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OFFtOIAL PAPÈW 0F LAIC, J*»~i Teoptome N.. 1. Edirs Raidence Telephone No. t1i. Ui.ggeaass EteredMt the poswffloe Mt lbotmweO., s~a est chl'W~mater 16UMORIPTION PRICE 81.50 PER YEAR STRICTLY 'M' ADVAN.IE l FRANK M1. JUST ........................................................... Editor RAY L. I4UBBARD.................................................City Rditori FLUDAY, AUGUST 18, 1911. THE STRAW HAT. The ovrwhelimng vogue ofth4e trai. hat le a masculine habit flot witit aspects that a..m trange te the phioophie mnd. it la cutemary for mon to taunt their women frands wth subsrvlsune tej tasilon'a whilms. And yet ln oedlobce ta, certain fixed codes mon ara mueli the. »»Mre heep k in thoir malt cpmpianc. For Instancow ln spitsetailHtthe edicta af fashion plates and the ukase ofý dresmnulkes, * great *~Jority of average wammn an the. treeta of tije average clrty show litile dispositioni te foiicw the hobbie skirt fa& And yet ln a perlod of cone wook aIcng the [ast of May or the fort futtJtie, 80 )r Mft of the. menonmth average city don the straw hat. and ln an equal leaighiiof time tbey drap t ln September.1 4 t-latihe country men vwha la apt te enjoy the lsaiid chunke of comneiLj V~ boyliat b rfhI'IltoUp n a faron but remembors hi. annuel piosur. wh.n lO 1 W*Wid driv, te the. crosas rada stors and buy hlm à 25 cent brendbrimi. Wit hunir ieulhiter was provided tram the o dwuipeutings of thi insraya. by tiIsul e Sp cf pis-'o lke brim. 0-9-.. w much îe& ,r-f&4laie ;t hen the grawini fier of rustrcity dreve lmntIopsy a hgtrprit. cr IMeiscs ecitc.- t protectioni cf ane ofthe. norrow brlm arrangements of tne proert ciay. - The Panama ht, ln vcpue a few yurs agli, te a partial degid evd acen the tact against the scaronina tbres on high. And tb" =i&~dture bt the. airai. sstW.fld the. oxacting oye that was repolod by the. %*My filer otftth. farnOer ds ld :le.ht84 pillce, »Mt moan, Who l.a arestiesa hesat, tar net satidWd twth tht good ho had tan". iltited W sJoyln* Mhie e leunir luxtrry wlthà a s h oneuert ang *doet mimd, iho fait that lho muet dmeitetratehi*e eiility *ftwtlna tise Pfnaula lut.#AI l n ofegrotesque Wu"%i. -. - And su sur gowlcy dud parad& sur stretta wtiih t lbrin*e protrud'hg'm, 891 augiese~otiio te l.natusi roff ofle i.fabri, agil gtueiniuue u Ut et Mmeeanl"ieurcto. led Invadet sur streets snd wsrehreatsnlng the UiV" asnd Puree et thi eef«ul mnitvs kt was s rescltleu rons th»I#..aWdy shape. that drev e i.Paama eut cf th 1,5s.on plates, theugi s majorty of judiocleus sud conéervtiv. citbren. wili gh#tw >r entifiue te tsar t. AMERlCANs lmH BATTI. Tluh liservoiulen l* UNUxthmiesbasen watehed Inittis. couftry wth se.- ins ee a1 mm* 6 nuam e t thsneca1 eM hldisiui pe -e pmedqesAIgéirasdohane.Sti. cownesedpa- ff ilw bei& $Irs eassi ze 70 ýM »ubdsi u lut etetprend, eof se imsM»epettet ln the. graWnd te Mian ry d"mre-te de.çen ýiéb &At lmat4he ' tiyti co~teesM tontusprInelpol @- QQArns .sL'1Aiseet, @a")" mor an~4ldreg e' 06qa eev aliem* egef. islU.fdael Vll ~II~Nl- imesbuspieers ai. eW" led ida W-8 rem ilc tt 5a metly Vse oie S.ulle.us .r IlIl~e *l i h 1'b,4ekyishabllataeloome Uthe oerimi8,0e eue -dth*55tisaw.rlty et "sor.O ur anelses 1mevtry. 