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The daily Republican., 1902-12-17

On the morning Of the day before
Christmas. a. ih" general manager oi
lLc rocumu>r y Nc>tha,cn railroad
was leaving his private office. hi. cie
Na> r"u@ht b, & >maII package liug
unopened upon tj> desh.
"NrartI f"rp"1 ;hat thing again, "
lr laid. at caiuc last nlgtt, aud
went home without it. Here rniI. '
h" raIicd 10 his scrrclull "oprn this
pHrkog", and if il requires an an
sM"r tiA Up tn" polite thiug.'
When he returned some hours later
! the package was still upon his deAk.
! apparently unopened.
II thought | told Nou to open ihi.
| and see If it ntcdcd an answer" he
said sharply.
Il did open it, Mr.. Dorkjn, hu, you
are the proper person t" answer it,"
: the ,ttn"grapher replied, in a curious
tone
Mr.. DurkinN cut the string around
The poHtrhoard box. rinGr IT iuipa-
thence IN his manner, Lifting I'VE lid.
i"mcr's panataking srraWi was cX-
posed to view, tIe read it. froNn
gathering on his brow. over At his
desk by the WjndoW the stcno2raphrr
ru>tIcd hi, papers noisiIy no, DARING
60 steal look at his employer.
The genera. manager tossed til" note
asiG" with muttrrth imprrration and
took up one Of the big cakes. II more
than covered the palm If his hand
and there was borne to his nosrrils a
spicy smell that brought with it mem
orirs of his YOUTH Little THINGS he
had not Thought Of in years str.GcnN
crowded upon him His life had been
such busy one. such shuudcr-tu.
shoulder, u"ck-aud-uerl race for place
and power he had had no iimc for any.
thing else.
He sat We, ! sill. hoidiug he big cake
Oh his "uI-trctcEed palm. and all The
struEe'" and care and turmoil. all the
pleasure Of success and a kuuwIvGnc
of power fell away from him. Again
he heard the hickory logs cracking
on the hearth, he brass andiruus
cleaning like gold in the freight. II
was Christmas eve, and his SiOckiuU
hung on nail by the high. black man ,
,eL lie was a great boy Of ten. lSrrr
md strong for his age. "Mother's man" |
the called him She his nlOthrr-sut |
in the circle Of light from the cheer.
fuI fire, Strneing raiSin> and popcorn
on long threads 70 trim lis bahy SIS
ter's Christmas tree.
lie knew what he would find in that
stocking in the morning, A red.
checked apple in The toe and a paper
of fat waInutnlcats aud one Of pop
corn made into tany by some procesh
known only TO his mother. There
would be half a duIcn sticks If piuk-
and-white striped mint.randy. ball
of yarn covered with goods sheep.
Ikin by his mothers own hands. and
at DE top # all such a brown spicy.
smelling, queer-Iooking horse ginger.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17

lie and roar Of traffic hrloN them.
were the only sounds heard in the
general managers private tire. TIE
stcnuGrapher had ceased to rustic his
papers; instead. lc alr,ost held his
: breath for fear nf disturbing the man
sitting there So Qu!el y.
Presently Tom Doi ikins stirred.
"phjI," he said, In such gentle roice
that the young man started l1NnN So
different from the curt. brisk tor, ;
to which Re was accustomed. lis your
mother lNine?"
ayes, Mr.. D"rkin>."
Are You going TO spend Christmas
with herH'
"Yrs. sir." he answered. slowly. lie
did not quit" understand the drift Of
hi, chiefs questioning.
"That's right" said Mr. Durkins,
heartily. And I'm going to spend
Christmas with mine. TOO; Il thing |
haven't done for nine years. boy. But
IL make it zap t" he" l0-mOrroW. Nine
years t" make ur. Do You think |
cat. d" its' I'c glanced hurrrdIy at
ni~ watch. 81 can barely make con-
ur,tion> if I'm I" get there tot i2it.
l won't hare tim" 20 60 home, Phil;
yon nust step ct the house for me
Tell my wife not to be anxious; I've
gone to my mother, She, old. and
shr'> sent for me, III be back Man.
day."
rhtI helped him on with bis over,
coat. and brushed b, Of imaginary
aust from his tah before handing it
to him.
Il wish had lime to get something
To tahc her." Tom Dprkin, saiG. as
lie pushed the box Of cakes into his
desk aud Iockrd it. "I',c aINaNs sent
her present.,
"A.u're all she wants. Mr.. DorI>in>."
Phil 'cntured to say. He WAS hardly
more than Il boy. and he had deal Of
swallowing to do to rid himself Of the
lump III his throat.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-17
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be able l. Jn: .oo.. -. il
prices a.aiu. =. >.--,,l..t
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-08-29

