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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1916-01-07
Local and Personal

| y! Savage.
Early June seed oats for sale by
y. R. Mccoy.
If in need of farm loan see me.
w. s. Savage.
Chas. Dali spent Christmas with
relatives at Utica.
A nice new rag carpet Of 24I
yards for sale by Mrs. Childress.
A soft coal Peninsular heater, as
good as new, for sale by E. B.
Allen.
Four blooded Light Brahma
roosters for sale at rs cents each.
w. A. Cutler.
Mrs. Ira Downey and two chill
dren are visiting relatives at Fay
cite this week.
Mrs. barley Rowland returned
home Tuesday from visit rela-
tives at Purdin.
Mrs. E. L. Joyce of Brookfeld
was a guest of Mrs. j. E. Welsh
here last Wednesday.
Miss Lena Mendenhall of Brook
field was the guest of Laclede
friends part of last week.
Mrs. J. j. Deininger is home
from spending a week with rela-
tives and friends in Illinois.
Mrs. John Loomis and Miss Ruth
Loomis of MeadviIle are visiting
Mrs. M, P. Benson and family.
| want to buy a farm. Draw
map of farm and send Vandervoort,
SIG W. Platte, Colorado Springs,
Colo.
Persons indebted to me please
come and settle. | wish to collect
all outstanding accounts. J. l..
Burke.
Manley Garnett of Baldwin,
Kansas, made short visit among
friends here on Monday Of last
week.
MIR. and Mrs Ralph Neal of Lin
neus spent the first of the week
here visiting the latter's parents,
Mr., and Mrs. J. T. Hamilton.
J. T. Gushing served the patrons
of rural route two on Monday aud
Tuesday of last week while Carrier
Baum was out of town on a holi-
day vacation.
J. N. Wilson came down from
independence on Monday Of last
week and spent Tuesday here on
business and calling on friends
who were glad to see him looking
so we'll.
Miss Lillian Sensintaffar return
ed to her school work at Jefferson
City last Saturday after spending
the Christmas vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Sen
sintaffar on route three.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. B. Peacher
left yesterday for an extended visit
with relatives at Anadarko and
Fort Cobb, Okla. They will be
gone several months and may stay
all this year. Their son Elmer and
family have moved onto the home
place.
Miss Emma Gould sold her
household goods at auction Tues
day afternoon and with her mother,
Mrs. Jas. Gould, left Thursday
for an extended visit with relatives
at Hillsdale, Mich. The farm has
been rented to W. S. Savage who
will move onto it sometime this
month.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1916-01-07
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts

our mailing list since the trSC. issue
of the paper nearly twenty-six
years ago, says he can't we'll get
along without it and sends in a
remittance from Wakarusa, Kans., i,
to continue it through 1916. He
reports himself and family we'll.
The Shohoney residence in the
west part of town was destroyed
by fire on Wednesday of last week.
1t was occupied by Dan Anderson
and family and only a few pieces
of furniture was saved. There was
small amount ofinsurance on the
contents but none on the house.
The new year was ushered in
with a shower and thunderstorm.
The several inches Of snow that
had covered the ground since the
day before Christmas had disap-
.peared by morning and when the
sun came out about noon it seemed
more like a spring day than the
first of January.
Mrs. VIM. M. Lomax was hostess
to a dinner party January 2 in
honor of her husbands 10Th birth
day. During the afternoon Mr..
Lomax entertained the guests with
music by his new player piano,
which all enjoyed very much.
Friends and relatives who were
not present remembered him with
a post card shower which added
pleasure to the occasion. After
having spent such delightful day
all wished Mr.. Lonax many more
such happy birthdays and departed
feeling glad to have been there.
The Parent-Teachers meeting
will be held in the assembly hall
Friday, January IA, at 3 o'clock.
Subject: The study Of the bible
in the home" LAS child what
did the bible mean to you?"-Mrs.
G, G. Bigger. AS mother what
does it mean to you now?"-Mrs.
Eta Foreman. What do you
want it to mean to your child?"-
Mrs. M. P. Benson. At this meeting
Miss Fisher Shipp will be present
and offer a lecture course for the
coming year. The attendance of
every member is desired and visi-
tors will be welcome.
A. A. Furman received a letter
from his mother at Victoria, B. c.,
last week informing him of the
fatal accident that befell his sister,
Mrs. Christina Woods, who was
also a resident of Victoria. While
on her way down town Christmas
morning Mrs. Woods was accident
ly thrown in front of a street car.
Both lower limbs were broken and
she died from the injuries a few
hours later. She was thirty years
of age and leaves a husband and
two children. Mrs. Furman is
sister of Mrs. J. g. Fletcher and
lived here some thirty years ago.
w. N. Elliott, an old time La
clede citizen, now conducting the
Elliott Lumber company at Hawk,
point, Mo, sends in his annual
dues and says to keep THE BLADE
coming as it is the paper they all
want to see on Friday mornings as
they want to keep up with the
of their friends at
their old home town. Mr.. Elliott
says there is lots of fat stock being
market there and the elevators
are taking in large quantities of
wheat and mentions the fact that
I ;,,.,oir oo,rt,- IN rrb;ob ha ;e
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1916-01-07
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week

