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The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-23
NORTHERN PACIFIC STOCK.
Distinguished Men Who Were
Caught in the Recent Crash.

Caught in the Recent Crash
The Washington correspondent of
the Richmond Times gives an interest
ing story about The losses caused by
speculation in the stock Of the North
crn Pacific railroad, which swept away
millions OF money i'll a few hours. He
writes as follows:
Wall Street " caught" few dis
tinguishcd gentlemen last week. a
Southwestern Senator, it IS stated, lost
$75, 900 in day. If his name was
mentioned it would create good deal
Of gossip III the Southwest. lie is not
man able to speculate, but has been
given certain "tips" by his friends in
the Senate, and an unexpected drop in
Northern Pacific stock left him with
out cent. The fever of speculation
attacked all classes, from United States
Senators to messenger boys. There
was good deal doing in the bucket
shops in Washington, as well as III
| Wall Street, last week.
The Western Senator mentioned i:
not considered a speculator by an,
means. He is regarded III the United
States Senate as "1lolman" of tha
body. 1t will be recalled that Re
preventative Holman, of Indiana, wa
looked upon as the Watchdog of tn,
Treasury. This Western Senator is
member of the appropriations com
mittee of the upper House. lie never
loses sight Of The fact that the countr,
and the treasury should be protected
either in committee or in debate.
! 1t seems, therefore, rather odd that
, this Senator, who is so anxious to kccl
down government appropriations, losI
$75 900 on one deal in a Washington
buckct-shop. 1t is said that, attracted
by the spectacle of lapldly increasing
prices, he had gone into the market
dealing on margins in the Office of 8
: Washington Ducketshop, and haC
, made an excellent deal, as he con
sidcrcd it, of 100000. This Senator
was unwisc enough to put all his profits
up, principally on Western railroao
stocks (Northern Pacilic).
When the crash came, an Eastern
Senator cndcavorcd to margin" tho
Southwestern Senator's deal, but Al
the amount was 50 great he was un
able to do SO. There was somcthin!
like $2C0,000 involved. The persona
loss to the Senator from the Southwest
: who, as is well known, only draw!
$4,000 year, made for him at ont
time the most extravagant deal in hi'
life. To-day he is sorry; SO is the
Eastern Senator, who cndcavorcd t.
carry his bucket-shop transaction. l
is stated in Washington, it might b'
added, that in government department.
many pools had formed, into whicl
each member put from S25 to 500 70
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-23

IN buying fertilizing materials adapte
TO his soil and crops, he must rccollcc
that all crops are not alike, and that
is necessary for different and prone
combinations Of fertilizing materials 1,
produce great results. Elaborate re
ports OF the operations of the farm ar,
sent out annually and bulletins quar-
tcrly, and arc free TO alt who may appl,
for them.
found the farm well laid OH will
drivcways aud avenues, and hous,
in the centre Of the farm answered fo,
committee room 70" the reception O.
| visitors TO the farm and as residence
Tor the superintendent. l had tho
pleasure Of meeting some members OF
the supervising committee of the EX.
perimental Farm, Col. j. Van Lind
ley, president Of the State Horticul
tural society, and Mayor Beck, OF
Southern Pines, also Captain A. ID.
McNair, the general superintendent of
the Experimental Farm, and his csti,
mablc wife.
While travelling from Atlanta to
North Carolina over the Scaboard All
Line, L was surprised to sec nearly a
dozen new cotton mills under construc-
ton. Some in Georgia, and all along
the line, through South Carolina and
North Carolina. Not only arc cotton
mills being constructed, but every sta
tion along the line is building up other
manufacturing industries. The indus
trial revolution that is sweeping over
the South will make these States the
three great manufacturing States of
the South. Alabama will furnish the
coal and iron. l wish TO make this
prediction: that in less than twenty
five years the bulk of the cotton crop
grown in the South will be grown west
OF Alabama, and that the three South
Atlantic States eau and will become
the cotton manufacturing centre of the
world. What cotton Is grown in the
South Atlantic States will be grown as
Il surplus crop and an intensive sys-
tenn will be followed, such as Will pro-
duce in ordinary seasons from one to
three bales per acre. Lands that are
now devoted to cotton culture will be
devoted to growing of home supplies
and to feed the great army of indus
trial workers.
Before closing this article, l wish to
say few words about Southern Pines
and Iinchurst, two typical Yankee
towns, that have been built by North
crn men as winter resorts. | found the
hotels were quite crowded with North
ern visitors who have come down from
the cold region of the North TO enjoy
the halmy climate of this region. Some
OF them have become permanent res
ldcnts and are highly satisfied with
their new home.
L was surprised at the small number
OF negroes there and was informed
that they had all they wanted. Thus
by contact with few may BRING about
a better understanding of the DISPOSE
ton and character OF the negro race,
in way that finally the North will
find out that the Southern people arc
the only ones who know how and
able to settle the negro problem.
G. w. MORRILL,,
Macon, ca.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-23
AT the last election IN Cumberland

