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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-31

WEATHER FoR9cAsr-tenioht and Saturday.
seeseenai shesSeraI eeelsr sunday probably tairH
hpht te fresh southeast winds.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-11
SOME QUEER PRAYING.

The Utah legislature has a chaplain,
 and he is Republican chaplain. The other morning he prayed as follows for the Democrats: We pray Thy special blessing upon the minority members of ! the House. We are under no obliga- tions to them, but realize that they
 have been neglected and are in sore
 need of help. Should they ever come to repentance and experience a change of heart. may their paths be strewn with
 roses and their lines cast in pleasant places Nobody knows whether the
 Lord to whom this prayer was address ed considered it as funny as His ser-
 want the chaplain did, but there is no doubt as to how the Democrats who ! were prayed for looked on it. The mo- ment the Amen was said every Dem ocrat was on his feet to denounce the chaplain. Resolutions of censure and
 resolutions of expulsion followed each l other in quick succession, but the Re-
 publicans stood by their man and
 promptly voted all the resolutions
 down. Finally one resolution that the | chaplain had merited dismissal for in- sulting the minority members under the form of a petition to the throne of grace was put in such form that it went over to the next session and will then come up for final disposition.
 Probably the good brother wont be
 severely disciplined, but he ought to be. Such praying as that would be out of place even in congress.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-11
4 EHANG <.

In spite of the pleasing fact that "the child in this rich country is $29.4S, things are happening in Wall street money to go around there. And the curious fear is expressed that when the United States comes to the pay
 ment of s40,00O, 1000 to the French Pan anna Canal company it will have to skirmish some for the cash. The money required for the purchase of the French company's property must be taken from the United States treasury. The government has now an available cash balance in the treasury of about 222,000, 900, but nearly $150,0O00O of this balance is held by national banks as federal deposits. It is the rule of the treasury that s50,0O0,00O shall all ways be kept in the vaults as a work ing balance. When the government pays I4iS rIeLCu company IL IS pFODd- ble that the banks which have federal deposits will be called on to furnish between $17.OOo,oOO and $1S0oO,oOO. It is considered possible that the with drawal of so large sum from the gov- ernment's Repositories may cause money stringency.
 Things have come to pretty pass if this country is going to be cramped by the payment of $4O,O0O,0o0 We have been singing millions around by the hundreds and no questions asked. It
 has seemed that there was no limit
 to our greatness or our money. Now | Wall street is troubled and there is talk that the United States can't pay
 the paltry sum of $4Oo00,OoO without i squirming, Is it possible that some of the millions we have been so gaily talk l ing about haven't been real?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-11

This is by no means the limit Of Mir. l Rockefeller's influence and industry in , New York. His interests in local trac- 1 ton systems are far greater than are l popularly supposed, and there are few
 nickels handed to the conductors of the surface or elevated roads that do not ! furnish moiety to his princely income. l His holdings in the Manhattan Eleya-
 ted, in Interb0rough Rapid Transit, the Belmont company. the Harlem Ricer and Port Chester railroad, and ill the Staten Island system of trolleys are extensive, and there are good reasons for believing that he has been gradual l ly securing a comfortable interest in
 Brooklyn Rapid Transit. At any rate,
 he is credited with having dictated the l elections of both Jacob L. Greatsinger and Edwin W. Winter, the two most { recent presidents of that system. Of steam railroads entering New York the only one in which Mfr. Rocke- feiler has any great interest is the New York, New Haven and Hartford. His
 holdings in roads that do not reach New York-St. Paul, Missouri Pacific, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, Iron Mountain and many of the roads classed as Gould properties-are large.
 He is also one of the largest individ- ual stockholders in the United States Steel Corporation, but these latter cor porations, of course, cannot be classified as local institutions, or as having any
 direct bearing on the well-being of the
 New York community.
 In local banking institutions and trust
 companies John D. Rockefeller is g con- spicuous figure. Several of the best
 known banks in the city have come to
 be known as Standard oil banks, chief of them being the National City bank. The others include the Second National,
 the Hanover National, the Lincoln
 bank, the Leather Manufacturers Na-
 tional bank, the United States Trust
 company and the Farmers Loan and Trust company. While not controlling it MT. Rockefeller has Q considerable in-
 terest in the Mutual Life Insurance company.
 This, in brief, outlines MT. Rockefel- Ier's local interests, and 1t can readily be seen that he is an enormously inl-
 portant factor in the success and we'll
 being of the greater city. Animated by desire to dominate the financial and
 business interests of the city, with his
 oil lines, his steamship lines and his railroad lines, Mir. Rockefeller stands pre-enlinent among the captains of in- dustry whose interests affect New York.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-11
FRENCH CAPTAINS DhFEHDED.

