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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10
sri.tow eri.tI.. and shr;nk..

From the Chicago Record-Herald.
The fight over Panama tolls Is on In the
teresting Developments. The president
was supported and defended by repub-
ncans as we'll as by democrats-a crafty
ing fact that points to a sincere and nom
partisan treatment of the important issue
by the majority of the senator's.
.Bristow bristled with demaYogical falla-
cies. He made i~nsinuations for Bum
twisted the British lions tail. and-in spite
OF vain denials-impugned the motives Of
the president In advocating the repeal Of
the "coastwise' exemption provision. He
took care to put in an appeal to every
prejudice he could think of. trying. how
impression of passionate sincerity.
Those who still believe that
there are sound economic arguments for
the exemption, and who further believe
that 1t involves no violation of the canal
treaty with England, are in no danger Of
coercion" They are entitled to vote as
they think. But they should be among the
and the hypocrites. They know that no
one is trucking to England. They know
that woman suffrage has nothing to do
with the case. They know that railroad
greed has as much to do with Mr.. Will
sons mature and carefully considered po-
should be argued on it's merits: Is the ex-
emption necessary. advisable. consistent
with the anti-subsidy plank of the demo-
cratic platform? Would it benefit the
American people? Is 1t consonant with
the treaty pledge of equal treatment for
the ships of all nations? Anything debat-
able should be intelligently and earnestly
debated, but yellow politics and cheap
lingo humbug should be incontinently ex-
posed and put to light.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10
WITCH DOCTORS RULE
N|CERIAN TRIBESmEN
English Traveller Tells Some In
teresting Facts About
Ibibios.

London Special: p. Amaury Tall
bot. OF the Nigerian political service,
who has travelled much throughout At
RIGA studying the various tribes, says
the Ibibios. natives Of southern Nigeria,
who are of such a low type that they
are called 'mud fish, rank among the
most ancient OF southern Nigerian
tribes and speak different dialects OF
a very old and primitive tongue.
Witch doctors dominate the life of
the race. AS a protection against farm
thefts. certain spells are recited over
ground, and a medicine poured over
1t. after which 1t is given back to It's
owner to be hung up in some conspicu-
Gus place on h plantation. No one
does the thief creep over the boundary
n the magic hoe springs to his hand
tlnconsciously his fingers clasp them
selves around the hiatt. He is bent
down by a power there is no resisting
and finds himself forced against his
Will to hoe and hoe.
Not for q can he pause, even
to straighten his back, SO long as a
single weed remain on the farm, a
single yam needs banking or a single
ciod would be the better for breaking.
SO long must the evil doer continue to
work for he man he had intended to
ROD. Only when the Owner arrives on
the scene. should he 80 wish, can the
magic hoe be released from the hand
or the thief. 1t is not said whether tho
magic a aver worked.
Quaint burial customs prevail. Slaves
are frequently sacrificed at the death
OF a chief and buried with him. Until
prohibited by the government, chiefs
We're buried in their houses with
strange ritual n sacrifice. A burial
chamber was prepared underneath ono
OF the rooms. and In this the chiefs
body was placed. His best loved wife
and two OF the most beautiful Of his
slaves entered the room and seated
themselves at a table opposite their
lord. After some ceremonial all but the
women withdrew, the chamber was
sealed up and the unfortunate women
were left to a lingering death.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10
Checking Passenger Fares.
From the Electric Railway Journa

From the Electric Railway Journal.
The Stark Electric railway, Alliance,
Ohio. has introduced a novel method
of fare collection on several of it's in
terurban cars. One fare box is in
stalled on the rear platform and an
other is on the front platform. When
a passenger enters the car at the rear
he drops his ticket or fare into the
box. The conductor hands him a cash
slip punched from that station to the
destination station. When the passen-
ger leaves the car he deposits his slip
in the box at the front end of the car.
which is watched by the motorman. If
the passenger tides beyond the point
for which his slip is punched, the mo-
torman makes him pay for the extra
length OF ride. The has this
system in operation between four sta
tons out of Alliance. These stations
are designated respectively as 1, 2, 3
and 4 in large figures on the cash slip,
SO that the motorman can tell at a
glance whether the passenger leaving
the car at. say, station 4, has really
paid his fare to that station.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10
Near DEATH,
RETURNS TO RUSSIA
Noted Author Is Dying of Dis.
ease, Contracted While
Prisoner in Exile.

