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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-11-23

Semi-arid America will be more
profitable when irrigated with water
than the Philippines will ever be when
irrigated with the blood of America's
bravest sons.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-11-23

A good joke is told on certain min.
lister of the Gospel living in Kentucky
town who likes to trade horses by way
of recreation. BY some means the
preacher came into possession of a
horse that wouldn't pull at all when
he came to hill. The parson found a
purchaser who inquired particularly as
to age, condition and qualities of the
parsons steed. AT last he asked if he
was tried puller. at would do your
soul good to see him pull" was the en-
thusiastic response. The trade was
made and in few days the new owner
came back and claimed the parson had
misrepresented the qualities of the ami
NAL. Il told you it would do your soul
good to see him pull, and would it not
have done SOP" The purchaser saw the
point and dropped the subject.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-11-23
Jeil-O. Tho Naw Dessert.

pleases all the family. Four havors:-
Lemon, Orange, Raspberry and Straw
berry. Atyour grocers. 10 cts. Try
to-day. 6N4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-11-23
For Sale.

A valuable home with about ten
acres Of land, owned and occupied by
the late James II. Brown, south of the
Railroad and east of the Stock yards.
For price and terms enquire of HAM
BROWN, near the premises. 96tf
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-11-23
AS people we seem to be losing in
our conversation all sense of the

AS people we seem to be losing in
our conversation all sense of the
s..uu., niceties of speech,
all feeling for selec
tion in our use of
words, and all recognition of the value
of variety in expression, says the New
York Commercial Advertiser. Certain
stereotyped phrases, largely based upon
foolish sort of slang, constitute a
large part of most of the talk that we
hear around us; and these phrases have
become, as it were, formulas which de-
note appreciation as the case may be,
but which never go any further and
never define the eXent or the reason
of the appreciation OF the disapproba-
ton. A young woman reads perhaps
remarkable book, one that is intense
ly individual and full of power and
point. Ask her what she thinks of it
and she will say: "Oh. it's great!"
Ask her how she liked the horse show
and she will answer: ooh. it's great"
She will say the same thing about a
new hat or an opera or cathedral,
or five-pound box of chocolate.
When she disapproves of anything, her
formula is: "Oh, it's no good!" There
is sort of intellectual helplessness and
Incidence about this manner of express
sion which is getting to be extremely
common, not so much with the umedu-
Gated as with those who have had every
possible advantage and who possess
really well-stored minds. The trouble
seems to be that the art of expression
is being studiously neglected, and that
in consequence the language that one
hears is becoming more and more im-
poverished and sterihzed and dull.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-11-23

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lady Ga,i',rttr. r.4rc eoas,ipu' ip.' rrreYel
q sts irsC fsp eslesis,ssa.upd nionss
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
WAS IT AUTHORIZED /?

EX-JudGe Wilcox. representing the
Southern Bell Telephone Company, said
before the Telephone Committee of
Councils, last Tuesday evening. that
the Committee OF the Board OF Trade,
Viii Il reported to Councils the results
OF it's Investigation of the telephone
situation. did not in it's report. favor
putting a maximum rate in the Eel
franchise Here is the Language of
that report;
1T is also suggested that, as
telephone companies are granted large
privileges by our city legislature,
that ali companies doing business in
the city should be placed under the
Same restrictions identically. AND
MAXIMUM CHARGES MADE TO
CONFORM"
Now. there is at present no maximum
rate in the Sell franchise. Judge Will
cox stated that a member Of the Board
OF Trade Committee, which framed this
report, explained to him that what the
committee meant was that the maxi
mum rates should be taken out of the
Southern states franchise. In other
words. that the way to make maxi
mum charges conform" is not to have
any maximum- charges at all
Is this what the Committee Of the
Board of Trade meant by making
maximum charges conform? Did tina,
committee authorize any one of its
members to explain 10 the counsel of
the Southern Eel Telephone Company
that IL did not mean what II said i'm
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
THE POLICE SHOULD HAVE BEEN
PRESENT..

