davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-19
Popularity of Plants.

Though some plants assume the OF
fensive and catch insects for fooo'
others act on the defensive to protect
them from being used for food. This
special provision accounts for the pres
ence of thorns, spines, singing hairs,
etc.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-19
Don't Look for Perfection.

We must not look for absolute per-
lection in this old vale Of tears, and
probably all that it is reasonable to
expect of an honest man is that you
can trust him to tell the truth except
in letters of recommendation.-Ohio
State Journal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-19
An Optimistic Thought

Real prosperity is not to be e a.
mated by large estates or great "e"i'~
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18
Serious Tampering

The able Cloak Room editor Of the es.
teemed State Record feels that it would be
unwise to have any serious tampering''
with the exceptionally able management, as
he views 1t, of the state land office.
Passing by the possibility of prejudice
in this regard, it is we'll to remember that
the SERIOUS %tampering' with this sacred
Republican institution suggested is that
there be a regular audit and that nearly
~three-quarters of a million of public funds
in sole and exclusive charge of the state
land commissions be placed in a depository
designated by the state finance board to
earn interest for the state, thus removing a
formidable political weapon from the state
land commissioner, whoever he may be-
a party weapon involuntarily furnished by
the people. The whole proposition being
for the protection Of no one more than the
land commissioner.
If control of such funds by the state is
s~'serious tampering'' it is the kind of tam
pering the people want. 1t is highly i'm
proper to give to any state officer powers
superior to that of the state.
incidentally, it is claimed that the pres
ent land commissioner and his Industrious
staff are badly overworked. : 1t would thus
be a favor to at least relieve the office Of
the heavy responsibility of deciding which
banks are to receive free, gratis the
use of over 100000 placed by the public
with a state officer.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

member of senate and house on this prohi.
bition issue before the capitol sweepers
sweep out the notes Of the farewell
speeches. Might as we'll be open and frank
about the whole business, because It has
to come to a showdown on its merits and
the wet interests and their representatives
are only making grief for themselves by
putting Off the evil day. II the people want
prohibition they are sure to get II anyhow;
IL they don't why beat around the bush to
prevent their going on record?
The voters are going to know who busted
the pledge-and they'll take note OF 1t. In
case the present lawmakers are recreant,
the people will jolly well find some who will
stand up. The very best politics is to be
square with the people on this issue. Flirt.
ing with Mr.. Barleycorn, as shown plainly
by the recent election, doesn't get you any.
where In New Mexico. This isn't, more.
over, a political question and it is fatal to
make politics out of it.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18
Quite Disastrous

at is a disaster to the state" says the
able writer for the CLEARWATER bureau In
the state Record, "to deprive the people OF
a physically competent man TO head their
affairs because of . political party's exigen.
cies.r This able journalist In pursuance OF
the humane Republican policy Of convincing
the wife and family Of the governor that he
is going to die at any minute, goes on to
state that the governor is "critica'Iy ILL.,"
"unabIe to leave his bed" "a very sick
man. and so forth, and demonstrates that
the governor never wrote the message
which he wrote-a message which is very
weak" because it has the temerity to speak
above a whisper Of the Sacred Land Office
Funds.
From the writer's point Of view the defeat
Of his physically competent" candidate Is
undoubtedly considered disastrous. It is
rather fortunate, however, hat the state
has such a mentally competent man at the
head of it's affairs-with a mental compe-
tence which is not affected by sneers at
his physical condition nor chivaIrous at
tempts to tcrrify his wife and children.
This editorial and It's author merit and re-
only the supremest contempt from the
people Of the state, whose sympathy has
been such an important factor in the ste ady
Improvement of Governor Dc Raca.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18
Only Modern Election
Law Suited to State
EDITOR NEW

