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FLORA, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY la 1920
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RAILROAD NOTES
Tbe "ghoat" 'walked Koadar- Bora all happr.
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Joe Long fs able tb ba np aad
aronnd. after a aevere attack of tin.
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Mr. and Mra. Leo Hettlger re¬ tnraed. ti^m BeardBtoY^^ Mondar, -where tt«r ware ealled. owing to tba Abmth ot Uta. Hetticer's aUaer.
Cmiductor C. B. Bddinn brotker D'Iright, war* ealled to Sd- lem, laat FHday. owiag to tbe deatk of their sister, Odidle.
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Bobble Barria haa aiade aa mach aa tliree roaad tripe on one ear wttb txit a, change.
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Owing to aickneee on tbe Cbteago diviaion of ttae B. ft O. several of oVr bors have gone tbere to help dut In the emergency.
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Jerry Pope reeamed dutiee Mon- , dar. atter being otf aeveral dars on account of sickness ot Mrs. Pope.
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Mr. and Mrs. Paul Naner and Paul 0r., were week-end viaitors in St. LonU.
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Fred Olasford vtoited home folka at Carlyle Monday.
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Mr. aad Mra. L. a Umbanhower -were caUed to Loganaport, lad., aaa day laat week, owing to the eeridttS Illneas of Mr. ITmbeohower'a rndth* •r. •
•fSaort" B. A. SaUlvaa, who htt Iteda extra callar and yard eldtk, "'palled a pin" Ifonday and beat tt io the city of the "Tin Lissie" ahd Is-takiag serviee with "Peace at Any Priee Henry."
lOCMt BEQIJBgitB OBNCRAL  HjICREASB
A atrike for the general Increase «f wagee requeeted laat sammer by store house empldyeea. «atlana|7 flremen, sutlonary eniinaara, ateel bridge workera, eindea ptb- mea aad oltora has beea ordered to take place at 7;00 a. m., Tueeday,rFeb. 17, Itl». Tbte atrike aclU effedt aU rail¬ road* under Csdeaal coatroi aad thoaa-aot aadaa tedeaal s^trdt
*1<OltA nSAORRRS ASiri'
Fast MORQ FAI
. Laat waek tMMhees-ot «ha Flora pablle schools colleetlvely aaked In- eraaaed aalarlea. The board aeted oa the requeat and informed theia that tbe present eondltloa; ot the ssbool fund wonld not allow an tneTeaaa, bat tbat a apecUl levy; would have to be voted by tbe people ot the dis¬ trict before wages c<^l](l bf raised.
KILLra> AT JOktASft
mWMI JiAOE SECttrAftT OF AGUCULIimE
Bid. U, S- Johnsoa waa ealled to Fairfleld Sunday and at It: 80 at the Ohrlstlan church, preached the funeral of R. E. Coughenour, with bujrlal following in tbe city ceme¬ tery.
Mr. Coughenour leefvee a wife and six ehlTBren. Re had been emRloyed In a state Institntion at Joiiet and met death by .being run' oter by an anto truck, dying on Thursday, thirty-six hann after the aeeident.
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The body of Lawrence Ouerrettas reached Flora Friday frora, Pekoa, 'Wash., and .waa taken to the hotte of hto cousin, Mrs. Wm. Oerm*^ aortbeaat ot Flora. The remains were jtccompanied by a brother, Ray, of Portland, Ore.
Deceaaed was a resident df thto section up to. 12 yeara ago. He leav¬ ea a wite> aad t#o children. He was a loeemotive aagineer ea the O. U. «, a 'K- raMdad: -
Fusej^ .aervlees were coaftielea: at the St.. Stephen ehurcb Maadar, JutouaaaV.ia iAe CathoUc eeaiate^:
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«r'm;^^tlibdl first asking the prlee aaya'"the'^Womad'h DepartitaeBt of this'ntr Pt4ee Commiaslon Ot Illt- aois; '¦ " ¦'
"Bnt that's not enough!'* saya idra. Joseph T. Bowen. atatb chair¬ man. '"Wh^ you know, the prlea. aak the reaaon!"
Tbe Fair Prlee' Ooiaailasloa la- auee weekly a Btateaseat of the prie> es which wboletalers may charge rirtati dealers, aad -tba^priee which rdtail dealers may charge the pub¬ lic. Tbere price Mats, issued In Chi¬ cago, are furntohed to a Commia¬ aioner in eaeh Dtotrict ef tlie state. ' wbo adda to the fair retail price the neceasary coat of transporting the goods from tbe neareet whole; aale canter.