The police should have been present
last night at the Wise speaking to
maintain order. The fact that the dis
turbance was begun and carried on al
most entirely by small boys in nowise
excuses the police department for not
taking reasonable precautions before
hand. 1t required nearly II half hour
to get policemen after the Interrupt
tons began, to the natural disgust OF
those present.
Hon. John S. Wise is n Virginian and
man OF ability. and 1t Is distinctly re-
gretable that his visit To this city
should have been attended by such an
unpleasant incident. The ease with
which the police restored order after
their arrival showed plainly that the
presence of couple of officers would
have been sufficient TO prevent the dis
turbance.
There is no part!sanship in free
speech. and II is the business of the
police department of this city to see
that the right TO it is preserved TO
Democrat and Republican alike. 1t is
customary on such occasions as that
of last night to have officers present.
and the custom should have been adj
hered 10.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
RocKEFELLER's DIVIDENDS
CPhIIadelphia TImcsl

According to figures published in Re
publican newspapers. John ID. Rookie
Teller. the Standard Oil trust magnate.
will put aside not less than $50. 600 000
as his share of the dividends for this
year of the various corporations and
trusts in which he Is Interested. His
income for the year 1900 will equal six
and a-half times stephen Girard's en-
tire fortune at the time of his death
in 1881. and three times the entire for
tune of the elder John Jacob Aston at
his death. in 1SiS Rockefeller began
life as poor as either Girard or Astor.
but railway rebates and trust conlbi-
nations to hog everything in sight in
any given industry We're not invented
until Rockefeller appeared on the
scene. Girard aud Astor We're success
ful business men. but they were will
Ing other men should succeed in the
same business-which constitutes the
difference between them and Rookie
felicr.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
1T is TO LAUGH!

The Southern States Telephone Com
pany was invited 10 appear by repre-
sentative before the Telephone Commit
tee of Councils. 1t sent curt note de-
Ginning to do so. The manager of the
Southern Bell Telephone Company took
advantage of this fact to deny the ac-
curacy of statements made by the
Southern States representative before
the Committee of the Board of Trade.
The absence of the Southern States
representative was highly convenient,
for the Bell Company. but, of course.
was purely accidental. and not of any
body's contriving.
The Southern States Company has
allowed the Bell Company to cut rates
against it for two years, when it could
have stopped it any day had it wished.
This was doubtless Il mere exhibition
of ncighborly courtesy. utterly without
any deeper significance. What business
man would trouble Il competitor who
was running him out OF business by
illegal methods CD!
The Southern States Telephone Com
pany can stop the subterfuge Of linn
-
is underwriting it now, any time it
wishes. but it has not raised Il finger
to do so. though it sees it's residence
business endangered. 1t sees the Sell
Company recouping itself for cut rates
by doubling business rates, but it does
not ask OF Councils relief from it's han
dicap of Il SIS maximum rate by de-
handing the placing of similar restric-
tions upon the Bell. and the American,
Telephone Companies.
What suspicious soul, in the face of
these facts, would question that we
have real telephone competition in this
city? Who can see in these conditions
any collision between the Bell and
States Telephone Companies, or any
menace of telephone monopoly? Mo
nopoly? Why the Bell Company gives
its assurance "as gentleman" that il
does not want monopoly, but greatly
prefers competition.
Truly ut Is TO laurh"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
y MARKED MAN.

AlVord. the abscondinG New York
bank eIer. is described rs a man given
to shabby dressing. with fondncss
for new, fashionable apparel. His eyes
are said 10 he blue ana brown. His hair
is noted as iron gray. brown and sandy.
1t ought 10 he easy 10 Identify him in a
crowd. because he weighs. respectively.
go. 800 and $50 pounds and stands five
feet eleven inches six feet and six feet
three. lie eschews jewelry and wears n
larg diamond stud. He is, taciturn and
companionable. But despite this some
what confusing catalogue of personal
feature It is probable that the man will
be recognized. for he is evidently a
striking personality. Defaulting bank
officials should take warming from the
prospect of Alvord's carly discovery
and, if excessively large, begin to bant
before the day OF disclosure and flight
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
vIReINIAN-PILoT FRIDAY. OCTOBER Is looo-TWEIyE PA

concentrations to the City Councils.
The language of the recommendations
seem perfectly plain. The Councils and
the public are entitled to know whether
that committee meant what 1t said, or
what the counsel OF the Southern Bell
Telephone Company says one of it's
members said it meant.
Did TIE Committee of tho Board of
Trade favor the same maximum
charges for all the telephone companies
doing business in Norfolk, or did it
favor the abrogation OF any maximum
rate? After the assertion OF Judge
Wilcox the chairman of that commit
tee should make this point clear.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26