EDITOR NEW MEXICAN:
Won't you kindly permit ne to air my
views regarding the governors message? /
have been watching for 1t with quite unus-
ual interest. ] did not make any recon-
mendations to him, for / felt that in the
campaign he had heard the criticisms as to
existing conditions at length. As a whole
the message is a splendid and sensible one
as far as 1t goes, but without speaking OF
some Of the things that are omitted, l do
most respectfully ~criticise two Of his recon-
mendations. because they do not go at all
far enough.
One as to state lands and the sales there
of. | do think that our school and institu-
ton lands are being very badly administer
ed, in fact, that they are going into the
hands of nionopolists and spectators in un-
limited quantities for the p~ittance, and /
think an investigation will show that a
great offense has been committed and is be-
ing committed against future generations,
becausesof the way our lands arc being
wasted. That is all | can call it, and | call
1t that over my W. signature here in pub
lie print. / understand our common school
lands are almost entirely disposed OF, thai
is, the portion that can be sold at all. l.
fought for years. for Some of those lands,
and ! have a right to cry out against tho
waste.
The other recommendation of the govern
or that ! take exception to is that we are
not fit for a modern system Of election
laws; that we must have some modification
of the Australian system "suited to our con.
ditions." | beg to maintain that only the
very best and most modern system of cleo
ton laws is at all fitted to our conditions,
and that anything less than that win be
lonly patchwork. In every state as the
bosses learned that new election laws were
Inevitable, they tried to hitch "jokers" to
them. and then when they would not work,
used 1t as an argument against the new sys-
tenn. 1t took the progressive states a dozen
years to get their modern election laws
properly amended. / would much rather see
no election laws at all passed at this ses-
sion than to see emasculated ones enacted.
The essentials of modern election laws are
a comprehensive and well phrased registry
of voters, a INSTRUMENTATION law, so that
the bosses cannot prevent the people from
naming their own candidates (this is the
most essential provision to dethrone bosses) y
q primary election law, with all the candi-
dates names on one ballot and the ballots
only in possession of the election officers,
an Australian system of the same kind for
the general election. The voting to be in
booths, and two sworn aiders at every poll
to help ilHterate voters mark their ballot in
secret. How superior this would be to the
present system. Yet the necessity for these
aiders is the great argument of our, bosses
against the Australian and primary system.
| do sincerely hope that our assembly will
not enact anything save such election law
as the other progressive states have, the
best is none too good for us.
B. s. RODEY.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18
The Wise Men
WHAT n couLp If IT WOULD.


Sierra Free Press: The state legislature
opened its session in Santa Fe on Tuesday
last, at noon. We hope the legislature will
get away from the corrupt influence of tho
men who have heretofore controlled it in
the interest of themselves and of certain
large corporations.
The following matter should be taken up
for careful consideration and after bills
have been drafted and approved by a COM
mittee of independent citizens they should
be adopted: "a
First. A modified Australian ballot sys-
tenn providing a secret ballot.
Second, A modified primary nomination
act.
Third. Amendment designed to clarity
our taxation laws.
Fourth. An amendment to the constitu-
ton reverting to the long term of office for
state and county officers.
Fifth. An amendment to the constitu-
tional apportionment Of Legislative and judi
clad districts.
II ting Legislature will do that ard refrain
from extravagant appropriations for strict
'ly graft, everyone will be. satisfied except
the political bosses.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18
Dry Sentiment Not
Partisan Proposition

Santa Fe, N. M, Jan. is, 1917.
EDITOR NEW MEXICAN:
see an article in today's New Mexi.
can, signed Enquirer" who seems to be
a very partisan Democrat.
do not think the prohibition senti-
ment Is confined by party lines, and If
a good prohibition bill is passed by this
legislature the majority will certainly
get the credit. What kind of bill the
majority will pass Is hardly known by
Enquirer"
As | have understood the matter, the
first bill introduced was not a party
measure, but was endorsed by a COM
rnittee composed of people Of various
opinions and ideas and was a sort of
tentative measure Intended more to
draw out public opinion than anything
else.
No doubt all sorts Of bills will be in
troduced during the session, but at the
right time | think the majority party
will put in a good, strong, effective
measure fully protecting the provisions
of same with every safeguard and car
rying out their party pledge to the let
ter and in spirit.
It Is rather early to assume that all
good intentions and all party honesty
and faith are the ~prerogative of the
Democratic party.
Trusting you will accord me the same
publicity you have Enquirer" am
Yours truly,
= REPUBLICAN PROHiB.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18
Admiral Dewey