AT the last election IN Cumberland
County, Maine, the liquor men nomi-
mated preacher for sheriff, more as a
joke than anythingIclsc. lIc accepted, :,
made the race and was elected. Since
that time the liquor men have seen no
peace. The prcacher-shcrilf has been
enforcing the law. He said day or
two ago that he had indirectly rccciv.
ed an offer Of $40 900 If he would re-
sign, or take vacation to Europe for
the remainder of his term. 1t is q
wise joker who knows that his funny
business will not prove a boomerang.
Savannah News.
TO prevent the decay of posts, the
end of the post to be put IN the ground
should be charred on a fire. a coat
of tar is then applied with q brush
The tar soaks into the pores of tht
wood and after being in tho grount
awhile turns into kind of resin, keep
ing out the water.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-23

ly as with most any white yn,,,, ,ho
could hire. CIarssv is kind w,,r,rnI
ana a1tcclionatc and the children lnvr
hcr. She is good servant, and Won
| WIN ma such IN almost every family
| thal IS able to hire one. All such ne
grocs arc contcntcd and have the com
forts OF lie in their homes. 4 rood
negro will give the sidewalk to a man
whom he respects and will tip his hat
10 MN. Social equality is not wanted
nor expected.
Social equality is not a fixed, univcr
sal privilege in any race or people.
would step aside and give the sidewalk
TO king or Il president or any great
man. | am not cnvious because a rich
man can travel in his private car.
recognize the fact that | am in an hum
pier walk OF life and must not intrudc.
ANA SO L am one Of the old-time
masters who require the same respcct
TO DC shown to me by the negroes now
that they exhibited in the oldcn fine.
NO more, no less. Those who do NOT
uo IT are the negroes whom VIC hate:
Tor those who do, we have reward
That IS akin to affection, and We would
oclchu and protect them. Here i.
sam Henderson, who gardens and
chops wood for half a dozen families,
and they arc all his friends and would
hclr him in time of need
What college education is doinr
Tor TINS generation of negroes am at
loss to know. If have over seen
one oi them he was not at work. This
lhlng Of education is changing so randi
ly that we Old-timcrs can't keen IN
with IT, The most important feature
OF it now seems TO DC kicking or batting
Il ball, and some of the COLLEGES send
lhclr boys 800 miles away to play n
game. had hoped that the Tech bows
would come out good mechanics, but
IhcY donI seem to have time to do
anything but play ball. The develop
mcnt OF the muscles Of the arms and
The legs IS very important. Such hoys
arc needed III every town and CITY for
iircmcn and to lun with the hose reel
and climb The ladders, so | reckon il is
all right hope so.
jut we are all getting along fairly
well now and in the enjoyment Of moro
blessings than curses. The weather is
delightful, the flowers are in bloom,
lhc garden prospcring and we arc
| luXurlatlng on green peas, Strawberries
and asparagus every day. The chrys-
i'nthcmums are looming up and my
wlle wants me to separate them and
transplant, but l don't feel like it. I
pluckcd the first Marcchal Mel rose
this morning and stuck it in her poca-
hontas hair at the breakfast table. On
inc lsc OF next month she will be born
agaln-that is to say, she will hay,
! another blrthday-~-and am rumlnat
4 ing what little token Of devotion [,
4 give her. Two weeks later will be N,
! scVcnty-hfth anniversary and hone
she IS ruminating about Il token fol
me. Alps well that ends well. ),
\ mote it be. H,i1, ARR
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-23
ONE DOLLAR A. YEAR
BILL ARP'S IDEA OF RoAsrs,
Ihe Ignorance of the Northern
People About the Negroes.

