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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-08
agan.ed to Do the aeteerlna.~

Eunice Was out buggy riding With
her grandparents. She was fond OF
driving. bur her grandfather only let
her hold to the ends IT the relna while
he guided the horse. Finally she e.
claimed lmpatieufIy. '-Gvan0pa, please
LET me steer alone"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-08

THERE'S Ne tumM@T thm slightest hMwA ~
fe@8ka@ amhAtnea ~ N0aF Fvw@&Ews - kMw bR@e
@srtnskWm nthfn@A#AaaMEa strengths MaAFs
amkaMA 10 N@sn@wa these k8f@MtY wp@k@
HttmNtN wst auMe@ ~ esMtH@ssA double
gAhMafeemA gaas AFaM@tst- AnA MnMtF a
little aF III mt@hK @MA m@NmtnM MM8 N@@ aA@Ml3
mamM @w@ shAs even shs Wu8Ms FYwaMte@ haw@
6WNun 10 disappear. whus TIE uHNt#F aMea
have vanished emstNmtN ID Ia mNta@m that
gaaem thaa enN aaaee - na@stpd ts eaMnsetNl9
clear taA slain AmA sAiA h@@ase*nt clear
e@aptextHn
II saea IL asA fnv the Asaets str#nKth eta
anA a. gNla II saAA wssfnr guarantees ri MwWsE
hasM tE kk fails ~ FwntaN@ gKa@kte@ @aAaws
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-08
Noe Lana Tor Farmarn.

Omaha. Many thouaandH u acres 81
tlilable lands yin be atssss5 70 NJ
bFaaka farms this yrar hy tie offsr
II Nebraska railroads = farmers lint
all that portion II the Fiebt u =ng exs
eept that part actually oeeapled ~
fhe tracks b. cultivated - farmers sa
either side " tie f8adM.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-08
French Hi tIard Rlos..

London. French troops % Monday
executed defylng and successful raid
On the Nerdnn front to The east If
Meuse. carrying them far Into Tie Ger
man lines and netting 10 prisoners.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-08

Chicago. Twelve Chinese farmers.
che vanguard 81 4 large coioBy. PASSED
through Chicago March 4 ~ route 70
juneau county. VIE. where tlaey viii
til ) strip 81 land ts.4sHesi through tEelF
attorney. II IL 0HounelI
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-08
skin Troubles That Itch

Burn and disfigure quickly soothed
and healed by hot baths with Cuti-
cura Soap and gentle anointlngs Of Gu
ttcura Ointment. For free samples.
address, "Cutieura, Dept. =. Boston. !"
Sold by druggists and by mail. Soap
Is. Ointment Is and J0.-Ady.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-08
Nnman An.n BE- kIllea.

Stockton. cal. slna YIfasiIaaa 81
L. Angeles aas killed hsFs Sunday
= irg tire aes ~ II her eHr aar
tue d Apmaus automobile rae HI2e
others Nsfs Injured.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-08
okl.hana Hon Eallaa.

Norman. OKLA D8b u about nifty
den. being held here faf murder. frsfa
he county iaH. after announcing their
Intention u Ignehlag BIN. bnt faILasI.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-08
Itn.Ensahls ahEn = al.

Washington. me pnAtnkabi- ship
Lucia. loaded and Fea#8y - take her
rhaaees eIfhaat sonxay against tsa
fis-rtnHn safssna rfHes. u e4peetel Ia At
SEAL esrris-s - i~rsr the per- ef Nss
1uFz. fala ses.k.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-08

Chicago The Chicago Federation -
Labor defeated = resolution foF = zen
erai strike IL Thoeias J. Mooney =
hanged ID California. loyalty p tn
fneH n Tie iFsaefses being giFss =
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-08
Strategy.

Officer Conscientious objecfIons7
Rubbish Il yon we're TO come home
and md your wife fighting q burglar.
wouldn't you interferef
NO. sir. I'd leave the burglar 70
his fate. Life.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-08
nus cautlon ylIth Esplealsas.