national bank system the United States
government sends inspectors to exam
me the affairs of the national banks,
and thus rotten ones are at once ex-
PoSod. and The public is thereby guard
ed against unsound banks. When these
arguments are critically examined they
are both found to have no substance
Whatever In them, and the fact that
they have so long imposed upon the
pubic, and continue to impose upon it.
is q singular illustration of the way in
which the public is gulled by shams.
AS to the first of these arguments.
the feature of the national bank note
which makes it good at its face all over
the country, produces no practical re-
suit that is worthy serious attention.
Payments made to one State for goods
purchased in another are not made
with bank notes or any other form of
cash. They are all made with eX-
change. The national bank note cuts
no figure. therefore. in the commerce
that goes on between the States. The
Sood-ali covert the country" feature Is
a convenience to travellers, but they
could easily protect themselves by car
rying coin and bank checks on the
places thc< go TO. This plea has. there
fore. but little practical Importance.
The second argument is just as de-
ceDtive, and, perhaps. more so. 1t is
questionable il the Governments bank
examiners have ever been of any prac-
teal value. In the first place they are
all political appointments. and compa-
ratively few of them have the know
ledge and capacity to make real eX-
animation of Il banks affairs. If they
had the industry and application neccs-
sary for it, In the second place, to
make an examination of banks af-
fairs that would be worth anything,
each book in the bank must he gone
into thoroughly. and, in addition To de-
tcrminlng upon the character OF each
entry. to see whether 1T is Il legitimate
one or not, the original voucher for
each entry must he Inspected To sec if
it contains the entry. TO make such an
examination as this of one bank re-
quircs a vast amount of time and labor.
and, when IL is considered that quite n
number of banks is assigned to each
examiner, the hopclessness of getting
any real examination from the political
appointments that are made is at once
seen.
>esc views arc now brought into
sharp public notice by the defalcat'on
just made in New York. The note tell
er of the First National Bank is found
TO have stolen $700.0O0 his stcalings
run over twenty years: his accounts
have been regularly inspected by the
Governments examiners. and not II
week passed after they approved of his
accounts before his immense 1cfnlca-
tons come To light. OF what value is
n system which can allow such results
as this? And this case is not cxcep-
tional Similar ones are happening
every day all over the land The only
two arguments for the national bank
system go up into smoke as soon as
they are critically examined.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
Gained IL lbs.
in One Month.

have suffered A. LONG TIME with
CATARRH. tried different doctors
ana every patent medicine | heard OF
but only went from bad to worse. he
i HAD CONsUMpTIoN. and told me !
was looking worse than they had ever
MORNING. MY NOSE WAS ALL STOP
PED UP and sore. and could hardly
f EAD ny TAS Sri3' Il in TIE MouT1'inI A1Nbb
FOUL BREATH. My nose frequently
bled, but it did not give me any relief
~ night when la1d d S,H TIE s, JAWS;
T. FOG y IN h Il GOT UP AS T1REb 'l as !
LAID DOWN. During the day MuCUS
50 that ! had 10 clear it often. After
tho slightest excitement | would have .
BAD IEADACuE and MAS WEAK
IND i, MEiin ,y oi beod Ai wand ii WIN riM nn
ihcrc would be SO MUCH RINGING In
MY EARS | thought was going 10
have "a rising In them. MY STOMACH
TiiING. EVEN 4 CRACKER. GAVE
Me 4 BURNING AND ] Felt BLOAT-
ED. che DULL ACHING PAIN ACROSS
yHE SMALL, or MY BACK made me
WE.RE WEAR. ~ " - 10
GNHEF Df F EnSENps T ,T}F 21BSr
SoTNb A&D REFREsEIi "a; ENr
WHAT WAN WANT 6, MiT!io NJ "a Any
no HEADACHES. NO FOUL BREATH
or had taste in the mouth and life once
moro is 4 blessing.
ELISHA WIIITELEY.
Corner Linden avenue and Henry street.
portsmouth. Va
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
TARRED WITH THE SAME STICK.
philadelphia Record.)