With a Fair Price Liat to refer to. tbe purcbaaer knowa bow much he sbould pay for the staple articlea of tood. If aaked more, a complaiat card tilled out by him will be aeted apon by the V. S. Diatriet Attomey, for tbe selling of goods at more than the prieee fixed by tbe ComDdaaion le pnatohable by flaa and imprison- aient or both. ^
CompUint cards aad otber infor- inatloa can be obtabied by writing the Woman'a Detartment, Fair Price Commission eC.Illlnoto, 60a Federal Bldg., Chicago.
CABD aa ^IHAIIKB
We wtoh to 4haalu>Sr dear neigli- bora and friends Wr«the kindneaa and aympathy givdF^S during the aiekneea and after tbe death ef onr beloved baby. Myrtle Joaephine. Tho golden.gates were opened wide,
A gentle voice aald come, And angeto from tbe other side.
Welcome our darling one home. . ,       THE   PARENTS
MR. and MRS. W. H. MADDEN. t ——^
Mtoa Agnea DeKamper'of Carlyle was a guest at the home of Mra. Cbas. Shermerhorn on Third and Elm StreeU last week. MIsS DeKam- per Is a siBter-tn-Uw of Alfred Qruaa of tbis city.
Mrs. Clem L. Harwood lett -Weth aeeda'y morning for Peoria, .liavtila, been called there by the seriona Oh. neea of her brotber-in-law, Robert Laie.
TlM Wla^ Man. Be I* the wlaait man wHo would bave the leaat to do witb the multl- tnde.... It ta aet for tbe a*se man to be modi afllaetad with th«.e*nsarea of tbe rade aad aaakttlbd valgnr. but. te hold taat-aat^^lds earn wMl^hoeea aad iielltoed ijeaslatleas; eectr fboi ,arkat^ araat to be *>aer hat . to beet te, bis doa%ie ta aie wlsfc  'ieeeph Ball.
CHANGE W-FllUt
I aiak to aanouaae ta the people af Flora and/vleinity that; 1 have purehaaed froda Sam J. Oreeae the Eleetric Shoe Shop (the old S. Kap¬ lan repair shdti) aad will continue at the aafne location, aoliciting the busineas hf t^ public. I have had yadre of expaHence and guarantee the best of workmanship aad at right prices. C^iye ipe a call. J. M. RteiUirdaon.   '>/.'      .\-;'
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Last Fridax, night Flora defeatsid Carlyle on odr hoi&e'floor. Carlyle dtoptoyed no vreat amount, of baa¬ ket ball abilt&. Thto ; victory was overshadowed .by La'wrencevllle win¬ ning the game from H. S. T, H. S. team  Saturday  night at  Lawrence-.
' I, Score la to II.
oat at, all controversy boys aad-aiiew 'em'-^roa can play baaket
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-Inr eo«iAissloiiar If'he jltte any money with which to fix the roada would do weU ta.see that the road drag to uaed <realr trom now on ua- tir UU apriag. "Ihe road drag oa aott roada will not only enuiotb tbem but will cauae the surface to^ become compact and sbed tXe water more raadUy.
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DBATV OF CHILD
WOMEN ARE KEEPING BOOKS IN 1920 THRIFT CAMPMGII
Feminine Army S^rts Three MeotiK Teat ts Fave War fer Safe liw
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BECAME ILL IN CHICAIIO
Isom Lask was ealled to Chlohio Satnrday nigbt by the illnees oC hto soa Fred. He found him almopt help* leaa from rheuautum. The ]j0aag man was made as eomfortabto aa pos slble and was able to acconuiaay bis father to Flora Monday aad waa tak^ to tbe family home three mliaa southeaat of town:
Mr. Lusk, Jr., in well known 'lit Clay county. He served as lieuten¬ ant In Marine Corps during , the World War. J
He with hto wife bad reeaaar gone to Cbioago, where he had'a good position.
800,000   RAILROAA  MBN
OIT T^B SBVENTBBlirtfH
DetroU, Mich., Feb. t,—The gen¬ eral ohalrman of the .United Brotb- erbood../at. maiate|ia|t«e of way aad railway ahop Ubavera today caHed a atrike of aoo.tlOOrmembera.ta be¬ gia -Toasdayj-Feb.- tV,- "•'''      . i
The teo months old ebUd of Mr. and Mra. W. H. Madden at Weet Flora, paaaed away at tbe tamily home Saturday after an illness of a few days.