Rome. Special: Maxim Gorky is
back In Russia after eight years exile.
perhaps to die OF consumption before
another summer. his physicians say.
Officially the Russian writer is still
at Capri, where he has lived since ban
ishment, while bodily he is at Mas
tamjaki. Finland, whence he may later
proceed to Moscow. His return is gen.
orally Il secret in Russia. the govern
ment desiring to take every precau-
ton against irritating demonstrations
by his admirers.
las year Gorky was included in the
comprehensive amnesty conceded by
Emperor Nicholas n could then have
returned to his native land without
opposition. but he asserted then that
he had no intention of taking advant-
age Of the privilege. His failing health
and longing to see his country, how
ever, led him to change his mind and
he has just completed the trip to Mas
tamtaki by easy stages.
Gorky's friends declare thai he con-
tracted his disease during confinement
in the prison fortress of st. Peter and
ST. Paul. but it is believed his consti-
tuition must have been weakened by
actual want. his feverish energy i'm
writing and the increasing labor of
deep study to overcome his lack of cul-
ture.
There has lately appeared an odd
chronology submitted by GollSy to an
editor who had asked for an antobiog-
raphy. Gorky replied as follows:
1S62-Born at acknowledgement.
1S7S-Shoemaker's boy.
1879-Apprentice to a designer.
1880-Cabin boy on a steamer.
1SS3-Worker i'm a mandatory OF
biscuits.
1884-Porter.
1S85-Baker's boy.
1886-Dummy in a village theater.
18S7-Fruit seller.
188S-Attempted suicide.
1889-Railway employe.
1890-Clerk to an advocate.
1891-Operative in a salt mill; later
vagabond.
1S92-Wrote the first novel-Makar
Cindra.
19O3-Celebrity and riches.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10
The DAVIS Work.

When you have sought your rest at night,
And look back on the busy day.
Has all your swork been true and right
And honorable In every way?
Has sorrow entered any heart
Because of aught you nay nave said?
you bravely done a part.
Which left no bitter tears to shed?
If. when the day OF toll Is DER,
Some heart is filled with grief and Woe,
And stands accusing at your doc
And whispers, you have made it So"
You will not have the conscience clean
OF him who kneels at night in prayer,
Contented, that the day has seen
Some burdened soul relieved of care,
Can you g home at even's hush,
Delighted with successes won,
Or Is there aught which brings the blush
or shame, because Of what you've done?
Is there a peace. a joy. a rest,
satisfies o through the night,
Or does regret tug at your breast
Because you failed in doing right:
When you are silent and alone.
AS eventide makes shadows deep
Are there some deeds you would atone,
Which come to harass you in sleep?
Or is your conscience calm and clear
you have helped relieve distress
With just a little word Of cheer,
Or some small deed OF kindness?
e. A. Briminstool. In Los Angeles Ex-
press.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10

THE PRoPHYLAcrlc DOCTOR.

From the Duluth Herald.

From the Duluth Herald.
In China, 1t is said. doctors are paid
when their patients are we'll, and pay
ceases when sickness ZONES
That's upside down compared with
Western methods. but doesn't it sound
sensible?
The ordinary thing in Europe and
America is to do rs o will and
pleasure and vices dictate until we get
sick, and then turn the job of getting
us We'll again over to a doctor.
In hin it is to the doctors inter-
est to have people we'll. In Europe and
America it is to the Doctors interest to
have people sick, because otherwise he
gets no fees.
That i'm spite of this. doctors work
loyalty for the public health is a great
credit to the dcctors: it is no credit to
our system. which makes their inter-
est lie he other way.
The Worlds Work." tells of a
southern community, living on Knots
island, N. c., that has a system some
thing like the Chinese. This
lty OF $50 families hires a doctor in COM
Q BY a tax on each family, he is
paid a fixed annua salary: and his
duty is to keep the people we'll. OF
course. if they get sick in spite of his
efforts. it is also his duty to get them
we'll again If he can.
But" says the Worlds Work. ION
Knots island sickness does not spell
opportunity for the doctor. And that is
as it should be. In the cities the health
departments practice preventive medi-
cine on the whole community, and
many family doctors try to keep their
clients We'll. besides physicking them
after they become sick. Yet the whole
organization of society has been quilt
upon the idea that there is no need
for a doctor until sickness had set in"
Both China n Knots island have
an advantage over the rest of the
world, for their plan is better than
ours.
Maybe sometime society will get
around to hiring doctors to keep folks
we'll instead OF waiting until they get
sick. Theirs will not be an easy job,
especially with customers Who insist
on eating and drinking and living gen
orally in defiance to all laws of hy-
giene: but the plan will be a vast inn
provement over the present one.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10
The Discretion Of the Court.
From the National Magazine.

