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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10
THE INDUSTRIOUS PRINCESS.

Copyright, 1914, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
Once upon a time there was a king
who had a beautiful daughter. and, I'M
like most princesses, she was indus
trious. One day she told her father
that she would weav a cloth of gold
and have theb best tailor in his kingdom
make 1t into a coat.
Then h proclaimed throughout her
fathers broad lands that the one whom
the coat fitted. him would she wed.
Princes and men of high degree came
TO try on the coat, but It was either too
broad or too narrow, or the sleeves
were too long or too short, for all who
came. And so the Goa was hung in
would not wed until she found the man
who could wear the coat.
ON the outskirts of the kings domain
lived a poor peasant lad, who worked
hard to make a living from his little
pieces Of land around his house. But
sometimes The rain did not come to
make the vegetables grow, and at other
times 1t rained SO long they decayed
III the ground before the sun came out
TO ripen them.
One day the peasant was thinking
or his Ill luck when he remembered
the wonderful coat Of gold cloth that
the princess had.
~AO0AN \ " SAy u Ill0 COdI,
he said; perhaps I can wear It and
then my troubles will be at an end"
90 he threw down his spade and went
to the palace.
Your majesty, there is a beggar at
the gate" a servant told the king. "He
says that he is a peasant, and has
come to try on the princess gold coat
Let MIN come In" said the king.
II will not have a beggar try on my
gold coat" said the princess.
You said you would wed the one
whom the coat fitted" the king re-
piled. and whether he be beggar OF
prince, you are bound to keep your
promise"
The peasant came in and the Goa.
was brought for him to try on.
Il will not wed a beggar," cried the
princess in a terrible rage, "how dare
you come to try on my coat" she said
to the peasant. do you think 1 will
wed a beggar?"
You said you would wed the mar
who could wear the coat" the peasant
replied. II am q man and I claim the
right to try it on"
The coat fitted as though it were
made for him. and he was a very hand.
some youth, so when the princess be.
held him in the gold coat she ceaseo te
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10
CLEVER WIFE
Knew How to Keep Peace in Family.

Wife
Knew How to Keep Peace in Family.
1t is quite significant, the number Of
persons who get we'll of alarming
heart trouble when they let up on cot
fee and use Postum as the beverage at
meals.
There is nothing surprising about 1t,
however, because the harmful alkaloid
-caffeine-in coffee is not present in
Postum, which is made of clean, hard
wheat.
1.-TWO years g l was having so
much trouble with my heart" writes
a lady in Washington, that at times
l felt quite alarmed. My husband took
me to a specialist to have my heart
examined.
THE doctor said he could find no
organic trouble but said my heart was
irritable from something l had been
accustomed to, and asked nj to try
and remember what disagreed with
me.
II remembered that coffee always
soured on my stomach and caused me
trouble from palpitation Of the heart.
So l stopped coffee and began to use
Postum. have had no further
LlOuOlO 6ll1CS.
"a neighbor of ours, an old man,
was so irritable from drinking coffee
that his wife wanted him to drink
Postum. This made him very angry,
but his wife secured some Postum and
made 1t carefully according to direc-
tons.
HE drank the Postum, and did not
know the difference, and is still using
1t to his lasting benefit. He tells his
wife that the coffee is better than 1t
used to be, SO she smiles with him and
keeps peace in the family by serving
Postum instead of coffee"
Name given by the Postum Co.,
Battle Greek. Mich.
Postum now ome in two forms:
Regular Postum - must be we'll
boiled. 15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum-is q soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
In q cup Of hot water and. with cream
and sugar, makes q delicious beverage
instantly. Soc and Soc tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds IL
about the same.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10

It is but a fur.her step to dropsy or
Bright's disease.
Be warned by backache, by sediment
in the kidney secretions, by painful .scant
ened kidneys. Use Doan's Kidney Pills
"a medicine made just for weak kid
neys, that has been proved good in years
of use. in thousands of cases-tle rem
edy that is recommended by grateful
users from coast to coast.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10

leave the home nest and the pin money
Of your chickens and turkeys, and the
acquaintance who respect you - Nj.
Browns daughter. for In the city you
are only one Of Thousands Of wrtggling,
struggling human atoms who ~ try
ing to be the first to come out on top.
It 10 true that there - room ct the top
for you. II you are the right girl and
have chosen the right place, but make
sure Of this fact"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10
city Positions for Country Girls.

