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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-18


might be discussed and where the
voters, the most important element,
might meet to gain truthful informa-
ton about candidates for Office and
not depend upon newspapers, which
she characterized as unreliable.
In Washington we have grand
and beautiful capitol in which rep
resentatives of the U. S. meet to-
gether regularly at appointed tines
she said, ito take counsel together
and decide what is best to do to pro-
mote justice and freedom in this
great country of ours.
''In each city and town the coun-
ell gets together in similar way and
discusses these questions.
But the people who are the voters,
the people who elect these repre-
sentatives have no place in which
they may get together and discuss
these things. They read newspapers
which do not always tell the truth
and are therefore unreliable. A po-
litical meeting may be held, but the
program is arranged beforehand and
the voters are merely advised to vote
for certain candidate without be-
ing permitted to discuss his desirable
ity. Discussions are carried on in
the back room of saloons and there
the voter registers his vote.
I'VE reject the common counsel
our representatives have. But our
forefathers recognized the necessity
of common counsel They met at
appointed times in the town halls or
school buildings to discuss the great
questions of the nation, sbut we have
grown away from their habits be-
cause we have grown so fast. The
great interests have absorbed the
time and strength of thousands of
persons, indeed have demanded the
very lives of many. Some are too
busily engaged in the struggle to live
70 boI7o +iIooo for onuf bino O,,tc;lo 80
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-23
SANTA CLAUS Ma ARROW ESCAPE.

he slides down that board" said Will
liam; but that will keep him there
until we run downstairs and ask for
my gun and knife and your pistol and
sword"
DO you suppose we can keep awake
until he comes?" asked Thomas. You
know they say he does not get around
sometimes until next morning."
course we can" replied William.
They sat up as long. as their mother
would let them. and then hung up their
stockings and went to bed. 1t was
hard work keeping awake. Then they
listened and after a long time they
heard someone walking around in the
yard.
There he is" said William; 'let us
go to the top of the stairs and wait"
Just as they reached the stairs they
heard a terrible noise. and the window
closed with a bang.
Their father heard it. also. and ran
cellar door. You go back" called
Thomas to his father. 1--WE nave caught
Santa Claus. and we want to see him
alone. Hold on. Santa" they called,
opening the cellar door and turning on
the light: We'll be down and let you
there was Just an ordinary man lying
on the cellar floor. grooming.
Who are you?" called Thomas; you
are not Santa Claus. l know"
The father pulled both boys away
from the door and closed it: then he
%telephoned for the police. and in a
time the officers came and went
into the cellar. They found that the
burglar had broken his leg. and that
was the reason he had not escaped.
w soaped the board. so it would
be easy for him to slide to the bottom"
said William. II bet Santa would have
slid all right"
You boys go to bed" said their
father. when the officers had gone;
not get any Christmas presents"
We had fun. anyway. didn't we?"
said Thomas.
Yes" replied William: next to
catching. Santa. I think catching a
burglar is best"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-23

sent his son with a switch on Eckmas
morn and a large tough rawhide one
at that. You see. Allwyn's papah was
real sore about it.
Dear Old Santa upon receipt of the
letter laughed in sue a way as to
cause his principal organ of digestion
to shake like a bow OF jelly as related
in the poem. This" said the popular
hero of childhood lore, r%eadjusting his
w%hiskers. lis rich!"
Christmas morning little Allwyn was
up early. He had arranged his stock
ings on the mantle merely to humor his
indulgent parents. Reaching down to
the tlpe toe he drew forth a crumpled
note. Eagerly he read it. as follows:
Dear Allwyn Git read): OF course
you are right, but why tell your par
ents about it? Any child that would
tell his folks hat he is wise, would rob
AN orphan. 1 am for %grown-ups, too.
S. Claus"
And Allwyn marveled nightly.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-23
Color Photocranhv.