An olo coiorea man was u before
fense.
Have you a lawyer" the court in
quired.
mo. sah." was the reply.
Cant you get one?" was asked him.
mo. sah."
Don't you want me to appoint one
to defend you?" asked the court.
mo. sah." answered the old man. II
jes' tot I'd leabe my case to de
ign'ance oh de co't!"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10
Dsfyins the MiIitants.
From Judge.

Tourist Gin Londonl-It certainly
took a bunch O. boobies to arrest thai
silk hated guy! What did he do?
Cabby-Why. that bleedin' blignter
hain't pinched; 'e's q heminent states
man goin' to luncheon!
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10
Virtue.
Seneca.

Virtue is the perfect good which is the
complement OF a happy life. 1t is
the knowledge both of others and of itself;
1t Is an invincible greatness of mind not to
be elevated or detected with good or Ill
fortune
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10
Justified Refusal.
From Puck.

Why did the great pianist refuse to
play?"
Temperament. He got mad be-
cause his name was printed in smaller
type on the program than the name Of
the piano on which he was to perform.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10
On. Place wh.r. It Failed.
From the National MONTH

Bore-We get out OF things in this
life Just what we put in.
SOre-Oh. 10 we don't. went fish
ing yesterday and put in good fish,
worms ali day and go out nothing
but turtles.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-13
By Beau RialtO.

New York, June l3.-They have
changed some of the girlies, to be sure,
and the costumes are a bit seantior
md the songs have new words, but
those changes are not enough to make
the summer show of 1914 distinctive,
The summer show is upon us once more
and it comes up to cur expectations as
well as down to our apprenensions'
Girls, whirls, pater, chatter, airs,
stares, "ribbons and laces to set Off
the faces ''-that's s the summer show
of the common or Broadway variety,
and it goes for all Of them.
Ziegweld' s Follies of 1914 was among
the first to open the silly season. IL
is at the New Amsterdam, and really ls
very good of its kind. Florence Iieg-
field, Jr., he who was divorced by Anna
Held and then gave the Rialto a jolt
in the solar plexus by marrying chic
Billie Burke, puts on "Follies' ev'
cry hot spell and his shows always
usner in the summer season. This year
he has what is known to the trade as
"sure fire success. II 10 success
full because it is good to look atm
spots and contains more than one
Joke that can be laughed at in pincI.
The Folles are frothy to degree ami
are utterly innocent Of plot. The New
York summer theatergoers who are Mr..
and Mrs. Tired businessman have come
to look upon Ziegfeld S undraped brand
of dog.day entertainment as IN insti'
tuition. They have been seeing them ON
Broadway for seven years.
But the first.nighters of this year,
of wnom "Diamond Jim Brady was
among the foremost, were forced to adj
init that the Folles are not up to the
Ziegfeld standard. For this there are
two contributing causes, Zegfeld, as
n bridegroom has been busy with lot
of other things, and George V. Hobart,
the so-ealled "book " and the major
portion of the lyrics, has been at work
for several weeks writing most of the
recent Lambs AllStar Gambol stuff.
Raymond Hubbell, who wrote the mt
sic, makes of his private life closed
book, so it is impossible to say wAa;
caused him to write such music for the
latest F'ollies.
However, cs has been said, the lat
est Zicgfeld offering is a summer show
and as such it ought to fill the New
Amsterdam fall season. There are
scores Of girls and most of them are
pretty. Those who are not are shapely
and they wear next to nothing. The
songs are catchy-some of them-and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-13

Another of the same kind made its
debut a few nights later when the Pass
ing show Of 1914 replaced the Whirl
of the World at the Winter Garden.
The Passing Show and the Follies are
always rivals. They ere built on the
same plan in that their alleged aim
is to portray the foibles of the day.
But if the man and girl on the street
hal the freakish foibles that we see
on the summer stage, they would be in
Matteawan in less time than it takes
to tell it. The Passing Show has Il
chorus of the pcachiest sort of girls
and the tall and stately show girls in
front of the chorus and just behind the
"ponies are the haughtest beauties
t. be found hereabouts. Outside of
tlat, it 5 the same story, with slight
variation, as the other hot weather
shows of this and many other sum
mers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-13

