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upon the Greeks 1t was these and SIM
liar troubles. coupled with the obstr1lc-
ton of Mississippi River commerce, that
forced upon President jefferson the ne
cessiiy> of acquiring the mouth of the
Mississippi and led TO the opening of ne
gotiations to that end
Again. by the charter that George the
Second gave oglethorpe in 1I322. the
year of Washington's birth the western
boundary of Georgia was the Pacific
Ocean. This stroke of Georges pen did
not put Oglethorpe and his colonists IN
possession of any part of the territory
that WAS already partly occupied by the
French. but at the end of the Reyolu-
tionary War Georgia annexed the couu-
try west to the Mississippi. later ceding
10 the United States the region out OF
which the States of Alabama and Mis-
sissippi have been builled
In voting upon the question Of joining
heartily in the celebration of the Lou
isiana Purchase the Georgia Legislature
may we'll remember that they once had
such title as the British King could give
them to go0dly part of that Purchase
and that Georgia actually owned the
greater part of the country over which
De Soto marched in his hunt for the
Mississippi. including the spot from
which the first Europeans set eyes upon
that mighty stream before emuarking
upon it for the exploration of Arkansas
and Sout horn Missouri
The GeorgianS are Il Shrewd folk ana
good fellows. all. Ii will Ito them good
To come To the big show. The Purchase
States want To shake hands with GeOr-
gia in 1903.
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that he's the fellow who invariably takes a
timekeeper as an insult. He's pretty nu-
merous in business offices: in fact, if the
glance OF the human eye could affect a
clock face in the Nme way that a mans
country cousins affect their city Gelcome. l
should nave to buy new timepiece for the
office every morning.
l remember when I was a boy we used to
have a pretty lively camp meeting every
summer. and Elder Hoover. who was ac-
counted a powerful exhorter in our parts.
would wrastle with the sinners and the
backsiders. There was one old chap in the
town-Bill Budlong-who took "A heap of
pride in being the simon-pure cuss. Bill
was always the last man to come up to the
mourners' bench at the camp meeting and
the first one 10 backslide when II was over.
Used to brag around about what a hold
Satan had on him and how his sin was
the original brand. direct from Adam. put
up in cans 10 keep, and the can-opener lost.
Doc Hoover would get the whole town safe
in the fold and then have to hold extra
meetings for a couple OF days to snake in
that miserable Bill. but. In the end. he al
ways got religion and got it hard. For
month or two afterward he'd make the
chills down the backs of us children in
prayer-meeting. telling how he had prob
ably been the trifiinsast and orneriest man
aIrs before he was converted. Then. along
toward hog killing time, he'd beckslide. and
go around Dragging that he was standing
so close to the mouth of the pit that his
whiskers smelt OF birthstone.
He kept this up for about ten years. get
ting valner and vainer OF his staying quail
ties. until one summer. when the Elder
had rounded up all the likeliest sinners in
the bunch. ne announced thar the meetings
were over for that year.
You never saw a sicker-looking man than
Bill when he heard there wasn't going TO
be any extra session for him. He got up
and said he reckoned another meeting
would fetch him; that he sort of felt the
clutch of old Satan loosening; but Doc
Hoover was firm. Then Bill begged to have
a special deacon told off TO wrastle with
him. but Doc wouldn't listen to that. said
he'd been wasting time enough on him for
ten years to save a county, and he had just
about made up his mind to let him try his
luck by himself: that what he really needed
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government. together with their distribution
into the several communicates.
please to give my sincere respects TO Mr..
and Mime. De Lussan. and believe me. your
friend.
tsigned
"WIT.LM HENRY HARRISON.
"P. S.-Since writing the above I have
received official Information Of the cesslon
of louisiana from the Secretary of War.
!. The British have taken the Island OF ST..
ia.
"Honble colo Delassus."
The relations OF Governor De I.assus to
the transfer Of the Territory were. in per-
sonai sense. very peculiar De LaSsus was
of French origin. as the name indicates
That he was serving under the Spanish
crown the Governor Of Upper Louisian ma
calls for explanation.
II do not know what the United States
will do with Upper louisiana" wrote the
American Governor. who was TO become
President forty years later. but think is
probable that IL Will be annexed to this
territory should this be the case 1t may
give me opportunity of serving some of
your friends. IL this opportunity does Of
fer rest assured. dear sir. that IL shall not
be neglected
General Harrison voiced the sentiments
of the administration at Washington He
acted well MS part In this interna tiOnaI
state craft
This secret Harrison-De Lassus corre-
spondence Was in harmony with the State
papers of the period. About the time that
the Governor at Old Nincennes was sending
these letters by coariers to St Louis. Presi-
dent Jefferson was writing to Minister Iiv-
ingston at Paris deprecating the pending
transfer of Louisiana Territory back from
Spain to France.
There is on the globe he wrote. zone
single spot. the possessor OF which is our
natural and hatitual enemy. 1t is New Or
leans. Though which the produce of three
eights of our territory must pass to mar
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summit line. The Mississippi River was the
dividing line. East of the river was the
sovereignty of the United States. West OF
the river the flag Of Spain still foated, al
though by secret treaty France had ac-
quired the Province but had not taken pos
session.
These hiterto unpublished letters of Gen
eral Harrison form an exceedingly interest
ing contribution to American history. Down
toward the mouth OF the Mississippi rela-
tions between the Americans and the Span
ish authorities had become 50 strained that
President Jefferson was moved to put forth
extraordinary effort through diplomatic
channels to avert actual hostilities. But
north Of the Ohio and the Arkansas the
American Governor and the Spanish Gov
ernor were engaged in frequent interchange
of most friendly correspondence.
In the letter by which Governor Harrison
conveyed the very important intelligence
was given an assurance which showed how
far the relationship had been cultivated on
the naTt of the American Governor. whose
jurisdiction extended TO the river bank op-
posite st. Louis. IL was as follows:
Nincennes, Aug. 9, lS03.-Aly Dear Sir:
Since / wrote you last have received very
important intelligence: il is no other than
the entire cession of New orleans and the
whole OF Louisiana to the United States.
Our Government has received official infor-
nation OF treaty having been signed to
that effect on the 30th OF April last by our
Minister In Paris. and Minister Plenipo-
tentiafy on the part of F'rance-enclosed is
a strip from a newspaper containing the
Information give you, the earliest informa-
ticn OF this event, supposing that 1t might
be material 10 You in some way or other:
OF the truth of it you need not doubt. 1t
Is also certain that war was declared on the
leth OF May by Great Britain against
France. Spain was not included in the dec
larauon. and the King of Great Britain has
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COMMON SENSE