Funeral services were conducted ¦by Rev. Pierson of V. B. church Tbe body was taken to Fairfield for burial. 'I Hr ).
BirTS:'«||ii|B REPAIR SHOP.
-' Last week' J. M. Richardson of near Fairfleld. bought' of S. J Oreene the old S. Kaplan Electric Sbo^ Shop and to eonthtuiSS the bua laeaa at the same location. JHe^ ia ^ exilertenced min aad aoUMtB tke public's work.-
FEDERA'nolH OF LABOR
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-The daily papers annonneo that the American Federation of Labor lias decided ta enter national poli- tiea and will Ught for laaa favorable to tbeir cadae from congress man to president.
NEW   bakery: BTSmBSS
H. tl. Schnell ot Noble, last week opened a bakery in the MUler Dulld- ing, two doors eaat of tbe picture ahow. Mrs. Jack Canaingham is aa> slstlng him with the sales part of the week. See hte ad la this issue.
FAIRFIELD FINK fSBSS
Childress d> Knod^l tosued the Slst annual Pink Press laat week. Tte edition whs up to the usual stan dard, recording the dcinga of the aoa-residenu of the SUte ot Wayne.
Caator ds for Setulism. . In a ease of botnltsm—poisoning from eating spoiled vegetables or frait and n^ost coouSon with canned sooda— the moat allimita reroedr ia a gencr- ons dose of ^stor oiL Bot it mnst be given qnl^lty. as oaa of the effecto of th« poisoidaa to to paraiyne tbe ia- testtatea. and arben tbto Saa taken ptace Uie>a WiU %.»e apod.
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no botie for tbe union. ^.
ENJOYS WKPtWiV'vWts
Chas. A. (Uio|urt of Trenton, Mo., in renewiag for nie aaet^rd says:
"I look tOr the Re^fbrd each week. particnlarf:^/tbe ^NiMa ^ms, as tbey seem like weekv' lettara from iny old bome town, arhere I apent many years aad waa arell aequalnted la former years. Wishing you success and comroendiag- rou for your en¬ terprise ia condueting a newspaper on a business, I remain, very truly years."
FOR  SALE
Hedge posU, large and small. WILBER   A.   CAMpAeLL. One mile west-bt Flora.
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'SHORT COURSE FOR
KBTAIL. MBBCHANTS
A short course-In busiaees for re- tali mercbanu will be given at the -Uaiveraity of Illlnoto by the college of eommeree and businsss adminia¬ tration, Feb. as, at, at and at. Open to all people in business. Dr. Chaa. M. Thompson, formear Fair- field bor, now dean of the college ot commerce and business admlnia- tratioa, will preaide at tbe sessions. It will pay any reUller tq attend tuts  meeting. -        ,
SAVINGS CERTIFICATES OUT; INVESTKEKT VALUE SHOWN
•nrhey AhAaya Ars Werlb Mora Thaa
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ata Alam^ta worth non thaa tSfiihem." With this aa-tbeir alogaa repreeenta-
l^bta. aanauneemeat waa uMdi- foi- iV*aa at ttar War Savinga organtaation lowing receipt ttoia - the Brother- iit Uw Sevitaith federal reairve district hdod'a repreeentativjs in Waahiagtoa. aae beattag Ike atatWi ofllllbela, tn- that  tbe ^conferenee  tl^ ittfotded   diaaa. lawa. McMgan and Wlacontln
SUnford A Chandler make a spec- tolty of cleaning tine lace curtajns portieres, embroidery work and tnra
- Ai R. J>oughan of Xenta, was a bnataeea idaitor In Flora Monday.
* The ice, snow, rain and flu have no terrora for- Uncle John Sumpter, who^riil celebraU bto »tnd birth¬ day April flnt next. Uncle John comes up town every day and saya he to gettiag ready to raiae the prem ium gardda tbto year.
Jf laa Leu Bradham of Ctone, spent a taw bonrs in ojar oity Tnesdsy.
Ed  Thompeon   of  Loutoville   waa called  to  our ei^  Monday  by  the aariona lllnesa of hto brother, Wm Thompaon.