City p0ojtl0n0 TOT V0VHSty 0tTvos
In q recent issue Of Farm and Fire
side, Francis 3. Boord makes Q strong
appeal to country girls to stay where
roason for making them move. b re-
ports many interesting facts about
small salaries and poor opportunities
Tor country girls In the cities, q con-
oludoo with the following warning:
s.1hink long and hard befess ysu
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10
Natures wondrous Order.

Every blade of grass in the field is
measured; the green cups and the col
ored crowns of every flower are curl
ously counted; the stars OF the firma-
ment wheel in calculated orbits: even
the storms have their laws.-Blaikie.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10

Except for his big ears, a donkey
could not appreciate his own music.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10

Putnam Fadeless Dyes do not stain
the kettle. Adv.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10
DESTRUCTION BY THE MILITANTS IN
MANY WAYS AND IN MANY PLACES

Militant suffragets lin England began the active campaign Of vo-
lence in 1912. though there had been sporadic outbursts yer since
1908. Some Il the deeds tina earned for them h nam of arsonets
previous to the recent ashing IL the "Rokeby Venus" OF Velasquez are:
1nnumerable shop windows in the YES end OF London, costing
thousands Of pounds. smashed.
Acid poured into mail boxes, destroying leuersa and packages.
Bomb placed in the office OF Mr.. McKenna, the home minister.
gardens.
Aaoyd.Georges country house burned and practically destroyed.
Attempt to IRE the Theaer Royal In Dublin; q Ratchet thrown at
Freml Asquith which hit John E. Redmond.
hn Georges horse stopped during the running Of the Derby by a
woman. who died from her injuries.
efreshme pavilion in the Regents park burned.
SET hre TO the house Il Lewis Verno4 Harcourt INC attempted to
dynamite it.
Case in Jewel roo in the Tower broken.
Many railway stations n other houses burned doing DAMAGE ofi.
mated at nearly 100000.
Bomb placed under the bishops throne in St Paurs Cathedral nd
bombs found in other places
Famous pictures damaged at Manchester.
Iedt tn lever o. railroads signals in h % If Causing train wrecks
Tried to burnt the British museum.
Many attempts to fire churches, both old and new.
Wrecked office Of the London Standard.
Sent rec pepper n snuff o members of the cabinet by n mails.
Fren1er Asqunh ttacke by women armed with dog whips.
minister.
Mines placed in Holloway prison in N attempt to blow vi h iaNL
Timber and adjoining property to the value Of 100000 burned at
Devonport.
Nan attemp to force al entrance to Buckingham palaca mr. m
stop tn king while h e was driving In London.
Constant riotng 1T street meetings.. outside the houses p naria.
mem n residences of the ministers.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10
The Exclamation

The Explanation.
She says she never borrows
trouble"
No; that's a thing she prefers to
give."-Judge.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10
Let EN- Eioht.

Let EN- Fight.
This is my idea of nothing to worry
about"
What is it,"
"One senator has called another SEN
ator a rascal and there's a contro-
versy on"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10
Trapped.

His Wife-I met our maid Anne just
now on the street and she pretended
not to see me.
Her Husband-You ought to point
out to Anna the improperly of such
conduct.
His Wife-But how can 1? You see,
she had another girl with her, and it
was quite evident she didn't want her
friend to know she was working for a
woman who ore a two-dollor-and-a-
half hat.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10
Trimming Him

Trimming Him.
Barber-And your hair needs trim
ming.
Victim--I suppose it does. You
trimmed it yesterday.-Judge.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-05
ANOTHER nsuny1vnn.n