@AHN W. WV R''f sNN
New York, June 13.--Everything is
going to waist. That portion of wom'
an s anatomy has long been the junk
heap for all sorts of metals, hides and
fabrics to hang upon; but the present
wide girdle of hard black shiny oil
cloth is the champion belt of all for
uncompromising ugliness. Neverthe-
less, it is smart, on very, and You sim
ply must be spanned with one about
your middle.
The accepted model is about eight
inches wide in crushed effect and fas-
tens on the side with n sprawling YER
teal bow of the shiny material. Black
Olcloth is most extensively used but
white Oilcloth is decioedly chic also and
gives the fair wearer the appearance
of being all dressed up like the kitchen
table.
This craze for oilcloth and ribbon
waxed to stimulate tae real article
first went to fashion s head as hat
trimming and now that it has her on
the middle ground it does not seem
at all misapproprlate that 1t should
appear as the very newest of all dress
trimmings.
Particularly in combination with blue
serge is the banding and binding Of the
hard black shiny surface most strik
ing.
Funeral effects on both hat ant
frock are simply the last gasp of the
mode and duh glazed wreatns Of white
leaves aud flowers on the dun glazet
black and white straw shapes in com
bination with the dulglazed ribbon
are nothing il not dead" swell. Le
us hope, however, that lovely woman
mad passion for everything glazed vii
not extend to her eyes.
"Watch out is again the slogan
To be abreast of the time your watel
must now dangle from the bosom o
your coat or blouse. OF oblong shap
like the smartst wristwatches the new
timeieee hangs on a grosgrain ribboi
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-13

A certain newspaper dramatic critic
who is war correspondent when he
is not working at his regular trade,
came up from Mexico the other day,
after reviewing the vaudeville and bur
losque at Vera Cruz and again began
to dope out the daily best bets in the
theatrical handicap, in one Of his yarns
he happened to mention Augustus
Thomas, the Missourian-playwright.
"Huh, shake leg and get hep, y
iibcd the office boy. +" Augustus Thorn
as died more N mont ago somewheres
over'n Yurrup like Morgan. ~ Fren-
ziedly the critic grabbed the telephone
and called up the Lambs club.
81 want to find out about Gus
Thomas death" he shouted. "l just
heard about it. -
"'This is Thomas, came back the
drawling response. "I assure you |
am not dead. II was an actor, with n
similar name, who dice"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-13
Use Aliens Foot Ease.

The antiseptic poWder to be shaken
into the shoes, If you want rest and
comfort for tired, aching swollen, and
sweating feet, use Allen Foot Ease, 1t
relieves corns and kunious of all pain
and prevents blistera sore and callous
spots. just the thing for Dancing
Parties, Patent Leather Shoes, and for
Breaking in New Shoes. Ii is the
greatest comfort discovery of the age
Try it today. Sold everywhere, 25c
Dom accept any substitute. For Free
trial package, address Allen S. Ohm
stead, lie Roy, N. Y.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-13

or aod, be fofIowihg aftsr rISIifsous-
ness. Many men have been led 70
drinking and all sorts OF debaochery
and sin merely By reason OF not seeing
the real God: for ,if any one wee Him.
he Is sure TO leve Him. Mankind are
80 made that worship Is natural
Notwithstanding the six thousand
years 6f-ralling. there isin every mans
brain. unless he lie IN idiot. the quail
I ~ of reverence. which iinpels him to
desire to worship his Creator. Bat.
according to st. Paul's argument In
his letter to the Romans. although man
was created perfect. there came n
! time In the history OF the fallen race
! when men were unwilling longer TO re-
tain God in their minds; and then the
Almighty gave them over TO reprobate
minds. to do improper things. and to
\ sink lower and lower In degradation.
1 Then It was that the doctrines OF de-
mons" were inculcated into the human
mind. so as to keep men in ignorance.
darkness and superstition. The god
I OF this world blinds the minds of
those who believe not-blinds them by
these various false doctrines which
I once Gods people believed.
The Pastor then gave the two views
of the Almighty which once obtained
I In the thoughts of many Christians.
| One side of our minds. as 1t were. pic
tured God as the great representative
/ of Satanic energy. bent upon destroy
/ ing nearly NIL the creatures whom He
had brought into the world The 9th
er side. somehow. imagined Him as
kind. loving and mercifu. But We did
not know how to balance these two
sides. Fortunately for us. however
we got the devilish side subordinnted
and thought Of God as loving, and by
going to Him daily in prayer we tried
to forget the devilish part. The whole
world has been more or less IN this
condition.
But. thank God! said the Pastor. we
IRE in the time when the path of the
just is shining more and more unto the
perfect Day. That Day is now so near
that we can almost see its dawn. In
Il little while the Church Of Christ will
have been fully gathered-out of every
people. nation, kindred and tongue.
out of all denominations.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-13