Two French captains, whose vessels were in collision in the Mediterranean. have been removed from their com mands. It appears that two battle ships, the GauIois and Bouvet, received some slight damage through a collision during the general manoeuvres of a squadron. The commanders were sum noned before a commission of inquiry. which exonerated them from blame, as did also the Admiral in command of the squadron The Minister of Marine. M. Pelletan, however, entertained contrary opinion, and relieved both off, cers. His action is condemned pretty vigorously among experts, among oth- CTS by the eX-Minister of Marine, M. Lockroy, who says frankly that it is not possible while sitting in minis terial office to form a judgment on manoeuvre executed by naval units in the Mediterranean or on the ocean. In such cases. excessive punishment is likely to create in officers a tinlidity contrary to their nature, which may have the effect of preventing them from venturing upon a difficult but necessary manoeuvre. He goes on to say that this applies particularly to small vessels, such as torpedo boats and destroyers. The officer who causes most damage to them is frequently the most capable, as he has to navigate in shallow water and is exposed constant ly to all sorts of perils. To get good crews and good officers it is necessary, he insists, to run the risk of occasional damage to the vessels. as it is only in dangerous manoeuvres that both can learn their business. If they are not habituated to danger what will hap pen, he asks, in time of war? If the commanders take no risk, they and their ships will be sunk, and if they do they will be likely to destroy them selves through want of practice.
 M. Lockroy's argument is a good one. A minister of marine in his office can't always see everything that goes on at sea-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-11
4 NEW VTEW OF 7OLSTOY

Dmitri Merejkowski has given some of the American worshippers of Tolstoi a rude shock. They have been led to believe that he is in the world, but not of it; that he has lived upon his great estates only because he cannot give them away, and that he despises all the vanities and luxuries and even comforts of this world, and obstinately refuses to share them, although his wealth would abundance. Dmitri Merejkowski gives somewhat different view of the Russian Diogenes. He credits Tolstoi with hav- ing sincerely wished to give away all his property. His wife opposed this. Giving away ones property to strang- CTS and leaving ones children on the world. when no one else is disposed to do the same. she not only looks on as 1 out Of the question. but thinks it her duty as mother to prevent" Merej- kowski quotes an account of Tolstoi's
 brother-in-law, Bers, of his subsequent conduct. Not wishing" says Bers, Ito oppose his wife by force, he began to as- sume towards his property an attitude of ignoring it's existence; renounced his income, proceeded to shut his eyes to what became of it. and ceased to make use of it, except in so far as to go on
 living under the roof of Yasnaia Polia- na." "But what does except in so far
 mean?" Merejkowski asks. "He carried
 out the word of the Lord, and left his
 house and lands and children, except
 in so far as he still clung to them. He 1 made himself 8 beggar and homeless, | and gave away what he had except 1 in so far as he consented, for fear of
 grieving his wife, to keep what he had"
 It seems that Tolstoi renounced some of the other pleasures of the flesh much
 in the same way that he gave away his
 property. "Tde is very fond of French
 perfumes and scented linen" we are
 told. 'The countess takes care that there is always a sachet of petal-dust
 in the drawer of his underclothes. And 1 she also takes care that he has good
 things to eat.
 1 Of course if Tolstoi doesn't quite live
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-11
CONC LESSONS.

