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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-02-24

Little by little facts crop out show
ing that the Panama canal Is not over
its troubles.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-02-24

Yuan's waiting policy in that Chinese
monarchy business is doubtless match.
ed by watchful policy in Tokyo.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-02-24

This is the season when a safety
first' or skating attachment would
often come handy on walking shoes.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-02-24
THE PUBLIC PRESS NO LESS THAN TRUST

Some people are easily shocked
A few in Lynden felt that slight
earthquake at $40 a. IN. Tuesday.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-02-24

It Is bad economy to save at the coal
spigot and waste at the apothecary'a
bung
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-02-24
BEFORE SUNRISE IN WINTER.

A PURPLE cloud hangs halfway down.
"A Sky, yellow gold. below.
The naked trees beyond the town
Like masts against 1t show.
DARE masts and spars Of our earth Nip.
- With shining snow sails furled.
And through the sea Of space we slip
That flows all round the world.
Edward Rowland Sill
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-10-24
Why I'm Going to Vote
for President Wilson
By Ellis Parker Butler

tAuthor Of "pias 10 Pigs" Ete)
for Woodrow Wilson because he has Instituted and
carried thru reforms that tho successful nsn
cis mercantile and future OF America Tho fed
era bill and hs Mexican policy themselves suf
Violent for his reelection Taft left both questions In
mudde constant domestic and the other con-
slant international menace.
Woodrow Wilson did during the first OF
hs administration than other presidents had done In "
Other presidents and the senator's talked aide stepped
Wilson acted No acted promptly. He acted fesressy he
acted from the dotson OF keenthnkno BRAIN and 90
he continues to act.
After tho OF generously empty eatehphrsse govern
msnt and doubeseed tosdyna overed interests the sane
business foresight Clean surgical neson Of Wilson In mat
tsrs Of public policy delight For the cry has
BEEN I'VE know matter but who dsres do any.
thjnoF The ans~er is Woodrow Wilson"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26
draw him home. He will make new
start, and the days of his wandering will
be past.-Emporia Gazette.
THE COUNTRY PREACHER
GA Tribute by Fred Hadley)

"A tribute Uy rItu I1dulcyJ
THE country preacher deserves more
praise and consideration than he
4 gets from the people. There is no
avocation or profession that is so grossly
underpaid, and no man is subject to as
much carping criticism. The people may
find fault with his sermons, and say that
his logic is bad, or that his delivery is
poor, but the country preacher keeps right
on saving souls and cheering the sick, I'M
mindful of the criticism of which he is
the target. The country preacher is a
human being, the same as all the rest of
us. He may err occasionally, but it is only
occasionally, while with the rest of us it
may be chronic He puts in long hours
working up sermons; he goes out of his
way to make calls on his congregation
members; he is ever-ready with smile
and word of encouragement for the sick,
for the needy and for the down-and-outs.
And all this for salary that is but lit
tie less than a mockery in most instances.
The country preacher, like the country
doctor, is worthy Of more praise, more
credit and more honors than usually come
his way.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26
READING NOTICES
WHAT OF THAT?

"Tired.'' Well, what of that?
Did'st fancy life was spent on beds of ease
Fluttering the rose leaves scattered by
the breeze?
Come rouse thee, while it's called today
Coward. Arise, 60 forth upon the way!
"Lonely!'' And what of that?
Some must be lonely; tbs not given to all
To feel heart responsive rise and fall,
To blend another life into it's own;
Work may be done in loneliness; work on
Dark! Well, and what of that?
Didst fondly dream the sun would never
set?
Dost fear to lose thy way? Take courage
yet;
Learn thou to walk by faith and not by
sight;
Thy step will guided be and guided right.
"Hard!" WE'LL and what of that?
Did'st fancy life one long holiday,
With lessons none to learn and naught but
play?
Go get thee to thy task; conquer or die!
1t must be learned learn it, then, patiently.
"No help"' Nay, It's not SO!
Though human help be far, thy God is
Nigh
Who feeds the ravens, hears His children
cry;
He's near thee, whereso'er thy foots1e cps
roam,
And He will guide thee light thee, help
thee home.
Prom The Living Church ~
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26
NEED OF SIMPLICITY