just another little instance of fash
ION IS wierd vagaries is the style or
wearing the corsage bouquet in the
middle of your back instead of in
front. 1t is quite the thing to fasten
either a single rose or a tiny nosegay
in the middle of the back of your
crush silk girdle whose sash ends the
fall from tne floral decoration. If you
prefer, rosebud may nestle instead on
the left hand flare of your rolling col
lar.
Salamander fashions launched from
the descriptions of the style of gar.
ments affected by the heroine of Owen
johnson S latest novel have New York
at their feet. As the frocks and suits
are all cut on the straight lines of the
long Russian blouse, it will certainly be
like playing with fire for any but the
very slim aud most youthful of figures
to adapt the Salamander styles to their
own personality
Even the most pudgy, however, may
indulge in an adoption of Salamander
gloves, hankies and stationery, the last
two articles sporting fac-simile
of the li2ard-ljke beastie by way of
decoration. The Sulamandcr gloves
both long and short, are all of biscuit
or cafe au lait suede and doesiin and
very correct and trim-looking, There
are also Salamander blouses, hats, capes
aud everything for feminine wear from
the skin out.
Indeed, il clothes made the woman
as they say they do the man, then by
donning complete Salamander outfit
presto change, every woman could turn
into fascinating 'Dodo' of the
book and capture millionaire spous,
I ON the strength of her garments
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-13
A. SURE FOUNDATION Z
TIE WORD OF GOD
The Bible the Most Wonderful
Book 10 Tho World.
BASIS OF CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Many LOSING Faith In the Bible as the
Word Of God-cause Of This Great
"Falline Away"-Ths Light CT Today
In Conflict With the Darkness Of the
Past-Diffsrsnee Rstween Faith and
credulity-6asis Of conEdencs In the
pisls - Proofs Of Its Inspiration.
Proofs That Il Is Not Man -Made--A
Firm Foundation For Full Assurance.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-13
CHICAGO LAWYER SELECTED,

Washington, June l2.-lt was learn
ed today from an authoritative source
here that Thomas b Jones, Chicago
lawyer, has been selected for governor
of the federal reserve board under the
new currency law. The nomination of
Jones, n former member of the Prince
ton university board of trustees and
personal friend of President Wilson,
probably will be sent to the senate
Monday,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-13

Arthur Hammerstein opened the Roof
Garden on the Victoria theateT on the
same night Ziegfeld Follies made
their premiere. The Hammerstein roof
is cool and comfortable and in times
past has proved a popular resort. For
the first week the usual vaudeville bill
was the attraction, but the press agent
promised some real summer show nov
elites later on.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-13

June I.-r'h e
rhoto-D Drama of
Creation. which IS
being exhibited
throughout { b Q
United States, Is
awakening new
intere est iIl the Bi-
BILE. Many who
'hnve seen the Pho
t0-Drainn hav e
expressed tn @ ir
satisfaction with
its beautiful pres
entation Of the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-13

ing for contempt Of court in his failure
to pay $50 afmouy recently ordered
in connection with the divorce proceed.
ings of his wife, Regina NJ. Speckert,
But Speckert is not behind the bars,
He declares he never will be. He was
given until Tuesday to post a $500 bond
following his notice that he will carry
the ease to the supreme court
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-13
ZiegrDeld's Follies of
1914 Opens the Summer
Silly Season--Girl Galore

the music is wnistleable-some Of it..
And last, but not least, in this tango
mad and maxixe.esniaeal town, the Fol-
lies offer some distinctly new dance
steps. That alone constitutes sure
fire hit. -