Better than any European alliance for
n tariff war is the projected founding OF
an Industrial school by the French Gov
culiar methods of Americans may be
studied. AS protective measure against
the commercial aggression of the Uni
ted States this action is a far better
coup d'etat than Emperor Williams sug-
gested alliance Of European Govern
ments.
NJ. Millerand, Minister of Commerce,
is the originator of the scheme. In the
past students selected from the various
polytechnic schools have been sent to
England, Germany and Belgium for
postgraduate courses. But the Minister
has concluded that the field of study
which offers the greatest profit is the
United States. Believing this, be has re-
solved to concentrate his efforts here.
According to NJ. Bouquet, Director-in-
Chief Of the Department of Technical
instruction, the chosen students "will go
TO the United States, where they will be
able to study, under competent guild
ance, the audacity, inventive genius and
marvellous organization which have lift
ed the Industrial world of America Doye
her, European rivals"
This tribute to our methods is enough
TO disarm suspicion of French motives.
The frank confession of inferiority
which the French officials make is in ad-
vance Of the Jealousy and stubbornness
of British manufacturers who persist in
refusing TO acknowledge the worth OF
American genius and enterprise.
There need be no cause for alarm over
the visit Of the French students. They
will learn much, but unless they have
the innate powers Of initiative the alb
sorption Of knowledge from our master
craftsmen win be Of comparatively little
advantage. They will be always Just a
little bit behind the Industrial process
sion.
Emperor William of Germany viii
have to look to his laurels. A tariff war
against this country viii do nothing but
hold Europe in the clutches of an anti
quated system of commercial inferiori-
~. The standard of professional knowl-
edge and executive ability will have to
he raised before Europe will be on equal
terms with this country in the fight for
the worlds trade
The recent visits of manufacturers
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-11-10
HARRISON LETTER OF
RARE HISTORIC VALUE.

