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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-08-12
In This Country At Pres
ent Time.
BRIEF HISTORY OF PEOPLE
Who Are Just Now In The
Limelight of Big Euro.
pean War.
sERyIA Is \ SMALL COUNTRY

The Serbs, with whom Austria
Hungary is engaged in war, are a
nationality of which but little is
known in this country, hence it may
not to be able to give the Times
readers some idead of What and who
they are.
or their earliest history little or
nothing is known, except, that they
are supposed to have come from
their original seat in the present
East Austrian province of Galacia
at the call of the Greek Emperor
Heraclius to defend his frontiers
against the Hungarian. This was
about G3j, and like the Anglo-SaX-
ons, who were called to Britain.
they made themselves very much at
home, and became a thorn in the
side of the Greek empire.
They seem to have been unable
to form a central government, each
great noble trying to establish some
independent little principality The
eastern Serbs, in Dalmatia and Croa-
tia. fell under the influence of Ven
ice and Hungary. adopted Latin let
ters and the Roman Catholic church
and driited away from the other
Serbs. who used the Cyrillic Greek
letters and professed Greek Ortho-
doXy, hence permanent cleft was
formed between these two sections
of the Serbs.
AT various times they attempted
to form a strong State, but the eff
fort never became permanency
and in the great defeat of Kossovo
in which their ruler Tsar Lazar. as
well as the Turkish Sultan Murad.
was slain, Servian unity and indie
pendence received a lasting blow.
There were numerous attempts at
reforming Serb kingdom and Aus
tria frequently came to the aid of
the Serbs during these periods of
resistance TO the Turk.
At last the time came when
through the interference of the Pow
ers Servia again became autono-
George-became her ruler I'M
der the suZerainty of the Turk.
The history of Servia since then is
one of intrigue and assassination,
raIthest radicalism and turning
upon those who tried to help her. In
1868 they assassinated their great
Prince Milosh and season of al
most anarchy followed. In 1856
they were saved from dismember-
feated them at Slivitza. through the
interference of Austria. In 1903
they assassinated their King and
Queen, Alexander and Draga. who,
whatever their faults. certainly rails
ed the country to material prosperi-
~.
Al no time in their history have
they been able to continue to govern
themselves successfully nor in their
own strength to resist foe. When.
before the Turk conquered the
Greek Empire. they We're threatened
by the Bulgars. they always accept
ed Greek suzerainty in preference
to Il test of war. KossovO is their
greatest national glory and that was
Il crushing defeat.
Since the late successful Balkan
War Servia has been especially
cocky. but IL is AN open question
whether that success was not owing
much more to Greece and Bulgaria.
than to Servia's efforts.
Peter, the present King of Ser
via. never punished the murderers
of his predecessor Herman Rave
in The Louisville Times.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-08-12
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-06-08
The Land of Broken Promises
-Rv DANE COOLIDGE==
a Stirring Story OF The Mexican Revolution

"She did mott" came back Bud with
sudden spirit.
Then he laughed the thought away,
a great burden seemed to be lifted
from his heart, and he found himself
happy again.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-06-08

COS he had thrown down all his guards,
and even De Lancey saw all too clear
ly what his intentions in the matter
had been.
Spare your cursing, Senior Aragon,"
he said, and after this, he added
you can save your pretty words, too
for somebody else. We shall re-
main here and hold our property"
'Ila, You Americana" exclaimed
Aragon, as he chewed bitterly on his
defeat. You will RIB US of every
thing-even our government. So you
are a Mexican citizen, Ell? You must
value this barren mine very highly to
give up the protection of your govern
ment. But perhaps you are acquainted
with a man named Kruger7" he
sneered.
He would sell his honor any time
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-06-08
CHAPTER X.