There is likely 10 be no further inter-
ference by State authority in New
York with the ice trust holdings. law
full or unlawful, of Mayor Van Wyck.
In the answer OF the latter to the
charges of violating the law by hold =
ing stock in corporations doing bust
ness with the city. he has sfrewdly in
corporatcd n parallel Indictment Of
Republican oiliceholders. bosses and
candidates. with names. amount of
stock held. when purchased or how ac-
CURED by other means. and other in
teresting incidental information. in
this Guise the Mayors answer is cvi-
IDENTIFY a dynamite bomb for his enc
mics: and there is no doubt that its
defamation will be delayed until after
the election. mt least. Where all are
tarrcd with the same stick the "tu
quoaue" argument is mighty. and often
prevails.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
SOWING THE SEEDS OF DECAY

The American people--uness we have
sadly misiudgcd their ability to see
through n sham-have doubtless taken
little enough stock in the Republican
contention that this nation is to find
its strength to combat its enemies in
war and its competitors in peace in a
militant commercidliSm. The repeated eX-
posture of this fallacy by figures, show
ing that years trade with the Philip
rines Will not pay a weeks expenses
Of the army we have there. has doubt
less disabused the public mind upon
that score. while the fact that Amcrl-
can manufacturers arc daily cutting
their English rivals out of trade in
South Africa--whcre this brand of
commercialism has recently had such a
gigantic and infamous exposition-adds
emphasis and conviction 10 the lesson
that trade does not necessarily follow
the flag.
There is, however. such potent re-
futation of the Impcrialistic contention
that Il nations strength is resident
in its tiils ana counting houses--in the
British Boer conflict that it is worth
more than passing notice. 1t is so
fashionable with Republican orators
and newspapers to deride the early
IDEALS of the republic. so splendldly en-
bodied in the Declaration of Indepen-
dence, as Uptoian ana no longer fitted
10 our hustllng world that it cannot be
asniss TO stop and examine whether the
love of liberty has lost its potency as
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
a VOTE LOSER.
Chicago Record.)

The episode in which Assistant Sec
reiary Of War Meiklejohn saved his
life by making a torch OF his night
shirt in Nebraska may lose votes for
the Republican party in that state.
The idea of representative Of the
plain people carrying II niGhtshirt
while out on n campaign!
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
WHEN HANNA IS WORRIED.
(Yashington Tlmes.l

One Of the most encouraging features
of the campaign is to be recognized in
the diabolical temper which Hanna and
Roosevelt have developed during the
past few days. If things were going
we'll this would not be so. When Han
ma snarls and snorts and INDUCES in
the bad language usual To him when
himself it Is Il pretty fair deduction
that he is worried When Hanna is
worried everybody understands the
emotional and verbal depths 10 which
he is capable OF descending.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
TOMS AUDIENCE.
(Richlnnnd News.l

(Richmond News)
Hon Thomas j. Reeds political
speeches this year have been made eX-
c!usively to the ianitor who runs the
elevator in his hat.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26

The arguments made for the national
bank system as one that should super
sede and extirpate the State hank sys-
TEN are two. The FIRST is that It's notes,
being practically endorsed by the Uni
ted States Governments are always
good AT their face in every part of the,
Union. The second is that under the
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
AN EXCHANGE LIST Only.
ATLANTA Journal)

The New York Suns venomous at
tack on General Lee should cost that
paper VIVA, little circulation it has left
in the South.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26

IF all eX-Juise Willcoxs arrument
before the Telephone Committee last
Tuesday evening. was as badly mixed
as his law. it was tie finest verbal
chow chow yet manufactured.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26

y good man once said in his heart
"aiI men are liars" Teddy Roosevelt
is the only man who has ever said it
on the stump.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26

II your EYES arc failing let DR.. frey
examine them and tit them with glasses.
WEAR THEM THREE DAYS and at
the end of that time IL THEY ARE NOT
in all respects SATISFACTORY bring
them back and HE WILL REFUND
YOU. EVERY CENT YOU PAID FOR
THEN. DIR. FlREY is the ONLY PLY
SlCiAN In this city who examines EYES
FREE of charge OPTICIANS ARE
NOT DOCTORS. though they usually as
sumo the title OF DOCTOR
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26

Plainly. poor, prosecuted octopus,
of a generous turn Of mind, can always
elicit little discreet sympathy.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26

It's poor bank employee who can't
get away with a few hundred thousand
in New York before he is found out.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26