Roasts! That is ncwspapcr word
Tor large headlines. 1t attracts attcn.
lioh like fire. Criticise wouldcnt do
Inc reporter must have q word that
purhs or scorchcs. There is good
dcal OF this roasting going ON. The
Governor roasts the Yankees who
come prying around, DIR. Parkhurst
and Broughton roast tho Governor.
ana the negro preacher, Lampkins
roasts Parkhurst. 1t looks like every
body and everything has to prey on
something. The eagle catchcs the
hawk; the hawk catches the chicken
and the chicken gobblcs up the worms
and the bugs. Everybody and every
thing is in constant peril and it is well
We don't know 1t, for it would make
us very miserable. The people of
Galveston and Jacksonville escaped
the worst atllictions-thc dread storm
and lirc-thc agony of fear and apprc-
henslon. What noble and generous
decd it was for Galveston to do--to
give 81 800 to Jacksonville. What a
rcdccming trait in our Northern cities
to give help to the Southern sufferers.
think | think more Of them than |
think | do. There is still power Of
good in human nature everywhere and
| reckon that Ogden IL Co. had good
intentions when they caino down to in
spcct us. The trouble with those pco-
pie is that they think they know more
about us than we know ourselves and
are surprised when they find us a
civilized and respectable pcop.c. DR.. |
Iarkhurst admitted that he had never
been South before. They know less
about us than they do about the
French or the Germans or the Chinese,
and they know nothing about the
negro. One of them remarked: "Thcsc
ncguros seem to be quite happy. |
hear them laughing quite mcrrily at
the dapo. | had supposed that they
were very miserable, indeed"
Now, DIR. Parkhurst says That we
hate the negro and say SO, but the
Northern man prctcnds to love him
and lies about il. The DR.. Is mistaken.
We do not hate the negro. We hate
the mean ones, whom the North has
contaminated, but there are lots of
them III every community whom we
have respect for and who are good,
useful, law-abitling citizens. We can
pick out scores in our town who arc
useful and industrious and pay respect
to the respectable white people. For
many OF these we have more regard
than for Pat Banks and all his sort.
Pat breaks into Jail and breaks out.
Pat broke into the chaingang and |
went down to see the prison commits
sion, and begged him out for his wifc's
sake and paid his way home, and he
has been in Jail or the calaboosc or the
chalnSang ever since, and yet his poor
wife sticks to him and follows him with
her little children when he runs away.
They arc hid out somewhere now and |
nobody cares for them. Oh, The bonds |
the chains of matrlmony that TIC Il
poor, pitiful. pleading woman to such
Il man as that.
Yes, there arc many better negroes |
in this community than some Of the |
white folks. | had rather depend upon |
them i'll time of trouble. My daugh-
ter would trust her two little children
with her servant, Claris3y, as willing
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-23

es. Senator Tillman makes the charge
himself.
Mr.. Curtis, after quoting from the
attack made by Tillman, and McLau-
rims reply thereto, concludes:
Ii Will thus be seen that the two
Senators from South Carolina are still
on speaking terms, and If the CAM
paign begins by an exchange Of this
sort of compliments, how will it end
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-30
HlLL,s reLL TALE TRACT.

It develops that the Rock Island
and the Republican organization are
doing some clever business, other than
banking down in the Kiowa country
A man named Hin negotiated a treaty
for the Indians. and was awarded a
quarter section Of land He made a
selection. which under the treaty he
has no right to sell, as Il is inalien-
able for a number Of years. Now
here are some strange features con
nected with the Hill tract Of land.
The town of Hobart was located ad-
joining EIills tract; the Rock Island
depot was located on the line between
Hobart townsite and Hills allotment;
the court house square instead OF be-
ing located in the center Of the town
site, as Is usually done. was placed
near the line adjoining Hills quarter
.ection; the Hobart postofrlce missed
the townslte altogether and landed
i,ght in the center Of Hilps quar,er
section. The oklahoman alleges that
Delegate Flynn happened to stop at
Hobart about this time and It is re-
ported that he acquired a one third
interest in Hills quarter section and
that certain Rock Island officials ac-
quired another one-third interest in
the Hill quarter section. Mr.. Flynn
is down there with Hill now and as
slsting in the sale Of town lots on
Hnls quarter section and is repre-
senting that he will have congress
pass an act authorizing Hin to make
warranty deeds, and they are collect
ing two-thirds OF the purchase price
and giving bond for the title, the last
payment to be made when they can
make perfect title Hill's quarter
section is the best IN that country,
being better even than the townsite,
is near a creek and has better drain
age. II is probably worth from $50.
900 to 100000. or course all these
strange circumstances are accidents.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-30
WANTS LAW CHANGED