To an American, accustomed to get.
ting things done first and talking about
It afterward, there is nothing so subtly
irritating as the old-world Journalism,
the polite evasiveness of the Mexi-
cans; and yet, at times, they can speak
to the point with the best Of us.
For sixty days Don Cipriano Aragon
had smiled and smiled and then, sud-
denly, as the last day of their mining
permit passed by and there was no
record of a announcement by Cruz
Mendez, he appeared at the Eagle Tail
mine with a pistol in his belt and a
triumphant sheer on his lips.
Behind him rode four Mexicans,
fully armed, and they made no reply
to De Lancey's polite "Buenos dias."
Take your poor things" burst out
Aragon, pointing contemptuously at
their tent and beds, "and your low,
pelado Mexican-and go! This mine
no longer stands in the name of Cruz
Mendez, and want 1t for myself! No,
not world" he cried, as De Lancey
opened his mouth to explain. Moth
ing! Only go!"
"No, senor," said Hooker, dropping
his hand to his six-shooter which hung
low by his leg and stepping forward,
I'VE will not go"
WHAT" stormed Aragon, "you-"
"Be careful there!" warned Bud,
suddenly fixing his eyes on one Of the
four retainers. IF you touch that gun
III kill you'll"
There was pause, in which the
Mexicans sat frozen to their saddles,
and then De Lancey broke the silence.
"You must not think, Senior Ara
gon," he began, speaking with a GER
tain bitterness, that you can carry
your point like this My friend here is
Texan, and If your men stir he will
kill them. But there Is law in this
country for every man-what Is 1t that
you want?"
II want this mining claim" shouted
Aragon, that you have so unjustly ia.
ken from me through that scoundrel
Mendez And l want you to step
aside, so that can set up my monu-
ments and take possession of It."
'The Senior Aragon has not been to
the agente mineral today" suggested
De Lancey suavely. "If he had taken
the trouble he would not"
Enough" cried Aragon, still trying
to carry it off cavalierly; 81 sent my
servant to the mining agent yesterday
and he reported that the permit had
lapsed."
III he had taken the pains to in
quire for new permits, however" re-
turned De Lancey, "he would have
found that one has been issued to me,
am now Mexican citizen, like your
SELF"
"You!" screamed Aragon, his eyes
bullying with establishment; and then
finding himself tricked, he turned sud
denly upon one Of his retainers and
struck him with his whip.
"Son Of goat" he stormed. Pig!
Is this the way you obey my orders?"
But though he raved and scolded, he
had gone too far, and there was nc
putting the blame on his servant. In
his desire to humiliate the hated grin
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-06-16
ISSUING BONDS.

Why not issue the municipal bonds
recently voted by Dallas in small de-
nominations and sell them direct to
home people, making the securities
draw just enough more interest than
savings deposits to make. them at
tractive to persons desiring absolute
safety in their investments? The
popular sale of public bond issues has
already become a custom with quite
a number Of cities, and the merits
and advantages of this plan are gen
orally conceded. By this plan the
people get chance to enjoy higher
rate of interest for their savings than
they would get if they left their mon
ey in banks, with security that is un-
questionable. To the city the advan-
tage comes in securing needed funds
at slightly lower rate than would
be demanded by brokers or bankers,
the latter usually expecting to pass
the bonds along and take their profits
in commissions. The community is
also a gamer, however, both through
keeping interest distribution at home,
and also by cultivating larger and
more direct public interest in public
affairs. For, of course, it goes with
out saying, that when considerable
number of local residents become hold
ers of bonds of the municipality where
they reside, they more closely scruti-
nize all financial transactions of the
city and take keener interest in its
affairs and conduct generally.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-06-16

ing of the mails of obscene matter,
and alert agents of state and national
governments have kept watchful eyes
upon publishing houses. As result
of this watchfulness there have been
comparatively few offensive books,
pictures or postcards printed in this
country, and these few have been
kept out of the mails. But the cen
sorship is not quite rigid enough yet.
There have been exposed for sale in
the larger cities, especially, postcards
of highly offensive character and
such as should not be allowed to be
printed or sold. 1t has been impos-
sible to suppress the traffic altogether,
largely because most of the articles
complained of are manufactured in
Europe and are sent to this country
as freight, thereby escaping escaping
the censor.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-06-16
THAT SECOND TERM.

Edwin +. Sweet, assistant secretary
of commerce, recently made this state
ment i'll an address in the Middle
West:
"1f President Wilson does again
run for office, he will not do so from
a love of power, as might Mr.. Roose-
welt, but from sincere belief that
the country would profit from his CON
tinuance in office, and that second
term would be necessary to the sue
cess of the working out of his pol
icies. -
While it is not likely that this state
ment was "inspired," or that the
president even had previous knowledge
of what was to be said concerning
his possible candidacy for a second
term, it probably does reflect quite ac-
curately his own ideas and position.
There is nothing in the record of the
president to indicate he sought office
in the first place for Glove of pow
err" and repeatedly he has tried to
make it plain his only desire is to be
of service. Nor would his candidacy
for a second term indicate anything
to the contrary, for it would be only
natural for a sincere and honest lead
er, fairly embarked on policies which
he considered essential for public well
fare and national success, to hope and
try for the full establishment of such
policies and a fair test of their mer-
its.
1t would seem, therefore, that there
is no particular need of disavowing
Glove of power" either on the part
of the president himself or by his
friends speaking for him. Mr.. Will
son will be the logcar and almost
inevitable candidate of the democrat
ic party next time, and it generally
is regarded as a foregone conclusion
that he will run, and also that he
will be the nominee of that party. 1t
would almost appear, in fact, that the
Glove of power" disavowal made by
the speaker mentioned was more for
the purpose of taking a slam at Mr..
Roosevelt than to inform the public
that President Wilson has no ambi-
tion in that direction. And it also
suggests that possibly the presidents s
friends already are playing the game
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-06-16
BE A BOOSTER.