THE last survivor of the "old-timo
West "eturns TO publicity. and TO inc
East SO frequently that we have
ceased to number thIs army of veterans.
We have stopped reading of their OK
ploits or giving them Il second thought,
bev"nd wonder that Che West wns ever
n wilderness with this immense popu-
lation claiming to have lived there for
fifty years.
But from Colorado has como back n
pioneer whose story, If true. Is in
tcresting. This worthy boasts the name
OF Rocky Mountain VIC" and he claims
to have been the last man to leave Gus
ter's troop before II was massacred.
This, however, is unimportant.
What struck us in the narrative Of
the long named ranger was his calm
report that he forsooi the government
service and became a professional buff
falo-hunter because the hides Of the
prairie king were selling ut the
fabulous price" OF S2.75 each. Dur
Ing a single year. Rocky Mountain Vic
declares that he killed 5000 buffaloes
Can you believe ii? Can you even
bring yourself 10 the point whore you
will even try to believe 1t? And yet,
there are scores OF reputable authori-
ties who declare the story not I'm
probable.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-05

and should require an audit by the
State Accountant Of all fee books
~. In the meantime. and while full
information Is being gathered, let us
reform those scattered offices where the
fees are VIGOROUSLY In excess OF n
proper return-such offices as those OF
the city sergeants the clerks OF GER
tain courts and the like.
''3. After the effects Of this have
been tried. and after we have evidence
from the whole State based upon the
reports of all officers receiving fees.
let us require that all fees in excess
OF amounts designated by the AS
selnbly be paid into the treasury"
Permit ME TO reply to your question
No. 6. by quoting from a statement
| gave tho local press on September IL,
ns follows: The largest and most i'm
l,ortant questions. however, which con-
front the incoming Legislature, centre
around the various problems of finance
and tax reform. which more and more
are pressing for solution. No moro
vital or difficult problems have CON
fronted the Legislature in q long while
than those centring around tax equal
ization and segregation. The Times
Dispatch, in Its leading editorial of
July 80, in discussing Mr.. Byrds adj
dress before the State Bar Association,
says: Segregation. he q. c. Mr., Byrd
says, is but the means to the end. and
means which are beyond the reach of
Virginia at this time; equalization
must be had before segregation is
possible Though we are willing to
give Mr.. Moore and the other advo-
Gates OF segregation full hearing,
anG would gladly approve any practi-
cal system they might propose. The
Times-D Dispatch agrees with MIR. Byrd
With all due respect to The Times.
Dispatch and to Mr. Byrd, l do not
agfee with them in the above / sub
NIT that segregation is not the means
TO the end, any more than equalization
Is the means to the end, nor do / be-
liece that equalization must be had be-
tore segregation Is possible. moi do
believe that segregation is beyond the
reach OF Virginia at this time; But IL
the Legislature OF 1914 goes resolutcly
al 1t, and keeps at 1t. work OF far
reaching moment and relief to. the tax
payers Of Virginia can be accomplished
at this time.
1T is but proper for me to say that
have plan which Il shall cmbody
In series of bills. which differs In
essential particulars from any that 1
have seen, which, IL no better Is pro-
posed, shall offer at the proper time.
[ am In hopes, however. by the time
the Legislature convenes. some one will.
bring forward plan so admittedly
feasible and so free from the objec-
lions that have been generally raised
to those proposed SO far. that public
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-05
o. l.. stcnrnes, of Roanoke.

In nothing has the leadership OF The
Times Dispatch. In the cause OF pro-
gressive Democracy. shown to better
advantage than In it's efforts for cleo
toral reform in Virginia. nor has a
greater service than this been rendered
the State in recent years. Your views,
az I understand them, are substanti-
ally embodied in the first FIVE questions
which you have recently propounded
TO members Of the incoming LeGisla
ture. which very gladly answer In
the Affirmative.
Passing by your eighth and sixth
question for the moment, which are
undoubtedly of the first Importance
reply Yes to your seventh. ninth,
tenth and eleventh question, also.
However, there are a number OF other
problems bearing upon the work Of
the Legislature Of 1914. which are Of
more than passing interest and i'm
portance but which cannot he dis
cussed within the limits Of u COM
munication of this kind.
My views In reply to your eighth
question. are embodied in an article
which gave to the local press on
August 80 last, in which 7 said: 1.-The
fee system has come down to US as
the result of the working of our coun-
~. city and State plan OF government
'hiohSh TIC yShiS puSe, anu any iSNO-
lutionary move, like abolishing 1t al
topether, in the light of inaccurate
Information and heresay reports rs to
the real conditions. would be hasty and
illndvised. Some state fees are adj
mittedly burdensome. and others are,
no doubt, n hardship to individual In
terests. These should be reduced in
some cases and abolished I'm others
We are told that the laborer Is
Af ri Ill. Il t..I.
do not believe I'm being penurious In
Public matters. IT should not be for
gotten that some OF our officials are
inadcquatcly paid as others arc great
ly overpaid. All excess of fees over
and above fair and reasonable COM
pensation, should be turned into the
treasury, not always OF the State. per.
haps. but often Of the city or county
concerned
Your leading editorial of September
s. 1913. entitled Freeing Us of Fees
meets with my hearty approval, and
ngree with you ms to the method OF
procedure. MS outlined In said editorial
as follows:
II. Let us get accurate and full
information regarding the gross and
net return from every Office paid In
whole or In part by fees. To nccomp-
lish this. we must pnss n resolution
similar to. that introduced by Scnator
West In tho last Assembly, but wo
must make this mandatory. under prop.
er sanction, must mako II apply to oil.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-05