laSL week Win relatives at DeCn6l.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Talbot and
two daughters spent last week in
Kansas City.
Geo. w. Anderson made o busi-
ness trip to Chillicothe on Thurs
day Of last week.
Miss Viva Caywood was the
guest of Miss Eunice Hedrick near
Dawn last Sunday.
Miss Leila Weber of Richmond
is here for months visit with her
sister, Mrs. j. H. Nichols.
N. A. Ormsby was down from
Chillicothe last week and spent
Tuesday with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Handy of
Chillicothe were Christmas guests
of Miss Grace Sissons.
Miss Amy Adamson of Trenton,
Nebr., is here for an extended visit
with her sister, Mrs. E. J. Finney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Ziegler and
son Wilford of Bethel spent Christ
mas and Sunday with relatives
here.
John G. Brown came home from
the east to spend Christmas with
his parents, returning to New York
last week.
Albert and Ivan Weber of Rich
mond spent Christmas here with
their sister, Mrs. J. Fl. Nichols
and family.
Prof. and Mrs. E. M. SippIe and
little daughter of Moberly were
guests of Laclede relatives part
of last week.
Miss Daisy Rankin, teacher in
public schools at Carthage. spent
holiday week here with her par
Ants and friends.
Miss Beatrice Brott of Brook
field spent the first part of last
week with Mrs. A. j. Caywood and
family in Laclede.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Bigger of
Hannibal were Christmas guests of
the formers parents, Attorney and
Mrs. G. c. Bigger.
Ed. NJ. Welsh was down from
Kansas City and spent Christmas
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
K. Welsh on route one.
MIR. and Mrs. Elbert Kailer of
Naperville, ILL.,, spent Christmas
and over Sunday with the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Kraft.
Miss Dorothy Stratton, student
in the Ottawa university, Ottawa,
Kansas, spent the holidays with
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. R. L.
Stratton.
Misses Florence Dye and Madge
Kent returned to the Chillicothe
business college last Sunday after
spending two weeks with home
folks here.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. NJ. Siegel and
baby of Meyer, ILL.,, spent Christ
mas and part of last week with
Mrs. Siegel's parents, Judge and
Mrs. o. F. Libby.
Mr.. and Mrs, D. E. Adamson of
New Boston and Misses Agnes and
Irene Gooch of Brookfeld spent
Monday evening and Tuesday with
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Finney in La
clede.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Thompson
and little son James returned to
their home in st. Joseph, Illionois,
after spending the holidays with
Mrs. Thompson's parents, Mr.. and
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22
HOW BIG BUSINESS WORRIES

Curious things happen in the world
Of big Business. Some time ago the
financial district of New York had a
peace scare" There were persistent
reports from Europe that the belli-
gerents were secretly opening negoti-
atoms looking to end the war, and
promptly 3 lot of stocks, especially
in concerns that have been making
war materials and profits, tumbled in
pIice.
The rumors proved groundless;
prices tirmed up again, and then came
along q war scare worry about
the possibility that the United States
would presently be thrown into the
war. 1t would seem natural that
concerns making war supplies would
expect bigger business and more pro-
fits if this country should begin pill
ling up its orders on top of the Euro
pean demands. But the war brides"
stocks didn't see it that way-they
promptly got scared over the possi-
biiity of more war, and the same war
stocks tumbled again.
| It's hard to please these market
operators. If the farmers of the South
had gotten helf that panicky over
cotton in the last months of 1914,
there wouldn't have been a bale in
the country today. The farmer may
be regarded by the stock operators
as a lamb, but he knows enough to
keep his head with him when the wise
Igentlemen of the exchange lose all
their bearings.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22
SILVER PRICES GO UP