The greatest need of Dallas, in our
judgment, is the persistence of the
booster spirit; the spirit of optimism
of faith in the future, and which
spells progress and ultimate achieve
ment. The members of the Commerc-
ial club are entitled to much credit
for what they are trying to do for
the city, but farmers, manufactures
and other enterprises so much to be
desired, must be further encouraged,
and fostered by the proper spirit
among all of our people. The pessi-
mist, the Indifferent and the halting,
and certainly the knocker, must be rel
egated to the rear, and the young,
hopeful and ambitious. must forge to
the front. Our chief fault has always
been that we are too modest of our
advantages. We have here an incom-
parable little city, a beautiful and
slightly location, excellent natural ad-
vantages-in fact everything re-
quisite for manufacturing center as
well as a fruit, dairying and agricul-
tural center, and an ideal place in
which to live. With all of these ma
tural advantages, therefore, all that is
necessary is, as suggested, to persist
in the present spirit of progress and
enterprise, to speak well, not diparag-
ingly, of Dallas at all times, and we
will yet see city here of which we
may justly be proud. All depends
upon us.
"That fault, dear Brutus, is not in
our stars,
But in ourselves that we are under
lings."
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-06-16
THE NEWSPAPER JOB,

Many people believe that news
paper falls together without work or
concerted action or plan. Rev. Nc
Leod, Presbyterian minister at Pas
adena, was of the opinion, and asked
to be allowed to edit an edition of
the Pasadena Star. The editor ac-
cepted the opportunity to go fishing,
and the minister took up his duties
in the newspaper office. This is how
he felt when he found himself at the
end of the task, which it must be said,
was done quite creditably.
"My time is almost up as l pen
this last line; my hand is almost par
alyzed; my brain is befuddled and |
am free to confess that / am right
glad to vacate the holy spot. Such
rush and riot and disarray. Such a
jumble of potpouI1i; it strikes me as
the effort to bring order out of chaos,
and to do it lightning quick. I am
reminded of the memorable wordsc
"The earth was without form and
void, and darkness was upon the face
of the waters" Never shall l crit
icise newspaper men more. l shall
pray for them. They will have my
heart IS forbearance henceforth and
forever. They are the hardest work
ed, shortest lived, poorest paid brain
workers on this weary old world of
ours"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-06-16
LINER THROUGH CANAL.

The first ocean liner has been pass
ed through the big locks Of the Pana-
ma canal, thereby affording the first
complete test of the elaborate works
completed by this nation between the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans. 1t is
stated that the little electric towing
locomotives, designed for guiding
ships through the most difficult pass
age of the canal and the Gatum locks,
performed their duty in a most salts
factory manner. The trip of the liner
Alliance was negotiated without hitch
OF unusual incident, in fact, and
proves that the canal is really ready
for use in case of necessity, and will
)e fully ready for regular traffic by the
time of the formal opening of the
canal.
News of the progress of the canal
construction has become an cold
story" during the time the work has
been under way, and the public pays
scarcely as much attention to it today
as it did when the project was new.
When the formal opening of the canal
takes place, however, there will be a
revival of interest and attention, for
the public will then be brought back
to an appreciation of the immensely
of this work and of its great value to
the world s trade and commerce. It
will be only few months more,
moreover, before the canal is formal
ly dedicated and opened to the traffic
of the world, and the American peo-
pie should be proud and happy in the
thought that this great Improvement
has been so successfully accomplished
through the direction of their govern
ment and representative officials.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-06-16
OUTLOOK IS BRIGHT.

From all over the country reports
continue to come of splendid crop
prospects, and in some sections record
breaking crops are already made and
being harvested. Everywhere there is
a fine promise of plenty and pros
perity. Evidently the railroads soon
will have all they can do to handle
the great output of American farms
and orchards, the marketing of which
will speedily distribute a vast amount
of money, which again will find its
way into the regular channels of trade
and business and mean nothing short
of general prosperity. For when the
farmers and the railroads do well the
whole country is bound to be pros
porous, and nature is doing her part
to make this prosperity more abun-
dant and widespread this year than
usual.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-06-16
THE CHAUTAUQUA.