Cecil Dnff, Newton Knight and Harold Luse spent Snnday In Ol¬ ney. *•
Martin Quiqn 'was- in Flora Mon¬ day. He was on hiaiisay to Chris¬ topher, III-, wbere he has employ¬ ment.
Stanford A Chandler can do any kind of cleaning, preaalng, dyeing and repair work.
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Fllea •sMam Crawl Devmward. A flr on a windowpane will rrawl to the top, flr back to the bottom aad crawl np again. This nn'.er to seldom reversed. It is on rrvnril that a Sy crawled np a wlndowp&'ie thirty- two tlmea,~fetuising each time to tha flftiaa place, -,
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T&e weadl iSiMeaibo eT'wMch any ttaamAt at Oettfber la ITSS. 'wMeh -atmttae.HA^ fid BbAados<
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EDITORIALS
WHEIIB WE STAND
ahewhig-halike; oorporaUona and indi- ridaata the high Weetmeat valne ot the' 1860 ttMatniT Savinga certlSeatea of tlOO and tl,0ds denomlaationa. Thto foru of gdverameat eeenritr haa been placed ii^ local baahs. and for tba financial prosperitr of tbe nation and the iodivtdnal. tbe government to urging a wide dtotribotion.
The Treaanvy Savtogs certlSeatea, which ars vlrtaslly "Baby" boada, baar interest at a rate a Uttle better tban «% per ^t The price of ttae $100 certiOcates for January to $82.40; Feb- rusrr $82.00. The price incrsases 20 cents a month. The $1,000 certlflcatea mar.be purchased In Jsnusrr for $SM and In February for $880. Thta daaa' of seeurity increases $2 a neath;
Hers are eome of the attraetlve fea¬ tures of the $100 and tiJOOO 4!ertlfl- cates;
They Mrry valuable tax-«semptlon prtvllegea.
They cannot depreciate ta valne, not belag subject \o msrket flaettmtiaiii.
They are alwars wortb more than yon paid for tbem.
They yield a substantial Income, ae¬ taally mere thsn 4)4 per cent
They sre short term, maturing lana- ary 1,1025.
They represent absolnte safety as obligationa of tbe United SUtes gov- eraaient
A change baa been made In the tenaa of the iseo certifleataa. They aia ra- deemable at tbe treastary beginning with tbe second calendar month after tbe month.<^f purchase without the ten days' demand required by tbe terms of the 1010 certificates.
A special Issue of Treasury Seringa certlflcatea baa been put on the inarket fer conversion purposes. It Is pos¬ sible fnr the holde'rs of 1018 snd 1910 Wsr Savings certlflcstpii to convert them Into these special Tressnrr Sav¬ ings certificates, whose terms snd con¬ ditions are stibsUntlallr the same as thoee of tbe 1030 Issue except for tbeir eariier maturitr dates.
Holders of one or more War Savinga certlflcatea of the 1018 or 1010 tosne .wbldt bear War Sarings sUmps bav^ Ing a total maturitr valna of $100 or aome multiple of a hundred doltora— S200, $$00, $400, etc„ mar exchange the eertUkates for the same maturitr valne of Treasury Sariags certlflcatee at tha correspeoding idaaa. When two er more War Seringa certlflcaMh of the same laane are offered for ax- shanga^ aachape-oeed not bear lufnll WBi»lsiusntja|t SB War Savings alampa, faavided <h» tetetaalae ef tUe ataaipa •SSragatas niSrer aease iMitipiaec It
TraaiHtty SMtasv^ftlfleatee
T^ savinga divtoion of the treaa- nty department la depending en tbe women of the nation not only to help bring down the lilgb cost of liring, bnt to esublleb the permaaeat practice ef aavlag ataaey aaB matertaU and flnaUr| the lavsating of theee earinga ta sata sec arl Web. aaiA aa War Savings aumpa and $100 aad $1,000 Treaaary 8avtn«s ^rtlflcetee.