'i-wdMels e ofr8lred cdown thmrs, Fo nqn vr y4 k.ai>'iprt la ohown i. i.m reccd vessais. Quie #ane eI8.red te ergot liglthoués, but the, susplcousllaytiaua veto 15 lOCins ¶lme. tai ttWO menthes for a telsgram te qat Irem one town ta. 4ÏN9108 rosie WlQMhn ueds It aolte »at.he ov nok." Y#me adiministration of Praticdent Simon, just brouglit violentiy ta s cloas, lkOh& tiigeMsl ece""edout eoftthe palace wttishie gun over hia sheuldef, * Aod oiiy onsYsesr and elght monthsý Ilsyti lias been usre. tinsos an empira id tireoatimes s repubiic. h t a boa uil.d s land et mWe.ry and opulence. It* siopos are covered -wtt rare Woods. Thone are rich copper deoeis. Il; l a gréât ceSsée prod"e lue cedntry, Sut Its Inhabitanta have spent their weath ln the Iuxury ot dbý- Yen cannoot goof.wcadicr and wace building trom a Poor roofuxg.' Thse roof of your bui4lia is the ia.io iml and unîcis your roofinc is rught, tere will Peace of mnd for those Who iveunader ih A roof that lkakisacasnoencd cf trouible, beSde a lot of damage. The best way te protect yours"l.from the troubles, ha to use Malthoid Roofutg. he Maahmof Matheid Roofing guarant PWfetrofig-to Rive ististactiOn snd, = fh'builinq t covenu, provided ho ha Pt- unI Ordedlmiaaywr e t"kn O. of Sm Chio Q ieg o gàmsacu MaâsdI~4*suder tics. a To bc aleoW.a* me theY«oubave mia roc Tbi the m 41 ir dOW15Wp, In h xesr n rea e c tcosu ç L hlIrati Ve oîil. rh 000 ln 1900 tq mare uhan ,0O.0 000 ln 191w, whQe bo ii lihilir . fariner. Jiai tuereal ouy a fraction of 1per cent. Mare than t.vO-Ohrd4 et the. fannert ln the. sctIon *Wp -thelrovn tarins, vii!.more -tilapF if 4iiêe .n~4 hae tiielr land ft'eftrni x9rtgaoe. A slgiitdecrouse froid 1»00 l boya, Ilu the. nnuber or ovuera,'-ville tbe tenant faroier-a baçye irea.eed iiy more than 29 per cent. Illinois Ile Iats Own. A stîfficlant leatsumo fithe bulletin la the, Indication Vivo# test tii.o1d4 States of tii. Section are' Ieç_reaaln abiy owlng tauIxtereame.la utba sud manuftawag populations. Ii#âu~s la boldng t itovu b1ettes "than tts ofet -is itetuis eu*iue..tu thé. acreagodoevoted te sgrlèst*. bslurg 1 Der cent.*bl u leva. ladisia 5an Chia z in s iesemed 2 "pcr ebt. The. total ramou.-: or land Inrlaxded m larnis h. i:' n'as repot-tei nS 34A.-j 962,Iffit Re -ts conipar- wlià«I 3,-ý $000 seità a lui3i. ai. .c;eaa, of 31.113.100 acres, or 10 pet cent., Tais lrtÀWut Increase ls lar$eîr due to the elteiision o!f agneultaaral actiti- tis luto> western NerVi and SaathPru- 'kotas. Nebraka sudiè asasand Into liOstiomuMinnesota, WIicOusn sud àMk4biUAs. Tii... Inreas efficet lai- portant decresera-l thm *letions. l'h. s4ureasee lu towta faga sress. lu the. oriier cf their imnportâmes, are- Nartb Dakot@, 83 per oInt; Booth Dea- liDas U0per cent; Nebraska, 29 per- centý Michigan, 8 per cent; Wleou- sia, 6 per cunt; Minudeots, 6.par test; Kansa, 4 Per sont, and Mis- 8eui1,2 perrcent The.docregmes are: Iowa, ludiana snd Obio, each 2 per cent, &Bd Illinois, 1 per- cet. 1'Thor are aise important docrausinl the eier sections of the. ciler atates buat thms.deoeea are afseët by the. larg- or increose. Thi e ruachser arptfarm ra petel la 1M3.0 as 167, as «a«a 144 la Ilue, suu icresse of thirteen acreài or 9 par- saut 1 Prm fuleaeas. Isr, uMbes. The -teaneau bwa Ib itaff tint the 4aaker. of tsums *opostht u 4m wun Mu26,9% au coupirel wttile Ii,57 lunUOO u ncresso cof 20,413 farmi or i par toit. UAs A! ftheitlites on th e ltu bsse i.division and those abou tueC~dtui.Mgrer, show lnric se In the nuiber cW fartas. 