The death of Admiral Dewey takes away
la popular hero in America whose place is
secure and who has retained his heroic
stature through various vicissitudes.
Manila Bay looks like a small incident in
these days of epochal warfare-but Dewey,
tested and ringing true in a crisis, was as
great a sea-fighter as the navies of the war
ring powers of Europe can produce. His
metal would have been the same whatever
the crisis-sheer, cool, staunch, l~evel-eyed
and unhesitating American courage.
1t is a good thing to be able to bear in
mind that America has produced men Of
that fiber in our day; that the fiber is n
the nation, however concealed by national
~laziness and moral apathy.
Admiral Dewey belongs with Perry and
Farragut.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18
ANOTHER ONE

Anent the ham actor who had such a
time with the line "The Queen has
Swooned," comes one by a local minis.
ter who tried to announce a text dealing
with the' late Bildad, the Shuttle.
lie began with Shudad the Bilhite.
Second effort resulted in Hidad the
Shubill.
Next he managed Dilhad the Shubite.
Backing up and taking, a long. breath
he made it Dadshu the Hillbite;
Succeeded by Dllbad the Hushitei
Followed with Hilshad the Dubite,
Dudad the Shillbite.
Duebill the Badshite,
Dubad the Billshite,
Bushad the Hilldite,
Hudill the Shadbitc,
Shadbill the Hudite,
Hadbill the Dushite,
Shpbill the Haddite,
Badhill the Shushite,-
Being carried out in a state of ner-
vous prostration Just as he managed to
calculate,
"Shubad the Dillhite!"
W. figure that beats
"The Quoon has Swecned!n
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18
a Reformed Legislature
(SacramentO Been


The legislature of 1917 convened a few
days ago.
The legislators were not drunk.
Senators and assemblymen did not ride
to Sacramento on Southern Pacific passes.
San Francisco lobbyists were not on hand.
None of the degrading earmarks of old
time legislatures, such as those before the
days of Gov. Hiram w. Johnson, were pres.
ent to prove the law making body In SEES
sion. 1t was a decent, orderly gathering OF
intelligent men, assembled to carry out to
more or less extent the wishes of the PEG.
Pile instead OF the will of the bosses.
Had Governor Johnson never passed any
of his great reform measures, never rid the
state institutions Of graft, nor modified
state finances along business lines his name
would be blessed II for nothing else than
rejuyenation O U4e Legislature.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18
How to Make Your
Feet a Size Smaller

To William Fox belongs the credit for the
discovery which might enable the unfort'
unately ~flat-footed woman to remold her
pedal extremities after the Trilby display
ed by the great Madame Du Barry. This
secret aid to feminine beauty shall remain
a secret no longer; there is nothing selfish
or meagre about Mr.. Fox, the man who
spent one million dollars making the most
exquisite film fantasy ever produced.
Mr.. Fox was entertaining Sakaroff, the
distinguished Russian artist at luncheon
and beaming over the enthusiastic praise
bestowed by the friend of the great Verest.
chagin on the entire production Of "A
Daughter Of the Gods" The artist %particu-
larry 'raved' over the mermaid scenes. 81
have never beheld such beautiful faces.
such perfectly rounded, delicately shaped
women before, and withal so athletic, like
your adorable Miss K%ellermann, with her
dainty body lines and aristocratic hands
and feet
well, speaking of feet" Mr.. Fox replied.
reminds me of something peculiar about
those ~mermaidens when they got through
a-mermaiding. They each and every one
found that the shoes which fit them when
they went to Jamaica, were much too large
after their year before the camera None
of them had large feet to begin with, but
they had to stretch their feet out as
straight as possible so their toes ended in
the tiny points Of tho fish-tail they were,
Now, it. appears that this foreshortens the
muscles on the bottom Of the instep and
highly arches the upper instep, giving them
what the shoe peOplo call a. ,tOe-dancer's'
instep. I found upon inquiry that Miss Kei-
hermann, who is very wonderful toe.dancer
indeed, has twice changed the size of the
length OF her shoes, and now wears a full
size smaller than she did some years ago"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

that a total Of two million acres has
been filed on in the state.
1t is hardly too much to declare
that this is the most important land
movement New Mexico has ever
witnessed. That the effect will be
far reaching is quite self-evident.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