ADVERTISING RATES. Advertise
ments inserted Mt the rate of s. cents
Square, first insertion. each subsequent
Insertion 40 cents, or SO cents when in
serted Every other Day. Contractors
are not allowed TO exceed their space
or advertise other than their legitimate
business. except by paying especially for
The same.
Reading Notices. invariably % cents Eer
line first insertion. Each subsequent in
sertion 10. cents.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26

No employee of the Vlrginian-Pilo Pub
Wishing Company is authorized TO contract
any obligations in the name OF the COM
pany or to make Purchases in the name
OF the same, except upon orders signed
by the PRESIDENT OF THE COM
PANY.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26

In order to avoid delays. on account of
personal absence. letters and all commu-
nications for The VTRGINIAN-PILOr
should not be addressed 10 any indvi6-
ual connected with the office. but simply
to THE NlRGINIAN AND PILOT PUB
LISTING COMPANY.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
NOTES AND OPINIONS.
Richmond rinlns

THE NEW YORK BANK DErALCA-
TINN
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

The VIRGINIAN-PILOT Is delivered to
subscribers by carriers in Norfolk anu VI
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Norfolk. Newport News. for ~ cents per
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any plnce in the United States, postaGe
Amador ledger., 1900-05-25
GOOD FOR THE STATE.
The Southern Pacific Exhibit In Paris
Beneficial to California
(From the San Francisco Post.)


(From the San Francisco Post.)
Colonel Ben G. Truman, one of Cali
fornia's Commissioners to the Paris
Exposition, has written an interesting
letter on matters pertaining to his Of
flee to the Los Angeles "Western
Graphic. AS Commissioner Colonel
Truman has had opportunities of view
ing exhibits that few persons have en-
joyed, and has had means of invcstiga-
tion that were denied others. His COM
parisons are of an instructive nature.
In speaking of the exhibit which the
Southern Pacific Company sent to the
Exposition, he says it is of the finest
quality and will do the State an i'm
mense amount of good.
Part of Colonel Truman's letter is as
follows:
'The Southern Pacific Company, un-
der the management of w. H. Mills,
one of the most energetic as we'll as one
of the most brilliant men living, be-
sides having fine large salon on the
Boulevard des Italiens for an exhibition
room, has secured lot near the Troca-
dero, right in the midst of the Colonies
Buildings, and is putting up large
structure thereon, to be completed in
few weeks.
''The Southern Pacific has received
all of its exhibits, 144,OOO pounds, in
good shape, most all OF which is already
warehoused in this city or on the ex-
position grounds.
'Its exhibit will be of great good to
our State, and is one of the finest uali.
ty. Mr.. Flicher, who is to assist Mr..
Mills, will arrive here to-day, and Mr..
Mills will arrive in London with his
family next week and come to Paris in
few days afterward.
''The big tree and stump and monster
planks shipped by Mr.. Mills will be ex-
hibited either at the building near the
Trocadero or at Vincennes. The South
ern Pacific's select fruits in solution,
dried fruits, raisins, nuts, canned goods,
timber, wines and many other things
too numerous to mention, will be ex-
hibited at the salon on the Boulevard
des Italiens."
Amador ledger., 1900-05-25
wound, but it is getting. along very
TuoLUMNE COUNTY.
New Era, Carriers. May is. 1900.

New Era, Carriers. May lS, 1900.
Monday morning the first serious
mishap occurred on the West Side
Flume and Lumber COmpany's narrow
gauge line when ten trucks, making
five cars, loaded with logs, were backed
off the track. The accident was caused
by an open switch. tr..t
The first reports of the wreck to
reach Carriers we're to the effect that
all the trucks were completely demol-
ished, there not being enough left to
kindle fire with.
Later more definite news was re-
ceived, when it was learned that all the
trucks were naturally damaged to some
extent after rolling down an embank-
ment with mixed load of ponderous
pine saw logs, and piling up in a pro-
miscuous heap, though the wreck was
not serious one and required but
small repairs before everything was
again as good as new.
The wrecked log train was being
backed from side track to the main
line by engine No. 2, engineer Jones in
charge. This side track or spur is
located three miles this side of Camp 8.
Just who is responsible for the mis-
placing of the switch that caused the
accident is not known. No one was
hurt.