A few months ago the United States
mint bought 3 big lot of silver buI
lion at 4815 cents the ounce. That
purchase came at a time when silver
mines were threatening to shut down
because of the low price. They
couldn't earn living.
Right afterward the price OF silver
began to go up. 1t touched 73 cents
an ounce a day or two before this
writing, at which point Uncle Sam
had made profit of about a million
and half Of dollars on his one pur-
chase.
The war has set the Old World Gov
ernments forcing out other forms OF
money in place Of gold, which they
are boarding. Silver, being uniyeTss
ally familiar, and being hard mon
ey." looks good as q substitute, sc
there must be an increase i'll its
rnintage. The British Empire ane
the United States produce most Of thu
| worlds gold; the United States ant
| Mexico most of the silver. Any wa,
you turn, the United States of Ameri
ca is there.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22
WILSON AND MARSHALL
Democrats of Nation As One Man On
All Important Subjects.

Wilson and Marshall were renom-
mated by acclamation. There was
probably never q serious thought
about other action. What was to be
Gained by denying Mr.. Marshall?
He and his chief had stood together
during their three years in office.
With no power TO shape things, Mr..
Marshall had indorsed everything
Mr.. Wilson had shaped. The thing
TO do, therefore, both in gratitude
and good politics was to put up the
old ticket. And it was done with
huTrah which has come to mark all
such convention proceedings. The
cheers and parading were for both
men.
Mr.. Bryan was called to the front
of the platform for a speech; and
that, too, was the thing to do. What
vas to be gained by snubbing the
man who four years ago had named
Mr.. Wilson for leader? And, respond
ing to the call. Mr.. Bryan made q
speech which tickled the crowd i'm
mensely. He was cheered Justify,
and all the more so for the fact con-
veyed that when the campaign began
he would take the stump and do his
best for the ticket. All who heard
that could appreciate it's value from
| the party point of view.
| 1T is seldom that the real public
opinion OF the nation can be ascer-
| tanned on any important issue-the
current and cross and counter cur
rents are most confusing. Straw
votes are some guide, but more fra-
quently misleading. Primaries in the
various states produce favorite sons,
but no intelligent verdict. This time
public opinion has been unmistak-
| ably ascertained. 1T is almost unani-
nous in its approval of the deliberate,
calm, wise and firm method of Wood
row Wilson. The people are absol-
utely delighted with the president.
Mr. Bryan vii! lead the procession
in the campaign inipraisesof the presi-
dent-will outpraise all his fellows.
AS All orator and man of emotion,
will probably crowd the limit. as in
| this convention speech,
| Marching forth to war from the ma
tional convention went united, mill
tant and confident army of men intent
upon carrying the national election next
| November, and believing in their hearts
hat they VIII Proud of the record of
heir administration, loyal to the p-esi-
dent and united among themselves. not
q tremor of doubt runs through their
ranks as jubilantly they strike their
gait.
The most momentous campaign this
country has witnessed is now on; the
issues are joined. the banners wave
aloft and the lighting men are aligned.
Each does believe that victory will
perch where they want it.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22
GUARD CALLED FOR SERVICE

