought it was time for revenge, so
gathering together his now admiring
colleagues he told them in a confden-
tial way that he had at last found
real remedy. He said it was 4 private
prescription and he would do them
favor and get some for them. Bottles
were brought, plain and fancy. Some
even brought milk bottles to set suf-
ficient quantity. Many paid SIS and $40
bottle for the new restorer. Then
+.he officials began vigorous work upon
their scalps.
1t was not until some weeks after
that the secret leaked out-they had
been rubbing salt and water on their
beaGs, while the joker had received
more than enough to pay for his hand
some wig, which is now the admiration
Of many social functions and which he
wears with equanimity: and dignity.
He says that no longer is the head un-
easy that wears wig, and whenever
wig is mentioned among that coterie Of
good and faithful who invested in hair
remedy they agree with DR.. Wiley
that pure wig protection is needed for
guileless congressional wags.-National
Magazine.
Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07
ACCOUNTS FOR. PECUL1ARITIEs
Red Winn Free Press: The LITTLE

KeC wing Ffee frtss: The I1Ct1e
Falls Herald says it ism It the fellow
vino has supported the party that is
given federal appointment these days,
bur the fellow who promises to support
the appointer in his next race. This
accounts for a great many peculiarities
NJ t'ceable in present day politics.
Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07

The elections Tuesday resulted in
the defeat Of the Tammany forces,
John Purroy Mitchell, fusionist, heine
elected mayor Of New York over Ed
ward Mccall by Ill., 900 votes, the
7ammany ticket being beaten very
generally. Sulzer's impeachment was
Tire principal cause of the defeat Of
the "tiger'' forces. The cry was
nad&' throughout the state and result
i:.g in republican assembly, many of
the assembly voting to oust sulzer fall
as o progressive for the assembly, was
ao easy winner.
Throughout the country democratic
successes were very general, Massa.
c)'usetts, New Jersey and Virginia
elect;ng democratic governors with the
st:te ticket and Maryland democratic
senator.
Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07
Didn't Keen II.

Nell She t,MDk tler husband s name
. vain Relic What do yO., mean?
ii IN other words. shes Divorced
ilAdelphi;l Record.
Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07
GENERAL Il DIAZ TRANSFERRED
Taken on Board eattieship Michigan
Il: . M, From the Louisiana. 3s5#s

q Ss'V 8, 49,.
Vera Cruz. Nov. q ssenerai Felix
Diaz and his companions put to sea
on board the American bat ttlaship
Michigan, to which they had been
transferred By Rear Admiral Fletcher
from the flagship isiana
Washington. Nov. Cseneral Felix
Diaz and his party are bound to / q
point of Progress, Yucatan. where.
they will be- transferred to 8 New
York and Cuba mail steamship. This
Informal ton reached the navy de-
partment il q dispatch from Rear Az
miral Fletcher, commanding the.
American squadron ii Mexicaa
waters. y !.
Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07

Frank Day ought to tell the story
Of the last campaign-the most in
competently managed or purposely neg
lccted the democratic party in this state
eve; suffered from. Minnesota should
have been carried for, Wilson and
Ringdal. No adequate explanation has
yet been made why it was not. OF
course post mortems are unpleasant,
but sometimes they are necessary.
Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07

It IS understood that the attorney
general is rather particular about the
sort OF men chosen to be deputy United
States marshals. as well as marshal.
This is proper enough, but will be sad
1.ews for aspirants whose principal
achievements are the consumption OF
tooye and who would need assistance
to arrest dead Indian, and whose
knowlese of democracy is confined to
the fact that the word begins with
the letter q. The star of a deputy
ought 20 be worn On the breast OF
re:;l man. because occasionally real
man zs work is faced.
Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07

Moderation is the pleasure Of those
10 are wise. j { .s5 X
Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07
Envy.