The physicist employed by a leading
camera company of this country has
developed a new process of making
portraits on color by photography,
which, it is claimed, gives remarkably
perfect results, and is simple enough
for practical commercial purposes. al
though not suited for amateur work.
This process is stated to be a modif-
cation of the Ives three-color process,
except that only two colors are used.
red and green. Two negatives are
taken in a special camera, or in a regu-
lar camera using color screens These
negatives are so treated with dyes
thai the coloring matter replaces the
silver in the film. and the plate be-
comes its w positive. The two plates
are superimposed and mounted i'm a
frame so constructed that an electric
light may be placed behind the pic
ture, which is to be viewed by trans.
United light.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-23
: CHRISTMAS SHIPS COMING IN. :

the Baltimore News.

From the Baltimore News.
No matter how hard that part of the
population to whom Christmas means
care and labor tries to put off the in
evltable preparations for the greatest of
holidays, the arrival of toY-laden ships
from Germany calls it sharply to at
tentiOn.
While the American mind has been
occupied with the Fourth of July, base
bali and other things associated with
summer. patient fingers in that that
faraway land have been busy fabricat-
ing the charming nothings which will
delight American children under the
glamour of the Christmas tree. And
now the truit of their toll and in
genuity is beginning to pass through
the custom houses in huge cargoes,
which will soon be distributed among
the toy stores and thence pass into the
possession of eager little ones in thous-
andS of homes.
The Bramdenburg's arrival at Balt;-
more the other day with 1000 tons of
this JOY bringing freight warns us
vigorously that it is time to shake off
our sloth. Shop early is a good slogan
and now is the time to begin to let it's
meaning sink in.
Everybody knows that the worry
which is unfortunately associated with
Christmas in the thoughts of many per-
sons would be largely done away with
if he period of desperate rush and
anxiety at h end could be avoided. II
the procrastinating individual were the
only victim of his carelessness, he
might consider it his affair and take
the consequences. But, unfortunately.
the accumulated burdens which are the
result of delay often fall upon others
more heavily than himself, and an
army of clerks, delivery wagon men,
messenger boys and others are de-
priVed of the full enjoyment of Christ
mas by the ~dilatoriness of comparative.
ly few.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-23
TRIBUTE TO MARK TWAIN
The Greatest Boy of Fiction, the
American Boy, Who Knew
Human Nature.

What a man Mark Twain was! Be.
ginning as a barefoot boy in a sleepy
Mississippi river town, a journeyman
printer with a little education and no
promise OF a future. a river pilot, an
unlucky p~rospector, he became a man
OF Worldwide fame and immense intlu-
ence. His books have gone every
where. have made generations laugh
and weep. He was not only a great
humorist, he vas a man of high cour-
6 end fine ideals, a man who hated
shams and lies. and struck at them
1iercely. He knew human nature,
laughed at its queer contradictions,
admired and respected its goodness
and kindness. Always he is intensely
American, without being provincial.
Not only did he have a genius for
writing. He had a genius for being
a man.
III, as a young man, he was inclined
10 be too eXtravagant, too i%rreverent,
he conquered that tendency. He grew
in wisdom and in perception. and he
loved people, loved men and women
d chlldren. That is why we all
love him. There is a glow to him.
You can warm your heart at his
books, much as you warm your hands
at a fire.
Mr.. Gilbert Chesterton. the English
author. and a wit himself, says of
Mark Twain: "Ail honest people saw
the point of Twain's wit. Not a few
dishonest people felt it,"
But to the whole world of youth
Mark Twain is Tom Sawyer, the i'm
mortal boy, the greatest boy of fiction.
the American boy. and yet the es-
sential boy that links al boys of what
ever nationality together. Tom and
Huck-what more do you want.-St.
Nicholas Magazine.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-23
Post Christmas Packages Earlier.