shall be written by men OF the future
who can look back from the nights OF
time 10 survey the progress Of the cen
fury. IL II possible that one Of the most
important events that they will ind To
chronicle Is the emancipation OF woman
from labor ln the field, as an incident In
the transformation 81 agriculture from
an Occupation" 10 business" by the
Introduction OF labor saving machines.
FIRST and foremost OF which was the great
invention Of Cyrus III. Mccormick
The farmer OF today Is business man
who uses machines as the most essential
and useful part OF his capital. and the
most successful farmer Is the man who
uses the best machines and makes the
best use OF them THE man with the
hoe" could raise but a few acres OF corn.
the man with modern implements can
take care Of forty 10 sixty acres. The
man with hoe could only make living (.
the modern farmer can make money ana
accumulate a modest fortune. without
any OF the back breaking toll OF the
pioneers
The greatest boon 10 agriculture In the
past twenty years IL the invention OF the
corn binder and the husking and shred
ding machine. More than nifty years ago
inventors began TO struggle with the
problem OF building a machine 10 har-
vest corn, but the Irvine binder had not
been perfected at that time. Even AFTER
binders were introduced for harvesting
wheat and oats many years elapsed. until
lsgO. when an Illinois farmer discovered
the right principle and put II into prac-
tice IN the vertical corn binder. His ma
chine was crudely constructed. but II
worked so well that the leading harvest
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- .rsraAofAaI - 20 take on the hand or
- ~ the nan Uho fed II.
- TIA hands Of companies that were
.wc,v eouippe6 With technical skill and
- Mai 10 carry Out extensive expert
s.srt. these defects were soon remedied
4 .ssfety lever vas provided In front OF
ehs FEEDER and between him and the ma
chine 20 that he could not get close
enough. BY accident or carelessness. to
ret his hands In danger. without throw
Ing the machine Out OF gear This auto
matte safety device put an end to the
.cc,densa. 20 far as the machine pro-
vided With II was Concerned
Another great Improvement was In a
.hreAder head that would both cut and
spIit the stalks. tearing them up into flne
~. ~ that the entire stalk would be
eaten and digested. With these and many
s,,nrovements in the details ~ construc.
tim the farmers we're provided with a
..schire that any one could run without
srclovins professional threshermen or
other EXPERT help. The owner Of large
Farm or three or four owners OF adjoin-
Ing farms could club together ard buy a
machine which they could run themselves
IN the winter. thus employing their time
profitably when no o,her farm work could
x. dome The ''cluhbine" plan has beer
very gelleTdIly ko's~"f ~ 'H'-""" a"'ff
ers and mas enabled thousands TO save
,he,r fodder and turn II into beef or but.
Ter thus adding considerably 10 their In.
comes from their farms.
The purchase Of these machines require:
~ood Judgment on the part OF the farmer
Success Is always initiated. and man,
peonle with limited facilities for manu-
featuring. or none a. all, are undertaking
y, mt machines on the market that hav'
rot stood the necessary tests under al
the conditions that arise In practica
work. one OF these untried machines tina
works beautifully today. under certail
| conditions. will fail entirely tomorrow un
der different conditions. few Of thes
failures bring disaster 70 the manufac
turer who has undertaken on limited cap
TIA, 10 do what requires enormous capita
and a great organization Of expert an
experienced machine men; and when TN
factory goes out OF business the farmer
Who ere left with machines are unable I
oct repairs or expert attention so IA
az the farmer - concerned however a
those difficulties are easily avoided b
az aiing only with those companies TIA
have the capital and the organization I
make good their contracts and euarar
tees. the companies that have been
business long enough TO satisfy the pru
dent farmer that ne is safe IN trusting
their long and honorable career as
guaranty OF the future
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Over-ripe fodder. however. Is not much
better than straw.
When corn Is cut by hand. man can
not cover more than few acres AT the
right cutting season. With the vertical
corn binder. 1t is possible to save IT all
with the same care that practical farm
er gives to his timothy or clover. The
ears do not shrink when the corn is cut
and shocked at this critical time. as they
cure with the fodder In the shock the
same as though left standing. and the
yield OF corn to the acre will be as large
as thought 1t had stood uncut until the
ears had fully ripened. This Is the great
value OF the corn harvester, that II en-
ables the farmer TO cut his corn without
hand labor. and at the same time II gives
him crop OF fodder which is equal
In feeding value and in tonnage TO crop
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-08-29