n HANY of the luxuries and many OF
MI the socalled comforts of life are
Ava not only not Indispensable, but
positive hindrances to the elevation OF
mankind. With respect to luxuries and
comforts, the wisest have ever lived a
more simple and meager life than the
poor. The ancient philosophers Chinese
Hindoo, Persian and Greek-were class
than whom none has been poorer in out
ward riches, none so rich in inward. We
know not much about them. 1t is remark
able that we know so much of them as we
do. The same is true of the more modern
reformers and benefactors of their race.
None can be an impartial or wise observer
of human life but from the vantage ground
of what we should call voluntary poverty.
Of life of luxury the fruit is luxury,
whether in agriculture or commerce or lit
erature or art. There are nowadays pro-
fessors of philosophy, but not philos-
sophers. Yet it is admirable to profess be-
cause it was once admirable to live. To
be philosopher is not merely to Rave
subtle thoughts nor even to found school,
but so to love wisdom as to live accord
ing to its dictates-a life of simplicity, in
dependence, magnanimity and trust 1t
is to solve some of the problems of life
not only theoretically, but practically. The
success of great scholars and thinkers is
commonly a courtier-like success, not
kingly, not manly.-Theoreau
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26
THE LAST TIE

7 Re was no more ragged, dirty or I'M
kempt than the dozens of other
wanderers who come to any news
paper office every year to beg an old pa
per. He was, outwardly, just another Of
the shifting, floating type of wanderers
who frequent the Kansas towns, on the
way to and from the construction camps
But handful of city dailies did not dis
miss him.
81 wonder if you get the paper from
Kirksboro, ILL.,, here" he asked. Then,
alf-explanatory, half-apologetic, he said,
''You see, used to live there"
Someone went through the pile of ex-
changes, and found the paper he sought,
the Kirksboro Sum- just an ordinary coun-
try weekly, full of bad type, and badly
written news. The visitors thanks we're
more profuse for this paper than for all
the others, and he went out.
That little country paper was the last
tie that held wandering casual laborer
to a place he once called home. Relatives
and friends who once lived there had gone
or disowned him as worthless, and fail.
ure. But the old weekly, with it's neigh.
borhood gossip of marriages, deaths
births, crops and sickness, brought hin
back again to memories of the old home
town. Some day, the little weekly may
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26
REDWOOD HAS A GOOD ONE!

For years the Inter Lake Tribune has
"harped" on the Importance of the office
of lieutenant governor. Up to 1910 the
people Of the state gave very little stten-
tion to the office, and the selection OF can ca
didates was left entirely with the "fat
bovs'' and scheming politicians. The lieu
tenant governor appoints the committees
in the senate. which committees have
much to do in controlling legislation in
that body. The voters of the Republican
party should be extremely careful in the
selection of candidate to succeed Mr..
Burnouist as the states second officer
Brown Valley Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26

For ages upon ages happiness has been
represented as a huge precious stone
impossible to find and which people seek
for hopelessly. It is not so. Happiness
is mosaic composed Of thousand little
stones, which separately and OF them
with art form graceful design Glrar-
din.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26

The McConne.lsville Herald says, Light
ming struck the home of Fred Kiemm,
near Duncan's falls, in the Sunday morn
ing's storm and was destroyed" Well,
what else could the foolish lightning ex-
pect if it insisted upon humping into a
full-grown house.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26

Some few of our subscribers are COM
planning that they can't "read their titles
clear on the mailing labels Of their pa
pers. The type may possibly need renew
ing. It is renewed every time the sub
scription is renewed Now possibly, if
your name and the date is blurred, the
fault is not altogether ours.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26