6"vJ' :.
The envious are the most unhappy
Of men, as they are tormented not only
by their mlsfortunes,. but by the good
success Of others.
Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07

Little Falls should not let the new
electric line projected from Minneapo-
lis north get away. AS outlined at pres
ent the road goes to St. Cloud and
then branches northeast toward Mile
I.acs lake, with the possibility Of a line
toward the Guyana range. There is no
doubt as to the road going through,
as it seems certain that powerful in
terests are behind it. An electric line
from ST. Cloud to Little Falls would
open up lot of rich farming country.
TIE fact that: the line runs to Min
rearolis would not hurt merchants
ANY. It would be too long trip. We
should have another steam road, but
should not let an electric line get away.
his matter deserves = the immediate
attention Of the Commercial club.
Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07

WnAn the civil service law covered
the deputy collectors, it was easy for
a col1aator to promise jobs to aspiring
democrats, in the belief that such
pl omises would not have to be carried
cut. The change in the law removing
the deputies from civil service makes
il possible to redeem the promises, but
indications are that many applicants
will wait a long time. This sort OF
tactics is not surprising. 1t is pity
that worthy democrats are subjected to
such treatment. but they will live
through and no donbt be on hand when
their &3hting qualities are needed
Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07

A new democratic national admin
iStration helps to bring additional
newspapers into the field, particularly
in the regions where republicanism
has long held sway. Men who did not
have The courage to start and conduct
papers in the dark days Of depression
and defeat are willing to take chances
where there is some prospect Of sun
shire. This is not at all strange, but
when such quarter to twelve workers
in the vineyard are rewarded, it is
likely to make the fellow who has been
steadfast through all the years of
darkness and doubt, wonder little
not at the preference necessarily, but
at what principle lies beneath.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-05-13

35e Brown Linen at l9c Yard
50 pieces Belfast Brown Linen,
full Sc inches wide, and every
thread pure flax. Why pay the
side show stores of Newberry 35e
yard when you can buy it at MINI
naugh's for
19c
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-05-13
Special Sale Of Ribbons.

This is without the shadow of a
doubt the banner bargain of the
season. All kinds Of Taffeta, Mes
solins, satins in stripes, plaids,
pompadour and combinations, every
color of the rainbow worth 25, 35
and up to SOC, choice the yard
19c
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-05-13

Colored Madras and Percale all lOc
100 pieces colored Madras and
Percale full 36 in wide, it comes in
figures, stripes and checks, suita-
BILE for mems shirts, children's
dresses, waists, etc. It comes in
two to twenty yard lengths and
sells the world over at l24 and 15c,
sale price choice
1Oc
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-05-20
PENSIONS
Are Being Obtained by Con
gresham Avis for a
Number of Pensions.

WASHINGTON, D. Ca May 20
Congressman AVIS has introduced.
private pension Bills sar Margaret j.
Racer, Spring Hill; Edward z. Cum
mings. st, Adams; George Imboden,
McAlpin; and Mary A Johnson,
Charleston.
Through the pension bureau. Con
gresham Avis has obtained PEN
sion for George &C. ELLISON. of proci-
Gus, Clay county.
Appointment of midshiman to
the United states Naval Academy at
Annapolis has been made by Con
gresham Avis. He named Francis
G. Fahrion, of Buckhannons as prin-
cipal. and Claude R. Hill. or Oak
Hill, as alternate. Mr. Fahrion was
appointed as the representative OF
the West Virginia WESLEYAN College,
the appointment having been offer
ed to that college.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-05-20
For and Against.

There is some interest. at least,
in the suggestion by an eastern
newspaper that if there is to be an
officially created and officially en-
forced, standard of Industrial ef-
ficfency in the mills. farmers should
not be allowed to pursue their pres
emit system of producing one blade
of grass where they should produce
two.
This is mindful of suspicion that
the present instigators of that sort
of Bureaucracy are grayiating to-
ward state ownership of both mills
and farms, yet. queer enough, they
are the bitterest in denunciations ,oi
socialism. The Redfield Ready RE-
lief proposal reminds one of the old
song, II don't know where I'm going
but I'm on my way
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-05-20
Habits.

In the May Woman's Home Com
panion. Ralph Waldo Urine writes a
very practical and interesting arti-
Gle on The Mental Law of Habit. :
1t is an article full of suggestions
about habit forming and habit
breaking. Following is an extract:
in the matter of breaking away
from a habit already formed. espe-
cialIy if one is for the time being
under the domination, as we say, of
that habit. metal or physical. it IS
many times very difficult to keep
the thought or the recurrence of the
thought out of the mind. The one
safe fule OF action, or the course OF
action that makes the accomplish
ment easier, is. as quickly as the
undesirable thought presents itself.
to put it ought of the mind Instant
": dallfance with it. and thereby
allowing it to assume larger pro-
portions, makes it continually
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-05-20
The Garbage Mater.