simpson-"Do you know anything about art?"
 Jackson-"I know enough about art not to try to talk about it.''- Detroit Free Press.
 The counsel-"But why didn't you say something when the judge asked you if you desired to address the court?' Theconvicted one, from Boston-"How could I when we hadn't been intro- duced d?'-Cleveland Plain Dealer. Myer-"In olden time it is said that it was possible for a man to render him. self invisible" Gyer-"Pshaw! That's
 not at all remarkable. Men in this coun- l try are doing it every day" You don't tell me! How do they manage it?" By
 marrying famous women. Chicago l News.
 1T have come," he began, addressing her father. toto suggest to you that
 a union of our families would"- I'm
 not in favor of unions" the testy old captain of industry interrupted, "and l will not submit the matter to arbitra- 1 ton. Good morning. Chicago Record Herald.
 How sad Miss Forlorn 1ooks." re- l marked the guest sympathetically.
 ''Yes, poor thing" replied her hostess,
 she was disappointed in love" And | who is that awfully sour looking wo-
 man?" "Oh, that is Mrs. Ketcham. She | was disappointed in marriage" ."-New York Sun.
 Suppose" said the imaginative phil- osopher, that fairy were to appear to you and promise to grant you three wishes. What would you ask for?" "If anything like that happened to me-" responded Colonel Stilwell of Ken lucky, "Id ask for 8 pledge and sign , it then and there. re."-Washington Star.
 "Why don't you trade that mule off?' | inquired the man with nothing to do. Well, suh," answered Mir. Erastus i Pinkley, CTS one O desc we're people dat allus gifts de wust of any bargain. Dat mule is so no count dat if was to risk another trade I'se afraid I'd fin myself ] lef wifi muffin but de measles or de grip. p."-Washington Star.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-11
TR1BurE ro RocKEFELLER.
How New York Contributes to His ''s2,'
 0c0,000 a Month"

How New York Contributes to His "S2.- 0c0,000 Month"
 Day by day, year by year. says the New York World. the influence of John D. Rockefeller, with the millions of dol- ! lars of capital that he controls, is gradually but surely increasing. It is easily discernible that before long he will absolutely dominate not alone the lighting situation of New York city, for he does that already, but also the rapid transit interests and many of the lar gest banking and financial institutions of Greater New York.
 AS his wealth increases and his vast income is steadily augmented MT. Rockefeller surely but firmly reaches out in new directions, acquires interests in new enterprises foreign to Standard Oil or Illuminating gas, and still further intrenches himself in position of pow CT, so far as the affairs of the metropo- lis are concerned, unequaled by any other man in the community.
 As an instance of the vast power yielded by MT. Rockefeller in New York it is only necessary to point to a
 
 holds a controlling interest. In the matter of Illuminating alone MT. Rocke- feller exacts tribute from every inhab- itant of the city on every gallon of kerosene old consumed, every cubic foot of gas and every volt of electricity used.
 Standard Oil is, of course, the great est source of the Rockefeller wealth and the greatest contributor to his esti- mated income of more than two million dollars a month. But he also controls the Consolidated Gas company, the Brooklyn Union Gas company, the Standard Gas company, the Mutual Gas company, the Mount Morris Elec- tric Light company, the Kings County Electric Light and Power Company, the Edison Illuminating company, the New Amsterdam Gas company, the Rich mond Light and Power company and the New York Gas and Electric Light, Power and Heat company.
 MT. Rockefeller is also the controlling factor in the National Transit company, owning the Union Pipe Line and the Union Tank Line, the New York Tran sit company and the lighterage business in connection with it at the port of New York, and which in turn furnishes en- ployment for a vast number of men in this city.
 Incidentally Mir Rockefeller has enor- nous interests and big ref1neries at Constable Hook and Long Island City, including a line of tank steamers.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-11
La aughtcr.
on at sea,

like to hear feller laff, Right out an hearty-like an free. It's not thing to do by ha'f; good haw-haw Is what suits me. I like to hear q feller crow An hold his sides an wipe his eyes An slap his leg an act as though He hadn't nothin' to disguise. I hate them titterin galoots Who snigger out q mild tee-hee; A laff should come up from the boots That kind O lafr's what just suits me. I like man to whoop an yell When suthin' kind O tickles him; When l take on latfin' spell do It with some sort O vim. A giggle or snigger is
 A sign. I guess, of suthin' wrong: It's weak am splndlin' an, gee whiz! I'd ruther see person strong. Give me a man that's good an stout In the expression of his glee. I like the man who laffs right out So long as he don't laff at nc.
 Chicago News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-11
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other small advertisements. One Cent Word each in" sertion. Five Gents a Word for full week fseven times).
 Display advertisements, per inch. one in- sertion, $1.20; each subsequent insertion, 40 cepts; enc week, $3.2O; one month, $10; one year. $40.
 Obituary Notices, in prose or verse, 15 cents per line. Notices of Births, Marri- ages, Deaths. and Funeral. 50 cents each. Local Notices, 15 cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to their own immediate business (a. matter to be unobjetcionable), and their contracts do not Include Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-11

up to his theories that doesn't show that his theories are wrong, but it does show that he is more human than he has been credited with being.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-11

among those daily figuring in the topics of the time. I shall trust that you wish this for yourself, and that you will not allow it to be published on any occa- sion."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-11

