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The Newark journal., 1902-08-08
BIGGEST COMBINATION
International Oil Merger the Big gest Trust on Record Cap
 ital $ billion dollars.

The greatest thing on earth in the line trusts which is now fore shadowed, is so great as to be ab- solutely paralyzing to the imagin- ation. The capital of this giant among giants is estimated at no less than $8, 900, 900, ,00o.
 It Is not exactly asserted that this will be the amount of capital stock, but 1t is stated that this is the value of the interests involved in the combine. This is more than double the national debt of Great Britain and nearly eight times the interest bearing debt of the United States.
 No definite name is given to this most gigantic of the combine giants. A more or less clear idea of the nature of the thing is con veyed by the statement that it is a merger of the interests of Rocke- feller, Rothschild and Nobel.
 The. object is understood to be to control the worlds petroleum trade, not to combine the financial interests of the three constituents of the merger apart from that trade. It may therefore be called the international oil merger. If it is nothing more than that it's capi- talization may not be greater than that of the steel trust, if so great. The magnitude of the thing may lie rather in the total capital con trollcd for all purposes by the members of the combine than ir the capital value of the oil proper ties combined.
 We are indebted for the story of this merger to the London Daily Mail, which some time ago inti- mated that negotiations were pro ceeding in Moscow. In its issue of July 30 that newspaper states unequiyocally that an agreement has been reached, and it declares the result to be 'the greatest trust the world has ever seen, :" which il may or may not be.
 No doubt if this trust has in fact been formed 1t will be able to control the worlds petroleum trade, at least for the time being. But it does not follow that it's ex- actions will be intolerable. Stand ard Oil has succeeded by practic- ing moderation in fact, by rend- ering the best service for the money the new combine is likely to proceed on the same line. Chicago Chronicle.
The Newark journal., 1902-08-08
Concluded to Stay.

"Ilow long has the minister been preaching?' whispered tho stranger, who had wandered iDtn the church and sat down away back. About thirty years, I be- lieve" replied the other occupant of the pew. That being the case, = rejoined the stranger, II guess I'll stay. He must be near ly done. ."-Chicago News.
The Newark journal., 1902-08-08
North Arkansas Bright Outlook,

Engineer McN air, of the con struction corps of the White River railroad, was at the Capi- tai Th ursday. Mr. MeNair says that about twenty miles of the track Is already i'll operation, and they are well up on the work of the second tw enty miles. Their contract is for eighty miles, and the road will eventually be con strueied to Springfield, Mo-, a distance of 200 miles, through the zine country. "All that rich mining country" said Mir. Me Nair, "is just waiting for Us to get to it to be developed. There are half dozen different miner al s, principally zinc, that are practically untouched. The tim Der is fine, too, anu when we get up farther, things will begin to move. All they need is transpol tations facilities. The capital is ready and waiting to go in as soon as we get there. Little Rock Gazette,
The Newark journal., 1902-08-08
Killed by q Train.

Brinkley, Aug 2.-J. B. Ely son, q prominent tie and lumber man of this place, was struck by an engine on the Choctaw railway late this evening and died from the effects of internal injuries at late hour tonight.
The Newark journal., 1902-08-08
ABOUT GOOD ROADS
The Good Roads Problem is One That Should be of Interest
 to Every Citizen.

The average cost to the farmer of taking his produce to the near est Ia ilroad station is greater than the average cost of transporting 1t by rail to the metropolitan market, The country roads, with few ex- captions, are always in bad condi- tion at the time of year when the farmer is ready to market the product of his years labor. There has been enough labor spent on public roads to have made them permanently dry and hard, but in most cases they are no better than they were years ago. In fact the only road improvement worthy of notice has been accomplished by taxation under the present law. Of course, the Improvements un- der the present law are as yet but slight, but 1t should be borne in mind that the present system of road working has been in opera tion but short time.
 Thousands of men have spent thousands of days in working the country roads, yet the farmer trudges through the mud with b bushels of corn or bales of cotton on his wagon, and frequently has to wait until another wagon comes along so they can double team and pull him out of q bog hole; or bor- row top rail from nearby fence with which to pTy q wheel out of the mud. If he gets home without breaking his wagon, his team is worn out, his temper sour ed and he becomes a chronic grumbler, and not without ade- quate cause.
 But the farmers are themselves largely to blame fer this condition of affairs. They continue to use tired wagons, which are perfectly adapted to cutting up and destroying the surface of roads and in wet weather converting them into elongated mudholes. They never require any pledges of road reform from their state sena- tors and representatives and some few even oppose road tax.
 No state in the union has more or better material to make good roads of than Arkansas, and few, if any, have worse roads than Arkansas. But 1t takes money and knowledge to make good roads. Tie present system of road taxation will furnish the nec- essary money and, with competent overseers, men who have q good
The Newark journal., 1902-08-08