EIOIl III w dSIIIIIBlOu star.
There is good reason for the apprehen-
sion of the postal officials that the Christi
mas use of the parcel post system will
cause a serious congestion unless the peo-
pie take the %precaution not only to shop
early this season. but put their packages
In the mail we'll in advance of the holi-
days. A year ago, before the parcel post
was established. the mails were seriously
overburdened with Christmas goods and
their handling and delivery put the serv-
ice to its severest test. 1t follows almost
inevitably that there will be a much
greater use of the mails for the sending
of gifts this year, in view of the extern
sion of the mail limits on packages, and
If this use is concentrated within the few
days prior to Christmas requisite for de-
livery on the basis of normal conditions
the result will be a choking of all the
channels and delays of many days in the
delivery of a large percentage of the par
cells. 1t is impossible to extend the facili-
ties temporarily to accommodate this
extraordinary rush of business. and the
wise prospective user of the mails for
holiday gifts will double or treble the
time allowed for deliveries. Packages in
tended for Christmas gifts may be marked
to give warning Of their natures so that
they may b. left unopened by the receiv-
ers until Christmas morning. The post
office department has sounded its admins
ton for the convenience of the public and
1t should be needed universally.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-23
Triumph Of Mutes.

1t was but the other day when the
triumph of the deaf and dumb faced.
me. 1t was a ship just starting from
Southampton to Canada. You know
the unheard shouts during the last
hour from the shore. There were TIVE
men. deaf and dumb, talking quietly,
with their fingers to the brother on
land, who could reply. They were the
only three that could talk freely
among the unheard tumult.-London'
Chronicle.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-23

once upon a time there was a little
boy who didn't believe in Santa Claus.
While with his mother ON shopping
tours he had often observed four diff
1erent Santas on as many street cor
ners. The child had been taught to be-
ileve that Santa Claus was ubiquitous
IN a manne of speaking, but seeing.
him SO many times at once was stretch-
ing the point u bit, ne thought. More
over. at home in an old dresser drawer
ne mad discovered some hemp whis-
kers and a red coat with bits Of cotton
on it. Stimulating snow flakes.
This had not strengthened his faith i'm
the Kris kringle legend materially.
And being remarkably quick at figures
ne a added up two and two and got
the correct answer. You will see that
ne was no ordinary child.
One day he approached his parents
whlle they pored over the department
store ads and addressed them in this
fashion:
Kind folks" cried little Allwyn, fl
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-23
THERE is A SANTA us

Here is reprinted a letter and IN answer that eve grows old.
Once "a little girl wrot this letter to the editor of the New York
Dear Editor-1 am s years old. Some O. m friends say that there
is n o Santa Claus. Papa W If you sec it N the Sun, it's So Please
lei mt the truth. Is there a Santa CLAUSE Virginia 0. T1anlon."
N tn editor of The Sun. mighty Ia of invecuve and sarcasm,
can n sven "a 5 a little child" and wrote the following charming reply;
""Nnglnla-Your little friends are wrong. They have been affected
by tn skepticsm of a skeptical age. They will not believe except
they see
Yes. Virginia. there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly a
W. generosity n devotion exist and you know th they
abound and give to your life it's highest beauty and JOY. Alas, how
dreary would be he world if there were no Santa Claus! 1t would be
as dreary "a if there were n o Virginia. There would be no childlike
faith then. II o poetry. ne romance ito max tolerable this existence. We
should have n enjoyment except in ems n sight. The eternal light
with which childhood fills the worid would be extinguished.
You might rel your papa to hire men o watch all he chinneys
on Christmas v to catch Santa Claus. but even if they did not sec
Santa Claus. The most rea things in the world are those that neither
children nor lei see Nobody "a conceive or imagine all the won
ders that are unseen and unseeable lin this world. You may tear apart
h babys rattle see what lake he noise inside, but there is a
veil covering he unseen world which no the strongest that ever lived
could Eel tear apart Only faith. fancy, poetry, love and romance
IA push aside that curtain n view n picture he supernal beauty
and glory beyond; Is it all real! Ah' Virginia, in all this world there
No Santa Claus! Thank God, he lives and lives forever. A thou
now-he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-23
so he had been dubbed at birth, kind

so he had been dubbed at birth, kind
folks. may 1 ask you in future to cease
to outrage my childish c%redulity. 1 re-
gard this Kris Kringle gag as mon
strous equivocation. Loath as I am to
spill cold water ON the blessed season,
l must refuse to fall for that line of
con. Well consider the matter set
tied
Naturally. as you may Well suppose,
his proud progenitors We're unspeakably
dismayed. The father sought reason
with his heir as follows:
My son." cried his father, think
what you say! Is 1t not written that
the unbelievers shall receive switches
in their stockings?"
II should bibble." rejoined that young
one stoically.
So the father finding words were
less h futile sat down and wrote
a letter to Santa Claus about it. He
explained the situation and recon-
r mended that the kindly old saint pre-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-23
suencina the Bore.