Personally we don't claim 10 know
much about explosives. but we doubt
II A man With red wfliskers ought to
grease them with gasoiine.--dAlysat
News.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-08

Dr, pirfcr'a Pleasant Pellets aFe the
original little liver pilla put ~ AZ years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels. ~.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-08

A chemical process for making SAT-
proof against dampness has been pat
ented by > Vlrgtnian.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-08

A votumn III smoke brings tears 10
che eyes ~ every rVudsg,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-08
Lucky Meeting.

she-Tee. hees It seems strange thai
We never met before.
He-Yes. accidents win happen.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-08

We must wet rvady for places before
We can gws them anu keep them g.
Ralph rarlrtte.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-08

The man Who blows hia own horn
Il merely 4 #elfrnteFtainer.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-08
WIN ceraa il Than

Passengers IN water wagons this
year arr advised % keep i sharp lock-
out fer hostile pwriscuprw
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-08

Alcohol. when pure. Is greenish in
color. while water is distinctly blue in
shade.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-08

sloth ~c4ra ont the body and con
su.H4s the .xtad-
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-08

Precedent Is = convenient peg to
] hang Ineompetency on
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-08

Nothing rattles timid belle IKE n
ngagemen. ring.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-10-16

clerks in Washington. It's safe
guess to say that an additional hun
dred thousand clerks have been ad-
yded, though it is only CUES. All
the permanent buildings of Washing
ton were long since occupied by the
new activities and the newcomers.
Then came the period when temper
airy office buildings sprung up. Most
of these ar etwo or three stories
high, and they are covered outside
tonnage, Mr.. Hurley has very kindly
with stucco, of sort Of a BATTLE
ship gray color. The inside of these
buildings; is divided off by thin parti-
tions composed principally of "com-
pc board" or heavy building paper.
These buildings were put up ''by the
acre" and in them thousands Of
clerks, and many of the dollar a
year, men serve Uncle Sam. Some
new and substantial permanent Of
fee buildings are now being con-
structed. The new "dormotories," Of
which there will be a few acres, are
calculated to give comfortable living
quarters to- several thousand young
women, employed by the Govern
ment. They will resemble the new
temporary office. buildings, and they
ate now under way and will be ready
for winter. They will be comfortable
and will, of course, be run in a high
grade manner. Washington merch-
ants >,restauranteurs, hotel keepers,
and boarding house proprietoresses,
in contemplating the war can truth
fully repeat the old saying; there
is never any great loss but there is
some small gain" There is a quiet,
grim dignity and respectfully about
the Washington boom, that makes it
different. from all other places where
there has been phenomenal growth.
But Washington is : busy hive Of.
industry, and the young women who.
have come from all parts Of the
country are to be particularly COM
mended for the valuable aid they are
giving to the Nation, ii their clerical.
capacities.
! Merchant shippins After ths Vs.
Edward n ]. Hurley, Chat nan
the United nit States Shipping Board
says that there will be somethinrB
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-10-16
~ ~ +! |
On cOUls i ! | I ssljlls
s2zI serted lem az his
own behalf


hereby an1oa,l,c 1lyself As
candidate for the office o County
Treasure; to be- voted ION az the
fall cleo iion oyernb az So next and
respectfully solicit the supp ort of
al my friends thro ughout. the coun-
$50
Is elected to this IN por tantt Office,
PROMISE to conduct the affairs IS
said office to the best interest for
the COUNTY and the people IS
whole, and I further want to state
that am under no obi gation TO
any man, 81 set Of men, that is any
way could 81 would impose On me il,
my duties in serving the County as
it's Treasurer. t=
I have and am paying taxes in the
county, and this is the first time
! have asked for q public office from
the voters Of Cook County. "
s s.:E: .f5.. .#s CHAs. sEGLEM. B
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-10-16
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT.

Inserted by Louis Engelson in be.
half Of himself. = =. H. = .,: 2 !.
Amount to be paid $500 per issue.
Having filed before the Primary
for the office of County Treasurer
(Which office l now hold) respect
fully solicit the support of the vot-
ers of Cook county at the General
Election Nov. 5th. :.,.-,. r. "a
have been resident Of the coun-
ty for the past "a years, nave been j
taxpayer for over 20 years, and my
experience is such that can promise
you most efficient administration
of the office. =. .-.~ s...:$
Assuring you Of my best effort in
the event of my reelection to this
important office and, approaching
the confidence which you have re-
posed in me in the past, I submit
my cause to; the good judgment of
the voters of Cook County, Mime
sofa. a. - ~ =. .>..@
Sincerely yours, s.:
~. LOUIS ENGELSON.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-10-16