general knowledge of what it re- quires to make q road, there is no reason why Arkansas should not have as good roads as any state in the union.
 But just so long as the people attempt to keep up the roads with gratuituos labor, just that long they will have bad roads.
 When you go to vote at the coming election be sure that For Road Tax" is on your ballot.
The Newark journal., 1902-08-08
County Institute.

All teachers holding certificates of qualification to teach in the public schools of Independence county are hereby notified that a Teachers Institute will be held at Batesville on the 14th and 18th days of August, 1902. All teach CTS must attend or expect the law to be enforced strictly. See sec tion 7073, as amended, of the school law. !. A. WILKES.
 County Examiner July 19, 1902.
The Newark journal., 1902-08-08
CHANGE
Will History Repeat Itself IS in the Case of His Chance
 Predecessorsl


 The president appears to be very sure of himself and Is re- ported confident that he will be renominated and elected pfesi- dent in 1904. The fates of Tyler, Fillmore, Johnson and Arthur contain no lesson for him, He knows he is an unique figure and that which was impossible to many men he does not necessarily judge impossible to his own supe- rion merits, skill and claims.
 Perhaps he Is right. But, his torically viewed, he Is taking the identical road that led his proto- types in the office to d fall. If like causes produce like effects, almost any political surveyor of clear vision can even now run the lines of Mr. Roosevelt's 5 course to the precipiee.
 Andrew Johnson drew himself away from the dominant element of the republican party and set up a policy that they did not approve.
 He knew he was tre;.ding the same path of endeavor that Abra- ham Lincoln would have !rod had he lived to continue his work. But he found 1t impossible to take up another mans following, policy and purpose and hold them intact to the end Of tho course. The change of the personal leader changes a thousand incidental factors of the programme and in the end weakness prevails where strength was Eoped for.
 Chester A. Arthur wished to succeed himself and he also tried to build new progra mme of sue cess out of the inheritance he re- eelyed from Garfield. l!e also tried to supplant one faction of the party by another, and also to control the rotten borough votes of the south in his own interest, but he failed.
 President Roosevelt began by bonding himself to continue the policies of Mckinley. Already he is leagues off the track that Mckilley would have followed, i, if his Buffalo speech was a true prophecy of his future purposes. He has alienated Mckinley $ strongest friends he has gone about to build q personal machine within the party he is at odds with the party majority in con gress on vital issues of party pol icy he is arousing the dread and opposition of the financial back CTS of the party campaigns.
 How he can hope to reconcile these things anu win uganst these cross-purpose situations is a pug gle that only his own acum en can make plain to his courtiers and campqlgn rooters.
The Newark journal., 1902-08-08
To Try a rIan.

To find out Il mans disposition take him when he's wet and hun gry. If he is amiabie then, dry him and fill him up and you have an angel. Echo.
The Newark journal., 1902-08-08
A Pertinent Query.

Why is 1t that when Cleveland and Hill are assailed by democrats republican papers always come to their rescue 2 Newkirk Demo crat.
The Newark journal., 1902-08-08
The Drouth Broken.