"R. C. Dunn appreciates the kindness
of his friends who have mentioned him
as a possible candidate for delegate to
the republican national convention. But
he is not and will not, under any circum-
stances, be candidate for the honor"
Princeton Union.
Since the above quotation was taken
from Bob Dunn's paper, it is pretty safe
bet that Bob won't.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26

Georgia has had another of her pleas
ant little lynching parties. Why not let
Henry Ford go down to Georgia and con-
duct a few little peace experiments. It
would seem a fitting field for Henry to
acquire some actual knowledge of human
nature.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26

Mary L. Oberlin says woman is as old
as she wishes to be-which means an
average age of twenty-five and one-half
years. in most communities.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26

Sometimes the gentle art of lodging
trouble il more to be desired than the art
of meeting trouble, which we hear SO
praised by philosophers of the present day.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26

We don't particularly care whether poll
tics warm up or not, but we wish the
weather would.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26

We wish that girl Ruth" who is al
ways coming along" (acording to vari-
Gus papers) with one or more timely sug-
gestions would drop into the Gazette shop
some press day when the linotype makes
is instead of Is, the press bucks, the
folder won't fold evenly, the foreman has
the toothacEe, the pressman the chilblains
and thirteen rush orders come in between
three and five o'clock. If Ruth could find
some happy and cheerful way of easing
all those troubles we'd believe some of the
wonderful miracles she performs. At pres
ent we have strong feeling that there
amt no such animile."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26

1--WE have subscriber on our list whom
everyone told us was a dead-beat, but we
know better. He's going to pay us his
subscription in February because he wrote
to us last week and told us so. This is
what he wrote: II got your statement this
week, and l want to say that it will be a
damned cold day when | pay that sub
scription" So we've figured out that he
means to pay us in February because we
understand there is going to be some pref
Pilot.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26

''Says the lady editress Of the Redwood
Gazette: "The cheese makers at the re-
cent Milwaukee convention were asked to
use less water with their cheese Certain
manufacturers in the vicinity Of Milwau-
kee should know, if anybody does, chat
water is not the proper beverage with
cheese anyway" In the depths OF our
coarse, Grass ignorance, we arise to ask the
lady what is the proper beverage, any,
way?" Why Fred Hadley, we're surprised
at you! Whey of course, or buttermilk if
you prefer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26

We can't help but feel sorry, after look
ing at the pictures in last weeks Sank
Centre Herald, that the Northern Mime
sofa Editorial Association hasn't few
handsome men like those of the Second
Spooner is the only really good-looking
one-and he wouldn't be if it weren't for
his hair
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26

The weak-minded person who re-
sorts to the threat system for getting
what he wants, is the sort Of coward who
makes sure he's perfectly safe before he
takes a step. So if someone threatens
your reputation or your pocket-book or
your bodily health, look out for fim--he
probably actually "has something on you"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26

"Why does it appear joke, the prohibi-
ton convention meeting in ST. Paul?
There is splendid Auditorium in that
city and plenty Of hotels and other useful
things that go to make up large ety."
saltwater Gazette. And another thing
if the evening sessions are not too long,
every person attending the convention will
be able to procure his customary Might
cap' before retiring.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26
THE SNOW