Amount to be paid So 30 per issue.
In announcing my candidacy for
the office of County Attorney, for
this county, ! wish to state that !
fully realize he responsibilities and
duties Of this important Office. &
With this in view it has been my
pleasure during the past few years
to prepare myself for the profession
of law, to which I intend to devote
my future life. 4 X. - ri: ..z=* ".1.
am prepared to state that the
duties of this office will be given
my personal attention, if elected,
and will give everyone square deal
without fear or favor. . i: 8 &
It is possible that I shall be pre-
vented from making a thoro person
al campaign so if l should not he
able to pay you a visit during the
campaign, don't think you are slight
ed. | earnestly solicit your vote at
the coming election and assure you
it will be very much appreciated.
My infinite belief is that complete
justice can be obtained only upon
the broad construction Of the law.
\ Sincerely yours, L:
-, CLAUS c.. MONKER.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-10-16
The NATIONAL CAPITAL.
CONTINUED from first page)

leases and took up the handling of
all the express business of the entire
country where the old companies
dropped it on July l, 1918. The con-
tract with the Director General un-
der which the new American railway
Express Company operates is unique;
the Government, taking the place of
the railroads, is to be paid so. rs
percent Of the gross earnings of the
Express Company from transporta-
ton of express matter and in addi-
tion is to participate in all net earn
ings in excess of five per cent return
on actual capital invested by the Elk
press Company. The Governments
share is graduated, being one-half of
the first two per cent, in excess of
five per cent; two-thirds of the next
three per cent, and three-fourths If
any further excess.
The experiment here tried is we'll
worth watching. If the new Express
Company, allowing it proper time
to organize its service, makes good,
it may prove the solution of much
larger problems than the express.
Upon it's face it seems sound, COM
bining as it does The benefits of priv
ate management, ownership and in
itiative with Government supervi-
sion, regulation and participation in
any excess earnings. The first inn
portant development since it's begin
ming indicates both decision and
courage; the management having re-
ceived ten per cent advance rate.
promptly expended the entire
amount of the increase in raising
the wages of employees receiving less
than $4,000 per annum:- 49,
Washington is Booming. +$.*
Washington has resigned it's claim
to being the s'parlor of the Nation,'''
and it's beautiful park system has
been shattered all over with war
buildings, tents, and war gardens.
The parks have been put to work
Before the war began it was estima-
ted that there were between forty
and fifty thousand Government
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-10-16

5## On Mo good team of
draft = horses with harness, ss;totan
wagon, almost new, eveners and neck
yoke 81 blank and fl,' net One
single horse & and heavy harness One
year !. Old Sheif Is soff5s good brsed.
Will y sell reas unable for Inquire
from e red Wing Grand
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-10-16

FOR SALE-160 acres, well timbered
2h miles from lake Superior. Eh
of SW14, VIZ of SEA, of Section SO,
Township 62, Range 2 East. Apply
to w. E. Lucas, Halliburton, Ontario,
Canada.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-10-16

FOR SALE-A driving horse 2h
years old, a two-wheeled sulky, also
80 or 40 young hens. See Oscar Lan-
din at Lockport. 49,
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-10-16

: L0ST-A stove door ON the Maple
Hill road from Tufte's to Grand Ma
rails. Finder please leave at this Of
flee and receive reward. III j;
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-10-16

f. FOR SALE-160 acres of timber
suitable for pulpwood, or both land
and timber. TX mile from shore in
town of Colvill. John Anderson, Col
will. 49,:
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-10-16

loST-between Brule river and
Grand Marais red covered township
plat book of Cook County, finder
please return to L. H. Lien. -
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-10-16
GU ! |!


Sunday school nexs Sunday IL
Grand ilr'l Mslarais churc at j. 4: 81
Services = Hoo,v,land chulrcl, next
Sunday 81 q ~ 4 q. u. Chicaeo Bay in the
evening
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-10-16
OF MINNESOTA
County of St. Louis !