Europe its connection with the military
establishment Is OF paramount import
ance. The wind band In America Is there
fore a concert band first and a military
band afterward. and as most organiza-
tions OF this kind are dependent upon
public favor for support. the necessity
for continued exertion has brought about
a high degree Of excellence among our
bands. The superiority OF the American
band Is due practically to the genius OF
two men. Patrick Sarsn-ld Gilmore and
John Philip Sousa. Gilmore was the
father OF the American military concert
band as II exists today. and Sousa has re-
fined and exalted IL to the commanding
position OF artistic eminence In this Held
OF music the world over.
The concert band as we know II today
Is the result OF thirty years development
and had it's genesis In the great peace
tubilee organized by Mr.. Gilmore in Bos-
ton In 1872, when we gave a monster mus
real festival. the greatest the world mas
ever known. with an orchestra or 2.op, n
chorus OF 10000 and an ense mble or 30
roIoists. Foreign government sent their
representative military bands. which IN
GUIDED the Grenader Guards OF England.
the 0arde Republicaine OF France and
| the Prussian Guards. At the conclusion
| ~ this Jubilee Gilmore removed to New
| York and organized the band which be-
came so widely known under his name FOL
many years. utilizing all the most desir
able characteristics Of the foreign bands
and adding such improvements as MS ex
periencc and judgment dictated. Fol
/ twenty years the Gilmore band enjoyed
continuous prosperity and popularity; ~
tours extended all over the country. ant
the financial and artistic status OF thu
band musician increased materially.
when In 1892 the baton fell from tn
Nfeless hand OF Gilmore II was graspe'
by John Philip Sousa. Although origin
ally an orchestral performer. Sousa hat
teen brought UP In a military band az
mosphere and. when nj the age OF TWEEN
ty-four he assumed the direction OF I'll
United states Marine band ne possess-'
nm intimate knowledge Of the Limitation
md possibilities OF reed and percussion
instruments which stood Rim IN goo
stead when he rearranged the instrumen
tation 70 further develop the scope OF IN
Wind orchestra 6ousa soon raised IN
Marine band to the front RANK Of IN
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OF the representative American band on
the other side OF the water. As early as
1893 arrangements were completed for an
extended European tour. but the out
break OF the Spanish war necessitated a
postponement OF the trip. and II was not
until 1900 that Sousa finally took his men
across the water. Musical history does
not chronicle an achievement approach
ing this irst triumphal tour Of Sousa
through Europe. The accomplishment
rose to the dignity OF international I'M
portancc and II was nothing less than an
An erican triumph With a month OF con-
certs in Paris. three weeks In Berlin and
Nv. months divided among some thirty
Ave OF the leading continental cities. the
Sousr band won an unparalleled triumph.
Tn. second tour. a year later. covered on
Great Britain. but was. n possible. even
more successful than the continental trip.
and has established the European season
as an annual feature OF the Sousa timer
arr.
Very early In Its career the sousa band
became the great exposition band or the
world. the tremendous drawing power oil
| the organization and the overwhelming
/ popularity OF the conductor demonstrate
ing its value az an attraction The nrs'
engagement OF the kind was at the dedi'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-08-29
How the Indiana Fair Will Observe
Its Anniversary.

The golden Jubilee OF the Indiana state
fair will be celebrated the week Of Sept
Is. by the distribution Of more premiums
than the state board OF agriculture ever
offered before. BY several thousand dol
lars. The total awards will amount 10
about So. 900. against 500. which was
awarded at the first fair fifty years ago
The horse show premiums amount TO
$3.50. an increase OF 1900 over last
year. The purses for the races will
reach $4,000. or 5000 more than last
year. The awards In the cattle show will
amount to 81 900. The prize sheep will re-
ceive 81 500. an increase over last year
of $500. In the swine department the pre-
miums amount TO 5000. an increase OF
5000. The poultry awards amount to
81 coo. an Increase Of $500. The premiums
on art Will reach 81 100. and there Is an
Increase Of 500 In the awards OF the corn
show.
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10y George Frederick Hinton.)