CONTINUED from page %
was passed, which gave the settler
the opportunity or acquiring another
1850 acres by planting a certain mum.
her Of trees.
In 1875 the demand for a desert law
became general and congress passed
what is known as the desert land
law This law still stands and pro-
N1des that any man can take up Gao
acres Of land and secure title thereto
by creating an artificial water supply
sufficient for irrigation within three
years Of the date of the original filing.
In 1891 congress became alarmed
lat the inroads which were being
made upon the public domain, not by
.homeseekers, but by great corpora
tons and individual land grabbers,
and on March 3, of that year. the agi-
tation over this matter resulted in the
repeal of the pre-emption and timber
culture laws.
ao9d9S VI flbIlHhNGdO Law
From the passage of the homestead
law IN 1892 to the end Of the last
fiscal year in the Hand office there
have been about 100000 homestead
filings, covering about 17O,OOO,O 900
acres of land.
There are now left in the hands of
the government nearly 100000, 600
acres of land. This can be roughly
divided into zoo, ,OOO, 600 acres of graz
ing ana 80 OO0,O00 acres Of forest, 75,-
100000 acres of woodland other than
froest, G5,OOOOOp acres of desert and
7O,O0O,OOO acres which can be irrigat-
ed and thus made productive.
Every secretary of the interior for
twenty-five years past has urged the
repeal Of all land laws except the ore
by which man can secure title by
five years residence upon the same.
Fortunately congress, within the
past two years, has adopted this view
with considerable emphasis and the
energies Of those who desire to Sc
cure the public land for purposes
other than homemaking have been
transferred to the effort to prevent
such Legislation as would check their
operations and to secure new legisla-
tion, such as the proposed long time
lease, whereby their position as enc
mics of the homeseeker would be
made stronger
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-30
MUSIC.

Mr. Mark Everette Wright OF
Rochester, ~ Y, has been engaged
as choirmaster OF the First M. E.
church and comes highly recommend
ed as a conductor of choir work. Mr..
Wright also brings first class testi-
monials as a musician, teacher and
man, from masters Of music of nation
al reputation such as DR.. Louis Mas
Of Boston, Herbert W. Green, presi-
dent Of Music Teachers National as
sociation, New York and others.
Mr.. Wright has taught for a num-
Der of years in conservatory and viii
use a graded course in voice culture,
piano, organ theory and harmony.
Private and public recitals will be
given from time to time in which
pupils will participate. Studio win
be open after Sep ember 2s in Bill
inesley's block, room IA. Those de-
string lessons call at earliest conven-
fence and arrange for terms, time, etc.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-30

and who hoped change OF admiais-
tratlons would at least bring a period
Of tranquility Instead we find the
different factions growing more BIT
ter toward each other The business
Of this territory is not all politics and
the sooner this fact Is realized the
better will the commercial interests
of the commonwealth fare.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-30
AGENTS wANTeD-I,ocal or trav.


cling agents in Oklahoma or the In.
dian territory can get the best contract
In the way OF earning a living and also
based upon the fact that my business
given them by anybody in the country
will be pleasing safe and profitable to
the buyer and also win give to the
agent an honorable and lucrative en-
ployment. Men OF good character and
standing, mot necessary for them to
have had any insurance experience,) }
viii find it for their interest to com
municate with Henry +. Burt, general
manager Of the National Life and
Trust Co., of Des Moines, Iowa, Rooms
10, 15 and II, Billiugsley bldg, Guth-
rie, Okla, where all the details will
be explained to such applicants, and
If not convenient to call in person, It
can be done just as intelligently by
mail.
REASONS WHY AN AGENT CAN DO
BETTER FOR HIMSELF REP.
RESENTlNG THE NATIONAL
LIFE AND TRUST COMPANY
THAN ANY OTHER EMPLOY.
PLoYMENT.
BECAUSE, it's endowment bonds and
policies yield the largest possible
returns consistent with safety.
BECAUSE, it is incorporated under
the Iowa insurance laws and de-
poslts the cash value of all bonds
with the auditor of the state, as
by law required.
BECAUSE, its bonds are exempt from
taxation and execution, as by law
provided.
BECAUSE, its securities are all first
mortgages on Iowa farms.
BECAUSE. its officers and directors
are men OF well known ability and
integrity
BECAUSE, all bonds are payable in
gold at maturity.
BECAUSE, their bonds guarantee to
return the face value OF each in
ten years, together with all the
accumulations from lapses in the
reserve ana profit fund, and in
terest thereof.
CAPITAL 100000
Compare our capital stock with the
capital stock of other large companies.
All requests for Information, either
personal or by letter, will be courte-
ously answered, either in person or
by mail, by addressing,
HENRY r. BURT,
Rooms 1S, 10 and II Billingsley Bldg
Guthrie, Okla.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-30