Washington, June 10 President
Wilson has mustered into the federal
service for duty on The Mexican bord-
er all National Guard units IN every
state and the District OF Colum ola.
One hundred thousand citizsn soldiers
are thus secured.
The president says they are muster
ed 'for such aeryice as will later be
assigned 80 them, for the protection
of American citizens"
The states forces will be used only
to guard the border.
1t is also announced that several
more warsnips will be ordered into
Mexican waters.
| Officials insist that DO specific news
has been received from Mexico to
precipitate the order.
| General Funston himself has re-
| ported that he supposed the American
and Mexican troops south OF San
Benito, Texas, are fighting.
There an expedition was ordered
across the border against the ultima
tum of the Mexicans that it would bf
attacked if it crossed.
The calling of the National Guare
for patrol duty releases $4,000 regula'
army soldiers for duty in Mexico
The entire mobile army, several regl
ments of the coast guard and the Ma
| tional guards of Texas, New Mexic'
and Arizona are now on the Unitee
States border or in Mexico.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22
DISAPPOINTMENT BRYAN
OFFERED REPUBLICANS

On Tuesday Mr.. Bryan, defeated
as a delegate to the convention and
present in St, louis as q humble re-
porter OF democracy doings, quietly
chloroformed all republican hopes
that he would undo TOR vengeance
what he has spent so many years in
! building up, when he announced: 1T
is my present intention to go on the
stump for MI Wilson the FIRST OF
August at my own expense, and re-
main on the stump nntii election day.
For more taan year, ever since
William jennings BRYAN resigned the
portfolio OF secretary Of state, oppo-
nents of President Wilson have been
assuring the U0ited States that when
the nomination OF man to succeed
| President Wilson became an issue be-
fore the democratic convention Mr..
Bryan would finally break with the
president, split the democratic party
wide open and wreck it on the rocks
of his rancor Mr. Bryan did not
deign these jugoes the dignity OF a
denial
When the strength Of Mr., Bryap's
pacifst convictions impelled him 80
resign the office OF secretary Of state
the sleuth. houads Of politics, bayiDg
loudly, affected she scent in his act q
political cleavage between the presl-
dent and his secretary that would be
carried to the democratic convention.
Being politicians for the sake of poll.
tics they could DOT understand any
other motive They did not realize
that. though the time was iuoppor-
tune, MIR. Bryau's resignation was
his personal privilege and that, 10
exercising it, he was acting in accord
with European practice. 1t requires
an unequiyocal statement, even the
backing of that statement by acts,
such as Mr.. Bryan has given and in
tends togiye, to convince these doubt
ing Thomases.
Mr. Bryan has risen to political
heights because he is broad enough
to submerge petty feelings and dig
enough to separate politics from per-
aonalities. His break with President
Wilson was matter Of the policy OF
the moment. 1t die not involve the
principles Of democracy and il is IN
fatbomable how politicians otherwise
astute could delude themselves into
the belief that ME-. Bryan would per
NIT personal opinion to override par
ty loyalty.
1T is when Mr.. Bryan's promise tC
support the presidents candidacy
and his offer to take the stump il
that support, is compared to the &C
ton OF the only other leader Of thu
opposition whose prominence is com
parable to his own that we can real
ize the splendid loyalty and unselliab
ness of it. Mr. Roosevelt refuser
the nominatica Of the republican
; party, sulks in his tent, his prophet,
: political palate detecting the sou
) grapes beyond his grasp, ~ am ou
8 of politics, " he declares. Mr., Bryan
4 following MS resignation, was declaf
ed out of politics by 3 hundred Eau
thorities" and q thousand times
! hundred other men. The voters c
f his own state even attempted TO prov
I that he was out of politics, yet, whel
the party's needs called he declare
:, his readiness to don again the armc
of democracy and lend his strengt
to win victory for the party.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22
BANKERS TO SIOUX FALLS

Leading bankers are scheduled to
make addresses at the 32nd annual
convention of the South Dakota Bank
ers association, which will be held
at Sioux Falls June 1928. Matters
of general state interest, such as agri--s
culture and good roads. will be tha
subject Of discussion.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22

The presidential bee anew
Doth buzz the popuIace among.
He carries honey for the few,
While others seeking it get stuDg
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22

Colonel Roosevelt did not attend the
Chicago convention, for the reason that
bis absence would make his drummers
beat stronger.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22

The policy of the Wilson administra-
ton has been just as American as the
American flag itself.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22

European nations have obligated
themselves for a price that staggers
humanity, but have given no intima-
tion of what they are going to do
when the bill collector comes around,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22

Hereafter in naval warfare victory
lies with the side that gets to the news
papers first with the best story.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22