ought to be entirely abolished or modi-
fed so MS to require nil fee officers to
pay into the public treasury all fees
collected by them over and above Ger.
tain fixed, just compensation.
.. Are you In favor OF law re-
curing all persons employed TO infu-
ence legislation to register with the
Secretary OF the Commonwealth, stat
Ing BY whom employed and paid and
the amount of their compensation?
10. Are you In favor OF having open
stssions OF all legislative committees Z?
IL. Are you In favor OF electing
State delegates to the national oonven-
uon at n primary election?
y. Are there any other questions
uIon which you desire to express your
opinion?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-05

sentiment will at once crystalline
around It,
80 far, however. failure OF public
sentiment to crystalline around any
definite plan of reform OF tho fec sys-
tom, ms well as OF the various plans
proposed for tax equalization and seq
regation is most manifest My desipa
Is to so to Richmond In January In
the mind to deal with these problems
as the combined Judgment and wisdom
OF the legislators may dictate.
TO expect the Legislature OF 1914
to adequately and fully deal with tho
many and varied problems of taxa
ton, finance. etc, that are pressing for
solution, and do its other necessary
work In sixty-day session. Is an am
bilious program. indeed. Let us hope,
however. that n start. at least. VIII
have been made In the solution CT these
questions"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-05
Questions for Our Legiulntor..

Are you in favor of making fraud
IN elections n felony?
2. Do you favor effective laws pro-
hibiting and Furnishing attempts to con-
troll voters by paying their poll taxes
for them?
8. DO you believe that the judges
and clerks OF primary elections should
be appointed by party committees or
In the manner provided by the laws
governing general elections?
4. Are you in favor of taking away
from party committees the power TO
decide contested primary election cases,
and placing said contests in the courts,
where witnesses can be compelled to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-05
Views Of Our Legislators on Virginia sNeeds
Measures Which VIII Be Urged in the General Assembly
t. tn eoninG
tina wi
viii Be Urged in the General Assembly

attend. and where false swearing may
b. punished as perjury?
o. Are you in favor of a law pro-
hibiting the Judges and clerks from
using their influence at the polls for
or against any candidates at genera.
and primary elections?
c. What, in your opinion. is the solu-
ton of the tax question-do you favor
segregation or central board OF equal
l.atiCn?
Z Do you favor the enacting OF ad-
ditional Legislation facilitating the COL
lection OF the Sl,51G.i42.90 delinquent
poll taxes now overdue three years. ex-
emTting delinquents whose Income is
less than $50 per month.
g. Do you favor any change In the
fee system? If 80. do you think IT
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-05
TifIs PARCEL POST VS.. THE Ex-
I'NESS COMPANIES.