The great drouth of 1902 has closed with generous and wide spread rains. Even the arid re
The Florida star., 1902-04-25
Mr.. Morgan's great 100000, 900

Mr.. Morgan's great S2O0,OOO,0OO
consolidation of five transatlantic
steamship lines will control no less
than 1Ol great steamers, as follows:
Leyland line, Atlantic fleet, Is
steamers, aggregating 10, ,607 tons;
West India and Pacific fleets ofthe
same line, 20 steamers, aggregating
81 $50 tons; ships in process of con-
struction, 7, aggregating 81, 500
tons; American line, / steamers,
aggregating 1851 tons; Red Star
line, Is steamers, aggregating 107,-
i73 tons; building for same line, 2
steamers aggregating a, 200 tons;
White Star line, ii steamers, az
gregating | L, S15 tons; building for
same line l steamer of 2O,S00 tons;
Atlantic Transport line, II steam
ers, aggregating ,6l5 tons; build
ing for same line, 6 steamers aggre-
eating 5S,SUO tons; National line,
owned by Atlantic Transport, ;
steamers, aggregating 1854 tons.
The summary and tonnage is from
the official records and companies
reports.
The Florida star., 1902-04-25
Large Fishing Business.

The following interesting sketch of one
of Indian Rivers most prominent fisher
ermen and leading fish houses, r. r. Ri
cou & Sons, of Jensen, is taken from The
Fishing Gazette:
"Mr. Ricou, the senior member of the
firm, commenced his career in the Office
of Geo. A. Hudson, deceased, of Savan-
nah, Ga. He was the pioneer fisherman
OF Florida, having opened fishery there
in 1870. Mr.. Ricou afterwards filled the
position of foreman for Mr.. Hudson. Dur
ing the summer he went north fishing for
change and pleasure. He was after
wards in the employ of Savarese & Broth
er for three years as foreman and two
years with John Savarese, at Tampa.
From there Mr.. Ricou went to Bruins
wick, Ga, where he was engaged in the
oyster packing business, holding different
positions with the Oyster Cultivation Can
ming company for two years. Mr.. Ricou
went to Florida from Brunswick, and To-
Gated at Titusville, with little or no capi-
tai. The Indian river fishing was so at
tractive he decided to locate there per-
manently, and selected Jensen as the
place that offered the best prospects. Mr..
Ricou went TO work with the object of
building up a successful business, one that
he could turn over to his sons and feel
that when accomplished he had done all
that could be expected of him. 1t was a
hard struggle for years, for he had many
setbacks, but finally got the business on a
good foundation, and today he is recog-
nized as the largest handler of Indian riv-
er fish in Florida. He has from Sl2, 900
to Sl5, 600 invested in fishing gear, tackle,
nets, boats, ice and fish houses, camps,
etc. He owns 81 round bottom and 22
sea skitfs. He employs 10 men and fishes
outside at Fort Pierce, Gilberts bar, Lam
tana and Jupiter inlet. He is using gill
nets altogether at present. He has nine
small cottages which he furnishes rent
free to his men, who receive good treat
ment and show their appreciation by do
ing good work Mr.. RicOu has done much
good for the morals of the fishermen, and
is to be commended. He has fish houses
at Lantana and Jupiter inlet. He makes
a speciality of pOmpanO, Spanish mack
erei and sheepshead, shipping 40 TO 30
barrels per day in season. He also ham
dies large quantities OF trout, mullet, etc
The demand for pOmpano exceeds the
supply. From October TO April he shipped |
$4,000 pounds. In eight shipments he
handled lO0, 900 pounds He is also in
in the firm of Ricou Il O'Brien.
At Fort Pierce
The Florida star., 1902-04-25
First Note For Hill.

Our congressman, Col. Bob Davis,
sounded the first note for raising
the banner of David B. Hill at
the meeting of the Harlem Demo-
cratic club in New York city last
week, and mention of ofCongressman
Davis remarks were made in a
New York paper. as follows:
Congressman Robert w. Davis,
of Florida, in responding to The
Democracy of the South named
David B. Hill, of New York, and
Senator ]. w. Bailey. of Texas. re-
|spectively, as the Democratic NOM
inees for president and vice-presi-
dent in 1904. we want to win,
he said, in the next fight, and we
must make the battle along prac-
tical lines. But to win we must
have a candidate from the state of
New York. You can give him to
US if you will, Reconcile your diff
ferences, and all will be well. If
New York gets the presidential
nomination, give the south the
candidate for vice-president. We
have a man, and there is none bet
ter. w. Bailey, of Texas.
Great cheering)"
Our congressman carries mighty
level head on politics as well as all
other subjects, and we feel sure
that Floridians will endorse hearth
ly the sentiments he uttered before
the Harlem club.
The Florida star., 1902-04-25
Saints Versus Sinners.