'hes.. ltu- cresses, lu the, peler of their iniport- aiz. are: North Dakota, 64 per c4st; Miuth Dakota, 4-p«otami; - Nbrska, S per cent; Wisconsin, 4 percent.. Kanas ansd Michigan, eacii 2 per cent sud Minnesota, i1ppsi cent.- ý The. lcreses are prty offset stuc. th alder, vell-vettied tatas show decreesse aInii. number or tapu,, au foliowa: Illinois sud Iova, eaéh 6 per cent; Indiana' andi MtasOUZI- oaeh 3 par cent, snd Obia, 2 per cent: The tristement relative tri farina .dis tributal according toccertain acrosge groupa hiie t tiit oOf -o!"aleteen acressndudnader' numbereti 15,990 lu 1910 and 147,721 lu 1900, a gaia af 10,-. 269; ths. 'tweuty te forty-nn acres," 298,16Z I 1910 and 341,129 In 1900. a dem*esef0< 5,977; those "Ilf- tte mrmY-mnq5r..," 521,956 ta IL1 and 50,.891 laIn 1900,a depreas e l.8d t çqI4We, tu the 800»Of -etli lita e air, 'be, r iileyeur sept 8n ta O0~ tI gWIG, i»aMount ce preio COt 'gr pÂ*pi and in aitffudsat ot.Isl I*eL ural commuaitlos. d3>15 ..k a4m Iany thoussu 0 lesawopa tin a aur ther W8t564 eaf C w - t*eliltmols Pair iu ex. lUavel ~ ta~show, whl. Tozxas. MsûiýOWlitim 4ity other taira ulVO -iiait es4rak e, and Bsanie pto thom-519O> f-Woeiils. The. MinusIota lite .f» l teted at Haniline. Mid- ou i.waM. Paul and IUaO lis, aud th Te State fair la leezi. .0 tDfaUlas.The.Texasshw1co tor ~teu4~s The lgilsue the'fo row'zlrures willl bu appre)clat- ed, Admslm*lns t thse Gates and Çxiibitorla Tickets. Kinet.................13,0 tihiaola .................. 90,128 ......... ........ 80,902 N»pe n texsOtate .........43,787 Wlnxhlpe................ Ott................. tzas.....................i1:11m New Torl................018 Netrc .................. Kecntucky...............sl Mtissouri ................. t-anses ................ 0935;' l1.4 those 100 te174 acres," 683,- 244 ln 1910 and 666,423 ln 1900, au ln- Honor FormerLibertyville crease o!, 26,821; thosu "1176 te 4990'Young ladY - ~~~acres." 501,840 ln 1910 u ad 435,088 in*Mt haaei lCyslefre 1900, an Increau o! 66,752; these "500 mibetEîlaethgir l ivfgormHeri -te 999 acres," 60198 lun110 cIO su41,- iand Pal grk, as owlihnrg blng11h - - * 755 lu 1900, an lacrease o! 18,443, and .land rbasMoeet. ltiner, cobn- those "*1,000 acres andi over," 13,600 lte fti uearSmiu r tu 1910 and 11,560 in 1900,' and'inlu.ctr o tepîstu;aî svipn oPr-. crprose oof fo 4r0.ouxas on.e!oft"i..tva piano 50)oi5ia te rpoo roffo PUr More $msail Acroemilole Oine. appoar Ivtiihie orsani*atlon durlag - It la eociIlY noeworthy tint Its engagement.. k-ota prtofhotbrs la an increasetfover 19,000 Ila b la a, act but 1litt!. imiov thaï: the numbter ofarme nier tveniy dnrlng 'i.engageaient etosan rches- 1 b noacres lu sise,wtile thers la a de. tra inch as the lOnselanSymphouy ai t crasse of thfeo tram tv.uty acfee ta RaVInU& the cenductor là relbre< to C, 100 actes o! nearly 100,000, and anulu- hear from fiftY t& où* bunited mu- crosse of- tiaid aven 100 atresoSflcians desîrous of ap»mrb2g ou mthe about. 