since ! wrote you last have received
very important intelligence. II is no other
than the entire cession of New Orleans and
the whole Of Louisiana 10 the United
States"
SO the news of the Louisiana Purchase
came to St Louis in midsummer day of
1903. William Henry Harrison. Governor of
The great Northwest Territory, wrote to
charles de Hault de Lassus. Governor of
Upper Louisiana. of which st. Louis was
the capital. These two men had iarisdic-
ton from Ohio to the Rocky Mountains
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niirais on our navy register, of which TJ,r
sinson- Evans and Taylor are carries =.
additional. Admiral Dewey is perforntn1
snore outy. and only six Rear Aduirals arc
a. s. sea, whlie fifteen are commandants at
navy yards. presidents of boar,is etc r.
would undoubtedly be adyantaseou. 10 h.r,
couple Of Vice Admirals to represent onr
navy properly abroad, but the CHIEF diN,-
cuity lies in selecting such)offjcers vithor.
running the risk OF having the unsuccessfpI
TACT that those selected were 'caitiffs.. and
towards and altogether unworthy Of tha
honors bestowed upon them. " me
A serviceable class of gunboats or ,,,-
as they are denominated in England "a.
nuliding Tor the British Navy. Four hav
oeen contracted for and four are I'm course
oI construction at the dockyards They are
OF $50 tons displacement, 14O0-borse nov.r
ard 1875 knots speed and carry a bsttpuv ss
SIX 4-lnch quick-firers and four 3-pounders
Inc Rinaldo built by Laird.. at q coo, 90
saS9.Vo. made 1511 knots on her trial lost
month. -Four Of these sloops are sbeathe5
tion n wi,S w1I1 ana eoppered. which. in conjunc-
ciess OF vessels very serviceable in trortnas
seas, and particularly useful for nayigafson
type recommended by our NAVY Denorie me
TOT service In the Philippines and ~ vrhioh
am number s VIII undoubtedly be built in the
In France and Russia all n,erc,ntu
are at the disposal of the Goyernmsn, y.
.ille OF war. In Germany but eighty steam
ers are subsidized for war purno.es as-s
Great Britain forty-eigbt ONLY 90 aae IN
70 Government use by virtue Of s,sstyyect
france pays annually sIl600O0 in s,,hs,5s..
sation eW9ns,ruetion W,,h and 81. 1900 on nayi-
- saon. .Seiner england. GERMANY Bns
san sia nor the United States paws anv sha,s has-
9sGriuing so, IN subsidy. and the sums Sranfe,,
ess. As by Rnsssa sse $4,000 n,.,by by Germany, 81
meet and 10000 by Great Britain grane.
10 the West India and Canadian traS,es
me haroor OF Emden on the North Sea =.
Ing ueepeneu' with a view of accommo-
uauns vessels OF the greatest draft. The
-" "seI e- harpor Is To be dredged to a depth of
- feet and the inner harbor from ,bs r.a ss y.
Of the River Ems will be as feet a., -
distance of ten miles. The harbor ior
tnrous tnr hout the year and viii be seryiceabl.
'e iaises' steamers and war vessels
IN 'ne matter of coalinx stations D.,
sia Is the most deficient Of all naval por,sr-
a. the present time, as along the ocsar
highway from st. Petersburg or Odes.s "a
fort Arthur she has not a single coal h,,.,.
ing tba attn, tttnportant question Is now receiv-
places are looked for In the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. anu
'he hed Sea and the Persian Gulf
Inc French torpedo boat No. la v.s
sunk last month in collision with .r..sa
torpedo boat. No 13a, on the ,.,.
Corsica The bulkhcad forward ~ e.
slne-room gave way. filling the boat She
,san von@sed @ 70 the third class. was hui,t u,
i''o ana rated at twenty knots. ''''' IN
1t Is rumored at the Portsr,o.,..
tnat one of the new battIeships f,t,ns sar
boat. W carry a submarine
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siSnihed to the Spanish court that their neu-
uality would be respected as long as it was
preserved by them.
Il do not know what the United States
will do with Upper Louisiana. but think it
probable that il will be annexed TO this
Territory Should this be the case il may
give me an opportunity of serving some of
your friends-if this opportunity does offer
be assured. my dear sir, that il shall not
be neglected.
IF You should consider 1t perfectly con-
sistent with your duty, ] should like much
to know the number OF persons in your
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-11-10