Now that the date for chautauqua
is near at hand our people are be-
coming more and more enthusiastic
in their plans for the big week. 1t
is as true as anything can be that
all work and no play is not good fol-
any one, young or old, and the chau-
tauqua is the twentieth century's hap
piest offering in the way of entertain
ment, for while it makes one forget
the dragging cares Of everyday life
it reveals the glories of life that lie
all around us. 1t is a wonderful edu-
Gator, not alone in the new things that
it teaches us, but also in the homely
truths of life that it brings again to
our memory.
No person can attend chautauqua
and not afterwards be more capably
equipped for successful and happy
life. 1t isn't that there is any school
room atmosphere about a chautauqua.
Far from it. But there is inspiration,
and it is a good place to meet your
friends, to enjoy reunions, to have
a good time. That s the chautauqua
spirit. The penants and flags and
other advertising matter of our big
chautauqua are now speaking to you.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-06-16
A MOVE FOR DECENCY.

1t is a matter of no little satisfac-
tion to note that the United States
senate recently ratified the convention
between this country and practically
all the important nations of Europe
for the suppression of obscene publi-
cations, particularly postcards and
other pictures. As an international
triumph of decency this convention
will take high rank, and its useful
ness will be manifest as soon as it
takes effect. 1t is, in fact, move
ment for clean mails and in the in
terests of public morality. The move
ment began-several years ago, when
Mr.. Taft was president, and he took
a deep interest in it, but it failed of
ratification at that time and only re-
Gently was revived and brought to a
successful elimination.
1t must be said in Justice to the
United States that this nation has
been singularly attentive to the purg-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-06-16

but there will be twelve. There have
been twelve per year regularly for
ages. Although we are not all certain
who winds the clock, we know the So
lar system runs by clockwork. There
is no other way to account for its
workings.
Nature and the universe are built
that way And human nature, being
forever tied to Natures apron strings,
has to tag along in her footsteps. And
that brings us to the art called adver-
tising. Possibly we do not all realize
what remarkable part seasonable
ness has played in the success of ad-
vertising. If the scores of great firms
that have grown to fame and pros
perity in these United States through
their use of advertising, did not know
that advertising must be tied down to
schedule-must be made to tag along
in human nature s footsteps just as
human nature follows nature-they
would not have found nearly so great
a prosperity. The selling of goods
and wares depends largely on season.
able advertising. This is the season,
for instance, for advertising large
variety of articles, and the dealer who
first gets into the game is the one most
likely to to reap the greater benefits.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-06-16

The Hillsboro Independent insists
that Memorial day" is Decoration
day." notwithstanding the order is
sued several years ago by G. A. R.
headquarters to the contrary. But
what IS the diff? Memorial days a
day for decorating. And then, too,
it may give the dear brother some
degree of pleasure to have his own
way about it,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-06-16
CHEAP STUFF.

We have been changing our attitude
toward many things in life in the last
few years. Some of our changes are
no doubt advances and will remain
others may prove mistakes. But in
the confusion of old idea and new, OF
fad and earnest principle, good people
are likely to find themselves misunder-
standing and misjudging one another
In nothing is this more true than in
our changed attitude toward sex prob
lens. For we have been finding out
that our silence has often been neg
lect, our modesty, cowradice or ignor-
ance. We have come to see or we are
coming to see that it is better that
a father or mother or teacher should
explain sex problems to our boys and
girls clearly and sanely than that
these children should gather their in
formation in streets and schoolyards,
often misleading, always with the col
or of indecency. One result of our
changed view is constantly increas-
ing freedom from artificial restraint
in the home and the school room. I'm
fortunately it is not the only result.
For evil treads closely on the heels
Of good, uses the same path when it
can, tries to disguise itself in the
same garb. And greed has taken ad-
vantage of our changing sex attitude
to introduce into print sex problems
handled in the coarsest or the most
deceptive way, to turn a decent lib
erty into license and appeal to the
baser things in man. Stories are full
of such nauseating terms as "element-
al impulses" "primitive appeal, !"
and enough others, used as we cannot
escape discovering as a new cloak for
what is unclean and intended to be
unclean. Magazines that should have
higher standards, books published by
supposedly respectable firms yield too
often to the impulse of greed that tells
them such sanctimonious filth sells.
The worst of it is that lot of this
literature, so-called, comes under the
eyes of our sons and daughters.
Meanwhile the movement for great
er frankness as help to greater pur-
ity is sullied by these beggars in their
filthy rags, peddling the stuff that is
cheap and nasty and prating of
"higher morality" Is there any
wonder that many persons find it diff
ficult to distinguish between a story,
like, for instance, the late o. Henry's
" Unfinished Story" that is calculated
TO do good and some of the trash that
certain magazines are full of and
others likely to contain at times
There is one thing to do: Discard the
magazine that is meant for the indie
cent mind, discard the writer who even
once trades in vile things because they
are profitable. Presently there will
be an overturning of this. There must
be. In the meantime let us neither
lose sight of the gain from facing sex
problems which concern us frankly
nor the readiness of greed to offer
what are not problems but merely ap-
peals to indecency.