Aroused by the statement of the
Rev. j. w. Moore Of Calvary Baptist
church that the sinners give more TO
the church than the members of the
congregation. a unique contest will
take place on May IL at Chester. Pa.
says the New York World. The board
of deacons filed their complaint against
the statement. and the pastor defend
ed his assertion and offers to prove it.
Two plates will be set aside. one for
the sinners and the other for the con-
gregation. and the plate which has the
larger contribution will win the con-
test. The Sunday school has entered
into the rivalry. and the children will
try TO beat their elders.
The Florida star., 1902-04-25
FINE PLACE FOR SALE,

Loratcd at Banyau, on Mcrritt- Island
700 feet front Oh Indian and Banana riv.
rrs. II l0-l0O acres i'm all; ten acres i'm
tr'Vcd. 700 citrus trees, grapefruit, or.
angrS all varieties, lemons, LINES: 4Ut
guava>; l4,OOO pines; grapes, bananas,
maug'r~. Avocado pears Last crop Was
- boxes guava~, so boxes oranges, l3=
crates pines, $50 crates vegetables; win
Ter crop pines and oranges now on. Eight
room house, t inch artesan well. driven
well SIT water, wharf, warehouse, pack
ing house, tool house, store, two acres
under poultry fence Rich land with
natural growth of live oak, hay and palm
trees. If you want further particulars
and price, addIrs, T., care STAR office,
TitusVile
The Florida star., 1902-04-25
4 Southern Writer.

L i not at all improbable that before
many years have pa. >ed the south will te
n"iuImg proudly 10 a new writer in The
field at fiction; a writer whose present
work along another line gives promise Of
something of enduring interest If -h,.
lnruS II fiction when more mature-EIpl-
en- Keller. This wonderful girl from Ala
bama, blind and deprived of all sense of
hearing, Is putting 81 much poetic feeling.
sentiment ami deep thought, and is show
ing such marvellous descriptive power. in
her story of her lille now appearing in The
Ladies Home JournGl, that one cannot
help wondering what she would do if she
were to try her hand at a romance. 1t is
tur early vet for her To- think OF ii. a she.
l. only twenty one, and still in college;
put il requires no stretch of the imagina
ton Ia conceiVeof her a. becoming one of
the snuth's most famous authors bv and
The Florida star., 1902-04-25

On account of the heavy expense
entailed of carrying on elections in
so many precincts, the county COM
missioners of Lake county, at their
last meeting, decided to do away
with some of them, and abolished
five. This will probably cause some
discomfort on the part of those who
have to go further to cast their bal
lot, but at the same time no doubt
it is proper and right to keep ex
penses down as much as possible
without working too much of a
hardship on the voter.
The Florida star., 1902-04-25
600
Florida Electric Co.,
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.
TAX DEED NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that John Henry,
agent, purchaser of tax certificate No. Ts9,
dated the 9Th day of July. A. ID. 1896, has fled
said certificate in my Office. and has made ap-
plication for tax deed to issue in accordance
with law Said certificate embraces the fol-
lowing described property situated in Brew
ard county. Florida, tO-wit: All of section %
township 81 south. of range 35 east contain
ing $40 acres. the said land being asses ed at
the date of the issuance of such certificate in
the name of Florida Southern Railway COM
pany. Unless said certificate shall be re-
deemed according to law, tax deed will issue
thereon on the 5th day of May, A. ID. 1902.
Witness my official signature and seal this
the 1st day of April, 1902.
IL. 5. A. A. STEWART.
Clerk Circuit Court of Brevard Co., Fla.
Titusville, Fla. April 4th, 1901.
The Florida star., 1902-04-25

The merchants of Syracuse, n.
Y, have reached the conclusion
that newspaper advertising is the
only kind that can be depended
upon to bring adequate returns,
and have signed an agreement
among themselves that hereafter
they will employ no medium save
newspapers for advertising. They
say they have grown tired of being
worked" by solicitors for advertis-
ing in programmes, fair circulars
and other schemes until they are
tired of it. Their decision is simply
sound business judgment based
upon experience.
The Florida star., 1902-04-25