WHILE WALKING along the street
an e%pileptic dropped in a fit and was
quickly rushed to the hospital. Upon
removing his coat IN of the nurses
found a piece Of paper pinned to the lin
ing, ON which was written:
This Is to inform the house surgeon
that this is just a case of plain fit-not
appendicitis. My appendix has already
been removed twice."
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

"Is his word good?'
"Iydon't know as to that. I've never taken
his word for anything, but I've got four Of
hig notes that weren't any good.p--Detroit
Ftee Press.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18
LOGIC is F~iRsT.cLAss
lMaadaIena News

Women, after all, may tc the direct
cause Of the high cost Of existing. II
they didn't wear such short sklrts the
farmer lads might not be so keen to
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

THE ENTENTE league to enforce
peace is going rignt on about its bust
ness.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18
The Homestead


i~nhuxes-the first, a blind stampede
of the get-rich-quicks; the second, a
less hasty, but yet unprepared and
temporary immigration the third,
the fellows who come, prepared to
stay.
The great immigration which the
: state is now witnessing, OF home
seekers filing on 640-acre grazing
homesteads under the new law,
seems to us to be the third and per-
manent influx. 1t is a different
proposition from that reckless IN
vasion of the f1at-broke which came
into the eastern plains and the Els
tancia valley ten or twelve years
ago. These newcomers apparently
all have enough capital to handle
the proposition. AS a result OF the
publicity which has attended the
previous immigration into New
Mexico and the results thereof,
these farmers and stockmen know
Nt . a.
what they are doing. They must
of necessity be combined agricul-
turists and stock raisers. They will
farm as much of the square mile as
possible; and each will have a small
bunch of cattle. The combination
has been demonstrated to be one
that pays in New Mexico and that
means success for the eftryman. 1t
is, moreover, another step in the
passing of the cattle "baron." 1t
has been predicted hat large cattle
outfits would abuse this law by Sc
curing dummy entrymen to take up
: the land, but we doubt if any such
evil will be widespread. The home
seekers + practically all bona-fide
small stockmen. The 100-cow man
has come to stay.
New Mexico may do well to real
ize that the going into effect Of this
new law has already had a profound
effect on the economic and political
situation in the state. There are
literally thousands Of these new
farmer stockmen. They come from
Teras, Oklahoma, southern Kansas
and adjoining territory. They will
make good husky, thrifty, able
bodied, intelligent empire builders
for New Mexico. Politically it is
safe to say the majority Of them are
Democrats. The effect on the po-
litical situation, without any exag-I
geration, is bound to be noticeable.
The Roswell, Fort Sumner, Clay
ton and Tucumcari papers indicate
that the majority Of the newcomers
there are from the Lone Star State.
Two hundred covered wagons are
said to have been seen in one day
headed from S~weetwater, Texas,
for Roswell. In the Fort Sumner
district a family Of Texans consist
ing of father and mother, six sons
and six daughters filed on seven
sections of land, bringing nearly
100 horses, milk COWS and range
stock. That family is going to make
good on New Mexico land. Carls-
bad reports crowds of applicants
''from Texas and other points,
They are coming into the Estancia
valley. A million acres has already
been taken in the Roswell district.
Probably it is conservative TO say
L 4
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

lark. Valley Cor. Wagon Mound Pant.)
Mr.. Myer drilled a we'll for Mr.. Joy, Of
this valley, last week and got plenty Of
water.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

leave the good old farm and rush into
the crowded cities.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