Under the aignatbra of William Mather Lewis, director of the aavinga division, a letter has been sent to the presiding officers of all the principal women's organisations of tbe country. Tbe general plan for the work of tha women In 1020 has been srorkad out In a national way by Mra. Oraoe O. Bart- lett vice director In charge ef wom¬ an's organlaationa
Supplementing tbe lettera taat out by ber and Director Lewis, a almllar letter bas been sent to all the women's organisations In the flve statea of the Seventh district tbat bava no national thrift chairmen. In hta letter Dlree¬ tor Lewis said ta part:
"The tafluence of .wobmo ta working tttt tbe graat ecoMiBMe.|raMease ta ta- valaablOb It la In Htb, p^Nr et women te regulate tbe aSe.aad control tbe priea of the aecaseitlee at Uta, Thar arethelMiyeta Ther maat alao be the savera. When thla<»o«rer Is applied id a eoaeeatrated srar. wooien will be ohe of the greateet factora In aolring th^ present problem of the high eoet of list Ing and In eeUblishtng thjRepermanent prBcti<^ of saving money MB material. T||e aaringa division called (nto confer* ence the national tbttfCt, chairmen of the fbllowing women'r ortanisationa] Aaaociation of Collegiate Alumnae, Daughters of tbe Ameriean Revolution, Oeneral Federation of Women's Clubs, Nstlonal Catholic War council. Ns- tionsi Congress of Mothers snd Parsnt- TeacKers' asaoclatlona, Nattonal Conn, ell of Jewish Women, National Fddera- tlon of Bnaloeas and Professional Women's Clubs, Nattonal League for Woman'a Service; Women's depart¬ meat National Civic Federation, Tonng Wonaa'a Ohrtatiaa.aaaoeiatloo.fli:
*1tt was agreed that these organist- tions sbonid be asked to make a test amobS tbeir memberahip ot the wis¬ dom with which taoaer It siiebt This test was to be etarted Amqary 1 and continued as ah atvaittaaat fhhn^ Fabruarr and Miineh. Th* plaa to aa fellows:
"Janaarr—-To keep accounta. Each Indiridual will be asked to keep aa ao¬ count of her daflr expenses, groaplag Ihem under such Items as rent food, clothing, bonsehold serrice^ amnse- meata, taeldenuia, ete.
"February—To save. Bach indtri- dual will aaslrse the January ex¬ penses and make an effort threagh to- formatlon gained In Jannary to aave d certain amonnt tbrough conservation without hardabtp.
"March—To Invest Each Individual will make a calculation of how mo^ waa saved ea liring expeoses In Feb¬ ruary over an equal number of daya In January. In thto month an effort will be made to encoan^ the nMmbere of theae organisations to Invest their sav¬ ings te government eeeurttteB."
A aational political campaiga la' fmpaadtng. Soon tba cohorU ot po¬ litieal parties will be marshdUaB thair forces tor the battle of ballota. IntellMtual glaau wUl ba aiaMta^ (heir tarensl$ abllttlea extolllBa. tlsat- dhStetaiaaau M their poltt^ ^ SaaUatlans.
Da^attbe §aat itia yaan tbe wa^ii aa* MUtor ot the Flot» Moatd Aaat ooAdnetbd an Independeat paper p»- lltledlly. We have stood tor thd-BBSV MtSN tor public otflce, and hav^ a*< vooated no one we did not baliev* worthy. Four years ago we believed Oov. Lowden was the best maa to be chief executive of Illlnoto aaA supported him personally and thra our independent paper. For the paiS^ yaar we hava believed he waa tha type ot man needed at WaablagtiiSI durUK the reeonstrucUon period^ tollowing the World War and sra still think he shonid be nomlnatad and eleeted preaident this year.
Odrtag tbe paat alx yeara we hava. beea^personally Independent la pal> itiet, helag neither Repablieaa) ar DeinMrat. now we are editias a R»- publtaaa aevspaper and aspect ta set forth tbe meriU of that partr aad ta support the nomiaeee thrm tba li««ord and paraoaally.
But wa tnmt to farther dadaa aar »oillaa «It^ regard to pdrty aa* yoUtleal matters. From aa exyarl* aaae' at alaifet a quarter oC a
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS OF 1920 PAVE WAY TO INDEPENDENCE
The 1020 War Savlags stamps are carmine In color and bear the bead of Oeorge Washington. Tha price for January to $4.12 and It Increases one eent a month to $4.28 In December. Tbe 2S-«ent Thrift stamp also to on the piarket and to naed as formerly to evl- dsaee payaseato en aecoaat ef War Savtaga atampa gad eerdfleatos. The isao War Savinga atamp te slae ap- proxlmatee the larger aUmp used ta IMS. tt will have a maturity valne of $S Jannary 1. I02D.