A gun in the hands OF an irrespon-
sible man caused another murder last
night. The wanton shooting down OF
stranger by a police officer once
more emphasizes the necessity of
better regulations touching the car
rying OF guns The tragedy of last
night, Is indeed, deplorable. Ellis
proved a good police officer, but his
weakness was his master Killing un.
offending strangers is costly Target
practice should be arranged for those
officers who are prone to display their
skill as crack shots.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-30

Recent reports from the south in.
dicate that lynchng is giving way
to burning at the stake, 1t has eyi-
IDENTIFY proved too expeditions in put
ting an end to the suffering Of the
victim. 1t lacks that intense agony
of torture which savages have found
in a fierce but slowly consuming
flame, The latest report of one of
these outrages comes from Tennessee
in this mornings New. The black
victim, after laughing and making a
statement that would indicate he was
demented vas bound to a tree by
chains that would not burn, his body
saturated with oil and, surrounded
with fence rails, was burned to a
crisp in view Of six thousand APPROX.
ing spectators. This was not an un-
precedented spectacle of barbarity IN
a nation that sends missionaries to
.civillze savages and raises its hands
In holy honor at any mention OF Ar
menian atrocities in Turkey, or Box
er outrages m China.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-30
To Save Her child.

Fom frightful Disagreement Mrs.
Mamie Galleger, OF La Grange, Ga.
applied Bucklen's Arnica salve to
great sores or her mead and face, and
writes rs quick cure exceeded all her
hopes. It works wonders in Sores,
bruises, Skin Eruptions. Cuts. Burns.
soalds and Piles 25c Cure guaran-
teed BY A. Il. Gay, druggist.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-30
A DEMOCRATIC WORKER.
Takes a Hopeful View Of Party Pros
poets FOR Next Campaign.

w. b. Williams, the Democratic war
horse of Payne county. was in Guthrie
today on business and was seen by a
Leader representative who asked
concerning the political outlook in
Oklahoma from a Democratic stand
point
1T was never brighter and I think
their chances are the best they have
ever been. The people are tired Of
the gratitude graft, he said.
Who do you think will receive the
nomination."
II don't know but it must be a
Democrat a true Democrat, one that
is dyed-in-the-wocl Now l don't know
who II will be, There are several
good men. Edgar Jones of Guthrie.
would make a strong candidate, and
believe he could be elected; also
there is Bill Cross of Oklahoma City.
i believe that he would make an aw.
full strong candidate. Now, say,
don't understand me to say that I
a mfor any one man, but am for the
man that can win, and believe If the
Democrats put out the right kind of a
man they viii undoubtedly carry
away the honor and that Dennis T..
Flynn win remain at home"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-30

The controversy between the Jenk.
ms aud Barnes Normal locating
boards, which was inspired by the
esaeutiye duung a moment OF cheer.
fnlness. promises 70 be an endless
anair II Is already breeding disgust
ou the part Of those calm Republicans
who are not professional politicians,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-30

whether ! win or lose" says Sir
Thomas Linton, Il hope that nothing
win happen 70 endanger the good win
existing between the people OF the
two nations The gallant sportsman
seems 70 be taking the matter too
seriously This is going 10 be o. yacht
race. not a sea fight
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-30
Astounded the Editor.

Editor S. A. Browa. of Benefits
Vile S. c., was once immensoly sur,
prised. Through long suffering from
Dyspepsia" he writes. my wife was
greatly run down. She had no
strength or vigor and suffered great
distress from her stomach, but she
tried Electric Bitters which helped
her at once, and, after using four bot
ties she is entirely well, can eat any,
thing. It's a grand tonic, and it's gentle
laxative qualities are splendid for tor
pid liver" For Indigestion, Loss of
Appetite, Stomach and Liver troubles
It's a positive, guaranteed cure. Only
soc at A. r. Grays drug store.