from Great Britain. of engineers from
Austria and Germany, are indicative of
the trend of sentiment in Europe France
has by this latest evidence of hard com
mon sense proved herself in advance of
the other countries. As dampener on
the tariff alliance this move of NJ. Mil
lerand will prove most effective.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-11-10

A Centralia man on his ninety-ffth
birthday, after falling fifteen feet while
trimming apple trees. complained of a
little ache in his back. That is not SO
bad for the breed which inhabits the
great Missouri Valley.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-11-10

San Francisco's new Mayor issued a
card Immediately after his election tell
ing the people not to be alarmed. as he
respects capital and labor equally. The
pity is that such statement would have
TO be issued by any Mayor.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-11-10

TIE LETTERS OF A sEI,F-MApE aiER
CH.hT" IN THE SATURDAY EVENING
P0sT HAVE ATTRACTED WIDE FAVOR ON
AtapINF OF THEIR BROAD GRASP or
BVSlNr-SS AND SOCIAL. LIFE. SOUND SENSE
AND CLEVER STYLE BY SPECIAL AR
lAN LMENf WITH TIE SATt RDAY EVEN
lNG POST THE RsPlBLIC Is ENABLED TO
Ri illSH THESE ARTICLES
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-11-10

Congressman Graf has published
card saying that he does not care to ell
ter the Illinois Senatorial race. Like
some other wise men. he believes that
God"
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-11-10

There is this difference between the
tables of the Globe Democrat and the
exhibit Of Auditor Allen-Mr. Allen be-
lieves in the correctness of his figures
enough to swear to them. while the
Globe besmirches the fair name of the
State with an ''if'
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-11-10

Missouri's Pan-American exhibits are
being removed 10 Charleston. where an
other lot of premiums will be- taken.
Missouri has habit of getting the hest
of such things.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-11-10

Georgia and st. Louis have always
been friends. but the passage of a res0-
luton by the legislators assuring an ade-
quate representation in this city in Igr;
has made the bonds closer than ever.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-11-10

"The Ladies-God bless 'em"-even in
the far-off Philippines. where one Of
them has saved company of Ameri-
can soldiers from massacre.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-11-10

According TO estimates 5000 men will
be put TO work on public improvements
next year. No wonder the Charter
amendments carried.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-11-10

One hundred and twenty-six acres Will
be under cover in the main Worlds Fair
buildings-and the roofs will hold snow
Chicago papers to the contrary.
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If the 81. Louis police continue to
make good captures there will be little
inducement for criminals to visit this
city during the Worlds Fair.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-11-10

James Callahan. a Cudahy kidnaper.
is said to be a nervous wreck. He is
also considered a nerve specialist.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-11-10

As the Star said. 1T strikes MS that il
is up TO stbe GiobeDemocrat to make
good its charges"
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-11-10

Crowrfinshield ignores the fact that there
are twenty-one and not eighteen Rear Ad-
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-11-10

Inc French torpedo boat No. la w.,
sunk last month in collision with anotnss
torpedo boat. No. l3a OF the t.,.nd =,
corsica. The bulkhead forward Of the en-
bnlen sroom gave way, filling the boat. She
vseonged ,sao @ 70 the third class. was bui,t =,
1850 and rated at twenty knots. ou'i' IN
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-12
GROWTH or TRUCK FARMING.
sunall Deginnine % tie nusihess 81
shiDping Fresh Vegetables aaa
Fraits to the Cities.