The city council met and solved a
stiff problem in the matter of To-
eating a crematory. The work was
promptly and. admirably done;
The next question with that body
is the method of garbage removal.
Due consideration, should be given
this question. It should be an
severed in a way that will guaran-
tee eficient and complete service at
all times at the least possible cost
There should be no privileges. No
person or persons should be given
the opportunity to reap harvest at
the peoples expense or to bring about
discrimination in service.
The removal of garbage question
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-05-20

harder to check 1t. That which at
first is but tiny flame will grow, il
we act too tardily, into one of con-
Stunning proportions; and we will
find ourselves under it's domination
again.
Fortunately there is fact which,
If we once fully understand it, Will be
OF tremendous aid at this particlar
point. 1T might be called a. Law
of 1ndirectness. or a Law of Sub
rstitltion To get rid of an un-
desirable thought it is easier to pus
into the mind some other object of
thought which will replace the I'M
desirable one than to tussle with 1t
and endeavor to put it out directly.
So when it presents itself again, in
stantly to throw the mind along
some other line, the opposite of the
undesirable one, or along any line
that will follow most easily and ma
tnrally, will enable it to be- freed
from, the undesirable one, which will
gradually decrease in its power
thereby gradually losing its
hold, while the mind is
growing continually along the lines
of more effective self-control.., II. is
simply shutting out Objectionable
and undesirable thoughts and put
ting desirable. any desirable ones, in
their place. If this course is per;
sisted in the undesirable looses It's
hold and disappears in time com:
completely.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-05-20
Postal Inemciency.

In view of the anxiety of Secretary
of Commerce Redfeld to investigate
management and general efficiency
of privately owned industries, hint
by a contributor to New York City
newspaper that the secretary should
try his hand at trying to locate the
cfficiency of the postoffice depart
ment. is somewhat pertinent.
Under the Hitchcock administra--
ton the federal postoffice department
was brought up to its highest points
of both efficiency and economy. but
it took the Democrats only a short
time to knock both 20 pieces The
national mail service is today rot
tener" thangit was half century "r
more ago as the result of Democratic
laws; and it is rather safe bet that
when the estimates are made at the
end of the next fiscal year a big
deficit will be staring the Demo
cratic wreckers in their faces.
It is not likely, however, that the
Democratic administration will train
its own guns against itself. They
must be trained somewhere else
probably for the purpose of obtain
ing the highest political efficiency
The postal ineficiency will Just have
toerun along until it falls of its owr
weight.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-05-20
Rat-Proof Buildings.

The recent elemental catastro-
phes-thee cyclones in the middle
West, and the floods in that vast re-
gion watered by the Ohio river
have destroyed many hundreds oil
buildings Here, out of misfortune
much. good should come. A timely
appeal for the rat-proofng of dwell
fngs ana other buildings at present
existing, under construction or In
comes from the
United states Pubic Health Service,
These about to erect a new building
or repair an old one, whether OF
frame. brick, rock, concretesor other
construction, may learn from re-
cent bulletin issued from Washing
ton what sanitary and economic benz
fits are to be derived from perma-
nent rat-proofing; and measures to
such ends should be demanded by
prospective owners as a part o.
building contracts.
The rats far too prolific to be
iexterminated by such agencies as
traps, poisons, gases and the like;
these may reduce the numbers OF
the rodents. but IL there is food
within reach, the surviving rats have
more TO eat proportionalfy, and pro-
creation will be stimulated the more
Rat determination can be effective
only by cutting off the rats food sup
ply. The bulletin contains all nee
essary information to this end, so
far as relates to buildings. Those
already erected can be rat-proofed
by the closure of natural or acci-
dental openings; by being remodeled
with material imperyious to rats; by
the removal of structures which Will
give refuge to rats, and by the pro-
lection or removal of foods which
rats will eat.