LAWSON HAS been warned not to
give the committee too much OF his
Vanderlip.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

THE BURRO of Mines calls attention
to the increasing number Of persons
who are ~asphyxiated by breathing poi
sonou fumes Of autos in garages. Sure.
1t his prevented this colyum from buy
ing about eighteen different cars. Safe
ty First.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

GREAT CARE will be taken not to
drag In the names Of anyone higher
than President Wilson or Kaiser VIII
helm.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

1T PROBABLY hurts Lawson more
to tell those names than the fellows
whose names he tells.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

YOUNG MAN-So Miss Ethel is your
eldest sister. Who comes after her?
Small Brother-Nobody amt come
yet, but pa says the first fellow that
comes can have her.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18
OR THE DEFENSE
Estate Record.)

There Is suspicion that the number Of
desirable Jobs In the land office has had
something to do with the attack.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18
HIS CHOICE

When Socrates the hemlock drank
All! do not fIeer nor scoff. He
Probably preferred It to
The substitutes for coffee.
~-Tennyson J. Daft.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

IRATE BUSINESS Man-You book
agents make me so angry with your con-
founded nerve and %impudence that |
cannot find words to express my feel
ings.
Agent-Then / am the very man you
want. I am selling dictionaries.-Life.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

TRY 1T!
Just stand aside, and watch yourself
go by;
Think Of yourself as he, instead Of l..
Pick flaws, find fault, forget the man
Is you,
And strive to make your estimate ring
true.
Strickland w. GILLIAN.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

VARIOUS AND suhdry of our ambas.
sailors seem to be gifted with excessive
conversation here lately.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

WE JUDGE from all indications the
leak must have been a regular exit.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

MARMALADE is being furnished to
the German soldiers. Heretofore this
deadly form of food has been monopoliz-
ed by the English Tommies.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

THE BARkEEP waits
With hand on knob
To see If he
Must hunt a job
A-switching cars
J Or peddIing ice
(Whi!e his thoughts aren't
Very nice.)
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

CHAIRMAN HENRY, however, saw
the thunderbolt coming.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

WANTED-Some way to keep the dry
pledge without letting the state vote
prohibition.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

OUTSIDE OF that Harry Thaw is a
sane, normal, law-abiding citizen and a
perfect gentleman.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

CALLING TO mind the Scriptural
quotation about the leaven that leavens
the whole lump-quein sabe? We have
m preacher in the house Of represent
atives.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

AND AS to how a man named Leave
lit would ever vote for a change in
Counties and County Lines.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18
Strickland w. GILLIAN.

THEY HAVEN'T wen laid the egg
that's going to hatch the dove of peace.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

SOMETHING TELLS us that it's go
ing to come out after while that Ger
many and the Allies are both licked.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

to Holland, that the Kaiser wrote like a
Dutch Uncle.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

NO ARRANGEMENTS have been
in Westminster Abbey.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

WHEN 1T comes to a wal footing,
Wall Street has our army and navy
skint a city block.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

HARRY THAW continues to improve,
though still weak. What a wave Of
thankfulness will go over the country.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

AND If the election OF Mr.. Oversoon
in Mckinley county indicates hopes of
a short session In that bailiwick.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

THE GEAR still has a few more mou-
jiks.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

THE TIME impends when no base
ball player will be in right without a
large union label across the seat of his
pants.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

AND WHY he was placed on neither
the committee on Irrigation nor Internal
Affairs.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

NOT BACKCAPPING Chrisman at all,
but why should anyone want to take the
joy out of life even by suggesting elm
mating Barth?
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

THERE is much curiosity as to
where Mr.. Wetmore stands on the dry
question.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

AND AS to why Barnes and Mares
weren't put on the Agricultural commit
tee.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-01-18

lRRESPECTFUL OF party affilia-
lions. Col. 7. Roosevelt ought to be
proud to shake the hand of both Mr..
Bryan and the governor of his state,
e. C. de Baca.
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