l"HE schOolboy shrieks with eXultant
glee, when the snow comes down
L and enshrouds the lea. What fun
to wade in the dazzling fakes, without a
fear of rheumatic aches What fun to ride
on speedy sled, till curfew summons the
kids to bed! What fun to fashion a ball
of snow, and throw it straight as boy
can throw, and see it break on some pill
grim's neck, and hear him quote from the
works of Heck! The snow means coolies
of wholesome joy to the glowing soul OF
the growing boy. But the snow means
grief to the ancient gent, whose step is
feeble, whose back his bent. He coughs
his diaphragm inside out, and he has the
grip and he has the govt; and all diseases
he ever knew, the snow brings back and
others, too He has to shovel little
track, and he slips and falls and he breaks
his back, and the snow ball thrown by the
Joyous kid, drives in his whiskers and
spoils his lid and he calls aloud, in voice
of woe, ooh, blank the blinkety blink blank
snow! '-Walt Mason.
Miroy has been offered SIP for her one
time useful fire engine Considering that
Milroy has had ten very destructive fires
during the past year, it would seem as
though S11.98 might be enough.
The New York World says, Metals, IKE
human beings, suffer condition which
may be termed disease" Morbid changes,
occur in the pieces of metal once in awhile,
and frequently these conditions are be-
yond control" True! We've often lad
silver land once in our life, gold) in our
possession change rapidly and, in an urbe-
|lievably short time, disappear utterly.
Sam Gordon admits that he was once
boy. Listen to this; "Ketchin onto
bobs'' has always been one of the joys and
delights of boyhood, and we presume it
will be kept up just as long as there are
any boys to do the "ketchin on" Many
boy has got bad bump, but little thing
like that don't seem to deter them Ter
moment. There is some danger about the
practice, and we don't see how we are 60
ing to stop it-and we don't know as we
want to stop it, anyway there's lots OF
fun in it. But be as careful as you can,
boys, and when man tells you he don't
want you on his bob, hop off and try an
other fellow less grouchy."- Browns VAL
ley Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26

With all due respect for one Of our
prominent hardware dealers we rise to re-
mark that we don't know any one who
talks so much "hot air" as he does.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26

The foreman of The Gazette force is
the cleverest artist we know-he draws
on his imagination beautifully to make us
believe that the shop is sufficiently warm
when the mercury stands at % degrees
the beauty of his artistry ieing in the
fact that he actually makes us believe it.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26

Bobby Burns wrote "a mans a man for
a that, for a that" modern writer
made steal on Bob's ingenuity and
penned these graceful lines: Every car
has rubber heels, two eyes and stiff hat !;
they all eat oil and gasoline-a cars car
for a. at."-Exchnge
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26

We learn from Mrs. Burnquist that the
Governor loves to wiring out syncopated
airs from the piano keyboard" Chose are
not Mrs Burnquist's exact words how
ever). If he is that way inclined we may
as we'll expect another cts Only You,'
provided the right dentist gets hold of
him.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26

Milroy has been offered $12 for her one
time useful fire engine. Considering That
Milroy has had ten very destructive tires
during the past year, it would seem as
though $1198 might be enough.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-01-26

Everybody has a splendid chance to
"blau care WI Bobby" at the Armory
Wednesday, February 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26
Britishers Discover New "Light" Cure For
 Wounds of Shrapnel

London, Jan. 26."ExpeIiTnentS with a new light cure have been carried out with apparent success at St. Bar tho1omew's Hospital, London, and, al- though the doctors are cautious in their Statements, owing to the com parative1Y short period of inVestiga- ton, they have found the rays nave produced excellent results in the treatment of skin diseases and have wounds.
 The Simpson hght,'' named after its discovercr, is based on the affin- ity of rare metals for each other. MT. Simpson had noted that the combus- ton of certain ores produced a light having a curative effect on the hands of the worknen. He produced an electric arc lamp with these ores as electrodes. notably tungstate of iron and wolfram. Two kinds of rays are produced, visible and invisible. The invisible are heat rays and ultraviolet rays, the latter differing somewhat from ultraviolet rays hitherto ob- tained. The Simpson ultraviolet light is more intense than that given by a carbon arc like the Finsen amp It is lin fact richer in ultraviolet waves than any other lamp.
 The installation at St. Bartholo-. news was made last July. The light is said to have produced market ben efits in the treatment of diseases of the nose and throat as we'll as in the case of skin diseases. The vapor from the lamp also seems to help asthma. A case of obstinate eczema and one case of lupus are reported apparently cured. But it will take time to see whether these cures are Dermanent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26
creek, he said