Three English motor cars are run ming between Dungu and Lado, the first motor car service in the Congo Free  State.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-11

Only thirty women took advantage of the right to vote for candidates for the School board nomination at the Repub- liean primaries in Cincinnati. The num- Der of men who voted was in excess of 2S.000.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-11

Being called to order in the Reichstag for trying to criticise the Kaiser as soldier, Herr Kunert, Socialist, com- plained that members could mention God, but not William IT."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-11

: A number of rich men under contract with the State of Idaho are about to undertake the construction of a vast system of irrigation by which 300000 acres of land will be watered. The ter ritory to be traversed by canals lies in the Snake River Valley The main canal will be sixty-nine miles long.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-11

There is to be this summer in Dres- den an exposition illustrating the de- Yelopment of German municipal life. Other large cities besides those of Ger many have been invited to take part. The exposition is under the auspices of the King of Saxony and of Count Won Buelow, the imperial chancellor.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-11

The official reports of the famine in northern Sweden are distressing. More than seventy thousand people are in dire straits. They are trying to sus- tain life by eating pine bark and moss and other stuff unfit for food, and dis ease and starvation are causing many deaths. It Is estimated that at least $6,000,000 is needed for relief.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-11

Captain Seth Bullock, who was the first sheriff of Deadwood, has been wis., iting Washington. He is an old friend of the President, who invited the cap tain and his wife to attend musicale MT. Roosevelt, as the ex-sheriff was leaving, t'how did you like the music?" s.It was too far up the gulch for me, MT. President" was MT, Bulleck's char acteristic western reply.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-11

E A shakespearean student in the Ser lin Royal library has discovered that the unique copy of the famous 1929 first folio, which the Emperor William l. presented to the library, has been com pletely mutilated by a careless or ma licious reader. The whole of "The Com edy of Errors has been cut out. It is as the remaining copies of the first fe- Iio are in private hands.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-07-16
Decatur.

Benz. Al5crs and family, of Murray,
who have been visiting here for several
days returned to their home Monday of
last week.
Miss Ollie Eaton spent a few days
last week With her sister, Mrs. Marion
Dingman north Of town.
DIR. d. L. springsteen returned from
Murray Monday where he had been
visiting for several days.
MIR. and Mrs. liver Phipps who have
been visiting friends and relatives here
for the last few weeks returned to their
home in Omaha, Ecbraslsa, Tuesday CT
last week.
Miss Bertha Hannah spent few days
last week with her aunt, Mrs. ". Il.
Golfer.
Miss Naudc springstcen spent a few
days last week with her cousin, Mrs.
John Reuss south OF town.
Milvan Soil, OF Murray, was in the city
between trains Thursday.
c. r. Meeller is on the sick list at
this writing.
Mrs. Fred Cash spent a few days last
week with relatives in town.
Prof. w. I'll. CalKofin has his knew
dwelling almost completed and will
have one among the finest residences in
the city.
Mrs. Rozet Cash was passenger for
Leon Saturday.
Mrs. James Phipps and children re-
turned from Van Vert Friday where
they had been visiting relatives for the
past few days.
Mr.. II. G. Watson and family returned
from Colony, Kansas, Friday where they
had been for the past few months, and
will now make their home in this city.
Rev. Johns, of Seymour, filed his
regular appointment at the Christian
church Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Jordan Roger, of Leon, spent
Sunday with friends here.
The Adventist meeting is still in
progress.
Mr. and Mrs. Gull Euritt spent Sun
day at w. Fl. Golfers.
Miss Mollie Euritt spent a few days
the first of the week with her aunt
Miss Susie Erritt.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-07-16
Burr Oak Ridge.