Il County of st. Louis E.-.," T
On this 18th day Of September. A. b
1918, before.me. a Notary Public withir
and for said County, personally. appear.
ed j. G. Johnson. Nv. Osborne anG
John IT. Brigham, each to me personal.
" known to be the same person desert
bed in and who executed the foregoing
Articles of Incorporation as incorpora.
tors, and each OF said persons acknowl.
edged that he executed the said Ar.
ticles Of Incorporation as his free act
and deed for the uses and purposes
therein expressed. /: ss.. $z IS s
( ! s rs a g. 81 N. III. WILSON,
Notary Public. st. Louis County, MINI
Ny commission expires March LIST. 1 925
(Notarial. Seal. st. Louis County, Minn.)
STATE OF MINNESOTA, !. = NJ
Departments Of State.
MI hereby certify that the within in
5strument was fled for record lrh this
office on the nth day OF September "a
p. 1911 8, at 9 o'clock A, NJ ind was
duly recorded IN Book Ed OF Incorpor-
atoms on page 749. ss5 E s3s
.. 9-25 Secretary OF State.
No. 16O 49. .<;s.
OFFICE OF REGISTER DEEDS
STATE OF MINNEsoTA
county ,1 81 Cook. Il
hereby certify I'll lat the within IN:
struInen was fled IN this office Tor
record September 23, 10 Is, r at 10 8. M,
and was duly recorded In Book 81
A M JOHNSON.
eRiaters OF aDeeda.ss
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-10-16

like 25,000,000 tons of merchant
shipping to: be employed within the
next two years, and the Shipping
Board is already looking around for
cargoes, both in this country. and a.
broad. In order to enlighten the
vague understanding of people who
do not make measurements in ship
explained that 25,0OO,OO0z tons of
merchant: shipping would represent
lin a single voyage all the livestock,
dressed meats, packing house prod
ucts, poultry, game, fish, WOOL hides
and leather carried on our railroads
in one year. In less than five trips
his ships would carry our wholey ear
" railroad haul Of grain, -four, cot
ton, hay, fruit, vegetables and other
farm products; and in three and one
half trips, all our lumber; in seven
trips all our manuf actured goods;
sixteen trips all our coal and coke. 4
II. .5%* industrial Awakening. H. =.
! ~
~. According to Secretary Of Com
.merce Redfeld, 80, 600 factories in
the United States have been turned
over to war work. a great many
things that it was once deemed i'm.
possible to secure outside Of Ger
are now il wholesale production in
the United States. Among these
commodities are dyes, and our own
factories have made such progress.
that Germany will never again BE
recognized in the industry All our.
optical glass was imported from Ger;
many before the war. Now there
are two plants Is the United States,
and we are forever free sof depend I
ence from Germany Tor our lenses
and other fine glass. s.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-10-16

L0sT-A. Mayo pump, power
pump for initiating automobile tires,
lost from runningboard of car some
where in the village. Finder please
telephone or leave at this office. j.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-10-16

HORSE FOR sALE-a chunky all
purpose horse, weight 1000 pounds.
Sound and no tricks. Inquire at the
Herald office. 49,. ...: -..>.,
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-10-16

FOR SALE-one Ford car in first
class condition. Will sell at reason
able price. O. B. Ellquist. 49,
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-10-16

FOR SALE, cHEAP---two tons Of
hay.-Lofstrom & Johnson, Devils
Track lake. :.
'..&- ..' -: ri
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-10-16
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

Inserted by Claus g. Monker IN hi.
own behalf. :. 4. sss Il. *s.@= =.. zss..
Amount to be paid So 30 per issue
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-10-16

Auditor, Cook County. Minnesota d
tSeal of County Aud itor, Cook County
Minnesota = s10s1e IS yH
Evening journal., 1918-12-19
Our Flag--Ifs Meaning--lfs History
BY Mrs. Mary J. Sked