He had held forth for so long ON
the subject of his adventures that
the entire smoking room was distinct
ly bored. Finally, he reached India
cit was here that l first saw a man
eating tiger!" he announced boast
fully.
Pooh! That's nothing" said =
mild-looking little man, edging toward,
the door. II once saw a man eating.
rabbit" And he sauntered grace.
fully out.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-23
Mature Charms.

Not a few men of thirty-eight a
forty have fallen victims to a woman's,
mature charms. A recent case is that
OF a we'll known Englishman. who first
married a beautiful American woman.
widow of a British lord, whose sons
were nearly the age of the young hes
band. After eight or ten years Of mar
ried life, when she divorced him, ieI
Immediately married the most famous.
actress on the London stage, herself Z
woman with children grown to young
manhood and womanhood. Both were
ONE of unquestionable charm
clever. fascinating. gracious-and both
attracted the young Englishman as %
young girl could have done.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-23
Colonel GaiiIard's Monument.
thu CpG;anGali RaA.all;aaa

FTom t1e SpFlhg1leId 1fepubIfcan.
colonel Gaillard's death is SO clearly
the result of his unremitting toll al
the Isthnaus that one is disposed to
rank him very high among the heroes
of peace" 1t was his special task. as
an engineer. to dig the Culebra cut
and solve the problem of the slides,
which even now are delaying the OPEN
ing of the Panama canal. He was
stricken just before his victory was
complete and he came home TO lie.
His monument for all time will be that
tremendous excavation through the
mountain backbone of the Isthnus.
Colonel Gaillard was reared in South
Carolina and, as his name indicates.
he was of the old French Hugucnot
stock.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-23
At the First SIGNS

OF falling hair get Cuticura. 1t
works wonders. Touch spots of dan
druf and itching with Cuticura ONT
ment, and follow next morning with a
hot shampoo of Cuticura Soap. This
at once arrests falling hair and pro-
notes hair growth. For free sample
each with 32-p. Skin Book, address
post card: Cuticura, Dept. K, Boston.
Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-23
Trinidad.

The island of Trinidad is 55 miles
long and 40 miles wide. and has an
area of approximately 1,SOO square
miles. A chain Of mountains extends
throughout it's length, the highest
point of which is about three thousand
feet above sea level.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-23
French Families.

From statistics just published by the
French ministry of labor it appears that
there are u, 424 families in France. in
10 of which there were IS or more chill
dren, and 81 families with II children each.
the number steadily decreasing, so that
1861, SS families (23.5 per cent? have only
two children. and 1,SG5 IA families U5.9
per cent no children.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-23

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL. TELL YOU
Try Murine Bye Remedy for Red, Weak, Watery
Eyes and Grnnulated Eyelids; No Smarting..
Just Eye comfort. Write for Hook of the Eye
BY mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-23

There ome a time in the life of
every man when he feels justified in
kicking himself.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-23

The oldest i~nhabitant never :.aasts
of how lazy he was when a boy.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-23

Ball bearings have been used in a
railroad car in real service in sweden.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-23

ADMINISTRATORS seller ever offered. SEND
lie for sample of our special soc guaranteed
silk Tie and proposition. q. Il q. NOVELTY
Co. Bon 42G. SIOUX CITY. IOVNA.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-23
Thorough.