A much needed rain visited this vi
entity Friday night.
W. H. McCalla and wife accompanied
by J. A. Gardner and wife, ofl Apache,
Okla, visited at Spring Valley the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas.
Mrs. T. being a sister of Mr.. Gardner.
G. 3. Chastain and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Willard Gardner and Ike Clark
and family were Sunday visitors at
Charley Clarl's.
Everyone is busy harvesting. Quite
a demand for hired hands.
Mrs. Sarah Chastain spent one day
last week with Mrs. Chas. Chastain.
r. Campbell and son, of Davis City,
were in these parts one day last week.
Mrs. Z. j. Horney, Mrs. d. Hubbard
and Mrs. Cllas. Chastain visited Mrs.
L. Webster enc day last week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-07-16
Davis City.

Harvc Shoemaker who spent the
Fourth at home left for Alton the past
week where he has employment.
Uncle John Shepherd, of Andover,
Mo-, was guest of &. s. Grimes last
Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Eunice Dale spent Sunday in
the country with her daughter.
Mr.. Dickson, of Lamont, had business
in our city Monday.
Mrs. G. w. Sutherlin and daughter
Nettie and son Lorne returned from a
visit at Grand River Saturday.
Mrs. E. S. Grimes returned last Sun
day from weeks visit at Gilman, Mo.
Yves Bozarth's team had lively run
away last Thursday upsetting the
wagon and breaking out the tongue,
spilling a basket of eggs and giving Mr..
Bozarth pretty fair shaking up, other
wise no damage was done.
Mrs. Charles Cavatt returned to her
home at Charlton last Saturday after a
pleasant visit with relatives in our city.
She was accompanied by her neice Miss
Georgia Shoemaker who will visit with
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-07-16
Van Vert.

Mrs. f. H. Hall returned Wednesday
from Promise City where she has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Anderson.
Mrs. Frank Brewer returned to her
home in New Virginia Monday after
visiting relatives at this place.
Steve Easter left Monday on bust
ness trip to Clcarfeld and Diagonal.
The U. b. are holding tabernacle
meeting at the park.
Morris Benefel and wife rettrne I to
their home at Leon Thursday after Wis
iting a few days With her sisters Mrs.
S. I. Thompson, Of this place, and Mrs.
Henry Hauenstcin, OF Grand River.
Lew Green was killed at the depot
Tuesday.
Despite the threatening weather on
the morning Of the Fourth, crowds Of
people began TO arrive early and kept
coming all day and everyone enjoyed
the day TO the fullest extent. Miss
Ethel. King read the Declaration OF
independence. Leon and Alma CARRIER
sang duet. The address read by Rev.
Caster was very interesting. The
amusements began right after dinner
with the following winners: Tug Of
war, Fl. c. Glenn; young mems race,
Lew Dobson; boys race, Garry Saylor;
egg race, Sam Fairall; driving nails, Miss
Hattie Miner; wheel-barrow race, Sam
Fairall; free for all, Lew Dobson. The
prize for the most comic characters
! in the parade was won by Loren
Thompson and George Kane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Boggs of Kansas
returned to this city last Friday.
Mr.. Frank Muse and Miss Ivy Smith
both Of this place were married at Cory
don Monday.
Mr.. Oliver Trisler and Miss Et1ie Craft
were married Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Buchanan returned
from Beaconsfield Friday where they had
been visiting the latter's parents Mr.and
Mrs. Hotfhines.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-07-16
Pleasant Valley.

Harvesting is the order Of the day in
this vicinity.
Mrs. John Riel visited her parents
Sunday in Decatur.
Mr.. Frank Bedicr, of Leon, was in this
vicinity on business Saturday. Mr..
George Virden bought corn of Mr..
Bedier Of Leon.
Henry Quigley is sick at this writing
and DR.. WALES, of Davis City, is attend
ing on him.
Mrs. George Virden is numbered with
the sick, also Mr.. James Hill.
Mrs. McGaughey is still improving, we
hope she may soon return to her home.
Mr.. Horace Quigleys' family visited
Tom Sly, of Davis City, Sunday.
Miss Rena Beasley called on Mrs.
George Virden Saturday.
Mr.. Charley Millsap was Davis Ciuy
visitor Saturday.
Mr.. John Lunbeck got overheated one
daylast week while helping John Rice
put up hay but is much better at this
writing.
Ketcham's excursion starts for the
mountains. Join it.