No longer ago than 1847 clerk on q
Charleston boat CHANGED to speak to
some friends in New York of the fresh
vegetables to be had in the southern
city. 1t was winter, and his statement
was challenged by one of the listeners.
On his next trip north, therefore, he
brought a basket of vegetables, includ-
ing two boxes Of sstrawberries. They
were placed on exhibition in shop
window and attracted endless atten-
tion.s says Youths Companion;
That was the beginning of the busi-
ness of truck-farming in the United
States. Until the middle of the cen-
fury the fruits and vegetables raised
on nearly all farms were intended for
home consumption, or for sale in mar
kets close at hand. To-day California
fruit and vegetables go all over the
world, and the northern cities live all
winter on garden produce raised in
Florida or the gulf states.
Many Of the improved facilities now
offered by the railroads. are directly
due to the handling of perishable ag-
riculturar products. Routes have
been shortened, cars ventilated, refrig-
Grafton provided, and the number and
speed Of trains increased, until veg
etables are now landed in good condi-
tion thousand miles from where they
were raised.
Intensive IA Their than extensive farm
ing is the watchword of the producer
of garden truck. The average size of
the farm is only about Is acres, but
some of the ten-acre plots are so we'll
cultivated that they produce $1,000
worth of truck in a season.
In the neighborhood of Boston much
of the land used for this purpose is
under glass;. and the soil in which the
vegetables are started is carefully ster-
ilized by steam. The expense is, of
course, great, but the extra quality of
the product and the higher price at
which it sells make the profits larger
than in any other part Of the country.
The services of electricity even have
been enlisted, and many of the green
houses are lighted at night by large arc
lamps, by which an improvement Of
Is per cent. in the growth of the plants
and of ten per cent. in the quality is
secured.
To the money value of the truck
farms must be added the greater serv-
ice they perform in placing fresh veg
etables within the reach of almost
every family, even in winter. That is
contribution both to generalcomfort
and to public health. Is.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-12
9ea.,eDA STARTS TO PRACTICE


O., the anguish In myFbrain.
Almost driving me insane:
on, the wheels that start to turning In
my sorely tortured head,
Like tie tnQuisition wheels; ga
And my reason shakes and reels,
When Belinda starts to practice, hours
before I'm out of bed!
Up and down the minor scale
La wild chromatic Sale,
-IaH grit my teeth and shudder az
wish might be dead!
.f.sssEi Oh, there's something doing there,
And tear
My hair
And swear -
When Belinda starts to practice. hours
SYsssGbefore I'm ont of bed! 8s
Heavens! will she never tire!
And threaten vengeance dire:
Hurl my pillow at the mirror; while the
@:5's@' frenzy overhead. u
A. In another CHASTITY key,
-a4sassass Sails upon the wild high CO. a
And Belinda starts to practicing before
I'm out of bed!
-One of us must surely de-
And no doubt it will be IL
For no mortal can Withstand that awful
horror overhead; "a
q ~ Twill be sad to die, Know u.
But I'm quite resigned to go. :
When Belinda starts to practicing before
I'm out of bed!
San Francisco Bulletin.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-12
HUMOROUS.

Deacon Jones-.Boys, you should've
pay ball to-day. Sunday is day OF
rest" Bad Boy-.Yes, sir; we know
that; but we amt tired. '-BostonH Her.
aid.
THAT'S Muggins' boy. He's smart
as, a WHIP SWELL, let's get away
from here. then. It isn't safe to be
near smart boy."-Indianapolis
News.
II see that baseball player named
Chance is going to marry Miss Pan
cake swell, she may be taking a
chance, but he ,isn't."-Cleveland Pain
Dealer.
what is the situation to-day ~
asked the sultan. why" said the
grand vizier, 81 have received num-
Der of new claims which hope to keep
unsettled Punch.
What. does Algernon call his horse
less carriage-a mobile, an automobile
or locomobile?" .sHe called it just
'aobe' at first, but really cannot re-
peat the names 1 have heard him call
it since. indianapolis News.
Her Father-"Well, sir, what can !
/ do for you?" Her. -s1Ier---
called to see if you-er-would give
assent to my marriage to your daugh-
ter.'s Her Father-'sNotaa cent, sir;
not a cent. Good day!"':-Philadelphia
Press.
Marriage" remarked the woman Of
the world, "brings man out" II
guess that's right" sighed the unso-
phisticated woman. "Since I've been
married my husband has been out
about five nights every week. = Phila-
e0elphia Record.