A bull moose may be excused from
manifesting some slight hesitation
when called upon to moult his horns
and grow an elephants trunk.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22

The Sioux Indian of today is of the
opinion that the team and wagon is
too slow a means of travel and many
of the redskins have become owners
of autos.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22

One pertinent democratic argument
during the coming campaign will be
the question: "What, specifically,
would you have done that President
| Wilson didn't do?"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22

Suspicion prevails that if the pro
gressives had to do it over again,
they would drop at least minute off
that new worlds record for prolong-
ed cheering.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22

The next regular meeting of the
South Dakota board of pharmacy
for the examination of candidates
for registration and general business
will be held at Deadwood on the 18th
and 18th of July.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22

The first man to recognize the fu-
tihty of a third ticket was L. r.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22

No nation that is too weak to make
war is strong enough to establish peace.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22

Mr.. Brandeis, the newly appointed
U. S. Judge, is, it is said in favor of
woman suffrage, Should the ladies ever
succeed in reaching the court with their
cases, they will find in Mr.. Brandeis a
gentleman who will at least be willing
to consider their claims.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22

From all appearances Teddy left the
child on the door step.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22

There's room in the democratic corral
and at the fodder stacks for all the
wandering moose. We're all from the
same herd any way.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22

School officials and teachers have
discovered through the years that
there is something more to the edu-
cation of children than providing
them with "book learning. The
physical culture they now receive is
important. 1t teaches them grace
and ease of action, it takes the crook
out of many backs, it harGens the
muscles, it creates appetites, it makes
better students of them, it prepares
them physically to be better men and
women, the real aim of all schooling
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22

1t will inevitably diaappoint Car
rama to find United States troops
travelling in exactly the opposite
direction from that which he sug-
gested
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22

In the recent womans suffrage par
ade in Chicago banner read. I'VE do
not want professors or judges for pres
idents." Wonder now whom they viii
support?
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22

The Boston Transcript speaks of Old
Sol as a Favorite Son. Out hero he is
Dark Horse.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-22

If the brush now on in Mexico shall
serve to more closely weld the interests
and thoughts and loyalty of American
citizens then it will not have been in
vain for it had come to be a question,
the genuineness of the loyalty of Ger
tain of our people, especially where
certain interests have been concerned.
There can be no division of loyalty if
our government is to be perpetuated as
its founders intended.
There is nothing uncertain about
the way democrats did things at st,
Louis. Confident of the American
ism of the great body of American
voters there is little question that
the party of President Woodrow Will
son will be the dominant party at the
November election, for the things he
and his party have accomplished for
Americanism and the American peo.
pie are no mere hazords or guess
work. They are established facts
and cannot be denied.
The Washington times., 1916-05-13
$4,000
REEL SALARY IS REAL
At Least That's What Opposing
Lawyer Says In Suit In
Court.

NEW YORK. May 13.-why Charlie
Chaplin gets $4,000 n year became OBJ
vious to Justice Hotchkiss. OF the SUI
preme court yesterday. when attorneys
for the custard- pie comedian and the
Essanay film corporation shed cross
lights on the serious business OF being
we paid Chaplin 10000 for the work
no aid In the wear ended In December.
William M, Seabury, attorney Tor the
VitaRraph Lubin Selig- Essanay. ms,
explained to the court. HE wanted 70
make s10o000 more. and said he could
get Il from the Mutual. We thereupon
offered to give him 10000 extra Tor
each OF ten pictures he was to do for
us, and he accepted the offer.
"Chariie Chaplin's Burlesque on AT
men" was one OF these ten addiIona
fims. Seabury said. adding that Chap
vent his clients from realizing on me
SiJ. 900 investment, and (this IL why
Chaplin gets the $500 oo0D from realizing
on Some $50, 600 profit"
lis that salary in real or In stage
money! asked the justice.
Real money. while II lasts, said
Seabury. Truth is. Charlie Chaplin
is swimming In money. and his salary
ut present makes the salary OF the
President OF the United States look ike
that OF a oiker."
Nathan Burkan, Chaplin's attorney,
asked an Immediate Injunction restrain
ing the Essanay from distributing the
Carmen" film. Chaplin contends IL has
been padded and otherwise altered until
II does not truly represent his work.