War Savings sUmpa of the series of 1018 and 1010 ahall not be affixed to War Sarings certlflcatea of the series of lOaO and War Savings stamps of the series of 1020 shsll not be affixed to War Savings certtflcstes of 1018 or 1010. War Savings stamps of one seriea adlxcd to War Savings certlfl¬ catea of another aeries wilt not add to the value thereof. Thrtft stamps, as such, are not directly redeemable In cash, bnt eacb Thrift card will, as usual.- bave spsces for 10 Thrift stampe. A filled Thrift card may be exchanged for^a War Seringa eertifi¬ eato aUmp, series of 1920, at any post office or otber authori^ agency. As usual, poat offices wiU require a writ¬ ten demand ten days In advance before payment will be made before maturity, aad sneh War Seringa atamp eertifl- eate mnst be snrrendeiaA lor payment within 00 days after oaaASaai^aa. Ottk enrise tbe demand irtll be deeiaad ia be waived. .^-^ ,;
Mlse Bditb MeBadrde «ae haUad^'hareWeii ¦el!Mei IBaoea^al Mi^ lieladiae.
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ittrr 1*. Matheta Illiaoto adwasa»ee lost m4 FoUttta a« hava dtaeoTarad that Stt aolttleal pattlee hara a raat laaMrttl' of elean men, and that all ^lltital' partlee have a email ¦«> sorlty s ot 4««lK&tBS' eratty asaa. Moiit at the polltlelaas wa bava Itndwn have been really gaad aaesi, and ea with moat dt the mea tt tka polltleat organisations. BowoMr. eaeh Mrty bas some pollttelaas wto are party men for pelf aloae. ataa who poee (IS politieal diploaurta. when In tact ther are tast comuea everr-dar "ars and gratura.
•^Ve doa't know, peraonallr. U Clar eouaty has anr of thto eUaa. but thay do have them In otber aew- them IlllnoU counties—and humaa nature u prettr muah the same ev- atraAAta,, Oi^r frolior with the Ree-
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aYTTMaBtdpdtenU. llgMi «atftera ar crdokt tt tha Repablieaa oTgaalaa- tios^at tM» «»wit»»ar ataahs thaea eaadliatea sveklag    pdlltleal oftlea.
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•• W }5dafe*"ro?srr52i to- eoate tto baUaee ot twwer la i tlona fs the t;. s.. and no tarty go betore the electorate with liaclaM ;,' mea add deserve and win the eappaik ,', of tbe tadepandent thinker aad vej- er. Cooae^ueatlr. te «• c&miag jg^ ; marr tghU we ahall, wtthout tea* or tavor, advocate onlr eleaa laen. ao that the oppoaltibn cannot err "uactaan," "unelean," wben refer¬ ring to tbe pepublleaa nomlneea or the Republlehn organlsatiop.
We believe we aed doing tbe par^ a real servioe In thus sunding tar claaa kaa and clean politics.
They shall not graft.
Mrs. W. J. Fagen Of Odte. wha %- Flom vtoltor Tueeday.
Mrs. Chaa. Shermerhorn waa a re¬ oent vUitor With friends In Decatur.
Mra. Hearr Dar and Misa Shaekaua'ot St. Louto, aod Roae Shaehman of Chleago, tava beea ealled to Flora br the sertoaa lllnesa of thetr mother, Mrs. L. (L Shaokman. Mrs. Shackman waa tak¬ en to tbe Weber aanatorium at Ot¬ ner Tuesdar-
Mr. and Mrs. Clord Stanford win aooa occupr the Hndeon raaldeaea on Ninth street.
A. R. Cos, President of the Or¬ chard Citr «uk ot Xenia, and one Of CUr oountr's leading buataeaa men, waa a Flora vtoltor Tueedar-
See SUnford 4: Chandler, ane- cessor to V. Suggett, for dreinn aad preaalng. All work guaraatoed.
Malay Arehlpetage. Wben ran leave the east eoaat at Africa, rou strike acres* the Indlaa ocean, following the equator, whick cuta Sumatra and Borneo In halvaa. It Is tn the foresU of those in'eat Is¬ lands that our saaie«'hat less nesr rat¬ attves, the otang-ontangs, reside, AB of the Malar andilpelagb (which prop- erir Inelofee the Philippines) might be described aa a partly submerged coatiaeat aod no great amount et geolofle uplift wonld be required to ooavert It teto a single neaai)r aa bK as AnstraUa.
Daated WHh SheHa. Wtola fesaeU vaas bo esan coated OB. the Aae-
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