that the stars are TO be arranged In six
horizontal rows Of eight stars each.
Brave little Delaware, smallest but
one Of all the States in the Union, has
the honor Of claiming star No. 4 In
the upper left hand CORNER because il
was the first OF the States TO ratify or
confirm our Constitution, in those days
Of 1857 when it was an extremely dan
gerous thing to do.
Hurrah for Delaware, my own native
State And a lot Of American history
is written on that blue field between
star No. ! which Is Delaware's, and
star No. as in the lower right hand
corner, which belongs TO Arizona.
New Jersey was the third TO ratlfy
the constitution, was was admitted into
the Union December IS, 1857. She Is
star No. 3. Rhode Island was the last
Of the i3 TO be admitted, May 90. 1890.
The following is the roll call for the
old t3: First row Of stars-Delaware,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia,
Connecticut, Massachusetts,, Maryland,
South Carolina.
Second row-New Hampshire, Vir-
ginla, New York. North Carolina, Rhode
Island.
The first new state admitted was
Vermont kentucky was the next wnich
completes the second row OF stars. k
tucky was a part Of Virginia and was
settled by Nirginians. who took with
them their slaves, their agricultural
habits and their military spirit.
With the consent OF Virginia, Ken
lucky was separated from that State,
and admitted to the union In 1872 As
Virginia broke over the mountains into
Kentucky so North Carollnlans crossed
into the valley Of Tennessee.
North Carolina gave up her right 10
the territory west Of the mountains
soon after the Constitution was formed,
and what IS now. Tennessee was part
Of the Southwestern territory until
10 was admitted 10 the union In 1875.
These two States, Kentucky and Tennes-
see had slaves, slave holding had been
forbidden IN the territory north OF the
Ohio River so that all the States formed
out Of that territory were free States
from the beginning. Ohio was ad-
mitted 10 the Union February 10, 1903.
Il was more than nine years before
another State was admitted to the IN
ion. In 1912 the southern part OF the
great territory bought from France was
admitted under the name Of Louisiana
the name at FIRST given 10 the whole.
In more than 80 years after the Rev
olution. only five States were added TO
the union; but the next six States were
admitted In six consecutive years. In
diana next west Of Ohio in 1916, Mis-
sissippl between Tennessee and Louis
lana in 1917. and Illinois west Of In
diana in 1918.
On April 8, 1918, Congress passed a
law that on the admission OF every
new State into the Union one star be
added TO the flag on the Fourth Of July
following the admission or the State.
Evening journal., 1918-12-19

Alabama filed the gap between MIssis-
sippi and Georgia In 1919. In 1920 the
district OF Maine, long attached TO
Massachusetts though separated from II
geographically, was admitted as an In
dependent State.
BY 1920 therefore all the territory east
Of the Mississippi except the extreme
northern portion now included in
Michigan and Wisconsin. had been made
into States. But by this time a new
State on the west OF the Mississippi
River was knocking at the door OF the
Union. This was Missouri.
over the admission Of this State
there was great debate, lasting
through three sessions OF Congress.
The cause OF this debate was the fact
that Missouri proposed to come in as
a slave State. The bringing Of slaves
into the United States had been forbid
den in 1908. The States north Of the
southern line OF Pennsylvania had all
before 1920 taken measures TO free their
slaves. The states south OF the south
ern line Of Pennsylvania having much
or their wealth in slaves, and cultivat-
ing crops that seemed to require their
labor, had by this time mostly given
up the thought Of freeing their slaves,
so that there were now two classes OF
States in the union, free States and
slave States.
Each Of these divisions Of the UnioR
was afraid the other would get control
Of the country. Most OF the people at
the North wished all the territory made
into free States; most Of the people OF
the South wished 10 have it all open
TO settlement by southern people with
slaves.
The question was finally decided by
letting Missouri come into the Union
as a slave State, but slavery was at
the same time forever forbidded in the
rest Of the territory north Of the south
ern line OF Missouri Thus all OF the
territory 20 the north end west OF that
State would be free.
This was known as the Missouri Com
promise. 70 was adopted I'm 1920 and
Missouri was admitted in 1921. Henry
Clay, the most famous Of the orators
and political leaders Of the day, was
active In promoting the measure.
The old i3 had now grown 10 2l. After
the admission Of Missouri In 1921, no
new states were taken into the Union
for i5 years. Arkansas was admitted
as a slave State In 1886 and was bal
anced by Michigan. which came In as
free State in the following year. Two
Stste0 In the extreme south were ad-
mitted In isi5-Florida, which we had
acquired from Spain, and Texas. which
had been a part OF Mexico, and then an
independent Republic.
The annexation Of Texas opened a
new chapter in our history. It brought
on the Mexican war. That brought a
large addition TO our territory. 10 was
necessary to settle the question Of slav-
cry in the annexed territory, and this
opened the slavery question anew.
Both OF the old parties were after
awhile split asunder by the debate and
the question OF slavery or no slavery
became the leading issue In our poll
tics In i6 years from the annexation
OF Texas, this chain Of causes had
plunged the country into the most tre-