The state that has library i'm
every considerable town, school
house on every hill, an academy
wherever there are enough young
men and women To make up some
classes, we'll endowed colleges to
keep at home the boys and girls
who hunger and thirst for higher
education-that is the prosperous
state, says the Chattanooga Times.
The state that has a scanty school
fund, few good preparatory schools
and colleges, and no libraries
worthy of the name, is the state
that takes the tail of the process
sion, or is next tn it, on the march
of social life.
The Florida star., 1902-04-25

1t is understood in Washington
that the president has caused it to
be pretty generally understood in
official circles-army, navy, diplo-
matte and civil service-that reSig-
nations need not be held back for
fear of embarrassing the public
service or wounding the sensihili-
ties of the chief executive; that, in
deed, he will give any resignation
his Immediate and careful cnnSid-
Grafton. This is said to have been
called out by the expression of a
certain minister, that he would
like to resign, but he Was averSe To-
putting the president to extra
trouble.
The Florida star., 1902-04-25

Comparative statement of temperatures
and rainfall for the week ending Tuesday,
Auril 23nd 1902
The Florida star., 1902-04-25

The Monroe, La, Daily Star says
that if the southern press generally
would devote space To an educa-
tional department the constant
hammering, like drops of water
upon the rocks, would have its
effect, and "bring forth fruits meet
for repentance"
This is undoubtedly true. The
papers of the south are devoting a
good deal of space and time to ed
ucational matters, but many of
them could improve along this
line. The influence OF the dali,
and weekly papers is incalculablc,
and it can be used i'm no better way
than for good schools. The people
are reading about education a.
never before.
The Florida star., 1902-04-25
Weekly Weather Report.

U. :. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WEATH.
ER BUREAU.
The Florida star., 1902-04-25
4 Political Point.

An interesting question has been raised
ia Alachna county in connection with the
az formulated by the Democratic stat.
executive committee for holding the nom
mating primaries TIE county ComnIiS
Sionrr- have been nominated heretofore
IN that county 10y primary elections with
in the districts which each represented.
The rules laid down by the state commit.
tee say that every voter participating j..
the primaries shall he entitled to vote f.
hvn county commissioners. This rule
will make it incumbent upon the com.
mittee of Alachna county To arrange. for
the nomination Of county commissioners
from the county at large. This question
has brought ahout AN interesting discus
sion among those who are Interested i'm
the primary election in that county.
Some argue that "a, raCh county commits
sioner represents IA district prescribed bv
legal boundary, he should be nominated
bv those whom he will represent. But
the state law says that county commits
siOneTs are Ia be- elected from the county
at large, and those who are defending tie
rules Of the state committee say that if
the commissioners are To be elected from
the county at large they should be voted
for according to the same plan. While an
effort will he made when the county COM
mittee meets to have the commissioners
nominated from their respective districts
as heretofore, there is no doubt that the
rules of the state committee WI: all drugtB
Z, ON hered to. ...;...-a. gsSs
The Florida star., 1902-04-25

The Rev. Thos. Dixon says he
has discovered by reading the
southern newspapers of 1866 and
thereabouts that Booker T. Wash
ington's platform of negro educa-
tion can be found in the speeches
of the Confederate generals to the
negroes, after they got home from
the war.
The Florida star., 1902-04-25
1901

Total rainfall for the week. o 20 inch
Departure from the normal rainfall for the
week. minus 81 inch.
Departure from normal rainfall since Jan
/ 1902, minus I'll inches
Hal L. HARDIN.
Observer Weather Bureau
Jupiter, Fla. April -, 1902
The Florida star., 1902-04-25

The movement was started up in
South Carolina only a few days
after the death of the distinguished
old war hero, Gen. Wade Hamp-
ton, for monument to his mem
ory. Already this movement has
gained such headway that its sue
cess is practically assured, and the
monument will be erected within
} slhe coming few years. 1t is Sug-
lallested that the memorial take the
nc prm of an equestrian statue, since
amaze brave generals fame was
nf1 1'hieved principally by his bril-
'pph ant performances as cavalry COM
u rrfhander: The monument 99wEs is to be
,r.A Alaced in the city 4 H. ,mbia,
(Which was for genera OF home
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