The last cf tho four large com
ranies 20 acknowledge to Its stock
holders The conditions confronting the
is the Adams Express Company. II in
tinntes tina, reduction IN tho present
aividend rate OF 2 per cent per annum
may have to DO made,
The Wells Fargo directors at their
semiannual dividend meeting carly last
week declared the customary dividend
OF per cent. but admonished the
stockholders that n continuance OF
that dividend ratio may not DO war
ranted." The American Express Com
pany lately lowered the semiannual
dividend OF per cent from transpor-
tation proceeds to 2 per cent If that
company similarly reduces the per
cent semiannual dividend out of other
income at the March meeting, the stock
will be on TN S per cent dividend basis
rs compared with the ID per cent Il
has regularly paid for tho last seven
years. The United States Express
which. up to that t!mo. has boon yield
annually. hns paid none since tho fiscal
Year 1912
Since the increase OF tho weight
limit OF the parcel post service to TWEEN
" pounds on August Is, tho small
package business OF the express com
panics has fnllen off between rs per
cent and 90 por cent. according TO the
January. 1914, the parcel post weight
limitation Is 20 expand to fifty pounds
for first and second zone deliveries. and
10 twenty pounds for all other zones.
These Two zones embrace II territory
within 4 radius of so miles We are told
this expansion will develop tho So
called local merchandise business for
the government service at the expense
of the express companies. which have
handled 1t until now IT should be
noted here. however that as distance
Increases the margin Of difference be-
tween the two sets % rates decreases,
while in the NTH and sixth zones ex-
press rates are actually lower than
parcel post rates. "A twenty pound par
eel IN the nth zone. COOL 900 miles,
would cost is cents less by express.
and In the sixth zone, l,0oO-l4oo miles,
1t would cost 30 cents less
On February J. the practically level
reduction of 16 per cent OF all inter-
state rate schedules goes into effect.
II is estimated that as result OF this
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-05
Answers
La VALERIE.

La VALERIE.
Please give the pronunciation of ia
VALERIE" and tell me what the word
means MRS. j. L. X.
sidercd to be named for Louise Fran
cois de Ia Baume la Blanc. Duchesse de
In Nalliere, parsonage of the court
of Louis XIV. The name Ia Vallier''
is borne by several families now in
France, and the pronunciation Is la
Qike the first two letters in lack); val
LAY" The accent Is on wal" Your
form, with the final "e." Is pronounced
BILE is air instead of "a" This would
be about as close to the proper pro-
nunciation as unmarked English letters
can show.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-05
L Higher Standard for Normal Col

me extraordinary pressure or The
states treasury for appropriations by
departments and institutions, as shown
by the appeals put forth before the
Finance Committee OF the senate in
Richmond last week. would if allowed,
altrgether swamp the treasury.
The heaviest demands that came TO
our attention were those OF our newly
established female normal colleges.
.Arpropriaticns for their benefit have
within reasonable bounds always been
regarded by the County News with
favor. II favored the increase of the
number of female schools to four the
number of State institutions for men
IL Is hard for us to recognize the
merits of their claims, however In
view of tho widespread wish heard for
ton with our State university. to sup
ply women with higher education
What are these institutions doing?
They have very lnrEe number of
become teachers. What are they being
taught? When we last investigated
the subject the old institution at Farm
Vile taught many what an ordinary
graded school was expected TO supply.
The sum almost any one Of tho new
normal colleges asks for buildings and
endowments from the incoming Legis-
lature exceeds 100000.
The General Assembly should take
steps to enforce n standard OF en-
trance requirements above that OF tho
graded schools, and while having these
institutions instruct In normal course
make them besides become competitors
with such institutions as Randolph
Macon Woman's College at Lynchhurg
in opportunities furnished women:
otherwise the appropriations for them
should be very moderate.
The people of Virginia are. we are
satisfied, willing to pay literally to
educate competent teachers, and to af-
ford higher education for women, but
$4,000 appropriation to furnish nsti-
tutions largely devoted to finishing off
girls' education in n pcrfunctory man
ner. Arc they not now asked so to
do?--LeXington News.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-05
He Knows.
Allah. Christ, Brahma, God, Creator
HhOlI

Allah. Christ, Brahma, God, Creator
Thou,
Known I'm n thousand ways.
by Thousand tongues, does braggart
praise
or what we deem the right,
Our blame FOR those who will not see
The path that we feel leads to Thee
Bring TO Thee. Lord. delight?
All. no. for what do creed and doctrine
mean?
And who can say which road is best?
want no medium between
My Maker and myself.
lie knows the doubt that comes by
stealth
The faith that follows conflict. and
He sendest rest
r. AMELIA HOFFMAN.
Statesville, " c.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-05

About the NEST expensive gift n
stats ever received was $1,000 a log
islator returned up North. because he
had been unable 20 attend to his duties
on account OF sickness. Look for his
name on the next list of candidates for
rat jobs