Ten years ago. or. to be exact. on Sept.
20. 1892. was born the greatest military
concert band the world has ever known.
the organization that has since become so
famous under the title OF "Sousa and His
Band" This was not the creation OF a
moment to fash into ephemeral popular
ity. but the inspiration of master man
agerial mind prompted by the genius OF
great musician. II was triumph OF
business acumen. allied 10 lofty artistic
ideals. that failed not. at the same time.
TO appreciate the love OF music in the
masses as well as their popular predelic-
lions. The history OF such an enterprise
is therefore well worth detailing.
The military band is conducted In Amer
lea under different conditions from those
that obtain abroad. Here II is almost a
matter Of private enterprise. while In
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-08-29
ten YEARS OF SOUSA CONCERTS.

the Gilmore and sousa tours for eigh-
teer years.
The ever-increasing popularity Of John
Philip Sousa. soon made his appearance
In Europe with his band foregone con-
ciusion, and II was not long before nego-
tiations were opened for the appearance
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The remarkable results that have been
obtained In feeding ensilage have been
due TO the fact already noted. that the
juices Of the growing corn are preserved
in the silo In soluble form. IL corn Is
harvested at the right time. before u gets
too ripe. the change from the soluble 10
the insoluble form is arrested, ana me
fodder cures into nutritious feed which
wfer shredded Is superior to hay: while
the same fodder. II allowed to stand
week longer. would lose much OF It's feed
ing value. Every farmer has observed IN
cutting timothy OF clover that II the crop
is taken at just the right time II makes
fine hay. but IL allowed to stand too long
Il becomes dry and woody and does not
make good feed. The same changes goes
on In the ripening OF corn. IL allowed 10
stand until il has become too rope. the
rich sap turns into woody. indigestblt
fiber. and the fodder becomes hard. tough
and unpalatable TO the stock When
green corn Is cut and thrown out on the
grass cattle will eat II. stalks and all. IN
preference to the grass and fatten on II
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KING CORN" OF INDIANA.

quickly and leaves the corn In bundles.
dropped In windrows by the bundle car
rier. 80 that the work Of hauling into the
siio is facilitated. There has been large
increase IN the number OF siios since THESE
machines became available, and the next
few wears will undoubtedly see stiil
greater Increase In the feeding OF en-
silage.
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1866 Weeks Of Concerts.

Altar rest OF but three weeks
.sousa,s Rand resumed its travels on
Ian 8 making another complete tour OF
the United States. including the racino
coast. June Is to Sept Z. Manhattan
Reach. followed by week In New YORK
CITY sousa's opera. lei CAPTAIN. was
produced m the spring OF this year David
BIakely. manager Of the band. died SUD
deulv Nov
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1so,-47 Weeks Of Concerts.

Another grand transcontinentai tour
Ian TO May "a followed BY nrst en-
vapement at Willow Grove park. Pa, May
m ~ June Q: season OF four weeks at Fan
American exposition. June 10 to July -
return 10 Manhattan Beach, July 20
l aent 2: Pfttsburg exposition, Sept. 20
~. indiana state fair. sept. 10 to - ana
r.i,rn 70 New York: sailed Sept y TOR
.rrrnd European tour OF ten weeks In
Great Britain, opening 1t Royal Albert
hal, I,ondon. oct a. four weeks Mt tho
GLASGOW exhibition and + complete tour o.
tho british province ~ grand concert be-
FORE King Edward VII and royal family.
Dec 1: sousa decorated with academic
pa,ms by French. government and VIC
tofian Order by King Edward VII. Marcn.
s.Iuvincibe Eagle" the sousa mus'cai Of
fering Of the year.
1eo2-42 Weeks o. Concerts.
winter tor. commencing Jan. II. 81
tended through the south and middle
west and closed April 6: spring tour o.
sm,ortant northern and Canadian towns.
Nav II tc q: second gagement ~ VIII
low Grove park Nay 20 TO June Is; sixty
six DAYS al Atlantic City. n. j.. regular
enea cement at rittsburg exposition. 1eps.
~ is. and third arpaarance e lno!ano
stste faIr. Indianapolis Sept. II ana ~
sc,. ~ pacif,c coast and return. Dec- ~
ssil for third European tour llec.
sousa's new march. "lmperat Ecw
vritte n for ard dedicated by specse
! mission 10 King EDWARD VII.
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Management reverted to Frank Cnr,s-
,,aner for many years assistant to MT.
p,areiv The tour opened Dec. ~. isso.
and extended TO June H. embracing tns
entire United States. Canada ana mari
time provinces. June 10 to Sept =. Man.
haitian Beach. Fall tour included ~
appearance at the Western fehnss , 81.
pn.,on sousa's The Stars and Stripes
rorever." the musical feature OF tne
wear. Name Of organization changed 70
.c,usa and His Band
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,ses-s1 Weeks Of Concerts.