"It's Abe Fulton going to jaiI,~ said
 Abner. O dustf It's the only dust anywhere in sight, an, it looks ugly agin the blus sky and white clouds on sech purity still day, don't ft?"
 She said nothing.
 'sYes, it's a ugly sight, Abner went on, fin all the green an blue about 1t, am yft right in its middle is some'u good. some'R'- splendid, some'n' that will make you happier n you ever was in yore life. Can you guess what it is, MaryT"
 "'No,' she said, wonderingly.
 ''Its Jeff Dill in my buggy takin' Abe Fulton to jaii. He's confessed the whole thing Howard will come back in the buggy after awhile. an we'll all spend the evenin' together"
 #
 The young people of Darley, led by Frank Raymond, were giving a dance to Mary and Howard at the old John tston House. Not only were ali the Iyounger set present, but old gentlemen and ladies who had long since given up such amusements insisted upon go- ing that they might do honor to the courageous young couple whose en- gagement was known to all Conspic- uous among the participants was Alp ner Daniel, who had never appeared to be so happy
 While the grand march was taking place Abner slipped into the office of the hotel, where Sugart, in evening clothes and wearing a buttonhole bou- quet, stood behind the counter.
 "I thought I seed Pole Baker in. here a minute ago. Abner said anxiousIy ''Whar is he?''
 He's just gone to his horse,'' sugart replied affabIy. 'He said he was going out home.',
 Hurrying out sat the door to a hitch ing rack at the side of the house, Ab- ner saw his friend about to mount his horse.
 Hey, hold on, tharr' Abner cried. You ain't a-goin' to sneak away from here like this.''
 Pole laughed merrily as he turned to Abner, the rein of his bridle on his arm, riding switch in his hand. "Ef you think Pm goin' to go in thar with these old clothes on when you are rigged out like dude am got all them women taggin' on to yore coattails you
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26
Property Owners
 Prepare Contest
 Against Increases

Meetings of the advisory commit tee and the preliminary meeting of the board of apportionmentE will be called this week but the dates have not been decided. William B. Seeley. president of the board was in confer ence with Mayor Wilson today but no date for the meeting was decided on.
 The assessors have not finished their estimate as to the grand list. In the meantime City Auditor Keattng is preparing his report without their aid. It is known that several >own- CTS whose holdings of centrally locat- ed properties are large, are preparing to contest any attempt to increase the assessment of their property
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26
CHAPTER xxvrI.
Conclusion.

"T~ lTOP, Aber old Abner com
 ~ manded sternly Listen to
 Ks me. You hain't competent to
 - manage fer yorese'f in this thing. You ara like a straw betwixt two Whirlwinds. One second you are driven by the right force, an the next you fall into the wrong. You are way erin betwtxt the sunlight c God an' the darkness O the devils abode. You can't hold out, an you know it. You see what you are sufferin' now. Do you think it wouldn't be wuss ef you was to allow Howard Tinsley to shoul- der what you done? You've got this sin in you It is wuss'n the most ter rble disease. Your yaller green face shows it. It'Ieaks like sweat out O. the pores O yore skin. You look like a damned creature waIkin' about to show folks the consequences O. wrong actin an rebellion to God an his law. Eff you will jest put yorese'f in Gods care in this thing a sweet peace will fall on you as light as dew, and you will be filled with a joy that you never dreamt of. f.''
 Abner paused FuIton's whole body seemed to have wflted- He swayed back and forth in the wind of fndeei- 9-s<--. AACA SOHSbnAHS 4uAte uueA- pected happened A woman approach ed. ftTas Mrs. Fulton. She sat down on the. log close to her husband. She put thin, toll hardened hand on his knee. No one spoke Suddenly Abner thought of a desperate course to pur- aue-
 I've been tryin' to prove to Abe, Mrs Fulton, that Pm his friend,' he began, but to his surprise she inter- rupted him.
 know it. watched you from the shed. I seed you come an, set down by i'm, an knowed what vou wanted I know Abe's trouble. Eve knowed it all along, an I've tried to git i'm to do right. I love i'm, but I can't keep on Twin with i'm like it is nows Mfr. Daniel He sees things in