What did you talk about at your
reading circle?"
cleopatra" replied young Mrs. Tor
kins.
II suppose the discussion brought
great knowledge into evidence"
II should say so. BY the way they
tore her character up. you might have
thought she was n of our own
~neighbors."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-23

copyright. 1918 by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
Thomas and William were about Z
years old They were twins. and no
one could him of more mischief than
they could.
The day before Christmas William
said: 81 hope Santa Claus brings n a
gun this year. l wrote him a letter
asking for it. and a knife with two
blades. and he didn't pay any atten-
ton to the latter
HE did not bring my pistol or
sword. either" said Thomas. Perhaps
he thinks we are too young.
HE is not supposed to bother about
that" said William. He ought to just
take care of the asking part"
II wish we could see him. said
Thomas. IF we ask him instead Of
writing to him, he might give them to
u.s." ,.
William. He comes in late at night.
and so softly o cannot hear him;
and mother never would let us sit up
and wait"
we could set u bear trap and catch
him. suggested Thomas. There Is
the bear rap"
ooh. that would hurt him." replied
William. II should not like to do that.
for he has been very good to us. even
if he did not leave the things we asked
for last year I'll tell YOU" he con-
tlnue0. we can leave llc Celldi WlliOOW
open: ne very likely will be glad to get
in so easily"
What good will that do" said
Thomas: I'VE will be asleep"
Come on in the cellar. and l will
show you" said William.
All the afternoon they worked. and
when night came they had completed
the trap to catch Santa Claus. The
window was left open. and in front of
it was a long board One n rested
on the window sill. the other on the
cellar floor. This they covered we'll
with soap. and at the end of the board
was a stick. to which was fastened a
piece of strong Irvine. which would
close the window when Santa slid
down the board ind hit the stick.
II guess he'll be some surprised when
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-21
RUB.RAEu|V|i[Is|V[
PA|!I|.N|||| | |: |
INSTANT RELIEF WITH Al SMALL
TRIAL BOTTLE OF OLD "ST. I
y sss JACOBS OIL

What's Rheumatism? Pain only.
Stop drugging! Not. one case in
fifty requires internal treatment. Ruiz
soothing, penetrating est. Jacobs
OIL directly upon tile tender spot
and relief comes instantly. est. ia
eobs oili' is a harmless rheumatism
and sciatica cure which never disap-
points and can not burn the skin.
Timber up! Quit complaining! Get
q small trial bottle from your drug
gist, and in Just moment You'll be
free from rheumatic and sciatica
pain, soreness, stiffness and swelling.
Don't suffer! Relief and a cure
awaits you. "st. Jacobs OH has
cured millions of rheumatism suffer
lin the last hall, century, and is
Just as good for sciatica, neuralgia,
'lumbago, backache, sprains.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-21
THE HOUSE OF BONDAGE.

The house Of Bondage, presented
by the Photo Drama Motion Pic
ture Company in Reels which ap;
pears at the Grand, Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday.
Mr.. Edwin w. Sims, United States
District Attorney at Chicago, says
Of the book:
1T is one of tile strongest books
on the particular phase of the SO.
cial evil problem which it covers
that have ever read"
The Photo Drama Motion Picture
Co. have followed the book in Photo
play very closely and within rea.
son.. emitting all Objectionable fea,
lures, so that parents need not hest
tate in having their children view
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-21
vse!Et0EP2n.

cHARLEsroNi Fiveq conyiets
were taken from the Kanakha ,coun-
" Jail today by Guard G. L. Car
penter on their way to the state
penitentiary at Moundsville. They
are: George oyerstreet, four years
malicious wounding. Henry 'Har,
per, three years, grand larceny
Lillian Dance, two, years, highway
robbery. Banness Thornton, ten
years second degree murder. Her:
man Jones two years, highway rob.
berry. f.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-21
DRINK HOT TEA
FOR A BAD COLD.

Get small package of Hamburg
Breast Tea" or as the German folks
call it. Hamburger Brust Thee at
any pharmacy. Take a tablespoon
full Of the tea, put cup of boiling
water upon 1t, pour through sieve
and drink teacup full at;any time.
|at is the most effective way to break
q cold and cure grip, as it opens the
pores, relieving congestion. Also loos.
ems the bowels, thus breaking cold
at once.
1t is inexpensive and entirely vegc-
table, therefore harmless.