Ian. 1s TO June ]. tour to California ana
return: June II to Sept. I. Mammalian
Beach: sept to 49, Pittsburg exposition;
Sept. 20 TO Il. first appearance at Indiana
state fair. indianapolis; Sept % to 80 ana
oct 30 TO Nov. 4 National Export expom-
ton. Philadelphia: Oct. 16 to Il. 1000 iais !.
Boston. Band paraded l3S strong. AZ
head OF the procession In honor OF AZ
miraI Dewey. New YORK oity. 0ousa !
r,srche. "Hapds Across the Sea" ana
..Man behind the Gun" first heard.
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10000 Weeks Of Concerts.

Ten weeks through middle states. Jan.
n 20 April s.: farewell concert. Metropon-
tan opera house. New York City. April ~:
sailed per ". 8. NJ 8. 81. Paui on n1ss
E,uronean tour. having been appointed
.ofbcial American band at the Paris ex-
position: opened in Paris May 5. achievine
enormous success: European tour OK nj
teen weeks. embracing principal cities OF
rrance. Belgium. Germany and HOLLAND:
returned 10 New York Sept 8; two weeks
nj P,ttsburg exposition and two weeks ~
Merchants' and Manufacturers exposi-
| tion Boston Sousa's marcn' a. -
~. shirt OF Liberty" first played ae
Paris July 4.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-02
SHERIFF. SALE.

SHERIFF SALE.
Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Par
ish of Grant, State of Louisiana.
Elizabeth s. O'Neal VS.. Walter S. O'Neal
No. 1916.
BY virtue of and to satisfy a writ OF
seizure and sale issued ont of the honor.
able 18th Judicial District Court and Ia
me directed in the above numbered and
entitled suit, have seized and will offer
for sale between the honrs prescribed for
judicial sales. at the front door of the
late store of w. s. O'Neal, in ward seven,
Grant parish, La, on
SATURDAY, Aug. 8, 1902,
the following described property, seized
as the property of the defendant, to-wit:
Two cows and calves.
One Yoke OF oxen.
Ono buggy.
One 4-horse iron axle wagon.
One remnant OF goods, consisting OF
medicines. roasted coffee, tin ware, shoes,
remnants OF cloth, hats. cooking uten-
siis. ETC., including two show cases and
their contents.
Also 50 pieces Of lumber 6x0, Is feet
long, and COCO feet more or less of other
lumber.
Terms of sale, cash with the benefit of
apnraisement. M. Z. SWAFFORD,
: July -, 1902. Sheriff.
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Not Ovcr-Wise

There is an old allegorical picture Of a
girl scared at grass-hopper, but in the
act Of heedlessly treading on a snake.
This is PARALLEL by the man who spends
large sum OF money building cyclone
cellar, but negIects to provide his FAMILY
with bottle Chamberlain s ColIc, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy as a safe
guard against bowel complaints, whose
victims outnumber those of the cyclone
a hundred to one. This remedy is every
where recognized as the most prompt and
reliable medicine in use for these disea-
ses. For sale by j. H. McNeely, Colfax;
Bush & Randolph. Paramount.
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g M#r.~
This signature IL ON every box Of the genuine
Laxative Bronze uinine r.sleta
the remedy that eures . cold In one day
MARRIED.


GARRETT-MCNEELY-At Sp. m
on Thursday, July 81, 1902, at the
residence of the brides father3 miles
south of Colfax, MIR. Rufus +. Garrett,
OF Lena, was united in marriage with
Miss Nettie l. McNeely, Magistrate
]. Q. Long performing the ceremony.
Mr.. Garrett is the superintendent
OF the Cleveland tie yard, and the
bride is the pretty daughter OF Mr..
W. ]. McNeely, and the chief reliance
and help of her father since the death
of her mother. We join their many
friends in well wishes for their success
and happiness.
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Mr.. Chas. D. LaCroix, who went to
Boerne, Texas, two weeks ago, return
ed meby the Valley excursion train
last Sunday night. Mr.. l.. b. Price
and wife and child also returned with
him. Mr.. Price has not been benefit
ted by the trip out west as he expect
ed. He stood the journey home all
right, and the change appears to have
benefited him since he has rested up
a bit, and he hopes to do better here
at his old home among relatives and
friends, where he can receive all needed
medical attention.