115,000. -p&1graîn. Itte atbe' eU1c3'-of uh. e uanecesaary O f the viiele number ,2.8ý6*9 aI manapent t io h qa aet farmna rportaI lu 1910, tbero vse »re t i, f*11 e ungsr ailta so 211,614, of 99.8 par tout opratet hI' parnmiy ta Iemonar4 ilaI» ee it to b. aWitte atnmeanti auly,15,36f, or V 7by aoqin i_ i lih4d t te lm M long Dercent , 1>7 tgulasd otQdrsen "bets-Vider nheelet *frI laid thfls fasmmet. Tiiimlta eapré 11141% aud lunta ois e> stotalor ;i.S,stansts1W laoplassuodllihm!'; b. UWM P" u IlnC&, vile se M 0 by, uegrçe,qi 1114inepl iigeu9 al Dtts nc.-vtte. in 1900 thora 'asen*Oveont QIÎkÏ* onditin1.9-21W 00M 0(,tbe . Oge1raleerd by 3~ Ofin troubles, bqvn ~ uw otite imes«. ~?~,e~MU7I le"a»Oiirf'sof 31147 la the B*1j alnttp LibettyvifleAnldscmldeenée1-«Off54lith lN ieOIv t éoiated bv 9uere sud tg 5.'36r a pfiaul "MX.2 h bt.t*mt It $ i ~ 1dai £>eron Ih titis" 7 ~aDvelP~ 'itu-l, equtpgpot" to biieorx 4 sopi"tlïd froâ l a, troa", a a1 Ù1, te loa:O t brdie-hUltr, cOMPle0, 1. taillé, Qom plte.: pif iD i d r bars; 1 c<rona; lnche ssforr9ec8 rfl up r xi.-cftriler i 1 limer ahrflerî i 1 intrenchtag toc! miaItioraaoe'Q Mer; 1 .pla;1 ihe In pse plu case; i paIr paesmol pkeéfÀit IcÏioon; 1 pair ration hep: 1 hort bmusiand cMIi; i eurrrcomsb, i c&lkr trench; i paI vire DnDippese; un ba; 1 gralin ba4 wth 4 n ota 1 rifle; i "unlg; 1I»sar aibs«<; 1 saber kna*; 1 lntrenching tact; 1 horaho. aud 10 usila; 4 chhteon. uttis cup, and cover; 1 meot oaa; ihuile;t 1 tait; I apoon; tailet artteet ( coaS. 1 totubrusi. 1iCatie aij tovel) :I1underoblrt; 1 pair dra*ors; 1 pair mchsi 3 havérsaek ratioues; 1 omeegoper ation; 1 blanhot* P *e., O»ir 003t, 1 oaiai hait aute piss ta" the .foli.vlug1 lu0dlaawy = le»o5cof tu ) Par Mrs.aU aà;%484pe; I revolver ea" beoit; i cr1xle bot, ahoffi1t«.r; rattri&tge bOi. valet: 'l lntrsncNng tcccl 10o,: 0rounds ridle siualtion;, 2) roundsa ptstci a:iunltlcu: 1i fiat aid., ;i.et: i ttAmi d pourb. Tii. normu2! cqntpment wlien 'roope area nccnptpald 1w lnotatrain La tiue Mnme ca ft,:: eQulpmexit. errcep: tha- the foi!owtng nanie ditc- -1i1i b. carrIcd .-§,ld trein- nie us,, rrtic begae, the enumerte, -olet articles, eme ultderairt. or1. pair socha, one Pair Intvers, a liavorsacit ration. one hni.rgency nton, one blanket, one sheltor tant Aud fit. plnansd two poaai ai»n. cuuplin the. no?- mai equipoent atove vilU e lucrem> ed by ome pair ration batuaone haver- sack. ration and uone emency ra- tienlla saspaCgu vien combat la imminetmdl Se rounsruile aznmu; itlein and 20 round" pistai anu ilou (Pur. 224, . V. . ). ta bthei fulil aqulpmnent aud normal aqÏlputent as tatelaboya. Ask Pér Mer. Ullitlia FigUMres essil domIbls by tii. Wlit DePartmset show that the Oail Alla 1W es fart rom betug at the atragti rqeielto previde foraý gomd >lmseoedefene. as tii. regowi atiny la short of tiie nmber ifeqbifr4 for the.dm irthe it la apparent thet eometlg dsliou eho to teerte the. streapuliof tise Miitia ta a poit te keeplng iti lie needs et national defenne. 1( theilila psy b'il wil do ibis. co4arçu s hould paus Ih at the carilet date possible. Only lu the. Netw9lngland "t«e, Net Yen,ý Penaylvamia sudIlîlinoais lethare anythligt like a miitta organization. Evea iu these statua tiie organisa- tions are not compieteti. and somme of thie tntImportant unita o! a Ifid army belag lacktng. Tii. lnfantry of the. country cornes the nearest to a peace strengtii. There are la the mil- Itia lnfatry of the country nov 6,370 oS icursansd 90,056 mmn, w#ile tboe , iSa.i-'7 u C093lorIe: llPQýi salis ». lquor, Lock tr gar > .conces- Texas .................. . $33 Minnesoala................ t, -do Illinois....... *... ......... 21,57. Iowa..................... 21,422 Nobraka.... ............. 12,908 Spokane-----------------...12,3.1- New York .................11,109 Kans ............... ....11,MM Oh1o..................... 11.686 Winnipeg ............... .8 Keutnéky ............ .....7.414 Missouri.................. ,946 Amount paid for premiame (except raclng parme):- flhtIUels ................. Iowa.....................8.9 ffl .....................4,8 N*bs»a .................. 19,400 Missouri .................. U148 .1 .aa ................. 11,40 New Yrk................. 40,M6 ..neet................ 36,919 T ...................297 Wiuulpeg.................. 3,881 Itentucke . ...... t......... 1,810 Kansasa...........u rtaf.i àtedace: Texas ................... 517,00 illinçi..... .............. 333.811 >tluiaeaeta .................318.24 lovwa................... .. 281,000 New York................ 196,000 Wlnnipeg ............ ...... .187,094 Nebraska .................. 13,),124 Spokae..............""111,545 Kentucky ..................105.000 Miaseuri ....................86,000 Kasas -, .. . *»..... 85,000 Ohia......... .............. 63,985 Estlmated Value o! POte Pair prop Illinois ................... $1105.801 MinesOfta ....ý............ 1,052,375 Ohio ..................... 1,000,000 'Jt'x« ... .... ... ... ... 779,000 Iowa ...................750,000 New York .................750,000 Missori ..................433,215 Winnipeg ..................400,000 Spokane ............. .....400,000 Kenltucky .......... 300.0O( Ntebraskta .......... 250.00< '55................ w. si«a" e.n I-ssusmid e" e mintb&. Flwetommferes d.seord ei iiss df--ta %W *.-. Iia.AeIdee adPr aumc seoe..r.* RemUa5 mai eeen., PhoasIS orAU Nacam 9PUR NAME Fw.t Orna.Lumbf ow1lkt a" bPrimem WC lm. 00- 4»ao& WC Y.vi gwuy huýhi* t- u en«1 for"e or ema i ideta o ~Hrne umber C. LibrtvilIL - - . 1. k 2Oth. ENTUR Y Manâure Srae IS THE BEST MONEY MAKER ON'A FARM SUHANUK a etalI vil tim~ Wlaecn r- * ' 'v *~*{4* **-V~*k I -~ e i o Tiu~g 1Jfflf~ ai 1 ý , strengtii required biy th regnlaUcona la 6,440 officers and 91,000 elited men. But evemi thee nfantry ha* no effleura or men avaliabi, to brlng It up te ver streagtii. This emphazlzu. tiie neuti of morne 'sert cf ruserves for th ii la as weli as for the regular army. Tii. othur arma of the~ militiasiiov evea a greater #ie4iiency lu thii. te* peci. sod t asighll-Important thdi tiiey should ail b. bronght up te cheirf peace struntiwt thebureserves ln the event cf var. This bucae,.o! vi- tal imprtance te h country whenaa Dîcit 1ev vas pasudi Itwes psOvlded tiat the. militla muat h. calluti oùt as a second lin@ of defeasu bu! cru vlanteurs eu bu placet into service. The. preselit peste strength la 7,070 ocUber. sud 101,749 enlisted men. To complais tii. peacu strength 8,432 officers sud 124.180 enilatetimen> are ruqul4 with 8,800 sasutary troops. To Imetaglla 2,368 offtcera and 168f. 793 mon are ieud sutosuisPt, ton pet- cent ai lepitsad %ix mnths' vatage4,U7 iOffiieSm sud 129,589 mon, b«edes ,000salitary troope., Take VWmt"4TrIÏ Wl~pu Oé elInf tllefi the 2.1.